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US10920253B2	Enzymatic production of acetyl phosphate from formaldehyde Described is a method for the enzymatic production of acetyl phosphate from formaldehyde using a phosphoketolase or a sulfoacetaldehyde acetyltransferase.
US10920250B2	Magnesium lactate fermentation process A fermentation process for producing magnesium lactate from a carbon source including the steps of: providing a fermentation medium including a fermentable carbon source in a fermentation reactor; fermenting the fermentation medium by a lactic acid producing microorganism in the presence of an alkaline magnesium salt to provide a fermentation broth including magnesium lactate; and recovering solid magnesium lactate from the magnesium lactate containing fermentation broth, wherein during at least 40% of the operating time of the fermentation process, the concentration of solid magnesium lactate in the fermentation broth is maintained in the range of 5-40 vol. %, calculated as solid magnesium lactate crystals on the total of the fermentation broth. The process allows stable operation at high productivity, in combination with efficient product separation.
US10920247B2	Methods and systems for propagation of a microorganism using a pulp mill and/or a paper mill waste by-product, and related methods and systems The present disclosure relates to using a source of one or more monosaccharides derived from a pulp or paper mill waste by-product for propagating microorganisms (e.g., yeast or bacteria). If desired, after propagation, the microorganisms can then be used to ferment one or more monosaccharides derived from a pulp or paper mill waste by-product into one or more biochemicals. Optionally, a stillage composition can be included in propagation medium to facilitate propagation and/or a stillage composition can be used to facilitate enzymatic hydrolysis of oligosaccharides and/or polysaccharides in a pulp or paper mill waste by-product to form monosaccharides.
US10920245B2	Gene therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other spinal cord disorders This disclosure provides methods and compositions for treating disorders or injuries that affect motor function and control in a subject. In one aspect, the invention a transgene product is delivered to a subject's spinal cord by administering a recombinant viral vector containing the transgene to the spinal cord. The viral vector delivers the transgene which expresses the encoded recombinant viral gene product. The viral gene product comprises HIF1-alpha. Also provided are compositions for delivery of a transgene product to a subject's spinal cord.
US10920244B2	Compositions for targeting conducting airway cells comprising adeno-associated virus constructs An artificial AAV capsid comprising a heterologous conducting airway targeting sequence is provided. The artificial AAV is useful as a targeting moiety, for delivery of heterologous molecules which are associated therewith. The artificial AAV is also useful in the generation of AAV vectors having the artificial capsid. Also described are methods of modifying the native tropism and transduction efficiency of vectors by improving and/or ablating their ability to transduce conducting airway cells. Methods of targeting conducting airway cells and delivering therapeutic and other molecules thereto are also provided.
US10920243B1	Methods and organisms to elucidate biopolymer/small molecule interactions Methods for elucidating biopolymer interactions with known and/or unknown small molecules (e.g. candidate drug compounds) are disclosed. These methods utilize novel (usually motile) organisms transformed with one or more heterologous biopolymer sequences. Biopolymer expression is promoted in cells mediating movement in said organism, generally dually-promoted in paired sets of cells mediating oppositely-directed movement. Modulation of motility in the resultant organism due to the presence of small molecules demonstrates small molecule interaction with said natural and/or mutated biopolymer. Analyzed in a chemical gradient, one or more interacting small molecule species can be identified by oriented migration, even in the presence of one or more non-interacting small molecule species. A competing and/or interfering biopolymer can be introduced without obscuring the motility signal. Methods described herein have utility for the discovery of novel therapeutic compounds (drug discovery), for the improvement of existing therapeutic compounds (drug refinement), and for the precise identification of small molecule binding sites on biopolymers via mutagenesis (structural elucidation). A specific embodiment, a Nematode Olfaction-based Structural Elucidation (NOSE) assay, is described herein.
US10920242B2	Non-meiotic allele introgression Methods, uses, and compositions for manipulating genomic DNA. Some of the embodiments of the invention provide for making a founder animal that is completely free of all unplanned genetic modifications. Some embodiments are directed to removing genetic faults in established breeds without making other alterations to the genome. Other embodiments are directed to particular tools or processes such as TALENs or CRISPR with a preferred truncation. One embodiment involves introducing a targeted targeting endonuclease system and a HDR template into a cell (optionally with a mismatch in the binding of the targeting endonuclease and the targeted site). Another embodiment includes processes of making a genetically modified livestock animal comprising a genome that comprises inactivation of a neuroendocrine gene selective for sexual maturation, with the inactivation of the gene preventing the animal from becoming sexually mature. One embodiment includes compositions and methods for making livestock with a polled allele, including migrating a polled allele into a bovine species without changing other genes or chromosomal portions.
US10920241B2	Biological control of plant viruses The present disclosure provides new attenuated Pepino mosaic viruses useful in the control of plant disease. Compositions for biological control of plant disease are also provided as well as methods for producing Pepino mosaic virus resistant plants.
US10920235B2	Apparatus for the preparation and use of plant embryo explants for transformation The present invention relates to excision of explant material comprising meristematic tissue from seeds, and storage of such material prior to subsequent use in plant tissue culture and genetic transformation. Methods for tissue preparation, storage, and transformation are disclosed, as is transformable meristem tissue produced by such methods, and apparati for tissue preparation.
US10920233B2	Compositions and methods for lipid production Described herein, inter alia, are compositions, oleagnious organisms, and methods useful for producing lipids, lipid precursors, and/or oleochemicals.
US10920230B2	Methylotrophs for aquaculture and animal feed Disclosed are methods of producing carotenoid compounds in a methylotrophic bacterial host cell. Such a host cell may be an unmodified Methylobacterium, spontaneous mutant, or transformed cell, any of which exhibit favorable properties, such as overproduction of carotenoid compounds, increased carbon flux, improved growth, or the production of additional nutrients, such as protein, vitamins, antioxidants, or fatty acids. Also disclosed are feed compositions for use in aquaculture, or as animal feed, or as human nutritional supplements containing processed or unprocessed biomass from such cells, as are methods of preparation of the feed compositions.
US10920225B2	Antisense oligonucleotide for splicing adjustment of mutant dopa decarboxylase gene and using method thereof This present invention discloses an antisense oligonucleotide for splicing adjustment of mutant dopa decarboxylase gene which is complementary to SEQ ID NO: 1. This antisense oligonucleotide can modulate alternative splicing site of mutant dopa decarboxylase gene. It is helpful to research and develop drug to treat AADC deficiency symptom. This present invention also discloses a method to use said antisense oligonucleotide in vitro.
US10920223B2	Serpina1 iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the Serpina1 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of Serpina1 and methods of treating subjects having a Serpina1 associated disease, such as a liver disorder.
US10920220B2	Methods for determining recombination diversity at a genomic locus The present disclosure relates to methods for determining recombination diversity at a genomic locus of interest. The method includes fragmenting nucleic acids isolated from immune cells, ligating adaptors to the fragmented or amplified nucleic acids, and selectively amplifying nucleic acids containing a recombined junction at the genomic locus of interest. Selective amplification is achieved by using a first primer that hybridizes to an adaptor sequence and a second primer that hybridizes at a constant region downstream of the recombined junction. The selectively amplified nucleic acids may be sequences and analyzed to determine recombination diversity at the genomic locus.
US10920218B2	High throughput discovery of new genes from complex mixtures of environmental microbes Compositions and methods for isolating new variants of known gene sequences are provided. The methods find use in identifying variants, particularly homologs, in complex mixtures. Compositions comprise hybridization baits that hybridize to gene families of interest, particularly agricultural interest, in order to selectively enrich the polynucleotides of interest from complex mixtures. Bait sequences may be specific for a number of genes from distinct gene families of interest and may be designed to cover each gene of interest by at least 2-fold. Thus methods disclosed herein are drawn to an oligonucleotide hybridization gene capture approach for identification of new genes of interest from environmental samples. This approach bypasses the need for labor-intensive microbial strain isolation, permits simultaneous discovery of genes from multiple gene families of interest, and increases the potential to discover genes from low-abundance and unculturable organisms present in complex mixtures of environmental microbes.
US10920215B2	Method for modifying genome sequence to introduce specific mutation to targeted DNA sequence by base-removal reaction, and molecular complex used therein The present invention provides a method of modifying a targeted site of a double stranded DNA, including a step of contacting a complex wherein a nucleic acid sequence-recognizing module that specifically binds to a target nucleotide sequence in a selected double stranded DNA and DNA glycosylase with sufficiently low reactivity with a DNA having an unrelaxed double helix structure (unrelaxed DNA) are bonded, with the double stranded DNA, to convert one or more nucleotides in the targeted site to other one or more nucleotides or delete one or more nucleotides, or insert one or more nucleotides into the targeted site, without cleaving at least one strand of the double stranded DNA in the targeted site.
US10920214B2	Microbial fermentation methods and compositions The present invention provides methods for the cultivation of the Methylobacterium genus of bacteria. In particular the method provides methods for the efficient and inexpensive cultivation of these bacteria. Additionally, the invention provides methods for the utilization of these bacterial cultures to improve plant agriculture.
US10920211B2	Serine protease molecules and therapies Cell-targeted serine protease constructs are provided. Such constructs can be used in methods for targeted cell killing such as for treatment cell of proliferative diseases (e.g., cancer). In some aspects, recombinant serine proteases, such as Granzyme B polypeptides, are provided that exhibit improved stability and cell toxicity. Methods and compositions for treating lapatinib or trastuzumab-resistant cancers are also provided.
US10920208B2	Evolution of proteases Some aspects of this disclosure provide methods for phage-assisted continuous evolution (PACE) of proteases. Some aspects of this invention provide methods for evaluating and selecting protease inhibitors based on the likelihood of the emergence of resistant proteases as determined by the protease PACE methods provided herein. Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, methods, and reagents for protease PACE, including fusion proteins for translating a desired protease activity into a selective advantage for phage particles encoding a protease exhibiting such an activity and improved mutagenesis-promoting expression constructs. Evolved proteases that recognize target cleavage sites which differ from their canonical cleavage site are also provided herein.
US10920205B2	Lipase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to a lipase variant of a parent lipase, which variant has lipase activity, at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 and comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 16; 19; 30; 31; 34; 36; 37; 39; 40; 42; 44; 51; 52; 53; 54; 56; 58; 59; 70; 71; 72; 73; 83; 84; 86; 88; 90; 92; 93; 95; 96; 100; 101; 102; 104; 106; 109; 110; 112; 117; 119; 124; 125; 127; 128; 131; 132; 133; 134; 135; 137; 158; 159; 160; 161; 162; 163; 165; 166; 167; 168; 170; 181; 182; 183; 189; 190; 192; 194; 196; 202; 210; 211; 212; 220; 225; 227; 228; 229; 230; 231; 233; 237; 238; 239; 240; 242; 246; 247; 248; 252; 259; 262; 264; 269 of SEQ ID NO: 3. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10920204B2	Compositions and methods comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant The present invention provides lipolytic enzyme variants. Specifically, the present invention provides lipolytic enzyme variants having one or more modifications as compared to a parent lipolytic enzyme having at least one improved property. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant of the invention. The present invention also provides methods of cleaning using compositions comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant of the invention.
US10920202B1	Thermolabile Serratia Marcescens nuclease Disclosed is an engineered thermolabile mutant of Serratia Marcescens Nuclease. In the same buffer as used for optimal enzyme activity, after 60° C. for 20 min, while the wild type retained 12.5% activity, the thermolabile mutant R146D/D156R/D229R/D245R (SEQ ID NO: 12, without the first 21 amino acids, which are a signal peptide) retained only 0.39% activity. Heat inactivation of the mutant, when it is used for protein purification, can be used after a period when substantial DNA in a protein has been degraded, but before unwanted degradation takes place.
US10920195B2	Methods to generate epithelial cells The invention provides in certain embodiments, a method of generating a re-programmed differentiated epithelial cell comprising (a) contacting a non-stem somatic cell obtained from a subject with an effective amount of a de-differentiation agent to form a de-differentiated cell, and (b) transfecting the de-differentiated cell with an expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid encoding a conversion agent to form a re-programmed differentiated cell. The invention also provides in certain embodiments, a method of generating a re-programmed differentiated epithelial cell comprising (a) contacting a non-stem somatic cell obtained from a subject with an effective amount of a de-differentiation agent to form a de-differentiated cell, and (b) contacting the de-differentiated cell with a conversion agent to form a re-programmed differentiated cell. The invention provides in certain embodiments, re-programmed differentiated epithelial cells, and methods of using these re-programmed differentiated epithelial cells to repair or re-generate tissue in vivo.
US10920192B2	Isolated naive pluripotent stem cells and methods of generating same Provided is an isolated human naive pluripotent stem cell (PSC), wherein: (i) when the naive PSC is a female PSC, then said naive female PSC has two unmethylated alleles of an X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) gene; and (ii) when said naive PSC is a male PSC, then said naive male PSC has an unmethylated allele of said XIST gene. Also provided is a culture medium which comprises an ERK1/2 inhibitor, a GSK3beta inhibitor, a p38 inhibitor, a JNK inhibitor, a STAT3 activator and at least one agent selected from the group consisting of: bFGF, TGFbeta 1, a PKC inhibitor, a ROCK inhibitor and a NOTCH inhibitor; or at least agent selected from the group consisting of: a TGFR inhibitor, a FGFR inhibitor, a PKC inhibitor, a ROCK inhibitor and a NOTCH inhibitor.
US10920186B2	Device for culturing cells The invention relates to a device for culturing cells, which device comprises a bottom wall, at least one side wall as well an upper wall for forming an interior volume that can be shut off from the outside world, a liquid culture comprising cells being present on the bottom wall in use, between the at least one side wall, to which volume fluid can be supplied via at least one supply channel disposed in the upper wall and from which fluid can be discharged via at least one discharge channel disposed in the upper wall.
US10920183B2	Petri dish The present invention relates to a Petri dish comprising a dish body which comprises a bottom wall and a side wall which extends along an outer circumference of the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the side wall of the dish body form an upper opening space adapted to accommodate cultures; a dish lid adapted to cover the upper opening space from above the dish body, the dish lid comprises a top wall and a side wall which extends along an outer circumference of the top wall, wherein the dish body and the dish lid are two independent members that are detachable, and the side wall of the dish body is formed on the outer side thereof with a ring for gripping that extends circumferentially, and the ring for gripping having an outer diameter larger than that of the dish lid. The Petri dish according to the present invention has a simple structure. Through the ring for gripping on the dish body, the user can easily hold the dish body without accidentally dislodging the dish lid or sliding it off the dish body.
US10920181B2	Aerosol cleaning composition A nonflammable aerosol cleaning composition is formulated with trans 1,2 dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, 1,1,1,3,3 pentafluoropropane, HFC-134a, and carbon dioxide. The aerosol cleaning composition is formulated for heavy duty, high pressure, and high output cleaning applications for cleaning aviation parts, such as jet engines located about 10 feet away from a user.
US10920176B2	Transparent liquids, in particular fabric treatment agents, comprising perfume and microcapsules with an odor modulator compound A liquid, transparent composition comprising microcapsules with at least one odor modulator compound, the composition also comprising at least one perfume. Even though the composition is in capsules, the transparent liquids can be produced using intense and lasting fragrances in the substrate.
US10920175B2	Disinfectant cleaning composition with quaternary amine ionic liquid An aqueous cleaning composition, which may be suitable for use in cleaning hard surfaces, is described. The aqueous cleaning composition includes an ionic liquid, a surfactant, a quaternary ammonium antimicrobial surfactant, and a substantial amount of water. The ionic liquid includes an N-alkyl-N,N-bis(polyethoxyethanol)-N-aliphatic ammonium salt. Other than an optional fragrance component, the cleaning composition typically is substantially free of volatile organic compounds. The cleaning compositions may also include a chelating agent, such as an aminopolycarboxylate chelating agent.
US10920174B2	Sanitizing soap preparations comprising an amphoteric/cationic surfactant mixture Anti-microbial compositions for cleaning and sanitizing skin are disclosed. The anti-microbial compositions preferably comprises at least one quaternary ammonium chloride active and results in low irritation cleansing and sanitizing products that allow more frequent application.
US10920170B2	Fragrance mixtures containing tricyclo[5.2.1.0]-decane-8-ethyl ether Described is in particular a fragrance mixture, preferably perfume oil, comprising the components (a) (tricyclo[5.2.1.0]-decane-8-ethyl ether) and additionally (b) one or more fragrance(s), preferably with a floral odor note, from the group consisting of alcohols and aldehydes having a molecular weight of 210 g/mol or less and/or (c) one or more fragrance(s) from the group consisting of ketones, ethers and esters having a molecular weight in the range from 190 g/mol to 250 g/mol. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for producing fragrance mixtures according to the invention, in particular perfume oils, perfumed products containing a fragrance mixture according to the invention, methods for producing perfumed products according to the invention as well as the use of the compound of formula (I) for enhancing the natural freshness and/or radiance and/or for masking or reducing greasy, technical and/or metallic notes of one or more fragrances different from the compound of formula (I).
US10920168B2	Coffee lubricant having nanoparticles A coffee lubricant having nanoparticles is provided. It consists of 36 to 40 wt % of glycerin, 1 to 7 wt % of gum arabic, 0.3 to 1.3 wt % of nanoparticles, and remaining part of coffee biofuel. In which, the nanoparticles are CuO. The coffee biofuel is extracted from coffee dregs and has a viscosity of 60 to 70 cSt at a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. It can reduce the friction coefficient and operating temperature. In addition, it can replace the mineral oil.
US10920167B2	Lubricant composition and lubricating oil composition A lubricant composition including a binuclear molybdenum compound (A) and a trinuclear molybdenum compound (B), wherein these compounds are included in a range represented by (molybdenum of the binuclear molybdenum compound (A)):(molybdenum of the trinuclear molybdenum compound (B))=99.98:0.02 to 95:5 as a mass ratio.
US10920162B2	Lubricant composition, lubricating method and transmission Provided are a lubricating oil composition containing a component (A): a succinimide having an alkenyl group or an alkyl group, a component (B): a primary amine having a hydrocarbon group having 12 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms, a component (C): a fatty acid amide compound, and a component (D): an amide compound having a specific structure, and capable of satisfying both a high clutch capacity and a long anti-shudder lifetime; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the composition.
US10920157B2	Hydrocracking process and system including separation of heavy poly nuclear aromatics from recycle by ionic liquids and solid adsorbents A process for the treatment of a hydrocracking unit bottoms recycle stream, and preferably the fresh hydrocracker feed to remove heavy poly-nuclear aromatic (HPNA) compounds and HPNA precursors employs, in the alternative, an adsorption step which removes most of the HPNA compounds followed by an ionic liquid extraction step to remove the remaining HPNA compounds, or a first ionic liquid extraction step which removes most of the HPNA compounds followed by an adsorption step to remove the remaining HPNA compounds. Ionic liquids of the general formula Q+A− are identified for use in the process; organic polar solvents are identified for removal of the HPNA compounds in solution. Suitable adsorbents are identified for use in packed bed or slurry bed columns that operate within specified temperature and pressure ranges.
US10920154B2	Process for desalting crude oil The present invention relates to a process of desalting crudeoil, in particular a process for desalting a crude oil which comprises an ionic liquid, an organic acid and any resulting organic salt.
US10920152B2	Reactor and method for upgrading heavy hydrocarbons with supercritical fluids Heavy hydro-carbonaceous materials such as bitumen are upgraded in supercritical water in a continuous-flow reactor system. The present invention provides a reactor arrangement for and a method of converting bitumen and other highly viscous hydrocarbon containing materials into pumpable liquids to enable further processing of such materials while avoiding production of char. The process can be carried out in an underground reactor based on oil well technology. The reactor design and method facilitates mass transfer to dissolve bitumen in heated water and breaks down heavy hydrocarbons by controlling the temperature and pressure in zones within the flowing stream. The reactor may include an embedded electric heater.
US10920150B2	Process for the production of bio-oil from biomass Process for the production of bio-oil from biomass comprising the following steps: (a) feeding a biomass to a liquefaction reactor, said biomass having a protein content higher than or equal to 1% by weight, preferably ranging from 5% by weight to 50% by weight, with respect to the weight (dry weight) of said biomass, a lipid content higher than or equal to 1% by weight, preferably ranging from 5% by weight to 60% by weight, with respect to the weight (dry weight) of said biomass, a pH higher than or equal to 4, preferably ranging from 4.5 to 10; (b) subjecting said biomass to liquefaction operating at a temperature ranging from 220° C. to 350° C., preferably ranging from 230° C. to 310° C., even more preferably ranging from 240° C. to 300° C., at a pressure higher than the vapour pressure of water at the temperature in which said liquefaction is carried out, for a time ranging from 30 minutes to 300 minutes, preferably ranging from 50 minutes to 270 minutes, obtaining a mixture comprising an oily phase consisting of bio-oil, a solid phase, a gaseous phase and an aqueous phase. The bio-oil (or bio-crude) thus obtained can be advantageously used as such, or, after optional upgrading treatments, in the production of biofuels or biocombustibles that can, in turn, be used as such or in a mixture with other fuels, for motor vehicles. Or, said bio-oil (or bio-crude) can be used in a mixture with fossil fuels (fuel oil, coal, etc.) for the generation of electric energy or heat.
US10920146B2	Liquid crystal composition and display device thereof Provided is a liquid crystal composition, which comprises a component prepared from one or more compounds selected from a general formula I; and a component prepared from one or more compounds selected from a general formula II. The liquid crystal composition has the characteristics of low viscosity, high reliability, appropriate optical anisotropy, and appropriate dielectric anisotropy, and is applicable to liquid crystal display devices.
US10920144B2	Etching compositions The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful for, e.g., selectively removing silicon germanium (SiGe) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.
US10920143B2	Etching liquid composition and etching method An etching method that includes using the etching liquid composition containing (A) 0.1 to 15 mass % of hydrogen peroxide, (B) 0.01 to 1 mass % of a fluoride ion source, (C) 2-hydroxyethane sulfonic acid or a salt thereof in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass % in terms of organic sulfonic acid, (D) 0.01 to 5 mass % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of azole-based compounds and compounds having a structure that has a 6-membered heterocycle including at least one nitrogen atom and three double bonds, and (E) water, is provided.
US10920133B2	Compositions for dust control and methods making and using same Proppant dust suppression compositions including: (a) at least one sugar alcohol ester or a sugar alcohol esters or a plurality of sugar alcohol esters; or (b) a mixture of at least one glyceride or a glyceride or a plurality of glycerides and at least one sugar alcohol ester or a sugar alcohol esters or a plurality of sugar alcohol esters and methods for using the compositions, where the treated proppant composition has between about 30% and 100% proppant dust reduction and wherein the at least one sugar alcohol ester improves flowability of treated proppant so that the treated proppant has reduced screen out propensity.
US10920121B1	Methods of reducing lost circulation in a wellbore using Saudi Arabian volcanic ash A method of reducing lost circulation includes introducing an activation solution comprising an aqueous solution, Na2SiO3, and NaOH into the wellbore and introducing Saudi Arabian volcanic ash into the wellbore. The Saudi Arabian volcanic ash comprises SO3, CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, MgO, and K2O. The method further includes allowing the Saudi Arabian volcanic ash to contact the activation solution in the wellbore, thereby forming a geopolymer barrier between the wellbore and a subsurface formation to reduce lost circulation in the wellbore.
US10920120B2	Ceria composite particle dispersion, method for producing same, and polishing abrasive grain dispersion comprising ceria composite particle dispersion A ceria composite particle dispersion has ceria composite particles having an average particle size of 50 to 350 nm and having the features described below. Each ceria composite particle has a mother particle, a cerium-containing silica layer on the surface thereof, and child particles dispersed inside the cerium-containing silica layer, the mother particles being amorphous silica-based and the child particles being crystalline ceria-based. The child particles have a coefficient of variation (CV value) in a particle size distribution of 14 to 40%. The ceria composite particles have a mass ratio of silica to ceria of 100:11-316. Only the crystal phase of ceria is detected when the ceria composite particles are subjected to X-ray diffraction. The average crystallite size of the crystalline ceria measured by subjecting the ceria composite particles to X-ray diffraction is 10 to 25 nm.
US10920114B2	Label with adhesive and silicone-free release coating A label having a silicone-free (water-based) release coating and compatible adhesive patch is provided. The label includes a thermally coated substrate having a silicone-free substrate overlaid thereon of a first surface. A second surface includes a microsphere adhesive layer.
US10920111B1	Packaging for prefinished articles Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a protective packaging system suitable for use with a prefinished building article. The protective packaging system generally is designed to reduce shrink back of the flexible substrate after tension is applied. The protective packaging system generally comprises at least one outer layer, at least one core layer and at least one adhesive layer. One or more layers of the protective packaging system may include a roughening agent such that the flexible substrate will not “gloss” or burnish a coating on a prefinished building article.
US10920106B2	Metal chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) composition and methods therefore Provided are Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) formulations that offer high and tunable Cu removal rates and low copper dishing for the broad or advanced node copper or Through Silica Via (TSV). The CMP compositions provide high selectivity of Cu film vs. other barrier layers, such as Ta, TaN, Ti, and TiN, and dielectric films, such as TEOS, low-k, and ultra low-k films. The CMP polishing formulations comprise water; abrasive; single chelator, dual chelators or tris chelators; morpholino family compounds as Cu dishing reducing agents. Additionally, organic quaternary ammonium salt, corrosion inhibitor, oxidizer, pH adjustor and biocide can be used in the formulations.
US10920104B2	Abrasive, polishing composition, and polishing method Provided are an abrasive, a polishing composition, and a polishing method capable of polishing the surface of an alloy or metal oxide at a sufficient polishing removal rate and providing a high-quality mirror surface. The abrasive contains alumina having an α-conversion rate of 80% or more and having a 50% particle diameter, in a volume-based cumulative particle diameter distribution, of 0.15 μm or more to 0.35 μm or less. The polishing composition contains this abrasive and has a pH of 7 or less. These abrasive and polishing composition are used for polishing polishing objects containing at least one of an alloy and a metal oxide.
US10920102B2	Silicone hydrogel lens with a crosslinked hydrophilic coating The invention is related to a cost-effective method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens having a crosslinked hydrophilic coating thereon. A method of the invention involves heating a silicone hydrogel contact lens in an aqueous solution in the presence of a water-soluble, highly branched, thermally-crosslinkable hydrophilic polymeric material having positively-charged azetidinium groups, to and at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 140° C. for a period of time sufficient to covalently attach the thermally-crosslinkable hydrophilic polymeric material onto the surface of the silicone hydrogel contact lens through covalent linkages each formed between one azetidinium group and one of the reactive functional groups on and/or near the surface of the silicone hydrogel contact lens, thereby forming a crosslinked hydrophilic coating on the silicone hydrogel contact lens. Such method can be advantageously implemented directly in a sealed lens package during autoclave.
US10920100B2	Method for producing a multi-layered coating Provided herein is a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat, wherein at least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one aqueous dispersion which includes a polymer whose preparation includes successive radical emulsion polymerization of three mixtures of olefinically unsaturated monomers.
US10920098B2	Processing of polymer based inks and pastes The present invention relates to a process of forming electrical conductor on a substrate comprising the steps of a) providing a substrate; b) providing an electrically conductive composition; c) applying said electrically conductive composition to at least one part of said substrate; and d) exposing said electrically conductive composition on the substrate to a near infrared light to form an electrical conductor. NIR light cure provides improved electrical properties of the cured composition without damaging heat sensitive substrates.
US10920092B2	Antibacterial coating or surface comprising vertical, standing angstrom scale flakes An antibacterial device is disclosed that includes a substrate and an antibacterial coating or antibacterial surface being provided on at least a part of the substrate's surface. The antibacterial coating or surface includes Angstrom scale flakes, where the Angstrom scale flakes are arranged in a standing position on the substrate surface and are attached to the substrate surface via edge sides thereof. The Angstrom scale flakes can, for example, be graphene flakes, or graphite flakes having a thickness of a few atom layers. It has been found that such standing flakes are efficient in killing prokaryotic cells but do not harm eukaryotic cells.
US10920089B2	Aqueous paint composition for vehicle primer coating and vehicle coating method using same Embodiments relate to an aqueous paint composition for vehicle primer coating and a method for coating a vehicle by using the same, where the composition includes, on the basis of the weight of the entire paint composition, 20 to 50 wt % polyester resin, 1 to 20 wt % acrylic resin, 1 to 15 wt % water-dispersed urethane resin, 1 to 15 wt % urethane resin; and 10 to 30 wt % melamine curing agent.
US10920088B2	Compositions based on fluoropolymers, fluoropolymer-miscible polymers and free radically-curable components Compositions useful for forming high gloss, transparent, hard, flexible, weather- and dirt-resistant coatings on substrate surfaces are prepared using a) fluoropolymer, such as KYNAR® resins and KYNAR Aquatec® resins from Arkema Inc, b) fluoropolymer-miscible polymer and c) one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds capable of being cured by free radical means, such as urethane acrylate oligomers and monomer reactive diluents from Sartomer USA, LLC. The compositions are capable of being cured by free radical polymerization induced by, for example, irradiation or heating.
US10920087B2	Hydrogenated isotopically enriched boront trifluoride dopant source gas composition A hydrogenated isotopically enriched boron trifluoride (BF3) dopant source gas composition. The composition contains (i) boron trifluoride isotopically enriched above natural abundance in boron of atomic mass 11 (UB), and (ii) hydrogen in an amount of from 2 to 6.99 vol. %, based on total volume of boron trifluoride and hydrogen in the composition. Also described are methods of use of such dopant source gas composition, and associated apparatus therefor.
US10920084B2	Metal oxide-containing dispersion with high salt stability Aqueous dispersion containing a hydrophilic metal oxide powder comprising a metal oxide and a surface modification of the metal oxide, wherein a) the metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of TiO2, ZrO2, SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, Sb2O3, WO3, CeO2 and mixed oxides thereof and b) the surface modification b1) comprises silicon atoms and aluminum atoms and b2) the silicon atoms are at least partly bonded to a hydrocarbon radical via a C atom and b3) the Al/Si molar ratio of the surface modification is 1:2-1:20.
US10920079B2	Mixtures containing plastic and organic fibres Polysiloxane/polymer copolymers are used in conjunction with conventional polymer binders for production of wood fiber composites, and improve processing characteristics as well as end product properties.
US10920077B2	Conductive silicone composition and silicone composite material manufactured thereby The present invention relates to a conductive silicone composition including conductive rubber compositions containing 100 parts by weight of liquid silicone and 0.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of carbon nanotubes, wherein the initial viscosity of the liquid silicone is 5,000 to 41,000 cP, the average viscosity of the conductive rubber compositions is 80,000 to 350,000 cP and the viscosity difference between the initial viscosity of the liquid silicone and the average viscosity of the conductive rubber compositions is 70,000 to 310,000 cP. The conductive silicone composition as described above is excellent in processibility when processed into a silicone composite material, and the volume resistance of a manufactured silicone composite material may be greatly improved.
US10920074B2	Reactive polyurethane dispersions The present disclosure is drawn to reactive polyurethane dispersions. In one example, a reactive polyurethane dispersion can include a polymer strand having a polymer backbone that has two ends terminating at a first capping unit and a second capping unit. The polymer backbone can include polymerized monomers including a reactive diol and a diisocyanate. The reactive diol can be an acrylate-containing diol, a methacrylate-containing diol, an acrylamide-containing diol, a methacrylamide-containing diol, or combination thereof. The first capping unit can be an acrylamide-containing monoalcohol or methacrylamide-containing monoalcohol reacted with an isocyanate group of the diisocyanate. The second capping unit can be an ionic stabilizing group.
US10920073B2	Polyurethane curable composition containing polymer fine particles excellent in mechanical strength The object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition for forming a cured product having high tensile strength and high elongation. A polyurethane curable composition of the present invention contains a polyol (A) and a polyisocyanate (B) as an essential component, wherein the composition contains polymer fine particles (C) having a core-shell structure including at least two layers of a core layer and a shell layer, the polymer fine particles (C) are contained in an amount of 1 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the polyol (A) and the polyisocyanate (B), the core layer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of more than 0° C. as calculated by the following numerical formula (1), a cured product formed by the curable composition has an elongation of more than 47% at a maximum tensile stress, 1/Tg=Σ(Mi/Tgi) (1) wherein Mi represents a weight fraction of a non-crosslinking monomer i constituting the core layer of the polymer fine particles (C), Tgi represents a glass transition temperature (K) of a homopolymer polymerized with the non-crosslinking monomer i, and i represents an integer of 1 or more.
US10920071B2	Recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions, fibers and articles produced therefrom, and methods for producing same In one aspect, the invention relates to recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions, fibers and articles produced therefrom, and methods for producing same. In a further aspect, the invention relates to homogenized post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate. In a further aspect, the invention relates to extruded polymer compositions, polymer mixtures, fibers, and/or Bulked Continuous Filament fibers comprising post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate. In a further aspect, the invention relates to processes for preparing recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions. 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.
US10920069B2	Use of an additive composition for the preparation of polycondensation polymers The present invention relates to the use of an additive composition for the preparation of polycondensation polymers wherein the additive combination is present in the polycondensation reaction and wherein the additive combination comprises one or more compounds of the formula (A) wherein R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, and R18 are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl, linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear and branched nonyl groups, and R21 and R22 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, O(C1-C6-Acyl) and O—R3, wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear and branched nonyl groups, and one or more sterically hindered organic phosphorous(lll) compounds selected from the group consisting of sterically hindered phenyl phosphonites and sterically hindered phosphites.
US10920067B2	Polymer compositions containing phosphates Provided are polymer compositions polymer composition comprising (i) one or more multistage polymers comprising (a) a first stage polymer having a Tg of −20° C. or lower, and (b) a final stage polymer having a Tg of 50° C. or higher, (ii) one or more phosphate surfactant in an amount of 50 ppm or more, based on the dry weight of the multistage polymer, and (iii) one or more alkaline phosphate in an amount of 100 ppm or more, measured as the weight of phosphorous, based on the dry weight of the multistage polymer. Also provided are matrix resin compositions comprising such polymer compositions and a matrix resin.
