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| US10302100B2 |
Gas turbine engine having a mistuned stage
A stage of a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a row of flow directing components circumferentially disposed about a centerline axis and at least one flow directing component of the row having at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of the row. |
| US10302098B2 |
Heating pump
A heating pump includes a pump housing with an inlet, an outlet, a heater, an impeller, and a motor for driving the impeller. The impeller is received in the pump housing. The heater includes connecting heads and a main body for generating heat. The main body is bent into an arc. The pump housing includes a cylindrical sidewall extending in an axial direction of the motor and a top plate sealed to an axial opening of the sidewall. The top plate is made of metal. The heater extends through and is fixed to the top plate. The connecting heads extend to an exterior of the pump housing. The main body is located in an interior of the pump housing and in contact with the top plate. |
| US10302097B2 |
Centrifugal compressor and centrifugal water chilling unit
The invention discloses a centrifugal compressor. The centrifugal compressor comprises: a housing (10), provided with a mounting chamber (11), a thread section (12) being provided on a side wall of the mounting chamber (11); an adjusting piece (20), mounted in the mounting chamber (11), the adjusting piece (20) being provided with threads adapting to the thread section (12); a driving piece (30), mounted in the mounting chamber (11) and configured to drive the adjusting piece (20) to move forwards or backwards along the thread section (12); and an adjustable diffuser (40), fixedly connected to the adjusting piece (20). The invention also discloses a centrifugal water chilling unit having the centrifugal compressor. The centrifugal compressor and the centrifugal water chilling unit can solve the problem that the adjustable diffuser easily inclines and is stuck, thereby greatly improving the reliability of the centrifugal compressor. |
| US10302089B2 |
Circulation pump for cooling mechanical face seal of submersible well pump assembly
An electrical submersible pump assembly includes a production pump, a motor containing a motor lubricant, and a seal section coupled between the motor and the pump. A drive shaft extends through the seal section, the drive shaft being rotated by the motor for driving the production pump. A mechanical face seal in the seal section seals around the shaft. A circulation pump is mounted to the shaft above the face seal for rotation therewith. An inlet passage leads from an exterior of the seal section to the circulation pump to deliver well fluid to the circulation pump. An outlet passage leads from the circulation pump to the exterior of the seal section to discharge well fluid exterior of the seal section. The rotating component of the face seal is located in the outlet passage. |
| US10302088B2 |
Pump having a contactless, fluid sensor for dispensing a fluid to a setting
A pump having a contactless, fluid sensor for dispensing a fluid to a setting and for use with a liner is disclosed. The pump includes a jet assembly, a motor assembly, and a contactless, fluid sensor. The pump may further include a mounting housing member, a gasket or seal, and a liner when a liner is not already present. The jet assembly is secured to or about the motor assembly. The jet assembly includes a jet assembly housing, and preferably also includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a PCB cover, a shaft assembly, and an impeller. The jet assembly housing includes a base, a top cover, an impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture. The present invention is also directed to a pump apparatus that includes a pump as described, a power source, and/or a control apparatus. |
| US10302085B2 |
Supercharger with air vent pathway to engine
The present invention relates to compression based engine boosting systems, and, more particularly, to a supercharger configuration for higher pressure applications. |
| US10302082B2 |
Pump motor for high temperature fluids
A motorized pump assembly includes a pump and a motor for driving the pump. The pump includes a pump housing that at least in part defines a pump chamber. The motor includes a stator, a rotor rotatable about an axis, a motor housing, and a bearing assembly. The rotor includes a motor shaft extending along the axis. The motor housing includes an endshield that at least in part defines a motor chamber in which the stator and the rotor are at least substantially received. The bearing assembly rotatably supports the motor shaft on the endshield. The pump housing and the endshield are fixed to one another and cooperatively at least in part define an overflow chamber adjacent the pump chamber. The endshield defines a drainage channel fluidly interconnected with the overflow chamber and configured to direct fluid from the overflow chamber away from the bearing assembly. |
| US10302077B2 |
Liquid supply system and method for controlling liquid supply system
A liquid supply system includes a pump having a fluctuating member separating pump and working chambers thereof, a supply and discharge section which supplies a working gas to the working chamber and discharges the working gas from the working chamber, a suction valve, a discharge valve, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure within a space including the working chamber, a flow rate sensor for detecting the flow rate of the working gas, and a control section. The control section closes the discharge valve and opens the suction valve, calculates a change in the volume of the working chamber from the detected flow rate, controls the supply and discharge section such that the volume change becomes zero, and uses, as an estimated suction-side hydraulic head pressure of the liquid, the pressure detected in a state in which the volume change has becomes zero. |
| US10302075B2 |
Fluid pumping systems, devices and methods
A reciprocating positive displacement pump comprises a flexible diaphragm fluidically separating a pumping chamber from an actuation chamber. The membrane may include bumps or other features on the side of the membrane facing the pumping chamber that space at least a portion of the membrane away from the rigid chamber wall when the membrane is in a minimum-pumping-chamber volume position. Such structures may prevent pockets of fluid from being caught away from the inlet and outlet by keeping portions of the membrane spaced away from the rigid pumping chamber wall even when the pumping chamber volume is at a minimum. |
| US10302072B2 |
Method for manufacturing a spherical-cap-shaped recess in a drive shaft, drive shaft comprising the recess, and hydrostatic axial piston machine comprising the drive shaft
A method for manufacturing an at least sectionally spherical-cap-shaped recess on a drive shaft for a hydrostatic axial piston machine includes whirling of the recess and heat treatment of the recess to form a wear layer. A drive shaft for a hydrostatic axial piston machine includes at least one recess manufactured according to the method. A hydrostatic axial piston machine includes a drive shaft with at least one recess manufactured according to the method. |
| US10302071B2 |
Toroidal spiral cascading of multiple heat engine stages in traveling wave thermoacoustic engines
A multi-stage traveling wave thermoacoustic engine is disclosed. A plurality of heat engine stages are formed as a toroidal spiral cascade of N stages inside a pressure vessel. Each stage feeds into the next stage such that all of the thermoacoustic power cycles past a common set of thermal interfaces multiple times with the single domed pressure vessel. The inventive thermoacoustic engine is simpler and cheaper to manufacture and more reliable due to the minimization of hot joints. |
| US10302065B2 |
Reinforcing strip for a wind turbine blade
A strip of fiber-reinforced polymeric material for a longitudinal reinforcing structure of a wind turbine blade, the strip having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces and extending longitudinally between first and second transverse edges, wherein an end region of the strip tapers in thickness towards the first transverse edge, and wherein one or more slots are defined in the tapered end region, the or each slot extending longitudinally from the first transverse edge of the strip into the tapered end region. |
| US10302064B2 |
Methods and systems for rotary wing active flow control
Within examples, systems for enhanced performance blades for rotor craft are provided and methods for operation. An example system for a rotary device is provided comprising a rotor blade coupled to a rotor hub. The system also comprises an air channel disposed within the rotor blade, where the air channel is sealed proximate to a distal end of the rotor blade. The system also comprises an inlet positioned at a proximal end of the rotor blade, where the inlet is in fluid communication with the air channel. The system also comprises a plurality of outlets positioned along the rotor blade, where each of the plurality of outlets are in fluid communication with the air channel. |
| US10302062B2 |
Ignition control apparatus
An ignition control apparatus of the present embodiment controls operation of an ignition plug provided so as to ignite an air-fuel mixed gas. The ignition control apparatus is characterized in that the ignition control apparatus includes: an ignition coil provided with a primary winding which allows a current to pass as a primary current therethrough and a second winding connected to the ignition coil, an increase and a decrease in the primary current generating a secondary current passing through the secondary winding; a DC power supply provided with a non-ground side output terminal, the non-ground side output terminal being connected to one end of the primary winding so that the primary current is made to pass through the primary winding; a first switching element configured of a semiconductor switching element provided with a first control terminal, a first power side terminal, and a first ground side terminal, the semiconductor switching element controlling on and off states of current supply between the first power side terminal and the first ground side terminal based on a first control signal inputted to the first control terminal, the first power side terminal being connected to the other end side of the primary winding, the first ground side terminal being connected to a ground side; a second switching element configured of a semiconductor switching element provided with a second control terminal, a second power side terminal, and a second ground side terminal, the semiconductor switching element controlling on and off states of current supply between the second power side terminal and the second ground side terminal based on a second control signal inputted to the second control terminal, the second ground side terminal being connected to the other end side of the primary winding; a third switching element configured of a semiconductor switching element provided with a third control terminal, a third power side terminal, and a third ground side terminal, the semiconductor switching element controlling on and off states of current supply between the third power side terminal and the third ground side terminal based on a third control signal inputted to the third control terminal, the third power side terminal being connected to the second power side terminal of the second switching element, the third ground side terminal being connected to the ground side; and an energy accumulation coil configured of an inductor, the inductor being interposed in a power line connecting the non-ground side output terminal of the DC power supply and the third power side terminal of the third switching element, the energy accumulation coil accumulating energy therein in response to turning on of the third switching element. |
| US10302061B2 |
Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine
An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine which is capable of having a high-degree of ignition performance and being reduced in size is provided. The ignition apparatus includes the spark plug mounted in an end of the plug hole formed in the internal combustion engine, the first ignition coil, the second ignition coil, and the control portion. The first ignition coil includes the primary coil and the secondary coil and has a secondary side electrically connected to the spark plug. The second ignition coil includes the primary coil and the secondary coil and is connected to the spark plug in parallel to the first ignition coil. The control portion controls energization of the first ignition coil and the second ignition coil. The secondary voltage developed at the second ignition coil is lower in level than that developed at the first ignition coil. The control portion works to create the secondary voltage at the first ignition coil and then create the secondary voltage at the second ignition coil to have the spark plug continue to discharge. |
| US10302049B2 |
Dual bellow filter element with communication channels
A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner includes a primary filter, a secondary filter set apart from the primary filter, and a filter frame configured to support the primary filter and the secondary filter. The filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a divider passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter, the divider including at least two channels separated by a rib. |
| US10302048B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling air flow paths in an engine
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a temperature of gases within a heat exchanger, a ratio of gases output by the heat exchanger, and selectively charging/discharging gases from the heat exchanger to one or both of an intake system or an exhaust system. In one example, a method may include controlling operation of an energy recovery device coupled to the heat exchanger in response to engine operating conditions, and increasing or decreasing flow of exhaust gas and/or compressed intake air into the heat exchanger in response to energy recovery device output. |
| US10302046B2 |
Ozone generator and internal combustion engine with ozone generator
An ozone generator and an internal combustion engine with the ozone generator that can raise ozone additive rate of whole intake air, while suppressing pressure loss in the intake pipe from increasing. The internal combustion engine with an ozone generator includes a tubular intake pipe, through an inner region of which air flows, an ozone generator having an electrode plate that makes ozone and is disposed in the inner region or in the intake pipe, and a limiter that limits the flow of air in the inner region of the intake pipe; the electrode plate has a planar dielectric and high-voltage-side and low-voltage-side electrodes adhered and fixed to the dielectric and is formed in a shape of a plate extending in a direction in which air flows. |
| US10302043B2 |
Nozzle of a turbomachine provided with chevrons with a non-axisymmetric inner face
A nozzle of a turbomachine is provided with chevrons with a non-axisymmetric inner face. A cover for the nozzle of longitudinal axis L-L includes an internal wall having a section with a predetermined abscissa on the L-L axis defining, on the wall, a neck line. The cover has, downstream from the abscissa, indentations in the trailing edge of the cover delimiting chevrons distributed in the circumferential direction, in which, on the cover, from the abscissa the internal wall moves away radially towards the outside of the upstream tangent, to the top of an indentation, the outer wall of the cover moves towards the upstream tangent to the top of an indentation, and the internal wall moves away radially towards the inside of the upstream tangent, to the tip of a chevron. |
| US10302035B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine comprises: an exhaust purification catalyst; a downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor which is arranged at a downstream side of the exhaust purification catalyst; and an air-fuel ratio control system which performs feedback control so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst becomes a target air-fuel ratio. The air-fuel ratio control system switches the target air-fuel ratio to a lean set air-fuel ratio when the air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor becomes a rich judged air-fuel ratio or less; changes the target air-fuel ratio to a slight lean set air-fuel ratio after switching the target air-fuel ratio to the lean set air-fuel ratio and before an estimated value of the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst becomes a switching reference storage amount or more; and switches the target air-fuel ratio to a rich air-fuel ratio when the estimated value of the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst becomes the switching reference storage amount or more. |
| US10302033B2 |
Control system of internal combustion engine and control method for the control system
In a hybrid vehicle, in a case where a temperature of a catalyst is equal to or larger than a prescribed temperature that is a temperature at which purification of an exhaust gas in the catalyst begins, and charging of a storage battery is not restricted, at least one of an engine load, an engine speed, and a retard angle amount of an ignition timing is made to gradually increase, and in a case where the temperature of the catalyst is equal to or larger than the prescribed temperature and the charging of the storage battery is restricted, the engine load is fixed and at least one of the engine speed and the retard angle amount of the ignition timing is made to gradually increase. |
| US10302028B2 |
Work machine, power unit, and diesel engine of work machine
Provided are a work machine, a power unit, and a diesel engine of a work machine that make it possible to reduce emitted noxious substances to levels below reference values stipulated by exhaust gas regulations in advanced countries and regions while also omitting or simplifying a post-treatment device. A hydraulic pump is driven by a diesel engine that limits maximum output torque in a low revolution speed region lower than a high revolution speed region including a rated revolution speed in such a manner that the maximum output torque has a characteristic of intermediate torque lower than torque of a maximum output horsepower point at the rated revolution speed, and a hydraulic actuator is driven by hydraulic fluid delivered from the hydraulic pump. |
| US10302027B2 |
Variable engine speed control
Power machines, control systems and methods that adjust engine speed based upon actuation of user input controls that control other power machine functions such as travel functions and lift arm functions. By controlling engine speed at least partially in response to the user input devices controlling other machine functions, more optimal engine speeds can be achieved. |
| US10302025B2 |
Systems and methods for cylinder deactivation with deactivated cylinder pressure control
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders operable by a valve actuation mechanism that opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves during nominal engine operations. In response to engine operations indicating a cylinder deactivation condition, one or more the cylinders is selected for deactivation and operated by combusting an amount of fuel that is effective to limit air flow through the deactivated cylinder(s) so that the air flow and combusted fuel amount are less than during nominal cylinder operations. |
| US10302014B2 |
Modifying a gas turbine engine to use a high pressure compressor as a low pressure compressor
A method comprises the steps of modifying an existing engine which includes a high pressure compressor driven by a high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine to drive a low pressure compressor. The modifying step includes utilizing the high pressure compressor as a low pressure compressor in a modified gas turbine engine, and designing and incorporating a new high pressure compressor downstream of the low pressure compressor section in the modified engine, such that a portion of the design of the existing engine is utilized in the modified engine. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10302012B2 |
Variable nozzle unit and variable geometry system turbocharger
A plurality of variable nozzles is provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction so as to surround a turbine wheel between a facing surface of a first nozzle ring and a facing surface of a second nozzle ring. The first nozzle ring is constituted by three nozzle ring segments laminated along the axial direction. In the three nozzle ring segments, a thickness of the nozzle ring segment on a side far from the bearing housing is smaller than a thickness of the nozzle ring segment on a side close to the bearing housing. |
| US10302011B2 |
Exhaust gas variable turbine assembly
An exhaust gas variable geometry turbine assembly can include a number of pivotable vanes that define throats within an exhaust gas nozzle where each of the pivotable vanes includes a corresponding post, where each of the pivotable vanes is made of a first alloy that includes a first amount of nickel by mass, where each of the corresponding posts is made of a second alloy that includes a second amount of nickel by mass and where the second amount of nickel by mass exceeds the first amount of nickel by mass. |
| US10302010B2 |
Valve element for charge-pressure regulation in an exhaust-gas turbocharger
Valve element for an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a spindle which has a longitudinal extent, a lever which extends from the spindle laterally in relation to the longitudinal extent of said spindle and which has a through opening, a valve flap plate, a substantially disc-shaped fastening element, and a shank which extends through the through opening and which connects the valve flap plate to the fastening element, wherein the valve flap plate and the fastening element are connected to one another by way of a shank extending through the through opening of the lever, and wherein a spring element is provided for generating a preload between shank and lever. |
| US10302006B2 |
Intake apparatus for engine
An intake apparatus for an engine is provided. The intake apparatus includes an intake manifold configured to draw intake air thereinto, a cylinder head having an intake port through which intake air drawn from the intake manifold is supplied into a cylinder of the engine and a flow control valve disposed in the intake manifold and configured to control a flow direction of intake air to be drawn from the intake manifold into the cylinder head to generate a circular flow in the intake air. A port plate is configured to reinforce the circular flow of intake air that is generated in the flow control valve and a plate support is coupled with the port plate and coupled between the intake manifold and the cylinder head to enable the port plate to be inserted into the intake port. |
| US10302003B2 |
Exhaust insulator structure for multi-cylinder engine
Disclosed herein is an exhaust insulator structure for a multi-cylinder engine of a vehicle. The structure includes an exhaust manifold, an exhaust gas purifier, and a heat insulator. The engine is able to switch its mode of operation from an all-cylinder operation in which all of four cylinders thereof are activated to a cylinder-cutoff operation in which two of the four cylinders are deactivated to serve as idle cylinders and the other two cylinders are activated to serve as active cylinders, or vice versa. The exhaust manifold includes: idle-cylinder-connected branched exhaust piping communicating with the idle cylinders; and active-cylinder-connected branched exhaust piping communicating with the active cylinders. A portion of the heat insulator facing the active-cylinder-connected branched exhaust piping has an opening that lets air blowing against the vehicle traveling into the heat insulator. |
| US10302001B2 |
Method and system of urea solution level measurement adjustment, display and heater operation
A method of adjusting and displaying urea solution level measurement value may include measuring urea solution concentration injected into a urea solution tank by a urea solution quality sensor, determining whether unclean urea solution is injected into the urea solution tank by the measured urea solution concentration, adjusting urea solution level value according to the urea solution concentration when the unclean urea solution is injected into the urea solution tank, comparing urea solution level measurement value with reference urea solution level measurement value, and lighting up a warning lamp when the urea solution level measurement value is lower than the reference urea solution level measurement value. |
| US10302000B2 |
Exhaust gas control system for internal combustion engine
An exhaust gas control system for an internal combustion engine, before execution of a filter regeneration process, executes a pre-regeneration process that is a process of raising a temperature of a filter to a second target temperature lower than a first target temperature and increasing the concentration of NO2 contained in exhaust gas flowing into the filter for a predetermined period. An execution time of the filter regeneration process when a physical quantity that correlates with a speed of change in a detected value of a differential pressure sensor during execution of the pre-regeneration process is large is shorter than an execution time of the filter regeneration process when the physical quantity is small. |
| US10301999B2 |
Combined heat exchanging and fluid mixing apparatus
A combined heat exchanging and fluid mixing apparatus including a first conduit (44) for guiding a cool fluid through the first conduit and a second conduit (55) for guiding a hot gas through the second conduit. A heat conductive element (2) is arranged between the first conduit (44) and the second conduit (55) for transferring heat from the hot gas to the cool fluid. The apparatus further includes a third conduit (45) for guiding an exhaust fluid. The third conduit (45) comprises an exhaust fluid inlet (46) for introducing an exhaust fluid into the apparatus for mixing of the exhaust fluid with the hot gas and for a chemical reaction of the so formed exhaust fluid/hot gas mixture in the second conduit (55). |
| US10301998B2 |
Heat exchanger system for treatment of a flow of exhaust gases in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system
A heat exchanger system for treatment of a flow of exhaust gases in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of a vehicle. The heat exchanger system includes a nitrogen monoxide (NO) oxidation site for oxidizing nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The NO oxidation site is positioned such that the flow of exhaust gases at a downstream end (40) of the NO oxidation site in use of the heat exchanger system is arranged to proceed at a temperature within a predetermined temperature interval corresponding to a desired NO to NO2 (NO:NO2) ratio interval in the flow of exhaust gases. An exhaust gas aftertreatment system and a vehicle including such a heat exchanger system, and a method for using such a heat exchanger system, are also provided. |
| US10301996B2 |
System and method for varying reductant delivery pressure to aftertreatment systems
An aftertreatment system comprises a reductant storage tank and a SCR system including a catalyst for reducing constituents of an exhaust gas. A reductant insertion assembly is fluidly coupled to the reductant storage tank and the SCR system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the reductant insertion assembly. The controller is configured to: determine an initial pressure of the reductant, determine a first pressure at which the reductant is to be delivered to the selective catalytic reduction system and adjust an operating parameter of the reductant insertion assembly. The adjustment of the operating parameter results in an at least selective delivery of the reductant at the first pressure to the SCR system. |
| US10301995B2 |
Work vehicle
An oxidation catalyst device is placed so that a central axis of the oxidation catalyst device may be oriented along a right and left direction of a work vehicle; a reducing agent injection device is placed so that a central axis of the reducing agent injection device may be oriented along a front and rear direction of the work vehicle; and a selective catalytic reduction device is placed so that a central axis of the selective catalytic reduction device may be oriented along the front and rear direction of the work vehicle, in which the oxidation catalyst device, the reducing agent injection device, and the selective catalytic reduction device are arranged so as to have a relationship that the central axes thereof become the same in height, and the central axis of the selective catalytic reduction device is placed so as to pass through the oxidation catalyst device. |
| US10301993B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
An electrically heated catalyst device has a catalyst that purifies exhaust gas from an engine, and is configured to heat the catalyst with electric power that is supplied from an electric storage device. A current sensor detects a current that is supplied to the electrically heated catalyst device. A current sensor detects an input/output current of the electric storage device. A controller executes failure determination control to determine whether the current sensor has a failure. In the failure determination control, the controller estimates a current that is supplied to the electrically heated catalyst device using a detection value of the current sensor and compares the estimated current with a detection value of the current sensor to determine whether the current sensor has a failure. |
| US10301992B2 |
Heater and honeycomb structure including heater
A heater includes: a plate-like first heater substrate; an electrical heating wire that is provided on a first surface of the first heater substrate in a parallel circuit; electrodes that are connected to the electrical heating wire to allow current to flow in the electrical heating wire; and a plate-like cover substrate that covers the first surface of the first heater substrate, the electrical heating wire, and the electrodes with a second surface thereof. The electrical heating wire of the heater generates heat, so that the amount of heat is supplied. A honeycomb structure includes at least one heater that is provided so as to surround an outer wall thereof. |
| US10301991B1 |
Systems and methods for electrically heated exhaust catalyst diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an electric heater configured to increase a temperature of an exhaust catalyst positioned in an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a method comprises diagnosing the electric heater by activating the electric heater, routing air flow from the exhaust system to an intake of the engine, and indicating the electric heater is degraded based on a test temperature in the intake being below a threshold temperature. In this way, the electric heater may be diagnosed without inclusion of costly sensors in the exhaust catalyst, and where such diagnosis conducted periodically may reduce release of undesired emissions to atmosphere. |
| US10301990B2 |
Methods and systems for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system
Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system. In one example, a method may include limiting ammonia desorption from a catalyst in response to an increase in driver demand by activating an electric motor. |
| US10301987B2 |
Multi-stage jet suction pump
The invention relates to a multi-stage jet suction pump for aspirating blow-by gases from internal combustion engines. |
| US10301982B2 |
Engine lubrication structure and motorcycle
An engine lubrication structure supplies oil from an oil pump to individual components of an engine in which a balancer shaft is disposed parallel with a crank shaft in a crank case, the engine includes a turbocharger which compresses intake air using exhaust gas of the engine; a main gallery which supplies oil to a bearing of the crank shaft and a bearing of the balancer shaft and a sub-gallery which supplies, to individual components of the engine, oil that has been supplied to the bearing of the balancer shaft are provided in the crank case; and an oil passage which supplies oil to the turbocharger is connected to the sub-gallery. |
| US10301981B2 |
Method for retracting a sliding camshaft actuator pin
A method for retracting an extended pin of a sliding camshaft actuator wherein the actuator includes a magnetic field generating coil, a magnetic piston in connection with the extended pin operable to be actuated by the magnetic field generating coil, and a pin stop plate. The method comprises creating an air gap between the magnetic piston and the pin stop plate and reversing voltage on the magnetic field generating coil to retract the extended pin. |
| US10301978B2 |
Multi-piece valve train block with integrated camshaft support
A variable valve train module for an engine includes a camshaft including at least one cam and a valve control block. The valve control block is positioned on a cylinder head of the engine. The valve control block includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall and houses valve train components configured to control the timing of at least one valve in the cylinder heads between the first and second sidewalls. The valve control block includes a support block forming the first sidewall and a plurality of integral bearing supports extending inwardly from the first sidewall and supporting the camshaft. The valve control block also includes a reinforcing block forming the second sidewall and which is attached to the support block. |
| US10301975B2 |
Overload introduction into a steam turbine
An assembly with a steam turbine and an overload valve, wherein the overload valve is arranged opposite the fresh steam valve and a fresh steam flows partially through the flow channel and partially into an overload inflow region via the overload valve. |
| US10301973B2 |
Device for retaining drained fluids for a propulsive assembly
A device for retaining drained fluids for a propulsive assembly includes a cavity for storing the drained fluids and two walls mounted at the opening of said cavity. The cavity has a fluid storage volume V1 when the device is in a substantially vertical position, and each wall is configured such as to define a fluid storage volume (V2 and V3 respectively) in the cavity when the device is in a substantially horizontal position, each of the volumes V2 and V3 being at least equal to the volume V1. |
| US10301972B2 |
Intermediate casing for a turbomachine turbine
A turbine comprising an intermediate casing axially inserted between an upstream high pressure turbine casing and a downstream low pressure turbine casing and comprising an outer annular shroud from which an annular flange radially extends, characterized in that the downstream end of the high pressure turbine casing and the upstream end of the low pressure turbine casing are attached on the radial annular flange of the intermediate casing. |
| US10301971B2 |
Low pressure ratio fan engine having a dimensional relationship between inlet and fan size
According to an example embodiment, a gas turbine engine assembly includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan, the fan including a plurality of fan blades, a diameter of the fan having a dimension D that is based on a dimension of the fan blades, each fan blade having a leading edge, and a forward most portion on the leading edges of the fan blades in a first reference plane, a geared architecture, a turbine section including a high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine, the low pressure turbine driving the fan through the geared architecture, a nacelle surrounding the fan, the nacelle including an inlet portion forward of the fan, a forward edge on the inlet portion in a second reference plane, and a length of the inlet portion having a dimension L measured along an engine axis between the first reference plane and the second reference plane. A dimensional relationship of L/D is no more than 0.45. |
| US10301967B2 |
Incident tolerant turbine vane gap flow discouragement
A turbine vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed and includes an airfoil rotatable about a first axis transverse to an engine longitudinal axis. The airfoil includes an endwall and at least one protrusion disposed on the endwall configured for obstructing flow through a gap between the endwall and a static structure of the gas turbine engine. |
| US10301962B2 |
Harmonic drive for shaft driving multiple stages of vanes via gears
A gas turbine engine includes a harmonic drive driven by an actuator, a drive shaft driven by the harmonic drive, the drive shaft with a first drive gear and a second drive gear. A first variable vane stage with a first actuator gear to direct drive one of a multiple of variable vanes, the first actuator gear meshed with the first drive gear; and a second variable vane stage with a second actuator gear to direct drive one of a multiple of variable vanes, the second actuator gear meshed with the second drive gear. |
| US10301958B2 |
Gas turbine engine with seal having protrusions
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section. The turbine section includes a disk that is rotatable about an axis. A plurality of turbine blades are mounted around a periphery of the disk, and a plurality of seals are arranged between the turbine blades and the periphery of the disk. Each of the seals includes, with respect to the axis, a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface. The radially inner surface includes a plurality of protrusions. |
| US10301956B2 |
Seal assembly for sealing an axial gap between components
A seal assembly extends along an axis and seals an axial (and/or radial) gap between a first component and a second component. The seal assembly includes a seal carrier and a seal element. The seal element extends axially (and/or radially) between a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the seal element is slidingly arranged within a slot in an axial end (or a radial side) of the seal carrier. The second portion of the seal element is configured to axially (and/or radially) engage the second component. |
| US10301955B2 |
Seal assembly for gas turbine engine components
A gas turbine engine assembly includes adjacent components and a seal assembly. The seal assembly being configured to block gasses from passing through the interface of the adjacent components. |
| US10301954B2 |
Turbine airfoil trailing edge cooling passage
A ceramic airfoil is provided. The ceramic airfoil may include a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a pair of sidewalls. The pair of sidewalls may include a suction sidewall and a pressure sidewall spaced apart in a widthwise direction and extending in the chordwise direction between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The pair of sidewalls may also define cooling cavity and a plurality of internal cooling passages downstream of the cooling cavity to receive a pressurized cooling airflow. The internal cooling passages may be defined across a diffusion section with a set diffusion length, and include one or more predefined ratios or angles. |
| US10301952B2 |
Dual volute turbocharger to optimize pulse energy separation for fuel economy and EGR utilization via asymmetric dual volutes
A product for use in a turbocharger system. A turbine housing may define a center core that is circular in shape with a circumference. The turbine housing may define a first volute that extends for a length around only a part of the circumference of the center core, and a second volute that may be positioned radially outside the first volute and that may extend entirely around the circumference of the center core. The first volute and the second volute may define first and second exhaust gas passages through the turbine housing that may be asymmetric. All points of the second volute may be radially outside the first volute from the center core over the entire length of the first volute. |
| US10301951B2 |
Turbine vane gusset
A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine includes an outer platform including a first side spaced circumferentially apart from a second side, a forward end and an aft end. The first side includes a first gusset extending between the forward end and the aft end. The first gusset defines a first radius beginning at the forward end that transitions into an elliptical curve toward the aft end. An inner platform is also included. An airfoil extends between the outer platform and the inner platform. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10301949B2 |
Blade rub material
One aspect of the disclosure involves a rub material comprising a polymeric matrix and polymer micro-balloon filler in the matrix. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the matrix comprises a silicone. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the rub material is at least 1.0 mm thick. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the silicone is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl- and fluoro-silicone rubbers and their copolymers. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the micro-balloons at least locally have a concentration of 5-50% by volume. |
| US10301948B2 |
Fan blade damping device
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine and method of manufacture of the airfoil are disclosed. The airfoil may comprise a first side extending axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge and extending radially from a base to a tip, a second side opposite to the first side, a pocket disposed in the first side, a filler disposed in the pocket, and a preloaded spring disposed within the filler. |
| US10301945B2 |
Interior cooling configurations in turbine rotor blades
A turbine rotor blade that includes: an airfoil defined between a pressure face and a suction face; a tip shroud that includes a seal rail projecting from an outboard surface and, formed thereon, a cutter tooth; and a cooling configuration that includes a cooling channel for receiving and directing a coolant through an interior of the rotor blade. The cooling channel may include fluidly connected segments, in which: a supply segment extends radially through the airfoil; a cutter tooth segment is formed within the cutter tooth of the seal rail; and branching segments formed within at least one of the tip shroud and an outboard region of the airfoil. Each of the branching segments may extend between an upstream port, which connects to the cutter tooth segment, and an outlet port, which is formed on a target surface area, so that the branching segment bisects a target interior region. |
| US10301940B2 |
Scroll expander
Scroll expander including a bypass passage and a bypass valve configured to open and close the bypass passage without significantly increasing the length in the shaft direction of the scroll expander. Scroll expander 23 includes suction port 513 which allows a high-pressure flow of a working fluid to enter and guides the entering flow of the working fluid into an expansion chamber. Discharge port 523 allows the working fluid expanded to a lower pressure in the expansion chamber to flow out. Bypass passage 27 communicates suction port 513 with the discharge port 523 while bypassing the expansion chamber. Bypass valve 28 is configured to open and close bypass passage 27. Suction port 513, bypass passage 27 and a bypass valve attaching portion 514 for attaching the bypass valve 28 are formed in a base plate of the fixed scroll 51. |
