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US10754379B2	User-mounted device calibration using external data Systems, methods, and computer media for calibrating user-mounted devices are provided. An external device capable of providing calibration data to a user-mounted device worn by a user is identified. An identification acknowledgement is received from the external device. A device calibration mode is entered in which calibration data describing the user-mounted device is received by the user-mounted device. The calibration data is based at least in part on sensor data acquired and normalized by the external device. The calibration data is then received. The calibration data includes at least one determined pose or body measurement of the user and a calculated alignment of the user-mounted device relative to the user. The user-mounted device is calibrated using the received calibration data.
US10754375B2	Display cover with webcam cover According to various embodiments, a display cover of an electronic display includes a cover configured to extend over the electronic display, a webcam aperture extending through the cover and configured to enable a webcam to view through the cover, and a webcam cover to be manipulated between a closed position wherein the webcam cover substantially obstructs the webcam aperture and an open position wherein the webcam cover does not substantially obstruct the webcam aperture.
US10754370B2	Fine-grained clock resolution using low and high frequency clock sources in a low-power system A periodic output generator has a first clock source coupled to a first counter and a second clock source with a frequency greater than the first clock source, the second clock source coupled to a second counter, the first clock source operating continuously, the second clock source enabled when the first clock source reaches a count C1. The second clock source generates an output when a count C2 is reached, and the counters are reset and the process repeats. In another example, a timestamp generator has a high speed clock and a real time clock operative on a low speed clock. The timestamp generator receives an external event, turns on the high speed clock generator and counts high speed clock cycles C until the arrival of the next time stamp, and computes an event timestamp as the next timestamp less c/f, less the startup time of the high speed clock.
US10754367B2	System and method to control power grid with distributed power regeneration sources A communication apparatus comprises a controller configured to control an output of a reverse power flow-power source that generates power for performing a reverse power flow from a facility to a power grid; and a transmitter configured to transmit reverse power flow-power source information about the reverse power flow-power source to a management server that transmits a power instruction message.
US10754365B2	System and method for arc detection and intervention in solar energy systems An arc detection and intervention system for a solar energy system. One or more arc detectors are strategically located among strings of solar panels. In conjunction with local management units (LMUs), arcs can be isolated and affected panels disconnected from the solar energy system.
US10754363B2	Mixing unit, related mixer tap, and method for manufacturing such a mixer tap A mixing unit with a mixer tap for mixing two fluids and a method for manufacturing the mixer tap for mixing fluids are disclosed. The mixing unit has a cartridge, which is provided with a coupling base having an inlet for a first inflow, an inlet for a second inflow, and an outlet for an outflow obtained by mixing the inflows. The mixing unit also has a housing designed to be placed in a coupled position with the coupling base. The housing is designed to change the rate of the first inflow and/or second inflow on the basis of the temperature of the outflow. The mixing unit also includes an attachment for attaching a housing to the coupling base. The attachment allows for movement of the additional housing, in relation to the cartridge, between the coupled position and a separated position.
US10754362B1	Adjustment of loop-powered pneumatic process control device interfaces Adjustment of loop-powered pneumatic process control device interfaces is disclosed. A disclosed example interface for use with a pneumatic process control device includes a power input to scavenge power from a loop power control signal associated with the process control system, a movement controller to cause movement of an actuator powered by the loop power, where the actuator is operatively coupled to a movable control input associated with the process control device, and a calibrator to read position feedback of the actuator during the movement to calculate a positional error, where the calibrator is to adjust a set point of the loop power control signal based on the positional error to control the actuator.
US10754361B2	Flow rate control apparatus, flow rate control method, and program for a flow rate control apparatus In order to provide a flow rate control apparatus that estimates a flow rate actually flowing at a control point without a large amount of noise, there are provided a fluid resistor that is provided on a flow path, a downstream-side valve that is provided on a downstream side of the fluid resistor, a resistance flow rate measurement mechanism that measures a resistance flow rate that flows through the fluid resistor, and flows into a volumetric space located on the flow path between this fluid resistor and the downstream-side valve, a subject flow rate estimation part that estimates a valve flow rate based on the flow rate characteristics stored in the flow rate characteristics storage part, and a flow rate control unit that controls the downstream-side valve based on a set flow rate, and on the valve flow rate estimated by the subject flow rate estimation part.
US10754360B2	Wireless leak alarm, and wireless valve, apparatus, system and a method thereof The present invention relates generally to a wireless leak alarm, and wireless valve, apparatus, system, and a method thereof. The present invention may be implemented with leak detectors for any type of fluid, liquid, or gas. The present invention may be implemented with any type of sensory detector, such as, for example, a temperature, a moisture, a Carbon Monoxide, a Carbon Dioxide detector. The present invention allows the use of a Wireless, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi leak detector and monitor. More specifically, aspects of the present invention relate to a system, methods, and apparatus for a Wireless, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi leak detector, monitor and valve controller. The present invention includes the ability to communicate via voice message, text message, email and other wireless communication methods to the property owner, manager, resident, person responsible for a dwelling, call center, or any other designated contact in the event of a fluid or water leak.
US10754357B2	Optimizing a water recovery system Embodiments of the present invention provides a systems and methods for conserving liquids. The system detects, via sensors, if an object is interrupting the liquid flowing between a faucet and a drain. If the system detects an object is interrupting the flowing liquid, then the system routes the flowing liquid to a first destination using a diverter valve associated with the drain. The diverter valve is controlled by a microprocessor and connected to the sensors. However, if there are no object interrupting the flowing liquid, then the system routes the flowing liquid to a second destination.
US10754356B2	Method for actuating at least one solenoid valve A method for actuating at least one solenoid valve includes detecting a valve actuation signal, energizing the at least one solenoid valve with a specific constant control current for a specific actuation time which follows the detection of the valve actuation signal, and increasing the control current to a full actuation current for a full actuation time which follows the actuation time. The specific constant control current and the actuation time are dimensioned in such a way that at least two different types of solenoid valves can be at least partially opened by the control current during the actuation time.
US10754354B2	Hover control A hover control method includes obtaining a flight velocity of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), obtaining an image frame as a keyframe in response to that the flight velocity satisfies a preset condition, and controlling hovering of the UAV using the keyframe as a reference object.
US10754353B2	Implement detection and control system One or more sensors identify a characteristic of a towed implement using non-visual electromagnetic radiation, auditory detection or temperature detection. The characteristic of the implement is compared to a reference characteristic to determine whether the implement has a problem. If so, control signals are generated to control a controllable subsystem based upon the identified problem.
US10754352B1	Multi-robot gradient based adaptive navigation system Systems and methods for multi-robot gradient-based adaptive navigation are provided.
US10754349B2	Robot systems providing bump detection and robots incorporating the same A robot is provided. The robot includes a main body, one or more wheels coupled to the main body, one or more elastic members coupled to the main body, a disc coupled to the one or more elastic members, and one or more sensors. The disc is configured to move relative to the main body in response to a force exerted against the disc. The one or more sensors may detect a dislocation of the disc relative to the main body in response to the force exerted against the disc.
US10754348B2	Encoded road striping for autonomous vehicles An autonomous vehicle (AV) can process a live sensor view to autonomously operate acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the AV along a given route. While traveling along the given route, the AV can identify an encoded road stripe in the live sensor view, and decode the encoded road stripe to determine location data corresponding to the encoded road stripe.
US10754347B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes a tracking unit estimating a motion of a moving object, a model selection unit selecting a motion model corresponding to a moving object type, an abnormality determination unit determining a presence or absence of an abnormality of the estimation of the motion of the moving object based on the estimated moving object motion and the motion indicated by the motion model, and a control unit. A control mode in which the control unit controls traveling of a host vehicle when the abnormality determination unit determines that the abnormality is present differs from a control mode in which the control unit controls the traveling of the host vehicle when the abnormality determination unit determines that the abnormality is absent.
US10754346B2	System and method for preventing depletion of a robotic energy source A system to prevent depletion of a robotic energy source includes: a mobile robot; a server operably connected to the robot via a communication system, the server configured to manage the robot; a robotic energy source configured to provide energy to the robot; a controller operably connected to the robot, the controller operably connected to the server, the controller configured to control the robot, the controller further configured to monitor an energy level of the robot; and a charging station configured to operably connect to the energy source, the charging station further configured to replenish the energy source.
US10754342B2	Work vehicle support system A work vehicle support system includes: an own vehicle position detecting module configured to detect an own vehicle position of a work vehicle; and a work-unfinished region outer-shape map calculating section configured to calculate, during circulating work-traveling along an outer perimeter of a work scheduled region, an outer-shape map of a work-unfinished region in the work scheduled region, from own vehicle position data acquired by the own vehicle position detecting module.
US10754340B1	Virtual gearing in an autonomous electronic bicycle An autonomous electronic bicycle comprises a frame, a wheel that can be powered by a first electronic motor, and a pedal assembly connected to a pedal motor. The pedal assembly is not mechanically connected to the wheel, but the autonomous electronic bicycle simulates a mechanical connection by powering the rear wheel proportional to the user's pedaling force. The autonomous electronic bicycle uses a virtual gear ratio based on the cadence of the rider, the current incline of the bicycle, and the current speed of the bicycle. The virtual gear ratio can be a ratio between a torque of the set of pedals and a torque of the wheel.
US10754336B2	Using environmental information to estimate sensor functionality for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. This may include receiving, by one or more processors of the vehicle, first information identifying a current relative humidity measurement within a sensor housing of a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. The relative humidity measurement and pre-stored environmental map information may be used by the one or more processors to estimate a condition of a sensor within the sensor housing at a future time. This estimated condition may be used by the one or more processors to control the vehicle.
US10754334B2	Methods and systems for industrial internet of things data collection for process adjustment in an upstream oil and gas environment In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a system for process monitoring through data collection in an industrial drilling environment comprising a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, each input channel connected to a monitoring point from which data is collected, the collected data providing a plurality of process parameter values for the industrial drilling environment; a data storage structured to store collected data from the plurality of input channels; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret the plurality of process parameter values from the collected data; and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of process parameter values to detect a process condition associated with the industrial drilling environment, wherein an operational process for the industrial drilling environment is altered based on the analysis of the plurality of process parameter values.
US10754332B2	Monitoring device that performs monitoring on operations of an actual machine Provided is a monitoring device capable of easily ascertaining an abnormality. A monitoring device comprises: an acquisition unit which acquires actual operation data (53a) from a control device which controls an actual machine; a storage unit which stores reference operation data indicating reference operation of the actual machine, first related information and second related information; a timing chart generation unit which generates an actual operation timing chart and a reference operation timing chart, and displays the timing charts on a display device; and a simulation data generation unit which generates simulation data of a reference image and a real image.
US10754329B2	Automatic distribution of device parameters for commissioning portions of a disconnected process control loop Disclosed herein are techniques for automatically distributing device identification amongst components of a process control loop in a process plant while the loop is communicatively disconnected from the plant's back-end environment or control room. A field device's identification is stored in a memory of a component of the loop (which may be the field device or a proxy) and is used for commissioning the field device. While the loop remains disconnected, the field device's identification is distributed to the memory of another component of the loop and used for commissioning a portion of the loop including the field device and the another component. Additional distribution to other components for commissioning other loop portions is possible. Distribution may be triggered by the completion of certain commissioning activities, the establishment of communicative connections between components, and/or other conditions. Other parameters and/or information descriptive of the field device may be similarly distributed.
US10754327B2	Numerical controller, numerical control method and numerical control program To provide a numerical controller, a numerical control method and a numerical control program enabling to improve laser cutting speed. A numerical controller for dividing a laser cutting range into a plurality of sections and performing cutting in the respective sections with individual laser outputs includes a nonvolatile memory for storing division conditions and laser output conditions for the plurality of respective sections in association with a cutting condition identifier, and a CPU for specifying the cutting condition identifier as a command value along with an axial movement command in a cutting program, thereby sequentially applying the stored laser output conditions to the plurality of respective sections.
US10754324B2	Composite repair design system A method of determining how to repair a damaged composite component includes generating a three-dimensional model of the damaged component, determining a configuration of a repair structure to be applied to the damaged component using the generated three-dimensional model and general design data for the component prior to being damaged, determining an operational feasibility of the determined repair structure using application specific information related to the damaged component and generating a repair procedure for forming the repair structure when the determined operational feasibility indicates that the damaged component can be successfully repaired.
US10754319B1	Across-wafer profile control in semiconductor processes Methods of controlling an across-wafer profile of a semiconductor process, as well as related systems and computer program products. A target profile of a semiconductor process over a radius of a wafer is fit to a polynomial. A plurality of gain matrices between a first plurality of process inputs and a plurality of polynomial coefficients of the polynomial are determined. An offset is estimated between the plurality of polynomial coefficients and an effect of the first plurality of process inputs. An objective function is defined as an integral of a squared deviation between an estimated profile and the target profile over the radius of the wafer. A second plurality of process inputs are mapped to the objective function by vector convolution using the plurality of gain matrices. The objective function is solved to optimize the second plurality of process inputs.
US10754313B2	Providing audio and alternate audio simultaneously during a shared multimedia presentation Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, decoding first and second encoded audio portions extracted from a digitally encoded data stream to obtain first and second decoded audio portions. The digitally encoded data stream includes an encoded video portion, multiple encoded audio portions including the first and second audio portions and a reference marker. The first and second decoded audio portions are synchronized to a decoded video portion based on the reference marker. The first decoded audio portion is forwarded to equipment of a first user and the second decoded audio portion is forwarded to equipment of a second user. Presentations of the first decoded audio portion by the equipment of the first user and the second decoded audio portion by the equipment of the second user are synchronized to a presentation of the decoded video portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10754312B2	Cleaning process optimization device and machine learning device A cleaning process optimization device includes a machine learning device that learns a cleaning condition when cleaning an object to be cleaned. The machine learning device includes: a state observation unit that observes cleaning condition data indicating the cleaning condition, and contamination state data indicating a contamination state of the object to be cleaned measured before cleaning as a state variable representing a current state of environment; a determination data acquisition unit that acquires determination data indicating an adequacy determination result on accuracy of a contamination state of the object to be cleaned after cleaning; and a learning unit that learns the cleaning condition when cleaning the object to be cleaned in association with the contamination state data using the state variable and the determination data.
US10754311B2	Forming control apparatus, and method and storage medium therefor Exemplary embodiments of the present invention control a forming unit of a 3D printer so as to additionally form a second object in a free space in the forming unit when receiving an instruction to form the second object and forming data in the middle of a forming process for a first object by the forming unit.
US10754310B2	Incorporating change diagnosis using probabilistic tensor regression model for improving processing of materials A probability distribution of a manufacturing system's performance conditioned on a training dataset comprising a historical tensor and associated performance metric of a reference period is learned. An input tensor associated with a time window and the input tensor's associated performance metric may be received. The input tensor includes at least multiple sensor variables associated with the manufacturing system and multiple steps of the manufacturing system's manufacturing process. Based on the probability distribution, an overall change is determined between the training dataset's relationship of the historical tensor and associated performance metric, and the relationship of the input tensor and the input tensor's associated performance metric. Based on the probability distribution, contribution of at least one of the multiple variables and the multiple steps to the overall change is determined. An action is automatically triggered in the manufacturing system which reduces the overall change.
US10754305B2	Controller for parallel link mechanism A controller for a parallel link mechanism includes a drive control unit that controls driving of a parallel link mechanism and a command section that gives a command for controlling an actuator to the drive control unit. The command section includes a natural frequency prediction unit that calculates a predicted value string of a natural frequency changing depending on the position of an end effector for each interpolation position of the end effector by using a dynamic model that simulates a mechanical system from a base to a link joint of the parallel link mechanism with a translational spring and simulates a mechanical system from the link joint to the end effector with one rigid body. The drive control unit includes a filter that changes a frequency component to be suppressed for each interpolation positions according to a predicted value string at each interpolation position of the end effector.
US10754303B2	Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece includes a sensor, a dial plate, and a subdial. The sensor is configured to execute a measurement. The dial plate has hands that indicate a time. The subdial is disposed on the dial plate and has a subdial hand and a first region indicating that the measurement is being executed. The subdial hand points to the first region when the sensor executes the measurement.
US10754300B2	Timepiece and control method of timepiece A timepiece, in which an indicating hand is driven by a motor and high speed processing is required for driving a load other than the indicating hand, includes a main control circuit that instructs drive timing of the motor so as to drive the load, and that is operated by an operation frequency serving as a first frequency, and a motor control unit that generates a drive pulse for driving the motor, and that is operated by an operation frequency serving as a second frequency which is lower than the first frequency.
US10754294B2	Image forming apparatus to reduce deterioration of transferability A controller is configured to execute a larger gamut technology mode in which the controller performs image formation by controlling a ratio of a rotation speed of a development roller to a rotation speed of a photosensitive drum such that the ratio becomes a second speed ratio higher than a first speed ratio in a normal mode. The controller is configured to, when the controller executes the larger gamut technology mode, control transfer voltage based on a humidity around an image forming apparatus.
US10754293B1	Image forming apparatus having heater, temperature sensor and controller which disables print suspend operation An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the image forming unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to control an operational state of the image forming apparatus to be in a print ready state or a print unready state in which power consumption of the image forming apparatus is less than power consumption of the image forming apparatus in the print ready state. For a preset period after the image forming apparatus transitions out of the print unready state, the controller disables a print suspend operation that is otherwise carried out when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is a threshold value or higher. After the preset period, the controller enables the print suspend operation.
US10754290B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a main body casing including a first opening and a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position; and a cartridge, which is capable of accommodating a toner and is mountable to the main body casing in a state where the cover is positioned in the open position; wherein the main body casing includes: a first tray, which is provided on the cover and is capable of placing a print medium thereon; a second opening, through which the print medium on the first tray passes; a first conveyance roller, which conveys the print medium passed through the second opening; a third opening, which is positioned between the first opening and the second opening; and a guide, which guides the print medium passed through the third opening to the first conveyance roller.
US10754286B2	Printing apparatus, sheet housing apparatus, and printer A sheet housing apparatus including a housing unit, which houses a sheet to be discharged from a discharging opening of a printer, and a pair of housing-side feet disposed on both sides, in a width direction, of the sheet housing apparatus. The sheet housing apparatus can be combined with the printer. The printer includes a pair of body-side feet disposed on both sides, in the width direction, of the printer. In a state in which the sheet housing apparatus is combined with the printer, the body-side feet and the housing-side feet are arranged not to overlap with each other in the width direction.
US10754280B2	Heater and image forming apparatus A heater including a rectangular substrate; a resistance heat-generating element that is provided on one surface of the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a thermistor that is provided on the other surface, which is a rear side of the one surface of the substrate, and measures temperature of the substrate; and a conductor that is provided on the other surface of the substrate, is extended up to an end portion of the substrate from the thermistor along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and supplies power to the thermistor. A first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, which are connected to the conductor, are provided at both ends of the thermistor. A connection direction, in which the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged on the other surface of the substrate, is different from a lateral direction of the substrate.
US10754277B2	Method and apparatus of decorating a metallic container by digital printing to a transfer blanket An apparatus and methods of decorating a metallic container are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods used to provide a decoration or indicia on a predetermined portion of an outer surface of a metallic container body. The decorator includes at least one digital print unit, a transfer blanket, and a support element. The digital print unit transfers a decorating material to the transfer blanket to form a decoration on the transfer blanket. The support element then moves a metallic container into contact with the transfer blanket. In this manner, the decorating material is transferred to an exterior surface portion of the metallic container to decorate the metallic container. In one embodiment, the digital print unit is an electrophotographic system which transfers a toner material to the transfer blanket. In another embodiment, the digital print unit includes an inkjet print head which transfers an ink to the transfer blanket.
US10754271B2	Magnetic core material for electrophotographic developer, carrier for electrophotographic developer, and developer A magnetic core material for electrophotographic developer, satisfying a value of Expression (1): a+b×10+c+d+e+f, being from 300 to 1,300, when an amount of fluorine ion is denoted by a (ppm), an amount of chlorine ion is denoted by b (ppm), an amount of bromide ion is denoted by c (ppm), an amount of nitrite ion is denoted by d (ppm), an amount of nitrate ion is denoted by e (ppm), and an amount of sulfate ion is denoted by f (ppm), which are measured by combustion ion chromatography, and having a BET specific surface area being from 0.06 to 0.25 m2/g.
US10754268B1	Toner for electrostatic image development, electrostatic image developer, and toner cartridge A toner for electrostatic image development includes: a binder resin; and a coloring agent. When an image with a toner mass per unit area of 4.0 g/m2 is formed using the toner, the image has a color that satisfies the following conditions (A), (B), and (C): (A) L* is from 37 to 50 inclusive; (B) a* is from −12 to 8 inclusive; and (C) b* is from −49 to −40 inclusive.
US10754265B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member; a developing member to supply a developer to the image bearing member; and a cleaning member to clean a peripheral surface of the image bearing member in contact with the peripheral surface, wherein a plurality of grooves extend in a circumferential direction on the peripheral surface, and have a width in a generatrix direction of the peripheral surface within a range of at least 0.5 μm and not more than 40 μm, and are formed to be side by side in the generatrix direction; the number of the grooves is at least 20 and not more than 1000 per a width of 1000 μm in the generatrix direction of the peripheral surface; and an average depth (Rvk) of a valley of a projection under a core section of a roughness curve of the peripheral surface is 0.08 μm or less.
US10754263B2	Device for moving workpiece platform A device for moving a workpiece platform is provided, comprising a bottom frame (1) for supporting the workpiece platform, a pneumatic spring (2) disposed on a lower surface of the bottom frame (1), an air cushion unit (3) for generating flotation to support the workpiece platform when the workpiece platform is being moved, and a moving unit (200) disposed on the bottom frame (1). The moving unit (200) comprises: a roller unit (4), for driving the workpiece platform to move; a leaf spring (6), wherein one end of the leaf spring (6) is connected to a connecting block (5), and the other end thereof is connected to the roller unit (4); and a leaf spring deformation drive unit (8), connected to the leaf spring (6), to enable, by driving the leaf spring (6) to deform, the roller unit (4) to be in contact with the ground when the workpiece platform is being moved. The leaf spring deformation drive unit (8) is disposed such that the leaf spring (6) deforms, and the roller unit (4) is in contact with the ground when the workpiece platform is being moved in or out, driving the workpiece platform to move, preventing jamming in case of extremely high torque, and improving stability when the workpiece platform is being moved.
US10754262B2	Chuck, substrate-holding apparatus, pattern-forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing article A chuck according to an embodiment of the present invention includes first and second support portions 10 each of which has a repetition structure of a convex portion 11 and a concave portion 13 on a base. A substrate is held by bringing each convex portion 11 into contact with the substrate and exhausting gas in each concave portion 13 such that the concave portion 13 has a negative pressure with respect to a space between the first support portion 10 and the second support portion 10. At least one support portion of the first support portion 10 and the second support portion 10 includes at least four convex portions 11 and three concave portions 13.
US10754261B2	Reticle optimization algorithms and optimal target design Metrology target designs on the reticle and on the wafer, and target design and processing methods are provided. Target designs comprise coarse pitched periodic structures having fine pitched sub-elements, which vary in sub-element CD and/or height, an orthogonal periodic structure, perpendicular to the measurement direction, with an orthogonal unresolved pitch among periodically recurring bars, which provide a calibration parameter for achieving well-printed targets. Orthogonal periodic structures may be designed on the reticle and be unresolved, or be applied in cut patterns on the process layer, with relatively low sensitivity to the cut layer overlay. Designed targets may be used for overlay metrology as well as for measuring process parameters such as scanner aberrations and pitch walk.
US10754260B2	Method and system for process control with flexible sampling The generation of flexible sparse metrology sample plans includes receiving a full set of metrology signals from one or more wafers from a metrology tool, determining a set of wafer properties based on the full set of metrology signals and calculating a wafer property metric associated with the set of wafer properties, calculating one or more independent characterization metrics based on the full set of metrology signals, and generating a flexible sparse sample plan based on the set of wafer properties, the wafer property metric, and the one or more independent characterization metrics. The one or more independent characterization metrics of the one or more properties calculated with metrology signals from the flexible sparse sampling plan is within a selected threshold from one or more independent characterization metrics of the one or more properties calculated with the full set of metrology signals.
US10754259B2	Method and device for pupil illumination in overlay and critical dimension sensors An illumination system for a metrology apparatus that can achieve illumination spatial profile flexibility, high polarization extinction ratio, and high contrast. The illumination system includes a polarizing beam splitter (PBS), an illumination mode selector (IMS), and a reflective spatial light modulator (SLM). The PBS divides an illumination beam into sub-beams. The IMS has a plurality of apertures that transmits at least one sub-beam and may be arranged in multiple illumination positions corresponding to illumination modes. A pixel array of the reflective SLM and reflects a portion of the sub-beam transmitted by the IMS back to the IMS and PBS. The PBS, IMS, SLM collectively generates a complex amplitude or intensity spatial profile of the transmitted sub-beam.
US10754258B2	Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method and associated data processing apparatus and computer program product A lithographic apparatus includes a number of sensors for measuring positions of features on a substrate prior to applying a pattern. Each sensor includes an imaging optical system. Position measurements are extracted from pixel data supplied by an image detector in each sensor. The imaging optical system includes one or more light field modulating elements and the processor processes the pixel data as a light-field image to extract the position measurements. The data processor may derive from each light-field image a focused image of a feature on the substrate, measuring positions of several features simultaneously, even though the substrate is not at the same level below all the sensors. The processor can also include corrections to reduce depth dependency of an apparent position of the feature include a viewpoint correction. The data processor can also derive measurements of heights of features on the substrate.
US10754251B2	Development unit, substrate processing apparatus, development method and substrate processing method A substrate having a film of a coating liquid containing metal is held by a spin chuck, the film having been exposed in a predetermined pattern. A slit nozzle supplies a development liquid to a surface to be processed of the substrate supported by the spin chuck. A cleaning liquid for removing or dissolving metal is supplied by a cleaning nozzle to the surface to be processed of the substrate to which the development liquid has been supplied.
US10754249B2	Coating compositions for photolithography In a first aspect, methods are provided that comprise: (a) applying a curable composition on a substrate; (b) applying a hardmask composition above the curable composition; (c) applying a photoresist composition layer above the hard mask composition, wherein one or more of the compositions are removed in an ash-free process. In a second aspect, methods are provided that comprise (a) applying an organic composition on a substrate; (b) applying a photoresist composition layer above the organic composition, wherein the organic composition comprises a material that produce an alkaline-soluble group upon thermal and/or radiation treatment. Related compositions also are provided.
US10754247B2	Manufacturing method for metal grating, metal grating and display device The present disclosure proposes a manufacturing method for a metal grating, a metal grating, and a display device. The manufacturing method comprises: forming a metal layer, an antireflective layer and a deep UV photoresist layer sequentially on a base substrate; etching the deep UV photoresist layer by a photolithography process, so as to form a grating mask pattern; etching the antireflective layer by a dry etching process with the help of the grating mask pattern, so as to form an etch mask pattern identical to the grating mask pattern; peeling off the grating mask pattern; etching the metal layer by a dry etching process with the help of the etch mask pattern, so as to form metal grating strips; and removing the etch mask pattern, thus forming a metal grating.
US10754241B2	Dynamic aperture positioning for stereo endoscopic cameras A stereoscopic endoscope that includes at least one image sensor, one or more processing devices, and a display device. The image sensors sense a pair of stereo images, based on capturing light passing through apertures electronically defined at a first aperture location and a second aperture location, respectively, on a liquid crystal layer within the endoscope. The size of each aperture, spacing between the apertures, and polarization state associated with each aperture are controlled using corresponding control signals provided to the liquid crystal layer. The image data captured through the apertures is used to generate control signals representing one or more views of a surgical scene. The views are then presented on a display device.
US10754238B2	Imaging optical system, projection display device, and imaging apparatus The imaging optical system consists of, in order from a magnification side along an optical axis: a first lens group; a first optical axis deflection unit that deflects the optical axis; a second lens group; a second optical axis deflection unit that deflects the optical axis; and a third lens group. The imaging optical system forms an intermediate image between the first optical axis deflection unit and a surface closest to the magnification side in the first lens group.
US10754236B2	Illumination system with high intensity projection mechanism and method of operation thereof An illumination system includes an input device configured to generate a first luminescent light beam; a pumping assembly, optically coupled to the input device, configured to project a pumping light beam into the input device; a focusing lens, aligned with the first luminescent light beam, to focus the first luminescent light beam enhanced by the pumping light beam as an output beam; and an output device, optically coupled to the focusing lens, configured to: receive the output beam from the focusing lens, and project an application output, formed with the output beam, from a projection device.
US10754235B2	Light source device and projector A light source device includes a light emitting element emitting light of a first wavelength band, a fluorescent wheel and a mirror. The fluorescent wheel includes a fluorescent area converting the light of the first wavelength band into fluorescent light and a reflection area reflecting the light of the first wavelength band. The minor reflects a component in a first polarization direction of the light of the first wavelength band and transmits a component in a second polarization direction orthogonal to the first polarization direction. The reflection area includes a reflecting surface and a polarization conversion layer including an optical axis and converts either the first or second polarization direction to another polarization direction. The optical axis of the polarization conversion layer is inclined by 45 degrees to a polarization direction of the light of the first wavelength band at an irradiation position thereof in the fluorescent wheel.
US10754232B2	Optical projector module An optical projector module proofed against distortion caused by heat building up in and around the light-emitting element includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a light emitting element, and an optical structure. The optical structure on the PCB includes a supporting member almost completely enclosing the light emitting element. The supporting member includes an embedded metal heat dissipating layer extending to cover outside surfaces of the supporting member. The metal heat dissipating layer occupies more than 70% of the outside surfaces of the supporting member, and being metallic the dissipating layer is able to conduct electricity.
US10754231B2	Projector In a projector, a first fixation section and a second fixation section are formed at two places located at a distance in an optical axis direction in a lens barrel of a projection optical system. A holding member has contact with the first fixation section from an optical axis direction-rear side, and is fixed, an optical component housing of an illumination light guide optical system has contact with the holding member from the optical axis direction-rear side, and is fixed. A light modulating/combining optical system for generating image light has contact with the second fixation section from the optical axis direction-rear side and is fixed. In other words, the light modulating/combining optical system is directly fixed to the lens barrel without the intervention of the holding member for fixing the illumination light guide optical system to the lens barrel.
US10754229B2	Camera housing A camera housing includes a main body having four sides that form a cavity to receive a camera, a door detachably coupled to the main body, and an exposed area in the main body allowing a user to manipulate a button on the camera or access an I/O or microphone interface of the camera. The camera housing includes an indicator window substantially aligning with a visible indicator on the camera, a latch detachably securing a first side of the door to a first side of the main body; and a hinge coupling a second side of the door to a second side of the main body. The camera housing includes securing protrusions that interlock with corresponding mounting protrusions extending from a camera mount. A front face and a rear face of the camera are exposed when the camera is secured by the door in the camera housing.
US10754228B2	Panoramic camera support A support for an imaging device includes a first rotatable assembly supportable by a support that rotates in a generally horizontal plane and a horizontal locking member. The imaging device includes a second rotatable assembly that rotates in a generally vertical plane. imaging device includes an interconnection structure that interconnects the first rotatable assembly to the second rotatable assembly such that the second rotatable assembly is rotatable around the first rotatable assembly at an elevation higher than the first rotatable assembly and offset laterally from the first rotatable assembly. imaging device includes the first rotatable assembly including a panning structure that rotates the support in the generally horizontal plane and a leveling base that is rotatable in a non-coplanar manner relative to the panning structure.
US10754226B2	Blade drive device A blade driving device comprising: a driving member; one or more blade members that are caused to undergo sliding motion by the driving member; a blade supporting unit for supporting the blade member slidably; and a frame for containing the driving member and a portion of the blade supporting unit, wherein the blade supporting unit comprises a blade chamber for containing a blade member between opposing thin plate members, along with an insertion portion that has an opening and that protrudes from a frame, wherein the opposing thin plate members are integrated together at least the tip end of the insertion portion.
US10754223B2	Multi-channel laser system including an acoustic-optic modulator (AOM) with atom trap and related methods A system may include a laser source configured to generate a first laser light beam, an atom trap, and a multi-channel acousto-optic modulator (AOM). The multi-channel AOM may include a beamsplitter to split the first laser light beam into a plurality of second laser light beams for the atom trap, a common acousto-optic medium configured to receive the plurality of second laser light beams, and a respective plurality of electrodes coupled to the common acousto-optic medium for each of the second laser light beams. The system may also include a plurality of radio frequency (RF) drivers each configured to generate respective RF drive signals for each of the plurality of electrodes.
US10754222B2	Light steering apparatus and system including the light steering apparatus A light steering apparatus is provided including a tunable laser source and a system including the light steering apparatus. The light steering apparatus includes the tunable laser source and a steering device. A plurality of laser beams having optical coherence with each other and output from the tunable laser source are incident onto the steering device, and the steering device includes a plurality of modulation units for beam steering.
US10754216B2	Array substrate and driving method thereof, liquid crystal display panel, and liquid crystal display device An array substrate having a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array where each pixel unit has a first switching structure, a second switching structure, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The first switching structure has a first gate, a first source, a first drain, and a first active layer located between the first source and the first drain; the first gate is on a side of the first active layer. The first pixel electrode is on a side of the first active layer away from the first gate and electrically connected to the first drain. A projection of the first pixel electrode on a plane where the first active layer resides at least partially overlaps with the first active layer; a projection of the second pixel electrode on a plane where the second active layer resides does not overlap with the second active layer.
US10754213B2	Thin film transistor substrate Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor substrate, including: an insulating substrate having a dummy area and a display area; a signal line formed in the dummy area on the insulating substrate; a switching element positioned in the display area on the insulating substrate; a color filter layer positioned in the display area on the insulating substrate and exposing a portion of the switching element through at least one contact hole; and a dummy color filter layer positioned on the dummy area on the insulating substrate and exposing a portion of the signal line through at least one dummy contact hole, wherein the at least one dummy contact hole formed on the dummy color filter layer and the at least one contact hole formed on the color filter layer are formed on the same position in a plane view.
US10754211B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof A display device includes: a first substrate including a planar display area and a planar non-display area; a pad disposed beneath the first substrate in the non-display area; a target checking portion disposed beneath the first substrate in the non-display area and including at least a part of an area provided with the pad; and a light-blocking pattern disposed in the non-display area on the first substrate to cover the target checking portion and containing a discoloring material.
