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| US10006651B1 |
Personal cooling device
A personal cooling device utilizes a portable container for retaining a liquid that is wicked into a wicking, material and a fan to draw air into the container through a plurality of apertures to produce a flow of cool air. Air drawn into the container through the apertures flows through the wicking material and is cooled by evaporative cooling. The air then flows out of the top of the container and through the air moving device. A funnel is configured around the outer perimeter of the container to capture any liquid that spills out of the apertures and direct it back into the container. A battery pack may be coupled to the air moving device by an extension cable for storing the battery pack in a more convenient location, such as on a belt. |
| US10006649B2 |
Air-conditioning system
An air-conditioning system is configured to determine an evaporating temperature control range of a first refrigerant circuit on the basis of the temperature of outdoor air, control an evaporating temperature of the first refrigerant circuit to a target evaporating temperature determined within the evaporating temperature control range of the first refrigerant circuit, determine an evaporating temperature control range of a second refrigerant circuit on the basis of the humidity of the outdoor air, and control an evaporating temperature of the second refrigerant circuit to a target evaporating temperature determined within the evaporating temperature control range of the second refrigerant circuit. |
| US10006639B2 |
Appliance side panel with air channel
An oven range appliance with features for cooling one or both side panels of the oven range appliance without visible gaps between the oven range appliance and a set of kitchen cabinets is provided. In particular, an oven range appliance with one or both side panels comprising air channels for a flow of air along one or both side panels is provided. A side panel for an oven range appliance, with features such as an air channel for cooling the side panel, also is provided. |
| US10006637B2 |
Combustor with staged, axially offset combustion
In some aspects, a gas turbine combustor assembly is arranged around a longitudinal axis. The gas turbine combustor comprises a first fuel/air mixer assembly, the mixer assembly comprising a first fuel injector and a plurality of first mixer elements, each mixer element defining an air flow passage therethrough having an outlet in a first plane. A second fuel/air mixer assembly comprises a second fuel injector and a plurality of second mixer elements, and each second mixer element defines an air flow passage therethrough having an outlet in a second plane, longitudinally offset from the first plane. |
| US10006631B2 |
Method for starting up pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system
Is provided a method for starting up a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator system by which cracking of silica sand as a bed material can be prevented at low costs. By heating the silica sand as the bed material filled up in a bottom portion of a pressurized fluidized bed incinerator, a temperature of a freeboard of the incinerator is heated, and after the temperature of the freeboard is heated to 750 to 900° C., a material to be treated having a water-containing organic substance is fed to the pressurized fluidized bed incinerator. |
| US10006629B2 |
Burner
A burner comprises a tubular diffuser wall and an inlet passage for a gas mixture into the diffuser wall, as well as a first diaphragm with one or more first through openings and a second diaphragm with one or more second through openings of different shape and distribution from those of the first through openings, said first and second diaphragms being substantially concentric and arranged in sequence in the inlet passage. |
| US10006624B2 |
Artificial evergreen tree
An artificial evergreen tree is provided having a plurality of branch rings. Each branch ring includes a plurality of nests. A tree branch base is rotatably coupled to each of the plurality of nests and has a branch assembly coupled thereto. The branch ring includes bottom segment having a bottom segment electrical contact. The branch ring includes a top segment having a top segment electrical contact that is in electrical communication with the bottom segment electrical contact. The plurality of nests is positioned between the bottom segment and the top segment. The top segment of a first branch ring is configured to couple to the bottom segment of a second branch ring so that the top segment electrical contact of the first branch ring and the bottom segment electrical contact of the second branch ring are coupled in electrical communication. |
| US10006623B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device includes a body portion on which a light source is mounted; a terminal unit, provided at each of both ends of the body portion, receiving power for driving the light source; and a sealing unit movably disposed between the body portion and the terminal unit so as to prevent a gap between the body portion and the terminal unit. |
| US10006621B2 |
Heat dissipation structure with splitted chimney structure
A heat dissipation structure (2) for a lighting device (1), comprising: at least two separate heat sinks (20, 10) for a light source (3) and a driver (7) for the light source (1), respectively, each heat sink (20, 10) comprising fins (21, 22, 11) and a wall arrangement (15, 25), wherein said at least two separate heat sinks (20, 10) are disposed along an axial direction of the lighting device (1), wherein the fins (21, 22, 11) of said at least two separate heat sinks (20, 10) are enclosed by the wall arrangements (15, 25) to form a chimney structure (30) arranged along said axial direction of the lighting device (1), and wherein the chimney structure (30) comprises at least two sub-chimney structures (31, 32) arranged fluidly in parallel to provide two air flows simultaneously, which reduces heat concatenation. |
| US10006619B1 |
Combination LED lighting and fan apparatus
A combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. The system includes a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The invention includes an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture. |
| US10006617B2 |
LED bulb with integrated thermal and optical diffuser
A light emitting diode (LED) light bulb includes a thermally conductive base and at least one LED assembly disposed on and thermally coupled to a surface of the base. The LED assembly includes at least one LED configured to generate light. A thermal optical diffuser defines an interior volume and the LED is arranged to emit light into the interior volume and through the thermal optical diffuser. The thermal optical diffuser is disposed on the surface of the base and extends from the base to a terminus on the light emitting side. The thermal optical diffuser is configured to include one or more openings that allow convective air flow between the interior volume of the thermal optical diffuser and ambient environment. |
| US10006616B2 |
Device and method for monitoring a signal emitter comprising a light-emitting diode in a light-signal system
An apparatus for monitoring a signal transmitter for a traffic control signal installation. The signal transmitter has a light-emitting diode. The monitoring apparatus includes: a two-channel measuring device for measuring an actual light intensity of the light which is emitted by the diode and for measuring at least one electrical characteristic variable of the diode, and a control device for operating the signal transmitter depending on the measured actual light intensity and the measured electrical characteristic variable. There is also described a corresponding method, a signal transmitter, a traffic control signal installation and a computer program. |
| US10006608B2 |
Flat lighting device
The present invention relates to a flat lighting device (1) comprising a carrier (2) including a thermally conductive layer (7), at least one solid state light source (3) arranged on a front side of the carrier (2), and an electrically insulating cover member (5a, 5b) in thermal contact with said front side and a back side opposite said front side. The cover member (5a, 5b) is adapted to transfer heat from said carrier (2) out of the lighting device. The cover member (5a, 5b) comprises an optical structure (4) arranged on the carrier (2) in front of the at least one light source (3) and adapted to direct the light emitted by the at least one solid state light source (3). |
| US10006607B1 |
Modular multi-aperture reflector sheets for light distribution and control
A system of modular multi-aperture reflector sheets for use in general and specialty luminaires is disclosed. These sheets, designed to be simple in design, manufacture, and installation, allows for enhancing, adjusting, varying, or correction of the light distribution provided by luminaires during production or deployment. The reflector sheets are made of highly-reflective, thin material and feature multiple apertures that are patterned to redirect the light output emerging from the output of a luminaire. The reflector sheets are intended to be used in combination with both standard and custom reflectors and replace complicated and expensive lenses and optics that are often deployed to modify luminaire light distribution. The sheets are modular and can be replaced easily, allowing for standard luminaires having multiple possible light distribution patterns without further complication. Also, custom multi-aperture reflector sheets can be designed, shipped, and installed easily if further modification or correction of the light distribution is desired. |
| US10006598B2 |
Daylighting system
A daylighting system includes a sheet-like light control member disposed on at least an upper part of a daylighting opening, and a shade disposed oppositely to at least a part of the opening, the part being below the part where the light control member is disposed. The light control member is configured to change upward a traveling direction of incident light and allow the incident light to pass through the light control member. |
| US10006597B2 |
Bubble lamp structure for qusai air bubble flow
Disclosed is a bubble lamp for quasi bubble flow. A buffer made of a transparent material having an excellent heat conduction effect and impact moderating performance is configured on the top of the bulb configured on the main body of the bubble lamp or on the bottom of the glass tube configured on the upper cover, and the casing made of a transparent and no-easily-broken material is put around the glass tube, thereby abutting the glass tube against the top of the bulb across the buffer when the upper cover is covered on and coupled to the main body, allowing both the glass-made bulb and glass tube to be buffered by the butter and thus to block or decrease an impact when a contact force is too large upon assembly, and preventing the bulb or glass tube from being broken. |
| US10006595B2 |
Rechargeable lighting attachment for magnifying lenses
The lighting attachment includes a casing, a flexible PCB (FPCB) disposed between inner and outer walls of the casing, a plurality of LEDs mounted along an edge of the FPCB, one or more rechargeable batteries mounted on the FPCB, a charging contact element arranged on the outer wall, a control means arranged on the outer wall, and a light guide mounted on a top end of the casing. The inner wall configured for receiving a cylindrical magnifying lens. |
| US10006593B2 |
Lamp system
A lamp system (10) includes a straight tube type lamp (13) and a socket (14). The straight tube type lamp (13) includes a straight tube type cover (20) containing a light-emitting element, and caps (23) arranged at both ends of the cover (20). A pair of lamp pins (30) whose tips respectively protrude in directions intersecting a lamp longitudinal direction are protrudingly provided on end faces of the caps (23) at both the ends. The socket (14) includes a socket body (41), a rotor (42) which is arranged in the socket body (41) and on which the pair of lamp pins (30) of the straight tube type lamp (13) are mounted, and a pair of terminals to which the pair of lamp pins (30) mounted on the rotor (42) are connected. At least the rotor (42) can move in the lamp longitudinal direction. |
| US10006587B2 |
Argon recondensing method
A method for condensing argon can include two flow streams interacting with each other in a heat exchanger found within a cold box: a stream of gaseous argon enters the heat exchanger to be cooled down below its liquefaction point by a stream of pressurized liquid nitrogen entering the heat exchanger. While passing through the heat exchanger, gaseous argon is gradually cooled down until it is condensed into liquid, flowing by gravity to the nearby liquid argon storage tank. |
| US10006585B2 |
Foldable mounting bracket for patio and deck accessories
A unique foldable mounting bracket assembly for mounting and securing vertically disposed accessories for decks and patios. The folding mounting bracket assembly when supporting vertically disposed cylindrical post requires both an upper and lower bracket. These brackets are mounted to the vertical post. When these brackets are used in conjunction with the railing of a deck the brackets can be mounted to the vertical railing support post below the top railing horizontal support cross member and above the lower support cross member. This unique foldable mounting bracket when not in use stows flat against the vertical support post not protruding out of the envelope of the standard 2″×4″ railing horizontal members. |
| US10006578B2 |
Threaded connection for double-walled pipes
A threaded connection for double-walled pipes, including an outer pipe, an inner pipe including an outward projection having a threaded conical end, a component connector having a threaded conical end threaded with the outward projection threaded conical end to provide a first threaded connection. The connector having an annular groove and a sealing ring. The threaded connection additionally including an intermediate piece with an inner threaded surface threaded with an outward projection outer threaded surface to provide a second threaded connection configured to turn in an opposite direction with respect to the first threaded connection. The intermediate piece also having a pressing surface that presses the sealing ring against the connector, and a sliding joint engaged with an outer pipe outward projection. |
| US10006576B2 |
Quick connect/disconnect adaptor system
Various systems, methods, and apparatuses provided herein relate to quick connect and disconnect adaptor systems. The system includes a male member having a locking collar, a pin attached to the locking collar, and a locking mechanism; a female member selectively coupled to the male member, the female member having a locking device and a body defining a groove; wherein the locking collar of the male member at least partially surrounds the body of the female member when coupled to facilitate the groove receiving the pin and the locking mechanism to engage with the locking device. |
| US10006575B2 |
Modular push-to-connect assembly
A push-to-connect modular cartridge for a plumbing fitting includes a cylindrical cup having an annular surface at one end and a cylindrical shoulder at an opposite end. A circular seal is positioned against the annular surface, and a circular backing ring is positioned against the seal on a side opposite the annular surface. A grab ring including inwardly projecting tines is seated against the backing ring on a side opposite the seal, and a containment ring contacts the grab ring on a side opposite the backing ring. The containment ring is engaged by the shoulder of the cup to hold the containment ring, grab ring, backing ring, and seal together. This modular push-to-connect cartridge can be welded to a plumbing fitting which uses significantly less material, thereby greatly reducing the cost to manufacture. |
| US10006574B2 |
Hose coupling
The invention relates to a hose coupling (5) for connecting a flexible hose line (3) to an adjacent line section (6). The hose coupling (5) according to the invention has a coupling housing (7), which coupling housing (7) has at least two coupling openings (8, 9), into each of which a respective coupling mating piece (10, 11) can be inserted and releasably fixed, which coupling mating pieces (10, 11) are designed as line ends of a line section, and of which at least one coupling mating piece is provided as the line end of a flexible hose line (3), wherein the coupling openings (8, 9) in the coupling housing (7) are connected to each other. |
| US10006567B2 |
Vessel closures and methods for using and manufacturing same
Vessel closures having a variety of inserts for aseptically sealing vessels. The vessel closures have a body with one or more apertures, one or more inserts extending axially through the one or more apertures, and a cast seal surrounding the inserts. The cast seal is preferably east silicone. The vessel closures may have one or more anchors securing the inserts to the body of the vessel closure. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing vessel closures and a method of using the vessel closures disclosed herein for circulating fluids into and out of a vessel while also having the ability to regulate the temperature of the pumped fluid. |
| US10006566B2 |
Air tight sealing support clip for attaching fluid-carrying tube to substrate
A support clip for attaching a fluid-carrying tube or line to a substrate is disclosed that provides an air tight seal on a single fluid-carrying tube or line or on multiple fluid-carrying tubes or lines when the tubes are secured between two different surfaces. The support clip has two mated elastomeric surfaces defined by upper and lower halves that account for minor surface-to-surface variations while still maintaining an air tight seal. The lower half is attached to a vehicle substrate by a locating anchor. Each half has a rigid body and an elastomeric portion. The rigid body maintains the form of the elastomeric portion. At least one tube-holding channel is formed in the elastomeric portion of each of half. When the two halves are fastened together by an interference fit, the air tight seal is established. The halves may be fastened together by a variety of mechanical arrangements. |
| US10006564B2 |
Corrosion resistant coating for process gas control valve
A fluid control valve includes a passage block formed with a passage, a valve seat provided in the passage block, and a valve element to be brought into contact with or separated from the valve seat. The fluid control valve is configured to open and close the passage by movement of the valve element with respect to the valve seat to control a fluid. The fluid control valve further includes a shape-changeable part which changes its shape in association with the movement of the valve element. The shape-changeable part has a surface formed with a monomolecular film of fluorosilane material. |
| US10006560B2 |
Solenoid valve drive control device and solenoid valve comprising solenoid valve drive control device
A solenoid valve drive control device includes a switching device that provides and interrupts the application of the electric current to the solenoid, a first device that controls the application of the electric current to the solenoid by the switching device to start the application of the electric current to the solenoid at zero cross timing in a power supply period, and a second device that detects a value of an electric current that flows to the solenoid. The application of the electric current to the solenoid is interrupted when the detected value of the electric current reaches a predetermined value, after the zero cross timing. A holding power is generated by discharging energy accumulated in the solenoid through a snubber circuit until another zero cross timing subsequent to the zero cross timing after the application of the electric current to the solenoid is interrupted. |
| US10006559B2 |
Valve device
A valve device includes: a body including a gas passage through which gas flows and an accommodation recess that communicates with the gas passage; a valve mechanism that controls flow of the gas flowing through the gas passage; and a cover fixed to the body such that the cover covers the accommodation recess. In the valve device, the cover includes a cover recess that opens toward the accommodation recess, and the valve mechanism is assembled to the body such that the valve mechanism is accommodated in the accommodation recess with a portion of the valve mechanism protruding from the accommodation recess and the portion of the valve mechanism is accommodated in the cover recess. |
| US10006549B2 |
Valve
A valve arrangement including a valve body and a valve seat each having an opposed surface, the valve arrangement also includes a high-frequency cyclic actuator to move the valve body with respect to the valve seat to bring the opposed surfaces into and out of abutment, characterised in that the opposed surface of at least one of the valve body and the valve seat includes a resiliently displaceable surface. |
| US10006546B2 |
Piston ring
To provide a piston ring having a hard laminate coating having excellent scuffing resistance, wear resistance and peeling resistance, which can be used in an environment of high mechanical and thermal load in engines, the piston ring is provided on its outer peripheral sliding surface with a CrN-type hard coating as thick as 10-60 μm and comprising a CrN/CrCN laminate coating having hardness Hv of 1000 or more and residual compression stress of 1500 MPa or less, a laminate unit composed of a CrN layer and a CrCN layer being as thick as 30 nm or more; the CrN/CrCN laminate coating being formed by alternately laminating CrN layers and CrCN layers containing C dissolved in CrN by ion plating. |
| US10006545B2 |
Running set, piston bushing and engine block
A running set for an internal combustion engine may include at least one of a cylinder liner and an engine block including at least one integrated cylinder. The running set may further include at least one piston ring. The at least one piston ring may define an outer running face and the at least one of the cylinder line and the integrated cylinder may define an inner running face. At least one part of the outer running face may include a coating composed of a ceramic material. At least one part of the inner running face may include a proportion of less than three percent of a folded metal. |
| US10006537B2 |
Geared motor series
A gear motor series has two pinions with different numbers of teeth (z1a, z1b), and several toothed wheels with different numbers of teeth (z2a, z3a, z4a). The pinions and the toothed wheels are designed such that each pinion, in several predetermined axial distances (a), can be paired with one of the toothed wheels in order to form a first gear stage. One individual toothed wheel is provided for each predetermined axial distance (a), which is embodied such that it can be optionally paired with the one pinion or with the other pinion to form a first gear stage. |
| US10006536B2 |
V-ribbed belt and method for showing a wear state of a V-ribbed belt
For showing a wear state of a V-ribbed belt, which is constructed with a belt backing (1), a tension strand (2) arranged underneath the belt backing and a carcass (4), in which there are formed, in the longitudinal direction of the V-ribbed belt, V-ribs (7) which run parallel to one another, have in each case an interspace (8) with respect to one another and have inclined rib flanks (12), wherein the interspaces (8), formed for the engagement of pulley ribs (11) of a V-belt pulley (10), between two V-ribs (7) of the V-ribbed belt extend as far as a rib base (9) of the V-ribs (7), according to the invention a removal of material in the rib base (9) is detected as a criterion for the wear state. |
| US10006534B2 |
Bearing holder, bearing mechanism, and strain wave gearing device
In this hollow strain wave gearing unit, a shaft end part of a hollow rotary shaft of a wave generator is located inside a cup-shaped flexible external gear. The shaft end part is supported by a bearing attached to a bearing holder that is fixed to a boss of the flexible external gear. In the bearing holder, an elastic leaf spring part that is displaceable in the axial direction constitutes a part that supports a holder body part that holds the bearing. A preload is applied by the leaf spring part to the bearing in the axial direction. Thus, there is no need to separately arrange a preload application member inside the flexible external gear, and the axial length of the hollow strain wave gearing unit can be shortened. |
| US10006532B2 |
Differential device
In a differential device, side gears include: shaft portions; and intermediate wall portions each formed in a flat ring plate shape orthogonal to an axis of output shafts and integrally connecting between the shaft portions and toothing portions separated outward from the shaft portions in a radial direction of an input member, respectively. At least part of each intermediate wall portion is formed as a thin portion having an outside surface retreating axially inward from a backside of the tooting portion. A side wall portion of a cover portion integrally includes an outer-periphery-side side wall portion having an inside surface facing the backside of the toothing portion, and an inner-periphery-side side wall portion having an inside surface facing a backside of the intermediate wall portion. At least part of the inner-periphery-side side wall portion is formed thicker than the outer-periphery-side side wall portion and protrudes toward the thin portion. |
| US10006530B2 |
Torque converter with rivet-balanced turbine and method thereof
A torque converter, including: an axis of rotation; a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including a shell non-rotatably connected to the cover; a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell including a radially outermost segment including a radially outermost end of the turbine shell, at least one blade connected to the turbine shell and an entirety of which is located radially inward of the radially outermost segment; a vibration damper including at least one spring and at least one tab directly engaged with at least one circumferential end of the at least one spring and non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell; at least one rivet passing though the radially outermost segment and fixedly connected to the radially outermost segment; and a torque converter clutch arranged to transmit torque from the cover to the damper when the torque converter clutch is closed. |
| US10006529B2 |
Off-highway continuously variable planetary-based multimode transmission including infinite variable transmission and direct continuously variable transmission
A variable transmission includes various powerpath layouts comprising configurations based on a two stage gearbox with a first stage providing a multi-mode configuration combining power-split modes, direct drive modes and a directional stage to select driving either forward or reverse with a pair of direction clutches; or multi-mode operation comprising a planetary gear set as the central part of the configurations together with the CVP, wherein the modes are selected by engaging a clutch/brake while releasing the others. These configurations are particularly useful for compact Off-Highway applications such as compact wheel loaders having a wide speed range and high rimpull force requirement where an operator may also desire limited jerking motion during shifts in the low speed range. |
| US10006528B2 |
Pendulum device
A pendulum device includes a base. A rotating plate is pivoted on the base. A movable member is eccentrically pivoted on the rotating plate by one of two ends thereof, and the other end of the movable member is for connecting to an article to be operated. A driving unit is at one side of the base. The driving unit is for driving the rotating plate of the base to perform a uniform circular motion. Because of the movable member eccentrically pivoted on the rotating plate, when the operating end is connected to the article, the operating end is dragged by the transmission of the rotating plate to perform a simple harmonic motion that is a variable accelerating linear motion relative to the rotating plate. |
| US10006522B2 |
Control device for automatic transmission
A control device for an automatic transmission is provided. The automatic transmission is configured to realize a plurality of gear shift stages by combination of a plurality of engaging devices engaged or released among the plurality of engaging devices. The control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to select, as the setting pattern realizing an intermediate gear shift stage, the setting pattern with a smaller number of switching of the engagement or release of the engaging device than the number of switching of the setting pattern with the largest number of switching among the plurality of setting patterns when a shift is performed from a first gear shift stage to a second gear shift stage through the intermediate gear shift stage in a case where the electronic control unit determines that the shift is to be performed through the intermediate gear shift stage. |
| US10006515B2 |
Impact energy absorber
An impact energy absorber with desired absorbing properties while being capable of avoiding the incidence of warpage. The impact energy absorber produced by a formation of a plate-shaped resin material, has a planar portion, and at least one projection projecting from one surface of the planar portion. The planar portion has a plurality of groove-shaped peripheral ribs in an opposite surface at a periphery thereof. The plurality of groove-shaped peripheral rib extends in a direction intersecting with a circumferential direction of the planar portion, and is aligned in the circumferential direction of the planar portion. |
| US10006512B2 |
Brake lining of disc brake device
A brake lining of a disc brake device is disclosed, wherein the brake lining includes a carrier and a friction block. The carrier has a bearing portion, which has the friction block provided thereon, and a guide portion connected to an end of the bearing portion. A first virtual line passes through a free end of the guide portion and a junction between the guide portion and the bearing portion, and a second virtual line passes through two opposite points of the disc periphery, wherein an included angle formed therebetween is greater than 0. The smallest possible included angle in any embodiments is formed if the first virtual line passes through an end corner of the friction block. With such design, the disc would not be hindered by nor collide with the friction block during installation, which reduces the difficulty and time for installing or fixing the disc brake device. |
| US10006511B2 |
Brake lining assembly for a vehicle brake
A brake pad arrangement for a vehicle brake, having a frictional pad, a pad back plate and a damping plate that is arranged on the pad back plate, the brake pad arrangement having a separate damping element which is provided in order to avoid frictional vibrations of the brake pad arrangement. |
| US10006508B2 |
Method of controlling clutch of vehicle
A method of controlling a clutch of a vehicle, by which the clutch can be controlled to reduce jerking impacts in the case of a sudden behavior in engine torque. An amount of APS opening and engine torque are received while the vehicle is cruising using driving force from an engine. When the amount of APS opening is smaller than a first reference value, the clutch is controlled to slip by controlling clutch torque to be smaller than engine torque. After controlling the clutch slip, when the engine acts as a load while the vehicle is cruising, the clutch is engaged by application of the clutch torque to the clutch. |
| US10006506B2 |
Anti-rotational systems and methods
An anti-rotational system is provided comprising a pawl carrier mounted for rotation within a ratchet, the pawl carrier having an axis of rotation, a pawl pivotably mounted to the pawl carrier on a pivot joint, the pawl having a contact portion and a counterweight portion, wherein the pivot joint is between the contact portion and the counterweight portion, wherein the counterweight portion is configured to be radially inward of the contact portion in response to rotation of the pawl carrier in a first rotational direction at an angular velocity less than a predetermined angular velocity. |
| US10006505B2 |
Rendering road signs during navigation
Some embodiments of the invention provide a navigation application that presents road signs during a navigation presentation. In presenting the road signs, the application of some embodiments differentiates the appearance of road signs at junctions that require a change of direction from road signs at junctions that do not require a change of direction. The application may perform processes that ensure that it arranges the road signs on the map in an aesthetically pleasing manner. In addition, the navigation application of some embodiments does not display too many road signs along the navigated route so that the route is not by occluded by too many road signs. |
| US10006501B2 |
Clutch actuation device
A clutch actuation device includes two plates that can selectively extend and compress relative to one another to selectively engage or disengage a clutch. Each plate includes a plurality of grooves, each groove having a deep end portion, a shallow end portion, and a ramped or inclined surface between the end portions. Each groove on the first plate corresponds with a respective groove on the second plate to define a plurality of pockets. Within each pocket is an elongated member having a pair of curved ends and an elongated shaft therebetween. The curved ends sit in the deep end portions of the grooves. To extend the plates relative to one another, the first plate is rotated relative to the second plate. This causes the curved ends of the elongated members to pivot within the deep end portions, and the elongated shaft extends away from the ramped surface, separating the plates. |
| US10006497B2 |
Rotor-integrated separating clutch with two-stage clutch transmission
A rotor-integrated disconnect clutch for a hybrid module with a rotor, comprising a clutch disc axially arranged to be non-rotatably secured between a counter plate and an axially movable pressure plate, wherein a first lever element such as a diaphragm spring is pivotable about a bearing point and in operative connection with the pressure plate, for instance via a pressure plate tab, to transmit force, wherein an actuator such as an electrical concentric actuator for at least indirectly causes the first element to pivot about the bearing point, wherein a second lever element is disposed between the first actuator and the first lever element to have a force transmitting effect there between. The invention further relates to a drive train including a hybrid module with a disconnect clutch of this type. |
| US10006493B2 |
Screw connection for a non-shiftable multi-plate clutch, and multi-plate clutch
Screw connection for a non-shiftable multiple plate clutch with a clamping bolt, a bolt nut cooperating with the clamping bolt, and a clamping bushing which likewise cooperates with the clamping bolt. A seat between the clamping bolt and clamping bushing has at least one gradation such that a first cylindrical seat surface having a first diameter is formed at a first side of the respective gradation and a second cylindrical seat surface having a second diameter is formed at a second side of the respective gradation. |
| US10006490B2 |
Half thrust bearing and bearing device using the same
A half thrust bearing having a semicircular shape includes a thrust bearing body having a slide surface that receives an axial force from a crankshaft, and thrust reliefs formed adjacent to respective end portions of the thrust bearing body. Wall thicknesses of the thrust reliefs decrease to the respective end portions. Each thrust relief length continuously increases in a direction from an inner circumference to an outer circumference of the half thrust bearing. Each thrust relief length is a length, in a direction perpendicular to a plane that includes an end portion of the half thrust bearing, from the plane to a point at which a surface of each thrust relief intersects an inner circumference of the thrust bearing body. The half thrust bearing includes a bearing alloy layer and a resin slide layer, or additionally a back metal layer. The slide surface includes the resin slide layer. |
| US10006483B2 |
Bottom bracket having an expandable resilient ring
A bottom bracket for a bicycle may include a left bearing cup and a right bearing cup, the two bearing cups configured to be threaded together within a bottom bracket shell. Threading the bearing cups together may result in an axial force being applied to a resilient ring disposed on one of the bearing cups. This axial force may cause an outer diameter of the resilient ring to expand against an inner surface of the bottom bracket shell, thereby effectively locking the bottom bracket into the shell. |
| US10006481B2 |
Boss for self-tapping screw
A boss for a self-tapping screw includes a main body having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, a plurality of reinforcing ribs connected with an outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of inner wall portions extending parallel to the central axis. Each of the plurality of inner wall portions are disposed at a portion of the inner peripheral surface opposite to a corresponding one of the plurality of reinforcing ribs across the main body. Each of the plurality of inner wall portions includes a specific portion opposite to the corresponding one of the plurality of reinforcing ribs across the main body. The specific portion is closer to the central axis than other portions of the each of the inner wall portions. |
| US10006479B2 |
Fastener clip assembly with funnel guide
A fastener clip assembly including a cap configured to be secured to a chassis through a chassis slot and a pin configured to be secured to a body panel. The pin is configured to be secured to the cap. The clip further includes a funnel coupled to the cap and facing in a direction of insertion of the pin. The funnel is configured to guide the pin into the cap based at least upon inserting the pin into the cap off center. |
| US10006478B2 |
Blind fasteners
A fastener includes a sleeve, a core bolt, and an insert. The sleeve includes a first portion having a first inner diameter, a second portion having a second inner diameter, and a step intermediate the first and second portions. The core bolt includes a cylindrical portion having a first diameter, a threaded portion having a major diameter, and a thread run-out intermediate the cylindrical and threaded portions. The insert is disposed within the sleeve and is sized and shaped to be retained between the step of the sleeve and the thread run-out of the core bolt when the fastener is in a pre-installation position. The fastener compresses the insert between the step of the sleeve and the thread run-out of the core bolt by an installation motion of the core bolt. The insert deforms away from the core bolt to initiate formation of a bulb in response to the compression. |
| US10006477B2 |
Sheet and rod attachment apparatus and system
Exemplary sheet and rod attachment apparatus and systems are described for providing composite reinforcement for one or more structures, such that one or more structures can be supported by different reinforcement mechanisms. The sheet and rod attachment apparatus includes an adaptor that couples the sheet to the rod in a manner that minimizes or substantially eliminates localized stress concentrations. The adaptor may include one or more wedge-shaped bodies contoured and configured to attach to at least a portion of a rod of a predetermined size and/or shape. A wedge-shaped body may include an interior surface for engaging the rod, and exterior surfaces extending radially from the interior surface. Example exterior surfaces are configured to engage a reinforcement sheet that extends axially from the rod. |
| US10006475B2 |
Actuator
An actuator comprises an axially moveable piston coupled to a drive member such that axial movement of the piston 16 drives the drive member for angular movement, the drive member being coupled via a clutch to an output member, the output member further being coupled by way of a cam arrangement with an override actuator, the cam arrangement being operable such that initial angular movement of the override actuator relative to the output member can drive the output member for axial movement, disengaging the clutch, further movement of the override actuator driving the output member for angular movement. |
| US10006474B2 |
Flow passage unit and switching valve
A flow passage unit of a switching valve includes an energy-saving valve mechanism provided in a second flow passage of a flow passage body. The energy-saving valve mechanism has a movable body including a piston section and a valve member, and an elastic member that biases the movable body elastically. At a time that compressed air is supplied to the second flow passage, when a force that acts on the piston section based on the pressure of a first flow passage becomes smaller than a biasing force of the elastic member, due to the biasing force of the elastic member, the movable body is moved to a valve-closed position for blocking the second flow passage. |
| US10006473B2 |
Hybrid construction machine
This invention provides a hybrid construction machine including a swing structure, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic swing motor driving the swing structure using hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump, an electric swing motor driving the swing structure in conjunction with the hydraulic swing motor, a boom cylinder operated simultaneously with the swing structure at times and driven by the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump, a first directional control valve controlling flow of the hydraulic fluid supplied from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic swing motor, a second directional control valve controlling the flow of the hydraulic fluid returning from the hydraulic swing motor, and a controller and solenoid pressure reducing valves which prevent operation of the second directional control valve when the boom cylinder is operated simultaneously with the swing structure. |
| US10006467B2 |
Assembly for a fluid flow machine
A fluid-flow machine includes: a main flow path boundary and at least one row of relatively rotating blades with a gap existing between blade ends and the main flow path boundary. At least one secondary flow duct having one opening each is provided in the main flow path boundary at ends spaced apart in the flow direction, such that the secondary flow duct is connected to the main flow path via the two openings. The structural assembly has at least one support component and at least one insertion component. The support component includes a recess extending in the circumferential direction that receives the at least one insertion component such that the support component surrounds the at least one insertion component largely on its sides not facing the main flow path, and where the insertion component completely surrounds or forms at least one secondary flow duct. |