| US10301939B2 |
Method for designing supporting parameters of transition support for mixed mining face of filling and fully-mechanized mining
Disclosed is a method for designing supporting parameters of a transition support for a mixed mining face of filling and fully-mechanized mining. The method includes: first, determining a total length of a mixed mining working face and a length of a filling section according to requirements of a coal mining production capacity of the mixed mining working face and a filling capacity of the filling section working face; then, establishing a mixed mining numerical model of filling and fully-mechanized mining by using three-dimensional distinct element software, and simulating and calculating a caving height of a roof of a transition section and a stress influence range of the transition section when a filling rate of a mined-out area of the filling section changes; based on a result of numerical simulation and calculation, performing curve fitting according to a correlation coefficient to obtain a functional relationship between the filling rate and the caving height and a functional relationship between the filling rate and the stress influence range of the transition section; and finally designing supporting parameters of a transition support in combination with actual engineering geological parameters. The method can provide a reference for supporting design of a support, and enables a smooth transition between a filling support and a fully-mechanized mining support for a mixed working face, thereby further enriching filling mining theories and expanding the application range of filling mining. |
| US10301938B2 |
Microfluidic oscillating tube densitometer for downhole applications
Devices, methods and systems for determining one or more properties of at least one fluid sample. A tube configured to receive the at least one fluid sample wherein the tube is placed in a pressure housing. Further, an excitation source configured to generate vibration of the tube whereby a circulation of an electrical current along a portion of the tube is subjected to at least one magnetic field produced by at least one magnet. Further still, at least one vibration sensor that converts vibrations of the tube into a measurement signal. Finally, a processor that receives the measurement signal determines a resonant frequency from the measurement signal using a frequency measuring device to determine a property of the one or more properties of the at least one sample fluid. |
| US10301935B2 |
MCI logging for processing downhole measurements
Hybrid inversion processing techniques are implemented that result in improved speed and accuracy of determining formation properties using log data, for example, from an multi-component induction logging tool. Logging data relating to the formation of interest is obtained and used as an input. High frequency noise is then removed from the logging data and bed-boundary determination is performed using the logging data. An adaptive low pass filter is applied to the logging data and the logging data is inverted. The inverted logging data is correct and enhanced by determining one or more weights based on one or more quality indicators. The inverted logging data may then be visually interpreted and used to adjust one or more drilling parameters. |
| US10301933B2 |
Downhole MWD signal enhancement, tracking, and decoding
A method for transmitting data from a MWD system at the BHA of a drill string may include transmitting the data in a MWD signal from the MWD system. The MWD signal may be modulated at a position closer to the surface onto a mud pulse modulated signal. The mud pulse modulated signal may be generated by a downhole friction reducing device. The downhole friction reducing device may include a mud motor. The mud motor may create pressure pulses based on its speed of rotation. The downhole friction reducing device may include a modulating valve. The modulating valve may be electromechanically or mechanically operated. The modulated signal may be detected at the surface by a receiver using one or more pressure or flow sensors. The receiver may use one or more harmonics of the modulated signal to receive the data. |
| US10301928B2 |
Multiple well elevated temperature column flow testing
A method of flow testing can include dispensing at least one solid material and at least one liquid into each of multiple wells in a filter plate, and then heating the filter plate with the solid material and liquid therein to an elevated temperature. A flow testing system can include a multiple well filter plate, each of the wells having disposed therein a selected combination of formation particles, a fracturing fluid and a liquid hydrocarbon, and a heating device that heats the filter plate to an elevated temperature. |
| US10301926B2 |
Casing detection tools and methods
Methods and tools for detecting casing position downhole is presented. The method utilizes electromagnetic (EM) tools with tilted antenna systems to detect casing position. Sometimes titled antenna designs also increase EM tools' sensitivity to formation parameters, which can lead to false signals for casing detection. In addition, it is very difficult to distinguish measured signals between a casing source and a formation source. The methods presented help to distinguish between the two sources more clearly. The methods and tools presented also help to minimize those environmental effects, as well as enhance the signals from a surrounding conductive casing. The methods herein provide ideas of EM tool's design to precisely determine casing position within a certain distance to casing position. |
| US10301924B2 |
Correction of motion effect in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging
A method for correcting motion-effects from a downhole measurement includes, in one embodiment, determining relative motion of a downhole logging tool for a given logging operation in a borehole formed in an earth formation, determining a motion induced signal decay (MID) based upon the determined relative motion, determining a motion-effect inversion kernel (MEK) based upon the determined MID, using the downhole logging tool to acquire measurements that are affected by motion of the downhole logging tool during the logging operation, and using the MEK to process the acquired motion-affected measurements to obtain motion-corrected data. Corresponding systems, devices, and apparatuses are also disclosed herein. |
| US10301920B2 |
Proppant materials and methods of tailoring proppant material surface wettability
Proppant materials, and methods for making proppant materials, are provided. In one embodiment, the proppant material comprises a substrate material, a polymeric material disposed on the substrate material and a surface wettability modifier disposed on the polymeric material. Methods of making and using the proppant materials are also disclosed. |
| US10301917B2 |
Microbubbles for treatment chemical delivery in subterranean formations
Compositions, systems, and methods for delivering treatment chemicals, for example, to enhance conductivity in microfractures and/or low-permeability formations, are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a plurality of microbubbles, wherein one or more of the microbubbles each comprise at least an outer shell and a treatment chemical within the shell, and have a diameter of about 100 microns or less; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the microbubbles may enter one or more microfractures in the subterranean formation and release the treatment chemical therein. |
| US10301916B2 |
Method for managing production of hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir
In a wellbore (1) provided with a non-cemented perforated liner (6) forming a continuous annular space (7) between the liner and the formation (2), the liner having an original perforation pattern being optimized for acid stimulation of the wellbore, the following steps are performed: injecting a hydrocarbon displacement fluid and measuring parameters relevant for inflow profiling, on the basis thereof, determining an actual inflow profile (P a) over the length of the wellbore, comparing the determined actual inflow profile (Pa) with a preferred inflow profile (Pp) over the length of the wellbore, estimating, on the basis of the difference between the actual inflow profile (Pa) and the preferred inflow profile (Pp), a modified perforation pattern for the liner, determining how the original perforation pattern of the liner may be adapted to form said modified perforation pattern for the liner, and adapting the perforation pattern of the liner accordingly. |
| US10301915B2 |
Seal configuration for ESP systems
An electric submersible pumping system is configured to pump fluids from a wellbore. The electric submersible pumping system includes a motor filled with dielectric motor lubricant and a pump driven by the motor. The electric submersible pumping system further includes an upper seal section connected to the motor and filled with seal section oil. The electric submersible pumping system also includes a lower seal section connected to the motor. In preferred embodiments, the lower seal section includes an expansible bladder that isolates the dielectric motor lubricant from wellbore fluids. The upper seal section is in fluid isolation from the motor. The lower seal section is in fluid communication with the motor. |
| US10301907B2 |
Setting tool with pressure shock absorber
A setting tool includes a housing, a mandrel disposed in a bore of the housing, a sleeve disposed between the mandrel and the housing, the sleeve movable from a first position to a second position, a biasing member for biasing the sleeve towards the second position, a first fluid flow path through a bore of the mandrel, and a second flow path in an annulus formed between the mandrel and the housing, wherein the sleeve blocks fluid flow through the second flow path when the sleeve is in the second position. |
| US10301906B2 |
Resettable pressure activated device
A resettable pressure activated device (100), comprises an inner wall (102), a return spring (105), a resilient element (110) and an axially movable piston (120) arranged around the inner wall (102). The piston (120) comprises a radially extending piston area (121) in fluid communication with a central bore (101) within the inner wall (102) such that the piston (120) moves in an activation direction when a bore pressure within the central bore (101) exceeds the pressure around the device by a predetermined release pressure. The return spring (105) is configured to provide a return force that is directed opposite the activation direction and has a magnitude sufficient to return the piston (120) to an idle position when the bore pressure drops below a predetermined reset level. The resilient element (110) provides a retaining force, e.g. a friction force, equal to the difference between the release force and the return force. In a preferred embodiment, the retaining force is adjustable by adjustment means (111). |
| US10301905B1 |
Methods and devices for casing and cementing well bores
A casing string is augmented with one or more variable flow resistance devices or “vibrating tools” to facilitate advancement of the casing and distribution of the cement in the annulus once the casing is properly positioned. The method includes vibrating the casing string while advancing the casing down the wellbore or while the cement is pumped into the annulus, or both. After the cementing operation is completed, the devices may be drilled out to open the casing string for further operations. The casing string assembly may include a vibrating tool at the end in place of a conventional float shoe or float collar. Multiple vibrating tools can be employed in the casing string, and they may be combined with conventional float shoes and collars. Additionally, vibrating tools in the form of plugs can be pumped down and landed inside the casing string. |
| US10301899B2 |
Stuffing box containment apparatus
A containment device for containing leakage from a stuffing box is provided. The containment device can have a base defining an interior space, a structural member positioned substantially vertically with an interior passage sized to allow a polish rod to pass through and a lid. The containment device can be adapted for connection to the stuffing box so that a bottom of the structural member rests on the stuffing box when the containment device is installed on the stuffing box. The containment device can be installed by removing a dust cap from the stuffing box and attaching the containment device to a top of the stuffing box with the interior passage aligning with the stuffing box. The dust is installed on top of the lid and the lid placed on the base. The polish rod can then be run through the interior passage of the containment device. |
| US10301886B2 |
Drilling riser assemblies
A riser assembly is disclosed comprising: a main tube; two flanges coupled to the main tube, each flange comprising: a central lumen configured to be in fluid communication with the main tube; at least one choke/kill hole configured to receive a choke/kill line; at least one booster hole configured to receive a booster line; and a plurality of bolt holes, each bolt hole comprising a tapered portion and a dowel slot, where each bolt hole is configured to receive a nut, a bolt, and a dowel. In certain embodiments, riser strings comprising at least two riser assemblies coupled to each other are disclosed. |
| US10301881B2 |
Fixed cutter drill bit with multiple cutting elements at first radial position to cut core
A fixed cutter drill bit may include a bit body having a bit centerline and a plurality of blades that extend radially from the bit body and are separated by a plurality of flow courses therebetween. Each of the plurality of blades is spaced a radial distance from the bit centerline to define a core-forming region. A plurality of cutting elements is disposed on the plurality of blades. The plurality of cutting elements comprises at least two coring cutting elements that are disposed on the plurality of blades and the at least two coring cutting elements are the radially innermost cutting elements on the plurality of blades. |
| US10301879B2 |
Variable valve axial oscillation tool
An apparatus and method for creating axial movement of a drill string using a variable valve and a controller. In some embodiments, the controller is a proportional-integral-derivative controller. |
| US10301874B1 |
Accessory attachment for ladders
An accessory holder for a ladder, such as an extension ladder, has a main body that attaches to the side rail of a ladder via the hollow interior of a rung, and has various adjustable hooks or arms that are configured to hold paint buckets, tools, brushes and other items for a painter or other tradesman. |
| US10301872B2 |
Waste-free method of making window treatments
An apparatus and method are disclosed for forming cellular or non-cellular window shades directly from raw stock to the final desired window shade color, height and width to fit a particular window size, with essentially no wasted material. The shade is fabricated from a bonded array of a predetermined number of stacked, identically shaped and sized, elements or preforms of uniform length corresponding to one of the height or width dimensions of the desired window covering. The number of preforms is selected so that the length of the fully expanded array will correspond with the other of the height or width dimensions of the window covering. The raw stock is in the form of a continuously fed narrow strip of uncolored fabric to which the necessary coloring, folding, cutting-to-length, stacking and bonding steps are applied within the disclosed apparatus. |
| US10301870B2 |
Vent
A vent comprises a vent body (1) having at least one air flow channel through the body between a front face and a rear face (2) of the body. At least one float controlled flap valve (13) is pivotably mounted within the body, the or each valve having a first, normal position in which air is permitted to flow through an air flow channel and a second position in which the valve pivots in the presence of water to seal the air flow channel. |
| US10301869B1 |
Hollow core door for preventing pressure build up having a prefabricated center panel and method of making the door
A hollow core door for preventing pressure build up in a room having a forced air system includes an outer stile and rail frame, an inside skin having an opening secured to the outer frame, an outer skin having an opening secured to the outer frame, and a core assembly, which may be prefabricated, including a core assembly frame, a center panel disposed within the core assembly frame, openings extending through the center panel adjacent to the core assembly frame, spacers adjacent to the core frame to space the core assembly apart from the inside and outside skins, and the core assembly is disposed within the outer frame, whereby air flows through the opening in the inside skin, along the center panel, through the openings in the center panel, along the center panel and outwardly through the opening in the outside skin in a non-linear manner to prevent pressure build up in a room in which the door is installed to comply with the Department of Energy maximum recommended pressure of three pascals or less. Different types of spacers are disclosed. A method for making the hollow core door is disclosed. |
| US10301866B2 |
Hinge for household appliance such as oven
Hinge, in particular for an oven, with a housing on which a lever arm is stored in a swingable manner, and is activated by a driving gear. In an improved hinge of this type, the driving gear is connected to a tappet, which is connected to exert pressure on the lever arm. |
| US10301862B2 |
Revolving door assembly comprising support structure
A revolving door assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a central column and at least one door panel connected to the central column and rotatably arranged around a central axis (X). The central column comprises a support structure and a drive unit including a motor an oscillating gear arranged to rotate said at least one door panel around said central axis (X). The support structure comprises a non-rotating member extending through the gear and is arranged to be mounted to a bottom restriction of an opening in which the revolving door assembly is to be installed. The central column comprises at least one bearing arranged to rotatably support said at least one door panel. The motor and the bearing are mounted to the support structure. Also disclosed is a driving base unit for a revolving door assembly. |
| US10301861B2 |
Actuation system and oven comprising said actuation system
An actuation system for automatic actuation of at least one element covering an opening of a household appliance. The actuation system includes at least one actuation element constituted by at least one shape memory alloy element. The actuation system is adapted to actuate the element when applying heat to the actuation element. |
| US10301852B2 |
Product security device with engagement pin
Example product security devices and associated methods are provided. An example product security device may include a first jaw and a second jaw that are operably coupled together to slide between an open position and a closed position. The example product security device may include a locking mechanism. In a locked state, the locking mechanism may permit movement of the first jaw towards the second jaw but prevent movement away from the second jaw. The example product security device may also include a product engagement pin. The product engagement pin may fasten the product security device to a product by piercing through the product and being received by the second jaw. A shroud having a shroud orifice may surround the product engagement pin and be operably coupled to the first jaw such that the shroud is movable relative to the product engagement pin. |
| US10301851B1 |
Systems and methods for securing goods using a seat belt receptacle of a vehicle
A locking device that locks to a seatbelt buckle, and covers the buckle release mechanism so that the tongue cannot be released from the buckle until the locking device is unlocked and removed. |
| US10301849B2 |
Door locking mechanism
A locking system for an enclosure, including a control bracket mounted to a door of the enclosure and configured to slide in a longitudinal direction along a guide rod running through a pin bracket of the control bracket. The control bracket further includes a latching pin to secure the door of the enclosure. A handle mechanism has a push rod that causes the control bracket to slide along the longitudinal direction, also causing the latching pin to move into a position that secures the door. |
| US10301848B2 |
Locking bracket for securing a gate to a fence post
The present disclosure relates to a locking bracket for securing two adjacent bodies to one another, in particular for securing a gate to a fence post. The locking bracket comprises a first hoop and a second hoop that, together with the first hoop, surrounds a region for receiving the two adjacent bodies. The hoops respectively have a first end and a second end, wherein they are connected to one another in an articulated manner at their first ends so that the hoops can be pivoted between an open position in which the locking bracket can be arranged around the two adjacent bodies and a closed position in which the hoops together surround the region for receiving the two adjacent bodies. Each of the hoops forms a lug at their free ends, the lug being oriented substantially perpendicular to the second end and having at least one bore. |
| US10301837B2 |
Drive module for submersible autonomous vehicle
A drive module for submersible autonomous vehicles is disclosed. The drive module includes a propulsion element configured to engage and rotate against a surface, a motor configured to drive the propulsion element, and a controller configured to cause the motor to drive the propulsion element. The drive module also includes a housing configured to be removably, releasably coupled to the exterior of a submersible autonomous vehicle. The motor and the controller are disposed within the housing. |
| US10301835B2 |
Swimming pool stair covers and methods of covering swimming pool stairs
Swimming pool recess covers and methods of covering swimming pool recesses, for example, stairwells, are disclosed. The recess covers include a flexible sheet adapted to at least partially cover the recess, and one or more fasteners mounted to an edge of the sheet. The fasteners are adapted to engage a main pool cover. The fastener may be an elongated fastener having a receptacle adapted to receive a projection mounted on the main pool cover. The receptacle may have an opening defined by opposing arms adapted to deflect when contacted by the projection on the main cover. The flexible arms may also include projections that enhance engagement of the receptacle with the projection on the main pool cover. Swimming pool peripheral recess cover fasteners are also provided. |
| US10301833B1 |
Highly durable textile reinforcing panel used as concrete form, and method of constructing reinforced concrete structure using the same
Provided are a highly durable textile reinforcing panel used as a concrete form and a method for constructing a reinforced concrete structure using the same. The highly durable textile reinforcing panel is configured to resist a lateral pressure caused due to a self-load of concrete which is not cured during construction and function as a structure reinforcing material by being integrated with concrete cured after the construction, is integrated with the concrete structure via a textile shear connector formed on a highly durable concrete panel, and allows a lattice-shaped reinforcing material to remarkably increase flexural strength of the highly durable concrete panel, and thus a flexural strength of the entire concrete structure is remarkably increased when the highly durable textile reinforcing panel used as a concrete form is structurally integrated with the concrete structure. |
| US10301831B2 |
Floor panel
A floor panel may include a substrate and a top layer located above the substrate. The substrate may include a closed cell foamed synthetic material layer with fillers, and have an average density of more than 300 kilograms per cubic meter. The top layer may include a back layer, a printed synthetic material film above the back layer, and a transparent or translucent synthetic material wear layer above the printed synthetic material film. The back layer may include a vinyl compound with fillers, and have a thickness of at least 45 percent of the thickness of the top layer. The floor panel may include first mechanical coupling parts at the pair of long edges and second mechanical coupling parts at the pair of short edges. The first mechanical coupling parts may allow horizontal and vertical locking of two of such floor panels using a turning movement along the respective long edges. |
| US10301829B2 |
Framing system and method of assembly thereof
A framing system includes a corner bracket having a first planar portion and a second planar portion. The first planar portion and the second planar portion are configured to at least partially receive a corner post therebetween. The corner bracket also includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is attachable to a first joist of a deck. The second attachment portion is attachable to a second joist of the deck. The framing system also includes a corner profile attachable to the corner bracket and the corner post. The framing system further includes at least one horizontal profile attachable to the corner profile. The framing system also includes at least one panel attachable to the corner profile. |
| US10301826B2 |
Ductile chord connectors for use in concrete rods in structures
Provided herein are connectors for use in assembling reinforced concrete structures, as well as methods of assembly using the connectors. In one embodiment, the connectors and methods provide for secure and easy connection to the butt end of any rebar rod, as well as attachment of an opposite end to another metal structure. For example, a butt portion of a connector slides over the butt portion of a rebar rod, and can include one or more sidewall openings to allow welding onto rebar that is enclosed within the butt portion of the connector. The opposite second end can include a faceplate for attaching a weld plate, thus permitting a series of connections using connectors and weld plates, among other things. The connectors provide selected properties that differ from the rebar, welds, and weld plates, such as stretch, yield strength, ultimate strength, and transfer of stress and vibration, among other things. |
| US10301820B2 |
Insulated concrete masonry system
A insulated masonry wall system having insulation blocks between structural and face blocks to provide structures that are strong, inexpensive, avoid thermal bridges, and resist transmission of heat. The walls are attractive and versatile, and an enormous variety of decorative face members may be utilized. The face blocks are attached to the structural blocks to prevent facing materials from falling even if fire destroys the insulation blocks between the structural blocks and the facing. The system resists water penetration and effectively drains water that does penetrate any portion of the system. |
| US10301813B1 |
Portable core facility for a building
A prefabricated building module constructed at a central location and delivered to a construction site via shipping using the intermodal freight transport system and having cold formed wood bracing walls to resist forces in shear and uplift while providing a continuous load path to the foundation system. The module may include interior walls to section the module into rooms and further comprises mechanical, electrical, utility and plumbing aspects of a building, capable of inspection and certification prior to delivery to the construction site. Once arrived at the construction site the building module is anchored to the building foundation and the remainder of the house is built around the building module. |
| US10301811B2 |
Dwelling assembly
A dwelling assembly that has a continuous sidewall and an opening for a door and a window. A roof assembly is provided with first and second roofs that are spaced apart such that the outer roof acts as a heat shield for the inner roof to ensure the interior of the dwelling is a minimum temperature. In addition, ballast boxes are utilized in order to provide additional weight to the dwelling and a planting area in association with the dwelling assembly. |
| US10301810B2 |
Clean-spot apparatus
A clean-spot apparatus for improving the cleanliness and hygienic conditions in a restroom is disclosed. In one example, the clean-spot apparatus can include an elevated platform supported by a support structure, and a pair of recessed areas. A person using a restroom receptacle in the restroom can place their feet into the recessed areas and the elevated platform extended center section prevents urine from dripping/splashing inadvertently onto the restroom floor. |
| US10301809B2 |
Flush toilet
A flush toilet having a bowl portion including a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface and a rim portion wherein the rim portion includes a rim top inside corner portion, and a rim top outside corner portion, and in at least part of the entire perimeter of the rim portion, the rounding of the rim top inside corner portion is formed to be larger than the rounding of the rim top outside corner portion. This rim profile enables the rim portion top surface, the rim top inside corner portion, and the inside wall can be efficiently cleaned. |
| US10301806B2 |
Disinfection systems and methods for operating a light system
In an example, a system for disinfecting a lavatory in a vehicle includes a UV light source in the lavatory and configured to emit UV light when activated. The system also includes a switch actuatable between a first state and a second state. The switch is configured to: (i) while in the first state, provide an input power from a power source of the vehicle to a lavatory device in the lavatory, and (ii) while in the second state, provide the input power from the power source to the UV light source and cease providing the input power to the lavatory device. The system further includes an activation control system configured to actuate the switch between the first state and the second state to deactivate and activate the UV light source, respectively. The input power is insufficient to simultaneously operate the lavatory device and activate the UV light source. |
| US10301805B2 |
Aircraft vacuum toilet system splashguard
A toilet bowl system for use on-board an aircraft includes a toilet bowl body comprising a toilet bowl and a shroud. The toilet bowl has a rim. A removable splash guard is positioned between the toilet bowl and the shroud, and comprises a generally flat, flexible, planar shield having a central opening. The shield includes a top portion and a rear portion, the top portion faces the shroud and the lower portion faces the toilet bowl, and the lower portion is shaped to correspond with an upper portion of the rim of the toilet bowl and is configured to secure the removable toilet splash guard to the toilet bowl. |
| US10301803B2 |
Push-type drain stopper for pop-up drain
A push-type drain stopper is usable in a drain pipe that has a pivot rod port surrounded by a stub by sealing a rod that protrudes into the pipe through the stub. The stopper is pressed transversely into engagement with the rod, which is an anchor. The drain pipe has a drain flange that seals around a drain opening in a sink. If the flange becomes worn and unsightly or if one desires to change a color scheme for the sink, a cap that has a diameter greater than the drain flange hides the drain flange from sight. A retrofit kit includes the drain stopper, pivot balls sized to fit different pop-up drain assemblies, a rod that passes through the ball into the drain pipe, and a wing nut fixed to an end of the rod for tightening the rod against a stub cap. |
| US10301802B1 |
Adjustable countertop protection device
An article for protecting a countertop surrounding a sink is comprised of at least a top layer of absorbent material, capable of absorbing liquids, and a water-resistant layer. The article has at least three primary segments: one bottom, transverse segment, and two side segments generally arranged in a “U” shape and defining an opening between them. The width of the article is adjustable to fit sinks of different widths or diameters. To make the article narrower, a portion of the bottom, transverse segment is folded and fastened with at least one manually releasable fastener that has been previously affixed to the bottom transverse segment. |
| US10301801B2 |
Faucet including capacitive sensors for hands free fluid flow control
A faucet comprises a spout, a passageway that conducts water flow through the spout, and an electrically operable valve disposed within the passageway. A first capacitive sensor has a first detection field that generates a first output signal upon detection of a user's hands in the first detection field, and a second capacitive sensor has a second detection field that generates a second output signal upon detection of a user's hands in the second detection field. A controller is coupled to the first and second capacitive sensors and the electrically operable valve. The controller is programmed to actuate the electrically operable valve in response to detecting the user's hands in the first detection field and not in the second detection field for a predetermined period of time surrounding the detection of the user's hands in the first detection field. |
| US10301799B2 |
Systems and methods for programming and controlling water delivery devices
A method for programming a water delivery device having a first optical communications interface is provided. The method includes physically coupling a communications bridge to the water delivery device. The communications bridge includes a second optical communications interface and a separate data communications interface. The method further includes transmitting information from a user device to the communications bridge using electronic data communications between the user device and the data communications interface; generating, by the communications bridge, an optical signal comprising the information received from the user device; and transmitting the optical signal from the communications bridge to the water delivery device using optical communications between the first and second optical communications interfaces. |
| US10301797B2 |
Counterweight supporting structure for construction machine
To improve the precision of position of a fastener hole and a seating face for mounting a counterweight, a counterweight supporting member is comprised of a support plate erected and fixed at the rear end of a revolving frame and a supporting member attached to the support plate. The supporting member is comprised of a base member that is locked and secured to a through hole opened on the support plate in a back and forth adjustable manner and has a counterweight fixing surface and a bolt fastening member in which a fastener hole for receiving a fastener bolt is formed. |
| US10301789B2 |
Biomass storage system
An apparatus for forming a water storage material from a biomass input material using supercritical or subcritical fluid processing, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid. The apparatus utilizes supercritical fluid processing, subcritical fluid processing, charring, or a combination thereof. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control the apparatus. The apparatus further including a processing station configured to hold the biomass input material, and to use the biomass input material for processing into the water storage material. |
| US10301788B2 |
Erosion control mat system
A concrete mat apparatus, includes a plurality of elongated concrete members, each member being aligned with and next to another concrete member. Each of the concrete members has an upper generally flat surface, a lower generally flat surface, and a plurality of inclined surfaces that each extend away from an upper or lower surface. Reinforcement extends from a first end portion of each concrete member to a second end portion thereof, the reinforcement including a plurality of longitudinally extending reinforcement bars and a plurality of encircling tie bars at spaced apart intervals. Cabling connects each of the elongated concrete members to another of the elongated concrete members. The upper inclined surfaces of one of the elongated concrete members forms a plane with the lower inclined surface of an adjacent elongated concrete member. A plurality of loops are provided along opposed edges of the mat. |
| US10301784B2 |
Bridge cap and fastening unit for fastening a bridge cap
A bridge cap which for fastening to a bridge has a fastening unit with a fastener and with a guide device that includes a cylindrical anchor sleeve. This invention also relates to a fastening unit for fastening a bridge cap. The fastening unit is composed of separate individual parts, which in addition to the anchor sleeve, include a separate transition piece that has a first cylindrical section adapted to the diameter of the anchor sleeve and a second cylindrical section oriented away from the first and oriented toward an outside of the bridge cap. |
| US10301777B2 |
Wet strengthened fiber products, wet strengthening resins, and methods for making and using same
Wet strengthened fiber products, wet strengthening resins, and methods for making such wet strengthened fiber products and wet strengthening resins. The wet strengthened fiber product can include a fiber web and an at least partially cured wet strengthening resin, which prior to at least partially curing, the wet strengthening resin can include a polyamide-epihalohydrin (PAE) resin and a cationic styrene maleimide (SMI) resin. The PAE resin can include a reaction product of a polyamidoamine and an epihalohydrin and the cationic SMI resin can include a reaction product of a styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymer and an amine. The wet strengthened fiber product can include the wet strengthening resin in an amount of about 0.05 wt % to about 5 wt %, based on a dried weight of the wet strengthened fiber product. |
| US10301776B2 |
Greaseproof paper having excellent folding resistance
Provided is greaseproof paper that, when folded, shows little reduction in grease resistance at the folded portion. The greaseproof paper includes a paper base and a greaseproof layer provided on at least one surface of the paper base, wherein the greaseproof layer includes an ethylene-vinyl alcohol-vinyl ester copolymer (A) and a fatty acid derivative (B), contains 1 to 100 parts by mass of the component (B) per 100 parts by mass of the component (A), and is in an amount of 0.5 to 5.0 g/m2 in terms of dry mass. In the greaseproof paper, the ethylene-vinyl alcohol-vinyl ester copolymer (A) has a content of ethylene units of 1 to 15 mol %, has a total content of vinyl alcohol units and vinyl ester units of 85 to 99 mol %, and has a degree of polymerization of 300 to 2000. In the greaseproof paper, the fatty acid derivative (B) is a fatty acid amide compound. |
| US10301773B2 |
Coverbraided rope for pelagic trawls
A rope has a braided sheath that includes a spiraling strand having a greater pitch in comparison with a pitch exhibited by other strands of a coverbraid that encloses that rope's strength member core. The rope is useful for forming pelagic trawl mesh, and is stronger for a given amount of material, has less drag, and exhibits the same or bettered lift when towed through water at trawl mesh angles of attack. The rope also is less costly to manufacture in comparison to known helix rope constructions. |
| US10301772B2 |
Carpets with surfactant-stabilized emulsion polymer carpet binders for improved processability
Disclosed are improved carpet products made using certain types of coating compositions to secure carpet fibers to a carpet backing or substrates and/or to secure one or more carpet scrims or other layers to carpet backing. The coating compositions, which can be in the form of either precoating or skip coating compositions, are made from latex binder emulsions based on interpolymers emulsion polymerized from vinyl esters, ethylene, and a multifunctional cross-linking co-monomer such as an unsaturated silane. Such emulsions are also stabilized with surfactant emulsifiers but are substantially free of protective colloid stabilizers. The multifunctional co-monomer alters interpolymer molecular weight, branching and/or flow properties such that films formed from such interpolymers exhibit relatively low elongation values. When the emulsion binder exhibits such non-elongating film-forming characteristics, the carpet coating composition made from such binders can be easily processed without build-up on carpet processing apparatus. Such binder emulsions which are stabilized substantially only with surfactant emulsifiers, and not with protective colloids, also have excellent compatibility with other coating composition components. |
| US10301771B2 |
Coated fabric products
This relates to the coating of air bags, which are used for safety purposes to protect occupants of vehicles such as automobiles, and of air bag fabrics intended to be made into air bags. In particular the invention relates to the top coating of air bags and air bag fabrics which have been pre-coated with a cured organic resin coating composition. The top-coat is an anti-blocking coating composition comprising at least one solid lubricant dispersed in an organic polymer binder. A process for applying the top-coat is also described. |
| US10301767B2 |
Garment steaming appliance
The invention relates to a garment steaming appliance comprising a sole plate assembly (1) comprising a steam channel (6) for receiving a flow of steam, an ironing plate (3) comprising an ironing surface (4) and an opposing upper surface, wherein the steam channel (6) extends along the upper surface of the ironing plate (3), and a vent (7) extending through said ironing plate (3) from said steam channel (6) to said ironing surface (4). The steam channel (6) is configured to divide the flow of steam into multiple flow paths that reconverge above said vent (7) from different directions to control the direction of the resultant flow of steam out of said vent (7) relative to said ironing surface (4). |
| US10301763B2 |
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
Provided is a washing machine that includes a body which includes an opening, an auxiliary washing unit which forms a washing space with an open top when being mounted on the body, a water supply apparatus which supplies warm water to the washing space, and a control unit which controls distribution of cold water and hot water of the water supply apparatus to supply the warm water to the washing space. |
| US10301762B2 |
Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation
