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US10738381B2	Thin film deposition apparatus Disclosed are a substrate holder and a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the substrate holder. The substrate holder provides a reaction region by making face-sealing contact with a reactor wall. The substrate holder has an elastic behavior when pressure is applied thereto while the substrate holder makes face-sealing contact with the reactor wall. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes the substrate holder and a gas supply unit configured to supply gas to the reaction region provided by the reactor wall and the substrate holder.
US10738380B2	Deposition apparatus A deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a holding unit configured to hold a substrate in the chamber, a driving unit configured to move the holding unit holding the substrate such that the substrate passes through a deposition area in the chamber, a deposition unit configured to form a film on the substrate passing through the deposition area by supplying a deposition material to the deposition area, and a cooling unit configured to cool the holding unit.
US10738379B2	Assembly and apparatus for vapor deposition An assembly and a device for vapor deposition are provided in this disclosure, an assembly includes a cell and a housing, the cell is accommodated in the housing, the gaseous materials to be vapor deposited eject from the housing and are vapor deposited onto the substrate. The housing is capable of rotating relative to the cell. The film layer structure can be obtained by controlling the angles of rotation of the housing. Single film layer as well as the composite film layer with various changes of doping ratio can be formed on the substrate of the assembly and the device for vapor deposition in this disclosure.
US10738377B2	Method for manufacturing graphene and apparatus for manufacturing graphene There is provided a method for manufacturing graphene. The method includes an adsorption step of causing six-membered ring structures of carbon atoms to be adsorbed to a surface of a substrate; and an irradiation step of irradiating the surface of the substrate with a beam of a molecule containing carbon atoms.
US10738374B2	Method of performing a surface treatment on a mounting table, the mounting table and a plasma processing apparatus There is provided a method of performing a surface treatment with respect to a metal mounting table for mounting a substrate to be plasma-processed, the mounting table functioning as a lower electrode configured to generate a plasma by a high frequency power applied between an upper electrode and the lower electrode. The method includes: performing a first surface treatment by spraying a non-sublimation blast material as a non-sublimation material onto a mounting surface of the metal mounting table on which the substrate is mounted, followed by a second surface treatment by spraying a sublimation blast material as a sublimation material onto the mounting surface.
US10738373B1	Apparatus and method for using shape memory alloys to form shapes An apparatus and method for creating shapes (e.g., letters, numbers, characters, symbols, or a combination thereof) using shape memory alloy (SMAs) component. The SMA components shaped into formed shapes that can then be distorted to obscure the original formed shaped. The original formed shape can be restored upon exposure to a heat source, magnetic field, or upon load removal.
US10738371B2	As-rolled type K55 electric resistance welded oil well pipe and hot-rolled steel sheet An as-rolled type K55 electric resistance welded oil well pipe includes, in terms of % by mass, 0.30 to 0.50% of C, 0.05 to 0.40% of Si, 0.50 to 1.20% of Mn, 0 to 0.030% of P, 0 to 0.020% of S, 0.002 to 0.080% of Al, 0 to 0.0080% of N, 0 to 0.30% of Cu, 0 to 0.30% of Ni, 0 to 0.30% of Cr, 0 to 0.10% of Mo, 0 to 0.10% of V, 0 to 0.050% of Nb, 0 to 0.030% of Ti, 0 to 0.0100% of Ca, and the balance being Fe and impurities. In the pipe, a metallographic structure at a position of ¼ of a pipe thickness in an L cross-section at a base metal 90° position is a ferrite-pearlite structure in which prior γ-grains are flattened, includes grain boundary ferrite and intragranular ferrite, and has a rate of a total area of the grain boundary ferrite and the intragranular ferrite, of 10 to 30%.
US10738370B2	Recovery of cesium from epithermal mineral deposits Hydrometallurgical processes are provided for the recovery of metal values, including cesium, from epithermal mineral deposits, including pharmacosiderite-containing ores. Aspects of the process involve the preferential formation of a cesium alum, and preparation of cesium hydroxide from the cesium alum.
US10738369B2	Method of separating rare earth elements from rare earth polishing powder wastes The present invention relates to a method of separating rare earth elements from rare earth polishing powder waste by a hydrometallurgical process, the method comprising the steps of: synthesizing sodium rare-earth double sulfates by adding sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide to the rare earth polishing powder waste; converting the sodium rare-earth double sulfates into rare earth hydroxides; and separating cerium (Ce), lanthanum (La), praseodymium (Pr), and neodymium (Nd) from the rare earth hydroxides by adding hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid. The present invention makes it possible to recover 99% or more of rare earth elements, including cerium (Ce), lanthanum (La), praseodymium (Pr), and neodymium (Nd) from rare earth polishing powder waste, and enables the recovered rare earth elements to be recycled, thereby achieving great industrial economic benefits.
US10738368B2	Method and apparatus for characterization and control of the heat treatment process of a metal alloy part An improved method and novel apparatus to create an in situ pseudo-blackbody to enable the reliable temperature measurement of castings within an infrared oven environment and the improved, highly efficient delivery of wavelength-optimized thermal radiation to accommodate the effective heat treatment of metal alloys of any temperature, including those removed directly from the mold still containing as much as 90% of the heat of the melt, thus reducing the energy requirement for solutionizing by as much as 90%.
US10738365B2	Real-time PCR point mutation assays for detecting HIV-1 resistance to antiviral drugs Disclosed are compositions including primers and probes, which are capable of interacting with the disclosed nucleic acids, such as the nucleic acids encoding the reverse transcriptase, protease, or integrase of HIV as disclosed herein. Thus, provided is an oligonucleotide comprising any one of the nucleotide sequences set for in SEQ ID NOS: 1-89, 96-122, and 124-151. Also provided are the oligonucleotides consisting of the nucleotides as set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 1-89, 96-122, and 124-151. Each of the disclosed oligonucleotides is a probe or a primer. Also provided are mixtures of primers and probes and for use in RT-PCR and primary PCR reactions disclosed herein. Provided are methods for the specific detection of several mutations in HIV simultaneously or sequentially. Mutations in the reverse transcriptase, protease, or integrase of HIV can be detected using the methods described herein.
US10738364B2	Systems and methods to detect rare mutations and copy number variation The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease.
US10738362B2	Determining prostate cancer recurrence using polymorphisms in angiogenesis-related genes In particular, disclosed is a method for treating a patient with prostate cancer that involves genotyping a nucleic acid sample from the subject for one or more single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alleles in one or more genes angiogenesis, comparing the one or more SNP alleles to control allele frequencies to produce a SNP signature, and analyzing the SNP signature to generate a risk score. The risk score can represent the likelihood that the patient's prostate cancer will recur following radical prostatectomy. In particular embodiments, a high risk score in a patient with positive margins is an indication of a high risk of prostate cancer recurrence.
US10738360B2	Method for assisting detection of alzheimer'S disease or mild cognitive impairment Disclosed is a method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the method for assisting the highly accurate detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. In the method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-122, miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 contained in a test sample separated from a living body is used as an indicator. A larger amount of miR-122 than that in a healthy individual, or a smaller amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 than that in a healthy individual is indicative that the living body is more likely to have developed Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.
US10738359B2	Methods and processes for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations Technology provided herein relates in part to methods, processes and apparatuses for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations.
US10738357B2	Transportation of native chromatin for personal epigenomics Provided herein is a method for analyzing polynucleotides such as genomic DNA. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: (a) treating chromatin isolated from a population of cells with an insertional enzyme complex to produce tagged fragments of genomic DNA; (b) sequencing a portion of the tagged fragments to produce a plurality of sequence reads; and (c) making an epigenetic map of a region of the genome of the cells by mapping information obtained from the sequence reads to the region. A kit for performing the method is also provided.
US10738355B2	Individualized vaccines for cancer The present invention relates to the provision of vaccines which are specific for a patient's tumor and are potentially useful for immunotherapy of the primary tumor as well as tumor metastases. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method for providing an individualized cancer vaccine comprising the steps: (a) identifying cancer specific somatic mutations in a tumor specimen of a cancer patient to provide a cancer mutation signature of the patient; and (b) providing a vaccine featuring the cancer mutation signature obtained in step (a). In a further aspect, the present invention relates to vaccines which are obtainable by said method.
US10738352B2	Method for analyzing nucleic acid derived from single cell The present invention relates to a method of analyzing a composition of nucleic acids derived from a single cell using a microplate including a plurality of reaction wells, the microplate having one bead arranged in one reaction well, the one bead having bound thereto a plurality of molecules of single-stranded oligonucleotides, the single-stranded oligonucleotides each having a nucleic acid capture sequence exposed at the 3′ end and a barcode sequence on the 5′ side of the nucleic acid capture sequence, the barcode sequence including a base sequence that differs from bead to bead.
US10738351B2	Enrichment of nucleic acid targets Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.
US10738349B2	Polynucleotide based movement, kits and methods related thereto This disclosure relates DNA based movement of objects. In certain embodiments, particles, pairs of particles, or a rods are conjugated with single stranded DNA that hybridizes to a single stranded RNA that is conjugated to a substrate. When the DNA particle, pair of particles, or rod interacts with the surface RNA in the presence of an endonuclease, such as RNase H and the DNA hybridizes to the RNA, then the particle, pair of particle, or rod moves along the surface. The complementarity of the DNA and RNA affect the velocity.
US10738346B2	Nitrodiarylethenes as fluorescence quenchers for nucleic acid probes Fluorescence quenching nitrodiarylethene analogs are useful in oligonucleotide conjugates and probes. These analogs, whose absorption spectra are substantially blue-shifted relatively to emission spectra of common fluorophores (such as fluorescein), do not need to rely on spectral overlap of quencher absorbance and fluorophore's emission for their quenching abilities. The oligonucleotide-quencher conjugates may be used in detection methods for nucleic acid targets.
US10738345B2	Method for testing and screening p38 map kinase modifiers This invention provides methods for treating diseases associated with elevated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity. Moreover, the invention provides methods for testing a candidate compound for a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase modifying activity by calculating the level of relocalization of an SMN complex component from the cytoplasm to the nucleus of a cell. Additionally, the invention provides a kit and a system for calculating the same.
US10738342B2	System for microbial species detection, quantification and antibiotic susceptibility identification Several microfluidic chips are used to significantly accelerate the time to identify and quantify microbes in a biological sample and test them for antibiotic resistance, particularly for urinary tract infections. A first microfluidic chip uses antibody or similar probes to identify and quantify any microbes present. The same or a similar chip uses antibody or similar probes to identify microbes with DNA or RNA known to indicate antibiotic resistance. Another microfluidic chip tests for antibiotic susceptibility of any microbes by growing them in very small wells in the presence of antibiotics, reducing the time required for such testing by as much as 95%. Another microfluidic chip runs traditional urinalysis or similar tests.
US10738340B2	Methods and materials for enzymatic synthesis of mogroside compounds Methods and materials for enzymatic synthesis of mogroside compounds described.
US10738335B2	Methods of producing nor-opioid and nal-opioid benzylisoquinoline alkaloids A method of demethylizing an opioid to a nor-opioid is provided. The method comprises contacting an opioid with at least one enzyme. Contacting the opioid with the at least one enzyme converts the opioid to a nor-opioid. A method of converting a nor-opioid to a nal-opioid is provided. The method comprises contacting a nor-opioid with at least one enzyme. Contacting the nor-opioid with the at least one enzyme converts the nor-opioid to a nal-opioid.
US10738334B2	Cells having reduced BCAT1 The invention relates to a method of cell culture where the cells are modified to reduce the level of synthesis of growth and/or productivity inhibitors by the cell. The invention also relates to a method of cell culture for improving cell growth and productivity, in particular in fed-batch culture of mammalian cells at high cell density. The invention further relates to a method of producing cells with improved cell growth and/or productivity in cell culture and to cells obtained or obtainable by such methods.
US10738332B2	Genetically modified yeasts and fermentation processes using genetically modified yeasts The present invention relates to a genetically engineered yeast capable of manufacturing a fermentation product using sucrose as a fermentation substrate, and fermentation processes using such a yeast. In some embodiments, the fermentation product is ethanol.
US10738329B2	Use of MCM7 to obtain acetic acid-resistant yeast strains The invention concerns the use of the MCM7 gene to confer resistance to an organic acid, preferably acetic acid, to a yeast strain during glucose fermentation.
US10738325B2	Exogenous gene expression in therapeutic adenovirus for minimal impact on viral kinetics Recombinant adenovirus genomes that include an exogenous open reading frame (ORF) and a self-cleaving peptide coding sequence are described. Optimal placement of the exogenous genes for minimal impact on viral kinetics is further disclosed. Therapeutic applications of the recombinant adenoviruses are also described.
US10738322B2	Negative regulator of plant immunity against nematodes The present invention provides methods of enhancing immunity to root knot nematodes in plants. The methods comprise introducing mutations into a G-LecRK-VI.13 gene or suppressing its expression in plants.
US10738317B2	Fermentative glycerol-free ethanol production The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
US10738316B2	Process for producing chimeric cyclooligodepsipeptides in filamentous fungi A method for obtaining at least one microbial secondary metabolite or a derivative thereof, the method includes the step of heterologous expression of at least one synthetase of the secondary metabolite in at least one filamentous fungus. Also disclosed is an expression cassette, a plasmid vector including the expression cassette, an expression host, cyclodepsipeptides and a chimeric cyclodepsipeptide synthetase.
US10738311B2	Therapeutic inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase and agents therefor This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing lactact dehydrogenase target RNA and protein levels via use of ds RNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents.
US10738307B2	Compositions and their uses directed to huntingtin Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of huntingtin in a cell, tissue or animal. Further provided are methods of slowing or preventing Huntington's disease progression using an antisense compound targeted to huntingtin. Additionally provided are methods of delaying or preventing the onset of Huntingtin's disease in an individual susceptible to Huntingtin's Disease. Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders.
US10738300B2	Compositions and methods for multiplexed quantitative analysis of cell lineages Compositions and methods are provided for measuring population size for a plurality of clonal cell populations in the same individual, e.g., for measuring tumor size for a plurality of clonally independent tumors within the same individual. A subject method can include: (a) contacting an individual with a plurality of cell markers that are heritable and distinguishable from one another, to generate a plurality of distinguishable lineages of heritably marked cells; (b) after sufficient time has passed for the heritably marked cells to undergo at least one round of division, detecting and measuring quantities of at least two of the plurality of cell markers present in the contacted tissue, thereby generating a set of measured values; and (c) using the set of measured values to calculate the number of heritably marked cells that are present (e.g., for at least two of the distinguishable lineages of heritably marked cells).
US10738299B2	Compositions and methods for labeling of agents The invention provides, inter alia, methods for uniquely labeling populations of agents of interest using random combinations of oligonucleotides. The oligonucleotides may comprise a unique nucleotide sequence and/or one or more non-nucleic acid detectable moieties.
US10738295B2	Serine protease molecules and therapies Cell-targeted serine protease constructs are provided. Such constructs can be used in methods for targeted cell killing such as for treatment cell of proliferative diseases (e.g., cancer). In some aspects, recombinant serine proteases, such as Granzyme B polypeptides, are provided that exhibit improved stability and cell toxicity. Methods and compositions for treating lapatinib or trastuzumab-resistant cancers are also provided.
US10738294B2	Tissue factor (TF)—targeted nanotherapy Provided herein are tissue factor (TF)-targeted nanofibers and methods of treating hemorrhage in a subject therewith. In particular, peptide amphiphiles (PAs) are provided that comprise a TF-targeting peptide sequence and self-assemble under aqueous conditions into PA nanofibers displaying the TF-targeting sequence on the exterior of the nanofiber.
US10738292B2	Cellulase derived from metagenomics The present invention relates to a novel endoglucanase gene (GH5 family) from the soil metagenome. More specifically, this invention provides a recombinant plasmid and the recombinant hosts for the expression of novel gene sequence having cellulase activity. The cellulase in the invention has high specific activity towards β-1,4 linkages in substrates such as carboxy-methyl cellulose and barley-β-glucan etc. This novel cellulase can have many industrial applications eg. food and feed industry, detergent, textile and biofuel industry etc.
US10738291B2	Variants of exoglucanases having improved activity and uses thereof The present invention relates to the expression and optimisation of enzymes involved in the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass. The present invention relates to variants of the exoglucanase 2 of Trichoderma reesei, as well as to the use of said variants with improved efficiency in methods for breaking down cellulose and for producing biofuel.
US10738290B2	RNA-guided gene editing system and uses thereof The present invention provides RNA-guided gene editing systems and methods of use thereof.
US10738286B2	T7 RNA polymerase variants The present invention provides engineered RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. The present invention further provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the m7G(5′)ppp(5′)m7G cap analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for selective capping of RNA transcripts.
US10738282B2	Use of phospholipid scramblase inhibitors for modulating inflammatory immune responses The finding that phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) exposure on the outer leaflet of virally transduced cells triggers their engulfment by resident immune cells is described. It is demonstrated that inhibition of phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) activity prevents PtdSer externalization and enables prolonged protection of vector-transduced cells from phagocytosis. Methods of inhibiting a virus vector-induced inflammatory response in tissue, methods of prolonging virus vector encoded transgene expression, and methods of modulating an inflammatory response in tissue of a subject, by administering an inhibitor of PLSCR1 are described.
US10738281B2	Reprogramming cells The present invention provides for methods, compositions, and kits for producing an induced pluripotent stem cell from a non-pluripotent mammalian cell using a 3′-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1) activator or a compound that promotes glycolytic metabolism as well as other small molecules.
US10738280B2	Method for producing naïve pluripotent stem cells To produce and/or maintain naïve pluripotent stem cells capable of highly expressing genes important for maintaining an undifferentiated state, which could not be achieved by known methods for producing pluripotent stem cells. The present invention can produce naïve pluripotent stem cells capable of maintaining an undifferentiated state by introducing and allowing transient expression of six genes (Oct3/4, Klf4, c-Myc, Sox2, Nanog, and Klf2) among the so-called initializing factors, and further performing culturing in a medium containing LIF, an MEK inhibitor, a GSK3 inhibitor, a cAMP production promoter, a TGF-β inhibitor and a PKC inhibitor. Thus, the problem of the present invention can be solved.
US10738278B2	Engineered cells for adoptive cell therapy Provided are engineered cells for adoptive therapy, including NK cells and T cells. Also provided are compositions for engineering and producing the cells, compositions containing the cells, and methods for their administration to subjects. In some aspects, features of the cells and methods provide specificity and/or efficacy. In some embodiments, the cells contain genetically engineered antigen receptors that specifically bind to antigens, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and costimulatory receptors. In some embodiments, the cells include receptors targeting multiple antigens. In some embodiments, the cells include repression of one or more gene product, for example, by disruption of a gene encoding the gene product. In some embodiments, a gene encoding an antigen recognized by the engineered antigen receptor is disrupted, reducing the likelihood of targeting of the engineered cells.
US10738276B2	Methods and kits for directing cell attachment and spreading The present disclosure provides methods, and related kits, for directing cell attachment and spreading on a substrate and inducing isotropic spreading of cells; provides methods, and related kits, for cell sorting; and further provides methods, and related kits, for guided induction of stem cell differentiation.
US10738275B2	Paenibacillus sp. strain, cultivation method and use of the same Provided are a new Paenibacillus sp. strain, the deposit number of which is CGMCC No. 8333, and a method for culturing the exopolysaccharide; and an exopolysaccharide having a structural formula as shown in formula (I) being produced by the strain, as well as a production method thereof and its use in promoting the propagation of bifidobacterium. The exopolysaccharide shown by formula (I) has a moderate degree of polymerization (DP=15-30) and has the functions of promoting the propagation of bifidobacterium, as well as adjusting human intestinal microflora.
US10738271B2	System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an incubation chamber A method is provided for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of a chamber. The method includes altering a temperature of air in the chamber from an initial temperature to a sterilization temperature over a first time period. The method also includes injecting vaporized hydrogen peroxide into air in the chamber to alter a relative humidity of hydrogen peroxide vapor in the chamber to a sterilization level over the first time period. The method also includes maintaining the temperature at the sterilization temperature and the relative humidity at the sterilization level over a second time period. The method also includes reducing the relative humidity from the sterilization level to a safe level over a third time period. In one embodiment, the method is provided for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an interior chamber of an incubation container. In other embodiments, the incubation chamber featured in the method is provided.
US10738268B2	Cannabis nanoemulsion methods The present disclosure relates to methods to produce cannabis oil nanoemulsions. Cannabis oil nanoemulsions may be used for the production of beverages, pharmaceuticals, drugs, and spray-dried powders. Methods to produce a cannabis oil nanoemulsion are described, the methods includes a two-step process to emulsifying water and cannabis oil with a first emulsification system to produce a microemulsion; and introducing the microemulsion to a second emulsification system to produce the nanoemulsion. A variety of emulsification systems may be used including agitators, a rotor/stator, a sawtooth blade, colloid mill, piston pump, microfluidizer processor, and ultrasonic homogenizers. Water treatment prior to emulsification is also described.
US10738267B2	Liquid laundry detergent composition comprising a core/shell encapsulate The present invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising core/shell encapsulates, water-soluble unit dose articles comprising said encapsulates and methods of using said compositions and unit dose articles.
US10738266B2	Structured liquid compositions comprising colloidal dispersions of poly alpha-1,3-glucan Polysaccharides can be used to provide a liquid composition with desirable rheological properties while being compatible with other ingredients, such as enzymes, that may be used in formulating the liquid composition. The polysaccharides can be i) a colloidal dispersion of poly alpha-1,3-glucan, ii) poly alpha-1,3-glucan fibrids, iii) soy polysaccharide; or iv) a combination thereof.
US10738262B2	Lubricating oil compositions with engine wear protection A method for improving wear control of a steel surface lubricated with a lubricating oil through the generation of thick tribofilms. The method includes: (i) using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil, the formulated oil having a composition comprising at least one lubricating oil base stock as a major component; and at least one lubricating oil additive, as a minor component; and (ii) forming a tribofilm on the steel surface. In time-step tribofilm formation measurements of the lubricating oil by a mini-traction machine (MTM) at constant slide-to-roll ratio (SRR), the saturation traction coefficient (fs), which correlates to tribofilm thickness on the steel surface, is greater than about 0.11. In the method of this disclosure, elongation of timing chain due to wear of chain link pins is less than about 0.07%, as determined by Ford Chain Wear (FCW) test conducted in accordance with ILSAC GF-6 specification. The lubricating oils are useful in internal combustion engines.
US10738257B2	Flashwick firestarter A firestarter formed from fibrous material and wax supports one or more logs thereon and is used to start a fire. The firestarter includes a body with an upper surface, a lower surface, a length dimension extending between a pair of opposing lateral sides, and a width dimension extending between a pair of opposing front and rear sides defining an periphery of the body. The body of the firestarter includes at least one aperture extending between the lower surface and the upper surface of the body and log supports configured to support at least one log. At least one air inlet is located on the lower surface and at least one flashwick channel extends inwardly from the periphery of the body along the lower surface connecting the air inlet and at least one aperture to define an air channel. It is contemplated that the firestarter may be bundled with logs in a kit for distribution.
US10738248B2	Method and apparatus for purifying a mixture comprising oil and wax The present invention relates to a method for fractionating a crude mixture comprising at least one oil and at least one wax, which comprises the following method steps: (a) carrying out a pre-fractionation stage as a layer crystallization (i) with a crude mixture comprising at least one oil and at least one wax or (ii) with a crude solvent mixture obtained by adding prior to the pre-fractionation stage at most 100% by weight of solvent relative to the weight of the crude mixture, to prepare a first fraction containing low waxy oil and a second fraction containing low oily wax, (b) carrying out a first crystallization stage including (b1) a first suspension crystallization sub-stage with the first fraction containing low waxy oil to prepare a third fraction containing dewaxed oil and a fourth fraction and (b2) after the first suspension crystallization sub-stage, a second suspension crystallization sub-stage with a mixture of the fourth fraction obtained in method step (b1) and the second fraction containing low oily wax obtained in the pre-fractionation stage of method step (a) to prepare a fifth fraction containing slack wax and a sixth fraction.
US10738242B2	Compound, cured product, polymer, photo-alignment film, optically anisotropic body and liquid crystal display element A compound and a polymer which can each form a photo-alignment film having excellent ability of controlling alignment, a photo-alignment film obtained using the polymer and an optically anisotropic body and a liquid crystal display element each having the photo-alignment film are provided. A compound represented by the general formula (1). In the formula, P represents a polymerizable group, Z and Z1 represent divalent linking groups, A and A1 represent divalent cyclic groups, and X1 to X5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group or an alkyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, provided that X1, X2, X4 and X5 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms.
US10738241B2	Resin composition, cured photoresist and display panel The present disclosure provides a resin composition, a cured photoresist and a display panel. The resin composition includes an initiator, at least one multifunctional monomer, a resin, a solvent, and an agent; wherein the multifunctional monomer comprises a monomer compound with the secondary amine group. Through the above-mentioned method, the present disclosure can realize the low-temperature curing of a photoresist, and can further reduce the phenomenon of high-temperature yellowing of the organic flat layer material during the subsequent curing process, and the high-temperature deformation of the substrate can be avoided in the application of flexible displays.
US10738239B2	Mixed anion cesium rare earth silicates Scintillating compounds, methods of synthesizing scintillating compounds, and applications of scintillating compounds are disclosed. The scintillating compounds can include cesium rare earth silicates. A scintillating compound can include cesium, silicon, oxygen, fluorine, and one or more of europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium and scandium. The scintillating compounds can form unit cells having the general formula Cs3RESi4O10F2 with RE including rare earth metals, lanthanides, and transition metals.
US10738236B2	High temperature fracturing fluids with nano-crosslinkers A fracturing fluid system for increasing hydrocarbon production in a subterranean reservoir formation comprising a fluid composition and a base fluid, the fluid composition comprising a nano-crosslinker, and a base polymer; and the base fluid operable to suspend the fluid composition, the base fluid comprising water; wherein the fluid composition and the base fluid are combined to produce the fracturing fluid system, wherein the fracturing fluid system is operable to stimulate the subterranean reservoir formation. In certain embodiments, the nano-crosslinker is an amine-containing nano-crosslinker and the base polymer is an acrylamide-based polymer. In certain embodiments, the fracturing fluid systems comprise proppants for enhancing hydraulic fracturing stimulation in a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir.
US10738235B2	Methods and compositions for stimulating the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations Methods for treating an oil or gas well having a wellbore by, for example, injecting an emulsion or microemulsion into the wellbore to increase formation crude oil or formation gas production by the well. Methods of selecting compositions for treating an oil or gas well having a wellbore to increase formation crude oil or formation gas production by the well.
US10738233B2	Pressure pulse assisted injection water flooding processes for carbonate reservoirs A method for recovering oil from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir using pressure pulse injections of an aqueous salt solution is provided. The aqueous salt solution includes one or more salts suitable for enhancing oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs and has a salinity in the range of about 5,000 parts-per-million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS) to about 7,000 ppm TDS. The aqueous salt solution may be injected into a reservoir using continuous or periodic pressure pulse injections.
US10738228B2	Increasing the heat flow of flexible cellular foam through the incorporation of highly thermally conductive solids Methods and combinations of mattress support surfaces comprising one or more flexible polyurethane foam layers containing highly thermally-conductive solids, such as diamond or silicon carbide, and said layer combination is capable of transferring heat from a warm surface, such as a person sleeping on a bed, to a cooler region at a faster rate throughout the mattress than the thermal dissipation rate obtained from flexible polyurethane foam without highly thermally-conductive solids.
US10738225B2	Method for joining two webs together with an adhesive tape The invention relates to an adhesive tape with a carrier composed of a film, there being applied on one side of the carrier an adhesive based on natural rubber or synthetic rubber, where the film is a biaxially oriented film made of polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester such as PET, and on the side of the carrier not coated with adhesive there is a release layer, based in particular on carbamate.
US10738221B2	Presssure-sensitive adhesive sheet A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on at least one side of the substrate. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a (meth)acrylic polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10000 or more but less than 50000. Pressure-sensitive adhesive force, occurring after 30 minutes since the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer was attached to an ABS plate, is 1.0 [N/20 mm] or less, pressure-sensitive adhesive force, occurring after 24 hours since the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer was attached to an ABS plate, is 2.5 [N/20 mm] or less, and pressure-sensitive adhesive force, occurring after 30 minutes at 23° C. since the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer was attached to an ABS plate and then heated at 80° C. for 5 minutes, is 6.5 [N/20 mm] or more.
US10738216B2	Carbodiimide curing for packaging coating compositions Coated packages and methods for coating such packages is disclosed. The coating compositions comprise a carboxyl-containing polymer and a polycarbodiimide.
US10738215B2	Monobloc aerosol tube or can having a coating composition A monobloc aerosol tube or can being coated on at least a portion of an internal surface thereof with a coating composition, the coating composition comprising a thermoset powder composition, wherein the coating composition is substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE); wherein the thermoset powder composition comprises an acid functional polyester material and a crosslinker material operable to crosslink the acid functionality on the acid functional polyester material.
US10738214B2	Use of block copolymers in coatings The present invention relates to the use of block copolymers based on OH-, COOH- or amino-functionalized polyolefins and polyesters as binders in coating compositions, preferably paints, especially for improving the adhesion of coatings, especially coil coatings on metals, and to coating compositions comprising the block copolymers mentioned.
US10738213B2	Modified silicone coating composition Coating compositions comprising a reaction product of components comprising a silicone comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and at least one monomer polymerizable with the ethylenically unsaturated group are disclosed as are substrates comprising the same.
US10738198B2	Powder coating material, method for producing powder coating material, and coated article To provide a powder coating material excellent in blocking resistance and capable of forming a coating film excellent in color tone and weather resistance in which the occurrence of color unevenness is suppressed, a method for its production, and a coated article having a coating film formed from the powder coating material. The powder coating material comprises a resin powder, a luster pigment and a binder, wherein the resin powder contains a fluororesin and a non-fluororesin, the binder contains a surfactant having a melting point of at least 25° C., and the luster pigment is bonded to the particle surfaces of the resin powder via the binder.
US10738190B2	Resin composition containing supported platinum catalyst, thermosetting organopolysiloxane composition using the resin composition, and method for curing the thermosetting organopolysiloxane composition A resin composition includes: (a) a supported platinum catalyst having a structure shown by the following general formula (1) in which a platinum complex is supported on a surface of an inorganic oxide; and (b) a thermoplastic matrix resin. The resin composition is usable as an addition-reaction catalyst capable of imparting sufficient storability and quick curability to an addition-reaction curable composition. In the formula, L represents a ligand selected from carbon monoxide, an olefin compound, an amine compound, a phosphine compound, an N-heterocyclic carbene compound, a nitrile compound, and an isocyanide compound; and n represents the number of Ls and an integer from 0 to 2.
US10738189B2	Resin composition, method of producing resin composition, and shaped product Provided are a resin composition and shaped product having excellent low-temperature impact resistance, chemical resistance, and tracking resistance, and having rigidity enabling adoption for mechanism components and structures. The resin composition contains (a) a polyphenylene ether resin, and further contains: (b-1) a hydrogenated block copolymer, and/or modified product thereof, having a peak molecular weight of 80,000 to 200,000 and (b-2) a hydrogenated block copolymer, and/or modified product thereof, having a peak molecular weight of at least 10,000 and less than 80,000; and/or (c) an olefinic polymer formed from an olefin other than propylene. The (a) component forms a continuous phase, polymer block B has a glass transition temperature of −50° C. or lower, the (c) component has a brittleness temperature of −50° C. or lower, and the composition does not substantially contain (g) polypropylene resin and has a flexural modulus of 1,600 MPa or more as measured in accordance with ISO 178.
