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| US10969317B2 |
Hardness testing system using multiple depth measurements and related methods
An apparatus includes a holder to support an indenter relative to a sample, a depth sensor, and a controller. The operations include applying a first force on the sample with the indenter and determining a first depth of the indenter based on data generated by the sensor, moving the indenter from the first depth to a greater predetermined depth, then applying the first force on the sample with the indenter and determining a second depth of the indenter based on second data generated by the sensor, and determining a value indicative of hardness of the sample based on a difference between the first depth and the second depth. The apparatuses described can use a single scale for hardness that enables hardness values for different materials to be compared to one another. |
| US10969314B2 |
Device and method for anchor bolt (cable) supporting structure test and anchoring system performance comprehensive experiment
The present disclosure provides a device and a method for an anchor bolt (cable) supporting structure test and an anchoring system performance comprehensive experiment, and relates to the technical field of anchoring tests. The device includes a gantry, a loading mechanism, a test mechanism and a test piece, wherein the gantry includes a base and an operation platform; the loading mechanism includes a loading frame, a chuck, a surrounding rock force loading oil cylinder and a hollow drawing oil cylinder; the test mechanism includes a load, a displacement and an acoustic emission and other monitoring mechanisms, and the test piece includes a rock test piece, an anchor bolt (cable), an anchor net, and the like; the loading mechanism and the hollow drawing oil cylinder are disposed on the base, and a torsion motor and an anchor bolt drill are disposed on the operation platform, wherein the rock test piece is placed between bearing plates, one end of the anchor bolt (cable) is fixed by the chuck or anchored into the rock test piece, and the other end of the anchor bolt (cable) passes through the hollow drawing oil cylinder. The device is capable of not only testing mechanical properties of the anchor bolt (cable) and an anchoring member, but also realizing simulation of a stress environment of “five sides loaded and one side non-loaded” so as to perform a surrounding rock drilling response or anchoring system performance comprehensive experiment. |
| US10969305B2 |
Turbine system with planning device generating usage plan of components, and planning method
A planning device according to the present invention includes a remaining life specifying unit that specifies a remaining life of a component for a turbine. On the basis of the specified remaining life, a usage plan generating unit generates a usage plan that indicates the timing at which the component is to be incorporated into the turbine, such that the remaining life of the component becomes equal to or less than an allowable error value at a predetermined timing. |
| US10969302B1 |
Optical time-domain reflectometers and related methods
A method of testing an optical network with an optical time-domain reflectometer includes determining a reference power of the optical time-domain reflectometer based on a power level of a reflected light pulse reflected from an optical reflector. After determining the reference power, the method includes connecting the optical time-domain reflectometer to one end of the optical network and connecting the optical reflector to an opposite end of the optical network. The method also includes determining a return power through the optical network based on a power level of a reflected light pulse reflected through the optical network from the optical reflector to the optical time-domain reflectometer. The method further includes determining a loss of the optical network based on the reference power and the return power. |
| US10969301B2 |
Self-administrated testing of eyeglasses
A computer implemented method for self-administrated testing of eyeglasses, the method comprising computer performed steps, the steps comprising: analyzing at least one image of a predefined pattern reflected from at least one lens of a pair of eyeglasses of a user, and identifying a property of the lens based on the analyzing. |
| US10969300B2 |
System and method for focal-plane illuminator/detector (FASID) design for improved graded index lenses
The present disclosure relates to a detector system for imaging an optical signal received by a graded index (GRIN) optical element to account for known variations in a graded index distribution of the GRIN optical element. The detector system incorporates a plurality of optical detector elements configured to receive optical rays received by the GRIN optical element at specific locations on a plane of the GRIN optical element. Ray tracing software is configured to receive and map the optical rays to a plurality of additional specific locations on the plane based on the known variations in the graded index distribution of the GRIN optical element. A processor uses algorithms for diagonalization of a linear system matrix to determine information on both an intensity and an angle of the received optical rays at each one of the plurality of specific locations on the plane. |
| US10969296B2 |
Leak-detection systems including inspection vehicles and leak-detection devices
Leak-detection systems for detecting fluid leaks in component(s) included in an apparatus are disclosed. The leak-detection systems may include an inspection vehicle for inspecting the component(s) of the apparatus. The inspection vehicle may include at least one camera positioned on a housing, and a fluid-detection tool coupled to the housing. The fluid-detection tool may detect fluids leaking from the component(s) of the apparatus. The leak-detection system may also include a leak-detection device in electronic communication with the fluid-detection tool of the inspection vehicle. The leak-detection device may be configured to identify a specific component of the apparatus leaking a fluid using fluid detection data generated by the fluid-detection tool of the inspection vehicle, and predetermined component data relating to each component of the apparatus. The leak-detection device may also be configured to provide a notification including component-leak information relating to the specific component of the apparatus leaking the fluid. |
| US10969293B2 |
Testing mechanism for valve replacement and leak detection on a tank car
Aspects of the invention include methods and systems for a testing mechanism to be utilized when repairing and replacing a valve utilized on a tank car. The testing mechanism may comprise a pipe plug device configured to plug a siphon pipe located on a tank car and a pressure test device to conduct a leak detect test after the pipe plug device is removed from the siphon pipe. The pipe plug device may include a pipe plug bladder and a pipe plug pressure fitting to inflate and deflate the pipe plug bladder against a wall of the siphon pipe. The pressure test device may include a pressure test valve cap with a test valve bladder located on the pressure test valve cap, a bladder pressure fitting to inflate and deflate the test valve bladder, and a test pressure fitting to pressurize a valve, the test pressure fitting located on the pressure test valve cap. |
| US10969292B2 |
Apparatus for measuring imbalance forces of a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle during motion of the vehicle
An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle. |
| US10969288B2 |
Fluid pressure sensor
A sensor includes a port body which defines an axial passage for receiving fluid. An electrical connector extends through an opening in the port body near a crimp portion opposite the axial passage and forms an upper seal with the port body. Within the interior of the port body, a support ring and base cover form a cavity which retains a sensing element. The sensing element is exposed to the fluid within the axial passage and determines the pressure. An annular seal is retained by the base cover. The crimp portion of the port body is crimped to provide an upper seal and apply a force on the components within the interior, pinching the annular seal between the sensing element and the base of the port body to create a lower seal. |
| US10969284B2 |
Optical sensor and apparatus including optical sensor
There is provided an optical sensor that includes a base portion, an action portion, a reflecting member disposed at one of the base portion and the action portion, and a detection unit including a light source and a light receiving element disposed at the other one of the base portion and the action portion. In the optical sensor, a space between the detection unit and the reflecting member is filled with a light transmissive material, and a force and/or acceleration is detected due to the light receiving element detecting light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflecting member. |
| US10969273B2 |
Analog-to-digital converter having programmable quantization resolution
Methods and systems for performing analog-to-digital conversion are proposed. In one example, An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprising a quantizer, the quantizer having a first quantization resolution for a first quantization operation subrange and a second quantization resolution for a second quantization operation subrange. At least one of the first quantization resolution or the first quantization operation subrange is programmable. At least one of the second quantization resolution or the second quantization operation subrange is programmable. The quantizer is configured to: receive an input voltage; and based on whether the input voltage belongs to the first quantization operation subrange or to the second quantization operation subrange, quantize the input voltage at the first quantization resolution or at the second quantization resolution to generate a digital output. |
| US10969272B2 |
Method, system, and sensor assembly for determining light composition at a target location
Methods and systems for modulating a manufactured light source are disclosed. Methods and systems of the present disclosure include sensor assemblies having first and second light sensors to retrieve light spectrum data at a target location, such as from a surface in an interior space at a home, office, or commercial building, that also receives daylight exposure. The first light sensor retrieves the light spectrum data within a spectrum of the manufactured light source. The second light sensor retrieves light spectrum data outside of the spectrum of the manufactured light source, yet within the spectrum of daylight. The light spectrum data is used to define spectral characteristics at the target location, such as a ratio of daylight to the manufactured light source, phase of daylight, and average overall quantity, which are used to maximize light-associated benefits of the spectral composition for the occupants at the target location, such as humans, plants, and animals. |
| US10969270B2 |
Imaging devices having piezoelectric transceivers
A micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT). The MUT includes: a substrate; a membrane suspending from the substrate; a bottom electrode disposed on the membrane; a piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom electrode and an asymmetric top electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric layer. The areal density distribution of the asymmetric electrode along an axis has a plurality of local maxima, wherein locations of the plurality of local maxima coincide with locations where a plurality of anti-nodal points at a vibrational resonance frequency is located. |
| US10969269B1 |
Remote vibration sensing through opaque media using permanent magnets
A method of sensing vibrations or displacements remotely is provided. Magnets are attached to vibrating objects or the vibrating objects themselves are magnetic. A number of magnetic sensors are placed a specified distance from the magnets. Vibrational displacement of the vibrating objects is determined according to a model that maps changes in magnetic field to vibrations or spatial displacements. |
| US10969268B2 |
Weighing scale with a touchscreen display incorporated in the load receiver platform surface
A weighing scale (1) for a retail store counter includes a housing (2), a load-receiving platform (3) on top of the housing, and operating components (27) enclosed therein, including a weighing cell (24). A load-transmitting mechanical connection (25) couples the weighing cell to the load-receiving platform. Analog and digital weighing electronics convert electrical weight signals of the weighing cell into digital weighing results. A touchscreen display panel (7, 22, 23) interacts with a human operator, and is configured as a layered assembly with a liquid crystal display (23), a projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screen (22) with a plurality of touch-sensing points, and a protective glass plate (21) on top of each other. The layered assembly is integrated horizontally in the load-receiving platform facing the human operator. The top surface operates as a load-receiving surface (45) a touch field keyboard (40, 41, 42, 47) and a display window (43, 46, 48). |
| US10969266B2 |
Weigh scale technology
A weighing scale is disclosed. The scale includes a base, a load cell assembly coupled to the base, and a platform coupled to the load cell assembly. Also disclosed are alternative embodiments of the load cell assembly and methods of making and using the scale. |
| US10969263B2 |
Fluid meter
A fluid flow meter with configuration of flow generation and flow sensor is intended for measuring a flow rate of working fluid (a gas or a liquid) passing through an inner cavity. The meter is a compact measuring apparatus of a small size, resistant to disturbances and distortions in the structure of the measured fluid flow. The fluid flow meter with configuration of flow generation and flow sensor is comprised of the following components: a housing (1) having an inner chamber (2) and a depression (3) configured to generate the flow; a flow sensor (4) arranged inside the housing (1) of the gas meter for measuring the flow velocity of the fluid; an adapter (5) to adjust different diameters of flow sensors and an outlet of the meter; a flow preparation device (6) intended for dissipating and stabilizing the flow of the fluid; an inlet (7) of the flow of the measured fluid; an outlet (8) for fluid flow out of the meter; an electronics unit (9); a coarse filter (10); a shut-off valve (11); a fluid leak detection sensor (12). |
| US10969260B1 |
Magmeter and method of assembly
The present invention relates to magnetic flowmeters. More particularly, the present invention relates to a magnetic flowmeter specifically designed for the hydraulic fracturing industry that is capable of withstanding a variety of corrosive slurries, acids, bases, and solvents including a liner including partially stabilized magnesium zirconia (MgPSZ). |
| US10969259B2 |
Flow rate control device, method of calibrating flow rate of flow rate control device, flow rate measuring device, and method of measuring flow rate using flow rate measuring device
In a method of calibrating a flow rate control device in which a flow rate is calibrated based on comparison with a flow rate measured by a flow rate reference gauge, a predetermined permissible error range is set for a plurality of flow rate settings, and the permissible error range of at least one specific flow rate setting among the plurality of flow rate settings is set to be smaller than the predetermined permissible error range. |
| US10969257B2 |
Rotary position sensor with dual magnet arrangement
A rotary position sensor (102) may include a sensor housing (202) defining an interior cavity. A first rotor (206) may be positioned and rotatable within the interior cavity, the first rotor (206) including a first magnet (326). Furthermore, the rotary position sensor (102) may include a second rotor (208) positioned and rotatable within the interior cavity, the second rotor (208) including a second magnet (328). The first magnet (326) may include a first shielding member (342) associated with a surface of the first magnet (326), and the second magnet (328) may include a second shielding member (344) associated with a surface of the second magnet (328). The first shielding member (342) may face the second shielding member (344). |
| US10969247B2 |
Method of measuring a position of a movable body relative to a fixed body
A measurement method for measuring the position of a movable body that is movable relative to a fixed body, the measurement method making use of a measurement device comprising a fixed portion for securing to the fixed body and a movable portion for securing to the movable body, the fixed portion including a first printed circuit (7; 20) having formed thereon first tracks (9) defining at least one emission pattern (10; 24) and also a plurality of measurement patterns (11; 25), the movable portion including a second printed circuit (8; 21) having formed thereon second tracks (14) defining at least one reception pattern (15; 27) and also at least one target pattern (16; 28), the first and second printed circuits being coupled together electromagnetically in such a manner that, when the emission pattern is excited by an excitation signal, an induced signal is received by the reception pattern and is then re-emitted by the target pattern, the measurement patterns then picking up measurement signals that are representative of the position of the target pattern, and thus also of the second printed circuit, of the movable portion, and of the movable body. |
| US10969246B2 |
Apparatus for sensing rotating device
An apparatus for sensing a rotating body includes a unit to be detected including a first pattern portion having first patterns and a second pattern portion having second patterns, and configured to rotate around a shaft, a sensor module including a first sensor and a third sensor disposed opposite to the first pattern portion with the rotating shaft interposed therebetween, a second sensor and a fourth sensor disposed opposite to the second pattern portion with the rotating shaft interposed therebetween, and a rotation information calculator configured to calculate a first compensation sensing value based on a sum of a sensing value of the first sensor and a sensing value of the third sensor, and to calculate a second compensation sensing value based on a sum of a sensing value of the second sensor and a sensing value of the fourth sensor. |
| US10969243B2 |
Gas meter query method based on compound internet of things (IoT) and IoT system
The present invention provides a gas meter query method based on a compound Internet of Things (IoT) and an IoT system, and relates to the field of the IoT. The method includes: sending, by the first gas meter of a plurality of gas meters, when reading the data information corresponding to the second gas meter, the data information to the management platform via the sensor network platform; sending, by the management platform, the first control signal to the second gas meter via the sensor network platform, so that the second gas meter sends the first prompt information; sending the second prompt information to at least one of a plurality of service sub-platforms; and sending, by one of the service sub-platforms that receives the second prompt information, the second prompt information to the user sub-platform corresponding to the second gas meter. The gas meter query method based on the compound IoT and the IoT system provided by the present invention can help a user quickly find out a gas meter, facilitate the user to query the gas balance and recharge, and enhance the user experience. |
| US10969238B2 |
Route searching method and route searching device
A route searching method using a route searching device for searching for a first route to reach a destination includes accumulating a history of activities of a driver in a database, when the history of activities is accumulated, setting a region based on a position on a map at which the history of activities is accumulated as a first region, increasing an area of the first region as the history of activities increases, and searching for a secondary route for reaching the destination from the first region using the route searching device. |
| US10969237B1 |
Distributed collection and verification of map information
A method includes capturing images at a device and analyzing the images at the device using a first analysis model to obtain information regarding an observed object that corresponds to a predetermined object. The method also includes determining whether the information regarding the observed object is consistent with stored mapping information, and, in response to determining that the information regarding the observed object is not consistent with the stored mapping information, modifying the stored mapping information based on the observed object. |
| US10969233B2 |
Trajectory data compression
A method, computer system, and computer readable product for trajectory data compression are disclosed. In embodiments, the method comprises generating spatial data for one or more moving objects; projecting the data onto a network comprised of a plurality of trajectories, the network constraining movement of the one or more moving objects; and storing the projected data in a data store. In embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises translating updates and queries to the spatial data, using specified data of the network, into links to the data store, and using the links to update and query the data store. In embodiments of the invention, the specified data of the network are stored in a network store. In embodiments of the invention, each of the trajectories includes one or more sub-trajectories, and the projecting the spatial data onto a network includes projecting the spatial data onto the sub-trajectories. |
| US10969229B2 |
Creation and use of enhanced maps
A method of enhancing positioning of a moving vehicle based on visual identification of visual objects, comprising obtaining from a location sensor a global positioning and a movement vector of a moving vehicle, capturing one or more images using one or more imaging devices mounted on the moving vehicle to depict at least partial view of a surroundings of the moving vehicle, analyzing the image(s) to identify one or more visual objects having a known geographical position obtained according to the global positioning from a visual data record associated with a navigation map, analyzing the image(s) to calculate a relative positioning of the moving vehicle with respect to the identified visual object(s), calculating an enhanced positioning of the moving vehicle based on the relative positioning and applying the enhanced positioning to a navigation system of the moving vehicle. |
| US10969223B2 |
Point determination and projection device
Disclosed herein is a point determination and projection device configured to automatically detect the location of a point of interest, such as a midpoint or other intermediate point on a surface, and to project light or another image onto such point of interest to indicate its location to a user. In accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention, the device includes remote distance measurement devices, such as laser distance measurement devices, that measure the distance to, for example, corners of a wall surface, and a digital protractor that measures the angle between the two remote distance measurement devices. Based on those measurements, a processor calculates the location of a predesignated point of interest, such as a midpoint or other intermediate point between the two wall corners, and projects a light or other image toward the location of such midpoint or other intermediate point to indicate such location to a user. |
| US10969220B2 |
Characterizing a sample by material basis decomposition
A method for characterizing a sample, by estimating a plurality of characteristic thicknesses, each being associated with a calibration material, including acquiring an energy spectrum (Sech) transmitted through this sample, located in an X and/or gamma spectral band; for each spectrum of a plurality of calibration spectra (sbase(Lk; Lt)) calculating a likelihood from said calibration spectrum (Sbase(Lk; Lt)), and from the spectrum transmitted through the sample (Sech), each calibration spectrum (Sbase(Lk; Lt)) corresponding to the energy spectrum transmitted through a stack of gauge blocks, each formed of a known thickness of a calibration material; estimating the characteristic thicknesses (L1, L2) associated with the sample according to the criterion of maximum likelihood. |
| US10969215B2 |
Adaptive control of coating thickness
An example method that includes receiving a first geometry of a component in an uncoated state and a second geometry of the component in a coated state; determining a first difference between the second geometry and a first simulated geometry based on the first geometry and a first spray law comprising a plurality of first spray law parameters; iteratively adjusting at least one first spray law parameter to determine a respective subsequent spray law; iteratively determining a respective subsequent difference between the second geometry and a subsequent simulated geometry based on the first geometry and the subsequent respective spray law; selecting a subsequent spray law from the respective subsequent spray laws based on the respective subsequent differences; and controlling a coating process based on the selected subsequent spray law. |
| US10969207B1 |
Magnetically enhanced EMP generating device
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for producing an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Charged-particle intercalated graphite is disposed at least partially around an explosive and both are positioned within a non-geomagnetic magnetic field. The non-geomagnetic magnetic field accelerates charged particles released by the detonation of the explosive. The non-geomagnetic magnetic field may be generated by permanent magnets. The explosive may be formed in a layer with the non-geomagnetic field being oriented perpendicular to the layer. The layer may be form in the shape of a disc. The explosive and the charged-particle intercalated graphite may be positioned within a resonant cavity that is configured to amplify one or more specific frequencies of electromagnetic energy. |
| US10969206B1 |
Radio frequency antenna for use in the confines of a breech
A weapon system effectively, efficiently and safely transmits high energy radio frequency energy into the confines of the breech environment to initiate propelling charges. Legacy components are leveraged, along with advanced manufacturing techniques, to create antenna structures which transmit the radio frequency energy throughout the breech to initiate radio frequency-based primers. |
| US10969201B1 |
Firearm accessory mount
A quick-attach-and-detach mount for removably securing an accessory on a rail of a firearm comprises a clamp carried by a portion of the accessory. The clamp includes a pair of generally opposing surfaces. An opposing jaw is formed on one of the generally opposing surfaces of the clamp, the fixed jaw being configured to engage an undercut on the rail. At least one movable jaw is secured in a recess in another of the generally opposing surfaces of the clamp in opposition to the fixed jaw, the movable jaw being configured to engage an undercut on an opposite side of the rail from the fixed jaw. A biasing member is disposed in the recess to urge the movable jaw into engagement with an undercut on the rail opposite that engaged by the fixed jaw, wherein the mount and accessory are attached and detached from the rail and firearm by manipulating the accessory and clamp to compress the biasing member and permit the movable jaw to move in and out of engagement with the rail. |
| US10969198B2 |
Multi-function gunsight
A multi-function gunsight for aiming a firearm comprises a body and a sight arm pivotally coupled to the body for rotation between a stowed orientation and a deployed orientation. The body defining a laser cavity, a starboard cavity, and a port cavity. A laser housing is disposed inside the laser cavity defined by the body. The laser housing supports a semiconductor chip that emits laser light and a collimating lens that collimates the laser light emitted by the semiconductor chip. A forward end of the laser housing is coupled to a spherical bearing. The spherical bearing constrains movement of the laser housing in three translation degrees of freedom corresponding to translation along x, y, and z axes of an x-y-z coordinate system. The spherical bearing allows rotation of the laser housing about at least the x and y axes of the x-y-z coordinate system. |
| US10969194B2 |
Spitball gun for use with paper ammunition
Described is a spitball gun that is operable for collecting, wetting, and projecting paper ammunitions. The spitball gun includes a paper advancing chamber having an opening for receiving paper ammunition and an advancing mechanism for advancing paper through the paper advancing chamber to a loading chamber. A water tank is also connected with the loading chamber. A sliding handle is used to cause paper to be pulled through the paper advancing mechanism while water is released onto the paper from the water tank. A paper cutter is used to cut the paper and load the paper into the loading chamber. Finally, air from an attached air tank is used to expel a wetted paper wad from the loading chamber and through the barrel of the spitball gun. |
| US10969193B2 |
Water gun
The invention relates to a water gun, in particular to a toy water gun comprising a supply line, which is adapted to supply a pressurized liquid from a source, a nozzle arrangement for ejecting the liquid to the environment as well as a valve for controlling a flow of the liquid in a direction from the supply line to the nozzle arrangement. The water gun additionally includes a flow-smoothing device, with the valve arranged behind the flow-smoothing device with respect to the flow direction. |
| US10969192B1 |
Crossbow with crossing cable system
A crossbow includes a stock, a riser mounted to the stock, left upper and lower mounting brackets attached to the riser, right upper and lower mounting brackets attached to the riser, and cam assemblies respectively mounted to proximal ends of the upper and lower mounting brackets. The crossbow includes first and second limbs respectively attached to distal ends of the left and right upper and lower sides of the riser. A draw string extends between the first and second cam assemblies over the stock and is wrapped around outer surfaces of the cam assemblies. The crossbow includes power cables crossing inside of the stock to form a crossing pattern and traverse a centerline of the stock. The power cables respectively wrap around the cam assemblies through helical take-up journal assemblies extending below each cam assembly, and the power cables respectively connect to opposing limbs at distal ends of the limbs. |
| US10969189B1 |
Weapon maintenance system
In one aspect the invention features a weapon maintenance stand cover. The cover has a top cover plate, a wall structure, and a flange. The wall structure extends away from an outer edge of the top cover plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to a bottom surface of the top cover plate. The flange extends outward from a bottom edge of the wall structure and around a perimeter of the wall structure and is sized to mate with a support flange of a weapon maintenance stand. The flange defines a first plurality of holes extending therethrough, where the first plurality of holes are arranged in a spaced-apart pattern around the flange that aligns with a subset of a second plurality of holes arranged around the support flange of the weapon maintenance stand. First and second lifting structures are attached to the top cover plate. |
| US10969187B2 |
Inertial decoupler for firearm sound suppressor
An inertial decoupler and suppressor assembly, associated components, and associated methods. The inertial decoupler is adjustable to change a preload of a spring biasing a piston toward an at-rest position and/or to change a permitted travel distance of the piston away from the at-rest position. The inertial decoupler can be removable from the suppressor and usable with other suppressors, or can be integrated with a dedicated suppressor. |
| US10969186B2 |
Fast action shock invariant magnetic actuator for firearms
An electromagnetic actuator includes characteristics of very fast actuation, shock invariant design, and compact size. The actuator may be controlled via a small low voltage power source such as a battery and simple switching logic. Such characteristics are ideally suited for incorporating the actuator into the firing mechanism of a firearm, which are subjected to drop tests to confirm the firearm will not discharge in the absence of trigger pull. Very fast snap-like action is attained by balancing the magnetic forces of two opposing permanent magnets around a stationary yoke and rotating member to create three circulating magnetic flux circuits. A central electromagnet coil amplifies the magnetic flux of one side of the rotating member or the other depending on the power source actuation polarity, thereby creating two possible snap-like actuation positions. The actuator is usable in firing mechanism release or enabling/disabling applications, and interfacing with other type mechanical linkages. |
| US10969180B2 |
Air-conditioning unit
An air-conditioning unit includes an air-conditioning case and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes and a header tank. The air-conditioning case includes a holder in which the header tank is held while being inserted therein. The holder includes a first rib and a plurality of second ribs for pressing a tank outer wall of the header tank toward an internal space of the header tank. The first rib extends in a tube stacking direction. The plurality of second ribs are each connected to the first rib, are formed to extend from the first rib away from the tubes, and are arranged side by side at a predetermined inter-rib spacing in the tube stacking direction. The inter-rib spacing is larger than a length of the second ribs extending from the first rib away from the tubes in a tube longitudinal direction. |
| US10969175B2 |
Setter for firing, and method for producing honeycomb structure using setter for firing
A setter for firing in a plate which is used for firing a honeycomb formed body and interposed between the honeycomb formed body and a shelf plate, wherein the setter for firing has a setter lower surface section facing the shelf plate, the setter lower surface section including: a central region part formed by a region including a lower surface center of the setter lower surface section; and a peripheral region part formed by a peripheral region of the central region part, and the peripheral region part has at least four or more setter groove parts each having a recessed cross sectional shape and extending radially from the lower surface center respectively in a direction from a boundary with the central region part toward a setter outer circumferential section. |
| US10969173B2 |
Method for controlled concentration and solids recovery
The present invention relates to a system for one pot solids recovery from solutions, slurries, emulsions, dispersions, gels, semisolids, and their like. Further the system can be used for controlled concentration of solutions, slurries, emulsions, dispersions, gels, semisolids, and their like to enable easy to operate cost effective energy efficient processes. The system is so constructed to enhance the contact between the liquid medium and the gaseous medium used in the process for effective heat transfer. The system can be used for controlled concentration and/or recovery of substantially dry solids in applications related to foods, nutraceuticals, natural products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, etc. |
| US10969171B2 |
Lyophilization
Embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatuses for lyophilizing, storing, and transfusing materials are described. In embodiments, the materials may include whole blood or a component of whole blood such as plasma. |
| US10969170B2 |
Dynamic state configuration for paddle processor
Provided is a paddle processor and a method for processing material within the paddle processor. In one example, the paddle processor may include a trough comprising an inlet to receive a feed of material and an outlet for exiting the material after processing, rotational paddles disposed in the trough and configured to rotate about each other to move the material from the inlet to the outlet, an overflow weir disposed in association with the outlet and having a dynamically adjustable height for controlling a rate at which the material exits the trough, and a control system configured to dynamically adjust the height of the overflow weir and/or other dryer parameters based on a temperature of the material within the trough. |
| US10969166B2 |
Insert for hard cooler
A cooler insert for placement into a portable hard cooler or ice chest for separating sandwiches, lunch meats, cheese, vegetables, and the like, and drinks from the materials used to cool these items, is described. Many commercially available portable coolers have rectangular-shaped cooling volumes with at least two of the opposing walls forming a horizontal ledge inside the cooling volume parallel to and below the opening thereof upon which the present cooler insert is supported. The present cooler insert includes three adjacent chambers, a first chamber for containing food items to be cooled, a second chamber for containing clean ice for use for cooling drinks; and a third chamber, having cylindrically-shaped compartments tapered toward the bottom, for holding cans or bottles. Bottom portions of the first two chambers may be formed using aluminum or other conductive metal plates covered with plastic, or using uncoated metal plates for improving conduction to the cooler insert from the cooler. The open top portions of the first and second chambers may be covered with a removable plastic or metal cover, which may also be used as a cutting board, when attached to the side of the cooler. |
| US10969165B2 |
Micro booster supermarket refrigeration architecture
A refrigeration system includes first and second compressors, a condenser, first and second evaporators, and a valve. The first compressor is fluidly connected to first suction and discharge lines. The second compressor is fluidly connected to second suction and discharge lines. The second suction line is fluidly connected to the first discharge line. The condenser receives refrigerant from the second compressor. The first evaporator receives refrigerant from the condenser and discharges refrigerant to the first suction line. The second evaporator receives refrigerant from the condenser and discharges refrigerant to the second suction line. The valve is disposed between the first evaporator and the first suction line. The first suction line receives refrigerant when the valve is in a first position. The second suction line receives refrigerant when the valve is in a second position. The first compressor is bypassed when the valve is in the second position. |
| US10969164B2 |
Single-system air-cooled refrigerator and control method therefor
A single-system air-cooled refrigerator, comprising a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, wherein the refrigerator further comprises: a first air duct and a second air duct, which communicate the refrigerating compartment with the freezing compartment respectively; a first air door and a second air door which open and close the first air duct and the second air duct respectively; a refrigerating system; and a control system, configured to control opening and closing of the first air door and the second air door to implement a first working mode, a second working mode, or a third working mode of the refrigerator. The first working mode is that neither the freezing compartment nor the refrigerating compartment is switched, the second working mode is that the freezing compartment is switched to the refrigerating compartment, and the third working mode is that the refrigerating compartment is switched to the freezing compartment. |
| US10969162B2 |
Refrigerator and method for operating the refrigerator
A refrigerator for controlling operations by executing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms in a 5G environment connected for Internet of Things, and a method of operating the refrigerator, are disclosed. A method for operating a refrigerator including performing by a controller, a first recognition of a first food being placed into the refrigerator, performing by the controller, a second recognition of a second food being taken out from the refrigerator, and displaying, on a display of the refrigerator, storage status information on remaining food in the refrigerator based on a result of the first recognition and a result of the second recognition is provided. |
| US10969158B2 |
No-frost household refrigerator having baffle plate providing a seal in relation to the back panel
A household refrigerator has a receiving space for food, a back panel delimiting the receiving space at the back, a no-frost unit, and an air channel arranged behind the back panel and connected to the no-frost unit and has an outlet opening by which cold air from the no-frost unit can be introduced into the receiving space. A suction opening is provided by way of which air can be sucked out of the receiving space by the no-frost unit. The outlet opening and the suction opening are arranged at different levels. A baffle plate is arranged vertically between the outlet opening and the suction opening. The plate is arranged on the back panel and extends forwards in the direction of a loading opening, so cold air blown into the receiving space via the outlet opening flows around a leading edge of the baffle plate that faces the loading opening. |
| US10969151B2 |
Ice making device and method of inspecting the same
Provided are an ice making device and a method of inspecting the same. In the ice making device, signal lines extending from a temperature sensor are connected to a drive unit. The drive unit performs an ice removal process of removing ice from an ice making tray when a temperature detected by the temperature sensor is equal to or lower than a set temperature. The drive unit performs a sensor inspection process of automatically inspecting whether the temperature sensor is abnormal based on an inspection execution command issued by an operation of a test switch during general processes including supplying water to the ice making tray and an ice making process. Thus, inspection of a drive mechanism of the drive unit and inspection of the temperature sensor can be performed in a series of operations. |
| US10969146B2 |
Refrigerant distributor for falling film evaporator
A falling film evaporator (12) includes an evaporator vessel (26), a plurality of evaporator tubes (38) disposed in the in evaporator vessel (26) through which a volume of thermal energy transfer medium is flowed and a suction port (42) extending through the evaporator vessel (26) to remove vapor refrigerant from the evaporator vessel (26). A refrigerant distribution system (34) is located in the evaporator vessel (26) to distribute a flow of liquid refrigerant over the plurality of evaporator tubes (38). The refrigerant distribution system (34) is configured such that the refrigerant distribution system (34) has a first height at the suction port (42) and a second height greater than the first height at a longitudinal location (28) other than at the suction port (42). |
| US10969141B2 |
Regulating temperature and reducing buildup in a water heating system
A water heating apparatus includes: a water container configured to heat water via a convection process by receiving the water through an inlet and passing water through an outlet; and one positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element or a plurality of PTC heating elements arranged within the water container and configured to be immersed during the convection process. The plurality of PTC heating elements have a gap between each PTC heating element. Further, the water heating apparatus includes at least one ultrasonic transducer attached to the water container and configured to project ultrasound onto and around the PTC heating element or the plurality PTC heating elements within the water container and to descale the PTC heating element or the plurality of PTC heating elements. |
| US10969115B2 |
Smoke filter device and range hood with the same