A method of estimating water mass extraction in a laundry treating appliance having a drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment according to a cycle of operation, and a motor operably coupled with the drum to rotate the drum, where geometry changes in a laundry load affect inertia estimations. The method includes rotating the drum during a water extraction cycle to at least two distinct speeds, each for a dwell time, by way of at least one acceleration ramp and determining, during the rotation, by a controller communicably coupled with the motor, at least one of a torque of the motor, an acceleration of the drum, a speed of the drum, or an angular position of the drum. A parameter estimator estimates inertia values of a laundry load in the drum, based on at least one of the torque, acceleration, speed, or angular position of the drum at a beginning and an end of each dwell time. A water mass extraction is determined based on the estimated inertia values. The cycle of operation is adjusted based on the determined water mass extraction. |
| US10301760B2 |
Washing machine
A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a cabinet having a first opening and a door assembly provided to open and close the first opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door main body having a second opening provided to be opened and closed independently of the first opening and a rear holder corresponding to the first opening, and the rear holder includes a door sealing unit spaced apart from the second opening and provided to come in contact with the diaphragm to seal the inside of the cabinet when the first opening is closed by a door assembly. By the configuration, the cabinet can be sealed more effectively, and laundry items or detergent may be additionally inserted even during a washing process. |
| US10301759B2 |
Balancer and washing machine having the same
A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub provided inside the cabinet to store wash water therein, a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, and a balancer comprising an upper side surface covering an outer surface of a bottom of the drum and a lower side surface formed at one side of the upper side surface in a planar shape while facing an inner surface of a bottom of the tub. The balancer is configured to counterbalance an unbalanced load of the drum, thereby saving energy and enhancing balancing efficiency. |
| US10301754B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine includes a vertical shuttle and a middle shuttle presser disposed at a front side of the vertical shuttle. The sewing machine includes a presser frame, an optical upper thread detector and a stitch skipping detection processor. The presser frame is movably supported between a pressing position at which the middle shuttle presser is pressed and a retract position separated from the pressing position. The optical upper thread detector is provided at the presser frame and is configured to detect passage of an upper thread using detecting light which passes through passage portions formed in the middle shuttle presser and which crosses a front side of a bobbin case of the vertical shuttle. The stitch skipping detection processor is configured to determine whether the passage of the upper thread is present based on an amount of received light of the detecting light from the upper thread detector. |
| US10301753B2 |
Presser foot for sewing machine
A presser foot for a sewing machine has a bottom wall, first and second side walls, and a guard piece. The bottom wall has front and rear ends. In addition, the bottom wall is provided with a needle-passing hole and a first slit extending from the needle-passing hole to the front end. The first side wall and the second side wall are formed integral with the bottom wall and spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the bottom wall. The guard piece is attached to the first side wall to cover the gap between the first side wall and the second side wall from above. In plan view, the guard piece is spaced from the needle-passing hole and does not overlap with the needle-passing hole. The guard piece and the second side wall are spaced apart from each other by a second slit. |
| US10301748B2 |
Fiber processing system along with a method for opening and mixing fiber material in a fiber processing system
A fiber processing system for opening and mixing fiber material includes a plurality of bale openers for opening fiber bales. Conveying devices are arranged downstream of the bale openers for mixing and conveying the opened fiber material to a downstream processing device. The bale openers are divided into at least two opener groups, wherein each opener group produces a respective fiber mixture. Each opener group is allocated one or more of the conveying devices arranged in such a manner that the respective fiber mixtures are transported directly away from their associated opener group in different directions and the fiber mixtures are subsequently combined before or in the processing device into an overall fiber mixture. |
| US10301747B2 |
Fiber comprising a mixture of poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) and copolymer made from 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole
The invention concerns fiber, and a process for making same, the fiber comprising a mixture of at least a first polymer and a second polymer, the first polymer having a structure derived from the reaction of one or more amine monomers and a plurality of acid monomers, wherein the one or more amine monomers includes at least 60 mole percent 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole, and the plurality of acid monomers include those having a structure of Cl—CO—Ar1—CO—Cl and Cl—CO—Ar2—CO—Cl wherein Ar1 is an aromatic group having para-oriented linkages and Ar2 is an aromatic group having meta-oriented linkages, and wherein the plurality of acid monomers has at least 50 mole percent of the monomer containing aromatic group Ar2; and the second polymer has a structure derived from the reaction of metaphenylene diamine and isophthaloyl chloride. This fiber has use in heat-resistant protective apparel fabrics and garments. |
| US10301746B2 |
Multi-zone spinneret, apparatus and method for making filaments and nonwoven fabrics therefrom
A spinneret, apparatus, and method are provided for making filaments for fibrous nonwoven fabrics with more uniform filament and fabric formation while minimizing filament breaks and hard spot defects in webs and fabrics made therefrom. The spinneret has a spinneret body that has an overall length to hydraulic diameter ratio and defines orifices that extend through the spinneret body, wherein the orifices comprise capillaries that open at a face of the spinneret body for polymer filament extrusion therefrom, wherein the capillaries are arranged in a plurality of different rows at the face of the spinneret body, and wherein the plurality of different rows are arranged into a plurality of different zones at the face of the spinneret body. A spinneret body of the spinneret can have an overall length to hydraulic ratio of at least 3 percent and/or a zone-to-zone length to hydraulic ratio of at least 2% and/or the hydraulic diameters, lengths, and length to hydraulic diameter ratios can progressively increase or decrease zone-to-zone for at least three different zones of capillaries, which can be applied to cross-flow quench or quench from a single-side. The spinneret body is designed to better accommodate differing operational proximity of the various different zones to quench air sources or source at commercially useful throughputs and fiber uniformity. |
| US10301745B2 |
Large area, low-defect gallium-containing nitride crystals, method of making, and method of use
An ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystal and methods of making ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystals are disclosed. The crystals are useful as substrates for light emitting diodes, laser diodes, transistors, photodetectors, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generators. |
| US10301731B2 |
Electrolytic cell for metal electrowinning
The invention relates to a cell for metal electrowinning equipped with a device useful for preventing the adverse effects of dendrite growth on the cathodic deposit. The cell comprises a porous conductive screen, positioned between the anode and the cathode, capable of stopping the growth of dendrites and avoiding that they reach the anode surface. |
| US10301730B2 |
Electrodic apparatus for the electrodeposition of non-ferrous metals
This invention relates to electrodic apparatus suitable for the electrodeposition of nonferrous metals, for example for the electrolytic production of copper and other nonferrous metals from solutions of ions, comprising an electrode and at least one ionpermeable screen intended for protection of the said electrode. |
| US10301728B2 |
System for the electrolysis of water having rotating disc cathodes and an automated cathode cleaner
An electrolysis mechanism for deployment in a reservoir of water, the electrolysis system having at least one rotating cathode mounted on an axle and configured to rotate during an electrolysis process, at least one stationary cathode cleaning element deployed so as to contact a face of the rotating cathode such that during the electrolysis process as the rotating cathode, rotates scale buildup on the rotating cathode is removed and at least one stationary anode deployed adjacent to the rotating cathode. A preferred embodiment of which includes a plurality of spaced apart rotating cathodes; a plurality of stationary cathode cleaning elements with one stationary cathode cleaning element deployed in each space between the rotating cathodes so as to contact a face of each of the rotating cathodes it is deployed between; and a plurality of stationary anodes such that at least one of stationary anode is deployed in each of the spaces between the rotating cathodes. |
| US10301725B2 |
Electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell has four volumes. A porous anode is provided between a first volume and a second volume. A ground electrode is provided between the second volume (2) and the third volume. A porous cathode is provided between the third volume and the fourth volume. |
| US10301720B2 |
Polymer thin film with water repellency and oil repellency and method for preparing the same
This disclosure relates to a method for preparing a polymer thin film with water repellency and oil repellency, including: thermally decomposing a thermal initiator to form a radical; reacting the radical with a monomer mixture of a specific composition to synthesize a polymer; and depositing the synthesized polymer on a substrate, and a polymer thin film with water repellency and oil repellency including a polymer resin including (meth)acrylate-based repeat units substituted with a fluorine-containing functional group and repeat units derived from a compound including at least two reactive functional groups at a specific ratio. |
| US10301719B1 |
Amorphous hydrogenated boron carbide low-k dielectric and method of making the same
A method of forming a low-dielectric-constant amorphous hydrogenated boron carbide film on a substrate includes positioning the substrate within a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) chamber, providing a boron carbide precursor and introducing the boron carbide precursor into a carrier gas to form a carrier gas-precursor mixture. The method also includes introducing the carrier gas-precursor mixture into the PECVD chamber. The method also includes applying radio frequency power within the PECVD chamber to the carrier gas-precursor mixture to form one or more plasmas containing one or more species containing at least one of boron, carbon or hydrogen. The method also includes forming the low-dielectric-constant amorphous hydrogenated boron carbide film on the substrate within the PECVD chamber. |
| US10301711B2 |
Nickel based superalloy with high volume fraction of precipitate phase
A process includes solution heat treating a nickel based superalloy with greater than about 40% by volume of gamma prime precipitate to dissolve the gamma prime precipitate in the nickel based superalloy; cooling the nickel based superalloy to about 85% of a solution temperature measured on an absolute scale to coarsen the gamma prime precipitate such that a precipitate structure is greater than about 0.7 micron size; and wrought processing the nickel based superalloy at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the nickel based superalloy. A material includes a nickel based superalloy with greater than about 40% by volume of gamma prime precipitate in which the precipitate structure is greater than about 0.7 micron size. |
| US10301708B2 |
Foldable display structures
One embodiment provides a structure, comprising: a display; at least one structural component disposed over a portion of the display, wherein the at least on structural component comprises at least one amorphous alloy; and wherein a portion of the display is foldable. |
| US10301700B2 |
Method for producing a steel component
A complexly formed steel component may have a tensile strength Rm of greater than 1200 MPa and an elongation at break A50 of greater than 6%. Example methods for producing such components comprise providing a flat steel product, which in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities, contains in percent by weight 0.10-0.60% C, 0.4-2.5% Si, up to 3.0% Al, 0.4-3.0% Mn, up to 1% Ni, up to 2.0% Cu, up to 0.4% Mo, up to 2% Cr, up to 1.5% Co, up to 0.2% Ti, up to 0.2% Nb, and up to 0.5% V. At least 10% by volume of a microstructure of the flat steel product may consist of residual austenite comprising globular residual austenite islands with a grain size of at least 1 μm. Before being cooled, the flat steel product may be heated to a forming temperature of 150-400° C. and formed into a component with a degree of forming that is at most equal to uniform elongation Ag. |
| US10301698B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet for generator rim and method for manufacturing the same
A hot-rolled steel sheet for a generator rim contains a structure containing a ferrite phase with an areal ratio of 95% or more in which precipitates containing Ti and V whose average grain diameter is less than 10 nm are precipitated in crystal grains of the ferrite phase. The ferrite phase has an average crystal grain diameter within the range of 2 μm or more and less than 10 μm. The hot-rolled steel sheet for a generator rim has strength with a yield strength YS in a rolling direction of 700 MPa or more and electromagnetic properties with a magnetic flux density B50 of 1.5 T or more and a magnetic flux density B100 of 1.6 T or more. |
| US10301696B2 |
Metallic body with threaded port subject to autofrettage
The invention is directed to a method for improving the mechanical behavior of a metallic body (4) comprising an internal volume for a fluid and at least one threaded connecting port (6, 8) to said internal volume, the method comprising a step of treatment by autofrettage of the internal volume by applying a pressure to a liquid inside said volume. The autofrettage step comprises closing the internal volume by screwing a plug (28) to each the at least one threaded connecting port (8), so that the thread(s) of said port(s) is/are also subject to the autofrettage treatment. The invention is also directed to a body (4) resulting from such a treatment, with compressive stresses at the root of one of the most carrying turns of the thread of each of the connecting ports. The compressive stresses improve the fatigue behavior of the body. |
| US10301693B2 |
High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing the same
A steel slab having a composition containing C: more than 0.07% and 0.2% or less, Si: 2.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% to 3.0%, Al: 0.1% or less, Ti: 0.05% to 0.3%, and V: 0.05% to 0.3% on a mass percent basis is heated to 1100° C. or more and is subjected to rough rolling and finish rolling. In the finish rolling, the total rolling reduction of two final passes is 30% or more, and the finish rolling temperature ranges from (Ar3 transformation temperature) to (Ar3 transformation temperature+120° C.). Cooling is started within 2 seconds after the finish rolling. Coiling is performed at an average cooling rate of 40° C./s or more at a coiling temperature in the range of 300° C. to 500° C. The resulting high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a microstructure in which a bainite phase constitutes more than 90% by volume, the average lath interval of bainite is 0.45 μm or less, and the ratio of Fe-based carbide precipitated in bainite lath to all Fe-based carbide is 10% or more, has a high tensile strength of 900 MPa or more, and has significantly improved punchability in mass production. |
| US10301692B2 |
Welding method and weld structure
Object of the present invention is to provide a welding method prevented the fracture at the spot welding zone by recovering the strength of a spot welding zone, namely, the ductility and the toughness in the spot welding zone, and a weld structure manufactured by the method. In the welding method, a spot welding zone provided with a weld nugget 13a is formed by conducting spot welding on the heat treated steel sheets in a stack; the spot welding zone is tempering treated by the high-frequency electrical current application to make the weld nugget have a hardness of 150% or less of the hardness of the heat treated steel sheets, and the heat affected zone surrounding the weld nugget is made to have a hardness of 30% to 90% of the hardness at the weld nugget before the tempering treatment by the high-frequency electrical current application. |
| US10301691B2 |
Method for treating an animal substrate
A method for tanning an animal substrate comprising the steps: i) agitating the animal substrate with a chromium-free tanning agent; and ii) agitating the animal substrate with a tanning agent having an oxazolidine group; wherein at least some of the agitation is performed in the presence of a solid particulate material having an average particle size of from 1 to 500 mm. |
| US10301690B2 |
Streptomyces filamentosus variant and method for producing daptomycin using same
Provided are a novel streptomyces filamentosus strain with improved daptomycin productivity, and a method for producing daptomycin using the same. |
| US10301686B2 |
Selective detection method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria and kit using same
The present invention relates to a method for specifically detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria by simultaneously amplifying and analyzing target genes using various primers and probes, and a kit using same. The method of the present invention is capable of selectively detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria with very high efficiency through a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using probes and primers specific to target genes (particularly, IS6110, 16S rRNA and β-actin). Also, the kit of the present invention is capable of conveniently and efficiently detecting the target genes in a sample through a multiplex real-time PCR. Therefore, the method and the kit of the present invention are capable of selectively detecting with ease whether or not there is an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis or nontuberculous mycobacteria in a sample, and can be more accurately applied to the treatment of diseases on the basis thereof. |
| US10301685B2 |
Method for predicting the benefit from inclusion of taxane in a chemotherapy regimen in patients with breast cancer
Described herein are methods for predicting a benefit from inclusion of taxane in a chemotherapy regimen in a patient suffering from or at risk of developing recurrent neoplastic disease, in particular breast cancer. Said method includes the steps of determining the expression levels of the marker genes S100P and PCSK6 and mathematically combining the expression level values to yield a combined score and comparing said combined score to a reference-value, wherein a high combined score is indicative of a benefit from including a taxane in a chemotherapy regimen of said patient and a low combined score is indicative of not having a benefit from including a taxane in a chemotherapy regimen. |
| US10301684B2 |
Treatment of angiogenesis disorders
This invention concerns pathological angiogenesis and cancer, related treatment methods, and related compositions. Also disclosed are related diagnosis kits and methods. |
| US10301683B2 |
RNA-biomarkers for diagnosis of prostate cancer
The invention relates to the identification and selection of differentially expressed transcripts (biomarker) in tumor cells. Specific determination of the level of these biomarkers can be used for screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer. Clinical application of assays based on these biomarker help reduce the high number of false positives of current standard screening assays. |
| US10301679B2 |
Genetic polymorphisms, associated with rheumatoid arthritis, methods of detection and uses thereof
The present invention provides compositions and methods based on genetic polymorphisms that are associated with autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis. For example, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by these nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and variant proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid molecules and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection. |
| US10301678B2 |
Genetic markers for antipsychotic induced weight gain and methods for use thereof
Provided is a method of predicting a subject's weight response to antipsychotic drug treatment by obtaining a biological sample comprising genomic DNA from the subject and determining the presence or absence of one or more polymorphisms in the GABRA2 gene of the subject, wherein the presence of said one or more polymorphisms is predictive of the subject's weight change in response to antipsychotic drug treatment. The method also may comprise additional steps including treating the subject. Kits and components thereof are also provided. |
| US10301676B2 |
Nucleic acid sequencing system
A nucleic acid sequencing system is provided, including a base provided with a clamping platform, a reagent storage unit, a fluid control unit, a mobile platform and a total reflection microscope thereon; the clamping platform being provided with a gene sequencing chip thereon; the reagent storage unit being configured to store a gene sequencing reagent, the fluid control unit being configured to pump the gene sequencing reagent from the reagent storage unit to the gene sequencing chip, the mobile platform being configured to drive the clamping platform to move toward or away from the total reflection microscope; and the total reflection microscope being configured to detect a gene sequence of a sample in the gene sequencing chip. |
| US10301672B2 |
Method of amplifying circular DNA
The present invention provides a method for easily and exponentially amplifying circular DNA, particularly long chain circular DNA, in a cell-free system. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for amplifying circular DNA in which circular DNA having a replication origin sequence (origin of chromosome (oriC)) is mixed with a reaction solution containing the following enzyme groups to form a reaction mixture, which is then reacted under an isothermal condition, the enzyme groups being: (1) a first enzyme group that catalyzes replication of circular DNA; (2) a second enzyme group that catalyzes an Okazaki fragment maturation and synthesizes two sister circular DNAs constituting a catenane; and (3) a third enzyme group that catalyzes a separation of two sister circular DNAs. |
| US10301662B2 |
Enzymatic method for preparing rebaudioside M
Provided is a method for preparing rebaudioside M by using an enzyme method. In the method, rebaudioside A or rebaudioside D is used as a substrate; and in the existence of a glucosyl donor, rebaudioside M is generated by means of reaction of the substrate under the catalysis of UDP-glucosyl transferase and/or recombinant cells containing the UDP-glucosyl transferase. |
| US10301656B2 |
Oleaginous yeast variant, method for obtaining thereof and use thereof for lipid production
The present invention concerns an oleaginous yeast variant of the species Rhodosporidium azoricum characterized by higher biomass yields and intra-cellular lipid accumulation useful for the production of bio-fuels higher, in determined conditions, with respect to the wild type strain of the same species. Furthermore, the invention concerns a method through which said oleaginous yeast variant of the species Rhodosporidium azoricum was obtained. The invention further concerns the lipid production by means of said variant strain of oleaginous yeast of the species Rhodosporidium azoricum. |
| US10301655B2 |
Method for producing acetoin
The present invention relates to a recombinant yeast having a reduced pyruvate decarboxylase activity, in the genome of which has been inserted: —one or more nucleic acids encoding an acetolactate synthase or ALS, —one or more nucleic acids en coding an acetolactate decarboxylase or ALD, and—one or more copies of a nucleic acids encoding a NADH oxidase or NOXE. |
| US10301654B2 |
Method of preparing cinnamaldehyde
Provided is a method of preparing cinnamaldehyde by using a recombinant microorganism. |
| US10301652B2 |
Process for hydrogen production from glycerol
The present document describes a process for production of hydrogen gas (H2) from fermentation of crude glycerol with a hydrogen producing microorganism in a bioreactor. The process comprises the step of introducing a volume of crude glycerol in a fermentation mixture which comprises a fermentation medium comprised of crude glycerol and hydrogen producing microorganisms under a fermentative hydrogen production condition, and then removing a volume of the fermentation mixture equal to the second volume of the crude glycerol, to maintain constant the total volume of the fermentation mixture. |
| US10301651B2 |
Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription
The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms. |
| US10301650B2 |
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 8 sequences, vectors containing same, and uses therefor
Sequences of a serotype 8 adeno-associated virus and vectors and host cells containing these sequences are provided. Also described are methods of using such host cells and vectors in production of rAAV particles. |
| US10301637B2 |
Potatoes with reduced granule-bound starch synthase
Materials and methods for making plants (e.g., Solanum varieties) with decreased levels of amylose are provided herein. The methods can include making mutations in the gene encoding granule bound starch synthase (GBSS), where the mutations are induced using a rare-cutting endonuclease. |
| US10301633B2 |
Ureohydrolases as dominant selectable markers in yeast
The invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a novel selection marker. Said marker is a guanidinobutyrase from Kluyveromyces lactis, which, when expressed in Saccharomyces, allows the growth of the yeast in the presence of guanidinobutyrate as the sole nitrogen source. Said marker can be used in a method for producing a microorganism having an altered genome. The invention further relates to a set of constructs, comprising a first construct comprising a recognition site for an endonuclease, a first region of homology with a target gene of a microorganism, and a first part of a nucleotide sequence encoding the selection marker, and a second construct comprising a second part of the nucleotide sequence encoding the selection marker, a second region of homology with the target gene of the microorganism, and a copy of the endonuclease recognition site. The invention further relates to methods for altering a target gene in a microorganism, to methods for producing a microorganism, and to microorganisms that are produced by the methods of the invention. |
| US10301632B2 |
Biological indicator
This invention relates to a biological indicator derived from a composition comprising: a host organism comprising a spore forming bacteria; a reporter gene for producing an indicator enzyme; a regulatory gene; and a vehicle for inserting the reporter gene and the regulatory gene in the host organism; the host organism bearing a transposable genetic element in its genome for inserting an insertion sequence in the regulatory gene; the insertion sequence comprising a transposase, a pair of terminal inverted repeat sequences, and at least one open reading frame for expressing the transposase. The vehicle may be taken up by the host organism. The insertion sequence may be inserted in the regulatory gene. The host organism may undergo sporulation to form the biological indicator. A process and an apparatus for using the biological indicator are disclosed. |
| US10301631B2 |
Biological indicator
This invention relates to a biological indicator derived from a composition comprising: a host organism comprising a spore forming bacteria; a reporter gene for producing an indicator enzyme; a regulatory gene; and a vehicle for inserting the reporter gene and the regulatory gene in the host organism; the host organism bearing a transposable genetic element in its genome for inserting an insertion sequence in the regulatory gene; the insertion sequence comprising a transposase, a pair of terminal inverted repeat sequences, and at least one open reading frame for expressing the transposase. The vehicle may be taken up by the host organism. The insertion sequence may be inserted in the regulatory gene. The host organism may undergo sporulation to form the biological indicator. A process and an apparatus for using the biological indicator are disclosed. |
| US10301629B2 |
Structure, manufacturing and uses of human-derived cell-permeable peptides conjugated with specific biologically active cargo peptides
Embodiments disclosed herein provide compositions for conjugates, including fusion proteins, and methods of using them to treat a variety of conditions. In some embodiments, the conjugates and/or fusion proteins incorporate a 60-amino acid human homeodomain (e.g., peptides derived from human HOX genes), to translocate functional and regulatory peptides and proteins or other biologically active molecules such as nucleic acids, which are not naturally associated with the human homeodomain, across cell and nuclear membranes to intended sites of action without provoking an unwanted immune response that may reduce exposure to the conjugate and/or result in a clinical adverse event. In further embodiments, disclosed conjugates and fusion proteins can pass through the blood-brain barrier to allow entry into the CNS. In various embodiments, the disclosed compositions are suitable for delivery into a cell (i) the expression product of a gene of interest and/or (ii) novel peptides or polynucleotides to regulate gene function. |
| US10301620B2 |
Method of treatment
The present disclosure teaches the treatment of a blood pathology, such as a blood pathology associated with impaired hemoglobin synthesis including the treatment of β-thalassemia or a related hemoglobinopathy. An RNA molecule such as a short interfering RNA or a hairpin RNA which targets an mRNA species encoding α-globin is administered to a subject to reduce the amount of α-globin produced to non-zero levels and ameliorate the effects of an α- and β-globin chain imbalance. |
| US10301619B2 |
Compositions and methods relating to synthetic RNA polynucleotides created from synthetic DNA oligonucleotides
Compositions and methods are provided for forming a single RNA polynucleotide from a plurality of DNA oligonucleotides in a single reaction chamber using combined reagents in a single step reaction. DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase and single stranded (ss) DNA oligonucleotides are combined where each DNA oligonucleotide has one or more sequence modules, wherein one sequence module in the first ss DNA oligonucleotide is complementary to a sequence module at the 3′ end of the second ss DNA oligonucleotide; and wherein a second module on the first ss DNA oligonucleotide is an RNA polymerase promoter sequence; and forming a single RNA polynucleotide, excluding the RNA promoter sequence, derived from the first and second DNA oligonucleotides. |
| US10301617B2 |
Methods for the production of libraries for directed evolution
Disclosed herein is an efficient method of generating a library of variants of a sequence of interest, such as may be used in directed evolution, in one embodiment, the method includes an amplification reaction, e.g. error-prone PCR, to generate double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) variants of a sequence of interest, after which one strand of the dsDNA variants may be selectively degraded to produce single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) variants. The ssDNA variants may be hybridized to ssDNA intermediaries, e.g., uracilated circular ssDNA intermediaries, to form heteroduplex DNA, which may be transformed into cells, such as E. coli cells, yielding a library of variants. This method eliminates the inefficient sub-cloning steps and the need for costly primer sets required by many prior methods. |
| US10301615B2 |
Genes expressed in mental illness and mood disorders
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a plurality of cDNA molecules for use in methods of detecting changes in expression of genes encoding proteins that are associated with mental illnesses and which are differentially expressed in patients with mental illnesses, such as bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, unipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders or other related mood disorders. The composition and the cDNA molecules may be used in their entirety or in part as to diagnose, to stage, to treat, and/or to monitor the treatment of a subject with mental illness. |
| US10301614B2 |
Method to overcome DNA chemical modifications sensitivity of engineered tale DNA binding domains
The present invention relates to polypeptides and more particularly to Transcription Activator-Like Effector derived proteins that allow to efficiently target and/or process nucleic acids. Particularly, the present invention reports the characterization of TALE derived proteins that can efficiently target methylated DNA. The present invention more specifically relates to TALE derived proteins that allow activation of methylated promoters responsible for gene silencing. |
| US10301611B2 |
Process for refolding recombinant chymotrypsin
A process for refolding recombinant chymotrypsin produced from prokaryote host cells is described. In particular, the present invention provides a process for refolding recombinant chymotrypsin produced from E. coli is described. |
| US10301610B2 |
Filamentous fungal host cell for producing multiple recombinant polypeptides
The present invention relates to methods for constructing a filamentous fungal strain for production of multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity. The present invention also relates to methods for producing multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity in a filamentous fungal strain. The present invention also relates to filamentous fungal strains expressing multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity. |
| US10301607B2 |
Methods of generating and screening for lytic chimeric polypeptides
The present invention relates to novel methods of generating and screening for chimeric polypeptides, which can be used in the treatment and prophylaxis of pathogenic bacterial contamination, colonization and infection. The novel methods are based on random recombination of protein domains, and the chimeric polypeptides obtainable by the methods according to the invention are characterized in that they comprise at least one enzymatic active domain (EAD) and at least one cell binding domain (CBD). The present invention also relates to a library of chimeric polypeptides obtainable by the methods of the present invention. |
| US10301604B2 |
Engineered glucosyltransferases
Disclosed herein are glucosyltransferases with modified amino acid sequences. Such engineered enzymes exhibit improved alpha-glucan product yields and/or lower leucrose yields, for example. Further disclosed are reactions and methods in which engineered glucosyltransferases are used to produce alpha-glucan. |
| US10301602B2 |
Production of virus occlusion bodies that occlude virions comprising genomes of different species of baculoviruses that can be used to combat insect pests
Production of virus occlusion bodies that occlude virions comprising genomes of different species of baculoviruses that can be used to combat insect pests. A method is presented for the production of occlusion derived virions (ODVs) that simultaneously comprise genomes of different baculovirus species, occluded in a viral occlusion body (OB) with the structural and morphological features characteristic of baculoviruses. Mixed genome ODVs and OBs can be produced by co-infecting insect cells or insect hosts using two or more different baculoviruses species. Co-infection may be achieved by simultaneous inoculation of the different baculoviruses or with a time interval between inoculations, which results in different proportions of each species' genomes in the ODVs and OBs that are produced. The produced OBs can be used either directly for preparing an insecticide, or to infect susceptible insects to produce larger quantities of mixed genome ODVs and OBs, also useful for combating pest insects. |
| US10301598B2 |
Low-molecular-compound for improving production, maintenance and proliferation of pluripotent stem cells, composition comprising the same, and culture method
Provided herein are novel indoleacrylic acid-based compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful for the production, maintenance and proliferation of pluripotent stem cells. Also provided are cell culture compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in the production and maintenance of pluripotent stem cells. |
| US10301597B2 |
Encapsulation and cardiac differentiation of hiPSCs in 3D PEG-fibrinogen hydrogels
The present invention relates to the production of cell cultures and tissues from undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells using three-dimensional biomimetic materials. The resultant cell cultures or tissues can be used in any of a number of protocols including testing chemicals, compounds, and drugs. Further, the methods and compositions of the present invention further provide viable cell sources and novel cell delivery platforms that allow for replacement of diseased tissue and engraftment of new cardiomyocytes from a readily available in vitro source. The present invention includes novel methods required for the successful production of cell cultures and tissues, systems and components used for the same, and methods of using the resultant cell and tissue compositions. |
| US10301595B2 |
Brown adipocyte progenitors in human skeletal muscle
This invention relates to brown adipose tissue (BAT) progenitor cells and methods for isolating BAT progenitor cells from skeletal muscle. BAT progenitor cell surface markers and medium and agents for inducing cell differentiation into brown adipocytes are also provided. In some embodiments, the BAT progenitor cell expresses a first cell surface marker associated with endothelial cells, the first cell surface marker being detectable in an antibody based assay using a first antibody. In addition, the BAT progenitor cell can be substantially free of a second cell surface marker associated with endothelial cells, the second cell surface marker being substantially undetectable in said antibody based assay using a second antibody. The BAT progenitor cell can also be substantially free of additional cell surface markers. |
| US10301590B2 |
Methods, compositions, and systems for activation and expansion of cells
The disclosure provides for compositions, systems, and methods of cell expansion, stimulation and/or differentiation. The disclosure further provides for a mesh substrate and associated methods capable of stimulating cell expansion, for example, T cell or stem cell expansion. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for an electrospun mesh substrate and methods of using thereof comprising a silicone rubber composition, for example, polydimethylsiloxane, PLC, or combinations thereof. |
| US10301588B2 |
Method of removing DNA from biotechnological products
The present invention relates to a method for degrading DNA in a sample obtained by microbial fermentation or biotransformation, comprising treating the sample with a combination of increased temperature and low pH. It also relates to a method for releasing DNA from a microbial cell, comprising incubating the microbial cell at a temperature of 45° C. to 55° C. for two to ten hours. Finally, the present invention provides a method for producing a product, comprising a step of releasing DNA from a microbial cell and degrading said DNA. |
| US10301581B2 |
Liquid composition for cleaning semiconductor device, method for cleaning semiconductor device, and method for fabricating semiconductor device
Liquid cleaning compositions for removing a titanium nitride hard mask while suppressing damage to copper, a copper alloy, cobalt or a cobalt alloy upon fabricating a semiconductor device, a cleaning method using the same, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, which comprise hydrogen peroxide at 1-30% by mass, potassium hydroxide at 0.01-1% by mass, aminopolymethylene phosphonic acid at 0.0001-0.05% by mass, a compound having a group 13 element at 0.00005-0.5% by mass, and water. |
| US10301579B2 |
Packaged composition
A packaged particulate composition having a carrier, perfume, and occlusions of gas. |
| US10301578B2 |
Automatic dishwashing
A method of cleaning a soiled dishware load in an automatic dishwashing machine including the step of subjecting the load to a wash liquor including at least 700 ppm of an aminocarboxylated complexing agent and wherein the liquor is free of phosphate and free of dispersant polymer. |
| US10301576B2 |
Formulations, their use as or for producing dishwashing detergents and their production
Formulation comprising (A) at least one aminocarboxylate selected from methylglycin diacetate (MGDA), iminodisuccinic acid (IDA) and glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA), and salts thereof, (B) at least one polypropyleneimine which may be alkoxylated. |
| US10301574B2 |
Fabric enhancer composition
A fabric enhancer composition comprising at least 0.1% by weight of fabric softening active of formula (A): {[R2]2N+[CH2—CH(CH3)—O—C(═O)—R1][CH(CH3)—CH2—O—C(═O)—R1]}X− wherein each R2 is independently either hydrogen, a short chain C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, a poly(C2-3 alkoxy), or benzyl, wherein each R1 is independently a hydrocarbyl group or substituted hydrocarbyl group comprising 11 to 21 carbon atoms, and wherein X− is any fabric enhancer compatible anion. The composition comprises no more than 50% by weight of diester quaternary ammonium compound. |
| US10301573B2 |
Candle with water in wax
A method for producing a candle shaped from a wax, wherein a dispersion of water droplets is purposely added within the wax. |
| US10301567B2 |
Lubrication method
A method of lubricating an expandable rubber bladder is described for use during a vulcanization of a green tire within a metal press. The method can include applying compositions in the form of emulsions of silicone oils to the inner surface of the green tires and/or to the outer surface of the vulcanization bladders to facilitate the molding-demolding thereof during the manufacture of the tires. |
| US10301565B2 |
Reduced temperature gas dehydration
In a natural gas dehydration system and method, a first stream of natural gas and water vapor having a first pressure and a first temperature is mixed with a second stream of natural gas and water vapor having a second, lower pressure than the first pressure and a second temperature to form a third stream of natural gas and water vapor. The pressure and temperature of the third stream is then reduced and at least part of the water is separated from the third stream to form a fourth stream of natural gas and water vapor having a lower water vapor content than the third stream. In response to a temperature of the third stream being above a predetermined temperature, causing the fourth stream to extract heat from the first stream prior mixing the first and second streams. Then, the fourth stream is flowed to a distribution pipeline or a storage system. |
