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US10001901B2 System and method for texturing in virtual reality and mixed reality environments
A system includes hardware processors and a texturing module configured to display a texturing tray within a virtual reality environment or a mixed reality environment, the texturing tray including a first plurality of texturing mode objects, detect that a user has grabbed a first texturing mode object of the first plurality of texturing mode objects from the texturing tray with a virtual hand of the user, based on motion of the virtual hand after the grabbing, moving the first texturing mode object into a position adjacent to a surface of a target object, detect that the user has applied a texturing agent toward the first texturing mode object, and apply a texture effect to the surface of the target object based on a virtual interaction between the texturing agent and the first texturing mode object, the texture effect altering the appearance of the surface of the target object.
US10001898B1 Automated provisioning of relational information for a summary data visualization
A related information provision system may be used to identify constituent data for a selected portion of summary data on a summary data visualization such as a chart or graph. The portion of the summary data may be selected by a user, a system event, and/or another process. The constituent data may include values and/or metadata for one or more data sets summarized by the summary data, formulas and/or other information, which may indicate how the summary data are obtained from the constituent data. Information regarding the constituent data (“related information”) may be displayed for a user on a constituent visualization or the like. If the information is already displayed, the system may draw the user's attention to the information. If the information is displayed in a different view, the system may display a navigational element leading to it, or direct the user's attention to an existing navigational element.
US10001895B2 Touch control device easy to display temperature and time and method thereof
A touch control device easy to display temperature and time and a method thereof are provided. The touch control device is used to an electric fireplace or a heater. The touch control device includes a casing, a touch display screen, a touch nixie tube, and an operation panel. Through the touch nixie tube composed of the touch pad, the touch IC, the luminous member, the light blocker, the inductive electrode and the light-guide layer, the light emitted from the luminous member can be projected to the light-guide layer. The user can see a character sign from the surface of the operation panel.
US10001893B2 Touch screen and display apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a touch screen and display apparatus. The touch screen includes: first electrode strips; second electrode strips; first, second, third and fourth connection lines arranged in at least one crossing region of first electrode strips with second electrode strips; transparent first and second connection parts provided within the at least one crossing region, the second connection part being insulated from the first connection part; the first connection part is electrically connected with two adjacent first electrodes via first and second connection lines respectively, and a sum of lengths of which is less than a distance between the two adjacent first electrodes; and the second connection part is electrically connected with two adjacent second electrodes via third and fourth connection lines respectively, a sum of lengths of which is less than a distance between the two adjacent second electrodes.
US10001890B2 Touch tag recognizable through capacitive touch panel, information recognition method thereof and information providing method using same
The present invention provides a touch tag having a conductivity pattern corresponding to a touch point of a capacitive touch panel. A capacitive touch tag according to the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device; a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire. When the capacitive touch tag comes into contact with a smartphone, the capacitive touch points are recognized according to a predetermined rule, a result of the recognition is transmitted to a server, and information corresponding thereto is received and displayed.
US10001887B2 Multi-touch touch screen and its junction area touch sensing method
A multi-touch touch screen and its junction area touch sensing method are disclosed. The multi-touch touch screen consists of multiple touch screens each including a touch-sensing device having a touch-sensing layer for sensing the present of one or multiple points and generating a respective sensing information and a controller for computing the center or centroid of each sensing information and the distance between the centers or centroids of each two sensing information and then comparing each computed distance with a predetermined reference distance and then determining the contact to be a multi-point of contact if the computed distance is larger than the predetermined reference value, or a single-point of contact if the computed distance is smaller than the predetermined reference value.
US10001883B2 Mechanical deflection compensation for a capacitive touch input device
A location of contact with a touch sensitive device is determined. Output signals associated with a plurality of electrodes such as formed on a single layer of the touch sensitive device are measured to identify a first electrode positioned at an approximate location of contact with the touch sensor. An output signal associated with a different electrode that is separated from the first electrode is measured to determine an undesired signal amount, such as due to deflection. An undesired single amount associated with the first electrode may be estimated based on the undesired signal amount measured at the other electrode. The signal amount measured at the first electrode is then compensated by the estimated undesired signal amount. The location of contact with the touch sensor is then determined based on the compensated signal amount.
US10001882B2 Vibrated waveguide surface for optical touch detection
An optical touch-sensitive device includes a planar optical waveguide structure having a planar optical waveguide, and transducers that are able to activate to vibrate a top surface of the planar optical waveguide structure. The device also includes multiple emitters and detectors. The emitters and detectors are arranged along a periphery of the waveguide structure. The emitters produce optical beams that propagate through the waveguide structure via total internal reflection (TIR) to the detectors. Touches on the vibrated top surface of the waveguide structure disturb the optical beams, and the touch-sensitive device determines touch events based on the disturbances.
US10001878B2 Method and device for detecting fascia damage and repairing the same
An electronic device includes a fascia manufactured from a shape memory polymer. One or more thermal elements can be disposed adjacent to the fascia or integrated into the fascia. One or more processors can be operable with the one or more thermal elements to detect deformation along at least a portion of the fascia and cause the one or more thermal elements to selectively apply heat to the shape memory polymer along at least a portion of the fascia to reverse at least some of the deformation.
US10001877B2 Semiconductor device
Embodiments herein describe a touch panel controller that has a first mode and a second mode. The touch panel controller performs a normal scan in the first mode, and performs a low-power scan in the second mode. In the normal scan, all of detection points are targeted for detection on a touch detection plane of a touch panel. In the low-power scan, only every other electrode in a group of electrodes is used to generate detection data.
US10001869B2 Wearable device and mobile terminal for supporting communication with the device
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a wearable device; a touch screen; a sensor unit configured to sense at least one of a mobile terminal acceleration signal and a mobile terminal vibration signal; and a controller configured to display a screen corresponding to an application executing on the mobile terminal, receive first state information from the wearable device indicating at least one of a wearable device acceleration signal and a wearable device vibration signal of the wearable device, receive second state information from the sensor unit indicating said at least one of the mobile terminal acceleration signal and the mobile terminal vibration signal of the mobile terminal, and transfer operations of the application executing on the mobile terminal to the wearable device, based on the first and second state information.
US10001866B2 Method of operating touch module and electronic device supporting same
Methods and apparatuses are provided for operating a touch module of an electronic device. A communication related event is received at the electronic device. The touch module is switched from operation at a first operating frequency to operation at a second operating frequency, upon reception of the communication related event. The first operating frequency enables the touch module to receive a touch input. The second operating frequency enables the touch module to detect a specified event.
US10001855B2 Touch display device and method for driving the same
A touch display device and a method for driving the same are provided. The touch display device includes a display panel and a touch panel. In the method, the touch display device provides a source output signal and outputs a plurality of pixel voltages during an enable period of the source output signal to drive the display panel. The touch display device periodically reduces the enable period of the source output signal according to a horizontal synchronization signal corresponding to a turned-on sequence of each row of pixels, so as to establish a touch sensing period. Based thereon, the touch sensing circuit scans the touch panel during the touch sensing period that does not overlap with the enable period of the source output signal, so as to obtain sensing signals for accurately indicating electrical variations of the touch panel.
US10001854B2 Mobile terminal and terminal operation program
An object of the present invention is to quickly and surely acquire icon information without passing through a plurality of hierarchies.A mobile terminal 110 according to the present invention includes a display unit 214, a touch detection unit 218 that receives a user input onto a surface of the display unit, an operation unit 216 including a plurality of movable operation keys, and a guidance display unit that enters a guidance display mode upon detection of a depression of a predetermined movable operation key of the operation unit 216, and in the guidance display mode, upon detection of a user input onto an icon displayed on the display unit by the touch detection unit 218, displays on the display unit a predetermined guidance screen related to the icon.
US10001846B2 Apparatus and method for automatic display control in mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for automatically controlling screens displayed on two display units installed in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a first display disposed on a front surface of the mobile device; a first user input device disposed on the front surface; a second display disposed on a rear surface of the mobile device; a second user input device disposed on the rear surface; and a controller configured to selectively operate at least one of the first display, the second display, the first user input device, and the second user input device according to detecting a user input or an operation being performed by the mobile device.
US10001842B2 Gesture recognition device
The present invention provides a recognition device capable of recognizing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional gesture of a user by using a light receiving element. The device of one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light receiving unit having a plurality of light receiving elements arranged therein; and a control unit for determining a direction in which a change in the amount of light of the plurality of light receiving elements is sensed by a gesture of a user. Since a gesture is capable of being recognized according to a direction of a light receiving element of which the amount of light is changed, price competitiveness for gesture recognition can be increased, and the device can be miniaturized so as to be arranged in a mobile terminal.
US10001840B2 Switch operating device, mobile device and method for operating a switch by a non-tactile push-gesture
Switch operating device (100) with: a gesture sensor operating a switch (103) with a non-tactile push-gesture performed with a heat emitting part. The gesture has an approach phase (111) during which the part approaches the sensor, a waiting phase (113) during which the part remains proximate to the sensor, and a withdrawal phase (112) during which the part is moved away from the sensor. The sensor detects heat emitted by the part with at least one pixel and outputs per pixel a signal (51 to 54) with signal deflections (56, 57) corresponding to a temporal intensity curve of heat detected by the pixel while the gesture (115) is performed. A signal processing unit (101) which determines performance of the gesture from a temporal succession of signal deflections. An actuator (104) is controlled by the signal processing unit and operates the switch when the gesture is performed.
US10001839B2 Gesture recognition of ink strokes
One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, on a touch surface, ink stroke data; identifying, using a processor, that the ink stroke comprises a stroke change; determining, using the processor, if the stroke change is within a predetermined zone; interpreting, using the processor, the ink stroke as a gesture command if the stroke change is within the predetermined zone; and executing, based on the gesture command, at least one action. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10001837B2 Technologies for interacting with computing devices using haptic manipulation
Technologies for interacting with computing devices using haptic manipulation includes tracking a user's gaze on an image displayed on a display of a computing device and identifying an image object of the image based on the user's gaze. The computing device generate haptic object data for the identified image object and transmits the haptic object data to a haptic interactive device. The haptic interactive device generates a haptic object on a haptic output surface base on the haptic object data. The haptic interactive device may also monitor the user's interaction with the haptic object and generate user interactive data based on such interaction. The user interaction data may be provided to the computing device, and the computing device may modify the image based on the user interaction data.
US10001830B2 Input-output device management using dynamic clock frequency
In an example, a method includes determining, at a host device, a power state of a digital input/output device, and transmitting a clock signal having a first frequency from the host device to the input/output device responsive to a determination that the input/output device is in a lower power state. The method also includes determining, at the host device, that the input/output device has transitioned into a higher power state, and transmitting a clock signal having a second frequency from the host device to the input/output device responsive to a determination that the input/output device has transitioned into the higher power state. The first frequency is lower than the second frequency.
US10001829B2 Electronic device comprising a wake up module distinct from a core domain
An electronic device includes an appended module coupled to a core having a standby state comprising a first power supply circuit, a first clock and a circuit that recognizes multiple vocal commands timed by the first clock. The appended module includes a second power supply circuit independent of the first power supply circuit, a second clock independent of the first clock and having a frequency lower than that of the first clock, digital unit timed by the second clock including a sound capture circuit that delivers a processed sound signal, and a processing unit configured in order, in the presence of a parameter of the processed sound signal greater than a threshold, to analyze the content of the processed sound signal and to deliver, when the content of the sound signal comprises a reference pattern, an activating signal to the core that can take it out of its standby state.
US10001828B2 Signal adapter for a display system for energy conservation
A signal adapter device for a display system which enables turning on and off the display device for energy conservation. The signal adapter has a signal input port coupled to a signal source, a signal output port coupled to a display, and an adapter port coupled to a sensor. Corresponding pins of the input and output ports are electrically connected to each other, except that the hot plug detect pin of the input port is electrically disconnected from that of the output port but is electrically connected to a hot plug detect pin of the adapter port. The sensor senses environmental conditions such as the presence of viewers within a certain distance, and generates a voltage signal for the hot plug detect pin. Based on this signal on its hot plug detect pin, the signal source determines whether to transmit multimedia data to the display device.
US10001823B2 Communication system, communication device, and address setting method
The communication system includes a plurality of communication devices, and the communication devices form a hierarchical structure having two or more levels where an upper-level communication device is connected to one or more lower-level communication devices. In this communication system, a communication device connected to lower-level communication devices sequentially applies, to each of the connected lower-level communication devices, an operation of turning on one lower-level communication device and transmitting an address to the turned-on lower-level communication device. The address is set on the basis of the sequence of turning on the lower-level communication devices.
US10001822B2 Integrating a power arbiter in a processor
In one embodiment, a processor includes: a power switcher circuit to receive a first voltage and charge at least one charge storage device with the first voltage in a first phase and output charge in a second phase; a selection circuit coupled to the power switcher circuit to couple the output charge to a selected one of a plurality of load circuits responsive to a control signal; and a control circuit to generate the control signal based at least in part on a comparison of a feedback voltage of a rail coupled to the selected load circuit to a reference voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10001821B2 Cloud management with power management support
A system and method for managing power in virtualized computer systems are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a request to instantiate a virtual machine is received. A processor determines that a power state is to be altered to instantiate the virtual machine on a computing system, and in response to the determination, alters the power state.
US10001819B2 Dual-sided rackmount modular data processing assembly
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and assemblies for data storage systems are provided herein. In one example, a data processing assembly is presented. The data processing assembly includes a midplane assembly configured to electrically couple on a first side to storage modules, compute modules, or graphics modules, electrically couple on a second side to communication modules and one or more power supply modules. The data processing assembly includes a chassis configured to mechanically house and structurally support each of the storage modules, the compute modules, the communication modules, and the one or more power supply modules when coupled to the midplane assembly to form the data processing assembly and allow installation of the data processing assembly into a rackmount environment.
US10001816B2 Modular computing device
Modular computing device techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a computing device includes a display modular component including a housing, a display device physically and communicatively coupled to the housing via a hinge, and one or more display hardware elements disposed within the housing that are configured to output a display for display by the display device. The computing device also includes a computing modular component including a housing that is physically and communicatively coupled to the display modular component, a processing system disposed within the housing, and memory disposed within the housing. The processing system is configured to execute instructions stored by the processing system to generate a user interface for display by the display device of the display modular component.
US10001811B1 Portable information device
A portable information device that can stably support a foldable display is provided. A portable information device includes: a first chassis member and a second chassis member, inner end surfaces, which are adjacent edges, of the first chassis member and the second chassis member being coupled to each other by a hinge mechanism so that the first chassis member and the second chassis member are foldable in two; a display that is disposed at inner surfaces of both the first chassis member and the second chassis member and that is foldable in two; and a first support plate and a second support plate supporting a back surface of the display.
US10001809B2 Flexible display device and method of controlling same
A flexible display device including: a flexible display; a first sensor configured to sense an exposed area of the display which is exposed in a rolled state of the display; a second sensor configured to sense a user grip area within the exposed area, the user grip area corresponding to a user grip; and a controller configured to, in response to the exposed area and the user grip area being sensed, control the display to display a screen on the exposed area excluding the user grip area.
US10001807B2 Computing device and computing system using same
A computing system includes a docking station and a computing device. The docking station includes a first connector. The computing device includes a second connector, a processor, a storage unit, and a wireless communication unit. The second connector, the storage unit, and the wireless communication unit are coupled to the processor. The second connector is detachably and electrically coupled to the first connector of the docking station. The computing device is configured to transmit content to the docking station for display by the first and second connectors. Thus, the computing system has advantages of mobility and operability.
US10001805B2 Portable apparatus
A portable apparatus that improves performance degradation of RF-related parts which may be incurred when a radiant heat sheet is attached to a shielding structure mounted in an RF block is provided. The apparatus blocks a feedback connection path which may be formed between heating parts by removing parts of the shielding structure and the radiant heat sheet which face a connection area between the heating parts.
US10001800B1 Systems and methods for determining temperatures of integrated circuits
Techniques are disclosed relating to power management of an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure a plurality of temperatures at different locations in the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit further includes a power management circuit configured to determine a set of guard bands based on a temperature difference determined using the plurality of temperatures. The power management circuit is configured to adjust, using the set of guard bands, a particular one of the plurality of temperatures, and to use the adjusted particular temperature to manage power consumption of the integrated circuit. In some embodiments, the power management circuit is configured to manage the power consumption by adjusting a voltage supplied to the integrated circuit, the adjusted voltage being based on the adjusted particular temperature.
US10001799B2 Pull-down circuitry for an apparatus
Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.
US10001798B2 Determining power to be supplied based on reservation information of a vehicle
There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires power supply request information that includes information on a supply period during which an electric power system is requesting supply of electric power, and reservation information for a vehicle, a calculation unit that, on the basis of the reservation information, calculates supply power to be supplied to the electric power system from the vehicle during the supply period, and a notification unit that notifies the electric power system of the calculated supply power.
US10001794B2 Soft start circuit and method for DC-DC voltage regulator
A voltage regulator is provided comprising: a pass transistor that includes a first node coupled to receive an input voltage and a second node coupled to provide a regulated voltage and a control node; an amplifier circuit coupled to produce a control voltage on a control line that is coupled to control a voltage at the control node of the pass transistor, based at least in part upon a reference voltage and the regulated voltage; a switch configured to transition between a first switch state in which the switch couples the control line to a turn-off voltage having a value to turn off the pass transistor and a second switch state in which the switch decouples the control line from the turn-off voltage; and a switch control circuit configured to maintain the switch in the first switch state during a first time interval while the input voltage ramps up and to transition the switch to the second switch state after the first time interval.
US10001793B2 Apparatuses and methods for providing constant current
An apparatus is described comprising a bandgap reference circuit comprising: an amplifier including first and second inputs and an output; and a bandgap transistor coupled to the output of the amplifier at a control electrode thereof, the bandgap transistor being further coupled commonly to the first and second inputs of the amplifier at a first electrode thereof to form a feedback path. The apparatus further comprises a resistor coupled to the first electrode of the bandgap transistor.
US10001788B2 Low pressure pilot operated relief valve
Embodiments of the invention provide a relief valve body arranged for connecting to a pressure vessel. The relief valve body includes an inlet configured to connect to a pressure vessel and an integrated nozzle downstream from the inlet and extending along an axis. The integrated nozzle includes a nozzle exterior surface, a nozzle bulb, and a valve seat and defines a nozzle expansion region. The relief valve body further includes a redirecting pallet, a valve interior surface having at least one ramped portion downstream from the integrated nozzle and redirecting pallet, and an outlet downstream from the at least one ramped portion.
US10001786B2 Solenoid manifold device, controller and method of controlling a solenoid manifold
Various embodiments of a controller for controlling at least one solenoid comprise a first electrical connector for electrically communicating with a vehicle communications bus; a second electrical connector for transmitting messages to a plurality of solenoids; and a processor having control logic. The control logic is capable of associating each of a plurality of solenoids with a vehicle function when the plurality of solenoids are in electrical communication with the controller; receiving a control message at the first electrical connector in a first format to enable a first vehicle function; and electrically communicating a control message in a second format at the second electrical connector in response to receiving the control message in the first format to control one of the plurality of solenoids associated with the first vehicle function.
US10001781B2 Travel control device and travel control method
A travel control device executes an acquisition function to acquire object information including the position of an avoidance object which a subject vehicle should avoid, a planning function to plan a target route for the subject vehicle in accordance with the position of the avoidance object, and a control function to output command information for driving the subject vehicle on the target route. The planning function is used to specify a plurality of avoidance objects that are located within a predetermined distance from the subject vehicle and exist in the same lane adjacent to a lane in which the subject vehicle travels and to set a lateral position of the target route along the width direction of a road on which the subject vehicle is traveling. The lateral position of the target route is planned so as to avoid the avoidance objects.
US10001779B1 Automatic guided vehicle
An automatic guided vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a swerving portion, a controlling portion and a driving portion. The vehicle body comprises two front wheels, a front wheel shaft connecting between the two front wheels, two back wheels and a back wheel shaft connecting between the two back wheels. The swerving portion comprises a front swerving shaft, a front gear, a back swerving shaft, a first back gear, a swerving driver and a conveying belt. The controlling portion drives the swerving driver to rotate. The driving portion is installed to the back wheel shaft and driving the back wheel shaft to rotate.
US10001774B2 Manufacturing supporting system, manufacturing supporting method, and manufacturing supporting program for electronic device
There is provided a manufacturing supporting system for an electronic device including an inspection-data acquiring unit, a fluctuation-by-classification calculating unit, a data-by-factor acquiring unit, and a fluctuation-by-factor calculating unit is provided. The inspection-data acquiring unit acquires an inspection data of a target electronic device. The fluctuation-by-classification calculating unit is configured to calculate, on the basis of the inspection data, by classification including at least any one of positions among lots, among substrates, and in a substrate plane of the electronic device, fluctuation in dimensions of the target electronic device. The data-by-factor acquiring unit acquires an improvement history data of the target electronic device. The fluctuation-by-factor calculating unit is configured to determine a plurality of fluctuation factors of the target electronic device on the basis of information concerning the plurality of fluctuation factors included in the improvement history data of the target electronic device, and calculate fluctuation in dimensions by the determined plurality of fluctuation factors. Thereby, there is provided a manufacturing supporting system, a manufacturing supporting method, and a manufacturing supporting program for an electronic device that support determination of an improvement measure for manufacturing conditions.
US10001772B2 Optimally scheduling of close-down process for single-arm cluster tools with wafer residency time constraints
Recent trends of larger wafer and smaller lot sizes bring cluster tools with frequent lot switches. Practitioners must deal with more transient processes during such switches, including start-up and close-down processes. To obtain higher yield, it is necessary to shorten the duration of transient processes. Much prior effort was poured into the modeling and scheduling for the steady state of cluster tools. In the existing literature, no attention has been turned to optimize the close-down process for single-arm cluster tools with wafer residency constraints. This invention intends to do so by 1) developing a Petri net model to analyze their scheduling properties and 2) proposing Petri net-based methods to solve their close-down optimal scheduling problems under different workloads among their process steps. Industrial examples are used to illustrate the effectiveness and application of the proposed methods.
US10001769B2 Systems and methods for optimizing formation fracturing operations
Systems and methods generate optimized formation fracturing operational parameters by iteratively optimizing bottom hole temperature design, perforation design, fracturing fluid pulse design, and proppant design based on formation properties, proppant properties, candidate selection, flow and geomechanical modeling, and engineering design, where the systems and methods as implemented on a digital processing unit.
US10001766B2 Industrial control system and method for transferring data
An industrial control system comprising at least one industrial controller and method of transferring data in an industrial controller include use system-specific firmware of the industrial controller to execute at least one system task of a predefined set of system tasks independently from a user-specific industrial control program. The at least one system task is adapted to use in the operating phase while execution of the instructions defined in the user-specific industrial control program the at least one file system service to move data in a first dedicated storage location of the first data storage unit to a second data storage unit formatted for use with a file system, or use the at least one file system service to move data from the second data storage unit to a second dedicated storage location of the first data storage unit.
US10001765B2 Advanced identification and classification of sensors and other points in a building automation system
A building automation space facility or building automation facility comprising systems and methods for classifying and standardizing sensors and sensor data using time-series data and/or meta data, such as data and meta information available in a control network or hardware is disclosed. The disclosed system and methods provide techniques to rapidly identify and classify sensors using analysis of time-series data (e.g., data collected from a sensor such as by polling the sensor every second, minute, hour, day, month, and so on) and/or meta data (e.g., label names, group names, associated equipment, and so on) from these sensors and associated control systems. In this manner, the disclosed techniques greatly improve the extent to which a building automation facility or system monitors, manages, and reports on various elements within a building or group of buildings.
US10001762B2 Voltage control method and apparatus of central bus in power system
A voltage control method and apparatus of a central bus in a power system are provided. The method comprises: S1: obtaining a predetermined voltage and a current voltage; S2: obtaining a first voltage adjustment of the generator and a second voltage adjustment of the dynamic reactive power compensation device; S3: sending the first voltage adjustment and the second voltage adjustment; S4: judging whether a current reactive power of the dynamic reactive power compensation device is between a first predetermined reactive power and a second predetermined reactive power; S5: if yes, obtaining a third voltage adjustment of the generator and a fourth voltage adjustment of the dynamic reactive power compensation device; S6: sending the third voltage adjustment and the fourth voltage adjustment; repeating steps S1-S7 after a predetermined period of time; S7: if no, repeating steps S1-S7 after the predetermined period of time.
US10001761B2 Power consumption model for cooling equipment
According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for managing power consumption of cooling equipment in a data center is provided. The method includes receiving at least one parameter of at least one cooling device, receiving at least one measurement of at least one of an ambient temperature, an ambient humidity, and an airflow rate, and implementing a power consumption efficiency model that includes at least one loss parameter and is based on the at least one parameter of the at least one cooling device. According to certain aspects, implementing the power consumption efficiency model includes determining at least one correction factor for at least one loss parameter based on at least one of the measured ambient temperature, ambient humidity, and airflow rate, applying the at least one correction factor to the at least one loss parameter, and determining a power consumption rate for the at least one cooling device based on the at least one corrected loss parameter.
US10001759B2 Method and apparatus for automatically generating an events dictionary in an internet of things (IOT) network
Methods and systems are disclosed for automatically generating an events dictionary in an Internet of Things (IoT) network. In an aspect, a device receives a notification of an event from an IoT device, determines a state of the IoT device before and after the event, compares the states of the IoT device, determines a type of state change of the event, determines whether the type of the state change of the first event is present in the events dictionary, creates a generic entry based on the type of the state change of the first event not being present in the events dictionary, and stores, in the events dictionary, a mapping of an event description of the event to the generic entry.
US10001757B2 Electronic timepiece and method for controlling display operation of electronic timepiece
An electronic timepiece includes a display section, a display control section, a reception section, a clock section, a timing section, a leap second acquisition section, a time correction section that corrects internal time information by using time information acquired by the timing section, and a leap second correction section that corrects the internal time information by using leap second information acquired by the leap second acquisition section. In a case where the operation of the timing section is followed by the operation of the leap second acquisition section, the time correction section corrects the internal time information by using the time information acquired by the timing section, and the display control section causes the display section to display, before the leap second acquisition section acquires the leap second information, time based on the internal time information corrected by the time correction section.
US10001755B2 Chronograph
A chronograph having a second wheel with an entraining spring, a pulse-receiving wheel, wherein the entraining spring is constructed to engage with the pulse-receiving wheel, a pulse-transferring wheel, a minute wheel, wherein the minute wheel is in constant engagement with the pulse-transferring wheel, a second shaft, wherein the second wheel is rigidly connected to the second shaft, a multifunction shaft is orientated parallel to the second shaft, wherein the pulse-receiving wheel and the pulse-transferring wheel is rigidly connected to the multifunction shaft, and, a two-part constructed zeroing lever having a zeroing lever arm and a zeroing lever interlock, wherein the zeroing lever arm is supported in a rotatable manner around a pivotal point of a zeroing lever arm and the zeroing lever interlock is supported in a rotatable manner around a pivotal point of zeroing lever interlock.
US10001753B2 Device for regulating the motion of a mechanical horological movement
A device regulating motion of a mechanical horological movement includes: a frame; a resonator attached to the frame and including a first annular magnetic structure including N1 magnets arranged regularly in a circle and a resilient structure; a second annular magnetic structure including N2 magnets defining a central axis about which the structure rotates, N2 being different than N1. The resonator is configured so that a resonant mode in which the first magnetic structure is subject to curvilinear, or substantially circular, translation about the central axis may be excited by rotation of the second magnetic structure. The two magnetic structures define a magnetic cycloid gear such that the regulating device incorporates a reducer of frequency between the resonance frequency and the rotational frequency of the second magnetic structure which is rigidly connected to an escapement wheel.
US10001752B1 Smart watch extended system
A method and apparatus to provide an extended band is described. The method comprises pairing a watch and a host device. The method further comprises monitoring a user's status with a plurality of sensors on the host device and/or the watch, and using the extended band to do one or more of: provide alerts to the user, based on the sensor data, control the extended band from one of the devices, and share data with third parties using the extended band.
US10001751B2 Electronic device including rotatable annular member
Various example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device including: a housing including a substantially circular opening and a first surface facing in a first direction; a wearing structure configured to enable the electronic device to be removably worn on a part of a human body and connected to the housing; a display disposed in the opening; an annulus installed on the first surface and configured to be rotatable along a periphery of the opining, the annulus including a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction; at least one spacer interposed between a part of the first surface and the second surface of the annulus; and a circuit configured to detect a rotation of the annular member and to change the display at least in part based on the rotation.
US10001744B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a casing, an image forming unit, a plurality of covers, a shutter, and a linkage mechanism. The image forming unit includes a light source and is disposed in an interior of the casing. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium. The covers are openable and closable relative to the casing. The shutter is openable and closable relative to the light source. The linkage mechanism links the respective covers to the shutter. The linkage mechanism sets the shutter in a closed state in a situation in which at least one of the covers is in an open state and sets the shutter in an open state in a situation in which all the covers are in a closed state.
US10001743B2 Powder collection device and processing apparatus using the same
A powder collection device includes a transport pipe, a powder collection container supported turnably on a pivot center provided in an attachment part of an apparatus body and removably attached to a position to cover an attachment part of the apparatus body, a pipe-side opening/closing mechanism that opens a discharging port by moving an opening/closing lid in cooperation with an operating member of the powder collection container when the powder collection container is turned to the position to cover the attachment part, and a container-side opening/closing mechanism that opens a collection port by moving a container opening/closing lid in cooperation with an operating member of the transport pipe when the powder collection container is turned to the position to cover the attachment part. The discharging port is disposed on a side of a vertical line including the pivot center different from the apparatus body.
US10001738B2 Imaging forming apparatus to switch speed of roller pairs
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet while conveying the sheet at an image forming speed, a discharge roller pair to discharge the sheet, a conveyance roller pair to convey the sheet from the image forming unit to the discharge roller pair, and a control unit to control a motor to switch a speed of the conveyance roller pair and the discharge roller pair between a first speed corresponding to the image forming speed and a second speed higher than the first speed. In first control, the speed is switched from the second to the first speed at timing at which a trailing end of the sheet reaches a first position. In second control, the speed is switched from the second to the first speed at timing at which a leading end of a subsequent sheet reaches a second position.
US10001736B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus
A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring roller pressured to the fixing belt, a heat source heating the fixing belt, a pressing member pressing the fixing belt toward the pressuring roller's side, and a sliding contact sheet interposed between the fixing belt and the pressing member to hold lubricant. The sliding contact sheet includes a sliding contact portion arranged at the center in a sheet conveying direction to come into contact with the fixing belt, a first fixed portion arranged at an upstream side in the conveying direction and wound around the pressing member at the heat source's side, and a second fixed portion arranged at a downstream side in the conveying direction and wound around the pressing member at the heat source's side from the first fixed portion. The sliding contact sheet is configured so that the second fixed portion becomes smaller than the first fixed portion.
US10001731B2 Composition for seamless belt, and image forming apparatus using the belt
A composition for seamless belt includes a thermoplastic resin; and a conductive agent. A liquid extracted from the composition with methanol has an intensity not greater than 7×108 in a total ion chromatogram.
US10001726B2 Developer container, developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
Provided is a developer container, including: a frame body having an opening; a sealing member configured to seal the opening; an unsealing member configured to unseal the opening by moving the sealing member and accommodated inside the frame body; and a part of the sealing member peelably bonded to an outer peripheral edge of the opening on an opposite side of the unsealing member with respect to the opening.
