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US10900534B2	Gas spring and gas damper assemblies as well as suspension systems and methods of assembly Gas spring and gas damper assemblies include a gas spring and a gas damper. The gas spring includes a flexible spring member with opposing end members secured thereto and at least partially defining a spring chamber. An elongated damping passage having a spiral configuration extends through one of the end members. The gas damper includes a damper housing that at least partially defines a damping chamber in fluid communication with the spring chamber through the elongated damping passage. A damper piston assembly is received within the damping chamber and secured to the other of the end members. Suspension systems and methods are also included.
US10900531B2	Spring wire ends to faciliate welding Spring rings and closed wire loops each can have two ends that are connected. The connected ends can be welded. The connected ends can be aligned for welding by incorporating complementary surfaces so that when joined, the tip at the first end mate to the tip at the second end. The mating can be self-aligning spatially and radially. The spring rings and the closed wire loops can be used in many applications, including in connector applications and seal applications.
US10900530B2	Expansion valve An expansion valve includes a valve main body having a valve chamber therein, a valve body arranged within the valve chamber, a valve body support member supporting the valve body, an urging member urging the valve body toward a valve seat, an actuating bar pressing the valve body in an opening direction of the valve against urging force generated by the urging member, and a vibration proof spring suppressing vibration of the valve body or the actuating bar. The actuating bar has an outer peripheral surface of which a part constitutes a contact surface slidably contacting with the vibration proof spring, and the contact surface has a shape by which the amount of deformation of the vibration proof spring becomes greater as the valve body goes towards a closing direction of the valve.
US10900527B2	Disk brake for a utility vehicle The invention relates to a disk brake for a utility vehicle, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk and which is slidably held on at least one guide bar, which is connected to a stationary brake bracket by means of a screw, wherein the screw is fed through the guide bar, is designed in such a way that the guide bar has impressing elements, which are formed on the end face of the guide bar that lies against the brake bracket, at least in a circumferential and/or radial partial region, which impressing elements engage into the brake bracket in an impressed manner in such a way that an interlocking connection and/or a frictional connection is formed.
US10900520B1	Bearing assemblies including integrated lubrication, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to bearing assemblies that include integrated lubrication, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and related methods. For example, a lubricated bearing assembly may include a lubricant that may lubricate the bearing surface thereof during operation of the lubricated bearing assembly and/or bearing apparatus including the lubricated bearing assembly.
US10900515B2	Yaw bearing arrangement A yaw bearing arrangement for a wind turbine, including a yaw bearing with a yaw ring and radial adjustment acting on the inner radial lateral surface of the yaw ring, the radial adjustment including at least a housing, at least one sliding pad and one or more threaded adjustment bolts arranged in threaded housing bores and connected with the sliding pad for a radial adjustment of the sliding pad towards the lateral surface and axial bores for accommodating fixation bolts, wherein the housing is a ring or a ring segment with a plurality of radial, at least partially threaded bores, each radial bore accommodating a radial sliding unit including a radial sliding pad and a threaded radial adjustment bolt for radial movement of the sliding pad.
US10900514B2	Wire-tray-assembly with stud-mount inserts A wire-tray-assembly includes a wire-tray, a first-insert, and a second-insert. The wire-tray has a first-mounting-tab defining a first-aperture, and a second-mounting-tab defining a second-aperture. The first-insert is releasably retained by the first-mounting-tab and a first-mounting-stud extends through the first-aperture into the first-insert. The first-insert is rotatable about a longitudinal-axis of the first-mounting-stud. The first-insert defines a first-cavity into which are disposed first-pawls configured to releasably engage threads of the first-mounting-stud. The second-insert is releasably retained by the second-mounting-tab and a second-mounting-stud extends through the second-aperture into the second-insert. The second-body defines a second-cavity into which are disposed second-pawls configured to releasably engage threads of the second-mounting-stud. The first-pawls engage the threads of the first-mounting-stud and the second-pawls engage the threads of the second-mounting-stud when an installation-force is applied the first-insert and the second-insert along the longitudinal-axis of the first-mounting-stud and the second-mounting-stud.
US10900512B2	Anchor for hollow walls An anchor (910) for mounting to a hollow wall (W) made of friable material comprises a proximal flanged end (918) adapted to be engaged by a rotatable tool (B) to rotate the anchor (910) about a longitudinal axis (A) thereof and to cause is to gradually engage the wall (W). The anchor (910) also includes a distal end (912) adapted to cut through the wall (W) as the anchor (910) is rotated, and a shank (920) extending between the proximal and distal ends (918, 912). The shank (920) includes at least one expandable leg (924) that is in a collapsed position thereof when the anchor (910) is rotated to mount it to the wall (W) and that is located distally beyond a non visible surface of the wall (W) once the anchor (910) has been mounted to the wall and is in a first position thereof. The wall anchor (910) includes an outer thread (922) that securely engages the wall (W). A threaded fastener (B), e.g. a screw, is adapted to be introduced in the anchor (910) and to threadably engage the same distally of the leg (924) such that sufficient rotation of the threaded fastener (B) retracts the distal end (912) towards the proximal end (918) thereby causing the leg (924) to displace to a laterally expanded position thereof and to engage the non visible surface of the wall (W).
US10900508B2	Flow damper, pressure-accumulation and water-injection apparatus, and nuclear installation To include a cylindrical vortex chamber 35, a small flow-rate pipe 37 connected to a peripheral plate 35C of the vortex chamber 35 along a tangential direction thereof, a large flow-rate pipe 36 connected to the peripheral plate 35C with a predetermined angle with respect to the small flow-rate pipe 37, an outlet pipe connected to an outlet 39 formed in a central part of the vortex chamber 35, and a straightening plate 50 that is arranged in a part between the outlet 39 and the peripheral plate 35C of the vortex chamber 35, and when jets flow into the vortex chamber 35 from the small flow-rate pipe 37 and the large flow-rate pipe 36, straightens impinging jets from the small flow-rate pipe 37 and from the large flow-rate pipe 36 having flowed into the vortex chamber 35 toward the outlet 39.
US10900507B2	Distribution of a multi-phase fluid mixture A distribution unit for distributing a multi-phase fluid mixture is disclosed. The distribution unit includes a distribution body defining a first passage, and a first distal body portion having a plurality of first slots. The distribution body includes a second distal body portion having a plurality of second slots distributed on a side wall of the second distal body portion. Each of the plurality of second slots is adapted to accommodate a baffle plate. The second distal body portion includes at least one aperture formed on a bottom wall of the second distal body portion. The plurality of first slots, the plurality of second slots, and the at least one aperture are in fluid communication with the first passage to discharge the flow of the multi-phase fluid.
US10900506B2	Construction machine A construction machine includes: one or more hydraulic pumps discharging a working fluid; an engine supplying a rotational power to the hydraulic pumps; a hydraulic line through which the working fluid discharged by the hydraulic pumps moves; a main control valve provided on the hydraulic line and controlling supply of the working fluid to a traveling device or one or more of various working devices, which require the working fluid; a bypass cut valve provided on the hydraulic line at a lower side thereof than the main control valve to open and close the hydraulic line; an automatic warm-up switch generating a warm-up operation signal for raising a temperature of the working fluid before an operation starts; and a control device performing a warm-up operation for increasing the number of revolutions of the engine and opening the bypass cut valve to increase a flow rate along the hydraulic line, when the warm-up operation signal is received from the automatic warm-up switch.
US10900505B2	Line rupture safeguard for a hydraulic cylinder A line rupture safeguard for a hydraulic cylinder that has a connecting line between a connection for the hydraulic cylinder and a connection for a hydraulic unit, wherein a spring-biased closure unit in the connecting line is biased in a position releasing the connecting line, and at least partially closes the connecting line when a pressure differential in the connecting line is exceeded. A movable cam follower is provided that has a curved section which interacts with the spring-biased closure unit, and whose position dictates the spring bias of the closure unit and the pressure differential for at least partially closing the closure unit.
US10900504B2	Hydraulic apparatus and hydraulic appliance usable therein A hydraulic apparatus includes a first valve manifold that provides a shutdown capability and a second valve manifold that provides an overspeed control capability. The hydraulic apparatus advantageously further employs a hydraulic appliance that includes a check valve and a bypass apparatus. The hydraulic appliance enables the second valve manifold to additionally provide as an alternative function a redundant shutdown capability, thereby obviating the need to have three separate valve manifolds.
US10900503B2	Fluid actuator arrangement A fluid actuator arrangement comprises a first cylinder housing including a first head member and a second head member; a first piston body is slidable arranged in said first cylinder housing; the first piston body divides the first cylinder housing interior into a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber, at least the first cylinder chamber is coupled to a fluid supply. The first piston body exhibits a first through-bore and a second through-bore that extend through the first piston body in an axial direction; a first piston rod is arranged slidable in the first through-bore and a second piston rod is arranged slidable in the second through-bore; and the first through-bore comprises a first engagement and disengagement device and the second through-bore comprises a second engagement and disengagement device, which are arranged for providing individual engagement or disengagement to or from the respective first and second piston rod.
US10900500B2	Ejector for a refrigerating machine An ejector for a refrigerating machine having a main body crossed by a conduit for passage of refrigerant fluid and having a compartment which includes a seating, which is in communication with the conduit, and a mouth for inlet of refrigerant fluid; a nozzle which can be coupled with the seating and has an internal hole for passage of the refrigerant fluid, and a shutter having an end which can be coupled with the hole to close the hole.
US10900498B1	Compressor and method for operation of a compressor Compressors and methods for operating compressors are provided. In one example, a compressor is provided that comprises a ported shroud including a first port positioned upstream of a leading side of a rotor and a second port positioned downstream of the leading side of the rotor. The compressor also includes a muffler arranged in the ported shroud and comprising a plurality of projections, each of the plurality of projections radially extend from a base of the muffler and include an aperture extending through the base.
US10900494B2	Adaptable sport cover for interior and exterior features What is needed is a system that a system that may allow a consumer to adapt a light source to customize a room. Accordingly, the present disclosure relates to a system that may be adapted to a range of features, wherein the system may convey a preference for a sport, sports team, college, or other source of fandom. In some embodiments, a sport cover may be integrated with a feature, such as a fan, wall mount, chandelier, or lamp. In some aspects, the sport cover may comprise a range of customizable attributes, such as colors, sounds, images, and sport cover types. According to the present disclosure, a consumer may change out the light fixture on the fan to with an adaptable or convertible sports cover.
US10900491B2	Compressor system including gas bearing, and method of supplying gas to compressor including gas bearing A compressor system includes; a compression section that sucks and compresses gas; a rotor that includes the compression section; a gas bearing that supports the rotor; a dynamic-pressure generating gas supply system that supplies, to a gas supply port for dynamic pressure of the gas bearing, bleed gas from the gas pressurized by the compression section; and an external gas supply system for static pressure that supplies, to a gas supply port for static pressure of the gas bearing, external gas from outside of the compression section. The dynamic-pressure generating gas supply system and the external gas supply system for static pressure respectively include paths that are independent of each other to the gas bearing. The gas supply port for dynamic pressure and the gas supply port for static pressure are independent of each other.
US10900490B2	Method for controlling a circulation pump in an installation comprising at least two circulation circuits A method controls a circulation pump (1) in an installation with at least two circulation circuits (3, 4), with which the circulation pump (1) is integrated by way of a switch-over valve (2) into the one or the other circulation circuit (3 or 4) depending on the switched position. The pump (1) is activated differently depending on the switched position of the switch-over valve (2). The switch-over procedure is detected by way of determining the pressure course and/or the flow rate course in the pump (1) or an electrical variable which is dependent thereon, of the motor driving the pump, and the pump (1) is operated in another manner accordingly.
US10900489B2	Automatic pumping system commissioning A technique facilitates automatic commissioning operations on pumping systems, e.g. electric submersible pumping systems. The automatic commissioning technique employs closed-loop monitoring and control processes which may include monitoring of pump shaft direction and speed measurements. In many applications, the technique reduces the time and manual effort otherwise involved in commissioning pumping systems in well completions. Embodiments also may be employed in automated decision-making related to commissioning and in determining operational settings based on sensed environmental and/or well performance conditions.
US10900487B2	Pump assembly A pump assembly (1) includes an impeller (12) with a rotor axis (R), a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12), a drive motor with a stator (14) and a rotor (51) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51), and a stator housing (13) accommodates the stator (14). The rotor can (57) includes a rotor can flange (63) having a lateral rotor can flange face (87) fitting within a peripheral wall (69) of the pump housing (11). The lateral rotor can flange face (87) has at least three radial projections (91) abutting against the peripheral wall (69) of the pump housing (11) and centering the rotor can (57) with respect to the peripheral wall (69) of the pump housing (11).
US10900478B2	Pump membrane for diaphragm pump A pump diaphragm for a diaphragm pump for conveying a fluid includes a solid core with a connection device for a drive rod of the diaphragm pump, and a plate-shaped elastic diaphragm body made of rubber having a peripheral clamping edge. The solid core is embedded at least partially in the diaphragm body and the solid core is produced from a thermoplastic and forms covalent bonds with the elastic diaphragm body made of rubber without adhesive. For this purpose, the thermoplastic, for example polyamide 612 or polyphenylene ether, and the rubber, a periodically cross-linked rubber such as EPDM, are selected in such a way that they are covalently cross-linked with one another at the boundary layer. In this way, a bonding layer that is susceptible to weakening or destruction is not present between the core and the diaphragm body.
US10900476B2	Natural gas reciprocating compressor A reciprocating compressor including a compressor frame including a drive shaft received therein, a rotary to linear motion converter coupling the drive shaft and a first end of a piston rod, a piston coupled to a second end of the piston rod, a compression cylinder in which the piston is received, an inlet valve coupled to the compression cylinder and a discharge valve coupled to the compression cylinder, a pressure casing encasing the compressor frame and the rotary to linear motion converter, a motor coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the motor is located external to the pressure casing, and a mechanical seal coupled between the drive shaft and the pressure casing.
US10900475B2	Distribution unit In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a system and method for distributing electrical or other forms of power, fluids, data, fuel, and combinations thereof for performing hydraulic well stimulation treatments is provided. The disclosed distribution unit may include an arrangement of distribution lines (e.g., cables or fluid conduits) disposed within a body of the distribution unit for routing various resources between connection points used to connect the distribution unit to nearby stimulation equipment. The manifolded distribution unit provides convenient and efficient routing of power, fuel, data, and other items needed by equipment disposed about a well site.
US10900470B2	Wind turbine Provided is a wind turbine including a hub and several blades rotatably attached to the hub by means of blade bearings including an inner ring coupled with the respective blade and an outer ring coupled with the hub, or vice versa, and rolling elements provided between the rings, wherein the outer ring or the inner ring has a cross section with a circumferentially varying thickness.
US10900467B2	Floating structure for supporting a marine wind turbine A floating structure for supporting a marine wind turbine comprising an emerged tower (21) defined by a tower wall (31), a submerged float (23) defined by a float wall (33) and a float lower end closing wall (34) and a transition element (22) placed in-between and defined by a transition wall (32), wherein the tower wall (31), the float wall (33) and the transition wall (32) have axisymmetric outer surfaces about a central axis (5) respectively defined by a tower generatrix, a float generatrix and a curved concave transition generatrix which is tangent to the tower generatrix, and wherein the axisymmetric outer surface of the float wall (33) has a float upper diameter (D2) equal to the axisymmetric outer surface of the transition wall (32) and bigger than the axisymmetric outer surface of the tower wall (31).
US10900465B2	Noise reduction to the trailing edge of fluid dynamic bodies A fluid dynamic body having a trailing edge with a pattern formed thereon, the pattern can include a plurality of smoothly surfaced adjacent members with respective interstices therebetween, wherein at least one of the interstices completely contains a porous barrier. In some embodiments, the porous barrier can obstruct fluid flow through the respective interstice between a first surface of the fluid dynamic body on a first side of the trailing edge and a second surface of the fluid dynamic body on a second side of the trailing edge. This helps to reduce noise produced at the trailing edge. In some embodiments, the fluid dynamic body is a wind turbine blade or an air-engine blade.
US10900463B2	Wave powered pump A device for pumping water and powered by ocean waves, a wave farm including multiple devices and a process for capturing energy from waves in the form of hydraulic power. The floating device pitches in waves and includes one or more water filled coiled pipes, connected via valves to feed and discharge manifolds and to a hydraulic accumulator.
US10900451B2	High-pressure fuel pump The invention relates to a high-pressure fuel pump (10) having a housing (12) in which a pressure-limiting valve (38) is arranged in a bore (36), wherein the bore (36) leads into an inflow volume (30) of a low-pressure inflow (22).
US10900443B2	Optimal feedback heat energy internal combustion engine and applications An internal combustion engine wherein a thermo potential heat flow in combustion is maximized by providing a feedback of an optimized amount of thermo potential heat flow that is modulated in the exhaust media, into the air intake, and a method of providing feedback comprises producing a shock wave of pulse of exhaust media and pulse of intake air on the opposite side of a high temperature shock tube thereby transferring the thermo potential heat energy flow from the exhaust media to the air intake.
US10900439B2	Cylinder liners with adhesive metallic layers and methods of forming the cylinder liners A coated cylinder liner 20 comprises a wear resistant layer 22, such as a DLC coating, and a metallic adhesive layer 24, such as chromium or titanium, deposited on an inner surface 26 thereof. The layers 22, 24 each have a thickness tw, ta varying by not more than 5% along at least 70% of the length of the inner surface 26. The metallic adhesive layer 24 is deposited by sputtering a consumable metallic electrode 28 onto the inner surface 26. The sputtering can be magnetron sputtering. The consumable metallic electrode 28 can include a hollow opening 40 with orifices 50 for providing a carrier gas into the deposition chamber 52. In addition, the inner surface 26 of the cylinder liner 20 can provide the deposition chamber 52 by sealing a first opening 36 and second opening 38 of the cylinder liner 20.
US10900438B2	Fuel pressure control for engine fuel systems An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
US10900434B2	Misfire detecting device for internal combustion engine The occurrence of the misfire having a level at which exhaust purifying function of a catalyst is impaired (OT-level misfire) is detected. Upon the detection of the OT-level misfire, basic OT risk from the misfire is multiplied by a correction coefficient corresponding to the accumulated PM amount on the catalyst. The basic OT risk from the misfire is a basic value of OT risk from the misfire which is set based on the operating condition of the engine. The correction coefficient is set to a smaller value as the accumulated PM amount increases. Therefore, the OT risk from the misfire after the multiplication decreases as the accumulated PM amount increases. When a predetermined judgement condition with the OT risk from the misfire is established, it is judged that the misfire having the level occurs.
US10900431B2	Method for determining spark plug electrode spacing and state of wear A method for implementation with the operation of an internal combustion engine, having an ignition plug, which is arranged on a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, wherein: in a first step, a cylinder pressure at the ignition time at the combustion chamber is detected, as well as a breakdown voltage at the ignition plug; and in a second step, a current electrode distance of the ignition electrodes, representing a current ignition electrode wear state, is determined based on the detected cylinder pressure, the detected breakdown voltage and a constant of proportionality.
US10900429B2	Controller and control method for internal combustion engine A controller is configured to control an internal combustion engine. The controller is configured to execute a catalyst temperature-increasing control of increasing a temperature of the three-way catalyst device by introducing air-fuel mixture, which contains the fuel injected by a fuel injection valve, into an exhaust passage without burning the air-fuel mixture in a cylinder. The controller includes an air-fuel ratio control unit configured to control an air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture during the execution of the catalyst temperature-increasing control such that the air-fuel ratio becomes a richer air-fuel ratio during a first period from a beginning of the catalyst temperature-increasing control to a specified air-fuel ratio switching timing than during a second period from the air-fuel ratio switching timing to a completion of the catalyst temperature-increasing control.
US10900428B2	Controller for internal combustion engine A controller for an internal combustion engine includes a processing circuit that performs a dither control process on condition that a temperature increase request of a catalyst is made. The processing circuit 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.
US10900426B2	Control device An object is to provide a control device that calculates an intake pipe pressure of an engine, in which the humidity of air is measured, and a change in a gas constant due to a change in the total number of moles of air is corrected, to improve the accuracy of the calculation value of the intake pipe pressure.A control device that controls an engine provided with an air amount measurement unit that measures an air amount passing through a throttle throttle valve provided in an intake passage of the engine, and a humidity measurement unit that measures a humidity of air passing through the throttle throttle valve, includes: an air amount calculation unit that calculates an air amount flowing into a cylinder of the engine based on a measurement result of the air amount measurement unit; and a pressure calculation unit that calculates a pressure of the intake manifold on a downstream side of the throttle throttle valve based on the air amount measured by the air amount measurement unit, the air amount calculated by the air amount calculation unit, and the humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.
US10900423B2	On-board separation process Systems and methods are provided for performing on-board separation of a fuel into a higher octane fuel fraction and a lower octane fuel fraction using a membrane under osmosis conditions. By performing the separation under osmosis conditions, the feed for separation can be exposed to the membrane without requiring prior heating. This can avoid the need for having a separate heat exchanger system for heating the feed to the membrane to a desired temperature range. Additionally or alternately, the permeate from the membrane separation can be at a pressure of roughly 100 kPa-a or higher. This can avoid the need for having an eductor to provide a pressure below 100 kPa-a for the permeate side of the membrane. The fuel fractions produced during the membrane separation can then be used as fuel in a dual-fuel spark ignition engine.
US10900422B2	Heat exchanger system for aircraft and associated method of operation The heat exchanger system can have a first conduit extending from at least one first conduit inlet through a heat exchanger to at least two first conduit outlets; a second conduit extending from at least one second inlet through the heat exchanger to at least one second outlet, the first and second conduits disposed adjacent to one another in heat exchange engagement within the heat exchanger; and a bypass conduit extending from the first conduit between the at least one first inlet and the heat exchanger to the first conduit between the heat exchanger and at least one of said at least two first outlets.
US10900421B2	Direct feedback regarding metered flow of fuel system The present disclosure describes a fuel system for an engine. The fuel system includes a fuel metering valve, a flow measuring system, and a controller in communication with the fuel metering valve and the flow measuring system. The fuel metering valve is operable to meter a flow rate of fuel based on a stroke of the fuel metering valve. The flow measuring system is configured to measure a mass flow rate of the fuel leaving the fuel system at a bandwidth greater than 20 Hz. The controller is configured to dynamically adjust the stroke of the fuel measuring system based on the mass flow rate of the fuel measured by the flow measuring system to change the flow rate of the fuel.
US10900415B2	Turbocharger having a meridionally divided turbine housing and a variable turbine nozzle A turbocharger has a meridionally divided turbine housing defining a first scroll and a first nozzle, and a second scroll and a second nozzle. The first and second nozzles are divided from each other by a shroud plate mounted within the nozzle, for isolating the exhaust gas streams flowing through the two nozzles from each other. A plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes are rotatably mounted at a radially inner side of the nozzles. Leading-edge portions of the vanes are slotted to receive the shroud plate when the vanes are pivoted open. Trailing-edge portions of the vanes are unslotted. A radially inner periphery of the shroud plate includes cutouts for abutting the trailing-edge portions of the vanes in the closed position, and includes contour portions for influencing a flow separation ratio of the turbine.
US10900413B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine including at least two cylinders with parallel longitudinal axes, each cylinder including an opening and a piston capable of moving in translation inside the cylinder, the respective openings of the cylinders facing each other, the pistons being in kinematic relation with a connecting rod-crank mechanism including: a spacer connecting the pistons, suitable for maintaining a fixed spacing between the pistons, the pistons being respectively attached to the arms of the spacer, a crankshaft rotating about an axis, arranged between the openings of the cylinders and between the longitudinal axes of the cylinders, the crankshaft comprising a crank pin, a rocker rotating about the crank pin, at least one connecting rod including a first, small end, rigidly attached to the spacer and a second, big end, rigidly attached to one of the ends of the rocker.
US10900412B2	Electronics assembly having a heat sink and an electrical insulator directly bonded to the heat sink An electronics assembly drives an electric motor and receives a coolant fluid. The electronics assembly includes a heat sink including a thermally conductive material. The heat sink includes a frame extending between a first surface and a second surface. The first surface defines at least a portion of a cavity for receiving the coolant fluid therein. The heat sink includes a plurality of cooling members coupled to and extending from the first surface of the frame into the cavity such that the plurality of cooling members are disposed within the coolant fluid. The electronics assembly further includes an electrical insulator directly bonded to the second surface of the frame and a semiconductor thermally coupled to the electrical insulator. The electrical insulator is a thermal conductor and facilitates heat transfer between the semiconductor and the heat sink. The electrical insulator electrically insulates the semiconductor from the heat sink.
US10900410B2	Duct assembly for vehicle A duct assembly for a vehicle includes an intake duct having an intake port that opens rearward, a discharge duct having a discharge port that opens downward, and a protrusion. The protrusion protrudes to a position below the discharge port from a position that is forward of the discharge port and overlaps with the discharge port in the width direction of the vehicle. The protrusion has a protruding distal end face. The distance in the front-rear direction from the rear end of the protruding distal end face to the rear end of the discharge port is defined as L. The distance in the vertical direction from the lower end of the object to be cooled to the rear end of the protruding distal end face is defined as H. The value obtained by dividing the distance L by the distance H is less than 3.5.
US10900402B2	Internal combustion engine system An internal combustion engine system includes: an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle; a NOx selective reduction catalyst; a reducing agent supply device including a urea water addition valve configured to add urea water into the exhaust gas passage upstream of the NOx selective reduction catalyst, a urea water tank, a urea water flow passage that connects the urea water addition valve and the urea water tank, and a pump configured to supply the urea water addition valve with the urea water from the urea water tank; and a control device. The control device is configured to perform a runoff reduction control that controls at least one of the reducing agent supply device and the internal combustion engine such that the amount of runoff of the urea water from the urea water tank becomes less when the tilt angle of the vehicle is large than when it is small.
US10900401B2	Method for detecting a blocked pressure line A method of detecting a blocked pressure line in an internal combustion engine SCR system, which includes a feed pump, a dosing module, a pressure sensor, and an electronic control unit, includes a reference signal of a pressure (p) in the pressure line being measured over a measuring time (tM) if a reducing agent solution is not dosed by the dosing module, and a signal energy of the reference signal is then calculated; a pressure signal being measured over the measuring time (tM) during the dosing of a dosing mass of the reducing agent solution by the dosing module; and a signal energy of the pressure signal is then calculated; a ratio of the signal energies of the pressure signal to the signal energy of the reference signal being calculated; and finally the blocked pressure line being detected if the ratio falls short of a first pre-definable threshold value.
US10900400B2	Method for operating an electrically heatable catalyst A method for operating an electrically heatable catalytic converter in an exhaust tract of an internal combustion engine having at least one honeycomb body through which an exhaust-gas stream can flow, and having at least one electrically heatable heating conductor positioned upstream of the honeycomb body in a throughflow direction of the exhaust gas includes: applying an electrical current to the heating conductor such that the heating conductor is electrically heated in a manner dependent on an ambient temperature around the heating conductor; and electrically heating the heating conductor such that a dwell time of a temperature of the heating conductor is bounded in a temperature range defined by a first lower limit temperature TG1U and an upper limit temperature TG1O.
US10900399B2	Movable emission control system for auxiliary diesel engines A mobile emissions control system is provided for diesel engines operated on ocean-going ships at-berth. The emissions control system comprises two essential elements: an emissions capturing system and an emissions control system. The emissions control system may be mounted on a towable chassis or mounted on a barge, allowing it to be placed alongside ocean-going ships at-berth. The emission capturing system captures exhaust from a ship's diesel engine and conducts it into the emissions control system, which cleans the exhaust and then passes clean air into the atmosphere through an exhaust outlet.
US10900396B2	Exhaust orifice tube for vehicle mufflers A vehicle exhaust system is provided. The exhaust system may include a muffler including a casing, an inlet tube extending therethrough, and an outlet pipe partially disposed therein. The exhaust system may also include an orifice tube that may have a tapered body inserted within an end of the outlet pipe that is disposed between a baffle and a wall of the casing. The orifice tube may also include an inlet portion flared from the tapered body configured to attenuate noise of exhaust gas funneling into the outlet pipe.
US10900393B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device controls an internal combustion engine including: an elastic wave sensor arranged and configured to output a signal responsive to the strength of an acoustic emission wave produced at a sliding portion; and a variable oil pump. The control device is configured to execute an oil pressure control such that the oil pressure approaches a target oil pressure according to an engine operating condition. This oil pressure control includes a first pressure-increase processing executed where an AE correlation value correlated with the strength or occurrence frequency of the acoustic emission wave detected by the elastic wave sensor is greater than a first threshold value. The first pressure-increase processing increases the target oil pressure associated with a first engine operating condition present when the AE correlation value becomes greater than the first threshold value, as compared to when the AE correlation value is not greater than that.
US10900392B2	Inverted non-stop lifeboat diesel engine lubrication system and flow configuration method thereof A lubrication system includes an engine oil pump, a lubricating oil tank, a breathing pipe, a machine body, and an oil pan. The engine oil pump is formed by superposing upper and lower layers being a lubricating pump and an oil return pump. An oil inlet of the oil return pump leads to a cavity of the oil pan, and an oil outlet leads to an interior of the lubricating oil tank. An oil inlet of the lubricating pump leads to the interior of the lubricating oil tank, and an oil outlet leads to a machine filter. The machine filter is communicated with a main oil path of the machine body. An oil tank cover of the lubricating oil tank is provided with a breathing one-way valve and an oil filling port. The breathing one-way valve communicates one end of the breathing pipe, and the other end thereof communicates a crankcase.
US10900390B2	Harsh condition controls for electrically latched switching roller finger follower A method of operating an electromagnetic latch assembly of a type that includes an electromagnet and a latch pin that is stable independently from the electromagnet in both first and second positions includes energizing the electromagnet systematically over a period in a manner that enhances the functionality of the electromagnetic latch assembly without causing the latch pin to move between the first and second positions. The period may be a period over which the electromagnetic latch assembly is too cold and the electromagnet may be energized in a manner that is effective for heating. Alternatively, the period may be one over which the electromagnetic latch assembly is subject to high inertial forces and the electromagnet may be energized in a manner that is effective to enhance latch pin retention.
US10900383B2	Systems and methods for expanding flow in a waste heat recovery system A waste heat recovery system includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and an expander. The first heat exchanger receives working fluid from a first portion of a first loop and provides the working fluid to a second portion of the first loop. The second heat exchanger receives the working fluid from a first portion of a second loop and provides the working fluid to a second portion of the second loop. The expander provides the working fluid to a first portion of a common line. The expander includes a stator. The stator includes a first inlet and a second inlet. The common line provides the working fluid to both the first loop and the second loop upstream of the first portion of the first loop and upstream of the first portion of the second loop.
US10900380B2	Recirculation stall in compressor insert or backplate In a turbocharger for receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and for delivering compressed air to the internal combustion engine, a backplate may include a lubricant stall protrusion, such as a rib, may be placed in recirculation or collection recesses of the backplate to stall recirculating lubricant flow and direct the lubricant into a bearing housing lubricant core and drain to reduce an amount of lubricant proximate piston rings and leaking into a compressor housing of the turbocharger. When an lubricant deflector is used, the lubricant stall protrusion stalls recirculating lubricant that is outboard of the lubricant deflector, and may have an outer protrusion edge closely matching the outboard contour of the lubricant deflector to minimize a flow gap there between.
US10900378B2	Turbine tip shroud assembly with plural shroud segments having internal cooling passages A shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a shroud support and a plurality of shroud segments that are attached to the shroud support. The shroud segment includes an internal cooling passage.
US10900372B2	Device for storing energy by electrical energy by means of conversion of electrical energy into thermal energy A method and a device for storing electrical energy by means of conversion into thermal energy and reconversion into electrical energy are described. In a pipe system as a vapor container, there is produced overheated vapor by use of electrically produced heat, said vapor transmits in turn the heat to the walls of the walls of the vapor container (1) under-utilization a thermodynamic effect, said walls transmitting the heat to the storage medium (2) by use of additionally arranged welded plates.
US10900370B2	Gas turbine engine offtake A tip clearance control (TCC) system 100 is provided to control the gap 176 between the tips of turbine blades 172 of a gas turbine engine 10 and the casing 174 within which they rotate. The inlet 120 to the TCC system is provided in a bifurcation panel 110 that extends across a bypass duct 22 of the gas turbine engine 10. The inlet is provided on a first major surface 112 of the bifurcation panel 110 that is defined such that the direction (R) that points through the bifurcation panel from the first major surface 112 to a second major surface 114 corresponds to the fan rotation direction. This provides a particularly effective and/or efficient TCC system 100.