| US10301563B2 |
Oxygenated butanol gasoline composition having good driveability performance
Gasoline blends and methods for producing gasoline blends containing high concentrations of a butanol isomer and having good cold start and warm-up driveability characteristics are disclosed. |
| US10301562B2 |
Apparatus exposable in byproduce carconaceous material formation environment and associated method
An apparatus has a surface exposable to a byproduct carbonaceous material formation environment and comprising a perovskite material having an ABO3 perovskite structure and being of formula AaBbO3-δ, wherein 0.9 |
| US10301561B2 |
Process for converting hydrocarbons into olefins
A process for converting hydrocarbons into olefins and BTX based on a combination of hydrocracking, thermal and catalytic dehydrogenation. |
| US10301559B2 |
Method for converting a high-boiling hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter boiling hydrocarbon products
A process for converting hydrocarbons originating from refinery operations such as atmospheric distillation unit or a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC), into lighter boiling hydrocracked hydrocarbons having a boiling point lower than naphthalene and lower. |
| US10301557B2 |
High viscosity base stock compositions
Methods are provided for producing Group I base stocks having high viscosity and also having one or more properties indicative of a high quality base stock. The resulting Group I base stocks can have a viscosity at 100° C. and/or a viscosity at 40° C. that is greater than the corresponding viscosity for a conventional Group I bright stock formed by solvent processing. Additionally, the resulting Group I base stocks can have one or more properties that are indicative of a high quality base stock. |
| US10301556B2 |
Systems and methods for the conversion of feedstock hydrocarbons to petrochemical products
According to an embodiment disclosed, a feedstock hydrocarbon may be processed by a method which may include separating the feedstock hydrocarbon into a lesser boiling point hydrocarbon fraction and a greater boiling point hydrocarbon fraction, cracking the greater boiling point hydrocarbon fraction in a high-severity fluid catalytic cracking reactor unit to form a catalytically cracked effluent, cracking the lesser boiling point hydrocarbon fraction in a steam cracker unit to form a steam cracked effluent, and separating one or both of the catalytically cracked effluent or the steam cracked effluent to form two or more petrochemical products. In one or more embodiments, the feedstock hydrocarbon may include crude oil and one of the petrochemical products may include light olefins. |
| US10301554B2 |
Three-phase separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids
The methods improve the separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the methods use a first gas separation step followed by indirect heating and then a second gas separation step. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating. |
| US10301550B2 |
High viscosity base stock compositions
Methods are provided for producing Group II base stocks having high viscosity and also having one or more properties indicative of a high quality base stock. The resulting Group II base stocks can have a viscosity at 100° C. and/or a viscosity at 40° C. that is greater than the corresponding viscosity for a conventional Group II base stock. Additionally, the resulting Group II base stocks can have one or more properties that are indicative of a high quality base stock. |
| US10301548B2 |
Phosphorus-nitrogen-based intumescent flame retardant and synthetic method and use thereof
This disclosure provides high-efficiency and low-energy-consumption synthetic methods of a series of phosphorus-nitrogen-based intumescent flame retardants and the use thereof in paint flame retarding. 1 part by weight of a phosphorization agent and 0.5-4.0 parts by weight of a nitrogen-containing foaming agent are uniformly mixed and stirred at room temperature, and an amount of water is further added to emit heat and initiate reaction. 0.5-3.0 parts by weight of a charring agent and 0.5-4.0 parts by weight of a hydroxy-containing polyfuctional crosslinking agent are then added, and reacted with stirring. An amine compound is finally added for neutralization until pH value is 5-8, and solid liquid separation is performed. The solid portion is dried to obtain a main body portion of a phosphorus-nitrogen-based intumescent flame retardant. The resultant filtrate is diluted with ⅓-⅔ volume of water, and a flame retardant product is obtained. This flame retardant product is mainly used in the flame retarding of paper and cotton fabrics. The main body and different proportions of other nitrogen-containing foaming agents and charring agents are uniformly mixed and pulverized into nano- and micro-scale, and a phosphorus-nitrogen-based intumescent flame retardant is obtained. The nano- and micro-scale phosphorus-nitrogen intumescent flame retardant is mixed into a paint at a weight ratio of 15-30%, to obtain a flame-retardant paint which is capable of maintaining mechanical and physical properties of the paint. The phosphorus-nitrogen-based intumescent flame retardant of this disclosure is an intumescent flame retardant having a synergistic effect of phosphorus and nitrogen. |
| US10301547B2 |
Flame retardant composition, flame retardant fiber treated with flame retardant composition, and method for increasing amount of flame retardant component adhered onto fibers using said composition
The present invention relates to a flame retardant composition, including: at least one phosphorus compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2); a cationic surfactant; and a nonionic surfactant: in the formula (1), A represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, n represents a number of from 1 to 10, and R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; in the formula (2), R9 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and r1, r2, and r3 each independently represent a number of 1 or 0. |
| US10301546B2 |
Liquid crystal display element and liquid crystal display
The liquid crystal display element uses a liquid crystal composition which has a negative value of dielectric anisotropy (Δε) and is designed to improve light transmittance adjusting an elastic constant, and a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal display element. The liquid crystal display element uses a liquid crystal composition having a dielectric anisotropy (Δε) of less than −1.5, in which a value of Γ of the liquid crystal composition is 0.3 or less, and the value of Γ is obtained from Equation (2) using measured values of a splay elastic constant (K11) and a bend elastic constant (K33) of the liquid crystal composition and a twist elastic constant (K22) value obtained from Equation (1) using measured values of a threshold voltage (Vth), a bend elastic constant (K33), vacuum permittivity (ε0), a cell gap (d), and a helical pitch (P0). V th = π { 1 - 4 ( K 22 K 33 ) 2 ( d P 0 ) 2 } K 33 ɛ 0 Δɛ ( 1 ) Γ = K 22 K 11 + K 33 ( 2 ) |
| US10301538B2 |
Phosphor composition and light emitting device using the same
The present invention provides a phosphor composition and light emitting device using the same. The phosphor composition includes a first phosphor and a second phosphor, the second phosphor includes Phellodendron extract, Phellodendron extract emits lights with wavelength from 450 nm to 750 nm as it is excited by lights with wavelength from 300 nm to 480 nm. The LED device using the phosphor composition could emit warm white lights with wavelength from 400 nm to 800 nm. |
| US10301528B1 |
Method, apparatus, header, and composition for ground heat exchange
A subterranean ground heat exchange system, a method of installation, and a grout composition therefor. The grout composition is a pumpable slurry formed of from about 70 to about 85 parts by weight natural flake graphite and from about 30 to about 15 parts by weight bentonite. The solids content of the pumpable grout slurry is preferably at least 35% by weight and is more preferably at least 40% by weight. The ground exchange apparatus preferably utilizes an improved supply and return header comprised of supply and return ports which are provided through the vertically extending outer wall of a header housing. The header also includes an interior supply conduit which extends from the supply port into the interior of the header housing and includes a bend positioned in the interior of the housing for directing the heat transfer fluid downwardly. |
| US10301527B2 |
Epoxy resin formulations containing an impact modifier for use in subterranean wells
A fluid composition comprising: (A) a liquid hardenable resin component comprising an epoxy resin; (B) a hardening agent component comprising a hardening agent for the epoxy resin; (C) an impact modifier component comprising an impact modifier selected to impart an increased impact resistance after hardening of the epoxy resin. A method of treating a treatment zone of a well, the method comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore; and allowing the treatment fluid to form a hardened mass the well bore. |
| US10301525B2 |
Invert emulsion drilling fluids
A composition includes an oil phase; a water phase emulsified in the oil phase; a viscosifier including a carbon chain and a polar group disposed along the carbon chain; and a hydrophobic nanomaterial having an average particle size of less than about 1 μm. The hydrophobic nanomaterial including a silane or siloxane molecule having a nonpolar chain disposed on a surface thereof. |
| US10301524B2 |
Method of drilling a substerranean geological formation with a drilling fluid composition comprising copper nitrate
A drilling fluid composition comprising an aqueous base fluid, a viscosifier, and a H2S scavenger comprising copper nitrate, wherein the drilling fluid composition has a H2S sorption capacity from about 4.0 to about 6.0 gram per one milliliter of the drilling fluid composition; and a method of drilling a subterranean geological formation using thereof are provided. Various embodiments of the drilling fluid composition and the method are also provided. |
| US10301521B2 |
Heat transfer methods, systems and compositions
Disclosed are refrigerants comprising at least about 97% by weight of a blend of three compounds, said blend consisting of: from about 40% by weight to about 49% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-32), from about 6% by weight to about 12% by weight pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), from about 33% by weight to about 40% by weight trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I); and from about 2% by weight to about 12% by weight of trans 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (trans HFO-1234ze), wherein the percentages are based on the total weight of the three compounds in the blend, and systems and method using same. |
| US10301520B2 |
Compositions of hydrochlorofluoroolefins
The present invention relates to solvent/cleaner and heat transfer fluid compositions comprising at least one hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO), 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233zd), particularly the trans-isomer. The HCFO of the present invention can be used in combination with co-agents including, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), hydrocarbons, ethers including hydrofluoroethers (HFEs), esters, ketones, alcohols, 1,2-transdichloroethylene and mixtures thereof. |
| US10301516B2 |
Method for preparing polyester hot melt adhesive with high viscosity and locally sensitive viscosity-temperature property
A method for preparation of a high-viscosity polyester hot-melt adhesive with a partially sensitive viscosity-temperature property is disclosed, including the steps of: i) subjecting terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, dodecanedioic acid, adipic acid, butanediol, dipropylene glycol and hexanediol to an esterification reaction in the presence of tetrabutyl titanate serving as a catalyst; and ii) adding an antioxidant to a product resulting from step i) to conduct a polycondensation reaction under a reduced pressure so as to obtain the high-viscosity polyester hot-melt adhesive which has a low melting point of 130° C.-135° C. and a partially sensitive viscosity-temperature property. |
| US10301514B2 |
Methacrylate structural adhesive formulation and process for the use thereof
A two part adhesive formulation is provided that has an adhesive part including methylmethacrylate monomer, an antioxidant, a cure inhibitor, and a polyfunctional monomer amount of dimethacrylate monomer, trimethacrylate monomer, or a combination thereof. An activator part includes methylmethacrylate monomer, and a cure accelerator. A toughening agent and an impact modifier in at least one of the adhesive part or the activator part. The adhesive formulation is well suited for forming a wind turbine blade from two or more substrates. |
| US10301512B2 |
Wrapping films with increased opacity
Multilayer graphic films having high opacity are described. The films may exhibit long term removability. In certain versions, the films are well suited for use as vehicle wrapping films. Also described are methods of using the films and methods for manufacturing the films. |
| US10301511B2 |
Hot melt adhesive
A hot melt adhesive material and articles made using the hot melt adhesive to assemble structures in an article. The adhesive material typically is manufactured by blending amorphous polymer with a heterophase polymer having crystallinity into an adhesive composition. |
| US10301510B2 |
Adhesive tape, in particular, double-sided adhesive tape, and use thereof for attaching to non-polar surfaces
An adhesive tape (1), in particular a double-sided adhesive tape has a substrate made of plastic with a self-adhesive, pressure-sensitive layer (3) consisting of a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a UV-crosslinkable acrylate as primary constituent. In order to achieve an at least moderate, preferably increased adhesive force on nonpolar surfaces (4a) as well as preferably an increased shear strength, while preserving the advantages of the use of UV-crosslinkable acrylates in the adhesive coating and ensuring an at least moderate, preferably increased adhesive force on steel, the pressure-sensitive adhesive contains powdered silicon dioxide, wherein the substrate (2) made of plastic is configured as a film. The pressure-sensitive adhesive is modified with tackifying resins, such as pinene, indene and/or colophonium resins, their disproportioned, hydrated, polymerized, esterified derivates and/or salts and/or terpene and/or terpene phenol resins and/or aliphatic, aromatic, alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon resins, and/or with one or several C5- to C9-hydrocarbon resin(s). |
| US10301495B2 |
Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus
To provide an ink jet recording method excellent in a fixability of an image, capable of recording an image excellent in optical density, and excellent in a recoverability, when it uses a recording apparatus having a line head. This method records an image by using an ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a line head having an ejection nozzle of a pigment-containing aqueous ink and a mechanism for recovering an ejection state of the aqueous ink from the nozzle and applying the ink to a recording medium. The pigment has an average particle diameter of 80 nm or more, the ink has a dynamic surface tension of 55 mN/m or less at a lifetime of 10 milliseconds, the recovery mechanism includes a mechanism for causing the ink in the nozzle to flow, and the viscosity of the ink in the nozzle is reduced. |
| US10301491B2 |
Water-based white pigment ink for ink-jet recording and method for forming an image
A water-based white pigment ink for ink-jet recording includes a white pigment and water. The ink further includes a first binder that reacts with a cationic substance contained in a treatment agent applied to fabric to aggregate and a second binder having a lower reactivity with the cationic substance than the first binder. |
| US10301490B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) printing system
A three-dimensional (3D) printing system includes a fabrication bed, a build material to be introduced into the fabrication bed, an inkjet applicator, a coalescing agent to be selectively introduced by the inkjet applicator onto the build material in the fabrication bed, and a radiation source to expose the coalescing agent and the build material in the fabrication bed to electromagnetic radiation. The coalescing agent includes a co-solvent having a boiling point of less than 300 C, a surfactant having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) value that is less than 10, a carbon black pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a balance of water. |
| US10301487B2 |
Inkjet recording device, cleaning method, and set of ink and cleaning liquid
An inkjet recording device includes an ink, a discharging head to discharge the ink to a recording medium, and a cleaning liquid, wherein the ink comprises water, a urethane resin having a glass transition temperature of 0 degrees C. or lower, a pigment, a compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1, and a surfactant, wherein the cleaning liquid comprises water, a compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1, a glycol ether compound, and a surfactant, where Me represents a methyl group, R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. |
| US10301486B2 |
Epoxy/amine adducts for dispersing solids
The invention relates to comb copolymers, which can be produced from at least one diglycidyl ether (A) of general formula (I), at least one polyether monoamine (B) of the general formula Rt—[OEt]n[OPr]m[OBu]s—NH2, at least one amine (C) of the general formula Z—R1—NH2, and optionally at least one secondary amine (D) that is free of primary amino groups and is of the general formula NHTV, wherein R stands for a residue free of epoxy groups, selected from aliphatic residues, aromatic residues, and araliphatic residues; Rt stands for a residue selected from alkyl residues having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; OEt stands for an ethylene oxide residue, OPr stands for a propylene oxide residue, and OBu stands for a butylene oxide residue; n stands for a number from 0 to 100, m stands for a number from 3 to 50, and s stands for a number from 0 to 20, and n+m+s=3 to 103; R1 stands for an aliphatic, aromatic, or araliphatic hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; Z stands for a residue free of primary and secondary amino groups and having at least one basic nitrogen atom, T and V do not contain any secondary amino groups and stand, independently of each other, for aliphatic residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, aromatic residues having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or araliphatic residues having 7 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein the molar number of the sum of the primary amino groups of the polyether monoamines (B) and primary amino groups of the amines (C) divided by the molar number of the epoxy groups of the diglycidyl ethers (A) equals a value of ⅓ to ¾. The invention further relates to the production of the comb copolymers, dispersions, particulate preparations, wetting agents, and dispersants that contain the comb copolymers, to particles coated with the comb copolymers, and to the use of the comb copolymers as wetting agents and dispersants, in particular for increasing the jetness. |
| US10301485B2 |
Coating composition and optical article having a coat layer made of the coating composition
A coating composition comprising inorganic oxide fine particles containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Sn and Sb, a hydrolysable group-containing organic silicon compound, and (C1) a surfactant having an HLB value of 8 or less and (C2) a surfactant having an HLB value of more than 8, for forming a coat layer having little white turbidity, a good appearance and excellent scratch resistance, chemical resistance, hot water resistance and weather resistance on the surface of a plastic optical substrate. |
| US10301479B2 |
Liquid coating for roofing system fiberboard and processes for making and using the same
Coatings, coating compositions and coating suspensions that contain solar reflective and/or shielding components for use in coating substrates such as cellulosic fiberboard construction materials. The coatings may vary in color from pink to red or from yellow to orange depending on which colorant or solar reflective pigment is used or combinations of colorants and solar reflective pigments is used. Methods of making and using the coatings and coating compositions/suspensions are also provided. |
| US10301473B2 |
Flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane composition, flame-retardant cured product, optical member, light source lens or cover, and molding method
This flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane includes (A) a straight-chain polyorganosiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups in one molecule and whose viscosity (25° C.) is 10,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s; (B) 30 to 80 mass % of a resinoid polyorganosiloxane which includes Q unit and has 1.5 or more alkenyl groups on average, and in which a molar ratio of alkoxy groups to alkyl groups is 0.030 or less; (C) an amount of a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, whose average degree of polymerization is 10 or more, and in which a Si—H content is 5.0 mmol/g or more, in which Si—H/(a total of alkenyl groups) is 1.0 to 3.0 mol; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. A flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane composition capable of reducing an amount of a platinum-based metal compound is provided. |
| US10301470B2 |
Bio-based and biodegradable polymer
Bio-based and biodegradable polymer of the type used in the manufacture of films and injected or molded products, for example, for applications of containers, bags, healthcare products and films for agriculture or other applications in which the biodegrading characteristic is of interest, has a biodegradable polymer, thermoplastic starch in the co-continuous or continuous phase and at least one polymer that comes from a stable dispersion of the polymer in water or latex. This increases the thermoplastic starch content and thus decreases the biodegradable polymer and obtains films of a greater width by blow extrusion, with similar tensile properties. This provides the added advantage of a lower cost in raw materials, less impact on the environment and greater production. |
| US10301469B2 |
Polyamide compositions comprising a polyamide 6,6 and a blend of high chain-length polyamides, use thereof, and articles obtained therefrom
The present invention provides polyamide compositions comprising (a) at least one polyamide mixture; (b) at least one reinforcing filler; (c) at least one heat stabilizer; and (d) at least one ionic lubricant, wherein the (a) at least one polyamide mixture is formed from (i) a polyamide 6,6, the amount of AEG being greater than the amount of CEG, and (ii) a blend of a first high chain-length polyamide having viscosity number (VN) of X1 and a second high chain-length polyamide having VN of X2, X1 being greater than X2. The polyamide composition can be advantageously used to produce articles exhibiting enhanced chemical resistance, notably CaCl2 salt crack resistance, such as radiator end tank in an automobile. |
| US10301468B2 |
Thermally conductive and electrically conductive nylon compounds
A nylon compound is disclosed having good through plane thermal conductivity and improved physical strength. The compound comprises a combination of nylon, graphite, and long glass fibers. The through plane thermal conductivity of the compound ranges from about 1 W/m·K to about 4 W/m·K, as measured by the C-Therm Test described herein. This nylon compound is also electrically conductive, preferably having a surface resistivity ranging from about 1×103 Ohm/sq to about 1×105 Ohm/sq as measured by IEC 60093. |
| US10301464B2 |
Multistage polymer composition, its method of preparation, its use and composition comprising it
The present invention relates to a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles, its composition and its process of preparation. The invention also relates to a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles made by a multistage process while the last stage comprises a polymer with a low molecular weight. The invention further relates to polymer compositions in form of polymeric particles made by a multistage process comprising at least three stages while the last stage comprises a polymer with a low molecular weight, its method of preparation, its use as impact modifier in polymer compositions for composites comprising thermosetting resins or thermoplastic polymers and compositions and articles comprising it. |
| US10301462B2 |
Polyvinylidene fluoride composition
The invention relates to a composition comprising: a homopolymer polyvinylidene fluoride; a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and of at least one other fluorinated comonomer copolymerizable with vinylidene fluoride (VDF), the weight proportion of the copolymer in the composition being between 10 to 35%; and a plasticizer, the weight proportion of the plasticizer in the composition being between 1 and 5%. The invention also relates to a method for producing the composition and the use thereof for producing various items. |
| US10301460B2 |
Polypropylene with enhanced visual appearance
Polymer composition comprising a polypropylene, a nucleating agent being a sorbitol derivative and zinc stearate. |
| US10301449B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition having excellent light stability at high temperature
A thermoplastic resin composition that can have high reflectance and light efficiency and excellent discoloration resistance even at high temperature and high humidity conditions over a long period of time includes (A) a polyester resin; (B) a white pigment; and (C) a sodium phosphate salt. |
| US10301447B2 |
Crosslinked polyolefin foam sheet with exceptional softness, haptics, moldability, thermal stability and shear strength
A method of making a foam composition includes blending a composition including (i) about 15 to about 75 parts by weight of an olefin block copolymer with a controlled block sequence having a melt flow index of about 0.1 to about 15 grams per 10 minutes at 190° C. and a melting temperature of at least about 115° C., (ii) about 25 to about 85 parts by weight of at least one polypropylene based polymer having a melt flow index from about 0.1 to about 25 grams per 10 minutes at 230° C., (iii) a crosslinking monomer and (iv) a chemical blowing agent to produce a blended composition; crosslinking the blended composition to obtain a crosslinked composition having a crosslinking degree of about 20 to about 75%; and foaming the crosslinked composition at an elevated temperature to obtain a foam composition having a density of about 20 to about 250 kg/m3. |
| US10301445B2 |
Three-dimensional porous polyurea networks and methods of manufacture
Porous three-dimensional networks of polyurea and porous three-dimensional networks of carbon and methods of their manufacture are described. In an example, polyurea aerogels are prepared by mixing an triisocyanate with water and a triethylamine to form a sol-gel material and supercritically drying the sol-gel material to form the polyurea aerogel. Subjecting the polyurea aerogel to a step of pyrolysis may result in a three dimensional network having a carbon skeleton, yielding a carbon aerogel. The density and morphology of polyurea aerogels can be controlled by varying the amount of isocyanate monomer in the initial reaction mixture. A lower density in the aerogel gives rise to a fibrous morphology, whereas a greater density in the aerogel results in a particulate morphology. Polyurea aerogels described herein may also exhibit a reduced flammability. |
| US10301441B2 |
Process for enhancing the melt strength of polypropylene
Process for enhancing the melt strength of polypropylene by heat treating said polypropylene at a temperature between 150° C. and 300° C. in the presence of 0.3-3 wt %, based on the weight of the polypropylene, of a dialkyl peroxydicarbonate having alkyl groups with 12-20 carbon atoms, wherein a hydrophilic silica with a silanol group concentration of at least 1.0 mmol Si—OH groups/g, as measured by LiAlH4 titration, is added to said polypropylene before, during, or after said heat treatment, in a mole ratio Si—OH/dialkyl peroxydicarbonate of more than 0.5. |
| US10301439B2 |
Methods of making an elastomer composite reinforced with silica and products containing same
Methods to make a silica elastomer composite with a destabilized dispersion of a never-dried, or as-produced, precipitated silica are described, along with silica elastomer composites made from the methods. The advantages achieved with the methods are further described. |
| US10301435B2 |
Functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecules
A functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule, a process for forming a flame-retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains a functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule are disclosed. The functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule can have at least one phosphoryl or phosphonyl moiety with allyl functional groups, epoxy functional groups, propylene carbonate functional groups, or functionalized thioether substituents. The process for forming the flame-retardant polymer can include reacting an aconitic acid derivative with a flame-retardant phosphorus-based molecule to form a functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule, and combining the functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule with a polymer. The material in the article of manufacture can be a resin, plastic, polymer, or adhesive, and the article of manufacture can further comprise an electronic component. |
| US10301430B2 |
Bis(azobenzene) diamines and photomechanical polymers made therefrom
Bis(azo-benzene) diamine monomers and a method of synthesizing the monomers are provided. The bis(azo-benzene) diamine monomers, in combination with amine reactive monomers, form polymers, such as polyimides and copolyimides, having photomechanical and thermomechanical properties. |
| US10301427B2 |
Process for producing hydrosilylable polyoxyalkylene ethers
Described are a process for producing hydrosilylable polyoxyalkylene ethers, comprising the steps of (1) alkoxylation of at least one terminally unsaturated alcohol with alkylene oxides to afford a polyoxyalkylene ether, (2) etherification of the polyoxyalkylene ether from step (1) and (3) neutralization of the product from step (2) under buffered conditions, and hydrosilylable polyoxyalkylene ether mixtures. |
| US10301424B2 |
Polythiophene derivative, secondary cell positive electrode active material, and secondary cell
Provided is a polythiophene derivative including a repeating unit represented by general formula (1) below. In general formula (1), Z represents a group of atoms forming a 5-through 9-membered heterocycle containing a chalcogen element as a ring member. When the group of atoms contains a plurality of chalcogen elements, the kinds of the chalcogen elements may be the same or different. Ar represents an aromatic ring or aromatic heterocycle that may contain a substituent. n represents a natural number of 2 or greater. m represents 0 or a natural number of 2 or greater. |
| US10301423B2 |
Amine for low-emission epoxy resin compositions
An amine of the formula (I) for use as hardener for epoxy resins, hardeners for epoxy resins containing the amine of the formula (I) and resultant epoxy resin compositions which more particularly can be used as low-emission room-temperature-curing epoxy-resin coatings with high hardness and surface quality. The amine of the formula (I) has little odor and is a very successful diluent for epoxy resin compositions. It is more particularly obtained by reductive alkylation from 1,2-propylenediamine and an aldehyde or ketone. |
| US10301421B2 |
Synthesis of -S—CH2CH2—OH telechelic polyisobutylenes and their use for the preparation of biostable polyurethanes
Sulfur containing, hydroxyl-telechelic PIBs, hydrolytically and oxidatively resistant, biocompatible and biostable polyurethanes (PUs) made therefrom, and methods for making both are disclosed. Well-defined hydroxyl telechelic PIBs are synthesized by a thiol-ene click photochemical reaction between PIBs carrying unsaturated end groups and 2-mercaptoethanol (HS—CH2CH2—OH). This regioselective process affords HO—CH2CH2—S-PIB-S—CH2CH2—OH (abbreviated herein as HO—S-PIB-S—OH) in high yield. In some embodiments, these HO—S-PIB-S—OH polymers may be reacted with diisocyanates and a chain extender to form sulfur containing PIB-based PUs. These sulfur containing PIB-based PUs have been found to have properties and chemical stability that are very similar to that of PUs made from di-hydroxyl terminated PIBs (OH-PIB-OHs) without sulfur, but have surprisingly increased creep resistance and are easier and less expensive to make. |
| US10301419B2 |
Method for making propylene oxide/ethylene oxide copolymers using double metal cyanide catalysts, and copolymers so made
Random poly(propylene oxide-co-ethylene oxide) polymers are made by polymerizing a mixture of propylene oxide and a small amount of ethylene oxide in the presence of a starter and a double metal cyanide catalyst complex, and then feeding in a mixture of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide while increasing the ethylene oxide concentration in the mixture to at least 90%. This produces a polyol suitable for making high resiliency polyurethane foam without need for adding an ethylene oxide cap. |
| US10301418B2 |
Chemical resistant polyurethane adhesive
A pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes a polyurethane polymer that includes the reaction product of a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component. The polyol component has a total solubility parameter ranging from 10 to 14 (cal/cm3)1/2. |
| US10301417B2 |
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 mass % or more of a polyisocyanate; and 2.0 mass ppm to 1.0×104 mass ppm of a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 is an aliphatic group having 6 to 70 carbon atoms, R2 is an aromatic ring, a is an integer of 1 to 5, b is an integer of 0 to 4, and the sum of a and b is 2 to 5. |
| US10301406B2 |
Flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived monomers
A flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived monomer, a process for forming a flame-retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains a flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived monomer are disclosed. The flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived monomer can have at least one phosphoryl or phosphonyl moiety with functional groups that can participate in a polymerization reaction, such as allyl, epoxy, or propylene carbonate functional groups. The process for forming the flame-retardant polymer can include forming an aconitic acid derivative, forming a phosphorus-based flame-retardant molecule, and reacting the aconitic acid derivative with the phosphorus-based flame-retardant molecule to form a flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived monomer, which is then polymerized. The aconitic acid derivative can be synthesized from aconitic acid obtained from a bio-based source. The material in the article of manufacture can be a resin or adhesive, and the article of manufacture can further comprise an electronic component. |
| US10301405B2 |
Polypropylene with narrow molecular weight distribution range and processes for preparation thereof
Disclosed herein are a polypropylene with narrow molecular weight distribution and a process for preparing the same in a reactor using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst. |
| US10301403B2 |
Low density ethylene-based polymers with broad molecular weight distributions and low extractables
The invention provides an ethylene-based polymer comprising the following properties: a) a melt index (I2)≥2.0 dg/min; b) a Mw(abs) versus I2 relationship: Mw(abs) |
| US10301399B2 |
LED-curable low migration photoinitiators
A photoinitiator includes a benzophenone moiety, a nitrogen-containing moiety covalently bonded to the benzophenone moiety, and an unsaturated polymerizable moiety covalently bonded to the nitrogen-containing moiety. The unsaturated polymerizable moiety includes an acrylate group or a methacrylate group. |
| US10301397B2 |
Method for producing polydienes and polydiene copolymers with reduced cold flow
A method for preparing a coupled polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing monomers to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a glycidic ester. |
| US10301395B2 |
Chemically-locked bispecific antibodies
Provided are bispecific antibody compounds having the Formula I: wherein, FAB1, FAB2, and —X— are as defined herein. The provided bispecific antibody compounds can be used a modulators of target molecules, including CD3, PSMA, CD19, CXCR5, CD33, PDL1, VEGFR2, cMet, or Axl, and are useful in the treatment of one or more conditions. |
| US10301391B2 |
BCMA and CD3 bispecific T cell engaging antibody constructs
The present invention provides bispecific antibody constructs of a specific Fc modality characterized by comprising a first domain binding to BCMA, a second domain binding to an extracellular epitope of the human and/or the Macaca CD3ε chain and a third domain, which is the specific Fc modality. Moreover, the invention provides a polynucleotide, encoding the antibody construct, a vector comprising this polynucleotide, host cells, expressing the construct and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. |
| US10301390B2 |
Anti-IFNAR1 antibodies with reduced Fc ligand affinity
The invention provides anti-IFNAR1 antibodies with reduced affinity for Fc receptors and/or ligands and methods of making and using such antibodies. |
| US10301389B2 |
Antigen binding constructs to CD3
Antigen binding constructs that bind to CD3, for example antibodies, including antibody fragments (such as minibodies and cys-diabodies) that bind to CD3, are described herein. Methods of use are described herein. |
| US10301387B2 |
Methods for achieving therapeutically effective doses of anti-CD47 agents
Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject. |
| US10301376B2 |
Combinations and methods for subcutaneous administration of immune globulin and hyaluronidase
Provided are combinations, compositions and kits containing a immune globulin (IG) composition and a soluble hyaluronidase composition formulated for subcutaneous administration. Such products can be used in methods of treating IG-treatable diseases or conditions. Also provided are methods for subcutaneous administration of immune globulin whereby the dosing regimen is substantially the same as for intravenous administration of the same dosage for treatment of the same IG-treatable disease or condition. |
| US10301375B2 |
TAT-CrmA anti-apoptotic fusion proteins
The present invention relates to a fusion protein comprising a protein transduction domain capable of introducing the fusion protein into a mammalian cell and an anti-apoptotic protein comprising the amino acid of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or an anti-apoptotically active variant or fragment thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a fusion protein, in particular for blocking apoptosis in a patient in need thereof. The invention also provides a polynucleotide encoding such a fusion protein, an expression vector comprising the polynucleotide and a host cell comprising the expression vector. In a further aspect, the invention relates to the use of any of theses materials for the preparation of a medicament for blocking apoptosis in a patient in need thereof. |
| US10301371B2 |
Cyclic monomer and dimer peptides having integrin antagonist activity
The invention relates to C to N cyclized (C-N cyclic) monomer and dimer peptide molecules, as well as peptide dimers which are connected by linker moieties at the N terminus and the C terminus of each peptide subunit, which inhibit binding of α4β7 to the mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule (MAdCAM) in vivo, and show high selectivity against α4β1 binding. |
| US10301370B2 |
Compositions and methods of chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells
The invention includes compositions comprising at least one chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) specific for an autoantibody, vectors comprising the same, compositions comprising CAAR vectors packaged in viral particles, and recombinant T cells comprising the CAAR. The invention also includes methods of making a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAAR (CAART) wherein the expressed CAAR comprises a desmoglein extracellular domain. |
| US10301369B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding targeted therapeutic lysosomal enzyme fusion proteins
The present invention relates in general to therapeutic fusion proteins useful to treat lysosomal storage diseases and methods for treating such diseases. Exemplary therapeutic fusion proteins comprise a lysosomal enzyme, a lysosomal targeting moiety, e.g., an IGF-II peptide, and a spacer peptide. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB (Sanfilippo B Syndrome), comprising a targeted therapeutic fusion protein comprising alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Naglu), a lysosomal targeting moiety, e.g., an IGF-II peptide, and a spacer peptide. |
| US10301366B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of disorders related to CEP290
Compositions are provided that comprise a recombinant vector carrying a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fragment of CEP290 lacking all or part of its N-terminal and C-terminal inhibitory regions, under the control of regulatory sequences which express the product of said gene in a selected cell of a mammalian subject, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. These and other compositions are disclosed with are useful in methods for treating a mammalian subject having a disease associated with a CEP290 mutation, such as Lebers Congenital Amaurosis. |
| US10301365B2 |
Met e 1 tropomyosin variants for use in allergen-specific immunotherapy
The present invention provides isolated Met e 1 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the isolated polypeptides that can prevent and/or alleviate an allergic response to shellfish tropomyosin. The polypeptides are based on the shrimp tropomyosin Met e 1 protein and have been modified to act as hypoallergens. The Met e 1 hypoallergens have low to no IgE reactivity or allergenicity and are useful for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of shellfish allergy in subject in need thereof. |
| US10301363B2 |
Antimicrobial peptides based on CMAP27
The invention concerns derivatives of CMAP27, which have a good antimicrobial activity and a low haemolytic activity as compared to the wild-type CMAP27 peptide. These derivatives can be used for antibiotic therapy or in a bacteriocidal composition. Further comprised in the invention is the use of CMAP27 and/or its derivatives as adjuvant. |
