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| US10428808B2 |
Pump, especially for delivering liquid fuel for a vehicle heater
A pump, especially for delivering liquid fuel for a vehicle heater, includes a pump body (12) providing a pump chamber (14). The pump body (12) is made with magnetic shape memory material at least in some areas. The pump further includes a field-generating arrangement (44) for generating a magnetic field (M). The magnetic shape memory material of the pump body (12) can be brought from an initial state into a deformed state by generating a magnetic field (M) by the field-generating arrangement (44). A pump chamber volume in the deformed state differs from the pump chamber volume present in the initial state. |
| US10428807B2 |
Pump power consumption enhancement
Methods and apparatus for reducing the power consumption of a pump are provided herein. In some embodiments, a pump power consumption reduction system for use in a substrate processing system may include a vacuum chamber having an exhaust port; a valve; a first pump having a pump inlet port coupled to the exhaust port via the valve and a pump exhaust port to couple the first pump to an exhaust handling system; and a second pump coupled to the pump exhaust port to selectively reduce an exhaust pressure of the first pump. |
| US10428805B2 |
Shape memory alloy actuators with heat transfer structures, actuated assemblies including the shape memory alloy actuators, and methods of manufacturing the same
Shape memory alloy actuators with heat transfer structures, actuated assemblies including the shape memory alloy actuators, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The shape memory alloy actuators include a shape memory alloy torque tube and a heat transfer structure. The actuated assemblies include a base structure, an attached component, and a shape memory alloy actuator that operatively attaches the attached component to the base structure. The methods include providing a shape memory alloy torque tube, providing a heat transfer structure, applying a dimension-modifying force to the heat transfer structure, combining the heat transfer structure with the shape memory alloy torque tube, and releasing the dimension-modifying force. |
| US10428801B2 |
Wind power generation device
A one-way clutch used in a wind power generation device integrally rotatably connects an input rotating body and an output rotating body to each other in a state in which a rotational speed of the input rotating body exceeds a rotational speed of the output rotating body, and breaks connection between the input rotating body and the output rotating body in a state in which the rotational speed of the input rotating body is lower than the rotational speed of the output rotating body. The input rotating body and the output rotating body are allowed to relatively move along an axial direction, and a maximum allowance of movement is set to be larger than variation of a distance along the axial direction between an input shaft and an output shaft caused by state change. |
| US10428797B2 |
Wind farm power regulation
One example includes a wind farm power control system. The system includes a wind farm controller configured to monitor a power characteristic at a high-side of a generator step-up (GSU) transformer. The high-side of the GSU transformer is coupled to a point-of-interconnect (POI) that provides power from the wind farm to a power grid. The system also includes an automatic voltage regulator (AVR) configured to monitor a voltage of a power bus associated with a low-side of the GSU transformer, the power bus being provided power from a plurality of feeder groups. Each of the plurality of feeder groups includes a plurality of wind turbines. The AVR can be further configured to regulate the power characteristic at the high-side of the GSU transformer to within a predetermined range of amplitudes based on the voltage of the power bus. |
| US10428796B2 |
Systems and methods for optimizing the power generated by wind turbines
A method for controlling a wind turbine via an ultrasonic wind sensor includes: transmitting, by a first ultrasonic transceiver, an ultrasonic packet at a first time and receiving, by a second ultrasonic transceiver, the ultrasonic packet at a second time; identifying wind properties based on the first time and the second time; transmitting the identified wind properties to a programmable logic controller (PLC) interfaced with the wind sensor and a turbine controller, wherein the interface with the turbine controller includes one of a plurality of communication topologies; processing the identified wind properties for output to the turbine controller based on a specific communication topology, wherein the PLC is configured to process the identified wind properties for output based on each of the plurality of communication topologies; transmitting the processed wind properties to the turbine controller; and controlling, by the turbine controller, a wind turbine based on the wind properties. |
| US10428794B2 |
Pitch system locking arrangement
A rotor of a wind turbine is disclosed with a pitch system locking arrangement to lock the position of a wind turbine rotor blade. A rotor comprises a rotor hub and a rotor blade, whereby the rotor blade is connected to the hub via a bearing, to be rotatable in respect to the hub in a pitch movement. The rotor blade comprises a root section, and the root section comprises a plate, that at least partially covers the cross section of the rotor blade. A certain predetermined rotational position of the rotor blade with respect to the hub is a locked position. The hub includes a locking pawl. The plate comprises an opening, and the locking pawl is at least partially located in the opening of the plate, when the rotor blade is in the locked position. |
| US10428792B2 |
Wind turbine control system
A wind turbine includes a hub sub-system comprising a main hub and a shaft adapted to rotate about an axis, and a plurality of turbine blades having a pitch angle. The blades are adapted to drive the rotation of the hub sub-system to a first speed. The wind turbine further includes a pitch drive sub-system including a driving element adapted to rotate about the axis at a second speed, and further adapted to control the pitch angle of the turbine blades in relation to a difference between the first speed and the second speed. A slip enhanced generator enables the hub sub-system to rotate at a different speed than the pitch drive sub-system. The difference in speed is governed by a slip function. The wind turbine further includes an active control system adapted to control the second speed of the driving element. |
| US10428790B2 |
Wind turbine blades
A method of making an elongate wind turbine blade is described. The wind turbine blade extends longitudinally between a root end and a tip end in a spanwise direction, and the method comprises: (a) providing an elongate mould tool (20) extending longitudinally in a spanwise direction; (b) arranging an elongate spar structure (40) in the mould tool, the spar structure (40) N extending longitudinally in the spanwise direction; (c) arranging core material (24) adjacent to the spar structure (40); (d) providing resin-permeable material (114) between the spar structure (40) and the core material (24); and (e) administering resin into the mould during a resin infusion process. The resin-permeable material (114) restricts the flow of resin between the spar structure (40) and the core material (24) in the spanwise direction and thereby substantially prevents lock-offs from forming during the infusion process. |
| US10428788B2 |
Device for automatically switching the displacement of a machine with axial pistons
The invention relates to a device (10) for controlling the displacement of a machine (20) with axial pistons comprising a case (23) that houses a control unit comprising a displacement control spool (110) adapted to be switched between two positions by a control pressure (Ps) according to an axis of sliding (Δ): a working position wherein the control spool (110) provides a connection between at least one inlet (103, 104) that receives a supply pressure and an outlet (105, 106) connected to a cylinder for adjusting the inclination of said machine (31a, 31b), and an idle position wherein the control spool (110) interrupts the connection between said inlet (102, 104) and said outlet (101, 103), and comprising means for switching adapted to vary the position of the adjusting cylinder (31a, 31b), a spring (140), characterised in that: said means of communication comprise a second switching spool (130), coaxial to the control spool (110), a switching pressure (Pm) exerts an axial force on the second spool (130) in the direction of the control spool (110), the spring (140) exerts an axial force on the two spools (110, 130), which tends to move them apart from each other, control pressure (Ps) exerts an axial force on the control spool (110) in the direction of the second tool (130). |
| US10428785B2 |
Engine controller and engine control method
An engine controller controls a direct fuel-injection, spark ignition engine including a fuel injection valve configured to directly inject a fuel into a cylinder, and an ignition plug that spark-ignites a mixture in the cylinder. The engine controller is provided with an acceleration request sensor configured to detect an acceleration request of a driver, and when the acceleration request occurs and a top surface temperature of a piston in the cylinder is lower than a predetermined temperature, the engine controller retards an ignition timing so that a period of time until a flame after the ignition reaches the piston top surface is extended. |
| US10428784B2 |
Method and system for controlling fuel usage
Methods and systems are provided for improving fuel usage while addressing knock by adjusting the use of spark retard and direct injection of a knock control fluid based on engine operating conditions and the composition of the injected fluid. One or more engine parameters, such as EGR, VCT, boost, throttle position, and CMCV, are coordinated with the direct injection to reduce torque and EGR transients. |
| US10428783B2 |
Cooling system for an internal combustion engine of a motor-vehicle
A cooling system for an internal combustion engine of a motor-vehicle presenting a circuit for a coolant of the engine. The circuit includes a thermally insulated tank for the coolant of the engine, connected to an outer portion of the cooling circuit. The tank is arranged in the circuit to retain a defined quantity of coolant at a temperature above the ambient temperature when the engine is inactive, and for causing this quantity of coolant to flow, at a temperature above the ambient temperature, into the cooling circuit of the engine, after a subsequent start of the engine, during an engine warm up stage. The circuit also includes an expansion vessel connected to the outer circuit portion of the coolant of the engine. The expansion vessel has a thermally insulated body and constitutes the thermally insulated tank for the engine coolant. |
| US10428774B2 |
Systems for fuel pump adapters and methods of using the same
A fuel pump includes a body portion housing a fuel pump assembly configured to receive a rotational input and generate fuel flows, a drive shaft extending into the body portion with a pump gear coupled to the drive shaft, and a pilot portion annularly disposed about the drive shaft adjacent to the body portion. A fuel pump adapter is removably and annularly disposed about the pilot portion and configured to engage a gear housing within a fuel pump aperture. |
| US10428769B2 |
Fuel vapor treatment apparatus
A fuel vapor treatment apparatus is provided with an air-fuel-ratio obtaining portion and a clogging determining portion. The air-fuel-ratio obtaining portion obtains the air-fuel ratio. The clogging determining portion determines whether a purge line is clogged based on a maximum variation amount of air-fuel ratio. In a case where no clogging is occurred in the purge line, the air-fuel ratio significantly fluctuates temporarily. In a case where at least a part of the purge line is fully clogged, even when a purge valve receives a valve opening command to be opened, fuel vapor cannot be introduced into the engine, so that the air-fuel ratio is not varied. In view of an air-fuel ratio variation, it is determined whether the purge line is clogged. |
| US10428767B2 |
Low pressure natural gas direct injection fuel injector assembly
A fuel injector assembly is adapted to inject a compressed fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The compressed fuel is stored in a fuel storage tank at a fuel storage pressure and delivered to the fuel injector assembly through a fuel supply line at a fuel supply pressure. The fuel supply pressure is lower than the fuel storage pressure. The fuel injector assembly includes a fuel injector and an adapter valve. The fuel injector injects the compressed gas fuel. The adapter valve is positioned between the fuel injector and the combustion chamber. The adapter valve allows the compressed gas fuel injected by the fuel injector to be discharged from an outlet of the adapter valve into the combustion chamber in an injection direction while preventing blowback gas entering the outlet from passing through the adapter valve in an ingress direction opposite the injection direction. |
| US10428765B2 |
Asymmetric multi degree of freedom flutter damper
Disclosed is a flutter damper, including an acoustic liner in fluid communication with a fluid flow the acoustic liner being configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range greater than a frequency range associated with fan flutter, and a plurality of modular chambers configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range associated with one or more fan flutter modes, the plurality of modular chambers disposed radially outside the acoustic liner, the plurality of modular chambers including a circumferential gap between proximate circumferential ends of at least one adjacent pair of modular chambers, and the plurality of modular chambers each including a plurality of circumferentially aligned and connected chamber segments, and wherein at least one of the chambers in the plurality of modular chambers has a mutually unique length, width and/or height or shape. |
| US10428762B2 |
Surface structure of aluminum-based member
To provide a surface structure of an aluminum-based member which can further improve heat insulating properties and heat shielding properties of the aluminum-based member. In an aluminum-based member 1 containing at least a silicon composition, a porous oxide film 2 is provided on a surface of the aluminum-based member 1, and the oxide film 2 is constituted to have at least a pore 2a extending from the surface toward an inside in a thickness direction of the oxide film 2 and a void 3a present inside the silicon composition 3 extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the thickness direction of the oxide film 2. |
| US10428761B2 |
Galleryless piston with improved pocket cooling
A galleryless piston having a reduced temperature during operation in an engine is provided. The piston includes an upper wall with an exposed undercrown surface. A ring belt and pin bosses depend from the upper wall, and a pair of skirt panels depend from the ring belt and are coupled to the pin bosses by struts. The piston includes an inner undercrown region and outer pockets extending along the undercrown surface. The inner undercrown region is surrounded by the skirt panels, the struts, and the pin bosses. Each outer pocket is surrounded by one of the pin bosses, a portion of the ring belt, and the struts adjacent the one pin boss. A plurality of holes extend through the pin bosses and/or the struts from the inner undercrown region to one of the outer pockets to convey cooling oil from the inner undercrown region to the outer pockets. |
| US10428759B2 |
Fuel control device for internal combustion engine
Provided is a fuel control device for an internal combustion engine that is able to detect the correct boost voltage regardless of the temperature condition, and stabilize the boost voltage value, and is able to inject an accurate amount of fuel from a fuel injection valve. The boost voltage value detected when current is not flowing in a boosting capacitor at least during a boosting operation is taken as a legitimate boost voltage value, and this legitimate boost voltage value is compared with a prescribed boost voltage value to control the boosting operation. Thus, it is possible to stabilize the boost voltage at a legitimate boost voltage value regardless of the temperature condition, and it is possible to inject an accurate amount of fuel from a fuel injection valve, thereby improving fuel consumption. |
| US10428758B2 |
Fuel injection controller and fuel injection control method for internal combustion engine
A fuel injection controller for an internal combustion engine includes first and second calculation sections. The first calculation section acquires a fuel pressure at a predetermined point of time before an injection starting point of time and calculates an injection time using the acquired fuel pressure. The second calculation section acquires a fuel pressure when the injection starting point of time arrives and calculates the injection time by using the acquired fuel pressure. The controller is configured to, before starting the energization to the injector, set a point of time to stop energization to an injector based on a calculation result of the injection time by the first calculation section. The controller is also configured to, after starting the energization to the injector, reset the point of time to stop the energization to the injector based on a calculation result of the injection time by the second calculation section. |
| US10428747B2 |
System and method for controlling valve timing of continuous variable valve duration engine
A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: controlling, by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve and exhaust valves; determining, by a controller, a target opening duration of the intake and exhaust valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and by an exhaust CVVD device, current opening and closing timings of the intake valve and/or exhaust valve based on the target opening duration; and advancing or retarding, by the intake and/or exhaust CVVD devices, the current opening timing of the intake and exhaust valves while simultaneously retarding or advancing the current closing timing of the intake and exhaust valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening duration. |
| US10428744B2 |
Fuel pump health detection
According to an aspect, a ground-based health test of a fuel pump of a fuel control system of a gas turbine engine is initiated. A starter speed of the gas turbine engine is determined while the ground-based health test is in progress. Fuel flow is initiated from the fuel pump to an ignition system of the gas turbine engine with the starter speed set below a nominal ground-based engine starting speed. A parameter of the gas turbine engine is monitored to verify light-off. A health status of the fuel pump is determined based on the starter speed at which light-off is achieved. |
| US10428741B2 |
Gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement
A gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine with a geared turbofan arrangement, with a planetary gearbox being connected through a shaft system with a propulsive fan. The shaft system includes a helical spline coupling coupling two parts of the shaft system, wherein the helical spline coupling is connecting a fan shaft and the planetary gearbox with a axially flexible but torsional stiff flexible element. |
| US10428739B2 |
Self-contained power unit for implementing a method for optimizing the operability of an aircraft propulsive unit
A main power unit implements an optimization method in an aircraft including energy-consuming equipments, a cabin in which air is renewed and temperature and/or pressure of which are regulated by a regulation system, main power-generating engines, and a flight control unit. The main power unit is built into a compartment which is insulated from other zones of the aircraft with a fireproof bulkhead and fitted with an outside-air intake and an exhaust nozzle. The main power unit includes an engine-type power unit as a main power source, fitted with a gas generator and with a power turbine for driving equipments including a supercharger. The supercharger is coupled, via a regulation control which communicates with the control unit, with the regulation system in order to supply a necessary pneumatic energy to the cabin. |
| US10428738B2 |
Start biased liquid fuel manifold for a gas turbine engine
A fuel distribution manifold for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The fuel distribution manifold includes a manifold body, a stage divider, and a plurality of manifold outlet ports. The stage divider subdivides an internal volume of the manifold body into a primary stage volume and a secondary stage volume. A majority of the plurality of manifold outlet ports extends from the manifold body between the primary inlet port and the stage divider, each being fluidly connected to the primary stage volume. A remainder of the plurality of manifold outlet ports extends from the manifold body between the secondary inlet port and the stage divider, each being fluidly connected to the secondary stage volume. |
| US10428736B2 |
Combustor assembly
A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor dome defining an opening, a cooling hole, and at least in part defining a combustion chamber. The combustor dome includes a first side and a second side, the cooling hole extending from the first side to the second side. The combustor assembly additionally includes a fuel-air injector hardware assembly positioned at least partially within the opening of the combustor dome and including a heat shield. The heat shield includes a heat deflector lip. The cooling hole in the combustor dome is oriented to direct a cooling airflow onto the heat deflector lip to maintain at least a portion of the heat shield within a desired operating temperature range. |
| US10428731B2 |
Method for cleaning continuously variable valve timing system
A method for cleaning a continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) system for removing foreign materials includes: switching a target operating value of the CVVT system to a predetermined setting value within a set operating region and performing cleaning of the CVVT system; and determining whether a valve timing control learning request exists for the CVVT system, and, when the valve timing control learning request exists, aborting the cleaning. |
| US10428730B2 |
Bilateral engine control system
Technology is provided for a bilateral engine control system for use on a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine. The system includes first and second sets of injectors, each set mountable on first and second sides of an engine. Each injector is in fluid communication with a corresponding cylinder of the engine. First and second engine control units are each connected to a respective set of injectors. First and second crankshaft speed sensors are connected to respective engine control units. The first engine control unit independently controls the first set of injectors based on a first speed signal and the second engine control unit independently controls the second set of injectors based on a second speed signal. The first engine control unit and the second engine control unit are configured to activate corresponding injectors of the first and second sets of injectors at substantially the same time. |
| US10428729B2 |
Systems and method for an engine bypass valve
Various systems and methods are provided for controlling operation of a turbocharger compressor. In one example, a system includes a turbocharger including a turbine positioned in an exhaust passage and a compressor positioned in an intake passage, an engine bypass passage having an inlet fluidically coupled to an outlet of the compressor and an outlet fluidically coupled to an inlet of the turbine, an engine bypass valve to control flow through the engine bypass passage, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the engine bypass valve to maintain compressor operation within a designated compressor efficiency region. |
| US10428728B2 |
Method for operating an internal combustion engine with parallel supercharging and with an activatable turbine, and internal combustion engine for carrying out a method of said type
Embodiments for an engine coupled to a first turbocharger and a second turbocharger are provided. One example includes responsive to a first condition, deactivating a first turbine of the first turbocharger and meeting a boost demand via operation of the second turbocharger, and responsive to deactivating the first turbine, increasing a pressure at a compressor-side end of a bearing arrangement of a shaft of the first turbocharger. In this way, oil leakage from the bearing arrangement may be reduced. |
| US10428724B2 |
Cooling device for internal combustion engine
A cooling device for an internal combustion engine includes a circulation path, a coolant temperature sensor, a coolant pump, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute processing for performing feedback control on power of the coolant pump such that the output of the coolant temperature sensor becomes a target temperature, micelle determination processing for determining whether or not micelles are added to a coolant based on pump work of the coolant pump and the flow rate of the coolant flowing through the circulation path, Toms determination processing for determining whether or not the flow rate of the coolant satisfies a Toms effect expression condition, and correction processing for increasing a relative value of the output of the coolant temperature sensor with respect to the target temperature when the micelles is added and the Toms effect expression condition is established. |
| US10428716B2 |
High-temperature exhaust sensor
A sensing device (100) senses a physical quantity of a fluid having a high temperature. A tube-like element (110) surrounds at least a part of a MI-cable (102) between a sensing end of the MI-cable and a sealing flange element (106) attached to the MI-cable. A major part of the inner surface of the tube-like element is at a predefined distance from the outer surface of the Mineral Insulated cable forming a gap (112) between the mineral insulated cable and the tube-like element. The tube-like element and gap increases robustness against thermal expansions and thermal shock due to rapid temperature change of the fluid. |
| US10428712B2 |
Variable-position mixer for an exhaust gas after-treatment system
An exhaust gas flow after-treatment (AT) system includes first AT device and a second AT device in fluid communication with and positioned in the flow of exhaust gas downstream of the first AT device. The AT system also includes an exhaust passage for carrying the flow of exhaust gas from the first AT device to the second AT device and an injector for introducing a reductant into the exhaust passage. The AT system additionally includes a variable-position mixer arranged within the exhaust passage downstream of the injector. Furthermore, the AT system includes a mechanism configured to regulate the variable-position mixer between and inclusive of a first mixer position configured to increase a swirling motion and turbulence in the exhaust gas flow within the exhaust passage to thereby mix the reductant with the exhaust gas flow, and a second mixer position configured to reduce a backpressure generated by the mixer. |
| US10428706B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding video using periodic buffer description
A method of encoding video including: writing a plurality of predetermined buffer descriptions into a sequence parameter set of a coded video bitstream; writing a plurality of updating parameters into a slice header of the coded video bitstream for selecting and modifying one buffer description out of the plurality of buffer descriptions; and encoding a slice into the coded video bitstream using the slice header and the modified buffer description. |
| US10428701B2 |
Valve drive for an internal combustion engine
A valve drive for an internal combustion engine may include a cam shaft, at least one cam follower, at least one adjusting device, and at least one control shaft. The cam shaft may include at least one cam group that may include a first cam and a second cam The at least one adjusting device may include a first adjustable engagement element and a second adjustable engagement element. The at least one control shaft may include at least one control cam group that may include a first control cam and a second control cam. The first control cam may include a cam lobe corresponding to the first engagement element and the second control cam may include a cam lobe corresponding to the second engagement element. The at least one control shaft may be rotatable about a longitudinal axis between a starting position and a rotational position. |
| US10428696B2 |
Electromagnetic actuator having clamping-free tappets
The invention is an actuator device comprising a first and a second tappet, wherein the first tappet is movably arranged in a first guide sleeve and the second tappet is movably arranged in a second guide sleeve, wherein the first tappet in the first guide sleeve is surrounded by a first restoring spring and the second tappet in the second guide sleeve is surrounded by a second restoring spring, and wherein the guide sleeves are arranged at a fixed distance from each other, wherein the first restoring spring is a coil spring wound in the left-hand direction and the second restoring spring is a coil spring wound in the right-hand direction. |
| US10428688B2 |
Turbine ring assembly comprising a cooling air distribution element
A turbine ring assembly includes a plurality of ring segments and a ring support structure, the ring assembly further including, for each ring segment, a cooling distribution element fixed to the ring support structure and positioned in a first cavity delimited between the turbine ring and the ring support structure. |
| US10428685B2 |
Flutter inhibiting intake for gas turbine propulsion system
Disclosed is flutter damper including a first cavity having a radially inner side in fluid communication with a flow path, and a second cavity having a radially inner side in fluid communication with a radially outer side of the first cavity, and the flutter damper having an impedance characteristic at one or more target frequencies defined as ftarget=fS,ND+Ω·ND wherein fS,ND is a resonance frequency corresponding to a structural mode of a rotating component, ND is a nodal diameter count of the structural mode, and Ω is a rotational speed of the rotating component, and wherein the flutter damper has the following impedance characteristic at the one or more targeted frequencies R≥2ρc −3ρc≤X≤−0.6ρc wherein R is the real part of the impedance characteristic, X is the imaginary part of the impedance characteristic, ρ is air density, and c is speed of sound. |
| US10428682B2 |
Electric motor arrangements for gas turbine engines
A motor arrangement includes a shaft, a motor with a cage winding fixed in rotation relative to the shaft, and a generator. The generator includes a permanent magnet assembly fixed in rotation relative to the shaft. The permanent magnet assembly and the cage winding are fixed in rotation relative to one another such that the generator generates a sinusoidal AC voltage signal according to an excitation phase applied to the motor for controlling rotor distortion during cool down of a gas turbine engine. |
| US10428681B2 |
Containment casing
The present invention provides a gas turbine engine comprising a tubular containment casing surrounding a rotary fan blade assembly. The radially outer perimeter (and optionally the radially inner perimeter) of the radial cross-sectional profile of the containment casing is non-circular e.g. polygonal, corrugated, fluted or wavy. |
| US10428673B2 |
Aspirating face seal assembly and a method of operating the same
An aspirating face seal assembly for a turbo-machine including a rotor assembly having a first radially extending portion defining a rotor surface is disclosed. The aspirating face seal assembly includes a seal body including a second radially extending portion defining a bearing surface and having a plurality of return channels. The second radially extending portion is disposed in the turbo-machine such that the bearing surface is disposed facing the rotor surface. The aspirating face seal assembly further includes an annular ring including one or more openings. The annular ring is concentrically disposed on the second radially extending portion and between the rotor surface and the second radially extending portion and configured to rotate in an event of rub between the first radially extending portion and the annular ring. A turbo-machine including the aspirating face seal assembly and a method for operating an aspirating face seal are also disclosed. |
| US10428669B2 |
Sealing bush carrier for a steam turbine and steam turbine
A sealing bush carrier for a steam turbine, the steam turbine at least having a turbine rotor and a turbine housing, whereby the sealing bush carrier is arranged between a shaft of the rotor and the housing. The sealing bush carrier includes at least two hollow passages which extend from the rotor-facing part of the sealing bush carrier to the housing-facing part of the sealing bush carrier and are constructed such that they can be assigned to likewise hollow openings in the housing for an extraction of steam of the turbine through the passages of the sealing bush carrier into the openings of the housing. A steam turbine has a rotor with a shaft, a housing and a sealing bush carrier of this sort. |
| US10428668B2 |
Vane segment with peripheral securing
The invention relates to a guide vane segment for an aircraft gas turbine, comprising at least a radially outer shroud and a radially inner shroud, which extend along a respective circular arc and together form a ring segment, wherein, in the radial direction, between the outer shroud and the inner shroud, a plurality of guide vanes are arranged next to one another in the peripheral direction (UR), the vanes being materially joined with the inner shroud and the outer shroud, in particular joined in one piece. At least two securing ribs are arranged next to one another are formed on the trailing end face for at least one guide vane, wherein an intermediate space delimited by the two securing ribs in the peripheral direction (UR) is formed, this space tapering from radially outside to radially inside. |
| US10428666B2 |
Turbine vane assembly
A turbine vane includes an inner platform and an outer platform joined together by an airfoil. The airfoil has a leading edge and a trailing edge joined together by a pressure side and a suction side disposed opposite the pressure side. The inner platform defines a plurality of first inner cooling holes and a plurality of second inner cooling holes that are fluidly connected to an inner cooling passage. The plurality of first inner cooling holes are disposed proximate the leading edge and extend towards the suction side and the plurality of second inner cooling holes are disposed proximate the trailing edge and the suction side and extend towards the leading edge. |
| US10428665B2 |
CMC thermal clamps
A clamping assembly includes a shaft, a first plurality of clamps, and a second plurality of clamps. Each of the first and the second pluralities of clamps includes a first wall, a second wall extending outwardly from the first wall in a first direction, and a third wall extending outwardly from the first wall in a second direction. Each of the first plurality of clamps is longitudinally spaced apart by one of the second plurality of clamps. The second walls of the first plurality of clamps are transversely spaced apart from the second walls of the second plurality of clamps. The first and the second walls of the first and the second pluralities of clamps collectively define a first slot that receives the shaft. The first and the third walls of the first and the second pluralities of clamps collectively define a second slot for receiving adjacent components. |
| US10428664B2 |
Nozzle for a gas turbine engine
A nozzle assembly for a gas turbine engine includes at least one pair of fixed vanes to define a nozzle between the pair of fixed vanes. The vanes can have an interior chamber defining a cooling circuit with a particle separator located within the interior chamber. The particle separator, which can comprise a virtual impactor, can have an accelerator for accelerating fluid moving through the virtual impactor such that the flow path is divided into a major flow moving into the interior chamber and a minor flow moving into a particle collector defined within the virtual impactor. The accelerator accelerates the fluid such that particles within the fluid are carried by their momentum into the particle collector with the minor flow, removing the particles from the major flow of fluid moving into the interior chamber. |
| US10428654B2 |
Cutter head for microwave presplitting type hard-rock tunnel boring machine
A cutter head has a front surface formed with several transmitting ports, a protection plate mounted at an external-end hole of each port, several microwave generating mechanisms distributed in two manners: first, the generating mechanisms are uniformly arranged in the cutter head; second, the microwave generating mechanisms in the same number as hobbing cutters. Each generating mechanism includes a microwave source, a magnetron, a rectangular waveguide, a circulator and a microwave focus radiator, wherein the microwave source is connected with the magnetron, the magnetron is connected with one end of the waveguide, the other end of the waveguide is connected with a first port of the circulator, a second port of the circulator is connected with the microwave focus radiator, and a water load is connected to a third port of the circulator. The focus radiator includes a standard waveguide section, an impedance matching section and a compressed radiation section. |
| US10428653B2 |
Decoupled seafloor mining system
A multi-stage seafloor mining system that has at least concentration stage, a reclamation stage, and a haulage stage. The system includes a concentrating system (50) that processes seafloor materials, a reclaimer machine (300) that collects the processed seafloor materials, and a mechanical haulage system (40) that receives the processed seafloor materials collected by the reclaimer machine (300) and conveys discrete parcels of the processed seafloor materials to a surface vessel (100). |
| US10428648B2 |
Downhole formation fluid viscometer sensor
A downhole formation fluid viscometer sensor and method therefor include a viscometer sensing package, a flexible diaphragm, a magnet and electric coil, and a signal pickup assembly. The viscometer sensor may also include a first cavity and a second cavity for mechanical and electric energy transfer. The magnet and electric coil may be driven by external alternating current to generate an electromagnetic force. Silicon oil may be used to fill the first cavity and/or a pressure balance hole may connect the first cavity to an external area. The diaphragm may be a titanium alloy and a ferromagnetic magnet may be attached to the diaphragm. The diaphragm preferably has a thickness from about 0.030 to about 0.040 inches and the magnet and electric coil can propel the diaphragm to vibrate at a frequency from 0 to 100 kHz. Formation fluid viscosity is determined using resonant frequency linewidth, with contributions from the sensor package intrinsic properties removed. |
| US10428647B1 |
Systems and methods for real-time well surveillance
In an embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes integrating a series of data inputs related to a well. The series of data inputs includes at least one real-time data input and at least one non-real-time data input. The method further includes based, at least in part, on a result of the integrating, facilitating a real-time display of performance data for the well. The real-time display includes information related to at least one of hydraulic surveillance and torque-and-drag surveillance. |
| US10428636B2 |
Solids control methods, apparatus and systems
A weir assembly system comprises an insert dimensioned to be inserted into a section of a wellbore and a plurality of weirs spaced within the insert so as to increase the separation of solids from fluid within the section of the wellbore when the fluid is flowing through the wellbore. The plurality of weirs may be oriented to create a tortuous fluid flow path, such that a flow opening of a first weir causes solids to deposit at a second weir without obstructing a flow opening of the second weir. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed. |
| US10428633B2 |
Enhancing complex fracture geometry in subterranean formations, sequential fracturing
Methods including introducing a first high-viscosity treatment fluid (HVTF) into a subterranean formation through an opening and applying incrementally increased fracturing rate steps (IIFRSs) to the first HVTF to create or enhance a dominate fracture, wherein between each IIFRS applied to the first HVTF a downhole pressure slope over time will increase, decline, or stabilize at a first HVTF measured pressure slope. Evaluating the first HVTF measured pressure slope prior to applying a subsequent IIFRS to the first HVTF. Introducing a first low-viscosity treatment fluid (LVTF) through the opening to create or enhance a secondary azimuth fracture extending from the dominate fracture, and introducing a low-viscosity diversion fluid pill (LVDF) pill through the opening to create a fluidic seal therein. |
| US10428631B2 |
Subterranean formation methods and apparatus
A method is for use with subterranean formations, such as oil and/or gas reservoirs. In some examples (e.g., production examples), the method improves the production from that formation. Some of the examples of the method describe selecting both an exertive force (e.g., a pressure) to apply at a wellbore, but together with a drawdown pressure at the wellbore to modify operations (e.g., improve production) at that subterranean formation. The selection of one or both of the exertive force and drawdown pressure may be based on the downhole environment at that wellbore, which can include the porosity and/or permeability of a near-wellbore formation radially surrounding a wellbore. The exertive force and drawdown pressure may be specifically selected to modify the porosity and/or permeability of the near-wellbore formation. |
| US10428629B2 |
Methods and systems for directly driving a beam pumping unit by a rotating motor
Systems and methods are disclosed for extracting underground objects using a beam pumping unit including a rotating motor and one or more cranks coupled to a walking beam enabling the extraction. According to certain embodiments, the method includes receiving, at a control system, one or more input signals; and providing, based on the input signals, one or more control signals to the rotating motor to enable the rotating motor to directly drive the one or more cranks for extracting the underground objects. The method also includes varying, based on the one or more control signals, a rotating speed of the rotating motor based on one or more conditions of the underground objects; and enabling the extraction in a reciprocated manner based on the varying rotating speed of the rotating motor. |