The present invention discloses a smoke filter device, which comprises a plurality of oil filter sections (10), each oil filter section (10) has at least two filter holes (11); and in the two adjacent two filter holes (11), an area defined by the filter hole (11) near the at the end of the oil filter section (10) is smaller than an area defined by the filter hole (11) near the middle portion of the oil filter section (10). The present invention also discloses to a range hood with the smoke filter device. In the present invention, without changing the overall air volume, the suction force of the filter holes at the end of each oil filter section is increased, so that the smoke can be further prevented from escaping to the surrounding. |
| US10969114B2 |
Cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes a body that defines a cooking chamber therein, a door rotatably connected to the body and configured to open and close at least a portion of the cooking chamber, a hinge mechanism that rotatably connects the door to the body, and a control device disposed in the door. The control device includes a control housing that is configured to accommodate one or more components of the control device and that includes a first sidewall that defines an air inlet, and a second sidewall that defines an air outlet, an inlet-side cooling fan disposed at a first position of the control housing closer to the air inlet than the air outlet, and an outlet-side cooling fan disposed at a second position of the control housing closer to the air outlet than the air inlet. |
| US10969113B2 |
Oven with steam water flow directors
An oven includes a steam input arrangement with a thermal mass and one or more water flow directors to more effectively deliver water onto the thermal mass so that less water ends up bypassing the thermal mass. |
| US10969111B2 |
Method for displaying parameters of a cooking process and display device for a cooking appliance
A method of displaying parameters of a cooking process involves a step in which an information window is provided within an indicating window. Further, a cooking intelligence applied is temporarily displayed in the information window. A cooking appliance display device can be used for displaying various parameters and steps of a cooking process and for making these available to an operator for interaction, with an information window being provided in which a currently applied cooking intelligence is displayed. |
| US10969109B2 |
Combination type cooker
A combination type cooker may include a top plate with a surface, a case that is configured to define a space shielded by the top plate, a gas burner that is provided inside the case, and in which a heat plate is heated by combustion of a fuel gas, an induction burner that is provided inside the case, and that is configured to heat a cooking container by induction, and a barrier that is provided between the gas burner and the induction burner, and that is configured to partition an inside of the case into a first space where the gas burner housed, and a second space where the induction burner is housed. |
| US10969104B2 |
Fuel nozzle heat shield
An aft heat shield for a fuel nozzle tip includes: an annular shield wall; an annular shield flange extending radially outward from an aft end of the shield wall; an annular baffle flange surrounding the conical section, and disposed such that an axial gap is defined between the shield flange and the baffle flange, the baffle flange including a radially outer rim extending axially forward therefrom; and a plurality of impingement cooling holes passing through the baffle flange and oriented to as to direct air flow towards the shield wall. |
| US10969101B2 |
Main nozzle, combustor, and method for manufacturing main nozzle
The present invention provides a main nozzle of a combustor, a plurality of the main nozzles are to be installed on an outer peripheral side of a pilot nozzle of the combustor at an interval in a circumferential direction of the pilot nozzle, the main nozzle includes a main nozzle body extending in an axial line; a swirl vane protruded from an outer peripheral surface of the main nozzle body in a radial direction of the axial line, and is configured to allow a fluid flowing downstream in a direction of the axial line to swirl around the axial line; and temperature sensors installed on the main nozzle body so as to be disposed on a tangential line to a mean line of the swirl vane drawn between a vane ventral surface and a vane dorsal surface of the swirl vane, at a downstream end portion of the swirl vane. |
| US10969099B2 |
Containerized expeditionary solid waste disposal system
The embodiments described relate to an expeditionary solid waste disposal system configured to improve logistics and enable it to be readily deployed. The two-stage gasification/oxidation process takes place in a dual chambered device that resembles and functions as a shipping container. Incinerators or other waste conversion devices are commonly containerized by loading the equipment into a standard or modified shipping container. This apparatus is designed as a waste conversion unit that integrates all of the necessary features required to be an ISO-certified shipping container within its structural design such that the waste conversion system and shipping container are one and the same. With correct set-up by 2 persons aided by forklift the system can be configured and operational in a matter of hours. |
| US10969095B2 |
Lighting system and method
A lighting system includes a substrate of non-absorbent foam material having a first surface, an undercut groove formed in the first surface, and a light source disposed in the undercut groove. The lighting system can be used with various structures including, but not limited to spas, swimming pools, decks, marine products, and sheds. |
| US10969090B1 |
Surface mounted lighting systems preferably for use as ceiling lighting
A surface mounted lighting is disclosed and includes a pair of copper foils/strips extending along a length of a removable guide tape. The copper strips are provided with adhesive on their opposite side for securement to the intended surface (e.g. ceiling, wall, etc.) in a room. One or more lights can be adhered to the surface secured copper tape, after the guide tape is removed, to create an electrical connection/communication between the tape and light(s). An electrical controller can also be adhered to the copper tape preferably similar to how the lights are secured to the copper tape to create an electrical connection/communication between the electrical controller and the copper tape and for sending power to the light(s) when the electrical controller is turned on or otherwise instructed. The electrical controller is preferably electrically connected to an electrical outlet within the room for receiving power. The disclosed lighting system is safely and easily installed without any drilling into walls or ceilings. |
| US10969083B2 |
Cross shaped flashlight device
A flashlight that includes a body with a first end and a second end. A first side protrusion extends outwardly from the body and a second side protrusion extends outwardly from another side of the body. A cover apparatus is engaged to the first end, and a button assembly is engaged to the second end. A light assembly is disposed within the body for projecting light outwardly from the first end of the body. |
| US10969079B1 |
Vehicle taillamp assembly
A vehicle taillamp assembly includes an attachment bracket and a lamp housing. The attachment bracket is configured for secure attachment to a vehicle body structure. The attachment bracket has an upright extending portion, an upper horizontally extending portion and a lower horizontally extending portion. The upright extending portion has a first projection extending therefrom and a second projection extending therefrom. The lamp housing is configured to attach to the first projection and the second projection. |
| US10969070B2 |
Multi-configurable light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture
A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture is provided. The LED flat panel lighting fixture comprises an LED flat panel lighting device comprising (a) one or more LEDs and (b) one or more first mating mechanisms. The LED flat panel lighting fixture further comprises a mounting bracket comprising one or more second mating mechanisms configured to each mate with a corresponding one of the one or more first mating mechanisms when the LED flat panel lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket. The rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within a plane of the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket causes the mating of the one or more second mating mechanisms with the corresponding ones of the one or more first mating mechanisms. |
| US10969069B2 |
Recessed lighting systems
A lighting assembly includes a light source module including at least one LED, an AC to DC converter to receive an AC voltage and supply regulated electrical energy to power the light source module, a lens, and a heat-sinking unified casting. The casting includes a closed rear wall and a sidewall that defines a casting cavity containing the at least one LED. The closed rear wall and the sidewall are formed of a heat conductive material to dissipate heat generated by the light source module, and the sidewall has at least one exterior width dimension of less than 3½ inches. The assembly also includes a front end face coupled to the sidewall, and a twist-and-lock mechanism comprising multiple flanges that extend radially outward from a perimeter of the front end face, and/or at least one groove and/or at least one slot to form a twist-and-lock friction connection with a trim. |
| US10969068B1 |
LED box apparatus
A light box includes a LED light tube including a first cap, a second cap, a first light body and a second light body. The first light body has a first main light emitting direction and the second light body has a second main light emitting direction. The first cap and the second cap each have two pins. The first cap and the second cap is fixed at two ends of the first light body providing a power to the first light body and the second light body. The angle between first main light emitting direction and the second main light emitting direction is adjustable by adjusting a relative position between the first light body and the second light body. |
| US10969065B2 |
Task-area light
A light assembly includes a base, and a first light source supported by the base. The first light source includes a first light emitting diode configured to emit light in a first direction from the base. The light assembly additionally includes a second light source supported by the base, the second light source including a plurality of second light emitting diodes configured to emit light in a second direction from the base. The second light source is obliquely oriented relative to the base. The light assembly additionally includes a diffuser supported by the base, the diffuser extending upwardly from the base to enclose the first light source. The diffuser diffuses light emitted from the first light source to the surrounding area in an upward and outward direction. |
| US10969062B2 |
Monitoring system for a section or a component of a pipeline for the transport of hydrocarbons in a hazard site
A system for monitoring a section or a component of a line for the transport of hydrocarbons, for example a methane pipeline, installed in a hazard and/or limited access site, includes: a detector for detecting deformation (102,2) of the section (1) of the line or component in their installation area; a computerized central unit (3), provided with an interface for the deformation detector and connected thereto to receive data about possible deformations; a transmitter for remote transmission of data (4), connected to the computerized central unit (3) and a remote communication line (5) to transmit the data to one or more operating central stations or remote users authorized to control the methane pipeline; a stand-alone solar electric generator (10), connected to the detector, to the central unit (3) and to the transmitter for providing power needed for operation. |
| US10969061B2 |
System and method for secondary containment of products conveyed by pipeline transport
Systems for containing a fluid leaked from a pipeline include a flexible, impermeable liner comprising a coated substrate and disposed to extend along a trench for enveloping the pipeline deployed therein; and separating means disposed between the pipeline and the liner for containing the fluid therein; wherein the liner prevents migration of the fluid into the trench by flowing the fluid laterally within the liner. Methods for deploying the above systems are provided. |
| US10969059B2 |
Lubricant distribution system and method for its operation
A lubricant distribution system includes at least one lubricant pump, at least one metering device for distributing metered amounts of lubricant to consumption points, a sensor unit including at least one sensor element configured to detect at least one operating parameter of the metering device, and at least one programmable control unit configured to control the lubricant pump based on the detected operating parameter. |
| US10969054B1 |
Tube shielding system
A tube shielding system prevents pests such as rodents and insects from damaging tubes or pipes, particularly those made of plastics or other soft materials. The tubes are wrapped with a protective barrier that has a pest control layer. The pest control layer a deterrent that could be physical or chemical. Examples of deterrents are steel mesh, sand, peppermint and capsaicin. |
| US10969053B2 |
Lead pipe spudding prior to extraction or remediation
A method for enlarging a crushed section of a ductile pipe. A wire rope having a bead or plurality of beads attached to the rope is placed in a ductile pipe. When a series of beads is used, each of the beads is sequentially larger. The wire rope is pulled through the crushed section, and the ductile pipe conforms to the larger diameter of the beads. The crushed section of pipe may be expanded so that a larger wire rope suitable for pipe extraction may be passed through. Alternatively, the pipe may be reformed and expanded to near or greater than its original size. The pipe may then be coated or a smaller slip-lined pipe may be placed within the original pipe. |
| US10969052B2 |
Pipe fittings having integrated thermoplastic with improved melt-flow characteristics for cured in place pipe systems and associated method of use
A fitting including a tubular extension, flange with apertures, and interface there between is fused with surrounding cured in place pipe and subsequently connected with an adjoining fitting, to connect two segments of pipe in a pipeline. The tubular extension is sized and shaped to mate with the host pipe with which it is associated, and the flange is sized, shaped, and has an aperture pattern that corresponds with the fitting to which it will be attached. |
| US10969050B2 |
Air pressure attenuation device
A positive air pressure attenuation device (1) comprising:—a housing (3) with an inner central portion (6) forming a channel (7); and an elastic flexible inflatable reservoir (8) associated to the inner central portion (6), whereby the inner central portion (6) has a wall portion (60) with a plurality of openings (61) forming passages between the channel (7) and the reservoir chamber (8A). |
| US10969049B1 |
Fluid damper
A fluid damper includes a body defining a fluid chamber and a first opening. The body is formed by a first cover and a second cover joined along an axial direction. A damping device is suspended inside the fluid chamber to damp pressure pulsations. The damping device is constrained by a peripheral edge. The damping device divides the fluid chamber into first and second sub-chambers. The first cover has a first wall portion into which a second wall portion of the second cover is received. A hermetic seal is formed between the first and second wall portions. The second cover has a terminal edge lying within the first wall portion of the first cover, the terminal edge being segmented into a plurality of fingers that cooperate with a ledge surface of the first cover to pinch the peripheral edge of the damping device. |
| US10969048B2 |
Electrically heated tubing bundle
An electrically heated tubing bundle includes one or more tubes configured to allow a fluid to flow therethough, and an electrical resistance heater. The electrical resistance heater includes a plurality of heater wires each having a predetermined electrical resistance, the heater wires extending along at least a portion of the one or more tubes, one or more power wires connected to a power supply, and a connection system having a plurality of input and power leads at a power side of the connection system and a plurality of output and return leads at a probe side of the connection system. The one or more power wires are connected to respective power and input leads. Each heater wire is configured for selective electrical connection to an input and power lead and an output and return lead which form lead pairs for each heater wire, such that a plurality of different circuit configurations for the electrical resistance heater are provided based on electrical connections between the heater wires and the lead pairs. |
| US10969043B1 |
Conductive insert for gasket
A part of a gasket that conducts electricity across the otherwise nonconducting gasket. Versions of the insert provide an electrical connection when installed even if the parts sealed by the gasket deflect, and do not deform under compression due to their resilient nature. The gaskets can be used in pipe joints, among other uses, resulting in a pipe joint that conducts electricity between the pipe spigot and the socket of a pipe or fixture even if a deflection event occurs. |
| US10969042B2 |
Magnetic connecting member, in particular for pipe flanges
Pair of connecting plates contain on the backside pits fitted with magnets, while at the “connected” position the connecting plates are adjacent, they have identical axially oriented polarization. The pits have passage channels and are laid-out on imaginary circles, where the neighboring magnets have alternating polarization and by pairs and/or threes are covered with magnetic hasps fitted with hasp screws. Centering and disconnection are ensured with the help of centering holes, and possibly centering dimples, fitted with connecting/disconnecting devices. Additional passages placed between two circles with magnets can be added. Possible closing device is attached by spacing posts, spacing screws and ring. |
| US10969039B2 |
Multilayered flexible hose
The invention relates to a multilayer flexible hose, especially a multilayer flexible brake hose.The hose has the following layer structure: a single-ply or multi-ply outer layer based on at least one elastomer and at least one single-ply or multi-ply textile strength member layer and at least one single-ply or multi-ply textile adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer contains as the adhesive at least one zinc(II) salt of acrylic acid and/or at least one zinc(II) salt of methacrylic acid and/or at least one zinc(II) salt of monomethacrylic acid and a single-ply or multi-ply inner layer based on at least one elastomer. |
| US10969038B2 |
Penetration seal apparatus and method
A tubular base plate assembly has a lower surface connected to a heating system component and an upper surface. A tubular seal plate assembly is positioned above the base plate assembly upper surface having a mating surface facing the base plate assembly upper surface with a plurality of grooves therein. Sealing material is provided within the grooves. A tubular hub assembly is positioned above the seal plate assembly. A plurality of fasteners connects the seal plate assembly to the hub. A plurality of external brackets connects the seal plate assembly to the base plate assembly to secure the seal plate assembly. The sealing material forms a first gasket between the seal plate assembly and the base plate assembly. Each of the external brackets is joined to the tubular base plate assembly, so that the external brackets and the tubular base plate assembly are integral. |
| US10969035B2 |
Redundant vehicle control systems
Embodiments of the disclosure include a redundant control system for a vehicle. The redundant control system includes first and second actuator pistons mechanically coupled to one another and disposed in respective first and second fluid chambers. The first and second actuator pistons are movable by first and second primary stages. One of the primary stages includes a bypass valve with a pilot valve actuatable in response to movement of the first actuator piston. |
| US10969028B2 |
Shrouded valve assembly
A shrouded valve assembly includes a valve with a valve pipe and a valve channel. A valve member in the valve channel can regulate flow of fluid through the valve channel. A valve shroud provides a valve shroud chamber. First and second shrouded pipe assemblies are on opposite sides of the valve, each including a pipe in fluid communication with a respective end of the valve channel, and a pipe shroud providing a pipe shroud chamber. Each pipe shroud chamber is in fluid communication with a respective end of the valve shroud chamber. The pipe assemblies are connected to the valve shroud by first and second connections and to the valve by third and fourth connections, the fourth connection more flexible than both the first connection and the second connection. Load passes between the pipe assemblies via the valve shroud rather than via the valve, protecting the valve from damage. |
| US10969026B2 |
Valve device
In a valve device, travel control valve unit has a communication path causing the lead-out passages of the left and right travel control valve units to communicate with each other, and a spool has a lead-out side land portion configured to cause communication or shut-off of the communication between the lead-out passage and the communication path, a discharge-side land portion configured to cause communication or shut-off of the communication between the actuator passage and the discharge passage, a discharge portion configured to discharge a part of the working fluid led from the supply passage to the lead-out passage to the discharge passage at a movement initial stage of the spool, and a communication portion configured to cause the lead-out passage and the communication path to communicate with each other at a movement final stage of the spool. |
| US10969024B2 |
Control valve
The disclosure provides a control valve which includes a valve body having an inner space and a valve gate. The valve gate is movably located inside the inner space of the valve body and the valve gate has at least one main channel having two valve ports opposite to each other, and each of the valve ports of the main channel has a plurality of circular holes and a curved hole, where the circular holes are arranged in a line and the curved hole is connected to one of the circular holes that is located at an end of the line. The control valve has a lower flow rate limit which is greater than zero. |
| US10969021B2 |
Gate supports for a gate valve
A gate valve can include a gate, a gasket seal, and a first body half that defines a first process fluid aperture. One or more replaceable rings can engage the first body half to secure or support the gasket, the gate, or another replaceable ring. |
| US10969019B2 |
Fluid control device, recording medium recorded with control program, and control method
Provided is a fluid control device that achieves high sealing performance at full closure, and can suppress damage to a valve body or a valve seat surface even without mechanical accuracy improvements. The fluid control device includes: a fluid control valve provided in a flow path through which fluid flows: and a control mechanism that controls the fluid control valve. The fluid control valve includes: a valve seat surface; a valve body that contacts and separates from the valve seat surface; and an actuator that drives the valve body. Further, the control mechanism includes a speed adjustment part that when the valve body is brought close to the valve seat surface in order to fully close the fluid control valve, and the valve seat surface and the valve body reach a predetermined distance apart, reduces the moving speed of the valve body more than before reaching the predetermined distance. |
| US10969018B2 |
Booster assembly for gate valves
A booster assembly includes a booster body configured to removably couple to an actuator body of an actuator of a gate valve, a booster stem configured to removably couple to an actuator stem of the actuator, and a booster biasing member configured to provide a supplemental force to supplement an actuating force applied by the actuator to drive a gate of the gate valve from an open position to a closed position. |
| US10969014B2 |
One-piece oil control ring
A one-piece control ring with two stripping ridges and openings that extend from the outside of the ring to the inside is provided wherein the cross section of the ring body varies in the circumferential direction. This variation is achieved with internal grooves, the cross-sectional area of which decreases in the direction of the back of the ring, and with a variation of the depth of the groove lying between the ridges. |
| US10969002B2 |
Retainer plates for fixing planet carrier and ring gear
An assembly includes a first planetary stage, a second planetary stage, and at least one retainer plate. The first planetary stage has a planet carrier and the second planetary stage has a ring gear. The planet carrier and the ring gear are configured to be rotated about a common axis of rotation. The retainer plate is attached to the ring gear and engages in a groove in the planet carrier. The groove and the axis of rotation are at least partially skewed to each other. The retainer plate is arranged at least partially on a first side of a first plane and on a first side of a second plane. The first plane and the second plane intersect along the axis of rotation. All planet bolts fixed in the planet carrier each lie on a second side of the first plane and/or the second plane. |
| US10968997B2 |
Anti-backlash structure for scissors gear
An anti-backlash structure for a scissors gear is provided including a scissors gear and a cam gear which are coaxially connected to rotate relative to each other, an end piece which has one side which is press-fitted into a cam shaft so that the end piece rotates together with the cam shaft, the other side which is in surface-to-surface contact with the scissors gear, and a circumferential surface with which the cam gear is press-fitted; a bolt which is coupled to an inner diameter portion of the scissors gear, penetrates the end piece, and is inserted into the cam shaft; and a scissors spring which has one side coupled to the end piece, and the other side coupled to the bolt. When the end piece rotates, the scissors spring rotates the scissors gear relative to the cam gear through the bolt and allows the scissors gear to come into close contact with the cam gear. |
| US10968996B2 |
Torque converter having centrifugal clutch
A torque converter includes a front cover to which a power is inputted, an impeller coupled to the front cover, a turbine from which the power is outputted, a stator and a centrifugal clutch. The impeller forms a hydraulic oil chamber together with the front cover. The impeller includes an impeller core. The turbine is opposed to the impeller. The turbine includes a turbine core. The stator is disposed between an inner peripheral part of the impeller and an inner peripheral part of the turbine. The stator is configured to regulate a hydraulic oil flowing from the turbine to the impeller. The centrifugal clutch is disposed in a space between the impeller core and the turbine core. The centrifugal clutch is configured to directly transmit the power from the impeller to the turbine when a rotational speed of the turbine is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. |
| US10968994B2 |
Drive train for a vehicle
A drive-train for a vehicle having at least one electric drive unit (EM) which is, or can be, coupled by way of a driveshaft (AW) to at least a first transmission stage (i1), a second transmission stage (i2) and a third transmission stage (i3). At least one shifting device having at least two interlocking shifting elements (S1, S2) is provided for engaging the first and second transmission stages (i1, i2), and a frictional shifting element (S3) is provided for traction a force support of the first and the second transmission stages. The frictional shifting element (S3) is also provided for engaging the third transmission stage (i3). |
| US10968991B2 |
Cam follower with polycrystalline diamond engagement element
A cam follower is provided. The cam follower includes a polycrystalline diamond element, including an engagement surface. The engagement surface of the polycrystalline diamond element is positioned on the cam follower for sliding engagement with an opposing engagement surface of a cam. The cam includes at least some of a diamond reactive material. |
| US10968989B2 |
Chain guide
An object of the present invention is to provide a chain guide, which allows easy assembling of a guide shoe to a base member, and reliably prevents detachment of the guide shoe from the base member resulting from vibration or the like during the running of a chain. Provided is a chain guide wherein a base member includes an attachment extension extending upward from a base body part beyond a support surface, and a base-side engaged part formed in the attachment extension, a guide shoe includes a flexible extension extending from a shoe body part, and a shoe-side engaging part formed in the flexible extension, and the shoe-side engaging part is hooked to the base-side engaged part from below, or diagonally from below, or from front or back, to be positioned on the far side of the base-side engaged part during engagement therebetween. |
| US10968983B2 |
Power transmission device
Provided is a power transmission device that can increase a torque that a second motor outputs to an output shaft.The power transmission device includes: a first input shaft and a second input shaft coupled to a first motor and a second motor, respectively, and disposed on the same axis; a first speed reduction mechanism transmitting a rotation of the first input shaft to an output shaft via an intermediate shaft; a second speed reduction mechanism transmitting a rotation of the second input shaft to the output shaft via the intermediate shaft at a speed reduction ratio different from the speed reduction ratio of the first speed reduction mechanism; and a first clutch disconnecting or connecting the power of the first speed reduction mechanism. |
| US10968978B2 |
Damper device
The present damper device includes a large hysteresis mechanism, generating a large hysteresis torque, and a hysteresis inhibiting mechanism. In a positive-side torsional region, when relative rotation is performed until reaching a maximum torsion angle from a neutral position, the hysteresis inhibiting mechanism deactivates the large hysteresis mechanism until the relative rotation reaches a first torsion angle from the neutral position, but activates the large hysteresis mechanism until the relative rotation reaches the maximum torsion angle from the first torsion angle; and when the relative rotation is performed until reaching the neutral position from the maximum torsion angle, the hysteresis inhibiting mechanism deactivates the large hysteresis mechanism until the relative rotation reaches a second torsion angle less than the first torsion angle from the maximum torsion angle, but activates the large hysteresis mechanism until the relative rotation reaches the neutral position from the second torsion angle. |
| US10968977B2 |
Torsional vibration damper
A torsional vibration damper whose vibration damping performance will not be reduced in a high speed range. In the torsional vibration damper, a planetary gear is oscillated within a first oscillating range when a torsional torque is smaller than a reference torque, and within a second oscillating range when the torsional torque is greater than the reference torque. Each backlash between the pinion gear and at least one of a sun gear and a ring gear within the second oscillating range is individually wider than each backlash between the pinion gear and the sun gear and each backlash between the pinion gear and the ring gear within the first oscillating range. |
| US10968972B2 |
Brake monitoring system
A system for monitoring engagement and wear in a brake include: a pin, a first marker positioned on the pin at a first location; a second marker spaced from the first marker long the pin; and a first fixed sensing arrangement. The pin extends in an axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation, and is in contact with and moves with the moveable brake pad in use. The first fixed sensing arrangement is adapted to provide a first signal when adjacent the first or second marker, and a second signal otherwise. The first and second markers and the first fixed sensing arrangement are positioned such that the second signal indicates that the brake is in the engaged position, and a change from the second signal to the first signal indicates that the moveable brake pad and the second brake pad have been worn down by a predetermined amount. |
| US10968970B2 |
Composite brake disks and methods for coating
A brake disk formed of a light weight ceramic and ceramic composite materials, the brake disk having a coating overlying at least a portion of the brake disk. The brake disk includes parallel surfaces wherein at least a portion of the parallel surfaces are coated with a coating material to increase wear and decrease corrosion. The coating over the brake disk includes multiple layers of the coating material, wherein the coating material includes coating material particles configured to construct a pattern of repetition that is consistent with a lattice structure when applied over the parallel surfaces of the brake disk. |
| US10968967B2 |
Brake retraction spring assembly
A retraction spring assembly having: a) pad clip having a lock channel and one or more assembly locks; b) a retraction spring affixed to the pad clip with two or more lock arms residing within the lock channel and a plurality of energy storage portions; and first and second retraction arms; wherein the one or more assembly locks are configured to receive the two or more lock arms and bias the retraction spring into an assembly position; during the brake apply, movement of the first and second retraction arm is toward each other and results in energy being stored in the body portion; and during the brake release, the energy stored in the body portion is released and transferred to both the first and second retraction arm to result in movement of the first retraction arm and the second retraction arm away from each other. |
| US10968966B2 |
Brake mechanism for spherical wheel
Implementations relate to a brake mechanism for a spherical wheel. In some implementations, a wheel mechanism includes a spherical wheel and a base coupled to the spherical wheel via a rotary bearing contacting a surface of the spherical wheel, where the rotary bearing is configured to allow the spherical wheel to rotate. The wheel mechanism includes a brake ring coupled to the base and configured to selectively engage and disengage the surface of the spherical wheel, where the brake ring provides friction opposing rotation of the spherical wheel when engaged. |
| US10968965B2 |
Method for determining an actuator path of a hydraulic clutch actuator
A method for determining an actuator path of a hydraulic clutch actuator, includes measuring a first temperature of the hydraulic clutch actuator with a first temperature sensor, measuring a second temperature of the hydraulic clutch actuator with a second temperature sensor, calculating a first temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature, using the first temperature or the second temperature as a clutch actuator temperature to determine a compensation value of the actuator path when the first temperature difference is less than a threshold value, and modifying the actuator path using the compensation value. In an example embodiment, the first temperature sensor measures a one of a circuit board temperature, an angle sensor temperature or a pressure sensor temperature, and the second temperature sensor measures another one of the circuit board temperature, the angle sensor temperature or the pressure sensor temperature. |
| US10968964B2 |
Coupling and control assembly having an internal latching mechanism
A coupling and control assembly includes an internal latching mechanism to hold a support member and a coupling member together in position so that the support member and the second coupling member rotate together without using any energy. |
| US10968963B2 |
Electromagnetic clutch and compressor provided with same
Provided is an electromagnetic clutch capable of shortening, even in a low temperature atmosphere, the fuse reaction time from when a rotating shaft is locked, while preventing or suppressing malfunction of the thermal fuse. An electromagnetic clutch 1 is equipped with a rotor 2, an armature 3, an electromagnetic coil unit 4, a thermal fuse 5, and a thermally actuated switch 6. The thermally actuated switch 6 is connected in series to an electromagnetic coil 41 of the electromagnetic coil unit 4 along with the thermal fuse 5. When a temperature of the thermally actuated switch 6 exceeds a switching temperature (predetermined temperature) Ts, the thermally actuated switch 6 is displaced in an electric power supply OFF direction, and thereafter, it is displaced in an electric power supply ON direction due to a reduction in temperature. The thermally actuated switch 6 turns ON/OFF the electric power supply to the electromagnetic coil 41 such that the thermal fuse vicinity temperature T1 does not exceed the operational temperature Tf of the thermal fuse 5 due to self-heating of the electromagnetic coil 41 itself generated by the electric power supplied to the electromagnetic coil 41, thereby preventing malfunction of the thermal fuse 5 due to self-heating of the electromagnetic coil 41. |
| US10968960B2 |
Transmission
Provided is a transmission which eliminates torque loss during gear shift and with which the processing of components can be simplified. An axial force is generated in a protrusion by means of a first portion during gear shift from a low gear to a high gear, and when a low-speed transmission gear and a clutch ring separate from each other, a high speed transmission gear and the clutch ring interlock. Since relative movement of the protrusion in a neutral direction is suppressed by means of a first retaining portion during coasting, gear disengagement whereby the transmission gears and the clutch ring separate from each other can be suppressed. Since the first retaining portion can be formed in a first wall when providing a groove portion, an increase in the component processing workload can be suppressed. |
| US10968955B1 |
Rolling bearing with flap seal
A bearing includes an annular cup having an outer race and a radially extending flap. The flap defines an inner circumferential surface and a notch extending outwardly from the inner circumferential surface. The notch includes opposing radially extending sides, an outer circumferential wall, and a locking lip raised from the outer wall. Rolling elements are seated on the outer race and arranged to ride on a shaft. A sealing disc has an outer circumferential surface disposed against the inner circumferential surface and a tab received in the notch with the locking lip extending radially over the tab to secure the scaling disc to the cup. |
| US10968953B2 |
Greasable bearing assembly
A greasable bearing assembly may include an outer ring, an inner ring disposed within, and concentric with, the outer ring, and a plurality of balls disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring. A greasable seal may be disposed adjacent the outer ring and the inner ring, the greasable seal further comprising a toroidal shape comprising an outer face and an inner face. An outer ring-shaped surface may extend from the outer face to the inner face. An inner ring-shaped surface may extends from the outer face to the inner face. An intake opening may be disposed through the greasable seal and extend from the outer ring-shaped surface to the inner face. A securing member may be formed as a lip at the inner face to mateably couple between the inner ring and the outer ring. |
| US10968952B2 |
Roller bearing unit with a securing ring, and method for disassembling a securing ring
A multi-row rolling bearing unit including an outer ring and at least two inner rings, between which rolling bodies are guided, and an elastic securing ring which engages in annular grooves of the inner rings, the securing ring having a U-shaped cross-sectional profile with two flanks which engage in the annular grooves. |
| US10968949B2 |
Magnetic bearing control device and vacuum pump
A first arithmetic section calculates a current rotation component phase value and a current rotation component amplitude value. A second arithmetic section calculates a displacement rotation component phase value and a displacement rotation component amplitude value. A third arithmetic section calculates a ratio between the amplitude value of the current rotation frequency component and the amplitude value of the displacement rotation frequency component. Feedback control is performed such that the current rotation component phase value is equal to a value obtained by addition of a phase value of 180 degrees to the displacement rotation component phase value and that the amplitude value of the current rotation frequency component is equal to a product of the displacement rotation frequency component and the ratio. |
| US10968938B2 |
Connector with enhanced mounting process
A connector (1) for fastening a first component (100) to a second component (200) of a motor vehicle, includes a bearing collar (10) for bearing against the first component (100), a crossbar (20) having one or more upper bearing surfaces (21.1, 21.2) for bearing against the second component (200) and for bracing the second component (200) against the first component (100) in a rotated final assembly position, a shaft portion (30) for passing through corresponding apertures (110, 210) in the components (100, 200), and fastening means (40) for fastening the connector (1) to the first component (100) in a preassembly position. A rotation-blocking device (50) is configured to block rotation of the connector (1) in relation to the first component (100) in the preassembly position and only to release said rotation when the connector (1) has moved from the preassembly position in the direction of the final assembly position. |
| US10968937B2 |
Multifunctional mounting bracket
A simple and versatile mounting bracket for mounting e.g. legs on a piece of furniture is provided. The multifunctional mounting bracket facilitates a switch between two states, e.g. a switch between using a table as a dining table and using the table as a coffee table, or a switch between a “table” position and a “stack-up” position without the use of tools. |
| US10968935B2 |
Method for mounting fastening structure of automobile sunshade
A method for mounting fastening structure of automobile sunshade includes providing a fixing strip by stacking a first release layer with a torn portion, an adhesion layer, and a second release layer in turn; tearing off the torn portion to form a reserved opening exposing adhesion layer; providing a positioning unit, adhering the positioning unit to adhesion layer in the reserved opening temporarily and adjusting relative position between the automobile sunshade and the positioning unit; detaching the positioning unit, and exposing a sticking layer the adhesion layer after removing the second release layer to adhere to internal window frame; spreading a crosslinking agent to the adhesion layer in the reserved opening; tearing off the first release layer and adhesion layer; adhering the positioning unit to crosslinking agent on internal window frame. |
| US10968929B2 |
Angle fixing clamp holder with simple steering operation
The invention comprises a first fixture group for clamping a first erecting rod, a second fixture group for clamping a second erecting rod, a fixed bolt and a compression spring, wherein the first fixture group comprises a first cylindrical portion with a first non-circular axisymmetric profile, the second fixture group comprises a second cylindrical portion sleeved with the first cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion comprises a second non-circular axisymmetric profile correspondingly sleeved with the first non-circular axisymmetric profile, and the first cylindrical portion axially slides relative to the second cylindrical portion to have a rotatable rotating position and a non-rotatable clamping position, the fixed bolt penetrates through the second cylindrical portion, the first cylindrical portion and the compression spring to be screwed with a nut, and the first cylindrical portion is pushed by the compression spring to move from the rotating position to the clamping position. |
| US10968921B2 |
Blower fan