| US10006461B2 |
Electrolyte circulation in fuel cells stacks with reduced leakage current
A fuel cell stack (10) comprises a plurality of fuel cells each with a chamber (K) for electrolyte with at least one inlet (114) and at least one outlet (116), and an inlet header (45) to supply electrolyte to all the cells in parallel. Each cell comprises a first plate (12) to define the electrolyte chamber (K), a second plate (13) to define an oxidizing gas chamber (0) and a third plate (14) to define a fuel gas chamber (H), each of these plates (12-14) also defining a side chamber (36) adjacent to but sealed from the corresponding chambers (K, 0, H), so the side chambers (36) defines an electrolyte outlet channel. An electrolyte flow channel (15) is also defined above the top portion of and in communication with the electrolyte chamber (K), so electrolyte is supplied from electrolyte supply (45) through openings (56) into the electrolyte chamber (K), flows upwards towards the top of the electrolyte chamber (K), exits said electrolyte chamber (K) via grooves (60), flows along the flow channel (15), breaks up into droplets at lip (68) and falls into the side chamber (36) prior to being expelled via electrolyte outlet (116). This arrangement reduces leakage currents. |
| US10006457B2 |
Variable displacement pump
A variable displacement pump includes: an urging mechanism which includes two spring members; an electromagnetic switching valve which is arranged to connect the second control chamber and the discharge portion in an energized state, and to connect the second control chamber and the low pressure chamber in a deenergized state; and a control valve which is actuated by the pressure of the discharge portion, and which is arranged to decrease the pressure within the second control chamber when the pressure of the discharge portion becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined pressure. |
| US10006453B2 |
Method for operating a peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump comprises a flexible tube, a compression mechanism being actuatable for compressing the flexible tube, an upstream valve mechanism being actuatable to selectively open or close the tube upstream of the compression mechanism and a downstream valve mechanism being actuatable to selectively open or close the tube downstream of the compression mechanism. A drive mechanism actuates the compression mechanism, the upstream and downstream valve mechanisms. A pressure sensor measures a pressure signal indicative of a pressure in the tube between the upstream and downstream valve mechanisms. First and second signal values indicative of a pressure value downstream the downstream valve mechanism and upstream the upstream valve mechanism, respectively, are computed from the measured pressure signal. A threshold value is computed from the first and second signal values, and the measured pressure signal or a derived signal parameter is compared with the threshold value to detect a fault condition. |
| US10006452B2 |
Fluid control apparatus and method for adjusting fluid control apparatus
In a method for adjusting a fluid control apparatus, in a pressing step, a piezoelectric pump is placed on a stage with a cover plate facing upward, the stage is moved up, and a center portion of a principal surface of the cover plate on a side opposite to a diaphragm is pressed with a pressing pin. As a result, the cover plate and the base plate are shaped so as to warp convexly toward the diaphragm side, and a portion joined to a flexible plate is pulled, such that the flexible plate is caused to warp convexly toward the diaphragm side. Thus, residual tensile stress occurs in a movable portion of the flexible plate. Therefore, due to the residual tensile stress, the tensile stress of the movable portion of the flexible plate is increased. |
| US10006449B2 |
Bearing arrangement for cryogenic pump
A bearing arrangement for a wobble plate piston pump includes first, second, third, and fourth bearing assemblies. The first and second bearing assemblies support the drive shaft portion for rotation within the housing about the central longitudinal axis, while the third and fourth bearing assemblies support the load plate for rotation relative to the offset shaft portion of the shaft. The second bearing assembly is distally disposed from the first, the third disposed distally to second, and the fourth disposed distally to third. The fourth bearing assembly is the most distally disposed bearing assembly along the shaft. |
| US10006446B2 |
Electromagnetic segmented-capacitor propulsion system
The present invention is a spacecraft electromagnetic propulsion system which provides thrust without expelling propellant. The system includes a multi-element capacitor with rotating segmented cathodes, and electromagnetic coils for generating magnetic fields. Interactions between the electromagnetic fields and the rotating charged capacitor elements produce unidirectional forces, while reaction momentum is carried away by the Poynting Vector fields in conformity with the currently understood principles of modern physics. |
| US10006444B2 |
High throughput fabrication of soft machines
A soft robot device includes at least a first thermoplastic layer and a second thermoplastic layer, wherein at least one layer is comprised of an extensible thermoplastic material; at least one layer is an inextensible layer; and at least one layer comprises a pneumatic network, wherein the pneumatic network is configured to be in fluidic contact with a pressurizing source, wherein the first and second thermoplastic layers are thermally bonded to each other. |
| US10006440B2 |
Method of operating a wind turbine
A method of operating a variable speed wind turbine as a function of a wind speed is disclosed. The method comprises following a power curve describing the operation of the wind turbine as a function of wind speed in steady-state conditions. The method further comprises changing the pitch angles of the blades in transient conditions in which the wind turbine cannot follow the power curve in the second operational range. |
| US10006438B2 |
Method for operating a wind turbine
The invention relates to a method for operating at least a first wind turbine including the steps of: recording a tower oscillation, initiating a measure to reduce oscillation if the tower oscillation is or contains a longitudinal oscillation, and if the amplitude of the longitudinal oscillation exceeds a predefined threshold value, and the measure for reducing the oscillation comprises freezing the current pitch angle at the current value for a predefined freezing period, switching the pitch control algorithm used, in particular in such a way that the control speed is reduced, adjusting the yaw position by a predefined yaw angle, switching the operation of the first wind turbine from a first operating mode based on a first power curve to a second operating mode based on a second power curve, and/or if, with regard to the current wind direction, the first wind turbine in a wind park is located behind a second wind turbine, adjusting the rotational speed of the first wind turbine to the rotational speed of the second wind turbine in such a way that the rotational speed of the first wind turbine differs from the rotational speed of the second wind turbine by at least a predefined differential rotational speed. |
| US10006437B2 |
Method for operating a wind power plant
A method for operating a wind power plant having at least one rotor blade, the blade angle of which can be adjusted. The wind power plant is operated with a predefinable reduced energy output set point. To determine the potential output, at least one predefinable operating parameter of the wind power plant is measured and is applied to at least one stored characteristic curve for the reduced energy output set point. The actual energy output is determined and the loss in the output is formed from the difference between the potential output and the actual energy output. |
| US10006432B2 |
Dual coil ignition system
A method of responding to a detected blowout in a coil ignition system is provided in this disclosure. The method includes receiving a characteristic regarding operation of a coil ignition system; determining a blowout condition exists for the coil ignition system based on the characteristic; and providing a command to the coil ignition system based on the determination that the blowout condition exists, wherein the command is structured to reduce a residual charge amount in the coil ignition system. |
| US10006425B2 |
Cam follower, injection pump and valve actuator having such a cam follower, and manufacturing method
A cam follower is provided having a tappet that includes a cylindrical outer surface centered on a longitudinal axis and adapted to slide in a housing surrounding the tappet, a pin extending between two opposite ends along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a roller element movable in rotation relative to the pin around the transverse axis and adapted to roll on a cam, and lubrication channels for lubricating the pin and the roller. The cam follower further provides a support element mounted in the tappet and supporting the pin, and the lubrication channels include at least one pair of consecutive channels formed through the tappet and the support element. The invention also provides an injection pump and a valve actuator for a motor vehicle, each having such a cam follower. The invention finally provides a method for manufacturing such a cam follower. |
| US10006424B1 |
Pump assembly and a propulsion system
A pump assembly and a propulsion system that utilizes the pump assembly includes a casing defining an opening. The pump assembly also includes a first member at least partially disposed in the opening. The first member is movable linearly relative to the opening. The pump assembly further includes a biasing member disposed in the opening. The biasing member is movable independently of the first member. The first member is movable in a first direction that applies a load to the biasing member which creates a torque on the biasing member. The pump assembly also includes a second member that separates the first member and the biasing member such that the torque on the biasing member is transferred to the second member without transferring the torque to the first member when the first member applies the load to the biasing member. |
| US10006420B2 |
Storage tank for liquefied fuel
A storage tank 10A has a heat insulating material layer 14 formed on the outer side of a partition wall 12 that has a container shape. The inside of the storage tank 10A is divided into two storage spaces V1, V2. The first storage space V1 stores liquefied hydrogen LH2 and the second storage space V2 storing slush hydrogen SH2. A plurality of fins 18 are disposed on the partition plate 16 so as to promote heat transfer between the liquefied hydrogen LH2 and the slush hydrogen SH2 and to reduce the amount of evaporation gas from the liquefied hydrogen LH2. An escape pipe 20 is connected to the storage space V1, and the fuel supply pipes 24a, 24b are connected to the storage spaces V1, V2, respectively. The fuel supply pipes 24a, 24b are connected to a combustor 26 via the main fuel pipe 24. |
| US10006417B2 |
Adaptive air intake sealing joint
An adaptive air intake joint for an internal combustion engine comprising a molded elastomeric duct body having standing ribs constructed and arranged to provide a continuous and sufficient contact force across the face of a joint of an adjoining duct body. A clamp secured to the duct causes the ribs to provide a continuous and sufficient contact force across a seal surface, eliminating the need for constant tension clamp and improving the air intake joint seal to prevent leakage that is especially common in cold environments. |
| US10006415B2 |
Auxiliary cooling system
An auxiliary cooling system which is provided separately from an engine cooling passage in a vehicle provided with a turbo engine. The auxiliary cooling system includes a first line which connects a radiator and an intercooler to each other and on which an electric water pump is installed. A second line connects the intercooler and an intake manifold. A third line connects the intake manifold and the radiator, and a bypass valve selectively directly transfers cooling water, heated while passing through a turbine housing provided on a path of the third line, to the radiator or transfers the cooling water to the radiator via an engine block or a heater. Cooling water discharged from the intake manifold passes through an ETC (electronic throttle control) unit and thus reduces a temperature of intake air passing through the ETC unit. |
| US10006411B2 |
Fuel vapor treatment system
A processor may perform a purging process, which may introduce fuel vapor adsorbed by a canister into an intake passage. The processor may identify clogging of a purge passage based on a decrease amount of the pressure in the canister that results from execution of the purging process. The processor may open an isolation valve when the pressure in a fuel tank is less than or equal to a first pressure, which is less than an atmospheric pressure, and close the isolation valve when the pressure in the fuel tank is greater than or equal to a second pressure, which is greater than the first pressure and less than the atmospheric pressure. The processor may disable the purging process at least in a period from when the processor closes the isolation valve to when a prescribed time has elapsed from the closing of the isolation valve. |
| US10006409B2 |
Locomotive on-board storage and delivery of gaseous fuel
A fuel deck for on-board storage and delivery of gaseous fuel for a locomotive. The fuel deck is formed between the engine deck and the trucks of the locomotive. The fuel deck includes a base for riding on the trucks, a ceiling configured to separate the fuel deck from the engine deck, and one or more support structures extending between the base and the ceiling. The support structures are configured to support the load from the engine deck, and separate the base from the ceiling to form a fuel storage compartment that is adapted to store one or more fuel tanks that contain the gaseous fuel. A fuel system including one or more fuel tanks is also provided, where each fuel tank may have more than one inlet/outlet port for enabling faster refilling or distribution of the gaseous fuel, among other considerations. |
| US10006405B2 |
Thrust reverser system with translating-rotating blocker doors and method of operation
A thrust reverser system and operation suitable for turbofan engines. Blocker doors of the thrust reverser system have stowed positions in which each door is disposed between a fixed structure and a translating cowl of the engine. The translating cowl is translated in an aft direction of the engine to define at least one opening with the fixed structure, after which the translating cowl is further translated aft to deploy linkage mechanisms that are received in slots recessed into the blocker doors and pivotably connect the doors to the fixed structure. Deployment of the linkage mechanisms from the slots causes the blocker doors to rotate to a deployed position in which each door extends across a bypass duct of the engine and diverts bypass air within the duct through the opening. |
| US10006402B2 |
Piston for internal combustion engine and method for manufacturing piston
An internal combustion engine piston includes a crown surface including a low thermal conductivity part lower in thermal conductivity than a base material. The low thermal conductivity part includes a porous member made of a glass material lower in thermal conductivity than the base material, and impregnated with the base material. A first material is interposed at least partly between the porous member and the base material in the low thermal conductivity part, wherein the first material is water-soluble, and has a higher melting point than the porous member. |
| US10006398B2 |
System and method for analyzing fuel for fleet calibration
A control system for a multiple fuel internal combustion engine on a vehicle in a fleet of vehicles may include at least one gas analyzer configured to monitor real-time characteristics of gaseous fuel being supplied to the engine, a fleet management data monitoring module, and a cylinder pressure sensor associated with each cylinder of the engine. The control system may further include a data collection module configured to receive real-time fuel characteristics measurements from the gas analyzer, fleet data characteristic of one or more operational parameters, fuel usage, and performance results for vehicles in the fleet, and cylinder pressure measurements from each of the cylinder pressure sensors. An engine electronic control module may calculate one or more actual combustion parameter values from the real-time cylinder pressure measurements, assign weights to fuel characteristics data, cylinder pressure data, and fleet management data, and control at least one of fuel injection and ignition timing based on the weighted data and any difference between calculated actual combustion parameter values for each cylinder and predetermined combustion parameter values. |
| US10006395B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling internal combustion engine
A heat-ray type of airflow meter has a signal processor for converting a detected intake air quantity into a frequency signal. An engine controller has a conversion table for converting the frequency signal into an air quantity. The signal processor and the conversion table have features such that the frequency increases as the magnitude of a positive air quantity increases, and the frequency decreases as an absolute value of a negative air quantity increases. In the conversion table, a prescribed positive air quantity value is assigned a dummy output for frequencies lower than a prescribed threshold value. Under normal circumstances, frequencies lower than a minimum value are not used. The frequency decreases to near 0 Hz when there is a disconnection or a short circuit, the dummy output is therefore output, and an injection quantity equal to or greater than a misfire limit is ensured. |
| US10006394B2 |
Method of detecting abnormality of air-fuel ratio sensor
Downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor signal based adaptive air-fuel ratio control. When the air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor is maintained lean unduly, a stuck learning control is performed to decrease a learning value to lower the air-fuel ratio. Adaptive learning value update control is performed based on the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor signal to increase the learning value when an upstream air-fuel ratio deviates to the rich side and to decrease the learning value when the upstream air-fuel ratio deviates to the lean side. It is judged that the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor is abnormal when a certain value or more of decrease of the learning value and a certain value or more of increase of the learning value are repeated. |
| US10006391B2 |
Engine start control device
A start control device for an engine includes an engine control unit, a motor control unit, and a control unit which controls the engine control unit and the motor control unit, wherein the control unit, when transferring an engine restart control mode from a motoring control state to a fuel combustion control state, executes the transfer via a motor/engine combined control state, and sets the timing of transferring from the motoring control state to the motor/engine combined control state, to a timing at which a crank angle of a cylinder where fuel is combusted first after starting fuel injection reaches a crank angle at which it is estimated that torque is generated by the first combustion of fuel in the cylinder. |
| US10006390B2 |
Engine starting system
An engine starting system includes an electronic control unit configured to: automatically stop an engine in response to an engine stop request, and restart the engine in response to an engine restart request; calculate, in the course of automatically stopping the engine, a throttle opening degree based on at least one of a vehicle speed or an input rotational speed of a transmission, such that the throttle opening degree when the at least one of the vehicle speed or the input rotational speed is high is larger than the throttle opening degree when the at least one of the vehicle speed or the input rotational speed is low; carry out scavenging of each cylinder by opening a throttle valve to the calculated throttle opening degree in the course of automatically stopping the engine; and restart the engine through ignition-based engine starting in response to the engine restart request. |
| US10006388B2 |
Engine control apparatus and method
An engine control apparatus controls an engine, by generating first and second instruction values to adjust an MAF of fresh air supplied to the engine and an MAP indicating a pressure of air supplied to the engine to respective target values, based on measured values of a first sensor which detects the MAF and a second sensor which detects the MAP, regardless of limiting conditions related to a totally closed or fully open state of an EGR and an VNT, switching a supplying destination of the measured values of the first and second sensors for a certain time after the generated first or second instruction value saturates, and generating the first and second instruction values to adjust the MAF and the MAP to the respective target values, based on the measured values of the first and second sensors, under the limiting conditions, when the switching occurs. |
| US10006386B2 |
Fuel vapor processing apparatus
A fuel vapor processing apparatus includes a vapor path connecting an adsorbent canister to a tank, where a valve is disposed in the vapor path and comprises a body and a seat, and a control unit configured to detect a movement distance of the body from the seat as a valve movement distance at a valve opening start position. This position results when a change in inner pressure of the tank after starting movement of the body toward a valve opening direction becomes greater in magnitude than a predetermined amount, wherein the control unit stores the valve movement distance in the valve opening direction as a learning value, and also stores one of two predetermined restriction values as the learning value instead of the valve movement distance when the valve movement distance is not within a range between a previously stored learning value and one of the restriction values. |
| US10006383B2 |
Control device and control method for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger
In a control device and method for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger, a first/second temperature sensor and a first/second air pressure sensor are respectively provided on an upstream/downstream side of a supercharging path from a compressor to a throttle valve. A control portion calculates an inflow air mass to the supercharging path and an outflow air mass from the supercharging path, calculates a throttle upstream air mass in a high operational load state from those air masses, calculates a throttle upstream air mass in a low operational load state from outputs of the first temperature sensor and the first air pressure sensor, selects either one of the throttle upstream air masses depending on an operational load state of the engine, and calculates a throttle upstream pressure based on the upstream air mass selected and a second temperature detected by the second temperature sensor. |
| US10006380B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
An object of this invention is, in an internal combustion engine having of in-cylinder direct injection and port injection, to enable the early elimination of a difference between fuel concentrations of fuel injected from different injection valves that can arise when a mixing ratio of different kinds of fuel contained in the fuel that is used changes significantly. To achieve this, the control device of this invention normally controls a fuel injection amount of each injection valve in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine, while a change arose in the mixing ratio of different kinds of fuel contained in the fuel that is used or while there is a possibility for such a change, the control device controls a fuel injection amount of each injection valve so that fuel is temporarily injected from both the in-cylinder injection valve and the port injection valve. |
| US10006377B2 |
Continuous variable valve duration apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; first and second cam portions on which a cam is formed respectively, to which the camshaft is inserted and of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable; first and second inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively; a slider housing unit in which the first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted and of which a relative positions with respect to the camshaft is variable; a control shaft parallel to the camshaft; a control rod eccentrically formed on the control shaft; a lifter on which a lifter hole and a rotation hole are formed; and a control portion selectively rotating the control shaft so as to controlling a position of the slider housing unit. |
| US10006375B1 |
Propulsion system for an aircraft
A hybrid electric propulsion system includes a turbomachine, an electric machine coupled to the turbomachine, and a propulsor coupled to the turbomachine. A method for operating the hybrid electric propulsion system includes operating the turbomachine to drive the propulsor; receiving data indicative of a failure condition of the hybrid electric propulsion system; reducing a fuel flow to a combustion section of the turbomachine in response to receiving the data indicative of the failure condition; and extracting power from the turbomachine using the electric machine to slow down one or more rotating components of the turbomachine in response to receiving the data indicative of the failure condition. |
| US10006374B2 |
Control of a gas turbine engine
An engine that has, in axial flow series, booster compressor, core compressor, combustion equipment, core turbine, and low-pressure turbine. Core turbine drives core compressor via an interconnecting high-pressure shaft. Low-pressure turbine drives booster compressor via an interconnecting low-pressure shaft. Low-pressure turbine also drives external load having a defined speed characteristic that dictates speed of the low-pressure turbine and booster compressor. Booster compressor has one or more rows of variable stator vanes. The method includes: scheduling variation in the angle of variable stator vanes as a function of speed of the booster compressor wherein the vanes open as booster compressor speed increases; measuring or setting one or more operational parameters which are determinative of temperature at entry to core turbine; and biasing scheduling of angle variation of variable stator vanes as a function of operational parameter(s) to reduce variation in temperature at entry to core turbine. |
| US10006373B2 |
Two degree-of-constraint semi-fusible gearbox mounting link
A gearbox mounting link between a gas turbine engine structure and a gearbox mounting location comprises two engine attachment brackets secured to an engine structure, and attachment plate rotatably attached between the engine attachment brackets, and a secondary retention sleeve and fastener. The attachment plate includes a fusibly separable section configured to attach to the gearbox, a static section, and a shear necks connecting the statis section to the fusibly separable section. The secondary retention sleeve is supported by and secured to the static section. The secondary retention fastener is supported by the secondary retention sleeve, and is disposed through an oversized fastener passage through the fusibly separable section, thereby loosely retaining the fusibly separable section in at least one of the two degrees of freedom in the event of a load sufficient to break the shear necks, separating the fusible separable section from the static section. |
| US10006372B2 |
Ventilation inlet
A ventilation inlet including a conduit (104) arranged to convey flow from a first flow zone to a second flow zone. The conduit has a mouth region (106) presenting to the first flow zone an entrance aperture to receive the flow therefrom. The conduit has a baffle (114) spanning a portion of the conduit to define a throat region (116), the throat region being narrower than the entrance aperture. The throat region (116) is movable along the conduit (104) to control the flow through the ventilation inlet. |
| US10006371B2 |
Film hole with in-wall accumulator
A gas turbine engine component is described. The component includes a component wall having an internal surface that is adjacent a flow of coolant and an external surface that is adjacent a flow of gas. The component wall includes a cooling hole that has an inlet defined by the internal surface and an outlet defined by the external surface. The cooling holes also has a metering location having the smallest cross-section area of the cooling hole, an internal diffuser positioned between the inlet and the metering location, an accumulation diverter portion of the internal diffuser and an accumulator portion of the internal diffuser. |
| US10006370B2 |
Intercooled cooling air with heat exchanger packaging
A gas turbine engine comprises a main compressor section having a high pressure compressor with a downstream discharge, and more upstream locations. A turbine section has a high pressure turbine. A tap taps air from at least one of the more upstream locations in the compressor section, passes the tapped air through a heat exchanger and then to a cooling compressor. The cooling compressor compresses air downstream of the heat exchanger, and delivers air into the high pressure turbine. A core housing has an outer peripheral surface and a fan housing defining an inner peripheral surface. At least one bifurcation duct extends between the outer peripheral surface to the inner peripheral surface. The heat exchanger is received within the at least one bifurcation duct. |
| US10006365B2 |
Air supply and conditioning system for a gas turbine
An air supply and conditioning system for an inlet system of a gas turbine includes an air processing unit having an inlet configured to receive compressed air from a compressor of the gas turbine. The air processing unit includes a heat exchanger that is downstream from the inlet. A vortex cooler is disposed downstream from the inlet of the air processing unit. The vortex cooler is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and with an outlet of the air processing unit. The system further includes a self-cleaning filter that is disposed within a duct of the inlet system. The self-cleaning filter is in fluid communication with at least one of the outlet of the air processing unit or an outlet of the vortex cooler. |
| US10006362B2 |
Vapor cracking catalyst, preparation method thereof, and combustion method of hydrogen obtained by vapor cracking
The invention provides a vapor cracking catalyst, an application of the vapor cracking catalyst, and a preparation method of the vapor cracking catalyst. In addition, the invention also provides a direct combustion method of a hydrogen gas obtained by vapor cracking. A plenty of cheap raw materials are adopted to prepare the catalyst provided by the invention and it leads to lower cost for production. In addition, the catalyst provided by the invention is capable of controlling the vapor cracking speed steadily so that the hydrogen gas is produced steadily and occurrence of explosion accidents is avoided effectively. The direct combustion method of a hydrogen gas obtained by vapor cracking provided by the invention truly achieves for the first time the fancy of producing hydrogen energy by water. |
| US10006356B2 |
Exhaust gas-turbocharged internal combustion engine comprising a radial compressor with guide device arranged in the diffuser, and method for operating an internal combustion engine of said type
Methods and systems are provided for an adjustable diffuser of a turbocharger compressor. In one example, a compressor includes a diffuser formed in a compressor housing downstream of an impeller of the compressor, the diffuser including guide blades mounted on a rotatable annular support of the diffuser. Further, an engine controller may adjust rotation of the annular support based on one or more engine operating conditions. |
| US10006352B2 |
Turbine wastegate
A turbocharger wastegate assembly includes a turbine housing that includes a chamber and a bore where the bore includes a bore diameter; a bushing that includes a bushing bore, an exterior end, an interior end, a bushing bore diameter, an exterior surface diameter; and a monoblock wastegate that includes a shaft, a shoulder, an arm and a plug, where the shaft includes a shaft diameter that is less than the bushing bore diameter, where the shoulder includes a diameter that is greater than the bushing bore diameter and where, in an assembled state, the interior end of the bushing is disposed in the chamber and the exterior end of the bushing is disposed in an exterior space and where the interior end of the bushing and the shoulder of the monoblock wastegate contact to limit axial movement of the monoblock wastegate. |
| US10006349B2 |
Wastegate control
Various methods for operating a wastegate are provided. In one example, a method of controlling a linked valve actuator system comprises adjusting the actuator near an end stop based on a learned uncertainty end stop region, the region based on operating conditions. |
| US10006347B2 |
Engine system and method for controlling turbine operation
A method for operating an engine system is provided. The method includes during a first condition, flowing exhaust gas from a first exhaust gas conduit to a first turbine inlet of a turbine and flowing exhaust gas from a second exhaust gas conduit to a turbine bypass conduit and during a second condition, flowing exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas conduit to the first turbine inlet and exhaust gas from the second exhaust gas conduit to a second turbine inlet. |
| US10006344B2 |
Twin turbo engine
There is provided an arrangement of an internal combustion engine with a sequentially parallel twin turbocharger, in which at least one turbocharger has an electrical energy converter which can be used optionally as a motor for driving a compressor in the lower rotational speed range of the internal combustion engine or as a generator for charging a connected battery. |
| US10006341B2 |
Compressor assembly having a diffuser ring with tabs
A compressor assembly is disclosed. The compressor assembly may have a compressor housing. The compressor assembly may also have a compressor impeller disposed within the compressor housing. Further, the compressor assembly may have a bearing housing attached to the compressor housing. The compressor assembly may also have a diffuser ring disposed between the compressor housing and the bearing housing. In addition, the compressor assembly may have at least one tab. The tab may extend radially outward from the diffuser ring. The tab may be configured to engage with a recess in the compressor housing. The compressor assembly may also have at least one fastener. The fastener may be configured to attach the diffuser ring and the compressor housing. |
| US10006340B2 |
Supercharger
A supercharger comprising a series of parallel rotors disposed within adjacent compartments within the housing of the supercharger. The rotors are designed to physically compress air that is drawn into the system in a gradual, linear manner, rather than in a stepped manner as is common to most conventional superchargers, in order to reduce the amount of energy loss to thermal energy and reduce the stress imparted upon the system via the compression of the air. The rotors comprise a shaft and a helical thread. The diameter of the shaft increases and the pitch of the helical thread decreases from the position of the inlet of the chamber in which the rotor is disposed to the position of the outlet of the chamber in which the rotor is disposed. |
| US10006335B2 |
Coolant temperature correction systems and methods
A coolant control system of a vehicle includes an adjusting module that: (i) receives an engine output coolant temperature measured at a coolant output of an internal combustion engine; (ii) adjusts the engine output coolant temperature based on a reference temperature to produce a first adjusted coolant temperature; (iii) receives an engine input coolant temperature measured at a coolant input of the internal combustion engine; and (iv) adjusts the engine input coolant temperature based on the reference temperature to produce a second adjusted coolant temperature. The coolant control system also includes a difference module that determines a difference between the first and second adjusted coolant temperatures. The coolant control system also includes a pump control module that controls a coolant output of a coolant pump based on the difference between the first and second adjusted coolant temperatures. |
| US10006332B2 |
Engine system and control apparatus and control method for engine system
An engine system includes a turbocharger (16), an exhaust gas control apparatus (81), a fuel addition device (82), a heating unit, and an ECU. The turbocharger includes a variable nozzle mechanism (34). The exhaust gas control apparatus is disposed on an exhaust downstream side of the exhaust turbine in an exhaust passage. The fuel addition device is configured to add a fuel to the exhaust gas of the engine to recover the function of the exhaust gas control apparatus on a further exhaust upstream side than the exhaust turbine. The heating unit is configured to heat the link chamber (52). The ECU is configured to execute heating control for controlling the initiation and the stopping of heating by the heating unit and execute the heating control in a period overlapping with at least part of a period when the addition of the fuel by the fuel addition device is executed. |
| US10006330B2 |
System and method for emissions control in gas turbine systems
A system includes an emissions control system. The emissions control system includes a processor programmed to receive one or more selective catalytic reduction (SCR) operating conditions for an SCR system. The SCR system is included in an aftertreatment system for an exhaust stream. The processor is also programmed to receive one or more gas turbine operating conditions for a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine is configured to direct the exhaust stream into the aftertreatment system. The processor is further programmed to derive a NH3 flow to the SCR system based on an SCR model and the one or more SCR operating conditions, to derive a NO/NOx ratio, and to derive a fuel split for the gas turbine engine based on the NH3 flow, the NO/NOx ratio, or a combination thereof. |
| US10006329B2 |
Exhaust after-treatment device conversion efficiency optimization
An after-treatment (AT) system for an exhaust gas flow from an internal combustion engine includes an AT device and an exhaust passage carrying the exhaust gas flow from the engine to the AT device. The system also includes a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the exhaust passage upstream of the AT device and configured to remove heat energy from the exhaust gas flow. The system additionally includes an exhaust gas flow bypass in fluid communication with the exhaust passage and configured to route the exhaust gas flow from the exhaust passage to the AT device around, i.e., in bypass of, the heat exchanger. Furthermore, the system includes a bypass valve configured to selectively direct the exhaust gas flow to one of the heat exchanger and the exhaust gas flow bypass. A vehicle employing the AT system and a method of operating such an AT system are also disclosed. |
| US10006328B2 |
Exhaust heat recovery device structure
An exhaust heat recovery device structure includes: an exhaust pipe; a catalytic converter that is connected to the exhaust pipe; an exhaust heat recovery device that is disposed further toward a vehicle rear side than the catalytic converter, and is disposed at an inner side of a floor tunnel that is formed at a vehicle floor portion, and a water pipe of cooling water is connected to a vehicle transverse direction one side of the exhaust heat recovery device, and the exhaust heat recovery device carries out heat exchange between the cooling water and the gas; and a connecting pipe that, at the inner side of the floor tunnel, connects the catalytic converter and the exhaust heat recovery device, and that is bent or curved toward the vehicle transverse direction one side with respect to a vehicle front side. |
| US10006325B2 |
PCV valve
Provide is a PCV valve which can be quickly defreezed and provides a favorable sealing to the heater against the blow-by gas. The PCV valve (2) comprises a housing (6) defining a flow passage (4) for blow-by gas, a valve member (30) positioned in the flow passage to cooperate with a valve seat (18) formed in the housing, a spring (38) biasing the valve member toward the valve seat, a heat transmission member (40) including a heat dissipating part (42) surrounding the valve member, and a heating unit (52) including a heating element (66) for heating the heat transmission member, the heating element being separated from the flow passage in an air tight manner. |
| US10006324B2 |
Preventing apparatus for concentrating oil of vehicle
A preventing apparatus for concentrating oil of a vehicle includes: a chamber disposed in an oil pan to enclose the surrounding of an oil strainer and having both sides provided with through holes through which oil inflows and outflows; and an oil blocking module disposed to be spaced apart from the through holes in the chamber and operated in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the vehicle when the vehicle turns in order to block one of the through holes of the chamber. |
| US10006320B2 |
System for controlling valve opening/closing timing
A system for controlling valve opening/closing timing that allows an unlocking operation to be reliably performed is configured. When extracting a lock member from a recess, a second control valve is set to an unlock position, a first control valve is set to a predetermined position, and a relative rotation phase is displaced. As a result, the relative rotation phase is displaced in a direction opposite to the direction of displacement by cam average torque from a camshaft. Afterward, by setting the first control valve to a neutral position, the relative rotation phase is displaced by the cam average torque, and when this displacement occurs, a state in which the lock member is separated from an inner wall of the recess is created, thus facilitating extraction of the lock member from the recess. |