| US10428627B2 |
Controlled pneumatic well pumping system, and method for optimizing pump stroke speed
A closed loop pneumatic pumping system is provided. The system uses a gas compressor and a high pressure gas tank to exert pneumatic pressure against a reciprocating piston over a wellbore. The piston is connected to a rod string and downhole pump for pumping formation fluids from a wellbore. The system includes an electronic controller that controls movement, including pump speed of the piston as it cycles between upstrokes and downstrokes within a cylinder over the wellbore. In one aspect, speed is controlled by adjusting a speed of the compressor. In another aspect, speed is controlled by adjusting the position of an upstroke control valve and a downstroke control valve. In one aspect, the pump stroke controller is configured to adjust a speed of the upstroke and a speed of the downstroke in response to signals indicative of pump fillage. A method for optimizing pneumatic pumping speed at a wellbore is also provided herein. |
| US10428626B2 |
Production estimation in subterranean formations
A system has a tool capable of obtaining data that characterizes a stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized. The system also includes a processor capable of predicting the production of the stimulated reservoir using the characterizing data and outputting the predicted production. A reservoir may be stimulated using a stimulation process and data may be obtained that characterizes the stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized. The production of the stimulated reservoir may be predicted using the data. Alternatively, a reservoir may be stimulated using a stimulation process and data that characterizes the stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized may be obtained. One or more 3-D volumes may be produced based on the characterizing data, and inferences about the stimulated reservoir may be made using the one or more 3-D volumes. |
| US10428618B2 |
Rotational motion-inducing variable flow resistance systems having a sidewall fluid outlet and methods for use thereof in a subterranean formation
Variable flow resistance systems can be used to regulate fluid flow in various applications, particularly within a subterranean formation. A variable flow resistance system can comprise a chamber configured to induce rotational motion of a fluid flowing therethrough, a fluid inlet coupled to the chamber, and a fluid outlet coupled to the chamber that allows the fluid to exit through at least a sidewall of the chamber. If desired, a plurality of the chambers can be connected in series fluid flow communication with one another. |
| US10428616B2 |
FRAC plug having reduced length and reduced setting force
A frac plug having a mandrel body, a cap coupled to an upper end of the mandrel body and an outer housing coupled to a lower end of the mandrel body. A guide shoe is coupled to the outer housing. A single slip assembly is positioned between the cap and the guide shoe and surrounds the mandrel body. A sealing element is positioned between the cap and the single slip assembly and surrounds the mandrel body. |
| US10428613B2 |
Wellbore characteristic measurement assembly
There is provided a wellbore characteristic measurement assembly comprising a dispensing mechanism and a plurality of the wellbore characteristic measurement apparatuses. Each one of the wellbore characteristic measurement apparatuses, independently, is mountable to the dispensing mechanism in a releasably retained condition. The dispensing mechanism is configured for serially dispensing each one of the wellbore characteristic measurement apparatuses, independently, into the wellbore. |
| US10428611B2 |
Apparatus and method for in-situ stabilization of unconsolidated sediment in core samples
Apparatus and method for in-situ stabilization of unconsolidated sediment in core samples are disclosed. The core sampling apparatus includes a corer having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of impregnation tubes disposed between the inner and the outer wall, wherein the impregnation tubes are parallel to a central axis of the corer. The method for sampling a core includes extracting a core sample using a corer, and in-situ stabilizing unconsolidated sediment in the core sample within the corer by impregnating the core sample with a resin. The resin is supplied through a plurality of impregnation tubes disposed between the walls of the corer. |
| US10428610B2 |
Passively motion compensated tubing hanger running tool assembly
A tubing hanger running too assembly comprising passive motion compensation and pressure testing capability is described. Specifically, a tubing hanger running tool assembly is described which comprises a tubing hanger running tool and a pressure containing slip joint comprising an inner mandrel and an outer mandrel located concentrically such that the inner mandrel and outer mandrel slide relative to each other providing compression and extension along a linear axis with pressure containing seals located between the inner and outer mandrels. |
| US10428608B2 |
Latch mechanism and system for downhole applications
A system and method for conveying a tool to a target sub within a tubular string having a number of subs. Each sub may include at least one ledge or shoulder in or on its interior surface that can be used as a latch stopper or stopper, for receiving and engagement with a latch. The subs may also have a latch deflector or deflector. In one embodiment, the latch deflector is a latch-deflection shoulder protruding into the internal diameter (ID) of the string for deflecting a latch, to be subsequently introduced, out of or into the latch-stopping shoulder. The distance between the latch stopper and the latch deflector, referred to as the “deflection radius,” may be used as an address that uniquely identifies each sub, and can vary from sub to sub. |
| US10428604B2 |
Moveable jaw bit breaker technology
The invention provides a bit breaker comprising a plate that bounds a pipe slot. The bit breaker has two jaws that define two working surfaces located on opposite sides of the pipe slot. The two jaws are configured to move relative to the plate. In some embodiments, the invention is an assembly that further includes a pipe, tool section, tool or pipe joint received in the pipe slot. The pipe, tool section, tool or pipe joint has formed therein two crosswise grooves located on opposite sides of the pipe, tool section, tool or pipe joint. In some embodiments, the plate defines two fixed arms and a fixed base leg, with the two jaws mounted respectively against the two fixed arms. The bit breaker can have an adjustable arm such that the pipe slot can be surrounded about 360 degrees by the bit breaker. |
| US10428601B2 |
Proximity detection between tubulars for blind stabbing
System, method, and apparatus for connecting tubulars, of which the method includes determining an elevation of a drilling device above a rig floor, lowering a first tubular connected to the drilling device toward a second tubular by lowering the drilling device, determining that the first tubular is in proximity to the drill string based at least in part on an elevation of the drilling device, determining that the first tubular is in proximity to the second tubular based at least in part on a magnetic flux or an electrical current applied to the tubular, the second tubular, or both, and connecting the first and second tubulars together. |
| US10428599B2 |
Floating oil and gas facility with a movable wellbay assembly
A mobile offshore drilling unit is converted to provide drilling, completion and workover access to multiple dry tree wells from a drilling derrick to allow production and export of oil and gas from high pressure, high temperature reservoirs in deep offshore waters. Existing practice has been for the drilling derrick on a production platform supporting dry tree wells to be moved over a fixed well slot. The present invention provides a movable wellbay that supports multiple top-tensioned subsea well tieback risers, which may be positioned directly below the derrick's rotary table and/or beneath another operating device. The use of top-tensioned subsea well tieback risers supported by the movable wellbay allows the converted facility to drill, complete, maintain, improve and produce from subsea wells through dry trees. |
| US10428595B2 |
Quick connect system for setting tool
A quick connect device for well tools that allows for the connection of two components, such as a setting tool and a plug, without the need for screwing the two components together. |
| US10428589B2 |
Polycrystalline diamond compact, and related methods and applications
Embodiments relate to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) including a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table in which a metal-solvent catalyst is alloyed with at least one alloying element to improve thermal stability of the PCD table. In an embodiment, a PDC includes a substrate and a PCD table bonded to the substrate. The PCD table includes diamond grains defining interstitial regions. The PCD table includes an alloy comprising at least one Group VIII metal and at least one metallic alloying element that lowers a temperature at which melting of the at least one Group VIII metal begins. The alloy includes one or more solid solution phases comprising the at least one Group VIII metal and the at least one metallic alloying element and one or more intermediate compounds comprising the at least one Group VIII metal and the at least one metallic alloying element. |
| US10428588B2 |
Methods and drill bit designs for preventing the substrate of a cutting element from contacting a formation
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of designing a drill bit comprises determining placements on a drill bit for a plurality of cutting elements at a plurality of radial coordinates of the drill bit. The method further comprises determining a substrate-based critical depth of cut for a substrate of each cutting element and generating a substrate-based critical depth of cut control curve based on the substrate-based critical depth of cut at each radial coordinate. The method also comprises comparing the substrate-based critical depth of cut control curve and the threshold critical depth of cut control curve and adjusting a drill bit design parameter if the substrate-based critical depth of cut control curve is less than or equal to the threshold critical depth of cut control curve at a radial coordinate. |
| US10428587B2 |
Multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools including cutting elements in a step profile configuration
A downhole drilling tool designed for drilling a wellbore is disclosed. The drilling tool includes a bit body, and a first plurality of blades and a second plurality of blades on exterior portions of the bit body. A first group of cutting elements is located on exterior portions of the first plurality of blades. A second group of cutting elements is located on the second plurality of blades and under-exposed with respect to the first group of cutting elements. The first and second plurality of blades and the first group and second groups of cutting elements cooperate with each other to form a composite bit face profile such that each respective group of at least three neighbor cutting elements on the composite bit face profile is force balanced with respect to each other. |
| US10428585B2 |
Methods of fabricating cutting elements for earth-boring tools and methods of selectively removing a portion of a cutting element of an earth-boring tool
Cutting elements for use with earth-boring tools include a cutting table having at least two sections where a boundary between the at least two sections is at least partially defined by a discontinuity formed in the cutting table. Earth-boring tools including a tool body and a plurality of cutting elements carried by the tool body. The cutting elements include a cutting table secured to a substrate. The cutting table includes a plurality of adjacent sections, each having a discrete cutting edge where at least one section is configured to be selectively detached from the substrate in order to substantially expose a cutting edge of an adjacent section. Methods for fabricating cutting elements for use with an earth-boring tool including forming a cutting table comprising a plurality of adjacent sections. |
| US10428583B2 |
Multimode steering and homing system, method and apparatus
A boring tool is movable through the ground. A transmitter supported by the boring tool transmits an electromagnetic homing signal. A portable device monitors the electromagnetic homing signal and receives the electromagnetic homing signal in a homing mode for guiding the boring tool to a target position. A processor generates steering commands for guiding the boring tool based on a bore plan in a steering mode such that at least some positional error is introduced without using the electromagnetic homing signal. Switching from the steering mode to the homing mode is based on monitoring of the electromagnetic homing signal as the boring tool approaches the portable device to then guide the boring tool to the target position location in compensation for the positional error. Intermediate target positions are described as well as guiding the boring tool based on the homing signal so long as the portable device receives the signal. |
| US10428581B2 |
Well-drilling apparatus and method of use
Embodiments provide a well-drilling apparatus and a method of use. |
| US10428580B2 |
Spring operated roller blind system with tension spring adjusting mechanism and locking element for said system
A roller blind system, comprising a roller blind having a roller shaft through which a central rod extends and to which a flexible sheet member is attached. The roller blind is provided with two bracket connectors arranged for releasable coupling to mounting brackets. The roller blind is spring operated and comprises a tension spring fixedly connected to the central rod and to the roller shaft and a tension adjusting mechanism for adjusting the tension of the tension spring. The tension adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting wheel and an adjusting spring for adjusting the rotational position of the central rod, a first bush part arranged on the adjusting wheel for pushing the adjusting spring in a relaxed configuration and a second bush part connected to the central rod for pushing the adjusting spring in a tightened configuration. |
| US10428576B2 |
Storage facility for object of paying of respects
A storage facility for objects of paying of respects includes a partition wall located to partition off the support position from a respects-paying position for a person visiting to pay respects, a window member including a variable-light-transmittance member whose light transmittance is adjustable, an illuminating device for which an amount of light emitted thereby is adjustable, and a controller. A window for allowing the person visiting to pay respects to view an object of paying of respects is formed in an area, of the partition wall, toward which the object of paying of respects faces when supported in the support position. The window is provided with a window member. And the illuminating device is so positioned that light therefrom reaches the object of paying of respects supported in the support position. The controller is configured to increase at least one of the light transmittance of the window member and the amount of light emitted by the illuminating device as an object of paying of respects arrives at the support position through a transport operation of the transport device. |
| US10428569B2 |
Door closer
A door closer pivoted on a door at least includes a case and a piston. When the door is open, the door closer blocks a communicating hole of the case by an oil sealing ring of the piston to allow an oil filled in the door closer cannot flow through the communicating hole. As a result, the open door can be held in a predetermined position. |
| US10428566B2 |
Flexible unitary sandwich-like panel overhead door
A flexible unitary sandwich-like panel overhead door (11) consists of two relatively thin elastic sheets (12) and (13) connected by a plurality of elongated parallel web panels (14) which have supporting rollers (16) attached. The sheet-web connections are hinged (15) so that the panel may be flexibly moved from a closed vertical position to an open overhead nearly horizontal configuration. A rectangular beam (17), attached to the elastic sheets, provides additional stability and strength to the door structure. Additional embodiments are described. |
| US10428562B2 |
Device for detecting a user's intention to lock or unlock a motor vehicle door
A device to be integrated into a handle of a vehicle door for detecting a user's intention to lock or unlock the door, with a casing therein that includes a contact detection element that detects a contact of a user's hand on the handle, where an area of contact of the handle is defined by an elastically deformable part, and the contact detection element includes a non-magnetic metal target that moves along a predetermined axis, a coil, a pre-stressed compressible element between the non-magnetic metal target and the coil, means for transmitting a movement of the elastic part to the non-magnetic metal target, and means for comparing a measured inductance of the coil and a predetermined threshold value of inductance for detecting the user's intention to lock or unlock the door. |
| US10428560B2 |
Electrical door latch
An e-latch assembly for a closure member and a method of operating the e-latch assembly coupled to a closure member are provided. The e-latch assembly includes an actuation group operable to selectively secure the closure member. An electronic control circuit is coupled to the actuation group and includes a control unit configured to manage a plurality of handle activation signals. The control unit is also configured to receive a plurality of signals indicative of the state of a vehicle. Additionally, the control unit is configured to control the actuation group to selectively allow the closure member to be opened in response to receiving the plurality of signals indicative of the state of the vehicle and based on the plurality of handle activation signals. |
| US10428558B2 |
Band-based lock
A band-based lock is provided. The band-based lock may include a flexible band with a substantially thin profile and include inner metal layers and wires and/or jacketed metal layers so that the band may be more difficult to cut. The band-based lock may include a feed mechanism coupled to the flexible band. The feed mechanism may provide for the flexible band to be fed through the feed mechanism, putting the flexible band in a loop. The feed mechanism may allow the flexible band to be fed through the feed mechanism in one direction when in a tightening or locked position. The feed mechanism may allow this one-way feed through use of a pawl including one or more teeth engaging with teeth formed on the flexible band. In a release position, the feed mechanism may allow the flexible band to be fed backward through the feed mechanism opening the loop. |
| US10428551B1 |
Fence trim guard
The device is comprised of two panels in the shape of “L”s that are interwoven with each other when they are placed on the sides of a fence. The device is secured to the ground through a series of holes for that purpose. Additionally, an expander has been placed on the section of the device, both vertical and horizontal, to address the issue of uneven terrain. |
| US10428549B2 |
Awning apparatus
An awning arm assembly is provided that includes inner and outer arms. A joint is provided that has an axle, e.g., any structure about which rotation can be provided coupled with one of the inner arm and the outer arm and a hollow body disposed about the axle. The hollow-body is coupled with the other of the inner arm and the outer arm. The hollow body is coupled with the axle such that when the outer arm moves relative to the inner arm the angle between the hollow body and the axle (and thereby the inner and outer arms) is adjusted. |
| US10428546B2 |
Components of automatic pool cleaners
Components of automatic pool cleaners (APCs) are detailed. The components may include brushes configured to attach to blades of scrubbers of the APCs. The flexible brushes may rotate as their associated blades rotate and have fingers which flex so as to adduce contact between a to-be-cleaned pool or spa surface and bristles protruding outward from sides of the fingers. |
| US10428543B2 |
Endless pool assembly
A pool assembly is provided. The pool assembly includes a pool body defining a pool cavity for containing water. The pool body includes an injection manifold disposed in an inlet wall of the pool body for providing a flow of water into the pool body. An ejection manifold is disposed in an exit wall of the pool body for removing the flow of water from the pool body. Removable plates attach to the manifolds for altering the flow of water. A stairway and seat subassembly is constructed of mesh is disposed adjacent the exit wall to allow water to flow therethrough. |
| US10428540B1 |
Modular commercial structure
A modular commercial structure for use on a floor in an area having an electric power source coupled thereto includes a first exterior module, a second exterior module, an interior module, a conveyance mechanism and a distribution system. The first exterior module, the second exterior module and the interior module each defines an interior space therein. The conveyance mechanism selectively facilitates movement the modules so that the modular commercial structure has a first configuration in which the modules are brought together to prevent access to the interior spaces and so that the modular commercial structure has a second configuration in which the modules are spaced apart sufficiently to provide access to the interior spaces therein. The distribution system distributes electric power to the electrical wiring system of each module. |
| US10428539B2 |
Mounting unit for partition mount
A mounting unit of a partition mount system that removably secures a sheet of material includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a pivot on a lower surface thereof. The second portion has a first end and a second end opposite the first end and is configured to mate with the first portion. The first end of the second portion is wider than the second end of the second portion. The first portion and second portion are configured to secure a sheet of material therebetween. |
| US10428534B2 |
Panel, covering and method for installing such panels
A panel for forming a covering, more particularly a floor panel for forming a floor covering, which at least at two opposite edges, comprises coupling parts arranged to couple two of such panels to each other by means of a downward movement of one panel in respect to the other. The coupling parts form a first locking system arranged to lock in the plane of the panels and perpendicularly to the edges, as well as form a second locking system, which effects a locking perpendicularly to the plane of the panels. At least one of the coupling parts is formed at least partially in soft PVC (polyvinyl chloride), as well as at least partially formed from a milled profiled part of this soft PVC. |
| US10428532B2 |
Cladding clip
A cladding clip comprising a lateral base, a head coupled to the lateral base, and a flexible lip upstanding from the lateral base and laterally spaced from the neck along the base is disclosed. The flexible lip is hooked so that a lateral part of the lip extends laterally spaced from the base. |
| US10428531B2 |
Foldable staircase
A foldable staircase that can be easily transported and conveniently used rather than a ladder. The foldable staircase includes a lower staircase and an upper staircase. The upper staircase and the lower staircase are constructions that bridge vertical distances and provide platforms allowing the user to walk up or down the foldable staircase. The foldable staircase provides an alternative means to reach high areas that is easy and safe to ascend or descend as conventional stairways and staircases along with the transportability of a conventional ladder. The foldable staircase can be adjusted to a collapsed configuration or operative configuration. The collapsed configuration allows a user to store or easily transport the foldable staircase. The operative configuration allows the user to ascend or descend the foldable staircase. |
| US10428529B1 |
Rooftop rainwater drainage assembly
A rooftop rainwater drainage assembly that is at least partially concealed from view from an exterior of a dwelling. In particular, the rooftop drainage assembly can include an opening spout secured to a roof deck region of a dwelling, and an elongated downspout having a first region disposed between an exterior wall and an interior wall of the dwelling and secured to the opening spout, thereby at least partially concealing the downspout from view from both the interior wall and exterior wall of the dwelling. |
| US10428527B1 |
Roof valley batten
The roof valley batten is configured for use with a roof. The roof valley batten attaches a plurality of shingles to a structure formed by a roof valley and a metal valley. The roof valley batten attaches to the metal valley in a manner that does not require the use of a fastening device that perforates a structure selected from the group consisting of the roof valley and the metal valley. The roof valley batten provides a mounting structure for the plurality of shingles that allows the use of a fastening device that does require the perforation of the roof valley batten. The roof valley batten comprises a mounting surface, a plurality of pedestals and a plurality of channels. The plurality of pedestals attach to the mounting surface. The plurality of channels are drainage channels formed within the plurality of pedestals. |
| US10428522B2 |
Construction metallic trapezoidal systems
A construction system definable in terms of an X, Y, and Z coordinate axes which provides a first part having a hollow four-walled web elongate in the Z axis, having a securement flange on the upper XZ base of the elongate Z axis member; and a second part having at least one open end for complemental engagement of the first part wherein the second part may fit over distal ends of said first part in which a cross-section of the second part is generally that of the first part, but wide and tall enough to allow the first part to slip within the second part, and said second part having an opposite end of said opening, wherein said second part securing the first part to a structural support. |
| US10428521B2 |
Masonry block having a cavity web
A cementitious composite and cured masonry block made from the cementitious composite. The cementitious composite contains a cement, a non-rubber aggregate, a crumb rubber and at least one of cement kiln dust and limestone powder. The crumb rubber aggregate is extracted from scrap tires after being processed and then mixed in specified percentages with the aggregate, the cement and water, then cured in forms to make the masonry blocks. In the present disclosure sand, which is used in conventional masonry blocks, is at least partially replaced with crumb rubber to produce a sand-free or sand-reduced masonry block that contains crumb rubber. The crumb rubber masonry blocks satisfy the ASTM non-load bearing requirements. The use of crumb rubber decreases the unit weight and increases thermal resistance of the masonry blocks. The use of cement kiln dust or limestone as a partial replacement of cement will lead to decrease in the cost. The use of industrial waste materials, such as crumb rubber, limestone powder and cement kiln dust, will lead to economic and environmental benefits. |
| US10428520B2 |
Thermally broken framing system and method of use
A thermally broken framing system and method of use are disclosed. The thermal framing system is comprised generally of a structural apparatus, exterior retention framing and a fastener system comprised of thermal spacer material, and structural fasteners. A structural component, such as a T-shaped member with a structural tab may lie flatly against a wall while providing a thermal break. The structural tab is further comprised of apertures located at regular intervals. The exterior retention framing is comprised generally of a retention face represented as and two framing tabs attached to a retention face. The framing tabs have framing tab apertures placed at regular intervals from each other to match the spacing of the structural tab apertures. The structural tab apertures and framing tab apertures are aligned and thermally insulated fastening units placed through the apertures, securing the system. |
| US10428516B2 |
Method and apparatus for repairing a tilt wall construction
A method of repairing a tilt wall construction includes affixing a fixture at a bottom of the wall, installing a piling into the earth directly below the fixture, forming a support member having a link corresponding to a distance between the fixture and a head the piling, and affixing the support member to the fixture and to the head such that the piling supports the wall. The fixture is an angle member that is anchored to the wall. A plate is affixed onto a top surface of the head of the piling. The support member can include a pair of steel pipes that are welded at one end to the plate and an opposite end welded to the angle member. |
| US10428514B2 |
Steam vent system
A movable steam vent system is provided. The system includes a base and at least one pipe member. The base includes a tapered outer surface defined by an outer wall, a frustoconical inner surface defined by an inner wall, a plurality of ribs extending from the inner surface, the inner wall and the outer wall defining a space therebetween, the base further having an opening in an upper surface, the opening having a slot therein, the opening being in fluid communication with a hollow interior defined by the inner wall, the inner wall having an end that is sized to cover the subsurface space opening. The at least one pipe member is removably coupled to the base, the at least one pipe member having a having an outer wall, an inner wall, the inner wall defining a hollow interior that is in fluid communication with the base hollow interior. |
| US10428512B2 |
Manhole base assembly with internal liner and method of manufacturing same
A manhole base assembly and a method for making the same employ a non-cylindrical, low-volume concrete base that is fully lined to protect the concrete against chemical and physical attack while in service. This lined concrete manhole base assembly may be readily produced using a modular manhole form assembly which can be configured for a wide variety of geometrical configurations compatible with, e.g., varying pipe angles, elevations and sizes. The form assembly is configurable to provide any desired angle and elevation for the pipe apertures to interface with various underground systems, and can be formed on-site to facilitate compatibility with existing structures. The assembly provides for flexible, modular construction of a wide variety of lined manhole base assemblies at minimal cost, reduced concrete consumption and reduced operational complexity. The modular nature of the production form assembly also facilitates reduced inventory requirements when various manhole base assembly geometries are needed. |
| US10428511B1 |
Apparatus for pipeline rehabilitation with internal bypass
A method is provided for the installation of varied sewer rehabilitation lining materials within an existing sewer while conveying sewage flow through an internal bypass contained on a sled that applies the rehabilitation materials, thus eliminating the need for an expensive, intrusive above grade external bypass. The apparatus is compatible with the various rehabilitation materials, technologies and methodologies currently available in the industry. The method and apparatus can be utilized to restore the original structural integrity of a sewer pipe or to provide a corrosion barrier. Multiple and varied rehabilitation materials (including but not limited to epoxy, geopolymer, mortar, cement, etc.) can be applied using the same apparatus. The apparatus can also be utilized to clean and televise the sewer prior to and during the rehabilitation process. |
| US10428510B1 |
Leaching unit having overhanging and perforated canopy
A plastic leaching unit for receiving water when buried in trenches in soil comprises a plurality of pillars interconnected by struts. A canopy made of sheet material is attached to the tops of the pillars. The pillars are arranged as spaced apart integral assemblies to enable lateral and vertical bending of the leaching unit, for conforming to a not-straight trench. Preferably, the canopy comprises a second perforated sheet overlying a first sheet having larger perforations, the combination arranged for flow of water and gases while hindering soil particulates. Preferably, the canopy extends a greater amount from the first end of each unit than from the second end, to facilitate end-to-end mating of the units. Leaching units may be stacked one upon the other within a trench. |
| US10428504B2 |
Electronic toilet switchable between cold water and hot water and method of controlling same
An electronic toilet and method of controlling the same. The electronic toilet includes a controller, a water spraying cleaner, a water chiller having a cold-water outlet pipe and a cold-water electromagnetic valve disposed on the cold-water outlet pipe, a water heater having a hot-water outlet pipe and a hot-water electromagnetic valve disposed on the hot-water outlet pipe, and a booster water pump. A water inlet of the booster water pump is connected to a confluent water outlet pipe of the water chiller through a water outlet pipe of the cold-water electromagnetic valve and the water heater through a water outlet pipe of the hot-water electromagnetic valve. A water outlet of the booster water pump is connected to the water spraying cleaner. |
| US10428498B1 |
Touchless water and liquid soap dispensing faucet
A faucet assembly having an inlet port connected to a water passageway for receiving water from a water supply line, and a soap passageway for receiving liquid soap. An upwardly extending stalk having both a water discharge port connected to the water passageway and a soap discharge port connected to the soap passageway. A soap cartridge provides liquid soap to the soap passageway. A water activation sensor on the stalk is in electrical communication with a water valve in the water passageway. A soap activation sensor on the stalk is in electrical communication with a soap pump in the soap passageway. The soap discharge port is below the water discharge port. The water activation sensor selectively causes water to flow from the water discharge port while the soap activation sensor selectively causes liquid soap to flow from the soap discharge port. |
| US10428496B1 |
Kitchen faucet mounting structure
A kitchen faucet mounting structure includes a faucet body, a pipe connector, and a fixing assembly. The faucet body is connected to an upper portion of the pipe connector. The fixing assembly includes an upper casing, a press block, a return C-shaped ring, and a lower casing. Through the cooperation of the upper casing, the press block and the lower casing, the fixing assembly and the pipe connector can be assembled and fixed quickly. Through the cooperation of the return C-shaped ring and the press block, the fixing assembly and the pipe connector can be disassembled quickly. |
| US10428495B2 |
Simplified leak detection in a plumbing system using pressure decay principle
A water pressure sensor assembly includes a water connection fitting attached to a housing, where the water connection fitting is configured to attach to a point of use in a plumbing system. A pressure sensor and an optional temperature sensor are disposed within the housing and configured to be in fluidic communication with the point of use in the plumbing system. Another temperature sensor measures the surrounding air temperature. An electronic microprocessor is disposed within the housing and in electrical communication with the pressure sensor and the temperature sensors. A power source is in electrical communication with the electronic microprocessor. A data transmission path is in electrical communication with the electronic microprocessor. A control device is in electrical communication with the electronic microprocessor through the data transmission path, the control device including a visual display and at least one user control configured to control the water pressure sensor assembly. |
| US10428490B2 |
Excavator with rigid force transfer link
An excavator includes an articulated boom and a balancing mechanism that assists a movement of the articulated boom from a lower position to an upper position by applying a pulling force on the articulated boom. The balancing mechanism comprises a balancing member that generates an assisting force and a force transfer mechanism that couples the balancing member with the articulated boom. The force transfer mechanism comprises a link mechanism that transfers the assisting force from the balancing member to the articulated boom at a transmission ratio independent from a position of the articulated boom. |
| US10428489B2 |
Arm for construction machine
An arm for a construction machine, including an arm top formed by casting, being easily produced with high dimensional accuracy. The arm includes an arm body and an arm top. The arm top is formed of left and right arm top pieces individually formed by casting and joined together. The left and right arm top pieces include first left and right bosses constituting a first connection section, second left and right bosses constituting a second connection portion, and left and right projecting wall portions constituting a connection wall connecting the first and second connection portions to each other, respectively. The left and right arm top pieces are joined together by welding at respective opposing surfaces of the first left and right bosses, those of the second left and right bosses and those of the left and right projecting wall portions, thereby forming the arm top. |
| US10428484B2 |
Insulated slab-on-grade foundation system
A foundation system (1) and method of installing the foundation system. The system including plurality of modular slabs (3, 3A, 3B) mountable onto a gravel layer (2); and at least one horizontal isolating slab (5A, 5B, 5C) and a vertical edge portion (4) positioned with respect to the modular slabs (3A, 3A, 3B) for creating a receptacle wherein concrete is poured thereon. |
| US10428481B2 |
Method and apparatus for elevating a marine platform
A method of elevating the deck area of a marine platform (e.g., oil and gas well drilling or production platform) utilizes a specially configured sleeve support to support the platform legs so that they can be cut. Once cut, rams or jacks elevate the platform above the cuts. The sleeve support is then connected (e.g., welded) to the platform leg and becomes part of the structural support for the platform. In one embodiment, two sleeves are employed. In another embodiment, the jacks or rams elevate in two stages including a first stage wherein one sleeve elevates and the other sleeve does not elevate and a second stage wherein both sleeves elevate together. |
| US10428480B2 |
Snow melter machine
A snow and ice melting device having an insulated chamber a heater located inside the insulated chamber a reservoir located at the distal end of the insulated chamber a pump operationally connected to the reservoir a snow port located at the proximal end of the insulated chamber the snow port comprising a body and a portal between the body and the insulated chamber and a power supply connected to the heater and the pump. |
| US10428479B2 |
Snowthrower
A snowthrower includes a motor, an auger driven by the motor to rotate, a handle device for a user to operate, an auger housing for containing the auger and a frame for connecting the handle device and the auger housing. The auger housing is made of at least two different materials. |
| US10428471B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling cold planer material flow
An example cold planer system includes a machine frame, a milling drum, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a swivel sensor and a control module. The milling drum is rotatably coupled to the machine frame. The first conveyor is configured to convey a milled material away from the milling drum. The second conveyor is configured to convey the milled material from the first conveyor to a discharge location and the second conveyor is pivotably connected to the machine frame. The swivel sensor is configured to generate swivel data corresponding to a swivel position of the second conveyor. The control module is in electrical communication with the swivel sensor, and the control module is configured to receive the swivel data and to control motion of the second conveyor based on the swivel data. |
| US10428463B2 |
Fibrous structures comprising regions having different micro-CT intensive property values and associated transition slopes
Fibrous structures containing solid additives, and more particularly, fibrous structures containing two regions that exhibit at least one common micro-CT intensive property that differs in value and wherein the common micro-CT intensive property transitions between the two regions and methods for making same are provided. |
| US10428462B2 |
Release product
A release product including a basic substrate and a siliconized release layer. The basic substrate has a first side and a second side. The siliconized release layer has been applied on the first side of the basic substrate. The release product includes a coating layer which has been applied directly on either the first side of the basic substrate, or the second side of the basic substrate. The coating layer includes silica particles and a binder. |
| US10428459B2 |
Crosslinked cellulose as precursor in production of high-grade cellulose derivatives and related technology
A pulp in accordance with a particular embodiment includes crosslinked cellulose fibers. The pulp can have high brightness, reactivity, and intrinsic viscosity. The pulp, therefore, can be well suited for use as a precursor in the production of low-color, high-viscosity cellulose derivatives. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes forming a pulp from a cellulosic feedstock, bleaching the pulp, crosslinking cellulose fibers within the pulp while the pulp has a high consistency, and drying the pulp. The bleaching process can reduce a lignin content of the pulp to less than or equal to 0.09% by oven-dried weight of the crosslinked cellulose fibers. Crosslinking the cellulose fibers can include exposing the cellulose fibers to a glycidyl ether crosslinker having two or more glycidyl groups and a molecular weight per epoxide within a range from 140 to 175. |
| US10428458B2 |