US10738187B2	Resin composition and semiconductor device An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition in which voids are suppressed during application, the voids and delamination are suppressed after reflow subsequent to mounting and a moisture absorption resistance test, and the delamination and change in resistance value after curing are suppressed, when used in a pre-supply type process. Provided is the resin composition containing (A) an acrylate compound or methacrylate compound having a specific structure and not having an aliphatic cyclic structure, (B) an acrylate compound or a methacrylate compound having an aliphatic cyclic structure and not having a structure of Chemical Formula (1), (C) an acid anhydride-modified polybutadiene compound, (D) silica particles, and (E) a polymerization initiator.
US10738185B2	Composition, injection molded article made therefrom and process to make an injection molded article A composition including (a) propylene/ethylene interpolymer having a density from 0.860 to 0.870 g/cc; (b) a propylene-based polymer selected from the group consisting of a homopolymer polypropylene, a random propylene/α-olefin interpolymer and any combination thereof and wherein the propylene-based polymer has a density ≥0.885 g/cc; (c) a plasticizing agent; and (d) a third polymer selected from the group consisting of the following (i) a styrenic ethylene/butylene triblock copolymer having a Tg (rubber block) greater than, or equal, −40° C., (ii) less than, or equal to, 15 wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of an ethylene/α-olefin/diene interpolymer, or an ethylene/propylene copolymer, (iii) an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and (iv) any combination thereof is provided. Further provided is an injection molded article comprising the composition and a process for making an injection molded article.
US10738181B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire The present invention provides a rubber composition which has excellent processability owing to its low rubber viscosity during kneading, despite containing a white filler, and which further has excellent fuel economy and excellent abrasion resistance. Also provided is a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition including: a rubber component, a white filler, and a compound represented by the formula (1) below, wherein X represents —CONH— or —COO—; R1 represents a C7-C23 alkyl group or a C7-C23 alkenyl group; R2 represents a C1-C3 alkylene group; and R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group, or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, and at least one of R3 or R4 is the hydroxyalkyl group.
US10738177B2	Polymer composition and polymer composite and optical film A polymer composition includes a polymer, a nanostructured filler, and a silane dispersing agent represented by Chemical Formula 1: R1—(Ar)p—(O-L1)q-(O-L2)r-(O-L3-O-L4)s-O-(L5)t-(L6)u-(CR2R3)w—Si(R4R5R6) Chemical Formula 1 wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R6, Ar, L1 to L6, p, q, r, s, t, and w are the same as described in the detailed description.
US10738175B2	Glue slime activator and associated methods and kits Glue slime activator compositions, kits comprising glue slime activator compositions and a glue or adhesive of appropriate functionality for crosslinking, and methods of making glue slime activator compositions are provided herein.
US10738174B2	Aqueous soluble ferrimagnets stabilized by block copolymers The present invention relates to a water-soluble polymer complex that includes a water-soluble block copolymer and a magnetic nanoparticle, wherein the water-soluble polymer complex has a nonzero net magnetic moment in the absence of an applied magnetic field at ambient temperatures. The water-soluble block copolymer is preferably a diblock or triblock copolymer and the magnetic nanoparticle is preferably a ferrimagnetic or ferromagnetic nanoparticle. The water-soluble complexes may be derivatized with reactive groups and conjugated to biomolecules. Exemplary water-soluble polymer complexes covered under the scope of the invention include PEG112-b-PAA40 modified CoFe2O4; NH2-PEG112-b-PAA40 modified CoFe2O4; PNIPAM68-b-PAA28 modified CoFe2O4; and mPEG-b-PCL-b-PAA modified CoFe2O4.
US10738172B2	Display panel assembly and methods of making same A display panel assembly is made by optically bonding a display panel and a substantially transparent substrate. Optical bonding is carried out by forming a silicon-containing optical bonding layer having regions of different physical properties
US10738169B2	Resin composition A resin composition containing: (A) one or more resins selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin, and a curable resin selected from an epoxy resin, a (meth)acrylic resin, a phenolic resin, an unsaturated polyester resin, a polyurethane resin, or a polyimide resin; and (B) modified cellulose fibers wherein one or more substituents selected from substituents represented by the following general formulas (1) and (2): —CH2—CH(OH)—R1 (1), —CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—(OA)n-O—R1 (2), wherein each R1 in the general formulas (1) and (2) is independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms and 30 or less carbon atoms; n in the general formula (2) is a number of 0 or more and 50 or less; and A is a linear or branched, divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 or more carbon atoms and 6 or less carbon atoms are bonded to cellulose fibers via an ether bond, wherein the modified cellulose fibers have a cellulose I crystal structure. The resin composition of the present invention can be suitably used in various applications such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, wrapping materials for household electric appliance parts, automobile parts, and resins for three-dimensional modeling.
US10738168B2	Random mat and fiber-reinforced composite material shaped product Provided is a fiber-reinforced composite material shaped product having isotropy and mechanical strength and a random mat used as an intermediate material thereof.The random mat includes reinforcing fibers having an average fiber length of 3 to 100 mm and a thermoplastic resin, in which the reinforcing fibers satisfy the following i) to iii). i) A weight-average fiber width (Ww) of the reinforcing fibers satisfies the following Equation (1). 0.03 mm
US10738164B2	Poly(amide-imide) copolymer, method of manufacturing the same, poly(amide-imide) copolymer film, window for display device, and display device A poly(amide-imide) copolymer including an amide structural unit having an amide bond in a polymer main chain and an imide structural unit having an imide bond in a polymer main chain, wherein at least one imide structural unit includes a moiety cross-linked to an adjacent polymer main chain through an amide bond.
US10738162B2	High-temperature resistant modified silicon-containing cyanate ester resin as well as preparation method and application thereof The present invention relates to a high-temperature resistant modified silicon-containing cyanate ester resin as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding a mixed solution of hydroxyl silicone oil, a silane coupling agent and an organic solvent into a mixed solution of a tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution and a polar solvent, performing hydrolytic polycondensation at a temperature of 5-40° C. for 4-8 h, and performing distillation to obtain an epoxy-containing silsesquioxane; performing pre-polymerization on the epoxy-containing silsesquioxane and a cyanate ester resin at a temperature of 50-100° C. for 1-8 h to obtain a modified cyanate ester resin; and uniformly mixing the modified cyanate ester resin and a modified anhydride, thereby obtaining the high-temperature resistant modified silicon-containing cyanate ester resin.
US10738151B2	Biorenewable, water-degradable polymers and co-polymers Various embodiments relate to biorenewable and water-degradable co-polymers and methods of producing co-polymers that include a plurality of first monomeric units and a plurality of second monomeric units joined by a plurality of hydrolytically-sensitive ester linkages. Each of the plurality of first monomeric units may be derived from a first monomer. The first monomer may be the product of a reaction between itaconic acid and a first amino acid. Each of the plurality of second monomeric units may be derived from a second monomer. The second monomer may be the product of a reaction between itaconic acid and a second amino acid. The co-polymers may be a product of the reaction of the first monomer and the second monomer in the presence of a diol. The co-polymers may have a glass transition temperature of about 50° C. or greater.
US10738150B2	Highly heat-resistant and highly transparent polycarbonate ester, and preparation method therefor Disclosed is a bio-based polycarbonate ester comprising: (i) repeat unit 1 obtained from a condensation reaction of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol and carbonate; and (ii) repeat unit 2 obtained from a condensation reaction of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate; and a preparation method for the bio-based polycarbonate ester, comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a compound 1,4-diphenyl-cyclohexanedicarboxylate through a trans-esterification or esterification reaction of a compound represented by formula 2 and phenol; and (2) preparing a compound comprising a repeat unit represented by formula 1 through a polycarbonate melt polycondensation reaction of the 1,4-diphenyl-cyclohexanedicarboxylate prepared in step (1), a compound represented by formula 4 and 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol.
US10738149B2	Compositions containing new polyester Disclosed is a biodegradable compositions containing at least a polyester containing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and at least a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxyalkanoates and/or aliphatic and/or aliphatic-aromatic diacid diol polyesters, which is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of mass-produced articles. The articles exhibit excellent mechanical properties, associated with a high barrier property against oxygen and carbon dioxide.
US10738148B2	Renewably derived polyesters and methods of making and using the same Polyester compositions are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such polyesters. In some embodiments, the polyesters are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the polyesters have lower glass transition temperatures than polyesters of comparable molecular weight.
US10738144B2	Flame-retardant bismaleimide resin and preparation method thereof Disclosed are a flame-retardant bismaleimide resin and a preparation method thereof comprising: forming an eugenol salt suspensoid from a whole biomass eugenol in the present of a strong alkali metal base, adding dropwisely a solution of phosphorus oxychloride in methyl chloride to react to obtain a biomass-based phosphate flame-retardant; mixing bismaleimide, 2,2′-diallylbisphenol with the obtained phosphate, curing and posttreating to obtain the flame-retardant bismaleimide resin. Compared with petroleum-based bismaleimide resin, the flame-retardant bismaleimide resin prepared by the present invention is obtained from eugenol derived from biomass, and the raw material is green and renewable. It maintains mechanical properties and processing properties of the petroleum-based bismaleimide resin and has an excellent flame-retardant property. The preparation method provided by the invention has the advantages of low cost and simple production process, and has wide application prospect in the fields of aerospace, electronic information, electrical insulation and the like.
US10738140B2	Polyethylene, method for preparing the same and separator using the same Disclosed herein is a polyethylene. The polyethylene has a melt flow index of about 0.4 g/10 min to about 0.6 g/10 min, a weight average molecular weight of about 500,000 g/mol to about 700,000 g/mol, and a molecular weight distribution of about 3 to about 5 and is prepared by polymerization in the presence of a catalyst retaining at least about 50% of an initial reactivity level (during initial 30 minutes) for a period of time exceeding about 4 hours.
US10738138B2	Paraffin inhibitors, and paraffin suppressant compositions and methods Disclosed are paraffin inhibitors, paraffin suppressant compositions, and methods of making and using them. The paraffin inhibitors comprise polymers of a maleic moiety polymerized with at least two olefins having hydrocarbon chains of a different length from each other. When added to hydrocarbon media such as crude oils to form crude oil compositions, the paraffin inhibitors inhibit the precipitation of paraffin waxes in the crude oil compositions and exhibit reduced precipitation, gelling, and/or crystallization from the hydrocarbon media when the media are subjected to sustained low temperatures.
US10738133B2	Heterodimeric proteins The invention provides novel heterodimeric proteins including heterodimeric antibodies.
US10738126B2	Anti-GITR antibodies and uses thereof Provided herein are antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR) and methods of using the same, including, e.g., methods of treatment using the same.
US10738122B2	Compositions and methods for treating and preventing inflammation The present invention provides novel compounds compositions and methods for (i) treating or preventing inflammation; and (ii) preventing or reducing hyperactivation of innate immune response, by inhibiting NRP1-dependent cell-signaling. Also provided are compounds, composition, and methods of specifically inhibiting SEMA3A-mediated cell signaling.
US10738116B2	Dual specific anti-CD22-anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptors The invention provides dual specific chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) having antigenic specificity for CD19 and CD22. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CARs are disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal are also disclosed.
US10738115B2	Humanized antibodies transmigrating the blood-brain barrier and uses thereof The present invention relates to antibodies and fragments thereof derived by humanization of an existing antibody, and methods of making them. The humanized antibodies of the present invention show enhanced binding to the brain endothelial antigen, improved transmigration across the blood-brain barrier, and increased thermal stability relative to the parent non-humanized antibody.
US10738113B2	Anti-IL-2 antibodies and compositions and uses thereof The present invention provides antibodies, or antigen-binding portions thereof, which specifically bind to IL-2 and reduce the affinity of IL-2 binding to IL-2Rα and IL-2Rβ. The invention further provides a method of obtaining such antibodies and nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention further relates to compositions and therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies for the treatment and/or prevention of autoimmune diseases, disorders or conditions and for immunosuppression, including, but not limited to, administering a complex comprising the antibody and IL-2.
US10738111B2	Anti-myostatin antibodies, polypeptides containing variant Fc regions, and methods of use The disclosure provides anti-myostatin antibodies and methods of making and using the same. Nucleic acids encoding the anti-myostatin antibodies and host cells comprising the nucleic acids are also provided. The anti-myostatin antibodies have uses that include treating a muscle wasting disease, reducing body fat accumulation, and increasing mass and strength of muscle tissue. The disclosure also provides polypeptides containing a variant Fc region and methods of making and using the same. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides and host cells comprising the nucleic acids are also provided. The polypeptides have uses that include suppressing the activation of immune cells; treating an immunological inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, or viral infection; and increasing muscle mass and strength or reducing body fat accumulation.
US10738108B2	Monoclonal antibodies against claudin-18 for treatment of cancer The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLD18, including tumor-related diseases such as gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, hepatic cancer, head-neck cancer, and cancer of the gallbladder.
US10738099B2	Method of redirecting T cells to treat HIV infection The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating of a HIV infected mammal using a CD4 membrane-bound chimeric receptor or a HIV specific scFvs CARs. One aspect includes a modified T cell and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified cells for adoptive cell therapy and treating a disease or condition associated with HIV infection.
US10738096B2	Superkines and synthekines: repurposed cytokines with new and enhanced signaling activities Disclosed herein are IL-4 cytokine compositions with enhanced biological activity having increased selectivity for IL-4 cytokine receptors, and methods for their use. These compositions encompass interleukin-4 (IL-4) muteins. The disclosed methods encompass administering an IL-4 to treat neoplastic diseases, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases or for expanding a hematopoietic cell population.
US10738091B2	RHTB protein variants and the method of producing O-phosphoserine using the same The present invention relates to an RhtB (homoserine/homoserine lactone export transporter) protein variant having an enhanced ability to export O-phosphoserine (OPS) that is a precursor of L-cysteine, a polynucleotide encoding the protein, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, an OPS-producing microorganism comprising the protein variant, a method of producing O-phosphoserine using the microorganism, and a method for preparing cysteine or its derivatives, which comprises reacting O-phosphoserine, produced by the method above, with a sulfide in the presence of O-phosphoserine sulfhydrylase (OPSS) or a microorganism that expresses OPSS.
US10738089B2	Use of a polypeptide for effecting immune signalling and/or affecting intestinal barrier function and/or modulating metabolic status It has been found that an extracellular polypeptide derived from Akkermansia municiphila is capable of modulating and/or promoting gut mucosal immune system function and/or maintaining and/or restoring metabolic status and/or increasing the physical integrity of the gut mucosal barrier in a mammal. The polypeptide or host cells including such polypeptide may be employed to prevent and/or treat a variety of conditions that benefit from an increased physical integrity of the gut mucosal barrier and/or an improved gut mucosal immune system function and metabolic status.
US10738088B2	Non-naturally occurring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and methods of using A non-naturally occurring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is provided herein, and methods of making and using the non-naturally occurring PRRSV also are provided.
US10738082B2	One-bead-two-compound macrocyclic library and methods of preparation and use A one-bead-two-compound combinatorial synthesis technique provides libraries of macrocyclic peptidomimetic compounds and compositions with use as ligands for the Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2). The one-bead-two-compound technique and libraries of macrocyclic compounds are useful as research tools in drug discovery and/or to treat or prevent a range of diseases or disorders.
US10738079B2	Compositions and methods for managing respiratory conditions This disclosure relates to compositions for use in managing respiratory distress and related disorders. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing respiratory distress comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising peptides or agents disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the peptides or agents decrease the concentration of claudin-5 in cells and tissues of the lungs.
US10738077B1	Hydroxytyrosol ursodeoxycholic acid ester with antioxidant activity and a method of preparing the same A compound having the formula (I): is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.
US10738075B2	Cytotoxic agents that preferentially target leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) for the treatment of malignancies and as new contraceptive agents Described herein are new anti-cancer compounds and methods of using such compounds, acting through a new mechanism of action by simultaneous inhibition of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and MDM2.
US10738068B2	Organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticulates made from iron carboxylates The invention relates to nanoparticles made from organometallic hybrid materials made from iron carboxylates, used for example as contrast agents. The particles can also be used for the encapsulation and vectoring of molecules of interest such as active pharmaceutical agents, cosmetically interesting compounds and markers. Apart from the intrinsic properties thereof for imaging, said nanoparticles give good results in terms of capacity of loading with medicaments and in biocompatibility.
US10738067B2	Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) The present invention provides various compositions, including compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia), or a species thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates (e.g., hydrates), stereoisomer, tautomers, isotopic and other specified forms thereof. Also provided are methods (or uses) and kits involving the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing them for treating or preventing a disease (e.g., a proliferative disease such as cancer) in a subject. Administration of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein is expected to inhibit cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7), and thereby, induce apoptosis in tumor cells in the subject.
US10738066B2	Prodrugs of glutamine analogs The disclosure provides compounds having formula (I): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R2′, and X are as defined as set forth in the specification. Compounds having formula (I) are prodrugs that release glutamine analogs, e.g., 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON). The disclosure also provides compounds having formula (I) for use in treating cancer.
US10738065B2	Preparation method for epoxy compound having alkoxysilyl group Provided is a method for preparing an epoxy compound having an alkoxysilyl group effectively by using a mild catalyst as well as an aromatic alcohol ring-opening agent. The preparation method for an epoxy compound having an alkoxysilyl group includes: performing a ring opening step by reacting an epoxy compound having an epoxide group, which is a starting material, with an aromatic alcohol ring-opening agent in the presence of a phosphine-based catalyst and an optional solvent so as to obtain an intermediate having a partially ring-opened epoxide group; and performing an alkoxysilylation step by reacting the intermediate having a partially ring-opened epoxide with isocyanate alkoxysilane.
US10738063B2	6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrazolo[5,1-b][1,3]oxazine-2-carboxamide compounds The present invention is directed to PDE4B inhibitors of Formula I: (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the substituents R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of treatment using the compounds, and methods of preparing the compounds.
US10738062B2	Chromane-substituted tetracyclic compounds and uses thereof for the treatment of viral diseases The present invention relates to novel Chromane-Substituted Tetracyclic Compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, A′, R2 R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising a Chromane-Substituted Tetracyclic Compound, and methods of using the Chromane-Substituted Tetracyclic Compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.
US10738060B2	JAK1 selective inhibitors and uses thereof The new 1H-furo[3,2-b]imidazo[4,5-d]pyridine derivatives are selective Jak1 kinase inhibitors useful in treating disorders related to Jak1 activities such as autoimmune diseases or disorders, inflammatory diseases or disorders, and cancer or neoplastic diseases or disorders.
US10738051B2	β-lactamase inhibitors Disclosed in the present invention is a type of novel β-lactamase inhibitors, and specifically disclosed are a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10738050B2	4H-pyrido[1,2-A]pyrimidin-4-one compounds The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I or II: (I) (II) processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceutical agents or compositions in the treatment, of neurological disorders.
US10738045B2	Pesticidally active heterocyclic derivatives with sulphur and cyclopropyl containing substituents Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
US10738044B2	Therapeutic compound and use in therapy {4-[3-(Dimethylamino)propoxy]phenyl}methyl (4S)-4-(propan-2-yl)-3H,4H,5H,6H,7H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-5-carboxylate, and pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable salts thereof.
US10738039B2	Metal plating compositions Reaction products of diamines with the reaction products of monoamines and bisanhydrides are included as additives in metal electroplating baths. The metal electroplating baths have good throwing power and deposit metal layers having substantially planar surfaces. The metal plating baths may be used to deposit metal on substrates with surface features such as through-holes and vias.
US10738038B2	Co-crystals of SGLT2 inhibitors, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The present invention provides solid forms of SGLT2 inhibitors, to processes for their preparation and their use in the purification of SGLT2 inhibitors and also provided pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in therapy.
US10738035B2	Hepatitis B antiviral agents The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: X-A-Y—Z-L-R1 (I) which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US10738030B2	Modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator The present disclosure features a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, W, X, Z, n, p, and Rings A and B are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present disclosure also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.
US10738029B2	Muscarinic agonists This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1/M4 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds include those according to formula 1 or a salt thereof, wherein q, r, s, Q, R1, R2′, R2″, R3 and R4 are as defined herein.
US10738028B2	Spiro three-membered ring, spiro five-membered ring peptide deformylase inhibitor and use thereof in antibacteria and anti-tumor Disclosed are the anti-bacterial activity and the anti-tumor activity of a class of new spiro three-membered ring and spiro five-membered ring peptide deformylase inhibitor. The spiro three-membered ring and spiro five-membered ring peptide deformylase inhibitor of the present invention, as a class of new anti-bacterial agent, are effective against many antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive strains by inhibiting the activity of the peptide deformylase required in the synthesis of bacterial proteins, and do not affect the synthetic process of the main proteins of the human body, thus selectively killing bacteria. The spiro three-membered ring and spiro five-membered ring peptide deformylase inhibitor of the present invention, as a class of new anti-bacterial agent, can affect the energy balance of the cancer cells through inhibiting the peptide deformylase of the mitochondria in the cells, so that the mitochondrial membrane is depolarized, ATP is exhausted and cell apoptosis is promoted, and has good inhibitory activities on many cancer cell strains such as colorectal cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, prostatic cancer, liver cancer and osteosarcoma at relatively lower concentrations. The structure of exemplary invention spiro three-membered ring and spiro five-membered ring peptide deformylase inhibitors are represented by one or more of:
US10738020B2	Recovery of ethylene oxide from sterilization process The invention relates to a process for the recovery and recycling of ethylene oxide (EO) after use in a sterilization process. The process involves the steps of introducing a mixed gas stream containing EO, nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, water, and a few other trace elements. The system includes integrated EO concentration sensors to determine the concentration of the EO in the gas stream. The system includes a series of compressors to pressurize the gas stream, and chillers or condensers to cool the gas stream to condense the EO out of the gas stream. The system includes temperature and pressure sensors to determine the conditions in the gas stream, and a control system that evaluates the temperature and pressure data and controls the compressors and chillers to achieve the properties to maximize the condensation of EO out of the gas stream.
US10738017B2	Substituted triazoles and methods relating thereto Substituted 1,2,3-triazole compounds are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of neurological disorders. The compounds provided herein have the general structure: wherein R1, R2, R3 and n are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound provided herein in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for treating neurological disorders in a subject in need thereof.
US10738016B2	BRD4-kinase inhibitors as cancer therapeutics Disclosed herein are compounds that are inhibitors of BDR4 and their use in the treatment of cancer. Methods of screening for selective inhibitors of BDR4 are also disclosed. In certain aspects, disclosed are compounds of Formula I through IV.
US10738014B2	2-substituted amino-naphth (1,2-d) imidazol-5-one compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof Provided herein are therapeutic and/or prophylactic compounds for mitochondrial or oxidative stress diseases such as cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Machado-Joseph disease, spinocerebellar ataxia, Huntington disease, Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, diseases related to aging, diabetes, alcoholic liver injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), and the like, wherein the compound is represented by formula (1), or reduced forms thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10738012B2	Process for the preparation of amino-pyrazoles The present invention discloses an efficient preparation of 3-amino-1-((2,6-di-substituted)phenyl)pyrazoles.
US10738008B2	Nitrogen-containing ligands and their use in atomic layer deposition methods Methods for deposition of elemental metal films on surfaces using metal coordination complexes comprising nitrogen-containing ligands are provided. Also provided are nitrogen-containing ligands useful in the methods of the invention and metal coordination complexes comprising these ligands.
US10738003B2	Process and device for preparing environmentally-friendly insulating gas perfluoroalkylnitrile Provided are a process and a device for preparing environmentally-friendly insulating gas perfluoroalkylnitrile. The device comprises a first tank reactor, a second tank reactor, and a fixed bed reactor. A condensing and collecting device is provided at the top of the first tank reactor, a collecting and guiding channel at the bottom of the condensing and collecting device is connected to an inlet of a storage tank, and an outlet of the storage tank is connected to an inlet of the second tank reactor. The second tank reactor is connected to a perfluoroolefin tank. An outlet of the second tank reactor is connected to a storage gasification tank. The storage gasification tank is connected to a carrier gas tank, and an outlet of the storage gasification tank is connected to an inlet of the fixed bed reactor. The present invention starts from cyanuric chloride and perfluoropropylene, and uses two tank reactors and a fixed bed reactor to realize production with high atom economy. The preparation method has simple reaction conditions, high atom economy, low cost, and is continuous and enables scale production.
US10738002B2	Halogenated benzotropolones as ATG4B inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds having a benzotropolone core, and compositions containing said compounds acting as ATG4B inhibitors, thereby inhibiting autophagy. Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds, as well as methods of using them, for instance as a medicine, in particular for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer. Halogenated benzotropolones described here are of formula
US10738001B2	Hydrofluoroolefins and methods of using same A hydrofluoroolefin is represented by the following general formula (A): in which, Rf1 and Rf2 are (i) independently linear or branched fluoroalkyl groups having with 1-8 carbon atoms and optionally include one or more catenated heteroatoms; or (ii) bonded together to form a ring structure having 4-8 carbon atoms and optionally include one or more catenated heteroatoms; α is CF3, F, H; β is F or H; γ is CF3, F, CF2H, CFH2, or CH3, and the compound includes a total of 1-4 H atoms; and with the provisos that at least one of α and γ is F or H; when γ is CF3 or F, at least one of α and β is H; when γ is CH3, at least one of α and β is F, and when α is CF3, then β is H and γ is F; wherein at least one of Rf1 and Rf2 have two or more carbon atoms.
US10737994B2	Acetone purification systems and methods A method for purifying acetone includes contacting an initial solution with a basic ion-exchange resin at a temperature of 15° C. to 30° C., wherein the initial solution comprises acetone and acetone impurities; and removing the acetone impurities from the initial solution with the basic ion-exchange resin to produce a purified solution.
US10737984B2	Formulations and methods for 3D printing of ceramic matrix composites This invention provides resin formulations which may be used for 3D printing and pyrolyzing to produce a ceramic matrix composite. The resin formulations contain a solid-phase filler, to provide high thermal stability and mechanical strength (e.g., fracture toughness) in the final ceramic material. The invention provides direct, free-form 3D printing of a preceramic polymer loaded with a solid-phase filler, followed by converting the preceramic polymer to a 3D-printed ceramic matrix composite with potentially complex 3D shapes or in the form of large parts. Other variations provide active solid-phase functional additives as solid-phase fillers, to perform or enhance at least one chemical, physical, mechanical, or electrical function within the ceramic structure as it is being formed as well as in the final structure. Solid-phase functional additives actively improve the final ceramic structure through one or more changes actively induced by the additives during pyrolysis or other thermal treatment.
US10737980B2	Use of mineral fines to reduce clinker content of cementitious compositions Quarry fines and/or limestone powder are used to reduce clinker content in concrete, mortar and other cementitious compositions, typically in combination with one or more pozzolanically active SCMs. Quarry fines and/or limestone powder can replace and/or augment a portion of hydraulic cement binder and/or fine aggregate. Quarry fines and/or limestone powder can advantageously replace a portion of cement binder and fine aggregate, acting as an intermediate that fills a particle size void between the largest cement particles and smallest fine aggregate particles. Supplemental lime can advantageously maintain or enhance balance of calcium ions in the mix water and/or pore solution. Supplemental sulfate can advantageously address sulfate deficiencies caused by high clinker reduction, use of water reducers and/or superplasticers, and SCMs containing aluminates. Such systematic approach to beneficially using quarry fines, limestone powder, SCMs, lime, and sulfate addresses many issues and permits high clinker reduction with similar or increased strength.
US10737977B1	Methods for recycling surplus water-based latex paint and aggregate products made therefrom The invention is an aggregate made from waste water-based latex paint in one embodiment. The aggregate can be used to fill driveways, roadways, landscaping, etc., the way aggregate is always used. In another embodiment, the aggregate can be employed in a mixture to make precast concrete structures. The aggregate produced by the invention has good compressive strength characteristics, which approximate pumice, and any applications where pumice is used as an aggregate can also employ the present invention.
US10737964B2	Process for forming an article with a precision surface A process for forming an article having at least one precision surface is disclosed. The process includes providing a thin sheet in contact with a surface of a mandrel. The process then includes establishing a pressure differential between opposite sides of the thin sheet using a collapsible enclosure so that the thin sheet is drawn onto the mandrel surface, thereby causing the thin sheet to substantially conform to the shape of the mandrel surface. The shaped thin sheet is then secured to a support member to define the article. The article is then removed from the mandrel. The front surface of the thin sheet defines the precision surface of the article. A process for forming a dual-sided precision article is also disclosed, along with an adaptive optical system and method that employs the precision article.
US10737960B2	Methods of synthesizing three-dimensional heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube macro materials and compositions thereof Methods for synthesizing macroscale 3D heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube materials (such as boron doped carbon nanotube materials) and compositions thereof. Macroscopic quantities of three-dimensionally networked heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube materials are directly grown using an aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition method. The porous heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube material is created by doping of heteroatoms (such as boron) in the nanotube lattice during growth, which influences the creation of elbow joints and branching of nanotubes leading to the three dimensional super-structure. The super-hydrophobic heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube sponge is strongly oleophilic and can soak up large quantities of organic solvents and oil. The trapped oil can be burnt off and the heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube material can be used repeatedly as an oil removal scaffold. Optionally, the heteroatom-doped carbon nanotubes in the heteroatom-doped carbon nanotube materials can be welded to form one or more macroscale 3D carbon nanotubes.
US10737955B2	Desalination system and method A desalination system that is deployable in a body of water having a surface and a seafloor and which includes a vessel structure that is capable of travel in water, a reverse osmosis system disposed within an internal space of the vessel structure and a tank connected to the reverse osmosis system, the tank configured to receive filtered water from the reverse osmosis system. A positioning system is provided for controlling the travel of the vessel structure, and a ballast system is configured to control the buoyancy of the vessel structure. A controller is operably associated with the positioning system and the ballast system to control the position of the vessel below the surface of the body of water.
US10737953B2	Acoustophoretic method for use in bioreactors A system for enhancing the separation of particles or fluids from water is disclosed. A tank or bioreactor is provided with an open submersible acoustophoretic separator. The separator captures and holds fluid droplets or particles such as cells, permitting them to coalesce or agglomerate until they are large enough and have sufficient buoyant or weight force to float/sink to the top/bottom of the tank or bioreactor. In a tank or bioreactor, the separator captures and holds particles until they are large enough that their weight causes them to settle out of the host fluid. The acoustophoretic device thus speeds up separation of the particles or droplets from the host fluid.
US10737948B2	Polar oxysulfide for nonlinear optical applications Single crystals of a new noncentrosymmetric polar oxysulfide SrZn2S2O (s.g. Pmn21) grown in a eutectic KF—KCl flux with unusual wurtzite-like slabs consisting of close-packed corrugated double layers of ZnS3O tetrahedra vertically separated from each other by Sr atoms and methods of making same.
US10737938B2	Nanowire chain devices, systems, and methods of production A method of depositing nanowire chains includes applying a nanowire mixture to a chain-site. The chain-site includes a patterned conductive film covering at least a portion of a surface of a substrate. The patterned conductive film includes a gap. The method also includes, after applying the nanowire mixture, forming a nanowire chain suspended adjacent to a portion of the patterned conductive film by generating an electric field proximate to the patterned conductive film; and depositing the nanowire chain across the gap by removing a liquid portion of the nanowire mixture. An average length of the nanowires of the nanowire mixture is less than a width of the gap.
