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| US10533991B2 |
P-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents
Various embodiments relate to p-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of inducing germination of microbial spores including contacting the microbial spores with a p-phenylene ethynylene compound. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for detecting an enzyme, a method of protein analysis, or a method of detecting a chemical agent, including introducing a p-phenylene ethynylene compound to a composition including an enzyme substrate, and analyzing the fluorescence of the p-phenylene ethynylene compound. Various embodiments provide sensors that include a p-phenylene ethynylene compound and an enzyme substrate. |
| US10533990B2 |
Physiologic insulin-sensitivity improvement
An individualized intravenous exogenous insulin-based therapy for infusing insulin intravenously to a subject or a patient to improve impaired hepatic glucose processing. The therapy includes treatment sessions involving the assessment of metabolic factors, forming a subject profile, and matching the subject profile to a diabetic treatment model. Using the diabetic treatment model, a quantity and frequency of intravenous insulin bolus, dosage amounts of magnesium, and dosage amounts of potassium can be calculated. The methods that improve impaired hepatic glucose processing in subjects and patients can simultaneously introduce separated insulin bolus from an insulin reservoir, dosage amounts of magnesium, and dosage amounts of potassium. The subject profile can create a weight management protocol that uses a metabolic enhancement, wherein the individualized intravenous exogenous insulin-based therapy produces a subject or a patient with improved cellular ATP functioning. |
| US10533988B2 |
Methods for treating central or peripheral nervous system damage
A composition comprising a novel Ca2+-activated, [ATP]i-sensitive nonspecific cation (NCCa-ATP) channel is described. The channel is found in mammalian neural cells and exhibits a different sensitivity to block by various adenine nucleotides, and is activated by submicromolar [Ca]i. The NCCa-ATP channel is activated under conditions of ATP depletion, which causes severe cell depolarization, followed by cell swelling. The NCCa-ATP channel is regulated by a sulfonylurea receptor and is inhibited by sulfonylurea compounds glibenclamide and tolbutamide. Methods employing compositions comprising the NCCa-ATP channel to screen for compounds that block the channel and the use of such antagonists as therapeutics in preventing brain swelling and damage are described. In addition, methods employing compositions comprising the Kir2.3 channel to screen for compounds that open the channel and the use of such antagonists as therapeutics in preventing brain swelling and damage are described. |
| US10533986B2 |
Determination of fertility potential from the oxidation-reduction potential of a biological sample
Methods and systems for measuring and using the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of a biological sample are provided. The system generally includes a test strip and a readout device for determining the ORP. The measured ORP is then used to determine characteristics relating to the fertility of the sample or the subject from which the sample was derived. Some characteristics that can be determined include the quality of a sperm sample, an oocyte or a fertilized egg. The measured ORP value can also be used to determine the specific characteristics of a spermatozoa sample, such as the morphology of the spermatozoa, the motility of the spermatozoa, the number of cells in the sample and the concentration of the cells in the sample. Knowledge of such characteristics and fertility potential can be used to identify individuals that might benefit from specific fertility treatments. |
| US10533985B2 |
Label-free monitoring of excitation-contraction coupling and excitable cells using impedance based systems with millisecond time resolution
A system for monitoring cell-substrate impedance of excitable cells and monitoring the beating cycle of cardiomyocytes, the system including: a device for monitoring cell-substrate impedance at 20 millisecond time resolution, the device having one or more wells on a nonconductive substrate, wherein at least one well of the one or more wells comprises an electrode array fabricated on the substrate for measurement of cell-substrate impedance at 20 millisecond time resolution; an impedance analyzer that measures cell-substrate impedance from the at least one well at 20 millisecond time resolution; electronic circuitry that electrically connects the electrode array from the at least one well to the impedance analyzer; and a software program that analyzes the measured cell-substrate impedance. |
| US10533980B2 |
Method for correcting measured values of a sensor element
A measured value of a sensor element is obtained during repeatedly executed measuring periods for performing different measurements and for setting different operating states, the sensor element being electrically connected in a periodically alternating manner, in consecutive switching positions, in a predefined order, where at least one measurement for determining the measured value is performed repeatedly within a measuring period for determining individual values at predefined switching positions, the measured value being determined from the individual values. Using the switching position within the measuring period, the operating state of the sensor element preceding the individual measurement, and therefore, the influence of the preceding circuit configuration on the individual measured value, is known, and the individual values are correspondingly corrected. By correcting the individual values, the measured value determined from the individual values is also corrected. |
| US10533973B2 |
Sensor apparatus
A sensor includes an inflow section into which an analyte liquid flows; a first cover member; a detection element including an element substrate located on an upper surface of the first cover member, and a detection section which is located on an upper surface of the element substrate and is configured to detect a target contained in an analyte liquid; an intermediate cover member including a first upstream portion; a second cover member including a second upstream portion; and a flow channel which is surrounded by the intermediate cover member and the second cover member, is continuous with the inflow section, and extends at least to the detection section. A contact angle θ2a of a lower surface of the second upstream portion of the second cover member with the analyte liquid is smaller than a contact angle θ3 of an upper surface of the detection element with the analyte liquid. |
| US10533970B2 |
System and method for detecting irregularities in rebar in reinforced concrete
A system for determining whether a magnetic field associated with an elongate rebar element in a concrete body of a reinforced structural element assembly includes one or more anomalies. The system includes a data-gathering unit having a frame assembly movable relative to the reinforced structural element assembly, and a sensor assembly mounted to the frame assembly. The sensor assembly includes one or more magnetic sensors for sensing at least part of the magnetic field as the sensor assembly is moved relative to the concrete body, to generate magnetic field data defining magnetic flux density of the magnetic field of the rebar element. The system also includes a tracking assembly for generating location data to locate the magnetic field data relative to the concrete body, and a processor for analyzing the magnetic field data and the location data to generate anomaly data describing the anomaly. |
| US10533967B2 |
Electrophoretic support body and electrophoretic device
An object is to provide an electrophoretic support body and an electrophoretic device which allow a potential of hydrogen (pH) to be easily and reproducibly adjusted. The electrophoretic support body in the present disclosure is an electrophoretic support body including a plurality of fibers, the plurality of fibers form a fibrous body having a void in the fibrous body, and the plurality of fibers include a metal oxide having a predetermined isoelectric point. The electrophoretic device in the present disclosure includes a container, a pair of first electrodes provided in the container, and a first electrophoretic support body disposed between the pair of first electrodes, the first electrophoretic support body includes a fibrous body that is formed of a plurality of fibers and has a void in the fibrous body, and the plurality of fibers include a metal oxide having a predetermined isoelectric point. |
| US10533964B2 |
Gas sensor array and method
The invention relates to a method for analyzing the composition of a gaseous stream comprising at least two gaseous components, one of which is methane; and to a sensor array and a gas sensor comprising such sensor array. The method comprises contacting the gaseous mixture with a sensor, wherein the sensor comprises a sensor array comprising at least two sensor elements, wherein each of said sensor elements comprises a transducer coated with a coating comprising a polymeric material having at least one property that is responsive to one or more of said gaseous components when exposed thereto, wherein said sensor elements differ at least in the composition of the coating, providing an energy input to said transducers that is converted to output signals based on said property, and obtaining said output signals. |
| US10533962B2 |
Miniature gas sensor and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a gas sensor structure comprising a gas sensing chip. The back of the sensing material is a hollow structure. An insulating layer is below the sensing material. A micro heating is disposed surrounding the sensing material. The sensing material adheres to sensing electrodes. The sensing material is a complex structure including a metal oxide semiconductor and a roughened lanthanum-carbonate gas sensing layer. The thickness of the metal oxide semiconductor is between 0.2 μm and 10 μm; the thickness of the roughened lanthanum-carbonate gas sensing layer is between 0.1 μm and 4 μm; and the size of the back etching holes is smaller than 1*1 mm. By using the gas sensor structure according to the present invention, a suspended gas sensing structure can be fabricated on a silicon substrate and the chip size can be minimized. |
| US10533959B2 |
Device and related method for solution scattering and diffraction sample holders
A sample holding device and related method designed to facilitate inexpensive and reliable testing of materials or specimens with beam diffraction and scattering techniques. The device features a sample receptacle that is made out of a polymer, cellulose, polymeric material, or cellulosic material. The flexible nature and low melting point of the sample receptacle allows for reliable sealing against the vacuum or gaseous environment used for beam diffraction or scattering analysis. The sample holding device can be considered disposable because of its low cost, eliminating the need for complex or unreliable cleaning procedures. |
| US10533958B2 |
X-ray apparatus and structure production method
An X-ray apparatus includes: a mounting unit upon which an object to be measured is mounted; an X-ray generation unit that irradiates X-rays, from above the mounting unit or from below the mounting unit, to the object to be measured upon the mounting unit; an X-ray detector that acquires a transmission image of the object to be measured being irradiated by the X-rays; a first movement unit that moves at least one of the mounting unit, the X-ray generation unit, and the X-ray detector along a direction of irradiation of the X-rays; a position detection unit that detects a relative position of the mounting unit, the X-ray generation unit, and the X-ray detector; and a calculation unit that calculates a magnification of a transmission image of the object to be measured acquired by the X-ray detector, in a state in which deflection of the mounting unit has occurred while the object to be measured is mounted upon the mounting unit. |
| US10533957B2 |
Radiographic image generating device
First ROI pixel values of a first region of interest 101 of a radiographic intensity distribution image 10, and second ROI pixel values of a second region of interest 102 of the radiographic intensity distribution image 10, are acquired. One of the first and second regions of interest is set to be at a position, or vicinity thereof, where a phase difference in the intensity modulation period within the radiographic intensity distribution image, with respect to the other region of interest, becomes π/2. Next, an elliptical locus obtained by plotting the first and second ROI pixel values for each radiographic intensity distribution image is determined. k angle region images are then acquired using the radiographic intensity distribution images corresponding to at least k angle regions that have been obtained by dividing the elliptical locus for each given angle. A radiographic image is then generated using the k angle region images. k is an integer of three or more. |
| US10533956B2 |
Multi-depth soil moisture monitoring systems and methods to evaluate soil type, packaged in small round polyvinyl chloride tube, with potting and rodent protection, for effective measurements and installation
According to some exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure is related in general to a soil moisture monitoring system comprising a first PVC pipe holding one or more sensing units, a top of the first PVC pipe mated to a “T” intersection, and a base of the “T” intersection mated to a rodent resistant cord. The first PVC pipe is generally round in shape with one or more flat surfaces of approximately six inches in length, each flat surface at an approximately 90 degree angle relative to a next closest flat surface. Each of the one or more sensing units further comprises a controller communicatively coupled between two antennas. In most exemplary embodiments, four sensing units may be vertically stacked on the first PVC pipe and configured to transmit eight separate directional radio frequencies into nearby dirt, each of the eight separate directional radio frequencies vertically spaced six inches apart. |
| US10533951B2 |
Apparatus and method for assessing optical quality of gemstones
Provided herein is an apparatus for assessing a color characteristic of a gemstone. The apparatus comprises an optically opaque platform for supporting a sample gemstone to be assessed, a daylight-approximating light source to provide uniform illumination to the gemstone, an image capturing component, and a telecentric lens positioned to provide an image of the illuminated gemstone to the image capturing component. Also provided are methods of color analysis based on images collected using such an apparatus. |
| US10533947B2 |
Encapsulated dye coated noble metal nanoparticles with increased surface enhanced Raman scattering properties as contrast agents
The present disclosure provides semiconductor-metal composite nanoparticles with optical properties that are superior to those of pure materials for use as contrast agents. The composites include noble metal nanoparticles having a layer of linker molecules being bound to the surface of the noble metal nanoparticle and a layer of dye molecules bound to the layer of linker molecules. The dye molecules are selected such that they form an ordered structure that exhibits a collective absorption band shift, compared to the individual dye molecule, when bound to the noble metal nanoparticle. This structure is encapsulated in a stabilizing coating layer forming a multi-shell structure with properties suitable for biosensing and other detection applications which exhibit enhanced Raman scattering compared to nanoparticles having dye molecules bound thereto not in the ordered structure. |
| US10533944B2 |
Method for determining maturity in oil source rock by total scanning fluorescence and the device therefor
A device and method of determining thermal maturity of oil source rocks by total scanning fluorescence including testing the organic solution of the extract from a series of oil source rock samples collected at different depths by total scanning fluorescence; building a model for interpretation of the oil source rock maturity according to the variation with depth of the TSF Intensity parameter and the TSF R1 parameter obtained by total scanning fluorescence, and identifying the stage of initial oil generation, the stage of major oil generation and the stage of major gas generation; and establishing the relationship between the TSF Intensity parameter and/or the TSF R1 parameter with the existing characteristic parameters that quantitatively characterize the maturity of oil source rocks, thereby accomplishing the analysis and determination of the maturity of the oil source rocks. |
| US10533940B2 |
Scanning in angle-resolved reflectometry and algorithmically eliminating diffraction from optical metrology
Angle-resolved reflectometers and reflectometry methods are provided, which comprise a coherent light source, an optical system arranged to scan a test pattern using a spot of coherent light from the light source to yield realizations of the light distribution in the collected pupil, wherein the spot covers a part of the test pattern and the scanning is carried out optically or mechanically according to a scanning pattern, and a processing unit arranged to generate a composite image of the collected pupil distribution by combining the pupil images. Metrology systems and methods are provided, which reduce diffraction errors by estimating, quantitatively, a functional dependency of measurement parameters on aperture sizes and deriving, from identified diffraction components of the functional dependency which relate to the aperture sizes, correction terms for the measurement parameters with respect to the measurement conditions. |
| US10533939B2 |
Gas detection device
The instant disclosure provides a gas detection device including a chamber module, a light emitting module and an optical sensing module. The chamber module includes a condensing chamber, a receiving chamber and a sampling chamber. The condensing chamber has a first reflecting structure, a second reflecting structure and a third reflecting structure. The first reflecting structure is disposed between the second reflecting structure and the third reflecting structure. The light emitting module is disposed on the condensing chamber and includes a light emitting unit corresponding to the condensing chamber. The optical sensing module includes an optical sensing unit disposed in the receiving chamber. |
| US10533937B1 |
Cloud-based machine learning system and data fusion for the prediction and detection of corrosion under insulation
A system for predicting corrosion under insulation (CUI) in an infrastructure asset includes at least one infrared camera positioned to capture thermal images of the asset, at least one smart mount supporting and electrically coupled to the at least one infrared camera and including a wireless communication module, memory storage, a battery module operative to recharge the at least one infrared camera, an ambient sensor module adapted to obtain ambient condition data and a structural probe sensor to obtain CUI-related data from the asset. At least one computing device has a wireless communication module that communicates with the at least one smart mount and is configured with a machine learning algorithm that outputs a CUI prediction regarding the asset. A cloud computing platform receive and stores the received data and the prediction output and to receive verification data for updating the machine learning algorithm stored on the computing device. |
| US10533932B2 |
Apparatus and methods for liquid separation and capture of biologics
The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for processing liquids or fluids. Such apparatus and methods are convenient and efficient for low-cost separation, filtration, capture, collection, and/or storage of biologics and related materials. Provided apparatus and methods are designed for point-of-care use and offer advantages for patients and medical practitioners, including advantages in diagnosis and long-term monitoring of conditions. |
| US10533927B2 |
Method for qualifying the effective modal bandwidth of a multimode fiber over a wide wavelength range from a single wavelength DMD measurement and method for selecting a high effective modal bandwidth multimode fiber from a batch of multimode fibers
The invention relates to a method for qualifying the actual effective modal bandwidth of a multimode optical fiber over a predetermined wavelength range, comprising the steps of: carrying out (30) a Dispersion Modal Delay (DMD) measurement of the multimode optical fiber at a single wavelength to obtain an actual DMD plot; generating (32) at least two distinct modified DMD plots from the actual DMD plot, each modified DMD plot being generated by applying to the recorded traces a temporal delay Δt that increases in absolute values with the radial offset value roffset, each modified DMD plot being associated with a predetermined bandwidth threshold (S1; S2); for each modified DMD plot, computing (33) an effective modal bandwidth as a function of said modified DMD plot and comparing (34) the computed effective modal bandwidth (EMBc1; EMBc2) with the bandwidth threshold value to which the modified DMD plot is associated; (35) qualifying the actual effective modal bandwidth as a function of results from the comparing step. |
| US10533926B2 |
Automatic analysis of a set of optical fibers of an optical cable
A device for connecting to an optical cable having a set of optical fibers may include a microscope, an assembly to move the microscope in a continuous manner about an axis substantially parallel to a mating surface of the optical cable, and without moving the device, to bring one or more optical fibers, of the set of optical fibers, within a field of view of the microscope without moving the optical cable, and one or more processors. The device may receive an indication to perform a set of analyses of the set of optical fibers of the optical cable. The device may perform the set of analyses of the set of optical fibers by modifying a position of the microscope of the assembly of the device in a set of directions. The device may output a result of the set of analyses for display. |
| US10533915B2 |
Dense phase pump diagnostics
A diagnostic apparatus for a powder coating material pump includes a detector that uses pressure or flow to detect a fault in the pump, the diagnostic apparatus being external the pump, internal the pump or a combination of external and internal the pump. Another diagnostic device is provided for a powder coating material pump, and includes a light source in close proximity to the pump, the light source having an on condition and an off condition wherein one or both of the on condition and off condition provides information about the pump performance. An exemplary pump is a dense phase powder coating material pump. |
| US10533913B2 |
System and method for estimating center of gravity of walking rehabilitation robot
Provided are a system and method for estimating the center of gravity of a walking rehabilitation robot, the system being provided with: a sensor module for estimating the point of the center of gravity, and provided with: a sensor unit mounted on a footplate to sense the pressure when a person walks; output means for outputting a voltage value corresponding to preset conditions according to a pressure signal sensed by the sensor module; and estimating means for calculating an angle value corresponding to the voltage value outputted by the output means, and estimating the center of gravity, wherein a body center can be estimated by obtaining an accurate detection using a small-sized system that has a relatively low-cost sensor module installed therein. |
| US10533912B2 |
Flange-set for a pressure difference measuring transducer
A flange-set for a pressure difference measuring transducer with two flanges mountable on external sides of a measuring mechanism of the pressure difference measuring transducer lying opposite one another and containing membranes to be loaded with pressures, as well as a pressure difference measuring transducer equipped with the flange-set. Each of the flanges comprises: a wall, which in the mounted state covers one of the two membranes of the measuring mechanism and encloses a pressure chamber bordering on such membrane. Arranged on a first side of the wall is a first process connection, which includes a pressure duct connection region, in which opens a pressure duct extending through the flange to the pressure chamber. The first process connections are embodied in such a manner that a pressure difference measuring transducer equipped with the flange-set is mountable and connectable via the first process connections (without interpositioning of an adapter) on a process connection, which has a first process connection geometry designed for the connection and mounting of pressure difference measuring transducers with measuring mechanisms having membranes arranged next to one another in a plane. |
| US10533907B2 |
System and method for monitoring strain in roadway optical cable
A system and method of delivering fiber optic communication service is provided. The method includes monitoring a strain signal generated by a strain-sensing optical fiber embedded in a roadway. The method includes comparing the strain signal to a predetermined allowable strain threshold of an optical communication cable associated with the strain-sensing optical fiber. The method includes relieving strain at a position along a length of the optical communications cable when the strain signal is determined to exceed the predetermined allowable strain threshold. |
| US10533899B2 |
Cooled thermocouple
The present invention provides a thermocouple probe (10). The probe includes a first pair of thermocouple wires (50) joined to form a first thermocouple junction (56) at a sensing tip (14) of the thermocouple probe and a cooling arrangement (20) defining a cooling pathway (34) adjacent to a cooled portion of the probe. The sensing tip projects beyond the cooling arrangement and is cooled during use by conduction to the cooled portion of the probe. The probe further includes a second pair of thermocouple wires (54) joined to form a second thermocouple junction (52) in the cooled portion of the probe and adjacent to the sensing tip. The present invention also provides a method and a system for determining the gas temperature (Tg) in a high temperature environment, such as a jet engine. |
| US10533896B2 |
Heat treatment apparatus and temperature control method
There is provided a heat treatment apparatus for performing a predetermined film forming process on a substrate by mounting the substrate on a surface of a rotary table installed in a processing vessel and heating the substrate by a heating part while rotating the rotary table. The heat treatment apparatus includes: a first temperature measuring part of a contact-type configured to measure a temperature of the heating part; a second temperature measuring part of a non-contact type configured to measure a temperature of the substrate mounted on the rotary table in a state where the rotary table is being rotated; and a temperature control part configured to control the heating part based on a first measurement value measured by the first temperature measuring part and a second measurement value measured by the second temperature measuring part. |
| US10533892B2 |
Multi-sensor device and system with a light diffusing element around a periphery of a ring of photosensors and an infrared sensor
Various implementations relate generally to multi-sensor devices. Some implementations more particularly relate to a multi-sensor device including a ring of radially-oriented photosensors. Some implementations more particularly relate to a multi-sensor device that is orientation-independent with respect to a central axis of the ring. Some implementations of the multi-sensor devices described herein further include one or more additional sensors. For example, some implementations include an axially-directed photosensor. Some implementations also can include one or more temperature sensors configured to sense an exterior temperature, for example, an ambient temperature of an outdoors environment around the multi-sensor. Additionally or alternatively, some implementations include one or more of an infrared sensor or infrared sensors, a cellular communication circuit, and a GPS module. |
| US10533891B2 |
Inspection system for turbine rotors
An inspection system includes a first ultrasonic probe positioned on and configured to move along a surface of a component. The first ultrasonic probe transmits ultrasonic energy. The inspection system also includes a second ultrasonic probe positioned on and configured to move along the surface of the component opposite the first probe. The second ultrasonic probe receives the ultrasonic energy transmitted by the first ultrasonic probe. Additionally, the inspection system includes a probe alignment system in communication with the first ultrasonic probe and the second ultrasonic probe. The probe alignment system is configured to analyze an energy characteristic for the ultrasonic energy received by the second ultrasonic probe to determine if a displacement characteristic for at least one of the first ultrasonic probe and the second ultrasonic probe requires adjustment. |
| US10533889B2 |
Method for radiometric limit level monitoring
A method for limit level monitoring with a radiometric limit switch. A detector measures discrete radiation intensities. Statistical distributions of radiation intensities in a state, free of medium, and in a state, covered by medium, are given by two Poisson distributions. In an interval successive radiation intensities are measured, a distribution of the radiation intensities, two separated Poisson distributions are identified within the distribution, based on the positions of the Poisson distributions identified within the distribution, an upper threshold value is determined for the radiation intensity, the exceeding of which upper threshold value by a radiation intensity measured following the interval means a state change into the state, free of medium, has been detected, and/or a lower threshold value is determined for the radiation intensity, the subceeding of which lower threshold value by a radiation intensity measured following the interval means a state change into the state, covered by medium, has been detected. |
| US10533887B2 |
Sensor for detecting the level of a medium
A sensor for detecting the level of a medium contained in a container, in particular a tank, comprises: an array of capacitive elements designed to be associated to the container (1), in particular so as to extend according to an axis of detection (X) of the level of the medium (L), the array of capacitive elements comprising a plurality of electrodes (Ji-Jn), in particular on a face of an electrically insulating substrate (20) having a generally elongated shape, the electrodes (Ji-Jn) being spaced apart from one another, in particular along the detection axis (X), and being preferably substantially coplanar with one another; at least one insulation layer (16) for insulating electrically the electrodes (Ji-Jn) with respect to the inside of the container (1); and a controller (24) having a plurality of inputs. Each capacitive element comprises at least one of a single electrode and a set of electrodes connected together in common, in particular in parallel, the single electrode or the set of electrodes being connected to a respective input of the plurality of inputs. The controller (24) is pre-arranged for discriminating a value of capacitance associated to each electrode (Ji-Jn) in order to deduce the level of the medium present container. |
| US10533882B2 |
Efficient battery-powered modular meter
Techniques for the design and operation of an efficient battery-powered meter are described herein. A metrology unit of the meter may be at least partially located in the gas flow of a pipe, and measures gas flow rate data according to a static flow sensor. The metrology unit calculates raw gas-volume data using at least the flow rate data as input. The metrology unit measures gas temperature to produce gas temperature data, and adjusts the raw gas-volume data, based at least in part on the gas temperature data, to produce corrected gas-volume data. The metrology unit accumulates the corrected gas-volume data over multiple minutes, hours or even days, and then sends the accumulated corrected gas-volume data to an index unit of the meter. By accumulating the data over time, fewer data transmissions are required. The index unit may send the accumulated the accumulated corrected gas-volume data to a utility server. |
| US10533881B2 |
Airflow sensor assembly for monitored heat exchanger system
A sensor assembly that includes a mounting frame; and a support platform coupled with the mounting frame. The support platform has a top platform surface with a circuit board disposed thereon. The circuit board is operably configured with a secondary microcontroller and a Hall effect sensor. There is an inner sensor housing configured to extend out and around the circuit board and the support platform. There is a first magnet coupled to an underside of the inner sensor housing. There is a rotating member configured with a plurality of blades and a rotating member mounting ring, the rotating member is proximately disposed on top of the inner sensor housing. |
| US10533877B2 |
Angle sensor with disturbance field suppression
An angle sensor may include a first sensing element to provide a first set of output signals associated with a magnetic field produced by a rotatable magnet. The first sensing element may be arranged at a first distance from a surface of the rotatable magnet along a given direction, and may be configured to operate in a non-saturated mode. The angle sensor may include a second sensing element to provide a second set of output signals associated with the magnetic field produced by the rotatable magnet. The second sensing element may be arranged at a second distance from the surface of the rotatable magnet along the given direction, and may be configured to operate in a non-saturated mode. |
| US10533875B2 |
Programmable interpolation module for a sensor system
A sensor system including a movable member, a sensor, and an interpolator. The sensor is configured to generate a first output signal and a second output signal. The first output signal has a first phase angle, the second output signal has a second phase angle, and a first difference between the first phase angle and the second phase angle has a first value. The first value of the first difference includes an offset related to a mechanical incompatibility between the sensor and the movable member. The interpolator is configured to receive the first output signal and the second output signal. The interpolator is operable to apply a compensation factor to generate a third signal having a third phase. The compensation factor has a value that is based on the mechanical incompatibility between the sensor and the movable member. |
| US10533871B2 |
Rendering a map using style identifiers
A computing device receives, via a communication network, map data including (i) a description of geometries of map features and (ii) a first description of visual characteristics defined separately and independently of the description of the geometries. The computing device applies the visual characteristics to the geometries to render a first digital map. The computing device then receives, via the communication network, a second description of visual characteristics for application to the geometries previously provided to the computing device as part of the map data, and applies the second visual characteristics to the previously received geometries of the plurality of map features to render a second digital map. |
| US10533867B2 |
Processing system having a machine learning engine for providing a common trip format (CTF) output
Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhanced telematics processing systems with improved third party source data integration features and enhanced customized driving output determinations. A computing platform may receive telematics data and third party source data. The computing platform may enrich the telematics data using the third party source data. After generating the enriched telematics data, the computing platform may use machine learning algorithms and datasets to validate the enriched telematics data. The computing platform may ingest, via a batch ingestion process, the enriched telematics data. For example, the computing platform may store the enriched telematics data and generate additional enriched telematics data until expiration of a predetermined period of time. The computing platform may ingest the enriched telematics data associated with each trip. Once the enriched telematics data has been ingested, the computing platform may generate a standardized common trip format output for each trip. |
| US10533860B2 |
Light pattern based vehicle location determination method and apparatus
The present disclosure may be directed to a computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle with a controller to control one or more light emitters to produce a light pattern that uniquely identify the vehicle. It may also be directed to a system to receive image data from one or more video cameras located in a location vicinity of the CA/AD vehicle emitting a pattern of light, and to analyze the received image data to determine a physical location of the vehicle. |
| US10533853B2 |
Three-dimensional photogrammetry system and method
A method of using a photogrammetry system to produce a three-dimensional image representation includes placing an object in the photogrammetry system, illuminating only a plurality of polarized lights, capturing a polarized image capture set of the object using a plurality of cameras while only the plurality of polarized lights are illuminated, and sending the polarized image capture set to the at least one computer processor. The method further comprises illuminating only a plurality of non-polarized lights, capturing a non-polarized image capture set of the object from the plurality of cameras while only the non-polarized lights are illuminated, and sending the non-polarized image capture set to the at least one computer processor. The method still further comprises using the at least one computer processor to generate a three-dimensional image representation of the object includes comparing the polarized image capture set and the non-polarized image capture set. |
| US10533852B1 |
Leveling sensor, load port including the same, and method of leveling a load port
A leveling sensor, a load port including a leveling sensor, and a method of leveling a load port using a load port are disclosed. In an embodiment, a sensor includes an accelerometer configured to detect leveling and vibration of a load port and produce a plurality of data; a plurality of indicator lights configured to display a level measurement and a level direction based on the leveling of the load port; a processor configured to process the data produced by the accelerometer; and a wired connection configured to connect the processor to an external device. |
| US10533851B2 |
Inverted-landing aircraft
An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station; and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. |
| US10533850B2 |
Method and system for inserting recognized object data into a virtual world
A method of rendering virtual content comprises capturing an image of a field of view of a user, extracting a set of map points based on the captured image, recognizing an object based on the extracted set of map points, retrieving semantic data associated with the recognized object and attaching the semantic data to object data associated with the recognized object, and inserting the recognized object data and the semantic data attached thereto into a virtual world model such that virtual content, when rendered at a user device of the user, is displayed in relation to the recognized object. |
| US10533845B2 |
Measuring device, measuring method, system and manufacturing method
A measuring device for measuring an object includes a controller, a projector, an imaging unit, and a processor, the controller controls the projector and the imaging unit to start projection and imaging in a second condition after starting projection and imaging in a first condition, and to start imaging in the second condition with a time interval of an integer multiple of a period of intensity of light other than a pattern of light from an imaging start time in the first condition, and the processor obtains intersection point positions of gradation values between image data obtained at the same imaging time in each condition among image data obtained at each imaging time in the first condition and image data obtained at each imaging time in the second condition, and calculates the shape information based on the obtained intersection point positions. |
| US10533844B2 |
Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using diffraction grating
Disclosed is a three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using a diffraction grating, comprising: a light splitter installed in a traveling direction of a light generated from a light source unit and configured to reflect a portion of the light along a first path and transmit a portion of the light along a second path; an image sensor unit configured to receive a light traveling along the first path and reflected from a measurement target having at least one hole, and measure the shape of the measurement target; and a diffraction grating disposed on at least one light path among a light path between the light source unit and the light splitter, a light path between the measurement target and the light splitter, and a light path between the measurement target and the image sensor unit. |
| US10533835B2 |
Angle sensor arrangement and method for the angle sensor arrangement
An angle sensor arrangement is proposed, said angle sensor arrangement including at least two sensor substrates arranged in such a way that they assume different angular orientations in relation to an axis of rotation, wherein at least one sensor substrate comprises two magnetic field sensor elements arranged in such a way that they assume different angular orientations in relation to the axis of rotation, and comprising a combining device, on the basis of which a linear combination of the magnetic field quantities measured by the two magnetic field sensor elements is determinable. Furthermore, a method for calibrating or operating an angle sensor arrangement is specified. |
| US10533828B2 |
Quick change target system
A quick change target system including a frame, a target mounted to the frame, and a retainer movable between a first position retaining the target within the frame and a second position permitting removal of the target from the frame. The target is formed from a plurality of individual members that have markings, which collectively define aiming points on the target. |
| US10533827B2 |
Impulse and momentum transfer devise
This invention concerns a device for the transmission of impulse and momentum, e.g. from a shock wave from an explosion or momentum from objects impacting the device, from one location to another, and is primarily used to protect vehicles, ships, aircrafts and buildings against impulse and/or momentum, for instance in regards to attacks on those with grenades, bombs, mines and the like.The governing physical principles are those of conservation of momentum and energy, and Newton's 3rd Law, claiming that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.When the receiver 1 is accelerated by the incoming shock wave 9 it collides with the transmitter 2, connected to an emitter 3, momentum is transferred to the emitter 3. If the transfer is in itself not sufficient to bring the receiver's 1 velocity to an acceptable level, additional energy and momentum is added through the transmitter 2. |
| US10533822B1 |
Vertical crossbow
A crossbow including a frame along which an arrow movement axis essentially passes, a first holder and a second holder attached to the frame on opposite sides from the arrow movement axis, a first cam and a second cam arranged on the first holder and the second holder, respectively, made rotatable, and located essentially in a horizontal plane, and at least one limb arranged essentially below the arrow movement axis and attached to the frame. The at least one limb having a free end and made bending essentially in a vertical plane when using the crossbow where the vertical plane being perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The crossbow further includes a bowstring connecting the first cam and the second cam and at least one cable connecting the first cam and the second cam to the free end of the at least one limb. |
| US10533821B2 |
Toy projectile launcher and method of using same
A toy launcher for toy projectiles includes a drum having two concentric rings of holders with an angular offset between adjacent concentric rings, and motorized flywheels to launch the projectiles. The launcher also includes an assembly for pushing projectiles in the drum toward the flywheels for launch, including a separate pushing rod for each of the concentric rings to advance one projectile at a time toward the flywheels. Both pushing rods are simultaneously pushed when a trigger is pressed, but only one projectile at a time is launched because while one pushing rod advances a projectile, the other pushing rod is blocked by a structure on the drum. Successive presses of the trigger cause projectiles to be launched in an alternating sequence in which one projectile at a time is launched first from a first concentric ring, then from a second concentric ring, then from the first concentric ring. |
| US10533819B2 |
Suppressor for firearms