Medical nonwoven fabric, and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a medical nonwoven fabric comprising gelable cellulose derivative short-cut fibers as prepared by the paper making process, a preparation method thereof, and an adhesion prevention barrier using the same. The present invention provides a single phase of medical nonwoven fabric comprising gelable cellulose derivative short-cut fibers, to induce capillary action of micropores formed between the fibers and thereby control the gelation time, and provides a composite nonwoven fabric formed by laminating a nonwoven fabric layer comprising a different kind of biodegradable polymer material not susceptible to gelation on the single-phase of medical nonwoven fabric comprising gelable cellulose derivative short-cut fibers, thereby improving dimensional stability and convenience of surgical procedure. The present invention further provides a dyed medical nonwoven fabric to improve visibility, allowing easiness of recognizing the placement or location of the medical nonwoven fabric. |
| US10428454B2 |
Textile treatment compositions including quternary bis-imidazoline compounds derived from linear tetramines useful to improve moisture management and provide antimicrobial protection
The present invention provides strategies to improve the moisture management properties of textiles while retaining high comfort levels. The treatments also help to protect textiles against microbial growth. The treatment strategies of the present invention are based at least in part on the use of cationic bis-imidazoline(s) and their salts. Quaternized bis-imidazoline cations and their salts are particularly preferred. |
| US10428453B2 |
Chest ironer
A chest ironer having a chest, a cylinder, displacement means for displacement of the chest and the cylinder relatively each other, and rotation means for rotation of the cylinder around an axis of rotation. The chest has a curved metal plate with a concave side which faces the cylinder and a convex side opposite the concave side. The chest ironer further includes at least one induction arrangement for heating of the metal chest. The induction arrangement includes at least one electrical conductor arranged electrically isolated from the chest at the convex side of the chest, the at least one electrical conductor being connectable to a high frequency power source. |
| US10428445B2 |
Production of high cotton number or low denier core spun yarn for weaving of reactive fabric and enhanced bedding
A method includes drawing a roving thread from a roving bobbin through a roving guide, an aft drafting roller, and a mid drafting roller to a front drafting roller, and drawing a spandex core from a spandex bobbin using a guide roller. The method also includes associating the roving thread and the spandex core by drawing the roving thread and the spandex core in an approximately parallel fashion through the front drafting roller, and drawing the associated roving thread and the spandex core through a lappet hook and an anti-ballooning guide. Further, the method includes winding the drawn associated roving thread and the spandex core on a ring-frame bobbin including a ring traveler attached to a rotatable ring. The circular motion of the ring traveler around the ring-frame bobbin causes the drawn associated roving thread to twist around the drawn associated spandex core, forming a core spun yarn. |
| US10428443B2 |
Method of making a spunbond from filaments
The invention relates to a device for producing a spun-bonded web from filaments, comprising spinnerets, a cooling chamber into which process air can be introduced in order to cool the filaments, a monomer suction device arranged between the spinnerets and the cooling chamber, a stretching unit, and a placing device for placing the filaments so as to form the spun-bonded web. The cooling chamber is divided into two cooling chamber portions. Process air can be suctioned out of a first upper cooling chamber portion to the monomer suction device with a volumetric flow rate Vm, and process air exits the first upper cooling chamber portion into a second lower cooling chamber portion with a volumetric flow rate V1. The volumetric flow rate ratio VM/V1 is 0.1 to 0.3. |
| US10428441B2 |
Method and apparatus for precleaning a substrate surface prior to epitaxial growth
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods for removing contaminants and native oxides from substrate surfaces. The methods generally include removing contaminants disposed on the substrate surface using a plasma process, and then cleaning the substrate surface by use of a remote plasma assisted dry etch process. |
| US10428440B2 |
SiC single crystal and production method thereof
A high-quality SiC single crystal and a method for producing such a SiC single crystal is provided. In the SiC single crystal, the threading dislocation density including screw dislocation, edge dislocation and micropipe defect is reduced. The method for producing the SiC single crystal according to a solution technique involves bringing an SiC seed crystal into contact with an Si—C solution having a temperature gradient in which a temperature of the Si—C solution is lower towards the surface of the SiC seed crystal. Growing an SiC single crystal includes setting the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution to 10° C/cm or below, bringing the (1-100) face of the SiC seed crystal into contact with the Si—C solution, and growing an SiC single crystal on the (1-100) face of the seed crystal at a ratio (single crystal growth rate/temperature gradient) of less than 20×10−4 cm2/h·° C. |
| US10428437B2 |
Wear-resistant coating produced by electrodeposition and process therefor
Disclosed is process for producing a wear-resistant coating on a component. The process comprises providing an electrolyte which contains Co and/or Ni, dispersing first particles comprising hard material particles and/or slip material particles in the electrolyte, dispersing second particles comprising metal alloy particles in which the metal alloy comprises chromium and aluminum in the electrolyte, providing a component to be coated in a bath of the electrolyte which has first and second particles dispersed therein, and electrodepositing a matrix of Co and/or Ni with incorporated first and second particles on the component. A correspondingly produced wear-resistant coating is also disclosed. |
| US10428436B2 |
Indium electroplating compositions containing amine compounds and methods of electroplating indium
Indium electroplating compositions containing amine compounds in trace amounts to electroplate substantially defect-free uniform indium which has a smooth surface morphology. The indium electroplating compositions can be used to electroplate indium metal on metal layers of various substrates such as semiconductor wafers and as thermal interface materials. |
| US10428432B2 |
Catalyst layers and electrolyzers
A catalyst layer for an electrochemical device comprises a catalytically active element and an ion conducting polymer. The ion conducting polymer comprises positively charged cyclic amine groups. The ion conducting polymer comprises at least one of an imidazolium, a pyridinium, a pyrazolium, a pyrrolidinium, a pyrrolium, a pyrimidium, a piperidinium, an indolium, a triazinium, and polymers thereof. The catalytically active element comprises at least one of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Sn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Al, Si, In, Tl, Pb, Bi, Sb, Te, U, Sm, Tb, La, Ce and Nd. In an electrolyzer comprising the present catalyst layer, the feed to the electrolyzer comprises at least one of CO2 and H2O. |
| US10428430B2 |
Marine utility cast iron anode
An improved marine anode sled comprises a single piece casting with high surface to weight ratio providing increased active surfaces and improved reliability. In one embodiment the anode weighs about 2,000 lbs and has an active surface area of about 5,000 square inches and a current output capacity of up to 160 amps. The improved anode has considerably higher current output than existing anode sleds with similar weight. Unlike known anode sleds, the entire exposed surface of new anode sled is anode material and passes current to a surrounding medium. The single piece casting eliminates structural failure when a frame of know anode sleds is damaged, and electrical failure when cables connecting multiple anodes are damaged. Two redundant lead cable are attached proximal to opposite corners to optimize reliability and electrical performance. |
| US10428426B2 |
Method and apparatus to prevent deposition rate/thickness drift, reduce particle defects and increase remote plasma system lifetime
A method and apparatus for a deposition chamber is provided and includes a twin chamber that includes a first remote plasma system coupled and dedicated to a first processing region, a second remote plasma system coupled and dedicated to a second processing region, and a third remote plasma system shared by the first processing region and the second processing region. |
| US10428423B2 |
Method and apparatus for depositing atomic layers on a substrate
A method of depositing an atomic layer on a substrate comprises supplying a precursor gas from a precursor-gas supply comprised in a drum; the drum being rotatable with respect to a sealing piece that receives gas from a gas source. One of the drum or sealing piece comprising one or more gas feed channels in fluid connection with the precursor-gas supply and the other of the drum or sealing piece comprises one or more circumferential grooves in its surface sealed by the one of the drum or sealing piece thereby preventing a fluid flowpath in radial direction and leaving a fluid flow path in circumferential direction. At least one sealed groove is provided with one or more separations separating adjacent zones of process gas feeds in the sealed groove, thus allowing zones to provide for mutually differing process gas compositions to have the precursor gas react near, e.g. on, the substrate thus depositing a stack of atomic layers of a gradient composition. |
| US10428421B2 |
Selective deposition on metal or metallic surfaces relative to dielectric surfaces
Methods are provided for selectively depositing a material on a first metal or metallic surface of a substrate relative to a second, dielectric surface of the substrate, or for selectively depositing metal oxides on a first metal oxide surface of a substrate relative to a second silicon oxide surface. The selectively deposited material can be, for example, a metal, metal oxide, metal nitride, metal silicide, metal carbide and/or dielectric material. In some embodiments a substrate comprising a first metal or metallic surface and a second dielectric surface is alternately and sequentially contacted with a first vapor-phase metal halide reactant and a second reactant. In some embodiments a substrate comprising a first metal oxide surface and a second silicon oxide surface is alternately and sequentially contacted with a first vapor phase metal fluoride or chloride reactant and water. |
| US10428420B2 |
Method for controlling a processing system
Subfab components of the processing system may be controlled based on the flow of materials into the processing system. In some embodiments, the flow of an inert gas used to dilute the effluent gases may be controlled in accordance with the flow of one or more precursor gases. Thus, the cost of running the processing system is reduced while mitigating critical EHS concerns. |
| US10428419B2 |
Combination CVD/ALD method, source and pulse profile modification
The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for the controlled growing of material on substrates. According to embodiments of the present invention, a precursor feed is controlled in order to provide an optimal pulse profile. This may be accomplished by splitting the feed into two paths. One of the paths is restricted in a continuous manner. The other path is restricted in a periodic manner. The output of the two paths converges at a point prior to entry of the reactor. Therefore, a single precursor source is able to fed precursor in to a reactor under two different conditions, one which can be seen as mimicking ALD conditions and one which can be seen as mimicking CVD conditions. This allows for an otherwise single mode reactor to be operated in a plurality of modes including one or more ALD/CVD combination modes. Additionally, the pulse profile of each pulse can be modified. The pulse profile can be modified to create a low or very low partial pressure pulse profile at the beginning of a pulse. |
| US10428417B2 |
Coated cutting tool
A coated cutting tool includes a body and a hard and wear resistant PVD coating on the body, wherein the body is made from a cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, polycrystalline diamond or polycrystalline cubic boron nitride based materials. The coating includes a first (Ti,Al)-based nitride sub-coating and a second (Ti,Al)-based nitride sub-coating. The first (Ti,Al)-based nitride sub-coating can be a single layer, and the second (Ti,Al)-based nitride sub-coating can be a laminated structure, wherein the first (Ti,Al)-based nitride sub-coating includes a (Ti1-xAlx)Nz-layer where 0.1 |
| US10428412B2 |
Artificial aging of strained sheet metal for strength uniformity
Methods of heat treating aluminum alloys are disclosed. The method may include forming a sheet of solution heat-treated, quenched, and aged 6xxx series aluminum having a sheet average yield strength of at least 100 MPa into a component. The component may then be attached to an assembly and at least a portion of the assembly may be painted. The method may then include heat treating the assembly to cure the paint and to increase a component average yield to at least 240 MPa. In another embodiment, the method may include progressively forging a sheet of T4-tempered 6xxx series aluminum into a component using multiple dies and artificially aging the component at 210° C. to 240° C. for 20 to 40 minutes to a component average yield strength of at least 300 MPa. The methods may reduce component cycle time and may reduce strength gradients within the component. |
| US10428407B2 |
Cylindrical member made of flake graphite cast iron
Provided is a cylindrical member made of flake graphite cast iron that has practical processability as well as excellent mechanical strength and further is excellent in abrasion resistance and seizing resistance. Specifically, provided is a cylindrical member made of flake graphite cast iron, the flake graphite cast iron including a composition containing, in terms of mass %, 2.85% or more and 3.35% or less of C, 1.95% or more and 2.55% or less of Si, 0.45% or more and 0.8% or less of Mn, 0.03% or more and 0.25% or less of P, 0.15% or less of S, 0.15% or more and 0.55% or less of Cr, 0.15% or more and 0.65% or less of Mo, 0.15% or more and 0.65% or less of Ni, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. |
| US10428402B2 |
Method for hot forming thin semi-finished products
The invention relates to a method for hot forming semi-finished products of steel, in which the semi-finished product is heated to the forming temperature, is conveyed to the forming tool, and in the forming tool is hot formed, hardened or press hardened. The object of proposing a method for hot-forming semi-finished products of steel, in which also extremely thin-walled blanks may be conveyed at the forming temperature without issues and be fed to the forming tool properly and without limiting the degree of forming of the semi-finished product, is achieved in that prior to hot forming, hardening or press hardening, at least one structure which increases rigidity at least is incorporated in the semi-finished product, and the structure which increases rigidity of the semi-finished product is at least partially or completely disposed in the trimming region of the semi-finished product. |
| US10428401B2 |
Thermal treatment process of a steel sheet and device for its implementation
A thermal treatment process of a ferrous alloy sheet is provided. The process includes the step of performing a thermal treatment on said sheet when running, by immersing it into at least one molten oxides bath. The molten oxides bath has a viscosity lower than 3·10−1 Pa·s, the surface of the bath is in contact with a non-oxidizing atmosphere and the molten oxides are inert towards iron. The difference between the temperature of the ferrous alloy sheet at the entry of the bath and the temperature of the bath is between 25° C. and 900° C. The residues of oxides remaining on the surfaces of the ferrous alloy sheet at the exit of the bath are eliminated. A device for implementing this process is also provided. |
| US10428398B2 |
Animal hide dehairing methods
Methods for preparing an animal hide for chrome tanning are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments include treating the hide with a first enzyme, a second enzyme, and a polysulfide. This treatment facilitates improved removal of hair from the hide. Furthermore, one or more embodiments include various combinations of treating the hide with a third enzyme, a liming agent, a pH-modifying agent, one or more sulfides, and one or more soaking agents. In addition, one or more embodiments include sanitizing the hide and liming the hide to further facilitate the processing of the animal hide into leather. |
| US10428397B2 |
Method to produce water-soluble sugars from biomass using solvents containing lactones
A process to produce an aqueous solution of carbohydrates that contains C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6 sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5 sugar monomers, or any combination thereof is presented. The process includes the steps of reacting biomass or a biomass-derived reactant with a solvent system including a lactone and water, and an acid catalyst. The reaction yields a product mixture containing water-soluble C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6-sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5-sugar monomers, or any combination thereof. |
| US10428394B2 |
Method of promoting plant growth
A microorganism selected from the group consisting of a Bacillus sp. ITB090 strain (NITE BP-01725), a Bacillus sp. ITB100 strain (NITE BP-01726), and a Bacillus sp. ITB105 strain (NITE BP-01727), or a variant strain derived therefrom is used to control plant diseases, control nematodes, promote plant growth, and the like. |
| US10428393B2 |
Corn event 5307
A novel transgenic corn event designated 5307, is disclosed. The invention relates to DNA sequences of the recombinant constructs inserted into the corn genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site that resulted in the 5307 event. The invention further relates to assays for detecting the presence of the DNA sequences of event 5307, to corn plants and corn seeds comprising the genotype of and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing a corn plant comprising the event 5307 genotype with itself or another corn variety. |
| US10428391B2 |
Method to use viral and host methylation markers for cervical cancer screening and triage in liquid prep, serum/plasma, and urine: PCR and sequencing based process methods
Methods and kits for triaging a human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive woman into colposcopy are disclosed. The methods comprise determining the promoter methylation level of the promoter regions of a group of genes (e.g., viral and host genes) that exhibit increased promoter methylation in women having CIN2+ lesions as compared to women having no intraepithelial lesions or malignancy (NILM). |
| US10428390B2 |
Method for detecting methylation of colorectal cancer specific methylation marker gene for colorectal cancer diagnosis
The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting methylation of the bowel-cancer-specific methylation marker GPM6A (NM_201591, glycoprotein M6A) gene in order to diagnose bowel cancer, and more specifically relates to a method for providing information for diagnosing bowel cancer by detecting the methylation of a bowel-cancer-specific marker gene that is specifically methylated in bowel cancer cells. The method for detecting methylation and a diagnostic composition, kit and nucleic-acid chip according to the present disclosure can be used to advantage in diagnosing bowel cancer more accurately and quickly than by normal methods as they permit bowel cancer to be diagnosed at the initial genetic transformation step and so allow early diagnosis. |
| US10428388B2 |
Method for detecting the methylation of colorectal-cancer-specific methylation marker genes for colorectal cancer diagnosis
The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting CpG methylation of SDC2 (Syndecan 2) gene, a kit for detecting CpG methylation of SDC2 (Syndecan 2) gene, and a method for detecting CpG methylation of SDC2 (Syndecan 2) gene for a colorectal cancer diagnosis. |
| US10428387B2 |
Treating chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
Methods for treating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), e.g., BCR-ABL inhibitor imatinib mesylate (IM)-resistant CML, using combination treatments, e.g., combined treatment with a BCR-ABL inhibitor, e.g., IM, and a MEK inhibitor, e.g., trametinib. |
| US10428382B2 |
MiRNA based treatment monitoring in multiple sclerosis
The present invention relates to methods of determining whether a patient responds to a therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), of monitoring the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a patient, of determining the risk for a relapse of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a patient, and of adjusting the dose of a therapeutic drug applied for therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis in a patient. Said methods are based on the determination of the level of at least one miRNA in a test sample isolated from the patient. The present invention also relates to a method of identifying a compound suitable for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in a patient. Further, the present invention relates to the use of a polynucleotide or a polynucleotide set for detecting a miRNA to determine whether a patient responds to a therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis, to monitor the course of multiple sclerosis in a patient, to determine the risk of a relapse of multiple sclerosis in a patient, to adjust the dose of a therapeutic drug applied for therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis in a patient, and to identify a compound suitable for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in a patient. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit for determining whether a patient responds to a therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis, for monitoring the course of multiple sclerosis in a patient, for determining the risk of a relapse of multiple sclerosis in a patient, for adjusting the dose of a therapeutic drug applied for therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis in a patient, or for identifying a compound suitable for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in a patient comprising means for determining the level of at least one miRNA in a test sample isolated from a patient. |
| US10428379B2 |
Nucleotide analogs for sequencing
Provided herein is technology relating to sequencing nucleic acids, but not exclusively, to compositions, methods, systems, and kits related to nucleotides comprising an electrochemically detectable moiety and one or more photolabile synthesis-inhibiting moieties. |
| US10428377B2 |
Methods of detecting low copy nucleic acids
Methods are provided for detecting low copy nucleic acids of interest in a sample. In one method, a sample comprising a nucleic acid of interest is aliquotted into a plurality of reaction mixtures, at least two of which are single-copy reaction mixtures. The reaction mixtures are subjected to one or more amplification reactions while flowing through a channel of a microfluidic device. At least one of the reaction mixtures is formulated in an aqueous phase of an emulsion comprising aqueous droplets suspended in an immiscible liquid. The nucleic acid of interest is present as a single copy in at least one aqueous droplet of the aqueous phase prior to performing the amplification reaction(s). Amplification is performed on the reaction mixture when it is formulated in the emulsion. The nucleic acid is continuously flowed during a plurality of steps of the method. |
| US10428376B2 |
RNA amplification and oligonucleotide library preparation
This disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method of amplifying an RNA template. Generally, the method includes synthesizing an oligonucleotide from the RNA template, isolating at least a portion of the oligonucleotide, and subjecting the isolated product to treatment with an RNase and/or glycosylase. |
| US10428375B2 |
Nucleic acid amplification and detection apparatus and method
A nucleic acid amplification and detection apparatus, including: a support configured to receive a plurality of reaction vessels containing respective samples of one or more nucleic acids to be amplified, the support being rotatable about an axis of rotation and the reaction vessels being received in the support at respective receiving locations distributed about the axis of rotation; a temperature control component thermally coupled to the support and configured to control the temperature of the support in order to amplify the nucleic acids contained in the reaction vessels while received in the support; one or more measurement components configured to measure one or more characteristics of the nucleic acids within the reaction vessels at respective measurement locations distributed about the axis of rotation; an actuator coupled to the support and configured to rotate the support about the axis of rotation; and a sample position controller coupled to the actuator and being configured to rotate the support about the axis of rotation so as to position a selected one of the plurality of reaction vessels to a selected one of the measurement locations to allow a corresponding one of the measurement components to perform a corresponding measurement on the corresponding sample. |
| US10428371B2 |
Fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid and use thereof
The present invention is intended to provide a novel fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid, by which the background of an exciton oligomer can be further reduced and the novel use thereof. The present invention relates to a labeled single-stranded nucleic acid having at least two fluorescent atomic group pairs that exhibit an exciton effect. The labeled single-stranded nucleic acid is characterized in that the emission peak wavelength of one of the fluorescent atomic group pairs (fluorescent atomic group pair A) is shorter than the excitation peak wavelength of the other fluorescent atomic group pair (fluorescent atomic group pair B), and the fluorescent atomic group pairs A and B have a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) effect. This fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid is usable as a primer for amplifying a target nucleic acid or a probe to be hybridized with a target nucleic acid. |
| US10428367B2 |
Portable genetic detection and analysis system and method
A portable detector is disclosed for detecting certain analytes of interest, such as genetic material (e.g., nucleic acids). The detector includes a reading component for the detection of the analytes, and control circuitry for controlling operation of the reading component. Processing circuitry may be included to perform both primary analysis of acquired data, and where desired, secondary analysis. Where desired, some or all of the computationally intensive tasks may be off-loaded to enhance the portability and speed of the device. The device may incorporate various types of interface, technologies for reading and analysis, positioning system interfaces, and so forth. A number of exemplary use cases and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10428354B2 |
Altered host cell pathway for improved ethanol production
A recombinant yeast cell, fermentation compositions, and methods of use thereof are provided. The recombinant yeast cell includes at least one heterologous nucleic acid encoding one or more polypeptide having phosphoketolase activity; phosphotransacetylase activity; and/or acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, wherein the cell does not include a heterologous modified xylose reductase gene, and wherein the cell is capable of increased biochemical end product production in a fermentation process when compared to a parent yeast cell. |
| US10428353B2 |
Production of products with favourable GHG emission reductions from cellulosic feedstocks
The present invention provides a process for producing one or more products for use as a transportation or heating fuel. In various embodiments the process comprises treating a cellulosic feedstock in one or more processing steps that release extractives from the feedstock. A solids-liquid separation is subsequently conducted on the process stream comprising the extractives and solids. An aqueous stream comprising one or more of the extractives may be fed to an anaerobic digester to produce crude biogas from which one or more impurities may optionally be removed. In various embodiments the process further comprises providing a solids stream to a thermal process. A product produced or derived from the thermal process may displace a product made from fossil fuel. One or more products obtained or derived from at least one of the foregoing process steps are provided for use as a transportation or heating fuel. In various embodiments the process enables advantaged fuel credit generation. |
| US10428352B2 |
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. |
| US10428349B2 |
Multimeric coding nucleic acid and uses thereof
The present invention provides, among other things, multimeric coding nucleic acids that exhibit superior stability for in vivo and in vitro use. In some embodiments, a multimeric coding nucleic acid (MCNA) comprises two or more encoding polynucleotides linked via 3′ ends such that the multimeric coding nucleic acid compound comprises two or more 5′ ends. |
| US10428347B2 |
Herbicide-detoxifying enzymes and uses thereof
Herbicide-detoxifying enzymes, compositions containing one or more of the enzymes, and plant seeds treated with the enzymes are provided. The enzymes can be used in methods for detoxifying auxin herbicides or degrading auxin plant regulators, including in methods for decontaminating surface of an apparatus used in agriculture or pesticide manufacturing, methods for decontaminating water, soil, soilless media, or sludge, and methods for protecting a plant from an auxin herbicide, improving a plant's tolerance to an auxin herbicide, or removing an auxin herbicide from the surface of a plant. |
| US10428339B2 |
Synthetic Brassica-derived chloroplast transit peptides
This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom. |
| US10428334B2 |
Method of creating industrial streptomyces with capability to grow on cellulosic polysaccharide substrates
A heterologous gene cassette useful for creating Streptomyces species with enhanced capability of growing on a cellulosic polysaccharide substrate, wherein the cassette comprises at least two members of the following categories: a) a GH6 gene, b) an AA10 gene, c) a GH48 gene, d) a GH5 gene and e) either (i) a GH9 gene, (ii) a GH9 gene and a GH12 gene, or (iii) a GH12 gene is disclosed. |
| US10428327B2 |
Compositions and methods for enhancing homologous recombination
The present disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for improving the efficiency of homologous recombination. In particular, the disclosure relates to reagents and the use of such reagents. |
| US10428324B1 |
Acoustic manipulation of fluids based on eigenfrequency
An acoustic resonator device includes a fluid chamber with a carrier surface and a reflector surface. The fluid chamber is filled with a volume of a fluid that includes a phase-separate material such as algae. The carrier surface is coupled to a transducer, which may be a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) transducer. The transducer, when supplied with electricity, emits an acoustic wave-based output of an output frequency (e.g., ultrasound). A sensor may be used to track one or more eigenfrequencies of the volume of fluid, the acoustic resonator device, or some combination thereof. A controller may receive tracking data from the sensor and control the voltage source, the transducer, or some combination thereof to ensure that the output frequency matches one of the tracked eigenfrequencies, thereby maximizing excitation of the fluid to improve efficiency of mixing, stimulation, and separation of materials from fluid (e.g., for algal biocrude production). |
| US10428323B2 |
Reagents and methods for esterification
Methods and reagents for esterification of biological molecules including proteins, polypeptides and peptides. Diazo compounds of formula I: where R is hydrogen, an alkyl, an alkenyl or an alkynyl, RA represents 1-5 substituents on the indicated phenyl ring and RM is an organic group, which includes a label, a cell penetrating group, a cell targeting group, or a reactive group or latent reactive group for reaction to bond to a label, a cell penetrating group, or a cell targeting group, among other organic groups are useful for esterification of biological molecules. Also provided are diazo compounds which are bifunctional and trifunctional coupling reagents as well as reagents for the synthesis of compounds of formula I. |
| US10428312B2 |
Cytotoxic antibody
An antibody that binds a glycosylated protein is disclosed, wherein the glycosylation comprises the glycan motif Fucα1-2Galβ1-3GlcNAc1-3Galβ1 or Fucα1-2Galβ1-3GlcNAc. Antibodies that are cytotoxic against undifferentiated pluripotent cells are also disclosed. |
| US10428311B2 |
Method for enhancing activity of laminin fragments as cell culture matrix
The present invention provides a novel technique in a cell culture method using a cell culture vessel coated with a laminin fragment, which novel technique achieves cell culture as in the case of using a recommended coating concentration even when the coating concentration is lower than the recommended coating concentration. The present invention relates to a method for enhancing an activity for mammalian cultured cells of a laminin fragment or a variant thereof each having integrin binding activity. |
| US10428310B2 |
Methods and compositions for generating or maintaining pluripotent cells
Methods and compositions are provided for generating or maintaining human iPS cells in culture. Methods include the use of a low osmolality medium to make human iPS cells, or use of a low osmolality medium to maintain human iPS cells. Methods for making targeted genetic modification to human iPS cells cultured in low osmolality medium are also included. Compositions include human iPS cells cultured and maintained using the low osmolality medium defined herein. |
| US10428305B2 |
Modified natural killer cells that express IL15 and uses thereof
The present invention provides, in certain aspects, a natural killer (NK) cell that expresses all or a functional portion of interleukin-15 (IL-15), and methods for producing such cells. The invention further provides methods of using a natural killer (NK) cell that expresses all or a functional portion of interleukin-15 (IL-15) to treat cancer in a subject or to enhance expansion and/or survival of NK cells. |
| US10428303B2 |
Embryo culture methods and media
Improved methods of culturing embryos in media having amounts of lactate that have not previously been recognized as beneficial for embryo development. Also, compositions, devices and kits related to the same. |
| US10428301B2 |
System, apparatus and method for material preparation and/or handling
Oscillating angularly rotating a container containing a material may cause the material to be separate. Denser or heavier material may unexpectedly tend to collected relatively close to the axis of rotation, while less dense or light material may tend to collect relatively away from the axis of rotation. Oscillation along an arcuate path provides high lysing efficiency. Alternatively, a micromotor may drive an impeller removably received in a container. Lysing may be implemented in batch mode, flow-through stop or semi-batch mode, or flow-through continuous mode. Lysing particulate material may exceed material to be lysed or lysed material and/or air may be essentially eliminated from a chamber to increase lysing efficiency. |
| US10428300B2 |
Cell culturing device
Maintaining pressure inside a culturing vessel is difficult when minimizing the size of a liquid supply path that supplies liquid and gas to a cell culturing vessel that performs two-level culturing (co-culturing). This cell culturing device includes: culturing vessels; a flow path having at least first supply ports capable of supplying liquid or gas to the culturing vessels and first discharge ports that discharge the gas from the culturing vessels, said flow path discharging gas from the first discharge ports to the atmosphere; and a filter in the flow path. A trap bottle is provided between the first discharge ports and the filter upon the flow path to collect moisture from the discharged gas. Thus, a liquid phase and a gas phase are separated in the trap bottle; moisture is prevented from reaching the filter; filter clogging is prevented; and the internal pressure of the culturing vessels can be maintained. |
| US10428298B1 |
Methanol slicing of wine
A method and apparatus are presented for reducing the methanol content in a fermented solution to create forms healthier to human consumption, thereby reducing headaches and hangovers. In accordance with the disclosed embodiments, the fermented solution is placed in a vacuum vessel and heated to a fixed temperature. Pulling a fixed vacuum within the vessel lowers the boiling point of the solution, creating a vapor selectively of the low-end congeners, for example, methanol. The methanol-rich vapor is condensed and disposed leaving a healthier fermented solution with reduced methanol content. In some embodiments, the fixed temperature is lower than or equal to 32 degrees C. which preserves the aroma and taste of the fermented solution. |
| US10428290B2 |
De-icing lubricant composition
A de-icing lubricant composition is provided, including isopropyl alcohol; and mineral oil. The isopropyl alcohol may be 60-90% of the composition by weight. The mineral oil may be 10-30% of the composition by weight. The composition may include a dye and/or a propellant. The propellant may be CO2. A method of restoring mobility to frozen components is also provided by applying a composition as described above to a frozen component. |
| US10428287B2 |
Subsea fluid processing system
A subsea fluid processing system which receives a wellstream flow. The subsea fluid processing system includes a pressure control device which regulates a pressure of the wellstream flow, a gas-liquid separator unit which receives the wellstream flow downstream of the pressure control device and which provides a liquid stream and a gas stream, a first membrane separator which receives the gas stream and which provides a retentate stream and a permeate stream, a compressor which receives the permeate stream and which provides a compressed permeate stream, and a discharge cooler which receives the compressed permeate stream and which provides a cooled compressed permeate stream for injection into a subsurface reservoir. A density of the cooled compressed permeate stream is higher than a density of the compressed permeate stream. |
| US10428284B2 |
Group III base stocks and lubricant compositions
Disclosed are Group III base stocks comprising greater than or equal to about 90 wt. % saturated hydrocarbons (saturates); a viscosity index from 120 to 145; a unique ratio of molecules with multi-ring naphthenes to single ring naphthenes (2R+N/1RN); a unique ratio of branched carbons to straight chain carbons (BC/SC); a unique ratio of branched carbons to terminal carbons (BC/TC); and unique MRV behavior as a function of base stock naphthene ratio (2R+N/1RN). A method for preparing the base stocks is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a lubricating oil having the base stock as a major component, and an additive as a minor component. |
| US10428277B2 |
Device for processing scrap rubber
A device for processing scrap rubber has a reactor with a screw conveyor disposed inside a heating chamber, a thermal decomposition unit, burners, a condenser, a cyclone filter, and devices for discharging solid residue and removing a gas-vapor mixture. The reactor has two sections connected in parallel. The thermal decomposition unit has screw conveyors in each section, the conveyors have axial heating pipes with a coil. Along the length of the conveyors plates are arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle in contact with and perpendicular to the side surface of the heating tube. A cylinder furnace with an evaporator and a burner is connected to the ends of the pipes. An outlet of the condenser is connected to a liquid fraction separator, inlets of the coils are connected to an outlet of the evaporator, and an inlet of the evaporator is connected to an outlet from the separator. |
| US10428274B2 |
Liquid crystal alignment agent for photo-alignment, aligning member, and retardation member
A liquid crystal alignment agent for photo-alignment for providing an aligning member has excellent photoreaction efficiency and is capable of aligning polymerizable liquid crystals with high sensitivity. A liquid crystal alignment agent for photo-alignment includes (A) a resin having a side chain including a structure of Formula (1) and (B) a compound of Formula (2), an alignment member obtained from the liquid crystal alignment agent, and a retardation member: wherein X1 is a benzene ring which may be arbitrarily substituted with an substituent, R is a substituent selected from OH and NH2, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently a substituent selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, etc., and n is an integer of 0 or 1. |
| US10428273B2 |
Liquid crystal compound having benzopyran skeleton, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device
Shown are a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to heat and light, a high clearing point (or high maximum temperature), low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and satisfactory compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A compound is represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition contains the compound, or the like |
| US10428271B2 |
Compositions and methods for selectively etching titanium nitride
Compositions useful for the selective removal of titanium nitride and/or photoresist etch residue materials relative to insulating materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The removal compositions contain at least one oxidant, one etchant, and one activator to enhance the etch rate of titanium nitride. |
| US10428268B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element
A light emitting organic thin film including at least one compound represented by Formula (PQ-1) and at least one compound represented by Formula (BN-1). In Formula (PQ-1), each of Ra, Rb and Rc independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, wherein any one of Ra, Rb and Rc represents a hydrogen atom and the remaining two represent an alkyl group. Each of R1 to R5 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a fluorine atom or a cyano group. Each of Rx and Ry independently represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group. In Formula (BN-1), Ar1 represents an arylene group that may have a substituent Z. Ar2 represents a condensed hydrocarbyl group that may have a substituent Z. Each of R101 to R113 independently represents a phenyl group, or the like. |