US10737937B2	Sensor characteristic evaluation method and charged particle beam device A redeposited material is removed so as to electrically observe a microelement without causing foreign matters or metal contamination. An FIB device (charged particle beam device) includes an FIB barrel which discharges the focused ion beam (charged particle beam), a stage which holds a sample (substrate), a microcurrent measuring device (current measuring unit) which measures a leakage current from the sample, and a timer (time measuring unit) which measures a time to emit the focused ion beam and a time to measure the leakage current. Further, the FIB device includes a system control unit (control unit) which synchronizes a time to emit the focused ion beam and a time to measure the leakage current by the microcurrent measuring device.
US10737936B2	Semiconductor structure and method for fabricating the same A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure includes: providing a first wafer; providing a second wafer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; contacting the first surface of the second wafer with the first wafer; and forming a plurality of scribe lines on the second surface of the second wafer; wherein the plurality of scribe lines protrudes from a third surface of the second wafer, and the third surface is between the first surface and the second surface.
US10737932B2	Micro-electro-mechanical system structure and method for fabricating the same A MEMS structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer, a membrane, a backplate, and a blocking layer. The substrate has a through-hole. The dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and has a cavity in communication with the through-hole. The membrane has at least one vent hole, is embedded in the dielectric layer and together with the dielectric layer defines a first chamber that communicates with the through-hole. The backplate is disposed on the dielectric layer. One end of the blocking layer is embedded in the dielectric layer, and the other end of the blocking layer extends into the cavity; the blocking layer is spatially isolated from the membrane and at least partially overlaps with the at least one vent hole.
US10737930B2	Micromechanical spring device and method for manufacturing a micromechanical spring device A micromechanical device and a corresponding manufacturing method. The micromechanical device includes: a spring element which is moveably coupleable or is moveably coupled to a frame unit at at least one connecting point of the spring element, the spring element including at least one web, which extends outward from the at least one connecting point; and the at least one web being structured in such a way that it includes at least one first section as well as at least one widening section for reducing a non-linearity of the spring element, which is widened compared to the first section.
US10737927B2	Liquid supply apparatus There is provided a liquid supply apparatus eliminating the need for a power supply, having relatively light weight and small footprint, and ensuring a stable liquid supply. The liquid supply apparatus includes a first support member, a second support member, a balloon having one end supported by the first support member and the other end supported by the second support member, and a casing having a constant longitudinal length. The balloon is disposed in the casing and is configured so as to be able to hold a liquid therein and discharge the liquid therefrom. When the balloon holds the liquid, the one end and the other end of the balloon are positioned in the case.
US10737926B2	Connecting device and tapping assembly as well as a container and method for beverage dispensing Device 5 for connecting a gas line 6 to a bag-in-container type of container 3, comprising a first 61 and a second part 62, movably connected to said first part 61, wherein one of the first or second part 61, 62 comprises a coupling opening 60 with coupling elements 67 for connecting the device 5 to a part of a bag-in-container type container 3 extending inside coupling opening 60. The connecting device 5 comprises a connecting element 70, movable between an extended position wherein the connecting element 70 extends partly inside coupling opening 60 and a retracted position in which the connecting element 70 extends less or not into coupling opening 60, the connecting device 5 further comprising a mechanism 72 for moving the connecting element 70 between the extended and the retracted position by relative movement of first and second parts 61, 62.
US10737924B1	Manway cover tool The manway cover tool comprises a ‘T’-shaped handle with a clamp coupled to the bottom of the handle. The clamp may be fastened to the cover handle of a manway cover and the manway cover tool may assist in the removal and replacement of the manway cover. A vertical armature of the ‘T’-shaped handle may pivot just above the clamp so that the height of the ‘T’-shaped handle may be reduced in confined work areas. A magnetic attachment may couple to the clamp and allow the manway cover tool to attach to manway covers with no handle. A ‘J’ hook attachment may couple to the clamp and allow the tool to attach to covers with incompatible or no handle. A support bracket may couple to the ‘T’-handle and provide additional stability and leverage.
US10737920B2	Jack device and system A lifting device that includes a central portion and first and second laterally extending lifting arms. Each arm extends away from opposite sides of the central portion and includes a lifting cradle disposed on a distal portion of the associated laterally extending lifting arm. Each laterally extending lifting arm and associated lifting cradle is operable to securely engage with a gear leg of a vehicle and lift when an upward force is received by the central portion.
US10737918B2	Chain guide and a chain winch comprising such a chain guide A chain guide for a chain winch and a chain winch which includes such a chain guide. The chain guide is rotatable about a first rotational axis and adapted for support of a chain including chain links having at least two different sizes where a first chain portion includes a plurality of first chain links and a second chain portion includes a plurality of second chain links where the size of the second chain links is larger than the size of the first chain links. The chain guide includes at least one first chain support, which is adapted for support of at least the first chain links of the first chain portion, and at least one second chain support, which is adapted for support of at least the second chain links of the second chain portion.
US10737916B2	Manual marine winch with safety loading handle and integrated locking dog release A manual marine winch includes a safety loading handle and integrated locking dog release. The winch includes a handle for selectively tensioning and selectively releasing tension on winch; a tensioning ratchet gear coupled to the drum assembly for selectively tensioning the winch; a tensioning ratchet pawl mounted on the handle and selectively engaged with the tensioning ratchet gear for tensioning of the winch; at least one tension holding ratchet gear coupled to the drum assembly for holding tension on the winch; at least one locking dog pawl selectively engaged with each tension holding ratchet gear to hold tension on the winch; and a knockout member carried on the handle and configured to selectively disengage the locking dog pawls from the tension holding ratchet gears to allow for release of tension on the winch.
US10737912B2	Release and automatic turn hook system for a bag A hanger with automatic triggering mechanism for lifting big-bags with multiple handles which includes a plurality of inverted hooks provided in the ends of the respective arms by a simple drive of the individual closing lever over the arms, thus achieving the closing of the bottom opening of the inverted hooks and holding the big-bag handles, and allowing to disengage the big-bag handles with a simple operation gesture of resting the hanger arms against the load, or shaking of the hanger, or pulling a manual lever, in that order of convenience, so that the automatic triggering mechanism triggers in an automatic way and then the retraction of the sliding latches is achieved thus releasing the handles.
US10737910B2	Person-transporting apparatus having a speed-measuring device The application relates to a passenger transport apparatus comprising at least one drive sprocket for driving and deflecting a conveyor belt, and at least one detecting apparatus for detecting the rotational speed of the drive sprocket. Slot-shaped recesses are arranged on at least one annular side surface of the drive sprocket, wherein the longitudinal extension of the slot-shaped recesses extends in the radial direction with respect to the rotational center of the drive sprocket over the annular side surface. The detecting apparatus makes it possible to generate a signal that represents the rotational speed of the drive sprocket, by means of scanning of the slot-shaped recesses—which can move relative to the detecting apparatus—and the elevations present between the slot-shaped recesses.
US10737909B2	Escalator step comprising plug-in parts The application relates to an escalator step that includes a single-piece tread body, two side cheeks, and at least one supporting profile, which are all formed as plug-in parts and comprise plug-in connections. Owing to this division into plug-in parts, the escalator steps can be transported more effectively in disassembled form and put together in a very simple manner at the assembly site.
US10737902B2	Device and method for storing and transporting cables A device and method for storing cables commonly associated with mobile devices. A platform of the device has two posts around which a cable is wound, and a flexible cover attached to the posts that can fully enclose the cable and platform when closed. While remaining attached to the posts, the cover can be opened to allow access to the cavity for winding or unwinding the cable.
US10737896B2	Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus, includes: a supply tray; a discharge tray; a conveyance guide; a reading sensor; a discharge unit, which includes a discharge opening to discharge the sheet conveyed by the conveyance guide to the discharge tray and is configured to move from a third position to a fourth as the document supported by the paper feed tray is decreased, the fourth position being higher than the third position; a first drive source, which generates a drive force; a first rotation body, which moves the movable plate by transmitting the drive force from the first drive source to the movable plate; and a second rotation body, which moves the discharge unit by transmitting the drive force from the first drive source to the discharge unit, wherein a diameter of the first rotation body and a diameter of the second rotation body are different from each other.
US10737895B2	Film transport device for a packaging machine for packaging with stretch film A film transport device for transporting a stretchable film includes: at least one belt conveyor, the belt conveyor having two opposing transport belts for transporting the film and a first and a second deflection roller, each of which guides one of the transport belts in continuous circulation and is arranged at an end in a respective transport belt. An end portion of the first deflection roller projects past an associated transport belt, the first deflection roller having a first transport ring at the end portion along its periphery. An end portion of the second deflection roller projects past an associated transport belt, the second deflection roller at the end portion along its periphery having a second transport ring. A first contact surface of the first transport ring extends with mechanical friction along a circumference of the first deflection roller.
US10737892B2	Medium feeding device and image reading apparatus A medium feeding device includes a medium placement portion on which a bunch of media is placed, a feed roller that feeds a lowermost medium of the bunch of media placed on the medium placement portion, a separation roller that is provided at a position facing the feed roller and separates a medium from the bunch of media, and a plurality of restricting portions that are provided on an upstream side of a nip position between the separation roller and the feed roller at an interval in a medium width direction which is a direction intersecting a medium feeding direction and come into contact with leading ends of upper media of the bunch of media excluding at least the lowermost medium such that the leading ends are restricted from coming into contact with the separation roller regardless of whether the separation roller is deformed or not.
US10737891B1	Container packer system and method A container packer system includes a transfer base, which receives a container packer adapted for movement longitudinally between retracted and extended positions with respect to the transfer base. The transfer base includes a power subsystem with a motor or engine driving a hydraulic pump for powering hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units of the system, including a container packer piston-and-cylinder unit for hydraulically extending and retracting the container packer. The container packer generally encloses an interior adapted for receiving bulk material for transfer to a transport container, which can comprise a standard shipping container, a trailer or some other bulk material receptacle. The container packer includes a push blade assembly longitudinally movably mounted in its interior and actuated by a push blade piston-and-cylinder unit.
US10737889B2	Pouch conveyor The present disclosure relates to a pouch conveying system for routing one or more pouches. Each pouch may include at least one self-closing frame attached to an end of a pouch body. The self-closing frame has a first frame section having at least two portions coupled to each other through a first joint, and a second frame section having at least two portions coupled to each other through a second joint. The second frame section coupled to the first frame section at a first end by a first coupler and at a second end by a second coupler, such that at least one of the first coupler and the second coupler move inward, flexing the first frame section and the second frame section about the first joint and the second joint.
US10737886B2	Material processing apparatus A conveyor apparatus with a chassis having first and second chassis parts that pivot relative to one another to allow an intermediate section of the chassis to be raised or lowered. This allows the height of the conveyor apparatus to be reduced for transport. When the conveyor is out of its deployed state, the conveyor is foldable and movable with respect to the chassis in a longitudinal direction. This allows the length of the conveyor apparatus to be reduced for transport.
US10737883B2	Methods and systems for a conveyor assembly Methods and systems are provided for a conveyor system. In one example, a system may include a drive carriage comprising a plurality of magnets configured to magnetically couple to a conveyor pan. The plurality of magnets may be configured to maintain the conveyor pan in a fully locked position as the drive carriage actuates the conveyor pan.
US10737877B2	Externally controlled retrofittable aerator control module and blast aerator equipped therewith A blast aerator (20) having a discharge end (23) connected internally to a rigid output tube (24) includes a retrofittable aerator control module (15) that internally, sealingly interacts with the output tube (24). A tank discharge pipe (28) directs air blasts into an external application. The aerator control module (15) comprises an external actuator (30) that controls a reciprocating plunger assembly (50) that interacts with an internal plunger seat (77) to block or unblock air discharge. The plunger seat adaptor assembly (70) fitted to the aerator output tube (24) comprises a resilient plunger seat (77), that is blocked or unblocked by a plunger element (52) controlled by a slidable piston (38) that is pneumatically displaceable between tank-filling and tank discharge positions within the actuator (30). The plunger seat adaptor assembly (70) mechanically compensates for output tube misalignment to insure proper sealing. Operational air pathways pneumatically control piston movements without springs.
US10737876B2	Filter element having a cut-out The invention relates to a single serve capsule (1) for producing a beverage, comprising a capsule body (2). Said capsule body has a capsule bottom (3), a sidewall (22), a collar edge (5), and a cover (6). A cavity (100) for accommodating a beverage substrate in the form of a powder, granules, cut leaves or liquid is formed between the capsule bottom and the cover. A filter element (7) is arranged in the cavity, and the filter element is produced of non-woven fiber material. The filter element has a cut-out in which no filtering material is provided. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a single serve capsule.
US10737875B1	Closure assembly for use with a container The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a closure assembly for use with a container (e.g., an aerosol can). The closure assembly includes a skirt and a protective cap. In some embodiments, a lock feature temporarily attaches the protective cap to the container and increases a force required for a user to remove the protective cap. In some embodiments, an inner lock opening of the skirt is configured to be registered with an outer lock opening to receive a locking element therethrough. In some embodiments, a set screw is positioned in the skirt to selectively allow or inhibit relative rotation between the skirt and the protective cap. In some embodiments, a biasing element selectively allows or inhibits engagement of threads of the protective cap with the threads of the skirt depending upon application of an axial force to overcome a biasing force of the biasing element.
US10737873B2	Flow-limiting device and container for unitary products A flow-limiting device that controls the distribution of unitary products from a container for holding said unitary products includes at least one dispensing opening, a body made of a polymeric material with an entry side, a dispensing side and a peripheral side extending in an axial direction of the body. The peripheral side has a lower and an upper axial end, the entry side has at least in part, a concave shape when viewed onto the entry side with at least one guiding surface. The dispensing side has at least in part, a concave shape when viewed onto the dispensing side. The dispensing opening is at an axial position between and spaced from the axial positions of the lower and upper axial end, wherein the entry side and/or the dispensing side include a plurality of elevated regions, which are arranged to define the concave shape.
US10737872B2	Dispensing mechanism and associated cartridge and carrier A dispensing mechanism dispenses even doses of a substance, and comprises a base, a leverable surface, a stepper mechanism; and a space for an application substance. The levered surface is hinged at one end or is collapsible and is pressed downwards towards the base to squeeze the space to force the substance out of the cartridge. The stepper mechanism is located at the far end of the leverable surface to halt pressing at intervals corresponding to even doses of the substance. A carrier for a cartridge incorporating the dispensing mechanism comprises a housing which may be pressed to squeeze the cartridge and dispense the substance, an insertion opening through which the dispensing cartridge is inserted and a dispensing opening which lines up with a spout on the cartridge and through which the liquid is dispensed. The carrier may be attached to the wrist or to bicycle handlebars and the like.
US10737870B2	Container for discharging liquid A liquid discharge container includes a container body having a space in which liquid contents are accommodated, a discharge port through which the contents are discharged, and a push plate for supporting the contents and pushing up the contents. An intermediate joint formed of an intermediate plate member is coupled to a lower side of the container body. A one-way check valve is formed at the center of the intermediate plate member, and a lower fastening member is formed at a lower portion of the intermediate plate member. A cylindrical bottom support is coupled to the lower fastening member of the intermediate joint. A shape resilient body is coupled to a lower portion of the intermediate joint, and is compressible and recoverable with a vent hole at the lower center of the shape resilient body, and that comes in contact with the bottom support.
US10737869B2	Lunchbox The invention relates to a lunchbox for storing, transporting and heating food, in particular food prepared for consumption. This should be easy to handle.The lunchbox comprises an upper shell (1) and a lower shell (2) which connected to one another in a hinged manner on one longitudinal side, wherein a closure is provided on the opposite longitudinal side. A shell having a circumferential and L-shaped angled edge region is arranged in the lower shell (2), which is assigned a thermal insulation and a heating element, wherein a groove for receiving a seal is formed in the circumferential edge region of the shell.
US10737868B2	Connecting and container system A connecting system for providing a fluidic connection, preferably between containers, wherein the connecting system has at least two connecting arrangements configured to provide the fluidic connection, namely a first connecting arrangement and a second connecting arrangement, each of which is fluidically sealed in an initial state, wherein the first connecting arrangement has, in particular, a film-shaped, brittle and/or unstable opening region, is deformable outside the opening region and is configured such that deformation causes the first connecting arrangement to open in the opening region.
US10737867B2	Container for transport and storage of food products Systems and methods for providing compostable food containers which preserve the quality of a food product for an extended duration of time, and which optionally allow for cooking of the food product therein. In some implementations, the food containers are sturdy, stackable, insulating, and require minimal or no manual labor to assemble. In some implementations, the food container includes a base and a cover which cooperate to form a closed chamber for supporting, protecting, insulating and optionally cooking a food product, such as a pizza. The base and cover may each be formed of a single layer of material including, but not limited to, molded sugarcane fiber (“bagasse”), molded wood fiber, molded bamboo fiber, molded paper or plastic.
US10737866B2	Bottle cap structure A bottle cap includes a vacuum unit, a pressure relief unit and a drinking water pipe unit. After the bottle cap is combined with a bottle, the vacuum unit can vacuum the interior of the bottle to preserve food or drink inside the bottle, and the pressure relief unit may be operated to release the air pressure in the bottle in order to open the bottle cap, or open a flip cover of the drinking water pipe unit to drink the fruit juice or water from the bottle. The bottle cap has the effects of preserving the food or drink in the bottom and facilitating drinking.
US10737862B2	Systems and methods of providing sanitary water in a disaster or similar situation A system and method for dispensing potable fluids wherein a bagged fluid, such as water, is dispensed via a spiked water dispensing device.
US10737860B2	System of packaged oral care implements A color coded oral care implement packaging system. In one embodiment, the system includes a first packaged oral care implement that includes a package and an oral care implement having a tooth cleaning element field with a first characteristic positioned within the package. The system also includes a second packaged oral care implement that includes a package and an oral care implement having a tooth cleaning field with a second characteristic positioned within the package. The first package includes a first designated area being color coded with a first color selected to represent the first characteristic. The second package includes a second designated area being color coded with a second color selected to represent the second characteristic.
US10737858B1	Antitheft display assembly for hand tool An antitheft display assembly includes a support member, at least one hanging member mounted on the support member, at least one press member mounted on the at least one hanging member, at least one hand tool mounted on the at least one hanging member and locked by the at least one press member, and a limit member mounted on the support member. Thus, the at least one press member is isolated by the limit member and cannot be operated by anyone, while the locking block of the at least one press member is locked in one retaining groove of the at least one hand tool, such that the at least one hand tool is not detached from the at least one hanging member by pulling, thereby achieving an antitheft function.
US10737855B2	Closure for a container A closure (1) for a container comprising a connecting element (2) for connection of the closure to a container, a sealing device (3) for sealing the access to a container content and an interface (4) to an adapter having a coupling receptacle (5). The closure (1) has a delivery position and a use position. In the use position, the sealing device (3) is open. In the delivery position, the sealing device (3) is sealed in a gas and liquid fight manner.
US10737852B2	Container with spout and manufacturing method therefor The spout-equipped container includes a container and a spout. The spout includes a spout main body, an opening body accommodated in a cylinder of the spout main body, an activating body which moves the opening body, and a hermetically-sealing sheet which covers an inner opening which fronts an accommodating unit in the spout main body. The opening body is formed so as not to be get out of the spout main body, is formed so as to move toward the hermetically-sealing sheet, and has its center where a spout through hole is formed. The hermetically-sealing sheet is formed so as to be partially torn by the opening body to make the accommodating unit of the container and an outer opening of the spout main body communicate with outside via the spout through hole of the opening body, and is formed so that an accommodated substance is poured outside.
US10737850B2	Container for food use A container for food use is provided, including a container body; a cover configured to be coupled to the container body to close the container; and a locking member including at least two tabs, the locking member being mounted pivoting on the cover about an axis of rotation between an unlocked position and a locked position, the container body including at least two retaining wings extending in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, side faces of the at least two retaining wings falling within at least one circle of which a center passes through the axis of rotation, and each tab of the locking member including a side face complementary to a side face of a retaining wing, and a curved end configured to engage with a respective retaining wing of the container body to axially hold the cover coupled to the container body in the locked position.
US10737848B2	One piece container and lid A one piece container including a body defining a receptacle and a lid connected to the body with a hinge. The lid includes a flange extending from an inner surface of the lid. The lid is movable between an open position thereby permitting access to the receptacle, and a closed position thereby restricting access to the receptacle. In the closed position, the flange of the lid extends into the receptacle to form a seal between a curved outer surface of the flange and a smooth inner surface of the body. The one piece container is formed as a single unit and may include a desiccant in the body or lid.
US10737847B1	Cover structure of sealed can A cover structure of a sealed can includes an upper cover, a lower cover, a handle component, an elastic member and a sealing ring. The upper cover has a through hole; the lower cover is installed under the upper cover; the handle component includes a connecting lever, a shifting handle and a pivot connecting the connecting lever and shifting handle, and the connecting lever passing through the through hole and then connecting the lower cover; each elastic member is elastically clamped between the upper and lower covers; the sealing ring has an end coupled to the lower cover and the other end extending towards the upper cover; the connecting lever is formed at the center of the lower cover, and each elastic member is installed symmetrically on both sides with respect to the connecting lever. This structure features simple structure and uniform force exertion and has good sealing effect.
US10737844B2	Sealing device A sealing apparatus for tamper-evidently closing an opening in a sealable product comprising a locking housing mountable adjacent the opening and including an entrance passage leading to a stall; a fastener for closing the opening, the fastener having a fastener head adapted to pass through the entrance passage into the stall and an actuator tab attached to and movable about the fastener head to, with the fastener head received into the stall, engage with and close the entrance passage behind the fastener head, and a seal for tamper-evidently securing the actuator tab in position in the entrance passage.
US10737843B2	Reusable mailer bag A reusable mailer bag includes front, rear, first side, second side, and bottom panels which include interior surfaces that define a carrying volume that has an opening which is opposite the bottom panel. The mailer bag also includes a flap and a first side extension. The flap is configured to extend across the opening to close the carrying volume during shipping. The flap includes a first end portion that is attached to the rear panel and a second end portion that is configured to secure to the front panel. The first side extension extends from a first edge of the second end portion of the flap that is adjacent the first side panel. The first side extension is configured to extend around the first side panel and to secure to the rear panel when the second end portion is secured to the front panel.
US10737835B2	Plastic molded body A plastic molded body has a surface including a non-fluororesin and a rough surface formed on the surface, in which a fluorine atom is incorporated into the molecular chain of a non-fluororesin forming the rough surface. The molded body maintains excellent liquid repellency for a long period of time and exhibits the same levels of drainage and liquid drop-off properties as the initial levels even when it is brought into contact with a liquid repeatedly.
US10737830B1	Washable trash container with interlocking panels The present invention is a waste container that includes: a substantially quadrilateral base member having a perimeter edge; a front panel extending substantially vertically from the base; a rear panel extending substantially vertically from the base, wherein the front and rear panel are disposed opposite one another; a first side panel extending substantially vertically from the base; a second side panel extending substantially vertically from the base. The first side and second side panels are disposed opposite one another; and the front, rear, first side and second side panels which abut one another are detachably interconnected. The waste container further includes: a panel attachment member along the perimeter edge of the base; a base attachment member along the edge of the front, rear, first side and second side panel that contact the base member, where the panel and base attachment members are adapted to interconnect; and where the container is adapted to separate into a detached base and side panels. The container permits the user the ability to assemble and disassemble the container for easy cleaning and portability.
US10737828B2	Display header system A product display includes a display header and a tray. The display header is coupled to the tray for showing product indicia related to products stored in the tray to a customer at a retail location.
US10737824B2	Reconfigurable carton and package A carton for holding a product in a liner. The carton includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a front panel, at least one rear panel, and at least one side panel. At least one end flap is foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The at least one side panel includes at least one expansion feature for transitioning the carton between a first configuration and a second configuration. The at least one expansion feature is foldably connected to the front panel and the at least one rear panel.
US10737819B1	Injecting dunnage into a closed item shipping container Described are systems, methods, and apparatus for injecting dunnage into a container after an item has been placed in the container and the container has been sealed or otherwise closed. A dunnage injection apparatus is configured to penetrate a surface of the sealed container and expel gas and dunnage into an interior space of the container. The gas fills the expelled dunnage forming gas-filled pouches of dunnage that fill voids within the interior space of the container and secure and protect the item within the container.
US10737817B2	Method, apparatus, and system for robotic article handling A robotic handling apparatus includes a vertical motion mechanism and a first arm member connected to the vertical motion mechanism. The first arm member is movable in a vertical direction by the vertical motion mechanism. The robotic handling apparatus includes a second arm member connected to the vertical motion mechanism via the first arm member, and a first drive unit configured to drive the second arm member to pivot about a first axis. An end effector is connected to the second arm to transfer an article from a first position to a second position by the motion of the vertical motion mechanism, first arm member, and second arm member, the first arm member being mounted to a side of the vertical motion mechanism relative to the vertical direction.
US10737814B2	Wire release mechanism A wire release mechanism for securing an end of a wire during a wire tying cycle is provided. The wire release mechanism may secure a first end of a wire around a bale of recycled material during knotting of the wire. The wire release mechanism may include a wire release portion having an engaging surface and the wire release portion may be movable between an open and closed position. The wire release mechanism may further include a gripping arm movable between a first position and a second position and having a retractable surface. The engaging surface may disengage the wire based on movement from the closed position to the open position. Further, the retractable surface may engage against the first end of the wire based on movement from the first position to the second position.
US10737813B2	Packaging machine A packaging machine and apparatus for forming and filling plastic bags for containing dry food products such as cereals or the like. The invention comprising a product dispensing port over which a film enveloping the port may pass and an inner passage through which a product may be dispensed. The dispensing port comprises a pair of opposing flaps pivotally coupled to the outlet of the dispensing port which are movable between an open and a closed position.
US10737812B2	Flexible packaging having a lid fitment and method for making the same A flexible package assembly can include a flexible package formed from a flexible material and a lid fitment attached to the package at the opening wall. The flexible package can include a plurality of walls that cooperate to define an interior volume of the package, including first and second opposed side walls and an opening wall. The first and second opposed side walls include first and second tucks, respectively, adjacent to opening wall. The lid fitment can include a base attached to the opening wall and surrounding the opening, first and second projections extending downwardly from opposed sides of the base; and a lid having a complementary shape to a shape of the base. The base is attached to the opening wall such that the first projection extends at least partially into the first tuck and the second projection extends at least partially into the second tuck.
US10737811B2	Apparatus and process for packaging a product An apparatus for packaging a product comprises a packaging assembly to fix a film sheet to a support. The packaging assembly includes a lower tool having seats for receiving the support and an upper tool facing the lower tool and comprising a film holding plate for holding the film sheet. The film holding plate has an active surface for receiving the film sheet, where the upper and lower tools cooperating to define a packaging chamber. The packaging assembly is open to receive the film sheet in a first operating condition and is hermetically closed in a second operating condition. The film holding plate has a lateral surface extending substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the active surface, the film holding plate comprising ejectors arranged in the lateral surface for ejecting a stream of gas substantially parallel to said plane and substantially away from a center of the active surface.
US10737806B2	Solar array deployment A method for solar array (28a, 28b) deployment includes deploying a first portion of solar cells of a solar array responsive to a first drag condition, charging a battery (26) with the first portion of solar cells, activating an electric thruster (24) at a first power level using the first portion of solar cells, deploying a second portion of solar cells of the solar array responsive to a second drag condition that is lower than the first drag condition, and activating the electric thruster at a second power level that is higher than the first power level using the first portion of solar cells and the second portion of solar cells.
US10737804B2	Method for loading and/or unloading a transport device at a receiving container The invention relates to a method by which an unmanned transport device docked on a receiving container is loaded with a payload container for a consignment, having a loading device for loading the transport device with the payload container, wherein the payload container has a bearing at its first end, the transport device has a loading opening on its underside for receiving the payload container, and the loading opening, at its front end, has a mating contour corresponding to the bearing, and the method has the following steps: the payload container, arranged on the loading device, is pivoted in relation to the horizontal by the loading device such that the first end is elevated in relation to a second, opposite end of the payload container, the loading device is raised until the payload container ends up at least with its first end located within and/or beneath the loading opening, and the payload container is pivoted by the loading device into the horizontal for introduction into the loading opening such that, first of all, the bearing comes into engagement with the mating contour and, subsequently, the second end of the payload container comes into engagement with a rear end of the loading opening.
US10737796B2	Propulsion assembly for an aircraft having a turbojet with a non-ducted fan and an attachment pylon A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, the assembly including a turbojet having at least one unducted propulsive propeller, and an attachment pylon for attaching the turbojet to a structural element of the aircraft, the pylon being positioned on the turbojet upstream from the propeller and having a streamlined profile defined by two opposite side faces extending transversely between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The pylon includes a plurality of blow nozzles situated in the vicinity of its trailing edge and configured to blow air taken from a pressurized portion of the turbojet, the blow nozzles being positioned over at least a fraction of the trailing edge of the pylon that extends longitudinally facing at least a portion of the propeller. A method of reducing the noise generated by a pylon attaching a turbojet to an aircraft is presented.
US10737795B2	Hybrid propulsion system for a multi-engine aircraft The hybrid propulsion system for a multi-engine aircraft includes a plurality of free-turbine engines, each having a gas generator, among which at least a first engine, or hybrid engine, is suitable for operating in at least one standby mode during stabilized flight of the aircraft, while other engines of the plurality of engines operate alone during such stabilized flight. The hybrid engine is associated with first and second identical electric powertrains, each including a respective electrical machine capable of operating as a starter and as a generator, itself connected to a respective electronic power module, itself selectively connected to a specific electrical power supply network, such as an onboard network, and to a respective at least one electrical energy storage member. Each of the electric powertrains is adapted to deliver maximum power not less than half the total power needed for rapid reactivation of the hybrid engine.
US10737794B2	Safety device and crash preventing drone comprising same A drone according to an embodiment may comprise: a support table; a main unit spaced from the support table and formed above the support table; a connecting portion for connecting the main unit and the support table; and a propulsion unit provided on the outer side of the support table so as to generate thrust. The main unit may have a through-hole formed therein, a parachute may be provided inside the through-hole, and, during a fall, the parachute may be discharged out of the through-hole by deformation of the connecting portion.
US10737789B2	Pet travel systems and methods on a vehicle A vehicle includes a fuselage defining an interior cabin and a bunk within the interior cabin. The bunk has a base wall and a ceiling that extend a length of the bunk from a first end wall to a second end wall. The bunk includes one or more removable partition walls that divide the bunk into multiple pet compartments between the first and second end walls. The pet compartments are configured to contain pets therein. Each of the partition walls is removably secured to both the base wall and the ceiling.
US10737786B2	Distributed propulsion system for vertical take off and landing closed wing aircraft An aircraft includes a closed wing, a fuselage at least partially disposed within a perimeter of the closed wing, and one or more spokes coupling the closed wing to the fuselage. A plurality of hydraulic or electric motors are disposed within or attached to the closed wing, fuselage or spokes in a distributed configuration. A propeller is proximate to a leading edge of the closed wing or spokes and operably connected to each hydraulic or electric motor. A source of hydraulic or electric power is disposed within or attached to the closed wing, fuselage or spokes and coupled to each hydraulic or electric motor disposed within or attached to the closed wing, fuselage or spokes. A controller is coupled to each hydraulic or electric motor, and one or more processors communicably coupled to each controller that control an operation and speed of the plurality of hydraulic or electric motors.
