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US10962862B2 Push type camera device and mobile terminal having the same
A push type camera device in a mobile terminal can be pushed to protrude out of the mobile terminal for photographing or be hidden in the mobile terminal. The push type camera device includes a slide assembly, a fixing bracket, a resilient assembly, and a camera assembly. The fixing bracket is fixed and located in the mobile terminal. The slide assembly is slidably mounted on the fixing bracket. The resilient assembly connects the slide assembly and the fixing bracket, and is configured for fixing or supporting the slide assembly. The camera assembly is arranged on the slide assembly. The camera assembly can be pushed to protrude out of or back into the mobile terminal by sliding the slide assembly relative to the fixing bracket. A mobile terminal having the push type camera device is also provided.
US10962859B2 Imaging apparatus
An imaging apparatus has: an imaging optical system; an imaging element configured to receive light transmitted through the imaging optical system to generate an electric signal; a main body; a display device provided on a back face of the main body and capable of displaying an image generated on the basis of the electric signal generated by the imaging element; and an electronic viewfinder provided inside the main body and capable of displaying the image generated on the basis of the electric signal generated by the imaging element, wherein an eyepiece part of the electronic viewfinder is provided to a transmissive region of the display device.
US10962857B2 Electrochromic structure and method of separating electrochromic structure
An electrochromic structure can include a substrate and an electrochromic residue disposed on the substrate. The electrochromic structure can include an electrochromic stack on the substrate. A process can be used to separate the structure. The process can include forming a filament in the substrate and applying a thermal treatment to the substrate. Forming a filament can be performed by applying a pulse of laser energy to the substrate. In a particular embodiment, a filament pattern including a plurality of filaments can be formed in the substrate. The substrate can include mineral glass, sapphire, aluminum oxynitride, spinel, or a transparent polymer.
US10962856B2 Minimally color changing n-type ion storage layers, electrochromic devices made therewith, and related methods
Ion-storage layers for electrochromic devices (ECDs) that are tuned to be minimally color changing (MCC) during operation of the ECDs. In some embodiments, an ion-storage layer is composed of an n-type metal oxide that complements a p-type electrochromic (EC) layer, such as an EC layer made of a p-type EC polymer. In some embodiments, an ion-storage layer may be tuned to be MCC by configuring an ion-storage layer to have a total charge density that is higher than the total charge density of a corresponding EC layer or to have a coloration efficiency lower than the coloration efficiency of the corresponding EC layer, or both. Methods for preparing ion-storage layers are disclosed, including methods for creating highly structured metal oxide having reduced coloration efficiencies. ECD devices incorporating MCC ion-storage layers are also disclosed.
US10962854B2 Display device
The display device includes a first substrate; an active layer disposed on the first substrate; a first insulation layer disposed on the active layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the first insulation layer including a gate electrode line extending along a first direction and a protruding portion extending along a second direction; a second insulation layer disposed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second insulation layer. The second electrode layer includes a date line extending along the second direction and a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion has a first maximum width A along the first direction, and the second conductive portion has a second maximum width B along the first direction. The first maximum width A is less than the second maximum width B.
US10962851B1 Array substrate, display panel and display device
A display area for displaying images and a camera area surrounded by the display area are both founded on an array substrate. The camera area defines a transparent area and a wire-routing area surrounding the transparent area. The array substrate includes first data lines, second data lines, and first scan lines. Each first data line, each second data line, and each first scan line avoid the transparent area and cross the wire-routing area. Each second data line includes an auxiliary data line and a data line lead. The first scan lines and the auxiliary data lines are defined by a first conductive layer, the first data lines and the data line leads are defined in a second conductive layer insulated and spaced from the first conductive layer, such a stacked arrangement allows an optically-clear path for the camera to collect light.
US10962850B1 Array substrate, display panel, and display device
The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate; a first light-shielding layer, disposed on a side of the base substrate; a light-sensitive structure, disposed on the side of the first light-shielding layer away from the base substrate; a second light-shielding layer, disposed on the side of the light-sensitive structure facing away from the base substrate; and a light-shielding structure, disposed between the first light-shielding layer and the second light-shielding layer. The orthogonal projection of the light-shielding structure surrounds the orthogonal projection of the light-sensitive structure. In the direction perpendicular to the base substrate, the light-shielding structure includes a first light-shielding section and a second light-shielding section. The first light-shielding section is disposed close to the first light-shielding layer, and the first light-shielding section and the second light-shielding section are formed by different fabrication processes.
US10962848B2 Display device and vehicle rearview mirror
According to an aspect, a display device capable of displaying an image both in a reflective state in which incident light is reflected and in a transmissive state in which incident light is transmitted, the display device includes: a display panel disposed such that a second direction orthogonal to a first direction on a planar surface of the display panel is closer to parallel to a vertical direction than the first direction is. An azimuth at which the highest reflectance is obtained in the reflective state in which incident light is reflected is at a lower side in the vertical direction and between the first direction and the second direction.
US10962845B1 Driving system of display device, driving method and display device
In a driving system of a display device, wires are arranged on a first connection unit, a second connection unit and a third connection unit and the traces are arranged on a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a third circuit board accordingly. The electrical path is established on the aforesaid circuit boards and the aforesaid connection units. One end of the electrical path is connected to the power supply voltage, and the other end is connected to the input end of a timing controller. When all the connection units are connected, the power supply voltage is inputted to the timing controller via the path, and the timing controller outputs the power supply control signal for controlling the display device to power on. When the connection units are poorly connected, the timing controller outputs a power supply stopping control signal to stop powering the display device.
US10962844B1 Actively tunable optical element with full or partial transparency
An optical element includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, and an electroactive layer disposed between and abutting the primary electrode and the secondary electrode. The optical element is configured to have a first optical transmittance and a first optical reflectance when a first voltage is applied between the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, and at least one of a second optical transmittance different from the first optical transmittance or a second optical reflectance different from the first optical reflectance when a second voltage different from the first voltage is applied between the primary electrode and the secondary electrode.
US10962840B2 Recursive photoalignment method
A photoalignment method includes photoaligning a first liquid crystal cell and using the photoaligned first liquid crystal cell as a mask in the photoalignment of a second liquid crystal cell. The method may increase spatial dynamic range or decrease pitch.
US10962839B2 Liquid crystal display panel and method for producing liquid crystal display panel
The liquid crystal display panel includes in the following order from a viewing surface side to a back surface side: a first polarizer; a first λ/4 retardation layer; a first substrate; a second λ/4 retardation layer; a liquid crystal layer; a second substrate; and a second polarizer, the liquid crystal display panel being in a transverse electric field mode, the first substrate including a color filter layer in a display region, the second λ/4 retardation layer being a single layer covering the color filter layer and including a first retardation portion in an end region of the display region and a second retardation portion in a central region of the display region, the first retardation portion having a greater thickness than the second retardation portion, and the first retardation portion and the second retardation portion differing from each other in in-plane retardation by 10 nm or less.
US10962838B2 Liquid crystal display device
The present invention has a pixel which includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a first resistor, a second resistor, a first liquid crystal element, and a second liquid crystal element. A pixel electrode of the first liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a signal line through the first switch. The pixel electrode of the first liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a pixel electrode of the second liquid crystal element through the second switch and the first resistor. The pixel electrode of the second liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a Cs line through the third switch and the second resistor. A common electrode of the first liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a common electrode of the second liquid crystal element.
US10962837B2 Display device
A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a color conversion panel; and a display panel overlapping the color conversion panel, wherein the color conversion panel includes a color conversion layer including a nano-crystalline semiconductor and a transmission layer, the display panel includes a first display panel including a first substrate and a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a second display panel including a second substrate and overlapping the first display panel. The first substrate and the second substrate have different thicknesses.
US10962830B2 Backlight module
A backlight module includes a circuit board, a plurality of light emitting units, a support frame, a reflector, and a diffusion plate. The light emitting units are disposed on the circuit board. The support frame includes a plurality of first support members, wherein the first support members are disposed on the circuit board in parallel. The reflector is disposed on the support frame. The reflector includes a plurality of reflecting grids, wherein the reflecting grids are accommodated between the first support members and the light emitting units are located in the reflecting grids. The diffusion plate is disposed above the reflector.
US10962824B2 Color filter substrate, method of producing the same, and display panel
A color filter substrate includes a light transmissive substrate, a light blocking layer, a light transmissive layer, and a color layer. The light blocking layer is formed on the light transmissive substrate. The light transmissive layer is formed along an edge of the light blocking layer on the light transmissive substrate. The color layer passes rays of visible light and is tinted a predefined color so that the rays passing therethrough exhibit a predefined color. The color layer includes a section disposed on a top surface of the light transmissive substrate in a blank area and an edge section extending from the section in the blank area over the light transmissive layer and a section of the light blocking layer. A thickness of a section of the light transmissive layer on a blank area side is less than a thickness of the light blocking layer.
US10962814B2 Flexible display device
A flexible display device that can suppress spread of cracks of an inorganic layer is provided. A flexible display device includes a flexible substrate including a display area and a periphery surrounding the display area, an inorganic layer formed on the flexible substrate, a display unit formed on the display area, and a thin film encapsulation layer covering the display unit. The inorganic layer includes an opening disposed on a periphery between edges of the flexible substrate and the thin film encapsulation layer.
US10962810B2 Strained germanium silicon optical modulator array including stress materials
An integrated optical modulator array useful for modulating light at different wavelengths in the same optical band includes multiple GeSi waveguides on a substrate. Each GeSi waveguide has a different width and is coupled to electrodes to form an electro-absorption modulator. A stressor material, such as SiN, disposed between the GeSi waveguides in the optical modulators applies a strain to the GeSi waveguides. Because each GeSi waveguide has a different width, it experiences a different strain. This difference can be a difference in magnitude, type (homogeneous v. inhomogeneous, compressive v. tensile), or both. The different strains shift the bandgaps of the Ge in the GeSi waveguides by different amounts, shifting the optical absorption edges for the GeSi waveguides by different amounts. Put differently, the stressor layer strains each GeSi modulator differently, causing each GeSi modulator to operate at a different wavelength.
US10962806B2 Blue edge filter optical lens
Optical lenses are described and include a polymeric interference filter disposed on a curved polymeric substrate. The optical lens has an average light transmission of less than 2% across a band of blue light from 400 nm to at least 420 and up to 440 nm and substantially transmits blue light greater than 450 nm.
US10962802B2 Ophthalmic optical lens for vision correction having one or more areas of more positive power
The present disclosure is directed to lens, methods of making, designing lens and/or methods using lens in which performance may be improved by providing one or more steps in the central portion of the optical zone and one or more steps in the peripheral portion of the optic zone. In some embodiments, such lens may be useful for correcting refractive error of an eye and/or for controlling eye growth.
US10962800B1 Reconfigurable eyewear system
An eyewear system for supporting lenses in front of a person's eyes includes a resilient or malleable frame having two opposing ends each fixed with a lower frame and an upper frame that each include two rims mutually affixed at a central bridge. The frame further includes two elongated temples that project rearwardly away from the frame, and two nose pad mounts with nose pads that each projects rearwardly away from one of the lower rims. As such, with the lenses each engaged with the rims, the lower rims and the upper rims sandwich and retain the lenses therebetween. A bridge coupler attaches with the upper bridge and the lower bridge to lock together the relative position of the upper bridge and the lower bridge to retain the lenses within the frame. Interchangeable parts can attach to the nose pad mounts, frame and temples to provide a unique appearance.
US10962797B2 Aerial image display device
An aerial image display device includes a display component, an imaging component, and a first limiter. The display component has a display surface for displaying an image. The imaging component has a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface that are arranged perpendicular to each other along an image formation plane of the imaging component. The imaging component forms an aerial image of the image in a display area that is symmetrical with the display surface with respect to the image formation plane. The first limiter is disposed closer to the display component than the imaging component. The first limiter limits an incident angle of incident light incident on the imaging component. The first reflection surface and the second reflection surface are inclined by an angle between 30° and 60° with respect to a median plane that includes a perpendicular of each of the display surface and the image formation plane.
US10962796B2 Beam deflector and three-dimensional display device including the same
A beam deflector and a three-dimensional (3D) display device including the beam deflector are provided. The beam deflector includes a first deflector configured to controllably deflect incident light having a first polarization state in a first horizontal direction; a half-wave plate configured to rotate a polarization of light transmitted by the first deflector by 90°; and a second deflector configured to controllably deflect light transmitted by the half-wave plate having the first polarization state in a second horizontal direction that is different from the first horizontal direction.
US10962793B2 Method of producing thermoplastic resin
The present invention provides a method for producing a thermoplastic resin by reacting reactants comprising a dihydroxy compound. In this production method, the dihydroxy compound comprises a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1), and at least one of a compound represented by the following formula (A), a compound represented by the following formula (B), and a compound represented by the following formula (C), wherein the total weight of the compound represented by the formula (A), the compound represented by the formula (B), and the compound represented by the formula (C) is 1,500 ppm or more, based on the weight (100 parts by weight) of the dihydroxy compound represented by the formula (1).
US10962792B2 Laser light striping apparatus
A laser light striping method and apparatus suitable for reading smoke and distance navigation during fire rescue. The laser light striping apparatus comprises at least a laser light emitting element and at least one optical element for creating at least one laser light plane. The method provides an optimized Gaussian distribution profile of power across a laser light plane to avail safe navigation by human in a turbid environment such as smoke/fire during fire rescue and limit blinding by light.
US10962791B1 Apparatuses, systems, and methods for fabricating ultra-thin adjustable lenses
A method may include bonding a deformable bounding element to a structural support element in which the deformable bounding element and a cavity-adjacent side of the structural support element define a cavity. The method may further include filling the cavity with a deformable medium by injecting the deformable medium past a cavity-opposite side of the structural support element and toward the cavity-adjacent side of the structural support element. The method may additionally include sealing an entry point of the injection of the deformable medium into the cavity. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10962784B2 Substrate-guide optical device
An optical device, including a light waves-transmitting substrate has two major surfaces and edges, optical means for coupling light into the substrate by total internal reflection, and a plurality of partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) carried by the substrate. The partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) are parallel to each other and are not parallel to any of the edges of the substrate, one or more of the partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) being an anisotropic surface. The optical device has dual operational modes in see-through configuration. In a first mode, light waves are projected from a display source through the substrate to an eye of a viewer. In a second mode, the display source is shut off and only an external scene is viewable through the substrate.
US10962782B2 Exit pupil expansion via curved waveguide
Examples are disclosed that relate to expanding an exit pupil of a display device via a curved waveguide. One example provides a curved waveguide, including an input coupler configured to couple light into the curved waveguide, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface opposing the first reflective surface, and an output coupler configured to couple the light out of the curved waveguide. The curved waveguide also has a curvature in a direction transverse to an optical path between the input coupler and the output coupler, the curvature having a radius that varies along a direction extending between the input coupler and the output coupler.
US10962780B2 Remote rendering for virtual images
One or more sensors of a virtual reality device track a pose of the virtual reality device. The virtual reality device requests a virtual image having a perspective corresponding to a future pose from a remote computer. After receiving the requested virtual image, the virtual reality device adjusts the virtual image to an adjusted virtual image having an updated perspective corresponding to an updated tracked pose of the virtual reality device. Then, a virtual reality display displays the adjusted virtual image.
US10962778B2 Apparatus and method for augmented reality
Accessories and methods are disclosed for projecting content generated by a hand-held device (100) on reality. An accessory (2) includes a housing (102) configured for mechanically attaching to the hand-held device, and viewing optics (108) within the housing configured to project an image of content generated by the hand-held device on reality via a see through display (23). In some applications, the hand-held device is a smartphone.
US10962776B2 Display device, display system, mobile object, display control method, and recording medium storing program code
A display device includes a light source; a light deflector configured to deflect light emitted from the light source to scan as scanning light in a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction; a screen having a scanning area to be two-dimensionally scanned with the scanning light at a predetermined cycle, the scanning area having a first area and a second area that differ in position in the sub-scanning direction; a light receiver disposed on the screen, configured to detect the light scanning in each of the first area and the second area of the screen; and a control unit configured to adjust a position of the scanning light in the scanning area according to the number of scanning lines in each of the first area and the second area.
US10962767B2 Optical scanning device, image display apparatus, and movable object
An optical scanning device includes a plurality of light sources, a light deflector, a light receiver, and circuitry. The light deflector scans light emitted from the plurality of light sources on a surface to be scanned. The light receiver receives light emitted from at least one of the light sources, at a predetermined timing. The circuitry adjusts a scanning position of the light deflector based on a timing at which the light receiver receives the light. The circuitry turns on at least one of the plurality of light sources that emits light having a wavelength of 600 [nm] or and causes the light receiver to receive the light at the predetermined timing.
US10962764B2 Laser projector and camera
An optical system including multiple lenses to receive respective laser beams, and including a combiner (an optical device) to receive the laser beams from the multiple lenses and to combine the laser beams into a single beam. The optical assembly includes a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror to reflect the single beam from the combiner and provide a reflected beam as an exit beam through a window to an object. The optical assembly includes a single-pixel photodetector to collect light reflected from the object.
US10962761B2 Telescope that is easier to mount and method for adjusting such a telescope
A telescope including a fastener plate, a primary mirror carried by a front face of the plate, and a secondary mirror held facing the primary mirror by a support. The telescope is of the Cassegrain type and the plate has a rear surface including positioning references for positioning the telescope relative to an image capture device arranged facing the rear face.
US10962758B2 Imaging system and image construction method
An imaging system includes: an imaging apparatus that includes an image sensor and acquires a captured image; an optical system that includes a first objective and forms, within the image sensor, an optical image of a visual-field region that is a region within an object surface that corresponds to the objective field number (OFN) of the first objective; a motorized stage; and a control apparatus that constructs a first wide region image by piecing together a plurality of constituent images included in a plurality of captured images acquired by controlling the motorized stage and the imaging apparatus, the first wide region image being an image of a region wider than the visual-field region. Each of the plurality of constituent images is a portion of each of the plurality of captured images and is also at least a portion of each of images of a plurality of visual-field regions.
US10962752B2 Method and arrangement for identifying optical aberrations
It is provided a method for identifying optical aberrations. The method comprising the steps of providing at least one first optical beam and a second optical beam; creating a combined beam by at least partially superimposing the first and the second optical beam; focusing the combined beam into or through a medium and detecting radiation excited in the medium by the combined beam due to nonlinear optical effects; detecting the radiation excited in the medium by the combined beam for each one of the phase positions, the spatial positions and/or the time positions of the first beam; and identifying aberrations using signals generated by a detection device for the plurality of the phase positions, the spatial positions and/or the time positions of the first beam relative to the second beam upon the detection of the radiation excited in the medium.
US10962747B2 Image pickup device and image pickup apparatus
The maximum principal ray incident angle to an image surface is reduced in an image pickup device provided with an image pickup element. The image pickup device includes an image pickup lens, the image pickup element, and a cover glass. In the image pickup device, the cover glass is stuck on the image pickup element without containing air between them. In addition, in the image pickup device, the maximum incident angle of principal rays from the image pickup lens, to the cover glass is larger than 35 degrees. Furthermore, in the image pickup device, the refractive angle of the cover glass is at least 5 degrees smaller than the maximum incident angle.
US10962744B2 Optical lens assembly
An optical lens assembly includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. Each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The object-side surface of the first lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery. The second lens element has negative refracting power. The object-side surface of the third lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of a periphery. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery.
US10962743B2 Imaging lens
A compact imaging lens which addresses low-profile and low F value, and corrects aberrations. An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface on an object side near an optical axis, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens and a eighth lens having a concave surface on an image side near the optical axis as double-sided aspheric lens, wherein the second to seventh lenses each have at least one aspheric surface, and the eighth lens has pole points off an optical axis on the aspheric image-side surface.
US10962739B2 Camera lens assembly
The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly includes, sequentially along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, the lenses having refractive powers. At least one of the first lens or the second lens has a positive refractive power. An object-side surface of the third lens and an image-side surface of the fourth lens are both concave surfaces. Half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel area on an image plane of the camera lens assembly and a total effective focal length f of the camera lens assembly satisfy: ImgH/f>1.
US10962738B2 Information processing apparatus and information processing method to calibrate line-of-sight of a user
An information processing apparatus includes: a line-of-sight information acquisition unit that acquires line-of-sight information of a user and a calibration execution unit that executes calibration on the basis of a position of a target object in a visual field and the line-of-sight information, the target object has a visual attraction degree higher than a first threshold and a size in a predetermined direction smaller than a predetermined size, in a case where the target object has been detected from the visual field of the user.
US10962733B2 Camera module and optical apparatus comprising same
An embodiment comprises: a lower surface; a first lens barrel comprising a first protrusion protruding from the lower surface; a first lens array comprising a plurality of first lenses disposed in the first lens barrel; a first holder comprising a first hole into which the first protrusion is inserted; a first adhesive member disposed between a lower surface of the first lens barrel around the first protrusion and an upper surface of the first holder around the first hole; and a first image sensor disposed under the first hole, wherein the first adhesive member comprises one end and the other end, which are disposed to encompass the first hole, and the one end and the other end of the first adhesive member are spaced apart from each other.
US10962728B2 Co-packaged optics and transceiver
An assembly. In some embodiments, the assembly includes: a photonic integrated circuit; and an electronic integrated circuit. A front surface of the photonic integrated circuit abuts, in an area of overlap, against a front surface of the electronic integrated circuit. A first portion of the photonic integrated circuit overhangs a first edge of the electronic integrated circuit, and a first portion of the electronic integrated circuit overhangs a first edge of the photonic integrated circuit. A conductor on the front surface of the electronic integrated circuit is connected, in the area of overlap, to a conductor on the front surface of the photonic integrated circuit.
US10962727B2 Optical fiber heat exchanger having parallel channels for optical fiber cooling
An optical fiber heat exchanger includes an outer body and an inner body inserted into the outer body. The inner body includes a plurality of guide walls to guide a cooling liquid through the optical fiber heat exchanger to exchange heat from an optical fiber inserted in the optical fiber heat exchanger, a first set of parallel straight channels, extending along an inlet portion of the inner body, formed by a first subset of the plurality of guide walls, a set of U-shaped channels, extending through a transition section of the inner body, formed by a second subset of the plurality of guide walls, and a second set of parallel straight channels, extending along an outlet portion of the inner body, formed by a third subset of the plurality of guide walls.
US10962726B2 Structure for fiber attachment with adhesive material
A fiber attachment structure may comprise a monolithic platform structure having a first trench and a second trench to segment the monolithic platform structure into a chip mount area, a first island, and a second island. A laser chip may be mounted directly on the chip mount area and an optical fiber may be mounted on the first island by a first adhesive joint and on the second island by a second adhesive joint. For example, in some implementations, the first adhesive joint may include a first quantity of adhesive material attaching the optical fiber to the first island at a position at which a tip of the optical fiber is aligned with an output facet of the laser chip, and the second adhesive joint may include a second quantity of the adhesive material to mechanically secure the optical fiber to the second island.
US10962725B2 Ferrule structure
A ferrule structure includes: a holding aperture that holds light guide members forming light guides; a recess that is recessed from a connection end surface with respect to a mating ferrule; a first lens array on a base surface that is a bottom surface of the recess; and a first groove that is recessed from the base surface and is on an outer side of the first lens array. The first lens array includes lenses that are aligned with the light guides.
US10962709B2 Optical fiber and optical fiber grating
An optical fiber according to an embodiment includes a core having a single-peaked and graded refractive index profile, an inner cladding surrounding the core, and an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding. The inner and outer claddings have refractive indices lower than the maximum refractive index of the core. A photosensitive region constituted by the core and the inner cladding contains a photosensitive material. The inner cladding has an outer diameter one time or more and two times or less the MFD of an LP01 mode in a 1310-nm wavelength band.
US10962703B1 Nanoparticle dispersion for increasing optical index of refraction
Provided herein are compositions comprising functionalized gallium-based semiconductor nanoparticles for use in nanoprint resins and high-index overcoat materials. Also provided are methods of manufacturing functionalized gallium-based semiconductor nanoparticles and nanoprint resins and high-index overcoat materials using gallium-based semiconductor nanoparticles.
US10962697B2 Polarizing layer having deformation parts of differing thermal deformation, and display device having the polarizing layer
A polarizing layer includes a base film and a deformation part provided in an edge of the base film. The deformation part includes first deformation parts formed as the base film is deformed by heat, and at least one second deformation part provided between the first deformation parts adjacent to each other.
US10962696B2 Coatable grey polarizer
A linear polarizer may be formed a blue dichroic dye compound, having a maximum dichroic ratio Kd≤12 in an entire visible wavelength range, and a red dichroic dye compound, having a maximum dichroic ratio Kd≤16 in the entire visible wavelength range. The linear polarizer has a dichroic ratio Kd≥18 and a thickness of less than or equal to 2 micrometers. The linear polarizer may form an achromatic polarizer.
US10962691B2 Athermal doublet lens with large thermo-optic coefficients
An athermal lens system includes a converging lens element having a negative first thermo-optic coefficient, and a diverging lens element having a second thermo-optic coefficient more negative than the first thermo-optic coefficient, wherein the diverging lens element is coupled with the converging lens element to form a converging athermal doublet lens.
US10962688B2 Low Tg polyurethane protective display film
A display film includes a transparent cross-linked polyurethane layer. The transparent cross-linked polyurethane layer having a glass transition temperature of 10 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater.
US10962683B2 Reconfigurable meta-material systems
One embodiment can provide a meta-material system. The meta-material system can include a host system and an inclusion system embedded within the host system. At least one effective physical property of the meta-material system is modulated by an external stimulation, thereby facilitating the meta-material system to self-regulating an external perturbation.
US10962681B2 Automated severity-based risk scoring for ice storms and freezing rain
A computer-based method for identifying ice storm risk across a geographical extent includes receiving, at a computer-based ice storm risk calculation system, historical data regarding a plurality of past ice storms. The historical data includes, for each respective one of the plurality of past ice storms, data about the size of the geographical region that was impacted by the ice storm, the thickness of ice that accumulated from the ice storm, and qualitative data (e.g., written observations in new reports, etc.) reflecting human observations of the ice storm's impact. The method further includes calculating an ice storm severity index based, in part, on the size of the geographical region that was impacted by the ice storm and the thickness of the accumulated ice that resulted from the ice storm, and validating the calculated ice storm index with the qualitative data reflecting the human observations of the ice storm's impact.
US10962680B2 Real-time weather forecasting for transportation systems
Improved mechanisms for collecting information from a diverse suite of sensors and systems, calculating the current precipitation, atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric liquid water content, or precipitable water and other atmospheric-based phenomena, for example presence and intensity of fog, based upon these sensor readings, predicting future precipitation and atmospheric-based phenomena, and estimating effects of the atmospheric-based phenomena on visibility, for example by calculating runway visible range (RVR) estimates and forecasts based on the atmospheric-based phenomena.
US10962676B2 Signal processing of a multi-sub rotational resistivity logging tool
A method comprising determining a resistivity of a formation, based on a detection of angular electromagnetic signals by a receiver antenna on a first sub of a multi-sub resistivity tool during rotational operation in a wellbore within the formation, the angular electromagnetic signals emitted into the formation, prior to the detection, by a transmitter antenna on a second sub of the multi-sub resistivity tool, wherein the first sub and the second sub are separated apart such that the angular electromagnetic signals are to be transmitted deep into the formation, wherein determining the resistivity comprises curve-fitting and reproducing angular electromagnetic signals by the receiver antenna, and decoupling component signals based on fitting coefficients derived from the angular electromagnetic signals.
US10962675B2 Systems and methods for identifying subsurface features as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest
Exemplary implementations may: obtain subsurface relaxation time data specifying subsurface relaxation time values corresponding to a well in the subsurface volume of interest; generating a subsurface relaxation time distribution using the subsurface relaxation time data; generating a subsurface porosity distribution using the subsurface relaxation time distribution; generating a representation of the subsurface porosity distribution in the subsurface volume of interest using visual effects to depict at least one of the one or more subsurface relaxation time values; and display the representation.
US10962671B2 Multi-sensor system for airborne geophysical prospecting and method
A multi-sensor electromagnetic (EM) system and method for measuring gradients of EM signals. The multi-sensor EM system includes a frame; a transmitter device attached to the frame and configured to generate a primary EM field; a receiver device attached to the frame and configured to record a secondary EM field generated by the earth after being excited by the primary EM field; and a gradient sensor device attached to the frame and configured to record a gradient of the secondary EM field.
US10962662B2 Method and apparatus to calibrate timing of a detector using multi-channel events
A method and apparatus are provided for positron emission imaging to calibrate timing of a pixelated gamma detector using multi-channel events. The apparatus can include processing circuitry configured to obtain calibration data representing a time and a position at which gamma rays are detected at a plurality of detector elements, and determine which gamma-ray detections of the calibration data correspond to multi-channel detections in which energy of a respective gamma ray is shared and detected by two or more of the plurality of detector elements. Additionally, the processing circuitry can be configured to determine a timing calibration of the plurality of detector elements by optimizing an objective representing agreement between time data of the multi-channel detections in the calibration data and the timing calibration.
US10962660B2 Active matrix substrate, and x-ray imaging panel
An active matrix substrate includes a photoelectric conversion element in a pixel P defined by a gate line and a data line. The photoelectric conversion element is connected with a bias line, and the bias line is connected with a bias terminal that supplies a bias voltage to the bias line. The bias terminal is connected with a first protection circuit that is formed with a nonlinear element. The first protection circuit is connected in a reverse-biased state between a first line to which a predetermined voltage higher than the bias voltage is supplied, and the bias terminal.
US10962656B2 Method for measuring and representing the level of local irradiation doses
A method for measuring and representing the level of local irradiation doses, in at least two dimensions, comprises: a step of positioning N probes Si sensitive to irradiating radiation, each corresponding to a local zone Zi according to a known topology; a step of acquiring, by each of the probes, the level of radiation ISi detected and periodically recording numerical values ISi(t); and a step of converting the numerical values ISi(t) into values DSi(t) corresponding to the radiation dose applied to each of the Z zones associated with a probe Si, according to a calibration table. The method further comprises, during the measurement sequence, steps of spatial interpolation calculation of at least one estimated irradiation level value ISiv(t) of at least one virtual zone Ziv that is not associated with a probe. A measurement device for implementing this method is also described.
US10962652B2 Determining context of a mobile computer
A mobile computer may determine it is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance, satellite related positioning information, and a touch input.
US10962648B2 Detecting sensor orientation characteristics using marker-based localization
Methods and systems for detecting sensor orientation characteristics using marker-based localization are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a robotic device can: receive a map of a horizontal marker plane that includes mapped positions of a first marker and a second marker arranged in the horizontal marker plane; receive, from a sensor configured to scan a two-dimensional sensor plane, sensor data indicative of positions of the first and second markers relative to the sensor; determine measured positions of the first and second markers based on the sensor data and a current position of the sensor; determine a difference vector between a first vector that connects the mapped positions of the first and second markers and a second vector that connects the measured positions of the first and second markers; and determine, based on the difference vector, an orientation of the two-dimensional sensor plane relative to the horizontal marker plane.
US10962645B2 Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, transmission method, and communication system
The present disclosure relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, and a communication system capable of identifying ID information from an image captured with gated imaging. A reception apparatus of a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a gated imaging unit that emits pulsed light to a subject existing at any given distance, and performs gated imaging by receiving reflection light of the pulsed light from the subject by controlling exposure timing on the basis of a time it takes for the emitted pulsed light to reciprocate the any given distance; and an identification unit that identifies ID information transmitted as an optical signal by a transmission apparatus existing in an imaging direction of the gated imaging on the basis of a plurality of time-series images obtained by cyclic gated imaging with the gated imaging unit.
US10962644B1 Dynamic laser power control in light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system for controlling power of laser lights emitted by an optical sensing device. The system includes at least one storage device configured to store instructions and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one storage device and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations include detecting an object within a field of view of the optical sensing device based on a reflected laser signal received by the optical sensing device, determining a distance of the object from the optical sensing device, determining a value indicating a total power of one or more laser beams to be incident on an aperture at the distance, and comparing the value with a predetermined tolerance value. The operations also include adjusting a laser emission scheme to reduce the total power when the value is greater than the predetermined tolerance value.
US10962643B2 Device and method for an aircraft bird congestion indicator system
A real-time aircraft bird congestion indicator system for measuring congestion in an airspace between aircraft and birds uses one or more radars to continuously survey an airspace around an airport or aerodrome and continuously generate aircraft tracks and bird tracks in the airspace. A congestion processor connected to the radar(s) receives the aircraft and bird tracks and processes them to periodically generate a congestion indicator that measures the congestion in the airspace. A display processor connected to the congestion processor receives the congestion indicator which is updated periodically by the congestion processor and displays the congestion indicator to a user, generates an alert if the congestion indicator falls outside set operating limits, and/or sends the congestion indicator or alert to another system.
US10962635B2 Determination of spin parameters of a sports ball
A method of determining spin parameters of a sports ball, such as spin axis and rotation velocity of a golf ball. The spin axis is determined solely from the trajectory of the flying ball, and the rotational velocity is determined from a frequency analysis of a signal provided by a radar, which signal comprises spectrum traces positioned equidistantly in frequency, which frequency distance relates to the spin velocity.
US10962634B2 Method in a radar system, radar system, and/or device of a radar system
The invention relates to a method in a radar system, wherein: in a first non-coherent transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE1), a first signal (sigTX1) is generated and is transmitted, in particular emitted, via a path (SP); in a further, in particular second non-coherent transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE2), a first signal (sigTX2) is generated and is sent, in particular emitted, via the path (SP); in the first transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE1), a comparison signal (sigC12) is formed from the first signal (sigTX1) of the first transmitting-receiving unit and from such a first signal (sigTX2) received from the further transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE2) via the path (SP); and in the further transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE2), a further comparison signal (sigC21) is formed from the first signal (sigTX2) of the further transmitting-receiving unit and from such a first signal (sigTX1) received from the first transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE1) via the path (SP), wherein the further comparison signal (sigC21) is transmitted, in particular communicated, to the first transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE1) by the further transmitting-receiving unit (NKSE2). The invention further relates to a radar system and to a device of a radar system that perform such a method.