US10900364B2	Gas turbine engine stator vane support A stator vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an inner vane support defining a first aperture, an outer vane support defining a second aperture, a stator having an inner end that extends through the first aperture and an outer end that extends through the second aperture, and a first bracket. The first bracket is operatively connected to the inner vane support and extends over the first aperture. The first bracket and the inner vane support defining a first pocket.
US10900363B2	Laser tip cladding to net-shape with shrouds Cladding material is applied by laser to a net-shape. A method of cladding a host component includes installing the component in a fixture. A shroud component is located against the host component adjacent a select location for the cladding. Cladding is applied to the host component to the select location and adjacent to shroud component so that the shroud component defines an edge of the cladding as applied. The edge of the cladding as defined by the shroud component defines a desired cladding profile requiring no/approximately no post-cladding processing to remove over-cladded material.
US10900362B2	Insert system for an airfoil and method of installing same An insert system for an airfoil plenum includes a first insert and a second insert that include a plurality of impingement openings defined therein. The first insert includes a forward-facing inlet opening. The second insert includes a neck portion having a radial-facing inlet opening, an aft opening, and a cavity in flow communication between the radial-facing inlet opening and the aft opening. The second insert is sized for insertion into the plenum radially through a plenum inlet such that the neck portion is positioned in the plenum inlet. The first insert is sized for insertion into the second insert radially through the radial-facing inlet opening. When the neck portion is positioned in the plenum inlet, the first insert is moveable aftward through the aft opening into an installed position such that the forward-facing inlet opening opens into the cavity.
US10900361B2	Turbine airfoil with biased trailing edge cooling arrangement An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an array of features positioned in an interior portion of the airfoil. Each feature extends from a pressure side to a suction side. The array includes multiple radial rows (A-N) of features with the features in each row (A-N) being interspaced radially to define coolant passages therebetween. The radial rows (A-N) are spaced along a forward-to-aft direction toward an airfoil trailing edge. The coolant passages of the array are fluidically interconnected to lead a pressurized coolant toward the trailing edge via a serial impingement on to the rows of features. The coolant passages are geometrically configured to bias a coolant flow therethrough toward a first side in relation to a second side of the outer wall to effect a greater cooling of the first side than the second side.
US10900358B2	Packaged compressor housing The packaged compressor includes: an exhaust duct having an exhaust port; a gas cooler arranged to be inclined with respect to the exhaust port in the exhaust duct; and at least one sound insulating plate arranged in a direction perpendicular to the exhaust port in the exhaust duct, the sound insulating plate configured to partition the exhaust port. In the packaged compressor, the exhaust port is partitioned into divided openings by the sound insulating plate. Of the divided openings, an area of a first divided opening provided on a side where a distance between the gas cooler and the exhaust port is shortest is larger than an area of a second divided opening.
US10900355B2	Bit holder with shortened nose portion A bit holder that includes a front portion and a shank axially depending from the front portion. The front portion having an axial length that is less than the axial length of the shank. A combination bit holder and base block that includes the bit holder with the front portion having an axial length that is less than the axial length of the shank. The base block including a mounting portion and a device receiving portion, the device receiving portion including a length that is the same or less than a length of the mounting portion. The base block having a device receiving portion that includes a length shorter than a length of the mounting portion adapted to provide increased access to the rear of the bit assembly allowing the base blocks to be mounted closer to each other for micro-milling operations. Shortened bit holder shanks are reconfigured from prior art to provide increased holding power between the bit holder shank and base block bore.
US10900354B2	Drilling and cutting device A drilling and cutting device for both drilling and cutting through large objects is provided. The drilling and cutting device provides a plurality of cutting elements spaced apart and connected along a cutting chain that is operatively connected to a driven gear. The cutting chain is mounted along a periphery of a guide bar adapted to force the cutting chain to move on a certain path laterally, longitudinally or rotatably when selectively engaged to a mounting assembly.
US10900353B2	Method and apparatus for sub-terrain chlorine ion detection in the near wellbore region in an open-hole well Methods and systems for identifying a salinity gradient in a formation surrounding a bore of a subterranean well includes introducing an antenna assembly into the bore of the subterranean well. The antenna assembly has an elongated antenna body. An emitting antenna extends axially along an outer surface of the antenna body. A receiving antenna extends axially along the outer surface of the antenna body, the receiving antenna being spaced circumferentially apart from the emitting antenna. An electromagnetic interrogation wave is produced into the formation with the emitting antenna with a pulse duration of no greater than 0.01 seconds. A reflected wave is received with the receiving antenna. The amplitude of the reflected wave is analyzed to determine a distribution of chlorine ion concentration in the formation.
US10900352B2	Wireless acoustic communication apparatus and related methods Wireless acoustic communication apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first rod and a second rod. The first rod and the second rod are to form a rod string. The example apparatus includes a first acoustic repeater mechanically coupled to the first rod. The first acoustic repeater is to communicate with a second acoustic repeater to convey data via the rod string. The second acoustic repeater is to receive the data from a first tool.
US10900350B2	RFID device for use downhole In one embodiment, a radio-frequency identification device for use in a wellbore includes a housing made of a polymer; and an antenna disposed in the housing. The polymer may be selected from the group consisting of an elastomer, a plastic, a rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof. The RFID device may also include a fill material disposed in the housing.
US10900347B2	BOP elastomer health monitoring The service life of a packer element, an annular BOP, is estimated using one pressure sensor below the elastomer seal or two pressure sensors positioned above and below the elastomer seal. The pressure variations below the elastomer are monitored versus piston position and used to detect elastomer wear with time/pressure cycles. The pressure variations above the elastomer can be used to detect potential leakage, as well as leak characteristics such as leaking rate or leak geometry.
US10900343B1	Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling A system or method for drilling includes autonomously controlling a rotary or percussive drilling process as it transitions through multiple materials with very different dynamics. The method determines a drilling medium based on real-time measurements and comparison to prior drilling data, and identifies the material type, drilling region, and approximately optimal setpoint based on data from at least one operating condition. The controller uses these setpoints initially to execute an optimal search to maximize performance by minimizing mechanical specific energy.
US10900338B2	System and method for dispersing fluid flow from high speed jet A technique facilitates dispersion of injected fluid flow. A well string may be constructed with a screen assembly having a base pipe with a radial port, a filter medium, and a housing positioned along an exterior of the base pipe. The housing is constructed and positioned to form a chamber which receives high-pressure fluid exiting from an interior of the base pipe through the base pipe port. In some applications, a separate nozzle may be mounted in cooperation with the base pipe port. The screen assembly further comprises a dispersion member having features positioned in a flow path of the injected fluid to disperse the flow and thus to reduce the erosive effects.
US10900336B2	Mechanical perforator with guide skates A mechanical perforator with guide skates includes a perforator module and a skate module. The perforator module has perforator blades that may be forced outwardly to perforate machined-away areas of a well casing after the skate module has guided the perforator blades into alignment with the respective machined-away areas and locked the perforator blades in that alignment.
US10900329B2	Model tuning using boundary flux sector surrogates In some embodiments, a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to generate map values for a plurality of parameters corresponding to respective grid blocks of a reservoir, wherein the values have been previously generated based on an initial simulation result from a model of the reservoir; to generate a sector surrogate model that includes a subset of grid blocks of the reservoir based on a criterion for identifying grid blocks that negatively affect simulation of the reservoir; to provide data inputs to execute a simulation of the reservoir using the sector surrogate model; and to generate revised data inputs, based on results of the simulation of the reservoir using the sector surrogate model, to use in a subsequent simulation using the model of the reservoir. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10900324B2	Sliding sleeve having a flow inhibitor for well equalization A sliding sleeve apparatus that has a flow inhibitor that slows the fluid flow between the interior passageway of the sliding sleeve and the well annulus to allow pressure equalization between the interior passageway of the sliding sleeve and the well annulus to occur prior to placing the sliding sleeve in a fully open position. The inhibited or restricted fluid flow reduces wear on the seals and other components of the sliding sleeve, which extends the operative life of the tool.
US10900322B2	Pilot and stopper inside a ball suitable for wellbore drilling operations An apparatus, system, and method of use that enables control of fluid flow in a wellbore drill string with a pilot. The apparatus comprises a pusher rod with a bore for fluid flow contacting a rotatable ball with an internal bore comprising at least one pilot, wherein the seat between the pusher rod and the interior of the tubular prevents fluid flow. Pressure changes on the pusher rod rotate the bore of the ball in and out of contact with the bore of the pusher rod, to enable or prevent fluid flow, respectively. A method of use opens the ball by exerting pressure and/or force on the pusher rod to enable fluid through the ball by aligning the internal bores. Fluid flow is stopped by pressure exerted on the bottom of the ball causing the ball to rotate whereby the internal bore of the pusher rod is connected to the exterior surface of the ball. An accumulator can control the operations of the valve by selectively exerting pressure and/or fluid flow on the pusher rod.
US10900319B2	Cased bore straddle packer A cased bore straddle packer has an upper unload sub sleeve with fluid ports that are selectively aligned with corresponding ports in an upper unload sub mandrel component and a lower unload sub sleeve with fluid ports that are selectively aligned with corresponding ports in a lower unload sub mandrel component to permit fluid to be selectively dumped from the straddle packer. Control of the alignment of the respective ports is effected by manipulating an auto-J ratchet machined into a multicomponent mandrel of the straddle packer. The auto-J ratchet is controlled from the surface using completion string pull and push manipulations.
US10900314B2	Riser system A riser system is provided to eliminate the consequences associated with damage to the annular system while also maintaining the availability of critical safety systems. The riser system may comprise a customizable control housing and external seal control subs that facilitate reciprocation and rotation of a drillpipe or workstring while eliminating damage to the upper annular blow out preventer and allowing the upper annular blow out preventer to function as intended.
US10900313B2	Method and apparatus for production well pressure containment for blowout Apparatus and methodologies are provided for modifying the wellhead structure of a production well to seal the production well before subterranean fracturing operations. The apparatus includes an enclosure tubular and adapter 5 for sealingly engaging the polish rod extending from the wellhead structure, while maintaining the entire rod string in tension in a manner to ensure that the string and its connection with the downhole pump are not compromised. More specifically, the present preparations involve retaining the rod string in tension while removing at least the stuffing box from the wellhead structure, and 10 temporarily installing the enclosure tubular and adapter to seal the wellhead, preventing wellbore blowouts.
US10900311B2	Object removal enhancement arrangement and method An object removal enhancement arrangement including a second object comprising a material configured to enhance degradation of a first object. A resource recovery system including a tubular string disposed in a formation, a first seat disposed in the tubular string, a second seat disposed in the tubular string, an object receivable in the second seat upstream of the first seat, the object comprising a material to enhance degradation of an object receivable in the first seat. A method for enhancing response time for degrading degradable objects in a system including landing a first object on a first seat, pressuring against the first object, landing a second object on a second seat uphole of the first object, releasing a material of the second object to an environment between the first seat and the second seat.
US10900310B2	Installing a tubular string through a blowout preventer A tubular string is cut using a severing system deployed from the rig floor inserted through the BOP into the tubular string and landed in a fit-for-purpose wellhead. The cutting operation forms an excess tubular string and a remaining tubular string. Once cut, the excess tubular string is removed through the BOP. The system and its use eliminates the need to perform a cutting operation at the wellhead by personnel under the rig floor and the need for removal of the BOP thus reducing cost, saving time, and eliminating the inherent risk attendant with these operations.
US10900307B2	Linear actuator with hydraulic feed through Hydraulic fluid is from a hydraulic pump to a tool connected to respective first and second ends of a wellbore linear actuator. The actuator has a double acting cylinder with a cylinder head, a cylinder cap opposite the cylinder head, a piston head, and a piston rod. The piston head separates the cylinder into a first chamber and a second chamber, and the piston rod extends out of the second chamber through the cylinder cap. The double acting cylinder has first and second ends, and the double acting cylinder further includes a feed fluid passage between the first and second ends. The feed fluid passage includes a first fluid line through the piston head and the piston rod, the first chamber, and a second fluid line through the cylinder head.
US10900305B2	Instrument line for insertion in a drill string of a drilling system An apparatus for delivering tools within a drill string may include an instrument line including a mechanically resistant external structure with an internal cavity. The instrument line may be configured to be deployed into the drill string. The apparatus may include one or more isolated wires positioned within the internal cavity. The apparatus may also include one or more tools removably coupled to the instrument line and positionable within the drill string. The one or more tools may be configured to provide measurements of conditions within a wellbore via the one or more isolated wires.
US10900304B2	Fluid handling device A flow diverter for connecting a central bore to an outer conduit. The flow diverter defines a portion of the central bore and angled flow passages connecting the portion of the central bore to the outer conduit. Rounded edges between the central bore and angled flow passages reduce cavitation and/or turbulence. The rounded edges and an adjacent portion of the central bore may be defined by an insert.
US10900292B2	Fixed cutter drill bit having high exposure cutters for increased depth of cut A bit for drilling a wellbore includes: a body; and a cutting face forming a lower end of the bit. The cutting face includes: a blade protruding from the body and having a plurality of stud pockets formed in a bottom of the blade adjacent to a leading edge of the blade; a plurality of studs, each stud disposed in the respective pocket, mounted to the blade by a first braze material, and having a cutter pocket formed therein; a plurality of cutters, each cutter having a superhard cutting table attached to a cermet substrate, disposed in the respective cutter pocket, and mounted to the respective stud by a second braze material. An exposure of each cutter is greater than or equal to a diameter of the respective cutter.
US10900286B2	Apparatus and method for drilling generally horizontal underground boreholes An apparatus and method for drilling an underground borehole is presented, wherein pressurized air may be used to discharge out of the borehole cuttings created by a cutter head. A casing may be secured to the cutter head such that the cutter head and casing may be rotatable together as a unit. The casing may have larger and smaller diameter sections. An auger may be disposed adjacent the front of the casing.
US10900285B2	Lubricating downhole-type rotating machines A downhole-type device includes a fluid-end with a fluid rotor configured to move or be rotated by wellbore fluids. A fluid stator surrounds and supports the fluid rotor. A first bearing couples the fluid rotor to the fluid stator. A second bearing couples the fluid rotor to the fluid stator. An electric machine includes an electrical rotor rotably coupled to the fluid rotor. The electric rotor is configured to rotate in unison with the fluid rotor. An electrical stator surrounds and supports the electric rotor. A lubrication system is fluidically coupled to the downhole-type device. The lubrication system includes a topside pressure pump. A downhole-type distribution manifold is within a wellbore. The distribution manifold fluidically connects to the topside pressure pump, the first bearing, and the second bearing.
US10900284B2	Downhole motor bearing pack A rotatable bearing assembly transfers a weight of a drill string to a mud motor output shaft extending therethrough. The bearing assembly includes an outer bearing housing, an upper radial bearing assembly providing an upper radial bearing between the outer bearing housing and the output shaft, a balance piston that fluidly seals an upper end of the outer bearing housing and balances a pressure within the outer bearing housing, a lower radial bearing/seal assembly configured to both fluidly seal a lower end of the outer bearing housing and provide a lower radial bearing between the outer bearing housing and the output shaft, and a thrust bearing assembly received within the sealed interior of the outer bearing housing such that the bearing assembly initially operates in a sealed, lubricated mode and then a mud lube mode in the event of one or more seal failures. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10900281B1	Gate assembly A gate assembly is formed from a gate attached by hinges to a frame. A pair of L-shaped brackets are attached to the outer sides of the frame. The brackets are in turn attached to a pair of gate posts in a barrier. Bolt holes formed in the header section of the frame receive removable eye bolts that may be used as hoisting points as the frame is being positioned within a barrier. To maintain the shape of the frame during such positioning, a removable sill section is included in the base of the frame. The first upright section of the frame defines an unobstructed internal channel bounded by input and output portals. A cable may pass though the channel and into the gate by way of the output portal. Window openings in the gate may be fitted with removable window panels containing pickets and infill material. Dual gates may be positioned within an enlarged frame, and a removable mullion post positioned between the gates and supported by the frame.
US10900279B2	Frameless glass door or window arrangement with drip groove The present invention relates to a frameless glass door or window arrangement comprising a static frame and a movably mounted or stationary casement, wherein the casement further comprises a multiple glazing and at least one drip groove provided on the glazing, and wherein that at least one drip groove is provided between the plan defined by the external surface of the external glass plate and the plan defined by the internal surface of the internal glass plate of the glazing.
US10900275B2	Integrated tube for vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit evacuation and hermetic sealing, VIG unit including integrated tube, and associated methods Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units, and/or methods of making the same. An integrated pump-out tube is formed in a first substrate such that, when viewed in cross-section, the first glass substrate includes (a) first and second channel portions provided adjacent to opposite sides of a through-hole and (b) first and second sealing wall portions defined therebetween. An edge seal seals together the first and second substrates. A cavity is defined by the first and second substrates. Spacers provided between the first and second substrates in the cavity help maintain the first and second substrates in substantially parallel, spaced-apart relation to one another. The cavity is evacuated to a pressure less than atmospheric. The first and second sealing wall portions are preferentially heating to cause them to sag together and form a bridge covering the through-hole, hermetically sealing the VIG unit.
US10900274B2	Anti-rattle elements for internal divider of glass assembly An insulated glass assembly includes a first pane of translucent, obscure, or transparent sheet material, a second pane of translucent, obscure, or transparent sheet material spaced apart from the first pane, a perimeter spacer positioned between the first and second panes and extending around the perimeter of the panes, and an internal divider disposed between the first and second spaced apart panes. The internal divider is spaced from the first pane and second panes of sheet material to form a first gap and a second gap therebetween. The insulated glass assembly further includes a first spring element and a second element within the gaps between the internal divider and the first and second spaced apart panes. The first spring element and the second element combine to bias the internal divider against contact with either of the first and second spaced apart panes.
US10900273B1	Frame assembly for windows and sliding doors A frame assembly, for use in window and door applications configured to retain a panel, comprising a frame with a cover assembly and a support assembly having a track assembly, and a sill assembly and a header assembly both interconnected to a securing surface. The cover assembly is interconnected to the support assembly. The sill assembly comprises a roller member disposed in supporting relation to the track assembly, and the header assembly is disposed in supporting relation to the support assembly so that the frame is movable relative to both the header assembly and the sill assembly. At least a portion of the frame comprises a predetermined thickness of about 1 and 3/16 inches and a predetermined width of about 2 and ½ inches. The predetermined thickness is substantially less than the predetermined width so that both cooperatively and concurrently enhance viewing through the panel and the frame's stability.
US10900272B2	One-piece sill pan flashing A one-piece sill pan flashing is provided with accordion sections enabling the flashing to be adjusted in width as necessary for installation in rough framing. The new flashing includes a sill plate cover with forwardly and downwardly inclined upper portions and lower portions extending downward from the upper portions. The accordion sections are incorporated integrally into the sill cover and are formed of narrow panels, flexibly connected along lateral edges to form V-shaped accordion folds having a series of ridges and valleys. The respective ridges and valleys are aligned in common vertical planes and are rounded through a transition curve at the front corners thereof. The flashing is injection molded in two end parts, each with one or more accordion sections. Center extensions can be used for extra wide window framing. The parts are permanently bonded and sealed at the factory and shipped and installed as one piece.
US10900270B2	Actuator for a vehicle-door A tubular housing, a motor part that is provided in the housing, and an end damper and a damper member, one of each is provided on opposing ends of the motor part in an axial direction of the motor part and absorbs vibration, wherein the motor part is supported in a floating state by the housing via the end damper and the damper member.
US10900269B2	Actuating arm drive An actuating arm drive for a pivotably mounted actuating arm, in particular for driving a flap of a piece of furniture, includes a plurality of articulatedly interconnected levers. A first lever and a second lever of the actuating arm drive are arranged parallel to one another with a lateral spacing, and the levers each have two axial bores with a first standard spacing, through each of which bores an axial pin projects. A third lever has receptacles for the axial pins with a second standard spacing, and the second standard spacing is different than the first standard spacing. The axial pins each project through the axial bores of the first and second lever and are at least partially received in the receptacles of the third lever.
US10900264B2	Hinge structure and casing using the same A hinge structure and a casing using the same are provided. The hinge structure includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a shaft and a connection member, wherein the shaft is fixed on the connection member. The second component includes a bushing and a limiting member, wherein the shaft is received in the bushing, the limiting member is disposed on the bushing, and the first component is detachably installed on the second component through the limiting member.
US10900261B2	Systems and methods for opening a vehicle door The present disclosure discloses a system for opening a door of a vehicle from an interior of the vehicle. The system includes a handle disposed on an inner surface of the door, a proximity sensor, a latch assembly connected with the handle, and a controller in communication with the proximity sensor and the latch assembly. The handle has a connection portion pivotally connected with the door and a grabbing portion opposite to the connection portion. The proximity sensor is configured to detect an object in proximity. The latch assembly is configured to be locked to keep the door closed or unlocked to allow the door opened. The controller is configured to, at a first mode, activate the latch assembly when the proximity sensor detects the object in proximity such that an opening action on the handle is capable of unlocking the latch assembly.
US10900259B2	Energy efficient multi-stable lock cylinder Some embodiments include a lock cylinder comprising: a plug assembly having a front portion and a back portion; a housing shell within which the plug assembly is rotatably disposed, wherein the housing shell includes a notch; wherein the back portion of the plug assembly comprises: a locking pin that is movably disposed, and wherein the locking pin is configured to prevent a rotation of the plug assembly when the locking pin is engaged in the notch and prevented from retracting by a multi-stable mechanism; and the multi-stable mechanism having at least two stable configurations corresponding to respectively to a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the multi-stable mechanism can maintain the stable configurations without consuming energy; wherein, at a first stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism prevents the locking pin from retracting, and, at a second stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism enables the locking pin to retract.
US10900258B1	Wirelessly actuated cover for a structure A cover is configured to selectively engage with a portion of a structure in response to receiving a wireless electrical power signal at a receiver antenna of the cover from a wireless power source located in an outside environment, to separate a first environment on a first side of the cover from a second environment on a second side of the cover opposite the first side. In response to wirelessly receiving the electrical power signal, a fastening subassembly of the cover changes from a secured mode configured to inhibit opening a cover body with respect to the structure, to an unsecured mode configured to facilitate opening the cover body with respect to the structure. This in turn allows the cover to be matingly engaged with a portion of the structure to form a smooth continuous surface, without any exposed fasteners on the exterior side of the cover.
US10900255B2	Tamper resistant gravity latch An apparatus, having: a staple (404); and a hasp assembly (200) including: a chamber (412) including a home position (430) and a release passage (414); and a release element (328) disposed in the release passage. Forward rotation of the hasp assembly from an upright orientation (208) about a first horizontal axis (220) allows the kinetic element to move under the influence of gravity from the home position into the release passage and into contact with the release element, thereby releasing the staple.
US10900252B2	Cover assembly for an enclosure A canopy assembly for a barrier defined by at least two sides, wherein the canopy assembly including a cover assembly; and a bracket assembly, coupled to the cover assembly, wherein the bracket assembly includes at least a first bracket for coupling the cover assembly to the first side of the barrier and at least a second bracket for coupling the cover assembly to the second side of the barrier, wherein each of the at least first and second brackets have a cavity dimensioned to receive a plurality of differently dimensioned barrier top rails or wall surfaces.
US10900248B2	Method for protecting a building against flooding A method for protecting a building against flooding by use of a membrane connected along a first side edge to a float, and comprises the steps of arranging the membrane in a packed configuration at a first distance from the building, and fixing the membrane to the ground at a start location along a second side edge, allowing water to unpack the membrane and move the float toward the building to arrange a first portion of the membrane with a lower surface against ground in an area between the start location and the building, allowing water to raise the float a second distance along an outer surface of the building while further unpacking the membrane to arrange a second portion of the membrane with the lower surface against the building. The first portion forms a retention portion which is retained on the ground by water on an opposite upper surface.
US10900246B2	Construction anchoring apparatus A construction anchor apparatus has utility as a safety grip for engagement by construction personnel, and, in addition, a support apparatus for supporting and/or holding construction equipment including ductwork, electrical cables, plumbing, etc. The anchor apparatus is used in conjunction with rebar applied in concrete support walls, floors, ceilings, or other structural elements at a construction site.
US10900244B2	Electrohydraulic control circuit for a large manipulator An electrohydraulic control circuit includes a hydraulically-operated drive assembly and an emergency valve. The hydraulically-operated drive assembly includes an electrically-actuated proportional valve and hydraulic operating lines. The proportional valve is connected to the hydraulic operating lines for actuation of the drive assembly in a normal operation mode. The proportional valve is also connected to a pressure supply line and to a return line. The emergency valve is connected to the hydraulic operating lines for actuation of the drive assembly in an emergency operation mode. In the emergency operation mode, the emergency valve is actuated via an emergency operating unit.
US10900242B2	Coated baseboard for sports floor A baseboard for covering an expansion gap at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard includes a substantially L-shaped body formed of a thermoplastic material and having a toe portion and a wall portion. The toe portion has a front side and a back side, and the wall portion has a front side, a back side, an upper end, and a lower end. The back side of the wall portion is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending entirely across the wall portion from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof to permit air-flow to and from the floor gap. At least the front side of the toe portion and the front side of the wall portion is coated with a flexible coating.
US10900241B2	Uncoupling mat An uncoupling mat (1) includes a flexible plastic layer (2) made of a film-like plastic with structuring that defines indentations (6) provided with undercuts (5) on the first side (4) and cavities (8) positioned between the indentations (6) on the opposite second side (7). A fleece or fabric (3) is securely connected to the second side (7) and covers the cavities (8). The plastic layer (2) is provided with a plurality of weakening zones (12) which extend continuously between opposing side edges of the plastic layer (2).
US10900239B1	System for mounting wall panels to an existing wall A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, includes a plurality of elongated mounting tracks, each mounting track including a base wall adapted to be secured to the existing wall, an upwardly opening L-shaped hanger supporting wall extending forwardly from the base wall, and an upwardly opening L-shaped hanger stabilizing wall extending forwardly from the base wall in spaced relation from the hanger mounting wall. A plurality of mounting hangers are provided, each mounting hanger including a wall panel securing wall adapted to be secured to a wall panel, a downwardly opening L-shaped hanger mounting wall extending rearwardly from the wall panel securing wall and adapted to be hung on the hanger supporting wall, and a hanger retaining wall extending from the wall panel securing wall and adapted to engage with the hanger stabilizing wall.
US10900236B2	Handrail adjustability bracket A handrail bracket for coupling a handrail to a portion of a ramp and/or platform assembly includes a first portion for coupling to a handrail system, and a second portion for supporting the handrail, the second portion being adjustably coupled to the first portion. A ramp and/or platform assembly includes a handrail system coupled to the decking system at an interface, wherein the handrail system includes a pivoting bracket for adjustable handrail alignment to substantially align a handrail with the grade of the decking system.
US10900233B2	Skylight with manual closing feature A skylight or roof hatch that is manually opened and closed. The skylight is formed of a window mounted to a casing frame by way of one or more hinges, which allows the window to open and close. One or more gas springs mounted between the window and casing frame are configured to exert force against the inside of the window. The gas springs are used to urge the window into an open position. Once in the open position, the window is closed by overcoming the biasing force exerted by the gas springs. This is achieved by winding in a cable that is connected to the window. A single pulley wheel that is mechanically linked to other mechanical elements is utilized to spool in the cable connected to the window in order to close the window and to unlock a reel lock to allow for automatic opening of the window.
US10900231B2	Flat building element A building element is provided which comprises a panel of non-metallic material having a pair of flat and parallel faces, namely a top face and a bottom face, and a plurality of lateral faces extending between the flat and parallel faces, at least one beam of metallic material, having a pair of opposed faces, namely a proximal face and a distal face, and a plurality of connection elements of metallic material that rigidly connect the at least one beam to the panel. Each beam is arranged along a respective lateral face of the panel with the proximal face in contact with the lateral face. Each connection element is a plate element comprising a first portion, which is inserted into a respective seat provided on a respective lateral face of the panel and is fixed therein by an adhesive, and a second portion which protrudes from said respective lateral face.
US10900230B2	Suspension ceiling with parallel vanes for building structures A suspended ceiling system for a building structure includes a plurality of parallel struts for supporting a plurality of parallel vanes suspended from the struts in perpendicular relationship thereto. The vanes can be suspended in downwardly spaced relationship to the struts or in contiguous relationship therewith and occur in different forms including illuminated vanes, adjustable vanes and the like.
US10900228B2	Data center A data center includes a floor; a side wall configured to partition a space above the floor into a room; a plurality of server columns arranged in a row direction on the floor, each of the plurality of server columns including a plurality of servers that are arranged to form a column in a column direction; an inclined ceiling that increases in height from a first side toward a second side in the column direction; and a first cable tray configured to hold a first cable, the first cable tray being provided in a space below the inclined ceiling on the first side in the column direction, and extending along the row direction.
US10900227B2	Housing construction system A wall surfacing system for providing a secondary ceiling or wall covering structure adjacent a primary structure. The system provides a plurality of elongated structural support rails, each of these support rails have a coupling web with a bearing surface for attachment to the primary structure, a coupling mechanism, and a portion integrally formed with and connecting the coupling web to the coupling mechanism. A plurality of generally planar surface panels are provided. Each panel has an integral interlocking member configured to mate with the coupling mechanism on the support rail. The elongated support rails are secured to primary structures, thereby extending the surface panels to form an aesthetically pleasing covered surface.
US10900226B1	System, apparatus and methods for precast architectural panel connections The performance of precast concrete cladding wall panel connection details is enhanced by incorporating a specific connection hardware, that allows precast panels to deform elastically to accommodate relative displacements due to building motion and/or energy associated with a seismic event. The connection hardware includes a crushing tube to at least partially absorb an impact due the seismic event.
US10900221B2	Multifunctional flashing device The present application is generally directed to multifunctional flashing devices suitable for installation of lap siding. Flashing devices include a flashing section, a removable supporting section, and one or more alignment features configured to facilitate positioning of the flashing devices adjacent to an installed course of lap siding. The flashing devices may be fastened to a building substrate adjacent to an installed course of lap siding, at locations corresponding to butt joints of an additional course of lap siding. The supporting sections of the flashing devices are configured to retain and support additional cladding elements in position for installation. When the additional cladding elements have been fastened to the building substrate, the supporting section may be removed from the flashing section.
US10900219B1	Hurricane protective systems for protruding openings A system protects an opening such as a window or a door from high wind and wind-borne debris by holding a panel such as plywood over the opening. An anchor bolt engages a resilient strap that holds the panel; a bracket secures the resilient strap to the head of the anchor bolt. In some cases, the anchor bolt can retract into the wall next to the opening when the system is not in use.
US10900216B2	Supporting structure for a wall or roof partition A supporting structure (102) for a wall or a roof partition (104; 120) of a building structure (100), comprises an internal core structure (114) extending in a longitudinal direction, and first and second external covering profiles (106) for at least partially covering the core structure (114). The covering profiles (106) define inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces (108) facing one another, with slits (116) being formed at the inwardly facing surfaces (108). The core structure comprises at least two bands of material (114) which are mutually offset. The supporting structure (102) is suitable as a post, pillar, column, lath, batten, rafter, truss, girder, bar, or beam for a wall or roof partitions of a greenhouse, a cabin or shanty, a wall of a house, a stand-alone wall or roof partition, such as pent roof, a canopy, a fence, a windbreak or a solar panel structure The bands of material (114) are interconnected at their ends only and are pre-tensioned to provide stiffness, and may be configured to minimize their thermal conductivity.
US10900214B2	Concrete galley water detention and release systems An underground water detention and release chamber including two concrete galleys and a plastic or concrete cap. Each galley has a substantially horizontally disposed top deck and two substantially vertically disposed side walls. The top deck and side walls connecting at respective ends to form first and second side edges. The two galleys positioned parallel to and a distance apart each other such that adjacent side walls of the galleys define a longitudinal channel between the galleys. The cap spanning the longitudinal channel and includes an arch-shaped body having two side base portions. Each side base portion has a horizontal strut and a vertical strut extending away from the body such that each base conforms to a side edge of a respective galley to position the cap on the galleys. The cap has a plurality of reinforcing members.
US10900212B1	Magnetic flapper flush valve A magnetic flapper flush valve system for toilets may include a flush tube; a flapper arm pivotally engaged with the flush tube, the flapper arm including a balanced counterweight at a first end thereof; a weighted dome attached to a second end of the flapper arm, wherein the weighted dome includes a flapper dome frame and a top magnetic ring attached to a bottom surface of the flapper dome frame; a flush valve base attached to a bottom end of the flush tube, the flush valve base being a tube with a circular upper opening, the upper opening sized and shaped to accommodate placement of weighted dome therein; and a bottom magnetic ring attached to the flush valve base, wherein the bottom magnetic ring is positioned to removably engage with the top magnetic ring when the weighted dome is positioned within the flush valve base.
