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| US10031265B2 |
Display device with a window including a light-path changing layer
A display device includes: a display panel to display an image; a window covering the display panel, and including a display area through which the image is to be transmitted, and a non-display area surrounding the display area, the window including: a window base opposite the display panel; a printing layer below the window base; and a light-path changing layer between the window base and the printing layer, the light-path changing layer including: an optical structure; and a resin coating the optical structure; and an adhesive layer between the display panel and the window. |
| US10031260B2 |
Object sensor
A sensor comprising a thin film photovoltaic pixel is fitted with optics to provide a field-of-view for the sensing of persons, or other objects, entering or exiting said field-of-view. When a person enters the field-of-view, a processor may sense such entry, then provide signals to other electronic apparatus indicative of such an event. |
| US10031255B2 |
Multi-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance methods for characterizing fluids
Methods are disclosed for characterizing samples containing a plurality of molecular species through the use of multi-dimensional spectra obtained by processing of measurements resulting from pulse sequences combining NMR spectroscopy and NMR relaxation techniques. |
| US10031253B2 |
Gradient antenna coils and arrays for use in locating systems
Buried object locators including an omnidirectional antenna array and a gradient array are disclosed. A locator display may include information associated with a buried object based on both omnidirectional antenna array signals and gradient antenna array signals. |
| US10031250B2 |
Method and apparatus of determining stiffness coefficients of formation
The present invention proposes a method and apparatus of determining stiffness coefficients of formation, wherein the method comprising: setting up a relation of stiffness coefficients of formation C11 and C33, C44, C66 based on stiffness coefficients of a formation core sample; computing clay content of formation along depth continuously based on formation logging information; computing the stiffness coefficient of formation C33 along depth continuously based on a P-wave velocity and a volume density of the formation; computing the stiffness coefficient of formation C44 along depth continuously based on a S-wave velocity and a volume density of the formation; and then computing the stiffness coefficients of formation C11 and C66 along depth continuously based on the calculations above, the relation of stiffness coefficients of formation C11 and C33, C44, C66, and a relation of an anisotropy coefficient of the P-wave of the formation and its clay content or a relation of an anisotropy coefficient of the S-wave of the formation and its clay content. The present invention does not need to calculate stiffness coefficients by using a horizontal S-wave velocity inversed from the extracted stoneley waves, and avoids an extraction process of horizontal S-wave, such that the calculation is simple and effective. |
| US10031246B2 |
RF-photonic system for acoustic and/or vibrational sensing using optical fiber and method thereof
A method and system comprising: an optoelectronic oscillator comprising a light generator, a modulator, and at least one optical fiber, the optoelectronic oscillator operating to send a modulated carrier signal through the optical fiber into a target area and receive the return signal; a circuit for removal of the carrier frequency operatively connected to the oscillator comprising at least one phase shifter; at least one mixer operatively connected to the at least one phase shifter; at least control circuit operatively connected the at least one mixer and the at least one phase shifter for controlling the phase shifter and operating to cancel signals other than the sideband signals; a signal processor for processing the sideband signals to detect acoustical and/or vibrational signals from the target area. The method comprises sensing vibrational and/or acoustical signals for detection of acoustical and/or vibrational signals in the target area. |
| US10031244B2 |
Detectors, system and method for detecting ionizing radiation using high energy current
Detectors, a system and a method for detecting ionizing radiation are provided. In some aspects, a detector includes a first layer comprising a first conducting material, and a second layer comprising a second conducting material, wherein at least one of the first layer and second layer is configured to produce secondary particles upon irradiation by an ionizing radiation. The detector also includes a separating layer positioned between the first and second layer configured to transport therebetween at least one of charges associated with the secondary particles and charges produced by the secondary particles, wherein an electric current generated by the charges, and collected between the first and second layer, is indicative of properties the ionizing radiation. |
| US10031243B2 |
Photon counting detector