| US10428265B2 |
Selective acidizing of a subterranean formation
Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods of acidizing subterranean formations and systems for performing the method. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of acidizing a subterranean formation including placing an acid-resisting treatment composition including a surface modification agent in a subterranean formation, such that part of the subterranean formation includes an at least partially acid-resistant coating including the acid-resisting treatment composition or a reaction product thereof. The method also includes placing an acidizing composition in the subterranean formation, wherein the acidizing composition at least one of etches and dissolves a part of the subterranean formation substantially free of the acid-resistant coating. |
| US10428262B2 |
Nanoparticle modified fluids and methods of manufacture thereof
Disclosed herein is a nanoparticle modified fluid that includes nanoparticles that are surface modified to increase a viscosity of the nanoparticle modified fluid and that have at least one dimension that is less than or equal to about 50 nanometers; nanoparticles that are surface modified to increase a viscosity of the nanoparticle modified fluid and that have at least one dimension that is less than or equal to about 70 nanometers; and a liquid carrier; wherein the nanoparticle modified fluid exhibits a viscosity above that of a comparative nanoparticle modified fluid that contains the same nanoparticles but whose surfaces are not modified, when both nanoparticle modified fluids are tested at the same shear rate and temperature. |
| US10428256B2 |
Releasable thermal gel
The present disclosure provides a two component releasable thermal gel that is useful in transferring heat from heat generating electronic devices, such as computer chips, to heat dissipating structures, such as heat spreaders and heat sinks. The two component releasable thermal gel is mixed before the point of application and facilitates catalytic cross-linking. The thermal gel includes a first component including a primary silicone oil, an inhibitor, a catalyst, and at least one thermally conductive filler, and a second component including a primary silicone oil, a cross linking silicone oil, and at least one thermally conductive filler, wherein the ratio of total content of Si—H groups to total content of vinyl groups in the thermal gel is between 0.03 to 10. The thermal gel is releasable from a substrate upon which the thermal gel is applied. |
| US10428253B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition, film adhesive, adhesive sheet, adhesive pattern, semiconductor wafer with adhesive layer, and semiconductor device
The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising: an alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group as an end group (A); a radiation-polymerizable compound (B); and a photoinitiator (C), a film adhesive, an adhesive sheet, an adhesive pattern, a semiconductor wafer with an adhesive layer, and a semiconductor device using the photosensitive resin composition. |
| US10428252B2 |
Two-component composition
A two-component composition, containing at least one silane-group-containing polymer that is liquid at room temperature, at least one epoxide liquid resin, at least one polyetheramine, and at least one aminosilane or mercaptosilane. The composition has low odor, cures quickly and without blistering at room temperature, and, when cured, forms a tough elastic material of high strength, high adhesive force, and good thermal resistance that has no tendency toward yellowing or substrate discoloration. The composition is excellently suitable as a tough elastic adhesive for structural adhesive joints in the field of construction and in industrial production. |
| US10428251B2 |
Two-part polyurethane adhesives made using isocyanate-terminated quasi-prepolymers based on poly(butylene oxide)
Two-component polyurethane adhesives include a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component. The polyol component includes a polyether polyol and an aliphatic diol chain extender. The polyisocyanate component includes an isocyanate prepolymer made by reacting an aromatic polyisocyanate with a poly(butylene oxide) polyol. When cured, the adhesive is highly resistant to heat and humidity, and exhibits an unexpectedly high modulus and tensile strength. |
| US10428249B2 |
Adhesive composition and film roll
An adhesive composition and a film roll whereby blocking can be prevented and excellent temporary pressure bonding properties can be obtained. The adhesive composition of the present invention contains an epoxy resin, a latent curing agent, and an acrylic rubber having a carboxyl group or a glycidyl group, and the acrylic rubber phase-separates from the epoxy resin at a normal temperature and is compatible with the epoxy resin at a predetermined temperature higher than the normal temperature and lower than the curing temperature. Adhesive force is thereby reduced at the normal temperature, blocking can be prevented from occurring and excellent adhesive force can be obtained during temporary pressure bonding. |
| US10428240B2 |
Method for preparing slurry composition and slurry composition prepared thereby
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a slurry composition and a slurry composition prepared thereby, and has advantages of reducing scratches and residual particles, which are considered to be one of the biggest factors contributing to the decline in yield due to macroparticles and aggregated particles, while maintaining a high polishing rate, in a semiconductor CMP process. Furthermore, the present invention can achieve excellent results in the application to various patterns required in the ultra-large scale integration semiconductor process, the wafer non-uniformity (WIWNU) exhibiting a polishing rate, polishing selectivity, and polishing uniformity, which meet the needs, and the micro-scratch minimization. |
| US10428239B2 |
Resin composition, resin film, method for producing resin film, method for producing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device
The present invention provides a resin composition including: (A) a silicone resin containing a constitutional unit shown by the following composition formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000; (B) an epoxy resin-curing agent; and (C) a filler; wherein the mass fraction of the component (C) is 50 to 95% by mass based on the total mass. This can provide a resin composition that can mold a wafer in a lump, has good molding properties particularly to a thin-film wafer having a large diameter, gives low-warping properties, as well as good wafer protection properties, high reliability, and good heat resistance after molding, can perform a molding process favorably, and can be used for wafer level packaging favorably. |
| US10428238B2 |
Resin composition, polyimide film and method for manufacturing polyimide film
A resin composition comprises a modified polyimide compound, an epoxy resin, and a solvent. The modified polyimide compound has a chemical structural formula of the Ar′ represents a group selected from a group consisting of phenyl having a chemical structural formula of diphenyl ether having a chemical structural formula of biphenyl having a chemical structural formula hexafluoro-2,2-diphenylpropane having a chemical structural formula of benzophenone having a chemical structural formula of and diphenyl sulfone having a chemical structural formula of and any combination thereof, the epoxy resin and the modified polyimide compound are in a molar ratio of about 0.1:1 to about 1:1. A polyimide film and a method for manufacturing the polyimide film using the resin composition are also provided. |
| US10428234B2 |
Liquid metal ink
A method for forming a conductive trace on a substrate. A metallic liquid is mixed with a solvent to produce a metallic liquid mixture. The metallic liquid mixture is stimulated to produce a colloidal suspension of discrete metallic liquid particles surrounded by the solvent. The colloidal suspension is aerosolized with a carrier gas, and passed through a nozzle to deposit the discrete metallic liquid particles onto the substrate. The deposited discrete metallic liquid particles are annealed, thereby producing the conductive trace. The conductive trace has a substantially contiguous core of the metallic liquid within a substantially non-electrically conductive solid skin that substantially bounds the liquid core. |
| US10428231B2 |
Gel particles, ink composition and production method thereof, photosensitive composition, and image forming method
There are provided gel particles which have a polymerizable group, and a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including at least one bond selected from a urethane bond and a urea bond, and enclose a photopolymerization initiator, an ink composition including the gel particles and a production method thereof, a photosensitive composition, and an image forming method. |
| US10428229B2 |
Aqueous coating material and method for manufacturing the same
An aqueous coating material is provided. The aqueous coating material includes an aqueous resin and a surfactant. The surfactant having a hydrophilic segment of poly(alkylene glycol), a hydrophobic segment of siloxane, and a terminal hydrophilic group. The aqueous resin and the surfactant may have a weight ratio of 100:1 to 100:25. |
| US10428225B1 |
Low reflectance powder coating composition
A powder coating composition comprising: (a) a first acrylic powder resin having a hydroxyl value of at least about 180; (b) a second acrylic powder resin having a hydroxyl value between about 45 and about 80; (c) a crosslinker reactive with the hydroxyl functional acrylic resins; and (d) an acicular filler. |
| US10428222B2 |
Systems and methods for creating durable lubricious surfaces via interfacial modification
Embodiments described herein relate generally to systems and methods for creating durable lubricious surfaces (DLS) via interfacial modification. The DLS can be prepared via a combination of a solid, a liquid, and an additive that modifies the interface between the DLS and a contact liquid, resulting in an interfacial layer that acts as a lubricant and/or protective coating between the DLS and the contact liquid. The lubricating effect created between the additive and the contact liquid results in enhanced slipperiness, as well as the protective properties that can help with durability of the DLS. |
| US10428220B2 |
Particles for electrophoretic displays
This invention relates to polymer particles, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such particles. |
| US10428216B2 |
Golf ball incorporating a mixture of a thermoset and/or thermoplastic composition and a plurality of conductive nanoshelled structures
Golf ball having CoR of at least 0.700 and compression of at least 50 and comprising a layer of a mixture of thermoset or thermoplastic composition and a plurality of conductive nanoshelled structures such as conductive hollow nanoshells and/or nanorice particles. Conductive nanoshelled structures may be included in amount of from about 2 wt % to greater than 50 wt. % of total weight of mixture. Diameter of each conductive nano shelled structure at widest cross-section may be up to 1000 nm. Each conductive hollow nanoshell may have shell thickness to longitudinal diameter ratio of from about 1:3 to about 1:100. Each nanorice particle may have longitudinal diameter of up to 1000 nm. Shell thickness can be from 1 nm to 100 nm and may be controlled. A layer consisting of mixture may have specific gravity that differs from specific gravity of a layer consisting of the thermoset or thermoplastic composition portion of mixture. |
| US10428211B2 |
Fluoropolymer composition for mobile electronic device
The invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition including at least a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) homopolymer, a VDF semi-crystalline copolymer, and a polyethylene additive, which is suitable for the manufacture of parts of mobile electronic devices, to a method for the manufacture of said parts, and to a method of manufacturing a mobile electronic device using said parts. |
| US10428210B2 |
Polyolefin adhesive compositions for elastic applications
The present invention is related to an article comprising a substrate, having at least one propylene terpolymer comprising propylene derived units, one or more dienes, and an alpha-olefin content of less than about 35 wt % of the propylene terpolymer; and an adhesive composition, having about 20 to about 80 wt % of a polymer blend comprising a first propylene-based polymer, that is a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or a C4 to C10 alpha-olefin, and a second propylene-based polymer, that is a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or a C4 to C10 alpha-olefin; wherein the second propylene-based polymer is different than the first propylene-based polymer; and wherein the adhesive composition is applied to the substrate at temperature of less than about 150° C. |
| US10428209B2 |
Flame retardant compound including host-guest complex
A flame retardant compound is provided. The flame retardant compound includes a polymer base resin, a carbonific host compound, and a guest compound including at least one atom of a transition metal. The carbonific host compound and the guest compound form a host-guest complex, and the host-guest complex acts to inhibit at least one of smoke release and smoke formation when exposed to heat. The host-guest complex is distributed within the polymer base resin. An intumescent flame retardant compound is also provided. The intumescent flame retardant compound includes a base resin, an acid donor, a spumific agent, a cyclodextrin host compound, and a guest compound including at least one atom of molybdenum. The cyclodextrin host compound and the guest compound form a host-guest complex. The acid donor, carbonific host compound, and spumific agent react when exposed to a temperature above 280° C. to form a foam. |
| US10428208B2 |
Cross-linkable nitrile rubber composition and cross-linked rubber
A cross-linkable nitrile rubber composition including a highly saturated nitrile rubber (A) containing α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units in a ratio of 10 to 60 wt % and having an iodine value of 120 or less, a master batch (B) containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (b1) having a melt flow rate measured under a load of 21.18N at 190° C. of 0.5 to 1000 g/10 min. and containing vinyl acetate monomer units in a ratio of 5 to 50 wt % and an organic staple fiber (b2) having an average fiber length of 0.1 to 12 mm, and a cross-linking agent (C), wherein a ratio of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (b1) and the organic staple fiber (b2) in the master batch (B) is, in terms of a weight ratio of “ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (b1):organic staple fiber (b2)”, 30:70 to 80:20 is provided. |
| US10428207B2 |
Rubber composition
A rubber composition, comprises a rubber component; and a completely amorphous olefin based elastomer having a glass transition temperature Ig of −40 to 20° C. in an amount of 1 to 40 parts by mass when the entire amount of the rubber component is regarded as 100 parts by mass. It is preferred that the rubber composition further comprises a liquid rubber in an amount of 1 to 40 parts by mass. |
| US10428206B2 |
Process for the continuous synthesis of a modified diene elastomer
A process for the continuous synthesis of a modified diene elastomer includes: polymerization by n reactors r1 to rn equipped with an internal stirring system, the reactor r1 being fed by an input solution comprising a solvent, one or more monomers, an anionic polymerization initiator and a polar agent, one or more of the reactors being fed by reinjection of a purified solution comprising solvent and/or monomer(s), the number of dead chains in the output stream from the reactor rn is less than 30% of the number of living chains initiated in the reactor r1, the temperature of each reactor varying from 20° C. to 150° C.; and modification of the living diene elastomer obtained in the preceding stage and exhibiting a polydispersity index varying from 1.1 to 2, making it possible to introduce, into the elastomer, a functional group comprising at least one silicon atom directly connected to the elastomer chain. |
| US10428202B2 |
Elastomer containing combination of tris(nonyl phenyl) phosphite and tetramethylethylenediamine, preparation and compositions and articles of manufacture thereof
This invention relates to compositions comprised of diene-based elastomers containing an antioxidant comprised of a combination of tris(nonyl phenyl) phosphite (TNPP) and tetramethylethylene diamine (TMEDA). The invention further relates a rubber composition and to a polystyrene composite containing such elastomer compositions. The invention additionally relates to articles of manufacture thereof, including tires and polystyrene based articles. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a process of recovery of diene-based elastomer(s) from an organic solvent solution thereof by steam stripping the organic solvent therefrom in the presence of a combination of the TNPP and TMEDA. |
| US10428201B2 |
Plasticizer compositions and methods for making plasticizer compositions
The present disclosure is directed to a plasticizer composition, polymeric compositions containing the plasticizer composition, and coated conductors comprising the polymeric composition. The plasticizer composition comprises an epoxidized fatty acid alkyl ester having an APHA color value of less than 100, a triepoxide content of at least 6.5 weight percent, and an oxirane oxygen content of at least 5 grams oxirane per 100 grams of epoxidized fatty acid alkyl ester. |
| US10428197B2 |
Carbon and elastomer integration
Compounds having an elastomer material, a filler material, at least one additive material, and at least one accelerant material are disclosed. In various embodiments, the filler material comprises a graphene-based carbon material. In various embodiments, the graphene-based carbon material comprises graphene comprising up to 15 layers, carbon aggregates having a median size from 1 to 50 microns, a surface area of the carbon aggregates at least 50 m2/g, when measured via a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method with nitrogen as the adsorbate, and no seed particles. |
| US10428196B2 |
Curable nano-composites for additive manufacturing
Curable liquid nano-composites for additive manufacturing of objects having precisely controlled mechanical and electronic properties are provided. Methods of making the curable nano-composites, and methods of additive manufacturing using the nano-composites are also provided. Additionally, objects made from additive manufacturing using the curable nano-composites are provided. In one or more embodiments the nano-composites can contain one or more cross-linkable monomers or oligomers; a photo-initiator; and a nanoparticle. In some embodiments the curable liquid nano-composite can have a viscosity prior to curing of about 1-150 cP at room temperature and pressure. The curable nano-composite can be used for additive manufacturing by printing the curable nano-composite. The printed objects can include various opto-electronic devices such as conductive coatings, electrochromic devices, electronic interconnects, antennae, RFID tags, transistors, diodes, photovoltaics, light emitting diodes, and capacitors. |
| US10428193B2 |
Polyurethane prepregs with controllable tack
The invention relates to a process for producing a prepreg based on polyurethane, which is notable for high storage stability at room temperature, a two-stage reaction mechanism, and adjustable adhesion on metal surfaces. It is based on the problem of making the surface tack of the prepregs controllable during processing. The solution is to assemble the PU mixture from which the matrix originates at a later stage such that the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic polymer is above 30° C. For this purpose, the invention proposes two basically independent but certainly synergistic measures, namely: i) use of a polyol compound or a mixture of a number of polyol compounds as binder, the OH number or mean OH number of which is above 300 mg KOH/g, ii) choice of the proportion of hardener corresponding to the co-binder in the reactive composition at greater than 2% by weight, based on the total solids content of the reactive composition. |
| US10428192B2 |
Carbon fiber reinforced molding material and shaped product
There is provided a plate-shaped carbon fiber reinforced molding material comprising a thermoplastic resin, carbon fibers (A) and carbon fibers (B), wherein: i) the carbon fibers (A) have fiber lengths ranging from 0.01 mm to less than 3 mm, ii) the carbon fibers (B) have fiber lengths ranging from 3 mm to less than 100 mm, iii) 1.0 |
| US10428182B2 |
Sulfide-based polymer, film comprising same and method for preparing same
The present disclosure provides a sulfide-based polymer, a film comprising the same, and a method for preparing the same. |
| US10428181B2 |
Porous cross-linked partially aliphatic polyimide networks
Porous cross-linked partially aliphatic polyimide networks are provided. The polyimide networks comprise a polyamic acid oligomer that (i) comprises a repeating unit of a dianhydride and a diamine and terminal functional groups, (ii) has an average degree of polymerization of 10 to 70, (iii) has been cross-linked via a cross-linking agent, comprising three or more cross-linking groups, at a balanced stoichiometry of the cross-linking groups to the terminal functional groups, and (iv) has been chemically imidized to yield the porous cross-linked polyimide network. The polyimide networks are partially aliphatic based on (a) the diamine comprising a first diamine and a second diamine, wherein the first diamine comprises a linear aliphatic backbone chain, and the second diamine does not, and/or (b) the dianhydride comprising a first dianhydride and a second dianhydride, wherein the first dianhydride comprises a linear aliphatic backbone chain, and the second dianhydride does not. |
| US10428179B2 |
Polymeric materials
A polymeric material has a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph-I and a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph-II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; wherein the repeat units I and II are in the relative molar properties I:II of from 65:35 to 95:5; wherein log10 (X %)>1.50-0.26 MV; wherein X % refers to the % crystallinity and MV refers to the melt viscosity. A process for making the polymeric material is also disclosed. |
| US10428176B2 |
Thermosetting alkoxysilyl compound having two or more alkoxysilyl groups, composition and cured product comprising same, use thereof, and method for preparing alkoxysilyl compound
The present invention relates to: a thermosetting alkoxysilyl compound (hereinafter, referred to as “alkoxysilyl compound”) having two or more alkoxysilyl groups showing excellent heat-resistance characteristics in a composite; a composition and a cured product comprising the same; a use thereof; and a method for preparing an alkoxysilyl compound. The composition of an alkoxysilyl compound, comprising a novel alkoxysilyl compound according to the present invention shows, in a composite, improved heat-resistance characteristics, i.e., an effect of decreasing the CTE of the composition of an alkoxysilyl compound and not showing a glass transition temperature (hereinafter, referred to as “Tg-less”). Further, the cured product comprising an alkoxysilyl compound according to the present invention shows excellent flame retardant properties due to the alkoxysilyl groups. |
| US10428175B2 |
Toughening of epoxy thermosets
Grafted triglycerides comprising a triglyceride grafted with a fatty acid residue containing 4 to 30 carbon atoms are reacted with an epoxide resin and an amine curing agent to yield an epoxy thermoset. The grafted triglyceride is prepared by reaction of an epoxidized triglyceride with a fatty acid. By varying the length of the fatty residue, the number of fatty residues per triglyceride, the identity of the epoxy resin and the amine curing agent, it is possible to prepare epoxy thermosets that exhibit superior physical properties compared to the properties of epoxy thermosets prepared without the grafted triglyceride, or as compared to epoxy thermosets wherein the epoxidized triglyceride is used in place of the grafted triglyceride. |
| US10428171B2 |
Cyclic dynamic polyureas for polymeric urea processing
The present invention relates to a one-component processing method and system for preparing polyurea materials. This method and system involves a polymerization process using cyclic oligomeric polyurea precursors. These cyclic oligomeric precursors have dynamic urea bonds such as hindered urea bonds (HUBs). These cyclic oligomeric precursors exhibit dynamic properties to reversibly dissociate in situ yielding isocyanate and amine components which polymerize to yield the polyureas, such as linear, branched or cross-linked polyureas. This method and system has advantages over conventional methods that utilize two-component systems. Such two-component systems require the segregation of the isocyanate and amine components to prevent premature or too rapid polymerization. The resulting polyureas are useful for a variety of applications including coatings. |
| US10428170B1 |
Hydrocarbon blown polyurethane foam formulation giving desirable thermal insulation properties
Polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam insulation described herein is derived from a composition that contains an organic polyisocyanate, an isocyanate reactive material containing at least about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an aromatic polyester polyol, a hydrocarbon blowing agent, a first catalyst selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate salt of an alkali metal, a carboxylate salt of an alkaline earth metal, a carboxylate salt of a quaternary ammonium, and combinations thereof, and a second catalyst comprising a non-reactive tertiary amine, wherein a molar ratio of the first catalyst to the second catalyst is less than about 1.25, the composition gels quickly, and the composition has an isocyanate index greater than about 175. Such an insulating foam has a ratio of thermal conductivity at 75° F. to thermal conductivity at 25° F. between about 0.98 and about 1.10. |
| US10428168B2 |
Composition for polymerization, method for producing same, composition for a coating containing composition for polymerization, method for producing composition for a coating using composition for polymerization, and method for producing coating
A composition for polymerization, which can improve the storage stability in a high-temperature environment when a specific sulfobetaine monomer is stored as powder and can inhibit the discoloration of a cured film when the monomer is made into a cured film, and a method for producing the composition for polymerization; a composition for a coating containing the composition for polymerization, a method for producing the composition for a coating using the composition for polymerization, and a method for producing a coating; the composition for polymerization contains a monomer represented by formula (I) and water, in which the moisture content is equal to or higher than 3% by mass and less than 10% by mass |
| US10428167B2 |
Esterified poly(vinyl acetal) resin compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced properties
Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising an acetoacetylized poly(vinyl acetal) resin are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers can exhibit enhanced or optimized properties as compared to non-acetoacetylized poly(vinyl acetal) resins. The acetoacetylized poly(vinyl acetal) resins may be used in a layer or an interlayer for in an architectural application, or the acetoacetylized poly(vinyl acetal) resins may be used in a layer or interlayer, or combined with other layers, to provide an interlayer having good acoustic and other properties. |
| US10428164B2 |
Printing material for three-dimensional printing apparatus
A printing material for a three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus is provided. The printing material includes a core and a shell covering the core, wherein the Shore hardness of the core is A45-A90, the Shore hardness of the shell is D40-D85, the Shore hardness of the shell is higher than the Shore hardness of the core, the volume percentage of the shell is 10% to 30%, and the volume percentage of the core is 70% to 90%. Since the printing material has a specific structure, feed abnormality during the printing material passing through a narrow inlet hole and guide tube may be prevented in the use of low-hardness material as the core. |
| US10428159B2 |
Blocking monoclonal antibodies to AGR2 and its receptor C4.4A
Provided herein are monoclonal antibodies that recognize, bind to, and block interactions of other molecules with AGR2 and C4.4A. Also provided herein are methods of using anti-AGR2 and anti-C4.4A antibodies to treat cancer. |
| US10428157B2 |
Dosing regimens for use with PCSK9 inhibitors
The present invention provides methods for treating a PCSK9-mediated disease or a PCSK9-mediated condition. Specifically, the invention relates to methods comprising the administration of a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antibody or antigen binding protein, in the absence of a statin, to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10428156B2 |
Anti-MFI2 antibodies and methods of use
Provided are novel anti-MFI2 antibodies and antibody drug conjugates, and methods of using such anti-MFI2 antibodies and antibody drug conjugates to treat cancer. |
| US10428153B2 |
Human anti TSHR antibodies
According to one aspect there is provided An isolated human antibody molecule which binds to the TSHR and which reduces ligand-induced stimulation of the TSHR but has no effect on TSHR constitutive activity wherein the isolated human antibody molecule has the characteristic of patient serum TSHR autoantibodies of inhibiting TSH and M22 binding to the TSHR. |
| US10428150B2 |
Anti-sortilin antibodies and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions that include antibodies, e.g., monoclonal, chimeric, humanized antibodies, antibody fragments, etc., that specifically bind on or more epitopes within a Sortilin protein, e.g., human Sortilin or a mammalian Sortilin, and use of such compostions in preventing, reducing risk, or treating an individual in need thereof. |
| US10428149B2 |
Single-chain tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family molecules, fusion proteins and derivatives thereof
The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a component A with at least three tumor necrosis factor (TNF) homology domains of TNF-ligand family members (THD) in which C-terminal and N-terminal reference points are defined by consensus sequences and which are connected through short stretches of additional C-terminal and/or N-terminal amino acids of the THD or variants thereof, and a component B comprising a dimerization domain. Further, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising at least three THDs in which C-terminal and N-terminal reference points are defined by consensus sequences and which are connected through short stretches of additional C-terminal and/or N-terminal amino acids of the THD or variants thereof. Further, the invention relates to a nucleic acid comprising said polypeptides, a vector comprising said nucleic acid and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said polypeptides, or said nucleic acids or said vector. Further, the present invention relates to said polypeptides, said nucleic acid or said vector for the use as a medicament or for the use in the diagnosis, prophylaxis or treatment of hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders. |
| US10428143B2 |
Modulation of stimulatory and non-stimulatory myeloid cells
Provided herein are methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response and/or for the treatment of an immune-related condition in an individual, e.g., cancer, comprising killing, disabling, or depleting non-stimulatory myeloid cells using an antigen binding protein such as an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. |
| US10428142B2 |
Multipartite signaling proteins and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for using cells having chemically-induced fusion protein complexes to spatially and temporally control immune cell signal initiation and downstream responses for treating disease. |
| US10428141B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer with anti-ROR1 immunotherapy
Chimeric antigen receptors containing ROR1 antigen binding domains are disclosed. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, antigen binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, relating to the chimeric antigen receptors are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a subject, and methods of making chimeric antigen receptor T cells are also disclosed. |
| US10428135B2 |
Fusion polypeptides capable of activating receptors
A fusion polypeptide comprising (A)x-M-(A′)y, wherein A and A′ are each polypeptides capable of binding a target receptor. The fusion polypeptides of the invention form multimeric proteins which activate the target receptor. A and A′ may be each be an antibody or fragment derived from an antibody specific for a target receptor, such as the same or different scFv fragments, and/or a ligand or ligand fragment or derivative capable of binding the target protein, M is a multimerizing component, and X and Y are independently a number between 1-10. |
| US10428134B2 |
Immunoglobulins and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody platform designed to be coupled to therapeutic peptides to increase the half-life of the therapeutic peptide in a subject. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use thereof. |
| US10428133B2 |
Codon optimized IL-15 and IL-15R-alpha genes for expression in mammalian cells
The present invention provides for nucleic acids improved for the expression of interleukin-15 (IL-15) in mammalian cells. The invention further provides for methods of expressing IL-15 in mammalian cells by transfecting the cell with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an improved IL-15 sequence.The present invention further provides expression vectors, and IL-15 and IL-15 receptor alpha combinations (nucleic acid and protein) that increase IL-15 stability and potency in vitro and in vivo. The present methods are useful for the increased bioavailability and biological effects of IL-15 after DNA, RNA or protein administration in a subject (e.g. a mammal, a human). |
| US10428132B2 |
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand variant, as well as a preparation method and use thereof
The present invention discloses a tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand variant, which is a fusion protein of a tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand and an F3 peptide. The F3 peptide is fused to the N-terminus or C-terminus of the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand by a linker. The present invention also discloses a nucleotide sequence, as well as a recombinant vector and a recombinant bacterium comprising same, and also discloses a preparation method and use of the foregoing variant. |
| US10428131B2 |
GITRL fusion proteins comprising a human coronin 1a derived trimerization domain
The disclosure provides GITRL fusion polypeptide subunits comprising an IgG Fc domain, a trimerization domain, and the receptor binding domain of GITR ligand, where the fusion polypeptide subunits can self-assemble into hexameric proteins. Also provided are methods of making fusion polypeptide subunits and hexameric proteins, and methods of use, e.g., treatment of cancer. |
| US10428129B2 |
Recombinant protein
A recombinant protein is provided. The recombinant protein of the invention comprises an erythropoietin and a highly glycosylated peptide, and has a longer half-life. Further, the recombinant protein of the invention may also comprise a carboxyl-terminal peptide of human chorionic gonadotropin and a carboxyl-terminal peptide of thrombopoietin. |
| US10428128B2 |
Helix-grafted proteins as inhibitors of disease-relevant protein-protein interactions
The disclosure provides helix grafted proteins, methods of producing helix grafted proteins and methods of use of helix grafted proteins as inhibitors of protein-protein interactions involved in disease pathogenesis. |
| US10428127B2 |
Cyclic, amyloid beta-binding peptides and the use thereof
A peptide comprising at least one peptide binding to an amyloid beta species, wherein the peptide includes an amino acid sequence that is present in cyclized form. The use of the peptides in medicine, in particular for treating Alzheimer's disease, is disclosed. |
| US10428125B2 |
Cystine knot scaffold platform
Provided are non-naturally occurring cystine knot peptides (CKPs) that bind to VEGF-A. Additionally, provided are methods of using non-naturally occurring CKPs that bind to VEGF-A, including diagnostic and therapeutic compositions and methods. Non-naturally CKPs that bind low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) are also provided. |
| US10428122B2 |
Tuberculosis compositions and methods of treating or preventing tuberculosis
The present disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) antigens, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, vectors comprising nucleic acid molecules, compositions comprising the same, and methods of eliciting an immune response against tuberculosis. |
| US10428120B2 |
Serum half-life extension using IgBD
The present invention relates to complexes comprising (i) an immunoglobulin (Ig) binding moiety and (ii) a pharmaceutically active moiety, wherein the Ig binding moiety specifically binds to the constant domain 1 of the heavy chain (CH1) of an Ig molecule and their use for therapy and prophylaxis. |
| US10428116B2 |
Rhinovirus C immunogenic peptides
A peptide comprising the rhinovirus immunogen peptide of the rhinovirus structural protein 1 (VP1) of rhinovirus C and related vaccines and therapeutic compositions is disclosed. |
| US10428113B2 |
Compositions for expanding regulatory T cells (Treg), and treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and conditions
In alternative embodiments, provided are compositions, including e.g., isolated, synthetic or recombinant peptides or polypeptides, for: expanding regulatory T cells (Treg) populations; or, for treating, ameliorating, preventing or reversing a vascular inflammation, and Kawasaki disease (KD) or a pediatric acute vasculitis of the coronary arteries, including vascular coronary abnormalities and the same or similar types of acute or chronic vascular inflammatory abnormalities, and methods for making and using them. In one embodiment, provided are immunotherapies for promoting expansion of natural, regulatory T cells to establish, or re-establish, vascular homeostasis; or, for treating, reversing, preventing or ameliorating: a disease or condition associated with an autoimmune disease or condition; an immune-mediated vascular disorder; a disease or condition that is currently treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy; a vascular coronary abnormality; an acute or a chronic vasculitis; an autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis; a T cell mediated pediatric vasculitis; Kawasaki disease (KD) or a pediatric acute vasculitis of the coronary arteries; atherosclerosis; rheumatoid arthritis or Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; an autoimmune disease or condition; or, a neoplastic hematological disorder such as a lymphoma (e.g., a T cell lymphoma) or a leukemia. |
| US10428111B2 |
Cancer targeting by anti-EGFR peptides and applications thereof
A molecule comprising a lipid, a peptide and a linker to bind the lipid to the peptide which have specific amino acid sequence to bind to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) of tumor cells, and a liposomal composition which is targeted by the molecule, and method for preparing thereof is disclosed. |
| US10428104B2 |
Substituted nucleoside derivatives useful as anticancer agents
Compounds such as: processes for the preparation of these compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and the uses of these compounds to treat neoplasms have been disclosed. |
| US10428098B2 |
Processes for preparing and using ruthenium and osmium complexes
The present invention relates to improved processes for the preparation of ruthenium or osmium complexes comprising acetate ligands, in particular, ruthenium complexes. |
| US10428094B2 |
Amide compounds for treatment of complement mediated disorders
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an amide substituent (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer. |
| US10428088B2 |
Muscarinic receptor agonists
This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where m, p, q, W, Z, Y, X1, X2, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. |
| US10428087B2 |
Pyrimidinones as PI3K inhibitors
The present invention provides pyrimidinones that modulate the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of PI3Ks including, for example, inflammatory disorders, immune-based disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US10428083B2 |
Heterocyclylmethyl-thienouracile as antagonists of the adenosine-A2B-receptor
The present application relates to novel thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione (“thienouracil”) derivatives bearing a particular type of (azaheterocyclyl)methyl substituent, to processes for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof alone or in combinations for treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prevention of pulmonary and cardiovascular disorders and of cancer. |
| US10428082B2 |
Triazole derivatives of melampomagnolide B and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure relates to triazole derivatives of melampomagnolide B, their synthesis, and their use as anti-cancer compounds. |
| US10428081B2 |
EGFR inhibitor, preparation method and use thereof
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors are provided. In particular, 4-substituted-2-(N-(5-substituted ally amide)phenyl)amino)pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I), a preparation method and use thereof as an EGFR inhibitor are provided. The 4-substituted-2-(N-(5-substituted ally amide)phenyl)amino)pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) have inhibitory activity against the L858R EGFR mutant, the T790M EGFR mutant and the exon 19 deletion activating mutant, and can be used to treat diseases mediated alone or in part by EGFR mutant activity. The derivatives of formula (I) can be used to treat and/or prevent cancers, particularly non-small cell lung cancer. |
| US10428080B2 |
TBK/IKK inhibitor compounds and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as TBK/IKKε inhibitors. |
| US10428076B2 |
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators
