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| US09777940B2 |
Airflow direction control device of air conditioning indoor unit
An air conditioning indoor unit includes a casing having an air outlet, a horizontal blade, a Coanda blade and a control unit. The horizontal blade changes an up and down direction flow of outlet air blown out from the air outlet. The Coanda blade cooperates with the horizontal blade in order to utilize the Coanda effect to change the outlet air to a Coanda airflow along a predetermined surface. The control unit changes postures of the Coanda blade and the horizontal blade to predetermined postures that change some of the outlet air to the Coanda airflow and do not change a remainder of the outlet air to the Coanda airflow. |
| US09777939B2 |
Retractable structure for air-conditioning vent
A retractable structure for air-conditioning vent has a retractable mechanism capable of retractably installing a vane into an installing hole of a main body. The retractable mechanism includes a plurality of connecting plates on the main body, and an end of the connecting plates is limited on the main body, and the other end of the connecting plate is passed through a plug hole formed on the vane, and each connecting plate has a bracket on a corresponding side, and a middle portion of the bracket is coupled to the connecting plate, and a first bracket portion and a second bracket portion disposed on both sides of the middle portion of the bracket respectively are outwardly protruded and then inwardly bent to form a stopper portion to stop the plug hole from automatically sliding down. |
| US09777936B2 |
Air destratifier for spaces
The air destratifier comprises: a casing (10), an intake tube (26) connected to the casing (10) to draw the air from the upper part of the space where the air destratifier is intended to be installed, and a centrifugal blower with a vertical axis of rotation (23) arranged downstream of the intake tube (26) to dispense to the space the air drawn through the intake tube (26). The air destratifier further comprises an air filter (14) arranged in the casing (10) upstream of the blower. |
| US09777932B2 |
System for energy recovery and cleaning of heat exchangers in shower applications
A system is provided for heat recovery from shower greywater. An outlet for greywater is connected to a heat exchanger's inlet for greywater and the heat exchanger is designed so that a cold supply water flows in the opposite direction through the heat exchanger relative to the relatively hot greywater, so that heat exchange works under a counterflow principle and heat energy is transferred from the hot greywater to the cold supply water. A manifold having a nozzle outlet for hot supply water is connected to a waste pipe so that the manifold nozzle outlet for hot supply water opens into the waste pipe at a position downstream of the waste pipe inlet for greywater but upstream of the waste pipe outlet for greywater. |
| US09777927B2 |
Double oven preheat boost using cooking chamber lockout
An oven appliance is provided with features for locking out a cooking chamber to boost the preheat performance of and thereby decrease the time required to preheat another cooking chamber of the oven appliance. A method for operating an oven appliance also is provided. The method includes features for locking out a cooking chamber to boost the preheat performance of and thereby decrease the time required to preheat another cooking chamber of the oven appliance. |
| US09777924B2 |
Method and device for verifying the integrity of gas valve operators in a gas appliance
A method and device for verifying the integrity of each operator of a gas valve including two operators disposed in succession on a passage path for the gas directed to a burner; the operator being subjected to command action by a corresponding actuator controlled by a command and control unit adapted to sense the presence of the flame in the burner, which is correlated with the gas flow rate reaching this burner. Each operator is made to close alternately, with corresponding cessation of gas feed to the burner and successive sensing of the extinguishing of the flame at the burner within a predefined time period, power to these operators being completely interrupted if it is sensed after said time period that the flame is extinguished. |
| US09777918B1 |
Lightable cooling fan structure
In a lightable fan structure for dissipating heat, a circuit board is arranged in a fan body, and the circuit board is sequentially provided with a first light-guiding frame and a second light-guiding frame, and the circuit board is provide with a plurality of side-light lighting elements. Every two side-light lighting elements is reversely arranged and spaced on a rim of the circuit board. A bottom of the first light-guiding frame is annually provided with a lighting reflection layer, and the side-light lighting elements are arranged below the lighting reflection layer. The lighting reflection layer reflects light sources of the side-light lighting elements to pass through an edge and a top of the first light-guiding frame and the second light-guiding frame, thereby uniformly scattering and forming a circular light source. |
| US09777912B2 |
LED light string manufacturing method and LED light string
Disclosed is an LED light string manufacturing method, as well as an LED light string manufactured with the method, which generally involves four components that are assembled through three operations or steps to allow for automatic mass production of LED light strings thereby saving material cost and increasing assembling efficiency. The four components include an upper housing member, a lower housing member, electrical wires, and an LED-based light emission element (with or without a cover). Two conductive pins of the LED-based light emission element are fixed to conductors of the electrical wires through welding and are then disposed between the upper and lower members of the housing, which are subjected to ultrasonic fusion for secured combination thereby covering and housing the electrical wires and the LED-based light emission element therein in one operation. The method is simple and very efficient so that the process is simplified and the cost reduced. |
| US09777909B2 |
Security lighting systems having offset brackets and rapidly deployable and reuseable low voltage security lighting systems
A security light system for a fence includes a security light having a light module with an LED, a hat overlying the LED for reflecting light, a junction box having an interior compartment containing an LED driver for controlling operation of the LED, the junction box including a front end having a front opening and a rear end opposite the front end, and a front cover plate covering the front opening. The security light includes an extension tube having an upper end secured to the light module and a lower end secured to the junction box, a clamp assembly for securing the junction box to a fence post, and an offset bracket positioned between a rear end of the junction box and the fence post for spacing the junction box from the fence post which, in turn, spaces the hat from the fence post. |
| US09777905B2 |
Reflective sheet, display device and reflective member
A reflective sheet includes a bottom portion; a plurality of inclined portions disposed at an incline from a periphery of the bottom portion; and a fold disposed in a predetermined position on the reflective sheet at a predetermined position in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the bottom portion. |
| US09777904B2 |
LED lighting assembly and method of lighting for a merchandise display
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a lighting assembly and method for illuminating a vertical planar area, such as a merchandise display. The lighting assembly can comprise two opposing support arms and a lighting bar extending between the two opposing support arms, a circuit board having a plurality of LEDs mounted to the inside of the lighting bar; and a plurality of reflective surfaces located adjacent to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces are positioned such that the LEDs project a first light beam in a first direction and a second light beam in a second direction different than the first direction. |
| US09777903B2 |
Exterior aircraft light
An exterior aircraft light includes a base plate and a plurality of lighting units arranged on the base plate, wherein each of the plurality of lighting units includes an elongated LED light source for emitting light, the elongated LED light source having a light emitting surface with a longitudinal extension and a transverse extension, with the longitudinal extension being greater than the transverse extension and with a projection of the longitudinal extension onto the base plate defining an orientation direction of the elongated LED light source, and a collimating optical system for collimating the light emitted by the elongated LED light source towards a main output direction, wherein the plurality of lighting units has at least a first lighting unit and a second lighting unit. |
| US09777898B1 |
Molding with embedded illumination sources
An exterior molding system adapted to provide decoratively illuminated lighting for a building and which incorporates first and second lighting panels each having a plurality of illuminating devices. The lighting panels are attachable to a soffit that is itself attached to a building. The second light panel is hinged to the first light panel so as to enable the second light panel to be deployed either opened or folded up under the first light panel. The second light panel includes illuminating devices that are visible when the second light panel is opened and that are hidden when the second light panel is folded under the first light panel. A remote control panel is in electrical communication with the illuminating devices. The control panel receives electrical power and selectively powers at least one (1) illuminating device. |
| US09777897B2 |
Multiple panel troffer-style fixture
Lighting fixtures are described utilizing a plurality of light sources, or light engines, which are mounted together in a modular fashion in the light fixture opening. In some embodiments, the plurality of light sources can comprise lighting panels that together form the overall fixture light source. The present invention is particularly applicable to troffer-style lighting fixtures that can be arranged with a plurality of lighting panels arranged in the troffer opening to illuminate the space below the troffer. Embodiments of the present invention can also utilize solid state light sources for the lighting panels, with some embodiments utilizing light emitting diodes (LEDs). |
| US09777896B2 |
Multi-source homework lamp
The disclosure discloses a multi-source homework lamp comprising: a first lampshade and a second lampshade connected to a shaft, wherein the first lampshade and the second lampshade are rotatable around the shaft; main lights disposed inside each of the lampshades; and a control unit for controlling the luminance of the main lights and controlling the rotation of the first lampshade and the second lampshade, thereby controlling the angle between the two. In the multi-source homework lamp according to the disclosure, by a design of the two-piece main lights with the angle being variable, the illuminance is caused to be more uniform, and the illumination range and the illumination luminance of the homework lamp may be adjusted more conveniently. |
| US09777891B2 |
LED lamp
An LED lamp A1 includes a plurality of LED modules 1 and a substrate 2 on which the LED modules 1 are mounted in a row. A light guide 3 covering the LED modules 1 is provided on the substrate 2. The light guide 3 is held in close contact with each of the LED modules. With this arrangement, a proper amount of light is obtained with the use of a smaller number of LED modules 1 or with less power consumption. |
| US09777890B2 |
Lighting module and method of manufacturing a lighting module
A lighting module (150) and a method (100) of manufacturing a lighting module, wherein the method comprises the steps of providing a heat sink material (120) in a fluid state and providing a light-source assembly (110) comprising a plurality of light sources (111) being electrically connected to a carrier (112), wherein each of the light sources has a light-emitting surface (113). The method further comprises the steps of embedding (130) the light-source assembly into the heat sink material such that the carrier and a part of each of the light sources are covered by the heat sink material while the light-emitting surface of each of the light sources is uncovered by the heat sink material, and solidifying (140) the heat sink material. |
| US09777888B2 |
Port/liner assembly method for pressure vessel
A pressure vessel includes a polymeric liner defining a fluid containment cavity and having an opening defining a port aperture extending between an inner surface and an outer surface of the polymeric liner and a rigid ring element is embedded within the polymeric liner and surrounding the port aperture. A metallic port element is disposed on the outer surface of the polymeric liner and fixed to the rigid ring element. A fiber composite material is disposed about the outer surface of the polymeric liner. |
| US09777886B2 |
Winch mounting kit
A winch mounting kit includes a first mount that may be removably coupled to a stanchion. The first mount may have a winch is removably attached thereto such that the winch is secured on the stanchion. A second mount is provided that may be removably coupled to a horizontal support. The second mount may have the winch being removably attached thereto such that the winch is secured on the horizontal support. A third mount is provided that may be removably coupled to a vertical support. The third mount may have the winch being removably attached thereto such that the winch is secured to the vertical support. |
| US09777884B2 |
Device base
Embodiments for a base and an assembly of a device and the base are provided. The assembly includes a device having at least one device alignment magnet along a surface of the device, and a base having, along an upper surface of the base, at least one base alignment magnet configured to act on the at least one device alignment magnet to align the device on top of the base, and at least one insert orthogonally plungable through the upper surface of the base. In a first position, the insert is below the upper surface of the base. In a second position, the insert protrudes the upper surface of the base and is contact with the device. |
| US09777883B2 |
Superconducting magnet apparatus
The present invention is such that a main body neither drops out nor is destroyed. A plurality of brackets (4), provided on a side surface of a main body (2) in which a superconducting magnet is mounted internally in a state in which each protrudes therefrom, are each supported by a stand (3) from the bottom, and enclosing members (5) are attached to the side surface of the main body (2) with a prescribed space (a) opened from the bottom of the brackets (4). At least part of the inside surface of an enclosing member (5) surrounds a stand (3) in a non-contact state. |
| US09777870B2 |
Bracket for seismic bracing of conduits
A bracket useful for seismic bracing of conduits is described. The bracket is placeable over a threaded rod and includes sidewalls for accepting a fastener and a pair of apertures for attaching to a brace. Certain brackets are stackable, allowing for the attachment of multiple braces from a single anchored rod. Other brackets include two parts that allow the bracket to be assembled about a threaded rod without removing elements which might previously be attached to the rod. |
| US09777869B2 |
Female coupling member suitable for handling high-pressure fluid and pipe coupling having female coupling member
Disclosed is a female coupling member which includes a housing having a fluid passage extending therethrough, a valve member selectively opening and closing the fluid passage, and a valve open-closed state indicating member. The valve open-closed state indicating member has a valve open state indicating part and a valve closed state indicating part and is displaced in response to the displacement of the valve member. When a male coupling member is connected to the female coupling member, and when the valve member is in an open position, the valve open state indicating part is visible from the outside of the housing through a window of the housing, whereas, when the valve member is in a closed position, the valve closed state indicating part is visible from the outside of the housing through the window. |
| US09777865B2 |
Balanced electronically controlled pressure regulating valve
A sequentially operated hydraulic valve for regulating a hydraulic fluid pressure from a single pressurized hydraulic fluid source to two different regulated pressures controlled by a single linear spring and by varying the position of end of the spring relative to the other end of the spring. |
| US09777863B2 |
Capacity control valve
A control valve for discharging a liquid refrigerant in a control chamber at the time of start-up of a variable capacity compressor has a movable a center post for increasing the area of a passage for discharging the liquid refrigerant when discharging the liquid refrigerant. |
| US09777858B2 |
Coated seals
The seal made between two surfaces is enhanced by forming a coating, such as a self-assembled monolayer of a functionalized fluorinated macromolecule, on one or both of the surfaces. |
| US09777851B2 |
Disc pump valve with performance enhancing valve flap
A disc pump valve for controlling the flow of fluid through a disc pump includes a first plate having first plate apertures and a second plate having second plate apertures both extending generally perpendicular through the first plate and the second plate, respectively. The second plate apertures are substantially offset from the first plate apertures. The disc pump valve also includes a sidewall disposed between the first plate and second plate. A valve flap is disposed and moveable between the first plate and second plate. The valve flap includes flap apertures substantially offset from the first plate apertures and substantially aligned with the second plate apertures, and low-mass areas. The low-mass areas are offset from the first plate apertures and second plate apertures. The valve flap moves between the first plate and second plate in response to a change in direction of differential pressure of the fluid outside the valve. |
| US09777847B2 |
Circuit for biological liquid comprising a pinch valve
The invention concerns a circuit comprising a bag (11) comprising two flexible films (45, 46) and a press (10) comprising a first (14) and a second (13) shell clamping the bag to form pipes having a passage and edges (41); the first shell comprising a valve (20) which comprises a movable member (24) and a pad (31), which pad has a resting configuration in which a second face (33) of the pad is concave and locally delimits a channel (18) and a pinching configuration in which the second face (33) is convex; said movable member and said pad being configured so that, when said valve is in closed position and said pad in pinching configuration, said passage is pinched by said movable member against said second shell channel and said edges (41) are pinched flat by said movable member against said second shell (13). |
| US09777844B2 |
Valve, in particular pilot-operated proportional directional poppet valve
A valve, in particular a pilot-operated proportional directional poppet valve, has a valve housing (7) with a fluid inlet (21) and a fluid outlet (23). The fluid stream between the fluid inlet (21) and the fluid outlet (23) is adjustable by a main piston (27). A pilot valve chamber (37) provided on a rear face (29) of the main piston (27) has a pilot valve closing member (33) movable by an actuating device (69). By closing member (33) the fluid stream between the pilot valve chamber (37) and the fluid outlet (23) can be adjusted. An inlet aperture (3) is arranged between the fluid inlet (21) and the pilot valve chamber (37). A maximum volumetric flow controller (5) is in the main piston (27) in an outflow between the pilot valve chamber (37) and the fluid outlet (23). |
| US09777841B2 |
Trunnion ball valve seat with V-section spring
The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for energizing a ball valve seat assembly. In particular, the disclosed embodiments are directed toward energizing devices that generate linear or substantially linear energizing forces. In other words, as a seat of the ball valve translates axially with respect to a ball of the ball valve, the resulting energizing force that biases the seat ring back toward the ball is substantially directly proportional to the amount of axial translation. In certain embodiments, the linear energizing device includes an annular cantilevered v-shaped spring having a generally constant cross-sectional profile, including a pair of legs extending from a curved end. |
| US09777839B2 |
Sealing device
An object is to provide a backup ring manufacturable with an angle of a cut portion set to a standard cut angle even in the case of a product having a small diameter etc. due to dimensional limitation of a device used therewith, and is solved by a sealing device characterized in that a backup ring 1 is disposed in an annular gap 4 formed by disposing a sloped surface 20 on a member surface of one of two members, i.e., a shaft 2 and a housing 3 having a shaft hole in which the shaft 2 is inserted, with a distance from a counterpart member gradually reduced from a high pressure side toward a low pressure side, that the backup ring 1 is in contract with the sloped surface 20 on the low pressure side relative to a mounted seal member 5 made of an annular elastic member, that the backup ring 1 has an axially extending cylindrical portion 10 and a projecting portion 11 continuously disposed on an end portion of the cylindrical portion 10 on the high pressure side and formed to annularly project in a radial direction from the end portion toward the sloped surface 20, and that the projecting portion 11 has a radial tip surface made up of a taper surface 12 facing the sloped surface 20. |
| US09777835B2 |
System and method for determining whether a CVT is set to a maximum gear ratio at vehicle startup
A system includes a continuously variable transmission having a primary pulley assembly configured to receive power and a primary oil chamber coupled to the primary pulley assembly such that a pressure of oil within the primary oil chamber is applied to the primary pulley assembly. The continuously variable transmission also includes a secondary pulley assembly and a drive belt configured to transfer power from the primary pulley assembly to the secondary pulley assembly. The system also includes a pressure sensor coupled to the primary oil chamber and configured to detect a pressure of the oil within the primary oil chamber. The system also includes an electronic control unit coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to determine whether the continuously variable transmission is set to the maximum gear ratio based on the detected pressure of the oil within the primary oil chamber. |
| US09777834B2 |
Booster device comprising a hydraulic motor driving a booster pump
A booster device for a hydraulic circuit comprising a high-pressure circuit (12) and a low-pressure circuit (16) connected to a system generating the high pressure and to receivers, said booster device maintaining a minimum pressure in the low-pressure part, characterized in that it comprises a hydraulic motor (30) of which the inlet is connected to the high-pressure circuit (12) and the outlet to the low-pressure circuit (16), which drives a booster pump (20) sucking the fluid from a reservoir (24), in order to discharge it into this low-pressure circuit. |
| US09777831B2 |
Method for operating an automatic transmission
A method for operating an automatic transmission is provided. The method includes initiating a synchronization of a positive shifting element of the automatic transmission while the automatic transmission is operating at less than a threshold output speed. The method also includes closing a first non-positive shifting element of the automatic transmission and positioning a second non-positive shifting element of the automatic transmission at an engaged configuration of the second non-positive shifting element during the synchronization of the first positive shifting element in order to synchronize the first positive shifting element. |
| US09777824B2 |
Cooled gear housing assembly
A cooled gear housing includes a first casing section and a second casing section joined together to define an internal volume of the gear housing assembly. A heat conducting membrane is arranged within the gear housing assembly to hydraulically separate a first portion of the internal volume from a second portion of the internal volume. Two or more meshed gears are located within the first portion of the internal volume. Coolant inlet and outlet ports are arranged on one of the casing sections, and are in fluid communication with the second portion of the internal volume. |
| US09777823B2 |
Gear device for electric motor
A gear device for electric motor 1 which is combined with an electric motor installed in a vehicle, wherein a breather pathway 8 is provided in a gear box 2 where a row of gears for transmitting force of the electric motor is contained, the breather pathway connecting between an inside and outside of the gear box 2, and in the breather pathway 8, a closing valve system 10 is provided to close the breather pathway 8 when an outer pressure of the gear box 2 is lower in comparison to an inner pressure of the gear box 2 exceeding an acceptable range. |
| US09777822B2 |
Gear unit
A transmission comprising at least a first shaft and at least a second shaft parallel thereto, comprising a first gear wheel and a second gear wheel arranged on the first and second shafts, respectively, the first gear wheel of said first shaft and the second gear of the second shaft arranged as a gear wheel pair and meshing with each other, wherein the first gear wheel of the gear wheel pair is non-rotatably fixed to the first shaft and the second gear wheel of the gear wheel pair is rotatably arranged on the second shaft, an axially displaceable shifting collar for fixing the second gear wheel against rotation relative to the second shaft, an axially displaceable selector fork for actuating the shifting collar and, a damping element arranged on the selector fork and is able to engage a transmission element. |
| US09777821B2 |
Sprocket assembly and a method for installing a removable tooth on a sprocket frame
A sprocket assembly is provided. The assembly includes a sprocket frame having a central body and a first ledge portion body. The first ledge portion has a first aperture extending therethrough. The assembly further includes a first removable tooth having a first tip portion, first and second landing portions, and a first extension portion. The first tip portion has first and second sides and first and second ends. The first extension portion extends from the second end and has an aperture extending therethrough. The assembly further includes a first bolt extending through the first aperture in the first ledge portion and the aperture in the first extension portion to removably couple the first extension portion to the first ledge portion. |
| US09777820B2 |
Cam follower roller device
The cam follower roller device comprises a body, a shaft mounted on the body, a roller mounted on the shaft and able to rotate, and a plain bearing interposed radially between the shaft and the roller. An outer surface and/or an inner surface of the plain bearing comprise a plurality of cavities. The ratio of the sum of the surfaces areas of the cavities to the total surface area of the outer surface, or of the inner surface, in which the cavities are formed is between 2% and 40%. The cavities have a depth between 0.5 μm and 5 μm. |
| US09777816B2 |
Transmission and differential gearing and engine and gearing unit
A transmission and differential gearing with a housing, with an input shaft and two output shafts arranged coaxially with respect to the input shaft, wherein a transmission section and a differential section are provided, wherein the transmission section has two planet stages, namely an input stage and a load stage, wherein the sun wheel of the input stage is actively connected to the input shaft, wherein the load stage has a ring gear fixed to the housing, and the sun wheel of the load stage can be or is actively connected via a web to at least one planet wheel of the input stage, and wherein at least one planet wheel of the load stage is actively connected via a web to an input shaft of the differential section. The requirement for construction space is reduced and the use flexibility increased by the fact that the ring gear of the input stage can be coupled actively and for conjoint rotation to, or can be decoupled from, a planet carrier of the planet wheel of the input stage or to, or from, a planet carrier of the planet wheel of the load stage via a correspondingly provided and/or arranged coupling device. |
| US09777808B2 |
Guiding device for a belt means of a belt-driven conical pulley transmission
A guiding device for guiding a belt of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission. The device includes a first guiding section and a second guiding section that is spaced from the first guiding section, and between which the belt is guided in a running direction. The guiding sections have a longitudinal extent that corresponds to the running direction of the belt and a transverse extent that is perpendicular thereto, and lateral edge sections that delimit the guiding sections in the transverse direction. At least one guiding section has at least one longitudinal rib that extends in the longitudinal direction and that is positioned apart from the lateral edge sections in order to improve the guiding device structurally and functionally. |
| US09777807B2 |
Tensioning device and method for assembling such a tensioning device
A tensioning device comprising a receiver housing, a lever arm mounted on the receiver housing and rotatable with respect to the receiver housing around a first rotation axis, a pulley mounted on the lever arm and rotatable with respect to the lever arm around a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis, and a spring mounted between the receiver housing and the lever arm and adapted to apply a torque for rotating the lever arm around the first rotation axis. The receiver housing and the lever arm are screwed together around the first rotation axis. The spring applies an axial damping effort, parallel to the first axis, on cooperating threaded portions respectively provided on the receiver housing and on the lever arm. |
| US09777805B1 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles
The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle having advantages of improving power delivery performance and fuel economy by achieving at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage. The planetary gear train may include: first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets disposed on the same axis; an input shaft; an output shaft; eight rotation shafts connected to at least one of rotation elements of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets; four clutches and two brakes that are control elements; and a transmission housing. Torque input from the input shaft is changed by cooperation of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets, and the changed torque is output through the output shaft. |
| US09777803B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission provides a planetary gear train that includes an input shaft receiving torque of an engine. An output shaft outputs changed torque. Four planetary gear sets include twelve rotation elements. Six friction elements are disposed between rotation elements or between a rotation element and a transmission housing. The input shaft is connected to the second rotation element and selectively connected to the twelfth rotation element. The output shaft is connected to the eleventh rotation element. The first rotation element is connected to the fourth rotation element, the fifth rotation element is connected to the eighth rotation element, the sixth rotation element is connected to the tenth rotation element, the ninth rotation element is connected to the eleventh rotation element, and three friction elements among the six friction elements are operated at each speed stage. |
| US09777802B2 |
Multi-speed transmission
Transmissions with at least three gearing-arrangements with similar first and second gearing-arrangements that produce a number of transmissions having an eleven forward-speed and two reverse-speed ratios, having ten forward-speed and three reverse-speed ratios, and having five forward-speed and one reverse-speed ratios by selective engagement of three shift-elements in various combinations. Some embodiments include four simple planetary-gearsets and six shift-elements of which two or three are brakes. Another embodiment includes a double-pinion planetary-gearset and six shift-elements of which three are brakes. Other embodiments include three simple planetary-gearsets and five shift-elements of which one or two are brakes. |
| US09777800B2 |
Synchronizer ring
Synchronizer ring made of deep-drawable sheet metal. The ring includes a ring-shaped sheet metal body having a conical section arranged between a wall and a hub surface. One or more radially outwardly projecting guide elements are defined by radially outwardly projecting tapered indentations integrally formed with the ring-shaped sheet metal body. The wall is located at a largest conical diameter side of the ring-shaped sheet metal body and extends substantially perpendicular to a ring body axis. Gear teeth are arranged on a radially outer end of the wall. The one or more guide elements are configured to provide centering guidance relative to a hollow cylindrical surface of a synchronizer ring hub. |
| US09777797B2 |
Actuator
An actuator comprises a motor including a rotation shaft; an output shaft disposed coaxially to the rotation shaft; a rotation shaft side gear rotatable as a unit with the rotation shaft; an output shaft side gear rotatable as a unit with the output shaft; an intermediate gear configuration body that includes a first intermediate gear and a second intermediate gear and that meshes with the rotation shaft side gear and the output shaft side gear; a first bearing supporting an end portion of the intermediate gear configuration body at a side of the first intermediate gear; and a second bearing supporting another end portion of the intermediate gear configuration body at a side of the second intermediate gear; wherein the second intermediate gear is rotatable as a unit with the first intermediate gear and is disposed further to a radial direction outside of the motor than the first intermediate gear. |
| US09777796B2 |
Friction drive belt and method for producing same
The present invention relates to a friction transmission belt having a friction transmission part, in which the friction transmission part is formed of a rubber composition containing an ethylene-α-olefin elastomer, a mineral-based filler and a surfactant. |
| US09777795B2 |
Transmission damper
A transmission damper includes a first cover plate, a flange, a spring, and a shaft. The first cover plate includes a first spring window and is arranged for fixing to a sheave for a continuously variable transmission. The flange is rotatable relative to the first cover plate and includes a second spring window. The spring is disposed in the first and second spring windows. The shaft is fixed to an inner portion of the flange and arranged for connecting to an engine crankshaft. In an example embodiment, the shaft is fixed to the flange by welding. In an example embodiment, the sheave is rotatable relative to the shaft. In an example embodiment, the shaft includes an internal taper for connecting to the engine crankshaft. In an example embodiment, the flange includes a radially extending tab arranged for contacting a portion of the cover plate after a predetermined rotation. |
| US09777793B1 |
Six-degree-of-freedom micro vibration suppression platform and control method thereof
A six-degree-of-freedom micro vibration suppression platform includes a basic platform, a load platform, six sets of single-degree-of-freedom active and passive composite vibration isolation devices that are exactly the same and a controller. Upper and lower ends of each set of single-degree-of-freedom active and passive composite vibration isolation devices are connected with the load platform and the basic platform, respectively. A control method includes: calculating a logical axis signal, calculating a logical axis control signal, calculating physical axis real-time control signals and a transfer step. |
| US09777791B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber includes: a metal cylindrical outer tube; a rod inserted into the outer tube, the rod being capable of moving in the axial direction; a bump cushion attached to an outer periphery of the rod that protrudes from the outer tube; a synthetic resin bump stopper formed in a cap shape and fitted to one end in the axial direction of the outer tube, the bump stopper being configured to be abutted by the bump cushion during maximum compression; and a sacrificial corrosion part disposed between the outer tube and the bump stopper, the sacrificial corrosion part being configured to contact a metal surface of the outer tube. The sacrificial corrosion part is made of a metal having a higher ionization tendency than the outer tube, and thereby corrosion of members is suppressed. |
| US09777789B2 |
Device for damping the movement of a movably mounted component
A device for damping the movement of a movably mounted component comprises a braking device which has a driven damper surface that cooperates with a secured damper surface to enclose a gap in which a viscous damping medium is present that causes a braking force of the braking device when the driven damper surface is rotated with respect to the secured damper surface, the braking force depending on the rotational speed of the driven damper surface. The device also has an additional braking device and a coupling. In the closed state of the coupling, at least one additional damper surface of the additional braking device driven by the movement of the component about an axis of the auxiliary braking device is rotated relative to at least one secured additional damper surface about the axis of the additional braking device, the additional braking device exerting an additional braking force. In the opened state of the coupling, the additional braking device is inactive. The coupling is activated by the braking force exerted by the braking device. |
| US09777786B2 |
Clutch disc with fasteners arranged at offset pitch circles
A clutch disc including a drive plate concentrically arranged about an axis of rotation, the drive plate having: a first side facing a first axial direction; a second side facing a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction. The drive plate includes a first plurality of through-bores at a first radial distance from the axis of rotation and a second plurality of through-bores at a second radial distance from the axis of rotation, where the second radial distance is different from the first radial distance. The first and second pluralities of through-bores are arranged such that an arc passes through the first and second pluralities of through-bores. |
| US09777785B2 |
Wet friction material
A wet friction material for use in a wet clutch includes a friction interfacing surface for experiencing frictional engagement with an opposed surface in the presence of a lubricant. At least a portion of the friction interfacing surface comprises fibrillated nanofibers, which define a nanofibrous web, and friction adjusting particles held by the nanofibrous web. A cured resin may adhere the fibrillated nanofibers and the friction adjusting particles to provide structural support for the friction material. |
| US09777783B2 |
Disk brake for vehicle
A disk brake includes a retainer part of a pad retainer provided with an outside section, back section, and inside section. A pad rebounding section is formed by inclining the leading end of a strip, which extends in the disk rotor direction from the end of the inside section away from the disk rotor with an elastic loop section therebetween, toward the outside in the radial direction of the disk. During travel, a gap is formed between the inside section and the strip of the pad rebounding section, and when a lug piece moves inward, the pad rebounding section and the inside section come into contact with each other, the inside section is pressed against an inside surface in the radial direction of the disk, the back section is elastically deformed, and the elastically deformed back section presses the lug piece toward the center side of a caliper body. |
| US09777776B2 |
Joint structure and power steering device
A joint structure includes first and second engagement members, and an elastic member. The first engagement member includes a first body and a first engagement claw. The second engagement member includes a second body and a second engagement claw. The elastic member is disposed between the first and second engagement portions in a circumferential direction. When a relative rotation angle between the first and second engagement members is less than a predetermined angle, the first and second engagement claws are not in direct contact with each other in the circumferential direction, and a rotational force is transmitted through the elastic member while the elastic member is being elastically deformed. When the relative rotation angle is equal to the predetermined angle, the first and second engagement claws are in direct contact with each other in the circumferential direction. |
| US09777774B2 |
Bicycle frame, battery pack, and bicycle
An auxiliary motor, for a bicycle, includes an energy storage device for storing energy, a drive device for converting the energy stored in the energy storage device into kinetic energy and a transmission device for transmitting the kinetic energy onto a pedal crank spindle. The auxiliary motor is designed to be attached to a down tube of a bicycle at least parallel to the down tube and to power a pedal crank of the bicycle. |
| US09777773B2 |
Seal and roller bearing
A roller bearing seal includes an insert part and a polymer part connected to the insert part, and the insert part includes an annular-disc-shaped middle section having a radially inner deflection and a radially outer deflection, and a first ratio (L2/L1) of an axial length (L2) of the outer deflection to an axial length (L1) of the inner deflection is less than 0.65. |
| US09777769B2 |
Passive magnetic bearing systems stabilizer/bearing utilizing time-averaging of a periodic magnetic field
A high-stiffness stabilizer/bearings for passive magnetic bearing systems is provide where the key to its operation resides in the fact that when the frequency of variation of the repelling forces of the periodic magnet array is large compared to the reciprocal of the growth time of the unstable motion, the rotating system will feel only the time-averaged value of the force. When the time-averaged value of the force is radially repelling by the choice of the geometry of the periodic magnet array, the Earnshaw-related unstable hit motion that would occur at zero rotational speed is suppressed when the system is rotating at operating speeds. |
| US09777768B2 |
Movement device
A movement device includes: a track body; and a moving body which includes: a plurality of endless circulation passages; and a roller configured to roll in the plurality of endless circulation passages, the moving body being movable relative to the track body via the roller disposed between the track body and the moving body. The moving body further includes: a moving body main body in which inner peripheral portions of roller direction-change passages configuring the adjacent endless circulation passages are formed to be adjacent to each other on an end surface in a movement direction in which the moving body moves; and a cover body which is attached to the end surface of the moving body main body and in which outer peripheral portions of roller direction-change passages configuring the adjacent endless circulation passages are formed to be adjacent to each other. |
| US09777764B2 |