A conduit (5) with a bullet passage (13, 17) extends forward from a gun muzzle (7). Inner and outer concentric chambers (25, 29) surround the conduit and a forward portion of the barrel (3). A gas path (P2, P3, P4) is provided through sides of the conduit into the inner chamber, thence to the outer chamber, and then exits to the atmosphere at the front of the outer chamber. Each chamber has longitudinal lines of sight between front and back sound reflectors (R1-R2, R3-R4), and no longitudinal line of sight from the back reflector (R2, R4) to the atmosphere. The gas path through the suppressor is at least 6 times less flow-restrictive than the gas path through the bullet exit (17) or back into the barrel bore (4), minimizing backpressure. The gas path (P3) between the inner and outer chambers is through apertures (33) limited to a lengthwise middle portion of an inner shell (21) that divides the chambers (25, 29). |
| US10533818B1 |
Cold spray methods for manufacturing gun barrels
A method for manufacturing a gun barrel with a cold spray process. The method includes the use of a mandrel having a tubular body and being made of a material with properties suited to use with gun barrel manufacture and materials and cold spray processes. The gun barrel includes a liner, one or more structural layers and an outer jacket. The mandrel is dissolved in a chemical process during manufacture of the gun barrel. |
| US10533810B2 |
Near-isothermal compressor/expander
One aspect includes an isothermal compressor that includes an isothermal body, an isothermal cavity defined by the isothermal body, a compressible membrane heat exchanger disposed within the isothermal cavity that defines at least one first fluid chamber, and an actuating assembly configured to compress the membrane heat exchanger. A further aspect includes an isothermal engine that includes the isothermal compressor. |
| US10533808B2 |
Inverse latent heat thermal energy storage system, method for capturing and releasing latent heat
The invention provides a method for storing and releasing heat having the steps of thermally contacting thermal transfer fluid to a mixture of foam and phase change material for a time sufficient for the material to change from a first phase to a second phase during a time when electricity rates are at a first price point; maintaining said material in the second phase until electricity rates are at a second point, wherein the second point is higher than the first price point; and thermally contacting the thermal transfer fluid to the composite in the second phase for a time sufficient for the material to change from the second phase to the first phase. The invention also provides an energy storage module having a mixture of phase change material and high surface area substrate |
| US10533807B2 |
Three-dimensional moulding
One aspect of the invention relates to a molding which is flow-passable by a fluid in at least one flow direction. The molding comprises a multiplicity of mutually parallel successive layers. Each layer includes clearances and at least one mating face toward a following or a preceding layer. Each clearance of one layer overlaps at least one region of the clearance of a following or preceding layer. On account thereof, the layers collectively configure step-shaped webs in the molding. The molding comprises at least two such webs. Moreover, the present invention relates to manufacturing methods for manufacturing said moldings, and the use of said moldings and reactors which comprise said moldings. |
| US10533802B2 |
Furnace bricks, coolers, and shells/bindings operating in systemic balance
Many substantially identical refractory bricks are assembled into completed horizontal ring rows neatly nested into laterally curved copper stave coolers surrounding the ring. Each brick “locks” into horizontal channels between pairs of parallel horizontal protruding ribs on the hot faces of the stave coolers. Every stave cooler is provisioned with a full covering of the refractory bricks after the stave cooler is mounted inside a corresponding steel containment shell. None of the refractory bricks are permitted to be finished bridging between adjacent stave coolers in the same horizontal row. Each brick is installed in their respective stave coolers with crushable or deformable mortar filling the channels. Each brick hooks a “toe” just under and into an upper of the pair of horizontal ribs, and then rotates in down with favorably oriented and directed earth's gravity to stay in place at least until a next upper row of bricks in a superior horizontal ring “lock” them in a second way. |
| US10533796B2 |
Method for thickening a cryogenic slurry using a cross-flow filter
A method for thickening a cryogenic slurry is disclosed. The method comprises providing a cryogenic slurry flow path, a cryogenic liquid discharge path, and a filter medium between the cryogenic slurry flow path and the cryogenic liquid discharge path. The cryogenic slurry comprises a solid and a cryogenic liquid. The cryogenic slurry is fed into the cryogenic slurry flow path, generally tangential to the filter medium. This causes a portion of the cryogenic liquid to cross the filter medium into the cryogenic liquid discharge path as a cryogenic liquid discharge and the cryogenic slurry to thicken to produce a thickened slurry. The filter medium comprises a cryogenically-stable material such that adsorption of gases is inhibited, deposition of solids is prevented, and temperature-change induced expansion and contraction of the filter medium is optimized. |
| US10533794B2 |
Hydrocarbon gas processing
A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to improve the recovery of C2 (or C3) and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The preferred method of separating a hydrocarbon gas stream generally includes producing at least a substantially condensed first stream and a cooled second stream, expanding both streams to lower pressure, and supplying the streams to a fractionation tower. In the process and apparatus disclosed, the tower overhead vapor is directed to an absorbing means and a heat and mass transfer means inside a processing assembly. A portion of the outlet vapor from the processing assembly is compressed to higher pressure, cooled and substantially condensed in a heat exchange means inside the processing assembly, then expanded to lower pressure and supplied, to the heat and mass transfer means to provide cooling. Condensed liquid from the absorbing means is fed to the tower. |
| US10533784B2 |
Pack-and-A-half architecture for environmental control systems
Environmental control system for aircraft are provided having a ram module having a primary heat exchanger and a secondary heat exchanger, a refrigeration module having an air cycle machine module and a condenser heat exchanger module, and at least one conduit fluidly connecting the ram module to the refrigeration module such that the ram module and the refrigeration module can be installed in two separate volumes of the aircraft. |
| US10533777B2 |
Selective solar absorbers with tuned oxygen deficiency and methods of fabrication thereof
Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed towards the fabrication of a solar absorber comprising an IR reflector layer deposited on a substrate; a first cermet layer deposited in contact with the IR reflector layer; a second cermet layer deposited in contact with the first cermet layer; a first anti-reflection coating layer deposited in contact with the second cermet layer; a second anti-reflection coating layer deposited in contact with the first anti-reflection coating layer. A sputtering process may be used to deposit some or all of the layers, and the YSZ layers in each cermet layer may be deposited with a tuned partial oxygen pressure in order to form a layer that is oxygen-deficient. |
| US10533775B2 |
Solar absorber body for a concentrating solar power system and a method for manufacturing a solar absorber body
A solar absorber body for a concentrating solar power system, said solar absorber body including: a tube, designed to contain a heat transfer medium and including a first part designed to be exposed to the sunlight and a second part designed to be unexposed to the sunlight, an assembly of fins made of thermally conductive material, and a selective coating arranged at least on the outer surface of the first part of the tube, said assembly of fins defining at least two longitudinal passages inside the tube, said passages being adjacent in a sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube, said assembly of fins being configured to create a continuous thermal bridge inside the tube from at least a portion of the inner surface of first part of the tube to at least a portion of the inner surface of the second part of the tube. |
| US10533773B2 |
Solar thermal heat exchanger
The described embodiments provide thermal energy via solar powered heat exchangers. This energy can be implemented to heat hot water or heat residential/commercial structures. Parallel mounted vacuum insulated tubes heat water within a geometric heat transfer piping system. This thermal energy is transferred via a piping system to an insulated tank. A digital controller monitors and controls the temperature of the water within the system as well as provides frost/freezing protection. An electrical active pumping system is connected to the digital controller to circulate water within the solar heat exchanger. The electric active pump can be connected to a solar photovoltaic (electric) panel for reliable and uninterrupted heat/hot water delivery. |
| US10533772B2 |
Movable air-flow guide vane for a furnace
A furnace system featuring baffles, each set of baffles including one or more movable vanes, and systems for controlling the positioning of movable vanes during furnace operation. Actuators may be used to move vanes between deployed and retracted positions, the actuators controlled by units within the furnace or linked to the power sources for furnace elements which are specific to either heating or cooling operations. The movable vanes may alternately be positioned by using springs with stiffness selected to place vanes in a deployed position when under heating airflows and in a retracted position when under cooling airflows. |
| US10533771B2 |
Blower assembly with compensation for vent back pressure
A blower assembly is configured for use with a gas-operated heater having a burner and an exhaust port. The blower assembly has a blower and a sensor. The blower is configured to operate at two or more speeds and is configured to operatively connect to the burner in a manner to facilitate flow of combustion air into the burner and to facilitate flow of exhaust through the exhaust port. The sensor is configured to be sensitive to pressure of exhaust downstream of the blower. The sensor is operatively connected to the blower in a manner such that the blower will change speeds if said pressure exceeds a threshold pressure. |
| US10533768B2 |
Smart fan controller
The efficient fan controller includes a microprocessor receiving at least one signal input from thermostat/equipment control terminals to control a fan relay to operate a system fan. The microprocessor monitors a thermostat call for cooling/heating duration and determines a variable fan-off delay based on the cooling/heating cycle duration, and at an end of a cooling/heating cycle energize the fan relay to operate the system fan for the variable fan-off delay. The fan controller avoids false thermostat activation signals and includes a common wire adapter to provide continuous power to a smart communicating thermostat and is configured to evaluate floating, zero, rectified, false positive and active input signals. The fan controller can be embodied on a forced-air-unit control board or thermostat. The fan controller installation methods ensure the system fan/blower operates at high speed for heating and cooling to improve thermal comfort, efficiency and satisfy the thermostat sooner to save energy. |
| US10533767B2 |
Methods of reducing consumption of energy and other resources associated with operating buildings
The invention concerns predominantly enclosed spaces, typically buildings, which are at least exposed to directionally and temporally varying levels of solar electromagnetic radiation as well as temporally varying levels of ambient air temperature and ambient air flow velocity and direction.Methods for at least approximating any one or any combination of system targets of a) reducing the average energy expenditure for keeping at least one primary compartment of a building within a desired temperature range by means of active air conditioning, or b) reducing temperature variations during a typical 24-hour cycle within said at least one primary compartment of said building, or c) reducing one or both of the average temperature or the peak temperature of said at least one primary compartment of said building. Methods for at least partially increasing the typical lifetime of some components of buildings and thus reducing resources associated with maintaining at least some buildings function. |
| US10533766B2 |
HVAC controller having keypad input and method of operation thereof
A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller, a method of receiving signals from a keypad and an HVAC system incorporating the controller or the method. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a keypad having at least first and second banks, (2) a reference signal source configured to generate a time-varying untransformed reference signal and provide the untransformed reference signal to the first bank, (3) transformation circuitry configured to transform the untransformed reference signal into a transformed reference signal and provide the transformed reference signal to the second bank and (4) a processor having interrupt pins coupled to corresponding keys of both the first and second banks and a further interrupt pin coupled to receive one of the untransformed and transformed reference signal. |
| US10533765B2 |
Chiller plant
A chiller plant including at least two chillers operating at different temperatures are disclosed. Process fluid circuits of the chillers can form fluid communication when, for example, one or more of the at least two chillers may fail, so that the other chiller(s) of the at least two chillers may provide backup operation to the failed chiller(s). |
| US10533763B2 |
Controller of air-conditioning system and method for controlling air-conditioning system
A controller of an air-conditioning system includes a feedback control unit configured to generate a state quantity command from a control parameter and a difference between a target value of a room temperature and a measured room temperature and control the room temperature to the target value on the basis of the state quantity command, a control target heat characteristic model calculation unit configured to calculate a parameter of a model regarding a heat characteristic of a control target from at least a state quantity regarding an amount of heat supplied to the control target or the state quantity command, and the measured room temperature during normal operation, and a control parameter determination unit configured to determine the control parameter by using the parameter and a formula derived from the model regarding the heat characteristic of the control target. |
| US10533758B2 |
Modular parts that supply utilities to cleanroom, isolation or containment cubicles, pods, or modules
The present invention includes a removable utility unit and/or removable utility room for providing one or more utilities to at least one of a controlled air, a sealable, a sterilizable, a sanitizable cleanroom comprising: at least one of a utility connection selected from air, water, gas, or electricity; and a substantially hermetic connector between the removable unit and the cleanroom, wherein the at least one of air, water, gas, or electricity are connectable to matching utility inputs in the cleanroom. |
| US10533755B2 |
Hidden ventilation toe kick
Strategies for providing aesthetically acceptable ventilation for appliances requiring ventilation are described. In one or more implementations, a notch is cut along the upper edge of a cabinet toe kick to allow ambient air to enter and exit an air cavity disposed behind the toe kick. A fence or trim piece is then installed in front of the notch to hide the notch from view and to create a labyrinth vent allowing ambient air to enter and exit the air cavity. This ambient air flow is required for proper operation of appliances requiring ventilation. |
| US10533754B2 |
Pot support grate
A support grate for a household cooking appliance includes a plurality of spokes with at least one portion on which a cooking article can be supported and at least one pad of elastic material for supporting the grate on a surface of the household appliance. The pad is of a polymeric material having a thermochromic pigment dispersed therein and causing the pad to change in a color thereof at a first preset temperature. |
| US10533752B2 |
Fluid supply for a household appliance and household appliance
The invention describes a fluid supply (100) for a household appliance especially a steam oven (200) that has improved cleaning and hygienic characteristics. A wave breaker structure (120) is removably included inside a removable fluid container (110) and can be completely separated from it for cleaning purposes. The fluid container (110) is preferably releasable having a valve (115) and being mounted inside of a steam oven (200). |
| US10533750B2 |
Cross ignition flame duct
A cross-flame duct for connecting adjacent combustors together in a gas turbine to guard against flameout conditions within the combustors, whereby the cross-flame duct includes first and second ducts forming a slip joint to prevent stress from developing within the cross-flame duct is disclosed. The cross-flame duct remains flexible during turbine operation due to the slip joint, thereby preventing damaging thermal and mechanical stresses from developing within the cross-flame duct and enhancing the useful life of the cross-flame duct and associated components. The first and second ducts include cooling chambers positioned between outer sleeves and inner housings and maintained with one or more standoffs to reduce thermal stress and gradients or prevent material loss due to overheating or burning. The cooling chambers are supplied with cooling fluids via one or more fluid ports extending through the outer sleeves enabling air to flow through the cooling chambers and into the combustors. |
| US10533749B2 |
Effusion cooling holes
A turbine component includes a structure having hot and cold surfaces opposite each other; and a plurality of cooling holes extending between the cold and hot surfaces, each of the cooling holes including at least one projection or recess element to form part of a fluid path surface with enhanced in-hole heat convection. |
| US10533745B2 |
Film cooling a combustor wall of a turbine engine
An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a combustor wall including a shell and a heat shield. The combustor wall defines first and second cavities between the shell and the heat shield. The heat shield defines a first outlet and an elongated second outlet. The first outlet is fluidly coupled with the first cavity. The second outlet is fluidly coupled with the second cavity. The combustor wall defines one of the cavities with a tapered geometry. |
| US10533744B2 |
Heater and glow plug equipped with same
A heater includes a ceramic body of bar shape; and a heat-generating resistor disposed in an inside of the ceramic body, when viewed in a transverse section, the heat-generating resistor including at least one step portion provided in an outer periphery part of the heat-generating resistor, the at least one step portion having such a shape that semicircular portions bisected in a diametrical direction of the heat-generating resistor deviate from each other along the diametrical direction. |
| US10533742B2 |
Burner case and burner device provided with the burner case
A burner case and a burner device provided with the burner case are disclosed. A cover for closing an opening of a case body of the burner case is attached to the case body by a first caulking portion and a second caulking portion. A first caulking direction and a second caulking direction intersect with each other, the first caulking direction is a direction in which a first attachment piece and a first facing portion, those constituting the first caulking portion, face each other and are caulked, the second caulking direction is a direction in which a second attachment piece and a second facing portion, those constituting the second caulking portion, face each other and are caulked. Thus, the case body and the cover are not required to be screwed or the number of the screws is reduced, and leakage of gas from the burner case to outside is prevented. |
| US10533734B2 |
Multi-lamp stage light
The present invention discloses a multi-lamp stage light including a base, a support frame rotatably connected to the base, a lamp support rotatably connected to the support frame, and at least two lamp units rotatably connected to the lamp support which is provided with a third driving apparatus for driving the lamp units to rotate. The stage light according to the present invention is simple in structure and easy to use, achieving variable lighting effects with omnidirectional illumination and meeting performance requirements. In addition, the present invention can also avoid control lines intertwined. |
| US10533728B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes: a light-transmissive plate having an entrance surface; and an image projecting device that irradiates the entrance surface of the light-transmissive plate with image light. The image light passing through the light-transmissive plate is projected on an object. The image light emitted by the image projecting device includes light in a first wavelength range and light in a second wavelength range. Here, the light in the second wavelength range is longer in wavelength than the light in the first wavelength range. The light-transmissive plate absorbs or scatters the light in the first wavelength range more than the light in the second wavelength range. |
| US10533727B2 |
Optical diffuser for a portable light
An optical diffuser for a light may comprise an optical body having a substantially flat base at one end thereof and a complex lens structure at the opposing end thereof. The complex lens may have a plurality of curved optical surfaces and may produce a beam of light having a non-uniform light intensity. The optical diffuser may be attached to a light by a holder, and the holder may be movable on the light to place the optical diffuser in front of a light source. |
| US10533721B2 |
Kinetic flame device
An apparatus creating a flickering flame effect. The apparatus includes a housing with an interior space with first and second stages. A drive mechanism generates a time varying electromagnetic field extending into the first stage. A first pendulum member is pivotally mounted in the interior space of the first stage and includes first and second magnets on first and second ends, with the first end proximate to the drive mechanism such that the first magnet interacts with the varying electromagnetic field to cause movement of the pendulum member. The apparatus includes a second pendulum member pivotally mounted in the second stage with a magnet on a first end proximate to the second end of the first pendulum member. A flame silhouette element extends from the second pendulum member, and a light source transmits light onto the flame silhouette, which is moving due to the magnetic coupling of the pendulum members. |
| US10533718B2 |
Electronic lighting device
An electronic lighting device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic lighting device may comprise a core, which may comprises an enclosure, a light-emitting element, a flame sheet and a swing mechanism. The flame sheet is movably supported or suspended on the enclosure, and may comprise an upper sheet which is of a flame-like shape. The upper sheet is configured to expose above the top of the enclosure. The light-emitting element may be installed on the enclosure. A light outgoing direction of the light-emitting element may be intersected with the surface of the upper sheet so that the light of the light-emitting element is projected on the surface of the upper sheet. The swing mechanism is disposed beneath the flame sheet and can apply a force on the flame sheet to actuate the flame sheet to sway or swing. By the present application, a visual experience of true fire can be achieved and an interestedness and appreciation can be improved. |
| US10533709B2 |
Gas cylinder control system and gas cylinder for use therewith system
The present invention provides a control system (10) for managing the supply of bottled gas to users (12), the system comprising: a gas cylinder system (14) having a gas cylinder (15) for receiving and distributing gas contained therein; a first electronic monitoring system (16) associated with said gas cylinder system (14) and operable to monitor parameters associated with said cylinder system (14); a second monitoring system (18) associated with one or more locations (A-F) in which said cylinder may reside and being operable to monitor the presence or absence of said cylinder within said one or more locations (A-F); and a computer system (20) in communication with each of said second monitors (18) for receiving information therefrom relating to the presence or absence of said cylinder system (14) in said one or more locations (A-F). |
| US10533707B2 |
Ground liquefied natural gas storage tank and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention includes: an independent tank constituting an inner tank to store a storage material therein; at least one sandwich plate modularized and manufactured include a metal plate provided in a pair opposite to each other, the metal plates having a reinforcing material formed therebetween, and a filler filled between the metal plates, the at least one sandwich plate surrounding the outer surface of the independent tank to constitute an outer tank; and an external reinforcing member formed on the outer surface of the sandwich plate. |
| US10533703B1 |
Mounting system for tool-less attachment of electronic device to a rail
An example mounting system for attaching an electronic device, such as a wireless access point, to a structure, such as a drop ceiling rail. The mounting system includes a bracket assembly and a device brace. The bracket assembly includes a first bracket and a second bracket that are separate from one another, each including a bottom flange and a top flange that forms a groove, the first bracket including a retention clip. The device brace is attachable to the electronic device and includes two grooves. The mounting system is tool-lessly attachable to the rail by: sliding the grooves of the first and second brackets onto flanges of the rail, sliding the second bracket into engagement with the retention clip such that the retention clip holds the first and second brackets together on the rail, and sliding the grooves of the device brace onto the bottom flanges of the first and second brackets such that the bracket assembly supports the device brace. |
| US10533702B2 |
Video wall mount
A mounting system that includes a second frame assembly movable relative to a first frame assembly and including a first and second hooks that engage/disengage first and second openings of the first frame assembly to secure the mounting system in a position; first and second release members configured to move the first and second hooks, respectively, to engage/disengage the associated opening upon movement of the release member; and a linkage assembly configured to communicate movement of one release member to move the other release member. The linkage assembly including a first link member operatively coupled to the first release member, a second link member operatively coupled to the second release member, and a third link member coupled to the first and second link members, such that movement of one of the first and second link members moves the other of the first and second link members. |
| US10533700B1 |
Multi-functional handle system
A multi-functional handle system and method can include: providing a base component; rotateably affixing a middle component to the base component; and coupling a handle to the middle component, and the handle including: a closed configuration with the middle component within a recess of the handle, a handle magnet and a middle component magnet engaged, and the handle and the middle component secured in one position relative to the base component based on the base component being in contact with the handle within the recess, a semi-closed configuration with the handle rotateable with respect to the base component, and an open configuration with the handle freely moveable about a hinge pin based on the handle magnet and the middle component magnet not being engaged. |
| US10533699B2 |
Full-automatic horizontal clamping holder
A full-automatic horizontal clamping holder includes a rear base, a bottom support arm, a left holding arm and a right holding arm mounted to the rear base. The full-automatic horizontal clamping holder further includes a return elastic member extending vertically for returning the bottom support arm upward. A linkage assembly is provided between the bottom support arm and the left and right holding arms for linking the left and right holding arms to horizontally move inward or outward so as to clamp or release a mobile phone. |
| US10533697B2 |
Refrigerator and manufacturing method therefor
Disclosed is a refrigerator including an ultrathin wall type insulating wall having a reduced thickness while maintaining insulating performance, so as to increase the capacity of a storage chamber. A vacuum insulating material is disposed inside the insulating wall so as to ensure the insulating performance of the insulating wall, and a foam material, in the portion in which the vacuum insulating material is not disposed, is disposed to be thicker than a foam material in the portion in which the vacuum insulating wall is disposed, such that the insulating wall, which maintains insulating performance while maintaining the insulating wall having an overall ultrathin shape, can be formed. Furthermore, auxiliary vacuum insulating materials are additionally disposed in the insulating wall corner regions in which the vacuum insulating material is not disposed, such that the ultrathin wall-type insulating wall is formed while maintaining the overall insulating performance of the refrigerator, thereby reducing the total thickness of the insulating wall so as to increase the capacity of the storage chamber, and enabling a slim design of the refrigerator such that the aesthetics of the refrigerator can be improved. |
| US10533690B2 |
Electrofusion fitting methods
The invention provides improvements to electrofusion fitting methods that allow for continuity and repeatability of welds between an electrofusion fitting and a pipe lining (or stand-alone pipe). An electrofusion fitting for joining sections of lined pipe has heating elements configured to create at least one weld between the electrofusion fitting and a pipe lining. However, prior to the weld step taking place the electrofusion fitting is heated and expands accordingly to ensure contact with the pipe lining. Preheating the electrofusion fitting also provides a predetermined starting temperature for the fitting and the lining which results in improved fusion cycle reliability. Furthermore, the need for clamps or support frames to support the electrofusion fitting in situ is removed, with corresponding reductions in cycle times, complexity, and hence cost. |
| US10533688B2 |
Coupling having tabbed retainer
A pipe coupling for plain end pipe is formed of segments joined end to end surrounding a central space. The segments are connected end to end by lugs on each segment with fasteners extending between them. Each segment has channels on opposite sides that face the central space with floors at different radii. Retainers are received within the channels. The retainers have teeth and one or more offset tabs that cooperate with the channels to prevent improper assembly. A ring seal is received within a channel positioned in each segment between the retainer channels. |
| US10533682B2 |
Methods and apparatus to diagnose a valve using electric valve actuators
Methods and apparatus to diagnose a valve using electric valve actuators are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an electric motor to actuate a valve, rotation sensors to monitor a rotation of a drive shaft associated with the electric motor to determine a distance travelled by the drive shaft, and a valve position sensor to monitor a position of a flow control member of the valve. The example electric valve actuator further includes a processor to generate an alert based on feedback from the rotation sensors and the valve position sensor, the alert associated with a failure of the valve. |
| US10533681B2 |
Ceramic valve with a function of informing operation position
A ceramic valve with a function of informing the operation position includes casing, a drive device partially and rotatably secured in the casing, a clicker longitudinally mounted to an upper portion of the casing and an outlet control device mounted to a lower portion of the casing for holding the drive device in place, wherein the drive seat extending through the clicker. The clicker informs an operation position by a “click” sound when the outlet control device is driven to a cold water supplying position, a hot water supplying position and a mixing water supplying position. |
| US10533677B2 |
Linear solenoid valve and method of manufacturing linear solenoid valve
In a linear solenoid valve, a coil wound on a bobbin is disposed radially outside a first core and a second core of that configure a part of a core segment, and a cover portion is formed by filling the outer periphery of the coil with a resin material so that the coil and the core segment are integrally molded together. The first core includes a small diameter portion having an outside diameter r2 smaller than an outside diameter r1 of an outer tubular portion that is part of the second core and that is opposed to the coil, and a large diameter portion that has an outside diameter r3 larger than that of the small diameter portion. A space between the small diameter portion and the bobbin makes it less likely that the first core is pressed radially inward via the bobbin during formation of the cover portion. |
| US10533675B2 |
Apparatus for controlling a fluid flow
An apparatus is for controlling a fluid flow. The apparatus has a valve provided with a valve adjuster for controlling a fluid flow through the valve. The valve has a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid inlet conduit, and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with a fluid outlet conduit, for flowing fluid through the valve. The apparatus further has an actuator device capable of undergoing a change in shape, the change in shape of the actuator device providing via a connecting member an attenuated or amplified displacement of a fixation point connected to the valve adjuster, when compared to the change in shape of the actuator device. |
| US10533670B2 |
Compact double shut-off valve
A valve member having a first flow path and a second flow path, and configured to control both flow paths through a filter assembly. The valve member allows control of the two flow streams in a compact space compared to traditional valves. The valve member may require less space to operate due to its compact nature as compared to traditional external valves with multiple handles that each require space to rotate. The valve member may also be used to easily shut-off flow to a filter of a filter assembly without limiting use of another filtration assembly in the same filtration system. Alternatively, the valve member may shut off flow to a corresponding filter of a stand-alone filter assembly that is not connected to another filter assembly. Also, the valve member allows less expensive and more lightweight filtration systems. |
| US10533668B2 |
Seal assemblies for use with fluid valves
Seal assemblies for use with fluid valves are described. An example apparatus includes a cage; a plug including a seal gland; and means for sealingly engaging an inner surface of the cage at least partially positioned in the seal gland and including a first portion and a second portion, in response to a fluid acting on the first portion in a first direction, the first portion to engage, outwardly urge, and splay the second portion to sealingly engage the cage, in response to the fluid acting in a second direction, the second portion to deter the fluid from acting on the first portion, the first direction opposite the second direction. |
| US10533666B2 |
Sealing structures and valve assemblies including the sealing structures
Sealing structures and valve assemblies including the sealing structures. The sealing structures include a first body, which defines a first surface. The sealing structures also include a second body, which defines a second surface. The second body also defines a gland, which extends into the second body from the second surface, defines a gland opening on the second surface, and is free of both a tool entry point and a tool exit point. The second body further defines a retention structure projecting partially across the gland. The sealing structure also includes a resilient sealing body positioned within the gland. The retention structure retains the resilient sealing body within the gland, and the resilient sealing body forms a fluid seal between the first body and the second body when the resilient sealing body is brought into pressing engagement with both the first surface and the gland. |
| US10533665B2 |
Seal arrangement for turbine
The invention is directed to a seal arrangement, in particular a brush seal, for a turbine, in particular an aircraft gas turbine, with a sealing element and with a sealing surface that interacts with the sealing element, wherein the sealing element and the sealing surface are arranged concentrically with respect to each other, in particular concentrically around a machine axis of the turbine is hereby characterized in that the sealing element and the sealing surface are designed in such a way that, in a first operating state, a gap is formed between them, and in that, in a second operating state, a sealing contact is produced between the sealing element and the sealing surface. |
| US10533660B2 |
Hydraulic control device and hydraulic control method of transmission
In a hydraulic control device and a hydraulic control method of a transmission, in a case that an oil supplying section is supplying a first oil to a continuously variable transmission mechanism, a TCU outputs, to an LC control valve of the oil supplying section, a control signal for giving a command to start supply of a second oil to a torque converter if a pulley pressure detected by a pressure sensor reaches a pressure threshold value. |
| US10533656B2 |
Automatic transmission and control method therefor
In a vehicle having a continuously variable transmission, a controller selectively performs a first control mode in which a transmission ratio is controlled in a stepless manner, and a second control mode in which the transmission ratio is controlled in a stepwise manner to perform an upshift after a vehicle speed has increased. When the second control mode is selected in response to a driver's acceleration request, the controller continuously downshifts the transmission ratio until the upshift is performed. |
| US10533652B2 |
Worm gear drive with adjustable backlash
A worm gear drive mechanism (1) having a housing (8), a rotatably mounted worm gear (4) and a worm shaft (2) rotatably mounted at at least one bearing point (7), wherein the bearing point (7) has a displacement element (10) for displacing the axial spacing (17) between the gear axis of rotation (6) of the worm gear (4) and the shaft axis of rotation (5) of the worm shaft (2). |
| US10533651B2 |
Gap adjustment member, method to assemble gap adjustment member, and transmission
A gap adjustment member includes a main body and an outward protrusion. The main body portion has a diameter less than or equal to the diameter of a mounting hole. The outward protrusion protrudes outwardly on an outer perimeter surface of the main body portion, the number of the protrusions being less than or equal to the number of recessed grooves. A diameter of a circumscribing circle, which circumscribes the main body portion and passes a projecting end of the protrusion, and a crossing point, in which a line that passes the projecting end and a center of the main body portion intersects the outer perimeter surface of the main body portion, and which is a crossing point on the opposite side of the projecting end, is configured to be greater than the diameter of the mounting hole and less than or equal to the diameter of an annular groove. |
| US10533647B2 |
Locking and unlocking mechanism
A locking mechanism for releasably locking a lock bolt against axial movement, the mechanism comprising an axially moveable member, arranged to move axially with the lock bolt biasing means, arranged to bias the piston towards the lock bolt; rotation means in threaded engagement with the piston such that rotation of the rotation means causes axial movement of the piston, and a solenoid assembly arranged to prevent rotation of said rotation means in a locked state, the solenoid assembly comprising: a solenoid plunger having a solenoid tip and a solenoid arranged to cause movement of the solenoid plunger relative to the rotation means, the solenoid assembly arranged such that in a locked state the solenoid causes the solenoid tip to engage with the rotation means such as to prevent rotation thereof, thus preventing axial movement of the piston. |
| US10533644B2 |
Multi-speed planetary transmission
A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have four planetary gearsets and six selective couplers. The six selective couplers may include three clutches and three brakes. The four planetary gearsets may include three minus planetary gearsets and one plus planetary gearset. |
| US10533642B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, and a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements. The planetary gear train may further include a first plurality of shafts each fixedly connected with at least one of the rotation elements from the first, second, third, or fourth planetary gear sets, a second plurality of shafts, each selectively connected to a transmission housing and fixedly connected to a rotation element of the first and third planetary gear sets that is not fixedly connected with any of the first plurality of shafts. |
| US10533641B2 |
Transmission arrangement for a vehicle
A transmission arrangement for a vehicle includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth planetary gear set including a sun gear, a planet carrier and a ring gear, respectively, wherein the transmission arrangement further includes a transmission housing, an input shaft and an output shaft, wherein two of the sun gear, the planet carrier and the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set are each operatively connected to a respective one of the input shaft, the sun gear, the planet carrier and the ring gear of the third planetary gear set. |
| US10533636B2 |
Compound planet gear arrangement and drive train arrangement
A compound planet gear arrangement (100, 200, 300, 400) having a ring gear (110, 210, 310, 410), at least two planet gear units (120, 220, 329, 429) and a sun wheel (130, 230, 330, 430). Each planet gear unit comprise a primary planet gear (121, 221, 321, 421) with primary planet teeth meshing with the ring gear and a secondary planet gear (122,222, 322, 422) with secondary planet teeth meshing with the sun wheel. The secondary planet gear is axially connected with the primary planet gear and has a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the primary planet gear Each planet gear unit (120, 220, 320,420) comprises a shock absorbing transmission arrangement (20) which is arranged to allow a limited elastic rotation of the secondary planet teeth relative to the primary planet teeth. A drive train arrangement comprising such a compound planet gear arrangement is also disclosed. |
| US10533635B2 |
Gear reduction box for electric motorcycles
A gear reduction unit for use particularly in an electric motorcycle. The gear reduction unit uses three adjacent gears. The three gears are straight cut gears, which make a sound when they turn together. The sound provides audio feedback so that bystanders can hear when the motorcycle is approaching, notwithstanding that the electric motor on the motorcycle is mostly silent. |
| US10533630B2 |
Belting connection mechanism
A belting connection for attaching a first end and a second end of belting. The belting has a thickness. The belting connection mechanism includes a first stepped region, a second stepped region and a first fastener. The first stepped region is proximate the first end. The first stepped region has a first aperture formed therein. The first stepped region has a first thickness. The second stepped region is proximate the second end. The second stepped region has a second aperture formed therein. The second stepped region has a second thickness. The first fastener extends through the first aperture and the second aperture to attach the first end to the second end. The first stepped region at least partially overlaps the second stepped region when the first end is attached to the second end. When the first end is attached to the second end, the first stepped region and the second stepped region have a combined thickness that is no greater than the thickness of the belting. |
| US10533629B2 |
Centrifugal pendulum damper and torque transmission device
In the centrifugal pendulum damper, a plurality of pendulums are swingably supported on a rotating body. The pendulum includes a swinging shaft serving as the swing center and a rolling shaft including a rolling surface on the outer periphery thereof. The rotating body includes a plurality of pendulum support portions, and the pendulum support portion includes a swinging shaft guide portion that guides the swinging shaft in a radial direction of the rotating body, and a rolling shaft guide portion that is in rolling-contact with the rolling surface of the rolling shaft to cause the pendulum to swing around the swing axis. |