US10900211B1	Apparatus to scrape and extract drain clog debris An apparatus for removing a clog from a drain consists of an elongated, flexible shaft member with a corkscrew or coil member with an integrated handle at one end and a scraper element at the other end. Inserting the scraper element end into a clogged drain and manually turning the handle allows the scraper element to scrape the materials causing the clog to be scraped from the inside of the drain while the corkscrew portion of the apparatus worms through the matter that is clogging the drain, and when the apparatus is pulled from the drain the clogging matter is held within the corkscrew member to capture the clogging matter or debris for easy removal.
US10900208B2	Ball for a hydraulic component, flow changer insert comprising said ball and tap comprising said ball A ball for a hydraulic component comprises a spherical body provided with at least one first through channel, which extends along a first axis; and at least one flow changer element arranged along the first through channel.
US10900204B2	Water management using water consuming behavior to control water flow Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for managing water consumption when a user engages in a specified water using activity. In an embodiment, the method comprises detecting user movement during said activity; detecting water usage during said activity; creating a pattern associating said user movements with said water usage over a specified period of time; and using said pattern to control a supply of water for the user when the user engages in the water using activity. In an embodiment, movement sensors are used to generate data representing movement of the user during the water using activity; water sensors are used to generate data representing water usage during the water using activity; and the movement data and the water data are processed to generate a data structure correlating the user movement data with the water data.
US10900203B2	Attachment pin assembly An attachment pin assembly includes a first pin body, a second pin body, and a bolt for fastening and fixing the first pin body and the second pin body to each other. A tip end of the first pin body is formed in a planar shape across a substantially entire area excluding a first bolt hole extending in an axial direction. A tip end of the second pin body is formed in a planar shape across a substantially entire area excluding a second bolt hole extending in the axial direction. The first pin body and the second pin body are fastened and fixed with the bolt in a state in which the planar tip ends contact each other.
US10900202B2	Systems and methods for generating operational machine heading A material moving machine includes a chassis, a dual-sensor position sensor system including a master and a slave, and a controller. The master and the slave are each configured to generate independent position signals representing a machine position. The controller is programmed to determine whether the machine is tramming, determine whether the master and the slave are operational, determine a center of rotation (COR) of the chassis when the machine is not tramming, and determine heading(s) based on a pair selected from the COR, an operational master, and an operational slave. The controller is further programmed to determine a prioritized heading based on at least one of the operational master and the operational slave and based on an order of priority that ranks the heading(s), use the prioritized heading to generate the machine heading when the machine is not tramming, and operate the machine based on the machine heading.
US10900200B2	Hydraulic drive device for work vehicle This hydraulic drive device for a work vehicle includes a main pump (1) of a variable displacement type or a fixed displacement type discharging pressure oil, a main flow passage (F1) for supplying pressure oil of the main pump to an actuator, a sub-pump (5) of a fixed displacement type discharging pressure oil, a sub-flow passage (F2) for making pressure oil of the sub-pump merge with the main flow passage and supplying the pressure oil to the actuator (2), a merging directional valve (6A) for connecting or cutting off the main flow passage and the sub-flow passage, a controller (30) for controlling operation of the merging directional valve, and a relief valve (7A) arranged in the sub-flow passage, in which the relief valve has a pressure override characteristic having a tendency that the relief pressure increases from a cracking pressure to a set pressure as a relief flow rate increases.
US10900186B2	Systems and methods for in-situ clean up of burnable materials The present disclosure provides devices and methods for cleaning up or burning spills of burnable materials in situ. In some embodiments, a system for burning a burnable material comprises a base having a first side configured for placement on a surface with a burnable material and a second side; and a plurality heat conducting members extending from the second side of the base.
US10900183B2	Snow plow and mount assembly A snow plow and mount assembly has a mount frame, an A-frame, a lift frame, a plow blade, an actuator, arms, receivers, recesses, hitch pins, a latch mechanism, and a latch lever. The elements are arranged such that the vehicle is driven toward the snow plow so that the arms are received in the receivers, the actuator is energized to pivot the lift frame relative to the A-frame so that the hitch pins are received in the recesses, and the lever is moved to move the latch mechanism to the latched position. The snow plow frame is thereby removably secured to the mount frame.
US10900177B2	Oxidized cellulose containing packaging materials This disclosure relates to improved packaging materials containing oxidized cellulose. More particularly, this disclosure relates to improved packaging materials containing oxidized cellulose exhibiting one or more of improved odor control and/or improved antimicrobial properties. This disclosure further relates to the use of oxidized cellulose in packaging materials as an anti-counterfeiting agent, and methods of testing for the same.
US10900169B2	Method and intermediate for the production of highly refined or microfibrillated cellulose A method for the production of highly refined or microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), comprising the steps of treating cellulosic fibres to remove at least a major part of the primary wall of the fibres, drying the treated fibres, rewetting the treated fibres, and disintegrating the wetted fibres by mechanical means to obtain the final product. Dried cellulosic pulp is produced as an intermediate product of the method, having an average fibre length of at least 0.4 mm, while less than 50% of the primary wall material of natural untreated fibres is left in the intermediate product. Instead of transporting large amounts of dilute MFC dispersion the invention enables transport of the dry intermediate product to the MFC end user, who would complete the process by turning the intermediate product to final MFC by use of standard disintegrating devices.
US10900168B2	Fabric treatment for stain repellency A fabric treatment composition is provided that includes at least one zeta potential modifier, a fluoropolymer and a hydrophobic agent with a melting point or glass transition temperature below 100° C., for imparting fabric protection benefits to a fabric, such as improved stain and soil resistance, oil repellency, water repellency, softness, wrinkle and damage resistance, and better hand feel. Fabric treatment compositions can be used as a pretreatment prior to washing, through soaking, or added to the treatment liquor, that is either the wash or rinse cycle of an automatic washing machine, to first provide and then maintain and refresh the fabric protection benefits imparted to the fabric. Following use of a first treatment composition, protective benefits are maintained and refreshed by means of a second treatment operation employing a second treatment composition. The second treatment composition may have lower active levels of the protective agents to provide for economical and periodic maintenance of the imparted fabric protection benefits.
US10900163B2	Washing machine A washing machine according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet which forms an outer shape; a tub which is disposed inside of the cabinet, and in which washing water is stored; a pump which circulates the washing water stored in the tub; a circulating nozzle which sprays, into the inside of the tub, the washing water supplied from the pump; a circulating hose which connects the pump to the tub, and guides the circulated washing water to the circulating nozzle; and an atomizing unit which is disposed on the circulating hose, and atomizes the circulated washing water by mixing air. The washing machine according to the present invention supplies, into the inside of the tub through an air mixer, washing water in which air is included, and thus has an advantage of reducing the total flow rate of the used washing water.
US10900162B2	Passive diverter for an auxiliary spray device of a washing machine appliance A washing machine appliance includes a diverter assembly for selectively directing a flow of water to a primary dispenser and an auxiliary spray device. The diverter assembly includes a diverter body defining a diverter body defining a chamber inlet, a primary outlet in fluid communication with the primary dispenser, and an auxiliary outlet in fluid communication with the auxiliary spray device. A diverter valve moves between a first and second position based on a pressure differential relative to a diverter chamber. During standard operation, a spring urges the diverter valve to seal the auxiliary outlet and direct the flow to the primary dispenser. When a button is depressed to activate the auxiliary spray device, the pressure differential across the auxiliary outlet urges the diverter valve to a second position that seals the primary outlet and directs the flow to the auxiliary spray device.
US10900157B2	Vapor-permeable, substantially water-impermeable multilayer article This disclosure relates to an article that includes a nonwoven substrate and a film supported by the nonwoven substrate. The film can include a first polymer and a polymer that is immiscible with the first polymer. The first polymer can include a polyolefin and the second polymer can include a polycycloolefin, a polymethylpentene, or a copolymer thereof.
US10900156B2	Volume nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric has a volume-giving material, in particular fiber balls, down and/or fine feathers, and has a maximum tensile strength, measured according to DIN EN 29 073 at a mass per unit area of 50 g/m2 in at least one direction, of at least 0.3 N/5 cm, in particular of 0.3 N/5 cm to 100 N/5 cm.
US10900152B2	Cylindrical bandage To achieve high fit corresponding to variation in dimensions and shapes in a section of a human body and high return-promoting-effect.The cylindrical bandage (1) has increase and decrease in the number of stitches of row on one circle of a wale side to reflect a variation in circumference of a section of a human body in human body circumference dates m1, m2, m3, . . . . This bandage includes depression part (exterior convex part (42) where stitch shows convexity on the outside and concavity on the inside) and projection part (interior convex part (41) where stitch show concavity on the outside and convexity on the inside) on the inside being in contact with a wear part. The depression part and projection part are alternatively and continuously arranged in parallel in a circumferential direction. This bandage has continuous unevenness in the cross-section by knitting.
US10900150B2	Knitted shoe components and methods of making the same In one aspect, methods of making a knitted shoe component are described herein. In some embodiments, a method comprises knitting one or more fibers to form a toe portion; knitting one or more fibers to form a first wing portion; and knitting one or more fibers to form a second wing portion. The first and second wing portions extend from the toe portion and are knittingly connected to the toe portion. The method further comprises reducing the lateral separation between the first and second wing portions from an initial separation distance to a knitting separation distance such that the wing portions can be knitted together to form a seamless heel portion of the shoe component, including using a series of stitch transfer, racking, and knitting steps.
US10900149B2	Article incorporating a lenticular knit structure An article of footwear including an upper incorporating a knitted component having color-shifting properties is provided. Color-shift properties can be generated by one or more lenticular knit structures disposed across the upper of the article of footwear. The lenticular knit structures are formed of unitary knit construction with the remaining portions of the knitted component. The lenticular knit structures have portions formed with different yarns. The different yarns on the portions of the lenticular knit structures generate a visual effect that changes the color of the article of footwear depending on the viewing angle.
US10900148B2	Protective mid-cover textiles A new class of protective fabrics having good ballistic and fragmentary protection also provide wearable drape, softness, and moisture transport, as well as good UV and abrasion resistance and color acceptance, making them comfortable to wear as garment fabrics. The protective fabrics are constructed from yarns having at least 20% ballistic fibers with greater than 12 gpd tenacity. A combined cover factor of between 55% and 80% avoids added stiffness due to yarn distortion at the crossing points. In embodiments, a long-float weave such as twill or satin with reduced crossing point density improves the hand of the fabric, and in some embodiments provides a different character on each face so that a predominantly staple fabric face is in contact with skin of a user, thereby providing better wearing comfort than a plain weave.
US10900147B2	Woven textile with point-to-point conductive trace Conductive wires or traces woven into a textile article as a warp or weft yarn are limited in directionality and beginning and end points. The presently disclosed woven electronic textiles permit electrical traces to begin and end at specific points within an interior of the textile and for runs of the electrical traces to extend continuously at any desired angle and connecting any number of specific points across a textile surface. Such electrical traces are referred to herein as point-to-point conductive traces.
US10900146B2	Glass-fiber-yarn connected body The glass-fiber-yarn joined body 1 is provided with glass fiber yarns 2, 3, and a connection 5 in which a resin yarn 4 is wound around ends of both of the glass fiber yarns 2, 3, the ends being superimposed with each other. The connection 5 has a width W1 of 20 to 40 mm. When a connection diameter R as a total of diameters of the respective glass fiber yarns 2, 3 and the thickness of the resin yarn 4 wound around the connection 5 is 500 to 5000 μm and a mass of each of the glass fiber yarns 2, 3 is 200 to 6000 tex, a value of a ratio of mass of each of the glass fiber yarns 2, 3 relative to the connection diameter R is in the range of 0.32 to 2.00.
US10900136B2	Additive-based electroforming manufacturing methods and metallic articles produced thereby Additive-based electroforming manufacturing methods for producing turbomachine components and other metallic articles are provided, as are metallic articles manufactured utilizing such manufacturing methods. In various embodiments, the method includes the step or process of additively manufacturing a sacrificial tooling structure having a component-defining surface region. A metallic body layer or shell is deposited over the component-defining surface region utilizing an electroforming process such that a geometry of the component-defining surface region is transferred to the body layer. The tooling structure is chemically dissolved, thermally decomposed, or otherwise removed, while the metallic body layer is left substantially intact. After tooling structure removal, the metallic body layer is further processed to complete fabrication of the metallic component. In certain implementations, the method may further include the step or process of depositing an electrically-conductive base coat over the component-defining surface region of the tooling structure for usage in the subsequently-performed electroforming process.
US10900135B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing particles Disclosed embodiments provide a method and apparatus for continuous production of micro/nanoscale particles using roll-to-roll manufacturing in combination with electroplating. The roll-to-roll process can move a mechanically flexible reel stock material along rotating elements designed to position the material for various additive, subtractive, and modification processes. In accordance with at least one embodiment, processes applied at various stations may include sputtering, electroplating, and/or etching.
US10900130B2	Fuel preparation reaction system, peak regulation system for power generation plant and power generation plant A fuel preparation reaction system includes: an electrolytic hydrogen production equipment connected to a power supply device of a power generation plant and configured to produce hydrogen through electrolysis with surplus power from peak regulation of the power generation plant as a power supply; a fuel preparation reaction equipment configured to produce fuel with hydrogen and carbon dioxide; an input end of the fuel preparation reaction equipment is connected to a hydrogen output pipe of an electrolytic hydrogen production device, while another input end is connected to a supply source of carbon dioxide, a fuel output port being connected to a fuel collection device or a fuel utilization device. The system can directly consume peak-regulation power from a power plant, thereby improving power grid balance and differences between peaks and valleys, while achieving phase-changed storage of electric energy and effective usage of energy.
US10900127B2	Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus In a substrate processing method, a liquid film 30 of a processing liquid is formed on an upper surface of a substrate W, a gas which comprising vapor of a low surface tension liquid is sprayed to the liquid film 30 to form a liquid film-removed region 31. The liquid film-removed region 31 is expanded. A coolant 29 is supplied to a lower surface of the substrate W, while the liquid film 30 is cooled to a temperature lower than the boiling point of the low surface tension liquid, a heated gas is sprayed to selectively remove the coolant 29, and a range 33 in which the coolant 29 is removed is heated by a heated gas, by which the liquid film-removed region 31 on the upper surface of the substrate W is selectively heated to a temperature not less than the boiling point of the low surface tension liquid, and also a range which heats the liquid film-removed region 31 is expanded in synchronization with expansion of the liquid film-removed region 31.
US10900126B2	Substrate treating method and apparatus used therefor Disclosed is a substrate treating method for performing a heat treatment of a substrate in a heat treating space. The method includes a loading step of loading the substrate on support pins, an exhaust step of exhausting gas within the heat treating space, an inert gas supply step of supplying inert gas into the heat treating space, an under-substrate space gas discharging step of discharging gas within an under-substrate space between the substrate and the top face of the heat treating plate, and a heat treating step of retracting the support pins into the heat treating plate, and performing the heat treatment of the substrate placed on the top face of the heat treating plate in the heat treating space.
US10900123B2	Apparatus and method for controlled application of reactive vapors to produce thin films and coatings An apparatus for vapor deposition of thin film coatings, including: a process controller; a plurality of precursor containers into which a plurality of coating precursors, each in the form of a liquid or a solid, are respectively placed; a plurality of precursor vapor reservoirs, each in communication with a respective one of said precursor containers; a plurality of in-line devices which control a vapor flow of a coating precursor vapor from one of said precursor containers into one of said precursor vapor reservoirs with which said precursor container is in communication upon receipt of a signal from said process controller; a plurality of precursor control valves which control vapor flow from said precursor vapor reservoir upon receipt of a signal from said process controller; and a process chamber for vapor deposition of said coating on a substrate when present in said process chamber.
US10900121B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and apparatus of manufacturing semiconductor device There is provided a film formation processing method for forming, in a vacuum atmosphere, a silicon nitride film along an inner wall surface of a recess constituting a pattern formed on a surface of a substrate, which includes: forming the silicon nitride film on the substrate by repeating, plural times, a process of supplying a raw material gas containing silicon to the substrate and subsequently, supplying an ammonia gas to the substrate to generate a silicon nitride on the substrate; and subsequently, modifying the silicon nitride film by activating a hydrogen gas and an ammonia gas and supplying the activated hydrogen gas and the activated ammonia gas to the substrate.
US10900116B2	PVD system with remote arc discharge plasma assisted process An arc coating system includes a coating chamber having a peripheral chamber wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The peripheral chamber wall, the top wall, and the bottom wall define a coating cavity and a chamber center. A plasma source is positioned at the chamber center wherein the plasma source comprises a central cathode rod and a plurality of cathode rods surrounding the central cathode rod. The coating system also includes a sample holder that holds a plurality of substrates to be coated. Characteristically, the sample holder rotatable about the chamber center at a first distance from the chamber center.
US10900114B2	Method and apparatus for depositing a material A method is for depositing a dielectric material on to a substrate in a chamber by pulsed DC magnetron sputtering with a pulsed DC magnetron device which produces one or more primary magnetic fields. In the method, a sputtering material is sputtered from a target, wherein the target and the substrate are separated by a gap in the range 2.5 to 10 cm and a secondary magnetic field is produced within the chamber which causes a plasma produced by the pulsed DC magnetron device to expand towards one or more walls of the chamber.
US10900112B2	Hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method A hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method can be provided, which can save the time and energy necessary for carburization, thus requiring no dedicated carburizing furnace or the like for carburization, and further can make the interior space of a steel tube a rust-prevention atmosphere. A hollow stabilizer for a vehicle includes a steel tube sealed at one end and another end thereof and a carburizing gas sealed in the interior space of the steel tube.
US10900109B2	Titanium sheet and method for manufacturing the same To provide a titanium sheet excellent in formability and a method for manufacturing the same. A titanium sheet, wherein, when a carbon concentration of a base material is Cb (mass %) and a carbon concentration at a depth d μm from a surface is Cd (mass %), the depth d (carbon concentrated layer thickness) satisfying Cd/Cb>1.5 is 1.0 μm or more and less than 10.0 μm or less, wherein a Vickers hardness HV0.025 at a load of 0.245 N in the surface is 200 or more, a Vickers hardness HV0.05 at a load of 0.49 N in the surface is lower than HV0.025, and a difference between HV0.025 and HV0.05 is 30 or more, wherein a Vickers hardness HV1 at a load of 9.8 N in the surface is 150 or less, and wherein an average interval between cracks generated in the surface when a strain of 25% is given in a rolling direction in a bulging forming process is less than 50 μm and a depth thereof is 1 μm or more and less than 10 μm.
US10900108B2	Method for manufacturing bent article using aluminum alloy A method for manufacturing a bent article using an aluminum alloy with high strength and excellent corrosion resistance comprises: extruding a cast billet of an aluminum alloy including, by mass, 6.0 to 8.0% Zn, 1.50 to 3.50% Mg, 0.20 to 1.50% Cu, 0.10 to 0.25% Zr, 0.005 to 0.05% Ti, 0.3% or less Mn, 0.25% or less Sr, and the balance Al with inevitable impurities to obtain an extruded material; cooling the extruded material at an average rate of 500° C./min or less immediately after the extrusion processing; subjecting the cooled extruded material to preliminary heating treatment at a temperature within a range of 140 to 260° C. for 30 to 120 seconds within a predetermined time after the extrusion processing; bending the extruded material having undergone the preliminary heating treatment to obtain a bent article; and subjecting the bent article to artificial aging treatment.
US10900106B2	Ferritic steel Disclosed herein is a ferritic steel having decreased specific gravity and having excellent mechanical strength by suppressing formation of κ-carbide. The ferrite steel may include: carbon (C) in an amount of about 0.05 to 0.12 wt %; aluminum (Al) in an amount of about 3.0 to 7.0 wt %; manganese (Mn) in an amount of about 0.5 wt % or less (not 0%); nickel (Ni) in an amount of about 0.5 wt % or less (not 0%); chromium (Cr) in an amount of about 0.75 wt % or less (not 0%); silicon (Si) in an amount of about 0.3 to 0.75 wt %; a combined amount of titanium (Ti) and vanadium (V) in an amount of about 0.25 to 0.7 wt %; and a balance being iron (Fe), all the wt % are based on the total weight of the ferritic steel.
US10900102B2	High strength aluminum alloy backing plate and methods of making A method of forming a high strength aluminum alloy. The method comprises heating an aluminum material including scandium to a solutionizing temperature of the aluminum material such that scandium is dispersed throughout the aluminum material to form an aluminum alloy. The method further comprises extruding the aluminum alloy with equal channel angular extrusion to form a high strength aluminum alloy, such that the high strength aluminum alloy has a yield strength greater than about 40 ksi after being at a temperature from about 300° C. to about 400° C. for at least one hour.
US10900097B2	High-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability Provided is a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having good surface quality and spot weldability. The high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a zinc plating layer formed on the base steel sheet. The base steel sheet includes carbon (C): 0.1% to 0.3%, silicon (Si): 0.5% to 2.5%, manganese (Mn): 2.0% to 8.0%, soluble aluminum (sol.Al): 0.001% to 0.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.04% or less (excluding 0%), sulfur (S): 0.015% or less, nitrogen (N): 0.02% or less, chromium (Cr): 0.01% to 0.7%, titanium (Ti): (48/14)*[N] % to 0.1%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The base steel sheet has a microstructure comprising ferrite in an area fraction of 5% to 30%, austenite in an area fraction of 5% to 20%, bainite and martensite in an area fraction of 50% to 80%, and precipitates in an area fraction of 2% or less.
US10900094B2	Methods of identifying and modulating pathogen resistance in plants Pathogenic fungi from the genus Sphaerulina cause damage to a diverse array of economically important plant species. The present disclosure provides methods of determining whether a plant is susceptible to pathogenic fungi infections. The disclosure further provides methods of engineering pathogenic fungi-resistant plants from susceptible plants using targeted genome editing techniques.
US10900086B1	Compositions and methods for diagnosing prostate cancer using a gene expression signature The present invention relates to compositions and methods and for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of prostate cancer. The invention is based upon the identification of a gene expression signature that predicts the likelihood that prostate cancer will metastasize. Provided is a method of determining whether prostate cancer in a subject will metastasize. Also provided are compositions comprising a prostate cancer-associated gene. Also provided are kits comprising a package with a prostate cancer-associated gene.
US10900074B2	Extreme reverse transcription PCR Methods, kits and mixtures are provided for performing RT-PCR with an RT incubation of no more than one minute and PCR cycles in <20 seconds per cycle.
US10900073B2	High resolution systems, kits, apparatus, and methods for high throughput microbiology applications A microfabricated device defining a high density array of microwells is described for cultivating cells from a sample. A series of unique tags may be disposed in the microwells to identify one or more species of cells and locate the particular microwells in which each species was cultivated. A unique tag may be a nucleic acid molecule including a target-specific nucleotide sequence for annealing to a target nucleic acid fragment and a location-specific nucleotide sequence predetermined to identify one or more microwells. The device may be incubated to grow a plurality of cells, which may be split into an analysis portion and a reserve portion. High throughput methods are described for cultivating, screening, and determining a relative and/or absolute abundance of cells from a sample.
US10900071B2	Identification of genetic modifications Described are methods of detecting modified nucleotide bases in a DNA sample using specific DNA glycosylases to excise target modified bases. DNA molecules are then labeled using a DNA polymerase lacking 3′→5′ exo-nuclease activity and strand displacement activity. The methods can be used to detect epigenetic changes and DNA damage. Provided are methods for diagnosing a disease or condition, determining risk of a disease or condition, identifying appropriate treatment, monitoring effectiveness of treatment, and monitoring side effects of treatment in subjects based on detection of modified bases. Also provided are methods for determining environmental exposure, or an environmental exposure time, of a biological sample containing DNA. Also provided are kits, systems, and devices for performing the described methods.
US10900069B2	Devices and methods useful for detecting mechanical forces of ligand receptor interactions This disclosure related to methods of detecting mechanical forces required to separate ligand and receptor interactions. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to methods of detecting mechanical forces between a ligand and receptor, where the ligand is immobilized on a surface using weaker forces. Ligand-receptor forces lead to dissociation of the ligand that can be detected and amplified. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of detecting ligand and receptor interactions comprising linking a ligand to one of two binding partners, wherein the binding partners have attracting forces that are less than the forces between the ligand and a receptor of the ligand such that when the ligand binds the receptor, the binding partners will separate. Separation of the binding partners can be detected.
US10900068B2	Methods and systems for solution based sequence enrichment The present invention provides methods and systems for the capture and enrichment of target nucleic acids and analysis of the enriched target nucleic acids. In particular, the present invention provides for the enrichment of targeted sequences in a solution based format.
US10900066B2	Microfluidic system for amplifying and detecting polynucleotides in parallel The present technology provides for an apparatus for detecting polynucleotides in samples, particularly from biological samples. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on nucleotides of interest within microfluidic channels, and detect those nucleotides. The apparatus includes a microfluidic cartridge that is configured to accept a plurality of samples, and which can carry out PCR on each sample individually, or a group of, or all of the plurality of samples simultaneously.
US10900065B2	Methods and kits for labeling cellular molecules Methods of uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are provided. Kits for uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are also provided. The molecules to be labeled may include, but are not limited to, RNAs, cDNAs, DNAs, proteins, peptides, and/or antigens.
US10900060B2	Method of producing terpenes or terpenoids The present invention relates to a recombinant Deinococcus bacterium exhibiting enhanced 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate/1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (MEP/DXP) pathway, and its use for producing terpene or terpenoid compounds.
US10900058B2	Method for producing galactooligosaccharides from lactose Methods are disclosed for the enzymatic preparation of galactooligosaccharide (GOS) from lactose using two different microbial lactase enzymes to maximize the extent of transgalactosylation during the digestion of lactose. Methods are also disclosed for avoiding the turbidity of a solution comprising GOS and lactose as it is adjusted for incubation with a yeast neutral lactase.
US10900056B2	Use of octaketide synthases to produce kermesic acid and flavokermesic acid A method for producing an octaketide derived aromatic compound of interest (e.g. carminic acid), wherein the method comprises (I): heterologous expression of a recombinantly introduced Type III polyketide synthase (PKS) gene encoding an octaketide synthase (OKS) to obtain non-reduced octaketide in vivo within the recombinant host cell and (II): converting in vivo the non-reduced octaketide of step (I) into a C14-C34 aromatic compound of interest (e.g. carminic acid).
US10900042B2	Chimeric antigen receptors targeting B-cell maturation antigen The invention provides an isolated and purified nucleic acid sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) directed against B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA). The invention also provides host cells, such as T-cells or natural killer (NK) cells, expressing the CAR and methods for destroying multiple myeloma cells.
US10900038B2	siRNA sequence-independent modification formats for reducing off-target phenotypic effects in RNAI, and stabilized forms thereof Modification formats having modified nucleotides are provided for siRNA. Short interfering RNA having modification formats and modified nucleotides provided herein reduce off-target effects in RNA interference of endogenous genes. Further modification formatted siRNAs are demonstrated to be stabilized to nuclease-rich environments. Unexpectedly, increasing or maintaining strand bias, while necessary to maintain potency for endogenous RNA interference, is not sufficient for reducing off-target effects in cell biology assays.
US10900035B2	PRNA three-way junctions Three-way junction (3WJ) RNA scaffolds derived from phi29, M2, SF5, and GA1 pRNAs and which have high stability are described. The pRNA 3WJ scaffolds can be used to form compounds, conjugates, compositions, and nanoparticles for delivery of active agents for therapeutic and/or diagnostic functions.
US10900032B2	System and method for automated single cell processing A system and method for automated single cell capture and processing is described, where the system includes a deck supporting and positioning a set of sample processing elements; a gantry for actuating tools for interactions with the set of sample processing elements supported by the deck; and a base supporting various processing subsystems and a control subsystems in communication with the processing subsystems. The system can automatically execute workflows associated with single cell processing, including mRNA capture, cDNA synthesis, protein-associated assays, and library preparation, for next generation sequencing.
US10900029B2	Methods of screening for microorganisms that impart beneficial properties to plants The present invention relates to methods for the screening, identification and/or application of microorganisms and/or compositions of use in imparting beneficial properties to plants, and microorganisms and compositions identified therefrom.
US10900028B2	Heparinase-producing Pseudomonas stutzeri strain and heparinase derived therefrom The invention relates to the field of bioengineering. In particular, the invention relates to a heparinase-producing Pseudomonas stutzeri strain and a heparinase derived therefrom. Furthermore, the invention relates to the preparation and use of the heparinase.
US10900022B2	Renal progenitor cells A method is provided for simultaneously producing both nephron progenitor cells and ureteric epithelial progenitor cells including the step of contacting intermediate mesoderm cells with: fibroblast growth factor (9) and/or fibroblast growth factor (20) and optionally, one or more selected from the group consisting of. bone morphogenic protein 7; heparin: a Wnt agonist; retinoic acid; and an RA antagonist. The concentrations of Writ agonist, retinoic acid and/or RA antagonist may be manipulated to favour the relative production of nephron progenitor cells and ureteric epithelial progenitor cells. The intermediate mesoderm cells are ultimately derived from human pluripotent stem cells via a posterior primitive streak stage. The nephron progenitor cells and ureteric epithelial progenitor cells may have end uses such as for kidney repair and regeneration, bioprinting of kidneys and screening compounds for nephrotoxicity.
US10900019B2	CD137 enrichment for efficient tumor infiltrating lymphocyte selection The invention includes compositions and methods to rapidly isolate and culture cells that are potent for use in adoptive immunotherapy. In one embodiment, the isolated cells of the invention are tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) that express CD137 (also known as 4-1BB and TNFSFR9).
US10900018B2	Means and methods for generation of breast stem cells The present invention is in the field of stem cell biology, in particular in the field of developmental and regenerative biology. The invention generally relates to a method of generating cells capable of differentiating to a multicellular organoid unit that morphologically and/or functionally resembles the terminal ductal-lobular unit. More precisely, said cells are generated by dissociating mammary epithelial tissue, thereby gaining cells and culturing said cells in presence of a compound which elevates cAMP levels in a collagen gel. Under said culturing conditions said cells form a multicellular organoid unit facilitating to obtain a breast stem cell by isolating a single cell from said multicellular organoid unit. The present invention also relates to enriching said cells and differentiating them to a multicellular organoid that morphologically and/or functionally resembles the terminal ductal-lobular unit and use of said cells or said multicellular organoid in testing a compound. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a composition comprising said breast stem cells or the multicellular organoid.
US10900016B2	Method and system for propagating a microorganism Disclosed are methods and systems for propagating microorganisms such as yeast using a carbon source that includes glycerol and a nutrient source that includes a stillage component.
US10900015B2	Process for improved fermentation of a microorganism A method for improving biomass production and/or growth rate of a microorganism in a fermentation process is shown, and includes: (i) providing one or more microorganisms; (ii) providing a fermentation substrate suitable for fermenting the one or more microorganisms; (iii) mixing the one or more microorganisms and the fermentation substrate providing a fermentation broth; (iv) adding the fermentation broth to a fermentation tank; (v) injecting at least one gaseous substrate into the fermentation broth; (vi) running the fermentation process for a fermentation period of at least 1 hour; wherein the at least one gaseous substrate comprises one or more greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
US10900014B2	Long-term storage medium for culturing obligate anaerobic bacteria or microaerobic bacteria under aerobic environment, and method of detecting obligate anaerobic bacteria or microaerobic bacteria using said medium [Problem] To provide a medium suitable for long-term storage, i.e., that ensures sufficient quality retention period, for growing obligate anaerobic bacteria or microaerobic bacteria under aerobic environment, and to provide a method of easily detecting obligate anaerobic bacteria or microaerobic bacteria using said medium.[Means for solving the problem] A long-term storage medium comprising dithiothreitol and/or ascorbic acid as a reducing agent in a basal medium, for culturing obligate anaerobic bacteria or microaerobic bacteria under aerobic environment, and a method of detecting obligate anaerobic bacteria or microaerobic bacteria using said medium.
US10900012B2	Probe A probe assembly and a method of manufacturing a probe assembly. In one aspect there is a method of manufacturing a probe assembly comprising providing an electrode carrier carrying a plurality of electrodes, the electrode carrier comprising a top wherein the plurality of electrodes are exposed relative to the top and a bottom having a plurality of electrical contacts in electrical communication with the plurality of electrodes respectively; moulding a body around the electrode carrier to retain the electrode carrier whilst leaving the plurality of electrodes exposed. The invention also extends to a biomass monitoring system comprising a flexible enclosure including a probe assembly and support arrangement for receipt of the probe assembly in an engaged configuration.