A photon counting detector is provided for electrometric waves having a wide wavelength range, such as X-rays, gamma rays, and excited weak fluorescence, by use of a common detecting structure. The detector includes an optical connecting part opposed to an emission surface of a columnar-body array and can adjust a spreading range of light emitted from an emission end face of each of a plurality of columnar bodies. The detector also includes a group of APD (avalanche photodiode) clusters opposed to the emission surface via the optical connecting part. In the group of APD clusters, N×N (N is a positive integer of 2 or more) APDs each having a light receiving face are arranged two-dimensionally and the output signals from the N×N APDs are combined by a wired logical addition circuit so as to form an APD cluster serving as one pixel. A plurality of such clusters are arranged two-dimensionally. |
| US10031242B1 |
Low-cost and lower-power radiation spectrometer
An apparatus for detecting radiation energy includes a first comparator coupled to a first voltage source applying a first threshold voltage to the first comparator. The apparatus includes a second comparator, a radiation detector, Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), and control circuitry. The second comparator is coupled to a second voltage source applying a second threshold voltage to the second comparator. The radiation detector is coupled to the first and second comparators. The ADC has a first input coupled to the detector, and is responsive to a second input for placing it in a low-power mode. The control circuitry is coupled to outputs of the comparators and the ADC, and the control circuitry temporarily switches the ADC from the low-power mode to a normal operating mode to perform a peak measurement of detected radiation energy, and determine the first and second threshold voltages based on the peak measurement. |
| US10031237B2 |
Techniques for selecting SPS measurements to use in determining a final location estimate based on a WLAN-based location estimate
In one embodiment, a mobile device detects one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) access points (APs) and a WLAN-based location estimate is determined for the mobile device using a wireless local area network based positioning system (WLAN-PS). The WLAN-based location estimate is based on the one or more detected WLAN APs and information maintained in a reference database associated with the one or more detected WLAN APs. The mobile device also obtains a plurality of satellite-based positioning system (SPS) measurements. A selection of a set of SPS measurements is made from the plurality of SPS measurements based on consistency of the set of SPS measurements with the WLAN based location estimate. The selected set of SPS measurements is used in determining a final location estimate of the mobile device. |
| US10031234B1 |
Global navigation satellite system beam based attitude determination
Disclosed is a technique to estimate at least a portion of an attitude, such as an azimuth angle from true North, based on beam angles from a controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) to space vehicle locations. Other attitude information such as roll and/or pitch can also be estimated. The at least portion of the attitude can be provided with or without an additional sensor, such as a compass or magnetometer, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), or the like. An attitude estimate can be useful because oftentimes the attitude of an object can vary from its track or velocity direction. |
| US10031226B2 |
Ultrasonic measurement apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and ultrasonic measurement method
An ultrasonic measurement apparatus includes a transmission processing unit that performs processing for transmitting an ultrasonic wave at a given transmission angle, a reception processing unit that performs reception processing of an ultrasonic echo with respect to the transmitted ultrasonic wave in first to Nth (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) ultrasonic transducers; and a processing unit that performs processing with respect to first to Nth reception signals corresponding to the first to Nth ultrasonic transducers. The processing unit performs first phasing processing when a signal processing target point exists in a plane wave propagation region, and performs second phasing processing when the signal processing target point exists in a spherical wave propagation region, as phasing processing with respect to each of the reception signals of the first to Nth reception signals. |
| US10031218B2 |
Method and apparatus for sensing fingerprints
A method for sensing a fingerprint, comprising: receiving, by an electronic device, a sound wave signal that is reflected from an object; detecting at least one echo signal that is associated with the object for each reception period in a plurality of reception periods, wherein the at least one echo signal is detected based on the sound wave signal; and detecting the fingerprint based on the at least one echo signal. |
| US10031214B2 |
Selective illumination in LIDAR based on detection results
A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over a scan of a field of view using light from the at least one light source; control at least one light deflector to deflect light from the at least one light source; use first detected reflections associated with a scan of a first portion of the field of view to determine an existence of a first object in the first portion at a first distance; determine an absence of objects in a second portion of the field of view at the first distance; alter a light source parameter; and use second detected reflections in the second portion of the field of view to determine an existence of a second object at a second distance greater than the first distance. |
| US10031212B2 |
Object detection device and remote sensing apparatus