A blower fan for preventing noise generated from blades and a peripheral interference object is provided, the blower fan including a cylindrical hub, a plurality of blades disposed to be spaced apart an asymmetric distance from one another about the hub, and a balancer connected to the hub to balance the blades. |
| US10968920B2 |
Motor mount for HVAC system
The present disclosure is directed to an adjustable mounting assembly for a fan motor, having a frame defining a space configured to receive the fan motor, a fixed nut coupled to the frame, and a bolt extending through the fixed nut and into the space. The frame is configured to mount to a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit, and the bolt is adjustable relative to the fixed nut to adjust a position of the fan motor within the space. |
| US10968916B2 |
Seal arrangement for superchargers
Disclosed is an embodiment of a dual seal arrangement for the high-speed shaft of a supercharger with a centrifugal compressor and a mechanical speed step-down transmission to the shaft. A ring located about the shaft splits the rotational speed of the shaft between two seals, so that each seal spins at a speed of roughly half the speed of the shaft. The arrangement can also be used to split the shaft speed between two bearings in the same manner. The high-speed shaft may also have a turbine attached, to form a driven turbocharger. |
| US10968912B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor includes a bush having a shaft part and a balance weight part. The balance weight part is secured to an outer periphery of the shaft part by shrink-fitting. The shaft part includes: a cylindrical body part; and a cylindrical coupling part which extends outward from an axial end portion of the body part, and to which the balance weight part is joined. The bush satisfies the following requirements: 1.2≤D2/D1≤1.6; and (a) 1.0≤[(D2−D3)/(D4−D2)]×E1/E2≤3.5, (b) where D1 is the outer diameter of the body part, D2 is the outer diameter of the coupling part, D3 is the inner diameter of the body part, D4 is the outer diameter of the balance weight part, E1 is the Young's modulus of the shaft part, and E2 is the Young's modulus of the balance weight part. |
| US10968904B2 |
Tandem motor linear rod pump
An oil pumping system to carry oil from an oil sump in a pump housing to an internal oil reservoir in another portion of the pump housing. A top plate is attached to a pump rod and moves in accordance with a reciprocating motion of the pump rod. A bottom plate is below the top plate. A pump mechanism, disposed between the top plate and bottom plate, includes a valve seat that contacts the bottom plate, and an upper portion that contacts the top plate. A first biasing element is configured to urge the valve seat upward away from the bottom plate. A second biasing element is configured to urge the plunger upward away from the valve seat. Upward movement of the pump rod allows oil to flow into the pump mechanism. Downward movement of the pump rod causes the bottom of the valve seat to seal against the bottom plate. |
| US10968900B2 |
High pressure pump
A positive displacement pump for pumping a fluid mastic comprises a plurality of cylinders each having a piston arranged for reciprocal motion within the cylinder. Movement of the piston in a first direction draws the fluid into the cylinder and movement in a second, opposite direction pumps the fluid out of the cylinder. A variable speed electric motor is drivingly coupled to a cam arrangement providing a reciprocating drive to the pistons. The cam arrangement comprises cams shaped and arranged to drive each piston in the first direction over less than half of a rotational cycle and to drive each piston in the second direction over the remainder of the rotational cycle. The cams are arranged to drive the pistons out of phase with one another. |
| US10968894B2 |
Wind turbine foundation and method of constructing a wind turbine foundation
A wind turbine foundation and method for making a wind turbine foundation. The wind turbine foundation preferably includes a core member including a substantially cylindrically-shaped main body, a first outer flange extending out from the main body along an upper section of the core member, and a second outer flange extending out from the main body along a lower section of the core member, and a plurality of radial girders connected to the first outer flange and the second outer flange and radiating out from the core member. |
| US10968893B2 |
Wind turbine comprising a parking structure for carrying the rotor during removal of the nacelle
A wind turbine comprising a tower structure configured to hold a nacelle with a rotor and a parking structure for holding the rotor. To improve the ability to carry out maintenance and to allow easier assembly and disassembly of the wind turbine, the parking structure is configured to connect the rotor directly to the tower structure to thereby allow removal of the nacelle while the rotor remains fixed to the tower structure. |
| US10968891B2 |
Method of controlling active power generation of a wind power plant and wind power plant
In various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of controlling active power generation of a wind power plant coupled to a power grid, the wind power plant including a power plant controller for controlling a plurality of wind turbine generators. In an embodiment, the method includes monitoring an operational status of a plant compensation equipment and adjusting a plant reactive power capability when the operational status of the plant compensation equipment indicates a fault in the plant compensation equipment. According to an embodiment, the method includes controlling the wind power plant to curtail the active power generated by the wind power plant by a curtailment amount determined based on the adjusted plant reactive power capability. A corresponding wind power plant is further provided. |
| US10968890B2 |
Controlling wind turbine power production within power ramp rate limit for wind power plant
A method and associated control arrangement are disclosed for controlling a power output of a wind power plant (WPP) according to a predetermined power ramp rate limit, the WPP comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs). The method comprises receiving a first signal indicating that a first WTG is in a ready state to begin producing power. The method further comprises, upon determining that, responsive to the received first signal, beginning power production of the first WTG at a predetermined default power ramp rate would cause the power output of the WPP to exceed the power ramp rate limit, controlling power production of the first WTG using at least one of: a first delay, a power ramp rate reference less than the default power ramp rate, and a power reference less than a nominal power output of the first WTG. |
| US10968883B2 |
Air-driven generator
An air-driven generator for generating electric power from movement of a working fluid. Upper ends of buoyancy conduits are in fluidic communication with an upper end of a gravitational distribution conduit, and a lower end of the gravitational distribution conduit is in fluidic communication with lower ends of the buoyancy conduits. An air injection system injects air into the buoyancy conduits. A closed fluid loop is formed with working fluid flowing from the gravitational distribution conduit driving a fluid turbine system that is interposed between the lower ends of the gravitational distribution conduit and the buoyancy conduits. Flow of working fluid can be induced by an injection of air into working fluid disposed in the buoyancy conduits to achieve a generation of power by actuation of the fluid turbine system. An upper chamber can remove entrained air. A Rankin Cycle Generator can receive and be actuated by exhausted air. |
| US10968882B2 |
Movable-blade operation system for hydraulic machine
A movable-blade operation system for a hydraulic machine according to an embodiment includes an oil hydraulic cylinder installed within a rotational shaft, a bidirectional pump, a pump drive motor, a control unit, and an oil head installed in the hydraulic machine. The bidirectional pump selectively feeds pressurized hydraulic oil to one of a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber. The oil head couples the rotational shaft rotatably, and the hydraulic oil fed from the bidirectional pump to the first cylinder chamber and the second cylinder chamber flows through the oil head. The bidirectional pump, the pump drive motor, and the control unit are installed outside the hydraulic machine. |
| US10968879B2 |
Systems and methods for catalyst heating
Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust catalyst heating strategy that uses spark retard to increase an amount of heat output by an engine without a combustion stability limit. In one example, a method may include, during an engine cold start, applying an ignition spark at a timing that produces substantially zero combustion torque while maintaining an engine speed greater than a threshold speed via electric motor torque. Furthermore, an amount of heat output by the engine may be controlled by adjusting an airflow through the engine, such as by adjusting one or more of a throttle position and the engine speed. |
| US10968878B2 |
Circuit and method for coil current control
Circuits and methods to control a current in a coil are disclosed. The circuit and methods provide over-dwell protection and soft shut-down functionality to safely discharge the coil. The safe discharge of the coil is facilitated by a soft-start ramp signal that reduces the coil current gradually by controlling a switching device according. A profile of the soft-start ramp signal over time determines the gradual reduction. The profile of the soft-start ramp signal can be adjusted to set (i) an over-dwell period of the coil current, after which the coil current is shut down, and (ii) a soft shut-down period, over which the coil current is gradually reduced. |
| US10968875B2 |
Intake manifold
An intake manifold includes a passage wall portion having a first member passage wall portion provided at a first member, a second member passage wall portion provided at a second member, and an inner joint portion including a division point at which an inner joint portion is divided from an outer peripheral joint portion, the inner joint portion at which the first member passage wall portion and the second member passage wall portion are joined with each other. At least a part of the inner joint portion except for the division point is arranged at a height position closer to a middle part of a gas passage than the division point in a first direction in which the first member and the second member are opposed with each other. |
| US10968874B2 |
Collapsible foam sleeve for engine air induction system
Methods and systems are provided for a foam sleeve circumferentially surrounding an engine passage. In one example, a system may include a collapsible foam sleeve including cuts on its surface that may be fit onto the engine passage. The foam sleeve may be stacked and transported in a collapsed state and then expanded prior to the fitting to the engine passage. |
| US10968873B2 |
Hydrocarbon adsorber apparatus and fixation method thereof
The present invention is directed to the use of an improved hydrocarbon adsorption system for the treatment of evaporative emissions from a motor vehicle. More specifically, the system includes one or more hydrocarbon adsorption elements being housed within a frame, the frame being permanently affixed within the air intake housing of engine. |
| US10968872B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation valve warming device
An exhaust gas recirculation valve warming device includes an exhaust throttle arranged in an exhaust passage, an exhaust gas recirculation passage that extends from a portion of the exhaust passage that is upstream of the exhaust throttle and is connected to an intake passage, an exhaust gas recirculation valve arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation passage, and a branch passage that extends from a portion of the exhaust gas recirculation passage that is upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation valve in a direction in which exhaust gas flows, in which the branch passage is connected to a portion of the exhaust passage that is downstream of the exhaust throttle. The exhaust gas recirculation valve includes a valve passage that forms part of the exhaust gas recirculation passage and a warming passage that forms part of the branch passage. |
| US10968871B2 |
Engine system and method of controlling the same
An engine system may include an engine including a plurality of intake lines through which outside air supplied to combustion chamber flows, a first electric supercharger and a second electric supercharger disposed respectively in the plurality of intake lines, a first exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) device including a first EGR line branched from an exhaust manifold and joining an intake manifold and a first EGR valve disposed in the first EGR line, and a controller determining an engine target torque according to a driving condition of the engine, setting an engine torque within an operation region of the first EGR device when the engine target torque is in a torque dead band between the operation region of the first EGR device and a non-operation region thereof, and compensating a difference value between the engine target torque and the engine torque by a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) motor. |
| US10968869B2 |
Evaporated fuel processing device
A device may determine whether there is a communicated point with open air between a pump and a control valve or on an opposite side to the control valve of the pump, by at least two of pressures: between the pump and the control valve in case the control valve is in a cutoff state, the switching valve is in a communication state, and the pump sends in forward direction, on an opposite side to the control valve of to the pump in case the control valve is in a communication state, the switching valve is in the cutoff state, and the pump sends in reverse direction; and between the pump and the control valve or on the opposite side to the control valve of the pump in case the valves are in the cutoff states and the pump is stopped after one of these cases. |
| US10968865B2 |
Rocket propulsion system and method for operating a rocket propulsion system
A rocket propulsion system comprises a combustion chamber, an oxygen supply system, comprising an oxygen supply duct and being configured to supply oxygen to the combustion chamber, and a hydrogen supply system, comprising a hydrogen supply duct and being configured to supply hydrogen to the combustion chamber. An ignition unit of the propulsion system, to which at least portions of the oxygen and the hydrogen supplied to the combustion chamber can be supplied, is configured to initiate combustion of the oxygen-hydrogen mixture in the combustion chamber. The propulsion system further comprises a cooling duct extending along an inner surface of a combustion chamber wall and through which at least a portion of the oxygen supplied to the combustion chamber, at least a portion of the hydrogen supplied to the combustion chamber or a combustion gas mixture emerging from the ignition unit flows. |
| US10968864B2 |
Nacelle
A nacelle is configured to be coupled to an underside of a wing and forms a clearance space between the nacelle and a leading edge slat of the wing. A portion of an outlet cowling moves longitudinally aft when a reverse thrust configuration is activated and the leading edge slat is deployed toward the nacelle. The outlet cowling also includes another portion located adjacent to the leading edge slat that does not move when the reverse thrust configuration is activated and thus maintains its clearance space from the leading edge slat. |
| US10968862B2 |
Monolithic, galleryless piston and method of construction thereof
A galleryless piston for an internal combustion engine is provided. The piston has a monolithic piston body including an upper wall forming an upper combustion surface with first and second portions. The first portion extends annularly along an outer periphery of the upper wall and the second portion includes a combustion bowl. The first portion can also include valve pockets formed therein to reduce weight. The upper wall has an undercrown surface directly opposite the second portion of the upper combustion surface. To enhance cooling, a center portion of the undercrown surface is concave, such that oil is channeled during reciprocation of the piston from one side to the opposite side of the piston. The concave center portion is axially offset from the surrounding area of the undercrown surface. |
| US10968861B2 |
Cylinder head
The cylinder head includes an intake port communicating with a cylinder of a cylinder block, a cylinder head main body having an exhaust port communicating with the cylinder, and a rocker housing integrally formed on the cylinder head main body and an inner side of which is defined as a valve-system accommodating space. The rocker housing includes a lateral wall having a lateral wall main body and a base end portion which extends along a lower end of the lateral wall main body, connects the lateral wall main body to the cylinder head main body, and has a thickness thicker than that of the lateral wall body. A flow path which extends in an extending direction of the base end portion and through which a fluid flow is formed in the base end portion. |
| US10968857B2 |
Fuel pump pressure control structure and methodology
A method and system is provided of controlling a pump having a pumping element configured to provide pressurized fuel to a common rail accumulator coupled to a plurality of fuel injectors configured to inject fuel into a corresponding plurality of cylinders of an engine, comprising: receiving rail pressure values indicating a current fuel pressure in the accumulator; and responding to the received at least one rail pressure value by controlling operation of the pumping element during each potential pumping event of the pumping element to generate actual pumping events during at least some of the potential pumping events to cause the rail pressure values to remain within a desired range and to at least one of increase an overall efficiency of the pump, decrease audible noise generated by the pump, increase reliability of the pump and reduce injection pressure variations at the plurality of fuel injectors. |
| US10968856B2 |
Engine control method and engine system
When an incremental amount of a steering angle exceeds a reference incremental amount, an ECU 60 executes vehicle attitude control of reducing an output torque of an engine, and, in a given operating range, drives a spark plug 16 in a manner allowing an air-fuel mixture to be self-ignited at a given timing, thereby executing SPCCI combustion. When there is a request for an additional deceleration from the vehicle attitude control (#12: YES), and the SPCCI combustion is performed (#13: YES), the ECU 60 executes fuel amount reduction control of reducing the amount of fuel to be supplied into a cylinder 2 (#14), so as to attain torque reduction for the vehicle attitude control. On the other hand, when the SPCCI combustion is not performed (#13: NO), the ECU 60 executes ignition retardation control of retarding an ignition timing of the spark plug 16 (#15). |
| US10968848B2 |
EGR device
An EGR device includes an EGR flow path, an EGR valve, a stepping motor, a motor driver, a return spring, a speed detector, and an opening degree estimator. The EGR flow path conveys exhaust gas from an exhaust flow path of an engine to an intake flow path. The EGR valve is disposed on the EGR flow path. The stepping motor drives the EGR valve to open to close. The motor driver supplies driving power to the stepping motor. The return spring urges the EGR valve in a valve closing direction. The speed detector detects an output shaft rotation speed of the engine. The opening degree estimator estimates an opening degree of the EGR valve. The motor driver changes a drive frequency of the stepping motor according to variations of the output shaft rotation speed detected by the speed detector and the opening degree estimated by the opening degree estimator. |
| US10968847B2 |
Device and method for controlling internal combustion engine
A control device for an internal combustion engine includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to execute a purging process that draws the fuel vapor trapped in the canister into the intake passage by controlling the purge valve, a fuel feeding process that feeds the air-fuel mixture, which includes the fuel supplied to the cylinder, to the exhaust passage without burning the air-fuel mixture in the cylinder, and a fuel supply process that supplies fuel to the cylinder when the fuel feeding process is being performed. The processing circuitry is further configured to perform the fuel supply process by performing the purging process. |
| US10968845B2 |
Control device for compression ignition engine
A control device is provided for a compression ignition engine, which controls so that partial compression ignition combustion of A/F-lean mixture gas is carried out in a specific range where an engine load is low. In a first range of the specific range, a normal ignition in which sparks are generated in a late period of compression stroke or an early period of expansion stroke to start SI combustion, and a preceding ignition in which sparks are generated at a timing included in intake stroke or compression stroke and earlier than the normal ignition by a given amount or more are performed, and fuel is injected at a timing where fuel is present before the preceding ignition inside the combustion chamber. In a high-load side second range of the specific range, at least the normal ignition is performed and the execution of the preceding ignition is limited. |
| US10968844B2 |
Method for determining the current compression ratio of an internal combustion engine during operation
In the method according to example embodiments, dynamic pressure oscillations in the inlet tract of the respective internal combustion engine are measured during normal operation, and from these a corresponding pressure oscillation signal is generated. A crankshaft phase angle signal is acquired at the same time. The pressure oscillation signal is used to determine an actual value of at least one characteristic of at least one selected signal frequency of the measured pressure oscillations in relation to the crankshaft phase angle signal, and the current compression ratio is determined on the basis of the determined actual value and using reference values of the corresponding characteristic of the respective same signal frequency for different compression ratios. |
| US10968843B2 |
System, apparatus and method for clean, multi-energy generation
Systems, apparatuses and methods in interoperating with multiple clean energy sources, such as pneumatic energy, electrical energy, hydrogen energy and steam energy, with engine configurations employing theses clean energy sources dynamically and synchronously. Further embodiments including fossil fuel energies. |
| US10968841B2 |
Firing fraction management in skip fire engine control
Skip fire engine control using a first order sigma delta based firing controller is described. An engine controller determines a skip fire firing fraction and (as appropriate) associated engine settings that are suitable for delivering a requested output. The operational firing fraction is selected from a set of available firing fractions. The engine controller uses a first order sigma delta based converter to direct working cycle firings in a skip fire manner that delivers the selected firing fraction. The converter includes or functions substantially equivalent to a first order sigma delta converter and may be implemented any of: algorithmically using a processor; using digital, analog or hybrid components; using a lookup table; or using other appropriate techniques. In some embodiments firing decisions are made on a working cycle by working cycle basis. The described approach may be used in gasoline engines, diesel engines, turbocharged or supercharged engines, or others. |
| US10968840B2 |
Method to manufacture a throttle valve for an internal combustion engine provided with a conditioning circuit
A method to manufacture a throttle valve for an internal combustion engine comprising a valve body having a seat and a tube for the passage of conditioning fluid; an actuating device, which controls the rotation of a throttle plate; and a substantially uniform layer of a structural and heat-conducting resin interposed between the seat and the tube and applied on the entire available surface of the seat; the method comprising the steps of manufacturing the valve body provided with the seat by causing a first metal material to undergo a die casting process; applying a trace of the structural and thermosetting resin on the bottom of the seat; and inserting the tube into the seat so as to obtain a substantially uniform layer of the structural and thermosetting resin, which is interposed between the seat and the tube. |
| US10968838B2 |
Engine speed control device
An engine speed control device performing: a first PID gain calculation step of calculating a target engine speed to thereby calculate a first PID gain based on an engine speed deviation between the target engine speed and an engine speed; a target rack position calculation step of correcting the first PID gain based on a cooling water temperature to thereby calculate a target rack position of a fuel injection pump; a second PID gain calculation step of calculating a second PID gain based on a rack position deviation between the target rack position and a rack position; and a rack control signal producing step of correcting the second PID gain based on a lubricating oil temperature to thereby produce a rack control signal. The engine speed control device thus controls an engine speed by controlling the rack position based on the rack control signal. |
| US10968835B2 |
Apparatus for gas turbine engines
Apparatus for a gas turbine engine, the apparatus comprising: a core engine casing having a longitudinal axis and including: an inner wall defining at least part of a core airflow path through the gas turbine engine; an outer wall defining an external surface of the core engine casing, a first cavity being defined between the inner wall and the outer wall of the core engine casing; a plurality of guide vanes extending radially from the outer wall of the core engine casing; a torque box defined within the first cavity of the core engine casing and at least partially overlapping axially with the plurality of guide vanes, the torque box defining a second cavity; and an accessory gear box positioned within the second cavity of the torque box. |
| US10968833B2 |
Accessory gearbox for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine arrangement includes an accessory gearbox which is mounted so as to be aligned in an axial direction along the engine. The accessory gearbox may be recessed at least partly into a casing of the engine. |
| US10968832B2 |
Combined overspeed and fuel stream selector systems
Embodiments of a combined overspeed and fuel stream selector system are provided. In an embodiment, the assembly includes a conduit network, a Discharge Select Valve (DSV), and a shutoff valve. The DSV is fluidly coupled to a primary fuel inlet, a secondary fuel inlet, and a primary fuel outlet included in the conduit network. The shutoff valve is fluidly coupled between the primary fuel inlet and the primary fuel outlet. In a standard operation mode, the shutoff valve is maintained in an open position, while fuel received at the primary fuel inlet is directed through the shutoff valve, through the DSV, and to the primary fuel inlet. Conversely, in a backup operation mode, the shutoff valve is closed to block fuel flow from the primary fuel inlet to the primary fuel outlet, while the DSV directs fuel flow received at the secondary fuel inlet to the primary fuel outlet. |
| US10968825B2 |
Flow multiplier systems for aircraft
Flow multiplier systems for aircraft are described herein. A flow multiplier system includes a turbo-compressor having a compressor, a turbine, and a drive shaft coupled between the compressor and the turbine. A compressor outlet of the compressor is fluidly coupled to an ejector in a gas turbine engine. The system also includes a supply line fluidly coupling a compressed air tank and a turbine inlet and a valve coupled to the supply line. The system includes a controller configured to, based on an input signal requesting to increase output power of the gas turbine engine, send a command signal to open the valve to enable a flow of pressurized air from the compressed air tank to the turbine inlet. The turbine drives the compressor to create high pressure air at the compressor outlet, which is provided into the gas turbine engine to increase the output power. |
| US10968822B2 |
Linear piston engine for operating external linear load
A linear piston engine includes a housing having a combustion chamber located between opposing first and second piston chambers. A first piston assembly is located within the first piston chamber, and a second piston assembly is located within the second piston chamber. Each piston assembly includes a piston for reciprocating within the piston chamber. The piston is located adjacent to the combustion chamber. Each piston assembly also includes a crankshaft coupled to the piston for guiding the piston through a power stroke and a return stroke, and a linear output member coupled to the piston for providing a linear output motion based on reciprocating motion of the piston. |
| US10968821B2 |
Piston rod and free piston engine
An internal combustion engine may include an engine block, a cylinder defining at least one combustion chamber, and a piston in the cylinder. The piston may travel in a first stroke from one end to an opposite end of the cylinder, and may be sized relative to the cylinder to enable an expansion stroke portion of the first stroke while the piston travels under gas expansion pressure, and a momentum stroke portion of the first stroke for the remainder of the first stroke following the expansion stroke portion. A passageway may be formed in the piston rod to communicate gas flow between a first combustion chamber and an area external to the cylinder when the piston is in a first position, and to communicate gas flow between a second combustion chamber and an area external to the cylinder when the piston is in a second position. |
| US10968812B2 |
Temperature responsive variable water pump and engine cooling system
A water pump of an engine cooling system includes a thermal valve that divides an outlet space of a pump housing of an outlet port, through which the engine coolant pumped into the internal space of a pump housing is discharged, into a front end discharge region and a rear end discharge region. The thermal valve also forms a dual flow path through which the engine coolant is discharged to the front end discharge region and the rear end discharge region according to the increase of the coolant temperature. The cooling of a cylinder block and a cylinder head of an engine are thus separately adjusted. |
| US10968808B2 |
Tailpipe riser
A modular tailpipe riser kit includes a plurality of conduit modules that are selectively connectable to each other to support flow of exhaust gases through connected conduit modules. The plurality of conduit modules include a tailpipe coupling having a first end receivable and selectively securable to the outer surface of a tailpipe of an automobile, an elbow selectively connectable to the tailpipe coupling, and a riser extension selectively connectable to the elbow. The modular tailpipe riser kit further include a circumferential clamp that is receivable about the tailpipe coupling for selectively securing the tailpipe coupling about the outer surface of the tailpipe. A tailpipe riser that is fully assembled and ready for installation may also be provided. |
| US10968805B2 |
Motor vehicle and a method for operating a motor vehicle
A motor vehicle including an exhaust system downstream of an internal combustion engine and which comprises several exhaust gas aftertreatment devices for cleaning the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust system includes an SCR catalytic converter and at least one additional catalytic converter, wherein the additional catalytic converter is designed as an NOx storage catalytic converter or an oxidation catalytic converter, wherein a control device is provided for controlling at least one operating component of the motor vehicle influencing the temperature of the exhaust gas, wherein the control device is designed to control the operating component for setting the temperature of the exhaust gas depending on at least route information dependent on an expected travel distance and conversion information relating to a temperature-dependent pollutant conversion rate of at least one exhaust gas aftertreatment device of the exhaust system. |
| US10968804B2 |
Controller and control method for internal combustion engine
A controller calculates a predicted value of the exhaust pressure between a catalyst and a filter for a case in which engine fuel containing no manganese is used continuously. Also, the controller calculates a correlation value proportional to the amount of heat received by the catalyst when the catalyst temperature is higher than or equal to the adhesion temperature of manganese oxide. Further, the controller determines that there is a removal requirement for removing manganese oxide from the catalyst when the difference between the predicted value and the detected pressure of the exhaust pressure between the catalyst and the filter is greater than a specified determination value, and the correlation value is greater than or equal to a specified determination value. The controller executes the removal process by performing fuel amount increase control when it is determined that there is a removal requirement. |
| US10968800B2 |
Dosing and mixing arrangement for use in exhaust aftertreatment
A dosing and mixing arrangement includes a mixing tube having a constant diameter along its length. At least a first portion of the mixing tube includes a plurality of apertures. The arrangement also includes a swirl structure for causing exhaust flow to swirl outside of the first portion of the mixing tube in one direction along a flow path that extends at least 270 degrees around a central axis of the mixing tube. The arrangement is configured such that the exhaust enters an interior of the mixing tube through the apertures as the exhaust swirls along the flow path. The exhaust entering the interior of the mixing tube through the apertures has a tangential component that causes the exhaust to swirl around the central axis within the interior of the mixing tube. The arrangement also includes a doser for dispensing a reactant into the interior of the mixing tube. |
| US10968796B2 |
Breather structure of engine
The disclosure prevents oil separated from blow-by gas by using a breather chamber and discharged to a valve chamber from leaking to the outside from a breather chamber mounting surface between the breather chamber and the valve chamber. A breather chamber includes cylindrical drain passages communicating with a valve chamber, and tips of the drain passages exceed breather chamber mounting surfaces of a cylinder head and a head cover and protrude from opening parts toward a side of the valve chamber, so the oil separated from the blow-by gas in the breather chamber can be reliably discharged to the valve chamber and prevented from leaking to the outside from the breather chamber mounting surfaces. |
| US10968791B2 |
Control device and control method for onboard engine
A control device for an onboard engine is configured to control the oil discharge pressure of an oil pump and execute, when determining that there may be an abnormality in the control of the oil discharge pressure, a change process that increases the target discharge pressure to a value that is greater than that before it is determined that there may be an abnormality in the control. When a discharge pressure sensor value in a situation in which the discharge pressure is being controlled based on the target discharge pressure increased through execution of the change process does not become greater than or equal to a discharge pressure threshold, the control device sets an upper limit for the engine rotation speed and increases the upper limit as the discharge pressure sensor value increases. |
| US10968788B2 |
Two-part lifter assembly
A roller-lifter assembly for a cam-actuated engine, comprising a two-part roller lifter (10, 13, 16) comprising a pump actuator main body, a receiving portion extending from the main body (160, 161, 162, 163 164), and a cam follower comprising a roller assembly (31) or a flat tappet integrated to the main body and configured to follow a rotating cam of a cam-actuated (32) engine. A hydraulically-actuated capsule (200, 202, 203, 204, 205) is fitted to the receiving portion of the pump actuator, the capsule configured to rotate with respect to the pump actuator (100, 101, 102, 103, 104). |
| US10968786B2 |
Exploiting condensation heat in heat engines
An improved heat engine employing a dual-component working fluid and configured to generate internal heat from one component of the working fluid that heats the other component through the physical contact between them such that together with the addition of external heat, the engine advantageously yields enhanced work extraction efficiency through separate, parallel expansion of each of the working fluids. |
| US10968782B2 |
Rotatable vanes
A gas turbine engine, having an engine central longitudinal axis, includes at least one of a vane support, a vane stage, a blade outer air seal support, and a blade outer air seal. At least one of the vane support, the vane stage, the blade outer air seal support, and the blade outer air seal is rotatable about the engine central longitudinal axis. The gas turbine engine may further include a drive system configured to rotate at least one of the vane support, the vane stage, the blade outer air seal support, and the blade outer air seal about the engine central longitudinal axis. |
| US10968781B2 |
System and method for cooling discharge flow
A system includes a probe disposed through one or more walls of a turbomachine. The probe includes a sensing component configured to sense a parameter of the turbomachine. The probe also includes a body coupled to the sensing component, an inlet configured to receive a cooling inflow, a shell that defines a cooling passage, and an outlet. The sensing component is disposed on a warm side of the one or more walls. The inlet and the outlet are disposed on a cool side of the one or more walls. The cooling passage directs the cooling inflow toward the sensing component and toward the outlet. The outlet is configured to receive an outflow from the cooling passage, wherein the outflow includes at least a portion of the cooling inflow. |
| US10968780B2 |
Turbine bearing maintenance apparatus and method
Various embodiments include apparatuses for performing maintenance on a gas turbine bearing area, along with related methods. One apparatus can include: a set of rails sized to couple with the gas turbine and rest coaxially with a bearing adjacent the gas turbine, the set of rails for supporting a portion of a housing of the bearing; a first platform spanning between the set of rails; a lifting device coupled to the first platform for engaging an inlet bellmouth of the gas turbine; and a second platform suspended from the set of rails sized to accommodate an operator. |
| US10968778B2 |
Gas turbine
A gas turbine includes an outer casing having an annular shape; an inner casing disposed inside the outer casing; and a plurality of struts, each strut having a first end fixed to an outer surface of the inner casing, a second end fixed to an inner surface of the outer casing, and an inclined portion for guiding a flow of combustion gas, wherein the inclined portion is inclined from a front side to a rear side. |
| US10968777B2 |
Chordal seal
A vane for a gas turbine engine includes at least one airfoil. A first platform has a first rail located at a first end of the airfoil. A second platform has a second rail located at a second end of the airfoil. A first chordal seal is located on an axially aft surface of the first rail. A second chordal seal is located on an aft surface of the second rail and has a second radius of curvature at least partially truncated by an outer edge of the second rail. |
| US10968776B2 |
Turbine support structure
Provided is a structure in which nozzles of a turbine of a gas turbine and a shroud of the turbine are supported by a turbine casing. Each nozzle includes an outer circumferential flange having a front end portion and a rear end portion respectively engaged with an inner circumferential portion of the turbine casing, a front end portion of the shroud is engaged with the rear end portion of the outer circumferential flange located frontward thereof, a rear end portion of the shroud is engaged with the front end portion of the outer circumferential flange located rearward thereof, and the nozzle and the shroud are supported by the turbine casing through a support pin penetrating a superposition engagement portion at which engagement portions of the turbine casing, the outer circumferential flange, and the shroud are radially superposed on each other. |
| US10968768B2 |
Turbocharger with adjustable vanes
A turbocharger (1) with variable turbine geometry (VTG). A multiplicity of guide vanes (7) each have a vane shaft (8) mounted in the vane bearing ring (6). An adjusting ring (5) is operatively connected to the guide vanes (7) by way of associated vane levers (20) which are fastened to the vane shafts (8) at one of their ends. Each vane lever (20) has, at the other end, a lever head (23) which can be placed in engagement with an associated engagement recess (24) of the adjusting ring (5). An actuation device (11) has an inner lever (26) which is arranged in the turbine housing (2) and which is connected by means of an adjustment pin (25) to the adjusting ring (5). The adjustment pin (25) has a welding bolt (27) on which a wear-resistant sleeve (28) is arranged. |
| US10968761B2 |
Seal assembly with impingement seal plate
A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal that has a seal body extending circumferentially between opposed mate faces, the seal body having a seal face that bounds a gas path and an opposed impingement face, a seal carrier extending along the impingement face, and a seal member trapped between the seal carrier and the impingement face such that the seal member is circumferentially aligned with one of the mate faces. A method of sealing is also disclosed. |
| US10968760B2 |
Gas turbine engine component for acoustic attenuation
A section for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a rotor having a hub carrying a plurality of blades, the hub rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a seal extending outwardly from the hub to establish a sealing relationship with a plurality of vanes distributed about the longitudinal axis. A flow guide assembly is secured to an engine static structure such that a flow path is defined between the hub and the flow guide assembly. The flow path has an inlet portion defined along the seal and an outlet portion, and the flow guide assembly includes an acoustic liner that extends along the flow path. |
| US10968758B2 |
Attachment of structures having different physical characteristics
A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The assembly includes: a composite fan blade, the fan blade including a root; a metallic rotor including a slot for receiving the root; the root being at least partially coated with a metal to form a metal-coated portion; the metal-coated portion of the root being at least partially covered with an intermediate material; and the root, metal-coated portion and intermediate material being received in the slot and bonded to the rotor. |
| US10968753B1 |
Airfoil having impingement leading edge
Airfoils for a gas turbine engines and gas turbine engines are described. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending in a radial direction from a first end to a second end, and axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge. A radially extending leading edge channel is formed in the leading edge of the airfoil body, having first and second channel walls that join at a channel base. A first leading edge impingement cavity is located within the airfoil body proximate the leading edge and is defined, in part, by the first channel wall. A leading edge feed cavity is arranged aft of the first leading edge impingement cavity to supply air into the first leading edge impingement cavity. A first leading edge impingement hole is formed in the first channel wall and angled toward a portion of the second channel wall. |
| US10968749B2 |
Combustion chamber arrangement and a gas turbine engine comprising a combustion chamber arrangement