US10920065B2	Low molecular weight dry powder polymer for use as paper-making dry strength agent The invention provides an associative polymer, a powder, and a process for making a powder comprising, networking one or more associative polymer(s) and one or more optional surfactant(s) to form a wet gel, and forming a powder from the wet gel, wherein the associative polymer(s) have a weight average molecular weight of from about 10 kDa to about 2,000 kDa.
US10920056B2	Low density polyolefin resins with stiffness, impact balance, and high dimensional stability Low density polyolefin compositions with improved stiffness, impact balance, and high dimensional stability are described. These compositions are useful for making automotive components, such as injection molded parts, as well as other articles of manufacture. The compositions comprise (a) a polyolefin comprising polypropylene, a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, or combinations thereof, wherein the polyolefin blend is present in an amount ranging from about 55 wt. % to about 72 wt. %; (b) a first elastomer and a second elastomer that are not the same, wherein the combined weight percent of components (b) ranges from about 18 wt. % to about 33 wt. %; (c) a filler present in an amount ranging from about 6 wt. % to about 12 wt. %; and (d) an additive package present in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt. % to about 5 wt. %, all wt. % are based on the total weight of the composition.
US10920051B2	Resin composition and electrical cable The present invention is a resin composition including: a resin component; zinc oxide; and an acetic acid remover, wherein the resin component includes an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer and a content of the ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer in the resin component is greater than or equal to 10% by mass, wherein the acetic acid remover is an acid acceptor, a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound having a mercapto group, or a combination thereof, and wherein a mass ratio of the zinc oxide to the ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer is greater than or equal to 0.06 and less than or equal to 0.20.
US10920047B2	Inter-penetrating elastomer network derived from ground tire rubber particles Crumb rubber obtained from recycled tires is subjected to an interlinked substitution process. The process utilizes a reactive component that interferes with sulfur bonds. The resulting treated rubber exhibits properties similar to those of the virgin composite rubber structure prior to being granulated, and is suitable for use in fabricating new tires, engineered rubber articles, and asphalt rubber for use in waterproofing and paving applications.
US10920044B2	Carbohydrate-based plastic materials with reduced odor Sustainable thermoplastic carbohydrate-based polymeric materials, and sustainable plastic materials including an organic odor-reducing agent to counteract a slight burned carbohydrate odor resulting from inclusion of a carbohydrate-based polymeric material within the described materials. Such carbohydrate-based polymeric material may be starch-based, and the slight characteristic odor lent by such material may be that of a somewhat burned starch, such as a popcorn or caramel corn type odor. Applicant has found that this slight odor can be substantially removed by addition of a very small fraction of particular organic materials. 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin) has been found to be particularly effective, even in very small concentrations. Other freeze-dried fruit extracts (e.g., strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, etc.) may similarly be used. As little as 20 ppm of the organic odor-reducing agent is sufficient to substantially remove the characteristic burned starch odor. A ratio of the odor-reducing agent to the carbohydrate-based polymer may be less than 1:1000.
US10920039B2	Flame-retardant resin composition and flame-retardant resin molded article To improve the thermal stability of a brominated polymer type flame retardant in a flame-retardant resin composition containing a styrene-based resin and the brominated polymer type flame retardant to provide a flame-retardant resin molded article in which occurrences of black foreign substances and discoloration decreaseThe flame-retardant resin composition contains a styrene-based resin, a brominated polymer type flame retardant, an epoxy compound, and a halogen capture agent, wherein a content of bromine is 18 to 42% by mass.
US10920037B2	Thermally conductive polymer resin composition based on styrenics with low density Thermally conductive polymer (TCP) resin compositions are described, comprising components (X) and (Y): 90 to 99.9% component (X) comprising components (I) and (II): 60 to 85% matrix polymer (I) comprising styrenic polymers (F) selected from: ABS resins, ASA resins, and elastomeric block copolymers of the structure (S—(B/S))n—S; 15 to 40% thermally conductive filler material (II) (D50 1 to 200 μηη), consisting of a ceramic material and/or graphite; 0.1 to 10% chemical foaming agent (Y). Shaped articles made thereof can be used for automotive applications, as a heat sink for high performance electronics, LED sockets or electrical and electronic housings.
US10920031B2	Prepreg and fiber-reinforced composite material A prepreg including: a component (A); a component (B); and a component (C), in which the component (A) is a reinforced fiber substrate, the component (B) is an epoxy resin composition, the component (C) is a component (c1) or a component (c2), the component (c1) includes polyamide particles and thermosetting polyimide particles, and the component (c2) includes spherical polyamide particles having a melting point of 140° C. to 175° C.
US10920030B2	Prepreg, method for its production, and fiber-reinforced molded product To provide a prepreg excellent in storage stability and capable of obtaining a fiber-reinforced molded product excellent in impact resistance, and a method for its production, as well as a fiber-reinforced molded product excellent in impact resistance. The prepreg comprises reinforcing fibers and a matrix resin, wherein the matrix resin comprises a thermoplastic resin (but excluding the following fluororesin) and a melt-formable fluororesin having a melting point of from 100 to 325° C. and having functional groups of at least one type selected from the group consisting of carbonyl group-containing groups, hydroxy groups, epoxy groups and isocyanate groups, and in 100 mass % of the total of the thermoplastic resin and the fluororesin, the proportion of the thermoplastic resin is from more than 30 to 99 mass % and the proportion of the fluororesin is from 1 to less than 70 mass %.
US10920029B2	Polyethylene and cyclic olefin copolymer blend compositions with oxygen barrier properties and articles made therefrom In an embodiment, a monolayer, sealable film includes polyethylene; and between about 0.2 wt % and about 10 wt % of a branched cyclic olefin copolymer (bCOC) comprising: between about 50 wt % to about 98 wt % ethylene; and between about 2 wt % and about 50 wt % cyclic olefin derived monomer units. In another embodiment, a receptacle for containing organic material (such as food), gas, and/or fluent material includes a storage zone; a sealing zone extending around at least a portion of the storage zone; and a film structure having an exterior surface and a storage side surface facing the storage zone, wherein the film structure comprises a gas barrier film, comprising: polyethylene; and between about 0.2 wt % and about 10 wt % of a branched cyclic olefin copolymer (bCOC) comprising: between about 50 wt % and about 98 wt % ethylene; and between about 2 wt % and about 50 wt % cyclic olefin derived monomer units.
US10920027B2	Epoxy resin composition, molding material, and fiber-reinforced composite material The invention provides an epoxy resin composition that is easily B-staged despite containing an epoxy resin inherently difficult to B-stage, has a long pot life, has excellent processability and storage stability after B-staging, and make it possible to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite material having excellent flexural strength and flexural modulus. A molding material, including a thickened product of an epoxy resin composition; and a reinforcing fiber; wherein the epoxy resin composition including: a component (A): an aromatic epoxy resin; a component (B): an alicyclic diamine; a component (C): an epoxy resin curing agent that is not an alicyclic diamine; and a component (D): an aliphatic epoxy resin, wherein, when the viscosity at 25° C. immediately after preparation of the epoxy resin composition is taken as (a) and the viscosity at 25° C. after three hours from the preparation is taken as (b), the epoxy resin composition satisfies: (a)=0.1 to 25 Pa·s; (b)=0.1 to 25 Pa·s; and (b)/(a)≤5.
US10920026B2	Polymer composition, molded part and processes for production thereof The present invention relates to a polymer composition, consisting of (A) 30-90 wt. % of at least one thermoplastic polymer comprising at least a semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide (SSPA-1) in an amount in the range of 30-90 wt. %; (B) 10-70 wt. % of at least one reinforcing agent, and (C) 0-25 wt. % of one or more other components; wherein the SSPA-1 consists of (A-1-a) 90-100 wt. % of repeat units derived from (i) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and (ii) diamines, and (A-1-b) 0-10 wt. % of repeat units derived from other monomers; the diamines (ii) consist of 80-95 mole % of a linear aliphatic diamine, 5-20 mole % of 2-methyl-pentamethylene diamine, and 0-10 mole % of other diamines; and the SSPA-1 has a melting temperature (Tm) of at least 300° C. The invention further relates to a molded part made of the composition, a process for making the composition and a process for making the molded part.
US10920025B2	Polyolefin resin powder suitable for selective laser sintering and its preparation method A method for preparing a polyolefin resin powder has the steps of a) heat dissolving a polyolefin resin in an organic solvent having a solubility parameter less than or equal to the solubility parameter of the polyolefin resin to obtain a polyolefin resin solution; b) cooling the polyolefin resin solution to precipitate a solid, thereby obtaining a solid-liquid mixture; c) optionally adding an adjuvant to the solid-liquid mixture and mixing; and d) conducting solid-liquid separation and drying to obtain a polyolefin resin powder suitable for selective laser sintering. The difference between the solubility parameters of the organic solvent and of the polyolefin resin is within 0-20% of the solubility parameter of the polyolefin resin.The polyolefin resin powder obtained according to this method has good antioxidant property, good powder flowability, moderate size, smooth surface, suitable bulk density, and suitable dispersibility and particle size distribution.
US10920020B2	3D-printing of ultra-high refractive index polymers Sulfur copolymers having high sulfur content for use as raw materials in 3D printing. The sulfur copolymers are prepared by melting and copolymerizing one or more comonomers with cyclic selenium sulfide, elemental sulfur, elemental selenium, or a combination thereof. Optical substrates, such as films and lenses, are constructed from the sulfur copolymer via 3D printing and are substantially transparent in the visible and infrared spectrum. The optical substrates can have refractive indices of about 1.75-2.6 at a wavelength in a range of about 500 nm to about 8 μm.
US10920019B2	Preparation of poly amidoimides A liquid composition comprising (a) a solvent or solvent mixture containing at least 50% by weight, based on the total amount of solvents, of a dioxabicycloalkane derivative, (b) an aromatic tricarboxylic acid anhydride, and (c) an aromatic diisocyanate, can be used as coating composition for metal surfaces.
US10920015B2	Medium and high molecular weight long chain aliphatic nylons and methods of making same Medium and high molecular weight long chain aliphatic nylons and methods of making the same. A method of making medium and high molecular weight nylons is described, which not only produces consistent products, but products with enhanced properties such as impact resistance and chemical resistance.
US10920014B2	Compounds, compositions including the same, and layered structures and devices prepared from the compositions A composition including a perfluoropolyether compound, and an organic solvent configured to dissolve or disperse the perfluoropolyether compound, wherein the perfluoropolyether compound includes a first end and a second end facing each other and a perfluoropolyether moiety disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end includes an organic group having 6 or more carbon atoms, and wherein the second end includes a hydrolysable silicon-containing residual group.
US10920013B2	Alkoxylation process using tubular reactor Alkylene oxides are polymerized in a tubular reactor. The alkylene oxide is continuously introduced into the tubular reactor through multiple introduction points located along the length of the tubular reactor. Monomer flow rates are increased along the length of the reactor to maintain a nearly constant concentration of unreacted alkylene oxide.
US10920006B2	Hybrid polymers The present invention pertains to a polyurethane fluoropolymer [polymer (Fp)] obtainable by reacting: (i) at least one fluoropolymer [polymer (F)] comprising one or more recurring units derived from at least one (meth)acrylic monomer [monomer (MA)] having formula (I) here below: wherein: —R1, R2 and R3, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from a hydrogen atom and a C1-C3 hydrocarbon group, —RH is a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group comprising from 1 to 5 hydroxyl groups, x being an integer comprised between 1 and 5, and, optionally, comprising one or more functional groups selected from double bonds, epoxy, ester, ether and carboxylic acid groups, with (ii) at least one isocyanate compound comprising at least one isocyanate functional group [compound (I)], (iii) optionally in the presence of one or more chain extenders, said polyurethane fluoropolymer [polymer (Fp)] comprising at least one bridging group having formula (a) here below: wherein: —RH is a C1-C5 hydrocarbon group comprising from 1 to 5 urethane moieties, x being an integer comprised between 1 and 5, and, optionally, comprising one or more functional groups selected from double bonds, epoxy, ester, ether and carboxylic acid groups. The invention also pertains to a process for the manufacture of said polymer (Fp) and to uses of said polymer (Fp).
US10920001B2	Process for obtaining a cationic polymer with an at least bimodal molecular weight distribution The present invention relates to a process for obtaining a cationic polymer by polymerization of at least one cationic monomer, at least one crosslinker and optionally further monomers, such as nonionic monomers, associative monomers and/or chain transfer agents. The cationic polymer has an at least bimodal molecular weight distribution with at least one first peak (P1) and at least one second peak (P2), wherein the first peak has a lower average sedimentation coefficient of ≤100 Sved and the second peak has a higher average sedimentation coefficient of ≥1000 Sved. The polymerization is carried out in two subsequent steps I) and II). In step II), the crosslinker is either completely absent or present in a very limited amount. Step II) is carried out after the polymerization of step I is finished or vice versa.
US10919997B2	Ethylene α-olefin non-conjugated polyene copolymer, use thereof, and manufacturing method thereof The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene.α-olefin.non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene.α-olefin.non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an α-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4)125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
US10919996B2	Silica-coated alumina activator-supports for metallocene catalyst compositions Silica-coated alumina activator-supports, and catalyst compositions containing these activator-supports, are disclosed. Methods also are provided for preparing silica-coated alumina activator-supports, for preparing catalyst compositions, and for using the catalyst compositions to polymerize olefins.
US10919995B2	Olefin polymerization catalyst systems and methods of use thereof An olefin polymerization catalyst system includes a procatalyst component chosen from metal-ligand complexes of Formula (I): In Formula (I), each X is independently a monodentate or polydentate ligand that is neutral, monoanionic, or dianionic; the metal-ligand complex of Formula (I) is overall neutral; each Y1-Y4 and Y7-Y10 independently is selected from C or N such that six membered diaza (N2) or triaza (N3) rings are formed; wherein each R1 and R10 independently are chosen from (C1-C40) hydrocarbyl, substituted (C1-C40) hydrocarbyl, (C1-C40) heterohydrocarbyl, and substituted (C1-C40) heterohydrocarbyl or is absent; each R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, and R9 is chosen from hydrogen; (C1-C40) hydrocarbyl; substituted (C1-C40) hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40) heterohydrocarbyl; substituted (C1-C40) heterohydrocarbyl; halogen, nitro (NO2) or is absent; each R5 and R6 independently is chosen from (C1-C40) hydrocarbyl, substituted (C1-C40) hydrocarbyl, (C1-C40) heterohydrocarbyl, and substituted (C1-C40) heterohydrocarbyl.
US10919993B2	Injection molded article based on propylene homopolymer Injection molded article for healthcare applications based on propylene homopolymer.
US10919991B2	High performances multimodal ultra high molecular weight polyethylene The present inventions relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition comprising; (A) 30 to 65 parts by weight, preferably 30 to 50 parts by weight, most preferred 30 to 40 parts by weight of the low molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 20,000 to 90,000 g/mol or medium molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 90,000 to 150,000 g/mol; (B) 5 to 40 parts by weight, preferably 10 to 35 parts by weight, most preferred 15 to 35 parts by weight, of the first high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the first ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol; and (C) 10 to 60 parts by weight, preferably 15 to 60 parts by weight, most preferred 20 to 60 parts by weight of the second high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the second ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol, wherein a MI21 of the multimodal polyethylene composition is less than 2.0 g/10 min, and a Charpy impact strength at 23° C. the of multimodal polyethylene composition is at least 70 kJ/m2, preferably 70 to 120 kJ/m2, measured by ISO 179, a sheet comprising the multimodal polyethylene composition as well as the use of the sheet.
US10919987B2	Systems and methods for dewatering a slurry that includes lignocellulosic biomass and liquid The present disclosure relates to a dewatering systems, and related methods, that are adapted to convey lignocellulosic biomass to separate at least a portion of the water from a lignocellulosic biomass slurry and accumulate the dewatered lignocellulosic biomass. The dewatering system also includes a headspace occupied by a gas that is at a pressure that facilitates transferring the accumulated biomas into a pretreatment reactor having a pressurized headspace. Such a dewatering system can prevent undue mixing and backflow of gas (e.g., steam) from the pretreatment reactor.
US10919986B2	Porous polymeric cellulose prepared via cellulose crosslinking The invention relates to porous polymeric cellulose prepared via cellulose crosslinking. The porous polymeric cellulose can be incorporated into membranes and/or hydrogels. In preferred embodiments, the membranes and/or hydrogels can provide high dynamic binding capacity at high flow rates. Membranes and/or hydrogels comprising the porous polymeric cellulose are particularly suitable for filtration, separation, and/or functionalization media.
US10919980B2	Methods of treating TTP with immunoglobulin single variable domains and uses thereof The present invention is based on the finding that administration of polypeptides comprising at least one Immunoglobulin single variable domains against vWF to human TTP patients provides a significant decrease in the time to response. The invention provides a polypeptide comprising at least one immunoglobulin single variable domain (ISVD) against von Willebrand Factor (vWF) for use in treating a vWF-related disease in a human in need thereof. The invention further relates to dosage unit forms, kits and medical uses for treating TTP.
US10919978B2	Antibody or antibody fragment capable of binding to lung-specific X protein and use thereof The present application provides an antibody or antibody fragment capable of binding to a lung-specific X protein and being used to treat a tumor, and a use thereof. The antibody or antibody fragment includes heavy chain CDRs having amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, and SEQ ID NO: 3 and light chain CDRs having amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, and SEQ ID NO: 6. Alternatively, the antibody or antibody fragment includes heavy chain CDRs having amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7, and SEQ ID NO: 3 and light chain CDRs having amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 5, and SEQ ID NO: 6. The antibody is a chimeric antibody.
US10919973B2	Generation of a cancer-specific immune response toward MUC1 and cancer specific MUC1 antibodies The present invention provides a method for inducing a cancer specific immune response against MUC1 using an immunogenic glycopeptide. Other aspects of the invention are a pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunogenic glycopeptide and a cancer vaccine comprising the immunogenic glycopeptide. Another aspect is an antibody generated using the immunogenic glycopeptide and the use of said antibody in therapy and diagnosis.
US10919971B2	Prion protein antibodies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease The invention relates to a ligand capable of binding PrP at a site within amino acid residues 131 to 153 of PrP, for use in treatment or prevention of impaired synaptic plasticity. The invention also relates to a ligand capable of binding PrP at a site within amino acid residues 131 to 153 of PrP, for use in treatment or prevention of toxicity of Aβ oligomers. The invention also relates to a ligand capable of binding PrP at a site within amino acid residues 131 to 153 of PrP, for use in treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's Disease. The invention also relates to methods of medical treatment.
US10919969B2	Anti-CD123 antibodies and conjugates and derivatives thereof The present invention generally relates to antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, polypeptides, and immunoconjugates that bind to CD123 antigen (the α chain of the interleukine 3 receptor, or IL-3Rα). The present invention also relates to methods of using such CD123-binding molecules for diagnosing and treating diseases, such as B-cell malignancies.
US10919967B2	Antibodies against Mac-1 The present invention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof whicha) binds to Mac-1,b) specifically inhibits the interaction of CD40L with activated Mac-1 andc) does not induce integrin outside-in signaling.
US10919966B2	Antibody to programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and use thereof Disclosed are an antibody to human programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the same, a vector including the nucleic acid, a cell transformed with the vector, a method for producing the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a composition for preventing or treating cancer or infectious diseases containing the same.
US10919965B2	Compositions monovalent for CD28 binding and methods of use Disclosed are domain antibodies that monovalently bind CD28. Domain antibodies that are monovalent for binding of CD28 can inhibit CD28 activity. In one aspect, a domain antibody consists of or comprises a single immunoglobulin variable domain that specifically binds and antagonizes the activity of CD28, in an aspect, without substantially agonizing CD28 activity. In another aspect, the domain antibody is a human domain antibody. The disclosure further encompasses methods of antagonizing CD80 and/or CD86 interactions with CD28 in an individual and methods of treating diseases or disorders involving CD80 and/or CD86 interactions with CD28, the methods involving administering a domain antibody to the individual.
US10919962B2	Method of reducing tumor growth with IL-1beta neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies The present invention is directed to antigen binding proteins and in particular to IL-1β antigen binding proteins. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the antigen binding proteins, use of the antigen binding proteins and methods for production.
US10919958B2	Anti-VEGF-A antibodies and uses thereof The present invention relates to antibodies having activity against a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and methods of making and using such antibodies.
US10919952B2	Method for preparing collagen aggregate and collagen from chromium-containing tanned leather wastes by combined acid-enzyme controlled degradation technology A method for preparing a collagen from a chromium-containing tanned leather waste is disclosed. The method includes acid dechromation, obtaining a collagen aggregate, and converting the collagen aggregate to the collagen. The method also includes a reaction in a supercritical carbon dioxide reactor.
US10919951B2	Chimeric antigen receptor The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising; (i) a B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-binding domain which comprises at least part of a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL); (ii) a spacer domain (iii) a transmembrane domain; and (iv) an intracellular T cell signaling domain. The invention also provides the use of such a T-cell expressing such a CAR in the treatment of plasma-cell mediated diseases, such as multiple myeloma.
US10919949B2	Acylated insulin analogues and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel insulin analogues and derivatives thereof, such as acylated insulin analogues, and their pharmaceutical use, in particular in the treatment or prevention of medical conditions relating to diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases.
US10919946B2	Chimeric molecule useful in immunotherapy for leishmaniasis, which includes a fragment of the PFR1 protein of leishmania infantum with specific immunodominant epitopes The present invention claims an isolated nucleotide sequence characterized by encoding the PFR1 protein of Leishmania infantum or a fragment thereof. This PFR1 protein or a fragment thereof comprises at least a selected immunodominant epitope between the following group: SEQ ID No: 1, SEQ ID No: 2, SEQ ID No: 3, SEQ ID No: 4, SEQ ID No: 5, SEQ ID No: 6, SEQ ID No: 7 and SEQ ID No: 8, where the immunodominant epitope is able to induce an antigen-specific T cell cytotoxic immune response in an animal, against the kinetoplastids causing the leishmaniasis disease. The immunodominant epitopes are cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activators and they present a high binding affinity for A2 type MHC Class I molecule.
US10919944B2	Filarial nematode vaccines, polypeptides, and nucleic acids The present invention relates to vaccines comprising a ShK domain of a filarial nematode protein. These vaccines may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of filarial nematode infections. The invention also relates to novel proteins comprising a ShK domain of a filarial nematode protein and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of filarial nematode infections in canine subjects, and also in human subjects.
US10919943B2	Mutant proteins enabling agrochemical control of plant gene expression Mutated PYR/PYL receptor polypeptides and mutated type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) are provided. In some embodiments, the mutated PYR/PYL receptor polypeptide is agonized by an orthogonal ligand that does not significantly agonize a wild-type PYR/PYL receptor polypeptide and comprises one or more mutations that disrupts binding to a wild-type PP2C, and the mutated PP2C comprises one or more mutations that disrupts binding to a wild-type PYR/PYL receptor polypeptide, wherein the mutated PYR/PYL receptor polypeptide and the mutated PP2C interact with each other.
US10919938B2	Modified cyclopentapeptides and uses thereof The present invention, among others, relates to a compound having a structure according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Xaa1 are the iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted amino acids D- and L-Tyr, iodo-substituted or methyl- substituted D- and L-homotyrosine, iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- and L-Phe, iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- and L-p-OH-phenylglycine, and iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- or L-Trp, Xaa2 to Xaa4 are independently of each other, an optionally N-alkylated natural or unnatural amino acid, R is H or methyl, L is a linker moiety, Ar is a spacer comprising an aromatic moiety, and D comprises, preferably is i) a combination of an organic complexation agent and a radioactive or a detectable label; or ii) a radioactive or a detectable label, an organic complexation agent or an active substance, said active substance particularly being selected from cytotoxic agents, lipids, sugars, sugar conjugates, sugar derivatives, proteins and combinations thereof.
US10919935B2	Antimicrobial peptide derived from myxinidin peptide and uses thereof A novel antimicrobial peptide is derived from myxinidin peptide. The novel antimicrobial peptides (i.e., myxinidin 2 and myxinidin 3) have low cytotoxicity for human cells while exhibiting an excellent antimicrobial activity, and exhibit an anti-inflammatory and a wound healing effect. Thus, they can be advantageously used as an effective ingredient of antibiotics, a cosmetic composition, a food additive, an animal feed additive, biopesticides, and a quasi-drug product or the like.
US10919932B2	Bi-terminal pegylated integrin-binding peptides and methods of use thereof The present invention provides bi-terminal PEGylated peptide conjugates that target an integrin such as αvβ6 integrin. In particular embodiments, the peptide conjugates of the present invention further comprise a biological agent such as an imaging agent or a therapeutic agent, e.g., covalently attached to one of the PEG moieties. The peptide conjugates of the present invention are particularly useful for imaging a tumor, organ, or tissue and for treating integrin-mediated diseases and disorders such as cancer, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, chronic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung emphysema, and chronic wounding skin disease. Compositions and kits containing the peptide conjugates of the present invention find utility in a wide range of applications including, e.g., in vivo imaging and immunotherapy.
US10919931B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors including neuronal and brain tumors The present invention relates to peptides, 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 cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to 30 peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US10919929B2	Glucocorticoid inhibitors for treatment of prostate cancer The present invention encompasses the recognition that reproducible and detectable changes in the level and or activity of Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR) are associated with incidence and/or risk of Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) and/or doubly resistant prostate cancer, specifically in individuals having prostate cancer and on antiandrogen therapy, and provides for the use of GR inhibitors to treat and/or reduce risk of CRPC and/or doubly resistant prostate cancer. In some embodiments, GR inhibitors also have Androgen Receptor (AR) inhibitory activity or are administered in conjunction with AR inhibitors. The present invention also provides technologies for identification and/or characterization of agents to treat and/or reduce risk of CRPC and/or doubly resistant prostate cancer; in some embodiments such agents alter level and/or activity of a GR. In some embodiments, provided agents show effects on a GR's activity of regulating transcription of one or more target genes. The present invention also provides systems for using such agents, for example to treat and/or reduce risk of CRPC and/or doubly resistant prostate cancer.
US10919924B2	Treatment of antimony bearing residues for production of potassium antimony tartrate A method for production of potassium antimony tartrate by utilizing one or more residues bearing antimony includes the step of leaching of the one or more residues bearing antimony for a first pre-determined time interval in each of one or more jacketed reactors. In addition, the method includes filtering obtained slurry from a leached solution of the one or more residues products bearing antimony to obtain an aqueous solution and a solid residue. The method also includes crystallizing the obtained aqueous solution to form one or more crystals of the potassium antimony tartrate in a jacketed crystallizer. The antimony contained in the one or more residues is in an oxidic form and the oxidic form of the antimony is more than 20%. The solid residue is a leached cake.
US10919918B2	Tetracarboxylic dianhydride, polyimide resin and method for producing the same, photosensitive resin compositions, patterning process, method for forming cured film, interlayer insulating film, surface protective film, and electronic parts An object of the present invention is to provide: a tetracarboxylic dianhydride which can lead to a polyimide usable as a base resin of a photosensitive resin composition capable of forming a fine pattern and obtaining high resolution without impairing excellent characteristics such as mechanical strength and adhesiveness; a polyimide resin obtained by using the tetracarboxylic dianhydride; and a method for producing the polyimide resin. The tetracarboxylic dianhydride is shown by the following general formula (1).
US10919917B2	Silylated derivatives of aromatic heterocycles The present disclosure describes methods for silylating heteroaromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
US10919912B2	Tricyclic heterocycles as BET protein inhibitors The present invention relates to tricyclic heterocycles of Formula (I): which are inhibitors of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US10919908B2	Thienopyrimidinone derivative and application thereof in preparing anticancer drug The disclosure relates to a thienopyrimidinone derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, salt, and solvate thereof. The derivative has the formula (I), where R represents hydrogen (H) or deuterium (D); R1 and R2 independently, at each occurrence, represent H, D, F, Cl, I, cyano group (CN), or N3, and when R represents H, R1 and R2 do not synchronously represent H; R3, R4 and R5 independently, at each occurrence, represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic ring group, or a heteroaryl ring group, which are substituted or unsubstituted.
US10919907B2	Anhydrous sugar alcohol flakes and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to anhydrous sugar alcohol flakes and a manufacturing method therefor and, more specifically, to a particular form of anhydrous sugar alcohol flakes capable of preventing or mitigating caking occurring during the storage of products, and to a manufacturing method therefor.
US10919904B2	Northern-southern route to synthesis of bacteriochlorins Described herein are chlorins, bacteriochlorins, methods and intermediates for the synthesis of bacteriochlorins, and methods of using such bacteriochlorins for, among other things, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes such as luminescent compounds in flow cytometry, and as active agents in photodynamic therapy (PDT).
US10919900B2	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists and uses thereof The disclosure relates to aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists, such as substituted imidazopyridines and imidazopyrazines, as well as methods of expanding hematopoietic stem cells by culturing hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells in the presence of these agents. Additionally, the disclosure provides methods of treating various pathologies in a patient by administration of expanded hematopoietic stem cells. The disclosure further provides methods of synthesizing aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists, such as substituted imidazopyridines and imidazopyrazines, as well as kits containing aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists that can be used for the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells.
US10919899B2	Imidazopyrazine compounds, preparation methods and uses thereof Disclosed are an imidazopyrazine compound, a preparation method therefor and use thereof. Specifically, disclosed are a compound having a structure as represented by formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer or a prodrug thereof, and use of the compound, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, the stereoisomer or the prodrug thereof in the preparation of a medicament. The medicament is used for preventing and/or treating diseases and/or conditions related to Bruton's tyrosine kinase overactivity in a subject. Further disclosed is use of the compound, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, the stereoisomer or the prodrug thereof in the preparation of a formulation. The formulation is used for reducing or inhibiting the activity of the Bruton's tyrosine kinase in cells.
US10919898B2	Medical use of compound III The present invention relates to compound III and its use for treatment and/or prevention of diseases of the schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, first episodes of these diseases such as first episode of psychosis (FEP), relapses of these diseases such as reduction of relapse in patients with schizophrenia (REX). The invention also relates to polymorphs of compound III, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising compound III and/or its polymorphs.
US10919894B2	Adenine derivatives which are useful in the treatment of allergic diseases or other inflammatory conditions Compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 is butoxy or methylbutoxy; R2 is a group having the structure: where n is an integer having a value of five; Het is a six-membered saturated heterocycle containing five carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, wherein Het is attached to the —(CH2)n— moiety at the carbon 4 position of the heterocycle; and R3 is hydrogen; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and their use as vaccine adjuvants and in the treatment of various disorders.
US10919887B2	Salts and solid forms of a monobactam antibiotic The invention provides new solid forms, salts and polymorphs of 1-(((Z)-(1-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-oxo-2-(((3S,4R)-2-oxo-4-((2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)methyl)-1-sulfoazetidin-3-yl)amino)ethylidene)amino)oxy)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (referred to herein as Compound X), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and processes for their manufacture and use in therapy.
US10919884B2	Amide compounds for treatment of immune and inflammatory disorders Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D are provided comprising Formula I, I″ and I′″ or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof. The inhibitors described herein target Factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduces the excessive activation of complement.
US10919878B2	MCT4 inhibitors and uses thereof Presented herein are MCT4 inhibitors and uses thereof for treating cancer.
US10919873B2	Crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione monohydrate, compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein is a crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione monohydrate. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione monohydrate are also disclosed.
US10919872B2	Method for producing 2-alkylcarbonylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione-related substance, and said related substance Provided is a method for producing a 2-alkylcarbonylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione-related substance, which is suitable for the production on an industrial scale. The present invention provides: a method for producing an intermediate for the production of a 2-alkylcarbonyl[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, which comprises reacting a 1-butyne derivative in which a ketone or an alcohol is protected with a 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone derivative having a leaving group at position-3 in a solvent in the presence of a metal or a metal compound and a base; and a substance relating to the intermediate.
US10919871B2	Method of treatment of aqueous effluent A method of treatment of an aqueous effluent stream obtained during production of furfural is disclosed. The aqueous effluent stream containing organic solvents, furfural, and water is subjected to azeotropic distillation to obtain a distillate stream and a treated effluent stream having lower BOD and COD values which can be further reduced by biomethanation.
US10919866B2	Eco-friendly materials and methods for renewable and sustainable applications in material chemistry The invention relates to novel hydrazide-based templates, methods of making the same, and methods of using the hydrazide-based templates as molecular scaffolds for asymmetric light driven transformations, light driven material synthesis, and biological applications. Furthermore, the present invention relates to photoinitiators, monomers, and polymers derived from biomass, together with methods and methods of using the same.
US10919865B2	Substituted diaminocarboxamide and diaminocarbonitrile pyrimidines, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith Provided herein are Diaminopyrimidine Compounds having the following structures: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Diaminopyrimidine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing liver fibrotic disorders or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of a JNK pathway.
US10919864B2	5-fluoro-4-imino-3(alkyl/substituted alkyl)-1-(arylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one and processes for their preparation Provided herein are 5-fluoro-4-imino-3-(alkyl/substituted alkyl)-1-(arylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one and processes for their preparation which may include the use of an alkali carbonate and an alkylating agent
US10919854B2	Mono- or di-substituted indole derivatives as dengue viral replication inhibitors The present invention relates to mono- or di-substituted indole compounds, methods to prevent or treat dengue viral infections by using the compounds and also relates to use of the compounds as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
US10919852B2	Immunomodulator compounds Compounds are provided that are useful as immunomodulators. The compounds have the following Formula (I): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, L, R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US10919848B2	Process for preparing methionine A process for preparing methionine includes the alkaline hydrolysis of 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)-hydantoin (methionine hydantoin) in an aqueous process solution containing alkali metal hydroxide and/or alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal hydrogencarbonate. The alkali metal cations in the process solution are potassium and sodium having a K/Na molar ratio range from 99/1 to 20/80.