| US10301360B2 |
Selective recovery
Provided herein are methods of selective screening. In addition, various targeting proteins and sequences, as well as methods of their use, are also provided. |
| US10301359B2 |
Human adaptation of H3 influenza
The present invention provides, among other things, technologies and methodologies for detection, treatment, and/or prevention of influenza transmission and/or infection. The present invention also provides technologies for monitoring influenza variants for their potential to present a pandemic risk to humans. |
| US10301355B2 |
Method of using pharmaceutical compositions comprising selective peptide-based agonists of melanocortin 1 receptor
Short tri- and tetrapeptides according to the following Formula I Ar(CH2)mX1—X2—CO—X3—X4—X5-(Trp)n-NX6R are potent, selective agonists of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R). Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions including Formula I peptide agonists of MC1R and methods of treating skin diseases and disorders that include administering to an individual in need thereof a therapeutic amount of a Formula I peptide. The peptides, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods described herein are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders that benefit from agonism of MC1R, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, porphyria, polymorphous light eruption, vitiligo, and solar urticaria. |
| US10301354B2 |
Antibacterial and fungicidal peptide in which lysine and tryptophan residues are repeated, and use thereof
The present invention relates to an antibacterial and fungicidal peptide in which a lysine and tryptophan dipeptide is repeated. More specifically, the antibacterial and fungicidal peptide of the present invention, in which lysine and tryptophan dipeptide is repeated four times, shows excellent antibacterial activities with respect to gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and antibiotic-resistant strains by affecting the inner membrane of harmful microorganisms, has remarkable fungicidal activities with respect to pathogenic fungi and antibiotic-resistant fungi, and shows little cytotoxicity, and thus can be useful for a pharmaceutical composition, a cosmetic composition, agricultural chemicals, a food preservative, a cosmetic preservative, and a pharmaceutical preservative. |
| US10301353B2 |
Co-crystal of carfilzomib with maleic acid and process for the preparation of pure carfilzomib
Aspects of the present application relates to co-crystal of carfilzomib with maleic acid, process for the preparation of co-crystal of carfilzomib with maleic acid, process for the preparation of pure carfilzomib from co-crystal of carfilzomib with maleic acid and process for the preparation of amorphous carfilzomib. |
| US10301351B2 |
Stitched polypeptides
The present invention provides inventive stitched polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of making and using inventive stitched polypeptides. |
| US10301349B2 |
Dark quenchers for donor-acceptor energy transfer
The present invention provides a family of dark quenchers, termed Black Hole Quenchers (“BHQs”), that are efficient quenchers of excited state energy but which are themselves substantially non-fluorescent. Also provided are methods of using the BHQs, probes incorporating the BHQs and methods of using the probes. |
| US10301347B2 |
Uracyl spirooxetane nucleosides
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I: including any possible stereoisomers thereof, wherein R9 has the meaning as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HCV inhibitors, in HCV therapy. |
| US10301342B2 |
Process for producing a particulate composition comprising crystalline α,α-trehalose di-hydrate
A process for enabling the production of a particulate composition containing crystalline trehalose dihydrate is provided. Including allowing an α-glycosyltrehalose-forming enzyme to act on liquefied starch derived from a microorganism of the genus Arthrobacter and a trehalose-releasing enzyme derived from a microorganism of the genus Arthrobacter along with a starch debranching enzyme and a cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase; allowing glucoamylase to act on the resulting mixture to obtain a saccharide solution containing α,α-trehalose; precipitating crystalline α,α-trehalose dihydrate from the above saccharide solution; collecting the precipitated crystalline α,α-trehalose dihydrate by a centrifuge; and ageing and drying the collected crystals. Cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase derived from a microorganism of the genus Paenibacillus or a mutant enzyme thereof is used to increase the α,α-trehalose content in the saccharide solution to over 86.0% by weight, on a dry solid basis, without passing through a fractionation step by column chromatography. |
| US10301340B2 |
Nickel metal nanoparticle synthesis
Nickel nanoparticles can be synthesized using a variety of precursors (e.g., nickel amides [Ni(NR2)2], alkyls [NR2], and alkoxides [Ni(OR)2]). |
| US10301335B2 |
Gold complex-containing cancer activity composition
Gold(I) complex with mixed ligands as an anticancer agent. The gold(I) ion is coordinated to a dithiocarbamate ligand and a phosphorus-containing ligand (e.g. phosphines). Also described are a pharmaceutical composition incorporating the gold(I) complex, a methods of synthesizing the gold(I) complex, and a method for treating cancer. |
| US10301334B1 |
Method for preparing stabilizer containing phosphate-ester
A method for preparing a stabilizer containing phosphate ester, including following steps: (1) distributing a compound containing phosphorous and oxide in polar aprotic solvent to obtain a mixture; (2) adding bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) into the mixture to carry out a reaction so as to obtain a solution; and (3) hydrolyzing the solution to obtain a stabilizer containing phosphate ester, where the stabilizer includes compounds represented by the following formulas (I) and (II): where X1, X2 and X3 are independently selected from the moiety represented by following formula (III), and R1 and R2 are independently selected from one of the linear or branched alkylene radicals comprising 2 to 4 carbon atoms The method yields a phosphate ester containing a phosphate monoester and a phosphate diester of a high content and only a minor amount of phosphoric acid in the absence of phosphate triester without the step of extraction. |
| US10301331B2 |
Separation of metal-organic frameworks
A method of separating a metal organic framework (MOF) from a solution and associated apparatus. The method comprises: providing a MOF containing solution; contacting the MOF containing solution with an acoustic reflector surface such that, any high frequency ultrasound applied within the MOF containing solution reflects off the acoustic reflector surface; and applying a high frequency ultrasound of at least 20 kHz to the MOF containing solution. The MOF material is substantially separated from solution as aggregated sediment that settles out of solution. |
| US10301325B2 |
Quinoline derivative, and pharmaceutical composition, preparation method and use thereof
Disclosed are a quinoline derivative, and a pharmaceutical composition, a preparation method and a use thereof. The quinoline derivative of the present invention has a c-Met inhibitory activity and can be used for the treatment, relieving and/or prevention of cancers or similar diseases. |
| US10301324B2 |
Ataxia telengiectasia and rad3-related (ATR) inhibitors and methods of their use
The disclosure is directed to compounds and compositions that inhibit Ataxia Telengiectasia And Rad3-Related (ATR) Protein Kinase and methods of their use. |
| US10301323B2 |
Histone deacetylase inhibitors
This invention relates to generally inhibiting histone deacetylase (“HDAC”) enzymes (e.g., HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC3). |
| US10301321B2 |
Process for the preparation of dolutegravir and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of dolutegravir and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof using novel intermediates. |
| US10301317B2 |
Inhibitors of ERK and methods of use
The present invention provides chemical entities or compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are capable of modulating certain protein kinases such as ERK (MAPK). Also provided are methods of using such compounds or compositions, and methods of using these compositions to modulate the activities of one or more of these kinases, especially for therapeutic applications such as the treatment disorders such as cancer. |
| US10301311B2 |
Polycyclic compounds and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel neuromodulatory compounds and compositions thereof. The invention also relates to methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; as well as intermediates for the preparation compounds. |
| US10301309B2 |
Azaindole acetic acid derivatives and their use as prostaglandin D2 receptor modulators
The present invention relates to azaindole acetic acid derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are as described in the description, and their use as prostaglandin receptor modulators, most particularly as prostaglandin D2 receptor modulators, in the treatment of various prostaglandin-mediated diseases and disorders, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and to processes for their preparation. |
| US10301307B2 |
Fluorinated tetrahydronaphthyridinyl nonanoic acid derivatives and uses thereof
The present invention relates to fluorinated compounds of formula I and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the fluorinated compounds of the invention, and methods of treating fibrosis, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy (DR), macular edema, diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO), by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. |
| US10301306B2 |
Substituted dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-4(5H)-ones as RIPK3 inhibitors
Compounds having Formula (I), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are useful as kinase modulators, including RIPK3 modulation. All the variables defined herein. |
| US10301299B2 |
Glycosidase inhibitors
Compounds of formula (I) wherein X1, X2, W, R1 to R5, L and m have the meaning according to the claims, are glucosidase inhibitors, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10301298B2 |
Methods, compounds, and compositions for the treatment of angiotensin-related diseases
Disclosed are small molecule non-peptidic compounds, as well as methods and compositions for the treatment of angiotensin-related diseases and disorders, including cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, renal diseases, inflammatory/autoimmune diseases, neurological diseases, bone marrow diseases and cancer. In particular, the invention provides compounds, methods and compositions for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders, such as diabetes mellitus, diabetes-related cardiovascular disorders, diabetes-related dermal ulcerations, diabetes related hypertension, and diabetes-related ophthalmic diseases. |
| US10301293B2 |
Amine-containing cyclic hydrofluoroethers and methods of using the same
Described herein is a cyclic fluorinated compound of formula (I) where: L is O, CH2, or a covalent bond; X is selected from F or CF3, and Y is selected from H, F, or CF3, wherein when X is CF3 then Y is F and when Y is CF3 then X is F, each Rf1 is independently selected from a linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl group comprising 1-8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated atom selected from O, N, or combinations thereof; or the two Rf1 groups are bonded together to form a fluorinated ring structure comprising 4-8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated atom selected from O, N, or combinations thereof; the —CFZ—CHAQ group is bonded to a ring carbon that is alpha to at least one O atom of the ring; A is selected from F, or CF3; Z is selected from H, F, or CF3; and Q is selected from (i) a F atom, (ii) a Cl atom, (iii) a linear, cyclic, or branched perfluorinated alkyl group comprising 1-8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated atom selected from O, N, or combinations thereof, or (iv) a G(Rf2)e group, where G is an O atom or a N atom wherein: when Q is a Cl atom, then Z and A are F atoms; when G is O then e is 1, Z is H, F, or CF3; A is F; and Rf2 is a linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl group comprising 1-10 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated atom selected from O, N, or combinations thereof; when G is N then e is 2, and each Rf2 group is independently a linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl group comprising 1-8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated atom selected from O, N, or combinations thereof or the two Rf2 groups are bonded together to form a fluorinated ring structure comprising 4-8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated atom selected from O, N, or combinations thereof, with the proviso that when A is CF3 then Z is F, and when Z is CF3 then A is F. |
| US10301291B2 |
Imidazole derivative having JNK inhibitory activity and use thereof
The present invention relates to a novel imidazole derivative having a C-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitory activity and a use thereof. A novel imidazole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention exhibits an excellent inhibitory activity against C-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and thus it is anticipated that a more fundamental approach and target treatment will be possible in the prevention or treatment of degenerative brain nervous system diseases. |
| US10301288B2 |
Kinase inhibitors
There are provided compounds of formula (III), or a salt or protected derivative thereof, wherein Z2 represents a structural fragment of formula (V), wherein R1, Ra, Rb, X and Y have meanings given in the description, which compounds have antiinflammatory activity, for example through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines. |
| US10301287B2 |
Solid forms of cenicriviroc mesylate and processes of making solid forms of cenicriviroc mesylate
The invention relates to solid forms of cenicriviroc mesylate, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of their use. |
| US10301285B2 |
Compounds for treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to a compound of formula XXII and a compound of formula 17ya, which are defined as anywhere in the specification, to a composition comprising the same, and to a method of using thereof in the treatment of various forms of cancer. |
| US10301282B2 |
Polymorphic form X of nilotinib dihydrochloride hydrate
The present invention relates to a novel polymorph of nilotinib hydrochloride (Form X), to processes for its preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and to its use in medicine. |
| US10301281B2 |
Crystal forms of a CCR5 antagonist
The present disclosure relates to forms of a CCR5 inhibitory compound, (4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)(4-((3S)-4-((1R)-2-methoxy-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl)-3-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)methanone. |
| US10301275B2 |
Sweet taste modulators
Sweet taste modulators for enhancing sweetness of an oral consumer product having a sweetener are described. The sweet taste modulators include 5-ethoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid and 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, syringic aldehyde, sinapic aldehyde, ester of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and vanillic acid, 4-hydrozybenzaldehyde, and 5-methoxymethylfurfural. A method of making 5-ethoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde and a method of making an oral consumer product are also described. |
| US10301274B2 |
Crystalline derivatives of (S)-1-((2R,3R,4S,5S)-5-allyl-3-methoxy-4-(tosylmethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-YL)-3-aminopropan-2-ol
Disclosed are salts of a compound of formula 1, as shown below, where R1, R2, R3, R4′ R5, R6 and R7 are as described herein. Also, disclosed is a process for the preparation of the salts of the compounds of formula 1, and intermediates used therein. The salts of the compound of formula 1 can be useful for preparation of halichondrin analogs such as eribulin. |
| US10301273B2 |
Compounds and methods for treating cancer
This document provides compounds, compositions, and methods for treating cancers including renal cancer (e.g., renal cell carcinoma) as well as ovarian, breast, prostate, colon, pancreatic, bladder, liver, lung, and thyroid cancers and melanoma. For example, compounds, compositions, and methods for using one or more inhibitors of SCD1 to treat renal cell carcinoma (e.g., clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)), thyroid cancer, or liver cancer; or to increase the efficacy of treatment for the same. |
| US10301272B2 |
Carboxamide or sulfonamide substituted thiazoles and related derivatives as modulators for the orphan nuclear receptor ROR[γ]
The invention provides modulators for the orphan nuclear receptor RORy and methods for treating RORy mediated diseases by administering these novel RORy modulators to a human or a mammal in need thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides carboxamide or sulfonamide containing cyclic compounds of Formula (1), (1′), (100), (100′), (200) and (200′) and the enantiomers, diastereomers, tautomers, /V-oxides, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10301270B2 |
Compositions and methods for quadricyclane modification of biomolecules
The present disclosure features a strain-promoted [2+2+2] reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the reaction involves reacting a pi-electrophile with a low lying LUMO with a quadricyclane on a biomolecule, generating a covalently modified biomolecule. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo and in vitro. The reaction is compatible with modification of living cells. In certain embodiments, the pi-electrophile can comprise a molecule of interest that is desired for delivery to a quadricyclane-containing biomolecule via [2+2+2] reaction. |
| US10301267B2 |
Compounds
There is provided a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. There are also provided processes for the manufacture of a compound of Formula 1, and the use of a compound of Formula 1 as a medicament and in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10301266B2 |
Dibenzo azepine compounds and their use in the treatment of otic diseases and disorders
The present disclosure provides crystalline Compound I and crystalline Compound II, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one of said crystalline compounds suitable for intratympanic administration, and methods for treating otic disorders using the crystalline compounds and the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10301264B2 |
Compounds useful for treating ocular neovasculan
Anti-angiogenic treatments, treatments of hyperpermeability disorders, treatments of neuropathic and neurodegenerative disorders, pain treatments, methods of reducing the risk of pre-eclampsia and compounds for use in such methods are described. |
| US10301262B2 |
Crystalline L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta [b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid(Compund1) for use in SIPI receptor-associated disorders
The present invention relates to, inter alia, a novel crystalline free-plate habit or morphology, processes for preparing the crystalline free-plate habit, and uses of the crystalline free-plate habit of the L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in the vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis). |
| US10301259B2 |
Beta-cryptoxanthin from plant source and a process for its preparation
The present invention provides beta-cryptoxanthin crystals from plant source and a process for its preparation. The present invention particularly relates to a process for the preparation of high purity beta-cryptoxanthin crystals comprising at least about 10% by weight total xanthophylls, of which at least about 75% by weight is trans-beta-cryptoxanthin and the remaining including beta-carotene, and trace amounts of trans-capsanthin and other carotenoids derived from the plant source, including capsicum fruits. The production of beta-cryptoxanthin crystals with high content of trans-beta-cryptoxanthin makes it ideal and suitable for use as a provitamin A source material and also has potential effects on improving bone health and inhibiting bone resorption. |
| US10301253B2 |
Therapeutic compounds and uses thereof
Provided herein are compounds of formula I: and salts thereof and compositions and uses thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of LSD1. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using such compounds and salts in the treatment of various LSD1-mediated disorders. |
| US10301251B2 |
Extractive workup of a sodium-salt-containing MMA-methanol mixture
The present invention relates to a process for preparing methyl methacrylate by direct oxidative esterification of methacrolein. Methyl methacrylate is used in large amounts for preparing polymers and copolymers with other polymerizable compounds. In addition, methyl methacrylate is an important synthesis unit for a variety of specialty esters based on methacrylic acid (MAA) which can be prepared by transesterification with the appropriate alcohol. There is consequently a great interest in very simple, economic and environmentally friendly processes for preparing this starting material.In particular the present invention relates to an optimized workup of the reactor effluent from the oxidative esterification of methacrolein by means of which process waste streams can be minimized and process water can be recycled in optimal fashion. The methacrylic acid generated in the process is also optimally recovered and isolated or converted into the commodity alkyl methacrylate. This process moreover has the advantage that fewer demands than described in the prior art are placed on plant apparatus configuration. |
| US10301248B2 |
Compositions and methods comprising resveratrol
The present technology relates to synthesis of resveratrol compositions, in particular to methods of synthesizing resveratrol salicylates such as those formed through the activation of resveratrol and salicylic acid, and cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. |
| US10301246B2 |
Process for production of acrylic acid or its derivatives
Processes for the catalytic dehydration of hydroxypropionic acid, hydroxypropionic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with high yield and selectivity and without significant conversion to undesired side products, such as, acetaldehyde, propanoic acid, and acetic acid, are provided. The processes can be carried out either in a gas phase or in a liquid phase. |
| US10301238B2 |
Process for producing 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene
This invention provides a process for producing 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, comprising: reacting anhydrous hydrogen fluoride with at least one chlorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of chloropropanes and chloropropenes represented by specific formulas in a gas phase in the presence of a chromium atom-containing fluorination catalyst while heating, the reaction being carried out in the presence of molecular chlorine or with a water content in the reaction system of 300 ppm or less. This invention enables suppression of catalyst deterioration and efficient production of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene in a simple and economically advantageous manner on an industrial scale. |
| US10301231B2 |
Liquid formulations of urease inhibitors for fertilizers
An improved solvent system for the formulation and application of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors. These formulations provide safety and performance benefits relative to existing alternatives and enable storage, transport and subsequent coating or blending with urea based or organic based fertilizers. These formulations are comprised primarily of environmentally friendly aprotic and protic solvents (particularly dimethyl sulfoxide and alcohols/polyols) to stabilize the urease inhibitor. |
| US10301228B2 |
Enhanced biochar
Biochar is provided that is treated to have certain chemical and physical properties found to have the highest impact on plant growth and/or soil health. In particular, the following physical and/or chemical properties, among others, of a biochar have been identified as critical properties to control for in the selection of biomass feedstock, pyrolysis conditions, and/or enhancing treatment to increase biochar performance: (i) bulk density (ii) impregnation capacity; (iii) particle size distribution; (iv) solid particle density; (v) surface area; (vi) porosity; (vii) total porosity; (viii) ratio of macroporosity to total porosity (ix) content of residual organic compounds; (x) content of volatile organic compounds; (xii) ash content; (xiii) water holding capacity; (xiv) water retention capabilities; (xv) levels of dioxins and other potentially hazardous byproducts of pyrolysis; and (xvi) pH. Treatment can modify and preferably increase hydrophilicity/decrease hydrophobicity, remove dioxins from the raw biochar, modify electrical conductivity and/or surface charge, modify cation exchange capacity and modify anion exchange capacity, among other things. |
| US10301227B2 |
Soil improving compositions and methods of using
Soil improving compositions and methods of using the compositions for improving soil properties are described. |
| US10301224B2 |
Silicon-based materials containing indium and methods of forming the same
A ceramic component is generally provided that includes a silicon-based layer comprising a silicon-containing material (e.g., a silicon metal and/or a silicide) and about 0.001% to about 85% of an In-containing compound. For example, the silicon-based layer can be a bond coating directly on the surface of the substrate. Alternatively or additionally, the silicon-based layer can be an outer layer defining a surface of the substrate, with an environmental barrier coating on the surface of the substrate. Gas turbine engines are also generally provided that include such a ceramic component. |
| US10301221B1 |
Materials, devices, and methods for producing strong magnetic-flux pinning in superconducting materials by including sites having high electronic effective mass and charge carrier density
A superconducting material having a strong magnetic-flux pinning by way of sites having high electronic effective mass and charge carrier density. The superconducting material involves a superconducting host material and a dopant pinning material being inert in relation to the superconducting host material and has a √{square root over (ρ)}/m* in a range less than that of the superconducting host material, the dopant pinning material doping the superconducting host material. |
| US10301213B2 |
Inorganic fiber with improved shrinkage and strength
An inorganic fiber containing silica and magnesia as the major fiber components and which further includes intended addition of lithium oxide to improve the thermal stability of the fiber. The inorganic fiber exhibits good thermal performance at 1260° C. and greater, low linear shrinkage, retains mechanical integrity after exposure to the use temperature, and exhibits low biopersistence in physiological fluids. Also provided are thermal insulation product forms prepared from a plurality of the inorganic fibers, methods of preparing the inorganic fiber and of thermally insulating articles using thermal insulation prepared from a plurality of the inorganic fibers. |
| US10301201B2 |
Composite electrode for desalination comprising ion-exchange membrane, manufacturing method thereof, and desalination apparatus using same
Provided are a deionization composite electrode, a method of manufacturing the deionization composite electrode, and a deionization apparatus using the same. The deionization composite electrode includes: a porous substrate having fine pores; an ion exchange membrane that is formed by electrospraying an ion exchange solution on one surface of the porous substrate; and a conductive film that is formed on the other surface of the porous substrate. |
| US10301197B2 |
Method of purifying water
Provided is a method of purifying water comprising (a) providing an aqueous solution (A) that has pH of 5.5 or lower and that comprises (i) one or more dissolved organic compounds in an amount of 5 mg/L or more, measured as dissolved organic carbon, and (ii) 95% or more water by weight based on the weight of the aqueous solution (A), and (b) bringing the aqueous solution (A) into contact with a collection of particles of acrylic resin (B) that has calculated Hansch parameter of −1.0 to 2.5, and (c) then separating an aqueous solution (C) from the collection of particles of acrylic resin (B). |
| US10301196B2 |
Skimmer and oil water separator
A skimmer for removing a layer of oil floating on a surface oil contaminated water which subsequently concentrated and separated in an oil water separator which removes tramp oils or other fluids, such as hydraulic oils, with specific gravity less than that of the operating fluid are required to be removed from operating fluid such as water, lubri-coolants or other liquids. The skimmer supplies concentrated oil water composite fluid to a separator apparatus designed for use in industrial applications in which unwanted tramp oils or other fluids, such as hydraulic oils, with specific gravity less than that of the operating fluid are required to be removed from operating fluid such as water, lubri-coolants or other liquids. |
| US10301194B2 |
Method and device for water treatment using radio waves
A method, device, and system for treating water solutions is disclosed for the purpose of preventing the formation of deposits on the inner surface of pipelines, boilers and other equipment. The method is based on the use of radio waves which are sent in batches of four pulses, either of equal amplitude or with larger amplitude of the first pulse and smaller the last. Different hatches have different interval between pulses. The water treatment system disclosed which is based on the method; it significantly improves a water solution's properties without extensive usage of chemicals. |
| US10301193B2 |
Method for water treatment by adsorption and filtration on a granular material bed
Method for treating water by filtration on a bed of granular material in order to reduce its content in contaminants, said method comprising the steps for: making said water travel in transit in a reactor containing said bed in a upward flow at a speed that does not permit the fluidization of said bed but permits said material to migrate, as and when the filtration takes place, towards the lower part of said reactor, continuously removing a fouled granular material at the foot of the reactor, by means of a piping into which a gas is insufflated, said fouled granular material being constituted by granular material and contaminants adsorbed on said granular material; continuously or intermittently carrying out the physical cleansing of said fouled granular material thus removed, so as to obtain a cleansed granular material essentially rid of said contaminants; reinjecting the granular material thus cleansed into an upper part of said bed; characterized in that the granular material is an adsorbent granular material and in that it comprises: a continuous or intermittent step for the discharging, during the filtration, of a part of the fouled granular material removed at the foot of the reactor; and a continuous or intermittent step for the introduction into the reactor, during the filtration, of fresh granular material in a quantity sufficient to compensate for the part of granular material discharged. |
| US10301191B2 |
System and method for removing suspended solids, affiliated and dissolved pollutants from stormwater runoff using adsorbent media mixture
A filtration system and method are provided for removing suspended solids and other affiliated pollutants from stormwater runoff and any other contaminated water. The filtration system and method utilize a filtration medium including steel slag. By improving or replacing a conventional filtration media, such as a sand filtration system, with a filtration medium including steel slag, the removal efficiency of suspended solids and affiliated pollutants is improved and the lifespan of the filtration system is lengthened. |
| US10301190B2 |
Pressure controlled gas flotation
A method to remove oil from an oily water stream includes the step of pressure controlling a release of dissolved gases from the stream as the stream passes through two or more stages of gas flotation treatment. The operating pressure of the first stage of flotation treatment is purposefully reduced relative to that of an upstream unit so that a certain controlled percent volume of dissolved gases is released. The operating pressure of the second stage of flotation treatment is then purposefully reduced relative to that of the first stage so that another controlled percent volume of dissolved gases is released. Any subsequent flotation treatment stage is at a lower operating pressure than that of the previous stage so that the subsequent treatment stage releases a controlled percent volume of dissolved gases. By controlling the operating pressure in this way, overall separation performance is improved. |
| US10301189B2 |
Method of deodorizing sludge and device for performing said method
The continuous treatment of a flow of organic liquid sludge is disclosed. Following the optional addition of granular mineral matter to the flow, the sludge is injected at a rate q into a column of air which is at overpressure relative to atmospheric pressure. The air column is circulating at a rate Q>5q in a chamber extending over a specific length in order to create a fluidized bed, in which the sludge is aerolized, between air supply piping upstream of the sludge injection and an outlet reservoir downstream of the fluidized bed, the reservoir being substantially at atmospheric pressure. A flocculant is introduced continuously downstream of the chamber into the fluidized bed in order to aggregate the organic matter before the solid part obtained in this way is separated from the liquid part, the resulting solid part thus being deodorized. |
| US10301185B2 |
Solidothermal synthesis of zeolitic materials and zeolites obtained therefrom
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a zeolitic material comprising YO2 in its framework structure, wherein Y stands for a tetravalent element, wherein said process comprises the steps of: (1) providing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more fluoride containing compounds, and one or more structure directing agents; (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1) for obtaining a zeolitic material comprising YO2 in its framework structure; wherein the mixture provided in step (1) and crystallized in step (2) contains 35 wt.-% or less of H2O based on 100 wt.-% of YO2 contained in the mixture provided in step (1) and crystallized in step (2), as well as to a zeolitic material comprising YO2 in its framework structure obtainable and/or obtained according to said process, and to a zeolitic material per se comprising SiO2 in its framework structure, wherein in the 29Si MAS NMR spectrum of the as-synthesized zeolitic material the ratio of the total integration value of the peaks associated to Q3 signals to the total integration value of the peaks associated to Q4 signals is in the range of from 0:100 to 20:80, including the use of the aforementioned zeolitic materials. |
| US10301182B2 |
Method for producing chlorosilane gas using continuous tubular reactor
The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing trichlorosilane from tetrachlorosilane in an efficient manner. The apparatus includes an inlet through which reaction raw materials including a metal silicon powder dispersed in liquid tetrachlorosilane enter, a hole through which a gaseous reaction raw material is fed, an outlet through which reaction products including trichlorosilane exit, a tubular reactor in which the reaction raw materials entering through the inlet react with each other during flow, and means for impeding the flow of the fluids to cause collision of the fluids during flow. |
| US10301180B2 |
Activated carbon regeneration method and gold recovery method
An activated carbon regeneration method of the present invention is for eluting gold from activated carbon on which the gold has been adsorbed and thereafter recycling, in adsorption of the gold, the used activated carbon from which the gold has been eluted, the method including: washing the used activated carbon with an acidic washing liquid, alkaline washing liquid or neutral washing liquid; and when the used activated carbon is washed with the acidic washing liquid, keeping the acidic washing liquid after the washing in an acidic region, or when the used activated carbon is washed with the alkaline washing liquid or neutral washing liquid, keeping the alkaline washing liquid or neutral washing liquid after the washing in an alkaline region or neutral region. |
| US10301176B2 |
Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) on application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
In embodiments, a package assembly may include an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) having an active side and an inactive side. In embodiments, the MEMS may be coupled directly to the ASIC by way of one or more interconnects. The MEMS, ASIC, and one or more interconnects may define or form a cavity such that the active portion of the MEMS is within the cavity. In some embodiments, the package assembly may include a plurality of MEMS coupled directly to the ASIC by way of a plurality of one or more interconnects. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10301175B2 |
Method for manufacturing MEMS double-layer suspension microstructure, and MEMS infrared detector
A method for manufacturing a MEMS double-layer suspension microstructure comprises steps of: forming a first film body on a substrate, and a cantilever beam connected to the substrate and the first film body; forming a sacrificial layer on the first film body and the cantilever beam; patterning the sacrificial layer located on the first film body to manufacture a recessed portion used for forming a support structure, the bottom of the recessed portion being exposed of the first film body; depositing a dielectric layer on the sacrificial layer; patterning the dielectric layer to manufacture a second film body and the support structure, the support structure being connected to the first film body and the second film body; and removing the sacrificial layer to obtain the MEMS double-layer suspension microstructure. |
| US10301167B2 |
Apparatus and method for automatically updating the relationship between measured storage tank depth and storage tank volume, and monitoring the accuracy of a dispenser flow meter
An automated liquid inventory monitoring and inventory reconciliation system. The system uses a liquid densitometer to precisely measure the density of liquid being dispensed. This allows the system to account for the significant temperature-induced volume variations existing in common liquids such as gasoline. In the preferred embodiments, a fuel inventory processor tracks the quantity of fuel loaded into the tank and the quantity of fuel dispensed to maintain an ongoing computation of the quantity of fuel that should be present in the tank. An accurate tank depth measurement device is also employed. The processor compares the tank depth measurement to the computed quantity of fuel in the tank and uses the values to create an updated tank strapping chart. |
| US10301166B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling vehicle refueling
Methods and systems are provided for refueling a vehicle configured with an onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) system, such that a loading of a fuel vapor canister configured to capture and store fuel vapors, is reduced. In one example, during the refueling, a rate at which fuel vapors are routed to the fuel vapor canister is adjusted responsive to an indication that the vehicle is refueling at a gas station equipped with offboard fuel vapor recovery infrastructure. In this way, loading of the fuel vapor canister may be reduced which may prevent undesired bleedthrough emissions resulting from a canister loaded with fuel vapors, particularly in examples where the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle and where engine runtime is limited, thus limiting potential opportunities for purging of the fuel vapor canister. |
| US10301164B2 |
Pressurized counter-top beverage dispensing system
A portable beverage dispensing system is disclosed. The portable beverage dispensing system includes a reservoir container with an internal volume for holding a beverage. The beverage dispensing system also includes a pressure unit accessory and a dispensing mechanism accessory that detachably and interchangeably attached to accessory attachments on the reservoir container that are in fluid communication with the internal volume of the reservoir container. The pressure unit accessory includes a pressure regulator and a removable gas canister for pressurizing the reservoir container and dispensing the beverage through the dispensing mechanism accessory. |
| US10301154B2 |
Hoist drum and rope pulley for fiber rope drives
The present invention relates generally to rope drives working with high-strength fiber ropes such as crane hoists, boom adjustment gear, trolley traveling gear, etc. The invention in this respect in particular applies to hoist drums for the rope hoist winch of such a fiber rope drive having a drum jacket body which is provided with grooving at the peripheral side and having two guard plates adjacent to the drum jacket body at the end sides. The invention further relates to a rope pulley for such a fiber rope drive having a rotatably supported pulley body whose jacket surface has at least one rope groove. In accordance with the invention, the rope grooves have a flat-pressed, round groove contour which differs from the circular and which has a larger radius of curvature in the region of the groove base than in the region of the groove flanks adjacent thereto. |
| US10301149B2 |
System and method for handling reel of pipe
A system includes a frame and a first pair of rollers coupled to a first side of the frame. The first pair of rollers is configured to support a first end of a pipe reel. The system also includes a first cradle disposed longitudinally between the first pair of rollers and a second pair of rollers coupled to a second side of the frame. The second pair of rollers is configured to support a second end of a pipe reel. The system also includes a second cradle disposed longitudinally between the second pair of rollers, a pipe guide coupled to a third side of the frame between the first and second sides, a pipe brake coupled to the frame, and a pipe re-spooler coupled to the frame. |
| US10301148B2 |
System, apparatus and methods for cord storage reel
A cord reel apparatus for holding and winding cords includes a housing, a spool and a handle. The housing and spool further have three outlets to conveniently access the two plugging ends of the cord. The handle extends from exterior of housing and a crank handle internally connected to spool helps in faster and smoother winding and unwinding of the cords. Also the cord reel apparatus includes a gear system (outer, central and inner gears) to help in faster winding and unwinding of cords. |