An object detection device includes a light source unit that emits light toward an object positioned in a detection area, an optical deflector including a reflection surface to reflect light, which is emitted from the light source unit and reflected from the object, incident on the reflection surface, an optical system arranged on an optical path of the light reflected from the reflection surface, and a light-receiving unit configured to receive the light passed through the optical system. The optical system vignettes a part of one, which is incident on the reflection surface at a smaller incident angle than the other, of light reflected from the object in a first end portion of the detection area and light reflected from the object in a second end portion that is on the side opposite from the first end portion of the detection area. |
| US10031210B2 |
Radar device and method of operating a radar device
A radar device includes a RF signal source, two or more antenna interface units, a feed network, and a control unit. The RF signal source is arranged to provide a RF signal; each of the antenna interface units includes an antenna port and one of the following: an amplifier and a mixer; the feed network includes two or more buffers, each buffer has an active and an inactive state; the control unit is arranged to generate or receive a selection signal which specifies none, one, or more of the antenna interface units as active antenna interface units and the remaining antenna interface units as inactive antenna interface units; the control unit is arranged to activate and deactivate the buffers in dependence on the selection signal so as to feed the RF signal to the none, one, or more active antenna interface units and not to the inactive antenna interface units. |
| US10031209B2 |
Localization using time-of-flight
A first distance between a first node and a target node is computed based on a first time-of-flight (ToF) of a communication sequence between the first node and the target node. A second distance between a second node and the target node is computed based on a second ToF of the communication sequence between the first node and the target node, as recorded by the second node. A location of the target node is determined based on the first distance and the second distance. |
| US10031206B1 |
Calibration method of sensor of a satellite antenna
A method for calibrating an orientation angle of a rotatable satellite tracking antenna, while changing an elevation angle or an azimuth, includes an elevation encoder calibrating step of setting a value of an elevation encoder measuring an elevation angle of the satellite tracking antenna to zero when an orientation direction of the satellite tracking antenna is parallel to one surface, an azimuth encoder calibrating step of setting a value of an azimuth encoder measuring an azimuth of the satellite tracking antenna to zero when an orientation direction of the satellite tracking antenna is parallel to one direction, and a gyroscope calibrating step of performing calibration such that one axis included in a gyroscope measuring a rotation angular velocity of the satellite tracking antenna is parallel to an azimuth rotation axis of the satellite tracking antenna and the other is parallel to an elevation rotation axis of the satellite tracking antenna. |
| US10031202B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for the acquisition of MR data of a slice within a subject
In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus for acquisition of MR data from a slice in a subject, a first slice selection gradient is activated in a first direction perpendicular to the slice, and an RF excitation pulse then selectively excites nuclear spins in the slice. A second slice selection gradient is activated along the first direction, and a refocusing pulse is radiated. A first phase encoding gradient along the first direction is activated, and a second phase encoding gradient is activated along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A selection gradient is activated along a third direction perpendicularly to the first and second directions, during which MR data are acquired from the slice. The acquired MR data are entered into multiple k-space lines that are selected starting from the refocusing pulse, without a further RF pulse being radiated. |
| US10031201B2 |
Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging
To enable improved reconstruction of magnetic resonance (MR) image data from MR scan data acquired from an examination object using dynamic shimming in an MR scanner that has a shim unit with at least one shim channel, an examination region of the object is divided into multiple sections, a B0 field of the examination region is scanned, and a B0 field map is thereby generated, a number of shim parameter sets are determined for the shim channel using the B0 field map, with a first shim parameter set of the number of shim parameter sets being determined for a first section of the multiple sections, and a second shim parameter set of the multiple shim parameter sets is determined for a second section of the multiple sections. MR scan data of the examination region are acquired, but before acquiring the MR scan data from the first section, the shim channel is adjusted using the first shim parameter set and, before acquiring the MR scan data from the second section, the shim channel is adjusted using the second shim parameter set. MR image data are reconstructed from the MR scan data using the first B0 field map and the number of shim parameter sets. |
| US10031199B2 |
Implementation of a magnetic resonance examination at several bed positions in the scanner