US10001724B2 Toner case and image forming apparatus
A toner case includes a case main body, a transmission member, and a cover. The case main body contains a toner and rotates around a rotation axis line. The transmission member is attached to an outer circumferential face of the case main body and configured to transmit rotation driving force to the case main body. The cover is configured to cover an opening part arranged at the case main body. The case main body includes a rotation restricting part and a movement restricting part. The rotation restricting part is configured to restrict a rotation of the transmission member with respect to the case main body. The movement restricting part is configured to restrict a movement in a direction of the rotation axis line of the transmission member with respect to the case main body. The transmission member is positioned between the cover and the movement restricting part.
US10001716B2 Positively chargeable single-layer electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
A positively chargeable single-layer electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and an electron accepting compound. The hole transport material includes a benzidine derivative. The electron transport material includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formulae (1), (2), (3), and (4) shown below. The electron accepting compound includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formulae (5) and (6) shown below.
US10001712B2 Immersion lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
An immersion lithographic apparatus includes a projection system. The projection system is configured to project a patterned radiation beam through an immersion liquid onto a target portion of a substrate. An external surface of the projection system includes a first surface. The first surface has a non-planar shape. An element is attached to the first surface and positioned so that at least a portion of the element contacts the immersion liquid in use. The element includes a closed loop of continuously integral material in a preformed state and conforms to the non-planar shape of the first surface.
US10001709B2 Lithographic apparatus, spectral purity filter and device manufacturing method
A lithographic apparatus for patterning a beam of radiation and projecting it onto a substrate, comprising at least two spectral purity filters configured to reduce the intensity of radiation in the beam of radiation in at least one undesirable range of radiation wavelength, wherein the two spectral purity filters are provided with different radiation filtering structures from each other.
US10001706B2 Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus and method of designing the same
An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a target supply device configured to successively supply targets into the chamber, and an extreme ultraviolet light collector mirror including a reflective surface having a through-hole at the center thereof. The reflective surface may reflect and collect extreme ultraviolet light generated at a predetermined emission cycle because of irradiation of the successively supplied targets with a laser beam. A gas ejection device may be disposed in the through-hole to jut out from the reflective surface and have a gas ejection opening to eject etching gas for debris onto the reflective surface. The gas ejection device may be configured so that the etching gas takes a longer time than the predetermined emission cycle to reach the through-hole-side end of effective reflective area of the reflective surface after being ejected from the gas ejection opening.
US10001695B2 System for gigahertz to terahertz frequency signal generation using OPO and DFG
Apparatus and method for high-power multi-function millimeter-wavelength (THz-frequency) signal generation using OPO and DFG in a single cavity. In some embodiments, the OPO-DFG cavity includes an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) non-linear material that receives pump light IP having pump-light frequency and generates two different lower intermediate frequencies of light—an OPO-signal beam IS and a spatially/temporally overlapping OPO-idler beam II. A difference-frequency generator non-linear material then receives the two intermediate-frequency beams II and IS, and the DFG then generates a THz-frequency output signal that has a frequency equal to the difference between the two intermediate frequencies. In some embodiments, a single-piece crystal of non-linear material is used for both OPO and DFG functions. Some embodiments use a bow-tie ring having four mirrors that define the optical path: an IP-beam-entry mirror, an IP-light-extraction mirror to remove unconverted IP-beam, an II-beam-extraction mirror, and an IS-beam-extraction mirror, and a fifth ITHz-beam-extraction mirror.
US10001690B2 Colloid electrolyte composition
The invention relates to a colloidal electrolyte composition comprising a polyelectrolyte selected from one or more cationic polymers, a particulate phase forming a colloidal dispersion, and a binder system able to form a cross-linked network upon curing the electrolyte composition. Also, the invention relates to a method of preparation the colloidal electrolyte composition, to an electrochemical cell and to a method of preparation the electrochemical cell.
US10001689B2 Electrochromic multi-layer devices with composite electrically conductive layers
A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate and a first electrically conductive layer on a surface thereof, the first electrically conductive layer having a sheet resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first electrically conductive layer that varies as a function of position.
US10001687B2 Liquid crystal display device
In a high-resolution liquid crystal display device, measures against display unevenness caused by generation of a region where no alignment film is applied are provided. A liquid crystal display device includes a pixel formed between a scanning line and a video signal line. The pixel includes a TFT, a pixel electrode, and a contact hole connecting the TFT and the pixel electrode. The contact hole is formed in an insulation film formed between the pixel electrode and the TFT. Assuming that a horizontal pitch of the video signal line is ph and a horizontal diameter of the contact hole is dh, ph is 26 μm or less and s/ph is 0.73 or more where s=ph−dh. A tapered angle of a sidewall of the contact hole is 53 degrees or less. A thickness of an alignment film over the pixel electrode is 110 nm or more.
US10001686B2 Array substrate and fabrication method thereof, and display device
An array substrate and a fabrication method thereof, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate and a peripheral lead, a ground signal terminal, a conductive adhesive, and a barrier wall structure located on the base substrate, wherein, the conductive adhesive is connected with the ground signal terminal, and the barrier wall structure is located between the peripheral lead and the ground signal terminal, and configured for blocking the conductive adhesive from diffusing toward the peripheral lead.
US10001684B2 Array substrate, display panel and display device having the same, and method thereof
The present application discloses an array substrate having a signal line; a common electrode line; an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protector comprising a first discharging terminal coupled to the signal line, and a second discharging terminal coupled to the common electrode line; and an ESD protector repair unit comprising a first repair terminal in close proximity to the first discharging terminal but separated from each other, a second repair terminal in close proximity to the common electrode line but separated from each other.
US10001678B2 Liquid crystal display device and semiconductor device
By increasing an interval between electrodes which drives liquid crystals, a gradient of an electric field applied between the electrodes can be controlled and an optimal electric field can be applied between the electrodes. The invention includes a first electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating film formed over the substrate and the first electrode, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor film in which a source, a channel region, and a drain are formed over the insulating film, a second electrode located over the semiconductor film and the first electrode and including first opening patterns, and liquid crystals provided over the second electrode.
US10001676B2 Display device
A liquid crystal panel includes an array substrate, a CF substrate, a sealing member, a first transparent electrode film, a first interlayer insulating film, and a second transparent electrode film. The sealing member is disposed between the array substrate and the CF substrate to seal internal space between the substrates. The first electrode film is disposed in a display area on the array substrate. The sealing member is bonded to the first interlayer insulating film. The first insulating film is disposed on the first electrode film closer to the array substrate in an area across a boundary between the display area and a non-display area. The first insulating film includes a slit arranged closer to the display area than to the sealing member in the non-display area. The second transparent electrode film is disposed on the first insulating film closer to the array substrate at least in the display area.
US10001671B2 Nanocrystal polymer composites and production methods thereof
A semiconductor nanocrystal composition including a semiconductor nanocrystal, an organic additive, and at least one polymerizable substance selected from a polymerizable monomer, a polymerizable oligomer, and a combination thereof, wherein the composition has haze of greater than or equal to about 40% after polymerization.
US10001664B2 Display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a panel driver board, and flexible circuit boards. The liquid crystal panel has a substantially round shape and includes linear edge sections formed by linearly cutting out outer edge portions. The panel driver board is configured to supply signals related to image display to the liquid crystal panel. The flexible circuit boards include first ends and second ends. The first ends are mounted to the liquid crystal panel aligned with the linear edge sections with respect to the circumferential direction in a non-display area. The second ends are mounted to the panel driver board. Portions of the flexible circuit boards joining the first ends and the second ends have bending shapes in a plan view.
US10001656B2 Devices and methods for speckle reduction in scanning projectors
Devices and methods are described herein that use a first solid figure element, a polarizing beam splitter, and a second solid figure element to reduce speckle in projected images. Specifically, laser light is generated and split into two portions having orthogonal polarizations. The first portion of laser light is internally reflected off at least three internal faces of the second solid figure element and is then spatially recombined with the second portion of laser light in the first solid figure element. The difference in path length followed by the two portions generates a temporal incoherence in the recombined laser light beam, and that temporal incoherence reduces speckle in the projected image.
US10001654B2 Retroreflector display system for generating floating image effects
A display system is provided that combines the use of a display element with a beamsplitter and at least one retroreflector to provide an image (2D or 3D depending upon the output image from the display element) that appears to be floating in space some distance from the beamsplitter. For example, light that is bounced off/reflected and/or that is transmitted through the beamsplitter may be reflected from the reflective surface of the retroreflector toward the beamsplitter. The beamsplitter directs this light, through reflection or transmission, into a viewing space such that the 2D or 3D image can be viewed by a viewer as it appears to float a distance from the nearest surface of the beamsplitter and, typically, some distance above the ground/floor upon which viewers are walking. The floating image may be relatively bright so that it is viewable in low and brighter light conditions.
US10001649B2 Display device and head-mounted display apparatus
A display device and a head-mounted display apparatus are provided. The display device comprises a display unit and a first optical module. The display unit further comprises a plurality of display areas, and each display area includes a plurality of pixel units. Display colors of pixel units in each display area are the same, and the display colors of pixel units in different display areas are different. The first optical module is configured to converge and overlap image light of the plurality of display areas to form a display image.
US10001647B2 Method for providing virtual image to user in head-mounted display device, machine-readable storage medium, and head-mounted display device
A method is disclosed for providing a virtual image to a user in a Head-Mounted Display (HMD) device. The method includes detecting an ambient illumination, calculating a target transmissivity of window provided in the HMD device, based on the ambient illumination, adjusting a transmissivity of the window based on the calculated target transmissivity, and providing a virtual image to the user by projecting light to the window from a projector provided in the HMD device.
US10001645B2 Using a second screen as a private tracking heads-up display
Methods for extending a viewing area of a display device for displaying content include detecting presence of an eye glass computing device proximate to a primary computing device. The primary computing device has a primary display that is configured to render content. The eye glass computing device includes a secondary device. The eye glass computing device is linked to the primary computing device. A view direction of the eye glass computing device is detected relative to the primary display. Additional content is rendered in the secondary display that is in addition to the content rendered in the primary display. The secondary display is an extension of the primary display for viewing the content beyond the content rendered on the primary display.
US10001644B2 See-through computer display systems
Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics.
US10001643B2 Micromirror device and projection device
A micromirror device including a drive unit, which includes a movable drive element, which is situated in a first plane, and a guiding device, and a mirror, which is elastically coupled to the drive element and is situated in the idle position in a second plane, which is in parallel to the first plane, the guiding device being designed to guide a movement of the drive element on a straight line situated in the first plane. Furthermore, a corresponding projection device is described.
US10001637B2 Electrowetting display device and manufacturing method thereof
An electrowetting display device and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method comprises forming pixel electrodes on a substrate, forming an insulation layer on the pixel electrodes, applying light through a mask to expose portions of the insulation layer, developing the insulation layer to at least partially remove the exposed portions of the insulation layer, wherein the developing forms a water repellent layer on the pixel electrodes and partitioning walls on the water repellent layer, and forming an oil layer between the partitioning walls and on the water repellent layer. The water repellent layer and the sides of the partitioning walls are hydrophobic. Upper surfaces of the partitioning walls are hydrophilic. The partition walls are thicker than the water repellent layer.
US10001636B2 Optical configurations for optical field mappings for back-scanned and line-scanned imagers
Optimal field mappings that provide the highest contrast images for back-scanned and time delay integration (TDI) imaging are given. The mapping can be implemented for back-scanned imaging with afocal optics including an anamorphic field correcting assembly configured to implement a non-rotationally symmetric field mapping between object space and image space to adjust distortion characteristics of the afocal optics to control image wander on a focal plane array. The anamorphic field correcting assembly can include one or more mirrors or lenses having non-rotationally symmetric aspherical departures. For optimal TDI imaging, anamorphic optics are also employed.
US10001634B2 Method for preparing for and carrying out the acquisition of image stacks of a sample from various orientation angles
A method for preparing for and carrying out the microscopic recording of image stacks of a sample from various orientation angles, wherein the sample is retained in a sample retainer defining a sample coordinate system. The sample retainer can be translated and rotated in a space spanned by a detection coordinate system. In a first embodiment, for at least two different orientation angles, a projection image is recorded in the detection coordinate system and a first sample volume and a second sample volume are determined in the sample coordinate system. Then the intersection volume of the two sample volumes is determined in the sample coordinate system. Parameters necessary for image stack recording are determined for all other orientation angles based on the intersection volume.
US10001629B2 Piezoelectrically actuated optical lens
There is presented a transparent optical device element (700) comprising an optical lens (744), comprising one or more piezoelectric actuators (206, 208, 210), wherein said optical lens (744) comprises an optical aperture (632), and wherein the optical device element furthermore comprises a passivation layer (312, 314, 742, 628) placed on said optical lens, said passivation layer comprising a barrier layer (312) forming a humidity barrier, and being located on at least a portion of said cover member, where said portion of said cover member is intersected by the optical axis, and on said piezoelectric actuators, and wherein the passivation layer furthermore comprises one or more further layers (628) located on at least said portion of said cover member being intersected by the optical axis, wherein said passivation layer forms an anti-reflection coating for said optical lens (744) at least along the optical axis (634).
US10001627B2 Mobile device and optical imaging lens thereof
Present embodiments provide for mobile devices and optical imaging lenses thereof. An optical imaging lens may comprise five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. By controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the optical imaging lens may exhibit better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened.
US10001622B2 Multifunction autofocus system and method for automated microscopy
Multifunction autofocus for automated microscopy includes automatic coarse focusing of an automated microscope by reflective positioning, followed by automatic image-based autofocusing of the automated microscope performed in reference to a coarse focus position. In some aspects, the image-based autofocusing utilizes astigmatism in microscope optics for multi-planar image acquisition along a Z axis direction of a microscope. In some other aspects, the image-based autofocusing utilizes astigmatism in microscope optics in combination with chromatic aberration for multi-planar image acquisition along the Z axis direction.
US10001617B2 Fiber management assemblies and network interface devices incorporating such assemblies
Fiber management assembly comprises an optical fiber splitter, a splice holding section having a fiber splice device mounted therein, and a slack storage system. The optical fiber splitter, splice holding section and slack storage system are disposed on one of a tray and an interior surface of an enclosure body. In addition, patch panel tray having a patch panel comprising a plurality of adapters mounted thereon is provided, wherein a bare end of a splitter input fiber is routed via the slack storage system to a first end of the splice device, and wherein pre-connectorized splitter output fibers are routed to different adapters of the plurality of adapters.
US10001615B2 Connector part of a connector unit
A connector part of a connector unit having a connecting structure and a guiding assembly, wherein the connecting structure is moveable between at least two positions at least one of the at least two positions being a connection position and wherein the guiding assembly determines a movement of the connecting structure in the connection position. The guiding assembly has a first keyway, at least a second keyway and at least one key being engaged in the first keyway and the at least second keyway to bring the connecting structure in the connection position due to a movement of the key in the first keyway and the at least second keyway.
US10001614B2 Hybrid fiber optic and graphene cable
An optical cable can include one or more graphenic elements disposed about one or more optically transmissive fibers. A graphenic element can be a coating of graphene or amorphous graphite, a ribbon of graphene or amorphous graphite, or fibers of graphene or amorphous graphite. The graphenic element provides a path for electrical conduction while the optically transmissive fiber provides a path for optical transmission. An optical cable as disclosed herein can include a plurality of electrical and optical paths with a much smaller diameter and weight than traditional cables.
US10001613B2 Methods and cables for use in fracturing zones in a well
A cable having a cable core for use in fracturing zones in a well, wherein the cable core includes an optical fiber conductor. The optical fiber conductor has a pair of half-shell conductors. An insulated optical fiber located between the pair of half-shell conductors. The insulated optical fiber is coupled with the pair of half-shell conductors. An optical fiber conductor jacket is disposed about the pair of half-shell conductors.
US10001609B2 Connector assembly
A system includes a substrate including a first row of first receptacles, a cradle including an opening and a spring member, connectors located within the opening, and cables connected to the connectors. The cradle is configured to connect each of the connectors simultaneously or nearly simultaneously to a corresponding first receptacle, and the spring member pushes on the connectors with a force greater than an insertion force of the first receptacle.
US10001606B1 Multi-function light guide socket
A multi-function light guide socket, including: a connecting tube, including a light source fixation part and a component fixation part, the light source fixation part having a pair of hollowed slots formed at two peripheral locations thereof, the pair of hollowed slots each having a first column therein along an axial direction, the first column having a first low-side stop edge on an inner surface thereof, at least two latching flaps protruding from an inner surface of a bottom opening of the connecting tube to cooperate with a pair of the first low-side stop edges to clamp a flange of a light emitting diode, and the component fixation part having at least two latching slots formed at at least two peripheral locations thereof; and an optical component including an engaging part for being plugged into and engaged with the component fixation part.
US10001605B2 Optical fiber connector and optical fiber connection system
The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber alignment device that has an alignment housing that includes first and second ends. The alignment housing defines a fiber insertion axis that extends through the alignment housing between the first and second ends. The alignment housing includes a fiber alignment region at an intermediate location between the first and second ends. First and second fiber alignment rods are positioned within the alignment housing. The first and second fiber alignment rods cooperate to define a fiber alignment groove that extends along the fiber insertion axis. The first and second fiber alignment rods each having rounded ends positioned at the first and second ends of the alignment housing.
US10001593B1 Light fixtures with waveguides
A curved waveguide is described herein. The curved waveguide can include a length having at least one portion. The curved waveguide can also include a width, a height, and at least one side. A first portion of the at least one portion of the length can have a first curvature. The at least one side is configured to receive light emitted by at least one light module disposed adjacent to the at least one side.
US10001592B2 Backlight unit, double cone-shaped reflector, double cone-shaped reflector strip, illumination apparatus, and method of manufacturing double cone-shaped reflector
Disclosed herein is a backlight unit including a flat substrate, a light emitting device mounted on the flat substrate, a light guide plate disposed on the flat substrate, and a reflector being inserted to be disposed in a through-hole and having a contacted reflection portion contacted to the light emitting device and a spaced reflection portion spaced from the light emitting device. The light guide plate may include an inner wall surface defining the through-hole which accommodates the light emitting device. The contacted reflection portion and the spaced reflection portion are configured to reflect light generated in the light emitting device to penetrate into the light guide plate through the inner wall surface.
US10001591B2 Optomechanical system for injecting light, optical coupler of said system illuminating device with said system
A system for injecting light, includes an optical coupler having: a lens having a convex entrance face of radial extent R1, a convex central exit face and a peripheral exit face; a cavity, containing the entrance face and with an entrance lateral surface; and a peripheral reflective surface, encircling the lens and the cavity, extending beyond the entrance face; an optical collector, with an entrance, a collecting surface facing the central exit face, and a numerical aperture NA smaller than 1, the collector including a jacket having an end surface; and a member for aligning the optical collector, the optical coupler and the aligning member being integrally formed or being indirectly or directly fastened together, the central distance eF on the axis Oz between the collecting surface and the central exit face being nonzero and smaller than 5 mm, and the system including a stop for the end surface.
US10001587B2 Brightness enhancement film
A brightness enhancement film including a monolithic layer and a microstructured layer adjacent the monolithic layer. The microstructured layer has a first major surface and an opposing second major surface. The first major surface includes a first plurality of microstructures and the second major surface faces the first monolithic layer. The monolithic layer includes a polyester that includes at least about 70 mole percent naphthalenedicarboxylate groups based on total carboxylate groups. The polyester may include one or more catalysts having a total concentration by weight in a range of 10 to 1000 ppm. The first monolithic layer has a thickness in the range of about 5 μm to about 300 μm. The first monolithic layer may be substantially free of non-catalyst particulate matter and may have a haze of less than 1 percent.
US10001583B2 Structured light projection using a compound patterned mask
The present disclosure describes structured light projection in which a structured light projector includes a light emitter and a compound patterned mask. The mask includes a spacer substrate that is transparent to a wavelength of light emitted by the light emitter. On a first side of the spacer substrate is a first reflective surface having apertures therein to allow light to pass through. Lenses are arranged to focus light, produced by the light emitter, toward the apertures in the first reflective surface. A second reflective surface on a second side of the spacer substrate opposite the first side has apertures therein to allow light passing through the spacer substrate to exit the compound patterned mask.
US10001581B2 Resistivity logging tool with excitation current control
A resistivity logging tool includes a plurality of excitation electrodes, at least one return electrode, and a plurality of monitor electrodes. The resistivity logging tool also includes a controller that determines a set of independent currents to be emitted by at least some of the plurality of excitation electrodes during an excitation cycle based on at least one measured downhole parameter and at least one predetermined constraint.
US10001579B2 High frequency electromagnetic induction
A high-frequency electromagnetic induction system includes a frequency generator coupled to a transmitter coil, a receiver coil coupled to a processor and a high frequency and polarizability data profile for an object of interest. The high frequency and polarizability data profile includes a data object having an array of frequency values and magnetic polarizability values, which are obtained from the object of interest and processed by the processor. Also described is a method for populating the high frequency and polarizability data profile.
US10001574B2 Hermetically sealed hydrophones with very low acceleration sensitivity
An improved hydrophone is presented that has extremely low acceleration sensitivity, hermetic sealing, and is self-shielded. The hydrophone can also contain an integral amplifier and pressure/depth limiting switch. The hydrophone is also designed such that it can use a single standard piezoelectric sensing element in many hydrophone designs that have different acoustic pressure sensitivities but the same capacitance. Lastly, the sensor is also designed to be low cost in high volumes using standard accelerometer manufacturing techniques. A hydrophone is also designed such that it can use a single standard piezoelectric sensing element that can be incorporated into several hydrophone configurations with varying acoustic pressure sensitivities. The sensor is also designed to be low cost in high volumes.
US10001572B2 Magneto-hydrodynamic seismic source and a method of marine seismic surveying
A magneto-hydrodynamic seismic source includes a casing having a central longitudinal axis; a fluid flow channel, and a plurality of electromagnets arranged along the channel for generating a uniform magnetic field at right angles to the central longitudinal axis of the channel, a first electrode positioned on a first side of the fluid flow channel, the first electrode being positioned opposite a second electrode that is positioned on a second opposing side of the fluid flow channel, and a controllable power source in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode for generating a continuously varying electric field between the first electrode and second electrodes to generate a continuously varying inflow of seawater into the first end of the fluid flow channel with a corresponding continuously varying outflow of seawater in the form of a seismic signal being produced from the second end of the fluid flow channel.
US10001570B1 Apparatus for high resolution PET imaging
An apparatus for high resolution positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The apparatus includes at least a first detector and a second detector arranged to detect gamma rays traveling from a target area, the first detector and the second detector being a detector pair. There is at least one collimator for filtering gamma rays reaching the first and second detectors. The collimator defines respective passages filtering gamma rays reaching the respective first and second detectors, the passages being defined to filter for only gamma ray pairs traveling from the target area at a predetermined range of angles with respect to each other, the predetermined range of angles being in the range of 180°-θE, where θE is less than 1° and greater than 0°.
US10001567B2 X-ray detector, imaging apparatus and calibration method
An X-ray detector comprises a directly converting semiconductor layer having a plurality of pixels for converting incident radiation into electrical measurement signals with a band gap energy characteristic of the semiconductor layer, wherein said incident radiation is x-ray radiation emitted by an x-ray source or light omitted by at least one light source. An evaluation unit calculates evaluation signals per pixel or group of pixels from first electrical measurement signals generated when light from said at least one light source at a first intensity is coupled into the semiconductor layer, and second electrical measurement signals generated when light from said at least one light source at a second intensity is coupled into the semiconductor layer. A detection unit determines detection signals from electrical measurement signals generated when x-ray radiation is incident onto the semiconductor layer, and a calibration unit calibrates the detection unit on the basis of the evaluation signals.
US10001565B2 Positioning system, onboard positioning device and positioning method thereof
A positioning system having an onboard positioning device and a roadside device is provided. The onboard positioning device receives a plurality of first positioning signals and records a positioning moving locus of a vehicle according to the first positioning signals. The roadside device detects a real moving locus of the vehicle. The onboard positioning device obtains the real moving locus from the roadside device, and calculates a positioning calibration value according to coordinates of the positioning moving locus and coordinates of the real moving locus. Furthermore, the onboard positioning device receives a plurality of second positioning signals and calculates and outputs a plurality of calibrated positioning coordinates according to the second positioning signals and the positioning calibration value.
US10001564B2 System and method of collaborative positioning calibration, and method of deploying reference station
An embodiment disclosed a system for collaborative positioning calibration, comprising at least one reference station and at least one client. The reference station uses a known position and a satellite signal transmitted by at least one satellite to compute a pseudo-range difference of the reference station position and the satellite position, and then broadcasts an area calibration data including at least one pseudo-range difference to at least one client. Based on the area calibration data, the client computes at least one pseudo-range calibration data and outputs a calibrated position of global positioning system.
US10001563B2 Tracking and virtual reconstruction of activities
Methods and systems for reconstructing a player's activity are provided. A method can include retrieving data related to a player, obtained during an activity, calculating estimates of features of the activity based on the data, receiving user input related to the features of the activity responsive to at least one of the estimates of features of the activity based on the data, and reconstructing at least a part of the activity based on the estimates of features of the activity based on the data and the user input. The player's activity can be a ball game, such as a game of golf.
US10001557B2 State recognizing device, state recognizing method, and recording medium
Provided is a state recognizing device including: a first filter unit performing a filtering process on a time-series signal obtained by performing remote measuring on a space, in accordance with a first cutoff frequency to allow a signal component deriving from movement of a biological organism to pass through; a second filter unit performing a filtering process on the time-series signal in accordance with a second cutoff frequency to allow a signal component based on biological information to pass through; an amplitude-component extracting unit extracting a first feature quantity related to an amplitude component from a signal passed through the first and/or second filter units; a frequency-component extracting unit extracting a second feature quantity related to a frequency component from a signal passed through the first and/or second filter units; and a recognizing unit recognizing a state of the space by using the first and second feature quantities.
US10001556B2 FMCW radar apparatus
An FMCW (frequency modulated continuous wave) radar apparatus is provided. The apparatus transmits a transmission signal that includes a first frequency-rise time period whose frequency sequentially rises with a first modulated gradient, a first frequency-fall time period whose frequency sequentially falls with the first modulated gradient, a second frequency-rise time period whose frequency sequentially rises with a second modulated gradient different from the first modulated gradient, and a second frequency-fall time period whose frequency sequentially falls with the second modulated gradient. In the apparatus, frequencies of a plurality of peaks are specified in respect of each of beat signals obtained in response to the transmission. Using the specified plurality of peaks as objects, a notification is given as to the presence of oscillation in a power supply bias circuit, on the basis of that, of the groups each formed by extracting peaks in a manner of extracting one from each of the beat signals, there is a group in which all the peaks in the group are within the same frequency range.
US10001551B1 Mirror assembly
The present disclosure relates to optical systems, specifically light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems. An example optical system includes a laser light source operable to emit laser light along a first axis and a mirror element with a plurality of reflective surfaces. The mirror element is configured to rotate about a second axis. The plurality of reflective surfaces is disposed about the second axis. The mirror element and the laser light source are coupled to a base structure, which is configured to rotate about a third axis. While the rotational angle of the mirror element is within an angular range, the emitted laser light interacts with both a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into the environment by the first and second reflective surfaces.
US10001546B2 Apparatus for monitoring aircraft position
An apparatus and computerized method are provided for monitoring the positions of one or more aircraft. The apparatus comprises a first receiver configured to receive first aircraft position information, over a digital data link, from a first radio frequency source located onboard the aircraft at a first period, via one or more ground stations and a second receiver configured to receive second aircraft position information broadcasted from a second radio frequency source located onboard the aircraft at a second period, via one or more ground stations. The apparatus additionally comprises a third receiver configured to receive electronic geographical mapping data and a processor configured to receive the first and second aircraft position information, to filter the quantity of first and second aircraft position information to smooth the filtered information and then output the smoothed information such that it can be overlaid onto the electronic geographical mapping data.
US10001545B2 System and method for improved location accuracy
Systems and methods for improved location accuracy are provided. For example, some systems can include a location engine, and a plurality of location anchors. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of location anchors can transmit or receive signals to or from an object for determining an angular orientation of the object with respect to the plurality of location anchors, and based on the angular orientation, the location engine can estimate a location of the object. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of location anchors can transmit first signals to the location engine, the location engine can receive a second signal from an object, based on the first signals and the second signal, the location engine can determine a differential pressure between the plurality of location anchors and the object, and based on the differential pressure, the location engine can estimate an altitude of the object.
US10001544B2 Method and electronic device identifying indoor location
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for identifying an indoor environment location. The method includes an operation of obtaining a visibility map of an indoor environment. The visibility map may include a plurality of static markers in the indoor environment. The method can determine a direction of a first static marker with respect to magnetic north by an electronic device if the electronic device is located to point at the first static marker and can determine a direction of a second static marker with respect to magnetic north if the electronic device is disposed to point at the second static marker. The method can calculate an intersecting point based on the determined first static marker and second static marker and can identify a location of the electronic device in an indoor environment. The method may further include an operation of determining directions of objects (for example, first static marker and second static marker) in an indoor environment corresponding to a plurality of locations of the electronic device. Further, the method may include an operation of identifying a location of an object in an indoor environment by calculating an intersecting point of the determined directions of the objects.
US10001543B1 Methods and systems for noise removal in indoor positioning
A computerized method of improving position measurement of an indoor positioning system (IPS), comprising: gathering a plurality of position samples of a mobile device measured by an indoor wireless device, each of the position samples is indicative of a measured position and a measurement time; estimating a movement direction of the mobile device from the plurality of position samples; receiving a current position sample of the mobile device; estimating a temp movement direction of the mobile device from at least one of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample; and when the temp movement direction is identified as false, marking the current position sample as noise.
US10001539B2 Method for determining a type of a reconstruction of image data from a magnetic resonance measurement of an examination object by means of a magnetic resonance device
A method is for determining a type of reconstruction of image data from a magnetic resonance measurement of an examination object by way of a magnetic resonance device. In an embodiment, the method includes determining at least one first parameter which includes information about a breathing process of the examination object; comparing the at least one first parameter with at least one second parameter from a maintained database; and determining a type of reconstruction of image data of the magnetic resonance measurement according to the comparison that has been made. In an example embodiment, at least one of the at least one first parameter and the at least one second parameter is derived from a histogram of respiratory phases and the maintained database includes a self-learning system.
US10001537B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and image processing apparatus
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a sequence controller and an image generator. The sequence controller acquires k-space data corresponding to a predetermined quantity of encoding processes. The image generator extracts a plurality of data sets arranged in a time series from the k-space data, selects a data set from among the extracted plurality of data sets on the basis of a movement of a subject, and generates an image by using the selected data set.
US10001536B2 System and method for measuring pH using magnetic resonance
Systems and methods for indicating pH in a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system are provided. The method includes selecting a contrast agent, generating a chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) pulse sequence, performing the pulse sequence with the saturating pulse at a first power level, and performing the pulse sequence again with the saturating pulse at a power level different from the first power level. The method also includes generating values indicating pH of the subject, and generating a report indicating the pH using those values.
US10001535B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
The MRI apparatus includes a housing that includes a bore; a table which is configured to be moved into the bore; and a beam projector that is configured to be disposed on the table, and to project an image into the bore. The beam projector includes a coil which is configured to be disposed so that a central axis of the coil is parallel to a center axis of the bore.
US10001534B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and radio communication device
According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a first radio communication unit, a second radio communication unit and an image reconstruction unit. The first radio communication unit includes a connecting unit detachably connected to an RF coil device which detects a nuclear magnetic resonance signal emitted from an object. The first radio communication unit acquires the nuclear magnetic resonance signal detected by the RF coil device via the connecting unit, and wirelessly transmits the acquired nuclear magnetic resonance signal. The second radio communication unit receives the nuclear magnetic resonance signal wirelessly transmitted from the first radio communication unit. The image reconstruction unit acquires the nuclear magnetic resonance signal received by the second radio communication unit, and reconstructs image data of the object based on the nuclear magnetic resonance signal.