US10962632B2 Electronic device and method for low power RF ranging
Electronic devices and methods to provide wireless ranging are shown. A first electronic device includes a memory containing stored instructions that can perform a method for determining a distance between the first electronic device and a second electronic device. For each frequency in a selected set of frequencies, the method sets the transceiver to the respective frequency, sends a first tone having the frequency and a first phase to the second electronic device and receives a second tone having the first frequency and a second phase. For each selected frequency, the first electronic device determines the phase difference between the second tone and the controllable oscillator, receives a phase difference from the second electronic device, and calculates a phase delay for the frequency. The first electronic device calculates a phase delay difference for pairs of the frequencies; and determines the distance using these phase delay differences.
US10962631B2 Method for operating a laser distance measuring device
A method for operating a laser distance measuring device, in particular a hand-held laser distance measuring device, includes determining a first distance from a first target point with a laser distance measuring unit of the laser distance measuring device by emitting a laser beam in a first distance measuring direction. The method further includes subsequently determining at least one second distance from a second intended target point. An image at least of the target environment of the second target point, captured by a camera of the laser distance measuring device, is displayed on a display of the laser distance measuring device. At least one part of a connection line is represented overlapping with the image, and the connection line connects the first target point and the second target point in the displayed image. A laser distance measuring device implements the method in one embodiment.
US10962629B2 Industrial safety sensor
An active illumination three-dimensional sensor device is configured with a number of diagnostic functions that can satisfy the requirements of industrial safety within the context of a single-channel safety sensor architecture. The sensor diagnostic functions provide sufficient diagnostic coverage for an optical safety sensor (e.g., a time-of-flight safety sensor) to achieve a desired safety integrity level without the need for multiple channels. The diagnostic features can be applied to one or more components along the single-channel path (e.g., the sequencer, the illumination source, input and/or output optics, image sensor pixel, etc.) to provide a level of diagnostic coverage that renders the optical safety sensor suitable for use within industrial safety applications requiring high safety integrity levels.
US10962627B2 Ultra-small vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and arrays incorporating the same
A laser diode includes a semiconductor structure having an n-type layer, an active region, and a p-type layer. One of the n-type and p-type layers includes a lasing aperture thereon having an optical axis oriented perpendicular to a surface of the active region between the n-type and p-type layers. First and second contacts are electrically connected to the n-type and p-type layers, respectively. The first and/or second contacts are smaller than the lasing aperture in at least one dimension. Related arrays and methods of fabrication are also discussed.
US10962626B2 Data transmission method, device and radar apparatus
The embodiment of the present application discloses a data transmission method, device, and radar device, and relates to the field of communication technologies, wherein the method is applied to a radar device, including: determining the starting data acquisition location as the target location; obtaining data acquired by the radar device during the process of rotating by a preset angle from the target location, wherein the preset angle is an angle within a range of (0°, MaxA), and MaxA indicates the maximum rotation angle; packaging the acquired data to generate a target data package; Sending the target data package to the destination device. The data is transmitted by using the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, and the data delay is reduced.
US10962622B2 Analog process variable transmitter with electronic calibration
A process variable transmitter for measuring a process variable includes a process variable sensor configured to sense a process variable and provide a sensor output. Measurement circuitry receives the sensor output and provides a measured output related to the process variable. Output circuitry provides a device output on a two-wire process control loop based upon the measured output. The output circuitry has a transfer function that is a function of an adjustable analog circuit component. A motorized actuator is configured to adjust the adjustable analog circuit component to thereby change the transfer function of the output circuitry. An optional calibration controller is also provided.
US10962621B2 Communication circuit, communication system, and self-diagnosis method of communication circuit
A communication circuit, a communication system, and a self-diagnosis method of the communication circuit, which facilitate specifying a failed part which causes a communication failure when a communication failure occurs in a communication system, are provided. A serial signal for self-diagnosis is supplied to a first conversion unit, a pulse signal for self-diagnosis corresponding to the serial signal for self-diagnosis output from the first conversion unit is input to a second conversion unit instead of a pulse signal received by a pulse signal reception unit, and the serial signal corresponding to the pulse signal for self-diagnosis output from the second conversion unit is transmitted to the outside via a serial signal transmission unit.
US10962619B2 Diagnosis of central nervous system white matter pathology using diffusion MRI
A method of performing diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI) within a tissue of a patient using diffusion magnetic resonance data acquired from a portion of the tissue is disclosed. The diffusion magnetic resonance data includes a plurality of diffusion MR signals associated with one voxel and the one voxel represents an image of the portion of the tissue. The method includes computing an isotropic diffusion portion of the diffusion magnetic resonance data representing isotropic diffusion within the one voxel and dividing the isotropic diffusion portion, which includes a fraction of the diffusion magnetic resonance data representing isotropic diffusion, into a restricted isotropic diffusion portion and a non-restricted isotopic diffusion portion. The restricted isotropic diffusion portion includes a fraction of the isotropic diffusion portion with an apparent diffusion coefficient of less than 0.3 and the non-restricted isotopic diffusion portion includes a fraction of the isotropic diffusion portion with an apparent diffusion coefficient of at least 0.3.
US10962618B2 Multi-component apparatus and method for isochronous communication therein
In a method for isochronous communication of components of a multi-component apparatus, which communicate via peer-to-peer communication connections created by a switch, a periodic communication clock signal is provided by a control computer to all the components, with a communication window between two communication clock cycles of the communication clock signal, in which a communication information item of the isochronous communication is transferrable from a transferring component to at least one addressed component. A synchronization, in relation to the communication clock signal, between at least two of the components is produced by at least one synchronization message sent via the switch by one of the components to be synchronized to all the other components to be synchronized in a communication time window.
US10962614B2 State space controller and gradient power amplifier
A state space controller includes an integral part configured to integrate a control deviation, wherein the control deviation indicates a difference between a digital value of a gradient coil current and a reference current; a delay compensator configured to generate a digital control amount according to the integrated control deviation by the integral part, and generated a pulse-width modulation drive signal according to the digital control amount, and includes a subtractor of which a non-inverting input terminal is connected to an output terminal of the integral part, a delayer configured to delay the digital control amount by one calculation cycle, and a first feedback loop configured to delay the digital control amount by one calculation cycle and multiply a first compensation coefficient to obtain a first compensation amount, wherein the first compensation amount is input into a first inverting input terminal of the subtractor.
US10962612B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having high frequency coil isolated from gradient coils and a tapered / inclined coil support unit
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a high-frequency coil and a coil supporting unit. The high frequency coil is disposed inside a gradient coil and that generates a high-frequency magnetic field in a static magnetic field. The coil supporting unit is formed with a substantially cylindrical shape and that supports the high-frequency coil. The coil supporting unit has a certain range including a magnetic field center and formed in parallel with an axial direction. Both ends of the coil supporting unit each have an internal circumference greater than the internal circumference of the certain range.
US10962604B2 Arrangement for injection-based ground fault protection handling
An arrangement for injection-based ground fault protection handling including a number of stator windings of an electric machine that are connected to a neutral point, a first transformer including at least one primary winding connected to at least one measurement point of the stator windings and at least one secondary winding for measuring an electrical quantity of the machine at the measurement point. There is also a second transformer having a primary winding connected between the neutral point and a ground potential and a secondary winding for connection to a signal generation and detection unit in order to inject a signal into the neutral point and receive a response. The impedance of the second transformer is in the range of the impedance of the machine.
US10962601B2 Method and system for determining open connections in a battery pack
A method and system to determine if there is an open cell in a battery pack of cells arranged in a lattice. Voltage measurements from each parallel cell group along with information on the battery pack topology are used to estimate the resistance of each cell group. The resistance of each cell group is calculated based on the measured voltage less a nominal open circuit voltage divided by the current level of the battery pack. The average cell group resistance of the battery pack is also calculated. The cell group resistances are analyzed statistically using the resistance of each cell group and the average cell group resistance to reveal outliers which are indicative of open cell groups.
US10962600B2 Inverter control device and power conversion device
To carry out diagnosis of a current sensor while maintaining high reliability. An inverter control device according to the present invention controls an inverter circuit, calculates an estimated direct current value on the basis of a duty value and an alternating current sensor value output by an alternating current sensor, and performs diagnosis of a direct current sensor on the basis of the estimated direct current value and a direct current sensor value output by the direct current sensor.
US10962599B2 System and method for battery monitoring and charging
A system for monitoring battery status and estimating battery life including a battery monitor configured to connect to a battery. The battery monitor comprises a voltage detection circuit, a temperature sensor and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit voltage and temperature data measured by the voltage detection circuit and the temperature sensor. The system further includes a remote device operative to receive battery voltage and temperature data from the battery monitor, generate a real-time indication of battery voltage, and generate predicted battery life data.
US10962597B2 Measurement apparatus, energy storage apparatus, measurement system, and offset error measurement method
A measurement device 50 of an electrochemical element 30 that is connected, via a first switch 40, to a terminal part 22P having a load connected thereto, wherein: the measurement device 50 is provided with a current limitation unit 75 provided to a bypass path BP of the first switch 40, a current sensor 60 for measuring the current of the electrochemical element 30, and a processing unit 100; when a voltage difference ΔV between the voltage of the electrochemical element 30 and the voltage of the terminal part 22P is equal to or greater than a prescribed value, the current limitation unit 75 permits the supply of power to the load through the bypass path BP, and when the voltage difference ΔV is less than the prescribed value, the current limitation unit 75 cuts off the current to the bypass path BP; and in a period of time after the first switch 40 has been turned off and until the voltage difference ΔV reaches the prescribed value due to a change in voltage of the terminal part 22P because of discharging of a charge/discharge element 170 connected in parallel to the load, the processing unit 100 performs a measurement process to measure the offset error ε of the current sensor 60.
US10962596B2 System, apparatus and method for in-field self testing in a diagnostic sleep state
In one embodiment, a processor includes at least one core and an interface circuit to interface the at least one core to additional circuitry of the processor. In response to an in-field self test instruction, at least one core may save state to a low power memory, enter into a diagnostic sleep state and execute an in-field self test in the diagnostic sleep state in which the at least one core appears to be inactive. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10962593B2 System on chip and operating method thereof
A system-on-chip (SoC) includes: a plurality of processors configured to store respective debugging information in response to respective information extraction commands received in a deadlock state, the plurality of processors having different architectures; a system bus connected to the plurality of processors; and an SoC manager configured to generate the respective information extraction commands differently according to an architecture of each of the plurality of processors in response to detecting occurrence of the deadlock state, and transmit the respective information extraction commands to the plurality of processors through a bus separate from the system bus.
US10962590B2 Magnet mounting apparatus for MTJ device testers
A magnet mounting apparatus including a cage, a magnet carriage and first actuator for use in testing Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) devices. The cage can be configured for mounting to an Automated Test Equipment (ATE). The magnet carriage can be configured for coupling to a wafer test magnet. The first actuator can be coupled between the cage and the magnet carriage. The first actuator can be configured to move the magnet carriage between a first position and a second position along a z-axis. The first position can be configured for locating the wafer test magnet within a predetermined proximity to a Device Under Test (DUT) wafer, and the second position can be configured for replacing a probe card.
US10962588B1 Integrated circuit devices and methods of designing and producing integrated circuits
A device comprising a plurality of transistors; interconnect elements coupled to the plurality of transistors is described. The interconnect elements enable the transfer of signals between the plurality of transistors. The device further includes a cooling element associated with the device, wherein the cooling element is configured to maintain a temperature of a circuit having the plurality of transistors and interconnect elements below a predetermined temperature; wherein one or more parameters of the device is optimized to operate at a temperature below the predetermined temperature. A method of implementing a circuit is also described.
US10962586B2 Light emitting diode (LED) test apparatus and method of manufacture
Embodiments relate to functional test methods useful for fabricating products containing Light Emitting Diode (LED) structures. In particular, LED arrays are functionally tested by injecting current via a displacement current coupling device using a field plate comprising of an electrode and insulator placed in close proximity to the LED array. A controlled voltage waveform is then applied to the field plate electrode to excite the LED devices in parallel for high-throughput. A camera records the individual light emission resulting from the electrical excitation to yield a function test of a plurality of LED devices. Changing the voltage conditions can excite the LEDs at differing current density levels to functionally measure external quantum efficiency and other important device functional parameters.
US10962582B2 Ground position of the ground fault method for power distribution network, system, and storage medium
A ground fault locating method for a power distribution network includes: monitoring each phase line of three phase distribution lines, and in the event of occurrence of waves with fault features, performing wave recording to obtain phase line record files; combining the record files corresponding to each of the three phase lines to obtain fault record files; and synthesizing the fault record files to form a transient record file, determining a fault location according to a wave having a maximum change in wave amplitude between two points in the transient record file, and displaying the fault location in a wiring diagram. The ground fault locating method for a power distribution network can significantly improve accuracy of single-phase ground fault detection.
US10962580B2 Electric arc detection for probe heater PHM and prediction of remaining useful life
A system for an aircraft includes an aircraft component that includes a heater routed through the aircraft component, the heater including a resistive heating element and insulation surrounding the resistive heating element. A first current flows into the resistive heating element to provide heating for the aircraft component and a second current flows out of the resistive heating element. The system further includes a first sensor configured to produce a first sensor signal representing the first current, a second sensor configured to produce a second sensor signal representing the second current, a leakage sensor configured to produce a leakage sensor signal representing a leakage current, and a signal processor configured to sample and measure the first current, the second current, and a leakage current using a high frequency sampling rate to identify the presence of electric arcing. The detection of electric arcing is used to predict future heater failure and estimate heater remaining useful life.
US10962578B2 Distributed smart grid processing
Nodes within a wireless mesh network are configured to monitor time series data associated with a utility network, including voltage fluctuations, current levels, temperature data, humidity measurements, and other observable physical quantities. The nodes execute stream functions to process the recorded time series data and generate data streams. The node is configured to transmit generated data streams to neighboring nodes. A neighboring node may execute other stream functions to process the received data stream(s), thereby generating additional data streams. A server coupled to the wireless mesh network collects and processes the data streams to identify events occurring within the network.
US10962576B2 Estimation of shading losses for photovoltaic systems from measured and modeled inputs
The present invention provides methods and systems to estimate energy losses due to shading in PV systems from data including the measured energy and power produced over the lifetime of the system, the system size and configuration data, the weather conditions (including irradiance, ambient & panel temperature, and wind conditions) over the lifetime of the system, and derived meteorological condition information (e.g., decomposed irradiance values at any time).
US10962575B2 Multi-domain measurement system as well as use of a multi-domain measurement system
A Multi-Domain Measurement System has an oscilloscope unit and a power probe unit. The oscilloscope unit comprises an analog input channel for receiving a measured analog signal and a first digital interface for receiving digitized measurement values from said power probe unit. The power probe unit is connected to the first digital interface for providing digitized measurements of a power supply signal. The power probe unit and the analog input channel are assigned to a device under test for simultaneously measuring signals in different domains. The power probe unit has a power probe measurement channel providing a vertical digitizing resolution that is at least two times higher than a vertical digitizing resolution of the analog input channel.Further, uses of a Multi-Domain Measurement System are provided.
US10962572B2 Isolated voltage probe
An isolated voltage probe includes: a conductor including a positive lead, a negative lead, and a resistance via which the positive lead and the negative lead are connected to each other; a magnetic sensor for measuring a magnetic field in a non-contact manner, the magnetic field being generated by a current flowing through the conductor; and a coaxial cable for transmitting a signal that is based on an output supplied from the magnetic sensor.
US10962570B2 System, a tangent probe card and a probe head assembly for testing semiconductor wafer
A system for semiconductor wafer testing, a tangent probe card and a probe head assembly thereof. The system has a tangent probe card and a tester. Testing ends of the probe card are flat, hence the allowable alignment budget will always be more generous for the tangent probe card. The probes are held on the probe head assembly, and once the alignment is achieved accurately during manufacture, the alignment will remain stable throughout the whole life cycle. The probe has a greater CCC due to its larger cross section. The throughput of the tangent probes is higher than that of the conventional probe card since there is no need to move the pointed pin/structure. No pointed pin/structure needs to be repaired, and the flat bottom surface of the probe head assembly is easier to clean and maintain.
US10962562B2 Vehicle velocity indicator
A velocity indication system of a vehicle includes one or more velocity sensors configured to sense a vehicle velocity and to generate velocity data therefrom. The system also includes a control unit configured to receive the velocity data and to generate a control signal based on the velocity data. The system also includes a tactile velocity indicator. The tactile velocity indicator includes a frame that defines an opening therein. The tactile velocity indicator also includes a haptic element, at least partially protruding from the opening so as to be touchable by a passenger of the vehicle via the opening. The tactile velocity indicator also includes an electric motor configured to drive the haptic element in response to the control signal to move relative to the frame according to a haptic element velocity that corresponds to the sensed vehicle velocity.
US10962560B2 Pipetting arrangement and method of controlling a pipetting arrangement or of producing liquid product doses
A pipetting arrangement includes at least two sets of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d). Each set of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d) is operationally connected, via a controllable ON/OFF valve (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d) to a common aspiration port (7). Latter is connectable to a pumping arrangement. The valves (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d) are controlled by a timing-control unit (15) conceived to establish, by control of the valves (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d), the operational connections of the at least two sets of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d) to the aspiration port (7) in a time-multiplexed manner.
US10962558B2 Automatic analyzer
An automatic analyzer is capable of ensuring sufficient nozzle cleaning and suppressing of deterioration in the accuracy of analysis. When it is judged that there remains no analysis item of the sample, a judgment is made on whether the sample dispensation quantity of the n-th sample dispensation is less than a dispensation quantity threshold value or not, and if less, a cleaning pattern is selected by making a judgment on whether or not all the sample dispensation quantities of the first through (n−1)-th sample dispensations are less than the dispensation quantity threshold value. If the sample dispensation quantity of the n-th sample dispensation is the dispensation quantity threshold value or more, another cleaning pattern selected by making the judgment on whether or not all the sample dispensation quantities of the first through (n−1)-th sample dispensations are less than the dispensation quantity threshold value.
US10962557B2 Method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system, laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
A method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The system comprises container carriers, a gateway having a network interface, and transport modules. Each module comprises a transport surface and are adjacent in a row-direction and column-direction to form a transport surface. The module comprises a driver arranged below the transport surface to move container carriers on the transport surface and left, right, upper and lower network interfaces. The left and right network interfaces connect modules in rows and the upper and lower network interfaces connect modules in columns. The network interface of the gateway is connected to a network interface of a first module. The method comprises sending an explore command from the gateway to the first module, propagating an initialization command from the first module to the remaining modules, storing addresses within the modules, and using the addresses by the gateway to address the modules.
US10962556B2 Accurate measurement of glutathione for disease diagnosis and drug metabolite screening
A method of measuring and calculating (preferably by a computer with output to a user) tGSH (total glutathione very particularly defined) with sample preparation and assay methods that have been confirmed to provide accurate and reliable tGSH and related diagnostic assays in blood or tissue from a patient.
US10962553B2 Compositions and methods for detecting proteinopathies
This invention is directed to compositions and methods for detecting proteinopathies.
US10962550B2 Analysis of amino acids in body fluid by liquid chromotography-mass spectrometry
This disclosure provides methods for quantifying individual amino acids in various bodily fluids obtained from a human patient. Also provided are reference ranges for normal amino acid levels in the various bodily fluids (e.g., blood plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and saliva) and for various age groups (e.g., neonates, infants, children, and adults).
US10962545B2 Methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to methods, kits, and compositions for detecting and/or diagnosing metastatic potential of cancer cells or for evaluating prognosis in a patient with cancer by detection of the protein expression level of an HLA class I molecule and/or the copy number variation of a polynucleotide encoding the HLA class I molecule. The present invention also relates to the use of the protein expression level of an HLA class I molecule and/or the copy number variation of a polynucleotide encoding the HLA class I molecule as a prognosis biomarker and metastasis predictive biomarker of cancer.
US10962544B2 Methods of predicting progression of Barrett's esophagus
Embodiments described herein provide methods of determining a risk of progression of Barrett's esophagus in a subject, classifying Barrett's esophagus in a subject, and detecting a field effect associated with malignant transformation of an esophagus of a subject suffering from Barrett's esophagus. The disclosure also provides kits for determining a risk of progression of Barrett's esophagus in a subject and classifying Barrett's esophagus in a subject.
US10962543B2 Methods of treating and prognosing nonhematopoietic malignant tumors
Provided herein are methods of treating a nonhematopoietic malignant tumor in a patient and methods of prognosing a nonhematopoietic malignant tumor in a patient, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that preferentially kills or inhibits proliferation or activity of leukocytes relative to nonhematopoietic cells.
US10962540B2 Beta lactamase as biomarker for the specific detection of tuberculosis-complex bacteria
The present disclosure provides methods, reagents, systems, and devices that target β lactamase as a biomarker for the sensitive and specific detection of tuberculosis-complex bacteria. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for the detection of specific β-lactamase protein and nucleic acid sequences to indicate the presence of tuberculosis-complex bacteria.
US10962536B2 Biological sensor and a method of the production of biological sensor
The invention is related to the field of biotechnology, specifically to the investigation of biomolecular interactions and sensing of biomolecules using a surface plasmon resonance. The biological sensor and a method of its production based on the thin films of graphene, graphene oxide, or single-walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes are described.The technical results of the invention are a high sensitivity of the biosensor in combination with a high biospecificity; an expansion of the range of device applications; the protection of the metal film from an environmental exposure; the possibility to detect large biological objects.The proposed device and method of its production can be used for monitoring and recording of the concentration of chemical and biochemical substances and for the definition of parameters of biomolecular reactions in different industrial processes using biological materials, the invention can be also used in the pharmaceutical industry for the investigation of pharmacological properties and for the determination of a chemical composition of developing drugs, and also it can be used in processes of quality control of food products.
US10962534B2 Method for the immobilization of biomolecules
The invention relates to a method for the immobilization of biomolecules containing at least one sulfhydryl group, which method comprises contacting a modified metal surface with the biomolecule irradiating the resulting surface with UV radiation in the presence of a photo-initiator, wherein said metal surface is modified with a cross-linker compound comprising a terminal thiol or dithiol group covalently linked to the metal surface, a spacer group, which at the other terminal end is carrying an isolated double or triple bond.
US10962532B2 Spatially encoded biological assays
The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US10962529B1 Fluorescent probe based biosensor and assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2
A method for detecting a SARS-Cov-2 protease in a biological sample is provided. The method includes contacting the biological sample with a fluorescent probe based sensor, wherein the sensor comprises an L-Histidine-D-aspartic acid peptide substrate, a fluorophore, and a quencher molecule; and detecting the SARS-Cov-2 protease when an increase in fluorescence is observed.
US10962525B2 Process for characterizing a blood sample
A process for characterizing a blood sample includes: insertion, into a channel with an inlet and outlet, of a solution including blood platelets, the solution being inserted via the inlet of the channel; creating a pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet to move the solution from the inlet towards the outlet of the channel; passage of the solution into a measurement zone of the channel, provided with electrodes; measurement, by the electrodes and measurement element, of an electric signal while the electrodes are covered by the solution in the channel. The progression of the solution from the inlet towards the outlet of the channel includes a progression of a front between, on the one hand, the solution extending from the front towards the inlet of the channel and, on the other hand, a gas extending from the front towards the outlet of the channel.
US10962523B2 Apparatus and methods for measuring an electrical current
Arrangements are disclosed for measuring small electrical currents with high sensitivity, for example in the context of sensing molecular entities, for example via interactions between the molecular entities and a membrane protein inserted in an amphiphilic membrane. In one arrangement there is provided a current sensing circuit (52) configured to integrate the current output by a sensor element (56) during each of a plurality of sensing frames (62). In each sensing frame (62) first and second analogue samples of the integral are taken during first and second time windows (71,72). A readout circuit (54) processes the first and second analogue samples to output a digital output signal representing the current output by the sensor element (56). The processing comprises analogue to digital conversion processing and output processing. The output processing is performed exclusively during periods outside of the first and second time windows.
US10962521B2 Method and system of condition monitoring
A condition monitoring system that determines a presence of change of water content in grease. The system provides a sensor electrode that is placed in the space where the grease is located. The electrode is suitably a plate with a surface area creating a capacitance C. This in combination with a resistor R, creates an RC circuit. The system senses the RC circuit. The dielectric constant of the monitored grease varies in dependence of the water content of the grease. A change of the dielectric constant will change RC, that is then sensed by the system. An analysis of a change of RC will determine if there is a presence of a change of the level of water content in the monitored grease.
US10962520B2 Method and device for determining and/or monitoring the breakdown voltage of a transformer oil
The disclosure relates to a method for determining and/or monitoring the breakdown voltage of a transformer oil, comprising the steps of a) performing an acoustic impedance measurement of the transformer oil, the impedance of a medium partially or entirely disposed in the transformer oil and capable of naturally vibrating and/or transmitting vibrations to the transformer oil is determined in at least one frequency band of defined frequency width; and b) calculating a resonator quality factor for the frequency band based on the determination performed in step a); and c) calculating an acoustic disbalance of the transformer oil based on the calculation performed in step b); and d) ascertaining the breakdown voltage of the transformer oil based on the calculation performed in step c). Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a device (100, 200) for determining and/or monitoring the breakdown voltage of a transformer oil.
US10962517B1 Method and apparatus for fast-initialization gas concentration monitoring
A sensor assembly for monitoring gas concentration and a method of the same are provided. The sensor assembly includes a start-up sensor and a long-run sensor. The start-up sensor is characterized by a first power-on period and the long-run sensor is characterized by a second power-on period that is longer than the first power-on period. The sensor assembly also includes a controller in communication with the start-up sensor and the long-run sensor. The controller is configured to cause the start-up sensor and the long-run sensor to power on. The controller is further configured to power off the start-up sensor and monitor the gas concentration via the long-run sensor upon the expiration of the second power-on period. A corresponding method of monitoring gas concentration is also provided.
US10962512B2 Pathogen surrogates based on encapsulated tagged DNA for verification of sanitation and wash water systems for fresh produce
A pathogen surrogate, formed by a DNA tag or bar code and a carrier, is described for use in the validation and verification of sanitation, such as in food processing operations and for wash water systems for fresh produce. The carrier material is selected so that the pathogen surrogate mimics the behavior of a pathogen when subjected to a sanitation operation. One or more surrogates can be introduced in to an environment, which is then subjected to sanitation process, followed by a detection process using the DNA tag of the surrogate.
US10962511B2 Systems for a modular multi-wavelength absorbance detector
Systems are provided for a modular multi-wavelength UV-VIS detector unit, such as an absorbance detector (e.g., spectrophotometer) included in a high-performance liquid chromatography system. In one example, a detector unit includes one or more light emitters and a sliding assembly configured to slidingly move a flow cell relative to the one or more light emitters, the one or more light emitters mounted on a floating rig to facilitate alignment between the one or more light emitters and the flow cell when the sliding assembly is in a closed position.
US10962508B2 Ultrasound-based method and related system to evaluate hemostatic function of whole blood
Method and systems for of evaluating a mechanical property of a material by applying force to the material sufficient to physically displace a portion of the material, measuring displacement of the material, adaptively adjusting the force when the displacement measured is not within a predetermined range of displacement values, wherein the force is increased or decreased depending upon whether the measured displacement is below or above the predetermined range, respectively, and computing a mechanical property value resultant from the displacement of the material.
US10962507B2 System and method for calibrating an acoustic monitoring system of an additive manufacturing machine
A system and method for calibrating an acoustic monitoring system of an additive manufacturing machine includes installing a calibration system on the machine and performing a calibration process. Specifically, the calibration system includes a calibration platform removably mountable to a build platform of the additive manufacturing machine and having calibrated acoustic source mounted thereon for defining a measurement standard. The acoustic waves generated by the calibrated acoustic source are measured by the acoustic monitoring system and compared to the known measurement standard to determine whether system adjustments would improve process tolerances or uniformity.
US10962503B2 Surface characteristic inspection method and surface characteristic inspection device
The present invention provides a surface property inspection method including a step of setting a resistance ratio between resistors R1 and R2 of an AC bridge circuit 20 in a surface properly inspection apparatus 1. The step includes a step for placing a non-surface-treated reference test pieces S on a reference detector 22 and an inspection detector 23 and measuring a first setting output signal while changing the resistance ratio γ, a step for placing the reference test piece S on the reference detector 22, placing a surface-treated setting test piece on the inspection detector 23, and measuring a second setting output signal while changing the resistance ratio, a step for calculating the differential value between the first and second output signals, and a step for setting the resistance ratio so that the absolute value of the differential value is maximized.
US10962500B2 Nitride based sensor
The present invention discloses a nitride based sensor including a nitride based semiconductor, wherein a plurality of metal nanoparticles are attached to a surface of the nitride based semiconductor, and the surface of the nitride based semiconductor is passivated with at least one thiol compound. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating a nitride-based sensor. The present invention also discloses a porous gallium nitride (GaN) based H2 gas sensor, comprising a GaN based semiconductor with a plurality of Pt nanoparticles attached to a surface, wherein the GaN based semiconductor is passivated with a thiol compound, and wherein the sensor exhibits responsiveness of at least 60% for detection of H2 at a concentration of 30 ppm at room temperature.
US10962496B2 Methods and apparatus for water detection using a capacitive sensor
Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for water detection using a capacitive sensor. A door handle apparatus may include a first sensor and a second sensor positioned to detect water flowing across the sensors. Each sensor may comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, wherein each sensor operates independently.
US10962488B2 Integrated projection-schlieren optical system
The present invention relates to projection and schlieren optical measurement technology, and more particularly to an integrated projection-schlieren optical system. The system includes a parallel light source system, a first positive lens, a diaphragm, a second positive lens, an image sensor, a negative lens, a knife edge device and a sample stage. In the system, a projection telescopic optical system and a schlieren camera optical system are respectively formed through the combination of optical characteristics of two movable lenses, enabling the integration functions of the projection optical system and the schlieren optical system.
US10962485B2 System and method for material characterization
Provided are a material characterization system and method for characterizing a stream of material emanating from a material identification, exploration, extraction or processing activity, the system including: a source of incident radiation configured to irradiate the stream of material in an irradiation region, one or more detectors configured to detect radiation emanating from within or passing through the stream of material as a result of the irradiation by the incident radiation and thereby produce a detection signal, and one or more digital processors configured to process the detection signal to characterize the stream of material. The source of incident radiation and the one or more detectors are configured to be disposed relative to the stream of material so as to irradiate the stream of material and detect the radiation emanating from within or passing through the stream as the stream passes through the irradiation region.
US10962483B2 Reduction of molecular background emission and sample matrix management in a solution cathode glow discharge
A device and method to reduce molecular background emission and to increase matrix management in solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD). A purging device for purging atmospheric gases from a solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) apparatus, comprising a hollow body that encloses a plasma generated between a solid anode and a solution cathode, wherein the body comprises at least one opening for release of water vapor generated by the plasma. A method for reducing matrix interferences from a SCGD comprising introducing an internal standard into a sample to be analyzed, wherein the sample comprises at least one element of interest; determining a spatial emission profile of the internal standard; using linear correlation between the spatial emission profile of the internal standard and the element of interest to predict a crossover point; and using the crossover point of the element of interest to select a vertical acquisition height for SCGD analysis.
US10962480B2 Device and methods for quantifying analytes introduction
Devices and methods for measuring the quantity of multiple analytes in a sample can include a device designed such that each of the analyte sensing elements is configured to measure the quantity of a predetermined analyte and machine executable instructions configured to select the proper analyte sensing element corresponding to the analyte to be measured.
US10962479B2 Method of high spatial resolution determining a position of a singularized molecule which is excitable for emission of luminescence light
For spatial high resolution determining a position of a singularized molecule, which is excitable with excitation light for emission of luminescence light, in n spatial dimensions in a sample, the excitation light is directed onto the sample with an intensity distribution, which has a zero point and intensity increasing regions adjoining the zero point on both sides in each of the n spatial dimensions. The zero point is arranged at not more than n×3 different positions. The luminescence light emitted by the singularized molecule is separately registering for each of the different positions of the zero point. The position of the singularized molecule in the n spatial dimensions in the sample is deduced from intensities of the luminescence light separately registered for the not more than n×3 different positions of the zero point.
US10962478B2 Spectral imaging apparatus and methods
An imaging system images a sample across one or more wavelengths. A light source illuminates a sample with one or more wavelengths of light, and an image sensor detects light from the illuminated sample. A linear variable long pass filter is positioned to filter light reflected from the sample to pass to the image sensor multiple different wavelength bands having different cut-off wavelengths. Wavelengths of light on one side of the cut-off wavelength are blocked and wavelengths of light on the other side of the cut-off wavelength are passed as multiple different long pass wavelength bands for detection by the image sensor. The image sensor detects light for each of the multiple different long pass wavelength bands from the sample. Data processing circuitry converts the detected light for the multiple different long pass wavelength bands for the sample into corresponding different long pass wavelength band data sets for the sample.
US10962477B2 Wide-angle emission filter, optical sensor assembly having the same, PCR system having the same, and method of manufacturing the same
The wide-angle emission filter includes a base matrix, a photoresist, and a colorant. The base matrix has a flat shape and including a transparent material. The base matrix does not generate fluorescent light or phosphorescent light by an excitation light. The photoresist is disposed in the base matrix. The photoresist is fixed in a solid state through at least one method selected from the group consisting of thermal hardening, photo hardening, and drying. The colorant is disposed in the base matrix and includes light having a predetermined wavelength range. The wide-angle emission filter filters the excitation light regardless of an incident angle of the excitation light.