In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus for implementing an MR examination of an examination subject with a predetermined MR measurement protocol at several different bed positions of the bed of the MR apparatus, a respective anatomical structure of the examination subject is determined for each of the several bed positions and a respective specific absorption rate is determined for each of the several bed positions as a function of the respective anatomical structure of the examination subject at the corresponding bed position and the predetermined MR measurement protocol. The specific absorption rates for the several bed positions are determined before electromagnetic fields are generated according to the respective predetermined MR measurement protocol. The specific absorption rates are compared with an absorption rate threshold value and a notification is output if at least one of the specific absorption rates exceeds the absorption rate threshold value. |
| US10031193B2 |
Local SAR behavior of MRI transmission coils by use of orthogonal loop antennas
A local coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system includes at least one former antenna and at least one further antenna. The at least one former antenna is arranged orthogonally with respect to the at least one further antenna. |
| US10031191B1 |
Piezoelectric magnetometer capable of sensing a magnetic field in multiple vectors
A magnetometer comprising a resonating structure which is naturally resonant in at least three resonant modes, a resonant frequency of the three modes being sufficiently separated to allow of detection of same, the resonating structure having two sense electrodes disposed on opposing major surfaces of the resonating structure and having a conductive path formed as a loop, the loop being disposed near or at edges of the resonating structure and the two sense electrodes being formed inwardly of the edges of the resonating structure and also inwardly of the loop. |
| US10031190B2 |
Voltage detection device
A voltage detection device controls operation of system main relays to change an applied voltage supplied to detection circuits. An error of each of the detection circuits is corrected on the basis of a detection value of each of the detection circuits when the applied voltage is changed. In particular, an offset value is corrected on the basis of a detection value of each of the detection circuits when the system main relays and booster switches are controlled so that a voltage of a high voltage battery supplied to each of the detection circuits becomes zero. A gain error is further corrected on the basis of a detection value of each of the detection circuits when the system main relays and the booster switches are controlled so that the applied voltage supplied to each of the detection circuits becomes equal to the voltage of the high voltage battery. |
| US10031189B1 |
Power source capability detection
This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, methods, and systems for detecting a capability of a power source connected to a device. For example, a device may include a standardized connector that may allow an unknown power source to provide power to the device. When a power source is connected with a device, a controller powers up and initiates power capability detection procedures. A ramping current sink begins drawing current from the power source at an initial value and increases that amount to a maximum current value. If a voltage on the device voltage bus falls below a voltage threshold during the ramping current sink operation, the current sink is disconnected and an indication is provided to the controller that the power source is underpowered. Further, a safety timer turns off the ramping current sink to prevent excessive heat generation. |
| US10031185B2 |
Method for determining a state of charge and remaining operation life of a battery
Determining a state of charge (SOC) of a rechargeable battery includes using a first process to determine a first value for the SOC of the battery and using a second process to determine a second value for the SOC of the battery and deriving the SOC as a weighted average of the first value for the SOC and the second value for the SOC. During a charging cycle of the battery an input charge of the battery is determined from an input current flowing into the battery and a charging time. During a discharging cycle an output charge of the battery is determined from an output current flowing out of the battery, a discharging time and an actual capacity of the battery is the sum of the input charge over charging cycles minus the sum of the output charge over discharging cycles. |
| US10031184B2 |
Method and system for the detection and diagnosis of faults in running electric machines
The present invention discloses a method for the detection and diagnosis of faults in running electric machines. The method consists of: i) simultaneously obtaining a current signal and a voltage signal associated with the rotor winding of the electric machine; ii) defining a group of vectors whose components are DC and/or AC values at different separation and amplification levels of the current and voltage signals; iii) simultaneously obtaining a current signal and a voltage signal associated with an emulated fault; iv) defining a group of vectors whose components are DC and/or AC values at different separation and amplification levels of the current and voltage signals associated with an emulated fault; v) determining the variations in the components of the vectors; vi) comparing the vectors that show component variations with the emulated fault vectors; vii) analyzing the variations and comparisons in order to detect whether or not there is at least one type of fault; and viii) reporting the presence or absence of at least one type of fault in the electric machine.The present invention also discloses a system to carry out this method, consisting of: i) a unit that obtains the current and voltage signals associated with the winding of the electric machine; ii) a unit that emulates faults; iii) a unit that sensitizes the signals by separating the DC and/or AC levels and amplifies the resulting signal; iv) a memory unit that stores the DC and/or AC values; and v) a unit that processes, analyzes and reports on the status of the machine. |