| US10301145B2 |
Process for draft control on feeding of elastic yarn
A method for unwinding yarn is provided that allows for maximizing the draft of the yarn, while monitoring tension. The method includes providing a yarn package including elastic yarn; choosing a selected draft for said elastic yarn; unwinding the elastic yarn from the yarn package from a driven roll to yarn processing equipment at the selected draft which is determined by a ratio of a speed of the yarn at the yarn processing equipment to a speed of the driven roll; measuring tension in the elastic yarn; and providing an alarm when said tension reaches a critical level. |
| US10301138B2 |
Imbricating method, folding method, method for preparing folded blanks in an imbricated stream, and devices configured for this purpose
An improved imbricating method, folding method, and device for producing imbricated streams (3) which are produced from singulated and preferably folded blanks (2) is provided. The method includes taking imbricated bundles of blanks including of a number of overlapping blanks corresponding to the number of the individual streams formed by the blanks of a first individual stream being transported at a distance from one another along a transport surface through a compiling station. In the process, the blanks of the at least one remaining individual stream are first of all deflected vertically with respect to the transport surface by a deflecting device of the compiling station and are then guided in the direction of the first individual stream and are subsequently deposited with an offset onto the blanks of the first individual stream. |
| US10301135B2 |
Film winding device control method, film roll, film winding device, and film roll production method
A method accurately determines internal stress in a film roll and prevents defects in the film roll. A film winding device includes a take-up roller and a winding tension adjustment device. A calculation device uses a winding equation in which a winding tension function is explicitly expressed, the winding tension function expressing a winding tension as a function of a radius of a core. The winding tension adjustment device controls winding tension in accordance with a winding tension distribution function calculated by the calculation device. |
| US10301134B2 |
Splice arrangement
A splice arrangement includes an unwinding arrangement for unwinding a finite first material web from a first material roll or a finite second material web from a second material roll, a braking arrangement for applying a braking force to the unwinding arrangement and/or the finite material web being unwound, a connection arrangement for connecting the finite material webs to form an endless material web, a storage trolley for the uninterrupted conveying of the endless material web, at least one material web tension-influencing device arranged before the storage trolley, and an actuation device, which is in signal connection with the at least one material web tension-influencing device for actuating the same. |
| US10301131B2 |
Image forming apparatus having sheet sorting function and a sheet sorting method
An image forming apparatus includes first and second sheet storages, a sheet conveyer, an image reading unit configured to read a surface of a sheet conveyed from the first sheet storage by the sheet conveyer, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet conveyed from the image reading unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an amount of a color material appearing on the surface of the sheet based on image data generated by the image reading unit, determine one of the image forming unit and the second sheet storage as a sheet feeding destination, based on the determined amount of the color material and a threshold value that is associated with at least one of a type and content of an image to be formed on the sheet, and control the sheet conveyer to convey the sheet to the sheet feeding destination. |
| US10301128B2 |
Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device
An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray. |
| US10301124B2 |
Can-spreading conveyor system and methods
A conveyor system and method for spreading a mass of electrically conductive articles, such as aluminum cans, being transferred from an infeed conveyor to a wider discharge conveyor. A transfer device between the infeed and discharge conveyors uses linear induction to propel and spread electrically conductive articles across a continuous transfer surface with or without the aid of backpressure or mechanical spreading means. |
| US10301122B2 |
Device for feeding items to a sorting machine and sorting machine
A device for feeding items to a sorting machine, including: a conveyor plane (26) for feeding items or parcels along an advancement direction (A1); an optical detection device (18), to allow the acquisition, while the items are in motion on the conveyor plane (26) of the three-dimensional coordinates of a determined number of points on the surface of the items and to organize them into coordinate vectors; a manipulator (19) provided to pick the items from the conveyor plane (26) and to place the items picked in a desired position; a control system, provided to process, for each item in motion on the conveyor plane (26), the coordinate vectors in order to obtain a three-dimensional representation of the item, including the information based on which the control system handles the manipulator for picking and placing the items.The invention also relates to a sorting machine and a method for feeding items to a sorting machine aimed at increasing production capacity and accuracy thereof. |
| US10301118B2 |
Conveyor device for conveyor installations, a modular system, and a method for producing such a conveyor device
A conveyor system for conveying containers, pallets and the like, or bulk material comprises a drum tube which extends along a longitudinal axis and has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, an electrical drive unit which is designed to exert a conveyor torque from a first axle onto the drum tube, a cartridge tube secured torque-resistantly and coaxially in the drum tube, and a cover rotatably mounted on the first axle and which covers one end of the cartridge tube. The electrical drive unit is arranged inside the cartridge tube and the cartridge tube is secured coaxially inside the drum tube. |
| US10301114B2 |
Transport device, in particular in the form of a suspension conveyor
The invention relates to a transport device (10.1), in particular in the form of a suspension conveyor, said device comprising one or more trolleys (11) which are movably mounted on a trolley track (15) in a trolley track direction and on each of which a device (18, 19) hanging downwards for receiving transported goods is arranged. To achieve a simple construction and operation, the device (18, 19) for receiving transported goods forms at least one flexible material web (18) that is planar when open and that can be fastened at both ends (19) to the trolley (11), forming a carrying loop hanging downwards. |
| US10301112B2 |
Honeycomb storage system and commissioning device for a honeycomb storage system
A honeycomb storage system with at least one shelf unit, including a plurality of storage units arranged side-by-side and overtop of each other, accessible from an operating side, for receiving cartridges. The storage units are embodied such that the cartridges can be removed horizontally at the operating side in the longitudinal direction and can be inserted therein. A shelf operating device is arranged at an operating side and a commissioning device is arranged on a front side of the shelf opposite the operating side. The commissioning device is allocated to a plurality of storage units used as marshaling storage units, which are embodied such that cartridges located therein can also be removed at the front of the shelf. The commissioning device has several commissioning sites for placing cartridges as well as a commissioning cart that can move along the front of the shelf perpendicular in reference to the cartridges. This cart is embodied such that it can approach all commissioning sites. The commissioning device additionally includes a removal device that can move along the front of the shelf, perpendicular to the cartridges, for pulling cartridges out of the marshaling storage unit and returning them thereto. |
| US10301111B2 |
Dump system
A material handling system for lifting and dumping material into a container, material handling systems for lifting and dumping material into a container are described herein which, in some embodiments, comprise at least one horizontal rail connected to the container, at least one vertical track slidably mounted to the horizontal rail, the vertical track defining a generally vertically extending lower portion and a curved upper portion transitioning into the generally vertically extending lower portion, a holder, the holder being connected to the vertical track in a manner permitting movement between an uppermost position and a lowermost position, and a motive power device operable to raise and lower the container along the vertical track between the uppermost position and the lowermost position, wherein the holder is rotated greater than about 90 degrees in the uppermost position relative to the lowermost position. |
| US10301109B2 |
Receptacle filling ramp
A filling ramp for attachment to and filling of a receptacle is described. The filling ramp includes: an attachment end for attachment to a receptacle, the attachment end including connectors configured to interface with the rim of the receptacle; a sheet extending from the attachment end at a proximal end to terminate at a distal end and forming a slide between the distal and proximal ends, the distal end forming a substantially linear edge having a thickness that facilitates movement of material from a surface in contact with the distal end onto the filling ramp. |
| US10301108B2 |
Silo dust collection
Granular material flows out through the discharge opening of a silo and through a sealed housing to a target location. A vent opening in a top portion of the silo has a vent cover operative to selectively open and close the vent opening. When the vent cover is closed, air movement into an upper portion of the silo is prevented. A gate is operative to control a flow of granular material through the discharge opening. A vacuum conduit has a lower input end thereof connected to an interior of the housing, and an upper output end thereof located in an upper portion of an interior of the silo. Material flowing out of the silo creates a vacuum drawing dust from the housing up the vacuum conduit into the silo. |
| US10301107B2 |
Stacked collapsible container
The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and way for folding a shipping container in order to improve space utilization when in a folded condition. As a result of the container design, less vertical space is occupied in the folded condition thereby allowing an additional folded container to be stacked in an assembly of folded containers when compared to the prior art designs. |
| US10301105B2 |
Container, assembly, set, and kit of parts
The invention relates to a container for cut flowers, the container being nestable, the container comprising a container body which at an upper region is provided with a channel-shaped sleeve holder for holding a protective sleeve arranged to protect cut flowers. The channel-shaped sleeve holder is open at its top. Further, the channel-shaped sleeve holder has an outer channel wall. The container further comprises at least one anti-interlocking flange extending downwardly from the channel-shaped sleeve holder. The anti-interlocking flange, or at least a bottom section of the anti-interlocking flange, is staggered with respect to the outer channel wall, or at least a top section of the outer channel wall. |
| US10301100B2 |
Package for combined steam and microwave heating of food
A package for combined steam and microwave heating of food, wherein the package may include microwave energy interactive materials (“MEIMs”) configured for providing rapid, simultaneous microwave and steam cooking in a domestic microwave oven. The MEIMs may be configured for controlling the heating pattern within the package and to control volumetric heating of food in the package. The MEIMs may include one or more of a susceptor, shield, and/or resonating patch antenna. The package may be paper-based, or it may be manufactured of any other suitable material. One or more of the different sections of the package may comprise separate chambers respectively for the steam source and the food to be steamed, so that the steam source and the food to be steamed are separated from one another during manufacturing, storage, and cooking. |
| US10301095B2 |
Container having outer housing and inner package
The container includes an outer housing with a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The top wall defines an access opening for providing access to the interior of the outer housing. An inner package is disposed within the outer housing, and includes a recessed base and a cover member overlying the recessed base, which together form a sealed enclosure for one or more consumer goods. The inner package is held in a fixed position within the outer housing such that a first portion of the inner package underlies the top wall and a first portion of the cover member underlies and is exposed by the access opening. The first portion of the cover member is separable from the remainder of the inner package to allow removal of consumer goods. |
| US10301094B2 |
Product conveyance film
An object to be achieved is to provide a product conveyance film, the generation of powder or other foreign matter from which is suppressed under vibration during transport. As a means for achieving the object, a product conveyance film is provided which is placed between a product and a packing material in which the product is enclosed, wherein such product conveyance film is characterized in that the maximum static friction force on its face on the product side is greater than the dynamic friction force on its face on the packing-material side and the difference between the two forces is 0.30 N or more, and that the dynamic friction force on the face on the packing-material side is 0.80 N or less. |
| US10301092B2 |
Container carrier
A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks and a handle extending parallel to the rows of container receiving apertures. The handle is connected at attachment points along the carrier and corresponding thickened sections are included along the bands opposite the connection points. |
| US10301083B2 |
Pouring spout and package including the same
A packaged product comprising a container (100) and a scented household liquid is disclosed that comprises an integrated pouring spout (130) that is configured to increase the exposed surface area of a scented household liquid during a product dispensing event, thereby increasing the amount of scent (or fragrance) released from the scented household liquid during the product dispensing event. In one aspect, the pouring spout may have a flared section in which the width of the flow channel (147) increases moving toward the spout outlet. |
| US10301081B2 |
Packaging System with slidable latch
Implementations herein may involve a packaging system including a first box part including a plurality of lid walls, where a first lid wall comprises an aperture and a latch slidably disposed within the aperture. The packaging system may also include a second box part having a plurality of tray walls, where a first tray wall comprises a channel sized to slidably receive the latch. The channel may include an assembly channel segment and a locking channel segment, where the assembly channel segment intersects an edge of the first tray wall. Further, the second box part may be configured to fit within the first box part such that a) the assembly channel segment is aligned with the latch when the latch is in a first position within the aperture, and b) the latch is slidable within the locking channel segment to a second position. |
| US10301080B2 |
Tamper prominent containers
The present invention is directed to containers and packaging that incorporate novel tamper evident features that make prominent the evidence of tamper. In particular, the novel tamper prominent containers of the present invention comprise newly designed tamper prominent images, i.e., prominent continuity control (PCC) images. Additionally, the present invention provides novel methods of increasing prominence of the evidence of tamper with a container, e.g., of consumer goods, by incorporating prominent continuity control (PCC) images integrated with a button locking assembly that must be removed to open a locked container making prominent the evidence of tamper through clear visualization in the PCC image, e.g., prominently displaying an image of a broken lock after full fracture and removal of the button locking assembly. |
| US10301079B2 |
Hybrid plug and method of sealing a drum
The hybrid plug is a single component replacement for three components, the paint plug, conventional plug and capseal in a drum closure. It is formed from a single sheet of metal and has a plug portion and a capseal portion which vary in thickness. The plug portion has a collar and an externally threaded wall with a plug gasket disposed on a plug gasket seat. The capseal portion is provided with ears and scoring to enable separation from the plug portion and with a lining on the inner wall of the capseal portion to safeguard against plug gasket failure. The capseal portion may be recessed at intervals to form dimples which hold the hybrid plug in place in an automated insertion process. The hybrid plug provides a passage for air and gases during paint curing and leak testing without necessitating removal. |
| US10301077B1 |
Electronic cigarette tank
A tank for containing e-liquid in an electronic cigarette assembly is disclosed. The tank comprises a cap and a body. The cap is connectable to the body through a screw thread with a specified handedness, and the body is connected to a battery assembly through a second screw thread with an opposite handedness to the screw thread of the cap. A construction of the tank ensures than when opening the cap, the body is not inadvertently unscrewed from the battery, and likewise when removing the body from the battery the cap is not inadvertently unscrewed from the body, thus preventing unintended e-liquid spillage and improving ease of removal of the cap and the body. |
| US10301074B2 |
Bottom and side gusseted package and method
A bottom and side gusseted package comprises a package body, a pair of inwardly extending side gussets, and a bottom gusset positioned transversely of a longitudinal axis of the package body. Formation of the gusseted package is effected by positioning individual sleeves transversely of the longitudinal axis of a flexible web which forms the package body. During package formation, the inwardly extending side gussets are formed, and the flexible web is cut to form individual packages, such that each individual sleeve forms a bottom gusset in a respective one of the gusseted packages. |
| US10301073B1 |
Robust soft textile transfer case for contaminated materials
A soft transfer case for biological and chemical material is provided. The transfer case includes a film-laminated, woven textile exterior layer as a pouch resembling an open cylinder. The cylinder is capable of being clamped at each end of the cylinder. A pouch shaped and single open end elastomeric bladder capable of containing biological and chemical material can be contained by the exterior layer. The bladder requires only one seam which is used to permanently seal the open end with the material contained therein. Upon pressurization of the bladder, the exterior layer expands and a restraining force is generated between the textile layer and the clamps. |
| US10301072B1 |
Garden hose security device
A garden hose security device is fashioned as a tripartite hinged cube. The base of the device has a piano hinge on opposing sides thereof. Each piano hinge is connected to an edge of a side cube which is open at one (1) face and one (1) side. Each open side faces the base. Each open face is positioned opposite the other side cube's open face. There is an aperture for a faucet on the back side of the device. Secured to the underside of the base is a spiral-shaped ground stake. Padlock hardware is capable of being secured to the cube side opposite the faucet aperture. |
| US10301068B2 |
Retractable stop with frictional element
A transport structure, such as a pallet or dolly, having a plurality of retractable stops with frictional elements is provided. The frictional elements are exposed when the retractable stop is in a retracted position. |
| US10301066B2 |
Heavy duty folded corrugated pallet
The invention generally relates to devices used for material handling, such as specifically, pallets and skids. More specifically, the present invention is directed toward a folded corrugated pallet. The folded corrugated pallet includes a body defined by a single sheet of corrugated cardboard. The sheet includes a plurality of scored lines extending parallel with respect to each other. The sheet is folded along the scored lines to define a plurality of legs extending in the direction of the scored lines. The sheet further includes at least one base wall extending between each of the legs, and a pair of wings. Each of the wings defines terminal edges that extend parallel to the scored lines and lie adjacent to each other when the wings are folded over the base wall. A planar interior panel of corrugated cardboard is disposed between the wings and the base wall. |
| US10301065B2 |
Liquid container for the manufacture and/or storage of a liquid provided for drinking consumption, method for manufacturing thereof and use thereof
A liquid container for producing and/or storing liquids, in particular alcohol-containing liquids, intended for consumption comprises a container that is open at one end, can be closed by a lid and container walls with an inner wall surface that is at least partially, in particular substantially entirely, in the form of a surface of a solid natural stone. Also described are various methods for producing such liquid containers and a method for producing and/or storing drinkable liquids using such containers. |
| US10301063B2 |
Package material and package container formed with said material
Package material comprises one or more layers of plastic laminate, a first side, a second side and an penetration area (40). Two weakening lines (30, 30b) extend from the penetration area (40) creating a space in between and thus forming an opening ( ) in the package material. The package material comprises a plastic opening device ( ), with a first and second portion ( ) attached to the first and second side, respectively and a material bridge ( ) penetrating through the penetration area (40). The second portion covers at least partly the penetration area and comprises a guiding portion ( ) extending from the penetration area (40) onto the space adjacent and to the weakening lines (30, 30b) as to facilitate rupturing substantially along the at least one weakening line. |
| US10301060B2 |
Retail product package
A retail product package is disclosed. The package comprises an outer sleeve and an inner tray that is configured to slide in and out of the sleeve. The sleeve and tray being constructed and configured to be magnetically attracted to one another to facilitate and maintain a closed packaging configuration. Windows on the sleeve and tray allow for inspection of the product contained therein, which is mounted via a support element in a fixed position removed from contact from the packaging walls. A hook component is provided on the tray that is configured to extend through a top end wall of the sleeve and facilitate display of the package on a peg in a retail display stand. |
| US10301054B2 |
Drink container with integrated storage compartments
A drink container has multiple integrated storage compartments removably secured below an openable chamber configured to receive contents for consumption by a user of the drink container. A top assembly covers the chamber and includes a removable top member, an openable cap and a clip. The drink container also includes a first retaining member and a displaceable base with a second retaining member and an internal storage compartment. In an assembled state, the first and second retaining members secure the storage compartment in an intermediate cavity below the chamber. The storage compartment is separated from the cavity by applying a radially outward disconnection force on the compartment. Once disconnected, the integrated storage compartments can be filled within contents, or the contents of the integrated storage compartments can be added to the chamber for consumption by the user or directly consumed by the user. |
| US10301050B2 |
Shutter for a valve and corresponding valve for controlling an air flow and relative valve
There is described a shutter for a valve for controlling an air flow; shutter is selectively rotatable about an axis and adapted to be housed inside a body of valve, and comprises a surface disposed about axis; surface comprises at least one first curved portion shaped eccentrically relative to axis so as to define, in use and together with body, at least one first passage for the air flow. |
| US10301049B2 |
Sealing jaws for a packaging machine
A packaging assembly (10) including a weighing machine (11) that includes buckets (12, 13) to provide batches of product to be delivered to a former (41), with the former (41) delivering tubular bag material with product to a packaging machine (18). The tubular bag material is delivered to the packaging machine (18) by means of a film drive assembly (17). |
| US10301045B2 |
Packing arrangement and method for packing a product
A packaging unit for packaging a product includes at least one of a bagging unit, a pallet loading device, and a pallet securing device. Also included is a device to provide information regarding the packaging unit, the packaging, and/or the product, allowing the information to be displayed with at least one terminal outside the device. |
| US10301043B2 |
Conical scanning process for spacecraft sun pointing
A conical scanning method and system is provided for orienting a spacecraft with respect to a source. The system includes a spacecraft and an incidence angle sensor secured to the spacecraft to sense a signal from a source. The incidence angle sensor has a boresight that is canted with respect to the principal axis. A processor communicates with actuators on the spacecraft to adjust an attitude of the spacecraft based on information received from the incidence angle sensor and to thereby align a principal axis of the spacecraft with a direction from the spacecraft to the source. The method and system can also rely on information received from source presence sensors. The source may be the Sun, or a non-solar signal source. |
| US10301041B2 |
Systems and methods for tracking moving objects
Systems and methods for tracking moving objects in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an object tracking system comprises a processor, a communications interface, and a memory configured to store an object tracking application. The object tracking application configures the processor to receive a sequence of images; estimate and subtract background pixel values from pixels in a sequence of images; compute sets of summed intensity values for different per frame pixel offsets from a sequence of images; identify summed intensity values from a set of summed intensity values exceeding a threshold; cluster identified summed intensity values exceeding the threshold corresponding to single moving objects; and identify a location of at least one moving object in an image based on at least one summed intensity value cluster. |
| US10301037B2 |
Methods for situational awareness during formation flight
Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for establishing situational awareness during formation flight includes exchanging transponder signals between at least two aircraft, establishing two-way communication links between the at least two aircraft, exchanging telemetry data between the at least two aircraft, and assigning the roles of a leader and a follower to the aircraft. |
| US10301035B2 |
Method and configuration for an auxiliary power engine to deliver propulsive and/or non-propulsive energy in a helicopter architecture
A method and configuration to optimize an entire traction system available on a helicopter including an auxiliary engine by allowing the engine to provide non-propulsive and/or propulsive power during flight. The auxiliary engine is coupled to participate directly in providing mechanical or electrical propulsive power and electrical non-propulsive power to the aircraft. An architecture configuration includes an on-board power supply network, two main engines, and a system for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy between a main gearbox to the propulsion members and a mechanism receiving electrical energy including the on-board network and power electronics in conjunction with starters of the main engines. An auxiliary power engine provides electrical energy to the mechanism for receiving electrical energy via the energy conversion system and a mechanism for mechanical coupling between the auxiliary engine and at least one propulsion member. |
| US10301031B2 |
Synchronization of aircraft engines
Methods and related apparatus for improving synchronization of two or more engines on an aircraft are disclosed. Such method may be used where each engine comprises a first spool and a second spool, and, where a rotational speed of a first spool of a first engine has been substantially synchronized with a rotational speed of a first spool of a second engine. An exemplary method comprises receiving a value of a sensed parameter useful in controlling the first engine; adding a bias to the value; and using the biased value for controlling the first engine to cause a change in rotational speed of the second spool of the first engine in relation to the rotational speed of the first spool of the first engine. |
| US10301029B2 |
Propeller assembly having a brush block assembly
A brush wear indicating arrangement is provided. The brush wear indicating arrangement includes an insert, a first electrically conductive brush, and a wear indicator. The insert is disposed within a brush block housing and defines a first aperture. The first electrically conductive brush is movably engaged within the first aperture. The electrically conductive brush is configured to move outward from the first aperture as a wear surface of the first electrically conductive brush wears. The wear indicator is coupled to the first electrically conductive brush. The wear indicator is configured to extend beyond a first insert face of the insert as wear condition of the wear surface of the first electrically conductive brush exceeds a wear threshold. |
| US10301026B2 |
Passenger personal units
A plurality of personal units for aircraft passengers is provided. Each personal unit is arranged to define a longitudinal axis. The personal units are arranged to form first and second columns along a floor to define respective first and second column axes, the personal units in each column being arranged side-by-side in a longitudinally offset relationship at an acute angle to the respective column axis. Each personal unit is arranged to define a personal space for accommodating a person in a seated position and accommodating the person in a recumbent position. At least some of the personal units are arranged such that a portion of the personal space of the respective personal unit is arranged in a stacked relationship, in a direction perpendicular to the floor, with respect to a portion of the personal space of a personal unit in the respective other column. |
| US10301025B2 |
Business class modular lavatory with alcove
A modular lavatory monument assembly configured to be positioned in the interior of an aircraft. The modular lavatory monument assembly includes first, second, third and fourth walls that cooperate to form an outer shell that defines a lavatory interior. The fourth wall includes an alcove extending outwardly therefrom. The assembly also includes a sink module positioned in the alcove, a mirror module positioned above the sink module in the alcove, and a door positioned on one of the second or third walls. |
| US10301024B1 |
Aerodynamic package
An example package is disclosed for carrying a load external to a UAV. The package may be generated by folding a sheet of material and include a cavity formed by a top surface section, a bottom surface section, a first side surface section, a second side surface section, a leading edge section, and a trailing edge section of the sheet. The top surface section may include an attachment feature for attaching the package to the UAV. The leading edge section may include leading edge surfaces formed from folds along creases of the sheet to define a front end of the cavity and deflect airflow over a top surface and under a bottom surface of the package. The trailing edge section may include upper and lower surfaces formed from folds along creases and extend from the top and bottom surfaces to intersect and define a back end of the cavity. |
| US10301023B2 |
Drone device for news reporting
A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. |
| US10301020B2 |
Systems and methods of delivering products with unmanned delivery aircrafts
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to enhance delivery of packages. Some embodiments provide an unmanned delivery system comprising: a rotational drive shaft; a crane motor cooperated with the drive shaft that is rotated by the crane motor; a first crane system with a first cord fixed with the first crane system, wherein the first crane system is configured to cooperate with the drive shaft to control the first crane system in controlling the spooling and retraction of the first cord; a control circuit coupled with the crane motor; and a stop switch electrically coupled with the control circuit and positioned to be contacted by a package release hanger secured with the first cord when the first cord is retracted to a first threshold; wherein the control circuit is configured to stop the crane motor in response to receiving a signal from the stop switch. |
| US10301019B1 |
Source location determination
Described is system and method for determining a location of a client device. In one implementation, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) receives an image of the UAV, obtained by the client device. The image is processed to determine a source area of the client device. As the UAV navigates toward the area, it scans the area for the client device and/or obtains additional information from the client device to aid in determining the location of the client device. |
| US10301018B2 |
Fixed drone visualization in security systems
An unmanned aerial vehicle is described and includes a computer carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle to control flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and at least one sensor. The unmanned aerial vehicle is caused to fly to a specific location within a facility, where the unmanned aerial vehicle enters a hover mode, where the unmanned aerial vehicle remains in a substantially fixed location hovering over the specific location within the facility and sends raw or processing results of sensor data from the sensor to a remote server system. |
| US10301016B1 |
Stabilized VTOL flying apparatus and aircraft
This invention discloses an aerial device (AD) for manned or unmanned flight, comprising a fuselage main body coupled with two or more aerodynamic units via bearings. Each aerodynamic unit is independently moveable and controllable, and thus able to create their own unique aerodynamic vectors, all of which are combined in varying manners to control the flight of the AD. Each unit comprises a structural part, a thruster with a propeller, and a servo wing positioned behind the propeller. More aerodynamic units may be combined with the main body in order to create more control. The units may be programmed or controlled manually to offset or otherwise account for varying environmental conditions such as slope, wind, and turbulence. The apparatus may further be coupled with a PID controller with a multidimensional field of input and output parameters. |
| US10301012B2 |
Rotor hub for rotary wing aircraft
A rotor hub assembly for a rotary-winged aircraft includes a spool portion and a plurality of hub arms extending radially outwardly from the spool portion. A rotor blade is connectable to each hub arm. Each hub arm includes a spine portion and at least two leg portions extending from the spine portion. The spine portion and the at least two leg portions defining an I-shaped cross-section of each hub arm. A rotor assembly includes a rotor hub assembly including a spool portion and a plurality of hub arms extending radially outwardly from the spool portion. Each hub arm includes a spine portion and at least two leg portions extending from the spine portion. The spine portion and the at least two leg portions define an I-shaped cross-section of each hub arm. A rotor blade is secured to each hub arm. |
| US10301010B2 |
Oscillating pump systems for use on aircraft
An oscillating pump system includes a pump operable to circulate a fluid. The pump has a first port stage including an inlet port and an outlet port and a second port stage including a first oscillating port and a second oscillating port. An oscillator disk is disposed between the first port stage and the second port stage. The oscillator disk is rotatable relative to the inlet port, the outlet port, the first oscillating port and the second oscillating port. During rotation, the oscillator disk alternatingly routes the fluid to the inlet port from the first and second oscillating ports and alternatingly routes the fluid from the outlet port to the first and second oscillating ports, thereby generating oscillating fluid flow. |
| US10301009B2 |
Aircraft hand controller with decoupled throttle
An aircraft hand controller is disclosed. The hand controller includes a set of finger controls on a single hand grip structure, the set of finger controls including a first finger control configured to control throttle of the aircraft and a second finger control, separate from the first, configured to control rotation about a first rotational axis of the aircraft. |
| US10301008B1 |
Hinged rotor blade to provide passive variable pitch
A hinged propeller comprising a hub and one or more blades is disclosed. In various embodiments, a blade is connected to the hub via a hinge, wherein at least a substantial part of the blade has a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to a line extending radially from a center of the hub, and wherein the hinge has an axis of hinge rotation that is oriented at a non-zero acute angle to a line that is perpendicular, in a plane of rotation of the hub, to said longitudinal axis. |
| US10301006B2 |
Rigid polymer material sheet for building construction
An eco-wood formulation finds new uses as construction materials. A rigid polymer material sheet for use in building construction comprises a polymer mixture of ultrafine particles of polyvinylchloride (PVC) impact modifier, plant fiber, coupling agent, smoke suppressant, activated clay, lubricant, an activator, environmentally friendly flame retardant, heat stabilizers, odorless crosslinking agent, foaming agent, desmopressin agent. Alternatively, the rigid polymer material sheet is composed of: a polymer mixture of PVC, plasticizer, nitrile rubber, PCC, stearate, zinc oxide, retardant heat, heat stabilizers, crosslinking agent, vesicant; whereby said rigid polymer material sheet provides enhanced thermal resistance and sound attenuation properties for use in building construction, aviation and marine industries. |
| US10301005B2 |
Vehicle door unit and vehicle with door unit
A vehicle door unit comprises a rotating lever supported rotatably about a first shaft at a first end, a door mounting coupled rotatably about a second shaft to a second end of the rotating lever, a door attached to the door mounting and being configured to cover an opening in a vehicle and to close off a vehicle interior, and a drive unit configured to rotate the rotating lever about the first shaft between a closed position and an open position. The rotating lever is configured to move the second shaft, on a movement from the closed position to the open position, on a circular path, due to which the door mounting is first moved into the vehicle interior and, on further rotation of the rotating lever, out of the vehicle interior. |
| US10301004B2 |
Temporarily-installed aircraft observer door plug, chair, sonotube ejection and control system
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a collapsible workstation assembly to be used in a temporarily-mounted control system of an aircraft. The collapsible workstation assembly is mounted to a floor of the aircraft via one or more mounting plates and one or more adaptive floor plates. The collapsible workstation assembly includes a number of modules for display and user controls. Each of the modules are connected via hinges and hinge locks to be moved between a deployed position for use and a stowed position when not in use. The collapsible workstation assembly is further connected to an observer chair assembly and a temporary door plug. |
| US10301003B2 |
Method for connecting fiber-reinforced structural components
This pertains to a method for connecting fiber-reinforced structural components. In a first step of the method, a first fiber-reinforced structural component and a second fiber-reinforced structural component are supplied. In another step, the first fiber-reinforced structural component and the second fiber-reinforced structural component are heated by means of a heating device. A penetration through the first fiber-reinforced structural component and the second fiber-reinforced structural component is produced in another step by means of a fastening device. In another step, the first fiber-reinforced structural component is connected to the second fiber-reinforced structural component by means of the fastening device. This furthermore pertains to a structural aircraft element. |
| US10301001B2 |
Pump device
The invention relates to a pump device for operating vacuum drainage systems and for pumping sewage, in particular on watercrafts. This pump device comprises a drive device having a drive shaft that comprises a first shaft end and a second shaft end and can be rotated by means of the drive device. The pump device further comprises a centrifugal pump which has at least one impeller that is connected in a torque-proof manner to the drive shaft in the region of the first shaft end. |
| US10300998B2 |
Aquatic jet propulsion device
An aquatic jet propulsion device basically includes a portable main control module, a first submersible propulsion unit and a first sub-two-way communication device. The portable main control module includes a main controller and a main two-way communication device. The first submersible propulsion unit includes a first motor, a first battery electrically connected to the first motor and a first motor controller operatively connected to the first motor to control a speed of the first motor. The first sub-two-way communication device is configured to communicate with the main two-way communication device. The main controller is programmed to output a first control signal to control the speed of the first motor of the first submersible propulsion unit via the first motor controller based on a first feedback signal containing first propulsion unit data that is received from the first sub-two-way communication device. |