Transmission shaft assembly
A transmission shaft assembly includes a carbon-fiber tube having two ends, and each end has protrusions and recesses which are located alternatively to the protrusions. Two connectors each have an outer tubular portion and an inner tubular portion extending axially therefrom. Multiple first engaging portions and multiple second engaging portions are located between the outer tubular portion and the inner tubular portion of each of the connectors. The two connectors are respectively connected to the two ends of the carbon-fiber tube. The first engaging portions are engaged with the recesses, and the second engaging portions are engaged with the protrusions. Adhesive is applied between the connectors and the carbon-fiber tube. |
| US09777743B2 |
Centrifugal fan impeller structure
A centrifugal fan impeller structure includes a hub and a blade body set. The hub has an extension section. The blade body set has multiple blade bodies. The blade bodies outward extend from the extension section of the hub. Each two adjacent blade bodies define therebetween a flow way, an air outlet and an air inlet. The air outlet and the air inlet are respectively positioned at two ends of the flow way in communication with the flow way. The air outlets are arranged at unequal intervals so as to greatly reduce noise in operation. |
| US09777735B2 |
Blower motor assembly having air directing surface
A blower assembly includes a centrifugal fan and a motor assembly. The centrifugal fan has a plurality of axially extending impeller blades, a first axial end, and an air inlet. The air inlet is at the first axial end of the centrifugal fan. The motor assembly comprises a stator, a rotor, and an air directing surface. The air directing surface is shaped and configured to direct air drawn into the air inlet radially outwardly toward the impeller blades. The air directing surface extends generally along the rotor axis from its first end to its second end. At least a surface region of the air directing surface generally circumscribes the rotor axis and diverges radially outwardly as such surface region of the air directing surface extends away from the first end toward the second end. |
| US09777730B2 |
Scroll compressor with variable volume ratio port in orbiting scroll
A compressor may include a first scroll member, a second scroll member and a drive shaft. The first scroll member may include a first end plate defining a first discharge port and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The second scroll member may include a second end plate defining a first variable volume ratio port and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap and forming compression pockets. The variable volume ratio port may be located radially outward relative to the first discharge port and in communication with a first compression pocket. The drive shaft may be engaged with the second scroll member and driving orbital displacement of the second scroll member relative to the first scroll member. |
| US09777729B2 |
Dual axis rotor
This disclosure concerns an advanced nutating positive displacement device having a high power to mass ratio and low production cost. This device in one example forms an exemplary pump as will be discussed in detail. The examples disclosed herein are of the rotary positive displacement type, but in a class by themselves. The devices are formed by a nutating rotor having a face comprising lobes and valleys, and a fixed stator also having a face with lobes and valleys. The face of the rotor opposes and cooperates with the face of the stator. The opposing faces define chambers that change volume with rotation of the rotor. |
| US09777726B2 |
Compressor with valve pressing portions for sealing
In order to prevent the leakage of a gas from an internal space communicating with a compression chamber inside a cylinder in a cylinder head of a compressor, the compressor includes a suction valve pressing portion that presses a suction valve so that the suction valve provided in the internal space of the cylinder head does not slip off through a suction-side head opening, the suction valve pressing portion includes a suction valve pressing and inserting portion that is inserted into the cylinder head through the suction-side head opening, the outer peripheral surface of the suction valve pressing and inserting portion is provided with an annular suction valve pressing groove portion, a suction-side O-ring is attached into the suction valve pressing groove portion, and a suction-side backup ring that suppresses the movement of the suction-side O-ring toward the suction-side head opening is disposed at a position near the suction-side head opening of the suction-side O-ring inside the suction valve pressing groove portion. |
| US09777725B2 |
High pressure water pump
The invention relates to a high pressure water pump and a steam powered nailing gun having the high pressure water pump. In certain embodiments, high pressure water pump includes: an upper pump body, a lower pump body, a water discharge valve, a water intake valve, a plunger, a guide sleeve, a hammering cap, an adjustment knob, and an evacuation valve. Both upper and lower pump body are connected by connecting bolts. A sealing ring is disposed between upper and lower pump body and a sealing element is disposed between the upper pump body and plunger. Plunger is sheathed in upper pump body. The hammering cap is threadedly connected to the plunger. The adjustment knob is connected to an upper end of upper pump body. The hammering cap is moveably connected to the adjustment knob through the plunger. A plunger reset spring is disposed between hammering cap and adjustment knob. |
| US09777720B2 |
High pressure, high flow rate tubing assembly and adapter for a positive displacement pump
A tubing and adapter assembly is provided that can comprise a plurality of tubes or lumens that can be disposed within a head of a peristaltic pump. The tubing assembly can provide a flow rate or volume capacity that is generally equal to or greater than that achieved with a comparable prior art tube while operating at higher pressures than that possible using the prior art tube. Further, in accordance with some embodiments, the tubing assembly can achieve a longer working life than a comparable prior art tube, and the load on the pump motor can be reduced such that the pump life is increased and/or a larger pump motor is not required to achieve such advantageous results. |
| US09777711B2 |
Method for reducing oscillations in offshore wind turbines
The invention relates to a method of reducing oscillations in an offshore wind turbine comprising one or more thrusters, the method comprising determining an oscillation of the offshore wind turbine and operating the one or more thrusters such that the oscillation is reduced. The invention further relates to an offshore wind turbine comprising one or more underwater thrusters, oscillation determination system for determining an oscillation of the wind turbine and a control system for operating the underwater thrusters in response to signals received from the oscillation determination system. |
| US09777709B2 |
Translating foil system for harvesting kinetic energy from wind and flowing water
Consistent kinetic energy is harvested from wind and from flowing water in streams, rivers and tidal flows using a translating large sail, foil or wing which is permitted to translate in one direction, followed by translating in the opposite direction while pushing or pulling a cable, rod, or tether which in turn turns a pulley, wheel or other device from which traditional sources of power can be generated. The pulley wheel can be used to generate electricity, create hydrogen from water by electrolysis, compress air for transmission or storage, charge batteries, or perform work such as pumping water, heating water, moving objects, etc. |
| US09777708B2 |
Control method for a wind turbine
A method of controlling a wind turbine comprising blades attached to a rotor hub for rotation in a rotor plane and a control system for individually pitching the blades relative to the hub. The method comprises dividing the rotor plane into a number of sectors, determining the individual sectors for each blade during the rotation by means of an azimuth angle sensor, and obtaining blade sensor data from a blade sensor on an individual blade relating to a sector, and comparing the obtained data with data relating to the same sector and representing blade sensor data on other blades. When an event is detected in a given sector, an individual pitch contribution is determined in the sector, and the blades are then pitched according to this individual pitch contribution for that given sector at least partly during passage of the sector. |
| US09777707B2 |
Windmill that generates exceptional amounts of electricity
A windmill for generating electricity is described, which contains several improvements that enable the blades of the windmill to be much wider than conventional electricity-generating windmill blades. The rotor containing the blades will also change direction to capture the largest amount of wind energy available. The windmill includes a “shroud” surrounding the blades, which increases the wind velocity through the blades. Support structures for the windmill are described, and also a method of using the windmill to store electricity to use later is shown. The windmill is more stable than conventional windmills. A method of using a windmill to generate electricity is also described. |
| US09777705B2 |
Method for re-indexing a pitch bearing of a wind turbine
A method is provided for re-indexing a pitch bearing configured with a rotor blade of a wind turbine. A hoisting system is anchored within the rotor hub and includes a plurality of support elements connected to a drive system. The support elements are connected to the root flange of the rotor blade, and the rotor hub is rotated so that the rotor blade is in a vertical six o'clock position. The root flange is disconnected from the inner race such that the rotor blade is fully supported by the hoisting system. With the hoisting system, the rotor blade is lowered a predetermined distance from the hub and the pitch bearing is re-indexed to a position so as to engage a new set of pitch bearing teeth with a pitch drive that engages the pitch bearing. |
| US09777699B1 |
Gravity driven hydro-electric systems
A gravity driven hydroelectric system, whereby hydroelectric power is developed from potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine assembly. The hydroelectric power extracted from the water depends on volume and on a difference in height between a source and an outflow of the water. A penstock delivers the water to the water turbine assembly. The penstock has a housing secured by frame assemblies to a structure. The housing has electromagnetic coils that produce electricity from a rotation of turbine blades having magnets. |
| US09777698B2 |
Multiple motor gas turbine engine system with auxiliary gas utilization
A vehicle propulsion system comprises at least two motors. Combustion occurs upstream of a first motor, and a second motor is downstream of said first motor. The first motor is a turbine that drives a primary propulsion element to effect propulsion and a compressor to effect compression. The second motor is an expansion device whose incoming gases arrive from said first motor. The first motor and the second motor intercommunicate energy via electrical, electromagnetic, and/or mechanical means. Pressurized gases that result from said compression, combustion, or both are rendered or wastegated for auxiliary usage such as aerial thrust, vertical takeoff and/or vertical landing, near-vertical takeoff and/or near-vertical landing, pneumatic storage for hybrid drive, pneumatic lift and/or drive for towing and/or raising another vehicle, aerial vehicle steering, aerial vehicle pitch stabilization or manipulation, aerial vehicle roll stabilization or manipulation, and/or aerial vehicle yaw stabilization or manipulation. |
| US09777696B2 |
Method for controlling an internal combustion engine and ignition control device for such a method
Described is a method for controlling an internal combustion engine, wherein an ignition control device is prompted by control signals of an engine control device to activate an ignition device by means of which an ignition of a fuel-air mixture in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine is affected. It is provided according to this disclosure, that the engine control device communicates a target ignition angle or information about an operating condition of the internal combustion engine to the ignition control device, and the ignition control device sets an operating parameter of the ignition device in dependence on the target ignition angle or the information about the operating condition of the internal combustion engine. |
| US09777694B2 |
Control device of engine
A control device of an engine is provided. The engine is operated at a high compression ratio, a geometric compression ratio of the engine being 14:1 or higher. The control device includes a fuel injection controller for controlling a fuel injector of the engine to start a fuel injection in a latter half of a compression stroke within an engine operating range where an engine speed is below a predetermined value and an engine load is above a predetermined value, and an ignition controller for controlling an ignition plug of the engine to retard an ignition timing when a timing for the fuel injection controller to start the fuel injection is on a retarding side of a predetermined timing, the ignition timing being retarded based on a retarding amount of the fuel injection start timing from the predetermined timing. |
| US09777693B2 |
Method and device for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine of a portable work device
The invention relates to a method and a control device for operating an internal combustion engine of a portable work device, said method having the following method steps: a) storing a starting ignition curve for specifying an ignition time after a startup time of the internal combustion engine and an operating ignition curve for specifying the ignition time in a speed range assigned to the nominal operation of the internal combustion engine, b) reading the current engine speed, c) reading at least one time value which indicates the time that has elapsed since a reference time, wherein the reference time can relate to the startup time of the internal combustion engine, and d) determining and/or initiating a switchover process from the starting ignition curve to the operating ignition curve on the basis of the current engine speed and the time value. |
| US09777691B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus includes an engine configured to drive a vehicle; a starter configured to start the engine; a headlamp configured to radiate light in front of the vehicle; a battery configured to supply driving electric power to the starter and the headlamp; a brightness detection unit configured to detect a physical quantity corresponding to brightness around the vehicle; and a control unit configured to have the engine stop automatically when a predetermined stopping condition is satisfied, and to have the engine start automatically when a predetermined starting condition is satisfied. The control unit inhibits the engine from stopping automatically when the headlamp is lighted, and the physical quantity detected by the brightness detection unit is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold. |
| US09777690B2 |
Fuel system for an internal combustion piston engine and a method of operating an internal combustion engine
A fuel system for an internal combustion piston engine includes a first fuel section and a second fuel section in which the first fuel section has a first inlet line connecting respective inlets of the injectors to a tank, and the second fuel section has a second inlet line connecting respective inlets of the injectors to a fuel tank. The second fuel section is arranged to inject the fuel into the combustion chambers for igniting the first fuel, in which first fuel section the inlet line extends from a high pressure pump to the respective injectors, and a fuel return line of the first fuel section extends from each of the injectors to the tank. The fuel return line has a pressure increasing means arranged to the fuel return line of the first fuel section between the injectors and the tank. |
| US09777688B2 |
Holder for fastening a component on an internal combustion engine, a bearing sleeve for such a holder, and a fuel injection system
A bearing sleeve for a holder, which is used for fastening a fuel distributor on an add-on structure, includes a first sleeve part and a second sleeve part. The first sleeve part has a rigid sleeve body and a damping element which is integrally connected to the sleeve body of the first sleeve part. The second sleeve part has a rigid sleeve body and a damping element which is integrally connected to the sleeve body of the second sleeve part. |
| US09777687B2 |
Fuel supply device and fuel supply method for internal combustion engine
A fuel supply device includes an injector, a fuel pressurization device and an ECU. The fuel pressurization device includes an electromagnetic valve. The fuel pressurization device is configured to pressurize a fuel in accordance with opening/closing of the electromagnetic valve and discharge the fuel toward the injector. The ECU is configured: to control the opening/closing of the electromagnetic valve to adjust the fuel amount discharged toward the injector; to execute an operation sound suppression control during a low-load operation of an engine by reducing an opening/closing frequency of the electromagnetic valve and increasing the fuel amount discharged for each opening/closing of the electromagnetic valve; not to execute the operation sound suppression control when a partial lift injection is in progress; and to execute the operation sound suppression control when the partial lift injection is not in progress. |
| US09777686B2 |
Actuator motion control
A system for controlling actuation of an electromagnetic actuator includes an actuator having an electrical coil, a magnetic core, and an armature. A controllable drive circuit is responsive to an electric power flow signal for driving current through the electrical coil to actuate the armature. A control module includes an armature motion observer configured to determine an armature motion parameter in the actuator based upon a magnetic flux within the actuator and a predetermined mechanical equation of motion corresponding to the actuator and adapt the electric power flow signal based on the armature motion parameter. |
| US09777681B2 |
Cold air intake circulating air jacket
An air intake assembly arranged in an engine compartment of an automotive vehicle and configured for directing air into a throttle body of an engine of the vehicle is provided. The air intake assembly includes an air intake duct and an air jacket. The air intake duct is configured to direct air from an inlet duct to the throttle body. The air jacket is arranged around the air intake duct. The air jacket has a first air jacket opening and a second air jacket opening. The air jacket forms an air gap between the air jacket and the air intake duct. Air flowing through the air jacket from one of the first and second air jacket openings to the other of the first and second air jacket openings cools the air intake duct thereby reducing a temperature of air directed from the intake duct into the throttle body. |
| US09777680B2 |
Exhaust gas heat exchanger
A heat exchanger that transfers heat from an exhaust gas flow to a liquid coolant includes a first heat exchange section and a second heat exchange section located adjacent the first heat exchange section. The first heat exchange section is located within a first housing that at least partially encloses a first fluid volume. The second heat exchange section is located within a second housing that at least partially encloses a second fluid volume. A first plurality of heat exchange tubes traverses the first heat exchange section, and a second plurality of heat exchange tubes traverses the second heat exchange section. An exhaust gas flow path of the heat exchanger includes the first fluid volume and the interiors of the second plurality of heat exchange tubes. A coolant flow path of the heat exchanger includes the second fluid volume and the interiors of the first plurality of heat exchange tubes. |
| US09777677B2 |
Valve for ventilation of a tank
A tank ventilation valve has a housing (21), a closing member (4), a sealing seat (5) and a first space (17). A second space (18) is connected to the first space (17) via a control opening (19) that surrounds the sealing seat (5). A spring (6) pretensions the closing member (4) against the sealing seat (5) and closes the control opening (19). The closing member (4) opens as a function of a pressure difference between the first and second spaces (17, 18). The opened closing member (4) opens the control opening (19) so that the first space (17) is connected to a first line (2) connects to fresh air. The second space (18) is connected to a second line (3) that is attachable to a filter. Structure is provided to exert a further negative pressure on the closing member (4) to move the closing member (4) into the open position. |
| US09777676B2 |
Systems and methods for fuel vapor canister purging
Methods and systems are provided for purging a fuel vapor canister. In one example, a method may include during boosted engine operating conditions, utilizing regulated compressed air from an engine intake to purge fuel vapors stored in the fuel vapor canister. Further, during non-boosted condition, regulated air from the intake may be utilized to purge the fuel vapor canister. The purged fuel vapors and intake air may be delivered to upstream of a compressor when operating with boost, or to an intake manifold when operating without boost. |
| US09777675B2 |
System and method for combusting volatile vapors
A system for combusting volatile vapors includes: a carburetor having intake valves for receiving fuel from a fuel source, air from an external air intake, and volatile vapors from a vapor source, the carburetor configured to discharge a combustion mixture into a combustion engine; a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data based on a respective plurality of physical properties associated with the carburetor and the combustion engine; a programmable controller configured to receive the sensor data as input from each of the plurality of sensors and to control the intake valves to regulate respective ratios of the fuel, air, and the volatile vapors drawn through the carburetor in response to the received sensor data; and a display operatively coupled to the programmable controller to display at least a real-time portion of the sensor data. |
| US09777668B2 |
Piston for large sized internal combustion engine
A piston for internal combustion diesel engine having a piston diameter of 180 to 650 mm, includes a top part and a body part connectable to each other, the top part defining, when installed in a cylinder of the engine, the piston side of a combustion chamber, and the body part having an aperture for a gudgeon pin, bosses for distributing forces, when in use, between the piston and the gudgeon pin, the body part having an interior, an outer surface and operable connecting surfaces. The interior of the body part includes an interior wall having a macro geometry of wavy surface, where a wave has a length of 3 to 25 mm and a height of 0.3 to 3 mm, the wavy surface having a micro geometry measurable as a surface roughness of 5 to 9 μm. |
| US09777665B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An electronic control unit provided in an internal combustion engine detects a degree of inter-cylinder variation of the amount of fuel that is injected from a port injector, and a degree of inter-cylinder variation of the amount of fuel that is injected from an in-cylinder injector. In a case where the inter-cylinder variation of one of the port injector and the in-cylinder injector is equal to or greater than a predefined value, a process is executed of limiting, so as not to exceed an upper limit value, an injection proportion of the injector for which the inter-cylinder variation is equal to or greater than the predefined value. This upper limit value is set to be smaller as the degree of inter-cylinder variation of the injector, for which the inter-cylinder variation is equal to or greater than a predefined value, increases. |
| US09777664B2 |
Method and system for controlling fuel injection
A method for controlling fuel injection of a combustion engine and a corresponding system includes providing at least a first predetermined air-fuel mixture map and determining a first air-fuel ratio based on at least one engine operating parameter and the at least first predetermined air-fuel mixture map; determining a second air-fuel ratio that is offset with a first constant value from the first air-fuel ratio, determining if a first operating mode or a second operating mode is selected; controlling engine fuel injection according to the first air-fuel ratio when a currently requested fueling rate results in a smaller air-fuel ratio than the first air-fuel ratio and the first operating mode is selected; or alternatively controlling engine fuel injection according to the second air-fuel ratio when a currently requested fueling rate results in a smaller air-fuel ratio than the second air-fuel ratio and the second operating mode is selected. |
| US09777661B2 |
Remote server
At least an embodiment may provide a remote server that can predict overheating of an engine. A remote server may receives an engine rotational speed, an engine load factor, and a cooling-water temperature. The remote server calculates a moving average of the engine load factor during a predetermine time, and calculates a correlation between the moving average of the engine load factor and the cooling-water temperature. If the correlation during a predetermined period is in the status of a predetermined difference from the correlation up to the predetermined period, the remote server predicts occurrence of overheating in a swing working vehicle that is used by a user. |
| US09777658B2 |
Skip fire transition control
A variety of methods and arrangements are described for controlling transitions between firing fractions during skip fire operation of an engine in order to help reduce undesirable NVH consequences and otherwise smooth the transitions. In general, both feed forward and feedback control are utilized in the determination of the firing fractions during transitions such that the resulting changes in the firing fraction better track cylinder air charge changing dynamics associated with the transition. |
| US09777655B1 |
Systems and methods for setting engine speed in a marine propulsion device
A method for setting an engine speed of an internal combustion engine in a marine propulsion device of a marine propulsion system to an engine speed setpoint includes determining the engine speed setpoint based on an operator demand and predicting a position of a throttle valve that is needed to achieve the engine speed setpoint. The method also includes determining a feed forward signal that will move the throttle valve to the predicted position, and after moving the throttle valve to the predicted position, adjusting the engine speed with a feedback controller so as to obtain the engine speed setpoint. An operating state of the marine propulsion system is also determined. Depending on the operating state, the method may include determining limits on an authority of the feedback controller to adjust the engine speed and/or determining whether the operator demand should be modified prior to determining the engine speed setpoint. |
| US09777654B2 |
Method and apparatus for improved lightoff performance of aftertreatment catalysts
A method for controlling a vehicle including an exhaust aftertreatment system for purifying exhaust gases from a compression-ignition engine includes monitoring vehicle operating parameters, determining whether the vehicle is stopped, determining whether the engine is commanded off, and determining whether the exhaust aftertreatment device is at a predetermined operating temperature. When the vehicle is stopped, the engine is commanded off and the exhaust aftertreatment device is at the predetermined operating temperature the engine is controlled in a run-on state for a predetermined period of time. The run-on state includes operating the engine in a throttled and fueled state. |
| US09777652B2 |
Method and system of driver inducement for vehicle
A driver inducement method and a driver inducement system for a vehicle that induce a driver to replenish a urea considering a urea level in a urea tank and an actual vehicle speed are disclosed. The driver inducement method may include: calculating a first residual travel distance according to a urea level and an average urea consumption if an engine is started; calculating a final residual travel distance based on the first residual travel distance according to the urea level and the average urea consumption and a second residual travel distance according to the urea level and a vehicle speed, if the first residual travel distance according to the urea level and the average urea consumption is smaller than a threshold distance; and limiting an engine output according to the final residual travel distance. |
| US09777649B2 |
Alcohol concentration estimation and detection apparatus for an engine
In an alcohol concentration estimation apparatus for an engine, a first crank angular speed (ω1) within a first predetermined interval overlapping with the compression top dead center is calculated, and a first variation amount (Δω1) is calculated by subtracting ω1 from an average engine speed. A second crank angular speed (ω2) within a second predetermined interval overlapping with the combustion bottom dead center is calculated, and a second variation amount (Δω2) is calculated by subtracting ω1 from ω2. In a relationship between air fuel ratio A/F and an indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP)/charging efficiency (ηc) of the engine when the engine is operated with a predetermined fuel injection map indicating a relationship between A/F and IMEP/ηc for each desired alcohol concentration, IMEP/ηc is substituted by Δω2/Δω1 ratio to estimate an alcohol concentration in fuel. The alcohol concentration estimation apparatus eliminates requirement of sensors for detecting an intake air mass. |
| US09777644B2 |
Fuel meter protected from icing
A fuel metering unit including a movable element including at least one fuel passage section opening upstream towards a fuel supply conduit and opening downstream towards a conduit of use through a metering slot with a flared profile having a narrow passage section flaring as far as a wide passage section, the movable element being able to be moved with respect to a fixed element between a low flow rate position in which the metering slot is for a large part obstructed and a high flow rate position in which the metering slot is for a large part exposed, the metering slot being made in the fixed element or in the movable element and its obstruction being obtained by covering the slot with a wall of the movable element or of the fixed element. |
| US09777643B2 |
Actuator mounted to torque box
An actuator system mounted to a gas turbine engine that communicates mechanical power for positioning variable guide vanes within the gas turbine engine. The actuator system includes a torque box having components for communicating mechanical power to the variable guide vanes for positioning the vanes and an actuator mechanically coupled to provide mechanical power to the components of the torque box used to communicate the provided mechanical power to the inlet guide vanes. The actuator is mounted to the torque box via an elongate fastener extending in one direction and another elongate fastener extending in another direction. |
| US09777637B2 |
Gas turbine fuel flow measurement using inert gas
The fuel flow rate to a gas turbine is measured using an inert gas. The inert gas is injected into the fuel flow and the concentration of the inert gas in the fuel/inert gas mixture is later measured. The concentration of the inert gas in the fuel/inert gas mixture is then used to calculate the mass flow rate of the fuel. |
| US09777636B2 |
Turbine case cooling system
A turbine case cooling system including a turbine assembly having an inlet and an outlet and surrounded by a turbine casing. The turbine case cooling system is arranged to selectively impingement cool at least part of the turbine casing. The system includes an annular structure that is radially spaced from the turbine casing and includes a downstream end. The system includes an annular duct that is spaced radially outwardly from the turbine casing and radially inwardly from the annular structure. The duct is sealingly coupled to the turbine casing at a first end towards the turbine inlet, and a second end extends axially towards the downstream end of the annular structure and the turbine outlet. |
| US09777635B2 |
Engine component
An engine component includes a hot surface in thermal communication with a hot combustion gas flow, and a cooling surface, opposite the hot surface, along which a cooling fluid flows. At least one vortex generator is provided on the cooling surface, and can induce a vortex in the cooling fluid in response to contact with the flowing cooling fluid. |
| US09777631B2 |
Conformal inlet apparatus for a gas turbine engine
An inlet apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: a fan duct adapted to surround at least one row of rotating fan blades, the fan duct having a circular frontal area, and defining a first inlet plane; and an outer duct surrounding the fan duct, the outer duct including: a first frontal area shape at the first inlet plane which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, at least one lobe through which air can pass; and a second frontal area shape at a second inlet plane located axially downstream from the forward end which is circular, and which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, an annulus through which air can pass. |
| US09777628B2 |
System and method for processing greenhouse gases
A system for processing greenhouse gases including a collection subsystem configured to collect a gaseous mixture including carbon dioxide and methane, a combustion subsystem configured to combust the methane in the gaseous mixture and output a gaseous combustion effluent, wherein the combustion subsystem generates electrical energy, water and additional quantities of carbon dioxide, and a separation subsystem configured to separate the carbon dioxide from the gaseous combustion effluent. |
| US09777627B2 |
Engine and combustion system
One embodiment of the present invention is a unique engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is a unique combustion system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for engines and combustion systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| US09777624B2 |
Improved-efficiency rotary engine with moveable baffle
A rotary engine that includes at least two sets of baffles that are arranged between a cylinder body and a rotor, and are in seal fit with the inner wall of the cylinder body to form at least two sealed cavities in the cylinder body; at least one set of the baffle is a movable baffle, and can rotate around the center of the cylinder body; a one-way rotation mechanism is arranged between the movable baffle and the rotor, and drives the rotor to rotate in one direction. The rotary engine has the benefits that the sealed cavities are formed by the movable baffle and the cylinder body; four working strokes including air suction, compression, ignition and exhaust are carried out in each sealed cavity; the movable baffle rotates under acting and counter-acting forces, drives the one-way rotation mechanism to rotate, and then drives the rotor to rotate. |
| US09777621B2 |
Sealing-coupled apparatus of turbocharger
A sealing-coupled apparatus of a turbocharger may include a vane cover installed in front of a turbine vane set in a turbine housing, the vane cover configured to cover the turbine vane and to define a fluid passage through which a fluid may be fed to an outlet hole extending in the turbine housing, and a sealing member having a tubular shape with a predetermined thickness, the sealing member being engaged with a front end of the vane cover and having an annular groove formed around an outer circumferential surface of the sealing member, with a sealing ring fitted over the groove and spacing the vane cover apart from the turbine housing in a radial direction. |
| US09777619B2 |
Ship engine
A ship engine includes a first turbocharger, a first intercooler, a second turbocharger, and a second intercooler. The first turbocharger is arranged at one end of the ship engine with respect to a crank axis direction. The first intercooler and the second turbocharger are arranged in an end portion of the ship engine with respect to a device width direction. The first intercooler and the second turbocharger are arranged side by side in the crank axis direction. The second intercooler is arranged at the other end (at the side opposite to the side where the first turbocharger is arranged) of the ship engine with respect to the crank axis direction. |
| US09777618B2 |
Controller for internal combustion engine
A controller for an internal combustion engine includes a combustion pressure sensor and a temperature calculator. The combustion pressure sensor has a pressure receiver, a semiconductor device, and a detection circuit. The pressure receiver is arranged in a combustion chamber. The internal pressure applied to the pressure receiver is transmitted to the semiconductor device, and the resistance value of the semiconductor device is changed in accordance with own temperature and own deformation caused by the internal pressure. The detection circuit outputs power in accordance with the pressure applied to the pressure receiver and the temperature of the semiconductor device. The temperature calculator calculates a temperature of the combustion chamber based on an output of the detection circuit at the time when a combustion pressure is not acting on the pressure receiver. |
| US09777617B2 |
Internal combustion engine cooling device
An internal combustion engine cooling device includes a piston fixedly mounted within a device housing coupled to a plurality of flow paths through which cooling water flows, the piston disposed facing the interior of the device housing; a cylinder container that advances and retreats relative to the piston and has a flange valve that opens and closes a main flow path of the cooling water; a thermal expansion unit provided within the cylinder container that causes the cylinder container to advance and retreat due to volumetric changes attendant upon temperature changes; and a heat-emitting element provided within a piston casing that heats the thermal expansion unit when supplied with electricity. An insulating cover is provided to the exterior of the cylinder container at a portion of the cylinder container disposed facing the cooling water. |
| US09777616B1 |
Dump truck
A dump truck includes: a vehicle body; a cooling fan disposed in front of the vehicle body in a travel direction; an engine disposed behind the cooling fan; a platform covering the cooling fan and a top of the engine; an exhaust aftertreatment device disposed behind the engine and above the platform; an opening through which an upper side of the platform communicates with a lower side thereof and provided in front of the exhaust aftertreatment device; and a duct provided to a lower surface of the platform and comprising a base-end opening connected to the opening and a leading-end opening directed to the cooling fan. |
| US09777611B2 |
Construction machine
An inlet port (17A) of a first exhaust gas purifying device (16) is provided on a side opposite to an engine (8) by sandwiching an axis (O1-O1) of a cylindrical body (17) of the first exhaust gas purifying device (16). An exhaust pipe (26) connecting the engine (8) and the first exhaust gas purifying device (16) is constituted by a lateral pipe line (27) extending in a left and right direction of an upper revolving structure (3) on a front side of the first exhaust gas purifying device (16) and having a bellows pipe (28) in the middle for absorbing relative displacement between the engine (8) and the first exhaust gas purifying device (16) and a bent pipe line (29) bent having a U-shape rearward from a tip end side of the lateral pipe line (27) and connected to the inlet port (17A) of the first exhaust gas purifying device (16). |
| US09777610B2 |
NH3 flow measurement
A flow manifold system for injecting a first gas into a second gas, such as, for example, a system for injecting ammonia gas into the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine. The first gas may be supplied to the system by one or more cartridges. The system may also include a control valve that is configured to control the delivery of the first gas to the least one critical flow orifice. The critical flow orifice is configured to allow for a relatively constant volumetric flow of the first gas through the critical flow orifice when the first gas attains a critical flow. Such critical flow may allow for an accurate estimation of the flow of the first gas through the critical orifice, and subsequently to the second gas, without the use of a flow sensor. |
| US09777609B2 |
Exhaust system for a compression ignition engine comprising a water adsorbent material
An exhaust system for a compression ignition engine comprising: a water adsorbent material; and a catalyst composition for treating an exhaust gas pollutant produced by the compression ignition engine; wherein the water adsorbent material is: (i) arranged to contact exhaust gas from the compression ignition engine before the catalyst composition; and (ii) in thermal communication with the catalyst composition. |
| US09777608B2 |
Blow-by device
Disclosed is a blow-by device comprising a connection piece and a coupling piece that can be connected to each other. A ring is provided on which a connector collar for a connector is provided in order to establish an electrical connection in connection pieces that are connected to the coupling piece. The ring may be positioned on the connection piece. |
| US09777606B2 |
Engine system
In a cogeneration device, a space is formed on a base member that supports an engine and an electric power generator in order to store leakages from the engine in the space. A panel-fixing bracket is provided outside the storage space, at a predetermined distance from a vertical wall section forming a vertical wall of the storage space. A panel, which is a part of a package, is bolted and fixed to the bracket. This structure enables each panel to be fixed to the base member while preventing the leakages stored in the storage space from leaking out. |
| US09777601B2 |
Muffler and muffling device including the same
Provided are: a muffler that can suitably obtain an attenuation effect of a sound wave; and a muffling device including the same. The muffler is installed on a wall surface of a pipe conduit where a gas flows. The muffler includes: a front surface exposed to an inner surface of the pipe conduit; a bottom surface facing the front surface; and a side surface disposed between the front surface and the bottom surface and covering a space between the front surface and the bottom surface. The front surface is formed with a plurality of through-holes, and the number of through-holes arrayed in a gas flow direction is one or two, and the number thereof arrayed in a direction orthogonal to the gas flow direction is 10 or more. |
| US09777597B1 |
Turbocharger bearing fluid film surface and method
A bearing system and method may include a bearing element that may have a first surface. A mating element may have a second surface that may face the first surface. A fluid film interface may be defined between the first and the second surfaces. The mating element may rotate about an axis and relative to the bearing element. An axial direction may be defined parallel to the axis. A radial direction may be defined perpendicular to the axis. The first surface may have a profile that may vary in the axial direction and that may varies in the radial direction. The profile may direct a fluid present in the fluid film interface in a direction or directions having circumferential and/or axial components. |
| US09777596B2 |
Double frangible bearing support