| US10031183B2 |
Spent cartridge detection method and system for an electronic smoking article
The present disclosure relates to articles (and the manufacture thereof) that use electrical energy to heat a material to form an inhalable substance, the articles being sufficiently compact to be considered “hand-held” devices. In certain embodiments, the articles can particularly be characterized as smoking articles. The smoking article can be adapted to detect the status of a cartridge portion of the smoking article. The smoking article includes a control body portion having a control body engagement end, wherein the control body portion houses a control component and a power source therein. The article further includes a cartridge body portion that has a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion houses a consumable arrangement and a heating connection operably engaged therewith comprising at least one heating element and a fusible link. |
| US10031182B2 |
Mixed redundancy scheme for inter-die interconnects in a multichip package
Integrated circuit packages with multiple integrated circuit dies are provided. A multichip package may include a master die that is coupled to one or more slave dies via inter-die package interconnects. A mixed (i.e., active and passive) interconnect redundancy scheme may be implemented to help repair potentially faulty interconnects to improve assembly yield. Interconnects that carry normal user signals may be repaired using an active redundancy scheme by selectively switching into use a spare driver block when necessary. On the other hand, interconnects that carry power-on-reset signals, initialization signals, and other critical control signals for synchronizing the operation between the master and slave dies may be supported using a passive redundancy scheme by using two or more duplicate wires for each critical signal. |
| US10031178B2 |
Portable vacuum chamber and an associated automated test system and method for the testing of electronic devices
A testing system includes a vacuum pump, testing equipment and a vibration device. A vacuum tray is configured to provide relative movement between a DUT and the vacuum pump, testing equipment and the vibration device. The vacuum tray includes a vacuum chamber configured to define a sealed vacuum environment around the DUT, and a DUT support carried by the vacuum chamber and configured to support the DUT within the chamber during testing thereof. The DUT support includes a pedestal configured to hold the DUT within the chamber during vibration testing, and an extension that extends outside the vacuum chamber and is configured to connect to the vibration device. An electrical test interface unit is carried by the vacuum chamber and configured to connect between the DUST and the test equipment, and a vacuum interface is carried by the vacuum chamber and configured to connect to the vacuum pump. |
| US10031177B2 |
Methods and apparatus for optical transceiver calibration and test
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an automatic integrated circuit (IC) handler having a change kit. The change kit has a plunger moveably disposable onto an automatic test equipment (ATE). In such embodiments, the ATE is configured to receive an integrated circuit having an optical interface. The plunger has a first position and a second position. In such embodiments, the plunger is out of contact with the integrated circuit when the plunger is in the first position. The plunger includes an optical connector operatively coupled to the optical interface of the integrated circuit when the plunger is in the second position. |
| US10031173B2 |
Arc fault and ground fault interrupter using dual ADC
Method and system for performing arc fault and ground fault detection in a dual function CAFI/GFCI circuit breaker uses two analog-to-digital converters (ADC), one for performing arc fault sampling and one for performing ground fault sampling. Each ADC operates independently of the other ADC and may be accessed as needed by the microcontroller without interfering with the operation of the other ADC. Such simultaneous use of multiple ADCs minimizes or eliminates the need for complex time slicing and similar control schemes, thus freeing up the microcontroller for other operations and fault detection related tasks. |
| US10031165B2 |
Wireless charging performance measurement
Wireless charging methods, chargers and devices are disclosed, including a method of measuring wireless charging performance comprising transmitting a wireless charging signal, measuring a transmitted power of the wireless charging signal, receiving an indication of a received power from the wireless charging signal received by a device, and determining wireless charging performance based on the transmitted power and the indication of the received power. |
| US10031159B2 |
Solderless test fixture for trimmed coaxial cable or related products