US10919846B2	Urea production process and plant with heat integration in low pressure recovery section The invention pertains to a urea production process using a high pressure stripper and a low pressure decomposer connected to a low pressure carbamate condenser which is in heat exchanging contact through a wall with a sub-atmospheric decomposer wherein urea solution obtained from the low pressure decomposer is processed.
US10919837B2	Production of amines utilizing zeolite catalysts The present invention concerns a process for forming a primary or a secondary amine via amination reaction comprising: reacting an alcohol with an amine in the presence of a zeolite comprising a transition metal chosen in the group consisting of Group 8 to 12 elements of the Periodic Table and any combination thereof.
US10919836B2	Production method of aliphatic carboxylic acid ester In a method for producing an aliphatic carboxylic acid ester by reacting an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an olefin having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms in a gas phase by use of a solid acid catalyst, a solid acid catalyst in which a heteropolyacid or a salt thereof is supported on a silica carrier obtainable by kneading fumed silica obtained by a combustion method, silica gel obtained by a gel method, and colloidal silica obtained by a sol-gel method or a water glass method, molding the resulting kneaded product, and calcining the resulting molded body, is used.
US10919832B2	Method for preparing low-grade unsaturated fatty acid ester Provided is a method for preparing a lower unsaturated fatty acid ester, which comprises carrying out an aldol condensation reaction between dimethoxymethane (DMM) and a lower acid or ester with a molecular formula of R1—CH2—COO—R2 on an acidic molecular sieve catalyst in an inert atmosphere to obtain a lower unsaturated fatty acid or ester(CH2═C(R1)—COO—R2), wherein R1 and R2 are groups each independently selected from the group consisting of H— and C1-C4 saturated alkyl group.
US10919830B2	Layered catalyst loading for synthesis gas conversion Systems and methods are provided for conversion of gas phase reactants including CO and H2 to C2+ products using multiple catalysts in a single reactor while reducing or minimizing deactivation of the catalysts. Separate catalysts can be used that correspond to a first catalyst, such as a catalyst for synthesis of methanol from synthesis gas, and a second catalyst, such as a catalyst for conversion of methanol to a desired C2+ product. The separate catalysts can be loaded into the reactor in distinct layers that are separated by spacer layers. The spacer layers can correspond to relatively inert particles, such as silica particles. Optionally, the spacer layer can include an adsorbent, such as boron supported on alumina or boron carbide particles. The adsorbent can be suitable for selective adsorption of the one or more reaction products (such as one or more reaction by-products), to allow for further reduction or minimization of the deactivation of the conversion catalysts.
US10919828B1	Process for manufacturing cannabidiol A process for producing cannabidiol from hemp and cannabis plants is disclosed. The steps of the process include the steps of: plant conditioning and size reduction, infusing with an extraction agent, separating a solid biomass and a liquid phase, treating the liquid phase with a removal agent, decarboxylation, removal of impurities; and color removal. The resulting cannabidiol conversion efficiency is over 90% and a TCH content within the legal limits for commercial cannabidiol.
US10919827B2	Process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the one or more solvents and in water compared to the feed stream F1 subject The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the one or more solvents and in water compared to the feed stream F1 subjected to distillation conditions, and a top stream T1 which is enriched in isobutene, further subjecting the bottoms stream B1 to distillation conditions in a second distillation unit and obtaining a bottoms stream B2 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B1 and a top stream T2 which is enriched in water compared to the bottoms stream B1, further subjecting the bottoms stream B2 to distillation conditions in a third distillation unit and obtaining a top stream T3 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B2 and a bottoms stream B3. ted to distillation conditions, and a top stream T1 which is enriched in isobutene, further subjecting the bottoms stream B1 to distillation conditions in a second distillation unit and obtaining a bottoms stream B2 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B1 and a top stream T2 which is enriched in water compared to the bottoms stream B1, further subjecting the bottoms stream B2 to distillation conditions in a third distillation unit and obtaining a top stream T3 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B2 and a bottoms stream B3.
US10919814B2	Methods and compositions for improving plant traits Disclosed herein are methods of increasing nitrogen fixation in a non-leguminous plant. The methods can comprise exposing the plant to a plurality of bacteria. Each member of the plurality comprises one or more genetic variations introduced into one or more genes or non-coding polynucleotides of the bacteria's nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network, such that the bacteria are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the presence of exogenous nitrogen. The bacteria are not intergeneric microorganisms. Additionally, the bacteria, in planta, produce 1% or more of the fixed nitrogen in the plant.
US10919813B2	System and method for exposed aggregate architectural coating for existing concrete structures The invention involves an exposed aggregate architectural coating to be applied to existing concrete structures. The invention includes a method of preparing and roughening an existing concrete structure surface, mixing the components of the exposed aggregate architectural coating, applying the coating to the existing concrete structure, spreading the coating to a thickness of one-fourth of an inch or thinner, using a trowel, gauge rake, or other method to smoothen the coating, allowing the coating to cure, applying a surface retarder once the exposed aggregate architectural coating has stiffened, allowing the surface retarder to cure for twenty-four hours, and washing the surface with a pressure-washer to remove the surface retarder, then “acid-washing” the surface to remove residue and create a desired texture. The resulting applied exposed aggregate architectural coating will have an exposed aggregate finish that is durable and suitable for high vehicular and pedestrian traffic areas.
US10919807B1	High-strength flowable fill compositions High-strength flowable fill compositions are disclosed. The compositions include cement, aggregate (e.g. sand), water, coloring agent, polymer, and fibers. In an embodiment, the compositions include an accelerant, e.g., calcium chloride and/or an air entraining agent. The compositions have a compressive strength of between 10 psi and 500 psi after 1 day, a compressive strength of between 300 psi and 1300 psi after 7 days, and a compressive strength of between 1000 psi and 2500 psi after 28 days.
US10919803B2	Process for manufacturing a milk of slaked lime of great fineness and milk of lime of great fineness thereby obtained with process water Process for manufacturing a milk of lime of great fineness comprising at least the steps of providing one lime compound and forming said milk of lime with a process water and said lime compound.
US10919800B2	Planarisation of a coating Methods are disclosed for planarisation of a coated glass substrate by deposition of a silazane based layer thereon. Coated substrates according to the invention exhibit improved properties in terms of reduced roughness, lower haze and higher visible light transmission and the coated surface may be exposed to the external environment, for example as surface 1 or surface 4 of a double glazing unit. The resulting smooth surface is less susceptible to marking and scratch damage, and offers enhanced surface energy (improved hydrophobicity).
US10919795B2	Glass plate bend-breaking machine A glass plate bend-breaking machine includes a flexible endless belt on which a glass plate is placed; a supporting mechanism for supporting the glass plate through the endless belt; a glass plate receiving device disposed below the endless belt and having a glass plate receiving surface for receiving the glass plate through the endless belt and a recess surrounded by the glass plate receiving surface; a moving device for moving the glass plate receiving surface of the glass plate receiving device; a press-breaking device disposed above the endless belt and having a pressing surface for press-breaking the glass plate; and a moving device for moving the pressing surface of the press-breaking device.
US10919792B2	Treatment using fixed film processes and ballasted settling A system and method is provided for water and wastewater treatment. The system comprises a fixed film biological process and a ballasted flocculation process.
US10919789B1	Multi-functional lead anti-dissolution compositions A multi-functional lead anti-dissolution composition based on 100 parts by weight consisting of: a succinic acid in an amount of from 30 to 70 percent by weight; and a tartaric acid in an amount of from 70 to 30 percent by weight. The composition does not include any phosphates, thereby not contributing to the phosphate footprint in the water supply. The composition includes organic acids that have anti-inflammatory properties in addition to reducing lead dissolution in drinking water.
US10919786B2	Organic-pollution-resistant ion exchange resin and preparation method and application thereof Implementations herein relate to a method for preparing organic-pollution-resistant ion exchange resins and application thereof. The method includes adding modified inorganic particles to prepare novel ion exchange resins containing inorganic particles modified by a parcel modifier. A weight ratio between the monomer of the ion exchange resins and the modified inorganic particles is about 0.1% to 30%. The method may increase moisture content of the resins 3 to 30% such as to improve the structures of the resins, and therefore increase the regeneration efficiency 0.4 to 70%, as compared to conventions resins. The method improves resistance of resins to organic pollution, increases regeneration efficiency, and extends service life of the resins. In the process of water treatment, the ion exchange resin of the implementations may be regenerated with long-term stability. In addition to securing the water treatment efficiency, the method may avoid frequent replacement operations and lower the costs.
US10919783B2	Method and device for treating liquid sludge and filter cakes obtained by said method Treating and conditioning liquid sludge and a solidified sludge cake obtained thereby are disclosed. A first emulsion of sludge is formed in an in-line container fed at a first flow rate Q owing to the impact of the sludge with air injected into the container at a rate Q′, where Q′>5Q, in a first region which has a small volume of less than 0.05 m3. The first emulsion is then transferred into a second region of the container extending over a first length, and is then discharged via a component which generates a head loss in a chamber extending over a second length. A flocculant is injected in order to obtain a second coagulated emulsion, which is at least partially degasified. The matter in suspension in the second emulsion obtained in this way is then filtered or decanted.
US10919779B2	Iron oxide powder for brake friction material Provided is an iron oxide powder for a brake friction material which can be suitably used in a brake friction material that is less likely to cause problems regarding brake squealing and that provides superior braking performance. The iron oxide powder for a brake friction material according to the present invention is characterized by having an average particle size of 40 μm or more and a saturation magnetization of 20 emu/g or less. The iron oxide powder preferably has a pore volume of 10-180 mm3/g. The iron oxide powder also preferably has a BET specific surface area of 0.05-1.20 m2/g.
US10919775B2	Method for preparing lithium carbonate from lithium iron phosphate battery scraps and lithium carbonate thereof The present disclosure provides a method for preparing lithium carbonate from lithium iron phosphate battery scraps and lithium carbonate thereof, and relates to a method for preparing lithium carbonate from lithium iron phosphate battery scraps and a lithium carbonate product thereof. The method specifically includes the following steps; performing oxidative acidolysis on a lithium iron phosphate material, thickening lithium solution, adding alkali to remove iron, and precipitating lithium carbonate, thereby obtaining a filter cake which is a lithium carbonate product. Lithium may be directly extracted by utilizing the lithium iron phosphate battery scraps. A technical problem in the prior art that lithium iron phosphate battery wastes cannot be effectively decomposed and recycled is solved. The method has the characteristics of simple process, high, lithium yield, and low production cost.
US10919774B2	Method for the management of phosphogypsum A method for the management of phosphogypsum consists in that a reactor (2) is charged with apatite and/or phosphorite phosphogypsum and with an aqueous or ammoniacal solution of ammonium carbonate and/or bicarbonate from a pre-reactor (1), at 1: (0.1-4) ratio of phosphogypsum to the aqueous or ammoniacal solution of ammonium carbonate and/or bicarbonate, the entire contents are stirred at −10° C. to 200° C. for at least 2 minutes, CO2 being released in the course of the process is directed to the pre-reactor (1), and the post-reaction mixture is directed to a filter (3) to obtain an aqueous ammonium sulphate solution, whereas the precipitate from the filter (3) is heat-treated, followed by dissolving it in nitric acid in a reactor (5), and the resultant suspension is filtered through a filter (6) to obtain an aqueous calcium nitrate solution, and CO2 being released in the reactor (5) is recirculated to the pre-reactor (1) wherein CO2 is reacted with ammonia in an aqueous solution to obtain the aqueous or ammoniacal solution of carbonate and/or bicarbonate which is directed to the reactor (2), with the process for obtaining the aqueous or ammoniacal solution of ammonium carbonate and/or bicarbonate being conducted until the pH 7-12 of the solution is reached.
US10919773B2	Method for the preparation of a molecular sieve belonging to the ABC-6 framework family with disorder in the ABC stacking sequence A method for the preparation of a molecular sieve belonging to the ABC-6 framework family with disorder in the ABC stacking sequence essentially composed of double-six-ring periodic building units and having a mole ratio of silicon oxide to aluminum oxide from about 8 to about 60.
US10919770B2	Homogeneous anaerobically stable quantum dot concentrates The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one reactive diluent, at least one anaerobic stabilizer, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.
US10919762B1	Method for preparing amorphous GeH under high pressure The present invention provides a preparation method of amorphous GeH, and belongs to the field of preparation technologies of amorphous GeH. The preparation method provided in the present invention includes the following step: sealing crystalline GeH, a pressure calibration object, and a pressure transmitting medium in a cavity of a diamond anvil cell, and adjusting pressure in the cavity to obtain amorphous GeH. In the present invention, pressure is applied to the GeH in the sealed diamond anvil cell, to implement amorphization of the GeH at room temperature. In this way, impurities can hardly be found in the preparation method, and pure amorphous GeH can be obtained. In addition, the method provided in the present invention has simple operations and good repeatability.
US10919759B2	Method and device for detecting cellular targets in bodily sources using carbon nanotube thin film A device and method detect cellular targets in a bodily source by utilizing a biofunctional pad comprised of a thin film of carbon nanotubes (CNT's). When antibodies are absorbed by the CNT's, cellular targets having markers matching the antibodies may be detected in a bodily source placed upon the biofunctional pad by measuring the conductivity of the thin film using conductive contacts electrically coupled to the thin film, as the binding of the receptors in the cellular targets to the antibodies changes the free energy in the thin film. In many respects, the device functions as a Field Effect Transistor (FET) with the bodily source, e.g., blood, acting as a polyelectrolyte liquid gate electrode to create a varying electrostatic charge or capacitance in the thin film based upon the binding of cellular targets in the source to the antibodies present on the biofunctional pad.
US10919756B2	Loading assembly for conveying a pressurized gas stream and a switching system for use in a loading assembly A loading assembly has a gas conduit that extends between a floating structure and another structure, to convey a pressurized gas stream between the two structures. An emergency disconnection coupler is configured in the gas conduit. A switching system is provided for controlling switching of an engagement mechanism in the emergency disconnection coupler between a locked position and an unlocked position (in either direction). The switching system is subject to two distinct fail-safe regimes: a fail-unlocked regime which inherently instructs for release of the emergency disconnection coupler, and a fail-closed regime which inherently precludes release of the emergency disconnection coupler when there is pressurized gas in the gas connection. The fail-unlocked regime is active when the gas pressure in the gas connection is below a predetermined override threshold value. The fail-locked regime overrides the fail-unlocked regime.
US10919755B2	Beverage discharge cock, valve rod, and beverage dispenser A beverage discharge cock to which beverage is supplied from a beverage supply source, comprising: a valve main body including a hole and a valve seat arranged in an end portion of the hole; a valve rod slidably arranged in the hole, and including a valve body that forms a first valve together with the valve seat of the valve main body, and a first seal; and a movable part slidably arranged in the hole, and including a second seal facing the first seal, the second seal forming a second valve together with the first seal of the valve rod, wherein the valve rod includes a first channel extending through the valve body, and one or a plurality of second channels extending from the first seal to the first channel, and the second channel includes a first portion, and a second portion arranged between the first seal and the first portion, and a diameter of the second portion is smaller than a diameter of the first portion.
US10919751B2	Agricultural container processing and reconciliation system The present invention relates to automated batch making assemblies where various component materials, at least, some in liquid form, are combined. Specifically, the invention provides a dispensing assembly that adds efficiency by increasing dramatically the speed with which a liquid is dispensed from a container and by providing means and methods to automate the addition of and account for the amount of each component.
US10919750B2	Rotary filling machine A rotary filling machine includes a hub member and a hub insert. The hub member includes an internal bore defining an inner surface portion with a plurality of material transfer openings. The hub insert includes a portion disposed within the bore, wherein the portion includes an outer surface portion that includes a plurality of material transfer openings. One of the hub member or the hub insert is rotatable and the other of the hub member or the hub insert is stationary.
US10919745B2	Automating the operation of vehicle lifts Techniques are disclosed for methods and systems for automating the operation of vehicle lifts in the servicing of automotive vehicles. The lifts may be motorized mobile column lifts and/or fixed lifts, including two-post lifts with swing-arms and a variety of drive-on lifts. Motorized mobile lifts have a motorized transport mechanism. A guidance system first assigns available motorized mobile lifts to the axled wheels of a vehicle and then directs their transport mechanism for transporting them to their engagement locations. It also guides the engagement of both the motorized mobile lifts and the fixed lifts in the service center. A number of technologies may be used for this purpose, including sensors onboard the vehicles and/or the lifts and/or the service center. A computer vision pipeline may also be utilized to assist in the process. Machine learning may also be employed. Techniques are also extended to autonomous vehicles as well as interfacing with fleet management software.
US10919741B2	Moving drum winch A winch assembly including a mount attachable to a vehicle, and a guide attached to the mount; including a winch having a drum for winding and unwinding a line, and a motor for driving the drum about a winding axis, wherein the drum has a helical groove for receiving the line as it is wound. A frame connects to the first and second end of the drum and is adapted to move relative to the guide so as to synchronize movement of the drum along the winding axis so that the line is aligned with the helical groove during winding and unwinding. A rod is attached to the frame and generally parallel to the winding axis, and passes through a hole in the guide, allowing the movement of the drum along the winding axis but preventing the frame from rotating about the winding axis is disclosed.
US10919739B2	Overload preventing device This overload preventing device is mounted on a mobile work machine, and is provided with: a storage unit which stores lifting performance data in which lifting performance is configured for each operation state, and performance region data in which switching angles are configured that define performance regions, including a front region, a back region, and a side region; and a work machine control unit which controls operation of the mobile work machine on the basis of the actual load and the lifting performance corresponding to the present operation state of the mobile work machine. The lifting performance includes a maximum deployment width performance configured for the front region and the back region, and the switching angles are configured for each operation state on the basis of stability calculations and strength factors such as jack strength.
US10919735B2	Lifting mechanism A lifting mechanism assembly comprising a lifting section, a compression section, and an attaching section.
US10919734B2	Self-release mechanism for parcel delivery A self-release mechanism. The self-release mechanism includes a counter-weight, wherein the counter-weight is located on a first end of the self-release mechanism; a shaft having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion of the shaft is coupled to the counter-weight, wherein the shaft defines a perforation, wherein the perforation is adapted to receive a cord; and a hook including a hook bend, wherein the hook is located on a second end of the self-release mechanism, wherein the hook is coupled to the bottom portion of the shaft, wherein the self-release mechanism moves to a first position when a tension is exerted on the self-release mechanism due to gravity caused by coupling of the hook to a payload via the hook bend, wherein the self-release mechanism moves to a second position when the exerted tension is released.
US10919732B2	Embedded power module A transport system in a structure includes a car and a plurality of motor modules. The car is constructed and arranged to move along a lane generally defined at least in-part by the structure. The plurality of motor modules are distributed along the lane and are constructed and arranged to propel the car. Each one of the pluralities of motor modules include an embedded power module.
US10919728B2	Spool made of a thermoplastic material for the winding of winding material, as well as to a method for manufacturing the same A spool for winding strand-shaped material having flange discs (22, 24) with an outer flange surface and an inner flange surface (21, 23) as well as a method for manufacturing the spool. The discs have a central through bore (30) that is surrounded by an annular recess (25) with an annular wall (26) positioned in the inner flange surface. A tubular spool core (10) has front surfaces which are connected in a materially bonded manner to the annular wall (26) inside the annular recess (25) of the flange discs (22, 24), wherein at least one channel (32) is provided next to the annular wall (26) inside the annular recess (25) for receiving liquefied connection material. The spool core (10) has approximately the same diameter as the annular wall (26) inside the annular recess (25).
US10919726B2	Wireline system and methods of using same A wireline system for use during drilling operations. The wireline system has a wireline assembly and a roller assembly. Both the wireline assembly and the roller assembly are positioned within a front portion of a drill rig.
US10919725B2	Method and apparatus for deployment of a device system A flexible device including a plurality of subassemblies, a connector depending from each of the subassemblies, a link connected to the connectors supplying a signal connection between the subassemblies.
US10919723B2	Conveying apparatus and method for conveying a tire layer Disclosed is a conveying apparatus and method for conveying a tire layer, wherein the conveying apparatus includes a swivel conveyor with at least one endless belt or wire, a first pulley, a second pulley and a third pulley that define a minimal loop (L) for guiding the endless belt or wire along a conveying run and a return run, wherein the third pulley is arranged between the conveying run and the return run, and is swivable about a swivel axis (X) between a first swivel position and a second swivel position. The pivot position is chosen such that the length of the minimal loop when the third pulley is in the first swivel position is the same within a tolerance of less than 1 percent with respect to the length of the minimal loop when the third pulley is in the second swivel position.
US10919721B2	Image forming apparatus and sheet feeding apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a manual feed tray for placing a sheet to be subjected to image formation; a pickup roller configured to abut against the placed sheet to feed the sheet; a controller; and a human detection sensor. The controller maintains an abutment state, in which the pickup roller is held in abutment against the sheet, until a time period during which the abutment state is maintained reaches an abutment timeout. When a time period during which no human is detected by the human detection sensor in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus reaches a human detection timeout even before the time period during which the abutment state is maintained reaches the abutment timeout, the controller brings the pickup roller into a non-abutment state against the sheet.
US10919720B2	Sheet conveyance unit and sheet conveyance system including same A sheet conveyance unit includes a sheet inlet port, an inlet guide, and a guide switching mechanism. The inlet guide has an upper guide and a lower guide below the upper guide. The guide switching mechanism switches a position of the inlet guide between a conveyance position at which the upper guide and the lower guide face each other with a first distance and a separation position at which the upper guide and the lower guide are spaced from each other by a second distance greater than the first distance. To connect the sheet conveyance unit to the sheet discharge unit, the inlet guide is disposed to the separation position before the discharge guide is inserted between the upper guide and the lower guide, and is disposed to the conveyance position after the discharge guide is inserted between the upper guide and the lower guide.
US10919717B2	Lifting device for blocks with non-parallel walls A device and method for lifting a hollow bodied block includes an elongated body having a top end and a bottom end with a handle attached to the top end. A first arm rigidly extends from the elongated body in a substantially perpendicular direction and is configured to engage an inner surface of the block. A second arm is pivotally attached to the bottom end of the elongated body in a substantially opposite direction to that of the first arm. Upon exerting a lifting force on the handle of the lifter, the second arm rotates relative to the elongated body, forming a desired angle with the first arm and creating an outward force sufficient to grip and lift the block.
US10919708B2	Indexing and auto-spacing system A system comprises a track surface and includes a plurality of motors. The system may further include a plurality of chains. Each chain may be coupled to a motor and may be disposed along a length of the track surface. A plurality of pushers may further be included, with each pusher coupled to a chain of the plurality of chains. In some examples, a controller may be coupled to the plurality of motors.
US10919707B2	Marking transport cleaning pad A cleaning pad can be attached onto an inner surface of a transport belt so the cleaning pad can move with the transport belt along hardware of a marking system, including support rollers and a marking platen to remove ink from the marking platen and support rollers of the rendering device as the transport belt cycles through its typical path within the rendering system.
US10919703B2	Belt conveyor and modular conveyor belt for inclines An incline conveyor using a modular conveyor belt with a repeating pattern of belt sections. Each belt section includes a first region with a high-friction flat top surface, a second region with a high-friction textured top surface, a third region between the first and second regions with a recessed low-friction top surface, and a fourth region between consecutive belt sections with a top surface like that of the third region. The textured top surface, which may be formed by a plurality of nodules, provides multiple high-friction catch points to stop polybags from sliding down the inclined conveyor.
US10919702B1	Aerial roof height item receiving chute An aerial roof height item receiving structure demonstrating novel solutions to issues of item drop damage, noise, aesthetic, weather, item temperature, and safety concerns related to aerial based item delivery systems is presented. A chimney like chute can be made high enough to avoid collisions with people or pets yet still safely receive items dropped into it from heights through the use of impact absorbing pads and a mesh box spring within the chute. Heat exchange with the building structure or active heating or cooling of the box spring mitigate snow, ice, and item temperature issues. A swing door to function as an aerial unit charging platform for added distance delivery can be added to the top of the chute. An item drop box placed at human accessible height can also be added to allow the chute to dual function for traditional item deliveries.
US10919701B2	Interchangeable automated mobile robots with a plurality of operating modes configuring a plurality of different robot task capabilities A system and method for managing a plurality of automated mobile robots within automated mobile robot storage and retrieval system is provided, which repurposes one or more automated mobile robots operating within the automated inventory management system to perform a plurality of tasks across multiple different areas of an automated store. The same mobile robot is enabled to move horizontally and vertically in a multi-level storage structure, operate in an order fulfillment mode retrieving order totes from an automated fulfillment section and delivering the order totes to the delivery section, operate in a replenishment mode receiving eaches of goods and depositing the eaches of goods in designated storage totes, and operate in a delivery mode receiving delivery bundles and transporting the delivery bundles to designated locations at the transfer station.
US10919697B2	Plate storage assembly A storage assembly (10) has a plurality of trays (14), each tray (14) being selectively moved from the storage position (FIG. 1) to an access position (FIG. 2). The assembly (10) includes a rack (12) which has a series of rails (13) at each end on which trays (14) are supported. The storage assembly (10) includes a loading device (16) including lifting arms (18). The lifting arms (18) support a cradle (20) that includes rails (22), and the cradle (20) is connected to the lifting arms (18) by rollers (23). The loading device (16) can access different trays (14) by being raised and lowered. Once the lifting device (16) is moved into position adjacent a tray (14), the tray can be moved from the stored position on the rack (12) to the access position on the cradle (20) via a drawing arm (35).
US10919695B2	Stake cabling system for securing bins A stake-cable system for securing wheeled trash bins and lids thereof is provided. The stake-cable system includes a cable connecting an object attachment point associated with the bin or lid and an anchor attachment point affixed to or adjacent to the ground. The stake-cable system also includes quick-release interconnectors between the attachment points and the cable, which may terminate in opposing loops to facilitate such quick-release interconnections.
US10919689B2	Modified container of consumer articles comprising an element of discernible thickness A container for consumer goods is formed from a laminar blank (100, 300) having a blank thickness (T1) and comprises a three dimensional element (104, 304) having a thickness (T2) from about 50 micrometres to about 500 micrometres. The element (104, 304) is affixed to the container by means of adhesive provided on an affixing area (106) of an inner surface (108) of a first wall of the container. The container comprises a thickness compensating means (112, 312) provided in its entirety on a region of the inner surface of the container other than the affixing area.
US10919687B2	Dispenser with cap An article has a can with a valve stem and a dispensing device, the dispensing device includes a cap over the valve stem, a hollow tube extending through a slot in the cap and attached to the valve stem, a sleeve slidably extending over the hollow tube, a lever hingedly attached to the cap and operatively engaging the sleeve, an elastic feature that provides a force or causes a force to be applied to the sleeve in a direction that tries to move the sleeve to a closed position, and a sealing gasket between the sleeve and hollow tube proximate to the exit end of the hollow tube; where the sleeve seals the hollow tube when in the closed position and displacing the lever towards the can simultaneously unseals the hollow tube and tilts the valve stem, and when released allows the sleeve to restore to a closed position.
US10919680B1	Liquid beverage container A beverage container can comprise a container housing for housing an internal liquid container. The container can include first and second shields extending from panel sections of the housing that interlock over the container. The shields can be spaced between a hand hold opening through a top portion of the container housing and the internal liquid container. A gap can be provided between the shields and hand hold opening.
US10919670B1	Tamperproof seal for sealing containers A system for a tamperproof seal having a cap assembly and a bottle assembly is disclosed. The bottle assembly includes a bottle with a neck and bottle threads. The cap assembly includes a cap with a top portion and a bottom portion which engage the neck of the bottle. Between the top and bottom portion there is a seal created. The seal is initially intact and only broken once the top and bottom portion are separated. The seal cannot be replaced once it has been broken. If the seal is broken reaching the intended party, then tampering occurred. The top portion may be removably mounted to the bottle. The top portion includes inner threads that engage the bottle threads. The bottom portion includes inner teeth angled towards each other which engage the bottommost of bottle threads. Inner teeth prevent the replacing of the cap once the seal is broken.
US10919664B2	Beverage can end having an arcuate panel wall and curved transition wall A beverage can end has an arcuate panel wall and a chuck wall having a curved transition wall portion. Configuration of the seaming panel and panel wall is provided.
US10919658B2	Method for the automatic opening of a carrier means as well as an appliance for carrying out the method A facility for the automated opening of a carrier and for the provision of the carrier in loading and transport aids, the facility including a carrier feed appliance for feeding flatly closed carrier to a holder of a first conveying appliance, and a first conveying appliance for conveying the flatly closed carrier, which are held the holder, to a carrier opening appliance. The carrier opening appliance opens the flatly closed carrier. A merging appliance brings the carrier into the loading and transport aids. A second conveying appliance transports away the loading and transport aids with the opened carriers, which are arranged in the loading and transport aids.
US10919645B2	Gimbal quick assembly/disassembly apparatus and unmanned aerial vehicle having the same The present application provides a gimbal quick assembly/disassembly apparatus and an unmanned aerial vehicle having the same. The gimbal quick assembly/disassembly apparatus includes a fuselage seat component, a gimbal seat component and a locking component. The fuselage seat component is fixedly mounted on a bearing member, the gimbal seat component is fixedly mounted on a gimbal and the gimbal seat component includes a gimbal seat. The locking component is mounted on the fuselage seat component or on the gimbal seat component and the gimbal seat component and the fuselage seat component are detachably mounted together by using the locking component. The gimbal is detachably mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle, resolving problems of complex assembled/disassembled operations and low efficiency that are caused when the gimbal is fixedly mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle and realizing quick assembly/disassembly of the gimbal to/from the unmanned aerial vehicle.
US10919644B2	Multi-mode aircraft navigation light and aircraft comprising the same A multi-mode aircraft navigation light includes a first light source of a first color; a second light source of a second color; and a common optical system, which is arranged over the first light source and the second light source for conditioning light emitted by either one of the first light source and the second light source; and a switching circuit configured to effect power supply to a selected one of the first light source and the second light source depending on a color selection signal.
US10919643B1	Aircraft light fixture energy harvesting Disclosed is an aircraft lighting system disposed in an environment of an aircraft. The system includes a housing. The system includes an illumination element disposed within the housing. The system includes energy generation circuitry configured to generate electricity from the environment. The system includes switching circuitry including a driver operable to control illumination of the illumination element and operated with a driver voltage. The system includes energy harvesting circuitry including a regulator configured to draw energy from the energy generation circuitry and output a regulator voltage at the driver voltage.
US10919642B2	Hydraulic actuator and accumulator arrangement A landing gear system for an aircraft includes a retractable landing gear assembly, a hydraulic actuator for actuating movement part, for example a bogie of the landing gear assembly, and an accumulator associated with the actuator. The accumulator comprises a volume of pressurised gas separated from hydraulic fluid by a separator piston. Travel of the separator piston beyond a certain position is indicative of a fault. The accumulator includes a snubbing device that acts to slow movement of the separator piston beyond that position. A monitoring system measures the time taken for the movement of the landing gear part effected by the hydraulic actuator. If the measured time is longer than a threshold time, that is indicative of a possible fault in the accumulator, that might, without the snubbing, remain undetected and/or hidden from view.
US10919639B2	Aircraft comprising an electrical power distribution network An aircraft comprises a fuselage, at least a first electrical generator and a second electrical generator, a set of electrical equipment items distributed in the fuselage and an electrical power distribution network comprising a switching system and a set of buses. The buses comprise at least a first bus and a second bus extending, at least partly, in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage and following segregated paths in the fuselage. In a normal mode of operation, the switching system links the first electrical generator to the first bus and the second electrical generator to the second bus. Each bus comprises connection points at different locations distributed along its length and each of the electrical equipment items is linked to a connection point of a bus via a local electrical power supply link.
US10919637B2	Temperature control system for fuel tank inerting system A fuel tank inerting system is provided including an air flow comprising air from a first source having a first temperature and air from a second source having a second temperature. The second temperature is cooler than the first temperature. At least one separating module is configured to separate an inert gas from the air flow.
US10919633B1	Seat assembly with ventilation system utilizing venturi effect to multiply air flow A ventilated seat assembly such as an aircraft passenger seat including a cushion assembly supported by a structural element, a plurality of Venturi tubes positioned to direct a flow of air through the cushion assembly, an air compressor supplying compressed air, a manifold assembly coupled in fluid communication with the air compressor, a conduit network fluidly coupling the manifold assembly with the plurality of Venturi tubes, and a controller for activating the air compressor and actuating the manifold assembly. Supplying a small volume of pressurized air to the Venturi tubes induces a larger flow of ambient air and a multiplied air effect to ventilate the passenger seat.
US10919632B2	Systems and methods for positioning a section divider assembly within a vehicle A section divider assembly is configured to be positioned above one or more seats and indicate a boundary of a section onboard a cabin of a vehicle. The section divider assembly includes an attachment header, and a barrier extending downwardly from the attachment header. A first coupler is secured to the attachment header. The first coupler is configured to be removably secured to a first fitting secured to a strongback of a stowage bin assembly within the cabin. A second coupler is secured to the attachment header and spaced apart from the first coupler. The second coupler is configured to be removably secured to a second fitting secured to a fixed rail within the cabin.
US10919624B2	UAS display system and method A system for configuring unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a structure is disclosed. The structure may be a standing structure such as a tower. A movement system may be configured with the tower. The UASs may be tethered to the movement structure and the movement structure may move with respect to the tower.
US10919619B2	Fuse pin model differential or exclusion feature A fastening system having differentiable components includes a first bushing with a first mating feature to be inserted within a first receiver. A first fuse pin with a second mating figure and being configured to shear upon the application of a first predetermined load is configured to be inserted into the first receiver and mate with the first mating feature of the first bushing. The first and second mating features correspond and permit the insertion of the first fuse pin into the first bushing within the first receiver to selectively connect components. The first bushing may prevent the complete insertion of a second fuse pin having a third mating feature into the first receiver. A second bushing having a fourth mating feature may permit the complete insertion of the second fuse pin into the second bushing positioned within a second receiver.