US10962476B2 Turbidity sensor and method for measuring turbidity
Sensor and Measurement Method A turbidity sensor and method of measuring turbidity is provided. The turbidity sensor (100) comprises first and second optical detectors for detecting a respective optical response of each optical signal. The first optical detector (20) may be arranged in direct view of the emitter (10) and the second optical detector (30) may be arranged in indirect view of the emitter (10). The two detectors collect light emitted from the emitter (10) when directed through a fluid sample during two optical tests run in very close succession. Firstly, a control sample is illuminated to determine a calibration factor for the control sample with known turbidity. Then, the calibration factor is used to determine the turbidity of a fluid sample with unknown turbidity. Advantageously, background radiation during the data collection process is ignored because the transient behaviour during each optical test is negligible. The approach is more convenient over known turbidity sensors and measurement methods, particularly in light of the calibration step.
US10962475B2 Sensor based on grating slit waveguide composite structure
A sensor including: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposing to each other, the first surface being recessed to form a first groove, and the substrate further including at least two through holes penetrating through the second surface and a bottom surface of the first groove; a dielectric layer disposed to cover the first surface, and opposing to the first groove; a metal layer disposed on the bottom surface of the first groove and avoiding openings of the through holes on the bottom surface of the first groove, wherein the dielectric layer, the metal layer and an interval between the dielectric layer and the metal layer form a slit optical waveguide; and a grating formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the grating is used to implement wave vector matching of an incident light with a mode of the slit optical waveguide.
US10962474B2 Optical aberration detection systems
A system includes a detector and a computing device communicatively coupled to the detector. The detector detects spatial or temporal spectral features of a light beam after transmission of the light beam through a turbulent or aberrated medium and generate a measurement signal indicative of the spectral feature. The computing device receives the measurement signal and a comparative signal indicative of a spectral feature of the light beam prior to or after transmission of the light beam through the medium. The computing device compares the measurement signal and the comparative signal and determines, based on the comparison of the measurement signal and the comparative signal, one or more values related to variations in refractive indices of the medium.
US10962471B1 Point of care system for quantifying components of blood
A micro-cavity holder has an upper surface and a lower surface with a major recess in a generally cylindrical configuration. The major recess has an exterior periphery. The micro-cavity holder has a central aperture with a cylindrical central region and a lower region. A probe has a generally cylindrical configuration with an upper section and a lower section. The upper section has an exterior periphery removably received in the major recess to removably couple the probe and the micro-cavity holder. Cylindrical openings extend axially through the upper and lower sections of the probe and terminate above in a central recess. A transparent member is removably positioned in the central recess for receiving and supporting bodily fluids.
US10962468B2 Sensor device with an air mass sensor for a weathering device
The sensor device (100; 200) for a device (10) for weathering or lightfastness testing of samples comprises a sensor housing (110) which is adapted to be arranged in a weathering chamber (1) of the device (10) in the same manner as a sample (3), and an air mass sensor (120; 220) which comprises a sensor element (120.2; 220.2) and is attached to the sensor housing (110) in such a manner that the sensor element (120.2; 220.2) is adapted to be mounted on the sensor housing (110.2; 220.2) and attached to the sensor housing (110) such that the sensor element (120.2; 220.2) is exposed in the same manner as a sample (3) to an air flow prevailing in the weathering chamber (1).
US10962465B2 Device for checking filter testing systems
Devices to determine the filtration behavior of a device for filtering gaseous fluid. These devices are characterized by unchanged reproducibility during further tests. To this end, the device comprises a first device for setting a particular differential pressure, a second device having a certain degree of filtration efficiency of the gaseous fluid, which flows through the devices, of the filter test system such that a differential pressure and/or filtration efficiency are adjustable in a variable fashion and independently of one another, and the first device (2) and the second device (3) are normal for filtration, with permanently constant characteristics with regard to the differential pressure that is set and the filtration efficiency that is set as a reference device for simulation of a filtering separator, a first adapter for coupling on the inflow side, and a second adapter for coupling on the outflow side.
US10962464B2 Method for determining an extraction efficiency of at least one volatile species contained in a drilling mud
Method for determining an extraction efficiency of at least one volatile species contained in a drilling mud, the method including: housing a test mud in a first closed container; determining a test parameter representative of a ratio between a first portion of at least one first volatile species, which is absorbed by the test mud, and a second portion of the first volatile species, which is not absorbed by the test mud, the second portion of the first volatile species being measured in a headspace of the first closed container; housing a drilling mud in a second closed container, the drilling mud containing at least one second volatile species, the second volatile species being substantially the same as the first volatile species; determining an operating parameter representative of a quantity of the second volatile species released by the drilling mud in the second closed container, wherein the quantity of the second volatile species is measured in a headspace of the second closed container; determining, as a function of the operating parameter and the test parameter, an absorption parameter indicative of a quantity of the second volatile species in the drilling mud; determining, as a function of the absorption parameter, an extraction efficiency of the second volatile species from the drilling mud.
US10962457B2 Apparatus and methods to impact test materials
Apparatus and methods for impact testing of a transparent substrate are provided. The apparatus includes a base (110) for receiving the transparent substrate (112), the base having a curved surface (124) about which the transparent substrate is bent by a first fixture (130) and a second fixture (132). An abrasive sheet (136) is disposed between the transparent substrate and an impacting object (138) which is released from above the substrate such that the force from the impacting object causes damage to the transparent substrate while the transparent substrate is bent about the curved surface.
US10962456B2 Flexible display auxiliary device and foldable mobile terminal
The present disclosure discloses a flexible display auxiliary device and a foldable mobile terminal. The flexible display auxiliary device includes a platform, a first stage, a second stage, a sliding mechanism and an enabling mechanism. The first stage is used for fixing the first end of the flexible display screen, the second stage is used for fixing the second end of the flexible display screen opposite to the first end. The second stage is fixedly arranged on the sliding mechanism, the sliding mechanism is arranged on the platform, the enabling mechanism is connected to the sliding mechanism to control the sliding mechanism to move on the platform so as to change the relative distance between the first stage and the second stage and change the tension on the flexible display screen. In the above manner, the present disclosure enables the flexible display to always be in a flat state.
US10962451B2 Condensate removal apparatus for sampling
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for an auxiliary heat exchange system for use in scientific sampling. In one aspect, a heat exchange system may include at least one first conduit housed in an external casing, that is removably attachable to a heat/cooling system of a vehicle. Another conduit, such as a tracer tube, may be positioned proximate to the first conduit and housed in the external casing for at least a partial length of the first conduit. The tracer conduit may include a first end that is removably attachable to a gas collection device and a second end removably attachable to a measuring device. The first conduit may be configured to carry heated liquid from the heating/cooling system of the vehicle to maintain at least a threshold temperature of gas samples in the tracer conduit to prevent or reduce the formation of condensates in the tracer conduit.
US10962449B2 Diagnostic device and diagnostic method for rotary machine
A rotary machine diagnostic device has a current acquisition unit that acquires current from a sensor, which measures the driving current of a rotary machine driving a machine to be driven; a sampling unit that performs sampling of the acquired driving current; a frequency range conversion unit that converts data concerning the time range subjected to sampling into a frequency range; a sideband detection unit that sets the driving current as a carrier wave in the frequency range, and detects, as a sideband, the spectrum appearing on each side of the carrier wave subjected to amplitude modulation; and an abnormality detection unit that detects whether or not there are abnormalities in the rotary machine and the machine to be driven on the basis of the difference in frequency between the sideband frequency detected by the sideband detection unit and the frequency of the carrier wave.
US10962442B2 Automated system to verify structural integrity of a structure
A computer-implemented system and method for examining the integrity of a structure having a visually repetitive pattern such as a fence, includes an imaging system having a light source and an optical element to produce a narrow substantially vertical light beam, and a photodetector to receive reflected light. The light beam is directed at the structure while moving laterally, producing a planar image of the structure which is continually refreshed. The system processes the images and identifies an anomalous feature from an anomaly in the repetitive pattern.
US10962441B2 Wind generation means and wind test facility comprising the same
The invention relates to a wind generation means (1) comprising at least one wind generation wall (1′) comprising a plurality of wind generation units (11) provided next to each other along at least a first and a second directions so as to form the at least one wind generation wall (1′), wherein each wind generation unit (11) of said plurality of wind generation units comprises at least two ventilation units (111), each ventilation unit within the wind generation unit being individually controlled, characterized in that each wind generation unit (11) of said plurality of wind generation units comprises at least one control unit adapted to control said ventilation units (111) individually, so as to generate an arbitrary wind profile both in space and in time in an air flow path and so as to vary a generated wind physical property of said each wind generation unit along said at least first and second directions, and in that said plurality of wind generation units (11) are detachably attached to each other so that the size and shape of the said wind generation wall (1′) can be varied.
US10962438B2 Gas detection systems and methods using measurement position uncertainty representations
In some embodiments, a natural gas leak detection system generates display content including indicators of remote and local potential leak source areas situated on a map of an area of a gas concentration measurement survey performed by a vehicle-borne device. The remote area may be shaped as a wedge extending upwind from an associated gas concentration measurement point. The local area graphically represents a potential local leak source area situated around the gas concentration measurement point, and having a boundary within a predetermined distance (e.g. 10 meters) of the gas concentration measurement point. The local area may be represented as a circle, ellipse, or other shape, and may include an area downwind from the measurement point. Size and/or shape parameters of the local area indicator may be determined according to survey vehicle speed and direction data, and/or wind speed and direction data characterizing the measurement point.
US10962432B2 Systems and methods for pressure measurement
Apparatus, systems, and methods of measuring relative pressure based on the displacement of a Cartesian diver are provided. Within the system, various designs of divers, as well as a variety of measurement methods implementing such systems and apparatus, are illustrated. The systems and methods described herein are directed to precise pressure measurements traceable to the SI through the vertical displacement of a ludion within a two fluid system. The system is selectively optimized to ensure the buoyancy and mass of the ludion as well as the density of the gases and fluids involved are known and controlled.
US10962422B2 Differential and high rate of change temperature sensing circuit
A system for determining a side of an electrical circuit exposed to a high temperature includes a printed circuit board having at least two outer edges and first and second board stiffeners of a first material disposed along the outer edges. The system also includes a control unit and a plurality of traces formed of a material that is different than the first material and has a second Seebeck coefficient. The control unit determines whether the first edge or second edge is closer to the high temperature based on a voltage differential between a trace connecting it to the first end of the first board stiffener and a trace connecting to the first end of the second board stiffener.
US10962418B1 Measuring device
A measuring device including a light source emitting a light beam, a first beam splitter disposed on a light path of the light beam, an optical grating, a reflector, and a sensor is provided. The light beam is divided into first and second light beams by the first beam splitter. The optical grating is disposed on light paths of the first and second light beams. The first beam splitter enables the first light beam to be delivered to the optical grating. The reflector is disposed on the light path of the second light beam. The first beam splitter enables the second light beam to be delivered to the reflector and reflected to the optical grating. The first and second light beams are diffracted by the optical grating to generate multiple first and second diffraction light beams at different angles respectively, which are received by the sensor after interference.
US10962417B2 Non-destructive, in-situ evaluation of water presence using thermal contrast and cooled detector
Exemplary systems for detecting water include: a light source positioned to transmit thermal radiation through a sample; a lens assembly positioned to: receive the thermal radiation transmitted through the sample; and focus the transmitted thermal radiation onto a filter positioned between the lens assembly and a detector; and a cooling subsystem for cooling the filter and the detector to a temperature below that of the sample. The filter (1) selectively transmits first portions of the thermal radiation received from the lens assembly and characterized by a wavelength at least partially overlapping a predefined water absorption band and/or a predefined water absorption line; and (2) selectively blocks second portions of the thermal radiation received from the lens assembly and characterized by a wavelength outside the predefined water absorption band and/or the predefined water absorption line. Methods for detecting presence of water in a sample are also disclosed.
US10962415B2 Apparatus for optical applications, spectrometer system and method for producing an apparatus for optical applications
The present invention relates to an apparatus for optical applications, a spectrometer system and method for producing an apparatus for optical applications, and in particular to an apparatus comprising an optical waveguide having a first refractive index along a light propagation axis interrupted by a plurality of scattering portions having a second refractive index. Each scattering portion has a long axis substantially perpendicular to the light propagation axis as well as a short axis substantially perpendicular to the light propagation axis and the long axis. A receiver unit or a transmitter unit is arranged on a side of the optical waveguide, the long axis being substantially perpendicular, i.e. normal to the plane of this side on which the receiver unit or transmitter unit is arranged. Accordingly, simplification and miniaturization of an optical apparatus can be realized.
US10962412B2 Light filter and spectrometer including the light filter
A light filter includes a plurality of spectrum modulation portions, each having a different thicknesses or a different mixing ratio of materials thereof. Each of the plurality of spectrum modulation portions has a different transmittance spectrum.
US10962411B2 Photoelectric conversion element and photoelectric conversion device
A photoelectric conversion element for detecting the spot size of input light. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion substrate having two main surfaces; a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and a first electrode layer, which are sequentially laminated on the light receiving surface side, i.e., one main surface, of the photoelectric conversion substrate; and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer, which are sequentially laminated on the rear surface side, i.e., the other main surface, of the photoelectric conversion substrate. The photoelectric conversion element is also provided with an insulating layer that is provided between the photoelectric conversion substrate and the second electrode layer, and the insulating layer has a plurality of through holes that are two-dimensionally provided along the main surface of the photoelectric conversion substrate.
US10962410B2 Light exposure monitoring system
The present disclosure relates to a light exposure monitoring system that includes a central control server; a plurality of indoor light exposure zones and a positioning system configured to communicate with the central control server to determine: a position (P) of an individual within the plurality of indoor light exposure zones, and a distance between a head of the individual and a floor within the plurality of indoor light exposure zones.
US10962408B2 Quasi-fundamental-mode operated multimode fiber for distributed acoustic sensing
Systems and methods include a number of optical pulses are transmitted by transmitting, by a distributed acoustic sensor (DAS), where the optical pulses are transmitted at an input port associated with a multimode fibers (MMF) used by the DAS, and where the fundamental mode of the MMF is excited. A number of backscattered Rayleigh signals are collected by the DAS. The Rayleigh signals are recorded as an output intensity profile. A position along the MMF that is subject to vibrations and corresponding vibration parameters are determined by analyzing the recorded output intensity profile.
US10962406B2 Mobile weighing scale and method
A mobile weighing scale is disclosed. The mobile weighing scale comprises a column; a weighing platform for supporting an object to be weighed; and a plurality of load cells for computing weighment of the object are connected to the weighing platform, wherein the plurality of load cells are mounted internal to the top of a base tubing, wherein the base tubing is attached to the weighing platform. Further, the mobile weighing scale may comprise a vibrator, removably attached at a proximal end of the weighing platform, for producing vibratory forces on the weighing platform to densify a material within the object to be weighed. The mobile weighing scale may further comprise an electronic indicator, attached to the column, for displaying the computed weighment of the object.
US10962403B2 Weighing device with an article supply conveyor that runs for different lengths of time depending on the detection of an article hanging from the end
A weighing device includes a conveyance unit which conveys an article, a hopper which receives the article conveyed by the conveyance unit, temporarily holds the article, and then discharges the article downstream, a detection unit which detects the article between a conveyance end of the conveyance unit and the hopper, and a control unit which controls driving of the conveyance unit. When the detection unit does not detect the article at a start of driving of the conveyance unit, the control unit drives the conveyance unit for a first period. When the detection unit detects the article at a start of driving of the conveyance unit, the control unit drives the conveyance unit for a second period longer than the first period.
US10962401B2 Fuel level detection device
A liquid fuel level sensing device disclosed herein may include: a holder; an arm fixed to the holder; a cover fixed to the holder to cover the arm; and a float connected to the arm outside the holder. The holder may include a bottom portion and a first snap fit structure, which may include a pair of support portions provided with an interval therebetween, and provided on the bottom portion. First and second interval portions may be provided between the pair of support portions, the first interval portion may hold the arm, and the second interval portion may be provided above the first interval portion and be narrower than a width of the arm held in the first interval portion. The cover may include a deformation restricting portion provided at a position facing an outer surface of at least one of the pair of support portions.
US10962398B2 Measuring tank fluids and remote monitoring system
A remote monitoring system that controls fluid level in fuel storage tanks of mining trucks includes a device that measures fluid level in fuel storage tanks of mining trucks resistant to rapid filling that protects a sensor inside the device, including a protective metallic tube; a level sensor arranged inside the protective metallic tube; and an anchorage system connected to the protective metallic tube with the tank allowing fluid communication inside the tank with fluid inside the protective metallic tube; antennas; Web server; remote means; and a power source.
US10962395B2 Method and apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a shielding gas mixture
The disclosure relates to a sensor apparatus and a method for measuring the flow rate of a shielding gas in a welding apparatus. The sensor apparatus comprises at least one inlet and at least one outlet in fluid connection with one or more bypass channels and with one or more sensor channels, and at least one input hose and one output hose. The apparatus also comprises one or more thermal mass flow sensors connected to the one or more sensor channels, and a control unit configured to retrieve sensor responses from the one or more thermal mass flow sensors and to determine the flow rate of the shielding gas through the sensor apparatus based on the retrieved sensor response and calibration data, wherein the calibration data comprises one or more characteristic curves comprising gas flow values and sensor response values. The control unit is configured to retrieve from a memory unit: the composition of the shielding gas; the number of active thermodynamic degrees of freedom which the molecules of each gas component in the shielding gas possess at the retrieved shielding gas temperature; a characteristic curve for each gas component separately, which consists of sensor response data as a function of gas flow rate, measured in a calibration experiment conducted with a pure gas consisting only of that gas component. The control unit is configured to calculate a new, mixture-specific characteristic curve for the gas mixture as a weighted average of the pure-gas characteristic curves, wherein the weight assigned to each value on a pure-gas characteristic curve is a product of the concentration percentage of that gas component in the shielding gas mixture and the number of active thermodynamic degrees of freedom which the molecules of that gas component possess at the retrieved shielding gas temperature; and to use the mixture-specific characteristic curve as the characteristic curve for the shielding gas mixture by retrieving from this characteristic curve the calibration gas flow rate which corresponds most closely to the retrieved new sensor response; and to identify this flow rate as the current flow rate of the shielding gas through the sensor apparatus. The sensor apparatus also comprises a display unit configured to display the determined flow rate of the shielding gas to a user and/or a memory unit for storing the determined flow rate of the shielding gas.
US10962387B2 Method for measuring a displacement
A method of measuring a movement, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring and digitizing both a first measurement voltage across the terminals of a first secondary winding and also a second measurement voltage across the terminals of a second secondary winding of an inductive movement sensor; multiplying the first measurement voltage by itself in order to obtain a first component of a crossed vector, multiplying the second measurement voltage by itself in order to obtain a second component of the crossed vector, and multiplying together the first measurement voltage and the second measurement voltage in order to obtain a third component of the crossed vector; applying the crossed vector as input to a lowpass filter in order to obtain a filtered vector, and estimating the movement from the components of the filtered vector.
US10962386B2 Magnetic revolution counter and method for determining numbers of revolutions that can be determined by means of said revolution counter
A magnetic revolution counter, and method for determining a predefinable number n of revolutions to be determined of a rotating magnetic field, generated by a magnetic system includes a revolution sensor, which includes magnetic domain wall conductors composed of open spirals or closed, multiply-wound loops, which are formed by a GMR layer stack or a soft magnetic layer comprising locally present TMR layer stacks and in which magnetic 180° domain walls can be introduced and located by measuring the electrical resistance of predefinable spiral or loop sections, wherein a single domain wall is, or at least two magnetic domain walls are, introduced into the domain wall conductors such that the at least two domain walls are brought into a defined separation of greater than 360° with respect to one another, based on the change in location thereof from a first to a second position, with a rotation of the outer magnetic field by the angle of greater than 360°, and are permanently thus spaced apart from one another, and electrical contacts, which are disposed in a defined manner on the domain wall conductors, are provided.
US10962385B2 Methods and apparatus for phase selection in ring magnet sensing
Methods and apparatus for positioning a magnetic field sensor IC package having a first channel for a planar magnetic field sensing element and a second channel for vertical magnetic field sensing element in relation to an axis of a ring magnet to provide a desired phase relationship between the first and second channels. In embodiments, positioning the sensor includes an offset angle and a displacement with respect to a centerline of the ring magnet.
US10962384B2 Method of disaggregating an energy usage signal of a usage area
A method of disaggregating an energy usage signal of a usage area includes steps of providing a gateway device for an aggregate energy usage signal of a usage area, installing a user application on a user computing device to display information from the gateway device, receiving a plurality of inputs, and determining the energy usage of the individual electrically powered devices in the usage area based on the aggregate energy usage signal and based on the plurality of inputs.
US10962383B2 Road characterization method, method for displaying road information and devices
An objective of the present application is to provide a road characterization method, comprising: acquiring a target road, wherein the target road comprises one or more road segments; determining one or more atomic lanes corresponding to the road segments according to the road segment attribute information of the road segments; and determining lane association information related to the atomic lanes corresponding to the target road; wherein the one or more atomic lanes and the lane association information are used for characterizing the target road. The method can functionally completely describe objective connections of lanes within a target area, including lane connectivity and lane change feasibility.
US10962381B2 Method, apparatus, and computer program product for creating traffic information for specialized vehicle types
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for creating traffic information for a specialized type of vehicle. The method may include receiving initial driving information for a generic type of vehicle along a planned traffic route. The generic type of vehicle travels along the planned traffic route in larger numbers than the specialized type of vehicle. The method further includes determining an adjustment to the initial driving information for the specialized type of vehicle along the planned traffic route. The method further includes creating a specialized driving information based on the initial driving information and the adjustment that was determined. The method still further includes providing the specialized driving information relating to the planned traffic route for the specialized type of vehicle. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US10962377B2 Utilizing a geo-locator service and zone servers to reduce computer resource requirements for determining high quality solutions to routing problems
A method involves utilizing a geo-locator service and zone servers to reduce server resource requirements for determining high quality solutions to routing problems. The use of a geo-locator service and zone servers enables the use of servers having less memory which can handle determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a smaller geographic area even if they are incapable of handling determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a larger geographic area, and enables efficient assignment of requests to an appropriate server without unduly burdening high value servers having sufficient memory to handle determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a very large geographic area with determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a smaller geographic area.
US10962372B1 Navigational routes for autonomous vehicles
An artificial intelligence-based routing and path optimization module is enabled for autonomous AVs. The AV is enabled to navigate to surface roads based on the computational complexity of the navigation and the computational power within the autonomous self-driving AV, a cloud infrastructure, and/or an edge device. An AI based model is implemented to determine which navigational approaches are appropriate for an autonomous AV to pursue based on compute resources available and compute resources required. A module implemented in a cloud based server and/or within an autonomous AV is enabled to match the computational complexity of routes with the navigation. The autonomous AV is enabled to create a navigational prediction movement model for these objects to determine the likely behavior of the objects. The AV may include autonomous cars, autonomous trucks, vertical take off and landing (VTOL) devices, electric VTOL, electric bikes, flying cars, and other transportation devices.
US10962365B2 Magnet mounting and retention system for tool
A tool, such as a level, with magnets embedded in a working surface is provided. For example, the magnets assist in coupling the level to magnetic workpieces. The magnets are placed in a chamber with a floor having a periphery and internal walls extending from the floor periphery. Flanges extend from internal wall of the chamber toward a central axis or point and partially further define the chamber volume. Flanges may be created by depressing surface of the level near the chamber, thus deforming the level body surface to create a channel and a flange from the material displaced from the channel.
US10962364B2 Mobile electronic device and roadside unit
A mobile electronic device comprises a communication unit obtaining a first atmospheric pressure value from a roadside unit associated with a pedestrian bridge, an atmospheric pressure sensor obtaining a second atmospheric pressure value of the mobile electronic device, and a controller. The controller calculates a correction value of the second atmospheric pressure value based on the first atmospheric pressure value.
US10962362B2 Detecting a substrate
This disclosure is directed to a system and method for detecting a surface of a substrate within a scanner.
US10962360B2 Smartphone calibration of a grade control system for a work machine
A method of calibrating a grade control system is provided. The method includes placing a smartphone on first defined calibration location of a work machine. The smartphone determines a slope of the first defined calibration location relative to gravity. The smartphone is placed on a second defined calibration location of the work machine and determines a slope of the second defined calibration location relative to gravity. The slope of the first and second defined calibration locations is automatically communicated to the grade control system and is employed for subsequent grade control.
US10962357B2 Three-dimensional scanner with data collection feedback
A three-dimensional (3D) scanner includes a housing, one or more light sources, one or more optical sensors, a plurality of processors in communication with the one or more light sources and the one or more optical sensors, and memory storing instructions for generating data corresponding to a 3D shape of a surface of an object by repeatedly performing the operations of: projecting, using the one or more light sources, structured light toward the surface of the object; and while projecting the structured light toward the surface of the object, acquiring, using the one or more optical sensors, an image of the surface of the object. The 3D scanner further includes a cooling manifold internal to the housing comprising a single piece of metal thermally coupled with the one or more light sources, the one or more optical sensors and the plurality of processors.
US10962354B1 Selection method of loss control materials for lost circulation control in fractured reservoirs based on photoelastic experiments
The invention relates to a selection method of loss control materials for lost circulation control in fractured reservoirs based on photoelastic experiments. By using the photoelastic material to simulate rigid lost circulation material, obtaining photoelastic images and load curves during a loading process of plugging zones formed by the lost circulation material, selecting the lost circulation material according to structure stability of plugging zones. Based on ‘a relationship between structures and performances’ and granular matter mechanics, the present method is with high reliable to duly observe distribution and evolution of internal forces in a pressure-bearing process of plugging zones, reveal an instability mechanism of the plugging zone, and optimize the lost circulation material in a targeted manner; the present disclosure based on mesoscopic structure characterization of plugging zones is for a new idea for material selection of deep fractured reservoirs, of good repeatability, simple operation and low economic cost.
US10962353B1 Fiber-optic sensors in a rosette or rosette-like pattern for structure monitoring
An apparatus, and related method, relates generally to a fiber-optic sensing system. In such a system, fiber-optic sensors are in a rosette or rosette-like pattern. An optical circulator is coupled to receive a light signal from a broadband light source, to provide the light signal to the fiber-optic sensors, and to receive a returned optical signal from the fiber-optic sensors. A spectral engine is coupled to the optical circulator to receive the returned optical signal and configured to provide an output signal.
US10962350B2 Systems and methods for measurement of piston-to-piston clearances in multi-cylinder opposed piston engines
An optical measurement device is disclosed and includes a body configured to be mounted to at least one piston cylinder, and a compression ratio determination unit operatively connected to the body to receive optical measurement data and compute a clearance between at least two opposed pistons disposed within the at least one piston cylinder.
US10962343B2 Rocker-free measuring system for a measuring instrument
A measuring system (15) includes a measuring arm receiving unit (18) mounted on the housing (49) or on an axial pin (30) connected to the housing (49) for conjoint rotation so as to be rotatable or pivotable about the axis of rotation (D). A measuring arm (16) can be arranged on the measuring arm receiving unit (18). A motor unit (24) generates a motor torque about the axis of rotation (D) on the measuring arm receiving unit (18). A rotary angle specifying the rotary angle position of the measuring arm receiving unit (18) about the axis of rotation (D) is detected by a measuring device (67) having a scale part (68) and a detection unit (69). The scale part (68) is arranged in the form of a circular arc, annularly, or in the form of a disc about or coaxially with the axis of rotation (D).
US10962342B1 Blast containment system for trash cans
A blast containment system for trash cans includes a donut-shaped bag having a sealed donut-shaped bottom positioned at the base of the trash can, and an open donut-shaped top positioned and retained at a top periphery of the trash can. An open-ended tubular region extends through the bag between its donut-shaped top and donut-shaped bottom. A rigid container having an open top is disposed in the tubular region of the bag with its open top being coupled to the donut-shaped top of the bag. A liquid fills the bag. A ballistic fabric is situated inside of the trash can and outside of the donut-shaped bag.
US10962339B2 Shell for ammunition and ammunition including such a shell
The invention relates to a shell (4) intended to be placed around a fragment-generating body (2) of an ammunition (1). This shell is characterized in that it comprises an inner wall (9) having a geometry such that it can be positioned with shape matching with that of the body (2) on which it is intended to be fastened, the inner wall (9) bearing cells (11) having a profile with a closed contour secured to the wall (9) by a first end, the cells (11) not being adjoining, therefore separate from one another, all the way around their contour by a non-nil distance (d).The invention also relates to an explosive ammunition including such a shell.
US10962338B2 Polymer cartridge having a primer insert with a primer pocket groove
The present invention provides an ammunition cartridge having a primer insert having a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a extraction flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, wherein the primer recess comprises a recess bottom and a circular recess side wall; a primer flash aperture through the recess bottom that extends through the bottom surface, wherein the primer flash aperture is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding to form a flash hole; and a groove in the primer recess positioned around the primer flash aperture adapted to receive a polymer overmolding, wherein the groove extends at least partially over the bottom surface and the circular recess side wall and the groove is adapted to receive polymer through the primer flash aperture and over the bottom surface and the circular recess side wall.
US10962335B2 Directed energy delivery systems capable of disrupting air-based predatory threats
An apparatus includes a capsule configured to be launched or carried towards an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The apparatus also includes a directed energy device within or carried by the capsule. The directed energy device includes a first inductor configured to generate an inductive magnetic field that is able to inductively couple into one or more electronics of the UAV in order to disable or destabilize the UAV. The capsule can be configured to be launched towards the UAV and can include a loiter mechanism (such as a rotor, umbrella, or parachute) configured to maintain a position of the capsule or to slow a descent of the capsule after launch. The capsule can also be configured to be carried towards the UAV by a different UAV, and the apparatus can further include a tether coupling the capsule to the different UAV.
US10962324B1 Handguard and related method of use
A handguard and related method are provided. The handguard can include a clamp with opposing ramped surfaces, wedges engaging the ramped surfaces, and fasteners extending through the wedges and opposite sides of the handguard. Rotating the fasteners urges the wedges against the ramped surfaces to urge the clamp and a corresponding clamp element against a barrel to clamp the handguard to it. Where multiple fasteners are included, they can extend in opposite directions over the barrel, and can have reversed locking directions to distribute clamping forces to the barrel evenly. The clamp and wedges can prevent rotation of the handguard and provide parallel upward and downward movement. A fastener can extend through a wedge bore without engaging that wedge bore, while another fastener can threadably engage another wedge bore in the same wedge to provide horizontal wedge movement via rotation of the fastener.
US10962317B2 Firearm with pressure relieving features
Firearms and barrel assemblies are provided herein that include a barrel assembly having a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end comprising a muzzle. The barrel also includes a chamber defined in the proximal end. The chamber includes a distal end and a proximal end. A bore extends distally from the distal end of the chamber. The bore defines a central axis of the barrel assembly. The barrel assembly also includes a barrel extension extending from the proximal end of the barrel. The barrel extension has a distal end and a proximal end. The barrel extension defines a bolt receiving recess in communication with the chamber. The barrel extension further has a barrel vent channel defined therein in communication with the bolt receiving recess. The barrel vent channel is defined in the barrel extension in a direction that is transverse to the central axis of the barrel assembly.
US10962316B2 Firearm with pressure relieving features
Firearms and barrel assemblies are provided herein that include a barrel assembly having a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end comprising a muzzle. The barrel also includes a chamber defined in the proximal end. The chamber includes a distal end and a proximal end. A bore extends distally from the distal end of the chamber. The bore defines a central axis of the barrel assembly. The barrel assembly also includes a barrel extension extending from the proximal end of the barrel. The barrel extension has a distal end and a proximal end. The barrel extension defines a bolt receiving recess in communication with the chamber. The barrel extension further has a barrel vent channel defined therein in communication with the bolt receiving recess. The barrel vent channel is defined in the barrel extension in a direction that is transverse to the central axis of the barrel assembly.
US10962315B2 Ammunition magazine
A detachable box magazine for firearms includes a hollow magazine tube extending longitudinally along a median plane. The magazine tube defines a single-stack portion extending to an upper tube end with an upper tube opening. The magazine tube defines a double-stack portion positioned below the single-stack portion and extending to a bottom tube end with a bottom tube opening. For example, front portions of the opposite tube sidewalls have a stepped shape between the upper tube end and the double-stack portion, and the rear portions of the sidewalls have a linear taper between the upper tube end and the double-stack portion.
US10962311B2 Heat recovery steam generator cleaning system and method
A cleaning system and method includes suspending and exploding, adjacent a bank of HRSG finned-tubing, a plurality of generally uniformly spaced detonation cords. Each detonation cord has an explosive grain loading of 18-50 grains per foot. A detonation delay assembly attached to each of the plurality of detonation cords creates a predetermined delay between each detonation cord explosion. After the detonation cords are exploded, a suspended elongated beam, having a transport assembly and a pressurized air blower assembly directs pressurized air towards an adjacent the bank of HRSG finned-tubing as the pressurized air blower assembly is moved along a portion of the beam. A suspension assembly moves the beam, the transport assembly, and the pressurized air blower assembly up or down so that a next portion of the bank of HRSG finned-tubing may be cleaned by the pressurized air.
US10962309B2 Stacked heat exchanger
A stacked heat exchanger includes: passage tubes stacked with each other to support a heat exchange object, a passage being defined in the passage tube for a heat medium to exchange heat with the heat exchange object; and a pipe connected to one of the passage tubes located at one end in a stacking direction of the plurality of passage tubes. Each of the passage tubes has a protruding pipe portion protruding in the stacking direction and communicating with the adjacent passage tube in the stacking direction. The one of the passage tubes located at the one end in the stacking direction is an in/out passage tube. The pipe has a surface at one end in a longitudinal direction of the pipe, and the surface intersects the longitudinal direction of the pipe and is joined to the in/out passage tube.