US10900000B2	Fabric and home care products comprising cold water proteases This invention relates to fabric and home care products comprising one or more cold water proteases and processes for making and using such products. Such compositions provide improved cleaning and freshness. Such cold water proteases may be derived from parent enzymes, including BPN′ subtilisin and subtilisin derived from Bacillus lentus, by substitution, insertion and/or deletion of one or more of the parent enzymes' amino acids.
US10899998B1	Mixed polyglyceryl polyester quats The present invention is directed to a class of mixed polyglyceryl polyester quats that provide multifunctional benefit in personal care applications, including but not limited to (1) conditioning, (2) antistatic properties, (3) bacteriostatic properties and (4) exceptional mildness to skin and eyes. The products are made by the reaction reacting some on the many hydroxyl groups present on polyglycerin with (1) with fatty acids, then (2) diacids then reacted with epoxy cationic compounds to make film forming cationic polymers that are bacteriostatic and of interest in inhibiting biofilm formation on environmental surfaces.
US10899997B2	Methods for extracting essential oils, terpenes, terpenoids and other organic matter from plants; and related systems and devices A method for extracting resins and oils from a plant includes: 1) tumbling, inside a container at a temperature of at most 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a tumbler, plant fibers having one or more portions that contain resins and/or oils; 2) colliding the tumbler with the plant fibers to release the one or more portions that contain resins and/or oils from the remainder of the plant fibers; and 3) segregating the one or more portions that contain resins and/or oils from the remainder of the plant fibers.
US10899995B2	Perfume compositions A perfume composition having controlled release of phytoncides in an atmosphere in order to generate an air condition resembling the air environment of a forest is provided. The perfume composition includes a) at least about 0.6% by weight of at least one phytoncide; and b) a perfume mixture including (i) at least one solvent; and (ii) at least one fragrance ingredient. At least about 25% by weight of the at least one phytoncide is selected from the group consisting of pinene alpha, pinene beta and combinations thereof.
US10899987B2	Two column hydrocarbon recovery from carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery streams A method for recovering hydrocarbons with two multistage columns includes receiving a carbon dioxide recycle stream. The carbon dioxide recycle stream is separated in a first multistage column to produce a purified carbon dioxide recycle stream and a light hydrocarbon stream. The light hydrocarbon stream is separated in a second multistage column to produce a liquefied petroleum stream and a natural gas liquids stream. The first multistage column and the second multistage column are the only two multistage columns used in the method.
US10899986B2	Substituted Mannich base fuel additives, compositions, and methods Mannich base compositions include the reaction products of (1) an amine component including at least one multifunctional amine of structure (1): wherein each R is independently H or CH2CH2CH2NH2; R1 is H, CH2CH2CH2NH2, C1-C21 alkyl, or C2-C21 alkenyl; n is 2; and m is 1 or 2, with (2) an alkyl substituted hydroxyaromatic compound, and (3) and aldehyde. The Mannich base compositions are useful for fuel additives and other articles. Additive compositions, fuel additives, fuel compositions and methods for reducing deposit formations in a fuel system are also disclosed.
US10899983B1	High napthenic content marine fuel compositions Marine diesel fuel/fuel blending component compositions and fuel oil/fuel blending component compositions are provided that are derived from crude oils having high naphthenes to aromatics volume and/or weight ratios and a low sulfur content. In addition to having a high naphthenes to aromatics ratio, a low sulfur content, and a low but substantial content of aromatics, such fuels and/or fuel blending components can have a reduced or minimized carbon intensity relative to fuels derived from conventional sources. The unexpected ratio of naphthenes to aromatics contributes to the fuels and/or fuel blending components further having additional unexpected properties, including low density, low kinematic viscosity, and/or high energy density.
US10899982B2	Integrated coal gasification combined power generation process with zero carbon emission The present disclosure relates to the technical field of coal chemical industry, and particularly discloses an integrated coal gasification combined power generation process with zero carbon emission, the process comprising: pressurizing air for performing air separation to obtain liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, wherein the liquid oxygen is used for gasification and power generation, the liquid nitrogen is applied as the coolant for the gasification and power generation, the liquid nitrogen and a part of liquid oxygen stored during the valley period with low electricity load are provided for use during the peak period with high electricity load; the pulverized coal delivered under pressure and high-pressure oxygen enter a coal gasification furnace for gasification, so as to generate high-temperature fuel gas, which subjects to heat exchange and purification, and then the high-pressure fuel gas enters into a combustion gas turbine along with oxygen and recyclable CO2 for burning and driving an air compressor and a generator to rotate at a high speed; the air compressor compresses the air to a pressure of 0.4˜0.8 MPa, and the generator generates electricity; the high-temperature combustion flue gas performs the supercritical CO2 power generation, its coolant is liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen; the heat exchanged combustion fuel gas subsequently perform heat exchange with liquid nitrogen, the liquid nitrogen vaporizes to drive a nitrogen turbine generator for generating electricity, the cooled flue gas is dehydrated and distilled to separate CO2, a part of CO2 is used for circulation and temperature control, and another portion of CO2 is sold outward as liquid CO2 product. The power generation process provided by the present disclosure not only solves the difficult problems of high water consumption, low power generation efficiency and small range of peak load adjustment capacity of the existing IGCC technology; but also can compress air with high unit volume for energy storage with a high conversion efficiency, and greatly reduce load of the air compressor, thereby perform CO2 capture and utilization with low-cost, zero NOx emission and discharging fuel gas at a normal temperature, and significantly improve the power generation efficiency.
US10899980B2	Kinetic hydrate inhibitors for controlling gas hydrate formation in wet gas systems Polymers are provided for use in inhibiting gas hydrate formation and/or corrosion in hydrocarbon-containing fluids. The polymer comprises repeat units derived from a first monomer comprising N-[3-(dibutylamino)propyl]methacrylamide (DBAPAMA) or an alkyl, acetyl, acryloyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, N-[3-(diisobutyl)propyl]methacrylamide or an alkyl, acetyl, acryloyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, N-[3-(diisopentyl)propyl]methacrylamide or an alkyl, acetyl, acryloyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, or a combination thereof; and repeat units derived from a second monomer comprising acrylamide, N-alkylacrylamide, N-alkyl (alkyl)acrylamide, ((dialkylamino)alkyl)acrylamide or an alkyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, ((dialkylamino)alkyl)alkylacrylamide or an alkyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, acrylic acid, alkyl acrylate, N,N-(dialkylamino)alkyl acrylate or an alkyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, N,N-(dialkylamino)alkyl (alkyl)acrylate or an alkyl or benzyl quaternary salt thereof, hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl (alkyl)acrylate, acrylamido alkyl sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a diallyl dialkyl quaternary ammonium salt, or a combination thereof. The second monomer does not comprise the first monomer.
US10899973B1	Process for generating high purity synthesis gas hydrogen from heavy oil or hydrocarbons The present invention provides a steam reforming process for heavy oil or hydrocarbons using a circulating fluidized bed reactor, the process having a reforming step and a regeneration step, wherein the reforming step and the regeneration step comprise a fluidized reactor containing a fluidizable nickel-containing reforming catalyst and produce hydrogen as a product of the reforming bed. The invention produces high purity hydrogen in the synthesis gas product stream and avoids irreversible fouling on the catalyst.
US10899971B2	Stabilization of zeolite beta for FCC processes Methods are provided for performing fluid catalytic cracking (and/or other hydrothermal processing for cracking of hydrocarbons) on a feedstock containing hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst that includes zeolite Beta that is stabilized toward hydrothermal conditions. The hydrothermally stabilized zeolite Beta (including any of the various polymorphs) corresponds to zeolite Beta that is formed without the use of an organic structure directing agent, and that is further stabilized by addition of one or more stabilizers, such as lanthanide series elements or phosphorus.
US10899965B2	Fluorescent material particles, method for producing the same, and light emitting device A fluorescent material particle including: a particle that contains a thiogallate phosphor and a first adherent member containing boron oxide and being disposed on the surface of the particle, a method for producing the fluorescent material particles, and a light emitting device are provided.
US10899956B2	Use of crosslinked polymer system for mitigation of annular pressure buildup A method of mitigating annular pressure buildup includes providing or using a foamed treatment fluid including: an aqueous base fluid; a water-soluble polymer comprising carbonyl groups; an organic crosslinking agent that comprises an amine group that is capable of crosslinking the water-soluble polymer comprising carbonyl groups; a foam surfactant; and sufficient gas to form a foam; and introducing the foamed treatment fluid into a well bore annulus. A foamed treatment fluid includes an aqueous base fluid; a water-soluble polymer comprising carbonyl groups; an organic crosslinking agent that comprises an amine group that is capable of crosslinking the water-soluble polymer comprising carbonyl groups; a foam surfactant; and sufficient gas to form a foam.
US10899954B2	Date pit based drilling fluid composition A drilling fluid composition including a viscosifier, treated date pit particles which are i) de-oiled and ii) treated with a base or both a base and an acid, and an aqueous base fluid, wherein the treated date pit particles are present in an amount of 0.01-5 wt %, relative to a total weight of the drilling fluid composition. A method of making the drilling fluid composition by de-oiling date pit particles, treating with a base or a base and an acid in a freeze/thaw process, and adding the freeze/thaw mixture to the viscosifier and the aqueous base fluid. A process for drilling a subterranean geological formation with the drilling fluid composition.
US10899953B2	Functionalized nanosilica as shale inhibitor in water-based fluids A nanosilica containing fluid system for shale stabilization in a shale formation. The nanosilica containing fluid system comprising a functionalized nanosilica composition operable to react with shale at the surface of the shale formation to form a barrier on the shale formation. The functionalized nanosilica composition comprising a nanosilica particle, the nanosilica particle having a mean diameter, and a functionalization compound, the functionalization compound appended to the surface of the nanosilica particle. And an aqueous-based fluid, the aqueous-based fluid operable to carry the functionalized nanosilica composition into the shale formation. The functionalization compound is an amino silane. The aqueous-based fluid is selected from the group consisting of water, deionized water, sea water, brine, and combinations thereof.
US10899952B2	Automotive engine coolant composition, automotive engine concentrated coolant composition, and method of operating internal combustion engine An automotive engine coolant composition includes: a non-silicone surfactant; an anti-foaming agent containing a mineral oil and silica; and a base, in which the base includes at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of a monohydric alcohol, a dihydric alcohol, a trihydric alcohol, and a glycol monoalkyl ether and/or water, a kinematic viscosity is 8.5 mm2/s or more at 25° C. and 2.0 mm2/s or less at 100° C., and with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coolant composition, a content of the mineral oil is 0.01 to 0.4 parts by mass and a content of the silica is 0.003 to 0.1 parts by mass.
US10899944B2	Polyurethane urea-containing adipic acid dihydrazide where active hydrogens react with the epoxy group found on glycidol to form a diol A coating composition containing added diol functionality to a urethane, a urea, or polyurethane urea functional resin where an adipic acid dihydrazide chain extender, or free adipic acid dihydrazide active hydrogens react with the oxirane group found in glycidol is described. The combination of diisocyanate, a polyether segment, optionally at least one polyester diol segment, optionally at least one poly(tetrahydrofuran) diol segment, optionally and at least one dimethylol propionic acid diol segment, at least one dihydrazide segment and glycidol compound introduces an increased hydrophilic structure, by diol addition, in compositions that are usable as coatings, on for example, medical devices.
US10899943B2	Low smoke halogen free flame retardant thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions containing zeolites Halogen-free flame retardant compositions comprising thermoplastic vulcanizates, which exhibit desired flame retardance and low-smoke emission. These flame retardant compositions comprise a) one or more thermoplastic vulcanizates, and b) from at or about 18 to at or about 50 weight percent, the weight percentage being based on the total weight of the flame retardant composition, of a flame retardant mixture comprising: b1) at least one flame retardant comprising a phosphinate, diphosphinate and/or polymers thereof, b2) a phosphorous-containing amino composition, and b3) a zeolite.
US10899939B2	Crosslinkable fluorinated urethane additives for durable exterior coatings The invention relates to a crosslinkable fluorinated urethane compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group. Such compounds are useful as coatings additives such that, when the coating is applied to a substrate, the additive compound is allowed to first migrate to the surface and subsequently crosslink to form a durable oil-, dirt-, and water-repellent surface.
US10899938B2	Compositions comprising diatom frustules and applications thereof Disclosed embodiments concern a composition comprising a diatom frustule and two or more photocatalytic nanoparticles dispersed on the surface of the frustule. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for making the composition. The nanoparticles are dispersed such that they are separate and not in physical contact with each other. An average distance between the nanoparticles may be from greater than 0 nm to 100 nm. The nanoparticles may comprise a dopant material. Paint compositions comprising the diatom frustule compositions are also contemplated. The diatom frustule composition may be useful for removing and/or degrading volatile organic compounds, such as those present in the atmosphere.
US10899935B2	Coating material for prevention of metal corrosion, and process for producing coating film for prevention of metal corrosion A coating material for preventing metal corrosion contains 50 to 99% by mass of an inorganic layered compound having an average particle size of 10 μm or less; 1 to 50% by mass of a corrosion inhibitor; and a liquid medium, in which the total content of the inorganic layered compound and the corrosion inhibitor is 100% by mass.
US10899931B2	Composite pigments There is provided a paint formulation comprising a composite pigment, said composite pigment being selected from the group consisting of metal oxide/silica, metal oxide/silicate, metal oxide/alumina, metal oxide/metal oxide and metal oxide/zirconia, wherein the size and amount of said composite pigment are selected to increase the opacity of said paint formulation.
US10899930B2	Asymmetric pigment An asymmetric pigment including a first Fabry-Perot structure; and a second Fabry-Perot structure; wherein the first Fabry-Perot structure and the second Fabry-Perot structure have a similar hue angle within +/−45 degrees is disclosed. Other asymmetric pigments are also disclosed as well as methods of making the disclosed pigments.
US10899929B2	Calcium/magnesium compound slurry for bituminous road material The invention concerns the use of an aqueous suspension of solid particles of a calcium/magnesium compound of formula (A): nCa(OH)2.mCaCO3.aMgO.bMg(OH)2.cMgCO3.I as an agent regulating the breaking of a bitumen emulsion. The invention also concerns a bituminous road material obtained by mixing a solid mineral fraction with a cationic bitumen emulsion of the type binder in water, characterised in that it involves adding, to the mineral fraction, an aqueous suspension of solid particles of a calcium/magnesium compound of formula (A). The invention also concerns a method for preparing a material according to the invention and the use of same for producing surface courses, tack coats or temporary surface courses. The invention finally concerns a method for obtaining a tack coat by spreading a cationic bitumen emulsion, comprising a step of applying an aqueous suspension of solid particles of a calcium/magnesium compound of formula (A).
US10899926B2	Curable composition A composition including at least one polymer containing silane groups, at least one epoxy resin, and at least one amine of the formula (I). The composition is low in odor, low in toxicity, and highly workable. It enables low-emission products which cure rapidly at ambient temperature to form macroscopically homogeneous films or bodies having good mechanical properties, high thermal stability and good adhesion properties, the mechanical properties being able to be adjusted from very elastic through to tough elastic. The composition is especially suitable as adhesive and/or sealant or coating.
US10899922B2	Epoxy tannin reaction product compositions The present application generally relates to epoxy/tannin reaction product compositions, and methods of making and using the epoxy tannin reaction product compositions. The epoxy/tannin reaction product compositions are hardened thermosetting polymeric materials, are substantially homogeneous and substantially free of visible clumps, and have a glass transition temperature of at least 140° C.
US10899914B2	Rubber composition and tire comprising sustainable resources and related methods Recycled elements and/or renewable resources, such as recycled carbon black or recycled carbon black and recycled particulate rubber, are incorporated into a rubber composition. The rubber composition can be used to manufacture tires or various tire components including tire subtreads.
US10899912B2	Resin composition and resin molded article A resin composition is provided and includes: a cellulose acylate (A); a cardanol compound (B); and a compound (C), and the compound (C) is at least one selected from the group consisting of a hindered phenol compound, a tocopherol compound, a tocotrienol compound, a phosphite compound, and a hydroxylamine compound.
US10899906B2	Method for purifying reclaimed polypropylene A method for purifying a reclaimed polypropylene is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method involves obtaining reclaimed polypropylene, contacting the reclaimed polypropylene with a first fluid solvent to produce an extracted reclaimed polypropylene; then dissolving the extracted reclaimed polypropylene in a solvent to produce a first solution comprising polypropylene. The first solution is settled and then filtered. A purer polypropylene is separated from the resulting solution.
US10899904B2	Thermoplastic polyurethane foamed particles and method for manufacturing thermoplastic polyurethane foamed particle molded article The present invention is concerned with expanded beads of thermoplastic polyurethane in which a water-soluble anionic surfactant is attached at 50 mg/m2 to 1,000 mg/m2 onto the surfaces of expanded beads of thermoplastic polyurethane having a dispersant attached thereto; and a method for producing an expanded beads molded article, including filling the expanded beads of thermoplastic polyurethane in a mold for molding and heating with a water vapor to mutually fuse the expanded beads with each other. The present invention provides expanded beads from which an expanded TPU beads molded article having excellent tensile strength and a method for producing an expanded TPU beads molded article.
US10899902B2	Heat expandable foam A composition for an expandable sealant including at least one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylenes (LDPE), linear low density polyethylenes (LLPDE), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methacrylate (EMA), and ethylene-butyl acrylate (EnBA); and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the composition is substantially free of a cross-linking agent.
US10899901B2	Process for preparing thermoplastic elastomer foam and foamed article A thermoplastic elastomer foam is made by incorporating a gaseous or supercritical blowing agent under pressure into a molten thermoplastic elastomer comprising polymeric crystalline domains, then releasing the pressure to foam the thermoplastic elastomer.
US10899899B2	Sheet, method for producing sheet, and laminate An object of the present invention is to improve the strength of a sheet containing substituent-introduced ultrafine fiber under high-humidity conditions while maintaining its high transparency. The sheet of the present invention comprises ultrafine fiber having an ionic substituent, and a divalent or higher metal, and has a haze of 10.0% or less.
US10899888B2	Aromatic polysulfone, prepreg, and method for producing prepreg A thermoplastic aromatic polysulfone is obtained by polymerizing a dihalogeno compound (A) and a dihydric phenol (B). The ratio (Mw/Mn) between a number average molecular weight (Mn) and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) is at least 1.91, and the number average molecular weight (Mn) is at least 6,000 and less than 14,000, In (A) and (B), each of X and X′ independently represents a halogen atom; each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of n1, n2, n3 and n4 independently represents an integer of 0 to 4; and when n1, n2, n3 or n4 is an integer of 2 to 4, a plurality of R1, R2, R3 or R4 groups may be the same or different from each other.
US10899884B2	Flame-retardant polyetheretherketone-based compounds A flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a flame-retardant compound, and an article of manufacture comprising a material containing a flame-retardant polyetheretherketone based polymer are disclosed. The flame-retardant compound includes two or more polyetheretherketone polymer chains and at least one flame-retardant aryl diamine cross-linker moiety, wherein the flame-retardant aryl diamine cross-linker moiety contains at least one flame-retardant functional group. The process includes selecting a flame-retardant aryl diamine, wherein the flame-retardant aryl diamine contains at least one flame-retardant functional group, selecting a polyetheretherketone polymer, and reacting the flame-retardant aryl diamine with the polyetheretherketone polymer to form a flame-retardant polyetheretherketone based polymer having flame-retardant aryl diamine cross-linkers, wherein the flame-retardant aryl diamine cross-linkers contain the at least one flame-retardant functional group. The article of manufacture includes a material containing a flame-retardant polyetheretherketone based polymer having flame-retardant aryl diamine cross-linkers.
US10899882B2	Phase difference film An object of the present invention is to provide a phase difference film that can exhibit sufficient reciprocal wavelength dispersibility. The present invention includes a copolymer containing at least one selected from a unit represented by Formula (1) and a unit represented by Formula (2), and a unit represented by Formula (3), in which 20 nm
US10899879B2	Biodegradable trehalose glycopolymers Structures and methods of making biodegradable trehalose co-polymers are disclosed. Specifically, biodegradable trehalose co-polymers consist of the general structure R5—[R1R2C—CR3R4]n-[DG]m-R6, wherein R1-R4 are independently selected from hydrogen or a side chain comprising at least one carbon atom, and wherein at least one of R1-R4 is a side chain comprising -L-trehalose, wherein L is a linker molecule that links trehalose to the monomer through at least one of the trehalose hydroxyl groups (—OH), wherein DG is a biodegradable group, and wherein R5 and R6 are end groups.
US10899878B2	Phosphorus-containing caprolactone monomers for synthesis of flame retardant polycaprolactones A process of forming a flame retardant monomer includes forming a hydroxyl-functionalized caprolactone molecule, and reacting the hydroxyl-functionalized with a phosphorus-containing flame retardant molecule to form a flame retardant-functionalized caprolactone monomer. A flame retardant monomer includes at least one moiety derived from a hydroxyl-functionalized caprolactone molecule and at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant moiety. A flame retardant polymer includes at least two flame retardant monomer repeat units, each flame retardant monomer repeat unit including at least one moiety derived from a hydroxyl-functionalized caprolactone molecule and at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant moiety.
US10899874B2	Block polymer and polymer electrolyte membrane including same The present specification relates to a block polymer and a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising the same, a membrane-electrode assembly comprising the polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel cell comprising the membrane-electrode assembly, and a redox flow battery comprising the polymer electrolyte membrane.
US10899867B2	Polythiol composition for plastic optical lens The embodiments relate to a polythiol composition for a plastic optical lens and a polythiourethane-based plastic optical lens prepared therefrom. In the embodiments, a first polythiol compound having an ester group and a mercapto group only as a hydrogen-bondable functional group and a second polythiol compound having an ester group and a hydrogen-bondable functional group other than a mercapto group are used in an appropriate amount. Thus, it is possible to control the viscosity of a polymerizable composition at the initial stage of polymerization at a low temperature of 5 to 15° C. and to stabilize the rate of increase in the viscosity of the composition and the reaction rate thereof, thereby preventing the generation of striae, bubbles, and the like. Further, various plastic lenses such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and the like having excellent appearance characteristics (without striae and bubbles) and excellent optical characteristics can be obtained from the composition.
US10899866B2	Process for producing a ring-opening polymerization product The invention relates to a process for producing a ring-opening polymerization product by reacting at least one polyisocyanate and 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid and subjecting the reaction product to a temperature within the range of from about 40 to about 150° C. in the presence of a catalytic amount of at least one non-nucleophilic base. The obtained polymerization product may be present as a foam and is suitable as binder, insulation material, sealant or coating and in the production of mattresses or wound pads.
US10899865B2	Bisphenol M diphthalonitrile ether resin blends including a filler, and articles The present disclosure provides a resin blend containing a blend of a first phthalonitrile resin, a filler, and a bisphenol M diphthalonitrile ether resin. Suitable fillers include at least one of nanoparticles, microparticles, or fibers. The present disclosure also provides an article including a polymerization product of such a resin blend. The resin blends can be prepared at lower temperatures than phthalonitrile resin blends without a bisphenol M diphthalonitrile ether resin.
US10899863B2	Oil soluble rheology modifying star macromolecules Oil soluble rheology modifying star macromolecules having a core and five or more polymeric arms, and compositions comprising the same. The polymeric arms on a star are covalently attached to the core of the star; each polymeric arm comprises one or more (co)polymer segments; and each polymeric arm comprises a monomeric unit of a methyl methacrylate. The oil soluble rheology modifying star macromolecules and compositions comprising the same for use in oil based systems.
US10899861B2	Polymerizable polyacidic polymer The present invention relates to a polymerizable polyacidic polymer and to a process for preparing the polymerizable polyacidic polymer. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition comprising the polymerizable polyacidic polymer, to a use of the polymerizable polyacidic polymer for the preparation of a dental composition and to an acrylic acid derivative copolymer.
US10899860B2	Polymerization processes and polymers made therefrom The present disclosure provides processes for polymerizing olefin(s). Methods can include contacting a first composition and a second composition in a line to form a third composition. The first composition can include a contact product of a first catalyst, a second catalyst, a support, a first activator, a mineral oil. The second composition can include a contact product of an activator, a diluent, and the first catalyst or the second catalyst. Methods can include introducing the third composition from the line into a gas-phase fluidized bed reactor, introducing a condensing agent to the line and/or the reactor, exposing the third composition to polymerization conditions, and/or obtaining a polyolefin. Polyethylene compositions including at least 65 wt % ethylene derived units, based upon the total weight of the polyethylene composition, are provided.
US10899858B2	Polyethylene material and application thereof Provided is a polyethylene material and application thereof. A density distribution of the polyethylene material is in a range of 0.880 g/cm3-0.960 g/cm3. An amount of a fraction at a temperature of 40° C. obtained by conducting temperature rising elution fractionation on the polyethylene material is in a range of 9.0 wt %-40.0 wt %, preferably in a range of 10.0 wt %-25.0 wt %, more preferably in a range of 9.9 wt %-20.0 wt %. A melting temperature of the polyethylene material is 110° C.-135° C., preferably 116° C.-130° C. The polyethylene material provided by the present application has distinctly improved amount of medium/low-molecular-weight fractions and high-degree-branching fractions, as well as relatively high-molecular-weight fractions which are highly branched. The polyethylene material thus has a relative high melting temperature.
US10899855B2	Low density polyolefin resins with low molecular weight and high molecular weight components, and films made therefrom Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers produced using dual metallocene catalyst systems. These polymers have low densities, high molecular weights, and broad molecular weight distributions, as well as having the majority of the long chain branches in the lower molecular weight component of the polymer, and the majority of the short chain branches in the higher molecular weight component of the polymer. Films produced from these polymers have improved impact and puncture resistance.
US10899854B2	Process for the production of a polymer using a compound comprising at least 2 unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds The present invention relates to a process for the production of a polymer using a compound comprising at least 2 unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, wherein the process comprises a polymerization section and a purification section, wherein the product from the polymerization section is subjected in the purification section to a sequence of purification steps comprising: removal of the vapor phase from the product from the polymerization section by means of flash separation to obtain a first vapor phase and a polymerization product; subjecting the first vapor phase to a compression and condensation treatment to obtain a second vapor phase and a condensed monomer phase; wherein the purification steps are conducted in this order. Such process allows for the optimal utilisation of raw materials in the polymerization process.
US10899853B2	Processes for producing high propylene content PEDM using tetrahydroindacenyl catalyst systems The present disclosure provides methods for producing an olefin polymer by contacting a C3-C40 olefin, ethylene and a diene with a catalyst system including an activator and a metallocene catalyst compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group and obtaining a C3-C40 olefin-ethylene-diene terpolymer typically comprising from 1 to 35 mol % of ethylene, from 98.9 to 65 mol % C3-C40 olefin, and, optionally, from 0.1 to 10 mol % diene. Preferably, a propylene-ethylene-ethylidene norbornene is obtained.
US10899852B2	Benzil monoketals and the use thereof The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilic compounds of the formula I as photopolymerisation initiators of polymerisable substance mixtures which comprise unsaturated compounds, or for the photochemical crosslinking of linear polymers, in which the parameters have the meaning indicated in Claim 1, to sealants for liquid-crystal displays which comprise the hydrophilic photoinitiators, to novel hydrophilic photoinitiators of the formula I, and to the liquid-crystal displays produced using these sealants.
US10899851B2	Method for producing hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer latex A method for producing a hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer latex includes: a hydrogenation step of dissolving or dispersing a hydrogenation catalyst containing a platinum group element in a latex of a conjugated diene polymer to hydrogenate a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond in the conjugated diene polymer; and an insoluble complex formation step of complexing the platinum group element in the latex with a complexing agent to form an insoluble complex, wherein pH of the latex at the insoluble complex formation step is controlled in a range of 5.0 to 8.0.
US10899850B2	Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials Methods for producing refined xylan from a biomass solution, including: (i) providing a biomass solution, which comprises xylan; (ii) concentrating or separating said biomass solution to obtain a xylan concentrate comprising xylan and impurities; (iii) washing and/or extracting the xylan concentrate with a solvent to obtain refined xylan and a solvent stream comprising the solvent and impurities; and (iv) collecting the refined xylan.
US10899848B2	Assessing and improving wheat gluten quality with rheometric analysis Disclosed herein is a method of assessing rheology characteristics of vital wheat gluten to determine how to improve the quality of VWG product and the choice of VWG for a particular product.
US10899847B2	Open chain modified cellulosic pulps and methods of making and using the same The present disclosure generally relates to open chain modified cellulosic pulps and methods for making and using the same. More specifically, the open chain modified cellulosic pulps described herein may be made by oxidation of a cellulosic pulp, followed by reduction of the oxidized groups, resulting in a modified pulp having an improved open chain configuration that may be more efficiently converted into cellulosic derivative products. This disclosure further relates to improved cellulosic derivative products made therefrom, for example, cellulose esters, cellulose ethers, and regenerated cellulose products.
US10899846B2	Fc-region variants with modified FcRn- and protein A-binding properties Herein is reported a heterodimeric polypeptide comprising a first polypeptide comprising in N-terminal to C-terminal direction at least a portion of an immunoglobulin hinge region, which comprises one or more cysteine residues, an immunoglobulin CH2-domain and an immunoglobulin CH3-domain, and a second polypeptide comprising in N-terminal to C-terminal direction at least a portion of an immunoglobulin hinge region, which comprises one or more cysteine residues, an immunoglobulin CH2-domain and an immunoglobulin CH3-domain, wherein the first polypeptide comprises the mutations Y349C, T366S, L368A and Y407V (hole-chain) and the second polypeptide comprises the mutations S354C and T366W (knob-chain), and wherein the first polypeptide (hole-chain) comprises the mutations i) I253A or I253G, and ii) L314A or L314G or L314D, and wherein the first polypeptide and the second polypeptide are connected by one or more disulfide bridges, and wherein the CH3-domain of the first polypeptide and the CH3-domain of the second polypeptide both bind or both do not bind to protein A (numbering according to the Kabat EU index).
US10899844B2	FGF21 mimetic antibodies and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to human β-klotho, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment comprising the same.
US10899841B2	Anti-BAFFR antibody formulations and methods of use thereof Anti-BAFFR antibodies are formulated as lyophilisate or liquid formulation. The lyophilisates can be reconstituted to give a solution with a high concentration of the antibody active ingredient for delivery to a patient without high levels of antibody aggregation. The lyophilisate can be reconstituted with an aqueous reconstituent to provide an aqueous composition in which the antibody has a concentration of at least 50 mg/ml. The lyophilisate or aqueous pharmaceutical composition may include one or more of a sugar, a buffering agent, a surfactant, and/or a free amino acid.
US10899835B2	IgM Fc and J-chain mutations that affect IgM serum half-life This disclosure provides an IgM antibody or IgM-like antibody comprising a variant J-chain and/or variant IgM heavy chain constant regions that can confer increased serum half-life upon the antibody.
US10899826B1	Pharmaceutical compositions for an anti-CGRP antagonist antibody The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions including a plurality of IgG2 anti-CGRP antagonist antibodies comprising a high content of particular IgG2 disulfide isomers, and methods of using the same.
US10899824B2	Anti-HSV synergistic activity of antibodies and antiviral agents The present invention relates to a combination comprising HSV-1 and HSV-2 binding monoclonal antibodies or fragments thereof and antiviral agents, the pharmaceutical formulations comprising said combination, optionally together with an excipient pharmaceutically acceptable and its use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of herpes virus infections, including genital herpes, HSV gingivostomatitis and recurrent herpes labialis, herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), neonatal HSV, HSV disease in the immunocompromised host and HSV keratitis keratoconjunctivitis.
US10899813B2	Immunotherapy with A*01 restricted peptides and combination of peptides against cancers and related methods The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10899807B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against lung cancer, including NSCLC, SCLC and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10899806B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against small cell lung cancer and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10899805B2	Human G protein alpha subunit gail with at least one mutated amino acid residue The present application discloses in detail mutant ligands of the human G protein alpha-subunit -Gαi1-, wherein at least one amino acid residue has been replaced with alanine if the at least one amino acid residue is a non-alanine residue, or at least one amino acid residue has been replace with glycine if the at least one amino acid residue is alanine and wherein the at least one amino acid residue is comprised in a first group containing of the amino acid residues with position R32A, K54A, I55A, I56A, H57A, R176A, E245A, Y296A, T327A, N331A, V332A and D350A or is comprised in a second group containing G42A, A59G, T177A, D200A, A226G, E297A, A300G and F334A or is comprised in a third group containing V50A, A59G, R178A 30 and K180A.
US10899804B2	Fluorescent protein Provided is a green-yellow fluorescent protein with high pH stability (with reduced pH sensitivity). In one or more embodiments, the fluorescent protein is a fluorescent protein comprising an amino acid sequence from position 2 to 225 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, at least a mutation being introduced into the sequence, wherein the above-mentioned mutation is selected from the group consisting of F149T or S or A, L158T or S or A, H160T or S or A, Y174T or S or A, and Y192T or S or A as well as combinations of 2 to 5 thereof.