The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose. |
| US10428075B2 |
Coelenterazine analogues
Described are coelenterazine analogues, methods for making the analogues, kits comprising the analogues, and methods of using the compounds for the detection of luminescence in luciferase-based assays. |
| US10428069B2 |
6-fused heteroaryldihydropyrimidines for the treatment and prophylaxis of hepatitis B virus infection
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X, Y, W and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. |
| US10428067B2 |
Compounds and methods for kinase modulation
Disclosed are compounds having a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a tautomer, an isomer or a deuterated analog thereof, compositions thereof, and uses thereof. |
| US10428063B2 |
4H-pyrrolo[3,2-C]pyridin-4-one derivatives
Compound of formula (I), processes for their production and their use as pharmaceuticals. |
| US10428059B2 |
Compounds and methods of treating or ameliorating an IL-1R-mediated disease or disorder using same
The present invention provides compounds useful for treating or preventing an IL-1R-mediated disease or disorder. In certain embodiments, the disease or disorder comprises scleroderma. |
| US10428050B2 |
Substituted reverse pyrimidine Bmi-1 inhibitors
Amine substituted reverse pyrimidine compounds and forms thereof that inhibit the function and reduce the level of B-cell specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (Bmi-1) protein and methods for their use to inhibit Bmi-1 function and reduce the level of Bmi-1 to treat a cancer mediated by Bmi-1 are described herein. |
| US10428049B2 |
TRPA1 modulators
This disclosure relates to polycyclic heteroaromatic compounds useful as TRPA1 modulators, as well as compositions and methods of treating pain that include the compounds. |
| US10428047B2 |
MAP kinase modulators and uses thereof
The invention provides for novel MAP kinase inhibitors and compositions comprising the same. In some embodiments, the MAP kinase inhibitors are p38α MAP kinase inhibitors. The invention further provides for methods for treatment of diseases comprising administration of MAP kinase inhibitors or compositions comprising MAP kinase inhibitors. In some embodiments, the disease is Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, Huntington's Disease or Parkinson's Disease. |
| US10428044B2 |
3-amino-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-indol-4-ones
Compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of Bub1 kinase, processes for their production and their use as pharmaceuticals. |
| US10428032B2 |
Polymerizable compound and optically anisotropic body
The present invention provides a compound represented by the general formula (I), and a polymerizable composition containing the compound. When the polymerizable composition containing the compound represented by the formula (I) is used to form a filmy product, the resulting filmy product exhibits less change over time in phase difference and reverse wavelength dispersion and when the filmy polymer is irradiated with UV light, peeling from a substrate is unlikely to be caused. Further, the invention provides a polymer obtained through polymerization of the polymerizable composition and an optically anisotropic body obtained using the polymer. |
| US10428030B2 |
Heterocycle derivatives and their use for the treatment of CNS disorders
The present application relates to novel heterocycle derivatives of Formula (I), to processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use thereof in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer' disease, cognitive disorders and/or memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain and other related CNS disorders. |
| US10428028B2 |
HDAC inhibitors
Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I), and methods of inhibiting histone deacetylase (“HDAC”) enzymes (e.g., HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC3) using compounds of formula (I). |
| US10428025B2 |
Antifungal compound process
The present invention relates to a process for preparing compound 1 that is useful as an antifungal agent. In particular, the invention seeks to provide new methodology for preparing compound 1 and substituted derivatives thereof. |
| US10428023B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and use thereof
The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity.A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof, is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy. |
| US10428020B2 |
Antimicrobial compounds and nanostructures
The present disclosure provides compounds and nanostructures having one or more quaternary ammonium salts, compositions including the compounds and nanostructures, and methods useful for treating conditions using the compounds, nanostructures, and compositions. In at least one aspect, a compound is represented by formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Q is fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo; each of s, b, and n is independently an integer from about 10 to about 100; and each of v, j, p, z, q, x and m is independently an integer from 1 to about 20. |
| US10428016B2 |
Compound comprising aromatic ring, and polyelectrolyte membrane using same
The present specification relates to a compound comprising an aromatic ring, a polyelectrolyte membrane comprising the same, a membrane-electrode assembly comprising the polyelectrolyte membrane, a fuel cell comprising the membrane-electrode assembly, and a redox flow battery comprising the polyelectrolyte membrane. |
| US10428015B2 |
Acid-resistant base and/or radical generator, and curable resin composition containing said base and/or radical generator
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (A), a base- and/or radical-generating agent comprising the compound, and so on. In the formula, four pieces of R1 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; four pieces of R2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group; R3, R6, R7 and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or R4 and R5 are bonded to each other to represent an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and R8 and R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a dialkylamino group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, and a nitro group, or R8 and R9 are bonded to each other to represent an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; provided that two or three of the eight groups R3 to R10 are each a hydrogen atom, and, in a case where two of the eight groups are each a hydrogen atom, then three to six of the remaining groups are each an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and, in a case where three of the eight groups are each a hydrogen atom, then four or five of the remaining groups are each an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. |
| US10428014B2 |
Base generator, base-reactive composition containing said base generator, and base generation method
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (A), a base generator comprising the compound, a base-reactive composition which comprises the base generator and a base-reactive compound, as well as a method for generating a base, etc. |
| US10428012B2 |
Method of preparation of 4-isopropylamino-1-butanol
The present invention relates to a preparation method of 4-isopropylamino-1-butanol, in which using cheap and readily available tetrahydrofuran and acetic acid solution of hydrogen bromide as starting materials to prepare a novel intermediate of 4-isopropylamino-1-acetoxyl butane and further obtain the target product. The present invention has advantages of convenient process operations, mild reaction conditions, economical and environment-friendly benefits, and suitability for industrial production to obtain the product with high purity and high yield. |
| US10428009B2 |
Methods of making compounds and mixtures having antidegradant and antifatigue efficacy
Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a dicarbonyl to thereby obtain a diimine, which is reduced to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compound. |
| US10428003B2 |
Method for producing acetic acid
It is intended to provide an acetic acid production method capable of industrially advantageously separating and removing a by-product acetaldehyde in the separation step of separating a process stream into aqueous and organic phases. In the present invention, the separation step satisfies, for example, the following conditions (vi) to (viii), and at least a portion of the aqueous phase is treated in the acetaldehyde separation and removal step: (vi) acetaldehyde concentrations in the aqueous and/or organic phases are not more than 28.1 mass % and not more than 24.8 mass %, respectively; (vii) a separation temperature is not more than 70° C.; and (viii) methyl acetate concentrations in the aqueous and/or organic phases are not more than 12.0 mass % and not more than 47.6 mass %, respectively, and/or the sum of the methyl acetate concentrations in the aqueous and organic phases is not more than 59.6 mass %. |
| US10428001B2 |
Film ozonolysis in a tubular or multitubular reactor
The disclosure relates to a method of performing ozonolysis or ozone-based oxidation on a liquid or emulsified reagent using a tubular falling firm reactor with one or multiple tubes wherein the combined ozone and carrier gas flow is co-current. |
| US10428000B2 |
Dividing wall in ethanol production process
The invention relates to a process for the purification of ethanol wherein a dividing wall column is used. In particular, the invention relates to a process for the purification of a feed stream comprising ethanol and impurities such as higher alcohols. The invention further relates to the use of dividing wall in distillation column in an ethanol purification process. |
| US10427999B2 |
Process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
The present invention discloses a manufacturing process to produce high purity 1234yf from 245eb, which preferably includes the removal of impurities present in 245eb raw material, the dehydrofluorination of 245eb, and the removal of impurities present in final crude product. The disclosed manufacturing process allows the production of a 1234yf product with lower the levels of 1225ye and/or trifluoropropene, preferably in amounts of less than about 500, and 50 ppm, respectively. |
| US10427994B2 |
Separation process for C8 aromatics mixture
Process for the distillative separation of ethylbenzene from a mixture comprising ethylbenzene and at least one other C8 aromatic compound, comprising distilling said mixture in a distillation column in the presence of an extractive solvent, characterized in that the distillation column is operated at a sub-atmospheric pressure. |
| US10427991B2 |
Catalyst system for olefin oligomerization and method for olefin oligomerization using the same
The present invention relates to a catalyst system for olefin oligomerization and a method for olefin oligomerization, and more specifically, a catalyst system for olefin oligomerization and a method for olefin oligomerization that have more improved supporting efficiency due to a ligand compound capable of functioning as a tether to a support, and thus, exhibit high activity in the olefin oligomerization even with smaller amounts of catalyst composition and cocatalyst, thus enabling more efficient preparation of alpha-olefins. |
| US10427985B1 |
Engineered micro-voids for toughening ceramic composites
A ceramic composite material comprises a ceramic compound, a plurality of shaping particles dispersed in the ceramic compound, and a plurality void spaces dispersed in the ceramic compound. The plurality of shaping particles are contained within the plurality of void spaces, and each of the plurality of void spaces is a closed cell. The plurality of shaping particles also comprise nanostructures have a length to diameter ratio of less than or equal to 10 to 1 and a length of less than or equal to 500 nanometers. |
| US10427984B2 |
Systems and methods for ceramic matrix composites
Methods for fabricating a ceramic matrix composite are disclosed. A fiber preform may be placed in a mold. An aqueous solution may be added to the fiber preform. The aqueous solution may include water, carbon nanotubes, and a binder. The preform may be frozen. Freezing the preform may cause the water to expand and separate fibers in the fiber preform. The carbon nanotubes may bond to the fibers. The preform may be freeze dried to remove the water. The preform may then be processed according to standard CMC process. |
| US10427983B2 |
Method for manufacturing part made of composite material
A method of fabricating a part out of composite material, includes forming a fiber texture from refractory fibers; impregnating the fiber texture for a first time with a first slip containing first refractory particles; eliminating the liquid phase from the first slip so as to leave within the texture only the first refractory particles; impregnating the fiber texture for a second time with a second slip containing second refractory particles; eliminating the liquid phase from the second slip so as to leave within the texture only the second refractory particles and obtain a fiber preform filled with the first and second refractory particles; and sintering the first and second refractory particles present in the fiber preform in order to form a refractory matrix in the preform. |
| US10427979B2 |
Gypsum panels, methods, and systems
Gypsum panels and methods of making gypsum panels are provided. A method of making a gypsum panel includes combining gypsum stucco and a halide salt sequestration agent with water to form a gypsum slurry and setting the gypsum slurry to form at least a portion of a gypsum core, wherein the halide salt sequestration agent is present in an amount effective to sequester at least a portion of halide salt present in the gypsum stucco. A gypsum panel includes a gypsum core that comprises set gypsum and a halide salt sequestration agent, wherein the halide sequestration agent sequesters at least a portion of halide salt present in the gypsum core. |
| US10427977B2 |
Fire resistant geopolymer foam
Use of a foamed geopolymer as a fire-resistant sealant material, a method of sealing an aperture or cavity for housing services in a building comprising (i) applying a curable foamed geopolymer composition to the aperture or cavity; and (ii) curing the foamed geopolymer composition, thereby creating a seal in the aperture or cavity; and wherein the cured foamed geopolymer has fire-resistant properties, and a kit of parts for preparing a foamed geopolymer for use as a fire-resistant sealant material, comprising (i) a container holding a dry mixture of components suitable for preparing a foamed geopolymer including a blowing agent and (ii) a container holding an aqueous alkaline liquid mixture of components suitable for preparing a geopolymer. |
| US10427975B2 |
High strength glass-ceramics having petalite and lithium silicate structures
Glass and glass ceramic compositions having a combination of lithium silicate and petalite crystalline phases along with methods of making the glass and glass ceramic compositions are described. The compositions are compatible with conventional rolling and float processes, are transparent or translucent, and have high mechanical strength and fracture resistance. Further, the compositions are able to be chemically tempered to even higher strength glass ceramics that are useful as large substrates in multiple applications. |
| US10427974B2 |
Glass composite for use in extreme ultra violet lithography
A glass composite for use in Extreme Ultra-Violet Lithography (EUVL) is provided. The glass composite includes a first silica-titania glass section. The glass composite further includes a second doped silica-titania glass section mechanically bonded to a surface of the first silica-titania glass section, wherein the second doped silica-titania glass section has a thickness of greater than about 1.0 inch. |
| US10427972B2 |
Transparent silicate glasses with high fracture toughness
Provided herein are glass based articles comprising SiO2, Al2O3, and two or more metal oxides selected from the group consisting of La2O3, BaO, Ta2O5, Y2O3, and HfO2. The glass based articles typically are characterized by a high fracture toughness (e.g., at least 0.86 MPa*m0.5), a high Young's modulus value (e.g., at least 85 GPa) and/or a stress optical coefficient (SOC) of not more than 3 Brewster (e.g., about 1.3 Brewster to about 2 Brewster). Also provided herein are glass based articles comprising SiO2 and two or more of MxOy, wherein M is Ba, La, Ta, Y, Al or Hf; wherein the total amount of SiO2 is the same or substantially the same as that of a reference glass based article comprising two or more binary compositions of MxOy—SiO2, wherein the reference glass based article has the same molar percentage of each MxOy, and the molar ratio of MxOy to SiO2 in each binary composition is 4/(c*x), wherein c is the number of charges of M. |
| US10427970B1 |
Glass coatings and methods to deposit same
A dried glass precursor gel and methods of depositing a powderized or wire form of the dried glass precursor gel to form a glass substrate and/or coating are disclosed. The dried glass precursor gel contains a bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix of primary constituent oxides. One method includes obtaining the dried glass precursor gel, forming a powder or wire from the dried glass precursor gel, melting the powder with a gas stream to form molten droplets, and depositing the molten droplets onto a mold or similar target substrate. |
| US10427969B2 |
Method of manufacturing optical fiber
An optical fiber manufacturing method includes: melting and drawing an optical fiber preform to form a glass fiber; cooling the glass fiber while inserting the glass fiber into a tubular slow-cooling device from an inlet end toward an outlet end thereof; and lowering an inner wall temperature of the slow-cooling device below a temperature of the glass fiber and providing a pressure gradient in which a pressure increases in a direction from the inlet end toward the outlet end inside the slow-cooling device when cooling the glass fiber, wherein the average pressure change dP/dL in a moving direction of the glass fiber inside the slow-cooling device satisfies the following Formula (1) when the tube inner diameter of the slow-cooling device is defined as D [m] and the length of an internal space of the slow-cooling device in the moving direction of the glass fiber is defined as L [m]. (πD2/4)×dP/dL≤0.03 (1) |
| US10427956B2 |
Ultrasound and acoustophoresis for water purification
Provided herein are systems and methods for separation of particulate from water using ultrasonically generated acoustic standing waves. |
| US10427955B2 |
Irradiation chamber for liquid purification apparatus, purification apparatus and beverage dispenser
The invention relates to an irradiation chamber (300) for a liquid purification apparatus using ultraviolet light irradiation against the reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms, comprising an inlet portion (302), an outlet portion (303), and a main portion (301) having an elongated shape, the irradiation chamber (300) having an internal surface defining an cavity, the irradiation chamber (300) being provided with ultraviolet light emitting means configured to irradiate liquid in the irradiation chamber (300) with ultraviolet light, the main portion (301) having a shape enlarged compared to the inlet portion (302). The internal surface of the irradiation chamber (300) defining the cavity is a three dimensional rounded surface, having no edge which forms a recess. The invention also relates to a liquid purification apparatus and to a beverage dispenser. |
| US10427953B1 |
Dithiocarbamate alkali metal cross-linked resin for adsorbing metal ions
A cross-linked polymeric resin which contains reacted monomer units of an aniline, a diaminoalkane, and an aldehyde, and which is functionalized with at least one dithiocarbamate moiety. A process for producing the cross-linked polymeric resin whereby an aniline and a diaminoalkane are linked together by Mannich-type polycondensation reactions with an aldehyde. The resulting Mannich-type polycondensation product is converted into the cross-linked polymeric resin through functionalization of one or more amine functional groups with dithiocarbamate moieties. A method for removing heavy metals, such as Hg(II), from an aqueous solution, whereby the cross-linked polymeric resin is contacted with the aqueous solution, and the heavy metal is thus adsorbed onto the cross-linked polymeric resin. |
| US10427949B2 |
Alumina sintered body and base substrate for optical device
An alumina sintered body of the present invention has a degree of c-plane orientation of 5% or more, which is determined by a Lotgering method using an X-ray diffraction profile in a range of 2θ=20° to 70° obtained under X-ray irradiation, and an XRC half width of 15.0° or less in rocking curve measurement, an F content of less than 0.99 mass ppm when measured by D-SIMS, a crystal grain diameter of 15 to 200 μm, and 25 or less pores having a diameter of 0.2 μm to 1.0 μm when a photograph of a viewing area 370.0 μm in a vertical direction and 372.0 μm in a horizontal direction taken at a magnification factor of 1000 is visually observed. |
| US10427947B2 |
Methods for producing crystalline microporous solids with the RTH topology and compositions derived from the same
This disclosure relates to new crystalline microporous solids (including silicate- and aluminosilicate-based solids), the compositions comprising 8 and 10 membered inorganic rings, particularly those having RTH topologies having a range of Si:Al ratios, methods of preparing these and known crystalline microporous solids using certain quaternized imidazolium cation structuring agents. |
| US10427942B2 |
Graphene dispersion pastes, methods of preparing and using the same
A graphene dispersion paste has a viscosity in a range from 50,000 to 350,000 cps and a scraper fineness less than 20 μm, and includes graphene sheets, a solvent and a first polymer, wherein the graphene sheets have a bulk density in a range from 0.005 to 0.05 g/cm3, a thickness in a range from 0.68 to 10 nm, and a plane lateral dimension in a range from 1 to 100 μm. The present application further provides methods of preparing and using the graphene dispersion paste. |
| US10427939B2 |
Method for producing spherical aluminum nitride power
The present invention provides method for producing a spherical aluminum nitride powder. In an embodiment, the method comprises mixing an Al precursor and a flux in a solvent to produce a mixed solution, spray-drying the mixed solution to form a spray-dried powder, mixing the spray-dried powder and a carbon-based material to form a mixture, heat treating the mixture in a nitrogen atmosphere to form a heat-treated compound, and decarbonizing the heat-treated compound in an air atmosphere, wherein the flux is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu2O, TiO2, Bi2O3, and CuO, or a mixture of at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu2O, TiO2, Bi2O3, and CuO and at least one selected from the group consisting of CaF2 and Y2O3. |
| US10427936B2 |
Method of processing nano- and micro-pores
A method of processing nano- and micro-pores includes washing a substrate and cleaning a surface of the substrate; spin-coating photoresist, exposing the substrate and developing to form the substrate with a pattern; 3. depositing micro-nano metal particles on the surface of the substrate; wherein the micro-nano metal particles are centered on a magnetic core; and the surface of the magnetic core is plated with a metal nano-particle coating composed of a plurality of gold, silver or aluminum nanoparticles; removing the photoresist, and maintaining dot arrays of the micro-nano metal particles; applying laser irradiation and a strong uniform magnetic field on the substrate, so that the substrate is processed to form processed structures; and after the processed structures being formed into nano-/micro-pores with targeted pore size, shape and depth, stopping the laser irradiation and removing the strong uniform magnetic field. |
| US10427929B1 |
Forming a eutectic bond between a wafer having an anti-stiction coating and a cap wafer
A cap wafer bonded to a device wafer by a metal polysilicon germanium material to form a sealed chamber around a semiconductor device is provided. On the cap wafer, a stack of silicon (Si), polycrystalline silicon germanium (SiGe), and polycrystalline germanium (Ge) is formed. This stack of material layers is formed to intentionally have a roughened germanium surface. A metal structure is formed on a second wafer, having an anti-stiction coating layer on the surface of the metal structure. A metal silicon germanium bonding material is formed by placing the metal structure and germanium structure in contact and applying heat and pressure. The roughened germanium layer penetrates the anti-stiction coating layer upon application of the pressure. The germanium that penetrates to the metal is free of interfacial anti-stiction coating and allows for eutectic bond formation upon application of heat. |
| US10427924B2 |
Industrial truck comprising a device for reducing vibrations
The invention relates to an industrial truck comprising a mast, a load-carrying apparatus, which can be moved upwards and downwards thereon and which has at least one load-receiving assembly for receiving a load that is to be transported, and a support structure connecting the load-receiving assembly to the mast, the load-receiving assembly having a load-carrying arrangement connected to the support structure, and a device for reducing vibrations, characterized in that the device for reducing vibrations has at least one load support, which covers the load-carrying arrangement at the top at least in regions, on which support a load received by the load-carrying apparatus can be supported and which support is provided so as to be movable to a limited extent on the load-carrying arrangement such that it can perform vibration-reducing movements relative to the load-carrying arrangement. |
| US10427919B2 |
Application and method for positioning and orientating a load
An apparatus and method for positioning and orientating a load includes a support structure movable in a first direction a tendon system having at least six winches mounted on the structure and at least six tendons connected to the winches, and a lifting mechanism mounted on the structure. The lifting mechanism includes another tendon and is movable in a second direction perpendicular to the first. The apparatus includes a component suspending the load from above and is connected to a second end of each of the tendons and to a free end of the additional tendon. The apparatus further includes a control module for translating synchronously and independently an instruction regarding the load in an actuation over the winches, over the lifting mechanism and the support structure, such that at least 51% of the load is sustained by the lifting mechanism and the load is suspended from the further tendon. |
| US10427918B2 |
Mechanical clamping assembly
A clamping assembly is disclosed including a plurality of tines each pivotally coupled to a spreader having first ends above the spreader and second ends below the spreader. The first ends are coupled to lines joined at a common coupler and the second ends include hooked portions. The tines may have a planar shape and fit within radial slots defined by the spreader. The second ends may include slanted lower surfaces that slope upward with distance inward toward a center of the clamping assembly. In use the tines are lowered over an object. Tension applied to the lines causes pivoting of the tines effective to exert a clamping force on the object. |
| US10427916B1 |
Structure installation system with vehicle having hangers to support a wall
A structure installation system which maintains one or more walls in a desired position and orientation during installation of the one or more walls. The structure installation system generally includes a vehicle which is adapted to traverse a ground surface. The vehicle includes an arm having an arm coupler to which a support is connected. One or more walls adapted to be installed in the ground surface may be removably connected to the support, such as by securing the walls to adjustable hangers that are removably connected to the support. By adjusting the positioning of the hangers, the orientation and position of the walls may be adjusted. Once put in position, the vehicle and support will retain the walls in the desired position and orientation while concrete is poured and allowed to cure to form a unitary structure such as a bollard wall. |
| US10427913B2 |
Linear propulsion system
A linear propulsion machine and system (10) is disclosed that includes a stator (30) having a plurality of teeth (34) and a mover (32) moveable in a linear direction along the stator (30). The mover may include a plurality of spaced apart ferromagnetic strata (40), a plurality of slots (42), a plurality of wire coils (44), and a plurality of magnet layers (46). Each of the slots (42) may be adjacent to at least one of the strata (40). Each coil (44) may be disposed in a slot (42). Each magnet layer (46) may be sandwiched between strata (40) and disposed inside one of the plurality of coils (44). Each coil (44) is disposed perpendicularly to the direction of magnetic flux of the magnet layer (46) around which the coil (44) is wound. In an embodiment, the teeth (34) or the magnet layer (46) may be disposed at an angle. |
| US10427908B2 |
Emergency mode operation of elevator system having linear propulsion system
An elevator system and/or method executed by an elevator controller for detecting a fault within the elevator system. The elevator controller utilizes the fault to disable a drive control portion of the elevator controller and activate a drive u-stop control portion of the elevator controller. The drive u-stop control portion of the elevator controller generates a signal based on at least one of a speed estimation, a velocity profile, and feedforward information. The elevator controller applies the signal to an inverter connected to the elevator controller to execute the urgent stop of an elevator car of the elevator system. |
| US10427907B2 |
Multiple high pressure flexible lance hose take up drum
A multiple flexible lance hose take-up drum apparatus or device in accordance with the present disclosure includes a base having three or more support legs and a hollow take-up drum assembly rotatably supported from the base. The drum assembly includes a hollow cylindrical shell, a bottom plate fastened to the shell, a high pressure fluid supply connection and a manifold positioned radially along a bottom plate of the shell for connection to one end of each of a plurality of flexible lance hoses. The base includes an L shaped support arm extending from the bases alongside the shell. A plurality of guide tubes are supported by the support arm and aligned over a rim of the shell for guiding flexible lance hoses into and out of the take-up drum assembly. |
| US10427903B2 |
Leading edge device for a surface winder
A leading edge device for incorporation into an introductory portion a concave cradle is disclosed d. The concave cradle is associated with an upper winding roller of a surface winder to form a winding cradle for winding a web material having a velocity, v, around a core having a radius, R, inserted therein to obtain a log. The leading edge device has a surface having a texture provided thereto for contacting the core. |
| US10427896B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a first casing, a pivotable second casing, a pivotable document cover, and a lock mechanism including a movable hook and a fixed hook. The second casing has a document support surface. When the second casing is at a first position in which the second casing covers an upper surface of the first casing, and the document cover is at a fourth position in which the document cover reveals the document support surface, the movable hook is engaged with the fixed hook. When the second casing is at the first position, and the document cover is at a third position in which the document cover covers the document support surface, the movable hook is disengaged from the fixed hook. |
| US10427892B1 |
Mechanism for supplying mosaic tile to an automated tile setter
A method of supplying mosaic tile to an automated mosaic tile setter includes automatically loading a variety of mosaic tiles selected from mosaic tiles of at least two different colors, textures, patterns, or other visual or tactile characteristics into a plurality of hoppers. The automatic loading includes controlling a first pick-and-place robot to pick each of the mosaic tiles from a source of the mosaic tiles and place each respective mosaic tile into a respective one of the plurality of hoppers based on one of a last-in, first-out basis, or a last-in, last-out basis, and a desired pattern of a mosaic tile arrangement for installation at a work site. Each respective one of the loaded mosaic tiles is picked from a hopper using a second pick-and-place robot and placed onto one of a plurality of sheets of underlayment material. |
| US10427891B2 |
Transfer guard system and mount thereof
In one aspect, a transfer guard system is provided for transferring objects across a gap between conveying surfaces of a conveyor. The transfer guard system includes an elongate mounting member and at least one transfer guard member connected to the mounting member. The transfer guard system includes at least one mount having a receiver that receives the mounting member. The at least one mount includes a plurality of link members and at least one pivot connection between the link members. The at least one pivot connection permits the mounting member receiver to be pivoted along an arcuate path within the gap to position the receiver at a predetermined position in the gap. The at least one mount further includes at least one locking member operable to fix the link members relative to one another and secure the mounting member receiver at the predetermined position in the gap. |
| US10427890B2 |
Multi-strand flat top conveyor
A vehicle production assembly line includes a conveyor system to support a vehicle. The conveyor system includes a first side conveyor chain, a second side conveyor chain, and a middle conveyor chain positioned between the first side conveyor chain and the second side conveyor chain. The first side conveyor chain, the second side conveyor chain, and the middle conveyor chain are laterally aligned with each other and can be mechanically synchronized with a single motor. |
| US10427886B2 |
Apparatus and process for rotating products
A conveying system and method for rotating conveyed product. The system can have a conveyor on which is conveyed a rolled product in a machine direction. The system can have conveyor having a first portion on which is conveyed a rolled product having an axis oriented in the machine direction, and the rolled product being partially wrapped in an open ended tube of polymer film. The system has a second portion on which the rolled product is rotated in a horizontal plane such that its axis is oriented in a cross machine direction, and a third portion on which the rolled product is conveyed while oriented in the cross machine direction to a sealing operation that seals the open ends of the tube of polymer film. |
| US10427883B2 |
Multi-drive conveyor systems and methods of using same
Disclosed is a conveyor system and method for advancing an item relative to a transport axis. The conveyor system includes a conveyor belt and a modular drive assembly having at least one drive module and at least one take-up module. Each drive module and each take-up module has a housing and a pulley assembly positioned within the housing. The respective positions of the housings of the at least one drive module and the at least one take-up module relative to the transport axis are selectively adjustable to modify the conveyor movement pathway. Moreover, the drive module can also include a drive pulley removal apparatus that is detachably secured within the housing for selective removal and replacement of a drive pulley. |
| US10427882B2 |
Conveyor belt support system
A conveyor belt support system for a conveyor having a belt movable along a frame includes a plurality of support slats each extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of the belt. The plurality of support slats is adjustable in position relative to the belt.A processing machine for scanning and portioning a workpiece includes a scanning station configured to scan a workpiece to ascertain at least one physical parameter of the workpiece, a portioning station configured to portion the scanned workpiece, a conveyor for moving the workpiece beneath the scanning station and the portioning station that includes a belt with an open form moveable along a frame, and the conveyor belt support system located beneath at least the scanning station. |
| US10427877B2 |
Conveyor belt system
A conveyor belt system includes a frame with a conveyor belt driven by at least two rollers so that an upper belt functions as transport surface and a lower belt functions as return, wherein the frame has an upper segment extending substantially above the upper belt and a lower segment extending substantially under the upper belt, wherein the upper segment has at least two upper standing walls with a mutual spacing which, at least at the position of the upper belt, is smaller than the width of the conveyor belt, and wherein the lower segment has at least two lower standing walls with a mutual spacing which is greater than the width of the conveyor belt, wherein the upper belt is supported on either side by a plate extending respectively from below the upper belt to an outer side of the lower standing wall. |
| US10427876B2 |
Tie plate separator and method thereof
Embodiments of a tie plate sorter are disclosed wherein the tie plates are sorted and fed to an output device for further feeding to a tie plate distribution system. The tie plates may be oriented as needed. Exemplary methods are also provided. |
| US10427873B1 |
Cluster-based-system and method for E-commerce-order fulfillment
It is disclosed a system and method for order fulfillment, the method comprising the following steps: generating (S10) a packing pattern for the order defining the packing sequence; assigning (S12) one of the one or more merge-and-pack stations (22) to the order; analyzing (S14) the order with regard to pouchable and non-pouchable articles (46) associated with the order, wherein each of the pouchable articles (46) is sized and heavy such that it fits into one of the pouches (48), and wherein each of the non-pouchable articles (46) is at least one of sized and heavy such that it does not fit into one of the pouches (48); retrieving corresponding storage units (50), which contain the pouchable articles (46) associated with the order, from the warehouse (16), delivering the retrieved storage units (50) to one or more of the pick stations (18), and loading the pouchable articles (46) from the delivered storage units (50) into one or more of the pouches (48) at the one or more pick stations (18); transporting (S18) loaded pouches (48) from the one or more pick stations (18) to the assigned merge-and-pack station (22); transporting (S18) corresponding storage units, which contain the non-pouchable articles (46) associated with the order, to the assigned merge-and-pack station (22); and synchronizing arrivals (S20) of the loaded pouches (48) and the corresponding storage units (50), which contain the non-pouchable articles (46) associated with the order, and unloading the pouchable and non-pouchable articles (46) associated with the order at the assigned merge-and-pack station (16) so that the pouchable and non-pouchable articles associated with the order are transferable in the packing sequence to one or more shipping units associated with the order and the packing pattern. |
| US10427872B2 |
Automatic warehouse control system and method
An automatic warehouse control system and method are provided. The system comprises a goods transport module, an information input module, a data storage module, a data retrieval module, and a drive control module. The goods transport module moves goods containers. The information input module is configured to input goods information to form goods warehousing data. The data storage module stores the goods warehousing data. The data retrieval module retrieves goods warehousing data and sends a retrieved result to the drive control module according to information of to-be-picked goods. The drive control module controls operation of the goods transport module to transport a goods container containing the to-be-picked goods to the goods-picking location according to the retrieved result. The technical solution is easy to implement, has a low cost, and allows one warehouse operator to manage multiple racks at the same time, which can significantly reduce hardware and time cost. |
| US10427871B2 |
Screw conveyor system for compaction apparatus
A screw conveyor system for a compaction apparatus can be adapted on a material transportation vehicle. The compaction apparatus is characterized by having a hopper receiving materials and a container storing the materials in a compacted fashion. The compaction apparatus comprises a screw conveyor system that can include a screw conveying the materials from the hopper to the container, a passageway structure traversed by the screw, located between the hopper and the container and allowing passage of the materials. The passageway structure can define an asymmetrical aperture and the passageway structure can include a main passageway and a by-pass passageway allowing passage of materials from the hopper to the container. |
| US10427867B2 |
Packing member and cartridge packed in the packing member
A packing member for packing a cartridge that is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a first portion having an opening as an entrance for the cartridge, a recessed portion for accommodating the cartridge, and first and second limiting portions for limiting positions of the cartridge in directions perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cartridge. The packing member also includes a second portion for openably covering the opening. The first and second limiting portions contact portions of the cartridge excluding a region where the electrostatic latent image is to be formed on a photosensitive drum or a developing roller. |
| US10427864B2 |
Rigid pack with hinged lid and internally provided with a collar having an upper wall
Rigid pack for tobacco articles comprising: a container, which has a parallelepiped shape and has an open upper end; a lid which is hinged to the container and has a parallelepiped shape; an inner wrap which encloses a group of tobacco articles, and is housed on the inside of the container; and a collar, which embraces the inner wrap, is internally glued to the container, protrudes from the open upper end of the container, and has a front wall which is superimposed and glued to a front wall of the container, and two lateral walls which are superimposed and glued to the lateral walls of the container; the collar has an upper wall, a rear wall, and a pull-out opening for the tobacco articles that is defined by a through-incision and involves a portion of the front wall and a portion of the upper wall. |
| US10427862B2 |