US10754209B2	Display device and inspection method of display device A liquid crystal display device 10 includes a liquid crystal panel 11 including a CF substrate 11a having a display surface 11DS and an array substrate 11b disposed over a surface of the CF substrate 11a opposite the display surface 11DS, a control circuit board 12 connected to the array substrate 11b, a conductive layer 19 on the display surface 11DS of the CF substrate 11a, a plurality of conductive members 20 each having a first end connected to the conductive layer 19, a plurality of connection wiring lines 21 having first ends connected to respective second ends of the plurality of conductive members 20, a ground 12a connected to a second end of at least one of the plurality of connection wiring lines 21, and a plurality of inspection terminals 22 connected to the second ends of the plurality of connection wiring lines 21.
US10754203B2	Display panel A liquid crystal panel includes a pair of substrates, a seal part between the pair of substrates and in a non-display region to surround and seal the liquid crystal layer, a planarizing film and a second interlayer insulating film being insulating films on the array substrate across a display region and the non-display region, an alignment film on the array substrate closer to the liquid crystal layer than the planarizing film and the second interlayer insulating film are, the alignment film being disposed across the display region and the non-display region, and a defining part formed of the planarizing film and the second interlayer insulating film, which are insulating films, the defining part being disposed at a position overlapping with the seal part in the non-display region, to define an alignment film non-disposed region where the alignment film is not disposed.
US10754201B2	Liquid crystal photoelectric apparatus and manufacturing method of liquid crystal photoelectric apparatus A liquid crystal photoelectric apparatus including an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a plurality of alignment layers, and a liquid crystal material is provided. The alignment layers include an upper alignment layer, a lower alignment layer, and at least one intermediate alignment layer. The upper alignment layer has a first orientation direction. The lower alignment layer has a second orientation direction. The at least one intermediate alignment layer has an intermediate orientation direction. The intermediate orientation direction is between the first orientation direction and the second orientation direction. The liquid crystal material includes a plurality of liquid crystal material portions. Each of the liquid crystal material portions is disposed between any adjacent two alignment layers. A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal photoelectric apparatus is also provided.
US10754200B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.
US10754194B2	Luminous flux control member, light-emitting device, and method for producing light-emitting device The present invention provides a lens (i.e., luminous flux control member) for an optical element of a backlight, capable of easily aligning the orientation in the plane direction. The luminous flux control member according to the present invention includes a lens main body and legs. The lens main body includes a light-entering area for light emitted from a light-emitting element to enter on the lower surface side and a light-emitting area for emitting the light entered from the light-entering area to the outside on the upper surface side. The legs are legs for mounting the luminous flux control member on a substrate on which the light-emitting element is mounted and are disposed on the lower surface of the lens main body so as to project downward. The luminous flux control member satisfies the following condition 1 or 2: (Condition 1) at least one of the legs is accommodated in one of two grooves having different widths, and all of the other legs are accommodated in the other groove only when the lens main body is oriented in one predetermined direction or an opposite direction thereto; and (Condition 2) the lens main body or all of the legs are accommodated in one groove only when the lens main body is oriented in one predetermined direction or an opposite direction thereto.
US10754193B2	Display substrate, display panel and display device having improved luminance A display substrate, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a substrate body capable of transmitting light and a cover layer arranged on the substrate body to form a predetermined pattern, a plurality of pixel unit spaces are in the predetermined pattern. Light incident from a side of the substrate body to the cover layer is concentrated inside the cover layer and transmitted, and passes through the cover layer in a first direction, an angle between the first direction and a preset plane is less than a preset angle, the preset plane is parallel to the substrate body, the preset angle is less than 90 degrees.
US10754190B2	Lighting device and display device A lighting device includes a substrate and light sources that are top-emitting light sources. The substrate includes a first plate surface and a second plate surface. The light sources include first electrodes and second electrodes. A reflection layer made of metal, an insulating layer, and a first conductive pattern are formed on the first plate surface in this sequence from a lower layer side. A second conductive pattern is formed on the second plate surface. The light sources are disposed on the first plate surface with the first electrodes and the second electrodes electrically connected to the first conductive pattern and at least the first electrodes or the second electrodes electrically connected to the second conductive pattern via holes in the substrate. The reflection layer is divided into divided reflection areas by slits. The holes are formed in the divided reflection areas, respectively.
US10754186B2	Display device and display method A display device and a display method are provided. The display device includes: a first substrate; a light guide plate opposite to the first substrate; a grating layer including gratings, on the light guide plate and at a side of the light guide plate facing towards the first substrate, wherein each grating corresponds to one pixel; and a light source at a lateral surface of the light guide plate parallel to a light emergent direction of the display device, wherein the light source includes monochromatic light emitting components and an optical component, lights of different colors emitted by the monochromatic light emitting components are incident into, via the optical component, the light guide plate at different incident angles and are emergent from the gratings, and the incident angles are greater than a total reflection angle of the light guide plate.
US10754182B2	Liquid crystal display device The purpose of the invention is to realize the liquid crystal display device that has narrow frame area and light from the back light does not leak. The structure of the present invention is: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel and a back light comprising; the liquid crystal display panel has a first side, a second side, which crosses the first side, and a corner that connects the first side and the second side, the side surface of the liquid crystal display panel and the side surface of the back light are fixed to each other by the black resin at the first side and at the second side, a light shield film that is different from the black resin is formed on the side surface of the liquid crystal display panel and the side surface of the back light at the corner.
US10754181B2	Flexible display panel and manufacturing method thereof, and display device The present disclosure provides a flexible display panel, which includes: a flexible substrate; and a first pattern layer and a second pattern layer on the flexible substrate, which are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the flexible display panel. The first pattern layer is a stress neutral layer of the flexible display panel. The first pattern layer includes a plurality of first touch electrode lines and a plurality of second touch electrode lines in a same layer, the first touch electrode lines are arranged to intersect with the second touch electrode lines, the second touch electrode lines are disconnected at intersections with the first touch electrode lines, the second pattern layer includes a plurality of bridging lines, and the bridging lines are arranged to electrically connect parts of the second touch electrode lines disconnected at the intersections.
US10754180B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first outer surface and a second outer surface which is on a side opposite to the first outer surface, a light-modulating element opposed to the first outer surface, a first optical sensor which measures brightness on a first outer surface side of the display panel, and a controller which controls a transmittance of the light-modulating element on the basis of a measurement result obtained from the first optical sensor.
US10754179B2	Optical modulator, optical modulator module, and optical transmitter module An optical modulator includes an optical waveguide of a ridge type formed of a thin film of a dielectric material having an electro-optic effect over a substrate, a buffer layer covering the optical waveguide, and a signal electrode provided over the optical waveguide via the buffer layer, wherein a width of the signal electrode is greater than a ridge width of the optical waveguide and wherein the signal electrode covers at least one of sidewalls of a ridge of the optical waveguide.
US10754177B1	Transformative eyewear apparatus Embodiments provide an eyewear apparatus that include an additional structural component that resembles a character. Although, the location of the additional structural component on the frame can vary depending on implementation, in at least one example, the additional structural component is located on the top of the frame of the eyewear apparatus such that the additional structural component conceals the forehead of a user when the user is wearing the eyewear apparatus. In at least one embodiment, the additional structural component may be located at any point along the frame, however, in some embodiments, the additional structural component is located on the top or the sides of the frame, e.g., such that the additional structural component does not interfere with the user's ability to see out of the eyewear apparatus.
US10754170B2	Actuator and driving apparatus of camera module An actuator of a camera module includes a magnetic body disposed on one side surface of a lens barrel, a driving coil, and a driving apparatus. The driving coil faces the magnetic body. The driving apparatus is configured to drive the driving coil in one of a linear driving scheme and a pulse width modulation (PWM) driving scheme based on an external illumination information in an illumination signal and move the lens barrel in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction.
US10754164B2	Image reading apparatus and reading module An image reading apparatus includes a reading module. The reading module includes a linear light source that extends in a direction intersecting a moving direction in which the transport unit relatively moves and irradiates a document with light via a transparent member, an image forming element that condenses the light reflected from the document, and a light receiving element that receives the light condensed by the image forming element. The linear light source is disposed such that a main optical axis of the linear light source is inclined at a first angle with respect to a normal direction of the transparent member in the moving direction, and the image forming element is inclined at a second angle in the same direction as the inclination of the main optical axis of the linear light source.
US10754161B2	Apparatus control system An apparatus control system includes smart glasses worn by a user, a home electrical apparatus that is a target of control, and a controller that controls the home electrical apparatus. In the smart glasses, a sensor detects information including at least one of image information, motion information, biological information, or environmental information. A communicator transmits to the controller the information detected by the sensor. The controller, based on the information detected by the sensor, determines a recommended operation indicating operational content recommended with respect to a recommended apparatus, and transmits the determined recommended operation to the smart glasses. The communicator receives the recommended operation transmitted from the controller. The display displays a candidate group for selection of the home electrical apparatus along with a recommended operation received from the communicator.
US10754160B2	See-through curved eyepiece with patterned optical combiner An apparatus for use with a head wearable display includes a curved eyepiece for guiding display light received at an input surface peripherally located from a viewing region and emitting the display light along an eye-ward direction in the viewing region. The curved eyepiece includes an optical combiner, an eye-ward facing surface that is concave, a world facing surface that is convex, and a curved lightguide disposed between the eye-ward facing and world facing surfaces to guide the display light via total internal reflections from the input surface to the viewing region. The optical combiner is disposed within the curved eyepiece at the viewing region to redirect the display light towards the eye-ward direction. The optical combiner includes a pattern of reflective elements separated by interstitial regions. The interstitial regions pass ambient light incident through the world facing surface such that the viewing region is partially see-through.
US10754155B2	Backlight device The present invention provides a backlight device, which comprises a plurality of optical devices and a plurality of backlight plates. The plurality of backlight plates include light sources, respectively, and are disposed at the light inlets of the plurality of optical devices. Then the beams of the light sources can be incident to the plurality of optical devices through the light inlets and reflected to the light outlets of the plurality of optical devices to form a backlight source for a display panel. The plurality of optical devices extend from the light outlets beyond the opposite surface of the display panel. By distributing optical paths, the spaces required for the optical paths can be reduced.
US10754151B2	Content display apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium A content display apparatus includes the following elements. An image acquiring unit acquires images. A memory stores content to be superimposed on an image of a sheet medium among the acquired images. A content display unit displays the content so as to be superimposed on the image of the sheet medium, in accordance with the image of the sheet medium. An input member has a shape of a writing tool, is held by a user for use, and includes a light-emitting portion at a tip thereof. A light determining unit determines a position illuminated with light emitted from the light-emitting portion, based on the images acquired by the image acquiring unit. A storing unit stores, based on a path of the light determined while the input member is in contact with the sheet medium, the path in association with the content.
US10754150B2	Electronic device including flexible display According to various embodiments, an electronic device can comprise: a housing including a first surface oriented in a first direction, and a second surface oriented in a second direction traversing the first direction; a display, which is arranged along at least a part of the first surface and at least a part of the second surface and has at least a portion including a curved surface; and an optical unit arranged along the first direction.
US10754149B2	Efficient radial lens shading correction Techniques for correcting image data in a lens shading correction circuit include accessing numerical constants associated with channels of a captured image represented by a pixel array from a memory. The techniques further include calculating lens shading correction factors for the captured image for each pixel of a channel in the pixel array according to the x-y pixel position of the pixel based on a lens shading correction formula and the numerical constants. For the channel in the pixel array, the correction formula applies different subsets of the numerical constants to different radial portions of the pixel array. The techniques also includes performing lens shading correction for the captured image based on the calculated lens shading correction factors to produce corrected image data, and storing the corrected image data in a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
US10754146B2	Display device and manufacturing method therefor A display device includes: a translucent substrate; a light-shielding film provided on the translucent substrate; first transparent insulating films that are provided on the translucent substrate so as to cover the covering the light-blocking film; and a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) that are provided on the first transparent insulation films and include a portion of lines made of conductive films. The light-shielding film is arranged so as to overlap at least the TFTs, when viewed in a direction vertical to the translucent substrate.
US10754145B1	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for adjusting fluid lenses An apparatus may include an adjustable fluid lens that includes a deformable element and a fluid that is substantially transparent and that is contained at least in part by the deformable element. The apparatus may additionally include a sensor that detects a property of the fluid that indicates a viscosity of the fluid. The apparatus may further include a control element that regulates, based at least in part on the property of the fluid, a speed with which to apply a deforming force to the deformable element. Additionally, the apparatus may include an actuator that adjusts an optical property of the adjustable fluid lens by applying the deforming force to the deformable element at the regulated speed. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10754142B2	Electronic up-conversions of a scene using a pixelated detector array Systems are provided including night vision goggles and up-conversion circuits for converting short wave infrared (SWIR) light into near infrared (NIR) light or other visible light in low-light environments. An array of electrically coupled photodiodes, amplifiers, and NIR light emitters generate and amplify a current in response to SWIR, powering the light emitters to generate NIR light. The NIR can then be directed into a photomultiplier tube to amplify the light and allow an operator to see in low-light environments.
US10754139B2	Three-dimensional position information acquiring method and three-dimensional position information acquiring apparatus A three-dimensional position information acquiring method includes acquiring an image of a first optical image; thereafter acquiring an image of a second optical image; and performing a computation using image data of the first and second optical images. Acquisition of the image of the first optical image is based on light beams having passed through a first area. Acquisition of the image of the second optical image is based on light beams having passed through a second area. The positions of the centers of the first and second areas are both away from the optical axis of an optical system in a plane perpendicular to said optical axis. The first and second areas respectively include at least portions that do not overlap with each other. Three-dimensional position information about an observed object is acquired by the computation. The first and second areas are formed at rotationally symmetric positions. The computation performs subtraction processing using data of the first and second images, generates a subtracted image and then determined whether the observed object is displaced on the front or rear side relative to an in-focus position.
US10754137B2	Microscope apparatus A microscope apparatus includes: a light source configured to irradiate a specimen with illumination light; a revolver configured to hold plural objective lenses and arranges the plural objective lenses switchably onto an optical path; a sensor configured to detect an objective lens arranged on the optical path; a first illumination light quantity table configured to store therein a first illumination light quantity set for each of the plural objective lenses; a second illumination light quantity table configured to store therein a second illumination light quantity specified by an observer; an illumination light quantity setting unit configured to set validity/invalidity of the first illumination light quantity and second illumination light quantity; and an illumination controller configured to control light quantity of the light source to the first illumination light quantity or second illumination light quantity validated by the illumination light quantity setting unit.
US10754135B2	Light sheet microscope and control method for light sheet microscope A light sheet microscope includes an objective, an illumination optical system, a first adjustor, a second adjustor and a controller. The illumination optical system irradiates sample with a light sheet from a direction that is different from an optical axis direction of the objective. The first adjustor adjusts a relative position between a light sheet plane on which the light sheet is formed and the objective in an optical axis direction of the objective. The second adjustor adjusts a relative position between the light sheet plane and the sample in an optical axis direction of the objective. The controller controls the first adjustor on the basis of light that is from the light sheet plane and that is detected via the objective when a relative position between the light sheet plane and the sample is changed by the second adjustor.
US10754133B2	Cloaking devices with curved mirrors A cloaking device includes an object-side, an image-side, an object-side curved cloaking region (CR) boundary having an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing surface, and an image-side curved CR boundary an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing surface. A cloaked region is bounded by the inward facing surfaces of the object-side curved CR boundary and the image-side curved CR boundary. At least one exterior boundary with an inward facing mirror surface is spaced apart from the object-side curved CR boundary and the image-side curved CR boundary. Light from an object positioned on the object-side of the cloaking device and obscured by the cloaked region is redirected around the cloaked region to form an image of the object on the image-side of the cloaking device such that the light from the object appears to pass through the CR.
US10754132B2	Imaging optical system for microlithography An imaging optical system, in particular a projection objective, for microlithography, includes optical elements to guide electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in a path to image an object field into an image plane. The imaging optical system includes a pupil, having coordinates (p, q), which, together with the image field, having coordinates (x, y) of the optical system, spans an extended 4-dimensional pupil space, having coordinates (x, y, p, q), as a function of which a wavefront W(x, y, p, q) of the radiation passing through the optical system is defined. The wavefront W can therefore be defined in the pupil plane as a function of an extended 4-dimensional pupil space spanned by the image field (x, y) and the pupil (p, q) as W(x, y, p, q)=W(t), with t=(x, y, p, q).
US10754131B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, the first lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive lens and a negative lens, and a focal length of the first lens unit, a focal length of the third lens unit, a focal length of the negative lens, and a focal length of an entire system of the zoom lens at a wide-angle end are each appropriately set.
US10754128B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens having negative refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens, a fifth lens having negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having negative refractive power. The fourth lens has a specific Abbe's number. The fifth lens has a specific Abbe's number.
US10754127B2	Micro-objective lens and high-resolution broadband imaging system with such micro-objective lens The present invention discloses a micro-objective lens, comprising the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, the fourth lens group, the fifth lens group, the sixth lens group, the seventh lens group, the eighth lens group, the ninth lens group and the tenth lens group with optical axis arranged in a sequence from the left to the right; the focal length of the first lens group is negative; the second lens group belongs to doublet, in which the focal length of the first and second lens is positive and negative respectively; the focal length of the third lens group is positive; the fourth and fifth lens groups belongs to doublets, in which the focal length of the first and second lens in each group is negative and positive respectively; the focal length of the sixth lens group is positive; the focal length of the seventh and eighth lens groups is negative; the focal length of the ninth and tenth lens groups is positive. The present invention also discloses a high-resolution broadband imaging system with aforesaid micro-objective lens.
US10754123B2	Flex member actuator A camera system with an autofocus actuator with flex members is provided for actuating the lens of the camera. A set of flex members reside on opposite sides of a lens assembly with a lens. The flex members suspend the lens assembly within the frame of the camera. The flex members may be made of a material with a flexural modulus and ducts to enhance the flexural modulus. The flex members are optimized to provide linear movement of the lens assembly with limited lateral movement. The camera may further include a shuttle driver to move the lens of the camera and actuate a flex in the flex members.
US10754116B2	Camera filter adaptor kit A kit for a camera filter adaptor includes a filter retaining apparatus and a lens engagement apparatus. The filter retaining apparatus has a filter retaining portion and a first interfacing portion opposite the filter retaining portion. The retaining portion is configured for retaining a camera filter. The lens engagement apparatus has a lens coupling portion and a second interfacing portion. The lens coupling portion is configured for being coupled to a camera lens. The second interfacing portion is configured for interfacing with the first interfacing portion of the filter retaining apparatus to form an engagement therewith. The interfacing defines an interfacing diameter that is greater than a lens coupling diameter. A method for using the kit is also provided.
US10754115B2	Deploying optical fibers within a multi-dwelling unit Example wall outlets include a base; a spool arrangement that mounts to the base; and a cable wound around the spool arrangement at the drum region. The base includes a mounting wall and a sidewall. The base defines a port and defines a first annular perimeter. The spool arrangement is rotatable relative to the base. The spool arrangement includes a drum region, a management region, and an aperture extending between the drum region and the management region. The drum region is enclosed by the sidewall of the base and the management region extends outwardly beyond the base. The cable has a first end extending through the aperture and terminated at a first fiber optic ferrule held at the management region. The cable also has a second end that extends through the port defined in the base and is terminated at a second fiber optic ferrule disposed external of the base.
US10754111B1	Method for modifying small form factor pluggable transceiver for avionics applications A method for modifying a low-cost small form factor pluggable optical-electrical bidirectional transceiver (hereinafter “SFP transceiver”) by converting the SFP transceiver into a dual-in-line package. Such conversion enables the SFP transceiver to be soldered directly on a printed circuit board of a line replaceable unit of an avionics system, thereby eliminating the concern that the SFP transceiver may become detached due to vibration during aircraft operation. The method also includes a sealing process to protect the contact pads on the SFP transceiver, thereby eliminating any concern that the contact pads could corrode due to long-term moisture and humidity exposure. The product of the method is a ruggedized SFP transceiver capable of withstanding the rigors of operating in a harsh avionics environment onboard an aircraft.
US10754110B2	Optical bench subassembly having integrated photonic device An optical bench subassembly including an integrated photonic device. Optical alignment of the photonic device with the optical bench can be performed outside of an optoelectronic package assembly before attaching thereto. The photonic device is attached to a base of the optical bench, with its optical input/output in optical alignment with the optical output/input of the optical bench. The optical bench supports an array of optical fibers in precise relationship to a structured reflective surface. The photonic device is mounted on a submount to be attached to the optical bench. The photonic device may be actively or passively aligned with the optical bench. After achieving optical alignment, the submount of the photonic device is fixedly attached to the base of the optical bench. The optical bench subassembly may be structured to be hermetically sealed as a hermetic feedthrough, to be hermetically attached to a hermetic optoelectronic package.
US10754108B2	Optical subassembly, method for manufacturing optical subassembly, and optical module An optical subassembly may have an optical waveguide for transmitting an optical signal, a lens element with a lens and a mirror integrated, a supporting element to which the optical waveguide and the lens element are attached, an optical element for converting the optical signal and an electric signal from one to another at least, and a substrate to which the optical element and the supporting element are attached.
US10754106B2	Optical receptacle, optical module and method for producing optical module The optical receptacle of the present invention comprises an optical receptacle body and a support member. The optical receptacle body comprises: a first optical surface upon which is incident light transmitted from the photoelectric conversion element; a second optical surface that emits light transmitted from the photoelectric conversion element to the light transmission medium. The support member comprises a support member body that includes a mounting surface for mounting on a substrate, and a second mating part that mates with the first mating part and that is positioned at a position on the inside of the support member body at a position corresponding to the first mating part. The optical receptacle is positioned on the support member side of the mounting surface.
US10754105B2	Optical coupling device with waveguide assisted registration A multi-piece optical coupling device comprises a first piece that includes one or more first receiving elements configured to receive and secure one or more optical waveguides. The first piece further includes one or more light affecting elements configured to affect one or more characteristics of light from the optical waveguides while propagating the light within the optical coupling device. A second piece is separate from the first piece and includes one or more second receiving elements configured to receive the waveguides, the first receiving elements and the second receiving elements configured to align the second piece and the first piece using the optical waveguides. The second piece also includes one or more mating alignment features configured to engage with a mating optical coupling device and to align the optical coupling device with the mating optical coupling device.
US10754099B2	Optical fiber adapter An optical fiber adapter includes housing, a base body, an occluder, and optical fiber components. A first end surface of the housing includes an insertion opening. A second end surface of the housing includes a connection opening. A through groove is in the housing, and the insertion opening communicates with the connection opening through the through groove. The first end surface includes positioning portions around a periphery of the insertion opening. A hook portion is extending outwardly from the positioning portion. The base body is in the through groove of the housing. The occluder is connected to the partition plate. The optical fiber component is at the assembling portion. The housing of the optical fiber adapter does not have the protruding portions. Hence, several optical fiber adapters can be densely arranged side-by-side. Therefore, the number of the adapters arranged in the optical fiber cassette can be increased.
US10754093B2	Fabrication process of polymer based photonic apparatus and the apparatus A method of fabricating polymer modulators includes forming an insulating layer on a platform and depositing and patterning a ground electrode on the insulating layer. A bottom polymer cladding layer, a first blocking layer, a polymer core layer, a second blocking layer, and a top polymer cladding layer are deposited in order. A third blocking layer is deposited on the top cladding layer and patterned to define vias which are used to etch ground openings through the top polymer cladding layer, the second blocking layer, the core layer, the first blocking layer, and the bottom cladding layer to the ground electrode. The openings are filled with electrically conductive material from electrical communication with the ground electrode to a surface of the top polymer cladding layer. The third blocking layer is removed and electrical contacts are formed on the top polymer cladding layer in electrical communication with the electrically conductive material.
US10754092B1	MEMS-driven optical package with micro-LED array An optical light package includes an optical output lens, an optical filter located thereunder and between the output lens and LEDS, a tray of LEDs arrayed on a stage mounted on a linear comb based MEMS device that is distributed in such a way that the stage is movable, and a driver that controls movement of the stage.
US10754090B2	Optical fiber cable assembly and measurement device A plurality of optical fiber groups are housed in an optical fiber cable and which of the optical fiber groups optical fibers, which constitute the optical fiber groups, belong to can be identified depending on a covering of the optical fibers. Each of optical connectors (plug, receptacle) which are respectively attached to both ends of the optical fiber cable has regions, in which insertion holes in which the optical fibers are inserted and fixed one by one are formed to be arranged in a predetermined interval, in the same number as the number of the optical fiber groups, and even though the optical fibers in one optical fiber group are inserted and fixed in the insertion holes in an identical region, an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on one end is not maintained as an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on the other end.
US10754086B2	Display device with light source control A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight device at least including LEDs arrayed at intervals and LED wiring portions connected to the LEDs such that the LEDs adjacent to one another have different connection targets, an image signal generation unit that generates an image signal related to the image, a panel control unit that displays the image on the liquid crystal panel based on the image signal generated in the image signal generation unit, and an LED control unit that energizes a relatively great amount of the LED wiring portions when the image based on the image signal sent from the image signal generation unit is a normal image, and selectively energizes a relatively small amount of the LED wiring portions when the image is a small image of which a display range is smaller than a display range of the normal image.
US10754085B2	Lighting device and display device A lighting device 12 includes: an LED 13; an LED substrate 14 at least having an LED mounting portion 22 on which a surface of the LED 13 adjacent to a light-emitting surface 13a of the LED 13 is mounted and a first extension portion 23 extending from the LED mounting port on 22 toward a side opposite to the light-emitting surface 13a; and an LED supporting member 18 at least including an LED supporting portion 25 and a substrate contact portion 27. The LED supporting portion 25 is disposed on an opposite side from the LED substrate 14 with respect to the LED 13 and supports the LED 13 and the substrate contact portion 27 extends along a plate surface of the LED substrate 14 and is in contact with at least a part of the first extension portion 23.
US10754075B1	Light assembly having a ring-shaped lightguide with a plurality of light incident portions An indicator light assembly includes a lightguide with a plurality of light directing optical devices each having a light receiving end, a sidewall, and a light emitting end coupled to each other to form a ring-shaped light exit surface; and a plurality of light sources positioned at the light receiving ends, such that light from the light sources enters the light receiving ends and is directed towards the light exit surface by the sidewalls.
US10754074B2	Holographic display apparatus for providing expanded viewing window A holographic display apparatus for providing an expanded viewing window includes a spatial filter configured to separate a plurality of holographic images generated by the hologram pattern displayed on the spatial light modulator from a plurality of lattice spots generated by a physical structure of the spatial light modulator. The spatial filter includes a plurality of color filters or a plurality of dichroic mirrors separating a first color image, a second color image, and a third color image from a first color lattice spot, a second color lattice spot, and a third color lattice spot.
US10754070B2	Microlens array assembling process An optical device includes: a substrate including plural waveguide cores; and an optical component provided on the substrate, the optical component including plural lenses, each of the plural lenses transmitting light passing through one of the corresponding plural waveguide cores on the substrate. The substrate and the optical component are each provided with a positioning structure. The positioning structure includes plural protrusions and plural recesses provided on the substrate and the optical component. Each of the plural recesses accommodates a corresponding one of the plural protrusions, and an outer surface of each of the plural protrusions contacts a positioning surface of a corresponding one of the plural recesses. The positioning surface is a part of an inner surface of each of the plural recesses having accommodated the corresponding one of the plural protrusions to position the plural lenses relative to the substrate.
US10754054B2	Domestic security system Home security system installed in an enclosure, window or door and comprising un controlled magnetic field sensor (3) connected to an antenna (4) configured as a single electrode, in such a way that said sensor measures disturbances of the magnetic field around said antenna; and is characterized in that the controlled magnetic field sensor is configured to detect a disturbance in the magnetic field detected by its antenna and establish if there is a presence of a person depending on the power of the disturbance; and send an alert for the presence of a person.
US10754049B2	Method for calibrating imaging magnification of radiation computed tomography scanner A distance SRD can be obtained from sizes of projection images of a calibration instrument on a table at a first point (that is an imaging position) and a second point and a distance between rotation center axes of the table at the first point and the second point. Furthermore, a distance SDD can be obtained by adding up the distance SRD thus obtained and a distance between an X-ray detector and the rotation center axis of the table at the first point, and a ratio between the distances SRD, SDD is taken as an imaging magnification of imaging at the first point.
US10754048B2	Correcting count loss in pet system Methods, devices and systems for correcting a count loss in a Position Emission Computed Tomography (PET) system are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: constructing a virtual system including a plurality of virtual crystals, determining, for each of virtual Lines of Response (LORs) in the virtual system, a plurality of real LORs corresponding to the virtual LOR in the PET system, each of the real LORs corresponding to a scanning state of the PET system with a continuous incremental scanning mode, determining a count loss correction factor of the corresponding real LOR in each of the scanning states, determining a count loss correction factor of the virtual LOR according to the determined count loss correction factors of the plurality of real LORs corresponding to the virtual LOR, and performing count loss correction for the virtual LOR according to the determined count loss correction factor of the virtual LOR.
US10754046B2	Radiation imaging system and radiation imaging apparatus A radiation imaging system is provided. The system includes radiation imaging apparatuses having an arrangement capable of detecting a start of radiation irradiation, and comprising an output unit to output a first signal representing that the apparatus itself has detected a start of irradiation and a receiving unit to receive a second signal representing that another apparatus has detected the start. In a case in which the start of irradiation is detected in a first state, the apparatus transitions to a second state for generating the image data and outputs the first signal. The apparatus in the second state generates the image data regardless of reception of the second signal. In a case in which the second signal is received in the first state, the apparatus transitions to a third state in which power consumption is lower than the first state.
US10754045B2	Clustering GNSS data A handheld GNSS device having a GNSS antenna, memory, and a display receives a first GNSS signal at the GNSS antenna and determines a first position of a point of interest based on the GNSS signal. The first position is stored in memory. A second GNSS signal is received at the GNSS antenna and a second position of the point of interest is determined based on the second GNSS signal. The second position is stored in memory. A third GNSS signal is received at the GNSS antenna and a third position of the point of interest is determined based on the third GNSS signal. The third position is stored in memory. A determination is made whether the first, second, and third positions meet a clustering criteria. In accordance with a determination that the first, second, and third positions meet the clustering criteria, a first cluster position is stored. The first cluster position is based on the first, second, and third positions. In accordance with a determination that the first and second positions meet the clustering criteria and the third position does not meet the clustering criteria, a second cluster position is stored. The second cluster position is based on the first and second and not the third position.
US10754039B2	Method and device for chronologically synchronizing a kinematic location network Methods and devices are presented for synchronizing positioning signals in a kinematic location network. In particular, methods and devices are presented for synchronizing a unique positioning signal generated by a positioning-unit device to a reference positioning signal generated by a reference transmitter, where the positioning-unit device and the reference transmitter are moving relative to each other. In certain embodiments the reference transmitter or the positioning-unit device, or both, self-monitor trajectory data comprising one or more of location, velocity or acceleration, e.g. using inertial navigation systems, and broadcast that data in their positioning signals. The trajectory data enables estimation of Doppler shifts and propagation delays associated with the positioning signals, allowing measurement and correction of clock drift for synchronization of the positioning signals.
US10754030B2	Methods and systems for radar simulation and object classification Methods and systems for generating radar data are disclosed. A scene is defined based on map and route information, where the scene includes one or more objects. Values are assigned to a set of object parameters that describe each of the objects in the defined scene to produce one or more sets of object parameters describing the object(s). The defined scene and the set(s) of object parameters are used to generate scattering data associated with the defined scene. Based on the scattering data and the map and route information, radar data is generated that includes radar information of each object in the defined scene, where the generated radar data is used to train a predictive model to classify each of the identified objects.
US10754029B2	Vehicle human machine interface control A computing device in a vehicle can determine a plurality of lane change maneuvers based on the time to collision. The computing device can determine a field of safe travel to execute the lane change maneuvers without braking to a stop and display the field of safe travel to an occupant.
US10754025B2	Radar and camera-based data fusion A method including detecting an object within a field of view of a radar using a radar signal; tracking movement of the object through the field of view of the radar; triggering a camera to capture a plurality of images of the object based on the movement of the object; detecting the object in the plurality of images; combining data of the radar signal with data of the camera to estimate a position of the object; identifying a radar signal track generated by the motion of the object based on the combined data; and estimating a trajectory of the object based on identifying the radar signal track.
US10754024B2	Object-sensing system for vehicle and object-sensing method for vehicle Disclosed is an object-sensing system for a vehicle including: a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission beam in a radiation direction according to a control signal; a receiver configured to receive a reception beam in the radiation direction and output a sensing signal; an object sensor configured to sense an object by analyzing the sensing signal; a lane change sensor configured to sense whether a driving lane is changed; and a controller configured to output a control signal for changing the radiation direction to a first direction associated with the sensed object based on the analysis of the sensing signal, and, when a change in the driving lane is sensed, output the control signal for changing the radiation direction to a preset initial direction.
US10754020B2	Mechanically assisted phased array for extended scan limits A radar apparatus with a transmission antenna array that outputs a high aspect ratio frequency modulation continuous wave (FMCW) transmission beam that illuminates a large field of regard in elevation and may be both electronically and mechanically scanned in azimuth. The weather radar apparatus includes a receive array and receive electronics that may receive the reflected return radar signals and digitally form a plurality of receive beams that may be used to determine characteristics of the area in the field of regard. The receive beams may be used to determine reflectivity of weather systems and provide a coherent weather picture. The weather radar apparatus may simultaneously process the receive signals into monopulse beams that may be used for accurate navigation as well as collision avoidance.
US10754019B2	Pulse radar device The objective of the present invention is to use a simple circuit configuration and simple signal processing to provide a pulse radar device with which it is possible to reduce the impact of local signal carrier leakage on a received signal, and which makes it possible to perform high precision angle measurement using a multi-beam system. In order to measure the angle of an object, a pulse radar device is provided with at least two receiving antennas, and a reception circuit is provided with a signal selection switch for selectively switching between received signals received by the receiving antennas. The received signal contains a local signal leakage component, and a DC level of the received signal varies with the switching of the signal selection switch. In order to eliminate the impact of such DC level variations, a high-pass filter is disposed between a mixer and a frequency analyzer.
US10754018B2	Frequency modulated continuous wave antenna system A method for using a radar assembly to sense an environment includes a radar system that has an antenna assembly secured for 360-degree rotation, the antenna assembly having mounted thereon at least one transmit antenna, and a first set of three or more separate fixed receive antennas, with the antenna assembly having a greater width than height so as to create a fanbeam. In the method of the present invention, the antenna assembly is rotated to a first azimuth position, and then an FMCW waveform is transmitted within the fanbeam, and reflections are received from targets in the environment while in the first azimuth position. Based on the received reflections, data is processed and stored. These steps are repeated for all other azimuths until an azimuth sweep has been completed. At that time, a full environmental data set is compiled for the environment, where the data set comprises azimuth data, range data, elevation data and RCS data. The data set is gathered and delivered to a controller for analysis.