| US10533627B2 |
Vibration damping device for motor vehicle transmission drivetrain
A damping device for damping vibrations of a motor vehicle transmission drivetrain. The damping device features a first element and a second element (2) rotationally movable around a rotation axis X, an elastic damping member having an elastic blade (13, 14) mounted rotationally integrally with the first element (3) and a rolling body movable with respect to the second element along a curvilinear trajectory over at least a predetermined angular sector (A). Movement of the rolling body along the curvilinear trajectory with respect to the second element is accompanied by a movement of the rolling body on the elastic blade, causing the elastic blade to flex. |
| US10533626B2 |
Spring damper and accelerator device using the spring damper
A spring damper disposed inside a coil spring includes: a main body having an outside diameter smaller than an inside diameter of a spring wire of the coil spring; and an outward convex part having a distal end located on an outer side of a cylindrical virtual plane in the radial direction, the cylindrical virtual plane passing through a center of the spring wire. When the coil spring is compressed by pressing an accelerator pedal by a driver, the outward convex part located between the adjacent spring wires prevents collision between the spring wires. |
| US10533624B2 |
Cylinder device
A stopper mechanism includes a second cylinder provided at an end portion in an inner cylinder, and a second piston configured to move along with movement of a piston rod to be capable of being fit-inserted through the second cylinder. The second piston includes a stopper coupled to the piston rod, a castle integrated with the stopper by plastic flow to form a ring groove on an outer periphery of the second piston between the castle and the stopper, and a piston ring fixed into a ring groove formed by the stopper and the castle so that the piston ring is displaceable in the ring groove in an axial direction and is retained in the ring groove, and has an annular shape with both ends in a circumferential direction which are formed by partially cutting the piston ring. |
| US10533622B2 |
Multiple stage shock absorber with gas permeable internal floating piston
Disclosed herein is a single shock body equipped with the gas permeable internal floating piston. The gas permeable internal floating piston was specifically designed for installation in the multiple stage air shock, the gas permeable internal floating piston being disclosed in the parent application. The gas permeable internal floating piston automatically separates the oil from the gas within the shock body thereby significantly reducing the complexity and cost of manufacturing a shock absorber with the gas permeable internal floating piston. Also, separation is maintained during the operation of the shock throughout the shock's lifetime. The gas permeable internal floating piston can operate with oils derived from either petroleum or synthetic base stocks, additives, and various gases including dry air, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, helium, neon, and argon. |
| US10533615B1 |
Progressive shear assemblies
A progressive shear assembly includes a hub configured for coupling to the output, the hub including a hub drive sleeve and at least one torque transfer lug on the hub drive sleeve. A drive adaptor may be configured for coupling to the drive. The drive adaptor may include an adaptor shaft disposed in the hub drive sleeve of the hub. The adaptor shaft may have an aft shaft end and a fore shaft end and tapering from the aft shaft end to the fore shaft end. At least one adaptor lug may be provided on the adaptor shaft. The at least one adaptor lug may have a substantially non-uniform width from the aft shaft end to the fore shaft end of the adaptor shaft. A tensile spring may be formed by selected ones of a plurality of substantially incompressible shear members and a plurality of substantially compressible compression members disposed adjacent to the adaptor shaft between the at least one adaptor lug and the at least one torque transfer lug. The at least one adaptor lug on the adaptor shaft of the drive adaptor may pre-load the selected ones of a plurality of substantially incompressible shear members and a plurality of substantially compressible compression members in conical compression. Shear assembly sleeves deployable between a propeller adaptor shaft of a drive adaptor and a propeller hub drive sleeve of a propeller hub are also disclosed. |
| US10533611B2 |
Assembly method for cross shaft universal joint
In order to attach cup bearings 18 with good precision in portions between circular holes 15 that are formed in joining-arm sections 10 of yokes 7a, 7b of a cross shaft universal joint 6 and the tip-end sections of a shaft section 17a of a cross shaft 8 regardless of variation in the dimensions of the joining-arm sections 10, the circular holes 15 in the tip-end sections thereof, and the cup bearings 18, and elastic deformation of the joining-arm sections 10 of the yoke 7a during press-fitting work, press-fitting punches 33 are used to pressure fit the cup bearings 18 to a preset reference position inside the circular holes 15, and the value of the pressure that is applied to the press-fitting punches at that instant is set as a reference pressure, and at the instant when the pressure applied to the press-fitting punches becomes larger than the reference pressure by a preset specified value, the cup bearings 18 are determined to have reached positions where press-fitting is complete. |
| US10533610B1 |
Gas turbine engine fan stage with bearing cooling
An aero gas turbine engine with a fan stage and a bearing rotatably supporting the fan stage, where the bearing is cooled by passing cooling air through the bearing, and the spent bearing cooling air is re-injected into the air flow path at a location where the effect is minimalized. The location is just downstream from a leading edge of a stator vane and along a pressure side surface of the vane. A fine mist of oil can be discharged into the bearing cooling air to also lubricate the bearing, where both the oil and the spent cooling air is reintroduced into the air flow path. |
| US10533608B2 |
Ring seal for liquid metal bearing assembly
A ring seal is engaged with a liquid metal bearing assembly and operates to contain metal fluid lubricant leaking through the primary compression seals of a liquid metal bearing to prevent the fluid from entering the high voltage space within the x-ray tube and causing high voltage instability. The ring seal engages the existing configuration for the bearing assembly without deforming the bearing, including effects of thermal expansion and inertial body forces, thus maintaining the tight tolerances for the proper operation of the component parts of the bearing structure. The ring seal retains the leaking liquid metal within the ring seal regardless of the operating state and/or condition of the bearing assembly, such as during operating conditions. i.e., rotation of the bearing assembly or gantry, and non-operating conditions, e.g., shipping and stand-by, and regardless of the corresponding pressures and their locations exerted on the ring seal by the liquid metal. |
| US10533602B2 |
Hydrodynamic plain bearing
A hydrodynamic plain bearing includes a bearing shell having an inner surface which forms a bearing surface for a rotating shaft or the like. The bearing surface has a plurality of surface segments separated from each other and disposed successively in the circumferential direction of the bearing shell. At least the bearing surface or the entire bearing shell is made from CuCr1Zr. |
| US10533601B2 |
Casing for a flexible shaft assembly of a vehicle power seat adjuster
A flexible shaft assembly of a vehicle power seat adjuster includes a casing having a bracket, and an elongated channel mounted to the bracket, a flexible shaft of a vehicle power seat adjuster received in the elongated channel, and a motor for driving the flexible shaft. The elongated channel includes side walls, a bottom wall and an open top defining an inner cavity for receiving the flexible shaft. |
| US10533596B2 |
Fiber reinforced resin screw
The present invention is relates to a fiber reinforced resin screw 10, 20 shaped using a resin composition containing reinforcing fiber in a resin. A pitch of threads has a length of 1.5 to 2 times of a standard pitch corresponding to an outer diameter of the threads prescribed in standards of a metric coarse screw, a unified coarse screw and a unified fine screw. An average fiber length of the reinforcing fiber is 1 to 1/3 times of the pitch of the threads in the fiber reinforced resin screw. A content rate of the reinforcing fiber is in a range of 20 to 80%. In this way, the fiber reinforced resin screw to have improved is provided in the strength of the thread. |
| US10533593B2 |
Fastener
A fastener includes a head portion, a leg portion, and an easily deformable portion. The head portion is formed in a cylindrical shape with an oval shape in an axial view. The leg portion has one end portion in an axial direction that is connected to a back surface of the head portion. The leg portion is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape with an oval shape in the axial view whose minor axis direction is the same as a minor axis direction of the oval shape of the head portion. The easily deformable portion is provided to a pair of major-axis leg portions which are portions crossing a major axis in the leg portion. |
| US10533586B2 |
Cylinder operating condition monitoring device
A monitoring device including a microcomputer of a detector that calculates a first time derivative value by differentiating a first pressure value with respect to time, and/or calculates a second time derivative value by differentiating a second pressure value with respect to time. In addition, based on at least one from among the first time derivative value and the second time derivative value, the microcomputer determines whether or not the piston has arrived at one end or another end inside the cylinder main body. |
| US10533585B2 |
Telescopic device and method for operating a telescopic device
A method for operating a telescopic device and the elongated telescopic device per se comprises a support element formed to encompass first and second telescopic element mounted so as to be telescopically slidable relative each other in a longitudinal direction; the support element comprises a support element fluid actuator assembly; the first telescopic element is arranged to encompass the second telescopic element and comprises a first fluid actuator assembly. The support element fluid actuator assembly is fixed to an interior portion of the support element and is arranged for engagement or disengagement to a first envelope surface of the first telescopic element and wherein the first fluid actuator assembly is fixed to a first interior portion of the first telescopic element and is arranged for engagement or disengagement to a second envelope surface of the second telescopic element. |
| US10533583B2 |
System for determining safety margin of an installed driven member
A system for determining the operability of a valve in active service which provides a user with real time information pertaining to the Safety Margin, the valve torque or thrust, and the percentage of valve MAST that is required for operation. The system employs a combination of an actuator package comprised of a primary actuator, a tandem force module, and a controller operatively connected to the output shaft of the primary actuator, the controller including a processor for calculating the above-described values and providing an output which can be visually, audibly, or electronically observed. |
| US10533579B2 |
Electric pump and mounting structure of electric pump
An electric pump includes: a pump main body that accommodates a pump unit and a motor; and a plate-shaped elastic member that is wound around an outer circumference of the pump main body such that a longitudinal direction of the elastic member extends along a circumferential direction of the pump main body, in which the elastic member is provided with a pair of first locking portions on both end portions in the longitudinal direction, and the outer circumference of the pump main body is provided with a pair of first locking target portions that are locked to the first locking portions. |
| US10533578B2 |
Metal-to-metal sealing for diffusers of an electrical submersible well pump
A well pump assembly includes a centrifugal pump having a housing with a cylindrical internal side wall. Upper and lower diffusers are located in the housing. A metal-to-metal seal seals an upper end portion of the lower diffuser to the lower end portion of the upper diffuser. The seal also has an outer surface that frictionally engages the internal side wall of the housing. The seal is energized in response to an axial force exerted between the upper and lower diffusers. One version has a metal seal ring located in mating recesses on the outer walls of the diffusers. Another version includes an inner lip on one of the end portions of the diffusers that extends within and deflects an outer lip on the other of the end portions of the diffusers. |
| US10533575B2 |
Fan blade tip with frangible strip
Disclosed is a fan blade for a gas turbine engine, the fan blade having: an airfoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip, and a frangible strip connected to the blade tip and extending outwardly therefrom, the frangible strip being less resistant to plastic deformation than the fan blade tip. |
| US10533574B2 |
Composite blade, comprising a leading-edge reinforcement made of another material
The invention relates to a blade made of composite material, provided with a reinforcement (17) made of a stronger material with regard to a leading edge (5) likely to be struck by solid objects, which comprises, under the aerodynamic portion of the blade, extensions (18, 19) attached to the blade root. According to the invention, the extensions (18, 19) are dissymmetric, the extension (18) located on the suction side being generally further back from the leading edge (5) than the extension (19) on the pressure side. |
| US10533571B2 |
Pump systems with variable diameter impeller devices
A system having a variable diameter impeller device that is operable for reducing an energy consumption of a rotating fluid or gas pump by increasing the impeller diameter as a speed of the rotating fluid or gas pump increases and decreasing the impeller diameter as the speed decreases. An extendable vane arrangement is configured to move along an elongated curved or sloping slot, the movement along the elongated curved or sloping slot is operable for increasing and decreasing a diameter of the impeller device. A spring arrangement having a first end and a second end extends and retracts to dynamically increase or decrease a diameter of the impeller device. |
| US10533569B2 |
Seal carrier, guide vane ring and turbomachine
The segmented seal carrier of a guide vane ring of a turbomachine has a number of segments that form two half-rings of the seal carrier when assembled. They are clamped together by their opposite-lying, corresponding lateral contact regions. |
| US10533564B2 |
Method for compressing an incoming feed air stream in a cryogenic air separation plant
A method for compression of an incoming feed air stream using at least two variable speed compressor drive assemblies controlled in tandem is provided. The first variable speed drive assembly drives at least one compression stage in the lower pressure compressor unit driven while the second variable speed drive assembly drives higher pressure compression stage disposed either in the common air compression train or the split functional compression train of the air separation plant. The first and second variable speed drive assemblies are preferably high speed, variable speed electric motor assemblies each having a motor body, a motor housing, and a motor shaft with one or more impellers directly and rigidly coupled to the motor shaft via a sacrificial rigid shaft coupling. |
| US10533562B2 |
Pump selection using dynamic priority numbers
A control system includes a processor with pump data for a parallel connected plurality of pumps in a database of an associated memory for implementing a dynamic priority number (DPN)-based pump selection algorithm for a method of pump selection for the plurality of pumps. The method includes calculating a DPN using pump data regarding a plurality of pump parameters for each of the plurality of pumps. The DPNs are dynamically updated when at least one of the pump parameters changes. The DPNs are used together with a current pump demand to dynamically select which of the pumps are to be turned on or off, and the dynamic selection is implemented. The DPNs can be calculated using a DPN equation. |
| US10533556B2 |
Rotary compressors with variable speed and volume control
Systems and methods are used to control operation of a rotary compressor of a refrigeration system to improve efficiency by varying the volume ratio and the speed of the compressor in response to current operating and load conditions. The volume of the axial and/or radial discharge ports of the compressor can be varied to provide a volume ratio corresponding to operating conditions. In addition, permanent magnet motors and/or control of rotor tip speed can be employed for further efficiency gains. |
| US10533555B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor has: a revolving scroll; a fixed scroll; a compression chamber that is defined by the revolving scroll and the fixed scroll to compress a working fluid; a suction chamber that is defined by the revolving scroll and the fixed scroll to suck the compressed working fluid; an electric motor that drives the revolving scroll; a bypass mechanism that communicates or shuts off between the compression chamber and the suction chamber; and a sealed vessel, wherein the bypass mechanism has: a bypass port that is formed in the fixed scroll and communicates between the compression chamber and the suction chamber; and a bypass valve that opens and closes the bypass port, and wherein a groove is formed in the revolving lap to communicate between the bypass port and a suction pressure space when the bypass port is open. |
| US10533554B2 |
Cylinder-rotation compressor with improved vane and suction passage locations
A primary groove, into which a primary vane is slidably fitted, and a primary rotor-side suction passage, which conducts refrigerant of a shaft-side suction passage of a shaft to a primary compression chamber, are formed at a primary rotor. The primary groove is shaped into a form that extends from an inner peripheral side toward an outer peripheral side and extends toward a rear side with respect to a rotational direction, and the primary rotor-side suction passage is shaped into a form that extends from the inner peripheral side toward the outer peripheral side and extends and tilts toward a front side with respect to the rotational direction. A fluid outlet of the primary rotor-side suction passage opens at a location that is immediately after the primary groove on the rear side of the primary groove with respect to the rotational direction. |
| US10533553B2 |
Single-stage compressor and energy system using the same
A single-stage compressor including one compressing unit, includes: a housing having a compressing chamber formed therein and including a suction port, which is located in one side of the compressing chamber and into which a working fluid enters, and an injection port, which is located on the compressing chamber to be spaced apart from the suction port by a predetermined distance and into which an intermediate-pressure working fluid is injected; and an intermediate-pressure valve installed on an intermediate-pressure fluid flow path on which the intermediate-pressure working fluid moves and configured to control supply of the intermediate-pressure working fluid so that the intermediate-pressure working fluid is supplied to the injection port in response to an intermediate pressure of the compressing chamber. In the injection-type compressor having a single chamber, a working fluid is injected at an intermediate pressure (not in the proximity of a suction pressure) so that efficiency and capability of the injection-type compressor having a single chamber can be improved. The injection-type compressor having a single chamber has a simple structure and is easily manufactured so that a pressure of an injection port and a corresponding intermediate pressure can be selectively set in various ways. |
| US10533550B2 |
Electric oil pump, in particular for a motor vehicle
An oil pump, in particular an electric or electromotive auxiliary pump for a motor vehicle, having a housing having an inlet on the admission side and an outlet on the pressure side, in addition to a pump rotor which is inserted in the housing such that it can rotate about an axis, and having at least one rotor part, a flexible housing component which is in the form of an elastic press plate and which extends over the cross-sectional surface of the pump rotor. The flexible pressure plate is maintained, in an advantageous manner, in the edge area of the second housing parts. |
| US10533548B2 |
Linear hydraulic pump and its application in well pressure control
An apparatus includes a linear motor and a fluid pump functionally connected to the linear motor. A fluid inlet of the fluid pump is in fluid communication with a fluid source. A fluid outlet of the fluid pump in fluid communication with a well. A pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the well. A controller is functionally coupled to the linear motor and the pressure sensor, wherein the controller is configured to operate the fluid pump to maintain a selected pressure in the well. |
| US10533547B2 |
Peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump comprising: a housing having a hub; a rotor disposed within the housing and rotatably supported by the hub, the rotor comprising a drive shaft which extends through the hub, the drive shaft configured to engage with an output shaft of a drive unit to form a drive connection; wherein a first misalignment pivot is formed between the rotor and the hub and a second misalignment pivot is formed between the drive shaft and the output shaft of the drive unit. |
| US10533544B2 |
Swash plate type liquid-pressure rotating device and method of manufacturing same
A swash plate type liquid-pressure rotating device includes a movement restricting mechanism configured to restrict a movement of a spherical bushing relative to a rotating shaft toward a first side in an axial direction. The movement restricting mechanism is a restricting member such that a portion of the spherical bushing which portion is located at the first side in the axial direction contacts the restricting member. The swash plate type liquid-pressure rotating device further includes: a stopper attached to the rotating shaft; and a gap adjusting member. The gap adjusting member is inserted into a gap G3 formed between the stopper and the bearing when the spherical bushing, the retainer plate, the shoe, and the swash plate tightly contact one another in the axial direction. The gap adjusting member restricts a movement of the rotating shaft relative to the casing toward the first side in the axial direction. |
| US10533541B1 |
Hydraulic running surface
A hydraulic drive device includes a running surface having a pair of arcuate kidney ports formed thereon. The running surface also includes a plurality of pressure gradient grooves formed on the running surface, each pressure gradient groove having a proximal end adjacent to a respective one of the ends of one of the kidney ports and a distal end. The distal end of one of the pressure gradient grooves associated with one kidney port may overlap the distal end of a pressure gradient groove associated with the other kidney port. The distal end of at least one of the pressure gradient grooves is located outside the circumference of a pitch circle that passes through the center of each kidney port. The distal end of at least one of the other pressure gradient grooves is located inside the pitch circle circumference. |
| US10533540B2 |
System and method for converting heat to kinetic energy
A system for converting heat to kinetic energy is disclosed. The system may include a heat source, bimetallic bands and wheels that may support the bimetallic bands. The bimetallic bands may be heated by the heat source and may rotate the wheels. The rotation of the wheels may then be used to convert the kinetic energy to power. |
| US10533535B2 |
Turbine blade
A spar for use in a blade of a wind turbine comprises a plurality of rods having polygonal cross-sections bundled together into a bundle having a first plurality of rods disposed along a widthwise extent of the bundle and a second plurality of rods disposed along a heightwise extent of the bundle and means to secure rods within the plurality of rods to one another. |
| US10533533B2 |
Modular wind turbine rotor blade constructed of multiple resin systems
The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a modular rotor blade for a wind turbine. The method includes providing a plurality of resin systems for manufacturing a plurality of blade components for the modular rotor blade. Each of the resin systems includes at least one of a thermoset material or a thermoplastic material, optionally a fiber reinforcement material, and at least one additive. Thus, the method includes determining a resin system for each of the blade components based on a location and/or function of each blade component in the rotor blade. In addition, the method includes forming each of the blade components of the rotor blade from one of the plurality of resin systems and securing each of the blade components together to form the modular rotor blade. |
| US10533532B2 |
Fastener retention assembly for a wind turbine rotor
The present disclosure is directed to a fastener retention assembly for a wind turbine rotor. The fastener retention assembly includes a rotor hub and a pitch bearing race coupled to the rotor hub. One of the pitch bearing race or the rotor hub defines an annular slot. The pitch bearing race and the rotor hub further defines a plurality of passages extending from the slot through the pitch bearing race and the rotor hub. The fastener retention assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners coupling the rotor hub and the pitch bearing race. Each of the plurality of fasteners is at least partially positioned within the slot and one of the plurality of passages. The fastener retention assembly further includes a retaining ring partially positioned within the slot to retain the plurality of fasteners within the plurality of passages. |
| US10533527B2 |
Intake air control apparatus for vehicle
An air intake control apparatus for a vehicle may include an intake passage configured such that a flow pipe for a flow of intake air is divided into first and second division passages and the first and second division passages communicate with the same combustion chamber, a variable valve provided in the first division passage to adjust an opening degree of the first division passage according to an rotation angle of a motor connected to a central shaft of the variable valve, and an operation valve provided in the second division passage to open or close the second division passage by ON/OFF control. |
| US10533521B2 |
Inflatable cascade assembly, system, and method for a cascade thrust reverser system
There is provided an inflatable cascade assembly for a cascade thrust reverser system of an engine of an air vehicle. The inflatable cascade assembly has inflatable cascade members for inflation with a pressurized fluid. The inflatable cascade members are movable between a stowed deflated state and a deployed inflated state. Each inflatable cascade member has a forward end, an aft end, and a body. The body has circumferential vanes each having a first non-inflatable rigid side attached adjacent to a second inflatable flexible side. The body further has inflatable support members that are spaced apart and longitudinally extending, and coupled in a perpendicular arrangement to the circumferential vanes. The body further has a plurality of flow openings defined between the circumferential vanes and the inflatable support members. Each inflatable cascade member further has first and second extendable side supports coupled to respective first and second side ends of the body. |
| US10533516B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes: a crankcase that supports a crankshaft rotatably about a rotational axis; a cylinder block connected with the crankcase and including at least one pair of cylinders that sandwich a valve chamber therebetween in an axial direction of the crankshaft, the valve chamber housing therein a valve actuating mechanism that connects a camshaft to the crankshaft; a detected member disposed between crank pins corresponding to the pair of cylinders, the detected member rotating integrally with the crankshaft; and a detection sensor disposed to face a trajectory of the detected member and generating a pulse signal in accordance with movement of the detected member. Accordingly, the internal combustion engine can avoid displacement of a nearby part and enlargement of the crankcase as much as possible, while allowing the detected member to be increased in size. |
| US10533513B2 |
Detecting and preventing two-phase flow to gaseous fueled engines
A system can include a flow measurement device positionable in a flow path for measuring a property of the fuel flowing through the flow path and a shutdown device positionable in the flow path for controlling the fuel flow through the flow path. The system can also include a computing device that is communicatively coupled to the flow measurement device for receiving the fuel flow property and from which the presence of two-phase flow or multiphase flow can be detected. The computing device is also communicatively coupled to the shutdown device for controlling fuel flow through the flow path in response to the detection of two-phase flow or multiphase flow. |
| US10533510B2 |
Model-based cylinder charge detection for an internal combustion engine
A method for a model-based determination of a cylinder charge of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine as well as an internal combustion engine in a computer program product. The method utilizes a neuronal network having at least three input values. A pressure quotient is used as one of the input values. The pressure quotient is determined as the ratio of the pressure of the air set by the engine over the operating pressure of the engine. The pressure of the air set by the internal combustion engine may be determined by utilizing a measured value, a computed value, and/or a value determined from a characteristic map. It is also possible to include a combination of these in the pressure quotient. |
| US10533505B1 |
Variable compression ratio apparatus
A variable compression ratio apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a connecting rod, a small end forming an aperture to be rotatably connected with a piston pin moving together with a piston, a larger end rotatably connected with a crankpin eccentrically arranged with respect to the crankshaft. An acting oil passage allows hydraulic pressure to be supplied from the larger end to the small end. An eccentric cam is concentrically arranged and rotatably disposed in the aperture of the small end. The piston pin is inserted thereinto and rotatably connected therewith. A latching pin is disposed in the small end to generate a reciprocal rectilinear motion in a direction of a rotation axis of the small end and selectively latches the small end with the eccentric cam in one of at least two relative positions between the small end and the eccentric cam by hydraulic pressure. |
| US10533500B2 |
Compound engine assembly with mount cage
A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a turbine section, and a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core. A casing is connected to the turbine section, the compressor and the engine core. A mount cage is connected to mounts attached to the casing between the compressor and a hot zone including the turbine section and the engine core. The mount cage includes a plurality of struts all extending from the mounts away from the turbine section and engine core. The casing may be a gearbox module casing through which the turbine shaft in engaged with the engine shaft. The mount cage may be completely contained within an axial space with the turbine section and engine core being located outside of the axial space. |
| US10533496B2 |
Compact gas turbine air inlet system
A system includes a modularized air inlet system. The modularized air inlet system includes an air filter house section configured to receive air via an air inlet. The modularized air inlet system also includes a transition/silencer section configured to direct the air from the modularized air inlet system, via an air outlet, into an air inlet plenum coupled to a gas turbine engine enclosure. The modularized air inlet system is configured to couple directly to the air inlet plenum and the gas turbine enclosure without an expansion joint disposed between the modularized air inlet system and the air inlet plenum. |
| US10533493B2 |
Adaptive fan reverse core geared turbofan engine with separate cold turbine
A turbine engine includes a first fan including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis and a reverse flow core engine section including a core turbine axially forward of a combustor and compressor. The core turbine drives the compressor about the axis and a transmission system. A geared architecture is driven by the transmission system to drive the first fan at a speed less than that of the core turbine. A second fan is disposed axially aft of the first fan and forwarded of the core engine and a second turbine is disposed between the second fan and the core engine for driving the second fan when not coupled to the transmission. |
| US10533492B2 |
Compound engine assembly with mount cage
A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a turbine section, and a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core. A casing is connected to the turbine section, compressor and engine core. A mount cage is connected to mounts attached to the casing between the compressor and a hot zone including the turbine section and exhaust pipe(s). The struts are separated from the hot zone by at least one firewall. The mount cage may include a plurality of struts all extending from the mounts away from the turbine section and engine core. The casing may be a gearbox module casing through which the turbine shaft in engaged with the engine shaft. The mount cage may be completely contained within an axial space with the turbine section and exhaust pipe(s) being located outside of the axial space. |
| US10533487B2 |
Engine intake assembly with selector valve
An engine assembly including an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine each including a rotor sealingly and rotationally received within a respective internal cavity to provide rotating chambers of variable volume in the respective internal cavity, a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core, a first intake conduit in fluid communication with an inlet of the compressor and with a first source of air, a second intake conduit in fluid communication with the inlet of the compressor and with a second source of air warmer than the first source of air, and a selector valve configurable to selectively open and close at least the fluid communication between the inlet of the compressor and the first intake conduit. A method of supplying air to a compressor is also discussed. |
| US10533484B2 |
Outboard marine propulsion system with closed loop lower unit heat exchanger
An outboard marine propulsion system with a closed loop lower unit heat exchanger is described. The closed loop lower unit heat exchanger provides improved cooling to outboard marine propulsion units and increases engine life compared with traditional open loop cooling systems, particularly in harsh environments such as salt water, brackish water, swamp, shallow or sediment and debris rich water. The closed loop lower unit heat exchanger also provides improved performance to the outboard marine propulsion system when mounted to an appropriate portion of the lower unit of the outboard marine engine such as the anti-cavitation plate. |
| US10533483B2 |
Compensator
A compensator, having a first corrugated bellows section, a second corrugated bellows section, an intermediate pipe section positioned between the first corrugated bellows section and the second corrugated bellows section, a first attachment flange, and a second attachment flange. The first corrugated bellows section engages the first attachment flange and intermediate pipe section. The second corrugated bellows section engages the second attachment flange and intermediate pipe section. An intermediate flange is positioned between the first attachment flange and the second attachment flange and surrounds the intermediate pipe section at the outside without a a rigid connection to the intermediate pipe section. The intermediate flange is connected by first tension rods to the first attachment flange and by second tension rods to the second attachment flange. |
| US10533481B2 |
Thermal electric assembly attached on an outer surface of a hot section of a gas turbine engine to generate electrical power
A gas turbine engine assembly may include a combustion chamber for igniting a fuel and air mixture that generates a core stream flow. The gas turbine engine may also include a hot section cowling for directing the core stream flow through the engine assembly. The hot section cowling may include an inside surface and an outside surface opposite the inside surface. The gas turbine engine assembly may additionally include a plurality of thermoelectric generator (TEG) assemblies that are thermally attached to the outside surface of the hot section cowling. Each TEG assembly may include a multiplicity of thermoelectric generator (TEG) devices that generate an electric current based on a temperature differential across each of the multiplicity of TEG devices. The TEG devices may include different materials that are used in different heat zones along the hot section cowling between the combustion chamber and an exhaust end of the engine. |
| US10533480B2 |
High pressure hot air heater
A flameless industrial air heater comprising: a combustion engine having a drive shaft and a combustion exhaust gas conduit to direct hot exhaust gases away from the engine; a mixing chamber having an air inlet and being in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit to mix the hot exhaust gasses with air flowing into the mixing chamber to produce a warmed air stream; and a compressor connected to the drive shaft and being driven thereby, the compressor being downstream of the mixing chamber to receive the warmed air stream and to pressurize the warmed air stream for delivery to applications requiring heating. |
| US10533479B2 |
Valve apparatus, and exhaust heat recovery device
A valve apparatus that opens/closes a flow path for fluids. The valve apparatus comprises a tubular valve seat, and a valve. The valve comprises a valve body and a peripheral part. The peripheral part extends around an outer circumference of the valve seat from a periphery of the valve body towards upstream of the flow path for fluids. |
| US10533478B2 |
Mixer and valve assembly
A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer housing defining an internal cavity that is configured to receive engine exhaust gases and an upstream baffle that is positioned at an inlet end of the mixer housing. The upstream baffle comprises a plate having an open area that comprises a fixed geometric configuration through which exhaust gas enters the internal cavity. A valve is movable from a closed position toward an open position to provide a variable geometric configuration that changes the open area to reduce back pressure. |
| US10533473B2 |
Exhaust gas treatment system and method, as well as ship comprising, and use of, such a system
A system for treating engine exhaust gas, which engine exhaust gas has a temperature of between T1 and T2, comprises a SCR reactor for converting NOx in a medium containing the engine exhaust gas into N2 and H2O. The SCR reactor has an inlet for receiving the medium and an outlet for outputting the NOx reduced medium. A first boiler unit has an outlet for outputting boiler exhaust gas (temperature greater than T3, T3>T1) from the first boiler unit. A mixing unit mixes the engine exhaust gas with the boiler exhaust gas to produce the medium. The mixing unit has a first inlet communicating with the engine for receiving the engine exhaust gas, a second inlet communicating with the outlet of the first boiler unit for receiving the boiler exhaust gas and an outlet for outputting the medium. The mixing unit outlet communicates with the inlet of the SCR reactor. |
| US10533472B2 |
Application of synergized-PGM with ultra-low PGM loadings as close-coupled three-way catalysts for internal combustion engines
Synergized platinum group metals (SPGM) with ultra-low PGM loadings employed as close-coupled (CC) three-way catalysts (TWC) systems with varied material compositions and configurations are disclosed. SPGM CC catalysts in which ZPGM compositions of binary or ternary spinel structures supported onto support oxides are coupled with commercialized PGM UF catalysts and tested under Federal Test Procedure FTP-75 within TGDI and PI engines. The performance of the TWC systems including SPGM CC (with ultra-low PGM loadings) catalyst and commercialized PGM UF catalyst is compared to the performance of commercialized PGM CC and PGM UF catalysts. The disclosed TWC systems indicate that SPGM CC TWC catalytic performance is comparable or even exceeds high PGM-based conventional TWC catalysts, with reduced tailpipe emissions. |
| US10533470B2 |
Oil separation device for internal combustion engine
To improve the oil separation performance in an oil separation device for an internal combustion engine. The oil separation device (10) comprises a gas liquid separation passage (56) internally defined by a lower wall, an upper wall and a pair of side walls, and extending in a horizontal direction, a gas inlet (54) and a gas outlet (63) provided on either end of the gas liquid separation passage, a plurality of lower partition walls (56H) projecting upward from the lower wall, and a plurality of upper partition walls (56J) projecting downward from the upper wall. The lower partition walls and the upper partition wall are tilted with respective the length wise direction in plan view so as to define a spiral passage. The lower wall is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane such that an upstream part of the lower wall is lower than a downstream part of the lower wall with respect to a direction of the swirl flow. |
| US10533468B2 |
Valve group with elements in shape-memory alloys
A valve group (10) is housed in a duct (40) of a pressurized oil circuit of a vehicle. The valve group (1) extends along an axis (X-X) including a valve body (11) axially fixed to the conduit (40) and an obturator (15) fitted axially movably, on the valve body (11). The obturator (15) has an exchanger aperture (153) through which oil flows to a heat exchanger (3) in the circuit and an auxiliary aperture (152) through which the oil flows to an auxiliary component of the circuit. The valve group (10) includes a pair of elastically yieldable elements (180) of a material selected from among the shape-memory alloys, operatively connected between the valve body (11) and obturator (15), and suitable, as a function of the oil temperature and/or the oil pressure, to axially move and to maintain the obturator (15) in a predefined axial position. |
| US10533466B2 |
Variable valve gear with braking cams
A variable valve gear for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a cam carrier which is arranged on a camshaft in a manner which prevents relative rotation and allows axial movement between a first axial position and a second axial position and has a first cam and a second cam. The first cam is designed for a normal mode of the internal combustion engine, in which the first cam keeps a first exhaust valve open in the exhaust stroke. The second cam is designed for an engine braking mode of the internal combustion engine, in which the second cam initially keeps the first exhaust valve closed in the compression stroke and/or in the exhaust stroke and opens the first exhaust valve before reaching a top dead center of a piston movement. |
| US10533465B2 |
Variable valve lift actuator of engine
A variable valve lift actuator of an engine includes a first body that rotates within a predetermined angular range; a second body connected to or disconnected from the first body; a latching pin configured to project to or retract from the first body by passing through the second body to connect or disconnect the first body and the second body; a drive module connected to the latching pin through a connecting member to project or retract the latching pin; a rotary shaft disposed above the valve across both side walls of the first body and the second body such that the first body is rotatable; and a return spring installed on the rotary shaft to provide a restoring force to return the first body rotated by the high-speed cam to an original position thereof. |
| US10533462B2 |
Valve timing change device
A valve timing change device includes: a housing rotor (10); a vane rotor; a fastening bolt (40); and an advance angle oil passage communicating with an advance angle chamber and a delay angle oil passage communicating with a delay angle chamber, via oil passages which are open at intervals on an outer-circumferential surface of the fastening bolt. The vane rotor includes: a rotor body (20) formed of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient greater than that of the fastening bolt; and a rotor sleeve (30) that is formed of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient equal to that of the fastening bolt and is integrally incorporated such that the rotor sleeve does not contact a cam shaft and tightly contacts the outer circumferential surface (41a), in a region in which the advance angle oil passage (23a) and the delay angle oil passage (35) are blocked from each other. |