A combustion chamber arrangement includes an annular combustion chamber, a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors and a stage of turbine nozzle guide vanes. The stage of turbine nozzle guide vanes is arranged at the downstream end of the annular combustion chamber and includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes extending between and being secured to an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall. The annular inner wall has an outer surface which has a plurality of outer surface portions and each portion is positioned between a pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes and the annular outer wall has an inner surface which has a plurality of inner surface portions and each portion is positioned between a pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes. |
| US10968748B2 |
Non-axisymmetric end wall contouring with aft mid-passage peak
A turbine section includes a pair of adjacent turbine airfoils and an endwall extending between the airfoils. The endwall includes a first feature spanning approximately thirty percent pitch and having a first depression with a maximum depression located between twenty percent and eighty percent of the axial chord length of the first airfoil, a second feature spanning approximately thirty percent pitch and having a first peak with a maximum height located between sixty percent and ninety percent of the axial chord length of the first airfoil, and a third feature spanning approximately thirty percent pitch and having a second depression with a maximum depression located between twenty percent and fifty percent of the axial chord length of the second airfoil. |
| US10968747B2 |
Airfoil with thickened root and fan and engine incorporating same
In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an airfoil is disclosed. The airfoil may include a platform and a blade extending from the platform. The blade may have a root proximate the platform and a tip radially outward from the platform. The root may have a greater thickness than a cross-section at about a quarter-span of the blade or greater. |
| US10968744B2 |
Turbine rotor assembly having a retaining collar for a bayonet mount
A retaining collar is disclosed for a bayonet mount comprising a rotor disc having a male mounting member defining a pair of apertures and an auxiliary annular wheel defining a plurality of mounting slots. The retaining collar comprises a ring-shaped body and a pair of retention pins. The ring-shaped body has a pair of circumferential end portions separated by a circumferential gap, and an arcuate radial outer surface extending circumferentially between the end portions. The body is dimensioned so that the radial outer surface frictionally engages a radial inner surface of a cylindrical male mounting member in the bayonet mount. The pair of retention pins each extend radially outward from one of the circumferential end portions. Each of the retention pins are dimensioned to extend radially outward from the body through one of said apertures and one of said mounting slots. |
| US10968741B2 |
Variable pre and de-compression control mechanism and method for hydraulic displacement pump
A rotary displacement piston pump is disclosed having rotatable single or dual valve/port plate(s). The valve plate, being rotatable forward and/or rearward with respect to the rotation of the piston carrier, alters the phasing of the land area of the pumping action thereby altering the phasing of piston speed inasmuch as the land area can be moved to a position to accelerate the piston(s) in a pre or decompression phase. In this way, pump noise, from colliding pressure fronts within the respective high and low pressure plenums, can be “tuned” out of the pump by adjusting the phasing and position of the valve plate(s) and raising or lowering the pre and decompression pressure(s) as necessary. Pump volume can also be controlled by advancing or retarding the valve plate(s), either in or out of synch, so as to shorten intake/exhaust piston stroke and overlap fluid flow between respective intake/exhaust plenums. |
| US10968740B2 |
Interchangeable chisel holder
The invention relates to an interchangeable chisel holder (40) which can be fixed to a milling drum (15) of a ground-working machine (10), having a forward chisel holder (42) for the interchangeable holding of a forward chisel (20), preferably a round-shaft chisel, and having a rearward chisel (30, 31), which is held on the interchangeable chisel holder (40), wherein, as based on a working movement (76) of the interchangeable chisel holder (40) when used in the ground-working machine (10), the rearward chisel (30, 31) is arranged behind the forward chisel holder (42). In such an interchangeable candleholder (40) provision can be made, according to the invention, for the rearward chisel (30, 31) to be held on the interchangeable chisel holder (40) axially and fixed in the circumferential direction of the chisel holder. Maintenance-induced stoppages of the ground-working machine can thus be reduced and the loss of chisels can at least be lowered. |
| US10968738B1 |
Remanufactured conical bit
A bit that includes reclaiming a substantially solid body from a consumed conical bit. The substantially solid body includes a truncated forward body portion where the destroyed bit was removed and a generally cylindrical shank portion depending axially from the forward body portion. A new forward portion that includes a generally cylindrical bore or a tapered bore axially extending from a forward end of the forward portion is welded to an interface of the truncated forward body portion of the substantially solid body. |
| US10968737B2 |
Acoustic coupler for downhole logging while drilling applications
A deviated or horizontal wellbore is drilled in a geologic formation with a multiphase fluid including a gas by a rotating drill bit positioned at a downhole end of a drill string. Portions of the gas are released into the wellbore during the drilling. During the drilling, soundwaves are emitted into the geologic formation from within the wellbore by a set of acoustic emitters attached to the drill string. The received reflected soundwaves are transmitted by the set of solid acoustic couplers to a set of acoustic sensors contacting the solid acoustic couplers. The reflected soundwaves are received by the acoustic sensors. Rock properties of the geologic formation are determined based on the less attenuated reflected soundwaves transmitted to the acoustic sensors by the solid acoustic couplers. A drilling direction of the wellbore is adjusted based on the determined rock properties. |
| US10968733B2 |
Downhole temperature sensing of the fluid flow in and around a drill string tool
Temperature sensing devices and methods for determining downhole fluid temperature at a drill string in a borehole while drilling are disclosed. The device includes a temperature sensor capable of detecting and measuring rapid temperature changes and may be used to sense the temperature of fluid inside or outside the drill string. In addition, the device includes a thermal conductor that receives and secures the temperature sensor; the thermal conductor is in turn received and secured in a thermal insulator that provides a thermal barrier. In an embodiment, the device is disposed in a channel within an outer diameter of the drill string such that the device is protected from the side wall of the borehole and drilling fluid and cuttings can pass through the channel without becoming packed around the temperature sensor. |
| US10968732B2 |
Tubular wear volume determination using elasticity correction
Tubular elasticity is applied to determine tubular wear volume. In general, a torque and drag model is applied to calculate the dynamic stretch of the inner tubular string (e.g., drill string). The dynamic stretch is then integrated into a casing wear model to improve the accuracy of the calculated wear and its corresponding position along the outer tubular string (e.g., casing string). |
| US10968731B2 |
System and method for monitoring a blowout preventer
A monitoring system includes a processor configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors positioned about a mineral extraction system, input the sensor data into a model to generate a health index predictive of a future condition of a component of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack assembly of the mineral extraction system, and to provide an output indicative of the future condition of the component of the BOP stack assembly. |
| US10968729B2 |
Downhole heater
A downhole heating apparatus includes a gas separator, a downhole heater, a thermal barrier and lower and upper perforated tubing joints being vents. The thermal barrier retards fluid and heat from flowing between a lower annulus of a wellbore and an upper annulus of a wellbore. The thermal barrier is formed from one or more thermal barrier subcomponents. The downhole heater is an electrical heater. The thermal barrier and lower and upper perforated tubing joints includes one or more vents. |
| US10968725B2 |
Method of extracting coal bed methane using carbon dioxide
A method to extract methane from a coal bed seam with carbon dioxide produced and recovered from a fuel cell anode exhaust stream while simultaneously sequestering the carbon dioxide on the coal. The process produces methane to supply a fuel cell to generate electricity while reducing or eliminating GHG emissions. |
| US10968710B1 |
Modular managed pressure drilling choke system
The modular managed pressured drilling system provides multiple skids with individual chokes and PRVs on the skids. These skids secure to one another to construct a modular MPD system that provides the proper equipment for the drilling operation. An inlet flow block and an outlet flow block are secured to each skid. The flow blocks provide multiple apertures to provide different pathways for the drilling fluid through the flow blocks. The flow blocks may direct the fluid through a first choke, a second choke, a pressure relief valve, or a bypass. |
| US10968709B2 |
Centrifuge transportation apparatus
A transportation apparatus is described herein that comprises a lifting apparatus having a support structure, a base portion and a scissor-lift device disposed between the support structure and the base portion. The scissor-lift device having a first arm having a first end and a second end pivotally connected to a second arm having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first arm is hingedly connected to the base portion and the second end of the first arm is slidably engaged with the support structure. Similarly, the first end of the second arm is slidably engaged with the base portion and the second end of the second arm is hingedly connected to the support structure. A method of raising centrifuge equipment to a desired height via the lifting apparatus is also described herein. |
| US10968706B2 |
Assembly for producing a threaded connection for drilling and operating hydrocarbon wells, and resulting threaded connection
An assembly for producing a threaded connection includes first and second tubular components with an axis of revolution and each provided at one end with at least first, second, and third continuous threaded zones provided in succession on the same helix on the outer or inner peripheral surface of the component depending on whether the threaded end is male or female. The components are capable of cooperating together upon makeup. At least one of the first, second, or third threaded zones has a variable width thread profile and is self-locking. The ends respectively finish in a free terminal surface. Each of the ends is free of a specific abutment surface. At least one sealing surface is provided between each of the adjacent threaded zones in order to cooperate in a sealed interference fit with a sealing surface provided on the corresponding end when the connection is made up. |
| US10968705B2 |
Matrix body PDC drill bit
A matrix body PDC drill bit includes a drill crown and a bit body, and further includes a combined limiting sleeve. A connecting block and a connecting sleeve are provided at a junction of the drill crown and the bit body; multiple engaging teeth and engaging grooves for defining circumferential rotation and mutual engagement are provided between the connecting sleeve and the connecting block; the combined limiting sleeve includes several sub-limiting sleeves which are combined and spliced along an outer peripheral surface of the connecting sleeve and are configured to fixedly connected into a whole; an inner side of each sub-limiting sleeve is provided with upper limiting bumps and lower limiting bumps; the connecting block is inserted into the connecting sleeve to allow the upper limiting bumps and the lower limiting bumps to abut against fixed end surfaces of the connecting block and the connecting sleeve, respectively. |
| US10968703B2 |
Devices and systems for reducing cyclical torque on directional drilling actuators
An actuator for use in a directional steering assembly includes an ultrahard insert positioned on a working face. The ultrahard insert is positioned along at least a portion of the perimeter of the working face. The ultrahard insert has a coefficient of friction less than a material of the remainder of the working face. |
| US10968702B2 |
Rock drilling machine, rig and method for reinforcing rock surfaces
A rock drilling machine, rock drilling rig and method of reinforcing rock surfaces by means of grouting material is provided. The grouting material is fed through the rock drilling machine to a drilling tool connected to the rock drilling machine. The rock drilling machine include a flushing feed path, which is utilized in the feeding of the grouting material. |
| US10968701B2 |
Apparatus for drilling an oil well using a downhole powered rotating drill shoe mounted on casing or liner
An apparatus for driving a drillable drill bit of a drilling assembly and a method of manufacturing of the apparatus for driving the drillable drill bit is provided. The apparatus employs a drilling assembly that includes one of a casing string or a tubular string suspendable in a borehole and a drill pipe housed within one of the casing string or the tubular string. The drillable drill bit is fixed at the bottom of the drill pipe. The drilling assembly further includes a plurality of motors mounted circumferentially on the one of casing string or tubular string, wherein the plurality of motors is attached to wall of the one of casing string or tubular string and are partially outside the one of casing string or tubular string in the borehole, and the plurality of motors are configured to drive the drillable drill bit. |
| US10968695B2 |
Fixing assembly for roller shade
A fixing assembly is adapted to fix a main body of a roller shade to an environment, and is adapted to be installed at an end of a roller tube of the main body. The fixing assembly includes a fixing member, which corresponds to the roller tube when installed, and a fixing support corresponding to the fixing member. The fixing member includes a connecting portion and a snap-fitting portion connected to the connecting portion with an end thereof exposed out. The connecting portion can be connected to the end of the roller tube, whereby to fix the fixing member to the roller tube. The fixing support includes a fixing portion and a snap-fitted portion provided on a surface of the fixing portion facing the fixing member. The snap-fitting portion is detachably connected to the fixing support, and can be optionally engaged with the snap-fitted portion at different positions. |
| US10968692B2 |
Enclosed blind control
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and a blind control element and having an enclosure for the blind control element, with the element completely enclosed, a connector supporting the enclosure on the blind, and depending downwardly, and a drive device at the lower end of the enclosure for operating the element. |
| US10968691B2 |
Padded bottom and security edge for breakaway door
The present invention is a breakaway door with a padded bottom bar to protect vehicles that collide with said breakaway door. The padded bottom bar is mounted adjacent the bottom of the breakaway door. It includes a padded bottom bar having a bumper, a first tab extending from the bumper, and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is fixed to the bottom of the door with the first tab sandwiched between the plate and the door to mount the bumper to the door. A bottom loop suspends from the bottom of the breakaway door. The bottom loop has a cushion and a second tab sandwiched between the plate and the breakaway door to mount the bottom loop too the breakaway door. The bottom loop provides additional sealing and security to the breakaway door. |
| US10968689B2 |
Access port seal
An apparatus for sealing an opening in a metal sheath surrounding an insulated pipe is provided, the apparatus including a base comprising an outer flange securable within the opening, and defining an inner passage therethrough, the base having an annular ridge extending into the inner passage; a flexible waterproof body positionable within the inner passage, the body having a periphery therearound and a groove located within the periphery adapted to engage around the annular ridge; and a flexible metal element within the base. |
| US10968688B1 |
Window security assembly
A window security assembly includes a plurality of first brackets that is each mountable on a window in a wall of a building. A plurality of second brackets is each mountable on the window in the wall of the building. A plurality of fasteners is each extended through a respective one of the apertures in a respective one of the first brackets and the second brackets. In this way the first brackets and the second brackets are coupled to the window. A panel is positionable in the first brackets and the second brackets when the first brackets and the second brackets are positioned on the window. The panel is comprised of an impact resistant material to inhibit an intruder from gaining access through the window. |
| US10968681B2 |
Smart locker system
A smart locker system includes an enclosure unit and a cassette unit. The smart locker is extendable by adding additional enclosure units and the cassette units. The cassette unit includes storage bins and a control bin. The cassette unit contains different size of storage bins and a control bin. The smart locker system further includes a touch screen and authentication devices. The smart locker system can arrange the storage bins and the control bins to maintain the height of the smart locker system. |
| US10968680B2 |
Modular armor
A modular armor, having a rear armored panel including a first rear lateral edge, a second rear lateral edge and a rear bottom edge, where multiple lateral connectors are disposed on the first rear lateral edge and on the second rear lateral edge, the rear armored panel further having a rear bottom extension extending from said rear bottom edge, a first side armored panel, a second side armored panel, and a base armored panel, where the modular armor includes at least one ground connector designed to be threaded through the at least one aperture in a first intermediate platform thereof, at least one aperture in a bottom extension of the first side armored panel and into the ground, and at least one ground connector designed to be threaded through a second intermediate platform thereof, a bottom extension of the second side armored panel and into the ground. |
| US10968675B2 |
Lifting system for a liftable sliding leaf
A lifting system (11) for a liftable sliding leaf (10) comprises a lifting mechanism (16) which can be connected to a top part (12a) of the leaf (10), said lifting mechanism (16) being able to move between a first configuration and a second configuration where the leaf may slide or be locked, and a control member (12), which can be located on the fixed frame of the door and can be connected to the lifting mechanism (16) so as to switch it between the two configurations. |
| US10968672B2 |
Furniture fitting
A furniture fitting for moving a furniture part movably supported relative to a furniture carcass includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a furniture carcass, and a second fitting portion to be fixed to a movable furniture part. The second fitting portion is pivotally connected to the first fitting portion, and a limiting device limits an opening angle of a relative pivoting movement of the first and second fitting portion. The limiting device includes at least one movably mounted actuating element, and the opening angle can be adjusted by a manual or by a tool-assisted actuation of the actuating element. |
| US10968668B2 |
Vehicle door checker
A door checker includes a housing which has a base from which first and second opposing flanges extend. First and second guide pins are spaced apart from one another and are interconnected to the first and second flanges. The first and second guide pins are configured to deflect in response to a load. A check arm extends through the base and is arranged between the first and second guide pins. The check arm is configured to move relative to the housing and includes a profile that corresponds to a variable door holding force. A bearing member is arranged on one side of the check arm and the bearing member coacts with the profile and is supported on the first and second guide pins and is configured to slide thereon in response to movement of the check arm relative to the bearing member. The bearing member transfers the load from the check arm to the first and second guide pins. |
| US10968661B2 |
Locking system having an electronic deadbolt
A motor with a shaft and a shaft axis is disposed within a housing. A lead screw has an axis and is rotatably mounted in the housing. A deadbolt linearly extends from the housing based on rotation of the lead screw. A gear set with a plurality of gears, each having an axis, is disposed in the housing and operably connects the motor and the lead screw. A circuit board is disposed within the housing and has a plurality of portions communicatively connected by a ribbon. Each portion is disposed substantially orthogonal to the motor shaft axis, the lead screw axis, and the plurality of gear axes. |
| US10968660B2 |
Electronic door lock
An electronic door lock includes a controller, a first touch sensor, and a lock operator. The first touch sensor detects touch on an exterior an exterior side of a door. The lock operator is selectively operated by the controller to unlock a deadbolt according to the touch detected by the first touch sensor. The electronic door lock is located on an interior side of the door. The first touch sensor may be electrically coupleable to a deadbolt lock for the deadbolt to act as an electrode of the touch sensor. The first touch sensor may detect the touch capacitively. |
| US10968659B2 |
Wedge-Lock Safe-T-Puller
The Wedge-Lock Safe-T-Puller is a tool that provides a safe and simple way to extract a T-post. The tool uses a captured sliding shackle that travels along a wedge to provide a positive grip between the bumps on a T-post and the Post Alignment Groove on the post side of the Wedge-Lock. Using a lifting shackle or sling attached to the lifting eye at the top of the tool, force is exerted vertically, causing the tool with its wedge to slide up the T-post thereby tightening the sliding shackle against the front of the T-post. This sliding action causes the wedge and sliding shackle to “lock” together to grip the T-post. The greater the force applied, the tighter the wedge and shackle grip. The Wedge-Lock Safe-T-Puller is intended to be operated with mechanical lifting equipment such as a front-end loader, track hoe, backhoe, Skid Steer Loader, etc. The tool may also be used in conjunction with lever and stand type manual or hydraulic extractors. |
| US10968657B2 |
X-Mid geometry for a trekking pole shelter
A lightweight shelter for hikers that uses two trekking poles for support. This shelter includes an outer canopy (or “fly”) that is rectangle shaped at the base, and a sleeping area which is uniquely positioned on a diagonal relative to the rectangular outer wall. This shelter also includes a ridgeline supported by two trekking poles which are positioned on the crossing diagonal to the sleeping area and inwards from the base of the outer wall such that this shelter can erect into a stable position without additional support beyond what is provided by the canopy. |
| US10968651B2 |
Buoyant automatic cleaners for spas and other water-containing vessels
Autonomous, mobile cleaners for water-containing vessels such as swimming pools and spas are detailed. The cleaners are especially useful for cleaning spas, although they may function adequately in connection with certain other vessels as well. They may be designed and constructed in particular to avoid high centering so as not to become stuck when encountering obstacles within the spas or other vessels. |
| US10968650B2 |
Rolling cover for a spa
A rolling cover for a spa or a pool, which can be a rolled-up into generally cylindrical configuration, and an unrolled into a generally flat configuration. The rolling cover includes a flexible top cover, a flexible sealed insulation bag, a bag support structure, a top cover support structure and a cover tightening arrangement. Further, a spa including the rolling cover. |
| US10968649B1 |
Partition mount system including head coupler with adjustable head length and head position
A coupler comprises a first channel having a first axis of extension in a first horizontal direction and a second channel having a second axis of extension in the first horizontal direction. The second axis of extension is parallel to and spaced apart from the first axis of extension in a second horizontal direction. The second axis of extension has a pitch angle relative to the first axis of extension in a vertical direction, the pitch angle being less than 180 degrees. The first and second channels each include head-mounting features, the head-mounting features constructed and arranged to retain an elongated head to the coupler while permitting movement of the elongated head relative to the coupler in the first horizontal direction. |
| US10968648B2 |
Computer-assisted shingle sawing method and installation
A computer-assisted shingle sawing method for recovery optimization using a 0-1 defect relative to the clear line, comprising the steps of taking an image of a next slab to be cut from a wood block; defining from that image, a clear line there-across; and locations of defect on that slab relative to the clear line, determining edge lines of shingles recoverable from the slab according to optimal shingle grade recovery; sawing the next slab along these edge lines, and sawing the next slab from the wood block, thereby releasing an optimum recovery of shingles from the slab. In another aspect there is provided a method for shingle recovery optimization using an optimization by inversion strategy, wherein the inclination of a parting line for cutting the next slab from the wood block is determined for optimal shingle grade recovery. There is also provided an installation for carrying out these methods. |
| US10968646B1 |
Roofing safety line engagement assembly
A roofing safety line engagement assembly includes a plate that has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge. The perimeter edge includes a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The first lateral edge has a plurality of slots therein. Each of the slots engages a nail extended into a roof. The slots are angled toward the front edge such that an angle between each of the slots and the first lateral edge is less than 60°. A catch is attached to and extends upwardly from the plate. The catch is positioned adjacent to the rear edge and releasably engages a safety line. |
| US10968645B2 |
Anchor and clutch assembly
Anchors, clutches, and lifting systems are described herein that increase the size of a shear cone within a precast concrete panel without using multiple clutches and without increasing the complexity of the lift system. A shear cone is the volume within the panel that the anchor and clutch pull on when orienting and positioning the precast concrete panel. Anchors described herein encompass a larger volume of the panel in different ways to produce a larger shear cone. Similarly, the clutches described herein have features that allow a clutch to accommodate the improved anchors. As a result, the anchors, clutches, and lifting systems provide a larger shear cone in the panel to increase the load capacity of the lifting system and reduce the likelihood of failure. |
| US10968643B2 |
Transportation systems, elevator systems, kits, tower sections and methods for performing assembly or maintenance operations in towers
Provided are examples of transportation systems, elevator systems, and kits for use in towers, as well as tower sections and methods for performing assembly or maintenance operations in towers, particularly wind turbine towers, guides mounted in tower sections for transporting an operator or robot along an inside of a tower and an elevator carrying parts of such guides. |
| US10968641B2 |
Decoupling mat for a surface covering structure that can be covered by covering elements
A decoupling mat (1) for a surface covering structure that can be covered by covering elements has a strip- or plate-shaped compensation element (2) which has upwardly projecting formations (4) arising from a lower support plane (3), which formations from an upper covering plane (6) at a distance from the lower support plane (3) and are arranged spaced apart from one another and have at least in sections an undercut (8) along their periphery. A water-permeable cover is fixed on a bottom side (12) of the lower support plane (3) and prevents penetration by a viscous adhesive into the upwardly projection formations (4). On at least some formations (4), the undercuts (8) are arranged along a region, extending in a curved manner, along a side wall of the upwardly projecting formations. A plurality of the first undercuts (8) is oriented in a first direction and a plurality of second undercuts (8) is oriented in a second direction. The cover may have a perforation or consist of a water permeable textile woven fabric or sheet, or of a water permeable non-woven fabric (13). A plurality of adjacent formations (4) are respectively connected to one another by ventilation ducts (7) projecting from the lower support plane (3), wherein the ventilation ducts (7) do not extend up to the upper covering plane (6). |
| US10968637B2 |
Hand rails
A handrail system comprising a top rail (50) and one or more support posts (25). The rail and post/s may be formed from a synthetic material such as a fibre reinforced plastics material. |
| US10968634B2 |
Covering system
A covering system provides a structural insulated panel for covering a roof having standing seams. The insulation is a composite core made of EPS and other polymers such as polyurethane. At least one panel covers a mounting surface, like a roof, and at least one protruding seam on the roof. The panel utilize a deformation, or crimping to form connections with adjacent panels and attachments with the mounting surface. A bracket fastens to the mounting surface by crimping onto the protruding seam. An exterior portion includes a pair of stabilizers that extend outwardly. A pair of stabilizer ends crimp onto a support portion of the mounting bracket for fastening. The crimping mechanism minimizes the need for penetrating the mounting surface with fasteners and reduces space between seams. |
| US10968633B2 |
Enhanced roofing system
A roof system includes a roof deck, a weighted cover board disposed upwardly adjacent the roof deck and a plurality of fasteners coupling the weighted cover board to the roof deck. |
| US10968632B2 |
Ceramic granules with high UV opacity and high solar reflectance
The invention relates to ceramic granules with a high UV opacity and high solar reflectance, which is produced by forming a calcined clay mineral powder into green body and re-calcining, featured with a water absorption of 15-35%; ≥97% crystalline content and 90-100% UV opacity. The invention further relates to a method for preparing ceramic granules with a high UV opacity and high solar reflectance and the use thereof for reflectance-improving application on building surface for the purpose of energy conservation. |
| US10968631B2 |
Structure reinforcement partial shell
A method and an article of manufacture are disclosed for reinforcing various structures with only partially accessible circumference, such as columns closely adjacent to or protruding out of a wall or beams holding a ceiling. Some of these structures may be partly or completely submerged in water, such as retaining walls on the sides of rivers and water-ways. In some embodiments a prefabricated shell will fully or partly cover the exposed and reachable part of the structure and will be secured in place by various means. The shell may hug the structure tightly or loosely and the space between the shell and the structure may be filled with such curable materials as glue, epoxy, grout, concrete and the like. In various embodiments additional reinforcement such as rebar may be placed in the space between the shell and the structure. |
| US10968629B2 |
Mineral fibre board
A method of manufacturing a mineral fiber insulating board comprising i) spraying a formaldehyde free aqueous binder solution onto a plurality of mineral fibers, the aqueous binder solution comprising binder reactants comprising a) a reducing sugar reactant and b) an amine reactant, wherein the reducing sugar reactant is selected from the group consisting of: a reducing sugar; a reducing sugar yielded by a carbohydrate in situ under thermal curing conditions; and combinations thereof, wherein the percent by dry weight of the reducing sugar reactant with respect to the total weight of the binder reactants in the binder solution ranges from about 73% to about 96%, and wherein the percent by dry weight of the amine reactant with respect to the total weight of the binder reactants in the binder solution ranges from about 4% to about 27%, ii) dehydrating the aqueous binder solution such that a dehydrated binder is disposed on the plurality of mineral fibers, and iii) curing the dehydrated binder on the plurality of mineral fibers to provide cured binder in about 0.5%-15% by weight as determined by loss on ignition. |
| US10968628B2 |
Greenhouse
A greenhouse has a roof including a plurality of substantially parallel crossbeams, at least two longitudinal sections which are mounted to the crossbeams and extend at a distance from each other in transverse direction of the crossbeams, a transparent foil which is mounted to the longitudinal sections at respective foil attachment locations thereof so as to form a cover between the longitudinal sections. The roof also includes a displacement mechanism for displacing one of the longitudinal sections with respect to the other between a non-foil-stretching position and a foil-stretching position. The distance between the respective foil attachment locations is larger in the foil-stretching position than in the non-foil-stretching position. The displacement mechanism can be operated and is lockable at an upper side of the roof. |
| US10968627B2 |
Structure for blocking heat transfer through thermal bridge of building
A structure for blocking heat transfer through a thermal bridge of a building, includes an inner visual glass curtain wall, an outer visual glass curtain wall, an indoor metal frame, an outdoor metal frame, an outer decorative metal cover, a first thermal break strip, a second thermal break strip, a first nylon thermal break block and a second nylon thermal break block. The first thermal break strip, which is located in contact with the outdoor metal frame, the indoor metal frame, the first nylon thermal break block and the second nylon thermal break block, is an aerogel thermal insulation blanket. The second thermal break strip, which is located in contact with the indoor metal frame, the second nylon thermal break block, the outer decorative metal cover and the inner visual glass curtain wall, is another aerogel thermal insulation blanket. |
| US10968625B2 |
Vacuum insulation panel
Vacuum insulation panels, methods for manufacture thereof, and applications thereof are described. The vacuum insulation panels comprise a porous insulating core encapsulated in an envelope to which a vacuum is applied. The envelope is coated with a waterproof coating layer which increases the robustness of the vacuum insulation panel. |
| US10968623B2 |
Bolt calibrated angle mainstay for tower construction and method for use
The present invention provides a system which allows users to mount multiple pieces of equipment to a tower and it has the unique capability to adjust a steel frame to level without additional equipment. In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a duel locking system that includes a taper adjusting bolt to adjustably position the frame level with the earth. Further, the dual locking system of the present invention preferably further includes the use of retaining bolts to keep the assembly positioned correctly. According to a further aspect of the present invention, once the taper adjusting bolt is in its desired position, the retaining bolts are preferably tightened to lock the frame in place, with the taper adjusting bolt acting as a redundant measure to help maintain the level state. |
| US10968619B2 |
Architectural construction technique
A construction technique, for example for residential, light commercial and multifamily building construction, involving pre-fabricated elements. The elements include prefabricated structural components and prefabricated surface components. A technique of incremental building includes assembling a building structure using these pre-fabricated elements. |
| US10968618B1 |
Sump system
A catch basin that configured to receive runoff water includes a first tube, a second tube, and a perforated cap. The first tube extends downward from an upper end to a lower end of the catch basin. The first tube has a first cross-sectional area that is defined along a first plane that extends horizontally though the first tube. The second tube extends horizontally outward from the lower end of the first tube at position that is below the upper end. The second tube is in fluid communication with the first tube and has a second cross-sectional area that is defined along a second plane that extends horizontally though the second tube, wherein the second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area. The perforated cap is secured to a horizontal end of the second tube. |
| US10968613B2 |
Sanitary outlet piece, sanitary fitting and use of an outlet piece
For a sanitary outlet piece (1), it is proposed to have at least two hose connection points (3, 4, 5), which are laterally offset to each other, formed on an inlet side (6) and are guided in the sanitary outlet piece (1) separate from one another from the inlet side (2) to an outlet side (6) of the sanitary outlet piece (1). |
| US10968611B2 |
Water diversion assembly
The water diversion assembly of the present invention herein diverts and preserves the water supply when water supply is currently below the threshold temperature. The present invention relates to a water diversion assembly having a hot water inlet connected to a hot water supply and a cold water inlet connected to a cold water supply. An appliance outlet, for use by the user of an appliance, is configured to connect and deliver a water mix at an outlet temperature. The appliance outlet is in fluid communication with the hot water inlet, the cold water inlet, and a water collection outlet. Within the water diversion assembly, a thermostatic diversion valve having a hot water threshold temperature setting and arranged such that water from the hot water supply via the hot water inlet is delivered to the water collection outlet until the hot water threshold temperature is reached and then thermostatically diverted to a thermostatic mixing valve. |
| US10968609B2 |
Self-contained hydrant monitoring system
A method of measuring a characteristic of a fluid inside a fluid distribution system includes receiving a fluid inside a channel of a vein of a stem of a hydrant; recording data corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid with a sensing device, the sensing device including: a housing; a vein in sealing contact with the housing, the vein defining a channel extending from a lower end of the vein to an upper end of the vein; a sensor facing the channel and in sealing contact with the vein; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; and transmitting the data to the antenna. |
| US10968606B2 |
Yaw estimation
Methods and systems are described for estimating yaw of an implement relative to a machine. The yaw is estimated using gyro signals. The gyro signals may be provided by gyro sensors such as IMUs that are coupled to the implement and machine. |
| US10968605B2 |
Swivel joint for working machine
An embodiment of this invention provides a swivel joint for a working machine that makes it easy to install a device for detecting rotation angle and is able to suppress the increase of the size due to the installation of the device. An embodiment of the present invention includes the swivel joint that includes an outer body being secured on one of the lower traveling body and the upper swiveling body and having a blocking surface on one end; an inner body being secured on another of the lower traveling body and the upper swiveling body and being relatively and rotatably fitted in the outer body while opposing to the blocking surface at one end n in the manner of making a space; a pilot oil passage being formed on rotational center line CL of the inner body for distributing pilot oil; a rod being inserted into the pilot oil passage and being secured on one of the outer body and the inner body; and a rotation angle sensor being secured on the other end of the outer body and the inner body for detecting a rotation angle of the rod. |
| US10968603B2 |
Electro hydraulic drive and control system
A operator supporting electrohydraulic drive and control system based on, position sensors (8) (9), a electronic control unite ECU (2), a recovery, storing and re-use system for energy, and with actuator (3) (4) and the drive control valve (6) (7) bolted together in one (3+6) (4+7) unite and with the valve (6) (7) independently of the ECU (2) is controlling effective use of pump capacity and recovery of energy and with control of speed for low speeds, or prevented speed by valves (6) (7) or pump (10) (10a) (11) (11a) displacement and for higher speed with control of deplacement of pumps and motors and with valves (6) (7) at the same time controlled to be fully open. |
| US10968599B2 |
Work machine
A work machine includes a cabin, a machine room, a hydraulic oil tank, a partition wall, and a cover member. The machine room accommodates a drive apparatus to move the work machine. The hydraulic oil tank is provided in the machine room and has an oil gauge. The partition wall separates the cabin from the machine room and has an opening through which the oil gauge is viewable from the cabin. The cover member seals a gap between the partition wall and the oil gauge. |
| US10968593B2 |
Precast reinforced concrete heavy duty retaining wall
A precast reinforced concrete heavy duty retaining wall comprises a precast concrete square face panel with integral four fins connected to the rear of facing and the end of each fin with integral regular octagon. A fin comprises a reinforced concrete slab and having a substantially plurality of horizontal holes along each fin panel, used for inserted horizontal rebars into each hole, and bonded the vertical rebars to the horizontal rebars in each vertical channel. Designed the rebars by professional engineer. The upper surface of regular octagon of outer left and outer right having protude male interlocking and the lower surface of regular octagon, having female interlocking, the center are substantially opposite. The upper surface of face panel having a noch male interlocking, and the lower surface having a groove female interlocking, the center are substantially opposite. The side view at both left and right having grooves. |
| US10968592B2 |
Foundation for a wind mill
A foundation for a wind mill includes a circular or polygonal pedestal for supporting a wind mill tower and a plurality of ribs radiating radially outwardly from the pedestal, wherein the pedestal is divided into a plurality of circumferential sections, wherein a circumferential section and a rib are each integrally formed with one another as a precast concrete element, wherein the precast concrete elements are made from reinforced concrete including a first reinforcement structure, in particular reinforcement bars, embedded into the precast concrete elements, a second reinforcement structure is provided, which holds the precast concrete elements together and which is coupled to the first reinforcement structure. |
| US10968590B2 |
Measurement system, leg guide, jack-up platform