US10737783B2	Control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles Unmanned aerial systems including an unmanned aerial vehicle and a command device. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a propulsion system, a vehicle power source, a vehicle electronic controller, and a vehicle coupling mechanism. The command device includes a command power source, a command electronic controller, and a command coupling mechanism. The vehicle electronic controller is without power from the vehicle power source when the vehicle coupling mechanism is connected to the command coupling mechanism. The command electronic controller is without power from the command power source when the vehicle coupling mechanism is connected to the command coupling mechanism. The vehicle electronic controller receives power from the vehicle power source when the vehicle coupling mechanism is separate from the command coupling mechanism. The command electronic controller receives power from the command power source when the vehicle coupling mechanism is separate from the command coupling mechanism.
US10737782B2	Drone based delivery system Systems and methods may include a lift drone and a carrier drone to convey a payload. The lift drone may vertically lift the payload, alone or with the carrier drone, to a transfer location. The carrier drone may receive control of the payload at the transfer location, such as by receiving physical transfer of the payload, taking over conveyance of the payload from the lift drone, or the like. The lift drone may remain coupled with the payload or the carrier drone or may decouple after transfer.
US10737777B2	Gearbox casing, a gearbox, and an aircraft An upper casing with a hollow shell made of composite materials. The shell was a side wall that extends in elevation from a housing flange to a housing collar, the side wall including at least one cutout. The upper casing includes an internal liner that is inserted inside the shell and that is fastened to an inside face of the shell, the liner comprising a base and a top, together with at least two legs extending in elevation from the base to the top, the liner further comprising at least one equipment support in register with a cutout, each equipment support being for carrying a removable piece of equipment of the upper casing.
US10737776B2	Apparatus and method for roll moment equalization at high advance ratios for rotary wing aircraft A method for equalizing rolling moments at high advance ratios is disclosed including impelling an aircraft in a forward direction at an airspeed by means of a thrust source and rotating a rotor of the aircraft at an angular velocity with respect to the airspeed effective to cause a positive total lift on each blade due to air flow over the blades in the retreating direction when the blade is moving in the retreating direction. The rotor includes an even number of blades placed at equal angular intervals around the rotor hub. One or both of cyclic pitch and rotor angle of attack are adjusted such that a rolling moment of the retreating blade due to reverse air flow is between 0.3 and 0.7 times a rolling moment on the advancing blade due to lift.
US10737775B2	Control member, a rotary wing aircraft, and a method A control member that is operable by a pilot to vary thrust from a thrust system of an aircraft. The control member comprises a stick and a movable assembly including a grip. The grip is linked to the stick via a helical link, rotation of the grip about the stick giving rise to movement in translation of the grip together with the movable assembly along the stick, the grip being movable in translation in both a first direction in translation and in a second direction in translation that is opposite to the first direction in translation.
US10737774B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle propeller assembly Various embodiments of an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. In some embodiments, the UAV includes a motor assembly rotatable about a rotation axis and a propeller hub assembly removably engageable with the motor assembly. The propeller hub assembly includes a retainer configured and dimensioned for engagement with the motor assembly such that rotation of the motor assembly causes corresponding rotation of the propeller hub assembly. The retainer includes a pair of deflectable arms resiliently repositionable between a first position and a second position, for engagement and disengagement with the motor assembly, respectively. The arms are movable inwardly towards the rotation axis from the first position to the second position upon application of an external force and movable outwardly away from the rotation axis from the second position to the first position upon removal of the external force.
US10737769B1	Tactile feedback aircraft control grip A control grip for an aircraft control stick or yoke has within it electrically controlled actuators. Each actuator extends a thrust pin that corresponds with the fingertips of the pilot's hand that is holding the control grip. Additional thrust pins are positioned at the base of the thumb and base of the index finger. The actuators, upon receiving their electrical input, extend their thrust pin a small distance and press on the pilot's fingertips. This movement signals the pilot information that is currently conveyed to the pilot's eyes or ears through conventional instruments. Angle of attack for “best rate of climb” would be indicated to the pilot by an extension of the thrust pin that corresponds to the third finger. Angle of attack for “best angle of climb” would be indicated by the extension of the thrust pin that corresponds to the pilot's second finger. Angle of attack at which the wing reaches aerodynamic stall would be indicated by the button that corresponds to the index finger. Thrust pins positioned at the base of the index finger and thumb will be used to indicate slip/skid attitude. The thrust pins will be made to pulse as this is more effective for tactile feedback. Roll attitude can also be included in the thrust pins. Although the pin assignments listed are the primary functions, the thrust pins would not be limited to these functions. Additional actuators can be added to include other aircraft information.
US10737768B2	Enhanced takeoff trim indication A method converts an aircraft takeoff trim setting that would be a function of several parameters to a value that is a function of CG position only. In this way, it is possible to create a direct simple equivalence between Stabilizer angle and CG. The equivalent CG can be presented in real time to the pilot.
US10737766B2	Thrust producing unit with at least two rotor assemblies and a shrouding A thrust producing unit for producing thrust in a predetermined direction, comprising a shrouding and at least two rotor assemblies, wherein the shrouding defines an internal volume, and wherein a first rotor assembly of the at least two rotor assemblies defines a first rotor axis and a second rotor assembly of the at least two rotor assemblies defines a second rotor axis, the first and second rotor axes being one of: (i) coaxially arranged, and (ii) inclined by associated inclination angles with respect to the predetermined direction, the associated inclination angles being comprised in a range between −60° and +60°, and preferably amounting to 0°, and wherein the first rotor assembly is arranged outside of the internal volume of the shrouding.
US10737764B2	Base flight control member orientation mechanism and control Methods and devices for adjusting a position of a flight control member relative to a base of an aircraft. The devices and methods include a joint that movably connects the flight control surface to the base. An extension member is connected to the flight control surface and extends through the joint. Adjustable linear members of the base are connected to the extension member and configured to adjust the position of the extension member. This adjustment results in re-orienting the flight control member relative to the base to adjust the flight of the aircraft.
US10737761B2	Camber adjustment systems and methods for aircraft wings A camber adjustment system for a wing of an aircraft includes a droop panel that is configured to pivotally couple to a portion of a main body of a wing, a flap, and a coupler having a track that moveably couples the droop panel to the flap. The droop panel is configured to move in response to movement of the flap via the coupler.
US10737760B2	Multi-box wing spar and skin Apparatus and systems provide for the construction of wing sections having a plurality of wing spars abutted against each other to form a contiguous multi-box wing spar layup. An aircraft wing includes a plurality of wing spars configured to be attached to an aircraft fuselage, an upper wing surface, and a lower wing surface. The plurality of wing spars are in a multi-box wing spar layup. The plurality of wing spars, the upper wing surface, and the lower wing surface are composite layers having continuous fibers.
US10737758B2	Aircraft for the transport of passengers having lower deck facilities An aircraft includes a passenger cabin having a floor, a cargo compartment below the floor, a first access unit for accessing the cargo compartment from the passenger cabin, the first access unit being located on the floor and a utility space module arranged in the cargo. At least one part of the cargo compartment includes a first lateral half and a second lateral half in relation to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; the lateral halves form the part of the cargo compartment. The utility space module includes a utility space cross-section in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis, which is dimensioned such that it conforms to a cross-section of one of the lateral halves of the cargo compartment. Further, the utility space module is placed exclusively in the first lateral half or the second lateral half of the cargo compartment directly below the first access unit.
US10737754B1	Continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. The LTA may include a continuous multi-chamber super-pressure balloon (SPB). The SPB may include two, three, four or more chambers. There may be more than one such multi-chamber SPB. A ring may provide structural support between each chamber. A plurality of tendons may extend upwardly and downwardly from the ring around respective upper and lower chambers to bias each of the SPB chambers to a pumpkin shape. The SPB may use a compressor to provide a variable amount of ballast air by pumping in or expelling out ambient air. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) may be attached with the continuous multi-chamber SPB. The ZPB may provide lift for the system. The multi-chamber SPB may include lifting gas and ballast air to provide both lifting and descent functions. The SPB may have an internal barrier separating a lift gas compartment from a variable ballast air compartment.
US10737749B2	Autonomous underwater vehicle for aiding a scuba diver A system for use by a diver during an underwater dive. An autonomous underwater vehicle (one component of the system, AUV) comprises a component for detecting that the AUV has entered water, an AUV acoustic transceiver, a plurality of AUV sensors, a propulsion unit, a processor for determining dive information and diver information responsive to data from one or both of the AUV acoustic transceiver and the plurality of AUV sensors, and one or more cameras. Diver equipment carried by the diver comprises a plurality of diver sensors and a diver acoustic transceiver for receiving sensed information from the plurality of diver sensors and communicating the sensed information to the AUV, and for receiving information from the AUV acoustic transceiver.
US10737747B2	Retractable bow loading system and method Bow loading system to be installed on a forecastle deck of a first ship and comprising at least one fluid conveying pipe (118) having a valve coupler (112) at the first end of each pipe, which is intended to be connected to a complementary valve of a fluid conveying pipe of a support structure installed on a second ship; a fixed structure (120) to be fixed on the deck and forming an ascending ramp (122); a movable structure (140) movably mounted on the ramp (122) of the fixed structure and to which is linked each fluid conveying pipe (118) for moving the valve coupler (112) of each pipe from a retracted position to an extended position, in which the complementary valve can be connected to the valve coupler, and means (150) for moving the movable structure (140) from the retracted position to the extended position.
US10737743B2	Braking device for a personal mobility vehicle A personal mobility vehicle, such as a scooter, includes at least one battery and motor for powering at least one driven wheel. The vehicle also includes a braking assembly configured to isolate the motor from the at least one driven wheel such that power is terminated from the motor to the at least one wheel in response to a user engaging a braking assembly of the vehicle. The vehicle can include a switch or position sensor that interacts with the braking assembly to initiate the isolation of the motor from the at least one driven wheel and the switch or position sensor preferably is inaccessible to the foot of the user.
US10737742B2	Four bar rear suspension for a bicycle A bicycle frame is adapted to provide suspension to a human user. The bicycle frame has a top tube and down tube connected to a head tube. A seat tube, fixed to the top tube and down tube connects to the bottom bracket. A chain stay is rotatably coupled to the seat tube at a chain stay pivot. A seat stay is rotatably coupled to the seat tube at a seat stay pivot. An upper shock mount is attached to a distal end of the seat stay forward of the seat stay pivot. A lower shock mount is attached to the chain stay rearward of the seat stay pivot. A shock is connected to the upper shock mount and the lower shock mount passing the seat tube from forward to rearward. A rear axle plate is attached to the seat stay and the chain stay and configured to accommodate a rear axle.
US10737732B2	System of a reinforced structural element of a motor vehicle A system of a reinforced structural element of a motor vehicle includes a structural element having two panel sheets, as well as a reinforcing element, and an adhesive. The reinforcing element herein in the region of joints of the panel sheets is adhesively bonded to the structural element.
US10737730B2	High-rigidity vehicle body frame A high-rigidity vehicle body frame includes a front panel frame, a floor frame, a roof frame and two side frames. The floor frame includes a floor front beam, two floor side beams and a floor support member. The side frames includes a side front vertical beam, a side middle vertical beam and a side rear vertical beam. The roof frame includes a roof support member and two roof side beams each of which is fixed to the side front vertical beam, the side middle vertical beam and the side rear vertical beam at a same side, and the roof support member is fixed between the two roof side beams. The front panel frame fixed between the two roof side beams includes an X-shaped front support member which is fixed on the floor front beam. The lateral deformation resistance and the bending deformation resistance of the vehicle body are enhanced.
US10737725B2	System and method for assisting parallel parking using orthogonal projection A system is provided for assisting a driver of a vehicle with parallel parking of the vehicle. The system includes at least one imager positioned to capture images of a scene to at least a side of the vehicle and to output image data, and an image processor for processing the image data received from the at least one imager to create an orthographic projection from the image data, where the orthographic projection shows side views of parking spaces and a graphic representation of the vehicle to be parked shown in relative locations to the parking spaces to enable the driver to determine the relative size of the parking spaces.
US10737724B2	Device and method for displaying target parking space of vehicle The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for displaying a target parking space of a vehicle in order to allow a driver to select an optimal empty parking section. The target parking space display device includes: an information collector collecting a parking reference point and a width of a search space from a parking assist system; an image acquirer acquiring a top-view image; a controller detecting parking section information corresponding to the parking reference point from the top-view image, and detecting a target parking space occupied by the vehicle on the basis of the detected parking section information, the parking reference point, and the width of the search space; and a display displaying the detected target parking space on the top-view image.
US10737723B2	Control device for vehicle traveling The autonomous LC control is started in response to receiving a start instruction of autonomous lane change. When the driver performs a steering intervention in a same direction as a direction of steering requested by the autonomous LC control, and establishment of a stop condition of lane change is not recognized, during execution of the autonomous LC control, the autonomous driving control is continued. When the steering intervention in the same direction is performed, and establishment of the stop condition is recognized, during execution of the autonomous LC control, termination of the autonomous driving control is announced.
US10737722B2	Electric power steering system An electric power steering system includes a mechanical linkage, first and second wheels, an electric motor, first and second speed sensors, and an electronic control unit. The linkage includes a steering column and a rack operatively engaged to the steering column. The first and second wheels are rotationally engaged to opposite ends of the rack. The motor is operatively attached to the linkage for providing steering assistance. The first and second speed sensors are configured to detect rotation speed of the respective first and second wheels. The unit is configured to receive first and second rotational speed signals from the respective first and second speed sensors, and calculate a first rotational speed differential between the first and second wheels to facilitate an estimation of a steering column angular position for controlling the electric motor.
US10737720B2	Leaning vehicle A leaning vehicle includes a vehicle body; a rear wheel; a left arm mechanism; a left steerable front wheel; a right arm mechanism; a right steerable front wheel; a leaning mechanism; a leaning drive mechanism; and a steering mechanism. The leaning drive mechanism is disposed between any one of a left-right arm connection mechanism, the left arm mechanism and the right arm mechanism and the vehicle body. A rear end of the leaning drive mechanism is disposed at a rear side of a lower end of a steering shaft in the front-back direction of the vehicle body. A front end of the leaning drive mechanism is disposed at a front side of an upper end of the steering shaft. At least a portion of the leaning drive mechanism is disposed at a down side of the steering shaft in the up-down direction of the vehicle body.
US10737718B2	Steering control system and method for autonomous vehicle A steering control system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle includes a steering input device accessible to a driver for providing steering control of the vehicle in a manual steering mode. Also included is at least one autonomous steering assembly for providing steering control of the vehicle in an autonomous steering mode. Further included is a plurality of road wheels controlled by a blended output of the steering input device and the at least one autonomous steering assembly during a transition steering mode.
US10737716B2	Steering control method for vehicles A steering control method for a vehicle, may include determining, by a controller, whether or not a vehicle is in a high-speed turning driving condition based on factors reflecting a driving state of the vehicle; determining, by the controller, whether or not a rapid acceleration is occurring in the vehicle when the controller determines that the vehicle is in the high-speed turning driving condition; and providing, by the controller, restoration compensation torque to a steering restoration direction of the vehicle by use of a steering motor when the controller determines that the rapid acceleration is occurring.
US10737713B1	Lift assist for installing and removing heavy bulky objects A portable lift device for installing and removing heavy, bulky objects. The device comprises a portable cart having a low-profile base, wheels mounted on the base, and a push handle extending from the base. At least one spacer may rest on and extend above the base, whereby the low profile of the base is elevated. A receiver is mounted on the base. The receiver includes a plurality of support recesses. A workstick is pivotably engageable with a selected one of the support recesses, the workstick having a chain attachment member. A chain is provided to be attachable to the chain attachment member and also attachable to a unit to be lifted in response to movement of the workstick.
US10737709B2	Worker protection system A worker protection system may include a train-mounted unit for use on a train, and one or more wayside units, configured for placement on or near a track traversed by the train. Each of the train-mounted unit and the one or more wayside units may include a corresponding communication component, with one or more antennas, configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals, with the signals comprise ultra-wideband (UWB) signals, and one or more circuits configured for processing signals and data, and for performing applications or functions relating to operations of the corresponding unit. The train-mounted unit may operate cooperatively with the one or more wayside units, to provide alerts to one or more workers operating on or near the track, based on communication of the UWB signals with at least one of the one or more wayside units.
US10737706B2	Railcar end unit A railcar end unit is operable to be mounted in a center sill between buff and draft sill stops. The buff and draft end bodies are configured to be shiftably mounted relative to the center sill to engage the respective sill stops and to shift axially relative to one another along a unit axis. The end unit includes a buff spring pack operably mounted between the end bodies and compressible along the unit axis from a neutral condition to a compressed condition.
US10737705B2	Reinforced railcar side stake A reinforced railcar side stake configured to be mounted to the underframe of a rail car and extend upwardly therefrom, the side stake comprises: a main body which is a U shaped channel that includes a flat back generally parallel to the side wall and a pair of legs extending generally perpendicular to the back and the side wall structures, the legs of the main body having cutouts at a lower portion thereof; a connection plate coupled to the side sill main body within the cutouts wherein the connection plate surface is flush with the upper ends of the legs above the cutouts; and a reinforcing plate within the interior of the main body near the coupling of the side stake to the underframe wherein the reinforcing plate overlaps the area of the connection plate by extending both below and above the cutouts in the legs.
US10737700B2	Hybrid/electric vehicle motor control during step-ratio transmission engagement A vehicle includes a step-ratio automatic transmission having clutches engageable to provide forward and reverse gears, an electric machine selectively coupled to the transmission, a main pump powered by the electric machine and supplying oil to actuate selected transmission clutches, a gear selector configured for selecting a transmission gear, and a controller configured to stop the electric machine when the gear selector selects park or neutral, to operate the electric machine in a speed control mode using a higher controller gain in response to the gear selector selecting forward or reverse while the electric machine is stopped until the electric machine and the main pump reach a first speed threshold to reduce engagement delay of at least one of the transmission clutches, and to operate the electric machine using a lower controller gain when the electric machine and the main pump exceed the first speed threshold.
US10737696B2	System, method, and apparatus for operating a high efficiency, high output transmission A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets controls the shift actuator with actuating and opposing pulses, and interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.
US10737692B2	Parking assistance control apparatus A parking assistance control apparatus for assisting parking a vehicle including a charging port that is connectable to electrical supply equipment via a charging cable. In the apparatus, a charging port recognizer is configured to recognize a mounting location of the charging port on the vehicle. An electrical supply equipment recognizer is configured to recognize an installation location of the electrical supply equipment. A parking assistance controller is configured to, based on the mounting location of the charging port on the vehicle and the installation location of the electrical supply equipment, determine a parking manner to park the vehicle, and based on the determined parking manner, perform parking assistance control.
US10737691B2	Trajectory-based guidance of a motor vehicle A method includes determining a first trajectory of the motor vehicle during a driver-controlled movement of the motor vehicle; determining a second trajectory on the basis of the first trajectory; and storing the second trajectory for the subsequent driver-independent guidance of the motor vehicle on the second trajectory. In this case, the second trajectory includes an optimization of the first trajectory.
US10737687B2	Vehicle and method for controlling the same A vehicle is provided that includes a motor connected to vehicle wheels and configured to generate electrical power. A first rotational speed detector detects rotational speed of the motor and an engine generates mechanical power. A second rotational speed detector detects rotational speed of the engine. A clutch is disposed between the engine and the motor to open and close the connection between the engine and the motor. A controller diagnoses a failure of the clutch and outputs an instruction to open the clutch and an instruction to turn off the engine when the clutch has a failure. The controller determines whether the clutch is successfully opened based on the detected rotational speed of the motor and the detected rotational speed of the engine, executes a series driving mode when that the clutch is successfully opened and speed limit driving when that the clutch has failed to be opened.
US10737681B2	Drive unit, vehicle, and control method for drive unit In a drive unit including a motor, an inverter, a first electric storage device, a step up-down converter, first and second capacitors, a DC-DC converter, and a relay, the DC-DC converter is driven, while a target duty ratio of the step up-down converter is set such that a total loss of the step up-down converter and the DC-DC converter becomes larger than a maximum loss value of the step up-down converter, and the step up-down converter is controlled, when the relay is turned off to discharge charge of the first capacitor and the second capacitor.
US10737671B2	Braking performance evaluation method and braking performance evaluation device In a braking performance evaluation method including the steps of acquiring a tire ground contact pressure distribution, acquiring a sliding friction coefficient table, and calculating a friction force of an entire tire using a brush model having a function representing the tire ground contact pressure distribution and the sliding friction coefficient table, the step of acquiring the tire ground contact pressure distribution includes the step of acquiring a first ground contact pressure distribution on a road surface on which no water film is present via actual measurement or calculation and the step of acquiring a second ground contact pressure distribution by applying reduction in a ground contact pressure due to a water film intruded between the tire and the road surface to the first ground contact pressure distribution and using the second ground contact pressure distribution as the tire ground contact pressure distribution used for the calculating.
US10737670B2	Vehicle brake hydraulic control device A brake fluid pressure control device for a vehicle that can perform fluid pressure control on the brake fluid pressure applied to wheel brakes. It is determined whether the pressure increasing time in the current pressure increasing control exceeds determination time which is set on the basis of the pressure increasing time in past pressure increasing control. If the pressure increasing time in the current pressure increasing control exceeds the determination time, it is determined that the road surface on which the vehicle is travelling has changed from the road surface with a low coefficient of friction to the road surface with a high coefficient of friction.
US10737667B2	System and method for vehicle control in tailgating situations A computer-implemented method for braking control of a host vehicle includes detecting a panic brake operation based on a change of a braking pressure of a braking system of the host vehicle with respect to time. The method includes detecting a second vehicle driving behind the host vehicle and in the same lane as the host vehicle, and determining a time-to-collision value between the host vehicle and the second vehicle. Further, the method includes determining a deceleration rate of the host vehicle based on a driver braking pressure provided by operation of a brake pedal of the braking system. The method includes controlling the braking system based on the time-to-collision value and the deceleration rate.
US10737666B2	Automotive control A system includes a switch biased to a neutral position, a camera, and a computer communicatively coupled to the switch and the camera. The computer is programmed to activate a vehicle brake upon receiving data from the switch that the switch is in the neutral position and to activate the vehicle brake upon determining that an operator of the switch is in an inattentive state based on data received from the camera.
US10737664B2	Concrete mixer truck cleaning system A cleaning system is disclosed for cleaning concrete residue from a concrete mixer truck. The cleaning system may include a water delivery system having one or more conduits configured to deliver pressurized water to one or more spray headers positioned at various back-end portions of the truck. The cleaning system further includes one or more valves configured to control the flow of pressurized water through the one or more conduits to the one or more spray headers. In various embodiments, the one or more valves are manually operable to control the release of water to the spray headers. In other embodiments, the one or more valves are controlled by a computing device through an electrical coupling such as a communication bus. The cleaning system may be configured to clean different portions of the truck using different sets of spray headers at different times as part of a washing protocol.
US10737663B2	Extraneous-matter removing apparatus An extraneous-matter removing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a connector, a detector, and a removal unit. The connector is connected with a branch wire branching from a camera wire. The camera wire transmits a start-up signal for starting up a camera provided outside of a vehicle. The detector detects the start-up signal flowing through the branch wire connected with the connector. The removal unit performs, when the detector detects the start-up signal, a removing operation of an extraneous matter attached to the camera.
US10737655B2	Housing for an airbag module and method for manufacturing such housing A housing for an airbag module for accommodating a folded gas bag. The housing including a base portion and at least one lateral portion projecting from the base portion. At least one of the portions comprises at least two layers of a flexible material, which are arranged one above the other and are cohesively connected with each other.
US10737654B2	Airbag device for knee protection A case for housing an inflator includes a protruding region for storing a connector of a wire harness which is connected to an inflator body. A body of the wire harness extends from the connector in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the inflator body. The protruding region protrudes from a circumferential wall of the case partially. The protruding region includes a stopper wall that is opposed to the connector as stored in the case in the axial direction of the inflator, and a pair of limiting walls that are engageable with the wire harness by the leading ends and thus limit an angle range with respect to the inflator body within which the wire harness is rotatable. The limiting walls each extend from the stopper wall and are disposed on both sides of the connector in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the inflator.
US10737650B2	Sensor-connected passenger detection method and passenger occupancy detection system A passenger occupancy detection system is provided that implements a sensor-connected passenger detection method. The system includes that a sensor controller that reads a sensor value using an ESC as an acceleration sensor when a vehicle is stopped and distinguishes an in-vehicle passenger with a vehicle acceleration change by the sensor value. The operations of a rear-seat passenger notification system 200 and a passenger-seat occupant classification advanced airbag system 300 are connected by the distinguishing the in-vehicle passenger, enhancing the sensor reliability by providing Fail-Safe together with increasing the accuracy of the passenger detection utilizing longitudinal/lateral accelerations/yaw rate information.
US10737646B2	Rear impact guard A rear impact guard includes first and second bumper support members that are identical to one another and configured to be coupled to a rear end of the vehicle along first and second sides of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, respectively. The rear impact guard also includes third and fourth bumper support members configured to be coupled to the rear end of the vehicle and coupled to a floor assembly of the vehicle. The third and fourth bumper support members are identical and different from the first and second bumper support members. The third bumper support member is spaced outwardly from the first bumper support member, and the fourth bumper support member is spaced outwardly from the second bumper support member. The rear impact guard further includes a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of each of the first, second, third, and fourth bumper support members.
US10737645B2	Vehicle front structure A bumper member at a vehicle frontmost end is joined to side members. The bumper member has a curved shape, a center portion protrudes further to the vehicle front than a tip end portion of the side member, a projecting portion is positioned on the outer side of the tip end portion, and is curved toward the vehicle rear, a protruding part extending toward the side member is provided on an inner side of the projecting portion, a tip end portion on the inner side of the protruding part has a planar portion opposite a side face portion on the outer side of the side member, a protrusion protruding to the inner side from the planar portion and extending in the longitudinal direction is provided in the planar portion, and a slit-shaped opening into which a tip end of the protrusion is inserted is provided in the side face portion.
US10737642B2	Protector A protector includes: a main body part including an accommodation part which accommodates an electric wire bundle; a cover part which is attached to the main body part and covers the accommodation part; and a clamp which is formed on the main body part and is inserted into a locking hole formed in a mounting target part to lock the mounting target part. The protector further includes a pressing piece which is formed on a side of the main body part opposite to the clamp, extends along a plane perpendicular to an axis of the clamp, and is disposed at a position laterally deviating from the axis of the clamp.
US10737638B2	Vehicular pillar structure A vehicular pillar structure including: a first front pillar garnish, a first pillar being extended substantially along a vehicle vertical direction; a second front pillar garnish and a second pillar being extended substantially along the vehicle vertical direction, a transparent member that is bridged between the first pillar and the second pillar; an extended portion that is provided on the vehicle interior side and on a vehicle upper side of the transparent member, is formed in a plate shape whose plate thickness direction is a substantially vehicle width direction, and is extended from an upper end portion of the second front pillar garnish to an upper end portion of the first front pillar garnish; and an upper lid member provided to cover a space between a lower end portion of the extended portion and the transparent member, and is configured as a separate body from the second front pillar garnish.
US10737637B2	Door cladding for a motor vehicle A door cladding for a motor vehicle has a base body, a door handle (100), a cover (101) and at least one securing component (102). The door handle (100) is fastened on the base body, and the cover (101) at least partially encases the door handle (100). The securing component (102) is fastened on the base body and is formed in one part and/or integrally with the cover (101).
US10737635B2	Agricultural working machine An agricultural working machine with a seat for an operator of the agricultural working machine, with a monitor for displaying data, such as operating data of the agricultural working machine, and/or an attachment of the agricultural working machine, and with an adjustable holding device that holds the monitor. The adjustable holding device enables adjustment of the height, tilt, and distance of the monitor relative to the seat.
US10737634B2	Pivoting internal display unit with fixed screen Display systems for a vehicle are contemplated that comprise a seat display unit coupled with a display screen, where the display screen is affixed to a seat back and the seat display unit is disposed within the seat back. The display screen is fixed to the seat back such that its relative position with the seat back remains constant when the seat back is reclined. The seat display unit is coupled to the seat back, such that the seat display unit automatically tilts or pivots when the seat back is reclined, and while the display screen does not move relative to the seat back.
US10737624B2	Viewing device for vehicle A viewing device for a vehicle is provided with plural cameras, an image generation unit, a display and a switching control unit. The plural cameras have different imaging ranges. On the basis of captured images from one or a plural number of the cameras, the image generation unit generates plural viewing images that differ in at least one of viewpoint or viewing angle. The display displays the viewing images. The switching control unit is capable of switching a viewing image being displayed at the display to another of the viewing images.
US10737623B2	Cloaking devices According to one or more embodiments described herein, a cloaking device may comprise a first mirror, a second mirror, a third mirror, and a fourth mirror. The cloaking device may further comprise a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens. Each of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens may be achromatic cylindrical lenses, or each of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens may be acylindrical lenses.
US10737622B1	Kind of vehicle-mounted intelligent infant rearview mirror A kind of vehicle-mounted intelligent infant rearview mirror contains: upper cover body, lower cover body, ribbon seat upper cover and ribbon seat lower cover. The upper cover body is fastened on the lower cover body, the edge position of lower cover body is equipped with the fixed hole on all sides in symmetry, the upper cover body is fixed with the stud corresponding to the fixed hole of the lower cover body, the upper cover body and lower cover body are fixed and connected by round head self-tapping screw, the upper cover body is equipped with the convex groove matched with the translucent piece, the groove is equipped with the limit slot, the limit slot is embedded with PCB lamp panel, and the upper cover body and the acrylic wide angle lens are pressed together.
US10737616B1	Safety and alert system for a child seat of a vehicle The present invention is a safety and alert system installed in a child seat of a vehicle. The system has at least one weight detector to detect the presence of a child on a child seat. Temperature sensors and a heart monitor will be activated when the presence of a child is detected. A processing unit processes signals received from one of the sensors or a GPS tracker unit, when the body temperature of a child and the inside temperature of a vehicle are not within a preset safe range and/or when the child is unattended for a period of time more than the preset time limit. These signals are then sent to the alerting unit to allow proper action to be taken. A GPS tracker unit tracks the current location of the vehicle and sends location information to the proper authorities. The alerting unit sends sound messages, text messages or electronic emails to a user. At least one tint sticker and LED light are installed on a vehicle window to indicate and alert people outside of the vehicle, by turning ON LED lights, that a child has been left unattended in a vehicle or that there is an emergency involving a child inside of a vehicle.
US10737614B2	Sun visor for a vehicle The present invention relates to a sun visor (1) for a vehicle (100). The sun visor comprises a light source (6, 7) for providing illumination within the vehicle, and a printed electronic circuit (4) located within the sun visor for controlling operation of the light source. The sun visor may include a light dispersion device (10) for dispersing light emitted by the light source, which may include a body portion (11) extending over the printed electronic circuit and a light emission portion (12) extending around the body portion and arranged to transmit light from the light source to the outside of the sun visor.