US10001533B2 Magnetic property determination apparatus and magnetic property determination method
A magnetic property determination apparatus that determines the magnetic materials on a paper sheet transported through a transport path includes a magnetization unit and a magnetic detection unit. The magnetization unit generates a magnetization magnetic field including a first magnetic field region and a second magnetic field region on the transport path. A magnetic field intensity and a magnetic field direction are set different between the first magnetic field region and the second magnetic field region so that the magnetic materials are magnetized in different magnetization directions depending on coercive forces of the magnetic materials. The magnetic detection unit that generates a bias magnetic field on the transport path downstream in a transport direction of the magnetization unit, and that detects a magnetic charge of the magnetic materials by detecting variations of the bias magnetic field.
US10001531B2 Giant magneto-impedance (GMI) based sensing device for the detection of carburization in austenitic stainless steel
The present invention relates to a compound exhibiting Giant Magneto-Impedance (GMI) properties. The general chemical formula of the compound is (FeXCo100-X)100-(α+β+γ)CrαSiβBγ, characterized in that α<β and α<γ, wherein α is preferably in the range of 2 to 4% by weight, β is preferably in the range of 11.5% to 13% by weight, and γ is preferably in the range of 11% to 13% by weight, and X is preferably about 6% by weight. The chemical formula more preferably is (Fe6%Co94%)72.5%Cr2% Si12.5%B13%. The present invention also relates to a giant magneto-impedance (GMI) based sensing device for non-destructive contactless detection of carburization in austenitic stainless steel samples in field.
US10001529B2 Low-offset Graphene Hall sensor
A Graphene Hall sensor (GHS) is provided with a modulated gate bias signal in which the modulated gate bias signal alternates at a modulation frequency between a first voltage that produces a first conductivity state in the GHS and a second voltage that produces approximately a same second conductivity state in the GHS. A bias current is provided through a first axis of the GHS. A resultant output voltage signal is provided across a second axis of the Hall sensor that includes a modulated Hall voltage and an offset voltage, in which the Hall voltage is modulated at the modulation frequency. An amplitude of the Hall voltage that does not include the offset voltage is extracted from the resultant output voltage signal.
US10001528B1 Battery deterioration degree estimating apparatus and estimating method
A battery deterioration degree estimating apparatus includes a storage deterioration degree estimator that estimates the storage deterioration degree of the battery in reuse based on the storage deterioration degree of the battery in the in-vehicle period and the load information of the battery in reuse, the cycle deterioration degree estimator that estimates the cycle deterioration degree of the battery in reuse on the basis of the load information of the battery in reuse, and the total-deterioration-degree at secondary-use-start calculator that calculates the total deterioration degree of the battery at the time point of reuse start. The battery deterioration degree estimating apparatus includes the total-deterioration-degree detector that estimates the total deterioration degree of the battery after the reuse start on the basis of the storage deterioration degree in reuse, the cycle deterioration degree in reuse, and the total deterioration degree of the battery at the time point of the reuse start.
US10001527B2 Battery-monitoring system and identifying-information setting method
Each of a plurality of monitoring units (10) that monitor the states of batteries allocates, as identifying information for itself, identifying information corresponding to an input signal inputted from a preceding control unit (3) or monitoring unit (10); outputs, to a subsequent monitoring unit (10), a signal that differs from the input signal corresponding to the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question has allocated to itself; and, if and when identifying information corresponding to an input signal differs from the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question had allocated to itself, reallocates identifying information corresponding to said input signal as identifying information for itself.
US10001522B2 Method for predicting failure of a light-emitting diode
A method for predicting failure of a light-emitting diode, includes applying a test potential difference across the terminals of the light-emitting diode lower than its minimum drive potential difference, the test potential difference having the same sign as the minimum drive potential difference; measuring the current Ic flowing through the light-emitting diode during the application of the test potential difference; and generating an alarm signal when the measured current Ic exceeds an alarm threshold Ia.
US10001521B1 Transistor test fixture with integrated couplers and method
Microwave transistor test fixtures, both micro-strip and coaxial, include integrated wideband directional signal sensors/couplers and allow the detection of the main signal and its harmonic components, injected into and delivered by a transistor in high power operation mode, by using a phase-calibrated network or signal analyzer and allows this way the reproduction of real time signal waveforms. The fixtures are best calibrated using equivalent TRL calibrated fixtures allowing overcoming the incompatibility of the internal ports connecting to the transistor terminals with coaxial cables attached to VNA.
US10001519B2 Ground reference fault detection in circuits with multiple ground references
A ground fault detection circuit is configured to detect a ground fault in a circuit or system that has more than one ground reference. In an embodiment, an electronic circuit includes a first circuit coupled to a first ground node. The first ground node is coupled to a first ground reference. The electronic circuit also includes a second circuit coupled to a second ground node. The second ground node is coupled to a second ground reference. The ground fault detection circuit is configured to detect an open circuit between the first ground node and the first ground reference or between the second ground node and the second ground reference by comparing a voltage at the first ground node to a voltage at the second ground reference or comparing a voltage at the second ground node to a voltage at the first ground reference.
US10001518B2 System and method for power transmission and distribution asset condition prediction and diagnosis
A computer-implemented system and method for predictive and diagnostic analysis of an electrical transmission, generation and distribution asset health includes a computer with a non-transient computer readable medium able to receive data regarding an asset, its components, component subsystem and parameters related thereto. Instructions stored on the non-transient computer readable medium execute instructions that predictively calculate overall asset health and also calculated the states of subsystems and component parameters, providing a diagnostic of the causes of poor asset health.
US10001514B2 System and method for detecting and localizing non-technical losses in an electrical power distribution grid
A system and method for detecting theft of power in an electrical distribution grid. The system may include at least two communicating meters which form a transformer area network, a mechanism for measuring current and voltage at the meters, a mechanism for transmitting the measured current and voltage data to a data center with access to an electric grid database, and a mechanism that analyzes the transmitted data to inter unauthorized taking of electrical power.
US10001512B2 Individualized self-monitoring system for transformers in power measurement installations and method of monitoring and diagnosing transformers in power measurement installations
The present invention relates to an individualized self-monitoring system for transformers (31, 33) in a electric power measurement installation that comprises at least a transformer (31, 33) and at least a time-integrated electrical quantity meter (3, 4, 13), directly coupled to one of the windings of the transformer (31, 33), the meter (3, 4, 13) being capable of measuring and recording the electrical quantity of said winding.The present invention also relates to a method of monitoring and diagnosing transformers (31, 33) in a power measurement installation that comprises the steps of measuring the values of at least a directly measured time-integrated electrical in at least a winding of at least one transformer (31, 33), performing comparisons between the measured and generating diagnostic results with the compared data.
US10001510B2 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
Electrical properties of a semiconductor device are reproducibly and stably measured in a testing step of the semiconductor device. A probe pin includes a first plunger, a second plunger, a cleaning shaft, a first coil spring, and a second coil spring. The cleaning shaft accommodated in the inside of the first plunger is allowed to enter and exit through a tip of a contact of the first plunger by the second coil spring, thereby solder shavings attached to the tip of the contact are removed. The first plunger is electrically coupled to the second plunger by the first coil spring wound on an outer side face of the first plunger and on an outer side face of the second plunger.
US10001509B2 Semiconductor testing fixture and fabrication method thereof
A semiconductor testing fixture is provided. The semiconductor testing fixture includes a substrate having a plurality of testing regions; and a plurality of testing probes with a predetermined distribution pattern formed on the substrate in each of the plurality of testing regions. Etch of the testing probes comprises a first testing tip; an insulation layer formed on a side surface of the first testing tip; and a second testing tip being coaxial with the first testing tip and surrounding the first testing tip formed on a side surface of the insulation layer.
US10001503B2 Rotation sensor
A rotation sensor has a magnetoelectric conversion unit that converts change of magnetic flux whose direction changes periodically with rotation of a rotator into an electric signal and a processing unit that processes the electric signal. The magnetoelectric conversion unit outputs a first detection signal and a second detection signal. The processing unit has a first comparison unit that compares a detection threshold and the first detection signal and a second comparison unit that compares a reference threshold and the second detection signal. The first comparison unit changes a voltage level of the detection threshold when the first detection signal exceeds or falls below the detection threshold and then restores the voltage level of the detection threshold based on the second detection signal and the reference threshold, and the first comparison unit converts the first detection signal into a pulse signal based on the detection threshold of the same voltage level.
US10001501B2 Systems and methods for automated, customizable sample preparation for detection of metabolites and lipids
Described herein are automated and customizable sample preparation and analysis systems for detection and quantification of biomarkers (e.g., metabolites and/or lipids) in biological samples (e.g., blood, serum, or plasma) in a clinical setting. The automated systems are controlled by scripts that integrate communication between the components of the sample preparation system. Also described herein are mass spectrometry-based analytical methods featuring efficient system calibration and sample analysis that provide for accurate quantification of a set of markers in biological samples. The methods are capable of automatic high sample throughput in a clinical setting for detection and quantification using a mass spectrometry system and high performance liquid chromatography column.
US10001497B2 Diagnostic analyzers with pretreatment carousels and related methods
Diagnostic analyzers with pretreatment carousels and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first carousel that includes a first annular array of slots to receive a first vessel. The example first carousel also includes a first track of rotation about the first carousel having a first diameter and a second track of rotation about the first carousel having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The example apparatus includes a first diverter to move the first vessel from the first track to the second track. In addition, the example apparatus includes a second carousel coaxial with the first carousel. The example second carousel includes a second annular array of slots to receive a second vessel.
US10001496B2 Systems for allergen detection
The present disclosure relates to methods that may be used for the detection of allergens. In some embodiments, a system includes circuitry for processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips configured for analysis of one or more allergen indicators; circuitry for detecting the one or more allergen indicators; and circuitry for comparing one or more detected concentration levels of the one or more allergen indicators to one or more concentration levels of the one or more allergen indicators that results in one or more allergic responses.
US10001490B2 Biochemical markers for pulmonary and other diseases
Provided is a method of bioassay for the quantification of peptide fragments elevated in lung diseases such as COPD, SCC, or IPF. The peptide fragments comprise a neo-epitope formed at a cleavage site by cleavage in vivo of elastin by a proteinase. In the method a sample is contacted with an antibody having specific binding affinity for the neo-epitope amino acid sequence and determining the level of binding is determined where the antibody binds one of the following terminal sequences: . . . FGPGVV, . . . VPGLGV or IKAPKL . . . . Also provided are antibodies and immunoassay kits for use in such methods.
US10001488B2 Synthesis and use of isotopically-labelled glycans
Isotopically-labelled glycans and their synthesis and use as internal standards in the analysis by mass spectrometry of glycan mixtures is described. The methods of synthesis described herein may be used conveniently to prepare libraries of heavy glycans for use in the qualitative and quantitative identification of glycans in natural samples.
US10001486B2 Method of using differential measurement in two or more channels to improve sensitivity
A method to calibrate measurements of a test analyte in a test sample including measuring at least one test-light level responsive to reactions of at least one reagent group and at least one reactive test analyte in the test sample and measuring at least one control-light level responsive to reactions of at least one reagent group and at least one control analyte in a control sample. Each control analyte is a known amount of at least one reactive test analyte. The method further includes determining a presence of the reactive test analyte in the test sample based on the measured test-light levels and control-light levels. The reagent group and the reactive test analyte react by attaching to each other.
US10001482B2 Device for the detection of an analyte in a fluid sample
More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for the detection of a target, e.g. pathogen in a human body fluid wherein a body fluid sample is collected with a swab member.
US10001472B2 3D determination of cell chirality
Described herein is a method for determining chirality of a cell. The method includes culturing a cell on a base layer having a cell growth material. The method includes forming a top layer on the base layer after the cell has attached to the base layer, the top layer having a cell growth material. The base layer and the top layer form a graded 3D substrate. The intrinsic bias of the cell is determined from the directionality of spontaneous cell rotation.
US10001470B2 Method, system and composition for optically inducing cardiomyocyte contraction
The present invention provides a method, system and composition for screening drug candidates for cardiotoxicity and for novel drugs that effect cardiomyocyte contractility and function. The invention provides an efficient and reliable screening assay to detect the effect of new and potential drug candidates on cardiomyocyte calcium flux, membrane depolarization, and/or the propagation of action potentials.
US10001468B2 Biomarkers for differentiating between non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
The present invention provides biomarkers and a method for differentiating between NASH and NAFLD in a subject.
US10001459B2 System and method for phased array edge card
A system includes an ultrasound measurement probe. The ultrasound measurement probe includes a lower portion. The lower portion includes a delay block, an array of ultrasound transducers coupled to the delay block, and a first circuit board. The first circuit board further includes a first plurality of pins coupled to the array of ultrasound transducers. The ultrasound measurement probe also includes an upper portion removably coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion includes a second circuit board. The second circuit board further includes a second plurality of pins configured to couple with the first plurality of pins when the upper portion is removably coupled to the lower portion.
US10001458B2 Eddy current flaw detection device, eddy current flaw detection method, and eddy current flaw detection program
There is provided an eddy current flaw detection technique capable of, even when inspecting an object having a narrow portion with a small curvature radius, recognizing detection sensitivity change due to change of attitude of a probe.An eddy current flaw detection apparatus 10 includes: an AC power source 14 which generates an excitation magnetic field in each of excitation coils 12a accommodated in a probe 11 to excite an eddy current in an inspection object 13; a detecting section 15 which detects a detection signal generated by an induction magnetic field induced by the eddy current in each of detection coils 12 accommodated in the probe 11; an output section 16 which outputs flaw detection data based on the detection signals; a storage section 17 which mutually associates and stores the detection signals detected at the same timing from the plurality of coils 12b; and an evaluating section 18 which evaluates an attitude of the probe 11 based on the plurality of detection signals detected at the same timing and associated with each other.
US10001451B2 Cell determination device, cell determination system, and cell determination method
Provided is a cell determination device including a classification unit configured to classify individual cells based on one of a relaxation strength, a relaxation frequency, and low-frequency conductance obtained from a complex dielectric constant spectrum of the cells.
US10001448B2 Gas sensor
A gas sensor using a metal organic framework material can be fully integrated with related circuitry on a single substrate. In an on-chip application, the gas sensor can result in an area-efficient fully integrated gas sensor solution. In one aspect, a gas sensor can include a first gas sensing region including a first pair of electrodes, and a first gas sensitive material proximate to the first pair of electrodes, wherein the first gas sensitive material includes a first metal organic framework material.
US10001444B2 Surface inspecting method
A surface inspecting method includes: irradiating an incident light beam of a first polarized state on a target object, the incident light beam comprising parallel light and having a cross-sectional area: measuring a second polarized state of a reflected light beam reflected from the target object; and performing inspection on an entire area of the target object on which the incident light beam is irradiated, based on a variation between the first polarized state and the second polarized state.
US10001443B2 Heroin detection by Raman spectroscopy from impure compositions comprising an interfering fluorescent contaminant
A method of identifying the presence of heroin in an impure heroin composition which contains heroin and at least one fluorescent contaminant which interferes with a Raman signal from the heroin. The method may include contacting the mixture with a solvent such as an alcohol, then contacting the resulting alcohol composition with a SERS surface. The surface may then be exposed to laser light from a hand-held Raman spectrometer to detect a Raman signal from the heroin. An apparatus for performing the method is also provided.
US10001438B2 Method of sensing aerosol characteristic parameter using dual-wavelength scattered signal and application thereof
The present invention relates to a method of sensing aerosol characteristic parameters using dual-wavelength light scattered signals and the application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of fire warning. The method procedures include measuring the scattered light power of two different wavelengths, calculating the surface area concentration and the volume concentration of aerosol, and obtaining the Sauter mean diameter of the aerosol the surface area concentration, the volume concentration and the aerosol Sauter mean diameter are compared with corresponding thresholds, and then corresponding fire alarm signals are emitted. By the adoption of the method, on one hand, the particle size of an aerosol can be judged according to the Sauter mean diameter, so that whether a fire really occurs can be identified in time and a fire alarm signal or a non-fire factor interference prompt signal can be emitted timely and correctly; and on the other hand, the characteristic parameters of the aerosol can be obtained by the surface area concentration and the volume concentration of the aerosol, so that a fire type alarm signal can be judged and emitted to allow targeted and rational measures to be taken.
US10001433B2 Method for rockwell hardness testing of tubulars post wellbore installation
Devices and methods are described for evaluating tubulars installed in a wellbore, which permit detection of wellbore construction errors. Errors in the hardness or grade of the material installed, e.g., in critical wellbores, could potentially affect the integrity of the wellbore and lead to catastrophic effects with respect to well control, pipe connection failure while running casing down-hole, or pipe body failure due to buckling or axial/triaxial failure during stimulation and production. Once tubulars are installed, the devices and methods permit testing the hardness of the steel or other material forming the tubulars. Determining the hardness of the tubulars may provide assurances or indications that remedial action may be appropriate to secure the wellbore. The devices and methods can be implemented to deliver a down-hole Rockwell hardness test in connection with logging while drilling technologies, with wireline tools, or in connection with other deployment mechanisms.
US10001426B2 Apparatus for testing water resistance of mobile terminal using reference chamber unit
Provided is an apparatus for testing the water resistance of a mobile terminal, by which whether a mobile terminal is water-resistant is checked. Specifically, the apparatus uses a reference chamber unit in order to check the effect of external environmental factors, such as temperature, humidity and the like, in different places and times, in advance, and incorporates the effect of external environmental factors in a mobile terminal water resistance test in a test chamber unit, whereby a more precise test may be performed. The apparatus for testing the water resistance of a mobile terminal using a reference chamber unit is configured to include an air-supply means, a pressure regulator chamber unit, a test chamber unit, a reference chamber unit, a pressure-measuring instrument, and a controller.
US10001421B2 Method for fabricating a pressure sensor
A method of fabricating a pressure sensor is disclosed. Initially, a first metal is deposited on top of a substrate, and the first metal is patterned accordingly. A PVDF-TrFE nano fiber is then deposited on top of the first metal layer, and the PVDF-TrFE nano fiber is etched. A second metal layer is subsequently deposited on top of the PVDF-TrFE nano fiber, and the second metal layer is etched to form a pressure sensor.
US10001415B2 Multifunctional sensor
The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to a sensor assembly having a first component configured to melt when a temperature of the sensor assembly reaches a first value below a minimum value of a predetermined temperature range, a second component configured to melt when the temperature of the sensor assembly reaches a second value above a maximum value of the predetermined temperature range, and a third component configured to monitor a volume of fluid disposed in a vessel when the temperature of the sensor assembly is within the predetermined temperature range.
US10001413B2 Temperature sensing circuits
Temperature sensing circuits are provided. The temperature sensing circuits may include a temperature sensing unit and a buffer unit. The temperature sensing unit may include a transistor that has a first pair of terminals having a first PN junction of the transistor therebetween and a second pair of terminals having a second PN junction of the transistor therebetween. The first pair of terminals are connected together. The temperature sensing unit may output a first temperature sensing voltage comprising a voltage between the second pair of terminals at a first node. The buffer unit may be connected to the first node. The buffer unit may have a cascode follower structure and may output a second temperature sensing voltage that has a magnitude proportional to a magnitude of the first temperature sensing voltage at a second node.
US10001412B2 Waveform measurement device and pulsed-light-generating device
A waveform measurement device includes an input spectrum acquisition unit for acquiring an input intensity spectrum being an intensity spectrum of pulsed light, an optical element inputting the pulsed light and outputting light having an intensity spectrum corresponding to a phase spectrum of the pulsed light, an output spectrum acquisition unit for acquiring an output intensity spectrum being an intensity spectrum of the light output from the optical element, and a phase spectrum determination unit for determining the phase spectrum of the pulsed light by comparing an output intensity spectrum calculated when the pulsed light having an input intensity spectrum and a virtual phase spectrum is assumed to be input to the optical element with the output intensity spectrum acquired in the output spectrum acquisition unit. The phase spectrum determination unit sets the virtual phase spectrum by deforming the control phase spectrum.
US10001409B2 Infrared emitter having a layered structure
A layered infrared emitter structure includes only semi-transparent metal layers, preferably one semi-transparent metal layer, and one or more dielectric layers on both sides of the semi-transparent metal layer. Further, an electric heating wiring is arranged in or between any of the dielectric layers to heat the semi-transparent metal layer up to a required infrared emission temperature, preferably to a temperature within a range from 400° C. to 1000° C.
US10001408B2 Comparator device and method for measuring absorbed energy-momentum symmetry originating from an energy source
A method and a device for measuring absorbed energy-momentum symmetry in which radiant energy W·sr−1·m−2·nm−1 is compared directly against its absorbed impinging momentum kg·m·s−1 in a manner that will provide an experimental basis for asymmetrical anomalies that may or may not exist within a measurable range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
US10001406B2 Charge packet signal processing using pinned photodiode devices
An image sensor may include an array of image pixels coupled to analog-to-digital conversion circuitry formed from pinned photodiode charge transfer circuits. Majority charge carriers for the pinned photodiodes in the charge transfer circuits may be electrons for photodiode wells formed from n-type doped regions and may be holes for photodiode formed from p-type doped regions. Pinned photodiodes may be used for charge integration onto a capacitive circuit node. Pinned photodiodes may also be used for charge subtraction from a capacitive circuit node. Comparator circuitry may be used to determine digital values for the pixel output levels in accordance with single-slope conversion, successive-approximation-register conversion, cyclic conversion, and first or second order delta-sigma conversion techniques. The array of image pixels used for imaging may have a conversion mode wherein at least a portion of the pixel circuitry in the array are operated similar to the charge transfer circuits.
US10001403B2 System and method of encoding item information from a scale in a self-service scanning solution
This invention relates to a system including a scale that weighs an item placed on the scale and encodes the weight and/or other item information into a machine readable code. The system may include a display that is coupled to the scale and displays the machine readable code. The scale may encode the item in Quick Response (QR) code format, Universal Product Code (UPC) format, and/or other computer-readable format. A mobile device may take a picture of or otherwise scan the machine readable code to determine the weight and/or other information encoded therein. The system may include a wireless transmitter that wirelessly transmits the weight. The mobile device may include a wireless receiver that wirelessly receives the weight transmitted from the scale. The mobile device may execute a self-scan application that uses the de-encoded or otherwise obtained weight for pricing the item based on the weight or other purposes.
US10001401B2 Configuring an electronic level gauge including position for an application
A method of configuring an electronic level gauge (ELG) includes with an ELG configuration tool including a GUI having a user interface. A processor implements an enhancement algorithm and a simulator. A tank library includes a plurality of tank shapes. The user interface receives application configuration information including a selection of a tank shape, a mounting location for positioning the ELG, and at least one process detail. The simulator generates a calculated strength of a measurement signal reflected from a surface of material in the tank for at least one level. If the calculated strength is ≥ a predetermined strength, proper performance of the ELG is indicated, and if the calculated strength < the predetermined strength, the ELG configuration tool prompts a change in at least one application of the configuration information to be entered on the user interface, and the simulator then recalculates the calculated strength.
US10001400B2 Liquid-level detection device
A liquid-level detection device includes a rotatable body that rotates in accordance with a liquid surface, a fixation body that includes a main body part fixed to a container and a supporting part projecting from the main body part in an axial direction along a rotation axis of the rotatable body to rotatably support the rotatable body, a pair of magnet parts that are held by the rotatable body in an arrangement positioning the supporting part therebetween and that generates a magnetic flux passing through the supporting part, and a detecting part that includes a magnetoelectric conversion device disposed in the supporting part and that outputs a detection result according to a density of the magnetic flux passing through the magnetoelectric conversion device. The rotatable body includes a magnetic shield member entirely covering a projection region of a space located between the pair of magnet parts, which is projected outward in the axial direction, to limit leakage of the magnetic flux. The magnetic shield member is located outward of the supporting part and the pair of magnet parts in the axial direction to include an exposed surface which is exposed into the container.
US10001398B2 Fill-level measuring device and apparatus for determining the dielectric constant
A fill-level measuring device for determining the fill level of a process medium in a container by means of a travel-time method. The fill-level measuring device is distinguished by features including that the fill-level measuring device has structure for determining the dielectric constant of a second medium, which is located between the measuring device and the process medium. The structure for determining the dielectric constant comprises at least one waveguide for a high-frequency measuring signal, wherein such waveguide is filled at least sectionally with a dielectric and embodied and arrangeable in such a manner that the dielectric forms with the second medium an interface, at which a significant fraction of the measuring signal supplied to the second medium via the waveguide is reflected. Furthermore, an apparatus for determining the dielectric constant and a system of such an apparatus and a fill-level measuring device are proposed.
US10001392B2 Magneto-inductive flow measuring device
A magneto-inductive flow measuring device including a coil arrangement and a circuit for controlling a supply voltage of the coil arrangement. The circuit is designed to provide the supply voltage of the coil arrangement with a voltage curve sequenced as follows: A) the voltage rises from a starting voltage I up to an overvoltage II; B) in given cases, the voltage is held at the overvoltage II; C) the voltage falls from the overvoltage II down to a holding voltage V. The circuit controls the fall of the voltage from the overvoltage down to the holding voltage by tuning the voltage to at least two or more predetermined, intermediate, desired values III, IV.
US10001390B2 Redundant signal capture
A sensor system for furnishing a D-dimensional measured signal encompasses at least N sensors (where D
US10001387B2 Mode-tuning sense interface
A MEMS capacitive sensing interface includes a sense capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, and having associated therewith a first electrostatic force. Further included in the MEMS capacitive sensing interface is a feedback capacitor having a third terminal and a fourth terminal, the feedback capacitor having associated therewith a second electrostatic force. The second and the fourth terminals are coupled to a common mass, and a net electrostatic force includes the first and second electrostatic forces acting on the common mass. Further, a capacitance measurement circuit measures the sense capacitance and couples the first terminal and the third terminal. The capacitance measurement circuit, the sense capacitor, and the feedback capacitor define a feedback loop that substantially eliminates dependence of the net electrostatic force on a position of the common mass.
US10001386B2 Automatic track selection for calibration of pedometer devices
A calibration track to use for pedometer calibration can be automatically selected based on detecting sustained locomotion activity and an ability to obtain and maintain a reliable location fix over a calibration period. Calibration tracks can be generated, rated for quality, and used to compute calibration parameters to convert accelerometer data to stride length and/or distance traveled. Quality of a calibration can be assessed, and old and new calibration parameter sets can be combined based on quality weights assigned to each. Calibration parameters can be separately maintained for different locomotion activities and/or different on-body locations of the pedometers. Pedometer devices can also cooperatively calibrate each other.
US10001385B2 Online street safety map system displaying crime density and traffic accident data
An interactive street safety map system for internet, GPS, and mobile users is disclosed. The system is designed to identify crime and traffic accidents information at street level. Each street segment on the map indicates low to high density of crime and traffic accidents in different colors in order to improve public perception of safety on each of the streets displayed. The system includes crime and traffic accident data, and the system users can query the data for their interest locations, crime types, crime date and time of occurrence, and the number of crime incidents and traffic accidents. Ultimately, the online street safety map allows users to choose relatively low risk of crime and traffic accident streets for their own safety. The system harvests crime and traffic information data from police departments through Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD), Recorded Management Systems (RMS), and other crime and traffic information sharing services.
US10001384B2 Method and apparatus for the retrieval of similar places
An approach is provided for determining the similarity between a reference point-of-interest and similarity candidate points-of-interest. Data specifying a reference point-of-interest and location data of a search region are received. A reference vector specifying a plurality of features associated with the reference point-of-interest is retrieved. A plurality of candidates for similar points-of-interest are determined based, at least in part, on the search region. A similarity score is determined for each of the candidates. A list of one or more similar points-of-interest is generated based on the similarity scores.
US10001380B2 Navigation using crowdsourcing data
Method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing navigation guidance to vehicles are disclosed. The method may include receiving crowdsourcing data from at least one vehicle, determining the parking information based on one or more locations visited by the at least one vehicle, after the at least one vehicle has reached a destination, and providing the parking information to the at least one vehicle. The crowdsourcing data includes on board diagnostics data (OBD) correlated with time stamps and GPS locations of the at least one vehicle, where the on board diagnostics data includes odometer information, speedometer information, fuel consumption information, steering information, and impact data.
US10001375B2 Sensor device
A sensor device has a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor. The gyro sensor has a fixed base portion formed in a rectangular frame shape. The acceleration sensor is formed in an inside space of the fixed base portion of the rectangular frame shape. The gyro sensor is formed in an outside space formed between the fixed base portion and an outer frame portion of a sensor base plate. The gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor are formed in one chip. As a result, the sensor device can be made smaller in size.
US10001374B2 Micromechanical sensor and method for manufacturing a micromechanical sensor
A micromechanical sensor is provided as including a substrate having a main extension plane and a mass element movable relative to the substrate, the movable mass element being coupled to the substrate via a spring structure, the spring structure including a first and a second spring element, the first and second spring elements extending essentially in parallel to each other in sections and being coupled to each other in sections, the spring structure including a first and a second compensation element for quadrature compensation, the first compensation element being connected to the first spring element, the second compensation element being connected to the second spring element, the first spring element having a first spring structure width extending along a transverse direction, the second spring element having a second spring structure width extending along the transverse direction, the first compensation element in a first subarea extending in parallel to the transverse direction along a first width, the first spring structure width and the first width being different, the second compensation element in a second subarea extending in parallel to the transverse direction along a second width, the second spring structure width and the second width being different.
US10001369B2 Object-point three-dimensional measuring system using multi-camera array, and measuring method
A system for measuring object points on a three-dimensional object using a planar array of a multi-camera group, and a measuring method, are provided. The system is useful in the field of optical measuring technologies. The method includes establishing a measuring system of at least one four-camera group wherein digital cameras form a 2×2 array; matching an image object point acquired by the camera group; upon matched object point image coordinates, calculating coordinates of spatial locations of respective object points; upon coordinates of the spatial locations, calculating other three-dimensional dimensions of the measured object to be specially measured to form three-dimensional point clouds and establish a three-dimensional point clouds graph for performing three-dimensional stereoscopic reproduction. Here, full matching is performed for all measured points of the measured object by directly translating, superimposing, and comparing, point-by-point, the pixel points of measured images in X and Y-axes directions. In this way a three-dimensional object may be reproduced.
US10001368B2 Image measurement apparatus, image measurement method, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
Provided is an object image measurement apparatus including an image capturing part that image-captures an object; a movement mechanism that changes an image capturing position of the image capturing part to the object; and a calculation part that calculates a correction value from a first captured image group acquired by placing the image capturing part static at each of a plurality of image capturing positions and a second captured image group acquired by relatively moving the image capturing part so as to pass each of a plurality of the image capturing positions. The first captured image group and the second captured image group are captured image groups of images captured at a plurality of the predetermined image capturing positions by the image capturing part.
US10001367B2 Fiber optic position sensor and method for using
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting both an absence and a presence of a light beam moving in an optical fiber to determine the position of a component. The method is carried out by the apparatus which includes a plunger having first and second positions coordinated with first and second component positions respectively. The optical fiber is capable of having a light beam move in a first direction and of having the light beam move in a reverse direction in the optical fiber. A detector is provided for indicating the absence of the reverse direction of the light beam moving in the optical fiber and for indicating the presence of the light beam moving in the first direction in the optical fiber.
US10001365B2 Methods and systems for forming a mandrel assembly for use with a locating system
A method of forming a mandrel assembly for use in fabricating a large scale component includes boring a plurality of cavities into an outer surface of the mandrel assembly and filling the plurality of cavities with a contrast color substrate to form a contrast target on the mandrel assembly. The method also includes curing the contrast color substrate such that an outer surface of the contrast color substrate is substantially flush with the outer surface of the mandrel assembly when the substrate is fully cured.