US10754017B2	Target object information acquisition apparatus A target object information acquisition apparatus includes a driving support ECU configured to select, when two or more sensor target objects detected by one of radar sensors among the grouped sensor target objects are present, the sensor target object having a shortest distance with respect to an own vehicle among the two or more sensor target objects detected as a width calculation sensor target object. The driving support ECU is configured to calculate a width of the fusion target object using the lateral position with respect to the own vehicle of the selected width calculation sensor target object.
US10754013B2	Method and control unit for controlling an emitted light output of a light source of an optical sensor system A method for controlling an emitted light output of a light source of an optical sensor system, in which a portion of the emitted light output is represented in an electrical signal, a characteristic variable of the signal representing a pulse energy of an emitted light pulse is determined, and a control signal for the light source is provided using the characteristic variable and a setpoint value of the characteristic variable.
US10754011B2	Perception systems for use in autonomously controlling systems A lidar sensor comprising a laser, an optical sensor, and a processor. The lidar sensor can determine a distance to one or more objects. The lidar sensor can optionally embed a code in beams transmitted into the environment such that those beams can be individually identified when their corresponding reflection is received.
US10754009B2	Lidar apparatus A lidar apparatus including a laser transceiver assembly, a wireless charging assembly and a driving assembly is provided. The wireless charging assembly is coupled to the laser transceiver assembly. The wireless charging assembly is configured to provide a charge power to the laser transceiver assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the laser transceiver assembly to rotate. The wireless charging assembly and the driving assembly are respectively located at two opposite sides of the laser transceiver assembly.
US10754007B2	Method and apparatus for compensating radar channel length variation A method and apparatus that compensate radar channel length variation are provided. The method includes transmitting a signal from the transmitter, determining a response of each of the receivers to the transmitted signal, and storing the determined responses; for each stored response of the stored responses, calculating a path length of the transmitted signal; for each of the transmitters, determining and storing a median receive path difference in the path length between a transmitter and each receiver; for each receiver of the receivers, determining and storing a median receive path difference in the path length between a receiver and each transmitter; and compensating for the median receive path difference and the median transmit path difference by performing a frequency shift on or time delaying a signal to be transmitted by a transmitter or received by a receiver.
US10754006B2	Signal processing device Disclosed is a signal processing device including a rearrangement unit 3 for rearranging the spectrum of a signal component outputted from a signal restoring unit 1 in such a way that a stationary target component and an aliasing component associated with a moving target, the stationary target component and the aliasing component being included in the signal component, and a moving target component included in the signal component are separate on a frequency domain, and a formation unit 4 for suppressing the stationary target component and the aliasing component associated with the moving target, the stationary target component and the aliasing component being included in the signal component whose spectrum is rearranged by the rearrangement unit 3, thereby extracting the moving target component included in the signal component after the spectrum rearrangement, in which a moving target image reconstructing unit 5 reconstructs an image of the moving target from the moving target component extracted by the formation unit 4.
US10754000B2	Multi-probe ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) apparatus for wafer level characterization of magnetic films A ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurement system is disclosed with a plurality of “m” RF probes and one or more magnetic assemblies to enable a perpendicular-to-plane or in-plane magnetic field (Hap) to be applied simultaneously with a sequence of microwave frequencies (fR) at a plurality of “m” test locations on a magnetic film formed on a whole wafer under test (WUT). A FMR condition occurs in the magnetic film (stack of unpatterned layers or patterned structure) for each pair of (Hap, fR) values. RF input signals are distributed to the RF probes using RF power distribution or routing devices. RF output signals are transmitted through or reflected from the magnetic film to a plurality of “n” RF diodes where 1≤n≤m, and converted to voltage signals which a controller uses to determine effective anisotropy field, linewidth, damping coefficient, and/or inhomogeneous broadening at the predetermined test locations.
US10753998B2	Resolution enhancement of diffusion imaging biomarkers in magnetic resonance imaging Resolution is enhanced for diffusion MR imaging. The tensors modeling the underlying water diffusion in brain tissues are used to interpolate other diffusion tensors, providing higher resolution diffusion biomarker images. Each diffusion tensor is represented by a pair of elements, the one in an ‘orientation space’ and another in a ‘shape space.’ The tensors are iteratively interpolated by averaging the aforementioned elements in separate mathematical spaces. The weighted average of the shape components of the diffusion tensors is computed in closed form, which decreases the runtime.
US10753995B2	System and method for simultaneous radio frequency transmission and reception in magnetic resonance imaging Systems and methods for simultaneous radio frequency (“RF”) transmission and reception for nuclear magnetic resonance applications, such as magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) are described. The system includes a simultaneous transmit and receive (“STAR”) control system that compensates for the effects of load changes in a radio frequency (“RF”) coil due to the inevitable motion of living subjects (e.g., from subject motion, respiration, swallowing). The system also maintains a high transmit-receive isolation, even when scanning a subject using a continuous RF broad band sweep excitation.
US10753992B2	MRI system with automatic positioning of radio-frequency coil based upon wireless signal and method of operation thereof A magnetic resonance (MR) system includes a main magnet having a bore and producing a substantially homogenous magnetic field (B0) within a scanning volume. A mobile radio-frequency (RF) coil (MRF) includes at least one transmit antenna for transmitting a location signal within the bore of the magnet. At least one receive antenna os situated substantially at a known location and configured to receive the transmitted location signal. A controller is configured to align the transmit antenna of the MRF with reference to the known location of the receive antenna based upon an analysis of the received location signal.
US10753986B2	Systems and methods for assessing electrical connectivity between elements of assay devices Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for assessing the integrity of electrical connections between elements of interfacing electronic devices. In some aspects, a system includes an analysis device having electronics that interface with an assay cartridge inserted into the analysis device, wherein the analysis device is configured to conduct a preflight test in which impedance values for each circuit between the assay cartridge and analysis device are rearranged and assessed to determine the electrical connection integrity of the assay cartridge to the analysis device prior to implementing the assay.
US10753981B2	Battery ecosystem system and method A battery ecosystem may provide electronic components including a reserve capacity tester (RCT) module, a handheld battery and electrical system analyzer (handheld tester), a tester charger, a wireless gateway router modem or hub (hub), a printer, wireless tire tread measuring device, a handheld route sales manager device (RSM), a battery monitoring device, and/or serialized labels, and a Sales/Information/POP kiosk. The hub may communicate with the electronic components, and the battery monitor may constantly read input and output information from a battery and communicate it to the hub and the serialized labels may provide a significant amount of information to the battery ecosystem.
US10753978B2	Method for testing all solid state battery, method for producing all solid state battery, and method for producing battery pack A method for testing an all solid state battery with which the presence of short circuit or the presence of defect causing short circuit can be detected with high accuracy by a comparatively simple method in which a voltage is applied to a battery and the current value thereof is measured. The method comprising steps of: a resistance increasing step of increasing resistance of an all solid state battery to 3.2*108 Ω·cm2 or more: a voltage applying step of applying voltage to an all solid state battery of which the resistance is increased; and a judging step of judging acceptability of the all solid state battery based on a current value measured in the voltage applying step; and the voltage applying step includes a first voltage applying treatment of applying voltage Vi, a second voltage applying treatment of applying voltage V2 corresponding to the reverse voltage of the voltage Vi after the first voltage applying treatment, and a third voltage applying treatment of applying voltage V3 corresponding to the reverse voltage of the voltage V2 after the second voltage applying treatment; and in the judging step, acceptability of the all solid state battery is judged based on current value Ci and current value C3 measured when the voltage Vi and the voltage V3 are applied.
US10753977B2	Method and device for estimating discharge power of secondary battery The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for estimating a discharge power of a secondary battery. The method according to the present disclosure includes setting a state of charge of a secondary battery for which estimation of discharge power is intended, discharging the secondary battery with a plurality of discharge currents while measuring a discharge termination voltage corresponding to each of the discharge currents, generating a current-voltage (I-V) profile that at least forms a point of intersection with the preset discharge boundary condition, and determining a discharge power using a current value and a voltage value corresponding to the point of intersection.
US10753971B2	Heat exchanger and electronic device handling apparatus including the same A heat exchanger which exchanges heat with a DUT while contacting the DUT includes: a heat exchange block which thermally contacts the DUT; a first heat transfer sheet which overlaps a front end surface of the heat exchange block; a second heat transfer sheet which overlaps the front end surface of the heat exchange block through the first heat transfer sheet; and a first holding member which holds the second heat transfer sheet.
US10753970B2	Method for retesting wafer A method for retesting a wafer is provided, including following steps of: providing a wafer having dice; providing a plurality of probe sets each including probes used to test the dice; on the basis of a first threshold, the probe sets respectively test the dice so as to classify the dice into first dice and retesting dice, each value obtained from testing each of the first dice being higher than the first threshold, each value obtained from testing each of the retesting dice being lower than the first threshold; conducting a smart sifting operation to classify the retesting dice of the wafer into second dice and third dice, wherein value obtained from testing each of the second dice is higher than a second threshold, and value obtained from testing each of the third dice is lower than the second threshold.
US10753968B2	Integrated circuit having insulation breakdown detection Methods and apparatus for an integrated circuit having first and second domains with an insulative material electrically isolating the first and second domains. A conductive shield is disposed between the first and second domains and a current sensor has at least one magnetoresistive element proximate the shield to detect current flow in the shield due to breakdown of the insulative material.
US10753966B2	Duty cycle estimation A duty cycle measuring circuit, the circuit comprising a synchronizer and a measurer, the synchronizer arranged such that when a signal to be measured comprising pulses having a pulse width and a pulse period is input to the synchronizer, synchronizing signals corresponding to each of pulse rising edge, pulse falling edge, pulse period start and pulse period end are output from the synchronizer, each synchronizing signal comprising a rising or falling edge, wherein the synchronizing signal outputs from the synchronizer are input to the measurer, and wherein the measurer is arranged to provide two measurement outputs based on the synchronizing signal inputs from the synchronizer, the measurement outputs comprising a first measurement output signal indicative of a pulse period measurement of the signal to be measured and a second measurement output signal indicative of a pulse width measurement of the signal to be measured.
US10753963B2	Current sensor isolation A current sensor integrated circuit includes a lead frame having a primary conductor and at least one secondary lead, a semiconductor die disposed adjacent to the primary conductor, an insulation structure disposed between the primary conductor and the semiconductor die, and a non-conductive insulative material enclosing the semiconductor die, the insulation structure, a first portion of the primary conductor, and a first portion of the at least one secondary lead to form a package. The first portion of the at least one secondary lead (between a first end proximal to the primary conductor and a second end proximal to the second, exposed portion of the at least one secondary lead) has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the second, exposed portion of the least one secondary lead. A distance between the second, exposed portion of the primary conductor and the second, exposed portion of the at least one secondary lead is at least 7.2 mm.
US10753961B2	Shielded probe tip interface Disclosed is a differential test probe tip. The probe tip comprises a socket of electrically conductive material at a proximate end of the probe tip. The socket includes a concavity to receive a signal pin. The probe tip also comprises a reference body of conductive material surrounding the socket. The probe tip further comprises a insulating spacer element of non-conductive material surrounding the reference body at the proximate end of the probe tip. The insulating spacer element includes a signal port to receive the signal pin into the socket. The insulating spacer element further includes a reference port to receive a reference pin and maintain the reference pin in electrical communication with a proximate end of the reference body.
US10753956B2	Motion detecting device, motion detecting sensor unit and motion detection method A motion detecting device includes an accelerometer configured to generate gravitational acceleration readings associated respectively with consecutive time segments, an angular acceleration sensor and configured to generate angular acceleration readings, and a processor operable in one of a standby mode and an active mode. When operated in the standby mode, the processor activates the accelerometer, deactivates the angular acceleration sensor, and determines whether the user is in a substantial moving state. When determined that the user is in the substantial moving state, the processor switches to the active mode to activate both the accelerometer and said angular acceleration sensor, in order to determine the motion of the user.
US10753951B2	Method for determining blood specimen Disclosed is a method for determining a blood specimen, comprising preparing a first measurement sample by mixing a blood specimen of a subject with a first coagulation time measurement reagent and measuring first coagulation time, preparing a second measurement sample by mixing the blood specimen with a second coagulation time measurement reagent and measuring second coagulation time, and acquiring a value based on the first coagulation time and the second coagulation time, wherein the second coagulation time measurement reagent contains a metal ion and/or normal plasma, and the value is used to determine whether the blood specimen of a subject is a blood specimen containing a lupus anticoagulant or a blood specimen containing a direct anticoagulant.
US10753945B2	Isotyping immunoglobulins using accurate molecular mass This document relates to methods for detecting and quantifying heavy and light chains of immunoglobulin using mass spectrometry techniques.
US10753940B2	Enhanced electrochemical detection using nanoparticles and precipitation The invention described herein relates generally to methods, sensors, devices and kits for electrochemical detection of a target analyte in a sample. In certain aspects, the methods, sensors, devices and kits described herein can be used to detect low concentrations of at least one target analyte using small sample volumes. In some embodiments, methods, sensors and kits for detecting a microbe, microbe fragment or released endotoxin in a test sample, including bodily fluids such as blood and tissues of a subject, food, water, and environmental surfaces, are also provided herein.
US10753938B2	Beta-catenin inhibitors in cancer immunotherapy Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer by inhibition of β-catenin or a β-catenin pathway. In particular, inhibitors of β-catenin and/or the Wnt/p-catenin signaling pathway are employed prevent or reverse evasion of immune response or immunotherapy by cancers.
US10753937B2	IGF-1R antibody and its use for the diagnosis of cancer The present disclosure relates to IGF-IR (insulin like growth factor receptor-1) antibodies characterized by CDR sequences a, to be used in detection methods of IGF-IR expressing tumoral cells.
US10753935B2	Prognostic method and kits useful in said method The invention generally relates to diagnostic, prognostic, and monitoring methods and assays for breast cancer and kits that may be used in such methods. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of prognosis of a patient afflicted with breast cancer, including determining the level of HER2/CB2 heteromer expression in a biological sample obtained from the patient.
US10753934B2	Kits suitable for use in electrochemiluminescence methods and methods of effecting a specific-binding non-wash assay The invention relates to improved electrochemiluminescence assay methods for phosphorylated peptides or proteins employing phospho-specific antibodies and buffer compositions that are substantially free of inorganic phosphate.
US10753926B2	Machine and method for automated in vitro analyte detection by means of chromatic spectral decomposition of an optical response A machine for automatic in vitro detection of analytes, the machine being of the type including an optical reader device capable of detecting the optical response of the reaction solution to electromagnetic stimulation using a photoelectric receiver that is carried by a movable carriage of the machine and that moves under automatic control in order to bring the photoelectric receiver into various positions, each corresponding to various respective analysis zones. The photoelectric receiver forms part of a spectrometer capable of delivering a chromatic spectral decomposition of the optical response. Also provided are methods of automatic in vitro detection and/or quantification of analytes. In one method, a chromatic spectral decomposition of the optical response is acquired and two distinct optical agents are detected separately using the spectral decomposition.
US10753924B2	Method for selecting patients responsive for cancer treatments The present invention is directed to a method of quantifying intracellular metabolite effluxes in permeabilized cancer cells for selecting cancer patients responsive for a cancer treatment, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a sample of cancer cells taken from a patient; b) permeabilizing said cancer cells; c) incubating said permeabilized cancer cells in a reaction medium for a period of time allowing biological activity of intracellular organelles and accumulation of metabolites produced by said activity into the reaction medium in the presence of a substrate or substrates relating to a metabolite efflux or effluxes of interest, wherein said substrates used are at least glutamine and pyruvate; d) determining the quantity of metabolites relating to said metabolite efflux or effluxes of interest accumulated in the reaction medium during step c); and e) comparing the amounts of metabolites determined in step d) to equal measurements performed on control samples of the same tissue type and assessing the aggressiveness of the cancer cells or the treatment response of the cancer cells to a drug affecting a metabolic pathway or pathways relating to said metabolite efflux or effluxes of interest.
US10753919B2	Methods and systems for measuring the forces of a shrink film According to one embodiment described herein, the forces of a shrink film may be measured. The method of measuring the forces may include providing a shrink film processing unit and a testing vehicle moveable within the shrink film processing unit, positioning a shrink film around the testing vehicle, processing the wrapped testing vehicle by shrinking the shrink film around the testing vehicle as the testing vehicle moves through the shrink film processing unit, and measuring the forces applied by the shrink film on the testing vehicle with one or more force sensors at multiple separate sensor positions on the exterior of the testing vehicle during processing, after processing, or both.
US10753918B2	Physical reservoir rock interpretation in a 3D petrophysical modeling environment The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer-program products, and computer systems for integration of physical reservoir rock interpretation data into reservoir formation modeling. At least one digital photograph of a rock outcrop is generated using a mobile device and the contact and boundary features associated with the at least one digital photograph are interpreted using the mobile device. A reservoir modulation trend is generated from the interpretation of the at least one digital photograph and transmitted to a three-dimensional reservoir interpretation system. A three-dimensional lithofacies model is generated using the generated reservoir modulation trend.
US10753917B2	Hydrogen sensing device A hydrogen sensing device includes a multi-layered structure member. The multi-layered structure member includes a stack of alternatingly disposed magnetic layers and non-ferromagnetic layers. One of the magnetic layers is a topmost layer of the multi-layered structure member. The topmost layer includes a palladium-based material to detect hydrogen.
US10753915B2	Methods for analysis of phase-I and phase-II metabolites and parent compounds without hydrolysis A method for analyzing and quantifying a panel of drugs in a clinical sample comprises: trapping a first portion of drug parent compounds and their metabolites on a first chromatographic column; trapping a second portion of the drug parent compounds and their metabolites on a second chromatographic column; separately eluting the first and second portions of the drug parent compounds and their metabolites from the first and second chromatographic columns; detecting concentrations of each of the drug parent compounds and metabolites eluted from each of the first and second chromatographic columns with a detector; and summing the detected concentration of each drug parent compound together with the detected concentrations of all of its respective analytes so as to derive a respective total concentration of each drug in the sample.
US10753914B2	Flow controller A flow controller includes a channel assembly, a pressure sensor, and a pressure control valve. The channel assembly includes a laminated substrate comprised of a plurality of substrates laminated, the laminated substrate having a surface on which a gas inlet and a gas outlet are formed, and having, inside the laminated substrate, a plurality of resistance channels not communicating with one another inside the laminated substrate as internal channels. In the flow controller, the gas inlet and the gas outlet communicate to each other to form a flow rate control channel. The pressure sensor and the pressure control valve are provided on the flow rate control channel. At least one of the resistance channels which is selected to have a desired channel resistance of the flow rate control channel is connected to the flow rate control channel as part of the flow rate control channel.
US10753909B2	Laser for laser bond inspection system and laser ultrasonic inspection system An example laser system includes a laser, a plurality of pulse stretchers coupled together in series, a pulse amplifier, a feedback module, and a lens assembly. The plurality of pulse stretchers is configured to stretch pulse widths of the laser pulses and output stretched laser pulses. The pulse amplifier is positioned between a first pulse stretcher and a second pulse stretch of the plurality of pulse stretchers, and is configured to amplify the laser pulses. The feedback module includes a pulse delay comparator configured to compare a first laser pulse of the laser pulses to a corresponding first stretched laser pulse of the stretched laser pulses. The feedback module also includes a computing device configured to determine an adjustment to a pulse stretcher of the plurality of pulse stretchers, and apply the adjustment to the pulse stretcher so as to modify a shape of a second stretched laser pulse.
US10753905B2	Isotopically-labeled proteome standards The invention provides methods for quantifying biomolecules, such as polypeptides in mass spectrometric analysis. The methods include use of a biomolecule standard having at least one atomic isotope different than that of the naturally occurring isotopes in the biomolecule of interest. Methods of the present invention also include methods for quantifying biomolecules where the copy biomolecule standard is made by expressing the biomolecule using a recombinant cell. Further included are the biomolecule standards themselves, method for making such standards, kits, systems, reagents, and engineered cells relating to the use of biomolecule standards in mass spectrometric analysis.
US10753904B2	Integrated microfluidic circuit with electrowetting-based operation and corresponding microfluidic system An integrated fluidic circuit has a supporting surface that carries a first fluid to be moved at a first functional region; a dielectric structure, defining the supporting surface; and an electrode structure, coupled to the dielectric structure for generating an electric field at the first functional region, such as to modify electrowetting properties of the interface between the first fluid and the supporting surface. The dielectric structure has a first spatially variable dielectric profile at the first functional region, thus determining a corresponding spatially variable profile of the electric field, and, consequently, of the electrowetting properties of the interface between the first fluid and the supporting surface. The integrated fluidic circuit may achieve mixing between the first fluid and a second fluid.
US10753900B2	Real-time in situ sensing of water-related parameters using micro-electrode array Improved sensor assemblies are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides microelectrode array (“MEA”) real-time in situ global sensing assemblies for enhancing efficiency and stability of wastewater treatment systems. In general, the present disclosure provides for a novel global sensing technology utilizing a microelectrode array (MEA) to solve various problems of monitoring wastewater treatment systems. The present disclosure provides for improved systems/methods for monitoring wastewater treatment systems, with the improved systems/methods obtaining a substantially complete global profile of multiple parameters simultaneously. More particularly, the present disclosure provides that by patterning multiple electrodes (e.g., mm-sized electrodes) on a film (e.g., thin plastic film), a MEA can monitor multiple parameters simultaneously in 2-dimension (2-D) of a given system so that global dynamic stratification inside such systems can be real-time visualized for swift response under various wastewater conditions.
US10753899B2	Whole blood measurement method associated to hematocrit A whole blood measurement method associated to hematocrit (HCT) and a whole blood measurement circuit thereof is applied in the detection of HCT of a whole blood sample to be tested. Herein, a time to digital converting circuit (TDC) is used for counting charging time or discharging time of a fixed capacitor and a to-be-tested sample, and a capacitance difference that is related to HCT is generated according to the charging time or the discharging time, so as to provide a reference for a whole blood feature test.
US10753898B2	Scanning shoes with an external electric field The scanning of shoes using an external electric field is shown. A shoe, while being worn, is positioned upon a support platform. At least one input line is strobed by the application of an input voltage having a first intensity and output lines are sampled to produce output samples. Selected output samples are compared against a reference and the input voltage is adjusted, in a response to this comparing step, from the first intensity to a second-intensity.
US10753896B1	Apparatus using cryo-fluid cooled heat sink to determine thermal conductivity of materials The invention relates to equipment for measuring the thermal conductivity of solid materials in the −50 C to 350 C temperature range, using an improved form of the Guarded Heat Flow Meter Method. The unknown material specimen is subjected to the temperature gradient which is induced by electrically heating from one end and cooling the other end. In intimated contact with the unknown on either ends are pieces of a well characterized material which are clamped together by an electromechanical actuator via a calibrated compression spring, with the extent of the compression indicated by a linear displacement transducer. The heat sink is formed with an internal cavity into which liquid carbon dioxide is injected through a capillary in a controlled fashion. This allows operating the heat sink in the entire temperature range without interruptions and the need for thermal spacers.
US10753891B2	Methods and systems for non-invasive measurement of soil chlorine and/or nitrogen content and for detecting sub-surface chlorine or nitrogen-containing objects The presence of chlorine and nitrogen are determined and measured using a non-invasive portable neutron-generating and gamma ray detecting system(s). Portable devices of the present invention can also be used to detect chlorine and/or nitrogen-containing underground objects rapidly and on-site. Devices and systems described herein can be operated remotely and pre-programmed with search patterns, guided by an operator remotely, or programmed to home in on high-chlorine and/or nitrogen concentration areas.
US10753884B2	Nondestructive inspection of composite materials Systems and methods associated with nondestructive inspection of composite material components using fluorescent penetrants for detecting undesirable defects in such components are described. Ceramic matrix composite components include high porous surfaces making defect detection challenging, including contributing to excessive bleed back during the process. The systems and methods include a solvent washing of the component prior to inspection.
US10753883B2	Method and system for detecting inclusions in float glass A method and/or system is provided for detecting inclusions (e.g., nickel sulfide based inclusions/defects) in soda-lime-silica based glass, such as float glass. In certain example instances, during and/or after the glass-making process, following the stage in the float process where the glass sheet is formed and floated on a molten material (e.g., tin bath) and cooled or allowed to cool such as via an annealing lehr, visible light from an intense visible light source(s) is directed at the resulting glass and thermal imaging is used to detect inclusions based on a temperature difference between the inclusions and surrounding float glass. In another example embodiment, inclusion detection may be performed without exposure of the glass to light from a light source(s). Inclusions and surrounding glass may cool at different rates and be at different temperatures just prior to and/or after an annealing lehr, and a difference in residual temperature between inclusions and surrounding glass may be detected via thermal imaging and identified to identify inclusion(s).
US10753881B2	Methods and systems for crack detection Systems and methods suitable for capable of autonomous crack detection in surfaces by analyzing video of the surface. The systems and methods include the capability to produce a video of the surfaces, the capability to analyze individual frames of the video to obtain surface texture feature data for areas of the surfaces depicted in each of the individual frames, the capability to analyze the surface texture feature data to detect surface texture features in the areas of the surfaces depicted in each of the individual frames, the capability of tracking the motion of the detected surface texture features in the individual frames to produce tracking data, and the capability of using the tracking data to filter non-crack surface texture features from the detected surface texture features in the individual frames.
US10753878B2	Molten metal inclusion testing A molten metal inclusion test apparatus includes a spectroscopic appliance for gathering data indicative of the contents of a quantity of molten metal. Laser induced emissions provide spectral data based on the elements present in the melt. Analysis of a series of samplings, or “shots” of laser induced emissions indicates a presence of elements above a background or expected level. These elements appear as spikes in a graphical rendering of the spectral data, defined by a wavelength of the detected element. Correlation of the elements detected in the same shot indicates a composition of the inclusion, typically a particle of an extraneous compound in the melt. Such spectral analysis provides immediate feedback about melt quality, allowing corrective measures to be taken prior to casting.
US10753877B1	Optical microcavities with integrated electrostatic confinement and brownian motors A detection device can include a cavity structure forming a Fabry-Perot optical microcavity, an electrostatic trap, and a Brownian motor. The Fabry-Perot optical microcavity has two mirrors extending on each side of a reference plane in a spacer region between the two mirrors. The mirrors are configured to vertically confine radiation in the spacer region, e.g., with respect to a first direction perpendicular to the reference plane. The electrostatic trap is arranged in the spacer region. The trap includes a pit and the cavity structure is generally configured to confine radiation in the pit, laterally (e.g., with respect to a second direction parallel to the reference plane). The Brownian motor structure extends in the spacer region along said reference plane. This structure is adapted to laterally load particles in the pit of the electrostatic trap by moving such particles along the structure, in operation.
US10753876B2	Portable multi-color fluorescence detection device The portable multi-color fluorescence detection device includes a plurality of wells, an illumination module and a detection module. The plurality of wells configured for accommodating fluorescent mixture. The illumination module comprises at least two light sources and a color combination prism, the color combination prism being configured for combing different frequency light emitting form the at least two light sources into combination beams in parallel toward the plurality of wells for exciting the fluorescent mixture to generate fluorescent light. The detection module comprises a plurality of fiber bundles and an imaging unit, each of the fiber bundles be coupled with the corresponding well, wherein the fluorescent light is transmitted to the imaging unit through the plurality of fiber bundles and converted into an electrical signal by the imaging unit.
US10753875B1	Spectral unmixing of spectroscopic emission images This disclosure relates generally to detecting multiple biomarkers on or within a sample, though more specifically, to detecting individual detection moieties within a plurality of detection moieties. A system and a process are disclosed by which individual detection moieties can be distinguished from a plurality of detection moieties (i.e., during multiplexing), such as by distinguishing the detection moieties orthogonally—in that there is no ambiguity as to which detection moiety is being detected and/or imaged. A feature of a signal of interest, such as from a detection moiety of interest, can be distinguished in the presence of a featureless signal (i.e., the signal has an unknown value and/or structure), such as from background, autofluorescence, or a non-desired detection moiety.
US10753872B2	Apparatus and method for measuring fluorescence lifetime A fluorescence lifetime measurement apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an illumination light generation unit that generates illumination light, a fluorescence photon detection unit that collects fluorescence photons generated by illuminating a sample including fluorescent molecules with the illumination light, a conversion unit that converts the collected fluorescence photons into a first clock signal and converts illumination light that does not pass through the sample into a second clock signal, a first module that analyzes a fluorescence lifetime of the collected fluorescence photons from the conversion unit, a control unit that designates a range of interest (ROI) of the sample from the first module, and a second module that analyzes a fluorescence lifetime of fluorescence photons corresponding to the ROI.
US10753869B2	Lensless imaging device for microscopy and fingerprint biometric In one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a lens-free imaging system. The lens-free imaging system includes: an image sampler, a radiation source, a mask disposed between the image sampler and a scene, and an image sampler processor. The image sampler processor obtains signals from the image sampler that is exposed, through the mask, to radiation scattered by the scene which is illuminated by the radiation source. The image sampler processor then estimates an image of the scene based on the signals from the image sampler, processed using a transfer function that relates the signals and the scene.
US10753865B2	Identifying targeted gaseous chemical compound Systems and methods for verifying that light absorption is caused by a targeted gaseous chemical compound. A first transmittance of light, either generated at, or filtered to, a first wavelength range and a second transmittance of light, either generated at, or filtered to, a second wavelength range are measured by first and second photon detectors. A ratio of the first and second measured transmittance is determined and that ratio is compared to a transmittance ratio associated with a targeted gaseous chemical compound to verify that the light absorption is caused by the targeted gaseous chemical compound.
US10753863B1	Spectroscopic chemical analysis methods and apparatus Spectroscopic chemical analysis methods and apparatus are disclosed which employ deep ultraviolet (e.g. in the 200 nm to 300 nm spectral range) electron beam pumped wide bandgap semiconductor lasers, incoherent wide bandgap semiconductor light emitting devices, and hollow cathode metal ion lasers to perform non-contact, non-invasive detection of unknown chemical analytes. These deep ultraviolet sources enable dramatic size, weight and power consumption reductions of chemical analysis instruments. In some embodiments, Raman spectroscopic detection methods and apparatus use ultra-narrow-band angle tuning filters, acousto-optic tuning filters, and temperature tuned filters to enable ultra-miniature analyzers for chemical identification. In some embodiments Raman analysis is conducted along with photoluminescence spectroscopy (i.e. fluorescence and/or phosphorescence spectroscopy) to provide high levels of sensitivity and specificity in the same instrument.
US10753861B2	Methods for colorimetric analysis A method includes determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample. Determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample includes receiving a first image containing an image of the sample, the first image obtained using an image sensor having two or more colour channels. Determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample includes extracting first and second mono-colour arrays from the first image, the first and second mono-colour arrays corresponding to different colour channels of the image sensor, wherein each mono-colour array comprises one or more entries and each entry is determined by aggregating one or more pixels of the first image. Determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample includes determining a filtered array based on the first and second mono-colour arrays, each entry of the filtered array calculated as a ratio of the corresponding entries of the first and second mono-colour arrays, or calculated as a difference of the corresponding entries of the first and second mono-colour images. Determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample includes determining the presence or concentration of the analyte based on the filtered array.
US10753859B2	Dual wavelength isoelectric focusing for determining drug load in antibody drug conjugates Provided herein are IEF focusing methods for determining the number of drug molecules present in at least one antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) species subpopulation. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing free solution isoelectric focusing on a sample comprising at least one ADC species, to obtain a focused sample. The absorbance of the sample at two different wavelengths is then measured, for example, over a range of pI values. Absorbance values at the two different wavelengths are compared at at least one corresponding pI value, where the at least one corresponding pI value is the pI of the ADC subpopulation. The number of drug molecules in the at least one ADC species subpopulation is then determined based on the comparison. The methods provided herein can also be used to determine the number of specific binding pair members bound to its target specific binding pair member.
US10753857B2	Apparatus and method for measuring microscopic object velocities in flow A method for measuring microscopic object velocities in fluid flow in a capillary tube including scanning a microscope focal plane through a fluid filled space for objects, where the scanning follows an interrupted repeating pattern having sub-patterns where the sub-patterns position the microscope focus plane beginning at a selected focus position at a first time and ending at the selected focus position at a later second time. A sensor registers images in image frames during the scanning. A first object image is registered in a first image frame at the selected focus position and a second object image is registered in a second image frame at the selected focus position. The object in the first object image and the second object image are identified as the same object. A processor determines a velocity for the identified object.
US10753856B2	Flow cell for direct absorption spectroscopy A flow cell assembly (16) for a fluid analyzer (14) that analyzes a sample (12) includes (i) a base (350) that includes a base window (350B); (ii) a cap (352) having a cap window (352B) that is spaced apart from the base window (350B); and (iii) a gasket (360) that is secured to and positioned between the base (350) and the cap (352), the gasket (360) having a gasket body (360A) that includes a gasket opening (360B). The gasket body (360A), the base (350) and the cap (352) cooperate to define a flow cell chamber (362). Moreover, an inlet passageway (366) extends into the flow cell chamber (362) to direct the sample (12) into the flow cell chamber (362); and an outlet passageway (368) extends into the flow cell chamber (362) to allow the sample (12) to exit the flow cell chamber (362).
US10753854B2	High selectivity corrosion sensor system The high selectivity corrosion sensor system includes: a sensor group including at least one selected from SPR sensors whose sensor surfaces have metallic thin films made of different materials, SPR sensors whose sensor surfaces have functional films made of different materials, and LSPR sensors including different metallic fine particles; a light projector projecting light toward the sensors; a detector detecting, as signal intensities, light beams being from the sensors and corresponding to the light beam intensities; a database in which information on corrosion of a subject metal is accumulated; and an analyzer analyzing a degree of corrosion of the subject metal by pattern recognition based on the signal intensities from the detector and the information in the database.
US10753853B2	Method of evaluating the corrosion resistance of a coated metal substrate A method of evaluating the corrosion resistance of a coated metal substrate, the method including putting a liquid composition into contact with a corrosion protection coating present on the surface of a metal substrate, the liquid composition including water, a gelling agent, corrosion-catalyst ions, and a color pH indicator; gelling the liquid composition in order to form a corrosion-accelerator gel in contact with the coating; performing a corrosion test during which the gel that has formed is left in contact with the corrosion protection coating; and evaluating the corrosion resistance of the substrate coated by the corrosion protection coating by observing the color of the color pH indicator present in the gel after performing the corrosion test.
US10753847B2	Flow cell for analysis of fluids A system for analyzing a fluid includes an integrated fluid-electric cabinet having a fluid compartment and an electronic compartment. The fluid compartment and an electronic compartment are separated from one another by a partition wall. The partition wall includes opposed first and second surfaces. A flow cell assembly is disposed in the fluid compartment and is configured to be mounted on the first surface side of the partition wall. A probe head assembly is disposed in the electronic compartment and is mounted on the opposed second surface side of the partitioned wall. Both of the flow cell assembly and the probe head assembly are configured to be in electro-magnetic communication with one another for elemental analysis of the fluid such that the probe head assembly utilizes an X-ray source to analyze the fluid in a static mode or in flow mode through the flow cell assembly.