US10737612B2	Wheel structure with circular light emission The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wheels. It discloses a wheel structure with circular light emission which includes a fixed shaft, a hub that rotates about the fixed shaft, a light base structure fixedly connected with the fixed shaft, and a light cover protecting the light base structure. The light base structure includes a light strip mounting base and a light strip looped around the light strip mounting base. In this way, the light strip emits light which can create a cool effect when in use. The light base structure is fixedly connected with the fixed shaft so that the light base structure is fixed and damaging of electric wires due to rotation can be prevented. This can improve service life of the product, simplify its structure, lower its production cost, and provide great convenience to the user.
US10737607B2	Mobile cart for spray dispensing A mobile cart includes a frame; a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels. At least one carrier is movably attached to the frame and configured to receive a drum thereon. The carrier is movable between a transport position, wherein the carrier is supported upon the frame, and a loading position, wherein the carrier is oriented generally upright. A corresponding at least one motorized drive member is attached to the frame and to the carrier, the motorized drive member being configured, when actuated, to move the corresponding carrier between the transport position and the loading position.
US10737605B1	Modular grill mount for recreational vehicles A grill support apparatus for mounting a grill to a recreational vehicle comprises: a pivot assembly comprising a first hinge and a second hinge; a support arm assembly comprising a first support arm attached to the first hinge, a second support arm attached to the second hinge, and a third support arm attached to and vertically separating the first support arm and the second support arm at first ends proximal to the first hinge and the second hinge; where the first support arm and the second support arm are attached to one another at a position distal to the first hinge and the second hinge; and a base grill support platform attached to the second support arm and extending outwardly from the recreational vehicle in a horizontal orientation.
US10737604B2	Grab handle assembly for a vehicle A grab handle assembly for a vehicle includes a sleeve for attaching to the vehicle, an insert receivable in the sleeve, and a grab handle positioned on an end of the insert. A locking member is provided to adjustably fix a position of the grab handle with respect to the sleeve. The locking member includes a locking pin and a cam lock mechanism to hold the insert with respect to the sleeve. A rotation prevention surface may be provided on the locking pin to prevent the locking pin from rotating with respect to the sleeve and the insert. A locking force provided by the locking member may be preset.
US10737602B2	Deployable armrest An armrest includes a gear assembly with a crown gear directly coupled to the armrest that imparts rotational motion to the armrest, a planetary gear engaged with the crown gear, and a pinion gear coupled to the crown gear that imparts vertical motion of the entire gear assembly, and the armrest, along a rack.
US10737601B2	Seat beam clamp A beam clamp (124) for a passenger seat includes a keyhole (126) configured to flex outwardly from an un-flexed position to a flexed position. The diameter of the keyhole in the un-flexed position is less than the diameter of the keyhole in the flexed position. A method of assembling the passenger seat includes assembling a seat base and connecting a seat back to the seat base. Assembling the seat base includes flexing the keyhole of the beam clamp outwards from the un-flexed position to the flexed position and inserting a support beam within the keyhole in the flexed position.
US10737598B2	Seat and vehicle A seat back of a seat includes: a seat back frame; a front side elastic member positioned on a user side; a rear side elastic member disposed more rearward than the front side elastic member is; and a pressure receiving member disposed at a rear of the rear side elastic member. The rear side elastic member has a lower resilience than the front side elastic member. The pressure receiving member supports the front side elastic member and the rear side elastic member while being supported by the seat back frame.
US10737597B2	Conductive system A seating assembly includes a seat having a seating surface, a first conductor, a second conductor, and a plurality of thermoelectric devices arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor in an elongated strip located proximate the seating surface. A voltage is applied to the thermoelectric devices to thermodynamically influence the seating surface. An air mover is in fluid communication with the thermoelectric devices. A conductive grease is disposed between the first conductor and the plurality of thermoelectric devices, and a conductive adhesive is disposed between the second conductor and the plurality of thermoelectric devices.
US10737595B2	Storage for seating assembly A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a vehicle facing portion. The vehicle facing portion includes a first bracket and a second bracket mounted to a frame and a module mounted to the first bracket and the second bracket. The module includes protrusions that are rotatably coupled to first apertures in the first bracket and a mounting apparatus for securing the module to the second bracket.
US10737589B2	Passenger support A passenger support includes a vehicle seat and a foundation having a lower track and an upper track. The lower track is coupled to a floor of a vehicle in a fixed position relative the floor. The vehicle seat is coupled to the upper track to slide back and forth relative to the lower track.
US10737588B2	Power seat slide device To provide a power seat slide device having improved effects of reducing abnormal sound, a temperature increase, and so on in gear mechanisms and so on. Gear mechanisms each include a case in which a worm and a worm wheel are rotatably supported, the cases are suspended from and supported by upper rails. The worms are connected to and supported by a rotational force transmission shaft of a drive mechanism, and the worm wheels are screwed to and supported by slide screws provided in lower rails. Further, the cases are supported on the lower rails via balls which are rolling members. This structure stabilizes a slide operation of the cases themselves and can further improve the effects of reducing abnormal sound and so on.
US10737584B2	Battery state of charge reset A system for a vehicle including a traction battery, electrical loads, and a controller configured to, during a charge operation, activate the loads such that charge current output by a charger is consumed by the loads and charge current input to the battery approaches zero to update a state of charge (SOC) value of the battery, and deactivate the loads upon completion of the update such that charge current input to the battery increases.
US10737581B2	Adaptive power supply system and operation method thereof An adaptive power supply system for an unmanned vehicle and an operation method thereof are provided. The adaptive power supply system includes an adaptive power supply, a battery, a sensing circuit, and a power dispatch controller. The output terminal of the adaptive power supply powers the load circuit of the unmanned vehicle. The battery is coupled to the output terminal of the adaptive power supply. The sensing circuit senses the output of the output terminal of the adaptive power supply and the output of the battery. The power dispatch controller controls the output of the output terminal of the adaptive power supply according to the sensing result of the sensing circuit. The power dispatch controller determines whether one or both of the adaptive power supply and the battery power the load circuit by adjusting the output of the adaptive power supply.
US10737579B2	Coil unit A coil unit includes a case (an upper cover) made of a resin, the case including an attachment surface to be attached to a case of a power storage apparatus, a metal plate provided in the case, a coil located opposite to the attachment surface with respect to the metal plate, and a metal member arranged to surround a space portion located between the metal plate and the case (the upper cover). The metal member is formed integrally with the upper cover made of the resin.
US10737578B2	Semi-active partial parallel battery architecture for an automotive vehicle systems and methods An automotive battery system that includes a lead-acid battery electrically coupled to a first bus, in which the lead-acid battery supplies electrical power to a starter via the first bus to cold crank an internal combustion engine of a vehicle; a lithium-ion battery electrically coupled to a second bus, in which the lithium-ion battery captures and stores electrical energy generated by a regenerative braking system when the vehicle brakes and supplies electrical power to the second bus using the electrical energy captured from the regenerative braking system such that a first portion of the second electrical power is supplied to an electrical system; and a DC/DC converter electrically coupled between the first bus and the second bus, in which the DC/DC converter controls supply of a second portion of the second electrical power to charge the lead-acid battery.
US10737577B2	Control strategy for charging electrified vehicle over multiple locations of a drive route A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling charging of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle over a plurality of charging locations of a drive route, the controlling step including scheduling charging based at least on a cost to charge at each of the plurality of charging locations and an amount of charging time available at each of the plurality of charging locations.
US10737576B2	Method and device for a high-voltage energy system of a vehicle A method for a high-voltage energy system of a vehicle wherein a pre-accident error state is determined which shows the current existing error of the high-voltage energy system prior to the time of an accident. Then an accident event is determined. A post-accident error state is determined which shows the current existing error of the high-voltage energy system according to the time of the accident. The high-voltage energy system is deactivated in accordance with the accident, the pre-accident error state, and the post-accident error state.
US10737575B2	Power device parameter adjustment A computer includes a processor; and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine, based on a measurement performed in a vehicle, that a parameter of a power device is outside of a predetermined range; and actuate components in the vehicle to heat the power device.
US10737571B2	Fuel fill opening structure Provided is a fuel fill opening structure which includes: a holder which forms a fuel supply passage; a main on-off valve which is arranged in the holder, and opens or closes the fuel supply passage; a drain opening which is drilled on an upstream side from the main on-off valve of the holder; a drain flap which is pivotably arranged at a position to come in contact with a fuel gun inserted into the holder; and a drain on-off valve which pivots along with pivot of the drain flap to open or close the drain opening. A first pivot amount of the drain flap, which is pivoted by being brought in contact with the fuel gun, is set to be larger than a second pivot amount of the drain on-off valve required to close the drain opening.
US10737568B2	Grille inner attachment structure A grille inner attachment structure includes a grille inner disposed ahead of a radiator in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a vehicle body to which the grille inner is attached. The grille inner includes an arm portion attached and fixed to the vehicle body, a breaking start portion provided in the arm portion and configured to be broken to release the arm portion from the vehicle body when the grille inner receives a collision load from a vehicle front side, and an inclined surface inclined toward a vehicle rear side and an upper side. The vehicle body includes an inclined surface facing portion provided behind the inclined surface and ahead of the radiator in the vehicle front-rear direction, the inclined surface facing portion being provided at a position at which the inclined surface facing portion overlaps with the inclined surface when seen from the vehicle front side.
US10737567B2	Hybrid module A hybrid module includes a housing, an annular stator, first and second annular rotors, and a first bearing. The housing is arranged for fixing to a combustion engine and a multi-speed transmission of a vehicle. The annular stator is fixed to the housing. The first annular rotor is disposed on a first axial side of the stator. The second annular rotor is disposed on a second axial side of the stator, opposite the first axial side. The first bearing is installed between the first annular rotor or the second annular rotor, and the annular stator. In an example embodiment, the first annular rotor or the second annular rotor includes an annular magnet. In an example embodiment, the first annular rotor is fixed to the second annular rotor.
US10737566B2	Vehicle body rear structure To protect a battery pack supported in a rear end part of a vehicle body at the time of a rear end crash, the vehicle body rear structure comprises: a pair of left and right rear side frames (10) extending in a fore and aft direction in a laterally spaced apart relationship; a rear floor panel (14) attached to the rear side frames (10) and defining a battery receiving space (40) for receiving a battery pack therein; and a load transmitting member (46) having a front end (46A) fixedly secured to a structural member (24) of the vehicle body and extending to a rear end (46B) thereof located behind the battery receiving space.
US10737565B2	Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle capable of reducing an impact on a fuel cell stack thereof in the vehicle-width direction is provided. The fuel cell vehicle includes: the fuel cell stack; a stack frame to which the fuel cell stack is adapted to be mounted, and disposed in a front compartment of the vehicle; and a pair of front side members disposed on both the right and left sides of the stack frame and disposed to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction. The fuel cell stack is disposed so as to be fitted within the width in the vehicle-width direction of the stack frame in the vehicle-width direction. The stack frame entirely overlaps the front side members when viewed in the vehicle-width direction.
US10737562B2	Vehicle roof cover A cover of a vehicle roof, which has a glass panel, a cover frame arranged on the inside of the cover or glass panel and components arranged on the inside of the cover, in particular functional components and/or lighting components of a cover lighting device, wherein, according to one approach, the cover frame or blind forms an assembly unit that bears the components and that is fastened to the inside of the cover by a plastic foaming, by an adhesive or by mechanical connections and with correct positioning of the components on the cover.
US10737560B2	Operating mechanism for rear hinged fully sealed independent side operating doors A vehicle door includes a door panel slidably operable between a secured position within a door aperture and a staging position partially distal from the door aperture. A latch is engaged with a striker path during operation of the door panel between the secured and staging positions, and is selectively disengaged from the striker path to define open and closed positions of the door panel when the door panel is in the staging position.
US10737554B2	Method for operating an electric motor coolant compressor A method for operating an electric motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle is provided. A first temperature of a power semiconductor is measured, and a second temperature of the power semiconductor is determined using a theoretical model of the motor-driven refrigerant compressor. A difference between the first temperature and second temperature is determined. A fault is detected if the difference is greater than a first threshold. The invention further relates to a motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle, to the use of a motor-driven refrigerant compressor, and to a motor vehicle comprising a refrigerant circuit.
US10737550B2	Remote air conditioning start system, center server and method for controlling remote air conditioning start system A remote air conditioning start system includes a portable terminal of a user, a center server configured to communicate with the portable terminal, and a vehicle that includes an air conditioner and is configured to communicate with the center server. The remote air conditioning start system includes a user positional information acquisition unit, a vehicle positional information acquisition unit, and a controller. The user positional information acquisition unit is configured to acquire positional information of the portable terminal. The vehicle positional information acquisition unit is configured to acquire positional information of the vehicle. The controller is configured to perform control of the air conditioner including a start timing of the air conditioner based on a start request transmitted from the portable terminal to the center server according to a predetermined operation of the user based on the positional information of the portable terminal and the positional information of the vehicle.
US10737548B2	Interior member The interior member includes a base material part and a skin part disposed on one surface side of the base material part. The skin part is provided with an air passage part through which air that is temperature-adjusted to a predetermined temperature passes. The air passage part has a passing resistance member (a knitted fabric part that gives passing resistance to the air passing through the air passage part. Also, the air that is temperature-adjusted may be distributed from air sent out from an air conditioner installed in a vehicle, a building, or the like. Further, examples of the passing resistance member include three-dimensional knitted fabrics (such as a double raschel knitted fabric or a circular knitted fabric) and nonwoven fabrics.
US10737545B1	Vehicle suspension system with multi-stage hydraulic cylinder assemblies and external spring packs A vehicle suspension connects a vehicle body to a plurality of wheels and allows relative motion between the vehicle body and the wheels. The suspension system includes a plurality of telescoping multi-stage hydraulic cylinder assemblies arranged to selectively lift the vehicle body relative to the wheels when extended and to lower the vehicle body relative to the wheels when contracted. A control valve is used to adjust a volume of hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic cylinder assemblies to change a height of the vehicle. External spring packs are in fluid connection with the hydraulic cylinder assemblies to maintain spring forces on the suspension system over a range of telescopic movement of the hydraulic cylinder assemblies. Fluid damping valves are provided for damping telescopic movement of the hydraulic cylinder assemblies by restricting fluid flow between the hydraulic cylinder assemblies and the spring packs.
US10737543B2	Thermoplastic jounce bumpers The invention provides a vehicle suspension system, comprising a jounce bumper made of elastomeric thermoplastic material, having improved design to maximize energy absorption.
US10737540B2	Automatic tire pressure regulation system The present invention provides a tire pressure regulation system for use in a pneumatic tire mounted on a vehicle to continuously maintain a predetermined optimum pressure by automatically inflating or deflating the tire as needed. The system employs one or more actuators, an air pump pneumatically coupled to the tire and a motion reversal device coupling the actuator and the piston of the pump. The actuators are controlled by the tire pressure in one direction and the tension of one or more springs in the other direction. The springs are attached to the handle of the piston at one end and the body of the pump at the other end to provide the appropriate tension to maintain the optimum pressure in the tire. When the tire pressure is low the pump piston is pulled out. The piston pumps air into the tire when the pulled out pump piston is pressed against the road while the vehicle is in motion. A separate rod coupling the piston handle and a valve in the tire is also provided to deflate the tire when the tire pressure is higher than a predetermined high pressure value.
US10737539B2	Method and apparatus for making a compartmentalized tire sealant strip A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10. The step of co-extruding may further include the step of: forming the projecting walls 9c on an inclined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the width of the assembly 10. The step of co-extruding further has the step of forming the barrier strip 9 with lateral edges 9a and 9c that extend beyond the lateral outermost sealant strips 11 on each side of the assembly 10, the lateral edges 9a, 9b being bonding surfaces to seal the sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 into an uncured rubber layer when assembled into an unvulcanized tire 2.
US10737536B2	Coupling unit Provided is a coupling unit for coupling a tire to a rim, the coupling unit including an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces, in which a maximum length of the coupling unit is larger than a distance between both hooks of the rim, the side surfaces include sliding areas that are slidable with respect to the hooks of the rim such that the coupling unit is easily inserted into the rim while the coupling unit is being inserted into the rim, and in a state in which the coupling unit is completely inserted into the rim, at least a part of the upper surface is in surface contact with lower surfaces of the hooks to prevent the coupling unit from being separated from the rim.
US10737534B2	Tire A tire includes a tread part having main grooves each continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and land portions demarcated by the main grooves. The tread part has a tread surface, each of the land portions has slots formed such that each of the slots is recessed from the tread surface and extending from a first end to a second end in a curve forming an arc shape, and each of the slots has an opening edge on the tread surface such that the opening edge is forming a crescent shape that is gradually increased in width from the first end and the second end toward a longitudinal direction central portion of each of the slots.
US10737531B2	Rubber composition comprising an essentially spherical, relatively unstructured silica A rubber composition based on one or more diene elastomer(s), on at least one reinforcing filler, on at least one coupling agent, on at least one chemical crosslinking system, wherein the reinforcing filler comprises silica in the form of essentially spherical nanoparticles, the specific surface area of this silica ranging from 30 m2/g to 250 m2/g. Also disclosed is a process for producing such a composition and also semi-finished or finished articles comprising at least one such composition.
US10737530B2	Two-shot molding for selectively metalizing parts A method of making a work piece without the use of an auxiliary anode and a work piece created using the method are provided. The work piece includes a main face being generally planar. The work piece also includes a first area comprising a plateable resin configured to be plated using the plating process without the auxiliary anode and having a first current density during the plating process. Additionally, the work piece includes a second area comprising a non-plateable resin configured to not be plated using the plating process without the auxiliary anode. The first area and the second area are determined by a process referencing a predetermined minimum current density value with the first current density being greater than the predetermined minimum current density value.
US10737528B2	Method for paint removal from paint roller A paint roller removal tool has two semi-cylindrical portions and a hinge connecting them to form a cylinder in the closed position. By squeezing the cylinder, over top of a paint roller cover, first and second inner rings engage the roller cover to remove paint as the paint roller removal tool is moved from one end to another. One, two, three or more passes can be made to remove paint from the roller cover. Squeezing the cylinder further allows firm gripping of the roller cover to enable it to be removed from the paint roller frame and/or attached to the paint roller frame without a hand ever touching the roller cover.
US10737527B2	Resilient rods for use with hanging file holders Adjustable rods for use in a filing system are disclosed. An example adjustment member to be coupled to a rod for use in a filing system includes a hook extending laterally from an end of the adjustment member and a mounting portion including a means for mounting the adjustment member to the rod. The example adjustment member also includes a resilient structure coupled to the hook and the mounting portion. In this example, the resilient structure permits the hook to dynamically move longitudinally and adjust an effective length of the adjustment member by adjusting the length of the resilient structure in response to a lateral displacement imposed on the rod.
US10737518B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a placement portion on which a medium is placed, a feeding portion that feeds the medium that is placed on the placement portion, a recording portion that has a liquid discharge portion that discharges liquid onto the medium that is fed by the feeding portion, a processing portion that executes pre-processing of the liquid discharge portion, and a control portion that performs control of the feeding portion and the processing portion or control of the feeding portion and the recording portion such that feeding of the medium and pre-processing are performed in parallel in a case where a recording start command is received in a state in which the processing portion faces the liquid discharge portion.
US10737515B2	Recording device Provided is a recording device including a conveying portion configured to convey a medium in a conveying direction, a recording unit configured to record on the medium conveyed in the conveying direction, a guiding portion disposed further downstream in the conveying direction than the recording portion and configured to change the conveying direction while guiding conveyance of the medium, a winding portion disposed further downstream in the conveying direction than the guiding portion and configured to wind the medium, and a heating portion configured to heat the medium disposed between the recording portion and the winding portion in the conveying direction, heat the guiding portion, and heat the winding portion.
US10737514B2	Sheet cassette capable of supplying electric power to outside and printing apparatus including same A sheet cassette connectable to a printer includes a storage part, a battery, and an electrode terminal. The storage part is configured to store a recording sheet. The sheet cassette is configured to supply the electric power of the battery to the printer through the electrode terminal.
US10737507B2	Relative position detection method, optical print head, and image forming device A relative position detection method detecting a position of a light-emitting member relative to a lens array or a position of the lens array relative to the light-emitting member, in which the light-emitting member includes light-emitting elements arranged in a first direction and the lens array includes lenses arranged in the first direction and condenses light from the light-emitting elements to image positions of the light-emitting elements, optical axes of the lenses being orthogonal to the first direction. The method includes: causing the light-emitting elements to emit light; detecting, at a position displaced from the image positions along an optical axis direction, optical intensity distribution of light emitted from the light-emitting elements and transmitted through the lens array; and detecting a position of the light-emitting member relative to the lens array or a position of the lens array relative to the light-emitting member with use of the optical intensity distribution.
US10737505B2	Method for alternately operating an inkjet printing machine A method for alternately operating an inkjet printing machine applying a plurality of inks to a printing material in accordance with a print image, includes conveying the printing material at a conveying speed. A switch is made between the following two modes, a 1st mode of printing an n-color first print job at a first conveying speed and at a print resolution using n inks, i.e. using black ink and n−1 different chromatic inks; and a 2nd mode of printing a reduced-color second print job at a second conveying speed greater than the first conveying speed and at the same print resolution using the n inks. The printing speed and thus the number of prints produced per unit of time in a machine can therefore advantageously be increased.
US10737501B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and driving method of liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus includes a filter chamber that is provided in a flow path that supplies liquid to a liquid discharge unit, a filter that partitions the filter chamber into an upstream side chamber to which the liquid is supplied and a downstream side chamber that communicates with the liquid discharge unit, a storage chamber that is arranged vertically above the filter chamber and is connected to a branch of the flow path on the upstream side of the upstream side chamber of the filter chamber, and a pump that supplies the liquid to the flow path.
US10737499B2	Liquid-consumption apparatus having semipermeable membrane positioned in storage chamber of tank at position avoiding wetting A liquid consumption device includes a cartridge, a tank and a consumption portion. The cartridge includes a first storage chamber. The tank includes a second storage chamber and a semipermeable membrane. The semipermeable membrane covers the communication port. The semipermeable membrane is configured to block a liquid. The semipermeable membrane is positioned above a level of the liquid stored in the first storage chamber in a state where the level of the liquid stored in the first storage chamber becomes equal to the level of the liquid stored in the second storage chamber because of a flow of the liquid from the first storage chamber to the second storage chamber due to water head difference as a result of the connection of the cartridge to the tank. The first storage chamber of the cartridge to connected to the tank stores therein a maximum amount of liquid.
US10737494B2	Liquid jetting apparatus and liquid jetting system A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a nozzle plate having a nozzle; and a channel unit joined with the nozzle plate. The channel unit is formed with a first pressure chamber, a second pressure chamber, and a link channel linking the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber. In the channel unit, a dent portion is formed on an inner wall, which defines the link channel, at a part overlapping with an axis line of the nozzle. The dent portion is dented in a direction away from the nozzle.
US10737493B2	Piezoelectric device, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus A piezoelectric device includes a vibration plate, and a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric element that vibrate the vibration plate. The first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element include a piezoelectric layer extending between the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element. In a region between the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element in the piezoelectric layer, a first opening portion and a second opening portion are formed in a second direction intersecting a first direction in which the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element are disposed so as to interpose a vibration suppressing portion, which is a portion of the piezoelectric layer.
US10737492B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a piezoelectric element which includes a piezoelectric layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode sandwiching the piezoelectric layer therebetween, a leading-out wiring provided on an upper portion of the piezoelectric element and including a wiring layer made of gold or platinum and an underlayer which are patterned, and an insulating protective film which covers at least an exposed portion on the underlayer of the leading-out wiring.
US10737490B2	Valve type nozzle and liquid discharge apparatus A valve type nozzle controls discharge of a liquid by opening and closing a discharge port by a valve element. The discharge port discharges the liquid, and the valve element moves by applying a predetermined voltage to a piezoelectric element. When the predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element extends and the valve element moves in a direction where the moving mechanism opens the discharge port. This allows the liquid to be discharged. Further, when the application of the voltage to the piezoelectric element is released, the moving mechanism returns to an original shape by which the valve element closes the discharge port to prevent the discharge of the liquid.
US10737489B2	Liquid ejection head and recording apparatus A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of pressurizing chambers connected to a plurality of ejection holes, a plurality of first individual flow paths connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers, a plurality of second individual flow paths and a plurality of third individual flow paths, a first common flow path is connected in common to the plurality of first and plurality of second individual flow paths, and a second common flow path is connected in common to the plurality of third individual flow paths. The first and second individual flow paths are connected to the same pressurizing chamber, the first individual flow path is connected to the first common flow path in an opening end portion, compared to the second individual flow path. The first individual flow path is located opposite to a side where the ejection hole is open outward, compared to the second individual flow path.
US10737487B2	Marking assembly and method The present invention refers to a marking assembly suitable for providing markings, for example a text, an image, a barcode, or the like, on objects like containers, packages or products. The marking assembly comprises a control unit configured to receive a signal from a sensor and configured to either activate an actuator to move a marking device to an elevated position with an increased speed, or to activate a release device to disengage the actuator, thereby moving the marking device by a counterweight.
US10737484B2	Screen printing apparatus and screen printing method A screen printing apparatus includes: a mask guide; a mask moving mechanism; and a squeegeeing mechanism. The mask guide is provided with a mask standby position, a printing-job performing position, and a mask shelter position in this order from a first end to a second end of the mask guide. The mask moving mechanism moves the used mask positioned at the printing-job performing position to the mask shelter position such that it is possible to pick up the used mask from the second end of the mask guide.
US10737483B2	Pattern-free anilox inking system and method In a digital inking system having an anilox member that carries a patterned metered layer of ink to a digital imaging member, and a doctor blade that removes excess ink from the surface of the anilox member resulting in the patterned metered layer, an overfill form roller in rolling contact with the anilox member adds an overcoat layer of ink on the patterned metered layer for transfer of both layers of ink to the digital imaging member. The overcoat layer of ink uniformly covers all regions of the anilox member and the mattered metered layer of ink, including lands of the anilox cell walls to make the combined layers of ink pattern-free.
US10737478B2	Manufacture of vibration damping structures A computer system generates a lattice structure effective to satisfy static loading criteria, the lattice structure including surfaces, nodes, and branches interconnecting nodes. The branches are removed and various alternative configurations are tested to identify one that meets low frequency damping requirements. An outer damping layer is selected to satisfy high frequency damping requirements and is added to the lattice structure. The lattice structure may then be fabricated using an additive manufacturing device.
US10737467B2	Multilayer glass composite display cover Methods for manufacturing a multilayer composite display cover include stacking a plurality of composite layers, each comprising an ultra-thin glass sheet covered in a polymer layer. After a cover glass sheet is placed on an exposed polymer layer, the composite layers may be bonded together. A ceramic coating may be applied to the external surfaces to increase hardness.
US10737466B2	Multilayer film and multilayer molded article As a laminated film having high transparency, stress whitening resistance, and chemical resistance, a laminated film comprising a layer comprising a fluorine-based resin (X) and a layer comprising an acrylic resin composition (Y), and satisfying the following conditions (1) and (2) is provided. (1) When a test piece is stretched from a chuck-to-chuck distance of 25 mm to 35 mm at a temperature of 0° C. and a tensile rate of 500 mm/min according to ISO 527-3, a difference (ΔW) between a degree of whiteness of the test piece before and that after stretching is 5 or less. (2) The acrylic resin composition (Y) comprises a rubber-containing polymer (B) comprising 30% by mass or more of an elastic polymer (B1).
US10737459B2	Hydraulically treated nonwoven fabrics and method of making the same A nonwoven laminate having a SMS structure is hydraulically treated by particular process parameters to improve softness and tactile feel. The nonwoven laminate may also be imparted with one or more regular aperture patterns by additional hydraulic treatment processes, where the initial hydraulic treatment provides for improved aperture definition.
US10737453B2	Apparatus and method for creating corrugated cardboard on-site of systems for automatically forming packaging boxes An apparatus to create corrugated cardboard on the site of a system for automatically forming packaging boxes for packaging an arrangement of one or more item(s) to be shipped, said corrugated cardboard having at least one corrugated layer between two flat layers, comprising at least two supply stations for supplying two different single-faced corrugated cardboards, each single-faced corrugated cardboard comprising a corrugated layer (having a closed side with an attached flat layer and an open side opposite to said closed side, a supply station for supplying a closing layer, a microprocessor communicatively coupled to obtain information on the arrangement to be shipped, the information relating to at least one of overall dimensions, weight, shape, shipping conditions, fragility, sensitivity to moisture, value, shipping destination, and the obtained information allowing selection, based on the obtained information, of at least one of said at least two different single-faced corrugated cardboards, and an attaching station that attaches the closing layer to the selected first single-faced cardboard to sandwich the corrugated layer between the flat layer and the closing layer.
US10737451B2	Methods and apparatus for forming tread strips in closed-loop system Particular embodiments of the invention include a closed-loop tread strip forming unit (100) and methods for forming tread strips using a closed-loop unit. Embodiments of such forming units include a tread strip extruder (110) located at a pre-cure end of the closed-loop tread strip forming unit. Such units include an uncured tread strip handling assembly (120) configured to transport the first uncured tread strip from the first tread strip extruder and to a first tread strip mold member (130). The unit further includes a curing press (150) having an inlet and an outlet, a pre-cure mold handling assembly (140) configured to insert the loaded tread strip mold member into the curing press, a post-cure mold handling assembly (160) configured to receive the loaded tread strip mold member from the outlet of the curing press, a return assembly (170) configured to transfer the first tread strip mold member to the pre-cure end to complete a closed-loop.
US10737444B2	Methods and assemblies for forming features in composite components Various methods and assemblies are provided for producing composite components having formed in features. For example, a method may comprise depositing a composite material on a base tool; aligning an aperture forming tool with a tooling aperture in the base tool; inserting the aperture forming tool through the composite material to form an aperture in the composite material; deploying a feature forming tool to press the composite material into one or more recesses; and processing the composite material with the feature forming tool in contact with the composite material. In some embodiments, the feature forming tool includes a stem extending through the composite material and into the base tool, as well as a feature forming head that is brought into contact with and processed with the composite material. In other embodiments, a tooling assembly holds a pin in place during processing to fix the pin in the composite component.
US10737440B2	Apparatus and method for support removal An apparatus and method for removing support material from a part formed by three-dimensional (3D) printing. The support removal machine contains a tank for submersion of a 3D printed part into a liquid mass. The liquid mass circulates in the tank in a controlled manner such that submerged parts remain centrally suspended in the tank, regardless of the material, density and geometry comprising the part. The part circulates and rotates in conjunction with the rotational flow of the liquid mass for uniform exposure to means of support removal. During rotation, the part may be subjected to multiple means of agitation that include heat, chemical and ultrasonic, in order to optimize energy use and maximize efficiency of the removal of support material.
US10737437B2	Method of compensating for inhibitor permeable film deformation in the manufacture of three-dimensional objects A method and apparatus for making a three-dimensional object by solidifying a photohardenable material are shown and described. A photohardening inhibitor is admitted into a surface of a photohardenable material through a flexible film to create a “dead zone” where little or no solidification occurs. The dead zone prevents the exposed surface of the photohardenable material from solidifying in contact with the film. The inhibitor causes the film to deform along the build axis, thereby creating a non-planar interface between the photohardednable material and the film. A method is provided to compensate the three-dimensional object data based on the deformation of the film.