US10899801B2	Production of soluble HIV envelope trimers in planta The present invention relates to a method for producing a recombinant HIV glycoprotein polypeptide in a plant and to trimeric complexes of the recombinant, plant-produced HIV glycoprotein polypeptide which mimic the native HIV Env complex. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding the recombinant polypeptides, expression vectors containing the aforementioned nucleic acids and to pharmaceutical compositions, uses and methods of eliciting an immune response against HIV in a subject using the recombinant polypeptides and trimeric complexes.
US10899799B2	Method for preparing multiple antigen glycopeptide carbohydrate conjugates The present invention relates to a method for preparing carbohydrate T cell epitope conjugates of formula (I): M(T-B)n (I) wherein M, T, B and n ore as defined in claim 1.
US10899798B2	Bicyclic peptide ligands with detectable moieties and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10899797B2	Peptides and methods of using same We describe peptides and their uses for the treatment of autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic diseases.
US10899784B2	Use of UAP inhibitors to inhibit flux through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway Disclosed are UAP inhibitors to inhibit glucose flux in the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway and methods of treating a disease using the inhibitors.
US10899777B2	Separation of metal-organic frameworks A method of separating a metal organic framework (MOF) from a solution and associated apparatus. The method comprises: providing a MOF containing solution; contacting the MOF containing solution with an acoustic reflector surface such that, any high frequency ultrasound applied within the MOF containing solution reflects off the acoustic reflector surface; and applying a high frequency ultrasound of at least 20 kHz to the MOF containing solution. The MOF material is substantially separated from solution as aggregated sediment that settles out of solution.
US10899775B2	Methods of preparing cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives The invention relates to novel methods for preparing indolinobenzodiazepine dimer compounds and their synthetic precursors.
US10899772B2	IRAK4 modulators Compounds of Formula 0, and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as methods of use as Interleukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase (IRAK4) inhibitors are described herein.
US10899770B2	Crystal form of ACP-196 salt and preparation method, pharmaceutical composition, and use thereof The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of ACP-196 (acalabrutinib) salts, compared with the known solid form of ACP-196, the crystalline forms of ACP-196 salts of the present invention have advantages in crystallinity, solubility and hygroscopicity. The present invention also relates to the preparation methods for the preparation of the crystalline forms of ACP-196 salts, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and their uses in the preparation of methods for treating and/or preventing diseases mediated by Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK), such as autoimmune diseases or disorders, xenoimmune diseases or disorders, cancer, including lymphoma and inflammatory diseases or disorders.
US10899769B2	Imidazopiperazinone inhibitors of transcription activating proteins The present disclosure relates to heterocyclic compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of transcription activating proteins such as CBP and P300 for the treatment or prevention of diseases such as proliferative diseases, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, and fibrotic diseases.
US10899768B2	Degradation of protein kinases by conjugation of protein kinase inhibitors with E3 ligase ligand and methods of use The present application provides bifunctional compounds of Formula (X): or an enantiomer, diastereomer, or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, which act as protein degradation inducing moieties for protein kinases. The present application also relates to methods for the targeted degradation of one or more protein kinases through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to one or more protein kinases which can be utilized in the treatment of disorders modulated by protein kinases.
US10899767B2	Crystal form of ACP-196, preparation method therefor and pharmaceutical composition thereof Crystalline forms of ACP-196, preparation methods, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in the preparation of drugs for treatment and/or prevention of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK)-mediated disorders such as autoimmune diseases or disorders, heteroimmune diseases or disorders, cancers including lymphoma and inflammatory diseases or disorders. As compared with the known solid form of ACP-196, the crystalline forms of the present invention have advantages in crystallinity.
US10899766B2	Bridged piperidine derivatives The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), wherein R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, halogen, lower alkoxy or lower alkoxy substituted by halogen; R may be the same or different, if n=2 or 3; n is 1, 2 or 3; m is 1, 2 or 3; Ar is a five or six membered heteroaryl group, selected from (II), (III), (IV) or (V) wherein R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, halogen or lower alkoxy; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; -( ) m-is —(CH2)m— or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts thereof. The compounds may be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-in-farct dementia, dementia pugilistica or Down syndrome.
US10899764B2	Imidazo isoindole derivative, preparation method therefor and medical use thereof The present invention relates to an imidazo isoindole derivative, a preparation method therefor and a medical use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to the imidazo isoindole derivative as shown in the formula (I), a preparation method and pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative, and a use thereof for treating diseases with a pathological characteristic of the IDO-mediated tryptophan metabolic pathways. The diseases comprise cancers, Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune diseases, depression, anxiety disorders, cataracts, psychological disorders and AIDS, wherein the substituents in the formula (I) are the same as those defined in the specification.
US10899763B2	Crystalline forms of salts of fused penta-cyclic dihydrodiazepinocarbazolones, and uses thereof Disclosed herein are salts of (R)-2-fluoro-10a-methyl-7,8,9,10,10a,11-hexahydro-5,6,7a,11-tetraazacyclohepta[def]cyclopenta[a]fluoren-4(5H)-one, and crystalline forms (polymorphs) thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of preparing those crystalline forms, and methods of using at least one of those crystalline forms in treating a cancer responsive to inhibition of PARP, especially a cancer associated with BRCA1/2 mutant activities or other HR deficiencies, in a subject.
US10899761B2	Heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof Provided herein are heterocyclic compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions containing such a compound and their therapeutic uses, methods for their preparation, intermediate compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such a compound, and their therapeutic uses.
US10899759B2	Positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 Described are positive allosteric modulators of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1(mAChR M1), pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating neurological disorders, psychiatric disorders, or a combination thereof.
US10899757B2	2-(1H-indazol-3-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-C]pyridines and their anti-inflammatory uses thereof Indazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are provided. More particularly, the use of an indazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or disorders is provided.
US10899755B2	Benzothiazole compounds and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds for inhibiting HPK1 activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with HPK1 activity such as cancer.
US10899754B2	Modulators of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase Provided are IDO inhibitor compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their pharmaceutical compositions, their methods of preparation, and methods for their use in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases such as chronic viral infection, chronic bacterial infections, cancer, sepsis or a neurological disorder.
US10899753B2	Inhibiting agents for Bruton's tyrosine kinase Provided are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for their use and production.
US10899750B2	Methods and compositions of small molecule modulators of hepatocyte growth factor (scatter factor) activity The present invention provides compositions and formulations of compounds having formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, wherein p, R1, R2 and B are as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of any of a number of injuries, conditions or diseases in which HGF/SF or the activities thereof, or agonists or antagonists thereof have a therapeutically useful role. In addition, methods are provided for treating such diseases or diseases starting at a time after the onset of the injury, condition or disease.
US10899746B2	Bisamide sarcomere activating compounds and uses thereof The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, a method for manufacturing compounds of the invention and therapeutic uses thereof.
US10899739B2	Macrophage migration inhibitory factor inhibitors, and methods of making and using same The present invention provides novel inhibitors of MIF tautomerase activity. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention are useful in treating or preventing inflammatory and/or auto-immune diseases. In other embodiments, the compounds of the invention are useful in reversing, ameliorating, and/or preventing tumor growth. In yet other embodiments, the compounds of the invention are useful in reversing, ameliorating, and/or preventing angiogenesis.
US10899734B2	Small molecule modulators of pantothenate kinases The present disclosure relates to chemical compounds that modulate pantothenate kinase (PanK) activity for the treatment of metabolic disorders (such as diabetes mellitus type II), neurologic disorders (such as pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration), pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in treatment. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10899730B2	Process for preparing cyclic esters from alpha-hydroxy esters and catalysts used therein A process for preparing cyclic esters by means of a transesterification reaction in the gas phase, comprises the steps of: (i) vaporizing a liquid solution of alpha-hydroxy esters, (ii) passing the ester vapors through a reaction zone containing a solid catalyst and (iii) recovering the cyclic esters from the gaseous product stream; and wherein the solid catalyst comprises at least one metal of titanium (Ti) and Zirconium (Zr), and a SiO2 support, and wherein said metal is chemically bound to the SiO2 support through M-O—Si chemical bonds.
US10899729B2	Method for producing bicyclic compound A method for producing a compound, such as 2-propanyl 4-{(3S,5aR,6R,7R,8aS)-6-[(1E,3R)-4-(2,5-difluorophenoxy)-3-hydroxy-1-buten-1-yl]-7-hydroxyoctahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]oxepin-3-yl}butanoate, and a novel intermediate suitable for the method, whereby the compound can be stably supplied with a high total reaction yield, by changing the starting material and improving the metathesis reaction, asymmetric reduction reaction and the like.
US10899726B2	Process for producing aromatic primary diamines A process for the production of aromatic primary amines, by reacting an aromatic dialdehyde with hydrogen and ammonia or an ammonia-liberating compound, in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and an amine, wherein the molar ratio of the amine to the aromatic dialdehyde is no less than 1:4 at the start of the reaction.
US10899725B2	Process for the recovery of furfural Disclosed is a process for the extraction of furfural. The process includes subjecting a composition comprising furfural, water, at least one acid and an aromatic solvent, with a boiling point higher than that of furfural, to a first separation step in a first liquid-liquid separator providing a first organic phase and a first aqueous phase; conveying the first organic phase along a first line to a distillation column and subjecting the first organic phase to a distillation step providing a top stream comprising furfural and a bottom stream comprising the aromatic solvent; subjecting the first aqueous phase and a portion of the bottom stream to a second separation step providing a second organic phase; conveying the second organic phase along a second line which either feeds its contents into the first line or into the distillation column and subjecting the resultant mixture to said distillation step.
US10899723B2	Heterocyclic containing cyclopropyl FXR modulators The present technology is directed to compounds of formula (II) as well as compositions thereof and methods related to modulation of FXR. In particular, the present compounds and compositions may be used to treat FXR-mediated disorders and conditions, including, e.g., liver disease, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesteremia, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, and atherosclerosis, and renal disease.
US10899722B2	Process for the preparation of fluoroalkylnitriles and the corresponding fluoroalkyltetrazoles The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of fluoroalkylnitriles and the corresponding fluoroalkyltetrazoles starting from fluorinated carboxamides.
US10899720B2	Polyester resin composition containing amino-triazine derivative A polyester resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a polyester resin and 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a 2-amino-1,3,5-triazine derivative of Formula [1]: a polyester resin molded body obtained by the composition, and a crystal nucleating agent including the triazine derivative. A polyester resin composition containing a crystal nucleating agent that makes it possible to produce, with high productivity, a polyester resin molded product that promotes polyester resin crystallization and maintains high transparency after crystallization and is applicable for a wide variety of uses can be provided.
US10899718B2	Polymers functionalized with N-protected hydantoin compounds A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing monomer to form a reactive polymer; and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with an N-protected hydantoin compound.
US10899717B2	4-methyldihydropyrimidinone compounds and pharmaceutical use thereof The present invention relates to 4-methyldihydropyrimidinone compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having RORγ antagonist activity, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and pharmaceutical use thereof. A compound of Formula (1) or (2) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and pharmaceutical use thereof are provided.
US10899716B2	Heterocyclic amides as kinase inhibitors Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
US10899715B2	Continuous flow carboxylation reaction The present invention is related to a two-step carboxylation reaction of an aryl group using continuous flow reaction conditions. This process permits large scale synthesis of useful reaction products in high yield.
US10899714B2	6-aminoisoquinoline compounds 6-Amino isoquinoline compounds are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the 6-aminoisoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, obesity and glaucoma are also provided.
US10899712B2	Multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors derivatives and methods of use The present invention is directed to multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor compounds. The present invention is further directed to compositions comprising those compounds. Finally, the present invention is directed to methods of treating eye conditions including, but not limited to, diabetic background retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, diabetic proliferative retinopathy, diabetic macular edema with proliferative retinopathy, proliferative fibrovascular disease, diabetic macular edema with proliferative fibrovascular disease, retinopathy of prematurity, dry macular degeneration, dry macular degeneration with drusen and wet macular degeneration, using compounds and compositions of the invention.
US10899708B2	Method for purifying n-substituted maleimide The present invention relates to a method for purifying N-substituted maleimide. More specifically, the present invention, without performing a water washing process, enables to remove organic-acid-impurities which are difficult to remove through distillation because of having similar boiling points to the N-substituted maleimide compound by utilizing solubility of organic-acid-impurities in an organic solvent used in the preparing process of the maleimide compound, and thereby, without producing washing wastewater, ensuring removal efficiency of the organic-acid-impurities equal to or similar to an N-substituted maleimide compound subjected to a water washing process.
US10899707B2	Methods for forming peroxyformic acid and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to methods for forming peroxyformic acid, comprising contacting formic acid with hydrogen peroxide. The methods for forming peroxyformic acid can include adding formic acid with a relatively lower concentration of hydrogen peroxide, or adding formic acid to a peroxycarboxylic acid composition or forming composition to react with hydrogen peroxide in the compositions. The present invention also relates to peroxyformic acid formed by the above methods. The present invention further relates to the uses of peroxyformic acid for treating a variety of targets, e.g., target water, including target water used in connection with oil- and gas-field operations. The present invention further relates to methods for reducing or removing H2S or iron sulfide in the treated water source, improving clarity of the treated water source, or reducing the total dissolved oxygen or corrosion in the treated water source, using peroxyformic acid, including peroxyformic acid generated in situ.
US10899697B2	Material for vertical aligning agent Disclosed is a material for a vertical aligning agent, and a molecular structure of the material is shown in formula (I): R-L1P-L2nQ (I) wherein Q is a polar anchor group, L1 is a rigid group, P is a polymerizable group, L2 is a linking group, R is a terminal flexible group, and n is in a range from 1 to 3. In the material, the polar anchor group is connected to the polymerizable group, which is beneficial to increase an aspect ratio of the material. Therefore, a fluid viscosity of the material can be reduced, and a diffusion effect of the material on a substrate can be improved.
US10899696B2	Processes for purifying acetic acid and hydrating anhydride Processes for purifying acetic acid by distilling a process stream in a column in which acetic anhydride is formed in the lower portion of the column. The product stream withdrawn from the column comprises acetic acid, water at a concentration of no more than 0.2 wt. %, and acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 600 wppm. The process further comprises hydrating the acetic anhydride in the product stream to form a purified acetic acid product comprising acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 50 wppm.
US10899695B2	Process for the synthesis of 1-aryl-1-trifluoromethylcyclopropanes The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of 1-aryl-1-trifluoromethylcyclopropanes, which serve as intermediates for the manufacturing of calcium T channel blockers of the general formula (A) which are described in WO 2015/186056.
US10899693B2	Alkoxylated co-solvents Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods having application in the field of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In particular, provided herein are co-solvents, as well as aqueous compositions comprising these co-solvents, that can be used for the recovery of a large range of crude oil compositions from reservoirs.
US10899692B2	Purification method and production method of difluoromethyl-1, 2, 2, 2-tetrafluoroethyl ether A purification method of desflurane (difluoromethyl-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether of the formula (1)) includes bringing a mixture containing desflurane and a trihalomethane into contact with a base in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst, thereby decomposing the trihalomethane. By this method, only the trihalometane contained as a by-product in the desflurane is decomposed without causing decomposition of the desflurane, whereby the desflurane is obtained with high purity.
US10899691B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising monoterpenes The present invention provides a process for purifying a monoterpene or sesquiterpene having a purity greater than about 98.5% (w/w). The process comprises the steps of derivatizing the monoterpene (or sesquiterpene) to produce a monoterpene (or sesquiterpene) derivative, separating the monoterpene (or sesquiterpene) derivative, and releasing the monoterpene (or sesquiterpene) from the derivative. Also encompassed by the scope of the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a monoterpene (or sesquiterpene) having a purity greater than about 98.5% (w/w). The purified monoterpene can be used to treat a disease such as cancer. The present monoterpene (or sesquiterpene) may be administered alone, or may be co-administered with radiation or other therapeutic agents, such as chemotherapeutic agents.
US10899690B2	Method for purifying 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and method for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene The invention relates to a method for purifying 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb) using a first composition comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 1,1-difluoroethane (152a), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (134a), trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-Z), trans-1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (1225ye-E), cis-1,2,3,3,3-10 pentafluoropropene (1225ye-Z) and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1243zf), said method comprising the steps of: a) bringing said first composition into contact with at least one organic extraction agent in order to form a second composition; b) extractive distillation of said second composition in order to form i) a third composition comprising said organic extraction agent and said at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 1,1-difluoroethane (152a), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (134a), trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-Z), trans-1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (1225ye-E), cis-1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (1225ye-Z) and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1243zf); and ii) a stream comprising the 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane; and c) recovery and separation of said third composition. The invention also relates to a method for producing 1234yf including the method for purifying 1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane.
US10899685B1	Catalytic hydrodearylation of heavy aromatic stream containing dissolved hydrogen Systems and methods for hydrodearylation of a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons, the method including supplying a hydrogen feed to the hydrocarbon feed stream comprising non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons; mixing the hydrogen feed with the hydrocarbon feed stream to saturate the hydrocarbon feed stream with hydrogen gas to create a hydrogen-enriched liquid hydrocarbon stream; passing the hydrogen-enriched liquid hydrocarbon stream to a hydrodearylation reactor without a separate gaseous phase of hydrogen; allowing the hydrogen-enriched liquid hydrocarbon stream to react in presence of a catalyst under specific reaction conditions to produce a product stream comprising a reduced concentration of di-aromatic compounds and an increased concentration of mono-aromatic compounds compared to the hydrocarbon feed stream comprising non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons; and recovering, from the hydrodearylation reactor, a product stream for a downstream process, wherein the non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons include at least two benzene rings connected by an alkyl bridge group having at least two carbons, wherein the benzene rings are connected to different carbons of the alkyl bridge group.
US10899684B2	Processes for an improvement to gasoline octane for long chain paraffin feed streams Methods for making higher-octane fuel components from a feed stream of C8+ paraffins, including catalytically cracking the C8+ paraffins using a Zeolite catalyst to produce a reaction product of mid-chain paraffins and olefins and short-chain paraffins and olefins. The reaction product comprises liquid phase paraffins having an increased Octane Value over the feed stream paraffins. The reaction product further comprises a gas phase of short-chain paraffins which are separated from the liquid phase. In embodiments, the short chain olefins are hydrogenated to form mid-chain paraffins and a gas phase containing short-chain paraffins.
US10899682B2	Catalyst composition comprising modified crystalline aluminosilicate for dehydration Process for preparing a catalyst composition containing a modified crystalline aluminosilicate and a binder, wherein the catalyst composition comprises from 5 to 95% by weight of crystalline aluminosilicate as based on the total weight of the catalyst composition, the process being remarkable in that it comprises a step of steaming said crystalline aluminosilicate: at a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 380° C.; under a gas phase atmosphere containing from 5 wt % to 100 wt % of steam; at a pressure ranging from 2 to 200 bars; at a partial pressure of H2O ranging from 2 to 200 bars; and said steaming being performed during at least 30 min and up to 144 h; and in that the process also comprises a step of shaping, or of extruding, the crystalline aluminosilicate with a binder, wherein the binder is selected to comprise at least 85 wt % of silica as based on the total weight of the binder, and less than 1000 ppm by weight as based on the total weight of the binder of aluminium, gallium, boron, iron and/or chromium.
US10899677B2	Method for cultivating crops using bacterium belonging to genus Bacillus The present application provides: a microbial material for agricultural use characterized by containing, as an active ingredient, Bacillus subtilis C-3102 strain (FERM BP-1096) that is capable of promoting the growth of crops and/or increasing the yield of crops, or a variant thereof that has an ability equivalent thereto; and a method for cultivating crops characterized by comprising cultivating the crops using a soil or medium that contains the microbial material.
US10899676B2	Animal feed stock using microbial enhancement In one aspect, a method for feeding animals includes selecting a plurality of strains of sporulated living microbes and form a microbial solution; and applying the microbial solution to a carrier. In another aspect during use, the method includes feeding animals with the microbial infused carrier to deliver microbes to a gastrointestinal tract alive; and germinating the microbes in the digestive tract and stimulating local intestinal immunity with the microbes.
US10899671B2	Process for manufacturing SiC composite ceramics A method is described for manufacturing a ceramic composite structure. The method includes wrapping ceramic fibers (22), such as SiC fibers, about the external surface of at least one form. The method further includes heating the wrapped fibers (22) to a temperature no greater than a first temperature, infiltrating voids (24) in the wrapped fibers (22) with the ceramic composite in a first vessel (12) at the first temperature, transferring the infiltrated wrapped fibers (22) from the first vessel (12) to a second vessel (14), distinct from the first vessel (12), and coating the infiltrated wrapped fibers (22) with the ceramic composite in the second vessel (14) at a second temperature, higher than the first temperature.
US10899666B2	High solids polycarboxylate synthesis for cement superplasticizers The present invention provides efficient methods to form a high solids content polymeric polyacid or a comb polymer useful as a superplasticizer or dispersant which comprise heating to from 80 to 100 C. for a first time period, and then, sequentially, heating to a second temperature of from 150 to 250° C. for a second time period a wet reaction mixture having a solids content of from 80 to 99 wt. % and comprising from 15 to 60 wt. % of one or more ethylenically unsaturated acid or a salt thereof, from 37 to 76.99 wt. % of one or more polyether polyols, alkyl polyether polyols, polyether amines or alkyl polyether amines in the presence of (i) from 0.01 to 1 wt. %, of one or more water soluble radical initiators or redox pairs and (ii) from 2 to 22 wt. % of one or more phosphorus oxide containing compounds, all weights based on the total weight of the wet reaction mixture.
US10899664B2	Simulated concrete mixture and material A simulated concrete mixture combines aggregate, sand, mortar clay, and additive. The mixture is hydrated with enough water or a hydrating solution to create a simulated concrete material having a desired slump. Useful aggregates include any type of aggregate used as a base for concretes, and useful additives include soaps, detergents, surfactants, and flocculants. The material can be refreshed with water or a refresher solution. The hydrating solution and refreshing solution are solution of water and additive. The simulated concrete material can be manipulated until its consistency becomes unworkable, after which it can be refreshed with water or refresher solution.
US10899662B2	Display window and manufacturing method thereof According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of manufacturing a display window includes preparing a mother substrate, performing a salt treatment on the mother substrate to form a silicon-rich layer in a surface of the mother substrate to a first depth from the surface of the mother substrate, and removing the silicon-rich layer, wherein the first depth is greater than a depth of any cracks in the surface of the mother substrate, and a ratio of silicon content in the silicon-rich layer to a silicon content in the mother substrate is 1.2 to 1.4.
US10899661B2	Glass having antiglare surface with low display sparkle A glass article having a low level of grainy appearance that can appear to have a shift in the pattern of the grains with changing viewing angle of a display, or “sparkle.” The glass article—which, in some embodiments, is a transparent glass sheet—has small-angle-scattering properties and/or distinctness-of-reflected-image (DOI), leading to improved viewability in display applications, especially under high ambient lighting conditions. In some embodiments, the antiglare surface of the glass sheet is an etched surface, with no foreign coating present on the antiglare surface.
US10899653B2	Ion-exchangeable glass with low coefficient of thermal expansion Provided herein is a glass composition comprising: about 72 mol % to about 77 mol % SiO2; about 8 mol % to about 12 mol % Al2O3; about 10 mol % to about 14 mol % of one or more alkali oxide R2O, wherein R2O is Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O, or Cs2O; one or more divalent oxide RO, wherein RO is MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, or ZnO; and P2O5, wherein the ratio of mol % RO/(mol % R2O+mol % RO) is at least about 0.2. The glass composition has one or more of the following characteristics: (i) a low temperature (form 25° C. to 300° C.) coefficient thermal expansion (LTCTE) of less than 7.5 ppm/° C.; (ii) high temperature coefficient thermal expansion (HTCTE) of less than 18 ppm/° C.; (iii) liquidus viscosity of at least 200,000 poise; (iv) glass temperature of at least 1100° C. at 200,000 poise or at least 1200° C. at 35,000 poise; and (v) a fictive temperature Tf less than about 795° C.
US10899652B2	Glass fibers Glass fibers have a chemical composition that includes the following constituents, in a weight content that varies within the limits defined below: SiO2 50-70%, Al2O3 0-5%, CaO+MgO 0-7%, Na2O 5-15%, K2O 0-10%, BaO 2-10%, SrO 2-10%, ZnO <2%, and B2O3 5-15%.
US10899651B2	System and method for manufacturing optical fiber A preform material including a starter tip to facilitate an initial fiber draw from the preform within a furnace, wherein the tip comprises a vacuum-sealed tip to receive a plastic grip which attached to an end of a preform.
US10899645B2	Water conditioner for preventing or reducing mineral precipitation The present invention relates to a water treatment apparatus (1), in particular for supplying water-conducting and/or water-heating household appliances or appliances for producing and preparing food and/or beverages using treated drinking water, e.g. automatic drinks machines, automatic coffee machines, ice machines, cooking and baking appliances, steam generators or high-pressure cleaners, air conditioners or the like using treated water, comprising an agent (3) present in solid form for reducing mineral precipitates.It is characterized in that a first medium which influences the dissolution behavior of the agent for reducing mineral precipitates is provided.
US10899644B2	Sanitizing wastewater Wastewater is received at an inlet of a nested coil of tubing. The nested coil of tubing includes an outer coil of tubing and at least one inner coil of tubing. The nested coil of tubing includes at least one of protrusions or filaments within an interior of the nested coil of tubing. The filaments or protrusions are radially arranged within an interior of the tubing, and microbial growth that is configured to treat the wastewater is disposed on at least portions of the interior. The wastewater is flowed through the nested coil of tubing. The microbial growth treats the wastewater to remove at least portions of sanitary waste in the wastewater. The treated wastewater is flowed through an outlet of the nested coil of tubing.
US10899637B2	Method for the desalination of supersaturated hot water A method for desalination of hot supersaturated water having a temperature of between 40° C. and 80°, includes contacting the hot water with a reverse osmosis membrane which is resistant to temperatures of between 40 and 80° C. without a prior cooling step.
US10899630B2	Tungsten pentachloride conditioning and crystalline phase manipulation A process of conditioning tungsten pentachloride to form specific crystalline phases are disclosed. The specific crystalline phases permit stable vapor pressures over extended periods of time during vapor deposition and etching processes.
US10899627B2	Process for making molecular sieves A method of synthesising a molecular sieve of DDR framework type. The method comprises: preparing a synthesis mixture capable of forming a molecular sieve of DDR framework type, said synthesis mixture comprising water, a silicon source, optionally a source of a trivalent element X, optionally a source of a pentavalent element Z, optionally a source of hydroxide ions, optionally a source of a metal cation M, a structure directing agent, and seed crystals having a framework type selected from CHA and LEV; said synthesis mixture being substantially free from fluoride ions; heating said synthesis mixture under static crystallization conditions for a time sufficient to form crystals of said molecular sieve of DDR framework type, said crystallization conditions including a temperature of from 100° C. to 220° C.; and, recovering said crystals of the molecular sieve of DDR framework type from the synthesis mixture.
US10899624B2	Graphene production process A process for the preparation of reduced graphene comprising the steps of: providing an expandable graphite intercalated with oxygen containing groups; heating the expandable graphite under conditions sufficient to cause expansion of the expandable graphite and formation of an expanded graphite comprising oxygen containing groups; and contacting the expanded graphite with carbon monoxide to reduce at least a portion of the oxygen containing groups and form a reduced expanded graphite comprising an array of reduced graphene. The process of the invention enables large volumes of high quality graphene to be produced.
US10899623B2	Catalytically active additives for coke originating from petrol or coal The invention relates to a method for producing graphite materials as well as the use thereof in lithium ion batteries.
US10899615B2	Feeding process of chlorine fluoride A chlorine fluoride feeding device and feeding process are provided that can stably generate industrially applicable chlorine fluoride (ClF), control flow rate, and provide continual feed.The feeding process of chlorine fluoride of this invention is a feeding process to feed chlorine fluoride generated by loading a gas that contains fluorine atoms and a gas that contains chlorine atoms to a flow-type heat reactor or a plasma reactor, and it can stably generate and safely feed chlorine fluoride for a long time by reacting chlorine fluoride that is difficult to pack at a high pressure, such that an amount that can be packed in a gas container such as a gas cylinder is limited, with two or more types of gas materials that can be packed safely in a gas container by liquefaction, or with such gas material and a solid material.
US10899614B2	Method and apparatus for producing a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen In a method for producing a gaseous mixture of CO and H2, a first gas comprising at least 50% CO is compressed in a first compressor to form a first compressed gas cooled to a first temperature and mixes with a second gas comprising at least 50% hydrogen in order to form the gaseous mixture, at least one of the first and second gases originating from a cryogenic distillation separation unit in which a feed gas containing H2 and CO cools in a first heat exchanger and is separated in at least one distillation column and at least one part of the second gas heats in the separation unit to a third temperature lower than the first temperature and is then sent to mix with the first gas.
US10899608B2	Wafer level integrated MEMS device enabled by silicon pillar and smart cap The present disclosure relates to a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) package and a method of achieving differential pressure adjustment in multiple MEMS cavities at a wafer-to-wafer bonding level. A device substrate comprising first and second MEMS devices is bonded to a capping substrate comprising first and second recessed regions. A ventilation trench is laterally spaced apart from the recessed regions and within the second cavity. A sealing structure is arranged within the ventilation trench and defines a vent in fluid communication with the second cavity. A cap is arranged within the vent to seal the second cavity at a second gas pressure that is different than a first gas pressure of the first cavity.
US10899607B2	III-V nitride resonate based photoacoustic sensor The invention relates to a micro cantilever beam sensor and making method, including a chip, and its character: there is at least a group of sensor cells set on the chip, where the sensor cell is composed of the completely same four force-sensitive resistors composing a Wheatstone bridge and two cantilever beams, two of these resistors are on the substrate of the chip, the other two are on the two cantilever beams, respectively, one cantilever beam acts on a measuring cantilever beam and the other one acts on a reference cantilever beam, and the measuring cantilever beam is set with a sensitive layer on the surface. It can design and prepare in a liquid-flow micro-tank by front etching and silicon-glass bonding techniques, to directly detect liquid biomolecule. Whether applied to gas sensor or biosensor, it will play an important role in reducing device size, enhancing device sensitivity and realizing sensor multi-functionality. It has wide prospects for the fields of environment monitoring, clinic diagnosis and therapy, new drug development, food safety, industrial processing control, military and so on.
US10899604B2	Integration of stress decoupling and particle filter on a single wafer or in combination with a waferlevel package A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to the first surface; a stress-sensitive sensor disposed at the first surface of the substrate, where the stress-sensitive sensor is sensitive to mechanical stress; a stress-decoupling trench that has a vertical extension that extends from the first surface into the substrate, where the stress-decoupling trench vertically extends partially into the substrate towards the second surface although not completely to the second surface; and a plurality of particle filter trenches that vertically extend from the second surface into the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of particle filter trenches have a longitudinal extension that extends orthogonal to the vertical extension of the stress-decoupling trench.
US10899601B2	Retaining frame for a multicoupling for filling and/or draining a chemical plant container A holding stand for a multicoupling for filling and/or emptying a chemical plant container is provided, having a mounting device for the essentially stationary fastening of the holding stand and at least one compensating device, couplable indirectly or directly to the multicoupling, for varying a position of the multicoupling in relation to the mounting device in the vertical direction and/or in the horizontal direction and/or for varying an angular position of the multicoupling in relation to the mounting device about a vertical and/or horizontal axis of rotation. It thereby becomes possible for a multicoupling to be coupled simply.
US10899600B2	Closed system valve assembly with expanded flow path An expanded flow rate receiver valve assembly attaches to a first fluid container and is in fluid communication with the first fluid container. The expanded flow rate receiver valve assembly includes a coupling section that selectively receives a closure valve attached to a second fluid container that selectively releases and restricts fluid contained in the second fluid container. The expanded flow rate receiver valve assembly also includes a valve chamber in fluid communication with the coupling section and located adjacent a coupling section opening. The valve chamber is in fluid communication with the first fluid container.
US10899599B2	Systems and methods for controlling dual modulation displays In one embodiment, a dual modulator display systems and methods for rendering target image data upon the dual modulator display system are disclosed where the display system receives target image data, possible HDR image data and first calculates display control signals and then calculates backlight control signals from the display control signals. This order of calculating display signals and then backlight control signals later as a function of the display systems may tend to reduce clipping artifacts. In other embodiments, it is possible to split the input target HDR image data into a base layer and a detail layer, wherein the base layer is the low spatial resolution image data that may be utilized as for backlight illumination data. The detail layer is higher spatial resolution image data that may be utilized for display control data.