US10962307B2 Stacked heat exchanger
A stacked heat exchanger including a core portion having a plurality of plates stacked on each other to define a flat refrigerant passage and a flat heat medium passage. A first connection member that provides an inlet and an outlet for allowing the refrigerant to flow into the refrigerant passage. A second connection member that provides an inlet and an outlet for allowing the heat medium to flow into the heat medium passage, in which the inlet and the outlet are configured in a state where the heat medium flowing into the heat medium passage flows in an opposite direction to that of the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant passage. The core portion includes an offset fin disposed in at least the refrigerant passage.
US10962300B2 Cooling device with a pressure adjuster
A cooling device includes a sink, a first tube, a second tube, a heat exchanger, a pressure adjuster, and a dielectric liquid. The sink has a first outlet and a second outlet. The first tube has a first outlet connected to the first outlet of the sink, and a second outlet. The second tube has a first outlet connected to the second outlet of the sink, and a second outlet. The heat exchanger has a first outlet connected to the second outlet of the first tube, a second outlet connected to the second outlet of the second tube, and a third outlet. The pressure adjuster has an outlet connected to the third outlet of the heat exchanger. A heating element is placed in the sink and immersed in the dielectric liquid. The size of the pressure adjuster is defined by a volume of a vaporization status of the dielectric liquid.
US10962299B2 Evaporator structure with improved layout of cooling fluid channels
An evaporator structure with improved layout of cooling fluid channels includes a heat exchange component, a thermal conductive shell and a top cap. The heat exchange component is accommodated in the thermal conductive shell; the top cap mounted on the thermal conductive shell encloses the heat exchange component; the heat exchange component includes a plurality of transverse channels thereon, two first lengthwise cooling fluid channels near two side edges at the bottom respectively and a plurality of minor second lengthwise cooling fluid channels near the center. When the thermal conductive shell is heated, cooling fluids flowing to first lengthwise cooling fluid channels at both sides through transverse channels are guided into second lengthwise cooling fluid channels via the first lengthwise cooling fluid channels and the transverse channels and distributed throughout heat sources uniformly for full-area heat dissipation.
US10962298B2 Two-phase thermodynamic system having a porous microstructure sheet to increase an aggregate thin-film evaporation area of a working fluid
A two-phase thermodynamic system includes a porous microstructure sheet to increase an aggregate thin-film evaporation area of a working fluid. The porous microstructure sheet may be disposed at a liquid-vapor boundary of the working fluid. The porous microstructure sheet has “micro” pores through which the working fluid flows from a liquid flow path on one side of the porous microstructure sheet to a vapor flow path on the other side of the porous microstructure sheet. Individual pores induce the working fluid to form thin-film evaporation regions. The porous microstructure sheet may have a pore density so as to increase an aggregate thin-film evaporation area of the working fluid. In this way, the overall thermal resistance across all liquid-vapor interfaces (menisci) of the working fluid is substantially decreased over conventional vapor chamber.
US10962297B2 Multidimensional heat transfer system for cooling electronic components
Devices, methods, and systems for facilitating heat transfer and cooling electronic components are presented. A system for cooling an electronic component includes a cold core, a plurality of solid state cooling devices, and a plurality of heat sinks. The cold core may define one or more cavities for receiving electronic components. The system may include an air mover and a duct. In operation, the system may cool an electronic component to sub-ambient temperatures. In other embodiments, the system may include multiple cold cores connected by liquid conduits for facilitating a flow of a cooling fluid.
US10962286B2 Mounting hardware for refractory module
Mounting hardware for mounting an insulation module on a furnace wall. The hardware comprises a mounting bracket embedded within the module. The bracket has a plurality of flexible tabs, each tab having a fixed end and a free end. The free ends of the tabs are arranged about a central point and are movable (flexible) relative to the fixed ends. A mounting stud is provided having a fixed end attachable to an inner surface of a furnace wall and a free end. The stud extends from the inner surface, and the stud has an annular groove adjacent the fixed end. The stud is dimensioned to extend through the mounting bracket between the free ends of the tabs and to cause the tabs to flex as the bracket moves along the stud from the free end towards the fixed end, wherein the tabs snap and lock into the annular groove when the bracket reaches the annular groove.
US10962282B2 Liquid purifier and control method thereof
A water purifier having a small size and compact internal structure and enabling a water discharge part through which water is extracted to be rotated, and a control method of a water purifier.
US10962280B2 Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a main body, a storage chamber formed in the main body, a shelf support portion provided at a rear side of the storage chamber, a plurality of shelves coupled to the shelf support portion so that the shelves are arranged next to each other, and an adjustment member coupled to the shelves so as to remove a height difference between the plurality of shelves. Coupling grooves are respectively formed in the shelves. The adjustment member is inserted into the coupling holes of the shelves and then rotates by a predetermined angle such that the adjustment member is fixed to the shelves. The adjustment member maintains a constant interval between the shelves and prevents the shelves from moving relative to each other. The adjustment member is easily coupled to and separated from others.
US10962275B2 Condenser unit with fan
A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that includes a fan. The fan includes a plurality of blades coupled to a hub. A shroud is coupled to the plurality of blades, wherein the shroud focuses a flow of air along a rotational axis of the fan and reduces the flow of the air radially outward from the fan.
US10962271B2 Vessel with suspension system
A vessel with a suspension system for a handle assembly are described. For example, an apparatus can include: a hollow vessel having a body which includes one or more walls extending upwardly from a base portion to form an opening in fluid communication with an interior space of the body; a handle assembly movably coupled to the body, the handle assembly configured to slide outwardly or inwardly with respect to the vessel; and a flexible suspension member coupled to the body and to the handle assembly, the suspension member configured to at least partially suspend a weight of the vessel. The suspension member can stretch in response to outward motion of the handle assembly with respect to the vessel and compress in response to inward motion of the handle assembly with respect to the vessel.
US10962269B2 Method and apparatus for storing and dispensing bagged ice
An article storage and dispensing apparatus and method in which articles made by series production are distributed from an article supplier into a storage compartment of predetermined dimensions for storage of articles in front and rear rows of article storage positions. An article distributor in the storage compartment has a carriage, a carriage drive which is configured to drive the carriage in a reversible horizontal carriage drive direction across at least part of the width of the storage compartment, and an article support mounted on the carriage and configured to receive articles from the article supplier above the support when the carriage is in a start position. An article dispenser is associated with the article support to dispense articles selectively in opposite horizontal dispensing directions transverse to the carriage drive direction off the front and rear ends of the support to drop into front and rear article rows.
US10962268B1 Outdoor heat exchanger air deflector
The purpose of the invention is to reduce power consumption of heat exchangers (otherwise known as condensers or outdoor heat pump units) used for residential or building air conditioning and/or heating. The invention is a set of thin deflector(s) that attach to the top of the unit. The deflectors redirect air that the unit discharges vertically to a horizontal or slightly higher direction. This reduces recirculation of exhaust air to the intake when structural surfaces are close to the exchanger. Less recirculation reduces power consumption and thereby electric bills and allows the cooling and/or heating system to operate closer to capacity in ambient temperature extremes. It also could extend the life of the compressor's electrical insulation by allowing it to operate at lower temperature.
US10962258B2 Water heater controller
A controller for an electric booster element in a water heater is described. The electric booster element is powered from mains power and the controller comprises a control module and a capacitive module adapted to store power and supply stored power to the control module. The control module produces a control signal for controlling a relay to supply or restrict mains power supply to said booster element, said control signal depending at least in part on time of use data.
US10962256B1 Nesting molded equipment support pads
A nesting equipment support pad is disclosed, in particular an outdoor air conditioner compressor pad. The pad comprises a parallelogram upper surface which contacts the compressor and descending side walls from each edge of the parallelogram upper surface. Two side walls include a notch to accommodate a matching notch of another identical support pad when placed in a nesting arrangement. These notched corners are at diagonally opposing corners of each pad permitting the nesting arrangements. Additional, support rib members and protrusions are located within the cavity formed by the four side walls to provide strength and rigidity. These rib members and protrusions are placed in an offset manner to permit the nesting arrangement without interference with the mating pad.
US10962253B2 Systems for circulating air inside a manhole vault
A system for circulating air inside a manhole vault. The system includes an air-moving device in fluid communication with the manhole vault and configured to circulate the air inside the manhole vault to prevent a concentration of combustible gasses or to enhance cooling therein.
US10962246B2 Clean air apparatus and method for discharging clean air towards a target clean area in the form of an air curtain
A clean air apparatus includes a fan and a filter for producing a flow of clean air and for discharging the clean air from an outlet and towards a target clean area. The apparatus includes a Coanda effect device disposed at least adjacent the clean air means, which is arranged, in use, to induce a Coanda effect upon the flow of clean air. The apparatus includes guide means for guiding the clean air towards a target clean area in the form of an air curtain. A method for discharging clean air towards a target clean area in the form of an air curtain includes inducing a Coanda effect upon the flow of clean air using the Coanda effect device; and guiding the discharged clean air, downstream of the Coanda effect device, towards a target clean area in the form of an air curtain.
US10962245B2 Humidifier to which water is supplied from the top
A high-safety humidifier to which water is supplied from the top is provided, comprising a pedestal, a water tank and a fan, wherein a trough is provided on the pedestal and an atomization device is provided in the trough; the fan is provided on the pedestal, and a wind outlet of the fan is connected to a mist discharge passage via a wind pipe. The wind outlet of the fan is higher than or the horizontal section of the wind pipe is at least partially higher than the level of the lowest connection point between the water tank and the pedestal; and, the water tank and the pedestal are detachably connected in a sealed manner.
US10962242B1 Systems for workstation-mounted radiant panels
A workstation cooling system includes a radiant panel configured to be disposed in a workstation. The workstation cooling system also includes a water supply conduit configured to provide a cooling water flow to an inlet of the radiant panel and a water return conduit configured to receive the cooling water flow from an outlet of the radiant panel. The workstation cooling system additionally includes a control valve configured to receive control signals to adjust the cooling water flow provided to the radiant panel to enable the radiant panel to absorb heat to maintain a target temperature of the workstation.
US10962241B2 Environmental control and air distribution system and method of using the same
An indoor environmental control and air distribution system for a building includes: an air handling unit; a manifold connected to the air handling unit having a chamber formed by a plurality of walls and a plurality of orifices formed through at least one of the walls; air distribution conduits each independently having a first end connected to the orifices of the manifold and a second end extending out from the manifold into different zones throughout the building; and an airflow modulating device having one or more airflow regulating dampers independently configured to move into at least two positions in which each position provides a different percentage of total air volume to each air distribution conduit. A method of using the indoor environmental control and air distribution system is also included.
US10962239B2 Outdoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a fan chamber, a machine chamber, a partition plate, and an electrical component unit. The partition plate is provided, in its upper part, with a planar receiving surface portion for receiving a holder. The holder is provided with a positioning protrusion protruding downward. A cutout portion into which the positioning protrusion is inserted is formed in the receiving surface portion. At least one inclined surface portion that is inclined downward from the receiving surface portion and guides the positioning protrusion to the cutout portion is provided at an end portion of the receiving surface portion that leads to the cutout portion.
US10962237B2 System, apparatus and method for efficient use of solar photovoltaic energy
A solar photovoltaic (PV) water heating system includes a tank including at least a first heating unit having at least first and second heating elements, at least one of which is switchable; a PV solar collector; an inverter adapted to convert the output from the PV collector to an alternating power supply; a modulator to modulate the alternating power supply from the inverter; a controller adapted to control the modulator and the switching of the or each switchable heating element; wherein the controller is adapted to control the modulator and the switchable heating elements to maximize the energy drawn from the PV collector.
US10962234B2 Cooking appliance
A cooking appliance having an improved heater installation structure. A cooking appliance includes a cavity, a heater disposed below the cavity, and a heater installation member provided to mount the heater, wherein the heater installation member includes a first heater installation member provided below the cavity so that the heater is detachable therefrom, and a second heater installation member detachably coupled to a rear portion of the first heater installation member.
US10962233B2 Domestic hoods
A domestic hood may include: a support frame with a power input; a motor fan unit located within the support frame; the support frame extends between a lower end portion and an upper end portion, and at the lower end portion the hood has a suction port in fluid communication with the motor fan unit; a filter means arranged between the suction port and the motor fan unit and configured to filter gases extracted by the motor fan unit through the suction port; a lighting means including an enclosure that defines a seat containing a plate having a plurality of light-emitting diodes; a fixing means for removably fixing the lighting means to the support frame; and an electric connection means for electrically connecting the lighting means to the power input.
US10962230B2 Cleaning system for multizone oven
A multi-compartment oven provides “in-place” cleaning through the use of distributed spray nozzles possibly augmented by steam, fan blowing, and heat from other components of the oven. A centralized draining system allows recycling of the water without breaching the separation between the cooking compartments.
US10962227B2 Combustor and gas turbine including the same
A combustor reduces combustion vibration and the generation of nitrogen oxides and includes a burner to mix fuel with compressed air and to eject the mixture; a liner that is coupled to one end of the burner and forms a combustion chamber in which the fuel-air mixture is combusted to produce high-pressure gas; a transition piece to receive a flow of the high-pressure gas from the liner and to discharge the high-pressure gas to a turbine; a plurality of resonance modules disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the liner at positions spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the liner; and a fuel supply unit coupled to each of the plurality of resonance modules and configured to supply fuel to each of the plurality of resonance modules. The resonance modules may be disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the transition piece instead of the liner.
US10962224B2 Sorbents for coal combustion
Sorbent compositions containing calcium and iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.
US10962223B2 Soot blower
In a soot blower, a heat transfer tube of a heat exchanger is arranged inside a pressure vessel, and gas for cleaning is injected toward the heat transfer tube from an injection pipe movable into and out of the pressure vessel. The soot blower includes a cylindrical casing provided to surround an insertion hole on the pressure vessel side into which the injection pipe is inserted, to extend outside the pressure vessel, the injection pipe being inserted into an inside of the casing; a support part provided inside the casing to guide movement of the injection pipe and to ensure airtightness between the casing and the injection pipe; and a gas supplying device provided immediately close to the support part to generate a jet stream of gas in a portion of the injection pipe that projects to the pressure vessel side.
US10962212B2 Recessed lighting fixture
A driver-less lighting fixture includes a housing designed to be recessed in a ceiling when the driver-less recessed lighting fixture is installed in the ceiling. The driver-less lighting fixture further includes a light source positioned on an ambient side of the housing to provide an illumination light to an area. The driver-less lighting fixture also includes a connector attached to the housing. The light source is electrically coupled to the connector to receive a power from a driver of a second recessed lighting fixture via an electrical cable coupled to the connector. The connector is positioned such that the connector is hidden from view from below the ceiling when the driver-less recessed lighting fixture installed in the ceiling.
US10962206B2 Internet of things adaptable downlight
A luminaire that includes a housing having a downlight geometry and containing a light engine including light emitting diodes (LEDs), in which the light engine is positioned to emit light through a light emission end of the housing. The housing contains driver electronics for controlling power received by the luminaire for powering the light engine. An access opening on a back surface of the housing exposes the driver electronics. A junction box supporting at least a portion of a wireless control module. The junction box having an electrical pathway opening is engaged to the back surface of the housing. The wireless control module is contained in the knockout of the junction box. Electrical communication between the wireless control module and the driver circuit is across a physical electrically conductive pathway that extends through the electrical pathway opening of the junction box.
US10962203B1 Adjustable light fixture
A light fixture including a light source having an optical axis and a housing having an inner housing and an outer housing. The outer housing pivots on the inner housing and the light source is coupled to the outer housing for pivotal movement with the outer housing relative to the inner housing to move the optical axis relative to the inner housing. A retainer coupled to the housing and a portion of the retainer is movable in a direction toward the outer housing to inhibit movement of the outer housing relative to the inner housing to hold a position of the optical axis.
US10962201B2 Luminaire with electrochromic film reflector
A luminaire includes a lightguide panel that is configured to receive light from a light source through an edge thereof and emit light through major surfaces thereof. Further, the luminaire includes an electrochromic film that is disposed on one of the major surfaces of the lightguide panel to adjust an amount of light exiting through the one major surface by controlling an opacity of the electrochromic film. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling an electrical power supplied thereto. In another example, the electrochromic film is disposed on a major surface of a lens that is disposed below and spaced apart from a light source that emits light in a first direction. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling the electrical power supplied thereto to adjust an amount of light that is reflected by the lens to a second direction.
US10962197B2 Light guide illumination systems with enhanced light coupling
A face-lit waveguide illumination system employing a planar sheet of an optically transmissive material. A strip of side-emitting LEDs is positioned adjacent to a major surface of the planar sheet and optically coupled to the planar sheet. The planar sheet is configured to guide light using optical transmission and total internal reflection. Light extraction features located along the prevailing path of light propagation extract light from the planar sheet and emit the light towards a surface normal direction.
US10962194B1 Motor vehicle light guide and reflective coupler system for outboard homogenous lit appearance of lamp module
The subject inventive arrangement extends the width of a light-reflective coupler to be offset behind a successive coupler that creates an additional angled reflective surface that apportions light towards an outboard side rather than towards the primary optical axis direction and controls to redirect light at specific angles or enhances light distribution spread so as to improve lighting effects and enhance vehicle appearance. The present invention relates to automotive lighting modules that include multiple light sources a light guide, light-reflective couplers, optical facets, a light-exit face and a light-guiding portion. Coupler profiles are formed by a curved facet and a joined angled facet where associated couplers are juxtaposed and offset from adjoining couplers. Angled surfaces include multiple light reflecting facets adapted to receive collimated light, which are directed towards a vehicle's outboard side. Each coupler's curved facet receives other collimated light directed towards a forward direction of the vehicle.
US10962193B2 Vehicle light system
A vehicle light system including a light source, a spatial light modulator and a projection device; the light source includes a plurality of light-emitting modules which may be independently controlled; the spatial light modulator includes a plurality of modulation regions in one-to-one correspondence with the light-emitting modules; light emitted by a light-emitting module is incident on a modulation region corresponding thereto; each modulation region includes a plurality of light modulation units; the vehicle light system further includes a control device; according to an input signal, the control device generates a light source control signal, which is used for controlling the light output intensity of each light-emitting module of the light source, and a light modulation signal, which is used for controlling the spatial light modulator, such that the light transmission rate of at least one light modulation unit in any one of the modulation regions reaches an upper limit value.
US10962191B1 Lamp for vehicle
A lamp for a vehicle includes a plurality of lamp modules. Each of the plurality of lamp modules comprises a light source unit including a light source; an optical path adjusting unit that adjusts a path of light generated from the light source unit; and a lens unit that emits the light incident from the optical path adjusting unit to form a first beam pattern. Further, the lens unit comprises an incident lens unit including a plurality of incident lenses; an emitting lens unit including a plurality of emitting lenses; and a shield unit disposed between the incident lens unit and the emitting lens unit to obstruct a portion of the light incident on the plurality of emitting lenses.
US10962189B2 Matrix lighting device for vehicle
The present disclosure provides a matrix lighting device for a vehicle, including a light source module, a projection lens, a projection emergent space, and a projection image plane arranged successively along an optical axis direction; the light source module comprises a light source array unit, a light shield array unit and a light receiving lens array unit arranged successively along the optical axis direction; the light source array unit includes a plurality of light sources which are independently controlled and arranged in a matrix; the light shield array unit includes a plurality of light shields arranged in a matrix and disposed outside each light source; the light receiving lens array unit includes a plurality of light receiving lenses arranged in a matrix and disposed opposite to each light source along the optical axis direction.
US10962185B2 Illuminated support stand
An illuminated support stand having a housing with a base and at least one sidewall forming an interior volume. The illuminated support stand also has an upper planar surface with a transparent portion centrally disposed thereon. A light source is disposed beneath the transparent portion within the interior volume of the base. The upper planar surface is configured to support an object, such as a vase thereon with a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to flash in sequence with an audio input. A plurality of control buttons is disposed on an outer front surface of the housing and is used to operate the illuminated support stand. A wireless transceiver is configured to connect to an external source. A skirt is disposed on a perimeter of the housing and is removably secured thereon.
US10962182B2 Light string and light string circuits
A light string includes an illumination device, a first wire, a second wire, soldering material, and transparent adhesive. The illumination device includes two soldering portions. The conductors of the first wire and the second wire are partially exposed to form a first soldering section and a second soldering section. Soldering material is used to attach the first soldering section and the second soldering section to the two soldering portions. The transparent adhesive forms a layer over, and covers, the illumination device, the first soldering section and the second soldering section, and extends to partially cover other portions of the first wire and the second wire.
US10962176B2 LED light source device
An LED light source device includes an LED light source dot at least emitting light of one color and a light emission portion emitting light of different colors. The light emission portion includes a light emission portion for a main illumination and for emitting a white light and a light emission portion for a scene illumination and for emitting a colored light. The light emission portion for the main illumination emits the white light and the light emission portion for the scene illumination emits the colored light simultaneously. The LED light source device is a bulb lamp, a candle lamp or other lamps of which a front side and a lateral side both emits light.
US10962170B2 Method and apparatus for providing temporary support and a means for relocating energized electrical conductors
A conductor lifter adapted to be mounted to a tower for temporarily supporting an energized conductor comprises a support arm having a base end and an opposite cantilevered end and a crank arm pivotally mounted on the cantilevered end, the crank arm having lower and upper crank arms. A first actuator is coupled to the support arm, and an elongate member is mounted to, so as to extend between, the upper crank arm and a first driver of the first actuator so as to rotate the crank arm about the pivotal coupling when the first actuator is actuated. A lower end of the lower crank arm is selectively elevatable by a second actuator relative to the upper crank arm so as to elevate a conductor when held by a conductor retainer on an insulator mounted to the lower crank arm. A method for using the conductor lifter is also provided.
US10962169B1 Cell phone popup dual ring clip
A cell phone holding tool includes a dual ring of concentric rings configured to receive a user's finger therethrough and to separate to clip to a vent fin in a vehicle. A push-pull bellows includes a top and a base configured to collapse and to popout from a back of a cell phone where it is mounted. The phone holding tool additionally includes a pivot configured to swivel 360 degrees within the top of the bellows, the pivot configured to lock into place when pushed into the popping bellows. A bracket hinge is configured hold and to tilt the dual ring forward and backward at a variable angle and connect to the dual ring to the pivot. A low durometer clear plastic tubing disposed over each of the concentric rings to provide a clipping friction with the vent fin of the vehicle.
US10962160B2 Camlock
A camlock is for use in a flange assembly. The camlock comprises: a cam member for engaging a flange, the cam member arranged to be rotatable about its rotational axis; and a ratchet mechanism including first and second ratchet members, the first and second ratchet members arranged in a mutual engagement to permit relative movement between the first and second ratchet members in one direction and limit relative movement between the first and second ratchet members in the opposite direction, wherein the cam member and the ratchet mechanism are arranged so that the mutual engagement between the first and second ratchet members-permits rotation of the cam member about its rotational axis in one direction and limits rotation of the cam member about its rotational axis in the opposite direction.
US10962158B2 Connection system
Disclosed is a connection system for releasably coupling a first body (5) with a flange (25) to a fluid-conducting system in a force-fitting manner, and the invention also relates to a connection system for releasably coupling the interior of a first fluid-conducting body (5) to the interior of a second fluid-conducting body (3) in a force-fitting manner. The second body (3) has a second end with a circumferential wall (22), a membrane contact portion (9) which can be found on the wall, and an opening (43). A retaining element (2) has a passage (35) and a peripheral outer edge (24). One side and/or the passage (35) of the retaining element (2) is coupled to the membrane (1), and an annular wall (26) is arranged on the same side, said annular wall being connected to the circumferential wall (22) of the second body (3). The other side is designed to contact the surface of the flange (25) of the first body (5). The retaining element (2) can also be integrated into the second body (3) when the first body (5) is fluid-conductive. The releasable connection element (4) is designed to at least partly surround the peripheral outer edge (24) of the retaining element (2) and the flange (25) of the first body (5).
US10962157B2 Coupler
A coupler including a tubular conduit having a length disposed between a first end and a second end and a thickness disposed between an external surface and internal surface defining an interior passage, and a tubular guide, coupled to the first end, widening between the first end and a tubular guide terminal end of the tubular guide.
US10962156B2 Hose clamp
A hose clamp includes a clamping strip and a tightening device for tightening the clamping strip. A first clip element that is arranged on the clamping strip allows the hose clamp to be secured to a hose at an axially defined distance from a hose end. A second clip element that is arranged on the clamping strip places the clamping strip at a distance (A) from the outer surface of the hose.
US10962155B2 Pipeline apparatus comprising a reducing bush
A pipeline apparatus comprising a reducing bush apparatus having a reducing bush, and a pipe fitting comprising a threaded socket. The reducing bush has an outer surface which comprises a threaded portion connected to the threaded socket of the pipe fitting. The reducing bush comprises a bore extending from a first end to a second end, the bore having an inner surface. The inner surface comprises a first threaded portion at its first end on an inside of the pipe fitting, and a second threaded portion at its second end on an outside of the pipe fitting. The outer surface has a larger diameter than the second end of the inner surface. Embodiments further include both a filter and nozzle threadably engaged, on opposite sides of the reducing bush.
US10962154B2 Connector for pipes
A pipe connector for connecting pipes that includes an elongate tubular body having an outer diameter, a sleeve disposed over the elongate tubular body, and a first wire ring. The elongate tubular body that has a groove formed on the outer diameter. The sleeve has a groove formed on an inner diameter that is spaced from a first end of the sleeve and is aligned with the groove of the elongate tubular member. The first wire ring is disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and within the groove of the sleeve such that the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body by the first wire ring.
US10962153B2 Terminal component for plumbing configuration
A terminal portion for sealing an end of a conduit includes a body including a first end having a first diameter and a second end having a second diameter, the first diameter having a smaller size than the second diameter. The terminal portion further includes an internal ring disposed over and around the first end of the body, and a sleeve disposed over the body and the internal ring. The sleeve is structured to contain an outer portion of the end of the conduit and is dimensioned to accommodate the first end of the body and the conduit. At least one inner sleeve contained in the sleeve houses the body.
US10962149B2 Fuel hose with rubber cover layer
A fuel hose is provided for use in diesel fuel, biodiesel fuel, gasoline, crude oil, lubricating oil and synthetic oil applications. The hose comprises an HNBR tube layer, a reinforcement layer and a rubber cover layer to improve ease and cost of manufacture.
US10962148B2 Method of testing an unbonded flexible pipe
The present invention relates to a method of testing an unbonded flexible pipe. The unbonded flexible pipe has a length and a longitudinal axis and comprises, from the inside and out, an internal armour layer, an internal pressure sheath, at least one external amour layer and an outer sheath. At least one of the layers comprises an optical sensor connected to an optical monitoring system and at least one of the armour layers is a metallic and electrically conductive amour layer. The method makes it possible to test an electrical heating system and an optical sensor substantially simultaneously.
US10962145B2 Transportation of parallel wire cable
A preassembled parallel wire cable creates a random cast of loops. Any of the random cast of loops is hung for transport, thus eliminating costly and time-consuming coiling and reeling operations.
US10962144B2 System, apparatus and method
System for use in building and deployment of an elongate element (202) in a J-lay operation. The system includes an upright structure (206); a winching element (204) retractable along an axis within the upright structure (206); a coupling element (210) connected to the winching element (204), for coupling the winching element (204) to an elongate element (202); and a catcher element (212) configured to retain the coupling element (210) in alignment with a predetermined axis within the upright structure (206) during retraction or extension of the winching element (204).
US10962143B2 Servovalve
The present disclosure provides a heat exchanger system for a servovalve, comprising a base comprising a supply port in fluid communication with a return port, a first passage for fluid connection to a source of cooling fluid, and a second passage in fluid communication with the return port. The system further comprises one or more pipes located over a surface of the base, the one or more pipes fluidly connected between the first passage and the second passage, such that in use cooling fluid may flow from the first passage to the second passage via the network of pipes.
US10962142B2 Valve stem seal
A valve stem seal with significantly improved sealing performance while improving workability when fitting the valve stem seal to a valve stem guide. An inner peripheral surface of a fitting section 20B is provided with a plurality of annular seal protrusions which respectively include first inclined surfaces 25a and 26a each having a diameter that increases from a radially inward tip toward a seal section 20A side, and second inclined surfaces 25b and 26b each having a diameter that increases from a radially inward tip toward a side opposite to the seal section 20A. The first seal protrusion 25 which is closest to the seal section 20A is configured so that an inclination of the second inclined surface 25b is smaller than that of the first inclined surface 25a, and the second seal protrusion 26 which is farthest from the seal section 20A is configured so that an inclination of the first inclined surface 26a is smaller than that of the second inclined surface 26b.
US10962137B2 Universal adapter assembly for valve actuator
A universal adapter assembly for coupling a valve actuator to a plurality of different valves having different actuator engagement configurations includes a plurality of interchangeable connectors, a drive shaft, and an adapter bracket. Each of the plurality of interchangeable connectors corresponds to one of the different actuator engagement configurations. Each of the plurality of interchangeable connectors has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is configured to engage a valve control knob of a valve having the corresponding actuator engagement configuration. The drive shaft is configured to engage the proximal end of each of the plurality of interchangeable connectors. The adapter bracket is configured to be coupled to the valve. The adapter bracket is further configured to include an opening to receive the drive shaft. The adapter bracket is further configured to include a set of apertures corresponding to the actuator engagement configuration. The adapter bracket is further configured to secure the adapter bracket to a mounting pad of the valve.
US10962133B2 Universal automated regulator valve with remote monitoring and control
A water or gas system for a home or commercial building receives water and gas at higher pressures than they can handle in the building or home. The automated regulation device monitors the regulator 24 hours a day, seven days a week so the second there is a failure with pressure, flow, temperature, seismic it recognizes it, notifies you via email, text, etc . . . shuts the system down at same time. There are gas and water sensors for leaks also there is a seismic sensor in the unit for earthquakes, and a pressure sensing switch with digital readout. The unit is capable of running by itself, on solar panel and a battery or being wired in to the system dependent upon application. The unit is also controlled by user via telephone or other remote devices.
US10962130B2 Lubricant reservoir system
A lubricant reservoir system includes a lubricant reservoir having an interior wall and an inlet for receiving lubricant from a supply. A follower device in the reservoir contacts the interior wall of the reservoir in a sliding and sealing manner, and the follower device is movable up and down in the reservoir from a first position to a second position in response to a changing lubricant level. A valve is in fluid communication with the inlet and is configured to selectively prevent a flow of the lubricant through the inlet. A connector operatively connects the follower device to the valve unit such that the flow of the lubricant through the inlet is prevented when the follower device is in the second position. The connector is configured such that the valve is positionable independently of the reservoir.
US10962128B2 Fire activated cooling fluid valve
A cooling fluid valve having an actuator portion extending outwardly beyond an outer surface of an actuator housing. The cooling fluid valve actuator portion includes a plug force fit into an orifice in a valve housing. The plug blocks flow of cooling fluid from a cooling fluid inlet to a cooling fluid outlet. The cooling fluid outlet is connected to communicate cooling fluid to the component. The plug is formed of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A portion of the valve housing includes the orifice receiving the plug being formed of a material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion with the second coefficient of thermal expansion being higher than the first coefficient of thermal expansion, such that when the actuator portion of the valve is exposed to heat, the force fit may be eliminated as the valve housing expands at greater rate than the plug.
US10962126B2 Gravity actuated flow control apparatus and method
Embodiments of a flow control apparatus of the present invention generally include a vessel equipped with a substantially vertical, bottom-feeding liquid inlet line, a vapor space pressure equalization line, and a liquid outlet, wherein the vessel contains a pair of connected, horizontally oriented, O-ring and/or piston ring equipped sealing plates that are designed to rise and fall as a pair in response to gravity provided liquid pressure in the sump of the vessel, whereby an elevation of the sealing plates provides the liquid in fluid communication with the liquid outlet via internal orifices fluidly connected to one or more fluid conduits. Embodiments of a method of using embodiments of an apparatus of the present invention to control liquid flow are also provided.
US10962122B2 Rotary axial globe valve
An example control valve is disclosed herein and includes a valve body having a substantially axial fluid flow path extending from an upstream face surface to a downstream face surface of the valve body. A crank is disposed within the valve body, and a reciprocating valve trim, external to the valve body, is coupled to the crank and abuts the downstream face surface of the valve body.
US10962121B2 Gate valve sealing ring flow guide
A valve and associated components and methods, and a container including such a valve. The valve can include a flow guide to guide flow of material away from a sealing engagement between sealing members of the valve. The flow guide assists in preventing ingress of material between the sealing members to maintain proper function of the valve.
US10962118B2 Seal assembly with vibration damping bristles
A seal assembly includes a seal nose, a bellows, and a plurality of bristles. The seal nose is configured to be in sealing contact with a rotating seal plate, the bellows extends between and couples the seal nose to a support structure, and the plurality of bristles extends from the support structure toward the bellows, with at least one bristle of the plurality of bristles being in contact with the bellows to damp vibration of the bellows.
US10962116B2 Seal
A rotary seal comprises a seal element comprising a disc-shaped body having a first axial side and an opposed second axial side. The seal element further comprises a radially inner central circular opening for receiving a rotary shaft, the opening having an inner periphery for sealing engagement with the shaft. A radially outer rim portion of the seal element comprises an axially facing annular sealing surface provided on the first axial side for sealing engagement in use with an opposed axially facing sealing surface of an adjacent first static housing and an axially facing pocket provided on the second axial side and having an axially facing surface for receiving, in use, an annular elastomeric biasing element. At least one drainage passage is formed through the outer rim portion from an inlet on the second axial side to an outlet on a radially outer portion of the rim portion.