A measurement system that comprises at least one horizontal load measuring unit, that is preferably arranged on the leg guide is provided. The horizontal load measuring device measures or determines horizontal load on the position of the leg where the device is placed, which gives a more accurate indication of the leg bending moment than the rack phase differential measurement. Advantageously, multiple load measuring units can be provided along the leg guide. |
| US10968588B2 |
Method and apparatus for field fabrication of socked perforated drains
A mobile fabrication solution for onsite assemblage of earth drains for ground stabilization that includes a despooling carousel for uncoiling corrugated tubing from a stock supply, and for feeding the stock tubing into an extrusion head unit. The head unit contains counter-rotating wheels that grip and drive the tubing out through a collet into a filter sock and into a collection trough. One end of a stock supply of fabric filter sock is attached to the collet exteriorly of the head unit to the collet and is unrolled along the trough. When the corrugated tubing is ejected it fills the sock within the trough and may be cut to the desired length onsite, eliminating waste. |
| US10968584B1 |
Actuator for security gates
A security gate actuator includes a main ball screw, a main ball nut, and a drive shaft stage. The main ball screw may further include a circular channel disposed on an outer surface of the main ball screw and at least one drive ball disposed in the circular channel. The main ball nut may be disposed on the main threads of the main ball screw and configured to translate rotational motion of the main ball screw to linear motion of the main ball nut. The drive shaft stage may include a drive shaft end and a drive shaft tube attached to the drive shaft end, the drive shaft end coupled to the main ball nut. The drive ball may push against the drive shaft tube to translate the rotational motion of the main ball screw to rotational motion of the drive shaft tube. |
| US10968582B2 |
Horizontal road surface marking
Road markings made of special materials with reflective additives (micro-glass beads) that increase the retroreflection factor of the road marking independent of the color (whiteness, brightness) of the road marking material (thermoplastic, cold plastic, paint). Light sources, such as car headlights, emit radiation, including in the form of visible light. A major portion of the light beams directly incident onto a pavement (6) is absorbed. According to the first embodiment, a portion of all incident light beams is partially reflected directly from a road marking layer (4) and returned in the opposite direction. In both embodiments, a portion of the light beams is incident upon an extending portion (1). Since no additional layer (8) is present on the surface of the extending portion (1), the light beam is partially reflected and, upon refraction, passes inside a micro-glass bead (2). Having passed through the micro-glass bead (2), the light beams are almost completely reflected from the interface between the glass and additional layer (8), which is present along the entire surface of the micro-glass bead (2), except for the extending portion (1). Most of these reflected light beams is returned to the light source. |
| US10968581B2 |
Magnetic marker and magnetic marker detection system
Provided are a magnetic marker and a magnetic marker detection system with a reduced magnetic force. The magnetic marker detection system (1S) in which magnetism generated from the magnetic marker (1) laid on a road surface (53) is detected by a magnetic sensor (2) attached to a vehicle's body floor (50) of a vehicle (5) is a system with the magnetic marker (1) and the magnetic sensor (2) in combination, the magnetic marker having a surface with a magnetic flux density equal to or smaller than 40 mT and the magnetic sensor using a magneto-impedance element including an amorphous wire as a magneto-sensitive body with impedance in a high-frequency region changing in accordance with an external magnetic field. |
| US10968576B2 |
Self-propelled construction machine and method for working ground pavements
In a self-propelled construction machine (1), in particular road milling machine, recycler, stabilizer or surface miner, comprising a machine frame (4), at least two travelling devices (2), at least one hydraulic drive system (50) for driving at least two travelling devices (2), at least one working device, in particular a milling drum (6), for working the ground pavement (3), it is provided for the following features to be achieved: a detection device (44, 60, 62) is provided which detects fluctuations in the longitudinal speed (vact) of the construction machine (1) during movement of the construction machine (1), wherein a control unit (38) controls the hydraulic drive system (50) as a function of the detected fluctuations in such a fashion that the drive speed (vdrive) for driving the travelling devices (2) specified by means of the hydraulic drive system (50) is continuously adjusted so that the detected fluctuations are reduced or compensated for. |
| US10968573B2 |
Fall protecting flooring element primarily for covering playgrounds and flooring composed therefrom
Fall protecting flooring element that comprises a flat rectangular body of a resilient Material having a lower face, an upper face, four sides, patterns at its four sides that enable interlocking several similar flooring elements by form-fitting connections. Respective short straight corner sections are provided that constitute a part of the side of the concerned side. The patterns comprise alternating sequence of connection tabs and connection recesses. The connection tabs have identical profiles but inverse of the profiles of the connection recesses. A plurality of fall protecting floor elements can be connected together to form a flooring. |
| US10968572B2 |
Frost resistant surface
Methods, systems and devices for making a pedestrian, vehicular, or other surface resistant to frost, snow and ice by use of heat are disclosed. A composite base or deck element includes a recess to accommodate heating element. A thermal insulator has an upward facing layer of heat-conductive aluminum foil, above which sits the heating element. On top is a pedestrian, vehicular, or other exposed surface, for example a tactile warning surface. |
| US10968571B2 |
Process for making multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles
Articles, for example multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles such as multi-ply sanitary tissue products, containing two or more fibrous structure plies, and more particularly to multi-ply articles containing two or more fibrous structure plies having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved bulk and absorbent properties compared to known articles and methods for making same, are provided. |
| US10968570B2 |
Multi-ply embossed toilet tissue
Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and more particularly to embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2375 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean Total Dry Tensile of less than 1130 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided. |
| US10968566B2 |
Hybrid cable for reinforcing polymeric articles and reinforced articles
A hybrid cable having a core and a wrap; the core made from a carbon fiber yarn or bundle of carbon fiber strands or yarns; and the wrap made of a plurality of metal wires helically wrapped around the core, the plurality of metal wires laid side by side without crossing each other. The fibers, yarns, or core may be treated with polymeric sizing, adhesive, or binder. The wire may be steel and may have a coating such as brass or zinc plating, or a polymeric coating or treatment. The hybrid cable is useful for reinforcing composite articles such as belts, track, or hose. |
| US10968564B2 |
Artificial leather and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure is relates to an artificial leather and a method of manufacturing the same. The manufacturing method of the artificial leather includes steps in which TPU particles are provided. The method continues with step in which the TPU particles are heated to be melted. The method continues with step in which a first TPU mesh layer is formed by meltblowing the melted TPU. The method continues with step in which a second TPU mesh layer is meltblown on the first TPU mesh layer so as to form a multi-layer TPU mesh layer structure. The method continues with step in which the multilayer TPU mesh layer structure is heat pressed to form the artificial leather. |
| US10968562B2 |
Methods and apparatus for laser cleaning of fabric materials
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for cleaning a substrate, such as a fabric material, involving the application of optical energy to the substrate, typically in the form of a beam of light, where the energy of the beam causes removal of the contaminant from substrate, such as from the fibres of a fabric material. The cleaning may occur via any mechanism, including one or more of, alone or in any combination, ablation, melting, heating or reaction with the substrate or contaminant or agent introduced to aid in the cleaning. The optical energy is typically applied to a selected area of the substrate (e.g., as a beam), and the substrate and beam or optical energy source moved relative to one another so as to clean a larger area of the substrate, either by moving the substrate or the beam, or both. Movement of the beam with respect to the substrate can be attained through a beam scanning mechanism or through movement of the optical source itself. |
| US10968561B2 |
System iron
A system iron according to the present invention includes a body including a steam generator for generating steam; an ironing plate rotatably disposed on the body and spraying the steam, which is generated by the steam generator, to an outside thereof, a top being hung on an outer side of the ironing plate; a spreading unit for tensioning the top hung on the outer side of the ironing plate; a front press for holding a front surface of the top, which is hung on the outer side of the ironing plate; and a pair of arm tensioners for tensioning sleeves of the top hung on the outer side of the ironing plate. |
| US10968560B2 |
Dryer
A dryer according to the present disclosure may be a dryer to which a heat pump system is applied, and may provide a structure in which constant temperature external air is suctioned and supplied to a drum to maintain constant performance of the dryer. An air supply unit configured to supply hot dry air to the drum is isolated from an inside of the main body such that internal air including a foreign material is not introduced into the air supply unit, and a suction port cover is separably coupled to the dryer such that a foreign material introduced with the external air is easily removed. |
| US10968559B2 |
Support for household appliance, and household appliance
A support for household appliance comprises a hydraulic plate internally provided with a liquid flow passage, a sheath fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate, a regulating support arranged in the sheath and axially movable relative to the sheath, an accommodation chamber is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating support. A flexible accommodation body that accommodates a liquid medium in the accommodation chamber extends and retracts to drive the regulating support to move in the sheath for leveling under the action of pressure. The flexible accommodation body is provided with an mounted on the hydraulic plate through the sheath in a sealed manner and communicates with the a liquid flow passage. The hydraulic medium in the flexible accommodation body can circulate into the liquid flow passage and flow to the liquid outlet nozzle through the a liquid flow passage, and thus, among household-appliance-used bottom feet for automatic leveling. |
| US10968557B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus of the present invention includes: a cabinet which forms an exterior of the laundry treating apparatus, and has one open surface; a drawer which is configured to be withdrawable from the one open surface of the cabinet and has an open top portion; a tub which is disposed inside the drawer and provides a space for storing wash water; a drum which is rotatably provided inside the tub; a door which opens and closes an open top surface of the tub; a top cover which covers the open top portion of the drawer, and is spaced apart from the door by a predetermined distance along an outer circumference of the door; and a buffer which is disposed at the tub or a part facing the tub, so as to prevent contact between the top cover and the door. |
| US10968552B2 |
Shaped nonwoven
A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic. |
| US10968551B2 |
Plant and method for connecting a web of fibrous material to a nonwoven or consolidating it therewith
A plant and a method for connecting a web of fibrous material to a nonwoven or consolidating it therewith includes a first circulating belt on which the web of fibrous material is laid, a device for introducing a nonwoven into the plant, and a further successive circulating belt on which the nonwoven is to be connected to or consolidated with the web of fibrous material. The web of fibrous material from the first circulating belt is first laid on the nonwoven and subsequently the fibrous material is transferred onto the successive belt together with the nonwoven for connection or consolidation by use of water jets. |
| US10968550B2 |
Textile sleeve with adhesive fixation layer and methods of construction and use thereof
A protective textile sleeve for providing protection to an elongate member contained therein; a method of construction thereof, and a method of bonding at least a portion of the sleeve to at least one of itself and an elongate member extending through a cavity thereof is provided. The sleeve has a wall of interlaced yarn, with the wall having an outermost surface and an innermost surface. The innermost surface is configured to bound a cavity extending between opposite open ends. The sleeve further includes an adhesive coating bonded to at least a portion of at least one of the outermost and innermost surfaces. The adhesive coating has a first, dried non-adhesive state and a second, wetted adhesive state, wherein the second adhesive state is activated via application of a water-based liquid thereto. |
| US10968549B1 |
Fabric with high shielding performance, preparation method thereof, and application thereof in preparing advertising fabric
A fabric with high shielding performance and a preparation method thereof are provided. The method includes: (1) selecting a polyester textured yarn with a denier ranging from 15 D to 50 D and a polyester filament yarn with a denier ranging from 15 D to 50 D as the yarns; (2) using three guide bars for knitting in a warp knitting machine; yarn lapping movement the first guide bar and the second guide bar use the polyester textured yarn, the first guide bar and the second guide bar knit with a modified warp plain fabric structure, the third guide bar uses the polyester filament yarns, and the third guide bar knits with a chain-stitch fabric structure; (3) jet dyeing performing a direct dyeing treatment on greige by a jet dyeing machine; and (4) carrying out a Stenter setting on a setting machine. |
| US10968546B2 |
Hybrid twisted cord
A hybrid fiber cord includes a first yarn and a second yarn. The first yarn has a first ply length, a first twist number, and a first elongation at break. The second yarn has a second length greater than the first length, a second twist number, and a second elongation at break that is less than the first elongation at break. The first yarn and the second yarn have the same cord twist. The hybrid fiber cord has a third elongation at break that is greater than the second elongation at break. |
| US10968545B2 |
Cap ply reinforcement cord
The present invention relates to a asymmetric cap ply reinforcement cord comprising yarns having yarns with two different linear density values in range of 1300-1500 dtex and 850-100 dtex in the cap ply reinforcement layer that is located between the tread and the belt package in a pneumatic radial vehicle tire comprising a tread and a belt package, and that is formed by winding spirally as strip comprising at least two cords such that it will make 0 to 5° angle with the equatorial plane on the said belt package. |
| US10968539B2 |
Process for creating a filament
A thermoplastic filament comprising multiple polymers of differing flow temperatures in a geometric arrangement and an interior channel containing a structural or functional thread therein is described. A method for producing such a filament is also described. Because of the difference in flow temperatures, there exists a temperature range at which one polymer is mechanically stable while the other is flowable. This property is extremely useful for creating thermoplastic monofilament feedstock for three-dimensionally printed parts, wherein the mechanically stable polymer enables geometric stability while the flowable polymer can fill gaps and provide strong bonding and homogenization between deposited material lines and layers. These multimaterial filaments can be produced via thermal drawing from a thermoplastic preform, which itself can be three-dimensionally printed. Furthermore, the preform can be printed with precisely controlled and complex geometries, enabling the creation of a filament or fiber with an interior thread contained within the outer, printed filament or fiber. This thread adds structural reinforcement or functional properties, such as electrical conductivity or optical waveguiding, to the filament. |
| US10968538B1 |
Fully dull polyester drawn yarn and preparing method thereof
A type of fully dull polyester drawn yarns and a preparing method thereof are disclosed. The preparing method is to melt spinning a modified polyester with the fully drawn yarn (FDY) technique, and the modified polyester is a product of an esterification and successive polycondensation reactions of evenly mixed terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol, 2,5,6,6-tetramethyl-2,5-heptanediol, a fluorinated dicarboxylic acid, a matting agent, a calcined multiphase solid acid base powder and a doped Bi2O3 powder. The obtained fiber has an intrinsic viscosity drop of 18-26% when stored at 25° C. and R.H. 65% for 60 months. The method of improving the degradation performance of polyester fiber through the incorporation of 2,5,6,6-tetramethyl-2,5-heptanediol, the fluorinated dicarboxylic acid, the doped Bi2O3 powder and the calcined multiphase solid acid base powder is easy to operate. |
| US10968536B2 |
Methods and compositions for sequencing
Methods, compositions and kits are provided herein for insertional modification of nucleic acids by, for example transposase-mediated covalent insertion of insertion sequence into a sample nucleic acid molecule. Using sequence of the insertion to direct amplification of adjacent nucleic acid sequence, and using bar codes to map amplified sequence to partitions, one can map sample nucleic acid sequence to single molecules of the nucleic acid sample that are derived directly from the sample nucleic acid molecule. |
| US10968531B2 |
Wetting wave front control for reduced air entrapment during wafer entry into electroplating bath
Methods described herein manage wafer entry into an electrolyte so that air entrapment due to initial impact of the wafer and/or wafer holder with the electrolyte is reduced and the wafer is moved in such a way that an electrolyte wetting wave front is maintained throughout immersion of the wafer also minimizing air entrapment. |
| US10968529B2 |
Insulation systems and methods of depositing insulation systems
This present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods of electrophoretic deposition (EPD) techniques for use in insulation systems at least partially encapsulating a semiconductor device, a conductive component and a substrate, such as insulation systems of semiconductor devices, busbars, or the like. Insulation systems formed using EPD processes may be designed to have a dielectric constant that decreases in a direction away from a substrate of the insulation system. This may improve insulation technologies since depositing coatings with sequentially arranged dielectric constants may improve resistance of the insulation system to high temperature, high electric fields, or the like. |
| US10968525B2 |
Device and method of obtaining diols and other chemicals using decarboxylation
A method for converting carboxylic acids (including carboxylic acids derived from biomass) into hydrocarbons. The produced hydrocarbons will generally have at least two oxygen containing substituents (or other substituents). In one example of application, the electrolysis converts alkali salts of carboxylic acids into diols which can then be used as solvents or be dehydrated to produce dienes, which can then be used to produce elastic polymeric materials. This process allows custom synthesis of high value chemicals from renewable feed stocks such as carboxylic acids derived from biomass. |
| US10968521B2 |
Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and production method for grain-oriented electrical steel sheet
Provided are: a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet that has excellent coating adhesiveness and an excellent magnetic property after stress relief annealing; and a production method for therefor. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has: a steel sheet; a coating layer A which is a ceramic coating having an oxide content of less than 30 mass % and which is disposed on the steel sheet; and a coating layer B which is an insulating tensile coating containing an oxide and which is disposed on the coating layer A. When a Gaussian fitting is performed on a 31P-NMR spectrum of the coating layer B within the range of 0 to −60 ppm, the proportion of a peak area of −17 to −33 ppm to the total peak area is 30% or more. |
| US10968516B2 |
Nano imprinting with reusable polymer template with metallic or oxide coating
Methods and systems are provided for fabricating polymer-based imprint lithography templates having thin metallic or oxide coated patterning surfaces. Such templates show enhanced fluid spreading and filling (even in absence of purging gases), good release properties, and longevity of use. Methods and systems for fabricating oxide coated versions, in particular, can be performed under atmospheric pressure conditions, allowing for lower cost processing and enhanced throughput. |
| US10968515B2 |
Vertical heat treatment apparatus
There is provided a vertical heat treatment apparatus for forming a film by supplying a precursor gas to a plurality of substrates that are held in a substantially horizontal posture on a substrate holder with a predetermined interval in a vertical direction. The apparatus includes a processing container including an inner tube accommodating the substrate holder and an outer tube that is disposed outside the inner tube; and a gas nozzle that extends vertically along an inner peripheral surface of the inner tube and has a distal end that penetrates from an inside of the inner tube to an outside of the inner tube. A first gas hole for supplying the precursor gas to the inside of the inner tube and a second gas hole for supplying the precursor gas to the outside of the inner tube are formed on the gas nozzle. |
| US10968514B2 |
Substrate mounting table
There is provided a substrate mounting table for use in a plasma-based processing apparatus that performs a plasma-based process on a substrate inside a processing container, which includes a substrate mounting portion having a front surface subjected to a mirroring treatment and on which the substrate is mounted, and an edge portion located around the substrate mounting portion and treated to have an uneven shape. |
| US10968513B2 |
Plasma film-forming apparatus and substrate pedestal
Provided is a plasma film-firming apparatus including: a chamber configured to accommodate a substrate therein; a substrate pedestal configured to disposed the substrate thereon within the chamber; a gas supply mechanism configured to supply a gas including a film-forming gas into the chamber; an exhaust mechanism configured to exhaust an inside of the chamber; and a plasma generating unit configured to generate plasma in the chamber. The substrate pedestal includes a pedestal body having a smaller diameter than that of the substrate and including a placement surface, and an annular adjustment member disposed outside the pedestal body. The adjustment member is replaceably installed. A plurality of adjustment members having various steps are provided at a position outside the substrate as the adjustment member, and among the plurality of adjustment members, an adjustment member is selected and used according to a processing condition of a plasma processing. |
| US10968511B2 |
Substrate bearing assembly and magnetron sputtering device
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a substrate bearing assembly and a magnetron sputtering apparatus. The substrate bearing assembly includes: a stage; and a bearing plate provided on the stage for carrying a substrate on which a film is to be formed. A side of the bearing plate is hinged with the stage by a hinge member, and the bearing plate is able to be rotated by the hinge member to be perpendicular to a plane in which the stage is located. The hinge member is able to translate on the stage in a direction perpendicular to a side of the bearing plate connecting with the hinge member. |
| US10968509B2 |
Picking assembly, crucible picking device, and method for picking crucible
A picking assembly provided by the present disclosure may include a transmission shaft; at least two rigid balls; and a support member carrying rigid balls of the at least two rigid balls. Two of the at least two rigid balls may be arranged on two opposite sides of the transmission shaft. Centers of the two of the at least two rigid balls and a center of a cross-section of the transmission shaft may be located on a same line. The transmission shaft may be movable back and forth in an axis direction of the transmission shaft. |
| US10968505B2 |
Process for producing molded material, molded material, wavefront control element and diffraction grating
A process for producing a molded material that can form metallic glass material in a state of lower viscosity, and can manufacture a small structure of several 10 μm or less in a comparatively short time while precisely controlling shape thereof, by the process comprising a heating step of heating supercooled state metallic glass material or a solid metallic glass material at a temperature increase rate of 0.5 K/s to a temperature at or higher than a temperature at which a crystallization process for a supercooled liquid of the metallic glass material begins, and a molding step of transfer molding the metallic glass material until the crystallization process for the supercooled liquid of the metallic glass material has been completed. In addition, the purpose is also to provide the molded material that has been formed by this process, a wavefront control element, and a diffraction grating. |
| US10968503B2 |
Non-oriented electrical steel sheet
When a Si content (mass %) is set to [Si], an Al content (mass %) is set to [Al], and a Mn content (mass %) is set to [Mn], a parameter Q represented by “Q=[Si]+2[Al]−[Mn]” is 2.00 or more, the total mass of S contained in sulfides or oxysulfides of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ce, La, Nd, Pr, Zn, or Cd is 10% or more of the total mass of S contained in a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, a {100} crystal orientation intensity is 3.0 or more, a thickness is 0.15 mm to 0.30 mm, and an average crystal grain diameter is 65 μm to 100 μm. |
| US10968494B2 |
Detection of nucleic acids from multiple types of human papillomavirus
Nucleic acid oligonucleotide sequences are disclosed which include amplification oligomers and probe oligomers which are useful for detecting multiple types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) associated with cervical cancer. Methods for detecting multiple HPV types in biological specimens by amplifying HPV nucleic acid sequences in vitro and detecting the amplified products are disclosed. |
| US10968493B1 |
Rapid diagnostic test using colorimetric LAMP
Kits and methods are provided for performing multiplex LAMP reactions. These kits and methods are directed to specific and sensitive methods of target nucleic acid detection and more specifically pathogen diagnostics such as detection of Coronavirus. The kits and methods utilize a plurality of sets of oligonucleotide primers for targeting different template sequences in a single nucleic acid target. The kits and methods also include guanidium salts that enhance the sensitivity of the assay. |
| US10968491B2 |
Growth-independent detection of cells
Disclosed herein are various methods, systems, and compositions for the growth independent detection of cells such as microorganisms including bacteria. While existing cellular detection methodologies benefit from cell growth, the methods, systems, and compositions disclosed herein demonstrate embodiments that are independent of cell growth while still allowing for cell-based detection. |
| US10968487B2 |
Oligonucleotides and methods for detecting KRAS and PIK3CA mutations
Provided are oligonucleotides that are capable of detecting KRAS and PIK3CA mutations in both cancer patients and healthy individuals with high specificity in kPCR assays. When the oligonucleotides are used as forward primers in conjunction with a defined genotyping algorithm spreadsheet, the primers are capable of enhancing detection of KRAS codon 12, 13, and 61 and PIK3CA codon 542, 545, and 1047 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a background of wild-type sequences. The oligonucleotides of the present invention are also capable of preventing pseudogene amplification when the oligonucleotides are hybridized as reverse primers or detection probes to the mismatch sequences. |
| US10968486B2 |
Gene composition for detecting cell proliferative abnormality or grading disease degree and use thereof
The present invention provides a composition, a kit and the use thereof, as well as the method for detecting the cell proliferative abnormality in individuals or grading the disease degree in the individuals. The composition comprises nucleic acids for detecting the methylation level within at least one target region of a gene and the fragment thereof. |
| US10968485B2 |
Determining risk of prostate tumor aggressiveness
This disclosure relates to methods, computer products, computer-implemented methods, and systems for predicting the probability or risk of prostate cancer recurrence and tumor aggressiveness in a patient. The method is based, in part, on the patient's risk profile that includes the presence/degree of specific copy number variations and predictive clinical factors. The methods and systems can be used to aid in treatment selection. |
| US10968483B2 |
Methods and materials for detecting genetic or epigenetic elements
This document provides methods and materials for detecting genetic and/or epigenetic elements. For example, methods and materials for detecting the presence or absence of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element, methods and materials for detecting the amount of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element within a sample, kits for detecting the presence or absence of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element, kits for detecting the amount of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element present within a sample, and methods for making such kits are provided. |
| US10968481B2 |
Graphene FET devices, systems, and methods of using the same for sequencing nucleic acids
Chemically-sensitive field effect transistors for biosensor chips and system are disclosed. The itransisitors have a multi-layered structure for performing a set of measurements of a biological reaction involving a binding event for one or more biological analytes that may be label-free. The multilayer structure includes a first insulating layer above a substrate layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed positioned over the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer above the first insulating layer and proximate the source and drain electrodes forming side wall members of a well for a fluid comprising the analytes; a 2D graphene layer forming a channel between source and drain electrodes; a solution gate, formed by fluid flowed over the channel, configured to enable determining differences between one or more sample I-Vg curves having a shifted and changed shape relative to a reference curve; embodiments may include ion-selective membranes and/or ion getters. |
| US10968478B2 |
Methods and reagents for reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
The present invention provides a method of amplifying an RNA molecule in a biological sample by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), wherein the RT-PCR is carried out in a solution comprising a polar aprotic solvent; a serum albumin, and a polyol. |
| US10968474B2 |
Devices for detecting target biological molecules from cells and viruses
Described herein are fluid-manipulation-based devices and methods of use. Fluid manipulations according to devices and methods as described herein can be configured to perform assays on biological samples. Devices and methods as described herein can manipulate and analyze nanoliter volumes of fluid, microliter volumes of fluid, milliliter volumes of fluid, or greater. Embodiments of the present disclosure can enable random biological assays and rapid, simultaneous analysis of multiple biological samples. |
| US10968473B2 |
Method, system and computer program product for determining the presence of microorganisms and identifying said microorganisms
A method and a system for determining the presence of at least one determined microorganism in a Petri dish comprising one or more colonies of microorganisms and a culture medium, and a computer program product which, when executed, allows the method of the invention to be performed. |
| US10968471B2 |
Method of and arrangement for treating biomass
An arrangement for and a method of biomass hydrolysis includes a feed pump, a pre-hydrolysis reactor and a feed line there-between for feeding fresh biomass slurry to the pre-hydrolysis reactor. The feed pump is a centrifugal feed pump and the pre-hydrolysis reactor is an upflow reactor. |
| US10968467B2 |
Modified RNA polymerase sigma factor 70 polypeptide
The present invention relates to a novel variant RNA polymerase sigma factor 70 (σ70) polypeptide, a polynucleotide encoding the same, a microorganism containing the polypeptide, and a method for producing L-threonine by using the microorganism. |
| US10968465B2 |
Biological conversion and product recovery processes
The invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of a product in a post-production stream. More particularly the invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of an alcohol in a product stream, the product stream comprising an alcohol product, dissolved carbon dioxide, and at least one enzyme capable of oxidizing the alcohol. The invention finds applicability in fermentation processes, wherein a C1-fixing microorganism utilizes a C1-containing substrate to produce a fermentation product. |
| US10968464B2 |
Adenoviral vector system for gene delivery
Disclosed herein a unique cell line system to generate a novel bovine adenovirus vector that provides more gene insertion capabilities and better immunogenicity for inserted antigens. The unique cell line is used for generating and growing of the new adenovirus vectors for gene delivery or recombinant vaccine production. |
| US10968463B2 |
Methods of using acyl-coenzymea-binding proteins to enhance tolerance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens in genetically modified plants
OsACBP5 can be used to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs in genetically modified plants. OsACBP5-overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis were conferred enhanced tolerance to fungal necrotrophs such as root-infecting necrotroph Rhizoctonia solani and shoot-infecting necrotrophs (Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicicola). Vectors/expression cassettes for conferring tolerance to fungal necrotrophs to plants/plant material are provided. Methods of using OsACBP5 to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are provided. Plants and plant material with improved tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are also provided. Methods for screening for genes with OsACBP5-like activity are also provided. |
| US10968459B2 |
Nucleic acid sequences encoding transcription factors regulating alkaloid biosynthesis and their use in modifying plant metabolism
Plant metabolism and alkaloid levels can be regulated by transcription factors that regulate the nicotinic alkaloid biosynthetic pathway. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a transcription factor that positively negatively regulates alkaloid biosynthesis, such as nicotine biosynthesis. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for the inhibition of Nicotiana benthamiana auxin response factor 1 (NbTF1) to reduce alkaloid biosynthesis in plants. |
| US10968458B2 |
Methods and compositions for the introduction and regulated expression of genes in plants
Compositions and methods are provided for the introduction and the regulated expression of genes in plants. Compositions include promoter constructs that provide a level of activity useful for the regulated expression of site-specific recombinases, while avoiding premature excision. Further provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding novel babyboom polypeptides, expression cassettes, and plants comprising the same. Methods for the introduction of genes into plants are provided, including methods for plastid transformation and methods for the transformation of tissues from mature seeds and leaves. |
| US10968457B2 |
Drug-inducible promoter and method of inducting gene expression using the same
This invention provides a drug-inducible promoter that can be used for sugarcane plants and plants related thereto. Such drug-inducible promoter comprises a polynucleotide comprising a first nucleotide sequence having 90% or higher identity to the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, a second nucleotide sequence having 90% or higher identity to the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ NO: 2, a third nucleotide sequence having 90% or higher identity to the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, a fourth nucleotide sequence having 90% or higher identity to the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, and a fifth nucleotide sequence having 90% or higher identity to the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 in such an order from the 3 terminal side toward the 5′ terminal side. |
| US10968449B2 |
Compositions and methods for controlling Leptinotarsa
Disclosed herein are methods of controlling insect pests, in particular Leptinotarsa spp. which infest crop plants, and methods of providing plants resistant to such pests. Also disclosed are polynucleotides and recombinant DNA molecules and constructs useful in such methods, insecticidal compositions such as topical sprays containing insecticidal double-stranded RNAs, and solanaceous plants with improved resistance to infestation by Leptinotarsa spp. Further disclosed are methods of selecting target genes for RNAi-mediated silencing and control of Leptinotarsa spp. |
| US10968440B2 |
Method for high-yield fermentation of recombinant proline aminopeptidase and preparation of debittered rice peptide
The present disclosure discloses methods for high-yield fermentation of recombinant proline aminopeptidase and preparation of debittered rice peptide, belonging to the fields of fermentation technology, enzyme preparation and food additives. The present disclosure utilizes fermentation kinetic analysis to determine the high-yield fermentation method of proline aminopeptidase by recombinant Bacillus subtilis, and improve the yield of proline aminopeptidase to reach 174.8 U/mL. Proline aminopeptidase cooperates with alkaline protease and leucine aminopeptidase to hydrolyze rice protein. The free amino acid content is 27.3 times the unhydrolyzed free amino acid content, and the small peptide content below 180 Da in hydrolysate reaches 44.70%. The exposed N-terminal proline residue is fully hydrolyzed, and the free proline content is 1,064.3 times that of the unhydrolyzed free proline content, which increases the degree of rice protein hydrolysis. The method of the present disclosure has a good application prospect in the fields of foods and beverages and processing and utilization of food protein resources. |
| US10968439B2 |
Xylanase mutant
The present invention relates to the technical field of protein engineering, and, in particular, to a xylanase mutant with improved heat tolerance. The present invention artificially introduces two or three unnatural disulfide bridges into xylanase by site-directed mutagenesis and obtains the mutants XynA1 and XynA2 with improved heat tolerance, especially the mutant XynA2 into which three disulfide bridges are introduced, achieving residual enzyme activity of 75% after treatment at 80° C. for 5 min, 72% higher than the residual enzyme activity of the mutant XynA1. The present invention further obtains, by screening, three mutation sites Q51N, H143K, and Q161F that can significantly increase the heat tolerance of mutants, and introduction of the mutation sites into the XynA1 and XynA2 xylanases, whether at a single point or a combination of two points or a combination of three points, can effectively improve the heat tolerance of the mutants. |
| US10968438B2 |
Polymerase variants and uses thereof
Described herein is a variant pol6 polymerase having at least one mutation selected from H223, N224, Y225, H227, I295, Y342, T343, I357, S360, L361, I363, S365, S366, Y367, P368, D417, E475, Y476, F478, K518, H527, T529, M531, N535, G539, P542, N545, Q546, A547, L549, I550, N552, G553, F558, A596, G603, A610, V615, Y622, C623, D624, I628, Y629, R632, N635, M641, A643, I644, T647, I648, T651, I652, K655, W656, D657, V658, H660, F662, L690 and combinations thereof. |
| US10968432B2 |
Proteins increasing pancreatic β cell number and methods of use
Methods of identifying compounds that increase β cell number and/or proliferation by determining the effect of compounds on β cell number or proliferation in zebrafish pancreas are provided. |
| US10968431B2 |
Adoptive transfer of CD8+ T cell clones derived from central memory cells
The present invention provides a method of carrying out adoptive immunotherapy in a primate subject in need thereof by administering the subject a cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) preparation in a treatment-effective amount. The method comprises administering as the CTL preparation a preparation consisting essentially of an in vitro expanded primate CTL population, the CTL population enriched prior to expansion for central memory T lymphocytes, and depleted prior to expansion of effector memory T lymphocytes. In some embodiments, the method may further comprise concurrently administering Interleukin-15 to the subject in an amount effective to increase the proliferation of the central memory T cells in the subject. Pharmaceutical formulations produced by the method, and methods of using the same, are also described. |
| US10968430B2 |
Use of specific regulatory T-cells to induce immune tolerance
The present invention generally relates to the production of antigen-specific T regulatory cells (Tregs). Such cells can be used in therapy to minimize undesirable immune responses such as those observed in autoimmunity and hemophilia and other diseases as well as in the response to protein therapy for genetic diseases. Methods for producing antigen specific Tregs and conditions for preferential expansion of functionally stable, specific Tregs are also provided. |
| US10968428B2 |
Corneal endothelial cell marker
A molecular marker expressed specifically in corneal endothelial cells, and a method for producing one or more corneal endothelial cells using the marker and a method for evaluating one or more corneal endothelial cells using the marker are provided. At least one molecule selected from the group consisting of ZP4, MRGPRX3, GRIP1, GLP1R, HTR1D, and CLRN1 is used as a marker specific to corneal endothelial cells. |
| US10968425B2 |
Global gene regulators (GGR) as vaccine candidates against paratuberculosis
Described herein is a Mycobacterium mutant, comprising at least one mutation in at least one gene sequence encoding global gene regulators (GGRs) selected from the group consisting of sigH, sigL, sigE, ECF-1, and mixtures thereof, wherein the GGR gene is at least partially inactivated. Described herein also is a vaccine based on the mutant and a method of differentiating between subjects that have been infected with Mycobacterium and subjects that have not been infected with Mycobacterium or have been vaccinated with a Mycobacterium vaccine. |