US10737436B2	Partial decoration forming method and partial decoration forming apparatus To reliably perform partial decoration forming by avoiding crush deformation of a hollow structure due to a change into a pressure-reduced state even in a case where part of the hollow structure is included in a partial decoration forming range of a formed plate material. A surrounding frame body (33) is brought into contact with an upper portion of a body to be coated to surround the decoration forming range, and the body to be coated is accommodated, and an upper space (A) in a sealed state and a lower space in a sealed state are formed. A surrounded space in a sealed state whose top and bottom are surrounded by a decorative film and the body to be coated in the decoration forming range is formed after the lower space and the upper space (A) in the sealed state are brought into a predetermined first pressure state where the pressures in the lower space and the upper space (A) are equal to each other. By instantaneously increasing the pressures in the lower space and the upper space (A) around the surrounded space from the pressure-reduced state to a second pressure state where the pressures are equal to each other while keeping the surrounded space at the first pressure state, partial decoration forming is performed on the decoration forming range in the surrounded space with the decorative film.
US10737435B2	Partial decoration forming method and partial decoration forming apparatus To reliably perform partial decoration forming by avoiding crush deformation of a hollow structure due to a change into a pressure-reduced state even in a case where part of the hollow structure is included in a partial decoration forming range of a formed plate material. A surrounding frame body (33) is brought into contact with an upper portion of a body to be coated to surround the decoration forming range, and the body to be coated is accommodated, and an upper space (A) in a sealed state and a lower space in a sealed state are formed. A surrounded space in a sealed state whose top and bottom are surrounded by a decorative film and the body to be coated in the decoration forming range is formed after the lower space and the upper space (A) in the sealed state are brought into a predetermined first pressure state where the pressures in the lower space and the upper space (A) are equal to each other. By instantaneously increasing the pressures in the lower space and the upper space (A) around the surrounded space from the pressure-reduced state to a second pressure state where the pressures are equal to each other while keeping the surrounded space at the first pressure state, partial decoration forming is performed on the decoration forming range in the surrounded space with the decorative film.
US10737432B2	Method for forming and filling a container using a liquid having a swirl flow A method for simultaneously forming and filling a container by injecting a pressurized liquid in a preform. The method includes placing the preform in a mold and injecting the pressurized liquid into the preform such that the liquid expands the preform and urges the wall of the preform against the wall of the molding cavity forming the preform into a container and the container is filled with liquid. A swirl imparting element extends in the injection flow and imparts a swirl flow on the pressurized liquid such that the pressurized liquid applies a centrifugal force on the wall of the preform during forming and filling of the preform, thereby promoting a radial expansion of the preform in radial planes substantially perpendicular to the preform axis.
US10737429B2	Method of delivering a liquid volume and associated apparatus An apparatus and method of delivering a predetermined volume of a liquid product, defined as the liquid end product, formed by addition of a first and second liquid product, into a thermoplastic container formed from a heated preform positioned in a mold and having an opening opposite an injection head. Prior to injecting the second liquid product into the preform causing expansion of the container, the preform is at least partially, filled with the first liquid product.
US10737428B2	Forming mold and injection mold A forming mold is used when forming a preform, which has a neck portion and a barrel portion, and whose barrel portion is filled with a molding material over the entire axial direction thereof, by injection molding; forming a space part in the barrel portion of the preform to convert the preform into an intermediate molded product; and blow-molding the intermediate molded product to form a hollow container which is a final molded product. The forming mold is equipped with a boring rod which is inserted from the neck portion side into the barrel portion of the preform to form the space part of at least a predetermined depth in the barrel portion.
US10737427B2	Long fiber-reinforced polyarylene sulfide resin molded article and method for producing the same To provide a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) resin composition and a PAS resin molded article that are excellent in mechanical strengths such as impact resistance while maintaining excellent heat resistance of the PAS resin, and methods for producing the PAS resin composition and the PAS resin molded article. Specifically, provided are a method for producing a long fiber-reinforced PAS resin molded article, the method including obtaining a long fiber-reinforced PAS resin composition containing a PAS resin and a fiber reinforcing material having a fiber length of more than 5 mm, subsequently subjecting the resin composition and a PAS resin to dry blending, and subsequently subjecting the dry-blended substance to melting and subsequently to melt-molding; the long fiber-reinforced PAS resin composition; and a method for producing the long fiber-reinforced PAS resin composition.
US10737426B2	Method of making a bottle made of FDCA and diol monomers and apparatus for implementing such method A method of making a bottle (1) made of at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (FDCA) monomer and at least one diol monomer, comprising the steps of: providing a preform, placing the preform in a mold, blowing the preform to form the bottle (1) comprising an envelop (2) defining a housing, wherein, at the step of blowing the preform, the mold is heated at a temperature greater than or equal to 50° C., preferably comprised between 50° C. and 100° C., more preferably between 65° C. and 85° C.
US10737418B2	Graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate A composition and a method are provided for graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) comprising multi-layer graphene are used to reinforce PET, thereby improving the properties of PET for various new applications. Master-batches comprising polyethylene terephthalate with dispersed graphene nanoplatelets are obtained by way of compounding. The master-batches are used to form PET-GNP nanocomposites at weight fractions ranging between 0.5% and 15%. In some embodiments, PET and GNPs are melt compounded by way of twin-screw extrusion. In some embodiments, ultrasound is coupled with a twin-screw extruder so as to assist with melt compounding. In some embodiments, the PET-GNP nanocomposites are prepared by way of high-speed injection molding. The PET-GNP nanocomposites are compared by way of their mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties so as to contrast different compounding processes.
US10737415B2	Forming a profiled prepreg component A shaping device for producing a profiled component includes a lay-on unit, a press-on unit and a pressure application unit. The lay-on unit has a support surface for laying on a semi-finished product to be shaped. The press-on unit presses a semi-finished product to be shaped onto the support surface. The pressure application unit has, at least on the side that faces the semi-finished product, a bendable shell for lying on the semi-finished product in an unshaped first state and for lying thereon in a shaped second state, as well as a pressure-transmitting and deformable filling. The pressure application unit can be arranged between the press-on unit and a semi-finished product to be shaped. The press-on unit has a bendable surface lying on the pressure application unit, which bendable surface transmits the force for the shaping onto the pressure application unit. The semi-finished product to be shaped may be a fibre-reinforced composite material.
US10737414B1	Methods and systems for decorating molded plastic articles having uneven surfaces or hollow structures Methods, apparatus and system for decorating plastic articles having an uneven surface or hollow structure are disclosed. An assembly comprising a transfer pad and a flexible heat transfer die comprising a thermal interface material (TIM) replace the hard rubber die in a hot-stamping process to fuse indicia into the surface. The assembly modifies ordinary pad printing into a hot-stamping process that transfers indicia onto uneven surfaces. A pad printing machine or other robotics is used to move the assembly from a position of heating to a position of compressing the ink transfer to the surface of the article.
US10737413B1	Methods and systems for decorating molded plastic articles having uneven surfaces or hollow structures Methods, apparatus and system for decorating plastic articles having an uneven surface or hollow structure are disclosed. An assembly comprising a transfer pad and a flexible heat transfer die comprising a thermal interface material (TIM) replace the hard rubber die in a hot-stamping process to fuse indicia into the surface. The assembly modifies ordinary pad printing into a hot-stamping process that transfers indicia onto uneven surfaces. A pad printing machine or other robotics is used to move the assembly from a position of heating to a position of compressing the ink transfer to the surface of the article.
US10737406B2	Member surface treatment method and method for producing multilayer member Provided is a member surface treatment method for treating a surface of a member containing a crystallizable thermoplastic resin by a dry treatment, wherein the dry treatment is performed so as to satisfy the following conditions X and Y. Condition X: γd/γd0 is not less than 1.0 and less than 1.4. Condition Y: γp/γp0 is not less than 1.2 and less than 40. γd0 is a non-polar component of surface free energy of the surface before the dry treatment, γd is a non-polar component of surface free energy of the surface after the dry treatment, γp0 is a polar component of surface free energy of the surface before the dry treatment, and γp is a polar component of surface free energy of the surface after the dry treatment.
US10737402B2	Electric hair cutter An electric hair cutter includes a motion conversion mechanism that converts rotary motion of an output shaft of an electric motor into reciprocating linear motion and a movable blade driven by reciprocating linear motion of the motion conversion mechanism. The motion conversion mechanism includes a first conversion portion, converting rotary motion of the output shaft into reciprocating rotary motion about a first axis, a second conversion portion, converting the reciprocating rotary motion into reciprocating linear motion, and an output portion, coupling the second conversion portion to the movable blade. The second conversion portion includes a motion transmission part, coupling the first conversion portion to the output portion, and an elastic deformation part coupled to the motion transmission part to restrict motion of the motion transmission part caused by motion components differing from a motion component in an output direction so that the motion transmission part linearly reciprocates.
US10737396B2	Method and apparatus for robot path teaching A dummy tool is used to teach a robot the path the robot will follow to perform work on a workpiece to eliminate the possibility of damaging an actual tool during the training. The dummy tool provides the robot programmer an indication of potential collisions between the tool and the workpiece and other objects in the work cell when path is being taught. The dummy tool can have a detachable input/output device with a graphic user interface (GUI) that can communicate wirelessly with the robot controller. The dummy tool can also have a moveable camera attached thereto to track the relationship of the tool to objects in the work area.
US10737395B2	Mobile robot docking systems and methods A mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile robot. The docking station includes a platform, first and second charging contacts on the platform, and first and second ramp features on the platform. The robot includes a housing, first and second drive wheels, first and second raised charging contacts on a bottom of the housing, and a cleaning module including at least one rotatable cleaning head that extends below the bottom of the housing. The robot is movable from an approach position with the robot spaced apart from a front of the platform to a docked position with the robot on the platform and the docking station charging contacts engaged with the robot charging contacts. As the robot moves from the approach position to the docked position, the robot engages the first and second ramp features and the cleaning mechanism is lifted over the docking station charging contacts.
US10737394B2	Synthetic representation of a surgical robot A synthetic representation of a robot tool for display on a user interface of a robotic system. The synthetic representation may be used to show the position of a view volume of an image capture device with respect to the robot. The synthetic representation may also be used to find a tool that is outside of the field of view, to display range of motion limits for a tool, to remotely communicate information about the robot, and to detect collisions.
US10737392B2	Autonomous mobile object and storage medium for autonomous mobile object An autonomous mobile object includes: a moving mechanism; a power-receiving terminal that is supplied with power from a power-supply terminal; an imaging unit configured to image the power-supply terminal at a position separated from the power-supply terminal by more than a distance at which the power-receiving terminal is capable of being supplied with power from the power-supply terminal; a determination unit configured to determine whether to remove contamination of the power-supply terminal based on an analysis result obtained by analyzing the image captured by the imaging unit and information on misalignment between the power-supply terminal and the power-receiving terminal, the misalignment being predicted when the autonomous mobile object moves to a position at which the power-receiving terminal is capable of being supplied with power from the power-supply terminal; and a removal unit configured to remove the contamination when the determination unit determines to remove the contamination.
US10737390B2	Collaborative robot motion and force-torque gauges A collaborative robot motion gauge determines a motion of a collaborative robot and includes: a bar; a dextral metrology member disposed on the bar; a dextral motion coupler moveably disposed on the bar; a dextral displacement sensor disposed on the dextral metrology member in communication with the dextral motion coupler; a dextral arm coupler disposed on the dextral motion coupler and that: couples to a dextral arm of the collaborative robot to the dextral motion coupler; communicates motion of the dextral arm to the dextral displacement sensor; and moves the dextral motion coupler in response to motion of the dextral arm; a sinistral metrology member disposed on the bar at a sinistral position; a sinistral motion coupler; a sinistral displacement sensor in communication with the sinistral motion coupler; and a sinistral arm coupler that couples a sinistral arm to the sinistral motion coupler.
US10737388B2	HRC system and method for controlling an HRC system A method for controlling a human-robot collaboration (HRC) system wherein the HRC system includes at least one manipulator having an end effector. The method includes using the end effector in a first operating mode, wherein the end effector is operated with reduced power; monitoring whether a desired object is manipulated when the end effector is used in the first operating mode; and increasing the power used to operate the end effector in order to use the end effector in a second operating mode when the monitoring indicates that the desired object is being manipulated.
US10737386B2	Automatic control method and automatic control device An automatic control method and an automatic control device are provided. The automatic control device includes an automatic joint mechanism and a processor. The automatic joint mechanism includes a first motor and a second motor. The processor is adapted to perform a force adjustment on the first motor and the second motor. When a first motor state parameter of the first motor is different from a second motor state parameter of the second motor, the processor adjusts at least one of a first target position parameter of the first motor and a second target position parameter of the second motor, so that a degree of force of at least one of the first motor and the second motor is automatically and correspondingly adjusted.
US10737385B2	Machine learning device, robot system, and machine learning method A hand for transferring a transfer target can be selected even when the combination of the transfer target and the hand is not taught. A machine learning device includes: state observation means for acquiring at least a portion of image data obtained by imaging a transfer target as input data; label acquisition means for acquiring information related to grasping means attached to a robot for transferring the transfer target as a label; and learning means for performing supervised learning using a set of the input data acquired by the state observation means and the label acquired by the label acquisition means as teacher data to construct a learning model that outputs information related to the grasping means appropriate for the transferring.
US10737379B2	Compact parallel kinematics robot An industrial robot includes first and second kinematic chains configured to transmit the movements of corresponding first and second actuators to respective movements of an end effector. The first kinematic chain includes a first rod which is stiff. The second kinematic chain includes elements between the second actuator and the first rod such that the actuation of the second actuator causes bending forces on the first rod. The first and second kinematic chains thereby have the first rod as a common element, which improves compactness and accessibility of the robot. This improvement assumes that the robot is provided with one or more stiff rods that can bear the bending forces resulting from the actuation of the corresponding actuators.
US10737378B2	Robot and robot system A robot includes: a base; a first arm which is provided on the base so as to be rotatable around a first rotation axis; and a second arm which is provided on the first arm so as to be rotatable around a second rotation axis having an axial direction different from the axial direction of the first rotation axis, an angle formed by the first arm and the second arm is set as 0°, when seen in the axial direction of the second rotation axis, and the second arm does not interfere with an attachment surface where the base is provided, when the angle is 0°.
US10737376B2	HVAC rough in measuring device A measuring tool and device designed to allow for the quick determination for the location and marking of a rough in opening in the installation of HVAC components. The device is generally comprised of planar body having a specific dimension and including at least one aperture placed within a perimeter of the planar body corresponding to the size of a desired HVAC opening. Accordingly, the device can be generally utilized by a user to quickly mark the rough in opening by placing the device on a floor surface aligned with a soleplate and framing studs and floor joists.
US10737375B2	Workbench The invention provides a workbench having an operating panel and supporting leg for supporting the operating panel from below, which is characterized by that: the operating panel is provided with grooves therein, in which a handle is fitted detachably; the handle includes a first handle section and a second handle section which are provided in parallel, and a third handle section which connects the top end of the first handle section and the top end of the second handle section; and the bottom ends of the first handle section and the second handle section are rotatably mounted in the grooves. The workbench disclosed in the invention has different feeling during customers' use and better humanization design with less operation difficulty compared with conventional table.
US10737367B2	Matrix tool bodies with erosion resistant and/or wear resistant matrix materials Methods for manufacturing a matrix tool body comprising placing a first matrix material within a first region of a mold cavity proximate a surface of the mold. A second matrix material may be placed within a second region of the mold cavity positioned inwardly of the first matrix material. The first matrix material and the second matrix material comprise a plurality of hard particles. The plurality of hard particles of the second matrix material have a median particle size that is less than the median particle size of the first matrix material. The plurality of hard particles of the first matrix material and the second matrix material are infiltrated with an infiltration binder to form the tool body. Also included are tool bodies having one or more regions proximate a surface of the tool body comprising an erosion resistant matrix material and/or a wear resistant matrix material.
US10737366B2	Dressing apparatus and wafer polishing apparatus comprising same An embodiment according to the present invention relates to a dressing apparatus for cleaning a polishing pad attached to a lower surface plate, the dressing apparatus comprising: a brushing part comprising a brush; a cleaning solution spray unit, comprising a spray nozzle, for spraying the polishing pad with cleaning solution; and a suction unit, comprising a suction inlet, for suctioning particles generated when the cleaning solution is sprayed by the cleaning solution spray unit, wherein the brushing unit, cleaning solution spray unit and suction unit are attached to each other and swing above the polishing pad in unison.
US10737363B2	Additive manufactured conglomerated powder removal from internal passages A tool includes a flexible section; a head that extends form the flexible section; and an exciter within the head. A method of additively manufacturing a component including burrowing a tool into a conglomerated powder within an internal passage of an additively manufactured component, the tool vibrating in a manner to facilitate removal of the conglomerated powder.
US10737359B2	Manufacture of an orifice plate for use in gas calibration Methods and systems for preparing a hole having an accurately controlled area in an orifice plate for a mass flow controller are provided. Methods involve forming an initial hole in the orifice plate. The initial hole has an opening having an initial area. The orifice plate comprises a material that can react to form a coating on the orifice plate. The coating occupies a greater volume than the material consumed to form the coating. The material of the orifice plate is reacted with a reactant to produce the coating and thereby produce a reduced area hole having an opening with a reduced area that is smaller than the initial area. The reduced area hole is measured. A determined amount of the coating is removed from at least the reduced area hole to produce a final hole in the orifice plate, wherein the reduced area is smaller than an opening area of the final hole.
US10737357B2	Brazing sheet, manufacturing method thereof, and aluminum structure brazing method A brazing sheet is provided for use in brazing performed in an inert gas atmosphere both using flux and without using flux. The brazing sheet includes an aluminum-based core, an intermediate material layered on the core and being composed of an aluminum alloy that contains Mg: 0.40-3.0 mass %, and a filler metal layered on the intermediate material and being composed of an aluminum alloy that contains Si: 6.0-13.0 mass % and Mg: less than 0.050 mass %. The brazing sheet satisfies the formula below where M [mass %] is the Mg content in the intermediate material, ti [μm] is the thickness of the intermediate material, and tf [μm] is the thickness of the filler metal: tf≥10.15×ln(M×ti)+3.7.
US10737354B2	Bearing component A bearing component including a first metallic material and a second metallic material. The first metallic material provides a first carbon content and the second metallic material presents a second carbon content. The first metallic material and the second metallic material have been joined by a diffusion welding process. The diffusion welding process results in a transition zone with a varying carbon content between the first metallic material and the second metallic material. Varying carbon content in the transition zone is within an interval and the interval end points are defined by the carbon contents of the first metallic material and the second metallic material.
US10737351B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing an anti-counterfeit three-dimensional article An additively manufactured three-dimensional article includes layers successively built up from a metal powder by an additive manufacturing process by scanning a selected portion of the metal powder with electromagnetic radiation, and an anti-counterfeiting mark formed in at least one layer of the layers during the additive manufacturing process.
US10737350B2	Mechanism for releasing electrode caps from a spot welding gun A mechanism for releasing a pair of electrode caps from a pair of electrode cap holders of a spot welding gun. A rotatable member (11) which can be rotated about an axis (x) has an axially extended through cavity (19) with an inner cylindrical wall in which there are formed two axially spaced sets of niches (20, 21). The niches each have a curved axial wall (20c, 21c) with an eccentric profile relative to the axis of rotation (x). The niches of each set have depths and curvatures progressively increasing in a same circumferential direction. Two sets of gripping rollers (24, 25), partially received in the two sets of niches (20, 21), are provided for gripping two electrode caps (E) on a same welding gun.
US10737345B2	Pipe joint, fluid control device, fluid control unit, semiconductor fabrication apparatus and method of forming pipe joint A pipe joint includes a first member, a second member, a weld experiencing transverse contraction and joining a first outer cylindrical end portion and a second outer cylindrical end portion butted with their end faces meeting over the entire circumference, an annular sealed area produced by the transverse contraction of the weld causing a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion to be displaced toward each other, a heat transmission suppressing member arranged in a space delimited by a weld forming area and a to-be-sealed area, inside the first and second members assembled, to suppress transmission of heat applied in welding from the weld forming area to a to-be-sealed area, and a first stop ring fitted in an outer cylindrical surface of the heat transmission suppressing member to hold the heat transmission suppressing member against an inner surface of the first or the second member.
US10737340B2	Dielectric working fluid processor and control method of dielectric working fluid processor A dielectric working fluid processor for processing dielectric working fluid used in a wire electrical discharge machine includes: a dirty liquid tank for storing dielectric working fluid containing machining swarf; a filter for removing machining swarf from the dielectric working fluid in the dirty liquid tank; a clean liquid tank for storing the dielectric working fluid from which the machining swarf has been removed by the filter; a pump for supplying dielectric working fluid from the dirty liquid tank to the filter; an inverter for controlling electric power to be supplied to the pump; a pump controller for controlling the rotation speed of the pump by varying the frequency of electric power supplied from the inverter to the pump; and a feed pressure obtainer for obtaining the feed pressure of the dielectric working fluid supplied from the pump to the filter, based on the frequency of the electric power.
US10737338B2	Insert for a table saw A dust collection system designed for a table saw is disclosed. The dust collection system includes a dust shroud and dust shield to channel dust generated by a blade as it cuts wood or other material. The dust shroud includes fins and walls to “peel” dust and air off a spinning blade and direct the dust and air downward. The dust shroud encloses the lower front portion of a blade. An insert with a channel into which a dust shield can extend is disclosed.
US10737337B2	Milling tool A milling tool is suggested having a base body (3), a central axis (M), and a front side (5), whereby at least two geometrically defined first front edges (9) that are arranged, respectively, at front side (5) of base body (3) exhibit a first edge section (13) facing central axis (M). Milling tool (1) distinguishes itself by the first edge sections (13) of the at least two front edges (9) being formed in an ascending fashion towards center axis (M), so that they form a centering tip (15), and that centering tip (15) is arranged in a recessed manner in an axial direction when compared with an axial outermost point (17) of at least two of the first front edges (9) (FIG. 1).
US10737322B2	Composite tantalum powder and process for preparing the same and capacitor anode prepared from the tantalum powder The present invention relates to a composite tantalum powder and a process for preparing the same, and to a capacitor anode prepared from the tantalum powder. The method for preparing a composite tantalum powder comprises the following steps of: 1) providing a tantalum powder prepared by a reduction process, and flattening the tantalum powder so as to prepare a flaked tantalum powder; 2) providing a granular tantalum powder prepared from tantalum ingot; 3) mixing the flaked tantalum powder and the granular tantalum powder to give a tantalum powder mixture; and 4) thermally treating the tantalum powder mixture, and then pulverizing, screening to give a composite tantalum powder. The present invention further relates to a composite tantalum powder prepared from the process and the use thereof in a capacitor.
US10737319B2	Control method for automatic pouring apparatus, automatic pouring apparatus, control program, and computer-readable recording medium storing control program A leakage of a molten metal is suppressed at the time of pouring.A control method for an automatic pouring apparatus according to one embodiment includes: calculating a dropping position of a molten metal on a horizontal surface passing through a height position of a sprue, a flow velocity of the molten metal in the dropping position, and a radius of a sectional surface of the molten metal on the horizontal surface, on the basis of a dropping trajectory of the molten metal flowing out from a discharge port, generating an objective function which is relevant to a total weight of the molten metal flowing into a mold from a ladle and depends on a distance between the discharge port and the center of the sprue in a predetermined direction, on the basis of the dropping position, the flow velocity of the molten metal in the dropping position, the radius of the sectional surface of the molten metal on the horizontal surface, a radius of the sprue, a flow rate of the molten metal flowing out from the discharge port, and a density of the molten metal, and calculating the distance between the discharge port and the center of the sprue in the predetermined direction, in which the total weight of the molten metal flowing into the mold from the ladle is maximized, on the basis of the objective function.
US10737313B2	Transport apparatus for transferring workpieces in a processing device A transport apparatus for transferring workpieces in a processing device includes at least two stations having at least two gripping tool units arranged on a gripping tool support which is movable back and forth between the stations of the processing device. The gripping tool support is movably mounted so as to be linearly guided and mounted by a parallelogram guide arrangement so as to be displaceable transversely with respect to its linearly guided movability. The gripping tool support is movable by a gripping tool support drive with two crank gear arrangements each having a gripping tool support drive motor.
US10737309B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing insulated pipe assembly An apparatus and method for manufacturing a pipe assembly having an inner pipe and an outer jacket may include a support member, a pair of lance assemblies and a pair of caps. The support member supports the outer jacket of the pipe assembly and is drivable between a first position and a second position. The pair of lance assemblies are configured to be inserted into opposing ends of the inner pipe such that the pair of lance assemblies engage an inner wall of the inner pipe. One of the outer jacket and the inner pipes moves relative to the other of the outer jacket and the inner pipe to center the inner pipe within the outer jacket when the support member is driven from the first position to the second position. Insulation is inserted through at least one cap into a space between the inner pipe and outer jacket.
US10737308B2	Method of producing hollow objects and an arrangement for such method A method of, and arrangement for, producing shaped hollow metal objects by a hot process. A metal hollow semi-finished-product with at least one opening is heated to a forming temperature and placed into a cavity, whose shape corresponds to the desired final external shape of the hollow object. Then the cavity is sealed and water and/or steam is introduced therein. After the final shape of the semi-finished-product is achieved, the semi-finished-product is removed. The cavity is formed by a split mould, whose opening's entry edge has an expanded portion, against which a sealing feature is oriented. The outer surface of the sealing feature is arranged to close against this expanded portion. The sealing feature is also provided with a means of supply of water and/or steam, and a tube through which the water and/or steam is supplied. This tube extends into the interior space of the semi-finished-product, and can be provided with nozzles.
US10737306B2	Coiling device with asymmetric cooling of the coiled strip For a rolled metal strip, in particular a steel strip; a drive roller unit deflects the metal strip from a first transportation direction to a second transportation direction, and the strip is then fed to a coiler. The metal strip is coiled in the coiler to form a coil having a coil diameter. Plastic deformation of an end portion of the metal strip is caused such that the end portion in its uninfluenced state is curved at a curvature radius. The plastic deformation of the end portion (8) is at least partially caused by an asymmetric impingement with a cooling medium (21) on the sides of the end portion (8). The impingement of the end portion (8) with the cooling medium (21) is performed across a length of the end portion (8) that is longer than half the outermost coiling of the coil (6) but smaller than the outermost coiling of the coil (6).
US10737302B2	Peroxyformic acid compositions for membrane filtration cleaning Peroxyformic acid compositions for removal of biofilm growth and mineral deposits on membranes are disclosed. In particular, peroxyformic acid compositions are generated in situ or on site generation for the reduction and prevention, of biofilms and the mitigation of mineral buildup on the membranes. The compositions according to the invention are compatible with the membranes under application of use conditions.
US10737299B2	Perception systems and methods for identifying and processing a variety of objects A drop perception system is disclosed that includes an open housing structure having an internal volume, an open top and an open bottom, and a plurality of perception units positioned to capture perception data within the internal volume at a plurality of locations between the open top and the open bottom of the open housing.
US10737297B2	Stone sieve apparatus A stone sieve assembly includes a cutting blade, a back plate, and a plurality of bars. The plurality of bars are spaced apart from one another and extend between the cutting blade and the back plate. The plurality of bars have a leading section positioned proximate the cutting blade and a trailing section positioned proximate the back plate. The trailing section tapers inwardly as it approaches the back plate.
US10737293B2	Pretreatment method for coating or printing A method for treating a metal substrate surface before coating or printing thereof, the method including preheating to 40° C. or above a specific metal substrate having a thermal conductivity of 10 W/mK or higher, and thereafter performing a flame treatment on the substrate surface, prior to coating or printing of the surface of the substrate with a coating material or an ink.
US10737291B2	Slider having angled or curvilinear sidewalls The present disclosure includes methods of forming air bearing surfaces having multi-tier structures using nanoimprint technology and/or 3D printing technology. In some embodiments, a single stage of milling can be used to transfer a multi-tier photoresist pattern into a substrate (e.g., an AlTiC substrate).
US10737290B2	Efficient infrared absorption system for edge sealing medium density fiberboard (MDF) and other engineered wood laminates using powder and liquid coatings The present invention has to do with an efficient system for coating and caring engineered wood products (EWP) in general, and the edges of EWPs in particular. An efficient system for coating and curing coatings is provided.
US10737287B2	Fluid application device having a modular contact nozzle with a fluidic oscillator A fluid application device includes an applicator head and a nozzle assembly fluidically coupled to the applicator head. The nozzle assembly includes a first conduit configured to receive a first fluid from the applicator head, the first conduit having a first inlet configured to receive the first fluid and a flow-distributing channel downstream from, and in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, the flow-distributing channel configured to direct the first fluid in a lateral direction. The nozzle assembly further includes an application conduit having a first fluid receiving section configured to receive the first fluid from the flow-distributing channel, and an orifice fluidically connected to the application conduit, the orifice configured to discharge the first fluid for application onto a strand of material.
US10737284B2	Tire configuration system for an agricultural machine An operator can interact with a user interface to input tire configuration information for a tires installed on an agricultural machine so that a control system of the machine can accurately apply information about the tires to display calculated parameters and/or control machine functions. In one aspect, the input could correspond to custom information for tires which the controller could use to derive tire dimensions, such as a rolling circumference of the tire, for calculating parameters. In another aspect, the input could correspond to a selection among several predetermined tire configurations. The controller can then apply the tire dimension to calculate one or more parameters, such as speed and/or distance traveled, for display, and/or to control various machine functions, such as an agricultural product application rate, steering, driveline and/or suspension control.
US10737282B2	Tangential air cleaner with coiled filter cartridge Filtration systems having a tangential air cleaner having a coiled media filter element and a cyclonic pre-cleaner are described. An outer wall of the filter element acts as a pre-cleaner sleeve of the housing to generate a cyclonic flow of the intake air prior to the intake air being filtered by the filter element. The housing cover includes geometry that redirects the cyclonic flow from a tangential path to an axial, straight-through flow directed through an inlet flow face of the filter element. Various embodiments of such filtration systems offer increased filter performance and capacity compared to similarly sized cylindrical pleated filter elements having a radial flow filtering path.
US10737280B2	Method of using flotation collector containing azolethione structure The present invention relates to an azolethione flotation collector and application thereof. According to the application, an azolethione compound such as a 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thione compound, a 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione compound, a 1,2,4-triazole-3-thione compound or a 1,2,4,5-tetrazole-3-thione compound is used as a mineral flotation collector to be applied to ores containing copper, zinc, lead, nickel, cobalt, platinum, palladium, silver or gold minerals to realize flotation recovery of valuable metal minerals. Compared with common flotation collectors in the existing technologies, the flotation collector of the present invention can effectively improve enrichment and recovery of copper, zinc, lead, nickel, cobalt, platinum, palladium, silver or gold minerals.
US10737278B2	Device and method for separating materials According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for separating materials in the form of particles and/or drops from a gas flow, especially particles and/or drops the diameter of which varies from one nanometer to a few dozen nanometers, the device comprising an inlet for incoming air to be purified, a collection chamber, an outlet for the purified air, a voltage source with actuators, an fastening column to which ion yield tips have been coupled, the device is configured to direct high tension to the ion yield tips providing ion beams from the ion yield tips to the collection surface, the collection surface conducting electricity is electrically insulated from the outer wall of the collection chamber by an electrical insulation, and the device is configured to direct voltage of opposite sign to the ion yield tips than the voltage directed to the collection surface, wherein ion yield tips are arranged directly on a surface of the fastening column having a length, wherein the ion yield tips protrude from the surface of the fastening column into a cavity of the collection chamber.