A double frangible bearing support structure supports a low pressure rotor of an aircraft engine. The support structure has a first bearing assembly including a first bearing supported by a first bearing support adapted to buckle or frange when subject to a predetermined critical load resulting from an abnormal rotor imbalance. The support structure has a second bearing assembly comprising a second bearing having rolling elements disposed between inner and outer races. The outer race is connected to a second bearing support by means of frangible bolts adapted to fail when subject to a predetermined critical load resulting from radial displacements and loads of the low pressure rotor following decoupling/franging at the first bearing support. |
| US09777595B2 |
Lubrication system for geared gas turbine engine
An oil cooling system is provided. The system may comprise an oil inlet, a manifold fluidly coupled to the oil inlet, and a support strut comprising internal tubing fluidly coupled to the manifold. A heat exchanger may be fluidly coupled to the internal tubing of the support strut. A nose cone may be disposed forward of the heat exchanger and configured to rotate about an axis. The heat exchanger may be radially inward from a portion of the nose cone. A gas turbine engine is also provided. The gas turbine engine may comprise an epicyclic gear system and fan mechanically coupled to the epicyclic gear system. The fan may be configured to rotate about an axis. A nose cone may be coupled to the fan and configured to rotate about the axis. A heat exchanger may be aft of the fan and in fluid communication with the epicyclic gear system. |
| US09777594B2 |
Energy damping system for gas turbine engine stationary vane
A stage (10) of stationary vanes (12) of a gas turbine engine, including: a plurality of stationary vanes disposed in an annular array (14); and an energy damping system (30) having a plurality of connection assemblies (32), each joining respective adjacent stationary vanes. A spring (34) is configured to circumferentially bias respective adjacent stationary vanes, and a damper (36) is configured to oppose relative circumferential movement between the respective adjacent stationary vanes. The connection of the overall assembly disclosed herein allows for the oscillating system to decrease its amplitude over the shortest time period no matter the conditions. This reduces wear compared to underdamped arrangements that do not decrease amplitude as quickly. |
| US09777588B2 |
Brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another
A brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another includes a gas seal housing that receives at least one brush head of a brush seal and a support element by means of which a brush packet projecting from the brush head of the brush seal may be supported against flexing. The support element and the brush seal housing are embodied as separate components. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing such a brush seal system and to a thermal gas turbine having such a brush seal system. |
| US09777581B2 |
Impingement cooling of turbine blades or vanes
The present invention relates to a turbine assembly with a basically hollow aerofoil, having at least a cavity with an inner wall and having at least an aperture providing access to the cavity, and at least a first impingement device arrangeable within the cavity. The at least first impingement device is self-locking, resilient and preloadable and has at least one locking element to lock the at least first impingement device in place in the cavity via a force fit between the at least one locking element and the inner wall of the cavity wherein the locking element of the at least first impingement device is embodied as a protrusion extending in an assembled state of the at least first impingement device in the cavity basically perpendicular to a surface of a side wall of the at least first impingement device in a direction towards the inner wall. |
| US09777580B2 |
Gas turbine engine airfoil
An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between a leading edge dihedral and a span position. The leading edge dihedral is negative from the 0% span position to the 100% span position. A positive dihedral corresponds to suction side-leaning, and a negative dihedral corresponds to pressure side-leaning. The airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge dihedral and a span position. The trailing edge dihedral is positive from the 0% span position to the 100% span position. A positive dihedral corresponds to suction side-leaning and a negative dihedral corresponds to pressure side-leaning. The airfoil includes at least one of a least negative dihedral in a range of 5-15% span position, a least negative dihedral in a range of 0-10% span position and a least positive trailing edge dihedral in a 40%-55% span position. |
| US09777579B2 |
Attachment of composite article
A composite article including composite component extending heightwise from a component base to a component tip and lengthwise between spaced apart component first and second edges. Component plies having widthwise spaced apart ply first and second sides and ply edges therebetween. Component mounted on a spar which includes a shank extending heightwise into the composite component, tab at upper end of shank and substantially or fully embedded in the composite component, and tab tip. Ply edges of at least a first portion of the plies directly or indirectly contacting or pressing against the tab. Ply edges of at least a second portion of the plies may directly or indirectly contact or press against the tab tip. Ply edges of first portion may press against one or more indented or recessed surfaces in the tab. The composite article may be a composite blade or vane including a composite airfoil. |
| US09777578B2 |
Radial turbine blade
An object is to provide a radial turbine blade that can reduce an impact loss of inflowing gas at a leading edge of the turbine blade and achieve a higher turbine efficiency, even in a case of a flow field corresponding to a low turbine operational velocity ratio U/C0 due to a throttling operation on a variable nozzle mechanism of a variable geometry turbocharger.In a radial turbine blade, a hub-side end portion Pa at a leading edge 51 of a turbine blade 50 is formed to be positioned more on a rear side in a rotation direction R of the turbine blade 50 than a shroud-side end portion Sc at the leading edge 51, and a straight line connecting between the shroud-side end portion Sc and the hub-side end portion Pa is inclined with respect to a straight line extending in a rotation axis direction from the shroud-side end portion Sc at the leading edge 51 onto a hub 17 surface by an angle in a range from 30° to 70° as viewed in the radial direction of the turbine blade 50. |
| US09777576B2 |
Drum seal
A gas turbine engine comprising at least one drum pack having two or more annular discs 62a-c. Adjacent discs 62a-c are connected by drive arms 68 the drum pack is provided with a tubular sealing body 84 positioned radially inwards of the drive arms 68 and extending from a first disc 62a to a last disc 62c in the drum pack. The first 62a and last 62c discs have the greatest axial separation of all discs 62a-c in the drum pack. The sealing body 84 engaging the first 62a and last 62c discs and the engagement being arranged to limit or prevent the ingress of liquid into a drum cavity 76 defined between the first 62a and last 62c discs, the drive arms 68 and the sealing body 84. |
| US09777574B2 |
Method for repairing a gas turbine engine blade tip
A method, including: replacing an original blade shelf (16) of a gas turbine engine blade (10) with a new blade shelf (64) that is located closer to a base (18) of the blade than the original blade shelf; adding mass to the blade until a mass of the blade with the new blade shelf is greater than a mass of the blade with the original blade shelf in order to maintain a same contribution by the blade with the new blade shelf as a contribution by the blade with the original blade shelf to a dynamic balance of a rotor arrangement. |
| US09777573B2 |
Radial piston engine with brake
A radial piston motor comprises cylinder-piston units arranged in a star shape, a housing, an output shaft, an inner axial housing collar, an outer axial shaft collar, an output flange, an output shaft, and a brake positioned at least in certain sections between the inner axial housing collar and the outer axial shaft collar. The output flange is attached to the output shaft. The output flange is attached to the shaft collar radially outside the shaft collar. |
| US09777570B2 |
AT-bit downhole sensor and transmitter
A system and method of transmitting measurement-while-drilling (MWD) data while drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation are provided. The system utilizes a transmission sub located uphole of the drill bit which transmits an electromagnetic signal through the surrounding drilling fluid to a receiver assembly located farther uphole at a position suitable for relaying the signal to the surface. |
| US09777569B2 |
Running tool
A running tool for deploying a tubular string into a wellbore and methods for operating a wellbrore using the running tool are disclosed. The running tool includes a tubular body and a latch for releasably connecting the tubular string to the body. The running tool further includes a lock to keep the latch engaged. |
| US09777568B2 |
Bipartite sensor array
A bipartite sensor array comprising two portions capable of assembly into a single sensory system. A first portion includes rigid bodies connected by elongate flexures and fitted with gravimetric tilt sensors. The elongate flexures are capable of non-monotonic and non-constant bend in two degrees of freedom. A second portion includes rigid bodies connected by joints, contains the first portion. The second portion, which may be delivered and assembled separately from the first, provides rigidity and protection, enabling the first portion to have short rigid bodies and long connecting flexures, thereby reducing the number of sensors required. The bipartite sensor array is applicable to geotechnical measurements of soil and civil structures. |
| US09777567B2 |
Advanced steering tool system, method and apparatus
A steering tool is movable by a drill string to form an underground bore along an intended path. A sensing arrangement of the steering tool detects its pitch and yaw orientations at a series of spaced apart positions along the bore, each position is characterized by a measured extension of the drill string. The steering tool further includes a receiver. At least one marker is positioned proximate to the intended path, for transmitting a rotating dipole field to expose a portion of the intended path to the field for reception by the receiver. The detected pitch orientation, the detected yaw orientation and the measured extension of the drill string are used in conjunction with magnetic information from the receiver to locate the steering tool. The steering tool may automatically use the magnetic information when it is available. A customized overall position determination accuracy can be provided along the intended path. |
| US09777564B2 |
Stimulating production from oil wells using an RF dipole antenna
A dipole antenna system emplaced in a subsurface formation is configured to produce radio frequency (RF) fields for recovery of thermally responsive constituents in a subsurface formation. Coaxially disposed inner and outer conductors connected at an earth surface to an RF power source form a transmission line carrying power from the earth surface to a dipole antenna proximate said formation. The inner conductor protrudes from the outer conductor at a junction forming one pole of the antenna. The system also includes at least one choke structure attached to the outer conductor at a distance at least ¼ wavelength above said junction, confining the RF fields such that the exposed portion of the outer conductor between the junction and the choke forms a second pole of the antenna. The dipole system is configured to confine a majority of said RF fields in a volume of said formation situated adjacent to the antenna. The antenna deposits heat into the formation around an oil well independent of the flow of oil carrying heat back into the well. Such heating provides several mechanisms to enhance the flow of oil into a well. |
| US09777562B2 |
Method of using concentrated solar power (CSP) for thermal gas well deliquification
A concentrated solar power (CSP) deliquification system for discouraging the accumulation of liquids in a wellbore includes a CSP heating subsystem, and an injection and recirculation subsystem. A working fluid is heated by the CSP heating subsystem and conveyed down-hole into the wellbore by the injection and recirculation subsystem. Heat is transferred from the working fluid to a production fluid within the wellbore, which facilitates maintenance of the production fluid in a gaseous or phase while in the wellbore. |
| US09777560B2 |
Auxiliary face seal for submersible well pump seal section
A well fluid submersible pump assembly includes a pump operatively coupled to a motor and a seal section located between the motor and the pump. The seal section has a single piece tubular housing with adapters secured to opposite ends of the housing. A shaft extends axially through the housing for driving the pump. An auxiliary seal carrier located in the housing has a central bore through which the shaft extends and has an outer diameter portion that seals to the bore of the housing. Opposed check valves in the seal carrier allow lubricant to flow from one side of the auxiliary carrier to an opposite side of the seal carrier in response to a selected pressure differential. A mechanical face seal mounts to the auxiliary seal carrier and seals around the shaft. |
| US09777555B2 |
Predictive flow assurance assessment method and system
A system and method for predictive flow assurance assessment by measuring at least one actual parameter related to a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a main flow line, taking a sample from the multiphase fluid mixture flowing in the main flow line, modifying at least one control parameter of the sample until a transition appears, wherein said transition would cause a flow issue when occurring in the main flow line, detecting the transition of the sample and determining a corresponding transition value associated with the at least one control parameter, calculating a difference between the at least one actual parameter and the at least one transition value, said difference being representative of a margin relatively to a similar transition appearance in the main flow line causing a flow issue in the main flow line, and implementing a flow issue preventing step when the difference exceeds a given threshold. |
| US09777553B2 |
Use of segmented ball seat and rotational locking collet for frac ball counter
An apparatus for performing a wellbore operation with a plug includes a plug seat assembly that has a plug seat having a plurality of seat segments, at least one seat segment having a plug seat rack, and each plug seat segment having an inner surface contacting the plug. The plug seat assembly also has a collet having a collet rack and a locking ratchet, the collet rack incrementally radially disengaging from the plug seat rack during relative rotation between the collet and the plug seat, and a mandrel having a mandrel rack complementary to the locking ratchet. The plug seat assembly is positioned in a wellbore and a plug radially displaces the at least one plug seat segment of the plug seat assembly. |
| US09777550B2 |
Degradable casing seal construction for downhole applications
In one aspect, a degradable apparatus is disclosed, including: an inner core with a first degradation rate in a downhole environment; an outer sheath disposed around an outer extent of the inner core with a second degradation rate less than the first degradation rate in the downhole environment. In another aspect, a method of temporarily sealing a downhole zone is disclosed, including: providing an inner core with a first degradation rate in a downhole environment; providing an outer sheath disposed around an outer extent of the inner core with a second degradation rate less than the first degradation rate in the downhole environment; sealing the downhole zone with the outer sheath; exposing the outer sheath to the downhole environment; and exposing the inner core to the downhole environment. |
| US09777549B2 |
Isolation device containing a dissolvable anode and electrolytic compound
A wellbore isolation device comprising: a first material, wherein the first material: (A) is a metal or a metal alloy; and (B) partially dissolves when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and a second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with an electrolyte; and an electrolytic compound, wherein the electrolytic compound dissolves in a fluid located within the wellbore to form free ions that are electrically conductive. A method of removing the wellbore isolation device comprises: placing the wellbore isolation device into the wellbore; and allowing at least a portion of the first material to dissolve. |
| US09777547B1 |
Blowout preventers made from plastic enhanced with graphene, phosphorescent or other material, with sleeves that fit inside well pipes, and making use of well pressure
Blowout preventers made from plastic infused with graphene, phosphorescent material, and/or other enhancing material. They include a sleeve that is inserted into a well pipe or other opening from which first fluid (such as petroleum or natural gas) is escaping, to stop it from escaping. The large end of a funnel id placed over the well pipe opening. The small end of the funnel is connected to a return pipe. A high pressure pipe (through which a second fluid flows) with a smaller diameter is inserted into the opening. The primary source of power for the apparatus is the pressure from the fluid escaping from the well pipe or other opening, which turns a turbine and propellers that push the device down into the opening to stop the fluid from escaping. If the pressure from the escaping fluid does not provide enough power itself, supplemental power may be used. |
| US09777546B2 |
Ram packer extraction tool
A system to remove a ram packer from a ram block is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes an extraction tool having opposing jaws configured to engage a ram packer installed in a ram block. The system may also include an actuator configured to move the opposing jaws to facilitate separation of the ram packer from the ram block. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US09777543B2 |
Device and method for multi-path flow from vertical hydraulic tank
A vertical hydraulic tank includes an upper cylindrical section and a lower conical section, with an outlet in the lower conical section. A lower multi-path manifold is attached to the outlet, the manifold including a vertical conduit in fluid communication with the outlet and a plurality of horizontal conduits in fluid communication with the vertical conduit. An upper multi-path manifold can also be attached to the tank with a plurality of upper horizontal conduits and a vertical conduit in fluid communication with the upper cylindrical section of the tank. Valves may be provided along the vertical conduit and the horizontal conduits to regulate flow of material through the conduits. A pump may be connected to either the upper manifold or the lower manifold, or both by way of a pump conduit. Multiple tanks can be connected together by way of tubing between the manifolds of each tank. |
| US09777539B2 |
Composite component deployment configurations
A riser system (202) comprises a riser (204) to be secured between a floating body (206) and a subsea location (209). The riser comprises a composite material formed of at least a matrix and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the matrix. In use, the riser (204) comprises an upper portion (214) extending from the floating body (206) and having a region arranged to be in tension, a lower portion (216) extending from the subsea location (209) and having a region arranged to be in tension, and an intermediate portion (218) located between the upper and lower portions (214, 216) and having a region arranged to be in compression. A flow-line jumper (302, 402) configured to be secured between two subsea locations, a flow-line jumper arrangement comprising a flow-line jumper (302, 402) and a method of forming a flow-line jumper 302, 402 are also disclosed. |
| US09777537B1 |
Polycrystalline diamond compacts
Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) fabricated by sintering a mixture including diamond particles and a selected amount of graphite particles, polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) having a PCD table comprising such PCD, and methods of fabricating such PCD and PDCs. In an embodiment, a method includes providing a mixture including graphite particles present in an amount of about 0.1 weight percent (“wt %”) to about 20 wt % and diamond particles. The method further includes subjecting the mixture to a high-pressure/high-temperature process sufficient to form PCD. |
| US09777536B2 |
Collapsible knock-out plug for hollow stem augers and methods of use for well-drilling
A knock-out plug having sections held together by a hinge along the top side. The knock-out plug can bend or fold along a crease in the bottom side when force is applied to the top side, or hinge side, of the plug. Conversely, force applied to the bottom side and peripheral wall of the knock-out plug tends to hold the sections together. When placed into the opening in an HSA, the edge of the opening and force of the soil against the bottom side during drilling keeps the plug in place and the sections intact. When desired, the knock-out plug can be hit or pounded on the top side, through the HSA channel which causes the plug to fold or bend and be released easily from the opening. |
| US09777532B2 |
Double backbone core for automated door assembly line, door comprising same and method of using same
The present invention relates to a double backbone core for automated hollow door manufacture and a door comprising same. The double backbone core comprises an expandable core component comprising two backbones with relatively smaller cells running parallel to one another along the length dimension of the door, wherein the core is formed from a plurality of interconnected strips. |
| US09777531B1 |
Load bearing spacer for skylight installations
A spacer member, for allowing a walkable skylight with an insulating glass unit to be created with a structural glass panel and a thermal glass panel. The spacer member includes a slab part and a tube part having substantially the same thickness. The tube part is hollow, containing desiccant material for absorbing moisture within the insulating glass unit. The spacer members may be joined together to create a spacer frame. The spacer frame defines an inner rectangular region. When the spacer frame is sealed between the structural glass panels and the thermal glass panel, an air gap is created within the inner rectangular region. The desiccant material effectively removes moisture from air within the air gap. |
| US09777530B1 |
Seamless multi-panel door
A panel of a sectional door includes a panel frame and a sheet of material that is coupled to the panel frame. The panel frame includes a top frame member, a bottom frame member, a first side frame member and a second side frame member. The frame members include a rear surface and a front surface, and the front surface includes a ledge. The sheet of material is coupled to the front surface such that a bottom edge of the sheet rests on the ledge and a front surface of the sheet is unobstructed by the panel frame. |
| US09777527B2 |
Window lifter for a vehicle and method for operating such a window lifter
For the purpose of realizing an operationally reliable window lifter (opener) for a vehicle, there is provision to ascertain from an operating variable of a servomotor in each case a measure of a regulated position of the window pane in the course of a plurality of operating cycles of the window lifter in which a window pane of the vehicle is opened and closed again, in each case entirely or partly. In each operating cycle, or at least in selected operating cycles, the measure is normalized to a reference value if at the end of the respective operating cycle the window pane is driven by the servomotor for at least a predetermined blocked time beyond a blocked position. The blocked time is shortened if the normalization was not carried out for a predetermined number of consecutive operating cycles. |
| US09777525B2 |
Decelerated hinge for furniture
A hinge (10) for mounting a door on a piece of furniture or the like comprises a hinge arm (11) securable to a fixed part (12) of the piece of furniture, a box (14) securable to a door of the piece of furniture and connected to the hinge arm (11) by an articulation system (15) comprising a plurality of swinging connecting levers and spring means (27) acting in the closing direction of the hinge (10); the hinge (10) further comprises a decelerating device (29) comprising a housing body (30), supported and configured in such a way so as to be disposed at one of the front or side walls (11′, 11″) of the hinge arm (11), and a linearly movable actuating member (31) actuatable by one (18) of the swinging connecting levers of the articulation system (15) of the hinge. |
| US09777522B2 |
Door hinge check structure
A vehicle door hinge structure includes a body bracket, a hinge arm, a door bracket and a check structure. A first end of the hinge arm is attached to the body bracket for pivoting movement about a first pivot axis. The door bracket is attached to the second end of the hinge arm for pivoting movement about a second pivot axis. A clip member of the check structure has a main body, a clip portion and a retention portion. The main body of the clip member extends through a clip aperture of the hinge arm. The bracket pin is fixedly attached to the door bracket at a location spaced apart from the second pivot axis such that with the clip portion of the clip member engaged with the bracket pin, the door bracket is retained in a fixed position. |
| US09777516B2 |
Gesture-activated hood release system
A gesture-activated hood release system for a motor vehicle is provided. That system incorporates a gesture sensor, a first actuator and a second actuator. Further, the system includes a controller that is responsive to the gesture sensor to activate the first actuator and open a primary hood latch and then, after a predetermined time delay, activate the second actuator and open the secondary hood latch. |
| US09777511B2 |
Locking device
A locking device (40) including a first module (42) and a second module (44), one of the first module (42) and the second module (44) being attachable to a first face (22a) of a door panel (22) of an enclosure (10) to be locked and the other of the first module (42) and the second module (44) being attachable to a second face (22b) of a door panel (22) of an enclosure (10) to be locked, wherein the locking device (40) includes a mechanical locking mechanism (60) and an electronic locking mechanism (46). |
| US09777507B2 |
Flame resistant insulated fabric for shelters
A shelter including an enclosure having a plurality of interconnected side walls defining a floor space and being connected to a top wall, with at least one of the side walls or the top wall including a panel construction comprising a flame resistant insulated fabric, the flame resistant insulated fabric including a flame resistant outer layer, a flame resistant inner layer, an insulating middle layer disposed between and adhesively bonded to the flame resistant outer layer and the flame resistant inner layer. Also disclosed is a method of making a shelter including forming the flame resistant insulated fabric. |
| US09777504B2 |
Cantilevered watercraft canopy
In a cantilevered watercraft canopy, a plurality of vertical supports provides support to a plurality of horizontal supports. First and second main struts are supported by the horizontal supports. First and second pluralities of arch members are affixed at a central attachment point to the first main strut and second main strut, respectively. The outer ends of the first and second pluralities of arch members support outer struts. In the first exemplary embodiment, the inner ends of the first and second pluralities of arch members are affixed to one another, and the main struts are affixed rigidly to the horizontal supports. In the second exemplary embodiment, first and second inner struts are affixed to the inner ends of the first and second pluralities of arch members, and the main struts are affixed rotatably to the horizontal supports. A canopy cover is affixed over the arch members and struts. |
| US09777501B2 |
Structure for containing cinerary urns and furnerary items in general
A structure for containing cinerary urns and funerary items in general, which comprises a plurality of modular elements, such modular elements comprising: a plurality of box-like bodies, each one defining, within it, at least one niche for accommodating at least one cinerary urn and/or at least one funerary item and having a front face which is provided with at least one access opening; a plurality of elements for mutually joining such box-like bodies, which have at least one connecting portion adapted to be fixed to the front face of the box-like bodies arranged mutually adjacent; a plurality of profiled finishing elements designed to cover such joining elements at least partially; a plurality of retention bodies designed to be fixed with respect to such box-like bodies and adapted to peripherally engage closing plates, which are respectively intended for closing the openings of such box-like bodies. |
| US09777497B2 |
Fulcrum component
A device is disclosed comprising a rigid frame having disposed thereon at least one opening for receiving a pole of a pool brush, the device further having means for securing the device in stationary position. The opening has a perimeter defining a surface adapted for use as a fulcrum. Means for securing the device may be one or a plurality of footpads, or it may be an elongated cord connected to the frame and adapted to secure about a stationary object. |
| US09777496B2 |
Protective device for a pool safety cover and a method of using the same
A protective device for use with a cover for a swimming pool; said protective device comprising: a pad having an upper surface, a lower surface, an interior peripheral edge and an exterior peripheral edge; wherein said paid has a width extending between the interior and exterior peripheral edges; and a thickness extending between the upper and lower surfaces; and wherein the pad is adapted to be positioned between a coping adjacent an edge of a pool and a bottom surface of the cover; and a plurality of air spaces defined in the pad and which enable air or water to flow through the pad. The pad grips the coping and remains in place without additional securement. |
| US09777495B2 |
Flow-through pool cover
A flow-through pool cover that efficiently drains built up water from the top of the pool cover while simultaneously preventing leaves and twigs from entering the pool and or clogging up the draining device. The flow-through pool cover includes a pool cover, a plurality of drain-receiving holes, and a plurality of drains. The drain-receiving holes traverse through the pool cover and are distributed about the pool cover. Each of the drains includes a base plate, a plurality of drain holes, a tubular body, and a fastening mechanism. The drain holes are distributed about the base plate and traverse through the base plate to create a mesh. The base plate and the tubular body are concentrically positioned with a corresponding drain-receiving hole. The base plate is attached to the tubular body by the fastening mechanism through the pool cover. |
| US09777493B2 |
Drywall brace and system and method for attachment of fixtures to drywall using the same
A drywall brace and system or method for using the same can include a body including a length L, a width W, and a thickness T. The body can include a first surface defined by a first plane comprising the length L and width W, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a first end sharpened to a point adapted to form an opening through drywall. A mounting aperture can be formed completely through a central portion of the body and be sized to receive a threaded bolt for mounting a device. A first portion and second portion of flexible line can be coupled within 3 centimeters (cm) of the mounting aperture. An adhesive can be coupled to the first surface of the body and covered with a removable adhesive protective layer. A cleaning pad can be coupled to the second surface of the body. |
| US09777490B2 |
Falsework hook and fastener
A falsework hook for use in falsework, scaffolding, and general construction, includes a holder portion, which can be a tube portion, including a tube aperture; and a hook portion; such that the tube aperture is configured to receive a continuous threaded rod or an elongated outer end of an eye bolt. Also disclosed is a falsework fastener, including first and second falsework hooks and a falsework connector, which can include one of a rod connector, which can be a continuous threaded rod, which can be straight, curved, or bent; and a cable connector, including threaded eye bolts, connected with a cable. |
| US09777488B2 |
Floor covering and method for producing the same
A floor covering including one of a sheet-shaped or plate-shaped matrix made of an elastomeric material. The matrix is provided with particles made of a thermoplastic material, where the elastomeric material of the matrix and the thermoplastic material of the particles each have at least one matching monomer. |
| US09777486B1 |
Device for fixing adjacent panels to a surface
A mounting apparatus for a plurality of panels to allow non-progressive fixing of the same to a façade. The apparatus employs a base having flanges, forming a channel, that are engaged by a plate held by a fastener positioned within the channel. When operated, the fastener is forced against extension elements that depend from adjacent panels. |
| US09777485B2 |
Magnetic backsplash device
A magnetic backsplash device facilitates placement of a decorative and easy to clean backsplash on a magnetically attractive surface. The device includes a backing having a magnetic back face wherein the backing is configured for coupling to a magnetically attractive surface. An adhesive couples each of a plurality of tiles to a front surface of the backing defining a backsplash panel configured for being displayed over the magnetically attractive surface when the backing is coupled to the magnetically attractive surface. |
| US09777482B1 |
Residential or commercial see-through eaves and downspout gutter system
The present invention is a gutter system with a transparent eavestrough and a transparent downspout that allow for the monitoring of the rainwater flow and debris in the gutter and downspout system in a building or a house. This gutter system can provide a continuous monitoring of the gutter and downspouts to detect the exact spot of debris collected therein for the purposes of readily predicting and cleaning the system or repairing and preventing debris blockage in the flow of rainwater runoff and preventing the unnecessary cleaning of the downspout and removal of debris to eliminate homeowners cost. |
| US09777480B2 |
Multi-link construction element and method for assembling same
The present set of inventions relates to the field of building and in particular to building constructions and to processes for manufacturing building constructions comprising tensioned and non-tensioned tendons and can be used to construct residential, public and office buildings and constructions as well as for reconditioning or restoring the same.The technical result consists of the provision of relatively long-extended constructions or complicated shape constructions working as a single pre-tensioned construction and characterized by high carrying capacity, stability and rigidity.Said technical result is obtained by the fact that in a multi-component building member comprising at least two components and pre-tensioned tendons, each component is made as a tendons module comprising an initial and a final supporting elements with holes for the pre-tensioned tendons and with a stand for placing anchors and tensioning arrangements; and a reinforcing cage located between said supporting elements and comprising an upper and a lower elements in the form of a grid with a cellular structure, the cells having the shape of an equilateral polyhedron, and at least one median element under the form of a space reinforcement structure comprising inclined reinforcement bars forming equilateral polyhedral pyramids oppositely oriented in space, the pre-tensioned tendons of the first component being anchored at the initial and final supporting elements of the same, the pre-tensioned tendons of each following component being anchored at the final elements of the previous and the current components.Said technical result is obtained as well by the fact that in a process for assembling the multi-component building member, the median, the upper and the lower components of the tendons module are preassembled, attached between the initial and the final supporting elements, the tendons are inserted and then pre-tensioned, wherein, starting with the second tendons module of the construction, the anchor of the pre-tensioned tendons is mounted on the final supporting element of the previous tendons module, whereas a tensioning arrangement is mounted on the final supporting element of the pre-tensioned tendons module. |
| US09777474B2 |
Vibration control wall structure
A vibration control wall structure, which is introducible into a wall part of a building, includes a wall frame, a vibration control wall body, and a vibration control damper for absorbing a vibration acting on a building. The vibration control wall body includes a plurality of face materials which are fixed to a frame material via a fastening member and are connected to each other in a width direction. A gap part is formed such that both side end portions of the vibration control wall body are separated from the wall frame so as to absorb displacement in an in-plane direction. The vibration acting on the building is damped by the vibration control damper having a long hole in a longitudinal width direction of the vibration control wall body. The vibration control wall body can relatively slide in the long hole in the longitudinal width direction. |
| US09777472B2 |
Scrim attachment system
The present invention is directed to ceiling panels formed from a porous scrim that is coupled to an acoustical substrate using a scrim attachment system that includes an adhesive. |
| US09777469B2 |
Control valve in water channel
The present invention provides a control valve for a water channel, which comprises of, from top to bottom, a control shaft bolt, a sliding valve disc, a fixing valve disc and a valve base. A valve shell combining with the valve base covers around a lower portion of the control shaft bolt, the sliding valve disc and the fixing valve disc to prevent mentioned components from falling out. The amount and the open/close operation of the two different kinds of water sources can be operated and controlled by a single control valve of the water channel to simplify the complexity in structure. Also it is convenient for a user to control the amount and the open/close operation of two different water sources by a single control valve. |
| US09777467B1 |
System for improving fluid collection from a well and method of construction
A system for a water supply well that incorporates a vertical well with one or more horizontally drilled collectors extending therefrom. All of the horizontally drilled collectors may be constructed using horizontal directional drilling techniques with the main drilling equipment positioned on the ground surface and thereby defining a surface port for accessing the horizontal collector. The horizontal collector may be cleaned and maintained through the surface port without requiring access through the vertical well. |
| US09777466B2 |
Maintenance device for construction machine
A maintenance device for a construction machine includes: an abnormality detection means for detecting abnormality of an apparatus installed on the construction machine; an abnormality information output means for outputting abnormality information about the apparatus detected by the abnormality detection means; and a maintenance mode setting means for setting a maintenance mode for performing a maintenance work of the apparatus, wherein the abnormality information output means for eliminating negation or output of the information, if any abnormality of the apparatus is detected in a state in which the maintenance mode is set by the maintenance mode setting means. |
| US09777465B2 |
Apparatus and method for enhanced grading control
A method of operating a digging machine, including damping the response of a boom hydraulic cylinder operationally connected to a boom arm and actuating a bucket hydraulic cylinder operationally connected to a bucket. |
| US09777462B2 |
Method for dredging an underwater bottom in an area using a dredging device
The invention relates to a method for dredging an underwater bottom in an area using a dredging device. The method includes: determining the present positions of the dredging device and of a source of contamination in the area; entering input data relating to the area into a hydrodynamic model of the area; determining with the hydrodynamic model the degree of contamination at positions in the area resulting from spread of the contamination from the source; comparing the degree of contamination at positions in the area to a threshold value for these positions; and optionally adapting the dredging if the degree of contamination exceeds the threshold value. Underwater bottom can be dredged using the invented method, such that on the one hand the production is maximized and on the other the consequences for the natural environment are minimized. |
| US09777457B2 |
Water service monitor assembly
A water service supply assembly includes a water supply line with a stop valve. A lid is supported relative to the stop valve. A first switch is adapted to detect movement of the lid and a second switch is adapted to detect if a body is moved relative to the stop valve. |
| US09777452B2 |
Gravity type pore pressure dynamic penetration device for shallow layer seabed soil
A gravity-type pore pressure dynamic penetration device for exploration of shallow-layer seabed soil includes a third drop hammer, a second drop hammer, a first drop hammer, a stable empennage, and a probe rod which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. A sidewall friction sleeve is arranged outside a probe rod lower cylinder. A friction sleeve sensor is provided on an inner sidewall of the sidewall friction sleeve. A first pore water pressure sensor, a conical tip pressure sensor, a temperature compensation sensor, and an inclinometer sensor are provided in the middle of the probe rod lower cylinder. A second pore water pressure sensor and an acceleration sensor are provided in the middle of a probe rod upper cylinder. The tail portion of the probe rod, that is, the upper portion of the probe rod upper cylinder is connected to the stable empennage. |
| US09777451B2 |
Process for installing an offshore tower
Process for installing an offshore tower, comprising: a) manufacturing a foundation comprising a block, manufacturing at least one superposition section of a shaft, and manufacturing a base section of a shaft; b) applying said base section to said foundation block (starting unit) to assume the relative position for the installed condition, applying said superposition sections to said starting unit in a multi-layered configuration, and applying lifting means to at least one of said foundation block and said base section; c) moving said starting unit up to the installation point; d) introducing ballast in said foundation block so that said starting unit sinks until resting on the bottom of the body of water; e) actuating said lifting means to expand said sections into the installed condition; f) between step a) and c), placing said foundation block or starting unit in the body of water of the installation point. |
| US09777446B2 |
Device to transfer personnel and materials to and from a land site and use thereof