| US10300996B2 |
Self-adjusting drive-on floating dock
A self-adjusting, drive-on, floating dock for personal watercraft including a central float having a plurality of central float rollers to support the keel or bottom of the hull of a personal watercraft; and a plurality of side floats with attached side float arms having attached side float rollers that support the sides of the hull of a personal watercraft; and in which at least one of the side floats is attached to the central float in such a manner to allow it to float independently of the center float, but is restrained from drifting away from said central float; and the independent buoyant forces created by both the central float and the plurality of side floats together support the hull of a personal watercraft. |
| US10300994B2 |
Pontoon systems and methods
Embodiments include a retrofit pontoon system including a pontoon, the pontoon having a pontoon body defining a first cavity, a retrofit assembly, the retrofit assembly including a tube, wherein the tube is sized to pass through a first aperture formed in the pontoon body and a selectively fillable container, where the tube is operably coupled with the selectively fillable container, and a pump, the pump being coupled with the tube such that operation of the pump selectively fills and drains water from the selectively fillable container, where filling the selectively fillable container lowers the profile of the pontoon in the water and emptying the selectively fillable container raises the profile of the pontoon in the water. |
| US10300992B2 |
Maritime transport system for oil and derivatives thereof
The invention relates to a maritime transport system for oil and the derivatives thereof, which includes a tractor unit with a device for driving at least one floating, rotary spheroid container. The at least one container has two semi-spherical domes, an upper one and a lower one, that are closed at the base end and open at the other, the base of each containing a flat surface. Both domes are assembled with the open ends facing one another and are joined at the circular perimeter thereof by a fitting belt with securing device and a gasket, both being solidly joined together. Inside the container are disposed an upper structure and a lower structure that are solidly connected to connecting beams, defining a self-supporting cube-shaped cage with projecting rotating devices and multiple individual housing cells for at least one tank of fluid to be transported. |
| US10300990B2 |
Snowmobile fuel tank
A snowmobile frame includes a tunnel, an engine cradle, a front suspension, a forward support and a fuel tank having a lower and an upper wall connected together 5 to enclose a volume. The volume fluidly communicates with the engine and has a portion extending upwardly and forwardly from the tunnel to the forward support. The fuel tank is removably connected to the tunnel and the forward support by the upper wall which has a left and a right lower end portion respectively connected to the tunnel on a left and right side of the longitudinal centerplane, and an upper end 10 portion connected to the forward support. The lower wall is connected to the upper wall above lower end portions and below the upper end portion. A force transmitted between the forward support and the tunnel, via the fuel tank, is transmitted through the upper wall without passing through the lower wall. |
| US10300988B2 |
Mechanical actuation device for actuating the control cable of a bicycle derailleur
A bicycle gear shifter that has a control pin and a cable-winding bush mounted coaxially and rotatable in opposite angular directions. A ball-carrying bush is mounted coaxially for rotation as a unit with the cable-winding bush and is equipped with at least one slider. An indexing bush is rotatable with respect to the control pin is provided with a plurality of stop positions engageable during a relative rotation between the ball-carrying bush and the indexing bush, each stop position defining a stable angular position for the cable-winding bush. A pointer is switchable between an active position in which it interacts with the indexing bush to limit the angular play thereof with respect to the casing and a passive position in which it does not interact with the indexing bush and does not limit the angular position between the indexing bush and the casing. |
| US10300985B2 |
Electric-motor-assisted bicycle
A drive unit reliably and stably attached to a bracket, even if the bracket has high stiffness, includes a housing including first and second suspension bosses located between first and second side plates of the bracket in a left-right direction of a bicycle. A first bolt is fastened to the first suspension boss and inserted from an outside in the left-right direction of the bicycle into a hole in the first side plate. A cylindrical member is fitted into an insertion hole in the second suspension boss that is open toward the second side plate. The cylindrical member is slidable in the left-right direction of the bicycle and includes a thread groove located on an inner periphery thereof engaging a thread located on an outer periphery of a second bolt that is inserted from the outside in the left-right direction of the bicycle into a hole in the second side plate. |
| US10300984B2 |
Bicycle electrical unit for bicycle crank assembly
A bicycle electrical unit is provided for a bicycle crank assembly. The bicycle electrical unit includes a housing, a wireless communication unit and a charge receiver port. The housing is mounted on a crank arm. The wireless communication unit is enclosed in the housing. The charge receiver port is provided on the housing. |
| US10300983B2 |
Operating assembly
An operating assembly for a small vehicle including a bicycle is basically provided with a base member, an operating member, a handlebar fixing structure and a handlebar spacer. The base member includes a support. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The handlebar fixing structure is coupled to base member. The handlebar fixing structure defines a handlebar receiving area. The support is spaced from the handlebar receiving area of the handlebar fixing structure in a parallel direction parallel to a handlebar axis defined by the handlebar receiving area. The handlebar spacer is disposed between a handlebar and one of the support and the handlebar fixing structure in a mounted state where the operating device is mounted to the handlebar. |
| US10300982B2 |
Disc brake rotor adapter, disc brake rotor including adapter, magnetism generation device
A disc brake rotor adapter is configured to detect a rotational state of a bicycle wheel. The disc brake rotor includes an adapter and a magnetism generation device. The disc brake rotor adapter is configured to attach a disc brake rotor main body to a hub of a bicycle. The adapter includes an adapter main body, a magnetism generation portion and an attaching portion. The adapter main body includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a second spline configured to be engaged with a first spline provided on the hub. The disc brake rotor main body is coupled to the outer portion. The attaching portion attaches the magnetism generation portion to the adapter main body in a manner irrelevant to a fixing function of a fixing member. The fixing member is configured to fix the adapter to the hub. |
| US10300980B2 |
Axles, such as for bicycles
A suspension for a two-wheeled vehicle includes first and second fork legs. Each fork leg includes a dropout. Each dropout has an opening therethrough. At least a portion of one of the openings is threaded. Each of the dropouts includes a split-damp pinch bearing defining the opening and operable between an open position and a locked position, and a hand operable actuator pivoted to the bearing for operation thereof. The suspension further includes a one-piece axle. The axle is disposed through the openings. The axle has a threaded first end engaged with the threaded portion. The axle has an ergonomic grip formed at a second end. The bearing tightly engages an outer surface of the axle in the locked position, thereby rotationally coupling the axle to the dropout. |
| US10300978B2 |
Foldable bicycle frame
In order to provide a foldable bicycle frame which can be folded to form a very small packing size on the one hand and also satisfies high stability requirements on the other hand, a foldable bicycle frame is provided in accordance with the invention, comprising a seat tube (1) for accommodating a seat post (2), an upper tube (3), a head tube (4), a lower tube (5), two chain stays (6) and two seat stays (7), wherein a first releasable locking mechanism is provided in order to connect, in an unfolded state of the bicycle frame, the seat post (2), the seat tube (1), the upper tube (3) and the seat stays (7) in a rigid and detachable manner to each other and to fix the position to each other. |
| US10300976B2 |
Three-wheeled rear-steering scooter
A three wheeled scooter comprises a chassis having forward and aft ends with a front wheel non-pivotally mounted to the forward end and a pair of rear wheels coaxially mounted to the aft end. The chassis defines a longitudinal axis and includes a support assembly and a handle assembly extending upwardly from the support assembly. The rear wheels are configured to be angularly yawable relative to the longitudinal axis between a neutral position and a yawed position. Steering of the scooter is thereby effectuated by angular yawing of the rear wheels relative to the longitudinal axis such as by asymmetric loading of one of opposing sides of the support assembly. |
| US10300975B2 |
Protective garment provided with an inflatable protective device and associated inflating method
The present invention relates to a protective garment (10, 110) provided with an inflatable protective device. The inflatable protective device comprises: at least one inflatable bag (12), suitable for moving between a rest condition, wherein it is in a deflated status, and an operating condition, wherein it is in an inflated status; an inflator device (14) coupled to the at least one inflatable bag (12) and designed for inflating the at least one inflatable bag (12), once the inflator device (14) is triggered; at least one acceleration sensor (16) suitable for detecting the acceleration undergone by the garment (10, 110) and a control unit (18) designed for processing the acceleration data detected by the at least one acceleration sensor (16) and for sending a triggering signal to the inflator device (14), when a crash situation is identified. The protective garment is characterized by further comprising a transmitting unit (20), (120) designed for sending an activation signal (15) outside the protective garment (10, 110) when the triggering signal is generated by the control unit 18 and a receiving unit (21, 121) suitable for receiving a signal (15) from outside the protective garment (10, 110) and generating the triggering signal of the inflator device (14) when the received signal (15) is recognized as an activation signal. The present invention also relates to a method for inflating an inflatable protective device of a protective garment. |
| US10300971B2 |
Three-wheeled vehicle
A three-wheeled vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame supported by front ground engaging members and a single rear ground engaging member. The vehicle includes an engine positioned forward of an operator area and a swing arm coupled to the single rear ground engagement member. The operator area of the vehicle may include seating for a driver and a passenger. |
| US10300959B2 |
Vehicle rear body structure
A vehicle rear body structure includes a rear bulkhead that partitions a vehicle interior and a rear trunk and a damper base that is joined to the rear bulkhead through a wheel house. The damper base is joined to the wheel house, and thus a damper supporting portion is formed in a bag shape. The damper supporting portion is coupled to a rear frame through the rear bulkhead and is coupled to the rear frame through a house rear corner ridge. The house rear corner ridge and the rear bulkhead are formed in an inverted V-shape. |
| US10300954B2 |
Dual A-pillar or autonomous vehicles
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include a first A-pillar, spanning between a roof rail and shotgun, and a frame assembly. The first A-pillar may carry a windshield. The frame assembly may include a second A-pillar, spanning between the roof rail and a hinge pillar, and a C-pillar. The frame assembly may define a side ingress/egress opening of a cabin having a rearward-facing front seat. The opening may span between the second A-pillar and C-pillar without a B-pillar. |
| US10300952B2 |
Impact absorbing member
An impact absorbing member 10 able to secure absorption energy while lightening weight by absorbing the impact load applied in the axial direction by periodic buckling, wherein the impact absorbing member 10 is provided with a main body 20 comprised of metal sheet and having a polygonal shape in cross-section vertical to an axial direction and a center sheet 30 comprised of metal sheet and provided at a hollow part in the main body along the axial direction, the polygonal shape of the main body 20 includes a pair of long side (20a, 20b) facing each other, the center sheet 30 is joined to each of the long sides (20a, 20b) of the polygonal shape of the main body 20, and the sheet thickness t1 (mm) of the main body 20 and the sheet thickness t2 (mm) of the center sheet 30 satisfy 1.3×t1≤t2. |
| US10300951B2 |
Tie string attachment between vehicle sub-frame and rear floor
A vehicle floor assembly may include a frame and a floor panel attached to the frame via a plurality of mount fasteners, a plurality of string attachments, each welded to the frame and the floor panel to further attach the frame and the floor panel in addition to the mount fasteners and to provide additional resistance to buckling of the floor panel or the frame during a collision. |
| US10300944B2 |
Sensor device and electric power steering apparatus using same
A sensor device including a first output circuit generating and outputting a first output signal that is generated as a signal sequence from a first main signal based on a detection value of a first main sensor element to a first sub signal based on a detection value of a first sub sensor element, a second output circuit generating and outputting a second output signal that is generated as a signal sequence from a second main signal based on a detection value of a second main sensor element to a second sub signal based on a detection value of a second sub sensor element, and an abnormality determiner determining abnormality of the device based on the first output signal and the second output signal. |
| US10300943B2 |
Vehicle steering apparatus
Provided is a vehicle steering apparatus capable of predicting failure while protecting a clutch device. The vehicle steering apparatus includes a turning device for turning steered wheels of a vehicle, and a steering device having a steering reaction force actuator for providing reaction force to assist user's steering of a steering wheel. A clutch device is provided between the steering device and the turning device to perform operation to mechanically cause a connection state or a disconnection state between the steering device and the turning device. Further, between the steering reaction force actuator and the clutch device, a mechanical fuse is arranged that twists and deforms by an input of an excessive load to prevent the load from being transmitted to the clutch device. A scribing line is drawn on the side surface portion of this mechanical fuse. |
| US10300936B2 |
Tamper cart system
A tamper cart system for transporting a mechanical tamper includes a mechanical tamper. The mechanical tamper has a handle, a body and a compression plate. A cart is provided and the cart is rolled along a support surface. The mechanical tamper is selectively positioned on the cart. Thus, the mechanical tamper is transportable by an individual. A handle is movably coupled to the cart. |
| US10300934B2 |
Wagon with folding seats
A foldable wagon with steerable front wheels and foldable seats is disclosed. The wagon has a frame having a first end assembly and an opposing second end assembly, a floor assembly and 4 wheels. The wagon also has seat assemblies comprising a first seat, a front support, and a rear support, wherein the front support for the seat is pivotally connected to a second end of the first seat and pivotally connected to the wagon frame, and wherein the rear support for the first seat is pivotally connected adjacent a first end of the first seat and pivotally connected to the end assembly. The seat is positionable in a use position such that the seat is transverse to the end assembly, and a storage position such that the seat is adjacent and generally parallel to the end assembly. |
| US10300928B2 |
Trailer load monitoring
Methods and systems for monitoring a load in a trailer coupled to a vehicle. One method includes determining, with an electronic processor, an initial weight on a rear axle of the vehicle when the load is engaged with the trailer coupled to the vehicle. The method also includes monitoring, with the electronic processor, a current weight on the rear axle of the vehicle based on data collected by a sensor. The method also includes comparing, with the electronic processor, the initial weight and the current weight. The method also includes automatically generating, with the electronic processor, a notification when the current weight is different than the initial weight by a predetermined threshold. |
| US10300922B2 |
Risk assessment system for assessing current driver behavior relative to past behavior and behaviors of other drivers
A risk assessment system is provided and includes a behavior description generator, driving behavior comparator, and risk assessment modules and a transceiver. The behavior description generator module receives a set of driving features and topics corresponding to a driving behavior of a first driver in a location and under a set of driving conditions. The driving behavior comparator module: compares the set of driving features and the topics to other sets of features and topics, which correspond to driving behaviors of other drivers for the location and same or similar driving conditions as the set of driving conditions; and generates an anomaly score for the first driver based on results of the comparison. The risk assessment module calculates a risk assessment score for the driver based on the anomaly score, where the risk assessment score is indicative of a risk level of the first driver relative to the other drivers. |
| US10300919B2 |
Torque control of a vehicle powertrain based on a time derivative for a dynamic torque
A desired change of a time derivative of dynamic torque (Tqfw), provided to an output shaft from an engine in a vehicle, from a current value to a new desired value is determined. A current rotational speed difference (Δωpres) is determined between a first end of the powertrain in a vehicle, which rotates with a first rotational speed (ω1), and a second end of the powertrain, which rotates with a second rotational speed. The first rotational speed (ω1) is then controlled on the basis of the desired value of the time derivative for the dynamic torque (Tqfw), a spring constant (k) related to a torsional compliance in the powertrain, and the determined current rotational speed difference {Δωpres). Through control of the first rotational speed, the current value for the time derivative for the dynamic torque is also indirectly controlled towards the desired value. |
| US10300917B2 |
System and method for automatically adjusting a target ground speed of a machine
A method for automatically adjusting a target ground speed of a machine includes receiving data from a sensor, at a work monitor unit of an electronic control module of the machine, analyzing the data received from the sensor on the work monitor unit, receiving the data from the work monitor unit at a target model unit of the electronic control module, calculating, at the target model unit based on the data, ground engagement data for the machine, receiving the ground engagement data for the machine at a work monitor library unit of the electronic control module, calculating, at the work monitor library unit, the target ground speed, and adjusting a speed of the machine to the target ground speed. |
| US10300913B2 |
Vehicle identification device and vehicle identification method
A vehicle identification device includes an external sensor configured to detect a situation around a host vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a speed of the host vehicle, a communication unit configured to perform vehicle-to-vehicle communication with non-host vehicles, and an electronic control device. The electronic control device is configured to: acquire non-host vehicle detection information, acquire non-host vehicle communication information, identify a preceding vehicle, determine whether or not the in-vehicle sensor has lost the preceding vehicle, recognize the vehicle speed of the host vehicle, calculate an estimated relative distance between the lost preceding vehicle and the host vehicle when the preceding vehicle has been lost, and re-identify a communication continuation vehicle that used to be the preceding vehicle. |
| US10300907B2 |
Deceleration control in a hybrid vehicle
Systems and methods provide power to augment that of an electric motor in a hybrid electric vehicle to control deceleration of the hybrid electric vehicle. When a hybrid electric vehicle is going to encounter some road condition that may require deceleration, e.g., a downgrade, the hybrid electric vehicle may turn off the engine to take advantage of the regenerative braking properties of the hybrid electric vehicle while traversing the downgrade. However, in situations where the electric motor is unable to provide sufficient negative motor torque to control deceleration, the engine can be connected to the drivetrain in a fuel-cut off mode allowing the engine to generate negative engine torque that can augment the negative motor torque. |
| US10300905B2 |
Electric vehicle drive using combined differential and reduction gearing
An electric vehicle drive system includes an electric motor, first and second planetary gear sets, including sun gear, carrier and ring gear members, first and second output shafts, and a housing. The members of the first planetary gear set are connected with the electric motor, the first output shaft, and a member of the second planetary gear set. The members of the second planetary gear set are connected with the first planetary gear set, the housing, and the second output shaft. The first planetary gear set provides differential reduction and the second planetary gear set provides reversal and reduction. Optional clutches can provide the function of a limited slip differential and distribute torque preferentially to one output shaft or the other. |
| US10300899B2 |
Adjustment of maximum brake pump speed based on rate of change of target deceleration
Method and apparatus are disclosed for adjustment of maximum brake pump speed based on rate of change of target deceleration. An example vehicle includes a brake pump having a maximum pump speed. The example vehicle also includes a vehicle decelerator to determine a target deceleration for autonomous deceleration and send a signal to the brake pump to decelerate the vehicle at the target deceleration. The example vehicle also includes a maximum speed regulator to determine a rate of change of the target deceleration and adjust the maximum pump speed based on the rate of change. |
| US10300898B2 |
Cart and implement combination having a brake system
A towed cart and implement having a brake assembly enabled for independent application of the cart brake assembly without application of the brakes of prime mover in a burst application of the brake assembly for a predetermined duration. A brake control system includes a display which indicates the capacity of the brake assembly for burst application based on a temperature of a brake assembly component. The temperature may be measured or estimated based on duration and timing of burst brake applications. |
| US10300895B2 |
Brake device
A brake device having an electric parking brake function, capable of appropriately performing stepwise increase control for a clamping force. A control unit including a computing circuit (20), a memory (21), and each motor drive circuit (23) of a parking brake control device (19) includes a stepwise increase control unit configured to increase the clamping force generated by brake pads (33) to a disc rotor (4) in a stepwise manner. When start of contact between the disc rotor (4) and the brake pads (33) caused by feeding of power from the parking brake control device (19) to an electric motor (43B) is detected based on a motor current from a current sensor unit (24), the stepwise increase control unit performs control for repeatedly feeding and stopping power to the electric motor (43B) to increase the clamping force in a stepwise manner in accordance with a predefined processing procedure. |
| US10300894B2 |
Auto-braking system for vehicle and method for auto-braking vehicle
The present disclosure provides an auto-braking system which includes a braking device, a receiver, and a controller. The controller includes a determining portion, a verifying portion and an executing portion. The determining portion determines whether a vehicle will violate a red signal of the traffic light based on the traffic light state information. The verifying portion verifies the traffic light state information is valid by comparing the traffic light state information with the image of the traffic light captured by the sensor. The executing portion executes a first braking control to slow the vehicle at a first deceleration rate when the determining portion determines that the vehicle will violate a red signal. The executing portion executes a second braking control to slow the vehicle at a second deceleration rate to stop at a specified position when the verifying portion verifies that the traffic light state information is valid. |
| US10300892B2 |
Method to signal that the parking brake of an automatic or automated transmission of a vehicle is not engaged before the driver leaves the vehicle
A method to signal that a parking brake of an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle is not engaged, during the detection that the driver or passenger door has been opened after the engine has been turned off, characterized in that a vehicle computing unit other than the transmission computer records the last signal related to the engaged state of the parking brake and triggers an alert signal conveyed to the passengers of the vehicle if the driver or passenger door is open and the parking device of the transmission is not engaged. |
| US10300882B2 |
Dual chamber airbag with asymmetrically tunable parameters and method of manufacturing the same
Embodiments include a vehicle airbag assembly comprising an airbag including a first chamber and a second chamber, a first internal vent permitting gas entry into the first chamber, and a second internal vent permitting gas entry into the second chamber, where the first chamber has a greater volume than the second chamber in an inflated state of the airbag, and the first internal vent is configured for a larger gas flow than the second internal vent. Embodiments also include a vehicle airbag assembly comprising an airbag including a first chamber and a second chamber and at least one internal tether coupled to the second chamber for restricting an inflated depth of the second chamber, where the first chamber has an unrestricted depth and a volume that is larger than a volume of the second chamber in an inflated state of the airbag. |
| US10300880B2 |
Vehicle airbag systems and methods with magnetic elements
An airbag module for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion; an inflator coupled to the airbag cushion and configured to selectively provide air to inflate and deploy the airbag cushion from a stowed state into a deployed state; an airbag magnetic element coupled to the airbag cushion; and a magnetic guide element arranged at a distance to the airbag magnetic element when the airbag cushion is in the stowed state. Upon deployment of the airbag cushion, the airbag magnetic element and the magnetic guide element magnetically interact with one another to at least one of guide the airbag cushion in a predetermined direction or maintain the airbag cushion in a predetermined deployed position. |
| US10300879B2 |
Side curtain airbag system
A side curtain airbag system 10 includes: an airbag body 21 mounted on a vehicle interior side of a roof side part of a body and deploying upon supply of gas; and a protector 22 designed to hold the airbag body 21 and guide deployment of the airbag body 21. The protector 22 includes: a main body part 41 extending along the roof side part and covers the airbag body 21; multiple first ribs extending toward a vehicle exterior from the main body part 41, capable of making contact with the body at the time of deployment of the airbag body 21, and arranged in a direction in which the main body part 41 extends; and a second rib 43 connecting an adjacent pair, of the first ribs 42 to each other, and extending toward the vehicle exterior and obliquely downward from the main body part 41. |
| US10300874B2 |
Passenger vehicle having a front-end carrier
A front-end carrier for a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The front-end carrier has at least one cross member element and at least two lateral strut elements which are connected to one another via the cross member element and extend downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle away from the cross member element. Via the strut elements, the front-end carrier can be supported on a main longitudinal support plane of the passenger vehicle. At least one further load plane is above the main longitudinal support plane and below the cross member element. |
| US10300872B2 |
Vehicle bumper beam and method for manufacturing vehicle bumper beam
A bumper beam formed of fiber reinforced resin containing continuous fibers oriented at least in the vehicle width direction sufficiently absorbs the collision energy of a high-speed collision in the fiber reinforced resin. The bumper beam also has a center portion positioned in the center in the vehicle width direction and protruding outward in the front-back direction, and right and left outer portions inclined from the respective ends of the center portion seen in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side in the front-back direction. The outer portions each have a resin foam member protruding outward in front-back direction. Thus, at the time of a low speed collision, the resin foam member is crushed to absorb part of the collision energy so that the energy is absorbed and distributed over the center and outer portions, protecting the car body frame from deformation. |
| US10300870B2 |
Energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle
An energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle comprising an electric converter circuit and a power take-off unit is disclosed. The electric converter circuit comprises: an electric energy storage; a first DC bus; an electric generator connected to the first DC bus through an electronic brake controller; a second DC bus connected to the first DC bus through a DC/DC converter, and an inverter connected to the second DC bus and having an output connected to the electrical load of the energy harvesting device. The power take-off unit comprises: a rotatable pivot plate for coupling to the vehicle chassis and supporting the electric generator; an electric generator pulley coupled to the electric generator; a shaft pulley; a shaft attachment for attaching the shaft pulley to the vehicle driveline shaft; and a belt connecting the electric generator pulley and the shaft pulley. |
| US10300866B2 |
Method for assembling camera for vehicle vision system
A method for assembling a camera for a vehicle includes providing a camera housing portion, disposing an imaging sensor at a base portion of the camera housing portion, and disposing a lens system at a first portion of the camera housing portion. A first circuit board is provided that includes circuitry associated with the imaging sensor, which is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board. The camera housing portion and a connector portion are joined together to encase the first and second circuit boards. The connector portion includes a multi-pin connector having terminals that include (i) a first terminal portion for electrically connecting with a connector of the vehicle and (ii) a second terminal portion that electrically connects with circuitry disposed at the first circuit board when the camera housing portion and the connector portion are joined together. |
| US10300862B2 |
Holding device
There is provided a holding device mounted in a mounting hole in a mount member to hold a predetermined member. A base member is mounted in the mounting hole. A bag hooking member is supported rotatably on the base member. The bag hooking member has a holding portion that takes, depending on its rotational positions, a protruding state and a stowed state and that holds the predetermined member in the protruding state. The base member has a frame portion surrounding the bag hooking member, a claw portion extending from one side of the frame portion to be locked on a rear side portion of the mount member, and an erect portion erected from the one side of the frame portion to be locked on the rear side portion in a position lying nearer to the mounting hole than a distal end of the claw portion. |
| US10300860B2 |
Vehicle rear assembly
A rear vehicle assembly having: two side trims intended to laterally bound a trunk, and a tray, movable relative to the side trims between a concealing position and a storage position. The tray includes at least one first panel, and one second panel linked to the first panel, defining two side edges of the tray. Each side trim defines a guide path for the tray. The tray includes at least one hinge articulating the first panel to the second panel, such that the side edge of the tray is adapted to cooperate with a respective guide path. And the rear vehicle assembly includes a driving mechanism adapted to drive the tray from the concealing position to the storage position. |
| US10300854B2 |
Apparatus and method of generating top-view image
Provided is a method of generating a top-view image. The method includes: obtaining an input image by photographing a peripheral road surface of the vehicle by using a camera when a vehicle is driving, detecting at least two lanes from the input image, detecting a vanishing point at which the at least two lanes intersect, calculating a first rotation angle of the camera by using the vanishing point, calculating a second rotation angle of the camera for converting the input image into a top-view image represented in a top-view image coordinate system, based on the first rotation angle, and rotation-converting the input image by using the second rotation angle to generate the top-view image. |
| US10300851B1 |
Method for warning vehicle of risk of lane change and alarm device using the same
A method for warning a vehicle of a risk of lane change is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) an alarm device, if at least one rear image captured by a running vehicle is acquired, segmenting the rear image by using a learned convolutional neural network (CNN) to thereby obtain a segmentation image corresponding to the rear image; (b) the alarm device checking at least one free space ratio in at least one blind spot by referring to the segmentation image, wherein the free space ratio is determined as a ratio of a road area without an object in the blind spot to a whole area of the blind spot; and (c) the alarm device, if the free space ratio is less than or equal to at least one predetermined threshold value, warning a driver of the vehicle of the risk of lane change. |
| US10300849B2 |
Interior lighting device for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a device for controlling interior lighting of a motor vehicle interior including at least one light source, a projection support and a control module. The control module is capable of configuring the projection support so that it can receive at least one image emitted by the light source. The invention also relates to a method for lighting at least a part of an interior space of a motor vehicle by such an interior lighting device. |
| US10300846B2 |
Image display apparatus
An image display device includes an illuminator and a detector. The illuminator is configured to send out light on a road surface frontward of a vehicle, to display an image on the road surface. The detector is configured to detect a pedestrian frontward of the vehicle. The illuminator is configured to cause a notification image to be on chronologically-changeable display on the road surface. The notification image notifies information to the pedestrian detected by the detector. |
| US10300844B2 |
Device for indicating a turn signal on a motor vehicle window
A device for indicating lock status of a motor vehicle door includes a door lock status indicator carried on a window of the motor vehicle door. A device for indicating a turn signal of a motor vehicle includes a turn signal indicator carried on a window of the motor vehicle. These devices may be combined into a single lighting module. |
| US10300839B2 |
Control device for vehicular lamp and vehicle lighting system
To provide a technique capable of accurately obtaining the attitude of a vehicle in the pitch direction. A device controls the optical axis of a vehicular lamp in accordance with an attitude change in pitch direction of the vehicle having (a) an angle calculation part which obtains acceleration associated with the vertical and the horizontal direction at a predetermined time interval, obtains a first and a second acceleration related to the vertical and the horizontal direction by eliminating the gravitational acceleration component from each acceleration, calculates a vehicle traveling direction acceleration based on the two accelerations, and obtains a vehicle attitude angle based on a correlation between the acceleration and the vehicle traveling direction acceleration, and (b) an optical axis setting part which generates a control signal for controlling the optical axis of the lamp based on the vehicle attitude angle, and provides the control signal to the lamp. |
| US10300833B2 |
Resilient cover clip
A resilient clip can be used for covers for equipment. The resilient clip has a portion that can be inserted into a channel on the equipment, a portion that can be attached to a cover, and a portion that can be used to remove the clip from the channel. |
| US10300832B1 |
Automated technique for configuring storage space
A method for storing cargo items includes determining characteristics of a cargo space, where the cargo space includes at least one seat and the at least one seat is capable of being moved between a first position within the cargo space and a second position within the cargo space. A set of cargo items including one or more cargo items to be positioned in the cargo space is determined. A configuration of the cargo space is determined based at least in part on the set of cargo items, where the configuration of the cargo space includes the second position of the at least one seat. A layout of the set of cargo items within the cargo space is determined based at least in part on the set of cargo items and the determined configuration, and the at least one seat is moved from the first position to the second position. |
| US10300828B2 |
Vertically oriented transportable container with improved stability
A transportable container apparatus includes an elongate container having a central axis and a base attached to a bottom end of the container. The container and base are substantially symmetrical about the central axis and the container is oriented substantially vertically with the base resting on a ground surface when in a working position. The container having an upper container section with upper walls substantially parallel to the central axis and a lower container section with lower walls substantially parallel to the central axis. The upper container section includes a sloping hopper at a bottom thereof to direct granular material into the lower container section. A floor of the container is sloped toward an outlet port defined in a ported wall of the lower container section such that granular material stored in the container slides down the floor to the outlet port. |
| US10300823B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling massage functions of a motor vehicle seat
A method for controlling and selecting massage functions of a motor vehicle seat and include the steps of: switching the system to a selection mode and starting the selection mode; scrolling through massage functions that are organized in a block-by-block manner, wherein the massage functions that are organized in a block-by-block manner include a specific massage zone per block; confirming a selection of the massage block by way of a user selection; and terminating the selection mode. |
| US10300822B2 |
Headrest
A headrest for a vehicle seat has a head support and a mounting assembly carrying the head support on a vehicle seat and comprising a four-pivot linkage having an upper holding element on the head support and a lower holding element fixed to the seat. First and second links interconnect the upper holding element at respective first and second upper pivots on the upper holding element and the lower holding element at respective first and second lower pivots on the lower holding element. Thus the four-pivot linkage can shift the head support relative to the vehicle seat between a front position moved forward toward the head of a seat occupant, and a rear position moved backward therefrom. The upper are at a different relative horizontal spacing on the upper holding element than the lower pivots on the lower holding element. |
| US10300819B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat including a panel frame including a fixed area which is one area of the panel frame partitioned by a line segment connecting a first fixed point and a second fixed point and includes a third fixed point at which the panel frame is fixed to a vehicle main body at a position different from positions of the first and second fixed point, an overhang area which is another area of the panel frame partitioned by the line segment; and a bead including a first and second bead pieces which respectively extend across the overhang area and the fixed area, and one of the first and second bead pieces has an extended portion which extends into an orthogonal area which is an area orthogonal to a portion of the line segment running between the first and second bead pieces. |
| US10300817B2 |
Seat-cover outer-skin material, seat cover, and vehicle seat
At least a part of a seat cover (4) covering a vehicle seat (1) is formed of a seat-cover skin material (5) including a surface material (10), a cushion material (11), and a backing material (12) which are laminated in this order and are integrally joined together, and a stitch portion (20) at which the surface material (10) and the backing material (12) are sewn together, wherein an elongation percentage of the surface material (10) is greater than an elongation percentage of the backing material (12) when the same load is applied. |