US10919614B2	Airfoil with a main wing and a high-lift body An airfoil comprising a main wing and a high-lift body. The high-lift body defines a concave recess. The airfoil further comprises a sealing device having two sealing elements arranged in the concave recess. The sealing elements are plate-shaped and abut sectionally on the high-lift body and have side faces extending perpendicularly to the common rotational axis. When the high-lift body is moved between a retracted position and a deployed position, the sealing elements rotate relative to the main wing and relative to each other, such that an overlap between the sealing elements is smaller when the high-lift body is in the deployed position than when the high-lift body is in the retracted position.
US10919612B2	Floor panels and flooring systems for a passenger vehicle, and methods for installation An example floor panel for a flooring system in a passenger vehicle includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a body situated between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, and an interlocking feature that extends outward from the body for slidably engaging an adjacent floor panel. An example flooring system in a passenger vehicle includes a first set of floor panels including panels rigidly attached to a structure of the passenger vehicle, and a second set of floor panels and each floor panel of the second set of floor panels has an interlocking feature for slidably engaging an adjacent floor panel and for enabling lateral relative motion to occur and restricting vertical relative motion between panels of the second set of floor panels and a respective adjacent floor panel.
US10919606B2	Seabed base structure and method for installation of same This publication relates to a shallow water terminal, preferably for storing and loading or unloading hydrocarbons, such as LNG, oil or gas. The base structure comprises a floatable, and removable seabed substructure (10) intended to be supported by a seabed (30), the seabed substructure (10) comprising a base structure (11) provided preferably with an upwards extending wall structure (22), arranged along at least a part of the periphery of the base structure (11), the base structure (10) preferably also being provided with an opening (23) in the wall structure (22) for allowing the floatable module to be berthed in and supported by the seabed substructure (10). The base structure (10) is provided with strong points (24) configured to receive the ends of preinstalled vertical piles (14) for at least temporary support of the base structure (11) during a piling operation for permanent piling of the base structure (10) to the sea bed (30). The publication also relates to a method for piling a base structure on or above a seabed (30).
US10919605B2	Anti-twist frame, vessel and method for lowering an object in a water body The invention relates to a method for lowering an object in a water body from a vessel floating on the water body, the vessel comprising first hoisting means with second hoisting means arranged on or near the vessel, with at least a first anti-twist frame (ATF) being connected to a lower end of a first hoisting cable of the first hoisting means, the object being attached to the lower end of the first hoisting cable, below the ATF. The method allows for adjusting the vessel's heading prior to carrying out the method, allowing the vessel to remain substantially aligned with the wind/wave direction, and at the same time preventing the first hoisting cable from being subjected to excessive twist.
US10919603B2	Bottom bracket for bicycles A bottom bracket is connected to a spindle and a frame of a bicycle. The bottom bracket comprises a housing and an adapter. The housing is connected to the frame and comprises a substantially circular disc, one or more pins, and an actuating mechanism. The disc comprises a plurality of disc openings arranged proximate to a circumferential edge of the disc and is adapted to rotate with the spindle. The pins selectively engage with the disc openings, wherein the engagement of the pins with the disc openings prevents further rotation of the disc. The actuating mechanism selectively engages the pins with the disc openings. The adapter removably is attached to the housing and connected to the frame.
US10919602B2	Portable motor assembly The present invention relates to a portable motor assembly comprising a case, a control module disposed in the case, a motor wrapped up with a friction wheel for connecting to the case and controlled by the control module for rotation, a fixing base connecting to a bottom of the case and having a clamp for fixing to a seat tube of a bicycle and at least one tension spring for pulling down the fixing base and making the friction wheel surrounding the motor tightly press against a surface of a rear wheel of the bicycle to drive a rear wheel of the bicycle.
US10919601B2	Control method and apparatuses for push assistance for an electric bicycle The present disclosure relates to a control method for regulating the electric motor of an electric bicycle for push assistance for the electric bicycle. The control method comprises identification of activation of the push assistance by the cyclist. When activation is identified, the electric motor generates a torque for driving the electric bicycle as push assistance. Subsequently, an acceleration by the electric bicycle in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the electric bicycle is captured by means of a first sensor, wherein the acceleration results on the basis of a manual pushing or braking force of the cyclist. The captured acceleration is compared with an acceleration threshold value in a further step, wherein, in the event of the acceleration threshold value being exceeded, the electric motor is regulated on the basis of a change in the captured acceleration to adapt the torque.
US10919599B2	Bicycle having electric drive or auxiliary drive An electric drive for a bicycle is disclosed. The drive includes an electric motor including an drive shaft, a driven shaft connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a driving gear for coupling to a wheel drive, and a transmission structured and arranged to drivingly connect the drive shaft to the driven shaft. The transmission includes a driven wheel, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the driven shaft in a rotational drive direction, and at least two output gears. The at least two output gears includes a first output gear and a second output gear that each engage with the driven gear offset to one another in a circumferential direction to drive the driven wheel.
US10919597B2	Vehicle height adjustment device A vehicle height adjustment device includes a rear suspension, an electromagnetic valve control unit, and a weight estimation unit. The rear suspension includes a support member. The electromagnetic valve control unit determines a target movement based on an interrelation between the target movement and a weight applied to a vehicle, under which the target movement is set to an upper limit when the weight is larger than a predetermined weight, so that an actual movement of the support member reaches the target movement. The electromagnetic valve control unit determines the target movement based on a temporary weight. The weight estimation unit increases the temporary weight, even when the actual movement reached the target movement. The electromagnetic valve control unit decreases the target length, even when the temporary weight increased. The weight estimation unit estimates as the weight the temporary weight when the actual length has finally reached the target length.
US10919590B2	Robotic repair system for high mast light poles A robotic repair system for high mast light poles includes a support ring having a diameter to fit around a high mast light pole, a guide system secured to and above the support ring, and a platform engaging the guide system and coupled to an actuator configured to move the platform in a first direction, and an opposing second direction. The robotic repair system also includes a repair attachment secured to the platform to repair the high mast light pole, a drive wheel and a motor coupled to and configured to drive the drive wheel and configured to move the repair attachment along the guide system, and an outer guide track secured adjacent to the guide system where the drive wheel is within the outer guide track.
US10919585B2	System for traveling on a cylindrical or frustoconical surface The invention relates to a travel system for cylindrical and/or conical surfaces, in particular for the outer surface or the inner surface of a pipe or mast (1), having: an assembly platform (4a, 4b); a plurality of connected undercarriage elements (6), preferably identical undercarriage elements (6), which form a closed ring in a circumferential direction, in particular together with the assembly platform (4a, 4b) integrated between two undercarriage elements (6); a clamping system (7) which connects at least the undercarriage elements (6) to each other and with which the distance between the connected undercarriage elements (6) can be changed; at least one other undercarriage element (8) which is situated on the assembly platform (4a, 4b) at an axial distance from the ring of connected undercarriage elements (6); wherein at least the undercarriage elements (6) connected to the ring, preferably also the undercarriage element (8) axially spaced therefrom, are each in the form of a continuous track system. The invention also relates to a continuous track vehicle (11), in particular a 2-track continuous track vehicle (11), having at least one chain guided around two spaced deflection wheels (17), in particular deflection gears (17), running surface elements (20) being secured to the links (18) of the chain, wherein the running surface elements (20) each comprise rollers (21) for contacting a driving surface, the axes of rotation of the rollers being oriented in the direction in which the deflection wheels (17) are spaced or the running surface elements (20) being displaceable relative to the associated link (18) by at least one actuator (24).
US10919581B2	Wake disruptor for use with a land vehicle Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a wake disruptor (112) for use on the rear side (102) of a land vehicle (100), a method of using the wake disruptor to reduce drag of a land vehicle, and a land vehicle including the wake disruptor. The wake disruptor forms a protrusion extending outwardly from a rear side of the land vehicle by a distance of 1.5 to 8 inches and has a length extending at least partially in a direction of the vehicle width. The land vehicle may comprise a motorized or powered vehicle and/or a towed object, such as a trailer.
US10919576B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes: a front room disposed at a front portion of the vehicle in the vehicle in a vehicle-longitudinal direction; a fuel cell stack disposed in the front room, the fuel cell stack including multiple cells stacked in the vehicle-longitudinal direction; and a buffer member disposed in front of the fuel cell stack in the vehicle-longitudinal direction.
US10919575B1	Vehicle chassis platform A vehicle chassis platform including: a frame having a front frame end, a rear frame end, a longitudinal frame axis, an upper frame surface, a bottom frame surface, a first longitudinal lateral frame surface and a second longitudinal lateral frame surface, wherein the upper frame surface is substantially flat; and two or more mechanical connection assemblies each coupled to one of the first and second longitudinal lateral surfaces, each of mechanical connection assemblies to couple a vehicle corner module (VCM) to the frame and to transfer mechanical loads between the frame and the VCM when the VCM is coupled to the frame.
US10919570B2	Apparatus and method for controlling steering of vehicle An apparatus and a method for controlling steering of a vehicle can use an Electronic Steering Column Lock (ESCL) system to lock a steering wheel of a vehicle in a situation where a steering direction of a wheel of a vehicle cannot be further changed. The apparatus may comprise: a processor connected to the ESCL system; and memory storing executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, configure the processor to: receive information associated with a vehicle from at least one sensor associated with the vehicle; determine an obstacle condition, whether at least one vehicle wheel is obstructed, based on the information received from the sensor; determine a locking operation of a steering wheel, whether the steering wheel is to be locked, based on the determined obstacle condition; and generate an ESCL control signal for controlling the ESCL system based on the determined locking operation of the steering wheel.
US10919561B2	Steering device According to an aspect, there is provided a steering device including a pipe, a housing, a telescopic mechanism, and a load absorbing mechanism. The load absorbing mechanism includes an EA plate disposed in the pipe, a guide plate overlapped with the EA plate, and a connection member which connects the EA plate and the guide plate to each other, and which is slidable with respect to the EA plate and the guide plate in a case where a forward acting load applied to the pipe has a predetermined value or greater.
US10919560B2	Method for producing a variable-length steering shaft A method may be employed to produce a variable-length steering shaft. The method may involve positioning a shaft core within a mold cavity of an injection molding tool coaxially with respect to a mold surface that delimits a toothing region, injecting molten plastic into the mold cavity between the shaft core and the mold surface of the mold cavity, removing a toothed shaft from the injection molding tool after the molten plastic has solidified, providing a hollow shaft and axially inserting the toothing region into an internal toothing of the hollow shaft. To make it possible to provide an improved sliding coating with the least possible manufacturing outlay, the injection of the molten plastic may be performed from one axial end region of the mold cavity.
US10919558B2	Steering apparatus for vehicle A steering apparatus for a vehicle includes: a steering wheel comprising a shaft coupler connected to an upper steering shaft of a vehicle, and a first grip member and a second grip member disposed on the shaft coupler; a steering column having the upper steering shaft therein and connected with the shaft coupler to change the axial length thereof in accordance with driving modes; and a controller rotating at least one of the first grip member, the second grip member, and the shaft coupler, depending on the driving modes.
US10919554B1	Three-wheel cargo cart with adjustable handle height A hand propelled three wheeled cart for transporting miscellaneous cargo. The basic cart has a single front wheel with two solid rear supports, such as a standard wheelbarrow. The two rear wheels are attached to a lever that is pivotally connected to the lever mounting support brackets. Lifting the handles pries the two rear wheels, into position, elevating the rear cart support legs off the ground. This cam action reduces the operators lifting effort and improves the lateral stability of the cart. Releasing the handles automatically anchors the cart.
US10919553B2	Toilet lift apparatus A toilet lift apparatus for removing and installing toilets includes a base having a left side slidably engageable with a right side. An attachment bar is coupled to the base. A pair of supports is coupled to the base and a cantilever is coupled to the pair of supports. The cantilever selectively engages with a toilet and pivots on the pair of supports to lift and alternatively lower the toilet. A ratchet assembly is coupled to the cantilever to pull in, or alternatively push out, each of the left arm and the right arm. A latch bar is coupled to the ratchet assembly and extends down past the attachment bar. The latch bar has a plurality of hooks with each of the plurality of hooks being selectively engageable with the attachment bar.
US10919548B2	Non-stop train with attaching and detaching train cars A non-stop train system including a plurality of train cars in communication with one another and in communication with an electronic control module. The train system further includes a track having a plurality of drop off and pick up locations. A prepositioned train car is stopped on the track at one of the drop off and pick up locations. A non-stop express train approaches the drop off and pick up location on the track initiating the prepositioned train car to begin departure. The electronic control module is used to adjust the speed of the non-stop express train and the prepositioned train car based on a detected distance such that a front coupler of the non-stop express train couples to the rear coupler of the prepositioned train car while moving along the track.
US10919547B2	Encoder bearing hub assembly for rail vehicles The present disclosure generally relates to a bearing hub assembly of a rail guide wheel apparatus for a rail vehicle. The bearing hub assembly may couple rail wheels to the rail guide wheel apparatus. The rail guide wheel apparatus may be included on a Hi-Rail vehicle or any other vehicle configured to travel along railroad tracks. The bearing hub assembly includes a sensor that is integrally mounted within the bearing hub assembly. The sensor collects information associated with rotation of the rail wheels. Information collected by the sensor may be used to determine a speed, direction, location, and/or distance traveled of the rail vehicle.
US10919543B2	Learning method and learning device for determining whether to switch mode of vehicle from manual driving mode to autonomous driving mode by performing trajectory-based behavior analysis on recent driving route A learning method for calculating collision probability, to be used for determining whether it is appropriate or not to switch driving modes of a vehicle capable of an autonomous driving, by analyzing a recent driving route of a driver is provided. And the method includes steps of: (a) a learning device, on condition that a status vector and a trajectory vector are acquired, performing processes of (i) instructing a status network to generate a status feature map and (ii) instructing a trajectory network to generate a trajectory feature map; (b) the learning device instructing a safety network to calculate a predicted collision probability representing a predicted probability of an accident occurrence; and (c) the learning device instructing a loss layer to generate a loss by referring to the predicted collision probability and a GT collision probability, which have been acquired beforehand, to learn at least part of parameters.
US10919542B2	Apparatus and method for providing a kinesthetic cue in a driving automation equipped vehicle The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for driving automation control of a motor vehicle. In particular, the system is operative to determine a vehicle maneuver, such as a lane change, and provide a first kinesthetic cue to a supervisory driver or vehicle occupant indicating the start of a vehicle maneuver. The system and method are then operative to complete the vehicle maneuver and provide a second kinesthetic cue indicating the completion of the vehicle maneuver.
US10919537B2	Vehicle sensor tracking for customized vehicle profile An example operation may include one or more of monitoring data when the data is associated with at least one detected behavior of a first user, quantifying the at least one detected behavior into a first value, sending the first value to a first server and a second server, comparing the first value to a first threshold at the first server, comparing the first value to a second threshold at the second server, determining whether to increment a first score at the first server and a second score at the second server, when the first value is greater than one or more of the first threshold and the second threshold, and determining whether to decrement the first score at the first server and the second score at the second server, when the first value is less than one or more of the first threshold and the second threshold.
US10919536B2	Emergency control device for vehicle The present invention relates to an emergency control device for a vehicle. The emergency control device for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a sensor configured to measure an area inside or outside the vehicle, a processor configured to process data collected by the sensor, and a controller configured to control the vehicle by reflecting the data processed by the processor, wherein the sensor detects whether a driver is inattentive, the processor determines the level of inattentiveness of the driver according to the detected state of the driver, and the controller controls the vehicle according to the level of inattentiveness of the driver.
US10919532B2	Apparatus and method for longitudinal control in automatic lane change in an assisted driving vehicle The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for lane changes performed by an assisted driving control system in a motor vehicle. In particular, the system is operative to determine a requirement for a lane change, to determine a first headway between a host vehicle and a lead vehicle and a second headway between the host vehicle and an adjacent vehicle occupying the desired lane. The velocity of the host vehicle is adjusted in response to the first headway and the second headway and the lane change is initiated in response to the second headway exceeding an adequate distance.
US10919531B2	Method and device in a motor vehicle for an automatic drive A method in a transportation vehicle for an automatic drive which includes detecting additional transportation vehicles in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle by at least one sensor system, detecting and identifying lanes by the at least one sensor system, assigning the detected additional transportation vehicles to the detected lanes by a controller, and identifying and evaluating an intention to pass of another transportation vehicle by a pass assistance device. If an intention to pass has been identified, the method also includes calculating a total use of a possible lane change by a predictive device and adapting a drive behavior of the transportation vehicle by the controller, wherein the possible lane change is carried out if the calculated total use reaches or exceeds a specified total use threshold, and the possible lane change is not carried out if the calculated total use does not exceed the specified total use threshold.
US10919528B2	Vehicle driving assistance device and vehicle Disclosed is a driver assistance apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus including: a camera configured to acquire a front field-of-view image of the vehicle; an output unit; and a processor configured to detect at least one traffic sign based on the front field-of-view image of the vehicle, determine whether the traffic sign fits travel information of the vehicle, and, when the traffic sign fits the vehicle travel information, perform control to output the traffic sign through the output unit.
US10919524B2	Fault-tolerant computer system for assisted and autonomous driving A fault-tolerant computer system (FTCS) for generating safe trajectories for a vehicle. The FTCS includes: a sensor part (SENSE), a primary part (PRIM), a secondary part (SEC), a tertiary part (TER), and a decide part (DECIDE). The PRIM and TER are configured to produce trajectories by interpreting information of the real world as perceived by the SENSE. The SEC is configured to produce a safe space estimate (FSE) by interpreting information of the real world as perceived by SENSE. The DECIDE and/or SEC are configured to execute correctness checks that take trajectories and FSE as inputs, and qualify a trajectory (TRJ) as safe when said TRJ is inside the FSE, and qualify a trajectory (UTRJ) as unsafe when said UTRJ is not inside the FSE.
US10919523B2	Smart vehicle apparatus, system, and method Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. In some embodiments, a computing system or IoT management node might receive sensor data from one or more IoT-capable sensors, analyze the sensor data to determine one or more actions to be taken, and identify one or more devices (e.g., household devices associated with a customer premises; vehicular components associated with a vehicle; devices disposed in, on, or along a roadway; devices disposed throughout a population area; etc.) for performing the determined one or more first actions. The computing system or IoT management node then autonomously controls each of the identified one or more devices to perform tasks based on the determined one or more first actions to be taken, thereby implementing smart environment functionality (e.g., smart home, building, or customer premises functionality, smart vehicle functionality, smart roadway functionality, smart city functionality, and so on).
US10919520B1	Integrated chassis control A control system for a vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle actuators that are operable to affect actual chassis-level accelerations, a vehicle intelligence unit that determines a motion plan, a vehicle motion control unit that determines a chassis-level motion request based on the motion plan, and a chassis control unit that determines actuator commands for the plurality of vehicle actuators based on the chassis-level motion request and actuator identity information that describes presently available actuators from the plurality of vehicle actuators.
US10919516B2	Hybrid vehicle When the state of charge of a power storage device is equal to or higher than a predetermined ratio in a specific acceleration time where an acceleration request is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, a hybrid vehicle controls an engine such that the rotation speed of the engine is not increased in a range of an output limit of the power storage device and that the engine is operated at an operation point on a fuel consumption priority operation line. When the state of charge of the power storage device is lower than the predetermined ratio in the specific acceleration time, the hybrid vehicle controls the engine such that the rotation speed of the engine is not increased in the range of the output limit of the power storage device and that the engine is operated at an operation point on a power priority operation line.
US10919514B2	Apparatus for controlling/regulating the travel speed of a utility vehicle and method for same The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling/regulating the travel speed of a utility vehicle comprising at least one drive motor, at least one hydraulic pump, at least one control slide valve, at least one hydraulic travel motor, at least one further hydraulic drive, as well as at least one controller. In accordance with the present disclosure, the travel speed of the at least one hydraulic travel motor is controlled/regulated via at least the speed of the drive motor, while the at least one further hydraulic drive does not provide any drive power.
US10919513B2	Device and method for forecasting wear in brake linings A device and method for forecasting the brake lining wear, in particular the brake lining of rail vehicles, wherein the lining thicknesses, the sliding speed, the contact pressure, the total braking time, as well as optionally the temperature or the brake power are determined in a parameterization process during test drives with measurements at predefined time intervals, and the wear, the constant, as well as the material parameters are determined therefrom, where during the operating state, the wear rates are determined via the now known values of the material parameters and of the constants, and the wear is determined therefrom and, from the maximum allowable wear values, a remaining total braking time is then determined until the next lining replacement is required.
US10919512B2	Method for detecting a leakage during operation of a braking system for a vehicle and braking system for a vehicle A method is described for detecting a leakage during the operation of a braking system. A braking intention signal characterizing a braking intention is generated by actuating a final control system of an actuating circuit; a setpoint braking pressure required in an active circuit is ascertained based on the braking intention signal; an actual braking pressure in the active circuit is set according to the setpoint braking pressure with the aid of a pressure generation unit by moving a displacement piston to actuate a wheel brake coupled to the active circuit; and a pressure modulation is carried out. The pressure modulation includes setting the actual braking pressure in the active circuit to a value greater than the setpoint braking pressure, and lowering the actual braking pressure until the setpoint braking pressure is reached by moving the displacement piston at a predetermined piston speed. Furthermore, a chronological pressure gradient is ascertained, as the actual braking pressure is being lowered, during the pressure modulation, and a leakage of the active circuit is detected based on the ascertained pressure gradient when the pressure gradient is outside a range predetermined for the piston speed.
US10919507B2	Pedal-force simulator device A pedal-force simulator device is described as having a housing in which an actuable pressure plunger is mounted in an axially displaceable manner, and having at least two coil springs, which are disposed parallel to one another between an end face of the pressure plunger and an axial stop of the housing. It is provided that at least one disk spring is interposed between the coil springs and the axial stop and/or between the coil springs and the pressure plunger in each case.
US10919499B2	Flat-blade windscreen wiper blade comprising an aerodynamic deflector A windscreen wiper blade including: a monolithic support frame that includes an inner housing formed within a body of the support frame; a wiping strip with a wiping edge able to engage with a surface of a window and a top heel that engages with the support frame; a pair of ribs that: extend from a bottom face of the support frame, and latch onto the top heel of the wiping strip; a central spine disposed within the inner housing; and an aerodynamic deflector that extends from a top face of the support frame.
US10919497B1	Systems and methods for starting a vehicle using a secure password entry system Exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to systems and methods for ensuring password security when starting a vehicle having a keyless engine starting system. In an exemplary method, a computer detects a depression of an engine start push button when no phone-as-a-key (PaaK) device or passive-entry-passive-start (PEPS) key fob is present in the vehicle. The computer responds by executing a verification procedure prior to password validation. The verification procedure can include operations such as determining that no PaaK device or PEPS key fob is present either inside the vehicle or within a defined geofence outside the vehicle. If the verification procedure is successful, the computer displays a prompt upon a display screen for entering of a password. The computer then uses various security measures when verifying the validity of an entered password, followed by displaying of a message indicating acceptance or rejection of the password.
US10919495B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic vehicle key generation and handling A system includes a processor configured to generate a new access key, responsive to a vehicle shutdown. The processor is also configured to connect to a previously identified user wireless device. The processor is further configured to deliver the new access key to the user wireless device, responsive to connection to the wireless device and locally store a copy of the new access key in a file designated for reference for a next-access attempt.
US10919491B2	Alarming system for a wiper and a wiper blade assembly with alarming function The invention relates to an alarming system of a wiper, which comprises: a first connecting member, comprising a first body and a first number of first contacts which are insulated to each other and disposed at the first body; a second connecting member, comprising a second body and a first number of second contacts which are electrically connected to each other and disposed at the second body; and control member; any one of the first connecting member or the second connecting member is connected to a wiper arm; the other one of the first connecting member or the second connecting member is connected to a wiper blade; the first number is equal to or larger than two; when the wiper blade is properly mounted to the wiper arm, the first connecting member is connected to the second connecting member, such that each of the first contacts is in contact with corresponding one of the second contacts, and thereby the first contacts are electrically connected to each other through the second contacts; the control member are configured to sense the electrical connection between the first contacts, and to generate alarm signal when sensing that the electrical connection between the first contacts is disconnected.
US10919490B1	Sustained neutral operation of vehicles A computer-implemented method includes determining a connection status of a first attempted connection between a mobile device comprising a Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) controller and a first Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) module of a target vehicle. The mobile device selects, based on the connection status, a relay vehicle associated with the PaaK controller and the target vehicle. The relay vehicle includes a second BLE module. The mobile device may establish a second connection between the mobile device and a second BLE module of the relay vehicle, and transmit a power mode instruction to the target vehicle via the second connection between the mobile device and the second BLE installed in the relay vehicle. The second connection enables the second BLE module to relay the power mode instruction to the target vehicle, and the power mode instruction enables the target vehicle to execute a key-on operation.
US10919488B2	Webbing take-up device In a webbing take-up device, when a rotating member is rotated in a take-up direction in a state in which first engagement teeth and second engagement teeth of a rotating member are digging or biting into a moving member, the moving member is pressed by the first engagement teeth and the second engagement teeth of the rotating member. The moving member thus expands into a first deformation-permitting portion and a second deformation-permitting portion in a cover plate, and expanded portions of the moving member oppose a first restriction portion configured by an axial center direction leading end face of a cylinder, and a second restriction portion of the cover plate.
US10919487B2	Actuator for releasing a force limiter of a seatbelt retractor for a vehicle seatbelt, and seatbelt retractor having an actuator of this type The invention relates to an actuator (70) for releasing a load limiter (14) of a belt retractor for a vehicle seat belt, comprising a case (72) which is adapted to be attached to a frame (10) of the belt retractor and includes a seat (82) in which a pyrotechnical actor (80) is arranged, characterized in that a retaining clip (90) for locking the actor (80) within the seat (82) is attached to the case (72). The invention further relates to a belt retractor comprising a frame (10), a belt reel (12) rotatably supported in the frame, a load limiter (14) which is detachably connected to the belt reel (12) and an actuator (70) of the afore-mentioned type, characterized in that the retaining clip (90) bears on the frame (10).
US10919478B2	Vehicle stowage bin An apparatus includes a stowage bin defining a compartment and an airbag mounted to the stowage bin. The airbag is deployable to an inflated position. When the airbag is in the inflated position, the airbag at least partially encloses the compartment. When in the inflated position, the airbag retains items, if any, that are stored in the compartment by an occupant of the vehicle.
US10919477B2	Deployable vehicle interior door panel A door module is equipped with an inflatable bladder configured to move an interior trim panel away from the door and toward a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision. The result is reduced occupant movement, additional absorption of kinetic energy, and distribution of remaining energy over an increased surface area. The bladder can have an accordion-like configuration that unfolds when changing from a deflated state to an inflated state, and more than one bladder can be used to control which portions of the trim panel move relative to each other.
US10919475B2	Use of vehicle dynamics to determine impact location Crash detection in a road vehicle includes determining an impact location. Acceleration and yaw rate are measured, and occurrence of an impact is detected by comparing a total acceleration to an impact threshold. An impact angle is determined according to an arctangent of a ratio of lateral and longitudinal accelerations. A center-of-gravity to impact distance is determined according to vehicle mass, moment of inertia, acceleration, and yaw rate. When the yaw rate is less than a yaw threshold and the impact angle is within a predetermined range of an integer multiple of 90°, then the impact location is determined in response to a projection of the impact distance selected according to signs of the accelerations. Otherwise, the impact location is determined in response to a projection of the impact distance selected according to signs of the accelerations and a sign of the yaw rate.
US10919474B2	Safety device actuation A system includes a rail including a capacitive transmitter, a computer programmed to send an actuation identifier code along the capacitive transmitter, and a plurality of seats supported by the rail, each seat including a seat controller communicatively connected to the capacitive transmitter. Each seat controller is programmed to actuate a safety device when a device identifier code corresponding to the safety device matches the actuation identifier code.
US10919468B2	Vehicular electric power supply system A vehicular electric power supply system that is mounted in a vehicle includes: a load is configured to be supplied with electric power from one or both of a first-series electric power supply line and a second-series electric power supply line that are provided independently of each other; a first battery; a second battery; and a connection control device is configured to control connection of the first battery and the second battery to the first-series electric power supply line and the second-series electric power supply line, based on a state of the vehicle.
US10919466B2	Direct current power management system A power system may include a power source configured to output a first voltage, batteries, each battery configured to provide a second voltage, switches coupled between the batteries, and a controller coupled to the switches. The controller may be configured to place the switches in a first mode of operation so that the batteries are coupled in parallel and receive a charge from the power source, and place the switches in a second mode of operation so that the batteries are coupled in series and provide a combined voltage greater than the first voltage and the second voltage.
US10919465B2	Vehicular circuit body A vehicular circuit body provided in a vehicle, includes: a trunk line that extends in at least a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; and a plurality of control boxes that are provided in the trunk line, in which the trunk line includes power source lines of two systems and a communication line.
US10919464B2	Supercapacitor power buffer for vehicle power system In general, one or more loads, such as a sensor suite of an autonomous (or semi-autonomous) vehicle, may be configured to draw power from a supercapacitor. A switching mechanism can selectively connect or disconnect the one or more loads and the supercapacitor from a voltage source of a vehicle power system. By systematically disconnecting the voltage source from the supercapacitor and the one or more loads, the exposure of the voltage source to the one or more loads is minimized. Accordingly, the exposure of the voltage source of the vehicle power system to potentially damaging short circuits or power surges that may arise in relation to the one or more loads can also be minimized.
US10919459B2	Vehicle having vehicle-mounted dual retractable telescoping structures housing surveillance equipment with one structure being mounted to flatbed of the vehicle and another structure being fully retractable within vehicle A vehicle is provided having an interior cabin and a roof at the top of the interior cabin. The vehicle includes a flatbed, an opening in the roof of the interior cabin, a first retractable telescoping structure having a first set of surveillance equipment mounted to the flatbed, and a second retractable telescoping structure having a second set of surveillance equipment mounted so as to extend through the opening of the roof, and to fully retract into the interior cabin. A sealing device mounts to the second retractable telescoping structure below the second set of surveillance equipment and oriented parallel to the roof of the interior cabin. The sealing device includes an elastically deformable gasket that elastically deforms during travel of the sealing device through the roof of the interior cabin when the second set of surveillance equipment extends through the opening in the roof during extension of the second retractable telescoping structure, and when the second set of surveillance equipment retracts into the interior cabin during retraction of the second retractable telescoping structure.
US10919458B2	Method and system for calibrating vehicular cameras A method for calibrating a vehicular camera includes providing at least a front or rear camera and a side camera with overlapping fields of view, and calibrating the front or rear camera, capturing a calibrated frame of image data with the front or rear camera, and capturing a sideward frame of image data with a side camera. At least one feature is determined present in the overlapping region of the calibrated frame, and pixel positions of the determined feature are predicted for the side camera. Misalignment of the side camera is determined based on a comparison of the predicted pixel positions of the determined feature to the pixel positions of the determined feature in the sideward frame of image data captured by the side camera. Processing of image data captured by the side camera is adjusted to accommodate the determined misalignment.
US10919457B2	Hand-held device holder A device for mounting a hand-held device is disclosed. The device providing hands free operation of the hand-held device during a vehicle operation is also disclosed.
US10919453B2	Power box side step An articulating step assembly for a vehicle which includes a mount for attachment to a vehicle, a step member and an articulating linkage connecting the mount and the step for stowing and deploying the step. A motor is attached to the linkage to provide raising and lowering of the step. A weather sealed non-contact switch located on the assembly for actuating the motor and linkage in response to movement of the step in a predetermined direction for deploying the step.
US10919452B2	Camera assembly for an industrial vehicle cab The invention relates to a camera assembly (50) for an industrial vehicle cab (5) comprising a side door (15) and a step, the camera assembly (50) being designed to be mounted on the cab (5) above the door (15) and comprising: —a supporting arm (51) provided, at a first end thereof, with a mounting device for mounting on the cab (5); —a camera arranged on said supporting arm (51), for providing an image of an area located rearwards and/or sidewards, in the operative position; —a lighting system (30) including at least one light source, the lighting system (30) being mounted on the supporting arm (51) or housed therein and being arranged to provide a light beam (31) directed downwards for illuminating the step, in the operative position.
US10919449B2	Driving support device and storage medium A driving support device comprises a passing determination unit which determines whether an own vehicle is going to pass by a stopped vehicle stopped in an adjacent lane adjacent to a traveling lane on which the own vehicle is traveling; and a notification control unit which issues warning notification when it is determined that the own vehicle is going to pass by the stopped vehicle.
US10919448B2	Molded part and method for manufacturing such a molded part A molded part comprises a decorative layer having a visible front side, a rear side, and a backing that is situated on the rear side of the decorative layer. The decorative layer comprises a decorative ply having a front side, a rear side that faces the backing, a light-conducting optical layer, situated between the front side of the decorative ply and the front side of the decorative layer, having a first refractive index. Situated in at least one symbol area of the decorative layer, between the decorative ply and the optical layer, is a transparent or translucent effect layer for displaying one or more symbols, and that has a second refractive index that is different from the first refractive index. The molded part includes a first light system for scattering light internally about the symbol, and a second light system for illuminating a front side of the symbol externally.
US10919446B1	Integrated sidewall light Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for conditioning or blending light for increasing the uniformity of light distribution and light wavelength customization, and light arrays integrated into structural and non-structural assemblies and sub-assemblies in cabin interiors.
US10919443B2	Vehicle integrated storage power management system A vehicle includes a front modular assembly having at least one front wheel, a steering assembly, a throttle, and a power source. The vehicle may include a rear modular assembly removably couplable to the front modular assembly and having at least one rear wheel, a brake selectively coupled to the at least one rear wheel, and at least one rear light configured to emit light while receiving a power signal, the at least one rear light and the brake being in electrical communication with the power source via a shared electrical connection while the rear modular assembly is coupled to the front modular assembly. The vehicle may include a controller in electrical communication with the power source, the controller being configured to selectively provide the power signal to the brake and the rear light via the shared electrical connection.