| US10968423B2 |
System and method for electric pulse based activation of biological samples
Disclosed herein are multi-cuvette cartridges, flow cells, and electrical pulse systems for treatment of large volumes of biological samples with pulsed electric fields. The multi-cuvette cartridges systems may include mechanical motors for automatic positioning and alignment between the cuvettes and the electrodes of the electrical pulse systems. The flow cell systems may include fluidic systems, such as pumps, nozzles and valves, which may operate in coordination with the electrical systems for efficient exposition of biological samples. Embodiments having flow cell systems that allow “on-demand” production of activated sample are also disclosed. |
| US10968417B2 |
Shelf-stable hydrogen peroxide antimicrobial compositions
A disinfecting solution includes hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of from about 1.5% w/w to 8% w/w; at least one readily biodegradable anionic surfactant in a concentration of from about 10% w/w to about 25% w/w; at least one of salicylic acid and salts thereof, in a concentration of from about 1% w/w to about 8% w/w; at least one chelating agent in a concentration of from about 0.005% w/w to about 10% w/w; and at least one low-corrosive non-surfactant sulfonic acid selected from benzenesulfonic acid, benzene disulfonic acid, xylene sulfonic acid, toluene sulfonic acid, cumene sulfonic acid, sulfosalicylic acid, naphthalene mono- or di-sulfonic acid, methane sulfonic acid, and isethionic acid in a concentration of from about 1% w/w to about 15% w/w. The solution is free of acetic acid, furoic acid, phenylacetic acid, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, aromatic alcohols, halogen acids, phenols, peracid activators, bleaches, and (optionally) benzoic acid. |
| US10968415B2 |
Cleaning formulations for chemically sensitive individuals: compositions and methods
The present disclosure relates to cleaning compositions in general, and cleaning compositions that are well suited for use by individuals, who experience adverse health effects that may occur upon exposure to certain chemicals. This condition, characterized as multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), makes it virtually impossible for certain individuals to use commercially available cleaning products without inducing immunological responses. The disclosure presents and describes protocols for the formulation and evaluation of a variety of cleaning products using a combination of 14C assay, head space analysis and screening of both ingredients and final products for governmentally-regulated materials. The methods and compositions newly presented herein avoid causing adverse health responses in individuals and are suitable for use by any person, particularly individuals who experience MCS. |
| US10968414B2 |
Methods for reducing soap formation during vegetable oil refining
A method for refining vegetable oil is used to reduce formation of soaps. An acid-treated vegetable oil mixture is passed through a low shear mixing device prior to being fed to a static hydrodynamic reactor. The static hydrodynamic reactor induces a neutralization reaction that forms soaps in a pressurized vegetable oil mixture. The reacted mixture is discharged from the reactor to a downstream system for separating the formed soaps from the reacted mixture to form a refined vegetable oil having reduced soaps content. |
| US10968413B2 |
Vinyl-based comb polymer
A vinyl-based comb copolymer includes a polyisobutylene-based macromonomer unit and a vinyl-based monomer unit. A polyisobutylene-based macromonomer has at least 0.8 (meth)acryloyl groups represented by a specific formula at one end of a main chain per molecule, and is copolymerized with a vinyl-based monomer. A method for producing the vinyl-based comb copolymer includes copolymerizing the polyisobutylene-based macromonomer with the vinyl-based monomer. A viscosity index improver includes the comb copolymer. A lubricating oil composition includes the comb copolymer. |
| US10968410B2 |
Method and apparatus for synthesizing methane gas from carbon dioxide and hydrogen at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
A methane (CH4) gas is synthesized from carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) using catalyst-dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. In the method and apparatus for synthesizing methane gas of the invention, methane (CH4) gas, which is synthetic natural gas, can be effectively synthesized only from carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) using DBD plasma at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and also, additional heating and pressurization devices are not used during the methane gas synthesis process, thus reducing production costs and realizing high-value-added processing due to the absence of risks during the processing. |
| US10968405B2 |
Catalytic remedy for advanced UCO bleed reduction in recycle hydrocracking operations
A catalyst system has been designed that disrupts the sedimentation process. The catalyst system achieves this by saturating key feed components before the feed components are stripped into their incompatible aromatic cores. The efficacy of this disruptive catalyst system is particularly evident in a hydrocracker configuration that runs in two-stage-recycle operation. The catalyst is a self-supported multi-metallic catalyst prepared from a precursor in the hydroxide form, and the catalyst must be toward the top level of the second stage of the two-stage system. |
| US10968392B2 |
Liquid crystal aligning agent for photoalignment, liquid crystal alignment film and liquid crystal display device using it, and diamine and polymer
Provided are a liquid crystal alignment film capable of being given anisotropy through photoalignment and stable to light, and a liquid crystal display device capable of keeping a high voltage holding ratio without degradation of display quality even when exposed to strong light for a long period of time. To provide these, used is a liquid crystal aligning agent for photoalignment which contains a polymer having a structural unit containing a photoreactive structure and in which the structural unit containing a photoreactive structure undergoes chemical reaction by heating. |
| US10968385B2 |
Nanoparticle-enhanced resin coated Frac sand composition
A nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition is provided. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition includes a silica sand, an epoxy resin, methanol, a hardener, and nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be silica nanoparticles, alumina nanoparticles, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, or titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. The methanol is used as a diluent for the epoxy resin. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition may be used as a proppant in a hydraulic fracturing operation, such by injecting a hydraulic fracturing fluid having the composition into a subterranean formation. Methods of manufacturing the composition and hydraulic fracturing of a subterranean formation are also provided. |
| US10968384B2 |
Well-treatment fluids composition
A well treatment fluid composition that includes a tetrakis(hydroxyorgano)phosphonium salt and 1,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin. Methods for preparing a well treatment fluid composition and treating a subterranean formation are also presented. |
| US10968382B2 |
Polymer-enhanced surfactant flooding for permeable carbonates
A method for recovering hydrocarbons in a carbonate reservoir by introducing a saline solution injection containing a saline soluble surfactant and a saline soluble polymer. The method provides for increased hydrocarbon recovery as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques. |
| US10968375B2 |
Silicone rubber composition and composite made therefrom
A silicone rubber composition comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule and free of an aryl group; (B) (B-1) an organosiloxane having in a molecule at least one aryl group, at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom, and free of an alkenyl group, or a mixture of components (B-1) and (B-2) an organosiloxane having in a molecule at least one aryl group and at least one alkenyl group; (C) an acrylic compound or a methacrylic compound; (D) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule and free of an aryl group and an alkenyl group; and (E) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The silicone rubber composition exhibits excellent adhesive properties with respect to diverse organic resins it comes into contact with during its cure, and at the same time possesses excellent mold-release properties with respect to metal dies used for its molding. |
| US10968374B2 |
Two-part curable urethane adhesive composition
A two-part curable urethane adhesive composition of the present technology comprises: a main agent containing a urethane prepolymer (A), an isocyanate group-containing polyisocyanate (B), and isocyanate silane (C); and a curing agent containing a compound having at least two active hydrogen groups per molecule (D) and an aromatic compound (E) represented by Formula (1) below, where n is an integer of 1 to 5, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, or an alkoxy group having from 1 to 12 carbons. |
| US10968373B2 |
Epoxy adhesive composition
The present invention provides an epoxy adhesive composition that is excellent in compatibility and storage stability, has high strength and excellent adhesiveness, is capable of reducing occurrence of warping or peeling when used for bonding different materials, and is also excellent in impact resistance after being cured. Provided is an epoxy adhesive composition including: a modified polyvinyl acetal resin having a constitutional unit with an acid-modified group; and an epoxy resin, the epoxy adhesive composition containing an organic solvent in an amount of 10.0% by weight or less. |
| US10968372B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition
A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that improves not only durability but also bending characteristics of a polarizing plate, an optical laminate and a polarizing plate, both of which are prepared with said pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and a display device comprising the optical laminate and the polarizing plate. |
| US10968371B2 |
Moisture curable hot melt sealant composition including silane functional polyurethane
A moisture curable hot melt sealant composition that includes a silane-functional polyurethane that is free of isocyanate groups, a thermoplastic elastomer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 100,000 grams per mole and being derived from 0% by weight to no greater than 30% by weight styrene, based on the weight of the thermoplastic elastomer, the thermoplastic elastomer being selected from the group consisting of butyl rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene diene rubber, thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer, styrene block copolymer, and combinations thereof, a first tackifying agent that includes from 0% by weight to less than 15% by weight aromaticity based on the weight of the tackifying agent, the first tackifying agent being selected from the group consisting of aliphatic tackifying agent, aromatic-modified aliphatic tackifying agent, cycloaliphatic tackifying agent, aromatic-modified cycloaliphatic tackifying agent, and combinations thereof, a liquid butene component selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, polyisobutene, polybutene, and combinations thereof, and optionally a second rosin-based tackifying agent. |
| US10968370B2 |
Article provided with adhesive layer and release layer
An article 10 is provided with an adhesive layer 14 that includes an adhesive, a release layer 12 that is stacked on the adhesive layer 14, and an air layer 16 that is interposed between the adhesive layer 14 and the release layer 12. On a surface 12a of the release layer 12 that opposes the adhesive layer 14, microprotrusions 20 that contact the adhesive layer 14 with tips 20a are provided. The microprotrusions 20 are provided with a wall-shaped portion 22 having a shape that at least partially surrounds the air layer 16 between the adhesive layer 14 and the release layer 12. The wall-shaped portion 22 protects a main portion 14a of the adhesive layer 14 that is adjacent to the air layer 16 from contamination. By selecting a shape, dimensions, and the like of the micro protrusions 20, a release force of the release layer 12 can be adjusted to a desired range. |
| US10968367B2 |
Low temperature curable adhesive composition and articles including the same
A one part curable adhesive composition that includes a multifunctional (meth)acrylate oligomer the homopolymer of which has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 100° C., and a first (meth)acrylate monomer exhibiting a viscosity of no greater than 1000 centipoise (cP) at 25° C., the first (meth)acrylate monomer being at least one of a (meth)acrylate monomer whose homopolymer has a Tg of at least 100° C. and (alkoxy) tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth)acrylate, the curable adhesive composition exhibiting a viscosity of no greater than 100,000 cP when measured at 25° C. and a shear rate of 20 sec−1. |
| US10968366B2 |
Composition and method for metal CMP
A chemical mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate includes a liquid carrier and cationic metal oxide abrasive particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The cationic metal oxide abrasive particles have a surface modified with at least one compound consisting of a silyl group having at least one quaternary ammonium group. A method for chemical mechanical polishing a substrate including a metal layer includes contacting the substrate with the above described polishing composition, moving the polishing composition relative to the substrate, and abrading the substrate to remove a portion of the metal layer from the substrate and thereby polish the substrate. |
| US10968363B2 |
Polyelectrolyte complexes
The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge. Treatment means and compositions are provided that employ associative polyelectrolyte complexes formed by combining a water soluble cationic first polyelectrolyte with a water soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing groups of opposite charge to the first polyelectrolyte under suitable mixing conditions where the one polyelectrolyte present in molar excess is added in the form of a first aqueous solution during a mixing step to a second aqueous solution comprising the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte present in molar deficiency. Also provided are means to form stable associative polyelectrolyte complexes in aqueous solutions having R values from about 0.10 to 20, including near stoichiometric R values approaching 1, being the ratio of charged groups present on the component polyelectrolytes employed. |
| US10968359B2 |
Actinic-ray-curable ink composition and ink jet recording method
An actinic-ray-curable ink composition is provided, the composition including: a di(meth)acrylate having a linear alkylene group; a di(meth)acrylate having an alkylene oxide chain; a cyclohexyldienone-based polymerization inhibitor that includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1) below and a compound represented by Formula (2) below; and a photopolymerization initiator, in which, in Formula (1), R1a and R1b each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R1c represents a phenyl group or a cyclohexyl group, and in which, in Formula (2), R2a, R2b, R2c, and R2d each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. |
| US10968358B2 |
Aqueous pigment dispersion
The present invention relates to [1] a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles, in which a crosslinked polymer in the particles is a polymer that is crosslinked with a crosslinking agent represented by the general formula (1), and [2] a process for producing a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles, including the following steps (1) and (2): Step (1): subjecting a pigment mixture containing a pigment, a water-dispersible polymer and water to dispersion treatment, thereby obtaining an aqueous pigment dispersion solution containing pigment-containing polymer particles; and Step (2): mixing the aqueous pigment dispersion solution obtained in the step (1) and a crosslinking agent represented by the general formula (1) to react the water-dispersible polymer with the crosslinking agent, thereby obtaining a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles. |
| US10968356B2 |
Coalescent ink
The present disclosure is drawn to coalescent inks and material sets, such as for 3D printing. In one example, the coalescent ink can include a conjugated polymer, a colorant imparting a visible color to the coalescent ink, and an ink vehicle comprising a high boiling point co-solvent having a boiling point of 250° C. or greater. The high boiling point co-solvent can be present in an amount from about 1 wt % to about 4 wt % with respect to the coalescent ink. |
| US10968353B2 |
Liquids and viscoelastic material repellent and anti-biofouling coatings
A coated smooth surface of a substrate repels liquids and viscoelastic materials and can have anti-staining and anti-biofouling properties. The smooth surface can be coated by applying a chemical layer on the surface and a lubricant. Such coated surfaces are useful for use in toilets, urinals, or other devices for the processing of liquids and viscoelastic materials such as solid or semi-solid metabolic waste of human digestive system. Such coated surfaces can also be applied to windows for buildings or vehicles such as automobiles or camera lenses to repel liquids (e.g., rain), ice, frost, insect residues, and birds' feces. |
| US10968350B2 |
Adhesive compositions and methods
The present invention encompasses compositions comprising a polyurethane and a block copolymer with at least two homopolymer subunits. In one aspect, compositions of the present disclosure are coating compositions. In another aspect, compositions of the present disclosure are adhesive compositions. |
| US10968349B2 |
Composition and method for reducing aldehyde content in polyurethane foams
A composition comprises a polyol, a polyethylenimine compound, and a sulfite compound. A method for producing a polyurethane polymer comprises the steps of: (a) providing a polyol; (b) providing an additive composition comprising a polyethylenimine compound and a sulfite compound; (c) combining the polyol and the additive composition to produce a polyol composition; (d) providing an isocyanate compound; and (e) combining and reacting the polyol composition and the isocyanate composition to produce a polyurethane polymer. |
| US10968348B2 |
Laser-releasable bonding materials for 3-D IC applications
Novel thermoplastic polyhydroxyether-based compositions for use as a laser-releasable composition for temporary bonding and laser debonding processes are provided. The inventive compositions can be debonded using various UV lasers, leaving behind little to no debris. The layers formed from these compositions possess good thermal stabilities and are soluble in commonly-used organic solvents (e.g., cyclopentanone). The compositions can also be used as build-up layers for RDL formation. |
| US10968345B2 |
Polyester composition
A polymer composition comprising at least two polyesters having improved mechanical properties including a good balance between ultimate tensile strength, elastic modulus and elongation on failure. In particular, the composition comprises from 1 to 99% by weight of at least one aromatic polyester (AP) comprising units from a diol component and units from an acid component, the units from the acid component comprising from 70 to 100 mol % of repeating units from at least one heterocyclic polyfunctional aromatic acid of renewable origin and from 99 to 1% by weight of at least a second aliphatic-aromatic polyester (AAPE). This composition is suitable for producing articles such as films, moulded objects, thermoformed objects or expanded articles. The heterocyclic aromatic acid is 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and the aliphatic-aromatic polyester is biodegradable and is a copolyester comprising repeating units from aromatic acid of the phthalic acid type, aliphatic diacids, and aliphatic diols. |
| US10968343B2 |
Formaldehyde-free curable formulation
A curable aqueous formulation comprising a) an emulsion polymer with 0.1 to 20 weight percent acid monomers, b) an oxazoline-containing polymer, and c) an aqueous acrylic polymer dispersion with 40 to 100 weight percent acid monomers and having a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 2000 to 500000. |
| US10968342B2 |
Process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of multistage polymer particles
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of neutralized multistage polymer particles comprising the steps of contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions a) an aqueous dispersion of first polymer particles with b) first monomers to form an aqueous dispersion of 2-stage polymer particles; then contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions the aqueous dispersion of 2-stage polymer particles with second monomers comprising to form an unneutralized aqueous dispersion of 3-stage polymer particles; then neutralizing the unneutralized aqueous dispersion of 3-stage polymer particles with a base to form an aqueous dispersion of neutralized 3-stage polymer particles, wherein the first and second monomers form a shell having a calculated Tg of less than 50° C. The process of the present invention is useful in preparing a composition that is useful as an open time additive in coatings formulations. |
| US10968341B2 |
Liquid composition comprising a multistage polymer, its method of preparation and its use
The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and a multistage polymer. In particular the present invention it relates to liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and a multistage polymer that can be used as a syrup. More particularly the present invention relates also to a process for preparing a liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and a multistage polymer. |
| US10968340B1 |
Electrically conductive, high strength, high temperature polymer composite for additive manufacturing
A composite material for use as a deposition material in an additive manufacturing system comprises a polymer component, a filler component, and an extrudability component. The extrudability component is present in the composite material is an amount of from 0.05 wt % to 10 wt % based on the weight of the composite material, and can comprise polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). The polymer component comprises a high temperature polymer such as an engineering polymer or a high performance polymer. The filler component comprises at least one of a conductive component and a strengthening component. In some cases, the conductive component is present in an amount such that the composite material is formed as one of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) material and an EMI/EMC shielding material. The composite material can be deposited in a liquid state on a substrate using an additive manufacturing system, to produce a three-dimensional object. |
| US10968336B2 |
Flame retardant composition and flame retardant synthetic resin composition
A flame retardant composition contains: 20-50 parts by mass of at least one melamine salt selected from the group consisting of melamine orthophosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, and melamine polyphosphate, as component (A); 50-80 parts by mass of at least one piperazine salt selected from the group consisting of piperazine orthophosphate, piperazine pyrophosphate, and piperazine polyphosphate, as component (B), where the total of component (A) and component (B) is 100 parts by mass; and 1-50 parts by mass of β-dextrin as component (C). |
| US10968335B2 |
Rubber crosslinked product
A cross-linked rubber obtained by crosslinking a rubber composition containing a conjugated diene rubber and an inorganic filler, wherein when a loss tangent value of a non-interface component forming, of the cross-linked rubber ingredient, a portion other than an interface with the inorganic filler is represented as L(m) and a loss tangent value of an interface component forming, of the cross-linked rubber ingredient, an interface portion with the inorganic filler is represented as L(i), each loss tangent value being measured using an atomic force microscope in a state in which sinusoidal vibrations of 5 kHz are applied to the cross-linked rubber, the cross-linked rubber has a ratio L(i)/L(m) of 0.85 or less. |
| US10968334B2 |
Method for modifying starch and method for producing starch blended preparation
The present invention provides a method of effectively modifying starch so as to have an inhibitory effect on swelling and disintegration equivalent to that of chemically-linked starch, without using chemicals or a large amount of water.The method of modifying starch includes subjecting a powdery mixture containing starch and water-soluble hemicellulose at a ratio of 99.5:0.5 to 80:20 (weight ratio) to moist-heat treatment at 100 to 200° C. |
| US10968329B2 |
Method of recovering decomposition product of thermosetting resin cured product and method of producing recycled material
A method of recovering a decomposition product of a thermosetting resin cured product, the method includes a step of contacting an object to be treated, that contains a thermosetting resin cured product, with a treatment liquid containing an alkali metal compound and an alcohol solvent, to decompose and dissolve the thermosetting resin cured product; a step of mixing the treatment liquid, in which a decomposition product of the thermosetting resin cured product is dissolved, and an acidic aqueous solution to separate the mixture into an aqueous layer and an organic layer containing the decomposition product; and a step of recovering the organic layer. |
| US10968327B2 |
Methods for formulating polyisocyanurate foam-forming compositions, related polyisocyanurate foam-forming compositions, and foams produced thereby
Disclosed are methods for formulating a polyisocyanurate foam-forming composition with good low temperature insulation performance. The polyisocyanurate foam-forming composition includes: a) an organic polyisocyanate, b) a polyol composition comprising at least one polyester polyol with a nominal hydroxyl functionality of at least 2.0, c) a blowing agent composition present in an amount sufficient to produce foam having a density of less than 1.85 lb/ft3 and comprising: (1) a hydrocarbon having an atmospheric pressure boiling point of at least 68° F. (20° C.), and (2) water, d) a trimerization catalyst, e) a flame retardant, and f) a silicone surface-active agent. The methods include: (A) evaluating a measured Relative Hydrocarbon Solubility and, optionally, evaluating a measured a Surfactant Water Solubility, a Surfactant Turbidity, or evaluating both the Surfactant Water Solubility and the Surfactant Turbidity; and (B) formulating the polyisocyanurate foam-forming composition with the silicone surface-active agent in light of such evaluation. |
| US10968324B2 |
Resin composite and method for producing resin composite
It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin composite that is excellent in water resistance and is capable of exerting sufficient strength even under wet conditions. The present invention relates to a resin composite comprising a resin, fibers having an ionic functional group, and a polyvalent ion. The fibers having an ionic functional group are preferably cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less. |
| US10968323B2 |
Natural fiber composite and method of production
A reinforced polymer composite includes a polymer matrix, a strengthening agent, and a dispersing agent. The strengthening agent is a natural fiber having an aspect ratio between 6 and 12 and is included in the composite in amounts up to 30 wt %. The dispersing agent is coconut shell powder having an aspect ratio between 1 and 3 and is included in the composite in amounts up to 10 wt %. |
| US10968319B2 |
Silicone hydrogel contact lenses
The present invention generally relates to silicone hydrogel contact lenses each inherently having, on lens surfaces, a relatively-high concentration of primary amino groups and to a method for producing the same. The invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lens precursors each inherently having, on lens surfaces, a relatively-high concentration of N-Boc-protected primary amino groups which can be easily and conveniently deprotected during lens extraction and/or hydration steps. |
| US10968318B2 |
Heterochain polymer composition
This disclosure relates to polymerizable silicone compositions, methods for polymerizing such compositions, and to polymerized silicone compositions formed thereby. In one embodiment, a polymerizable composition includes one or more first organosiloxanes or organosilanes, each comprising a plurality of silicon hydride functional groups, one or more second organosiloxanes or organosilanes, each comprising a plurality of reactive heterocycloalkyl functional groups; and one or more third organosiloxanes or organosilanes, each comprising at least about one silicon hydride functional group and at least about one reactive heterocycloalkyl functional group; one or more reactive organic compounds, each comprising at least about one reactive heterocycloalkyl functional group; and an effective amount of a borane catalyst, present, for example, in an amount within the range of 0.0005 wt % to about 10 wt %, wherein the ratio of reactive heterocycloalkyl functional groups to reactive silicon hydride functional groups in the composition is in the range of 1:5 to 5:1. |
| US10968317B2 |
Method for hydrosilylation of aliphatically unsaturated alkoxysilanes and hydrogen terminated organosiloxane oligomers to prepare alkoxysilyl terminated polymers useful for functionalizing polyorganosiloxanes using an iridium catalyst
A method for preparing a product includes combining starting materials including A) a siloxane oligomer having silicon bonded hydrogen atoms, B) an alkoxysilane having at least one aliphatically unsaturated group capable of undergoing hydrosilylation reaction and C) an iridium complex catalyst. The method can be used to produce a compound of formula (I). This compound can be used in a hydrosilylation reaction with a vinyl-functional polyorganosiloxane. The resulting product includes an ethyltrimethoxysilyl functional polyorganosiloxane useful in condensation reaction curable sealant compositions. |
| US10968315B2 |
Method of producing a polymer nanofiber sheet
Provided is a polymer nanofiber sheet having high delamination resistance, a high mechanical strength, and a high specific surface area. Specifically, provided is a polymer nanofiber sheet, including polymer nanofibers, the polymer nanofibers being laminated and three-dimensionally entangled with each other, in which: at least part of the polymer nanofibers are crosslinked at a crosslinked part having crosslinking portions and a non-crosslinking portion; and the crosslinked part contains a low-molecular weight epoxy compound having a molecular weight of from 100 to 3,000. |
| US10968310B1 |
Polymerizable materials, anaerobically curable compositions, and related methods and products
Described are polymerizable materials (e.g., compounds, prepolymers, and compositions thereof) useful in curable compositions such as anaerobically curable compositions, the compositions including adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, and the like, as well as methods of making the polymerizable materials and using the polymerizable materials and curable compositions. |
| US10968306B2 |
Bound stopper and production method therefor
The present invention is to provide a bound stopper, which has high mechanical strength, is excellent in durability against fatigue breaking, settling or the like when a heavy load is repeatedly received, and is easy to be produced, in which the bound stopper comprises a polyurethane foam obtained from a polyurethane foam composition containing an isocyanate component and a blowing agent, and the isocyanate component contains a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group, the urethane prepolymer being obtained from a polyol component, a polyrotaxane containing a cyclic molecule having an active hydrogen group as a constituent, and an isocyanate. |
| US10968301B2 |
Stress-responsive compositions and uses thereof
The present disclosure is directed to stress-responsive compositions comprising (1) at least one (co)polymer comprising at least one mechanophore comprising at least one thiocarbonylthio functional group or derivative thereof and (2) at least one compound comprising at least one functional group capable of reacting with a free radical, The present disclosure is also directed to articles, coatings, and 3D printing binders comprising such stress-responsive compositions, as well as to processes of imparting the abilities of forming and maintaining protective barriers and mechanical self-healing to such articles, coatings, and 3D printing binders by incorporating such stress-responsive compositions therein. |
| US10968298B2 |
Synthesis of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene/vinylidene fluoride copolymers
Disclosed are aqueous emulsion copolymerization processes for synthesizing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene/vinylidene fluoride copolymers having 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene as the major monomer unit. The copolymerization process is performed at temperatures of from about 55° C. to about 70° C. with at least one water soluble radical initiator, with preferred initiators including Na2S2O8, K2S2O8, (NH4)2S2O8, Fe2(S2O8)3, K2S2O8/FeSO4, (NH4)2S2O8/Fe2O4, and the like, as well as combinations thereof. |
| US10968295B2 |
Acrylic acid polymers neutralized with sodium and calcium ions and having a narrow molecular weight distribution
An acrylic acid polymer having a weight average molecular weight Mw in the range from 3500 to 2000 g/mol and a polydispersity index Mw/Mn≤2.5, wherein 30% to 60% of the acid groups of the acrylic acid polymers have been neutralized with calcium ions, 30% to 70% of the acrylic acid polymers have been neutralized with sodium ions and 0% to 10% of the acid groups of the acrylic acid polymers have not been neutralized. |
| US10968294B2 |
Process for preparing high-reactivity isobutene homo- or copolymers
The present invention relates to a process for preparing high-reactivity isobutene homo- or copolymers with a content of terminal vinylidene double bonds per homo- or copolymer chain end of at least 70 mol % which comprises polymerizing isobutene or an isobutene-comprising monomer mixture in the presence of an aluminum trihalide-donor complex effective as a polymerization catalyst or of an alkylaluminum halide-donor complex, said complex comprising, as the donor, a mixture of at least two organic compounds with at least one ether function each. |
| US10968292B2 |
Synthetic polymer film whose surface has microbicidal activity, photocurable resin composition, manufacturing method of synthetic polymer film, and sterilization method with use of surface of synthetic polymer film
A synthetic polymer film is a synthetic polymer film whose surface has a plurality of raised or recessed portions. The synthetic polymer film has a crosslink structure, and the crosslink structure does not contain any nitrogen element that is a constituent of a urethane bond. The synthetic polymer film contains an organic carboxylic acid, and an amount of water required for dissolving 1 g of the organic carboxylic acid is equal to or greater than 10 mL and less than 10000 mL. At the lapse of 5 minutes since placing a 200 μL drop of water on the surface of the synthetic polymer film, a pH of an aqueous solution is not more than 5, and an area equivalent circle diameter of the aqueous solution is not less than 20 mm. A synthetic polymer film whose surface has a microbicidal activity can be produced using a photocurable resin composition which contains an organic carboxylic acid or a photoacid generator which generates the organic carboxylic acid. |
| US10968288B2 |
Styrene-free coating compositions for packaging articles such as food and beverage containers
A method of forming a coating on a food or beverage container, which includes spraying a coating composition onto an interior surface of the food or beverage container, where the coating composition includes an emulsion-polymerized latex copolymer having copolymer chains of one or more ethylenically-unsaturated monomers and one or more styrene offset monomers. Preferably, the coating composition is substantially free of BPA, PVC, and styrene. The method may also include curing the sprayed coating composition, thereby providing the coating on the interior surface of the food or beverage container. |
| US10968286B2 |
Site-selective modification of polysaccharides and applications thereof
The present invention relates to site-selective modification of polysaccharides at their reducing end by conjugation with a single aminoxy-Regioselective Addressable Functionalized Template (RAFT) peptide. |
| US10968285B2 |
Matrices comprising a modified polysaccharide
The present invention discloses a matrix comprising a modified polysaccharide consisting of repeating disaccharide units whereby in at least 11% of the disaccharide units one primary alcohol group is oxidized into a carboxylic acid group. |
| US10968279B2 |
TL1A antibodies and uses thereof
Disclosed are antibodies that bind specifically to the receptor TNF superfamily member 15 (TNFSF15), also known as TL1A. Methods of making and using the anti-TL1A antibodies are also described. |
| US10968278B2 |
Compositions comprising IL6R antibodies for the treatment of uveitis and macular edema and methods of using same
The present invention provides compositions and methods of treating and improving the symptoms of uveitis and/or macular edema using an antibody that specifically binds human interleukin-6 receptor (hIL-6R). |
| US10968274B2 |
Anti-interferon gamma antibodies and uses thereof
Provided is an anti-INF-γ antibody. Also provided are a composition comprising the antibody and a pharmaceutical application of the antibody in treating IFN-γ mediated syndrome. |
| US10968270B2 |
Antibody molecules to a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL)
Antibody molecules that specifically bind to APRIL are disclosed. The antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose disorders, such as IgA nephropathy. |
| US10968269B1 |
MHC multimers in borrelia diagnostics and disease
Novel compounds carrying ligands capable of binding to counter receptors on relevant target cells are disclosed. The compounds possess a number of advantageous features, rendering them very suitable for a wide range of applications, including use as detection systems, detection of relevant target cells as well as a number of other methods. In particular, novel MHC complexes comprising one or more MHC molecules containing one or more Borrelia derived peptides are disclosed. The possibility of presenting to the target cells a plurality of MHC-peptide complexes makes the MHC complexes according to the present invention an extremely powerful tool e.g. in the field of therapy and diagnosis. The invention generally relates to the sample-mounted use of MHC complexes and MHC multimers.Also comprised by the invention is the field of therapy and vaccine, including therapeutic/vaccine methods and therapeutic/vaccine compositions. |
| US10968268B2 |
Humanized anti-PACAP antibodies
The present invention is directed to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof having binding specificity for PACAP. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof comprise the sequences of the VH, VL, and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. Antibodies and antigen binding fragments described herein bind to and/or compete for binding to the same linear or conformational epitope(s) on human PACAP as an anti-PACAP antibody. The invention contemplates conjugates of anti-PACAP antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. Methods of making said anti-PACAP antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof are also contemplated. Other embodiments of the invention contemplate using anti-PACAP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PACAP and conditions where antagonism of PACAP-related activities, such as vasodilation, photophobia, mast cell degranulation, and/or neuronal activation, would be therapeutically beneficial. |
| US10968267B2 |
Serum albumin-20K growth hormone fusion protein
Disclosed is a medicine containing a long-lasting human growth hormone preparation as an active ingredient, which has low prolactin-like activity and shows long half-life in blood as compared with 22K human growth hormone. The long-lasting human growth hormone includes a fusion protein exhibiting growth-promoting activity and having a human serum albumin part and a 20K human growth hormone part, particularly a fusion protein in which the 20K human growth hormone part is linked to C-terminus of the human serum albumin part via a linker sequence. |
| US10968266B2 |
GIP peptide analogues
Provided herein are glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)-derived peptide analogues, for example GIP(3-30), and their use as antagonists of the GIP receptor and for treatment of disorders such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance. |
| US10968263B2 |
Affinity support and method for trapping substance using the same
Problems to be SolvedThe present invention provides an affinity support capable of trapping a substance by cooperative binding that is less likely to cause dissociation even when the substance is a molecule other than an antibody, and a trapping method using the same.Means to Solve the ProblemsA method of trapping a substance comprising the step of contacting an objective to be trapped with an affinity support comprising a support, a spacer bound to the support and an affinity substance bound to the spacer, so as to bind the objective to be trapped to the affinity substance, wherein each one of the objective to be trapped has a plural of affinity sites and the affinity substance binds to at least two of the affinity sites simultaneously. |
| US10968257B2 |
Target recognition motifs and uses thereof
The disclosure provides novel programmable targeting sequences and applications thereof. The targeting sequences can be engineered for binding to proteins, polypeptides, and other macromolecules. |
| US10968253B2 |
Methods and products for genetic engineering
The present invention relates to a virus-derived particle comprising one or more Cas protein(s), as well as to kits and methods using the same for altering a target nucleic acid. |
| US10968252B2 |
Methods of processing a fluid including a recombinant therapeutic protein and use thereof
Provided herein are methods of processing a fluid that include the use of one or both of a circuit system including a tangential flow filtration (TFF) unit and a circuit system including a tangential flow virus filtration (TFVF) unit. Also provided are integrated and continuous processes for manufacturing a therapeutic protein drug substance that include a step of processing a fluid including the recombinant therapeutic protein using any of the methods provided herein. |
| US10968249B2 |
Bile acid derivatives as FXR/TGR5 agonists and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to prevent or treat FXR-mediated or TGR5-mediated diseases or conditions. |
| US10968246B2 |
Substituted 4-phenyl pyridine compounds as non-systemic TGR5 agonists
The invention relates to non-systemic TGR5 agonist useful in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, diabetes, Type II diabetes, gestational diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, obesity, metabolic syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, disorders associated with parenteral nutrition especially during short bowel syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and other TGR5 associated diseases and disorders, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R2′, R3, R4, X1, X2, X3, X4, Q, and n are described herein. |
| US10968241B2 |
Process for producing phosphinates
The present invention relates primarily to a process for producing particular phosphinates (phosphonous acid monoesters) and use thereof for producing biologically active substances which may be used in the pharmaceutical or agrochemical sector, preferably for producing phosphorus-containing amino acids. |
| US10968236B2 |
TYK2 inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of TYK2, and the treatment of TYK2-mediated disorders. |
| US10968235B2 |