US10737273B2	Pipette tip rack Provided herein is a single-walled pipette tip rack comprising buttresses for use in automated systems, in some embodiments. Also provided herein is a partial single-walled pipette tip rack comprising posts.
US10737271B1	Automated cell processing instruments comprising reagent cartridges The present disclosure provides a reagent cartridge configured for use in an automated multi-module cell processing environment.
US10737270B2	Assay wells with hydrogel as a well-contents separator In a polymer assay cartridge having wells containing reagents, beads and sample, where the wells are covered (e.g., with Parafilm® or films) and shipped to the point of care, the reagents and well contents can leak out. The reagent solutions are made semi-solid by adding hydrogel reagents and cooling to form a gel. Preferably, the hydrogel is heated before an assay is conducted with the cartridge, and pigmented beads in the wells indicate melting or excessive heating, or congealing of the hydrogel, based on pigment color change.
US10737269B2	Particle manipulation system with multisort valve A particle manipulation system uses a MEMS-based, microfabricated particle manipulation device which has a sample inlet channel, output channels, and a movable member formed on a substrate. The device may be used to separate a target particle from non-target material in a sample stream. In order to improve the sorter speed, accuracy or yield, the particle manipulation system may also include a microfluidic structure which focuses the target particles in a particular portion of the sample inlet channel. The particle manipulation device may have two separate sort output channels, wherein the sort channel used depends on the characteristics of the sort pulse delivered to the micromechanical particle manipulation device.
US10737267B2	Fluidic apparatus and methods useful for chemical and biological reactions A reagent cartridge including (a) a support having reservoirs; (b) a main channel within the support, the channel having first and second ends exiting the support; (c) a pump channel that connects to the main channel between the first and second ends; (d) a valve manifold in the support, including (i) a first passage at the first end of the main channel, (ii) a second passage at the second end of the main channel, (iii) a first master valve between the pump channel and the first end of the main channel, (iv) a second master valve between the pump channel and the second end of the main channel, and (v) reservoir valves for regulating flow from individual reservoirs to the main channel. The valves can be normally closed diaphragm valves formed by magnetic pistons attached to an elastomeric sheet that is sandwiched in the support.
US10737264B2	Fluidic peristaltic layer pump A microfluidic device is provided for managing fluid flow in disposable assay devices, which provides constant flow even at very low flow rates. Pumps utilizing the microfluidic device, as well as methods for manufacture and performing a microfluidic process are also provided.
US10737262B2	Device and method for separating cells The invention relates to devices, methods and kits for separating biological materials, particularly populations of cells of different densities. The invention finds particular utility in the separation of blood into its different component parts or cellular populations. An insert for a centrifuge tube is disclosed that facilitates the effective separation of blood fractions by achieving a sharp and distinct interface between the density gradient medium and the blood sample. Methods and kits involving the use of the insert in separating cells are described.
US10737259B2	Salt tolerant anion exchange medium Disclosed is an anion exchange porous medium, e.g., a porous membrane, that includes a porous support and a crosslinked cationic polymer coating disposed thereon, wherein the cationic polymer of the crosslinked cationic polymer coating comprises polymerized monomer (A) and polymerized monomer (B) wherein A and B are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the anion exchange porous medium and of treating a fluid containing a biologic.
US10737257B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure includes a porous partition wall defining a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells include a first cell and a second cell, an open frontal area of the first cell on the first end face is larger than that of the second cell on the second end face, on the partition wall disposed to surround the at least one first cell, a protrusion which protrudes into the first cell is provided with, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are each disposed not to overlap with each other on extended lines in extending directions of the respective protrusions, and a protrusion height (H1) of the first protrusion and a protrusion height (H2) of the second protrusion are each equal to or more than 15% and equal to or less than 90% with respect to a mutual distance W of the partition walls facing each other.
US10737251B2	Catalyst comprising small 10-ring zeolite crystallites and a method for producing hydrocarbons by reaction of oxygenates over said catalyst A catalyst material comprising 10-ring zeolite crystallites with one-dimensional non-intersecting channels wherein, the crystallites have an average length of less than 150 nm. The catalysts are useful in a method for producing hydrocarbons by reaction of oxygenates over said catalysts.
US10737249B2	Crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate material. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline ammonia transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.
US10737246B2	Poorly crystalline transition metal tungstate A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a poorly crystalline transition metal tungstate material or a metal sulfide decomposition product thereof. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline ammonia transition metal tungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.
US10737245B2	Crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate process data system A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom, or both. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking. A data system comprising at least one processor; at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one receiver configured to receive data of a conversion process comprising at least one reaction catalyzed by the catalyst or a metal sulfide decomposition product of the catalyst has been developed.
US10737241B2	Photocatalyst/alloy fine-particle dispersion having anitbacterial/antifungal properties, method of preparation thereof, and member having photocatalyst/alloy thin film on surface A photocatalyst/alloy fine-particle dispersion containing two kinds of fine particles dispersed in an aqueous dispersion medium, (i) photocatalyst fine particles and (ii) alloy fine particles containing an antibacterial/antifungal metal, easily forms a photocatalyst/alloy fine-particle thin film of high transparency that exhibits antibacterial/antifungal properties regardless of the presence or absence of light irradiation.
US10737238B2	Ceramsite produced by using river/lake/sea sludge and seashell powder as raw materials and preparation method thereof A ceramsite produced by using a river/lake/sea sludge and seashell powder as raw materials and a preparation method thereof are provided. The ceramsite is made of the following raw materials in parts by weight: 15-50 parts of shell powder, 5-15 parts of kaolin, 1-5 parts of peat ash, 15-30 parts of siliceous shale, 15-40 parts of furnace slag, 10-20 parts of fly ash, 15-40 parts of zeolite, 10-30 parts of river/lake/sea sludge, and 10-25 parts of peat. The shell powder is pulverized to a particle size of 60-200 mesh in fineness. A content of silica in the siliceous shale is 87.0%-89.5%. The preparation method of the ceramsite includes the following steps: taking raw materials, pulverizing, stirring, granulating, calcining, and naturally cooling, so as to obtain the ceramsite.
US10737235B2	Gas-to-liquid reactor and method of using A device and a process to propagate molecular growth of hydrocarbons, either straight or branched chain structures, that naturally occur in the gas phase to a molecular size sufficient to shift the natural occurring phase to a liquid or solid state is provided. According to one embodiment, the device includes a grounded reactor vessel having a gas inlet, a liquid outlet, and an electrode within the vessel; a power supply coupled to the electrode for creating an electrostatic field within the vessel for converting the gas to a liquid and or solid state.
US10737232B2	Heat exchanger and reactor A heat exchanger having a housing, which defines a first volume (V1), and having at least one conduit, which defines a second volume (V2), wherein the housing has an inlet and an outlet and at least one first opening and at least one second opening located opposite the first opening relative to the housing, wherein the at least one conduit extends through the first volume (V1) and connects the at least one first opening of the housing and the at least one second opening of the housing, and is connected at the two ends of the conduit to the housing in a fluid-tight manner. In order to provide a heat exchanger which has an improved possibility for compensating for the differential thermal expansion of the housing and the conduits, the at least one conduit does not extend in a linear manner inside the first volume (V1), and the at least one conduit is monolithically connected in the region of the first opening of the conduit and/or the second opening of the conduit to the housing.
US10737231B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing aerogel sheet A method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet according to the present invention includes: a step (a) of preparing a blanket having a plate shape; a step (b) of mixing silica sol with gelling catalyst to prepare a silica sol precursor; and a step (c) of injecting the silica sol precursor prepared in the step (b) to a surface of the blanket prepared in the step (a) through an injection device to gelate the silica sol precursor, wherein, in the step (c), the injection device injects the silica sol precursor while moving from one side to the other side of the surface of the blanket.
US10737230B2	Reactor and method for maximizing methanol yield by using catalyst layers The invention relates to a reactor for the catalytic production of methanol, in which at least two catalyst layers are arranged. The first catalyst layer is arranged upstream and the second catalyst layer is arranged downstream. The activity of the first catalyst layer is higher than the activity of the second catalyst layer.
US10737229B2	Method for designing multi-valve uni-direction blowdown system for a high pressure tubular reactor Provided herein is a unidirectional blow down system for a high-pressure tubular reactor with a hyper that minimizes the tube wall metal temperature during a decomposition event wherein the system prevents the reactor walls from reaching a temperature capable of causing the tube metal to austenize. Also provided are methods of designing and methods of operating a unidirectional blowdown system.
US10737228B2	Phase-modulated standing wave mixing apparatus and methods Disclosed are mixing apparatus adapted to provide mixing of components in an automated analyzer. The mixing apparatus includes a reservoir configured to contain a coupling liquid, a transducer configured to be driven at a frequency and communicate with the coupling liquid, and a signal generation unit configured to provide a phase modulatable drive signal to the transducer. In some embodiments, improved patient sample and reagent mixing may be provided. Systems and methods are provided, as are other aspects.
US10737227B2	Static mixer with curved fins A static mixer includes a tubular body having a sidewall with an upstream end, a downstream end opposite the upstream end, and an inner surface. The upstream end has a surface defining an upstream opening into the body. The downstream end has a surface defining a downstream opening exiting the body. The upstream opening, the downstream opening, and inner surface define a passageway through the body for transport of a first fluid therethrough. A primary fin may depend from the inner surface of the body and into the passageway. The primary fin may have a curved fin with a flow surface. A secondary fin may extend into the passageway adjacent to the primary fin, the secondary fin may have a curved flow surface that curves opposite to the flow surface of the primary fin. The secondary fin may be offset upstream or downstream from the primary fin.
US10737225B2	Nested bubbling apparatus A device for bubbling a gas into a liquid is disclosed. The device comprises a first bubbling apparatus nested inside a second bubbling apparatus. The first bubbling apparatus comprises a gas inlet for receiving the gas and a plurality of first openings for releasing the gas. The second bubbling apparatus at least partially encloses the plurality of first openings of the first bubbling apparatus. The second bubbling apparatus receives the gas from the plurality of first openings. The second bubbling apparatus comprises a plurality of second openings for bubbling the gas into the liquid.
US10737221B2	Scale inhibitor for reverse osmosis membranes and reverse osmosis membrane treatment method Provided is a scale inhibitor for RO membranes which effectively inhibits the precipitation of calcium carbonate in an RO membrane treatment without increasing the phosphorus concentration in effluent and which can be used even in the RO membrane treatment of feed in which high-M-alkalinity concentrate having a calcium hardness level of 100 to 600 mg/L-CaCO3 and an M alkalinity of 1000 to 16000 mg-CaCO3/L is produced. A scale inhibitor for reverse osmosis membranes which inhibits the formation of calcium carbonate scale in an RO membrane treatment, the scale inhibitor including components (A) and (B) below. An RO membrane treatment method including adding the scale inhibitor for RO membranes to RO feed. Component (A): Terpolymer of maleic acid, an acrylic acid alkyl ester, and vinyl acetate, Component (B): Homopolymer of carboxylic acid
US10737216B2	Dehumidifier A dehumidifier includes: a housing; a refrigerant circuit configured to allow low GWP refrigerant to circulate therethrough, the refrigerant circuit including a compressor having a variable operating frequency, a condenser, a pressure reducing device, and an evaporator, which are provided in the housing, the low GWP refrigerant being flammable and having a value of GWP of 6 or less; a blowing fan, which is provided in the housing, and is configured to take in air in a room into the housing and cause the taken-in air to pass through the evaporator and the condenser before blowing out the air from the housing into the room; and a water storage tank, which is provided below the evaporator, and is configured to accumulate dew condensation water generated in the evaporator, a number of refrigerant paths passing through the evaporator being greater than a number of refrigerant paths passing through the condenser.
US10737210B2	Filter precleaner A filter precleaner for precleaning an unfiltered gaseous mixture. A coalescing filter includes a filter media for filtering a gas, a nozzle assembly for precleaning an unfiltered gaseous mixture, and a lower endplate. The nozzle assembly includes a first nozzle plate positioned upstream of the filter media. The lower endplate is positioned at a lower end of the filter media beneath the first nozzle plate. The lower endplate allows liquid to drain through the lower endplate. The unfiltered gaseous mixture impacts the lower endplate such that liquid from the unfiltered gaseous mixture flows through the lower endplate and gas from the unfiltered gaseous mixture flows through the filter media.
US10737207B2	Method and apparatus for producing ceramic honeycomb filter A method for producing a ceramic honeycomb filter having a ceramic honeycomb structure having plugs in predetermined cells: comprising using an apparatus having a reservoir having an inlet for a plugging material slurry and an upper opening, a porous plate with pluralities of openings covering the upper opening of the reservoir, and a holding member fixed to an upper end of the reservoir; keeping a lower surface of the sealing film attached to a lower end surface of the ceramic honeycomb structure apart from an upper surface of the porous plate by a distance D of more than 0 mm and 2.0 mm or less; supplying a predetermined volume of the plugging material slurry into the reservoir to introduce it into the predetermined cells of the ceramic honeycomb structure; rotating the ceramic honeycomb structure after sealing of the ceramic honeycomb structure is released; and lifting the ceramic honeycomb structure after the rotation starts.
US10737202B2	Assembly with pivotable hopper and shaker A combined hopper and shaker assembly which can be used at least in processing excavation or other remains. The assembly features a hopper that can be pivoted (through operation of a hoist/sling) to cause the contents of the hopper to be fed via gravity through an exit chute onto the shaker. The hopper includes splash guards or sidewalls on the portions thereof that are proximate the pivot axis and an internal shape along the exit chute so as to guide the contents of the hopper toward the exit chute.
US10737201B2	Filter system and filter element A filter system (100) has at least one filter element (10), a filter housing (108) having at least one first housing part and one second housing part, in particular a lid (110), as well as a coupling device (50). The coupling device (50) thereby has at least one first coupling part (60) and at least one second coupling part (70) that corresponds to it for removable coupling of the at least one filter element (10) to the second housing part (110). The first coupling part (60) has one or a plurality of first latching means (62) and control surfaces (64). The second coupling part (70) has one or a plurality of second latching means (72) that can be brought into operative connection with the one or a plurality of first latching means (62) and control surfaces (64). At least the first and the second latching means (62, 72) can be brought into functional connection when joined, and the control surfaces (64) and the second latching means (72) can be brought into operative connection when first and second housing parts (110) are released. The second latching means (72) each have three bevels (76, 77, 79), at least two of which work together with the control surfaces (64) to release the second housing part (110) from the filter element (10) upon a relative rotation of the filter element (10) around the longitudinal axis (L) counter to the second housing part (110).
US10737194B2	Device for converting a liquid into vapour A liquid-to-vapor conversion device includes a chamber having an opening connected to a liquid intake, a pressure relief opening, and a vapor outlet. The device also includes a flow controller arranged at the level of the liquid intake, and a burst disk installed at the level of the pressure relief opening. Further, the device includes pressure-limiting means arranged at the level of the liquid intake. The pressure-limiting means is configured to decrease the flow rate in the liquid intake when the pressure in the liquid intake exceeds a threshold value smaller than a bursting pressure of the burst disk.
US10737189B2	Balloon A balloon comprises a printed display. The printed display comprises: a printed image layer; a blocking layer provided behind selected portions of the printed image layer; and a diffusion layer provided behind at least those portions of the printed image layer not backed by the blocking layer. The blocking layer acts to block illumination of portions of the printed image layer, such that the printed display provides a different appearance when lit primarily from inside the balloon to when lit primarily from outside the balloon.
US10737188B2	Autonomous, gravity-assisted motorized racer configured to travel through non-straight tube segments A vehicle configured to move through a network of interconnected tubes includes a body, a motor, a motorized wheel, a biasing assembly, and a first element. The motorized wheel directly engages an inner surface of the tubes. The biasing assembly causes the motorized wheel to maintain continuous contact with the inner surface of the tubes during operation. A waist of the vehicle is constrained by an inner diameter (D) of the curved tube, a radius of curvature (R) of the curved tube, and a length (L) of the wheelbase of the vehicle. The waist of the body is sized such that the vehicle can freely move within any of the tubes without getting stuck therein.
US10737182B2	System and method for managing fantasy sports teams and leagues A method of using, computer software implementing, and a system for allowing a fantasy sports contest application to provide to a user the ability to substitute bench players for active players prior to or during a corresponding live game. The method is implemented by computer software executed on a system comprising plurality of computers, including: a user interface, a player performance stats tracking mechanism configured to track stats from each player's game, a game clock reader that reads a game clock from each player's game, a database configured to store game clock times and player stats, including player active and inactive statuses, a substitution mechanism configured to substitute a bench player for an active player, a point tallying mechanism configured to tally points based on active player stats, and a stats projection update mechanism configured to provide real-time player stats projection updates.
US10737180B1	Collaborative gaming Systems and methods for collaborative gaming are described herein. In some embodiments, a system comprises a computer system. The computer system comprises at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory stores program instructions are executable by the at least one processor to cause the computer system to perform tasks. The tasks include enabling a first user, via a first gaming device, to initiate a gaming session of a gaming application using an account of the first user, enabling a second user, via a second gaming device distinct from the first gaming device, to join the initiated gaming session; and enabling the second user, via the second gaming device, to engage in game-play in the initiated gaming session on behalf of the first user. The second user engages in the game-play using the account of the first user.
US10737179B2	Predictive recommendations for skills development Receiving a data set including user skills as well as skill competency levels and an event with event-relevant skills as well as expected skill competency levels. Identifying one or more video games that can train a user's skill competency levels in the event-relevant skills to the expected skill competency levels. Prioritizing which video games to train the user's skill levels to the expected skill competency levels.
US10737168B2	Leg pad for a hockey player The invention relates to a leg pad for a hockey player. The leg pad extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises an upper portion, a bottom portion and a band. The upper portion has a knee cap for covering a knee joint of the player. The bottom portion has an upper shell for covering a substantial part of a shin of the hockey player and a lower shell for at least partially covering the shin and ankle of the hockey player. The band extends along part of a periphery of the upper shell and part of a periphery of the lower shell. The band interconnects the upper shell and the lower shell to one another wherein the lower shell is movable relative to the upper shell between a first position and a second position in response to flexion of the ankle.
US10737166B1	Golf putting vent with adjustable ramp Golf putting practice devices and methods are described that can be used to practice putting indoors on a flat surface or in an opening in the floor. For example, some example golf putting practice devices described herein may include a ball receptacle, a frame, and a ramp. The ball receptacle has one or more walls defining a cavity sized to receive a golf ball. The frame has multiple openings to allow a flow of air when the device is placed over an opening in the floor, such as a duct outlet of a forced air circulation system. The ramp of the device may be adjustable between different lengths.
US10737164B2	Bicycle trainer fastening device A bicycle trainer fastening device, disposed on a bicycle trainer, includes a hollow tube, a first fastening member and a second fastening member. The hollow tube includes a first assembly portion and a second assembly portion at two opposite ends thereof. The first fastening member is disposed correspondingly to the first assembly portion, and includes a first through opening correspondingly in communication with the hollow tube and having an aperture corresponding to an inserting shaft of a bicycle. The second fastening member is disposed correspondingly to the second assembly portion, and includes a second through opening correspondingly in communication with the hollow tube and an aperture corresponding to the inserting shaft. By selecting the first through opening and the second through opening corresponding to the shaft diameter of the inserting shaft and replacing the first fastening member and the second fastening member, the scope of applicability can be maximized.
US10737157B2	Recovery materials for core constructs and methods for repairing core constructs A sporting implement, such as a blade for a hockey stick, may include an outer layer, a core, and a recovery gel positioned between the core and the outer layer. The recovery gel can form a film, and the recovery gel can be compressible, shape recoverable, and pressurized to a predetermined pressure. The recovery gel can be configured to provide an integrated agent for filling cracks that appear during use of the blade. The recovery gel can be configured to absorb energy impacts between the outer layer and the core. When a crack appears, the predetermined pressure can be relieved inside the crack and fills a cavity formed by the crack to provide cohesion between the outer layer and the core to recreate a new material in the place of the crack. The recovery gel can be configured to help prevent cracks from propagating and actively heals potential damages by reducing stiffness loss caused by cracks.
US10737151B2	Golf club having striking face with supporting wall A golf club head has a striking face. A ledge extends from the perimeter contact rim of the golf club head. The striking face is secured to the club head body proximate the rim. There is a gap between the striking face and the ledge. The inner wall's perimeter edge is disposed in the gap and is in contact with the ledge. The rear surface of the striking face is in contact with a portion of the inner wall.
US10737146B2	Headset visual displacement for motion correction Many headset devices, such as virtual reality helmets, present visuals that respond to the user's motion, such that a rotation of the user's head causes the visual to be re-rendered from a correspondingly rotated perspective. The lag between the user's motion and the updated rendering from the new perspective may be perceivable even at high framerates, and may induce unpleasant feelings such as vertigo. Instead, headset devices may respond to detected motion by identifying a displacement of the physical location of the visual that causes it to maintain a physical position relative to a stationary reference point. The display is operatively coupled with a displacer, such as actuators or a projection adjustment, that are engaged to displace the display according to the identified displacement and maintain a physical location of the visual relative to the stationary reference point (e.g., until the visual is re-rendered from the updated perspective).
US10737143B1	Retractable finned footwear used for swimming and walking The present invention is retractable finned footwear comprising an outsole with retractable fins and a lever used to extend and retract the fins. One end of the fins is rotatably connected at back end of the outsole using fastener, while the other end is extended outside from front side of outsole. The fins can be secured at the bottom of the outsole, to facilitate the footwear suitable for walking on land. The fins can be extended from bottom of outsole by pulling the lever positioned at the back end of the outsole. The extended fins provide forward propulsive thrust to user wearing the footwear in water. After using in water, the lever can be pushed to align and secure the fins in line with the outsole. This facilitates the use of footwear both in water and land.
US10737140B2	Multi-functional weight rack and exercise monitoring system for tracking exercise movements Systems and methods for tracking user movement during physical fitness activities are presented. A camera tracks movements of objects of interest in a field of view thereof during an exercise routine to log, instruct and provide feedback data to assist the user in reaching fitness goals. The user can also share his data with friends or teammates, for example through social media or in a client-server environment.
US10737139B2	Rotational and linear resistance force exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus with an adjustable rotating element around which a force transferring material wraps either clockwise or counterclockwise to provide bidirectional rotational resistance for exercising. The force transferring material is preferably guided to remain in close proximity to the rotating element while wrapping around the rotating element.
US10737131B2	Triceps press exercise machine with a moving user support An exercise machine for performing triceps press exercises, including a moving user support that supports a user in a seated position. The exercise machine includes a linkage assembly that allows the moving user support to tilt as the user performs the triceps press exercise. As the user extends his or her arms from an exercise starting position to an exercise ending position, a user support frame—and thus the user's torso—reclines progressively backwards. The user's natural reaction to this reclining sensation is to bring his or her head forward, which encourages the user to plant his or her lower back firmly into a stable position against a back pad and in turn reduces a risk of injury associated with excessively arching of the lower back.
US10737130B2	Combined exercise apparatus A combined exercise apparatus includes a lat pull-down machine and a rope pulling exercise machine. The lat pull-down machine includes a first handle, a first pull rope, and a first resistance module. The first handle is connected with the first resistance module through the first pull rope for providing lat pull-down training through the first resistance module. The rope pulling exercise machine is mounted to the lat pull-down machine. The rope pulling exercise machine includes a rope, a wheel seat, and a second resistance module. The rope is wound around the wheel seat. The wheel seat is connected with the second resistance module for providing rope pulling training through the second resistance module. Wherein, the first resistance module of the lat pull-down machine and the second resistance module of the rope pulling exercise machine are independent from each other.
US10737124B2	Electro-ultrasonic devices for nerve stimulation and treatment Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for acoustic nerve stimulation. In one aspect, a system for acoustic nerve stimulation is disclosed. The system comprises an ultrasonic phased array chip device deployable into a living organism, the ultrasonic phased array chip device including a substrate and an acoustic signaling module on the substrate that includes an array of acoustic transducer elements operable to generate ultrasonic beams based on electronic control signals, capable to propagate the ultrasonic beams through biological nervous tissue to affect nervous signal firing; and a transmitter device wearable on an exterior of the living organism, wirelessly couplable with the ultrasonic phased array chip device to transmit the electronic control signals.
US10737120B2	Detecting consistency between radiation field and light field Methods and devices for detecting consistency between an invisible radiation field and a visible light field are provided. In an example, the method includes: an invisible radiation field is obtained by controlling a size of an opening of a beam limiting device; a first projection image is captured by an Electron Portal Imaging Device (EPID) as a distribution map of the invisible radiation field; a visible light field is obtained by turning on a light field lamp without changing the size of the opening of the beam limiting device; a phantom is positioned at each of vertices of the visible light field; a second projection image is captured by the EPID as a vertex distribution map of the visible light field; and deviation information between the invisible radiation field and the visible light field is determined according to the distribution map of the invisible radiation field and the vertex distribution map of the visible light field.
US10737119B2	Apparatus and method for radiation therapy device commissioning and quality assurance This disclosure is related to an apparatus and method for commissioning or performing a quality assurance (QA) verification of a radiation therapy (RT) device. The device may comprise: (a) a motorised water phantom; (b) a RT controller configured for obtaining operation parameters of fields, and causing the RT device to emit a beam according to said operations parameters; (c) a QA controller having a memory for storing a measurements plan, the measurements plan including data defining a sequence of fields, and d) a reference radiation detector adapted and positioned for intercepting said radiation beam and for measuring the dose rate of said radiation beam. The reference radiation detector may be substantially transparent to the radiation beam. The QA controller may include an acquisition interface for acquiring and storing the dose rate from the reference radiation detector. The device may also include a processor configured to check the synchronism between the dose rate from the field radiation detector and the dose rate from the reference radiation detector.
US10737115B2	Method, apparatus, and system for simulating a particle transport and determining human dose in a radiotherapy A method for simulating a particle transport may include recording transport paths of inputted particles and determining an uncertainty of each of lattice cells based on the transport paths of each batch of the inputted particles, a lattice cell being a qualified lattice cell if an uncertainty of the lattice cell does not exceed a first threshold; determining a standard-reaching rate of lattice cells in a region of interest (ROI), the ROI including at least one lattice cell, the standard-reaching rate of lattice cells in the ROI being equal to a ratio of the number of qualified lattice cells to a total number of lattice cells in the ROI; and if the standard-reaching rate of lattice cells in the ROI exceeds a second threshold, stopping inputting particles, and outputting the transport paths of the inputted particles.
US10737112B2	Water-filtered near infrared sauna A heating element for a sauna comprising an infrared heating element and a water filter for filtering out the far and mid infrared frequencies.
US10737110B2	Light therapy apparatus A light therapy apparatus is described that includes a housing, a laser mounted in the interior of the housing, and a control circuit that controls the laser according to a control program. The housing includes an opening extending through a first surface of the housing from an interior of the housing. The first surface is perpendicular to the bottom of the housing. The laser is mounted in the interior of the housing so as to output laser light in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of the housing, and the housing and the laser are arranged so that eyes of a user are shielded from direct contact with the laser light output by the laser by the laser light output from the laser being indirectly output through the opening.
US10737097B2	Permanent his-bundle pacing device and method A guiding catheter and method of its use are presented wherein the catheter includes an elongate catheter shaft having a proximal region and a distal region and a length. The shaft defines a distal region and includes a distal tip. The distal region defines an arc of approximately 180 degrees and having a radius of 0.3 inches to 0.6 inches. The distal tip forms a half turn of a left-hand helix having a pitch of 0 inches to 0.4 inches. The unique shape of the distal region allows the distal tip be perpendicularly aligned with the septal wall of the right atrium at the His bundle location when the catheter is advanced therein.
US10737091B2	Electrode and electrode pad for the electrical stimulation of brain tissue or other tissue of a patient An electrode for the electrical stimulation of brain tissue or other tissue of a patient is configured for location between skull and scalp of the patient. The electrode has a stimulation surface which is configured for contacting the skull of the patient. The electrode is a disc-shaped electrode having a pre-shaped flat or concave stimulation surface.
US10737088B2	Device for providing a constant amount of aerosol The invention relates to a device (10) for providing an aerosol from an aerosolizable material, the device comprising an aerosolization unit (300) through which pressure pulses of a carrier gas (60) are passed; a reservoir (100) comprising the aerosolizable material and which provides the aerosolizable material to the aerosolization unit (300) where the aerosolizable material is entrained by the carrier gas (60); a material providing valve (210) located between the reservoir (100) and the aerosolization unit (300) which opens in direction of the aerosolization unit (300) and which is opened and closed by a pressure difference between the reservoir (100) and the aerosolization unit (300) and which provides, in an open state, the aerosolizable material to the aerosolization unit (300).
US10737085B2	Medical device with hemostatic valve In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.
US10737083B2	Bioactive components conjugated to dissolvable substrates of microneedle arrays Microneedle arrays and methods of forming the same can include one or more bioactive components bonded to a biocompatible material such that the one or more bioactive components are cleavable in vivo to release the bioactive component from the biocompatible material.
US10737076B2	Self-offsetting implantable catheter system A self-offsetting implantable valve system including a catheter having an outer perimeter, a free terminating end and an opposite second end. A plurality of holes are defined proximate the free terminating end of the catheter. The system further including a self-offsetting memory component disposed radially about the outer perimeter of a portion of the catheter proximate the free terminating end of the catheter. This self-offsetting memory component is transitionable between a first state subject to application of an externally applied force and a second state free from the externally applied force. While in the first state at least a portion of the self-offsetting memory component having a diameter smaller than that same portion of the self-offsetting memory component while in the second state.
US10737073B2	Fluid-expandable body articulation of catheters and other flexible structures Articulation devices and methods include balloon arrays interacting with elongate skeletal support structures so as to locally alter articulation of the skeleton. The skeleton may include a helical coil, and the array can be under control of a processor. Inflation fluid may be directed to the balloons from an inflation system including valves controlled by the processor. The articulation structures can be employed in minimally invasive medical catheter systems.
US10737071B2	Splittable sheath In some examples, a splittable sheath includes a sheath body defining a lumen configured to receive an expandable balloon of a catheter, and a tab extending from a proximal end or a distal end of the sheath body. The tab includes a major surface having an outer edge defining a serpentine shape. Outward movement of the tab relative to a central longitudinal axis of the sheath body causes splitting of the sheath body.
US10737065B2	Medical device A medical device is provided, including: a sheath portion (10); a pair of operation wires (30); and a turning operation portion (60) in which the sheath portion (10) is bent in a direction corresponding to the pulled one operation wire (30) through a turning operation. The turning operation portion (60) includes a wire fixation panel (64) around which the operation wires (30) are wound on a side peripheral surface; and a penetration portion (63c) and a closing portion (63d) which are provided further radially outwards than the side peripheral surface of the wire fixation panel (64) and at a position facing the side peripheral surface, so as to be integrated with the wire fixation panel (64).
US10737064B1	Balloon catheter A balloon catheter is provided, which includes a balloon guide tube, a balloon moving part, and a bending adjustment part for bending an end of the balloon guide tube, wherein the bending adjustment part includes first and second wires of which one ends are fixed to a ring part, respectively, and a steering handle to which the other ends of the first and second wires are fixed, the central portion of the steering handle is positioned on an extension line from a center line of the balloon guide tube, the other ends of the first and second wires are respectively inserted into wire guide holes of the steering handle formed at a same distance from the central portion of the steering handle, and a plane formed by the first and second wires is perpendicular to the central portion of the steering handle.