| US10006318B2 |
Component of a valve drive of an internal combustion engine
A clip for securing a support element to a drag lever in a valve train of an internal combustion engine. The clip includes a first spring limb including an aperture configured to receive a support element of the valve train, a second spring limb including a concave pocket that includes a first bore configured to transmit lubrication oil from a channel of the support element through the second spring limb, and a bracket member connecting the first and second spring limbs. |
| US10006316B2 |
Waste heat recovery system
A waste heat recovery system having a Rankine cycle in which a boiler, an expander, a condenser, and a circulation pump are installed on a circulation path in which working fluid is circulated according to the present disclosure includes: a plurality of boilers configured to be connected to the circulation path of the Rankine cycle through connection pipes between the expander and the circulation pump; and first and second direction control valves configured to be installed at the top and at the bottom of the plurality of boilers to shift flow directions of the working fluid to the plurality of boilers. |
| US10006315B2 |
System and method for improved control of a combined cycle power plant
Systems, methods, and tangible non-transitory machine readable medium are provided. A system includes a gas turbine system configured to produce power by combusting a fuel. The system further includes a controller configured to control the gas turbine system via an operating 2-dimensional surface area and a setpoint, wherein the operating 2-dimensional surface area comprises a plurality of limits defining bounds for the operating 2-dimensional surface area, and wherein the setpoint is configured to be disposed inside the operating 2-dimentionsal surface area or on the limits. |
| US10006311B2 |
Waste heat recovery system and method of operating the same
A method of recovering waste heat includes pressurizing a flow of working fluid and transferring heat from a hot gas stream to the flow of working fluid in at least two successively arranged heat transfer sections. At least some of the working fluid is converted to a superheated vapor by the transfer of heat, and passes through an expander to recover useful work. A portion of the flow of working fluid is directed along a branch after having passed through at least one of the heat transfer sections, and bypasses the expander and at least one of the heat transfer sections before being recombined with the working fluid that has passed through the expander. The total flow rate of working fluid can be adjusted to regulate the temperature of the hot gas stream downstream of the heat transfer sections, and the amount of fluid that bypasses along the branch can be adjusted to regulate the temperature of the superheated vapor. |
| US10006306B2 |
Turbine exhaust case architecture
A turbine exhaust case (28) for a gas turbine engine (10) comprises a frame (100), a vane fairing (108), a heat shield (124, 126, 128), and a serpentine cooling path. The frame has an outer ring (102) and an inner ring (104) connected by a hollow strut (106) with a radial service line passage (132). The vane fairing is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring to define a core airflow path. The heat shield is disposed between the vane fairing and the frame. The serpentine cooling flow path passes through and around the outer ring, the inner ring, and the plurality of struts. |
| US10006304B2 |
Component with embedded sensor
One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to an article having a multi-layer wall structure having an embedded sensor. Further, the multi-layer wall structure and the sensor are bonded together. |
| US10006302B2 |
Turbomachine thermal management
An example turbomachine assembly includes, among other things, a nose cone of a turbomachine, and a pump at least partially within an interior of the nose cone. The pump is selectively rotated by a motor to communicate air to the interior. |
| US10006300B2 |
Armoring sealing fins of TiAl vanes by induction brazing hard-material particles
A method for armoring TiAl vanes of turbomachines is disclosed. A TiAl vane is provided onto which a mixture of at least one hard material and at least one braze material is applied so that subsequently the mixture can be brazed on the TiAl vane by an inductive heating process. A TiAl vane for a turbomachine, in particular for an aircraft engine, is also disclosed. The TiAl vane includes a TiAl main part and an armor which consists of a mixture of hard materials and braze material. |
| US10006298B2 |
Turbine blade of a gas turbine and method for coating a turbine blade of a gas turbine
A method for coating a turbine blade of a gas turbine is disclosed. The method includes applying a lacquer coat to a region of the turbine blade, where the lacquer coat includes chromium particles and/or chromium alloy particles, halides, and a binding agent. The method further includes drying the applied lacquer coat at a temperature between 50° C. and 600° C. with disintegration of the binding agent and subsequent reactive connection at a temperature between 900° C. and 1160° C. |
| US10006296B2 |
Shroud for pre-twisted airfoils
A method and a blade for a turbine or, more generally a turbomachine, are described with the blade having at a top end a shroud segment designed to engage with shroud segments of adjacent blades in an ring-shaped assembly at least partly by means of assembling the blades with the shroud segment having a central indentation along an engaging face. |
| US10006294B2 |
Article and method of cooling an article
An article and method of cooling an article are provided. The article includes a body portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an inner region, at least one up-pass cavity formed within the inner region and extending from a base of the body portion towards a tip of the body portion, and a cap formed in each up-pass cavity, each cap being adjacent to the tip of the body portion, having at least one aperture formed therein, and being arranged and disposed to direct fluid towards the tip of the body potion. The method includes directing a fluid into the first up-pass cavity, passing the fluid through at least one aperture in the cap, contacting the tip of the article with the fluid, receiving the post-impingement fluid within a down-pass cavity, and directing the post-impingement fluid through the down-pass cavity. |
| US10006292B2 |
Turbine
A turbine includes blades and a structure rotating relative to the blades and having a fluid flowing thereto. The turbine includes step portions that are provided in either radial tip portions of the blades or areas of the structure that face the radial tip portions; sealing fins that extend from the other of the radial tip portions of the blades or areas of the structure that face the radial tip portions toward the step portions, and form minute gaps between the sealing fins and the step portions; a flow collision surface that is provided upstream of the sealing fins in a flow direction of the fluid and against which the fluid collides; a protrusion that protrudes toward an upstream side from the flow collision surface; and a facing surface that faces the flow collision surface. |
| US10006291B2 |
Small scale high speed turbomachinery
A small scale, high speed turbomachine is described, as well as a process for manufacturing the turbomachine. The turbomachine is manufactured by diffusion bonding stacked sheets of metal foil, each of which has been pre-formed to correspond to a cross section of the turbomachine structure. The turbomachines include rotating elements as well as static structures. Using this process, turbomachines may be manufactured with rotating elements that have outer diameters of less than four inches in size, and/or blading heights of less than 0.1 inches. The rotating elements of the turbomachines are capable of rotating at speeds in excess of 150 feet per second. In addition, cooling features may be added internally to blading to facilitate cooling in high temperature operations. |
| US10006289B2 |
Reactive turbine apparatus
The present invention relates to a reactive turbine apparatus that is easy to assemble. To this end, the reactive turbine apparatus includes: a rotation shaft formed of a certain length; a housing defining an inner space so as to be rotatably coupled to the rotation shaft, having an inlet formed through one side thereof through which working fluid can enter, and having an outlet formed through the other side thereof so that working fluid can be discharged to the outside; and at least one rotation unit disposed in the housing and coupled to the rotation shaft, disposed in a lengthwise direction of the rotation shaft, and rotating the rotation shaft by means of the working fluid that enters from the inlet of the housing and is discharged, wherein working fluid is prevented from leaking between the peripheral surface of the at least one rotation unit and the inner surface of the housing during the rotation of the rotation unit. |
| US10006288B2 |
Axial turbine
The present invention relates to an improvement of an axial turbine. Thereto, the present invention includes a submerged turbine 100 in which a fluid is filled in an interior thereof. The present invention also includes a colliding turbine 200 for ejecting a fluid with a high pressure to rotate blades. The structure of the turbine according to the present invention includes a submerged turbine, a colliding turbine, or a combination type turbine (in which a submerged turbine and a colliding turbine are combined). Accordingly, quality and reliability of the product are significantly improved to satisfy the operator. |
| US10006286B2 |
Rock wall closure detection apparatus
A hanging wall movement detection apparatus includes a rigid elongate member which extends between a first end and a second end, an indicator module which produces a warning signal when actuated, axially movably engaged with the elongate member, a ground engaging support which rigidly supports the indicator module off the ground, an actuator engaged with the elongate member between the first end and the indicator module, a biasing separator between the actuator and the indicator module. The actuator is drawn towards the indicator module, compressing the biasing separator, when the elongate member experiences a pulling force at the second end in an axial direction away from the indicator module, and the actuator contacts the indicator module to actuate the module to produce a warning signal if the pulling force is of a sufficient magnitude to overcome the bias of the biasing separator. |
| US10006285B2 |
Tunnel boring device, and control method therefor
A boring machine comprises a forward section, a rear section, a parallel link mechanism, stroke sensors, pressure sensors, and a controller. The parallel link mechanism includes eight thrust jacks that change the position and attitude of the forward section with respect to the rear section. The controller computes a target allocation force to be allocated to eight thrust jacks on the basis of the sensing result from the stroke sensors and the pressure sensors, and controls the thrust jacks to perform stroke control on six of the thrust jacks and perform force control on two of the thrust jacks. |
| US10006284B2 |
Using screened pads to filter unconsolidated formation samples
A fluid-sampling system that includes a downhole tool string with a fluid-sampling tool coupled thereto, and a fluid sampling probe coupled to the tool via a probe extension arm, the fluid sampling probe having an oval pad that contacts a borehole wall, one or more fluid inlets which receive a formation fluid, and a plurality of screens between the borehole wall and the one or more fluid inlets which filter the formation fluid. The fluid-sampling system further including one or more offset arms coupled to the tool which contact the borehole wall. |
| US10006280B2 |
Downhole pocket electronics
An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a drill collar section having a bore extending longitudinally through an inner surface of the drill collar section. A pocket is formed in a section of the inner surface of the drill collar section. A holster is located in the pocket and a sleeve is snuggly fitted inside the bore in order to secure the holster inside the pocket. The sleeve may be sealed to the drill collar section for example by seals such as O-rings such that the holster is sealed from the bore. O-rings may be located on one or both of the inside of the inner surface of the collar or on the outside of the sleeve. |
| US10006278B2 |
Method of treating a downhole formation using a downhole packer
This disclosure is directed to a method of using a packer having at least two areas of relative rotation. The disclosure is further directed toward a method of using a packer incorporating a jet port, a highly debossed mandrel and/or a J-pin rotatably disposed within a drag block assembly for continuously and redundantly engaging a J-slot area disposed in the mandrel. |
| US10006277B1 |
Processing of oil by steam addition
The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil. |
| US10006275B2 |
Reducing the carbon emissions intensity of a fuel
Techniques for reducing a carbon emissions intensity of a fuel includes injecting a carbon dioxide fluid into a first wellbore; producing a hydrocarbon fluid from a second wellbore to a terranean surface; and producing a fuel from the produced hydrocarbon fluid, the fuel including a low-carbon fuel and assigned an emissions credit based on a source of the carbon dioxide fluid. |
| US10006272B2 |
Actuation mechanisms for downhole assemblies and related downhole assemblies and methods
Actuation mechanisms for downhole assemblies in earth-boring applications may comprise a housing comprising an internal bore defining a flow path through the housing. An actuation member may be supported within the housing. A movable sleeve may be located within the internal bore and may be movable between a first position and a second position responsive to changes in flow rate of fluid flowing through the flow path. The movable sleeve may be biased toward the first position. The actuation member may be in an initial, pre-actuation position when the movable sleeve is initially located in the first position. The actuation member may be movable to a subsequent, pre-actuation position when the movable sleeve is located in the second position. The actuation member may be released from the actuation mechanism when the movable sleeve is returned to the first position. |
| US10006268B2 |
Downhole packer with multiple areas of relative rotation
A packer having at least two areas of relative rotation wherein one are of relative rotation is between a top sub of the packer and a mandrel of the packer. A packer incorporating a jet port, a highly debossed mandrel and/or a J-pin rotatably disposed within a drag block assembly for continuously and redundantly engaging a J-slot area disposed in the mandrel. |
| US10006259B2 |
Large diameter tubular lifting apparatuses and methods
A lifting elevator includes a first elevator segment having a first plurality of slips, a second elevator segment having a second plurality of slips, and a hinge. The first elevator segment and the second elevator segment each have a swept angle of about 180°, and each of the first plurality of slips and the second plurality of slips includes a die configured to grip an external surface of a pipe. |
| US10006258B2 |
Multi-layer coating and related methods of application
A downhole tool includes a circumferential band having a plurality of axially adjacent weld beads forming a wear resistant surface along a particular axial length of the tool and at least one circumferential multi-layer coating applied axially adjacent the band on either end. The multi-layer coating includes a first layer, exhibiting a first color, applied directly onto the tool surface, and a second wear-resistant layer, exhibiting a second color different from the first color, applied directly onto the first layer. The second layer wears or is removed by a certain amount, such that the first color of the first layer is revealed to indicate the extent of wear and/or that the tool should be removed from service and refurbished by applying a new wear-resistant coating. |
| US10006256B2 |
Safety joint designed with anti-lock pressure compensation seal
Provided is a safety joint with a moveable seal designed to prevent hydrostatic locking. The safety joint is primarily made up assembling a pin end having a first seal, a threaded connection, and a second, moveable seal to a box end. The moveable seal is disposed in a recess formed in the pin end and includes an O-ring and a spring. When the safety joint is assembled downhole, a volume of fluid may become trapped between the first seal and the second seal. The trapped fluid in turn pushes the O-ring towards the spring, thereby limiting pressure build-up by substantially maintaining the volume trapped between the first and second seals. |
| US10006255B2 |
Tapered spline connection for drill pipe, casing, and tubing
An apparatus comprises a first number of splines located near a first end of a first joint section and a second number of splines located near a second end of a second joint section. The first number of splines extends in an axial direction of the first joint section and spans a circumferential surface of the first joint section. Each of the first number of splines has a base, a tip, and a pair of flanks that extends from the base to the tip and forms an acute angle. Each of the first number of splines are configured to be received between adjacent pairs of splines in the second number of splines as the first end of the first joint section and the second end of the second joint section are joined. |
| US10006254B2 |
Paired helically indented methods and systems for VIV suppression of drilling riser buoyancy module for fluid submerged cylinders
Embodiments disclosed herein describe cylindrical structures with indents configured to reduce vortex induced vibrations (VIV). For example, the cylindrical structures may be configured to reduce VIV for drilling risers subject to ocean currents. In embodiments, the indents may be positioned on an outer surface of the cylindrical structures, wherein the indents may be parallel pairs. The pairs may be mirrored between a first end and a second end of the cylindrical structure, and be positioned in a helical pattern, which may be continuous or staggered. |
| US10006253B2 |
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools and earth-boring tools including such cutting elements
Cutting elements, earth-boring drill bits having such cutting elements and related methods are described herein. In some embodiments, a cutting element for an earth-boring tool may include a diamond table having an indentation in a cutting face thereof and a shaped feature in a substrate at the interface between the diamond table and the substrate, the shaped feature corresponding to the indentation in the cutting face of the diamond table. In further embodiments, a cutting element for an earth-boring tool may include a sacrificial structure positioned within an indentation in a diamond table. In additional embodiments, a method of forming a cutting element may include positioning a sacrificial structure in a mold, positioning a powdered precursor material over the sacrificial structure, and pressing and sintering the powdered precursor material to form a diamond table having an indentation in a cutting face formed by the sacrificial structure. |
| US10006247B2 |
Access control device for persons or device for counting persons designed as a turnstile
An access control device for persons designed as a turnstile (1) or a device for counting persons designed as a turnstile (1) is proposed which comprises a housing (2) in which at least one drive is arranged and which comprises two barrier arms (3, 4) which can be driven by at least one drive, which can be driven and controlled independently of one another and at the same speed or at a different speed. |
| US10006246B2 |
On demand modular ingress/egress control mechanism
A room access control system including a base attachable to a wall or door jamb adjacent a door opening to a room, an arm having a first end pivotally mounted to the base and having a second end, illuminated warning indicia positioned on the arm,wherein the arm is positionable in a first position wherein the arm is in a generally vertical, undeployed position with the second end of the arm positioned above a floor located beneath the base and adjacent the door opening, andwherein the arm is pivotable from the first, generally vertical undeployed position, to a second generally horizontal, deployed position, where the arm extends across the door opening. |
| US10006245B1 |
Tension device
A spring loaded tensioning device for tensioning a flexible blind control element loop to be secured in position on a building, and having a housing shell; a hinged door on the housing shell operable between an open position for insertion of the control element and a closed position, a moveable lock in the housing shell, moveable between a locking position in which it clamps onto the element, and a released position in which the lock is free of the control element; and, a spring urging the lock to clamp onto the control element. |
| US10006243B1 |
Apparatus having frame separate from gate
A barrier having a plurality of units is provided. The barrier includes a first end frame as a first unit, a second end frame as a second unit, and a gate as a third unit. |
| US10006239B2 |
Arrangement and a method for operating vehicle windows
A window control arrangement for operating two or more windows in a vehicle includes one or several manually operated window control switches set as default to be associated with a specific one of the windows, a window actuator associated with each of the windows and configured for raising or lowering a corresponding window, a control unit connected to the window actuators for controlling raising or lowering of the windows, and an input device connected to the control unit, the input device having a multitude of input modes of which at least one mode is configured for receiving input concerning operation of the windows. The arrangement is configured for activating the input device to be in the at least one mode configured for receiving input concerning operation of the windows as a result of a detected intention from a driver or passenger in the vehicle to activate a window actuator. |
| US10006238B2 |
Load-type door opening and closing device
A sliding door opening and closing device that horizontally opens and closes the sliding door with application of light weight is provided. A load-type door opening and closing device includes: a sliding support rail slidably supporting the door to open and close the door; a door opening rail provided in the door and inclined upward in an opening direction of the door; a sliding member sliding on the door opening rail; a footboard; and a coupling member that couples the sliding member with the footboard. The sliding member is located at an upper end side of the door opening rail when the door is closed, and is depressed against the door opening rail by stepping force acting on the footboard during opening operation, to displace the door in the opening direction. |
| US10006237B1 |
Automatic door stopping-closing device and door
An automatic door stopping-closing device comprises a cylinder with a connecting rod, one end of which is connected to a door; a bracket assembly on the door frame, comprising a hook connected with the other end of the rod, a movable lug cooperated with the hook, and a pull rod cooperated with the movable lug, wherein the pull rod and the hook can be engaged or disengaged. After the door is opened, the door can be kept open securely through the cooperation between the hook and the movable lug; and the door can be closed automatically by a slight push, through the cooperation between two of the hook, the movable lug and the pull rod. The automatic door stopping-closing device holds the door open without external force after the door is opened, and closes the door automatically after a slight push. |
| US10006236B2 |
Door drive
A door drive includes a housing and at least one regulating valve for the adjustable regulation of a fluid flow within the door drive.The one regulating valve or at least one of the several regulating valves includes two ends with respectively one engaging part, in particular for a tool, wherein the one regulating valve or the regulating valves extend/s in such a manner through the housing that the engaging parts for adjusting the one regulating valve or the regulating valves may be manipulated from outside the housing. |
| US10006235B2 |
Vehicle sliding door assemblies and vehicles including the same
A vehicle sliding door assembly includes a rail that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a hard stop spaced apart from the rail in a vehicle vertical direction, a slide assembly including a follower member that is slidably engaged with the rail, and a closing member pivotally coupled to the follower member, where the closing member is repositionable between an open position, in which the closing member is spaced apart from the hard stop in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a closed position, in which the closing member contacts the hard stop. |
| US10006233B2 |
Safety gate hinge
A hinge apparatus that includes a stationary hinge portion, which includes a first bracket configured to be attached to a fixed surface, a first arm extending from the first bracket, and a second arm extending from the first bracket. The first and second brackets include axial holes with a hinge pin arranged therethrough. The hinge pin defines a rotation axis. The stationary hinge portion also includes a stop plate extending away from the first bracket and connected to the first arm. The hinge apparatus also includes a rotatable hinge portion, which includes a body arranged around the hinge pin between the first and second arms and a stop body extending from the body along the rotation axis. Ends of the stop body contact the stop plate to limit rotation of the body about the rotation axis. A second bracket configured to be attached to a movable body. |
| US10006232B2 |
Window vent stop with flexible side engagement pieces
A window vent stop for use in a sliding sash window assembly or a sliding door assembly. The vent stop has a housing adapted to be disposed in a recess in a non-movable sash member. A tumbler has at least one pivot for pivotally securing the tumbler to the housing for movement between an extended position, to prevent movement of a sliding member and a retracted position to allow movement of the sliding member. Also within the housing is a spring for biasing the tumbler. The housing has one or more flexible members extending from the end walls of the housing that secure the housing to an opening in the non-movable sash member. |
| US10006231B2 |
Double lever latch device
A dual handled latch device or spindle-free and cylinder-free lockset is provided for opening and closing a door from either side of the door. The latch device comprises an angled lever located on each side of the door, one end of each lever acting as a manipulatable handle and the other end lying under and perpendicular to a latch arm located on the surface of one side of the door. When the handle end of either lever is pulled, the lever pivots about a fulcrum point at the lever angle, lifting and releasing the latch arm so the door can be opened. In a preferred embodiment, the latch lifting ends of the two levers are mutually opposing with one latch lifting leg end is superposed on the other. The latch arm also can be locked in its latched, closed position. |
| US10006226B2 |
Adjustable backset cylindrical latch
A latch assembly comprises a latch bolt and a tailpiece including a first tailpiece member mounted to the latch bolt and a second tailpiece member. The second tailpiece member is movably received in a bore of the first tailpiece member and operably connected to a latch operator. The second tailpiece member is received in one of two axially spaced recesses in the bore in a first backset position and a second backset position. Relative axial movement between the first tailpiece member and the second tailpiece member is prevented in a first relative rotational position in the first backset position and in a second relative rotational position in the second backset position, and relative axial movement is allowed in a third relative rotational position to allow the second tailpiece member to be moved between the first backset position and the second backset position. A housing slidably receives the latch bolt therein and a casing defining a peripheral slot having two axially spaced circumferential portions interconnected by a longitudinal portion receives the housing such that a protrusion on the housing is slidably received in the slot. Relative axial movement between the casing and the housing is prevented when the protrusion is in either one of the two circumferential portions of the slot in a first rotational position in the first backset position and in a second rotational position in the second backset position, and relative axial movement is allowed in a third rotational position to allow the protrusion on the housing to be movable along the longitudinal passage between the circumferential portions of the slot when transitioning between the first backset position and the second backset position. |
| US10006225B2 |
Secure 3D printer and 3D printer management network
A printer management system includes one or more printing devices having a printing area for printing according to a digital file, an access area through which a user may access the printing area, and a locking mechanism configured to lock the access area preventing access to the printing area. A management server is communicatively coupled to the one or more printing devices over a communication network and is configured to receive a print request from one or more user devices or one of the one or more printing devices to print the digital file, transmit the digital file to one of the one or more printing devices, and transmit commands to lock and unlock the locking mechanism of the one or more printing devices. In one embodiment the management system is configured to update a printing status of each of the one or more printing devices. |
| US10006220B2 |
Support system and structure supported thereby
A weighted support assembly for supporting an upright post. The support assembly comprises: —a base frame comprising:—an elongate base member attached to the post and extending outwards from the post; and —a plurality of upright elongate members ascending from the base member; —a plurality of weights stacked in layers upon the base member; and —a top frame comprising:—an elongate top member attached to the post and extending outwards from the post above the base member; and —a plurality of elongate members descending from the top member. The ascending members engage telescopically with corresponding said descending members, and each said weight defines a hole therethrough which is penetrated by at least one of said ascending or descending members. |
| US10006219B1 |
Frame assembly for seismic retrofitting of soft story buildings
A metal frame assembly for seismic retrofitting of soft story buildings comprising a pair of half frame subassemblies. Each subassembly comprises front and rear steel column portions and front and rear steel beam portions. The column portions are configured to extend about and substantially encase the existing column of a wooden frame. The front and rear beam portions are secured to and carried by upper portions of the column portions in each subassembly and extend therefrom parallel to and laterally spaced from opposed sides of the beam in the wooden frame. Connector plates are provided in each subassembly securing together the front beam and column portions to the rear beam and column portions and the front and rear column and beam portions to the beam of the wooden frame. |
| US10006217B2 |
Pool cleaning robot having waterline movement capabilities
A cleaning robot that comprises a housing that comprises a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a rear edge and a front edge; a filtering unit; an impeller; a pump motor that is configured to rotate the impeller; wherein the impeller is configured to induce a flow of fluid from the fluid inlet through the filtering unit and towards the fluid outlet; wherein the pump motor is substantially closer to the front edge of the housing than to the rear edge of the housing; and wherein each one of the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet is substantially closer to the rear edge of the housing than to the front edge of the housing. |
| US10006215B1 |
Swimming pool coping arrangements and mounting methods
Coping arrangements and methods for mounting coping arrangements for swimming pools and related structures are provided. The coping arrangements include an elongated base member shaped and adapted to be received by a wall of a swimming pool; and a plurality of elongated top members, each of the plurality of elongated top members are adapted to be replaceably mounted to the elongated base member, and each of the plurality of elongated top members having an exposed contour different from each of the other elongated top members. The different exposed contours of the top members of the coping arrangement may comprise different cross-sectional. Methods for changing a coping arrangement, coping arrangement kits, coping members, and methods for installing a pool are also disclosed. |
| US10006213B2 |
Swimming pool skimmer attachment
A pool skimming system for removing debris from a pool water surface comprising a pool water skimmer; a stationary back plate removably connected to the pool water skimmer, the back plate comprising a front, a back, and an aperture; and a vertically mobile, buoyant front module comprising a rear slot disposed vertically, an aperture and a weir, the front module being slideably connected to the front of the back plate by connecting means at the vertical rear slot, wherein the front module moves up and down with the level of water in the pool to maintain a substantially constant position of the weir relative to the pool water surface. |
| US10006211B2 |
Flooring system having assembly clip and related method
A flooring system includes a plurality of individual flooring pieces, such as floor panels, each having a wear surface, an opposing mounting surface and a retention groove disposed within the mounting surface. A floor panel connector used to interconnect at least two of the floor panels has a base, at least one mast extending from an upper surface of the base and a pair of flexible arms. Each flexible arm extends transversely from opposing sides of the at least one mast and has an extending end. Contacting portions extending from a lower surface of the base are configured to engage the support surface and create a spacing between each flexible arm and the support surface to permit each flexible arm to elastically deflect toward the support surface when pressure is exerted on a floor panel. This deflection enables the extending end of each flexible arm to engage the retention groove of a corresponding floor panel. |
| US10006210B2 |
Mechanical locking of floor panels
Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other. |
| US10006209B2 |
Modular system
A modular tile adapted for mounting onto a flat surface, comprising an edge connector; an edge receiver configured to accommodate the connector; and a plurality of flat units, wherein each unit comprises a central opening with two dimensions with a first dimension smaller than a second dimension. The modular tiles are connected by releasably securing an edge connector of a first modular tile to an edge receiver of a second modular tile. |
| US10006207B2 |
Open stair case with center uncut stringer
An open staircase is provided comprising a flight of stair treads and an uncut stringer. The treads have free opposing ends positioned on the stringer in a stepped apart relationship relative to one another and each are fixed to the uncut stringer at a position along the horizontal length of the tread such that the tread is cantilevered from the stringer. |
| US10006206B2 |
Joint assembly for use in a retractable awning
An awning arm is provided in which internal components are concealed and in which tension is adjustable. The arm includes an elbow that includes an outer knuckle that includes a top tang and a bottom tang, the tangs rotatably engaged to a circular encasement of an inner knuckle via a plurality of bushings. Two hubs are concealed by the encasement and the tangs, the hubs secured within the two tangs. A webbing is secured within the hubs, a pull upon the webbing urging the rotation of the hubs and consequently the outer knuckle and the elbow as a whole. Arm extrusions are attached to the outer and inner knuckles, with the rotation of the elbow causing the bending and straightening of the arm. Components that prevent the arm from overextending are concealed within the elbow. |
| US10006202B2 |
Buckling-restrained brace and method of manufacturing buckling-restrained brace
The buckling-restrained brace that is capable of being fixed to connected portions of a structure using bolts, the brace includes: a plate member extending in an axial direction, and in which bolt holes for fixing the bolts are formed at end portions of the plate member in the axial direction; and a buckling-restrained member configured to restrain a center portion of the plate member in the axial direction to prevent the plate member from buckling, wherein the buckling-restrained member includes a pipe member surrounding the plate member from the outside in a radial direction, and a filler filling the gap between the pipe member and the plate member, and the plate member includes a fixing plate, a portion of which is embedded in the filler, and the remaining portion is protruded from the filler in the axial direction, and in which the bolt hole is formed at an end portion of the remaining portion in the axial direction. |
| US10006201B2 |
Structural support beam
A structural support beam for use in buildings, bridges, mechanical frames and the like to resist bending due to gravitational and external forces comprising a top substantially flat flange disposed in fixed spaced relationship relative to a bottom substantially concave flange by an interconnecting web and a lower stabilizing brace disposed to engage the opposite end portions of the bottom substantially concave flange and the opposite end portions of the interconnecting web to reinforce the interconnection therebetween. |
| US10006198B2 |
Fiber mesh reinforced shear wall
Frame wall constructions are strengthened against lateral forces. A fiber mesh is applied to one side of the stick members as the wall is constructed. A rigid polymer foam is applied between the stick members. It encapsulates the fiber mesh and upon curing adheres to the stick members. No rigid sheathing material such as oriented strand board is needed to produce a frame wall construction having excellent racking strength resistance. The rigid polymeric foam also insulates and seals the structure. |
| US10006195B2 |
Variable area frame and variable volume three-dimensional structure using extendable arm
A variable area frame includes: extendable arms forming each side of a polygonal frame; and a coupling mechanism that couples adjoining two of the extendable arms so that these two extendable arms can move together, in order to allow adjoining two sides of the polygonal frame to extend and contract together. Each extendable arm includes a plurality of cross units each formed by pivotally coupling two rigid members, which cross each other to form an X-shape, via a middle coupling shaft, and an end coupling portion that pivotally couples ends of adjoining ones of the cross units. |
| US10006193B1 |
Lightweight steel construction
A lightweight steel construction includes a plurality of beams and rafters. Each of the beams includes two opposite C-shaped steels. Two ends of the two C-shaped steels are respectively positioned by two first positioning members in a length direction of the C-shaped steels. Several beams can be assembled with each other via the first positioning members to be formed as a crossbeam and a column of a building. Each of the rafters includes a C-shaped steel. Two ends of the C-shaped steel are respectively positioned by two second positioning members in the length direction of the C-shaped steel. Several rafters can be positioned between adjacent beams via the second positioned members to be formed as a floor surface, a wall surface, and a roof of the supporting frame of the building. |
| US10006190B1 |
Pullout faucet with mounting system
The present invention provides a pullout faucet with a mounting system that is easier to manufacture and assemble. The pullout faucet includes a cage and a mounting retainer. The mounting retainer is separately formed from the cage. |
| US10006187B2 |
Seafloor nodule concentrating system and method
A seafloor nodule concentrating system is provided. The seafloor nodule concentrating system has a surface vessel and an undersea steering vehicle secured to the surface vessel. The undersea steering vehicle is adapted to be towed by the surface vessel. The seafloor nodule concentrating system also has a nodule collecting apparatus connected to the undersea steering vehicle. The nodule collecting apparatus is located on the seafloor. The seafloor nodule concentrating system also has a position determination device adapted to determine the position of the nodule collecting apparatus and communicate position information of the nodule collecting apparatus to the undersea steering vehicle and surface vessel. |
| US10006186B2 |
Earth anchor and construction method therefor
The present invention relates to an earth anchor and a construction method therefor, and is for facilitating the installation of a wale member and a head block member by using a pedestal member mounted on the outer surface of a retaining wall which is supported by the earth anchor, enabling the construction process to be simplified, thereby shortening construction time and reducing the amount of steel needed and construction costs. |
| US10006185B2 |
Helical pile assembly with top plate
A helical pile assembly includes a plate and a rod extending from the plate. The rod includes threads. A piling is configured to be disposed in the ground and support a load. A connection device is positioned around the rod and configured to transmit torque to the piling. The connection device includes threads that are configured to engage the threads of the rod. |
| US10006183B2 |
Method and apparatus for treatment of water-borne contaminants