N-azaspirocycloalkane substituted N-heteroaryl compounds and compositions for inhibiting the activity of SHP2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which p, q, Y1, Y2, R1, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5a, R5b, R7 and R8 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of SHP2. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of diseases or disorders associated with the aberrant activity of SHP2. |
| US10968234B2 |
Compound containing tricyclic heteroaryl group
A class of compounds containing a tricyclic heteroaryl group is provided. Specifically, a compound of the structure represented by the following formula (I) (each group is as defined in the specification), a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound of the formula (I), and their isotope derivatives, chiral isomers, allosteries, different salts, prodrugs, preparations, etc, are provided. It can effectively inhibit protein kinases (such as EGFR, FAK, SYK, FLT-3, Axl, CDK, JAK, etc.), thereby treating various tumors, non-alcoholic liver disease (NASH), pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and related variety of diseases. |
| US10968232B2 |
Antidiabetic spirochroman compounds
Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. |
| US10968228B2 |
Methods of preparing substituted 12a,13-dihydro-6H-benzo[5,6][1,4]diazepino[1,2-a]indoles
The invention provides novel methods for preparing indolinobenzodiazepine monomer compounds of formula (I) below and their synthetic precursors: |
| US10968224B2 |
2,11-diaza-[3.3](2,6)pyridinophane compounds and their application as ligands of essential metal ion based MRI contrast agents and 52MN based PET contrast agents
The one subject of the invention is the compounds of general formula (I), their isomers, their physiologically acceptable salts and/or Mn(II), Fe(II), Fe(III), Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes. The other subject of the invention is the application of the above compounds. The compounds of general formula (I): wherein —NRR1 group may refer to: a) —NRR1 with N atom in the ring means a ring of 4 to 7, that in certain cases may contain another heteroatom, and in specific cases the ring may be replaced with an aryl group (of 5 to 7 carbon atoms) substituted with —COOH, —OH, —OCH3, —NO2, —NH2, —NCS, —NHS-activated ester, aryl (of 5 to 7 carbon atoms), or nitro-, amino- or isothiocyanate group, or b) in the —NRR1 group R means a H atom, alkyl, aryl, nitroaryl, aminoaryl or isothiocyanate-aryl group (of 1 to 6 carbon atoms) and R4 is a H atom, alkyl (of 1 to 6 carbon atoms) or —(CH2)n—COOH group, whereas n=1 to 10 integer, or c) —NRR1 group is one of the following groups: (formula II) whereas R2 is a H atom, carboxyl- or alkyl-carbonyl group (of 1 to 4 carbon atoms); (formula III) and R2 is a H atom or alkyl or aryl group (of 1 to 6 carbon atoms), and X means independently from one another H atom, —CH3, —COOH, —OH, —OCH3, alkoxy- (of 2 to 6 carbon atoms), —NO2, —NH2, —NCS, —NHS-activated ester, alkyl (of 2 to 12 carbon atoms) or aryl (of 5 to 7 carbon atoms) group, in certain cases the latter may be substituted with hydroxyl, hydroxyalkyl (of 1 to 6 carbon atoms), nitro, amino or isothiocyanate group. |
| US10968223B2 |
Imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine and pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine derivatives as SSAO inhibitors
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or N-oxide thereof that includes reacting a compound of formula (IIIa) or (Va) with a compound of formula (IX) to form the compound of formula (Ia) |
| US10968221B2 |
Substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine derivatives of Formula IIa, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US10968216B2 |
4,5-annulated 1,2,4-triazolones
The present invention provides triazolone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients. |
| US10968215B2 |
Pyrido five-element aromatic ring compound, preparation method therefor and use thereof
The present invention provides a pyrido five-element aromatic ring compound, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The compound provided in the present invention has an inhibitory effect on wild-type and/or mutant EZH2, and is well positioned to become a novel anti-tumor drug or a drug for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. |
| US10968214B2 |
KRas G12C inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of the Formula I below where R1, R2 and m are as described herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of Formula 1, and methods of using these compounds and salts for treating patients for cancer. |
| US10968212B2 |
Compounds having estrogen receptor alpha degradation activity and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in prevention and treatment of estrogen-related diseases and conditions. |
| US10968210B2 |
Diamino-alkylamino-linked arylsulfonamide compounds with selective activity in voltage-gated sodium channels
Disclosed are compounds of Formula A, or a salt thereof: Formula (A), wherein: Het, Q and R1A to R4A are defined herein, which compounds have properties for blocking Nav 1.7 ion channels found in peripheral and sympathetic neurons. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula A or their salts, and methods of treating cough, itch, acute pain and neuropathic pain disorders using the same. |
| US10968209B2 |
TRPV4 antagonist
The present invention relates to a novel compound useful as a TRPV4 antagonist, specifically the compound 1-(((5S,7R)-3-(5-cyclopropylpyrazin-2-yl)-7-hydroxy-2-oxo-1-oxa-3-azaspiro[4.5]decan-7-yl)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-6-carbonitrile, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound.The compound of the invention can be useful in the treatment of a disease state selected from: atherosclerosis, disorders related to vasogenic edema, postsurgical abdominal edema, ocular edema, cerebral edema, local and systemic edema, fluid retention, sepsis, hypertension, inflammation, bone related dysfunctions and congestive heart failure, pulmonary disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, ventilator induced lung injury, high altitude induced pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute lung injury, pulmonary fibrosis, sinusitis/rhinitis, asthma, cough; including acute cough, sub-acute cough and chronic cough, pulmonary hypertension, overactive bladder, cystitis, pain, motor neuron disorders, genetic gain of function disorders, cardiovascular disease, renal dysfunction, stroke, glaucoma, retinopathy, endometriosis, pre-term labor, dermatitis, pruritus, pruritus in liver disease, diabetes, metabolic disorder, obesity, migraine, pancreatitis, tumor suppression, immunosuppression, osteoarthritis, crohn's disease, colitis, diarrhea, intestinal irregularity (hyperreactivity/hyporeactivity), fecal incontinence, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, intestinal pain and cramping, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, and flatulence. |
| US10968206B2 |
Cannabinergic nitrate esters and related analogs
The present technology relates to novel cannabinergic nitrate esters and related analogs, process of preparation, pharmaceutical compositions and their methods of use as medicaments, pharmacological tools and/or biomarkers. The novel cannabinergic nitrate ester compounds provide medicaments useful in treating a variety of diseases and medical disorders. |
| US10968203B2 |
Pyrimidinyl-pyridyloxy-naphthyl compounds and methods of treating IRE1-related diseases and disorders
Described herein are pyrimidinyl-pyridyloxy-naphthyl compounds with inositol requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) modulation activity or function having the Formula I or I′ structure: or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and with the substituents and structural features described herein. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the Formula I or I′ compounds, as well as methods of using such IRE1 modulators, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors. |
| US10968201B2 |
Bicyclic carboxamides and methods of use thereof
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of EP2 and EP4 receptors, and for the treatment, prevention and amelioration of one or more symptoms of diseases or disorders related to the activity of EP2 and EP4 receptors. In certain embodiments, the compounds are antagonists of both the EP2 and EP4 receptors. |
| US10968196B2 |
Substituted β-lapachones for treating cancer
Compounds are provided that are useful in treating cancer and neurodegeneration. The compounds comprise a β-lapachone or β-lapachone derivative tricyclic ortho-naphthoguinone moiety linked to a mitochondria-targeting moiety, for example as defined with respect to Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising the composition. Methods of treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative disorders also are provided. |
| US10968195B2 |
Apparatus and method for vibrational isolation of compounds
The present invention is directed to a method and device to isolate compounds from plant material using vibrational pulsing, vibrational decanting, vibrational sieving and vibrational rinsing. A susceptible liquid is generated by vibrational agitation, decanted when in a vibrating container and then collected by passing over a series of vibrating screens and then rinsed with water while collected on the vibrating screens and the residue collected. The isolated compound can either be collected in the decant or retained on the screens. In an embodiment of the invention, the vibrational rinsing step reduces unwanted impurities isolated. |
| US10968192B2 |
Crystalline solid forms of N-(1-((2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amino)-2-methyl-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-4-(4-(2-methyl-5-((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(methylthio)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)benzyl)phenyl)butanamide and methods of their synthesis
Methods of preparing, and solid forms of N-(1-((2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amino)-2-methyl-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-4-(4-(2-methyl-5-((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(methylthio)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)benzyl)phenyl)butanamide, and salts, solvates and cocrystals thereof, are disclosed. |
| US10968191B2 |
Energy-efficient and environmentally friendly process for the production of target chemical compounds from cellulosic material
The present invention is directed to an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly process for the production of chemical target compounds from cellulosic material. In a further aspect, the present invention is directed to a system for conducting the process according to the inventive process. |
| US10968190B2 |
Processes for preparing oxathiazin-like compounds
Methods for producing compounds useful in reactions to produce oxathiazin-like compounds are disclosed including a process of adding sodium 2-bromoethanesulfonate to a solution of benzyl alcohol and sodium benzyloxide to for mixture, boiling the mixture to reflux four times, concentrating under vacuum until dry, boiling with ethyl alcohol, filtering the ethyl alcohol, and concentrating to dryness to obtain solid sodium 2-benzyletherethanesulfonate. |
| US10968188B2 |
Benzothiazol compounds and methods using the same for treating neurodegenerative disorders
The present disclosure provides a compound of general Formula (I) having c-abl kinase inhibitory activity or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method useful to treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases using the compound. |
| US10968187B2 |
Method for preparation of alkylated or fluoro, chloro and fluorochloro alkylated compounds by heterogeneous cobalt catalysis
The invention discloses a method for preparation of alkylated, fluoro alkylated, chloro alkylated and fluorochloro alkylated compounds by a heterogeneous Co-catalysed alkylation or fluoro, chloro and fluorochloro alkylation with alkyl halides, fluoro alkyl halides, chloro alkyl halides or fluorochloro alkyl halides respectively. |
| US10968186B2 |
Ascochlorin derivative and use thereof as AMPK activator
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel ascochlorin derivative which activates adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and is useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions that involve AMPK dysregulation. The present invention provides a compound presented by formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof. |
| US10968184B2 |
Pyrimidine prodrugs for the treatment of viral infections and further diseases
This invention relates to pyrimidine prodrug derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy. |
| US10968179B2 |
Charged ion channel blockers and methods for use
The invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: The compounds, compositions, methods and kits of the invention are useful for the treatment of pain, itch, and neurogenic inflammation. |
| US10968178B2 |
IP6K inhibitors
The present invention aims to provide a heterocyclic compound having an IP6K inhibitory action and expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for—diseases such as cardiac failure, diabetes and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the SPECIFICATION, or a salt thereof has an IP6K inhibitory action and is expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases such as cardiac failure, diabetes and the like. |
| US10968175B2 |
Resist composition and patterning process
A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a sulfonium or iodonium salt capable of generating a brominated benzene-containing sulfonic acid offers a high sensitivity, minimal LWR and improved CDU independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone. |
| US10968174B2 |
Synthesis of a thiosulfonic acid by a step of periodate mediated oxidative coupling of a thiosulfonic acid with an aniline
The present invention pertains generally to the field of chemical synthesis, and more particularly to methods for the chemical synthesis of a thiosulfonic acid of Formula (1) by a step of periodate mediated oxidative coupling of a thiosulfonic acid of Formula (2) with an aniline of Formula (3), as described herein. The present invention also relates to such methods which incorporate one or more additional (subsequent and/or preceding) steps, for example, to prepare compounds of Formula (5) from compounds of Formula (1); to prepare compounds of Formula (6) from compounds of Formula (5); and to prepare compounds of Formula (2) from compounds of Formula (4), as described herein. |
| US10968170B2 |
Viscometric properties improver
The present invention relates to a viscometric properties improver capable of improving the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine, and an additive composition for a liquid coolant containing the viscometric properties improver. [1] A viscometric properties improver consisting of a compound (A) represented by the following formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by the following formula (2), and [2] an additive composition for a liquid coolant containing the same: R1OR2OmSO3M (1) R3O—SO3M (2) wherein R1 and R3 are the same as or different from each other and each represent a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 12 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms; R2 represents an ethylene group or a propylene group; m represents an addition molar number of R2O of 1 or more and 15 or less; and M represents a cation or a hydrogen atom. |
| US10968166B2 |
4-(P-quinonyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives for treatment of mitochondrial diseases
Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinoly)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed. |
| US10968161B2 |
Synthesis and purification of muconic acid ester from aldaric acid esters
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing muconic acid ester from aldaric acid ester, and for separating and purifying the produced muconic acid ester by high vacuum distillation in a total heating environment. |
| US10968159B1 |
Method for manufacturing terephthalic acid
Method for manufacturing terephthalic acid includes following steps: providing a titrant receptor solution, the titrant receptor solution being water; adding disodium terephthalate aqueous solution and an acid titrant into the titrant receptor solution to form terephthalic acid crystals and an end-point solution, and separating the terephthalic acid crystals from the end-point solution. |
| US10968158B2 |
Method of determining the inertness of materials for use in monomer production
A method of determining the inertness of a material regarding the formation of heavy by-products during the reaction of propylene to acrolein and acrylic acid. |
| US10968156B2 |
Process for the manufacturing of a 3-halopropionyl halide in a flow reactor
The present disclosure relates to a process for the manufacturing of a 3-5 halopropionylhalide, wherein the process comprises the steps of: a) providing a flow reactor comprising a reaction chamber; b) providing reactants comprising: i. acrylic acid; ii. a reaction co-agent selected from the group consisting of N,N-0 disubstituted amides; and iii. a halogenating agent; and c) incorporating the reactants into the reaction chamber of the flow reactor, thereby forming a reaction product stream comprising a 3-halopropionyl-halide; wherein the molar ratio of acrylic acid to the halogenating agent is 1 to at least 5 0.8; wherein the temperature of the reaction chamber of the flow reactor is greater than 60° C.; and wherein the residence time of the reaction product stream comprising the 3-halopropionylhalide in the reaction chamber of the flow reactor is greater than 10 minutes. |
| US10968149B2 |
Enhanced oxygen transfer agent systems for oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons
Aspects of the invention relate to enhanced oxygen transfer agent systems and methods of use thereof. According to one aspect, a method for producing olefins from a hydrocarbon feed includes the step of contacting a hydrocarbon feed comprised of one or more alkanes with an oxygen transfer agent at a temperature of 350° C. to 1000° C. The oxygen transfer agent comprising an oxygen-donating chalcogen agent comprised of at least one of S, Se, or Te and a reducible metal oxide. The chalcogen having an oxidation state greater than +2. According to another aspect, a method for producing one or more olefins by partial combustion of a hydrocarbon feed includes partially combusting a hydrocarbon feed comprised of one or more alkanes by contacting the hydrocarbon feed with an oxygen transfer agent comprising CaS04 at a temperature of 350° C. to 1000° C. to produce one or more olefins comprising ethylene and coproducing water. |
| US10968147B2 |
Pyrotechnic agent
The invention relates to a pyrotechnic agent containing at least one azotetrazolate as a component thereof. |
| US10968146B2 |
Lawn substitute and methods therefor
A mechanically resilient variety of Rushia lineolata is presented, particularly in combination with a conditioned growth medium. In preferred aspects, the variety is clonally selected for a small growth profile and mechanical resiliency to resist damage from foot traffic, and the growth medium includes a porous low-density glass component, an acidic organic absorbent component, and a microbial organic component to enhance the desired properties. |
| US10968140B2 |
Highly porous ceramic and metal aerogels from xerogel powder precursors, and methods for their production and use
The present invention discloses novel methods for producing highly porous ceramic and/or metal aerogel monolithic objects that are hard, sturdy, and resistant to high temperatures. These methods comprise preparing nanoparticulate oxides of metals and/or metalloids via a step of vigorous stirring to prevent gelation, preparing polymer-modified xerogel powder compositions by reacting said nanoparticulate oxides with one or more polyfunctional monomers, compressing said polymer-modified xerogel powder compositions into shaped compacts, and carbothermal conversion of the shaped xerogel compacts via pyrolysis to provide the highly porous ceramic and/or metal aerogel monolithic objects that have the same shapes as their corresponding xerogel compact precursors. Representative of the highly porous ceramic and/or metal aerogel monolithic objects of the invention are ceramic and/or metal aerogels of Si, Zr, Hf, Ti, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ru, Au, and the like. Examples include sturdy, shaped, highly porous silicon carbide (SiC), silicon nitride (Si3N4), zirconium carbide (ZrC), hafnium carbide (HfC), chromium carbide (Cr3C2), titanium carbide (TiC), zirconium boride (ZrB2), hafnium boride (HfB2), and metallic aerogels of iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), ruthenium (Ru), gold (Au), and the like. Said aerogel monolithic objects have utility in various applications such as, illustratively, in abrasives, in cutting tools, as catalyst support materials such as in reformers and converters, as filters such as for molten metals and hot gasses, in bio-medical tissue engineering such as bone replacement materials, in applications requiring strong lightweight materials such as in automotive and aircraft structural components, in ultra-high temperature ceramics, and the like. |
| US10968139B1 |
Moldable silicon nitride green-body composite and reduced density silicon nitride ceramic process
A moldable green-body composite includes milling silicon nitride powder with a solvent and adding a surface modifier to the milled slurry to modify a surface of the silicon nitride particles. A polysiloxane in a solvent and a binder are also added to create a green body slurry. The solvents may be polar or non-polar solvents. A sintering aid, such as yttria-alumina, may be added to the slurry as well. A reduced density silicon nitride ceramic is made from the moldable green-body composite by molding the moldable green-body composite in a mold and curing at a curing temperature to convert the moldable green-body composite to a converted composite. The converted composite can then be sintered to form a reduced density silicon nitride ceramic that has a smooth surface finish and requires no post machining or polishing. The reduced density silicon nitride ceramic may also have very good dielectric properties. |
| US10968137B1 |
Process for beneficiating fly ash, beneficiated fly ash, and cementitious compositions containing beneficiated fly ash
A non-conforming fly ash is converted into conforming fly ash by: (1) obtaining an initial fly ash with at least one non-conforming characteristic selected from excess carbon or low reactivity index as defined by ASTM C-618 and having a D10, D50 and D90; (2) classifying the initial fly ash using one or more air classifiers to produce at least two separate fly ash streams, including fine fly ash and coarse fly ash; and (3) collecting the fine fly ash and the coarse fly ash, (4) the fine fly ash having a D90 approximately equal to or less than the D50 of the initial fly ash and a conforming carbon content and a conforming reactivity index as defined by ASTM C-618. |
| US10968136B2 |
Tempered glass
Provided is a tempered glass, including, on a surface thereof, a compressive stress layer having a compressive stress, and including a tensile stress layer having a tensile stress inside the compressive stress layer, wherein the tempered glass satisfies the following expression (1): DZ/DT<0.65 . . . (1) where DZ represents a zero stress depth (μm) indicating a depth from the surface to a reference position at which a stress becomes zero between the compressive stress layer and the tensile stress layer, and DT represents an alkali metal diffusion depth (μm) indicating a depth of a region layer, which has diffused therein an alkali metal ion that causes the compressive stress, from the surface, and wherein the tempered glass satisfies the following expression (2): CTM<73 . . . (2) where CTM represents a maximum tensile stress (MPa). |
| US10968134B2 |
Low viscosity glasses and methods and systems for manufacture
A glass article including any one or several of SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, Li2O, SnO2 and a fusion line. The glass article can also include a liquidus viscosity less than or equal to 100 kP. In some embodiments, the glass article includes, on an oxide basis, from 60 mol % to 74 mol % SiO2, from 7 mol % to 18 mol % Al2O3, from 3 mol % to 16 mol % B2O3, from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na2O, from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P2O5, from 5 mol % to 11 mol % Li2O, less than or equal to 0.2 mol % SnO2. |
| US10968133B2 |
Methods for minimizing SHR in glass articles by producing a gas flow during pharmaceutical part converting
Systems for producing articles from glass tube include a converter having a base with a plurality of processing stations and a turret moveable relative to the base. The turret indexes a plurality of holders for holding the glass tubes successively through the processing stations. The systems further include a gas flow system or a suction system for producing a flow of gas through the glass tube during one or more heating, forming, separating or piercing operations. The flow of gas through the glass tube produced by the gas flow system or suction system may be sufficient to evacuate or purge volatile constituents of the glass from the glass tube and/or pierce a meniscus formed on the glass tube during separation, thereby reducing the Surface Hydrolytic Response (SHR) of the interior surface of the glass tube and articles made therefrom. |
| US10968132B2 |
Lithium silicate glass ceramic for fabrication of dental appliances
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating an improved lithium silicate glass ceramic and to that material for the manufacture of blocks for dental appliances using a CAD/CAM process and hot pressing system. The lithium silicate material has a chemical composition that is different from those reported in the prior art with 1 to 10% of germanium dioxide in final composition. The softening points are close to the crystallization final temperature of 800° C. indicating that the samples will support the temperature process without shape deformation. |
| US10968131B2 |
Method for manufacturing glass container
Provided is a method for manufacturing a glass container with which a glass container having a distinctively shaped inner space and excellent aesthetic appearance can be manufactured in good yield. The method for manufacturing a glass container includes steps (A) to (E). (A) A step of introducing a gob into a mold through a funnel. (B) A step of blowing air into the mold through the funnel, bringing a plunger disposed on a side opposite the side to which the funnel is fitted in contact with the gob, separating the plunger from the gob, and forming a recess on the surface of the gob. (C) A step of removing the funnel from the mold and fitting a baffle to the mold. (D) A step of blowing air from the plunger, and forming an inner space inside the gob with the recess as a starting point while simultaneously forming an outer shape by pressing the outer side of the gob to a molding surface of the mold to obtain a glass container of the final shape. (E) A step of transferring the glass container of the final shape to a cooling mold and cooling the same. |
| US10968125B2 |
Non-dissolved redox mediator biofilm carrier and its preparation method
The invention, belonging to the field of biological treatment of pollutants and functional materials, presents a non-dissolved redox mediator biofilm carrier and its preparation method. The graphene oxide and/or carbonylation modified graphene oxide are used as the non-dissolved redox mediator, which is called as the functional material, and the extrusion grade polyethylene/polypropylene particles are used as the basic material. The non-dissolved redox mediator biofilm carrier is prepared by the screw extrusion process, which is a simple, flexible and controllable method, and possesses strong adaptability. The reactor with these biofilm carriers has high removal efficiency of refractory organic pollutants. |
| US10968121B2 |
Process for the treatment of produced water from chemical enhanced oil recovery
The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of water from the production well of chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) extraction. In particular, the process relates to the treatment of produced water with a combination of reagents to clarify the water, the reagents being selected from (i) a dithiocarbamate polymer which is water-soluble and has a molecular weight of 00 or more and (ii) a metal ion selected from the group comprising a cation of a transition metal, aluminium and lead, and an apparatus therefor. The use of such reagents in the clarification of produced water from polymer flood from chemical enhanced oil recovery is also disclosed. |
| US10968119B2 |
Water treatment process
A process for removing oil and other organics, especially naphthalenic acid, is disclosed. The process involves use of electrical fields using electrodes in the device, inducing gas bubbles which force contaminants to the surface of the solutions to be skimmed off and recovered. |
| US10968115B2 |
Water disinfection method and water tapping point arrangement therefor
A method for disinfecting water by UV irradiation in water supply systems in buildings, ships or the like with a water tapping point connected flexibly to a hose (1), in particular hand shower (1′), and a water tapping point mount (2) for receiving (21) the water tapping point (1) when not in use, wherein the UV radiation takes place at the water tapping point (1). The UV-irradiation is directed from the water tapping point mount (2) to the water tapping point (1) when the water tapping point (1) is deposited in the water tapping point mount (2). Furthermore, the invention relates to a water tapping point. Means are provided for UV irradiation (3) of the water guided in the water tapping point (1). The means for UV irradiation (3) are arranged in the water tapping point mount (2), and a UV radiation transmissive window is provided in the water tapping point (1) opposite to the means for UV irradiation (3) when deposited (21) in the water tapping point mount (2). |
| US10968112B2 |
Method for producing high-purity scandium oxide
Provided is a method for obtaining high-purity scandium oxide efficiently from a solution containing scandium. The method for producing high-purity scandium oxide of the present invention has a first firing step S12 for subjecting a solution containing scandium to oxalation treatment using oxalic acid and firing the obtained crystals of scandium oxalate at a temperature of 400 to 600° C., inclusive, a dissolution step S13 for dissolving the scandium compound obtained by firing in one or more solutions selected from hydrochloric acid and nitric acid to obtain a solution, a reprecipitation step S14 for subjecting the solution to oxalation treatment using oxalic acid and generating a reprecipitate of scandium oxalate, and a second firing step S15 for firing the reprecipitate of obtained scandium oxalate to obtain scandium oxide. |
| US10968111B2 |
Alumina products and uses thereof in polymer compositions with high thermal conductivity
Alumina products containing a fine particle size component and a coarse particle size component, and with specific particle size characteristics and irregular and non-spherical particle shapes, are disclosed. These alumina products can be used in polymer formulations to produce composites having high isotropic thermal conductivity. |
| US10968107B2 |
Method for preparing silicon and/or germanium nanowires
The invention relates to a method for preparing a material made of silicon and/or germanium nanowires, comprising the steps of: i) placing a source of silicon and/or a source of germanium in contact with a catalyst comprising a binary metal sulfide or a multinary metal sulfide, said metal(s) being selected from among Sn, In, Bi, Sb, Ga, Ti, Cu, and Zn, by means of which silicon and/or germanium nanowires are obtained, ii) optionally recovering the silicon and/or germanium nanowires obtained in step (i); the catalyst and, optionally, the source of silicon and/or the source of germanium being heated before, during and/or after being placed in contact under temperature and pressure conditions that allow the growth of the silicon and/or germanium nanowires. |
| US10968105B2 |
Low-temperature pyrolysis of organic acid salts providing graphene rich carbons
Methods of pyrolytically producing carbons comprising graphene sheets at temperatures below 800° C. are disclosed. The graphene sheets, which are not substantially stacked, are formed by templating on hexagonal metal oxides, for example. Extensive stacking of the graphene sheets, which would lead to formation of graphite, is avoided at the low temperatures employed. Also provided are methods of producing heavily nitrogen doped graphene comprising carbons. Methods of using graphene and heavily nitrogen doped graphene are also disclosed. |
| US10968103B1 |
Copper-filled carbon nanotubes and synthesis methods thereof
Copper-filled carbon nanotubes and methods of synthesizing the same are provided. Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition can be used to synthesize vertically aligned carbon nanotubes filled with copper nanowires. The copper filling can occur concurrently with the carbon nanotube growth, and the carbon nanotubes can be completely filled by copper. The filling of Cu inside the CNTs can be controlled by tuning the synthesis temperature. |
| US10968102B2 |
Method for producing black phosphorus
A method of producing black phosphorus which includes the steps of: weighing and mixing reaction raw materials which comprises metallic tin, red phosphorus and monocrystalline iodine, wherein a weight ratio of tin: red phosphorus: iodine is 0.6-3.5: 5-45: 0.1-0.8; feeding the mixture to a high-temperature resistant metal reaction tube; removing air by introducing inert gas and sealing the reaction tube tightly; placing the metal reaction tube inside a muffle furnace for carrying out calcination reaction by first increasing a temperature at a preset rate to a maximum temperature and keeping warm and then decreasing a temperature at a preset rate and keeping warm, then to room temperature so that the black phosphorus is produced. The conversion rate is very high and the quality of the produced product is classified as high quality. |
| US10968097B2 |
Support structure for MEMS device with particle filter
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a microphone including a support structure layer disposed between a particle filter and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) structure. A carrier substrate is disposed below the particle filter and has opposing sidewalls that define a carrier substrate opening. The MEMS structure overlies the carrier substrate and includes a diaphragm having opposing sidewalls that define a diaphragm opening overlying the carrier substrate opening. The particle filter is disposed between the carrier substrate and the MEMS structure. A plurality of filter openings extend through the particle filter. The support structure layer includes a support structure having one or more segments spaced laterally between the opposing sidewalls of the carrier substrate. The one or more segments of the support structure are spaced laterally between the plurality of filter openings. |
| US10968095B2 |
Custom blending hose for manifold mixing of various fuels for fuel dispensing system
A custom blending hose for manifold mixing of various fuels for a fuel dispensing system, including a pair of fuel dispensing hoses, generally concentrically or coaxially arranged, for passing at least a pair of fuels into a manifold assembly, for blending and intermixing of said fuels, for further delivery through a dispensing hose assembly, to a nozzle, for refueling of a vehicle. The manifold includes a housing, incorporating internally a series of apertures, through which the fuels are passed, and blended, for delivery as a uniform fuel to a vehicle during dispensing. A vapor return line may locate through the manifold. |
| US10968089B2 |
Platform control box
Systems and apparatuses include a control box for a movable work platform. The control box includes a housing and a display supported by the housing. The housing is defined by a first side panel and a second side partially surrounding and extending from a lower enclosure to an upper enclosure spaced apart from the lower enclosure. At least one of the upper enclosure and the lower enclosure supports a control panel having a plurality of inputs. At least one of the inputs is a platform positioning mechanism in communication with a lift system configured to move the work platform vertically between a stowed position and a deployed position. The display is supported by the housing and is in communication with at least one of the plurality of inputs. The display is configured to receive and present output obtained by a sensor monitoring a parameter of the work platform. |
| US10968088B2 |
Remote-controlled shingle installation jack
The shingle installation jack devices may be mounted once at a first roof level, providing support for the walk board. When installation or repair of the shingles is complete at the first level of the roof, the shingle installation jack devices may be operated in tandem to raise the level of the walk board to a second level of the roof. Shingle installation and/or repair may then be carried out at this second roof level without the need to re-mount the walk board supports at the second level. The shingle installation jack devices may also be run in reverse to lower the walk boards. The shingle installation device includes a frame and utilizes a winch motor to adjust the effective length of a cable and thus adjustably raise or lower the walk boards to any desired roof level. |
| US10968087B2 |
Parcel and article sorting system and method
A system includes an article supply location, wherein the article supply location includes a plurality of articles to be sorted, first and second transport vehicles, each having a first position in which an article is stowed about the vehicle and a second position in which the article is deposited into a proximal container. And a control system. The control system is configured to receive an order for a plurality of disparate articles, determine one destination container of a plurality of destination containers to direct the transport vehicle to deposit a selected article, direct the first transport vehicle to transport a selected article to the destination container and deposit the article by manipulation of the first transport vehicle from the first position to the second position for deposit of the selected article in the destination container. |
| US10968086B1 |
Apparatus for lifting a vehicle top
An apparatus for lifting a vehicle top is disclosed. The apparatus may include a base frame including two or more legs and one or more support structures couplable to the one or more legs at a selected angle. The apparatus may include a body frame including a main support and a lifting arm bracket couplable to the main support. The apparatus may include a lifting arm including a lifting platform couplable to a lifting support and one or more stabilizing linkages couplable to the lifting arm bracket, the lifting arm, and the lifting support. The lifting platform may engage an underside of a vehicle top and maintain an orientation substantially parallel to a ground surface as the lifting arm rotates about an axis through the lifting arm bracket. |
| US10968085B2 |
Lift assembly systems and methods
A lift assembly includes an article to be lifted between a lowered position and a raised position, a drive element coupled to the article, a power mechanism coupled to the drive element, and a power transfer mechanism coupled between the power mechanism and the drive element. The power transfer mechanism includes control electronics having a first upward limit switch adapted to deactivate the power mechanism when the article is lifted to a first upward height, and a second upward limit switch adapted to deactivate the power mechanism when the article is lifted to a second upward height higher than the first upward height. |
| US10968082B2 |
Crane, construction machine or industrial truck simulator
A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. Proposed is a data emulation using hardware components, which carry out actual actuating movements and thus simulate “actual” actuating movements of the machine to be simulated, in order to provide corresponding movement data more rapidly and with less computing performance, whereby a more realistic simulation can be achieved in real-time or almost real-time. |
| US10968080B2 |
Drive belt for people conveyors
A drive belt (10; 20; 60) for a people conveyor comprises: a load bearing portion (12; 22; 62) extending in a longitudinal direction and having a length extending in the longitudinal direction and a width extending in a width direction; and a plurality of rollers (17; 27; 67) accommodated within the width of the load bearing portion (12; 22; 62). At least a part of the load bearing portion (12; 22; 62) is provided with a drive belt engagement structure (13; 23; 63). The drive belt engagement structure (13; 23; 63) in particular includes teeth (14, 25; 24), grooves (16; 26), and/or openings. |
| US10968078B2 |
Method and hoisting device
The invention relates to a method for monitoring condition of a rope of a hoisting device, which rope comprises one or more load bearing members oriented to extend parallel with longitudinal direction of the rope throughout the length thereof. The method comprises measuring strains of one or more portions of a load bearing member of the rope; and comparing the measured strains of one or more portions of a load bearing member of the rope with at least one reference. The invention also relates to a hoisting device implementing the method. |
| US10968073B1 |
Touchless elevator keyboard system
A touchless keyboard system for operating an elevator through an existing touch-sensitive keyboard of the elevator, the touchless keyboard system including a touchless detection device comprising at least one sensor for detecting non-touch indications from users for opted floors, an actuation device comprising at least one actuator for physical engaging buttons of the existing touch-sensitive keyboard of the elevator corresponding to the opted floors, and a controller in communication with the detection device and with the actuation device for receiving and processing output signals from the at least one sensor and controlling movement of the at least one actuator based on the processed output signals. The touchless keyboard system further comprises a touchless keyboard housing for receiving the touchless detection device and the actuation device, where the touchless keyboard housing is operatively mountable to the touch-sensitive keyboard of the elevator. There is also provided a device unit, and a method of operating an elevator through an existing touch-sensitive keyboard of the elevator. |
| US10968071B2 |
Method of controlling a compensator of the difference between the drawing-off and winding speeds of yarn when winding yarn on a bobbin at a workstation of a spinning machine and a device for performing the method
A method of controlling a yarn compensating arm at a workstation of a spinning machine, wherein the yarn is initially withdrawn from an intermediate vacuum storage device. Before emptying the yarn from the storage device, the compensating arm is deflected past its working and into an out-of-the-working-range position, wherein the yarn is captured by the compensating arm and also deflected to the out-of-the-working-range position to form a non-working yarn reserve. The compensating arm is retained by a force at the out-of-the-working-range position while the yarn is emptied from the storage device. Upon being emptied from the intermediate vacuum storage device, the yarn exerts a tensile force on the compensating arm that overcomes the retaining force causing the compensating arm to return to its working range position. |
| US10968063B2 |
Medium feeding device and image reading apparatus
A medium feeding device includes: a placement unit on which a medium is placed; a pair of edge guides that is provided at the placement unit such that the edge guides are movable in a medium width direction to guide edges of the medium in the medium width direction that is a direction intersecting a medium feeding direction; feeding rollers that feed the medium placed on the placement unit; a path state detection section that detects a detection value in accordance with a state of the medium feeding path; a guide position detection section that detects positions of the edge guides; and a control section that determines whether or not the detection value detected by the path state detection section has exceeded a threshold value. |
| US10968055B2 |
Monorail tray conveyor with passive guide rails