| US10533458B2 |
Turbine ventilation structure
A turbine ventilation structure includes: an exhaust diffuser including inner and outer tubes to form an exhaust passage for exhaust gas; a strut extending across the exhaust diffuser from a housing to support a bearing inside the inner tube; a strut cover in the exhaust passage that covers the strut; and a connecting member disposed downstream of the strut cover and including a hollow portion to connect the housing and the inner tube. The housing includes a first intake port to introduce an air from outside. The strut cover has a discharge hole at a rear edge portion thereof. The turbine ventilation structure includes a first ventilation passage extending from the first intake port through the hollow portion, then extending from an inner end portion of the strut through between the strut and the strut cover, and the discharge hole, into the exhaust passage. |
| US10533456B2 |
Stator assembly with contoured retention clip for gas turbine engine
A stator assembly of a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first shroud that extends about an axis to bound a flow path. The first shroud defines a first shroud opening. An airfoil has an airfoil body that extends from a first end portion. The first end portion is received in the first shroud opening and defines a pair of airfoil openings. At least one retention clip has an intermediate portion connecting a pair of elongated leg portions. The pair of elongated leg portions are received in the pair of airfoil openings such that the at least one retention clip limits movement of the airfoil relative to the first shroud. A method of assembling a stator assembly is also disclosed. |
| US10533454B2 |
Turbine shroud cooling
A turbine shroud segment comprises a body having an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion relative to a flow of gases through the gas path. A core cavity is defined in the body and extends axially from the upstream end portion to the downstream end portion. A plurality of cooling inlets is defined in the upstream end portion of the body for feeding coolant in the core cavity. A plurality of cooling outlets is defined in the downstream end portion of the body for discharging coolant from the core cavity. Pedestals are provided in the core cavity. |
| US10533453B2 |
Engine component having platform with passageway
One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine including a component. The component includes a platform having a mateface on a circumferential side thereof. The platform including a core passageway configured to communicate fluid to the mateface. |
| US10533448B2 |
Borescope plug for gas turbine engine
A borescope plug includes a threaded section that extends from a head section along an axis, the threaded section including a central passage along said axis. A spindle is located within the central passage. A multiple of detents are positioned in response to an axial position of the spindle along the axis. |
| US10533441B2 |
Floating interstage seal assembly
A labyrinth seal system comprises a knife element and a stator element, the knife element having a plurality of teeth radially extending from a base and the stator element having a radially inner surface configured to interact with the plurality of teeth to create a seal. The knife element is axially constrained by and rotationally coupled to a turbine component, but has a degree of freedom in the radial direction with respect to that component. |
| US10533440B2 |
Turbine nozzle airfoil profile
The present application provides a turbine nozzle including an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape may have a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances in inches by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a height of the airfoil in inches. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The airfoil profile sections at Z distances may be joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. |
| US10533430B2 |
Damper with varying thickness for a blade
A blade for a gas turbine engine. The blade having: a root; a platform located between the root and the blade, wherein the platform defines a cavity; a damper seal received in the cavity, the damper seal having a main body portion that extends along a major axis of the damper seal between a first end portion and an opposing second end portion of the damper seal, the first end portion and the second end portion each extend towards the root when the damper seal is located in the cavity and wherein the damper seal has a variable thickness along at least a portion of a minor axis of the damper seal that extends between opposite peripheral edges of the main body portion. |
| US10533422B2 |
Gas turbine disk
A gas turbine disk includes a rotor and a tie-bolt. The rotor includes a plurality of blades and a plurality of disks. The plurality of blades are disposed on outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of disks. The tie-bolt is disposed along a center axis of the rotor and through a bore defined through hollow portions of the plurality of disks, so as to couple the plurality of disks to each other. A diameter of the bore is larger than a diameter of the tie-bolt. The plurality of disks respectively include a groove spaced from the bore in the circumferential direction of the bore, the groove being elongated in the axial direction of the bore such that cooling air flows through an internal space thereof. |
| US10533418B2 |
Pump device with deformable pump ring
The invention relates to a pump device for pumping a liquid having a hydraulics housing (12), in which a pump ring (14), a pump ring support (16), and an eccentric (18) are accommodated, which eccentric is to be driven by a shaft (20), which defines an axial and a radial direction, wherein the pump ring (14) has a first axial side (45) and a second axial side (47), wherein the hydraulics housing (12) comprises an annular portion (22) and a first and a second lateral section (24, 26), wherein the two lateral sections (24, 26) are arranged opposite each other, wherein the pump ring (14) is arranged, at least in some portions, between the two lateral sections (24, 26) of the hydraulics housing (12), and wherein on the first axial side (45) and the second axial side (47), the profile of the pump ring (14) in each case follows a contour with an S-formed curve (32) with a convex section (34) and a concave section (36), wherein the convex section (34) lies further outwards in a radial direction of the shaft (20) in comparison with the concave section (36). |
| US10533417B2 |
Non-caking mine rock dust for use in underground coal mines
A method for using a composition for use as rock dust in an underground mine is disclosed. The composition includes a fine, wet ground inorganic particulate material treated with at least one hydrophobic treatment, and a coarse, untreated, dry ground inorganic particulate material. Also disclosed is a composition including coal dust and mine rock dust including a fine, wet ground inorganic particulate material treated with at least one hydrophobic treatment, and a coarse, untreated, dry ground inorganic particulate material. The amount of mine rock dust may be sufficient to render the coal dust explosively inert according to at least one of a 20-L explosibility test or an ASTM E1515 explosibility test. The fine, wet ground inorganic particulate material may be calcium carbonate. The coarse, untreated inorganic particulate material may be calcium carbonate. The fatty acid may be stearic acid. |
| US10533414B2 |
Applications of advanced isotope geochemistry of hydrocarbons and inert gases to petroleum production engineering
A system and method is provided for enhancing hydrocarbon production. The method and system involve geochemistry analysis and include multiply substituted isotopologue and position specific isotope geochemistry for at least one hydrocarbon compound of interest associated with free gas and sorbed gas. The method and system involve using clumped isotope and position specific isotope signatures to enhance monitoring of well and stimulation performance. |
| US10533410B2 |
Method and system of model-based acoustic measurements for a perforated casing
A method of model-based acoustic measurements for a wellbore comprises creating an interpretation chart of acoustic measurements by a downhole tool in a wellbore using a numerical modeling and performing an evaluation with respect to the wellbore based on the interpretation chart. |
| US10533409B2 |
Apparatus and methods for automated slide drilling
An automated slide drilling system (ASDS) may be used with a drilling rig system to control slide drilling. The ASDS may autonomously control slide drilling without user input during the slide drilling. The ASDS may further support a transition from rotary drilling to slide drilling to rotary drilling without user input during the transitions. The ASDS may also support user input and user notifications for various steps to enable manual or semi-manual control of slide drilling by a driller or an operator. |
| US10533405B2 |
Seismic wave generating tool, such as a spark gap of an electric arc generation device
A seismic wave generating tool, such as a spark gap, of an electric arc generation device includes an upper part and a lower part defining a discharge chamber between them, at least one retaining arm connecting the upper part to the lower part, first and second electrodes respectively associated with the upper and lower parts and arranged in the discharge chamber. The retaining arm comprises an electrically insulating part facing the electrodes. The tool includes a first deployable device implementing a current return and connecting the upper part to the lower part. The first deployable device is configured to be in a retracted state and in a deployed state in which it is at a distance from the discharge chamber. |
| US10533403B2 |
Slug flow initiation in fluid flow models
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for modeling slug flow. The method includes receiving a fluid flow model comprising a representation of one or more conduits and a multiphase fluid flow therein, and determining a slug birth rate in the multiphase fluid flow. The slug birth rate is determined based at least partially on a difference between a slug front velocity and a slug tail velocity. The method also includes initiating a slug in the fluid flow model based at least partially on the slug birth rate, and displaying data representative of the slug flow in the model. |
| US10533400B2 |
Angled partial strainer plates for well assembly
A downhole assembly can include plates in series along a length of a tubular member. Plates can include particulate-blocking areas and pass-through areas. A pass-through area of a plate can be angularly offset from a pass-through area of another plate in the series. The plates may be angled so that particulate carried by fluid from a wellbore may be trapped by particulate-blocking areas that may be tilted away from the fluid source. |
| US10533399B2 |
Manifold and shared actuator
A system includes a manifold and a shared valve actuation system that is operatively coupled to the manifold at a single location. The manifold is comprised of a block with at least one drilled header hole formed within the block, a plurality of drilled flow inlet holes formed within the block, wherein the number of drilled flow inlet holes corresponds to the number of external flow lines that supply fluid to the manifold, and a plurality of isolation valves coupled to the block, the valve element for each of the isolation valves positioned within the block. The system includes an arm that rotates about an axis that is normal to an upper surface of the block of the manifold, a plurality of structural elements that are coupled to one another via rotary joints, and a tool that engages and actuates one of the plurality of isolation valves. |
| US10533398B2 |
Multi-function surge reduction apparatus
A multi-function diverter tool is disclosed that allows positive-indication opening and closing of the tool in a downhole environment. The tool includes a first sleeve adapted to open outlet ports in the exterior surface of the tool body. The tool includes a second sleeve which is movable with respect to the first sleeve and is adapted to close the outlet ports when moved from an initial position to a second position. |
| US10533397B2 |
Ball drop two stage valve
A ball drop two stage valve includes a tubular having a body defined by an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a fluid flow path. A stimulation port is formed in the body. The stimulation port extends through the body. At least one flow port is formed in the body longitudinally spaced from the stimulation port. The at least one flow port extends through the body. A first sleeve is slidingly positioned along the fluid flow path in the body. The first sleeve includes a first ball seat and is selectively positionable to selectively block flow through the stimulation port. A second sleeve is slidingly positioned along the fluid flow path in the body. The second sleeve includes a second ball seat and is selectively positionable to selectively block flow through the flow port and the stimulation port. |
| US10533395B2 |
Production assembly with integrated flow meter
A production assembly comprising a valve, a flow meter and a choke as part of a branch of a production tree. |
| US10533389B2 |
Valve assembly for drilling systems
A valve assembly for drilling systems comprising a bidirectional valve (1) cooperating with a hydraulic clamping device (2) and being applied to a drilling machine for supplying a drilling fluid in two discrete directions, the valve assembly comprising a valve outer body adapted to be arranged between drilling rods while allowing said rod to be exchanged while keeping the mud continuously circulating. |
| US10533387B2 |
Apparatus and method for well operations
A method for modifying a return fluid in a wellbore comprising disposing at least one valve along a drill pipe section of a drill string in the wellbore. At least one parameter of interest is determined at at least one location along the wellbore. At least one valve is controllably actuated to discharge at least a portion of at least one fluid from inside the drill string to an annulus in the wellbore to modify a local property of the return fluid in the annulus based at least in part on the measured parameter of interest. |
| US10533383B2 |
Apparatus for rotating and clamping a tubular
An apparatus is provided for spinning a tubular that includes a frame having a first arm and a second arm outwardly extending from a central region where each arm includes a roller. The frame also includes a center roller coupled to the central region of the frame. The frame is also capable of functioning as a clamping mechanism by providing at least one of the rollers on the frame with an internal gear mechanism for increasing the amount of torque that can be applied to a tubular. |
| US10533376B2 |
Regulating device and a method of using same in a borehole
A regulating device is for use in a drill string between a drilling machine and a drill bit. The regulating device has a tubular female portion which at least partly encloses a tubular male portion; a helical coupling between the female portion and the male portion to allow a telescoping movement of the regulating device in both directions between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position, the movement of the regulating device occurring when there is a difference in rotational speed between the female portion and the male portion; a first biasing device which is arranged to exert a driving force to drive the regulating device towards its extended position; and a second biasing device. |
| US10533373B2 |
Circuit for protection from voltage spikes
A motorized system that allows for calibration by a user, and that features circuit protection and detection of motor stoppage. A motorized window-blind system is an example of such a system and is disclosed herein. In particular, a circuit is featured that comprises a TRIAC, or “triode for alternating current,” and TVS diodes, or “transient-voltage-suppression diodes,” providing voltage protection to various types of motor-related electronic components. A controller is disclosed that features measurement of voltage that is induced on a secondary winding of a motor, in order to detect certain events that occur during the operation of the motor. A calibration method is also disclosed that can account for one or both of the protection circuit and event-detecting controller. The calibration method accounts for human interaction and, in doing so, is intended toward making a calibration process of a motorized household system less prone to human error. |
| US10533372B2 |
Aircraft window shade
An enclosed venetian-blind shade for a window includes a plurality of blinds with an adjustable pitch, a transparent pane and a reveal arranged in front of the blinds that enclose one side of the blinds, and a handle assembly to move and secure the blinds in place. An aircraft window shade includes a plurality of blinds coupled to a wire loop, a drive shaft with a gear coupled to the wire loop, and a rotatable dial that interconnects with the gear such that rotation of the dial alters a pitch of the blinds. A window shade system for directing and blocking light from an aircraft window includes a plurality of blinds coupled to a pulley assembly for adjusting a pitch of the blinds, a handle assembly for raising/lowering the blinds, and a carriage assembly for securing the blinds. |
| US10533371B2 |
System and device for window covering
A window covering system comprises a shell, a weight member, a covering material positioned between the shell and the weight member, a control device. The covering material comprises at least one ladder, multiple slats corresponding to the at least one ladder, and at least one lifting cord, wherein the lifting cord is connected between the shell and the weight member. The control device comprises a driving module, a releasing module, and an operation module that are connected to each other. The ladder is connected to the operation module, and the lifting cord is connected to the driving module, such that the operation module drives the ladder to tilt the slats, at the same time, the releasing module is driven by the operation module to remove restriction to the driving module, hence descending the weight member. |
| US10533367B2 |
Spacer frame and method of making same
A spacer frame assembly and method of assembly includes a substantially linear channel having first and second ends. The substantially linear channel that when assembled includes at least four sides and corresponding corners between each of the sides. The spacer frame assembly also has a connecting structure located at one of the first and second ends and an opposite frame end located at the other of the one of first and second ends. The opposite frame end has an inner channel for receiving a nose portion of the connecting structure. The spacer frame assembly also includes a stop extending from the connecting structure for locating the opposite frame end when in the assembled position. |
| US10533363B2 |
Stand-up gun safe
A stand-up gun safe comprises a substantially vertical, but moderately tilted, spine that supports one or more hinges, which in turn support two shell components that rotate relative to the spine and swivel relative to each other. In a closed configuration, the respective edges of the two shell components abut each other, creating a secure seam. In an open configuration, the two shell components are separated from each other as they swivel and rotate away from each other on the hinges secured to the spine. A locking mechanism keeps the two shell components in a closed state. Because the spine is tilted, and the two shells are located on the top of the spine, when the lock is released gravity forces the two shells apart from each other, thereby resulting in a gravity-powered opening. |
| US10533362B2 |
Systems and methods for memory and touch position window
Systems and methods are provided for controlling a movement of a window of a vehicle to a selected position. The method includes receiving, by a processor, an input from a source that indicates the selected position for the window, and determining, by the processor, a coordinate location value based on the selected position. The method also includes determining, by the processor, a position for the window based on the coordinate location value and outputting, by the processor, one or more control signals to a motor associated with a window regulator of the window to move the window to the position. |
| US10533360B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring automatic doors
Monitoring systems for automatic doors comprise at least one input device configured for sensing at least one characteristic of at least one operational parameter of an automatic door system, a door system controller coupled to the at least one input device, at least one monitor display comprising a first interface operatively coupled to the door system controller, and at least another interface operatively coupled to the at least one monitor display and configured to be operatively coupled to at least one remote display device. The at least one monitor display is configured to continuously request information representative of the at least one operational parameter characteristic from the door system controller and display the information. Methods of monitoring an automatic door system comprise transmitting data representative of an operational parameter characteristic from an input device to at least one door system controller; sending a description of the operational parameter to a monitor display continuously; and displaying indicia representative of the description of the operational parameter. |
| US10533359B2 |
Method of assembling a window balance system
A snap lock balance shoe of a balance system may be incorporated in pivotable double hung windows. In one embodiment, the snap lock balance shoe includes a pair of retractable tabs that partially extend through openings within an inverted window balance channel. The shoe includes a locking member that extends toward a window jamb when a cam of the shoe is rotated. This extension locks the balance system in place in the window jamb. During a method of assembly of the balance system, the snap lock balance shoe may be engaged with the channel and then pivoted to secure the snap lock balance shoe to the channel. |
| US10533354B2 |
Handle assembly
A flush-mounted handle assembly for a cargo door having an exterior rotatable handle having a bumper assembly and an interior rotatable handle, a housing having a cavity for receipt of the exterior rotatable handle and an actuator positioned between the interior rotatable handle and housing. The housing having a skid plate positioned within the cavity for receipt of the bumper when the exterior rotatable handle is rotated and the housing also having a shaft removably connected to the housing by a nut for receipt of the actuator. |
| US10533353B2 |
Retractable handle arrangement
A retractable handle arrangement comprising a handle comprising a first end and a second end and being movable between stowed and deployed positions; the handle being pivotally mounted about a handle pivot axis disposed between the first and second ends; an operating member extending from the handle; a first lever arm for moving the handle from the stowed position to the deployed position; a second lever arm for operating a release mechanism in response to movement of the handle from the deployed position to an operative position; and a drive mechanism; wherein the drive mechanism is coupled to the first lever arm and operable, in use, to cause the first lever arm to operatively engage with the operating member to move the handle from the stowed position to the deployed position; and wherein the operating member is arranged to operatively engage with the second lever arm when the handle is moved from the deployed position to an operative position. |
| US10533351B2 |
Interior apparatus of a vehicle
A hook of a lock structure is rotatably supported by a knob. Therefore, a biasing force of a hook biasing spring can be regulated independently from a knob biasing spring. Accordingly, the biasing force of the hook biasing spring can be regulated smaller than a biasing force of the knob biasing spring. As a result, sounds generated when locking the lock structure can be decreased. |
| US10533348B2 |
Theft deterrent system for electronics cabinet door
A theft deterrent system for an electronics cabinet may include a first hasp, which may include a plurality of studs extending from a surface thereof. At least one stud of the plurality of studs may be dimensioned to engage with a padlock ring of the electronics cabinet. The first hasp may have a tab having a shackle hole therein. The theft deterrent system may include a second hasp, which may include a plurality of holes dimensioned to receive a respective one of the plurality of studs. The second hasp may also have a tab having a shackle hole therein. The system may further include a shield retainer dimensioned to surround at least portions of the first hasp and the second hasp. To secure the electronics cabinet, a shackle of a hidden shackle lock may be fed through the shackle holes and the hidden shackle lock may then be locked. |
| US10533344B2 |
Merchandise security devices for use with an electronic key
A merchandise security device is provided. The merchandise security device may include a lock mechanism operably engaged with a shape memory material configured to receive electrical power for locking and unlocking the lock mechanism. The shape memory material may be configured to change in shape in response to receiving electrical power to thereby lock or unlock the lock mechanism. |
| US10533342B2 |
Handles with retracted and extended positions
Examples described herein include handles with extended and retracted positions. In some examples, a handle comprises a housing and a knob. The knob may have a first surface and a circumferential sidewall. The knob may have a retracted position in the housing and an extended position. In the extended position, the circumferential sidewall protrudes from the housing and the knob is rotatable between a first position and a second position. |
| US10533340B1 |
Rackable fence panel
A fence panel has pickets and rails with slots in the pickets and open bottom U shaped rails. A locking strip slides into the rail and the slots in the pickets to lock the pickets into the rail. The locking strip can be designed with a projecting L portion with a fingers formed between recessed slots along its length such that, at each picket interval, the pickets can pivot around the fingers. Thus, the lock strip allows pivoting of pickets. The rails are designed with a side internal slot with guides to hold the lock strip in place. The rails are further designed with a top internal groove to accept the insertion of a spacer strip that holds the pickets in place and stops them from moving left and right when the top of the pickets do not go through a routed top rail or a supporting middle rail. |
| US10533339B2 |
Building structure and method
A load bearing structure including a first fixed net layer, a second fixed net layer and a non-linear structure in between. The first fixed net layer may include a first layer of flexible, drapable fabric and a fixing material that fixes the shape of the first layer of flexible, drapable fabric. The second fixed net layer may include a second layer of flexible, drapable fabric and a fixing material that fixes the shape of the second layer of flexible, drapable fabric. The non-linear reinforcing structure may be in communication with the first and second fixed net layers and may be configured to share with the first and second fixed net layers a load applied to the load bearing structure. |
| US10533336B2 |
Self-propelled robotic swimming pool cleaner with power-wash assembly for lifting debris from a surface beneath the pool cleaner
A robotic pool cleaner includes a housing having an inlet and a discharge port, and an interior chamber with a filter therein. Rotatably-mounted supports guide the cleaner along a pool surface. A water pump includes a drive shaft having a first end coupled to a propeller. The water pump draws water and debris from beneath the cleaner through the inlet, such that debris is retained by the filter and filtered water exits through the discharge port. A power-wash assembly includes a transmission for transferring rotational movement from the pump drive shaft to a drive shaft of a centrifugal pump. The centrifugal pump has an inlet in fluid communication with filtered water from the interior chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with a nozzle positioned beneath the housing to discharge filtered water in a water jet to dislodge and lift debris from the surface of the pool. |
| US10533330B2 |
Concrete formwork and a formwork support bracket for forming a suspended floor slab
The present invention relates to a formwork arrangement for forming a suspended concrete floor slab comprising a change in level in an underside thereof, a support bracket for use with such a formwork arrangement, and a method for employing the support bracket and formwork arrangement. |
| US10533329B2 |
Lockable scaffold toeboard system
A scaffold toeboard system for locking a toeboard between two vertical scaffold members where each vertical scaffold member includes a tubular member having a diameter and an outer shape. The toeboard system includes a toeboard having an elongated member with a fixed terminating end and an adjustable terminating end. The toeboard further includes a front portion, a top portion, a bottom portion and a rear portion. The toeboard system further includes a locking mechanism slidably mounted to the adjustable terminating end, where the locking mechanism includes a lock member body with a front sidewall two fingers positioned on said locking mechanism and extending outwardly from the front sidewall of the locking member. The two fingers separated by a horizontal distance of about the diameter of a scaffold vertical member. The locking mechanism further includes a lock, where the lock is actuatable to fix the position of the lock member body with respect to the toeboard in a deployed position. The fixed terminating end is shaped to engage a scaffold vertical member. |
| US10533325B2 |
Sheet material connector
Apparatus and methods for joining sections of sheet material (e.g., drywall) are provided. The sheet material joining apparatus or connector comprises an elongated body having two channels disposed such that the ends of two sections of sheet material may be secured therein. The channels are defined by front and back walls interconnected via an internal rib. The front wall is configured to be disposed on the exposed side of the sheet material and the back wall is configured to be disposed on the back or hidden side of the sheet material, while the back wall takes the form of a convex arced surface. The convex arced surface is configured to be engaged by one or more securing elements (e.g., screw), and during such engagement to exert a resilient force onto the adjoining sections of sheet material to draw them inward toward the back wall of the connector. |
| US10533324B2 |
Below top of wall ventilation screed device and assembly
A ventilation screed having an upper attachment flange having a top portion and a bottom portion and at least one opening in the top portion; a drip edge protruding from the bottom portion of the upper attachment flange; a drainage cavity protrusion protruding from the bottom portion of the upper attachment flange above the drip edge, wherein the drainage cavity has an L-shaped drainage trough portion having at least one drainage opening in a bottom portion, an upper ground portion in communication with the L-shaped drainage trough portion and a drainage cavity shroud in communication with the upper ground portion, wherein the drainage cavity shroud extends past the drip edge. |
| US10533321B1 |
Modular enclosures for temperature-sensitive components
Disclosed herein are modular enclosures for temperature-sensitive components that include a modular wall section some of which include a vertical support panel, a vertical strut channel connected to the vertical support panel, and a temperature-sensitive component connected to the vertical strut channel. |
| US10533320B2 |
Reinforcement for a concrete tile
A reinforced concrete tile having top and bottom surfaces defining a thickness, the reinforced concrete tile comprising two or more reinforcing inserts imbedded in the concrete tile in proximity to the bottom surface, the two or more reinforcing inserts being of elongated shape and comprising a plurality of scales distributed along the length and extending upwardly from the bottom surface whereby a compensating force is created upon application of a load on the top surface such that deflection is reduced as the load is increased for at least a range of loads until a yield load is reached. |
| US10533316B1 |
Expansion joint system with flexible sheeting and three layers
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. An expansion joint seal, which may be fire-resistant and/or water-resistant, is provided which includes one or more body members, a fire retardant member, which may be of an intumescent member, interspersed within the body member or members, a plurality of resilient members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance, and a connector of at least two of the resilient members, which connect each of the resilient members to a cover plant or may connect the two resilient members to one another. |
| US10533315B2 |
Expansion joint seal system with intumescent springs
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. A fire-resistant and water-resistant expansion joint seal is provided which includes one more foam members and a plurality of intumescent members interspersed within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance. |
| US10533314B2 |
Infill wall support clip
An infill wall support clip is described. The infill wall support clip provides lateral bracing for wall panels in residential or commercial buildings. The infill wall support clip anchors to a top track of wall panels and to a bottom track of a floor truss. The infill wall support clip provides spacing between the wall panel and the floor truss such that drywall may be continuously overlaid on top of the wall panel. |
| US10533310B2 |
Flushometer valve to outlet tube coupling
A flushometer valve assembly comprises a flushometer valve body including an outlet, an outlet tube including a conduit extending along a longitudinal axis, and a flushometer valve tube-to-body coupling that directly fastens the outlet tube to the flushometer valve body. |
| US10533308B2 |
Dialysis wall box apparatus and wall chase system
A wall box apparatus and building wall chase system is described. A wall box apparatus is configured to operatively reduce the number of fluid line joints connected to building and machinery plumbing lines, and more particularly to dialysis treatment facilities and kidney-dialysis machines, respectively. A space-saving wall chase system is configured using the wall box to connect plumbing lines in a dialysis treatment facility to dialysis machines. |
| US10533306B2 |
Joint wear device for a work vehicle
A work vehicle comprises a swingable body. The swingable body is coupled to an undercarriage by a body joint. A boom is coupled to the swingable body by a boom joint. An arm is coupled to the boom by an arm joint. An implement is coupled to the arm by an implement joint. The work vehicle comprises a joint wear device that comprises a first sensor coupled to the swingable body and configured for generating a first signal indicative of an acceleration of the swingable body during a swing motion. A second sensor is coupled to at least one of the boom, the arm, and the implement and configured for generating a second signal indicative of an acceleration of at least one of the boom, the arm, and the implement, respectively, during the swing motion. A controller is coupled to the work vehicle and configured for generating a wear signal. |
| US10533295B2 |
Netting conduit
A netting conduit. The conduit defines a continuous channel extending between a first open end and a second open end. The conduit is fabricated from netting having a mesh size sufficient to prevent most fish from traversing through the netting material. The conduit tapers from the first open end to a midsection and enlarges from the midsection to the second open end. The longitudinal edges of the conduit can define a parabolic shape. The conduit further includes stakes that are usable to anchor the conduit to the bed of the waterway in which the conduit is in use. |
| US10533292B2 |
Load transfer plate and method of employing same
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a load transfer plate including a non-symmetrically shaped body having a semi-cylindrical first portion configured to protrude into and be secured in the first cast-in-place concrete slab and a non-semi cylindrical second portion configured to protrude into a load transfer plate pocket secured in the second cast-in-place concrete. |
| US10533286B2 |
Fibre-based support containing a layer of a functionalized watersoluble polymer, method of production and use thereof
A cellulose and/or synthetic fibre-based support of which at least one surface is coated with a layer containing at least one water-soluble polymer comprising hydroxyl or primary-secondary amino functional groups, at least some of which have been functionalized beforehand with at least one organic compound comprising at least one epoxy functional group, and at least one R1 group wherein R1 is a vinyl functional group or at least one Si(R2)3 functional group and wherein R2=hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, and combinations thereof. |
| US10533284B2 |
Method for operation of a heating group subsystem, and heating group subsystem
A method for operating a heating group subsystem of a machine for the production or treatment of a fibrous web. The heating group subsystem includes a first heating group and a last heating group and at least one additional heating group; in each case having at least one device that is heated with pressurized heating steam. Viewed in a direction of travel, the fibrous web is fed first through the first heating group, then through the at least one additional heating group, and thereafter through last heating group. The steam pressure of the heating steam of the at least one additional heating group is adjusted lower than the respective steam pressure of the heating steam of first heating group and of last heating group. |
| US10533278B2 |
Brominated epoxy polymers as textile-finishing flame retardant formulations
The present invention discloses novel flame retardant aqueous formulations comprising micronized particles of brominated epoxy polymers having a predetermined molecular weight and glass transition temperature, their use as flame retardants for textile applications, their preparation and flame-retarded textile fabrics prepared by using them. |
| US10533277B2 |
Control method of laundry treatment apparatus
A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed which includes a hot air supply procedure for supplying heated air to a drum through operation of a heating unit, a dryness measurement procedure for measuring dryness of laundry, a first heating unit control procedure executed when the measured dryness is lower than a reference dryness, to complete operation of the heating unit when the measured temperature reaches a first temperature and to operate the heating unit when the measured temperature reaches a second temperature lower than the first temperature, and a second heating unit control procedure executed when the measured dryness is equal to or higher than the reference dryness, to complete operation of the heating unit when the measured temperature reaches a third temperature lower than the second temperature and to operate the heating unit when the measured temperature reaches a fourth temperature lower than the third temperature. |
| US10533276B2 |
Extendable nozzle assembly for a washing machine appliance
A washing machine appliance includes a nozzle assembly for providing wash fluid to a tub of the washing machine appliance. The nozzle assembly includes an extendable nozzle mounted on the end of a retractable fluid supply conduit such as a telescoping arm or a folding arm. The retractable fluid supply conduit is movable for positioning the extendable nozzle in a retracted position and an extended position. The retractable fluid supply conduit is fluidly coupled to a valve assembly on the back of the washing machine appliance such that a user may extend the extendable nozzle to perform pretreating operations or otherwise selectively supply wash fluid to the tub. |
| US10533268B2 |
Sealing material composition and gland packing containing the sealing material composition
A sealing material composition which comprises sheet-like members containing expanded graphite, and which hardly causes the sheet-like members to be broken is provided.A sealing material composition 1 comprises: a stacked body 5; and a long surrounding body 6 which surrounds the stacked body. The stacked body has a plurality of sheet-like members 10 each of which is formed into a tape-like shape by expanded graphite. In the stacked body, the plurality of sheet-like members are stacked in a direction which intersects with the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, and, in the plurality of sheet-like members, sheet-like members which are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction are disposed to be displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, in a relatively movable manner. The surrounding body allows the adjacent sheet-like members to be relatively moved in the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, while maintaining the stacked state of the adjacent sheet-like members. |
| US10533267B2 |
Textile machine for the production of roving and method for operating the same
A method for operating a textile machine is provided to produce roving from a fiber bundle with a consolidating means, the roving having a protective twist. The produced roving is wound onto a tube with a winding device. During the winding process, the roving is guided a guide element arranged between the consolidating means and the tube, wherein the guide element exerts a decelerating effect on the roving. The decelerating effect is controlled during operation of the textile machine such that the decelerating effect is lower during a start procedure while the roving leaving the consolidating means is brought into contact with a tube or during a tube change while a wound tube is replaced by an empty tube than during a winding process that takes place between the start procedure and the tube change. |
| US10533265B2 |
Growth container
Relates to a method of producing a semiconductor crystal having generation of a defect suppressed in the semiconductor single crystal. The production method includes the steps of: forming a boron oxide film (31) on the inner wall of a growth container (10) having a bottom section and a body section continuous to the bottom section; bringing the boron oxide film (31) into contact with boron oxide melt containing silicon oxide to form a boron oxide film (32) containing silicon oxide on the inner wall of the growth container (10); forming raw material melt (34) above seed crystal (20) placed in and on the bottom section of the growth container (10); and solidifying the raw material melt (34) from the seed crystal (20) side to grow a semiconductor single crystal. |
| US10533264B1 |
Apparatus for producing graphene and other 2D materials
A 2D material such as graphene is produced on a forming sheet disposed on a carrier and exposed to a donor gas within a furnace. A first furnace surface is disposed immediately adjacent to and spaced apart from the forming sheet to define a volume. A purge gas is used to purge the volume of undesirable molecules, such as oxygen, and then a donor gas is introduced into the volume to supply an element or molecule necessary for the formation of a 2D material. Multiple carriers and forming sheets are moved in a train into the furnace during the presence of the donor gas, and each forming sheet is heated to a temperature sufficient to form 2D material on the sheet. The furnace is constructed of a nonreactive material, such as quartz, and the first furnace surface is provided by a quartz plate. Gas passageways and gas ports are formed in the quartz plate with the ports extending through the first furnace surface. The ports are disposed in patterns that facilitate the production of a smooth nonturbulent laminar flow of gas within the volume. As gases are introduced into the furnace, the gases are constrained but they escape and are collected by a surrounding gas chamber. Undesirable gases are purged and desirable gases are maintained in both the furnace and the gas chamber. |
| US10533260B2 |
Sn plating steel sheet, chemical treatment steel sheet, and method of manufacturing the same
The chemical treatment steel sheet includes a steel sheet, a mat finished Sn plating layer that is provided as an upper layer of the steel sheet and is formed of a β-Sn, and a chemical treatment layer that is provided as an upper layer of the Sn plating layer. The Sn plating layer contains the β-Sn of 0.10 g/m2 to 20.0 g/m2 in terms of an amount of metal Sn. A crystal orientation index of a (100) plane group of the Sn plating layer is higher than crystal orientation indexes of other crystal orientation planes. The chemical treatment layer includes a Zr compound containing Zr of 0.50 mg/m2 to 50.0 mg/m2 in terms of an amount of metal Zr, and a phosphate compound. |
| US10533254B2 |