A floating device for transfer of personnel and material to and from the shore, where the device is divided into sections that are mutually brought together by articulated couplings to form an extended, continuous path for the transfer of said personnel and material, as the sections are set up to be reset between a parked, folded position and an extended, using position. The device is characterized by a first section (10) that comprises mutually separated hull sections (14, 16) that are connected via a deck (12) where the other sections (20, 30) in the device are set up to be parked in under the deck (12) between the hull parts (14, 16) of the first section (10), and also that the device comprises means to securely couple the other sections (20, 30) to the first section (10) up under the deck, as the hull parts can be ballasted to be able to raise and lower the first section (10) with regard to the other sections (20, 30). |
| US09777444B1 |
Self-lubricating asphalt rake
An asphalt rake includes a handle, a rake head, and a valve. The handle includes a cavity to hold a fluid, such as a release agent. The rake head has a passage in fluid communication with the outlet of the handle. The passage is in fluid connection with a support member outlet that is configured to be positioned apart from the crossbar by a gap. The valve controls fluid flowing from the cavity in the handle to the rake head. Fluid applied to tines of the rake head can prevent asphalt buildup on the rake head when smoothing or otherwise working with asphalt. |
| US09777443B2 |
Self-propelling road construction machine, particularly road roller, and method for driving a road construction machine
In a self-propelling road construction machine, particularly a road roller (1), comprising a travel drive, a steering device, a control device (30) for the travel drive and the steering device, and a driver's seat (5) rotatable by at least 180° and including an integrated operating element (8) for the vehicle speed, with the operating element (8) generating the control signals for the travel drive in dependence on the direction of the control movement of the operating element (8) or the direction of force application on the operating element (8), it is provided that, in response to a first switching command, the control device (30) will automatically perform a reversing process comprising deceleration, seat rotation, change of direction of travel, and acceleration to the set vehicle speed in opposite direction to the original direction of travel. |
| US09777439B2 |
Plate handling system inserting plate from gage side
A rail plate handling device is provided for removing and reinstalling rail tie plates, wherein at least one of the rails is raised from an operational position during the removal and installation process. A frame is configured for movement relative to the track; at least one tie plate gripping assembly is mounted to the frame, the assembly is configured for grasping a selected tie plate at front and rear edges between an adjacent rail raised from the operational position supported by the selected tie plate and the associated tie, pulling the selected plate away from the adjacent raised rail and away from the associated tie, retaining the selected plate in a suspended position above the track while the tie is extracted and a new tie inserted, and then replacing the suspended tie plate back upon the rail from a gage side of the rail. |
| US09777435B2 |
Printing substrate
A printing substrate comprising fibers from wooded resource that have more than 5% of fines fibers with an average length that is less than 0.1 mm; more than about 10 wt % of, at least, a polymeric substance; and between 0.1 wt % and 40 wt % of particulate inorganic substances having an average particle size between 0.1 and 2.0 m. Also disclosed herein a method for making such printing substrate and a method for producing printed images using said printing substrate. |
| US09777432B2 |
Modified cellulose from chemical kraft fiber and methods of making and using the same
A modified kraft pulp fiber with unique properties is provided. The modified fiber can be a modified bleached kraft fiber that is almost indistinguishable from its conventional counterpart, except that it has a low degree of polymerization (DP). Methods for making the modified fiber and products made from it are also provided. The method can be a one step acidic, iron catalyzed peroxide treatment process that can be incorporated into a single stage of a multi-stage bleaching process. The products can be chemical cellulose feedstocks, microcrystalline cellulose feedstocks, fluff pulps and products made from them. |
| US09777429B2 |
Continuous process for production of cellulose pulp from grass-like plant feedstock
A continuous process for production of cellulose pulp from grass-like plant feedstock for paper making. The process includes: preparing the grass-like plant feedstock by comminuting, dedusting, continuous digestion, disperging, diluting the cellulose pulp, screening and fractionation, concentration to remove black liquor, dilution with fresh water, and, optionally, pulp bleaching processes. The continuous digestion is performed in the vertical column at 70-100° C. for 40 minutes to 2 hours; average composition of thus formed digestion suspension is maintained within the following ranges: 0.9-1.5% w/w of NaOH; 0.15-0.4% w/w of NaCl or Na2SO3; and 15-18% w/w of grass-like plant feedstock; concentrations of ingredients being calculated on the weight of the liquid phase. Screening and fractionation are resulting with two fractions; one being further processed by milling, and another being further processed to final pulp with or without bleaching processes. The preferred grass-like feedstock for the process is miscanthus/Miscanthus×giganteus, Andersson/. |
| US09777427B2 |
Machine and method for cleaning fabrics or the like
Described is a method for cleaning fabrics, such as garments and the like, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a compartment for containing fabrics; b) preparing a quantity of cleaning fluid in fluid communication with the containment compartment; c) inserting the fabrics in the compartment and isolating the containment compartment with respect to an outside environment; d) sucking air from the compartment, in a substantially continuous manner, for adjusting the pressure in the compartment for containing the fabrics to a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure so as to allow the evaporation of the cleaning fluid and the introduction into the compartment of the cleaning fluid in the vapor phase, for cleaning the fabrics. |
| US09777426B2 |
Laundry washing machine
A laundry washing machine (1) includes a washing tub (3) external to a rotatable washing drum (4) adapted to receive laundry. The machine further includes a water supply circuit (5) to supply water into the washing tub (3), a washing/rinsing products supplier (6) to supply washing/rinsing products into the washing tub (3), a heater device (10) placed at the bottom (3a) of the washing tub (3) for heating a liquid coming into contact with it and a liquid output (37) placed at the bottom (3a) of the washing tub (3) for introducing liquid into the washing tub (3). The liquid output (37) is arranged in such a way to emit a jet of said liquid below the heater device (10), the jet having a main flowing direction (L) substantially parallel or pointed to the bottom (3a) of the washing tub (3), so as to remove washing/rinsing products collected therein. |
| US09777424B2 |
Washing machine having detergent supply device
A washing machine equipped with a detergent supply device has an improved component coupling structure capable of enhancing productivity. A washing machine includes a main body, a drum rotatably mounted in the main body, and a detergent supply device disposed at an upper portion of the main body to supply a detergent into the drum. The detergent supply device includes a housing, a detergent case to store a detergent, the detergent case being movably coupled to the housing, a water supply frame coupled to an upper portion of the housing to guide water to the detergent case, and a cover frame to sealingly cover an upper portion of the water supply frame, the cover frame including a plurality of coupling protrusions protruding from an inner peripheral surface thereof to support a bottom surface of the water supply frame. |
| US09777423B2 |
Method for treating laundry in a laundry washing machine and laundry washing machine
A method for treating laundry in a laundry washing machine (1; 201; 301; 401) having: a washing tub (3) external to a rotatable perforated washing drum (4) configured to receive laundry; a water supply circuit (5) to supply water into the washing tub (3); a detergent supplier (60) to supply detergent (D) into the washing tub (3); a rinse additive supplier (70) to supply at least one rinse additive (S) into the washing tub (3); a first recirculation circuit (30) suitable for withdrawing liquid from the bottom region (3a) of the washing tub (3) and for re-admitting such a liquid into the bottom region (3a) of the washing tub (3). The method has a washing phase (120) during which the laundry is washed with introduction of water and detergent (D) into the washing tub (3) and tumbled by rotation of the washing drum (4), at least one successive draining phase (125) for draining liquid from the washing tub (3) and at least one following rinsing cycle (130a, 130b, 130n; 130′n; 230a, 230b, . . . , 230n) during which the laundry is treated with the rinse additive (S). The rinsing cycle (130n; 130′n; 230n) has the steps of: introducing (140; 140′; 240) a quantity (Qs) of rinse additive (S) into the washing tub (3); introducing (140; 140′; 240) a first quantity (Q1w) of water (W) into the washing tub (3); activating (141; 141′; 241) the first recirculation circuit (30) for withdrawing liquid from the washing tub (3) and re-admitting the liquid into the washing tub (3) in such a way that the rinse additive (S) is diluted with the first quantity (Q1w) of water (W) at the bottom region (3a) of the washing tub (3); introducing (142; 142′) the diluted rinse additive into the perforated washing drum (4) in order to be absorbed by said laundry. |
| US09777417B2 |
Fluid regulating apparatus
An apparatus for dye application to textile manufactures, exhaustion of the applied dye, and drying of the textile manufacture. The apparatus, in some implementations, includes a dye applicator that applies dye evenly to a textile manufacture of varying length, one or more microwave elements for heating the textile manufacture with applied dye to exhaust the dye, and a blower system to dry the textile manufacture after application of the applied dye. |
| US09777412B2 |
Article of footwear including a monofilament knit element with a fusible strand
An article of footwear including a full monofilament upper is described. The full monofilament upper incorporates a knitted component including a monofilament knit element. The monofilament knit element is formed by knitting with a monofilament strand. The monofilament knit element is formed of unitary knit construction with the remaining portions of the knitted component, including peripheral portions that are knit using a natural or synthetic twisted fiber yarn. An inlaid tensile element can extend through the knitted component, including portions of the monofilament knit element. The monofilament knit element may be knitted with a monofilament strand according to a variety of knit structures. A fusible strand may be knit with the monofilament knit element. Upon heating, the fusible strand can combine and surround the monofilament strand within the monofilament knit element. |
| US09777409B2 |
Heddle for a loom and loom equipped with such a heddle
A heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X1) and includes a heddle body including at least one strand and wherein the heddle also includes an eye including a central portion having at least one eyelet for passage of a warp yarn and at least one longitudinal tab that extends longitudinally from the central portion and the eye defines a main plane, and the at least one longitudinal tab also includes at least one cambered part that is deviated in an inclined manner relative to the main plane by deviating the eye over its entire thickness, and which extends over an entire width of the at least one longitudinal tab measured along a lateral axis parallel to the main plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. |
| US09777404B2 |
Method for manufacturing silicon carbide epitaxial substrate, and silicon carbide epitaxial substrate
A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide epitaxial substrate includes: a step of placing a silicon carbide single crystal substrate within a chamber and reducing a pressure within the chamber; a step of increasing a temperature within the chamber to a first temperature; a step of introducing hydrogen gas into the chamber and adjusting the pressure within the chamber; a step of introducing hydrocarbon gas into the chamber; a substrate reforming step of increasing the temperature within the chamber to a second temperature and holding the temperature at the second temperature for a predetermined time, with the adjusted pressure within the chamber and a flow rate of the hydrogen gas being maintained and the hydrocarbon gas being introduced; and a step of growing an epitaxial layer on the silicon carbide single crystal substrate by introducing silane gas into the chamber with the second temperature being maintained. |
| US09777403B2 |
Single-crystal silicon carbide and single-crystal silicon carbide wafer
A single-crystal silicon carbide and a single-crystal silicon carbide wafer of good-quality are disclosed that are low in dislocations, micropipes and other crystal defects and enable high yield and high performance when applied to a device, wherein the ratio of doping element concentrations on opposite sides in the direction of crystal growth of the interface between the seed crystal and the grown crystal is 5 or less and the doping element concentration of the grown crystal in the vicinity of the seed crystal is 2×1019 cm−3 to 6×1020 cm−3. |
| US09777402B2 |
Heteroepitaxial growth of orientation-patterned materials on orientation-patterned foreign substrates
A method of forming a layered OP material is provided, where the layered OP material comprises an OPGaAs template, and a layer of GaP on the OPGaAs template. The OPGaAs template comprises a patterned layer of GaAs having alternating features of inverted crystallographic polarity of GaAs. The patterned layer of GaAs comprises a first feature comprising a first crystallographic polarity form of GaAs having a first dimension, and a second feature comprising a second crystallographic polarity form of GaAs having a second dimension. The layer of GaP on the patterned layer of GaAs comprises alternating regions of inverted crystallographic polarity that generally correspond to their underlying first and second features of the patterned layer of GaAs. Additionally, each of the alternating regions of inverted crystallographic polarity of GaP are present at about 100 micron thickness or more. |
| US09777401B2 |
Method for producing single crystal
A method for producing a single crystal includes a step of placing a source material powder and a seed crystal within a crucible; and a step of growing a single crystal on the seed crystal. The crucible includes a peripheral wall part and a bottom part and a lid part that are connected to the peripheral wall part to close the openings of the peripheral wall part. In the step of growing the single crystal on the seed crystal, the crucible is disposed on a spacer so as to form a space starting directly below an outer surface of the bottom part, and the peripheral wall part and an auxiliary heating member that is placed so as to face the outer surface of the bottom part with the space therebetween are heated by induction heating to sublime the source material powder to cause recrystallization on the seed crystal. |
| US09777398B2 |
Plane orientation of crystalline structures
Systems and method for creating crystalline parts having a desired primary and secondary crystallographic orientations are provided. One embodiment may take the form of a method of manufacturing a part having a crystalline structure. The method includes melting aluminum oxide and drawing the melted aluminum oxide up a slit. Additionally, the method includes orienting the seed crystal relative to a growth apparatus such that a crystalline structure grows having a desired primary plane and a desired secondary plane orientation. Moreover, the method includes pulling the crystal as it forms to create a ribbon shaped crystalline structure and cutting a part from the crystalline structure. |
| US09777396B2 |
Method for producing crystal
A method for producing a crystal, according to the present invention, where the lower surface of a seed crystal which is rotatably arranged and made of silicon carbide is brought into contact with a solution of silicon solvent containing carbon in a crucible which is rotatably arranged and the seed crystal is pulled up and a crystal of silicon carbide is grown from the solution on the lower surface of the seed crystal, comprising the steps of bringing the lower surface of the seed crystal into contact with the solution in a contact step, rotating the seed crystal in a seed crystal rotation step, rotating the crucible in a crucible rotation step, and stopping rotation of the crucible, while the seed crystal is rotated in the state in which the lower surface of the seed crystal is in contact with the solution, in a deceleration step. |
| US09777395B2 |
Silicon single crystal growing device and method of growing the same
An apparatus for growing a silicon single crystal according to embodiments includes a chamber including a crucible accommodating silicon melt; a support shaft rotating and lifting the crucible while supporting the crucible; a main heater part for applying heat to the crucible side, the heater disposed beside the crucible; an upper heat insulation member located over the crucible; and upper heater parts located at a lower end portion of the upper heat insulation member, wherein the upper heater parts have diameters different from each other with respect to a center of the crucible, and include a plurality of ring-shaped heaters which are spaced apart from each other. Due to the individually controllable upper heater parts, a uniform thermal environment can be provided for silicon melt accommodated in a crucible, and localized solidification of the silicon melt can be prevented so that the quality of a silicon single crystal and the ingot pulling speed can be readily controlled. |
| US09777393B2 |
Method for producing a single-crystalline layer
Process for fabricating a thin single-crystalline layer n, including steps of: a) providing a support substrate n, b) placing a seed sample n, c) depositing a thin layer n so as to form an initial interface region n including a proportion of seed sample n and a proportion of thin layer n, the proportion of seed sample n decreasing from the first peripheral part n towards the second peripheral part n, e) providing an energy input to the initial interface region n contiguous to the first peripheral part n so as to liquefy a portion n of the thin layer and form a solid/liquid interface region n, and f) gradually moving the energy input away from the seed sample n so as to solidify the portion n so as to gradually move the solid/liquid interface region n. |
| US09777385B2 |
Three dimensional additive manufacturing of metal objects by stereo-electrochemical deposition
An apparatus for stereo-electrochemical deposition of metal layers consisting of an array of anodes, a cathode, a positioning system, a fluid handling system for an electrolytic solution, communications circuitry, control circuitry and software control. The anodes are electrically operated to promote deposition of metal layers in any combination on the cathode to fabricate a structure. |
| US09777380B2 |
Multi-layered 3D printed laser direct structuring for electrical interconnect and antennas
A multi-layered 3D printed laser direct structuring method and apparatus for electrical interconnect and antennas. 3D printed components can be configured with structurally integrated metal connections (e.g., bulk highly conductive metal) that traverse multiple layers (some embedded and others external) of a structure fabricated using an additive manufacturing system enhanced with an iterative laser activated plating processes, which includes a novel well side-wall vertical interconnect. |
| US09777378B2 |
Advanced process flow for high quality FCVD films
Embodiments described herein relate to methods for forming flowable chemical vapor deposition (FCVD) films suitable for high aspect ratio gap fill applications. Various process flows described include ion implantation processes utilized to treat a deposited FCVD film to improve dielectric film density and material composition. Ion implantation processes, curing processes, and annealing processes may be utilized in various sequence combinations to form dielectric films having improved densities at temperatures within the thermal budget of device materials. Improved film quality characteristics include reduced film stress and reduced film shrinkage when compared to conventional FCVD film formation processes. |
| US09777376B2 |
Film-forming apparatus
Provided is a film-forming apparatus capable of cleaning a discharge apparatus under a state in which a film-forming space and a cleaning gas ambience are separated from each other while continuing to form a film on an object to be film-formed having a film-like shape. The film-forming apparatus includes a cleaning chamber configured to be connected to a film-forming space when a shutter is opened, and to be separated from the film-forming space and cause a cleaning gas to be discharged into an internal space when the shutter is closed; means for moving a discharge apparatus between a cleaning position inside the cleaning chamber and a film-forming position closer to a cylindrical member than the cleaning position; and a control apparatus that controls the discharge apparatus to discharge the raw material gas when the discharge apparatus is moved to the film-forming position, and controls the shutter to be closed so as to fill the cleaning chamber with the cleaning gas when the discharge apparatus is moved to the cleaning position. |
| US09777375B2 |
Converging mirror furnace
Provide a converging mirror-based furnace for heating a target by way of reflecting from a reflecting mirror unit the light emitted from a light source and then irradiating a target with the reflected light, wherein said target-heating converging-light furnace is such that: the reflecting mirror unit comprises a primary reflecting mirror and secondary reflecting mirror; the light emitted from the light source is reflected sequentially by the primary reflecting mirror and secondary reflecting mirror and then irradiated onto the target; and the light reflected by the secondary reflecting mirror and irradiated onto the target surface is not perpendicular to the target surface. Based on the above, a system that uses converged infrared light to provide heating can be made smaller while keeping its heating performance intact, even when the system uses a revolving ellipsoid. |
| US09777373B2 |
Amino(iodo)silane precursors for ALD/CVD silicon-containing film applications and methods of using the same
Disclosed are amino(iodo)silane precursors, methods of synthesizing the same, and methods of using the same to deposit silicon-containing films using vapor deposition processes. The disclosed amino(iodo)silane precursors include SiH2I(N(iPr)2) or SiH2I(N(iBu)2). |
| US09777372B2 |
Methods for manufacturing nano-gap and angstrom-gap articles
A method for fabricating articles for use in optics, electronics, and plasmonics includes large scale lithography or other patterning and conformal deposition such as by atomic layer deposition. |
| US09777368B2 |
Chemical vapor deposition coating, article, and method
The present invention relates to a chemical vapor deposition coating, a chemical vapor deposition article, and a chemical vapor deposition method. The coating, article, and method involve thermal decomposition of dimethylsilane to achieve desired surface properties. |
| US09777367B2 |
Surface coated member and method for manufacturing same
A surface coated member having improved stability and a longer service life is provided. The surface coated member of the present invention includes a base member and a hard coating formed on a surface thereof. The hard coating is constituted of one or more layers. At least one of the layers is formed by a CVD method and includes a multilayer structure having a first unit layer and a second unit layer being layered alternately. The first unit layer includes a first compound containing Ti and one or more kind of element selected from the group consisting of B, C, N, and O. The second unit layer includes a second compound containing Al and one or more kind of element selected from the group consisting of B, C, N, and O. |
| US09777365B2 |
Multi-zone modular coater
This disclosure describes a module web coating system and components thereof including a more uniform atmospheric control pumping mechanism and gas curtain separation system. A modular web coating system may include an unwind module, any number of process modules, and a rewind module. The process modules are interchangeable and independently operable. In addition, this disclosure describes a more uniform pumping system in which process gas is removed from multiple locations or slits spaced around a process chamber and, in an example, around a process device such as a deposition source. The gas curtain system utilizes a zone between process chambers into which separation gas is injected. Gas from the chambers is continuously removed thereby operating the chambers under negative pressure and preventing process gas from one chamber bleeding into an adjacent chamber. |
| US09777362B2 |
Electrode manufacturing apparatus for lithium ion capacitor
A time for doping an electrode material on an electrode sheet with a lithium ion can be reduced. The electrode manufacturing apparatus includes a processing chamber 200 to and from which the electrode sheet is loaded and unloaded; and a lithium thermal spraying unit 210 configured to dope a carbon material C with the lithium ion by forming a lithium thin film on the carbon material of the electrode sheet W loaded into the processing chamber while melting and spraying lithium-containing powder. Further, the lithium thermal spraying unit 210 includes a lithium-containing powder supply unit 250 configured to discharge the lithium-containing powder toward the electrode material of the electrode sheet, and at least one heating gas supply unit 260 configured to supply a heating gas that melts the lithium-containing powder discharged from the lithium-containing powder supply unit. |
| US09777358B2 |
Thick-walled, high tensile strength steel with excellent CTOD characteristics of the weld heat-affected zone, and manufacturing method thereof
A thick-walled high-strength steel plate with excellent low-temperature toughness (Charpy impact and CTOD properties of a weld bond) in a multilayer weld zone, and a method for manufacturing the steel plate. |
| US09777354B2 |
Case hardening steel material
A case hardening steel material having a chemical composition consists of, by mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.23%, Si: 0.01 to 0.15%, Mn: 0.65 to 0.90%, S: 0.010 to 0.030%, Cr: 1.65 to 1.80%, Al: 0.015 to 0.060%, and N: 0.0100 to 0.0250%, further containing, as necessary, one or more kinds selected from Cu and Ni of predetermined amounts, the balance being Fe and impurities; 25≦Mn/S≦85, 0.90≦Cr/(Si+2Mn)≦1.20, and 1.16Si+0.70Mn+Cr≧2.20; P, Ti and O in the impurities being P≦0.020%, Ti≦0.005%, and O≦0.0015%; and having a structure consisting of 20 to 70% in an area ratio being ferrite; and the portion other than the ferrite being one or more kinds of pearlite and bainite. The steel material is used suitably as a raw material of the carburized part such as a CVT pulley shaft. |
| US09777343B2 |
Steel for surface hardening for machine structural use and part for machine structural use
The present invention is steel for surface hardening for machine structural use which contains, by mass %, C: 0.3 to 0.6%, Si: 0.02 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.35 to less than 1.5%, and Al: 0.01 to 0.5%, is restricted to B: less than 0.0003%, S: 0.0001 to 0.021%, N: 0.003 to 0.0055%, P: 0.0001 to 0.03%, and O: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, has a ratio Mn/S of Mn and S satisfying 70 to 30,000, has a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and, when nitrided, then induction hardened, has a surface hardenability of a Vicker's hardness when tempered at 300° C. of 650 or more. |
| US09777339B2 |
Method for simultaneous detection and discrimination of bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections of eye and central nervous system
The present invention relates to the diagnostic methods for identification of the single causative agent or more than one causative agent of ocular and nervous system infections among many probable pathogens, which can cause the infection. All the pathogens affecting a discrete area of eye or nervous system generally cause same clinical manifestations or syndromes. The present invention relates to detection and discrimination of the pathogen among the set of probable pathogens in a single test without resorting to a battery of tests each being directed at detection of one pathogen. The current invention aims at the syndrome based diagnostic replacing the diagnostics based on detection of individual. |
| US09777334B2 |
Cancer blood test using BC200 RNA isolated from peripheral blood for diagnosis and treatment of invasive breast cancer
Compositions and methods for diagnosing an increased risk for the development of aggressive, invasive breast cancer are provided. |
| US09777331B2 |
Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with bull fertility
Single nucleotide polymorphic sites of the bovine MAP1B, PPP1R11, and DDX4 genes are associated with improved bull fertility as measured by e.g. sire conception rates. Nucleic acid molecules, arrays, kits, methods of genotyping and marker-assisted bovine breeding methods based on these SNPs are disclosed. |
| US09777328B2 |
Non-invasive fetal genetic screening by digital analysis
The present methods are exemplified by a process in which maternal blood containing fetal DNA is diluted to a nominal value of approximately 0.5 genome equivalent of DNA per reaction sample. Digital PCR is then be used to detect aneuploidy, such as the trisomy that causes Down Syndrome. Since aneuploidies do not present a mutational change in sequence, and are merely a change in the number of chromosomes, it has not been possible to detect them in a fetus without resorting to invasive techniques such as amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling. Digital amplification allows the detection of aneuploidy using massively parallel amplification and detection methods, examining, e.g., 10,000 genome equivalents. |
| US09777327B2 |
DNA conformation (loop structures) in normal and abnormal gene expression
Method of detection or diagnosis of abnormal gene expression in an individual comprising determining in a sample from the individual the presence or absence of a chromosome structure in which two separate regions of the gene have been brought into close proximity, to thereby detect or diagnose whether the individual has abnormal gene expression. |
| US09777319B2 |
Method for isothermal DNA amplification starting from an RNA template
A method of amplifying RNA template is provided. The method comprises reverse-transcribing a ribonucleic acid (RNA) template to form a cDNA using a first reaction mixture comprising RNA template, at least one primer capable of hybridizing to the RNA template, a reverse transcriptase and deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs); and amplifying the cDNA to form an amplified product using a second reaction mixture comprising at least one strand displacement DNA polymerase, at least one inosine-containing primer and a nuclease that is capable of nicking DNA 3′ to an inosine residue of the primer. The method is accomplished under an isothermal condition without denaturing the cDNA template. A method of quantifying RNA template in a sample and a method of detecting RNA template in a sample are also provided. |
| US09777317B2 |
Microfluidic PCR device
A microfluidic device (1000-1005), comprising: a semiconductor body (2) having a first side (2a) and a second side (2b) opposite to one another, and housing, at the first side, a plurality of wells (4), having a first depth; an inlet region (30) forming an entrance point for a fluid to be supplied to the wells; a main channel (6a) fluidically connected to the inlet region, and having a second depth; and a plurality of secondary channels (6b) fluidically connecting the main channel to a respective well, and having a third depth. The first depth is higher than the second depth, which in turn is higher than the third depth. According to an aspect, the microfluidic device further comprises a cover layer (8), arranged above the first side of the semiconductor body, configured for sealing the wells and provided with at least a first valve hole (54) which extends through the cover layer and overlaps, at least partially, the secondary channels; and a flexible layer (14), arranged above the cover layer and provided with at least a protrusion (74) extending through the first valve hole towards the semiconductor body and overlapping, at least partially, the secondary channels, the flexible layer being configured such that, when a pressure is applied on it, the protrusion contacts the semiconductor body and enters the secondary channels thus fluidically isolating the wells from one another. |
| US09777316B2 |
Amplification of complex nucleic acids
What is described is a method for quantitative and qualitative analysis of complex template nucleic acids to be analyzed. The method comprises the co-amplification of a control nucleic acid with the complex template nucleic acid by means of isothermal strand displacement reaction. The method of the invention further comprises the determination of the amount of amplified control nucleic acid as measure for the determination of the quantity and/or quality of the complex template nucleic acid used. The present invention also relates to a kit for carrying out a method of the invention. Furthermore, the use of the method of the invention or the kit of the invention for standardization of whole-genome, whole-transcriptome and whole-bisulfitome analyses is described. |
| US09777315B2 |
Exonuclease enabled proximity extension assays
The present invention relates to a proximity probe based detection assay (“proximity assay”) for an analyte in a sample, specifically a proximity probe extension assay (PEA), an in particular to an improvement in the method to reduce non-specific “background” signals, wherein the improvement comprises the use in such assays of a component comprising 3′ exonuclease activity, said method comprising: (a) contacting said sample with at least one set of at least first and second proximity probes, which probes each comprise an analyte-binding domain and a nucleic acid domain and can simultaneously bind to the analyte; (b) allowing the nucleic acid domains of the proximity probes to interact with each other upon binding of said proximity probes to said analyte, wherein said interaction comprises the formation of a duplex; (c) contacting said sample with a component comprising 3′ exonuclease activity; (d) extending the 3′ end of at least one nucleic acid domain of said duplex to generate an extension product, wherein the step may occur contemporaneously with or after step (c); and (e) amplifying and detecting the extension product. |
| US09777314B2 |
Analysis of heterogeneous nucleic acid samples
Methods for capturing and characterizing low frequency nucleic acid molecules indicative of diseases such as cancer (e.g. adenomas or early stage cancers) are provided. In some aspects, a low complexity capture technique is combined with a high complexity analytical technique. In some aspects, samples may be analyzed using a digital analysis and/or a single molecule sequencing technique. |
| US09777312B2 |
Dual polarity analysis of nucleic acids
This invention provides methods for characterizing the amounts of nucleic acids, including plus/minus determinations, the use of different constructs, the use of a library and a reference library. Expression may also be compared in two or more samples using the methods of this invention. Also provided are heterophasic arrays comprising labeled positive copies of nucleic acids hybridized to the array and labeled negative copies of nucleic acids hybridized to the array, in which the labeled positive copies are separately quantifiable from the labeled negative copies. |
| US09777308B2 |
Device for analyzing the effect of a gaseous medium on a biological test system using an extracellular metabolization system
The invention relates to a method for analyzing the effect of a gaseous medium on a biological test system using an extracellular metabolization system. The method consists of the following steps: a biological test sample is cultivated on a permeable carrier, the gaseous medium is guided over the surface of the biological test system in order to form an exposition atmosphere over the biological test system, the extracellular metabolization system is added to a conservation medium and the permeable carrier is brought into contact with a conservation medium that comprises the extracellular metabolization system below the permeable carrier, in such a manner that the extracellular metabolization system only passes through the permeable carrier and that the biological test system is not submerged by the conservation medium containing the extracellular metabolization system. |
| US09777303B2 |
Systems and methods for producing a sugar stream
An improved dry grind system and method for producing a sugar stream from grains or similar carbohydrate sources and/or residues, such as for biofuel production. In particular, a sugar/carbohydrate stream, which includes a desired Dextrose Equivalent (DE) where DE describes the degree of conversion of starch to dextrose (aka glucose) and/or has had removed therefrom an undesirable amount of unfermentable components, can be produced after saccharification and prior to fermentation (or other sugar conversion process), with such sugar stream being available for biofuel production, e.g., alcohol production, or other processes. In addition, the systems and methods also can involve the removal of certain grain components, e.g., corn kernel components, including protein, oil and/or fiber, prior to fermentation or other conversion systems. In other words, sugar stream production and/or grain component separation occurs on the front end of the system and method. |
| US09777300B2 |
Hybrid organic-inorganic system for producing biofuels
The present invention provides for a system for converting CO2 and H2 to one or more biologically derived compounds. In some embodiments, the system comprises a host cell comprising one or more nucleic acids encoding genes for a recombinant surface display protein which is capable of tethering an electrocatalyst molecule, such as a cobalt(II) complex supported by tetradentate polypyridyl ligand 2-bis(2-pyridyl)(methoxy)methyl-6-pyridylpyridine (PY4), and enzymes for synthesizing a biologically derived compound, such as an alkane, alcohol, fatty acid, ester, or isoprenoid. |
| US09777292B2 |
Methods for treating biosolids sludge with cavitation
Described herein are processes for increasing biogas yield and reducing volatile solids in biosolids sludge. The biosolids sludge is passed through a controlled flow, hydrodynamic cavitation apparatus and further subjected to anaerobic digestion. The biosolids sludge can be treated with hydrodynamic cavitation prior to or after the sludge is exposed to a thermal hydrolysis step to hydrolyze the sludge. |
| US09777291B2 |
Recombinant adeno-associated vectors for targeted treatment
Novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in nucleotide and amino acid forms and uses thereof are provided. The isolates show specific tropism for certain target tissues, such as blood stem cells, liver, heart and joint tissue, and may be used to transduce stem cells for introduction of genes of interest into the target tissues. Certain of the vectors are able to cross tightly controlled biological junctions, such as the blood-brain barrier, which open up additional novel uses and target organs for the vectors, providing for additional methods of gene therapy and drug delivery. |
| US09777290B2 |
Expression vectors comprising chimeric cytomegalovirus promoter and enhancer sequences
The present invention relates to expression vectors for the heterologous expression of a nucleic acid sequence of interest in mammalian cells, the vectors comprising a chimeric promoter regulatory sequence being operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence to be expressed, wherein the chimeric promoter regulatory sequence comprises a cytomegalovirus promoter sequence derived from murine cytomegalovirus or from human cytomegalovirus and being operably linked to the transcriptional start site of the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed; and a cytomegalovirus upstream region and/or enhancer sequence derived from human and/or the simian cytomegalovirus, wherein the upstream region and/or enhancer sequence is located 5′ of and operably linked to the murine or the human promoter sequence, and wherein the chimeric promoter regulatory sequence comprises sequence elements being derived from at least two of the group consisting of murine cytomegalovirus, human cytomegalovirus and simian cytomegalovirus. In particular embodiments, the chimeric promoter regulatory sequence comprises sequence elements derived from the murine or the human cytomegalovirus IE1 promoter and from the human and/or the simian cytomegalovirus IE1 region. The invention also relates to mammalian host cells transfected with such expression vectors, a method for heterologous expression of a nucleic acid sequence in a mammalian host cell by employing such expression vectors, and the use of such expression vectors for the heterologous expression of a nucleic acid sequence. |
| US09777287B2 |
Nucleotide sequences and corresponding polypeptides conferring modified phenotype characteristics in plants
Methods and materials for modulating low-nitrogen tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low nitrogen tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased[RCL2] low-nitrogen tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased low-nitrogen tolerance levels. |
| US09777286B2 |
Zea mays metallothionein-like regulatory elements and uses thereof
Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays metallothionein-like gene regulatory elements. |
| US09777285B2 |
Promoter, promoter control elements, and combinations, and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels in plants, and plants containing such promoters or promoter control elements. |
| US09777282B2 |
Corynebacterium microorganism with improved ability to produce L-lysine and method for producing L-lysine using the same
A microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium with an improved ability to produce L-lysine in which a septum formation initiator protein is inactivated and a method for producing L-lysine using the microorganism. |
| US09777280B2 |
Compositions and methods for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production
The present application discloses genetically modified yeast cells comprising an active 3-HP fermentation pathway, and the use of these cells to produce 3-HP. |
| US09777279B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating autoimmune disorders by targeting Kv1.3 ion channels with functionalized lipid-derived nanovesicles
Synthesis and pharmaceutical compositions of antibody-functionalized nanovesicles encapsulating ion channel knockout siRNA, and methods of treating autoimmune diseases associated with increased expression and/or hyperactivity of T cells by selectively targeting memory T cells with the nanoparticles, which deliver their siRNA cargo into the cytosol of the TM cell thus reducing ion channel expression and decreasing Ca2+ influx. |
| US09777278B2 |
Long interfering nucleic acid duplexes targeting multiple RNA targets