A lightweight, bioplastic, mobile, floating oil spill mechanical/biological recovery system is dimensionally compact, and quick to assemble. The floating platform can be readily positioned within any waterborne oil/contaminant spill area. After assembly, this platform or apparatus can be directed by either a hand-held digital radio control transmitter or GPS directed mechanism. A lower, multi-roller slip-on belt is designed to be mounted over a circular base support aeration hub assembly with alternating/spaced slotted ring water drainage separators. The belt and aeration assemblies dip bioaugmentation product into the contaminant site thereby exposing microorganisms to both oxygen and target contaminant for treatment and metabolism. Various mechanisms for enhancing metabolic activity of the bioaugmentation product operate in tandem with the primary belt and aeration assemblies to promote effective contaminant metabolism and overall treatment regimes. |
| US10006180B2 |
Animal waste removal and disposal tool
Waste clean-up and disposal devices are disclosed for scooping-up, bagging, and disposing of pet waste in a sanitary manner. The device includes a scooper body for removably housing and protecting a flexible tubing dispensing cassette. The scooper body defines a passageway between a waste entrance opening and a waste exit opening. The cassette dispenses flexible tubing from the waste exit opening for receiving waste materials such as pet waste droppings. A blade is preferably connected to the housing for severing of the flexible tubing for disposal. |
| US10006178B2 |
Self-righting flexible delineator with protective collar
A delineator system includes an anchor having an end portion and a post extending along a longitudinal direction and having an end portion overlapping with the end portion of the anchor. The overlapping end portions are coupled together with an engagement member. A protective collar is moveable relative to the post and the anchor along the longitudinal direction from a non-installed position to an installed position. The protective collar is disposed over and covers the overlapping end portions and the engagement member when in the installed position. Methods of manufacturing and installing a post, and other delineator systems and delineator posts are also provided. |
| US10006175B2 |
Soil compactor and method for compacting substrates
A soil compactor comprises at least one compacting roller (18, 22) rotatable about an axis of rotation, a temperature detecting device (42) for providing temperature information representing a temperature of a substrate (U1, U2, U3) in the area of the soil compactor (10), a sprinkling device (24, 28) assigned to at least one compacting roller (18, 22) for sprinkling this compacting roller (18, 22) with fluid, and a control device (40) for controlling at least one sprinkling device (24, 28) and/or for generating a sprinkling indicator on the basis of the temperature information. |
| US10006174B2 |
Pavement slab
A pavement slab includes a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, first and second longitudinal side surfaces, each of which extends from the top surface to the bottom surface, and first and second transverse side surfaces, each of which extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. At least one transverse tube is positioned intermediate the top surface and the bottom surface and extends from an inlet at the first longitudinal side surface to a second end intermediate the first and second longitudinal side surfaces. The at least one transverse tube is sized and shaped to convey a binder material. At least one vertical tube extends from each of the at least one transverse tube to the bottom surface. The at least one vertical tube is sized and shaped to convey the binder material. |
| US10006173B2 |
Apparatus and method for servicing pavement
A removable and serviceable paving apparatus including an access port for providing access to the interior of the slab. The access port is operable to improve access to components of the paving system prior to, during, and/or after installation. The paving apparatus further includes a removable fastener for improving removability and serviceability. The removable fastener attaches the paving apparatus to its neighboring structures to form a paving surface, may be disengaged from the neighboring structures for removal, repair and/or service of the paving apparatus, and may be re-engaged upon re-installation of the paving apparatus. |
| US10006170B2 |
Aldehyde-functionalized polymers for paper strength and dewatering
Disclosed are compositions and methods useful in applications relating to papermaking. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise aldehyde-functionalized polymers designed to impart high paper strength and enhance water removal during the papermaking process. The aldehyde-functionalized polymers are of relatively low molecular weight, and comprise amino and/or amide groups mono-reacted and di-reacted at a ratio of at least about 1.5 to 1. The low molecular weight polymers of the present invention have the same strength and dewatering performance as corresponding high molecular weight polymers. |
| US10006167B2 |
Pile delignification
The present invention relates to a delignification method which is applied for removing lignin from a biomaterial mixture in form of a pile, and essentially comprises the steps of piling of the biomaterials, treating the pile with an irrigation solution comprised of water or an aqueous solution comprising chemical materials, transferring the irrigation solution leached during reaching to the bottom of the pile to a pool or a storage unit with a drainage system, giving the irrigation solution which is transferred to the pool or the storage unit to irrigation again after controlling and optimizing, and leaching the pile by stopping the irrigation when the delignification process ends. |
| US10006166B2 |
Integrating the production of carboxylated cellulose nanofibrils and cellulose nanocrystals using recyclable organic acids
Methods for integrating the production of carboxylated CNCs and carboxylated CNFs from cellulose are provided. Carboxylated CNCs, carboxylated cellulosic solid residues (CSRs) in the form of cellulose fibers (CF) and/or cellulose microfibrils (CMFs), and carboxylated CNFs fabricated using the methods are also provided. The methods are based on the acid hydrolysis of a cellulosic material using weak solid organic acids to produce carboxylated CNCs and CNFs with thermal stabilities that are higher than the thermal stabilities of the cellulosic materials from which they are derived. |
| US10006158B2 |
Sewing machine
Provided is a sewing machine including: a fabric folding device that includes a guide member that is movable relative to the fabric and a stationary member that is located adjacent to the guide member; and a retraction detection member that is located on a front side of the guide member and includes a pair of electric contacts that enable electric conduction by contacting with each other, the retraction detection member being configured to switch the operational state of the pair of electric contacts by abutment of a start point of a hemming seam with the retraction detection member in association with movement of the fabric in sewing the fabric. The guide member is moved by switching the operational state of the pair of electric contacts so as to retract from a path of the start point moved along with movement of the fabric. |
| US10006154B2 |
Aggregating textiles for production
Techniques for operating a loom to produce multiple different textiles during a single operation of the loom. Conventionally, a loom produces a single textile during each single operation of the loom. When producing multiple different textiles during a single operation of the loom, a single run of the mill may generate the multiple different textiles for multiple different customers. In some embodiments, during a single operation of a loom, the loom may generate a single piece of loom-finished fabric that includes multiple different textiles for multiple different customers and, following the single run of the mill, the single piece of loom-finished fabric may be cut apart to yield the different textiles, which may be one, two, more than five, more than ten, or any suitable number of different textiles for any suitable number of different customers. |
| US10006151B2 |
Polyurethane fiber
Provided is a fragrance-retaining fiber that, after absorption of a fragrance component, retains the fragrance even though a long period of time has passed. In particular, provided is a fragrance-retaining polyurethane-based fiber having, 48 hours after absorption of a fragrance component, a total fragrance component emission of from 0.1 μg/g·h to 1000 μg/g·h. |
| US10006149B2 |
Method for manufacturing a composite fiber and a non-woven substrate
The present invention provides a composite fiber having a high surface area and flexibility and a method for manufacturing the same, and a substrate containing the composite fiber and a method for manufacturing the same. The composite fiber contains a first component and a second component, and has a maximum diameter and a circumference. The first component has a central portion and a plurality of extension portions. A maximum length of the central portion is less than three quarters of the maximum diameter. The first component is in an amount of 50 wt % to 95 wt %, based on the total weight of the composite fiber. The second component has a plurality of outer portions disposed between two extension portions, and the second component is in an amount of 5 wt % to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the composite fiber. |
| US10006146B2 |
Cluster apparatus for treating substrate
Provide an apparatus for selective epitaxial growth. The apparatus for selective epitaxial growth, the apparatus comprising, a process tube comprising an inner tube in which a substrate stack unit for receiving a plurality of substrates is accommodated and an outer tube surrounding the inner tube, a heater assembly disposed to surround the process tube and a side nozzle unit vertically disposed inside the process tube, wherein the side nozzle unit comprises first and second side nozzles for respectively spraying an etching gas and a depo gas for the selective epitaxial growth. |
| US10006138B2 |
Copper foil and method of manufacturing the same
A copper foil includes a copper-based metal sheet including mainly a copper, and a surface-treated layer that is provided on the copper-based metal sheet and includes an amorphous layer including oxygen and a metal with a higher oxygen affinity than a copper. A total thickness of the copper-based metal sheet and the surface-treated layer is less than 0.55 mm. |
| US10006135B2 |
Electroplating bath and method for producing dark chromium layers
The invention relates to electroplating baths and methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes. |
| US10006126B2 |
Plating bath solutions
The present invention is directed to compositions for electroless plating baths and their use, and more particularly to different solutions each usable to both make up an original bath and to replenishment of the original bath. |
| US10006124B2 |
Slot-die coating method and apparatus
A slot-die coating apparatus for manufacturing a patterned coating layer (3) on a substrate (1) comprises a substrate carrier (6), a coating device, a sensor facility (70) and a controller (80). The substrate carrier (6) is arranged on a support for providing the substrate (1). The coating device comprises a head-side unit and a support-side unit (50, 55; 52 resp.) that are mutually movable with respect to each other by a motor (52, 56). The head-side unit comprises a translator part (52) and a slot-die coating head (2). The support-side unit (55) comprises a stator part (56) of the motor. The controller (80) controls the motor (52) to position the slot-die coating head at a desired distance (Ds). The support-side unit (55) has a mass that is at least equal to the mass of the head-side unit (50), and the support-side unit (55) is flexibly coupled to the support (60). |
| US10006119B2 |
High-temperature processing furnace and reinforcement fiber joining method
Arranged in the middle of an upper communication sleeve 21 is a first shutter 25 that is moved back and forth in a horizontal open-close direction to open and close a first communication path 23 that makes the inside of a first bobbin chamber 11 and the inside of a furnace body 3 communicate with each other. Arranged in a middle of a lower communication sleeve 53 is a second shutter 57 that is moved back and forth in a horizontal open-close direction to open and close a second communication path 55 that makes a second bobbin chamber 33 and the inside of the furnace body 3 communicate with each other. |
| US10006117B2 |
Sputtering target-backing plate assembly and method for producing same
Provided is a sputtering target-backing plate assembly wherein a Cu—Cr alloy backing plate is bonded to a Ti target via a layer of a strain absorbing material placed at an interface between the Ti target and the Cu—Cr alloy backing plate. In particular, the present invention relates to a sputtering target-backing plate assembly and a production method thereof, the assembly being capable of absorbing strain at the interface between the target and the backing plate in order to prevent deformation (displacement) during sputtering. An object of the present invention is to solve a problem inherent to Titanium (Ti) and a problem in selecting a backing plate compatible with it. |
| US10006116B2 |
Forming method of intermediate layer formed between base material and DLC film, DLC film forming method, and intermediate layer formed between base material and DLC film
An intermediate layer forming method to form an intermediate layer formed between a base material and a DLC film using a PVD method includes: a Ti layer film-forming step of film-forming a Ti layer on a base material; and a TiC layer film-forming step of film-forming a TiC layer on the Ti layer, in which in the Ti layer film-forming step, an Ar gas is supplied into a chamber into which the base material is carried and a film-forming pressure is set to a pressure in a range of not less than 0.4 Pa and not more than 1 Pa to film-form the Ti layer, and in the TiC layer film-forming step, an Ar gas and a CH4 gas are supplied into the chamber, a film-forming pressure is set to a pressure in a range of 0.2 Pa or more to less than 0.4 Pa, and a second bias voltage higher in bias voltage than a first bias voltage applied to the base material in the Ti layer film-forming step and higher in bias voltage than −100 V is applied to the base material to film-form the TiC layer. |
| US10006115B2 |
Vacuum plasma sprayed coating including oxide dispersions
A technique may include controlling a vacuum pump to evacuate a vacuum chamber to high vacuum; controlling a plasma spray device to deposit a coating on a substrate in the vacuum chamber using plasma spray physical vapor deposition; and controlling a source of a reactive gaseous species to introduce a controlled amount of the reactive gaseous species into the vacuum chamber during the plasma spray physical vapor deposition process. The reactive gaseous species may react with at least one constituent of the coating to form a dispersed phase in at least part of the coating. |
| US10006108B2 |
Aluminum alloys for highly shaped packaging products and methods of making the same
The disclosure is related to new, formable and strong aluminum alloys for making packaging products such as bottles and cans. |
| US10006106B2 |
Brass alloy and processed part and wetted part
Provided is a brass alloy excellent in recyclability and corrosion resistance while avoiding the addition of Bi and Si, and with which machinability is ensured and processing is facilitated with preventing inclusion of lead. The present invention includes at least 58.0 to 63.0 mass % of Cu, 1.0 to 2.0 mass % of Sn and 0.05 to 0.29 mass % of Sb and the remainder composed of Zn and unavoidable impurities. With the present invention, stress corrosion crack resistance and machinability are improved. 0.05 to 1.5 mass % of Ni is included in a copper alloy to improve stress corrosion crack resistance as a result of the interaction between Ni and Sb. Furthermore, 0.05 to 0.2 mass % of P is included to improve anti-dezincification properties. |
| US10006103B2 |
Use of an organic-inorganic hybrid material for extracting uranium(VI) from a sulfuric acid aqueous solution, issued notably from the sulfuric leaching of a uranium-bearing ore
The invention relates to the use of an organic-inorganic hybrid material, comprising an inorganic solid support on which are grafted organic molecules having the general formula (I) below: in which: x, y and z=0 or 1, with at least one of x, y and z different from 0; m=1 to 6; v and w=0 or 1, with v=1 when w=0, and v=0 when w=1; if x=0, R1═H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, whereas, if x=1, R1=a group bound to the inorganic solid support by at least one covalent bond; if y=0, R2═H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, whereas, if y=1, R2=a group bound to the inorganic solid support by at least one covalent bond; if z=0, R3═H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, whereas, if z=1, R3=a group bound to the inorganic solid support by at least one covalent bond; R4 and R5═H, a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, C2 to C8 hydrocarbon group, or a monocyclic aromatic group; for extracting uranium(VI) from a sulfuric acid aqueous solution. The invention also relates to a method that makes it possible to recover the uranium(VI) present in a sulfuric acid aqueous solution, selectively with respect to the other metal cations that may also be present in said solution. |
| US10006099B2 |
Process for manufacturing iron-carbon-maganese austenitic steel sheet with excellent resistance to delayed cracking
A process for fabricating a steel sheet is provided. The process includes soaking a steel sheet. The steel has a composition including iron, carbon, manganese, silicon, aluminum, sulfur, phosphorus and nitrogen and at least one metallic element X chosen among vanadium, titanium, niobium, molybdenum, and chromium. A quantity Xp of metallic element under the form of carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides is, by weight: 0.030%≤Vp≤0.40%; 0.030%≤Tip≤0.50%; 0.040%≤Nbp≤0.40%; 0.14%≤Mop≤0.44%; or 0.070%≤Crp≤0.6%. The soaking step occurs under a pure nitrogen or argon atmosphere with a dew point lower than −30° C. at a soaking temperature θ between 250 and 900° C. and with a dynamic circulation of a regenerated atmosphere. |
| US10006097B2 |
Compositions and methods for detection and discrimination of influenza viruses
Compositions and methods for detecting presence of an influenza virus in a sample, such as a biological sample obtained from a subject or an environmental sample, are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods can be used to quickly identify particular subtypes of influenza virus (such as seasonal or variant influenza subtype H3, influenza subtype H5, Eurasian influenza subtype H7, North American influenza subtype H7, and/or influenza subtype H9) present in a sample. Probes and primers are provided herein that permit the rapid detection and/or discrimination of influenza virus subtype nucleic acids in a sample. Devices (such as arrays) and kits for detection and/or discrimination of influenza virus subtype nucleic acids are also provided. |
| US10006095B2 |
Method of detecting heat-resistant fungus
A method of detecting a heat-resistant fungus, which has a step of identifying the heat-resistant fungus using the following nucleic acid (I) or (II): (I) a nucleic acid including a nucleotide sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 24 to 35 and 83 to 86, or a complementary sequence thereof; or (II) a nucleic acid including a nucleotide sequence resulting from a deletion, substitution, or addition of one to several nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 24 to 35 and 83 to 86 and being capable of detecting the heat-resistant fungus, or a complementary sequence thereof. |
| US10006094B2 |
Methods for discriminating interspecific relationships and intraspecific relationships of lactic acid bacteria of Lactobacillus casei group by using MUTL or DNAJ degenerate primers
Degenerate primers for amplifying fragments of the nucleotide sequences of mutL and dnaJ genes of a lactic acid bacterium of Lactobacillus casei group are provided. Methods and kits for discriminating interspecies and intraspecies of a lactic acid bacteria of Lb. casei group are also provided. |
| US10006093B2 |
Detecting gastric neoplasm
Provided herein is technology relating to detecting neoplasia and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms such as gastric cancer. |
| US10006091B2 |
Method for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of lung cancer metastasis
The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis or the prognosis of metastasis in lung cancer which comprises determining if the c-MAF gene is amplified in a primary tumor sample. Likewise, the invention also relates to a method for the diagnosis or the prognosis of metastasis in lung cancer, as well as to a method for determining the tendency to develop bone metastasis with respect to metastasis in other organs, which comprise determining the c-MAF gene expression level. Finally, the invention relates to the use of a c-MAF inhibitor as therapeutic target for treating the lung cancer. |
| US10006089B2 |
MCL-1 as a therapeutic target in SCFFBW7 deficient neoplasm
Some embodiments are based on the discovery that proliferative diseases (e.g., neoplastic diseases, for example, tumors or cancers) having an FBW7 mutation or other FBW7 deficiency are sensitive to Mcl1 inhibiting agents, but resistant to pro-apoptotic drugs that do not inhibit Mcl1. Some embodiments provide methods of treating a proliferative disease based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. Some embodiments provide methods of classifying a hyperproliferative cell or cell population, for example, a malignant cell or cell population based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. Some embodiments provide methods of selecting a treatment regimen for treating a proliferative disease, for example, a malignant disorder, based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. |
| US10006084B2 |
Methods to reduce evaporation during elevated temperature
A method including contacting a tissue or cellular sample with a reagent including an evaporation reducing agent(s) having the general formula X1—R—X2, wherein R is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or an aromatic moiety of 1 or more carbon atoms that may be substituted with an oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur and X1 and X2 are independently selected to be moiety that is susceptible to hydrogen bonding and processing the tissue or cellular sample. A reagent used in the processing of a tissue or cellular sample with the reagent containing an evaporation reducing agent. |
| US10006080B2 |
High-selectivity contact activation inhibitor based on infestin-4
The present invention relates to medicine, hematology, biotechnology and fundamental biological research; it can be used for diagnostic and research purposes when studying blood coagulation. One of the aspects of the invention is a polypeptide for selective inhibition of contact activation factor XIIa in a sample of blood or plasma, which comprises the sequence of infestin-4 MutB (SEQ ID NO: 1), where this sequence can have modifications outside the area of the inhibitory loop. Another aspect of the invention is a method of studying coagulation in the test sample, which includes bringing the sample into contact with this polypeptide, bringing a coagulation activator into contact with the sample, and measuring the coagulation parameters. Yet another aspect of the invention is a method of blood anticoagulation by this polypeptide for collection purposes and in order to increase the storage time of the sample. |
| US10006072B2 |
Method for measuring resistance of biofilms
The present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a force on a film. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a mechanical, hydrodynamic or physical force, for example, on the integrity of a film, for example a film made of microorganisms, foodstuffs and/or chemical substances. The present invention is especially applicable to the fields of biology, chemistry, biotechnology and food processing. |
| US10006070B2 |
Fucosylation-deficient cells
An isolated nucleic acid encoding an FX protein having a serine at position 79, a lysine at position 90, a leucine at position 136, an arginine at position 211, a serine at position 289, and a combination thereof is provided. Cells having a gene encoding a modified FX protein are provided, wherein the cells exhibit a reduced ability to fucosylate a glycoprotein at a first temperature, but exhibit the ability to fucosylate the glycoprotein at a second temperature. Methods and compositions for making glycoproteins with reduced fucosylation are provided. |
| US10006069B2 |
Engineered ketoreductase polypeptides
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptides are optimized for catalyzing the conversion of N-methyl-3-keto-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine to (S)-N-methyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine. |
| US10006067B2 |
Method for producing DHA through solid culture and liquid fermentation of Schizochytrium
The invention relates to a method for fermentation production of DHA, in particular a method for producing DHA through solid culture and liquid fermentation of Schizochytrium. The method comprises steps of activation of a strain, preparation of a suspension of the strain, preparation of a primary seed, preparation of a secondary solid seed, enlarging cultivation of the secondary solid seed in a fermentor, collection of cells after fermentation, and extraction of DHA oil. With the fermentation method, the seed preparation method is improved, the seed enlarging technology is simplified, the period of seed culture and fermentation is shortened, and therefore the investment is reduced and the cost is saved; in addition, the solid culture medium is of eutrophy and rich in a plurality of growth factors, and is more beneficial to the growth of the seed; cells are strong in viability and good in synchronism in solid culture medium. |
| US10006063B2 |
Recombinant Escherichia coli for producing succinate acid and application thereof
The invention relates to the field of producing succinate by E. coli fermentation. Specifically, the invention provides an engineered recombinant E. coli for producing succinate, wherein said E. coli contains one or more of the following modifications: a) enhanced activity of the protein(s) encoded by the gene(s) involved in pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), b) enhanced activity of the protein encoded by sthA gene, and optionally c) mutant lpdA gene. The invention also relates to use of the engineered recombinant E. coli for producing succinate, and a method of using the engineered recombinant E. coli for producing succinate. |
| US10006059B2 |
Selective microbial production of xylitol from biomass based sugar stream with enriched pentose component
The present invention utilizes yeast Candida tropicalis (NRRL 12968) for xylitol production, as an alternative and unexplored strain with high bioconversion rate and stability at higher initial xylose concentration. Different parameters are optimized for batch fermentation of xylose to xylitol such as initial xylose concentration, aeration (vvm), agitation (rpm), percent inoculum addition, and oxygen transfer rate. Maximum xylitol yield of 0.7 g/g of xylose is obtained with 3.33% inoculum, 250 g/l of initial xylose concentration, 0.2 vvm of aeration rate, and two stage agitation strategy comprising of 500 rpm for 0-24 hrs and 400 rpm for 24-72 hrs at not more than 72 hrs of fermentation time. The present invention coins a novel process mode of fermentation where the batch process is extended with continuous fermentation at optimum dilution rate of 0.02/hr with effective residence time of 52 hrs. Productivity of ‘batch followed by continuous’ process is 2.5 gm/lit/hr which is 1.34 times higher than batch and/or continuous process alone. |
| US10006057B2 |
Recombinant yeast having enhanced gamma valerolactone tolerance and methods of use
The present invention relates to materials and methods for the production of ethanol. More particularly, the present invention provides genetically modified strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae having enhanced tolerance for gamma valerolactone (GVL) toxicity. Also provided are methods of using such genetically engineered yeast strains for improved GVL-mediated hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for industrial-scale ethanol production. |
| US10006056B2 |
Yeast having enhanced xylose fermentation ability, and use therefor
The present invention pertains to: mutant genes having a mutation such as a base substitution in the MTH1, GRR1 and/or CDC19 coding regions thereof; mutant proteins coded by said mutant genes; an upstream region of the GRR1 coding region having a mutation such as a base substitution; a yeast such as Saccharomyces having said upstream region; and a method for producing a substance such as ethanol by using said yeast. |
| US10006054B1 |
Systems and methods for one-shot guide RNA (ogRNA) targeting of endogenous and source DNA
Engineered nucleic acids encoding genome editing system components are provided, as are engineered RNA-guided nucleases that include inserts encoded in part by cellular genomic or other sequences recognized by guide RNAs. |
| US10006052B2 |
Laglidadg homing endonuclease cleaving the C-C chemokine receptor type-5 (CCR5) gene and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are compositions for inactivating the human CCR5 gene comprising engineered LAGLIDADG homing endonucleases (LHEs) and their derivatives, particularly derived from members of the \-Onul subfamily of LHE. Polynucleotides encoding such endonucleases, vectors comprising said polynucleotides, cells comprising or having been treated with such endonucleases, and therapeutic compositions deriving therefrom are also provided. |
| US10006049B2 |
Hairpin mRNA elements and methods for the regulation of protein translation
The present invention provides novel mRNA elements capable of forming hairpin, double-stranded RNA structures independent of other non-coding RNAs. These mRNAs are stably expressed, lack polyadenylation tails, and allow minimal protein translation except when in the presence of specific proteins. Also provided, are compositions and kits comprising the mRNA element, as well as methods for its use in the regulation of protein translation. Advantageously, the disclosed elements represent a novel tool useful in regulating the expression of a wide variety of proteins of interest. |
| US10006047B2 |
Non-silencing selectable marker genes and methods of use
Provided are nucleic acids and expression vectors having a non-silencing selectable marker gene, and methods of using the same. A subject expression vector includes an expression cassette and a non-silencing selectable marker gene. In some cases, the non-silencing selectable marker gene provides for drug resistance for prokaryotic cells, and includes a nucleotide sequence that (i) encodes a drug selectable marker protein; (ii) is operably linked to a promoter functional in prokaryotic cells, and (iii) includes an increased A/T content relative to a corresponding wild type nucleotide sequence. In some cases, the non-silencing selectable marker gene provides for drug resistance for prokaryotic cells, and includes a nucleotide sequence that (i) encodes a drug selectable marker protein; (ii) is operably linked to a promoter functional in prokaryotic cells, and (iii) has an A/T content in a range of from 52% to 70%. |
| US10006045B2 |
Insecticidal proteins and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity. |
| US10006044B2 |
Soybean event SYHT04R and compositions and methods for detection thereof
Soybean plants comprising event SYHT04R, methods of detecting and using the same, and soybean plants comprising a heterologous insert at the same site as SYHT04R. |
| US10006040B2 |
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content, and/or abiotic stress tolerance
Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:1-467, 785-3047; or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:468-784, 3048-4333, 4335-4682. Also provided isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1-467, 785-3047, which can be used to increase nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant. |
| US10006035B2 |
Use of non-Agrobacterium bacterial species for plant transformation
The invention relates to methods for Rhizobia-mediated genetic transformation of plant cells, including soybean, canola, corn, and cotton cells. These include both VirD2-dependent and VirD2-independent methods. Bacterial species utilized include strains of Rhizobium sp., Sinorhizobium sp., and Mesorhizobium sp. Vectors for use in such transformation are also disclosed. |
| US10006026B2 |
Recombinant polypeptide production
Disclosed herein is a method for producing a recombinant polypeptide in a mammalian cell culture in which the mammalian cells have a modified microRNA activity level. In one embodiment, a microRNA activity level is increased. In another embodiment, a microRNA activity level is decreased. In a more particular embodiment, the mammalian cells have a reduced miRNA-let-7a activity level. |
| US10006024B2 |
RNA interference agent, method for producing same, and use therefor
Provided is an RNA interference agent, with which a suppression effect on the off-target effect can be obtained with a simple system. The disclosures relate to an RNA interference agent provided with a single-stranded oligonucleotide passenger strand having one or two or more PAZ domain low-affinity units at the 3′-end. |
| US10006023B2 |
Phage microarray profiling of the humoral response to disease
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for phage microarray profiling of cancer (e.g., prostate, lung, or breast cancer). The present invention further provides novel markers useful for the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment of cancers. |
| US10006022B2 |
Continuous sonication for biotechnology applications and biofuel production
A system and method for sonication of multiple samples and continuous sonication of an input fluid stream in flow-through arrangements useful for economical breakdown of particulates and organisms present in large volumes with relatively low-power sonication devices such as production of oil from algae. The system includes an electrical wave generator oscillating in the ultrasound range, a vibrating element electrically connected to the electrical wave generator, and a sonication plate that vibrates in certain modes. The sonication plate contains features for mating with sample tubes, and the sample tubes also possess complimentary mating features to those on the sonication plate. A method for sonication of multiple samples includes utilizing mating features to attach tubes to the sonication plate and energizing the sonicator to vibrate the sonication plate. The invention also relates to arrangements for continuous flow-through useful for sonicating large sample volumes. |
| US10006020B2 |
Prokaryotic xylose isomerase for the construction of xylose-fermenting yeasts
The present invention relates to the use of nucleic acid molecules coding for a bacterial xylose isomerase (XI), preferably coming from Clostridium phytofermentans, for reaction/metabolization, particularly fermentation, of recombinant microorganisms of biomaterial containing xylose, and particularly for the production of bioalcohols, particularly bioethanol, by means of xylose fermenting yeasts. The present invention further relates to cells, particularly eukaryotic cells, which are transformed utilizing a nucleic acid expression construct which codes for a xylose isomerase, wherein the expression of the nucleic acid expression construct imparts to the cells the capability to directly isomerize xylose into xylulose. Said cells are preferably utilized for reaction/metabolization, particularly fermentation, of biomaterial containing xylose, and particularly for the production of bioalcohols, particularly bioethanol. The present invention also relates to methods for the production of bioethanol, and to methods for the production of further metabolization products, comprising the metabolization of media containing xylose. |
| US10006019B2 |
Methods for recovery of leaf proteins
A novel method for processing soluble plant leaf proteins is described. While leaf proteins are considered potentially the most abundant source of protein in nature, the lack of efficient processing techniques for leaf proteins has limited their commercial use. The method described in this patent provides a means of extracting and purifying leaf proteins from plants which is suitable for leaf protein production on an industrial scale. |
| US10006017B2 |
Animal feed additives comprising a protease and methods of using
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, in particular the use of the proteases in animal feed. |
| US10006016B2 |
Polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides thereof
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. |
| US10006009B2 |
Codon-optimized gene for mutated shrimp luciferase and method for use thereof
There has been a demand for a codon-optimized gene for the mutated catalytic domain of Oplophorus luciferase, which is capable of efficiently expressing a protein both in a cultured animal cell and Escherichia coli. There has also been a demand for a substrate coelenterazine analog showing a higher activity than that of native 19 kDa protein. The invention provides a polynucleotide comprising a polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. According to the invention, bis-coelenterazine is used as a substrate coelenterazine analog suitable for the photoprotein encoded by the polynucleotide comprising the polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. |
| US10006006B2 |
Use of small molecules to enhance MAFA expression in pancreatic endocrine cells
The present invention provides methods, cell cultures and differentiation media to promote differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to pancreatic endocrine cells of a mature phenotype. The resulting pancreatic endocrine cells express single hormonal insulin, PDX1, NKX6.1, and MAFA. In one or more differentiation stages, culturing may be carried out in a culture vessel at the air-liquid interface. |
| US10006000B2 |
Particle manipulation system with out-of-plane channel using axial light loss
A particle manipulation system uses a MEMS-based, microfabricated particle manipulation device which has an inlet channel, output channels, and a movable member formed on a substrate. The movable member moves parallel to the fabrication plane, as does fluid flowing in the inlet channel. The movable member separates a target particle from the rest of the particles, diverting it into an output channel. The target particles may be identified by a marker-free signal such as axial light loss to identify highly pigmented particles. |
| US10005999B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring biofilm thickness and topology
An apparatus and method of measuring biofilm and biological activity on a surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a biofilm, which includes one or more microorganisms, grown on a substrate. A viewing window is placed on a surface of the biofilm and a gas bubble is introduced between the viewing window and the surface of the biofilm. The space between the substrate and the viewing window may be enclosed in a casing that has an inlet and an outlet, forming a flow cell. A microscope system, such as a white light interferometer, captures data of the biofilm in situ and non-destructively. The 3D images of biofilm surface have high resolution while maintaining a large field of view. The apparatuses and methods will be useful for fundamental studies of biofilms, biomedical and environmental screening, and many other applications in biology and the life sciences. |
| US10005993B1 |
Combined wine fermentor and press
A combined fermentor and press assembly. The combined fermentor and press assembly includes a pot, container or bag having a preestablished volume “V” defined therein. A must and a future pomace being positioned in said preestablished volume “V”. A drain space “DS” defined within the preestablished volume “V” and a drain system, consisting of tubes and valves connected to a receptacle and a pump drawing a liquid from the must and the future pomace. |
| US10005989B2 |
Fragrance materials
The present application relates to perfume raw materials, perfumes, perfume delivery systems and consumer products comprising such perfume raw materials, perfumes and/or such perfume delivery systems, as well as processes for making and/or using such perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products. Such perfume raw materials, perfumes, perfume delivery systems and consumer products can reduce the impact of certain harsh odours. |
| US10005987B2 |
Enzyme-containing washing or cleaning composition comprising calcium nitrate
The stabilization of enzymes in washing or cleaning compositions, especially in liquid aqueous washing or cleaning compositions, is possible through the use of only small amounts of calcium nitrate. |
| US10005984B2 |
Use of nonionics as rheology modifiers in liquid cleaning solutions
The invention involves liquid cleaning compositions that are cocamide DEA free. According to the invention, nonionic surfactants can be used as rheology modifiers in combination with various coupling agents to provide an environmentally friendly alternative for traditional liquid cleaning compositions that rely on cocamide DEA thickening agents. |
| US10005976B2 |
Heat exchanger on a fossil fuel processing assembly
The fossil fuel processing apparatus of the present disclosure includes two pressure vessels, or two separators, above a single vessel footprint area in a vertically stacked configuration. The stacked configuration permits the processing of gas to occur in a space having less length and less width than that of two separators arranged tip-to-end or side-by-side, respectively. The first and second separators are configured to separate fuel from non-fuel in a footprint area of a single gas separator as the fuel moves from upstream to downstream through a gas processing system. Further, the gas processing apparatus of the present disclosure permits the two separators to fit in a housing compartment that is more easily transportable via tractor-trailer. |
| US10005970B2 |
Method and apparatus for treating heavy hydrocarbon oil using liquid phase of hydrocarbon oil
A technique for treating heavy hydrocarbon oil in the oil production process or oil refining process. A method and apparatus for adding and mixing a liquid phase of hydrocarbon oil to a hydrocarbon oil feedstock containing heavy hydrocarbon oil in an oil production process or oil refining process including a hydrocarbon oil dehydration process, thereby processing the heavy hydrocarbon oil to be lighter and thus increasing the throughput of the heavy hydrocarbon oil. |