Dyed trivalent chromium conversion coatings and methods of using same
An aqueous conversion coating solution comprises a trivalent chromium compound, a zirconate compound, and a dye compound. The trivalent chromium compound can comprise trivalent chromium compounds such as trivalent chromium sulfate. The dye compound can comprise an azo dye, a chromium complex dye, an anthraquinoid dye, and/or a methine dye. The zirconate compound can comprise alkali metal hexafluorozirconate compounds. The conversion coating solution can comprise a phosphorous compound such as an organic amino-phosphonic acid compound. The conversion coating solution can be formed by mixing a dye additive containing the dye with a trivalent chromium conversion coating solution that does not contain a dye. The conversion coating solution can be used to treat metal substrates comprising aluminum, magnesium, and/or zinc. |
| US10533246B2 |
Deposition mask, method for manufacturing the same, and touch panel
The present invention provides a deposition mask including: a mask layer having an aperture pattern that is formed in conformity with a transparent electrode to be formed on a display surface of a display panel, with the same shape and size as the transparent electrode; and a support layer having plural support lines formed on one surface of the mask layer across the aperture pattern. In the mask, an arrangement pitch for the support lines of the support layer is set so as to reduce moire fringes or diffraction fringes that appear due to shadows of the support lines, which are transferred onto the transparent electrode as unevenness in deposition thickness. |
| US10533242B2 |
Steel for cold forging
A steel contains, in a chemical composition, C, Si, Mn, and Al, and contains pearlite as a metallographic structure, and a value obtained by dividing an Mn content in a cementite in the pearlite in terms of at % by an Mn content in a ferrite in the pearlite in terms of at % is higher than 0 and equal to or lower than 5.0. |
| US10533240B2 |
High temperature alloy for casting engine valves
A high temperature alloy is disclosed. The high temperature alloy may have on a weight basis: about 9.0-10.0 weight % of Co, about 0.25 weight % maximum of Fe, about 8.0-9.0 weight % of Cr, about 4.75-5.50 weight % of Al, about 1.0-1.5 weight % of Ti, about 0-2.0 weight % of Mo, about 6.0-9.0 weight %, of W, about 0.12-0.18 weight % of C, about 0.01-0.03 weight % of Zr, about 0.005-0.015 weight % of B, about 0.5-1.5 weight % of Ta, a balance of Ni, and incidental impurities. |
| US10533237B2 |
Hot press forming parts having excellent bending properties and method for manufacturing the same
Provided is a method for manufacturing an HPF part having excellent bending properties including: manufacturing a hot rolled steel sheet; coiling the hot rolled steel sheet within a range of 450° C. to 750° C. for a time satisfying Expression 1; cold rolling, annealing and then hot dip aluminum plating on the annealed steel sheet; heating the hot dip aluminum plated steel sheet to a temperature of 850° C. to 1000° C. and maintaining the hot dip aluminum plated steel sheet for a certain period of time; and hot forming the heated steel and cooling at a temperature within a range of 200° C. or lower at a cooling speed of 20° C./s to 1000° C./s at the same time to manufacture an HPF part, [Expression 1] 190,000≤[coiling temperature (CT)×Time (min)]/2≤350,000, in the Relational Expression 1, Time refers to a time taken to reach 200° C. from coiling temperature. |
| US10533236B2 |
High-strength hot rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a high-strength hot rolled steel sheet by hot rolling a steel having a chemical composition including, by mass %: C: more than 0.010% and not more than 0.06%, Si: not more than 0.3%, Mn: not more than 0.8%, P: not more than 0.03%, S: not more than 0.02%, Al: not more than 0.1%, N: not more than 0.01% and Ti: 0.05 to 0.10%, the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, including: after the steel is heated to an austenite single phase region, the steel is finish rolled at a finishing delivery temperature of 860° C. to 1050° C., the steel sheet is cooled at an average cooling rate of not less than 30° C./s in a temperature range of from a temperature after the completion of the finish rolling to 750° C., and the steel sheet is coiled into a coil at a coiling temperature of 580° C. to 700° C. |
| US10533234B2 |
Method for laser beam heat treatment of press hardened components and press hardened components
Methods for manufacturing hot-stamped components are described. The method includes providing a hot-stamped component by hot forming die quenching, and selecting a first and a second portion of the hot-stamped component, wherein the first portion has a different width than the second portion. A laser system, wherein the laser system includes one or more optical elements and a laser source for generating a laser beam. The laser system is moved along a length of the component. Finally, the laser beam is applied in a single pass onto the selected first and second portions using the laser system, wherein a laser beam spot size is adjusted during the application of the laser beam and is adapted to the widths of the first and second portions, and wherein a power of the laser beam is regulated based on the temperature measured in the hot-stamped component. The disclosure further relates to components obtained using such methods. |
| US10533232B2 |
Parasitic phytophthora-derived omega-3 fatty acid desaturase for synthesizing polyunsaturated fatty acids, carrier containing fatty acid desaturase, recombinant microorganisms, and application thereof
It relates to ω-3 fatty acid desaturase for the synthesis of pufas from Phytophthora parasitica, a plasmid containing the same, a recombinant microorganism containing the plasmid and its application. The invention also provides the use of the above ω-3 fatty acid desaturase in the biosynthesis of PUFAs, especially to catalyze C20:4Δ5,8,11,14 to C20:5Δ5,8,11,14,17 at normal temperature, with catalytic efficiency 65%. The recombinant strain reached 31.5% of the total fatty acid, and the conversion rate to AA was up to 77.6%. |
| US10533229B2 |
System and method for isolating and analyzing cells
A system and method for isolating cells, comprising: a substrate having a broad surface; an array comprising a set of wells defined at the broad surface of the substrate, each well including: a base surface, an open surface directly opposing the base surface, defined at the broad surface of the substrate, and configured to receive one of a single cell and a single cluster of cells from a direction perpendicular to the broad surface of the substrate, and a set of channels that fluidly couple each well to at least one adjacent well; wherein the set of wells includes an interior subset and an exterior subset fluidly coupled to and surrounding the interior subset by way of the set of channels; and a fluid delivery module surrounding the array and fluidly coupled to each well in the set of wells. |
| US10533227B2 |
Compositions, kits, and methods for identification, assessment, prevention and therapy of breast and ovarian cancer
The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with breast or ovarian cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human breast or ovarian cancers are provided. |
| US10533226B2 |
Serotonin transporter gene and treatment of alcoholism
The gene responsible for encoding SERT has a functional polymorphism at the 5′-regulatory promoter region, which results in two forms, long (L) and short (S). The LL-genotype is hypothesized to play a key role in the early onset of alcohol use. The present invention discloses the differences in treatment and diagnosis based on the L or short genotypes as well as on a single nucleotide polymorphism of the SERT gene, the 3′ UTR SNP rs1042173. The present invention demonstrates the efficacy of using the drug ondansetron and similar drugs for treatment based on variations in the polymorphisms of the SERT gene as well as methods for diagnosing susceptibility to abuse of alcohol and other addiction-related diseases and disorders. |
| US10533225B2 |
Methods and systems for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A novel set of 98 genes expressed in the respiratory tract epithelium that serve as biomarkers for measuring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) activity are provided. Methods of classifying the (COPD) status of a subject are provided. Systems for expression-based classification of COPD disease status are provided. Methods of treating COPD are also provided, among other things. |
| US10533224B2 |
Methods for diagnosis of sepsis
Methods for diagnosis of sepsis are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to the use of biomarkers for aiding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of sepsis, and to a panel of biomarkers that can be used to distinguish sepsis from noninfectious sources of inflammation, such as caused by traumatic injury, surgery, autoimmune disease, thrombosis, or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). |
| US10533217B2 |
Sample analyzing method and sample analyzer
A sample analyzing method includes: denaturing DNA by heating a measurement specimen; bleaching the measurement specimen to inhibit autofluorescence from the measurement specimen; binding a fluorescent dye to a test substance in the measurement specimen; and capturing an image of fluorescence originated from the fluorescent dye by irradiating the measurement specimen with light. The DNA denaturation treatment is performed before the bleaching. |
| US10533215B2 |
Nucleic acid quantification products and processes
Described herein are products and processes for nucleic acid quantification, which are in part useful for detecting and determining the nucleotide sequence of rare nucleic acids (i.e., low copy number nucleic acids) in a sample. Such products and processes are useful for reducing the dynamic range among different nucleic acid species. |
| US10533214B2 |
Method for measuring mutational load
Provided herein is method for, among other things, estimating the number of sequence variations in a sample of DNA. In some embodiments, the method can be used to estimate the mutational load of a sample. In some embodiments, the method makes use of a set of primers that have 3′ ends that specifically hybridizes to a sequence that is repeated multiple times in the genome. Thermocycling a reaction mix containing the primers may produce a reaction product comprising at least 50 amplicons having a total length of at least 100 kb. This product can be sequenced to provide an estimate of the number of sequence variations in the sample, and thus the mutational load of the sample. |
| US10533210B2 |
Detection of methylated DNA
The present invention is based on the discovery of sensitive and specific methylation detection by a) controlling excessive DNA degradation prior to conversion by incubating DNA conversion reagent (e.g. bisulfite reagent) directly with a nucleic acid containing sample without requiring prior nucleic acid purification from the sample and without requiring prior nucleic acid denaturation at elevated temperatures of 98° C. and, b) optimizing bisulfite removal by controlling the pumping rate flow of the bisulfite treated sample over an extraction membrane inside an automated system. |
| US10533206B2 |
Method for selectively producing compound K and compound Y from saponins of ginseng through enzymatic method
The present invention relates to a method for selectively producing compound K and compound Y, which are originally present in ginseng in a trace amount, from saponins of ginseng, and more specifically to a method capable of obtaining desired target compounds, that is, compound K and compound Y, in high yields, by treating saponins, obtained from ginseng, with particular enzymes to structurally convert the saponins. |
| US10533200B2 |
Method for the production of fine chemicals using a Corynebacterium secreting modified α-1,6-glucosidases
The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding novel fusion polypeptides essentially composed of a signal peptide for membrane translocation and a polypeptide providing α-1,6-glucosidase activity and to bacteria containing said polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing fine chemicals using media containing isomaltose and/or panose as carbon source. |
| US10533191B2 |
Therapeutic serum obtained from co-cultured cells
A therapeutic serum suitable for inclusion in a cosmetic preparation may be produced by stressing a co-culture including proliferative cells. The co-culture of cells may be obtained by growing first culture to less than one-hundred percent confluence on a surface. After a monolayer of first culture is established, a second culture may be seeded onto at least one cell free area on the surface, the resulting co-culture grown to less than one-hundred percent confluence. Additional cultures may then be seeded onto cell free areas of the surface and established until a monolayer having the desired population of cells is obtained. The monolayer is then stressed to obtain a serum by conditioning a collection medium. The obtained serum may be combined with a suitable cosmetic base to provide a cosmetic preparation. |
| US10533190B2 |
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. |
| US10533186B2 |
Attenuated recombinant alphaviruses incapable of replicating in mosquitoes and uses thereof
The present invention discloses an attenuated recombinant alphavirus that is incapable of replicating in mosquito cells and of transmission by mosquito vectors. These attenuated alphavirus may include but is not limited to Western Equine Encephalitis virus, Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus or Chikungunya virus. The present invention also discloses the method of generating such alphaviruses and their use as immunogenic compositions. |
| US10533182B2 |
Oils, lipids and fatty acids produced in transgenic brassica plant
The invention relates to a method for producing eicosapentanoic acid, docosapentanoic acid and/or docohexanoic acid in transgenic plants. According to said method, the plant is provided with at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with a Δ6 desaturase activity, at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with a Δ6 elongase activity, at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with a Δ5 desaturase activity, and at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with a Δ5 elongase activity, the nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with a Δ5 elongase activity being modified in relation to the nucleic acid sequence in the organism from which the sequence originates, such that it is adapted to the codon use in at least one type of plant. For the production of docosahexanoic acid, at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with a Δ4 desaturase activity is also introduced into the plant. |
| US10533178B2 |
Methods for modulating Ataxin 2 expression
Disclosed herein are methods for decreasing Ataxin 2 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Ataxin 2 associated diseases, disorders, and conditions. Such Ataxin 2 associated diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and parkinsonism. |
| US10533172B2 |
Allele-specific therapy for huntington disease haplotypes
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of use thereof for inhibiting mutant HTT mRNA transcription or CAG-expanded HTT protein expression in a cell, comprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of an oligomer targeting a differentiating polymorphism, wherein the differentiating polymorphism is selected from rs72239206, rs363107, rs362313, rs2530595, rs113407847. Specific oligomer sequences are also provided. |
| US10533171B2 |
Oligonucleotide comprising an inosine for treating DMD
The invention provides an oligonucleotide comprising an inosine, and/or a nucleotide containing a base able to form a wobble base pair or a functional equivalent thereof, wherein the oligonucleotide, or a functional equivalent thereof, comprises a sequence which is complementary to at least part of a dystrophin pre-m RNA exon or at least part of a non-exon region of a dystrophin pre-m RNA said part being a contiguous stretch comprising at least 8 nucleotides. The invention further provides the use of said oligonucleotide for preventing or treating DMD or BMD. |
| US10533170B2 |
Method for manipulating magnetic particles and device for manipulating magnetic particles
A magnetic particle manipulation method for magnetic particle comprises the steps of; subjecting magnetic particles and a magnetic solid having a larger particle diameter than said magnetic particles to existing together in a liquid layer, and moving said magnetic solid and said magnetic particles in said liquid layer by a magnetic field manipulation. According to one aspect of the present invention; a manipulation method for magnetic particles comprising the steps of; moving magnetic particles in a first liquid layer into a gelled medium layer by a magnetic field manipulation in a device, wherein gelled medium layers and liquid layers are in-place alternately in a container, moving said magnetic particles present in the gelled medium into a second liquid layer by the magnetic field manipulation; and moving said magnetic particles along with said magnetic solid in the second liquid layer. |
| US10533166B2 |
Protease variants and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to protease variants and methods for obtaining protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. |
| US10533165B2 |
Serine proteases of the bacillus gibsonii-clade
The present disclosure relates to serine proteases cloned from Bacillus gibsonii, and variants thereof. Compositions containing the serine proteases are suitable for use in cleaning fabrics and hard surfaces, as well as in a variety of industrial applications. |
| US10533161B2 |
NADPH oxidase proteins
A NADPH oxidase (Nox) protein includes a domain including 3 to 7 transmembrane helices, and an amino acid sequence including at least 2 bis-histidyl motifs, wherein each of the bis-histidyl motifs consists of 2 histidine residues separated by 12, 13 or 14 amino acid residues. The Nox protein may be produced by a method that includes solubilizing a solution of cells expressing the Nox protein using a detergent from the maltoside family to suspend the Nox protein in the solution. |
| US10533158B2 |
Cultured cell sheet, production method thereof, and application method thereof
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cultured cell sheet that expresses phenotypes of the chondroid tissue. The problems can be solved by producing the cultured cell sheet in which cells are cultured on a surface of a cell cultureware that is coated with a temperature responsive polymer having an upper or lower critical solution temperature ranging from 0° C. to 80° C. in water, including steps of: adjusting the temperature of the culture medium to a temperature below the lower critical solution temperature or above the upper critical solution temperature; bringing the cultured cell sheet in close contact with the carrier; and detaching the cultured cell sheet together with the carrier. |
| US10533153B2 |
Production of squalene and/or sterol from cell suspensions of fermented yeast
The present invention relates to a process for the production of squalene and/or sterol in high amounts using an alkaline solution and an organic lysis solvent at high temperature and high pressure for effectively lysing yeast cells and extracting squalene and/or sterol into an organic extraction solvent, thus obtaining squalene and/or sterolin high amount and of high purity. |
| US10533147B2 |
Soil release polymer in a solid sour
Applicants have developed a physically and chemically stable solid composition containing a soil release polymer and an acidulant. The sour step thus accomplishes both stain removal and residual alkalinity removal. A novel method of using a soil release polymer and an acidulant together in the same post wash step of a laundry wash process is also disclosed. The solid composition is physically stable, even during aqueous dispensing, i.e. non-slumping and non-weeping. The solid could be formed through a melt, cast, or pressed process. |
| US10533144B2 |
Composition of additives and high-performance fuel comprising such a composition
A composition of fuel additives includes at least a first additive having a partial ester derivative of polyols and a second additive having a quaternary ammonium salt. The first additive includes at least 50% by mass of a compound A selected from the partial esters of polyols and saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic C4 to C36 monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbarbons, the partial esters being able to be used alone or in a mixture. The disclosure also relates to a diesel fuel including such a composition and the use of the fuel for limiting the deposits in a diesel engine. In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of the fuel containing the composition of additives of the present disclosure in direct-injection diesel engines. |
| US10533132B2 |
Luminescent materials
Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device with a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The light emitting layer emits first light. The device further includes AE1-xLi2Be4O6:Eux, wherein AE=one or more of Sr, Ba, Ca, disposed in the path of the first light. The AE1-xLi2Be4O6:Eux absorbs first light and emits second light. In some embodiments, the first light and second light may be blue. |
| US10533126B2 |
Using polyaminated fatty acid-based oil compositions for controlling dust from additive particles
Application of polyaminated fatty acid-based oil compositions to additive particles to control dusting. A method reducing an amount of dust produced during transfer of additive particles in well operations may comprise providing treated additive particles comprising additive particles and a polyaminated fatty acid-based oil composition disposed on a surface of at least portion of the particles, wherein the polyaminated fatty acid-based oil composition comprises a polyaminated fatty acid and an organic solvent. The method may further comprise mixing components comprising the treated additive particles and a base fluid to provide a treatment fluid. The method may further comprise introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. |
| US10533121B2 |
Branched triglyceride-based fluids useful for dielectric and/or heat transfer applications
A fluid composition comprises a triglyceride, having at least one alpha-branched fatty acid residue, wherein each alpha-branched fatty acid residue comprises at least one saturated or mono-unsaturated alkyl chain having a total number of carbon atoms ranging from 12 to 20, and wherein the triglyceride has at least one of (a) a flash point of at least 185° C., (b) a fire point of at least 230° C., (c) a pour point of −25° C. or lower, or (d) a combination thereof. The fluid composition may be useful, for example, as a dielectric fluid and/or as a heat transfer fluid in transformers and other electrical device applications. |
| US10533113B2 |
Sol-gel hybrid coating composition, coating process and composite coating layers
This disclosure provides a sol-gel hybrid coating composition, comprising a sol-gel precursor, a polymer and a solvent, wherein the sol-gel precursor comprises tetraethyl orthosilicate and the polymer comprises polyurethane and polyacrylic. This disclosure also provides a coating process, comprising: subjecting a light metal to micro-arc oxidation treatment to form a first protection layer on the light metal, and coating the sol-gel hybrid coating composition onto the first protection layer to form a second protection layer. This disclosure further provides composite coating layers, comprising: a first layer obtained by micro-arc oxidation treatment, and a second layer obtained by dip coating with the sol-gel hybrid coating composition. |
| US10533109B2 |
Stable aqueous fluoropolymer coating composition
The invention relates to a high shear stable aqueous fluoropolymer coating composition, preferably using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), such as KYNAR® PVDF, suitable for high performance coating applications. The composition is based on a high shear stable fluoropolymer emulsion having small particle size, blended with an acrylic polymer additive. The use of this composition allows high bake PVDF water-base coatings which can be applied on variety of substrates such as metal or ceramic surfaces, and in the impregnation of textiles, glass, carbon or aramid fibers, etc. The dry coating formed from the coating composition of the invention exhibits improved gloss, crack resistance, chemical resistance, hot dirt pick up resistance and other improved properties. |
| US10533103B2 |
Lustrous coating material composition, lustrous resin film, and multilayer coating film
Provided is a lustrous coating material composition comprising a flaky titanic acid, a phosphoric acid group-containing resin, and an acrylic resin and being capable of forming a lustrous resin film which has a good silky texture with a high luster and which is sufficiently excellent in not only initial adhesion but also water-resistant adhesion with the occurrence of peeling being sufficiently suppressed. |
| US10533102B2 |
Preparation of matt paints and printing inks
The invention relates to a pigment composition for preparing pigmented matt coatings, such as matt paints and printing inks. Further, the invention relates to a process for preparing such pigment composition, and to a coating formulation containing such composition. Finally, the invention is directed to a pigmented matt surface of a substrate, and to the use of the pigment compositions disclosed herein for matting substrates. |
| US10533099B2 |
Ultraviolet protective coating for fabricating epoxy-based components
Provided are epoxy-based components and methods of fabricating such components. Specifically, an component comprises an epoxy-based composite part and a UV protective coating disposed over the part. This coating allows for the component to be exposed to UV radiation without any additional coating and without deterioration of the epoxy-based composite part. Specifically, the component may be exposed to interior lights and direct sun during its subsequent fabrication and/or transportation. The UV protective coating comprises polyurethane and silicate filler, such as hydrated aluminum silicate and/or hydrated magnesium silicate. The coating may have a transmittance of less than 1% or even less than 0.1% in the UV range. An epoxy primer layer may be formed directly over the UV protective coating followed by various other coatings, including a decorative finish. |
| US10533098B2 |
Conductive filler, method for producing same, conductive paste and method for producing conductive paste
A conductive paste having excellent electroconductivity and thermal conductivity is provided. A conductive paste comprising a conductive filler comprising a copper alloy powder comprising at least one transition metal belonging to group 8 to group 10 of the periodic table, and a carbon allotrope covering a surface of the copper alloy powder; and a binder resin. |
| US10533097B2 |
Coating composition
A coating composition comprising: a) a first expandable graphite compound having a mean particle size in the range of from 300 microns to 1000 microns; b) a second expandable graphite compound having a mean particle size in the range of from 0.5 microns to 250 microns; c) a binder comprising: i) a thermoplastic compound and ii) a thermoset compound; d) a catalyst; and e) a blowing agent, is disclosed. |
| US10533094B2 |
Silicone resin reflective substrate, manufacturing method for same, and base material composition used in reflective substrate
A versatile silicone resin reflective substrate which exhibits high reflectance of high luminance light from an LED light source over a wide wavelength from short wavelengths of approximately 340-500 nm, which include wavelengths from 380-400 nm near lower limit of the visible region, to longer wavelength in the infra-red region. The silicone resin reflective substrate has a reflective layer which contains a white inorganic filler powder dispersed in a three-dimensional cross linked silicone resin, the inorganic filler powder having a high reflective index than the silicone resin. The reflective layer is formed on a support body as a film, a solid, or a sheet. The silicone resin reflective substrate can be easily formed as a wiring substrate, a packaging case or the like, and can be manufactured at low cost and a high rate of production. |
| US10533093B2 |
Silica particles, resin composition containing said particles, and use thereof
The object of the present invention is to provide silica particles which are surface-treated with a silicon compound uniformly and have improved surface characteristics and affinity with a resin. The silica particles according the present invention are surface-treated with a specific silicon compound, wherein C/Si ratio from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is not less than 0.05. |
| US10533090B2 |
Use of triazines for selective modification of natural polymers
Methods of reacting tannin/triazine and acid in a liquid medium and reaction products prepared by these methods. The reaction products may be used in a variety of water clarification applications and may also be utilized to inhibit coal auto oxidation and dust dissemination from coal mining, coal storage and coal transport applications. |
| US10533084B2 |
Polyethylene compositions having living hinge properties
A polyethylene composition suitable for use in a living hinge component, the composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer component, wherein the first ethylene-based polymer component has a density of from 0.940 g/cc to less than 0.960 g/cc, a melt index, I2.16, of less than 0.5 g/10 min, and a weight average molecular weight, Mw,cc, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using conventional calibration, of greater than or equal to 200,000 g/mol, and a second ethylene-based polymer component, wherein the composition has an overall density of from 0.945 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc and an overall melt index, I2.16, of from 10 g/10 min to 70 g/10 min. |
| US10533081B2 |
Crosslinked thermoplastic elastomeric insulation
The present invention refers to an expanded polymeric material which consists of at least 150 phr, preferably at least 180 phr, but less than 500 phr ingredients in total, comprising 100 phr of at least two polymers, of which at least 40 phr is at least one polyolefin homopolymer and at least 20 phr is at least one styrene butadiene thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-s), the process of manufacturing such a material and the use of such a material. |
| US10533080B2 |
Transfer printing using shape memory polymers
A method of transfer printing comprises globally heating an array of stamps, where each stamp comprises a shape memory polymer with a light absorbing agent dispersed therein, and pressing the array of stamps to a donor substrate comprising a plurality of inks. Each stamp is thereby compressed from an undeformed adhesion-off configuration to a deformed adhesion-on configuration. The array of stamps is then cooled to rigidize the shape memory polymer and bind the plurality of inks to the stamps in the deformed adhesion-on configuration. The plurality of inks remain bound to the stamps while the array of stamps is positioned in proximity with a receiving substrate. A selected stamp in the array is then locally heated using a concentrated light source. The selected stamp returns to the undeformed adhesion-off configuration, and the ink bound to the selected stamp is released and transfer printed onto the receiving substrate. |
| US10533076B2 |
Resin composition and method for producing pearly molded body
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a resin composition which enables the achievement of a pearly molded body having good pearly texture; and a pearly molded body. A resin composition for pearly molded bodies, which is to be melt-kneaded and molded together with an aromatic polyester, and which contains a polyolefin (excluding a low-density polyethylene having a density of 0.92 g/cm3 or less) and an acid-modified polyolefin. It is preferable that the acid-modified polypropylene has an acid value of 1-60 mg KOH/g. It is also preferable that the acid-modified polypropylene is contained in an amount of 1-1,900 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin. |
| US10533070B2 |
Fluorine atom-containing polymer and use of same
Provided is a fluorine atom-containing polymer which is a condensation polymer of a fluorene derivative that provides a repeating unit represented by formula (1), a fluorene derivative that provides a repeating unit represented by formula (2) and a fluorene derivative that provides a repeating unit represented by formula (3). |
| US10533068B2 |
Polyurethanes, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same
The present invention provides polyurethanes including a reaction product of components including: (a) an isocyanate functional urethane prepolymer comprising a reaction product of components including: (i) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; and (ii) about 0.1 to about 0.5 equivalents of at least one diol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms; and (b) about 0.05 to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (c) up to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one polyol different from branched polyol (b) and having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol; compositions, coatings and articles made therefrom and methods of making the same. |
| US10533064B2 |
Fluoroelastomers
The invention pertains to peroxide-curable fluoroelastomers for the oil and gas industry, including explosive decompression, and which can be easily processed to yield cured parts in standard machineries at reasonable throughput rates, said fluoroelastomers comprising:recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF);recurring units derived from hexafluoropropylene (HFP);recurring units derived from at least one bis-olefin [bis-olefin (OF)] having general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, equal or different from each other, are H, a halogen, or a C1-C5 optionally halogenated group, possibly comprising one or more oxygen group; Z is a linear or branched C1-C18 optionally halogenated alkylene or cycloalkylene radical, optionally containing oxygen atoms, or a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene radical; and iodine or bromine cure-sites; said fluoroelastomers further possessing a Mooney viscosity (ML) of at least 85 MU (1+10@121° C.), when measured according to ASTM D1646. |
| US10533059B2 |
Targeted drug delivery through affinity based linkers
The current invention discloses targeted drug delivery conjugates comprising a targeting moiety linked to a drug via a molecule having an affinity for the targeting moiety. Typically, the conjugate comprises a targeting ligand and a molecule of interest, e.g., a therapeutic agent. The targeting ligand and the molecule of interest are linked to each other via an affinity ligand. The affinity ligand is further covalently or non-covalently linked to a drug or therapeutic agent. The drug can be modified to make it more soluble and so that it cleaves from the linking molecule at the target site. |
| US10533058B2 |
Peptidomimetic compounds and antibody-drug conjugates thereof
This invention relates to peptidomimetic linkers and anti-body drug conjugates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to their use in therapy for the prevention treatment of cancer. |
| US10533055B2 |
Antibodies and chimeric antigen receptors specific for CD19
Provided are CD19 binding molecules, including anti-CD19 antibodies, including antibody fragments such as single-chain fragments, and chimeric receptors including the antibodies, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Among the antibodies are human antibodies, including those that compete for binding to CD19 with reference antibodies, such as murine antibodies. In some embodiments, the antibodies display similar functional properties to the reference antibodies, such as comparable binding affinities and/or competitive inhibition properties. Also provided are genetically engineered cells expressing the chimeric receptors, and uses of the binding molecules and cells adoptive cell therapy. |
| US10533054B2 |
Agonist fusion protein for CD40 and OX40 and methods of stimulating the immune system
Provided is a fusion protein comprising an agonist for CD40 and an agonist for OX40. Compositions comprising the fusion protein and methods of use are also provided. |
| US10533051B2 |
Anti SEZ6 antibodies and methods of use
Provided are novel seizure related 6 (SEZ6) modulators, including antibodies and derivatives thereof, and methods of using such modulators to treat proliferative disorders. |
| US10533046B2 |
Anti-CK8 antibodies for use in the treatment of colorectal cancers
The present disclosure relates to a human CK8 antigen peptide, an antibody, or antibody fragment thereof, or a humanized antibody, specifically binding the peptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 29, a fragment of CK-8. Said molecules can be used use in the detection and/or treatment of tumors whose cells express CK8 protein, in particular the peptide of sequence according to SEQ ID No.29, on their surface. |
| US10533029B1 |
Anticancer trans-diaminoplatinum(II) complexes of selenones
Platinum(II) complexes with various selenones (L) having the general formula PtL2(NH3)2+2 X−2 are disclosed. The platinum(II) complexes inhibit growth of cancer cells in vitro and are useful for treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancers and/or tumors. |
| US10533022B2 |
Silicon oligomer and production method therefor
An object of the present invention is to provide a silicon oligomer having a novel function that has not been achieved by a conventional condensation product of water and a tetraalkoxysilane. Provided are a silicon oligomer represented by the following formula (I) and a production method therefor: wherein R1 to R10 each independently is an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group, each having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X1 to X3 each independently is a group represented by the following formula (II); n is 0 or 1; and m is an integer of 1 to 3 when n is 0, and m is 1 when n is 1: wherein A is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms which may be branched, and 1 is an integer of 1 to 3. |
| US10533020B2 |
3-(3H-imidazo[4,5-B]pyridin-2-yl)-1 H-pyrazolo[3,4-C]pyridine and therapeutic uses thereof
Azaindazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an azaindazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states. |
| US10533016B2 |
Compounds that participate in cooperative binding and uses thereof
The invention features compounds (e.g., macrocyclic compounds) capable of modulating biological processes, for example through binding to a presenter protein (e.g., a member of the FKBP family, a member of the cyclophilin family, or PIN1) and a target protein such as CEP250. These compounds bind endogenous intracellular presenter proteins, such as the FKBPs or cyclophilins, and the resulting binary complexes selectively bind and modulate the activity of the target protein. Formation of a tripartite complex among the presenter protein, the compound, and the target protein is driven by both protein-compound and protein-protein interactions, and both are required for modulation of target protein activity. |
| US10533014B2 |
Immunoregulatory agents
Compounds that modulate the oxidoreductase enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, and compositions containing the compounds, are described herein. The use of such compounds and compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of a diverse array of diseases, disorders and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders, that are mediated by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase is also provided. |
| US10533008B2 |
Synthesis of 2′-fluoro-6′-methylene-carbocyclic adenosine (FMCA) and 2′-fluoro-6′-methylene-carbocyclic guanosine (FMCG)
The invention provides a new convergent approach for the synthesis of 2′-fluoro-6′-methylene-carbocyclic adenosine (FMCA) and 2′-fluoro-6′-methylene-carbocyclic guanosine (FMCG) from a readily available starting material in eight steps. An efficient and practical methodology for stereospecific preparation of a versatile carbocyclic key intermediate, (1S,3R,4R)-3-tert-butoxy-4-(tert-butoxymethyl)-2-fluoro-5-methylenecyclopentanol (compound 8 of scheme 1A or a) in only six (6) steps is also provided. Prodrugs of these compounds are also prepared. |
| US10533007B2 |
NLRP3 modulators
This disclosure features chemical entities (e.g., a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and/or hydrate, and/or cocrystal, and/or drug combination of the compound) that modulate (e.g., agonize or partially agonize) NLRP3 and TLR7 and/or TLR8 that are useful, e.g., for treating a condition, disease or disorder in which a decrease in NLRP3 and TLR7 and/or TLR8 activities (e.g., a condition, disease or disorder associated with repressed or impaired NLRP3 and TLR7 and/or TLR8 signaling) contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the condition, disease or disorder (e.g., cancer) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also features compositions as well as other methods of using and making the same. |
| US10533006B2 |
Nitrogen-containing heterocycle and carbocycle derivatives having TrkA inhibitory activity
The present invention provides a compound having TrkA inhibitory activity, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula (I): wherein ═X is ═O or the like, R5 and R5A are hydrogen atoms or the like, -A- is —NR1— or the like, B is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic carbocyclyl or the like, R1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom or the like, —W— is —CH2— or the like, —WA— is —CH2— or the like, R13 is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic carbocyclyl or the like, R14 is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclyl or the like, R15 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. |
| US10533005B2 |
NLRP3 modulators
This disclosure features chemical entities (e.g., a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and/or hydrate, and/or cocrystal, and/or drug combination of the compound) that modulate (e.g., agonizes or partially agonizes) NLRP3 that are useful, e.g., for treating a condition, disease or disorder in which an increase in NLRP3 signaling may correct a deficiency in innate immune activity (e.g., a condition, disease or disorder associated with an insufficient immune response) that contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the condition, disease or disorder (e.g., cancer) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also features compositions as well as other methods of using and making the same. |
| US10533004B2 |
Methods of preparing inhibitors of influenza viruses replication
A method of preparing a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: comprises: (a) reacting Compound (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with Compound (2): in the presence of water, an organic solvent, a base, and a transition metal catalyst to generate a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10532999B2 |
6-substituted quinazolinone inhibitors
The present technology relates to compounds and compositions of Formulas I-III and methods using such compounds. The compounds and compositions described herein may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with an alphavirus, for example, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV). |
| US10532997B2 |
Photochromic compounds
A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N3, —CN, —COOR′, —CCR′, —C(R′)C(R′)R′, —OCOR′, —OCOOR′, —SR′, —OSO2R′″, and/or CON(R′)R′, wherein each R′ is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R′″ is —CF3 or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound. |
| US10532994B2 |
Non-selective kinase inhibitors
Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for preventing and treating proliferative diseases associated with aberrant receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity. The therapeutic indications described herein more specifically relate to the non-selective inhibition of RTKs associated with vascular and pulmonary disorders. |
| US10532991B2 |
Method for preparing hispidulin and its derivatives
Provided is a method for preparing hispidulin or a derivative thereof. The method includes selective protection of trihydroxybenzaldehyde, followed by regioselective iodination, selective protection, Stille coupling, Baeyer-Villiger oxidation and basic hydrolysis to obtain a protected intermediate compound. Then, alkylation, Claisen-Schmidt condensation, cyclization and deprotection of the protected intermediate compound are performed to obtain hispidulin or the derivative thereof. The present disclosure provides an efficient method for total synthesis of hispidulin or the derivative thereof with concise reaction steps and high yield. |
| US10532984B2 |
Pyridonecarboxylic acid derivative or salt thereof
A pyridonecarboxylic acid derivative or a salt thereof is represented by Formula (1), where R1 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or an amino group; R2 is —NH—R6, where R6 is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, an amino lower alkyl group, or the like; —O—R7, where R7 is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, or the like; —(CH2)m—R8, where R8 is an amino group or the like, m is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or a cyclic amino group of Formula (2), where Y represents NH or C—R9aR9b, where R9a and R9b are each independently hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, an amino group, a lower alkyl amino group, or the like; n and p are 1 or 2; R3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R4 is hydrogen or a carboxyl group-protecting group; and R5 is hydrogen or a hydroxyl group-protecting group. |
| US10532983B2 |