Long interfering nucleic acid (iNA) duplexes, which are at least 30 nucleotides in length, which have at least one nick or nucleotide gap in the antisense or the sense strands or in both the sense and antisense strands. These long iNA duplexes do not induce an interferon response when transfected into mammalian cells. The antisense strands can target two separate mRNAs or two segments of one mRNA. |
| US09777273B2 |
Small interfering RNA and pharmaceutical composition and method for inhibiting galectin-12 expression and/or enhancing lipolysis containing the same
A small interfering RNA is provided. The small interfering RNA consists of a passenger strand and a guide strand, wherein the sequence of the passenger strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO. 7, and the sequence of the guide strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO. 8, wherein the small interfering RNA is capable of inhibiting galectin-12 expression. |
| US09777271B2 |
Antisense polynucleotides to induce exon skipping and methods of treating dystrophies
Antisense polynucleotides and their use in pharmaceutical compositions to induce exon skipping in targeted exons of the gamma sarcoglycan gene are provided, along with methods of preventing or treating dystrophic diseases such as Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. |
| US09777270B2 |
Methods and compositions for selecting siRNA of improved functionality
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, compositions, and kits generated through rational design of siRNAs are disclosed including those directed to nucleotide sequences for TTR. |
| US09777264B2 |
Materials and method for immobilizing, isolating, and concentrating cells using carboxylated surfaces
The present disclosure relates to immobilization of a cell using a carboxylated surface by contacting the carboxylated surface with a sample comprising the cell for a sufficient time to permit the cell to bind to the carboxylated surface. The immobilized cell may then be separated from the remainder of the sample and further manipulated to isolate, concentrate, and/or analyze the cell or a component thereof. |
| US09777263B2 |
Apparatus for preparing immobilized-enzyme beads and method for preparing immobilized-enzyme beads using same
The present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads used for preparation of tagatose, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads, comprising a nozzle with an inside diameter of 0.1-1 mm having a cylindrical lower end and comprising a cut-type liquid outlet (cut perpendicularly to the vertical axis of the nozzle) formed at the lower end, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same. |
| US09777262B2 |
Mutants of Cre recombinase
The present invention relates to mutants of Cre recombinase. |
| US09777258B2 |
Methods for differentiating cells into hepatic stellate cells and hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells, cells produced by the method, and methods for using the cells
The invention is directed to methods for culturing cells so that the cells are induced to differentiate into cells that express a hepatic stellate phenotype and cells that express a hepatic sinusoidal endothelial phenotype. The invention is also directed to cells produced by the methods of the invention. The cells are useful, among other things, for treatment of liver deficiency, liver metabolism studies, and liver toxicity studies. |
| US09777252B2 |
Modular platform for multi-tissue integrated cell culture
The systems and methods disclosed herein are generally related to a cell culture system. More particularly, the systems and methods enable the culturing and interconnecting of a plurality of tissue types in a biomimetic environment. By culturing organ specific tissue types within a biomimetic environment and interconnecting each of the organ systems in a physiologically meaningful way, experiments can be conducted on in vitro cells that substantially mimic the responses of in vivo cell populations. In some implementations, the organ systems are fluidically connected with a constant-volume pump. |
| US09777251B2 |
Liquid composition for removing titanium nitride, semiconductor-element cleaning method using same, and semiconductor-element manufacturing method
This invention provides a liquid composition that removes titanium nitride from a substrate without corroding tungsten or a low-k interlayer dielectric also present on said substrate. Said liquid composition has a pH between 0 and 4, inclusive, and contains the following: at least one oxidizing agent (A) selected from the group consisting of potassium permanganate, ammonium peroxodisulfate, potassium peroxodisulfate, and sodium peroxodisulfate; a fluorine compound (B); and a tungsten-corrosion preventer (C). The tungsten-corrosion preventer (C) either contains at least two different compounds selected from a group of compounds (C1) consisting of alkylamines, salts thereof, fluoroalkylamines, salts thereof, and the like or contains at least one compound selected from said group of compounds (C1) and at least one compound selected from a group of compounds (C2) consisting of polyoxyalkylene alkylamines, polyoxyalkylene fluoroalkylamines, and the like. The mass concentration of potassium permanganate in the abovementioned oxidizing agent (A) is between 0.001% and 0.1%, inclusive, and the mass concentration of the abovementioned fluorine compound (B) is between 0.01% and 1%, inclusive. |
| US09777248B2 |
Aqueous hard surface cleaners based on monounsaturated fatty amides
Aqueous hard surface cleaners and concentrates are disclosed. In one aspect, the cleaners comprise water, a monounsaturated C8-C14 fatty N,N-dialkylamide, and at least one anionic, cationic, nonionic, or amphoteric surfactant. The cleaners have a pH within the range of 6.0 to 9.0. Dilutable hard surface cleaner concentrates comprising the monounsaturated N,N-dialkylamide and a surfactant are also disclosed. Also included are aqueous hard surface cleaners which comprise a monounsaturated N,N-dialkylamide, and which by measure of ASTM D4488-95 A5 soil, provide superior percent cleaning at a pH less than 10 than they do at pH 10 and higher. Surprisingly, when a monounsaturated C8-C14 fatty N,N-dialkylamide is included in the aqueous hard surface cleaner or concentrate, rapid and thorough cleaning performance can be achieved even at relatively neutral pH. Consequently, the hard surface cleaners are effective on greasy soils, including baked-on soils, despite their low alkalinity. |
| US09777245B2 |
Methods of fractionating metathesized triacylglycerol polyols and uses thereof
Metathesized triacylglycerol polyols, fractionated polyol variants thereof, and their related physical and thermal properties are disclosed. |
| US09777244B2 |
Hydrogel fragrance capsule, formulations and process for preparing the same
This invention is a hydrogel capsule with a fragrance or odorant encapsulated therein during the polymerization process. The hydrogel capsule is of use in fabric care or personal care formulations. |
| US09777240B2 |
Lubricating composition containing an aromatic compound
The invention provides a lubricating composition containing an aromatic compound and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition in an internal combustion engine. The invention further relates to the use of the aromatic compound as an antiwear agent. |
| US09777238B2 |
Reactor for drying and torrefying a biomass, preferably a lignocellulose biomass
A reactor for drying and torrefaction, configured for torrefying biomass, including a chamber in which two separate areas are delimited, a mechanism for mixing and transferring biomass from one end of the chamber to the other, a drying device in an upstream area of the chamber configured to dry the biomass introduced into the reactor, a torrefaction device in a downstream area of the chamber configured to torrefy biomass dried in the upstream area, and a transfer and sealing system configured to allow dried biomass to be transferred from the upstream area to the downstream area at time intervals, and to make the two areas mutually sealed during each interval. Such a reactor may, for example, find application to torrefaction of lignocellulosic biomass. |
| US09777234B1 |
High density turbine and diesel fuels from tricyclic sesquiterpenes
A method for converting cedarwood oil into high density fuels including, hydrogenating cedarwood oil in the presence of at least one hydrogenation catalyst to generate hydrogenated cedarwood oil, removing the hydrogenation catalyst from the hydrogenated cedarwood oil, purifying the hydrogenated cedarwood oil to produce a first high density fuel, isomerizing the first high density fuel in the presence of at least one acid catalyst catalyst to generate a hydrocarbon mixture including adamantanes, and distilling the adamantane mixture to produce a second alkyl-adamantane high density fuel. |
| US09777232B2 |
System and method for recovering gas containing CO2 and H2S
The system includes: an absorber which brings an introduction gas into contact with an absorbent that absorbs CO2 and H2S; an absorbent regenerator which releases CO2 or the like to regenerate the absorbent; a second supply line which returns a regenerated absorbent to the absorber from the regenerator; a third supply line which extracts a semi-rich solution from the vicinity of a middle stage of the absorber, and introduces the semi-rich solution to the vicinity of the middle stage of the regenerator; and a semi-rich solution heat exchanger which is interposed at an intersection between the third supply line and the second supply line to perform the heat exchange between the semi-rich solution and the lean solution. |
| US09777226B2 |
Methods and systems for slurry hydrocracking with reduced feed bypass
Methods and systems for slurry hydrocracking with reduced feed bypass and methods for modulating an amount of toluene insoluble material present in a slurry hydrocracking reactor are provided. An exemplary slurry hydrocracking method comprises the steps of: combining a hydrocarbon feed and a slurry hydrocracking catalyst or catalyst precursor to generate a slurry hydrocracking feed; introducing the slurry hydrocracking feed to a slurry hydrocracking reactor under hydrocracking conditions suitable to generate a first product stream; drawing a drag stream from the slurry hydrocracking reactor, the drag stream comprising a hydrocarbon, mesophase material, and solid catalyst particles; separating the drag stream into a first separated stream and a recycle stream, with the first separated stream comprising mesophase material and solid catalyst particles, and the recycle stream comprising the hydrocarbon; and directing the recycle stream into the slurry hydrocracking reactor. |
| US09777224B2 |
Methods for conversion of lignocellulosic-derived products to transportation fuel precursors
Methods are disclosed for converting a biomass-derived product containing levulinic acid and/or gamma-valerolactone to a transportation fuel precursor product containing diesel like hydrocarbons. These methods are expected to produce fuel products at a reduced cost relative to conventional approaches. |
| US09777223B2 |
Process and apparatus for producing liquid hydrocarbon
The invention relates to a process for improving efficiency of a organic food production plant, the process comprising preparing a feedstock of a raw harvested organic food base product; processing the prepared food base product, including heating; extracting the organic food material from the food base product, and leaving a residual waste product; feeding the waste product into a continuous process for converting carbonaceous material in the waste product into a liquid hydrocarbon product and extracting a liquid hydrocarbon product. The process is related to palm oil production from fresh fruit bunches. |
| US09777219B2 |
Liquid crystal compound having tetracycle, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
A problem is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one physical property such as high stability to heat and light, a high clearing point (or high maximum temperature), a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.A solution is a compound represented by formula (1). In which, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or the like; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, —COO—, —OCH2—, —CF2O— or the like, and at least one of Z1, Z2 and Z3 is —CF2O—; X1 is hydrogen, fluorine, —CF3 or —OCF3; and L1, L2, L3 and L4 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine. |
| US09777218B2 |
Liquid crystal display element
The present invention relates to a PSA-mode liquid crystal display device including a polymer produced by polymerizing a polymerizable compound by energy ray irradiation in a state in which a mixture of the polymerizable compound and a liquid crystal composition is held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 50,000 or more in terms of polystyrene. In a PSA-mode display device in which alignment of liquid crystal molecules substantially vertically aligned between the substrates is controlled by applying a voltage, a pre-tilt angle can be properly given without being inhibited. Therefore, the present invention provides a PSA-mode display device with good alignment stability, uniform alignment within the substrates, and no or suppressed display defects and a method for producing the same. |
| US09777213B2 |
Phosphor, phosphor-containing composition and light-emitting unit using phosphor, and image display device and lighting device using light-emitting unit
The phosphor of the present invention comprises a crystal phase having a chemical composition represented by the following formula [2], the crystal phase having no garnet structure, and the phosphor having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 600 nm to 650 nm by being activated by at least Mn4+, A2aiiB2biiC2ciiD2diiX2xii formula [2]. |
| US09777208B2 |
Hydrocarbon-based drilling fluids containing cesium phosphate
A hydrocarbon-based or ester-based drilling fluid or mud is described wherein the drilling fluid contains cesium phosphate. The hydrocarbon-based or ester-based drilling fluid or mud can have, for example, an external phase that contains hydrocarbon fluid and an internal phase that contains cesium phosphate. The hydrocarbon-based drilling fluid or mud can further contain at least one emulsifier or surfactant, and optionally other ingredients. The present invention can permit hydrocarbon-based drilling fluids to be essentially solids-free and may be used without corrosion and/or formation damage problems, for example, due to the use of the cesium phosphate in an internal phase of the hydrocarbon-based or ester-based drilling fluid. The present invention also relates to hydrocarbon-based or ester-based fluids for completion, workover, suspension and packer operations which contain cesium phosphate. |
| US09777207B2 |
Wellbore fluids comprising mineral particles and methods relating thereto
Mineral particles may provide for wellbore fluids with tailorable properties and capabilities. In some instances, a dry wellbore additive may comprise a plurality of first mineral particles having a specific gravity of about 2.6 to about 20; a plurality of second mineral particles having a specific gravity of about 5.5 to about 20; a plurality of lubricant particles having a specific gravity of about 2.6 to about 20; wherein the first mineral particles, the second mineral particles, and the lubricant particles are different; and wherein the first mineral particles, the second mineral particles, and the lubricant particles have a multiparticle specific gravity of about 3 to about 20. |
| US09777203B2 |
Silicone pressure sensitive adhesive compositions and protective films containing the same
There is provided herein a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising (A) a linear olefinically-functional polyorganosiloxane copolymer gum possessing a degree of polymerization in excess of 3,000; (B) a silicone resin including at least one MH unit and at least one Q unit; and, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, wherein the composition is in the substantial absence of low molecular weight siloxane having a degree of polymerization of less than 3,000 and wherein the composition has low peel adhesion to and clean removal from a substrate. There is also provided a protective film including the same as well as a method of making the protective film. |
| US09777202B2 |
Curable composition suitable for the bonding of plasticized PVC
A composition includes methyl methacrylate MMA, at least one elastomer or a core-shell polymer, and at least one radical former, as an adhesive, sealant or coaling for gluing, sealing or coaling substrates containing plasticized PVC. |
| US09777200B2 |
Bonding resin for wood-based composites providing light coloring, low platen sticking, and water resistance
Disclosed herein are adhesives, wood-based composites incorporating the adhesives, and methods of forming wood-based composites using the adhesives. Wood-based composites formed using the adhesives demonstrate an optimal combination of characteristics desirable to the wood products industry. Specifically, the wood products formed using the adhesive demonstrate (1) a light appearance when wet; (2) relatively low moisture content after soaking in water; (3) relatively little thickness swelling after soaking in water; and (4) minimal adhesion to metal press platens during press-forming of the wood products. |
| US09777196B2 |
Fluid activatable adhesives for glue-free, liner-free, labels for glass and plastic substrates and methods of use thereof
A fluid activatable adhesive for a liner-free label and methods of using are described. Preferably, the adhesive composition includes a polymer, such as an emulsion polymer formed from monomers selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), a salt of AMPS, such as its sodium salt, styrene, and combinations thereof. The adhesive composition adheres to the liner-free label to the surface of a substrate that is at room temperature, at room temperature and wet, cold, or cold and wet. In preferred embodiments, the substrate is glass or plastic, such as polyethylene terephthalate. |
| US09777195B2 |
Dry apply protective systems and methods
A system for protecting a surface of a substrate includes a protective film, which is configured to be applied and secured to the surface, as well as a backing on an adherent surface of the protective film and an application tape over an exterior surface of the protective film. Protruding features, such as tabs, adjacent to different peripheral edges of the protective film may enable removal of the backing and the application tape from the protective film, and may include features that indicate the order in which each protruding feature is to be grasped to peel its corresponding element away from the protective film. |
| US09777192B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition comprising a protein
Chemical mechanical polishing composition is provided. The composition comprises (A) inorganic particles, organic particles, or a mixture or composite thereof, (B) a protein, and (C) an aqueous medium. |
| US09777191B2 |
Water based printable coatings
Various aqueous top coat compositions are described. The compositions include one or more polyurethane dispersions, silica, crosslinker(s), acrylic polymers, and an optional water soluble polyester. The compositions can be used to form top coats which exhibit good resistance to scratches and solvents, and improved ink retention. |
| US09777190B2 |
Aqueous polyurethane coating material and coatings produced therefrom and having high scratch resistance and good chemicals resistance
Disclosed are aqueous coating compositions comprising at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), at least one compound (B) having isocyanate groups and also having hydrolyzable silane groups, and at least one catalyst (C)wherein the compound (B) has 10 mol % to less than 90 mol % of at least one structural unit (I) —N(X—SiR″x(OR′)3-x)n(X′—SiR″y(OR′)3-y)m (I) Where R′=hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, X, X′=linear and/or branched alkylene or cycloalkylene radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R″=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, n=0 to 2, m=0 to 2, m+n=2, and x, y=0 to 2, and more than 10 to 90 mol % of at least one structural unit (II) —Z—(X—SiR″x(OR′)3-x) (II), where Z=—NH—, —NR—, —O— or —S—, where R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, and x, X, R′ and R″ have the definition indicated for formula (I). |
| US09777186B2 |
Hard coating film
The present invention relates to a hard coating film, and, more particularly, to a hard coating film having hardness and excellent physical properties without a supporting substrate. According to the present invention, the hard coating film has high physical properties including hardness, scratch resistance, transparency, durability, light resistance, and light transmittance. Thus, the hard coating film can find useful applications in various fields thanks to its excellent physical properties. |
| US09777185B2 |
Azlactone based thermally crosslinkable polymer coating for controlling cell behavior
Random copolymers, crosslinked thin films of the random copolymers and cell culture substrates comprising the crosslinked thin films are provided. Also provided are methods of making and using the copolymers, thin films and substrates. The copolymers are polymerized from glycidyl methacrylate monomers and vinyl azlactone monomers. The crosslinked thin films are substrate independent, in that they need not be covalently bound to a substrate to form a stable film on the substrate surface. |
| US09777179B2 |
Ink set including a pre-treatment fixing fluid and a fixable, UV curable ink
An ink set includes a pre-treatment fixing fluid including at least two metal salts and a fixable, ultraviolet (UV) curable ink. The UV curable ink includes an aqueous ink vehicle, a pigment dispersed in the aqueous ink vehicle, and a dispersant. A polyurethane polymer dispersion is suspended as droplets within the aqueous ink vehicle. The polyurethane polymer dispersion includes a polyurethane polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyether-based polyurethane, a polyester-based polyurethane, a polycarbonate-based polyurethane, and mixtures thereof. The polyurethane polymer has i) an acid number ranging from 0 mg/g to less than 20 mg/g and ii) a glass transition temperature of less than 0 C. A water soluble or water dispersible photoinitiator is present in the pre-treatment fixing fluid or in the fixable, UV curable ink. |
| US09777178B2 |
Reversible thermochromic and photochromic ink pens and markers
Reversible thermochromic and photochromic ink compositions and markers, pens or writing instruments that use them are herein disclosed. |
| US09777176B2 |
Method of ejecting fluid droplets from thermal inkjet device
A method of printing from an inkjet nozzle device having a thermal actuator. The method includes the steps of supplying a fluid to the inkjet nozzle device, the fluid comprising an acetylenic compound; and repeatedly actuating the thermal actuator so as to eject fluid droplets from a nozzle opening of the inkjet nozzle device. The acetylenic compound is present in an amount sufficient to increase the lifetime of the inkjet nozzle device. |
| US09777171B1 |
Graphene compositions
Compositions comprising graphene sheets, graphite, at least one binder, a carrier system. About 1 to about 50 weight percent of the carrier system comprises at least one of a cyclic imide and lactone. The graphene sheets consist of fully exfoliated single sheets of graphite. The ratio by weight of graphite to graphene sheets is from about 50:50 to about 85:15. The composition may be used as coatings and inks. |
| US09777167B2 |
Liquid formulations for coating and printing substrates
A formulation for application to a substrate including a mixture of a liquid having a first viscosity and an amine-acid adduct. The mixture has a second viscosity greater than the first viscosity. The amine-acid adduct is evaporative and substantially completely removed from the mixture in a functionally dry state as applied as a deposit on the substrate. In particular, the general nature of the formulation is that of a mixture that includes a viscosity control agent, such as an amine-acid adduct that forms a carbamate, and the formulation is for use in coating or printing wherein the final coated product includes little or no viscosity control agent. |
| US09777165B2 |
Passivating alkaline composition on the basis of water glass
The present invention relates to an alkaline aqueous composition on the basis of water glass and organosilanes with non-hydrolysable substituents which have a primary amino group in the substituents, for providing corrosion-protected coatings on metal surfaces which convey good reshaping properties in metal processing. For the desired functionality, the compositions according to the invention contain the organosilane and the water glass in a predetermined ration. The invention further relates to a method for pre-treating metal surfaces using the alkaline aqueous compositions, which method provides excellent results with regard to corrosion protection, varnish adhesion and reshapability, particularly on aluminum and on steel strips provided with aluminum alloy metal coatings. |
| US09777164B2 |
Allergen reducing agent, and processed product, coating material, and wood building material using same
An allergen reducing agent is provided that contains a terpenoid polymer or copolymer as an active component, and that functions to reduce allergens such as mites and pollen, and is capable of suppressing coloring. |
| US09777160B2 |
Copper-containing metal pigments with a metal oxide layer and a plastic layer, method for the production thereof, coating agent and coated object
The invention relates to copper-containing metal pigments, wherein the copper-containing metal pigments have an elemental copper content of at least 50 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the uncoated copper-containing metal pigment, wherein the copper-containing metal pigments have at least one enveloping metal oxide layer and at least one enveloping chemically non-reactive plastic layer, wherein the sum of the amounts of the at least one chemically non-reactive plastic layer and of the at least one metal oxide layer lies in a range of from 10 to 50 wt.-%, relative to the weight of the uncoated metal pigment, and the weight ratio of the at least one metal oxide layer to the at least one chemically non-reactive plastic layer lies in a range of from 1:2 to 1:20. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing these pigments and the use thereof. |
| US09777157B2 |
Fluorosilicone rubber composition
A fluorosilicone rubber composition comprising (A) an alkenyl-rich fluorosilicone gum, (B) an alkenyl-poor fluorosilicone gum, (C) reinforcing silica, and (D) a curing catalyst cures into a product which experiences little change of physical strength even after immersion in alcohol-containing fuel oil. |
| US09777153B2 |
Polyalkylene carbonate resin composition having an interpenetrating crosslinked structure
A polyalkylene carbonate resin composition with interpenetrating network structure includes an aliphatic polycarbonate obtained through a reaction of carbon dioxide with at least one epoxide compound selected from the group consisting of (C2-C10)alkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen or alkoxy, (C4-C20)cycloalkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen or alkoxy, and (C8-C20)styrene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen, alkoxy, alkyl or aryl, at least one compound selected from a polyol compound, an epoxy compound and an acryl compound, and a curing agent for polymerization or networking. |
| US09777150B2 |
Thermoplastic polyester having enhanced barrier and impact properties
A polyester composition is suitable for food and beverage packaging. The polyester composition is obtained by blending: (a) 90-97 wt. % of a thermoplastic polyester selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalene, and mixtures thereof, (b) 2-6 wt. % of MXD6, (c) 1-5000 ppm of a cobalt salt, (d) 0.1-1000 ppm ethylene glycol (EG), and (e) 0.1-1000 ppm of pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA). |
| US09777149B2 |
Polyester resin composition, adhesive and film
A polyester resin composition according to the present invention includes a polyester polyol having a glycerol skeleton and a curing agent, wherein 5 percent by mass or more of glycerol residue of the polyester polyol is contained in the polyester resin composition. The resin composition can provide an adhesive exhibiting an excellent adhesive force. The adhesive has a gas barrier property or a water vapor barrier property and, therefore, a gas barrier or water vapor barrier film can be provided by using the adhesive. |
| US09777148B2 |
Biocompatible material and device
A biodegradable composite material or device including at least one biodegradable polymer matrix material and at least one filler component. The material or device has an initial shape and at least one evolved shape. The evolved shape is different from the initial shape. The initial shape is adapted to change towards the evolved shape. The filler component is adapted to accelerate and/or amplify the transformation from the initial shape towards the evolved shape when the external stimulus for transformation is given by physiological conditions. Also a method to control the shape transformation rate of a composite material or device. |
| US09777147B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition for reduction of squeaking noises and structure of reduced squeaking noises
Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition [X] for reduction of squeaking noises containing a rubber-reinforced vinyl resin [A] obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer [b1] in the presence of an ethylene-α-olefin rubber polymer [a1] having Tm (melting point) of 0° C. or higher, wherein an amount of silicon contained in the thermoplastic resin composition [X] is 0.15% by mass or less based on 100% by mass of the thermoplastic resin composition [X]. According to the present invention, a structure can be provided, which is characterized in that squeaking noises that are generated when members rub against each other is remarkably reduced, that an effect of reducing squeaking noises is maintained without deterioration even when placed under high temperature for a long time, and that impact resistance and molded appearance are superior. |
| US09777144B2 |
Aqueous dispersion of hollow polymer particles and method of production of same
A method of production of an aqueous dispersion of hollow polymer particles including forming, on the outer layers of core polymer particle (A) on which inside shell layer (B) and intermediate shell layer (C) are formed, outside shell layer (D) obtained by using a monomer mixture (d) with a ratio of content of an acidic group-containing monomer controlled to 0.15 wt % or less and adding a base to an aqueous dispersion of the obtained polymer particle to make the pH of the aqueous dispersion 7 or more is provided. |
| US09777141B2 |
Silica-containing resin composition and method for producing same, and molded article produced from silica-containing resin composition
A silica-containing resin composition, characterized by containing a resin and silica particles in an amount of 5 to 300 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin, wherein the silica particles satisfy the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) the silica particles have a specific surface area, as determined through a nitrogen absorption method, of 20 to 500 m2/g; (b) the silica particles have a percent moisture absorption of 5.0 mass % or less at a relative humidity of 50%; and (c) the silica particles contain substantially no metallic impurity or halogen. |
| US09777140B2 |
Composite material via in-situ polymerization of thermoplastic (meth)acrylic resins and its use
The present invention relates to a composite material obtained by in situ polymerization of a thermoplastic resin with a fibrous material. More particularly the present invention relates to a polymeric composite material obtained by in-situ polymerization of a thermoplastic (meth) acrylic resin and a fibrous material containing long fibers and its use, a process for making such a composite material and manufactured mechanical or structured part or article comprising this polymeric composite material. |
| US09777137B2 |
Polyamic acid, polyimide, polyamic acid solution, polyimide solution, polyimide films obtained from these solutions, and use of polyimide films
Objects of the present invention are: to obtain a polyimide that is excellent in heat resistance, transparency, and optical isotropy and is soluble in an organic solvent; to provide, by using either a polyimide or a polyamic acid which is a precursor or the polyimide, a product or a member that is highly required to have heat resistance and transparency; and particularly to provide a product and a member both of which are obtained by applying a polyamic acid solution and a polyimide solution of the present invention to the surface of an inorganic substance such as glass, metal, metal oxide, or a single crystal silicon. These objects can be attained by a polyimide acid and a polyimide which are each prepared from an alicyclic tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a monomer having a fluorene structure. |
| US09777136B2 |
Rubber composition and rubber molded article using the same
A rubber composition according to the present invention includes at least a rubber component, which includes an ethylene propylene diene rubber, a peroxide crosslinking agent, and amorphous silica and further includes not less than 0.3 parts by mass of a quaternary ammonium salt with respect to 100 parts by mass of the amorphous silica. A rubber molded article according to the present invention is constituted of the rubber composition. |
| US09777133B2 |
Additive for hydraulically setting compounds
The present invention relates to an additive for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a colloidally disperse preparation of at least one water-soluble salt of a polyvalent metal cation, at least one compound capable of releasing an anion which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, and at least one polymeric dispersant which comprises anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains. |
| US09777132B2 |
Applications for inorganic fullerene-like particles
A nanostructure that includes a multi-layered fullerene-like nano-structure composed of a plurality of layers each having a metal chalcogenide composition that has a molecular formula of MX2, in which M is a metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), technetium (Tc), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), mercury (Hg) and combinations thereof, and X is a chalcogen element selected from the group consisting of sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), oxygen (O) and combinations thereof. An outer layer of the multi-layered fullerene-like structure includes at least one sectioned portion that extends along a direction away from the curvature of the multi-layered fullerene-like nano-structure. |
| US09777131B2 |
Method for reclaiming used superabsorbent polymer
A method enabling a used superabsorbent polymer recovered from used absorbent, etc., to be readily and inexpensively recovered without using acids or alkalies. The used superabsorbent polymer is treated with an aqueous solution of a multivalent metal salt such as calcium chloride, etc., the superabsorbent polymer treated with the aqueous solution of a multivalent metal salt is treated with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt such as sodium chloride, etc., the superabsorbent polymer treated with the aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt is washed with water, and the superabsorbent polymer washed with water is then dried. |
| US09777128B2 |
Method to process oilseed flax fiber for use in biocomposite materials
A method and system for the production of fibers for use in biocomposites is provided that includes the ability to use both retted and unretted straw, that keeps the molecular structure of the fibers intact by subjecting the fibers to minimal stress, that maximizes the fiber's aspect ratio, that maximizes the strength of the fibers, and that minimizes time and energy inputs, along with maintaining the fibers in good condition for bonding to the polymer(s) used with the fibers to form the biocomposite material. This consequently increases the functionality of the biocomposites produced (i.e. reinforcement, sound absorption, light weight, heat capacity, etc.), increasing their marketability. Additionally, as the disclosed method does not damage the fibers, oilseed flax straw, as well as all types of fibrous materials (i.e. fiber flax, banana, jute, industrial hemp, sisal, coir) etc., can be processed in bio composite materials. |
| US09777123B2 |
Sulfated beta-O4 low molecular weight lignins
Low molecular weight sulfated beta-O4 lignin (SbO4L) are potent inhibitors of coagulation with high selectivity. |
| US09777122B2 |
Thickening compositions, and related materials and processes
A silicone polymer is provided, modified with at least one functional group from the class of anthraquinone amide groups; anthraquinone sulfonamide groups; thioxanthone amide groups; or thioxanthone sulfone amide groups. The polymer can be combined with a hydrocarbon solvent or with supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2), and is very effective for increasing the viscosity of either medium. A process for the recovery of oil from a subterranean, oil-bearing formation is also described, using supercritical carbon dioxide modified with the functionalized silicone polymer. A process for extracting natural gas or oil from a bedrock-shale formation is also described, again using the modified silicone polymer. |
| US09777121B2 |
Defoaming agent composition
Provided are a Gemini-type alkyl-polyoxyalkylene-modified silicone suitable for use in preparing a silicone emulsion; a production method of thereof; and a defoaming agent composition containing such Gemini-type alkyl-polyoxyalkylene-modified silicone.The Gemini-type alkyl-polyoxyalkylene-modified silicone is expressed by the following general formula (A): wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 represents an alkyl group or the like; n represents an integer of 0 to 300; and (B) represents a group expressed by the following general formula (1) or general formula (2): wherein each of R7 and X represents a hydrocarbon group; R8 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a formyl group or an acyl group; and a and b represent numbers satisfying 2≦a≦200 and 0≦b≦200, provided that a+b=2 to 200. |
| US09777119B2 |
Polyarylether sulfone polymers (P) with a reduced solvent content
The present invention relates to a process for the production of a polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P), comprising the following steps: (I) provision of a solution (PL) which comprises the polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P) and comprises an aprotic polar solvent (L), (II) separation of the solution (PL) into droplets, (III) transfer of the droplets into a precipitation bath (F) which comprises water, with the result that the polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P) is obtained in the form of particles, and (IV) isolation of the polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P) where the temperature of the solution (PL) in step (II) is in the range from 50 to <80° C. |
| US09777117B2 |
Process for the production of polyimide and polyamic ester polymers
This disclosure relates to a process of purifying a polymer. The process includes (a) providing an organic solution containing a polyimide or polyamic ester in at least one polar, aprotic polymerization solvent; (b) adding at least one purification solvent to the organic solution to form a diluted organic solution, the at least one purification solvent is less polar than the at least one polymerization solvent and has a lower water solubility than the at least one polymerization solvent at 25° C.; (c) washing the diluted organic solution with water or an aqueous solution to obtain a washed organic solution; and (d) removing at least a portion of the at least one purification solvent in the washed organic solution to obtain a solution containing a purified polyimide or polyamic ester. This disclosure also relates to a process of preparing a film on a semiconductor substrate, as well as related purified polymer solutions, films, and articles. |
| US09777116B2 |
Porous/nanoporous PHT
Methods of forming nanoporous materials are described herein that include forming a polymer network with a chemically removable portion. The chemically removable portion may be polycarbonate polymer that is removable on application of heat or exposure to a base, or a polyhexahydrotriazine (PHT) or polyhemiaminal (PHA) polymer that is removable on exposure to an acid. The method generally includes forming a reaction mixture comprising a formaldehyde, a solvent, a primary aromatic diamine, and a diamine having a primary amino group and a secondary amino group, the secondary amino group having a base-reactive substituent, and heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of between about 50 deg C. and about 150 deg C. to form a polymer. Removing any portion of the polymer results in formation of nanoscopic pores as polymer chains are decomposed, leaving pores in the polymer matrix. |
| US09777115B2 |
Xylylenediamine composition and method for producing polyamide resin
Provided are [1] a xylylenediamine composition containing xylylenediamine and a pyridine compound (A) having at least one substituent including an amino group, wherein the content of the pyridine compound (A) is 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the xylylenediamine; and [2] a method for producing a polyamide resin including the steps of introducing a pyridine compound (A) having at least one substituent including an amino group, a diamine including xylylenediamine (but excluding a diamine corresponding to the above-mentioned pyridine compound (A)), and a dicarboxylic acid into a reaction system and performing a polycondensation reaction, wherein the amount of the pyridine compound (A) to be introduced is 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of xylylenediamine. |
| US09777104B2 |
Rigid polyurethane foams with high acoustic absorption
The present invention relates to predominantly (>50 vol %) open-cell (to DIN ISO 4590-5 86), cold-deformable, rigid polyurethane foams which possess high acoustic absorption and a uniform cell structure and which are suitable for producing automotive interior trim, more particularly roof linings and pillar trim. |
| US09777101B2 |
Isoprene copolymer and method of producing the same
A copolymer having properties (durability (fracture resistance, abrasion resistance, and crack-growth resistance)) similar to those of natural rubber and a method of producing the copolymer are provided. An isoprene copolymer has a styrene block or a butadiene block at a terminal thereof, wherein styrene monomers account for less than 5 mol % of all monomers forming the isoprene copolymer having the styrene block; butadiene monomers account for 10 mol % or less of all monomers forming the isoprene copolymer having the butadiene block; and cis-1,4 bond content of a portion derived from isoprene accounts for at least 95% in total. |
| US09777097B2 |
Thermal and photo-initiation curing system of photopolymer resin for 3D printing
Photopolymer resin formulation for 3D printing enhancing the performance of 3D printed objects. In one example, additives comprising two photoinitiators with different absorption spectrums are used to achieve printing and post-curing processes. A thermal initiator can also be used to complete the post-curing process by baking at appropriate temperature. Additive combinations balanced to absorb some light in the near UV range of about 400 nm to about 420 nm absorption wavelength band or spectrum while fluorescing light at frequencies higher than their absorption wavelength allowing the creation of clear transparent materials using only near UV light sources (i.e., about 400 nm to about 420 nm) instead of deep UV (<400 nm) light sources. |
| US09777087B2 |
Polymer including phthalocyanine structure, method for producing the polymer, pigment composition, pigment dispersion, and toner
A polymer including a unit having a phthalocyanine structure, the polymer having a high capability of dispersing pigments. A pigment composition, a pigment dispersion, and a toner all having a high tinting strength. |