Aerosol dispenser assembly having VOC-free propellant and dispensing mechanism therefor
An aerosol dispenser assembly is disclosed that includes a container holding a liquid product and a compressed gas propellant for propelling the liquid product from the container. A design methodology for the actuator body and swirl nozzle insert is disclosed for maintaining a small particle size or Sauter Mean Diameter (D[3, 2]) of less than 48 μm at a suitable spray rate (1.5-2 g/s), while utilizing a compressed gas VOC-free propellant for an air freshener product. As obtaining reduced particle size to compete with LPG propellants may result in a reduced spray rate, it is anticipated that one or more nozzles may be designed into the actuator body to maintain a suitable spray rate. |
| US10427861B2 |
Dispensing container for blister pack of medication
A dispensing container for a medication blister pack is formed of a front holder portion having a plurality of openings aligned with the blisters and a rear catching container snap fastened to the holder portion to catch and hold medications which can be released by the user operating a flap. The catching container includes an integrally molded leg portion hinged thereon for movement to extend rearwardly to support the container in an upstanding position from a horizontal support surface. The holder portion is formed as a separate molded portion defining a front face of the dispensing container at which the blister pack is exposed with top and bottom edges each forming a slot defined between the panel and an overlying component so as to allow the blister pack slide along the panel to lie on the panel with the top and bottom edges trapped by the slots. |
| US10427860B2 |
Packaging
Packaging comprising a pouch for containing a product and allowing the release thereof, comprising a manually deformable jacket comprising a first flexible film. The first film being closed on itself so as to form a frustum having a first end and a second end, the cross section of the frustum narrowing toward the first end. The packaging also comprising a base formed by a second flexible film and sealed at the second end of the frustum so as to close the second end, the base and the jacket being sealed “wrong-side to wrong-side” so as to form together a manually deformable pouch. The packaging also comprising a closure device through which the product is intended to flow during release and comprising a sleeve sealed at the first end of the frustum. |
| US10427859B2 |
Dispenser for a cream, gel or soft solid composition
A dispenser (1) suitable for delivery of a cream, gel or soft solid composition comprising: (vi) a convex applicator surface (6) at an upper end; (vii) a replaceable cartridge (12) containing a composition to be dispensed; (viii) a passageway between the cartridge and the applicator surface; (ix) a drive mechanism for forcing the composition from the cartridge through the passageway and onto the applicator surface; and (x) an outer body (3) containing features (ii) to (iv); the drive mechanism comprising a dial unit (4) and a plunger (47), rotation of the dial unit (4) in a first direction advancing the plunger (47) axially upwards, the plunger (47) acting upon a piston seal (8) at the base of the replaceable cartridge (12), thereby forcing the contained composition upwards and outwards through the passageway and onto the applicator surface (6); rotation of the dial unit (4) in a second direction, counter to the first, rotationally re-setting the dial unit (4) relative to the plunger (47) in readiness for a further advancement of the plunger (47), rotation in the second direction not causing significant axial movement of the plunger (47). |
| US10427855B2 |
Inflatable packaging
Some examples include a plurality of inflatable units that may be secured to an item as packaging to protect the item during transport or other shipping. The inflatable units may be inflated to a threshold pressure and placed at the corners of the item to be transported. In some cases, prior to placement of the inflatable units at the corners of the item, beams may be placed between the inflatable units that will serve as the bottom inflatable units. Straps may be used to secure the inflatable units against the item, and the packaged item may be transported to a destination. Upon receipt of the shipped item, the recipient may remove the inflatable units from the corners of the item, deflate the inflatable units, and send the inflatable units and the straps back to the sender, who may reuse the inflatable units and the straps. |
| US10427852B2 |
Flexible fitment for flexible container
The present disclosure provides a container. In an embodiment, a flexible container (8) is provided and includes a first multilayer film (16) and a second multilayer film (18). Each multilayer film includes a seal layer. The multilayer films are arranged such that seal layers oppose each other and the second multilayer film is superimposed on the first multilayer film. The films are sealed along a common peripheral edge (20). The flexible container includes a fitment (10) having a base (12). The base (12) includes an ethylene/a-olefin multi-block copolymer. The flexible container includes a fitment seal (22) comprising the base located between the multilayer films. The base is sealed to each multilayer film at a portion of the common peripheral edge (20). |
| US10427850B2 |
Quick-adjust tensioner
Quick-adjust tensioner that exerts a braking torque on a spool. The tensioner includes a stop configured to fit onto a rod supporting the spool. The location of the stop on the rod is adjustable by the user. The stop is connected to a foot by a biasing member. The biasing member presses the foot against the spool to create a braking torque on the spool. The force of the biasing member on the foot is predetermined by adjusting the distance between the stop and the foot, thereby adjusting the foot's braking torque on the spool. |
| US10427849B2 |
Cable tie adapter
An adapter which allows a non-releasable cable tie to be releasable or which provides an added feature to the function of a cable tie. The cable tie may be installed within the adapter to provide a temporary use or a continually reusable purpose for the cable tie. The adapter may also include features which provide mounting, labeling, or merging of cable ties by simply installing the cable ties within embodiments of the adapter. |
| US10427848B2 |
Insulating package method
The present application relates to methods for the manufacturing of improved packaging for compressed mineral wool insulation blowing wool fibers, as well as methods for the introduction and distribution of the same. |
| US10427846B2 |
System and method for determining package tampering
A tape dispensing system includes packaging tape an application apparatus, and an incision element. The application apparatus is configured to apply the packaging tape to a package. The incision element defines a unique pattern, and is connected to the application apparatus. Movement of the apparatus is effective to punch or incise the unique pattern defined by the incision element completely through the packaging tape and into the package as or after the packaging tape is applied to the package. |
| US10427840B2 |
Press in flange container closure system
An insert for fitment to a container comprises an internally threaded, through-going opening adapted to receive a complementary, externally threaded plug to form a fluid-tight sealed closure for the container. The insert is preferably of plastics material and comprises an external recessed portion or groove shaped to snap-fittingly retain the insert installed in an aperture formed in the container. The aperture preferably comprises an upstanding collar snap-fitted into the groove for favorable installation, compression and energization of a sealing washer. |
| US10427839B2 |
Resealable bag
A bag has a recloseable fastener, a bottom and, for each side, a flap. The flap has side edges that are sealed to side edges of the bag, the flap being sized and dimensioned such that the flap lies flush against the side of the bag except when stretched or drawn apart therefrom, the flap being disposed intermediate the recloseable fastener and the bottom. The fastener is adapted such that the amount of force necessary to separate the components, when such force is applied to interiors of the walls at a position between the fastener and the bottom and adjacent the fastener, is greatly exceed by the amount of force necessary to separate the components: when such force is applied to the walls adjacent the upper edge; and when such force is applied to the free edges of the flaps. |
| US10427838B1 |
Ergonomic bowl that reduces stress on wrists
The present disclosure discloses a bowl. The bowl comprises a container and at least two flanges provided at opposite ends of the container. The at least two flanges are designed such that a user of the bowl can lift the bowl by grasping one of the flanges with minimum wrist movement. |
| US10427835B1 |
Container with interchangeable crystal displays
A container with an interchangeable crystal display may include a container body sized to accommodate a volume of a liquid, the container body having an upper end and a lower end; a cap designed to removably engage with the upper end of the container body; a container base designed to removably engage with the lower end of the container body; and an interchangeable crystal display removably secured to a surface of the container base such that the interchangeable crystal display extends upwards from the container base into an interior of the container body when the container base is engaged with the lower end of the container body. |
| US10427830B2 |
Rotating sidewall stop for supporting folding sidewalls of a height-extended bulk box
A height-extended bulk box that includes a base having four sides, four height-extending walls connected to respective sides of the base and four sidewalls pivotally mounted to respective ones of the height-extending walls and movable between a vertically erected use position and a collapsed configuration wherein the sidewalls are rotated inwardly into the area defined by a quadrilinear base. At least one sidewall stop is positioned on one of the height-extending walls and is movable between a non-use stowed position and a deployed position that extends into the volume of the bulk box and arrests movement of a first of the sidewalls to be moved into a collapsed position past a position substantially parallel to the top deck of the base. |
| US10427825B2 |
Portable canteen with storage compartments
Canteens with storage compartments are described. Such canteens may have a main body with two separate and distinct cavities, each of which may function as a storage compartment. Such two different cavities may be a top cavity and a bottom cavity. Such two different cavities may be longitudinally disposed of each other, such that a bottom portion of the top cavity is disposed above a roof portion of the bottom cavity. A volume of the bottom cavity may extend, at least partially, into a volume of the top cavity in a manner that is radially symmetrical about a shared central longitudinal axis of both the top cavity and the bottom cavity; and in a manner where these two different volumes remained sealed from each other. The top cavity may be for beverages. The bottom cavity may removably store credit cards and/or a smartphone. |
| US10427817B2 |
Shaft system comprising a plurality of receiving shafts arranged in parallel side by side for receiving foil bags
The invention relates to a shaft system comprising a plurality of receiving shafts arranged in parallel side by side for receiving foil bags, wherein the receiving shafts are bordered by walls formed by exchangeable format parts, wherein as a result of the exchange of the format parts the width and/or contour of the receiving shafts and/or the shape of retaining elements of the format parts is variable. |
| US10427816B1 |
Method for laying multiple conductors in a container
A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container. |
| US10427812B2 |
All-model aluminum product automatic packing machine
An all-model aluminum product automatic packing machine, comprises: a rack (1), a packing mechanism (2) disposed on the rack (1), and a feeding mechanism (3) for delivering an aluminum product to the packing mechanism (2). The packing mechanism (2) comprises universal clamps (4) symmetrically disposed at two ends of the rack (1); the universal clamps (4) fix one end of the aluminum product, and rotates under the driving of a rotating motor (5), and stretches and retracts under the driving of the pneumatic push rod (6). The rack (1) is provided with a packing platform (7) thereon; and one side of the packing platform (7) corresponding to the universal clamp (4) is provided with a pressing piece (8) capable of turning upward. The packing machine realizes linear automatic packing of all-model aluminum products, improves packing quality and packing efficiency, and saves labor and energy. |
| US10427811B2 |
Device for filling a container
A device for filling a container with a fill product, for example a fill product that is viscous and contains particles, is described. The device includes a fill product reservoir for accommodating the fill product that is to be filled, a dosing cylinder within which a dosing piston is displaceably accommodated for dosing the fill product, and a discharge channel with an outlet end for discharging the fill product into the container that is to be filled. The discharge plunger is disposed in the discharge channel for expelling a product residue at the end of the filling process, and the fill product reservoir, the dosing cylinder, and the discharge channel are in communication with each other via a common product channel. A valve for opening and closing the connection between the fill product reservoir and the product channel is disposed in the base of the fill product reservoir. |
| US10427807B1 |
Method of fabricating a flexible, low-density thermal protection material
A method for preparing a flexible low-density thermal protection material, the method comprising providing a flexible substrate and a pyrolizable material impregnated therein. The thermal protection material remains flexible after impregnation and continues to remain flexible when the pyrolizable material is fully pyrolized. |
| US10427806B2 |
Deployment and control algorithms for wheel cluster formations of satellites
A control algorithm that determines one or more deviations in an orbit of a companion satellite, and control the companion satellite to minimize effects of perturbing forces. |
| US10427799B2 |
Trimming device for controlling the glide slope and descent speed of a parafoil
A parafoil system having an adjustable trim angle during flight to control glide slope and descent speed of a parafoil is provided. The parafoil system may include a pulley cluster comprising first and second variable trim pulleys, each having a different diameter. The pulley cluster may be coupled to forward and aft suspension lines of a parafoil canopy such that the pulley cluster may rotate to retract or extend the forward and aft suspension lines to adjust the trim angle during flight. The parafoil system may further include a motor for rotating the pulley cluster to extend or retract the suspension lines to adjust the trim angle during flight. By adjusting the trim angle of the canopy during flight, the glide slope and descent speed of the parafoil system may be controlled. |
| US10427795B2 |
Varying a cross section of a ram air passage
Inter alia, an apparatus including a ramp, the ramp configured to enable variation of a cross section of a ram air passage of the apparatus. The ramp includes a first rigid member, a second rigid member and a flexible member coupled to the first rigid member and the second rigid member. The ramp is movably mounted at two ends. Moreover, a method of varying the cross section of the ram air passage of such an apparatus by moving the ramp of the apparatus is disclosed. Further, an arrangement including such an apparatus and a ram air channel communicating with the ram air passage is disclosed. |
| US10427794B2 |
Aircraft divan convertible into a bed
An aircraft divan includes a lateral bracket connecting between front and rear legs with lateral bracket front and rear ends, a first track defined by the lateral bracket between the lateral bracket front and rear ends, an upright, having upright top and bottom ends, a second track defined by the upright between the upright top and bottom ends, a seat pan having seat pan front and rear ends, the seat pan being slidingly connected to the first track adjacent to the seat pan rear end, and a backrest having backrest top and bottom ends, the backrest being slidingly connected to the second track adjacent to the backrest top end. The seat pan rear end is pivotably connected to the backrest adjacent to the backrest bottom end such that movement of the seat pan is transmitted to the backrest so as to move together between upright and berth positions. |
| US10427790B2 |
Adaptive aerial vehicle
An adaptive aerial vehicle includes a vehicle support, at least one frame assembly mounted relative to the support, at least one propulsion unit mounted to the frame assembly and operable to move the adaptive aerial vehicle, and an actuator configured to move the support relative to the frame assembly to redistribute the weight of the adaptive aerial vehicle. |
| US10427788B1 |
Airdrop platform integrated outrigger
An airdrop platform is provided that includes a pallet. Under the pallet are a first outrigger main body and a second outrigger main body. The first outrigger main body and second main body each include at least one outrigger finger. When airdropped, the outrigger main bodies and outrigger fingers are configured to move from under the pallet. |
| US10427787B2 |
Aircraft store ejector system
An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages. |
| US10427786B2 |
Drone authentication system
Systems and methods for authenticating a user include monitoring a monitored space for a condition to provide an interaction between a drone and an individual. In response to the condition to provide the interaction between the drone and the individual being satisfied, the drone may obtain a first set of sensor data corresponding to the individual. The first set of sensor data may indicate that the individual requires a service that requires authentication of the individual as a user of the service and that the individual is unable to provide a primary authentication response. The drone may then obtain a second set of sensor data corresponding to the individual unable to provide the primary authentication response. The drone authentication system then determines, based on the second set of sensor data and identity data that the individual corresponds to identity data of a user of the service and performs the service. |
| US10427777B2 |
Aerofoil body with integral curved spar-cover
An aerofoil shaped body includes a plurality of longitudinal spars, an upper aerofoil cover, and a lower aerofoil cover. The spars and the covers are made of composite laminate material. One of the spars is integrally formed with one of the covers to form a spar-cover such that the composite laminate material of the spar extends continuously into the cover through a fold region created between the spar and the cover. The fold region has a fold axis extending substantially in the longitudinal direction, and the fold axis projected onto two orthogonal planes has curvature in both those planes. |
| US10427771B2 |
Vessel propulsion apparatus
A vessel propulsion apparatus includes an engine, an electric motor located farther forward than a propeller, a propeller shaft, a first transmission that defines a first transmission path extending from the engine to the propeller shaft to transmit power of the engine to the propeller shaft along the first transmission path, and a second transmission that defines a second transmission path, different from the first transmission path, extending from the electric motor to the propeller shaft to transmit power of the electric motor to the propeller shaft along the second transmission path. |
| US10427770B1 |
Thruster-aided steering system
A vessel with auxiliary steering includes a vessel hull with a bow/stern centerline and a port and starboard side. The vessel has (i) a main propulsion unit including at least one propeller and at least one main rudder, and (ii) a secondary propulsion unit including at least one directional water jet thruster on each of the port and starboard side of the vessel hull. The water jet thrusters are configured to direct water outwardly and perpendicularly to the centerline of the hull, and a control system coordinates the direction of the main rudder and the flow direction of at least one water jet thruster. |
| US10427768B2 |
Shark deterrent
Disclosed is an apparatus that is able to generate an image to deter a shark from attacking a watercraft (e.g. a surf-craft). Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing and retrofitting watercraft to include the apparatus that is able to generate an image to deter a shark from attacking the watercraft. |
| US10427766B2 |
Front line kite depower system
A front flying line kite depower system includes a line sheath that extends through a transverse opening in the control bar. A front flying line parting fitting is non-rotatably fixed to an upper end of the line sheath above the control bar. When a manual rotation force is imparted to the line sheath, the relative positioning of a first front flying line and a second front flying line is altered by the front flying line parting fitting to untangle any twisting above the line sheath. Within the line sheath, the second front flying line is off-set from a primary axis and orbits the first front flying line which is positioned on the primary axis to avoid any tangling during manual adjustment. |
| US10427760B2 |
Automatic mooring device for vessels
An automatic mooring device for vessels includes a coupling element associable with a mooring point or with a vessel, and a capture element, associable with a vessel or with a mooring point and detachably engageable with the coupling element. The coupling element includes an autonomous floating body; a supporting element fixed to the floating body; a hook element associated with the supporting element and movable with respect to the supporting element from a coupling position to a release position; a safety lever, which can engage the hook element so as to close its bend for the retention of the capture element; and elements for retaining the hook element in the coupling position. |
| US10427759B2 |
Collapsible fairing
A system can include a float, a winch, a line, and a collapsible fairing. The winch can be coupled to the float. The line can be associated with the winch, where the winch is configured to extend and retract the line. The collapsible fairing can surround the line. Extension and retraction of the line can cause the collapsible fairing to extend and collapse. |
| US10427756B2 |
Shading device of a vehicle
A shading device of a water vehicle, having a roller blind web, a winding unit, onto which the roller blind web can be wound or unwound and which, in relation to a longitudinal center plane of the roller blind web, is borne on both sides so as to be rotatable, and comprising, in relation to the longitudinal center plane of the roller blind web on each of its two sides, a telescopic tube arrangement having a bearing tube that is fixed relative to the vehicle and having at least one first pull-out tube and one second pull-out tube, which are displaceable between a slid-in position, the roller blind web having been wound up onto the winding unit when being in said position, and a pulled-out position, the roller blind web having been unwound from the winding unit when being in said position. |
| US10427753B1 |
Method and apparatus for securing foot to pedal with strap secured to axle
A bicycle pedal strap front flange securing means to a front face of a pedal such as a nut and bolt fastener. A base extends forward and outbound from a top edge of the front flange. A diagonal strap extends from the front of the baselock to the axle. The diagonal strap has an inbound end with a hole that must be inserted around the axle before the axle is threaded onto the crank arm. A one piece plastic or rubber construction is included. A multi-piece leather embodiment is included. A dual diagonal strap embodiment is included. A buckle strap embodiment is included. |
| US10427747B2 |
Bicycle frame structure having a drop-out
A bicycle frame structure has a drop-out and includes: a fixing bracket having a rail groove formed in a frontward and rearward direction and fixed to one side of the frame; a movement member mounted to the fixing bracket to be movable forward and backward along the rail groove; a drop plate fixed to the movement member and having a drop-out formed therein for fixing a wheel; and an adjustment bolt screw-engaged by penetrating one side of the movement member. A front end of the adjustment bolt is supported by a fixing support formed in the fixing bracket. The movement member is moved along the rail groove according to rotation of the adjustment bolt. |
| US10427746B2 |
Automatic tilting vehicle
An automatic tilting vehicle includes left and right wheels rotatably supported by carriers, a vehicle tilting device, and a control unit. The vehicle tilting device includes a swing member swinging about a swing axis, an actuator that swings the swing member, a pair of tie rods pivotally connected to the swing member and the carriers. The control unit controls the actuator so that the tilt angle of the vehicle conforms to a target tilt angle and determines that the vehicle tilting device is abnormal when a relationship between the swing angular velocity of the swing member and the tilt angular velocity of the vehicle deviates from an allowable range. |
| US10427738B2 |
Liftable axle suspension
A suspension for a vehicle includes a pair of opposing upper and lower control arms that longitudinally locate an axle along the frame. The upper and lower control arms include first ends pivotably mounted to the ends of the axle at upper pivotable axle joints and a second lower pivotable axle joints, respectively. The upper and lower control arms include second ends that are pivotably mounted to frame hanger brackets at upper and lower pivotable hanger joints, respectively. The frame hanger bracket are laterally interposed between an upper and lower hanger joint so that an upper pivotable hanger joint is on one side of each frame hanger and a lower pivotable hanger joint is on an opposite side of the each frame hanger. |
| US10427732B1 |
Articulated vehicle jackknife prevention system
A transportation safety apparatus for a vehicle combination, the vehicle combination including a leading vehicle that pulls a trailing vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of force sensors for measuring pressure on opposite sides of the trailing vehicle; a wheel direction sensor for measuring aim angle at which tires on the leading vehicle aim said leading vehicle; at least one of: a) a plurality of position sensors for measuring angle difference between the leading vehicle and the trailing vehicle; and b) an angle sensor for measuring centerline angle between a leading centerline of the leading vehicle and a trailing centerline of the trailing vehicle; and a processing unit for signaling jack knife risk based on force measured by one of the force sensors, the wheel direction sensor, and at least one of the angle difference and the centerline angle. |
| US10427730B2 |
Active side shield
A transition region between a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component can be actively managed. In a pick-up truck, the first vehicle component can be a deck and the second vehicle component can be a cabin. A side shield can be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the side shield can be located within the deck. In the deployed position, the side shield can extend at least partially out of the deck in a direction toward the cabin. Responsive to receiving an input indicating the position for the side shield, the side shield can be caused to be moved into or maintained in the indicated position. In some instances, the input can be provided automatically by the vehicle based on a detected vehicle condition, environment condition, and/or other condition. In some instances, the input can be received from a vehicle occupant. |
| US10427721B2 |
Mounting element and mounting arrangement in a vehicle
A connecting element to connect a heavy duty component to a hollow profile in a motor vehicle. The connecting element has a profile extension with a rectangular cross-section, and includes a top face and a bottom face of the cross-section of the profile extension. The connecting element also has a flange face with a cross-section protruding beyond the cross-section of the profile extension. The profile extension and/or the flange face has a bore to permit connection to the heavy duty component. |
| US10427718B1 |
Truck driveline suspender
An elongate crossbar is provided with adjustable length. Ends of the crossbar are spaced from each other a distance matching a spacing between longitudinally extending frame members of a vehicle which has had its driveline detached from drive wheels and needs to be suspended. A saddle is attached to the crossbar with the saddle having a rest area the driveline can rest upon. Ends of the crossbar preferably include brackets which grip portions of the frame members. The crossbar can include a spring which urges first and second ends of the crossbar away from each other, and with a lock nut acting on a threaded shaft at a first end of the crossbar to lock the crossbar at a desired length once positioned. The saddle preferably includes hooks at the ends of arms on either side of the rest area so that the saddle can conveniently suspend from the crossbar. |
| US10427715B2 |
Driving support apparatus
A driving support apparatus includes an other vehicle detector, an other vehicle information acquisition unit, a proximity detector, a proximity controller and a setting unit. The other vehicle detector detects an other vehicle travelling on the second lane. The other vehicle information acquisition unit acquires information containing the size of the other vehicle. The proximity detector outputs a proximity signal when it is detected that the other vehicle is located in the detection range of set on the second lane at a predetermined detection distance from the own vehicle. The proximity controller activates a proximity control unit when detecting that a turn signal lever is operated while the proximity signal is being output. The setting unit increases the detection distance according to the size of the other vehicle. |
| US10427713B2 |
Steering apparatus for vehicle
A steering apparatus for a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes: a controller configured to transmit steering control signals on the basis of a first input signal from a torque sensor configured to sense torque of a steering shaft and a second input signal from any one of a location sensor, a camera sensor, a distance sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, and a vehicle height sensor; a first steering power assist configured to generate steering force by rotating the steering shaft or supplement steering force of the steering shaft rotating forward or backward, using electric power in response to the steering control signal from the controller; and a second steering power assist configured to switch channels for working fluid, depending on forward or backward rotation of the steering shaft, and steer wheels by operating a tie rod or a knuckle using hydraulic pressure of the working fluid. |
| US10427712B2 |
Automatic driving system
The automatic driving system comprises an electric power steering apparatus and a control apparatus that performs automatic steering control. The control apparatus is programmed to perform determining processing and coping processing. In the determining processing, it is determined whether the automatic driving system is working well or not working well, based on tracking condition of the target traveling route by the vehicle. The coping processing is processing to increase a degree with which the steering intervention by the driver is reflected to a control variable of the electric power steering apparatus when the automatic driving system is determined to be not working well. |
| US10427711B2 |
Method of self-diagnosis for power steering assembly
A power steering assembly includes a steering unit and a motor. A controller includes a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for executing a method of self-diagnosis for the assembly. If a plurality of enabling conditions is met, the steering unit is caused to rotate through a plurality of angles from an original position, via a command to the motor. The steering unit is caused to rotate first in a forward direction up to a predefined maximum angle, second in a reverse direction up to a negative of the predefined maximum angle and third in the forward direction back to the original position. The controller is configured to obtain motor torque data characterizing torque of the motor at the plurality of angles. The assembly is controlled based at least partially on the motor torque data and predetermined baseline data. |
| US10427707B2 |
Dual-pinion electric power steering device
A dual-pinion electric power steering device has: a rack shaft that causes a turnable member to turn; a first pinion shaft to which a steering force from a steering wheel is transmitted; a first rack teeth disposed on the rack shaft and capable of meshing with the first pinion shaft; a second pinion shaft to which a rotational driving force from an assist motor is transmitted; a second rack teeth disposed on the rack shaft and capable of meshing with the second pinion shaft; a first pressing member disposed across the rack shaft from the first pinion shaft and configured to press the rack shaft toward the first pinion shaft; and a second pressing member disposed across the rack shaft from the second pinion shaft and configured to press the rack shaft toward the second pinion shaft. The first pressing member has a lower rigidity than the second pressing member. |
| US10427702B2 |
Modular utility cart with removably positionable bins and drawer
The present device provides a modular utility cart having configurable storage features which provide secure transportation for both large and small items. The basic cart construction includes a bottom platform having casters connected to the underside thereof, a top platform positioned above the bottom platform by four corner posts. The top and bottom platforms, as well as the corner posts, include various structural features which provide the modularity to the utility cart. The supports include notches and pockets that allow for removable bins to be positioned along the supports, as well as supports for shelving of various sizes. The top platform has an integrated tool rail configured to support and suspend items such as hand tools, ladder racks, bins, and additionally includes an adjustable height handle. |
| US10427697B2 |
Rail pressure adjustment assembly and system for rail vehicles
A rail vehicle including a wheel assembly having wheels configured to traverse rails of a railroad track, a controller having a processor in communication with the wheel assembly, and a non-transitory computer readable medium, disposed on the vehicle, and containing instructions, which, cause the following steps in real-time as the vehicle traverses the rails: determine a rail pressure of the wheels on the rails, determine a degree of curvature of the rails as the vehicle moves along the railroad track, determine a minimum rail pressure of the wheels on the rails based on the degree of curvature, determine if the rail pressure is equal to or greater than the minimum rail pressure and adjust the rail pressure of the wheels on the rails to be the minimum rail pressure when the rail pressure is less than the minimum rail pressure to maintain stability of the vehicle on the railroad track. |
| US10427695B2 |
Device for replacing roller sets
A device replaces roller sets on pylons of cable cars. The device contains a replacing vehicle which can be moved along a cable of the cable car and at least two winches having cables by which the roller set to be replaced can be lowered and a new roller set can be raised. The replacing vehicle contains at least two interconnected vehicles which by way of clamps are connected to the cable. |
| US10427689B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus mounted to an own vehicle to control the own vehicle according to the position of other vehicle ahead of the own vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a setting means setting a parameter indicating whether the other vehicle is in the path of the own vehicle, based on the position of the other vehicle relative to the own vehicle in a lateral direction perpendicular to the path of the own vehicle, a determining means determining whether the other vehicle is in the path of the own vehicle, based on the parameter, an acquisition means acquiring a lane width that is the width of the lane the own vehicle is traveling, and an adjustment means changing the correspondence between the relative position and the parameter, based on the lane width. |
| US10427688B2 |
Vehicle control system
A control system of a vehicle is provided, which includes an automatic transmission, a brake controller, and a processor configured to execute a neutral idle controlling module, a hydraulic pressure calculating module, a hydraulic pressure controlling module to calculate a target value of hydraulic pressure supplied to a frictional engageable element according to a given parameter, and a brake hold controlling module. The calculating module includes a first calculating submodule executed to calculate the target value in a period from an issuance of a vehicle start request when a neutral idle control is executed and a brake hold control is not executed in a vehicle stopped state until the frictional engageable element is engaged, and a second calculating submodule executed to calculate the target value so that a calculated value is lower than in the first calculation when the value of the parameter is the same. |
| US10427684B1 |
Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle
A method is provided that includes receiving user input identifying a travel destination for a first vehicle, determining, by a processor, a first route for the first vehicle to follow, and configuring the first vehicle to follow the first route. The method further includes obtaining a model for a second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle and comparing model to a pre-determined template for a vehicle that is known to be a special purpose vehicle in order to determine whether the first template and the second template match. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a second route that leads to the travel destination, when a match is found to exist, and switching the first vehicle from following the first route to following the second route. |
| US10427679B2 |
Lane keeping system and lane centering system
A lane centering system for use in a vehicle driving in a lane on a road includes a camera and a controller. Based on processing by a processor of image data captured by the camera, the controller determines the position of a left lane delimiter on the road on a left side of the vehicle and the position of a right lane delimiter on the road on a right side of the vehicle. The controller is operable to control a steering system of the vehicle that is configured to steer the vehicle. The controller is operable to determine a target path for the vehicle based on processing by the processor of image data captured by the camera. The determined target path maintains the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle centered between the left lane delimiter and the right lane delimiter. |
| US10427672B2 |
Consideration of risks in active sensing for an autonomous vehicle
An autonomous vehicle configured for active sensing may also be configured to weigh expected information gains from active-sensing actions against risk costs associated with the active-sensing actions. An example method involves: (a) receiving information from one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle, (b) determining a risk-cost framework that indicates risk costs across a range of degrees to which an active-sensing action can be performed, wherein the active-sensing action comprises an action that is performable by the autonomous vehicle to potentially improve the information upon which at least one of the control processes for the autonomous vehicle is based, (c) determining an information-improvement expectation framework across the range of degrees to which the active-sensing action can be performed, and (d) applying the risk-cost framework and the information-improvement expectation framework to determine a degree to which the active-sensing action should be performed. |
| US10427670B2 |
Supplemental hydraulic motor for continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission includes two planetary gear sets having two planetary outputs and a planetary output shaft with a first drive gear. A variator drives a ring gear of the second planetary gear set, and a transmission input shaft is driven by the engine, which also drives the variator and the planetary input. Forward and reverse output systems are connected to the planetary output shaft and a transmission output shaft. A first clutch connects the first planetary output to the first drive gear, and a second clutch connects the second planetary output to the first drive gear. A third clutch connects the second planetary output to a second drive gear of the planetary output shaft, with the second drive gear being connected to the forward output system. |
| US10427669B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling distribution of front and rear wheel torque of four-wheel drive vehicle
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for controlling distribution of torque of front and rear wheel of a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle, including: a slip control torque calculator configured to calculate slip control torque of the rear wheels from information collected from the vehicle during driving in a 4WD mode; a handling control torque calculator configured to calculate handling control torque for the rear wheels from information collected from the vehicle during driving in the 4WD mode; a weighting factor determiner configured to determine a slip control weighting factor and a handling control weighting factor based on vehicle state information; and a target torque calculator configured to calculate target torque of rear wheel by summing the weighting factors applied to the slip control torque and handling control torque, respectively, wherein the target torque of the rear wheel is a target value of the torque distributed to the real wheel. |
| US10427667B2 |
Method for automatically switching a motor vehicle to freewheel mode