US10919441B1	Trailer marker system A trailer marker system including side markers and a round marker is disclosed herein. The side markers are to extend along the side of a trailer or trailer vehicle. The side markers are elongated lights, while the round marker is a circular shaped light. The side markers and round marker illuminate the surroundings of a trailer vehicle for increased safety. Importantly, each of the side markers and rear marker include lights that face down towards the roadway. This results in road markings being illuminated as to allow a driver of the trailer vehicles to safely remain on the road. Additionally, the downward facing lights found in the side markers and the rear marker help to eliminate blind spots. Blind spots when making a turn or reversing the trailer are eliminated as they are illuminated in order to allow the driver to be safer when operating the trailer vehicle.
US10919438B2	Vehicle lamp system, vehicle lamp control device and vehicle lamp control method A vehicle lamp system includes an imaging unit, a luminance analysis unit, an illuminance setting unit, a light source unit and a light source control unit. The light source control unit controls the light source unit to periodically form a reference light distribution pattern including at least a part of a fixed illuminance area which does not depend on the illuminance value determined by the illuminance setting unit. The illuminance setting unit determines the illuminance value based on a reference detection result including the detection result of the luminance analysis unit obtained under the formation of the reference light distribution pattern, and updates the illuminance value when the new reference detection result is obtained.
US10919435B2	Light distribution system and light distribution controller for headlight A light distribution control system for a headlight includes: headlights arranged in a pair on a left side and a right side of a vehicle; a detector configured to detect information of a front vehicle that is present in a front area of the vehicle; and a light distribution controller configured to set and control each of the headlights based on the information of the front vehicle detected by the detector. The detector is arranged in one of the headlights, the light distribution controller corrects light distribution of the other of the headlights based on a difference in arrangement positions of the detector and the other of the headlights.
US10919431B2	Dry bulk tank A dry bulk tank and a method of carrying a load and discharging a load therefrom. The dry bulk tank includes a tank assembly having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for carrying a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments.
US10919428B2	Powered sliding platform assembly A powered sliding platform assembly may include an actuator, a platform, and a controller. The platform may have a rail defining first and second openings configured to receive a pin of an actuator. The actuator and the rail may be arranged such that while the platform moves between extended and retracted positions, the pin rides along the rail between the openings. The controller may be programmed to, in response to a signal indicative of an object being proximate the platform, inhibit movement of the platform.
US10919423B2	Adjustable seat A vehicle seat includes a fabric center portion, first and second bolsters, a first seam between the first bolster and the center portion, a second seam between the center portion and the second bolster, and a seat frame. First and second extension members are disposed along and coupled to the respective first and second seams. The first and second extension members are adjustable between first and second positions.
US10919419B2	Vehicle seat An adequate mechanical stiffness and strength are afforded to a tumble seat or a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism provided in a rear end of the seat cushion. A cushion frame (F1) of the seat includes a side frame (5) extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member (10) comprising a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member (11) attached to the first member so as to form a closed cross section jointly with the first member, and extending downward further than the first member. A latch mechanism is positioned under the first member and attached to the second member.
US10919418B2	Car seat with belt guide A car seat with belt guide disposed at the side of the seat shell is for redirecting the shoulder belt when the car seat is installed on the vehicle seat, passed and fastened by the seat belt of the vehicle seat. The redirection of shoulder belt improves the symmetry of forces encountered by the vehicle seat and also improves the kinetics of the car seat during a crash. A break-away feature in the belt guide advantageously absorbs forces at different times during a crash.
US10919417B2	Vehicle seat comprising mutually adjustable switching consoles The invention relates to a vehicle seat for a vehicle, comprising a seat part that has a seat part frame, comprising a backrest part and comprising a first and a second switching console element which each comprise at least one control element for actuating at least one function of an actuator element of the vehicle, the first switching console element being arranged on a first side of the seat part and the second switching console element being arranged on a second side of the seat part so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat, the seat part and/or the backrest part being designed so as to be adjustable with respect to a degree of inclination, it being possible to change a relative position of a first portion of the first switching console element, with respect to the vehicle seat, it being possible to transfer the change in the relative position of the first portion of the first switching console element into a change in a relative position of a first portion of the second switching console element, with respect to the vehicle seat, by means of a transmission system which is free of electronic components.
US10919411B2	Method and apparatus for charging low voltage battery of mild hybrid electric vehicle The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for charging a low voltage battery of a mild hybrid electric vehicle. The method of charging a low voltage battery may includes: detecting data for charging a low voltage battery; determining whether a predetermined travelling condition is satisfied based on the data; comparing a current state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage battery with a first reference SOC when the predetermined travelling condition is satisfied; comparing a current SOC of the low voltage battery with a second reference SOC when the current SOC of the high voltage battery is equal to or greater than the first reference SOC; determining a target SOC based on the current SOC of the low voltage battery; and determining a charging speed and a charging amount of the low voltage battery.
US10919409B2	Braking power management An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
US10919401B2	Integrated wireless power transfer system A charging system includes an inverter configured to receive rectified mains line voltage and current to power a primary coil to induce charge current in a secondary coil of a vehicle. The charging system also includes a controller configured to alter a switching frequency of the inverter based on charge voltage data from the vehicle to cause the inverter to operate to drive a voltage of an energy storage capacitor of a battery charger of the vehicle toward a constant value.
US10919399B2	Vehicle system A vehicle system provided according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a power transmitter and a vehicle. The power transmitter is placed at one of at least one charge position. The vehicle includes: a power receiver, a capacitor, and a motor. The power receiver wirelessly receives first electric power from the power transmitter, and outputs second electric power deriving from the first electric power. The capacitor stores the second electric power output by the power receiver such that the capacitor is charged from a first voltage Vc1 to a second voltage Vc2. The motor is driven by the second electric power from the capacitor. The vehicle automatically travels a distance Dx along a route from one to a next one of the at least one charge position on the route. The distance Dx satisfies a certain relationship.
US10919392B2	Onboard system and transport vehicle maintenance method An onboard system includes two control parts. Each of the two control parts has the function of performing a first process for controlling the travel of the transport vehicle. In a period during which a first control part being one control part out of the two control parts is performing the first process, a second control part being other control part out of the two control parts does not perform the first process. In the period during which the first control part is performing the first process, the second control part performs a maintenance process for performing maintenance of the transport vehicle.
US10919387B2	Driving force transmission control apparatus A control apparatus configured to control a driving force transmission apparatus. The control apparatus includes a torque command value calculator configured to calculate a torque command value for the right and left rear wheels based on a front-rear wheel rotation speed difference, a command value limiter configured to limit the torque command value to a value equal to or smaller than an upper limit value, and a current controller configured to control a current to be supplied to the driving force transmission apparatus so that a driving force determined based on the torque command value is transmitted to the right and left rear wheels. When the front-rear wheel rotation speed difference increases, the command value limiter sets the upper limit value smaller as a change amount of the front-rear wheel rotation speed difference per unit time increases.
US10919383B2	Fuel tank There is provided a fuel tank including: a fuel tank main body enclosed by a floor wall, side walls and an upper wall; and a separator including a strut, a first plate portion in which a first penetrating hole that penetrates in a plate thickness direction is formed, and a second plate portion in which a second penetrating hole that penetrates in a plate thickness direction is formed, the second plate portion sandwiching the strut with the first plate portion and extending in a diametric direction at an opposite side of the strut from a side thereof at which the first plate portion is disposed, wherein at least one of shapes, sizes or numbers of the first penetrating hole and the second penetrating hole is set to be different such that fluid resistances at the first plate portion and the second plate portion are different.
US10919381B2	Actuating device for a filler-neck cap movably arranged on a vehicle An actuating device for a fuel cap, movably arranged on a vehicle, for concealing a tank recess of the vehicle, having: a locking mechanism for locking the fuel cap in a locking state and for unlocking the fuel cap in an unlocking state, and a movably arranged actuating element which is movable by means of an opening movement from a retracted position into an extended position such that the locking mechanism can be brought into the unlocking state by this opening movement of the actuating element, wherein the locking mechanism having a first locking element for arresting the fuel cap and a second locking element for arresting the actuating element.
US10919377B2	Belt driven continuous variable transmission system for hybrid vehicles A continuously variable transmission system for a hybrid vehicle is described. The system includes a belt-type continuously variable transmission that is adapted to receive torque from more than one power source. The belt-type continuously variable transmission includes a plurality of pulley sets, which are operatively connected by means of a belt extending over width-variable grooves defined between halves of the pulley sets. The belt is held in position by means of belt tightener. More than one pulley sets are adapted to act as drive pulleys for independently receiving torque from the power sources, whereas at least one pulley set is adapted to act as driven pulley for receiving the torque from the drive pulleys and transmitting the torque to a set of drive wheels for running the vehicle.
US10919371B2	Vehicle roof system A vehicle enclosure includes a roof element that rotates upward from the occupant space to increase the passenger opening and increase ease of entry. The roof element is secured to and rotates about a horizontal vehicle frame element. The roof element also supports a windshield at the upper edge of the windshield during travel. The horizontal frame element is formed of a rigid tubular cross-section member including tubular hinge elements to which the roof element is secured to enable the rotating action of the roof element.
US10919369B2	Clamp assembly for tonneau cover Disclosed herein are embodiments of a clamp assembly for attaching a tonneau cover to a vehicle. The clamp assembly can include a bow hanger comprising a main body extending between first and second ends and a protrusion extending away from the main body and along a portion of a length thereof. The clamp assembly can have a bow slide comprising a head configured to surround and move along the bow hanger. The clamp assembly can have a slot configured to receive the protrusion of the bow hanger, wherein engagement between the protrusion and the slot of the bow slide prevents the bow slide from rotating around the bow hanger. In some embodiments, the clamp assembly includes a handle coupled to the bow slide and a cam follower. The cam follower can engage rails of the handle which can be disposed either internally or externally of the handle.
US10919367B2	Positive pressure ventilation system for firefighting apparatus A firefighting apparatus has a positive pressure ventilation system for impairing dust, dirt, and other debris from entering a storage compartment of the apparatus. The system can blow dust, dirt and debris out from the storage compartment if the same enters the compartment. The positive pressure ventilation system includes a blower assembly that supplies a positive flow of air to the storage compartment, such that the pressure within the storage compartments is greater than the environment, and air will egress from the storage compartment into the surrounding environment, rather than entering the storage compartment from the surrounding environment.
US10919365B2	Expansion valve device The present disclosure provides an expansion valve device which is capable of being mounted easily. The expansion valve device includes: an expansion valve body that depressurizes refrigerant; and a casing in which the expansion valve body is housed. The casing includes a tube portion having an opening through which the expansion valve body is able to pass. The tube portion is formed integrally to surround over an entire perimeter of the expansion valve body. The tube portion has: an elastic holding portion formed of an elastic material and holding the expansion valve body by a reaction force due to elastic deformation by surrounding the entire perimeter of the expansion valve body; and a support portion formed of a material having a higher rigidity than the elastic holding portion and supporting the elastic holding portion. At least a part of the support portion is exposed to outside of the casing.
US10919362B2	Coolant heater Provided is a coolant heater, and more particularly, is a coolant heater capable of minimizing a mounting space and weight by integrating the coolant heater and a water pump with each other and improving a cooling effect of the coolant heater and a controller for controlling a coolant transporter.
US10919361B2	Cooling module for vehicle A cooling module for a vehicle includes: a high temperature radiator including first and second header tanks into which a coolant flows and from which it is exhausted, and a plurality of tubes and heat radiating fins respectively interconnecting the first and second header tanks; a low temperature radiator including third and fourth header tanks into which a coolant flows and from which it is exhausted, and a plurality of tubes and heat radiating fins respectively interconnecting the third and fourth header tanks; and a condenser disposed at a side surface of the high temperature and low temperature radiators corresponding to the second and fourth header tanks to be respectively connected to the second and fourth header tanks and condensing a refrigerant flowing therein through heat exchange with a coolant supplied from the second and fourth header tanks.
US10919360B2	Motor vehicle heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device and corresponding additional module and method of assembly The invention relates to a motor vehicle heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device (2) comprising a housing (4) comprising: —a duct (14) for distributing a flow of air at foot level in the front of the said vehicle, —a first (15) and a second (22) mixing chamber, a dividing flap (32) separating the said mixing chambers (15, 22). According to the invention, —the housing (4) has a first opening (17) opening into the first mixing chamber (15) and a second opening (27) opening into the second mixing chamber (22), one on each side of the dividing flap (32), and an assembly cavity near the said duct (14), —the said device (2) further comprises: •a partition (C) able to close off the first (17) or the second (27) opening according to the mode of operation, and •an additional module (200; 300) arranged in the assembly cavity to delimit a canal for the circulation of the flow of air between the first (14) or the second (27) opening and the said duct (14). The invention also relates to a corresponding additional module (200; 300) and to a corresponding method of assembly.
US10919359B2	Connecting strut A connecting strut of a motor vehicle having a hollow body which is formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. The hollow body has a first bearing body which is positioned at a first end of the hollow body, and a second bearing body which is positioned at a second end of the hollow body. Straps absorb at least tensile forces, which straps are guided on the bearing bodies and extend, starting from a respective bearing body, along the hollow body in the direction of a respective opposite bearing body. An outer shell is formed from a fiber reinforced plastic and surrounds the hollow body, the bearing bodies and the straps on the outside at least in sections.
US10919355B2	Chassis system A chassis system for commercial vehicles includes a trailing arm and a plunger piston which are connected or can be connected to one another via a connecting region, the connecting region having an adjusting device which includes an engagement element and a guide element, and it being possible for the engagement element to be moved relative to the guide element in such a way that a displacement, in particular a translational movement, of the plunger piston relative to the trailing arm is made possible.
US10919350B2	System for optimizing a trailer path The invention is a system for optimizing a trailer path. The system includes an image sensor configured to capture images of a trailer attached to a tow vehicle, accelerometers that sense acceleration of at least one of the tow vehicle and the trailer, a data input device configured to receive input data, and a processing device. The processing device includes a processor and non-volatile memory. The processor is configured to receive image data from the image sensor, receive accelerometer data from the one or more accelerometers and receive the input data from the data input device. Additionally, the processor is configured to determine a trailer path based on the image data, accelerometer data, and the input data. The processor is also configured to communicate the trailer path to a user or vehicle control system, thereby prompting adjustments to the tow vehicle path and or acceleration when the trailer path is not optimum.
US10919348B2	Tire with RFID locator A tire includes an RFID locator. The tire includes a pair of bead areas and a ground-contacting tread disposed radially outwardly of the pair of bead areas. Each sidewall of a pair of sidewalls extends from a respective bead area to the tread. A carcass extends toroidally between each of the bead areas radially inwardly of the tread and an innerliner is formed on an inside surface of the carcass. An RFID tag is attached to the tire at an area of a selected one of the sidewalls through interior sidewall attachment. A locator indicia is integrated into an axial outer surface of the selected sidewall at a locator area.
US10919345B2	Vibration suppression tire A vibration absorbed tire is provided which has a laminated structure that contains dilantant layer causing reaction rate differences in the cross-sectional direction and thus functions without impairing the motion characteristics of the tire even with only a single or a few very thin layers, whereby the tire is easy to manufacture and has reduced cost. The tire has the laminated structure, which includes the dilantant layer which is a layer where particles and a bonding material thereof are arranged to act as dilantant, and in which the particles are arranged so that the distribution density of the particles decreases toward the upper and the lower surface from the central part of the layer.
US10919343B2	Tyre for motorcyle wheels A motorcycle tyre with a low void-to-rubber ratio while providing a stiffness suitable for good performance on dry ground and on track. A tread band with grooves is arranged to provide a draining effect without structurally weakening the tread band. According to one aspect, the tread band has a tread pattern with two pairs of grooves having segments or portions that produce a warming effect when the compound of the tread band is cold. The tread band provides grip to the ground and limited local warming when the compound of the tread band is at the operating temperature or when driving on dry ground, to provide stiffness and readiness of response.
US10919342B2	Tire with a directional tread comprising curved blocks with incisions Tire comprising a directional tread that has two edges and a center. The tread comprises a plurality of blocks, each block extending continuously along an overall curvature C from one of the edges towards the center of the tread, forming a block central end provided with a central wall. Each block has a width WB and a length LB, this width increasing from the block central end in the direction of the edge. All or some of the blocks of the tread include a median sipe of length S and extending from the block central end along a curvature C′ substantially identical to the curvature C of the block.
US10919341B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same A rubber composition contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying the following: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 4 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
US10919335B2	Direct-liquid writing instrument A direct-liquid writing instrument includes a penholder, an ink feeder and a nib. One end of the penholder is provided with a writing portion, and the other end of the penholder is provided with an ink storage portion. The nib is partially inserted into the writing portion. The direct-liquid writing instrument also includes a first baffle and a second baffle that are spaced apart from each other to form an air barrier layer. The first baffle is in contact with the ink of the ink storage portion, and the second baffle is adjacent the writing portion. Additionally, the first baffle is provided with a first air-guiding channel, and a second air-guiding channel is provided between the second baffle and the ink feeder. The ink feeder passes through the first baffle, the air barrier layer, and the second baffle to deliver the ink to the nib.
US10919332B2	Cleaning of a surface in a printing device The present disclosure relates to cleaning a surface in a printing device, wherein a steam guiding member directs a steam flow towards the surface; wherein the steam flow interacts with a substance on said surface to clean a portion of the surface.
US10919319B2	Printing and drying installation and printing and drying method The present invention concerns an installation for printing and drying a part having a surface. The installation includes a printing means comprising a printhead, a control unit, a support device suitable and intended for supporting the part, the support device and printhead being movable relative to each other, drying means including a source and an emission output, the emission output and support device being movable relative to each other, and means for adjusting and orienting the beam specifically associated with the source and/or with emission output.
US10919317B2	Method and printing device for reducing deformations of a recording medium In preparation for the stop of a printer, a forward and backward movement of the recording medium in the form of a web is implemented so that the segment of the recording medium that is in contact with a roller of the printer given a stop of the printer is moved at least partially before or after the roller. In preparation for the stop, climatic properties of the recording medium may thus be adapted to the climatic properties of the local environment of the roller, where deformations of the recording medium may be advantageously reduced or eliminated.
US10919312B2	Method and device for printing to a recording medium with a coating substance, and corresponding printing system In a method for preventing or reducing air vortex formation between a print plate and a recording medium upon printing to the recording medium with a coating substance (e.g. primer), the recording medium is provided at a feed velocity of at least 20 meters per minute, and a plurality of print nozzles of a print head are alternately activated to print the coating substance on recording medium to cover a surface of the recording medium with the coating substance. The activation can include only activating a portion of the plurality of print nozzles simultaneously. Further, a predetermined applied quantity of the coating substance per area is constantly printed onto the recording medium.
US10919311B2	Ink jet ink composition, ink jet recording method, and ink set An ink jet ink composition is provided that can form an image having excellent weather resistance, abrasion resistance, and coloring property. The non-aqueous ink jet ink composition includes at least one solvent represented by R1O—(R2O)m—R3 and having a flash point of 140° C. or lower and C.I. Pigment Orange-43 (PO-43) as a pigment, wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 2 to 6.
US10919309B2	Inkjet printing apparatus with ink circulator An ink circulator includes a first tank configured to supply ink to an inkjet head, a second tank configured to collect the ink from the inkjet head, an inter-tank path through which the ink is delivered from the second tank to the first tank, and an ink deliverer arranged in the inter-tank path and configured to deliver the ink from the second tank to the first tank through the inter-tank path. A third tank and the inter-tank path are connected via a connection path in which a switch arranged. Ink supply to the ink circulator is performed by driving the ink deliverer to deliver the ink from the third tank to the first tank with communication between the inter-tank path and the third tank allowed by the switch.
US10919306B2	Tank and liquid droplet jetting apparatus connected to the same There is provided a tank including: a wall defining a liquid storage chamber, the wall including: an upper wall defining an upper end of the liquid storage chamber, a lower wall defining a lower end of the liquid storage chamber, and an erected wall between the upper wall and the lower wall and through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank; an inlet penetrating through the upper wall or the erected wall; and an outlet, wherein the lower wall includes an upper stage wall making contact with the erected wall; a lower stage wall located at a position separated and away from the erected wall and below the upper stage wall; and a connecting wall connecting the upper and lower stage walls; and the outlet is disposed below the upper stage wall.
US10919304B2	Liquid cartridge including movable member, and liquid-consuming device using the same The liquid cartridge includes: a front surface facing in an insertion direction intersecting a gravitational direction; a rear surface spaced apart from the front surface in the insertion direction; an upper surface facing upward; a liquid supply portion disposed at the front surface; an electrical interface disposed at the upper surface; and a movable member including a detection portion. The movable member is movable between a first position and a second position. The movable member at the second position is positioned upstream in the insertion direction relative to the electrical interface. The movable member at the first position has a portion whose widthwise position is coincident with the electrical interface in a widthwise direction orthogonal to the insertion direction and the gravitational direction. The portion of the movable member at the first position is located downstream in the insertion direction or upward relative to the electrical interface.
US10919297B2	Liquid ejection head and liquid ejection device Provided is a liquid ejection head including: a liquid ejection part including a pressure chamber, a nozzle, and a liquid discharge flow path; a liquid storage part including a supply liquid chamber and a discharge liquid chamber; and a flow path part including an intermediate supply flow path and an intermediate discharge flow path. The intermediate supply flow path and the intermediate discharge flow path are formed such that a minimum distance between an opening of the intermediate supply flow path on a side facing the liquid storage part and an opening of the intermediate discharge flow path on the side facing the liquid storage part is greater than a minimum distance between a liquid inlet and a liquid discharge outlet on a predetermined first opening forming surface.
US10919295B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and driving circuit A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid discharging head having a nozzle and a piezoelectric element, a driving signal generating circuit, a reference voltage signal generating circuit, a substrate on which the driving signal generating circuit and the reference voltage signal generating circuit are provided, a first wire, a second wire, and a coil, in which the driving signal generating circuit generates a driving signal, the reference voltage signal generating circuit generates a reference voltage signal, the piezoelectric element is driven based on the driving signal supplied to one end of the piezoelectric element and the reference voltage signal supplied to the other end of the piezoelectric element, the first wire propagates the driving signal to the one end, and the second wire propagates the reference voltage signal to the other end through the coil.
US10919294B2	Liquid discharging device and liquid discharging method A liquid discharging device includes a carriage carrying a head configured to discharge a liquid onto a target, the liquid including an ink, the ink consisting water, an organic solvent, a coloring material, and a plurality of polysiloxane compounds, a driving unit configured to move the carriage and the target relatively to each other, a measuring unit configured to measure the distance between the carriage and the target, an image-capturing unit configured to capture a target image, and a setting unit configured to set a liquid discharging performance of the head based on a measurement result obtained by the measuring unit and the target image obtained by the image-capturing unit.
US10919293B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge method A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a scanning device, a conveyance device, a reading device, control circuitry, and a detecting device. The liquid discharge head is configured to discharge liquid to a target object. The scanning device is configured to move the liquid discharge head in a main scanning direction. The conveyance device is configured to convey the target object in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction. The reading device is disposed at a predetermined position with respect to the liquid discharge head. The control circuitry is configured to change a detection pattern image for detecting a defective nozzle, in accordance with a feed amount of the target object in the sub-scanning direction. The detecting device is configured to identify a nozzle corresponding to a defective portion of the detection pattern image read by the reading device.
US10919287B2	Method and device for controlling an irradiation system in dependence on a work piece geometry In a method for controlling an irradiation system for use in an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional work piece, a first and a second irradiation area as well as an overlap area arranged between the first and the second irradiation area are defined on a surface of a carrier adapted to receive layers of a raw material powder to be irradiated with electromagnetic or particle radiation emitted by the irradiation system. A first irradiation unit of the irradiation system is assigned to the first irradiation area and the overlap area, and a second irradiation unit of the irradiation system is assigned to the second irradiation area and the overlap area. At least one of the first irradiation area, the second irradiation area and the overlap area is defined in dependence on a geometry of the three-dimensional work piece to be produced.
US10919285B2	Method and system for x-ray backscatter inspection of additive manufactured parts A method for inspection of additive manufactured parts and monitoring operational performance of an additive manufacturing apparatus is provided. The method includes a step of obtaining, in real-time during an additively manufactured build process, a backscatter x-ray scan of an area of a build platform. The build platform is configured for supporting at least one part during the build process. An evaluating step evaluates, by a processor, the backscatter x-ray scan. A determining step determines, based on the evaluating, whether an operational flaw with the additive manufacturing apparatus has occurred or a defect in the at least one part has occurred. A backscatter x-ray system has an emitter that emits x-rays and a detector that receives backscattered x-rays. The emitter and detector are located on a movable support located above the build platform, and the movable support raises and lowers the emitter and detector with respect to the build platform.
US10919284B2	Method for stiffening metal components by means of a robot-controlled application head In order to optimize a method for stiffening a metal component by pressing a fiber-reinforced plastic insert onto the metal component in such a way that the method can be integrated into the serial production of the car body, it is proposed that the fiber-reinforced plastic insert be picked up by means of a robot-controlled application head and pressed onto the metal component.
US10919272B2	Fiber composition structure A fiber composite structure is provided that includes a plurality of fiber prepreg layers and at least one composite resin layer. The fiber prepreg layer includes a first resin and a plurality of fibers impregnated with the first resin. The composite resin layer includes a plurality of multilayered carbon nanotubes and a second resin, and is disposed between the two of the fiber prepreg layers. The composite resin layer and the fiber prepreg layers wind together to form a hollow tube body, in which the ratio of the number of layers of the composite resin layer to the fiber prepreg layers is from 1:4 to 1:7, and each composite resin layer covers 40% to 60% of the area of the adjacent fiber prepreg layers.
US10919268B1	Coatings for multilayer insulation materials A laminate has a composite coating on a reflective substrate. The composite coating includes a stack of metal oxide trilayers on the substrate, where each metal oxide trilayer includes a layer of aluminum oxide; a layer of silicon oxide; and a layer of indium tin oxide. The composite coating also includes a stack of metal oxide bilayers on the metal oxide trilayer stack, each metal oxide bilayer including a layer of aluminum oxide and a layer of silicon oxide.
US10919267B2	Contact layer with mineral binder component A contact layer used in waterproofing and roofing applications. The contact layer includes a mineral binder component B, thermoplastic polymer component P, and a surfactant component S. Also, a method for producing the contact layer, a method for binding two substrates to each other, a method for waterproofing a substrate, a waterproofed structure, a method for sealing a substrate against water penetration, a sealed construction for sealing a substrate against water penetration and a use of the contact layer as a waterproofing membrane.
US10919266B1	Method for protection from explosion and fire An explosion protection system comprises the steps of providing a fire extinguishing chemicals which under heat from explosion will decompose to absorb heat and releasing fire extinguishing gases which create a gas barrier against explosion; providing blast suppression chemicals which provide attenuation of shock resulting from an explosion; and providing a reinforcement layer on the object to be protected, the reinforcement layer providing impact and tensile strength materials and supporting the fire extinguishing chemicals and blast suppression chemicals including means for blocking gases released by an explosion.
US10919264B2	Adhesive sheet An adhesive sheet comprising a hot-melt adhesive layer. The hot-melt type adhesive layer comprises a modified polymer (A) to which a cross-linkable group is bonded and a polyolefin (B). The adhesive sheet can adhere to various adherends and the adhesive becomes less likely to squeeze out from an adherend in thermal fusion bonding and sealing of the adherend. In a laminate comprising the adhesive sheet the adhesive layer does not squeeze out from the adherend without being affected by the material of the adherend.
US10919261B2	Composite structure with porous metal A composite structure with porous metal comprises a porous metal structure and a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotube structure is fixed on surface of the porous metal structure, and the porous metal structure and the carbon nanotube structure are shrunk together to form a plurality of wrinkled parts.
US10919257B2	Composite materials, methods of making, methods of use, and articles incorporating the composite materials The present disclosure provides for articles including a structure having one or more channels that allow water to contact a water-swellable material. Absorption of water by the water-swellable material causes the topography of the outward-facing surface of the structure to be altered, which can improve traction.
US10919253B2	Quilling device An apparatus for coiling a paper strip is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a pin and a plunger. The pin having an end positioned external to the housing and an axis of rotation, the end having a slot elongated along the axis of rotation, the slot being sized to receive the paper strip. Further, the plunger is disposed on the housing and configured to translate away from the pin, the plunger having a plunger head positioned proximate to the slot of the pin, the plunger head having a surface aligned to press the paper strip against the pin.
US10919250B2	Apparatus for producing a blank, also a method for this purpose and a blank The present invention relates to an apparatus, preferably a press, comprising a cavity which is to be filled and at least a first material feed, for a first material, and a second material feed, for a second material, wherein the first and the second material feeds are arranged separately from one another, having a feeding apparatus for feeding the first and the second materials into the cavity which is to be filled, wherein the feeding apparatus has a mouth-opening cross section with at least a first region of the mouth-opening cross section for the first material, and with a second, separate region of the mouth-opening cross section for the second material, for filling the cavity preferably in parallel, and at separate locations. A method and also a blank are proposed in addition.
US10919247B2	Method and apparatus for making a shear web A method of making shear webs (16) for a wind turbine blade (10) is described. The method comprises providing an elongate male mould tool (32) having a longitudinally-extending upper mould surface (34) and a longitudinally-extending first side wall (36). A shim (40a) is provided adjacent and attached to the first side wall (36) of the mould tool (32). The shim (40a) has an inner surface (48) facing towards the first side wall (36), an outer surface (50) facing away from the first side wall (36), and an upper surface (56) defining an extension of the upper mould surface (34). A flange structure (74) is provided that comprises a flange portion and a projecting portion (78). The projecting portion (78) extends along the length of the flange portion and projects transversely from a surface of the flange portion. Fibrous reinforcing material is arranged on the upper mould surface (34). The flange structure (74) is arranged with respect to the mould tool (32) such that the projecting portion (78) at least partially overlies the upper surface (56) of the shim (40a) and the flange portion at least partially overlies the outer surface (50) of the shim (40a). The fibrous reinforcing material is integrated with the projecting portion (78) of the flange structure (74) by means of a matrix material to form the shear web (16). The shear web (16) is removed from the mould tool (32) with the shim (40a) remaining attached to the mould tool (32).
US10919246B2	Mold and method for forming a pressurized fluid chamber A fluid chamber (20) for a shoe may be formed using pressure channels (190) in a forming mold (100A), eliminating the need to insert a nozzle or needles into the chamber for inflation. A fluid chamber so formed may have a smaller seal area than a chamber formed using an inflation needle, making the chamber more visually pleasing. Apparatus and methods for forming a fluid chamber in this fashion are disclosed.
US10919245B1	Internal tire balancing of rubber tires on rims A process for balancing a rim and tire, which comprises first balancing the rim, then mounting the tire, properly inflating it and balancing a second time to determine the location and weight of balancing required. The tire and rim are then indexed with marks to indicate where the balancing weights should be placed. These indexing marks will be used at the remounting stage to assure proper balancing. The tire is then deflated and removed from the rim and the correct mass rubberized weights are vulcanized to the internal surface of the tire sidewall at the indexing mark and on the opposite sidewall across from the indexing mark. The tire is then installed back on the rim with the indexing marks lined up next to each other. The tire is re-inflated and the balance re-checked with a spin balancing machine.
US10919244B2	Method and apparatus for molding non-pneumatic wheels A method and apparatus for molding non-pneumatic wheels is provided. The exemplary method and apparatus allow for the use of the same molding system to manufacture wheels with different hub constructions. Different configurations of removable mold elements are utilized within the same molding system to provide wheels with different hub constructions.
US10919243B2	Method and apparatus for feeding a plurality of tread bands in a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels A method and apparatus for feeding a plurality of tread bands in a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels. Each tread band initially includes, on a side thereof, a service fabric. The tread bands are initially arranged at different heights. The method includes positioning a first auxiliary conveyor belt of an auxiliary collection device including a plurality of juxtaposed auxiliary conveyor belts at a first height corresponding to the height of a first tread band, then, proceeding with the removal of the service fabric from the first tread band while the first tread band is transferred onto the first auxiliary conveyor belt. The method also includes positioning at least one second auxiliary conveyor belt of the auxiliary collection device at at least one second height corresponding to that of at least one second tread band.
US10919240B2	System and method for processing composite material An example system for processing composite material includes a cure tool, a source of pressurized gas, and a vacuum bag forming an enclosed volume between the cure tool and the vacuum bag. The system further includes composite material positioned on the cure tool within the enclosed volume. The source of pressurized gas is configured to inflate the vacuum bag, thereby moving a portion of the vacuum bag away from the cure tool and the composite material. An example method includes placing composite material onto a cure tool, placing a vacuum bag over the composite material and the cure tool to form an enclosed volume between the cure tool and the vacuum bag, processing the composite material while the composite material is within the enclosed volume, and inflating the vacuum bag to move a portion of the vacuum bag away from the cure tool and the composite material.
US10919236B2	Process and system for the manufacture of windows/doors The process for the manufacture of windows/doors (1), characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps: providing at least one inner panel (2) for windows/doors; providing a plurality of plastic profiled elements (3) for windows/doors, each of the profiled elements (3) comprising at least two areas to seal (5), coupleable to the areas to seal (5) of the other profiled elements (3), and at least one longitudinal slot (6), in which a respective perimeter side (4) of the inner panel (2) is insertable; performing a step of mechanical machining by chip removal on at least one of the areas to seal (5); heating the areas to seal (5); coupling the heated areas to seal (5) to one another by pressing the profiled elements (3) one against the other to maintain the areas to seal (5) in mutual contact and define the frame for windows/doors, the coupling taking place with the inner panel (2) inserted in the longitudinal slots (6) to define a window/door (1) which is composed by the frame and by the inner panel (2) contained in the frame.
US10919235B2	Apparatus and method for mechanically opening a connection site Method and apparatus are disclosed for mechanically opening a heat-bonded connection site between two hollow, flexible, thermoplastic segments of a medical fluid flow path, the heat-bonded connection site having an axis. The connection site is compressed between two facing surfaces, and the facing surfaces are relatively moved to rotate the connection site about the connection site axis and to apply force to the connection site substantially perpendicular to the connection site axis.