| US10005963B2 |
Systems and methods for producing liquid fuels from landfill gases
In some embodiments, a system for producing liquid fuel from landfill gas includes a tri-reformer that receives landfill gas and produces synthesis gas having a H2:CO ratio of approximately 2:1, and a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reformer that receives the synthesis gas from the tri-reformer and produces liquid fuel. |
| US10005956B2 |
Compositions, articles, and methods for down-converting light and other applications
The present invention generally relates to compositions, articles, and methods for down-converting light and other applications. In some embodiments, the articles comprise a substrate and a composition comprising one or more types of polymers and one or more additives. In certain embodiments, the one or more additives comprise a light-emitting dye and/or a diluent matrix. |
| US10005947B2 |
Modified hydrocarbon resins as fluid loss additives
Methods for treating oil-based drilling fluids with a fluid loss additive that includes one or more hydrocarbon resins. An oil-based drilling fluid and a hydrocarbon resin can be combined to produce a treated oil-based drilling fluid. The hydrocarbon resin can include a polymerized product of a reaction mixture that can include a dicyclopentadiene; at least one member selected from the group consisting of: a dimer of an aliphatic cyclic diene having five carbon atoms, a dimer of an aliphatic non-cyclic diene having five carbon atoms, a monoolefin, a diolefin, or a polyene, each having more than five carbon atoms and no aromatic rings, a C5-olefin, a debutanized aromatic concentrate, and any mixture thereof; and at least one member selected from the group consisting of: a fatty acid-containing material, a rosin acid-containing material, and a mixture thereof. |
| US10005946B1 |
High-temperature cross-linking deep-well drilling fluid and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to the deep-well drilling fluid field, and discloses a high-temperature crosslinking deep-well drilling fluid and a method for preparing the high-temperature crosslinking deep-well drilling fluid. The high-temperature crosslinking deep-well drilling fluid contains water, bentonite, sulfomethylated phenolic resin, sulfonated lignite, halide salt, filtrate reducer, sodium polyacrylate and barite, wherein, based on 100 parts by weight of water, the content of the bentonite is 3.5-5 parts by weight, the content of the sulfomethylated phenolic resin is 6-8 parts by weight, the content of the sulfonated lignite is 6-8 parts by weight, the content of the halide salt is 7.5-12 parts by weight, the content of the filtrate reducer is 0.5-1.2 parts by weight, the content of the sodium polyacrylate is 0.8-1.7 parts by weight, and the content of the barite is 250-300 parts by weight. |
| US10005941B2 |
Flexible phase change material composite for thermal management systems
A thermal management composite, comprising a phase change material within a carbon or graphite matrix. The matrix is coated with a polymer coating to improve flexibility. The matrix can be a molded carbon or graphite material or a carbon or graphite cloth. |
| US10005938B2 |
Thermosensitive adhesive
A thermosensitive adhesive contains a side chain crystal polymer having a melting point of 20-30° C., and a tackifier. The side chain crystal polymer is obtainable by adding a metal chelate compound in the following amount of addition (A) into the following copolymer, followed by a crosslinking reaction. Adhesive strength is to be deteriorated at a temperature below the melting point. The copolymer is obtainable by polymerizing 25-30 parts by weight of (meth)acrylate having a straight-chain alkyl group having 16 to 22 carbon atoms, 60-65 parts by weight of (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, 1-10 parts by weight of a polar monomer, and 1-10 parts by weight of a reactive fluorine compound. The amount of addition (A) is 3-10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of a copolymer. |
| US10005936B2 |
Photoactive bioadhesive compositions
A novel diazirine-based biocompatible polymer that can be used as on-demand or tunable bioadhesive and applied across various clinically important surfaces. The biocompatible polymer comprises a single strand of repeating units and up to 5,000 photoreactive diazirine groups covalently attached to it. A bioadhesive composition comprises the polymer of the present invention and suitable solvents, surfactants, stabilizers, fillers and other additives. The composition may additionally contain metallic particles of size less than 50 micron made of rare earth elements and has UV or NIR transparency less than 1 optical density unit per 1 centimeter. The poly-diazirine surface grafted thin films can be used for minimally invasive surgeries. |
| US10005932B2 |
Glue-bonded multi-ply absorbent sheet and polyvinyl alcohol ply bonding adhesive
A multi-ply absorbent sheet includes a first absorbent ply of cellulosic sheet; a second absorbent ply of cellulosic sheet; and a ply bonding adhesive interposed between the first absorbent ply and the second absorbent ply, the ply-bonding adhesive thereby adhering said absorbent plies together. The ply-bonding adhesive comprises polyvinyl alcohol and nanofibrillated cellulose. In a particularly preferred embodiment the adhesive is applied as a dilute aqueous composition to tissue plies and the nanofibrillated cellulose has a Characteristic Breaking Length of 6.5 km or above. |
| US10005929B2 |
Aqueous adhesive composition based on polyaldehyde and 2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxydiphenyl sulphide
An aqueous adhesive composition includes: a phenol/aldehyde resin; and an unsaturated elastomer latex. The phenol/aldehyde resin is based on at least: an aromatic polyaldehyde bearing at least two aldehyde functional groups and including at least one aromatic nucleus; and 2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxydiphenyl sulphide. The adhesive composition is useable to make a textile material adhere to a crosslinkable rubber composition, and may be used as an advantageous alternative to a formaldehyde-based RFL adhesive. |
| US10005925B2 |
Articles with thin melt coatings and methods for making same
Articles with thin caliper melt coatings of high molecular weight, high viscosity materials and methods of making such coatings. |
| US10005923B2 |
Coating material compositions and coatings produced therefrom, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a nonaqueous coating material composition comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A) and (B) at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component (B), wherein the composition comprises at least one reaction product (RP) having an acid number <20 mg KOH/g and preparable by reaction of at least one dimer fatty acid (a) with at least one aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dihydroxy-functional compound (b), the compound (b) having a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol. The present invention further provides the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also the use of said coatings. |
| US10005922B2 |
Active ray-curable composition, and active ray-curable inkjet printing ink composition and active ray-curable adhesive composition using the same
An active ray-curable composition characterized by containing a photobase generator, a double bond-containing compound, and a β-dicarbonyl compound. |
| US10005918B2 |
Primer coating for metallized gas barrier films
A primer coating is provided for use on polymeric substrates to enhance the adhesion of metallized coatings to the substrates. The primer coating also improves the gas barrier properties of the substrate when used in combination with a metallized coating. The primer coating includes an amorphous polyvinyl alcohol, polyethyleneimine, and optionally, an aqueous dispersion of polyurethane. The primer coating may be applied to a variety of polymeric substrates including polylactic acid, polyethylene terephthalate, biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate, oriented polypropylene, biaxially oriented polypropylene, and biaxially oriented polyamide. When used in combination with the subsequently applied metallized coating, an oxygen transmission rate of about 0.1 and 5.0 cc/m2/day at 0% relative humidity is achieved. |
| US10005916B2 |
Aqueous resin based inkjet inks
An inkjet ink includes a) an aqueous medium; and b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; wherein the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell; wherein the core contains a photoinitiator and one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of UV light; wherein the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 μm as determined by dynamic laser diffraction; and wherein the photoinitiator is a diffusion hindered photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of multifunctional photoinitiators, oligomeric photoinitiators, polymeric photoinitiators and polymerizable photoinitiators. |
| US10005913B2 |
Fire-protection composition and use thereof
A composition is described, which contains a binder on the basis of a compound having low-electron multiple carbon bonds and a carbanion-forming compound. By means of the composition according to the invention, the expansion rate of which is relatively high, coatings having the layer thickness required for the respective fire-resistance duration can be applied in simple and fast manner, wherein the layer thickness can be reduced to a minimum and nevertheless, a good fire-protection effect can be achieved. The composition according to the invention is particularly suitable for fire protection, particularly as a coating for cables and cable runs, to increase their fire-resistance period. |
| US10005896B2 |
Rubber comprised of product of diene-based elastomer, branched polyethylenimine oligomer and reinforcing filler, and tire with component
The invention relates to rubber comprised of a reaction product of at least one diene-based elastomer, branched polyethylenimine oligomer and filler reinforcement comprised of at least one of rubber reinforcing carbon black and precipitated silica. The invention further relates to a tire with a component comprised of such rubber composition. |
| US10005892B2 |
Method for producing devulcanized rubber and an apparatus therefor
A method for producing devulcanized rubber and an apparatus (100) therefor. The method for producing devulcanized rubber comprises the steps of (1) providing vulcanized rubber particles with a pre-determined particle size and (2) devulcanizing the vulcanized rubber particles. The vulcanized rubber particles are devulcanized mechanically by impact forces and devulcanized chemically by a chemical composition. The impact forces break sulphur-sulphur and sulphur-carbon bonds of the vulcanized rubber particles causing surfaces of the rubber to become receptive in reacting with the chemical composition and the chemical composition renders the sulphur passive to prevent reattachment of the bonds, of which the chemical composition comprises at least one accelerator, at least one inorganic activator and at least one organic activator. |
| US10005891B2 |
Polymer films
There is provided a polymer film which includes a base film layer having an absolute weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000 and an adhesive layer, and a method for manufacturing the polymer film. This film for a tire inner liner can endow an excellent gas barrier property even to tires having a relatively thin thickness so that weight of the tire can be reduced and fuel efficiency of automobiles can be improved. Further, the present film facilitates molding in a tire manufacturing process, and exhibits excellent adhesion force to a carcass layer while having excellent mechanical properties such as high durability and fatigue resistance together with excellent moldability. |
| US10005889B2 |
Fishing rod with enhanced tactile response
A method and structure for providing improved tactile response in fiber reinforced polymer composite materials is disclosed. The effect is achieved by jacketing the reinforcing carbon fiber with a thin coating of non-carbide forming metal, such as nickel. The resulting chemical and mechanical discontinuity at the fiber/coating interface allows for more transient energy to be retained within the fiber, while the strong chemical bond of the polymer matrix to the metal coating assures mechanical integrity of the composite. The result is a composite which retains its characteristic weight, stiffness, and strength, but exhibits increased low frequency vibrational sensitivity in composite applications, such as for fishing rods and other recreational equipment. |
| US10005888B2 |
Fluororubber molded article
To provide a fluororubber molded article which is inexpensive and excellent in fuel barrier properties against an alcohol-containing fuel. A fluororubber molded article obtained by molding and crosslinking a cross-linkable composition comprising a fluoroelastomer (A) and a fluoroelastomer (B), wherein the fluoroelastomer (A) is a copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene units and perfluorovinyl ether units represented by CF2═CF—O—Rf (Rf is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group or a C2-20 perfluoroalkyl group having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon atoms), the fluoroelastomer (B) is a copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene units, propylene units and vinylidene fluoride units, and the mass ratio of (A)/(B) is from 99/1 to 30/70. |
| US10005885B2 |
Polymer powder with polyamide, use in a shaping process, and moldings produced from this polymer powder
The present invention relates to a polymer powder which comprises nylon-11, and to the use of this powder for shaping processes, and also to moldings produced from this polymer powder. The moldings constructed using the inventive powder exhibit marked advantages in terms of component properties, particularly surface finish. There are also improvements here in processing and in recycling capability when comparison is made with conventional polyamide powders. |
| US10005884B2 |
Methods for purifying 2-aryl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidines
Methods for synthesizing and purifying 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine compounds are provided. The method includes heating a reaction mixture including a phenolphthalein, a primary aryl amine, and an acid catalyst to form a phthalimidine; precipitating the phthalimidine from the reaction mixture to provide a crude phthalimidine; providing a solution including the crude phthalimidine, an additive, and at least one solvent; contacting the solution with one or more purification agents to provide a treated solution; precipitating and recovering a phthalimidine adduct from the treated solution; and recovering a purified phthalimidine compound from the adduct. |
| US10005881B2 |
Wavelength-converting polymers, method for fabricating the same, and wavelength-converting devices employing the same
A wavelength-converting polymer, a method for fabricating the same and a wavelength-converting device employing the same are provided. The wavelength-converting polymer has a chemical structure represented by formula (I): In formula (I), B and D are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, C1-8 alkoxy group, aryloxy group, carboxyl group, —COOK, —COONa or —NH2, or B and D are connected to form a heteroaromatic ring, wherein Z is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryloxy group, X1-X4 are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, halogen, C1-8 alkyl group or C1-8 alkoxy group, R is C1-8 alkyl group with or without substitution, and n is an integer of 5 to 1,000. |
| US10005876B2 |
Polyurethane-based binder dispersion
A binder dispersion includes water and polyurethane. The polyurethane is formed from polyisocyanate; polyol having two hydroxyl (OH) groups at one chain end, no OH groups at an opposed chain end, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) ranging from ˜500-˜5,000; an alcohol, diol or amine having a Mn<500; and one of i) a carboxylic acid; ii) a sulfonate or sulfonic acid having one amino group; iii) i and ii; iv) i and a homopolymer or copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end; v) ii and a homopolymer or copolymer of PEG having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end; or vi) i, ii, and a homopolymer or copolymer of PEG having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end. |
| US10005870B2 |
Crosslinked polymers prepared from functional monomers having imidazolium, pyridinium, aryl-substituted urea or aryl-substituted thiourea groups and uses thereof
The invention relates to a polymer obtainable by radical co-polymerization of a first monomer of general formula (I) or (II) or a mixture thereof: wherein A, A′, B, B′ X, Y, Y′ and n are as defined herein; with a second, cross-linking monomer and optionally with one or more further co-monomers; wherein the molar ratio of the first monomer to other monomers is less than or equal to 1:5. The polymers selectively bind to phosphate ester compounds and can be used as a solid phase in a method for isolating compounds comprising a phosphate ester group from a mixture comprising one or more phosphate monoesters and/or phosphate diesters and/or other compounds such as lipids. |
| US10005868B2 |
Resist composition and patterning process using the same
The present invention provides a resist composition containing a base resin composed of a polymer compound having a repeating unit in which a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group is substituted with one or more acid-labile groups selected from groups shown by the following general formulae (1-1) to (1-5), wherein R1 to R5 represent a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkynyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R6 represents a hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group or acyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and “m” represents 1 or 2. There can be provided a resist composition that can improve the dissolution contrast of a resist film and reduce the film shrinkage after PEB, and a patterning process using the same. |
| US10005867B2 |
Modified polyvinyl alcohol and process for producing the same
The present invention provides modified PVA having unsaturated double bonds derived from a specific monomer in the main chain of the molecule. A modified polyvinyl alcohol containing bond units of the formula (1) having double bonds in its molecular main chain: wherein each of X1 and X2 is a C1-12 lower alkyl group, a hydrogen atom or a metal atom, g is an integer of from 0 to 3, h is an integer of from 0 to 12, Y1 is a hydrogen atom or —COOM, and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a metal atom. |
| US10005866B2 |
Betaine-based shape memory polymer and preparation method thereof
The present disclosure relates to the field of shape memory materials, it discloses a betaine-based shape memory polymer and the preparation method thereof. The polymer is formed through free radical polymerization of an unsaturated betaine monomer, an acrylic monomer, and an ethylene glycol divinyl ether monomer with the addition of an initiator. The betaine-based shape memory polymer has thermosensitive shape memory property and wet sensitive shape memory property, and it has good biocompatibility and an excellent shape memory property, antibacterial property. It is of great potential for use in engineering, construction, daily life and medical service. |
| US10005865B1 |
Methods for controlling molecular weight and molecular weight distribution
Methods for controlling or adjusting the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of an olefin polymer, such as an ethylene polymer, using an alkylaluminum compound are disclosed. In addition to the alkylaluminum compound, the catalyst systems contain a half-metallocene titanium phosphinimide compound and an activator. |
| US10005864B2 |
Metallocene compound, catalyst for olefin polymer, method for producing olefin polymer, and olefin polymer
The invention provides a specific metallocene compound and an olefin polymerization catalyst for use for a catalyst for producing an olefin polymer having a sufficiently high molecular weight while maintaining excellent copolymerizability at a polymerization temperature and under polymerization conditions industrially advantageous in polymerization of an olefin such as ethylene or the like, and provides a method for producing an olefin polymer using the catalyst. |
| US10005863B2 |
Processes to form ethylene-based polymers using asymmetrical polyenes
A process to form an ethylene-based polymer including polymerizing ethylene and at least one asymmetrical polyene comprising an “alpha, beta unsaturated-carbonyl end” (“α,β unsaturated-carbonyl end”) and a “C—C double bond end,” wherein the polymerization takes place in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator; and wherein the polymerization takes place in a reactor configuration comprising at least two reaction zones, reaction zone 1 and reaction zone i (i≥2), wherein reaction zone i is downstream from reaction zone 1. |
| US10005859B2 |
Procatalyst for polymerization of olefins
The present invention relates to a procatalyst comprising the compound represented by formula A as an internal electron donor, wherein: R81, R82, R83, R84, R85, and R86 are the same or different and are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen or a straight, branched and cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R87 is a hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and each R80 group is independently a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; N is nitrogen atom; O is oxygen atom; and C is carbon atom. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing said polymerization procatalyst and to a polymerization catalyst system comprising said procatalyst, a cocatalyst and optionally an external electron donor. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a polyolefin obtainable by the process according to the present invention and to the use of the compound of formula A as in internal electron donor in catalysts for polymerization of olefins. |
| US10005850B2 |
Use of poly alpha-1,3-glucan ethers as viscosity modifiers
A hydrocolloid or aqueous solution comprising a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound is disclosed having a viscosity of at least about 10 centipoise (cPs). The poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound in these compositions has a degree of substitution of about 0.05 to about 3.0. Also disclosed is a method for increasing the viscosity of a hydrocolloid or aqueous composition using a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound. |
| US10005849B2 |
Process for producing cellulose derivative and cellulose derivative
A process for producing a cellulose derivative, comprising: a first step including reacting a cellulose and a first reactant comprising a long-chain reactant for reacting with a hydroxy group of the cellulose to introduce a long-chain organic group having 5 or more carbon atoms, in a solid-liquid heterogeneous system, to form a cellulose derivative in a swollen state, the cellulose derivative having the long-chain organic group having 5 or more carbon atoms introduced therein and having a part of hydroxy groups of the cellulose remained, and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain the cellulose derivative as an intermediate; and a second step including reacting the intermediate cellulose derivative and a second reactant comprising a short-chain reactant for reacting with a remaining hydroxy group of the intermediate cellulose derivative to introduce a short-chain organic group having 4 or less carbon atoms to form a final cellulose derivative having the short-chain organic group having 4 or less carbon atoms introduced therein. |
| US10005845B2 |
Antibodies and fragments thereof raised against the alpha-3 domain of HLA-G protein, methods and means for their preparation, and uses thereof
An antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof which specifically binds the α3 domain of a HLA-G protein, in particular binds the β2-microglobulin free HLA-G protein exhibiting an α3 domain. The nucleic acid molecules encoding a human HLA-G α3 domain polypeptide, which is selected from a group of specific sequences, and vectors for the cloning and/or expression of such nucleic acid molecules, recombined cells or cell lines and compositions for use in a host in need thereof to interfere with and neutralize the immune down-regulation due to HLA-G proteins, and/or improving or treating conditions showing HLA-G+ lesions, and/or improving or treating a neoplasic condition or disease. A method of producing the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, immunogenic compositions for use to elicit in a host an immune response against the α3 domain of HLA-G protein, and an in vitro method for detecting HLA-G protein in a sample are also described. |
| US10005842B2 |
Method of treatment for leukemia using an anti-IL1RAP antibody
The present invention provides agents comprising or consisting of a binding moiety with specificity for interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) for use in inducing cell death and/or inhibiting the growth and/or proliferation of pathological stem cells and/or progenitor cells associated with a neoplastic hematologic disorder, wherein the cells express IL1RAP. A related aspect of the invention provides agents comprising or consisting of a binding moiety with specificity for interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) for use in detecting pathological stem cells and/or progenitor cells associated with a neoplastic hematologic disorder, wherein the cells express IL1RAP. Further provided are pharmacological compositions comprising the agents of the invention and methods of using the same. |
| US10005840B2 |
Method for treatment of osteoarthritis with C-Fms antagonists
The present invention relates generally to a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of osteoarthritis (OA) and/or pain. In accordance with the present invention, an antagonist of c-Fms is effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis and/or pain. An antagonist of M-CSF includes, but is not limited to, an antibody that is specific for M-CSF, IL-34 or c-Fms. |
| US10005838B2 |
Milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 regulates fatty acid uptake
Methods and compositions for regulating fatty acid uptake and/or decreasing gastric motility in an animal are provided. The method comprises administering an antagonist of integrin αvβ3 or αvβ5 to an animal in an amount sufficient to reduce fatty acid uptake in the animal, thereby reducing fatty acid uptake in the animal. In some embodiments, the antagonist is an antibody. Also provided is a method of increasing fatty acid uptake and/or gastric motility in an animal. |
| US10005835B2 |
Anti-IL-4/anti-IL-13 bispecific antibody formulations
The present invention provides stable pharmaceutical antibody formulations, including lyophilized formulations, comprising an anti-IL-4/anti-IL-13 bispecific antibody and a buffering system, wherein the pH of the formulation is about pH 7, and wherein the formulation has a low salt concentration in order to reduce the ionic strength of the formulation. The formulations may, optionally, further comprise a non-ionic surfactant, a sugar, and/or a non-ionic stabilizing agent. The formulations can be used in the treatment of various diseases. |
| US10005832B2 |
Method for treating a disease originated from receptor activation by EREG and TGFα
The present inventors identified inhibition of a combination of EGFR ligands that serve as targets for inhibition of cancer cell proliferation. More specifically, EREG antagonists and TGFα antagonists were found to be useful as inhibitors of cell growth. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing EGF family ligand antagonists as components. |
| US10005828B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10005825B2 |
Compositions and methods related to diseases associated with deposits of amyloid, tau, and alpha-synuclein
Disclosed are compositions, comprising one or more immunogens, wherein each immunogen comprises at least two regions, wherein one region comprises at least one amyloid-β (Aβ) B cell epitope or at least one Tau B cell epitope or at least one α-synuclein B cell epitope or combinations thereof, and a second region comprises at least one foreign T helper cell (Th) epitope, and usually multiple foreign Th epitopes. Methods of making and using the compositions are also disclosed. |
| US10005824B2 |
Selective PYY compounds and uses thereof
The invention relates to PYY compounds with the amino acid modifications 7Lys, 30Trp, and 31Leu, and in addition to these, 22Ile and/or 28Tyr, and derivatives thereof. The compounds of the invention are selective Y2 receptor agonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such PYY compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, as well as the medical use of the PYY compounds. |
| US10005822B2 |
Treatment of ischemia
A system, including methods and compositions, for treatment of ischemia. |
| US10005821B2 |
Modifications of cupredoxin derived peptides and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides modified cupredoxin derived peptides with pharmacologic activity that have improved pharmacokinetic properties, and methods to use them to treat mammals suffering from various conditions related to the pharmacologic activities. Modifications of the cupredoxin derived peptides include amino acid sequence variants and structural derivations that increase the plasma half-life of the peptide, increase the specific activity of the pharmacologic activity, decrease immunogenicity, and decrease the biotransformation of the peptides. The modified cupredoxin derived peptides can be used in methods to treat mammals for cancer, conditions related to inappropriate angiogenesis, viral and bacterial infections, and specifically HIV and malaria, conditions related to ephrin signaling, and to deliver cargo compounds, including diagnostic compounds, to cancer cells. |
| US10005815B2 |
Biologically cleavable tetrapeptide linking agents
Tetrapeptide linkers for reversibly linking a first compound to a amine-containing second compound are described. Compounds containing the tetrapeptide linkers and methods of using the tetrapeptide linkers are also described. |
| US10005813B2 |
Methods for the purification of deoxycholic acid
Synthetic methods for preparing deoxycholic acid and intermediates thereof, high purity synthetic deoxycholic acid, compositions and methods of use are provided. Also, provided are processes for the synthesis of 12-keto or 12-α-hydroxysteroids from Δ-9,11-ene, 11-keto or 11-hydroxy-β-steroids. This invention is also directed to novel compounds prepared during the synthesis. This invention is also directed to the synthesis of deoxycholic acid starting from hydrocortisone. |
| US10005809B2 |
Bio-active antioxidants from plant foods for nutraceutical product development
The present invention relates to 5-O-[6″-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutarate)β-D-glucoside as a new antioxidant. |
| US10005803B2 |
Crystalline forms of fosnetupitant
The present invention provides crystalline forms of the chloride monohydrochloride salt of fosnetupitant, methods of making the crystalline forms, and pharmaceutical dosage forms that make use of the crystalline forms. |
| US10005801B2 |
Compounds for pH-controlled release of hydrogen sulfide
The embodiments herein generally relates to compounds and methods for releasing H2S in a pH dependent manner. In particular, the invention provides compounds of various formulations which release H2S in a controlled, predictable and sustained manner upon contact with an aqueous environment, such as the circulatory system of an animal, and which are thus suitable for in vivo delivery of H2S. |
| US10005800B2 |
Mixed metal halide perovskite compound and semiconductor device including the same
Provided are a mixed metal halide perovskite compound, and an electronic device including the same, wherein the mixed metal halide perovskite compound includes an organic cation, two or more kinds of metal cations, and a halogen anion. |
| US10005799B2 |
Bis (alkoxysilyl-vinylene) group-containing silicon compound and production method of same
Provided is an organic silicon compound represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein R1 represents either an alkyl group that has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituted group or a cycloalkyl group that has 3 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituted group; R2 represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group that has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituted group, and R2 may be either identical or different; and each a independently represents an integer of 1 to 3). The novel silicon-containing compound of the present invention provides a cured product of a room temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition that is particularly superior in fast curability. |
| US10005792B2 |
Aminoindane-, aminotetrahydronaphthalene- and aminobenzocyclobutane-derived PRMT5-inhibitors
A compound of formula (1a), (1b) or (1c) wherein: n is 1 or 2; RN is H or Me; R1 is optionally one or more halo or methyl groups; R2a and R2b are independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) F; (ii) H; (iii) Me; and (iv) CH2OH; R2c and R2d (if present) are independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) F; (ii) H; (iii) Me; and (iv) CH2OH; R3a and R3b are independently selected from H and Me; R4a is selected from OH, —NH2, —C(═O)NH2, and —CH2OH; R4b is either H or Me; R5 is either H or Me; A is either (i) optionally substituted phenyl; (ii) optionally substituted naphthyl; or (iii) optionally substituted C5-12 heteroaryl. |
| US10005789B2 |
Organic compounds
The invention relates to novel inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1), according to Formula I, below, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders characterized by disruption of or damage to certain cGMP/PKG mediated pathways (e.g., in cardiac tissue). The invention further relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and methods of treatment of cardiovascular disease and related disorders, e.g., congestive heart disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and stroke. |
| US10005788B2 |
Bicyclic fused pyrimidine compounds as TAM inhibitors
This application relates to compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of TAM kinases which are useful for the treatment of disorders such as cancer. |
| US10005786B2 |
Substituted 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines as negative allosteric modulators of MGLUR2 receptors
The present invention relates to novel 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives of Formula (I) as negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. |
| US10005785B2 |
Substituted 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a] pyrazines as negative allosteric modulators of mGlUR2 receptors
The present invention relates to novel 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives of Formula (I) as negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. |
| US10005784B2 |
Pyridines, pyrimidines, and pyrazines, as BTK inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to pyridine, pyrimidine, and pyrazine compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as BTK inhibitors. |
| US10005782B2 |
Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as bruton's tyrosine kinase modulators
The invention is fused heterocyclic compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof, compositions thereof, and methods of use therefor. In particular, disclosed herein are certain fused heterocyclic compounds that can be useful for inhibiting protein kinase, including Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and for treating disorders mediated thereby. |
| US10005781B2 |
Pyrazolopyrimidone or pyrrolotriazone derivatives, method of preparing same, and pharmaceutical applications thereof
Pyrazolopyrimidone and pyrrolotriazone derivatives, methods of preparation thereof, and pharmaceutical uses thereof are described. Specifically, pyrazolopyrimidone and pyrrolotriazone derivatives represented by the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described. The pyrazolopyrimidone and pyrrolotriazone derivatives are useful as gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists, such as for therapeutic agents for endometriosis. The definitions of the substituents in the general formula (I) are the same as the definitions in the specification. |
| US10005780B2 |
Production method of imidazole derivatives
The present invention provides an advantageous production method of an imidazole derivative, which is suitable for industrial production. Compound (VI) is produced by reacting compound (I) with a Grignard reagent or a magnesium reagent, and a lithium reagent, and then reacting the resulting compound with compound (V). |
| US10005779B2 |
1′,4′-thio nucleosides for the treatment of HCV
Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Flaviviridae infections, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents. In certain embodiments, the compounds are 1′,4′-thio nucleoside compounds which display remarkable efficacy and bioavailability for the treatment of, for example, HCV infection in a human. In certain embodiments, the compounds are of Formula 3001: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, stereoisomeric form, tautomeric form, or polymorphic form thereof; wherein Base, RA, RB, W, X, Y, and Z are as described herein. |
| US10005777B2 |
Protein kinase C inhibitors and uses thereof
This disclosure concerns compounds which are useful as inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of PKC. This disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes. |
| US10005775B2 |
Pesticidally active heterocyclic derivatives with sulphur containing substituents
Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se. |
| US10005770B2 |
Process for the preparation of N-[(3-aminooxetan-3-yl)methyl]-2-(1,1-dioxo-3,5-dihydro-1,4-benzothiazepin-4-yl)-6-methyl-quinazolin-4-amine
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of a compound of the formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, which is useful for prophylaxis and treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in mammal or human being. |
| US10005768B2 |
Carboxamide derivatives and use thereof
The present disclosure provides substituted pyridyl-, pyrimidinyl-, pyrazinyl-, pyridazinyl-, and triazinyl-based carboxamides of Formula I-A: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein Z, HET, R10, and E are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I-A to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present disclosure are especially useful for treating pain. |
| US10005764B2 |
Halogenated quinazolin-THF-amines as PDE1 inhibitors
The present invention provides halogenated quinazolin-THF-amines as PDE1 inhibitors and their use as a medicament, in particular for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and psychiatric disorders. |
| US10005763B2 |
Photochromic compounds
A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N3, —CN, —COOR′, —CCR′, —C(R′)C(R′)R′, —OCOR′, —OCOOR′,—SR′, —OSO2R′″, and/or —CON(R′)R′, wherein each R′ is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R′″ is —CF3 or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound. |
| US10005762B2 |
Pyridine derivatives
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a compound suitable for a pharmaceutical composition, specifically an agent for treating nocturia.The inventors have assumed that inhibition of nocturnal activity of placental leucine aminopeptidase (P-LAP), i.e. aminopeptidase that cleaves AVP, would maintain and/or increase an endogenous AVP level to enhance the antidiuretic effect, which would contribute to a decreased number of nocturnal voids, and have extensively studied compounds which inhibit P-LAP. As a result, the inventors have found that (2R)-3-amino-2-(pyridylmethyl)-2-hydroxy-propanoic acid derivatives have excellent P-LAP inhibitory activity. The inventors have evaluated antidiuretic effects in water-loaded rats and have found that the compounds increase endogenous AVP levels by inhibiting P-LAP and consequently reduce urine production. The present invention therefore provides compounds expected to be used as an agent for treating nocturia based on P-LAP inhibition. |
| US10005756B2 |
Pyrrolidinone derivatives as MetAP-2 inhibitors
Compounds according to Claim 1, are inhibitors of methionine aminopeptidase and can be employed for the treatment of tumors. |
| US10005753B2 |
Methods for producing beraprost and its derivatives
The present invention is directed to methods for preparing Beraprost and novel synthetic intermediates for Beraprost. In one aspect, a process is provided to produce a pharmaceutical compound represented by the general Formula (I) via a radical cyclization route. The process is completed in fewer steps than the known synthetic methods and may be conducted to prepare commercially useful quantities. In another aspect, synthetic methods are provided for producing Beraprost and its derivatives, which are stereoselective, efficient, scalable and economical. In another aspect, substantially isomerically pure compounds and intermediates are produced by the above processes. |
| US10005751B2 |
Process for producing 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride
The present disclosure provides a process for the production of 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride. In an embodiment, a process is provided and includes chlorinating 4-sulfophthalic acid trisodium salt (1), under solvent reaction conditions, to form a dissolved 4-chlorosulfonylphthalic anhydride (2) and an insoluble sodium chloride. The process includes first removing the insoluble sodium chloride from the dissolved 4-chlorosulfonylphthalic anhydride to form an isolated 4-chlorosulfonylphthalic anhydride. The process includes reacting, under solvent reaction conditions, the isolated 4-chlorosulfonylphthalic anhydride with sodium azide to form a dissolved 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride and an insoluble sodium chloride. The process includes second removing the insoluble sodium chloride from the dissolved 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride to form an isolated 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride. The process includes retrieving a solid 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride (3) from the isolated 4-azidosulfonylphthalic anhydride. |
| US10005749B2 |
Closed-loop production of furfural from biomass