The invention concerns a method for automatically controlling a motor vehicle (10) for switching from a “normal” mode to a “freewheel” mode, the vehicle (10) comprising an engine (12) capable of providing engine torque to drive wheels (14) via an automatically controlled clutch device (18) that comprises a drive shaft (15) and a driven shaft (16). A transition step (E1) is interposed chronologically between the “normal” mode and the “freewheel mode” during which the engine (12) is automatically controlled in such a way that the driven shaft (16) and the drive shaft (15) turn at the same speed without transmitting torque to the drive wheels (14). |
| US10427666B1 |
Brake installation measurement and verification system
A pushrod measurement and verification system for determining a cutback length at which to sever a pushrod extending from a brake chamber so that a slack adjuster is properly mounted in an air brake system. The system includes a measurement member having a body member that includes opposed lower and upper ends, the body member having a thin and planar configuration. The body member defines a plurality of holes adjacent the lower end corresponding to sizes of the slack adjuster to be installed. The measurement member includes a cradle portion mounted to the upper end of the body member, the cradle portion having a bottom wall and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and defining an open top, the cradle portion configured to cradle a pushrod. A front surface of the cradle portion includes measurement indicia for determining a cutback length of the pushrod. |
| US10427664B2 |
Method and system for determining the effectiveness of a brake system
Systems and methods are described for monitoring the brake performance of a vehicle. A modeled deceleration of the vehicle may be calculated based on a master cylinder pressure of the vehicle brake system. The modeled deceleration may be compared to a measured deceleration of the vehicle. A notification may be initiated when a difference between the modeled deceleration and the measured deceleration exceeds a threshold. |
| US10427660B2 |
Hydraulic cylinder retarder
A hydraulic cylinder retarder includes a hydraulic cylinder mechanism, a hydraulic oil conveying mechanism and a hydraulic oil valve mechanism. A piston component of the hydraulic cylinder mechanism is connected to a transmission device. Resistance to the piston movement of the hydraulic cylinder mechanism is generated by the hydraulic oil conveying mechanism and the hydraulic oil valve mechanism, so as to reduce the operation speed of the transmission device. |
| US10427657B2 |
Solenoid valve device having a lifting rod for actuating a valve body
A valve device, in particular solenoid valve device, having at least one throughflow region (12), having at least one valve seat (14) and having an actuating unit (16) which has at least one valve body (18), at least an actuating element (20) provided for transmitting an actuation force to the valve body (18), and at least one first ventilation opening (24) arranged outside a fluid contact region (22) of the actuating element (20). The actuating unit (16) has at least one second ventilation opening (26, 28) arranged outside the fluid contact region (22) of the actuating element (20). |
| US10427651B2 |
Undercarriage sprayer
An undercarriage sprayer includes a plurality of nozzle blocks aligned side-by-side, where each of the nozzle blocks includes a lateral channel therethrough and an upward-facing nozzle cap. A conduit extends between each of the lateral channels in fluid communication with each of the nozzle caps. The nozzle blocks prevent the water supply from being crushed when driving a vehicle over the undercarriage sprayer. Additionally, the nozzle blocks may be connected such that the undercarriage sprayer can be folded or rolled on itself. |
| US10427650B2 |
Self-cleaning system for interior of a motor vehicle
A self-cleaning system is provided for the interior of a motor vehicle. That self-cleaning system includes a photoactive self-cleaning surface, a sun shade, an actuator displacing the sun shade between an opened position and a closed position and a controller. A related method of self-cleaning a surface in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is also disclosed. |
| US10427648B2 |
Film hinge for a windshield wiper device
The present invention relates to a windscreen wiping device (100) for a vehicle, comprising a wiper blade (2) with an elongate upper part (10) and an elongate lower part (12), which are configured to be at least partially bendable. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12) are provided, said connecting elements being spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal extent (8) of the wiper blade (2) and being designed to permit a movement of the upper part (10) and of the lower part relative to each other with a movement component along a longitudinal extent (8) of the wiper blade (2). Furthermore, a multiplicity of the plurality of connecting elements (18) are connected to the upper part (10) via a first film hinge in each case and to the lower part (12) via a second film hinge in each case. Furthermore, a film-hinge stop device is provided in order to limit a rotational movement of the connecting elements (18) relative to at least one part from the elongate upper part and the elongate lower part. |
| US10427647B2 |
Windscreen wiper device
The present invention relates to a windscreen wiper device (100) for a vehicle, with a fastening element (52), in particular to a motor vehicle. The windscreen wiper device (100) comprises a mounting element (40) which is designed to be mounted on the fastening element (52), and a wiper blade (2) with an elongate upper part (10) and an elongate lower part (12), which are configured to be at least partially bendable. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12) are provided, wherein the connecting elements (18) are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal extent (8) of the wiper blade (2). The connecting elements (18) are designed to permit a movement of the upper part (10) and of the lower part (12) relative to one another with a movement component along a longitudinal extension (8) of the wiper blade (2). Furthermore, the wiper blade (2) comprises a wiper-blade-side fastening part (20). The wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) is configured in such a manner that, by means of a rotation of the wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) relative to the mounting element (40), an engagement can be formed in order to connect the wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) to the mounting element (40). |
| US10427642B2 |
Method for operating an identification system for a motor vehicle
A method for operating an identification system for a motor vehicle for ascertaining and classifying an object in an interior space of the motor vehicle, the interior space being recorded with the aid of an interior camera and the interior space being illuminated during the recording with the aid of an illumination device, the method provides that an interior lighting system is activated as the illumination device. A corresponding system, a device, and a computer program for carrying out the method are also described. |
| US10427640B2 |
Load-limiting seatbelt assembly
A seatbelt assembly includes a seatbelt retractor, a support spaced from the seatbelt retractor, and a webbing retractably engaged with the seatbelt retractor. The webbing is moveable relative to the support. The seatbelt assembly includes a magnet and a conductive material adjacent the magnet. One of the magnet and the conductive material is fixed to the support, and the other of the magnet and the conductive material is moveable by the webbing relative to the support. |
| US10427632B2 |
Bowed rotor nacelle cooling
The present disclosure describes ventilation systems having a reduced aerodynamic footprint. The vents in the ventilation systems are actuated with Shape Memory Alloys that actuate the vents on an as needed basis while effectively sealing the vents when not in operation. The present disclosure further describes a ventilation system in an aircraft nacelle that helps mitigate bowed rotors by cooling down the engine nacelle faster or by helping create a uniform temperature distribution in the nacelle. In various embodiments, the ventilation system comprises vents and fans embedded in the vents. |
| US10427631B1 |
Vehicular adaptation for impact mitigation
A vehicle adaptation system for impact mitigation may include an adjustable element. Additionally, in some examples, the vehicle adaptation system may include a fixed element comprising a substantially pliable material. The vehicle adaptation system may be configured to modify a rigidity of a vehicle body by modifying a stiffness and/or a position of the adjustable element coupled thereto. The vehicle adaptation system may modify stiffness and/or position of the adjustable element based on one or more parameters associated with an operation of the vehicle, in order to enhance the safety of vehicle occupants and/or pedestrians proximate to the vehicle. |
| US10427628B2 |
Using data collected by a personal electronic device to identify a vehicle
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for identifying a vehicle using data collected by a personal electronic device residing in the vehicle during its operation. By enabling the vehicle to be identified using data collected by the personal electronic device, embodiments of the invention may allow other information captured by the personal electronic device relating to the user's operation of the vehicle to be associated with the vehicle. |
| US10427623B2 |
Vehicle door trim panel with storage and energy absorption functionality
A vehicle door trim panel having a vehicle occupant-facing A-side and a vehicle door structure-facing B-side, and includes a first storage pocket partially open to the A-side and fully-closed to the B-side disposed along a first portion of a length of the vehicle door trim panel and a second storage pocket that is substantially fully closed to the A-side and fully closed to the B-side disposed adjacent to the first storage pocket along a second portion of the length of the vehicle door trim panel. The first portion of the length and the second portion of the length are adjacent to one another and do not overlap. The second storage pocket is open laterally to the first storage pocket. The second storage pocket includes a B-side interior portion and a B-side periphery portion. At least some of the B-side periphery portion has a tiered configuration. |
| US10427622B2 |
Console with grounded trim ring
A vehicle console includes a trim ring disposed over a periphery of a housing. The trim ring includes a polymeric material and is electrically conductive and grounded. A proximity switch assembly is retained in the housing. The proximity switch assembly includes a proximity sensor proximate a sensing pad for generating an activation field. The sensing pad is proximate the trim ring. |
| US10427615B2 |
Removable storage assembly for a vehicle
An assembly includes a body with a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a vertical axis. The assembly additionally includes a cargo area coupled to the body. The cargo area has a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced from each other along the lateral direction. A first fixation point is disposed on the first sidewall. The first fixation point has a first aperture with a first central axis generally parallel to the vertical axis. A second fixation point is disposed on the second sidewall. The second fixation point has a second aperture with a second central axis generally parallel to the vertical axis. The assembly further includes a removable cargo storage device with a first end and a second end. The first end is provided with a first post cooperable with the first aperture, and the second end is provided with a second post cooperable with the second aperture. |
| US10427614B2 |
Article rack adapted for use with pickup truck
An article rack includes a base mountable to a top rail of a truck box, a carrier, and a linkage pivotally connected to the base and the carrier. A drive mechanism of the rack has a first wheel fixed to the base, a second wheel fixed to the carrier, and an endless loop trained around the wheels such that pivoting of the linkage about the base pivots the carrier about the linkage. |
| US10427613B2 |
Cupholder assemblies
A cupholder is provided. The cupholder preferably includes a fixed cupholder and a reversible cupholder pivotally attached with and nested within the fixe cupholder. The reversible cupholder may be configured to be pulled inside out such that a surface of the reversible cupholder in contact with the fixed cupholder when nested defines an interior cavity of the reversible cupholder when inside out, and positioned next to the fixed cupholder. |
| US10427612B2 |
Vehicle door
A vehicle door includes an inner panel and a trim panel portion connected to the inner panel. The trim panel portion includes an inner surface facing the inner panel. At least one holding device for an object is disposed on the inner surface and the trim panel portion is pivotable between a closed position adjacent the inner panel and an open position, in which the holding device is accessible, wherein a storage space for the object to be held by the holding device is provided in both positions. |
| US10427611B2 |
Storage for seating assembly
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends. |
| US10427610B2 |
Accessory tray for a vehicle
An accessory tray for a vehicle may include a console adjacent to a front passenger seat, the front passenger seat having a seat pan and/or structure and a seat cushion. An accessory tray is positioned under a front portion of the seat cushion when the accessory tray is in a closed position. The accessory tray has a first end coupled to the seat pan adjacent to the console via a pivot mechanism, and a second free end. In operation, the accessory tray pivots via the pivot mechanism, causing the second free end of the accessory tray to move toward the console or perpendicular to the seat in open position where the accessory tray is adjacent to the console to receive an accessory item. |
| US10427609B2 |
Vehicle interior component
A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a mechanism to guide movement of a bin relative to a base in a direction to open from a retracted position to an extended position for bin access. The mechanism may guide generally linear movement of the bin along a direction generally parallel to or aligned with the direction to open. The mechanism may comprise a set of gears and a set of gear racks. The set of gears may be coupled to one of the base and the bin. The set of gear racks may be formed as one piece with the other of the base and the bin. The set of gears may comprise helical gears coupled to an axle. The set of gear racks may be configured to engage a set of helical gears. The set of gears may provide resistance to movement of the bin. |
| US10427607B2 |
Horizontal retractable running board with high load capacity
A retractable running board (A) comprising at least one supplementary step that facilitates getting in/out of a vehicle (B) for the passengers, e.g. in vehicles (B) with high ground clearance, at least one driving member supplying the driving force required by the system, at least one drive shaft, at least two flanges in at least one of which said driving shaft is embedded, at least two levers that are engaged with said flanges and capable of performing rotational movement in y axis (y) perpendicular to the ground upon being actuated by the drive shaft, at least one intermediate lever, and at least two step brackets which are secured in said supplementary step and which, at the other end of the lever which is fixed to the flange, are capable of performing rotational movement in y axis (y) perpendicular to the ground relative to each other. |
| US10427605B2 |
Moveable rear view mirror comprising active material
A rear view mirror for use in a motor vehicle includes a support element having a reflective element attached to a first side; and a frame element detachably attached to a second side of the support element which is located opposite the first side. The frame element includes an adjusting element that is adapted to connect the rear view mirror to a stationary support arm holding the rear view minor. The frame element is adapted to move the rear view minor relative to the stationary support arm and comprises active material to move the rear view mirror. |
| US10427600B2 |
Motor vehicle sound generator system
A motor vehicle sound generator system has a housing in which a loudspeaker is accommodated. The housing has at least a first orifice and a second orifice. The orifices each have a sound transmission member provided thereon. The first orifice is arranged in a front side region of the loudspeaker and the second orifice is arranged in a rear side region of the loudspeaker as viewed in an axial direction of the loudspeaker. The sound generator system has a first sound outlet opening that is associated with the first orifice and a second sound outlet opening that is associated with the second orifice. The sound exits into open air through the first and second sound outlet openings, with the first and second sound outlet openings being free of exhaust gas flow. |
| US10427599B2 |
Seat illuminating system
A seat illuminating system (101D) for, in particular sunlight-like, illuminating a target region (144) comprises a seat arrangement (140) having a seat surface (142A). The target region (144) is defined for a person sitting on the seat surface (142A). The seat illuminating system (101D) comprises further a mounting structure (150A) being spatially fixed with respect to the seat arrangement (140); a reflector unit (106) mounted at the mounting structure (150A) and comprising a reflective surface and a luminous layer for homogenously emitting diffuse light at a first color, the luminous layer extending in front of the reflective surface and comprising a visible front area section (110A) of the reflector unit (106). The seat illuminating system (101D) comprises further a light projector (102) mounted at the mounting structure (150A) and configured to generate a light beam (103) adapted in size for comprehensively illuminating the visible front area section (110A) such that at least a portion of the light beam (103) passes through the luminous layer before and after being reflected by the reflective surface, thereby forming an illuminating light beam (103A) at a second color directed onto the target region (144). |
| US10427596B2 |
Vehicle directional indicator for autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles
A vehicle directional indicator is provided for enhancing the safety and knowledge of all persons using roadways, including drivers, pedestrians, and bikers. Depending on the position applied to the directional indicator for a driver or driverless vehicle, power can be sent to the left turn signal light or the right turn signal light or the straight ahead signal light. These signal lights include indicator lights on the dashboard, as well as front and rear exterior indicator lights. The straight ahead directional indication is particularly useful at an intersection, where multiple vehicles and pedestrians are weighing the directional indicators of the other vehicles at the intersection, assured clear distances, oncoming traffic and multiple other traffic patterns, to provide the safest and most timely continued travel. |
| US10427591B2 |
Solid state steerable light
A light assembly for generating a light pattern comprising LEDs; a first lens positioned in front of the LEDs to direct light from each LED into an illumination field, the illumination fields of energized LEDs create an illumination pattern and a first edge illumination field and a second edge illumination field; a processor controlling the LED duty cycles to move the illumination pattern in a first direction to the side of the first edge illumination field by (i) increasing an LED duty cycle associated with the first edge illumination field while decreasing an LED duty cycle associated with the second edge illumination field; and (ii) repeating step (i) with the illumination field adjacent the first edge illumination field in the first direction as the first edge illumination field and with the illumination field adjacent the second edge illumination field in the first direction as the second edge illumination field. |
| US10427588B1 |
Automatic beam-shaping using an on-car camera system
An apparatus includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor may be configured to generate a video signal based on a targeted view from a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform video analysis on video frames of the video signal to detect an object, perform a classification of the object, provide a confidence level of the classification and generate a control signal in response to the classification of the object. The control signal may be used to reshape a beam of one or more headlights of the vehicle. The reshaping of the beams of the headlights may be determined based on a location of the object in the video frames and the confidence level of the classification. The confidence level of the classification of the object may be adjusted in response to a second classification of a second object detected in the video frame. |
| US10427587B2 |
Front light bar assembly for vehicle
A front light bar assembly is provided to fasten to the vehicle so the assembly is in front of the grill and above the front bumper. The assembly has a main frame with a front tubular member and a mounting plate permanently fastened to and above that front member. The mounting plate has a plurality of fastener holes. Two vehicle mounting members connect the main frame and extend rearwardly to connect to the motor vehicle and position the main frame above the front bumper and in front of the front grill. A light box is releasably fastened below the main frame. A front panel of the light box has an elongated opening with a mounting bracket on each opposing end of the opening to hold a light bar. A decorative panel may cover the opening. A top cover plate may cover the fastener openings. Lights may be optionally connected to the mounting plate, below an over rider bar also optionally connected to the main frame. |
| US10427582B2 |
Load control device and method
A load control device includes a camera to capture information of objects of load handled by a load handling device to forward such information to a computer, which compares load data derived therefrom with reference data in a data source and emits a signal to an output device in the case of a certain conflict between the data. |
| US10427581B2 |
Trailer for loading and unloading heat exchanger tube bundles
An improved trailer for loading and unloading a heat exchanger tube bundle is disclosed. The trailer provides for the transport of tube bundles and includes seal pans which capture debris and other materials falling from the tube bundle during transport. The present invention also provides for the periodic placement of slideable supports under a bundle as it is pushed onto a trailer. |
| US10427580B2 |
Cargo tank assemblies with ground level access
A cargo tank assembly can include a cargo tank, and a plurality of access ports for the cargo tank, including a manway. A cabinet can be arranged to provide ground-level access to the plurality of access ports. In some embodiments, the cabinet can provide a sole breakable seal for a set of equipment, or for the cargo tank. |
| US10427579B1 |
Hydraulic bale trailer
A hydraulic bale trailer comprising: a frame, where the frame is elongate and has a long axis; an axle caddy, where the frame is connected to the axle caddy such that the frame is capable of tilting on its long axis; a lock assembly connected to the axle caddy such that the lock assembly is capable of preventing the frame from tilting when the lock assembly is in an engaged position; and a hydraulic assembly with a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected to the frame and the second end is connected to the axle caddy and where the hydraulic assembly is capable of releasing the lock assembly from the engaged position to a disengaged position, allowing the frame to tilt. |
| US10427577B2 |
Interior trim assembly including a deployable support sub-assembly for a motor vehicle
Interior trim assemblies for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, an interior trim assembly for a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle includes an interior trim panel. The interior trim panel has a first outer surface for facing the vehicle interior and a second outer surface on a side opposite the first outer surface. The interior trim panel has an opening formed therethrough. A deployable support sub-assembly is coupled to the interior trim panel. The deployable support sub-assembly includes a support layer and a first moveable arm that is configured to move the support layer from a stowed position adjacent to the second outer surface of the interior trim panel through the opening to a deployed position adjacent to the first outer surface of the interior trim panel. |
| US10427572B2 |
Headrest folding device
The present invention relates to a headrest folding device, more particularly, to a headrest folding device wherein a ratchet is connected between a release lever and a lock link which maintains the unfolding (upright) of a headrest, so that the operation of the release lever is not directly transferred to the lock link, but rather indirectly transferred to the lock link through the ratchet, thereby smoothing the operation of the release lever. |
| US10427570B2 |
Seat assembly having a shell disposed on a seat back frame
A seat assembly having a seat back that has a seat back frame and a shell. The seat back frame may extend through a shell opening such that an upper shell cross member is disposed on a back side of the seat back frame and a lower shell cross member may be disposed on a front side of the seat back frame. |
| US10427569B2 |
Adjustment mechanism for a seat
A seat, such as a vehicle seat, includes an assembly for use in adjusting a seat support relative to a seat frame to provide a varying level of support to a seat occupant. The assembly includes a chassis mounted on the seat support, a screw drive supported on the chassis, an actuator coupled to the screw drive, a drive block engaging the screw drive, and first and second cables extending from the assembly for adjustable attachment to the seat frame. |
| US10427567B2 |
Air channel foam pad with thermally conductive tape
A vehicle seat cushion assembly includes a first foam pad defining a ventilating column disposed therethrough, a topper pad disposed over the first foam pad, and a second foam pad disposed adjacent the first foam pad. The second foam pad and the first foam pad define a flow channel in fluid communication with the ventilating column. A thermally conductive tape includes a thermoelectric device disposed between the first foam pad and the topper pad. The thermoelectric device is disposed near an end of the ventilating column. An air mover moves air from an air intake of the flow channel to an air exhaust of the flow channel. |
| US10427563B2 |
Seat assembly having a pivot restraint mechanism that limits seat back movement
A seat assembly having a seat bottom, a seat back, and at least one belt. The belt may have a first end that may be coupled to a seat bottom frame and a second end that may be coupled to a seat back frame. The belt may limit pivotal movement of the seat back away from the seat bottom. |
| US10427561B2 |
Vehicular seat
A vehicular seat is provided with which compactness can be achieved in a housed state where a seat main body is housed. A vehicular seat is a seat configured to be housed in a housing recess formed in a vehicle body floor. The vehicular seat includes: right and left rail devices fixed on the vehicle body floor and supporting a seat main body to be movable in the front to back direction; and a reclining device pivotably connecting the seat main body to a support base constructed on the right and left rail devices. The reclining device is arranged at a height position overlapping upper rails in the up and down direction, and is arranged outside the upper rails in a seat width direction. |
| US10427556B2 |
Backrest adjuster for a vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom coupled to floor of a vehicle and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest and a backrest adjuster configured to move relative to the backrest to change a shape of the backrest. |
| US10427554B2 |
Occupant support
A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle and configured to move relative to the seat back. |
| US10427551B1 |
Vehicle seat conversion apparatus and method
An assembly called an adapter base allows for replacement of an original equipment seat with a non-original equipment seat in a vehicle by reuse of original equipment seat legs with horizontally oriented fasteners to a non-original equipment seat configured for vertical oriented fasteners. The method involves removing the original seat to make the original equipment seat legs then available for attachment to an adapter base which allows for secure installation of non-original seats in various configurations. |
| US10427545B2 |
Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) fault indicator systems
An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) assembly includes a control box including a first fault indicator light assembly, a coupler including a second fault indicator light assembly, and a plug including a third fault indicator light assembly. The fault indicator light assemblies can be illuminated to indicate charging faults. |
| US10427544B2 |
Vehicle driving force control apparatus
A vehicle driving force control apparatus is mounted in a vehicle provided with a plurality of drive sources, and a plurality of power transmission mechanisms configured to transmit power from the plurality of drive sources to a plurality of wheels or a plurality of sets of wheels. The vehicle driving force control apparatus includes: a ratio determination unit and a command unit. The ratio determination unit determines a target ratio at which a required driving force applied to the vehicle is to be distributed to the plurality of wheels or the plurality of sets of wheels. The command unit commands the plurality of drive sources to output power such that driving force distributed in accordance with the target ratio is generated in the plurality of wheels or the plurality of sets of wheels. |
| US10427543B2 |
Motor control apparatus and motor control method
A motor control apparatus including a motor 1, a transmission 5 disposed adjacent to the motor 1 or in the vicinity of the motor 1, an oil temperature sensor 5 that detects temperature of lubricating oil of the transmission 5, a cooling mechanism that cools a motor with a refrigerant, a refrigerant sensor that detects temperature of the refrigerant, and a controller that controls torque of the motor 1. Further, the controller selects either the lubricating oil temperature detected by the oil temperature sensor 5 or the refrigerant temperature detected by the refrigerant sensor as detected temperature and applies limitation to torque based on the detected temperature. |
| US10427541B2 |
Saddle-ride type vehicle
A two-wheeled motor vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame; a rear wheel unit swingably supported on the vehicle body frame; a fuel cell unit supported on the vehicle body frame; a fuel tank extending rearwardly from the fuel cell unit over the rear wheel unit; and a secondary cell that is charged with electric power from the fuel cell unit and disposed below the fuel cell unit and the fuel tank. |
| US10427539B2 |
Connector assembly
Systems and methods are described relating a connector assembly having a mating end and a non-mating end, the mating end configured to engage a mating end of another connector assembly. The connector assembly may include a housing, a central member disposed within the housing, and a sleeve disposed between the central member and the housing. The sleeve may be slidably coupled to the housing and may be slidable along an axial direction relative to the central member. The sleeve, when slidably moved to an open position, may form a flow channel defined by at least (1) a sloped surface on the sleeve and (2) a sloped surface on the central member. The sleeve, when slidably moved to a closed position, may close the flow channel. |
| US10427537B2 |
Vehicle power supply control
A vehicle includes a power converter electrically coupled to an auxiliary battery and an electrical load. A vehicle voltage control system includes a controller programmed command an output voltage of the power converter to a voltage that is a maximum of target voltages associated with electrical loads that are electrically coupled to the auxiliary battery and activated, a battery charging voltage when a demand for auxiliary battery charging is present, and a float voltage associated with the auxiliary battery. |
| US10427534B2 |
Infrared automobile charging system
An infrared automobile charging system includes: a photovoltaic battery panel installed at a bottom of a vehicle; a camera module; a first actuating device connected with the camera module; an infrared light source; a second actuating device connected with the infrared light source; and a controller being connected with the camera module, the first actuating device, the infrared light source and the second actuating device. The controller is configured to control the first actuating device to rotate, and through the first actuating device control the camera module to capture a preset pattern disposed at the bottom of the vehicle. After the camera module has captured the preset pattern disposed at the bottom of the vehicle, the controller is configured to control the second actuating device to rotate accordingly so that the infrared light source projects infrared light to the photovoltaic battery panel and thereby charge the photovoltaic battery panel. |
| US10427529B2 |
Electric vehicle and method of driving and charging the same
A method of charging an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle includes a battery, an inverter, and a motor including at least three-phase coil windings. When the electric vehicle is in a driven state, a direct current output from the battery is converted into a three-phase alternating current by a forward operation control of the inverter. The three-phase alternating current is output to the motor and drives the motor to operate. When the electric vehicle is in a charging state, an external three-phase alternating current is input into the inverter via three charging inductors and converted into the direct current by a reverse operation control of the inverter to charge the battery. |
| US10427527B2 |
Electric direct drive for aircraft propulsion and lift
The present disclosure provides an apparatus with a prime mover coupled to a generator that is directly electrically coupled to an electric motor. A propeller or fan may be coupled to and driven by the electric motor. A bi-directional power converter may be coupled to the generator and further coupled to an energy storage device. The energy storage device may be selectively coupled to the electric motor. Methods of using the apparatus are also provided. |
| US10427524B2 |
Panel apparatus
The panel includes a claw having (i) a base end that protrudes from a back surface of the panel in a different direction from an installation direction of the panel to the base, and (ii) an insertion member that protrudes from the base end in the installation direction. The installation direction is a direction in which the panel is moved when the panel is installed to the base. The base includes an insertion hole into which the insertion member of the panel is inserted, and a protrusion located adjacent to the insertion hole. When the insertion member and the base end of the claw are inserted into the insertion hole to install the panel to the base, the protrusion of the base is sandwiched and positioned between the insertion member and the back surface of the panel, and the base end of the claw is locked in the insertion hole. |
| US10427522B2 |
Vehicle control wearable apparatus, vehicle driveability control apparatus, and system and method for controlling a vehicle operation
The present application discloses a vehicle control wearable apparatus. The vehicle control wearable apparatus includes a detector configured to detect an intoxicating substance intake level of a potential driver of a vehicle; a vehicle operation state controller coupled to the detector and configured to receive the intoxicating substance intake level from the detector; and a first data transceiver coupled to the vehicle operation state controller. The vehicle operation state controller is configured to conduct a comparison between the intoxicating substance intake level and a first threshold level, and control the first data transceiver to send a blocking signal based on a first result of the comparison at a first time point. The blocking signal controlling the vehicle in a blocked state thereby prevents the potential driver from driving the vehicle. |
| US10427519B2 |
Insulated tank
An apparatus includes a tank having an outer surface, and panels of insulative material. The panels positioned over substantially the entire outer surface of the tank and extend adjacent to one another to form seams. |
| US10427515B2 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle, and drive train for a motor vehicle
A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle having an input shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GW2), three planetary gear sets, and six shift elements. By engaging the second shift element (06), the second element (E21) of the first planetary gear set (P1) is rotationally fixable. By engaging the third shift element (07), the first element (E11) of the first planetary gear set (P1) is rotationally fixable. By engaging the fourth shift element (14), the input shaft (GW1) is connectable to the second element (E22) of the second planetary gear set (P2). By engaging the fifth shift element (15), the input shaft (GW1) is connectable to the first element (E12) of the second planetary gear set (P2). By engaging the sixth shift element (57), the first element (E12) of the second planetary gear set (P2) is connectable to the first element (E11) of the first planetary gear set (P1). |
| US10427514B2 |
Engine mount
An engine mount apparatus may include a mount housing which has an internal space; a partition device which partitions the internal space into an upper space and a lower space; a nozzle plate which is provided in the upper space and allows a fluid to selectively pass through the nozzle plate; an upper diaphragm which is fastened to an upper surface of the nozzle plate and defines an upper liquid chamber; a core which penetrates the partition device, and has an upper portion disposed in the upper space, and a lower portion disposed in the lower space; a lower diaphragm which extends from the upper portion of the core to a lower surface of the nozzle plate, and defines a lower liquid chamber; and a rubber member which is provided in the upper space, and connects the upper portion of the core and the partition device. |
| US10427508B2 |
Pickup cab mount pack
A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover. |
| US10427503B2 |
Vehicle window assembly with display
A window assembly for a vehicle includes a glass window panel and a display device disposed at an interior surface of the glass window panel. The display device is operable to backlight or illuminate at least one icon or alphanumeric character. With the window assembly mounted at a vehicle, and when the at least one icon or alphanumeric character is backlit or illuminated, the at least one icon or alphanumeric character is viewable through the glass window panel by a person exterior the vehicle. With the window assembly mounted at a vehicle, the display device is activated to display an icon responsive to determination that an in-cabin temperature of the vehicle is above a threshold level. |
| US10427487B2 |
Suspension device for vehicle
A characteristic is set to a first transmission force characteristic. A sensitivity is set to a first sensitivity. The maximum value of the square of a product of a value representing the first transmission force characteristic and a value representing the first sensitivity in a predetermined frequency range preset so as to include a frequency at which the value representing the first transmission force characteristic takes a peak value is set to an evaluation indication value. A complex spring constant in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the rear wheel suspension is set so that the evaluation indication value takes the minimum value out of values in a variable range of the evaluation indication value. |
| US10427486B2 |
System for determining clearance of approaching overhead structure
A vehicle system may include a controller configured to receive a height selection indicating a vehicle height from a plurality of vehicle height options, detect, via a first sensor, a low clearance structure and determine a clearance height, compare the vehicle height with the clearance height; and generate an alert in response to the vehicle height being greater than the clearance height. |
| US10427484B2 |
Vehicle suspension support
A vehicle suspension support includes a housing including an opening to receive an upper end of a damper and a top mount bushing fixed to an upper surface of the housing, the top mount bushing having an aperture aligned with the opening. |
| US10427483B1 |
Adjustable ride height, vehicle, system and kit
Disclosed herein is a steering linkage system that includes a steering tie bar extending between a first and second spindle of the vehicle and a joint attached to the frame of the vehicle. The system further includes a first steering link attached to and extending between a first steering location that is on or connected directly to the joint and a second steering location that is on or connected directly to the steering tie bar. The system includes a second steering link attached to and extending between a third steering location on or connected directly to a middle of the first steering link located between the first and second steering locations, and a fourth steering location on or connected directly to a pitman arm of the vehicle. Further disclosed is a vehicle having the steering linkage system, and a kit for providing the steering linkage system to a vehicle. |
| US10427475B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of projections formed on a surface of a tire side portion at an interval in a tire circumferential direction. A thickness of the projection is smaller than a width of a top surface of the projection in a tire circumferential direction. The thickness is a distance from the surface of the tire side portion to the top surface of the projection. The width of the projection is 10 mm or more. The interval of the projections is 3 times or more and 10 times or less as large as the thickness of the projection. |
| US10427473B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes sidewall portions, at least one of which is provided in the outer surface thereof with an axially outwardly protruding protector. The protector is composed of patterned unit protrusions arranged at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. Each patterned unit protrusion includes a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion which extend in a tire radial direction and spaced apart from each other in the tire circumferential direction, and a third protruding portion connecting between the first and second protruding portions. The radial dimension L1 of the first protruding portion is more than the radial dimension L2 of the second protruding portion. |