US10753844B2	Particulate matter sensor A particulate matter sensor is provided that can include: an insulating substrate; a plurality of sensing electrodes which are disposed on one surface of the insulating substrate and spaced a predetermined interval from each other so as not to be electrically connected to each other; a connection electrode disposed to be coplanar with the plurality of sensing electrodes and connected to a connection terminal formed on the one surface of the insulating substrate to be connected to some or all of the plurality of sensing electrodes through deposited particulate matter; a plurality of terminals formed on the one surface of the insulating substrate and connected one-to-one with the plurality of sensing electrodes and the connection electrode; and a heater unit disposed inside the insulating substrate and configured to provide heat for removing the particulate matter deposited on the sensing electrodes.
US10753841B2	Dry heat diffusion cell and diffusion sampling system A diffusion system to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of testing the release rate of an active ingredient in semisolid form through a membrane in between a dosage lid and a cell cap mounted on a cell in which a mixer is placed to mix the receptor medium in the cell as the semisolid diffuses through the membrane. The cell can be placed in a heating system to heat the samples. The cell has a sampling arm through which samples of the receptor medium can be extracted without opening the cell cap and dosage lid. The mixer may be cylindrical and may occupy a large surface area of the cell. The mixer may have grooves and other irregularities to increase turbulence while mixing. The system can be automated using an automated sampling and collection station.
US10753838B2	Systems and methods for verification and calibration of hamburg wheel tracker devices A load and motion measurement system for use with a Hamburg Wheel Tracker device includes: a housing; at least one load cell held in or by the housing; a load platform held in or by the housing and resting on the at least one load cell; and a controller operatively associated with the at least one load cell. The load and motion measurement system is configured to be received in a sample tray that is held in the Hamburg Wheel Tracker device. The controller is configured to determine operational parameters associated with a wheel of the Hamburg Wheel Tracking device that rolls along the load platform. Vertical displacement measurement calibration and verification systems for use with a Hamburg Wheel Tracker device are also described, as are associated kits and methods.
US10753830B2	Method and apparatus for controlling sampling of events involving a fluid control A method and apparatus controls the sampling of a fluid flow related event by: receiving a selection of one or more situational parameters and a selection of a calculation basis parameter and value; performing a computation that calculates and outputs a result containing a listing of parameters and two sets of associated parameter values corresponding to a flow trigger, based on the selected calculation basis parameter and the selected situational parameters. The parameter values include both a precise computational result and a situation-specific best fit result. The method includes triggering a sampling mechanism to initiate collection of samples of the fluid flow based on the best fit result. The computation of the result comprises: executing a fluid flow trigger calculation program that computes the flow trigger based on an analysis of both the situational parameters with associated situational parameter values and the selected calculation basis parameter.
US10753827B2	Method and system for measuring vertical wheel impact force in real-time based on tire pressure monitoring A method and system for measuring vertical wheel impact force in real-time based on tire pressure monitoring is provided by the present invention. The system mainly includes the four modules, namely a tire pressure derotation preprocessing, a tire pressure-wheel force system identification, a calibration method, and an integrated device for tire pressure-wheel force measurement. The method uses the integrated device to collect tire pressure data in real-time. The corresponding vertical wheel impact force is obtained through the derotation preprocessing and the tire pressure-wheel force system identification, and is calibrated according to the calibration method. The present invention provides an efficient, accurate, and highly adaptable wheel force measurement solution in the theoretical aspect and device aspect, which meets the requirements for the quick evaluation of the bridge health condition. Also, the present invention has a great potential in the fields such as road safety diagnosis, automobile performance related design, etc.
US10753824B2	Detection of gainers and exaggerated losses in unidirectional OTDR traces A method of distinguishing whether a detected change in reflected power in an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) measurement carried out in a fiber optic transmission system (16) using an OTDR is caused by a an event causing actual attenuation or a change in a mode field diameter, comprising the steps of emitting a succession of first sampling light pulses of a first wavelength into the fiber optic transmission system (16) while a pumping signal with a second wavelength is emitted into the fiber optic transmission system (16), and measuring a first OTDR trace (34′) resulting from the reflection of the first sampling light pulses in the fiber optic transmission system (16), such that the first sampling light pulses and their reflections interact with the pumping signal via stimulated Raman scattering. The method further comprises a step (36) of determining, based at least on information extracted from the first OTDR trace (34′), whether the detected change is mainly due to an event causing actual attenuation or to a change in the mode field diameter in the fiber optic transmission system (16).
US10753823B2	Dynamic characterization system for measuring a dynamic response The present disclosure relates to a system for measuring a dynamic response of a machine. The system includes a vibration mechanism, an accelerometer, a controller and a casing. The vibration mechanism is operable to generate an excitation signal, and the accelerometer is operable to measure dynamic energy in response to the excitation signal and output a dynamic response signal indicative of the dynamic energy. The controller includes a communication interface and operates the vibration mechanism to output the excitation signal and transmit a vibration input signal based on the excitation signal by way of the communication interface. The casing houses the vibration mechanism and the controller.
US10753820B2	Integrity monitoring of conduits The present invention relates to a method of integrity monitoring of a conduit. An optic fibre is provided optic fibre along the path of the conduit, and a fluid in the conduit is pressurized and depressurized. The optic fibre is interrogated to provide a distributed acoustic sensor, and data is sampled from a plurality of longitudinal portions of the fibre during the pressurizing and depressurizing. The data is processed to detect a signal characteristic of the integrity of the conduit.
US10753817B2	Testing apparatus, computer readable medium, and method for minimizing runout A testing apparatus for minimizing runout of a rotating assembly includes a measurement device and a runout evaluator. The measurement device measures a distance to a surface. The runout evaluator obtains a first runout of a surface of a first member of the rotating assembly from the measurement device. The first runout has a magnitude and a phase. The runout evaluator obtains a second runout of a surface of a second member of the rotating assembly from the measurement device. The second runout has a magnitude and a phase. The runout evaluator determines a rotational position of the first member relative to the second member which results in a reduced runout of the rotating assembly. The determination of the rotational position is based on the magnitude and the phase of the first runout and the magnitude and the phase of the second runout.
US10753811B2	Force sensitive resistor for garments and footwear A force sensitive resistor is provided comprising: a flexible bottom layer of a first material, comprising a first conductive element attached to the bottom layer; a spacer ring attached to the bottom layer, the spacer ring surrounding the first conductive element and extending away from the bottom layer; and a flexible top sensor layer of a second material attached across the spacer ring comprising a second conductive element facing the first conductive element. The flexible top sensor layer is moveable relative to the flexible bottom layer to vary the resistance of the force sensitive resistor. The Young's Modulus of the first material is less than the Young's Modulus of the second material. The flexible bottom layer extends past the spacer ring. The foregoing arrangement locally limits the amount of flexion of the lower layer in the region surrounding the first conductive element, thereby ensuring accurate data can be obtained.
US10753808B2	Temperature detection device A temperature detection device includes a fitting member and a temperature detector. The fitting member has a wall fitted to a relay terminal such that the wall surrounds the relay terminal connecting a terminal on a power source side and a terminal on an electrical load side. The temperature detector is fixed to the wall on the side opposite to the relay terminal side of the wall. The wall has a spring portion that applies, to the relay terminal, a force directed toward the temperature detector.
US10753806B2	Non-contact temperature measuring device The instant disclosure provides a non-contact temperature measuring device including a base, a temperature measuring module, a light module and a reflecting module. The temperature measuring module is disposed on the base. The temperature measuring module has a measuring area. The light module is disposed on the base and is configured to generate a projecting light. The reflecting module is disposed on the base and has a reflecting surface. The projecting light is projected onto the reflecting surface and is reflected by the reflecting surface, thereby forming at least two reflecting light beams adjacent to the measuring area. The at least two reflecting light beams surround a marking area which is able to overlap with the measuring area, and the range of the marking area changes according to the distance between the object to be measured and the non-contact temperature measuring device.
US10753805B2	Radiation shield for near-infrared detectors A radiation shield for near-infrared detectors of the type used in Raman spectroscopic systems comprises a chamber enclosing the detector and a cooling device in thermal contact with the chamber and the detector to reduce the level of unwanted radiation to which the detector would otherwise be exposed. The chamber may include a window in optical alignment with the detector, and the window may include one or more coatings to pass wavelengths in a range of interest or block radiation at wavelengths outside of this range. The shield may be enclosed in an evacuated dewar having a window which may also include one or more coatings to favor the wavelength range.
US10753791B2	Dual-channel laser audio monitoring system A multi-channel remote audio monitoring device based on a heterodyne interferometric laser Doppler vibrometer. The multi-channel remote audio monitoring device transmits two invisible laser beams to a reflecting surface being vibrated by sound sources in the proximity. Reflected beams constituting two channels are then received back and converted into audible signals for on-line listening and on-line storing. Aforementioned signals can also be processed for on-line noise reduction purposes through a graphical user interface and a filtering module.
US10753783B2	Method for determining an inner diameter of a sounding tube by a fill-level measuring device A method for determining an inner diameter of a sounding tube, which, for measuring the fill level of a fill substance located in a process space of a container, extends in the process space, or is placed alongside the container and connected with the process space. The method can be implemented in the case of a fill-level measuring device working according to the FMCW-principle. Besides the intermediate frequency of the difference signal, also its phase shift is ascertained, wherein the exact tube inner diameter can be determined based on the phase shift. An advantage of the method is that the fill-level measuring device with the help of the then exactly known tube diameter can be recalibrated and accordingly the fill level determined more exactly. The exact tube inner diameter does not have to have been previously known.
US10753779B1	Mass flow meter A mass flow meter includes one or more sensing elements that are exposed to a fluid flow in a pipe or conduit. The preferred sensing elements comprise two types: a first having a single curved azimuthal arm and a second having two, i.e., outer and inner, curved azimuthal arms. In a preferred embodiment, three of the first elements, occupying approximately 60°, alternate with three of the second elements, the outer arms occupying approximately 60° and the inner arms occupying approximately 120°. Each sensing element includes a torque transfer portion which extends through the flow pipe or conduit and a lever arm outside the pipe which engages a circumferential torque collecting ring. The ring, in turn, engages a fixed element or fin having a torque sensing device such as one or more strain gauges affixed thereto. Alternatively, flow and torque sensing may be achieved by an LVDT or servo-feedback system.
US10753777B2	Method and system for fluid flow rate measurement A fluid flow meter system for monitoring fluid flow through a lumen includes a first ultrasonic transducer configured to transmit one or more versions of a transmit (TX) signal through a fluid flowing within the lumen, and a second ultrasonic transducer configured to receive one or more respective receive (RX) signals. The fluid flow meter system includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to sample, at a first frequency, the one or more RX ultrasonic signals and a processor configured to generate a fine resolution signal based on the one or more RX ultrasonic signals. The fine resolution signal is associated with a second sampling rate higher than the first sampling rate. The processor is also configured to compute a cross-correlation signal indicative of cross-correlation between the fine resolution signal and a waveform and determine an estimated fluid flow parameter based on the computed cross-correlation signal.
US10753765B2	Location referencing for roadway feature data A method and apparatus for location referencing roadway data. A server determines a roadway event; the roadway event including a roadway description and a roadway location. The server then generates a roadway message. The roadway message includes the roadway description and a roadway path. The roadway path includes a LinkID set, a length of the roadway event, and an offset from a reference node of a starting link. The LinkID set includes at least the starting link. The server then broadcasts the roadway message. A device receives the data. The device decodes and displays the data.
US10753754B2	Managing autonomous vehicles In some embodiments, a method for an autonomous vehicle obtaining services can include: detecting, by the autonomous vehicle, a need for service; sending, over a network interface of the autonomous vehicle, a request for service; determining a rendezvous location at which service will be received; maneuvering, by the autonomous vehicle, to the rendezvous location; receiving, by the autonomous vehicle over a network, an authentication code; in response to receiving the authentication code, enabling, by the autonomous vehicle, access to components of the autonomous vehicle; determining, by the autonomous vehicle, that the service is complete; and transmitting, by the autonomous vehicle, an indication that the service is complete.
US10753753B2	Vehicle route navigation A computer determines that a rate of travel value for a route segment being traversed by a first vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold. A maneuver is planned for the first vehicle to depart from the route segment based on collected vehicle operating data from one or more second vehicles previously traversing the route segment. The first vehicle is instructed to execute the maneuver to depart the route segment.
US10753749B2	System and method for integrating recommended exercise with transportation directions One embodiment provides a system for facilitating integration of recommended exercise with transportation directions. During operation, the system generates, by a mobile computing device associated with a user, a request for a route from a start location to a destination location. The system determines one or more of the user's transportation-related preferences, which include the user's activity level goal. The system monitors the user's activity requirement. The system receives the route, which includes one or more segments, wherein a segment indicates a transportation type and a corresponding activity value, wherein the route is calculated based on the transportation-related preferences and the monitored activity requirement, thereby facilitating integration of recommended exercise with transportation directions.
US10753745B2	Gyroscope loop filter There is provided a method of sensing a rotation rate using a vibrating structure gyroscope, said gyroscope comprising an electronic control system comprising one or more control loops, wherein at least one of said control loops comprises a filter having a variable time constant, said method comprising the steps of: determining or estimating a characteristic of the vibrating structure of said gyroscope; and adapting or varying said time constant of said filter with the determined or estimated characteristic of said vibrating structure.
US10753743B2	Micromechanical yaw rate sensor and method for the production thereof A micromechanical yaw rate sensor includes a substrate and a rotationally oscillating mass having a rotationally oscillating mass bearing. The rotationally oscillating mass bearing includes a rocker bar, a rocker spring rod which resiliently connects the rocker bar to the substrate, and two support spring rods which resiliently connect, on opposite sides of the rocker spring rod, the rocker bar to the rotationally oscillating mass.
US10753741B2	Offset calculation device and azimuth sensor therewith For triaxial magnetic detection data sequentially acquired as data points in a triaxial coordinate system, an offset calculation unit 30 calculates virtual data points P1′-P6′ by evenly parallel-translating each of data points P1-P7 so that a reference data point P7, for example, arbitrarily chosen from the data points P1-P7 coincides with an origin point O. A virtual offset point C′ for which the sum of the distances between the virtual data points P1′-P6′ and a curved surface H1 passing through the origin point O is minimized is then calculated. An offset value C for the magnetic detection data is then calculated by parallel-translating the virtual offset point C′ so as to restore the parallel-translated portion.
US10753740B2	Geodetic surveying A geodetic surveying instrument, such as a total station, stationed with instrument center coordinates at ground coordinates in a stationing height above ground. The instrument comprises a sighting unit for aiming a measurement target point, with an opto-electronic distance meter to determine a target distance and two axes for aiming the sighting unit, with goniometers to determine a target direction. It also comprises a tilt sensor to determine a tilt value of the instrument and a measurement-controller to derive measured coordinates of the measurement target point based on this target direction and target distance.
US10753737B1	Method and optical system for reconstructing surface of object A method for reconstructing a surface of an object includes the steps as follows. A light beam is modulated by a spatial light modulator (SLM) and is projected to form a pattern, wherein the pattern has a transmittance distribution in a cosine distribution such that the pattern is formed to become a fringe pattern with a periodic change. A first impulse and a second impulse present within a first period and a second period of the cosine distribution, wherein a position where the first impulse occurs within the first period and a position where the second impulse occurs within the second period are different. The light beam is guided to an object so as to form a scan pattern on the object. The scan pattern is read. According to the scan pattern, a surface profile of the object is calculated.
US10753735B2	Computationally efficient structured light imaging system A laser source for use in a structured light projector includes a substrate, one or more first VCSELs on the substrate, and one or more second VCSELs on the substrate. The one or more first VCSELs each have a first aperture width and each separately extend above a surface of the substrate. The one or more second VCSELs each have a second aperture width different from the first aperture width, and each separately extend above a surface of the substrate. Using an array of VCSELs with different aperture widths provides emitted radiation having different wavelengths, thus providing different speckle patterns. When the different speckle patterns are averaged upon being received at the detector, speckle noise is reduced. The VCSEL can also include a plurality of subwavelength structures to steer the light output. Such subwavelength structures can also be used on the surface of other VCSELs, including standard VCSELs.
US10753733B2	Laser measurement system for a vehicle frame A laser measurement system operates to identify locations of points of a vehicle in a three-dimensional space and determine whether the points of the vehicle are properly positioned. The laser measurement system includes a scanner device and a target device. The scanner device operates to generate a laser beam. The target device includes an optical detector configured to detect when the laser beam is directed at the target device and a position of the laser beam relative to the optical detector. The target device further includes a light control device configured to shape the laser beam directed to the optical detector of the target device.
US10753731B2	Three-dimensional form measurement device A three-dimensional form measurement device includes: an interference fringe projector that scans an interference fringe and projects one of a plurality of interference fringe patterns; an imaging device that images the subject of measurement onto which the interference fringe is projected and generates a plurality of interference fringe images corresponding to at least three different interference fringe patterns in each of a plurality of imaging conditions; and a controller that selects, for each pixel, which imaging condition should be used to compute a phase distribution image of the subject of measurement, and computes a phase of each pixel in the phase distribution image based on the pixel values in the plurality of interference fringe images corresponding to the imaging condition selected for each pixel.
US10753730B2	Method for analyzing surface waviness Method for analyzing surface waviness of tooth flanks of a gearwheel, comprising measuring two or more teeth of the gearwheel, wherein a deviation of their tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured along at least one measuring path on each of the teeth; measuring at least one further tooth, wherein a deviation of its tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured along at least one partial measuring path whose length is less than the length of the measuring path; and/or measuring at least one further tooth, wherein a deviation of the tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured by touching at least one point on the tooth flank; associating a rotational angle with each measured value and determining a geometrically captured order spectrum by order analysis of the deviations plotted over the rotational angle, wherein one or more compensation and/or interpolation functions are determined.
US10753729B2	Photonic sensing analytical device A device for detecting and determining deformations on a structure surface containing diffractive stress indicator elements comprises a portable computing device having a camera, a processor, a memory, and a display screen, and a casing for conformably enclosing the portable computing device. In one embodiment, the casing includes an elongated light source, a first window positioned to provide access to the display screen of the portable computing device, and a second window positioned to allowing the light source to emit a band of light outside of the casing, and a port hole aligned with the camera of the portable computing device. When the device is positioned proximate to the structure, the elongated light source emits a band of illumination onto the diffractive stress indicator elements, the diffractive elements diffract the emitted radiation and the camera of the portable computing device receives at least a portion of the diffracted radiation.
US10753728B2	Optical method to measure the thickness of coatings deposited on substrates Methods and apparatus for measuring a thickness of a coating on an object are provided. Light is directed toward the object at a predetermined location on the object such that a portion of the light interacts with the object. An image having at least two wavelength channels (e.g., color channels) is captured that is produced by the portion of the light interacting with the object. A relative shift is determined between each of the at least two wavelength channels, based on a histogram of each wavelength channel of the at least two wavelength channels. At least one of the thickness or an acceptability of the coating on the object is determined based on the determined relative shift.
US10753727B2	Terahertz measurement device The invention relates to a THz measuring device (1) for determining at least one layer thickness (a1, a2, a3, a4) of a test object (20, 120, 220), the measuring device Messgerät (1) comprising: a THz transmitter and receiver unit (14) for emitting THz radiation (15) along an optical axis (A) and for receiving reflected THz radiation (16) along the optical axis (A), a controller unit (10) for driving the transmitter and receiver unit (14) Hereby, the THz measuring device (1) is preferably portable including a grip region (34) for grabbing and positioning by the operator, whereby it comprises, at a front end are (5), in particular, a moulded screen (5), a support contour (7) including several support points (P, P1, P2, P3, P4) for being applied to a curved surface (18) of the test object (20, 120, 220), for perpendicular positioning on the surface (18, 118, 218).
US10753723B2	Method and device for determining the spatial position of an object by means of interferometric length measurement The invention relates to a method for determining the distance to a movable target object and/or the position of said movable target object and comprises the steps of directing a coherent, focused measurement beam at the spherical target object, which has a convex reflective surface, in such a way that the center of the target object lies at the focus of the measurement beam, and determining a distance between the target object and a reference point by interferometrically superposing the measurement beam reflected by the target object with a reference beam.
US10753719B2	Adjustment device A device for adjusting an adjustment mechanism of a cutting tool includes a main body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The main body has a handle portion disposed at or about a first end of the main body which is structured to be gripped by a hand of an operator and a feature structured to engage a correspondingly-shaped feature of the adjustment mechanism disposed at a second end of the main body opposite the first end. The device further includes a first element fixedly coupled to the main body; a second element rotatably coupled to the main body such that the second element is freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis, the second element having a total mass which is disposed unevenly about the longitudinal axis; and an arrangement for determining the relative positioning of the second element in regard to the first element.
US10753717B2	Cartridge reloading improvements Among other things, a digitally controlled actuator has a connector for coupling to a drive mechanism of an existing hand-driven cartridge reloader, to actuate a series of processing cycles of the reloader in which supplies of components are subjected to successive mechanical processing steps to produce reloaded cartridges ready for use. There are sensors associated with the actuator and the reloader to (a) acquire digital information that is indicative of a state of progress of each of the processing cycles and of conditions of the reloader related to the production of the reloaded cartridges, and (b) deliver the digital information to a digital controller for controlling the processing cycles of the reloader. The digital controller is connected to receive the digital information from the sensors and to control automatic operation of the reloader in successive processing cycles to produce reloaded cartridges without requiring human intervention.
US10753716B2	Warhead Warhead (1) comprising a tubular structure comprising: a front end (15) and a front region (2) adjoining the front end (15); a rear end (14) and a rear region (3) adjoining the rear end (14); a central axis (11) connecting the front end (15) and the rear end (14); a wall portion (4); and a central cavity (6), whereby the outer wall portion (4) tapers in the front region (2) and comprises fragments (7; 9) in the rear region (3) and the tubular structure in the rear region (3) comprises a generally cylindrical portion (12) and a generally conical portion (13) relative to the central axis.
US10753714B2	Non-motorized type flying unit for observation Provided is a non-motorized flying unit. The non-motorized flying unit includes a body part having a head part and a tail part having an accommodation space and a through hole, an image capturing unit installed in the through hole and configured to obtain an image information, a protective window installed in the through hole, a plurality of shock absorbing devices installed at the end portion of the tail part, a weight installed at the end portion of the tail part, and a lighting device installed at an end portion of the plurality of shock absorbing devices. A propulsion unit which is detachably coupled to the tail part storing a propellant which, upon combustion, forms pressure in the propulsion unit to provide thrust to the body part.
US10753713B2	Method of stamping a primer insert for use in polymer ammunition One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of stamping a metal primer insert for a polymeric ammunition cartridge comprising the steps of: providing an insert blank for stamping; stamping the insert blank to form a top surface having a flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface; stamping the insert blank to form a substantially cylindrical coupling element that extends from the flange to a coupling tip; stamping the insert blank to form an inner coupling element from the coupling tip to a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is opposite the top surface; stamping the insert blank to form a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface; stamping the insert blank to form a primer flash aperture in the primer recess through the bottom surface; and stamping the insert blank to form a groove in the primer recess around the primer flash aperture adapted to receive a polymer overmolding.
US10753711B2	Hinged ballistic resistant panel A movable ballistic resistant panel includes ballistic resistant leaf hinges that allow multiple panels to be attached to each other to form an openable and movable barrier capable of numerous different configurations.
US10753703B2	Cushioned grip A cushioned article includes a cage and a compressible material. The cage has at least one opening, an interior volume, and an outer surface. The at least one opening provides a passage from the outer surface to the interior volume. The compressible material extends through the at least one opening in the cage. A method for manufacturing a cushioned article includes providing a mold having at least one cavity, placing a cage within the mold, and injecting a compressible material into an interior of the cage. The cage includes at least one opening. A portion of the compressible material flows through the at least one opening in the cage and fills the at least one cavity of the mold. One or more shields may be connected to the cage before injection. The shields may be removed with the cage and heat treated with the shields still connected to the cage.
US10753702B2	Air gun with folding handle assembly Devices and methods for folding handles are disclosed.
US10753699B2	Flow through suppressor with enhanced flow dynamics An improved firearm suppressor is provided. The firearm suppressor generally includes a primary flow path and a secondary flow path. The primary flow path is centrally disposed within the suppressor and includes multiple internal chambers that are separated by conical baffles. The secondary flow path is helically disposed within the firearm suppressor. A diverter directs a portion of the propellant gas rearward, over a firearm barrel, before entering spiral lanes in the forward direction. The primary flow path slows the movement of propellant gas escaping through a projectile exit port, while the secondary flow path slows the movement of propellant gas escaping through a plurality of propellant gas exit ports.
US10753698B2	Trigger system with safety Exemplary embodiments include a completely redesigned fire control group to allow the safety to be engaged at any time. This unique feature can reduce or eliminate the possibility of accidental discharges of the weapon system, as engaging the safety will not allow the hammer to move forward even in the event of a malfunction.
US10753697B2	Self ejecting magazine cover for use with ammunition magazines A cover for an ammunition magazine is provided. The cover can include a top wall and a plurality of side walls extending downward from the top wall. The side walls can define a lower perimeter edge and an interior cavity configured for receiving an open end of an ammunition magazine for a firearm. The cover can include a bracket mounting wing extending outward from one of the side walls and a bracket connected to the bracket mounting wing. The bracket can include a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The cover can used with a set of coupled magazines used with a firearm by placing the cover over an open end of a spare magazine when a primary magazine is inserted into the firearm. The cover can be automatically detach from the spare magazine when the primary magazine is removed from the firearm due to the bracket contacting the firearm.
US10753696B1	Bolt catch engagement/magazine release system A firearm has a first side, a second side, a forward section with a barrel, and a rearward section with a stock. The firearm has a central section with an actuation button on the first side and a bolt catch and bolt catch linkage on the second side. A magazine and magazine release are between the actuation button and the bolt catch linkage. An actuation pin extends through the central section from the actuation button to both the bolt catch linkage and the magazine release. A coil spring urges the actuation button outwardly to an inoperative extended orientation. The actuation button is adapted to be depressed for both releasing the magazine and engaging the bolt catch.
US10753693B2	Ammunition storage system Ammunition containers are reloadable from within an armored vehicle to supply a remote weapon system mounted externally on the vehicle. The ammunition containers are designed to be fixedly mounted within an internal compartment of a weapon turret. In a first embodiment, at least one guide wall defines a spiral guide path for an ammunition belt, and a rotatable sprocket enables the belt to be loaded into the guide path. In a second embodiment, an ammunition clamp holds a round of ammunition, and the clamp is rotatable to wind the ammunition belt about the clamp's axis of rotation. A third embodiment has a guide sprocket and an adjacent peg to facilitate reloading an ammunition belt in horizontal layers. A fourth embodiment includes a pair of spaced support rails for hanging an ammunition belt in vertical columns, wherein rear ends of the rails may be located outside the container for easier loading.
US10753689B2	Conduit pig An annular seal for a conduit pig includes an annular diaphragm and a separate lead support structure. The annular diaphragm is devoid of internal supports and therefore quite flexible. However, the lead support structure supports the annular diaphragm such that a piston effect can be generated through the annular seal. A brush portion for a conduit pig may include forwardly raked bristles.
US10753688B2	Distributer, heat exchanger, and air-conditioning apparatus A distributer includes a housing having a surface portion and through holes extending through the surface portion, a plurality of plates stacked with each other in the housing, the plurality of plates including a first plate that is an outermost one of the plurality of plates and has a first opening extending through the first plate, and a second plate that is the other outermost one of the plurality of plates and has a plurality of second openings extending through the second plate, a branching flow path connecting the first opening and the plurality of second openings, a plurality of connection pipes each extending through a corresponding one of the through holes in the surface portion of the housing, and a partition plate disposed between the surface portion and the second plate, and abutting on both the surface portion and the second plate.
US10753687B2	Heat exchanger tube A heat exchanger for an apparatus including a burner has at least one tube extending along a centerline from an inlet end adjacent the burner to an outlet end. A plurality of indentations is formed in the tube adjacent the inlet end and extend radially inward towards the centerline. The indentations are formed in opposing pairs extending towards one another to a depth sufficient to create turbulent fluid flow through the inlet end of the tube.
US10753683B2	Device and system for gas injection in and extraction from a building structure The present disclosure relates to a device and a system for gas injection in cavities of building structures, particularly for drying, decontaminating or drying and decontaminating building structures. The present disclosure also relates to a device and a system for gas extraction from cavities of building structures, particularly for drying, or for drying and decontaminating building structures. The present disclosure also generally relates to a system for monitoring parameters of a gas injection/extraction process using the device and system provided herein.
US10753680B2	Method and system for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas A method for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas to generate a high purity CO2 stream.
US10753679B2	Auto-refrigerated gas separation system for carbon dioxide capture and compression A system and method for capturing and separating carbon dioxide from mixed gas streams. The gas stream is processed in a structure including a compression module comprising a plurality of compressors, intercoolers and inter-stage condensate separators. The flow path from the compression module includes a plurality of flow separators, gas stream splitters, heat exchangers and at least a first mixer and a first expander. The gas stream is sequentially compressed and cooled to form process condensate and separate it from the compressed gas stream. The gas stream is further dried and cooled to liquefy carbon dioxide and separate it from the non-condensable portion. Selective expansion of liquid carbon dioxide streams provides cooling for the system, and further energy efficiency is achieved by selective recycling of portions of gas streams, allowing for compact equipment and economical operation, while providing for high purity product streams of carbon dioxide.
US10753678B2	Hydrocarbon gas processing A process for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The stream is cooled and is thereafter expanded to the fractionation tower pressure and supplied to the fractionation tower at a lower mid-column feed position. A distillation stream is withdrawn from the column below the feed point of the stream and is then directed into heat exchange relation with the tower overhead vapor stream to cool the distillation stream and condense at least a part of it, forming a condensed stream. At least a portion of the condensed stream is directed to the fractionation tower at an upper mid-column feed position. A recycle stream is withdrawn from the tower overhead after it has been warmed and compressed. The compressed recycle stream is cooled sufficiently to substantially condense it, and is then expanded to the pressure of the fractionation tower and supplied to the tower at a top column feed position. The quantities and temperatures of the feeds to the fractionation tower are effective to maintain the overhead temperature of the fractionation tower at a temperature whereby the major portion of the desired components is recovered.
US10753675B2	Refrigerator and method of controlling the same Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to refrigerators and methods of controlling the refrigerators. The refrigerator comprises a compressor configured to operate at a first rotation speed and a controller configured to calculate a first average of levels of electric signals input to the compressor during a first reference period, and control the compressor to operate at a second rotation speed higher than the first rotation speed when the first average is greater than a first reference value.
US10753674B1	Refrigerator tuck shelf with flush profile and co-injected fixed glass A refrigerator shelf includes a frame having laterally spaced-apart first and second side members, defining opposite first and second ends defining first and second portions of a front edge profile of the refrigerator shelf, respectively. A medial member extends between the first and second side members at respective locations between the first and second ends. A first substrate is received between the first and second side members, defines a first edge, and is moveable between an extended position with the first edge adjacent the first ends of the first and second members and a tucked position with the front edge spaced away from the first ends. A trim member extends along an edge of the second substrate and defines a third portion of the front edge profile that is aligned with and physically engages with the first and second portions when the second substrate is in the extended position.
US10753673B2	Water tank assembly for use in a refrigerator The present invention relates a water tank assembly for use in a refrigerator comprising a compartment for fresh food, a water dispenser and/or an ice making apparatus, two side by side extendable drawers in the compartment, a lower plate underside of the extendable drawers and two outer guiding members for slidably supporting the extendable drawers respectively from their outer sides. The water tank assembly comprises a water tank. The water tank assembly of the present invention further comprises a casing for installation between the extendable drawers and onto the lower plate, wherein the water tank is disposed into the casing.
US10753665B2	Ice making device An ice making device is provided. In an ice making device, a convex part reflecting the shape of a recessed part for water storage is formed on a bottom surface of the ice making tray. A temperature sensor is in contact with a side wall of the convex part. The temperature sensor is covered with a flexible member. In addition, a cover member pressing the temperature sensor against the ice making tray is fixed to the bottom surface of the ice making tray through the flexible member. In the temperature sensor, a sealing coating layer is provided to cover a temperature detection chip, but an exterior case is not used.
US10753662B2	Refrigeration apparatus An air conditioner that is a refrigeration apparatus has, in a refrigerant circuit, a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator in a heating operation, an indoor heat exchanger that functions as a condenser in the heating operation, and a four way valve. The refrigerant circuit is configured in such a way that a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in a defrost operation is lower than a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in the heating operation. An end-of-defrost frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the defrost operation, is set faster than a normal frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the heating operation.
US10753661B2	Air conditioning system with vapor injection compressor An air conditioning system can be toggled between a heating mode, in which heat is withdrawn from a source (e.g., a geothermal source) and deposited into a conditioned space (e.g., a building), and a cooling mode, in which heat is withdrawn from the conditioned space and deposited into the source. The air conditioning system uses a combination of efficiency-enhancing technologies, including injection of superheated vapor into the system's compressor from an economizer circuit, adjustable compressor speed, the use of one or coaxial heat exchangers and the use of electronic expansion valves that are continuously adjustable from a fully closed to various open positions. A controller may be used to control the system for optimal performance in both the heating and cooling modes, such as by disabling the economizer circuit and vapor injection when the system is in the cooling mode.
US10753660B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus is able to ensure an appropriate flow rate of refrigerant and an appropriate amount of oil returned to a compressor that match operation conditions regardless of an operating state of a refrigerant circuit and a change in an operation condition. The air-conditioning apparatus includes: a first detector configured to detect a refrigerant temperature within an accumulator; a storage unit configured to store information regarding a two-layer separation temperature of refrigerant and refrigerating machine oil; a determiner configured to compare the refrigerant temperature with the two-layer separation temperature and determine a two-layer separation state of the refrigerant and the refrigerating machine oil; a second detector configured to detect a state of the refrigerant sucked by the compressor; and a control unit configured to adjust an opening degree of a flow control valve on the basis of the two-layer separation state and a state of the sucked refrigerant.
US10753659B2	Method for adjusting a Cryogenic refrigeration apparatus and corresponding apparatus The invention relates to a method for adjusting a cryogenic refrigeration apparatus including a plurality of liquefiers/refrigerators arranged in parallel in order to cool a single device. The method includes a step of calculating in real time the dynamic mean value of at least one operating parameter for all the liquefiers/refrigerators. The apparatus controlling in real time the at least one valve for controlling the stream of working gas of at least one liquefier/refrigerator in accordance with the difference between the instantaneous values of the parameter relative to said dynamic converge toward said dynamic mean value.