Quinolone-3-diarylethers
Disclosed are derivative compounds of ELQ-300 that include an ester at position 4. These compounds have enhanced properties relative to ELQ-300. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treating and preventing malaria infections involving administering the pharmaceutical compositions to the subject. |
| US10532982B2 |
Processes and intermediates in the preparation of C5aR antagonists
Intermediates and methods are provided for the preparation of selected C5aR antagonist compounds. |
| US10532979B2 |
Phenyldifluoromethyl-substituted prolinamide compound
Phenyldifluoromethyl-substituted prolinamide compounds that have a cathepsin S inhibitory effect, and are usable as active ingredients of pharmaceutical compositions for preventing and/or treating autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis, allergies, or graft rejection of an organ, bone marrow or tissue. Such compounds include (4R)—N-(1-cyanocyclopropyl)-4-(difluoro{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}methyl)-1-[(1-methylcyclopropyl)carbonyl]-L-prolinamide, (4R)—N-(1-cyanocyclopropyl)-4-(difluoro{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}methyl)-1-{[1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopropyl]carbonyl}-L-prolinamide, (4R)—N-(1-cyanocyclopropyl)-4-[{4-[(4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(difluoro)methyl]-1-{[1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopropyl]carbonyl}-L-prolinamide, (4R)—N-(1-cyanocyclopropyl)-4-[{4-[(4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(difluoro)methyl]-1-[(1-methylcyclopropyl)carbonyl]-L-prolinamide, and salts thereof. |
| US10532978B2 |
Process for the production of dihydrolipoic acid
The present invention relates to a multi-step process for the production of dihydrolipoic acid, which can particularly be carried out as a one-pot reaction and without isolation of intermediates. |
| US10532971B2 |
4-hydroxybutyric acid analogs
This invention relates to novel derivatives of 4-hydroxybutyric acid and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the foregoing. This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating narcolepsy, fibromyalgia, other disorders or conditions that are beneficially treated by improving nocturnal sleep or by administering sodium oxybate. |
| US10532970B2 |
Process for the preparation of alpha, beta unsaturated aldehydes by oxidation of alcohols in the presence of a liquid phase
Process for the preparation of alpha, beta unsaturated aldehydes by oxidation of alcohols where the oxidant is oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising platinum on a support in the presence of a liquid phase which contains at least 25 weight-% water based on the total weight of the liquid phase. |
| US10532969B2 |
Method for directly preparing glycol dimethyl ether and co-producing ethylene glycol from ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
The present invention provides a method for directly preparing glycol dimethyl ether and co-producing ethylene glycol from ethylene glycol monomethyl ether. More specifically, the method comprises passing a feedstock containing a raw material of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and a carrier gas through a reactor loaded with a solid acid catalyst to produce glycol dimethyl ether and ethylene glycol, at a reaction temperature range from 40° C. to 150° C. and a reaction pressure range from 0.1 MPa to 15.0 MPa; wherein a carrier gas is an optional inactive gas; and the feedstock contains water whose volume concentration in the feedstock is in a range from 0% to 95%; and the weight hourly space velocity of the raw material of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is in a range from 0.05 h−1 to 5.0 h−1; and the volume concentration of the raw material of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether in the feedstock is in a range from 1% to 100%; and the volume concentration of the carrier gas in the feedstock is in a range from 0% to 99%. In the method of the present invention, using a solid acid as a catalyst and ethylene glycol monomethyl ether as a raw material, under a low temperature condition, glycol dimethyl ether and ethylene glycol are prepared directly with high selectivity; moreover, there is substantially or completely no production of by-product 1,4-dioxane that causes pollution to the environment and is harmful to the human body or animal bodies. |
| US10532967B2 |
Process for the production of propylene glycol from lactate ester
A process for the production of propylene glycol from a lactate ester is disclosed. The process comprises supplying a feed comprising a C3-6 alkyl lactate ester. The feed is contacted with a stream of hydrogen containing gas and subjected to hydrogenation in the vapour phase in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of from about 130° C. to about 185° C., a pressure of from about 20 bar to about 60 bar, and a weight hourly space velocity greater than about 0.3 h−1. The catalyst is a reduced copper catalyst selected from copper alumina, optionally comprising manganese, copper chromite, copper zinc oxide and Raney copper. |
| US10532966B2 |
Method for producing fluorinated compounds
A method for producing a fluorinated compound comprises: the provision of a gaseous flow comprising hydrofluoric acid; the provision of at least one liquid flow of a chlorinated compound and the vapourisation thereof by mixing with the gaseous flow, the resulting mixture being a gaseous mixture; and the catalytic reaction of the chlorinated compound with hydrofluoric acid in a gaseous phase and the collection of a product flow. The invention also relates to a facility for carrying out the method. |
| US10532962B2 |
Conversion of shale gas to aromatics
A method for converting shale gas to aromatic hydrocarbons includes passing a feedstock comprising ethane gas and methane gas to an aromatization reactor; converting a portion of the methane gas and ethane gas in the feedstock to liquid aromatic hydrocarbons with a zeolite based catalyst at a temperature of 750 C to 900 C; separating unconverted methane gas from liquid aromatic hydrocarbons; separating unconverted methane gas from the unconverted ethane gas; recycling the separated methane gas to the aromatization reactor; recovering aromatic hydrocarbons in a product stream after separation and removal from the aromatization reactor. Less than or equal to 95% of the ethane is converted to aromatic hydrocarbons. |
| US10532959B2 |
Method for the “on-site” manufacture of water-resistant low-density water-gel explosives
Manufacture is carried out in a continuous manner while simultaneously loading the blast holes in a device with mixing capability where (a) a less sensitive or non-explosive water-based matrix containing a cross-linkable polymer, (b) a cross-linking agent for cross-linking the polymer contained in the matrix, (c) a gas-generating agent, are mixed. The presence of the polymer distributed uniformly in the matrix together with the cross-linking agent results in a three-dimensional network formed by molecular polymer chains bound to one another in a short period of time after mixing. The process can be performed in trucks for loading explosives in blast holes having compartments for the different components of the mixture and one or several mixing devices allowing the manufacture of the final mixture which would be unloaded into the blast holes either by means of a pump or an auger. |
| US10532958B2 |
Organic fertilizer/plant food substance containing natural odor masking ingredients
An organic fertilizer/plant food with a natural ingredient providing a desirable smell to mask the unwanted odors of organic fertilizer. The desirable smelling ingredient to be mixed thoroughly throughout the organic fertilizer such that as the outer layers of the organic fertilizer are processed by microorganisms, the desirable smelling ingredient is revealed at each new layer to create a persistent pleasant smell above the unwanted fertilizer smell. |
| US10532957B1 |
Method and equipment for the production of organomineral nanofertilizers and other types of solid and liquid organomineral fertilizers and slow-release pesticides/herbicides
Methods and equipment to generate oxidized cellulosic nanomaterials (NMs) from natural organic materials by nanotechnological reactions and reactive oxygen species (ROS) oxidation for the coordination of nutrients to form organomineral nanofertilizers, and for the coordination of pesticides and herbicides to generate slow-release pesticide/herbicide products, as well as from organic types of waste materials by dissolution reactions, ROS oxidation and product refining processes for the coordination of nutrients and pesticides/herbicides to generate high quality solid and liquid organomineral fertilizers and slow-release pesticides/herbicides products. |
| US10532955B2 |
System and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets
The present invention relates to a system and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets. In accordance with the present disclosure, the starch necessary for board formation is provided in the form of starch pellets. These pellets are mixed with a gypsum slurry in a mixer. The pellets are initially insoluble and do not dissolve. However, during subsequent drying stages, the pellets become soluble and dissolve into the gypsum phase. This both provides the desired starch component and also results in the formation of voids within the set gypsum. |
| US10532949B2 |
Zr-based composite ceramic material, preparation method thereof, and shell or decoration
A Zr-based composite ceramic material, a preparation method thereof and a shell or a decoration are provided. The Zr-based composite ceramic material includes a zirconia matrix and a cubic SrxNbO3 stable phase dispersed within the zirconia matrix, where 0.7≤x≤0.95. |
| US10532947B2 |
Glasses and glass ceramics including a metal oxide concentration gradient
Embodiments of a glass-based article including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a thickness (t) of about 3 millimeters or less (e.g., about 1 millimeter or less), and a stress profile, wherein all points of the stress profile between a thickness range from about 0·t up to 0.3·t and from greater than 0.7·t, comprise a tangent that is less than about −0.1 MPa/micrometers or greater than about 0.1 MPa/micrometers, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the glass-based article includes a non-zero metal oxide concentration that varies along at least a portion of the thickness (e.g., 0·t to about 0.3·t). In some embodiments, the concentration of metal oxide or alkali metal oxide decreases from the first surface to a point between the first surface and the second surface and increases from the point to the second surface. The concentration of the metal oxide may be about 0.05 mol % or greater or about 0.5 mol % or greater throughout the thickness. Methods for forming such glass-based articles are also disclosed. |
| US10532944B2 |
Soot deposition body manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method
In order to improve the yield of an optical fiber base material, provided is a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber base material by forming a soot deposition body on a surface of a target rod, including a main burner that generates glass microparticles to be deposited on the target rod while moving in a longitudinal direction of the target rod; a pair of side burners that are arranged outside a movement range of the main burner and heat both ends of the soot deposition body formed on the surface of the target rod; and a shielding member that prevents the glass microparticles generated by the main burner from being deposited on the target rod farther outward than a segment of the target rod sandwiched by the pair of side burners. |
| US10532943B2 |
Gyroscope and fabrication process
Gyroscopes are sensors that measure angular rate and angular orientation. A three-dimensional fused silica micro shell rate-integrating gyroscope is presented. One aspect of the gyroscope includes the use of optical sensors to detect motion of the resonator. The proposed gyroscope is attractive because it achieves several magnitudes higher accuracy as well as high vibration and shock insensitivity from a novel resonator design as well as other unique manufacturing processes. |
| US10532942B1 |
Water separation from particulate materials
A process for removing water from particulate material slurries produced by horizontal drilling, vertical drilling and from dredging of bodies of water is disclosed. The process comprises a first step of water removal accomplished by diffusing a chemical reagent into the particulate material source stream that results in separating out a clean water fraction and a second step of reacting the sludge with a demulsifier and a superabsorbent polymer that locks onto the water in the remaining slurry thus turning the slurry into a solid crust. The crust is ground into a particulate form and disposed in a landfill. The combined effect of the treatments is the thickening of the particulate material slurry from about 10% solids to about 25% solids. The removed water may be used for further drilling and drinking. Another benefit is the reduced volume of the particulate material that needs to be disposed in landfills. |
| US10532941B2 |
Systems and methods for water filtration
The water filtration system may include a support base. A first receptacle may be detachably disposed on the support base and configured to store source water. A second receptacle may be detachably disposed on the support base and configured to store supply water. A filter system may be disposed between the first receptacle and the second receptacle. |
| US10532939B2 |
Composite, a method of making thereof, and a method for degrading a pollutant
A composite containing carbon nitride and a mixed metal sulfide. The composite is useful as a photocatalyst. A method of making the composite and a method of photocatalyzing the degradation of pollutants are described herein. |
| US10532938B2 |
Membrane filtration system with concentrate staging and concentrate recirculation, switchable stages, or both
A membrane filtration system with reverse osmosis (RO) or nanofiltration (NF) elements is adapted to provide high recovery from difficult wastewater. The system has a plurality of stages. The system is configured to provide concentrate staging. The last stage also has concentrate recirculation. The valves and pumps of the system are arranged such that the order of flow and a recirculation pump may be switched between the first stage and the last stage at some times. |
| US10532937B2 |
Method for adsorbing and removing benzene
Methods and nanocomposites for the adsorptive removal of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene from contaminated water sources and systems are provided. The nanocomposites contain carbon nanotubes and metal oxide nanoparticles such as Al2O3, Fe2O3 and ZnO impregnated on a surface and/or in pore spaces of the carbon nanotubes. Methods of preparing and characterizing the nanocomposite adsorbents are also provided. |
| US10532936B2 |
Integrated system with an absorption refrigeration subsystem and a desalination subsystem
An integrated system that comprises a solar power subsystem, an absorption refrigeration subsystem to provide a cooling effect, a desalination subsystem to produce freshwater, an expander to generate shaft work and electricity, and also a reverse osmosis desalination subsystem to further produce freshwater, wherein the absorption refrigeration subsystem, the desalination subsystem, the expander, and the reverse osmosis desalination subsystem are powered by a solar energy that is supplied by the solar power subsystem. |
| US10532928B2 |
Method for producing sulfide solid electrolyte material that allows a concentration of lithium halide to increase and that allows drying at a low temperature
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material, the method that allows a concentration of lithium halide to increase and that allows drying at a low temperature. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material, the method comprising: a drying step of drying a precursor aqueous solution containing LiI, LiBr, and LiOH to remove water and obtain a precursor mixture; and an electrolyte synthesizing step including a sulfidization treatment to sulfurize the LiOH in the precursor mixture and obtain LiHS, a de-sulfide-hydrogenating treatment to desorb a hydrogen sulfide from the LiHS and obtain Li2S, and a synthesizing treatment to make the Li2S to react with an auxiliary material; wherein a molar ratio of the LiOH with respect to the LiI and the LiBr, LiOH/(LiI+LiBr), in the precursor aqueous solution is 3 or more and less than 6. |
| US10532927B2 |
Graded catalytic-protective layer for an efficient and stable water-splitting photocathode
The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes, in order: a first layer that includes MAw; a second layer that includes MOyAz; and a third layer that includes MOx, where M includes a transition metal, A includes at least one of sulfur, selenium, and/or tellurium, w is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five, x is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five, y is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five, and z is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the transition metal may include at least one of molybdenum and/or tungsten. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may be sulfur. |
| US10532925B2 |
Heater design for MEMS chamber pressure control
The present disclosure relates to a micro-electromechanical system (MEMs) package. In some embodiments, the MEMs package has a plurality of conductive interconnect layers disposed within a dielectric structure over an upper surface of a first substrate. A heating element is electrically coupled to a semiconductor device within the first substrate by one or more of the plurality of conductive interconnect layers. The heating element is vertically separated from the first substrate by the dielectric structure. A MEMs substrate is coupled to the first substrate and has a MEMs device. A hermetically sealed chamber surrounding the MEMs device is disposed between the first substrate and the MEMs substrate. An out-gassing material is disposed laterally between the hermetically sealed chamber and the heating element. |
| US10532924B2 |
Packaging structure of a microelectronic device having a hermeticity improved by a diffusion barrier layer
A packaging structure including at least one hermetically sealed cavity in which at least one microelectronic device is arranged, the cavity being formed between a substrate and at least one cap layer through which several release holes are formed. Several separated portions of metallic material are provided such that each of the separated portions of metallic material is arranged on the cap layer above and around one of the release holes and forms an individual and hermetical plug of said one of the release holes. At least one diffusion barrier layer including at least one non-metallic material is arranged on the cap layer and forms a diffusion barrier against an atmosphere outside the cavity at least around the release holes. Parts of the diffusion barrier layer are not covered by the portions of metallic material. |
| US10532923B2 |
Active MEMS damping
Methods and apparatus for reducing the oscillation of a MEMS actuator. In one embodiment, a driving signal is generated to adjust the MEMS actuator through a set of driving wires coupled to the MEMS actuator. A motion-induced signal from the set of driving wires coupled to the MEMS actuator is received in response to the driving signal. The motion-induced signal is filtered to generate a filtered motion-induced signal. The filtered motion-induced signal is amplified to generate an amplified filtered motion-induced signal. The driving signal is adjusted based on the amplified filtered motion-induced signal to reduce the oscillation of the MEMS actuator. |
| US10532915B2 |
Automatic continuous operation robot for laying large-diameter pipelines and operating method therefor
Disclosed are an automatic continuous operation robot for laying large-diameter pipelines and an operating method therefor. The operation robot comprises a platform, a main frame (1), an operation room, a navigation subsystem (1002), a pipe grabbing and conveying subsystem (3), a pipe end face pre-treatment subsystem (4), an on-line measurement subsystem, a pipe supporting subsystem, a welding and welding quality inspection subsystem (5), and a control system. The operating method comprises: first detecting and grabbing a pipe, then performing groove machining on the pipe, fitting the welding end faces of the current pipe and a previous pipe, then putting down the pipe, finely adjusting and fixedly connecting the two pipes, and finally, welding the two pipes. The automatic continuous operation robot for laying large-diameter pipelines has a high degree of automation and high working efficiency, and the laying period is short. |
| US10532910B2 |
Underslung elevator car configuration
An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car having an integrated cabin and car frame structure including a platform thickness between a floor surface in the cabin and a lowermost surface on a support beam used for supporting the car beneath the floor surface. A sheave assembly is supported beneath the floor surface. The sheave assembly includes a plurality of sheaves and a plurality of subframe beams. The sheaves and subframe beams fit within the platform thickness such that the subframe beams and the sheaves are no lower than the lowermost surface on the support beam. A plurality of isolation members are between the sheave assembly and the elevator car for isolating an interior of the cabin from vibrations associated with movement of the sheaves. |
| US10532906B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention has: an apparatus main body whose external appearance is configured from an upper casing, a lower casing, and a link casing that vertically links the upper casing and the lower casing and that has a paper discharge opening for discharging paper on one side face; a paper discharge portion that is formed as a space between the upper casing and the lower casing and that is to store paper discharged from the paper discharge opening; and an operation panel portion that is disposed in a vertically tiltable manner on a front face of the upper casing. When viewing the apparatus main body from the front side, an open space that allows paper discharged to the paper discharge portion to be viewed is provided between the operation panel portion and the link casing. |
| US10532904B2 |
Winding machine for winding strips of material
A winding station and a method for winding material webs, in particular foils or films, wherein during a continuous movement of the material web, a removal fork pivots the nearly full winding sleeve from a front position to a rear removal position while a new winding sleeve is moved to the winding position. The winding station is provided with a device to wind the material web automatically onto a new winding sleeve following the separation of the completed winding. |
| US10532901B2 |
Device and method for aligning blanks in a magazine holding a number of blanks, and an apparatus and method for fetching a blank from a magazine holding a number of blanks
The invention relates to a device (1) and method for aligning blanks (2) in a magazine (3) holding a number of blanks (2), each blank (2) being a sleeve shaped piece of packaging material folded planar. The device (1) comprises a plate element (4), and a vibrating means (5) connected to said plate element (4) to vibrate said plate element (4) in relation to said magazine (3), such that said plate element (4) comes into contact with an edge of any unaligned blanks in said magazine in order to align said unaligned blanks. The invention also relates to an apparatus (100) and method for fetching a blank (2) from a magazine (3) holding a number of blanks (2). |
| US10532899B2 |
Apparatus for loading and unloading LNG tank container
The present invention relates to an apparatus for loading and unloading an LNG tank container, the apparatus comprising: a base provided at a place at which LNG is used; a transfer cart capable of moving back and forth with respect to the base; a clamping device provided at a head part of the transfer cart; and a clamp position adjusting device capable of adjusting a horizontal position of the clamping device. Since there is no transfer of the LNG between tanks, the amount of LNG loss is reduced and the risk for the occurrence of a fire accident is reduced. |
| US10532898B2 |
Denesting element for closely stacked objects
This disclosure relates to a denesting element for a denesting apparatus for denesting a stack of objects in a predetermined denesting direction, comprising a base and a contact section, wherein the base is disposed between the contact section and a drive element of the denesting apparatus, wherein the drive element drives the base rotationally or translationally, and wherein the contact section, when the denesting element is mounted in the denesting apparatus, is capable of being biased towards and away from a stack of trays by being elastically displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position. |
| US10532896B2 |
Grip apparatus and substrate inspection system including the same, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the substrate inspection system
A substrate inspection system includes a floating unit that floats a substrate, an inspection unit disposed above the floating unit, a grip unit disposed below the inspection unit and including a first grip member that holds the substrate on the floating unit, a grip transfer unit that moves the grip unit in a first direction, and an illumination unit that generates light. The inspection unit inspects the substrate that floats on the floating unit, the illumination unit is disposed on a moving path of the grip unit, and the light generated by the illumination unit is irradiated onto the inspection unit. The first grip member includes a first adsorption pad that adsorbs the substrate, and a first support member that supports the first adsorption pad and that includes a first opening into which the illumination unit is inserted. |
| US10532894B2 |
Modular transfer units, systems, and methods
A modular transfer system with a primary flow system and a diverter system. The primary flow system includes a primary flow belt for conveying an article along a primary flow path from an infeed side of the modular transfer system to a pass-through side of the modular transfer system. The diverter system includes one or more diverter belts for diverting an article from the primary flow path towards a divert side of the modular transfer system. The primary flow belt includes multiple movable components contacting the diverter belt. The movable components can have one or more rotational degrees of freedom. |
| US10532887B2 |
Vehicle body tracking system and method
A vehicle body tracking system of a vehicle assembly line determines, in real time, a position of a vehicle body transferred to process sections divided by a predetermined pitch. The tracking system includes: a vehicle body detecting unit installed at a starting point of the assembly line so as to detect the vehicle body; an encoder unit provided at a conveyor unit, which travels along the assembly line and transfers the vehicle body, so as to detect a rotation amount of a rotating body rotated by a traveling body of the conveyor unit; and a controller to receive a detection signal from the vehicle body detecting unit to acquire identification information of the vehicle body and to calculate a moving distance of the vehicle body for each process section by receiving the detection value from the encoder unit. |
| US10532879B2 |
Dispenser and shield
To provide a shield and a dispenser from which the shield can be easily dispensed, the dispenser (100) according to the present invention stores a plurality of shields (1A) in a mutually detachable joined state in the container (50). As such, sliding and the like of the plurality of the shields (1A) against each other in the container (50) is suppressed and, therefore, sticking of the shields (1A) to each other due to the generation of static electricity is suppressed. Thus, a user can easily dispense the shields (1A) from the dispensing opening (51) of the container (50). |
| US10532878B2 |
Pill case
A pill case (100) includes a pocket (9) which receives one pill (10) from an accommodation unit (8) in which a plurality of pills (10) are accommodated, and an extraction port (11) for ejecting the pill (10) in the pocket (9) to the outside. The pill case (100) includes a manipulation unit (for example, pill ejection button (4) and pill tray (5)) which converts a state in which the pill (10) in the pocket (9) cannot be ejected through the extraction port (11) to a state in which the pill (10) in the pocket (9) can be ejected through the extraction port (11) by being manipulated by a user. The pill case (100) includes a moving unit which is moved by indirectly or directly receiving a pressure from the pill (10) in the pocket (9) according to the moving manipulation to the manipulation unit, and a detection unit which detects that the moving unit is moved up to a position of the moving unit which corresponds to a state in which the pill (10) in the pocket (9) can be ejected. |
| US10532873B2 |
Hazardous article handing and logistics information system for geological sciences and other purposes
Hazardous article handing and logistics information system for geological sciences and other purposes, comprising a liquid hazardous article logistics container (A), a Beidou satellite navigation system (B) and a remote control terminal (C). The liquid hazardous article logistics container consists of an outer protective sleeve (1), a liquid storage main body part (2), a main body outer cover part (3), a stabilizer storage mechanism (4), a main body base part (5), a control display part (6), a main body inner cover mechanism (7) and a neutralizer storage and releasing mechanism (8). Various liquid hazardous articles can be kept in a good storage environment, the whole logistics process is tracked and monitored in real time, and a liquid hazardous article logistics container can be controlled to release a neutralizer in an emergency. |
| US10532866B2 |
Container cap assembly
A shaker cup is provided that allows a user choose when to blend a mix, within a pod, with a liquid. The shaker cup includes a lid which has a spout. The shaker cup includes a container which has a reservoir, which is able to hold a liquid. The shaker cup may have a pod placed within, which is sized and shaped to allow the liquid to flow from the reservoir around the pod, and through the spout. The shaker cup also includes a pod holder which has a pod holder mechanism that, in a first position, allows the pod holder to selectively retain the pod or, in a second position, release the pod. The pod holder further includes an actuating mechanism for selectively allowing the pod holder to move between its first and second positions. The container is able to selectively engage with the lid. |
| US10532864B2 |
Container
A package includes a container and a lid. The container may include a tamper evident feature, a child resistant feature, or both. |
| US10532862B2 |
Closure assemblies with distinct dispensing modes and drink containers including the same
Closure assemblies with distinct dispensing modes and drink containers including the same. A closure assembly includes a closure base and a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes at least one drink outlet, at least one shower outlet, and a barrel valve. The valve assembly is configured to be selectively transitioned between a closed configuration, a drink configuration, and a shower configuration. The barrel valve is configured to be selectively rotated relative to the closure base about a rotational axis of the closure assembly to transition the valve assembly between the closed configuration, the drink configuration, and the shower configuration. |
| US10532858B2 |
Closure for container neck finishes
The invention is directed to a closure (1) having a base (3) with a top deck (4) and a therewith adjacent skirt (5) extending in an axial direction (z) comprising an internal thread (6). The closure (1) is comprising a sealing arrangement (16) with an inner seal (18) extending in the axial direction (z) from the top deck (4). The inner seal (18) is having an inner annular sealing surface (29) arranged radially inward with respect to an outer seal (17) and pointing in an outward direction. The sealing arrangement further comprises an outer seal (17), which in its cross-section comprises a base section (20) extending in the axial direction (z) from the top deck (4) and an end section (21), which is bend inwardly with respect to the course of the base section (20) in the direction of the inner seal (18) and which terminates in a sealing surface (22) pointing in an inward direction. |
| US10532857B1 |
Stoppers, stopper and fluid tube assemblies, and container assemblies formed therewith
A stopper has a head part and a stopper part. The stopper part extends from the head part to a lower end and has flanges, between the head part and the lower end, that have different diameters that increase from the head part to the lower end of the stopper part. A container has a mouth and neck and shoulder inner surfaces. The stopper part is inserted into the container through the mouth, the head part remains outside the mouth, at least one of the flanges proximate neck sealingly engages the neck inner surface, and at least one of the flanges proximate to the shoulder sealing engages the shoulder inner surface. A fluid tube is retained by the stopper. The fluid tube extends from an inlet within the container outwardly through the mouth to an outlet outside the container. |
| US10532854B2 |
Drum stacking assembly
Disclosed is a drum stacking assembly 100. The assembly 100 comprises a first set of plurality of drums 108a and a second set of plurality of drums 108b, positioned relative amongst each other via a first connector 101 and a second connector respectively. Further, said assembly 100 comprises a pallet 109, wherein a top surface of the pallet 109 comprises a plurality of support shells 601 further comprising at least a plurality of ribs 602 adapted to support the first set of drums 108a. An outer reinforcing ring of the bottom surface of the first set of drums 108a is guided in the plurality of ribs 602. Further, a bottom surface of the pallet 109 comprises a plurality of grooves 202 further comprising at least a plurality of indentations 603 adapted to engage an outer reinforcing ring 301 of the upper surface of the second set of drums 108b. |
| US10532852B2 |
Fire retardant pallet assembly
A pallet assembly includes an upper portion including an upper deck and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck. A lower portion includes a plurality of lower column portions extending upward and a plurality of runners connecting the plurality of lower column portions. An upper reinforcement member is between an upper surface of the lower column portions and a lower surface of the upper deck. A lower reinforcement member between a lower surface of the upper column portions and an upper surface of the runners. |
| US10532851B2 |
Container assembly having a heat-sealed metal end, a metal end therefor, and a method for making same
A container assembly includes a container body having a side wall encircling an axis, and a metal end for attachment to an upper edge of the side wall via heat-sealing. The outer peripheral region is shaped prior to application to the container body such that an annular channel is defined between an inner chuck wall and an outer chuck wall of the metal end. The metal end is pushed straight onto the side wall such that the upper edge of the side wall is received into the channel. The surfaces of the side wall and the opposing surfaces of the chuck walls have heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is heated to melt and fuse the heat-sealable layers, thereby sealing the metal end onto the side wall. The metal end is shaped such that the free edge of the outer chuck wall is not exposed. |
| US10532845B2 |
Sealing device
A sealing device incorporated in a packaging machine heat-seals a vicinity of a bag mouth of a packaging bag. Paired heater bars are disposed opposite each other so as to be openable/closable and hold the vicinity between them when closed, thereby heat-sealing the vicinity. A link mechanism converts rotation of an output shaft of a servomotor to an opening/closing operation of the heater bars. A storage unit stores seal patterns, each of which includes a sealing pressure applied to the parts and a sealing time period for which the parts are continuously held. A selection unit is configured to select one seal pattern. The output shaft is rotated by a predetermined closing angle according to the sealing pressure of the selected seal pattern to close the heater bars. The heater bars are maintained in the closed state for the sealing time period of the selected seal pattern. |
| US10532843B2 |
Device and method for checking the quality of extensible film for packaging
A device for checking the quality of extensible film for wrapping purposes available in reels, operatively associable to a wrapping machine. The device supports at least one reel of extensible film, including at least one storage memory of a plurality of wrapping programs of a palletized load, each characterised by different operating parameters to carry out the wrapping operation, and detects at least one parameter representative of the quality of the film on the reel and measures instant by instant, the present diameter of the reel. An electronic processor, operatively associated with the storage memory, is provided suitable for selecting and/or changing a given wrapping program according to at least the parameter representative of the quality of the film on the reel. A method to inspect the quality of the packaging stretch film available in reels. |
| US10532842B1 |
Tape applicator with tape end fold and associated case sealing machine and method
An adhesive tape application device of a case sealing machine for sealing cases automatically and folding over the end of the adhesive tape to form a grippable non-adhesive tape end portion for easy peeling. |
| US10532841B2 |
Method and apparatus of supplying a bag
A method and an apparatus of supplying a bag are provided in which position information on a bag width in a direction parallel to a conveyance path at a part in a neighborhood of a bag opening of a conveyed bag and position information on a center of the bag width are obtained, an intermittent conveyance distance of a conveyance unit is adjusted based on the position information on the center of the bag width so that the center of the bag width of the bag stopping at a takeoff position is placed on a reference plane, and an interval of the pair of holding members positioned at the takeoff position is adjusted based on the position information on the bag width. |
| US10532837B2 |
Method for loading a 3D flexible pouch to be filled, system for loading and storing this flexible pouch and associated support device
A support device (20), mounted on an upper edge of a container (3), includes lifting elements that define a support surface (22) which extends transversely outwards from an inner edge (55). The upper end (2b) of a flexible pouch for biopharmaceutical product can rest on this support surface, the rest of the 3D-type pouch extending into the container. The slot (23) which separates the support surface into two portions defines a guide path for a flexible supply line (9a, 9b) for the pouch (2) that is connected at its bottom to the end (2b). A convex surface is formed at the rear end of the slot and above the edge of the container, so as to guide and facilitate the passage of the line (9a) into the housing, when the filling state is sufficiently advanced. The causes of poor deployment of the pouch are thus minimized, without human intervention. |
| US10532836B2 |
Method for the productions and filling of an application package for a liquid pharmaceutical product
A method for the production and filling of an application package for a liquid pharmaceutical product. A thermoforming film of thermoplastics laminated together is heated in order to plasticize the film at least in partial areas. Plasticized areas are thermoformed in a mold in order to form a chamber for the liquid pharmaceutical product and a tube-shaped application duct opening into this chamber, with the chamber and duct being enclosed by a non-thermoformed, essentially flat bonding area of the film. The liquid pharmaceutical product is filled into the chamber. The chamber and the application duct are sealed by covering the thermoformed and filled thermoforming film with an essentially flat covering film that is bonded to the bonding area of the thermoforming film enclosing the chamber and the application duct. The thermoforming film is pressed by a forming die during thermoforming into the mold in at least a partial area of the application duct. |
| US10532834B1 |
Cosmetic fiber dispenser and filler
A cosmetic fiber dispenser and filler apparatus collects cosmetic fibers in a chamber and dispenses fiber into filling tubes by gathering the fiber with a conveyor auger. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a wire which is controlled to oscillate within the cosmetic fiber in the chamber to break up clumps as the conveyor auger directs the fiber out an outlet port where it may be dispensed directly into a cosmetics tube. |
| US10532832B2 |
Magnetic levitation reaction sphere
A magnetic levitation reaction sphere includes a spherical-housing-shaped rotor and three groups of stators. Each group includes two stators using the sphere center of the rotor as a symcenter. Axes of the three groups are mutually orthogonal. Each stator comprises a stator core and a coil array. An air gap is reserved between an inner surface of each stator core and the outer surface of the rotor. Through grooves are radially formed in the stator cores. The coil arrays are disc-type motor stator windings. Two effective sides of each coil in each coil array are respectively placed in two through grooves of the corresponding stator core. The magnetic levitation reaction sphere has low cost; levitation and rotation driving are integrated; the magnetic levitation reaction sphere has a simple and compact structure, a small size and a low mass, and relates to inherent stable levitation; and the levitation control is simple. |
| US10532828B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for automated part installation
Apparatus, systems, and methods for placing a part may automatically self-align the part relative to a target along multiple axes of movement, such as along the width of the part, and normal to one or more target surfaces of the target. Devices may include one or more installation heads each having a respective retaining portion configured to selectively support and retain the part in association with the respective installation head as the device moves the part from a first location located apart from the target, towards the target. The installation head may be configured to automatically align the part with the target, in response to engagement between one or more part surfaces of the part and one or more target surfaces of the target. The retaining portion may be configured to selectively release the part once the part is automatically aligned with and operatively at the target. |
| US10532827B2 |
Modular staircase
A modular staircase is disclosed. The modular staircase includes a first staircase section having a plurality of steps and a first support member detachably connected to the first staircase section. Further, the modular staircase includes a second stair module having a second staircase section including a plurality of steps and a second support member detachably connected to the second staircase section and to the first support member. The modular staircase further includes a third stair module having a third staircase section including a plurality of steps and a retractable third support member detachably connected to the third staircase section and to the second support member. The third support member may be configured to raise or lower the third staircase section relative to the second staircase section. |
| US10532824B2 |
Obstruction lighting system configured to emit visible and infrared light
A lighting system includes a first light assembly that is configured to emit light periodically. The lighting system further includes a second light assembly that is spaced apart from the first light assembly, the second light assembly also being configured to emit light periodically. The periodic light emitted by the first and second light assemblies is synchronized such that the first and second light assemblies operate in unison to form a single light source. |
| US10532822B2 |
Gas-flammability sensing systems and methods
Gas-flammability sensing systems and methods may be used to determine the flammability of gas mixtures in measurement volumes such as a fuel tank (e.g., an aircraft fuel tank). Gas-flammability sensing systems include a test cell structured to receive a gas sample, a heater in thermal communication with the test cell, and a gas meter configured to measure a physical property of the gas sample within the test cell related to the combustion state of the gas sample. The heater is configured to heat the gas sample to an elevated temperature less than the autoignition temperature of the gas sample. Methods of determining the flammability of a gas sample include collecting the gas sample, heating the gas sample to the elevated temperature, measuring the physical property of the gas sample after heating, and determining the flammability of a gas sample based upon the measured physical property. |
| US10532811B2 |
Method of manufacturing a control cuff for a rotor blade of a hinge and bearingless rotor