US10899597B2	Fluid control shutoff and pump assembly for a beverage dispensing machine A shutoff switch for dispensing mixed beverages is presented. The shutoff switch includes a syrup inlet receiving syrup and a syrup outlet dispensing the syrup to a pump. The shutoff switch also includes a water inlet receiving water, and a water outlet dispensing the water to a either the pump or a dispensing point. Two distinct inlets and outlets for syrup and water prevent the syrup and water being mixed in the shutoff switch. The shutoff switch further includes a pressure responsive member that deforms based on pressure changes in the shutoff switch. When the deformation of the pressure responsive member reaches a threshold, an electrical gate in direct communication with the pressure responsive member opens, turning of a pump of the beverage dispensing system. Valves in either chamber of the shutoff switch can also be used as a redundant mechanical way to stop flow in the system.
US10899593B2	Liquid dispensing device A liquid dispensing device includes a needle. The needle is adapted to penetrate a container without tearing out a portion of the container. The portion of the container is near a point of penetration on the container. The liquid dispensing device includes a motion control system. The motion control system is configured to rotate the needle while the needle penetrates the container.
US10899589B2	Crane vehicle A device executes an actuation control process of causing the actuator to execute actuation corresponding to an operation signal in response to an output of the operation signal, a stopping process of stopping the actuation of the actuator in response to an output of a first over-winding signal or a second over-winding signal during the actuation control process, and a notification process of notifying whether or not the identification signal has already been output from an over-winding sensor in response to the first output of the operation signal corresponding to specific actuation of reducing a suspension length.
US10899580B2	Elevator cab suspension assembly for a double deck elevator An illustrative example elevator system includes a frame, a first elevator cab, a second elevator cab, and a plurality of sheaves associated with the first and second elevator cabs, respectively. A suspension assembly suspends the first and second elevator cabs within the frame. The suspension assembly has two ends in a fixed position relative to the frame. The suspension assembly includes a positive drive load bearing member along a first portion of a length of the suspension assembly and at least one other second load bearing member. A machine includes a drive sprocket that moves the positive drive load bearing member to cause movement of the first and second elevator cabs relative to the frame.
US10899575B2	Linear media handling system and devices produced using the same An improved system for handling delicate linear media and in particular to a method and apparatus for winding delicate linear media such as superconducting wire or tape or optical fibers onto a spool. A combination of direct closed loop control and media routing design facilitates the handling of the delicate media without causing damage. The axial tension in the linear media may be closely controlled during winding by means of feedback control loop using tension measurements to control the rotation speeds of the wind-from and wind-to spools. Further, during winding, the delicate linear media is only exposed to large radius bends with no reverse bending. Finally, output devices and features, commercial or otherwise, made possible by delicate linear media handling are revealed. This includes advanced SC devices and features.
US10899574B2	Elastic break brake apparatus and method for minimizing broken elastic rethreading A series of elastic break brakes are provided throughout a travel path of elastics in a machine operation. Elastic strands thread through each individual brake mechanism, and if an elastic strand breaks downstream, a natural snap back of the elastic, which ordinarily travels through the system under tension, drives an immediately upstream cam mechanism back, and holds the elastic thread in place at the elastic break brake immediately upstream of the break as to minimize rethreading required downstream of the elastic break brake.
US10899573B2	Folding device with skew correction A sheet processing apparatus includes an entry portion, a sheet conveyance path extending from the entry portion, a skew correction roller pair that contacts a leading edge of a sheet conveyed in a predetermined direction from the entry portion to correct skew of the sheet, and a receiving path. The skew correction roller pair conveys the skew-corrected sheet in a direction opposite the predetermined direction. The receiving path branches from the sheet conveyance path from the entry portion to the skew correction roller pair to receive the sheet conveyed in the direction opposite the predetermined direction.
US10899570B2	Systems, devices and methods for receiving an item Systems, devices and methods for receiving an item in a receptacle are disclosed. Features are disclosed for receiving and guiding an item in a receiving space of a receptacle so as to attenuate or remove the impact force of the item on the receptacle. Some embodiments of the disclosure include a bumper having an impact surface which absorbs most or all of the impact force of the item and thereby mitigates or removes the imposition of cyclic impact loads on the receptacle from repeated receipt of items. The bumper may be structurally and/or functionally de-coupled or otherwise physically separated from the receptacle such that an advantageous division of labor is created between absorbing the impact and receiving the item. This disclosure may be useful, for example, in modern industrial operations where a high volume of items are received daily, such as in mail sorting and handling operations.
US10899567B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, including a main chassis having a discharge tray and a switchback tray in an upper position with respect to the discharge tray; an image forming unit; a discharge roller to discharge a recording sheet conveyed through the image forming unit onto the discharge tray; a duplex conveyer to invert the sheet and convey the inverted sheet to return to the image forming unit; and a switchback roller being rotatable in a normal direction to convey the sheet toward the switchback tray and a reverse direction to convey the sheet to the duplex conveyer; is provided. The main chassis includes a pair of walls, each of which extends in a vertical direction and in a conveying direction of the sheet and is arranged in adjacent to the switchback tray such that the switchback tray is interposed between the pair of walls.
US10899566B2	String detection system This disclosure relates to a banknote validator. The banknote validator comprises a banknote path formed within an interior of the banknote validator to transport a banknote from an opening of the banknote path through an interior of the banknote validator, a banknote imaging zone defined within a portion of the banknote path, the banknote imaging zone including a reflective region in a first portion of the banknote imaging zone, and a dark region in a second portion of the banknote imaging zone, and an image sensor configured to capture one or more images of at least a portion of the banknote imaging zone.
US10899561B2	Air distribution system for a pneumatic conveying system A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.
US10899555B2	Cup-shaped container conveyance device [Problem] To develop a device for diverting, to multiple conveyance paths, a plurality of cup-shaped containers conveyed in a single file on a manufacturing line, and consolidating a prescribed number of the containers as a group so as to be sequentially and continuously conveyed.[Solution] The method that has been found to be effective involves providing a plurality of adjacently arranged successive conveyance paths that branch out from a conveyance path of a conveyance device that continuously conveys cup-shaped containers having prescribed shapes in a single file, sequentially conveying the cup-shaped containers on the branch conveyance paths, stopping the movement of the cup-shaped containers and aligning the containers at the end point of the branch conveyance paths, consolidating the containers as a group at the end point in each of the conveyance paths, and transferring the cup-shaped containers to another conveyance path.
US10899552B1	Telescoping conveyor incorporating operator safety feature A telescoping conveyor includes a base section and one or more boom sections mounted on the base section and operable to be telescopically extended and retracted in relation to the base section. Control switches are located at multiple locations to enable operator control to extend or retract the one or more boom sections. The telescoping conveyor is configured such that, during a retraction operation, when a predefined degree of retraction is reached, a change in operator control is imposed to enable an operator to continue retraction of the one or more boom sections. The changed operator control requires the operator to be positioned away from a location of a potential hazard during the continued retraction operation.
US10899546B2	Conveyor module, conveyor assembly, and method of installing a conveyor assembly A conveyor module (1), adapted to be releasably attached to at least one other conveyor module (1) to form a conveyor assembly (15). Each conveyor module (1) includes a substantially longitudinal main frame (4), said main frame (4) being adjustable in between a first position (FIG. 3), in which said module (1) is compacted for transportation, and, a second position (FIG. 4), in which said module (1) is expanded for conveyor operation. A plurality of support legs (17) is provided to support said conveyor module (1) upon a substrate surface, each support leg being adjustable to facilitate adjustable alignment of said module (1). Conveyor componentry (12) is housed substantially within said main frame (1). The conveyor module (1) is preferably formed from or built to standardised shipping container (ISO) specifications.
US10899544B2	Fermentation process using yeast cells having disrupted pathway from dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol Yeast cells are genetically modified to disrupt a native metabolic pathway from dihydroxyacetone to glycerol. In certain aspects, the yeast cell is of the genera Kluyveromyces, Candida or Issatchenkia. In other aspects, the yeast cell is capable of producing at least one organic acid, such as lactate. The yeast cells produce significantly less glycerol than the wild-type strains, and usually produce greater yields of desired fermentation products. Yeast cells of the invention often grow well when cultivated, despite their curtailed glycerol production.
US10899539B2	Picking systems and methods A system for picking items from a containerised storage system is described. The items are stored in storage bins in stacks within a framework having a grid system disposed above the stacks of bins. Robotic devices are disposed on the grid, the devices acting so as to pick containers from the stacks of bins. The storage system is provided with at least one picking device for picking items from bins and depositing them directly in delivery containers DT.
US10899537B2	Waste chute devices and methods for using the same Waste chute devices and methods for using the same are provided. In some embodiments, a method for operating waste chutes comprises: receiving, using a hardware processor of a waste chute device, an identity associated with a user of the waste chute device; in response to receiving the identity associated with the user, allowing, using the hardware processor, a door of the waste chute device to be opened; determining, using the hardware processor, a number of items and at least one type associated with the items that have been placed in an opening of the waste chute device; determining, using the hardware processor, that the door of the waste chute device has been closed; updating, using the hardware processor, information associated with the user based on the number of items and the at least one type of items that have been placed in the opening of the waste chute device; and providing, using the hardware processor, the user with the updated information.
US10899536B2	Method for cannabinoid delivery into beverages In hot beverage cannabis related products, such as single use coffee systems as well as other coffee systems, the cannabinoids are not being infused into the beverages, such as coffee, during the brewing process. To solve this problem, a cannabinoid delivery system is provided. The cannabinoid delivery system includes various systems and methods of positioning cannabinoids and/or cannabis plant matter in locations and forms such that the cannabinoids are properly infused into the beverages.
US10899533B2	Refillable and freezable isothermal bag and method for obtaining the same The invention relates to a refillable and freezable isothermal bag which comprises two plastic bags (6) and (7) and thermal insulation (8) made of polyethylene foam introduced between two bags (6) and (7), including plastic handles (9) joined by heat sealing, the two bags (6) and (7) being joined to each other along a heat sealing line (12), wherein an opening is provided that is envisaged for the introduction of a mixture of water and alcohol, the opening having a composite plastic sheet (1) that has a polyethylene face and a polyester face, the polyester face having a closing means that are water-resistant and tamper-proof provided to close the opening.
US10899531B2	Modular box assembly A modular box assembly includes a box having a top end, an opposed bottom end, and side panels extending from the top end to the bottom end. A bottom panel is disposed at the bottom end such that the side panels and the bottom panel define a box cavity and the top end defines a box opening. A shoulder is attached to two side panel and extends inward from the side panels into the box cavity, wherein each shoulder is spaced from the top end a predetermined distance. A box top covers the box opening, the box top being selectively movable about and between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the top panel engages the shoulders to support the top panel, and in the closed position an upper surface of the top panel is substantially flush with the top end of the box.
US10899528B2	Fluid dispensing bottle cap and bottle system A fluid dispensing bottle cap includes a cap body having a closed top end and an open bottom end. A hollow reservoir is positioned within the interior space of the cap body and is accessible via an aperture that extends through the top end of the cap body. The reservoir is constructed from a resilient material and has a slit along the bottom end for discharging a stored liquid. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a dispensing valve that is positioned within the reservoir body to release a measured amount of the stored liquid upon receiving a pressing force.
US10899527B2	Method and container for storage and transport of polyamide granulates and correspondingly stored or transported polyamide granulate and also moulded articles produced therefrom The invention relates to a method for storage and for transport of polyamide granulate which comprises at least one amorphous or microcrystalline polyamide. By means of this novel method, yellowing during further processing to form the moulded article can be avoided or at least reduced. Likewise, the invention relates to a corresponding container in which the polyamide granulate is stored. The invention also relates to correspondingly stored or transported polyamide granulate and also moulded articles produced therefrom.
US10899525B2	Cooler with wrap-around side cover A cooler includes a cooler body including one or more cooler walls. The cooler further includes a cover configured to be disposed around an exterior of the cooler body, the cover being sized and dimensioned to generally cover an exterior of the one or more cooler walls of the cooler body. The cover preferably includes a moisture-absorbent material. The cover also preferably includes an image, logo, symbol, or text; or a panel preferably includes the image, logo, symbol, or text, which panel is removably attachable to the cover.
US10899521B2	Package for an ophthalmic device having a multilayer lidstock containing a cyclic olefin seal layer The present invention is related to a contact lens package with a heat sealable multilayer packaging lidstock formed from: a support layer and a peelable seal layer made from a polymer blend, such polymer blend formed from a material: from 40 to 85% by weight of one or more first amorphous cyclic olefin polymer(s) characterized by a glass transition temperature of at least 120° C. from 10 to 55% by weight of one or more second amorphous cyclic olefin polymer(s) characterized by a glass transition temperature of less than 120° C., and from 0.5 to 15% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 10% by weight of at least one elastomeric copolymer comprising at least one polymerized monovinylarene and at least one polymerized acyclic olefin.
US10899515B2	Container closure having means for introducing an additive into a liquid in the container A closure device (210) for dispensing an additive product into a container (34) having a main liquid compartment and an opening with a threaded container neck (38) comprises a cap member (36) having a threaded side wall (37) adapted to be secured to the threaded container neck (38), a pressurised fluid chamber (60) fixed to the cap member (36) containing an additive product, and a plug member housing (54) including a plug member (64) engageable in a bottom aperture (66) of the fluid chamber and a flange portion (58) adapted to extend across the top of the container neck (38). The plug member housing (54) can move relative to the cap member (36) between a first closed or armed position of the closure device, in which the plug member (64) seals the bottom aperture (66) closed, and in which a first detent member (58A) provided on the plug member housing is engaged by a second detent member (80) provided on the cap member to prevent movement of the plug member housing (54) away from the cap member (36), and a second open or firing position, in which the plug member housing (54) is urged towards the cap member (36) by contact with the threaded container neck (38) and the plug member (64) is raised relative to the bottom aperture (66) to provide a fluid path from the fluid chamber (60) through a nozzle (74) to the main liquid compartment of the container (34), so that the closure device (210) is moved to the firing position by screwing down onto the neck (38).
US10899514B2	Food jar A food jar is described that may be used to store and transport food items. The food jar includes a container. The container defines an interior to store a food product. A stopper is sized to close an opening of the container. A base removably engages to a lower portion of the container.
US10899513B1	Illuminated liquid container cap Embodiments of an illuminated liquid container are disclosed herein. The illuminated liquid container can include a light source that, when activated, emits light, and a switch that activates the light source. Some embodiments of the illuminated liquid container include a bottle for holding a liquid and a cap through which the liquid can be passed.
US10899511B2	Container closure Closure for a container mouth, the closure comprising: a cover portion (18) for covering at least a portion of the container mouth; a fastener portion (20) for engaging the container for fastening the closure to the container; and a peelable bracing portion (22) extending generally in a circumferential direction of or around an axis of the closure, the bracing portion overlapping at least partly the cover portion and the fastener portion, and configured to reinforce the closure by bearing, as shear stress at an interface between the bracing portion and at least one of the cover portion and fastener portion, support force in or between one or both of the cover portion and the fastener portion.
US10899509B2	Drip-free glass bottles having a circumferential channel and methods of making and using such bottles Described herein is a glass bottle configured to improve the mechanics of liquid flow and prevent drip initiation. Additionally, the glass bottle eliminates dripping during pouring to enable drip-free pouring. The dripping is prevented over a full range of pouring angles, which vary depending on the amount of liquid held in the glass bottle. A method of making the glass bottle and a method of enabling drip-free pouring using the glass bottle are also disclosed.
US10899505B2	Band-receiving closure with recess A closure with a top panel, a skirt extending downward and away from the top panel, frangible connections that connect the skirt to a tamper band. The frangible connections provide a visual indication, when broken, that the closure has been opened. The tamper band includes a sidewall coupled to the frangible connections, the sidewall including a recess in which a pivotable engagement structure is displaced while the closure is applied to a container.
US10899502B2	Applicator apparatus, mouth fill devices, collapsible containers and methods Mouth fill devices can be mounted with respect to a mouth of a liquid container. The mouth fill device can include a circumferential shroud circumscribing an axis of the mouth fill device. The circumferential shroud can include an interior surface defining an interior passage extending along the axis. The interior passage can include a liquid fill passage. The mouth fill devices can further include a protrusion mounted relative to the circumferential shroud and extending within the interior passage. The protrusion can include an interior passageway extending through the protrusion that defines a liquid dispensing passage. The fluid fill passage can be disposed outside of the liquid dispensing passage.
US10899499B2	Stackable tote and lid combination A stackable tote and lid combination has a lid with a main body and a rim. The rim has a wall with corner bodies, where the wall is spaced apart from a major surface. Each corner body has an upper surface with three outer side surfaces. Each first outer side surface is attached to a respective second outer side surface and each second outer side surface is attached to a respective third outer side surface. Each first, second, and third outer side surface is positioned between and connected to the upper surface of the respective corner body and the major surface of the main body. As a result, each first, second, and third outer side surface of respective corner bodies is configured to abut a hollow body of the stackable tote at three respective internal contact areas, and to removably hold the stackable tote.
US10899498B1	Interlocking pallet rack foot plate An interlocking pallet rack foot plate preferably includes an attachment flange, a bottom flange and an offset junction. The bottom flange extends from one end of the offset junction flange. The attachment flange extends perpendicular from an opposing end of the offset junction, relative to the bottom flange. At least one pillar hole is formed through the attachment flange. At least one floor hole is formed through an end of the bottom flange. A first plurality of interlocking projections are formed on one edge of the bottom flange and a second plurality of interlocking projections are formed on an opposing edge of the bottom flange. Each projection includes a peak and a valley. Thus, two adjacent interlocking pallet rack foot plates will interlock. The alignment of adjacent bottom plates allows a plurality of vertical pillars of the plurality of pallet racks to contact each other when bundled.
US10899497B2	External packaging for safeguarding at least one package during transportation A process for safeguarding a product during transportation includes forming a package by surrounding a product with packaging material and accommodating the package in an external packaging that includes a carrier element and a bag element. The carrier element includes an upper side including a border and a lower side opposite the upper side, wherein the lower side includes a base. Further, the bag element includes a base and a bag opening with a border opposite the base of the bag element. The package is accommodated in the external packaging by loading the package onto the carrier element such that the package is carried by the carrier element and loading the carrier element via the bag opening into the bag element such that the bag element surrounds the carrier element and the bag element extends on the upper side of the carrier element beyond the border of the carrier element.
US10899490B2	Apparatus and method for labeling containers The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for applying labels to containers or packs, comprising the following steps: taking over a label from a label providing unit by means of a pallet such that a glue application surface of the label faces away from the pallet; conveying the label by means of the pallet past a glue application unit, where the glue application surface of the label has cold glue applied thereto, at least over part of its area; and, subsequently, directly transferring the glue-coated label to a container conveyed by a conveyer or to a pack conveyed by the conveyor.
US10899477B2	In-space manufacturing and assembly of spacecraft device and techniques A system for producing an object is disclosed including a build device having a build area and a material bonding component to receive portions of a material that are used to produce the object, at least one gripper within the build area to contact the object to provide support and to provide for at least one of a heat sink for the object, a cold sink for the object, and electrical dissipation path from the object, and a movement mechanism to move the build device relative to the object to position the build device at a position to further produce the object. Another system and methods are also disclosed.
US10899473B2	Docking station for unmanned aerial vehicles A docking assembly for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The docking assembly includes a dock having a shaft. The present invention further includes UAVs. Each of the UAVs include a slot sized such that the shaft may slidably and linearly engage the slot. The shaft of the dock inserts through the slot of the UAVs, thereby docking the UAVs on the dock.
US10899472B2	Vehicle mounted launcher for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle A launch includes a frame including a platform defining a slot designed to slideably receive a rudder of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle. The launch includes two drive wheels rotatably supported by the frame and defining a space between each other. The space is open to the slot and designed to receive the rudder. The launch includes at least one variable speed drive wheel motor supported by the frame and operatively engaged with the drive wheels.
US10899467B2	Engine inlet cover detection system and method The disclosed embodiments describe cover detection systems, controllers, and aircraft. The aircraft includes the controller and parts of the cover detection systems. A cover detection system includes an engine, a first sensor, an engine cover assembly, and a controller. The engine has moving parts and defines a fluid opening. The fluid opening exposes the moving parts to an ambient environment. The first sensor component is located proximate to the engine. The engine cover assembly includes an engine cover and a second sensor. The engine cover is configured to cover the fluid opening. The second sensor component is attached to the engine cover and is configured to interact with the first sensor component. The controller is configured to determine whether the engine cover is installed on the engine based on an interaction between the first sensor component and the second sensor component.
US10899465B2	Motor control optimizations for unmanned aerial vehicles A motor controller of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is optimized to improve operation of the UAV. The motor control optimizations include controlling a motor of a UAV to reduce an operating temperature of the UAV, reducing an amount of latency or jitter resulting from motor operation, and applying a smoothing filter for motor operation. For example, controlling a motor of a UAV to reduce an operating temperature of the UAV can include using a temperature model for the unmanned aerial vehicle or an operating temperature measurement to determine a current operating temperature and comparing that current operating temperature to a threshold. If the threshold is exceeded, settings of the motor are adjusted to cause the motor to operate in a manner that reduces the current operating temperature.
US10899463B2	Segmented pylon for an aircraft propulsion system An assembly is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft assembly includes an aircraft propulsion system and a pylon configured to mount the aircraft propulsion system to an airframe member. The pylon includes a first pylon structure and a second pylon structure. The first pylon structure is configured to mount to the airframe member. The second pylon structure is mounted to the aircraft propulsion system. The second pylon structure is configured to disconnect from the first pylon structure while mounted to the airframe member.
US10899462B2	Anti-torque aft-mounting systems, devices, and methods for turboprop/turboshaft engines Aft-mounting systems, devices, and methods for turboprop and turboshaft engines include two or more coupling elements 201, 211, 221 that are configured to couple an aft portion of an engine of an aircraft to a support structure of the aircraft. The two or more coupling elements are together configured to react forces generated in a vertical direction and in a lateral direction transverse to the engine but allow substantially unrestricted rotation of the engine with respect to the support structure about an axis of rotation of the engine.
US10899461B2	Vertical lift by series hybrid-propulsion A hybrid-electric aerial vehicle is disclosed comprising: an airframe; a plurality of longitudinal booms extending radially from the airframe; a passively charged internal combustion engine operatively coupled with a fuel tank, a generator operatively coupled with the passively charged internal combustion engine; a battery bank operatively coupled with the generator; and a plurality of motors. The passively charged internal combustion engine has an intake engine valve, an exhaust engine valve, and a combustion chamber, wherein the intake engine valve is delayed to provide an expansion ratio in the combustion chamber that is greater than a compression ratio in the combustion chamber. Each of said plurality of motors may be positioned at a distal end of one of said plurality of longitudinal booms and be operatively coupled with a propeller, wherein the plurality of motors is electrically coupled with the battery bank and the generator.
US10899457B2	Composite seat assemblies including high performance fibers A head-pan diaphragm structure attachable to or an integral part of a seat back structure, the head-pan diaphragm structure including high-performance fibers and the head-pan diaphragm structure positionable in a head strike target area of the seat back structure. A seat back assembly including a seat back frame member including spaced portions, a torsion bar attached between the spaced portions, a head-pan diaphragm structure positioned in a framed opening formed by the torsion bar and a portion of the seat back frame member, the head-pan diaphragm structure positioned in a head strike target area, and the head-pan diaphragm member including integrated high-performance fibers.
US10899455B2	Seat arrangement for an interior space or a passenger cabin of a vehicle, as well as a respective vehicle A seat arrangement for a vehicle has: parallel aisles in a longitudinal direction of a cabin; cabin walls arranged parallel to the aisles; a central region enclosed by the aisles; and two outer regions neighboring the central region and separated from the central region through the aisles. Seat rows having two inner seat modules and two outer seat modules, are arranged in the central region behind each other. Additional seat rows having an inner seat module facing the respective aisle and an outer seat module wall facing the respective cabin wall, are arranged behind each other in the outer regions. Each seat module has a seat and an ottoman. The seat modules of the central region have a use direction aligned parallel to a main extension direction of the bordering aisle or enclose a maximum angle such that the ottoman reaches further into the aisle than the assigned seat.
US10899454B2	Seat support system Described is a passenger seat that includes a seat bottom assembly with a forward edge and a rear edge and a seat back assembly extending up from the rear edge of the seat bottom assembly. The seat back assembly may include a frame, a plurality of panels within a perimeter of the frame, and at least one attachment member configured to attach the plurality of panels to the frame. The seat bottom assembly may include a frame and a plurality of panels within a perimeter of the frame.
US10899451B2	Aircraft comprising a luggage storage container housed in the leading edge concavity An aircraft is disclosed having a lifting body housing a passenger cabin including a forward portion bounded laterally by at least one portion of a leading edge of the lifting body. The passenger cabin includes at least one lateral luggage storage device housed in the concavity formed by the leading edge portion and includes an opening towards the interior of the passenger cabin.
US10899450B2	Lighting systems An aircraft LED retrofit modular lighting system adapted to be fitted into an aircraft in place of an existing lighting system wherein the retrofit lighting system is modular and comprises at least a housing for an LED lighting unit and a plurality of fixing brackets, the housing being formed of a plurality of components and comprising an elongate tray, at least a first end connector connectable to a first end of the tray, and an elongate lid attachable to the tray wherein the first end connector comprises a power connector fitting, arranged to be selected from at least a first and a second power connector socket, the first and the second power connector sockets being adapted to be interchangeably connected to the power connector fitting, and wherein the first power connector socket is arranged to connect to a first type of aircraft power supply system and the second power connector socket is arranged to connect with a second type of aircraft power supply system.
US10899446B2	Unmanned aerial vehicles with interchangeable wing modules An unmanned aerial vehicle has an airframe having first and second wing modules with first and second pylons extending therebetween. A thrust array is coupled to the airframe including two propulsion assemblies coupled to each of the first and second wings. An electric power system is operably associated with the thrust array and operable to provide power to each propulsion assembly. A flight control system is operably associated with the thrust array and operable to independently control the speed of each propulsion assembly. Each wing module is selected from a plurality of wing modules each having a respective function and each interchangeably couplable with the first and second pylons to enable the airframe to support the functions of the plurality of wing modules.
US10899445B2	Systems and methods for charging, transporting, and operating flying machines A flying machine storage container is provided that comprises multiple charging stations and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism is configured to secure flying machines in the charging stations and securely close charging circuits between the storage container and the flying machines. A system for launching flying machines is also provided. The system comprises two regions and a transition region between the two regions. The two regions each constrain the positioning of a flying machine and the transition region enables a flying machine to move from the first region to the second region to reach an exit. A flying machine having sufficient performance capabilities will be able to successfully launch. Centralized and decentralized communication architectures are also provided for communicating data between a central control system, multiple storage containers, and multiple stored flying machines stored at each of the storage containers.
US10899444B2	Drone receiver Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus.
US10899442B2	Systems and methods for dynamically triggering independent stator coils to control rotational velocity of a rotor Systems and methods relate to a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platform that can include a stator and a rotor magnetically levitated by the stator. The rotor and stator can be annular, such that the rotor rotates about a rotational axis. The stator can include magnets that provide guidance, levitation, and drive forces to drive the rotor, as well as to control operation of rotor blades of the rotor that can be independently rotated to specific pitch angles to control at least one of lift, pitch, roll, or yaw of the VTOL platform. Various controllers can be used to enable independent and redundant control of components of the VTOL platform.
US10899441B1	Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.
US10899439B2	Fast response electric propulsion system and lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft using same An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using pivoting thrust producing elements for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with thrust units providing vertical thrust and then transitioning to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle with pivoting thrust units with propellers, wherein some or all of the propellers are able to be stowed and fully nested during forward flight. An aerial vehicle able to quickly alter its thrust. A quick reaction propeller system which alters the pitch of the propeller blades in response to changes in coning angle of the propeller.
US10899435B2	Systems and methods for detecting landing gear ground loads There is provided a system for predicting loading of a landing gear including, a plurality sensors positioned proximate to the landing gear. The plurality of sensors measure strain applied to the landing gear, and each sensor yielding strain data. The system further includes a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load based on strain data. There is further provided a method for predicting loading of a landing gear. The method includes powering a plurality of sensors located proximate to a landing gear structure, interrogating the plurality of sensors via data acquisition circuitry to yield strain data, instructing the data acquisition circuitry as to a sampling rate and data resolution to be used for the interrogating, and, finally, processing the strain data to predict a ground load.
US10899431B2	System for driving and guiding of a multifunctional trailing edge control surface on an aircraft A system for driving and guiding a trailing edge control surface on a trailing edge region of an aircraft wing comprises a first guide device coupled with the control surface to guide the control surface along a predetermined trajectory relative to the trailing edge region between a retracted position and an extended position, a first drive device couplable with the wing and the control surface to move the control surface along the trajectory, and a second drive device coupled with the control surface and couplable with one of the wing and the first guide device to influence the incidence angle of the control surface, wherein the first drive device and the second drive device are separate from each other and are operable independently, such that the incidence angle of the control surface is influencable at least in the retracted position of the control surface.
US10899429B2	Vehicle The present invention provides a vehicle comprising: a rotor and a stator; at least one planar control surface coupled to the rotor, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate relative to the stator such that, in use, the at least one planar control surface moves from a first position to a second position, and wherein in the first position the planar control surface is controllable to affect substantially only the pitch of the vehicle and in the second position the planar control surface is controllable to affect substantially both of the pitch and yaw of the vehicle, or substantially only the yaw, or in the first position the planar control surface is controllable to affect substantially only the yaw of the vehicle and in the second position the planar control surface is controllable to affect substantially both of the pitch and yaw of the vehicle, or substantially only the pitch of the vehicle. The present invention also provides a method of controlling a vehicle.
US10899428B2	Decompression panel assembly and methods of installation A method of installing a decompression panel assembly in an aircraft. The decompression panel assembly includes a body portion, a baffle member, and a panel member. The method includes coupling the body portion to the panel member, wherein the body portion includes a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of openings in the body portion. The method also includes coupling the baffle member to the plurality of frame members such that the baffle member removably obstructs at least one opening of the plurality of openings. The baffle member is integrally formed with the plurality of frame members and is configured for at least partial displacement from the at least one opening during a decompression event. The decompression panel assembly is then coupled between a sidewall and a floor panel of the aircraft.
US10899425B2	Door frame stabilization A stabilization assembly for a door frame secured to a fuselage skin of an aircraft and positioned about an opening defined in the fuselage skin including a strap, wherein a first end portion of the strap is secured to the fuselage skin with a first fastener which extends through the first end portion of the strap and through at least a portion of the fuselage skin. A second end portion of the strap is coupled to the door frame and a third portion of the strap extends between the first and second end portions of the strap and spaced apart from the fuselage skin.
US10899421B2	Load arrangement for powering a load in liquid A load arrangement powers loads on a surface (30) of a marine structure exposed to a fouling liquid (10), and has a transmitter arrangement (110) and at least one carrier medium (100) having embedded loads (20). Front electrodes (130) are arranged to be coupled to the liquid, and back electrodes (120) have back electrically conductive layers embedded in the carrier medium to form, in combination with an opposite area of the marine 5 structure and a dielectric layer (4a), a back capacitor for capacitive transfer of the supply current between the second power node and one pole of the power source coupled to the marine structure. The transmitter arrangement has a supply line (111) and a multitude of transmitters (114) galvanically connected to the supply line. The multitude of transmitters is distributed along the supply line to be arranged near the multiple front electrodes to form 10 short conductive paths (113).
US10899417B1	Hydrodynamic flow separation device for an axisymmetric bluff body In the absence of inventive practice, the hydrodynamic flows on both sides of a vertically oriented bluff body (e.g., cylinder) traveling through water tend to hug the bluff body proximate its curved back surface and to converge behind the bluff body, resulting in lateral sway of the bluff body. Exemplary inventive practice provides for attachment of a pair of waterjet-streaming devices at opposite axial ends of a bluff body such as a cylinder. The waterjet streams discharged by the two inventive devices, which adjoin the vertical bluff body, deflect the hydrodynamic flows on both curved side surfaces of the bluff body. The inventive apparatus thereby encourages a continued approximate parallelity of the hydrodynamic flows behind the bluff body, resulting in significantly greater stability of the bluff body. Some exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide for attachment of a single waterjet-streaming device at one axial end of the bluff body.
US10899415B2	Snow vehicle A snow vehicle is disclosed comprising a uni-body frame having a forward engine compartment, a propulsion unit coupled to the frame, and a front ski steered by a steering mechanism. The snow vehicle has a chain coupling the sprocket of the propulsion unit located outside of the frame and directly coupled to the belt drive.