US10001357B2 Coordinate measuring apparatus
A coordinate measuring apparatus includes a base on which an object to be measured is mounted, a movable X-axis beam, a Y-axis column with a hollow part that is provided on the base and supports the X-axis beam, a control unit that is provided under the base and controls the movement of the X-axis beam, and a cable that is wired from the X-axis beam to the control unit through the hollow part of the Y-axis column.
US10001356B2 Collision prevention device of measurer
A collision prevention device of a measurer measuring dimensions or the like of a measured object while relatively displacing the measured object and a non-contact probe. The collision prevention device includes a pole-shaped spindle extending alongside the non-contact probe; a support mechanism supporting the spindle such that a forefront end of the spindle projects farther than the non-contact probe; and a switch detecting a collision between the spindle and the measured object.
US10001355B2 Reduced drag projectiles
Embodiments of the invention include an elongate rifle bullet with a plurality of circumferential grooves having overmolded polymer therein defining embedded polymer rings. Embodiments of the invention include cartridges with propellant and such bullets. In one or more embodiments, the bullet has a body portion and a converging nose portion. The polymer rings have an outer surface that is flush with, that is, conforming to the outer surface of the body. The polymer may have be selected to have a favorable coefficient of friction with respect to the barrel. A feature and advantage of embodiments is that the metal to metal contact between the bullet and the barrel is reduced while not diminishing the ballistic coefficient of the bullet.
US10001354B2 Munition
Described herein is a munition to be exploded in the air at a position above an intended target. The munition includes an explosive, a matrix of fragmentation material, a body part with a convex shaped support element and a detonator. The layered structure of the munition is such that when detonated, a directional explosion code of fragmentation material is formed in a delimited distribution pattern. The munition can be arranged within a takeoff canister with a takeoff charge.
US10001351B2 Decoy cartridge for aircraft
The present invention relates to a device forming an infrared decoy comprising a pyrotechnic priming part (150), a composition (121) suited to emitting radiation in the infrared domain, and a protective casing (130) for protecting the composition (121) and formed of a plastic sleeve, characterized in that at least one out of a body (150) of the initiation pyrotechnic part and/or of a plug (140) that blanks off the sleeve (130) has an annular groove (152, 142) that opens onto its external periphery and communicates with at least one longitudinal duct (154, 156; 144, 146) which opens onto an end of the body (150) or of the plug (140) in order to accept a polymerizable adhesive tape that bonds the body (150) and/or the plug (140) to the sleeve (130).
US10001349B2 Target attachment systems, main frame for receiving different target attachment systems and methods of using the same
A target system for receiving a target having a target body and target projection extending therefrom. The target system comprises a main frame and a target attachment system. The main frame comprises an elongated target receiving member defining an elongated target receiving member surface and two vertically distant projections extending from the elongated target receiving member surface. The target attachment system comprises pair of target attachment supports adapted for being distantly and concurrently mounted on the projections, each one of the target attachment supports having an opening therethrough. The target attachment supports are mounted as a pair, and are defining a passage defined by their openings, the passage being adapted for receiving the target projection. As a result, the target, when hit on the target body, rotates freely around a rotation axis defined by the passage.
US10001348B2 Device and method for dismantling explosive devices
A device for dismantling explosive devices, the device may include a handle for carrying the robot; a camera; infrared illumination elements; a payload compartment that is configured to hold, in a releasable manner, an explosive device dismantling payload; laser markers that are configured to be at a predefined spatial relationship with an optical axis of the explosive device dismantling payload; a transceiver; a controller that is configured to control the robot, at least partially in response to commands that are received by the transceiver; a base; and a rotation and tilt assembly for moving the payload compartment in relation to the base. The device may be without a driving unit for driving the device from one location to the other.
US10001347B2 Ballistic resistant vehicle window insert
A window insert assembly providing ballistic protection for a window of a vehicle side door. The window insert assembly includes a window insert formed from a ballistic-resistant material and a wedge assembly to wedge the window insert within a window frame of the vehicle door. A method of providing ballistic protection for the window and a method of manufacturing the window insert assembly.
US10001345B2 Firearm accessory mount
A firearm accessory includes a firearm attachment portion that is configured to attach to a firearm. The firearm attachment portion defines a barrel passage that defines a barrel passage axis. The barrel passage is configured to receive at least a portion of a firearm barrel. The firearm accessory includes an accessory mounting portion that is pivotally attached to the firearm attachment portion. The accessory mounting portion is movable between an open position and a closed position. When in the open position, the accessory mounting portion is positioned away from the barrel passage, and when in the closed position, the accessory mounting portion is positioned at least partially around the barrel passage.
US10001339B1 Toy gun bullet container structure
An improved toy gun bullet container structure includes a bullet container device, which is selectively and movable mounted in a magazine, a receiving space, which is defined in the bullet container device, and a plurality of bullet compartments, which are arranged in the receiving space in a manner of being free to rotate. The bullet compartments each receive and hold therein a plurality of bullets. The magazine is can be mounted and removed so as to achieve imitation of a genuine device. When one of the bullet compartments runs out of bullets, the magazine can be first removed and the bullet container device rotated to switch the other one of the bullet compartments to the position for shooting. When all the bullet compartments run of bullets, the bullet container device can be detached from the magazine for reloading of bullets.
US10001334B1 Discharge preventer assembly
This invention provides a discharge preventer assembly for a firearm that is a supplemental safety attachment for a firearm. The discharge preventer assembly can be made of a left body portion and a right body portion which can be adapted to connect to each other in a protective condition to collectively receive and enclose a trigger bow and a trigger; and at least one of the left body portion and the right body portion having a bolt block element protruding upward and adapted to be received in the bolt passage when the left body portion and the right body portion are in the protective condition. The discharge preventer assembly can also include one or more rigid plates configured to be positioned adjacent the right body portion or the left body portion.
US10001328B1 Charging handle assembly for firearm
A charging handle assembly for a firearm includes: a charging handle frame having a forward end configured for insertion into an upper receiver of a firearm, a central portion connected to and extending rearward from the forward end, and a base extending rearward from the central portion; a latch arm having a forward hook, the latch arm attached to the central portion of the charging handle frame, the forward hook biased toward the central portion of the charging handle frame to secure the charging handle frame relative to an upper receiver of a firearm; and a cheek rest attached to the base of the charging handle frame. The latch arm is configured to releasably engage the upper receiver of a firearm when the cheek rest is pushed forward and to disengage the upper receiver of the firearm when the cheek rest is pulled rearward.
US10001324B2 Method of operating electric arc furnace
A method of operating an electric arc furnace containing a furnace shell having a tapping hole, a plurality of electrodes, and a rotating apparatus that rotates the furnace shell around a vertical axis relative to the electrodes, the method contains a charging step of opening an opening-and-closing door of a scrap bucket containing a metal material and falling the metal material into the furnace shell in which the furnace shell is rotated by the rotating apparatus until a direction of a line connecting a center of the furnace shell to a center of the tapping hole intersects an extension direction of a seam at a closing side of the opening-and-closing door, the opening-and-closing door is opened in this positional relationship to charge the metal material.
US10001323B2 Thermal gradient exchange materials processing method
A method of thermal processing a work piece using another work piece which includes providing a chamber having a plurality of temperature zones, disposing a first work piece within a first temperature zone of the chamber, allowing a temperature of the first work piece to thermally equilibrate with the first temperature zone, moving the first work piece to a second temperature zone and disposing a second work piece within the second temperature zone of the chamber, in fluid communication with the first work piece, wherein a thermal exchange occurs between the first and second work pieces.
US10001320B2 Laminated structure and vacuum insulating material including the same
A laminated structure includes a polymer layer comprising at least one layer, a gas barrier layer which has thermal resistance of greater than or equal to about 650 degrees Kelvin per watt and a Young's modulus of greater than or equal to about 100 gigapascals, and a position of a neutral axis represented by the following Equation 1 is in the gas barrier layer. y = ∑ i = 1 n ⁢ ⁢ ( Ei · Si ) ∑ i = 1 n ⁢ ⁢ ( Ei · Ai ) ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 1 ) In Equation 1, y denotes a distance from the top surface of a side compressed in bending to the neutral axis, Ei denotes a Young's modulus of the i-th layer, Si denotes a geometrical moment of area of the i-th layer, Ai denotes a cross-sectional area of the i-th layer, and n denotes a number of layers for the laminated structure, which is an integer of greater than or equal to 5.
US10001319B2 Method for manufacturing a refrigerating apparatus
A method for manufacturing a refrigerating apparatus includes providing an inner liner defining a refrigerator compartment for storing goods to be cooled and a freezer compartment for storing goods to be frozen, the inner liner being provided as a one-piece component part. In one solution, the step of providing the inner liner includes forming a freezer delimiting shell in a precursor element of the inner liner, providing an evaporator portion around the freezer delimiting shell, and forming a refrigerator delimiting shell in the precursor element adjacent to the freezer delimiting shell with the evaporator portion.
US10001314B2 Freezer
A supercooling freezer including: a body having a cooling chamber having shelves on which objects to be accommodated are placed and a door for opening or closing the side surface of the cooling chamber; an evaporator disposed at the upper portion of the cooling chamber to cool the air of the cooling chamber; a cooling duct for accommodating the evaporator therein; air circulation fans disposed in front of the evaporator in the cooling duct to supply the air of the cooling chamber to the evaporator; a cool air supply duct connected with the cooling duct to induce the air cooled through the evaporator in the cooling duct to the bottom of the cooling chamber; and extension ducts projecting from the cool air supply duct in a direction in which the door is positioned to supply cool air to the objects above the objects placed on the shelves.
US10001312B2 Water supply system for an ice making assembly
A water switch assembly for a nugget ice making assembly is provided. The ice making assembly includes a hollow auger rotatably mounted within a reservoir and configured for extruding ice. The water switch assembly extends vertically through the center of the ice making auger and reservoir. The water switch assembly is in fluid communication with a water inlet and includes a float for measuring the water level. In this manner, the water switch assembly is configured to control the level of water within the reservoir.
US10001305B2 Fluid treatment apparatus and method
Apparatus for use in a treatment of fluid in a fluid circuit of a heating or cooling system. A vessel (102) defines an open upper end (104), a circulating fluid inlet port (104) in a side wall (105) thereof and a fluid outlet port (106) in a lower end (107) thereof, the lower end (107) providing an internal floor of the vessel (102) and the fluid outlet port (106) open to the internal floor of the vessel (102). The open upper end (103) of the vessel (102) is provided with a removable lid (108) that defines a dosing port (109) and an air vent port (110). A permanent magnet collector (112) for collecting magnetic particles on an external collection surface (113) thereof is removably locatable within the vessel (102). A method of treating fluid in a fluid circuit of a heating or cooling system.
US10001304B2 Heat medium relay unit and air-conditioning apparatus including the heat medium relay unit
In a heat medium relay unit, a drain pan is configured to have width and depth dimensions larger than dimensions of an outer shell of a heat medium relay unit main body. The outer shell includes side panels, upper frames, lower frames, and an upper end surface, the position of which is higher than those of upper end surfaces of the lower frames.
US10001298B1 Methods for operating solar-thermochemical processes
Methods for controlling or operating solar thermochemical reactions process that maximize the two-step thermochemical energy cycle efficiency by a combination of pressure and temperature swing are disclosed.
US10001295B2 Blow through direct fired heating, A/C and ERV
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of blow through direct fired heaters including evaporator coils and/or energy recovery ventilation.
US10001292B2 Fan coil thermostat with activity sensing
Fan coil thermostats can provide energy savings by, for example, not unnecessarily heating and/or cooling an unoccupied room or other space. Fan coil systems employing such a fan coil thermostat may be more energy efficient. A fan coil system may include a fan coil that is configured for fluid communication with a source of heated fluid and/or a source of cooled fluid, a valve that controls fluid flow through the fan coil, a fan that blows air across the fan coil and a fan coil thermostat. The fan coil thermostat may include a controller that implements a control algorithm that may include an unoccupied temperature setting. The controller may be programmed to permit a user to enter a user-chosen temperature setting. In response, the controller may initiate a timer, and may automatically return to the unoccupied temperature setting once the timer has expired.
US10001288B1 Smart fan and ventilation system and method
A Smart Fan and Ventilation (“SFV”) device having at least one memory configured to store instructions, a processor coupled to the at least one memory, a cover attached to a first surface of the SFV device, and one or more louvers attached to the cover, the processor configured to cause the one or more louvers to move based on instructions stored on the at least one memory.
US10001278B1 Apparatus and method for operating a gas-fired burner on liquid fuels
An apparatus and method for operating a gas-fired burner on a liquid fuel. The apparatus integrates a catalytic liquid fuel reformer with a flame burner designed for operation on a gaseous fuel of high Wobbe Index, e.g., natural gas. The method involves reacting a mixture of a liquid fuel and oxidant in a catalytic reformer to obtain a gaseous reformate having a low Wobbe Index; and thereafter combusting the gaseous reformate, optionally augmented with liquid co-fuel and oxidant, in the gas-fired burner under diffusion flame conditions. The invention allows commercial gas-fired appliances, such as stoves, ovens, ranges, grills, griddles, stock pot burners, clothes dryers, hot water heaters, and boilers to be operated on a liquid fuel, which offers advantages in logistics and camp operations.
US10001277B2 Method for conveying impurities in pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system
A method for efficiently conveying impurities in a pressurized fluidized incinerator system is provided. Cleaning gas is supplied to an upper valve, and thereafter, the upper valve is driven so as to communicate an upper discharge device and a tank. The upper discharge device is driven so as to convey the impurities from the dust collector to the tank, and thereafter, the upper discharge device is stopped and the upper valve is driven so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank. Thereafter, the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped.
US10001276B2 Safety device for catalytic converter
Safety devices prevent packaged catalytic converters from being expelled from stacks, or at least reduce the velocity with which such a package may be expelled, in case of an explosion in a bio-fueled appliance, such as a wood-burning stove.
US10001271B2 LED lamp forming material and light-pervious waterproof LED lamp
The present invention relates to an LED lamp forming material with an outstanding weather resistance performance and a reliable seal performance, and also relates to a light-pervious waterproof LED lamp manufactured by the LED lamp forming material. A lamp forming mold is prepared according to a shape of the light-pervious waterproof damp required by a user, a circuit board including a driving circuit and an LED light source is suspended within a molding cavity of the LED lamp forming mold, a PVC paste or a modified PVC paste is injected into the molding cavity, heating is performed for 15 to 30 minutes, the PVC paste or the modified PVC paste within the molding cavity of the LED lamp is solidified, the solidified LED waterproof lamp is taken out of the molding cavity, so as to obtain the light-pervious waterproof LED lamp.
US10001265B1 Adjustable mounting system for a luminaire
A luminaire comprises a light fixture that includes a housing. The housing includes a light emitting diode (LED) light source and a back wall that has a first surface shape. The luminaire further comprises a mounting system that includes a tie rod that has a first end that includes a plurality of teeth. The mounting system also includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled to the tie rod. The mounting plate is coupled to the back wall of the housing. The mounting plate has a second surface shape, where the first surface shape and the second surface shape are substantially the same.
US10001264B2 Energy-saving recyclable display system
An energy-saving recyclable display system, comprising a display stand, a packaging container and a suspension loop; a display rod is arranged on the display stand, the packaging container and the suspension loop are mounted in a dismountable way; a suspension notch is arranged on the upper part of the suspension loop; the lower part of the suspension loop is opened and stretches into the packaging container; the suspension loop is hollow inside and mounted with a circuit board and an illuminant; an electric wire is arranged on the circuit board; a conductive contact is arranged at the end of the electric wire protruding from the inner side face of the suspension notch; the conductive contact contacts with the display rod and forms a switched-on circuit. The product in the packaging container presents a favorable luminous effect when it is displayed.
US10001262B2 LED retrofit lamp and process for manufacturing the same
Various embodiments may relate to an LED retrofit lamp, including a lamp tube, an LED light engine disposed in the lamp tube, and end caps arranged at two open ends of the lamp tube, the LED light engine including a circuit board and at least one light source disposed on the circuit board. The LED retrofit lamp further includes one pair of retaining structures fixed at two opposite ends of the circuit board, respectively, and at least one pair of elastic tension structures connected to the retaining structures. The elastic tension structure goes through the end cap from one side of the end cap and is locked at the other side of the end cap. In addition, various embodiments may also relate to a process for manufacturing the LED retrofit lamp.
US10001261B2 Light source apparatus and projector
A light source apparatus according to the present invention includes a phosphor wheel having a phosphor disposed in an annular shape on a disk-shaped base material, the phosphor serving to emit fluorescent light from excitation light, thereby forming an excitation light source having a predetermined color, and the phosphor having a discontinuous portion in a part of the annular shape, an excitation light source for emitting the excitation light with which a passage position of the circular phosphor is irradiated with respect to the phosphor wheel to be rotatively driven by the wheel motor, and a controller that controls light emission of the light source and the excitation light source synchronously with a position of the discontinuous portion with respect to an irradiation position of the excitation light.
US10001255B2 Custom printed lamp shade
The present invention generally concerns a custom lampshade with a digital print. More specifically, the lamp shade includes an end cap that joins with printing substrates capable of passing light. At least one end cap is used to shape and support a substrate having a digital image printed on at least one of its surfaces. The end cap has a center aperture with a diameter sized to accept a threaded portion of a shade rest or a diameter that is sized to accept a lamp socket. The end cap has an outer channel sized to accept the edges of a transparent substrate material. In another embodiment, the end cap is devoid of an outer channel, but is joined about its outer diameter with a translucent substrate material via an adhesive. When the lamp shade is used, a light source illuminates the digital image printed on either substrate.
US10001252B2 Expanding multi-faced work light flashlight
A combination flash light and work light. The device can also be provided with a USB receptacle port for electrically connecting a cable to recharge the internal battery or using the internal battery to charge another electronic device. A plurality of light array panels can be pivotally secured to the main light unit. The main light head can also pivot with respect to the rest of housing where the electrical circuits and components are housed. A relatively large or wide base can be provided at a bottom end to allow the device to be freestanding. A magnet and/or hook can be provided at the base to permit the device to be hung to an object or secured to a metallic surface.
US10001242B2 Stand for a portable device with a graphic user interface display
A stand for supporting a portable display device with a graphic user interface display screen in a generally upright position leaning backward. The stand has a carrier panel and a support pivotable relative to the carrier panel about a pivot axis, between a transport position and a support position for supporting the carrier panel in an orientation projecting obliquely upward from the support surface. An angle setting member holds the carrier panel and the support at a set mutual angle when the support is in its support position. A device holder is attached or attachable to the device in a fixed position and adjustably connected to the carrier panel for guided movement in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis and in rotational sense about an axis of rotation perpendicular to the carrier panel.
US10001236B2 Male bayonet connector
A releasable connection assembly for connecting tubing sections is disclosed. The assembly includes a male bayonet connector including a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, and a female latch connector. The female latch connector includes a proximal end, a sealing member and a distal end. A kit is also disclosed. The kit includes a male bayonet connector, a blood pressure cuff, and a first medical tubing section configured to engage the proximal end of the shaft and to engage the blood pressure cuff. A method of using a releasable connection assembly for connecting tubing sections is also disclosed.
US10001234B2 Pipe coupling for a riser for the connection of an oil or gas well to an oil rig
A pipe coupling includes a first and second connected tubular element forming an elongated tube and being connected by a connection arrangement that biases the first tubular element against the second tubular. An annular sealing element is provided between and overlapping opposed end portions of the elements. The annular sealing element has a generally T-shaped cross-section and includes a first portion that forms a stem of the T-shaped cross section and extends in a radial direction and defines the outer periphery thereof, and a second portion formed by two opposing flanges that form the cross-bar of the T-shaped cross section and define the inner periphery thereof. At least one of the flanges presents a rounded bulge forming an outer peripheral surface of one flange. The bulge is sealed with an inner periphery of one of the tubular elements and extends continuously around the circumference of the annular sealing element.
US10001230B2 Press fitting and use thereof
A press fitting, including a tubular component and an end portion of the tubular component which can be compressed to make a connection. The end portion has an opening to receive a tube and a first region having an annular ridge to receive a sealing ring. A second region is arranged on the side of the ridge adjacent the opening and a third region is arranged on the side of the ridge remote from the opening. The overall wall thickness of the press fitting in the second region is increased at least in a section or sections in comparison with the wall thickness of the tubular component in the third region.
US10001225B2 Geared interface having non-linear feedback
An apparatus for an actuating mechanism comprises a first member having a first axis; the first member has a generally spherical surface on a first half of the first axis and a generally ellipsoidal surface on a second half of the first axis. The first member is rotatable around a centerpoint of the first axis. A second member has a second axis and a generally ellipsoidal surface. The second member matingly engages the first member at the first member ellipsoidal surface and has a torsion spring coupled to the second member. The first member is actuated manually to move the second member. The torsion spring torque increases as the first member is rotated.
US10001224B2 Smart solenoid for controlling fluid flow
A solenoid fluid control valve for controlling fluid flow. The solenoid fluid control valve may comprise a transceiver that receives a signal via a controller area network (CAN) bus, and a micro controller unit that decodes the signal to determine a temperature. The micro controller unit may send a signal to a driver circuit based on the temperature. The driver circuit may send a current through a coil in response to the signal, wherein an armature moves in response to the current through the coil. The movement of the armature may direct a cooling fluid flow.
US10001222B2 Pressure relief module
A paint circulating system 10 and a pressure relief module 40 utilized therein are described. The paint circulating system 10 comprises a pressurized paint supply pipeline 22, a tank return pipeline 34 and a pressure relief module 40. The pressure relief module 40 comprises: a first flow chamber 65 through which pressurized paint is provided to said supply pipeline 22; a second flow chamber 69 through which paint returns to said tank return pipeline 34; an orifice 42 interconnecting said first and second flow chambers; and a valve member 46 biased towards the orifice so as to block said orifice. The valve member 46 is moveable in response to a pressure in said first flow chamber 65 exceeding a predetermined relief pressure so as to displace said valve member 46 to open said orifice 42. This allows paint to flow from said first flow chamber 65 into said second flow chamber 69, preventing failure occurring in the paint circulating system 10.
US10001219B2 Double seat valve
In a double seat valve with upper and lower valve discs and a flow divider in a leakage room, wherein respectively one valve disc can be set to a lift position to supplying a cleaning medium flow into the leakage room, and first channels are provided in the flow divider and second channels in the lower valve disc towards a leakage outlet, the first channels are disposed in extensions of the flow divider that axially bridge the lower leakage room part and that join within the second channels the flow divider forming in at least one of two lift positions with its external circumference with the external wall of the leakage room a leakage gap for a side flow that is significantly smaller than a main flow that is deflected and directed by the flow divider into the first channels or into the second channels and to the leakage outlet.
US10001218B2 Hinged valve
The present invention provides a hinged valve, comprising a handle, a valve body, a valve stem, a valve core, sealing rings, guide and a valve cover. The valve core is connected to the valve body by means of a hinge such that the valve core will be rotated around a rotation axis of the hinge. A locking hook and a positioning hole are provided on the valve stem. A positioning column, elastic buckles and guiding slot are provided on the guide. The positioning column is connected to the positioning hole of the valve stem and the guide is elastically assembled to the body of the valve stem under the effect of the elastic buckles of the guide, such that the guide and the valve stem will move synchronously without motion relative to each other. Rotating shafts and a guiding post are provided. The rotating shafts are rotatably connected to the connecting holes. The guiding post can move along the guiding slot in the guide such that the rotation of the valve stem will be transferred to the valve core via the slide by the guide and is converted into a rotation of the valve core around the rotation axis of the hinge so as to open or close the valve The valve of the present invention is structurally compact, easy to operate, open with a small torque, opened at a large angle, and allows for a large flow.
US10001212B2 Control system of machine tool
A control system of a machine tool with a rotary type spindle and a feed axis which generates feed motion of the spindle, comprising a current detecting part which detects a current through a spindle motor for driving the spindle, a temperature detecting part which detects a motor temperature, a remaining time estimating part which uses a predetermined maximum allowable temperature and a detected temperature value by the temperature detecting part as the basis to estimate a remaining time until the motor temperature would reach the maximum allowable temperature on the assumption that the detected current value by the current detecting part at the time of the detected temperature value would continue to flow through the spindle motor, and a feed speed changing part which changes speed of the feed motion in accordance with the estimated value of the remaining time.
US10001209B2 Linear expansion reduction of metal component assemblies using composites
Methods of producing an assembly, e.g., a bearing assembly, for a vehicle, with reduced thermal expansion in a linear direction as well as methods for minimizing linear thermal expansion in an assembly, are provided. The assembly has at least two components with substantially different linear coefficients of thermal expansion (CLTEs). The assembly has a lightweight planar metal component (e.g., a housing) with a first CLTE, a second component (e.g., a bearing component) having a second CLTE, and a polymeric composite with a third CLTE. The first CLTE is greater than the second CLTE. The third CLTE is less than or equal to the second CLTE, so that the polymeric composite structure attached to the first planar metal component reduces thermal expansion of the first planar metal component in at least one linear direction and minimizes separation of the second surface of the first planar metal component from the second component.
US10001207B1 Tertiary chain lacing assembly
A random pattern chain assembly of the present invention improves noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) performance of a silent or inverted tooth chain. The chain assembly preferably uses at least three different link types arranged in a known pattern. The pattern is arranged such that the first link type is never adjacent the third link type, in that there is always a second link type between the first link type and the third link type.
US10001204B2 Vibration isolation structure of power unit including torque dampers
A vibration isolation structure of a power unit in which an internal combustion engine is provided with transmissions, including plural transmission gears and a power transmission shaft that pivotally supports the plural transmission gears, and torque dampers are provided between a pair of adjacent transmission gears and the power transmission shaft. The vibration isolation structure can suppress torque fluctuation itself accompanying gearshift and driving reaction force to small fluctuation, and reduce the size of the power unit.
US10001203B2 Sprocket assembly
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 ends. The first extension portion extends from the second end and has an aperture extending therethrough. The assembly further includes a first screw 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.
US10001202B2 Limited slip differential assembly
A limited slip differential assembly can include a sleeve, a support shaft, and a clutch assembly. The sleeve can have a sleeve aperture centered on and extending along an axis. The sleeve can also have a first set of splines projecting inwardly from the sleeve aperture. The sleeve can be operable to engage an axle through the first set of splines. The support shaft can have an outer surface, a support shaft aperture centered on and extending along the axis, and a second set of splines projecting from the outer surface. The support shaft can be adjacent to the sleeve along the axis and be operable to encircle and freely rotate relative to the axle. The clutch assembly can be operable to selectively interlock the sleeve and the support shaft.
US10001197B2 Multiple speed transmission with integrated low range
A transmission gearing arrangement includes four simple planetary gear sets, a range selection clutch, and five other clutches including one brake. The transmission is operated in high range by engaging the range selection clutch and in low range by disengaging the range selection clutch. In high range, the transmission produces eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio by selective engagement of various combinations of three of the five other clutches. In low range, the transmission produces five forward speed ratios by selective engagement of various combinations of two of the other five clutches. The transmission can shift from the fourth low range ratio to the third high range ratio while the vehicle is in motion.
US10001195B2 Gear transmission
A gear transmission includes a crankshaft, an eccentric rotation gear and a rotation gear. The eccentric rotation gear is configured to rotate eccentrically with a rotation of the crankshaft. The rotation gear meshes with the eccentric rotation gear. The crankshaft includes a shaft portion, a first eccentric portion and a second eccentric portion. The first eccentric portion engages with the eccentric rotation gear. The second eccentric portion is disposed between the shaft portion and the first eccentric portion. A rotation axis of the first eccentric portion is offset with a first distance from a rotation axis of the shaft portion. A rotation axis of the second eccentric portion is offset with a second distance from the rotation axis of the shaft portion. The second distance is shorter than the first distance.
US10001194B2 Device for driving in rotation a toothed wheel, in particular a turntable
A driving device for driving in rotation a toothed wheel, in particular a turntable, has a worm intended to mesh with the toothed wheel, a motor to drive the worm in rotation, a flexible sleeve that partially surrounds the worm in such a way as to form an assembly described as a worm/sleeve assembly, and a pre-stressing unit. The motor is arranged in a structure that is fitted pivotably relative to the worm/sleeve assembly, and the driving device also has a force transfer unit connecting the motor to the sleeve at a second extremity of the worm.
US10001193B2 Transmission belt
The present invention relates to a power transmission belt containing a tension member extending in a belt lengthwise direction, an adhesion rubber layer in contact with at least a part of the tension member, a compression rubber layer formed on one surface of the adhesion rubber layer, and a tension rubber layer formed on other surface of the adhesion rubber layer, in which the compression rubber layer is formed of a vulcanized rubber composition containing a rubber component, a polyolefin resin and a reinforcing material, the rubber component contains a chloroprene rubber, and the reinforcing material contains a short fiber.
US10001191B2 Pneumatically tuned vehicle powertrain mounts
A system for securing a powertrain component to a body structure of a vehicle may include first and second mounts each having a base and a first elastomeric barrier secured to and extending from the base defining an air filled chamber, and a connector coupling the air filled chambers, the connector sized to provide an associated air volume that reduces stiffness of the first elastomeric barrier at an excitation frequency corresponding to a target engine speed. The air filled chambers may be hermetically sealed and pressurized above atmospheric pressure. The system may include a fluid-filled switchable mount having a decoupler air pocket selectively coupled to a vacuum source or atmosphere with an expander integrated with the mount or as a separate component coupled between the decoupler air pocket and the vacuum source. The expander may be implemented as a Helmholtz resonator or may include an in-line expansion chamber.
US10001185B2 Brake unit
A brake unit for utility vehicles includes a carrier unit and a transmission element. The carrier unit has a guide section in which the transmission element can be arranged such that the transmission element can be moved along a guide axis. The transmission element includes a first receiving section, which can be engaged with a piston rod of a brake cylinder, and a second receiving section, which can be engaged with a tappet of a wedge unit. The transmission element is configured to transfer forces and transfers along the guide axis between the piston rod and the tappet.
US10001184B2 Hydraulic anti-lock brake wheel cylinder and axle braking system
A hydraulic anti-lock brake wheel cylinder includes a cylinder body with a first cavity having an end cover, a first oil chamber interface, a second oil chamber interface and an oil return interface. A first piston is arranged within the first cavity, a first spring between the first piston and the end cover, a first oil chamber between the first piston and a bottom of the first cavity, the first oil chamber communicating with the first oil chamber interface; the first piston having a second cavity, a second piston arranged within the second cavity; a second spring between the second piston and a bottom of the second cavity, a second oil chamber between the second piston and a top of the second cavity; a core tube within the cylinder body, and one end of the core tube communicating with the second oil chamber, the other end communicating with the second oil chamber interface; the oil return interface communicating with the first oil chamber when the first piston moves outwards to a set position.
US10001182B2 Actuator of electric parking brake system
An actuator of an electric parking brake system includes a motor, an output member, and a transmission device. The transmission device includes a housing, a self-locking unit and a transmission unit. The self-locking unit includes a fixed sleeve, and a driving member, a driven member and a lock holder that are rotatable with respect to the sleeve. The lock holder supports lock elements arranged to prevent the driven member from turning unless it is driven by the driving member. A planetary gear unit may be provided as part of the transmission device.
US10001180B2 Brake rotor assembly and a brake rotor weight
A brake rotor assembly having a brake rotor and a brake rotor weight. The brake rotor weight may be received between vanes of the brake rotor. The brake rotor weight may include a hook arm, a guide arm, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion may bias the hook arm in the guide arm against the vanes.
US10001177B2 Irreversible mechanism
This irreversible mechanism (1) includes a rotatable input shaft (3), an output shaft (4) that rotates according to the input shaft, a conversion mechanism (5) that converts back drive torque from an output shaft side to an axial force, a brake portion (6) that includes a first brake surface (61), and a second brake surface (56) provided to rotate integrally with the output shaft and pressed against the first brake surface according to the axial force of the conversion mechanism. The first brake surface and the second brake surface include taper surfaces tapered in the action direction of the axial force of the conversion mechanism.