| US10427472B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire, comprising: a carcass provided in a toroidal shape across a pair of bead cores; a bead filler provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead core; and a rim guard to protrude on the outer side in the tire width direction for rim protection, wherein a contour of a portion of the rim guard has radius of curvature in the range of 5 mm to 40 mm in a widthwise cross section of the tire, and provided that “1CSH” represents a distance in the tire radial direction between the innermost end and the outermost end of the carcass, a distance in the tire radial direction between the outermost end in the tire width direction of the rim guard and the outermost end in the tire radial direction of a bead filler is in the range of −0.2CSH to 0.05CSH. |
| US10427466B2 |
Tire for winter
Provided is a tire for winter of which on-snow performance can be improved without compromising anti-wandering performance. A tire for winter comprises a tread part The tread part is provided with: a plurality of first inclined major grooves extending at an incline from one tread end beyond a tire equator and ending without reaching another tread end; first inclined minor grooves provided between the first inclined major grooves; a plurality of second inclined major grooves extending at an incline from the other tread end, in a direction opposite the first inclined major grooves, beyond the tire equator and ending without reaching the one tread end; second inclined minor grooves provided between the second inclined major grooves; a plurality of first longitudinal grooves dividing first land parts; and a plurality of second longitudinal grooves dividing second land parts. |
| US10427462B2 |
Thin reinforced product and tire comprising said product
A reinforced product (21) comprises: an elastomer matrix (23), several reinforcing elements (44) embedded in the elastomer matrix (23), the reinforcing elements (44) being arranged side by side in a main direction (X1), Each reinforcing element (44) comprises: several filamentary elements (46), and at least one communal sheath collectively coating the filamentary elements (46) and comprising at least one layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition. The ratio R1=ODO/E of the mean minimum thickness ODO of elastomer present on the back of the sheath to the mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) is less than or equal to 0.17, the mean minimum thickness of elastomer ODO and mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) being measured in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main direction (X1). |
| US10427460B2 |
Tire laminate, inner liner material for tire, and pneumatic tire
This tire laminate comprises a film of a thermoplastic resin composition and a layer of a rubber composition, and is characterized in that the rubber composition contains at least one type of rubber component, a condensate of formaldehyde and the compound represented by formula (1) (R1 to R5 in the formula are defined in the specification), at least one type of methylene donor and a vulcanizing agent, and in that there are 0.5-20 parts by mass of the condensate per total 100 parts by mass of the at least one type of rubber component, there are 0.25-200 parts by mass of the at least one type of methylene donor per total 100 parts by mass of the at least one type of rubber component, the mass ratio of the at least one type of methylene donor and the condensate is 0.5:1-10:1, and, based on the total amount of the at least one type of rubber component, the at least one type of rubber component includes 10-80 mass % of rubber in which the vinyl content in side chains of aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbons exceeds 11 mol %. This tire laminate exhibits improved adhesive strength between the film of the thermoplastic resin composition and the layer of the rubber composition. |
| US10427459B2 |
Pneumatic tire
To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire 10 comprising an inner liner 17. The thickness of the inner liner 17 at least in part of a side portion 18 is 1.5 mm or more. When the tire 10 is mounted to a rim, and an internal pressure of 250 kPa or more is applied to the tire, in a case where a sectional width SW of the tire is less than 165 mm, a ratio of the sectional width SW to an outer diameter OD of the tire, SW/OD, is 0.26 or less; and in a case where the sectional width SW of the tire is 165 mm or more, the sectional width SW and the outer diameter OD of the tire satisfy a relation expression OD≥2.135×SW+282.3. |
| US10427458B2 |
Pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle and method of using the same
A pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle according to the present invention has an appropriate relationship between a tire cross-sectional width SW and a tire outer diameter OD. Also, a method of using the pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle according to the present invention is to use the above radial tire with at least specified internal pressure. |
| US10427457B2 |
Low moisture permeability laminate construction
A tire comprising an outer tread layer, intermediate sidewall and carcass layers and an innermost air permeation prevention layer: (i) the air permeation prevention (APP) layer having an upper and a lower surface, the layer having a polymer composition exhibiting an air permeation coefficient (APC) of about 25×10−12 cc cm/cm2 sec cmHg (at 30° C.) or less and a Young's modulus of about 1 MPa to about 500 MPa, the polymer composition comprising: (A) at least 10 wt % of at least one thermoplastic resin component having an APC of about 25×10−12 cc cm/cm2 sec cmHg (at 30° C.) or less and a Young's modulus of more than 500 MPa, which is preferably a polyamide resin or mixture, and (B) at least 10 wt % of at least one elastomer component having an APC of more than about 25×10−12 cc cm/cm2 sec cmHg (at 30° C.) and a Young's modulus of not more than 500 MPa, which elastomer component is preferably a halogen-containing rubber or mixture, the total amount (A)+(B) being not less than about 30 wt %, and the elastomer component is a dispersed vulcanized, discontinuous phase in the thermoplastic resin matrix; and (ii) at least one thermoplastic laminate layer bonded to at least said lower surface of the APP layer, the thermoplastic layer comprising a film-forming, semi-crystalline, substantially hydrophobic carbon chain polymer having a glass transition temperature, Tg, of less than about −20° C. |
| US10427456B2 |
Wheel assemblies removable without tools
A hub or wheel assembly includes a retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, a second end, and a conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore. |
| US10427453B2 |
Wheel for energy recovery, in particular in vehicles with electric or hybrid propulsion
A wheel for vehicles, in particular with electric or hybrid propulsor, is provided that is apt to recover at least a part of the energy which is required in order to deform the tire of the wheel during its rotation and to transfer the energy, recovered in this manner, from the wheel to the vehicle on which the wheel is mounted, so that this energy, recovered, is used to generate the electrical energy intended to feed the devices installed on the vehicle, such as in particular the respective electric propulsor. |
| US10427451B1 |
Paint roller brush cleaning device
A paint roller brush cleaning device utilizes a multicompartment tank and lid. The lid has an aperture configured to accommodate the insertion of a roller brush into the interior environment of the tank. The aperture is in environmental communication with an angular track disposed upon the lid. The interior environment of the tank is partitioned into four fluid retention compartments and a single dry storage compartment. An electrical drill adapter is provided to enable the attachment of a paint roller brush thereby permitting the adapter and paint roller brush to navigate the angular track and plurality of interior compartments. |
| US10427442B2 |
Multi-pass UV inkjet printer for outputting high glossy varnish and printing method using the same
A multi-pass UV inkjet printer for outputting high glossy varnish and a printing method using the same includes providing a side UV light irradiation device at a side of an inkjet module and a front UV light irradiation device in front of the inkjet module not overlapped by a varnish print head. During output of the varnish, varnish outputted on a substrate in the nth pass is passed under the side UV light irradiation device with a lower UV irradiation power during or after the n+1th pass performed by the UV inkjet printer for setting or temporarily no curing, and then during or after the next pass, the varnish is passed under the front UV light irradiation device with a higher UV irradiation power for complete curing, thereby increasing production yield. |
| US10427435B2 |
Printing indicia indicating an intended location of a fold line
In an example, a print apparatus includes a controller and a printing unit. The controller may control the printing unit to print a media sheet with at least one indicia indicating an intended location of a fold line, wherein the media sheet is to be folded along the fold line. The controller may be to control the printing unit to print the at least one indicia to provide an offset gauge such that, when the media sheet is folded along a formed fold line, the indicia provides an indication of an offset between the intended location of the fold line and the formed fold line. |
| US10427431B2 |
Sheet supplying apparatus and printing apparatus
A sheet supplying apparatus, in which a user can select either automatic sheet feeding or manual sheet feeding, includes a driving unit configured to cause a roll including a wound consecutive sheet to rotate in a first direction for feeding the sheet or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first sensor that detects a leading end portion of the sheet separated from an outer circumferential surface of the roll, a second sensor that detects the leading end portion which is manually set in a conveyance path by the user, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not automatic sheet feeding is performed on the basis of a detection result of the second sensor. |
| US10427428B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus including: a transporting roller; a driven roller provided opposite the transporting roller to sandwich the recording medium between the driven roller and the transporting roller, while moving in an approaching-departing direction based on a thickness of the recording medium; a first biasing member biasing the driven roller to the transporting roller; a platen; a recording portion configured to jet ink droplets from nozzles; and a cooperative portion moving along with the movement of the driven roller in the approaching-departing direction to move the platen. |
| US10427427B2 |
Printing apparatus that detects whether a print medium runs out and, during double-sided printing, discards image data to be printed on the run out print medium, and related print control method
A printing apparatus includes a hold unit holds a print medium, with an image being printed on a first surface, to print on a second surface, as a back surface of the first surface, in double-sided printing. If a detection unit detects that a print medium fed from a feeding unit runs out, while the hold unit holds the print medium, with the image being printed on the first surface by a print unit, during execution of double-sided printing, a control unit controls data reading so as to read and to discard image data, corresponding to an image to be printed on the runout print medium, from a storage unit, to cause a conveyance unit to convey the held print medium from the hold unit to the print unit, and to cause the print unit to print an image on the second surface of the held print medium. |
| US10427424B2 |
Estimating a remaining amount of a consumable resource based on a center of mass calculation
Systems and method for estimating a remaining amount of a consumable resource are provided. According to one method, a first step of detecting the center of mass of a mobile printer is conducted, wherein the mobile printer comprises print media. The method may also include a step of determining a remaining print media level based on the detected center of mass. |
| US10427422B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method of printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a movement amount acquiring device which acquires a movement amount of the printing apparatus with respect to a printing medium, a printer which performs printing on the printing medium, and a processor.The processor adjusts a length of a print image to be printed on the printing medium to a value not exceeding a length of a print area set on the printing medium along a first direction, on the basis of the movement amount acquired by the movement amount acquiring device when the printing apparatus is moved relative to the print area along the first direction, and performs control such that the print image with its length adjusted is printed on the printing medium when the printing apparatus is moved relative to the print area along a second direction different from the first direction. |
| US10427417B2 |
Systems, methods, and articles for laser marking machine-readable symbols
Systems and methods for generating machine-readable symbols on surfaces of objects using laser marking systems and processes. A specialized contour fill pattern for a laser beam path may be used that combines modules of a machine-readable symbol into bounded blocks or islands according to adjacencies and/or according to role (e.g., finder pattern, timing pattern, encoded payload data). In some implementations, the islands of modules may be filled using a laser beam path that traverses contour path lines from inner path lines to outer path lines. Once the islands have been generated during pre-processing, they are sorted to reduce the required time for the laser to “jump” (i.e., move with the laser turned off) from one island to a subsequent island to be filled. A filling pattern for bounded areas with sharp corners (e.g., squares, rectangles) may be simplified by rounding corners to optimize speed while maintaining suitable marking quality. |
| US10427415B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and cartridge
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejection portion and a circuit. The ejection portion has a plurality of ejection ports configured to eject liquid supplied from a liquid storage portion defining a liquid storage space configured to store liquid. The circuit is electrically connected to at least one of a bottom electrode and a side electrode. The circuit is configured to detect a capacitance between the bottom electrode and the side electrode. The bottom electrode is provided at a bottom surface of the liquid storage portion. The side electrode is provided at one side surface of the liquid storage portion and electrically isolated from the bottom electrode. |
| US10427410B2 |
Inkjet printing apparatus and detecting method
There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus capable of properly determining full capacity of a waste ink tank with less errors. To achieve this, full capacity of the waste ink tank is determined based on an amount of waste ink discharged after a point when a detection pin provided on an absorber in a waste ink tank detects ink and an amount of waste ink discharged over a past predetermined period of time before the point. |
| US10427408B2 |
Printhead maintenance apparatus
In an example, a printhead maintenance apparatus includes a pump, a current monitor and processing circuitry. The pump may be provided to increase a pressure in a printhead, and the current monitor may monitor a current consumption of the pump. The processing circuitry may determine a rate of change of current consumption of the pump, and compare the rate of change of current consumption to a predetermined threshold. |
| US10427405B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus and ink-jet printer
A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharging head having nozzles forming a nozzle row along a first direction, and having a nozzle surface in which the nozzles are formed; and a relative movement device configured to relatively move a recording medium and the liquid discharging head in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The nozzle surface is formed with first recesses arranged on both sides of the nozzle row in the second direction, and forming two first recess rows each of which is along the nozzle row. The first recesses are separated from each other in the first direction by partition walls, respectively; and a length of an opening of each of the first recesses in the first direction is longer than a length of an end surface of each of the partition walls in the first direction. |
| US10427403B2 |
Real-time linefeed measurement of inkjet printer
Regarding an image forming apparatus for printing an input image and including a print head having a head sensor configured to sense information from the input image printed on a print medium, there is a method of determining a head sensor position parameter in the image forming apparatus. The method includes printing a first swath of the input image on the print medium and determining the head sensor position parameter by performing a sub-method. The sub-method includes capturing, via the head sensor, a target image from the printed first swath, comparing the target image to a reference image for the first swath based upon the input image, and determining the head sensor position parameter based on a relative shift between the target image and the reference image. |
| US10427401B2 |
Printhead recovery
A printing apparatus includes a printhead having a nozzle to eject liquid and an actuator associated with the nozzle. A controller is provided to activate a recovery sequence including heating the printhead without firing drops in a first phase, activating the actuator to fire 1000 drops or more from the nozzle in a second phase after the first phase, and heating the printhead and applying pressure to expel liquid from the nozzle in a third phase after the second phase. |
| US10427394B2 |
Method for curing resin composition
The present invention provides a method with which curing can be carried out in a short time without a heat load on an adherend and a cured product having stable quality can be obtained. The resin composition curing method in accordance with the present invention includes the step (a) of directly and/or indirectly irradiating, with laser light, a resin composition (A) which contains (i) an epoxy resin, (ii) an encapsulated curing agent including a core that contains a curing agent and a shell that covers the core, (iii) a filler, and (iv) a color material. |
| US10427393B2 |
Automated door assembly, press, and adhesive therefor
A system and method for making a door having first and second door skins and an internal frame. The top and bottom surfaces of the frame are coated with an adhesive and the frame is placed on a first door skin. The second door skin is then placed on the opposite surface of the frame. The assembled components are then pressed to bond the first and second door skins to the frame with a pressed having platens. Movable shims may be used to vary the pressed force and pressing area. |
| US10427387B2 |
Plastic board with metal net
A plastic board has a metal net supporting the bottom surface of the plastic board. The plastic board encases the metal net by vacuum forming to make a composite structure. The plastic board thickness can be less than 1.0 mm. The metal net is disposed below the plastic board, the top surface of the plastic board is for placing items. |
| US10427384B2 |
Interlayer film for laminated glass and laminated glass
The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also hardly causes optical unevenness.An interlayer film for laminated glass includes at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the shear storage modulus of the layer A at 70° C. as measured by performing a dynamic viscoelasticity test at a frequency of 1,000 Hz in accordance with ASTM D4065-06 is 1 MPa or more, and a layer having a higher shear storage modulus than the layer A is provided on at least one surface of the layer A, and at least one surface of the interlayer film for laminated glass is in a state of having been shaped. |
| US10427380B2 |
Methods of manufacturing corrosion resistant bimetal parts and bimetal parts formed therefrom
The methods including applying a corrosion resistant alloy to a metal substrate to create a bimetal blank. The bimetal blank can undergo a variety of shaping and machining operations to form the net shape and internal structures of the part. Further, the part can undergo a finishing operation (e.g. polishing) to create the desired cosmetic appearance on the exterior surfaces and remove any surface imperfections resulting from the shaping and machining operations. |
| US10427379B2 |
Printed scaffold structure for hybrid composites
The present invention provides a 3-D printed scaffold tailored to a particular hybrid composite material to receive the reinforcement components and support them during application of a secondary composite material. The printed scaffold may provide for retention features that locate and hold the reinforcement components in a variety of different configurations and may incorporate a microstructure having vacuum diffusion properties to assist in composite material lay-up. The invention contemplates either that the scaffold may be sacrificial (retained in hybrid composite) or constructed to permit disassembly and reuse. The 3D printed scaffold may also provide shapes or profile surfaces serving as layup forms that give shape to the woven fiber mat during assembly. |
| US10427377B2 |
Film, packaging bag using the film, and method of imparting heat sealing properties to the film
A film having heat sealing properties, a packaging bag using the film and a method of imparting heat sealing properties to the film are provided. The film is made up of a single layer of biaxially stretched polyester or made up of a laminate including the layer of biaxially stretched polyester at a surface. The layer of biaxially stretched polyester includes a non-sealing portion having no heat sealing properties, and a sealing portion having heat sealing properties due to irradiation of laser light and exhibiting lower crystallinity compared to that of the non-sealing portion. |
| US10427375B2 |
Architected materials for enhanced energy absorption
A three-dimensional lattice architecture with a thickness hierarchy includes a first surface and a second surface separated from each other with a distance therebetween defining a thickness of the three-dimensional lattice architecture; a plurality of angled struts extending along a plurality of directions between the first surface and the second surface; a plurality of nodes connecting the plurality of angled struts with one another forming a plurality of unit cells. At least a portion of the plurality of angled struts are internally terminated along the thickness direction of the lattice structure and providing a plurality of internal degrees of freedom towards the first or second surface of the lattice architecture. |
| US10427368B2 |
Multi-layer body
The invention relates to a multi-layer body (10) and a process for the production thereof. The multi-layer body has a first layer (23) with a first surface (231) and a second surface (232) opposite the first surface (231). The first surface (231) of the first layer (23) is defined by a base plane spanned by coordinate axes x and y, wherein a large number of facet faces (50) are molded into the second surface (232) of the first layer (23) in a first area (31). Each of the facet faces (50) is determined by one or more of the parameters F, S, H, P, Ax, Ay and Az, wherein the parameters of the facet faces (50) arranged in the first area (31) are varied pseudorandomly in the first area (31) within a variation range predefined in each case for the first area of surface and wherein a reflective second layer (24) is applied to each of the facet faces. |
| US10427355B2 |
Tube end detection
A method, and an apparatus associated therewith, for detecting plastic tube ends clamped in a butt welding machine, the plastic tube ends being planed by means of a plane, which can be introduced between the plastic tube ends, and subsequently being heated by means of a heating mirror, which can be introduced between the plastic tube ends, and the plastic tube ends are welded together after removal of the heating mirror, the plane and/or the heating mirror being tilted in between the plastic tube ends by means of a controlled movement, wherein detection or sensing of the plastic tube ends during the controlled movement of tilting in the plane and/or the heating mirror is carried out by means of at least one sensor arranged on the plane and/or on the heating mirror. |
| US10427354B2 |
Method and apparatus for printing three-dimensional (3D) objects
Some embodiments of the invention may be related to a system and method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) object and a support construction for the 3D object. The system may include a printing unit and a supply system for supplying a body material and a support material to the printing unit. The system may further include a controller be configured to: generate 3D cross sectional digital data comprising a set of horizontal slices, to manipulate the 3D digital data to create a set of shifted slices by performing vertical shifts between body regions and support regions of a same horizontal slice to create printing digital data and to control the printing unit to deposit, in layers, the body material and the support material based on the printing digital data, wherein in a single scan, droplets of the support material and droplets of the body material travel different distances. |
| US10427352B2 |
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing system and method
A method of manufacturing an object is disclosed. Material is extruded from an extrusion head onto a tool, the extrusion head having an extrusion axis along which the material flows as it exits the extrusion head. Relative movement is generated between the extrusion head and the tool as the material is extruded so that the material is deposited as a series of layers, wherein the material cures on or after deposition so that the layers are fused together. The extrusion and the relative movement are controlled so that the series of layers are shaped in accordance with a stored three-dimensional model of the object. At least some of the layers are non-planar layers. |
| US10427348B2 |
Automatic process control of additive manufacturing device
Automatic process control of additive manufacturing. The system includes an additive manufacturing device for making an object and a local network computer controlling the device. At least one camera is provided with a view of a manufacturing volume of the device to generate network accessible images of the object. The computer is programmed to stop the manufacturing process when the object is defective based on the images of the object. |
| US10427347B2 |
Ram extruding thin panels of UHMW polymers
A ram extrusion apparatus including a die having several thermal zones, a hopper for introducing a granular polymer resin to the die, and a ram for moving the granular polymer resin through the thermal zones of the die and out from an outlet end thereof at a temperature above the crystalline melt temperature of the polymer resin. The hopper may be designed to deliver the polymer resin into a resin inlet of the die in a plurality of specifically metered amounts which may vary across a width of the resin inlet end of the die. The apparatus may further include one or more finishing tables positioned after the outlet end of the die for receiving and moving the extruded resin away from the outlet end of the die so that there is no backpressure on the extruded resin, and which provide compression force and even cooling to the extruded resin. |
| US10427342B2 |
Injection molding system with discretely-adjustable variable control
An injection molding machine uses a controller to effectively control its operation. The controller may determine and/or receive information regarding the machine's maximum load capacity, and may also determine a current operational load value of the machine. The controller also may determine a number of set points used to operate the machine. The controller may cause the machine to operate at these set points, thereby resulting in the machine operating at or below the maximum load value by adjusting any number of machine parameters associated with the injection molding machine. |
| US10427336B2 |
Periodic structured composite and articles therefrom
In one aspect, a material is disclosed, including: a periodic structure including a plurality of unit cells, the plurality of unit cells having a respective plurality of shared nodes, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells has a plurality of members forming an open cell volume; and a matrix material associated with the periodic structure. In another aspect, a method of forming a material is disclosed, including: forming a periodic structure including a plurality of unit cells, the plurality of unit cells having a respective plurality of shared nodes, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells has a plurality of members forming an open cell volume; and associating a matrix material with the periodic structure. Matrix material selection, composition, manufacturing, interfacial bonding modification, and post-treatments of the periodic structure-matrix material composites are disclosed. |
| US10427330B2 |
Hybrid lay-up mold
A hybrid mold includes (a) an Invar® eggcrate structure, (b) an Invar® interim working surface and (c) a CF composite material overlay. The eggcrate and interim working surface are welded or otherwise connected together to form a unitary base mold. The CF overlay is bonded to the interim working surface. The CF overlay is easily reconfigurable and can be replaced without destroying the integrity of the base mold. |
| US10427326B2 |
Spectral properties-based system and method for feeding masterbatches into a plastic processing machine
A method and system for optimizing a match between the color of an in-line part manufactured by a plastic product production machine and the color of a reference part by adjusting the concentration of masterbatch in the mixture of raw material fed to the plastic product production machine. The optimization of the color is based on spectra of the in-line part and reference part obtained within a short time interval using the same spectrometer, thereby eliminating the requirement for high accuracy spectrometer calibration and allowing the method, which determines the rates at which the base masterbatches are added to the raw material, to be carried out in real time on the manufacturing floor while the plastic product production machine is being operated to manufacture in-line parts. |
| US10427318B1 |
Method of creating a wood-based false stone
A method of creating a wood-based false stone for producing unique decorative cutouts and jewelry includes collecting a plurality of stems from a plant, cutting each of the plurality of stems to a uniform length, and debarking each of the plurality of stems. The debarked plurality of stems is then dyed, dried completely, and saturated with a resin. The saturated plurality of stems is placed in a mold and compressed. The compressed plurality of stems is removed from the mold and cut into a plurality of slices, each of which is in turn shaped into a plurality of cutouts. |
| US10427316B2 |
Food processor with adjustable blade assembly
A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. |
| US10427312B2 |
Shaver's handle with a lock and release mechanism for engaging and disengaging a razor cartridge
A handle for a shaving razor adapted to releasably support a razor cartridge is provided. The handle includes a handle body and an actuation button actuable to release the razor cartridge. At least part of the actuation button has a substantially spherical shape and is positioned to allow a finger of a user to make contact with the substantially spherical shape when actuating the actuation button. |
| US10427306B1 |
Multimodal object identification
Methods, systems, and apparatus for receiving a command for controlling a robot, the command referencing an object, receiving sensor data for a portion of an environment of the robot, identifying, from the sensor data, a gesture of a human that indicates a spatial region located outside of the portion of the environment described by the sensor data, accessing map data indicating locations of objects within a space, searching the map data for the object, wherein the search of the map data is restricted to the spatial region, determining, based at least on searching the map data for the object referenced in the command, that the object referenced in the command is present in the spatial region, and in response to determining that the object referenced in the command is present in the spatial region, controlling the robot to perform an action with respect to the object referenced in the command. |
| US10427299B2 |
Device for robot, robot control device, and robot system
A device for a robot is disclosed. In the device for a robot, a first signal is transmitted from a robot control device to the robot, a second signal is transmitted from the robot control device to the device for a robot, and a third signal is transmitted from the robot control device to the device for a robot, the third signal being transmitted from the robot control device in a case where there is a communication error between the robot control device and the device for a robot so that the device for a robot is restarted via a reset circuit. |
| US10427298B2 |
Robot system displaying information for teaching robot
A robot system includes a robot controller, a teach pendant including an orthogonal jog operation section, and an information display device. The robot controller sets positions on a robot coordinate system through which a hand tip section of a robot can pass as sampling points, and notifies the information display device of the positions of the sampling points and determination result information of whether or not the sampling points are within a range of motion of the hand tip section, and whether or not the sampling points are in the vicinity of a singularity. The information display device generates a graphical image that visually distinguishes the portion of the range of motion of the hand tip section, the portion near the singularities, etc., using the positions of the sampling points and the determination result information, and overlays the graphical image on an image of the robot. |
| US10427290B2 |
Crawler robot for in situ gap inspection
This disclosure provides systems and methods for in situ gap inspection in a machine, such as a generator, an electric motor, or a turbomachine. A robotic crawler includes an expandable body, multidirectional traction modules, and sensor modules. The expandable body is movable between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The multidirectional traction modules are removably connected to and positioned by the expandable body and configured to engage opposed surfaces within an annular gap of the machine. The sensor modules are removably connected to and supported by the expandable body and include a plurality of sensor types to inspect the annular gap of the machine. |
| US10427288B2 |
Handsaw
A handsaw contains a blade and a handle, in which a cavity is made for inserting a marking pencil into it for the purpose of operative use thereof while in operation. The said cavity is provided with a bushing of resilient material to fix the pencil inside wherein the outlet opening of the bushing is smaller than its inlet opening. The presence of such a bushing of resilient material, tightly enclosing the body of the pencil allows the pencil to fix in the handle. In addition, it prevents the falling the shortened pencil inside the said cavity in the handle of the handsaw. It allows the pencil to use until it reaches the least possible length. |
| US10427285B2 |
Punching tool equipped with a guide sleeve
A punching tool which comprises a body, a rod oriented in a first direction and comprising a free end configured to cooperate with the element to be punched, a guide sleeve containing a conduit extending from a first end face to a second end face and configured to rest against the part. The conduit comprises a first portion which opens at the first end face and is configured to house the body of the punching tool and to allow a translation movement of the body of the punching tool relative to the guide sleeve. |
| US10427284B2 |
Fastener driving tool
A fastener driving tool is provided with a plunger, an impact spring, a motor, a drive mechanism, a motor drive control unit, a position detection unit, and a timer unit. The drive mechanism moves the plunger from a stop position to top dead center by rotation of the motor. The impact spring moves the plunger in a driving direction. The position detection unit detects that the plunger has reached a predetermined position by the rotation of the motor, and the timer unit measures time therebetween. The motor drive control unit, after power supply to the motor is cut off, performs a stop control for stopping the motor at the predetermined stop position based on the time measured by the timer unit. |
| US10427280B2 |
Adjustable gripping tool
An adjustable gripping tool including an adjustable opening to grip and impart work or a rotational force on work pieces (e.g., nuts and bolts) of various sizes is provided. The gripping tool of the present disclosure includes a ratcheting configuration and an adjusting configuration and can change between each configuration. While in the adjusting configuration, an adjusting bolt may be rotated to cause a plurality of jaws or gripping members to converge toward each other or diverge away from each other to adjust the diameter of the opening of the gripping tool. In this way, the plurality of jaws may converge onto work pieces of various sizes to grip the work pieces securely in the opening. The gripping tool may then be changed to the ratcheting configuration. In the ratcheting configuration, a handle of the gripping tool may be gripped and rotated to impart work on the work piece. |
| US10427279B2 |
Screw installation aid for holding and aligning a screw
A screw installation aid holds and aligns a screw in an inclined screw axis relative to the component to be screwed. At least one screw guide receives the screw in the inclined screw axis, and a screwing tool advances through an opening to the screw head coaxially to the screw axis, to install the screw in the component in its inclined position. The screw installation aid encompasses a telescopic cross-member including at least two support segments adjustable coaxially to one another, the undersides of which facing the component form a level and, before adaptation to the component, continuous support surface, each of the undersides bearing one of the clamping blocks. The clamping blocks can be positioned from a closing to an opening position against the resistance of a spring device between both support segments and a screw guide is enclosed in at least one of the support segments. |
| US10427277B2 |
Impact wrench having dynamically tuned drive components and method thereof
The present invention provides methods and systems an impact wrench having dynamically tuned drive components, such as an anvil/socket combination, and related methodology for dynamically tuning the drive components in view of inertia displacement, as well as stiffness between coupled components, and with regard to impact timing associated with clearance gaps between the component parts. |
| US10427272B2 |
Endpoint detection with compensation for filtering
A method of polishing includes polishing a layer of a substrate, monitoring the layer of the substrate with an in-situ monitoring system to generate signal that depends on a thickness of the layer, filtering the signal to generate a filtered signal, determining an adjusted threshold value from an original threshold value and a time delay value representative of time required for filtering the signal, and triggering a polishing endpoint when the filtered signal crosses the adjusted threshold value. |
| US10427267B2 |
Machine and processes for fitting cable bushings
A method for fitting a cable bushing onto a cable includes: providing a fitting region; providing a mandrel at the fitting region, the mandrel being hollow to receive a cable therethrough; pushing a cable bushing onto the hollow mandrel; directing a camera towards the fitting region; providing at least two stripping jaws to grasp the cable bushing, the providing step including the step of providing at least rotatable one of the stripping jaws in rotatable manner to rotate on respective a stripping jaw rotation axis that is laterally offset from a camera an optical axis of the camera; rotating the at least one of the stripping jaws towards closing to grasp the cable bushing with the stripping jaws; pushing a cable into the hollow mandrel; executing a relative movement between the hollow mandrel and the stripping jaws to push the cable bushing onto the cable; and rotating the at least one of the stripping jaws to open them to an a selected open extent that permits the camera to have an unimpeded view of the fitted cable bushing. |
| US10427263B2 |
Hand-held cutter
The hand-held cutter includes: a cutting blade which is configured to rotate about a rotation shaft to cut a target; a cutter body which rotatably supports the cutting blade; a protection cover which covers a portion of the cutting blade and is rotatable about the rotation shaft; a pressing mechanism which is configured to move toward the protection cover to press a guide plate onto a support plate so as to impose and maintain restrictions on rotation of the protection cover; and a torsion coil spring exerting a biasing force to move the pressing mechanism toward the protection cover. The hand-held cutter is configured such that moving the pressing mechanism, against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring, away from the protection cover removes restrictions on the rotation of the protection cover. |
| US10427258B2 |
Positive feed tool with improved shift from forward to retract
Feed tools and methods of use for initiating a change in a spindle feed direction from an advance direction that moves the spindle towards a workpiece to a retract direction that moves the spindle away from the workpiece. The tool and methods may use a thrust overload force that is generated on one or more of the components to initiate the shift from forward to retract and/or a lift ring that acts on one or more of the components. The tool and methods may also include a two-stage piston to accomplish the shift. The various components may be used independently or in combination within the tool. |