US10753658B2	Air-conditioning apparatus A control unit is configured to set a rotation speed of a compressor to be lower than that in a defrosting operation and set an opening degree of a pressure reducing device to be equal to or greater than that in the defrosting operation during a first control time after completion of the defrosting operation, stop the compressor and set the opening degree of the pressure reducing device to be less than that in the first control time during a second control time after lapse of the first control time, and control a refrigerant circuit switching device to resume a heating operation after lapse of the second control time.
US10753655B2	Energy recycling heat pump A set of devices that can leverage creating small volume changes with small amount of work to create larger heat energy temperature differences, recycle a portion of the compression energy equal to approximately the ratio of the absolute temperature of the cooled space to the heated space, and recycle the heat energy to reduce or eliminate the effect of the temperature gap between the cooled space and heated space. Piston, rotary and turbine based devices are disclosed to achieve the recycled compression energy, for systems designed with single phase vapor or air working fluids. System configuration with counterflow heat exchanger disclosed to recycle the energy needed to cross the temperature gap, applicable both to air/vapor systems and to Freon/refrigerant 2 phase systems. Resulting single phase systems can operate over entire temperature range of Earth's surface and are not limited to constrained temperature range of refrigerant phase change.
US10753651B1	Solar over fiber and water based waveguides Systems, devices and methods for increasing the concentration level, longevity and efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems via optical filtering waveguides. The waveguides can transfer absorbed heat via steam (or other gasses) and water (or other liquids) for subsequent solar thermal (ST) energy conversion and provide low-loss transmission of the filtered light over a grid of PV systems. These include new balloon/bulb type collectors interfacing with the optical filtering waveguides which then mode-couple solar energy into the PVs.
US10753650B2	Device and method for automatically dry cleaning reflective panels A parasitic cleaning system for cleaning the reflective surfaces of a heliostat is disclosed. The system includes a blade carriage assembly that cleans the surface by imparting a frictional force as the carriage assembly moves across the surface to be cleaned. A cleaner drive system controls the motion of the blade carriage assembly over the surface. A guide system connects the cleaner drive system to the blade carriage assembly. The cleaner drive system applies a spring force to move the blade carriage assembly upwardly. The same spring system controls the lowering of the blade assembly over the surface to be cleaned.
US10753648B2	Water heater and method of operating a water heater A water heater including a tank, first and second heating elements, first and second temperature sensors, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is operable to determine a first temperature value related to a first temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor, determine a second temperature value related to a second temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor, and receive a command from the external controller. When the received command is a first command, the controller control current to the first heating element based on the first temperature value traversing a first set point, and controls current to the second heating element based on the second temperature value traversing a second set point. When the received command is a second command, the controller controls current only to the first heating element and not the second heating element, the control being based on the first temperature value.
US10753646B2	Reactor and heater configuration synergies in paraffin dehydrogenation process An apparatus for heating a process fluid is presented. The apparatus is for improving the foot-print of a fired heater and to reduce the fired heater volume. The apparatus includes a W-shaped process coil to provide for a smaller single-cell fired heater, and a fired heater with a lower profile, providing flexibility in positioning relative to downstream reactors.
US10753640B2	Heat source unit A bottom frame (50) which constitutes a bottom surface of a casing (40) is divided into a main bottom frame (51) where a first compressor (11) is to be provided and a sub bottom frame (55) where a second compressor (21) is to be provided. The main bottom frame (51) is further divided into a first bottom frame (52) and a second bottom frame (53). The first compressor (11) is to be provided on the first bottom frame (52). A refrigerant circuit component (47) to be replaced or added in accordance with a capability or a function is to be provided on the second bottom frame (53).
US10753639B2	Indoor unit and air-conditioning apparatus An indoor unit includes a main body unit including a housing having an opening hole for pipe formed on a part of a side surface of the main body unit, a refrigerant pipe connection part projecting from inside to outside of the housing through the opening hole for pipe, and an attachment plate holding and fixing the refrigerant pipe connection part together with the housing to close the opening hole for pipe. The opening hole for pipe is formed over a first side surface on a side of the housing from which the refrigerant pipe connection part projects and a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface, and the attachment plate has an L shape including planes corresponding to the opening hole for pipe over the first side surface and the second side surface.
US10753631B2	Air-conditioner indoor unit When a service technician or the like performs maintenance of a mechanism in an indoor unit, the service technician may accidentally detach a refrigerant gas sensor and the refrigerant gas sensor may be broken. To prevent this, communication pipes (regulating members) configured to regulate the detachment of a refrigerant gas sensor are provided on the side toward which the refrigerant gas sensor is detached (front side) when a casing provided on the side toward which the refrigerant gas sensor is detached (front side) is open.
US10753626B2	Air treatment unit An air treatment unit has: a) a frame; b) a source of UV light that is configured to disinfect air, the frame configured to be mounted in an operative position within a space in which air is to be disinfected, the frame configured to allow air from a duct through which air is forced into the space to be directed in a manner that expelled air from the duct is caused to be disinfected by UV light from the source of UV light with the frame and source of UV light each operatively positioned; and c) an air moving assembly that causes air within the space to be directed into a volume that has UV light rays from the source of UV light therein capable of disinfecting air.
US10753620B2	Burner assembly shielding device A burner assembly shielding device for preventing blowout of a flame generated by the burner assembly includes a tube that is sized and shaped complementarily to a perimeter of a well of a burner assembly. A lower end of the tube is configured to insert into the well so that an upper end of the tube is fixedly positioned proximate to an upper plane that is defined by an upper limit of a grate of the burner assembly. A wall of the tube is configured to shield a flame that is generated by the burner assembly from wind to prevent the flame from being extinguished.
US10753619B2	Knob structure for electromagnetic oven A knob structure for an electromagnetic oven includes a knob switch assembly. The knob switch assembly consists of a sleeve button, a rotary encoder, a bracket of a display screen, and a control assembly. The knob switch assembly is connected to a printed circuit board through a through hole. A guide rib is disposed around a circumference of the through hole. The display screen with a protection assembly disposed outside is integrated with the knob switch assembly. The guide rib effectively prevents water from entering inside of the electromagnetic oven, lengthens a service life of the electromagnetic oven, and facilitates cleaning. The knob switch assembly integrated with the display screen realizes miniaturization and reduces a cost. The protection assembly ensures a display effect of the display screen.
US10753618B2	Heating element arrangement for a cooking device, and a cooking device having a heating element arrangement of this type A heating element arrangement for a cooking appliance includes a first heating zone which is constructed to emit IR radiation in a first wavelength range, and a second heating zone which is constructed to emit IR radiation in a second wavelength range. The first wavelength range and the second wavelength range differ hereby from one another.
US10753615B2	Dual fuel concentric nozzle for a gas turbine A dual fuel concentric nozzle such as for a dual fuel injector of a sequential burner of a sequential gas turbine, the dual fuel concentric nozzle having a nozzle downstream end, a liquid fuel duct, a gas fuel duct concentrically surrounding the liquid fuel duct and defining a gas fuel passage between the outer surface of the liquid fuel duct and the inner surface of the gas fuel duct, and a lateral surface concentrically surrounding the gas fuel duct and defining a carrier air passage, a downstream end edge of the gas fuel duct being recessed inside the nozzle downstream end with respect to a downstream end edge of the liquid fuel duct.
US10753613B2	Combustor having a beveled grommet A combustor includes a shell that at least partially defines a combustion chamber and a grommet mounted in the shell. The grommet has a body that defines a passage through the grommet that is operable to communicate air from outside the combustion chamber into the combustion chamber. The body carries a first surface, an opposite, second surface and a third surface that defines the passage and joins the first surface and the second surface. The third surface includes a bevel surface with respect to at least one of the first surface and the second surface.
US10753610B2	Interchangeable liner support for gas turbine combusters A gas turbine combustor is disclosed, comprising: a combustor liner; a combustor casing, at least partly housing the combustor liner, and a liner support arrangement. The liner support arrangement comprises individual support elements located between the combustor liner and the combustor casing. Each support element comprises a liner support member fixed to the combustor liner and a casing support member fastened to the combustor casing. Each casing support member comprises a casing stop seat fixed on the combustor casing and a replaceable casing stop, detachably coupled to the casing stop seat.
US10753608B2	Turbine engine multi-walled structure with internal cooling element(s) A structure is provided for a turbine engine. The structure includes a shell with a first surface, and a heat shield with a textured second surface and a textured third surface. The texture of a portion of the second surface is different than the texture of a portion of the third surface. The first surface and the second surface define a first cooling cavity between the shell and the heat shield. The first surface and the third surface define a second cooling cavity between the shell and the heat shield.
US10753604B2	Method for the combustion management in firing installations and firing installation In a method for the combustion management in firing installations, in which a primary combustion gas quantity is conveyed through the fuel into a primary combustion area, part of the waste gas flow is extracted in the rear grate area and returned to the combustion process in the form of internal recirculation gas. In this case, no secondary combustion air is supplied between the grate and the supply of the internal recirculation gas. A firing installation for carrying out this method features nozzles above the firing grate such that no air supply is arranged between the firing grate and the nozzles.
US10753602B2	Influence analyzing apparatus for analyzing influence of combustibles A apparatus may extract temperature for each region of a feed water and steam system of a thermoelectric power plant with respect to a combustible combination including one or more combustibles, extract one or more vectors for each region from the temperatures extracted for each region, generate one or more combustible clusters, each cluster including one or more combustible combinations having similar properties from the extracted vectors, and extract a characteristic component of a combustible combination that increases or decreases a boiler performance index from among one or more combustible combinations included in the one or more combustible clusters.
US10753599B1	Multifunctional lamp that is adapted to function as acoustics lamp and ground insert lamp An acoustics lamp includes a lamp body, a hanging member pivotally mounted on an end portion of the lamp body, an illuminating device mounted in the lamp body, a sound device mounted in the lamp body, and a control device mounted in the lamp body. The illuminating device is electrically connected with the control device. The sound device is electrically connected with the control device. The lamp body has a horn shape and includes a lampshade, an end cap, a connecting seat, an outer shell, a base, and a bottom cap module. The acoustics lamp is mounted on a ground insert by a positioning spring, to construct a ground insert lamp.
US10753598B2	Light device has charging functions The light device has USB charger has AC outlet power source and has AC-to-DC circuit to change one of Alternative current to 1st voltage DC and the 1st voltage DC though the circuit-inside or IC or DC-to-DC circuit to get 2nd voltage or though more DC-to-DC devices to get more voltage DC current. The light device has at least one of 5 Volt DC to supply to USB Charger Charging-port output-end and one of desire voltage DC to supply to DC light source. Or/The 1st AC to AC light source and has one of DC selected from 1st, 2nd, or more voltage DC current to USB Charger charging-port's output end so the said light device has (1) illumination function by DC or/and AC light source and (2) USB charger function by supply desired 1st or 2nd or more other voltage DC current to USB charging-port at 5 Volt DC. The light device optional has outlet-ports to get 1st AC directly though conductive parts to outlet-ports to supply AC to other device. Furthermore, the light device Optional can add other function(s) select from (a) Time piece related (b) Reflect Image (c) Power station (d) project image (e) heater (f) Air Flow (g) wireless communication (h) remote controller (g) APP controller (h) Blue-tooth controller.
US10753597B1	Light blocking features for indicator lights in an appliance An appliance includes a user interface assembly. The user interface assembly includes a plurality of indicator lights mounted on a printed circuit board. An opaque material is disposed within the printed circuit board between adjacent indicator lights of the plurality of indicator lights. The adjacent indicator lights are optically separated by the opaque material.
US10753592B2	Luminaire A luminaire, in particular as a table, camping, work, party or garden luminaire, comprising at least one mounting, one supply voltage terminal, and one fastening element for at least one LED light. The LED luminaire is comprised of at least one LED panel that is movably articlulated at the fastening element. The object is to provide an LED panel that can be made available in a small-dimensional flat design and that can prevent an overheating of the individual LEDs.
US10753586B1	LED light and smart driving system of LED light An LED light includes a body, a holder connected to the body, and a function extension unit detachably connected to the body. The holder includes a telescopic member stretched or contracted to adjust a length of the holder along an axial direction of the LED light. The present disclosure can solve technical problems that a conventional LED light can't be adapted to different installation environments. The function extension unit is configured to set different function modules to communicate with a power supply of the body according to needs of different customers so as to drive the body to change an output state of the power supply, thereby light emitting units of the body can work in different states. The present disclosure can further provide a smart driving system of an LED light to be customized to control a lighting mode of the body.
US10753585B2	Utility mount light A utility light comprises a main body and a light assembly defined on the main body including a light source disposed within a light housing. The light housing is pivotable and rotatable relative to the main body. The utility light also comprises a handle movably coupled to the main body. The handle is linearly extensible relative to the main body to a position in which an opening is defined between the handle and the main body, such that the opening is configured to receive a workpiece to support the utility light. The handle has a gripping portion defined by an aperture extending through the handle.
US10753578B2	Semi-cylindrical illuminator The invention relates to an illumination system converting light beams into wide-angle light transmissions. It includes i) a cylindrical member having a cone-shaped depression in a distal end; and ii) a semi-circular member having an inner radial surface adjacent to a sidewall of the cylindrical member; and angled upper and lower annular surfaces extending from the cylindrical member and meeting at an outer radial edge. A light beam entering the proximal end of the cylindrical member strikes a first edge of the cone-shaped depression and is reflected out as a first light transmission; or it strikes a second edge of the cone-shaped depression, is reflected against the upper and lower annular surfaces, and exits the cylindrical member as a second light transmission parallel to the first diffused light transmission. At least one light path passes through a diffuser on the cylindrical member.
US10753577B2	Lighting device The present invention relates to a lighting device (12) comprising at least one light source (12a, 12b) adapted to emit white light and ultraviolet light, a collimator (18) adapted to collimate the white light, and a light exit window (16) through which the collimated white light and the ultraviolet light may pass into the ambient, wherein the lighting device is adapted to emit the collimated white light while spreading the ultraviolet light.
US10753572B1	Dual distribution lens for a luminaire A luminaire includes a housing, a light source, and a lens. The lens has a first side and a second side and at least one of the first side and the second side has optical features. The lens can be positioned in the luminaire in a first position with the first side facing upward and in a second position with the second side facing upward. The two options for positioning the lens within the luminaire provide two different distributions for light exiting the luminaire.
US10753568B2	Vehicle communication grille A vehicle lighting system includes an illuminated grille assembly. The illuminated grille assembly includes a plurality of grille bars each having at least one light source. A control system is configured to control the illuminated grille assembly to emit combinations of lighting effects from the plurality of grille bars for indicating a plurality of visually distinctive operating behaviors of the vehicle.
US10753566B2	Methods and apparatus for illumination with laser modulated adaptive beam shaping An illumination system includes at least first and second laser illumination sources. A down converter material emits light when illuminated by one or more of the laser illumination sources. The first laser illumination source is arranged to illuminate only a first portion of the down converter material. The second laser illumination source is arranged to illuminate only a second portion of the down converter material. Control circuitry causes the first laser illumination source to adaptively vary a first intensity of illuminating the first portion of the down converter material, causes the second laser illumination source to adaptively vary a second intensity of illuminating the second portion of the down converter material, and causes the light modulator to allow a selected amount of the down converter material's emitted light to be projected from the system.
US10753561B2	Multiple functions LED night light The Multiple function LED night light not only offering even brightness surface light or indicator light under predetermined colors, functions, effects by multiple times reflections and refractions of light beam travel within or between at least one of 1st optics-lens, 2nd optics-lens, or inner wall of night light to eliminate the spot-light and get even brightness shown on 1st or 2nd optics-lens with built-in texture or opaque or optics treatments. Night light has at least one of preferred (1) effects for color-changing, color selection, functions selection, and (2) addition parts or function(s) select from switch, motion sensor, PIR sensor, radar sensor, rechargeable battery, power fail light, USB charging or be-charged port(s) or system, outlets, audio device, surge/over heat/overcharge/short-circuit protection, function selection between motion or non-motion or dust-to-dawn, cameras, signal transmitter or receiver or extenders, or remotes, camera with wi-fi incorporate cloud, 3/4/5G internet or other Zig-Bee, Z-way, Wi-Fi extender, with download APP for wireless IR or RF remote control.
US10753560B2	Stowable seating An activities unit combining a table or other horizontal surface with seating units is shown and described. Seating units may include both permanent or fixed individual seating units and also, at least one additional seating unit movable between a stowed position to a deployed position. Both permanent or fixed seating units and also stowable seating units may each be supported on the activities unit by an arm above floor level. This enables ready cleaning of a floor surface on which the unitized table is placed without having to move seating units out of the way. Construction of the unitized table enables utilitarian components and features which may be deemed unsightly to be concealed, for example, by wood paneling both at a table top and also a depending wall. The table top may overhang the depending wall.
US10753558B2	Lighting apparatus and methods In one example, an apparatus comprises a compact recessed lighting module, the compact recessed lighting module configured to be housed in and attachable to a junction box, the compact recessed lighting module including a monolithically formed unified casting, the unified casting having a cavity defined therein, a light source module disposed within the cavity, the light source module configured to emit light, and a driver configured to power the light source module. The monolithically formed unified casting has a plurality of fins defined in the outer surface thereof and a plurality of twist and lock tabs defined therein.
US10753555B2	Light hanger, light hanging systems, and methods of hanging lights A system for hanging lights includes a multiple-light string comprising a plug, a power cord having a first power cord end electrically connected to the plug, a length of between approximately 5 and 20 meters, and a second power cord end opposite the first power cord end, a cord of lights electrically connected to the second power cord end to receive power and illuminate at least one of the lights when the plug is connected to an electrical mains, the lights strung successively along a length of between approximately 5 and 20 meters, a plug hurler comprising a throwing weight and a hurler cord having a first hurler end connected to the throwing weight and a second hurler end opposite the first hurler end, and a plug-to-hurler connector comprising a connector body connected adjacent the second hurler end and defining a plug capture orifice shaped to removably receive the plug.
US10753547B2	LED lamp An LED lamp that can take the place of incandescent lamps. An elevated light source is positioned above a screw-type base. A first plurality of LEDs is connected in a series on one side of a flat substrate and a second plurality of LEDs, equal in number to the first, is connected in series on an opposite side of the substrate. Each LED of the first and second plurality of LEDs is mounted proximate a heat sink and a drive circuit is provided for the LEDs, with the drive circuit being located proximate and electrically connected to the screw base.
US10753544B2	Drive system for chemical injection pumps and instrument air compressors A planetary drive system that aligns four fluid ends for a pump or four compressor cylinders in the same plane, allowing for four fluid ends/compressor cylinders to be driven by one rotation of the pump's motor. Additionally, the planetary drive system is stackable to allow, for example eight, twelve, or other multiples of fluid ends or compressor cylinders to be driven while minimizing any reduction in output pressure. The chemical injection pump also includes threaded vents on the fluid ends to capture chemicals primed through the valves to avoid spillage and waste during the priming process. The air compressor cylinders also include pistons with enhanced vacuum actuation under a flexible inlet (e.g. flapper inlet).
US10753543B2	Steam turbine pipe and pipe A steam turbine pipe 1 of an embodiment includes: an upper half side main steam pipe 11 that leads steam to a steam turbine; an upper half side main steam control valve 30 that intervenes in the upper half side main steam pipe 11; and a post-valve drain pipe 31 that is connected to the upper half side main steam control valve 30 and leads drain to an outside. The steam turbine pipe 1 further includes: a shut-off valve 32 that intervenes in the post-valve drain pipe 31; and a branching pipe 60 that makes the post-valve drain pipe 31 on the side closer to the upper half side main steam control valve 30 than is the shut-off valve 32 communicate with the upper half side main steam pipe 11 between the upper half side main steam control valve 30 and a high-pressure turbine 200.
US10753540B2	Systems and methods for converting cryogenic liquid natural gas to high pressure natural gas and to low pressure natural gas and retain all converted product and to further dispense only by voluntary actions of the user A system to convert and dispense pressurized gas(es) of cryogenic liquids of gas(es), and systems and methods to efficiently convert liquid natural gas (LNG) to compressed natural gas (CNG) and low pressure natural gas (NG) and other cryogenic liquids of gas. The system requires one dedicated pressure vessel of horizontal and vertical elements at the dispensing location to convert, retain, store, and dispense multiple pressures of gas from a cryogenic liquid supply such as a non-dedicated high pressure cryogenic personal supply tank. The system efficiently modifies and controls parameters of volume, pressure, and temperature in conversion scale to retain all converted product under human control to dispense without process required waste for use in commercial, industrial, and in particular single family residential applications and service can be accomplished by pickup truck and trailer, where semi trucks, big rig trucks and process pollution are not welcome.
US10753539B2	Station and method for filling a tank with a fuel gas The invention relates to a station and method for filling a tank with a fuel gas. Said station includes at least one fuel gas source store and a gas transfer system having a first upstream end connected to the source store(s) and a second downstream end that is in fluid communication with the tank. The gas transfer system includes at least one control valve, characterized in that the at least one source store includes a rigid outer wall and a flexible sealing wall that is arranged inside the space defined by the rigid outer wall. The flexible wall defines a storage space for the fuel gas. The first upstream end of the system is connected to the storage space defined by the flexible wall. The at least one control valve is also characterized in that the space located between the flexible wall and the outer wall is connected to a system for transferring liquid into the source store in order to fill or extract the liquid in the source store and control the pressure in the store when filling and/or extracting fuel gas within the sealing wall.
US10753533B2	System and method for supporting a compact servo system System and method can support a servo system. The servo system comprises a motor with a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor is arranged internally to said stator. Furthermore, said rotor, which is rotatable relative to said stator, can be configured to receive at least a portion of a functional module. Additionally, the servo system can be used for supporting a payload stabilization system, such as a gimbal system.
US10753532B2	Gimbal and locking structure A gimbal includes a yaw-axis structure, a roll-axis structure connected to the yaw-axis structure and configured to be rotated by the yaw-axis structure, and a pitch-axis structure connected to the roll-axis structure and configured to be rotated by the roll-axis structure. The yaw-axis structure includes a locking structure, a rotating member including a rotor of a motor or a member fixedly connected to the rotor, and a bearing member rotatably connected to the rotating member and including a stator of the motor or a member fixedly connected to the stator. The pitch-axis structure is configured to support a load and drive the load to rotate. The yaw-axis structure is configured to be locked by the locking structure when the yaw-axis structure rotates to a preset position in a non-operational state of the gimbal.
US10753524B2	Manipulator apparatus for processing pressure vessels Apparatus for moving one or more processing devices relative to an object to be processed, comprising: first and second mounting units configured to be secured in a fixed position relative to the object to be processed and between which one or more tension members are mounted under tension; one or more carriages respectively connected to the one or more tension members, each of the carriages configured to accommodate a respective processing device; and a drive unit configured to move the one or more tension members so as to move the one or more carriages relative to the object.
US10753523B2	Pipe joint fitting with earthquake resistant functions Pipe joints and more particularly cylindrical push-on type pipe joint fittings with earthquake resistant functions.
US10753522B2	Method for forming a seal in an end piece of a flexible pipe including a pressure sheath A method includes providing, around an end section of the pressure sheath, of a crimping ring that is intended to be introduced into the pressure sheath; placing, around the end section and the crimping ring, of an end vault of the end piece, the end vault having an engagement surface for engaging with the crimping ring capable of pushing the crimping ring radially into the pressure sheath; relatively moving of the crimping ring in relation to the engagement surface in order to crimp the crimping ring in the pressure sheath. The method includes, prior to the relative movement, a heating of the end section of the pressure sheath, capable of reducing the Young's modulus of the polymer material of the end section of the pressure sheath and of maintaining a reduced Young's modulus during the relative movement step.
US10753519B2	Pipe connector An apparatus for connecting two pipes in fluid communication is provided. The apparatus comprises a connector body having opposing open ends, each open end configured for receiving a free end of a pipe; a mechanical interlock arrangement, for preventing or limiting axial movement of the connector body relative to a free end of a pipe when the free end of the pipe is received in an open end of the connector body; and a mechanical seal arrangement for providing a metal-to-metal seal between a pipe inserted into one of said open ends and the connector body.
US10753517B2	Tubular connecting arrangement and method of sealingly connecting tubulars A tubular connecting arrangement includes, a first tubular having a first shoulder and first threads, a second tubular having a second shoulder and second threads, a seal sealingly engagable to both the first shoulder and the second shoulder, an insert and a sleeve. The insert is attachable to the second tubular and configured to provide radial support to the second tubular. The sleeve threadably engagable with both the first threads and the second threads in response to being rotated in a same direction relative to both the first tubular and the second tubular such that the first shoulder and the second shoulder are moved toward one another to compress the seal therebetween without rotational movement of the first tubular relative to the second tubular.
US10753514B2	Interlocking pipe support An interlocking pipe support includes a first interlocking bracket configured to interlock with a second interlocking bracket, wherein the first and second interlocking brackets are moveable between a first interlocking position in which they are configured to partially surround an exterior of a pipe, and a second interlocking position in which they impose a clamping load on the exterior of the pipe.
US10753510B2	Conduit guide for guiding at least one conduit section between two elements A conduit guide for guiding at least one conduit section between a first element and a second element with an insert part, having a tubular guiding element and arrangeable at the first element, and a tubular receiving part, arrangeable at the second element, wherein the guiding element of the insert part is arranged so as to be axially movable in the receiving part.
US10753506B2	Valve lockout system A restricted access lockout system restricts access to remotely operated hydraulically actuated valves by utilizing a processor to compare each user's access code against a stored list. The user access code may be provided by card key with an embedded RFID chip, a designated application on a personal device such as a smart phone or smart pad that may communicate with the processor via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Internet, or radio. Once the processor grants access to operate various designated hydraulically actuated valves the designated hydraulically actuated valves are unlocked for designated period of time. After the designated period of time expires the hydraulically actuated valves are relocked. Generally, the lock is via a hydraulic cylinder where the hydraulic fluid may be isolated through one or more solenoid control valves. Hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic cylinder and the cylinder provide a sufficient counter to apply force so that the hydraulically actuated valves may not be manipulated. In certain instances, the hydraulic locks may be replaced by mechanical lock. In other instances, the hydraulic cylinders may be supplied with pressurized hydraulic fluid supply by hydraulic pump wherein the pump is actuated by the processor upon command by a user. The pressurized hydraulic fluid and the hydraulic cylinders may in turn allow the user to remotely actuate the hydraulically actuated valves.
US10753503B2	Solenoid valve for a fuel system A solenoid valve for a fuel system has an electric coil and an armature disposed in a housing. A preassembled valve unit with valve seat, valve member, valve spring, and armature plate connected captively to each other is provided. In the valve unit, the valve seat is loosely secured between valve member and armature plate. The valve unit is inserted and secured in an open housing end and the valve spring contacts an inner shoulder of the housing. Armature plate and armature form a magnetic circuit. The valve member is supported on the armature plate and switched to open and close an outlet of the valve seat. By suppling current, a magnetic field is generated in the armature and attracts the armature plate into an operative valve position. The valve spring returns the armature plate into a rest position when the coil is currentless.
US10753501B2	Outlet device with electronic outlet and mechanical outlet two modes An outlet device includes an electronic outlet mode and a mechanical outlet mode. The outlet device has a mechanical outlet control device, an electronic outlet control device and a central control module. The central control module comprises a first outlet passage controlled by the mechanical outlet control device, a second outlet passage controlled by the electronic outlet control device, and a central controller. The first outlet passage includes a sensor and the second outlet passage includes an electromagnetic valve. When the mechanical outlet control device controls the first outlet passage to open, the sensor detects water flowing in the first outlet passage, whether the electromagnetic valve opens or not, the central controller switches the electromagnetic value to a normal closed state.
US10753499B2	Proportional control valve system and method A proportional control valve system and a method for operating the same is provided. The system includes a proportional control valve (PCV), an electric motor, a worm gear drive, and a programmable drive. The proportional control valve has a sealing structure that is positionable in a closed position, a fully open position, and a plurality of partially open positions there between. The worm gear drive is in driving communication with the sealing structure of the proportional control valve. The programmable drive is operable to control the positioning of the sealing structure within the proportional control valve.
US10753498B2	Flow-through liquid valve A valve including a housing, a valve seat provided in the housing, and an armature assembly positioned in the housing proximate the valve seat. The armature assembly is movable towards and away from the valve seat, and includes a first armature, and a second armature that is movable relative to the first armature. The valve also includes a coil that is configured to actuate the armature assembly away from the valve seat to open the valve, wherein upon application of a first current to the coil, the first armature and the second armature are each actuated away from the valve seat to a first open state, and upon application of a second current that is greater than the first current to the coil, the second armature is actuated away from the first armature to a second open state that is greater than the first open state.
US10753495B2	Valve seats for use in fracturing pumps A valve seat at least partially formed of a ceramic material for use in a fracturing pump includes a first body and a second body. The first body is configured to be inserted into a fluid passageway of the fracturing pump. The first body has an outer diameter, D1. The second body extends radially from the first body and has an outer diameter, D2, greater than the outer diameter, D1, of the first body. The second body is at least partially formed of the ceramic material.
US10753492B2	Check valve A check valve includes a casing in which a fluid inlet, a valve chamber, a valve seat portion, and a fluid outlet are formed; a valve body disposed in the valve chamber; and an urging unit that urges the valve body to the valve seat portion side. The valve seat portion includes a first valve seat portion disposed on the fluid inlet side of the valve chamber, and a second valve seat portion disposed on an outer periphery side of the first valve seat portion. The valve body includes a first seal portion capable of coming into close contact with the first valve seat portion, a second seal portion capable of coming into close contact with the second valve seat portion, and a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion each of which is a starting point of bending of the second seal portion. The first seal portion is formed in a disk shape using a non-elastic material, and the second seal portion is formed in a recessed frusto-conical shape in which a surface on a lower bottom side is formed of an elastic material.
US10753490B2	Clapper valve A valve assembly adapted for use in oil and gas operations. In one aspect, the valve assembly includes a valve body defining an internal region, an inlet passageway, and an outlet passageway, the inlet and outlet passageways extending into the internal region; a valve seat connected to the valve body and defining a fluid passageway; a clapper extending within the internal region and defining an annular groove; and a seal extending within the annular groove of the clapper and adapted to sealingly engage the valve seat. In an example embodiment, the clapper is actuable between an open configuration, in which fluid flow is permitted through the fluid passageway; and a closed configuration, in which the seal sealingly engages the valve seat to at least partially restrict fluid flow through the fluid passageway.
US10753488B2	Three-way hydraulic valve with a floating bushing An example valve includes: a housing having a first longitudinal cavity therein; a sleeve disposed, at least partially, in the first longitudinal cavity, where the sleeve has a second longitudinal cavity therein, and includes a first seat formed as a protrusion from an interior peripheral surface of the sleeve; a poppet mounted within the second longitudinal cavity and configured to move axially therein; and a bushing mounted, at least partially, in the second longitudinal cavity, such that the bushing is floating and is allowed to move axially in the second longitudinal cavity, where the bushing is hollow and defines a first port at a distal end of the bushing and defines a second seat at a proximal end of the bushing, and where the sleeve defines a second port and a third port disposed on an exterior peripheral surface of the sleeve.
US10753485B2	Content exhaust pump The content exhaust pump is provided which includes a pump body fastened to a container, a cylinder as a cylindrical member having opened upper and lower portions of which an outer flange is screw-coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the pump body, and a elevating device which ascends and descends on the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder by a pushing operation of a push button, in which in a lower cylinder having an inner diameter smaller than that of the cylinder at the lower portion of the cylinder, a cylindrical fixing member having a projection formed on the upper outer circumferential surface, and a dome-shaped valve suspended and fixed to the projection of the cylindrical fixing member is provided, and the dome-shaped valve is a dome-shaped flexible member of which the lower portion is opened and the upper portion is convexly projected thereof.
US10753484B2	Pin-fastening structure for valve shaft and valve body A pin-fastening structure includes a first shaft portion provided in a valve shaft; a cylindrical portion into which the first shaft portion is fitted, the cylindrical portion being provided in a valve body; and a connecting pin that passes through both the first shaft portion and the cylindrical portion in a state in which the first shaft portion is fitted into the cylindrical portion and that restricts relative movement of the first shaft portion and the cylindrical portion in an axial direction. The first shaft portion has a first end surface perpendicular to the axis of the valve shaft. The cylindrical portion has second end surfaces perpendicular to the axis of the valve body. The first shaft portion and the cylindrical portion are fastened by the connecting pin in a state in which the first end surface and the second end surfaces are in contact with each other.
US10753481B2	Regulating valve, valve body, and valve stem A regulating valve includes a valve body having a cylindrical portion, a valve stem inserted into the cylindrical portion and coupled to the valve body, and a locking member, in which the valve body includes a female screw including threads formed on an inner wall of the cylindrical portion and a plurality of first holes penetrating through an inner wall and an outer wall of a region of the cylindrical portion, the region having no threads of the female screw, in which the valve stem includes a male screw having threads formed on a surface close to the other end of the valve stem and at least one second hole formed in a region of the surface close to the other end of the valve stem, the region having no threads of the male screw.
US10753480B2	Valves including multiple seats and related assemblies and methods Valve assemblies include a valve body having a fluid passage through the valve body and a valve member disposed in a chamber of the valve body. The valve assembly further includes a first seat and a second seat, where both seats are configured to contact and provide a seal between the valve body and the valve member to at least partially inhibit fluid flow through the fluid passage. Methods of providing a seal in a valve include forcing a primary seat into a seat portion of a valve body to provide a seal between a valve member and the valve body with the primary seat and deflecting at least one arm of a secondary seat to provide another seal between the valve member and the valve body with the secondary seat.
US10753479B2	Valve for controlling coolant flow and fuel cell cooling system using the same A mechanical valve for adjusting coolant flow which may be opened and closed based on the pressure of a coolant and a fuel cell cooling system using the same are provided. The valve has a mechanical valve structure to be opened and closed by the pressure of a coolant introduced into a coolant inlet and thus blocks and permits the coolant circulated to an ion filter line during operation of a fuel cell stack at the maximum output. The valve performs a coolant flow blocking function executed by a conventional electronic valve and thus a fuel cell cooling system has a simplified structure using the valve.
US10753477B2	Labyrinth seal bearing housing Systems and methods for bearing housings are disclosed. A labyrinth seal bearing housing includes: a first seal element that is structured and arranged to be connected to a wall of a mixing vessel; a second seal element that is structured and arranged to be connected to a rotatable shaft; and a bearing support that is structured and arranged to be connected to the first seal element. The second seal element is configured to rotate relative to the first seal element and the bearing support. The first seal element and the second seal element are structured and arranged to create a tortuous flow path between an exterior and an interior of the mixing vessel.