US10001172B2 Bearing having a cage provided with a wire and a seal
The bearing provides an inner race, an outer race, at least one row of rolling elements, and at least one cage for spacing apart the row of rolling elements. The bearing further provides at least one seal that includes means for hooking which are configured to permit the retention of the seal on the cage in at least two predetermined axial hooking positions relative to the outer and inner races.
US10001170B2 Rolling bearing
A rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring which are bearing rings; a plurality of rolling elements interposed in a rollable manner between raceway surfaces of the bearing rings; and a retainer configured to retain the plurality of rolling elements. Nozzles configured to inject a cooling fluid (R) toward the rolling elements are provided to a fixed-side bearing ring which is one of the inner ring and the outer ring, with an outlet side of each of the nozzles oriented forward in a revolution direction of the rolling elements.
US10001169B2 Prong type cage for a double row roller bearing assembly
A cage for a double row roller bearing assembly is disclosed. The cage includes an annular rim and two pluralities of webs. A first plurality of roller pockets are defined between adjacent ones of a first plurality of webs. Each of the webs of the first plurality of webs includes two first prongs and a first slot defined between the two first prongs. A first partial cylindrical guide surface is arranged on each first lateral surface of the first plurality of webs, and a first undercut is defined between each of the first lateral surfaces and the annular rim. Two adjacent ones of the first prongs are elastically deformable away from one another for insertion of a roller. A second plurality of webs are also provided with the same features as the first plurality of webs.
US10001166B2 Gas distribution labyrinth for bearing pad
The present disclosure is directed to a bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine. The bearing assembly includes a bearing housing and a bearing pad for supporting a rotary component of the gas turbine engine. The bearing pad includes at least one gas inlet and a plurality of gas outlets configured on an inner surface thereof. The gas inlet is in fluid communication with the plurality of gas outlets via a gas distribution labyrinth. Further, the gas distribution labyrinth includes a plurality of passageways configured to evenly distribute pressurized gas entering the gas inlet to an interface between the inner surface of the bearing pad and an outer diameter of the rotary component.
US10001164B2 Double-row spherical roller bearing
A double-row spherical roller bearing, comprising an outer ring including at least one spherical inner raceway on a radially inner peripheral surface, an inner ring including a first and second axial end and at least one outer raceway on a radially outer peripheral surface. Spherical roller elements are located in first and second roller rows interposed in-between the inner and outer raceways. A first flange is located at the first axial end, extending in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. The inner ring is subjected to an axial load in a first axial direction wherein the first flange approaches the first roller row. An axial extension of the first flange extends without contacting any first roller row roller elements during bearing operation, when an axial load is acting on the inner ring in the first axial direction. The bearing can be integrated into a wind turbine.
US10001163B1 Ball joint with improved upper bearing and method of construction thereof
A ball joint for interconnecting relatively movable components includes a housing and a stud with a spherical bearing surface disposed in the housing. The bearing has a concave spherical bearing surface which is brought into sliding abutment with the spherical. bearing surface of the stud. The bearing is of a monolithic piece of fiber-reinforced polyoxyinethylene material and includes carbon fibers which extend circumferentially about the concave spherical bearing surface.
US10001157B2 Expansible fixing plug
The invention relates to an expansible fixing plug (1) which consists of at least two different plastics materials, having a main body (2) made of the first plastics material, which is at least partly encased by a casing (3) made of the second plastics material. The main body (2) has an expansion region (5), which extends along a longitudinal axis (L) and has at least two expansion tongues (11, 12) which are separated from one another by a first slot (13), and a sleeve (6) arranged at the front of the expansible fixing plug (1) in the direction of introduction (E). The sleeve (6) is connected to the expansion region (5) and is at least partly encased by a casing body (18) formed by the casing (3). In order to obtain an expansible fixing plug (1) having improved expansion behavior, it is proposed that on the casing body (18) there be arranged at least one wing element (22) which, starting from the casing body (18), extends cantilever-like in a direction opposite to the direction of introduction (E) and substantially in the longitudinal direction (L).
US10001152B2 Fluid transport pipe
The invention relates to a fluid transport pipe. A first unit channel in which a channel cross-sectional area continuously decreases toward a downstream side and a second unit channel in which a channel cross-sectional area continuously increases toward the downstream side are alternately combined. A ratio A (=L/{[Smax]1/2-[Smin]1/2}) is set within a range in which a drag reduction rate RD becomes a positive value. The fluid transport pipe includes: a first opening formed in a channel wall of the first unit channel; a second opening formed in a channel wall of the second unit channel; and a bypass channel that allows by-passing of a flow from the first unit channel to the second unit channel through the openings.
US10001151B2 Air flow hood
An apparatus for measuring airflow through a diffuser of an HVAC system includes a hood for being positioned adjacent the diffuser so that airflow discharged from the diffuser is directed into the hood. The hood is configured to divide and direct the airflow through a plurality of discharge channels. Sensor probes measure the airflow through each discharge channel.
US10001150B2 Screen for hydraulic valve and hydraulic valve
The invention relates to a screen for a hydraulic valve including a band plate with screen openings wherein the screen openings form etched functional contours. The invention also relates to a hydraulic valve with the screen.
US10001141B2 Compressor
A compressor that includes a frame, a rotor assembly, and a heat sink assembly. The rotor assembly includes a bearing assembly to which the heat sink assembly is secured. The compressor is configured such that, during use, air is drawn through the interior of the frame. The heat sink assembly then extends radially from the bearing assembly into the air path through the frame such that the air flows over the heat sink assembly.
US10001139B2 Electric coolant pump
An electric coolant pump includes a housing, a motor received in the housing, an impeller for driving coolant, and a control unit for controlling the motor. The control unit and the impeller are arranged at opposite ends of the motor. The motor includes a sleeve, a stator mounted around the sleeve, and a rotor rotatably received in the sleeve. The impeller is fixed to the rotor. A radial gap is formed between the sleeve and the rotor. The sleeve includes a plurality of ribs extending from an internal surface of the sleeve into the gap. At least a portion of the ribs of the sleeve guide the coolant towards the control unit to absorb heat generated by the control unit.
US10001137B2 Exhaust-gas turbocharger
An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) with 2-channel turbine inflow, including a housing (2), a shaft (6) mounted in the housing (2), a compressor wheel (8) arranged on the shaft (6) and a turbine wheel (7) arranged on the shaft (6), and a first and a second inflow duct (11, 12) formed in the housing (2). Both inflow ducts (11, 12) open in the direction of the turbine wheel (7). A partition (9) separates the two inflow ducts (11, 12) from one another. At least one water-cooling duct (10) is provided in the interior of the partition (9).
US10001136B2 Panel attachment system
A gas turbine engine exhaust panel mounting system comprising a panel, a casing and an attachment assembly for removably connecting the panel to the casing comprises a retaining portion, a clamping portion, and a ‘C’-shaped connecting link.The connecting link has a first attachment portion and an opposite second attachment portion with the first and second attachment portions being connected to one another by a center portion. Each of the first and second attachment portions is substantially parallel to one another and extends in the same direction from respective ends of the center portion. The first attachment portion is fixedly connected to the casing by the clamping portion, and the second attachment portion is slidingly connected to the panel by the retaining portion.
US10001135B2 Propeller of a pulsed airflow generator, in particular for a portable blower
A propeller of a pulsed airflow generator, in particular for a standalone portable blower, of the type made up of the assembly of two parts coaxially adjoining one another, i.e.: a first front part made as a single piece and comprising a plurality of twisted blades connected to a central ring, and a second rear part with a generally conical shape also made as a single piece, the central portion of said assembly having a conical shape and making up the rear portion of an air-inlet cone, said propeller being characterised in that said first and second rear parts are secured by a clamping device made up of a hub including two parts assembled coaxially and between which said two parts that make up the propeller are clamped, said hub being rotatably secured to the latter and maintaining said front and rear parts in the assembled position thereof.
US10001132B2 Axially split pump
An axially split pump for conveying a fluid has an axially split housing that includes a bottom part and a cover. The bottom part has a first sealing surface and the cover has a second sealing surface, the bottom part and the cover being fastened so that the two sealing surfaces have direct contact. A first sealing groove for the reception of a first string-like sealing element is in the sealing surfaces, and a second sealing groove is provided for the reception of a second string-like element, the second sealing groove being connected to the first sealing groove via an opening. A connection element is in the opening that has two lateral cut-outs respectively for the reception of a one of the string-like sealing elements. The cut-outs are arranged and configured so that the two string-like sealing elements run substantially in parallel in the region of the connection element.
US10001126B2 Vacuum pump
To provide a vacuum pump capable of performing temperature control using one or more heating devices or cooling devices fewer than the number of temperature sensors arranged in the pump. One temperature sensor is arranged for each target in the pump, while only one set consisting of a heater and a magnetic valve is arranged. One set consisting of a heater and a magnetic valve is controlled based on output signals from a plurality of temperature sensors, based on the priorities set for the temperature sensors. As stated above, by setting priorities for the temperature sensors, the temperature of a target provided with a temperature sensor given a higher priority is settled within a control range by performing quick ON/OFF control, and then the temperature of a target provided with a temperature sensor given a lower priority is settled within the control range.
US10001123B2 Fluid pressure changing device
Pressure changing devices and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. One pressure changing device includes an elliptic cylinder and a piston that has an external surface with a trochoid cross-section. Another pressure changing device includes a piston and a rotating cylinder that has an internal surface with a trochoid cross-section. Another pressure changing device includes two fixed axes, one for rotation of one component and another for orbiting or oscillation of the other component. The devices and methods include stacked pressure changing devices with one or more common shafts. The pressure changing device may be easier and less expensive to manufacture and repair than prior pressure changing devices of the same or similar functionality, and can provide efficient gap sealing in a high pressure expansion part of a compression or expansion cycle.
US10001121B2 System and method for operating a pump
A pumping system and method for operating a pumping system including a motor coupled to a variable speed drive to drive a pump. A torque indicator corresponding to the torque presented to the drive is determined. The torque indicator may be used to detect a fault if it exceeds a baseline torque, or to detect a defective transducer, or to detect a system change by perturbing one parameter and comparing another to a predicted value.
US10001120B2 Lightweight compressor crankcase assembly and method
A compressor crankcase assembly is provided for an air compressor. In one example, a compressor crankcase assembly includes a crankcase made of a material comprising at least 50% by weight aluminum and a crankcase liner disposed within the crankcase. The crankcase has a protrusion that is at least partially disposed within the groove of the crankcase liner.
US10001117B2 Cryopump system, cryopump controller, and method for regenerating the cryopump
A cryopump controller includes a regeneration controller that controls a cryopump in accordance with a regeneration sequence including a condensate discharging process being continued until a discharging completion condition based on pressure in the cryopump is met. The regeneration controller includes a first determiner repetitively determining whether the discharging completion condition is met, a second determiner determining whether the number of times of determination for the completion condition or a period of time for which the discharging process continues is equal to or larger than a threshold value, and a temperature controller performing preliminary cooling of the cryopump if the number of times of determination for the completion condition or the period of time for which the discharging process continues is equal to or larger than the threshold value. The first determiner re-determines during the preliminary cooling whether the completion condition is met.
US10001110B2 Wind-driven electric generator array
In one illustrative embodiment, a wind-driven charging system includes a wind-driven rotation device coupled to a rotatable shaft, and a plurality of electric generators disposed at different longitudinal locations along the rotatable shaft and each of the plurality of electric generators are rotationally driven simultaneously by the rotatable shaft. By having the electric generators disposed at different longitudinal locations, more electric generators may be simultaneously driven by a common shaft. In some instances, a controller may be configured to enable more of the electric generators to provide electrical current to recharge a battery when the speed of rotation of the rotatable shaft increases, and may disable more of the plurality of electric generators to not provide electrical current when the speed of rotation of the rotatable shaft decreases.
US10001109B2 Multifunctional wind power green-energy apparatus
A multifunctional wind power green-energy apparatus generally includes a carrying base, a plurality of wind power generation devices mounted on the carrying base and includes a plurality of blade sections, and at least one electricity accumulation device, water pumping motor, and the air storage device arranged at one side of the carrying base and electrically connected with the wind power generation devices. With such a structural arrangement, through simple combination of the carrying base and the wind power generation devices, terrain limitation conditions for availability of wind power green energy can be reduced to the least for applications to diversified environments. Through operations in combination with the electricity accumulation device, the water pumping motor, and the air storage device, accumulation of electrical energy or direct use of the energy can be available. As such, the utilization of the wind power generation devices can be improved.
US10001106B2 Sensor module for a pressure-measuring sheathed-element glow plug
A sensor module having a sensor housing, at least one piezoelectric converter element that is disposed in the sensor housing, and at least one insulating member that is disposed in the sensor housing alongside the converter element. The insulating member has on its outer periphery at least one recess in which a contacting system of the converter element extends. A pressure-measuring glow plug having a sensor module of this kind is also described.
US10001097B2 Fuel injection apparatus, a piston engine and method of operating a piston engine
A fuel injection apparatus for a piston engine includes a fuel injector body in which an injector needle is provided, which injector needle is arranged to prevent or allow fuel injection flow from the injection apparatus based on the position of the injector needle. The position is effected by a pressurized control fluid so that by applying the pressurized control fluid the needle may be urged towards its closed position and by reducing the pressurized control fluid the needle may be allowed to move away from its closed position. The injection apparatus includes a flow path for the control fluid, wherein the flow path for the control fluid comprises a restriction section providing a restriction effect to the control fluid flow. The restriction section includes at least one temperature-effected member providing a temperature-dependent restriction effect.
US10001093B2 Intake manifold having slosh prevention baffles
A method and system to restrict the flow of accumulated liquid water from the intake manifold into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine by reducing the velocity of contained liquid water as it moves through the containment feature during vehicle maneuvering are disclosed. The body of the intake manifold includes a water containment feature having a water containment reservoir having an open upper portion and water-restricting interior walls. A water passageway is provided in each interior wall. The water passageway may be of any of several shapes, including a V-shape notch extending from the top of the wall. The interior wall is a central interior wall and the containment reservoir further includes an intermediate interior wall between the side walls that intersects the central interior wall. The water passageway is formed in at least one of the interior walls and may be formed in all of the walls.
US10001092B2 Air cleaner for motorcycle
An air cleaner mounted on a motorcycle for purifying an engine intake air includes a lower casing forming a cleaner main body, a covering for covering an upward region of the lower casing, a cleaner element disposed inside the lower casing and positioned below a mating interface between the lower casing and the covering, and a partition wall formed in the lower casing for supporting the cleaner element and forming a part of a wall of a clean chamber.
US10001091B2 Vehicle powertrain with onboard catalytic reformer
Catalyst compositions suitable for use in the exhaust gas recycle stream of an internal combustion engine are provided. Such catalyst compositions typically provide significant amounts of methane in addition to syngas. A reformer incorporating such a catalyst for use in an exhaust gas recycle portion of an internal combustion engine powertrain is described. A powertrain incorporating such a reformer, a method of increasing the octane rating of an exhaust gas recycle stream, and a method of operating an internal combustion engine using methane-assisted combustion are also described.
US10001090B1 Single-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition combustion enabled by onboard fuel reformation
Provided is an apparatus and method for operation of the apparatus that includes an onboard fuel reformer comprising a catalytic material, a shell containing the catalytic material enclosing an air/fuel mixture in a leak-free environment, an inlet to the shell for feeding the air and fuel, and an outlet to the shell for discharge of the reformate mixture at the completion of an air-fuel reaction, wherein a reactivity separation is provided for RCCI combustion between the reformate and the parent fuel, thereby enabling single-fuel RCCI.
US10001086B2 Carburetor with throttle shaft retainer
A carburetor with throttle shaft retainer system. The throttle shaft retainer system employs a retainer member in the form of a retainer pin or retainer clip that is pressed into the body of the carburetor to engage a retainer groove formed about or partially about the circumference of the throttle shaft. The interaction between the retainer member and the retainer groove prevents movement in the axial direction of the throttle shaft. With certain drilling and machined cuts to the throttle shaft, the retaining pin acts as the wide-open-throttle (WOT) stop when the throttle is rotated to a WOT position.
US10001085B2 Space storable, thrust-vectorable rocket motor nozzle and related methods
A thrust-vectoring rocket motor nozzle includes a forward assembly having a forward shell with a flange configured for connection to a motor and a throat portion opposite the flange. A ball joint sleeve may be disposed proximate the throat portion, and an exit cone assembly may include a ball joint socket configured to mate with the ball joint sleeve to allow movement of the exit cone assembly about one or more axes relative to the forward assembly. A thermal barrier may be disposed in a gap between the forward assembly and the exit cone assembly. The forward assembly may include a throat insulator mechanically locked within the forward shell. Related methods include forming thrust-vectorable rocket motor nozzles. Rocket motors may include such nozzles.
US10001084B2 Aircraft powerplant with moveable nozzle member
A gas turbine engine system is disclosed which includes a core passage and a bypass passage which can be configured as a fan bypass duct or a third stream bypass duct. The core passage and bypass passage are routed to flow through a nozzle before exiting overboard an aircraft. The nozzle includes moveable members capable of changing a configuration of the nozzle. In one form the moveable members are capable of changing throat area for portions of the nozzle that receive working fluid from the core passage and the bypass passage. The bypass passage can include a branch. In one form the branch can include a heat exchanger. The bypass passage can also provide cooling to one or more portions of the nozzle, such as cooling to a deck of the nozzle.
US10001082B2 Locking/unlocking device for a one-piece cowl of a thrust reverser of a turbojet engine nacelle
An assembly for a turbojet engine includes a pylon, a nacelle supported by the pylon, and a locking device interposed between the pylon and a cowl of the nacelle. The cowl slides between operating and maintenance positions. The locking device is movable between active and inhibited positions, and the device allows an operation mode in the active position and a maintenance mode in the inhibited position. In particular, the locking device comprises a rocker to maintain the cowl to the pylon, and the rocker includes an inhibiting lever and an activation lever. The inhibiting and activation levers are mounted on a switching shaft of the locking device. The inhibiting lever is set in rotation through an actuator, providing direct access from a bypass flow duct in the active position while the activation lever is set in rotation from the bypass duct in the inhibited position.
US10001081B2 Thrust reverser for an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle
The present disclosure concerns a thrust reverser for an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle including at least one movable thrust reverser cowling, a means for locking the cowling, an outlet nozzle having a variable cross-section that is arranged in the downstream extension of said cowling and that is movable, and at least one actuator that includes an actuating rod capable of moving the variable nozzle and the movable cowling, remarkable in that the reverser is provided with a passive coupler.
US10001079B2 Coolant penetrating cold-end pressure vessel
An improvement is provided to a pressurized close-cycle machine that has a cold-end pressure vessel and is of the type having a piston undergoing reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder containing a working fluid heated by conduction through a heater head by heat from an external thermal source. The improvement includes a heat exchanger for cooling the working fluid, where the heat exchanger is disposed within the cold-end pressure vessel. The heater head may be directly coupled to the cold-end pressure vessel by welding or other methods. A coolant tube is used to convey coolant through the heat exchanger.
US10001078B2 Engine cooling system
A cooling jacket is formed at least in part within the cylinder head mounted on an engine block defining one or more piston cylinders and one or more intake and exhaust ports in communication with each piston cylinder. The cooling jacket includes a first passageway, a second passageway and a turbulence chamber. The first passageway extends from a first flow passage and intersects the turbulence chamber at a first angular position, and the second passageway extends from a second flow passage and intersects the turbulence chamber at a second angular position different from the first angular position. A swirling action is imparted to fluid media passing through the turbulence chamber.
US10001077B2 Method and system to determine location of peak firing pressure
A method or system to determine peak firing pressure of a cylinder of an engine having a crank shaft. The method includes accessing a knock signal received from a knock sensor of the cylinder. The method includes determining a location of peak firing pressure based at least in part on the knock signal. The location of peak firing pressure is associated with combustion of the engine and corresponds to a time or a crank angle of the crankshaft. The method includes generating an indication of the location of peak firing pressure.
US10001070B2 Multi-fuel engine controls including multi-factor cost optimization
One exemplary embodiment is a system comprising a multi-fuel engine structured to selectably combust varying proportions of a first type of fuel and a second type of fuel, and an electronic control system structured to control the provision of at least one of the first type of fuel and the second type of fuel to the engine using a multi-factor cost optimization. The multi-factor cost optimization may account for a plurality of factors including one or more environment factors, location factors, mission factors, warranty factors, operator-specified factors and/or fleet-specified factors.
US10001068B2 Control apparatus for internal combustion engine
A control apparatus is applied to an internal combustion engine in which fuel used for operation is changed between liquid fuel containing alcohol and gas fuel. The control apparatus includes an electronic control unit configured to prohibit use of the gas fuel when a ratio of dilution of lubricating oil by the liquid fuel in a lubricating oil storage portion of the internal combustion engine is equal to or larger than a predetermined value or when an amount of the liquid fuel mixed in the lubricating oil in the lubricating oil storage portion is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount.
US10001059B2 Accessory gearbox with tower shaft removal capability
An accessory system for a gas turbine engine includes an accessory gearbox which defines an accessory gearbox axis and includes first and second sides. A first geartrain includes one or more shafts rotatable about axes perpendicular to the first side of the accessory gearbox and a second geartrain includes one or more shafts rotatable about axes perpendicular to the second side of the accessory gearbox. A driven gear set defines an input axis and drives first geartrain and the second geartrain about corresponding first and second drive axes parallel to the input axis.
US10001058B2 Heat generation rate waveform calculation device of internal combustion engine and method for calculating heat generation rate waveform
A combustion speed, for example, is estimated or evaluated, with a required accuracy, more simply than the conventional art, while reducing man-hours to produce a heat generation rate waveform of an internal combustion engine. An increase rate of a heat generation rate relative to a change in a crank angle in a heat generation rate increasing period (e.g., a first-half combustion period a) in which the heat generation rate increases after ignition of an air-fuel mixture is defined as a heat generation rate gradient b/a that is one of characteristic values of the heat generation rate waveform. The heat generation rate gradient is estimated based on a fuel density (e.g., fuel density ρfuel@dQpeak at heat generation rate maximum time) at a predetermined time set in advance in the heat generation rate increasing period so as to produce the heat generation rate waveform using the estimated heat generation rate gradient.
US10001057B2 Exhaust layout with accompanying firing sequence for two-stroke cycle, inline, opposed-piston engines
An opposed-piston engine includes an inline cylinder block with an open exhaust chamber that contains all of the engine's exhaust ports. Exhaust outlets open from the exhaust chamber through opposing sides of the cylinder block. A turbocharger is positioned on each side of the cylinder block and has an inlet closely coupled with a respective exhaust outlet. The exhaust chamber is divided into separate collector sections, each collector section containing the exhaust ports of one or more cylinders, and each turbocharger has a first inlet closely coupled with a first collector section and a second inlet closely coupled with a second collector section. The engine has a cylinder firing sequence which alternates between the cylinders in the first and second collector sections.
US10001054B2 Method and device for orienting an actuator of an exhaust-gas turbocharger
A method and a device for orienting an actuator of an exhaust-gas turbocharger which has an actuator that is equipped with an actuator housing and is connected to a control rod. First, an actuator holder is fastened to the compressor housing of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. Then the actuator is inserted into the actuator holder. Then the actuator is positioned within the actuator holder. Then a compensating material is introduced through an injection opening into a compensating-material receiving space which is provided in the actuator holder. Finally, the compensating material is hardened.
US10001052B2 Combustion state estimation method
Where a relationship between maximum heat release rate timing and a first combustion period length (that is, a reference relationship) in the case where an engine rotation speed of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine is a selected speed and a valve opening characteristic of an intake valve is a reference characteristic is expressed by the function are f=f(θdQpeak) where θdQpeak denotes the maximum heat release rate timing and aref denotes the first combustion period length, when the valve opening characteristic of the intake valve changes to a specific characteristic from this state, a first combustion period length for selected maximum heat release rate timing is estimated on the basis of the mathematical expression a=f(θ2)+Δa1 where θ2 denotes the selected maximum heat release rate timing and a denotes the first combustion period length.
US10001046B2 Methods to adapt reductant injection controls for catalyst aging
A system includes an exhaust treatment system configured to treat emissions from a combustion engine via a catalyst. The system includes a controller configured to obtain an operating parameter indicating catalyst performance. The controller is configured to determine a deterioration factor indicating deterioration of the catalyst based at least in part on the operating parameter. The controller is configured to determine an adaptation term configured to modify a reductant injection command for the combustion engine to account for the deterioration factor of the catalyst. The controller is configured to generate a signal indicating the adaptation term.
US10001043B2 Method and device for operating exhaust gas sensors
The invention relates to a method and a device, in particular a control and evaluation unit, for operating at least one exhaust gas sensor for monitoring the functionality of an emission control system in the exhaust tract of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust gas sensor is operated at least intermittently at high temperatures and has a thermal shock sensitivity inherent to the design, and in which a heating phase can be implemented at least intermittently prior to a regeneration phase or prior to a measuring operation phase, wherein a clearly lower temperature is set in this heating phase in comparison to the regeneration temperature or the measuring operation temperature. According to the invention, the function for dew point recognition and re-release of a dew point end is adaptively implemented and influenced by at least one water detection criterion or at least one flood detection criterion. By this means, an improved dew point detection is achieved after driving through water, as a result of a significant reduction of tolerances and an earlier release of the dew point end for the exhaust gas sensor.
US10001042B2 Systems, methods, and apparatus for reductant dosing in an SCR aftertreatment system
Systems, methods and apparatus disclosed that include an internal combustion engine and an exhaust system that includes an exhaust aftertreatment system with an SCR catalyst. A NOx sensor downstream of the SCR catalyst is provided along with techniques for estimating an amount of NOx and NH3 at the tailpipe to decouple the impact of cross-sensitivity of the NOx sensor to NOx and NH3. Feedback control of the reductant dosing amount based on these estimates is also provided.
US10001040B2 Separator
A separator has a first inlet arranged to receive a fluid stream, and first and second separation stages coupled together in series; A pump coupled to the second separation stage generates an area of reduced pressure to draw the fluid stream through the first and second separation stages. One of the stages includes a variable impactor separator comprising a first chamber arranged to receive the fluid stream, and a second chamber coupled to the first chamber through an aperture to accelerate the first fluid stream. The stream is incident upon an impaction surface to separate contaminants from the fluid stream. An actuator adjusts the open area of the aperture according to a pressure differential between fluid pressure in the first chamber and a reference fluid pressure in a third chamber. The other of the separation stages is a second variable impactor separator or a filter media.
US10001038B2 Heat-insulated system for lubricating rotating and oscillating components of a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a thermally insulated Lubrication system (100) for the lubrication of rotating or oscillating components with at least one oil suction pipe (3) arranged in an oil reservoir (1), an oil pump (4) connected to the oil suction pipe (3), and a heat source (7) connected to the oil pump (4) and downstream from this, further connecting lines (10) for feeding oil to lubrication points (11) that are structurally integrated into a metal structural environment (63) of a metal housing, after which oil is returned to the oil reservoir (1).It is proposed that at least one connecting line (10) between the heat source (7) and the lubrication point (11) downstream from the heat source has internal insulation (13) on its inside walls, wherein the thermal conductivity of the internal insulation (13) is 5% or less than the thermal conductivity of the connecting lines or of the rest of the structural environment (63), and that the heat source (7) is switched off, or at least its heat output is reduced, when a first upper oil limit temperature is reached.By improved insulation, fast heating and hence a lowering of fuel consumption in the cold starting phase is achieved.
US10001035B2 Hydraulic lash adjuster
An eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster, a combustion engine comprising the eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster, and a method of assembling the combustion engine, the combustion engine including a rocker lever having a nose at a distal end thereof, and a bridge bar extending between two valves, the rocker lever configured to apply pressure on the bridge bar to actuate the two valves, and an eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster positioned in the nose of the rocker lever; and a fuel injector adjacent to the nose of the rocker lever and the bridge bar, wherein the eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster includes a housing having a pivot point and a longitudinal axis offset from the pivot point and is configured to pivot about the pivot point when the rocker lever pivots about the rocket lever shaft, wherein the offset is dimensioned to prevent interference between the nose and the fuel injector.
US10001033B2 Cylinder head
A cylinder head includes a pair of side walls extending along a cylinder arrangement direction, a connection wall that is provided between the pair of side walls and connects both of the side walls with each other, a bearing part provided in the connection wall, an intake port that is open in one side wall out of the pair of side walls, and an exhaust port that is open in the other side wall. The other side wall is provided with a protrusion part that projects from the other side wall, extends along the cylinder arrangement direction, and has a confronting surface that faces an exhaust pipe connected with the other side wall.
US10001030B2 Systems and methods for lubricating bearings of rotating equipment in gas processing systems
A method includes treating a process fluid of a gas processing system to create a treated process fluid and pressurizing the treated process fluid to a predetermined pressure using a pump of the gas processing system. The method also includes routing the treated process fluid at the predetermined pressure to a rotating assembly of the gas processing system and lubricating a bearing of the rotating assembly using the treated process fluid at the predetermined pressure.
US10001029B2 Bearing locking assemblies and methods of assembling the same
A bearing assembly for use in a gas turbine engine is provided. The bearing assembly includes a bearing retainer having an inner portion, an outer portion spaced radially apart from the inner portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the inner portion and the outer portion, wherein the inner portion and the outer portion define a space there-between. The bearing assembly also includes a bearing housing having an extended portion positioned within the space. The bearing assembly also includes a locking assembly comprising a locking plate and an axial keyway that extends axially away from the locking plate. The locking plate is coupled to the bearing retainer and the axial keyway is coupled to the extended portion of the bearing housing.
US10001025B2 Combined electricity, heat, and chill generation for a Rankine engine
A generator uses a working fluid in a single-cycle Rankine engine for up to three purposes: generation of electricity; generation of hot water from heat exchanger; and generation of chill by the evaporation of liquefied working fluid. The working fluid, which may be carbon dioxide, goes through a single Rankine cycle for both heat engine and heat pump. Instead of using a pump to liquefy the working fluid, the working fluid experiences cryogenic liquefaction method under controlled pressure. The Hui turbine is used for electricity generation. Heat source for the combined heat pump and heat engine could come from concentrated solar power or from burning a fossil fuel.
US10001023B2 Grooved seal arrangement for turbine engine
A seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a component including a body having a cold side surface adjacent to a mate face, and a seal member including a leading edge region and a trailing edge region spaced by sidewalls. The seal member defines one or more grooves. A length of the one or more grooves abuts the cold side surface to define one or more cooling passages, with at least one of the one or more cooling passages having a flared inlet defined by a corresponding one of the one or more grooves.
US10001021B2 Barrier layer for a turbocharger
A system, in particular a turbocharger with a barrier layer for protecting against high temperature corrosion of parts and/or components of the system or turbocharger that are subjected to high temperatures, where the barrier layer includes at least one Cr—Al—O layer.
US10001015B2 Drag reduction systems having fractal geometry/geometrics
Airfoil and hydrofoil systems include structures having a surface texture defined by fractal geometries. Raised portions or fractal bumps can be included on the surfaces, forming a surface texture. The surface textures can be defined by two-dimensional fractal shapes, partial two-dimensional fractal shapes, non-contiguous fractal shapes, three-dimensional fractal objects, and partial three-dimensional fractal objects. The surfaces can include indents having fractal geometries. The indents can have varying depths and can be bordered by other indents, or bumps, or smooth portions of the airfoil or hydrofoil structure. The fractal surface textures can reduce vortices inherent from airfoil and hydrofoil structures. The roughness and distribution of the fractal surface textures reduce the vortices, improving laminar flow characteristics and at the same time reducing drag. The systems are passive and do not require applied power.