US10899412B2	Two wheeled vehicle A two wheeled vehicle is disclosed having a rear fender and a saddlebag coupled adjacent to the vehicle and spaced apart from the fender defining a gap between the fender and the saddlebag. A closeout is positioned in the gap.
US10899401B2	Yaw alignment system An alignment assembly is coupled between a steering assembly and a support foot to maintain an alignment of the support foot with the load transport assembly while the steering mechanism rotates in different steering directions. A biasing device activates in response to non-linear displacements of the load transport assembly relative to the support foot and moves the steering assembly and the support foot back into original alignments with the load transport assembly. The alignment assembly may include a lower main gear assembly that rotates the support foot relative to the steering assembly and an upper main gear assembly that rotates the steering assembly relative to the load transport assembly.
US10899396B2	Automated drag reduction in moving objects A vehicle including a drag reduction system is described herein. The drag reduction system includes an eddy disrupter element mounted on a vehicle body and movable with respect to the vehicle body, a plurality of sensors mounted to the vehicle body, and a processor programmed to operate the eddy disrupter based on signals received from the sensors. The plurality of sensors include a first sensor mounted near the rear end of the vehicle body and a second sensor mounted near the front end of the vehicle body for measuring fluid pressure adjacent to the vehicle body. The processor is programmed to operate the eddy disrupter element to adjust a position of the eddy disrupter element relative to the surface of the vehicle body based on a comparative analysis of a measured fluid pressure received from the first sensor and a measure fluid pressure received from the second sensor.
US10899393B2	Rear body structure A rear body structure is provided that forms a design face of a rear pillar nicely and gives sufficient rigidity to the rear pillar. The rear body structure has a rear pillar at a rear of a vehicle body. The rear pillar includes an outer rear pillar that is arranged on an outside in a lateral direction to form an exterior face of the rear pillar, and an inner rear pillar that is arranged inside in the lateral direction of the outer rear pillar. The inner rear pillar has a protrusion that protrudes toward the outer rear pillar. The protrusion is formed continuously in a vertical direction of the rear pillar.
US10899392B2	Side sill structure of vehicle mounted with opposite sliding doors A side sill structure can be used with a vehicle mounted with opposite sliding doors. The vehicle includes a lower rail that is mounted at a lower side of a vehicle body in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The side sill structure includes a side sill that includes a side sill inner panel and a side sill outer panel coupled to define an opened cross section. The side sill inner panel is mounted on the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction. The side sill outer panel is coupled to the side sill inner panel to define a hollow portion between the side sill outer panel and the side sill inner panel. The side sill structure also includes a lower rail accommodating unit that is coupled to the side sill.
US10899390B2	Self-supporting underframe for a vehicle and such a vehicle A self-supporting underframe for a vehicle, the vehicle, and a production method thereof. The underframe has two elongate monocoques arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other and at least 50% closed on at least four sides, wherein the monocoques each have a single-part, trough-like element having at least one lower base and two side walls extending upwards from the base. At least one cover element closes the trough-like elements over at least 50% of the longitudinal extent of the particular trough-like element. The at least one cover element of each of the two monocoques in each case includes at least one cross-strut cover element, and the cross-strut cover elements of the two monocoques are designed as a common, single-part cross-strut cover element spanning an intermediate space located between the trough-like elements of the monocoques. The cover elements are fixedly connected to the side walls of the monocoques.
US10899387B2	Vehicle frame arrangement A frame arrangement for a vehicle may include a first side member and a second side member that each have an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portions are spaced laterally apart by a first distance, and the lower portions are spaced laterally apart by a second distance less than the first distance. The frame arrangement may further include a first battery positioned between the lower portions of the side members, and a second battery positioned between the upper portions of the side members.
US10899386B2	Front rail to improve early energy absorption A vehicle front rail has an elongated body with a first end adapted to couple with a bumper and a second end adapted to couple with a rocker panel. A portion of the body, adjacent the first end, has a cross section with an overall dumbbell shape. It includes a first and second portion separated by a narrow portion. A reinforcement member is positioned in the narrowed portion of the dumbbell cross section.
US10899383B2	Control unit that adjusts a tilt angle of a tilting vehicle The disclosure concerns a tilting vehicle with at least one multi-wheel axle, a vehicle structure and a control unit that is arranged to detect a lateral acceleration acting on the tilting vehicle and actively adjust a tilt angle of the structure of the vehicle about the longitudinal axis thereof. In order to optimize adjustment of the tilt angle in a tilting vehicle, the control unit is arranged to adjust the tilt angle so that in a direction of a lateral axis of the structure of the vehicle, a Y component of the lateral acceleration is partially compensated by a Y component of acceleration due to gravity according to a specified compensation proportion. The compensation proportion increases as a function of the lateral acceleration to a global maximum value at a first acceleration, and decreases above the first acceleration.
US10899380B2	Steering assembly A steering assembly includes a steering member and an adjustment assembly. The steering member has a first side, a second side adjacent the first side, a third side adjacent the second side and disposed opposite the first side, and a fourth side adjacent the third side and disposed opposite the second side. The adjustment assembly includes a first adjustment member and a second adjustment member. The first adjustment member is arranged to apply a first biasing force to the first side and a second biasing force to the second side. The second adjustment member is arranged to engage the third side and the fourth side.
US10899375B2	Pallet truck A pallet truck comprises a rolling frame (10) and at least one force sensor (51, 52) for registering and generating as electronic output signal a loading of a load platform (20). The force sensor is coupled to electronic processing means for receiving and processing the output signal, and display means (65) are provided for generating a visual weight indication. At least a part of the processing means is accommodated together with a first electronic power supply in a first housing (50) forming part of the frame (10). The display means (65) are arranged together with a second electronic power supply in a second housing (60) on or close to a handle (45) of an operating arm. A wired first connection (56) is provided between the force sensor (51, 52) and the processing means. Telecommunication means are provided for establishing and maintaining a wireless second connection (57) between the first housing (50) and the second housing (60).
US10899373B2	Safety method and safety system for a railway network A safety method for a railway network that is divided into section segments by way of section elements and which can be traveled by vehicles in accordance with data from a section atlas. The vehicles request steps for allocation as a track element from selected section elements. Each of the selected section elements autonomously allocates itself as a track element under specified conditions for each requesting vehicle. In order to be able to inform the vehicle or the vehicle operators thereof about changed section characteristics better and more quickly, for the section elements, the vehicles store manually entered and/or manually released dynamic driving operation data as a dynamic component of the section atlas in parts related to the section elements.
US10899363B2	Automatic configuration of self-configurable environments A portable electronic device for repositioning adjustable fixtures in vehicles. The portable electronic device includes a communication module, a processor, and a memory that stores computer program instructions that cause the processor to receive a first configuration setting that is specific to the first vehicle, the first configuration setting describing a preferred position of a first adjustable fixture in the first vehicle, translate the first configuration setting into a second configuration setting that is specific to a second vehicle, and transmit, to the second vehicle using the communication module, the second configuration setting to the second vehicle for use in moving a second adjustable fixture in the second vehicle from an initial position to an adjusted position that is based on the preferred position.
US10899360B2	Method and system for vehicle ESC system using map data An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle direction and/or yaw rate and an actual vehicle direction and/or yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ESC system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding.
US10899359B2	Vehicle and method for protecting person left in vehicle A method for protecting a person left in a vehicle includes determining whether the person present on a rear seat is an infant, by using a waveform of a reflected wave generated by a radar sensor after an ignition of the vehicle is turned off, determining a risk level when the person on the rear seat is determined to be the infant, and taking a first step measure that corresponds to a risk factor, when the risk level indicates a possibility of danger to the person.
US10899358B2	Vehicle driver monitoring system and method for capturing driver performance parameters A vehicle driver monitoring system and method for capturing driver performance parameters is disclosed. The vehicle driver monitoring system and method uses multiple data sources to capture driver performance parameters. Data from one source can be used to validate data from another data source. Additionally, the data from one data source can be used to compensate for missing or corrupt data from the other data source. The vehicle driver monitoring system and method uses a mobile app on a mobile device that can automatically sense when a registered driver is in the vehicle with the mobile device, which helps the vehicle driver monitoring system verify that captured performance parameters are related to the registered driver driving the vehicle. The mobile app can also communicate with the driver in real time.
US10899357B1	Bi-directional snap fit electronic unit A device for emitting radiation includes a housing defining a cavity, an electrical connector formed on the housing, a heatsink having a flange, a circuit board located in the cavity having an emitter, and a filter located adjacent to the circuit board and opposite of the heatsink. The filter has at least one post that extends through a hole formed on the circuit board and through a hole formed on a flange of the heatsink. The at least one post has a press-fit termination end that engages the hole of the heatsink. The housing may be over-molded onto the heatsink.
US10899356B2	Drowsiness prevention device, drowsiness prevention method, and recording medium A drowsiness prevention device includes a psychological state estimator and a controller. The psychological state estimator estimates a psychological state of an occupant, based on a state of the occupant detected by a detection device. The controller causes an output device to output a first warning and a second warning which are for alerting the occupant. The psychological state estimator estimates a first psychological state of the occupant which is before the first warning is output and a second psychological state of the occupant which is after the first warning is output. The controller determines details of a second warning, based on only the second psychological state or based on both the first psychological state and the second psychological state.
US10899355B2	Crank velocity driveline filtering for consecutive misfire detection A misfire detection system and method for a vehicle utilize a controller to obtain a crankshaft speed signal indicative of a rotational speed of an engine crankshaft connected to a device that mitigates vibrational disturbances at the crankshaft caused by misfires of the engine, detect that a first firing event of the engine is a first misfire based on the crankshaft speed signal, monitor a vibrational response of the crankshaft, detect that a consecutive second firing event of the engine is a second misfire based on a first modified crankshaft speed signal and the first set of thresholds, and in response to detecting the second misfire, reset the monitoring of the vibrational response of the crankshaft including modifying the amplitude of the crankshaft speed signal to obtain a second modified crankshaft speed signal and comparing the second modified crankshaft speed signal to a set of thresholds.
US10899354B2	Control method for vehicle air conditioning, and vehicle air conditioning device A vehicle air-conditioning device is provided for controlling a vehicle air-conditioning of a vehicle in accordance with a control method. A negative pressure, which is generated in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine by a vacuum servo that assists a brake pedal force, is estimated based on an atmospheric pressure and a pressure inside the intake passage. When a predetermined condition is established that includes a state in which the estimated negative pressure inside the vacuum servo is insufficient relative to a predetermined pressure during operation of the air-conditioning compressor, the air-conditioning compressor is stopped during a first time period, the air-conditioning compressor is operated during a second time period regardless of the predetermined condition after the first time period has elapsed, and operation of the air-conditioning compressor is controlled in accordance the states of the predetermined condition being established after the second time period has elapsed.
US10899348B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for associating map objects with road links Embodiments described herein may provide a method for identifying objects along a path established though the Electronic Horizon. An apparatus is provided to facilitate autonomous or semi-autonomous control of a vehicle, where the apparatus is caused to: determine, within a road network, a sequence of road links that satisfy a predetermined likelihood of being traversed by a vehicle, where the road network is segmented into tiles in a map data service provider database; receive, in response to determining the sequence of road links, one or more tiles corresponding to the sequence of road links; search within the one or more tiles for objects within a predetermined distance of the sequence of road links; and generate an object profile for each object, where the object profile includes information relating to the respective object and a distance of the respective object from the road link.
US10899344B2	Vehicular accident prevention A method and system enabling a process for preventing a vehicular accident is provided. The method includes continuously monitoring vehicular impact conditions associated with a vehicle in motion. In response, an imminent impact event associated with the vehicle in motion and an external object is detected and a surface of a roadway below the vehicle in motion is scanned by sensors of the vehicle. Results of the scanning indicate that the roadway surface is safe for deployment of a destructive friction based braking mechanism of the vehicle. The destructive friction based braking mechanism is deployed with respect to a first braking force threshold and it is determined if rate of speed decrease exceeds a specified speed decrease threshold.
US10899342B1	Stability control system A drive and control system is provided for use on a zero turn vehicle, and includes first and second hydraulic ground drives independently driving a set of driven wheels. Each ground drive has an electric actuator to control the output thereof. An operator mechanism generates a drive signal corresponding to a neutral drive position or to one of a plurality of non-neutral drive positions of the operator mechanism, and a steering signal corresponding to a neutral steering position or to one of a plurality of non-neutral steering positions of the operator mechanism. Sensors generate signals corresponding to sensed roll, pitch and yaw parameters. A stability control module includes a processor for receiving the drive and steering signals and for providing output signals to the electric actuators.
US10899341B2	Behavior control apparatus for vehicle A behavior control apparatus for a vehicle having a control unit for controlling a braking device and controlling a behavior of a vehicle by controlling braking forces of wheels. When the vehicle is in the non-braking state, the control unit acquires information on a lateral acceleration of the vehicle; calculates, based on the lateral acceleration of the vehicle, a target yaw moment of a feedforward control for reducing a rate of decrease of the vehicle's yaw gain accompanying with an increase in an absolute value of a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, and controls braking forces of the wheels by controlling the braking device so that at least a yaw moment corresponding to the target yaw moment is applied to the vehicle.
US10899338B2	Vehicle and method for displaying distance to empty The present disclosure provides a vehicle and method for controlling the same, by which a driving condition of the vehicle is determined and the distance to empty (DTE) of the vehicle is estimated based on the driving condition, thereby providing the driver with more accurate and practical DTE. The vehicle includes a power source that supplies power to a vehicle and a sensor that detects a driving condition of the vehicle. A controller estimates the DTE of the vehicle based on the detected driving condition and the power, and outputs the DTE of the vehicle through an output unit.
US10899337B2	Hybrid electric vehicle and method of controlling a drive mode therefore A hybrid electric vehicle and method of controlling a drive mode therefore is disclosed. The method includes dividing a drive route into a plurality of intervals and operating a per-interval drive load for each of a plurality of the intervals, determining a reference drive load becoming a reference of change into a second drive mode from a first drive mode according to fluctuation of a charge state of a battery using the operated per-interval drive load, and setting an interval corresponding to the reference drive load among a plurality of the intervals as a first drive mode drive interval or a drive interval having the first drive mode and the second drive mode coexist therein. The setting is performed by considering a speed of the interval corresponding to the reference drive load and a speed of a next interval on the drive route.
US10899331B2	Hydraulic actuator, vehicle axle arrangement comprising a hydraulic actuator, and electronically controllable hydraulic brake system A hydraulic actuator for supplying a hydraulic brake pressure to service brakes of a vehicle includes an actuator cylinder including a piston. A hydraulic working pressure of a brake fluid can be set in accordance with a position of the piston. The brake fluid is supplied from a hydraulic reservoir assigned to the hydraulic cylinder, and the hydraulic working pressure prevails in a working space of the actuator cylinder and can be output via an actuator output port on the actuator cylinder in order to supply a hydraulic brake pressure in accordance with the hydraulic working pressure. The hydraulic actuator further includes an electrically controllable motor. A rotary motion brought about by the electrically controllable motor can be converted by a conversion mechanism into a translational motion of the piston parallel to a longitudinal direction thus enabling a hydraulic brake pressure to be supplied by electric control of the motor.
US10899330B2	Hydraulic vehicle brake system A hydraulic vehicle brake system having at least one brake pedal, a pedal-travel simulator, at least one hydraulically operable wheel-brake unit and a switching valve between the brake pedal and the pedal-travel simulator. The switching valve is adjustable between a first switching position, in which the brake pedal is connected to the pedal-travel simulator and decoupled from the wheel-brake unit, and a second switching position, in which the brake pedal is decoupled from the pedal-travel simulator and the brake pedal is connected to the wheel-brake unit. In the first switching position, a pressure-supply unit is connected at the same time to the wheel-brake unit.
US10899327B2	Electric brake device Provided is an electric brake device capable of adjusting a clearance without making a driver feel discomfort, in a vehicle equipped with the electric brake device. A control device (2) of this electric brake device (DB) includes: a brake operation amount detector (24) to detect an operation amount to a brake operation member (27) of the vehicle; and an operation record flag storage unit (19) to store an operation record flag indicating a record of a latest operation performed by the driver to the brake operation member (27), on the basis of the operation amount detected by the brake operation amount detector (24). The control device (2) further includes a target clearance determination unit (17) to determine a target clearance with reference to the operation record flag stored in the operation record flag storage unit (19).
US10899325B2	Brake load balance and runway centering techniques A method for controlling brakes includes receiving, by a controller, a first wheel speed from a first wheel speed sensor of a first wheel arrangement, receiving, by the controller, a second wheel speed from a second wheel speed sensor of a second wheel arrangement, calculating, by the controller, a pressure correction, and adjusting, by the controller, a pressure command for at least one of the first wheel arrangement and the second wheel arrangement.
US10899323B2	Devices, systems, and methods for vehicle braking Systems and methods are described for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to follow closely to behind each other, or linking to form a platoon. In one aspect, on-board controllers in each vehicle interact with vehicle sensors to monitor and control, for example, gross vehicle weight, axle loads, and stopping distance. In some aspects, two vehicles can determine information associated with their gross weight and axle load, and apply that information to assist with determining a bounding box indicating which vehicle will take longer to stop. Based on which vehicle will take longer to stop, an order of vehicles in a potential platoon is determined.
US10899322B2	Systems and methods for rapidly decelerating a vehicle A system for decelerating a vehicle includes a powered driver and an anchor supported by the powered driver. The powered driver configured to be movably coupled to a chassis of the vehicle. The powered driver is also configured to propel the anchor from the powered driver into a road surface to secure the vehicle to the road surface for decelerating the vehicle.
US10899318B2	Onboard wash system An onboard washing system provides the ability to wash specific areas at the rear of a concrete truck, without requiring an operator to climb a ladder or climb on the truck. Certain specified areas which are traditionally difficult to wash, including the inside of the charge hopper, the interior portions of the discharge chute, and rear portions of the mixing drum structure, can now be washed in an automated and efficient manner. The truck-mounted washing system has components which are specifically positioned to cause washing fluid (water) to be sprayed or directed toward predetermined areas in an efficient and effective manner. The system also includes hand-held washing wands or washing mechanisms, which allow an operator to easily reach additional zones or additional areas at the rear of the truck, which are lower. Most significantly, the truck-mounted wash systems and the hand-held nozzle systems (wand) are all operable while an operator remains on the ground.
US10899317B1	Physically secured device for vehicle intrusion detection A vehicle theft-prevention apparatus can include a slip clutch mechanism, a locking mechanism, and a cylindrical body including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can be configured to rotate about the second portion. The locking mechanism can be configured to engage based on rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion in a first direction, and disengage based on a rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion in a second direction. The slip clutch mechanism can be configured to prevent the locking mechanism from further engaging from rotation in the first direction relative to the second portion based on a magnitude of force applied.
US10899314B2	Mobile alert and security system An alert system for a vehicle has a computerized monitoring apparatus, a plurality of sensors sensing environmental conditions, status of apparatus of the vehicle, and presence or absence of a cellular telephone, and reports the conditions, status and presence or absence to the monitoring apparatus as variable values, and wireless transmission circuitry enabled to send an alert to the cellular telephone. The monitoring apparatus transmits an alert if the following sequence of events is determined: (1) at a first point in time the cellular telephone is in the vehicle and the ignition is on (2) at a 10 second point in time after the first point in time the ignition is switched off (3) at a third point in time after the second point in time the cellular telephone is no longer in the vehicle and it is determined there is a human or other animal in the vehicle.
US10899310B2	ADAS-linked active hood apparatus for always-on operation An advanced driving assistance system (ADAS)-linked active hood apparatus for always-on operation is provided. The apparatus includes a rotary arm that is fixed to a hood of a vehicle, a rotary bracket configured to be rotated in conjunction with the rotary arm when rotation force is applied to the rotary bracket and a first link configured to interconnect the rotary bracket and the rotary arm. A motor unit is fixed to a vehicle body and applies rotation force to the rotary bracket. A controller is configured to receive driving information of the vehicle via an advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) and to set a pop-up height of the hood. The controller operates the motor unit to perform pop-up and restoration of the hood to an original position when a collision is expected based on the received driving information.
US10899308B2	Bag body Provided is a bag body which has a flatter shape in its expanded state. This bag body has control yarn therein, which controls expansion. The control yarn includes: a first seam which extends from a non-expansion section to another non-expansion section within the bag body; a second seam which is a seam forming the fabric on one surface of the expansion section of the bag body, and is formed by being separated from the fabric on said one surface, threaded through the first seam, and turned back to the fabric on said one surface; and a third seam which is a seam forming the fabric on the other surface of the expansion section of the bag body, and is formed by being separated from the fabric on the other surface, threaded through the first seam, and turned back to the fabric on the other surface. A control seam group, which is configured from the first to third seams, includes: a first seam unit that is configured such that the two or more second seams alone are consecutively threaded through the first seam; and a second seam unit that is configured such that the two or more third seams alone are consecutively threaded through the first seam. The first and second seam units are alternately arranged in the direction in which the first seam extends.
US10899307B2	Deployable headrest airbag A deployable headrest airbag includes an airbag chamber configured to be coupled to a headrest of a vehicle seat. The airbag chamber has a stowed position and a deployed position. In stowed position, the airbag chamber is disposed inside the headrest. In the deployed position, the deployable headrest airbag is disposed outside of the headrest to protect a head and a neck of a vehicle occupant.
US10899305B2	Airbag for side collision Provided is a side airbag for side collision which is deployed between two seats in a width direction of a vehicle to prevent occupants siting on the two seats from colliding with each other. The airbag includes a chest protective area to protect a chest of an occupant; a head protective area extending upward from the chest protective area to protect a head of the occupant; and a support area extending rearward from the head protective area and making contact with a head rest, which is provided on an upper portion of a back of the seat, so as to be supported by the head rest, wherein, the support area of the airbag is supported by the head rest when the vehicle collision occurs to prevent a head of an occupant who sits near a crashed side from moving rearward of the head protective area, thereby preventing the head of the occupant sitting near the crashed side from colliding with a head of a counterparty occupant who faces the occupant sitting near the crashed side in the width direction of the vehicle.
US10899304B2	Knee airbag assembly An airbag assembly includes an airbag cover having a first panel portion. The first panel portion has first lower edge and a plurality of clips formed at the first lower edge. The clips each have a thickness greater than the first panel portion. A case has a plurality of openings configured to receive the clips of the airbag cover. The openings in the case may each be an elongated slot including a wide portion and a contiguous narrow portion that is narrower than the thickness of the clip. Each slot is configured such that the clip can be inserted through the wide portion and then slid to the narrow portion to retain the airbag cover to the case.
US10899303B2	Passenger protection apparatus for vehicle A passenger protection apparatus for a vehicle includes an armrest, a movable member, and a controller. The armrest is provided on a side of a seat in a vehicle on which an arm of a passenger sitting on the seat can be placed. The movable member is provided in the armrest, and configured to move from the armrest toward a side of an upper body of the passenger sitting on the seat and retract into the armrest. The controller is configured to move and retract the movable member in accordance with a behavior of the vehicle.
US10899302B2	Airbag device An airbag device for a steering wheel includes: an inflator for supplying an inflation gas to a folded airbag, the inflator including: a main body having a gas discharge portion on an upper portion side; and a flange portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the main body which is the outer peripheral surface located further on a lower side than the gas discharge port; an attachment base holding the inflator by making the flange portion be attached to the attachment base; fastening members arranged at a plurality positions in a lower surface side around the inflator and mounted on the steering wheel main body by the fastening members. Each of the fastening members is disposed such that at least a part of the fastening member is disposed so as to vertically overlap the flange portion in a lower side of the flange portion.
US10899296B2	Method for operating a safety-critical controller for a motor vehicle and corresponding motor vehicle A safety-critical controller of a vehicle monitors functioning of the controller, at least one sensor and/or at least one actuator to detect an error. When specific error conditions exist, a warning for the driver is generated. It is detected whether the error is remediated within a specified time span, and if not, then corresponding error data is transmitted to a vehicle manufacturer and/or a vehicle service provider. The time span may be extended if the driver confirms the warning by operating a corresponding operating device.
US10899293B2	Body earth structure for vehicle and body earth path forming method A body earth structure for a vehicle includes a bolt of which a head portion is swage-joined to an aluminum vehicle body panel. The bolt is provided to fasten an earth terminal to the vehicle. The bolt includes a projection that protrudes toward the vehicle body panel, on a facing surface of the head portion of the bolt. The facing surface is provided to face the vehicle body panel.
US10899285B2	Rotationally limited connection system A rotationally limited connection system that includes a first mount to hold an object or couple with an object, a first ferromagnetic coupling element that includes a material attracted to a magnet or wherein the material includes the magnet, an a first mechanical coupling element. The first mechanical coupling element includes at least one protrusion to limit rotation of the first mount with respect to another object in 90 degrees increments. The first mount is coupled with the first ferromagnetic coupling element and the first mechanical coupling element.
US10899284B2	Vehicle mounted foldable carrying system A carrying system is releasably attached to a vehicle such as a tractor, zero turn mower, ATV or UTV, and includes a flexible storage basket and optional accessories for retaining a variety of items including tools and materials. The flexible storage basket pivots downwardly for use, and upwardly for storage. The carrying system includes a column that releasably engages with a hitch assembly of a vehicle, thereby allowing the carrying system to be put onto and taken off of a vehicle fairly quickly and easily.
US10899279B2	Apparatus and method of securing an item for transport in a vehicle An apparatus and method are provided for securing an item for transport in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a tether anchor bezel, having a housing and a displaceable cover, a tether anchor held within the tether anchor bezel, and a hook carried on the displaceable cover.
US10899276B2	Monitoring device for a motor vehicle A monitoring device for a motor vehicle having at least one camera device and a display surface, wherein the camera device is arranged so that a lateral region of the motor vehicle is captured, wherein the monitoring device is embodied so that the recordings of the camera device are displayed on the display surface, wherein the monitoring device is embodied so that the recordings are projected onto a side window of the motor vehicle by projection optics or are displayed on a display on or in the side window.
US10899275B2	Vehicular camera with PCB focus tuning A camera for a vehicular vision system includes a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The circuit board has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). An imager is disposed at the first surface of the circuit board, and a lens assembly is at the imager. A bend-countering element is disposed at one of the first side and the second side of the circuit board. The bend-countering element has a second CTE that is different from the first CTE of the circuit board. The bend-countering element is selected so that, with the camera disposed at the vehicle, the bend-countering element counters temperature-induced bending of the circuit board to maintain focus of the lens assembly at the imager.
US10899273B2	Integrated display light assembly An integrated display-light assembly for a vehicle includes a lamp housing for mechanically supporting an outer lens. A light source is positioned within the lamp housing behind a first portion of the outer lens. A display device is positioned within the lamp housing behind a second portion of the outer lens, different than the first portion. The display device illuminates a changeable visual content visible through the outer lens. The display device may be adapted for displaying digital images received from a controller. The light source may provide an automotive lighting function. The outer lens is positioned externally beside the display device and the light source for providing protection from external environmental conditions. The lamp housing is adapted to support the display device, the light source, and the outer lens.
US10899271B2	Safety alert system for postal and delivery vans and trucks This is a safety alert system for delivery vans, trucks, and carriers for the postal service and delivery industry. It includes warning light devices to regulate traffic with electrically controlled luminous elements as a supplemental light display. It aims to provide the postal vehicle a manner disposed to safely transport and deliver mail. High illumination lights, safety strips and text or visual messaging boards are located on the rear of the postal vans. Strobe action of the lights is an alternative. The device includes (a) a pair of Light Emitting Diode (LED) high illumination light blocks with optional strobe functions; (b) an elongated Light Emitting Diode (LED) high illumination light bar; (c) a high illumination reflective safety tape; and (d) display module having a display (Video and Audio); (e) an audio systems and amplifiers; and (f) remote Controllers for the screen display and video alerts.
US10899270B2	System for detecting surrounding conditions of moving body Systems for detecting the surrounding conditions of a moving body are provided. An example system includes a plurality of lighting devices installed inside the moving body and a sensor configured to detect the surrounding condition. The system is configured to forcibly change the state of at least one of the plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit state to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) when the sensor detects an object, to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body, in the surroundings of the moving body.
US10899265B2	Cargo tie-down assembly A cargo tie-down assembly including a tie-down loop and a non-metallic, protective housing are provided. The housing includes an integrally molded, non-metallic base and side walls which define a pocket which is sized and shaped to receive and nominally retain the loop. A hinge hingedly connects the loop to the side walls within the pocket to allow the loop to rotate about a rotational axis between a retraced, protected position within the pocket and an extended, use position outside the pocket.
US10899262B2	Bladder support system for a vehicle seat assembly One example of a vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back, a seat bottom coupled to the seat back, and a bladder support system coupled to at least one of the seat back and the seat bottom. The bladder support system includes air cells and a pump fluidly connected to the air cells to selectively inflate the air cells when the pump receives an activation signal. A valve system defining flow paths fluidly connected between the pump and the air cells. The valve system includes at least three control valves, with each control valve generating a control valve output when receiving the activation signal. The valve system also includes passive valves movable to an open position to inflate the corresponding air cell when receiving at least three control valve outputs. A controller is configured to send the activation signal to the control valves and the pump.
US10899260B2	Headrest of a vehicle seat A headrest (1) of a vehicle seat includes a first head support device (1′) and a second head support device (1″). The headrest includes a tilting device (7) for tilting the first head support device (1′) relative to the second head support device (1″). The headrest (1) includes a height adjusting device (9) for adjusting the height of the first head support device (1′) relative to the second head support device (1″). A vehicle seat is also provided including an arm rest and a device.
US10899254B2	Articulating flexmat seat suspension A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat carrier defining a central opening. A seatback is pivotally coupled to the seat carrier. A seat flexmat is disposed in the central opening and operable between flexed and unflexed conditions. The vehicle seating assembly also includes a first thigh extension that is extendable and rotatable relative to the seat carrier and a second thigh extension that is extendable and rotatable relative to the seat carrier. The first thigh extension includes a first thigh flexmat operable between flexed and unflexed conditions. The second thigh extension includes a second thigh flexmat operable between flexed and unflexed conditions.
US10899253B2	Latching device and a slouch seat including the latching device A vehicle slouch seat having a carriage that includes a front side and a rear side. A link element is located on a rear side of the carriage and a slideable element is located on the front side of the carriage. A cushion is movable in an upward direction with the carriage connected to a base structure at one of a plurality of latch points. The cushion is prevented being rotated in the upward direction via a cushion rotational prevention structure with the carriage connected to the base structure at another one of the plurality of latch points.
US10899251B2	Vehicle seating assembly A seating assembly is provided that includes a seat base operably coupled with a seatback. An air cell assembly is positioned within the seat base. The air cell assembly includes a first plurality of air cells. The first plurality of air cells includes a first thigh cell. The air cell assembly also includes a second plurality of air cells. The second plurality of air cells includes a second thigh cell. A first valve is operably coupled with the first plurality of air cells. A second valve is operably coupled with the second plurality of air cells. Each of the first and second valves is configured to control airflow to and from the first and second plurality of air cells, respectively.
US10899248B2	Assembly and method for cooling a traction battery of a vehicle using at least one cooling rib The disclosure relates to an assembly that cools a traction battery of a vehicle, in particular a hybrid electric vehicle. The assembly can include at least one fuel tank and at least one traction battery that is arranged outside the fuel tank and is thermally connected to the fuel tank. The assembly can further include at least one cooling rib that is arranged inside the fuel tank. The cooling rib can be thermally connected to a connection portion of the fuel tank, which is thermally connected to the traction battery and is constructed in such a manner that it extends almost completely or completely as far as a base wall portion of the fuel tank. The fuel tank can be arranged to be lower than the connection portion.
US10899245B2	Support structure for wireless charging pad An electrified vehicle includes a frame with first and second longitudinal members and first and second transverse members, and a front subframe located forwardly of the frame. A wireless charging pad is located rearwardly of the front subframe between the longitudinal and transverse members of the frame. A support structure for preventing damage to the wireless charging pad includes first and second structural support members extending along opposite sides of the wireless charging pad, and a transverse structural support member extending between the first and second structural support members.
US10899239B2	Body venting and sealing member A system for sealed venting of a compartment includes a sealing member having a first body portion and a second body portion, an inner sealing member surface defining a central passage passing longitudinally from a first terminal end of the sealing member to a second terminal end of the sealing member, an outer sealing member surface defining an outer circumference of the sealing member, a sealing flange extending radially outward from the outer sealing member surface, and a channel including at least one stop surface. A securing member having a securing flange engages with the second body portion. The channel engages with the aperture defined in the body when the sealing member is inserted into and rotated in the aperture and the sealing flange and the securing flange seal the sealing member to the inner and outer surfaces of the body.