US10919233B2	Self-clamping self-curing bond method A joint and a method of bonding a first member to a second member are disclosed. The joint includes a multi-layer adhesive material between the first member and the second member. The multi-layer adhesive material includes at least one adhesive material that is applied to one of the first member and the second member. The multi-layer adhesive material also includes a heating element for heating the at least one adhesive material and at least one permeable layer for allowing air to escape from between the first member and second member during heating of the at least one adhesive material.
US10919230B2	Node with co-printed interconnect and methods for producing same Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus including an additively manufactured node. The apparatus includes an additively manufactured interconnect co-printed with the node. The interconnect is configured to connect the node to a component.
US10919218B2	Interlace calibration and methods of use thereof A method, apparatus, and program for calibrating an additive manufacturing apparatus. In one aspect, a method is disclosed for calibrating an additive manufacturing apparatus. The method includes forming a first solidified portion within a first scan region, wherein the solidified portion within the first scan region is formed by irradiating a build material while a build unit is in a first location. The method further includes forming a second solidified portion within a second scan region, wherein the second solidified portion within the second scan region is formed by irradiating a build material while a build unit is in a second location different from said first location. An alignment of the additive manufacturing apparatus determined based on the detected alignment of the first solidified portion and the second solidified portion.
US10919216B2	Foil deposition onto an additive manufactured substrate An additive manufacturing system and method for forming a part of dissimilar materials. The additive manufacturing system may include a build platform, a recoater for dispensing build powder onto the build platform, an energy source, a foil feed assembly, and a controller for controlling actuation of these components. The method of forming the part may include the steps of depositing a layer of build powder onto the build platform surface, melting selected portions of the layer of build powder, applying a sheet of foil over the layer of build powder, melting selected portions of the sheet of foil onto the layer of build powder, removing the sheet of foil from the layer of build powder, and then lowering the build platform surface to prepare for deposition of a next layer of the build powder. These steps are then repeated one or more times, thereby forming the part.
US10919215B2	Electrostatic polymer aerosol deposition and fusing of solid particles for three-dimensional printing An additive manufacturing system has an aerosol generator to aerosolize a powder, a deposition surface, a surface charging element to apply a blanket charge to the deposition surface, a charging print head to selectively remove portions of the blanket charge from the deposition surface, and a transport system to transport the aerosol powder from the aerosol generator to the deposition surface, the transport system having an aerosol charging element to apply charge opposite of the blanket charge to the aerosol powder. An additive manufacturing process includes creating an aerosol from a powder at a spray generator, charging the aerosol to produce a charged aerosol having a first charge, forming a blanket charge on a deposition surface having a second charge of an opposite polarity from the first charge, selectively removing regions of the blanket charge, and transporting the charged aerosol to the charged regions to form structures on the charged regions from the charged aerosol.
US10919213B2	Method and system for fabricating colored 3D object A method for fabricating a colored 3D object is provided. The method includes: forming, based on layer-structure data of a target object, a layer-structure product by printing of a molding material; forming a layer-print product by printing color inks on the layer-structure product based on layer-color data; and repeatedly forming the layer-print product to provide a plurality of the layer-print products, and fabricating a colored 3D object from the plurality of the layer-print products, stacked one over another. The color inks are printed synchronously or following the formation of the layer-structure product. A system for fabricating a colored 3D object includes a processing terminal, a print head, and a drive controller. The method and system improve a dimensional accuracy and printing efficiency of the colored 3D object.
US10919210B2	Organo-sheet for motor vehicles In a method for manufacturing a structural component for motor vehicles by hot forming of a plate-shaped semi-finished product reinforced of thermoplastic material with embedded continuous fibers several layers of a thermoplastic plastic matrix with and without embedded continuous fibers are formed to a compound.
US10919208B2	Liquid blow molding method and liquid blow molding apparatus A bottomed tubular-shaped preform is molded into a liquid-containing container holding a content liquid, by supplying, through a first supply path, a first liquid at a predetermined pressure into the preform that has been heated to a predetermined temperature to liquid blow mold the preform and by supplying, through a second supply path that is different from the first supply path, a second liquid into the preform after or simultaneously with the supply of the first liquid.
US10919207B2	Blow moulding machine, preforms, system and process A continuous non-symmetric preform feed stretch-blow-moulding machine dedicated to the stretch-blow-moulding of containers from non-symmetric injection moulded preforms; the non-symmetrical preforms including an integral handle extending from a first junction point to a second junction point on a body of the preform; the body of the preform and the integral handle constituted from the same material.
US10919202B1	Molding system for preparing injection-molded article The present disclosure provides a molding system for preparing injection-molded articles. The molding system includes a molding machine; a mold disposed on the molding machine and having a mold cavity for being filled with a molding resin; a processing module configured to generate an anisotropic viscosity distribution of the molding resin in the mold cavity based on a molding condition for the molding machine, wherein the anisotropic viscosity distribution of the molding resin is generated based in part on an elastic effect of the molding resin; and a controller operably communicating with the processing module and configured to control the molding machine with the molding condition using the generated anisotropic viscosity distribution of the molding resin to perform an actual molding process for preparing the injection-molded article.
US10919201B2	Blind installation of injection mold components What is presented is a system for blind securing injection mold components to an injection molding machine. The system comprises a shuttle plate that has at least one locking mechanism mounted to it. Each locking mechanism has a larger installation area and a smaller lock area. Each injection mold component has a notch that has a corresponding geometry to the lock area such that the said injection mold component is configured to be inserted into the installation area and the shuttle plate is configured to move to seat the notch into the lock area and secure the injection mold component to the shuttle plate.
US10919199B2	Composite component and method for producing a composite component A composite component and methods for producing a composite component are described herein. In some aspects, a method for producing a composite component may include molding a body from a plastic material, such that the molded body has at least one recess arranged adjacent to at least one respective projection. This method may also include pressing the at least one respective projection such that the plastic material of the molded body is thereby displaced into an opening-side region of the at least one recess adjacent thereto. The method may further include introducing flowable filler material into the at least one recess and solidifying the filler material. The filler material may be an electrically conductive filler material.
US10919198B2	Production of complex hollow foam or sandwich structures by means of a mold core The invention relates to a process for producing complex, mould-foamed rigid foam materials, more particularly of poly(meth)acrylimide (P(M)I) cores, preferably of polymethacrylimide (PMI) cores, which may be employed, for example, in carmaking or aircraft construction. A feature of the process is that through use of a particulate core during foam, it is possible to achieve an additional weight saving relative to foam materials or sandwich materials of the prior art.
US10919197B2	Device for reinforcing, sealing or insulating a structural element A device for reinforcing, sealing or insulating a structural element in a motor vehicle includes a support having a clip for pre-fixing the device in the structural element. The clip includes a base and two flexible wings arranged on the base. The device furthermore includes an adhesive for adhesively bonding the support in the structural element. The device furthermore includes an insertion element, which can be inserted in such a way into an interspace between the base and the wings of the clip when the device is pre-fixed on the structural element by the clip that the flexible wings are restricted in their freedom of movement.
US10919196B2	Method for making a bicycle saddle A method for making a bicycle saddle includes the steps of placing a cover onto a mold cavity of a female mold; pouring a pressure-loading layer of a temper Foam material into the mold cavity; placing a first male mold into the mold cavity for defining a first closed portion and maintaining the mold in such closed condition a first period of time for foaming the temper foam material into the pressure-loading layer; removing the first male mold; pouring a supporting layer of an ordinary foam material into the mold cavity; closing the mold cavity by the second male mold with a shell coupled thereon for defining a second closed portion and maintaining the mold in such closed condition a second period of time for foaming the ordinary foam material into the supporting layer, and removing the second male mold to extract a finished bicycle saddle.
US10919190B2	Method and apparatus for forming a down feather sheet by heat injection A method and an apparatus for forming a down feather sheet is described and wherein a mixture of down feathers and a binder material is fused together by injecting hot air under pressure into the mixture. A plurality of hot air injection needles are caused to penetrate into a layer of the mixture as it is conveyed along a conveyor and to release hot air at a temperature sufficient to cause the binder material to fuse together and to the down causing the down and the binder material to be trapped into the layer. The displacement of the hot air injection mechanism is synchronized to the conveying speed and the projection of the needles into the layer is adjusted to the thickness of the layer being conveyed.
US10919187B2	Method for manufacturing cosmetic products, preferably lipsticks, cocoa butter lipcare sticks or lip glosses, and related manufacturing machine Method for producing cosmetic products, preferably lipsticks, lip salves or lip glosses, the method including the steps of: providing a containment capsule or pod (7) containing an amount of preparation (1) for cosmetic product lower than 20 g; the pod extending along a central axis to a height H; introducing the pod or capsule (7) into a pouring chamber or seat (6) to at least ⅔ of H; heating the pod or capsule (7) up to a predetermined temperature adapted to cause an at least partial phase change of the preparation (1) for cosmetic product; pouring the preparation (1) for cosmetic product into a sleeve (8) provided with an inner cavity (9) reproducing the negative shape of the poured cosmetic product to be obtained; cooling the cosmetic product poured in the sleeve (8); extracting the poured cosmetic product from the sleeve (8).
US10919185B2	Molded product having hollow interior region A molded a product includes a body including a hollow interior region and a plurality of openings in communication between an interior region and an exterior of the body. The body is formed from a resilient material that enables the product to stretch and retract to an original shape without tearing or breaking when removing a first part of a core of a mold from a first portion of the interior region through a first opening of the plurality of openings and a second part of the core of the mold from a second portion of the interior region through at least one of the first opening and a second opening of the plurality of openings, the first and second parts of the core of the mold being larger than each of the plurality of openings.
US10919181B2	Methods and apparatuses for curing concrete An apparatus for curing concrete includes a multiple layer film and an absorbent layer. The film can include pH modifying components and antiskid components. The absorbent layer can include pH modifying components. The apparatus can be applied to concrete after hydration water is applied. The apparatus can enclose concrete members during transport so as to continue the curing process during transport. The film can be used as a barrier layer between the ground and poured concrete. The apparatus can be manufactured by heating a film to its crystalline softening point, applying adhesive material to an absorbent material, and adhering the film to the absorbent material. A method of curing concrete includes pouring concrete, waiting for the concrete to reach the bleed stage, providing hydration water, adding a pH modifying component to the hydration water, and applying the hydration water with the pH modifying component to the poured concrete.
US10919179B2	Web forming device and sheet manufacturing apparatus A web forming device and sheet manufacturing apparatus can manufacture sheets of desired dimensions regardless of the location. The web forming device includes: a disperser configured to disperse in air defibrated material containing a defibrated material of defibrated fiber; an accumulator configured to accumulate the defibrated material dispersed by the disperser; a housing enclosing a space between the disperser and the accumulator; a suction device disposed on the opposite side of the accumulator as the disperser; and a fastening assembly that can be disassembled into a first fixing assembly and a second fixing assembly. The disperser is affixed to the first fixing assembly, and the accumulator, housing, and suction device are affixed to the second fixing assembly.
US10919178B2	Class-A fire-protected oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing, and method of and automated factory for producing the same A method of and system for producing Class-A fire-protected oriented strand board (OSB) sheets. Each Class-A fire-protected OSB sheet has: a core medium layer made of wood pump, binder and/or adhesive materials; a pair of OSB layers bonded to the core medium layer; a clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) coating on the surface of each OSB layer, made from CFIC liquid applied to the surface by dipping the OSB sheet into the CFIC liquid in a dipping tank, allowing shallow surface absorption into the OSB layers and ends of the core medium layer at atmospheric pressure; and a moisture, fire and UV protection coating spray coated over the CFIC coating to provide protection against moisture, fire and UV radiation from Sunlight, which is quickly dried by passing through a drying tunnel on the production line.
US10919176B2	Process for manufacturing wall elements from nailable and/or stapleable materials A process for manufacturing wall elements from nailable and/or stapleable materials, in which a wall element frame is positioned on a horizontal worktable. Wall panels are placed on the frame and the wall panels are fastened to the frame by nails and/or staples, which are driven by a compressed air setting device. A mobile robot—in particular an autonomous mobile robot—has a compressed air setting device and/or at least one milling unit and is movable on the surface formed by the wall panels. The robot motion is automatically controlled along the surface formed by the wall panels. At predetermined positions, the milling unit and/or the compressed air setting device is actuated to process the wall panels and/or to fasten them to the wall element frame.
US10919164B2	Utility knife with retractable blade A utility knife that includes a handle having a blade slot, and a knife blade slidably housed in the blade slot. The knife blade is configured to extend and retract longitudinally from a blade slot opening of the blade slot. A first side of the handle includes a blade adjustment opening that exposes a first side of the knife blade to extend and retract the knife blade. A second side of the handle includes a biasing member that applies a lateral force against a second side of the knife blade to bias the knife blade against the first side of the handle. The first side of the handle includes one or more blade stops that engage the knife blade when biased against the first side of the handle to lock the knife blade at a selectable position.
US10919163B1	Autonomous data machines and systems A charging system for an autonomous data machine may be provided. The system may comprise: a charging station, wherein the charging station has a low profile allowing the autonomous data machine to drive over to charge a power supply of the autonomous data machine automatically; and one or more processors of the autonomous data machine configured to make charging decisions to effect charging operations of the autonomous data machine that include charging time, charging location, and operations to be performed during charging. In some instances, the charging decision are based on at least one of the following: location of charging station, availability of charging station, mission parameters, locations of other autonomous data machines, and/or charging requirements and/or availability of charging stations.
US10919160B2	Electrodynamic apparatus An electrodynamic apparatus includes a first arm extending in a first direction, a second arm supported by the first arm, a linear actuator that moves the second arm along the first direction with respect to the first arm, a support extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction and supporting the first arm, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the support about an axis of rotation parallel to the second direction. The first arm includes a power transmission antenna. The second arm includes a power reception antenna. The power transmission antenna supplies electric power to the power reception antenna wirelessly. In rotating the support, the linear actuator moves the center of gravity of the second arm to the axis of rotation first, and then the rotating mechanism rotates the support.
US10919158B2	Three-dimensional electromechanical adhesive devices and related systems and methods Controllable electromechanical adhesive devices including three-dimensional dielectrically-coated microstructures that are mechanically compliant are provided. The microstructures can be controlled to provide tunable electromechanical surface adhesion, allowing for dexterous gripping of microscale and/or macroscale objects. For example, the devices can tune the surface adhesion strength of one or more microstructures without complex mechanical actuation in a wide range of on/off ratios with low voltage. The devices can be configured as a force sensor capable of providing tactile feedback for determining the load applied against the microstructures by the surface of an object. For example, the devices can provide output indicative of changes in an electrical property of one or more microstructures for determining the applied load of an object. The devices can be pixelated or otherwise configured to provide localized force sensing and/or surface adhesion. Related systems and methods for controlling the disclosed electromechanical adhesive devices are also described.
US10919156B2	Communication paths for robot arms A robot arm having a compound joint between a first limb of the arm and a second limb of the arm, the second limb of the arm being distal of the first limb, the arm comprising: a coupler element coupled to the first limb of the arm by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and to the second limb of the arm by a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis; first and second rotational position sensors for sensing the configuration of the arm about the first and second joints respectively; first and second torque sensors for sensing the torque applied about the first and second joints respectively; a control unit for controlling the operation of the arm; a first communications unit borne by the arm and located proximally of the coupler and a second communications unit borne by the arm and located distally of the coupler, each communications unit being capable of encoding data received from one or more of the position and/or torque sensors in a first data format into data packets and transmitting those packets to the control unit in accordance with a packet-based data protocol different from the first data format; wherein the first position sensor is connected by a physical data link running within an exterior wall of the first limb to the first communications unit to so as to pass data representing sensed position about the first joint to the first communications unit for encoding and the first torque sensor is connected by a physical data link running within an exterior wall of the second limb to the second communications unit to so as to pass data representing sensed torque about the first joint to the second communications unit for encoding.
US10919154B2	Interference determination method, interference determination system, and computer program An interference determination method is provided to compute whether or not a robot that operates according to a motion path will interfere with a nearby object. A first orientation, a second orientation, and an intermediate orientation of the robot are set, and a first combined approximated body is generated that is configured by combining a plurality of robot approximated bodies, which are obtained by approximating the shape of the robot in these orientations. If it is determined that the robot will interfere with the nearby object, whether to generate a combined approximated body that is smaller than the first combined approximated body is determined based on the amount indicating the interval between two adjacent robot approximated bodies.
US10919149B2	Controller for robot and inverse transforming method for robot A robot has a vertical 6-axis articulated arm having an offset arm having a fifth axis and length link, and mutually linking fourth and sixth axes. The fourth and sixth axes shaft centers are parallel. The articulated arm has a head portion designated as a control point. A position and an orientation targeted to the control point is processed by an inverse transform to calculate angles of the axes. A provisional target position of the sixth axis is obtained by subtracting the link length from a target position of the sixth axis. The link length to the provisional target position is given zero to perform the inverse transform process. Processed results are evaluated. Until a difference between a calculated sixth-axis angles and provisionally decided sixth-axis angles becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, processes started from the angle provisional decision of the sixth axis are repeatedly performed.
US10919146B2	Robot arm comprising a mechanical stop device A robot arm includes a mechanical stop device having at least one counter-stop body having a shape, which, in interaction with a respective corresponding shape of a receptacle, is designed to retain the counter-stop body whenever the counter-stop body is inserted in one of a plurality of the receptacles. The receptacle retains the counter-stop body in both a circumferential direction and in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation of a swivel joint, in a form-fitting manner.
US10919142B2	Rail type tool rack Disclosed is a tool rack having a track, at least one tool positioning seat and two combined end covers. The track has an intermediate plate, two lateral grooves and two ends. Each lateral groove forms two side wall edges and one side opening, and the intermediate plate is respectively provided with a through hole at a position adjacent to each end. Each combined end cover includes a main body, one end limit block, two side claws and a bump. The main body has two lateral sides and one end side, and an abutting surface used for abutting against an outer wall surface of one side wall edge of the track. The end limit block abuts on the end of the track. The two side claws are respectively gripped and positioned outside the side wall edge of the track, and the bump is embedded in the through hole.
US10919141B2	Container with stool in lid The present application relates to a container or toolbox having a selectively removable lid. When the user is in need of a stool or step stool, she may unfold a leg assembly and step assembly contained within the lid. When the leg assembly is unfolded into its support position, the lid operates as a stool. Moreover, a step assembly may also be unfolded from the lid. In its deployed position, the step assembly provides an intermediate step beneath the upper surface of the lid. When the job is finished, the leg assembly and step assembly may be folded back into the lid such that the container may be used as a regular toolbox.
US10919134B2	Impact rotary tool An impact rotary tool comprises a driving source that is supplied with power from a battery pack and that rotates a hammer via a drive shaft, and a controlling unit that controls the driving source. The controlling unit controls the driving source so that the striking force is limited by PWM control when the battery pack voltage is high and the striking force is maintained even when the battery pack voltage decreases.
US10919130B2	Wrench The wrench includes a first member having a first jaw. The first jaw has at least one first nut member contacting edge. The wrench also has a second member having a second jaw. The second jaw has at least one second nut member contacting edge. The wrench further has a pivot axis at which the first and second members are pivotably coupled to each other, thereby allowing the first and second jaws to be movable between an open position and a closed position, and at least one opening defined by the at least one first nut member contacting edge and the at least one second nut member contacting edge, when the first and second jaws are positioned in the closed positions.
US10919127B2	Grinding wheel A grinding wheel includes an elastomerically deformable supporting layer, at least a first metallic surface fastened to the elastomerically deformable supporting layer, the metalic surface being an elastically deformable metal foil and includes abrasive particles attached to the at least one metalic surface. The particles may include at least one of: cubic boron nitride or diamonds. The metal foil may have a thickness of less than 1 mm. The abrasive particles may be bonded galvanically on the metallic surface. The abrasive particles may be bonded on the metalic surface in a plurality of areas having regions without abrasive particles therebetween. The metal foil may be adhesively bonded onto the elastomerically deformable supporting layer. The elastomerically deformable supporting layer may be plastic foam. The elastomerically deformable supporting layer may be adhesively bonded onto a metallic supporting body.
US10919124B2	Grinding machine A grinding machine including an electric drive with a drive wheel, wherein the electric drive is arranged on a base unit of the grinding machine, a grinding spindle unit constructed as a grinding arm arranged removable on the base unit and which includes a grinding tool and a gear element which transmits the rotational movement of the drive wheel to the grinding tool. To facilitate the change of the grinding arm, the gear element includes: a driver which is supported on the grinding spindle unit and which is directly or indirectly in rotary union with the grinding tool, two guide wheels which are supported on the grinding spindle unit and a belt which is guided around the driver and the guide wheels, wherein in the mounted state of the grinding spindle unit at the base unit the drive wheel contacts the belt between the two guide wheels and hereby drives the same.
US10919123B2	Piezo-electric end-pointing for 3D printed CMP pads Embodiments described herein relate to methods of detecting a polishing endpoint using one or more sensors embedded in the polishing material of a polishing pad, the polishing pads, and methods of forming the polishing pads. In one embodiment, a method of polishing a substrate includes urging a to be polished surface of a substrate against a polishing surface of a polishing pad, the polishing pad having one or more sensors embedded in the polishing pad material thereof, wherein the polishing pad is mounted on a polishing platen of a polishing system, detecting a force exerted against a polishing surface of the polishing pad using the one or more sensors, converting the detected force into signal information, wirelessly communicating the signal information received from the one or more sensors to one or more interrogators disposed in the polishing platen, and changing one or more polishing conditions based on the signal information.
US10919117B2	Hot-formed previously welded steel part with very high mechanical resistance and production method The invention relates principally to a welded steel part with a very high mechanical strength characteristics obtained by heating followed by hot forming, then cooling of at least one welded blank obtained by butt welding of at least one first and one second sheet consisting at least in part of a steel substrate and a pre-coating which is constituted by an intermetallic alloy layer in contact with the steel substrate, topped by a metal alloy layer of aluminum or aluminum-based alloy.This welded steel part claimed by the invention is essentially characterized in that the metal alloy layer (19, 20) has been removed from the edges (36) in direct proximity to the weld metal zone (35), while the intermetallic alloy layer (17, 18) has been left in place, and in that over at least a portion of the length of the weld metal zone (35), the ratio between the carbon content of the weld metal zone (35) and the carbon content of the substrate (25, 26) of either the first or the second sheet (11, 12) having the higher carbon content (Cmax) is between 1.27 and 1.59.The invention likewise relates to a method for the fabrication of a welded steel part as well as the use of this welded steel part for the fabrication of structural or safety parts for automotive vehicles.
US10919113B2	Laser lap-welded joint, method of manufacturing the same, and automobile framework component A laser lap-welded joint being formed from stacked steel sheets and including a plurality of welded portions each having a substantially C-shaped surface, each of the welded portions being formed of a first linear portion and second linear portions having a surface having a semicircular shape. The radius R of the semicircular shape and the sheet thickness t of one of the steel sheets having a larger sheet thickness satisfy 0
US10919112B2	Method and system for manufacturing a lithium metal negative electrode A negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a lithium metal battery may be manufactured by joining together a metallic current collector piece and a lithium metal piece. The metallic current collector piece may be positioned adjacent the lithium metal piece in an at least partially lapped configuration at a weld site. A laser beam may be directed at an upper surface of the metallic current collector piece at the weld site to melt a portion of the lithium metal piece adjacent the metallic current collector piece and produce a lithium metal molten weld pool. The second laser beam may be terminated to solidify the lithium metal molten weld pool into a solid weld joint that physically bonds the lithium metal piece and the metallic current collector piece together at the weld site.
US10919110B2	Data generating device setting machining condition suitable for foil placed on workpiece to be machined by irradiating laser beam thereon A data generating device includes: a storage; and a controller. The storage is configured to store a plurality of sets of machining condition information in association with respective ones of a plurality of sets of foil information. Each of the plurality of sets of machining condition information specifies a machining condition on irradiation of a laser beam from a laser machining device onto a surface of a workpiece on which a metal foil is placed. Each of the plurality of sets of foil information specifies composition of the foil. The controller is configured to perform: receiving input information specifying composition of a target foil to be subjected to the irradiation of the laser beam as one set of foil information; and identifying one set of machining condition information corresponding to the one set of foil information from the plurality of sets of machining condition information stored in the storage.
US10919106B2	Ultrasonic welding of annular components A method of making an annular component includes forming sheet feedstock into an annular shape disposed about a central axis; and bonding one portion of the feedstock to another portion of the feedstock using ultrasonic welding, so as to fix the annular shape.
US10919104B2	Magnetic clamping heat sink assembly A magnetic clamping heat sink assembly is disclosed including a magnetic assembly with a carrier body including a magnet. A spring resiliently biases the carrier body. A base assembly includes a base plate. In a first operating condition, the base assembly of the magnetic clamping heat sink assembly is positioned in a first position away from a ferromagnetic element, and the spring holds the carrier body at a medial position spaced apart from the base plate. In a second operating condition, the base assembly of the magnetic clamping heat sink assembly is positioned in a second position adjacent to the ferromagnetic element, and the carrier body is driven downward against a force of the spring to a lower position and into contact with the base plate by magnetic attraction between the at least one magnet and the ferromagnetic element.
US10919100B2	Arc welding control method In thin sheet welding, when a heat input amount relative to a sheet thickness is too large, a welding defect such as a deviation from aim due to occurrence of a strain or burn through may easily occur. When a welding current is decreased to reduce the heat input amount, there is an issue in which an arc tends to become unstable. In arc welding that repeats short-circuit and arcing, first heat input period (Th) and second heat input period (Tc) having a heat input amount less than that of first heat input period (Th) are periodically repeated. This reduces the heat input amount into a welding object and suppresses burn through and a strain upon welding while making the arc stable.
US10919099B2	Hand-held device A hand-held device is a portable device configured to be attached to and detached from a metal board, and includes a casing and a magnet disposed in the casing. The hand-held device further includes a moving unit disposed so as to surround the magnet when an attachment face of the casing that is attached to the metal board is viewed from the front, the moving unit being configured to move so as to extend in a direction in which a distal end portion of the moving unit moves away from the attachment face of the casing when the casing is detached from the metal board.
US10919098B2	Cutter and kit A cutter and a kit. The cutter, such as a close quarters cutter, is operable to cut a work piece extending along an axis and includes a cutting wheel, a roller, and a housing assembly supporting the cutting wheel and the roller for movement about the axis in a cutting direction to cut the work piece. The housing assembly has a generally cylindrical outer surface engageable by a user to pivot the cutter about the axis. A grip portion is provided on the outer surface and includes a plurality of grip members. Each grip member includes, relative to the cutting direction, a trailing surface and a leading surface extending from the outer surface. The leading surface may be angled toward the cutting direction.
US10919093B2	Method for the production of a sintered gear The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered gear comprising a gear body on which at least one elastomer element is arranged, according to which a green compact is produced by pressing a powder, the green compact is sintered into a gear body and is hardened by carburization and subsequent quenching or sinter-hardening and subsequent quenching with a gas and afterwards the at least one elastomer element is vulcanized onto the gear body.
US10919091B2	Additively manufactured carbon dioxide scrubber A metal lattice for a carbon dioxide scrubber may comprise a metal lattice body defining a plurality of intersecting ligaments, wherein nodes are formed at said intersections. In various embodiments, the metal lattice may be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process. A node density of the metal lattice may vary. A ligament thickness of the metal lattice may vary. In various embodiments, the metal lattice may be unstructured. In various embodiments, the metal lattice may comprise high aspect ratio ligaments for directing an air flow.
US10919083B2	Process for manufacturing aluminum alloy wheel A process for manufacturing an aluminum alloy wheel includes: casting, de-flashing, soaking, spinning, thermal treatment, de-gating, X-ray and machining. During the casting, a casting mold is cooled with water, and a cast blank is produced from carrying out the casting. The de-flashing includes removing flashes of the cast blank at a rim of the cast blank with a de-flashing device. The soaking includes reheating on the cast blank that has been de-flashed. The spinning includes an adaptive spinning mold. The thermal treatment includes direct solution treatment and aging on the cast blank in a thermal treatment furnace after spinning.
US10919081B2	Punching method, punching device, and method for manufacturing laminated iron core A punching method includes: punching out a plurality of electrical steel sheets in a stacked state by a mold, wherein sheet thicknesses of the electrical steel sheets are set to be 0.35 mm or less, a Vickers hardness (test force 1 kg) of the sheets is set to be 150 to 400, and an average crystal grain size of the sheets is set to be 50 to 250 μm, a clearance of the mold is set to be 7% or more of a minimum sheet thickness of the sheet thicknesses of the electrical steel sheets and equal to or lower than 7% of a total sheet thickness of the electrical steel sheets, and a pressure that a sheet presser of the mold applies to the electrical steel sheets is set to be 0.10 MPa or more.
US10919074B2	Method for transferring nanowires from a fluid to a substrate surface A method for transferring an assembly of oriented nanowires from a fluid to a substrate surface, comprising: providing (FIG. 2A) a fluid to a container, said fluid comprising a first liquid (11), a second liquid (12) and a plurality of nanowires (25), wherein the first and second liquids phase separate into a sub phase, a top phase, and an interface (13) between the sub phase and the top phase; wherein the nanowires are functionalized to align vertically into a nanowire aggregate at the interface; wherein the fluid is provided with a substance in a composition configured to change the composition of the top phase or the composition of the sub phase to counteract bulging of the interface (FIG. 2B); and bringing the nanowire aggregate into contact with a substrate surface such that a majority of the nanowires are aligned with respect to each other on the substrate.
US10919073B2	Metering dispenser for flowable compositions Described are metering dispensers having a body configured to hold a flowable composition in a chamber, a drive screw coupled to the body, and a plunger threadingly coupled to the drive screw. The plunger includes at least two annular lips that form a fluid seal with the chamber as the plunger travels along the drive screw through the chamber. A base is rotationally coupled to the body with a cam that contacts at least one tab extending externally from the body so that the tab enters at least one low point on the cam by traveling over a trailing edge of the low point, and the trailing edge then prevents the tab from exiting the low point in the direction of the trailing edge.
US10919068B1	Protective housing assembly for an in-ground pop up sprinkler, and a system and method for installation thereof An improved protective housing assembly for a pop-up type in-ground sprinkler incorporates one or more spacer disks, configured for being seated beneath a sprinkler support housing body flange, extend(s) outwardly to effectively prevent grass and other ground cover from extending over the in-ground pop-up sprinkler. An optional unitary porous filter disk body may be provided sized, shaped and otherwise configured for being snugly received within the sprinkler support housing interior space, and includes a central opening for snugly receiving the sprinkler main body therethrough, such that the porous structure of the filter disk body enables passage of water therethrough while preventing passage of solid debris into the bottom of the sprinkler support housing body.
US10919063B2	Squeeze sprayer for fluid products A squeeze sprayer for dispensing fluid product as a spray or spray mist includes a squeeze bottle and a squeeze sprayer closure attached to the squeeze bottle. The squeeze sprayer includes a cap which defines a chamber for receipt of air and fluid and further defines an outlet. Further included as a part of the squeeze sprayer is a valve which is assembled into the cap and a dip tube which is received by the cap. The dip tube is constructed and arranged to provide air to the chamber and the squeezing of the bottle forces air and fluid into the chamber and from there through the outlet to be dispensed as a spray or spray mist. A second embodiment provides an upright squeeze sprayer with a unique orifice cup. A third embodiment includes a directional adapter.
US10919062B2	Hinged elbow for dispensing straw An article contains an elbow having at least two sections that arc hingcdly attached to one another by means of a hinging joint so that the first section can move in a plane with respect to the second section, wherein the sections define a passageway through which a dispensing straw can extend where the passageway extends all the way through the two sections and perpendicularly through the hinging joint attaching them. The article can include a bendable dispensing straw extending through the passageway of the elbow.
US10919059B2	Diffusing apparatus and methods A diffusing apparatus for diffusing essential oils into the air includes a reservoir configured to hold essential oils in an internal cavity, and a collar assembly covering the internal cavity. The collar assembly includes a collar exhaust aperture, a collar exhaust channel, and an exhaust port. The collar exhaust aperture is positioned on an opposite side of the exhaust port.
US10919057B2	Flow control devices and related systems A flow control device includes a body having an inner and an outer surface that oppose each other. The body may have a first opening and a second opening spaced from the first opening along a first axis. The inner surface may define a passage that extends from the first opening to the second opening along the first axis. The body may also include an inlet port between the first opening and the second opening, and a constriction in the passage between the first opening and the second opening. The flow control device may also comprise a nozzle disposed at least partially in the inlet port and extend at least partially across the passage along a second axis that is angularly offset with respect to the first axis. The nozzle may define an exit port in the passage.
US10919056B2	Combination shower A combination shower includes: a head shower and a hand-held shower; the head shower has a connecting component that forms a removable fit with the hand-held shower. it also includes a water sealing component and a trigger component which are linked to each other, and the water sealing component is set in the head shower waterway; when the hand-held shower is separated from the head shower, the sealing component is in the first position in the head shower waterway, so that the flow volume of the head shower waterway is smaller or closed; when the hand-held shower is connected with the connecting component, the trigger component is driven by external force to drive the sealing component to move to the second position in the head shower waterway, so that the flow volume of the head shower waterway is enlarged or opened.
US10919054B2	Method of emitting a water jet and nozzle element for performing the method A method of emitting a water jet includes emitting a water pressure between 50 and 200 bar through a nozzle element that has a cylindrical nozzle body forming a flow passage for the water jet, and at least one nozzle opening emitting a jet stream to the surrounding area whose smallest dimension is not more than 0.15 mm, and wherein a fan jet is created on the surface to be treated at a working distance of about 80 mm between the nozzle opening and the surface to be treated. A handpiece is disclosed that includes a nozzle element that may be accommodated in the handpiece and may, in part, provide for emitting a water jet as disclosed.