A tray conveyor with trays driven by a linear synchronous motor. The trays are supported on a pair of guide rails in a conveyor frame. The trays include a permanent-magnet array whose magnetic field interacts with a traveling electromagnetic wave produced by a linear-motor stator extending along the conveyor between the guide rails to propel the tray in a conveying direction. |
| US10968053B2 |
Plants for immersion of bodyworks
A plant for treatment of car bodies may include: transport units to carry car bodies; a first transport line to move the transport units between a starting zone and an arrival zone so as to pass over at least one treatment tank; and a second transport line along which empty transport units are returned. The second transport line is configured to convey the transport units rotated on one side relative to a normal position for transporting the car bodies. A first transfer device is configured to pick up a transport unit from the first transport line, rotate the transport unit on one side, and to deliver the transport unit to the second transport line. A second transfer device is configured to pick up a transport unit from the second transport line, rotate the transport unit into the normal position, and deliver the transport unit to the first transport line. |
| US10968052B2 |
Long reach vacuum robot with dual wafer pockets
A robotic handling system includes a transfer chamber and a robot arm disposed within the transfer chamber with an end effector having a longitudinal axis. The end effector includes a first wafer pocket defined within the end effector at a first location and a second wafer pocket defined within the end effector at a second location along the longitudinal axis. A first chamber, coupled to the transfer chamber, is reachable by the first wafer pocket and by the second wafer pocket. A second chamber, coupled to the first chamber, where the first chamber is positioned between the transfer chamber and the second chamber, and the second chamber is reachable by the first wafer pocket but not the second wafer pocket. |
| US10968050B2 |
Transfer apparatus and method of operating same
A transfer apparatus includes first and second holding portions, a hand, a hand moving portion, and fluid pressure driving and control units. The control unit acquires an inter-holding portion distance between the first and second holding portions for holding a workpiece. The control unit makes the hand moving portion move the hand to a predetermined position such that the distance between the first and second holding portions becomes the inter-holding portion distance when the first holding portion moved by the fluid pressure driving unit is brought into contact with a contact portion provided at a work field, the predetermined position being located away from the contact portion. With the hand located at the predetermined position, the control unit makes the fluid pressure driving unit move the first holding portion to contact with the contact portion, and the control unit stops driving of the fluid pressure driving unit. |
| US10968047B2 |
Self-adaptive luggage transfer device and system
A self-adaptive luggage transfer device and system. The self-adaptive luggage transfer device includes a base, a conveyor mechanism, a lifting mechanism and a self-adaptive extendable transfer mechanism. The lifting mechanism is arranged between the conveyor mechanism and the base and is configured to drive the conveyor mechanism to lift. The self-adaptive extendable transfer mechanism is obliquely arranged between the conveyor mechanism and the base and is in transmission connection with the lifting mechanism. Two ends of the self-adaptive extendable transfer mechanism are movably connected to an output end of the conveyor mechanism and the base, respectively. The conveyor mechanism is configured to drive an end of the self-adaptive extendable transfer mechanism connected to the conveyor mechanism to lift in a first direction, and the lifting mechanism is configured to drive at least one end of the self-adaptive extendable transfer mechanism to move in a second direction. |
| US10968038B2 |
Collapsible tilt truck
Implementations of a collapsible tilt truck that can be used to collect, transport, and dump refuse are provided. The tilt truck is configured so that it can be collapsed (or folded) when not in use, thereby facilitating its storage in a compact space. The tilt truck comprises a collapsible frame and collection bin. The collection bin comprises a two-part bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and two lateral side panels, each of the panels is attached to the collapsible frame. The lateral side panels are configured to fold when the tilt truck is collapsed. In some implementation, the collapsible tilt truck includes a trash bag bracket that is positioned within the collection bin. In this way, a trash bag can be secured to the trash bag bracket and used to collect and transport loose trash and/or recyclables separately from the refuse generally stored in the collection bin. |
| US10968033B2 |
Metering valve and fluid product dispensing device comprising such a valve
A metering valve for dispensing fluid, having a valve body containing a metering chamber, and a valve member slidable axially in the valve body between rest position and dispensing positions, the valve member urged towards its rest position by a spring. The valve member including a central axial channel provided with an axial outlet orifice and with a radial inlet channel arranged in the metering chamber when the valve member is in its dispensing position. The radial inlet channel including an inlet opening and an outlet opening that opens out into the central axial channel, the diameter of the radial inlet channel in the range 0.30 mm to 0.40 mm. The diameter of the outlet opening is equal to the diameter of the radial inlet channel, and the diameter of the inlet opening is greater than the diameter of the radial inlet channel. |
| US10968025B2 |
Vacuum canister
A vacuum canister includes a canister body and a cover body, wherein the cover body has a cover seat with an opening facing upwards, a through rod is disposed on a bottom wall of the cover seat, a valve seat is disposed at a lower opening end of the through rod, and a check valve is disposed on the valve seat. The cover seat is provided with an air extracting device including an inner barrel and an outer barrel. An opening end of the outer barrel is sleeved on the inner barrel. A through hole is axially opened in the inner barrel. The through rod passes through the through hole. The air extracting device includes a pressing handle sleeved on the outer barrel, wherein a lower end of the pressing handle abuts the push block. A limiting block is disposed on an outer circumferential wall of the pressing handle. |
| US10968024B2 |
Tray, package, apparatus and process of making said tray and said package
A tray for containing a product includes a base, a lateral wall emerging from the base to define a containing seat adapted to receive the product. The lateral wall comprises at least one movable portion configurable between a first stable position, wherein the movable portion is placed in continuity with respect to the lateral wall, and a second stable position, wherein the movable portion protrudes from the lateral wall and defines an access passing through the lateral wall itself. Moreover, the present invention refers to a process and an associated apparatus of making said tray. Further, the present invention refers to a vacuum package using the above described tray and to a plastic film sealingly applied on the tray and closing the access, and also to a process and a packaging apparatus for making said package. |
| US10968020B2 |
Self-standing bag and method for manufacturing the same
A self-standing bag (1) is provided, including: a body portion (10) formed of a body member (10A) in a tubular shape; and a bottom portion (12) formed of a half-folded bottom member (12A), in which each of side ends of the bottom member (12A) is bonded to an inner surface of a rear surface portion (20) of the body portion (10), a lower end of the bottom member (12A) is bonded to a lower end of the body portion (10) on an entire circumference of the body portion (10), on the body portion (10) side of the bottom member (12A), an adhesive film (22) for bonding a side end of the bottom member (12A) to the body portion (10) is laminated to cover the entire bottom member (12A), both side ends of the adhesive film (22) respectively protrude from both the side ends of the bottom member (12A) in a width direction, and bonding of the side end of the bottom member (12A) to the inner surface of the body portion (10) is achieved by the adhesive film (22). |
| US10968019B2 |
Reel for a taped series of electronic components and method of manufacturing the same
A reel for a taped series of electronic components includes first and second reel halves. The first reel half includes a first protruding portion and a first flange portion extending radially outward from an end of the first protruding portion. The second reel half includes a second protruding portion and a second flange portion extending radially outward from an end of the second protruding portion. The first and second flange portions each include an outermost end extending in a different direction from the radial direction. |
| US10968017B2 |
Induction heat seal liner and method of manufacture
Induction heat-seal liner that allows a visual inspection of the product in the container to be made through the seal, and/or an aroma from the product to be detected through the seal, while the seal remains secured to the container to protect against leakage or contamination. In one embodiment, the liner has an intermediate metal-foil layer having a central opening, and a central liner portion, aligned in a thickness direction with a central opening of a metal-foil layer, comprises one or more materials or spaces that provide visibility into and/or aroma penetration from the open mouth of the container. In another embodiment, a dual heat-seal liner having a dispensing aperture is provided that heat seal bonds to both the cap and container to form a non-removable closure assembly that protects the metal-foil layer from degradation by the product being dispensed. |
| US10968013B2 |
Glazing panel conditioning
A conditioning agent (typically for use in repairing a flaw in a glazing panel) is contained in a sealed container which is itself disposed internally of a flexible outer walled container. Pressure applied to the outer flexible walled container can cause release of the conditioning agent from the internal conditioning agent container. The conditioning agent preparation may comprise a hygroscopic solvent (such as acetone) combined with one or more primer additives to prime the surface of the glazing panel for repair. |
| US10968010B1 |
Resealable container lid and accessories including methods of manufacture and use
A container lid assembly including a rotational and axial guide feature extending radially from an interior surface of a lid sidewall. The rotational and axial guide feature is designed to provide axial translation and retention of a cap or other accessory when the cap (accessory) is rotationally engaged with the lid sidewall. The cap and lid can include an interface that creates a liquid and gas impervious seal therebetween. The seal can be provided between a bottom surface of the cap and the top surface of the lid, a feature of the sidewalls of the cap and the lid, or any other sealing interface. The lid can include a score line defining a tear panel, wherein the tear panel can be opened when the score line is fractured. The score line can be fractured using a stay-on-tab, an incisor, a shearing force, etc. |
| US10968008B2 |
Reusable barrel for potable liquids
A barrel includes a non-wooden body having a sidewall defining an interior and terminating at a first open end. A flange extends from and about the sidewall adjacent the first end. A first head assembly includes a wooden head removably secured to the body at the first open end to seal the first open end. A first head retainer includes a top wall and a skirt wall extending therefrom and terminating in a securement structure projecting outwardly from the skirt wall. The top wall and skirt wall define a space to receive the first wooden head therein. A plurality of fasteners extends between the securement structure and the flange for securing the first head to the first end to cover the first open end. |
| US10968004B2 |
Blow bottle and method for molding blow bottle
A blow bottle includes an outer layer and an inner layer, wherein the inner layer has blackness higher than that of the outer layer, and wherein the outer layer has an L* value of 20 or more and 90 or less in an International Commission on Illumination (CIE) L*a*b* color system. |
| US10968000B2 |
Packaging system and method with controlled dunnage dispensing
A packaging method includes the steps of (a) detecting whether a height (104) of contents (105) in a container (106) exceeds a predetermined height (112), and (b) indicating how much dunnage to dispense based on predetermined criteria, including whether a detected height exceeds a predetermined height that is less than a height of the container. The indicating step includes indicating a quantity of dunnage to dispense selected from a plurality of predetermined quantities of dunnage. If no detected height is greater than the predetermined height, the indicating step includes indicating that a regular amount of dunnage should be dispensed. And if a detected height is greater than the predetermined height, the indicating step includes indicating that either zero or less than the regular amount of dunnage should be dispensed. The detecting step also can include detecting whether any contents in the container have a height above the height of the container. |
| US10967998B2 |
Work station for a packaging line and a packaging line comprising at least two of said work stations
A work station (40) for a packaging line having an apparatus (4) for executing a simultaneous action on packages (10) of an alignment of packages with a tool (46); and a transfer mechanism (31) for the simultaneous transport of an alignment of packages to be processed (10b) to the apparatus (4) and of an alignment of processed packages (10c) from the apparatus (4). The alignments are arranged parallel to each other and the transport direction of the packages are perpendicular to the alignments, the transfer mechanism (31) thus having a first and a second transport group (31a, 31b), one of which hangs from two movable parts (60) of the transfer mechanism (31) which are movable on respective parallel planes of movement and which do not interfere with the vertical projection of the tool (46). A packaging line (101, 102, 103) with modular construction having such work stations. |
| US10967996B2 |
Method of, and an applying head for, applying a lid onto a container
A method of applying a lid (1) onto a neck (9) of a container (10), the lid (1) having a side wall (3) extending around an axis and an end wall (2) extending transversely to said axis, comprises the following steps: —positioning the lid (1) onto the neck (9); —exerting on the end wall (2) a force directed towards the container (10), so as to level the lid (1) on the neck (9); —screwing the lid (1) onto the neck (9) by rotating the lid (1) in a screwing direction. |
| US10967995B1 |
Inflatable packaging materials, automated packaging systems, and related methods
A package preparation system includes a material conveyable along a longitudinal direction and including two folded layers of polymeric film joined at a fold. The fold extends longitudinally and defines a first side of the material opposite an open second side. A first welding device forms partition welds located between the two folded layers and extending from the fold to a terminus inward of the open side. A second welding device forms first and second seal welds that extend from the fold to the open side and are spaced from each other by a length extending longitudinally and traversing a plurality of the partition welds. The system includes a device comprising a nozzle insertable in the open side, and clamps that traverse the length and temporarily seal the open side around the nozzle while the nozzle inflates interior channels defined between the plurality of partition welds. |
| US10967991B2 |
Model predictive control of spacecraft
A spacecraft including a set of thrusters for changing a pose of the spacecraft. At least two thrusters mounted on a gimbaled boom assembly and are coupled together sharing the same gimbal angle. A model predictive controller (MPC) to produce a solution for controlling thrusters of the spacecraft by optimizing a cost function over a receding horizon using a model of dynamics of the spacecraft effecting a pose of the spacecraft and a model of dynamics of momentum exchange devices of the spacecraft effecting an orientation of the spacecraft. A modulator to modulate magnitudes of the thrust of the coupled thrusters determined by the MPC as pulse signals specifying ON and OFF states of each of the coupled thruster, wherein the ON states of the coupled thrusters sharing the same gimbal angle do not intersect in time. A thruster controller to operate the thrusters according to their corresponding pulse signals. |
| US10967985B2 |
Startup of a catalytic inerting system with recycle
A method for startup of a catalytic oxidation unit includes flowing air from an air source into the catalytic oxidation unit, recycling air from an outlet of the catalytic oxidation unit to an inlet of the catalytic oxidation unit through a recycle duct, and flowing a fuel from a fuel source into the catalytic oxidation to cause a catalytic reaction. |
| US10967984B2 |
Hybrid aircraft
An aircraft where an engine creates mechanical energy. That energy is then converted into another transmittable form, e.g., electrical using a generator, or hydraulic using a pump, and is delivered to remotely-located motors and thrusters, e.g., propellers at one or more locations on the aircraft. The general concept makes the engine as well as the motors used scalable to accomplish overall efficiency objectives. |
| US10967981B2 |
Hybrid aircraft with transversely oriented engine
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an engine (e.g., piston engine, or turbine) having an axis made to be nonparallel with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This is enabled using an electrical, hydraulic, or other system to transfer energy generated by the engine (e.g., via electrical wiring, fluid conduits, etc.) to remotely power a motor used to drive a thrust-creating device (e.g., propeller or ducted fan). That the engine is able to be freely oriented allows for it being positioned without regard to any mechanical restraints existing in conventional arrangements. |
| US10967975B2 |
Seat system
A seat system for a passenger aircraft. The seat system includes a passenger seat frame having a backrest support assembly and a seat bottom support assembly. A quadrant assembly is connected between the backrest support assembly and the seat bottom support assembly. The quadrant assembly includes a quadrant member including a pivot point adapted to pivot the backrest with respect to the seat bottom support assembly and the quadrant member. The quadrant member is attached to the backrest and adapted to break away in the event of an impact with the backrest. The quadrant assembly may further include a pivot point brake assembly attached to the pivot point and adapted to provide a controlled stop of the backrest in the event of an impact with the backrest. In addition, a seat back tray table may be attached to the back of the passenger seat frame. |
| US10967974B2 |
Lavatory wash basin handle assembly
A lavatory may include a vanity including a wash basin, and a handle assembly connected to a portion of the wash basin. The handle assembly provides an ergonomic shape that is configured to be grasped by an individual. |
| US10967972B2 |
Vehicular alert system
A vehicular alert system includes an autonomous aerial vehicle and a central computer. The autonomous aerial vehicle includes a processor, a display, and a detector. The processor controls a data transceiver. The detector detects one or more vehicular condition. The central computer communicates with the autonomous aerial vehicle via the data transceiver. The central computer includes a memory device. The memory device stores vehicular condition data and road condition data. The central computer communicates one of a vehicular condition or a road condition to the autonomous aerial vehicle. The processor of the autonomous aerial vehicle displays the received condition on the display. |
| US10967971B2 |
Vehicle vision system using aerial camera
A vision system for a vehicle includes a forward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle through the windshield. A control is disposed at the vehicle and includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the forward viewing camera. An aerial platform is detachably disposed at the vehicle and is operable to detach from and fly at least above the vehicle. The aerial platform includes a drone camera that captures image data and the image data captured by the drone camera is wirelessly communicated to the control. A video display is disposed in the vehicle and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The video display, with the aerial platform detached from the vehicle and flying at least above the vehicle, displays video images derived from image data captured by the drone camera for viewing by the driver of the vehicle. |
| US10967970B2 |
Durable modular unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a fuselage that supports breakaway components that are attached using magnets. One component is a battery pack which powers the vehicle. Another component is a rotor set including two identical pod pairs that each support a motor and a propeller. Each motor is attached to a hub assembly that includes a plurality of spokes captured in a motor hub and sandwiched by a rigid motor printed circuit board on top and a rigid hub plate. The hub assembly construction is rigid in plane and functions to keep the motor firmly stable during operation. The hub assembly is compliant and resilient when impacted parallel to the plane. Other features of the pod pairs encage the otherwise dangerous spinning propeller. This allows the vehicle to operate with a higher level of safety than conventional UAVs. |
| US10967966B2 |
Method of fabricating a rotor blade filler body, and a rotor blade filler body comprising at least one cellular assembly having closed cells
A method of fabricating a filler body for a blade of a rotor. In addition, such a method comprises a succession of steps of adding material layer by layer, each step consisting in making a new layer of material on a preceding layer of material made in the preceding step, at least one of the steps consisting in making an openwork layer of material presenting a plurality of openings, the succession of steps of adding material layer by layer generating openwork layers of material, each having a closed outline, the respective closed outlines of the openwork layers of material touching mutually in pairs and forming a closed envelope of the filler body for the blade. |
| US10967965B2 |
Elastic flapping hinge for connecting a rotor blade to a rotor hub of a rotary wing aircraft
An elastic flapping hinge for connecting a rotor blade to a rotor hub of a rotary wing aircraft, comprising an elastic flapping hinge member arrangement that includes a hub attachment area for attachment to the rotor hub, a connection area for attachment to the rotor blade, and an elastic flapping hinge area that is arranged between the hub attachment area and the connection area and adapted to allow flapping movements, the elastic flapping hinge member arrangement comprising at least two elastic flapping hinge members having a first bending stiffness for flapping movements and a second bending stiffness for lead-lag movements, the first bending stiffness being smaller than the second bending stiffness, wherein the at least two elastic flapping hinge members diverge from each other in the elastic flapping hinge area by a predetermined divergence angle. |
| US10967964B2 |
Air wheel rotor, a gyro stabilized aircraft and a wind-driven power generator using the air wheel rotor, and a stationary launching device
The ‘Air Wheel’ rotor is a variable pitch rotor with variable twist blades. The ‘Air Wheel’ rotor comprises a closed wing coupled to one or more coaxial hubs via torsional elastic blades, the blades are coupled to the closed wing in one of the following ways: rigid, elastic, or visco-elastic. There is provided a wide range of combinations of the wing relative width and coning angle typical for a lifting rotor with a thin planar wing attached to the tips of long blades, for a shrouded fan in a wide annular wing, or for an impeller in a rotating cylindrical wing.The ‘Air Wheel’ rotor combines and enhances the advantages of a rotor and a wing, it has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, and eliminates limitations of the rotor size and flight speed. The ‘Air Wheel’ rotor can be used for designing vertical take-off and landing aircraft.The “Air Wheel” rotor is universal and can function as a lifting rotor, or a wind turbine, or an aircraft propeller, or a marine propeller. |
| US10967961B2 |
Laminated dimpled foil metallic heat shield
A laminated dimpled foil metallic heat shield may have a cylindrical structure with an outer diameter and an inner diameter comprising a first metallic layer defining the outer diameter, an inboard edge and an outboard edge of the laminated dimpled foil metallic heat shield assembly, a second metallic layer defining the inner diameter of the laminated dimpled foil metallic heat shield assembly, and a first dimpled foil layer extending about a first circumference between the inner diameter and the outer diameter. |
| US10967956B2 |
Apparatus and method for interaction with a fluid
A fluid interaction apparatus includes a wing having a first configuration with a first profile drag coefficient and a second configuration with a second profile drag coefficient that is less than the first profile drag coefficient. The fluid interaction apparatus further includes a body having a longitudinal axis, wherein the body is coupled to the wing. The fluid interaction apparatus further includes an actuator configured to change the wing from the first configuration when moving in a first direction relative to the body to the second configuration when moving in a second direction relative to the body, the second direction having a substantial component parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body. |
| US10967946B1 |
Systems and methods for mounting a propulsion device with respect to a marine vessel
A system comprises an elastic mount configured to support a propulsion device with respect to a marine vessel. The elastic mount contains an electromagnetic fluid. An electromagnet is configured so that increasing an amount of electricity applied to the electromagnet increases the shear strength of the electromagnetic fluid in the elastic mount and thereby decreases elasticity of the elastic mount, and so that decreasing the amount of electricity applied to the electromagnet decreases the shear strength of the electromagnetic fluid in the elastic mount and thereby increases the elasticity of the elastic mount. A controller automatically adapts the amount of electricity applied to the electromagnet based on one or more sensed conditions so as to improve performance and/or handling of the marine vessel. |
| US10967941B2 |
Waler assembly
A waler assembly for floating docks and walkways includes an elongate metal extrusion for engaging the side of a series of adjoining float components. The extrusion includes a compartment for conformably receiving an elongate wedge. Connector rods join the extrusion and wedge to the float components. The extrusion carries an elongate strengthening plate that extends across the compartment of the extrusion. Each of the extrusion, wedge and strengthening plate includes a plurality of discrete segments that are aligned end to end. The joints between adjoining segments of the waler assembly are offset to provide improved structural integrity of the waler assembly and the floating dock or walkway. |
| US10967936B1 |
Watercraft system including water and/or air passageways
A watercraft system including one or more air passageways and/or one or more water passageways is provided. The air passageways may extend from an upper surface of the watercraft, through the body of the watercraft, to an underneath surface of the watercraft. The water passageways may extend from an underneath forward or side portion on the watercraft, through the body of the watercraft, to a rear portion of the watercraft. The air and/or water passageways may be constricting from the inlets to the outlets so that the air and/or water is accelerated through the passageways during use of the craft. In this way, the release of the accelerated air and/or water decreases the craft's drag and provides the craft a forward thrust. |
| US10967932B2 |
Hydraulic operating device
A hydraulic operating device for a small vehicle including a bicycle is basically provided with a base member, an operating member, a piston, a handlebar fixing structure and a hydraulic reservoir tank. The base member includes a cylinder having a cylinder bore. The operating member is pivots about a pivot axis to move the piston within the cylinder bore. The handlebar fixing structure defines a handlebar arrangement area. The hydraulic reservoir tank has a hydraulic fluid chamber fluidly connected to the cylinder bore. The cylinder defines a hydraulic pressure chamber with a space between the piston and a fluid outlet port of the cylinder. The hydraulic reservoir tank is partially disposed on a first side of the handlebar fixing structure while the hydraulic pressure chamber is disposed on a second side of the handlebar fixing structure as view in the pivot axis direction. |
| US10967931B2 |
Brake controller and brake system
To provide a brake controller and a brake system that appropriately brake a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle, a brake controller includes one or more processors configured to programmatically control a braking portion of a brake device so that the braking portion brakes a rotary body of the human-powered vehicle based on first information related to travel of the human-powered vehicle, the first information excluding a road surface gradient. |
| US10967929B2 |
Leaning vehicle
The present invention provides a leaning vehicle comprising a leaning frame (1), a front suspension assembly (2), an undercarriage element (3), a rear suspension assembly (4) and a motor (10), wherein the leaning frame (1) comprises a straddle seat (5) and a hand steering element (6), the hand steering element operatively connected to the front suspension assembly (2); the undercarriage element comprises a front section (7) and a rear section (8), and is connected to a suspension connecting element (9); the front suspension assembly (2) comprises two ground engaging members (13) and at least one shock absorber (20), and is connected to the leaning frame (1) and the suspension connecting element, such that the ground engaging members (13) of the front suspension assembly will tilt in the same direction as the leaning frame; the rear suspension assembly (4) comprises at least one rear ground engaging member (23) and is connected to the rear section (8) of the undercarriage element; wherein the leaning frame (1) is pivotally connected to the undercarriage element (3), such that the leaning frame and the two ground engaging members may tilt in a sideways direction relative to the undercarriage element, the rear ground engaging member and the rear suspension assembly. |
| US10967928B1 |
Seating apparatus
A seating apparatus may include a seating unit and a pair of hollow supporting structure. In one embodiment, the hollow supporting structure is bowl-shaped springs which can be disposed underneath a seating unit to receive and support the buttocks of the user. In another embodiment, the seating unit can include a regular seat, a stool, a bicycle seat, and even a horse saddle. More specifically, the buttocks of the user can be received in a concave surface of each bowl-shaped spring so a complete support over a large area is provided to the user's buttocks and pubic bone to eliminate the pressure therefrom. Furthermore, the springs can also be used as cushions to absorb impact on the user's lower body portion. In another aspect, the hollow supporting structure is a pair of rings, and in a further aspect, the hollow supporting structure is a pair of bowl-shaped units. |
| US10967926B2 |
Obstacle traversing mobile robot
Disclosed is a mobile robot adapted to traverse vertical obstacles. The robot comprises a frame and at least one wheel positioned in a front section of the robot, at least two middle wheels and at least two rear wheels. The at least one middle wheel and at least one rear wheel are connected by a tilting lever that is arranged on each of the opposing sides of or to the frame, forming a pair of wheels. Each tilting lever can be turned around a lever bearing located between the respective axial centers of rotation of each pair of wheels. |
| US10967925B2 |
Mountable cleat apparatus
There is disclosed a cleat apparatus mountable on a track of a tractor or similar vehicle. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises an elongate frame having a first mounting bracket at a first end of the elongate frame, the first mounting bracket adapted to latch onto a first side of a track, and a removable second mounting bracket adapted to mount to a second end of the elongate frame, and to latch onto a second side of the track. The cleat apparatus is secured in position by the mounting brackets to provide additional traction for the track in more extreme operating conditions, including snow and ice in winter. This may significantly extend the utility of tractors which otherwise may sit idle during winter months. |
| US10967914B2 |
Arrangement structure of electrical apparatus in electric automobile
To provide an arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile which can realize space savings of a space housing a plurality of electrical apparatuses. An arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile includes: a vehicle body having a driver cabin and a housing space provided forward of the driver cabin; a plurality of electrical apparatuses (junction board, charger, voltage converter, battery heater) housed in the housing space; and a frame body retaining the plurality of electrical apparatuses to overlap vertically, in which a specific electrical apparatus positioned more downwards than a predetermined position among the plurality of electrical apparatus is arranged more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction of the vehicle body, or as having a shorter length in the width direction of the vehicle body. |
| US10967913B2 |
Detachable quarter panel bracket
An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a bracket having a first attachment feature configured for attachment to a quarter panel and a second attachment feature configured for attachment to a body inner structure. A BLIS module attaches to the body inner structure without covering the first attachment feature. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, attaching a quarter panel to a bracket via a first attachment feature, attaching the quarter panel with the bracket to a body inner structure, attaching the bracket to the body inner structure via a second attachment feature, and attaching a BLIS module to the body inner structure without covering the first attachment feature. |
| US10967911B2 |
Vehicle side body
A vehicle side body includes a vertical plate, a horizontal plate connected to a lower edge of the vertical plate and extending outward from the edge to form an L-shaped inside edge with the vertical plate, an opening extending in the vertical plate and the horizontal plate across the inside edge, and an L-shaped bracket fixed to, around the opening, an inner surface of the vertical plate and a lower surface of the horizontal plate. A hydrogen filling port to which a hydrogen filling nozzle is connectable is attached to the L-shaped bracket. A rib plate is provided to connect an outer surface of the vertical plate and an upper surface of the horizontal plate. An accidental contact between the hydrogen filling nozzle and a body is inhibited. |
| US10967903B2 |
Electrically powered work vehicle
An electrically powered work vehicle includes a left driving wheel and a right driving wheel that are supported to a vehicle body, a left motor for driving the left driving wheel and a right motor for driving the right driving wheel, a steering wheel, an acceleration operation tool, a turning command calculation section for calculating a turning command based on a steering operation amount of the steering wheel, a turning torque calculation section for calculating a turning torque based on the turning command, a vehicle speed command calculation section for calculating a vehicle speed command based on an acceleration operation amount of the acceleration operation tool, a vehicle speed torque calculation section for calculating a vehicle speed torque based on the vehicle speed command, and a speed command calculation section for calculating a left motor speed command and a right motor speed command based on the turning torque and the vehicle speed torque. |
| US10967902B2 |
Method for calibrating the steering angle sensor of a motor vehicle
A method and equipment for calibrating the steering angle sensor system of an electric steering system of a transportation vehicle during a software update, wherein the steering angle sensor system has a rotor position sensor for determining the rotor position of the electric motor of the electric steering system and the steering angle is derived from the rotor position. The method includes starting the software update, reading in and saving the present position data of the electric motor of the steering system, reading in and saving the memory values of the present calibration of the steering angle sensor system, cyclically monitoring the rotor position of the electric motor using the rotor position sensor, performing the software update, terminating the software update, and writing back the memory values of the calibration and releasing the software update. |
| US10967901B2 |
Gap concealing structure for vehicle
A gap concealing structure for a vehicle includes an instrument cluster frame, a steering column, a steering column cover, and a flexible concealing member that conceals the gap between the instrument cluster frame and the steering column cover in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The instrument cluster frame includes a curvilinear recess that is recessed upward away from the steering column and an attachment wall that extends in the up-down direction and the left-right direction of the vehicle from the lower surface of the recess. The concealing member has a first end and a second end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The first end of the concealing member is attached to the attachment wall of the instrument cluster frame. The second end of the concealing member is attached to the steering column cover. |
| US10967900B2 |
Compound energy absorption systems for steering columns
A compound energy absorption system for a steering column may include different first and second energy absorption mechanisms. The first energy absorption mechanism may involve a slide that deforms a deformation strip in a crash event. The second energy absorption mechanism may involve an energy absorbing strap and a carrier, with the energy absorbing strap being configured to bend and/or tear in a crash event. The energy absorbing strap, the carrier, the deformation strip, and the slide may be packaged compactly in series along an inner jacket tube of the steering column such that the carrier and the deformation strip move relative to the slide and a portion of the energy absorbing strap in a crash event. A pyrotechnic switch, a solenoid, or the like may selectively couple or decouple the second energy absorption mechanism depending on the severity or anticipated severity of a crash event. |
| US10967899B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a steering wheel that can move between a driving position in which an occupant operates the steering wheel and a table position in which a wheel axis is oriented in a vehicle vertical direction. The steering wheel in the table position functions as a table or a part of a table for use by the occupant, who is sitting in a driver's seat. |
| US10967893B2 |
Vehicle data communication system
A locomotive communication system includes a wireless communication device and a controller that controls operation of the wireless communication device. The controller directs the wireless communication device to switch between operating in an off-board communication mode and operating in an onboard communication mode. The wireless communication device communicates a remote data signal with an off-board location while the wireless communication device is operating in the off-board communication mode and the wireless communication device communicates a local data signal between the propulsion-generating vehicles of the vehicle system while the wireless communication device is operating in the onboard communication mode. |
| US10967892B2 |
Independent cart system and method of operating the same
A method and system for motion control of movers in an independent cart system is disclosed. In one implementation, the independent cart system includes a plurality of track segments, each section having a respective controller. One of the controllers receives a motion command for a plurality of carts, respectively. The controller generates a force command for each of the plurality of carts and transmits the respective commands to the track segments commutating the plurality of carts. |
| US10967888B2 |
On-board apparatus and ground system
At an on-board control unit of an on-board apparatus, a coupling detecting unit detects coupling of a failure train with respect to the own train. Then, in the case where detection is performed by the coupling detecting unit, a train occupancy range calculating unit updates train length information using the number of vehicles of the failure train and uses the updated train length information to calculate train occupancy range information. Further, a traveling control unit controls traveling and stop of the own train as a series of coupled trains in the case where detection is performed by the coupling detecting unit. |
| US10967887B2 |
Bearing monitoring device of railcar
Provided is a bearing monitoring device of a railcar, the railcar being constituted by coupling a plurality of cars including carbodies and bogies, the bearing monitoring device including: bearing temperature sensors provided at the respective bogies and configured to directly or indirectly detect temperatures of bearings of the bogies; at least one state sensor provided at at least one of the carbodies of the plurality of cars and configured to be used for calculating loads or rotating speeds of the bearings; and a storage unit provided at at least one of the carbodies of the plurality of cars and configured to store data pieces of signals detected by the bearing temperature sensors and the state sensor. |
| US10967881B2 |
Anti-lock braking system for utility vehicle
A utility vehicle includes a frame and a plurality of ground-engaging members supporting the frame. Each of the plurality of ground-engaging members is configured to rotate about an axle. The utility vehicle further includes a powertrain assembly supported by the frame and a braking system configured to operate in a normal run mode and an anti-lock braking mode. The braking system includes an anti-lock braking control module operably coupled to the plurality of ground-engaging members and configured to automatically engage the anti-lock braking mode in response to a predetermined condition. |
| US10967874B2 |
Method and system for controlling a vehicle tire-to-road friction estimation
Method for controlling a vehicle, comprising: identifying an upcoming curve and determining its properties; determining current vehicle speed, vv, estimating friction, μe, between a tire of the vehicle and the road; estimating maximum allowable vehicle speed, vmax_e, when entering the curve based on the properties, speed and friction; if the current vehicle speed is higher than the estimated maximum allowable vehicle speed, determining that a friction measurement is required; if distance, dv, between the vehicle and a curve entrance is higher than a predetermined threshold distance, dT, and if a braking action is detected, performing a friction measurement during the braking action to determine current friction, μc; if a distance between the vehicle and the curve entrance is lower than the predetermined threshold distance, performing a friction measurement to determine a current friction; and determining a maximum allowable vehicle speed vmax_d based on the curve radius, speed and friction. |