A test fixture for testing performance of a trimmed cable and/or antenna components. The test fixture may be connected without the use of solder allowing for accurate testing or tuning of one or more the antenna components. |
| US10031156B2 |
Three-axis microelectromechanical systems devices
The embodiments described herein provide microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, such as three-axis MEMS devices that can sense acceleration in three orthogonal axes (e.g., x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis). In general, the embodiments described can provide decoupling between the sense motions of all three axes from each other. This decoupling is facilitated by the use of an inner frame, and an outer frame, and the use of rotative spring elements combined with translatory spring elements that have asymmetric stiffness. Specifically, the translatory spring elements facilitate translatory motion in two directions (e.g., the x-direction and y-direction) and have an asymmetric stiffness configured to compensate for an asymmetric mass used to sense in the third direction (e.g., the z-direction). |
| US10031149B2 |
Robotic system for sorting sample tubes
A robotic system is provided for accurately and quickly sorting sample tubes within or between sample tube racks. |
| US10031148B2 |
System for handling a core sample
An automated system for handling core samples in and out of an imaging device retrieves the samples from a staging area. During handling, the identity of each core sample is known to the system so that the imaging results are correlated appropriately. The system positions the core sample so the vertical and slab side orientations of the core sample discernable during handling. Core samples are staged in a location, and the automated system includes a robotic arm, which senses the core sample to discern its vertical and slab slot orientations, and then loads the core sample into the imaging device. When imaging is complete, the automated system removes the core sample from the imaging device; and in designated circumstances, transfers the core sample to a location for further analysis. In one example the further analysis is based on analyzing areas of interest identified in the core sample. |
| US10031144B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for evaluation of hemostasis
Provided are devices, systems and methods for evaluation of hemostasis. Also provided are sound focusing assemblies. |
| US10031137B2 |
Devices, methods, and kits for detecting an analyte in a sample
One aspect of the invention provides a device for detecting an analyte in a sample. The device includes: a sample loading region, an imaging window, a well, and an absorbent pad. The sample loading region is in fluid communication with the well. The well is in fluid communication with the absorbent pad, such that when a fluid sample comprising solid support structures and a liquid carrier are applied to the sample loading region, the fluid sample travels to the well and at least part of the liquid carrier is absorbed into the absorbent pad. |
| US10031135B2 |
Detection of bioagents using a shear horizontal surface acoustic wave biosensor
Viruses and other bioagents are of high medical and biodefense concern and their detection at concentrations well below the threshold necessary to cause health hazards continues to be a challenge with respect to sensitivity, specificity, and selectivity. Ideally, assays for accurate and real time detection of viral agents and other bioagents would not necessitate any pre-processing of the analyte, which would make them applicable for example to bodily fluids (blood, sputum) and man-made as well as naturally occurring bodies of water (pools, rivers). We describe herein a robust biosensor that combines the sensitivity of surface acoustic waves (SAW) generated at a frequency of 325 MHz with the specificity provided by antibodies and other ligands for the detection of viral agents. In preferred embodiments, a lithium tantalate based SAW transducer with silicon dioxide waveguide sensor platform featuring three test and one reference delay lines was used to adsorb antibodies directed against Coxsackie virus B4 or the negative-stranded category A bioagent Sin Nombre virus (SNV), a member of the genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae, negative-stranded RNA viruses. Rapid detection (within seconds) of increasing concentrations of viral particles was linear over a range of order of magnitude for both viruses, although the sensor was approximately 50×104-fold more sensitive for the detection of SNV. For both pathogens, the sensor's selectivity for its target was not compromised by the presence of confounding Herpes Simplex virus type 1. The biosensor was able to detect SNV at doses lower than the load of virus typically found in a human patient suffering from hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). Further, in a proof-of-principle real world application, the SAW biosensor was capable of selectively detecting SNV agents in complex solutions, such as naturally occurring bodies of water (river, sewage effluent) without analyte pre-processing. |
| US10031129B2 |
G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides involved in sensory transduction
The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. |
| US10031126B2 |
System and method for utilizing exhaled breath for monitoring inflammatory states