US10962115B2 Cylinder head gasket
A cylinder head gasket includes two or more metal plates laminated together to form the cylinder head gasket, a plurality of cylinder bores formed in the metal plates, a plurality of annular seal portions, each surrounding each the plurality of cylinder bores to seal therearound; a plurality of bolt holes disposed at an outer peripheral side of the plurality of annular seal portions so that fastening bolts are inserted therethrough, and a partition protector having a thermal deformation coping portion, located in the two or more metal plates between two of the bolt holes. The thermal deformation coping portion includes offset slits in each metal plate such that none of the slits are aligned in a lamination direction of the thermal deformation coping portion. The slits prevent damage to the cylinder head gasket due to temperature fluctuations by accommodating thermal expansion or contraction of the cylinder head gasket.
US10962114B2 Rolling piston ring, piston and cylinder
A rolling piston installed between a piston and a cylinder includes: a plurality of balls, wherein the balls are connected end to end to form the rolling piston ring, and a quantity of the balls is no less than three; or comprising: a plurality of columns, wherein the columns are connected end to end to form the rolling piston ring, and a quantity of the balls is no less than three; or comprising: balls and columns, wherein the balls and the columns are connected end to end to form the rolling piston ring, and a total quantity of the balls and the columns is no less than three; wherein both the balls and the columns are extendable, and/or a recess on the piston for installing the rolling piston ring is extendable and a slide on the cylinder for installing the rolling piston ring is extendable.
US10962113B2 Parking lock for a motor vehicle
A parking lock (1) for a motor vehicle, wherein the parking lock (1) has a housing (21), a locking pawl (4) which is arranged such that it can be pivoted about a rotational axis (a) and has a pawl tooth (5) which is configured for engaging in a positively locking manner into a parking lock gear, an actuator (6) for actuating the locking pawl (4), with the result that it can be brought reversibly into engagement with the parking lock gear by way of the pawl tooth (5) of the locking pawl (4), and a movable transmission element which transmits the movement of the actuator (6) to the locking pawl (4). The parking lock (1) has a damping mechanism for the locking pawl or for the movable transmission element.
US10962112B2 Transmission apparatus
A transmission apparatus includes a planetary gear mechanism, a first path, a second path, and a continuously variable transmission. The planetary gear mechanism has a first gear, a second gear, and a third gear. The first path is configured to transmit power from an output shaft of an engine to the first gear. The second path is configured to transmit the power from the output shaft to the second gear. The continuously variable transmission is disposed in the first path.
US10962109B2 Servo
A servo includes a motor having a rotating shaft, an output shaft disposed apart from the rotating shaft, a transmission mechanism to transmit mechanical power from the motor to the output shaft, a circuit board, a first detected member fixed to an end of the rotating shaft, a second detected member fixed to an end of the output shaft adjacent to the circuit board; and a first detecting member and a second detecting member mounted on the circuit board and configured to respectively detect rotational angles of the rotating shaft and the output shaft, based on changes caused by rotation of the first detected member and the second detected member.
US10962108B2 Shift-by-wire (SBW) column shifter
A shift-by-wire (SBW) column shifter for a vehicle includes a shift lever configured to be moved to shift gears. A shaft enables the shift lever to rotate the shaft about an axis. A lever detent is coupled to the shaft, enabling the shaft to rotate the lever detent about the axis. A slider magnet is constrained to move along a path, such as a linear path. The slider magnet has a groove that is engaged by a projection of the lever detent. Rotation of the lever detent about the axis is converted into movement of the slider magnet along the path via the engagement of the projection and the groove. A plurality of sensors are configured to output signals indicating a position of the slider magnet along the path to indicate a requested change in operating gear of the vehicle.
US10962104B2 Method and control unit for operating a transmission
A method for operating a transmission (3) is provided, which includes a hydraulic pump drivable on a transmission-input end and at least one form-locking shift element (A, F). One of the shift-element halves is displaceable between a first end position and a second end position with a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump. The current position of the shift-element half is detected with a sensor and is stored as a specified end-position value if the shift-element half is located in one of the end positions, the hydraulic pump is driven, and the shift-element half is actuated, with the hydraulic pressure, towards the current end position. When the hydraulic pressure is less than a threshold value, a deviation is determined between the current position of the shift-element half and the specified end-position value. The hydraulic pressure is increased when the deviation is greater than a threshold value.
US10962100B2 Engine pulley movement detection
Pulley-movement detection within an alternator or integrated starter/generator (ISG) for a vehicle is provided. The alternator or ISG includes a housing, a stator fixed within the housing, a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator about an axis, and a shaft coupled to the rotor for rotation about the axis. The alternator or ISG also includes pulley coupled to the shaft at an interface, and configured to engage with a chain or belt to transfer movement between the shaft and the chain or belt. An electrical switch located at the interface is configured to be in a first state when the pulley is axially secured to the shaft, and a second state when the pulley is axially displaced away from the shaft. This can enable signals or warnings to be output in response to the electrical switch changing states, indicating an improper connection at the interface.
US10962097B2 Control of a limited slip differential based on a steering angle of a vehicle
A limited slip differential (LSD) transfers a torque from an engine to left and right wheels of a vehicle. A current angle of a steering device is determined. Rotational speeds of 5 the left and right driven wheels are also determined. A current wheel slip of is calculated as a difference between the rotational speeds of the left and right wheels. Maximum and minimum allowed wheel slips are calculated as a function of the current steering angle. The LSD is controlled so that the current wheel slip stays in a range between the maximum and minimum allowed wheel slips. To this end, the LSD is loaded if the wheel slip falls outside of the range 0 between the maximum and minimum allowed wheel slips.
US10962094B2 Continuously variable powertrain for vehicle
A powertrain may include an input shaft; a drive pulley and a driven pulley engaged to each other by a belt; a forward/backward switching mechanism provided to selectively switch a direction of power from the input shaft to the drive pulley by a plurality of friction members and transmit the power; a gear train provided to transmit the power of the input shaft to a rotation shaft of the driven pulley without passing through the drive pulley; and another friction member provided to interrupt a power transmission path of the gear train.
US10962093B2 Torque-transmitting steering mechanism for a steerable tool
Disclosed is a steerable tool with proximal and distal ends comprising a mechanical transmission system (MTS), shaft region, omnidirectionally moveable bendable proximal part (BPP), and omnidirectionally moveable bendable distal part responsive to movement of the BPP, where the MTS comprises longitudinal members (LM) each having proximal and distal ends, arranged in a longitudinal direction around a fictive tube, and has a corresponding transmission shaft region (TSR), transmission bendable proximal part (TBPP) and transmission bendable distal part (TBDP), wherein a plane section of at least one LM has an anisotropic area moment of inertia, and the majority of the LMs are axially rotationally constrained at one or more constraining points along the TBDP or TSR, the LMs are longitudinally slidable with respect to each constraining point, and the MTS is configured such that the TBDP tip is axially rotatable in a bent position by a complementary rotation of the TBPP.
US10962088B2 Potting neck enhancement
A cable termination in which part of the potted region is free flex somewhat. A portion of the potted region is maintained within an anchor and rigidly held in the conventional fashion. Another portion, however, extends out of the anchor to ease the transition between the unpotted cable filaments and the filaments locked within the anchor.
US10962081B2 Damper with dual springs
A damper includes a pressure tube and a piston defining a rebound chamber and a compression chamber within the pressure tube. The damper further includes an adapter attached to the pressure tube. The damper includes a retainer slidably disposed within the pressure tube. The retainer and the adapter define an end chamber therebetween within the pressure tube. The damper also includes a cup movably disposed within the pressure tube between the retainer and the adapter. The damper further includes a tubular member disposed adjacent to the cup and attached to the adapter. The tubular member includes at least one through aperture. The damper includes a base valve attached to the adapter. The damper also includes a first spring disposed between the retainer and the cup and a second spring disposed between cup and the adapter.
US10962077B2 Active composite variable damping rotational control device
An active composite variable damping rotational control device includes a variable damping module and a power module. The variable damping module includes a magnetorheological fluid tank and a rotational inertia wheel. The rotational inertia wheel is arranged in the magnetorheological fluid tank fully filled with magneorheological fluid. The power module includes a device tubular cavity, a driver, an encoder and a speed changer. The driver is fixed on the inner wall of the device tubular cavity. The driver, the encoder and the speed changer are coaxial. A driving shaft of the driver passes through the speed changer and extends into the magnetorheological fluid tank to be fixed perpendicularly at the center of the rotational inertia wheel. The control effect of the present invention may not be greatly affected by the change of a structural form and the change of an external load.
US10962073B2 Elastomeric compression spring with load tuning feature and associated method of tuning
An elastomeric compression spring for isolating vibrations between a first part and a second part. The first part is movable in a direction relative to the second part. The elastomeric compression spring comprises a tube elongated along a central axis of the tube. The central axis of the tube is perpendicular to the direction. The tube is configured to compress in the direction. The tube comprises an outer surface comprising an initial contact line configured to initially receive contact from the first part. The tube further comprises at least one load tuning feature in the outer surface, parallel to the central axis, and circumferentially spaced apart from the initial contact line. The at least one load tuning feature creates a localized change in a thickness of the tube and a stiffness of the elastomeric compression spring at the at least one load tuning feature.
US10962066B2 Clutch control device
A clutch control device includes a pump to feed oil to a hydraulic clutch, an input side oil passage connecting an oil tank and the pump and through which oil sucked from the oil tank to the pump passes, and an output side oil passage connecting the pump and the hydraulic clutch and through which oil that is pressurized by the pump and is fed from the pump to the hydraulic clutch passes. A damper connected to the input side oil passage and the output side oil passage includes an oil container containing oil, a partition that partitions the oil container into first and second spaces along a predetermined direction and at least a portion of which is movable in the predetermined direction, a first connection oil passage connecting the first space and the input side oil passage, a second connection oil passage connecting the second space and the output side oil passage, and an elastic portion that applies a force to the partition to move the partition toward the second space in the predetermined direction. The first and second spaces are filled with oil.
US10962065B2 Wet friction member
A wet friction member includes a core plate formed in a flat ring shape; and a friction part arranged on a main surface of the core plate. The friction part is formed in such a manner that four kinds of segment pieces, which are a first piece, a second piece, a third piece, and a fourth piece, are repeatedly arranged in this arrangement order in a ring shape via oil grooves.
US10962056B2 Spherical bearing insert rotary bearing and method of manufacture
A method of manufacturing a radial bearing assembly having a bearing surface created from a plurality of spherical bearing inserts positioned within insert retainer channels extending diagonally along the length of the bearing sleeve. The method of manufacture includes providing insert retainer channels having a curved bottom surface. The method of manufacture utilizes a mold for simultaneously brazing and bonding the spherical bearing inserts to the surface of the bearing sleeve.
US10962053B2 Air bearing
An air bearing includes: a main body part having a bearing surface facing a guide surface; a flow path part provided in the main body part; an air film forming part that supplies compressed air flowing through the flow path part to the guide surface to form an air film; a negative pressure generating part that sucks air between the bearing surface and the guide surface, the negative pressure generating part being provided in the flow path part; a discharge path in communication with the flow path part; and a flow rate adjusting part that adjusts a flow rate of air flowing from the flow path part to the discharge path in accordance with a compressed air pressure corresponding to a load applied to the main body part.
US10962051B2 Bearing device and rotary machine
A support part supports a bearing pad from an outer circumferential side so as to be swingable at a pivot position. A radius of curvature of a rotary shaft is Rj, a radius of curvature of a pad surface is Rp, and a radius of curvature of a reference circle centered at an axial line and having a radius equal to a distance between a center and the pivot position on the pad surface is Rb, and a relationship of Rj
US10962049B2 Fixing member, self-aligning bearing mechanism, actuator, and lamp
An actuator includes: an output unit 30 having an output shaft 33; and a first worm 40 and a second worm 50 extending along a face perpendicular to the output shaft 33, wherein: the output unit 30 includes a rotating mechanism 34a configured to be meshed with the first worm 40 to rotate the output shaft 33 about a predetermined rotation axis 33a, and a moving mechanism 39 configured to be meshed with the second worm 50 to move the output shaft 33 in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis 33a; the first worm 40 and the second worm 50 are placed to sandwich the output shaft 33; and a distance between the second worm 50 and the output shaft 33 is shorter than a distance between the first worm 40 and the output shaft 33.
US10962044B2 Multiple piece high security fastener
An improved fastener comprising a fastener body having a tool-engaging portion, a threaded fastening portion and a shroud-receiving body portion, a shroud concentrically mounted on the shroud-receiving body portion, and an intermediate sleeve disposed concentrically between the shroud-receiving body portion and the shroud, the shroud being supported in rotatable relationship with said shroud-receiving body portion such that said shroud will rotate relative to said fastener body under an applied external torque prior to said fastener body rotating when said fastener is engaged with an external structure at a design installation torque.
US10962040B2 Bolt arrangement, coupling arrangement and method to mount a coupling arrangement
A bolt arrangement may connect at least two mechanical elements. The arrangement may provide a bolt including an outer circumferential peripheral surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the bolt, and a sleeve presenting an outer circumferential peripheral surface and an inner circumferential peripheral surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the sleeve between a first and a second axial end of the sleeve. The inner peripheral surface provides a tapering profile in its longitudinal direction. A portion of the outer peripheral surface of the bolt provides a corresponding tapering profile matching the tapering profile of the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve. The sleeve further provides a portion extending radially outwards at one of the first and second axial ends.
US10962034B1 Driving pump and clamping tool comprising the same
A driving pump has an oil reservoir, a main assembly, a driving assembly, and a piston. The main assembly includes a first chamber, a second chamber, an exhaust channel, and an exhaust blockage. The exhaust channel communicates with the first chamber and the oil reservoir. When the piston is subjected to an outer reaction force and the driving assembly keeps pushing the first chamber, the oil and the gas in the first chamber may flow back to the oil reservoir. A clamping tool has the driving pump for controlling a clamp. Thus, even if the oil reservoir contains gas and the gas flows into the main assembly with the oil, the gas and the oil can be discharged back to the oil reservoir via the exhaust channel.
US10962033B2 Discretized valve state control for multi-level hydraulic systems
An actuation pressure to actuate one or more hydraulic actuators may be determined based on a load on the one or more hydraulic actuators of a robotic device. Based on the determined actuation pressure, a pressure rail from among a set of pressure rails at respective pressures may be selected. One or more valves may connect the selected pressure rail to a metering valve. The hydraulic drive system may operate in a discrete mode in which the metering valve opens such that hydraulic fluid flows from the selected pressure rail through the metering valve to the one or more hydraulic actuators at approximately the supply pressure. Responsive to a control state of the robotic device, the hydraulic drive system may operate in a continuous mode in which the metering valve throttles the hydraulic fluid such that the supply pressure is reduced to the determined actuation pressure.
US10962031B2 Control device
A control device for at least one hydraulic working section (A, B), which can be connected to a pressure supply source (P) and a return flow (T) via a hydraulic supply circuit and to a control valve (34) supplied with a pilot pressure. The device includes an emergency shutdown system (32) having a pilot solenoid valve (16) and an additional valve (14). Both the hydraulic energy flow from the pressure supply source (P) to at least one of the respective working sections (A, B) and the pilot pressure supply to the control valve (34) can be suppressed by the pilot solenoid valve (16) via the additional valve (14).
US10962024B2 Clearance control system for a compressor shroud assembly
A compressor shroud assembly is disclosed comprising a dynamically moveable impeller shroud, a static compressor casing, an air piston mounted between said impeller shroud and said compressor casing, and a clearance control system. The air piston effects axial movement of said impeller shroud responsive to a supply of actuating air. The clearance control system regulates the pressure of actuating air in said air piston and comprises a supply conduit having a supply modulating valve and a discharge conduit having a blowoff check valve. The blowoff check valve is set to open at a predetermined differential pressure between pressure of the air piston and pressure of the supply of actuating air.
US10962020B2 Compressor and chiller system including same
A compressor including a motor having a rotary shaft, a rotor and a stator, and an impeller at a front end of the rotary shaft to suction refrigerant in an axial direction and compress the refrigerant in a centrifugal direction. The compressor has a collar at a rear end of the rotary shaft and coupled to the rotary shaft to be extended outwardly in a radial direction of the rotary shaft. Radial bearings support a radial movement of the rotary shaft at a front and rear of the stator. A thrust bearing prevents an axial movement of the rotary shaft. A mechanical backup bearing also prevents the axial movement of the rotary shaft. A fixing unit supports the backup bearing at the rear end of the rotary shaft, wherein the backup bearing is arranged to overlap the thrust bearing in the radial direction of the rotary shaft.
US10962019B2 Methods and systems for detecting compressor recirculation valve faults
Methods are provided for identifying degradation in components of a compressor recirculation valve (CRV). One method may include inferring degradation of the CRV based on adaptation of a compressor surge line outside an expected range.
US10962017B2 Centrifugal fan
A centrifugal fan includes a motor, a support body, a rotating body, and a housing. The motor includes a rotor hub that rotates around a central axis extending up and down. The support body is fixed to the rotor hub and rotates together with the rotor hub. The rotating body is different from the support body in material. The rotating body is a continuous porous body. The housing accommodates the rotating body, the support body, and the motor. The housing includes an air inlet open in an axial direction and at least one air outlet open in a radial direction. A radially inner surface of the rotating body opposes a radially outer surface of the rotor hub with a gap interposed therebetween.
US10962016B2 Active surge control in centrifugal compressors using microjet injection
A centrifugal compressor according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an impeller provided in a main flow path and configured to pressurize a main flow of fluid. The compressor also includes a secondary flow path configured to provide a secondary flow by recirculating a portion of the main flow. The amount of the main flow that becomes the secondary flow is less than or equal to 15%. A method is also disclosed.
US10962013B2 Regenerative turbine pumps
Turbine pumps can include: an inlet port; a first discharge port; a body defining a flow path extending from the inlet port through a raceway to the discharge port; and a turbine impeller disposed in the raceway. In some pumps, the body further defines an channel providing a fluid connection between a raceway outlet and the discharge port. In some pumps, an outlet angle defined by the inlet port, an axis of the turbine, and the discharge port is between 30 and 180 degrees.
US10962011B2 Scroll compressor with integrated refrigerant pump
A cooling system is configured to operate in one of three modes, a DX mode of operation when outdoor air is too hot or too humid and the cooling system operates as a normal closed circuit system, a hybrid mode of operation when outside temperatures cool down and the cooling system operates as a partial reduced normal closed circuit system and a free cooling system, and a thermosiphon mode of operation when the outside temperature is below a predetermined temperature and the cooling system operates without the normal closed circuit system. The cooling system includes a scroll compressor unit having a main casing, a scroll compressor supported by the main casing, and a refrigerant pump supported by the main casing. The scroll compressor unit is configured to selectively engage the scroll compressor and the refrigerant pump to achieve one of the DX mode, the hybrid mode, and the thermosiphon mode.
US10962009B2 Variable speed compressor protection system and method
A system and method for a compressor includes a compressor connected to a condenser, a discharge line temperature sensor that outputs a discharge line temperature signal corresponding to a discharge line temperature of refrigerant leaving the compressor, and a control module connected to the discharge line temperature sensor. The control module determines a saturated condenser temperature, calculates a discharge superheat temperature based on the saturated condenser temperature and the discharge line temperature, and monitors a flood back condition of the compressor by comparing the discharge superheat temperature with a predetermined threshold. The control module increases a speed of the compressor when the discharge superheat temperature is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold.
US10962008B2 Variable volume ratio compressor
A compressor may include a shell assembly, a non-orbiting scroll, and an orbiting scroll. The shell assembly may define a discharge chamber. The non-orbiting scroll includes a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The first end plate may include a variable-volume-ratio port. The orbiting scroll may be disposed within the discharge chamber. The orbiting scroll includes a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate and cooperating with the first spiral wrap to define a plurality of fluid pockets therebetween. The second end plate may include a discharge passage in communication with a radially innermost one of the fluid pockets and the discharge chamber. The variable-volume-ratio port may be disposed radially outward relative to the discharge passage and may be in selective communication with the radially innermost one of the fluid pockets.
US10962004B2 Synchronized conical screw compressor or pump
A conical screw compressor or pump comprising: an inner element configured to rotate around a first axis; and an outer element configured to rotate around a second axis; wherein an outer surface of the inner element and an inner surface of the outer element comprise cooperating grooves and teeth that intermesh on rotation; the first axis and the second axis are each stationary and the first axis is inclined relative to the second axis; and the inner element and the outer element are configured to be, in operation, synchronously rotated, thereby to reduce or eliminate force exerted by the inner element on the outer element or vice versa.
US10962003B2 Electric oil pump apparatus and base plate for electric oil pump
An electric oil pump apparatus includes an electric oil pump including a housing main body that accommodates a motor and a pump driven by the motor, a flange portion formed on the housing main body, and a control circuit case for accommodating a control circuit, and a base plate attached to the electric oil pump. The base plate includes an annular main body fixed to the housing main body, and a sealing member located between the annular main body and the housing main body. The annular main body includes a first surface located on one side, a second surface located on the other side, a first through hole for passing the housing main body therethrough, and an annular stepped portion configured to accommodate the sealing member, and formed along an inner edge of the first through hole. The first surface of the base plate is opposed to the flange portion.
US10962000B2 Long stroke pumping unit
A long stroke pumping unit includes a tower and a counterweight assembly movable along the tower. A belt includes a first end connected to the counterweight assembly and a second end connectable to a rod string. A prime mover is used to reciprocate the counterweight assembly along the tower. A sensor detects the position of the counterweight assembly, and a load cell measures the force exerted on the rod string. A motor is provided to adjust an effective weight of the counterweight assembly during reciprocation thereof along the tower. A controller communicates data with the sensor and the load cell and controls the adjustment force exerted by the adjustment motor.
US10961996B2 Closed compressor and refrigeration device
A closed compressor includes: a compressor body; and a closed vessel in which the compressor body is accommodated and oil is stored. The compressor body has an electric element and a compression element that is driven by the electric element. The compression element has a cylinder block that forms a cylinder, a piston that performs a reciprocating motion in the cylinder, and a crankshaft that actuates the piston. The cylinder block configures a bearing that pivotally supports the crankshaft. The cylinder forms a compression chamber. The compressor body has a support that forms a curved surface. A contact portion, at which the curved surface comes into contact with a receiving surface in the closed vessel, is formed.
US10961995B2 Method and equipment for improving the efficiency of compressors and refrigerators
A hermetic compressor may include a crankshaft having an input shaft rotatably supported on the cast-iron block along the crankshaft axis and connected to the electric motor rotary output, and an eccentric crankpin orbitally rotating about the axis as the crankshaft is rotated. A pair of opposed pistons may lie on the common plane. Each piston may be pivotably connected to one of the connecting rod piston ends to drive the pistons in an oscillatory manner within the cylinders as the crankshaft rotates. The piston and cylinder pairs may cause fluid to be pumped from the inlet port to the outlet port as the piston oscillates varying the volume of the enclosed space bound by the piston and the cylinder pairs.
US10961991B2 Hydraulic swash block positioning system
A hydraulic swash block positioning system for positioning a swash block to set a variable displacement, the hydraulic device including a rotor with pistons and piston chambers, the positioning system having, between the housing and the swash block, a positioning cylinder with a positioning piston forming a positioning chamber for setting an average value of the swash block position and a control valve connecting the high oil pressure source with the positioning chamber through a feeding line. In accordance with the invention the feeding line is connected to an oil container that has a variable container volume that can be adjusted synchronously with the changes in the number of piston chambers connected to the high oil pressure source.
US10961990B2 Hydraulic device
A hydraulic device (1) comprises a housing (27), a shaft (2) which is mounted in the housing (27) and rotatable about a first axis of rotation (4), wherein the shaft (2) has a flange (8) extending perpendicularly to the first axis (4), a plurality of pistons (9) which are fixed to the flange (8) at equiangular distance about the first axis of rotation (4), and a plurality of cylindrical sleeves (10) cooperating with the pistons (9) to form respective compression chambers (11) of variable volume. The sleeves (10) are rotatable about a second axis of rotation which intersects the first axis of rotation (4) by an acute angle such that upon rotating the shaft (2) the volumes of the compression chambers (11) change. Each piston (9) has a piston head (14) including a ball-shaped circumferential outer side. Each of the pistons (9) has a modular structure comprising a piston head member (14) which forms the piston head, a piston pin (20) which is fixed to the flange (8) and to which the piston head member (14) is mounted, and a spacer (26) which is located at the outer side of the piston pin (20) and sandwiched between the piston head member (14) and the flange (8).
US10961985B2 Wind turbine and methods including main shaft integrated with locking disc
A wind turbine includes a main shaft (34), a rotor hub (22), a plurality of blades coupled to the rotor hub (22), and a rotor locking disc (32), (32′). The main shaft (34) includes a front end portion (34a), and the front end portion (34a) includes a first connecting structure (36). The rotor hub (22) includes a second connecting structure (40). The first connecting structure (36) of the main shaft (34) is fixed to the second connecting structure (40) of the rotor hub (22). The rotor locking disc (32), (32′) is integrally formed on the front end portion (34a) of the main shaft (34), and includes a peripheral region. A plurality of rotor locking elements (50), (50′) are located in the peripheral region for receiving one or more rotor locking pins (30).
US10961984B2 Wind data detecting system and method for wind turbines
A wind data detecting system for a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a nacelle and a rotor comprising a plurality of rotor blades separated by a predetermined angle within a rotor plane is provided. The system includes (a) a first wind sensor for providing first wind data (b) a second wind sensor for providing second wind data, (c) a support structure adapted to be mounted on the nacelle of the wind turbine and to support the first wind sensor and the second wind sensor at respective first and second positions, and (d) a processing unit for generating output wind data based on the first wind data and the second wind data wherein the processing unit is adapted to generate first filtered wind data and second filtered wind data by applying an adaptive filtering algorithm to the first wind data and the second wind data.
US10961983B2 Blade transport vehicle
Disclosed herein is a blade transport vehicle which includes a base, a blade fixing frame disposed on the base, a first moving device disposed at an upper end of the base to move the blade fixing frame in a longitudinal direction of the base, and a second moving device disposed at an upper end of the first moving device to move the blade fixing frame in a width direction of the base.
US10961982B2 Method of joining blade sections using thermoplastics
A segmented rotor blade for a wind turbine includes a first rotor blade segment, a second rotor blade segment, at least one thermoplastic material, and an internal pressure source. The first rotor blade segment includes a first joint end. The second rotor blade segment includes a second joint end. The first and second joint ends are arranged together in an end-to-end orientation so as to form at least one scarf joint. The at least one thermoplastic material is arranged at each of the first and second joint ends. The first and second joint ends of the first and second rotor blade segments are bonded together via thermoplastic welding of the at least one thermoplastic material. The internal pressure source provides pressure to the scarf joint during the thermoplastic welding. The internal pressure source remains within the rotor blade after thermoplastic welding is complete.
US10961980B2 Actuator device for a wind turbine, wind turbine and method of assembly
An actuator device for a wind power installation, in particular for a rotor blade of a wind power installation, and also to an associated wind power installation and a method of assembly, with an actuator component and a control component, wherein the actuator component has at least one actuator layer with a preferential direction and, substantially parallel to the actuator layer, at least one exciting layer, wherein the actuator layer comprises a photoactuator, wherein the photoactuator is designed to change a strain and/or stress of the actuator layer in the preferential direction on the basis of excitation light, wherein the exciting layer is designed to guide excitation light into the actuator layer, wherein the control component comprises a light source and a light guide, wherein the light source is arranged away from the exciting layer and is connected to the exciting layer by means of the light guide. The actuator device makes it possible to ensure greater operational reliability.
US10961973B2 Spark plug electrode wear rate determination for a spark-ignited engine
A method for determining the wear rate of a spark plug electrode of an ignition system of an internal combustion engine comprises determining a risetiine number indicating the time required for raising the current and thereby the primary energy which is supplied to an ignition coil of the spark plug from an inactive level to a predetermined level, determining an operating condition indicator configured to indicate an operating condition of the ignition system, determining a wear rate of the spark plug electrode based on a difference of a first spark plug state indicator at a first time instance and a second spark plug state indicator at a second time instance, wherein the first time instance and the second time instance are separated by a predetermined time interval, wherein the spark plug state indicator is determined as a value based on the risetime number and the operating condition indicator.
US10961969B2 Startup assistance device for internal combustion engine
A startup assistance device, which assists startup of an internal combustion engine in which fuel is supplied from an electronically controlled fuel injection device and ignition is performed by an ignition device, includes a recoil starter which is driven by manpower and which performs cranking for starting up the internal combustion engine, an electric rotary machine which adds torque to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine during at least one of a startup period of the internal combustion engine using the recoil starter and a standby period before the startup period, a power source unit which supplies power to the electric rotary machine, and a control unit which controls the magnitude and time of the torque output by the electric rotary machine.
US10961966B2 Sackless fuel nozzle comprising arranged with a protruding tip
A fuel injector has an injector nozzle with nozzle body having internal room and nozzle wall hole connecting this room to exterior of the nozzle body. A valve needle is movable in a longitudinal direction and received in the internal room. The valve needle has an internal fuel channel with inlet located at a circumferential surface of a first portion. The nozzle wall hole has a circular cross-section with the same diameter as the first valve needle portion defined by walls extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the needle. The fuel inlet of the fuel channel is located on said walls of the nozzle wall hole in a second position to prevent fuel entering the fuel channel and located inside the internal room in a first position for receiving fuel from this internal room and injecting it into a combustion chamber of a cylinder of an engine.
US10961958B2 Humidity detection device
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce a load of preventing dew condensation, and to provide a highly reliable humidity detection device. In order to achieve the purpose, this humidity detection device is provided with: a humidity sensor having a humidity detection unit and a temperature detection unit; a heating resistor that heats the humidity sensor; and a heating control unit that controls a heating temperature of the heating resistor. The humidity detection device is characterized in having a target temperature storage unit that stores target temperatures of the heating resistor, said target temperatures having been determined corresponding to temperatures and humidities.
US10961954B2 Valve device and fuel evaporation gas purge system
A valve device includes an outflow port inserted in an engine port provided on an intake pipe so as to communicate with an intake passage. A leak port is inserted in the engine port and includes a leak passage into which evaporative fuel is allowed to flow regardless of a permitting state and a blocking state. A seal provides a sealed state between the outflow port and the engine port. Another seal provides a sealed state between the leak port and the engine port. The seal is positioned such that the sealed state of the seal becomes broken before breakage of the other seal when the outflow port and the leak port move in a direction away from the engine port.
US10961948B2 Engine device
An engine device having gas injectors attached to an intake manifold fixed to a side surface of a cylinder head. A fuel gas injected from the gas injectors is premixed in the intake manifold, and the resulting gas is supplied to a plurality of cylinders and ignited by ignition devices. The intake manifold has a configuration in which a plurality of intake branch pipes communicating with the cylinders are branched from an intake collecting pipe at an air supply side. The intake branch pipes include bent portions. In the bent portions of the intake branch pipes, inside inner walls near the cylinder head are bent at an acute angle.
US10961947B2 Cylinder liner
A cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine may have a running surface, in which by honing directed honing grooves may be introduced. The running surface may have a first region and a second region, wherein the first region may have a roughness that may be distinct from a roughness of the second region. A transition between the first region and the second region may proceed obliquely to a cylinder longitudinal axis at least in some portions. At least some of the honing grooves at the transition between the first region and the second region are uninterrupted.
US10961946B2 Engine system and method for suppressing knock
An engine system includes a combustion chamber including a cylinder, a fuel supply that supplies fuel including gasoline into the combustion chamber, circuitry configured to predict a knock will occur in the combustion chamber, and a fluid injector that injects a fluid into the combustion chamber. Further, there is circuitry configured to suppress a knock by instructing the fluid injector, when the knock is predicted to occur by the circuitry configured to predict, to inject the fluid into the combustion chamber within a period before a burned mass fraction reaches 50% after a start of combustion.
US10961945B1 Fuel injection control apparatus and method for improving deviation of injector opening time
A fuel injection control method of injecting fuel to a combustion chamber of an engine through an injector, the method may include pre-energizing to drive the injector during a predetermined pre-energizing time; and performing, by the controller, a main injection in which the injector is controlled by the controller to inject the fuel into the combustion chamber by a target injection amount, after the pre-energizing of the injector, wherein the pre-energizing magnetizes an injector coil of the injector in advance by applying the amount of current preventing the flow rate of the fuel from being generated by the pre-energizing, to the injector during the pre-energizing time.
US10961939B2 Method and control device
Example embodiments relate to a method and a control unit, wherein a drive system having an electric machine and having an internal combustion engine with at least a first cylinder and a crankshaft is provided. A fuel feed to at least the first cylinder of the internal combustion engine is deactivated, wherein the electric machine is coupled fixedly in terms of torque to the internal combustion engine. The electric machine is actuated such that the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine rotates at a predefined rotational speed, wherein a first cylinder segment time duration, which is assigned to the first cylinder, is detected. A corrective value is determined in a manner dependent on the first cylinder segment time duration.
US10961938B2 Diagnosis method for ethanol sensor of FFV and FFV operated thereby
The present invention relates to a diagnosis method for an ethanol sensor of a flexible fuel vehicle, the diagnosis method including: a) the fuel refilling detection step of detecting whether fuel is filled to a fuel tank; b) the maximum changeable content range calculation step of calculating a content range of ethanol in the fuel stored in the fuel tank; c) the ethanol sensor value acquirement step of determining whether the data detected from an ethanol sensor converges into a given value; d) the oxygen sensor value acquirement step of determining whether the data detected from an oxygen sensor converges into a given value; and e) the ethanol sensor abnormality determination step of determining that an error is generated from the ethanol sensor if the data acquired at the ethanol sensor value acquirement step or the data acquired at the step is not a value in the calculated range.