US10001013B2 Turbine rotor blades with platform cooling arrangements
Platform cooling arrangements in a turbine rotor blade include a feedhole that extends from the suction side slash face to the interior cooling passage, and, one or more branch holes that each extends from the feedhole to the suction side slash face such that coolant flows from the interior cooling passage, through the feedhole to the one or more branch holes and exits the platform along the suction side slash face.
US10001011B2 Rotary piston engine with operationally adjustable compression
Axially protruding and centrally cool able pistons rotate within a cylindrical main chamber. Each piston is individually kinetically linked to a flywheel. As the pistons are individually accelerated and decelerated along their continuous rotating path, rotating volumes between them angularly expand and contract. Inlets and outlets communicate fluid in correspondence with expansion and contraction phases of the rotating volumes. A low number of moving parts, area sealed volumes, no valves, balanced mass forces, smooth rotation and short force transmission paths between opposing mass forces provide for lightweight construction and high rotational speeds. Radial sliding secondary pistons of the kinetic linkage modulate secondary rotating volumes adjacent the main chamber for a dual stage thermodynamically efficient engine operation with intermittent fluid cooling or heating. Inlets and/or outlets may be angularly changed for variable compression and/or combustion engine peak pressures, expansion end pressure, for brake energy recycling and burst mode engine operation.
US10000998B2 Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir
A method of establishing fluid communication between a first point and a second point within a subterranean reservoir includes injecting a first penetrating liquid at a first injection pressure and at a first injection temperature into the subterranean reservoir at the first point, and establishing fluid communication through a heavy-oil containing region by allowing the first penetrating liquid to penetrate into and completely through the heavy-oil containing region between the first point and the second point. The first penetrating liquid temperature of the first penetrating liquid remains at or below the first injection temperature within the subterranean reservoir, and the first penetrating liquid is configured to dilute heavy oil, and comprises a first penetrating liquid polar compound that is at least partially miscible with water.
US10000997B2 Longitudinal positioning tool for a rod string
A rod positioning tool mounts in series between a tubing string and the stuffing box of a drive head. An outer mandrel of the tool mounts to a first flange at the bottom end for connection to the tubing string below and an inner mandral mounts to a second flange for connection to the stuffing box above. The inner mandrel is slidably received within the outer mandrel with primary seals therebetween to vary the overall length of the tool using one or more actuators between the flanges, while maintaining a sealed connection between the tubing string and the stuffing box. Keys on the outer tubular mandrel are longitudinally slidable in keyways on the inner tubular mandrel to resist relative rotation between the mandrels. A secondary seal provides a sealed connection between the second flange and the top end of the outer mandrel in a fully retracted position of the tool.
US10000996B2 Flow device and methods of creating different pressure drops based on a direction of flow
A flow device includes a flow-through region comprising at least one stage having a pocket configured to create a first pressure drop across the flow-through region in response to flow through the flow-through region in a first direction and a second pressure drop in response to flow through the flow-through region in a second direction. The first pressure drop is less than the second pressure drop under the same flow rates. The flow device has no moving parts to create the difference in pressure drop between the first direction and the second direction, the pocket has a larger cross sectional flow area than a first opening and a second opening fluidically connected to the pocket and a baffle positioned within the pocket having a “U” shape with a concave side of the baffle facing toward the second opening.
US10000995B2 Completion systems including an expansion joint and a wet connect
A production string for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in a non-limiting embodiment includes a lower section that includes a first tubular having a first connection device at a top end thereof, and an upper section that includes a second tubular that sealingly slides against the first tubular, a second connection device associated with the second tubular configured to engage with the first connection device, and an expansion joint above the second tubular.
US10000989B2 Resin system for composite downhole frac plug and bridge plug tools and related methods
A new resin blend is disclosed, which may be referred to as a hybrid resin. The resin blend includes an effective amount of benzoxazine resin or benzoxazine derivative mixed with at least one of epoxy resin, phenolic resins and other thermosetting polymers at varying ratios.
US10000988B2 Seal assemblies in subsea rotating control devices
Rotating control device related oilfield pressure control is accomplished by upper and lower seal members configured to seal around a tubular, a chamber defined between the upper and lower seal members; and wherein fluid enters and/or exits the chamber via some device or structure. Such a device or structure could be a relief valve, a first accumulator, a pressure control valve, an orifice, and/or a void space in a seal member in a location which contacts the tubular.
US10000985B2 Protective sheath for logging tools
A slip cover for downhole logging tools to prevent the tools from becoming lodged during extraction and a method of retrieving a lodged logging tool in a wellbore are disclosed. In some implementations, the slip cover may include a generally cylindrical polymeric sleeve having an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter of a generally cylindrical well logging tool to which the sleeve is to be applied and having one or more perforations disposed therein.
US10000982B2 Release valve used in an inner tube assembly for use with a core barrel
An inner tube assembly releasably latchable with a core barrel of a core drilling apparatus. The inner tube assembly includes a valve housing having a fluid flow port and a position guide to control a position of the valve body within the valve housing to open and close the port in response to a fluid pressure acting on the valve body.
US10000977B2 Drill bit with self-adjusting pads
A drill bit includes a bit body; a pad associated with the bit body; and a rate control device coupled to the pad that extends from a bit surface at a first rate and retracts from an extended position to a retracted position at a second rate in response to external force applied onto the pad. The rate control device includes a piston for applying a force on the pad; a biasing member that applies a force on the piston to extend the pad at the first rate; a fluid chamber associated with the piston; and a pressure management device for controlling a fluid pressure within the fluid chamber.
US10000975B2 Cutting element
A cutting element comprises a table of superhard material bonded to a substrate, wherein the table defines a cutting edge and has a chamfered peripheral edge, and a groove in a sidewall of the cutting element passes through the chamfered peripheral edge, so as to reduce the depth of the chamfer at the location of the groove.
US10000973B2 Reamer for use in drilling operations
An invented reamer provides an annular body supporting two or more blades wherein each blade includes a spiral section disposed between two tapered sections placed on an exterior of the body. The spiral section fixes a plurality of a one type of cutting insert, e.g., tungsten carbide inserts, and the two tapered sections may each fix cutting inserts of an alternate type, e.g., polydiamond inserts. Certain embodiments provide of the tapered sections have a first flat surface area that extends towards and away from a central longitudinal axis of the annular body and/or a second surface area that positions cutting surfaces of attached cutting inserts linearly along a line that intersects the central longitudinal axis.
US10000967B2 Curtain blinds spring motor elasticity maintaining structure
A curtain blinds spring motor elasticity maintaining structure, which provides a spring motor structure that prevents unproductive deformation and loss of elastic stress in a sheet band of a coil spring. The structure primarily consists of a kidney shaped wheel face provided on the outer circumferential surface of a drive drum. A first wound layer, a second wound layer, and a third wound layer of the sheet band are pulled and wound onto the drive drum to form a pressure accumulating coil, thereby arranging an anticipated configuration of curved tight windings of each of the wound layers along the kidney shaped wheel face, which prevents changes in the cross-sectional curvature of the sheet band and loss in elastic stress thereof, and thus maintaining an appropriate elastic force.
US10000964B2 Connectors for spacers of insulating glass units and spacer comprising a connector for an insulating glass unit
A technique for improving the retention force between a connector (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 100, 101) and a spacer (1) for insulating glass units is disclosed.
US10000963B2 Two part spacer with overlapping surfaces
The present invention relates to a spacer 101 for forming a spacing between glass panes 201, 203, with a top part 103 and a lower metal foil 105, the two parts introduces an overlap 209, 211 parallel to the sidewalls of the spacer. By having overlapping regions at the side walls the spacer is stiffened and thereby spacers can be produced of quite thin material e.g. only thin metal foil.
US10000962B2 Guiding device for a sliding door
The guiding device serves for holding and guiding a sliding door, with which a furniture opening of a piece of furniture can be closed. The guiding device comprises a guide fitting that is connectable to the sliding door and that is connected via a first articulated joint to a first end piece of a guide lever, whose second end piece is connected via a second articulated joint to a guide carriage, which comprises a carriage body that holds at least one guide roller, which is guided in a guide channel that extends at least on one side in a terminal channel section along a curve into the furniture opening.
US10000961B2 Temperature control for powered vehicle doors
A vehicle door controller is disclosed. The vehicle door controller is in communication with an actuator configured to control a door and is further in communication with a temperature sensing device. The controller is configured to receive a temperature signal from the temperature sensing device. Based on the temperature signal, the controller is configured to identify an actuator condition. In response to the actuator condition, the controller is configured to control the actuator to move the door to a resting position.
US10000960B2 Drive device for a movable barrier
An operator for moving a barrier between closed and open positions mounted on, or close to, the counterbalance for said barrier. The operator is connected to the counterbalance shaft and lifts the barrier by rotating the counterbalance shaft with attached cable drums and thereby takes up cable connected to the bottom of the door. There is an upper cable connected to the top of the door through a cable drum in the operator. A power spring biases the operator cable drum to always take up the upper cable, keeping it wound. The operator cable drum is connected to the motor through a clutch which when engaged allows the operator to pull the door closed. While the door is closing the clutch can be disengaged to allow the operator cable drum to take up and then pay out the upper cable connected to the top of the door as needed.
US10000959B2 Vehicle door opening and closing control device
A vehicle door is operated in accordance with a desired speed pattern.A vehicle door opening-closing control device 1 includes a power-supply voltage detecting unit 2 that outputs a detection value of a power-supply voltage of an electric motor 13, a reference control pattern storage unit 3 that stores a reference control pattern that indicates a voltage command value or a speed command value for the electric motor 13, the reference control pattern is a control pattern of the electric motor when the detection value is within a predetermined range, a control pattern generating unit 4a that generates a corrected control pattern that is obtained by correcting the reference control pattern based on the detection value, and a PWM control unit 4 that controls the electric motor 13 based on the corrected control pattern.
US10000947B2 Auto-lock system for door window frame lateral retention
A lateral impact retention system for a vehicle door includes a door window frame retainer configured for mounting to the vehicle body and a pivoting catch configured for mounting to a window frame of the door. The pivoting catch engages the retainer when the door is subjected to a door-displacing lateral impact, but is not connected to any door-operating mechanism of the door. During normal operation of the door between the fully closed and open configurations, the pivoting catch automatically inserts into and displaces from the retainer.
US10000945B2 Universal electronics lock
A universal electronics lock and lock kit has an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder. The outer cylinder slidingly fits over the inner cylinder. The outer cylinder is equipped with a lock cylinder that has an movable latch. When the latch is in one position, it clears an inwardly-directed ridge defined within the inner cylinder. The lock is then in the “unlocked” position. When the latch is in a second position when rotated by a turning of a key, the latch is disposed behind a portion of the ridge and the lock is in the “locked” position. The universal electronics lock of the present invention allows rotation of the cylinders about a fastener, thus making the lock difficult to cut or saw through. In the lock kit, a plurality of fasteners and spacers are provided to adjust for use with electronics from different manufacturers.
US10000934B2 Peripheral sealing gland for elongate objects passing through a surface or beyond a pipe end
The invention relates to methods of providing peripheral sealing glands for forming a seal between an elongate member and a substantially flat surface. One method includes providing an at least in part frustoconical shaped skirt through which the elongate member is to pass and defining a deformable upper seal configured to deform about and form a first seal to a periphery of the elongate member, providing a flange depending from a lower periphery of the skirt, and providing a substantially rigid ring structured to bear on the outer surface of the flange so as to apply a substantially consistent pressure to the two or more endless lip seals to form a second seal against the flat surface. The skirt includes a retention flange to removably receive the rigid ring and to permit adjustment of the rigid ring relative to the flange.
US10000933B2 Flatpack gutter trap
A one piece, planar flatpack gutter trap formed and creased on its top surface in a configuration so as to allow assembly into a gutter system trap. It is capable of folding assembly on a job site with a minimum of hand tools and an object with a sharp linear edge. It has a leaf guard incorporated thereon that is capable of locking the gutter trap in its assembled configuration to prevent the collapse of the leaf trap and to increase the lateral stability of the device.
US10000932B2 Device for fixing a gutter to a building construction, building construction with such a device, fixing member, support member
The invention relates to a device for fixing a gutter to a building construction, and a building construction with such a device, the device comprising: —a fixing member for arranging fixedly on the building construction; —a support member releasably connectable to the fixing member for supporting the gutter, the support member comprising two connecting elements extending at an angle to each other, wherein: —a first connecting element of the two connecting elements is configured to be connected releasably to the fixing member and extends substantially parallel to the building construction, and—the second connecting element is configured to be connected to the gutter and extends substantially vertically. The invention further relates to a building construction with a number of such devices, and to such a fixing member and support member.
US10000927B1 Modular construction block
A modular construction block comprises a masonry block shell including first and second opposing side walls, and an intermediate cross-web formed between the side walls. Each of the first and second side walls comprises first and second opposing end edges, a relatively thin wall section extending from the cross-web to the first end edge, and a relatively thick wall section extending from the cross-web to the second end edge. The relatively thick wall section of each side wall tapers from the cross-web toward the second end edge of the side wall.
US10000926B1 Retractable roof system
A retractable roof system includes a support structure, having a first vertical leg, a second vertical leg, a third vertical leg, and a fourth vertical leg extending upward from a ground surface; a first guide track extending from the first vertical leg to the second vertical leg; a second guide track extending from the third leg to the fourth leg; a first support beam connecting the first vertical leg and the third vertical leg; and a second support beam connecting the second vertical leg and the fourth vertical leg; a roof retractably secured on the support structure, the roof having: a frame having a first edge aligned with the first track and a second edge aligned with the second track; rollers connected to the first edge and the second edge to slidingly engage with the first track and the second track; and a flexible roofing material secured on the roof frame; a pulley attached to the first end of the frame; force exerted on the pulley pulls a set of the rollers towards a center of the roof, causing a first end of the frame to retract.
US10000925B2 Moisture collection and drainage system within an exterior stucco wall construction
An exterior stucco wall construction comprising: a wall frame; sheathing attached to the outer side of the wall frame; a moisture collection channel mounted along a lower margin of the sheathing and having an inner flange, an outer flange, and a support floor extending therebetween, the collection channel further having a plurality of apertures arranged in spaced relation adjacent and along the inner flange; a vapor barrier attached to the sheathing and covering a portion of the upper flange of the collection channel; a moisture impervious board having an inner side provided with drain means to facilitate the downward drainage of moisture to a lower edge located within the collection channel and resting upon its support floor; lath wire secured over the outer side of the board; and, at least one coat of stucco applied over the lath wire.
US10000924B2 Establishing barriers with modular wall structures
A wall segment is stood upon a surface by first positioning a curved wall segment upon the surface. The wall segment has a lower ground contacting surface, an upper surface opposite the lower ground contacting surface, left and a right side surfaces each extending from the lower surface to the upper surface, one or more panels, and a curved frame including at least one frame segment sized and dimensioned to retain a panel, the frame defining a curved outer periphery where the segment contacts the surface. A vessel is positioned proximate the curved frame, the vessel being shaped to conform and nest into the curvature of the outer periphery of the frame where the segment contacts the surface. The vessel is attached to the frame, and weight is added to the vessel.
US10000921B1 Expansion joint seal system with internal intumescent springs providing fire retardancy
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. A fire-resistant and water-resistant expansion joint seal is provided which includes one or more foam members and a plurality of intumescent members interspersed within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance.
US10000917B2 Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing toilet fragrances
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which comprises a turbine wheel assembly. The turbine wheel assembly comprises a turbine wheel compartment. The turbine wheel compartment is constructed to be coupled to a fan. The fan can be coupled to a cartridge. The turbine wheel compartment is coupleable to a toilet fill valve assembly such that the turbine wheel assembly is housed within a toilet tank. The turbine wheel assembly comprises a turbine wheel.
US10000914B2 Plumbing fixture with user interface
A shower head having a stem, a spray head coupled to the stem and including a plurality of outlets for discharging water into at least one spray pattern, and a mixing valve located within the stem. The mixing valve has a housing having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet; a first flow control valve for controlling the flow of a first fluid from the first inlet to the outlet; and a second flow control valve for controlling the flow of a second fluid from the second inlet to the outlet. The shower head also has a touchscreen user interface located on a surface of the shower head, wherein the touchscreen user interface allows a user to control at least one of a temperature or a flow rate of fluid from the outlet to the spray head by controlling the first and second flow control valves.
US10000912B2 Freeze prediction system
A freeze prediction system for components such as one or more water pipes situated in a building. The building may have a heating system, a mechanism with a temperature setting connected to the heating system, and an indoor temperature indicator connected to the thermostat. A call may be made for heat if thermostat setting is greater than an indoor temperature. A check may be made as to whether a call for heat may be answered. Outdoor conditions may be read and accounted for in the system. An expected time may be calculated of a freeze danger. One may determine whether the freeze danger is significant according to the expected time of freeze danger compared to a predetermined time. If the freeze danger is not significant, a regular equipment failed alert may be sent out. If the freeze danger is significant, a pipe freeze warning alert may be sent out.
US10000908B2 Hybrid-type working machine
There are provided an electric motor (12) driven by an engine (8) to generate power or assists in driving the engine (8), a heat exchanger (13) to which cooling air is supplied by a cooling fan (8A), a heat exchanger upstream room (28) upstream of the heat exchanger (13), an electricity storage device (30) that stores or discharges power, and an inverter device (34) for controlling an operation of the electric motor (12). A radiator (42) for cooling the electricity storage device and a radiator (46) for cooling the are separately provided to be independent from each other, and are arranged in parallel between the heat exchanger (13) and the electricity storage device (30) in the heat exchanger upstream room (28).
US10000907B2 Lift arm vehicle window
A window assembly that can be opened and closed includes a transparent grid to prevent an operator from extending an arm through the opened window and into the path of a lift arm without impairing the vision of the operator. The window assembly may include more than one openable panes and/or one or more transparent stationary panes. The window may also include a sensor to sense if the window is compromised and may cause the lift arm vehicle to take a safety action if a compromise is detected.
US10000904B2 Securing system for basketball pole
A securing system for a portable basketball pole assembly is disclosed. The securing system includes ground screws which secure in the ground on either side of a base of the portable basketball pole assembly. A strap is extended from one ground member to the other over the base to hold the base securely to the ground and prevent tipping. Additional straps may be used to extend from the ground members to the pole to further secure the pole. In certain preferred embodiments, separate straps extend from the ground members to the pole. In other embodiments, a single strap is used. The straps are attached to the pole via a pole attachment member. The pole attachment member may conveniently be an after-market part which fits around an existing pole and provides a receiving element to receive the strap or straps. Buckles may be included to allow the straps to be tightened or loosened.
US10000902B1 Removable dock bracket support
Dock mounting brackets have dock connections and fixed post mounting connections. A removable section of each bracket allows the removable mounting pipe bracket to be removed from the main dock bracket, which greatly reduces the weight of the dock or pier when installing or removing it from a lake or river. The removable mounting pipe bracket helps when reinstalling the dock the following year because the removable mounting pipe bracket is already adjusted to the correct height, saving installation time in the water. In cold climates, docks or piers are removed each year due to ice conditions.
US10000897B2 Driving device in a self-propelled construction machine and method for setting a speed ratio in such a driving device
The present invention relates to a device in a self-propelled construction machine with a first driving unit, which provides for a first speed of rotation (n1). By means of a planetary gear the first speed of rotation (n1) is translated into a different speed of rotation (n3) at which a working device of the construction machine, in particular a milling rotor for processing ground surfaces, can be operated.
US10000894B1 Spray bar assembly for machine system, and method
A spray bar assembly in a material working system of a ground-engaging machine, such as a rotary mixer, includes a spray bar coupled with an elongate carrier by way of a hinge connector. The elongate carrier is supported between guides mounted upon a housing of a rotor in the material working system, to guide the spray bar assembly for linear movement relative to a frame of the ground-engaging machine. The elongate carrier has openings that register with spray ports in a housing of the system, and the spray bar is tiltable to position spray nozzles within the openings and spray ports or withdraw the spray nozzles from the openings and spray ports.
US10000887B2 Hair extension drying apparatus
A hair extension drying apparatus that comprises of a pedestal having a left, a right, a front, and a rear side. A column that is attached to the pedestal. A platform that that has a front and a rear side, the front side of the platform defines a vertical wall has a top and a bottom side, the top side of the vertical wall has a swivel, and the platform is attached to the column. A 3d L-shaped top that attaches to the swivel so that the vertical wall of the platform is flush with the 3d L-shaped top, the L-shaped top has a top and a bottom, the bottom side of the 3d L-shaped top defines a centrally positioned vertical wall that defines an aperture. A pair of springs, each spring is secured to the platform and the 3d L-shaped top so that the springs are aligned parallel to the front side of the platform, the springs are positioned at a location that is adjacent to the rear side of the platform. A line that is attached to the aperture of the centrally positioned vertical wall. And, a pedal that has a pedal swivel that is secured to the base and that attaches to the line so that pedal is always in an upward position toward the rear side of the pedestal.
US10000883B1 Overflow pan for an appliance
The improved overflow pan for an appliance comprises a pan place under an appliance to collect water that may leak from the appliance, from water supply lines connected to the appliance, from condensation created by operation of the appliance, or from failure of the drainage system. The improved overflow pan for an appliance comprises a drain to allow the collected water to flow away from the area of the appliance. The improved overflow pan for an appliance undergoes a thermochromatic color change of the pan that is triggered by water collecting in the pan. The thermochromatic color change provides a distinct visual cue that water may not be draining from the pan properly.
US10000882B2 Method for operating a washing machine
A method for operating a washing machine (10) having a washing tub (24) containing a laundry drum (26). The method has the steps of: detecting a liquid level (44) in the washing tub (24) and/or in a draining region thereof while the laundry drum (26) is rotating at a first speed, comparing the detected liquid level (44) with an upper threshold value (48), wherein the excess of said upper threshold value (48) by the liquid level (44) while the laundry drum (26) rotates at a rotation speed equal or higher than the first speed generates a closed liquid ring at circumferential walls of the laundry drum (26), and if the detected liquid level (44) exceeds the upper threshold value (48), then reducing the rotational speed of the laundry drum (26) below the first speed and performing a foam-detecting procedure for detecting the amount and/or presence of foam inside the washing tub (24) and/or in the draining region thereof.
US10000876B2 Washing machine appliance out-of-balance detection
A method for operating a washing machine appliance includes flowing a volume of liquid into the tub, and agitating articles within the tub for a first period, the tub containing the volume of liquid. The method further includes draining a first portion of the volume of liquid from the tub, the first portion less than the volume flowed into the tub, wherein a sum of the first portion and a second portion of the volume of liquid remaining in the tub equals the volume. The method further includes measuring movement of the tub during agitation of the articles within the tub after draining the first portion of the volume of liquid from the tub, wherein the step of measuring movement occurs after agitating articles within the tub for the first period and for an intermediate measurement period.
US10000874B2 Tubless washing machine
The present disclosure relates to a tubless washing machine, and more particularly, to a tubless washing machine including only a drum without a tub containing wash water.
US10000873B2 Apparatus for the treatment of strand-like textile material
An apparatus for treatment of a strand-like textile material in the form of a continuous material rope, which is circulated during at least part of the treatment, includes: an elongated, essentially tubular treatment container; a transport nozzle array to which a transport medium flow can be applied; and a transport section adjoining the transport nozzle array. The transport section terminates on a material rope inlet side in a storage section of the treatment container. The storage section accommodates a folded material rope pile and includes: a gliding bottom extending at a distance above a container wall below, the gliding bottom extending from the material rope inlet side of the storage section to a material rope outlet side in vicinity of the transport nozzle array; and at least one unit provided for changing an inclination of the gliding bottom from the material rope inlet side toward the material rope outlet side.
US10000867B2 Device and method for determining the diameter of a yarn balloon formed by a running yarn at a workstation of a textile machine
A device for determining the diameter of a yarn balloon (B) formed by a running yarn at a workstation (1) of a textile machine wherein the workstation (1) is provided with a mechanical, contact scanning sensor (22), which is designed and arranged so that during the operation of the workstation (1) it is positioned by a yarn forming the thread balloon (B) in an operating position dependent on the diameter of a thread balloon (B), and a sensor device (24) is provided which detects the operating position (BS) of the scanning sensor (22).
US10000864B2 Group 13 element nitride crystal layer and function element
A crystal layer of a nitride of a group 13 element includes a pair of main surfaces. The crystal layer includes high carrier concentration regions having a carrier concentration of 1×1018/cm3 or more and low carrier concentration regions having a carrier concentration of 9×1017/cm3 or less, viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the main surfaces of the crystal layer. Each of the low carrier concentration regions is extended in an elongated shape. The low carrier concentration regions include association parts. The low carrier concentration regions are extended continuously between the pair of the main surfaces.
US10000862B2 Method of making quantum dots
Quantum dots and methods of making quantum dots are provided.
US10000860B1 Methods of electrochemical deposition for void-free gap fill
A method of electroplating on a workpiece having at least one sub-30 nm feature includes applying a first electrolyte chemistry to the workpiece, the chemistry including a metal cation solute species having a concentration in the range of about 50 mM to about 250 mM and a suppressor resulting in polarization greater than 0.75 V and reaching 0.75 V of polarization at a rate greater than 0.25 V/s, and applying an electric waveform, wherein the electric waveform includes a period of ramping up of current followed by a period of partial ramping down of current.
US10000857B2 Segmented capping board and contact bar assembly and methods in hydrometallurgical refining
An assembly for use in refining metals includes two adjacent capping board segments defining a joint interface there-between, a contact bar that may be a contact bar segment and is sized and configured to lay on the two capping boards and to span across the joint interface, and two engagement mechanisms provided on respective sides of the joint interface, to hold the capping board segments together. Each engagement mechanism may include a projecting anchor element and a retaining cavity sized and configured to receive a corresponding projecting anchor element. The contact bar may include the projecting anchor elements and the capping board segments may include the retaining cavities. Methods and uses of such contact bars and capping board segments are also provided for hydrometallurgical refining operations.
US10000854B2 Method for preventing elution of Bi from copper alloy
Provided is a method for preventing the elution of Bi from copper alloy, in which the elution of Bi is prevented in leadless copper-alloy plumbing equipment and the like containing a trace of lead and a predetermined amount of Bi. The present invention relates to a method for preventing the elution of Bi from copper alloy in which at least Bi present on the surface of copper alloy containing Bi is selectively removed by preferentially dissolving Bi in a 4 to 20 mass % concentration of nitric acid while suppressing Cu dissolution. Furthermore, elution of Pb is suppressed using a 10-20 mass % concentration of nitric acid. In this case, by removing at least Bi present on the surface of copper alloy containing Bi using nitric acid and then treating the surface of the copper alloy by shot-blasting corrosive products, such as oxides, produced from the nitric acid are removed, and gloss is imparted to the surface.
US10000852B2 Method of forming metal deposits on ultrahard materials
A method of forming a metal deposit on an ultra-hard material. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of ultra-hard particles, mixing the ultra-hard particles in a solution with a metal salt, drying the solution to create a mixture of metal salt particles adhered to surfaces of the ultra-hard particles, heating the mixture to convert the metal salt particles into metal deposits on the surfaces of the ultra-hard particles, and HTHP sintering the mixture of ultra-hard particles with the metal deposits to form a polycrystalline ultra-hard material.
US10000851B2 Cold spray manufacturing of MAXMET composites
A process of forming a MAXMET composite coating or component on an article, that in the case of components can be removed, comprising providing an article having a substrate. The process includes providing at least one powder containing the MAXMET composite, wherein the MAXMET composite comprises a mixture of MAX phase particles and metal. Cold spraying the at least one powder on the substrate at a critical velocity. Forming a layer of the MAXMET composite on the substrate.
US10000845B2 MOCVD system for growth of III-nitride and other semiconductors
An MOCVD system for growing a semiconductor layer on a substrate is provided. The MOCVD system includes an MOCVD growth chamber defined by a jacket having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a water flow chamber surrounding an exterior surface of the jacket of the MOCVD growth chamber; an electronic control system, wherein the electronic control system facilitates pulsed growth of the semiconductor layer; a supply tube comprising a head formed from a hollow structure defining a fitting end and an opposite, shower end, wherein the fitting end has an initial diameter that is less than a diameter at the shower end; and a susceptor configured to hold the substrate and facing the shower end of the supply tube, wherein the MOCVD system operates at a temperature greater than or equal to 1500° C.
US10000841B2 Hydrophilic-hydrophobic transformable composite film and the method of fabricating the same
A hydrophilic-hydrophobic transformable composite film is disclosed, which has an iron-containing substrate; a silicon-containing layer formed on the iron-containing substrate; and a titanium oxide layer formed on the silicon-containing layer. The hydrophilic-hydrophobic transformable composite film uses UV-light to switch its hydrophilic and hydrophobic property. Also, a method of fabricating the above composite film is disclosed. According to the present invention, an anatase oxide layer can be obtained from the sol-gel techniques, in which the particle size of the titanium dioxide is controlled and a modified surface coating with evident photo-catalyticity is achieved.
US10000839B2 Thermal spray composition and component made therewith
Thermal spray coating compositions, methods of using thermal spray coating compositions, and remanufactured components are disclosed herein. A thermal spray coating composition can include about 7% to about 9% by weight aluminum, about 5% to about 7% by weight silicon, about 1% to about 3% by weight manganese, about 1% to about 14% by weight copper, with a remaining balance of iron. The thermal spray coating composition can include about 2% to about 12% by weight copper.
US10000837B2 Methods and apparatus for forming bulk metallic glass parts using an amorphous coated mold to reduce crystallization
Embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatuses for casting of BMG-containing parts. The surfaces of the mold that come into contact with the molten amorphous alloy comprise an amorphous material. In accordance with the disclosure, the mold may be coated with an amorphous material, e.g., to reduce, minimize, or eliminate crystallization of the molded BMG-containing part. The surfaces of the mold are coated, in certain aspects, so as to reduce or eliminate potential grain-boundary nucleation sites for BMG crystallization. The amorphous material may be selected based on the particular molten amorphous alloy to be cast, e.g., based on the wetting properties, the melting and cooling properties, etc.
US10000828B2 Aluminum alloy having an excellent combination of strength, extrudability and corrosion resistance
An aluminum alloy having an excellent combination of strength, extrudability and corrosion resistance may include in weight percent, about 0.01% or less copper; about 0.15% or less iron; about 0.60 to about 0.90% manganese, where manganese and iron are present in the alloy in a Mn:Fe ratio of at least about 6.6; about 0.02% or less nickel; about 0.08 to about 0.30% silicon; about 0.10 to about 0.20% titanium; and about 0.05 to about 0.20% zinc; the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. Extruded articles and other articles may be formed using the alloy. Methods of forming such articles may include homogenizing a billet of the alloy prior to forming the article.
US10000826B2 Alpha-beta titanium alloy having improved elevated temperature properties and superplasticity
A high strength alpha-beta alloy is provided that has improved high temperature oxidation resistance, high temperature strength and creep resistance, and improved superplasticity. In one form, the alloy comprises about 4.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % aluminum, about 3.0 wt % to about 5.0 wt % vanadium, about 0.3 wt % to about 1.8 wt % molybdenum, about 0.2 wt % to about 1.2 wt % iron, about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % oxygen, about 0.10 wt % to about 0.40 wt % silicon, with the balance titanium and incidental impurities, with each being less than about 0.1 wt % and about 0.5 wt %, respectively, in total.