A system for monitoring an exhaled breath of a subject is described. A breath collector can be configured to receive exhaled breath from a subject. One or more sensors can be configured to output a concentration of a first gas compound in the received exhaled breath, and to output a concentration of a second gas compound in the received exhaled breath. The second gas compound is used to normalize the concentration of the first gas based on different physiological states of the subject. A processor operably coupled to the one or more sensors is configured to calculate a ratio of the first gas compound to the second gas compound based on the determined concentrations, and to determine a normalized concentration of the first gas compound. This ratio may be monitored to evaluate an inflammatory state of the subject. |
| US10031118B1 |
Method of determining and evaluating quality of peanut raw material suitable for protein processing
A method of determining and evaluating quality of peanut raw material suitable for processing protein. The method includes the following step: determining fruit shape score, total protein content, leucine content, arginine content, conarachin I content and the mass percentage of the subunit with molecular weight of 23.5 kDa to total protein in the peanut sample to be tested; putting the determined values into formula (1) to obtain the protein powder quality of the peanut sample. The disclosure reduces the analysis step. The disclosure establishes the model of evaluating raw material quality for peanut protein processing, and the peanut protein powder quality can be determined by 6 peanut quality characteristics. The determination of indexes in the model can be predicted by the near infrared analyzer. Through the near infrared analysis of peanut kernel, the indexes in the model can be simultaneously predicted without any damage to the peanut kernel. |
| US10031116B2 |
Multivariate genetic evaluation of maize for grain yield and moisture content
A method for genetic evaluation of an inbred plant includes construction of a phenotypic trait database incorporating at least two numerically representable phenotypic traits in a first plant population. Methods for selecting an inbred plant or hybrid plant based on genetic values can be obtained using a multivariate mixed model analysis of such a relationship matrix comprising at least two numerically representable phenotypic traits. |
| US10031111B2 |
Methods and apparatus for machining objects
A method of machining an object, the method comprising: receiving a signal from an ultrasonic transducer; determining at least a first external surface of the object and a second internal surface of the object in the received signal; determining a thickness between the first external surface and the second internal surface of the object, the object comprising a first material between the first external surface and the second internal surface, and a second material between the second internal surface and a third surface, the determination of the thickness using a database including a plurality of materials and a plurality of associated acoustic wave velocities; and controlling machining of the first external surface using the determined thickness. |
| US10031108B2 |
Multi-frequency eddy current pipeline inspection apparatus and method
Apparatuses and methods for inspecting a section of piping are disclosed. In one example embodiment, an apparatus includes first and second excitation coils, a plurality of magnetometers, and a data acquisition system. The first excitation coils are disposed at a first axial location and are energized and the second excitation coils are disposed at a second axial location and are energized. The plurality of magnetometers are disposed at an axial location between the first and second axial locations and are positioned to detect magnetic fields generated by eddy currents induced in the section of piping by the first and second excitation coils. The data acquisition system is operatively connected to receive output data from the plurality of magnetometers. |
| US10031103B2 |
Method for determining phenol concentration by using graphite pencil electrode system
A method of determining a concentration of phenol and/or a phenol derivative in a first solution. The method includes (a) subjecting a graphite pencil electrode system comprising a graphite pencil working electrode, a counter electrode, and a reference electrode to cyclic voltammetry in a second solution such that a surface of the graphite pencil working electrode is charged by the cyclic voltammetry to form a charged surface, (b) contacting the charged surface of the graphite pencil working electrode with the first solution for sufficient time to electropolymerize the phenol and/or the phenol derivative on the charged surface in open circuit fashion, and (c) determining the concentration of the phenol and/or the phenol derivative in the first solution, wherein the amount of the electropolymerized phenol and/or the electropolymerized phenol derivative formed on the charged surface correlates with the concentration of the phenol and/or the phenol derivative in the first solution. |
| US10031096B2 |
Portable acoustic thermography of in situ L-O blades
A system for performing acoustic thermography inspection of a turbine blade while the blade is in place in an assembled turbine. The system includes an acoustic thermography stack with a cap and a frame that the acoustic thermography stack is slidably mounted to, said frame including an end frame portion that allows the blade to be clamped between the cap and the end frame portion. The system also includes an air cylinder that provides force to move the acoustic thermography stack up and down a rail of the frame such that the turbine blade may be clamped between the cap and the end frame portion and then excited using the acoustic thermography stack, and a casing that encases the air cylinder, a portion of the acoustic thermography stack and a portion of the frame. |