US10961933B1 Split lambda fueling operation systems and methods
Methods and systems for operating an engine with split lambda modes are provided. At least one example method comprises, calculating a stoichiometric torque output of the plurality of cylinders; then applying one or more lean torque modifiers for every lean cylinder of the one or more non-stoichiometric cylinders to the stoichiometric torque output to calculate a lean torque output. In at least one example, one or more rich torque modifiers for every rich cylinder of the one or more non-stoichiometric cylinders may be applied to the stoichiometric torque output to calculate a rich torque output. Further, the lean torque output and the rich torque output may be summed to calculate a total engine torque output.
US10961932B2 Internal combustion engine control device, internal combustion engine control method, and vehicle
An internal combustion engine control device includes a combustion degree of stoppage determination unit which determines whether stoppage of combustion of an internal combustion engine has reached a threshold degree, and an internal combustion engine control unit which performs a normal control in the case that the combustion of the engine is resumed in a state where stoppage of combustion has not reached the threshold degree, and performs a soot suppression control in the case that the engine combustion is resumed in a state where stoppage of combustion has reached the threshold degree. In the soot suppression control, the split injection or the single injection is carried out within the predetermined stroke, and the engine control unit causes a fuel injection timing in the single injection of the soot suppression control to be delayed with respect to the fuel injection timing in the single injection of the normal control.
US10961930B2 Control system for variable displacement engine
A vehicle includes a variable displacement engine and a controller. The variable displacement engine has a plurality of cylinders and is configured to operate at a commanded air-fuel ratio. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to perform a diagnostic test, operate the engine such that each of the cylinders is shut down for a portion of the diagnostic test while one or more of the remainder of the cylinders remain operating. The controller is further programmed to, in response to a deviation from the commanded air-fuel ratio exceeding a threshold while a first of the cylinders is shut down during the diagnostic test and a subsequent command to decrease the number of operating cylinders, shut down one or more of the plurality of cylinders other than the first of the cylinders.
US10961924B2 Controller and control method for internal combustion engine
To provide a controller and a control method for an internal combustion engine capable of performing automatic adaptation of the optimal ignition timing or the optimal control value of the combustion operation mechanism during operating. A controller and a control method for an internal combustion engine changes setting values of a torque characteristics function so that an output torque calculated using the torque characteristics function approaches an output torque calculated based on an actual value of internal cylinder pressure; calculates a plurality of output torques corresponding to respective plurality of combustion control states using the torque characteristics function; and changes setting values of a combustion control target setting function so that a target value of combustion control state calculated using the combustion control target setting function approaches a maximum torque combustion control state where the output torque becomes the maximum.
US10961923B2 Externally mounted in-line exhaust gas valve
A valve assembly for an exhaust system of a vehicle. The valve assembly includes a housing, a valve flap and a mass damper. The housing defines an inlet, an outlet, and a longitudinally extending exhaust gas passageway in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The valve flap is disposed in the housing and is rotatable between a first position restricting exhaust gas flow through the exhaust gas passageway, and a second position whereat exhaust gas flow through the exhaust gas passageway is less restricted. The mass damper is disposed within the exhaust gas passageway. The mass damper is attached to the valve flap and comprise of a material having a high density. The mass damper is shielded from the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust gas passageway when the valve flap is in the second position.
US10961914B1 Turbine engine exhaust duct system and methods for noise dampening and attenuation
A mobile fracking system and methods may include a gas turbine housed at least partially inside a trailer and an exhaust attenuation system configured to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine. The exhaust attenuation system may include a lower elongated plenum configured to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine and an upper noise attenuation system that is movably connected relative to a distal end of the lower elongated plenum.
US10961908B1 Systems and methods to enhance intake air flow to a gas turbine engine of a hydraulic fracturing unit
Systems and methods to increase intake air flow to a gas turbine engine of a hydraulic fracturing unit when positioned in an enclosure may include providing an intake expansion assembly to enhance intake air flow to the gas turbine engine. The intake expansion assembly may include an intake expansion wall defining a plurality of intake ports positioned to supply intake air to the gas turbine engine. The intake expansion assembly also may include one or more actuators connected to a main housing of the enclosure and the intake expansion assembly. The one or more actuators may be positioned to cause the intake expansion wall to move relative to the main housing between a first position preventing air flow through the plurality of intake ports and a second position providing air flow through the plurality of intake ports to an interior of the enclosure.
US10961905B2 Engine upper-portion structure of saddle riding vehicle
In an engine, a cylinder block and a cylinder head are connected with a crankcase in a forwardly inclined posture. A dual clutch connects or disconnects a transmission path of power of the engine to a transmission. An actuator chamber houses an actuator that controls a hydraulic pressure of the dual clutch. The actuator chamber is disposed on an upper surface of the cylinder block at a position posterior to the cylinder head and anterior to the crankcase in a vehicle longitudinal direction.
US10961904B2 Turbocharger
A turbocharger for supercharging an internal combustion engine includes: a bearing housing which accommodates a bearing supporting a rotational shaft of the turbocharger; an oil discharge port for discharging lubricant oil stored in an internal space of the bearing housing; an air pocket formed in the oil discharge port or an oil discharge pipe connected to the oil discharge port; and a communication flow passage which brings the air pocket and the internal space into communication.
US10961897B2 Methods of controlling electrical coolant valve for internal combustion engine
A method can include: acquiring, via one or more sensors disposed in a vehicle, one or more engine operation parameters relating to operation of an internal combustion engine disposed along a coolant flow path in the vehicle; calculating at least one target coolant temperature according to the one or more engine operation parameters; and controlling a valve actuator to regulate flow of a coolant through the coolant flow path via an electric coolant valve operatively coupled to the valve actuator such that a temperature of the coolant changes in accordance with the at least one target coolant temperature.
US10961893B2 Systems and methods for particulate filter regeneration
Methods and systems are provided for regenerating an exhaust particulate filter based on a projected vehicle drive cycle and catalyst ammonia storage level. In one example, a method may include scheduling a PF regeneration during a regeneration window to maintain a threshold ammonia level in an exhaust catalyst, at the end of the drive cycle.
US10961890B2 On-board vehicle ammonia and hydrogen generation
An on-board vehicle reservoir containing an ammonia/organic solvent solution may be associated with a phase separator configured to isolate ammonia from the solution. The ammonia may be introduced into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine to function as a catalytic reductant. Ammonia may be employed to generate hydrogen via catalytic decomposition of ammonia, and the hydrogen may be introduced into an exhaust gas stream to aid catalytic reactions such as catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) and/or hydrocarbon (HC) and/or reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO); for instance during a cold-start period.
US10961888B2 NOx sensor control device and NOx sensor control method
A NOx sensor control device is connected to a NOx sensor mounted in an internal combustion engine. The NOx sensor has a detection cell configured to detect a NOx concentration and having a solid electrolyte body and a pair of electrodes provided on a surface of the solid electrolyte body and a heater heating the detection cell. The NOx sensor control device has a heater control unit. The heater control unit is configured to, at a time when an operation of the internal combustion engine stops, perform a recovery control of the NOx sensor which is an electric current control of the heater for removing SOx adsorbed to the NOx sensor.
US10961887B2 Integrated reductant mixer and heater apparatus for exhaust treatment systems
An integrated reductant mixer and heater apparatus for an exhaust treatment system is provided. The apparatus includes a housing for an exhaust stream to flow therethrough in an axial flow direction; a reductant injector configured to deliver a spray of reductant into the exhaust stream; at least one mixing fin disposed within the housing interior downstream of the reductant injector, the mixing fin having a primary deflection surface orientated parallel with, or at an acute angle relative to, the axial flow direction; a first heater element within the housing interior and extending within a first plane intersecting the axial flow direction proximate the primary deflection surface of the mixing fin; and a second heater element within the housing interior and extending within a second plane intersecting the axial flow direction proximate the primary deflection surface of the mixing fin and downstream from the first heater element.
US10961886B2 Particle filter with SCR-active coating
The present invention relates to a particle filter which comprises a wall-flow filter and SCR-catalytically active material, wherein the wall-flow filter comprises ducts which extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall-flow filter and which are alternately closed off in gas-type fashion either at the first or at the second end and which are separated by porous walls, and wherein the SCR-active material comprises a zeolite which is exchanged with copper and/or iron and which is situated in the form of a coating in the porous walls of the wall-flow filter, characterized in that the SCR-catalytically active coating comprises palladium.
US10961883B2 Internal combustion engine provided with a system supplying a water-based operator liquid
Internal combustion engine having: a cylinder defining a combustion chamber; an exhaust duct that is flown through by the exhaust gases; and a system to supply a water-based operator liquid to the combustion chamber having: a tank designed to contain a certain amount of water-based operator liquid and a heating device designed to heat the water-based operator liquid contained in the tank. The heating device has: a first gas-liquid heat exchanger, which is designed to be flown through by at least part of the exhaust gases flowing along the exhaust duct; a second liquid-liquid heat exchanger, which is designed to heat the water-based operator liquid contained in the tank; and a hydraulic circuit, which is designed to send round an exchange fluid through the first heat exchanger to transfer the heat from the exhaust gases to the exchange fluid and through the second heat exchanger to transfer the heat from the exchange fluid to the water-based operator liquid contained in the tank.
US10961879B1 Sensor assembly for a sliding camshaft of a motor vehicle
A sensor assembly for a sliding camshaft of a motor vehicle is provided. The sliding camshaft includes a base shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis and rotates about the longitudinal axis. The sliding camshaft further includes lobe banks rotationally fixed to the base shaft. Each lobe bank is axially movable between first and second positions relative to the base shaft. The sensor assembly includes a detection element rotationally fixed relative to the base shaft and axially movable between first and second positions relative to the base shaft. The sensor assembly further includes a sensor operably coupled to the detection element and configured to generate a signal indicative of an axial position of the detection element relative to the base shaft and at least one of an angular speed of the base shaft and an angular position of the base shaft about the longitudinal axis.
US10961877B2 Apparatus and method for a hydraulic valvetrain system
Apparatus (10) for a hydraulic valvetrain system (90) comprising: a first oil retaining means 5 (12), a second oil retaining means (20) and an oil conveyance means (14, 16) having a first end (18) operably connected to the first oil retaining means (12) and a second end (22) operably connected to the second oil retaining means (20). The second oil retaining means (20) is configured to receive oil from the first oil retaining means (12) via the oil conveyance means (14, 16), the first oil retaining means (12) is configured to receive oil from the oil 10 conveyance means (14, 16) and the oil conveyance means (14, 16) is configured to receive oil from the second oil retaining means (20).
US10961876B2 Rocker arm
A rocker arm for a valve train assembly includes: a first body; a second body mounted for pivotal movement with respect to the first body; and a latching arrangement. The latching arrangement includes a latch pin drivable in response to an external actuator from a first position in which the first body and the second body are un-latched to a second position in which the latch pin latches the first body and the second body together. The latching arrangement includes a piston member and a first biasing member. The piston member is arranged such that if the external actuator attempts to cause the latch pin to be driven from the first position to the second position at a time when the latch pin is prevented from being driven, the piston member moves to bias the biasing member so that the biasing member urges the latch pin to the second position.
US10961874B2 Enhanced thermoutilizer
A thermal utilization system is capable of producing power, storing energy via a chemical or and a hydropower-elevation means. It also capable of transport fluid as vapor over obstacles and terrains, as well as desalinate water. It may in some embodiments do all or some of these tasks simultaneously and with the same amount of energy. It may run with any source of energy including renewable energy sources such as solar energy, and wind. The system may use that energy to run a heat engine and, at the same time, stores that energy via chemical separation. When energy is needed, the system may withdraw the chemical substances and lets them interact to claim the energy back, and then use it to run a heat engine and desalinate water. Some parts of the system can be used for cooling and heating. The system may be configured to be an air conditioner unit or a refrigerator that has an internal back up energy storage.
US10961869B2 Concentric jack screw holes
A gas turbine engine component includes a first flange with a plurality of first jack screw holes and a second flange attached to the first flange. The second flange includes a plurality of second jack screw holes that are concentric with the plurality of first jack screw holes.
US10961867B2 Turboshaft engine embeddable in a reduction gearbox
A turboshaft engine for a helicopter, comprising a case inside which a gas generator and a turbine are accommodated, the turbine being mounted on a power shaft that extends along a longitudinal direction. The turboshaft engine further comprises means for removably mounting the power shaft into a reduction gearbox inside which at least one gear of a first reduction stage is accommodated. The means for removably mounting the power shaft include a pinion having a central bore, the shape of which is adapted to that of the power shaft in such a way that the pinion can slide over the power shaft; furthermore, the contour of the pinion is adapted to the shape of the gear of the first stage in such a way that the pinion can form a leading input pinion of the gearbox in said gear once the power shaft has been mounted in the reduction gearbox.
US10961863B2 Electrical power generator system
An electrical power generator system has: an input shaft for receiving a rotary input drive; plural output shafts connected by respective gear shifting arrangements to the input shaft thereby providing different gear ratios between the input shaft and each output shaft; and plural electrical generators powered by rotation of the respective output shafts, electrical power outputs of the generators being combined to supply a total power to a load. The input shaft operates over a range of rotation frequencies, and the gear shifting arrangements are configured to shift the gear ratios between the input shaft and the output shafts such that the output shafts operate over a narrower range of rotation frequencies.
US10961862B2 Fatigue resistant blade outer air seal
A blade outer air seal segment including a radially outward surface, a radially inward surface oriented away from the radially outward surface, and a cooling channel located between the radially outward surface and the radially inward surface. The blade outer air seal segment also including a stress-relief boss extending into the cooling channel and an inlet orifice fluidly coupled to the cooling channel through the stress-relief boss.
US10961854B2 Dirt funnel squealer purges
A component for use in a gas turbine engine includes a channel configured to port a gas from an inlet along a flow path. The component further includes a wall defining an outlet configured to receive the gas, the wall forming an angle with the flow path that is between 60 degrees and 120 degrees, the outlet having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter, the first portion configured to receive the gas before the second portion, and the first diameter being greater than the second diameter.
US10961850B2 Rotatable torque frame for gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine including a torque frame is provided. The torque frame includes an inner shroud defined circumferentially around the axial centerline, an outer shroud surrounding the inner shroud and defined circumferentially around the axial centerline, and a structural member extended along the radial direction and coupled to the inner shroud and the outer shroud. The torque frame is configured to rotate around the axial centerline.
US10961849B2 Rotary piston and cylinder device
A rotary piston and cylinder device (1) comprising a rotor (2), a stator and a shutter disc (3), the rotor comprising a piston (5) which extends from the rotor into the cylinder space, the rotor and the stator together defining the cylinder space, the shutter disc passing through the cylinder space and forming a partition therein, and the disc comprising a slot (3a) which allows passage of the piston therethrough, the slot provided between two surface portions which receive the piston therethrough,at least one of the surfaces defines a close-running region with the piston to provide a fluid seal, and for at least part of the period during which the piston passes through the slot, the close-running region is offset from a mid-plane which extends through the disc and is co-planar with the disc.
US10961848B2 Unidirectional magnetization of nuclear magnetic resonance tools having soft magnetic core material
NMR tools are described having unidirectional magnetization throughout the magnet assembly. An antenna assembly is positioned around the magnet assembly in order to excite a volume in the surrounding subterranean formation. A layer of soft magnetic core material is positioned under the antenna assembly in order to shield all or most of the RF field generated by the RF antenna away from the conductive components inside the NMR tool. The conductive components may be conductive structural members or a conductive magnet assembly. The soft magnetic core material also shapes the static magnetic field by smoothing out the longitudinal magnetic field variation.
US10961844B2 Systems and methods to improve distributed acoustic sensing properties of optical fibers
Distributed The disclosed embodiments include distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) systems, methods to improve DAS properties of optical fibers, and optical fibers having improved DAS properties. In one embodiment, the system includes an optoelectronic device operable to generate optical pulses. The system also includes an optical fiber having a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is formed from a material having a Rayleigh back-scattering coefficient, and is operable to transmit optical pulses from the first end towards the second end and to reflect a first portion of the optical pulses towards the first end. The system further includes perturbations that are selectively imprinted on the optical fiber, where the perturbations are compatible with a range of wavelengths and are operable to reflect a second portion of the optical pulses towards the first end of the optical fiber if a wavelength of the optical pulses is within the range.
US10961842B2 Method for extracting downhole flow profiles from tracer flowback transients
A method of estimating an influx profile for at least one well fluid to a producing petroleum well with two or more influx zones or influx locations to a production flow, wherein the well comprises tracer sources with distinct tracer materials in known levels of the well, at least one of said tracer sources arranged downstream and exposed to the fluids in at least one of said influx zones, wherein each said tracer source has an even release rate to said well fluid, characterised in that one or more of the tracer sources is provided in one or more delay chambers for ventilating out fluid with leaked tracer material at a time constant which is significantly longer than the diffusion rate from the tracer source to the well fluid, wherein the method further comprises: providing samples, the samples collected from the production flow at a location downstream of the tracer sources during a time period in which the tracer transient is detectable at the downstream location, analysing said samples for concentration and type of tracer material from said possible tracer sources as a function of sampling time or cumulative produced volume; and based on said measured concentrations and their sampling time or cumulative produced volume, calculating said influx volumes.
US10961840B2 Ranging measurements in a non-linear wellbore
A method and system for identifying a target well. A system for identifying a target well may comprise placing an electromagnetic ranging tool in a wellbore, transmitting an electromagnetic field into a formation, inducing an eddy current within a target well, measuring a second electromagnetic field from the target well, calculating a position or an orientation of a transmitter or a receiver relative to another position, and calculating at least one parameter of the target well. An electromagnetic ranging system may comprise an electromagnetic ranging tool and an information handling system. The information handling system may be operable to calculate a position and/or an orientation of a transmitter or a receiver relative to another position on the electromagnetic ranging tool disposed on a borehole assembly, and calculate at least one parameter of a target well from the calculated position or orientation of the transmitter and the receiver.
US10961837B2 Downhole 3D geo steering viewer for a drilling apparatus
Systems, devices, and methods for producing a three-dimensional visualization of one or more of a drilled wellbore, a bottom hole assembly, a drill bit, a drill plan, and one or more lithology windows is provided for drill steering purposes. A drilling motor with a toolface in communication with a sensor system is provided. A controller in communication with the sensor system is operable to generate a depiction of the drill plan, a depiction of the drilling motor, and one or more lithology windows, and to combine these depictions in a three-dimensional visualization of the down hole environment. This visualization may be used by an operator to steer the drilled wellbore.
US10961834B2 Fracture network fluid flow simulation with junction area modeling
An illustrative hydraulic fracturing flow simulation system includes: a data acquisition module collecting measurements from a subterranean formation; a processing module implementing a hydraulic fracturing simulation method; and a visualization module that displays the time-dependent spatial distribution. The simulation method includes: deriving from the measurements a network of fractures having junctions where two or more fractures intersect; ordering a set of corner points associated with each junction; calculating a junction area from each set of corner points; determining a current state that includes flow parameter values at discrete points arranged along the fractures in said network; constructing a set of linear equations for deriving a subsequent state from the current state while accounting for said junction areas; and repeatedly solving the set of linear equations to obtain a sequence of subsequent states, the sequence embodying a time-dependent spatial distribution of at least one flow parameter.
US10961832B2 Methods of treatment of a subterranean formation with polymeric structures formed in situ
Methods of treating a subterranean formation are disclosed that include placing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a one or more polymers capable of consolidating to form a polymeric structure at a downhole location. Also disclosed are treatment fluids including a polymeric structure for treating a subterranean formation.
US10961827B2 Tubing conveyed perforating system with safety feature
A tubing conveying perforating system with a firing head is provided, and a method for using the same is provided. The firing head includes a firing pin and a percussion initiator. The firing pin is configured to degrade over a predetermined period of time from an initial state to a degraded state, and in the degraded state the firing head is inoperable.
US10961823B2 Pressure exchanger pressure oscillation source
Apparatus and methods for utilizing pressure exchangers as a source of pressure oscillations. An example method includes operating a plurality of pressure exchangers to pressurize a stream of fluid, injecting the pressurized stream of fluid into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, and controlling rotational speed and rotational position of a rotor of each of the pressure exchangers to control amplitude and/or frequency of pressure oscillations within the pressurized stream of fluid being injected into the wellbore.
US10961819B2 Downhole valve for production or injection
The present disclosure provides a valve assembly comprising a valve section, a power section, and an electronics section. The valve assembly is configured to mate with a tubing sub (and/or mandrel) inserted in-line with a tubing string inserted into a wellbore. The valve allows for injection into or production from the tubing string. The valve assembly comprises an electric motor and a motor controller permitting fine control over the valve, as well as sensors which measure various parameters, such as fluid flow, valve position, pressure, temperature, and/or water cut. A cable connects the valve assembly to the surface and provides power and data telemetry and allows control of the valve assembly with a remote electronic signal. Multiple valve assemblies may be provided at spaced intervals along the tubing string and individually monitored and/or controlled by a remote location. Also disclosed is a method for operation of such valve assemblies.
US10961817B2 Electrohydraulic quick union for subsea landing string
A system for serving as a connection interface between a lower landing string and an upper landing string is provided. The system includes a quick union device comprising a first quick union component that is operable to couple to the upper landing string and a second quick union component that is operable to couple to the lower landing string. The first quick union component and the second quick union component respectively include a self-aligning threading interface that provides hydraulic and electrical connections when the first and second quick union components are connected to one another. The quick union device provides real-time feedback via wireless communication transducers that measure pressure and report that the measured pressure is retained in a plurality of hydraulic lines of the second quick union component when the first and second quick union components are disconnected from one another.
US10961814B2 Apparatus and method for isolating flow through wellbore
A method includes conveying a wellbore isolation device into a wellbore, the wellbore isolation device including a primary valve arranged within a central flow passage. A fluid is then circulated through the central flow passage and into a tubing attached to a downhole end of the wellbore isolation device and in fluid communication with the central flow passage. The primary valve is moved from a first position to a second position and thereby diverts the fluid into an annulus defined between the wellbore and the wellbore isolation device. The primary valve may then be moved to seal the central flow passage and thereby prevent the fluid from flowing into the annulus or into the tubing.
US10961808B2 Tension release packer for a bottomhole assembly and methods of use
A resettable elastomeric packer element of a packer, compressed for sealing in a wellbore, is released from sealing engagement in the wellbore by applying tension to an end of the packer element. The elastomeric packer element stretches and releases from the wellbore forming an annular passageway between the packer element and the wellbore. In the absence of a pressure equalization valve or flow passages through the packer, the annular passageway equalizes pressure differentials across the packer element allowing a tool, in which the packer is incorporated, to be moved in the wellbore with little or no damage to the packer element and further, allows debris to flow from above the packer to below the packer.
US10961805B1 Pre-set inhibiting extrusion limiter for retrievable packers
A pre-set inhibiting extrusion limiter has a segmented anti-extrusion ring with a plurality of anti-extrusion ring segments supported by a stepped cone frustum. Each ring segment is retained in a run-in condition by a compression spring retained by a retainer ring held in a retainer ring groove in the respective anti-extrusion ring segments. A push ring moves the respective anti-extrusion ring segments from the run-in condition to a packer-set condition in which the anti-extrusion ring segments abut a cone frustum step of the stepped cone frustum.
US10961804B1 Washout prevention element for expandable metal sealing elements
Methods for positioning an expandable metal sealing element in the wellbore. An example method includes an expandable metal sealing element having a reactive metal and disposed in a location. The method further includes actuating a washout prevention element, contacting the expandable metal sealing element with a fluid that reacts with the reactive metal to produce a reaction product having a volume greater than the reactive metal, and allowing the washout prevention element to prevent at least a portion of the reaction product from flowing away from the location.
US10961799B2 Flange system
A technique enables maintenance of sufficient clearance between a wellhead and, for example, a mobile rig. The technique facilitates support of a cable, e.g. an antenna suspension cable, at the wellhead without detrimentally affecting the desired clearance. According to an embodiment, a flange system is used in combination with a cable clamp assembly at a wellhead. The flange system may comprise a flange having a connector portion configured for coupling with the wellhead. The flange also comprises a cylinder portion coupled to the connector portion such that the cylinder portion extends into a corresponding bore of the wellhead. The cable clamp assembly is configured to clamp around and support a cable extending down through the wellhead. The cable clamp assembly is supported within the cylinder portion of the flange such that the cable clamp assembly is at least partially disposed within the wellhead.
US10961796B2 Setting tool assembly
A setting tool assembly having an adapter housing configured to couple with a part of a workstring, and an inner housing coupled with the adapter housing. A trigger device is coupled with a movable piston. During run-in, the piston is in a first position. Upon activation, the trigger device undergoes an altering event whereby the piston moves to a second position as a result of a pressure acting thereon.
US10961792B2 Apparatus and method for removing magnetic particles from liquids or slurries from an oil or gas process
The application provides an apparatus for removing ferrous particles from an oil or gas process liquid or slurry and a method of use. The apparatus has a first inner cylindrical sheath and a second outer cylindrical sheath arranged concentrically on a longitudinal axis to create an annular volume. A helical screw flight on the first or second cylindrical sheaths extends across the annular volume, and a magnet assembly extends along the longitudinal axis, such that ferrous particles are attracted to a surface of the annular volume. The apparatus has an inlet a discharge outlet, and a ferrous particle collection location. The screw flight and the cylindrical sheath operable to rotate with respect to the magnet assembly to convey particles to the collection location. The apparatus includes a retaining surface to retain collected particles.
US10961791B2 Method and apparatus to rotate subsurface wellbore casing
Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a method and apparatus for subterranean wellbores and in particular, to a method and apparatus for rotating a subsurface tubular string, such as a casing section, without rotation at the surface. More specifically, a casing section of a wellbore may be rotated to provide a cement seal with increased strength and reliability. In one embodiment, a downhole tool and rotation assembly is disclosed which imparts a torsional force to a predetermined casing section when a fluid is flowed through the downhole tool and rotation assembly.
US10961786B2 Tubular wear volume determination using adjustable wear factors
Tubular wear volume is determined using adjustable wear factors. The wear factors are applied as a function of the side force factor, friction factor, and/or temperature factor. The adjusted wear factors are then used to determine the tubular wear volume.
US10961785B2 Polycrystalline diamond compact
In an embodiment, a method of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond compact is disclosed. The method includes sintering a plurality of diamond particles in the presence of a metal-solvent catalyst to form a polycrystalline diamond body; leaching the polycrystalline diamond body to at least partially remove the metal-solvent catalyst therefrom, thereby forming an at least partially leached polycrystalline diamond body; and subjecting an assembly of the at least partially leached polycrystalline diamond body and a cemented carbide substrate to a high-pressure/high-temperature process at a pressure to infiltrate the at least partially leached polycrystalline diamond body with an infiltrant. The pressure of the high-pressure/high-temperature process is less than that employed in the act of sintering of the plurality of diamond particles.
US10961784B2 Rotating cutter single cone bit
A rotating cutter single cone bit includes a bit body and a cone that is rotatably coupled to the bit body. Cutters are arranged on the cone. At least one cutter on the cone is a rotating cutter. The rotating cutter forms a rotational connection with the cone. The geometric center of the front cutting face of the rotating cutter or the front cutting face of the rotating cutter is offset from the rotating axis of the rotating cutter, and the geometric center of the rear cutting face or the rear cutting face of the rotating cutter is on the same side of the offset of the front cutting face. The front cutting face is closer to the rotating axis of the rotating cutter than the rear cutting face. The rotating cutter is rotatable about the rotating axis of the rotating cutter on the cone.
US10961783B2 Hole boring device
A hole boring device includes a housing including a proximal end, an open distal end, and a bore extending longitudinally from the distal end to the proximal end. An inlet connectable to a pressurized water source is disposed on the proximal end of the housing. A spraying device in fluid communication with the inlet is disposed in the bore and is oriented towards the open distal end of the housing. The spraying device is configured discharge a stream of water passing therethrough so as to form a boring stream configured to bore a hole in a ground surface. In some embodiments, the spraying device is configured to rotatably discharge the pressurized stream of water. A depth collar disposed annularly about the housing defines the depth of the bored hole. A slot disposed along the housing allows debris from the boring process to exit the housing, leaving an empty bored hole.
US10961782B2 Drill bit for downhole electrocrushing drilling
A electrocrushing drill bit may include a bit body; an electrode coupled to a power source and the bit body, the electrode having a distal portion for engaging with a surface of a wellbore; a ground ring coupled to the bit body proximate to the electrode and having a distal portion for engaging with the surface of the wellbore, the electrode and the ground ring positioned in relation to each other such that an electric field produced by a voltage applied between the ground ring and the electrode is enhanced at a portion of the electrode proximate to the distal portion of the electrode and at a portion of the ground ring proximate to the distal portion of the ground ring; and an insulator coupled to the bit body between the electrode and the ground ring.
US10961780B2 Systems and methods for raising drilling rig assemblies
A mast erection system includes a first mast erection apparatus that is adapted to pivotably raise a drilling rig mast of a drilling rig assembly to an intermediate raised position wherein the drilling rig mast is oriented at a first acute angle relative to a horizontal plane, and a second mast erection apparatus that is adapted to further pivotably raise the drilling rig mast from the intermediate raised position at the first acute angle to a fully raised position wherein the drilling rig mast is oriented at a second angle relative to the horizontal plane that is greater than the first acute angle.
US10961778B2 Boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus
A boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus is provided. One aspect of the present ladder apparatus includes an elongated extension handle including a slot adjacent a lower end thereof. Another aspect of a boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus provides a snap-on step tread which can be mounted to a dual-tubular ladder step structure. Another aspect of a boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus employs a laterally expandable ladder step which can be retrofit onto an existing ladder. A further aspect employs clasps or hooks to attach and retain a ladder step to generally vertical ladder rails in a tool-free and fastener-free manner.
US10961776B2 Window shade system safety device
A safety device for a window shade system comprising a shade tube having a first end mounted to a first bracket 100 and a second end mounted to a second bracket. The system also includes a first plurality of catchpins 110 mounted to the first bracket, wherein the first plurality of catchpins 110 are mounted below the first end of the shade tube. In response to the first end of the shade tube disengaging from the first bracket, the first plurality of catchpins 110 catch the first end of the shade tube and prevent the first end of the shade tube from further falling.
US10961772B2 Adjustment notification method
The system includes information and data from analysis systems about optimal window covering positions that is communicated to building occupants. The analysis system communicates information to the occupant via the occupant's client computer to allow the occupant to fully or partially adjust the position of a manual shade or motorized shade, without the need for the analysis system to fully or partially electronically control the shades. The system may also adjust window covering systems and other systems to ensure desired or optimal daylight exposure in order promote optimal circadian functionality in the occupants.
US10961771B2 Sliding door module insert assembly
A sliding door module insert assembly for selective egress of a pet and a user includes a panel and a pet door. The panel is sized so that the panel is configured to position in an orifice of a sliding door module. A slat, which is shaped substantially complementarily to a side of a frame of the sliding door module, is hingedly coupled to a first side edge of the panel. The slat is configured to insert into the frame so that the slat is frictionally coupled to the frame, positioning the panel to selectively swing relative to the frame to open and close the orifice to allow a user to enter and exit the dwelling. The pet door is coupled to the panel so that the pet door is positioned to selectively close an aperture that is positioned in the panel.
US10961769B2 Water management systems for fenestration products
A flashing includes a first edge, a second edge opposite from the first edge, a first surface, and a second surface on an opposite side of the flashing from the first surface. The first surface and the second surface extend between the first edge and the second edge. The first surface includes a hydrophobic region and a hydrophilic region.
US10961766B2 Automated sliding panel mechanism with rack
An automated sliding panel mechanism is disclosed. An automated sliding panel mechanism including a motor is configured to move a sliding window between a closed position and an open position, and includes a power source providing power to the motor, a rack consisting of rack teeth wherein a portion of the surface of the rack teeth are generally perpendicular to a plane, and a gear rotated by the motor and consisting of gear teeth, wherein the gear teeth are shaped to mesh with the rack teeth.
US10961765B2 Window regulator
A window regulator includes: a carrier piece attached to a window glass; a drive wire connected to the carrier piece and configured to lift and lower the carrier piece; and a wire end connected to an end portion of the drive wire. The carrier piece has a wire end housing portion configured to house the wire end, a wire insertion groove communicating with the wire end housing portion, and a wire retaining portion extending at an upper end of the wire insertion groove. The drive wire is routed in the wire insertion groove. An upper side of the wire insertion groove includes an opening which opens in an upper direction crossing a routing direction of the drive wire. The wire retaining portion prevents the drive wire from coming out of the wire insertion groove by contacting the drive wire.
US10961764B2 Window regulator
A window regulator includes: a carrier piece attached to a window glass; a drive wire connected to the carrier piece to lift and lower the carrier piece; and a wire end connected to the drive wire. The carrier piece has a groove into which the drive wire is inserted, and a housing in which the wire end is housed. The housing has a bottom wall which the wire end engages, a first end wall communicating with the groove, a second end wall opposite the first end wall, an opening on a top side of the carrier piece into which the wire end is insertable, and a top wall. The walls restrict detachment of the wire end from the housing.
US10961762B1 Door control system
The door control system includes a baseplate configured to interface with a surface adjacent to a door. The baseplate is removeably fastened to the surface oriented above to the door. The system includes at least one door ram coupled to the baseplate. The door ram includes a ram arm. The ram arm is configured to extend or retract from the door ram. The system includes at least one door actuator coupled to the baseplate. The at least one door actuator comprises an actuator arm. The actuator arm is configured to extend or retract from the door actuator. The door control system comprises at least one biasing device coupled to the baseplate and the at least one door actuator. The door control system also includes a controller in communication with the at least one door ram and the at least one door actuator configured to actuate an opening motion or a closing motion by the at least one door ram and the at least one door actuator.