Methods and processes for the production of valuable organic products and alcohols from biomass material using a closed-loop process having numerous advantages over prior production methods are described. In the process, the biomass is subjected to acid-catalyzed digestion, followed by a separation of the digestion product stream into a solid product stream and a liquid product stream, the liquid product stream thereafter undergoing acid-catalyzed dehydration in the presence of an organic solvent, and thereafter separating the organic products in the organic layer from the aqueous layer. During the process, aqueous and organic fluid streams are fed back into various portions of the production process to increase the concentration of active portions and maximize product recovery. |
| US10005748B2 |
5-hydroxymethylfurfural production using a multi-fluorinated alcohol compound
The present invention relates to a process for producing a water cleavage product, a water cleavage product thus produced, a process for producing at least one water cleavage secondary product, a water cleavage secondary product thus produced and the use of a multi-fluorinated alcohol compound for the extraction of at least one water cleavage product from an aqueous phase. |
| US10005747B2 |
Process for the production of γ-valerolactone
The present invention provides a process for the hydrogenation of the levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone in a single step with a single Pt supported on hydrotalcite catalyst. The process provides conversion of γ-valerolactone over Pt supported hydrotalcite catalyst at room temperature (25° C.). The process provides a levulinic acid conversion of 34-100% with 20-50 bar hydrogen pressure to give γ-valerolactone selectivity up to 99%. |
| US10005745B2 |
Amyloid targeting agents and methods of using the same
Provided herein is the design and synthesis of novel molecular rotor fluorophores useful for detection of amyloid or amyloid like proteins. The fluorophores are designed to exhibit enhanced fluorescence emission upon associating with amyloid or amyloid like proteins as compared to unbound compound. Also disclosed herein are the methods for treating of diseases associated with an amyloid or amyloid like proteins. |
| US10005741B2 |
Therapeutic compounds
The invention provides compounds and compositions that are useful for treating conditions including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, cancer, and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. |
| US10005740B2 |
Neprilysin inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula I: where R1-R6 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds; methods of using these compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds. |
| US10005737B2 |
Methods of regioselective synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidines
The present invention relates to the novel regioselective syntheses of 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidines through sequential nucleophilic aromatic substitutions. |
| US10005735B2 |
Inhibitors of RPN11
Candidate compounds for specific inhibition of Rpn11 are represented by Formula 1a where each of R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 is independently selected from hydrogen (H), substituted and unsubstituted alkyl groups, carboxyl groups, or substituted and unsubstituted carboxyamides. |
| US10005728B2 |
Substituted indole Mcl-1 inhibitors
The present application, among other things, provides compounds that are capable of inhibiting the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example, myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) protein. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions as well as methods for using provided compounds for treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer) characterized by the over-expression or dysregulation of Mcl-1 protein. In some embodiments, a provided compound has the structure of formula I. In some embodiments, a provided compound has the structure of formula II. |
| US10005716B2 |
Method for synthesizing catecholamines by using plasma polymerization
A method is provided for preparing a catecholamine-based compound by using plasma polymerization, and more specifically, to a method for artificially synthesizing various catecholamines, that is, monomolecular compounds capable of having a hydroxyl group (—OH) as an ortho group of a benzene ring and various alkylamines as a para group thereof from a catecholamine precursor material such as phenol or aniline by using dry plasma polymerization. |
| US10005710B2 |
Process of production of 1-(5,5-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)ethanone and 1-(5,5-dimethylcyclohex-6-en-1-yl )ethanone
The present invention relates to an improved method for producing of 1-(5,5-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)ethanone and 1-(5,5-dimethylcyclohex-6-en-1-yl)ethanone. |
| US10005708B2 |
System and process for removal of organic carboxylates from mono ethylene glycol (MEG) water streams by acidification and vaporization under vacuum
A system and method for removing organic carboxylates from a mono ethylene glycol (“MEG”) stream includes a reaction vessel; means for cooling and diluting the MEG stream being routed to the reaction vessel; means for acidifying the cooled and diluted MEG stream during its residence time within the reaction vessel; and means for removing an acetic-rich overhead stream from the reaction vessel. The acidification of the cooled and diluted MEG stream occurs under a vacuum. The reaction vessel may be located downstream of a calcium removal vessel and receive a filtered bottom stream from that vessel, or it may be a single reaction vessel that cycles between a calcium removal mode and an acetate removal mode, with the pressure of the single vessel being greater during the calcium removal mode than during the acetate removal mode. |
| US10005707B2 |
Treatment of alcohol compositions
Process for reducing the water and carboxylic acid content of an alcohol composition containing at least one C1-4 alcohol, water and at least one C1-4 carboxylic acid by (a) forming a vapor phase alcohol composition A and a liquid phase alcohol composition B, (b) separating a second vapor phase alcohol composition C and an aqueous phase D from the liquid phase alcohol composition B, the aqueous phase D containing the majority of the carboxylic acid that was present in the liquid phase alcohol composition B; (c) passing the vapor phase alcohol composition A to a drying unit, (d) passing the vapor phase alcohol composition C to a drying unit; and (e) recovering an alcohol composition from the drying units of steps (c) and (d). The recovered alcohol composition of step (e) has a reduced water and carboxylic acid content. |
| US10005705B2 |
Process for the production of fluorinated cyclobutane
The production of 1, 1, 2-trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclobutane (TFMCB). More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for making 1, 1, 2-trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclobutane via a continuous catalytic reaction from commercially available raw materials ethylene and hexafluoropropene. |
| US10005702B2 |
Catalyst coating and process for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins
The present invention relates to a catalyst for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins, comprising a support substrate and a layer applied to the substrate, wherein the layer comprises one or more zeolites of the MFI, MEL and/or MWW structure type, the one or more zeolites comprising one or more alkaline earth metals, to the preparation and use thereof, and to a process for converting oxygenates to olefins using the catalyst. |
| US10005697B1 |
Method and systems for isolation and/or separation of target products from animal produced waste streams
The present invention relates to separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into useful products, wherein the separation of the desired useful products is conducted with a cross-flow filtration system having the ability to the separate desired useful energy and/or products from both viscous and non-viscous medium. |
| US10005693B2 |
Opaque quartz glass and method for its production
To provide opaque quartz glass having no water absorbing properties and being excellent in infrared light shielding properties, and a method for its production. In the production of opaque quartz glass of the present invention, a fine amorphous silica powder and a pore forming agent are mixed, then molded and heated at a predetermined temperature, to obtain opaque quartz glass wherein contained pores are closed pores, the average pore size of pores is from 5 to 20 μm, and the content density of pores is high, whereby the heat shielding properties are high. |
| US10005692B2 |
White glass
A phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening has a total light reflectance of 10% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and a value obtained by dividing a maximum value of the total light reflectance by a minimum value of the total light reflectance of 4.2 or less, when measured in a form of a plate having a thickness of 1 mm. |
| US10005688B2 |
Desalination system and desalination method
This desalinization system, which obtains industrial-use water and drinking water from seawater and wastewater, is provided with: a purification device that purifies wastewater by removing activated sludge therefrom; a first RO membrane that removes salt from the output of the purification device by transferring said salt to first concentrated water, thereby producing industrial-use water; a UF membrane that seawater passes through and that removes particulates from said seawater; a second RO membrane that removes salt from the treated output of the UF membrane by transferring said salt to second concentrated water, producing drinking water; an agitation device to which the second concentrated water from the second RO membrane and the first concentrated water from the first RO membrane are sent to be agitated; and a third RO membrane removing salt from the liquid mixture agitated by the agitation device by transferring said salt to third concentrated water, producing industrial-use water. |
| US10005686B2 |
Fluid treatment system
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to systems and methods of fluid treatment systems. Fluid treatment systems and methods thereof may be operable to remove contaminants and optionally reduce hardness. A fluid treatment system may comprise a feed stream configured to provide a contaminated fluid, a concentrate tank configured to receive the contaminated fluid from the feed stream, a filtration unit configured to receive the contaminated fluid from the concentrate tank, and a permeate stream operable to receive a treated fluid from the filtration unit. A concentrate tank may be operable to reduce hardness of the contaminated fluid. A filtration unit may be operable to filter contaminants from the contaminated fluid. |
| US10005682B1 |
Holding tank-less water ozonating system
A system is described herein which provides an ozonated liquid. The system comprises a liquid inlet arranged to continuously accept a liquid into the system at a desired flow rate; a liquid outlet to dispense ozonated liquid out of the system, the ozonated liquid having an oxidation-reduction potential of at least 450 mV due solely to ozone dissolved in the liquid, the liquid outlet being in fluid communication with the liquid inlet and arranged to dispense the ozonated liquid out of the system at the desired flow rate. The system has a tank-less ozonation flow path between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet, the flow path adapted to ozonate the accepted liquid, producing the ozonated liquid to be dispensed out of the system. The accepted liquid has a fluid residence time in the ozonation flow path of less than 5 minutes prior to being dispensed as the ozonated liquid. |
| US10005681B2 |
Sea water reverse osmosis system to reduce concentrate volume prior to disposal
The present invention includes systems and methods for treatment of seawater RO system for recovering most of the water (i.e., 85-90%) from the concentrate of a brackish groundwater reverse osmosis treatment system that may use, e.g., a batch method. With proper pH control and antiscalant dosage, the batch-treatment SWRO system of the present invention can be used to recover water from silica-saturated RO concentrate without fouling the membranes. Silica concentrations of over 1,000 mg/L are attainable with relatively minimal pre-treatment of the silica-saturated feed solution. |
| US10005677B2 |
Microparticles and a system and method for the synthesis of microparticles
There is provided a method of producing microparticles using an emulsion based synthesis route including: Providing a first fluid phase and a second fluid phase, wherein the first fluid phase is a continuous phase and the second fluid phase is a dispersed phase comprising a dispersed material, wherein the continuous phase is immiscible with the dispersed phase; Mixing the first continuous phase and the second dispersed phase in the presence of a surfactant in a shear device to form an emulsion of droplets of controllable size and having a narrow drop size distribution; Drying the emulsion to form microparticles of controllable size and having narrow size distribution, and wherein the microparticles may comprise spherical, crumpled, dimpled, porous or hollow microparticles morphology. Also provided is a system including shear device and drying arrangement. Also provided are micro particles of controllable size and morphology formed by the method. |
| US10005669B2 |
Method for mass production of phosphoric acid with rotary kiln
A method for mass production of phosphoric acid with a rotary kiln, comprising the following steps: pretreating raw materials a carbonaceous reductant; preparing the pre-treated carbonaceous reductant powder; then evenly mixing the carbonaceous reductant powder and the silica powder to obtain a cladding material; mixing the cores and the cladding material for cladding treatment, drying and solidifying same to obtain composite pellets; sending the composite pellets into a rotary kiln for a reduction reaction; sending the high-temperature slag balls exiting the rotary kiln to a cooling device for comprehensive utilization; introducing the fume containing P2O5 and fluorine exiting the kiln into a hydration tower for absorbing phosphorus by hydration, then passing same through a phosphoric acid mist capturing tower and a mist removing and separating tower successively, and the fluorine-containing fume discharged from the mist removing and separating tower entering a subsequent fluorine recovery procedure. |
| US10005668B1 |
Methods for intercalating and exfoliating hexagonal boron nitride
Methods that facilitate exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), exfoliated hBN, and associated intermediate products are disclosed. Such a method can include the acts of mixing a sample of hBN with an activation agent (e.g., NaF, etc.) and a selected set of chemicals (e.g., a metal chloride) and intercalating the set of chemicals into the hBN to obtain intercalated hBN. Additionally, such a method can include the acts of hydrating the set of chemicals (i.e., the intercalates), and converting the set of chemicals to a set of oxide nanoparticles when exfoliating the intercalated hBN. The exfoliated hBN can be washed (e.g., with HCl, etc.) to remove remaining nanoparticles. |
| US10005667B2 |
Sulfur dioxide scrubbing system and process for producing potassium products
The invention relates to a process for preparing potassium thiosulfate, potassium sulfite or potassium bisulfite comprising the following steps: Step (1a): providing a potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate solution for neutralizing acid forming components such as dissolving SO2 or H2S; Step (1b): providing an SO2 contacting solution, containing at least some potassium sulfite or potassium bisulfite or potassium thiosulfate; Step (2): providing SO2 gas; Step (3): reacting these to absorb the SO2 gas and to form an intermediate reaction mixture comprising potassium sulfite, or potassium bisulfite or a mixture thereof, and optionally recovering the potassium sulfite, or potassium bisulfite or a mixture thereof, and/or optionally using steps 4 and 5; Step (4): adding sulfur or sulfide containing compound containing sulfur having the oxidation state of 0, −2 or of between 0 and −2 to the reaction mixture and optionally potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate, and reacting the mixture under suitable conditions to form potassium thiosulfate; and Step (5): recovering the potassium thiosulfate, and optionally concentrating the potassium thiosulfate. |
| US10005665B2 |
Methods and systems for producing high purity gaseous chlorine dioxide
Methods and systems for producing high purity gaseous chlorine dioxide are provided. A solid chlorite reactant is contacted with an ozone-containing reactant gas, or a gas containing both ozone and a component that reacts with any hydroxide byproduct (such as carbon dioxide), to produce chlorine dioxide. The reaction can be monitored and controlled to ensure that excess chlorite reactant is provided and to prevent ozone from passing into the product gas. |
| US10005661B2 |
Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures
A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes patterning a wiring layer to form at least one fixed plate and forming a sacrificial material on the wiring layer. The method further includes forming an insulator layer of one or more films over the at least one fixed plate and exposed portions of an underlying substrate to prevent formation of a reaction product between the wiring layer and a sacrificial material. The method further includes forming at least one MEMS beam that is moveable over the at least one fixed plate. The method further includes venting or stripping of the sacrificial material to form at least a first cavity. |
| US10005657B2 |
Dispensing system and user interface
A dispensing system may be configured to dispense a custom product based on a user selection. The user selection may be provided via a user interface of the dispensing system. The user interface may simultaneously display selectable icons for the available types of products (e.g., types of beverages) and other icons for modifying a chosen product (e.g., a flavoring or additive to a beverage, such as a sweetener or a cherry flavoring). The user interface may receive input from a user in order for the user to select a custom product (e.g., a custom drink) and the dispensing system may dispense the custom product to the user. |
| US10005655B2 |
Modular beverage and ice dispensing unit
A modular dispensing unit comprising a frame having a front side, back side, two sidewalls, a top wall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall; a first enclave and a second enclave within the frame; a first beverage dispenser located in the first enclave; a second beverage dispenser located in the second enclave; an ice dispenser positioned between the first and second enclaves; and an ice dispenser housing surrounding substantially the entire ice dispenser. The ice dispenser housing may have two sidewalls and a front wall, the front wall having an opening allowing access to an ice outlet of the ice dispenser. |
| US10005654B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods relating to transfer of fluids to/from containers and/or storage/transport of fluids in containers
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of apparatus, systems and methods relating to transfer of fluids to/from containers and/or storage/transport of fluids in containers. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus comprises a container including a fitment having an opening. The apparatus may include a valve within the fitment. The valve may be configured to inhibit fluid flow out of the container. The apparatus may also include a transfer tube configured to be positioned through the opening of the fitment. The transfer tube may engage and open the valve to thereby provide an open passage to/from the container. |
| US10005650B2 |
Industrial truck with load rollers located in swiveling load roller carriers
An industrial truck (1) has a drive section (2) and a movable load section (4). The load section (4) has at least one wheelarm (5) with at least one load roller (6) rotatably mounted in a load roller carrier (12) which is mounted by a swivel bearing (13) on the wheelarm (5). The swivel-bearing (13) is a bearing pin (20). A linkage (10) is connected with the load roller carrier (12) by a coupling pin (21). The load roller carrier (12) has two outer bearing levers (12a, 12b) with bearing flanges (32a, 32b) for mounting the bearing pin (20) and bearing flanges (33a, 33b) for mounting the coupling pin (21), and an additional web (30) located between the outer bearing levers (12a, 12b) and having a bearing flange (32c) for mounting the bearing pin (20) and/or a bearing flange (33c) for mounting the coupling pin (21). |
| US10005646B2 |
Boom element, telescopic boom, pinning system and construction vehicle
The present invention relates to a boom element for a telescopic boom, in particular a telescopic section or a pivotal piece of a telescopic boom, wherein the boom element has a substantially box-shaped hollow structure and wherein at least one component of a pinning system is arranged in at least one of the corner edges of the box-shaped hollow structure, wherein at least one further boom element located in the boom element and/or about the boom element can be pinned to the boom element by means of the pinning system for the purpose of fixing, and wherein the component of the pinning system is and/or includes at least one pin mount and/or at least one pin guide in which the at least one pin is guided and/or movable. |
| US10005644B2 |
Machine for driving a lift
An electrical machine for driving a pulley, including: a shaft whereon the pulley is mounted; a motor for driving the shaft; at least one brake; a first front bearing for supporting the motor, the first front bearing being arranged on one side of the pulley, carrying a front ball bearing and being supported by at least one damping element; and a second front bearing arranged on the opposite side, carrying at least one ball bearing and supported by at least one damping element. The machine does not contain a rigid connection between the first front bearing for supporting the motor and the second front bearing. |
| US10005636B2 |
Device for automatically unwinding web-shaped materials and method for operating such a device
A device for automatically unwinding web-shaped materials (8) from a master roll (3), and to a method for operating a device of this type are disclosed. The device has an infeed arm (2) and a first drive unit (6), wherein the master roll (3) by way of the winding core (4) thereof is rotatably mountable on the infeed arm (2), and the first drive unit (6) serves for introducing a driving force into the master roll (3). In order for high productivity to be achieved, the unwinder (1) has an outfeed arm (13) to which a second drive unit (14) for introducing a driving force into the master roll (3) is assigned, wherein the master roll (3) during an unwinding procedure is transferable from the infeed arm (2) to the outfeed arm (13). The material web (8) is then unwound from the master roll (3) which is mounted on the infeed am (2) down to a predefinable minimum diameter, wherein during the ongoing unwinding procedure the master roll (3) is subsequently transferred to the outfeed arm (13) and thereon is further actively unwound, wherein a new master roll (3′) is received by the infeed arm (2). Unwinding without interruption is thus enabled. |
| US10005635B2 |
Winder for an endless material web
The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing a roll (18) made of a material web (5) of flexible material which is guided via a contact roller (19) of a winder and is wound in the said winder to form a roll (18), wherein the contact roller (19) maintains contact with the roll (18) during winding and the wrap angle (α) of the material web (5) passing over the contact roller (19), as the former is progressively wound, is maintained throughout at a variable reference value predetermined for each winding. In this way the wrap angle (α) for the winding can be adapted to the respective composition of the material web (5), which improves the quality of the winding. |
| US10005633B2 |
Dispensers
A dispenser with a case including a base and a cover that together define an internal storage region, and an adjustable axle assembly, mounted within the internal storage region of case, including an axle and at least one movable stop that is configured to be secured to the axle. |
| US10005628B2 |
Loading dock locking system
A system for allowing a vehicle or trailer to be secured to a loading dock is provided. The system is capable of being stowed away into the vehicle or trailer when not in use, and moveable to a locking position for interfacing with the dock's restraining system when the vehicle or trailer is to be secured to the loading dock. |
| US10005623B1 |
Adjustable gate
An adjustable conveyor gate for receiving goods from a conveyor and for selectively being adjusted to direct the received goods to one of at least two receiving structures, the adjustable conveyor gate having a rotatable trough extender with an opening therein with a proximal drop wall and a distal drop wall angularly and axially spaced from the proximal drop wall. Positioning the proximal drop wall at an elevated position, with the distal drop wall at a lowered position, causes goods moving through the adjustable conveyor gate to drop from the distal drop wall to a first receiving structure there beneath. Positioning the distal drop wall at an elevated position, with the proximal drop wall at a lowered position, causes goods moving through the adjustable conveyor gate to drop from the proximal drop wall to a second receiving structure there beneath. |
| US10005617B2 |
Bottle conveyor arrangement for conveying bottles and similar containers
A container conveyor arrangement is used to convey containers, which arrangement includes a replaceable guide structure to guide containers. The guide structure comprises an upper guide element and a lower guide element, which are connected by an elongated connecting device to a carrier element. The connecting device can be rotated between a secure position, in which the lower guide element is secured to the carrier element, and an unsecured position, in which the lower guide element is not secured to the carrier element. |
| US10005614B2 |
Surface conditioning of conveyor materials or contact surfaces
A method of reducing contamination in a silicon product includes: moving silicon pieces along a conveyance system, wherein the conveyance system comprises a liner having a polished surface finish with a surface roughness of less than or equal to 12 microinches; and moving the silicon pieces across the conveyance system, wherein the silicon pieces contain a reduced number of impurities as compared to silicon pieces in contact with a liner having an unpolished surface. A crushing tool includes: crushing tool elements configured to crush silicon into fragments, wherein the crushing tool elements comprise a surface comprising a polished surface finish with a surface roughness of less than or equal to 12 microinches. A conveyance system includes: a first conveyor discharged onto a second conveyor; wherein the first conveyor comprises a first liner and wherein the second conveyor comprises a second liner. |
| US10005612B2 |
Tube lamp packaging assembly
A tube lamp packaging assembly designed for holding tube lamps, having end packing trays, middle packing trays and a carton box is disclosed. End packing trays and the middle packing trays have two recesses formed on upper and lower portions thereof, respectively, which are shaped in trough, matchingly aligned, and staggeredly disposed along parallel direction to axial direction of tube lamp. End packing trays and middle packing trays are stackingly arranged, with two recesses thereof being substantially symmetrical and forming a cavity therebetween for fittingly accommodating tube lamp residing therebetween. The end packing tray has metal pin slots and a limiting protruding portion disposed at one end of a first recess for fittingly carry the lamp tube, in which the metal pin slots are formed between the limiting protruding portion, and are sized so that metal pins of lamp tubes do not directly contact thereof. |
| US10005610B2 |
Spray cap with actuator for aerosol can
A spray cap for use with an aerosol can having a body having a recessed area; and an actuator button removably stored on the recessed area in an opening formed in the recessed area. The recessed area is resilient and flexible to accommodate inserting and removing the actuator. The actuator has a top wall which is curved and ergonomically configured to receive a user's finger. The actuator comprises an opening for dispensing paint or other liquid. The recessed area has flanges on opposite sides of the opening to facilitate insertion and removal of the actuator thereon. |
| US10005609B1 |
Device and system for insulating items during delivery by a mobile robot
An insulated bag reduces heat exchange between temperature-sensitive items and ambient surroundings. The insulated bag has a bag body which can be covered by a bag lid. The bag lid is provided with a first portion of a securing element. The insulated bag is suitable for insertion into an item space of a mobile delivery robot. The mobile robot has a robot lid provided with a complementary second portion of the securing element. After the insulated bag is inserted into the item space, the two portions of the securing element are connected. Thereafter, when the robot lid is opened, the bag lid is also opened, permitting access to its contents. |
| US10005604B2 |
Container for a pressurized beverage, in particular beer, and method of filling a container with a pressurized beverage
The invention relates to a container for a pressurized beverage, in particular beer, comprising a casing of a thermoplastic material, a valve part for dispensing the beverage from the container, and an expandable device holding a compressed gas or a gas generating system for expanding the device during or after filling the container to compensate for an increase in the volume of the container resulting from creep in the thermoplastic material. |
| US10005602B2 |
Collapsible pouch provided with a closure assembly
A collapsible pouch (1) is provided with a closure assembly (10; 110; 210; 310; 410), which comprises a monolithic spout base and cap part (11; 111; 311) and a tubular inner part (30; 130; 230; 330; 430). The inner part comprises a fixation portion (31; 131; 331; 431) and a neck portion (32; 132; 232) and has been inserted into the spout base and cap part via the lower opening of the bore thereof in a pre-assembly operation prior to sealing of the pre-assembled closure assembly between the two walls (3, 4) of the pouch. The fixation portion is received and fixed in the bore of the spout base (12; 112; 212). The neck portion protrudes from the spout base into the cap cavity and extends to a mouth opening (34; 134) of the neck portion. The neck portion is provided with at least one circumferential sealing surface (32a; 32b; 32c; 132a; 132b) and the cap has at the interior side thereof at least one circumferential sealing surface (23a; 22b; 22c; 123a) that sealingly engages said at least one circumferential sealing surface of the neck portion. |
| US10005598B2 |
Laminate
A primary laminate including a tabstock in which a seal laminate including a foil layer and a top foam layer, a tabstock and a plastic film stock are fed to a laminating station is provided herein. At the lamination station, a curtain of polymeric adhesive is extruded between the plastics film stock and the top face of the primary substrate, which is partly comprised of the top face of the tabstock and partly comprised of the top foam layer of the seal laminate. Use of primary laminates obtained by such a process to form seals for sealing a container, for food or drink stored at low temperatures, is also described. |
| US10005597B2 |
Device for dispensing and protecting a fluid, comprising a slit stopper
A device for dispensing a fluid product, comprising a body, a slit stopper formed in the body, being made from an elastically deformable material and delimited by an external face and an internal face, the slit stopper comprising a slit approximately parallel to the principal plane of the device, that extends from the internal face to the external face, and that comprises two facing walls that bear in contact with each other and that can move apart following a movement perpendicular to the principal plane of the device under pressure from the product to be dispensed, by elastic strain of the slit stopper. The slit stopper comprises a groove made in the internal face, that comprises two inclined faces each of which prolongs a wall of the slit in the inwards direction. The device may include a layer of material with bactericide or bacteriostatic properties on its external face. |
| US10005592B2 |
Child-resistant zipper and packaging bag incorporating said zipper
A zipper unit for a packaging bag is provided comprising a sealing zipper to seal the packaging bag in a ally sealed state. The sealing zipper is configured to be opened with the opening operation of the packaging bag. The zipper unit also comprises a locking zipper having a fit-engagement strength stronger than the fit-engagement strength of the sealing zipper. A releasing cutout portion is provided in a part of a fit-engagement body of the locking zipper. The locking zipper is configured to be opened from the releasing cutout portion. The locking zipper may be situated as the first zipper at the opening of the packaging bag to prevent the packaging bag from being opened, for example, by a child. The sealing zipper may be provided as the second zipper closest to the inside of the packaging bag and accessible by release or opening of the locking zipper. |
| US10005587B2 |
Forklift system for waste or recyclable material handling
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for tracking and managing waste or recyclable materials, which may include one or more devices enabled to capture and record information about waste material at a point in a distribution chain, and information technology systems for collecting, processing, and analyzing information about a large number and variety of streams of waste material. A forklift system may include a forklift, an RFID reader with an antenna positioned on or in proximity to the forklift, wherein the antenna is positioned to read RFID information from an RFID tag positioned on an item handled by the forklift. The system may also include a device for measuring a parameter indicative of the weight of the item handled by the forklift, and a processing facility with a server for associating the information read by the RFID reader and the parameter indicative of the weight of the item. |
| US10005575B2 |
Facility and method for producing a container loaded with a biopharmaceutical fluid
A facility (1) for producing a container loaded with a biopharmaceutical fluid, includes: a container (2) wherein a biopharmaceutical fluid is placed (B); a control module (9) for controlling the filling of gas into the container (2); and an analysis module (10) for estimating a parameter for controlling the gas filling; and a pumping device (40) for generating a depression in the inner filling space (Vg). |
| US10005574B2 |
Method and device for handling test tubes in a laboratory automation system
A method and a device for handling test tubes in a laboratory automation system are presented. During the handling, an open end of the test tube is covered by a residue-free removable, flat cover element forced against the open end of the test tube. |
| US10005573B2 |
Food container
A lunch box assembly having a main housing having a lid rotatably, hingedly attached to a base to provide access to an opened interior of one or more compartments is disclosed. The lid can have ferrously magnetic material and recesses to accept magnets. The magnets can be shaped to fit the recesses. The base can have compartments aligned with corresponding compartments in the lid. The base and the lid can form one or more closed food storage compartments that separate the contents from the neighboring compartments. A latch on the base and lid can produce a clamping force on a small lidded container or containers placed in one or more of the compartments. The clamping force can clamp the lidded container closed and prevent leakage of fluids in the container. |
| US10005572B1 |
System for filling a container with dip tubes
A system for filling a container with relatively long thin tubes that are delivered on a tube conveyor. The system has a generally tubular-shaped insert with an at least partially open top and an open bottom, the insert sized and shaped to fit into the container and defining a width that is slightly larger than the length of the tubes and an insert holder that is adapted to engage the insert to hold the insert in place. There is a lift system that moves the container between an engaged position in which the container is located over the insert and a disengaged position in which the container is free from the insert, and movable clamps adapted to be moved between an engaged position in which they hold the container in position relative to the insert and a disengaged position in which the container can be moved relative to the insert. A pivot system pivots the insert holder about a pivot axis that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axes of the tubes. A flexible drape is adapted to be located at least in part in the insert and overlies tubes as they fill into the insert from the conveyor, to help keep the tubes aligned across the width of the insert. |
| US10005571B2 |
Deployable solar panel array for spacecraft
A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms. |
| US10005569B2 |
Triple flywheel assembly with attitude jitter minimization
Various embodiments of the present invention include assemblies and methods for minimizing the amplitude of attitude jitter. In one embodiment, a flywheel assembly for reducing the amplitude of attitude jitter is provided. The flywheel assembly includes a first flywheel, a second flywheel, and a third flywheel. The first flywheel, second flywheel, and third flywheel are axially aligned and in operable engagement with one another. Each flywheel is configured to be independently controlled in order to manipulate the phase difference therebetween. |
| US10005567B2 |
Method for stationing a satellite and in-orbit testing of its payload
A method for stationing a satellite comprises a transfer phase, during which the satellite moves on an elliptical geosynchronous orbit, the orbit being deformed progressively by application of a thrust by electrical or hybrid electrical-chemical propulsion to bring it closer to a geostationary orbit. The transfer step comprises a substep during which, during a plurality of revolutions of the satellite, the thrust is stopped for a fraction of orbital period and tests of a telecommunications payload of the satellite are performed in the absence of thrust. |
| US10005566B2 |
Systems and methods for detection of dragging brake
A landing gear assembly may include a first wheel and a second wheel, a first wheel sensor coupled to the first wheel and a second wheel sensor coupled to the second wheel, and a controller coupled to the first wheel sensor and the second wheel sensor. A tangible, non-transitory memory may have instructions for detecting a dragging brake. The controller may perform operations including receiving data from the first wheel sensor and the second wheel sensor, calculating a wheel speed characteristic for each of the first wheel and the second wheel based on the data, identifying a lowest value for the wheel speed characteristic, determining a moving average for the wheel speed characteristic, comparing the lowest value to the moving average, and whether the lowest value for the wheel speed characteristic indicates a dragging brake. |
| US10005565B2 |
Stabilized wing rib components and methods for assembling such stabilized wing rib components with at least one other aircraft airfoil structural component
Devices and methods for stabilizing a structural component are provided. The devices may include a main body component, a pair of opposed stabilization feet engageable with opposed regions of the structural component, a pair of coaxially disposed and reciprocal rectilinearly movable support shafts coupling the stabilization feet to the main body component, and an actuator assembly for rectilinearly moving the support shafts opposite to one another which in turn moves the stabilization feet between retracted and extended positions relative to the main body component. In use, the device may be positioned between opposed flanges of a structural component so as to stabilize the component and facilitate automated assembly processes. |
| US10005562B2 |
Standby instrument panel for aircraft
A system and method for displaying standby instrument information is disclosed. The touch-screen instrument panel system for a vehicle has a touch-screen information panel display configured to display vehicle operation information received from a computing system and a standby instrument display that is secured to an area located behind the information panel display. The standby instrument display is hidden from view when the information panel display is in a powered state but is in full view when the information panel display is in an unpowered state. |
| US10005559B2 |
Crash-resistant aircraft and crash-resistant control method
A novel crash-resistant aircraft includes a fuselage and an aircraft base connected together via a movable fastener, and said fuselage comprises a cockpit, a cabin and an empennage. The aircraft base comprises a bellyhold cargo bay, a fuel tank, an undercarriage, a power unit and wings. The empennage is also connected to the tail end of said fuselage via a movable fastener. A crash-resistant propeller system capable of bringing said fuselage upward is set up at the top of said cabin, a crash-resistant recoil devices set up beneath said cabin. The crash-resistant aircraft also comprises a control system disposed in said cockpit, and when said aircraft is in an accident in midair, said control system releases said movable fastener to abandon said aircraft base and said empennage. Also disclosed is a crash-resistant operation method of the crash-resistant aircraft. |
| US10005556B2 |
Drone having drone-catching feature
A drone includes a plurality of rotors disposed at and around a base and operable to fly and steer the drone. At least one net launcher is disposed at the base and is operable to launch a net toward a target object. A control is responsive to a signal indicative of a detected target object, and the control, responsive to such a signal, is operable to aim the net launcher toward the target object and to launch the net toward the target object. |
| US10005550B2 |
Compound aircraft having an additional anti-torque device