| US09777083B2 |
Process for making ethylene-based polymers using hydrocarbon initiators
An ethylene-based polymer, e.g., LDPE, with a low dissipation factor is made by a process comprising the step of contacting at polymerization conditions ethylene and, optionally, one or more comonomers, e.g., an alpha-olefin, with at least one carbon-carbon (C—C) hydrocarbyl, free-radical initiator of Structure 1: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, are each, independently, hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group and wherein, optionally, two or more R groups (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6) form a ring structure, with the provisos that at least one of R2 and R5, and at least one of R3 and R6 is a hydrocarbyl group of at least two carbon atoms, e.g., an alkaryl of at least seven carbon atoms. |
| US09777082B2 |
Synthesis of hyperbranched polyacrylates by emulsion polymerizsation of inimers
A method for the production of hyperbranched polyacrylates includes the step of reacting acrylic inimers through controlled living polymerization in aqueous conditions. The inimers may have the formula: Wherein X is a halogen, a thiocarbonylthio or nitroxide group, and R is hydrogen, methyl, dodecyl, and groups containing mesogenin substituents, fluorocarbon substituents, siloxane substituents and oxyethylene substituents. In particular, the aqueous condition is emulsion or miniemulsion. The polymerization may be reverse ATRP, SN&RI and AGET polymerization or RAFT polymerization (with thiocarbonylthio X groups) or nitroxide mediated polyeization (with nitroxide X groups). |
| US09777081B2 |
Polymer derived from acrylonitrile
This invention relates to poly(acrylonitrile) homo- or co-polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 200,000 g/mol and a dispersity () of less than 1.3. |
| US09777079B2 |
Resin composition, dry-etching resist mask, and patterning method
Provided is a curable resin composition for a dry-etching resist, the curable resin composition containing a polymer (A) having, in a side chain, a particular structure including an aromatic group having a vinyl group. The polymer (A) includes 80 to 100 wt % of the particular structure. In addition, provided are a dry-etching resist mask obtained by curing the curable composition for a dry-etching resist, and the dry-etching resist mask having a pattern formed by a nanoimprint method. |
| US09777077B2 |
Rubber particle fractionation method, transport method, and storage method
The present invention provides an effective method for fractionating rubber particles in natural rubber latex by particle size, and effective methods for transporting or preserving rubber particles. The present invention relates to a method for fractionating rubber particles in natural rubber latex by particle size, the method including centrifuging natural rubber latex in at least four stages at forces of 800 to 3,000×g, 6,500 to 10,000×g, 17,000 to 22,000×g, and 40,000 to 60,000×g to fractionate rubber particles. The present invention also relates to methods for transporting or preserving rubber particles, the methods including the steps of adding a buffer solution and an antioxidant to natural rubber latex or rubber particles fractionated from natural rubber latex; and freezing a mixture prepared in the above step. |
| US09777075B2 |
Diagnostic assay using particles with magnetic properties
A novel system for the analysis of molecules and cells, comprising clusters where a non-magnetic particle is supplemented with magnetic particles to form a characteristic pattern, fingerprint or bar code. Methods and devices for formation of such particles are also disclosed. |
| US09777068B2 |
Method for treating a GD2 positive cancer
The present invention relates to a method for treating a GD2 positive cancer by administering a preparation comprising an anti-GD2 antibody to a patient as a continuous intravenous infusion over 24 hours per day. |
| US09777066B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions containing sc(Fv)2
The present inventor discovered stabilizing agents/stabilizing conditions for suppressing isomerization reactions of sc(Fv)2. It was also discovered that the above-mentioned isomerization reactions can be suppressed through use of freeze-dried formulations. As disclosed herein, by applying the discovered stabilizing agents/stabilizing conditions or the freeze-dried formulation, the isomerization reaction of an sc(Fv)2-type molecule from the bivalent scFv type to the single chain diabody type, and/or the isomerization reaction from a single chain diabody type to a bivalent scFv type can be suppressed in both directions or one direction. |
| US09777063B2 |
Neutralizing prolactin receptor antibody Mat3 and its therapeutic use
The present invention is directed to the neutralizing prolactin receptor antibody Mat3, and antigen binding fragments, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment or prevention of benign disorders and indications mediated by the prolactin receptor such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, non-hormonal female contraception, benign breast disease and mastalgia, lactation inhibition, benign prostate hyperplasia, fibroids, hyper- and normoprolactinemic hair loss, and cotreatment in combined hormone therapy to inhibit mammary epithelial cell proliferation and for the treatment and prevention of antiestrogen-resistant breast cancer. The antibody of the invention blocks prolactin receptor-mediated signalling. |
| US09777062B2 |
High affinity antibody antagonists of interleukin-13 receptor alpha 1
High affinity antibody antagonists of human interleukin-13 receptor alpha 1 are disclosed. The antibody molecules are effective in the inhibition of IL-13Rα1-mediated activities and, accordingly, present desirable antagonists for the use in the treatment of conditions associated with hIL-13Rα1 activity. The present invention also discloses nucleic acid encoding said antibody molecules, vectors, host cells, and compositions comprising the antibody molecules. Methods of using the antibody molecules for inhibiting or antagonizing IL-13Rα1-mediated activities are also disclosed. |
| US09777061B2 |
Treatment of cancer using a CD33 chimeric antigen receptor
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD33. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD33, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the CD33 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD33 binding domain. |
| US09777059B2 |
Anti-VEGF antibodies
The invention herein provides isolated antibodies that bind to VEGF. The invention further provides methods of making anti-VEGF antibodies, and polynucleotides encoding anti-VEGF antibodies. |
| US09777055B2 |
Engineered antibody for inhibition of fibrosis
A chimeric, humanized or single-chain antibody contains a light chain variable region containing the complementarity determining regions of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:3, and a heavy chain variable region containing the complementarity determining regions SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5 and SEQ ID NO:6. The antibody or antibody fragment thereof is capable of binding the C-terminal telopeptide of the α2(I) chain of human collagen I, and is useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with excessive collagen fibril. |
| US09777052B2 |
R-spondin variants, compositions, and methods of use
R-spondin variants comprising a ZNRF3 binding region of a first R-spondin and an LGR4 binding region of a second R-spondin are disclosed. Cell culture media and compositions containing the R-spondin variants, as well as methods of their use, are also disclosed. |
| US09777050B2 |
Peptides and compositions for prevention of cell adhesion and methods of using same
Compositions comprising an isolated peptide, which may for example optionally comprise a sequence selected from the group consisting of YDYNWY (SEQ ID NO: 1), YDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 2), FDYNFY (SEQ ID NO: 3), FDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 4), FDYNWY (SEQ ID NO: 5), YDWNLY (SEQ ID NO: 6), YDWHLY (SEQ ID NO: 7), and WDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 8), extracted from organisms such as aquatic organisms and moss or any other sequence described herein, and methods of using same, including for treatment of or prevention of formation of microbial biofilms and against adhesion of a cell to a surface. |
| US09777049B2 |
Mutant lysenin pores
The invention relates to mutant forms of lysenin. The invention also relates to analyte characterization using lysenin. |
| US09777047B2 |
Endogenous regulator of RNA silencing in plants
Compositions and methods are described which use RAV proteins and genes that encode such proteins to regulate RNA silencing in plant cells. Novel ntRAV proteins and genes are also described. |
| US09777045B2 |
Immunogenic compositions and methods
Disclosed are immunogenic compositions and methods for their use in the formulation and administration of therapeutic and prophylactic pharmaceutical agents. In particular, the invention provides immunogenic compositions and methods for preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating the symptoms of one or more microbial infections, including, for example, influenza. |
| US09777044B2 |
GLUT-1 as a receptor for HTLV envelopes and its uses
The present application relates to polypeptides derived from the soluble part of the glycoprotein of the enveloped virus of Primate T-cell leukemia virus (PTLV), or fragments or variants thereof named receptor binding domain ligands (RBD) selected for their ability to bind specifically to the nutrient transporter GLUT1. |
| US09777042B2 |
Method of purifying HIV/SIV Nef from exosomal fusion proteins
The present application relates to methods of producing exosomes. The application also provides a method for preparing a protein composition comprising culturing an exosome-producing cell expressing a Nef-fusion protein comprising a Nef-derived peptide fused to a protein of interest; isolating exosomes from the exosome-producing cell culture; and purifying the protein of interest from the isolated exosomes. The application further discloses compositions that comprise exosomes containing the Nef-fusion protein, as well as methods of using the Nef-fusion protein and exosomes containing the Nef-fusion protein. |
| US09777030B2 |
Complexes
A palladium(II) complex of formula (1) or a palladium(II) complex of formula (3). Also, processes for the preparation of the complexes, and their use in carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom coupling reactions. |
| US09777029B2 |
Process for obtaining metal-organic materials with structure type MIL-101 (Cr) and MIL-101-Cr-MX+
The present invention relates to a process for obtaining materials with Metal Organic atomic structure and called MOF (MOF: Metal Organic Framework) type MIL-101 (Cr) and MIL-101-Cr-MX+ (MIL: Material from Institute Lavoisier), where MX+ can be any metal cation, such as Mg2+, Al3+ or Ti4+, using for its synthesis metal epoxides and alkoxides, avoiding the use of hydrofluoric acid (HF) or bases as synthesis controlling agents.The process of the present invention for the preparation of materials MOF MIL-101 (Cr) and MOF MIL-101-Cr-MX+ where MX+ can be any metal cation, such as Mg2+, Al3+ or Ti4+, consisting of: a) Synthesizing MOF MIL-101 (Cr) with epoxides, or Synthesizing MOF MIL-101-Cr-MX+ with metal alkoxides; and b) Purifying the synthesized MOF. in order to obtain 100% pure materials, with a controlled mesoporosity associated with a hysteresis P/P0 from 0.7 to 0.99, BET surface area from 2,500 to 3,500 m2/g, pore volume from 1.1 to 2.2 cm3/g, and pore diameter from 15 to 55 nm. |
| US09777026B2 |
Branched oligoarylsilanes and method for producing same
Novel branched oligoarylsilanes of general formula (I) A method of preparation of branched oligoarylsilanes is that a compound of general formula (III) Y-Qk-SiArn—R)3 (III), where Y stands for a residue of boronic acid or its ester or Br or I, reacts under Suzuki conditions with a reagent of general formula (IV) A-Xm-A (IV), where A stands for: Br or I, provided that Y stands for a residue of boronic acid or its ester; or a residue of boronic acid or its ester, provided that Y stands for Br or I. A technical result is preparation of novel compounds, featured by a high luminescence efficiency, efficient intramolecular energy transfer from some molecular fragments to others, and an increased thermal stability. |
| US09777025B2 |
Si-containing film forming precursors and methods of using the same
Mono-substituted TSA precursor Si-containing film forming compositions are disclosed. The precursors have the formula: (SiH3)2N—SiH2—X, wherein X is selected from a halogen atom; an isocyanato group; an amino group; an N-containing C4-C10 saturated or unsaturated heterocycle; or an alkoxy group. Methods for forming the Si-containing film using the disclosed mono-substituted TSA precursor are also disclosed. |
| US09777022B2 |
Process for the preparation of macrocyclic polyazacarboxylate ligands and chelates
The present disclosure relates generally to a process for the synthesis of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane ligands, chelates, and derivatives thereof. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to a process for the synthesis of 1,4,7,10-tetraaza-1,4,7,10-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)cyclododecane (DOTA) ligands, corresponding DOTA-metal chelates, and various derivatives thereof. |
| US09777020B2 |
Furo-3-carboxamide derivatives and methods of use
Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, amides, or radiolabelled forms thereof, wherein R1, Z1, Z2, and n are as defined in the specification, are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by Tropomysin receptor kinases (Trk). Methods for making the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of compounds of formula (I), and methods for using such compounds and compositions. |
| US09777019B2 |
Amino-oxazine and amino-dihydrothiazine compounds as beta-secretase modulators and methods of use
The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A3, A4, A5, A6, L, R2, R7, X, Y and Z of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I. |
| US09777015B2 |
Useful thiophene derivatives in the treatment of diabetes
The present invention relates to a thiophene derivative of the following general formula I or an enantiomer, diastereoisomer, hydrate, solvate, tautomer, racemic mixture or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to its use as a drug in particular intended for treating and/or preventing diabetes, its complications and/or associated pathologies, advantageously diabetes of type II and hyperglycemia. |
| US09777012B2 |
Substituted furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors and microtubule targeting antitumor agents
Compounds of Formula I: and compounds of Formula II: are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising either the compound of Formula I or Formula II are disclosed. Methods of treating patients having cancer are provided by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds having Formula I or Formula II to treat the patient. The compounds of Formula I or II are preferably conformationally restricted furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines having dual inhibition of microtubule assembly and receptor tyrosine kinases. |
| US09777008B2 |
PRMT5 inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting PRMT5 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT5-mediated disorders are also described. |
| US09777007B2 |
Short-acting benzodiazepine salts and their polymorphic forms
The invention relates to besylate salts of the compound of formula (I): Methods of preparing the salts, and their use as medicaments, in particular for sedative or hypnotic, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, or anticonvulsant purposes is also described. |
| US09777005B2 |
Bicyclic heterocyclic compound containing a substituted pyrrole ring
Provided is a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein ring A is a 4- to 7-membered ring optionally having substituent(s); L is —O—, —S—, —SO— or —SO2—; R1 is a C1-6 alkyl group optionally having substituent(s) (provided that when L is —O—, R1 is not a C1-6 alkyl group optionally substituted by halogen atom(s)), or a cyclic group optionally having substituent(s); X1 is —CRa═ or —N═; X2 is —CRb═ or —N═; X3 is —CRc= or —N═; Ra, Rb and Rc are each a C1-6 alkyl group, C2-6 alkenyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, C3-6 cycloalkyl group, C3-6 cycloalkoxy group or C6-14 aryl group, each of which optionally having substituent(s), H or halogen, or a salt thereof. |
| US09777003B2 |
Tricyclic heterocycles as bet protein inhibitors
The present invention relates to tricyclic heterocycles which are inhibitors of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US09776995B2 |
Bicyclic sulfonamide compounds as sodium channel inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels, in particular Nav1.7. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of sodium channels such as pain disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention. |
| US09776990B2 |
Isoindolone derivatives
The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I) wherein A, Y, J, R1, R2, and R3 have any of the values defined therefor in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents in the treatment of diseases and conditions, including inflammatory diseases, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and AIDS. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of formula I. |
| US09776988B2 |
Pyrazolylbenzo[d]imidazole derivatives
A compound represented by the general Formula (I), wherein hydrogen atoms shown as attached to pyrazole and benzimidazole rings are attached to one of nitrogen atoms of the pyrazole or benzimidazole ring, respectively; R1 represents —X-Q-P, wherein X is absent or represents —CH2—, —C(O)—, or —C(O)NH—(CH2)k—, wherein k is 0, 1 or 2; Q is selected from the group consisting of Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5; P is absent or represents straight- or branched-chain C1-C3 alkyl, —(CH2)l—NR2R3, or —(CH2)m—C(O)—NR2R3, wherein l and m independently of each other represent 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that when B in Q1 represents oxygen atom, then P is absent; and R2 and R3 independently represent C1 or C2 alkyl, or R2 and R3 together with nitrogen atom to which they are both attached form a 6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring, wherein one of carbon atoms can be replaced with oxygen, —NH— or —N(C1-C2)alkyl-; and acid addition salts thereof. The compound can be useful in the treatment of cancer diseases. (I) |
| US09776985B2 |
Process for preparation of alogliptin
Provided is a novel process for the preparation of alogliptin. |
| US09776979B2 |
EBI2 modulators
Provided herein are small molecule Epstein-Barr virus-induced G-protein coupled receptor 2 (EBI2) modulator compounds, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions comprising the compounds. EBI2 is a therapeutic target for the treatment of a variety of diseases or conditions. In some embodiments, EBI2 is a therapeutic target for the treatment of diseases or conditions such as, but not limited to, autoimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. |
| US09776978B2 |
1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives as immunomodulators
The present invention relates to 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole compounds as therapeutic agents capable of inhibiting the programmed cell death 1 (PD1) signalling pathway. The invention also refers to derivatives of the therapeutic agents. The invention also encompasses the use of the said therapeutic agents and derivatives for treatment of disorders via immunopotentiation comprising inhibition of immunosuppressive signal induced due to PD-1, PD-L1, or PD-L2 and therapies using them. |
| US09776972B2 |
Pyrazole derivatives as arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described. |
| US09776971B2 |
Opioid and opioid-like compounds and uses thereof
The present invention relates to opioid and opioid-like compounds, and pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and use thereof for prevention and treatment of disorders such as septic shock and organ damage. |
| US09776970B2 |
Bosutinib forms and preparation methods thereof
The present subject matter relates to solvates and the amorphous form of bosutinib; the solvates namely being a propylene glycol solvate and an acetonitrile solvate. Also provided are processes for preparing the propylene glycol solvate, the amorphous form and the crystalline acetonitrile solvate of bosutinib; as well as compositions comprising said forms. Bosutinib is a 3-quinolinecarbonitrile kinase inhibitor and is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic, accelerated, or blast phase Ph+ chronic myelogenous leukemia (CMS) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy. |
| US09776968B2 |
Processes for producing cycloalkylcarboxamido-pyridine benzoic acids
The present invention relates to a process of providing the 3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid in substantially free form (Compound 1). |
| US09776966B2 |
Synthesis of 2-carboxamide cycloamino urea derivatives
Provided herein are processes and intermediate compounds useful for the preparation of 2-carboxamide cycloamino urea derivatives, and useful intermediates therefore. |
| US09776964B2 |
Phenoxyethyl cyclic amine derivatives and their activity as EP4 receptor modulators
The present invention provides a compound of the Formula (I): wherein X, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US09776963B2 |
Small molecule CD4 mimetics and uses thereof
The invention provides for compounds of formula I: wherein Z is absent or (CRARB)nW; each RA and RB is independently (i) H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, haloalkyl, each of which may be optionally substituted; (ii) OH, ORc, NH2, NHRc, NRcRc, SH, S(O)mRc; or (iii) RA and RB together form C(O); W is absent, C(O), C(O)O, C(O)NRcRc, O, S(O)m, or NRcRc; Y is an optionally substituted heterocyclic, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or NRXRY; wherein Rx and Ry are each independently H, alkyl or aryl; X1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, methyl, and hydroxyl; X2 is a halogen; each Rc is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, or heteroaralkyl, each of which may be optionally substituted; m is O, 1, or 2; and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US09776952B2 |
Polymerisable compounds and the use thereof in liquid-crystal media and liquid-crystal displays
The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilized blue phase, and in LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment”), and to LC media and LC displays comprising these compounds. |
| US09776951B2 |
Polyglycerol esters with a particular oligomer distribution of the polyglycerol
The invention relates to novel polyglycerol esters with a particular oligomer distribution of the polyglycerol present, and to their use in particular in cosmetic formulations as, for example, emulsifier. |
| US09776950B2 |
Ester production method and ester production device
Provided is a production device including: a first reactor to form a second gas containing an ester and nitric oxide from a first gas containing carbon monoxide, a nitrite, and nitric oxide; an absorption column to separate the second gas and an absorbing solution into a condensate containing the ester and a noncondensable gas; a second reactor to introduce an alcohol, the noncondensable gas, and oxygen gas thereinto to form a third gas containing nitric oxide and a nitrite; a third reactor to form a fourth gas containing a nitrite from the noncondensable gas and a bottom liquid from the second reactor and to feed the fourth gas to the second reactor; a first measurement unit to measure the concentration of a nitrite in the first gas; and a first flow rate-adjusting unit to adjust the amount of the noncondensable gas to the third reactor based on the concentration. |
| US09776946B2 |
Process for producing 2-propylheptyl acrylate by transesterification
The invention relates to the industrial production of highly pure 2-propylheptyl acrylate with a high yield according to a process by transesterification, preferably in semi-continuous mode. The process according to the invention uses ethyl titanate in solution in 2-propylheptanol or 2-propylheptyl titanate as transesterification catalyst, and implements a purification sequence comprising a single distillation column and a film evaporator. |
| US09776942B2 |
Processes for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content
A process for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content via a carbonylation reaction. The carbonylation reaction is carried out at a temperature from 100 to 300° C., a hydrogen partial pressure from 0.3 to 2 atm, and a metal catalyst concentration from 100 to 3000 wppm, based on the weight of the reaction medium. The butyl acetate concentration in the acetic acid product may be controlled by removing acetaldehyde from a stream derived from the reaction medium and/or by adjusting at least one of reaction temperature, hydrogen partial pressure, and metal catalyst concentration. |
| US09776941B2 |
Process for producing acetic acid
A process for removing acetaldehyde efficiently and producing high-purity acetic acid stably is provided. Methanol is allowed to continuously react with carbon monoxide in a carbonylation reactor 1 in the presence of a catalyst system; the reaction mixture is continuously fed to a flasher 2 to form a volatile phase (2A) containing acetic acid and methyl iodide; the volatile phase (2A) is continuously fed to a splitter column 3 to form an overhead (3A) containing methyl iodide and acetaldehyde and a stream (3B) containing acetic acid; the volatile phase (2A) and/or the overhead (3A) is cooled by a first condenser C1, C3 at a predetermined cooling temperature; and the noncondensed gaseous component is further cooled by a second condenser C2, C4 to form a concentrate having a lower temperature and a higher acetaldehyde concentration. Acetaldehyde is efficiently removed by distilling the concentrate having a high acetaldehyde concentration. |
| US09776940B2 |
Process for production of acrylic acid
A process for production of acrylic acid includes preparing a product gas mixture by a catalytic gas-phase oxidation of a C3 precursor; cooling and contacting the cooled product gas mixture in an absorption column having at least two cooling loops in countercurrent with an absorbent to obtain an absorbate A, containing the absorbent and absorbed acrylic acid; condensing a high boiler fraction of the product gas mixture in a first cooling loop; condensing a low boiler fraction of the product gas mixture in a second cooling loop; maintaining a temperature of the absorbate A in the second cooling loop at a value of at least 56° C.; removing an acid water stream comprising glyoxal from the absorption column at a side take-off located above the second cooling loop; and removing a stream F of absorbate A from the absorption column at a side take-off, located at a height of the absorption column between the first cooling loop and the second cooling loop. |
| US09776939B2 |
Method for cultivation of Monarda fistulosa for production of thymoquinone
A method for cultivating Monarda fistulosa for production of thymoquinone includes planting seeds at rates between about 2.5 and about 5 pounds per acre, preferably about 4 pounds per acre. The heavy rate of planting produces plants bearing oil without weed contamination and reduces herbicide use due to production of natural herbicides by the monarda plants. Seeding and mowing the first season, and harvesting in seasons thereafter reduce costs. The method results in increased production of essential oils including thymoquinone and thymohydroquinone at levels up to about 40% or more of recovered oils, and which may be distilled from the plant. |
| US09776938B2 |
Plant for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
The invention concerns a method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprising: a fluoridation reaction of a halopropane and/or halopropene into 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene by means of hydrogen fluoride; the recovery of a gas stream resulting from the reaction; the cooling and partial condensation of the gas stream resulting from the reaction into a partially condensed stream; the separation of the partially condensed stream into a gas fraction and a liquid fraction; the compression of the gas fraction into a compressed gas fraction; the compression of the liquid fraction into a compressed liquid fraction; the distillation of the compressed gas fraction and compressed liquid fraction in order to provide a stream of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, a stream of hydrochloric acid, and a stream of unreacted hydrogen fluoride. The invention also concerns an installation suitable for implementing said method. |
| US09776937B2 |
Integrated nitrile poison adsorption and desorption system
In a feed clean-up process at least two adsorbents (2, 4) are installed in front of an oligomerization reactor (3). Olefin feed is sent over one adsorbent (2) and the nitrile poisons are adsorbed so that clean feed will enter the reactor (3). Before the adsorbent (2) will be saturated, the feed (1) is sent to the other, fresh adsorbent (4). At the same time oligomerization product from the reactor (3) is used to desorb nitriles from the spent adsorbent (2). |
| US09776935B2 |
Method for olefins production
Disclosed is a process for the catalytic dehydrogenation of alkanes so as to form the corresponding olefins. The reaction mixture is subjected to membrane separation of hydrogen, in a separate unit. Preferably a plurality of alternating reaction and separation units is used. The process of the invention serves the purpose of reducing coke formation on the catalyst, and also of achieving a higher alkane conversion without a similar increase in coke formation. The process can also be used for the production of hydrogen. |
| US09776934B2 |
Method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
A method of producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes bringing a light feedstock oil having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. to 205° C. and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 300° C. or lower, which has been prepared from a feedstock oil having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower, into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, in which a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the light feedstock oil is adjusted by distillation of the feedstock oil such that the content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the light feedstock oil is higher than a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the feedstock oil. |
| US09776929B2 |
Method for assembling parts made of SiC materials by means of non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, brazing compositions, and gasket and assembly obtained by said method
A method is described for assembling at least two parts made of silicon carbide based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, each of the parts comprising a surface to be assembled, wherein the parts are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient for completely or at least partially melting the brazing composition, or rendering the brazing composition viscous, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so as to form, after cooling the latter to ambient temperature, a moderately refractory joint. The non-reactive brazing composition is a composition A consisting of silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3), and calcium oxide (CaO), or a composition B consisting of alumina (Al2O3), calcium oxide (CaO), and magnesium oxide (MgO), and, before heating the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition to the brazing temperature, a supply of silicon in a non-oxidized form is carried out on the surfaces to be assembled of the parts to be assembled, and/or on the surface layers comprising the surfaces to be assembled of the parts to be assembled, and/or in the brazing composition. |
| US09776923B2 |
Siliceous composition and method for obtaining same
A powdery composition based on silica for ceramic welding, in particular by projection, comprising from 10 to 90% of a phase of siliceous particles comprise at least 80% by weight of cristobalite and at most 15% by weight of tridymite, based on the total weight of the composition, from 90 to 10% by weight of conventional additives forming a binding phase, based on the total weight of the composition, said siliceous particles having a d50 comprised between 350 and 800 μm, preferably between 400 and 500 μm. |
| US09776921B2 |
Bricks and method of forming bricks with high coal ash content using a press mold machine and variable firing trays
There is provided an apparatus and process for manufacturing a brick or paver with a high content of coal ash (ranging from 60% to 100% coal ash or fly ash) so that a waste product (coal ash, and more particularly Class F coal ash) from a coal-fired power plant is incorporated into a building product (high content fly ash brick or paver). Also provided is a variable firing tray to support the dried, high content coal ash bricks/pavers as the dried products are sent through a tunnel kiln, to improve circulation around the individual bricks/pavers and thereby result in reduced firing time in the kiln. |
| US09776920B2 |
Insulated concrete slip form and method of accelerating concrete curing using same
The invention comprises a concrete form. The form comprises a first concrete forming panel having a first primary surface adapted for forming and contacting plastic concrete and a second primary surface opposite the first primary surface; a layer of insulating material contacting and substantially covering the second primary surface of the first concrete forming panel; and an insulating blanket adjacent the first concrete forming panel. A method of using the concrete form is also disclosed. |
| US09776918B2 |
Low efflorescence tile grout composition
The present invention provides a dry mix of cement, sand, metakaolin in the amount of 5 wt % or less, based on total solids in the dry mix, and aluminum cement in a low amount (≦1 wt. %, based on total solids in the dry mix) useful as a tile grout, as well as uses thereof and to methods of using the same as a tile grout. The dry mix when made into a mortar exhibits excellent resistance to efflorescence as a tile grout. |
| US09776913B2 |
Methods and apparatus providing a substrate having a coating with an elastic modulus gradient
Methods and apparatus are provide for: a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, and an elastic modulus; and layer(s) having a thickness between first and second opposing surfaces thereof, the first surface of the layer contacting the second surface of the substrate, forming an interface. The layer may exhibit one or more of: a first elastic modulus proximate to the first surface thereof and a second elastic modulus proximate to the second surface thereof, the second elastic modulus being substantially higher than the elastic modulus value, the first elastic modulus being lower than the elastic modulus of the substrate, the second elastic modulus being higher than the elastic modulus of the substrate, and the layer exhibiting an increasing elastic modulus gradient through the thickness thereof from the first elastic modulus to the second elastic modulus. |
| US09776909B2 |
Glass frit
A glass frit having a low melting point containing (A) Ag2O, (B) V2O5, and (C) at least one first oxide selected from the group consisting of MoO3, ZnO, CuO, TiO2, Bi2O3, MnO2, MgO, Nb2O5, BaO and P2O5. The glass frit preferably contains 40 to 70% by mass of (A), 10 to 40% by mass of (B), and 0.5 to 30% by mass of (C) with respect to the total mass in terms of oxides. Furthermore, the glass frit preferably has a mass ratio (Ag2O/V2O5) of (A) to (B) of 1.8 to 3.2. |
| US09776908B2 |
Coating film-attached glass, coating film-attached chemically strengthened glass, exterior member, and electronic device
Coating film-attached glass includes: glass containing a coloring component; and a colored coating film formed on one major surface of the glass, wherein at least one of an absolute value of a difference between (Δa*(D65−F2)) of the glass and (Δa*(D65−F2)) of the coating film and an absolute value of a difference between (Δa*(A−F2)) of the glass and (Δa*(A−F2)) of the coating film is 0.2 or more, where (Δa*(D65−F2)) is a difference between a chromaticity a* value of reflected light by a D65 light source and a chromaticity a* value of reflected light by an F2 light source in an L*a*b* color system and (Δa*(A−F2)) is a difference between a chromaticity a* value of reflected light by an A light source and the chromaticity a* value of the reflected light by the F2 light source in the L*a*b* color system. |
| US09776906B2 |
Laser machining strengthened glass
An internal feature can be laser machined in strengthened glass sheets or panels by first laser machining a first scribe in a first surface proximate to the internal feature to be laser machined. The internal feature can be then laser machined by positioning a beam waist of a laser beam proximate to an opposite second surface by focusing the laser beam through the strengthened glass panel from the first surface. The internal feature is laser machined by repositioning the beam waist from the second surface to the first surface while removing material from a kerf surrounding the internal feature. When the laser beam waist is finally positioned proximate to the first surface material, the internal shape formed by the laser machining is easily and cleanly removed from the surrounding glass. |
| US09776903B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for processing molten glass
Apparatus, systems and methods for refining molten glass include a fining chamber having a refractory floor and a sidewall structure that may include a refractory liner, and includes an inlet transition region having increasing width from initial to a final width, and depth decreasing from an initial to final depth. The floor includes a raised curb having width equal to final width of the inlet transition region, curb length less than the length of the inlet transition region, and curb height forming a shallowest depth portion of the fining chamber. The raised curb separates the fining chamber into the inlet transition region and a primary fining region, the primary fining region defined by the refractory floor and sidewall structure. The primary fining region has a constant depth greater than the shallowest depth but less than the depth of the inlet transition region. |
| US09776901B2 |
Submerged combustion glass manufacturing system and method
Submerged combustion glass manufacturing systems include a melter having a floor, a roof, a wall structure connecting the floor and roof, and an exhaust passage through the roof. One or more submerged combustion burners are mounted in the floor and/or wall structure discharging combustion products under a level of material being melted in the melter and create turbulent conditions in the material. The melter exhausts through an exhaust structure connecting the exhaust passage with an exhaust stack. The exhaust structure includes a barrier defining an exhaust chamber having an interior surface, the exhaust chamber having a cross-sectional area greater than that of the exhaust stack but less than the melter. The barrier maintains temperature and pressure in the exhaust structure at values sufficient to substantially prevent condensation of exhaust material on the interior surface. |
| US09776900B2 |
Use of celluloses in sludge dewatering, and sludge products thereof
Methods to improve dewatering in industrial and municipal sludges are described. One method involves admixing sludge from a papermaking process and modified cellulose to provide modified sludge with the modified cellulose present in an effective amount to improve dewatering in the treated sludge, such as in allowing use of reduced amounts of coagulant and/or reducing dewatering times, increased dewatered volumes, and reduced sludge product moisture contents, and the like. The dewatered sludge may be formed into a dried particulate, and may be used as filler or other component of concrete, rubber, asphalt, plastics, resin-wood composite products, and other composite products. |
| US09776886B2 |
Apparatus for preparing cathode active material precursor for lithium secondary batteries and method for preparing the same using the apparatus
Provided are an apparatus for preparing a cathode active material precursor for lithium secondary batteries including a cylindrical outer chamber, an inner cylinder that has the same central axis as the outer chamber and is mounted to rotatably move along the central axis, an electric motor to transfer power to rotate the inner cylinder, a reactant inlet disposed on the outer chamber, to add reactants to a space between the outer chamber and the inner cylinder, and an outlet disposed in the outer chamber, to obtain reaction products after reaction in the space between the outer chamber and the inner cylinder, and a method for preparing a cathode active material precursor for lithium secondary batteries using the apparatus. |
| US09776879B2 |
Surface-treatment method of cathode active material and cathode active material formed therefrom
The present invention provides a method for treating the particle surface of a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the method comprising (a) preparing a cathode active material having a lithium compound; (b) generating a plasma from a gas comprising at least one of a fluorine-containing gas and a phosphorus-containing gas as a part of a reactive gas; and (c) removing lithium impurities present on the particle surface of the cathode active material with the plasma. In accordance with the present invention, the amount of the lithium impurities present on the particle surface of the cathode active material can be reduced to suppress a side reaction of the lithium impurities and an electrolyte. |
| US09776875B2 |
Method of manufacturing graphene using metal catalyst
The present invention relates to a method for producing graphene on a face-centered cubic metal catalyst having a plane oriented in one direction, and more particularly to a method of producing graphene on a metal catalyst having the (100) or (111) crystal structure and a method of producing graphene using a catalyst metal foil having a single orientation, obtained by electroplating a metal catalyst by a pulse wave current and annealing the metal catalyst. The invention also relates to a method of producing graphene using a metal catalyst, and more particularly to a method of producing graphene, comprising the steps of: alloying a metal catalyst with an alloying element; forming step structures on the metal catalyst substrate in an atmosphere of a gas having a molecular weight of carbon; and supplying hydrocarbon and hydrogen gases to the substrate. On unidirectionally oriented metal catalyst prepared according to the present invention, graphene can be grown uniformly and epitaxially. Moreover, a method for producing graphene according to the present invention can form monolayer graphene by epitaxially growing graphene while increasing the growth rate of graphene. |
| US09776868B2 |
Apparatus for preparing phosphoric acid from fume exiting the kiln in a kiln phosphoric acid process
Disclosed is an apparatus for preparing phosphoric acid from a fume exiting the kiln in a kiln phosphoric acid process, the apparatus comprises a hydration tower and an acid solution cyclical spraying system, a fume inlet of the fume exiting the kiln is disposed at a lower portion of the hydration tower, a fume outlet after hydration and absorption is disposed at the top, a spraying device is disposed in a cavity of the hydration tower above the fume inlet, a liquid inlet of the acid solution cyclical spraying system is disposed on a bottom of the hydration tower, a liquid outlet of the acid solution cyclical spraying system is connected to a liquid intake pipe of the spraying device. The present invention has the advantages of simple structure, reasonable layout, strong adaptability, high raw material utilization rate, reduced contaminant emissions, and high recovery rate of phosphoric acid etc. |
| US09776866B2 |
Method for producing perovskite metal oxynitride