A method of manufacturing a control cuff for a rotor blade of a hinge and bearingless rotor. The method comprises at least the steps of: manufacturing an outer shell, manufacturing a stiffener member by means of an automated process, inserting the stiffener member into the outer shell, and bonding the stiffener member to the outer shell. |
| US10532810B2 |
Adjustable blade-to-hub lead-lag damper attachment
An aircraft includes a rotor blade and a rotor hub system. The rotor hub system includes a lead-lag damper having a rod end and being operably associated with the rotor blade; a blade adapter having a first arm and an opposing second arm; a pin carried by the blade adapter and configured to secure in position via the first arm and the second arm; and an actuator secured to the pin and configured to adjust the position of the lead-lag rod end relative to the first arm and the second arm. |
| US10532805B2 |
Airfoil for an aircraft having reduced noise generation
An airfoil is provided having reduced noise generation for use with an aircraft. The airfoil includes a body and a cover. The body has a leading edge spaced from a trailing edge and a side surface disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The body defines an inlet proximate the leading edge and configured to receive air. The side surface defines an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet. The outlet is configured to exhaust air away from the side surface. The cover overlies the inlet and is movable between a first and a second cover position. The cover is configured to prevent movement of air through the inlet when the cover is in the first cover position and configured to permit movement of air through the inlet when the cover is in the second cover position. |
| US10532804B2 |
Aerodynamic control surface and associated trailing edge close-out method
An aerodynamic control surface including an upper panel having an upper panel aft end portion, a lower panel having a lower panel aft end portion, mechanical fasteners connecting the upper panel aft end portion to the lower panel aft end portion, and a fairing having a fairing forward end portion and a fairing aft end portion, wherein the fairing forward end portion is connected to either the upper panel or the lower panel, and wherein the fairing aft end portion is connected to the other of the upper panel or the lower panel. |
| US10532802B2 |
Propulsion assembly comprising a box for retaining drained fluids
A propulsion assembly includes an engine surrounded by a nacelle, structure for draining the fluids from the engine and structure for guiding said fluids to a retention box. The retention box is arranged outside the engine and has a cavity for storing drained fluids. The retention box is fixed to a cowling of the nacelle and supported thereby. |
| US10532801B2 |
Continuous insulation blanket cap strip assemblies and methods of using same
A blanket assembly for use in at least one bay and with at least one frame member of an aircraft, the assembly including an insulation blanket. The insulation blanket includes a bay section sized and shaped to fit within the bay and of sufficient thickness to provide insulation to the bay, a return section disposed on a first side of the bay section; and a cap section disposed on a second side of the bay section, opposite the first side. The cap section is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the frame member when the cap section is wrapped around the frame member, the cap section being of sufficient thickness to provide insulation to the frame member. The bay section, the return section, and the cap section are of unitary construction. |
| US10532799B2 |
Device for transporting an inflatable boat in operational configuration in a sling beneath a helicopter, and assembly comprising same
The device includes a sling with four flexible support strands, including a pair of rear strands, each of which is attached by a bottom end to one of two lifting points provided in the lateral end portions of the transom stern, and a top end of which is linked to at least one attachment member, for engaging with a hook suspended beneath a helicopter, and two strands, each forming a loop capable of passing around the outer lower contours of the two lateral floats and beneath the keel of the boat, and of which each of the two ends is attached to the attachment member, one of the two looped strands, referred to as the “middle” strand, surrounding the boat at the central portion of the latter, and the other looped strand, referred to as the “front” strand, surrounding the boat at the bow of the boat. |
| US10532796B2 |
Transfer structure, a transfer system and a method for transferring LNG and/or electric power
A transfer structure for transfer of a fluid between a floating structure and a floating or non-floating facility and/or transmission of electric power between the floating or non-floating facility and the floating structure is disclosed. The transfer structure includes at least one attachment means passive-movably mounted relative to the transfer structure for releasable attachment of the transfer structure to the floating structure. The transfer structure is semi-submersible and floating. |
| US10532794B2 |
Container lashing process and system
A process for lashing containers with a power tool, a lashing rod (2) connectable to a container and a turnbuckle (1) connectable to a container transport vehicle. The turnbuckle comprises a first connection part (14) connectable to the lashing rod and second connection part (15) connectable to the container transport vehicle, the turnbuckle being rotatable around it's longitudinal axis (L). At least one of the connection parts comprises a tensioning part (144) for tensioning the lashing rod by adapting the overall length of the turnbuckle and lashing rod. The tensioning part is driven by a drive part (145) which is operated by a power tool. For lashing a container the turnbuckle is connected to the container transport vehicle and the lashing rod, which is connected to the container. The turnbuckle is rotated until the drive part is accessible by the power tool. Then, the drive part is driven by the power tool. |
| US10532792B2 |
Gear shift lever assembly
A gear shift lever assembly includes a gear shift lever arm which includes a distal foot-peg end and a bifurcated proximal end and first passageway for facilitating securement of the gear shift lever arm to a gear selector spindle shaft of a motorcycle. The assembly also includes a spindle shaft mount insert sized to fit within the bifurcated ends of the gear shift lever arm. The insert has a splined aperture that matches the splines of the splines of the gear selector spindle shaft, and a second passageway having a longitudinal axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the splined aperture. The gear shift lever assembly is mountable to the gear selector spindle shaft of the motorcycle with the spindle shaft mount insert interposed between the bifurcated proximal end of the gear shift lever arm with a mounting bolt passed through the aligned first and second passageways. |
| US10532790B2 |
Control device for a bicycle
A bicycle control device has a body for mounting on a bicycle handlebar and a brake lever that rotates about a predetermined axis. The body has abutment portions defining a first brake lever release position and at least one second brake lever release position. The control device includes an adjuster for selecting a release position. The adjuster has a pin that is mounted on the brake lever and slides substantially parallel to the predetermined axis between abutment portions and a coupler that couples with the pin; the coupler being fixed with the brake lever and configured to selectively stop the pin in a selected position. |
| US10532789B2 |
Outboard axle bearing structure for a bicycle or motorcycle
In one example, a structure for attaching a wheel to one of a frame of a motorcycle or a bicycle may include an axle having first and second opposing end portions and supporting a wheel, a left axle support collar structure configured to support the first opposing end portion of the axle, and a right axle support collar structure configured to support the second opposing end portion of the axle. A first bearing is positioned in the left axle support collar structure, and a second bearing is positioned in the left axle support collar structure. The axle rotates relative to the frame. |
| US10532780B2 |
Drag reducing device
A drag reducing device for a vehicle includes an air flow turning component having a curved surface adapted to turn air flow passing over the curved surface, a first mounting component for connecting the air flow turning component to a rear door of the vehicle, and a second mounting component for connecting the air flow turning component to one of the opposite side walls of the vehicle. The mounting components are configured so that the air flow component is automatically in a deployed position when the rear door is closed, in which position the air flow turning component turns air flow passing along the side the vehicle inward to thereby reduce drag. The mounting components are further configured so that the air flow component is automatically stowed between the rear door and the vehicle side wall when the door is fully opened. The air turning component is an extrusion sized for a minimal prominence in the stowed position. |
| US10532776B2 |
Suspension assembly for a rear entry vehicle
A suspension assembly for a vehicle modified to transport an individual using a wheelchair. The modified vehicle includes a lowered floor having an inclined portion to accommodate a ramp. The suspension replaces a portion of the suspension of an original equipment manufactured vehicle to accommodate the lowered floor, which is lowered from the original floor and which includes a width not found in the original floor. The suspension assembly includes a left bushing arm and a right bushing arm operatively connected together by a front and a rear crossmembers. Vehicle frame mounts, coil spring locations, and shock absorber locations are maintained, while accommodating the depth and width of the lowered floor. The additional weight of the vehicle, due to the addition of the lowered floor and anticipated weight of wheelchaired individuals, is accommodated by the suspension to maintain rider comfort. |
| US10532774B2 |
Vehicle liftgate with dual stowable hoists
An apparatus for lifting an object for placement in a vehicle cargo area is provided. The apparatus comprises a liftgate for opening and closing relative to the vehicle cargo area including dual hoists for lifting an object in a balanced manner. The dual hoists may be stowed in a compartment in the liftgate, such as in individual pockets covered by a door formed by a liftgate trim panel. The actuator forming part of the hoist may also be covered by the liftgate trim panel, and thus hidden from view. |
| US10532757B2 |
Pet stroller with removable divider for elevated seating within a canopy enclosed seating area
A divider for elevated seating within a canopy enclosed seating area of a pet stroller is provided. The divider is removably located in the pet seating area. The divider includes a divider platform supported at least on a platform enclosure member of the pet stroller which still allows for the lowering and clamping of the lower canopy bar to the platform enclosure member. |
| US10532751B2 |
Air-conditioning device for vehicle
A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes: a hot water heater core provided in a hot water circuit in which cooling water circulates in a heat source to recover waste heat of the heat source, and configured to exchange heat between the cooling water heated by the waste heat of the heat source and air to heat the air, thereby heating an inside of a vehicle by using the heated air; a heat pump configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant discharged from a refrigerant compressor and air by using an indoor heat exchanger to heat the air, thereby heating the inside of the vehicle by using the heated air; an electric heater configured to heat air to heat the inside of the vehicle; and a controller configured to select at least one of the hot water heater core, the heat pump and the electric heater to perform a heating operation. |
| US10532750B2 |
Method, device and system for wrong-way driver detection
A method for wrong-way driver detection. The method includes a step of reading in position data via an interface, the position data representing a measured position of a vehicle, a step of reading in map data, which map a set of road elements of a road network negotiable by the vehicle, a step of determining a plurality of particles using the map data, one particle representing an assumed position of the vehicle and a weighting assigned to the assumed position, and a step of determining at least one road element from the set of road elements which is plausible with respect to a negotiation by the vehicle based on the plurality of particles, using a particle filter. |
| US10532741B2 |
Method of using predicted vehicle accelerations to improve roll and pitch measurement accuracy in a tracked machine
A work machine includes a vehicular controller, an IMU, an IMU controller, a hydrostatic transmission, and an operator control. The machine can move a commanded machine motion that includes movement of the machine from a first position to a second position or movement of a linkage relative to a chassis. The vehicular controller predicts an acceleration based on the commanded machine motion and communicates the predicted acceleration from the vehicular controller to the IMU controller. The IMU measures a current acceleration and the IMU controller determines an adjusted acceleration from the combination of the predicted acceleration and the current acceleration. The adjusted acceleration is communicated from the IMU controller to the vehicular controller for use by the vehicular controller. The two-way communication between the IMU controller and the vehicular controller continues while the machine is in motion for a more accurate determination of the acceleration and location of the machine. |
| US10532740B2 |
Method and arrangement for monitoring and adapting the performance of a fusion system of an autonomous vehicle
Disclosed herein is a method and arrangement for monitoring and adapting the performance of a fusion system of an autonomous road vehicle. A drivable area is determined by combining a localization function and high density map data. Information on surrounding objects is determined, comprising determining the localization and classifying the surrounding objects, estimating their physical property states, and assigning them extension descriptions. Information on the drivable area and surrounding objects is condensed into observed areas, monitored by sensors of the environmental perception function with a predetermined degree of certainty, and prioritized objects, represented by classes, state estimates and extension descriptions. Having the fusion system monitor itself retrospectively by evaluating its current determinations of drivable area, prioritized objects and observed areas against its previous determinations thereof, and if a previous determination differ more than a predetermined amount from a current determination, adapting the fusion system to account for that discrepancy. |
| US10532739B2 |
Off-network call priority
A first off-network wireless device discovers a second off-network wireless device and a third off-network wireless device. The first off-network wireless device transmits first media traffic employing a first session to the third off-network wireless device. The first off-network wireless device receives a floor request message from the second off-network wireless device. The floor request message comprises an organization field identifier and an organization identifier. The first off-network wireless device determines a call priority based on the organization field identifier and the organization identifier. Based on the call priority, transmission of the first media traffic to the third off-network wireless device is terminated. The first off-network wireless device starts transmission of second media traffic to the second off-network wireless device employing a second session. |
| US10532738B2 |
Vehicle and control method thereof
A vehicle that includes a side-view mirror, at least one sensor disposed in the side-view mirror, and configured to transmit a signal to an object, and to receive a signal reflected from the object is provided. The vehicle further includes a controller that generates driving information based on the signal received by the sensor. The controller corrects distortion of the signal generated by the side-view mirror to generate the driving information. Accordingly, space recognition and obstacle detection for the surrounding environment of the vehicle is capable of being performed using the three dimension sensor. |
| US10532737B2 |
Cooperative park assist
The vehicle system includes a position sensor programmed to output a distance signal representing a distance of a primary parked vehicle to a boundary. The vehicle system further includes a processor programmed to receive a parking request and determine a moving distance that is based at least in part on the distance to the boundary and an amount of space the primary parked vehicle requires to exit a parking space. |
| US10532736B2 |
Vehicle travel control device
Provided is a vehicle travel control device which simultaneously achieves the behavioral stability of a vehicle and the continuity of travel assistance during vehicle travel assistance. The setting range of controlled variable to an actuator in travel assistance control is limited on the basis of the information having higher priority among road type information and road shape information. Thus, compared to when the setting range of the control variable is determined on the basis of only the road type information or the road shape information, it is possible to suppress excessive limitations on the applicable range/duration time of travel assistance. |
| US10532735B2 |
Method and system for starting a combustion engine
A method for starting a combustion engine fitted to a hybrid or dual-mode motor vehicle includes starting an additional motor upon a setpoint torque demanded by a driver of the vehicle, with a view to accelerating the vehicle beyond a threshold speed at which the combustion engine is driven beyond a stalling speed threshold when the combustion engine is mechanically coupled to wheels of the vehicle. |
| US10532734B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling motor of the same
A control method of a hybrid vehicle capable of increasing regenerative braking efficiency by controlling an operating point of an electric motor includes steps of determining, by a hybrid control unit (HCU), a first torque for an generation mode operation of an electric motor, determining, by the HCU, whether the first torque and a speed of the electric motor correspond to an operating point for achieving charge of a battery through the generation mode operation, and, upon determining that the first torque and the speed of the electric motor correspond to an operating point at which the charge of the battery is disabled, changing, by the HCU, the first torque into a second torque that corresponds to an operating point at which the charge of the battery is achieved. |
| US10532732B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and control method therefor
When an accelerator is turned on in a braking state in which the accelerator is turned off during predetermined traveling and a braking torque is output from a first motor to a drive shaft via a planetary gear set with negative rotation of the first motor and with a counter electromotive voltage of the first motor higher than a voltage of power lines on a high voltage side, a step-up and step-down converter and an engine are controlled such that a voltage of the power lines on the high voltage side increases and a rotation speed of the first motor increases in comparison with a case in which the accelerator is turned off. |
| US10532731B2 |
Vehicle traveling control method and vehicle traveling control device
A vehicle traveling control method includes determining a driver's intention for acceleration during vehicle traveling, predicting, when a determination is made that the driver has no intention for acceleration, which is superior between a first fuel consumption reduction effect by inertial traveling and a second fuel consumption reduction effect by deceleration energy regeneration, the inertial traveling making the vehicle travel, with power transmission disconnected between an engine and a drive wheel of the vehicle, and the deceleration energy regeneration inputting rotational power of the drive wheel of the vehicle to an electric motor, and performing inertial traveling when a prediction is made that the first fuel consumption reduction effect by inertial traveling is superior to the second fuel consumption reduction effect by deceleration energy regeneration. |
| US10532728B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and controller for hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor, a power storage device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to limit execution of power storage capacity decreasing control and execution of power storage capacity recovering control when a condition a) and a condition b) are both satisfied than when the condition a) and a condition c) are both satisfied, a) is parking at a predetermined point is predicted b) a temperature of the power storage device is out of a predetermined temperature range, and c) the temperature of the power storage device is within the predetermined temperature range. |
| US10532726B2 |
Method for decelerating a vehicle moving at low speed
The invention relates to a method for decelerating a vehicle (10) moving at low speed (vV), in particular by using a hydraulically or pneumatically operated braking system (26), with the following steps: determining, by means of the speed sensor (32), whether the speed (vV) of the vehicle (10) falls short of a predeterminable first limiting value (vC1); if the speed (vV) of the vehicle (10) falls short of the first limiting value, increasing the propulsion torque (MA) transmitted to the drive train (18); and decelerating the vehicle (10) by increasing the braking torque (MB) acting on the wheels (20) by means of the controller (36). |
| US10532721B2 |
Car wash spray devices, systems, and associated methods
A car wash spray device can include a fluid inlet to receive a pressurized fluid from a fluid source. The car wash spray device can also include a first spray nozzle, and a first pressure-sensitive valve in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the first spray nozzle. The first pressure-sensitive valve can be configured to allow flow of the pressurized fluid therethrough at or below a first pressure. The car wash spray device can further include a second spray nozzle, and a second pressure-sensitive valve in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the second spray nozzle. The second pressure-sensitive valve can be configured to allow flow of the pressurized fluid therethrough at or above a second pressure. Controlling a pressure of the pressurized fluid can facilitate delivery of the pressurized fluid through at least one of the first nozzle and the second nozzle. |
| US10532718B2 |
Bumper assemblies including deformable upper energy absorbers
A vehicle includes a bumper assembly including a bumper reinforcement beam extending generally in a vehicle lateral direction. A bumper beam contact component is located above the bumper reinforcement beam in a vehicle vertical direction. An upper energy absorbing structure is located at a top surface of the bumper reinforcement beam and between the bumper beam contact component and the bumper reinforcement beam. |
| US10532716B2 |
Vehicle curtain airbag device
There is provided a vehicle curtain airbag device including: a rear seat chamber configured to inflate and deploy between the head of a rear seat occupant and a vehicle cabin side section, the rear seat chamber including a restraint face that opposes the head in a vehicle width direction and is angled or curved toward a vehicle width direction outer side, on progression toward a vehicle front side, in a fully inflated and deployed state. |
| US10532713B2 |
Occupant classification apparatus for vehicle
The present invention provides an occupant classification apparatus for a vehicle. The occupant classification apparatus for a vehicle includes a sensor mat that is mounted on each seat in the vehicle to sense objects disposed on the seats. An impedance measurer is configured to measure a current based on impedance of the object using the sensor mat A controller is configured to analyze the current measured by the impedance measurer and estimate the object that corresponds to the analyzed result. |
| US10532704B2 |
Retroreflective articles having a machine-readable code
Retroreflective articles comprise a substrate and a bar code provided on the substrate. The bar code comprises at least one human-readable information which provides framing information and a machine-readable information which provides variable information. The human-readable information is visible under a first condition and invisible under a second condition, and the machine-readable information is invisible under the first condition and visible under the second condition. |
| US10532699B2 |
Magnetic quick mounting unit for construction machines, method, and construction machine having such a quick mounting unit
The present invention relates to a magnetic quick mounting unit for construction machines, particularly road pavers, having a positioning mark configured for permanent attachment to a construction machine, an attachment device which can be magnetically attached on the positioning mark, an alignment mark arranged on the attachment device and indicating the alignment of the attachment device, and an alignment aid arranged on the positioning mark, the alignment mark and the alignment aid being configured such that the alignment of the attachment device relative to the construction machine can be read from the relative position of the alignment mark to the alignment aid when the attachment device has been attached on the positioning mark. The present invention further relates to a method for magnetic quick-mounting of an attachment device, particularly a camera, to a construction machine, particularly a road paver, comprising the steps of: attaching a positioning mark with an alignment aid on the construction machine; attaching an alignment mark on the attachment device; magnetically attaching the attachment device on the positioning mark; and aligning the attachment device by means of the relative positions of the alignment aid and the alignment mark. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a construction machine having such a magnetic quick mounting unit. |
| US10532692B2 |
Illuminated trim fitting
An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving means of attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by an optical waveguide provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside. |
| US10532691B2 |
Lighting assembly including light strip, photoluminescent structure, and reflector and positioned on vehicle panel
A vehicle light strip is provided herein. The vehicle light strip includes a light-producing assembly including a plurality of light sources arranged as a strip attached to a panel. The light-producing assembly is angled in a downward direction to illuminate a ground surface. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the light-producing assembly and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the plurality of light sources. One or more retroreflective beads is configured to reflect an incident light directed towards the light-producing assembly. An optic is operably coupled with the light-producing assembly and is disposed externally of the one or more retroreflective beads for distributing an excitation light in a predefined direction. |
| US10532690B2 |
Structural cross frame connector and system
A structural cross frame connector is described having a multipurpose system of attachment. The device has two main forms one with a vertical offset and one without this vertical offset. The central portion has an arch by which weight is distributed accordingly. The connectors have a a group of pass through holes whereby a pass through rod is attached thereto using fasteners. Various structural members can be attached to the pass through rod using pass right and left pass through cavities typically used as structural support members and a central pass through cavity typically used as a hitching station. Leaf springs are also mountable on pass through rods and freely operate on another connector right and left pass through cavity for use as a suspension system. |
| US10532689B2 |
Ramp system and method thereof
A method of providing a ramp system, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of ramp members that are adapted to be coupled to a rigid portion of a trailer, wherein a first of the ramp members extends from the rigid portion of the trailer to a flat surface of an automotive vehicle that is attached to the trailer for pulling said trailer, wherein the second ramp member extends from the rigid member to a flat surface of the trailer, an incline exists from where the second member touches the flat surface of the trailer to where the first member touches the flat surface of the automotive vehicle; permitting the first ramp member to pivot from the flat surface of the automotive vehicle to a more vertical first orientation; and permitting the first ramp member to lock in the more vertical position. |
| US10532683B1 |
Vehicle table
A table attachable to the tailgate of a vehicle extends from the tailgate. The table is foldable between a stowed and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration the table can be folded against the vehicle tailgate or extend transverse to the tailgate and securable to the vehicle. In the deployed configuration the table when extended in the plane of the tailgate forms a surface. |
| US10532679B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat comprises a frame member, a plate-shaped support member, and a blower. The frame member includes a pair of opposed frames disposed opposite to and separately from each other, and a first connecting frame by which the pair of opposed frames are connected. The plate-shaped support member is disposed between the pair of opposed frames and configured to receive a load from an occupant. The blower is attached to the support member, and part of the blower is disposed on a side of the first connecting frame that is opposite to an occupant side thereof. |
| US10532678B2 |
Seat pad and seat pad production device
A seat pad (10) having a loading surface (11). In the seat pad (10), a lateral slit portion (15), extending from the outside towards the inside of the seat pad (10) in a first lateral direction (B1) that is parallel to the loading surface (11), is formed. A longitudinal slit portion (15) is provided at an end portion of the lateral slit portion (15), in a second lateral direction (B2) that is orthogonal to the first lateral direction (B1) and that is parallel to the loading surface (11). The longitudinal slit portion (21) extends from the lateral slit portion (15) towards the loading surface (11) in a thickness direction (H) that is orthogonal to the loading surface (11). |
| US10532675B2 |
Vehicle seat trim cover with integrally knitted attachment features
A knitted seat trim cover for attachment to a vehicle seat includes a knitted trim panel configured to be installed over one or more support members of the vehicle seat and at least one fastener tube integrally knitted to the trim panel. The fastener tube is positioned on a back side of the trim panel facing the one or more support members. The knitted seat trim cover also includes an elongated fastener member positioned inside the at least one fastener tube. The elongated fastener member is configured to releasably connect to a complimentary fastener member on the vehicle seat. |
| US10532673B2 |
Vehicle seat suspension mechanism
There is described a vehicle seat suspension mechanism, comprising a vehicle mount, a seat support linked to the vehicle mount by a suspension arrangement which allows the seat support to fall with respect to the vehicle mount under load and a shock strut arranged to resist the seat support falling with respect to the vehicle mount during a compression stroke. A control link is arranged to be driven about a control link pivot by the fall of the seat support. The control link is pivotally coupled to a first end of the shock strut to guide the first end with respect to a second end of the shock strut in a manner which causes a motion ratio of the suspension mechanism to increase during progression of the compression stroke. The ride will feel softer for smaller impacts and better damped later for larger impacts. The mechanism is arranged underneath a seat of a vehicle to provide additional comfort for the rider. |
| US10532667B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for vending, charging, and two-way distribution of electrical energy storage devices
A two-way distribution, charging, and vending system permits a subscriber to exchange one or more partially or completely discharged portable electric energy storage devices for a comparable number of charged portable electric energy storage devices. The two-way distribution, charging, and vending system includes a number of charging modules, each with a dedicated power converter, communicably coupled to at least one two-way distribution system controller and to a power distribution grid. Upon receipt of a discharged portable electric energy storage device, the at least one two-way distribution system controller validates a manufacturer identifier and a subscriber identifier stored in a nontransitory storage media carried by the discharged portable electric energy storage device. Responsive to a successful authentication and validation, the at least one two-way distribution system controller dispenses a charged portable electric energy storage device to the subscriber. |
| US10532656B2 |
Method for operating a motor vehicle with selectable all-wheel drive
The invention concerns a method for operating a motor vehicle with selectable all-wheel drive. The all-wheel drive is implemented with no central differential and the rear axle is implemented with no axle differential. The motor vehicle includes first and second partial clutches for independently decoupling left and right rear wheels from the drive train of the motor vehicle motor vehicle. The method includes determining a value that is representative of a ratio of the speeds of the front wheels to each other, comparing the value with a reference value, and disengaging the partial clutch that is associated with an outer rear wheel when the motor vehicle is turning, when the value is greater than the reference value, in order to prevent negative torques on the outer rear wheel. |
| US10532655B2 |
Portal axle
The invention is directed to a portal axle for low-slung vehicles, comprising a portal housing 1, 1′ into the interior 2 of which is guided proceeding from an axle bracket side a drive shaft 17 on which a drive wheel 3 is arranged so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it, with intermediate wheels 4 which are rotatably mounted on bearing pins 12 in the portal housing 1, 1′ and which can be rotatably driven by the drive wheel 3 and by means of which an output wheel 5 which is arranged in the portal housing 1, 1′ on an output shaft so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it can be rotatably driven, this output wheel 5 projecting into a hub carrier 6 which can be fixedly connected to the portal housing 1, 1′. The drive shaft 17 and the output shaft extend so as to be axially offset, and a brake caliper of a disk brake is arranged radially adjacent to the portal housing 1, 1′. The portal housing 1, 1′ has on its axle bracket side a mounting orifice 9 which can be closed by a closure part and through which the drive wheel 3 and the intermediate wheels 4 can be inserted into the portal housing 1, 1′, wherein the intermediate wheels 4 have a larger diameter than the output wheel 5. |
| US10532654B2 |
Anti-slosh device and method for a liquid container
A liquid container has a plurality of resilient liquid permeable bodies inserted via an aperture and attached to a mounting by a tether, so as to interrupt the free flow of liquid within the container and prevent noise and vibration resulting from the contained fluid sloshing. A method describes how the anti-slosh device can be installed into a liquid container and how the device can be retrofitted to any liquid container. |
| US10532653B2 |
Tractor
A tractor includes an air cleaner and a passageway arranged to surround the air cleaner. Alternatively, tractor includes a maintenance equipment, an engine, a top plate covering the engine, and a floor section disposed at a position lower than the top plate and in a non-overlapping position with the engine as seen from above. In this tractor, the maintenance equipment is disposed on the floor section. |
| US10532650B2 |
Drive motor cooled by heat exchange with coolant and eco-friendly vehicle using the same
A drive motor includes a coolant channel in which coolant is circulated around a motor housing surrounding the stator, and an oil path in which the temperature of oil decreases by heat exchange between the oil and the coolant in a motor internal space defined by a motor cover and a reducer cover that are coupled to the respective left and right sides of the motor housing. |
| US10532649B2 |
Electric motor assembly for a motor vehicle and brake
An electric motor assembly for a motor vehicle and brake has an engine cartridge with a stator connected to an engine casing. The engine cartridge also has a rotor connected to a wheel shaft. The assembly also has a disc of a disc brake connected to the wheel shaft. The assembly also has a disc brake caliper arranged astride the disc and connected to the engine casing. |
| US10532648B2 |
Power transmission device for hybrid vehicle
A power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle with a first clutch (1a) and a second clutch (1b). The first clutch (1a) is capable of transmitting or cutting off driving power of an engine (E) to driving wheels (D). The second clutch (1b) is capable of transmitting or cutting off power of a motor (M) to the driving wheels (D). The power transmission device is capable of appropriately operating the first clutch (1a) and the second clutch (1b) in accordance with driving conditions of the vehicle. When the engine (E) is started by transmitting power from the motor (M) to the engine (E), via the first clutch (1a) and the second clutch (1b), the power transmission device slip-controls the first clutch (1a) and the second clutch (1b). |
| US10532646B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovering energy wheel
The present invention introduces a retrofit method of regenerative braking where no components of an automobile are to be replaced or removed and none of their functionality is modified. The recovering energy system is implemented as an additional, one piece, complete device, placed onto the existing automobile wheel's hub, and covered by the automobile's wheel. The system includes a housing, turbines, accumulators, and valves which act to both store and dispel energy as needed. This method of regenerative braking is therefore applicable to all the automobiles, independent or their power source, to newly built automobiles and those already on the road. |
| US10532645B2 |
Remote located clutch
A drive package includes a remote located CVT and a motor where the CVT is positioned rearward (or forward) of the motor. An auxiliary drive mechanism couples a drive shaft of the CVT to a crankshaft of the motor. The auxiliary drive mechanism is a belt or chain. The drive shaft is substantially parallel to, and longitudinally offset from, the crankshaft. Thus, the width of the drive package is reduced as compared to ATVs having a CVT located adjacent the motor. A method of making an ATV with the drive package is provided. |
| US10532636B2 |
Laminated glass for vehicle
There is provided a laminated glass for vehicle including a suspended particle device film excellent in property of switching transmittance of light for a long term by suppressing deterioration over time of the suspended particle device film, in particular, deterioration due to intrusion of moisture at an end portion. A laminated glass for vehicle includes: a pair of glass plates opposing each other; a pair of intermediate bonding layers in contact with opposing surfaces of the pair of glass plates respectively; a suspended particle device film arranged in a predetermined region in a region corresponding to a region except at least a part of band-shaped regions of peripheral edge portions of a main surface of the glass plate, between the pair of intermediate bonding layers; and a barrier layer arranged in the band-shaped regions between the pair of intermediate bonding layers and having predetermined adhesiveness and predetermined moisture permeability. |
| US10532634B2 |
Vehicle windscreens for enhanced visibility
A vehicle windscreen assembly includes a first windscreen at a front section of a vehicle and a second windscreen positioned beneath and at an angled position with the first windscreen. The second windscreen substantially reduces a driver's blind spot area in front of the vehicle. |
| US10532633B2 |
Dehumidifier for vehicle
A dehumidifier for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger provided in a flow path of air and configured to have a heat transfer material flowing therein so as to cool or heat the air. A first thermoelectric element is provided at an air inlet side of the heat exchanger and is configured to cool introduced air. A first thermal conductor is configured to connect a heat-generating surface of the first thermoelectric element to the heat exchanger and radiate heat generated from the first thermoelectric element through the heat exchanger. |
| US10532632B2 |
Startup control systems and methods for high ambient conditions
A refrigeration system includes a startup mode control module that receives at least one parameter associated with operation of a compressor of the refrigeration system, determines whether the at least one parameter indicates that the compressor is in a high ambient temperature startup condition, and selects, based on the determination, between a normal startup mode and a high ambient temperature startup mode. A compressor control module operates the compressor in the normal startup mode in response to the startup mode control module selecting the normal startup mode, operates the compressor in the high ambient temperature startup mode in response to the startup mode control module selecting the high ambient temperature startup mode, and transitions from the high ambient temperature startup mode to the normal startup mode after a predetermined period associated with operating in the high ambient temperature startup mode. |
| US10532629B2 |
Radiant heating system incorporating steering wheel position monitoring device
A radiant heating system includes a radiant heating element, a steering wheel position monitoring device and a controller configured to control the radiant heating element in response to steering wheel position data received from the steering wheel position monitoring device. A method of controlling operation of a radiant system. |
| US10532626B2 |
Stability control system
Embodiments of a suspension for a vehicle is provided. The suspension includes, for example, a frame and a locking assembly. The locking assembly inhibits tipping of a frame of the vehicle when tipping of the frame is detected. |
| US10532624B2 |
Methods and apparatus to calibrate height sensors of a vehicle suspension
Methods and apparatus to calibrate height sensors of a vehicle suspension are described herein. An example method includes measuring a first voltage output of a height sensor coupled to a control arm of a suspension when the control arm is at a first position, associating the first voltage output to the first position of the control arm, measuring a second voltage output of the height sensor when the control arm is at a second position, associating the second voltage output to the second position of the control arm, measuring a third voltage output of the height sensor when the control arm is in a third position, and associating the third voltage output to the third position of the control arm. |
| US10532622B2 |
Suspension device
A rubber sheet includes: a main body formed into an arc shape or an annular shape; a seating portion formed into a groove shape at the main body, a coil spring being configured to be seated on the seating portion; and a deformation restricting portion formed to project outside in a radial direction from an outer periphery of the main body at a position, on which a terminal portion of the coil spring is seated, of the main body, the deformation restricting portion being configured to restrict deformation of the main body. |
| US10532621B2 |
Mounting structure for suspension arm, and working vehicle
A suspension arm A-shaped in a plan view includes legs receiving therebetween front and rear surfaces of a vertical member arranged in a travel direction of a working vehicle. The legs of the suspension arm and the surfaces of the vertical member each have a hole. An attaching structure includes: a cantilevered pin inserted into the hole of each of the legs and the corresponding hole of the vertical member to hold the leg of the suspension arm such that the suspension arm is pivotable; and a retaining mechanism provided to a frame to prevent the pin from coming off the vertical member. The pin includes a projection extending radially outward at a base end in an insertion direction. The retaining mechanism includes: a holding portion holding the projection in a rotation direction of the pin; and a cover portion covering the projection in the insertion direction of the pin. |
| US10532620B1 |
Mechanism and suspension to improve stability and handling for knuckle-boom loader trailers in off-road conditions