A compound aircraft having a fuselage, a main rotor, a main anti-torque device and two wings positioned on either side of the fuselage. Each wing has at least one movable flap situated at its trailing edge. The flaps can be deflected asymmetrically relative to an air stream generated in reaction to the lift of the main rotor on either side of the fuselage so as to create longitudinal aerodynamic forces in opposite directions on either side of the fuselage and consequently create an additional torque that is added to the main torque from the main anti-torque device. |
| US10005548B2 |
Compliant lower bearing with tapered outer diameter
A strut assembly includes a piston and a bearing housing around the piston. The bearing housing may also comprise a groove and a tapered surface opposite the groove. A bearing may be in the groove and proximate the piston. An outer cylinder may be around the bearing housing. The angle of the tapered surface may be based on a deflection angle between the outer cylinder and the piston. A wear plate may be around the tapered surface. An elastic material may be disposed between the tapered surface and the wear plate. The bearing housing may comprise a titanium alloy. The bearing housing may be configured to flex towards the wear plate. |
| US10005546B2 |
Split blended winglet
A split winglet configured for attachment to a wing tip of a wing. The split winglet may include an upper winglet extending from the wing tip above a chord plane of the wing and a ventral fin projecting below the chord plane. The upper winglet and the ventral fin may include tip configurations. At least one of the upper winglet tip configuration and the ventral fin tip configuration may be provided by a curved blade cap attached thereto. The curved blade cap may include a leading edge having a first curve with a first radius, and a trailing edge having a second curve with a second radius different from the first radius. The curved blade cap may also include a distal segment oblique to the first curve and the second curve. |
| US10005544B2 |
System and method for enhancing the high-lift performance of an aircraft
A drag reduction system for an aircraft may include an air ejector having an ejection port located between an aft portion of an airfoil main element and a forward portion of a trailing edge device. The air ejector may be configured to discharge an air jet from the ejection port in such a manner that the air jet passes over the upper surface of the trailing edge device. |
| US10005535B2 |
Adaptable modular power system (AMPS) and dedicated connector; modular payload boxes and autonomous water vehicle configured to accept same
An adaptable modular power system (AMPS) is hierarchical in a number of ways. AMPS modules connect to a backplane, and one or multiple AMPS backplanes can form an AMPS domain. At the same time, the vehicle electronics is modular, with various payload boxes needing to communicate with each other. A common power and signaling cable is provided to interconnect payload boxes. A dedicated connector system is also provided so that AMPS modules may communicate, control, receive data, and supply and receive power. |
| US10005529B1 |
Quick rescue survival kit
A visual locator target easy to be seen from the air during the day or night to quickly locate and rescue the user in an emergency or distressed situation. The circular single-layer of bright, neon material used for this target may preferably have a diameter of 25′ and be a strong, lightweight material the edge will glow-in-the-dark and inflate for water use making it easy to be seen at night for a quicker rescue. It can be used on land by laying it on the ground and securing it by using the eight anchor hook connectors. It can also be used to float in the water with the inflatable, luminescent circumference, center and cross-sections of the target which includes an inflatable chamber therein. The manual back-up air valve system requires the user to blow their breath into the air valve. |
| US10005524B1 |
Underdeck mid-cabin entry system for mono hull boat
An under deck mid cabin entry system for a mono hull boat including an entry console disposed to the side of a center console and providing access to steps extending beneath the main deck. A top step is within the entry console proximate to the front surface and the steps curve towards a central beam of the boat and descend into the mid cabin such that a bottom step proximate to a floor of the mid cabin directs a user into a central area of the mid cabin and terminates to avoid obstructing movement in the central area. The bottom step further defines a landing platform for users of the boat. |
| US10005518B2 |
Automatic traction control for friction drives
The disclosure relates to improved friction drive systems, control algorithms for friction drive systems, and automatic traction control for friction drive systems. Embodiments of friction drive systems and methods may improve control over an amount of normal force between a contact surface on a friction drive (e.g., disposed on a drive motor) and a tire or wheel of a wheeled vehicle. Embodiments of friction drive systems and methods may dynamically adjust the normal force between the contact surface and the tire or wheel in response to rapidly changing conditions, such as weather, road surface, and/or tire inflation. Embodiments of an automatic traction control system may adjust the normal force to avoid slippage while minimizing tire wear and maximizing battery efficiency. Embodiments of friction drive systems and methods may allow a user to calibrate or adjust the amount of normal force delivered based on their preferences or based on a selected mode of operation. |
| US10005517B2 |
Bicycle pedal equipped with center-of-gravity changing means
Disclosed herein is a bicycle pedal equipped with a center-of-gravity changing means. The bicycle pedal is coupled to a crank arm of a bicycle. The bicycle pedal includes: a pedal unit including a rectangular pedal body coupled to one surface of the crank arm, and a rotation cavity formed through the top and bottom surfaces of the inside of the pedal body; and a center-of-gravity changing means provided above the pedal unit, and configured such that a center of gravity is moved forward or backward. The center-of-gravity changing means includes: a rod-shaped rotation changing shaft fitted into the inside surface of the rotation cavity; a rotation changing bent portion formed to protrude in the center of the rotation changing shaft; a plate-shaped rotation changing connection member fitted over the outside surface of the rotation changing bent portion; and a plate-shaped changing foot support provided above the rotation changing connection member. |
| US10005512B2 |
Rotatable bicycle stem assembly
A rotatable stem assembly for a bicycle is provided. The assembly includes: a tubular sleeve configured to fit over a steerer tube of the bicycle, an outer surface of the sleeve having a plurality of first splines and first channels; and a stem including a first bore for receiving the sleeve, the first bore having an inner surface with a plurality of second splines and second channels configured for mating engagement with the plurality of first splines and first channels; wherein the first and second splines and channels are matingly engageable in a riding configuration and in a storage configuration, wherein in the riding configuration the stem relative to the sleeve is rotationally perpendicular with the stem relative to the sleeve in the storage configuration. |
| US10005510B2 |
Saddle bag lock device for saddle-ride type vehicle
In a saddle bag lock device for a saddle-ride type vehicle, in which a bag base body forming a saddle bag together with a lid is provided with multiple catch mechanisms switchable between a locked state where the catch mechanisms are engaged with multiple strikers provided on the lid and an unlocked state where the catch mechanisms are disengaged from the strikers. A switching operation member is manually-operable to synchronously switch the catch mechanisms from the locked state to the unlocked state. The saddle bag is formed to have a mountain-shaped bulging portion in an upper portion, the bulging portion bulging upwardly in a side view, and the switching operation member and the multiple catch mechanisms disposed in base portions of the bulging portion are connected to one another by cables corresponding individually to the catch mechanisms. |
| US10005508B2 |
Flexible headliner assembly table
A headliner assembly apparatus includes an input delivery device attempting to deliver an input related to a predetermined headliner to a controller that is in communication with the input delivery device. An indexing assembly is in communication with the controller, wherein the indexing assembly positions at least one headliner detail in an installation position in response to the input related to the predetermined headliner. A headliner support is adapted to position the predetermined headliner, wherein the predetermined headliner is placed on the indexing assembly, and wherein the headliner is placed to engage the at least one headliner detail in the installation position. A detail installing assembly couples the at least one headliner detail in the installation position to the predetermined headliner. |
| US10005505B2 |
Semi-generic steering knuckle adapter assembly for a vehicle
A semi-generic steering knuckle adapter assembly provides predetermined attachment locations for installing a wheel-replacing track system on a steering knuckle. The adapter assembly comprises one or more customized adapting members (e.g. frame(s), plate(s)) configured to be mounted to the steering knuckle of a vehicle, and a generic supporting member (e.g. frame, plate) configured to be mounted to the adapting member(s) and comprising the predetermined attachment locations where the support frame of the track system can be releasably yet rigidly secured. By providing predetermined and preconfigured attachment locations where the wheel-replacing track system can be secured, the adapter assembly allows the track system to be mounted to the vehicle while avoiding attachment at inconvenient and/or weak locations. |
| US10005499B2 |
Self-adjusting, self-damping air spring system
A self-adjusting, self-damping air spring having a first air spring disposed between a cab and a frame of a vehicle and a second air spring in fluid communication with the first air spring. The second air spring positioned relative to the first to provide an opposition force in response to a change in height of the first air spring. This change in height corresponds to a change in displacement between the cab and the frame. The opposition force provided by the second air spring acting to dampen the changes in displacement. |
| US10005493B2 |
Vehicle traveling control apparatus
A vehicle traveling control apparatus includes a setting unit and a adjusting unit. The setting unit sets a set position of a preceding vehicle ahead of an own vehicle in a vehicle width direction as a control target point of follow-up traveling allowing for traveling while following the preceding vehicle. The control amount adjusting unit adjusts, on a basis of a first control adjustment value that is based on shape data of the preceding vehicle, a control amount that controls the own vehicle to the control target point. |
| US10005490B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus
An electric power steering apparatus includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a torsion bar coaxially coupling the input and output shafts to each other, and a torque detection sleeve. One of the input and output shafts includes a cylindrical portion. On the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, a female stopper is provided. The other of the input and output shafts includes a male stopper to be engaged with the female stopper, and a torque detection concave-convex section adjacent to the male stopper in the axial direction. The male stopper includes a plurality of male grooves. The torque detection concave-convex section includes a plurality of detection grooves. The torque detection sleeve is arranged radially outside the torque detection concave-convex section. The diameter of a groove bottom circle of the male stopper is smaller than the diameter of a groove bottom circle of the torque detection concave-convex section. |
| US10005478B2 |
Interlocking gladhands
A gladhand coupling that prevents inadvertent separation of the coupling halves. Each half is equipped with a lug having a ramped pad and a flange defining a channel having a corresponding ramped pad. When two halves are positioned together then rotated into the locked position, the ramped pad of the lug is positioned proximately to the ramped pad of the flange to prevent inadvertent lateral compression of the two halves that could cause unintentional uncoupling. The coupling may be disconnected by simple rotation of one coupling half relative to the other and by pulling the coupling apart as done by current rail car decoupling procedures. |
| US10005476B2 |
Conveyance device utilizing coupled wagons
A conveyance device utilizing coupled wagons includes front and rear adjacent wagons and a pair of left and right coupling units coupling left and right side portions of the adjacent wagons. The coupling units are switchable between a coupled state in which the left and right side portions of the adjacent wagons are respectively allowed for relative horizontal rotations about vertical shafts and an uncoupled state. A first coupling control mechanism operating at least one of the coupling units is provided at a horizontal turn path section in a travel path. By the operation of the first coupling control mechanism, the conveying traveling body can enter the horizontal turn path section while the coupling unit on the inner side of the horizontal turn path section is in the coupled state and the coupling unit on the outer side of the horizontal turn path section is in the uncoupled state. |
| US10005470B2 |
Apparatus and method of estimating road slope using gravitational acceleration sensor
A method of estimating road slope using a gravitational acceleration sensor, includes determining whether a driving mode of a vehicle is a towing or freight carrying mode, calculating a difference value between road slope measured using the gravitational acceleration sensor and road slope measured using a driving torque when the driving mode of the vehicle is the towing or freight carrying mode, estimating road slope by correcting the road slope measured using the gravitational acceleration sensor based on the difference value, and controlling a shift of the vehicle according to the estimated road slope. |
| US10005467B2 |
Method of controlling a dual clutch transmission
A method of controlling a dual clutch transmission (DCT) for a vehicle includes steps to reduce objectionable noise present during particular driving conditions and when the vehicle is operated using certain driving habits. A DCT engages at least two gear ratios at a time; one gear ratio for the current desired gear and a second gear ratio for the next likely gear. The method detects when conditions are favorable for the objectionable noise and takes action to remove the cause of the objectionable noise. |
| US10005466B2 |
Engine power modulation in a vehicle
A control strategy for a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine has a repeating cycle of accelerating the vehicle during a more fuel efficient acceleration phase of the cycle followed by a deceleration phase of the cycle which uses little or no fuel. |
| US10005465B2 |
Moving body control device, moving body control method, and control program
A moving body control device includes an attitude angle detection section configured to detect ah attitude angle of an inverted moving body, a command value generation section configured to generate an attitude angular speed command value of the inverted moving body according to the attitude angle detected by the attitude angle detection section, a control section configured to control drive of the inverted moving body according to the attitude angular speed command value generated by the command value generation section, a determination section configured to make a determination whether or not the inverted moving body travels in a constant direction for a prescribed time or longer, and an acceleration-deceleration command section configured to increase or decrease the attitude angular speed command value generated by the command value generation section when the determination section makes a determination that travel is performed in the constant direction for the prescribed time or longer. |
| US10005464B2 |
Autonomous vehicle operation at multi-stop intersections
An autonomous vehicle can operate with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection. One or more other objects (e.g., vehicles) approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle can be detected. An arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection can be determined. In response to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined. As an example, the driving maneuver can include stopping short of an originally intended stopping point and/or decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is not substantially the same as the other objects at the multi-stop intersection. The autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver. |
| US10005462B2 |
System and method for operating a transmission during an engine stop and start for a rolling vehicle
Methods and systems for improving operation of a vehicle driveline that includes an engine and an automatic transmission with a torque converter are presented. In one non-limiting example, the engine may be stopped while a vehicle in which the engine operates is rolling. A transmission coupled to the engine may be shifted as the vehicle rolls so that vehicle response may be improved if a driver requests an increase of engine torque. |
| US10005457B2 |
Driving force control device for a vehicle
A vibration suppression torque calculation means calculates a vibration suppression torque for suppressing a sprung vibration. An upper/lower limit value setting means is configured to set, based on a gear ratio of a transmission, upper and lower limit values whose absolute values are increased as the gear ratio is increased. An upper/lower limit restriction means calculates a final vibration suppression torque acquired by using the upper and lower limit values to impose upper/lower limit restriction on the vibration suppression torque. An addition unit sets a value acquired by adding the final vibration suppression torque to a driver required torque to a target torque. |
| US10005455B2 |
Method in order to control vehicle behaviour
A method in controlling a steering assistance actuator in a steering system (100) of a vehicle and one or more controllable vehicle state actuators so that the steering-wheel torque applied by the driver is an indicative for the driver intention and transformed to a target yaw and/or lateral vehicle state to be controlled by one or more vehicle state controllers and actuated by the vehicle state actuators along with the fact that the level of understeer is used to achieve an additional steering-wheel torque in the form of a ramp in the steering-wheel torque as a function of the level of understeer. |
| US10005451B2 |
Control system, switch and control method for a hybrid electric vehicle
A control system, a switch and a control method for a hybrid vehicle, the vehicle operable in a hybrid mode where a combustion engine and an electric motor can be used, and in an electric mode where only the electric motor can be used. The control system includes a propulsion mode control module configured to control the vehicle to operate in one of the hybrid mode and the electric mode. The propulsion mode control module is further configured to verify that the vehicle has been in an off-state for a predetermined period of time before switching from the hybrid mode to the electric mode. |
| US10005443B1 |
Brake line anchor
Generally described, aspects of the disclosed subject matter are directed to an apparatus for anchoring a line, such as a line anchor suitable for use with the brake line of a vehicle. The brake line anchor includes a line coupling member to secure the brake line to the brake line anchor, and a mounting member for mounting the brake line anchor to the vehicle. The brake line anchor has a deflection control portion positioned intermediately along the length. The deflection control portion has a necked-down cross-sectional area such that the brake line anchor is configured to provide independent selection of the stiffness in each direction of bending and in axial compression/extension of the line coupling member such that the brake line anchor can be tailored to the mounting location and system in which the brake line anchor is utilized. |
| US10005439B2 |
ABS hydraulic unit
Provided is an ABS hydraulic unit where it is unnecessary to change a size of a control circuit board corresponding to a size of a block. An ABS hydraulic unit for performing an antilock brake control of a hydraulic brake includes: a pump and a valve mounted in a hydraulic circuit for making the hydraulic brake perform braking; a motor for operating the pump; a block into which the pump, the valve and the motor are assembled; and a control circuit board for controlling the motor and the valve, wherein the block has a first surface into which. the motor and the valve are assembled, and a second surface which intersects with the first surface, and the control circuit board is arranged such that the control circuit board extends along the second surface and the valve is positioned between the control circuit board and the motor, the control circuit board being electrically connected with the motor and the valve through a wire extending along the first surface. |
| US10005438B2 |
Brake system and vehicle
A brake system includes a brake activator which first activates a central rear brake and lastly activates a front brake of a right front brake and a left front brake which is provided on a front wheel which is an inner wheel by operating an input member. When an operation amount of the input member from an initial state to a maximum operated state thereof is divided equally into three portions which are defined as a low braking force area, a middle braking force area, and a high braking force area, the brake activator activates the central rear brake, the right front brake, and the left front brake to operate in the low braking force area. |
| US10005436B2 |
Brake pedal apparatus for a vehicle
A brake pedal apparatus for a vehicle has a pedal member manufactured by bending one steel plate. A pedal arm is forcibly rotated forwards by the pedal member being deformed in the event of crash or rear-end collision. |
| US10005431B2 |
Vortex damping wiper blade
A windshield wiper blade cover and a wiper blade. The windshield wiper blade cover being capable of being disposed on the top side of a wiper blade. The cover has a base portion having a height and a raised portion having a height, the height of the raised portion is greater than the height of the base portion, and the height of the raised portion gradually decreases as the raised portion approaches the outer ends of the cover. |
| US10005429B2 |
Certificate-based pairing of key fob device and control unit
A key fob device, in one embodiment, includes a transceiver that receives and sends signals, a memory that stores a public key and a certificate of authenticity associated with the key fob device, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and memory. The processor is configured to execute instructions causing the key fob device to transmit the public key and the certificate of authenticity, execute a public key agreement protocol to generate a common secret encryption key, and receive an operation key encrypted with the common secret encryption key. |
| US10005428B2 |
Assembly module
The invention relates to an assembly module (20) for a motor vehicle (1), said assembly module having an optical sensor system (30) which is suitable a) for monitoring an activation region (22) outside of the motor vehicle (1) during an activation duration in order to identify a user's intention in the activation region (22), b) for providing a working signal in the case that a user's intention has been identified. According to the invention, auxiliary means (31, 43, 45, 80) are provided which help the user (10) to make the user's intention in the activation region (22, 28) known so that the working signal can be provided. |
| US10005416B2 |
Partition providing increased legroom
A partition for separating front and rear occupant areas of a vehicle comprises a frame and multiple panel sections. The frame is for attachment to the vehicle and has a first lateral member, respective angled side tubular members and a window. The multiple panel sections are configured to fit vertically between the window and a floor and horizontally between first and second sides. The multiple panel sections comprise a first panel section for positioning adjacent the first side, a second panel section for positioning adjacent the second side and a center section laterally adjacent and separating the first and second panel members. The center section protrudes rearwardly relative to the first panel section and the second panel section. The second panel section is recessed forwardly of the first panel section and forwardly of the center section to increase space available in a rear seat aligned with the second panel section. |
| US10005415B2 |
Determination apparatus and method for occupant
An occupant determination apparatus includes a weight sensor configured to detect a weight on a seat in a vehicle, a lateral acceleration sensor configured to detect lateral acceleration being acceleration in a width direction of the vehicle and having a positive or negative sign based on the width direction, a processing unit, and a storage unit configured to store a lateral acceleration threshold and a table in which an occupant region for use in the occupant determination is set. The lateral acceleration threshold indicates whether occupant determination for an occupant on the seat is to be conducted and has a positive or negative sign. The table is based on the weight and the lateral acceleration. The processing unit is configured to conduct the occupant determination on the basis of the weight, the lateral acceleration, and the table when the lateral acceleration is higher than the lateral acceleration threshold. |
| US10005407B2 |
Motor vehicle configuration system
Motor vehicle configuration system, including a motor vehicle, in the interior of which at least one transponder that is capable of wireless near field communication is attached and which has a receiving unit for wireless reception of vehicle configuration data over a wireless communication link independent of the wireless near field communication. A portable device has at least one data memory for storing the memory data and has a transmitting unit for a wireless transmission of data on the basis of the memory data. The portable device is programmed such that, when an approach of the portable device to a transponder is detected on the basis of wireless near field communication, the data are transferred from the portable device to the motor vehicle a wireless communication link between the transmitting unit and the receiving unit for the purpose of providing the motor vehicle with configuration data. The communication link is independent of the wireless near field communication. |
| US10005404B2 |
Integrated electronic device holder for cup holder
A cup holder assembly includes a door configured for translation between an open and a closed configuration, at least one receiver sidewall, and at least one first cup holder surface provided by a bottom surface of the door and configured to upwardly extend at least a portion of the receiver sidewall when the door is disposed in an open configuration. A retention system for a container is provided, including at least one container biasing member and at least one container supporting member. The container biasing member may be door-mounted or receiver sidewall-mounted. |
| US10005402B2 |
Load-assisting cargo bracket for vehicles
A load-assisting cargo bracket for vehicles comprises a main body and an assisting assembly. The main body comprises a bottom, a side rail frame disposed around the bottom, and an accommodating space defined beside the bottom. The assisting assembly comprises a first rod and two second rods. One end of each of the two second rods is connected with the first rod, and the other end of the each second rod is received within a corresponding branch rail of the side rail frame. The each second rod is aligned with the corresponding branch rail of the side rail frame. The first rod is spaced from a back and a top of a vehicle when the two second rods extend out of the side rail frame, and is positioned next to the bottom of the main body when the each second rod is entirely received within the side rail frame. |
| US10005401B1 |
Object attaching system
A system to releasably attach an object to a vehicle interior is presented herein. The system includes a first, second and third module. The first module is configured to fasten to a portion of an interior vehicle body panel. The second module is configured to slidably couple to the first module. The third module is configured to rotatably couple to the second module, the third module has a connection point configured to allow the releasable attachment of the object. |
| US10005389B2 |
Indicating apparatus
A plurality of indicator field elements and a mechanical device are included in an indicating apparatus disposed in an interior of a motor vehicle. Each indicator field element is bounded by an edge, wherein the mechanical device is configured to position the indicator field elements in at least two positions relative to one another and to arrange at least two indicator field elements directly next to one another in at least one position. The edges of the at least two indicator field elements arranged directly next to one another contact at a common boundary in the at least one position and form a common indicator field which comprises the at least two indicator field elements. |
| US10005388B1 |
Polite-sounding vehicle horn apparatus
Disclosed herein is a polite-sounding vehicle horn apparatus. The polite-sounding vehicle horn apparatus includes: a main horn sound generator provided in a vehicle, and configured to generate main horn sounds; a subsidiary horn sound generator provided in the vehicle, and configured to generate subsidiary horn sounds lower than the main horn sounds; a main horn button provided on a steering wheel of the vehicle; a subsidiary horn button provided on the steering wheel of the vehicle; a camera sensor configured to detect a shape of a human in front of the vehicle; and an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to generate a main horn sound via the main horn sound generator when the main horn button is pushed, and to generate a subsidiary horn sound lower than the main horn sound via the subsidiary horn sound generator when the subsidiary horn button is pushed. |
| US10005386B1 |
Motorcycle taillight with intermittent flashing system and method thereof
The systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to an intermittent flashing taillight on a motorcycle that may be activated when a foot lever is actuated and a hand lever is actuated between on and off. The flashing sequences, which may be controlled by the driver, through directly actuating the hand lever between on and off, may be more easily discernable than a solid illuminated taillight found in current motorcycles. In an illustrative embodiment, the motorcycle may include a hand lever that is associated with a front brake and a foot lever that is associated with a rear brake. At least one taillight may be provided in the motorcycle. A controller on the motorcycle may intermittently flash the at least one taillight according to actuations of the hand lever between on and off and when the second lever is continuously actuated. |
| US10005383B2 |
Method and apparatus for transporting a tank
The present invention is a tank transport system having a hydraulic tilt tank trailer and a vertical tank. The hydraulic tilt tank trailer includes a utility trailer and a tilt chassis having a tilt chassis frame, where tilt chassis is rotatably attached to the utility trailer. A hydraulic lift system is used to provide the mechanical force to tilt, or rotate, the tilt chassis. The vertical tank includes a hollow body supported by a base frame and a sled frame. To load the vertical tank, the vertical tank is positioned to rest on the sled frame and tilt chassis is tilted from the towing position to the loading/unloading position. The vertical tank is pulled onto the tilt chassis where only the sled frame is in contact with the tilt chassis. The tilt chassis is then tilted, or rotated, back into the towing position for transportation. |
| US10005381B2 |
Side-loading liftgate having integrated stabilizer leg
A sideloader liftgate system automatically extends a stabilizer leg when a liftgate is deployed, and automatically retracts the stabilizer leg when the liftgate is stored. Adjustment of the liftgate and stabilizer leg is carried out in response to a single user command. The invention prevents a user from forgetting to extend the stabilizer leg for safely using the liftgate, and also prevents a user from forgetting to retract the stabilizer leg before towing the trailer. |
| US10005379B2 |
Method for producing a component and component
A component having at least one structural component and one organic sheet, and a method for producing the component, are described. In a first step, a woven-fabric hose is arranged in a contour of a tool and then the tool is closed. In a second step, a plastic, in particular a melt, is injected into the woven-fabric hose arranged in the closed tool. In a third step, a fluid and/or supporting element is introduced into the woven-fabric hose, a cavity thus being formed in the woven-fabric hose. An organic sheet is formed and backmolded with a plastic, and the formed and backmolded organic sheet is bonded to the structural component to produce the component. |
| US10005377B2 |
Armrest device
Armrest device, in particular for commercial vehicle seats, having a guide rail system for guiding a displacement movement of a first rail relative to a second rail which can be connected to the armrest device, in a displacement direction, wherein the displacement movement of the first rail can be arrested by the engagement of a locking element of a locking device in at least one recess in the first rail, wherein the locking device is rigidly connected to the armrest device by a first end and can be deflected in a height direction by a second end, the locking element engaging in the recess in a non-deflected position of the locking device. |
| US10005376B2 |
Vehicle seat
A seat for a motor vehicle includes a cap in the seat back for covering an ISOFIX bar. The cap includes a cap body and a grip portion. The grip portion includes a scoop portion in the cap body for receiving a hand and an indented portion longitudinally forward of the scoop. A second seat for a motor vehicle includes a frame and an inner cover on the frame. The inner cover being generally L-shaped and located on a laterally inward side of the frame. The inner cover includes a smooth lower external surface and a smooth and recessed external upper surface. |
| US10005371B2 |
Grid integration with photovoltaic generation and electric vehicle charging
System and methods for electric vehicle charging are described. A preferred charging rate associated with an electric vehicle is determined. The preferred charging rate is compared with a first charging rate associated with a utility service current source and a second charging rate associated with an electrical energy storage device. The utility service current source supports the first charging rate and the electrical energy storage device supports the second charging rate, where the second charging rate is greater than the first charging rate. A transfer switch is instructed to select one of the utility service current source and the electrical energy storage device based on the comparison. The transfer switch is coupled to an electric vehicle charger and supplies current to the electric vehicle charger via the selected current source. The electric vehicle is charged at the preferred charging rate using at least the selected current source. |
| US10005365B2 |
Vehicle power source
A vehicle power source includes a first switch, a second switch, a connection point, and a failure determiner. The first switch is switched between conductive/cut-off states of a generator and a first power storage. The second switch is switched between conductive/cut-off states of the generator and a second power storage. The connection point couples a first conduction path, a second conduction path, and a third conduction path to one another, in which the first conduction path is coupled to a positive electrode terminal of the first power storage. The failure determiner executes failure determination processing that involves determining a failure in one or both of the first switch and the second switch, based on control signals of the first switch and the second switch, and a current and a potential of the first conduction path. |
| US10005360B2 |
Vehicle speed limit display device
A speed limit display device for a vehicle, includes an indicator configured to display information related to a speed limit of a road; an image obtaining device configured to capture an image of a landscape and obtain image data of the landscape; and an electronic control unit configured to detect the speed limit indicated on a traffic sign in the captured landscape, and display the speed limit on the indicator. The electronic control unit is configured to i) determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied when the traffic sign is detected, the predetermined condition including a condition that a distance between the vehicle and the traffic sign be less than a predetermined distance, ii) display the detected speed limit when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and iii) not display the detected speed limit when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. |
| US10005358B2 |
Zero turning radius mower
A zero turning radius mower has an internal combustion engine mounted transversely on a pair of longitudinal frame members behind an operator seat and a pair of rear drive wheels. The engine rotates a flywheel on a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal frame members. A gearbox is mounted to one of the longitudinal frame members, with a horizontal input shaft driven by the engine and a vertical output shaft engaging one or more rubber belts. The same rubber belts drive a pair hydrostatic transmissions for the pair of rear drive wheels and a plurality of rotary mower blades under a mower deck. |
| US10005357B2 |
Working vehicle
A working vehicle includes: an engine mounted on a traveling machine body; a hydraulic continuously variable transmission configured to shift driving force from the engine; a transmission case incorporating the hydraulic continuously variable transmission; and rear traveling units disposed on both left and right sides of the transmission case via rear axle cases. The transmission case is divided into three sections of a front case, an intermediate case, and a rear case. The left and right rear axle cases are attached to both left and right sides of the rear case. The intermediate case, coupling the front case to the rear case, is coupled to left and right vehicle body frames forming the traveling machine body. |
| US10005356B2 |
Refueling portion structure of fuel tank
A refueling portion structure of a fuel tank has: a refueling pipe that has a refueling port; an opening/closing valve that is provided on a flow path within the refueling pipe; an accommodating portion that is provided at an outer side of the refueling pipe, that accommodates at an interior thereof an adsorbing material that adsorbs vapor fuel that has formed due to the liquid fuel evaporating, that communicates with the flow path further toward the refueling port side than the opening/closing valve, and into which the liquid fuel can flow; an atmospheric air passage, by which the accommodating portion communicates with atmospheric air; and a vapor movement passage, by which the accommodating portion communicates with an engine, and that is for moving vapor that is within the accommodating portion to the engine due to negative pressure from the engine. |
| US10005355B2 |
Integrated mounting and cooling apparatus, electronic device, and vehicle
An integrated mounting and cooling apparatus includes a housing body having a first mounting surface configured to receive electronic components to be cooled and a heat dissipation channel extending through the housing body under the first mounting surface. An array of cooling fins is disposed in the heat dissipation channel. The apparatus is configured to serve as a mounting surface for the electronic components, as a housing for the electronic components, and a heat-sink to cool the electronic components. |
| US10005347B1 |
Telescoping truck bed shell
A telescoping truck bed shell is disclosed herein. The truck bed shell is capable of being retracted so that the user can have full access to the truck bed and also extended so that the user can have a protected volume at the truck bed in order to store things. The telescoping truck bed has traversable frames and a traversable cover wherein the frames and cover may be traversed between extended and retracted positions depending on whether the truck bed shell is being deployed or stored. |
| US10005346B2 |
Roof structure for Targa top vehicle
In a Targa top vehicle, a detachable roof unit is supported between a front roof arch along an upper edge of a front windshield and a rear roof arch along an upper edge of a rear windshield. The roof unit is fixed to the front roof arch and the rear roof arch by engaging an axially movable front fixing pin with a pin hole of the front roof arch and engaging an axially movable rear fixing pin with a pin hole of the rear roof arch, and an opening formed in a central part of the roof unit is opened and closed by a canvas that can be unfolded and folded. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a balance between an open feel of the Targa top vehicle and convenience of simply opening and closing the opening of a roof. |
| US10005345B2 |
Removable automobile awning
Disclosed is an awning which is specifically designed to attach, in a horizontal orientation, above the heads of passengers in a convertible automobile. The occupants may travel with the convertible top down and enjoy a relative cooler temperature and protection from ultraviolet rays. Generally, the screen material used to comprise the awning is of a mesh design, sized and fitted to be usable for providing overhead coverage of the passenger seats on a specific convertible. Varying lengths and widths of the screen material are fabricated for different size automobiles. The awning is supported at the windshield header of the convertible and by two vertically-oriented posts behind the rearmost seats of the convertible. The awning is readily installed on the automobile and may, when not in use, be rolled up and stored within the trunk of the subject convertible. |