The method for producing a perovskite metal oxynitride of the present invention, comprises: a hydrogenation step (A) of forming a perovskite oxyhydride in which an oxide ion (O2−) and a hydride ion (H−) coexist, by reducing a perovskite oxide through a reductive oxygen elimination reaction using a metal hydride; and a nitriding step (B) of forming a perovskite oxynitride containing a nitride ion (N3−) by heat-treating the perovskite oxyhydride in the presence of a nitrogen source substance at a temperature of 300° C. or higher and 600° C. or lower and exchanging the hydride ion (H−) for a nitride ion (N3−). |
| US09776865B2 |
Induction-coupled plasma synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes
Described herein are processes and apparatus for the large-scale synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) by induction-coupled plasma (ICP). A boron-containing feedstock may be heated by ICP in the presence of nitrogen gas at an elevated pressure, to form vaporized boron. The vaporized boron may be cooled to form boron droplets, such as nanodroplets. Cooling may take place using a condenser, for example. BNNTs may then form downstream and can be harvested. |
| US09776857B2 |
Methods of fabricating micro electro mechanical system structures
A method of fabricating a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) structure includes providing a first substrate structure including a bonding pad structure. The bonding pad structure has at least one recess therein. A second substrate structure is provided and bonded with the bonding pad structure of the first substrate structure. |
| US09776854B2 |
Device and method of manufacturing the same
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a device is provided. A amorphous metal layer is formed. A metal layer containing metal and having a crystal plane oriented to a predetermined plane is formed on the amorphous metal layer. A first layer containing semiconductor including silicon, and metal identical to the metal contained in the metal layer is formed on the metal layer. The first layer is changed to a second layer containing a compound of the semiconductor and the metal, the compound having a crystal plane oriented to the predetermined plane. A third layer containing polycrystalline silicon-germanium and having a crystal plane oriented to the predetermined plane is formed on the second layer. |
| US09776851B2 |
Horse buckle
A horse buckle includes a buckle ring seat; a prong movably coupled to the buckle ring seat; an elastic unit arranged between the buckle ring seat and the prong and including an elastic element having two end respectively fixed to the buckle ring seat and the prong, a barrel fit outside the elastic element, and a pin mounted to one side of the buckle ring seat and movably coupled to the prong; and a support unit movably mounted to an end the buckle ring seat. As such, the buckle ring seat is coupled to a girth for use and receives a fastening strap to extend through the buckle ring seat and a restoration spring force of an elastic element makes a prong quickly seated in a positioning hole of the fastening strap. |
| US09776850B2 |
System, method and apparatus for verifying groundwire connections on a vehicle
The present invention relates to a method, system, and apparatus for verifying a groundwire connection prior to transferring a fluid between a tank and a reservoir. The system may comprise a vehicle comprising a tank and a groundwire, the groundwire comprising a first communicating member, a grounding unit configured to electrically ground the vehicle when the groundwire is connected thereto, the grounding unit comprising a second communicating member, and at least one processor in communication with at least one of the first communicating member and the second communicating member. The at least one processor may be configured to determine whether the groundwire is connected to the grounding unit, and facilitate fluid transfer between the tank and the reservoir based at least partially on the determination. |
| US09776846B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic machine stability
A lift device includes a chassis, a lift boom, a sensor, and a controller. The chassis includes a frame, an axle pivotally coupled to the frame, and an actuator positioned to move the axle. The lift boom is rotatably coupled to the chassis and operable within a work envelope, and the sensor is positioned to monitor an orientation of the lift boom. The controller is configured to engage the actuator based on the orientation of the lift boom. Engagement of the actuator moves the axle to adjust the work envelope of the lift boom. |
| US09776845B2 |
Aerial lift platform with dielectric anchor
An anchoring assembly is provided for the aerial lift platform of an aerial lift vehicle. The anchor assembly extends through the walls of a bucket liner and a bucket platform, and provides a strong anchor disposed inside of the bucket liner for use in attaching an operator harness to prevent the operator from being ejected from the bucket platform. The anchor assembly also provides dielectric protection mandated by OSHA and ANSI standards. |
| US09776838B2 |
Crane motion control
Methods of detection and prevention for snags or off center lifts, and auto-centering a crane over a load. Snag detection includes monitoring angular deflection of the load with respect to an at-rest position, and halting movement of the crane in a direction of increasing angular deflection. Controlling off center lifting includes detecting a side load condition for a load, and preventing a hoist operation when the side load condition is detected. Auto-centering a load includes determining a position of a block coupled to the load with respect to a trolley of the crane, and centering the trolley over the block prior to a moving operation. Centering includes comparing a position of a block marker using a trolley camera to a known centered position of the marker with respect to the camera, and moving the trolley to match the determined position of the marker to its known centered position. |
| US09776835B2 |
Lifting hook, safety latch of lifting hook and locking and releasing device of safety latch
A lifting hook, its safety latch and a locking and releasing device of the safety latch are disclosed. The lifting hook includes a hook body having a hook stem and tip. The safety latch is pivotably fastened close to the stem so as to move the safety latch between an open position and a closed position, the safety latch being in its open position substantially against the inside of the hook body in a position that leaves a hook jaw free, while in the closed position a latch end extends across the hook jaw to the hook tip, closing the jaw on the inside thereof. The locking and releasing device of the safety latch includes a locking element that engages the inner surface area of the hook jaw at a distance below the fastening end of the safety latch, and a releasing lever that when turned, releases the locking element. |
| US09776832B2 |
Self-propelled cargo lift for elevator systems
An elevator system includes a car, configured to travel through a hoistway; a first stationary drive unit, configured to be mounted in a hoistway, a first movable drive unit, configured to be functionally coupled to the car and to the first stationary drive unit, and a second movable drive unit, configured to be functionally coupled to the car and to the first stationary drive unit. |
| US09776829B2 |
Elevator safety arrangement with drive prevention logic
The invention relates to a safety arrangement of an elevator, which includes sensors configured to indicate functions that are critical to the safety of the elevator, and also a safety circuit, with which the data formed by the sensors indicating the safety of the elevator is read. The safety arrangement includes a drive device including a control circuit of a motor bridge, an input circuit for a safety signal that can be disconnected/connected from outside the drive device, and also drive prevention logic, to prevent the passage of control pulses to the control poles of high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge when the safety signal is disconnected. The safety circuit brings the elevator into a state preventing a run by disconnecting the safety signal and removes the state preventing a run by connecting the safety signal. |
| US09776828B2 |
Device for the position detection of an elevator car and method for operating an elevator system
A device for detecting the position of an elevator car (40) by a sensor and evaluation unit (20, 22, 24), accommodated in a sensor housing (10), which can be arranged on the elevator car, is designed for interaction with a strip (14) having a length and/or position coding and which is connected to a switching unit (12) that has a safety switch (30) and/or an interrupter contact for an emergency function, especially an emergency stop of the elevator car, the sensor and evaluation unit being designed for generating a position and/or speed signal from the length or position coding and for generating or receiving an elevator car status signal (62) that corresponds to an opening status of an elevator car. A monitoring device (60) for activating the switching unit is associated with the sensor and evaluation unit and is designed such that the emergency function can be activated as a response to the position or speed signal and to the elevator car status signal if a car movement with the elevator car door open exceeds a predetermined speed threshold value and/or acceleration threshold value and/or displacement threshold value. |
| US09776826B2 |
Locking ring and packaging for dispensing wound material from a container
A locking ring is described that permits removal of filamentary material housed in a walled container through a payout tube defining a payout tube axis and through which a first end of the filamentary material extends. The ring includes an annular flange around a ring axis and a body having a tubular wall extending from an inner edge of the annular flange to a distal edge of the ring. The tubular wall is coaxial with the ring axis, and has a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced around the tubular wall and extend from the tubular wall radially outwardly and toward the annular flange. Each tooth resiliently deflects radially inwardly in response to interference between the tooth and an inner wall of the payout tube. The curved edges form a thread permitting the ring to advance axially into and secure with the payout tube. |
| US09776825B2 |
Folding roller module with combined bearing unit
A folding roller module with combined bearing unit is disclosed. The folding roller module of the present invention comprises a folding roller and a plurality of combined bearing unit. In the present invention, a plurality of combined bearing unit are used to support the folding roller at suitable locations for enhancing the strength of the folding roller module, reducing the deformation of the folding roller, and reducing the vibration during operation. |
| US09776824B2 |
Method and unit for folding incontinence pads
A method and unit for folding light incontinence pads having a substantially rectangular shape elongate according to a longitudinal axis and comprising a central absorbent pad and an outer edge, according to which a first end portion of the incontinence pad is folded on a central portion of the incontinence pad about a first fold line transversal to the longitudinal axis, a second end portion of the incontinence pad is folded on the first end portion about a second fold line transversal to the longitudinal axis, and elasticated segments of the edge located between the first and second fold lines are folded on the central portion; the step of folding the elasticated segments of the edge being between a first sub-step of partly folding the first end portion and a second sub-step of completely folding the first end portion on the central portion. |
| US09776823B2 |
Label issuing device including anti-adhesive agent reservoir
The label issuing device, which reels out linerless paper having an adhesive face on one side and cuts the reeled-out linerless paper to issue individual labels, has a cutter part for cutting the reeled-out linerless paper and a detachable container that is detachable from an enclosure of the label issuing device. The detachable container has a reservoir part for reserving a lubricant, and an application part that extends from the reservoir part, receives the lubricant reserved in the reservoir part, and applies the lubricant to a blade body of the cutter part. The reservoir part is filled with an impregnation material that is impregnated with the lubricant to hold (reserve) the lubricant, wherein the impregnation material is coupled to an impregnation material of the application part. |
| US09776822B2 |
Apparatus for collecting sheets
In a sheet storage apparatus, a shift trajectory between an aligning position on a load surface and a waiting position above the tray is short, and the shift operation does not cause misregistration of aligned sheets, wherein a regulation member strikes and regulates a sheet carried onto the load surface, and a trajectory is set to displace to the regulation member side. The apparatus includes a transport path having a sheet discharge outlet, a tray member disposed on the downstream side of the sheet discharge outlet and having a load surface of sheets, a regulation member disposed in the tray member to regulate an end edge in a transport direction, an aligning member including a side edge engagement surface engaging a side edge in a sheet width direction on the load surface, and a shift section shifting the side edge engagement surface between the waiting position and the aligning position. |
| US09776821B2 |
Device for stream-feeding and placing sheets onto a stack
An apparatus for overlapping and stacking sheets, the apparatus has a housing defining a stacking area and a travel plane for the sheets, a conveyor for transporting the sheets through the housing in a travel direction along a travel plane, and an overlapping device in the housing upstream of the stacking area for producing an overlapping stream of the conveyed sheets. A brake in the overlapping device slows the conveyed sheets of the overlapping stream. Stacking elements include stops projecting upward in the stacking area and serving to position a stack formed by the conveyed sheets of the overlapping stream. A separate frame carrying the stacking elements in the stacking area above the travel plane or extending to above the supply travel plane is mounted in the housing of the apparatus so as to be movable horizontally downstream in the direction away from the overlapping device. |
| US09776815B2 |
Feeding device and recording apparatus including the feeding device
A feeding device includes a roller configured to feed an uppermost sheet of a plurality of sheets stacked in a stacking unit, and an inclined separator located downstream of the roller in a feed direction and configured to separate one sheet from another sheet. The inclined separator includes a first separator and a second separator that are arranged along the feed direction. Resistance imparted to each sheet by the first separator is greater than resistance imparted to each sheet by the second separator. |
| US09776804B2 |
Vibration device for an apparatus for conveying a metal charge to a melting plant
Vibration device for a conveying apparatus (21) to convey a metal charge in a longitudinal direction (X) comprising at least two vibration mechanisms (25, 26) each disposed on opposite sides of the conveying apparatus (21) so as to feed the metal charge. The vibration mechanisms (25, 26) comprise at least a first plurality of eccentric masses (31, 32, 33) having their mass barycenters (B) oriented in parallel directions to each other, and a second plurality of eccentric masses (34, 35) having their mass barycenters (B) disposed angularly offset with respect to the disposition of the barycenters of the first plurality of eccentric masses (31, 32, 33). |
| US09776797B2 |
High efficiency conveyor assembly
Material processing apparatus (20) includes a housing (22) with a plurality of vertically stacked inverting pan conveyors (42, 44) therein. Each conveyor (42, 44) includes a plurality of conveyor pans (50) traveling between and around aligned front and rear sprocket pairs (90, 92) to define upper and lower conveyor runs (52, 54). Each pan (50) has a perforated base plate (56) presenting a pair of opposed material-supporting surfaces (58, 60). As the pans (50) traverse the sprocket pairs (90, 92), they are inverted, and material (110) carried by the upper run pans (50) is transferred to the lower run pans (50) by passage of the material around and/or between the sprocket pair (90). |
| US09776796B2 |
System and method for destacking and conveying articles arranged in stacks
A system and a method for destacking and conveying articles disposed in stacks include a conveying device which is constructed for transporting the articles in a conveying direction. The conveying device is inclined relative to the horizontal at an angle of inclination and has a drive device and adhesion elements. The adhesion elements exert an adhesion force on articles with which they are in contact. The system also includes a controller which is connected to the drive device of the conveying device. In order to provide for more effective destacking for the system and the method, the adhesion elements are connected to the controller and constructed to be activated by the controller. |
| US09776794B2 |
Storage and retrieval system case unit detection
An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure. |
| US09776793B2 |
Method and a device for moving objects on shelves
A method and a device for moving objects (44) on shelves (14;16) of a storing systems by operating a shuttle (42) between a plurality of ends of said shelves comprising the steps of engaging a first strip (30) at a first side of a support head (46) of said shuttle, engaging a second strip (30′) at a second side of said support head of said shuttle (42) opposing said first side, and displacing said shuttle (42) along said shelves (14; 16) by pushing and retracting said strips (30, 30′). Propelling means (38) are arranged to displace said shuttle (42) along said shelves (14; 16) by pushing and retracting said strips (30; 30′). |
| US09776791B2 |
Supporting structure for a container cargo
A cargo supporting structure made of a liner, mounted inside a container cargo, comprising a plurality of pre-tensioned belts coupled to an elastically deformable and not extensible element shaped like a circular ring, made of composite material and reinforced with steel stiffening elements; and comprising one ratchet tensioning means, mounted on one of the pre-tensioned belts to tension all pre-tensioned belts. |
| US09776786B2 |
Actuator and dispensing apparatus
An actuator for dispensing the liquid contents of a container in the form of a spray includes an actuator cap, an axial spray channel with an orifice for spraying the contents of the container, and an axial feed channel for connection a container outlet to the spray channel. A breakup wedge is provided in the feed channel such that it splits the feed channel into two sub channels, each connected via a side inlet opening with an inlet portion of the spray channel. Thus, in use, a flow of content is split into two sub flows by the breakup wedge, which sub flows subsequently collide in the inlet portion of the spray channel causing a turbulent flow of the liquid product in the inlet portion of the spray channel, which turbulent flow is guided by the spray channel towards and out of the dispensing opening. |
| US09776785B2 |
Ceiling texture materials, systems, and methods
An aerosol dispensing system has a container assembly, an actuator assembly, and a trigger member. The container assembly has a valve assembly. The actuator assembly has an actuator housing defining a rail portion, a trigger member pivotably attached to the actuator housing, and an outlet assembly defining an outlet opening. The outlet assembly is slidably supported relative to the actuator housing by the rail portion. The trigger member engages the outlet assembly such that application of deliberate manual force on the trigger member causes pivoting movement of the trigger member relative to the actuator housing and such that pivoting movement of the trigger member relative to the actuator housing causes linear movement of the outlet assembly relative to the actuator housing. The outlet assembly engages the valve assembly such that linear movement of the outlet assembly alters the valve assembly from a closed configuration to a fully open configuration. |
| US09776780B2 |
Method of shrink packaging a series of containers with a perforated shrink film
The invention relates to shrink packaging (1) for packing a series of containers (2), said packaging comprising a first zone (3) and, in this zone, at least one incision line including a series of perforations forming at least one partially detachable section (4) arranged to allow the extraction of at least one container (2) in a direction extending substantially from the lower part of the container (2) to the upper part thereof, said partially detachable packaging section (4) being larger than the cross-section of the at least one container (2) to be extracted. Moreover, the partially detachable section (4) is located on the periphery of the first zone (3). |
| US09776779B2 |
Closure with spring loaded tether docking
A closure for a container has an integral tether section of the closure skirt attached to a tamper band at frangible sections. In the open position, the tether section has a free length providing for a plurality of resiliently docked closure positions retaining the closure on the container and not interfering with the transfer of contents therefrom. |
| US09776776B2 |
Liquid dispensing device
A liquid dispensing device for allowing a user to drink liquid therefrom in a hands-free manner. The liquid dispensing device includes a container having a spring-loaded stopper therein, and further including an elongated tube having a mouthpiece thereon that extends from an end of the container. In operation, a user can fill the container with a liquid causing the spring loaded stopper to retract so that it is under tension. When the user wishes to drink the liquid, the user can bite the bite valve of the mouthpiece which enables water to be released from the container and into a tube connected to the mouthpiece. The spring pushes the stopper towards the mouthpiece and thus the liquid within the container is pushed through the tube to the mouthpiece so the user may drink therefrom. |
| US09776775B2 |
Fastening device for sealing a fluid product reservoir
A fastener device for closing a fluid reservoir (1) having a neck (10) with outer peripheral reinforcement (11) that co-operates with the neck to define a bottom shoulder (12). The fastener device includes a fastener ring (2) for holding a closure member (4) on the neck (10), and which includes a peripheral skirt (21) extending around the neck below the bottom shoulder (12). The skirt (21) is provided with fastener elements (26a, 26b) forming contact zones (27a, 27b) for coming into engagement with the neck (10) below the bottom shoulder (12). A blocking hoop (3) is provided that is engaged around the peripheral skirt (21) in a final mounted position. The peripheral skirt (21) forms vertical blades (22) separated by axial slots (23), the blocking hoop (3) forming vertical branches (33) that are arranged in the axial slots (23) between two vertical blades (22), in the mounted position. |
| US09776772B2 |
Bayonet connection structure between container mouth portion and cap
A bayonet connection structure between a container mouth portion and a cap is disclosed. The cap includes multiple slip prevention claws spaced apart from each other. One of the slip prevention claws is elastically displaceable in a radial direction. A rotation prevention projection is provided between the elastically-displaceable slip prevention claw and the other slip prevention claws. The mouth portion has a hollow cylindrical portion with an outer circumferential surface provided with multiple slip prevention claw (SPC) engagement portions for the slip prevention claws. The SPC engagement portions are as many as the slip prevention claws. Each of the SPC engagement portions has an end in a clockwise direction provided with a rotation prevention stopper. The mouth portion includes a rotation prevention rib to be got over by the rotation prevention projection of the cap when the cap is rotated. |
| US09776763B2 |
Strainer dispenser and method of use
A method of loading stacked strainers in a dispenser while minimizing strainer contamination is disclosed. The method includes providing a stack of strainers that is enclosed in a protective material to form a pod, placing the pod within a dispenser, and removing the protective material from the pod of strainers while the strainers are in the dispenser. The strainers dispensed from the thus loaded dispenser avoid being contamination during loading. The protective material may be perforated to facilitate removal from the stack, and include an extended portion to be grasped during removal from the dispenser. |
| US09776756B2 |
Method and system for forming sleeved containers
The invention relates to a system and method for forming sleeved containers. The system includes a conveyor for transporting a row of containers, a sleeving unit for arranging sleeves around containers and a heat oven for attaching the sleeve around the container by heat shrinking. The conveyed containers are provided with a sleeve and the sleeved container is transported in the oven to allow the sleeve to shrink. According to the invention, part of the sleeve is removed using a removal unit. The part is removed after heat shrinking. Removing the part allows to uncover part of the container otherwise covered by sleeve. |
| US09776755B2 |
Drug supply device and drug inspection method in drug supply device
A drug supply device includes a hopper that collects solid drugs discharged from tablet cases on the basis of predetermined prescription data, an inspection device that inspects the solid drugs introduced from the hopper, and a packaging device that fills and packages the inspected solid drugs into a packaging sheet. The inspection device includes inspection containers that each hold a single administration dosage of the solid drugs, a movement mechanism that moves the inspection containers, and an imaging device that captures an image of the solid drugs in the inspection containers. As a result of capturing the image of the solid drugs in the inspection container by the imaging device, when a number of the solid drugs is different from the prescription data, the solid drugs are disposed of. |
| US09776750B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a carton
An apparatus for forming a carton containing a group of articles and a method of forming a carton. The apparatus comprises an article positioning system for positioning articles into a plurality of groups of articles and moving the groups of articles along a processing path, a blank handling apparatus for conveying a plurality of carton blanks towards the plurality of groups of articles, and a folding mechanism that is downstream of the blank handling apparatus for folding a portion of the ends of each respective carton blank downwardly around the respective group of articles. |
| US09776740B2 |
Aircraft capable of passing from the aerial domain to the spatial domain and method for automatically adapting the configuration of same
An aircraft is capable of passing from the aerial domain to the spatial domain and method for automatically adapting the configuration of same. An additional breathable gas supply is provided to be activated only during a flight phase during which aerobic propulsion is interrupted, and is capable of supplying the control system of the manned cabin environment instead of the system associated with the aerobic propulsion means. |
| US09776732B2 |
Structural material for structure, fuel tank, main wing, and aircraft
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a structural material for structures which is capable of attaining reductions in working time and cost in production steps and of preventing an increase in weight; a fuel tank; a main wing; and an aircraft. A rib (11) as the structural material for structures is characterized by comprising a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic wherein the reinforcement comprises carbon fibers and the matrix comprises a plastic, and the surface of the carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic was coated with a low-viscosity surface-protective material (18) having conductivity imparted thereto. |
| US09776729B2 |
Method and system for automatically estimating at least one speed of an aircraft
A device including a first data generating unit for determining at least one aerodynamic hinge moment of at least one control surface of the aircraft, a second data generating unit for determining a plurality of data and at least one external static pressure and a model of hinge moment coefficient, a computation unit for computing with the aid of these data at least one speed of the aircraft, namely a Mach number and/or a conventional speed, and a data transmission unit for providing this speed to a user system. |
| US09776727B2 |
Method of controlling a cooling system
A method of controlling an aircraft gas turbine engine cooling system. The cooling system includes a heat exchanger having a first fluid path through which fan air flows, and a second fluid path through which relatively hot compressor air flows. The cooling system includes a valve configurable between an open position corresponding to a first operating mode, where fan air flows through the first path cooling the compressor air in the second path to a lower temperature, and a closed position corresponding to a second operating mode, where fan air may flow through the first path at a reduced rate, thus the compressor air in the second path could be cooled to a lesser extent. The valve is operated in first mode when the aircraft is in a descent mode, or when turbine entry temperature is above a predetermined amount. Otherwise, the valve is operated in second mode. |
| US09776725B2 |
Human factors approach to control contaminant concentrations in aircraft supply air from engine and APU bleed air and ground air sources, and in recirculated air being delivered to aircraft cabins for the optimization of user experience and energy consumption
An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air. |
| US09776724B2 |
Varying tube size of seat to prolong comfort in aerospace vehicle
A system and method that comprises a plurality of inflatable tubes is provided. The plurality of inflatable tubes comprises a first tube set and a second tube set. The plurality of inflatable tubes is configured to provide a pressure distribution to an object supported by the plurality of inflatable tubes. The first tube set is configured to be inflated and deflated at a predetermined time interval to shift the pressure distribution. |
| US09776719B2 |
Air-launchable container for deploying air vehicle
A container is used to launch a small aircraft, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), from a host aircraft. The container protects the UAV from stresses during the initial ejection from a launcher that is part of the host aircraft. The initial stresses may be due to turbulence in the vicinity of the host aircraft, high airspeed, and/or tumbling that may result from the ejection from the host aircraft moving at a high airspeed. The container may deploy a drag device, such as a drogue chute, to slow the container down and reorient the container, prior to deployment of the UAV from the container. During the time between ejection from the host aircraft and deployment from the container, the UAV may be powered up and acquire data, such as global positioning system (GPS) data, to allow the UAV a “hot start” enabling immediate mission commencement. |
| US09776718B2 |
Personal fluid-jet thrust pack which provides rotation for a rider about three axes
The present invention provides lightweight fluid-jet thrust pack which provides three rotational axes and reduced restriction of fluid flow to the output nozzles. A first rotational axis is provided by a first rotatable coupling that is concentric with a coupler for a hose supplying pressurized fluid. The top of the first coupling has a splitter which directs incoming fluid into two splayed stub supply pipes. A preformed, reinforced rubber hose connects each stub supply pipe to one of a pair of coaxial rotatable couplings at opposite ends of a tiltable cross arm assembly that is pivotally secured to tower support bracket that is secured to the first rotatable coupling. An outward rotatable portion of each of the coaxial rotatable couplings is equipped with one boot-mounting platform and a downward-projecting jet nozzle that is in communication with the stub receiver pipe of the same rotatable coupling. |
| US09776717B2 |
Aerial agricultural management system
An apparatus comprises a base vehicle, a takeoff and landing system, a rack system, a refueling system associated with the base vehicle, and a controller. The rack system comprises a group of racks with slots in which the slots receive unmanned aerial vehicles, provide refueling connections that facilitate refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicles located in the slots, and provide data connections that facilitate data transmission with the unmanned aerial vehicles located in the slots. The refueling system refuels an unmanned aerial vehicle located in a slot using a refueling connection in the refueling connections. The controller communicates with the unmanned aerial vehicle using a data connection and control the refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicles by the refueling system while the unmanned aerial vehicle is in the slot, enabling exchanging data with the unmanned aerial vehicle and the refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicle simultaneously. |
| US09776713B2 |
Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods
Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods are disclosed. A representative method includes restraining a gyrocopter from vertical and lateral movement, pre-rotating a fixed-pitch lift rotor of the gyrocopter via a power source located off the gyrocopter, and releasing the gyrocopter for vertical movement to allow the gyrocopter to lift under a force provided by the lift rotor. Optionally, the method can further include interrupting or reducing power from the power source to the gyrocopter as a way to release the gyrocopter for vertical movement. |
| US09776711B2 |
Landing gear including a composite strut tube and methods for assembling the same
A landing gear is provided. The landing gear includes a composite strut tube having a first lug and a second lug thereon. A first brace is coupled to the composite strut tube with a first two-force member via the first lug and a second brace is coupled to the composite strut tube with a second two-force member via the second lug. A method for assembling the landing gear is also provided. |
| US09776706B2 |
System for protecting a rotatable shaft of a motor from excessive bending moments
A motor assembly that includes a motor having a motor casing, a rotatable shaft extending from said motor casing to a shaft length and a hub coupled to said rotatable shaft, the hub having a circumferential skid surface disposed immediately proximal to the motor casing and having a channel configured to seat a propeller, when a propeller is present, wherein a bending moment applied to the shaft through the hub results in the circumferential skid surface contacting said motor casing. |
| US09776703B2 |
Aircraft fuselage stiffener formed from a sheet folded over onto itself
The disclosure herein relates to an aircraft fuselage stiffener including a heel, a flange, and a web connecting the heel and the flange, this stiffener comprising a folded sheet extending along the length of the heel, the web and the flange. In addition, to improve the mechanical behavior of the stiffener, the folded sheet includes on the one hand a main portion extending along the length of the heel, the web and the flange, and on the other hand at least one folded-over portion forming a lining of the main portion over at least part of the web and/or the heel and/or the flange. |
| US09776699B1 |
Outboard motor with angled steering axis
An outboard motor has a drive unit including an engine rotating output shaft and a driveshaft extending along a driveshaft axis and having an upper end coupled in torque-transmitting relationship with the output shaft. A propulsor shaft extends along a propulsor shaft axis and has a first end coupled in torque-transmitting relationship to a lower end of the driveshaft and a second end coupled to a propulsor. The propulsor shaft axis defines a direction of thrust generated by the propulsor. A transom bracket couples the drive unit to the marine vessel. A steering support couples the drive unit to the transom bracket and rotates the drive unit about a steering axis to change a direction of the thrust generated by the propulsor. The steering axis is substantially non-parallel to the driveshaft axis, and is oriented with respect to the driveshaft axis at a given angle of less than 45 degrees. |
| US09776698B2 |
Outboard motor
An outboard motor includes a drive shaft extending vertically from an engine and is rotated by the engine. An upper case covers the drive shaft. A propeller shaft extends perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the drive shaft. A lower case covers the propeller shaft. A front handle is disposed forward of the drive shaft and below an engine cover. A rear handle is disposed rearward of the drive shaft and below the engine cover. The rear handle is disposed in a position lower than a position of the front handle. |
| US09776692B2 |
Single-platform integrated aquatic species and habitat sampling system
Low or no disturbance sampling can be accomplished such as through a single-platform aquatic species and habitat sampling system with data integration and rapid processing capabilities that can address the need for sampling at variable depths over varied habitats, along with the simultaneous collection of linked physical and biological data. The platform may be based on a 24-36 foot boat, and may include a net mouth opener brace for an adjustable concentrator net and smaller drift net which may be attached to an adjustable sample chamber, perhaps containing variable mesh capture nets as well as cameras, water sampling equipment, and water quality sensors integrated with a fish finder, GPS, and other monitoring and data recording equipment. The depth of the net mouth opener brace and sample chamber may be adjustable using a depth control. |
| US09776691B2 |
Ships for navigating in icy waters having improved propulsion performance
Ships for navigating in icy waters having improved propulsion performance in open water and at the same time good maneuverability forward in icy waters are provided. Such ships include those having a bow area with a bulb adapted to generate a bow wave in phase opposition with respect to that generated by the ship's hull. |
| US09776690B1 |
Vertical marker buoy
A vertical marker buoy and method for deployment are disclosed herein for enhanced detection of equipment on the water's surface. The equipment may have been previously submerged at a significant depth. The buoy and method provide a faster and more reliable means to locate equipment, e. g., at the sea surface or suspended by a float. The marker buoy has flotation device, a detection indicator and a bail mounted to a tube. The marker buoy is configured to be positioned in a substantially vertical position when the vertical marker buoy is in use on the surface of a body of water. The vertical marker buoy is capable of being deployed at an underwater depth. |
| US09776684B2 |
Derailleur
A derailleur includes a fixed component, a movable component, a linkage component, a deceleration component and a drive component. The fixed component is for being fixed to a bicycle frame. The movable component is for being fixed to a chain guide. The linkage component includes a first linkage and a second linkage. Two ends of the first linkage pivot on the fixed component and the movable component, respectively. Two ends of the second linkage pivot on the fixed component and the movable component, respectively. The deceleration component includes a circular spline, a flex spline and a wave generator. The flex spline is disposed inside the circular spline, for rotating the first linkage and the second linkage relative to the fixed component. The wave generator is disposed inside the flex spline. The drive component is connected to the wave generator, for rotating the wave generator. |
| US09776682B2 |
Foldable bicycle
A foldable bicycle has a front assembly including a front frame member supporting a front wheel and a handlebar column. A rear assembly has a rear frame member supporting a rear wheel, a seat structure and a drive mechanism. A central joint interconnects the front and rear frame members to form an articulated main frame. The articulated main frame is pivotable about a pivot axis between an assembled state such that the front and rear wheels are coplanar in a first plane that includes a vertical axis and a longitudinal axis and a collapsed state such that the front wheel is laterally offset and adjacent to the rear wheel. The front assembly rotates towards the rear assembly about the pivot axis when the articulated main frame is pivoted from the assembled state to the collapsed state. |
| US09776679B2 |
Accessory assembly of bicycle and mounting device of the accessory assembly
A mounting device for mounting accessories on a handlebar of a bicycle includes a mounting frame and a plurality of sliding members. The mounting frame has a central hole and a plurality of coupling slots. The handlebar is inserted into the central hole of the frame member, and the coupling slots are provided on a surface of the mounting frame. The coupling slots each have an elongated direction, which is substantially parallel to an axial direction of the frame member, and the coupling slots are substantially parallel to each other. Accessories are connected to the sliding members respectively, and the sliding members each have a coupling portion to be detachably engaged in one of the coupling slots of the mounting frame. |
| US09776675B1 |
Vehicle wing with position-maintaining endplates
A wing assembly for a vehicle includes a pivotable elongate wing member. The wing member extends from a first end to a second end, and is configured to pivot relative to a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The pivot axis extends from the first end to the second end. The wing assembly further includes a first endplate pivotably coupled to the first end and a second endplate pivotably coupled to the second end. The first endplate has a first endplate position relative to the pivot axis, and is configured to maintain the first endplate position independent of wing member position. The second endplate has a second endplate position relative to the pivot axis, and is configured to maintain the second endplate position independent of wing member position. |
| US09776673B2 |
Write-erase endurance lifetime of memory storage devices
A memory management system and method for managing memory blocks of a memory device of a computer. The system includes a free block data structure including free memory blocks for writing, and sorting the free memory blocks in a predetermined order based on block write-erase endurance cycle count and receiving new user-write requests to update existing data and relocation write requests to relocate existing data separately, a user-write block pool for receiving youngest blocks holding user-write data (i.e., any page being updated frequently) from the free block data structure, a relocation block pool for receiving oldest blocks holding relocation data (i.e., any page being updated infrequently) from the free block data structure, and a garbage collection pool structure for selecting at least one of user-write blocks and relocation blocks for garbage collection, wherein the selected block is moved back to the free block data structure upon being relocated and erased. |
| US09776670B2 |
Front vehicle body reinforcing structure and assembling method thereof