US10753474B2	Blind boss fitting with redundant seal A boss assembly for a pressure vessel includes a boss, a fitting, a first seal and a second seal. The boss includes a bore with an inner surface and a first stop feature. The fitting is configured for at least partial insertion into the boss to prevent fluid communication between an interior and an exterior of the pressure vessel, the fitting including an outer surface and a second stop feature. Each of the first and second seals is positioned along the outer surface. The fitting is movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the first seal is sealingly engaged between the inner and outer surfaces and the second seal is not sealingly engaged therebetween. In the second position, the first seal is not sealingly engaged between the inner and outer surfaces, the second seal is sealingly engaged, and the first and second stop features mutually contact.
US10753468B2	Auxiliary transmission actuation mechanism in a manual dual clutch power transmission unit of a vehicle Auxiliary transmission actuation mechanism 200 in a power transmission unit of a vehicle includes a transmission actuating gear 202, a gear driven bush 204, a gear actuating means 206, a shift fork 208, a shift rail 210, a clutch control valve actuating arm 212, a rail shifting means 214. The transmission actuating gear 202 is used to drive at least one of an even shaft and an odd shaft which in turn drives an output shaft through gears thereby propelling the vehicle when at least one of a dual clutch unit and a hydraulic system of vehicle is not functioning. The clutch control valve actuating arm 212 is adapted to engage a movable member of a clutch control valve assembly 100V thereby actuating clutch control valve 100V to de-actuate the dual clutch unit.
US10753462B2	Vehicle transmission control apparatus A vehicle transmission control apparatus including a manual shift instructing portion outputting a manual shift instruction for upshifting or downshifting a transmission, and an electric control unit including a microprocessor and a memory to control a shift operation. The microprocessor controls the shift operation in accordance with a first shift chart stored in the memory based on vehicle information before the manual shift instruction is output, controls the shift operation in accordance with the manual shift instruction when the manual shift instruction is output, and controls the shift operation in accordance with a second shift chart stored in the memory based on the vehicle information when a predetermined mode switch condition is established after the manual shift instruction is output.
US10753461B2	Systems and methods for programming a gear shift sequence for a custom shift mode of an automatic transmission Control systems and methods for a vehicle automatic transmission utilize a driver interface configured to receive input from a driver of the vehicle relating to a custom shift mode of the automatic transmission and a controller configured to monitor a driving history of the vehicle and, based on the driving history, determine a reduced shift sequence for the transmission to utilize during the custom shift mode, the reduced shift sequence specifying a subset of available forward gears of the transmission to utilize during the custom shift mode, the subset of gears being less than a total number of available forward gears of the transmission, such that one or more available forward gears are skipped in the reduced shift sequence, initiate the custom shift mode for the transmission, and during the custom shift mode, control shifting of the transmission according to the reduced shift sequence.
US10753460B2	Electronic control of a transmission A recreational vehicle is provided including a power source, such as an engine or an electric motor, and a transmission having a variable gear ratio. A sub-transmission coupled to an output of the transmission includes a plurality of selectable gear configurations including park gear and at least one of a forward gear, a neutral gear and a reverse gear. An electronic controller is operative to electronically control the gear configuration of the sub-transmission in response to a set of conditions.
US10753457B2	Operating device and vehicular shift device using operating device An operating device includes a tiltable operating member, a support supporting the operating member, a first movable member and a second movable member configured to move together with the operating member, a first magnetic body provided on the first movable member, a second magnetic body provided on a second movable member, and a permanent magnet supported by the support. When the operating member is in a reference position, the permanent magnet and the first and second magnetic bodies attract each other. When the operating member is tilted in a first direction from the reference position to be positioned in multiple positions, first, the first magnetic body moves away from the permanent magnet with the tilting of the first movable member, and next, the second magnetic body moves away from the permanent magnet with the tilting of the second movable member.
US10753454B2	Vehicular breather device A vehicular breather device through which an inside space of a casing accommodating a power transmitting system of a vehicle is open to an outside atmosphere outside the casing, the vehicular breather device including: a second shaft rotated with a rotary motion of a first shaft of the power transmitting system transmitted thereto through a power transmitting member, the second shaft being accommodated within the casing, having a breather chamber formed therethrough, and being disposed so as not to contribute to transmission of a vehicle drive force through the power transmitting system; and a breather disposed so as to extend through a communication hole formed through the casing, for communication between the breather chamber and the outside atmosphere outside the casing.
US10753453B2	Filtering pulley A filtering pulley having a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a pulley ring mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic assemblies arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the pulley ring and each interposed between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the pulley ring is disclosed. Each elastic element forms with the first elements and with the second elements respective angular clearances, and the pulley ring and the hub have a free angle of relative rotation equal to the sum of the above-mentioned angular clearances.
US10753451B2	Hollow gear with inner toothing and crown toothing, as well as method for the production thereof and transmission having a hollow gear of this type A ring gear (100) for a planetary transmission includes a gear ring (110) formed with an internal gearing (120) on an inner circumferential surface of the gear ring (110). The gear ring (110) also includes a radially projecting and unilaterally axially overhung flange (130) on an outer circumferential surface of the gear ring (110). The flange (130) is formed with a circumferential collar (131) and a collar overhang (132). The collar overhang (132) has a crown gearing (140). The crown gearing (140) is continuous and axially extends through the collar (131).
US10753445B2	Torque transmission assembly for a motor vehicle A torque transmission assembly including a hydrodynamic torque convener able to be coupled to a crankshaft on the one hand, and able to be coupled to a gearbox input shaft on the other, the torque converter including a primary element and a secondary element which are rotationally mobile about an axis of rotation, and damping means including a transmission member and a bearing element, the transmission member including an elastic leaf rotating as one with the primary element or with the secondary element, and the bearing element being home by the secondary element or by the primary element respectively, the elastic leaf being capable of flexing and of transmitting a rotational torque between the primary element and the secondary clement, the flexing of the elastic leaf being accompanied by a relative rotation between the primary and secondary elements.
US10753443B2	Gear device for clutch A gear device for a clutch contains: a drive gear, a first clutching member, and a second clutching member. The drive gear includes multiple first actuation protrusions and multiple second actuation protrusions, wherein each of the multiple first actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face, and each of the multiple second actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face. The first clutching member includes multiple third actuation protrusions, each of the multiple third actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face, and the first clutching member includes a first positioning disc and a first resilient element. The second clutching member includes multiple fourth actuation protrusions, each of the multiple fourth actuation protrusions has a beveled face and a flat top face, and the second clutching member includes a second positioning disc and a second resilient element.
US10753441B2	Motion transmitting device, mold assembly and machines A motion transmitting device comprising: a slider movable along a slider guide; and a connecting body movable along a connecting body guide, wherein the slider and the connecting body are disposed in contact with each other, each of the slider and the connecting body has a contact surface that is slidable, and the amount of displacement and/or the speed of displacement of an output end relative to an input end can be reduced or can be made equal to each other or increased through setting of the angle of a center axis line of the slider guide about a center axis line of the connecting body guide and/or the inclination angle of the contact surface.
US10753439B2	Tension management apparatus for cable-driven transmission Slack-compensating pulleys, transmission systems including slack-compensating pulleys, and methods of operating these. In general, slack-compensating pulleys include a pulley body onto which a cable can wind, and one or more (e.g., two) slack take-up surfaces that rotate with the pulley body that are configured to remove slack form an outgoing length of cable by increasing the cable path length and wrap angle. In particular, described herein are minimal access tools having slack-compensating transmissions.
US10753438B2	Lifting drive device and measuring machine using the same A lifting drive device for a Z-axis spindle inserted into a guide tube and guided via an air layer including: a wire extending upward from the inside of the Z-axis spindle and having its upper end supported by the guide tube, a piston connected to an lower end of the wire, a cylinder that moves up-and-down relative to the piston by an air supplied to a cylinder chamber provided to the Z-axis spindle and partitioned by the piston, a driving roller provided to the guide tube and in contact with the surface of the Z-axis spindle, and a motor for driving the driving roller, so as to achieve highly precise linear movement and swift lifting of the Z-axis spindle guided by an air bearing and to be suitable for structural simplification, weight reduction and vibration countermeasures.
US10753437B2	Chain guide A chain guide is provided which has a simple structure and improved durability, and which enables reduction in weight and in material cost, and moreover which does not inhibit smooth flow of resin inside a metal mold, and with which dimension errors, contour errors, internal distortion, defects and the like are reduced and concentration of internal stresses or repeatedly applied bending stresses can be prevented. A reinforcing rib of a body part includes a lateral rib that has an independent zone not connected to other parts of the reinforcing rib over a length of 20% or more of a distance between support portions at two locations of the rib. The independent zone is provided on a side further away from a guide surface than a midpoint of the height of the support wall.
US10753435B2	Weight and cost optimized carrier for modular hydraulic tensioner A hydraulic tensioner (10) and method of manufacture can include a housing (12), a piston (16) moveable from a retracted position toward an extended position with respect to the housing (12) in response to fluid pressure, and a tensioner spring (36) biasing the piston (16) toward the extended position. The hydraulic tensioner (10) can include a modular sleeve (14) supported by the housing (12) and defining an aperture (15) for slidably receiving the piston (16) and defining an expandable fluid chamber (18). The housing (12) can provide a fluid passage (39) for fluid communication between the expandable fluid chamber (18) and a source of pressurized fluid. The housing (12) can have a seat (25) in fluid communication with the aperture (15). An end (38) of the modular sleeve (14) can be seated with respect to a seat (25) of the housing (12) to seal the fluid passage (39).
US10753432B2	Power transmission apparatus for vehicle A power transmission apparatus includes: a first input shaft always receiving an input torque from an engine; second and third input shafts coaxially disposed and selectively connected with the first input shaft; a torque mediating shaft selectively connected with the first input shaft or a transmission housing; first and second intermediate shafts and an output shaft respectively disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; a first preliminary shifting section receiving a torque through a first input gear set, selectively shifting the received torque, and outputting the shifted torque; a second preliminary shifting section including a second shifting gear set which outputs a torque from the first input shaft and stops; and a compound shifting section forming an output torque by the input torque and the first and second shifted torques.
US10753430B2	Multispeed automatic transmission for electrified vehicles A transmission includes a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set that are the only planetary gear sets interconnected from an input to an output. The first planetary gear set includes an input-only first input gear and a first non-input/output gear, a first pinion gear meshed therebetween, and a first output planetary carrier carrying the first pinion gear. The first output planetary carrier is alternatively output-only or output-and-input. Moreover, the first non-input/output gear is alternatively held when the first output planetary carrier is output-only or released when the first output planetary carrier is output-and-input. The second planetary gear set includes an input-only second input gear and a grounded second non-input/output gear, a second pinion gear meshed therebetween, and an output-only second output planetary carrier carrying the second pinion gear.
US10753428B2	Device, transmission, and universal mechanical coupling of forces having different magnitudes and direction (D.T.U.M.C.) A device, transmission and universal mechanical coupling which allows transforming rotating forces of different magnitudes and directions being applied on the same rotating shaft (1) and obtaining a unidirectional motion in an output shaft (2) which can be used in any environment. The device consists of an input shaft (1), an output shaft (2) and two linking means (3 and 5) and (4, 9, and 6) between these two shafts (1 and 2) which are provided with at least a unidirectional coupling device (7a and 7b) each, and which, in the most basic form thereof lacks of a rotation inverter (15a ).
US10753423B2	Connector and shielding body A connector (1) that comprises first and second surfaces (20a) and (30a) disposed opposingly with an interval therebetween, said interval allowing the shielding body 100 to be inserted therein; a pressing member (4) having a through hole (40) and formed so as to be capable of extending and contracting by winding a prescribed wire material spirally around the through hole (40) as center such that a curvature thereof varies continuously around the through hole; and a holding part (31) that is inserted into a hole (103) formed in the shielding body and the through hole (40) and maintains a specific distance between the first and second surfaces (20a, 30a); wherein the pressing member (4a) and (4b) comprises: a first pressing member (4a) disposed between the first surface (20a) and the shielding body (100) such that a small-curvature side thereof in the extension and contraction direction faces the shielding body (100); and a second pressing member (4b) disposed between the second surface (30a) and the shielding body (100) such that a small-curvature side thereof in the extension and contraction direction faces the shielding body (100). Due to such a configuration, vibration from the vibrating body (10) is absorbed and transmission of the vibration to the shielding body (100) can be suppressed.
US10753421B2	Damping valve device having a progressive damping-force characteristic curve A damping valve device for a vibration damper includes a first damping valve that moves into a through-flow operating position in a first operating range with increasing flow velocity of a damping medium. A second operating range with a progressive damping force characteristic is influenced by a throttle point in connection with a valve body that can be transferred into a throttle position. The valve body moves in closing direction with increasing flow velocity of the damping medium and is arranged in series with the damping valve. The valve body is constructed as a ring element with variable diameter that executes a radial closing movement in direction of a flow guide surface in which a defined minimum passage cross section is maintained.
US10753419B2	Hydraulic damping systems A hydraulic damping device includes a housing defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a damping plate disposed within the housing, the damping plate including a plurality of damping holes defined therethrough and positioned to allow fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, and a blocking member disposed within the housing and configured to rotate relative to the damping plate to progressively block the damping holes.
US10753418B2	Energy absorbing truss structures for mitigation of injuries from blasts and impacts Architected materials with superior energy absorption properties when loaded in compression. In several embodiments such materials are formed from micro-truss structures composed of interpenetrating tubes in a volume between a first surface and a second surface. The stress-strain response of these structures, for compressive loads applied to the two surfaces, is tailored by arranging for some but not all of the tubes to extend to both surfaces, adjusting the number of layers of repeated unit cells in the structure, arranging for the nodes to be offset from alignment along lines normal to the surfaces, or including multiple interlocking micro-truss structures.
US10753416B1	Wear monitoring device for aircraft brakes A system for monitoring incursion depth of a disk having an outer surface for use in a disk brake system includes a plurality of conductive leads each configured to be located at different distances from the outer surface of the disk. The system further includes a plurality of resistors each coupled to one of the plurality of conductive leads such that total resistance across the plurality of conductive leads changes in response to disconnection of one or more of the plurality of conductive leads caused by wearing of the outer surface of the disk.
US10753415B2	Braking system for electromagnetic motors A method for monitoring the performance of a mechanical brake for a linear electromagnetic motor, the linear motor having a linearly moveable output shaft, comprising monitoring travel of the output shaft over the duration of actuation of the mechanical brake and comparing said travel with a predetermined travel threshold.
US10753407B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a hydraulic main speed change clutch and a Hi-Lo clutch provided to a power transmission device for transmitting power to drive wheels, and a speed change control device configured to control vehicle speed in multi-stage manner by a combination of the main speed change clutch and the hydraulic Hi-Lo clutch. In shift-up operation for changing the speed from a low speed stage range to a high speed stage range in which a high speed clutch is used, before completion of speed change, the high speed clutch pressure is kept at a first pressure (Pa) higher than the low speed clutch pressure while the pressure of the main speed change clutch, which is a speed change source, is kept, so that the power is transmitted by a combination of the high speed clutch and the main speed change clutch, which is a speed change source.
US10753399B2	Rolling bearing device A rolling bearing device includes a rolling bearing partially submerged in lubricating oil stored in an oil pocket provided in a vertically lower portion of a housing to a level corresponding to a part of an annular space, an annular shielding member, and an annular seal component. The shielding member has an oil drain portion for drainage of the lubricating oil in the annular space to the outside of the rolling bearing at a vertical level above an oil level of the lubricating oil stored in the oil pocket when the rotary shaft is stationary. The oil drain portion has an inclined groove having an inclined surface inclined away from the rolling bearing and an opening provided in an outer end portion at a distal end of the inclined surface. The inclined groove is tapered toward a vertical top of the shielding member when viewed in the axial direction.
US10753398B2	Power transmission device for vehicle A power transmission device for a vehicle includes a support member; a first bearing rotatably supporting a first rotation shaft with respect to the support member; a second bearing, provided adjacent to the first bearing, rotatably supporting a second rotation shaft with respect to the support member, the second rotation shaft being rotated around an axis line same as an axis line of the first rotation shaft; and a partition wall formed in the support member and including a notch. Further, the support member includes an oil gallery to supply lubricating oil into a space formed between the first bearing and the second bearing, the space is partitioned into a first space on a side of the first bearing and a second space on a side of the second bearing by the partition wall, and the oil gallery is formed to eject the lubricating oil toward the notch.
US10753391B1	Compact centering spring configuration, retention, and bladeout features An assembly for use in a bearing compartment includes a pedestal and a damper having a damper surface configured to be positioned adjacent to the pedestal and separated from the pedestal by a gap, the gap receiving a damping fluid to form a damping assembly between the damper and the pedestal. The assembly further includes a first annular spring positioned axially forward or axially aft of the pedestal. The assembly further includes an anti-rotation feature configured to resist rotation of the first annular spring relative to at least one of the pedestal or the damper.
US10753390B2	Self-aligning roller bearing A self-aligning roller bearing having an inner and an outer bearing ring, at least one row of roller elements disposed between the inner and outer bearing ring, a cage for guiding the roller elements, a shield element comprising a ring-formed shield provided at a first axial side of the self-aligning roller bearing, the ring-formed shield being configured for preventing foreign matter from entering an interior space between the inner ring and the outer ring, the shield element further comprising a plurality of male connection elements protruding out from the ring-formed shield. The cage having a cage side portion provided at the first axial side. The cage side portion includes a plurality of female connection elements. Each male connection element is inserted into a respective female connection element of the plurality of female connection elements forming mating pairs of connection elements hereby connecting the shield element to the cage side portion.
US10753387B2	Ball pin connector A ball pin connector includes a sleeve-like housing having a cavity with an elastic ball bearing. The elastic ball bearing is axially moveable between a lifted up position, and a lower locking position. Cooperating surface structures are provided on an inner wall of the housing and on an outer wall of the elastic ball bearing as a plurality of projecting surface structures arranged circumferentially distributed with gaps in between such that in a first rotational state of the elastic ball bearing within the housing the projecting surface structures are aligned to be able to come into engagement such that the elastic ball bearing is held in the lifted up position, and such that in a second rotational state of the elastic ball bearing the projecting surface structures of the elastic ball bearing are aligned with gaps of the projecting surface structures of the housing.
US10753386B2	Quick release feature for gas assist struts An end cap for a gas assist strut according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body providing a socket, a spring clip having ends projecting into the socket, and a lever. The lever is arranged such that application of pressure to the lever draws the ends of the spring away from one another. This disclosure also relates to a motor vehicle including the subject end cap. A method is also disclosed.
US10753385B2	Electronic power steering system An electronic power steering system includes: an input shaft connected to a steering shaft; an output shaft to which one end of the input shaft is connected; and a torsion bar inserted into the input shaft and the output shaft and connecting the input shaft and the output shaft, in which the torsion bar includes a first torsion bar including a first fastening portion connected to the input shaft, a second fastening portion connected to the output shaft, and a first beam portion connecting between the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion, and formed as a hollow body, and a second torsion bar including a third fastening portion coupled into the first fastening portion, a fourth fastening portion coupled into the second fastening portion, and a second beam portion connecting between the third fastening portion and the fourth fastening portion.
US10753384B1	Suction cup A suction cup is provided, including: a suction member, a first check valve and a second check valve. The suction member includes a seat body, a control member movably disposed on the seat body, a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The seat body includes a seat portion and a cup portion which is elastically deformable and disposed on the seat portion. The seat body has a first gas chamber, and a second gas chamber is defined between the control member and the seat body. The first flow channel is communicated with first gas chamber and the second gas chamber. The first check valve is disposed within the first flow channel and openably closes the first flow channel. The second check valve is disposed within the second flow channel, openably closes the second flow channel.
US10753383B2	Spring-loaded nut plate A nut plate assembly includes a plate member, a shell member, a nut, and a bias member. The plate member includes a retention tab. The shell member includes a first end coupled to the plate member by the retention tab and a second end opposite the first end. The nut is disposed within the shell member and is moveable between a first position proximate the shell member first end and a second position proximate the shell member second end. In addition, the bias member is disposed within the shell member and is configured to bias the nut toward one of the first position and the second position.
US10753379B2	Actuator and fluid pressure control circuit having the same An actuator capable of preventing a malfunction of the actuator due to iron powder contained in working fluid and the abrasion of a cylinder and a piston is provided. The actuator includes a cylinder (51) extending in a vertical direction and having an opening (51a), a piston (52) moving inside the cylinder (51), and a stroke sensor (53) that detects a position of the piston (52). The stroke sensor (53) includes a member to be detected (53b) which is a magnet, and a sensor (53c) which detects the member to be detected (53b). The member to be detected (53b) is located below a lower edge portion (51a1) of the opening (51a).
US10753377B2	Control valve A lock valve including a poppet valve element which is disposed within a spring chamber, a spring which biases the poppet valve element leftward, and a valve seat which comes into contact with the poppet valve element is disposed in a cavity formed in a valve body to mount a relief valve therein and is positioned further inward than the sleeve of the relief valve. The outer peripheral portion of the poppet valve element has hole portions formed therein at regular intervals. The outer peripheral portion of the valve seat, too, has hole portions formed therein at regular intervals. The valve portion of a solenoid valve is disposed between a passage which is in communication with the spring chamber and a passage which is in communication with a second flow passage open to a low-pressure region such as a hydraulic tank.
US10753375B2	Actuating unit for a process valve and process valve An actuating unit for a process valve is described, which comprises a pilot valve unit, a separate removable seal arranged between two parts through which a fluid can flow, and a piston configured for the adjustment of the process valve. The seal has through openings for the passage of fluid, and the adjacent parts have holes, such that different holes are in fluid communication with each other via the through openings or are fluidically separated due to an intermediate wall portion of the seal depending on the fitting position of the seal. A process valve having such an actuating unit is furthermore described.
US10753374B2	Slip joint clamps and methods for use in a nuclear reactor jet pump Slip joint clamps seat on a diffuser end via external features of the diffuser, like guide ears, regardless of slip joint wear or damage. The clamps can be opened and closed to surround an inlet mixer forming a slip joint with the diffuser without disassembly. Slip joint clamps drive or bias the inlet mixer in a lateral direction largely perpendicular to the axial orientation and end of the diffuser to achieve a desired preload force in the inlet mixer and clamp connection. Clamp arms include rotatable halves that, when joined, form a complete fill between an inner surface of the diffuser and outer surface of the inlet mixer. A lateral drive pushes the inlet mixer against the clamp and may include a resistive element. An accessible set of guide ear bolts and lateral driving bolts permit exterior manipulation to axially mount or laterally bias the clamp in the slip joint.
US10753373B2	Vacuum ejector nozzle with elliptical diverging section The invention provides an ejector for generating a vacuum, a drive nozzle for generating a drive jet of air from a compressed air source and directing the drive jet of air into an outlet flow passage at the outlet of a drive stage of the ejector to entrain air in a volume surrounding the jet of air into the jet flow to generate a vacuum across the drive stage. The drive nozzle substantially consists of an inlet flow section and an outlet flow section aligned in a direction of air flow through the nozzle. The outlet flow section diverging in the direction of airflow, from an outlet end of the inlet flow section to an exit of the nozzle, the outlet flow section having a shape which is more divergent near the outlet of the inlet flow section and less divergent near the exit of the nozzle.
US10753372B2	Direct drive type dual turbo blower cooling structure The present invention relates to a direct drive type dual turbo blower cooling structure and, more particularly, to a direct drive type dual turbo blower cooling structure in which a plurality of hole portions for cooling a stator and a plurality of hole portions for cooling a coil portion, a bearing housing, and a rotor are formed along the inner diameter of a motor casing; impellers are disposed on both sides thereof, such that a flow rate is doubled; and an air cooling system capable of achieving thermal balance through the plurality of hole portions is implemented at the time of operation of a cooling fan which provides an air cooling system instead of a conventional water cooling system. As such, it is possible to simplify the mechanical structure and reduce manufacturing time and costs because the pump, heat exchanger, water tank, pipes, etc. required for a water cooling system are unnecessary.
US10753371B2	Stage of variable-pitch blades for a turbine engine, turbine engine and associated installation method A stage of variable-pitch vanes for a turbine engine includes a plurality of vanes. Each vane has a blade with a first radially internal frusto-conical surface. The cone angle of the first frusto-conical surface is radially flared inwards and is configured to interact with an internal frusto-conical surface of a first frusto-conical bushing. The vane further includes a second radially external frusto-conical surface with cone angle that is radially flared outwards and is configured to interact with an internal frusto-conical surface of a second substantially frusto-conical bushing.
US10753369B2	Variable diffuser having a respective penny for each vane A variable diffuser comprises a passage, at least two vanes disposed within the passage, and at least two pennies. The passage is defined between opposing disk faces of a hub and a tip. Each of the vanes comprises a body having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The body extends between the hub face and the disk face. Each of the pennies is coupled to a respective vane body near an edge of the penny and an actuator. Rotation of at least one penny changes the orientation of the respective vane relative to the hub face.
US10753366B2	Automatic control systems for frost fans A retrofittable control system for controlling an engine and a clutch of a frost fan may include a data processing system, a thermostat, a human machine interface, a throttle control module, and/or a clutch control module. The control system may be configured to automatically start the fan when the thermostat detects a temperature below a user defined turn-on temperature, and to automatically shut down and park the fan when the thermostat detects a temperature above a user defined turn-off temperature. In some examples, starting up the fan may include running a clutch engagement sequence that engages the clutch at different speeds for different durations.
US10753364B2	Wearable blower and assembly An assembly including a wearable blower having a fan, a motor, an air duct having a duct housing thereof, a handle attached to the duct housing, and a hanger disposed on the duct housing. The hanger has an attachment part attached to the duct housing and adjacent to the handle and a hanger part connected to the attachment part for holding an accessory attached to the blower. The hanger part rotates with respect to the duct housing at a first hanging position whereat the hanger part is unfolded with an opening mouth for holding the accessory of the blower and the hanger part rotates with respect to the duct housing at a second folded position. Thus, the arrangement of the hanger can help the user to hold the accessory of the blower at the work states.
US10753361B2	ESP pump flow rate estimation and control An electric submersible pump system can include a multiphase electric motor operatively coupled to a fluid pump; a multiphase power cable operatively coupled to the multiphase electric motor; and a controller that includes an input that receives measurements as to power supplied to the multiphase electric motor via the multiphase power cable and that processes the measurements to determine information germane to the operation of the electric submersible pump system.
US10753353B2	Peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump includes a cam shaft, a plunger-cam follower, a tube receiver, a spring-biased plunger, a spring, a position sensor, and a processor. The cam shaft has a plunger cam. The plunger-cam follower engages the plunger cam to follow the plunger cam and to disengage from the plunger cam. The spring-biased plunger is coupled to the plunger-cam follower and the spring biases the spring-biased plunger toward the tube receiver. The position sensor determines a position of the spring-biased plunger when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger cam and the spring applies a force from the spring-biased plunger against the tube. The processor estimates fluid flow utilizing the position of the spring-biased plunger as indicated by the position sensor when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger cam and the spring applies the force from the spring-biased plunger against the tube.
US10753352B2	Compressor discharge valve assembly A compressor may include a shell, a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, and a discharge valve member. The shell may define a discharge chamber. The non-orbiting scroll may be disposed within the discharge chamber and includes a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The orbiting scroll may be disposed within the discharge chamber and includes a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate. The first and second spiral wraps mesh with each other to define fluid pockets therebetween. The second end plate includes a discharge passage extending therethrough. The discharge valve member may be attached to the second end plate and may be movable between an open position allowing fluid flow from the discharge passage to the discharge chamber and a closed position restricting fluid flow from the discharge passage to the discharge chamber.
US10753351B2	Air inflating device and tire repair machine comprising same The present application provides an air inflation device and a tire repair machine comprising the air inflating device. The air inflating device comprises a housing (1), a compressor device (2) including a compressor main body (21), and an outlet nozzle (22) that is connected to the compressor main body (2) as a compressed air discharge opening; the compressor device (2) is stored in the housing (1), and the housing (1) is divided into a second chamber (11) and a third chamber (12) by the compressor device (2); a fan (212) and the outlet nozzle (22) are located in the second chamber (11). The air inflating device and the tire repair machine of the present application have a simple structure and a strong practicality.
US10753350B2	Linear compressor A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell having a cylindrical shape, a compressor main body inserted into the shell, a first shell cover coupled to a rear end of the shell, a first support coupled to a front end of the compressor main body that supports the front end of the compressor main body, and a second support that couples a rear end of the compressor main body to the first shell cover and supports the rear end of the compressor main body. The first support may include a support head coupled to a center of the front end of the compressor main body, and a pair of dampers having both ends respectively coupled to the support head and an inner circumferential surface of the shell.
US10753349B2	Compressor with adaptable transmission with respect to the motive source A compressor has a crankcase in which a crankshaft is rotatably mounted in a crankspace. The crankcase contains at least one cylinder space in which a piston, mounted eccentrically on the crankshaft by way of a connecting rod, can be driven in reciprocating motion. The crankshaft is connected, via a gearing having a modulus m, to a drive source, wherein the gear wheel arranged on the crankshaft engages with the gear wheel on the drive source. The axis of rotation of the crankshaft is offset with respect to the center axis of the cylinder space by an amount dl which is a whole multiple of m/2. The center axis of the cylinder space is understood as the axis which proceeds from the center point of the base area of the cylinder space, perpendicular to this base area, and along which the piston moves. This makes it possible to change the transmission ratio of the gearing within an advantageous range, without it being necessary to undertake modifications to the external dimensions of the compressor or to the motive source. Depending on the transmission ratio, it is possible to reduce the operating noise of the compressor or to increase the air capacity.
US10753347B2	Wobble plate piston pump for low flow gas and electric water pressure washers There is provided a wobble plate piston water pump for use in a pressure washer and driven by a driving source, the water pump includes a pump body, a wobble plate, four or more pistons and a water passage defined by a water inlet and a water outlet. The driving source being electric powered and having a power consumption of less than or equal to a 15 ampere draw at 120 volts or 220 volts or the driving source being gas powered and having an engine displacement of less than or equal to 250 cubic centimetres.
US10753343B2	Heat exchanger for an electrical machine The invention relates to a heat exchanger for an electrical machine. The heat exchanger comprises a housing and a tube bundle. The tube bundle comprises a plurality of tubes within the housing extending between a first end and a second end of the housing in the direction of the length of the heat exchanger. The housing comprises a top wall, end walls extending in the direction of the width of the heat exchanger and first and second side walls extending in the direction of the length of the heat exchanger and a bottom frame. Between a first side wall of the housing and a side of the tube bundle is a mounting space for receiving one or more cooling fluid circulating devices.
US10753341B2	Lightning system for wind turbine blades with optimized means for injecting lightning currents in conductive components of their shells The invention provides a lightning protection system for wind turbine blades with optimized injection means of lightning currents in conductive components of their shells. The injection means comprise a current receptor element (27; 47; 67) connected to the input cable of lightning currents and arranged over an area of a shell close to an electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) and a current injection element (28; 48; 68; 69, 69′) arranged over the electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) and connected to the current receptor element (27; 47; 67) by at least two distribution cables (31, 32; 51, 52, 53; 71, 72, 73, 74).
US10753340B2	Wind turbine nacelle structure A wind turbine includes a nacelle which houses components including a generator connected to a rotor. The nacelle includes a cover and a skeleton, the skeleton including a plurality of connected elongated skeleton members. The skeleton members include a first skeleton member, a second skeleton member non-parallel to the first skeleton member, and a bolt extending in parallel with the second skeleton member for connecting the second skeleton member and the first skeleton member. Also, a method is presented for removing a component housed in a nacelle of a wind turbine, including disconnecting a second skeleton member from first skeleton members, removing the second skeleton member from a path of removal of the component, and removing the component along the path.
US10753334B2	Protecting an engine in automatic stop/start applications An apparatus includes an engine friction module in operative communication with an engine and structured to interpret engine operation data indicative of an engine friction amount, and a stop/start module structured to compare the engine operation data with predetermined protective criteria that includes an engine friction threshold and to turn off the engine for at least a portion of time based on the engine friction threshold exceeding the engine friction amount.
US10753331B2	Diaphragm damper device coiled wave spring and damper system A coiled wave spring used by a diaphragm damper device and arranged in a fuel chamber defined by a housing and a cover is provided. The coiled wave spring is configured to be arranged between a diaphragm damper of the diaphragm damper device and the cover. The coiled wave spring is configured to fix the diaphragm damper to the housing with its elastic force. The coiled wave spring includes a coil portion, a winding initiation portion, and a winding termination portion. The winding initiation portion and the winding termination portion form flat seat windings. The seat windings each have a larger outer diameter than the coil portion. One of the seat windings is configured to be fixed to the diaphragm damper.
US10753330B2	Fuel-water separator self-draining valve with release member A drain for a fuel-water separator (FWS) bowl is disclosed. The drain may include a valve element configured to float in a first fluid and not in a second fluid, wherein the valve element is in a valve element chamber of the drain, wherein the valve element chamber includes an opening configured to drain the first fluid from the valve element chamber, and wherein the valve element seals the opening when the drain is in an open position and when the first fluid has been drained from the valve element chamber; and a member configured to unseal the valve element from the opening when the drain is in a closed position.
US10753327B2	Fuel supply device A fuel supply device includes a sub-tank, a fuel pump, a transfer jet pump, a reduction valve, and a partition wall. The sub-tank is disposed within the fuel tank and forms a container configured to store fuel. The fuel pump is disposed in the sub-tank and is configured to pump fuel from the sub-tank. The transfer jet pump is configured to pump fuel from the fuel tank into the sub-tank. The reduction valve generates heat during operation. The partition wall divides an interior of the sub-tank into a first chamber and a second chamber. The fuel pump is disposed in the first chamber. Fuel passing through the reduction valve is discharged into the second chamber.
US10753323B2	Engine intake and exhaust system An intake and exhaust system of an engine is provided, which includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage configured to recirculate a portion of exhaust gas as EGR gas, from an exhaust passage of the engine to an intake passage, and an EGR cooler disposed in the EGR passage, the EGR cooler being coupled to a passage wall of the exhaust passage at an EGR gas inlet side, and having a center line intersecting with a flow direction of exhaust gas in the exhaust passage. A through-hole communicating the EGR cooler with the exhaust passage is formed into a long hole elongated in the flow direction in the exhaust passage.