US10919047B2	Personal electrostatic bioaerosol sampler with high sampling flow rate A personal electrostatic bioaerosol sampler (PEBS) for collecting bioaerosols (from virus to pollen) at high sampling flow rates and for measuring personal exposures to bioaerosols in various occupational environments, particularly at their low concentrations and for extended periods of time, and a method of using same, are disclosed. The PEBS includes a base holder, a charging section, and a collection section. Charging section includes a first member inside a center of charging section configured to be connected to positive or negative high voltage and a second member disposed therearound a midpoint of first member inside charging section configured to be grounded such that a plurality of ions are produced for charging a plurality of incoming particles. A collection plate is releasably secured inside collection section such that when collection section is grounded and negative or positive high voltage is connected to collection plate, a plurality of charged incoming particles are deposited onto collection plate by an electrostatic field. A middle section of base holder is configured to partly receive charging section and collection section via an opening therethrough such that charging section is secured to a first side of base holder and collection section is secured to a second side of base holder when sampler is in an assembled configuration.
US10919043B2	Sample tube rack and sample tube analysing system A sample tube rack for receiving at least one sample tube comprises an upper part comprising an upper surface, wherein at least one upper opening for receiving the sample tube is provided in the upper surface; an intermediate part comprising an intermediate surface, wherein at least one intermediate opening for receiving the sample tube is provided in the intermediate surface; and a lower part comprising a supporting surface, wherein at least one supporting position for supporting the sample tube is provided in the supporting surface. Therein, the intermediate part is connected to both the upper part and the lower part such that the at least one upper opening is substantially aligned above the at least one intermediate opening and above the at least one supporting position for receiving the at least one sample tube. At least one gripping orifice is provided in a lateral side of the lower part.
US10919042B2	Biochemical reaction system A chemical and/or biochemical apparatus (10) for receiving a plurality of reaction vessels in which chemical and/or biochemical reactions may take place includes a thermal mount (14) having a plurality of wells (26) for receiving the reaction vessels (12), a thermal module (16) having a first side thermally coupled to the thermal mount (14), a first heat sink (18) thermally coupled to a second side of the thermal module, the heat sink (18) having a body and a plurality of thermally conductive fins (32) extending outwards from the body of the first heat sink (18), and a printed circuit board (54) having electronic components for controlling at least the thermal module (16), an excitation light source (62), and a light sensor (52). A first set of light waveguides (60) is provided for delivering excitation light to a reaction vessel, and a second set of light waveguides (38) is provided for receiving light from a reaction vessel and for delivering the light to the light sensor (52). The first heat sink (18) comprises an interior space (5) and the printed circuit board (54), the excitation light source (62), the light sensor (52) and the light waveguides (38, 60) are arranged within the interior space (5).
US10919041B2	Preparing and analyzing solid form properties of a substance In a method of analyzing solid form properties of a substance, which including the step of solidifying the substance, the solidified substance is obtained in one of a plurality of wells of a multi-well plate. In the multi-well plate the at least one of the plurality of wells has a bottom made of a thermoplastic polyimide. The method further includes analyzing the solidified substance in the well of the multi-well plate by X-ray diffraction. Thereby, the analysis includes providing X-ray through the solidified substance and a bottom of the well and evaluating the X-ray which passed the solidified substance and the bottom of the well. Such method and multi-well plate provide a durable and cost efficient system allowing a high quality analysis of solid form properties of the substance and an efficient and safe processing of the substance.
US10919032B2	Antifouling compositions and methods Compositions that include an ion exchange resin and a polyelectrolyte. The polyelectrolyte may be adsorbed to at least a portion of a surface of the ion exchange resin. Methods of treating a liquid with a composition, and methods of forming a composition that includes an ion exchange resin and a polyelectrolyte.
US10919031B2	Process for oligomerization The invention relates to oligomerization of olefins, such as ethylene, to higher olefins, such as a mixture of 1-hexene and 1-octene, using a catalyst system that comprises a) a source of chromium b) one or more activators and c) a phosphacycle-containing ligating compound. Additionally, the invention relates to a phosphacycle-containing ligating compound and a process for making said compound.
US10919030B2	Forming dienes from cyclic ethers and diols, including tetrahydrofuran and 2-methyl-1,4-butanediol Forming a diene includes contacting a reactant including at least one of a cyclic ether and a diol with a heterogeneous acid catalyst to yield a reaction mixture including a diene. The heterogeneous acid catalyst includes at least one of a Lewis acid catalyst, a supported Lewis-acid catalyst, a Brnsted acid catalyst, a solid acid catalyst, a supported phosphoric acid catalyst, and a sulfonated catalyst. The dehydration of cyclic ethers and diols with high selectivity to yield dienes completes pathways for the production of dienes, such as isoprene and butadiene, from biomass in high yields, thereby promoting economical production of dienes from renewable resources.
US10919027B1	Stabilized oxyborates and their use for oxidative conversion of hydrocarbons An oxygen transfer agent comprising a metal-boron oxide is provided. The average oxidation state of the metal in the metal-boron oxide is about 3+, and has 10% or less of a stoichiometric excess in moles of Mn with respect to the boron. The oxygen transfer agent may further comprise a magnesia-phosphate cement. The oxygen transfer agent is capable of oxidatively dehydrogenating a hydrocarbon feed at reaction conditions to produce a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon product and water. The oxidative dehydrogenation can take place under reaction conditions of less than 1000 ppm weight molecular oxygen, or in the presence of more than 1000 ppm weight of molecular oxygen. Also provided are methods of using the oxygen transfer agents, and an apparatus for effecting the oxidative dehydrogenation of the hydrocarbon feed.
US10919022B2	Exhaust gas purifying agent for automobiles and method of producing thereof The problem of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purifying agent for automobiles which is capable of improving the automobile fuel mileage as well as purifying the exhaust gas of the automobiles, and further extending the effective duration of the exhaust gas purifying agent for automobiles by a simple method of spraying the exhaust gas purifying agent for automobiles using only natural ingredients on the air filter.The problem of the present invention can be solved by using a liquid containing a) tourmaline fine powder, b) porous material fine powder, c) fucoidan extracted from seaweeds, d) amino peptides and/or alginic acids extracted from seaweeds in water as the exhaust gas purifying agent for automobiles by spraying on the air filter of automobiles.
US10919020B1	Air filters with functionalized nanotube compositions to control pathogens such as SARS CoV-2 (coronavirus) Nanotube compositions may be employed in many different forms alone, and/or with surfactants, with antiviral metals, with antigens, and/or with various drugs to control pathogens like viruses e.g., SARS COVID-2, bacteria, mold, fungi, chemical or biological agents etc in masks or other personal protection equipment. The personal protection equipment such as masks reduce, control, absorb, deactivate, detoxify, and/or kill the pathogens such that a pathogen or pathogens deleterious effects are reduced and/or eliminated to a user of the mask.
US10919019B2	Apparatus for the synthesis of radiopharmaceutical products The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the synthesis of chemical compounds, e.g., radiopharmaceutical compounds. In one implementation, the apparatus may include a synthesis module and a loading module configured to receive multiple chemical cassettes having reagents and a transfer mechanism. The apparatus may further include a shifter configured to move the cassettes from a location on the loading module to a location connected to the synthesis module on an interface configured to connect to the cassette.
US10919017B2	Aqueous dispersion, method for manufacturing the same, and image forming method Provided are an aqueous dispersion, a method for manufacturing the aqueous dispersion, and an image forming method in which the image is formed of the aqueous dispersion, the aqueous dispersion including a microcapsule that has a shell having a three-dimensional cross-linked structure containing a urethane bond and/or urea bond, and has a core, in which the shell and/or core has a polymerizable group; a dispersant in which a urethane bond and/or urea bond and an anionic group are contained, a weight-average molecular weight is 5000 or more, and an anionic group value, which is the number of millimoles of the anionic group contained in 1 g of the dispersant, is from 0.10 to 2.50 mmol/g; and water.
US10919016B2	Oxidation control for improved flue gas desulfurization performance A system and method of using the system for controlling oxidation of sulfites to reduce total nitrite and nitrate levels in a slurry is disclosed. The system includes a tank having an inlet for receiving a slurry produced in a wet flue gas desulfurization process. The tank also includes an inlet for receiving a gas. The inlet for receiving the gas is operable to disperse at least a portion of the gas received in the tank through at least a portion of the slurry received in the tank. A sensor is configured to measure a sulfite concentration of the slurry received in the tank to obtain a sulfite concentration measurement. In some embodiments, the sensor is a sulfite analyzer. In other embodiments, the sensor is a virtual analyzer. The system also includes a controller. Software executing on the controller generates an electronic signal affecting an adjustment of a flow rate of gas into the slurry in the tank based at least in part on the sulfite concentration/sulfite concentration measurement.
US10919015B2	Method and system for distributing liquid in (meth)acrylic monomer process vessels A method for uniformly distributing a process liquid within a process vessel includes providing a process liquid to a fouling-resistant liquid distributor installed within a process vessel having a cross-sectional area; causing rotational movement of the fouling-resistant liquid distributor; uniformly distributing the process liquid over the cross-sectional area within the process vessel; and simultaneously self-rinsing the fouling-resistant liquid distributor with a portion of the process liquid during uniform distribution. A system is also disclosed which includes a supply of process fluid, a stationary conduit and a liquid distribution head attached to the conduit. The liquid distribution head is motive, powered by a fluid, and includes at least one process liquid delivery port. The at least one process liquid delivery port is configured to provide a +10° or greater angle of liquid coverage when the liquid distribution head is moving.
US10919013B2	Device and method for dropletizing a flowable product A device for dropletizing a flowable product, having an outer drum, which is arranged in a rotatable manner on a core and is provided with a plurality of through-openings in its circumference. A feed duct extends in the longitudinal direction of the core and a distribution device bearing against the inner circumference of the outer drum are provided in the core. At least one supply duct is provided between the feed duct and the distribution device along the length of the feed duct, and a shut-off member for setting a free cross section of the at least one supply duct is provided.
US10919012B2	Crude oil dispersion stabilizer Provided is a crude oil dispersion stabilizer containing a vinyl alcohol-based polymer, wherein a degree of saponification of the vinyl alcohol-based polymer is greater than 70 mol % and 82 mol % or less, and the total content of carboxyl groups and lactone rings is 0.02 to 1 mol % relative to all structural units of the vinyl alcohol-based polymer. According to this, there is provided a crude oil dispersion stabilizer capable of dispersing or emulsifying a highly viscous crude oil, thereby reducing the viscosity and allowing the resulting crude oil dispersion liquid or emulsion to be present stably for a long time.
US10919009B2	Automatic stirring cup An automatic stirring cup, comprising a cup body, a stirring ball arranged at the bottom of a cavity of the cup body and a power base for supplying power to the stirring ball; a first electrode for electrically connecting the stirring ball and the power base is arranged at the bottom of the cup body; a first magnet is arranged in the stirring ball, and a second magnet matched with the first magnet is arranged at the bottom of the cup body, and the stirring ball and the cup body are magnetically connected; a third magnet matched with the second magnet is arranged at the power base, and the cup body and the power base are magnetically connected. The automatic stirring cup could avoid the water leakage problem during the use of the automatic stirring cup in the prior art.
US10919008B2	Fluid injection The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the control of fluids and, in some cases, to systems and methods for flowing a fluid into and/or out of other fluids. As examples, fluid may be injected into a droplet contained within a fluidic channel, or a fluid may be injected into a fluidic channel to create a droplet. In some embodiments, electrodes may be used to apply an electric field to one or more fluidic channels, e.g., proximate an intersection of at least two fluidic channels. For instance, a first fluid may be urged into and/or out of a second fluid, facilitated by the electric field. The electric field, in some cases, may disrupt an interface between a first fluid and at least one other fluid. Properties such as the volume, flow rate, etc. of a first fluid being urged into and/or out of a second fluid can be controlled by controlling various properties of the fluid and/or a fluidic droplet, for example curvature of the fluidic droplet, and/or controlling the applied electric field.
US10919007B2	Organic material purification composition and method of purifying organic materials using the same An organic material purification composition, a mixed composition, and a method of purifying an organic material, the organic material purification composition including an ionic liquid in which a cation and an anion are combined; and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent includes an alcohol or a ketone.
US10919006B2	Progressive tank system and method for using the same Embodiments of the present disclosure involve methods, devices, and systems for hydrating polymers using multiple mixing chambers. Adjacent mixing chambers may be coupled using an under-over baffle, and each mixing chamber may be generally rectangular with rounded corners.
US10919002B2	Fluorinated polytriazole membrane materials for gas separation technology Polymer membranes include a polymer material that is selectively permeable to acidic gases over methane in a gas stream, such as natural gas. The polymer material may be a polymer membrane comprising a fluorinated polytriazole polymer. The fluorinated polytriazole polymer may further comprise a substituted phenyl or a substituted benzenaminyl. The substituted phenyl or substituted benzenaminyl may be substituted with hydrogen, bromo, fluoro, chloro, iodo, hydroxy, methyl, trifluoromethyl, dimethylamino, tert-butyl, or difluoromethoxy groups. The polymer material may have a degree of polymerization of from 100 to 175. The polymer membranes may be incorporated into systems or methods for removing separable gases, such as acidic gases, from gas streams, such as natural gas.
US10919000B2	MXene based compositing nanofiltration membrane and corresponding preparation method The present invention belongs to the membrane separation area, which provides an MXene material based composite nanofiltration membrane and corresponding method. The mentioned membrane is flat membrane, which has supporting layer and functional separation layer and supporting layer is under the functional separation layer. The functional separation layer is a kind of dense ultra-thin layer, no more than 50 μm, prepared with MXene and crosslinking agent. This invention is about a flat composite nanofiltration membrane which has excellent separation performance, thermal resistance and chemical stability because of the novel MXene in the functional separation layer. It can be used in the treatment of the waste water with heavy metal ions, organic solvents or other highly oxidizing solution.
US10918998B2	Functionalized single-layer graphene-based thin film composite and method of producing the same A functionalized single-layer graphene-based thin film composite and method of producing the same are disclosed. Furthermore, a functionalized single-layer graphene-based thin film composite having water channels for low pressure desalination and method of producing the same are disclosed.
US10918996B2	Spiral membrane element The present invention provides a spiral membrane element in which the effective membrane area of a composite semi-permeable membrane can be increased and any decrease in rejection rate is less likely to occur. The spiral membrane element includes: a laminate including a permeation-side flow path material, a supply-side flow path material, and a composite semi-permeable membrane having a separation function layer on a surface of a porous support; a perforated central tube around which the laminate is wound; and a sealing member for preventing mixing between the supply-side flow path and a permeation-side flow path, the spiral membrane element being characterized in that the thickness of the porous support of the composite semi-permeable membrane is 80 μm to 100 μm, the permeation-side flow path material is formed from a tricot knit fabric, and the width of a groove that continues in a straight line is 0.05 mm to 0.40 mm.
US10918992B2	System and method for desulfurization and dedusting of flue gas from coke oven Provided are system and method thereof for desulfurization and dedusting of flue gas from a coke oven. The system for desulfurization and dedusting of flue gas from a coke oven includes a heat exchanger, a desulfurization reaction unit, a dedusting unit, and a blower; the heat exchanger includes a raw flue gas duct and a clean flue gas duct; the raw flue gas duct, the desulfurization reaction unit, and the dedusting unit are coupled in sequence, a clean flue gas outlet of the dedusting unit communicates with an inlet of the clean flue gas duct, and an outlet of the clean flue gas duct is coupled to the blower. The raw flue gas is heated in the heat exchanger by using temperature difference between clean flue gas and the raw flue gas, and then the raw flue gas is delivered into the desulfurization reaction unit for a desulfurization reaction.
US10918990B2	Vertical column apparatus for mass exchange processes The present invention relates to a vertical column apparatus (1) for mass exchange processes in the chemical, oil or gas industry and in particular, for the production of iodine from formation water of oil and gas fields, comprising: a gas outlet (2) at the top and a liquid outlet (3) at the bottom of the column (1); a packed section (4) between the top and the bottom of the column (1), wherein the column (1) has a liquid inlet (5) above the packed section (4) and a gas inlet (6) below the packed section (4), wherein an upper portion (7) of the column (1) has a larger diameter (du) compared to a diameter (dp) of the packed section (4).
US10918988B2	Honeycomb filter A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate and a plugging portion provided at an end portion on either an inflow or outflow end face side of cells, wherein, in a section orthogonal to the cell extending direction, the shapes of an inflow cell having the plugging portion and an outflow cell having the plugging portion are hexagonal. In the plurality of cells, a plurality of inflow cells surround one outflow cell such that one side of the inflow cell and one side of the outflow cell adjacent to the inflow cell are parallel. The partition wall includes a first partition wall and a second partition wall, at least one of the first partition walls is configured such that a ratio of a thickness of the second partition wall to the first partition wall is 1.0 to 2.5, and a total open frontal area is 35% to 95%.
US10918987B2	Particulate filter for an internal combustion engine and method for producing such a particulate filter A particulate filter for exhaust-gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine has a housing on which an inlet and an outlet are configured on opposite ends. The particulate filter also has a filter element arranged in the housing, said filter element having essentially parallel filter channels that are each alternatingly closed on the inlet side or on the outlet side by a closure in order to prevent gas from passing directly through the filter element. In this context, the filter channels can be divided into a first group of filter channels which are closed on the outlet side by a closure, and into a second group of filter channels which are closed on the inlet side by a gas-tight closure. The filter channels of the second group are additionally closed on the outlet side by a high-porosity closure in order to improve the cleaning effect of the particulate filter.
US10918986B2	Filter element An upper end cap is attached to an upper end portion of a filter assembly, and the upper end cap includes an inner peripheral wall that is fitted into a central space portion of an inner-filter member, an intermediate wall that surrounds the outer periphery of an outer-core member, and an outer peripheral wall that surrounds the outer periphery of an outer-filter member. The height of the intermediate wall is smaller than the height of the outer peripheral wall and the height of the inner peripheral wall. The inside of the upper end cap is filled with adhesive having a depth that enables the intermediate wall to be embedded in the adhesive, and the upper end portion of the filter assembly is bonded to the upper end cap in a state where the upper end portion is inserted in the adhesive.
US10918985B2	Filter element and seal therefor A filter cell element for use in a housing to form a filtering assembly. The filter element has a media pack having an interior and a separator element having a passage therein for radial fluid communication between the media pack interior and an edge of the media pack. An overmold seal at the media pack edge seals the media pack to the separator element. Methods of making the filter element and methods of using are also disclosed.
US10918983B2	Pneumatic trap for collecting suspended particles dispersed in air or gas A toroidal trap for capturing stray particles directed inside the hole of the toroid shape and enabling gas to transit internally through and exit from a generally toroidal encasement. A filter is removably attached proximate to the hole and it receives the captured particles, the removability enabling the filter medium to be cleaned or replaced. At least one blower is situated within the encasement to drive air or gas past the filter medium and inside the encasement to exit exterior of the toroidal encasement. A method of using the aforementioned toroidal trap comprising the steps of activating the trap, directing particles at a target through the hole, depositing stray particles onto a filter medium and either repositioning the trap or the target depending on user preference.
US10918982B1	Manually detachable enclosure for replaceable filter elements and the like An apparatus and method for using a detachable sealed enclosure for containing and quickly accessing filter elements and the like without the use of tools and without the possibility of initial or subsequent over tightening. A first set of paired protrusions receive lateral pinch forces which draw the enclosure into a sealed connection with a lid while selectively compressing a seal between these components. A second set of paired protrusions receive lateral pinch forces which release the sealed connection, providing access to the enclosure content.
US10918980B2	Filtering apparatus The filtering apparatus includes: a casing having an inlet for a fluid from the outside and an outlet for the fluid having filtered therein; filter elements having opposite-end openings, provided in the casing, and each filtering the fluid by allowing the fluid to flow therethrough in inside-to-outside directions; backwashing pipes sequentially connected to the opposite-end openings at different timings between the opposite-end openings of each filter element so as to backwash the filter element by allowing the fluid to flow therethrough in outside-in directions; removers each axially moved in the corresponding filter element by the filtration or backwashing flow, while sliding in contact with the inner periphery of the filter element so as to remove trapped objects; and a backwashing fluid drain pipe coupled to the discharge side of the backwashing pipes and allowing the trapped objects removed by each remover to be discharged to the outside.
US10918978B2	Oval filter with exterior elliptical radial seal and internal support structure Various embodiments relate to a filter element. The filter element includes a first endplate that defines a first endplate opening and a second endplate. Filter media is positioned between and extending axially between the first endplate and the second endplate. The filter media defines a central opening extending axially therein. A support structure is disposed within the central opening of the filter media and is attached to the first endplate and the second endplate. The support structure includes an axial lobed extension that extends from a first end of the support structure to a second end of the support structure. The support structure is configured to resist collapse of the filter element.
US10918977B2	Suction nozzle and fluid recovery apparatus The present disclosure is directed toward a suction nozzle operable to remove solid contaminants from a fluid without causing a substantial increase in fluid resistance. The suction nozzle has a vertical flow path, a contaminant precipitation recess opened upward under the vertical flow path, and a lateral flow path extending laterally from the vertical flow path at a position above the contaminant precipitation recess. The fluid sucked from a suction opening in the lower surface is led to the vertical flow path through the lateral flow path and flows upward through the vertical flow path to reach a connection port. With fluid flowing through the vertical flow path, solid contaminants contained in the fluid settle down by gravity and precipitate in the contaminant precipitation recess and are separated and removed from the fluid.
US10918976B2	Support and drainage material, filter, and method of use Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed.
US10918973B2	Device for medium separation A device for medium separation, in particular for separation of gases, such as air, from a fluid, such as oil, has a separating device (22) accommodated in a housing (1). When the medium is received via an inlet point (24) of the housing (1), this medium is rotated for the separation. The housing (1) has at least one outlet point (26) for gas and at least one outlet point (16) for fluid, which outlet points are separated from one another. A filter device (40) is in the housing for the separation of particulate contamination and is arranged after the separating device (22) in the direction of flow of the fluid.
US10918969B2	Vertical desublimation apparatus for crystalline iodine production Vertical desublimation apparatus for crystalline iodine production, comprising: a gas intake, through which vapor can be fed into the apparatus, and a gas exhaust, through which residual air can be discharged; at least one downstream duct comprising a downstream duct inlet and a downstream duct outlet, wherein the intake is fluidically connected to the downstream duct inlet; at least one upstream duct comprising an upstream duct inlet and an upstream duct outlet, wherein the exhaust is fluidically connected to the upstream duct outlet; at least one downstream condenser pipe arranged adjacent to the downstream duct and at least one upstream condenser pipe arranged adjacent to the upstream duct, wherein a cooling medium can be fed through the condenser pipes; a collecting receptacle for collecting crystallized iodine and liquid water arranged at the bottom of the apparatus, fluidically connecting the downstream duct outlet and the upstream duct inlet, the collecting receptacle having a bottom outlet.
US10918968B2	Selective distillation apparatus and distillation method The present application relates to a selective distillation apparatus and a distillation method, which provides a distillation apparatus capable of switching between a serial connection mode and a parallel connection mode on the situation, thereby enabling selective operation of high-efficiency operation and high-capacity operation.
US10918967B2	Dual-dividing wall column with multiple products Systems and methods are provided for separating a feedstock into a plurality of separation products using dividing wall column technology that includes a plurality of dividing walls. Including a plurality of dividing walls in the column can provide reduced energy consumption and reduced equipment footprint for production of a plurality of high purity distillation products. The systems and methods can allow for separation of a large number of products from a feed while having a reduced or minimized number of liquid splits and/or vapor splits.
US10918964B2	Three-dimensional geometric art toy A geometric art toy (10) comprises a plurality of first toy members (312A) and a plurality of second toy members (312B). Each first toy member (312A) includes a plurality of first magnets (314A) that are oriented to exhibit a first polarity. Each second toy member (312B) includes a plurality of second magnets (314B) that are oriented to exhibit a second polarity that is substantially opposite to the first polarity. Each first toy member (312A) is movably coupled to another first toy member (312A) and one of the plurality of second toy members (312B). Each of the first toy members (312A) and the second toy members (312B) are formed in a shape of a tetrahedron. The first magnets (314A) and the second magnets (314B) enable the geometric art toy (10) to be alternatively and stably positioned in a first configuration and a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.
US10918955B2	Techniques for displaying character play records on a game map A non-limiting example system includes a server, and data of results (play records) that a predetermined game is played in a plurality of game apparatuses independently are transmitted to the server. The server stores the play record for each player, and transmits the play records of respective players to a personal computer. For example, under instructions of a user, the personal computer displays, using the play records of respective players, states of player characters such as movement tracks of the player characters of respective players on a map while adjusting elapsed time from a play start.
US10918954B2	Notifying users of actions in cross-platform environments A gameplay notification system receives gameplay indications and notification configuration information from a gameplay system. The gameplay indications and configuration information are stored in a platform queue corresponding to a client device platform type. Further configuration information may be received from various gameplay devices of a user. The notification configuration information is analyzed by the gameplay notification system to schedule transmission of gameplay notifications to various client device platform types. The notifications are sent to the corresponding client devices according to frequency, day of the week, and notification states, among other configuration settings, that pertain to a user and the user's corresponding client devices.
US10918953B1	Controlled-environment facility gaming service Systems, methods and devices provide gaming services to residents of a controlled-environment facility. A first network interface of a device provides a restricted-bandwidth connection to a gaming system via one or more network access points located within the facility. A second network interface of the device establishes a second connection with the gaming system via a high-bandwidth connection in order to download one or more games to the device. Once the device is disconnected from the high-bandwidth connection, a request for the resident to access a downloaded game is issued to the gaming system via the restricted-bandwidth connection. An authorization key granting temporary access to the game is transmitted to the device via the restricted-bandwidth connection. The resident has access to the game until expiration of the authorization key is detected. The authorization key may expire based on duration of gameplay or based on gameplay progress.
US10918952B2	Determining hardness quotients for level definition files based on player skill level A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for customizing a player's experience. A System Tuner selects a hardness quotient, based on a player skill level, from a hardness quotient range, the player skill level for a player is calculated by a client computing device based at least on a plurality of game moves in a first game level completed by the player. The System Tuner provides the hardness quotient to a level definition file for a second game level. The level definition file modifies at least one feature of the second game level according to the hardness quotient. The System Tuner modifies the hardness quotient range based at least on a performance of the plurality of player's in the second game level and the respective hardness quotients assigned to each of those players for their game play in the second game level.
US10918950B2	Video game with bounded region capture and ownership value swap A control program for a game device having a storage unit configured to store points associated with players. The game device may receive a request by a player to designate at least a portion of the points associated with the first player as region points of the first player, which may in turn be correlated with a game region designated by the first player. When the first player has the most points for a particular game region, the game region may be set to be a region of the first player. When the first player disposes a first and second game region in a predetermined arrangement, such that the first and second game region has game regions between them, the game regions between the first and second game region may have their point values swapped to put the first player on top.
US10918949B2	Systems and methods to provide a sports-based interactive experience This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide sports-based interactive experiences. The interactive experiences may be facilitated by providing users' views of virtual content related to a particular sport. The systems and methods may utilize action sequence information and/or other information. The action sequence information may specify anticipated sequences of output signals generated by sensors coupled to real-world items of playing equipment. The output signals in the anticipated sequences of output signals may be associated with anticipated control signals for controlling the virtual content.
US10918947B2	Game program, game controlling method, and information processing apparatus A game program causes a computer to set, if it is determined that a point based on a first action of the character of each of an own player and another player is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, a specific period from a time when an instruction to input a second action has been first accepted from the own player or the other player as a cooperation accepting period, to accept the instruction to input the second action up to a maximum number of times set for each cooperation player from a cooperation player other than the player who has instructed input of the second action, among the own player and the other player, during the cooperation accepting period, and to vary an effect of the second action in accordance with the number of times of the instruction to input the second action.
US10918942B2	Non-transitory computer readable recording medium, game server, and control method A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
US10918941B2	Predictive execution of distributed game engines Systems described herein may automatically and dynamically adjust the amount and type of computing resources usable to execute, process, or perform various tasks associated with a video game. Using one or more machine learning algorithms, a prediction model can be generated that uses the historical and/or current user interaction data obtained by monitoring the users playing the video game. Based on the historical and/or current user interaction data, future user interactions likely to be performed in the future can be predicted. Using the predictions of the users' future interactions, the amount and type of computing resources maintained in the systems can be adjusted such that a proper balance between reducing the consumption of computing resources and reducing the latency experienced by the users of the video game is achieved and maintained.
US10918940B2	Method and device for downloading and reconstructing game data Embodiments of the present application disclose a method and device for downloading and reconstructing game data, and relate to the technical field of Internet. Wherein, the method for downloading game data comprises: sending to a first destination end a data downloading instruction for a game scene to be downloaded; receiving an identifier of a scene template of the game scene to be downloaded, an identifier of a scene object in the game scene to be downloaded and location information of the scene object in the game scene to be downloaded that are fed back by the first destination end, wherein, the location information of the scene object in the game scene to be downloaded is used in combination with illumination parameters of a game engine itself to determine illumination effect of the scene object in the game scene to be downloaded, and the identifier of the scene object in the game scene to be downloaded is used in combination with the location information of the scene object in the game scene to be downloaded and a preset scene object display effect database to determine display effect of the scene object in the game scene to be downloaded. The solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application can be applied to reduce the amount of data during downloading game scene data.
US10918933B2	Athletic support glove A glove formed from a stretchable material for the purpose of increasing grip strength and protecting and supporting the wearers hand. The glove has a first finger stall, a second finger stall, and a thumb aperture, and is formed from a stretchable material that keeps the fingers in the first finger stall and the second finger stall tightly compressed to protect each from injury, and to increase the strength of two fingers being tightly compressed together. The thumb extends out of the thumb aperture and is free to move independently of the first finger stall and the second finger stall in order to allow the thumb freedom of movement and not be locked together with either of the finger stalls.
US10918932B2	Mechanically-fastened TPU jaw pad A protective jaw pad for a sports helmet having a shell with at least one side area for covering at least part of the jaw of a wearer, the jaw pad including a first resilient shock absorbing member of thermoplastic polyurethane, the first member having a sheet portion with multiple hollow protrusions, tapering side walls of the protrusions extending substantially to an inside surface of the side area of the shell and being compressible for absorbing shocks applied to the shell. The pad includes a second resilient shock absorbing member. A plastic cover is removably attached to the first resilient shock absorbing member, and encases the second shock absorbing member. The plastic cover and the first shock-absorbing member are releasably attached by a hook and loop fastener. The first shock absorbing member has multiple slots for receiving a T-nut at a variety of locations therealong.
US10918926B2	System, method and apparatus for physical training and conditioning A training device, including a frame having an interior opening and a support, a piece of conditioning equipment supported on the frame by the support, a resistance harness coupled to the frame, the resistance harness has a portion attachable to a user, and a cardiovascular exercise machine within the interior opening of the frame.
US10918911B2	System and method for providing a coach with live training data of an athlete as the athlete is performing a cycling workout An athlete tracking system and method for tracking an athlete during training sessions. The system includes a mobile tracking device wearable around a portion of the athlete's head, and a training log server for maintaining an athlete profile that includes a training record updatable by the athlete and a training plan supplied by a coach.
US10918904B2	Treadmill with vertically displaceable platform A treadmill has a base with a vertically displaceable platform. A mechanism is provided that resists the downward movement of the platform in response to a load applied to the platform. The mechanism also rebounds the platform upwardly with a force applied to the platform in response to a decrease of a load on the platform. A support structure enables stable vertical positioning of the platform with respect to the base.
US10918898B1	Hoop form personal exercise device A personal exercise device comprising a hoop-form tube containing ball weights for circulation, a handlebar cross-bridge spanning the tube diametrically and formed by a pair of bars extending side-by-side in spaced-apart, parallel relation across the tube. Pairs of elongate hand-grips are mounted transversely on the cross-bars such that the hand-grips can be grasped to orbit the device overhead to inevitably train core muscles of the trunk/torso when training muscles of the body extremities such as the arms and shoulders. The hand-grips can be parallel for exercising core muscles on opposite sides of the boy evenly; divergent for a semi-supinated grip; or convergent for a semi-pronated grip. Alternative handlebars are a single, zig-zag bar with hand grips on successive straight portions; a circular/wheel with hand-grips at intervals, mounted concentrically within the hoop by resilient supports bridging the hoop and handlebar; two arcuate bars spanning the hoop with hand-grips at intervals.
US10918892B2	Heat resistant descent controller A load lowering descent controller having a fixed cylindrical body or capstan about which a rope or cable is turned. The descent controller allows for lowering of the load at a controlled rate by adjusting the amount of friction between the controller and the rope or cable as a function of rope or cable turning and relative contact with rope or cable engagement surfaces in the controller. The fixed cylindrical body or capstan is surrounded by a vented sleeve to prevent the rope from becoming heated and to prevent the user from being injured.
US10918890B2	Bleaching agents having reduced oil-separation tendency Bleaching agents with improved resistance to oil separation and better miscibility with dye-containing formulations comprise—in relation to their weight—from about 0.015 to about 10 wt.-% ethylene octene copolymer(s), from about 5 to about 70 wt.-% oil component(s), from about 1 to about 70 wt.-% peroxydisulfate(s) chosen from the group of sodium peroxodisulfate and/or potassium peroxodisulfate and/or ammonium peroxodisulfate, and ≥1 wt.-% free water.
US10918888B2	Radiation therapy treatment verification with electronic portal imaging device transit images A method for radiation therapy treatment verification includes, acquiring treatment plan information from a radiation therapy system, patient image data, and transit image data received from an electronic portal imaging device during radiation therapy. The treatment plan information is divided into a plurality of segments. Predicted segment image data is determined utilizing a predicted image calculation algorithm and at least the patient image data and the treatment plan information. A predicted integrated image is determined through superposition of the predicted segment image data. Measured segment responses are determined from the transit image data utilizing the predicted segment image data and the predicted integrated image. The measured segment responses are converted to measured segment doses. A measured dose map having a sum of the measured segment doses is compared to a planned dose map based on the treatment plan information to assess radiation treatment delivery.