A front vehicle body reinforcing structure may include a dash panel configured to partition an engine room and a passenger room, front side members deployed at both left and right sides in a width direction of a vehicle, formed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and having rear portions coupled to an outer surface of the dash panel, and a dash upper reinforcing member overlapped with an inner surface of the dash panel to be coupled together with the front side member. |
| US09776667B2 |
Trailer moving system
A system for supporting a trailer mover in a fixed spatial relationship to the wheels of a trailer is provided. The system has embodiments handling both independent and non-independent suspension; movers mounted either before or aft the wheels; and, movers mounted on either left hand or right hand wheels. The system attaches to the sprung portion of the trailer suspension to provide the fixed spatial relationship. Adjustable components provide longitudinal and lateral adjustment of the position of the trailer mover to cater for different proximal wheel and suspension geometries. |
| US09776664B2 |
Impact transmission structure
The present disclosure provides a vehicle including a frame having a side sill reinforcement, the side sill reinforcement running along a length of a side of the frame, and an impact transmission structure mounted to and extending laterally outward from an exterior surface of the side sill reinforcement, the impact transmission structure having a stiffness approximately equal to a stiffness of the side sill reinforcement and being configured to communicate an impact force resulting from a side impact into the vehicle into the frame and not absorb the impact force. |
| US09776663B1 |
Vehicle subframe assembly
A vehicle includes a frame, a subframe, a powertrain, a steering gear, and a bracket. The subframe is fastened to the frame at a subframe attachment point, and the subframe is movable relative to the frame along a collision path in response to a frontal collision. The powertrain is attached to the subframe. The steering gear is coupled to the subframe and disposed in the collision path between the powertrain and the subframe attachment point. The bracket is attached to the powertrain and disposed in the collision path between the powertrain and the steering gear. The bracket is positioned to wedge the steering gear between the subframe and the frame during the frontal collision to deform the subframe at the subframe attachment point. |
| US09776662B2 |
Sub-frame structure
A sub-frame structure includes right and left side members extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, and a rear cross member extending in a vehicle width direction. The sub-frame structure is configured to support a vehicle power plant such as an engine through antivibration devices, and to be supported by a vehicle body frame. The right and left side members are rigidly fixed to a vehicle body frame through bolts. A first antivibration device is mounted on a front cross beam. First bushes and second bushes are provided in order to support the front cross beam in a floating manner relative to the right and left side members. |
| US09776660B2 |
Vehicle subframe
A vehicle subframe is provided with a main body formed in a hollow shape by a core unit. The subframe includes: a top parallel section and a bottom rear parallel section provided to the top and the bottom of the main body; a top left sand elimination opening and a top right sand eliminating opening formed at the top parallel section; and a left bottom rear sand elimination opening and a right bottom rear sand elimination opening formed at the bottom rear parallel section. The left bottom rear sand elimination opening is provided to a site opposing the top left sand elimination opening, and is formed in a shape equivalent to the top left sand elimination opening. The right bottom rear sand elimination opening is provided to a site opposing the top right sand elimination opening, and is formed in a shape equivalent to the top right sand elimination opening. |
| US09776659B2 |
Bolted trailer frame
A bolted trailer frame includes frame rails provided in plural sections. The plural sections are bolted together using butt joints reinforced by one or more reinforcement brackets or plates. |
| US09776654B2 |
Accessory mount for front fork
A system and method for mounting one or more accessories to a vehicle with forks is disclosed. The system can include a frame comprising mounting plates, the mounting plates including at least an axle hole and a fork stop hole. The frame can also include frame rails to connect the mounting plate to an accessory mount. The system can be mounted to the forks of the vehicle using the axle hole and an axle. A fork stop can be placed in the fork stop hole and can include one or more interface points to fit the bottom of the forks. The fork stop can transmit forces from the accessory to the forks in a linear manner and to a location where the forks have additional strength. The fork stop can be designed such that it bends in response to an impact rather than breaking the forks. |
| US09776647B2 |
Input of ETCS data into a rail vehicle
A method for inputting ETCS data into a rail vehicle inputs the ETCS data by using an apparatus which is separate from the rail vehicle. The apparatus can, for example, be constructed to be mobile and the ETCS data can be input flexibly at different locations and be transmitted to the rail vehicle, for example, by SMS. The advantage of this approach is that delays resulting from the inputting of ETCS data can be reduced and thus the rail vehicle reaches a “Start of Mission” state more quickly. An apparatus for inputting ETCS data into a rail vehicle and a rail vehicle with an ETCS device are also provided. |
| US09776643B2 |
Electric range impact factor display and algorithms
A method is provided for estimating range per full charge (RPC) for a vehicle. The method includes a controller which may, in response to detecting presence of a predefined condition impacting vehicle energy consumption, output to an interface by a controller a RPC and indicia indicative of an extent to which the predefined condition is affecting the RPC. An electrified vehicle including one or more vehicle components, a traction battery to supply energy to the vehicle components, one or more sensors, and a controller is also provided. The one or more sensors monitor the vehicle components, traction battery, and preselected ambient conditions. The controller is configured to, in response to input from the sensors, generate output for an interface which includes a RPC and indicia indicative of an extent of impact on the RPC by each of the ambient conditions and operation of the components and battery. |
| US09776639B2 |
Method, and apparatus, and system for generating driving behavior guiding information
The present invention is applicable to the field of vehicle, and provides a method and apparatus and system for generating vehicle guiding information. The method for generating vehicle guiding information comprises: receiving operating information of a vehicle, position information of a vehicle and road condition information which are sent from a vehicle client-side; generating driving behavior guiding information according to the operating information of the vehicle, the position information of the vehicle and the road condition information; transmitting the driving behavior guiding information to the vehicle client-side designated by the driver of the vehicle. In the present invention, a server can generate the driving behavior guiding information according to the vehicle operating information, the vehicle position information, and the road surface condition information sent from the vehicle client-side; the driving behavior guiding information provides vehicle drivers with instant prompt and help, and can assist the vehicle drivers in making reasonable judgments and amend their personal driving behaviors. |
| US09776637B2 |
Transmission
A transmission changes gears in a MT system, an AT system, and an AMT system wherein unintended transition between an AT mode and a MT mode or between an AMT mode and a MT mode is prevented. A selector in a controller performs a mode selection control such that, when performing transition between the AT mode and the MT mode or between the AMT mode and the MT mode, the driver at least has to operate a mode switching switch while operating a clutch lever in an operation amount not smaller than a predetermined threshold. |
| US09776632B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptive vehicle sensing systems
An adaptive sensing system is configured to acquire sensor data pertaining to objects in the vicinity of a land vehicle. The adaptive sensing system may be configured to identify objects that are at least partially obscured by other objects and, in response, the adaptive sensing system may be configured to modify the configuration of one or more sensors to obtain additional information pertaining to the obscured objects. The adaptive sensing system may comprise and/or be communicatively coupled to a collision detection module, which may use the sensor data acquired by the adaptive sensing system to detect potential collisions. |
| US09776622B2 |
Power system
A power management device of a power system manages the power generation quantity of the whole power system. A power generation control device controls a power generation device using a power generation command value (Ifccon1req) of the power generation device, said power generation command value having been acquired from the power management device via a first signal system, and a parameter (Ibat) that is directly acquired from a parameter acquisition unit via a second signal system. |
| US09776618B2 |
Motor vehicle and method
A motor vehicle comprises an assembly for charging an energy store, which assembly has: an element for converting radiation energy into electrical energy, a further element for providing electrical energy, the energy store, a control device which is coupled to the conversion element, to the further element and to the energy store, in order to control the charging of the energy store by the conversion element and the further element, as a function of prediction data which comprises weather data, and as a function of a predefined value of the state of charge of the energy store. |
| US09776617B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
When an engine start command is generated to an engine that is in a stopped state, engine start control for cranking the engine and starting fuel combustion after increasing the engine speed is performed. In the engine start control, one of a first start pattern in which an initial combustion speed is higher than a resonance speed of the engine, and a second start pattern in which the initial combustion speed is lower than the resonance speed of the engine is selected according to the speed ratio (gear position) of a transmission. Cranking torque in the second start pattern is lower than the cranking torque in the first start pattern. |
| US09776612B2 |
Method for checking an automatic parking brake system
A method for checking a functional state of an automatic parking brake system having a control unit and an actuator configured to generate an electromagnetic braking force includes actuating the actuator, using the control unit, at a first frequency higher than a second frequency. The second frequency is able to cause a rotation of the actuator. |
| US09776610B2 |
Modular leakage protection device
The invention relates to a modular leakage protection device for a fluid container of a vehicle brake system. The modular leakage protection device comprises a housing which attaches the modular leakage protection device to a fluid discharge opening of the fluid container. The modular leak protection device further includes a switching element, which can be moved between an open position, in which a fluid passage in the housing is released, and a closed position, in which the fluid passage is closed. The switching element is preloaded into the closed position by means of at least one to preloading means. |
| US09776603B2 |
Disc brake system for a motor vehicle, having a brake mechanism with a reduced size
A brake system includes a brake disc, rotary movable around a disc axis, and a brake mechanism. The brake mechanism includes a brake pad, movable in a first direction, a cylinder having a piston movable in a second direction, a lever rotary movable around a lever axis, the lever being connected to the piston, a cam element, arranged to convert a rotary motion of the lever around the lever axis, into a translation motion in the first direction, and a rod, expanding between the brake pad and the cam element. The lever, the cam element and the rod are housed in a housing. Considering a plane including the disc axis and the first direction, the lever axis is inclined relative to the plane, at an angle different from 90°. |
| US09776602B2 |
Speed limited wheel
A speed limited wheel includes a wheel main body defining a cavity, a urethane wheel outer overmolded to the cavity, a brake hub and a plurality of brake elements. The brake hub is disposed in the cavity and includes a cylindrical flange. The wheel main body is rotatable relative to the brake hub about a wheel rotational axis. The plurality of brake elements is disposed in the cavity and is circumferentially surrounded by the cylindrical flange of the brake hub. Each brake element is pivotally mounted to the wheel main body for pivoting between a first position spaced apart from a cylindrical flange of the brake hub and a second position engaging the cylindrical flange of the brake hub for generating friction to reduce a rotational speed of the wheel. The speed limited wheel may be a caster. |
| US09776601B2 |
Charging station and method for operating same
There is provided a loading station. An exemplary loading station comprises a storage medium for use as a source of energy for vehicles. The exemplary loading station also comprises a device that controls a loading and/or unloading process of the storage medium and for identifying the storage medium. A transponder for wireless data transmission is connected to the storage medium. The loading station further comprises a detection device for the transponder. |
| US09776600B2 |
Vehicle wash component with torque reactor
A vehicle wash component for a vehicle wash system including a base portion, a rotatable stem portion in communication with the base portion, and a backing member in communication with the rotatable stem portion, which is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The backing member is linearly moveable with respect to the base portion between a first position away from a vehicle treatment area and a second position adjacent a vehicle treatment area. A plurality of media elements are secured to the backing member and configured to engage an exterior surface of a vehicle as the stem portion rotates. The plurality of media elements are constructed of a foam material that is configured to contact an exterior surface of a vehicle. The backing member is configured to linearly reciprocate with respect to the vehicle exterior during the vehicle wash process. |
| US09776596B2 |
Seat belt for vehicle
A seat belt for a vehicle comprises a first tongue coupled to a first webbing, the first webbing configured to cover portions of a shoulder, a chest, and an abdomen of a passenger; a first buckle coupled to the first tongue; a second tongue coupled to a second webbing, the second webbing configured to cover portions of the abdomen of the passenger; a second buckle coupled to the second tongue; and an actuator configured to upwardly pull the first tongue and the first buckle, wherein the first buckle is coupled to the second buckle; and upon a collision of the vehicle, the actuator operates to separate the first buckle from the second buckle, and the first webbing moves upward, restricting a movement of an upper body of the passenger. |
| US09776595B2 |
Soft close safety belt tongue/latch plate stowage compartment
A vehicle safety belt webbing and tongue/latch plate stowage assembly includes a safety belt webbing retractor disposed in a compartment and a pocket disposed adjacent to the compartment and configured for receiving the safety belt tongue/latch plate therein. The pocket is defined by at least a divider and a door configured for translation between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The closed configuration defines a gap between the wall and the door sufficient for passage therethrough of a safety belt webbing. A damper controls the rate of translation of the door between the open configuration and the closed configuration, providing a soft touch opening/closing feature. The door may be configured for pivoting between the open and closed configurations, or for sliding between the open and closed configurations. |
| US09776591B1 |
Actuator subassembly
The invention relates to an actuator subassembly for a vehicle safety system having a pin release actuator unit and a cradle bracket for holding the actuator unit and attaching to an airbag module. Further the invention relates to an airbag module with said actuator subassembly and a method of mounting a releasable tether on an airbag module by means of said actuator subassembly. |
| US09776588B2 |
Control device for an object coupling device of a vehicle, object coupling device for a vehicle and method for dampening an impact of an inertially accelerated object
A control device for an object coupling device of a vehicle is configured to actuate a dampening device of the object coupling device such that an object moved by an inertial force from a fixing position along a specified target route to a target impact component of the vehicle can be delayed. The control device is additionally configured to determine a target operating mode of the dampening device from at least two executable operating modes of the dampening device having a different time difference between an exit time of the object from the fixing position and an insert time of a delay of the object to be executed by the dampening device and to control the dampening device into the target operating mode via the at least one control signal. |
| US09776587B2 |
Method and apparatus for causing a change in an action of a vehicle for safety
An approach for causing a change in an action of a vehicle based on real-time information associated with vehicles is described. A vehicle safety platform may determine at least one distance between a user device and at least another user device based, at least in part, on sensor information associated with at least one of the user device and the at least another user device. The vehicle safety platform may further cause, at least in part, a change in an action of at least one of the user device and the at least another user device, wherein the change in the action is based, at least in part, on the at least one distance. |
| US09776577B2 |
Modular electronics platform
A modular device mounting platform apparatus having interchangeable jaw members for accommodating different devices. The device mounting platform apparatus includes a frame member capable of being mounted, by example and without limitation, in a vehicle and having a device mounting surface facing generally upward. A telescoping clamp member is slidably interconnected to frame member along a first direction. A biasing mechanism is coupled between frame and clamp members for urging a jaw member of the clamp member along first direction away from the frame member. A plurality of different jaw members are interchangeably coupleable to the frame and clamp members in an opposing relationship across the device mounting surface of the frame. |
| US09776575B1 |
Bicycle carrier
A bicycle carrier includes a main shaft having a spacer, two upper stands mounted on the main shaft and abutting the spacer, two carrying racks mounted on the main shaft and respectively abutting the upper stands, two lower stands mounted on the main shaft and respectively abutting the carrying racks, and two end caps mounted on the main shaft and respectively abutting the lower stands. The spacer has two ends each provided with a first ratchet ring. Each of the upper stands has a first mounting ring which has two ends each provided with a second ratchet ring. Each of the carrying racks has a second mounting ring which has two ends each provided with a third ratchet ring. Each of the lower stands has a third mounting ring which has two ends each provided with a fourth ratchet ring. |
| US09776571B2 |
Vehicle retractable step assembly
A vehicle retractable step assembly includes a support member, a support arm, a step member and a restricting assembly. The support member is configured to attach to a vehicle body structure. The support arm has a first end and a second end. The first end is supported to the support member for pivoting movement with respect to the support member. The step member is attached to the second end of the support arm for pivotal movement relative to the second end of the support arm between a retracted orientation where the step member is located adjacent to the support member and an extended orientation where the step member is spaced apart from the support member. The restricting assembly is releasably attached to the support member and positioned to prevent pivoting movement of the support arm relative to the support member. |
| US09776569B2 |
Exterior mirror with heater pad
A mirror reflective element assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a reflective element and a heater pad. The heater pad includes a heater pad substrate having a plurality of electrically conductive traces established thereat. The heater pad substrate is disposed at a rear surface of the reflective element. The electrically conductive traces may include (i) a heating trace that, (ii) first and second electro-optic control traces and/or (iii) accessory control traces. The electrically conductive traces terminate at a connector region of the heater pad substrate. An electrical connector is established at the connector region and has terminals electrically conductively connected at respective terminals of the electrically conductive traces. The electrical connector is formed as part of a back plate of the mirror reflective element assembly and is configured to electrically connect to a single wiring harness of the exterior rearview mirror assembly. |
| US09776568B2 |
System and process for viewing in blind spots
There is disclosed a viewing system coupled to a motor vehicle having a frame having a roof, at least one support, and a body with the at least one support supporting the roof over the body. The system can comprise at least one camera, at least one screen coupled to the support. In addition each camera is coupled to the at least one support and wherein said at least one screen is in communication with the first set of cameras, wherein said at least one screen displays images presented by the first set of cameras. This device can provide additional view in the blind spot of the vehicle. |
| US09776566B2 |
Environment monitoring device for operating machinery
A plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras respectively to create a plurality of upper viewpoint images. Display images are extracted from the upper viewpoint images, and the extracted display images are synthesized to create an overhead image or bird's eye view image of surroundings, which has an image corresponding to an operating machine at a center of the bird's eye view image. When extracting each of the display images, a region of the display image extracted from the upper viewpoint image is expanded beyond the size of a standard extraction region on the basis of the set height of a mating face. Each of the extracted display images is adjusted to the size of the standard extraction region, and synthesized. Thus, any three-dimensional object (obstacle) present near the boundary between display images constituting the bird's eye view image is displayed. |
| US09776565B2 |
Apparatus and method for recognizing lane-changing vehicle through recognition of adjacent lane
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for recognizing a lane-changing vehicle through recognition of an adjacent lane, the apparatus including: an image acquisition unit configured to photograph front and surrounding images of an ego-vehicle; a travel lane recognition unit configured to recognize a travel lane of the ego-vehicle; an adjacent lane recognition unit configured to recognize an adjacent lane; a vehicle information database configured to classify and store vehicle data and non-vehicle data; a vehicle recognition unit configured to extract a lane candidate group by recognizing a vertical edge and a horizontal edge, to train vehicle data and non-vehicle data, and then to recognize whether the extracted lane candidate group corresponds to a vehicle or a non-vehicle; and a control unit configured to warn a collision danger when a counterpart vehicle approaches a lane to which the ego-vehicle is to make a change. |
| US09776558B2 |
Flasher vehicle interface module
A flasher interface module for a vehicle having factory or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lights. The flasher interface module includes a plurality of input and output ports corresponding to the factory lights of the vehicle and a plurality of leads corresponding to each of the input and output ports. The flasher interface module is configured such that the input and output ports operate independently of the vehicle such that factory lights are independently controlled by the module. |
| US09776555B2 |
Vehicular lamp with OLED having repeated reflections
A vehicular lamp includes a planar light emitting member having an organic EL light emitting portion at part of a substrate, and a reflecting member and a half mirror that are disposed so as to face each other so that light emitted from the organic EL light emitting portion is reflected repeatedly while allowing part of the light to be transmitted to the front. |
| US09776551B2 |
Steering wheel light bar
The present invention is directed to a steering apparatus for a vehicle having a including a light element providing indication and warning light signals to the user of the vehicle. The light element can be associated with a PCB mounted to the steering wheel grip for controlling the operation of the light element. |
| US09776548B1 |
Vehicle tie down device
A vehicle tie down device includes a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the base plate defining at least two base plate bores therethrough, and a first bolt extending through a first of the base plate bores and a second bolt extending through a second of the base plate bores. The device further includes a first arm coupled to a lower end of the first bolt and a second arm coupled to a lower end of the second bolt, the arms configured to engage a T-slot, and a guide member extending from the lower surface of the base plate, the guide member disposed between the base plate bores. The device further includes a flange extending away from and substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the base plate, the flange configured to support a tow hook. |
| US09776545B1 |
Attachment port
A seat attachment assembly for attaching components to a seat cushion is provided. A central base has at least one footing with an opening adapted for being encapsulated in the cushion. A cylindrical shaft extends generally perpendicular from the central base and defines a cylindrical opening therein. A retention clip has an extension portion sized to be received and retained in the cylindrical opening by an interference fit. |
| US09776538B1 |
Armrest hinge with cable pass-through
A vehicle armrest assembly includes a seat frame. An armrest is attached to the seat frame for relative rotational movement about a pivot axis. The armrest includes a hinge that includes a hinge pass-through. The hinge pass-through is located around the pivot axis. The armrest includes an electronic module. A module line extends from the electronic module to a connector mounted on the seat frame. The module line is located partially within the hinge pass-through. |
| US09776533B2 |
Torsion bar upper seatback support assembly
A vehicle seating assembly including a lower seatback. An upper seatback is operably coupled to the lower seatback. The upper seatback is pivotally mounted to the lower seatback at a pivot axis. An arcuate back support bar is disposed in the upper seatback and is configured to rotate the upper seatback between forward and rearward positions. The arcuate support bar includes first and second generally linear members and an arcuate intermediate portion disposed between the first and second generally linear members. An articulation assembly operably couples the lower seatback with the upper seatback. |
| US09776531B2 |
Seat cushion extension apparatus for vehicle
A seat cushion extension apparatus for a vehicle seat includes an extension unit slidable from a front end portion of a seat frame in a vehicle to a position disposed forwards of the front end portion of the seat frame, locking units for locking the extension unit with respect to the seat frame at a locking position, and allowing the extension unit to be slidable such that the extension unit protrudes forwards of the seat frame at a release position, and a lever for controlling the locking units between the locking position and the release position. The extension unit is supported by guide shafts to be movable forwards and rearwards in housings fixed to the seat frame. The guide shafts are locked in the housings at the locking position and are movable with respect to the seat frame at the release position. |
| US09776526B2 |
Fuel cell system, fuel cell vehicle, and method of controlling fuel cell system
A fuel cell system to be installed on a vehicle includes a fuel cell, a secondary battery, an SOC detector that detects a temperature and a state of charge of the secondary battery, an accelerator position detector that detects an accelerator depressed amount, and a controller that controls power to be generated by the fuel cell. The controller includes: a required generation power calculator that calculates required generation power based on the accelerator depressed amount and the temperature and the state of charge of the secondary battery; and a maximum required power calculator that calculates maximum required power based on the accelerator depressed amount and the temperature and the state of charge of the secondary battery. The maximum required power includes allowable charging power correlated with a maximum value of charging power. If determining that a condition for rapid reduction in consumption power of a motor is satisfied, the controller sets the allowable charging power to zero and calculates the maximum required power. If the required generation power exceeds the maximum required power, the controller makes the fuel cell generate power responsive to the maximum required power. |
| US09776521B2 |
Vehicle and charging system for a vehicle
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a charging port configured to couple to a connector of an external power source in order to recharge a battery, a lock to secure the connector to the charging port, an electrical actuator configured to transition the lock between a locked condition and an unlocked condition when energized and maintain the locked or unlocked condition when de-energized, and a mechanical lock override configured to transition the lock to the unlocked condition. |
| US09776519B2 |
System and method for controlling electric power in a plug-in vehicle from an external power source
A system and method is provided for controlling electric power in a plug-in vehicle, such as a pure electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle. The electric power is controlled from an external power source to one or more predetermined components in the plug-in vehicle. The power source is external to the vehicle and has a maximum power level. Electric power at a charging level from the external power source is received. Based on the charging level and the maximum power level, an available power level is determined. Based on the available power level, the electric power is controlled from the external power source to the predetermined components in the plug-in vehicle. |
| US09776515B2 |
Control device for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle, hydraulic braking system for a vehicle, and method for operating a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle
A control device is provided for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle, including an actuating device which is designed for outputting, at least temporarily, at least one first control signal and at least one second control signal in at least a first operating mode, taking into account at least one sensor signal. A known hydraulic braking system may be controlled with the aid of the control signals, output by the actuating device, in such a way that during an activation of a brake actuating element, at least one blending valve of a first brake circuit which is connected to the master brake cylinder via a first changeover valve is controlled into an at least partially open state in such a way that brake fluid is displaceable into at least one storage chamber. |
| US09776504B2 |
Sealing unit, tank unit and motor vehicle
The present disclosure pertains to a sealing unit such a fuel tank cap for a tank unit of a motor vehicle. The sealing unit includes a cover element that can be arranged on or at least partially in an opening of a tank component of the motor vehicle such that it seals the opening of the tank component in an at least fluid-tight fashion. An actuator is arranged on an outer side of the cover element that faces away from the opening. In a non-actuated, normal position rests, flat against the outer side of the cover element. The actuator can be transferred into a gripping position, in which it at least partially extends oblique or transverse to the outer side of the cover element. |
| US09776499B2 |
Cooling system for vehicle
A cooling system for a vehicle may include at least two air ducts formed at both side of an exterior air intake port; a low temperature radiator to release heat of coolant into the air; a high temperature radiator to release heat of coolant into the air; an ancillary low temperature radiator to release heat of coolant into the air; an ancillary high temperature radiator disposed inside of another one of the at least two air duct to release heat of coolant into the air; a turbocharger; an intercooler cooling compressed air generated from the turbocharger by using coolant flowed via the low temperature radiator and the high temperature radiator; a compressor; a condenser cooling the compressed refrigerant generated from the compressor by using coolant flowed via the low temperature radiator; a high temperature coolant passage; and a low temperature coolant passage. |
| US09776495B2 |
Active mounting system for vehicle transfer case
An active mounting system for a transfer case in a vehicle drivetrain is provided. The system includes a chassis movable between a first position and a second position. An engine is pivotally coupled to the chassis. A transmission is coupled to the engine. A prop-shaft is operably coupled to the transmission with a transfer case coupled in between. An active mount is operably coupled to selectively rotate the engine and transmission between a first orientation and a second orientation in response to the chassis being moved from the first position to the second position. |
| US09776493B2 |
Battery holding structure for vehicle
A battery holding structure includes a battery tray for storing a battery therein. A battery holding rack is configured to store the battery tray with the battery stored therein and to allow the battery tray to be pulled out along widthwise directions of the vehicle. A ground wire has one end connected to a negative terminal of the battery and another end connected to a grounding member on a vehicle frame. A movement prevention member fixes the other end of the ground wire to the battery tray and prevents the battery tray from being pulled out to one side along the widthwise directions of the vehicle with the ground wire which is connected to the grounding member. |
| US09776492B2 |
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle (1) includes a charging circuit (11), a battery (12) and a driving electric motor (13), and an air compressor (14), an air storage tank (15), a turbine (16) and a generator (17). Air is compressed and stored in the air storage tank when the air compressor starts up. The air storage tank is provided with a switch valve, and under the control of the switch valve the air stored in the air storage tank is fed to the turbine. By means of providing an air compressor, an air storage tank, a turbine and a generator, and using air energy to generate power and using the battery to supply power in parallel, the continuous mileage of the electric vehicle is increased. In addition, the service life of the battery is prolonged, because the battery is used in a low depth of charge/low depth of discharge manner. |
| US09776489B2 |
Vehicle deflector device
A deflector apparatus for a vehicle includes a deflector, a support member and a torsion spring. The deflector includes arm portions provided as a pair, and each of the arm portions includes a shaft portion and a cam protruding portion. The support member includes a support recessed portion in which the shaft portion is inserted, a cam recessed portion in which the cam protruding portion is inserted and a support protruding portion. The torsion spring includes a turning portion attached to the support protruding portion, and a first leg portion and a second leg portion each extended in the vehicle front and rear direction from the turning portion. The first leg portion includes a distal end portion which can be in slide contact with the arm portion and the second leg portion includes a distal end portion which can be in slide contact with the support member. |
| US09776488B2 |
Vehicle roof and roof opening mechanism
A vehicle roof having a roof structure with a roof opening, which, by a roof opening mechanism, can be closed or at least partially uncovered as desired, said roof opening mechanism being designed as an interchangeable insert. Additionally, a roof opening mechanism is proposed, being designed as an interchangeable insert, for unlockable fixation at a roof structure of a vehicle roof, and comprising a frame, which can be placed upon an edge region of the roof structure, said edge region limiting a roof opening. |
| US09776482B2 |
Emergency exit door for a vehicle
An emergency exit door assembly for a vehicle. The door assembly comprises a main panel including an interior-facing surface and exterior-facing surface. The main panel is rotatably connected to the vehicle, such that the main panel is configured to selectively alternate between a closed position in which the interior-facing surface faces an interior of the vehicle and an open position in which the interior-facing surface faces an exterior of the vehicle. The door assembly additionally comprises one or more projection members extending from the interior-facing surface of the main panel. The projection members each include a first major surface configured to support articles within an interior of the vehicle while the main panel is in the closed position. The door assembly further comprises a support mechanism configured to support the main panel in the open position. |
| US09776480B2 |
Door frame
A door frame includes: a column, wherein the column includes: an outer member; and an inner member, which is attached to the outer member and of which at least a part is located at an inner side of the vehicle, wherein the outer member includes: a base portion; and a first bent portion that is bent at an end portion of the base portion and extends to the inner side of the vehicle, wherein the inner member includes: a side portion that has faces, which respectively face the base portion and the first bent portion, and wherein the first bent portion of the outer member is welded to the side portion of the inner member in a state where a gap is formed between the base portion of the outer member and the face of the side portion of the inner member, which faces the base portion. |
| US09776479B2 |
Vehicle door having a glass channel with separate bracket
A vehicle door includes a window area and a hollow door body underneath the window area. A web divides the window area into a front and rear window, and extends into the door body. At least one of the windows has a movable pane, one edge of which engages into a groove of the web. A web holder is anchored on a wall of the door body, and plug connected with a lower end of the web in the longitudinal direction of the web. |
| US09776476B1 |
Security device for commercial vehicles
A security device for a cargo van comprises a sheet metal grill stamped or laser cut to exhibit a plurality of regularly spaced apertures therethrough and surrounded by a solid border having a plurality of notches formed inward of the border into which are fitted clamp members for securing the grill in place against a window of the cargo van to inhibit break-ins and theft of articles carried by the van. The clamp members include U-shaped sockets adapted to cooperate with the notches formed in the border and base members for secure attachment of the clamp members to a frame of the window using self-tapping screws. |
| US09776474B2 |
Water discharge device and air conditioning device with same
A water discharge device that collects and drains condensed water generated in an air conditioning device includes: a drainage path along which condensed water is able to be drained in a draining state in which condensed water is expelled; and an opening and closing member that is able to block and open the drainage path. The opening and closing member blocks the drainage path so as to limit movement of air due to dynamic pressure when in a non-draining state other than the draining state. The opening and closing member drains condensed water through the drainage path when in the draining state. |
| US09776472B2 |
Body vent protector
A body vent protector assembly for a vehicle includes a venting port defined into a body underlying surface on the vehicle and a body vent protector disposed at the venting port for inhibiting undesirable matter from interfering with the venting port. The body vent protector includes a shroud disposed over at least a portion of the venting port and a blocking rib disposed at or adjacent a rear edge of the venting port for blocking the undesirable matter. |
| US09776470B2 |
Un-partitioned HVAC module control for multi-zone and high performance operation
An automotive HVAC system includes upper and lower mode cases configured to discharge separate streams of temperature-conditioned air into front and rear passenger zones. The system separates the inlet air into separate mixing chambers, and a third stream through a heater core. Blend doors control hot and cold air streams entering their respective mixing chambers. Operation is controlled by reading requested temperature, blower rate and mode for system zone outlet, converting requests to a flowrate, calculating total flowrate as a summation of all requests, employing a math model to calculate total zonal flowrate as a summation of all zonal flowrates, calculating a blower control error as a function of the difference between total blower request and total zonal flowrate, modifying the operating state using the calculated control error, positioning and resetting the mode valves into defrost, heater and vent openings, and resetting the mode valves. |
| US09776468B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber includes at least one of an expansion-side sensitive unit and a contraction-side sensitive unit. The expansion-side sensitive unit has an expansion-side actuating chamber that communicates with an expansion-side chamber and a contraction-side chamber, an expansion-side free piston that partitions the expansion-side actuating chamber into a first expansion-side pressure chamber and a second expansion-side pressure chamber, and an expansion-side spring element configured to bias the expansion-side free piston to compress the first expansion-side pressure chamber. The contraction-side sensitive unit has a contraction-side actuating chamber that communicates with a contraction-side chamber and a reservoir, a contraction-side free piston that partitions the contraction-side actuating chamber into a first contraction-side pressure chamber and a second contraction-side pressure chamber, and a contraction-side spring element configured to bias the contraction-side free piston to compress the first contraction-side pressure chamber. |