US10753320B2	Tubular air cleaner for internal combustion engine A tubular air cleaner for an internal combustion engine includes a tubular housing, a tubular filter element, and a planar adsorbent filter. The tubular housing includes a circumferential wall including an inlet, a top wall including an outlet, and a bottom wall opposed to the top wall. The tubular filter element is accommodated in the housing. The planar adsorbent filter is located at an inner side of the filter element to adsorb evaporated fuel of the internal combustion engine. The adsorbent filter extends in an axial direction of the filter element. The filter element includes an inner surface spaced apart from each of opposite planes of the adsorbent filter by a gap that allows air to reach the outlet without passing through the adsorbent filter.
US10753314B2	Turbojet engine nacelle comprising a thrust reverser drive mechanism A nacelle includes a fixed structure supporting a fixed cowl and a movable cowl, the movable cowl being movable translationally between a closing position and an opening position. A blocker door is movably mounted rotationally on the nacelle between a closed position and an open position. The nacelle includes a drive mechanism of the blocker door and of the movable cowl between the closed/closing position and the open/opening position of the blocker door/movable cowl, respectively, and vice versa, the drive mechanism includes at least one actuator fixed, to the fixed structure of the nacelle and, to a fitting fixed to the movable cowl. The drive mechanism includes, for each actuator, a flexible member having a first end fixed to the fixed structure of the nacelle and a second end fixed to the fitting.
US10753309B2	Intake passage structure for an engine An intake passage structure for an engine includes an intake port in a cylinder head of the engine, and connected to a combustion chamber to define an intake passage. The intake passage structure further includes a heat insulating member disposed along an inner surface of the intake port, and including a bulge having an upstream end surface which is a portion of an upstream end surface of the heat insulating member, the bulge has a radially outwardly protruding radially outer surface and has an increased wall thickness. The wall thickness of the bulge increases from downstream to upstream of the intake port. The upstream end surface of the bulge includes an injection machine connecting portion facing an injection gate configured to inject resin for forming the heat insulating member into the intake port.
US10753307B2	Internal combustion engine A heat retention material cartridge fixed to a base member of a heat retention tool of a cylinder bore's bore wall for heat retention of the cylinder bore wall, which includes a thermosensitive expansion rubber, a back-side pressing member, a rectangular opening, a front-side abutting plate cooperative with the back-side pressing member for sandwiching an outer edge portion of the thermosensitive expansion rubber, and an elastic member attached member to which an elastic member is attached. A convex portion being convex toward the side of the back-side pressing member is formed in a portion of the front-side abutting plate where the outer end is not sandwiched by bendable portions. And, the outer edge portion of the thermosensitive expansion rubber is formed in such a manner that the outer end of the thermosensitive expansion rubber is positioned inside an apex of the convex portion.
US10753305B2	Combustion control method in vehicle engine and engine system for vehicle A combustion control method in an engine of a vehicle wherein an exhaust path includes a catalyst and a NOx sensor provided on an upstream side of the catalyst, the method includes the following steps. A step of determining whether a NOx concentration in an exhaust gas falls within a predetermined reference range; a step of estimating a heat generation rate profile indicating crank angle dependency of a heat generation rate in the engine when the NOx concentration is determined out of the reference range; and a step of comparing a value of an index characterizing the estimated heat generation rate profile with a value of an index in an ideal heat generation rate profile specified from a driving condition of the vehicle and controlling a combustion condition in the engine based on a result.
US10753304B2	Controller and control method for internal combustion engine A blow-by gas treating device discharges blow-by gas into intake air. A controller selects and executes one of a fuel cutoff process and a fuel introduction process when stopping combustion in a cylinder under a situation in which a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is rotating. An injection valve controlling section controls a fuel injection valve to regulate a fuel injection amount in a period in which the combustion in the cylinder is stopped under the situation in which the crankshaft is rotating. The injection valve controlling section decreases the fuel injection amount from the fuel injection valve as an oil temperature that is the temperature of engine oil increases.
US10753301B2	System and method for outputting filter monitoring system information via telematics A filter monitoring system and method are described. The filter monitoring system includes a module or circuit installed on an internal combustion engine or within a vehicle powered by the internal combustion engine. The filter monitoring system monitors the operation of the various filtration systems present on the engine to determine an amount of service life remaining and a loading percentage for various filter cartridges installed in the filtration systems of the internal combustion engine. The filter monitoring system determines the loading percentage and predicts remaining service life of a given filter cartridge via a time-based manner (e.g., based on the installation date of the filter cartridge and filter cartridge life specifications) and a pressure differential based manner (e.g., based on a determination of pressure drop across the filter cartridge).
US10753295B2	Controller for internal combustion engine and method for controlling internal combustion engine A controller for an internal combustion engine includes processing circuitry that performs a dither control process on condition that a temperature increase request of a catalyst is made. The processing circuitry operates fuel injection valves so that during the dither control process, one or more cylinders are lean combustion cylinders in a first period and another one or more cylinders are rich combustion cylinders and so that the average value of an exhaust gas-fuel ratio is a target air-fuel ratio in a second period including the first period. The dither control process is restricted in a manner that, on condition that the rich process is performed, the degree of richening of the richest exhaust gas-fuel ratio of exhaust gas-fuel ratios in the cylinders is reduced.
US10753289B2	Systems and methods for counter flow management and valve motion sequencing in enhanced engine braking Systems and methods for managing excessive intake flow path pressure and counter flow are implemented to support enhanced engine braking applications, such as 2-stroke or 1.5-stroke engine braking implementations where the intake flow path may be exposed to excessive transient pressures in the combustion chamber during activation or deactivation of an engine brake. Intake throttle, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve, intake manifold blow-off valve, compressor bypass valve, exhaust throttle, turbocharger geometry or turbocharger waste gate may be controlled to effectuate counter flow management separately or in combination. Excessive transient conditions may also be prevented or managed by sequential valve motion in which brake motion activation occurs first and then exhaust valve main event deactivation occurs second. Delay between brake activation and main event deactivation may be facilitated using mechanical and/or hydraulic implements as well as electronically.
US10753283B2	Combustor heat shield cooling hole arrangement A combustor heat shield has a heat shield body having a first surface configured to face a combustor shell and an opposed second surface configured to face towards the combustion gases in the combustion chamber. A dilution or igniter hole is defined in the heat shield body. An array of circumferentially spaced-apart cooling holes is provided around the at least one dilution or igniter hole. The cooling holes are oriented to locally deliver a swirl of cooling air around an axis of the dilution or igniter hole. The cooling holes are angled relative to the heat shield body and extend from an inlet on the first surface to an outlet on the second surface. The outlet is positioned closer to a perimeter of the dilution or igniter hole than the inlet.
US10753281B2	Ablatable shaft feature in a gas turbine engine A multi-shaft assembly includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft coaxially aligned with the inner shaft to establish a shared axis of rotation. The multi-shaft assembly also includes an ablatable shaft feature with a lubricant surface coating on an interior surface of the outer shaft and an ablatable metallic alloy layer overlaying a portion of the lubricant surface coating with a radial air gap formed between the ablatable metallic alloy layer and an exterior surface of the inner shaft.
US10753280B2	Turbomachine designed to operate in turning gear mode A field of turbine engines, and more particularly to an engine including a compressor; a combustion chamber; a first turbine connected to the compressor by a first rotary shaft; an actuator device for actuating the first rotary shaft in order to keep the first turbine and the compressor in rotation while the combustion chamber is extinguished; and a lubrication circuit for lubricating the engine. The circuit passes through at least one heat source suitable for heating the lubricant in the lubrication circuit while the first turbine and the compressor are rotating with the combustion chamber extinguished.
US10753277B2	Inlet cap of an engine Aspects of the disclosure are directed to an inlet cap, comprising: a first lug slot located proximate a perimeter of the inlet cap, and a second lug slot located proximate the perimeter of the inlet cap and located peripherally adjacent to the first lug slot, where the first lug slot includes a first ply, the second lug slot includes a second ply that is different from the first ply, and at least a third ply is common to the first lug slot and the second lug slot.
US10753276B2	Gas turbine system A gas turbine system has a source of ammonia and a source of an oxygen-containing gas, a first combustion chamber connected to receive ammonia, a hydrogen-rich gas stream and oxygen-containing gas, a turbine connected to receive an exhaust gas stream from the first combustion chamber; and a second combustion chamber connected to receive an exhaust gas from the turbine, ammonia and a hydrogen-rich gas stream.
US10753275B2	Power generation systems and methods regarding same A solid fuel power source that provides at least one of thermal and electrical power such as direct electricity or thermal to electricity is further provided that powers a power system comprising (i) at least one reaction cell for the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form hydrinos, (ii) a chemical fuel mixture comprising at least two components chosen from: a source of H2O catalyst or H2O catalyst; a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; reactants to form the source of H2O catalyst or H2O catalyst and a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; one or more reactants to initiate the catalysis of atomic hydrogen; and a material to cause the solid fuel to be highly conductive, (iii) at least one set of electrodes that confine the fuel and an electrical power source that provides a short burst of low-voltage, high-current electrical energy to initiate rapid kinetics of the hydrino reaction and an energy gain due to forming hydrinos, (iv) a product recovery systems such as a condenser (v) a reloading system, (vi) at least one of hydration, thermal, chemical, and electrochemical systems to regenerate the fuel from the reaction products, (vii) a heat sink that accepts the heat from the power-producing reactions, (viii) a power conversion system that may comprise a direct plasma to electric converter such as a plasmadynamic converter, magnetohydrodynamic converter, electromagnetic direct (crossed field or drift) converter, direct converter, and charge drift converter or a thermal to electric power converter such as a Rankine or Brayton-type power plant.
US10753274B2	Method for controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine A method of controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine includes injecting, in a first combustion mode, by a first as injection system, a first gaseous fuel into a cylinder of the engine, and accumulating in a container of a second gas injection system excess gaseous fuel from the first fuel system, shifting, in the cylinder, from the first combustion mode to a second combustion mode including determining a value of an air flow related parameter indicative of an air mass flow into the cylinder, determining, based on the determined air flow related parameter value, a value of a fuel flow related parameter indicative of a mass flow of the excess gaseous fuel, and supplying from the container, in accordance with the determined fuel flow related parameter value, the excess gaseous fuel to provide a premix of air and the excess gaseous fuel to the cylinder.
US10753270B2	Controlling an electronically-assisted turbocharger A first line-to-line terminal voltage of a three-phase electric motor is measured while the three-phase electric motor free-spins. A second line-to-line terminal voltage of a three-phase electric motor is measured while the three-phase electric motor free-spins. A motor's rotor position is determined based on the first line-to-line terminal voltage and the second line-to-line terminal voltage. Three-phase current is sent to the motor after the rotor position has been determined. The three-phase current being in-phase with the rotor position.
US10753269B2	Engine system, engine system control device, engine system control method, and program A control device according to the present invention determines whether a demand load demanded of an engine exceeds a load threshold. The control device starts an electric motor if the demand load exceeds the load threshold. If the demand load is equal to or less than the load threshold, the control device performs control such that the degree of opening of an on-off valve increases monotonically with respect to the demand load. The control device switches the on-off valve from an open state to a closed state when the electric motor starts.
US10753267B2	Method and apparatus for producing stratified streams Embodiments of apparatus are disclosed for affecting working fluid flow in a system that delivers material between two locations by carrying the material in the working fluid. For example, embodiments of the disclosed apparatus may be used in an internal combustion engines to carry fuel droplets to a combustion area using air as the working fluid. The apparatus may include a passage including a funnel portion and tumble area that direct working fluid into a stratified stream. The stratified stream may include an outer boundary flow having a toroidal and/or helical flow characteristic and an inner flow carrying injected material that is bound by the outer flow.
US10753263B2	Exhaust device of turbocharged vehicle An exhaust device of a turbocharger vehicle includes: a catalyst converter diagonally arranged in a vertical direction toward the ground as being connected with an outlet of a streamlined exhaust connecting pipe which is bent at 95° or more, wherein the streamlined exhaust connecting pipe is connected between an outlet of a turbocharger and the catalytic converter.
US10753260B2	Exhaust leak detecting apparatus An exhaust leak detecting apparatus includes an exhaust pressure sensor to detect the exhaust pressure in a portion of an exhaust passage that allows exhaust gas discharged from an engine to flow therethrough, the portion being located at a position upstream of a catalyst for purifying exhaust gas, and an exhaust leak determining part to determine that exhaust gas is leaking or may leak from the exhaust passage upstream of the catalyst and generate a warning when the exhaust pressure detected by the exhaust pressure sensor falls outside a predetermined range.
US10753259B2	Method and control device for correcting an output signal of an exhaust gas sensor A method and control device for correcting an output signal of an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust gas conduit of an internal combustion engine, a secondary air delivery system for delivering air into the exhaust gas conduit being associated with the exhaust gas conduit upstream from the exhaust gas sensor in the flow direction of the exhaust gas. During a measurement of the output signal of the exhaust gas sensor, air is delivered to the exhaust gas conduit via the secondary air delivery system during a correction phase by way of which a correction of the output signal of the exhaust gas sensor is derived. In this operating mode, a defined oxygen content exists in the gas mixture surrounding said sensor, so that the output signal can be compared with reference values.
US10753258B2	Corrosive fluid heater, tank and manufacturing method The object of the invention is a heater of a corrosive fluid comprising at least one heat diffuser having at least a first portion intended to be immersed in a corrosive fluid, and at least a second portion intended to be arranged out of the corrosive fluid, at least one heating block comprising at least one heating member configured to heat the corrosive fluid, said heat diffuser comprising at least one housing in which the at least one heating block is housed at least partially, at least the first portion of the heat diffuser being made of anodized aluminum or of anodized aluminum alloy and is configured to be in direct contact with the corrosive fluid.The object of the invention is also a corrosive fluid tank comprising a heater according to the invention and a method for manufacturing a heat diffuser of the heater according to the invention.
US10753253B2	Cooling device for additive injection valve A cooling device configured to cool, using a coolant, an injection valve that injects an additive includes a rotary member surrounding an outer periphery of the injection valve and extending along the injection valve. The rotary member is supported to be rotatable around the injection valve. A clearance between an outer peripheral surface of the injection valve and an inner peripheral surface of the rotary member defines a passage through which the coolant flows. The rotary member has a rotation imparting part that causes the rotary member to rotate about the injection valve in response to a flow of the coolant.
US10753252B2	Thermally isolated reductant dosing unit with hermetic seal A reductant dosing unit is disclosed, including a fluid injector having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A flange is disposed proximal to the fluid outlet of the fluid injector and configured to secure to a boss associated with an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine. The flange has a largely flat body portion with a through-bore in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the fluid injector. The flange further includes an extension which extends from the body portion toward the fluid injector and which is connected to thereto. A thermal isolator is disposed between the fluid outlet of the fluid injector and the flange. The connection between the extension of the flange and the fluid injector includes a hermetic seal, preventing exhaust gases in the exhaust path from passing between the flange extension and the fluid injector. The thermal isolator is only used as a support and thermal isolator.
US10753249B2	Exhaust emission control device for internal combustion engine An exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present disclosure includes an exhaust emission control catalyst provided in an exhaust passage in an internal combustion engine and divided into a preceding catalyst and a succeeding catalyst, and a heating device provided in the exhaust passage between the preceding catalyst and the succeeding catalyst. The exhaust emission control catalyst is divided into the preceding catalyst and the succeeding catalyst so that a ratio of a capacity of the preceding catalyst to a total displacement of the internal combustion engine is from 0.3 to 1.5.
US10753247B2	Bi-metallic oxidation catalyst materials and appurtenant devices and systems Bimetallic oxidation catalyst devices include a support body, one or more metal A bulk deposits disposed on the support body, and a plurality of metal B atomic clusters disposed on the surface of each of the metal A bulk deposits. Metal A and metal B are different metals each selected from the group consisting of platinum group metals (PGM), Ag, Au, Ni, Co, and Cu, and substantially no metal B is deposited on the support body. At least 85% by weight of the metal B atomic clusters comprise up to 10 atoms and the maximum metal B atomic cluster size is 200 metal B atoms. The combined loading of metal A and metal B can be less than 1.5% by weight relative to the weight of the support body. Metal A can include Pd, Rh, Rh, or Pd, and metal B can include Pt, Pt, Ag, or Ag.
US10753242B2	Systems and methods for performing a condition-based maintenance of an engine A method for performing condition-based maintenance of an engine is presented. The method includes obtaining one or more parameters corresponding to the engine. Also, the method includes determining a temperature profile corresponding to a portion of a fluid flow component based on a first parameter and one or more thermal models. The method further includes estimating a solid deposit in the portion of the fluid flow component corresponding to each cycle of the engine based on the temperature profile and deposition kinetics parameters. Further, the method includes predicting a total solid deposit in the portion of the fluid flow component based on the estimated solid deposit corresponding to each cycle of the engine. Moreover, the method includes performing the condition-based maintenance of the engine based on a value of the predicted total solid deposit.
US10753236B2	Fuel vaporization using data center waste heat Systems and methods are provided for data center cooling by vaporizing fuel using data center waste heat. The systems include, for instance, an electricity-generating assembly, a liquid fuel storage, and a heat transfer system. The electricity-generating assembly generates electricity from a fuel vapor for supply to the data center. The liquid fuel storage is coupled to supply the fuel vapor, and the heat transfer system is associated with the data center and the liquid fuel storage. In an operational mode, the heat transfer system transfers the data center waste heat to the liquid fuel storage to facilitate vaporization of liquid fuel to produce the fuel vapor for supply to the electricity-generating assembly. The system may be implemented with the liquid fuel storage and heat transfer system being the primary fuel vapor source, or a back-up fuel vapor source.
US10753233B2	Flow guide structure for casing flange, and casing and turbomachine having the same A flow guide structure for a casing flange, and a casing and a turbomachine having the same, include a flange portion connecting an upper casing and a lower casing and a flow guide positioned at the flange portion to guide fluid to flow close to the flange portion, whereby steam flow resistance is reduced around an inner casing flange of a turbine and the steam flow is smoothed.
US10753232B2	Assemblies and methods for cooling flowpath support structure and flowpath components Retention assemblies and retention assembly cooling methods are provided. An exemplary retention assembly comprises an annular baffle, an annular attachment bracket comprising a gas turbine engine component, and first and second cooling passages defined by the baffle and attachment bracket. The first cooling passage is configured to receive a first airflow and the second cooling passage is configured to receive a second airflow. The first airflow has a lower pressure than the second airflow. An exemplary method comprises flowing a first airflow to a first cooling passage defined by a baffle and an attachment bracket of a retention assembly, and flowing a second airflow to a second cooling passage defined by the baffle and the attachment bracket. The second cooling passage is separate from the first cooling passage. The first airflow cools radially outward structures of the retention assembly, and the attachment bracket comprises a CMC component.
US10753228B2	System for removing heat from turbomachinery components A turbomachinery component for a turbomachine includes feed manifold, a return manifold and a sidewall. The feed manifold is configured to receive a coolant stream therein and includes a plurality of feed plenums. The return manifold includes a plurality of return plenums. The sidewall defines a plurality of feed channels and a plurality of return channels therein. The sidewall further includes an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. Each feed channel is in fluid communication with at least one of the feed plenums. Each return channel is in fluid communication with at least one of the return plenums. The sidewall further at least partially defines a plurality of microchannels. Each microchannel is in fluid communication with one of the feed channels and one of the return channels.
US10753227B2	Turbocharger with temperature-controlled bearing locating fastener A turbocharger includes a housing and a rotor with a shaft that is housed within the housing. The turbocharger also includes a bearing structure that supports rotation of the shaft within the housing and a locating fastener that retains the bearing structure in a position relative to the housing. Furthermore, the turbocharger includes a heating system coupled to the locating fastener and that is configured for selectively heating the locating fastener.
US10753226B1	Reverse vortex ring (RVR) for dramatic improvements in rocket engine turbomachinery rotordynamic stability margins A flat reverse vortex ring is sized and shaped to either attach to or be formed as part of a distal end of a sleeve bearing or seal. The ring has a series of evenly spaced radial channels that extend from an inner diameter to an outer diameter of the ring. The channels have a depth. The ring has an upper surface with an alternating series of planar surfaces and openings located at an upper end of the channels. The ring may have an interior diameter equal to an interior diameter of the sleeve bearing or seal. The ring may have an exterior diameter equal to an exterior diameter the sleeve bearing or seal. The channels may be semi-cylindrical. The channels have a diameter and the depth is a predetermined portion of the diameter. The channels may be rectangular in cross-section with a height-to-width ratio of between 0.5 and 1.5.
US10753219B2	Internally cooled seal runner and method of cooling seal runner of a gas turbine engine The seal runner has an annular body secured to a rotating shaft of the gas turbine engine whereas ring segments are secured to a case of the gas turbine, with the seal runner having a radially-outer surface having a contacting portion adapted to rubbingly receive ring segments of the contact seal assembly during use, the seal runner having a radially-inner surface opposite to the radially-outer surface. The method includes rotating the seal runner relative to the ring segments and generating heat from the rubbing engagement therebetween; and feeding a flow of cooling fluid against the radially-inner surface to cool the seal runner from said generated heat including maintaining a pool of cooling fluid having a given depth against the radially-inner surface.
US10753217B2	Axial flow rotating machine and diffuser An axial flow rotating machine has: a rotor with a plurality of rotor blades; a stator with a plurality of stator blades; an axial flow rotating portion defined by the rotor and the stator; and a diffuser connected to the axial flow rotating portion on a downstream side of the axial flow rotating portion. A final blade portion inner-circumferential inner wall, which is a portion of an inner-circumferential inner wall of the axial flow rotating portion, is defined such that a diameter thereof at a trailing edge position of a final blade is smaller than the diameter at a leading edge position of the final blade. In addition, a diameter of all or a portion of a diffuser inner-circumferential inner wall decreases in a direction of the downstream side in an axial direction.
US10753216B2	Sliding baffle inserts A vane includes a vane body extending from a root to an opposed tip along a longitudinal axis and first and second baffle bodies. The vane body defines a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a cavity defined between the leading edge, the trailing edge, the root and the tip. The vane body includes at least one vane rib defined between the leading edge and the trailing edge inside the cavity. The first baffle body is defined in one of a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion of the cavity. The second baffle body is defined in a middle portion of the cavity.
US10753212B2	Turbine blade, turbine, and gas turbine having the same A turbine blade, installed on a rotor disk of a turbine and configured to rotate the turbine by a force of flowing gas, includes a root configured to be coupled to the rotor disk; a platform integrally formed with an upper portion of the root, the platform having opposite sides respectively extending in an axial direction of the rotor disk; an airfoil integrally formed with an upper portion of the platform; and an angel wing configured to be removably coupled to each of the opposite sides of the platform. When coupled, the angel wing protrudes from the platform in the axial direction. The turbine blade, which may be included in the turbine of a gas turbine, is capable of improving the castability and adjusting a clearance between an airfoil and a turbine rotor disk such that space between the airfoil and the turbine rotor disk can be reliably sealed.
US10753210B2	Airfoil having improved cooling scheme Airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending between leading and trailing edges in an axial direction, between pressure and suction sides in a circumferential direction, and between a root and tip in a radial direction, a first shielding sidewall cavity located adjacent one of the pressure and suction sides proximate the root of the airfoil body and extending radially toward the tip, a second shielding sidewall cavity located adjacent the other of the pressure and suction sides proximate the root of the airfoil body and extending radially toward the tip, and a shielded sidewall cavity located between the first shielding sidewall cavity and the second shielding sidewall cavity, wherein the shielded sidewall cavity is not adjacent either of the pressure or suction sides proximate the root and transitions to be proximate at least one of the pressure and suction sides proximate the tip.
US10753208B2	Airfoils including plurality of nozzles and venturi Airfoils including a plurality of nozzles and venturi. The airfoils may include a body including an inner wall defining a high pressure fluid chamber, and a plurality of high pressure nozzles extending through the inner wall. Each high pressure nozzle may be in fluid communication with the high pressure fluid chamber. The airfoil body may also include an intermediate wall positioned adjacent to and surrounding the inner wall to define a low pressure fluid chamber formed between the intermediate wall and the inner wall, and a plurality of low pressure venturi extending through the intermediate wall. Each low pressure venturi may be in fluid communication with the low pressure fluid chamber. Additionally, the airfoil body may include an outer wall positioned adjacent to and surrounding the intermediate wall to define a cooling channel formed between the intermediate wall and the outer wall.
US10753207B2	Airfoil with tip rail cooling An apparatus and method for cooling an airfoil tip for a turbine engine can include a blade, such as a cooled turbine blade, having a tip rail extending beyond a tip wall (94) enclosing an interior for the airfoil at the tip. A plurality of film-holes can be provided in the tip rail. A flow of cooling fluid can be provided through the film-holes from the interior of the airfoil to cool the tip of the airfoil.
US10753205B2	Turbine shaft and turbocharger A turbine shaft includes: a turbine impeller having a protruding portion provided on a back surface of a main body portion thereof and a welded surface provided on the back surface of the main body portion in a radially outer side of the protruding portion; and a shaft having an end hole provided on the one end surface thereof, the end hole in which the protruding portion is inserted, a welding surface provided in a radially outer side of the end hole and welded to the welded surface, a second seal groove provided in another end side with respect to the welding surface, and an enlarged diameter portion formed between the welding surface and the second seal groove, a diameter of the enlarged diameter portion expanding radially outward from the welding surface side toward the second seal groove side.
US10753200B2	Method and apparatus for acoustical power transfer and communication using steel wedges Systems and methods for transmitting power and information using acoustic energy produced by transducers are provided. The systems have particular application for powering and communication with electronics through drilling and pipe systems. Pairs of acoustic wedges holding transducers are provided for sending energy and information through a substrate which may be a steel pipe. Each wedge has an angled transducer which can be used to produce shear waves. The waves propagate through the substrate and are received by a second acoustic wedge. The shear waves, on reaching the second acoustic wedge, are converted back into electrical signals by a second transducer. Tangential shear waves, high, shallow wave transmission angles, and direct steel-steel bonding between wedges and substrates may be used.
US10753199B2	Rotating control device with communications module A rotating control device includes a housing comprising a bore extending through the housing, a rotating body positioned within the bore of the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing and a packer assembly positioned within the bore of the housing between the housing and the rotating body and configured to form a seal between the housing and the rotating body. The device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit a sensor signal through the packer assembly and a receiver configured to receive the sensor signal from the transmitter through the packer assembly.
US10753198B2	Downhole instrument for deep formation imaging deployed within a drill string Methods and systems for acquiring data in a wellbore. The method includes deploying an instrument connected to an instrument line into a drill string, through a sealed entry port formed in a drilling device coupled to the drill string, the drill string being at least partially within the wellbore, the wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The method also includes transmitting a signal from a source and through the formation. The signal is sensed by the instrument in the drill string. The method further includes determining one or more formation characteristics based on the signal sensed by the instrument, and performing one or more drilling processes using the drill string, while transmitting the signal, determining the one or more formation characteristics, or both.
US10753194B2	Determining diverter effectiveness in a fracture wellbore Systems and methods for using pressure signals to assess effectiveness of a diverter in a stimulation wellbore are disclosed. A pressure signal in an observation wellbore in the subsurface formation may be assessed using a pressure sensor in direct fluid communication with a fluid in the observation wellbore. The fluid in the observation wellbore may be indirect fluid communication with a fracture emanating from the observation wellbore. The pressure signal may include a pressure change that is induced by a fracture being formed from a stimulation wellbore in the subsurface formation. The pressure signal may be a pressure-induced poromechanic signal. The slope in the pressure signal before and after the diverter are provided into the stimulation wellbore may be assessed to determine the effectiveness of the diverter.
US10753193B2	Heterogeneity profiling analysis for volumetric void space cement evaluation Methods and systems including establishing a wellbore heterogeneity profiling factor (HPF), establishing a cement quality curve representing a volumetric void space of a completion profile, and comparing the wellbore HPF and the cement quality curve, thereby determining a cement volumetric void space in a wellbore at a target depth having the completion profile.
US10753192B2	State estimation and run life prediction for pumping system A technique facilitates formulation of predictions regarding the run life of a pumping system. Based on the predicted run life, and factors affecting that predicted run life, corrective actions may be selected and implemented. The corrective actions may involve adjustment of operational parameters regarding the pumping system so as to prolong the actual run life of the pumping system. The technique utilizes an algorithm which combines various models, e.g. physical models and degradation models, to provide various failure/run life predictions. The various models may utilize a variety of sensor data, such as actual sensor data and virtual sensor data, to both evaluate the state of the pumping system and the predicted run life of the pumping system.
US10753190B1	Forming mineral in fractures in a geological formation A system and method for forming minerals or proppant in situ in fractures in a geological formation via a frac fluid and hydrothermal synthesis.
US10753187B2	Downhole wet gas compressor processor A fluid processor for use in a downhole pumping operation includes a fluid processing stag, a nozzle stage and a gas compressor stage. The nozzle chamber is configured as a convergent-divergent nozzle and the variable metering member is configured for axial displacement within the convergent section to adjust the open cross-sectional area of the nozzle. A method for producing fluid hydrocarbons from a subterranean wellbore with a pumping system includes the steps of measuring a first gas-to-liquid ratio of the fluid hydrocarbons and operating a motor within the pumping system to operate at a first rotational speed. The method continues with the steps of measuring a second gas-to-liquid ration of the fluid hydrocarbons with the sensor module, where the second gas-to-liquid ratio is greater than the first gas-to-liquid ratio, and operating the motor at a second rotational speed that is faster than the first rotational speed.
US10753186B1	Sealing plunger lift system and tubing connector An improved plunger lift assembly, system, and method that can be used in all types of oil and gas wells including those of vertical, highly-deviated, S-curved, or horizontal bores. The plunger lift assembly can be part of a plunger lift system used to lift fluid formations out of a wellbore having a production tubing with a drift diameter. The plunger lift assembly may include a mandrel having a chamber, an elastic sealing mechanism, and a shift rod. The sealing mechanism can be disposed about an exterior of the mandrel. The sealing mechanism may be activated by at least one of pressure in the mandrel chamber and vertical force from movement of the mandrel. The shift rod can control fluid flow through the mandrel chamber.
US10753185B2	Wellbore plungers with non-metallic tubing-contacting surfaces and wells including the wellbore plungers Wellbore plungers with non-metallic tubing-contacting surfaces and wells including the wellbore plungers. The wellbore plungers are configured to be utilized within a tubing conduit of the downhole tubing. The downhole tubing includes a non-metallic tubing material that defines a non-metallic tubing surface. The non-metallic tubing surface at least partially defines the tubing conduit. The wellbore plungers include an uphole region, which defines an uphole bumper-contacting surface, a downhole region, which defines a downhole bumper-contacting surface, and a plunger body. The plunger body extends between the uphole region and the downhole region and defines a downhole tubing-contacting surface. The downhole tubing-contacting surface is configured for sliding contact with the non-metallic tubing surface, defines a sealing structure configured to form an at least partial fluid seal with the downhole tubing, and is at least partially defined by a non-metallic tubing-contacting material.
US10753183B2	Refracturing in a multistring casing with constant entrance hole perforating gun system and method A re-fracturing method using a perforating gun system in a multistring wellbore casing with an inner well casing installed in an outer well casing. The charges in the perforating system include a case, a liner positioned within the case, and an explosive filled within the liner. The liner shaped with a subtended angle about an apex of the liner such that a jet formed with the explosive creates an entrance hole in the inner well casing and the outer well casing; the liner having an exterior surface, the exterior surface substantially conical proximate the apex; the subtended angle of the liner ranges from 100° to 120°. The method includes covering the existing openings with the inner casing, perforating with the perforating system and creating constant diameter entrance holes in the outer casing and fracturing through the inner casing and outer casing.
US10753182B2	Subsea connection system for connecting a hot stab of a flowline to a subsea structure A subsea connection system has a subsea structure with a flow channel therein and a port at one end of the flow channel, a stab having a flowline connected thereto, and a frame affixed to the stab. The stab is adapted to engage the port of the subsea structure so as to allow a fluid to flow from the flowline into the flow channel. The frame has a hook portion that is engageable with a tool hanger of the subsea structure so as to support the stab in alignment with the port. The frame is pivotable about the tool hanger so as to move the stab toward the port. An actuator is cooperative with the stab so as to move the stab between a retracted position and an extended position.
US10753181B2	Methods for shut-in pressure escalation analysis Methods for using shut-in pressures to determine uncertainties in a hydraulic fracturing process in a shale reservoir are described. Data commonly collected during multistage fracturing is used to calculate propped fracture height and induced stresses, as well as other variables, in the presence of horizontal stress anisotropy. These variables can then be incorporated into reservoir simulations for fracturing monitoring, forecasting hydrocarbon recoveries, or modifying fracturing plans.
US10753176B2	Swellable technology for downhole fluids detection A method of detecting the presence of a downhole fluid at a particular location in a wellbore including pumping an activating fluid into a wellbore; contacting a flow controlling device in a pipe string casing with the activating fluid, the flow controlling device comprising at least one swellable element; activating the at least one swellable element in the flow controlling device; blocking fluids or controlling the flow of fluids entering or leaving the casing with the activated flow controlling device; allowing the pressure to change; and detecting the pressure change. An apparatus includes a pipe string in a wellbore and a flow controlling device in the pipe string casing, wherein the flow controlling device includes at least one swellable element, wherein upon activation, the at least one swellable element swells and fully or partially seals off the flow area of the flow controlling device.
US10753175B2	Valve and method A spring biased device having a plurality of operational spring rates including a housing; a first spring disposed between a selective support and a functional component; a second spring disposed between the selective support and another support; and a releasable connection between the selective support and the housing. A valve including a housing; a seat disposed within the housing; poppet movable to a position on the seat and a position off the seat, the poppet having a valve stem; a selective support; another support attached to the housing, the selective support and the another support allowing through passage of the valve stem; a first spring disposed between the selective support and the poppet; a second spring disposed between the another support and the selective support; and a connection between the selective support and the housing, the connection being selectively defeatible.
US10753170B2	Composite circular connector seal and method of use A composite circular connector seal, or an assembly comprising a plurality of such seals, may be engineered to seal across a predetermined tolerance band for such seals by using two substantially circular seal elements sized to slidingly fit about a tubular that has a positive and negative outer diameter tolerance range, where each seal element is terminated at one circumferential edge with a packer cap, and a core element disposed intermediate the two substantially circular seal elements at their respective non-packer cap terminated circumferential edges. The two substantially circular seal elements comprise an organic thermoplastic polymer and the core seal element, which typically comprises a synthetic rubber, is also typically molded to the two seal elements at their respective non-packer cap terminated circumferential edges.
US10753168B2	Subsea wellhead assembly A subsea wellhead assembly is provided. The subsea wellhead assembly comprises: a conductor; a subsea wellhead; and subsea riser system equipment mounted on the subsea wellhead; wherein the subsea riser system equipment is connected to the conductor such that forces can be transmitted from the subsea riser equipment to the conductor.