US10899235B2	Systems and methods for electric vehicle charging and user interface therefor Systems and methods for electric vehicle (EV) charging and graphic user interface for consumers, including consumer profiles and EV point of sale terminal profiles. Novel methods for consumer guidance and controls are provided coupled with graphic user interfaces for mobile applications, websites, and electric vehicle point of sale terminals.
US10899229B2	Operating system with three-dimensional display for a vehicle An operating system includes a display device having at least two planar display regions, which are arranged one behind the other in a viewing direction of an operator and extend transversely to the viewing direction. The operating system can be used to control a plurality of apparatuses of a vehicle.
US10899228B2	Rear view monitoring device A rear view monitoring device includes: a display unit which is provided on both sides of an instrument panel in a vehicle width direction; and a housing formed to surround a periphery of the display unit, wherein the housing includes an opening portion formed on a display surface side of the display unit, an upper surface disposed above the display unit, a side surface disposed outside the display unit in the vehicle width direction, and an overhanging portion which straddles the upper surface and the side surface and overhangs outward in the vehicle width direction from a range in which a pillar projects in a vertical direction, and at least the overhanging portion is formed to have a downward gradient toward an outside in the vehicle width direction.
US10899227B2	Touch display device and manufacture method thereof Disclosed is a touch display device and a manufacture method thereof. The touch display device includes a display panel and a touch module stacked together. The touch module includes a first electrode layer, a light absorbing layer and a second electrode layer sequentially stacked on a surface of the display panel. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged at intervals in a first direction; the light absorbing layer includes a plurality of first sub-light absorbing layers arranged at intervals in the first direction; at least one of the plurality of first sub-light absorbing layers corresponds to at least one of the plurality of first touch electrodes and is on a side of a corresponding first touch electrode facing away from the display panel; and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged at intervals in a second direction; the first direction intersects the second direction.
US10899222B2	Grill shutter device for vehicle A grill shutter device for vehicle includes a grill, a shutter, and a drive source. The grill is provided with an opening penetrating the grill in the front/rear direction. The shutter includes fins opening and closing the opening, lining up in a vehicular width direction, and curving so as to fit into a curved configuration of the grill. The drive source drives the shutter so that the fins open and close the opening. The fins include a body plate, and a support shaft fixed to the body plate, extending in a direction linearly linking between vehicular-width-direction opposite ends of a corresponding site in the opening, and supported to the grill so as to rotate when actuated by the drive source. Moreover, a universal joint joins between the support shafts of two of the fins neighboring one another in the vehicular width direction.
US10899221B1	Vent for a hydraulic drive device A vent for a hydraulic drive device disposed in a housing includes a vent body having a closed first side, a second side having an opening, and a sidewall. An internal passageway in the vent body connects the second side opening to the atmosphere. The vent body is removably disposed in a vent opening in one of two positions. When the first side of the vent body is inserted into the vent opening, the closed first side prevents communication between the sump and atmosphere, and when the second side of the vent body is inserted into the vent opening, the internal passageway and the second side opening permit communication between the internal sump and atmosphere.
US10899216B2	Active engine mount for vehicle An active engine mount for a vehicle may include a support bracket connected to an engine; an actuator assembly integrally coupled to the support bracket and including a magnet and a coil that electromagnetically interact with each other; and a rubber assembly mounted to a vehicle body by a mounting bracket and configured to absorb vibration via a main rubber, wherein in a state in which the actuator assembly is located above the rubber assembly, a housing of the rubber assembly is fastened to the support bracket, and wherein the magnet is connected to the main rubber of the rubber assembly to enable transfer of force.
US10899212B2	Vehicle power supply system and cooling circuit A vehicle power supply system includes: a plurality of battery modules; a high-voltage system equipment and a cooling circuit having a plurality of battery module cooling units for cooling the plurality of battery modules, and a high-voltage system equipment cooling unit for cooling the high-voltage system equipment. In the cooling circuit, the plurality of battery module cooling units are disposed in parallel, a branching portion is provided on an upstream side of the plurality of battery module cooling units, a merging portion is provided on a downstream side of the plurality of battery module cooling units, and the high-voltage system equipment cooling unit is provided on a downstream side of the merging portion.
US10899210B2	Component mounting system comprising a component module Aspects of the disclosure relate to a component mounting system comprising an electric component module having a placement bolt; a holding case for accommodating the component module; and an extraction device for pulling the component module out of the holding case, said extraction device having an opening for placing the extraction device onto the placement bolt of the component module.
US10899207B2	Tonneau cover structured to redirect airflow around vehicle A tonneau cover for a vehicle cargo bed includes a first airflow passage extending along an interior of the tonneau cover. An airflow inlet is structured to enable airflow from an exterior of the tonneau cover into the first airflow passage. An airflow outlet is structured to enable a discharge of air from the first airflow passage to an exterior of the tonneau cover. A cross-sectional area of the first airflow passage decreases in a direction extending from the airflow inlet toward the airflow outlet.
US10899206B2	Attachment assemblies for soft top panels A vehicle soft top with a removable panels having interconnecting strips that can be aligned with one another and snap fitted to attach to each other. In one embodiment, a assembly to attach components of a vehicle soft top having a top panel, a side panel and a rear panel may have a first strip connected along a portion of an edge of the top panel, the first strip having a plurality of spaced tabs raised from the first strip by a stem; a second strip connected along a portion of a top edge of at least the side panel, the second strip having a plurality of spaced openings, which are aligned and spaced to securely and removably receive and retain a portion of an edge of the tabs of the first strip and a portion of an edge of the stem of the tabs of the first strip.
US10899204B2	Bearing and drive device for an adjustable cover of a vehicle roof A bearing and drive device for an adjustable cover of a vehicle roof, which may have a guide rail on which the cover is movably mounted by a bearing unit that can be actuated by means of a drive cable, having a cable guide unit that can be coupled to the guide rail at the front or back end thereof, and that has at least one intermediate cable guide for the drive cable and—a guide track for the bearing unit.
US10899203B2	Sunroof apparatus A sunroof apparatus includes a link including a first guide surface configured to slide with a first guide shaft in a case where a shoe moves in a first direction and a second guide surface configured to slide with a second guide shaft, the link rotating between a standing position and an inclination position in a state of supporting a movable panel, the standing position where the movable panel is arranged at a tilt-up position, a inclination position where the movable panel is arranged at a tilt-down position. In a case where the link is arranged between a first position and a middle position, a first distance is longer than a second distance. In a case where the link is arranged between a second position and the middle position, the second distance is longer than the first distance.
US10899202B2	Composite liftgate A composite liftgate including an inner panel construction having strengthening channel structure in combination with a ribbing. Structural steel reinforcements are bonded to the inner panel where additional strength is needed. Where the extra structure is needed, a minimum amount of steel is used and the structural reinforcement is bonded in place using adhesive. A plurality of access doors are provided that are removable for easier maintenance and repair.
US10899200B2	Outlet device An outlet device for ventilation of a vehicle interior has a housing which extends between an air inlet orifice and an air outlet orifice and a pivot bearing device mounted on the housing, wherein the pivot bearing device provides a rotational axis. The outlet device further comprises a rotatable displacement body, a first vane which extends in a direction across the rotational axis, a second vane which extends in a direction across the rotational axis and contrary to the extension of the first vane, a rudder, and an adjustment device. The adjustment device permits pivoting of the rudder around an axis that is parallel to the direction of extension of the first and second vanes.
US10899193B2	Air conditioning unit for vehicle An air conditioning case defines a warm air passage, a cool air passage, a first space, and a second space therein. The cool air passage is in communication with the first space. The warm air passage is in communication with the first space. The second space is connected to the first space on a side of the first space away from the cool air passage. A case interior member including a tunnel member and a blade is arranged in the first space. The tunnel member includes an upstream-end forming portion and a downstream-end forming portion. The upstream-end forming portion is open to the warm air passage. The downstream-end forming portion is open in a direction away from the upstream-end forming portion. The blade extends from the downstream-end forming portion to both sides along a width direction, and guides the air from the tunnel channel to diffuse along the width direction.
US10899192B2	Tractor trailer refrigeration unit A reefer truck power unit employs a plurality of power sources including: a propulsion vehicle source driven mechanically by a diesel engine of the vehicle, and having an enhanced alternator configured for generation in excess of needs of a charging/starting system of the vehicle, in which the enhanced alternator has a pulley ratio increasing idle speed generation, and a passive vehicle source including a bank of solar panels disposed on the vehicle. The refrigeration system is configured for refrigerating a payload area of the vehicle utilizing power from the power sources, and employs a voltage converter for augmenting the power from the propulsion vehicle source for use with a native vehicle charging/starting system, and a transport load transformer for converting power from the power sources to 3 phase power for powering the refrigeration system. A bank of batteries stores power from the sources for subsequent dispersal to the refrigeration unit.
US10899190B2	Air conditioner An inner guide plate has an inner guide plate surface that guides air. An outer guide plate has an outer guide plate surface that guides the air toward a discharge port of the fan. In each of predetermined cross sections perpendicular to a rotation axis of the fan, a reference line is a line connecting the rotation axis and an outer guide end of the outer guide surface that is a radially inner end. In each of the predetermined cross sections, a guide line is a line connecting the rotation axis and an inner guide end of the inner guide surface that is a radially outer end. In each of the predetermined cross sections, a phase difference angle is an angle between the guide line and the reference line in a rotation direction of the fan. The phase difference angles of the predetermined cross sections are different from each other.
US10899189B2	Compressed air supply system A compressed-air feed system for operating a pneumatic system includes a compressed-air supply, a compressed-air connection to the pneumatic system, at least one ventilation connection to surroundings, and a pneumatic main line between the compressed-air supply and the compressed-air connection. The pneumatic main line has an air dryer and a regeneration throttle. The compressed-air feed system further includes a first ventilation line between the pneumatic main line and the at least one ventilation connection. The first ventilation line has a first ventilation valve and a ventilation throttle. The compressed-air feed system additionally includes a second ventilation line between the compressed-air connection and the at least one ventilation connection. The second ventilation line has a second ventilation valve formed as a 2/2 directional valve. The compressed-air feed system is designed to provide an operating mode in which the second ventilation valve is open over a predetermined time period.
US10899188B2	Coil spring for suspension A coil spring includes a wire shaped to be helical, and is compressed between an upper spring seat and a lower spring seat. The coil spring includes an upper portion and a lower portion. A positive pitch winding end portion is formed on the upper portion of the coil spring. A terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is formed at a distal end of the winding end portion. The terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is in contact with the upper spring seat at one point at a position deviated to an inner side of a vehicle with respect to a coil central axis. On the lower portion of the coil spring, an end turn portion which contacts the lower spring seat is formed.
US10899184B2	Trailing arms for a vehicle An All-Terrain Vehicle with a frame, a rear axle and at least a rear trailing arm. The rear trailing arm may attach to the vehicle frame frontward of the rear axle and may enter a wheel hub space frontwards of the rear axle and attach to an inset wheel hub. The rear trailing arm may attach to the wheel hub rearward of the rear axle. The trailing arm provides clearance when the wheel hub is moved vertically by an angle of 27 degrees. The trailing arm may have multiple individual pieces or be one unibody and have different portions connecting to the wheel hub, for example, some portions frontward of a wheel hub center axis and other portions rearward of the wheel hub center axis.
US10899180B2	Motorcycle tire for running on rough terrain A motorcycle tire is provided in a tread portion 2 with blocks including crown blocks 11 disposed in a tread crown region 3. The crown blocks 11 include first crown blocks 16 on the tire equator C, pairs of second crown blocks 17, and pairs of third crown blocks 18. The minimum axial distance L2 between the ground contacting top surfaces of the paired second crown blocks 17 is smaller than the maximum axial width L1 of the ground contacting top surface of the first crown block 16. The minimum axial distance L3 between the ground contacting top surfaces of the paired third crown blocks 18 is greater than the maximum axial width L1 of the first crown block 16.
US10899178B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion which is asymmetric about a tire equatorial plane. The tread portion comprises a first land portion on a vehicle outer side, and a second land portion on a vehicle inner side. The first land portion comprises a circumferential narrow groove extending in a circumferential direction, a plurality of first auxiliary grooves that pass through the circumferential narrow groove and are disposed at periodic intervals in the circumferential direction, first blocks defined by the plurality of first auxiliary grooves, and first narrow grooves that pass through the circumferential narrow groove and are disposed in the first blocks. The second land portion comprises a plurality of second auxiliary grooves disposed at periodic intervals in the circumferential direction, second blocks defined by the plurality of second auxiliary grooves, and second narrow grooves disposed in the second blocks.
US10899170B2	Additional wheel weight for a utility vehicle An additional wheel weight for a utility vehicle includes a weight plate and a retention member configured to be fitted to a wheel and on which the weight plate is guided in a longitudinally axial manner. A clamping lever closure is disposed between the weight plate and retention member. A first assembly element of the clamping lever closure is coupled to the retention member, a second assembly element of the clamping lever closure engages the weight plate in a longitudinally axial manner, and a lever mechanism is disposed between the first and second assembly elements. The lever mechanism includes a clamping element being releasably secured to the first assembly element and an actuation lever being articulated between the second assembly element and the clamping element.
US10899165B2	Device that produces color on demand A device for reproducing a color on demand. The device includes a body including a tip and a scanner. The body also includes a control unit, a plurality of ink reservoirs, an ink supply system, a mixing tank and a sensor. The control unit communicates with the scanner and ink supply system to reproduce a desired color that has been scanned.
US10899160B1	Identification document with multiview image Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for applying a ghost image to an identification document that include the actions of obtaining a first image of an object. Identifying a first portion of the first image that corresponds with the object and a second portion of the first image that does not correspond with the object. Generating a second image by converting the first image to a negative image, and removing the second portion of the first image that does not correspond to the object. Generating a halftone image from the second image. Causing optically variable media to be applied to the identification document based on the halftone image. The optically variable media has a first appearance when viewed from in reflected light at a first angle and a second, different appearance when viewed in reflected light at a second, different angle.
US10899159B2	Optical device that produces flicker-like optical effects An optical device that produces flicker-like optical effects is provided. The inventive device employs directionally cured image icons. Specifically, the optical device is made up of at least one arrangement of image icons formed from one or more cured pigmented materials, and at least one arrangement of optionally embedded focusing elements positioned to form one or more synthetic images of at least a portion of the arrangement(s) of image icons. Some or all of the pigmented material(s) is cured using collimated light directed through the focusing elements toward the arrangement(s) of image icons at one or more angles relative to a surface of the optical device to form directionally cured image icons. The synthetic image(s) of the directionally cured image icons is viewable at the cure angle(s) and therefore visually appears and disappears, or turns on and off, as the viewing angle of the device moves through the cure angle(s).
US10899154B2	Method for producing a sensor structure and sensor having the sensor structure A sensor structure and a method for producing the sensor structure. A base material is applied to a transfer support. The transfer support is arranged on a sensor body, and at least parts of the base material are transferred from the transfer support to the sensor body via local energy input.
US10899149B2	Device for arranging a print head in a certain position A device for arranging a print head in a certain position includes a main unit including a main frame providing a primary abutting part and a support part; a sub-unit including a sub-frame providing a secondary abutting part, a connecting member movable relative to the sub-frame between a first position and a second position, and an urging member for urging the connecting member from the second position towards the first position, and a print head connectable to the connecting member to form a sub-assembly with the sub-unit. The main unit is configured to accommodate a sub-assembly formed by the sub-unit and the print head in a preliminary position in which, with the connecting member in the first position, the print head contacts the support part, and the secondary abutting part is spaced apart from the primary abutting part. The support part is configured to mate with the print head to prevent lateral displacement of the print head relative to the main frame, and the sub-frame is movable relative to the main frame from the preliminary position towards a final position against a force exerted onto the sub-frame by the urging member while the connecting member moves from the first position towards the second position against a force exerted onto the connecting member by the urging member, under the influence of a force exerted onto the print head by the support part, wherein in the final position, the secondary abutting part abuts the primary abutting part.
US10899147B2	Printing device, control method, and recording medium A printing device 1 includes a platen roller 7 which feeds a thermal tape 42, a thermal head 8 which performs printing on the thermal tape 42, a half cutter 10 which performs a half cut on the thermal tape 42, and a control circuit 12. After the half cut is performed, the control circuit 12 controls the platen roller 7 to feed in a backward direction opposite to a direction of ejecting the thermal tape 42 into an outlet until a printing start area of the thermal tape 42 reaches a head position of the thermal head 8. The thermal head 8 performs printing on the thermal tape 42 after the printing start area reaches the head position by the feeding of the thermal tape 42 in the backward direction.
US10899143B2	Heating apparatus, medium processing apparatus, and medium processing method A recording apparatus includes a support surface configured to support the medium and positioned downstream than the recording unit in a transporting direction in which a medium to which a liquid impinged by the recording unit is transported, a heating unit configured to heat the medium supported by the support surface, a flow channel including an inlet and an outlet opening toward the support surface, and a blower disposed in the flow channel and configured to allow a gas entering via the inlet to be blown out from the outlet. The inlet opens to allow at least some of the gas blown from the outlet to enter. The outlet is nearer to the recording unit than the inlet is, and its blowing direction goes toward at least an inlet side in a direction along the support surface.
US10899134B2	Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same The printing apparatus of the present invention includes: an openable cover that covers a head holder that mounts a print head detachably and an ink tank, detachable from the apparatus, configured to store ink to be supplied to the print head; a lock unit capable of switching between a lock state where the cover is fixed to a closed position and an unlocked state where the cover is not fixed to the closed position; and a control unit configured to control, in a case of receiving instructions to detach the ink tank, the lock unit to switch to the unlocked state after controlling a holder moving unit to move the head holder to a position at which the print head is undetachable, as well as controlling a pressurizing supply unit to stop pressurization and supply ink from the ink tank to the print head.
US10899132B2	Recording head recovery system and inkjet recording apparatus having the same A recording head recovery system includes a recording head and a wiper. The recording head includes an ink ejection surface provided with an ink ejection region in which ink ejection ports are formed. The recording head is disposed on a wiping direction upstream side of the ink ejection region, and a cleaning liquid supply region in which cleaning liquid supply ports for supplying cleaning liquid are formed. The pressure contact angle of the tip of the wiper to the ink ejection surface is decreased after the wiper passes the cleaning liquid supply region before reaching the ink ejection region.
US10899129B2	Liquid discharge head substrate, method of manufacturing the same, liquid discharge head, and liquid discharge apparatus A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head substrate is provided. The method includes forming a first substrate that includes a semiconductor element and a first wiring structure; forming a second substrate that includes a liquid discharge element and a second wiring structure; and bonding the first wiring structure and the second wiring structure such that the semiconductor element and the liquid discharge element are electrically connected to each other after the forming the first substrate and the second substrate.
US10899123B2	Activation device for a printing blanket and printing method using a printing blanket Provided is an activation device for a printing blanket and a printing method using a printing blanket that enable a surface of an absorber to be constantly kept clean to enable proper activation of a surface of the printing blanket. The activation device for a printing blanket includes a storage tank having a box shape, the absorber mounted on the storage tank, and a liquid stored in the storage tank. The absorber includes layers of absorbing members and absorbs the liquid from an absorber lower part, and an uppermost layer of the absorber is peelable from the absorber.
US10899119B2	Method of producing a packaging material for a retortable package The disclosure relates to a packaging material for a retortable package provided with decorative artwork, the packaging material having a pigment-coated paperboard material layer and outer, heat-resistant plastic coatings. In order to improve the printability of the paperboard layer, the surface of the coated paperboard layer intended for printing has a pigment coating composition comprising a pigment mixture, a binder and a zirconium based crosslinking agent, wherein the pigment mixture comprises at least 40 wt % calcium carbonate and at least 10 wt % clay.
US10899117B2	Decorative sheet and method of producing decorative sheet A decorative sheet including a substrate layer, and one or more layers of at least one of a transparent resin layer and a top coat layer provided on one surface of the substrate layer, the one or more layers being provided as a front surface layer, wherein at least one layer of the transparent resin layer and the top coat layer contains a radical scavenger, and the radical scavenger is contained in a form of radical scavenger vesicles, which encapsulate the radical scavenger within an outer membrane.
US10899116B2	Protective cover with preservative agent A protective cover for a pole that is typically oriented vertically with a top surface at a top end of the pole and an outer surface that extends down from an outer perimeter of the top surface is provided. The protective cover has a flexible substrate with a central section that engages the top surface of the pole and an outer section that engages the outer surface of the pole. A preservative agent is carried on the central section of the flexible substrate such that the preservative agent engages the top surface of the pole when the cover is installed.
US10899114B2	Multilayer film, method of making the same and containers formed from the same A RF weldable film is provided. The film has outer layer including a PVDF copolymer or an alpha-olefin polymer and backing layer including a TPU copolymer. The film may have a gas barrier layer attached to the backing layer. The backing layer may include an EVOH copolymer. A method of making such a film is also provided. Containers made from such film are further provided.
US10899111B2	Process for producing a polymer-coated metal strip and a polymer-coated metal strip produced thereby A process for producing a laminate in a coating line including the subsequent steps of: —providing a metal strip; —pre-heating the metal strip to a temperature of at least 100° C.; —producing a laminate by adhering a first thermoplastic polymer coating layer on one major surface of the strip and a second thermoplastic polymer coating layer on the other major surface of the strip wherein the first thermoplastic polymer coating layer includes a polymer with a melting point below 200° C.; —heating the laminate in a non-oxidising gas atmosphere in a post-heating step to at least the melting point of the polymer or polymers in the second polymer coating layer, and at least 220° C.; —rapidly cooling or quenching the laminate to a temperature of below 50° C. Also, a polymer coated metal strip produced thereby, or a can produced therefrom.
US10899110B2	Outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging and disposable body warmer An outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging and a disposable body warmer are provided that are excellent in a gas barrier property that inhibits permeation of oxygen gas, water vapor and the like, which can allow swelling due to hydrogen gas generated during a storage period to be prevented.Provided is an outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging having an accommodating portion accommodating a disposable body warmer accommodated in an air-permeable inner bag and generating heat through contact with air, the outer bag comprising a low air-permeability portion having an oxygen permeability of 1.5 to 20 cc/m2·day·atm measured at 20° C. and 90% RH and a water vapor permeability of 0.05 to 10 g/m2·day measured at 40° C. and 90% RH; and an air-impermeable portion having an oxygen permeability of 1.3 cc/m2·day·atm or lower measured at 20° C. and 90% RH and a water vapor permeability of 2.0 g/m2·day or lower measured at 40° C. and 90% RH, wherein the outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging has at least one heat-sealed portion formed by heat-sealing one or more laminated sheets, and the low air-permeability portion is provided in at least a part of a region adjacent to the heat-sealed portion.
US10899109B2	Multi-material joint and method of making thereof A multi-material joint and a method of making thereof. The multi-material joint includes a first member comprising a first metal or metal alloy that is secured to a second member comprising a second metal or metal alloy that is different than the first metal or metal alloy. A sealant is positioned between the first member and the second member that galvanically insulates the first member from the second member. The sealant comprises a liquid elastomer and a foaming agent.
US10899099B2	Device and method for evaluating operating conditions of briquetting machine, briquetting machine, method for manufacturing briquette, control device of briquetting machine, control method of briquetting machine, and program An evaluation device (20) evaluates the operating conditions of a briquetting machine (10). The evaluation device (20) includes an evaluation information acquisition unit (220) and an evaluation data generation unit (230). The evaluation information acquisition unit (220) acquires a plurality of pieces of evaluation information indicating the evaluation results of a plurality of briquettes manufactured under the same manufacturing conditions by the briquetting machine (10). The evaluation data generation unit (230) generates evaluation data that is data obtained by comparing a plurality of pieces of evaluation information with each other.
US10899093B2	Fresnel lens on flexible substrate for packaging and other applications and process therefor The present invention provides processes (100, 200, 300, 400) for making a flexible packaging substrate having one or more Fresnel lenses (410, 602) and a product made therefrom. The said process comprises providing one or more Fresnel lenses (410, 602) on a first surface (408a, 610a) of a substrate/film (408, 610); and overlapping a predetermined portion (411, 603) of the Fresnel lenses (410, 602) on the substrate/film (408, 610) by printing or foil stamping. The flexible packaging substrate having one or more Fresnel lenses comprises a substrate (408) having the Fresnel lens or the pattern of Fresnel lenses (410) on the first surface (408a) thereof, wherein a predetermined portion (411) of the Fresnel lenses (410) is covered to hide irregular/uneven/torn edges.
US10899092B1	Method for making polyolefin-perovskite nanomaterial composite A method of forming a polyolefin-perovskite nanomaterial composite which contains oriented electrically and thermally conductive pathways. The method involves milling a polyolefin with particles of a perovskite nanomaterial, molding to forma composite plate, and subjecting the composite plate to an AC voltage. The AC voltage forms oriented electrically and thermally conductive pathways by partial dielectric breakdown of the composite. The presence of the oriented electrically and thermally conductive pathways gives the polyolefin-perovskite nanomaterial electrical and thermal conductivity and dielectric permittivity higher than the polyolefin alone.
US10899090B2	Method for producing fiber composite components by means of a vacuum injection method In a method for producing a fiber composite component by vacuum injection, a fiber composite semifinished product is arranged in a component chamber of a tool. A vacuum chamber is arranged adjacent to the component chamber. The vacuum chamber is separated from the component chamber by a separation material. Component chamber and vacuum chamber are sealed relative to the tool environment by a gas-tight and matrix-material tight cover material. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum chamber and a matrix material is introduced into the component chamber. The matrix material is cured and the finished fiber composite component is removed from the component chamber. The separation material separating the vacuum chamber from the component chamber has a pore size between 0.4 μm and 30 μm and provides a matrix material-slowing action but is not matrix material-tight.
US10899084B2	Methods for forming composite structures A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include forming a ply stack comprising a plurality of uncured composite plies, wherein one or more uncured composite ply of the plurality of uncured composite plies comprises a plurality of perforations that extend, at least partially, through a thickness of the one or more uncured composite ply; and compacting the ply stack to form a composite structure. The plurality of perforations may provide paths for volatiles to be removed through the thickness of the one or more uncured composite ply of the ply stack during the compacting. Volatiles may also be removed through edges of the ply stack during the compacting. In some instances, all uncured composite plies of the ply stack may include a plurality of perforations that extend, at least partially, through the thickness of each uncured composite ply.
US10899082B2	Inductor coil for induction welding of a packaging material An inductor coil for induction welding of a packaging material having at least one layer of metal foil is disclosed. The inductor coil can be configured to induce an alternating current in the at least one layer of metal foil for inductive heating of the packaging material. In some embodiments, the inductor coil comprises a base layer material and a top layer material bonded to the base layer material to form an irreversible bonding interface comprising a mixture of the base layer material and the top layer material. An induction sealing device comprising at least one inductor coil and a method of manufacturing an inductor coil for induction welding of a packaging material is also disclosed.
US10899081B2	Methods and apparatus for thermoplastic welding An apparatus for thermoplastic welding includes at least one tool configured to support first and second thermoplastic composite parts in a first welding position having one or more joint lines between the first and second thermoplastic composite parts. The tool includes a plurality of induction coils. The apparatus further includes a susceptor removably positioned along the one or more joint lines. The susceptor is configured to heat the one or more joint lines when exposed to a magnetic flux generated by the plurality of induction coils to bond the first and second thermoplastic composite parts along the one or more joint lines. The apparatus also includes a susceptor removal device coupled to the susceptor and configured to remove the susceptor during bonding of the first and second thermoplastic composite parts.
US10899078B2	Surface treatment method for objects A surface treatment method of an object, including the following steps immersion of the object in a solution containing an acid or a mixture of acids, and having a pH between 0 and 6, so as to impregnate the surface of the object, removal of the object from the acid solution, and heating of the object to a temperature between 50° C. and the melting temperature of the object, until the required gloss and roughness surface properties are obtained, the method is particularly but not exclusively applicable to objects derived from additive manufacturing techniques.
US10899076B2	Three-dimensional printing method, three-dimensional printing apparatus, and three-dimensional modeled object A three-dimensional printing method includes a filament forming step, and a laminating step in order to laminate filaments possessing thermoplasticity and thereby obtain a three-dimensional modeled object. In the filament forming step, a coating material made of a thermoplastic resin, which is plasticized by heating, is adhered to at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of a core material, which is made of a thermoplastic resin having a lower temperature than that of the plasticized coating material, thereby obtaining the filaments. In the laminating step, the filaments, which are made up from the plasticized coating material, and the core material that is plastically deformable but at a lower temperature than the plasticized coating material, are laminated while being pressed with respect to a portion to be laminated.
US10899068B1	Method of fabricating shape memory films A method for fabricating a shape memory polymer into a three-dimensional object is provided. The method includes forming a film of crosslinked poly(amic acid) on a substrate to provide a laminated substrate; forming the laminated substrate into a first configuration that is in a three-dimensional form; curing the cross-linked poly(amic acid) to provide the shape memory polymer having a permanent shape corresponding to the first configuration; and removing the substrate from the laminated substrate to provide the three-dimensional object comprising the shape memory polymer. The formation of the laminated substrate into the three-dimensional object may be based on origami techniques.
US10899065B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing display apparatus An apparatus for manufacturing a display apparatus includes: a first mold configured to accommodate a cover member thereon; a magnetic first guide in the first mold; a second mold arranged to face the first mold; and a magnetic shape-variable unit in the second mold. The shape-variable unit is configured to come into contact with and move a panel member toward the cover member, and a first portion of the panel member is configured to contact the cover member before a second portion of the panel member contacts the cover member due to a magnetic force between the shape-variable unit and the first guide.
US10899064B2	Preform neck crystallization method A wide-neck synthetic resin container has a neck, a body and a bottom. A top side of the neck is sealed by a cap. The neck includes a neck tubular section, an engagement section protruding outward therefrom and engaging the cap, and a flange protruding outward at the top side. The flange protrudes less than the engagement section. The neck's top side includes a first top side formed by the neck tubular section, and a second top side formed by the flange that is the same height level with the first top side and increases an area of the top side. The neck tubular section has a uniform thickness at an area immediately below the flange and an area where the engagement section is formed. A thickness of the flange is smaller than that of the neck tubular section, and the neck has been crystallized.
US10899059B2	Method for producing films based on plasticized polyvinyl acetal having a predefined viscosity Plasiticized polyvinylacetal films with greater film-to-film uniformity are produced by a process of extruding a melt stream containing a polyvinyl acetal and a plasticizer at 150-250° C., the film having a predefined melt viscosity at 60-170° C., by providing a first melt stream of at least a first plasticizer and a first polyvinyl acetal resin and measuring its melt viscosity at 60-170° C. online; and adjusting the 60-170° C. melt viscosity by adding a second plasticizer and/or a second polyvinyl acetal resin to the first melt stream in an amount to provide a second melt stream with a melt viscosity at 60-170° C. having a difference of at most 20% to the predefined melt viscosity at 60-170° C.
US10899054B2	Injection mold An injection mold includes an upper mold core, an upper mold plate, a sprue bushing and an upper mold fixing plate. The sprue bushing is completely accommodated in the upper mold plate and the upper mold core, the sprue bushing defining a runner therein. The sprue bushing includes a mounting part and an extending part extending from the mounting part, the mounting part is received in the upper mold plate, the extending part is disposed through the upper mold core, and the runner runs through the mounting part and the extending part. The upper mold fixing plate is piled on and fixed to the upper mold plate, the upper mold fixing plate is provided with a through hole communicated with the runner, the upper mold fixing plate includes a flange extending inwardly from a side wall of the through hole, the flange abuts against the mounting part.
US10899053B2	Methods and apparatuses for injection molding walled structures A process is provided for making a walled structure using an injection molding apparatus. The apparatus has a molding space formed between a mold cavity and an inner core disposed within the mold cavity. The molding space defines a shape of the structure. The process includes injecting molding material into the molding space, moving or retaining a portion of a movable impression member protruding from the inner core within a portion of the molding space so as to create a recess within an inner wall of the structure, and retracting the impression member into the inner core such that the impression member is cleared from the molding space. Precision control in forming the impression member is provided by a closed-loop configuration using a sensor that measures a molding space parameter (e.g., temperature), optionally in combination with a servo drive for activating the impression member.
US10899052B2	System for molding door part of automobile air conditioner A system for molding a door part of an automobile air conditioner is provided. The system is capable of automating a double injection-molding performed in two stages for a cover plate and a seal of the door part. The system includes a first molding unit for molding the cover plate, a second molding unit for integrally molding the seal onto a circumference of the cover plate, and a carrier unit arranged between the first and second molding units for moving the cover plate molded by the first molding unit to the second molding unit.

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