US10961761B2 Pivot door hinge
Pivot door hinge, including a hinge housing for mounting the pivot door hinge to a door, a pivot axle pivotally supported within the housing, the pivot axle having an end arranged for rotationally anchoring the pivot axle to a structure holding the door, a closing mechanism arranged within the hinge housing, the closing mechanism being cooperatively connected to the pivot axle, the closing mechanism being arranged for providing a closing torque in an angular position range of the door hinge relative to the pivot axle, the angular position range corresponding with a door in an open state. The pivot door hinge further includes a braking mechanism arranged within the hinge housing, cooperatively connected to the pivot axle, the braking mechanism being arranged for providing braking action in the angular position range of the door hinge relative to the pivot axle with a braking-angle profile.
US10961755B2 Oven
An oven having an improved hinge structure of a door, which is capable of preventing deformation of the door and opening a part of a plurality of cooking chambers is provided. The oven includes a main body, a cooking chamber provided inside of the main body, a first door rotatably coupled to the main body by a first hinge unit to open or close the cooking chamber, the first door including a door frame having an opening, at least one reinforcing unit coupled to the door frame, and configured to prevent deformation of the first door, a second door rotatably coupled to the first door, and configured to open or close the opening, and a second hinge unit configured to enable the second door to be rotatably coupled to the first door, and including a hinge shaft positioned behind a front surface of the first door.
US10961752B2 Motor vehicle latch
The object of the invention is a motor vehicle latch demonstrating a locking mechanism comprising a catch and at least a pawl, a latch plate (1), whereby the locking mechanism can be accommodated in the latch plate (1) and the latch plate (1) demonstrates an inlet area (12), whereby a latch holder (13) can be inserted to interact with the locking mechanism in the inlet area (12) and with at least a deformation (11) formed in a peripheral area of the inlet area (12) in the latch plate (1), whereby the deformation (11) is arranged at least in places directly on an edge of the inlet area (12).
US10961744B2 Door latching system having a reduced profile exit device
An exit device has an overall height when a panic bar of the exit device is in its extended position. The exit device is configured to be received, at least in part, within a recess defined within a body of the door so that the height at which the extended panic bar protrudes beyond an outer surface of the door is reduced.
US10961742B2 Multi-point fixed attachment system
A collapsible shelter is presented. The collapsible shelter includes a bracket. The bracket include a socket for receiving an end of a pole for supporting the collapsible shelter. The bracket also includes a handle for receiving a fastener. The collapsible shelter also includes multiple legs for supporting the collapsible shelter. The bracket is coupled to one of the multiple legs.
US10961741B2 Portable confinement apparatus
A portable confinement apparatus having an enclosure for confining a person upon a mattress. The enclosure is formed of a flexible material having a base face, at least four side faces and a roof which define a void, with a pocket for the mattress. A frame has four base members arranged in a rectangle with two bridge members, arranged over the base members. At least part of each base member is integrally secured to the base section and at least part of each bridge member is integrally secured to the roof section. The enclosure is provided with at least two closable openings on different sides. An opening may extend into the roof section. Support struts and a stabilisation system are also described to increase stability and prevent tipping. Members may be telescopic to increase the portability of the apparatus.
US10961738B2 Pool cleaning apparatus with optimized control
The invention relates to a pool cleaning apparatus including: a cleaning unit (100), at least one hydraulic system for circulating a liquid between at least one liquid inlet (103) and at least one liquid outlet (104) and through a filtration device of the cleaning unit (100), a pump suitable for forcing the circulation of water between the liquid inlet (103) and the liquid outlet (104) and through the filtration device, drive and guide means for moving the cleaning unit, and means for controlling said drive and guide means. The pool cleaning apparatus includes at least one debris detection means placed in the hydraulic system of the cleaning unit (100).
US10961732B2 Concrete penetration patch kit and method
A safe, time-saving, and effective way to repair abandon core holes in concrete slabs in buildings with multiple floors. The kit allows repairs to be performed from above the slab, rather than solely from below. It saves workers time and frustration while also lowering overtime costs for a greater return. The device holds poured cement in place with metal disks, rather than combustible materials, fiberglass insulation, or other makeshift materials, for maximum safety. The present invention uses a wire to secure plugs in cores, effectively preventing the plugs from falling out. Concrete penetration patch kit includes a concrete penetration patch kit is used by contractors to repair abandon core holes in concrete slabs. This innovative product is a concrete patch kit for use when patching any abandoned slab penetrations, including electrical, plumbing, and floor cores in concrete.
US10961725B2 Suspension work platform hoist system
A suspension work platform hoist system for raising and lowering a work platform is provided. The system incorporates at least one hoist attached to the work platform and in electrical communication with a hoist control system having a monitoring and diagnostic system to monitor and record at least one of a plurality of operating characteristics of the hoist. The hoist control system may further include a safety lock out system that requires authentication of an operator prior to the hoist control system causing movement of the hoist system.
US10961724B2 Powered concrete finishing apparatus having annular working surface
Powered concrete finishing apparatus including a working head for working the concrete. The working head has a rotatable working surface having a ring shape in contact with the concrete during a finishing operation. The concrete finishing apparatus further includes a motor for driving the working head to perform a rotational working movement on the concrete during the finishing operation. The working surface comprises a clearance for allowing concrete to aggregate within said clearance. The clearance is free of additional working surfaces contacting the concrete during the finishing operation, such as blades, pans, floats or arms, thereby providing an improved finishing of the concrete.
US10961723B2 Tile spacing tool and method
A tile spacing tool is disclosed herein that spans a gap between tile rows where the gap is sized to receive a decorative insert or the like. The spacing tool spans the gap and transfers the weight of the upper tile rows across the gap to the lower tile rows, which are supported by a floor or ledge. As a result, the entire wall can be built including the decorative insert without waiting for the bottom tile rows to dry to support the weight of the tile rows above the decorative insert.
US10961722B2 Waterproof panel, process for producing a panel, and panel obtainable by said process
A panel suitable for constructing a waterproof floor or wall covering is disclosed, wherein the panel has a substantially planar top surface, a substantially planar bottom surface, and at least four substantially linear side edges and further relates to a process for producing the panel and the panel produced by said process.
US10961719B2 Decking clip
A decking clip to allow a plurality of decking members to be attached relative to a support assembly, the decking clip including an elongate plastic body strip having a body length, the body provided with a number of openings to receive fasteners there through to attach the body relative to the support assembly; a number of upstands spaced over the body length and extending substantially perpendicularly from the body strip, substantially transversely to the body length; each upstand having at least two opposed decking board engagement arms, a first decking board engagement arm extending from a first lateral side of each upstand at an acute angle and a second decking board engagement arm extending from a second lateral side of each upstand at an acute angle, each upstand and/or engagement arm being resiliently deformable to allow portion of a decking board to pass and to retain the decking board relative to the support assembly in a spaced apart, non-overlapping configuration.
US10961715B2 Twist resistant roof structure
The present invention relates to a roof structure comprising support members. Depth locators are provided for fastening to the support members to locate a desired depth of bridge members. The bridge members extend between the support members at the desired depth. A safety barrier is provided for being supported by the bridge members. Each depth locator may include a folded sheet bracket which advantageously resists twisting when fastened to the support members with a threaded depth locator fastener driven by a rattle gun.
US10961713B2 Polymer modified asphalt roofing material
A shingle coating asphalt composition is provided that is produced from a paving grade asphalt. The asphalt composition comprises a paving-grade asphalt that has been modified with one or more polymer additives; and a secondary additive comprising one or more of a viscosity reducing agent, a wax, a salt of a fatty acid ester, and an amide of a fatty acid. The shingle coating asphalt coating composition is used to make a shingle. The shingle includes a substrate, the asphalt, and roofing granules.
US10961712B2 Anchoring assembly for anchoring a liner of a cured lining material, a ferrule suitable for use with the anchoring assembly, an anchoring mounting assembly further comprising a ferrule holder and the use of the anchoring assembly
An anchoring assembly for anchoring a liner of a cured lining material arranged to be applied in liquid form to a metal object provided with the anchoring assembly, the anchoring assembly including an elongated mounting pin and a ferrule provided at a first end thereof, wherein the pin is arranged to be mounted at the first end to the metal object, the anchoring assembly further including a plurality of spaced anchor fins connected to the pin at a second end and extending radially outward relative to the pin, wherein the ferrule includes a radially outwardly extending place holder part arranged to be held by a ferrule holder during mounting of the pin at the first end to the metal object.
US10961711B2 Reinforcement system and a method of reinforcing a structure with a tendon
A reinforcement system for anchoring tendons for structural reinforcing a structure such as a concrete structure, said reinforcement system comprises at least one anchor and at least one tendon, said anchor is adapted to fix said tendon in and/or outside said structure, wherein said reinforcement system comprises a ductility element, which is positioned in structural connection between said tendon and said anchor, said ductility element comprising weakened deformation zones being deformable so that the length of the ductility is increased or decreased in an axial direction along the length of said tendon.
US10961709B2 Impact resistance of a cementitious composite foam panel
A foam backed composite panel having two or more layers of materials adhesively bonded to each other. The panel is comprised of a cementitious material as a face layer and/or an optional core layer backed by polyurethane foam bonded to the face or core layer. The polyurethane foam bonds the panel to a supporting frame. The foam backed panel has increased impact and fire resistance.
US10961707B2 Building formed of encapsulated structural foam panels
The invention concerns a building having a wall comprising a plurality of structural wall panels, each panel having: a central core at least 80 mm thick formed from a substantially rigid polyurethane foam; and a polyurea or polyurethane skin 1-6 mm thick substantially encapsulating the central core; at least some of the panels incorporating a roof section; and the panels having sufficient 3 structural integrity to provide at least a wall of the building without the need for support beams.
US10961706B2 System, method and apparatus for wall support of ceiling suspension grid
A ceiling suspension system is disclosed and includes a plurality of grid members configured to form a grid for the ceiling suspension system, each grid member comprising a bulb, a web and a flange. The system also includes a plurality of wall support brackets configured to mount the grid to walls in a structure. Each wall support bracket comprises a vertical back, a lower flange at a lower end of the vertical back, and an upper flange at an upper end of the vertical back. Further, the upper flange is generally V-shaped when viewed longitudinally and each wall support bracket only one tab in the lower flange for each grid member. Moreover, the only one tab is configured to engage and retain the flange of a respective grid member, such that the respective grid member rests on the lower flange.
US10961703B2 Corner assembly for a modular wall overlay system
A corner hardware kit for completing a frame corner that is defined by a first frame element and a second frame element includes a corner bracket having a first portion for attachment to the first frame element and a second portion for attachment to the second frame element. The corner bracket has an upstanding foot that protrudes rearwardly therefrom and carries a coupling member at a distal end thereof. The kit also includes an elastic corner insert that has a curved outer surface and has a pair of first coupling elements for mating to a pair of second coupling elements that are associated with the first and second frame elements to complete the corner of the frame.
US10961702B2 System and method of interlocking wall panels
An interconnectable wall panel system and method of forming and assembling the same are provided. A plurality of wall panels are provided that are interconnectable in a predetermined manner and arrangement, and wherein the wall panels comprise features for enhancing ease and accuracy of assembly. Wall panel members of the present disclosure are suitable for use in constructing modular building units, such as bathroom pods.
US10961695B2 Method and system for construction and building
A method for producing a sustainable building without the use of heavy equipment. Such a building may include an adjustable foundation to eliminate the need to flatten the building surface below. The frame may be constructed by using hand tools to assemble pre-rolled galvanized steel rods. A pre-cut perforated galvanized steel sheet can then be laid on the frame and sheathed with a pre-mixed mortar that may be created by mixing materials easily found in impoverished countries, such as natural lime, river sand, white clay, and fly ash. The roof may be layered with a thin solar film to allow for the incorporation of solar cells to harness solar energy and may further include a rainwater collection mechanism to allow for the roof to also collect clean rainwater.
US10961694B2 Toilet with efficient water flow path
A toilet includes a bowl with a sump and a trapway connecting the sump to an outlet of the toilet. The trapway has a zeta shape and is configured to induce a siphon which provides pressure to suction waste water from the bowl during a flush cycle. A trapway supply conduit is connected to the trapway in a tangential orientation to an upleg region of the trapway. The trapway supply conduit supplies water to the trapway, which follows a contour of the inner surface of the trapway supply conduit and continues in the same direction into the upleg region of the trapway by relying on a fluid flow to follow the curve of a convex surface placed proximate to the flow.
US10961688B2 Construction machine
To enable maintenance of a control valve in a narrow space, on a slewing frame an engine is disposed at a rear portion, a swivel joint is disposed between a pair of vertical plates, a slewing motor is disposed diagonally behind the swivel joint between the paired vertical plates, and a control valve is disposed diagonally behind the swivel joint between the paired vertical plates and forward of the engine. A detachment direction A of a plurality of spools of the control valve extends obliquely in such a way as to get closer to a right vertical plate as it goes rearward.
US10961687B2 Silt filtering device
A silt filtering device includes a moving bottom plate. A first material conveying water pump, a stirring box, a filter box and a compression box are sequentially arranged on an upper portion of the moving bottom plate. A roller mechanism is arranged on each of four diagonal portions of a lower portion of the moving bottom plate. A controller, an infrared sensor and a high-definition camera assembly are arranged on the upper portion of the moving bottom plate. The first material conveying water pump conveys silt material to the stirring box through a convey pipe. A jitter mechanism assembly is arranged at a bottom portion of the stirring box to generate jittering. The jitter mechanism assembly comprises a plurality of identically shaking spring bodies and a driving cylinder arranged on the shaking spring bodies.
US10961683B2 Cable armoring system
A novel cable construction provides an armored covering over a cable containing high-strength synthetic filaments. The synthetic cable is provided with a strong and tough termination where it attaches to the prior art dragline or power shovel digging equipment. An external armoring is then provided from the termination for a specified distance up the cable. The armoring ceases prior to the point where the cable passes over a pulley. At that point the cable just carries a conventional encapsulating jacket. A collar is preferably provided to seal the end of the armoring portion to the jacket.
US10961676B2 Snow thrower
A snow thrower includes a motor, an auger driven by the motor to rotate, a handle device for a user to operate, an auger housing for containing the auger and a frame for connecting the handle device and the auger housing. The auger housing is made of at least two different materials.
US10961675B2 Traffic barrier and mounting assembly
The present invention relates to a mounting assembly (3) for mounting a traffic barrier (1) to a surface, comprising: an attachment base (5) configured to be stationary connected with the traffic barrier; and a ground connecting element (7), configured to be stationary connected with the ground by means of fastening means, such as screws, pins or bolts. The invention further relates to a traffic barrier comprising such a mounting assembly.
US10961665B2 Rail joint assembly having forged rail joint bars
A rail joint bar includes a body having a first end, a second end positioned opposite from the first end, a first side, a second side positioned opposite from the first side, a top portion positioned between the first and second sides, and a bottom portion positioned between the first and second sides and positioned opposite from the top portion. The body having a first section adjacent to the first end of the body, a second section adjacent to the second end of the body, and an intermediate section positioned between the first section and the second section. The second side of the body includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion spaced from the first protrusion, with a width of the first protrusion at the intermediate section of the body larger than a width of the first protrusion at the first and second sections of the body.
US10961657B2 Defibrating device and sheet manufacturing apparatus
A defibrating device and sheet manufacturing apparatus attract and remove metal fragments when metal fragments are mixed with fibrous material. A defibrating device has a main unit with a defibration section configured to defibrate fibrous material, and a swirl section configured to produce a rotational current, and by the rotational current cause the fibrous material to rotate and flow into the defibration section. The main unit has a magnet unit that is disposed to the swirl section, and has a magnet that attracts by magnetic force metal fragments conveyed with the fibrous material to the swirl section.
US10961655B2 Portable apparel drying assemblies and methods of use
Portable assemblies and methods for drying apparel, for example, footwear or gloves, are provided. The assemblies include a housing; projections or pegs pivotally mounted to or inserted into the housing, the projections each having an inlet, an outlet, an internal passage communicating the inlet to the outlet, and the projections can be oriented in a position adapted to receive the apparel; and a source of air having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlets of the projections. The assemblies may include a handle or strap for transporting the assemblies. The air may be provided by a fan or blower, and may be heated. The projections can be pivotally mounted in different directions and extend and retract into the housing. The retracted projection may be flush with the surface of the housing when not in use.
US10961650B2 Inner door assembly and door for drum washing machine and drum washing machine having the same
An inner door assembly for a drum washing machine includes an inner door internal shell formed of plastic and including a rim portion and a projecting portion projecting from the rim portion; and an inner door external shell formed of metal and including a rim portion and a projecting portion corresponding to the rim portion and the projecting portion of the inner door internal shell, wherein the inner door external shell is combined not to be separated from the inner door internal shell.
US10961646B2 System for making a loop
A strip is fastened to an edge of a textile piece by first advancing strip of the ribbon in a direction parallel to the strip of ribbon from a supply. Then a leading end of the strip is gripped a first nip point while advancing additional ribbon from the ribbon supply. The strip is then gripped at a second nip point upstream of the first nip point at a trailing end of the strip. The ribbon is then severed upstream in the strip-travel direction of the second nip point to separate the strip from the ribbon into a sufficient length between the first nip point and the second nip points. The leading or trailing end is then pivoted about at least one pivot axis relative to the other end and positioned near or on the other end, which is then fastened to the edge of the textile piece.
US10961644B2 High loft, nonwoven web exhibiting excellent recovery
A high loft, nonwoven web is disclosed having a three dimensional structure with fibers oriented in the x, y and z directions. The web has a fiber size distribution of from 0 μm to about 15 μm with at least about 25% of the fibers being above 4 μm. The web has a thickness of less than about 250 millimeters and a basis weight ranging from about 20 g/m2 to about 3,000 g/m2. The web also has a vertical cross-section, when taken parallel to a machine direction, exhibiting a plurality of snugly stacked, approximately V, U or C-shaped structures, with each V, U or C-shaped structure having an apex facing in the machine direction. The web further has a recovery value ranging from about 20% to about 99% after being compressed under a pressure of 0.25 psi for a time period of 30 minutes.
US10961640B2 Semiconductor wafer composed of single-crystal silicon with high gate oxide breakdown, and a process for the manufacture thereof
Semiconductor wafers useful for NAND circuitry and having a front side, a rear side, a middle and a periphery, have an Nv region which extends from the middle to the periphery; a denuded zone which extends from the front side to a depth of not less than 20 μm into the interior of the semiconductor wafer, where the density of vacancies in the denuded zone, determined by means of platinum diffusion and DLTS is not more than 1×1013 vacancies/cm3; a concentration of oxygen of not less than 4.5×1017 atoms/cm3 and not more than 5.5×1017 atoms/cm3; a region in the interior of the semiconductor wafer which adjoins the denuded zone and has nuclei which can be developed by means of a heat treatment into BMDs having a peak density of not less than 6.0×109/cm3, where the heat treatment comprises heating the semiconductor wafer to a temperature of 800° C. over a period of four hours and to a temperature of 1000° C. over a period of 16 hours. The wafers are produced by a unique RTA treatment of Nv wafers.
US10961639B2 Epitaxial growth of crystalline material
A device includes an epitaxially grown crystalline material within an area confined by an insulator. A surface of the crystalline material has a reduced roughness. One example includes obtaining a surface with reduced roughness by creating process parameters which result in the dominant growth component of the crystal to be supplied laterally from side walls of the insulator. In a preferred embodiment, the area confined by the insulator is an opening in the insulator having an aspect ratio sufficient to trap defects using an ART technique.
US10961638B2 Method for epitaxially coating semiconductor wafers, and semiconductor wafer
Semiconductor wafers are coated with an epitaxially deposited layer in an epitaxy reactor, wherein at least one semiconductor wafer is arranged on a respective susceptor in the epitaxy reactor and a first deposition gas for coating the at least one semiconductor wafer is conducted through the epitaxy reactor, wherein an etching process in which a first etching gas and a carrier gas are conducted through the epitaxy reactor is carried out before the coating process, and wherein a cleaning process in which a second etching gas and subsequently in particular a second deposition gas are conducted through the epitaxy reactor after a predefinable number of coating processes, wherein for two or more etching processes preceding the respective coating process at least one variable which influences the etching process is set individually. Semiconductor wafers processed thereby have distinctly uniform topology.
US10961637B2 Method for electrolytically depositing a zinc nickel alloy layer on at least a substrate to be treated
The present invention is related to a method for electrolytically depositing a zinc-nickel alloy layer on a substrate, wherein the method comprises an interrupting of the execution of the electrolytical deposition of a zinc-nickel alloy layer on the surface of a substrate by terminating applying the current from the external current source to each of the soluble zinc anode(s) and to each of the soluble nickel anode(s); and wherein afterwards at least one soluble zinc anode, which is remaining in the electrolysis reaction container, is electrically connected by an electrical connection element to form an electrical connection to at least one soluble nickel anode, which is remaining in the electrolysis reaction container, for at least a part of the defined period of time in which no current from the external current source is applied to each of the soluble zinc anode(s) and to each of the soluble nickel anode(s).
US10961634B2 Method for increasing corrosion resistance of a substrate comprising an outermost chromium alloy layer
Method for increasing corrosion resistance of substrate including an outermost chromium alloy layer, including (i) providing substrate comprising an outermost layer, the layer having color space defined by CIELAB with lightness L* of 79 or more, including oxygen and carbon, and including iron in amount up to 1 atom-%, (ii) providing an aqueous, acidic passivation solution, the solution including trivalent chromium ions, phosphate ions, one or more than one organic acid anion, (iii) contacting the substrate with the passivation solution and passing electrical current between the substrate as cathode and an anode in the passivation solution wherein a passivation layer is deposited onto the outermost layer, wherein in step (i) the outermost layer is electrolytically deposited from aqueous, acidic deposition composition, the composition including trivalent chromium ions, at least one organic acid comprising an isothiureido moiety and/or salts thereof, and chloride ions in amount of 0 wt-% to 0.1 wt-%.
US10961633B2 Recovery of copper from copper-containing sulfide ores
A process for recovering copper from copper sulfide minerals, the method comprising the steps of leaching copper sulfide minerals with an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride containing cupric chloride at a temperature of between about 40° C. and about 95° C. at atmospheric pressure, to produce a solution of cuprous/cupric chloride.
US10961632B2 Carbon dioxide electrolytic device and method of electrolyzing carbon dioxide
A carbon dioxide electrolytic device comprises: an electrolysis cell including a cathode, an anode, a carbon dioxide source to supply carbon dioxide to the cathode, a solution source to supply an electrolytic solution, and a separator separating the anode and the cathode; a power controller connected to the anode and the cathode; a refresh material source including a gas source to supply a gaseous substance, and a solution source to supply a rinse solution; and a controller to control the carbon dioxide source, the solution source, the power controller, and the refresh material source in accordance with request criteria of a performance of the cell and thus stop the supply of the carbon dioxide and the electrolytic solution, and apply the voltage therebetween while supplying the rinse solution thereto.
US10961629B2 Superhydrophobic surface arrangement, article compromising same and method of manufacture thereof
The present invention is concerned with a superhydrophobic surface arrangement, an article having the same and a method of making same. The arrangement is configured for generating, upon contact by water droplets, pancaking bouncing and reducing liquid contact time. The arrangement has an array of posts residing on a surface and extending from the surface, said posts having an elongate configuration with a base portion at one end and an upper portion at an opposite end. By way of the configuration of the posts and the Weber number the surface arrangement in use pancake bouncing of liquid droplets and reduction of contact time of the liquid droplets are effected.
US10961628B1 Durable metal or metallic alloy based ice release coatings
Icephobic coatings that reduce ice adhesion strength must often achieve extreme durability requirements, such as in aviation or wind turbine applications, to survive the impact of high-speed rain (i.e., rain erosion testing). A multi-layer coating having a thin metallic or metallic alloy film adhered to an underlying layer that is softer and thicker than the metallic layer achieves very low ice adhesion with adhered ice onto the icephobic coating.
US10961623B2 Film forming method
A film forming method forms a film including a predetermined element on substrates placed on a turntable, by supplying a first reaction gas including the predetermined element from a first supply part and supplying a second reaction gas from a second supply part in a raised state of the turntable, and rotating the turntable a predetermined number of times in a state in which the separation gas is supplied from a separation gas supply part, and performs an anneal process at least before or after the film forming process, by supplying the separation gas or the second reaction gas from the first supply part and supplying the separation gas or the second reaction gas from the second supply part in a lowered state of the turntable, and rotating the turntable at least once in a state in which the separation gas is supplied from the separation gas supply part.
US10961618B2 Process for producing carbon-nanotube grafted substrate
The present invention relates to a process for producing a carbon nanotube-grafted substrate, the process comprising: providing a substrate having catalytic material deposited thereon; and synthesising carbon nanotubes on the substrate by a chemical vapour deposition process in a reaction chamber; characterised in that the process comprises providing a counter electrode, applying a potential difference to the substrate in relation to the counter electrode and maintaining the potential difference of the substrate in relation to the counter electrode during the chemical vapour deposition process.
US10961613B2 Method for controlling microstructure and texture of tantalum
A method for controlling the microstructure and texture of tantalum is described. The method includes a first forging step for performing upset forging and come-back forging on a tantalum billet multiple times in different directions, the upset forging performed to press two surfaces of the tantalum billet in order to make the two surfaces close to each other and the come-back forging performed to restore the tantalum billet to a rectangular prism shape; and a second forging step for performing wedge forging and come-back forging on the tantalum billet multiple times in different directions, the wedge forging performed to press two edges located in a diagonal direction of the tantalum billet and parallel to each other in order to make the two edges close to each other, and the come-back forging performed to restore the tantalum billet to the rectangular prism shape.
US10961612B2 Method for controlling the coiling temperature of a metal strip
A method for coiling a metal strip that is heat-treated in a furnace immediately before coiling and fed to a coiler at an outlet speed, and then coiled at the coiler at an elevated temperature. The future outlet speed of the metal strip and the heat losses from the metal strip between the furnace and the coiler are calculated via a predictive model and the furnace is controlled by the predictive model such that the metal strip is coiled at a pre-defined temperature within a maximum deviation of +/−5° C.
US10961608B2 Heat-resistant magnesium alloy
A magnesium alloy contains, in atomic percent: 5.7 at. % or more and 8.6 at. % or less of Al; 0.6 at. % or more and 1.7 at. % or less of Ca; 0.05 at. % or more and 0.27 at. % or less of Mn; and 0.02 at. % or more and 0.36 at. % or less of a rare earth element (RE); and any one of 0.1 at. % or more and 0.3 at. % or less of Zn and 0.02 at. % or more and 0.18 at. % or less of Sn, wherein the contents in atomic percent satisfy the condition of the inequality of the following Formula (1), and the balance is Mg and inevitable impurities. (Ca+RE)/Al>0.137  (1)
US10961603B2 Structural component including a tempered transition zone
The invention provides a hot stamped structural component (20) for an automotive vehicle, such as a B-pillar, including a first part (22) formed of a high strength steel material joined to a second part (24) formed of a high ductility steel material. The structural component (20) also includes a locally tempered transition zone (26) along the joint (28) to reduce the potential for failure along the joint (28). The transition zone (26) has strength and ductility levels between the strength and ductility levels of the remaining portions of the first and second parts (22, 24). The tempering step can be incorporated into a laser trimming cell or assembly cell, and thus the transition zone (26) can be created without adding an additional process step or increasing cycle time.
US10961602B2 Coated steel strips, coated stamped products and methods
A pre-coated steel strip is provided. The steel strip includes a strip of base steel having a length, a width, a first side, and a second side. The length of the strip is at least 100 m and the width is at least 600 mm. An aluminum or an aluminum alloy pre-coating is on at least part of at least one of the first or second sides of the strip of base steel. A thickness tp of the pre-coating is from 20 to 33 micrometers at every location on at least one of the first or second sides. Processes, coated stamped products and land motor vehicles are also provided.
US10961599B2 Lightweight door beam, composition thereof and method of manufacturing the same
A steel composition, a reinforcement part of a vehicle using the steel composition and a method of manufacturing the reinforcement part using the steel composition are provided. In particular, the steel composition includes increased content of carbon components and the steel composition is processed by rapid heating and immediate quenching.
US10961596B2 Method for supplying hydrogen-containing reducing gas to shaft part of blast furnace
The present invention provides a novel method for supplying a reducing gas to the shaft part of a blast furnace with which a large amount of reducing gas containing hydrogen at a high concentration can be supplied to a deeper position in the blast furnace (location of the blast furnace closer to the center axis in the radial direction) and with which it is possible to reduce the total generated amount of CO2 of the CO2 amount that is reduced by conducting hydrogen smelting in the blast furnace and the CO2 amount that is generated during production of the reducing gas supplied to the blast furnace. The method for supplying a reducing gas to the shaft part of a blast furnace according to the present invention is characterized by reforming coke oven gas by increasing the temperature thereof to 1200 to 1800° C. in a reactor in which an oxygen-containing gas is supplied to preheated coke oven gas to generate reformed gas in which hydrogen gas is enriched; mixing the reformed gas with CO-containing gas in the reactor so that the hydrogen concentration of the reducing gas is adjusted to 15-35 vol % (wet); and supplying the resultant reducing gas to the shaft part of the blast furnace under a condition of a ratio of a flow rate of reducing gas blown into shaft part/flow rate of reducing gas blown into tuyere >0.42.
US10961595B2 Treating biomass to produce materials useful for biofuels
Fermentable sugar useful for the production of biofuels can be produced from biomass by contacting the biomass with a solution containing at least one α-hydroxysulfonic acid. The α-hydroxysulfonic acid can be easily removed from the product and recycled.
US10961594B2 Compositions to detect Atopobium vaginae nucleic acid
The disclosed invention include nucleic acid oligomers that may be used as amplification oligomers, including primers, as capture probes for sample preparation, and detection probes for detection of 16S rRNA from Atopobium vaginae in samples by using methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection.
US10961593B2 Methods and compositions for identification of source of microbial contamination in a sample
Herein are described 1058 different bacterial taxa that were unique to either human, grazing mammal, or bird fecal wastes. These identified taxa can serve as specific identifier taxa for these sources in environmental waters. Two field tests in marine waters demonstrate the capacity of phylogenetic microarray analysis to track multiple sources with one test.
US10961590B2 Cancer detection methods
The present application provides methods for the detection and diagnosis of cancer. In one aspect, the application provides methods for detecting the presence of cancer in an individual by detecting the methylation state of a region in the promoter of the ZNF154 gene. Methods are provided for detection and diagnosis of cancer from circulating tumor DNA which are minimally invasive and have diagnostic utility across different types and sub-types of cancer. In a further aspect, bioinformatics methods are provided to analyze the methylation state of the ZNF154 promoter and relate the methylation state to the likelihood of cancer in the individual.
US10961589B2 HER2-regulated RNA as a diagnostic and therapeutic targets in HER2+ breast cancer
A method for treating HER2 positive breast cancer in a subject in need thereof includes administering to cancer cells of the subject an agent effective to modulate the level of HER2-associated RNA in the breast cancer cells of the subject.
US10961588B2 Hemopathy prognosis method
This invention relates to an in vitro method for prognosis of the response to a chemotherapy of an individual suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia, comprising a. a step of measuring the expression level of at least one subgroup of genes chosen from a group of genes, b. a comparing step, and c. a step of determining a score S such that—if S is less than 1, said individual will have more than a 40% chance of responding to the chemotherapy, and—if S is greater than or equal to 1, said individual will have less than a 40% chance of responding to the chemotherapy.
US10961587B2 Early lung cancer detection by DNA methylation phenotyping of sputum-derived cells
In certain embodiments, this application discloses methods for detecting lung cancer. The method includes characterization of cells extracted from human sputum, which is a valuable tissue surrogate and source of upper respiratory cells that become cancerous early in 5 the process of lung cancer development. The method includes the staining of extracted cells with fluorescent reporters that produce a specific pattern in the nuclei of labeled cells, which can be made visible by light microscopy. The pattern is relevant to a type of epigenetic coding of DNA known as DNA methylation, which changes in specific cells of the lung during cancer development, in comparison to normal respiratory cells.
US10961586B2 MDM2-containing double minute chromosomes and methods therefore
Contemplated systems and methods allow for computational genomic analysis using paired-end sequence analysis and split read refinement to thereby identify high-confidence breakpoints associated with high copy numbers and orientation of rearrangements, which is then the basis for full reconstruction of double minutes (DM). In especially preferred aspects, the DM will also include an oncogene or tumor suppressor gene, and/or may be found in blood or blood derived fluids.
US10961579B2 miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for Parkinson's disease
The present invention relates to methods, kits and means for diagnosing Parkinson's disease in a blood sample from a subject. Further, the present invention relates to a set of polynucleotides for detecting sets of miRNAs for diagnosing Parkinson's disease in a blood sample from a subject.
US10961578B2 Methods of detecting prenatal or pregnancy-related diseases or conditions
This invention provides methods of using phagocytic cells alone or in combination with non-phagocytic cells in the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of prenatal or pregnancy-related diseases or conditions. The invention also provides methods of using phagocytic cells alone or in combination with non-phagocytic cells to identify markers of prenatal or pregnancy-related diseases or conditions.
US10961577B2 Methods and systems for assessing and/or quantifying sperm cell subpopulations bearing a specific genetic signature
Technologies for assessing, quantifying and isolating sperm cell populations and/or subpopulations having specific genetic signatures are provided, as well as methods and systems to assess the efficacy of chromosomal differentiation processes. Compositions for identification and differentiation of X-chromosomes and Y-chromosomes in DNA are also provided.
US10961576B2 Hybrid nanopore sensors
The disclosure provides detection apparatus having one or more nanopores, methods for making apparatus having one or more nanopore and methods for using apparatus having one or more nanopores. Uses include, but are not limited to detection and sequencing of nucleic acids.