US10753162B2	Wrench assembly with tubular centering device A wrench assembly having an upper clamp assembly and a lower clamp assembly coupled to the upper clamp assembly, wherein the lower clamp assembly comprises a plurality of grippers each having a grip head configured to grip a tubular. Each grip head has a die plate surrounded by a primary contact plate. The primary contact plate is configured to contact the tubular prior to the die plate.
US10753161B2	Dual bit run bushing system and method A system includes a housing section positioned within a wellhead area, the housing section also includes a removable wellhead bushing arranged over at least one engagement feature of the housing. The system also includes a Christmas tree including a treehead area, the treehead area includes a removable treehead bushing arranged over at least one engagement feature of the treehead area. The system further includes a tubular extending through both the wellhead bushing and the treehead bushing, wherein the tubular includes an installation and removal tool adapted to remove at least one of the wellhead bushing and the treehead bushing during wellbore operations.
US10753159B1	Flexible coupling A progressive cavity device including an articulated coupling for converting the complex motion of a rotor into simple rotation. The coupling may include two shafts coupled to one another by joint assemblies connected to opposite ends of an intermediate shaft. The joint assemblies may include interleaved male and female spline portions and an elastomer filling the spaces between the male and female splines. The elastomer may deflect under load to allow the male and female splines to move relative to each other to allow the assembly to react to shaft misalignments. To limit elastomer bulging from the ends of the joint in response to shaft movement, the bulge area may be capped so that the elastomer cannot bulge outward and become extremely stiff.
US10753158B2	Polycrystalline diamond cutters having non-catalytic material addition and methods of making the same Polycrystalline diamond cutters for rotary drill bits and methods of making the same are disclosed. Polycrystalline diamond cutters include a support substrate and a polycrystalline diamond body coupled to the support substrate. The polycrystalline diamond body includes a plurality of diamond grains exhibiting inter-diamond bonding therebetween and defining a plurality of interstitial regions, a non-catalytic material distributed throughout the polycrystalline diamond body in a detectable amount, and a catalytic material distributed throughout the polycrystalline diamond body in a detectable amount.
US10753152B1	Rotor catch for bottomhole assembly A rotor catch assembly includes a rotor catch housing and a rotor catch stem. The rotor catch housing is tubular and includes a landing ring formed on an inner surface thereof. The rotor catch stem is tubular and includes an annular landing flange about the rotor catch stem. The landing flange is positioned within the bore of the rotor catch housing above the landing ring. The interior of the rotor catch stem defines a rotor catch stem bore, which is coupled to the bore of the rotor catch housing below the landing ring by a rotor catch nozzle. The rotor catch stem includes a piston assembly, burst disk assembly, or nozzle assembly positioned to reduce or stop flow through the rotor catch stem bore through the rotor catch nozzle until the landing flange of the rotor catch stem lands on the landing ring of the rotor catch housing.
US10753151B2	Bearings for downhole drilling motors A bearing assembly for a downhole drilling motor can include a housing having an inner wall, an outer bearing race within the housing, and an inner bearing race. The outer bearing race can include a reduced-diameter portion forming a gap between the outer bearing race and the inner wall of the housing to allow for radial displacement of the outer bearing race relative to the housing. The design combines the functions of a bearing and a compliant feature into a single unit.
US10753148B2	Limiter assembly for a blind A limiter assembly to limit extension or retraction of a blind, the limiter assembly comprising an actuator having a limit position and a free position; a first limit member selectively engageable with a blind cylinder, for movement in response to rotation of a blind cylinder during extension or retraction of the blind, the first limit member moving with respect to a stop position only when the actuator is set to the limit position; and a stop to resist movement of the first limit member past the stop position when the actuator is set to the limit position, thereby resisting further rotation of the blind cylinder.
US10753146B1	Adjustable bracket system for a box shade roller An adjustable bracket system that is used to secure a box shade roller to a fixed structure. The adjustable bracket system comprises of a pair of L-shaped bracket that are secured to a fixed structure, a pair of L-shaped box roller holders that are inserted within a guide of the L-shaped brackets, and a pair of screws that are inserted within a pair of threaded bores of the L-shaped brackets that allows a box shade roller to be adjusted when placed in the adjustable bracket system.
US10753144B1	Barrier with panels sliding parallel A barrier employed to keep children and/or pets in or out of certain areas in the house. The barrier includes four panels. Two main panels slide parallel to each other to lengthen or shorten the barrier as a whole. Two side panels stabilize the main panels and extend to the front and rear faces of the main panels to provide a self-supporting in-house barrier. Each of the panels includes a wooden frame. The wood lends less weight, less sharp edges, and more pleasing aesthetics than, for example, a metal gate. Legs are connected to the side panels to further stabilize the side panels and main panels.
US10753143B2	Panel doors and related method A door is provided that includes a door panel having a periphery and opposite first and second panel surfaces, stiles and rails collectively surrounding the panel, and sealant. The stiles have channeled stile surfaces extending across a thickness of the stiles and facing one another. The rails have channeled rail surfaces extending across a thickness of the rails and facing one another. The channeled stile surfaces and the channeled rail surfaces include channels with open ends that receive the periphery of the panel, first grooves positioned at first interfaces of the first panel surface and first edges of the open ends of the channels, and second grooves positioned at second interfaces of the second panel surface and second edges of the open ends of the channels. The sealant is received in the first and second grooves, preferably forming a water-proof seal.
US10753142B2	Containment enclosure having two distinct closed positions The invention relates to a containment enclosure comprising two compartments (21, 22) and a sealing system between the two compartments. The sealing system (16; 23, 30) comprises a door (23) having two opposite faces (23a, 23b). The door comprises a transfer support (30) on one of its faces. According to the invention, the door allows two closed positions distinct from one another, in which positions the door forms a gastight interface between the two compartments.
US10753140B2	Shaker doors with solid core and methods for making thereof The present invention relates to shaker doors with solid cores and methods for making the same. The shaker doors contain different core materials at the recessed panel than the raise peripheral region to provide dimensional stability and reduced distortion when the doors are exposed to high humidity. The devices and methods also provide for easy assembly of solid core shaker doors, including fire rated doors.
US10753139B2	Door sill assembly for a door A door sill assembly for a door comprises a sill, having a lower portion and an adjustable upper portion positioned on the lower portion. The adjustable upper portion is vertically displaceable relative to the lower portion by movement of an adjuster that is available for manipulation when said door is closed. The door sill assembly may include a threshold. The threshold has a body. The body includes front and rear engagement parts integrally formed thereon to bring about first and second engagements respectively. The release of the second engagement is dependent on that of the first engagement.
US10753137B2	Window regulator A window regulator includes a guide rail fixed to a vehicle door panel and a slider base that supports a window glass and is slidably supported in a longitudinal direction of the guide rail along sliding surfaces on a front and a back of the guide rail. The guide rail includes a sliding portion that has a first sliding surface and a second sliding surface that face one direction and another direction in a vehicle inner-outer direction. The slider base includes a grease injection portion that includes an injection space and a grease receiving portion. The injection space opens to the vehicle inner-outer direction. The first sliding surface of the guide rail is positioned inside the injection space. The grease receiving portion is positioned opposed to the second sliding surface of the guide rail. The grease receiving portion receives a grease injected in the injection space.
US10753129B2	Hinge for orthopedic device A hinge has a hinge body forming an articulating section extending between a first end and a second end of the hinge. The articulating section is adapted to bend from a neutral axis when the first and second ends are parallel to an angular range in which the first end is arranged among a plurality of angles within the angular range relative to the second end. The hinge body may define a receptacle along the articulating section, and an insert may be provided for insertion into the receptacle. The insert can modify the stiffness of the hinge in the angular range and is arranged parallel to the neutral axis.
US10753128B2	Activators and methods of using the same for barricading a door Barricade devices and methods of barricading a door are disclosed. Such devices and methods may be used to barricade a door, and thereby prevent an intruder from entering a sheltering space, such as a classroom, storeroom, or hallway. The barricade-device may have a pivotable stop-device that is pivotable from a location adjacent to a door. The pivot-location may be at an elevation that is lower than a door handle. The stop-device may be pivotable from a reserve-position to a stop-position. In the reserve-position, the stop-device does not barricade the door. In the barricade-position, the stop-device barricades the door. Operation of the barricade-device may require the application of an activation operation to an activator. A wide range of people having differing physical and mental capabilities may use the barricade-device properly and quickly.
US10753126B2	Lock system for a motor vehicle A lock system for a motor vehicle includes a handle for opening a door or hatch, a drive device coupled to the handle, and a control device which is suited for checking an access code of a mobile ID transmitter, coupled to the drive device. A lock device is provided for the door or hatch. The handle can move between a non-use position in which it is flush with an outer contour of the door or hatch and an opening position in which it protrudes at least in part from the outer contour. The drive device is coupled and designed for opening or closing the door or hatch such that it moves along a movement path along which the drive device extends the handle into its opening position or retracts it into its non-use position, as well as actuating the lock device.
US10753121B2	Privacy lock A privacy lock assembly and method of operation are provided. The lock assembly has a push button offset from the central axis of the lock assembly for locking and unlocking the assembly. The lock assembly includes compression springs to maintain integrated handles in predetermined orientations when the handles are not subject to a load.
US10753118B2	Portable shelter with vestibule adapter and concentric flexible connector A portable shelter is provided with a flexible vestibule adapter and a flexible connector connected to the same wall, concentrically surrounding a door. Individual shelter elements may be deployed for functionally different end uses and are protected from weathering and damage when not in use, and the stored elements do not get in the way of other end uses. For example, the vestibule adapter and the flexible connector may be rolled up on themselves for storage individually or together, depending on the desired end-use configuration.
US10753117B2	Shading system and method of use A system for providing shade onto a surface is described herein. The system includes a canopy configured for engagement with, and aerial suspension by, a frame. The frame includes a plurality of sections configured for end-to-end alignment from a left end to a right end of the frame. Each section is configured to engage with any adjacent sections to form the frame. The ends of the frame are secured to the surface, thereby aerially suspending the canopy and providing shade to the surface.
US10753112B1	Multipurpose floor demolition tool A multipurpose floor demolition tool enables removing, scraping, manipulating, and replacing a floor and floor covering and components without having to bend down, and with a lesser application of force. The tool provides a plate that is sufficiently flat, and has a straight scraping edge for scraping, flipping over, and prying floor components. The plate forms a central aperture for prying a nail from the floor. The plate has a first curvilinear edge defined by a claw for tearing and prying floor components. The plate has a second edge defined by a tab for prying floor components. A portion of the first and second edges are perpendicular to the straight scraping edge, such that the first and second edges simultaneously engage a floor. A handle joins with the straight mounting edge to enable manipulation of the plate and provide leverage for prying and scraping floor components with the plate.
US10753109B2	Concrete form tie, and concrete formwork comprising same A tie for a concrete formwork comprises: a tie anchor configured to be embedded in a block of insulating material, the tie anchor having a first connecting feature accessible from a concrete-facing surface of the block; and a tie member having a second connecting feature configured to connect to the first connecting feature of the tie anchor. The tie member has at least one connector for connecting to an abutting tie member.
US10753107B2	Self-adhered sheet installation devices and methods of use An exemplary self-adhered membrane installation device includes a frame, a handle extending from the frame, a carrier for a roll of self-adhered membrane, and a plurality of rollers for feeding the self-adhered membrane through the installation device so that the self-adhered membrane can be applied.
US10753088B2	Slab fillers and methods for implementing fillers in two-way concrete slabs for building structures A slab filler, and method for implementing fillers in a two-way concrete slab for building structures, are disclosed. The filler comprises an upper keeper tray and a lower keeper tray, and a volumetric filling element. The upper keeper tray is attached to a top of the volumetric filling element and the lower keeper tray is attached to a bottom of the volumetric filling element. The filler comprises a plurality of indicators positioned on all corners of the keeper tray to indicate an amount or level of a concrete fed on the filler. The filler further comprises grooves at an end of the spacer, configured to securely hold one or more belts. Spacers and belts are configured to receive one or more rebar. Further, the volumetric filling element is a high-density material, where the filler is incorporated without upper keeper tray and lower keeper tray.
US10753087B2	3D fabric for floating floor constructions A floor construction on a subsurface has a screed with a reinforcement made of a 3D textile with a lower and an upper textile ply which are connected together by one or more pile threads, wherein the lower textile ply is arranged in the lower half of the screed and the upper textile ply is arranged in the upper half of the screed, wherein an insulation layer is preferably furthermore arranged between the subsurface and the screed. The reinforced screed of the floor construction allows thin screed layers with good load-bearing capacity. Good footfall sound insulation can be achieved with the floor construction containing an insulation layer.
US10753084B2	Fire-rated joint component and wall assembly A fire-rated component for a fire-rated joint, such as a head-of-wall assembly, includes an elongate body having at least a first layer, which can be in the form of a polymer profile. A second layer can be or include a foil lining and a third layer can be or include an intumescent material. The elongate body, such as the first layer, defines an air gap. The foil lining and/or the intumescent material can be positioned within the air gap. A planar lower portion of the first layer of the elongate body is positioned between a header track and a wallboard in the fire-rated joint. A non-planar upper portion of the first layer of the elongate body is positioned at least partially within a deflection gap of the wall assembly and sealingly engages the ceiling.
US10753077B2	Water inlet protection system A water inlet protection system and apparatus for removing sediment and/or chemical from water or other fluids is provided. The system may include a filtration material that is configured to be water permeable and to collect sediment within the water. The system may be configured to be removably secured to various types of storm drains or water inlets. The system may include a frame configured to be removably attached to a storm grate. The frame may also include a plurality of tabs extending from the frame and be slidably adjustable. The system may also include an s-clip member or magnets for removably securing the filtration material to a storm drain or water inlet. Furthermore, the water inlet protection system may include one or more over-flow protection openings. The over-flow protection openings may include a raised member or barrier to regulate the water level where over-flow occurs.
US10753074B2	Lavatory for a vehicle as well as a vehicle having such a lavatory A lavatory for a vehicle includes a housing that is accessible through an access opening, and a washing apparatus for washing feet. The washing apparatus includes a water supply device and a water removal device. The washing apparatus also includes a depression, with which the water removal device is couplable and which is positionable underneath the water supply device. The depression has a use height, which is 700 mm at a maximum.
US10753073B2	Slide-easy slide seat structure for portable and liftable rod A slide-easy slide seat structure for a portable and liftable rod, that includes: a slide sleeve, a main body, an insertion seat, and a hold tight mechanism. The slide sleeve includes a hollow portion and a through-hole, the main body is fixed to the hollow portion of the slide sleeve, one end of slide sleeve is connected to the insertion seat. Wherein, the hold tight mechanism includes a control sway rod, a movable piece, a hold tight piece, and a restoring spring. One end of the control sway rod is disposed in the main boy, and a central portion of the control sway rod is hinged to the main body. One end of restoring spring is disposed in the main body, and the other end of the restoring spring is connected to the movable piece.
US10753069B1	Digger shift priming A system and method for automatically adjusting a pressure within a variable volume of a hydraulic feed tube while the variable volume of the hydraulic feed tube is changing. Inputs are used to determine the appropriate pressure adjustments for the hydraulic feed tube, which is adjusted by a pressure reducing valve, wherein control of the pressure reducing valve is updated continuously by a control module.
US10753067B2	Construction machine A construction machine includes a vehicle body having, a moving section, a driving mechanism, a manipulation device that receives a manipulation, a controlling unit, a manipulation detecting unit that detects the manipulation given to the manipulation device, and an obstacle detecting device that detects an obstacle in a periphery of the vehicle body. The controlling unit executes emergency-stop-processing and continuous-stop-processing. The emergency-stop-processing is executed to stop the operation of the moving section regardless of a signal from the manipulation detecting unit upon detection of the obstacle by the obstacle detecting device when the controlling unit controls the driving mechanism to drive the moving section. The continuous-stop-processing is executed to keep the operation of the moving section stopped when the obstacle detecting device does not detect the obstacle and the manipulation detecting unit detects manipulation when the operation of the moving section is stopped by the emergency-stop-processing.
US10753063B2	Front loader A front loader includes a link operating mechanism spanning a bucket and a stand. The link operating mechanism is configured to cause, using a swing force of the bucket, a bending and stretching link to bend so that propping and supporting of the bending and stretching link are released.
US10753061B2	Membrane-lined wall A method for forming a trench and a membrane-lined wall in the trench for levee reinforcement or leak prevention, prevention of water migration, and pollution co of impoundments. The membrane-lined wall generally includes a cementitious or concrete wall formed within an excavated trench. The concrete may be internally reinforced, and the wall may also comprise a double-layer of impermeable geomembrane liner that forms a barrier between the concrete and the sides and bottom of the trench. The membrane or liner reduces water migration, prevents levee leakage, and prevents the escape of contaminants in impoundments.
US10753060B2	Silt fence patch and methods thereof A silt fence patch for repairing damage to silt fence is disclosed. A silt fence patch may comprise geotextile fabric, an adhesive layer, and a backing. The backing may include indicia of patches, such as patch weave direction, user instructions, or logos. A silt fence patch sheet may comprise multiple silt fence patches. The sheet may include a backing with indicia of each patch, or indicia of the patches may be printed directly on the sheet fabric. A method of repairing damage to silt fence may comprise identifying damage to the silt fence. A damage boundary may surround the damage. The method may further comprise identifying a patch size to cover the damage boundary. The method may further comprise selecting a patch having the identified patch size. Additionally, the method may comprise applying the selected patch to the damage boundary and smoothing the patch over the damage boundary.
US10753054B2	Anchor system for pole marker A support for positioning a marking pole relative to a driving surface and a method of using the same is disclosed. The support includes a shaft member extending between a first end and a second end and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end. A first anchor extends from the second end of the shaft member. A second anchor extends from an area of the shaft member between first end and the second end of the shaft member. The shaft member defines a cantilevered section between the first end and the intersection of anchor. A receiver is at the first end of the shaft and configured to receive a marking pole.
US10753053B2	Pavement marking composition Desired combinations of physical properties can be achieved with a pavement marking composition including non-crosslinked elastomeric materials dispersed within a polymeric material. Notably, the pavement marking composition does not include any reinforcing materials, such as, for example, ceramic fibers, asbestos, silicon dioxide, and/or talc. Despite the lack of reinforcing materials, the pavement marking composition has good tensile strength in both the downweb and crossweb directions.
US10753050B2	Industrial mats having cost effective core structures An inventory of industrial mats having different core or internal constructions that are not visible because of the inclusion of side, end, upper and lower components which hide the core or internal construction from view, wherein each mat has an electronic device that indicates what is present in the hidden core or internal construction of the mat, with the electronic device including a processor, storage, and wireless communications circuitry that is configured to transmit identification, location, usage or physical property information of the mats over a wireless telecommunications network. Also, a method for providing an identification of mat properties or usage for an inventory of mats by viewing the information stored on the electronic device or by retrieving over a wireless telecommunications network identification, location, usage or physical property information of the mats from the storage of the electronic device.
US10753045B2	Systems and methods for providing force vector compensated fan nozzles A method is disclosed of facilitating the removal of contaminates from a belt in a papermaking system. The method includes the step of providing a fluid in a shaped fan such that the interface between the fluid and the belt is non-linear and at least generally forms the shape of an arc.
US10753043B2	Low viscosity kraft fiber having an enhanced carboxyl content and methods of making and using the same A pulp fiber with an enhanced carboxyl content resulting in improved antimicrobial, anti-yellowing and absorptive properties. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.
US10753042B2	Processes and systems for producing nanocellulose from old corrugated containers In some variations, OCC is screened, cleaned, deinked, and mechanically refined to generate cellulose nanofibrils. The OCC may be subjected to further chemical, physical, or thermal processing, prior to mechanical refining. For example, the OCC may be subjected to hot-water extraction, or fractionation with an acid catalyst, a solvent for lignin, and water. In certain embodiments to produce cellulose nanocrystals, OCC is exposed to AVAP® digestor conditions. The resulting pulp is optionally bleached and is mechanically refined to generate cellulose nanocrystals. In certain embodiments to produce cellulose nanofibrils, OCC is exposed to GreenBox+® digestor conditions. The resulting pulp is mechanically refined to generate cellulose nanofibrils. The site of a system to convert OCC to nanocellulose may be co-located with an existing OCC processing site. The nanocellulose line may be a bolt-on retrofit system to existing infrastructure. In other embodiments, a dedicated plant for converting OCC to nanocellulose is used.
US10753037B2	Overcoat and image forming method An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, includes: an oxazoline group-containing compound.
US10753035B2	Laundry treatment apparatus and controlling method thereof A laundry treatment apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure includes a drum configured to accommodate laundry, an air channel through which air is flowed into or out of the drum, a fan configured to put pressure on air in the air channel for flowing of the air, a fan motor configured to rotate the fan and being controlled by adjusting of a RPM, an abnormal airflow detection unit disposed on the air channel and configured to detect whether an abnormal state of airflow is occurred, and a controller configured to cause the RPM of the fan motor to be increased. The controller configured to cause laundry to be dried by rotating the fan motor at a predetermined base RPM, and to cause the RPM to be increased if the abnormality of airflow is detected by the abnormal airflow detection unit while the fan motor is rotating.
US10753030B2	Washing machine appliances and methods of using counterweight amplitude to limit basket speed A washing machine appliance, including one or more methods of operation, is provided herein. The washing machine appliance includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within a wash tub and being supported by a front bearing and a rear bearing. A method of operating the washing machine appliance includes rotating the wash basket within the wash tub at a basket speed and obtaining a front displacement amplitude, a rear displacement amplitude, and a wobble angle of the wash tub. Based at least in part on these measured values, front and rear bearing force amplitude thresholds and virtual bearing force values are calculated and compared. If the virtual bearing force value of either the front or rear bearing exceeds the respective bearing force amplitude threshold, an operating parameter of the washing machine appliance is adjusted to limit bearing forces resulting from out-of-balance loads.
US10753028B2	Laundry treating apparatus A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed, which is provided with a first treating apparatus washing laundry, a second treating apparatus arranged at a side of the first treating apparatus, washing laundry, and a third treating apparatus provided to be mounted on the second treating apparatus, drying laundry.
US10753026B2	Washing machine appliance A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel defining an aperture, a wash tub mounted within the cabinet below the top panel and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance, and a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub directly below the aperture of the top panel. The wash basket defines a wash chamber configured for receiving laundry articles via the aperture in the top panel. A door is mounted to the cabinet at the top of the top panel. A pretreatment area is defined in the top panel between the door and the aperture. An elongated nozzle is positioned in the top panel proximate to and below the door. The elongated nozzle is configured to provide a sheet flow of wash fluid over the pretreatment area.
US10753025B2	Embroidery frame transport device An embroidery frame transport device includes a carriage, an engagement mechanism, and a release member. The carriage is configured to detachably mount with a coupling portion of an embroidery frame. The engagement mechanism is configured to engage with the coupling portion by moving the embroidery frame in a mounting direction in a case where the coupling portion is mounted on the carriage, to restrict the embroidery frame from moving in a removing direction. The removing direction is in a direction opposite of the mounting direction. The engagement mechanism is provided on the carriage. The release member is configured to release engagement between the engagement mechanism and the coupling portion. The release member is provided on the carriage. The release member is configured to press the embroidery frame in the removing direction.
US10753024B2	Sewing machine needle, method for producing a sewing machine needle, and sewing method A sewing machine needle includes a blade extending substantially in the needle's longitudinal direction, an eye, which passes through the needle substantially in its elevational direction, and a scarf, which extends along the needle behind the eye. Compared with the contour of the blade, the scarf contour is recessed in the needle's elevational direction. At least in part of the scarf's extension along the needle, the scarf contour in a sectional plane perpendicular to the needle's longitudinal direction is substantially an arc of a circle. The circular-arc-shaped area covers a first angular portion of the needle's circumference. In this part of the scarf's extension along the needle, the radius of the substantially circular-arc-shaped contour in this first angular portion of the needle's circumference is between 35% and 100% of the needle's maximum lateral reach. The needle's lateral direction is perpendicular to its longitudinal and elevational directions.
US10753023B2	Toughened polylactic acid fibers Polylactic acid fibers formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains polylactic acid and a polymeric toughening additive are provided. The present inventors have discovered that the specific nature of the components and process by which they are blended may be carefully controlled to achieve a composition having desirable morphological features. More particularly, the toughening additive can be dispersed as discrete physical domains within a continuous phase of the polylactic acid. These domains have a particular size, shape, and distribution such that upon fiber drawing, they absorb energy and become elongated. This allows the resulting composition to exhibit a more pliable and softer behavior than the otherwise rigid polylactic acid. Through selective control over the components and method employed, the present inventors have discovered that the resulting fibers may thus exhibit good mechanical properties, both during and after melt spinning.
US10753021B2	Systems and methods for monitoring respiration in a biosensing garment Embodiments described herein relate generally to biosensing garments, and in particular, to systems and methods for monitoring respiration in a biosensing garment, whereby an improved integration of the respiration monitoring circuit into the garment is achieved, resulting in improved signal quality and durability. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongate member having a longitudinal axis and configured to be stretchable along its longitudinal axis. The elongate member includes a plurality of elastic members (e.g., a first elastic member, a second elastic member, and a third elastic member) that extend along the longitudinal axis. A conductive member is coupled to the first, second and third members, and forms a “curved” pattern along the longitudinal axis of the elongate member. The conductive member is configured to change from a first configuration to a second configuration as the elongate member stretches along its longitudinal axis.
US10753020B2	Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines, and system thereof A method and system detect and remotely manage sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns on textile machines. Each textile machine includes an electronic control unit electrically connected to the sensors and/or feeding devices for receiving identifiers associated with a sensor and/or feeding device, and data and operating parameters representing a sensor and/or feeding device operating state. A first communication system is associated with the electronic control unit. Wireless communication between the electronic control unit and a portable electronic device is by a second wireless communication system with a display interface. The electronic control unit transmits the identifiers to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device processes the identifiers to generate menus with selectable entries associated with the textile machines. Each menu represents the number/type of sensors and/or feeding devices installed. The main menu is displayed with selectable entries on the portable electronic device display interface.
US10753019B2	Upper including a knitted component and a tab element In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an article, which may be an upper for an article of footwear in some embodiments. The article may include a knitted component with a first zone and a second zone adjacent to the first zone. The knitted component may include a tab element extending from the first zone, where the tab element and the first zone include a common yarn. The first zone may include a first elasticity and the second zone may include a second elasticity, where the first elasticity is less than the second elasticity.
US10753018B2	Double-sided fabric and method for knitting double-sided fabric A double-sided fabric stacked with a continuous cord material and forming a thickness in a knitted sack is knitted from a face yarn by a flat knitting machine including a front needle bed, a back needle bed and a loop presser bed. The front needle bed includes a plurality of front knitting needles. The back needle bed includes a plurality of back knitting needles. The loop presser bed is disposed above the front or back needle bed, and includes right-directed and left-directed knitting pressing pieces. The double-sided fabric further includes at least one knitted sack including loops knitted from the face yarn by the front and back knitting needles. The knitted sack includes therein at least one continuous cord material, which is pressed into the knitted sack by the right-directed and left-directed knitting pressing pieces to become folded and stacked to form a thickness.
US10753017B2	Insulating fabric and method for making the same A sliver-knit insulating fabric is disclosed that has pile extending from both sides of a knitted base material with the insulating fabric having a weight per unit area of less than 200 g/m2. The pile is formed from a plurality of tufts of fibers secured within the knitted base material. The tufts of fibers define a plurality of end portions extending from the knitted base material with a first portion of the end portions extending from a first side of the knitted base material to form a first pile portion and a second portion of the end portions extending from a second side of the knitted base material to form a second pile portion. A method of forming the sliver-knit insulating fabric is also disclosed.
US10753016B2	Method and apparatus to utilize a commingled glass fiber In one embodiment, a method to form a downhole element is disclosed, including weaving a continuous glass filament and a continuous degradable thermoplastic filament to form a commingled glass fiber. In another embodiment, a commingled glass fiber is disclosed, including a continuous glass filament, and a continuous degradable thermoplastic filament interwoven with the continuous glass filament. In another embodiment, a downhole element is disclosed, including a commingled glass fiber. The commingled glass fiber includes a continuous glass filament, and a continuous degradable thermoplastic filament interwoven with the continuous glass filament.
US10753011B2	Cleaning method and laminate of aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate A method for effectively removing minute impurities of 1 μm or less in size that are present on a surface of an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate without etching the surface includes scrubbing a surface of an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate using a polymer compound material having lower hardness than an aluminum nitride single crystal, and an alkali aqueous solution having 0.01-1 mass % concentration of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, the alkali aqueous solution being absorbed in the polymer compound material.
US10753010B2	Vapor deposition apparatus and techniques using high puritiy polymer derived silicon carbide Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Vapor deposition processes and articles formed by those processes utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.
US10753003B2	Electrochemical production of synthesis gas Various embodiments may include a method of electrochemical production of synthesis gas comprising: reducing carbon dioxide to a first product gas including carbon monoxide in a carbon dioxide electrolysis cell; splitting water to generate a second product gas including hydrogen in a water electrolysis cell; delivering at least one catholyte from the group consisting of: a first catholyte from the carbon dioxide electrolysis cell and a second catholyte from the water electrolysis cell, into a gas scrubbing apparatus; and removing non-reduced carbon dioxide from the first product gas in the gas scrubbing apparatus using the at least one catholyte as an absorbent.
US10753001B2	Synthetic hydroxide compositions and uses thereof A synthetic caustic composition for use in oil & gas industry activities, said composition comprising: metal hydroxides; an amino acid; urea; a sodium silicate and water.
US10752996B2	Surface treatment agent, surface treatment method, and surface treated metal material A surface treatment agent which is chromate-free and which can impart excellent coating adhesion and corrosion resistance to a metal material (in particular, a metal material treated with a phosphate), a surface treatment method that uses the surface treatment agent, and a surface treated metal material that is treated using the method are provided. The agent is for a metal material and contains a water-soluble ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether. It is preferable for this surface treatment agent to contain at least one type of metal compound selected from among a water-soluble vanadium compound, a water-soluble titanium compound, a water-soluble zirconium compound and a water-soluble hafnium compound.
US10752995B2	Material delivery system and method A method includes applying a first amount of heat to a vapor region of a precursor canister, measuring an indication of saturated vapor pressure within the vapor region during the applying the first amount of heat, and applying a second amount of heat to the vapor region of the precursor canister, the second amount of heat being adjusted from the first amount of heat based on the indication of saturated vapor pressure.
US10752990B2	Apparatus and methods to remove residual precursor inside gas lines post-deposition Apparatus and methods for supplying a gas to a processing chamber are described. The apparatus comprises an inlet line and an outlet line, each with two valves, in fluid communication an ampoule. A bypass line connects the inlet valve and outlet valve closest to the ampoule. The apparatus and methods of use allow a precursor residue to be removed from the delivery lines of a processing chamber.
US10752989B2	Methods of applying silane coatings A method of vapor depositing a silane chemical onto a wire grid polarizer can include introducing a silane chemical and water into a chamber where the wire grid polarizer is located. The silane chemical and the water can be in a gaseous phase in the chamber. The silane chemical and the water can be maintained simultaneously in the gaseous phase in the chamber for period of time. The silane chemical and the water can react to form a (R1)2Si(OH)2 molecule, where each R1 is independently any chemical element or group. A silane coating can be formed on the wire grid polarizer from a chemical reaction of the (R1)2Si(OH)2 molecule with the wire grid polarizer and with other (R1)2Si(OH)2 molecules. The silane coating can be relatively thick and multi-layer. A thicker or multi-layer silane coating can have improved high temperature resistance relative to a thinner or mono-layer silane coating.
US10752982B2	Installation for hot dip coating a metal strip comprising an adjustable confinement box An installation for hot dip coating a metal strip is provided. The installation includes a device for moving the metal strip along a path, a pot for containing a melt bath and a wiping system including at least two nozzles placed on either side of the path downstream the pot. The wiping system has a box with a lower confinement part confining an atmosphere around the metal strip upstream of said nozzles and an upper confinement part confining the atmosphere around the metal strip downstream of the nozzles, first moving means for vertically moving the lower confinement part with respect to the pot and second moving means for vertically moving the upper confinement part with respect to both the pot and the lower confinement part. The nozzles are vertically movable relative to the pot.
US10752978B2	Nickel-base superalloy and use thereof The novel nickel-base superalloy useful in an additive manufacturing process or a powder-based manufacturing process includes the following composition in wt %: Cr 8.0-8.5; Co 9.0-9.5; Mo 0.4-0.6; W 9.3-9.7; Ta 2.9-3.6; Al 4.9-5.6; Ti 0.2-1.0; Hf 0-0.05; C 0.005-0.03; B 0.005-0.02; Zr 0.005-0.1; Nb 0.2-1; Mn 0-0.6; and S 0-0.002 (≤20 ppm); the balance nickel and incidental elements and unavoidable impurities.
US10752976B2	Process of extraction of a platinum group metal or gold from organic compositions with surfactants The present invention is in the field of surfactants to extract a platinum group metal or gold, in particular palladium, from organic compositions. In particular, the invention concerns the use of surfactants to back-extract a platinum group metal or gold, in particular palladium, from organic compositions further comprising an extractant of said platinum group metal or gold, in particular palladium from an aqueous solution.
US10752975B2	Method of producing galvannealed steel sheet A method of producing a galvannealed steel sheet includes: annealing a steel strip by conveying the steel strip through a heating zone including a direct fired furnace, a soaking zone, and a cooling zone in this order in an annealing furnace; hot-dip galvanizing the steel strip discharged from the cooling zone; and heat-alloying a galvanized coating formed on the steel strip. Mixed gas of humidified gas and dry gas is supplied into the soaking zone from at least one gas supply port located in a region of lower ½ of the soaking zone in a height direction so that a dew point measured in a region of upper ⅕ of the soaking zone in the height direction and a dew point measured in a region of lower ⅕ of the soaking zone in the height direction are both 20° C. or more and 0° C. or less.
US10752969B2	Steel for suspension spring and method of manufacturing same Steel for a suspension spring including, as a chemical composition, by % by mass: C: more than 0.40% and 0.65% or less; Si: 1.00% to 3.50%; Mn: more than 2.00% and 3.00% or less; Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%; V: 0.02% to 0.50%; P: 0.020% or less; S: 0.020% or less: N: 0.0100% or less; and a remainder of Fe and impurities, in which Kf is 280 or more, in which a structure contains a tempered martensite of which an area ratio is 90% or more, in which a Fe-based carbide precipitated in the tempered martensite is a cementite, and in which an average of an area ratios of prior austenite grains which stretch in a longitudinal direction of the steel and of which an aspect ratio exceeds 3.0, is 80% or more in a case of depths of 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, and 0.3 mm in a sheet thickness direction from a surface of the steel.

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