| US10005343B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling a sunroof shade
Methods and systems are providhed for controlling a sunshade associated with a sunroof system of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, a mode of the sunshade to be at least one of a linked mode and an unlinked mode; and selectively controlling, by a processor, a position of the sunshade based on one of a requested position of the sunshade and a requested position of a sunroof window, wherein the selectively is based on the mode. |
| US10005341B2 |
Air guide nozzle for ventilating the interior of a motor vehicle
The invention relates to an air guide nozzle (1) for ventilating the interior of a motor vehicle, the air guide nozzle having an air outlet duct (3) at the first air outlet (4) of which a plurality of pivoted slats (6), which can be pivoted simultaneously about respective longitudinal axes, is arranged in parallel and at a distance from one another, for which purpose said slats are connected by a lever (7) on the side facing away from the air outlet (4), wherein the air guide nozzle (1) has a second, separate air outlet (5) below the first air outlet (4). |
| US10005337B2 |
Heating and cooling systems for seating assemblies
A climate control device includes a first and a second thermal module. The first module is configured to provide climate conditioned air to a first portion of a seat. The second module is configured to provide climate conditioned air to a second portion of the seat. A control system is provided for controlling the climate control device. The control system includes an input device for providing a set point for the system. A first control unit of the control system is provided for the first thermal module and a second control unit is provided for the second thermal module. |
| US10005336B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a floor panel, a battery module, an exhaust duct, and a carpet. The battery module is disposed inside a vehicle interior. The exhaust duct is provided on the floor panel to discharge air output from the battery module through the exhaust duct. The carpet is disposed on the floor panel so as to cover the exhaust duct. The carpet has ventilation holes such that air discharged from the exhaust duct is to pass through a space between the floor panel and the carpet and to be discharged into the vehicle interior through ventilation holes. |
| US10005332B2 |
Trailer weight distribution hitch system storage device
A vehicle mounted storage device for the ball mount and spring/torsion bar component of a trailer weight distribution system when the equipment is not in use. The storage device is comprised of a horizontal channel where the spring bars can be inserted, a vertical channel, where the ball mount can be inserted, and a horizontal tongue separating the two channels. When the spring bars are inserted into the horizontal channel with the heads of the spring bars resting on the tongue area and the ball mount is inserted into the vertical channel with the hitch ball directly above the spring bar heads, the spring bars are securely confined to the device. Once a locking device has been affixed to the ball mount, the device deters theft of the spring bars and ball mount. |
| US10005330B2 |
Trailer hitch
A trailer hitch apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tubular receiving member, a base, an arm extending from the base, a first tow ball extending from a first side of the arm, and a second tow ball extending from an opposite second side of the arm. The tubular receiving member is configured to be removably attached to a vehicle. A retainer assembly is configured to be selectively engage the first tow ball. |
| US10005327B2 |
Self-inflating pumping mechanism
A compression device for a self-inflating tire is provided that includes a first surface made from a flexible memory material, where the first surface is mechanically connected to a pumping chamber, where the first surface includes a first arm, a second arm and a fulcrum along an X-Y plane, where the fulcrum is disposed between the first arm and the second arm, an arc-shape length along a Y-Z plane that is configured to conform to an inner surface of a tire, a first state, where when in the first state, the first surface conforms to an unloaded, pressurized inner surface of the tire, and a second state, where when in the second state, the first surface collapses radially outward about the fulcrum by the first arm and the second arm, where air is drawn in from the atmosphere and pushed through the pumping chamber into the tire. |
| US10005325B2 |
Tire pressure management system
A tire pressure management system includes at least an axle enclosing a pressurized fluid, a hubcap supported by the axle and having an interior and an exterior, a rotary union axially aligned with the axle and mounted to the hubcap, the rotary union includes at least rotary union housing providing a central bore, a fluid conduit having upstream and downstream ends, a first bearing and a second bearing. Each of the bearings are in contact engagement with the fluid conduit via an inner race, and in pressing engagement with a bearing sleeve via an outer race, the bearing sleeve in pressing contact with the central bore; and a first and second seal, the first seal is disposed between the first bearing and the downstream end of the fluid conduit, and the second seal is disposed between the second bearing and the upstream end of the fluid conduit. |
| US10005319B2 |
Caster yoke for manufacture of a set of wheeled caster assemblies
A caster yoke for use in the manufacture of a set of wheeled caster assemblies wherein each caster assembly of the set of caster assemblies is capable of having unique functional capabilities relative to each other caster assembly of the set arising from different combinations of caster components (selected from a set of pre-determined of caster components) being mountable on each respective caster yoke of the set of wheeled caster assemblies. To this end, the caster yoke is provided with all of the mounting features necessary to selectively mount all of the respective caster components of the pre-determined set on the caster yoke, such that the same form of caster yoke may be used without modification as a mounting frame to create a set of caster assemblies having different functionalities, significantly reducing design, production and inventory costs for the set of caster assemblies. |
| US10005315B2 |
Vehicle wheel for passenger cars
Vehicle wheel comprising a rim part and a disc part formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank and including a central portion with bolt holes and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements merging into a disc edge delimiting together with the spoke arrangements ventilation apertures which extend over the region between the edge webs and the disc edge. In order to create steel wheels with four-hole fixing in which high strength and stiffness are achieved the number of spoke arrangements and of bolt holes is four and these are in each case arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to a common radial line, with the width of each spoke arrangement narrowing radially towards the outside and each ventilation aperture extending in the circumferential direction over an arc length of more than ⅙ of the circumference of the disc part. Further, each ventilation aperture is having on a radial line a maximum radial clear width which is equal to or preferably greater than the radial width of the metal portion of the disc part on the same radial line. |
| US10005308B2 |
Stamps and methods of forming a pattern on a substrate
Methods for fabricating stamps and systems for patterning a substrate, and devices resulting from those methods are provided. |
| US10005307B2 |
Removable covering paint scheme of layers arranged on a heat-sensitive carrier, thermal printer, and method for thermal printing such a carrier
This invention relates to a removable multilayered aqueous flexo covering paint scheme of layers arranged on a heat sensitive carrier (1) provided by a heat sensitive layer (2) to be colored by applying heat, and a coat of lacquer (3) containing 70% acrylate oligomer, 22% acrylate monomer, 5% photo-initiator and 3% silicone is arranged on the heat sensitive layer (2); a disperse parting layer (4) containing 20-35% soot paste, 25% aqueous acrylate emulsion, 6% calcined kaolin, 1% antifoam agent and spread improver, 3% c rheological modifier and 45% water is arranged on the coat of lacquer (3); and a covering paint layer (5) containing carbon nanotubes functionalized by hydroxyl, carbonyl and carboxy groups is arranged on the disperse parting layer (4). A method and apparatus for thermal printing of a carrier (1) preprinted by the removable multilayered aqueous flexo covering paint scheme of layers and provided by a heat sensitive layer (2) to be colored by applying heat is also disclosed. |
| US10005298B2 |
Double-paper-roll printing device
A double-paper-roll printing device includes an installation frame for installing the following components and paper rolls. A first paper roll and a second paper roll are installed on the installation frame through a paper roll supporting shaft. Paper tapes of the first paper roll and the second paper roll are selectively fed to a printing component through paper passages. The first paper roll and the second paper roll are selectively fed to the printing component through a first paper passage and a second paper passage that are mutually independent. The first paper passage and the second paper passage are mutually superposed. The tail end of the first paper passage and the tail end of the second paper passage form an intersecting end, and paper tape heads of the paper rolls enter the printing component through the intersecting end. |
| US10005294B1 |
Two component ink jettable primer and incorporation of adhesion promoter to the ink for printing onto 3D objects
Provided is a surface treatment method, including: jetting a first component of a primer composition over a substrate, wherein the first component includes a crosslinking agent; jetting a second component of the primer composition over the substrate, wherein the second component includes a crosslinking activator; and mixing the first component and the second component to form a primer layer, wherein the jetting of the first component and the second component is from at least one printhead. |
| US10005292B1 |
Object holder for a direct-to-object printer
What is disclosed is an object holder for retaining an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. In one embodiment, the object holder has a back support configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject marking material on to a surface of an object. A top and bottom arm are attached to the back support. At least one retention bit is attached to each of the top and bottom arms for collectively retaining the object to the object holder. |
| US10005290B1 |
Laser assembly for a laser printer
An example laser assembly for a laser printer may include a plurality of lasers to emit respective photons; a prism to redirect the respective laser beams emitted from the plurality of lasers toward a collimator lens of the laser printer to generate a photon beam; and one or more processors to: determine a timing schedule for individually activating the plurality of lasers based on a resolution setting of the laser printer, and when printing at a resolution corresponding to the resolution setting, control activation of each of the plurality of lasers to emit the respective photons according to the timing schedule to form the photon beam. |
| US10005288B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
Provided is a liquid injecting apparatus equipped with a liquid injecting head, which is mounted on a carriage and moved reciprocally in a widthwise direction of a target, and a valve unit, which is mounted on the carriage to be supplied with liquid via a supply passage from a liquid retainer and to supply liquid to the liquid injecting head. The valve unit has a pressure chamber connected to the liquid retainer via the supply passage; a valve, which opens or closes the supply passage to supply liquid to the pressure chamber; and a flexible film member, which is displaced based on a negative pressure generated as liquid in the pressure chamber decreases to thereby operate the valve. |
| US10005287B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus, liquid ejection head, and method of supplying liquid
A liquid ejection apparatus using a liquid ejection head and ejecting a liquid from the liquid ejection head includes a liquid supply unit that has a supply passage of the liquid supplied to the liquid ejection head and a collection passage of the liquid collected from the liquid ejection head, and supplies and collects the liquid by generating a difference between a pressure of the liquid in the supply passage and a pressure of the liquid in the collection passage, and a flow resistance adjustment unit provided in the supply passage and/or the collection passage. |
| US10005282B2 |
Fluid ejection devices with particle tolerant thin-film extensions
Fluid ejection devices with particle tolerant thin-film extensions are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a printer; a reservoir; and a printhead including: a firing chamber; a channel to receive fluid from the reservoir, the channel is coupled to the firing chamber, the channel having an opening; and a particle-tolerant film disposed adjacent the opening of the channel, the particle-tolerant film disposed between the channel and the reservoir, the particle-tolerant film to deter particles within the fluid from settling in an area adjacent the opening. |
| US10005277B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus, head unit, integrated circuit device for capacitive load driving, capacitive load driving circuit, and control method of liquid discharging apparatus
There is provided a driving circuit for driving a capacitive load including: a modulation portion which generates a modulation signal pulse-modulated from a source signal; a gate driver which generates an amplification control signal based on the modulation signal; a transistor which generates an amplification modulation signal amplified from the modulation signal based on the amplification control signal; a low pass filter which demodulates the amplification modulation signal and generates a driving signal; a feedback circuit which sends back the driving signal to the modulation portion; a boosting circuit which supplies a voltage which has been boosted. |
| US10005276B2 |
Modules to evaluate ink signals
An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes modules to generate an input signal, apply the input signal to an ink sample to obtain an ink signal, compare the ink signal to a reference value, and identify whether the ink signal is consistent with an ink signature. A module may be contained on an inkjet printhead die. |
| US10005274B2 |
Image forming device and dot pattern determining method
An image forming device includes a pattern determining unit and a pattern forming unit. In response to determining that dots are formed continuously in a moving direction on a dot omission pixels within a designated range in the moving direction based on recording data before supplementation of dots by a defective nozzle, and in response to determining that dots are formed continuously in the moving direction on adjacent pixels within the designated range, the pattern determining unit determines a dot pattern after supplementation for a plurality of pixels based on the recording data such that the dot pattern after supplementation is indicative of either enlarging at least a portion of dots formed on the adjacent pixels within the designated range or arranging dots in secondary adjacent pixels within the designated range regardless of dot arrangement of the secondary adjacent pixels according to the recording data before supplementation of dots. |
| US10005271B2 |
Chips with hermetically sealed but openable chambers
Embodiments generally relate to chips containing one or more hermetically sealed chambers that may be dismantled under controlled conditions using a release technique. In one embodiment a chip comprises a first hermetic seal bonding first and second elements to create a first chamber and a second hermetic seal bonding third and fourth elements to create a second chamber encompassing the first chamber. The first hermetic seal may be broken open independently of the second hermetic seal by the application of a mechanical or thermal technique. |
| US10005264B2 |
Thin protective display film
A display film includes a transparent polymeric substrate layer having a 0.2% offset yield stress greater than 110 MPa and a transparent aliphatic cross-linked polyurethane layer having a thickness of 100 micrometers or less disposed on the transparent polymeric substrate layer. The transparent aliphatic cross-linked polyurethane layer has a glass transition temperature in a range from 11 to 27 degrees Celsius and a Tan Delta peak value in a range from 0.5 to 2.5. The display film has a haze value of 2% or less. |
| US10005263B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing a display device
A display device may include a first substrate, a lower barrier layer disposed on a rear surface of the first substrate, an upper barrier layer disposed on a front surface of the first substrate, a display structure disposed on the upper barrier layer, and a second substrate disposed on the display structure. |
| US10005261B2 |
Flexible containers
Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers. |
| US10005260B2 |
Optically transmissive antimicrobial glass with shielding effect for electromagnetic wave
The present invention relates to an antimicrobial glass having both electromagnetic shielding and antimicrobial characteristics while maintaining the transparency of glass, and more particularly to an optically transmissive antimicrobial glass with an electromagnetic shielding effect that includes an AZO/Ag/AZO multilayer thin film deposited on a glass substrate. |
| US10005259B2 |
Packaging device for a hair dyeing product
A packaging device comprising: i) at least one flexible sheet delimiting at least in part a housing, the flexible sheet forming a multilayer complex (1) comprising: a) at least one metal layer (4); b) at least one layer of at least one bonding agent (5) comprising a copolymer comprising at least 7% by weight of at least one units chosen from carboxylic units and carboxylate units, wherein the carboxylic units may optionally be in acid form or in salt form, and c) at least one layer (6) of a non-metallic material bonded to the at least one metal layer via the at least one bonding agent; and ii) at least one cosmetic composition positioned inside the housing. |
| US10005255B2 |
Long fiber nonwoven fabric and laminate of fabrics having long fiber nonwoven fabric
The invention aims at providing a light long fiber nonwoven fabric having a sufficient strength, on which irregularly uneven wrinkles (or crimps) having a large difference in height (bulkiness). It also aims at providing a laminate of fabrics including the long fiber nonwoven fabric. The long fiber nonwoven fabric is a long fiber nonwoven fabric formed from a long fiber, on which irregularly uneven wrinkles having a large difference in height are formed. The laminate of fabrics includes the long fiber nonwoven fabric (the inner layer) and a first fabric (a first outer layer) laminated on one side of the long fiber nonwoven fabric, wherein a first space is formed between the long fiber nonwoven fabric (the inner layer) and the first fabric (first outer layer). |
| US10005253B1 |
Fuel containment autonomous self-sealing system
A seal-healing material that is used to form fuel tanks and other fuel containing items uses a pair of reagents disposed within multiple individual cells on either side of a polymer film with other polymer films forming the outer boundaries of each set of cells. The reagents, when mixed, chemically react to form a sealant. An elastomeric sheet is bound to each polymer film such that a fibrous material is disposed between each polymeric film and elastomeric film. |
| US10005249B2 |
Method of manufacturing an eyeglass lens with gradation and eyeglass lens
The method of manufacturing of this invention is capable of providing an eyeglass lens free from uneven coloring or peeling of a colored layer having a gradation pattern. |
| US10005243B2 |
Method for producing a fibre composite component by means of a vacuum build-up, and use therefor
A fiber composite component is made by infiltrating and curing at least one textile component preform that is placed on a molding tool surface and covered with an air-tight covering and on which pressure is exerted, in at least one stage of production, by evacuating a vacuum chamber between the molding tool surface and the air-tight covering. The air-tight covering is formed from a resin film. |
| US10005242B2 |
Systems and methods of constructing composite assemblies
A method of constructing a cured composite assembly includes positioning a composite assembly within a bonding tool, wherein the composite assembly comprises an uncured composite spar and a skin and performing a curing cycle on the composite assembly to simultaneously cure the uncured composite spar and bond the skin to the cured composite spar. |
| US10005241B2 |
Method for producing a rotor blade and rotor blade of a wind turbine
The invention relates to a method for producing a rotor blade by arranging foam (23, 24) in a semi-finished product, introducing resin into the foam-containing semi-finished product, and curing the introduced resin while heat is dissipated and a curing temperature distribution is obtained, a first foam (23) being arranged in regions of the semi-finished product with a higher curing temperature, and a second foam (24) in regions with a lower curing temperature, and a foam with a higher temperature resistance than the second foam (24) being chosen as the first foam (23). |
| US10005240B2 |
Powder recycling system
A powder recycling system for a three-dimensional rapid prototyping apparatus is provided. The powder recycling system includes a sealed main body, a negative pressure generator, an air pressure generator, a lighting unit and a heater. When an excess powder removing process is performed to remove excess powder from a three-dimensional object, the excess powder is sieved by a screen mesh and collected by a powder collector. Consequently, the excess powder is recycled. |
| US10005235B2 |
Methods and systems for making a three-dimensional object
Methods for making a three dimensional object are disclosed. The method includes positioning a nozzle of an additive manufacturing device within a support matrix, extruding a feed material through the nozzle and into the support matrix, and moving the nozzle in a three-dimensional pattern within the support matrix, while depositing the feed material, thereby forming the three-dimensional object within the support matrix. Systems for making the three-dimensional object in accordance with the methods are also disclosed. |
| US10005234B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for compacting a charge of composite material across an edge
Devices, systems and methods for compacting a charge of composite material across an edge are disclosed herein. The devices include a vacuum compaction device including a compaction force transfer structure, a sealing structure, and a vacuum distribution manifold. The compaction force transfer structure includes a first barrier structure, a second barrier structure, and a junction support that extends at least partially between the first barrier structure and the second barrier structure. The junction support is configured to maintain the first barrier structure and the second barrier structure at an angle with respect to one another and to permit limited angular motion of the first barrier structure and the second barrier structure relative to one another. The systems include composite structure fabrication systems that include the vacuum compaction device. The methods include methods of operating the vacuum compaction device. |
| US10005233B2 |
Portable system for bonding pipes
A kit for fusing piping includes a plurality of couplings, each coupling having a susceptor layer concentric with a weld zone. A control unit provides a current to a wand with a handle for gripping by a user. The handle has opposing jaws mounted on the distal end, each jaw including an arcuate conductor such that the arcuate conductors form a circular inner diameter when the jaws make contact. A lever system couples to the distal end for opening and closing the jaws. The lever system includes a spring for selectively biasing the lever system in a latched position with jaws closed and an open position with the jaws open. Each coupling is sized such that the jaws will only close about the weld zone. The arcuate conductors create a fuse zone about the susceptor layer and the spring is outside the fuse zone. |
| US10005227B2 |
Electrostatic 3-D printer using addressable UV crosslinking
A 3-D printer includes a development station positioned to electrostatically transfer layers of material to an intermediate transfer surface, and a transfuse station adjacent the intermediate transfer surface. The transfuse station is positioned to receive the layers as the intermediate transfer surface moves past the transfuse station. Also, a platen is included that moves relative to the intermediate transfer surface. The intermediate transfer surface transfers a layer of the material to the platen each time the platen contacts one of the layers on the intermediate transfer surface at the transfuse station to successively form a freestanding stack of the layers on the platen. A curing station is positioned to apply ultraviolet light to each layer, after each layer is transferred from the transfuse station to the platen. The curing station selectively applies the ultraviolet light to crosslink polymers only in a portion of the material within the layer. |
| US10005225B2 |
Structure stamp, device and method of embossing
A structure stamp with a flexible stamp which has a microstructured or nanostructured stamp surface for embossing of an embossing structure which corresponds to the stamp surface on an embossing surface, and a frame for clamping the stamp. Moreover, the invention relates to a device for embossing an embossing pattern on an embossing surface with the following features: a stamp receiver for accommodating and moving a structure stamp, an embossing material receiver for accommodating and placing an embossing material opposite the structure stamp, an embossing element drive for moving an embossing element along the structure stamp. |
| US10005224B2 |
Method for forming a headliner
A headliner includes a ceiling and an edge flange extending away from the ceiling. The edge flange has a backing section at a free end and a wall section connected to the ceiling. An edge fold is formed on the headliner by a method that includes heating the flange and folding the backing section over and parallel to the ceiling. The method also includes forming a reverse turned edge by folding the backing section over the wall section and compressing the backing section against the wall section. |
| US10005223B2 |
Blow mold unit, blow molding machine and blow mold unit fixing method
A blow mold unit in which, when clamping first and second blow cavity split molds which are fixed to first and second fixing plates and bottom molds which are fixed to a bottom mold fixing plate, pressure receiving members fixed to the first and second fixing plates are brought into engagement with the bottom plate fixing plate. Guide plates are fixed to the bottom mold fixing plate, and guided members capable of being brought into abutment with the guide plates are supported by first and second pressure receiving plates. The bottom mold fixing plate includes a first connecting portion to be connected to a bottom mold opening/closing unit and a second connecting portion to be connected to a moving and biasing member. |
| US10005220B2 |
Annular die and method for extrusion
The invention relates to an annular die (1) on an extrusion head for producing tubular or sheet-like preforms with an arcuate die gap and with a melt channel (4) delimited by a mandrel (2) and a die body (3), the cross-sectional profile of the melt channel (4) being variable by way of adjusting elements, the annular die according to the invention being distinguished by the fact that the outer circumference of the melt channel (4) is at least partially delimited directly by at least one radially adjustable slide (5), that the slide (5) is formed by a number of segments that can be adjusted together from at least one first position into at least one second position, and that the segments in each position form a respectively closed arc portion of the delimitation of the melt channel (4), the radius of the arc portion being different according to the position of the segments. |
| US10005216B2 |
Actuator cooling apparatus and method
An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate. |
| US10005215B2 |
Actuator cooling apparatus and method
An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate. |
| US10005210B2 |
Injection molded element for slide fastener and slide fastener provided with same
Provided is an injection molded element for a slide fastener which retains a high degree of practical strength, which does not cause undulation of a fastener tape after attachment thereto, and which has superior moldability. The present invention is an injection molded element for a slide fastener having as a material a polyamide resin composition containing a polyamide resin having a glass transition temperature from 40 to 70° C., the composition having a melt flow rate from 5 to 40 g/10 min, and containing from 40 to 60 parts by mass of the reinforcing fibers per 100 parts by mass in total of the polyamide resin and reinforcing fibers. |
| US10005209B2 |
Process for foaming thermoplastic elastomers
A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation. |
| US10005206B2 |
Method for forming cylindrical rubber member
A method for forming a cylindrical rubber member includes bringing a die 11 close to a forming drum 2, forming a winding start portion S1 by extruding a rubber S and simultaneously starting to rotate the forming drum 2 to gradually increase an extruding amount to an amount Q1 and gradually increase a distance between the die 11 and the forming drum 2 to a distance D2 corresponding to a desired thickness of the cylindrical rubber member, winding the rubber S by maintaining the extruding amount at the amount Q1, and maintaining the distance between the die 11 and the forming drum 2 at the distance D2, and forming a winding end portion S2 on the winding start portion S1 by maintaining the distance between the die 11 and the forming drum 2 at the distance D2 and gradually reducing the extruding amount from the amount Q1. |
| US10005203B1 |
Brick veneer cutting machine
Cutting bricks includes rotating a turntable having jigs. Bearings on clamp arms of the jigs are urged against a cam surface at first and second sides of the turntable to open the clamp arms to permit loading and unloading of unclamped brick. Bricks are loaded into the jigs on the turntable from both sides of the turntable by positioning the bricks in jigs with opened clamp arms. One clamp arm can clamp the brick against a side plate portion below a saw blade height and one can clamp above saw blade height. The turntable continues to rotate to release the arms from the cam surface to cause clamp arms to close. At least two brick saws positioned adjacent the turntable cut clamped bricks loaded into jigs on the turntable. Cut bricks are unloaded at the sides of the turntable when the clamp arms open. |
| US10005201B2 |
Rotation device for rotationally moulded moldings
A rotation apparatus for rotationally molded shaped objects includes a receiving apparatus for receiving at least one negative mold, a holding apparatus for holding the receiving apparatus, and a drive unit for driving rotary motion of the receiving apparatus, wherein the receiving apparatus (1) is embodied as a sphere. The holding apparatus includes at least one support and guidance element (5) for supporting and guiding the receiving apparatus. The drive unit includes a drive element (9) that is arranged in the rotation apparatus and is connected in energy-transferring fashion to the receiving apparatus (1) to cause the sphere to rotate. |
| US10005198B2 |
Rotary cutting die having inserts for supporting product ejectors
A rotary cutting die apparatus for die cutting corrugated board. The apparatus comprises a die board having one or more opening formed therein. Inserts are seated and secured in the openings. Product ejectors for ejecting die cut product are adhered or otherwise secured to the inserts that are in turn secured within the openings in the die board. |
| US10005196B2 |
Cutting apparatus
A cutting apparatus includes a first motor to move a carriage, a second motor to cause a cutter to approach a work material, and a controller configured or programmed to control the first motor and the second motor. The controller includes a load detector to detect a load of the first motor, a storage storing a first relationship between the load of the first motor and a supply signal to the second motor, and a cutting pressure controller configured or programmed to control a cutting pressure applied from the cutter to the work material based on the first relationship and the load of the first motor detected by the load detector. |
| US10005195B2 |
Corrugated paperboard cutting control apparatus and corrugated paperboard cutting control method
Disclosed are a corrugated paperboard cutting control apparatus and a corrugated paperboard cutting control method. Under control of a cutter control device (110), a camera (CA) images a flute arrangement state in a cut section LE of a corrugated paperboard after being cut. A lower-level management device (100) acquires a result of the imaging from the camera. Then, the lower-level management device performs: a phase determining processing of, based on the acquired imaging result, determining a flute arrangement phase located at an actual cut position within one flute pitch; a directive sheet length setting processing of adjusting a preset order-specified sheet length (L) in such a manner as to allow the flute arrangement phase determined through the phase determining processing to come closer to a preset reference flute arrangement phase, to thereby set a directive sheet length (Ln) having a value equal to an integral multiple of the flute pitch; and an instructing processing of giving an instruction to designate the directive sheet length set through the directive sheet length setting processing, to a cutting apparatus. |
| US10005194B2 |
Tool path generating device and hairline machining system
A tool path generating device (20) which generates a tool path (L1) for machining a hairline-shaped long narrow groove (Wa) of on a workpiece surface (W0), includes a shape data acquisition part which acquires shape data of a workpiece, a parameter setting part (23) which sets a shape parameter of a hairline corresponding to the long narrow groove (Wa), and a path generating part (24) which generates a tool path (L1) for a hairline machining, based on the shape data acquired by the data acquisition part and the shape parameter set by the parameter setting part (23). |
| US10005190B2 |
Robot with wrist and end effector different materials
An apparatus including a robot arm comprising a wrist, and an end effector. The wrist includes a frame member. The frame member includes a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The end effector is connected to the wrist at a connection. The end effector is configured to support a substrate thereon. The end effector includes a first member and a second member. At least one of the first and second members has a different second material with a different second coefficient of thermal expansion. The connection includes the first and second members being stationarily attached to each other with a portion of the frame member sandwiched therebetween. The connection is configured to substantially prevent the different respective coefficients of thermal expansion to deflect the end effector relative to the wrist when the end effector and wrist are heated and/or cooled. |
| US10005188B2 |
Parallel link robot, hand for parallel link robot, and parallel link robot system
A hand for parallel link robot includes: a holder configured to extract a workpiece from an extraction portion and hold the workpiece; and a swing-up mechanism portion configured to swing the workpiece held by the holder up centering around a turning axis to change a posture of the workpiece. A parallel link robot includes: a link mechanism portion; and the hand mounted to the link mechanism portion. |
| US10005186B2 |
Workpiece conveying device having positioning structure
A workpiece conveying device capable of correctly positioning and conveying a workpiece that has a burr having an indefinite shape by means of a robot. A robot hand has first and second claws configured to move toward and away from each other. The first claw has a first contacting portion configured to come into contact with a lower surface of the burr, and a first clamping portion arranged at a front end of the first contacting portion and configured to come into contact with a main body of the workpiece. The second claw has a second contacting portion configured to come into contact with the lower surface of the burr, and a second clamping portion arranged at a front end of the second contacting portion and configured to come into contact with the main body. The first and second clamping portions cooperatively position and clamp the main body. |
| US10005183B2 |
Apparatus for providing robot motion data adaptive to change in work environment and method therefor
An apparatus and method for providing robot work data adaptive to changes in a work environment. The apparatus may include a robot work data provider, a robot work data processor, and a robot motion data provider. The apparatus and method define a robot's work using an obtained work path and obtained environmental information, and provide robot motion data to control robot motions to actively adapt to changes in its work environment. |
| US10005180B2 |
Robotic servicing multifunctional tool
Herein is disclosed a multifunctional tool with replaceable tool tips. The disclosed multifunctional tool may be used as an end-effector on a robotic arm in space. Each tool tip, when in the tool holder, is driven by a common motor. The same motor can also be used to control the orientation of the tool tip about an axis. The tool tips are replaceable in the tool holder by simple and robust means, resulting in a lighter and cheaper multifunctional tool. The tool tips can be variously adapted to perform a variety of functions, including cutting, grasping, drilling, driving, etc. Since the tool may be driven by only one actuator, and the single actuator may be used to drive both the tool and rotation of the tool, mass can be saved. Use of such a multifunctional tool also reduces overall system power requirements, and system complexity. |
| US10005175B2 |
Steering shock compressor systems and methods
A shock compression tool has a first end assembly defining a main axis and a first engaging surface, a second end assembly the second end assembly defining second and third engaging surfaces. The second end assembly is supported for movement along the main axis relative to the first end assembly. A drive system displaces the second end assembly along the main axis relative to the first end assembly such that a distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface may be altered, and a distance between the first engaging surface and the third engaging surface may be altered. The first engaging surface and the second engaging surface define a first reference line. The first engaging surface and the third engaging surface define a second reference line. At least a portion of the first reference line is spaced from at least a portion of the second reference line. |
| US10005172B2 |
Controlled-porosity method for forming polishing pad
The invention is to a method of manufacturing a polishing pad suitable for planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The method includes applying droplets of a liquid polymer against a substrate to form a plurality of pores. The liquid polymer contains a nonionic surfactant, the nonionic surfactant has a concentration sufficient to facilitate growth of pores within the liquid polymer and an ionic surfactant has a concentration sufficient to limit growth of the pores within the liquid polymer. Curing the solid polymer forms a polishing pad with final size of the plurality of pores controlled by the concentration of nonionic surfactant and ionic surfactants. |
| US10005171B2 |
Abrasive particles, method of making abrasive particles, and abrasive articles
A method of making abrasive particles includes exposing ceramic particles to an organosilane-derived plasma formed from components comprising an organosilane and oxygen to form plasma-modified ceramic particles; and contacting a coupling agent with the second plasma-treated ceramic particle to provide the abrasive particle. Abrasive particles preparable by the method and abrasive particles containing them are also disclosed. |
| US10005168B2 |
Device and arrangement for milling inner surface of pipe
The device is for grinding a pipe from an inside. The device has a spindle arranged to be rotated. The device further has protrusions fastened to the spindle. The protrusions have a strip causing an elastic force when being bent. The protrusions are arranged to position the device or a part of the device inside the pipe. The protrusions have blades arranged to grind the inner surface of the pipe, while the spindle is being rotated. |
| US10005164B2 |
Method for operating at least one hand-held power tool
A method is proposed for operating at least one hand-held power tool, in which a data processing device, realized separately from the hand-held power tool, processes at least one application quantity, in particular a vibration quantity, with respect to a user. |
| US10005163B2 |
Dust collection system
A dust collection system includes a drill that includes an arbor and a hole saw. A vacuum is provided that includes a hose. A bellows is provided and the bellows may be positioned against a surface. The drill is extended into the bellows to cut a hole in the surface. The bellows surrounds the hole saw to contain dust created when the hole saw cuts the hole. The hose of the vacuum is fluidly coupled to the bellows. Thus, the vacuum sucks the dust out of the bellows. |