US10000824B2 Material for cold-rolled stainless steel sheet and production method therefor
A material for stainless steel cold rolling suitable for producing a cold-rolled stainless steel sheet that has sufficient corrosion resistance and ridging resistance as well as excellent formability and surface properties is provided. The material for stainless steel cold rolling according to the present invention contains, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.007% to 0.05%, Si: 0.02% to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.0%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 15.5% to 18.0%, Al: 0.001% to 0.10%, N: 0.01% to 0.06%, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the material has a microstructure that includes 10% to 60% of a martensite phase in terms of area fraction, with the remainder being a ferrite phase, and the martensite phase has a hardness of HV500 or less.
US10000823B2 Method and device for partially hardening sheet metal components
The invention relates to a method for producing partially-hardened components from steel sheets, in which a component that is cold-formed from a hardenable steel sheet material is heated, in a furnace, to a temperature below the austenitization temperature (
US10000822B2 Method for hardening sheet metal material
Methods for hardening a metal sheet material include applying at least one peening stream to the metal sheet material, wherein at least one peening stream is applied, in each case, to a front side of the metal sheet material and a rear side of the metal sheet material, respectively, at least at times simultaneously. In one example, the metal sheet material is a stainless steel material, wherein the at least one peening stream is generated from a peening material in which at least 50% by weight of the peening material has a largest particle diameter of at least 0.8 mm and wherein the metal sheet material has a mean final surface hardness after the application of the at least one peening stream of at least approximately 300 HV.
US10000821B2 Direct smelting process
A molten bath-based direct smelting process includes controlling the process conditions in a direct smelting vessel so that molten slag in a molten bath of metal and slag in the vessel has a viscosity in a range of 0.5-5 poise in an operating temperature range for the process.
US10000816B2 Method for detecting an increased risk of developing skin cancer and a use of a genotype variant of the GRHL3 gene
The present invention is directed to methods of identifying SNP markers associated with skin cancers, and use of these markers to explain individual susceptibility to skin cancer development. In addition, described SNPs have been identified as potentially crucial for proper GRHL3 protein function.
US10000813B2 Method of diagnosing and treating cancer using B-catenin splice variants
The invention relates to method and compositions for treating and diagnosing cancer, in particular β-catenin related cancers. In general, the methods include administering RNAi constructs. The invention further relates to methods of identifying CTNNB1 related cancer therapeutics.
US10000810B2 MiRNA fingerprint in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
The present invention provides novel methods for diagnosing diseases based on the determination of specific miRNAs that have altered expression levels in disease states compared to healthy controls.
US10000808B2 Methods of detecting cervical cancer
Methods of detecting cervical dysplasia, such as cervical dysplasia likely to progress to carcinoma in a sample of human cervical cells, are provided. Methods of detecting changes in expression of one or more microRNAs or mRNAs associated with cervical dysplasia or cervical cancer are also provided. Compositions and kits are also provided.
US10000801B2 Four-color DNA sequencing by synthesis using cleavable fluorescent nucleotide reversible terminators
This invention provides a process for sequencing single-stranded DNA employing modified nucleotides.
US10000800B2 Nucleic acid constructs and methods of use
The present invention provides oligonucleotide constructs, sets of such oligonucleotide constructs, and methods of using such oligonucleotide constructs to provide validated sequences or sets of validated sequences corresponding to desired ROIs. Such validated ROIs and constructs containing these have a wide variety of uses, including in synthetic biology, quantitative nucleic acid analysis, polymorphism and/or mutation screening, and the like.
US10000796B2 On-slide staining by primer extension
A method for analyzing planar sample is provided. In some cases the method comprises: (a) incubating the planar sample with a capture agent that is linked to an oligonucleotide, wherein the capture agent specifically binds to complementary sites in the planar sample; (b) reading a fluorescent signal caused by extension of a primer that is hybridized to the oligonucleotide, using fluorescence microscopy. Several implementations of the method, and multiplexed versions of the same, are also provided.
US10000792B2 Methods for cyclic nucleotide determination
The present invention relates in general to cellular analysis tools and more particularly to methods for detecting or determining cyclic nucleotide concentrations in samples. Samples containing cyclic nucleotides may be contacted with a cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinase and a detection system which includes a substrate for the cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinase. The activities in cyclic nucleotide related pathways may be measured using the detection system.
US10000780B2 Endoglucanase variants having improved activity, and uses of same
Disclosed are variants of Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase I, and methods for using such variants to break down cellulose and produce biofuel.
US10000779B2 Two-stage continuous process for producing a solvent
The present invention relates to a two stage continuous microbiological process for the production of solvents such as acetone, butanol and ethanol. The process involves the use of a solventogenic bacteria such as clostridia. In the first(acidogenic) stage, the culture vessel is fed with fresh growth media at dilution rates that support fast growth and acid production. The culture flows into the second (solventogenic) stage, which is a separate culture vessel or vessels, designed to provide the culture with sufficient residence time to convert acids into solvents. This vessel can be tubular or a series of linked batch vessels.
US10000778B2 Conversion systems for biomass
The efficient production of ethanol from low-cost biomass (e.g., corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, switchgrass and/or paper) has become increasingly important in making ethanol competitive with gasoline and decreasing the United States' dependence on foreign oil. For example, to reduce the cost of transporting biomass to ethanol production facilities, mobile systems for producing ethanol from biomass are provided. Also provided are small-scale ethanol production facilities. For example, instead of transporting biomass to the production facility, the facility is transported to the biomass or is located nearby the source of the biomass. The ethanol production facilities or components thereof may be transported via land, water, or air. Production of other products, such as hydrocarbons, natural gas, hydrogen gas, plastics, polymers, and proteins, can also be made by the methods and facilities. Any product described herein can be made in finished form or un-finished form and moved, e.g., to a fixed facility, e.g., fixed production facility.
US10000777B2 Method for employing corn plant material comprising cobs in the manufacture of ethanol
Ear corn is picked from corn fields by ear corn harvesters and transported to a central shelling station associated with an ethanol manufacturing facility. Shelled corn from the central shelling station is processed into ethanol at the ethanol manufacturing facility, and corn cobs from the central shelling station are burned to provide process heat for the ethanol manufacturing process. Energy is conserved and costs are reduced during the picking and shelling of the ear corn and by the burning of cobs for process heat.
US10000771B2 Nuclear targeting sequences
Isolated peptides comprising nuclear targeting activity or being capable of preventing endogenous nuclear targeting activity are disclosed. Polynucleotides encoding same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, as well as uses thereof are also disclosed.
US10000770B2 Methods of expressing products in mammalian cells
The invention relates to newly identified selectable marker systems, cells for use in a selectable marker system, and methods for using the selectable marker systems.
US10000767B2 Methods and compositions for plant pest control
Provided are methods and compositions to improve fungal disease resistance in various crop plants. Also provided are combinations of compositions and methods to improve fungal disease resistance in various crop plants.
US10000764B2 Gene for increasing plant weight and method for using the same
A gene having novel functions is searched for, by which plant weight (that is, biomass level) can be increased and by which substance productivity can be increased or decreased. A chimeric protein is expressed in which a transcriptional factor comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, or 6 is fused to a functional peptide that converts an arbitrary transcriptional factor into a transcriptional repression factor.
US10000762B2 Sorghum-derived transcription regulatory elements predominantly active in root hair cells and uses thereof
Transcription regulatory elements, namely promoter and terminator sequences, obtained from Sorghum bicolor that drive RNA transcription predominately in root hair cells are described, as well as cassettes, expression vectors, and genetically modified plants containing these transcription regulatory elements. The genetically modified plants can be gymnosperms, dicots, or monocots. Methods of directing transcription of a heterologous polynucleotide under control of these transcription regulatory elements in a genetically modified plant's root hair cells are also provided.
US10000758B2 Microorganisms and methods for enhancing the availability of reducing equivalents in the presence of methanol, for producing methacrylic acid
Provided herein is a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having a methanol metabolic pathway that can enhance the availability of reducing equivalents in the presence of methanol. Such reducing equivalents can be used to increase the product yield of organic compounds produced by the microbial organism, such as 3-hydroxyisobutyrate or MAA. Also provided herein are methods for using such an organism to produce 3-hydroxyisobutyrate or MAA.
US10000755B2 Use of the chromosome 19 microRNA cluster (C19MC) for treating microbial disease and promoting authophagy
It is disclosed herein that cultured primary placental human trophoblast (PHT) cells are highly resistant to infection by a number of disparate viruses, and confer this resistance to non-placental recipient cells by exosome-mediated delivery of microRNAs (miRs). PHT cells express high levels of unique, primate-specific miRNAs, expressed from the chromosome 19 miRNA cluster (C19MC). It is further disclosed herein that C19MC miRNAs are packaged within PHT-derived exosomes and attenuate viral replication in recipient cells by inducing autophagy. Thus, provided herein are methods of inhibiting, treating or preventing microbial infections by administering one or more miRs of the C19MC. Also provided are methods of inducing autophagy in a cell by contacting the cell with one or more miRs of the C19MC.
US10000751B2 Method and apparatus for isolating nucleic acids
A method comprises: sorbing a sample solution comprising nucleic acids to a sample receiving portion of a quartz fiber filter by contacting the sample solution with the sample receiving portion; and washing the sample receiving portion while keeping most of nucleic acids around the sample receiving portion by flowing a wash solution through the sample receiving portion under a wicking force directed away from the sample receiving portion. An associated apparatus is also provided.
US10000750B2 Method of isolating nucleic acid
Disclosed herein is a method for isolating a nucleic acid from a sample. The method includes contacting the sample with boron carbide under conditions sufficient to form a boron carbide-nucleic acid complex. The complex is separated from the sample.
US10000749B2 Valencene synthase polypeptides, encoding nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof
Provided are valencene synthase polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules encoding the valencene synthases, host cells containing the nucleic acids and methods for producing products whose production is catalyzed by the polypeptides. Also provided are methods for producing valencene and nootkatone.
US10000747B2 Endoglycosidase mutants for glycoprotein remodeling and methods of using it
A mutant of EndoS2 includes one or more mutations in the sequence of a wild-type EndoS2 (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein the one or more mutations are in a peptide region located within residues 133-143, residues 177-182, residues 184-189, residues 221-231, and/or residues 227-237, wherein the mutant of EndoS2 has a low hydrolyzing activity and a high tranglycosylation activity, as compared to those of the wild-type EndoS2. A method for preparing an engineered glycoprotein using the mutant of EndoS2 includes coupling an activated oligosaccharide to a glycoprotein acceptor. The activated oligosaccharide is a glycan oxazoline.
US10000744B2 Engineered enzyme having acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase activity, microorganisms comprising same, and methods of using same
The disclosure provides engineered enzymes that are capable of mediating the conversion of acetoacetyl-CoA to acetoacetate that do not react with the same order of magnitude with acetyl-CoA as they do with acetoacetyl-CoA (e.g., the engineered enzymes have a specific acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase activity at least 10× higher than its acetyl-CoA hydrolase activity). Additionally, the disclosure provides modified microorganisms that comprise the engineered enzymes disclosed herein and methods of using same.
US10000737B2 Generation of cytotoxic tumor specific cell lines and uses thereof
An in-vitro method of activating T cells is disclosed. The method comprises incubating T cells with pathogenic cells in the presence of a multimeric peptide comprising at least two peptide monomers linked to one another, each of the at least two peptide monomers comprising at least 6 consecutive amino acids from the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the at least two peptide monomers are each no longer than 30 amino acids, wherein the multimeric peptide is capable of reducing binding of PLIF to human leukocytes under conditions which allow expansion of the T cells.
US10000735B2 Method for differentiating pluripotent stem cell induced from mesenchymal stem cell into neuron
The present invention relates to a medium composition containing an Ecklonia cava extract for dedifferentiating an induced pluripotent stem cell. Also, the present invention relates to a method for differentiating an induced pluripotent stem cell, produced by using the medium composition into a neuron. When using the medium composition according to the present invention, induced pluripotent stem cells using mesenchymal stem cells can be produced efficiently, and the pluripotent stem cells which have been produced can be useful as a cell treatment agent by being capable of being differentiated into neurons.
US10000732B2 Microfluidic dual-well device for highthroughput single-cell capture and culture
A microfluidic dual-well device is disclosed. The device comprises: (a) a first substrate having a first end, a second end, and a culture microwell forming portion; (b) a plurality of culture microwells; (c) a second substrate having a first end, a second end, and a capture microwell forming portion, the two ends of the second substrate being respectively bounded to the two ends of the first substrate; (d) a plurality of capture microwells; (e) a microfluidic channel; (f) a microfluidic inlet port; and (g) a microfluidic outlet port; wherein the microfluidic channel is in fluidic connections with the culture microwells, the capture microwells, and the inlet and outlet ports. Methods of capturing and transferring a single cell or a single cell colony for culture, and method of transferring a target cell from a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) structure of culture microwells to a culture plate for culture are also disclosed.
US10000731B2 Enzymatic transesterification/esterification processes employing lipases immobilized on hydrophobic resins in the presence of water solutions
Disclosed are an enzymatic batchwise or continuous process for the production of fatty acid alkyl esters for use in the biofuels, food and detergent industries and a system therefor. The process utilizes enzymes immobilized on a hydrophobic resin mixed with a fatty acid source and an alcohol or alcohol donor in the presence of an alkaline or mild alkaline aqueous buffer, or in the presence of water or aqueous solution. The production process for fatty acid alkyl esters is carried out by transesterification or esterification simultaneously or sequentially. The biocatalyst activity is maintained with no significant activity losses in multiple uses and also avoids the accumulation of glycerol and water by-products or other hydrophilic compounds on the biocatalyst.
US10000726B2 High performance low viscoelasticity foaming detergent compositions employing extended chain anionic surfactants
The invention meets the needs above by providing a surfactant system, mixture or blend that can be used as a part of a soaking composition. The surfactant system is capable of forming emulsions with, and thus removing, oily and greasy stains. In a preferred embodiment the surfactant compositions of the invention can remove non-trans fat and fatty acid stains. The invention involves foaming soaking compositions that have some or part of the anionic surfactant present in the same replaced with an extended chain anionic surfactant.
US10000725B2 Solid fast draining/drying rinse aid for high total dissolved solid water conditions
A solid rinse aid composition and methods of making and using the same are described. Applicants have surprisingly found that the crystal modifier sodium xylene sulfonate (short chain alkyl benzene or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates) at higher percentage can act as a solidification agent. The solid rinse aid composition generally includes a short chain alkyl benzene or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates solidification agent and an effective amount of a surfactant which can include a sheeting agent component, defoamer component and/or association disruption agent. The solid rinse aid composition may be phosphate-free, aminocarboxylate-free, and GRAS if desired.
US10000723B2 Distillation system
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for extracting essential oil from plant material. A distillation chamber is coupleable in fluid receiving communication with a steam source via a first valve and the distillation chamber has a first temperature sensor and a vapor outlet. Steam from a steam source and essential oil vapor operably exit a distillation chamber through a vapor outlet. A condenser is in fluid receiving communication with a vapor outlet of a distillation chamber and steam and essential oil vapor are condensed in the condenser to form liquid water and essential oil product, respectively, that operably exit through a liquid outlet. A controller is configured to control a first valve based on readings from a first temperature sensor.
US10000721B2 Lubricating oil compositions with engine wear protection
A method for improving wear control, while maintaining or improving fuel efficiency, in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and (i) at least one transition metal salt of a carboxylic acid (e.g., zinc stearate) or (ii) a mixture of at least one transition metal salt of a carboxylic acid (e.g., zinc stearate) and at least one detergent (i.e., an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an organic acid, or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an inorganic acid, or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a phenol, or mixtures thereof (e.g., calcium salicylate and/or magnesium sulfonate)), as a minor component. The lubricating oils are useful in internal combustion engines.
US10000718B2 Sulphur-bridged compounds, use thereof and process for production thereof
The present invention relates to novel sulphur-bridged compounds, in which within the molecule there is at least one fatty acid bonded by way of at least one sulphur bridge to at least one polyalkylene glycol ester, the reaction product of a fatty acid with a polyalkylene glycol, and these have from 8 to 29% by weight sulphur content, to use of these as sulphur carrier and lubricant additive and to production of the said compounds.
US10000713B2 Configurations and methods of flexible CO2 removal
A plant includes a pretreatment unit for H2S removal and air dehydration, and at least two absorbers that receive a feed gas at a pressure of at least 300 psig with variable CO2 content (e.g., between 5 to 60 mol %), wherein the feed gas is scrubbed in the absorbers with an ultralean and a semi-lean physical solvent, respectively, at low temperatures to at least partially remove the CO2 from the feed gas. Such configurations produces a low CO2 dry treated gas and a H2S-free CO2 for sequestration while advantageously providing cooling by expansion of the rich solvent that cools the semi-lean solvent and the feed gas, wherein an ultralean solvent is produced by stripping using dry air.
US10000712B2 Hydroprocessing of biodiesel fuels and blends
A method for producing diesel fuel from biocomponent feeds includes hydrotreating the feed followed by catalytic dewaxing with a 1-D, 10 member ring molecular sieve containing catalyst. The hydrotreated feed may be cascaded directly to the dewaxing step, or the hydrotreated feed can undergo intermediate separation. The diesel fuel resulting from processing of the biocomponent feed exhibits superior cetane values.
US10000709B2 Hydrocarbon resource processing device including radio frequency applicator and related methods
A hydrocarbon resource processing device may include a radio frequency (RF) source and an RF applicator coupled to the RF source. The RF applicator may include a base member being electrically conductive, and first and second elongate members being electrically conductive and having proximal ends coupled to the base member and extending outwardly therefrom in a generally parallel spaced apart relation. The first and second elongate members may have distal ends configured to receive the hydrocarbon resource therebetween. In another embodiment, the RF applicator may include an enclosure being electrically conductive and having a passageway therethrough to accommodate a flow of the hydrocarbon resource and a divider being electrically conductive and positioned within the enclosure.
US10000707B2 Pinned furnace tubes
In an embodiment of the invention, furnace tubes for cracking hydrocarbons having a longitudinal array of pins having i) a maximum height from 0.5-1.3 cm; ii) a contact surface with the tube, having an area from 0.1%-10% of the tube external surface area iii) a uniform cross section along the length of the pin. (i.e. they are not tapered); and iv) a length to diameter ratio from 1.5:1 to 0.5:1 have an improved heat transfer over bare fins and reduced stress relative to a fined tube.
US10000705B2 Apparatus for producing high VCM coke
A process and apparatus for improving the production of coke having a high volatile combustible material content are disclosed. The process may include, for example: heating a coker feedstock to a coking temperature to produce a heated coker feedstock; contacting the heated coker feedstock with a quench medium to reduce a temperature of the heated coker feedstock and produce a quenched feedstock; feeding the quenched feedstock to a coking drum; subjecting the quenched feedstock to thermal cracking in the coking drum to (a) crack a portion of the quenched feedstock to produce a cracked vapor product, and (b) produce a coke product having a volatile combustible material (VCM) concentration in the range from about 13% to about 50% by weight, as measured by ASTM D3175.
US10000704B2 Systems and methods for controlling, monitoring, and operating remote oil and gas field equipment over a data network with applications to raw natural gas processing and flare gas capture
An intelligent controls system for remotely monitoring and controlling a chemical process is disclosed. The system comprises a piece of remote field equipment for performing the chemical process, a user device, a server, and program codes to perform the steps of establishing an equipment-server and a client-server connection, receiving a set of chemical process input parameters and a set of desired chemical process output parameters, controlling a set of chemical process control parameters to achieve the desired chemical process output parameters, and providing an interface to allow an operator to manually control and/or manually override the set of chemical process control parameters. The controls system allows any piece of remote field equipment for performing complex chemical processing to be monitored, controlled, and operated remotely. A large array of distributed field equipment situated around the world can all be controlled primarily through a single interface provided in a central control center.
US10000700B2 Nematic liquid crystal composition
The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition having positive dielectric anisotropy and containing at least one compound represented by general formula (LC0): and at least one compound represented by general formula (LC1): R11A11-Z11m11A12-Z12-A13-R12  (LC1) The liquid crystal composition according to the present invention has refractive index anisotropy (Δn) adjusted to the desired level and a decrease in nematic phase-isotropic liquid phase transition temperature (Tni) and an increase in the nematic phase lower limit temperature are suppressed so as to achieve a sufficiently low viscosity (η) without degrading the nematic phase temperature range. When the liquid crystal composition of the present invention is used to produce a liquid crystal display device, a highly practical and highly reliable liquid crystal display device with high response speed and capacity for low-voltage drive is obtained.
US10000699B2 Phosphor-nanoparticle combinations
Compositions of matter comprising a seeded semiconductor nanoparticle material and a non-quantum confined phosphor particle material for use in light conversion and light conversion layers comprising such compositions. In various embodiments, spherical core/shell seeded nanoparticles (SNPs) or nanorod seeded nanoparticles (RSNPs) are combined with a phosphor material to provide a composition of matter with small re-absorbance of the phosphor emission in both green and red wavelength regions and small re-absorbance of the SNP emission, In some embodiments, the SNPs or RSNPs are encapsulated in a first host material before being mixed with the phosphor particles. In various embodiments, a SNP/RSNP-phosphor mixture or encapsulated SNP/RSNP-phosphor mixture is incorporated in host matrix.
US10000696B2 Light-emitting ceramic, light-emitting element, and light-emitting device
A light-emitting ceramic that contains, as a major component thereof, a pyrochlore compound represented by ABOw, wherein A includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Gd, Yb and Lu, B includes Bi and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn and Hf, and W is a positive number.
US10000695B2 Method of manufacturing fluoride phosphor, white light emitting apparatus, display apparatus, and lighting device
A method of manufacturing a fluoride phosphor, the method comprising: preparing a hydrofluoric (HF) solution in which a first source material and a fluoride containing Mn4+ are dissolved; and forming fluoride particles by introducing a second source material to the HF solution in each of a plurality of instances.
US10000694B2 Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
The invention relates to compounds which can be used in electronic devices, and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, containing said compounds.
US10000692B2 Fracturing or gravel-packing fluid with CMHEC in brine
A method of treating a treatment zone of a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore of a well, the method including the steps of: (A) forming a treatment fluid comprising: (i) an aqueous phase comprising water having at least 1,000 ppm total dissolved inorganic salts; (ii) a carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, wherein: (a) the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a carboxymethyl degree of substitution is in the range of about 0.3 to about 0.45 per glucopyranose unit in the polymer; and (b) the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a hydroxyethyl molecular substitution is in the range of about 2.1 to about 2.8 per glucopyranose unit in the polymer; and (iii) a breaker for the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose; and (B) introducing the treatment fluid into the treatment zone. In embodiments, the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose may or may not be crosslinked.
US10000691B2 Variably tacky proppants
Methods of creating variably tacky proppants and providing such proppants into a subterranean formation are provided. The variably tacky proppants can be non-tacky at a first set of conditions and tacky at a second set of conditions. As such, the variably tacky proppants can be pumped into a subterranean formation and caused to enter fractures in the formation while the proppants are non-tacky. Subsequently, natural or induced conditions in the well bore can cause the proppants to become tacky. The tacky proppants inhibit the movement of proppants in the fractures when pressure is reduced in the formation and inhibit the migration of fines towards the wellbore.
US10000685B2 Traceable polymeric additives for use in subterranean formations
Disclosed are traceable polymeric additives that comprise a tagging material and methods of using the traceable polymeric additives in subterranean applications, such as cementing. An embodiment discloses a well treatment composition comprising a base fluid and a traceable polymeric additive comprising a polymer and a tagging material.
US10000682B2 Methods of drilling
A method of drilling a subterranean well may include drilling the subterranean well while circulating a wellbore fluid in the subterranean well, wherein the wellbore fluid includes a base fluid; and a ground weight material comprising barite and quartz and having a d50 between about 4 and 8 microns and a d90 between about 15-25 microns.
US10000680B2 High temperature stable thermally conductive materials
Disclosed herein are compositions, preparation methods, and use of thermally conductive materials comprising silicone composition curable by hydrosilylation, thermally conductive fillers, and phthalocyanine. The novel composition retains its desirable pliability after cure even when kept at an elevated temperature for an extended period.
US10000679B2 Phenolic resin composition
Provided is a phenolic resin composition containing: an epoxy resin curing agent that contains a hydroxybenzene derivative represented by the following Formula (I) and a phenol resin having at least one partial structure selected from the group consisting of the following Formulae (IIa), (IIb), (IIc) and (IId); and an epoxy resin. In these Formulae, each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently represents a hydroxy group, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; at least two of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydroxy groups; each Ar independently represents at least one group selected from the group consisting of the following Formulae (IIIa) and (IIIb); each of R11 and R14 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group; and each of R12 and R13 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
US10000678B2 Ice-resistant paint for wind turbine blades, procedure for its preparation, use and wind turbine blade coated with the ice-resistant paint
Ice-resistant paint comprising an ice-resistant base component that in turn comprises a main component entailing a high solid paint with a synthetic polyurethane-based binding component dissolved in a main organic solvent, and a hydrophobe component consisting of hydrophobic ice-resistant functional nanoparticles selected from among nanoparticles functionalized with a polymer and nanoparticles functionalized in sol-gel, where the ice-resistant paint comprises a mixture of the main component with a dispersion of functional nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersing composition constituting the main solvent and a dispersant, and forms a base matrix, where the dispersing composition and functional nanoparticles form a dispersion of nanoparticles in which the functional nanoparticles are in the base matrix, and the dispersion of dispersing nanoparticles mixed with the main component to form an ice-resistant base component of the ice-resistant paint.
US10000676B2 Shaped abrasive particles and methods of forming same
A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle includes applying a mixture into a shaping assembly within an application zone and directing an ejection material at the mixture in the shaping assembly under a predetermined force, removing the mixture from the shaping assembly and forming a precursor shaped abrasive particle.
US10000674B1 Polypropylene based hot-melt adhesive composition
The invention relates to an adhesive composition wherein such composition comprises at least one polypropylene copolymer and wherein such adhesive composition has improved overall bond performance. It further relates to an article comprising said adhesive composition, as well as to a process for producing such article. It even further relates to the use of the adhesive composition in the preparation of an article.
US10000672B1 Spray can with pre-mixed fiberglass and resin
The spray can with pre-mixed fiberglass and resin is a prepackaged application system for fiberglass, which can be used for repair or for new applications. The spray can with pre-mixed fiberglass and resin is a chemical formulation that contains a combination of fiberglass and resin that can be applied in a single coat or a multiple coat in a manner similar to applying paint through a spray paint can. The spray can with pre-mixed fiberglass and resin comprises fiberglass, a solvent, a resin, and a propellant.
US10000670B2 Silver sintering compositions with fluxing or reducing agents for metal adhesion
A conductive composition that is sinterable comprises (i) micron- or submicron-sized silver flakes or powders and (ii) a fluxing agent, or an oxygenated solvent, or a peroxide. The composition can be used to adhere semiconductor dies with silver backing to copper-, silver-, or gold lead-frames at sintering temperatures of ≤250° C. without the application of pressure.
US10000667B2 Multilayer film for decorative molding
A multilayer film includes a protective layer, a color layer and an adhesive layer, with a molding film disposed between either of the adjoining pairs of layers or on an opposite surface of the protective layer to the color layer, wherein the protective layer contains a polyurethane resin (U) formed at least from an active hydrogen component (A) and an organic isocyanate component (B) and having a polycarbonate skeleton with an alicyclic hydrocarbon group and conditions (1) and/or (2) are satisfied: (1): the polyurethane resin (U) is a polyurethane resin (U1) having an alkoxysilyl and/or a silanol group in a molecule, (2): the protective layer contains a compound (X) having a glycidyl ether and an alkoxysilyl and/or a silanol group, and the polyurethane resin (U) is a polyurethane resin (U2) having an amino group or a carboxyl group and/or a salt thereof.
US10000664B2 Underlayer film-forming composition for self-assembled films
An underlayer film-forming composition used for an underlayer for a self-assembled film, including a polysiloxane and a solvent. The polysiloxane may be a hydrolysis-condensation product of a silane containing a phenyl group-containing silane, or a hydrolysis-condensation product of a silane containing a silane of Formula (1) in a ratio of 10 to 100% by mol relative to the total silane, or a hydrolysis-condensation product of silanes containing the silane of Formula (1), silane of Formula (2) [R4Si(R3)3 (2)], and silane of Formula (3) [Si(R5)4 (3)] in a ratio of silane of Formula (1): silane of Formula (2): silane of Formula (3) of 10 to 100:0 to 90:0 to 50 in terms of % by mol relative to the total silane.
US10000658B2 Metallizable, scratch-resistant and solvent-resistant film
The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising at least one thermoplastic acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer in a content of at least 30% by weight of the solids content of the coating composition, at least one UV-curable reactive diluent in a content of at least 30% by weight of the solids content of the coating composition, at least one photoinitiator in a content of ≥0.1 to ≤10 parts by weight of the solids content of the coating composition and at least one organic solvent, where the proportion of ethylenically unsaturated groups is at least 3 mol per kg of the solids content of the coating composition. This is used to provide films and moldings coated therewith, having a metallizable, scratch-resistant and solvent-resistant surface.
US10000655B2 Hard coating composition
Disclosed herein is a hard coating composition used in forming a hard coating film exhibiting high hardness and excellent properties. The hard coating composition can be used to prepare a hard coating film exhibiting high impact resistance, high scratch resistance and high transparency and having excellent processability.
US10000653B2 Printing ink dispersions comprising discrete carbon nanotubes
This present invention relates to oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes in dispersions, especially for use in printing inks. The dispersions can include materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics or aqueous dispersions of open-ended carbon nanotubes with additives. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a dispersion of oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes that are electrically conductive.
US10000652B2 Process for depositing metal on a substrate
A process for depositing a metal on a substrate involves the use of two reduction reactions in a bottom-up based tandem manner starting from a substrate surface and working upward. A first reduction reaction starts on the substrate surface at ambient temperature, and a second reduction reaction, which is initiated by the reaction heat of the first reduction reaction, occurs in a reactive ink solution film coated on top, which becomes solid after the reaction. Gas and other small molecules generated from the reduction reactions, and the solvent, can readily escape through the upper surface of the film before the solid metal layer is formed or during post-treatment, with no or few voids left in the metal film. Thus, the process can be used to form highly conductive films and features at ambient temperature on various substrates.
US10000645B2 Methods of forming solar cells with fired multilayer film stacks
A method of forming a fired multilayer stack are described. The method involves the steps of a) applying a wet metal particle layer on at least a portion of a surface of a substrate, b) drying the wet metal particle layer to form a dried metal particle layer, c) applying a wet intercalation layer directly on at least a portion of the dried metal particle layer to form a multilayer stack, d) drying the multilayer stack, and e) co-firing the multilayer stack to form the fired multilayer stack. The intercalating layer may include one or more of low temperature base metal particles, crystalline metal oxide particles, and glass frit particles. The wet metal particle layer may include aluminum, copper, iron, nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, titanium, steel or combinations thereof.
US10000643B1 Waterborne corrosion resistant organic primer compositions
The present invention provides a pigment/additive comprising discrete multivalent oxidation state (DiMVO) phenothiazine compounds having corrosion inhibiting properties. These novel DiMVO phenothiazines are useful in preparing waterborne primer coating formulations for application to metals and metal alloys and demonstrating corrosion inhibiting properties. Furthermore, such formulations are chromate-free and have reduced VOC content. Methods of preparing and using such compounds and waterborne formulations also are described.
US10000641B2 Method and composition for preventing corrosion of metal surfaces
The present invention provides a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising: a carrier; at least one compound of formulae (II)-(VII) or a salt or quaternized derivative thereof: wherein R is C5-21 alkyl or alkenyl, preferably alkyl; each R1 is independently an optionally substituted group of formula —(CH2)nX wherein n is an integer from 1 to 6 and X is C(O)OZ or SO3Z and Z is H or a cation; and R′ is C4-20 alkyl or alkenyl, preferably alkyl; and a quaternary ammonium compound.