| US10300816B2 |
Seat backrest
A seat backrest includes right and left side frame segments, a pressure receiving member disposed between the side frame segments movably in a front-back direction, and a cushion pad covering the front of the side frame segments and pressure receiving member. The pressure receiving member includes a main body part, and extending parts extending laterally from both sides of the main body part. The cushion pad includes a back receiving part covering the front of the main body part, and bank parts disposed on both sides of the back receiving part, protruding forward from both sides, and covering the front of the extending parts and side frame segments. A recess is formed at an area, facing a corresponding extending part of the extending parts, of a rear surface of each bank part. |
| US10300812B2 |
Adjusting device having an adjusting mechanism arranged on a guide rail
An adjusting device for adjusting two vehicle parts relative to each other is provided. The adjusting device comprising a first guide rail, which is longitudinally extended along a longitudinal axis and which is formed by a base and lateral legs connected to the base, a second guide rail, which is movably arranged on the first guide rail and which is longitudinally extended along the longitudinal axis, an adjusting mechanism, which is arranged between the legs on the first guide rail and which comprises a spindle nut, which can be rotated about the longitudinal axis in order to drive the adjusting device, a spindle, which is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the second guide rail and which is longitudinally extended along the longitudinal axis and which engages with the spindle nut in such a way that, when the spinal nut is rotated, the first guide rail is moved along the longitudinal axis relative to the second guide rail, and a fastening device for fastening the adjusting mechanism to the first guide rail. |
| US10300808B2 |
Preconditioned charging using an autonomous vehicle
Systems of an autonomous vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. During travel of an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle can determine a charge is needed. Within the planned path of travel, the autonomous vehicle can determine when the autonomous vehicle may arrive at a charging station, what destinations are planned after reaching the charging station, the current temperature of the battery (and the temperature of the surroundings), the weather conditions at the charging station, etc. Based on these determinations and/or calculations, the autonomous vehicle can precondition the battery before the autonomous vehicle arrives at the charging station, for example, the autonomous vehicle starts cooling the battery at a quicker than normal rate so that the autonomous vehicle arrives at the charging station with the battery at the coldest possible temperature. The preconditioning allows the autonomous vehicle to charge at higher rate compared to charging without preconditioning. |
| US10300799B2 |
Vehicle and protector structure
A vehicle includes a cover, a front protector, and a rear protector. The cover has a cover lowest portion projecting from the bottom of the vehicle body toward an outside of the vehicle by a first distance. The front protector is provided on a front side of the cover in a front-rear direction. The front protector has a front protector lowest portion projecting from the bottom of the vehicle body toward the outside of the vehicle a second distance longer than the first distance. The rear protector is provided on a rear side of the cover in the front-rear direction. The cover is provided between the front protector and the rear protector in the front-rear direction. The rear protector has a rear protector lowest portion projecting from the bottom toward the outside of the vehicle by a third distance longer than the first distance. |
| US10300798B2 |
Determining battery DC impedance
A method and apparatus for measuring battery cell DC impedance by controlling charging of the battery cell. The method includes real-time characterization of a battery, (a) measuring periodically a DC impedance of the battery to determine a measured DC impedance; (b) ratioing the measured DC impedance to a reference DC impedance for the battery to establish an impedance degradation factor; (c) obtaining, during use of the battery and responsive to a set of attributes of the battery, an operational reference impedance for the battery; and (d) applying the impedance degradation factor to the operational reference impedance to obtain a real-time effective impedance for the battery. |
| US10300797B2 |
System and method for controlling start of fuel cell vehicle
A system and method for controlling a start of a fuel cell vehicle are provided. The method includes providing hydrogen and air to a fuel cell and operating a converter to maintain a voltage of a high voltage bus constant. The converter is disposed between a high-voltage battery and the high voltage bus to which an output stage of the fuel cell is connected, and the voltage of the high voltage bus becomes a preset lowest control voltage. A charge current of the high-voltage battery is set as a charge limit current and an air supply amount is adjusted and the converter is operated to provide a current corresponding to an amplitude of the charge limit current to the high-voltage battery. The charge limit current is changed based on comparing a sensed charge current, obtained by sensing a current input to the high-voltage battery, with the charge limit current. |
| US10300795B2 |
Regenerative braking control device of electric vehicle
A regenerative braking control device of an electric vehicle, wherein, in an electric vehicle system that includes an electric motor coupled to a drive wheel, the regenerative braking control device has an electric motor controller that controls powering or regeneration of the electric motor, and a regeneration amount setting unit that sets a regeneration amount by a driver operation and that can change the regeneration amount according to an intention of a driver. The electric motor controller includes a regeneration instruction torque limitation unit that limits, immediately before stop of the vehicle with a motor rotation speed in a low-speed area, the regeneration amount to be decreased as a motor rotation speed is lowered. |
| US10300794B2 |
Electrical circuit for a motor vehicle and method for establishing contact and/or terminating contact of a vehicle with a vehicle-external electrical network
An electrical circuit for a vehicle includes at least one electrical contact device for an intermittently detachable electrical connection to a vehicle-external electrical network, a vehicle-internal electrical network and at least one detector device which determines if a connection exists between the contact device and the vehicle-external network. The circuit has at least one switching device which closes the electrical connection between the contact device and the vehicle-internal network depending on the connection determined between the contact device and the vehicle-external network. A method for making contact and/or breaking contact of a vehicle with a vehicle-external electrical network is also provided. |
| US10300789B2 |
Vehicle heads-up display
A display system for a vehicle. The display system includes a display engine that displays an image visible to a driver of the vehicle. In a first configuration, the display engine projects vehicle operating information directly in front of the driver. In a second configuration, the display engine projects an augmented reality image of an environment ahead of the vehicle directly in front of the driver. In a third configuration, the display engine projects entertainment images at a center of a dashboard of the vehicle between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat. |
| US10300788B2 |
Vehicle with improved suppression of high voltage under collision load
A vehicle includes an electrical device in which a high-voltage part is disposed within a case, and a fuel tank. The high-voltage part is disposed near a first side end of the case in a vehicle width direction. The fuel tank has a first end portion in the vehicle width direction and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. When a collision load equal to or greater than a predetermined value is applied to the fuel tank from the outside in a vehicle front-rear direction, the fuel tank is configured to be horizontally rotated about the first end portion of the fuel tank, and the second end portion of the fuel tank is configured to contact the second side end of the electrical device. |
| US10300787B2 |
Fuel-vapor valve system and components therefor
Provided is a roll over fuel-vapor valve is provided including a housing defining a valve having a valve inlet port extending through a wall of the housing and a valve outlet port and a float member disposed between the inlet port and the outlet port and being displaceable between an open position and a closed position the hosing further comprising a fluid flow channel extending along a top portion thereof and having a first end and a second end, wherein the outlet port extending into the channel such that in the open position fluid flow is facilitated between the valve inlet port and the channel. |
| US10300786B2 |
Utility vehicle
A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly. The powertrain assembly includes an engine, a shiftable transmission, a continuously variable transmission, and a charger. Additionally, the utility vehicle may include a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and the charger. |
| US10300783B2 |
Statically stable robot using wheel with inner system
The invention relates to a vehicle including a chassis and a pair of wheels supported in spaced apart relationship by the chassis for rotation about a common axis. A pair of drive modules is associated with the respective wheels. The drive modules and the chassis are connected for rotation as a sub-assembly relative to the wheels about the common axis with the centre of mass of the sub-assembly below the common axis in a static equilibrium position. Each of the drive modules is housed substantially within the respective wheel. |
| US10300782B2 |
Power transmission apparatus for a vehicle
A power transmission apparatus includes: a planetary gear set configured to output a reduced speed or a same speed as a rotation speed of an engine; a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine output shaft through a first clutch; a second input shaft disposed on the outer circumference of the first input shaft and selectively connected to the engine output shaft through a second clutch; a third input shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; an idle shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; and a fixed transmission for selectively shifting torque input according to gear ratios of four speed gear trains. The four speed gear trains are disposed by externally connecting drive gears and driven gears to the first, second, and third input shafts, the output shaft, and the idle shaft. |
| US10300780B2 |
Support structure for rotating shafts of vehicle
A support structure for rotating shafts of a vehicle, including: a drive shaft operatively connected to a power transmitting shaft to which a drive force of an engine is transmitted; and a rotor shaft of an electric motor spline-coupled to the drive shaft, each of the rotor shaft of the electric motor and the drive shaft is being supported by at least one bearing, in the support structure, one of the rotor shaft and the drive shaft is constituted by a first rotary shaft and a second rotary shaft which are operatively connected to each other, and an elastic member is interposed between the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft such that the first and second rotary shafts are operatively spline-connected to each other through the elastic member. |
| US10300775B2 |
Tonneau rail system with automatic rail cover securement
A mounting assembly comprising: (I) a retainer connected to one or more side rails of a cargo box of a vehicle, the retainer having: (i) a receiving portion having an axis; and (ii) a supporting portion extending away from the receiving portion and positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis of the receiving portion; and (II) a rotary member having: (i) a rotary portion rotatably engaged to the receiving portion to rotate about the axis of the receiving portion; (ii) a lever extending away from the rotary portion and positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis of the receiving portion; and (iii) a cover seal connected to the rotary member, the cover seal configured to compressibly engage a tonneau section to create a seal between the rotary member and the tonneau section. |
| US10300772B1 |
Multi-use vehicle door and net coupling system for one motion operation
The disclosure provides a door system for a vehicle having a roll cage. For example, the vehicle may be a multi-use vehicle. The door system may include a door hinged to a vehicle body and releasably engaged to the vehicle body in a closed position by a latch. The door system may include a net extending from the door to the roll cage. The net may be releasably attached to the roll cage by a clip actuatable by a cable connected to the latch. |
| US10300764B2 |
Diagnostic function for brushless blower motor
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for monitoring the performance of a blower motor for a blower unit positioned in a vehicle. The method may include: diagnosing the motor based on predefined criteria and one or more physical parameters sensed by one or more sensors; identifying a performance mode from among a plurality of modes based on the diagnosis, where the plurality of modes are predefined; determining a mode message based on a signal code protocol, where the mode message is indicative of the performance mode identified and the signal code protocol associates each of the plurality of modes with a different coded signal; and transmitting a diagnostic signal that includes the mode message to a climate control module located in the vehicle separate from the motor. |
| US10300759B2 |
Method for determining whether or not ground contact loss is imminent for a wheel of a vehicle
A method is provided for determining whether or not ground contact loss is imminent for a wheel of a vehicle, the vehicle including a vehicle body having a vertical extension in a vertical direction, the wheel being allowed to be subjected to a relative vertical displacement, in the vertical direction, in relation to the vehicle body, the vehicle further being such that a maximum value of a vertical displacement of the wheel relative to the vehicle body is limited to a relative vertical displacement limit, the method including determining an actual relative vertical displacement of the wheel relative to the vehicle body, determining a limit margin as the difference between the actual relative vertical displacement and the relative vertical position limit, and determining that ground contact loss is imminent for a wheel if the limit margin is within a predetermined vertical threshold range. |
| US10300757B2 |
Hydraulic mount apparatus and a suspension system that utilizes the hydraulic mount apparatus
A hydraulic mount apparatus includes a housing defining a cavity. The apparatus also includes an annular member disposed in the cavity. The annular member is secured to the housing to split the cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber. The apparatus further includes a pressure relief apparatus coupled to the housing. The pressure relief apparatus is configured to allow fluid communication between the first and second chambers in response to a predetermined pressure threshold being reached in at least one of the first and second chambers. A suspension system including a shock absorber and a link is coupled to the shock absorber. The suspension system further includes the hydraulic mount apparatus coupled to one of the shock absorber and the link. |
| US10300753B2 |
Vehicle drive unit and remotely controllable vehicle therewith
A vehicle drive unit and land vehicle comprising the drive unit are disclosed. Each drive unit comprises a pair of longitudinally spaced apart rotatable drive structures. The land vehicle comprises a pair of drive units on opposite sides thereof. The drive units comprise an electric motor for powering the rotatable drive structures and a gear drive assembly comprising structure for disengaging the electric motor. The drive units may be remotely controllable, may be water-tight and may be floatable. The vehicle comprising the drive unit may be amphibious. |
| US10300752B2 |
Road/rail vehicle with tractive weight control
A road/rail vehicle has front and rear road wheels, an engine driving the rear road wheels, and an indicator of actual vehicle speed. Retractable front and rear rail wheels are mounted on the vehicle and movable from a raised road position for operation in a road mode to a lowered rail position where the rail wheels engage rails of a railroad track for operation in a rail mode. A suspension system is adjustable in the rail mode to vary a weight proportion of vehicle weight that is a tractive weight carried by the rear road wheels and a guidance weight carried by the rear rail wheels, and a suspension control is adjusts the suspension system to provide a selected weight proportion. A maximum allowable vehicle speed decreases as the tractive weight increases and a maximum speed indicator shows the maximum allowable vehicle speed for the selected weight proportion. |
| US10300751B2 |
Trailer weight distribution hitch system storage device
A vehicle mounted storage device for the ball mount and spring/torsion bar component of a trailer weight distribution system when the equipment is not in use. The storage device is comprised of a horizontal channel where the spring bars can be inserted, a vertical channel, where the ball mount can be inserted, and a horizontal tongue separating the two channels. When the spring bars are inserted into the horizontal channel with the heads of the spring bars resting on the tongue area and the ball mount is inserted into the vertical channel with the hitch ball directly above the spring bar heads, the spring bars are securely confined to the device. Once a locking device has been affixed to the ball mount, the device deters theft of the spring bars and ball mount. |
| US10300746B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes center lug grooves disposed at intervals in a tire circumferential direction that extend crossing a tire equator line and include a first groove turning portion and a second groove turning portion; shoulder lug grooves disposed in the intervals between the center lug grooves in the tire circumferential direction extending outward in the tire width direction, an inner end in the tire width direction being disposed outward of an end of the center lug groove in the tire width direction; a pair of circumferential main grooves to which the ends of the center lug grooves and the inner ends of the shoulder lug grooves in the tire width direction alternately connect; and a circumferential secondary groove disposed around the entire circumference of the pneumatic tire that intersects the center lug grooves between the first groove turning portion and the second groove turning portion. |
| US10300740B2 |
Wheel hub bearing bore
In some examples, an aircraft wheel assembly includes an axle, a bearing assembly, and a hub defining a bearing bore. The bearing bore may be configured such that the dynamic radial and axial thrust bearing reactions between the axle and the hub results in a first reaction force FR applied to the hub, the first reaction force FR having a radial component, and a second reaction force FN applied to the hub, the second reaction force FN having both a radial and an axial component. |
| US10300735B2 |
Framing tool adaptable for use with a framing square
A framing tool includes a pair of slotted beams that are affixed together at each end using an end spacer of a thickness selected to maintain the two slotted beams at a separation that allows a framing square to slide easily but snugly therebetween. Then, a user can cause the slotted beams to clamp down on the framing square using two sliding clamps so as to trap the framing square between the two slotted beams. The first sliding clamp is slidable along a slot of the pair of slotted beams, and the second sliding clamp is slidable along a slot of the pair of slotted beams. The framing tool also includes: a pair of end-fixed spacer assemblies, a first end-fixed spacer assembly configured to squeeze together the first ends against an end spacer, and a second end-fixed spacer assembly configured to squeeze together the second ends against an end spacer. |
| US10300734B2 |
Sheet material dispenser for utensil item
A sheet material dispenser is provided for a utensil item that allows a user to dispense individual sheets of material, such as adhesive notes, tape, or paper material, from the upper end of a writing utensil or similar tool. The device comprises one of a sheet material housing or support, whereby individual sheets are dispensed from the upper end of the utensil and the device remains connected to the utensil item while the utensil item is used. The housing comprises one of a rectangular or rounded housing with an elongated slot therealong to dispense individual sheets of material. The upper end of the housing is secured closed using an end cap. The sheet material support comprises a U-shaped assembly that supports a stack of exposed sheets for individual dispensation. The lower end of each device comprises an aperture adapted to secure to the upper end of the utensil. |
| US10300731B2 |
Anti-counterfeit medium, method for manufacturing the same and method for preventing counterfeiting
An anti-counterfeit medium, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for preventing counterfeiting are provided. The anti-counterfeit medium includes a retardation layer having birefringence and a reflection layer, and identification data is recorded in the anti-counterfeit medium. The identification data is divided into a plurality of partial images, and a plurality of transparent areas which correspond to the plurality of partial images are disposed adjacent to each other in the same plane so as to form the retardation layer, the plurality of transparent areas having optical axes which are oriented in different directions from each other in a rotation direction. The identification data includes biometric information. |
| US10300730B2 |
Methods of manufacturing image element arrays for security devices
A method of manufacturing an image element array includes: providing a production tool having a surface pattern of ink-receptive elements spaced by areas which are not, the ink-receptive elements defining the array image elements; applying a multi-colored first image formed of a inks to only the ink-receptive elements; and transferring only the portions of the multi-colored first image corresponding to the image elements from the production tool to a substrate. An image element array is formed on the substrate. The production tool surface pattern is configured such that when viewing and image element arrays overlap, each viewing element within an image element array first region directs light from a respective image element or from a respective gap. The viewing angle in the first region directs light from either the array or the gaps. |
| US10300729B2 |
Optical security device comprising a layer having a microstructured surface and a dielectric layer filling in or complementary to the microstructured surface
A color shifting security device has a Fabry-Perot type structure wherein a dielectric layer is disposed between a reflector and an absorbing layer. The absorber and reflector layers may be conforming and the dielectric layer therebetween is non-conforming, filling the regions in the micro structured adjacent absorbing or reflecting layer, at least one of which has a microstructure therein or thereon. By having the dielectric layer not conform to the microstructure it is next to, its thickness varies in cross section, which allows for different colors to be seen where the thickness varies. |
| US10300728B2 |
Heat roller and printing apparatus including the same
A heat roller 18 includes a roller body 25 and a halogen lamp 26, the roller body 25 is a hollow cylinder constituted of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and a thermal conversion efficiency of light from the halogen lamp 26 is not less than 70%. A printing apparatus includes the heat roller 18 disposed at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of a conveyance path for a printing medium than a printing unit. |
| US10300726B2 |
Heat-sensitive recording material having intermediate layer that contains hollow particles
The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording body that is excellent in high-speed recording properties, that makes it possible to perform high-quality image recording with a high sensitivity even at a low thermal energy, and that is excellent in printability and economy. A heat-sensitive recording body containing a support, an intermediate layer, and a heat-sensitive color forming layer comprising as main components a leuco dye and a developer, the intermediate layer and the heat-sensitive color forming layer stacked on the support in the order as mentioned, wherein the intermediate layer contains a hollow particle containing a hollow core portion formed by drying a solvent for an alkali-swellable aqueous gel comprising a (meth)acrylic-based copolymer having an acid value of 200 to 400 mgKOH/g, and a resin portion encapsulating the core portion and having a non-alkali-swellable outermost layer of the particle, the non-alkali-swellable outermost layer formed using a hydrophobic monomer, and the hollow particle has an average particle diameter of 1.5 to 3.5 μm and a percentage of hollowness of 60 to 85%. |
| US10300725B2 |
Tally stamp devices, systems, and methods
Some embodiments of a tally stamp device described herein provide a stamp and a counter system. The tally stamp may include an elongate body housing the stamp and counter system. |
| US10300720B2 |
Container assembly
A container assembly may include a regulated tank to contain a fluid, a free tank to replenish the fluid in the regulated tank, a first expandable member between an interior of the regulated tank and ambient atmospheric pressure, a second expandable member between the interior of the regulated tank and an inflation port, a first valve to selectively connect the free tank to the regulated tank based upon a pressure differential between the interior of the regulated tank and an interior of the free tank and a second valve actuatable between an open state permitting an interior of the free tank to be pressurized and a closed state. The second valve is actuatable between the open state and the closed state based upon a position of the first expandable member. |
| US10300719B2 |
Rotating a printhead relative to vertical
In one example, a printer having a rotation mechanism coupleable to a liquid-ejecting printhead in the printer. The printer includes a controller coupled to the rotation mechanism to control the rotation mechanism to intermittently rotate the printhead, during a non-printing time, from a first orientation relative to vertical to a second orientation relative to vertical and back to the first orientation. |
| US10300713B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to emit light for curing photocurable ink to a recording medium, and a head having a nozzle formation surface in which nozzles for discharging the photocurable ink onto the recording medium are formed. A retroreflection surface is provided on at least a part of a light arrival region at which the light emitted from the light irradiation unit arrives. |
| US10300699B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and manufacturing method
A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate having first to fourth discharge port groups, each of which includes a plurality of discharge ports for discharging liquid, first flow path connecting a first liquid tank to the first discharge port group, a second flow path connecting a second liquid tank to the second discharge port group, and a third flow path connecting a third liquid tank to the third discharge port group and the fourth discharge port group, wherein a flow resistance in the first flow path is smaller than a flow resistance in the second flow path and larger than a flow resistance in the third flow path, and wherein a ratio of the flow resistance in the second flow path to the flow resistance in the third flow path is 4 or less. |
| US10300696B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a case receiving a cartridge, a tank, a head, and a controller to: when the cartridge is installed in the case, calculate an outflow amount Qc based on heights Hc, Hs and flow path resistances; read the amounts Vc, Vs from a memory; subtract the outflow amount Qc from the read liquid amount Vc to calculate new liquid amount Vc; add the outflow amount Qc to the read liquid amount Vs to calculate new liquid amount Vs; store the calculated liquid amounts Vc, Vs in the memory; after a time period from at the time the calculated liquid amounts Vc, Vs stored elapses, again calculate the outflow amount Qc and the liquid amounts Vc, Vs and store the calculated liquid amounts Vc, Vs in the memory. |
| US10300688B2 |
Encapsulation method and encapsulation device
An encapsulation method and an encapsulation device are provided. The encapsulation method comprises: forming a binding agent in an encapsulation region of a display substrate; forming an organic thin film on the binding agent; exerting a pressure on the organic thin film and the binding agent by using a pressure exerting device, wherein the organic thin film is not bound to the pressure exerting device; removing the organic thin film; and providing a cover plate on the binding agent and binding the cover plate with the display substrate by the binding agent. |
| US10300687B2 |
Aluminum resin bonded body and method for producing same
Provided is an aluminum-resin bonded body that expresses excellent bonding strength and does not show a reduction in the strength after a durability test, thus being able to keep the excellent bonding strength over a long period of time. The aluminum-resin bonded body includes: an aluminum substrate formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy; an oxygen-containing film containing oxygen, the oxygen-containing film being formed on a surface of the aluminum substrate; and a resin molded body formed of a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and an additive, the resin molded body being bonded onto the oxygen-containing film, in which the thermoplastic resin composition contains any one or both of: a thermoplastic resin containing an element having an unshared electron pair in a repeat unit and/or at an end; and an additive containing an element having an unshared electron pair. |
| US10300683B2 |
Coated wood veneer
Compositions comprising wood veneer coated by a substrate contacting layer, a middle layer, and a top layer, methods of making such compositions and articles comprising such compositions. |
| US10300679B2 |
Touch panel
The disclosure relates to a touch panel. The touch panel includes a substrate having a surface, a metal nanowire film, at least one electrode, and a conductive trace. The metal nanowire film includes a metal nanowire film. The metal nanowire film includes a number of first metal nanowire bundles parallel with and spaced from each other. Each of the number of first metal nanowire bundles includes a number of first metal nanowires parallel with each other. The first distance between adjacent two of the number of first metal nanowires is less than the second distance between adjacent two of the number of first metal nanowire bundles. |
| US10300678B2 |
Surface-coated steel sheet and process for the production thereof
A surface-coated steel sheet of stainless steel is disclosed and has a coating which is made up of at least one metallic corrosion protection layer (1.1) and at least one further layer (1.2) applied to the metallic corrosion protection layer. For such a steel sheet to offer, without a color-imparting organic surface coating, a high-quality impression in terms of aesthetic effect and additionally, have a very high UV resistance, the at least one further layer (1.2) may be a metallic layer or be formed from a metallic layer, where the metallic layer (1.2) is based on nonrusting stainless steel, a chromium- and/or nickel-containing alloy, copper and/or a copper alloy. The at least one further metallic layer (1.2) can optionally be provided with a transparent layer (1.3). Furthermore, a process for producing such a surface-coated steel sheet is described. |
| US10300672B2 |
Center-fed dunnage system
A dunnage system for processing material into dunnage is herein described. A converting station of the system can include a drum having a drum surface first and second axial sides and guides protruding adjacent the drum surface on the first and second axial sides associated with the drum to rotate with the drum surface. A supply gripping member can be provided to grip a supply roll, and can include a rotatable base. A pivotal blade can be used to cut the dunnage. |
| US10300659B2 |
Material deposition system for additive manufacturing
A material deposition system for additive manufacturing including an extruder that defines a first input passage for supplying a first material, a second input passage for supplying a second material, a chamber for combining the first and second materials to form a combined deposition material, and an extrusion port for extruding the combined deposition material. The system further includes an adjustable sleeve that is movable between a first position and a second position to vary the interaction between the first material and the second material in the chamber. For example, the adjustable sleeve may be configured to separate the first and second materials in the chamber, and can vary the point at which the materials interface with each other prior to deposition based on the sleeve position. Such a system may enable a varying degree of infiltration, encapsulation, or other interaction between the first and second materials prior to deposition. |
| US10300651B2 |
Portable 3D printer
Techniques, systems, and devices are described for implementing a portable and affordable 3D printer. One portable 3D printer includes a material supply system to supply printing material to a print engine. The print engine includes an extrusion system that comprises a heating block, which includes a top portion coupled to the material supply system to receive the printing material, a heating body to heat up the printing material, and a heat break portion positioned between the top portion and the heating body. The printer further includes a movement system to allow a horizontal movement of the extruder carriage, a build platform positioned below the movement system to receive the printing material from the extrusion system, and a printer body positioned to enclose the extrusion system, the movement system, and the build platform. |
| US10300650B2 |
Method for producing an elastomer floor covering having a decorative layer and an elastomer floor covering with a decorative layer
An exemplary method for manufacturing an elastomeric flooring comprises: providing a first rubber mixture (2); providing a decor carrier material (6) comprising areas with a decor layer (7) wherein the decor layer (7) contains a second rubber mixture; shaping the first rubber mixture (2) by converting it to a rubber web (5); applying the decor carrier material (6) comprising the decor layer (7) onto the rubber web (5), wherein the decor layer (7) comes in contact with the rubber web (5); vulcanizing the rubber web (5) with the decor layer (7) applied to it, wherein the decor layer (7) bonds to the rubber web (5); and removing the decor carrier material (6). |
| US10300647B2 |
System and method for continuous injection molding
A carousel-like continuous molding system includes an arrangement of inclined feed channels. Each of the feed channels has a controllable valve therein positioned upstream of an inlet to an associated mold cavity. The valve is controllable so that adjustments may be made in real time to achieve or maintain delivery of molten polymeric material to the mold cavity at constant pressure. |
| US10300641B2 |
Cylindrical article made of fiber-reinforced resin material, injection molding mold thereof, and injection molding method
A molten resin containing reinforcing fibers is injected from a gate into a cavity formed between an external piece and a center pin, and the molten resins containing the reinforcing fibers join together in the cavity. Thus, a weld line is formed in the molten resin containing the reinforcing fibers in the cavity. With this injection molding mold, moving the external piece with respect to the center pin changes an interval with the center pin. This forcibly causes the molten resin containing the reinforcing fibers in the cavity to flow and disturbs directions of the reinforcing fibers at the weld line. Consequently, the reinforcing fibers at the weld line and near the weld line in a cylindrical article tangle, improving strength at a part where the weld line is formed in the cylindrical article. |
| US10300640B2 |
Imprint apparatus and method of manufacturing article
The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a shot region of a substrate by using a mold, comprising a detection unit configured to detect first light with which a first mark of the mold and a second mark of the substrate are irradiated and measure a position deviation between the first mark and the second mark, a heating unit configured to irradiate the substrate with second light for heating the substrate and deforming the shot region, and a control unit configured to control alignment between the mold and the substrate based on the position deviation, wherein a parameter of the detection unit or the heating unit is set not to detect the second light by the detection unit while the first light is detected and the substrate is irradiated with the second light. |
| US10300638B2 |
Process for improved composite board manufacture
The invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of composite wood structures, which provides for increased production rates and machinability. More particularly, the process comprises combining wood particles with a composition comprising an aqueous protein and diluent dispersion. |
| US10300636B2 |
Method and device for producing an optical coupling element made of elastomer
A method for producing an optical coupling element made of elastomer includes filling a free-flowing elastomer formulation or its constituents into a mold so as to produce a flat sheet whose thickness is adapted to a thickness of the optical coupling element that is to be produced. The elastomer formulation or its constituents is cured to form an inherently stable elastomer. Individual optical coupling elements are cut out of the flat sheet. |
| US10300635B2 |
Fiber production system and production method
The present invention relates to a fiber production system (1) and production method which enables heat treatment applied during fiber production to be performed as applying laser on the fiber. The objective of the present invention is to provide a fiber production system (1) and production method which enables to perform momentary heat treatment on the filament (F) via laser beam (L) and which eliminates defected points in the filament structure by heating fast and drawing in fiber production. |
| US10300634B2 |
Advanced multiple grid heat sources to achieve optimized cure structure and method of making the same
A composite structure curing system employs a plurality of heaters mounted in at least one array in spaced proximity to a composite structure to be cured. A plurality of temperature sensors are mounted to sense temperature at selected locations on the structure. A control system receives an input from each of the plurality of temperature sensors and is adapted to control each of the plurality of heaters responsive to each input to establish a predetermined temperature profile on the structure during cure. |
| US10300630B1 |
Cutting equipment and its controllers
An apparatus including a controller, and at least two cutting head assemblies. The controller typically includes a computer processor, and a computer memory, having a computer program stored therein. The controller automatically controls the current load of a cutting motor of each of the at least two cutting head assemblies via current sensors, in response to monitoring real time current loads. The controller may also control feed mechanism speed. The feed mechanism may include a conveyor belt. The controller may also be programmed to control a position or height of each of the at least two cutting head assemblies with respect to the feed mechanism. The two or more cutting head assemblies may be attached to a frame, and the controller may control the movement of the frame perpendicular to the direction of movement of feeding mechanism. Cutting head pads may be monitored for wear and replaced if necessary. |
| US10300627B2 |
Method of forming a flexible carbon composite self-lubricating seal
A method of forming a flexible carbon composite self-lubricating seal includes compressing a carbon composite mixture into a mold forming a flexible carbon composite self-lubricating annular seal. |
| US10300625B2 |
Process and apparatus for making a hydrophobized fiber cement product
The present invention relates to processes and apparatuses for producing hydrophobized fiber cement sheets as well as fiber cement sheets obtainable therewith. In particular, the present invention provides processes for manufacturing a hydrophobized fiber cement product, said process at least comprising the steps of: (i) forming at least one fiber cement film on a rotating sieve in contact with a fiber cement slurry in a vat; (ii) transferring said at least one fiber cement film from said sieve to a felt transport belt, (iii) applying a mist of a hydrophobizing agent to said at least one fiber cement film, and (iv) accumulating the fiber cement film on an accumulator roll via the felt transport belt, so as to form a hydrophobized fiber cement product. The present invention further relates to various uses of the fiber cement sheets obtainable by the processes of the invention in the building industry. |
| US10300619B2 |
Portable shaving apparatus
The present invention provides for a shaving device and more specifically, to a portable shaving apparatus designed to look like a cosmetic container. |
| US10300618B2 |
Blade set for hair cutting appliance and method for its manufacture
A stationary blade for a blade set of an electrically operated hair cutting appliance includes first and second walls, where each wall has a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a laterally extending leading edge having a plurality of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending projections. The first surfaces of the first and second walls face each other, at least at their leading edges, while corresponding projections along the leading edges of the first and second walls are mutually connected at their tips to define a plurality of generally U-shaped teeth. The first surfaces of the first and second walls are separated to define a laterally extending guide slot for insertion of a movable blade of the blade set between them. The projections of the first wall have an average thickness that is less than an average thickness of the projections of the second wall. |