US10918886B2	Flash therapy treatment planning and oncology information system having dose rate prescription and dose rate mapping A computing system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), and memory coupled to the CPU and having stored therein instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to execute operations to generate a radiation treatment plan. The operations include accessing a minimum prescribed dose to be delivered into and across the target, determining a number of beams and directions of the beams, and determining a beam energy for each of the beams, wherein the number of beams, the directions of the beams, and the beam energy for each of the beams are determined such that the entire target receives the minimum prescribed dose. The operations further include prescribing a dose rate and optimizing dose rate constraints for FLASH therapy, and displaying a dose rate map of the FLASH therapy.
US10918882B2	Oral treatment device An oral treatment device that emits light onto surfaces of a user's teeth. In one aspect, the oral treatment device includes an intraoral mouthpiece. The mouthpiece comprises: a first light emitting surface configured to emit light onto a user's maxillary teeth, the first light emitting surface having a concave curvature; a second light emitting surface configured to emit light onto a user's mandibular teeth, the second light emitting surface having a concave curvature; the first and second light emitting surface located on opposite sides of a horizontal reference plane; the first light emitting surface inclined so that a first acute angle is formed between with the first light emitting surface and the horizontal reference plane; and the second light emitting surface inclined so that a second acute angle is formed between with the second light emitting surface and the horizontal reference plane.
US10918880B2	Methods and apparatus for treatment of chronic kidney disease A method and apparatus for treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD), particular diabetic nephropathy, are disclosed. The method comprises activation of adenosine A2a receptors in parenchymal and immune cells infiltrated into kidneys. The activation is performed by PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field) stimulation applied locally to kidneys. Adenosine A2a signaling pathway is a potent anti-inflammatory and immuno-suppressive regulator that has been proven to attenuate inflammation and injury in diabetic nephropathy. Efficient activation of A2a receptors is achieved by applying electromagnetic field stimulation consecutively in 3 spatial dimensions. This allows attaining a significant increase in activation of A2a receptors in comparison with one-dimensional stimulation. Assistant thermal stimulation may be applied to increase expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) in parenchymal cells. HSPs improve protein functions, protect cells from apoptosis and necrosis, increase metabolism, and symbiotically enhance effects of electric stimulation on CKD.
US10918876B2	Active implantable medical device for detecting and quantifying fusion Disclosed are systems, devices and methods that produce at least two distinct temporal components from two distinct endocardial electrogram (EGM) signals collected concurrently, determines a non-temporal 2D characteristic representative of the cardiac cycle to be analyzed, from the variations of one of the temporal components as a function of another of the temporal components and comparing the characteristic of the current cycle to two reference characteristics previously obtained and stored, one in a situation of complete capture and the other in a situation of spontaneous rhythm. Respective values of similarity descriptors are derived of these two comparisons, which are used to calculate a metric quantifying a fusion rate.
US10918873B2	Systems and methods for making and using an enhanced connector of an electrical stimulation system An implantable control module for an electrical stimulation system includes a housing and a connector shell extending into the housing. The housing and the connector shell collectively form a sealed cavity. The connector shell has a longitudinal length, a sidewall with a cavity-facing surface, a first end open to an environment external to the housing, and an opposing closed second end. The connector shell defines a connector lumen extending within the connector shell and open at the first end to receive a portion of a lead or lead extension. Connector contacts are arranged along the connector lumen within the connector shell. An electronic subassembly is disposed in the sealed cavity. Interconnect conductors electrically couple the electronic subassembly to the connector contacts and extend from the connector shell within the sealed cavity.
US10918871B2	Systems and methods for peripheral nervous stimulation for metabolic and endocrine function Systems and methods are provided for neuro stimulation. In one implementation, a system is provided that includes a stimulator introduced into tissue at a target location and a central controller that communicates wirelessly with the stimulator. The stimulator includes a power system that receives wireless energy transmission, and an electrode system that transmits an electrical pulse for stimulating the target location. The central controller includes a power system that wirelessly delivers power to the stimulator, a communication system that wirelessly communicates with the stimulator, and a processing system that controls the power system and the communication system. The central controller may instruct the stimulator to transmit one or more electrical pulses to the target location to affect an endocrine function (e.g., affect the glucose level of a patient).
US10918870B2	Atrial lead placement for treatment of atrial dyssynchrony A system and method of positioning an atrial pacing lead for delivery of a cardiac pacing therapy that includes sensing electrical activity of tissue of a patient from a plurality of external electrodes and determining a distribution of bi-atrial activation in response to the sensed electrical activity. A target site for delivering the atrial pacing therapy is adjusted based on a change in bi-atrial dyssynchrony that is determined in response to the determined distribution of bi-atrial activation, and placement of the atrial pacing lead for delivery of the atrial pacing therapy is determined in response to the adjusting.
US10918861B2	In vivo gene therapy delivery procedure and device A “localizable” systemic gene therapy system is provided substantially increasing the transfection efficiency of the gene vectors into targeted tissue cells and substantially reducing the escape of the gene vectors from the targeted tissue volume, such as would waste the vectors, promote undesired immune reactions, and/or incur prohibitive costs for the required dose of gene-containing virus vectors. In this regard, the invention provides a means to simultaneously achieve local electroporation and gene-containing vector injection in a portion of a vascularized organ. It includes two double-balloon catheters that create contained volumes in parallel blood vessels for the introduction of vectors with reduced loss along with electrodes providing electroporation of the cells in the same location where the vectors are injected.
US10918859B2	Resistive electric transfer based high frequency massage device with suction function The present disclosure provides a resistive electric transfer (RET)-based high-frequency massaging device with a suction function, the device comprising: a main body including an upper cover and a lower cover having a suction hole defined in a bottom center thereof; a plurality of electrode pads arranged on a bottom outer face of the lower cover in a circumferentially; a high-frequency generator mounted on the lower cover; a suction channel assembly communicating with the suction-hole defined in the lower cover; a suction motor operatively connected to the suction channel assembly; and a controller configured to control the high frequency output from the high-frequency generator and suction-drive of the suction motor, wherein the plurality of electrode pads is configured such that adjacent electrode pads have alternating polarities.
US10918858B2	Cardiac volume sensing via an implantable medical device in support of cardiac resynchronization therapy An Implantable Medical Device (IMD) configured to be implantable in a ventricle of a patient's heart may include a housing, a first electrode secured relative to the housing, a second electrode secured relative to the housing, the second electrode spaced from the first electrode, and circuitry in the housing operatively coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode. The circuitry may be configured to identify a measure of impedance between the first electrode and the second electrode at each of a plurality of times during a cardiac cycle. Each measure of impedance may represent a measure of volume of the ventricle in which the IMD is implanted. In some cases, the circuitry may generate a pacing pulse, the timing of which is based at least in part on the measure of volume of the ventricle at two or more of the plurality of times during the cardiac cycle.
US10918853B2	Topical neurological stimulation A topical nerve stimulator patch and system are provided comprising a dermal patch; an electrical signal generator associated with the patch; a signal receiver to activate the electrical signal generator; a power source for the electrical signal generator associated with the patch and an electrical signal activation device.
US10918852B2	Neuro-stem cell stimulation and growth enhancement with implantable nanodevice A nanodevice includes an array of metal nanorods formed on a substrate. An electropolymerized electrical conductor is formed over tops of a portion of the nanorods to form a reservoir between the electropolymerized conductor and the substrate. The electropolymerized conductor includes pores that open or close responsively to electrical signals applied to the nanorods. A cell loading region is disposed in proximity of the reservoir, and the cell loading region is configured to receive stem cells. A neurotrophic dispensing material is loaded in the reservoir to be dispersed in accordance with open pores to affect growth of the stem cells when in vivo.
US10918846B2	Impacting type applicator for microneedle patch and leading end member To achieve stable administration of a medicine into a dermis by improving the operability of a device that inserts a microneedle into a skin. An impacting type applicator (1) for a microneedle patch is an applicator that applies a microneedle patch (3) to a skin includes a main body (5), a spring expanding/compressing lever (7), a resilient body (9), a lock mechanism (11), and a piercing switch (13). The spring expanding/compressing lever (7) is movably attached to the main body (5), and the microneedle patch (3) can be attached to a leading end of the spring expanding/compressing lever (7). The resilient body (9) is a member that imparts a biasing force to the spring expanding/compressing lever (7). The lock mechanism (11) is a mechanism that locks the spring expanding/compressing lever (7) in a state where the resilient body (9) exerts the biasing force on the main body (5). The piercing switch (13) is a member that releases the engagement between the lock mechanism (11) and the spring expanding/compressing lever (7). In addition, a biasing force imparting mechanism (121) further imparts a biasing force to the spring expanding/compressing lever (7) in a state where the spring expanding/compressing lever (7) is moved toward the leading end of the main body (5) and thereby presses the microneedle patch (3) against the skin.
US10918845B2	Transdermal administration device A transdermal administration device including a first administration member including a first substrate and a first projection protruding from a first administration surface of the first substrate, and a second administration member including a second substrate and a second projection protruding from a second administration surface of the second substrate. The first substrate has an aperture, and the second substrate is positioned within the aperture when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the second administration surface.
US10918842B2	Balloon catheter A balloon catheter has a first shaft that includes a first lumen, and that extends in an axial direction, a first balloon disposed on a distal side of the first shaft, and capable of being expanded and contracted in a radial direction, a second shaft that includes a second lumen, and that extends in the axial direction, and a second balloon disposed on a distal side of the second shaft so as to cover an outer periphery of the first balloon, and that is capable of being expanded and contracted in the radial direction. The first shaft is configured to be movable in the axial direction relative to the second shaft, and the first balloon is configured to be movable in the axial direction relative to the second balloon in response to movement of the first shaft.
US10918841B2	Abscess drainage A drainage device for holding an incision in an abscess of a subject open to allow drainage of fluid out of the abscess includes an elongate body and an extension member extending laterally from the elongate body. The elongate body is configured for insertion into the abscess. The extension member is configured to retain at least a portion of the elongate body in the abscess. The elongate body facilitates drainage of fluid out of the abscess.
US10918834B2	Rotationally torquable endovascular device with actuatable working end An endovascular device including a hollow shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and sized for insertion into a blood vessel, may be provided. The endovascular device may also include a control line configured to extend through the hollow shaft and an actuatable working portion situated distally from the distal end of the hollow shaft and configured to receive an actuation force transmitted via the control line. The endovascular device may further include an actuator configured to exert the actuation force on the control line to cause relative movement between the control line and the hollow shaft and to actuate the working portion. The endovascular device may also include a rotation restriction barrier configured to substantially impede the control line from rotating relative to the working portion, while permitting relative axial movement between the control line and the hollow shaft.
US10918833B2	Modular handle assembly for a steerable catheter A modular handle assembly includes a dial rotatably connected to a handle and rotatable about a first rotary axis. A first gear arm extends from the dial and terminates at a first traction surface. A second gear arm is connected to the handle and rotatable about a second rotary axis that is parallel to the first rotary axis. The second gear arm terminates at a second gear tip that presents a second traction surface disposed against the first traction surface such that rotation of the dial in a first rotary direction effectuates rotation of the second gear arm in an opposite direction. A cam is coupled with at least one of the first and second gear tips and presents at least one deflection surface for deflecting a deflection wire during rotation of the dial to steer a distal end of a steerable catheter containing the deflection wire.
US10918831B2	Pressure catheter and connector device A connector apparatus for a pressure sensing catheter having a pressure-compliant member is disclosed. A first complementary connector has an aligning portion and a charging portion, with the aligning portion having a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of the charging portion. A second complementary connector has a proximal coupler with an alignment section and a charging section wherein, the alignment section having a cross-sectional area complementary to the cross-sectional area of the aligning portion to receive the alignment portion therein, the charging section having a cross-sectional area complementary to receive the charging portion and a resilient member therein. The first complementary connector can displace a volume of fluid from the proximal coupler into the pressure compliant member when the alignment section receives the aligning portion, the charging section receives the charging portion, and the resilient member forms the fluid tight seal within the charging section.
US10918830B2	Boosting catheter and related systems and methods Disclosed herein is a catheter for positioning through a conventional guiding catheter into the vasculature of a patient, the catheter having a distal tube and a proximal shaft coupled to a proximal portion of the distal tubular member. The distal tube can have a tubular wall, a tube lumen defined within the tube by the tubular wall, a proximal opening sized to allow a medical device to be positioned therethrough, and at least one opening defined within the tubular wall along a length of the distal tube.
US10918829B2	Fully compliant large bore expandable sheath An expandable sheath may include an inelastic compliant membrane having a lumen therethrough, and a discontinuous outer member bonded to the membrane. The membrane may include one or more folds formed therein. At least a portion of the outer member may extend continuously around a circumference of the membrane in a first configuration. The outer member may be configured to separate to a second configuration when subjected to a radially outward force from within the membrane. The outer member may taper from a first diameter adjacent a proximal hub to a second smaller diameter at a distal end. A method of manufacturing an expandable sheath may include forming one or more folds in a compliant membrane, cutting a plurality of apertures through a wall of an outer covering; and laminating the outer covering onto the membrane, wherein the plurality of apertures is disposed over the one or more folds.
US10918827B2	Catheter device and method for inducing negative pressure in a patient's bladder A catheter includes an elongated tube having a distal portion having a distal end and a sidewall defining at least one drainage lumen. The sidewall includes a drainage portion which allows fluid to pass through the sidewall and into the drainage lumen. The catheter also includes a permeable tissue support. The tissue support is configured to be deployed in the urinary tract to maintain the distal end of the elongated tube at a predetermined position in a bladder, a ureter, a renal pelvis, or a kidney of the patient. When deployed, the permeable tissue support defines a three-dimensional shape of sufficient size to permit flow of at least a portion of fluid from the urinary tract through the tissue support and drainage portion of the elongated tube to the at least one drainage lumen.
US10918826B2	Coaxial venal cannula A dual lumen cannula includes a first tube defining a return lumen and having a proximal end, a mid-portion and a distal end, wherein the distal end includes a return aperture. A second tube is coaxial with the first tube and has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the second tube is fixedly attached to the mid-portion of the first tube and wherein the distal end of the second tube includes a drainage aperture. A drainage lumen is defined by a space between the first tube and the second tube. A connector is attached to the proximal end of the second tube. The connector includes a reservoir for receiving a fluid from the proximal end of the second tube. The first tube extends through the connector and does not attach directly with the second tube at the connector, and the first tube remains substantially coaxial with the second tube throughout a length of the second tube.
US10918825B2	Ureteral and bladder catheters and methods of inducing negative pressure to increase renal perfusion Ureteral catheters and assemblies are provided including: a proximal portion; and a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion, wherein the retention portion includes an inwardly facing side including one or more drainage ports and an outwardly facing side, and wherein, when negative pressure is applied through the ureteral catheter, fluid is drawn into the ureteral catheter through the one or more drainage ports while mucosal tissue is prevented from appreciably occluding the one or more drainage ports.
US10918822B2	Humidifier for breathing gas heating and humidification system A humidification canister for humidifying a breathing gas, the humidification canister includes a fluid supply configured to supply a fluid and a first gas flow path in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A first gas flow path is configured to humidify the breathing gas with the fluid. A second gas flow path at least partially surrounds the first gas flow path. A method of insulating a breathing gas in a humidification canister using a gas is also disclosed.
US10918821B2	Breathing assistance apparatus A breathing assistance apparatus and method of controlling a breathing assistance apparatus is disclosed. Particularly, the breathing assistance apparatus is controlled such that it has a drying cycle to enable drying of the tubing that supplies gases to a user and prevent the harbouring of pathogens within the tube. The drying cycle is preferably operated automatically by internal controllers in the apparatus. However, it may be manually activated by pressing a button on the apparatus. The drying cycle is preferably activated at the end of a user's treatment session.
US10918820B2	Inhaler component The invention relates to an inhaler component for forming a vapor-air mixture and/or condensation aerosol by vaporizing a liquid material and optionally condensing the vapor formed, including: a heating element for vaporizing a portion of the liquid material; a wick for automatically supplying the liquid material to the heating element, wherein the wick includes at least two end sections arranged apart from each other; a first capillary gap for automatically supplying the liquid material to the wick, wherein a first end section of the wick projects into the first capillary gap. In order that the heating element can be supplied more quickly and more reliably with the liquid material, a second capillary gap is provided, which receives therein the second end section of the wick.
US10918819B2	Cannula for minimizing dilution of dosing during nitric oxide delivery Described are nasal cannulas that improve the precision of the delivered dose for nitric oxide therapy by reducing the dilution of nitric oxide. The nasal cannulas may reduce the total volume and potential for retrograde flow during nitric oxide therapy through the design of the specific dimensions of the flow path and/or having check valves in the nitric oxide delivery line and/or having a flapper or umbrella valve dedicated to nitric oxide delivery. The nasal cannulas may also use materials that limit oxygen diffusion through the cannula walls. The nosepiece for these cannulas may be manufactured by a molding technique.
US10918818B2	Patient interface and aspects thereof A ballooning patient interface has a frame that supports a sealing member. The frame and/or the sealing member is secured to the head of a user with headgear, such as a strap. Various features of the sealing member improve comfort for the user in the nares of the users as well as on facial surfaces in contact with the sealing member.
US10918817B2	Ventilation There is provided a method of controlling a mechanical ventilator. The method may include the steps of receiving a measurement of transthoracic impedance of a patient obtained during chest compressions, determining a timing for a mechanical ventilator to provide a ventilation based on the measurement of transthoracic impedance, and sending a signal to control the mechanical ventilator based on the determined timing. There is also provided an apparatus for performing the method.
US10918812B2	Essential oils diffuser An essential oils diffuser with a micro air pump providing between 500 and 1500 Pa of pressure with a consumption of between 0.2 and 1 Watts may be used to push air into essential oils or an essential oil solution to diffuse and expel the oils into the air, while keeping the oils away from the air pump, preventing the oils from shortening the life of the diffuser. The diffuser may include a power supply and a controller to regulate the operation of the diffuser.
US10918807B2	Disposable pen needle with abbreviated non-patient end, and reusable pen interface A medicament delivery system is disclosed including disposable pen needles (10, 60, 120) each having a stainless steel needle or cannula (12, 62, 122) with a concealed or a very short non-injection end (28, 78, 128) that is not intended to pierce the septum (8) of the drug storage compartment (6) of a medication pen (2), thus reducing the risk of needle stick injuries. Several types of non-metallic interfaces (30, 80, 100) serve as intermediaries between the pen needles (10, 60, 120) and a medication pen (2) and perform the septum-piercing function. These improve the flow of medicament to the needle or cannula (12, 62, 122) due to the larger lumen of the plastic interface (30, 80, 100) that directly feeds medicament to the needle or cannula (12, 62, 122), allowing for even smaller gauge needles for improved patient comfort.
US10918804B2	Medicament injection device with spring-assisted protective needle cap A medicament injection device including: a main body; a medicament cartridge holder fixed with respect to the main body, wherein the medicament cartridge holder is configured to hold a medicament cartridge; a needle carrier carrying a needle, wherein the needle carrier is axially movable with respect to the main body; and a rotatable cap at a distal end of the device, wherein the cap includes a first pre-stressed spring coupled to the needle carrier, wherein the cap is arranged so that rotational movement thereof causes release of the first pre-stressed spring thereby causing the needle carrier to move axially towards a proximal end of the device.
US10918803B2	Syringe carrier for an autoinjector and method of assembling A syringe carrier includes a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a needle encapsulated by a removable protective needle sheath, and two or more flexible arms protruding inwards in a relaxed state and adapted to couple with the syringe in a mounted position. The flexible arms are adapted to deflect radially outwards in a pre-assembled position of the syringe in the syringe carrier. In the mounted position the flexible arms are allowed to return into the relaxed state due, in part, to an axial force operating on the syringe carrier. The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector and a method of assembling the autoinjector.
US10918802B2	Needle exchange system A system for facilitating exchange of needles on syringes may include a needle exchange device forming a pair of needle sheaths with each needle sheath defining an insertion opening and a channel in communication with the insertion opening to receive at least a portion of a needle device. One of the needle sheaths may be a dispensing needle sheath for dispensing a needle device to be used for the syringe, another one of the needle sheaths being a disposal needle sheath for receiving a needle device to be disposed. The needle exchange device may be elongated along a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends. The system may also include a needle device removably positioned in the dispensing needle sheath. The disposal needle sheath and the dispensing needle sheath may be substantially oppositely oriented on the exchange device.
US10918797B2	Syringe for direct use with medical ampoules and vials A kit for the direct use of a variety of medical ampoules of differing sizes, with a syringe, the kit having: a syringe body; a syringe plunger having a hollow interior volume; and a plurality of ampoule interface elements, each one being interchangeably received within the hollow interior volume and configured for deployment between an outer surface of the medical ampoule and a surface of the hollow interior volume so as to hold the medical ampoule therein, each of the plurality of ampoule interface elements having an outside diameter sized to fit an inside diameter of the hollow interior volume, wherein a first of the ampoule interface elements has an inside diameter for receiving a medical ampoule of a first size, and a second of the ampoule interface elements has an inside diameter different from the first inside diameter for receiving a medical ampoule of a second size.
US10918796B2	Syringe for mixing two components and for retaining a vacuum in a storage condition A syringe for mixing two substances which have been retained separately inside the syringe is described, for instance in a storage condition. The syringe is used for 1) retaining a dry composition in a vacuum, and 2) mixing the dry composition with an aqueous medium to form a flowable substance. One embodiment, a syringe for retaining and mixing first and second substances comprises a barrel comprising a sealable and/or closable distal outlet and a vacuum chamber for holding a first substance, a plunger incorporating a reservoir chamber for holding a second substance and configured to be axially displaced through a proximal end of the barrel, a membrane separating the vacuum chamber and the reservoir chamber, and a pointed member, such as one or more needles, for penetrating the membrane, wherein the syringe is configured such that the membrane and the pointed member are axially slidable in relation to each other.
US10918792B2	Housing part for an auto-injector Provided is a housing part for an auto-injector comprising a shell form body defining inner and outer shell surfaces and comprising a relatively hard or generally incompressible material; an over-coating formed of a relatively softer or more compressible material, the over-coating covering at least part of the outer shell surface of the shell form body; and at least one window defined in the shell form body, wherein the over-coating extends into the at least one window. Also provided is a housing comprising the housing part, and an auto-injector comprising the housing.
US10918788B2	Drive mechanism for drug delivery pumps with integrated status indication A drive mechanism having integrated status indication includes a drive housing, a status switch interconnect, a drive biasing member, a piston, and a drug container having a cap, a pierceable seal, a barrel, and a plunger seal, wherein the drive biasing member is configured to bear upon an interface surface of the piston. Drive mechanism may include an incremental status stem having a stem interconnect, wherein the stem resides within the drive housing and the piston, and wherein the stem has an interconnect which engages one or more contacts on the piston to provide incremental feedback. A drug delivery pump with integrated status indication includes a housing and an assembly platform, upon which an activation mechanism, an insertion mechanism, a fluid pathway connection, a power and control system, and the drive mechanism having a drug container may be mounted.
US10918786B2	Method for manufacturing a cannula unit Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a cannula unit with a cannula housing and a cannula, in which a cannula is injection molded onto a molding core pin having an outer diameter d1 to produce a cannula having a distal end with a larger outer diameter than the outer diameter of the remaining cannula, a first distal section adjoining the distal end, a second proximal section adjoining the first distal section, and a proximal end. A cannula housing is injection molded onto the distal end and the first distal section of the cannula and the molding core pin is removed from the cannula. A piercing needle with an outer diameter d4 is threaded into the cannula, wherein the diameter d4 of the piercing needle is chosen such that it is smaller than the diameter d1 of the molding core pin.
US10918785B2	Integration of infusion pump with remote electronic device A system and method can provide for a remote electronic device to be used to remotely initiate delivery of a medicament bolus with a medical device, such as an insulin pump, with the medical device providing audible or tactile confirmation of the programmed bolus. The bolus amount can be calculated by or programmed or otherwise entered into the smartphone, etc., and then transmitted to the medical device. When the pump receives the transmitted bolus amount, it issues one or more indications such as audible sounds and/or vibrations in any number of desired combinations. For instance, each individual sound or vibration may correspond to an increment of the medicament. The user can therefore determine the size of the medicament bolus by the number of sounds or vibrations and can confirm or cancel delivery of the bolus.
US10918780B2	System and method of controlling membrane fluid flow using fluid output A computer-implemented method for controlling fluid flow rates during a biological fluid procedure, comprising providing a membrane separator configured to separate a biological fluid into filtrate and retentate, wherein concentration of retentate exiting the membrane separator is controllable by altering a flow rate of the retentate exiting the membrane separator. The computer-implemented method also comprises detecting a change of attenuated retentate particles within the filtrate, comparing the change of attenuated retentate particles within the filtrate with a threshold level, and providing a response action comprising altering the concentration of retentate exiting the membrane separator if the change of attenuated retentate particles within the filtrate exceeds the threshold level.
US10918775B2	Apparatus and method for carrying out an isonatremic dialysis An apparatus and a method for extracorporeal blood treatment, especially for hemodialysis, wherein blood of a patient is flushed with a dialysate in a dialyzer and wherein a variable correlated with the plasma sodium concentration of the blood is measured. The composition of the dialysate then is adjusted in response to the variable measured so that the plasma sodium concentration of the blood at least at the end of the blood treatment has the same value as at the beginning. For measuring the variable correlated with the plasma sodium concentration of the blood, for example a bypass operation can be implemented in which the dialysate is guided past the dialyzer so that a residual volume on the side of the used dialysate at least partially adopts the concentration of the substances dissolved on the blood side.
US10918774B2	Heart assist device A heart assist device comprising a rotary pump housing having a cylindrical bore, a pumping chamber and a motor stator including an electrically conductive coil located within the housing and surrounding a portion of the cylindrical bore. A rotor has a cylindrical shaft with an impeller and one or of magnets located within the shaft that are responsive to the motor stator to drive actuation of the rotor. The housing bore is closely fitted to the outer surface of the shaft forming a hydrodynamic journal bearing with an annular clearance defining a leakage flow path. One or more of radial or axial thrust bearings may be provided to provide rotation stability to the rotor and flow within the leakage flow path. The relative orientation of positions of the inflow, outflow, and leakage flow paths may be varied within the pump, such as to accommodate different intended methods for implantation and/or use.
US10918771B2	Methods and devices for applying closed incision negative pressure wound therapy Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods for using such devices and systems for treating incisions and wounds. In an aspect, disclosed is a device having a generally planar tension relief module and a flexible sealant structure sized to cover the tension relief module, the flexible sealant structure comprising a lower adhesive surface. The tension relief module includes a conduit structure having a plurality of support structures on an upper surface of the conduit structure and at least one opening extending through the conduit structure from a lower surface to the upper surface. At least a portion of the conduit structure is adapted to be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the incision. The tension relief module also includes opposing adhesive structures coupled to the conduit structure. The lower adhesive surface of the flexible sealant structure and the upper surface of the conduit structure form a flow pathway.
US10918767B2	Magnetically templated tissue engineering scaffolds and methods of making and using the magnetically templated tissue engineering scaffolds The present disclosure provides magnetically templated tissue scaffolds, methods of making the magnetically templated tissue scaffolds, and various methods of employing the scaffolds for tissue growth and repair in vitro and in vivo, including peripheral nerve repair.
US10918765B2	Decellularization and recellularization of whole organs The present invention provides systems and methods for the decellularization and recellularization of tissue segments. In certain instances the invention comprises coating or sealing decellularized tissue segments with a cross-linked alginate hydrogel. The present invention also provides a decellularization kit, which may be used to generate decellularized tissue segments for high throughput studies. Also included are compositions and methods of tissue sealants comprising methacrylated alginate.
US10918764B2	Tunable, controlled-release, urethane-containing elastomers and processes of forming the same A process forms an implantable product including poly(glycerol sebacate) urethane (PGSU) loaded with an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). The process includes homogeneously mixing a flowable poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) resin with the API and a catalyst to form a resin blend. The process also includes homogeneously combining the resin blend with an isocyanate to form a reaction mixture and injecting the reaction mixture to form the PGSU loaded with the API. An implantable product includes a PGSU loaded with an API. In some embodiments, the implantable product includes at least 40% w/w of the API, and the implantable product releases the API by surface degradation of the PGSU at a predetermined release rate for at least three months under physiological conditions. In some embodiments, the PGSU is formed from a PGS reacted with an isocyanate at an isocyanate-to-hydroxyl stoichiometric (crosslinking) ratio in the range of 1:0.25 to 1:1.25.
US10918763B2	Combined fully organic high molecular material artificial knee joint A combined fully organic high molecular material artificial knee joint, comprising a femur condyle (2), a tibia holder (4) and a tibia liner (3), the femur condyle (2) and the tibia holder (4) being formed by polyether ether ketone (PEEK) or derivatives thereof, and the tibia liner (3) being formed by ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The tibia holder (4) comprises a platform (6) and a stable wing positioning portion (5) vertical thereto; upper and lower ends of the tibia liner (3) are jointed with the femur condyle (2) and the platform (6) respectively; the femur condyle (2) buffers a slide surface of the tibia liner (3); and the tibia holder (4) can finely move relative to a fixed surface of the tibia liner (3), and buffering of the femur condyle (2) against the slide surface of the tibia liner (3) matches fine movement of the tibia holder (4) relative to the tibia liner (3). Main parts of all implant components of the artificial knee joint are formed by high molecular materials, thereby relieving allergy and toxicity problems probably caused by metal and metal corrosion; PEEK elastic modulus matches a natural bone, thereby relieving a stress shield problem; a wearing problem is greatly relieved by means of the combination of buffering of the PEEK femur condyle (2) against the slide surface of the UHMWPE tibia liner (3) and fine movement of the tibia holder (4) relative to the fixed surface of the UHMWPE tibia liner (3); and meanwhile, by adding enhancement and developing components, the practicality is further improved.
US10918762B2	Magnetic panty liner assembly A magnetic panty liner assembly for reducing menstrual pain includes a first panel, a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel. The second panel, which is absorbent, is coupled to a lower face of the first panel. The third panel is coupled to a bottom surface of the second panel and a perimeter of the first panel to enclose the second panel. The ridge and the third panel are impermeable. A coupler on an exterior face of the third panel is configured to couple the third panel to an undergarment. Menstrual fluid flows through the first panel to be absorbed by the second panel. A ridge on the first panel is positioned in abutment to skin of the user to prevent leakage. Magnets that are positioned between the second panel and the third panel are configured to reduce pain of menstruation.
US10918754B2	Sterilisation method Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for the application of vaporized chemicals in the sterilization of medical products. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to systems and methods for the terminal sterilization of medical products using vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP). Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to, e.g., systems and methods for the terminal sterilization of medical products, such as pre-filled syringes (PFS).
US10918753B2	Use of ozone to control bioburden in precipitated calcium carbonate slurry (PCC) The present disclosure is directed to a method for reducing bacteria in a precipitated calcium carbonate (CaCO3) slurry, the method including: adding water to calcium oxide (CaO) to form Ca(OH)2; treating the Ca(OH)2 with CO2 gas to form a slurry including precipitated CaCO3; neutralizing the slurry; and exposing the slurry that was neutralized to ozone in an amount sufficient to reduce bacteria in the precipitated calcium carbonate slurry. Oral care compositions including the precipitated calcium carbonate of the disclosed process are also described.
US10918750B2	Portable light fastening assembly A portable light fastening assembly for use with the human interface of an electronic device includes a lamp housing and an adjustable attachment device extending from the lamp housing. An ultra-violet (UV) light source is at least partially enclosed in the lamp housing such that the adjustable attachment device includes an engagement member and a receptacle housing such that the engagement member can be removably fastened within the receptacle housing for holding the lamp housing in a fixed position.
US10918749B2	Aircraft cabin disinfection system A cabin disinfection system for an aircraft, including: a sensing means (3, 11, 13) to sense the presence of personnel in one or more zones (16-19, 23-26, 28, 29, 30, 32), a predictive sensing means (3, 11, 13, 33) to sense the direction of motion of a person (31) and to predict whether that person will occupy a zone to be disinfected (18) during planned disinfection, one or more UVC radiation sources (4, 9) to disinfect the cabin, and a controller (33) to control operation of the UVC radiation sources (4, 9) dependent on sensing of personnel in that zone and the predictive sensing means (3, 11, 13, 33) predicting that a person (31) will occupy the zone (18) during the planned disinfection period.
US10918748B2	Deployable ultraviolet light sanitizing systems and methods An ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing system and method are configured to sanitize at least one surface within an enclosed space. The UV light sanitizing system includes a UV light assembly that is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The UV light assembly is stowed within a stowage chamber connected to the enclosed space in the stowed position. The UV light assembly deploys out of the stowage chamber and into the enclosed space in the deployed position.
US10918744B2	Biometric method A biometric method includes: a step (1) for administering, to a target organism from the outside thereof, one of (i) a target molecule A having both an unpaired electron and a magnetic resonance nucleus having a gyromagnetic ratio smaller than the same of 19F, and (ii) a target molecule B and a radical molecule C, the target molecule B having no unpaired electron, and further having a magnetic resonance nucleus having a gyromagnetic ratio smaller than the same of 19F, the radical molecule C having an unpaired electron; and a step (2) for causing electron spin resonance in the unpaired electron of the target molecule A or the radical molecule C by irradiating electromagnetic waves to the target organism, subsequently triggering nuclear magnetic resonance in the magnetic resonance nucleus having a gyromagnetic ratio smaller than the same of 19F in one of the target molecule A and the target molecule B, and further, measuring nuclear magnetic resonance signals. The step (2) is carried out in a magnetic field having such an intensity that the nuclear magnetic resonance signals of the magnetic resonance nucleus in one of the target molecule A and the target molecule B are degenerated, the magnetic resonance nucleus having a gyromagnetic ratio smaller than the same of 19F. The biometric method makes it possible to measure low-sensitivity magnetic resonance nucleus such as 13C, 15N, and 31P, which are important nuclides present in organism, with performance equal to or over that of a high-field MRI device.

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