US10000639B2 Composite wood board
In a stack of composite wood boards, the wood boards comprise wood particles and an organic binder.
US10000634B2 Resin composition for molding use
The present invention provides a resin composition for molding, including a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride and a thermal stabilizer, the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride having structural units (a) to (c) represented by formulae (a) to (c) shown below: —CCl2—  (a), —CHCl—  (b), —CH2—  (c), the proportion of the structural unit (a) being 17.5 mol % or less, the proportion of the structural unit (b) being 46.0 mol % or more, and the proportion of the structural unit (c) being 37.0 mol % or less, relative to the total number of moles of the structural units (a), (b), and (c), the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride having a chlorine content of 63 mass % or more and less than 72 mass %, the thermal stabilizer containing a calcium alkyl carboxylate and a zinc compound, and the resin composition for molding having a loss in quantity on heating at 230° C. of less than 2 mass %.
US10000632B2 Rubbers with tunable levels of metal containing anti-agglomerants
The invention relates to an efficient process for the preparation and isolation of rubber particles formed in aqueous media having a tunable level of metal containing anti-agglomerants and rubber particles obtained thereby. The invention further relates to copolymer products comprising the same or derived therefrom.
US10000630B2 Ethylene interpolymers having improved color
This disclosure relates to a continuous solution polymerization process where ethylene interpolymer products having an improved color index; for example, products having higher whiteness (Whiteness Index (WI)) and lower yellowness (Yellowness Index (YI)). Product color was improved by adjusting selected solution polymerization reaction conditions. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have improved color relative to comparative polyethylene compositions.
US10000629B2 Resin composition whose lubricity under wet conditions is maintained
Provided is a resin composition that will suffer from little drop of lubricity and will offer good touch feeling even if it is used repeatedly. A resin composition superior in lubricity and touch feeling is produced by melt-mixing a water-soluble polyethylene oxide having a viscosity average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 6,000,000, a modified polyalkylene oxide obtainable by reacting a polyalkylene oxide, a diol compound, and a diisocyanate compound together, and a thermoplastic resin together.
US10000622B2 Glycolurils having functional groups and use thereof
The invention provides a glycoluril represented by the general formula (Z): wherein the group Z represents a carboxyalkyl, a glycidyl or an allyl group; R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl or a phenyl group; R3, R4 and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the group identical with the group Z; however, when the group Z is a carboxyalkyl group, R3, R4 and R5 are the same carboxyalkyl groups as the group Z; and when the group Z is an allyl group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom. The invention further provides various resin compositions, for example, polyester resin compositions, epoxy resin compositions, and silicone resin compositions each comprising the glycoluril.
US10000621B2 Polyurethane transmission belt and belt-molding material
An object is to provide a polyurethane transmission belt offering excellent durability, as well as a belt-molding material for manufacturing such transmission belt. As a solution, a polyurethane transmission belt is provided that contains 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester expressed by Chemical Formula (1) below.
US10000619B2 Diaphragm
A diaphragm including a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtained by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B), the cross-linked fluororubber layer having a loss modulus E″ of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test under conditions of measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, static tension under a constant static load condition for measuring strain distribution: 157 cN, and frequency: 10 Hz.
US10000617B2 Method of manufacturing porous fluorine-containing polymer membrane
A method of manufacturing a porous fluorine-containing polymer membrane is provided, which includes mixing a fluorine-containing polymer, a pore creating agent, and a solvent to form a mixture; forming a membrane of the mixture, and removing the pore creating agent and the solvent in the membrane to form the porous fluorine-containing polymer film. The pore creating agent has a chemical formula of wherein R1 is a C1-8 alkyl group, a C2-8 alkenyl group, a C2-8 alkynyl group, or a C6-12 aromatic group, and A⊖ is hydrogen sulfite ion, dihydrogen phosphate ion, nitrate ion, halogen ion, or a combination thereof. The solvent has a chemical formula of
US10000616B2 Weatherable sheet for solar cell module, product obtained using the sheet, and process for producing the weatherable sheet for solar cell module
The present invention provides a weather-resistant sheet for a solar cell module, which has better adhesion to a water impermeable sheet, better blocking resistance against the water impermeable sheet, and better adhesion to EVA that is a sealant; a weather-resistant sheet for a solar cell module in which a cured coating film layer thereof can suppress UV transmission significantly; a product including the sheet; and a process for producing the sheet. The weather-resistant sheet for a solar cell module includes, on a water impermeable sheet, a cured coating film layer made of a crosslinked product of a coating composition that includes a hydroxyl group-containing fluoropolymer, wherein in a pressure-resistance test performed when a crosslinking degree of the cured coating film layer is 80 to 99%, the cured coating film layer and the water impermeable sheet without a cured coating film layer formed thereon are not adhered to each other after a load has been applied to the cured coating film layer and the water impermeable sheet being stacked.
US10000615B1 Retaining compressive strength of thermoplastic-toughened epoxy composites under hot and wet conditions
Pre-impregnated composite material (prepreg) is provided that can be cured/molded to form composite parts having high levels of compressive strength under dry conditions at room temperature and which retain their compressive strength when subjected to hot and wet conditions. The pre-impregnated composite materials are composed of reinforcing fibers and an uncured resin matrix. The uncured resin matrix includes a resin component made up of one or more difunctional epoxy resins and multifunctional epoxy resins. The uncured resin matrix further includes a thermoplastic particle component, a thermoplastic toughening agent and a curing agent. The thermoplastic particle component is composed of a mixture of a first group of polyamide particles that do not contain crosslinked polyamide and a second group of polyamide particles that contain crosslinked polyamide.
US10000614B2 Method for the preparation of NFC films on supports
The present invention concerns a method of preparing a film of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) on at least one surface of a support material, wherein the film is applied and spread directly onto a surface of the plastic support material in the form of a suspension of nanofibrillated cellulose, whereby the nanofibrillated cellulose forms a film. Further, the invention concerns a structure containing or consisting of a film of nanofibrillated cellulose prepared using said method.
US10000610B2 Process to produce polycarbamate, polycarbamate produced thereby and a coating composition comprising the polycarbamate
A process to prepare polycarbamate comprising adding urea to a polyol in the presence of at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of compounds having the following formula MmZn; wherein M is a divalent metal, and Z is an anionic functionality or a functionality capable of forming a covalent bond with M and wherein n times a valence number of Z equals X and m times two equals Y wherein the absolute value of X equals the absolute value of Y is provided. Also provided are a polycarbamate produced according to the process and a coating composition comprising the polycarbamate.
US10000606B2 Polymer compositions based on PXE
New polymer compositions based on poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) and other high-softening-temperature polymers are disclosed. These materials have a microphase domain structure that has an ionically-conductive phase and a phase with good mechanical strength and a high softening temperature. In one arrangement, the structural block has a softening temperature of about 210° C. These materials can be made with either homopolymers or with block copolymers.
US10000603B2 Organotin ester polymer compositions, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof
Disclosed are organotin ester polymers, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof. The organotin ester polymers exhibit both high dielectric constant and low conductivity suitable for use as dielectric insulating materials.
US10000598B2 Methods for preparation of molecularly imprinted polymers for wine extraction
Disclosed herein are compositions of, synthesis methods and methods of use for improved molecularly imprinted polymers useful for extracting target molecule compounds of wine.
US10000595B1 Catalyst systems containing low valent titanium compounds and polymers produced therefrom
Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing low valence, bimetallic titanium compounds from half-metallocene titanium compounds and alkylaluminum compounds. The bimetallic titanium compounds can be used as components in catalyst systems for the polymerization of olefins.
US10000592B2 Multistage process for producing polyethylene compositions
The present invention is a process for producing copolymers of ethylene and alpha-olefins having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms in three polymerization stages where a low molecular weight copolymer of ethylene is produced in two of the stages and a high molecular weight copolymer in one of the stages. The resulting copolymers have a low content of extractable material and can be extruded to films which can be used in food contact applications.
US10000591B2 Catalyst system for polymerization of an olefin
A process for the preparation of a catalyst system for olefin polymerization, including: A) providing said procatalyst obtainable via a process comprising: i) contacting a compound R4zMgX42-z with an alkoxy- or aryloxy-containing silane compound to give a first intermediate reaction product, ii) optionally contacting the solid product obtained in step i) with at least one activating compound selected from an activating electron donor or metal alkoxide compound; iii) contacting the first or second intermediate reaction product, with a halogen-containing Ti-compound and optionally an internal electron donor to obtain the procatalyst; and B) contacting the procatalyst with a co-catalyst and at least diethylaminotriethoxysilane as the external donor. Further disclosed is a catalyst system obtained by the process; a process for preparing a polyolefin by contacting at least one olefin with the catalyst system; a polyolefin obtained thereby; a composition comprising a propylene-ethylene copolymer; a shaped article thereof; and use of the polyolefin.
US10000589B2 High performance Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems, process for producing such supported catalysts and use thereof
A method for making a solid catalyst component for use in a Ziegler-Natta catalyst includes combining in a hydrocarbon solvent a porous particulate support with a hydrocarbon soluble organomagnesium compound to form a suspension. The organomagnesium compound is halogenated followed by addition of an alcohol and the mixture is then reacted with a titanium compound followed by a reaction with at least one diether compound to form the solid catalyst component. Afterwards the reaction product is extracted with a mixture of a titanium compound and a hydrocarbon solvent. The solid catalyst component recovered is combined with an aluminum cocatalyst to form a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins. In particular, the catalyst system including a diether internal electron donor may have an activity and hydrogen response suitable for the production of propylene polymers having a molecular weight distribution (PI(GPC)) in the range from about 5.75 to about 9.
US10000587B2 Cross-linked polyethylene fiber, its use and process for its manufacture
The present invention relates to a polymer fiber, in particular a polyethylene polymer fiber obtainable by melt-spinning of a polyethylene polymer, the use of the fiber and a process for the manufacture of the fiber. Further, the present invention relates to a heat sealable filter paper comprising said polymer fiber.
US10000586B2 Method for producing polyvinyl alcohol
A method for producing polyvinyl alcohols by means of catalytic reactions of alcoholic polyvinyl ester solutions in extruders, wherein the polyvinyl esters are based exclusively on ethylenically unsaturated monomers and wherein one or more neutralizing agents are added to the product of the catalytic reaction.
US10000584B2 Hydrogenation of nitrile rubber
This invention relates to a novel process for selectively hydrogenating nitrile rubbers in the presence of specific Ruthenium based complex catalysts without simultaneous molecular weight degradation by a metathetic reaction.
US10000583B2 Nano-sized hydrogenated diene-based latex particles
The present invention relates to diene-based hydrogenated polymer latex particles having a particle size measured as d90 value of less than 60 nm and a method for their production and their use. The nanosized hydrogenated diene-based polymers obtained show improved properties, especially with respect to resistance to degradation by heat, oxygen and ozone.
US10000581B2 Therapeutic and imaging compositions and uses thereof
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to polyrotaxanes comprising a poloxamer core and at least one cyclodextrin and methods for treating Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) and imaging (e.g., MRI) using the polyrotaxanes various embodiments of the present invention.
US10000576B1 Bispecific antigen-binding constructs targeting HER2
Provided herein are biparatopic antigen-binding constructs that specifically bind HER2. The biparatopic antigen-binding constructs comprise one antigen-binding moiety that binds to ECD2 of HER2, a second antigen-binding moiety that binds to ECD4 of HER2, and an Fc. At least one of the antigen-binding moieties is an scFv. The biparatopic antigen-binding constructs can be used in the treatment of cancer.
US10000575B2 Targeting O-acetylated GD2 ganglioside as a new therapeutic and diagnostic strategy for cancer stem cells cancer
An antibody recognizing the O-acetylated-GD2 ganglioside for the treatment of Cancer Stem Cells (CSC) cancer, a pharmaceutical composition including the antibody for treating a CSC cancer and a method for treating a CSC cancer in a patient in need thereof, the method including administering the antibody to the patient. A method for diagnosing a CSC, the use of the O-acetylated-GD2 ganglioside as a biomarker of CSC cancer, and a method for predicting the response of a subject affected with CSC cancer to a treatment with the antibody or the composition are also described.
US10000573B2 Monoclonal antibody and a method thereof
The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
US10000571B2 Anti-FGFR3 antibodies and methods using same
The invention provides FGFR3 antibodies, and compositions comprising and methods of using these antibodies.
US10000570B2 Antibody variants having modifications in the constant region
The present invention relates to positions in the constant region of antibodies, in particular the CH3 region of IgG4, which affect the strength of CH3-CH3 interactions. Mutations that either stabilize or destabilize this interaction are disclosed.
US10000567B2 Humanized antibodies to cluster of differentiation 3 (CD3)
Humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or fragments thereof, to human Cluster of Differentiation 3 (CD3), which confer improved immune stimulation and stability, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said mAbs and methods of treatment and optionally also prevention of diseases and disorders, such as autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and transplant rejection, that are susceptible to amelioration by binding to CD3, are also disclosed.
US10000565B2 Use of IL-1 β binding antibodies for treating peripheral arterial disease
The present invention relates to a method for treating or alleviating the symptoms of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in a subject, comprising administering about 25 mg to about 300 mg of an IL-1β binding antibody or functional fragment thereof.
US10000564B2 Methods of treating an inflammatory condition or sensitivity to an allergen with anti-IL-33 antibodies
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to interleukin-33 (IL-33) and methods of using the same. The invention includes antibodies that inhibit or attenuate IL-33-mediated signaling. The antibodies of the invention may function to block the interaction between IL-33 and ST2. Alternatively, certain antibodies of the invention inhibit or attenuate IL-33-mediated signaling without blocking the IL-33/ST2 interaction. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human IL-33 with high affinity. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with IL-33 signaling and/or IL-33 cellular expression, such as inflammatory diseases, or allergic diseases.
US10000555B2 Monomethylvaline compounds having phenylalanine side-chain modification at the C-terminus
Auristatin peptide analogs of MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Phe (MMAF) are provided having C-terminal phenylalanine residue side chain replacements or modifications which are provided alone or attached to ligands through various linkers. The related conjugates can target specific cell types to provide therapeutic benefit.
US10000552B2 TRAIL cell-penetrating peptide-like mutant MuR5 and preparation method thereof
A TRAIL cell-penetrating peptide (CPPs)-like mutant MuR5 and a preparation method and the application thereof. The amino acid sequence of said mutant is SEQ ID NO: 2. The TRAIL CPPs-like mutant selectively transforms the amino acid coding sequence of No. 114-118 of the outer fragment of the TRAIL wild-type protein cell membrane from VRERG to RRRRR, i.e., mutates valine into arginine on the 114th coding sequence, glutamic acid into arginine on the 116th coding sequence and glycine into arginine on the 118th coding sequence, turning the coding sequence of N-terminal of the mutant protein into that of five arginines and making it a protein containing CPPs-like structure. Having a superior therapeutic effect on different types of tumor, the TRAIL CPPs-like mutant is a new generation of high-efficient drug for inducing tumor apoptosis of much potential.
US10000543B2 Glucose-regulating polypeptides and methods of making and using same
The present invention relates to compositions comprising glucose regulating peptides linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of glucose regulating peptide-related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
US10000541B2 Trail cell-penetrating peptide-like mutant MUR6 and preparation method thereof
A TRAIL cell-penetrating peptide (CPPs)-like mutant MuR6 and a preparation method and the application thereof. The amino acid sequence of the mutant is SEQ ID NO: 2. The mutant selectively transforms the amino acid coding sequence of No. 114-119 of the outer fragment of the TRAIL wild-type protein cell membrane from VRERGP to RRRRRR, i.e., mutates valine into arginine on the 114th coding sequence, glutamic acid into arginine on the 116th coding sequence, glycine into arginine on the 118th coding sequence and proline into arginine on the 119th coding sequence, turning the coding sequence of N-terminal of the mutant protein into that of six arginines and making it a protein containing CPPs-like structure. Having a superior therapeutic effect on different types of tumor, the TRAIL mutant is a new generation of high-efficient drug for inducing tumor apoptosis of much potential.
US10000535B2 Template-fixed peptidomimetics
Template-fixed β-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula wherein Z is a template-fixed chain of 4 α-amino acid residues which, depending on their positions in the chain (counted starting from the N-terminal amino acid) are Gly, or of certain types which, as the remaining symbols in the above formula, are defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have the property to agonize or to antagonize GPCR receptors such as CXCR3, urotensin and CCR10. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent diseases such as cardiovascular disorders, dermatological disorders, endocrine system and hormone disorders, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, haematological diseases and cancer. These β-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
US10000534B2 Peptide having osteoblast proliferation activity and periodontal ligament fibroblast proliferation activity, and use of same
A peptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, according to the present invention, shows proliferation and differentiation promotion of osteoblast and proliferation and activation promotion of periodontal ligament fibroblast. A peptide, according to the present invention, increases BMP signaling such as SMAD1/5/8 phosphorylation and increases the growth of osteoblast and the expression of a differentiation marker such as COL1A1, BSP and ALP, thereby ultimately showing osteoblast activation. A peptide, according to the present invention, promotes the growth of periodontal ligament fibroblast by means of PI3K and Akt phosphorylation and increases the expression of an activation marker such as COL1A1 and DSPP, thereby ultimately showing periodontal tissue regeneration activation. Provided are a composition for preventing or treating bone diseases and a composition for preventing or treating periodontal diseases, the compositions comprising the aforementioned peptide.
US10000532B2 Bone delivery conjugates and method of using same to target proteins to bone
A bone delivery conjugate having a structure selected from the group consisting of: A) X-Dn-Y-protein-Z; and B) Z-protein-Y-Dn-X, wherein X is absent or is an amino acid sequence of at least one amino acid; Y is absent or is an amino acid sequence of at least one amino acid; Z is absent or is an amino acid sequence of at least one amino acid; and Dn is a poly aspartate wherein n=10 to 16. Compositions comprising same and methods of use thereof.
US10000528B2 IBAT inhibitors for the treatment of liver diseases
The present invention regards specific IBAT inhibitors useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a liver disease. It also relates to compositions comprising these IBAT inhibitors, a method for treatment of the disorders and a kit comprising the substances or the compositions.
US10000525B2 Non-hormonal steroid modulators of NF-κB for treatment of disease
The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as treatments of neuromuscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy, and as inhibitors of NF-κB for the treatment or prevention of muscular wasting disease, including muscular dystrophy.
US10000523B2 β-D-2′-deoxy-2′-α-fluoro-2′-β-C-substituted-2-modified-N6-substituted purine nucleotides for HCV treatment
A compound of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof for the treatment of a host infected with or exposed to an HCV virus or other disorders more fully described herein.
US10000520B2 B-vitamin and amino acid conjugates ofnicotinoyl ribosides and reduced nicotinoyl ribosides, derivatives thereof, and methods of preparation thereof
The present disclosure provides nicotinate/nicotinamide riboside compounds or derivatives of formula (I): wherein X−, Z1, Z2, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are described herein, reduced analogs thereof, and synthetic processes for the preparation thereof.
US10000518B2 Stabilisation of radiopharmaceutical precursors
The present invention relates to a method for improving stability of non fluoridated sugar derivatives, and in particular glucose derivatives such as 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-O-trifluoromethanesulfonyl-ß-D-mannopyranose which are used as precursors for production of radiofluoridated sugar derivatives for use in in vivo imaging procedures such as positron emission tomography (PET). The method comprises storing the non fluoridated sugar derivative in an organic solvent. The resultant formulations of the non fluoridated sugar derivative and cassettes for automated synthesis apparatus comprising the same are also claimed.
US10000517B2 Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Phosphorescent metal complexes comprising a pendant redox-active metallocene are disclosed. These complexes are useful as emitters for phosphorescent OLEDs.
US10000516B2 Phosphonate compounds for treatment of medical disorders
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is a phosphonate substituent (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target Factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduces the excessive activation of complement.
US10000509B2 Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors
Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors. Certain inhibitors also exhibit potent antibiotic activity in addition to beta-lactamase inhibition. Compounds of the invention are designed such that on cleavage of the beta-lactam ring reactive moieties are generated which can inactivate beta-lactamase. Also provided are methods of making beta-lactamase inhibitors and beta-lactam antibiotics exhibiting such inhibition. Additionally provided are pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and methods of treatment of such infections.
US10000503B2 Power supply system and connector
A power supply system and a connector, which can suppress occurrence of crosstalk between a power supply wire, and a control wire and an earth wire in a charging cable that includes the power supply wire, the control wire and the earth wire at the time of connecting a power supplying device with a vehicle having a power storage device to be supplied with power from the power supplying device via the power supply wire and the earth wire to be used for supplying power and the control wire for transmitting a control signal to be used for power supply control of the power storage device, are provided. The ratio of the winding number of a primary coil connected with at least one of the control wire and the earth wire to the winding number of a secondary coil connected with a communication unit that sends and receives a communication signal is set at 1/N (N>1) in a system which satisfies VnC>VnL or is set at N (N>1) in a system which satisfies VnC
US10000502B2 Substituted thiohydantoin derivatives as androgen receptor antagonists
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating of disorders that are affected by the antagonism of one or more androgen receptor types. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1 and G are defined herein.
US10000499B2 Methyl diazepane orexin receptor antagonists
The present invention is directed to methyl diazepane compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
US10000496B2 Compositions useful for treating disorders related to kit and PDGFR
Compounds and compositions useful for treating disorders related to KIT and PDGFR are described herein.
US10000494B2 Small-molecule Hsp90 inhibitors
Purine scaffold Hsp90 inhibitors are useful in therapeutic applications and as radioimaging ligands.
US10000492B2 Process for producing diazabicyclooctane derivative
A process for producing a compound represented by a Formula (III), including reacting a compound of the following formula with a compound selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxypyrrolidine-2,5-dione, 2-hydroxy-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-isoindol-1,3(2H)-dione, 2-hydroxyhexahydro-1H-isoindol-1,3(2H)-dione and 4-hydroxy-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-8-ene-3,5-dione, carrying out a carbonylation to obtain a compound of the following formula removing the NH protecting group P and treating the resultant compound with a base to produce a compound represented by the following formula wherein OBn is benzyloxy and R2 is hydrogen, ClCO— or Cl3COCO—.
US10000490B2 Inhibitors of the fibroblast growth factor receptor
Described herein are inhibitors of FGFR-4, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to inhibit the activity of FGFR-4.
US10000489B2 Compounds αvβ6 integrin antagonists
A compound of formula (I): wherein R is H or F; or a salt thereof.
US10000488B2 Heterocyclic compound
The problem of the present invention is to provide a compound having a superior RORγt inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): [wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION] or a salt thereof, which has an RORγt inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like.
US10000482B2 Kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) that are capable of inhibiting one or more kinases, especially SYK (Spleen Tyrosine Kinase), LRRK2 (Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) and/or MYLK (Myosin light chain kinase) or mutants thereof. The compounds find applications in the treatment of a variety of diseases. These diseases include autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, bone diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, skin disorders, eye diseases, infectious diseases and hormone-related diseases.
US10000477B2 Dopamine D3 receptor antagonist compounds
The disclosure is directed to novel dopamine D3 receptor antagonists, processes for their preparation, intermediates used in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, including treating drug dependency and psychosis.
US10000476B2 Pyridone derivative, pharmaceutical containing the same and methods of use thereof
General formula (I): The present invention pertains to: a pyridone derivate or a salt thereof represented by general formula (I); or a medicine containing the pyridone derivative or salt thereof as an active ingredient. [In the formula, ring A, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are specific groups.]
US10000474B2 Histone deacetylase inhibitors and uses thereof
Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of cancer. Additionally, provided is a method for treating cancer, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a patient in need thereof.
US10000473B2 Indazole derivatives useful as glucagon receptor antagonists
The present invention is directed to indazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders and conditions ameliorated by antagonizing one or more glucagon receptors, including for example metabolic diseases such as Type II diabetes mellitus and obesity.
US10000468B2 Pyrazines as modulators of GPR6
The present invention provides compounds of formula I: which are useful as modulators of GPR6, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for treatment of conditions associated with GPR6, processes for making the compounds and intermediates thereof.
US10000464B2 Process for preparing 3-[(4S)-8-bromo-1-methyl-6-(2-pyridinyl)-4H-imidazo[1,2-A][1,4]benzodiazepine-4-yl]propionic acid methyl ester or the benzene sulfonate salt thereof, and compounds useful in that process
The invention concerns a new process for preparing 3-[(4S)-8-bromo-1-methyl-6-(2-pyridinyl)-4H-imidazo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester or 3-[(4S)-8-bromo-1-methyl-6-(2-pyridinyl)-4H-imidazo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4-yl]propionic acid methyl ester benzene sulfonate (P) which comprises reacting 3-[(S)-7-bromo-2-((R and/or S)-2-hydroxy-propylamino)-5-pyridin-2-yl-3H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepin-3-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester of formula (EM) with an oxidizing agent and optionally treating the reaction product under acidic conditions, such as to produce the compound of formula (F) or the compound (P), and new compounds useful as starting materials or as intermediates for performing that process.
US10000461B2 Polycyclocarbonate compounds and polymers formed therefrom
Polycyclocarbonate compounds and upgraded molecular weight polymers made from such compounds are provided. The polymers have particular utility in coating compositions, especially for use on food and beverage contact substrates that are formed into or will be formed into containers or container components.
US10000453B2 Chelation directed C—H activation reactions catalyzed by solid-supported palladium(II) catalysts
Chelation directed C—H activation reactions that are catalyzed by Pd(11) on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT), Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT), or graphene are provided. The reactions are used to directly and regioselectively or regiospecifically functionalize specific C—H bonds, e.g. to build complexity into small molecules. Features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the description of invention that follows, and in part will be apparent from the description or may be learned by practice of the invention. The invention will be realized and attained by the compositions and methods particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof.
US10000451B2 MAP4K4 (HGK) inhibitors
The invention provides mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP4K4) inhibitors, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrides and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition, and detecting a resultant diminution of tumor cell growth, cancer or metastasis.
US10000450B2 N,N-substituted 3-aminopyrrolidine compounds useful as monoamines reuptake inhibitors
The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
US10000447B2 Compounds for targeting drug delivery and enhancing siRNA activity
Here described are compounds consisting of the structure (targeting molecule)m-linker-(targeting molecule)n, wherein the targeting molecule is a retinoid or a fat soluble vitamin having a specific receptor on the target cell; wherein m and n are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; and wherein the linker comprises a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or PEG-like molecule, as well as compositions and pharmaceutical formulations including these compounds which are useful for the targeting and delivery of therapeutic agents; and methods of using these compositions and pharmaceutical formulations.
US10000445B2 Stable crystal modifications of DOTAP chloride
The present invention relates to crystal modifications of racemic (2R,S)- and enantiomerically pure (2R)-resp. (2S)-DOTAP chloride, to processes for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions.
US10000444B2 Fluorine-containing ether monocarboxylic acid aminoalkyl ester and a method for producing the same
A fluorine-containing ether monocarboxylic acid aminoalkyl ester represented by the general formula: CnF2n+1O[CF(CF3)CF2O]aCF(CF3)COO(CH2)bNR1R2 (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group; R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group; n is an integer of 1 to 3; a is an integer of 2 to 20, preferably an integer of 4 to 10; and b is an integer of 1 to 12, preferably an integer of 1 to 3). Such a fluorine-containing ether monocarboxylic acid ester having an amino group at the end of the ester group is produced by reacting a perfluoroether carboxylic acid fluoride compound CnF2n+1O[CF(CF3)CF2O]aCF(CF3)COF and a hydroxyalkyl amine compound HO(CH2)bNR1R2 in the presence of an alkali metal fluoride.
US10000442B2 Certain metathesized natural oil triacylglycerol polyols for use in polyurethane applications and their related properties
Metathesized triacylglycerol polyols derived from certain natural oils, including canola oil, and their related physical properties are disclosed. Such metathesized triacylglycerol polyols are also used as a component of polyurethane applications, including polyurethane foams.
US10000440B2 Influencing the viscosity of N-butene-based ester mixtures by controlled use of ethene in the preparation of the ester precursors
The invention relates to a process for preparing an ester mixture, in which an n-butene-containing feed mixture having a composition which changes over time is first oligomerized and then converted by hydroformylation, hydrogenation and esterification to an ester mixture. In this process, an approximation of the actual viscosity of the ester mixture is determined. The problem that it addresses is that of specifying a comparatively simple process which enables conversion of an n-butene with a variable composition over time to an ester mixture having a viscosity which can be kept very substantially constant over a long period even when an inconstant C4 source which delivers fluctuating qualities over this period is utilized. This is achieved through controlled use of a second raw material, namely ethene. It has been found that the viscosity of n-butene-based ester mixtures can be influenced by controlled use of ethene in the preparation of the ester precursors. Specifically, the invention proposes two measures by which the ethene can be used: either directly as C2 olefin or as C8 olefin after prior separate oligomerization.
US10000428B2 Method of processing organic waste
Field harvested culture mix is used to inoculate organic waste and produce an inoculated waste material, where the field harvested culture mix includes soil derived microbes. The inoculated waste material is shredded to produce shredded inoculated waste material which is fermented the shredded inoculated waste material for at least 7 days. Contents from the fermenter are then transferred into a dewatering device to produce dewatered contents which are then separated into soluble and suspended products.
US10000425B2 Systems and methods for carbon structures incorporating silicon carbide whiskers
A method of treating a carbon structure is provided. The method may include infiltrating the carbon structure with a silicon compound preparation, heat treating the carbon structure to form a plurality of silicon carbide whiskers in the carbon structure, and/or densifying the carbon structure.
US10000424B2 Fast firing method for ceramics
A method for firing a green honeycomb ceramic body in a kiln may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body in four stages. The first stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from room temperature to a first temperature that at a first heating rate that is greater than or equal to about 75° C./hr. The second stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from the first temperature to a second temperature at a second heating rate that is less than or equal to the first heating rate. The third stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from the second temperature to a hold temperature at a third heating rate that is less than or equal to the first heating rate. The fourth stage may include holding the green honeycomb ceramic body at the hold temperature to remove residual carbon.
US10000421B2 Method of forming ceramic material containing aluminum particles
A Ca—SiAlON ceramic with enhanced mechanical properties and a method employing micron-sized and submicron precursors to form the Ca—SiAlON ceramic. The Ca—SiAlON ceramic comprises not more than 42 wt % silicon, relative to the total weight of the Ca—SiAlON ceramic. The method employs submicron particles and also allows for substituting a portion of aluminum nitride with aluminum to form the Ca—SiAlON ceramic with enhanced mechanical properties.
US10000419B1 Compositions and methods associated with intercalating and exfoliating a sample
Compositions and methods associated with intercalating and exfoliating a sample are described herein. For example, of a method may include mixing the sample with intercalation materials. The intercalation materials are then intercalated into the sample to obtain a sample intercalated with the intercalation materials. The intercalated sample can then be exfoliated to produce an exfoliated sample.
US10000418B2 Refractory product, use of zirconium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, method for manufacturing a refractory product and a refractory product manufactured therewith
The invention relates to a refractory product comprising zirconium dioxide, a use of zirconium dioxide, a zirconium dioxide, a method for manufacturing a refractory product and a refractory product manufactured by means of said method. The zirconium dioxide is in cubic form and is metastable at room temperature. The zirconium dioxide has a content of calcium, magnesium and yttrium of less than 1% by weight.
US10000416B2 Lightweight gypsum products having enhanced water resistance
The product is produced from a settable aqueous calcium sulphate dispersion which has a water to solids ratio of less than 0.4 to 1, and has distributed therethrough lightweight hollow bodies having water-impervious surfaces (such as expanded polystyrene beads). The dispersion contains a hydratable cement (such as calcium sulpho aluminate) which is capable of hydration in the presence of the calcium sulphate dispersion. The hydratable cement is such that it reacts with excess water in the dispersion thereby enhancing the water resistance of the resulting product.