US10961574B2 Methods and compositions for incorporating nucleotides
The invention provides methods and compositions, including, without limitation, algorithms, computer readable media, computer programs, apparatus, and systems for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, data obtained from sequencing by synthesis methods. The methods of the invention include correcting one or more phenomena that are encountered during nucleotide sequencing, such as using sequencing by synthesis methods. These phenomena include, without limitation, sequence lead, sequence lag, spectral crosstalk, and noise resulting from variations in illumination and/or filter responses.
US10961573B2 Linked duplex target capture
The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two or more template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. Identical copies of a nucleic acid fragment or both strands of a duplex fragment may be linked together. The linked nucleic acids are amplified, creating linked amplicons. Emulsion PCR with linked primers creates linked template nucleic acids for seeding sequencing clusters and errors can be readily identified by their presence on only one of the linked fragments.
US10961567B2 Elimination of primer-primer interactions during primer extension
The invention comprises a method of amplifying nucleic acids by primer extension with reduced formation of primer-primer byproducts.
US10961563B1 Nanoscale topography system for use in DNA sequencing and method for fabrication thereof
A method of fabricating a nanoscale topography system for inducing unfolding of a DNA molecule for sequencing includes providing a substrate and creating trench walls on the substrate which define a trench therebetween. The method further includes depositing a layer of a block copolymer (BCP) in the trench and forming cylindrical domains by self-assembly of the BCP between the trench walls, removing a first portion of the cylindrical domains to create a vacant region in the trench, and depositing a subsequent layer of the BCP in the vacant region and forming spherical domains by self-assembly of the BCP between the trench walls adjacent a second portion of the cylindrical domains. The spherical domains form staggered post structures for unfolding the DNA molecule and the cylindrical domains form parallel channel structures for entry of the DNA molecule for sequencing.
US10961562B2 Normalization of NGS library concentration
A bottleneck in the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflow is the quantification of libraries for accurate pooling and loading of the sequencing instrument flow cell or chip. Disclosed herein are methods that improve performance and reduce time compared to existing methods.
US10961561B2 Fluidic cartridge with valve mechanism
Provided herein is a fluidic cartridge having a body comprising a malleable material and a layer comprising a deformable material bonded to a surface of the body that seals one or more fluidic channels that communicate with one or more valve bodies formed in a surface of the body. The valve can be closed by applying pressure to the deformable material sufficient to crush and close off a fluidic channel in the body. Also provided are a cartridge interface configured to engage the cartridge. Also provided is a system including a cartridge interface and methods of using the cartridge and system.
US10961559B2 Regulation of feed efficiency and methane production in ruminating animals
A method of determining the feed efficiency and methane production of a ruminating animal comprising analyzing the number and/or diversity of a bacterial taxon of a microbiome of the animal or of a gene content of said microbiome, wherein a number and/or diversity of said taxon below a predetermined level is indicative of an animal having a high feed efficiency and low methane production, or a number of genes below a predetermined level is indicative of an animal having a high feed efficiency and low methane production.
US10961558B2 Substance or contamination detection
A spectroscopic method and system detects the amount of one or more substances or contaminants in or on a product, such as fecal contamination on meat samples.
US10961556B2 Method for reducing ammonium and lactate production in CHO cells
The present invention relates to modified producer cells for improved production of therapeutic proteins. Specifically, the inventors have found that removing genes involved in amino acid catabolism in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells improves the cell growth and viability and likely also the yield of a recombinant therapeutic protein produced by the cells.
US10961554B2 Promoter and a method for producing L-amino acid using the same
The present disclosure relates to a novel promoter and a method for producing L-amino acids using the promoter, and more specifically, to a novel polynucleotide having promoter activity, a vector and a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium comprising the polynucleotide, a method for producing L-amino acids and a fermented composition using the microorganism, and a fermented composition.
US10961551B2 Process for producing at least one metabolite of interest by conversion of a pentose in a microorganism
Disclosed is a process for producing at least one metabolite of interest by conversion of a pentose in a microorganism. The process includes at least: (i) an operation of culturing a recombinant microorganism expressing a synthetic pathway for pentose assimilation which includes at least the following steps: a) phosphorylation in position 1 of a pentose chosen from (D)-xylulose and/or (L)-ribulose, b) cleavage of the pentose-1-phosphate obtained at the end of step a), in order to obtain glycolaldehyde and dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), and (ii) an operation of recovering the at least one metabolite of interest obtained at the end of the culturing operation (i). Also disclosed is an associated microorganism.
US10961545B2 Drought resistance in plants: UPL4
The present invention relates to a new method for increasing drought resistance of a plant. The method encompasses the impairment of the expression of a gene or genes in said plant. In comparison to a plant not manipulated to impair the expression of said gene(s), the plants display improved drought resistance. Also provided are plants and plant product that can be obtained by the method according to the invention.
US10961543B2 Tonoplast proton/sugar antiporter proteins and the use thereof to increase the saccharose concentration in a saccharose storage organ of plants
The invention relates to tonoplast proton/sugar antiporter proteins, more particularly tonoplast proton/saccharose antiporter proteins, the nucleotide sequences which encode them and uses thereof for producing transgenic plants with an increased saccharose concentration. The invention also includes methods for producing transgenic plants with an increased saccharose concentration, methods for increasing the saccharose concentration in plants, and for identifying plants which are suitable for creating a higher saccharose concentration.
US10961542B2 Compositions and methods containing a constitutive promoter to modify the expression of genes of interest in plants
The present invention relates to a new promoter of the expression of genes in plants. More specifically, the invention relates to regulatory sequences of polynucleotides that are isolated from soy plants and can initiate and activate polynucleotide transcription, and to the use of these regulatory sequences to modify the transcription of endogenous and/or heterologous polynucleotides and to produce polypeptides. The invention further describes DNA constructs that contain the promoter of the gene of the supposed flavonol-sulfotransferase protein in soy plants, which promoter is functionally linked to a heterologous and/or endogenous gene. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of these constructs in the form of expression cassettes, expression vectors, recombinant vectors and in plants, plant cells or transgenic protoplasts. The invention also describes a method using such constructs that contain the promoter of the gene of the putative flavonol-sulfotransferase protein of soy plants for the production of transgenic plants, plant cells or protoplasts.
US10961541B2 Genetically altered guayule having increased rubber production and methods thereof
Genetically altered guayule are generated which produce more rubber than the amount of rubber produced by a wild-type guayule. The genetically altered guayule plant contains an expression vector that encodes a protein involved in rubber production. Method of making and using the genetically altered guayule are included.
US10961540B2 FAD3 performance loci and corresponding target site specific binding proteins capable of inducing targeted breaks
A method of gene editing or gene stacking within a FAD3 loci by cleaving, in a site directed manner, a location in a FAD3 gene in a cell, to generate a break in the FAD3 gene and then ligating into the break a nucleic acid molecule associated with one or more traits of interest is disclosed.
US10961537B2 Compositions and methods for treating beta-hemoglobinopathies
The present disclosure provides expression vectors comprising at least two nucleic acid sequences, namely a nucleic acid sequence encoding an anti-HPRT RNAi, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a gamma globin gene. In some embodiments, the viral vector is a self-inactivating lentiviral vector. In some embodiments, the gamma-globin gene is used to genetically correct sickle cell disease or β-thalassemia or to reduce symptoms thereof.
US10961536B2 ADAM12 inhibitors and their use against inflammation-induced fibrosis
The present invention relates to the field of fibrosis and inflammation and more particularly to the use of ADAM12 (A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase 12) inhibitors to prevent or treat inflammation-induced fibrosis. The present invention also relates to the use of ADAM12 as a marker for inflammation-induced fibrosis and to the ablation of ADAM12 expressing cells as therapeutic approach to interfere with the development of pro-fibrotic cells.
US10961535B2 Compositions and agents against hepatitis B virus and uses thereof
This invention encompasses compounds and compositions useful in methods for medical therapy, in general, for inhibiting Hepatitis B virus in a subject. The compounds have a first strand and a second strand, each of the strands being 19-29 monomers in length, the monomers comprising UNA monomers and nucleic acid monomers, and the compounds are targeted to a sequence of an HBV genome.
US10961534B2 Methods of treating porphyria
A method of treating porphyria in a patient is provided comprising knocking down or reducing expression or activity of β-catenin in the patient, e.g., in the liver of a patient, to an extent effective to treat porphyria in a patient.
US10961533B2 Stem cell with suppressed SOCS and improved immunosuppressive ability and use thereof
The present invention relates to a stem cell having an immunosuppressive ability in which the expression or activity of a suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) is inhibited, and a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting immunity, which includes the stem cell. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition for inducing the immunosuppressive activity of a stem cell, including a suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) expression or activity inhibitor. The inhibition of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) expression or activity, according to the present invention, may enhance the immunosuppressive ability of a stem cell, and the stem cell with enhanced immunosuppressive ability may be used as an effective cell therapeutic agent in an autoimmune disease, rejection upon organ transplantation, or an allergic disease.
US10961532B2 Methods for reactivating genes on the inactive X chromosome
Methods for reactivating genes on the inactive X chromosome that include administering one or both of a DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) Inhibitor and/or a topoisomerase inhibitor, e.g., etoposide and/or 5-azacytidine (aza), optionally in combination with an inhibitor of XIST RNA and/or an Xist-interacting protein, e.g., a chromatin-modifying protein, e.g., a small molecule or an inhibitory nucleic acid (such as a small inhibitory RNA (siRNAs) or antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)) that targets XIST RNA and/or a gene encoding an Xist-interacting protein, e.g., a chromatin-modifying protein.
US10961530B2 Antigen-binding molecules, the antigen-binding activity of which varies according to the concentration of compounds, and libraries of said molecules
An objective of the present invention is to provide target tissue-specific antigen-binding molecules, antigen-binding molecules whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of an unnatural compound, libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding molecules which are different from one another, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antigen-binding molecules, methods of screening for the antigen-binding molecules, and methods for producing the antigen-binding molecules. The present inventors created antigen-binding domains whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a small molecule compound or antigen-binding molecules containing an antigen-binding domain, and libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding domains which are different from one another or antigen-binding domains, and demonstrated that the above-noted objective could be achieved by using the libraries. Various diseases originating from target tissues can be treated in a target tissue-specific manner by using the antigen-binding molecules of the present invention.
US10961518B2 Mutant DNA polymerases
Mutant Type-A DNA polymerases having increased resistance to one or more polymerization activity inhibitors are provided.
US10961513B2 Methods and compositions for recombinase-based genetic diversification
Compositions and methods using shufflon recombinases are presented for use in generating genetic diversity in molecules of interest.
US10961511B2 Culture medium for expanding breast epithelial stem cells
The invention relates to improved culture methods for expanding epithelial stem cells and obtaining organoids, to culture media involved in said methods, and to uses of said organoids.
US10961510B2 Exosome active formulation for promoting endothelial cell angiogenesis, and preparation method and application
An exosome active formulation for promoting endothelial cell angiogenesis, and a preparation method and use thereof include the following steps: isolating primary umbilical vein endothelial cells and performing cell culture and passage; adding anisodamine to a culture medium of the subcultured endothelial cells to treat the endothelial cells, and then replacing the culture medium with a new endothelial cell culture medium to continue the culture of the endothelial cells; extracting exosomes from the endothelial cell culture medium obtained after the endothelial cells are cultivated; and identifying the exosomes. The exosome active formulation for promoting endothelial cell angiogenesis prepared by the preparation method and its use in the manufacture of a medicament for treating microvascular injury, microcirculation dysfunction and cardio-cerebral infarction.
US10961509B2 Engineered endothelial cells expressing an ETS transcription factor
In some aspects the present invention relates to engineered endothelial cells, such as E40RF1+ ETV2+ engineered endothelial cells. In other aspects the present invention relates to methods of making such engineered endothelial cells, and methods of using such engineered endothelial cells, for example in co-culture applications.
US10961508B2 Method for inducing alveolar epithelial progenitor cells
This invention provides a method for stably producing alveolar epithelial progenitor cells from pluripotent stem cells, including steps of culturing pluripotent stem cells in (1) a medium containing activin A and a GSK3β inhibitor, (2) a medium containing a BMP inhibitor and a TGFβ inhibitor, and (3) a medium containing BMP4, retinoic acid, and a GSK3β inhibitor.
US10961499B2 Method for the fermentative production of molecules of interest by microorganisms comprising genes coding sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS)
The present invention relates to a new method for the production of a molecule of interest by conversion of a source of carbon in a fermentative process comprising culturing a microorganism genetically modified for the production of molecule of interest, wherein said microorganism comprises functional genes coding PTS carbohydrate utilization system and wherein the expression of proteins regulated the expression of phosphoenolpyruvate synthase (PPS) is down-regulated. The present invention also relates to the genetically modified microorganism used in the method of the invention.
US10961490B2 Fermentation basket
A fermentation basket for suspension in a fermentation tank during wine fermentation which includes a perforated bottom side, at least one perforated vertical side, an open top side having an upper edge with a circumference or perimeter, cable or chain connecting elements disposed around said upper edge for connecting a hoist cable or chain to hoist said filtration basket, and hanging structure disposed around said upper edge for suspending said filtration basket in the interior of a fermentation tank such that said bottom side is spaced apart from the bottom of the fermentation tank.
US10961487B2 Semiconductor device cleaning solution, method of use, and method of manufacture
A semiconductor cleaning solution for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor device, and a method of use and a method of manufacture of the cleaning solution are disclosed. In an embodiment, a material is polished away from a first surface of the semiconductor device and the first surface is cleaned with the cleaning solution. The cleaning solution may include a host having at least one ring. The host may have a hydrophilic exterior and a hydrophobic interior.
US10961484B2 Compositions comprising sugar amine and fatty acid
What are described are compositions comprising a) one or more sugar amines of the formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are independently H, CH3 or 2-hydroxyethyl and/or one or more corresponding protonated sugar amines with the counterion R—COO— in which R is defined as R from the substances of component b) below, and b) one or more substances selected from the group consisting of fatty acids of the formula R—COOH, fatty acid salts of the formula R—COO-M+ and mixtures thereof, in which R is a linear or branched saturated alkyl radical having 11 to 21 carbon atoms or a linear or branched, mono- or polyunsaturated alkenyl radical having 11 to 21 carbon atoms and M+ is a counterion. The compositions described are very advantageous, for example, for production of liquid washing compositions, and of shower gels, liquid soaps or face cleansers. In addition, the sugar amines are advantageously suitable as neutralizing agents for fatty acids.
US10961483B2 Method for preparing 2-monoacylglycerides
Methods for preparing and purifying 2-monoacylglyceride compounds are disclosed. In one method, an unsaturated triglyceride is reacted with water, a C1-C8 alcohol, or a mixture thereof in the presence of a lipase to produce a mixture comprising a 1,3-dihydroxy-2-monoacylglyceride and fatty esters or acids. Reaction of the 1,3-dihydroxy-2-monoacylglyceride with an aldehyde or ketone gives a mixture comprising a 2-monoacylglyceride acetal or ketal. Fatty esters or acids are removed from the mixture as an overhead product by distillation or wiped-film evaporation to isolate a purified 2-monoacylglyceride acetal or ketal. The inventive methods provide a 2-monoacylglyceride protected at the 1- and 3-positions such that the acyl unit remains at the 2-position. The products are enriched in unsaturated fatty acid content when compared with the unsaturated fatty acid content of the original unsaturated triglyceride. Each method utilizes a practical purification scheme that avoids the scale-up or toxicity issues of commonly employed purification strategies.
US10961480B2 High stability lubricating oil base stocks and processes for preparing the same
Compounds having the formula (F-I) below are provided herein: wherein: R1 is a C1-C5000 alkyl group; R2 is (i) a C4-C30 linear alkyl group or (ii) a C4-C5000 branched alkyl having the formula (F-II) below: wherein R5 and R6 at each occurrence are each independently a hydrogen or a C1-C30 linear alkyl group and n is a positive integer, provided however, among all of R5 and R6, at least one is a C1-C30 linear alkyl group; and R7 is a hydrogen or a C1-C30 linear alkyl group; R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C5000 alkyl group; and R4 is a C1-C50 alkyl group or an aromatic group. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (F-I) as well as base stock and lubricant compositions containing compounds of formula (F-I) are also provided.
US10961477B2 Fuel additives
An additive composition for use in a fuel for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine comprises an octane-boosting additive and one or more further fuel additives. The octane-boosting additive has a chemical structure comprising a 6-membered aromatic ring sharing two adjacent aromatic carbon atoms with a 6- or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring, the 6- or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring comprising a nitrogen atom directly bonded to one of the shared carbon atoms to form a secondary amine and an atom selected from oxygen or nitrogen directly bonded to the other shared carbon atom, the remaining atoms in the 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring being carbon. The additive composition increases the octane number of the fuel, thereby proving the auto-ignition characteristics of a fuel.
US10961476B2 Alkylphenol copolymer
An alkylphenol copolymer, such as for use in a petroleum composition, is provided. The alkylphenol copolymer has the following repeating units (A) and (B): wherein, x is an integer from 1 to 200; y is an integer from 2 to 200; R1 is a straight or branched C1-C15 alkyl; and R2 is a straight or branched C2-C40 alkyl, wherein R2 is different than R1.
US10961473B2 Process for producing biodiesel and related products
There is described a process for producing biodiesel and related products from mixtures. There is also described a process for producing precursors and feedstock materials for producing biodiesel and related products. The processes use esterification and trans-esterification, separation and purification. Other process steps such as acidification and distillation can also be used.
US10961467B2 Fuel treatment system for an engine and a method using the system
A fuel treatment system for an engine includes at least two centrifugal separators for cleaning fuel oil for an engine, at least two variable feed pumps for supplying fuel oil to be cleaned to the centrifugal separators, respectively, and at least two separator control units configured to control the operation of the centrifugal separators and the speed of the variable feed pumps, thereby controlling the flow rate of fuel oil to be cleaned to the separators. The system further includes a system control unit, other than the separator control units, configured for receiving information from a unit in the fuel treatment system that is arranged downstream of the centrifugal separators or from an engine arranged to use the fuel that is treated by the system, and for sending operational requests to the separator control units based on the received information.
US10961466B2 Purification of renewable oils
A Process for the purification of renewable oils. The process may also be applied to petroleum oils such as used motor oil and the like. The process involves centrifuging the renewable oil in a centrifugal device producing a minimum of 7000 RCF, then contacting the oil with a mixture containing water, a straight chain hydro-treated ester compound, and a phosphate derivative at a minimum temperature of 100° C. for 10 minutes, then raising temperature to approximately between 120° C. and 130° C. to complete reaction. The mixture is then again centrifuged in a centrifugal device producing a minimum of 7000 RCF.
US10961465B2 Enhanced distillate oil recovery from thermal processing and catalytic cracking of biomass slurry
A method for thermal processing and catalytic cracking of a biomass to effect distillate oil recovery can include, particle size reduction. slurrying the biomass with a carrier fluid to create a reaction mixture, slurrying a catalyst with a carrier fluid to create a catalyst slurry, heating the reaction mixture and/or the catalyst slurry, and depolymerizing the reaction mixture with the catalyst. The reaction mixture can undergo distillation and fractionation to produce distillate fractions that include naphtha, kerosene, and diesel. In some embodiments, thermal processing and catalytic cracking includes vaporization of the biomass followed by distillation and fractionation. In some embodiments, a resulting distillate can be used as a carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the method can include desulfurization, dehydration, and/or decontamination.
US10961464B2 Process for producing BTX by catalytic pyrolysis from biomass without recycling oxygenated compounds
A process for producing BTX and alcohols from biomass, comprising at least a) catalytic pyrolysis of said biomass in a fluidized-bed reactor producing a gaseous pyrolysis effluent; b) separation of said gaseous pyrolysis effluent into at least one BTX fraction and a gaseous effluent comprising at least carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, c) recycling at least part of said gaseous effluent comprising at least carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into the reactor of said step a), d) purging said gaseous effluent recycled according to step c) to produce a purge effluent, e) sending at least part of said purge effluent from step d) into a fermentation step producing a liquid fermentation stream comprising at least one stream comprising at least one oxygenated compound chosen from alcohols, diols, acid alcohols, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, ketones and esters, alone or as a mixture.
US10961458B2 Liquid crystal composition, optical film, polarizing plate, and image display device
A liquid crystal composition is provided which has excellent alignment properties, improves a surface state of an optically anisotropic layer to be formed, and improves adhesiveness with a polarizer, an optical film using the same, a polarizing plate, and an image display device. The liquid crystal composition according to the present invention is a liquid crystal composition containing a copolymer having a repeating unit represented by Formula (I) and a repeating unit represented by Formula (II), and a liquid crystal compound.
US10961457B2 Liquid-crystalline medium
The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media comprising a) one or more compounds of the formula ST-1, as defined herein, and b) one or more compounds of the formula ST-2, as defined herein, and c) one or more compounds of the formula RV, as defined herein, and d) one or more compounds selected from formula IA and IB, as defined herein, and to liquid-crystal displays containing these media, especially to displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular to displays of the in-plane switching (IPS) or fringe-field switching (FFS) type.
US10961454B2 Method for reducing water stress in plants
The present invention provides a method for reducing plant water stress which comprises contacting plants with dry milled fibre, particularly wheat fibre and pea fibre. Said contacting is carried out in a manner selected from the group consisting of coating seeds with a mixture comprising dry milled fibre, pelletizing seeds with a mixture comprising dry milled fibre, applying a mixture comprising dry milled fibre in the form of granules, and applying a mixture comprising dry milled fibre in the form of tablets. Prior to said contacting, dry milled fibre is admixed with soil for plants, and the resulting mixture may optional comprise further additives such as fillers, binders, inert powders, colouring agents, fertilizers, fungicides, growth hormones, or microorganisms for inoculation.
US10961453B2 Etching compositions
The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful, e.g., for selectively removing tungsten (W) and/or titanium nitride (TiN) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.
US10961450B2 Metal fluoride red phosphor and light emitting element using same
The present invention relates to a metal fluoride red phosphor and an application of the phosphor as a light emitting element, the metal fluoride red phosphor having a tetragonal crystal structure of a novel composition, and emitting light in the red color wavelength by being excited by ultraviolet rays or a blue excitation source, thereby being usefully applicable to a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode, a laser diode, a surface emitting laser diode, an inorganic electroluminescence element, and an organic electroluminescence element.
US10961449B2 Engineered fluorescent nanodiamond
Nanodiamonds are grown under conditions where diamond-like organic seed molecules do not decompose. This permits engineered growth of fluorescent nanodiamonds wherein a custom designed seed molecule can be incorporated at the center of a nanodiamond. By substituting atoms at particular locations in the seed molecule it is possible to achieve complex multi-atom diamond color centers or even to engineer complete quantum registers. In addition, it is possible to grow ultra-small nanodiamonds, wherein each nanodiamond, no matter how small, can have at least one bright and photostable fluorescent emitter.
US10961447B2 Light emitting material, manufacture method thereof and organic light emitting diode using the light emitting material
A method for manufacturing a light emitting material of the constitutional formula is provided. The structure is unitary, and the formula weight is determined, and the better solubility and film formation are provided, and the thin film status is stable; it possesses a very high decomposition temperature and a lower sublimation temperature, and is easy to sublime to be light emitting material of high purity, and can be applied for small molecule organic light emitting diode. In the method for manufacturing the light emitting material, p-bromothiophenol and 4-Bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile are employed to be starting materials, and an intermediate of the light emitting material is obtained with a series of simple reactions, and finally, the light emitting material is obtained with Ullmann reaction or Suzuki reaction, and these steps are simple and the production is high.
US10961443B2 Oil field chemical delivery fluids, methods for their use in the targeted delivery of oil field chemicals to subterranean hydrocarbon reservoirs and methods for tracing fluid flow
Oil field chemical delivery fluids containing a mixture of a base fluid and microcapsules having an oil field chemical contained within the microcapsule are described. Chemical groups in the outer surface of the microcapsules interact with the base fluid and promote the dispersibility of the microcapsules in the base fluid. Chemical groups in the outer surface of the microcapsules interact with the targeted areas of a hydrocarbon reservoir and promote the substantivity of the microcapsules to the targeted areas of the reservoir. The oil field chemical delivery fluids provide for the placement of microcapsules in a desired location within the well and/or reservoirs using properties such as the density of the microcapsules. Methods of making oil field chemical delivery fluids, systems containing oil field chemical delivery fluids, methods of fracturing rock in a reservoir and tracing the movement of fluid in a hydrocarbon reservoir using these fluids are described.
US10961434B2 Vapor phase deposition of polyhydroxyetheramines on water-sensitive mineralogies
Methods and systems for treating a subterra-nean formation. An example method comprises pumping an aerosol comprising a vaporized carrier fluid and a dispersed polyhydroxyetheramine in a wellbore penetrating the sub-terranean formation; depositing the polyhydroxyetheramine on a surface of the subterranean formation; and producing hydrocarbons from the treated subterranean formation.
US10961432B2 Method of mineral oil production
The present invention relates to a method for producing mineral oil from underground mineral oil deposits, in which an aqueous formulation comprising at least a mixture of alkyl ether carboxylate and corresponding alkyl ether alcohol, where the alkyl ether carboxylate has been prepared from the alkyl ether alcohol and the molar ratio in the mixture of alkyl ether carboxylate:alkyl ether alcohol is from 51:49 to 92:8, is injected through at least one injection well into a mineral oil deposit, where the deposit has a deposit temperature of 55° C. to 150° C., a crude oil having more than 20° API and a deposit water having more than 100 ppm of divalent cations, and crude oil is withdrawn through at least one production well from the deposit. The invention further relates to the preparation of the mixture and to a concentrate comprising the mixture.
US10961429B2 Foamed gel treatment fluids and methods of use
Certain foamed gel treatment fluids and methods of using the treatment fluids in wellbores penetrating subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the treatment fluids comprise: an aqueous base fluid, a gas, a plurality of particulates, and a plurality of swellable particles each comprising a material having a first monomer, a second monomer, and a third monomer comprising a foamable surfactant. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: preparing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a swellable particle that comprises a material having a first monomer, a second monomer, and a third monomer comprising a foamable surfactant; blending the treatment fluid with a gas to form a foamed gel; and introducing the foamed gel into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US10961428B1 Low-Portland extended life slurries for use in oilwell cementing
A method of preparing a cement may include: defining one or more engineering parameters of a proposed cement slurry; selecting at least: a cement and mass fraction thereof and at least one supplementary cementitious material and mass fraction thereof; a retarder and mass fraction thereof; and a water and mass fraction thereof, such that a slurry formed from the cement, the at least one supplementary cementitious material, the retarder, and the water meets at least one of the one or more engineering parameters and has a property of being capable of remaining in a pumpable fluid state for a period of about 1 day or greater at a temperature of about 80° F. in quiescent storage; and preparing the slurry.
US10961423B2 Curable composition, thermally conductive material, and device with thermally conductive layer
A first object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition capable of providing a cured substance in which an inorganic substance exhibits excellent dispersibility and which exhibits high thermal conductivity. A second object of the present invention is to provide a thermally conductive material formed by curing the curable composition and a device with a thermally conductive layer including the thermally conductive material.The curable composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains an inorganic substance selected from the group consisting of an inorganic nitride and an inorganic oxide, a compound which has a monovalent substituent selected from the group consisting of a boronic acid group, a boronic acid ester group, an aldehyde group, and a pyridinium group and has a molecular weight equal to or greater than 1,000, and a polymerizable monomer.
US10961416B2 Semi-hardened pressure-sensitive adhesive film
Disclosed is a semi-hardened pressure sensitive adhesive film to be used in the semi-hardened state and having excellent printing step absorption properties. The adhesive film according to the present invention contains a radial polymer composition and a cationic polymer composition, and the radial polymer composition is primarily cross-linked to maintain the semi-hardened state. When applied onto a substrate through a printing step, the present invention has excellent step absorption properties and adhesion properties and excellent durability even under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions.
US10961414B2 Polishing slurry, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A polishing slurry including a composite including a hydrophilic fullerene and an ionic compound, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
US10961412B2 Coating composition, coating film, and coating method
Provided is a coating composition capable of forming a coating film which exhibits excellent durability and is suitable for repair. It is a coating composition containing a resin component and a pigment, in which a linear expansion coefficient at a temperature equal to or less than a glass transition temperature of a nonvolatile component is 3.2×10−5/K or less.
US10961407B2 Solvent-UV hybrid inkjet ink for aluminum beverage can decoration
A hybrid inkjet ink comprising a water miscible organic solvent, a UV radiation-curable material and appropriate photoinitiator, and an epoxide-containing material and printed decorations produced by applying the inkjet ink images to an aluminum substrate.
US10961405B2 Fluorine-containing acetophenone derivative, fluroine based additive, curable composition including same, and cured product thereof
The invention provides a fluorine-containing acetophenone derivative which is useful as an additive that can impart excellent antifouling properties and scratch resistance to the surface of a cured coating and that also offers high transparency of the coating; a fluoroadditive and an active energy ray curable composition which each include the above derivative; a cured product of the composition; and an article having a cured coating of the composition. Specifically, this object is achieved by using a fluorine-containing acetophenone derivative, typically represented by the structural formula below, that is obtained by introducing an acryloyl group into a poly(perfluoroalkylene ether) chain and thereafter introducing, using Michael addition reaction, an α-aminoacetophenone-based structural unit capable of generating radical species by photocleavage
US10961402B2 Photochromic mixture, formation method and application of photochromic device
A photochromic mixture including a photochromic material and a thermosetting transparent polymer material, which are uniformly mixed and dissolved in a solvent, is provided. A formation method of a photochromic device based on the photochromic mixture and a light-transmissive head-mounted display device with the photochromic device are further provided. In the photochromic mixture, the change in the structure of the photochromic material under UV light and room light causes a significant change in its absorption spectrum so the color changes. This property is utilized for the benefits: First, the contrast of the head-mounted display device under strong light irradiation is improved. The display effect is enhanced. Second, the damage to human eye by UV light at the natural environment is reduced. Third, under the same optical requirement, the required energy consumption of self-light-emitting elements in the light-transmissive head-mounted display device is correspondingly reduced. It's more energy saving and environmental protecting.
US10961401B2 UV cured benzophenone terminated quaternary ammonium antimicrobials for surfaces
The invention relates to benzophenone-terminated quaternary ammonium compounds, processes for preparing benzophenone-terminated quaternary ammonium compounds, environmentally friendly antimicrobial formulations of said quaternary ammonium compounds and their use as durable antimicrobial surface coatings for surfaces.
US10961395B2 Rejuvenation of vacuum tower bottoms through bio-derived materials
The present invention relates to an asphalt product. The asphalt product includes an asphalt binder and a bio-oil blend comprising a mixture of a non-hydrogenated bio-oil and a partially hydrogenated bio-oil, where the bio-oil blend is mixed with the asphalt binder to form an asphalt product having a shear stiffness of 0.20 kPa to 11,000 kPa at a temperature ranging from 25° C. to 85° C. and/or a viscosity of 0.15 Pa·s to 1.50 Pa·s at a temperature ranging from 120° C. to 165° C. The present invention further relates to methods of producing an asphalt product and methods of applying an asphalt product to a surface.
US10961392B2 Condensation curable compositions
A condensation cure organosiloxane composition is disclosed. The composition may be used as an electrically insulating sealant and/or adhesive. The composition comprises: (a) a polydiorganosiloxane having at least two —OH or hydrolysable groups per molecule; (b) a cross-linker which will cross-link polydiorganosiloxane (a); (c) a filler component comprising calcium carbonate; (d) a filler treating agent comprising one or more carboxylated liquid organic polymers; (e) a condensation curing catalyst; and optionally (f) one or more additives. Upon cure, the composition provides a silicone elastomer having a volume resistivity which is ≥2×1015 Ω·cm.
US10961390B2 Binder composition, article, and method for manufacturing article
Provided is a binder composition including polylysine and at least one reducing sugar or a derivative thereof, wherein the polylysine has, in a 1H NMR spectrum thereof, a first peak at 3.2 ppm to 3.4 ppm and a second peak at 3.8 ppm to 4.0 ppm, wherein a ratio (A:B) of an area of the first peak (A) to an area of the second peak (B) is 70:30 to 98:2.
US10961389B2 Biodegradable polymer resin composition and molded article thereof
The prevent invention relates to a biodegradable polymer resin composition which can realize excellent mechanical properties together with biodegradability and has improved molding processability, and a molded article thereof. The biodegradable polymer resin composition may include a polycarbonate-polyester copolymer including a branched repeating unit containing a mediating functional group including a central element and five to ten alkylene or heteroalkylene functional groups bonded to the mediating functional group, an aliphatic polycarbonate repeating unit having a chain structure, and an aromatic polyester repeating unit, and a biodegradable polyester resin having a melt index (measured at 190° C., 2.16 kg) of 3 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min.
US10961385B2 Bioplastic composition comprising biomass as a component and a production process
This invention discloses a bioplastic composition comprising biomass as a component comprising a plastic compound resin comprising polybutylene succinate (PBS), polylactic acid (PLA), and additives selected from biomass from the coffee roasting processes, i.e. silver skin of coffee (SSC); and/or at least one fluoropolymer or fluoropolymer derivative as a friction reducing agent. This invention also relates to a process of pretreating the silver skin coffee for using as an additive for bioplastic resin to produce various products or using as a natural color masterbatch together with other plastics via extrusion, injection molding, compression and thermoforming processes in the industrial level.
US10961382B2 Sulfonated modifiers for froth flotation
Improved sparge compositions for reverse froth flotation separation and uses thereof, and methods of reverse froth flotation are described. The sparge compositions comprise sulfonated polymeric modifiers which can act as dispersants and depressants, and the compositions are suitably used in the reverse froth flotation of particulate material containing ultrafine particles. For example, the compositions and methods can be used in the separation of iron oxide beneficiary from iron ores comprising silica, silicates, and the like.
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