A knuckle-boom loader trailer has a trailer frame, a heavy equipment package of a knuckle-boom crane and an operator cab mounted on top of the trailer frame, and a walking-beam suspension propping up the trailer frame. |
| US10532619B1 |
Trailer jack tailgate protector
A trailer jack protection arrangement that includes a cushioned plastic or rubber surface in the event of contact between a trailer jack and a portion of the vehicle, such as a tailgate. The arrangement is attached to the trailer jack via the jack stem and projects above the jack handle or jack top cylinder, depending on the type of jack. The arrangement utilizes an embedded metal stamping to provide a mounting surface and extra stability for the plastic or rubber impact surfaces. The arrangement also utilizes a Teflon® washer underneath it for lubricity and stability when it also turns as the jack handle turns to move the trailer up or down, on a top wind jack. The alternative design provides protection for a side wind jack using an adapter, which can have several different forms to accommodate all types of trailer jacks. The design requires installation and prevents easy removal of the invention so it is not lost or stolen. |
| US10532618B2 |
Tire pressure monitoring sensor
A programming unit for TPMS sensors includes at least a microcontroller and memory storing at least a vehicle group database comprising multiple vehicle groups, each vehicle group comprising at least one vehicle, a version pair database comprising multiple version pair groups, each version pair group representing one vehicle group and comprising at least one version pair wherein each version pair includes an associated application version and an associated sub-application version, an application database comprising multiple application versions, each application version includes an associated binary file, and a sub-application database comprising multiple sub-application versions, each sub-application version includes an associated binary file. |
| US10532617B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored
An apparatus for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored comprises a means for providing a plurality of measurement values, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the state parameter of the object to be monitored, a comparison means for comparing the measurement value to a predeterminable comparison parameter, wherein the comparison means is formed to output a first comparison signal when a predeterminable number of measurement values falls below the comparison parameter within a measurement interval, or to output a second comparison signal when the predeterminable number of measurement values exceeds or reaches the comparison parameter, wherein the first comparison signal or the second comparison signal indicate the state parameter. |
| US10532616B2 |
Vehicle wheel
A wheel width direction (Y) cross-section of a well portion (11A) includes a hump portion (H1) and a hump portion (H2) that protrude to the outside (Z1) in a wheel radial direction (Z), and a curved surface (11s) that connects hump portion (H1) and hump portion (H2) and is sunken to the inside (Z2) in the wheel radial direction (Z). The curved surface (11s) is formed as a series of circular arcs (11e, 11f, 11g) that have centers of curvature (O1, O2, O3) that are further to the outside (Z1) in the wheel radial direction (Z) than the curved surface (11s). |
| US10532607B2 |
Apparatus for roller painting
An apparatus for wetting a roller (e.g. with paint) includes a liquid containment area having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, and a sloping bottom section connected to form a rectangular container capable of holding a liquid. The sloping bottom section slopes such that a first end of the rectangular container is deeper than a distal opposing end such that the liquid tends to drain and pool in the first end. A lip extends inwardly continuously around the top edges of the side walls. The lip reduces spilling of paint, adds stiffness to the tray, and provides a base for the attachment of a roller cleaning mesh. In some embodiments, a roller cleaning mesh is mounted to the lip above the first end for rolling a roller over to remove debris from the roller. |
| US10532606B1 |
Decorative artwork mount for decks
A decorative mount includes at least a frame and a decorative plate. The frame includes a base, a sidewall extending from a front surface of the base, and a first pair of slots defined on opposing sides of an inner surface of the sidewall and spaced away from the base. The decorative plate is made of a flexible and resilient material and includes a front surface having a decoration, a rear surface, an outer edge, and a pair of plate tabs extending from opposing sides of the outer edge. The pair of plate tabs fit within the first pair of slots releasably retaining the decorative plate to the frame. A space is defined between the decorative plate and the base. |
| US10532605B2 |
Method for manufacturing decorative parts
This invention provides a method for manufacturing a decorative-part of which the joint-lines bordering the laser-irradiation regions are unnoticeable, thus avoiding deterioration of the design-quality of such a decorative-part. Of this invention, the design (4) comprises the first-blocks (6) of a plurality of design-patterns (5) that are closely arranged with the second-blocks (8) of a plurality of design-patterns (7) that are different from those of the first-blocks (6). In the laser-irradiation-region-setting process, the decorative-area is divided into a plurality of laser-irradiation regions (LR1, LR2 and LR3), at which time the joint-lines (J1, J2) are set as borders of the first-blocks (6) and the second-blocks (8) of the design (4). In the laser-irradiation process, a laser-deflector is relatively displaced, and a laser L is irradiated onto each of the laser-irradiation regions (LR1, LR2 and LR3). |
| US10532604B2 |
Pivoting envelope insertion guide
A method is provided for using a rotatable insertion horn to open an envelope prior to insertion of documents. A pair of insertion horns is positioned at the sides of an envelope inserting station. An envelope is fed into the envelope inserting station with its flap open. The collation of documents is pushed into the open end of the envelope. The insertion horns are positioned in an initial position that is fully outside the envelope, prior to arrival of the collation. The insertion horns are controlled to simultaneously rotate into the envelope as the collation passes between the insertion horns. Preferably, rotation of the insertion horns into the envelope does not begin until a lead edge of the collation is in a region between the insertion horns. This facilitates insertion of the collation without catching on an upstream edge of the insertion horns. |
| US10532603B2 |
Adjustable carpenters square and method of use
An adjustable carpenters square has a handle and first and second blades extending from the handle in a substantially perpendicular relationship. The first blade is fixed in the handle and the second blade is pivotally mounted on the handle to enable it to be adjustable with respect to the fixed first blade to ensure that it is at a true 90° to the first blade. A cam mechanism is mounted in the handle and engageable with the second blade to pivot the second blade with respect to the first blade. The cam mechanism includes a one-piece cam having a cylindrical base and a cam portion offset therefrom. This cam mechanism enables the method of the present invention of adjusting the perpendicular relationship between the two blades to be achieved with a high degree of accuracy. |
| US10532602B2 |
Writing instrument with resetting operating unit
A writing implement includes a housing for receiving a refill, an operating side and a writing side. An adjustment mechanism in the housing has a guide bushing and a cam pin concentrically arranged therein and spring-loaded along the longitudinal axis on the refill, which cam pin engages an end of the refill. The cam pin has at least two locking positions, which are offset along the longitudinal axis. The writing implement includes a control arrangement having a resetting device, a freewheel couplable with an operating unit arranged at the operating side and a cam bushing couplable with the freewheel. The resetting device exerts a resetting force onto the operating unit. The freewheel is a rotatably supported body having a circumferential recess and forms an operative connection in a region with a second body that is rotatably supported and concentrically thereto. One of the first and second rotatably supported bodies is freely rotatable around its longitudinal axis in an angle range and transfers a rotation from the operating unit to the cam bushing outside of this range. |
| US10532601B2 |
Writing instrument with magnetic features and quick refill capability
A writing instrument assembly has a writing instrument with a body and a working tip extended or extendable from the body. A holder has a landing spot for the writing instrument. The writing instrument is magnetically and detachably retained at the landing spot when attached to the holder. The working tip is sheathed or covered automatically when the writing instrument is attached to the holder and is unsheathed or uncovered when detached from the holder. |
| US10532600B1 |
Writing instrument with locking cap
A writing instrument with a cap that lockingly engages a body portion via a locking assembly is presented herein. The locking assembly includes a pair of locking tabs on the cap that correspondingly fit within locking channels on the body of the writing instrument. With the tabs positioned within the locking channels, the cap is twisted or rotated such that the locking tabs slide past a node within the channels and restricts removal of the cap from the body portion. |
| US10532596B2 |
Plasmonic structure having an identifier pattern indicating a genuine product and method of use for preventing counterfeiting, falsification or reuse of the product
A plasmonic structure having an identifier pattern indicating a genuine product for preventing counterfeiting, falsification or reuse, includes a metal layer; a photoconversion pattern layer including a plurality of photoconverting nanoparticles disposed in a pattern on and in direct contact with the metal layer; a metal pattern layer including a plurality of metal particles disposed in a pattern on and in direct contact with the photoconversion pattern layer; and an adhesive film disposed on the metal pattern layer. An identifier pattern indicating a genuine product is easily identified even by visual inspection after irradiation with infrared light irradiation. The plasmonic structure is fundamentally impossible to re-assemble after deformation of the plasmonic structure caused by disassembly of a product or packaging container, thereby preventing counterfeiting, falsification or reuse. |
| US10532593B2 |
Printing apparatus with slit formed between frame and housing
A printing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a housing and a frame having a supported portion which is supported by the housing on a first side and an unsupported portion not supported by the housing on a second side. A printer is provided on the frame. An upper sheet carrying guide is provided below the frame. A lower sheet carrying guide is provided below the upper sheet carrying guide. The lower sheet carrying guide is shaped and positioned to form a gap, into which a sheet to be printed by the printer is inserted, between the upper sheet carrying guide and the lower sheet carrying guide. A stopper is provided on the upper sheet carrying guide. The stopper being shaped and positioned to abut against the lower sheet carrying guide when the frame is deformed around the supported portion within an elastic deformation range of the frame. |
| US10532592B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus head position adjustment mechanism and line head
A head position adjustment mechanism including: a head fixing section for fixedly supporting a head section; a linear-motion mechanism to which the head fixing section has been attached; and a bracket to which the linear-motion mechanism has been attached, the bracket has a tapered pin attached to the bracket and a plunger attached to the bracket, the tapered pin and the plunger facing each other, the tapered pin has its tapered part brought into contact with a first side end of the head fixing section in the X-axis direction, the plunger biases a second side end of the head fixing section in the X-axis direction toward the tapered pin, and moving up and down the tapered pin causes the head fixing section to linearly move in the X-axis direction so that the position of the head fixing section is adjusted. |
| US10532588B2 |
Suction force calibration
Provided in one example is a printing system that has a printing zone with a platen (10), a drive, a suction force generator (18), a media advance sensor (26) to monitor movement of the medium through the printing zone in a medium advance direction, and a controller 28) to perform suction force calibration prior to printing. The suction force calibration includes controlling the drive to cause movement of the medium from an initial position at least partly through the printing zone while the suction force generator is controlled to generate at least one suction force level, determining a suction force level to be used during printing on the medium based on the output of the media advance sensor during the movement, and moving the medium back to the initial position. |
| US10532586B1 |
Metal photographic plate with carrier and method of use
This disclosure provides a printing template for use during an aqueous inkjet printing process in which ink is transferred onto a metal panel. The printing template includes a printable film having die cut area inside perimeter edge of its first layer, a generally flat metal panel having the same size as to that of the die cut area in the printable film, and a carrier having a recess which is sized and configured to encompass the shaped perimeter of the metal panel. The metal panel is secure within the die cut area and the recess in such a way that it is sandwiched between the printable film and the carrier during the printing process. |
| US10532581B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
An ink-jet recording apparatus includes: an ink-jet head provided with first and second nozzles for jetting a first ink and a second ink respectively, first and second drive elements which apply energy to the first and second inks respectively; a power supply circuit; and a controller. The controller estimates viscosity of the first ink in the first nozzle, controls the power supply circuit to generate a first drive voltage or a second drive voltage higher than the first drive voltage based on the viscosity of the first ink in the first nozzle estimated, drives the first and second drive elements by use of the drive voltage generated in the power supply circuit, and calculates a jetting amount of the first ink to be jetted from the first nozzle and a jetting amount of the second ink to be jetted from the second nozzle. |
| US10532578B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus (200) includes a slot (230) to and from which a memory unit (100) storing permitted usage amount information can be attached and removed, and a processing unit (210) that carries out a process for updating estimated ink amount information. The processing unit (210) carries out a charging process using a first memory unit (100-1), and in the case where a second memory unit (100-2) has been attached to the slot (230) after the charging process, the processing unit (210) does not carry out a charging process using the second memory unit (100-2) until a consumed ink amount expressed by the estimated ink amount information exceeds a prescribed threshold (WTH). The processing unit (210) carries out the charging process using the second memory unit (100-2) in the case where the consumed ink amount has exceeded the prescribed threshold (WTH). |
| US10532574B2 |
Method of manufacturing liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting head
A method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting method includes: a first step of injection molding passage members collectively constituting a passage for a liquid in the liquid ejecting head; a second step of moving the passage members to bring the passage members into contact with each other; and a third step of injecting a sealing material into a space between the passage members held in contact with each other, and filling the space with the sealing material. The sealing material is injected and filled, from a gate on a longitudinal side of the passage members, in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the passage members. |
| US10532573B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming method
There are provided an image forming apparatus and an image forming method in which the deformation of an image caused by the deformation of a medium is suppressed in the image formation on a medium to which tension is applied. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming liquid-application amount-information acquisition unit that acquires information about the amount of applied image forming liquid, a tension-information acquisition unit that acquires information about tension applied to a medium, an elastic modulus acquisition unit that acquires an elastic modulus of the medium calculated using the information about the amount of applied image forming liquid, a medium deformation amount-calculation unit that calculates the amount of deformation of the medium using tension information and the elastic modulus, and an image conversion section that converts the image data into converted image data, which represents a converted image to be formed on the medium in a state where the tension is applied. The image forming apparatus forms an image on the medium, to which the tension is applied, on the basis of the converted image data. |
| US10532572B2 |
Inkjet printhead with staggered fluidic ports
An inkjet printhead having a fluidic chamber substrate, the fluidic chamber substrate having at least two droplet units provided in an array therein, the droplet units comprising: a fluidic chamber, a first fluidic port provided at a first surface of the fluidic chamber substrate, wherein the first fluidic port is in fluidic communication with the fluidic chamber, a nozzle formed in a nozzle layer provided at a second surface of the fluidic chamber substrate; and a vibration plate provided at the first surface of the fluidic chamber substrate, the vibration plate comprising an actuator for effecting pressure fluctuations within the fluidic chamber; and wherein the droplet units are arranged adjacent each other about an axis extending substantially in a width direction of the droplet units, wherein the first fluidic ports of the droplet units are staggered a first stagger offset distance from each other substantially in a length direction of the droplet units, and wherein a wiring layer extends over the first surface of the fluidic chamber substrate and between the first fluidic ports. |
| US10532571B2 |
Printhead structure
In one example, a printhead structure includes an ejector element, a multi-layer insulator covering the ejector element, and an amorphous metal on the insulator. |
| US10532569B2 |
Valve jet printer with inert plunger tip
A valve jet printer includes a solenoid coil and a plunger rod having a magnetically susceptible shank. A first end of the shank and at least a portion of the shank are received within a bore of the solenoid coil. The printer also includes a nozzle including an orifice extending therethrough and a spring biasing a second end of the shank toward the nozzle. The second end of the plunger rod includes a tip formed of perfluoroelastomer (FFKM). The second end of the shank includes a cup-shaped cavity having a convex bottom and a circular side. The tip includes a concave base and an annular flange. In an assembled state, the concave base of the tip contacts the convex bottom of the cup-shaped cavity, and the end of the circular side opposite the convex bottom is rolled over the annular flange thereby securing the tip in the cup-shaped cavity. |
| US10532565B2 |
Print element substrate, printhead, and printing apparatus
In a print element substrate: if an amount of a voltage drop when the number of print elements driven simultaneously in a state in which the predetermined voltage is applied with respect to one print element array is largest is set as an amount of a voltage drop of the print element array, and a sum of amounts of voltage drops of the print element arrays assigned to one group is set as an amount of a voltage drop of the group, a difference between a largest value and a smallest value of the amounts of the voltage drops of the M groups is smaller than a largest value of the amounts of the voltage drops of the N print element arrays. |
| US10532561B2 |
Metrology-based path planning for inkjet printing along a contoured surface
A method of collecting a metrology data set of a contoured surface with a metrology system and executing an automatic control plan for printing on a contoured surface is disclosed. The method includes attaching a work piece to a work piece frame and scanning a contoured surface of the work piece to obtain a metrology data set, a three-dimensional point cloud model is generated based on the metrology data set. Additionally, the method includes defining a spatial reference model of the work piece frame, and defining a print path for a print head assembly of a surface treatment assembly. Furthermore, the method includes discretizing the contoured surface into a plurality of regions and the print path is further defined into at least one independent regional print path for each region of the plurality of regions. Moreover, a computer software simulation verifies a control plan for printing on the contoured surface. |
| US10532559B2 |
Printer and computer-implemented process for controlling a printer
In some examples, a printer includes neighboring nozzle arrays extending across a print zone, each nozzle array of the neighboring nozzle arrays extending along an axis and comprising a first section of nozzles and a second section of nozzles, wherein the second sections of the neighboring nozzle arrays overlap defining an overlap region and the first sections of the neighboring nozzle arrays define non-overlap regions. A controller is to cause printing of a test pattern using the neighboring nozzle arrays, the test pattern comprising a first pattern printed by the second sections of the neighboring nozzle arrays in the overlap region, and a reference pattern printed by a first section of the first sections of the neighboring nozzle arrays in a non-overlap region of the non-overlap regions, receive detected characteristics of the printed test pattern, compare the characteristics of the printed test pattern in the overlap region and in the non-overlap region, and derive alignment information based on the comparing. |
| US10532557B2 |
Ink pumping
The present subject matter describes a system for pumping ink. In an example implementation, the system includes a piston assembly having a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The lower chamber has an inlet port to receive ink. The upper chamber has a passage to receive ink from the lower chamber and an outlet port to dispense ink. The upper chamber is enclosed by a bellow. An actuating member is engaged with the piston assembly. The actuating member is configured to linearly move the piston assembly. The piston assembly is configured to compress and relax the bellow by the linear movement to pump ink from the lower chamber to the upper chamber and from the upper chamber to the outlet port. |
| US10532552B2 |
Build patterns for surfaces of a three-dimensionally printed object
Linear lengths of build material are initially deposited spaced apart from one another, with the resulting gaps or offsets filled in by subsequent deposition passes. In this manner, each straight length of material can cool independently before bonding to other adjacent lengths of material, thereby avoiding or mitigating non-axial stresses on each linear length of material as it cools. |
| US10532550B2 |
Method of manufacturing image display device
According to a method of manufacturing an image display device of the present invention, a photo-curable resin composition in a liquid state is applied to a surface of a light-transmitting cover member including a light-shielding layer or a surface of the image display member to a thickness greater than that of the light-shielding layer. Then, in this state, the photo-curable resin composition is irradiated with a UV ray to be pre-cured, thereby forming a pre-cured resin layer. Next, the image display member and the light-transmitting cover member are stacked via the pre-cured resin layer and thereafter, the pre-cured resin layer is irradiated with a UV ray to be completely cured, thereby forming a light-transmitting cured resin layer. |
| US10532548B2 |
Functional biomaterial coatings for textiles and other substrates
In some aspects, the inventive subject matter contemplates: providing a substrate; providing a biomaterial to be affixed to the substrate; and subjecting the substrate and biomaterial to reactive species from a plasma generated by an atmospheric plasma apparatus until the biomaterial affixes to the substrate. The biomaterial may be silk or wool polypeptide. The biomaterial is deposited as a monomeric film on the surface of the substrate before the substrate is subjected to the reactive species of the plasma. Once the substrate with the film of biomaterial is subjected to the reactive species, the reactive species facilitates the polymerization of the film as a coating on the underlying portion of substrate. The resulting coated substrates are novel constructs that have improved attributes based on the biomaterial selected for use. For example, silk proteins may be used improve the hand or strength of textile materials. |
| US10532545B2 |
Composite and method for producing the same
It is an object to provide a composite in which the adhesion between a sheet layer and a curable resin layer or a film layer is high, and which has high strength and high transparency. The present invention provides a composite wherein a curable resin layer or a film layer is laminated on the one or both surfaces of the sheet layer with a covering layer interposed therebetween, the sheet layer containing fine fibers with an average fiber width of 2 to 1000 nm. |
| US10532540B2 |
Vehicle roof glass element, method and tool for manufacturing a vehicle roof glass element
A vehicle roof glass element having an exterior glass pane and a transparent insulating layer foamed on the inside onto the glass pane has an externally circumferential rim the runner points and the ventilation points of which are provided on the inside of the glass pane. Furthermore, a method and a tool for manufacturing a vehicle roof glass element are described. |
| US10532539B2 |
Thermal and mechanical shock resistant laminated metal plate assembly
A plate assembly for a motor vehicle may include a first plate, a second arranged substantially parallel to the first plate, the second plate defining a plurality of perforations, and a mesh core including a plurality of wire bundles, the core arranged between the plates, wherein the mesh core is rigidly joined to an inner surface of each plate via the perforations. |
| US10532537B2 |
Sandwich structure, shaped product, and production processes therefor
A sandwich structure which is configured of skin layers each including at least one layer selected from among a metal layer, a fiber-reinforced resin layer (X) that includes continuous fibers and a matrix resin (A), and a fiber-reinforced resin layer (Y) that includes discontinuous fibers and a heat-curable matrix resin (B) and of a core layer including a flowable core layer that includes discontinuous fibers and a matrix resin (C), wherein the skin layers are constituted of a material which has a flexural modulus higher than that of the core layer, and a through part has been formed in a region that lies in at least some of the skin layers. In the sandwich structure, an upright part which projects in an out-of-plane direction of skin layer and which has high strength and a complicated shape such as a rib is obtained by an easy method. |
| US10532536B2 |
Reusable covering for protecting a finished surface
A panel assembly is disclosed, and includes at least one panel that defines a finished surface and a covering that is removeably adhered to the finished surface of the panel. The covering includes a plurality of patch sections that are defined by lines of demarcation, and each of the plurality of patch sections are frangible with respect to adjacent patch sections at the lines of demarcation. |
| US10532535B2 |
Longitudinally pleated products
A method of forming a continuous sheet of pleated, hook-form, fastener product includes training a substrate about a pressure roll having an outer surface defining circumferential grooves. As the substrate approaches a nip between the pressure roll and a mold roll calendered with the pressure roll, a portion of the substrate is disposed within a corresponding one of the grooves between the pressure roll and a stationary horn extending into the groove whereby a longitudinally-extending pleat is formed in the substrate. The pleated substrate is then passed through the nip where resin regions are laminated to a side of the substrate opposed to the pleat. |
| US10532529B2 |
Apparatus and method of adhering belt-shaped tire member
There is provided an apparatus configured to adhere a belt-shaped tire member onto a mold drum including: a feeding device including the belt-shaped tire member arranged so as to be capable of being fed and a transferring and adhering device configured to transfer the belt-shaped tire member from the feeding device side to the mold drum side and adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum, wherein the transferring and adhering device includes: a transferring device configured to circulate between the feeding device side and the mold drum side and transfer the belt-shaped tire member sucked on the feeding device side to the mold drum side; and a separating unit configured to separate the transferred belt-shaped tire member on the mold drum side from the transferring device and adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum. |
| US10532528B2 |
Method for producing v-ribbed belt
A shaped structure and a fabric material are set in a belt mold such that the shaped structure and the fabric material are respectively positioned inside and outside with respect to each other. While each of compression layer-forming portions comprised of ridges of the shaped structure covered with the fabric material is fitted in an associated one of compression layer-shaping grooves of the belt mold, the shaped structure is pressed toward the belt mold and heated to be crosslinked, and integrated with the fabric material, thereby molding a cylindrical belt slab. The belt slab is cut into ring-shaped pieces having two or more of the compression layer-forming portions. |
| US10532526B2 |
Method for producing thin polarizing film
The present invention provides a method of producing a thin polarizing film having both excellent optical characteristics and excellent in-plane uniformity.The method of producing a thin polarizing film includes stretching a thermoplastic resin substrate in a first direction, followed by formation of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer on the thermoplastic resin substrate to prepare a laminate and shrinking and stretching the laminate in the first direction and a second direction, respectively. |
| US10532522B2 |
Method and device for molding fiber-reinforced plastic member
A method for molding a fiber-reinforced plastic member involves disposing a reinforced-fiber base material 2 inside a molding space S, which is created between a mold 1 and a bag film 6, and then depressurizing the inside of the molding space S and curing a resin composition R contained in the reinforced-fiber base material 2, wherein a flat pressure plate 5 made of spring steel is disposed between the reinforced-fiber base material 2 and the bag film 6. The pressure plate 5 elastically deforms along the shape of the reinforced-fiber base material 2 while the inside of the molding space S is being depressurized, and returns to its original flat shape when depressurization is stopped and the bag film 6 is removed after curing of the resin composition R. |
| US10532520B2 |
Filament winding device
A helical winding unit includes a plurality of guides arrayed in a peripheral direction of a liner, and adapted to guide each of a plurality of fiber bundles supplied to the helical winding unit to the liner, and an opening member arranged downstream of the plurality of guides in a travelling direction of the fiber bundle, and including an inner peripheral surface for forming a hole, through which the plurality of fiber bundles are inserted from one side to the other side in the axial direction. A plurality of opening surfaces on which the plurality of fiber bundles travel while making contact are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening member, and a cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axial direction of each opening surface is linear. |
| US10532513B2 |
Method and arrangement for producing a workpiece by using additive manufacturing techniques
A method of producing a workpiece by using additive manufacturing techniques includes obtaining computer-aided design data representing the workpiece in multiple layers. The method includes providing build platforms and layer tools. Each layer tool is moveable relative to a respective build platform and configured to generate or solidify a material layer on the respective build platform. The method includes producing a first defined material layer of the workpiece on a first build platform by controlling a first layer tool according to a first layer definition. The method includes transferring the first defined material layer from the first build platform to a second build platform and measuring the first defined material layer using a first measuring head to measure individual characteristics. The method includes producing further material layers of the workpiece by controlling a second layer tool in accordance with further layer definitions as a function of the measured individual characteristics. |
| US10532511B2 |
Infill techniques in three-dimensional printing
In an aspect, infilling includes one or more the following characteristics: (i) adjacent rows and columns, which may be overlapping or non-overlapping; (ii) no sharp angle turns, i.e., no turns of ninety degree or less; and (iii) intersecting between infill patterns occurs from layer to layer (i.e., at offset z-axis positions). An infilling technique may also or instead include rotating the infill pattern about ninety degrees in some alternating fashion from layer to layer. |
| US10532510B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing a high aspect ratio nanostructured foil by extrusion coating or extrusion casting
Methods for producing a high aspect ratio nanostructured thermoplastic polymer foil, or a nanostructured thermoplastic polymer coating on a carrier foil, including at least one high aspect ratio nanostructured surface area are described herein. A method may include providing an extrusion coating roller for an industrial polymer extrusion coating process using a thermoplastic material, applying a high aspect ratio nanostructured surface on the extrusion coating roller thereby forming a high aspect ratio nanostructured extrusion coating roller, maintaining the temperature of the high aspect ratio nanostructured extrusion coating roller below the solidification temperature of the thermoplastic material, moving a carrier foil between the rotating high aspect ratio nanostructured extrusion coating roller and a rotating counter pressure roller, and continuously applying a melt of the thermoplastic material between the moving carrier foil and the rotating high aspect ratio nanostructured extrusion roller. |
| US10532507B2 |
Method for the purification of a fluid and filtering device
A method and a device for cleaning a fluid is provided, the device including a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, and a slide mechanism which is movable in the housing and has at least one passage having at least two filters lying substantially symmetrically opposite each other, wherein starting from the housing inlet the fluid flows symmetrically onto the filters in the passage and downstream of the filters is directed to the outlet of the housing, wherein a part of the fluid that does not flow through the passage forms a hydrodynamic buffer in a gap between the slide mechanism and the housing, wherein the passage opens out into at least two symmetrically opposite sub-channels of the outlet and at least four flushing flows are generated in the gap between at least two inlet mouths and at least two outlet mouths of the passage. |
| US10532501B2 |
Resin filling device and resin filling method for magnet embedded core
A resin filling device includes: a first mold and a second mold provided so as to face each other to sandwich therebetween a laminated iron core and thereby to fix the laminated iron core; a flow path forming member provided to the first mold so as to be engageable with one of the axial ends of the laminated iron core and forming a resin flow path through which a resin flows; and a fitting member provided to the second mold to be fitted into an opening portion of the flow path forming member that is in communication with the resin flow path, wherein the fitting member is provided with a vent portion for discharging air in the resin flow path to outside. |
| US10532498B2 |
Molding method for fiber-reinforced plastic structure, and vehicle wheel
The present invention applies to a molding method for a fiber-reinforced plastic structure having an internal cavity. Firstly, grain groups, which mainly consist of a plurality of high-rigidity grains, are accommodated in bags, and a plurality of cores are formed. A reinforcing fiber substrate, is placed between the plurality of adjacent cores so as to be interposed therebetween. For example, a plurality of molding base materials are prepared by surrounding each core with a prepreg, and the plurality of molding base materials are combined and placed inside a molding die, and the molding base materials are compression molded. When compression molding, a part of the outer surface of the cores is locally pressurized, and the internal pressure of the cores is increased, changing the shape thereof, thus eliminating voids that are present between the cores and the prepreg and/or the prepreg and the molding surface of the die. |
| US10532489B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes a housing, a saw blade for cutting a workpiece, a motor for driving the saw blade to rotate about a first axis, a circuit board for controlling the motor, a heat sink for cooling, and a base plate being formed with a flat surface for contacting with the workpiece during cutting. The housing includes a first containing portion being formed with a first container for containing the motor, a second containing portion extended along a direction substantially parallel to the flat surface from one of the two ends of the first containing portion along a direction substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The second containing portion is formed with a second container which is communicated with the first container. The circuit board and the heat sink are disposed in the second container. |
| US10532488B2 |
Method and mold for retaining wall corner and column blocks
A method and mold assembly for forming a dry cast concrete corner blocks having non-parallel front and rear faces and non-parallel end faces, with a hollow central core in the blocks. The corner blocks can be used to build a square or irregular corner in a retaining wall, and can be used to build columns or pillars in the wall, without having to cut the corner blocks. Fill material may be poured into aligned cores in the stacked corner blocks which form the wall corner or column, to stabilize the corner blocks. |
| US10532487B2 |
Method for working surfaces of wood-based materials
The invention relates to a method for treating, especially levelling, at least one surface, preferably at least one flat side surface, of oriented strand boards (i.e. OSB wood composite boards) and also to the products obtainable in this way as well as to the uses thereof. |
| US10532484B2 |
Chain saw having a measurement system and method for operating a chain saw
A motorized chain saw has a measuring system for measuring an object, in particular a trunk. The motorized chain saw has a saw chain, and the measuring system has an evaluation device. The measuring system includes a sensor system for capturing the movement of the saw chain as the saw chain rolls over an object to be measured. The evaluation device is configured to evaluate the movement of the saw chain captured by the sensor system. In a method for operating the motorized chain saw, the sensor system captures the movement of the saw chain as the saw chain rolls over an object to be measured, and the evaluation device evaluates the captured movement. |
| US10532480B2 |
Slicer with blade supports
An blade assembly for use with a produce slicer includes a first blade set having a first pair of opposing frame bars and a plurality of blades extending between the first pair of opposing frame bars, a blade cover positioned relative to the first blade set, and a blade support extending from the first target ring to support the plurality of blades. The blade cover includes a planar top portion having a first target ring that defines a first target area through which a piece of produce passes during slicing. |
| US10532477B2 |
Power operated rotary knife
A power operated rotary knife including an annular rotary knife blade supported for rotation in a blade housing. The rotary knife blade including a body and a blade section extending from the body. The body section including an outer wall including an upper, middle and lower portions. The upper portion of the outer wall including a bearing race extending radially inwardly into the outer wall. The lower portion of the outer wall including the driven gear. In one embodiment, the intermediate portion includes an annular land having an outer surface defining a radially outermost portion of the outer wall of the body, the outer surface of the annular land being radially outward of the driven gear and the bearing race. In another embodiment, the intermediate portion includes an annular channel having an inner surface being radially inward of first and second ends of the bearing race and the driven gear. |
| US10532476B1 |
Dispenser for razor cartridge
A retaining element for a razor cartridge has a top portion that includes an aperture therethrough, a bottom portion, and a side portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion to define a volume between the top portion and the bottom portion, a container having a top opening, a lubricating composition in the container and a first spherical lid to cap the container. The top opening is sized to hold the first spherical lid so that the first spherical lid freely rotates without translation. The container is positioned in the volume so that the first spherical lid at least partially protrudes from the aperture. The lubricating element emits onto an outer surface of the first spherical lid when the first spherical lid rotates. |
| US10532469B2 |
Operating device for a tube lifter and tube lifter
The invention relates to an operating device for a tube lifter having a suction grip device arranged on one end of the lifting tube, the operating device having a suction port for fluid communication with the suction grip device, a lifting tube port for fluid communication with the tube interior of the lifting tube, and a valve means for controlling the fluid communications, the valve means comprising a blocking member, a ventilation valve and a control valve, the valve means being designed such that the control valve is adjustable independently of the position of the blocking member and the valve means being designed such that when the ventilation valve is shifted into the ventilation position the blocking member always closes off the flow path between the tube interior and the suction grip device. The invention also relates to a tube lifter comprising an operating device of this kind. |
| US10532465B2 |
Handheld tool for leveling uncoordinated motion
A handheld tool includes a handle for holding by a user, an attachment arm extending from the handle that is configured to connect to a user-assistive device, a first inertial measurement unit (“IMU”) mounted to the attachment arm to acquire measurements of one or more of a motion or an orientation of the user-assistive device and to generate feedback data indicative of the measurements, an actuator assembly coupled to manipulate the user-assistive device via the attachment arm in at least two orthogonal dimensions, and a motion control system coupled to receive the feedback data from the first IMU and coupled to provide commands to the actuator assembly to provide auto-leveling of the user-assistive device to a frame of reference while the user manipulates the handheld tool. |
| US10532464B1 |
Walking robot
The walking robot is a mobile robot. The walking robot moves in a bipedal manner. The bipedal movement of the walking robot is autonomous. The walking robot is a programmed device that: 1) can move in a bipedal fashion; 2) pick up and put down objects; 3) performs optical data processing functions such as avoiding objects during motion or identifying objects to pick up and put down; 4) performs speech recognition functions such as receiving spoken instruction; and, 5) responds to spoken instruction in an audible manner using a spoken language. The walking robot comprises a torso, a plurality of legs, a plurality of arms, and a helmet. The plurality of legs, the plurality of arms, and the helmet is attached to the torso. Both the plurality of legs and plurality of arms both rotate in the coronal plane, sagittal plane and the transverse plane. |