US10737061B2	Advanced electromagnetic motion and tracking peripherally inserted central venous catheter system with extended endovascular applications A method of inserting a catheter and catheter placement apparatus that were designed for improving the safety and efficiency in the placement of a PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) implant are described. The invention enables placement of the catheter into the body while the catheter is maintained in a sterile environment.
US10737060B2	Catheter hubs A hub assembly for connection to a medical device having a built in strain relief. The hub assembly may comprise a hub body having a proximal end and a distal end. A lumen may extend from the proximal end to the distal end of the hub body. The distal end of the hub body may have a rounded surface. The rounded surface may have a radius of curvature of greater than 1 millimeter.
US10737057B1	Multiport syringe system for use with a urinary catheter A medical syringe with at least three ports, in conjunction with a urinary catheter, can be used for closed manual irrigation of a bladder. The three syringe ports are located on a port body. Each of the three syringe ports can be manually selected by rotating a barrel that has a closed end located inside the cup-shaped port body. Rotation of the barrel inside the port body occurs about an axis that is aligned with the central axis of the hollow cylindrical barrel. The system is configured to selectively fill the syringe with an input fluid, irrigate the bladder by passing fluid into and out of the urinary catheter, and drain bladder contents into a drainage vessel without ever needing to remove the syringe from the catheter.
US10737051B2	Nitrogen dioxide storage device A nitric oxide delivery system can include a cassette which is a single use disposable component used to store liquid N2O4, activate upon operator demand, convert N2O4 to NO2 via a heating element(s) controlled by a console to deliver NO2 at a controlled flow rate, direct concentrated NO2 to a contained pair of conversion cartridges and exhaust NO gas to the console for delivery to the patient.
US10737044B2	Aerosol inhalation device Actuators for an aerosol inhalation device containing a housing adapted to receive an aerosol canister containing a pressurized medicament formulation, a mouthpiece portion through which the user inhales, a nozzle block and an orifice and a tubular element extending in the mouthpiece portion from the orifice aperture in a longitudinal axis substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece portion provide a significant reduction in the non-respirable, coarse fraction of the emitted aerosol medicament via inertial impaction and retention in the actuator than in the oro-pharynx, with consequent less associated side effects and oral candidiasis in the patient. In addition the presence of the tubular element has minimal, negligible impact on the fine particle dose and on the particle size distribution (PSD) of the delivered particles having aerodynamic diameter lower than 9 μm.
US10737040B2	Distance indicators for medicinal spray devices The present invention is directed to a spray applicator for spraying a tissue treatment medicant onto a tissue that has a container containing the medicant and is positioned at a proximal end of the spray applicator; a spray tip positioned at a distal end of the spray applicator; a cannula connecting the container with the spray tip; an actuatable dispensing mechanism at a proximal end of the applicator to express the medicant from the container through the cannula and through the spray tip toward the tissue; an optional pressurized gas source discharging a gas through the cannula in the vicinity of the spray tip or inside the spray tip; and a distance indicator that provides indicia of the distance between the spray tip and the tissue but does not prevent positioning the spray tip closer to the tissue than a defined distance for the distance indicator.
US10737037B2	Safety device for a syringe The invention relates to a safety device, for avoiding stab wounds, for a syringe with a syringe body and with a puncturing means arranged at the distal end of the syringe body, said safety device comprising a sleeve element which extends along an axial direction (X) and at least partially encloses the puncturing means and the syringe body, wherein the sleeve element comprises, at its distal end, a contact portion which at least partially contacts the skin of a patient during use of the syringe and which delimits an opening surface. The safety device is characterized in that the opening surface has at least in part a sub-area that encloses an angle α with the axial direction (X), wherein the angle α is in a range of between 10° and 80°.
US10737035B2	Piston rod for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device comprising a piston rod A piston rod for a drug delivery device includes a first thread with a first inner diameter and a second thread with a second inner diameter. The first inner diameter of the first thread is smaller than the second inner diameter of the second thread. The first thread includes a first pitch and the second thread includes a second pitch. The first and the second pitch have the same magnitude.
US10737031B2	Medicant injection device A medicant injection device includes a compressible body, a tip, and an outer luer body. The compressible body has a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of bellows, and defines an inner cavity for holding a liquid medicant. The tip is positioned at the proximal end of the compressible body. The outer luer body includes internal threads, and is positioned over and engaged with the tip to form a first fitting therewith. The first fitting is configured to be connected with a second fitting. A medicant injection device includes a compressible body having first and second arms, a receptacle interconnected with the compressible body and defining an inner cavity, and a first fitting configured to engage a second fitting. The compressible body is configured to be compressed by forcing the distal end of the first and second arm toward each other.
US10737027B2	Medicament delivery device A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing that is arranged to accommodate a medicament container; a drive unit operably arranged to act on the medicament container upon activation; an activation mechanism operably arranged to be operated by a user; an activation preventing mechanism operably arranged to prevent said activation mechanism to be activated; an identification module arranged to be operated by a user, which identification module is designed as an attachable unit to the medicament delivery device; mechanical keying elements arranged on said device and on said identification module designed to interact with each other when attaching said identification module; first electrical keying elements comprised in said identification module, wherein said electrical keying elements are capable of obtaining identification information, such that the identification information obtained is compared to stored data and authenticated by the identification module, and wherein the authentication causes a deactivation of the activation preventing mechanism to allow operation of the activation mechanism.
US10737026B2	Transfilling device Disclosed is a transfilling device (1) for transfilling a liquid drug from a cartridge (3) to a flexible reservoir (4). The transfilling device (1) includes a support unit (111) and a plunger (113), the support unit (111) configured to receive the cartridge (3), the plunger (113) being insertable into the cartridge (3), wherein the plunger (113) is displaceable relative to the support unit (111) along an advancement direction (2) between a plunger retracted position, where the plunger (113) is in a most distal position relative to the support unit (111), and a plunger advanced position, where the plunger (113) is in a most proximal position relative to the support unit (111), wherein the plunger (113) is configured to push a piston (32) of the cartridge (3) from a piston retracted position to a piston advanced position by displacing the plunger (113). The transfilling device (1) further includes a transfer cannula (12, 12′), wherein the transfer cannula (12, 12′) is configured to penetrate a flexible reservoir septum (41) with a cannula outlet end (122) and to penetrate a cartridge septum (31) with a cannula inlet end (121) and thereby to fluidly couple the flexible reservoir (4) with the cartridge (3). The transfilling device further includes a reservoir locking unit (13), wherein the reservoir locking unit ( ) is configured to releasably mechanically couple the support unit (111) to the flexible reservoir (4) and wherein the coupling of the reservoir locking unit (13) is designed such that the coupling is released in the plunger advanced position.
US10737020B2	Subcutaneous inserter device The invention relates to an inserter device for subcutaneously inserting a medical device, the inserter device comprising an outer part comprising one or more locking elements including a first locking element and one or more release elements including a first release element; a housing; and a functional part accommodated in the housing; wherein the housing comprises a sidewall with an inner surface forming a cavity, the housing extending from a first end to a second end along a first axis and comprising one or more housing guide members including a first housing guide member for engagement with one or more guide members of the functional part, and where the housing is at least partly covered by the outer part; wherein the functional part comprises a first part with a first body extending from a first end to a second end along the first axis, the first part comprising one or more first locking members; a second part releasably connected to the first part and comprising a second body extending from a first end to a second end along the first axis, the second part comprising a second guide member and one or more second locking members; an insertion needle attached to the second part; an insertion spring adapted for moving the second part from a first position to a second position in an insertion direction along the first axis in relation to the housing; and a retraction spring adapted for moving the second part from the second position to a third position in an extraction direction along the first axis in relation to the housing.
US10737019B2	Injection system Described is a medicament cartridge comprising a housing having open proximal and distal ends, a first coupling mechanism, and a syringe slidably disposed in the housing. The syringe includes a needle and has a retracted position in which the needle is covered by the housing and an extended position in which the needle is exposed. A delivery device comprises the medicament cartridge, an actuator comprising a plunger, a motor adapted to translate the plunger, a second coupling mechanism adapted to detachably engage the first coupling mechanism, and a control button adapted to actuate the motor. A carrier comprises a first slot for at least partially containing the actuator, a second slot for at least partially containing the medicament cartridge, a user interface adapted to provide at least one a visual signal and an audible signal.
US10737015B2	Infusion pump systems and methods Some embodiments an infusion pump system can be used to determine a user's total insulin load (TIL) that provides an accurate indication of the insulin previously delivered to the user's body which has not yet acted. In particular embodiments, the TIL can account for both the bolus deliveries and the basal deliveries that have occurred over a period of time. Such information may be useful, for example, when the infusion pump is operated in conjunction with a continuous glucose monitoring device.
US10737014B2	Methods and devices for managing fluid pressure The present invention comprises methods, compositions, devices and systems for determining the status of, or treating, a body structure or conduit. An embodiment of the invention comprises a fluid pressure control device for pressure control of fluid introduced into a body structure or conduit.
US10737007B2	Patient adapter for driveline cable and methods A patient adapter for connecting a driveline cable between an implantable blood pump and a controller. The patient adapter provides a sufficiently large form factor to make connecting ends of a driveline cable easy for patients who lack dexterity or have unclear vision. The patient adapter includes an adapter body that defines a central lumen that extends through an entire length of the adapter body. The central lumen is configured to receive an end of a percutaneous end connector of the driveline cable and an end of a controller end connector of the driveline cable. The patient adapter includes a first mating feature configured to engage a corresponding feature of the percutaneous end connector and a second mating feature configured to engage a corresponding feature of the controller end connector. A thickness of the adapter body is greatest at a position proximate the controller end connector.
US10737001B2	Aspirators, components thereof, and associated clearances In part, the disclosure relates to an aspirator having a handle that includes a suction connector extending from a proximal end face, a substantially cylindrical sleeve mount having an outer surface and a shoulder. A tubular member defining a bore and having flared end disposed in a suction head having one or more cantilevered protuberances can extend from the sleeve mount. The substantially cylindrical sleeve mount is in relief with respect to the shoulder and extends distally therefrom. The substantially cylindrical sleeve mount defines an aperture. The suction connector bore, bore of tubular member, inner cavity of handle and suction head bore define a fluid flow path or cavity. The aspirator can include a sleeve that receives the suction head. The sleeve engages and interferes with the sleeve mount. The suction head and sleeve's inner wall have one or more engineered clearances between them to enhance assembly.
US10736999B2	Immobilised biological entities There is described inter alia a device having a surface comprising a layered coating wherein the outer coating layer comprises a plurality of cationic hyperbranched polymer molecules characterized by having (i) a core moiety of molecular weight 14-1,000 Da (ii) a total molecular weight of 1,500 to 1,000,000 Da (iii) a ratio of total molecular weight to core moiety molecular weight of at least 80:1 and (iv) functional end groups, whereby one or more of said functional end groups have an anti-coagulant entity covalently attached thereto.
US10736993B2	Implants having a drug load of an oxysterol and methods of use Provided is a compression resistant implant configured to fit at or near a bone defect to promote bone growth. The compression resistant implant comprises a biodegradable polymer in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % of the implant and a freeze-dried oxysterol in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 90 wt % of the implant. Methods of making and use are further provided.
US10736991B2	Non-gelling soluble extracellular matrix with biological activity Provided are methods for preparing non-gelling, solubilized extracellular matrix (ECM) materials useful as cell growth substrates. Also provided are compositions prepared according to the methods as well as uses for the compositions. In one embodiment a device, such as a prosthesis, is provided which comprises an inorganic matrix into which the non-gelling, solubilized ECM composition is dispersed to facilitate in-growth of cells into the ECM and thus adaptation and/or attachment of the device to a patient. In another embodiment, the composition is delivered intraarticularly, intrathecally, intraoccularly, intracranially, and into pleural space.
US10736988B2	Bone substitute nanocomposites and methods of synthesis using multiphosphorylated peptides The invention relates to peptides including DEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 1, RRRDEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 2, RRRGDEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 3, and LKKLKKLDEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 4, wherein n is an integer from 2 to 20. The invention also relates to phosphorylating these peptides at multiple amino acid sites by employing casein kinases. These phosphorylated peptides may be used in various applications such as forming mineralized collagen fibrils and biomimetic composites for use in tissue repair and regeneration.
US10736984B2	Photocatalyst sterilization device and refrigerator including the same A photocatalyst sterilization device includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a first receiving chamber and a second receiving chamber that are in communication with each other, the first receiving chamber receives a photocatalyst layer and a light source assembly configured to irradiate the photocatalyst layer, the second receiving chamber receives an axial-flow fan; and an air inlet and an air outlet are defined in the same surface of the housing, one of the air inlet and the air outlet is corresponded to the first receiving chamber in position, the other one of the air inlet and the air outlet is corresponded to the second receiving chamber in position, and a direction in which the axial-flow fan suctions air via the air inlet is parallel to a direction of irradiation of the light source assembly.
US10736981B2	Arrangement for performing a decontamination process by means of a decontamination agent introduced into a containment Performing a decontamination process by introducing a decontamination agent into a first containment, the first containment is being surrounded by a housing having a primary inlet for admitting a gas medium into the first containment, and a primary outlet for discharging the gas medium from the first containment. The primary outlet leads to an area external to the first containment, into the open atmosphere, or to a second containment and has a gas-technology connection to a first catalyst unit through which the gas medium flows. By means of the at least first catalyst unit, the decontamination agent, which is introduced into the first containment during the decontamination process and enters with the gas medium into the area, open atmosphere or the second containment, can be split into non-critical components and degraded to a non-critical residual concentration.
US10736980B2	Ultraviolet sterilization device An ultraviolet sterilization device includes a processing chamber that houses a subject of sterilization and a light source that irradiates an interior of the processing chamber with ultraviolet light. A wall of the processing chamber has a stack structure including a first layer made of a fluororesin material and a second layer made of an ultraviolet reflective material, the first layer being provided on the inner side of the processing chamber. The light source includes an aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) based ultraviolet light emitting device.
US10736976B2	Radiolabeled anti-PD-L1 antibodies for immuno-PET imaging Radiolabeled anti-PD-L1 antibodies and their use in immuno-PET imaging are provided herein. Included are methods of detecting the presence of PD-L1 proteins in a patient or sample.
US10736975B2	Infusion administration of conjugated monoclonal antibodies A patient specific therapeutic composition provided in a single dose container, the total volume of which may be administered to a patient in a single treatment session. The composition includes a monoclonal antibody having a labeled fraction and an unlabeled fraction, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The label may be any of a radioisotope or a drug such as a chemotherapeutic or cytotoxic agent. The amount of the monoclonal antibody and any conjugated label molecule may depend on at least one patient specific parameter selected from a patient weight, a patient age, a patient height, a patient gender, a patient medical condition, and a patient medical history. Methods of administration, production, and articles of manufacture comprising the patient specific therapeutic composition are also disclosed.
US10736974B2	Scaffolds and multifunctional intermediates for imaging PSMA and cancer therapy Carbamate and beta-amino acid urea-based scaffolds that have high binding affinity to PSMA are disclosed. These scaffolds can be radiolabeled and used for imaging cells and tumors that express PSMA or for cancer radiotherapy. These compounds also can comprise a fluorescent dye and be used for imaging cells and tumors that express PSMA or for photodynamic therapy.
US10736970B2	Polypeptide complex of titin-telethonin beta-pleated sheet structure as polypeptide drug carrier, method of using the polypeptide complex, and fusion protein complex thereof The present invention provides a polypeptide complex on the basis of Titin-Telethonin beta-pleated sheet structure as a polypeptide or protein drug carrier, a method of using the polypeptide complex, and a fusion protein complex thereof. The polypeptide complex is capable of maintaining the activity of polypeptide or protein drugs and prolonging the half-life period simultaneously.
US10736967B2	Method of preparing cyclodextrin complexes Aspects of the disclosure feature a method that comprises preparing an agent-cyclodextrin complex. Preparing the agent-cyclodextrin complex includes contacting a first composition comprising an agent with a porous cyclodextrin-metal organic framework to form a second composition comprising an agent-cyclodextrin-metal organic framework complex, the cyclodextrin-metal organic framework including a plurality of cyclodextrin molecules and at least one metal cation. Preparing the agent-cyclodextrin complex also includes dissolving the agent-cyclodextrin-metal organic framework complex in an aqueous solvent to form a third composition including the agent-cyclodextrin complex.
US10736960B2	Methods for inhibiting fibrosis in a subject in need thereof In one aspect, the invention provides methods for treating, inhibiting, alleviating or preventing fibrosis in a mammalian subject suffering, or at risk of developing a disease or disorder caused or exacerbated by fibrosis and/or inflammation. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods of treating a subject suffering from renal fibrosis. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods of reducing proteinuria in a subject suffering from a renal disease or condition associated with proteinuria. The methods comprise the step of administering, to a subject in need thereof, an amount of a MASP-2 inhibitory agent effective to inhibit MASP-2-dependent complement activation.
US10736958B2	Influenza vaccine The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one ISCOM complex and at least one ectodomain from at least one hemagglutinin (HA) domain and at least one ectodomain from at least one neuraminidase (NA) domain from one or more influenza virus, wherein the extodomains represent ectodomains isolated from the influenza virus. The invention also regards a kit. The composition may be used as an immune stimulating medicine, immune modulating pharmaceutical or a vaccine e.g. against influenza for vertebrates, e.g. birds and mammals.
US10736955B2	Fusion protein comprising bacteriophage λ GpD fused to a GP2 antigen derived from HER-2/neu Described herein is a fusion protein comprising a bacteriophage protein fused to a cancer antigen. Vaccines are also described, as well as methods of treatment and/or prevention of cancer and methods of immunizing an individual.
US10736953B2	Stable, spray dried, immunogenic, viral compositions Viruses, and particularly genetically engineered, replication deficient viruses such as adenoviruses, poxviruses, MVA viruses, and baculoviruses which encode one or more antigens of interest, such as TB, malarial, and HIV antigens, are spray dried with a mannitol-cyclodextrin-trehalose-dextran (MCTD) to form a powder where the viability of the viruses are maintained at a suitable level for mass vaccinations after spray drying, and where the viability of the viruses are maintained at suitable level over a period of storage time, even in the presence of humidity.
US10736952B2	Multivalent VLP conjugates The invention is directed to vaccines comprising capsular polysaccharides conjugated to one or more components of virus like particles (VLP), and methods for the administration of and methods for the manufacture of vaccines of the invention. Preferably vaccines of the invention generate a therapeutically effective response in an individual in need thereof to multiple strains and/or serotypes of the same or of different infectious agents. Preferably such vaccines generate a therapeutically effective immune response to all pathogenic strains and/or serotypes of the same infectious agent. In particular, the invention is directed to methods and compositions for the cost efficient administration of a vaccine to a patient in need thereof exposing the patient's immune system to only the immunogenic components that are likely to be beneficial for the generation of a protective immunological response, both efficacy and safety are increased and cost effectively.
US10736950B2	Vaccine compositions comprising tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase or fragments thereof The invention relates to prophylaxis and therapy of cancer. In particular there is provided a protein Tryptophan2,3-di-oxygenase (TDO) or peptide fragments here of that are capable of eliciting anti-cancer immune responses. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of TDO or peptides derived thereof or TDO specific T-cells for treatment of cancer. The invention thus relates to an anti-cancer vaccine which optionally may be used in combination with other immunotherapies and to TDO specific T-cells adoptively transferred or induced in vivo by vaccination as a treatment of cancer. It is an aspect of the invention that the medicaments herein provided may be used in combination with cancer chemotherapy treatment. A further aspect relates to the prophylaxis and therapy of infections by the same means as described above.
US10736949B2	Radiohalogenated agents for in situ immune modulated cancer vaccination A method of treating a malignant solid tumor in a subject is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of administering to the subject an immunomodulatory dose of a radiohalogenated compound that is differentially taken up by and retained within malignant solid tumor tissue, and performing in situ tumor vaccination in the subject by intratumorally injecting into (or treating via a separate method) at least one of the malignant solid tumors a composition that includes one or more agents capable of stimulating specific immune cells within the tumor microenvironment. In certain exemplary embodiments, the radiohalogenated compound has the formula: wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen isotope, n is 18 and R2 is —N+(CH3)3.
US10736948B2	Epidermal growth factor fusion proteins with mutant cholera toxin B subunits The present disclosure provides for a synthetic immunogenic protein for use as an immuno-modulatory agent to enhance mammalian immune reactions towards conjugated protein or peptide containing antigens that are otherwise poorly immunogenic, including but not limited to self-antigens. The chimeric immunogenic proteins of the present disclosure can be used in the treatment of many illnesses, including but not limited to cancers, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, allergies and any clinical indication involving or affected by the immune response of a mammalian host.
US10736947B2	Neospora for use in treating cancer and infectious diseases The present invention relates to a strain of Neospora caninum for use in treating cancer or infectious diseases.
US10736942B2	Formation of bone Compositions and methods for inducing or promoting repair of a bone fracture.
US10736941B2	Cell membrane-permeating peptide The present invention addresses to provide a novel membrane permeability-improving agent which can be applied to high molecular drugs. More specifically, the present invention addresses to provide: a drug carrier which can improve the absorption efficiency of a high molecular drug in the small intestine; and a membrane permeation-improving agent containing the carrier. According to the present invention, a cell membrane-permeating peptide can be provided, which comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the following amino acid sequences: DNPGN (SEQ ID NO: 1); SRPAF (SEQ ID NO: 2); NDPRN (SEQ ID NO: 3); and MSVAN (SEQ ID NO: 4). According to the present invention, a cell membrane-permeable composition can also be provided, which comprises the peptide and a biologically active substance.
US10736940B2	Combined preparations for the treatment of cancer Combined preparations for the treatment of cancer are described. The combined preparations comprise: (a) LAG-3 protein, or a derivative thereof that is able to bind to MHC class II molecules; and (b) an anti-neoplastic agent, wherein the anti-neoplastic agent is a platinum-based anti-neoplastic agent or a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Methods for the treatment of cancer using the combined preparations are also described.
US10736929B2	Method for preparing herbal composition having increased fat-solublepolyphenol content, herbal composition prepared thereby and use thereof The present invention relates to a method for preparing an herbal composition with increased fat-soluble polyphenols, an herbal composition prepared by the method, and a use of the composition. The herbal composition with increased fat-soluble polyphenols of the present invention is characterized by the significantly increased content of fat-soluble polyphenols including decursin, compared with the herbal composition of comparative example, and also demonstrates a significant anti-oxidative activity, immune cell activating effect, and cancer cell growth inhibitory effect, significantly reduces renal toxicity and liver toxicity induced by the anticancer agent cisplatin back so as to be almost normal condition, and significantly inhibits the intestinal crypt loss caused by irradiation, compared with the herbal composition of comparative example. Therefore, the herbal composition with increased fat-soluble polyphenols of the present invention can be effectively used as a composition for cancer treatment, an anti-cancer adjuvant, a composition for enhancing immune function, a composition for protecting a living body, and a composition for preventing side effects of cancer treatment.
US10736919B2	Materials and methods for engineering cells and uses thereof in immuno-oncology Materials and methods for producing genome-edited cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct on the cell surface, and materials and methods for genome editing to modulate the expression, function, or activity of one or more immuno-oncology related genes in a cell, and materials and methods for treating a patient using the genome-edited engineered cells.
US10736918B2	Method and compositions for cellular immunotherapy The present invention provides nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, methods and compositions to confer and/or augment immune responses mediated by cellular immunotherapy, such as by adoptively transferring CD8+ central memory T cells or combinations of central memory T cells with CD4+ T cells that are genetically modified to express a chimeric receptor. In embodiments the genetically modified host cell comprises a nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide coding for a ligand binding domain, a polynucleotide comprising a customized spacer region, a polynucleotide comprising a transmembrane domain, and a polynucleotide comprising an intracellular signaling domain. It has been surprisingly found that the length of the spacer region can affects the ability of chimeric receptor modified T cells to recognize target cells in vitro and affects in vivo efficacy of the chimeric receptor modified T cells. Pharmaceutical formulations produced by the method, and methods of using the same, are also described.
US10736916B1	Methods of improving athletic performance with inorganic nitrate compositions A method for improving athletic or physical performance in a human includes administering to the human a composition or supplement formulation including a single administration of inorganic nitrate (NO3−), a single administration of inorganic nitrite (NO2−), or a combination thereof; and an additive. A method for increasing endurance in a human includes administering to the human a composition or supplement formulation including a single administration of inorganic nitrate (NO3−), a single administration of inorganic nitrite (NO2−), or a combination thereof; and an additive.
US10736913B1	Use of inosine for cancer immunotherapy Disclosed are formulations for the treatment of cancer including inosine or a related compound in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor including but not limited to immune checkpoint inhibitor binding agents (including anti-CTLA4, anti-PD1, anti-LAG-3, anti-TIM-3, anti-TIGIT, anti-CD47, anti-VISTA, and anti-PD-L1), and optionally also including a reinforcing agent to boost immune response, including CAR-T, CAR-NK, tumor vaccine, oncolytic virus vaccine, TLR7/8 agonist, anti-CD47 or IL-2 receptor agonist, and optionally also including other pharmacologically immune-boosting active agents.
US10736912B2	Compositions containing PUFA and/or uridine and methods of use thereof This invention provides methods of enhancing brain development; increasing or enhancing intelligence; increasing or enhancing synthesis and levels of phospholipids, synapses, synaptic proteins, and synaptic membranes by a neural cell or brain cell, comprising contacting a subject or a pregnant or nursing mother thereof with a composition comprising an omega-3 fatty acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, and/or uridine, a metabolic precursor thereof, or a combination thereof.
US10736911B2	Use of a DHODH inhibitor in combination with an inhibitor of pyrimidine salvage Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of pathogenic virus infections or cancer. The formulations combine an inhibitor of de novo pyrimidine synthesis, and an inhibitor of a pyrimidine salvage pathway enzyme.
US10736909B2	Use of trehalose for treatment of neurological diseases The present disclosure discloses trehalose for use in treatment of neurological disorders, wherein the trehalose is for a single daily administration with the daily dose between about 0.25 to about 12.5 g/kg/day. The daily dose may be about 2.67 g/kg/day. A method for treating a neurological disorders is disclosed which involves administering trehalose to a subject as a single daily administration with a daily dose between about 0.25 to about 12.5 g/kg/day and in an embodiment of this method the daily dose is about 2.67 g/kg/day. Also disclosed herein is the use of trehalose in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of neurological disorders, wherein the trehalose is formulated as a single daily dose with the trehalose present in the medicament in an amount of between about 0.25 to about 12.5 g/kg/day. In an embodiment the daily dose is about 2.67 g/kg/day. The present disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating neurological disorders, comprising a daily dose of trehalose, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein the daily dose of the trehalose is between about 0.25 to about 12.5 g/kg. The trehalose may be formulated as part of a foodstuff.
US10736908B2	Antiviral aryl-amide phosphodiamide compounds Compounds of Formula (I): (Formula (I)) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase. The compounds may also be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antiviral agents, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
US10736906B2	Method to enhance tissue regeneration The present invention provides for compositions and methods for modulating tissue growth using tissue growth modulators, which are agents that either enhance or inhibit tissue growth as desired by a particular indication by modulating the PG or Wnt signaling pathways, or employing modulators of both PG and Wnt signaling pathways for a synergistic effect or highly selective effect.
US10736905B1	Nefopam dosage forms and methods of treatment Dosage forms containing nefopam, nefopam metabolite, nefopam prodrug, isomers thereof or combinations of the foregoing, optionally an acid, and optionally an opioid analgesic and/or NSAID, and associated methods for treating various types of pain in patients.
US10736904B2	Thienopyrimidine derivatives, processes for the preparation thereof and therapeutic uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R6 is —CONH2 or a —C(Rα)(Rβ)(OH) group; R is a substituted phenyl or heteroaryl group; R7 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group. Process for the preparation thereof and therapeutic use thereof.
US10736902B2	Method of treating triple negative breast cancer A method of treating a patient suffering from TNBC by a multidisciplinary method involving treating the patient with a plurality of the following treatments: i) one or more checkpoint inhibitors; ii) hyperthermia treatment; iii) low dose chemotherapy; iv) Interleukin-2 (IL-2); and v) a compound selected from the group consisting of taurolidine, taurultam, oxathiazin-like compounds, and combinations thereof.
US10736899B2	Animal and human anti-malarial agents Provided herein are Purine Compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, tautomers, isotopologues, or stereoisomers thereof, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Purine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing malaria comprising the administration of an effective amount of a Purine Compound.
US10736894B2	Methods of treating developmental syndromes with PDE10A inhibitors Methods of treating developmental syndromes with a PDE10A inhibitor are provided.
US10736893B2	Imidazopyrazine inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase In some embodiments, the invention relates to a BTK inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, cocrystal, ester, prodrug, solvate, hydrate or derivative thereof, or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, in some embodiments, the present invention relates to imidazopyrazine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of a hyperproliferative disorder, an inflammatory disorder, an immune disorder, or an autoimmune disorder.
US10736892B2	Stem cell modulation II Disclosed are methods and compositions for modulating cancer stem cells. More particularly, the present invention discloses the use of protein kinase C theta inhibitors (PKC-θ) for inhibiting the growth of PKC-θ-overexpressing cells including cancer stem cells, for enhancing the biological effects of chemotherapeutic drugs or irradiation on cancer cells, for treating cancer, including metastatic cancer and/or for preventing cancer recurrence.
US10736885B2	Compositions and methods of treating dermal fibrotic disorders A method for preventing and/or modulating formation of a dermal fibrotic disorder includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a multi-phase modulator to a subject in need thereof. The multi-phase modulator is selected from the group consisting of axitinib, nintedanib, sorafenib, sunitinib, lenvatinib, panatinib, pazopanib, regorafenib, and riociguat. The dermal fibrotic disorder is acne scars, skin scars such as keloids and hypertrophic scars, wrinkles, cellulite and dermal neoplastic fibrosis, scarring alopecia, various vasculopathy, vasculitis, burn wound healing, diabetic foot syndrome, scleroderma, arthrofibrosis, peyronie's disease, dupuytren's contracture, or adhesive capsulitis.
US10736878B2	Treatment of organophosphate exposure with triptans A method of treating exposure to organophosphate agents and preventing morbidity due to such exposure through the administration of a triptan compound to a subject.
US10736877B2	Tryptamine-based ship inhibitors for the treatment of cancer The present disclosure provides compositions that inhibit the SH2-containing inositol 5′-phosphatase (SHIP), as well as methods using such compositions for use in treating or ameliorating the effects of a medical condition in a subject.
US10736876B2	Idalopirdine-based combinatorial therapies of Alzheimer's disease The present invention relates to combinatorial therapies and methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease or an Alzheimer's disease related disorder based on idalopirdine, baclofen and acamprosate, wherein idalopirdine is provided as suboptimal doses.
US10736875B2	Methods and compositions associated with the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor Some embodiments include compositions and methods of using or identifying compounds that modulate the activity of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor (GCFR). Some embodiments include use of compounds to treat certain disorders, such as hematopoietic or neurological disorders.
US10736872B1	Pharmaceutical mixture to treat statin induced vascular calcification A pharmaceutical composition in a physiological dose for a mammal is used for reducing vascular calcification caused due to statin consumption. The composition contains mixture 1 and statin. The mixture 1 contains combination of the Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, Biotin, L-carnitine and Betaine. The mixture 1 can be used as a stand-alone product with or without statin.

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