| US10031093B2 |
Radical species, and method for measuring received doses
The invention relates to a radiation-induced radical species characterized in that it has, when measuring a biological nail, hair, or stratum corneum tissue sample by continuous wave EPR spectroscopy at ambient temperature: a Lande factor of 2.004; during Q band measurements at ambient temperature, a minimum signal intensity and a maximum signal intensity, said intensities being reached for magnetic field values separated by 1.8 mT; during X band measurements, a signal forming a singlet; and at the highest frequency, a signal having Lande factor anisotropy. The invention also relates to methods suitable for the identified radical species and intended for preparing a sample, analyzing the measured signal, and estimating a received dose. |
| US10031091B2 |
Shifting turn table for x-ray imaging manipulator
A component imaging system having at least one x-ray tube and an x-ray detector comprises a rotatable platform positioned between the x-ray tube and the x-ray detector. The rotatable platform is rotatable about a first rotational axis. A turntable is mounted on top of the rotatable platform. The turntable comprises: a stage platform for holding a component having an area of interest, the area of interest having a rotational axis; and a mounting plate rotating with the rotatable platform about the first rotational axis. The stage platform is movable in at least a first direction from a starting position to an imaging position to align the rotational axis of the area of interest with the rotational axis of the rotatable platform. |
| US10031088B2 |
Measurement apparatus
A measurement apparatus includes: plural light emitting units that generate irradiation light to be emitted to an object; a light receiving unit that receives reflected light of the irradiation light that is projected to the object and reflected, and outputs a reflected light amount; a moving unit that performs a relative movement so as to cause the object and the irradiation light to move relative to each other; and a controller that performs a control to execute a first measurement and a second measurement. |
| US10031086B2 |
Dual function heat indicator and method of manufacture
A dual-function heat indicator for monitoring two or more modes of heat exposure is described. A manufacturing process for the dual-function heat indicator is also described. Dual-function heat indicators as described may be useful for monitoring the exposure of host products, with which the dual-function heat indicators may be associated, to cumulative ambient heat exposure and to a peak ambient heat exposure, and for other purposes. |
| US10031075B2 |
Device and method for identifying refrigerants
A device for identifying refrigerants includes a gas cell, which has a test gas inlet and a test gas outlet, an infrared source that radiates through the gas cell, and at least one sensor that detects the infrared radiation that passes through the gas cell. At least one wide-band filter is provided between the infrared source and the sensor. The passband of the at least one wide-band filter includes the absorption spectra of the refrigerants to be detected and does not include the absorption spectrum of hydrocarbons. The gas cell is connected to a cartridge, which contains the refrigerant to be detected in pure form as a reference gas. |
| US10031072B2 |
Heating device for spectrometry measurement apparatus
A heating device for a spectrometry measurement apparatus, wherein it is in the form of a supple optical article, the article comprising a supple flexible support having a top face and a bottom face, the top face being covered with a reflective material in order to form an optical-reflection layer, a flexible heating element being disposed on at least one of the faces of the support. |
| US10031069B2 |
Apparatus and methods for concentration determination using polarized light
Methods and apparatus for concentration determination using polarized light. The apparatus includes a first polarized light source having a first light source polarization axis and a second polarized light source having a second light source polarization axis generally perpendicular to the first light source polarization axis. Also, a first polarized light receiver having a first polarized light receiver polarization axis and configured to measure an intensity of light transmitted from the first light receiver polarizer and a second polarized light receiver having a second polarized light receiver polarization axis substantially perpendicular to the first light receiver polarization axis and configured to measure an intensity of light transmitted from the second light receiver polarizer, wherein the first and second light receiver polarization axes are generally +/−45 degrees relative to the first and second light source polarization axes. |
| US10031064B2 |
Systems and user interface for collecting a data set in a flow cytometer
Systems in a flow cytometer having an interrogation zone and illumination impinging the interrogation zone include: a lens subsystem including a collimating element that collimates light from the interrogation zone, a light dispersion element that disperses collimated light into a light spectrum, and a focusing lens that focuses the light spectrum onto an array of adjacent detection points; a detector array, including semiconductor detector devices, that collectively detects a full spectral range of input light signals, in which each detector device detects a subset spectral range of the full spectral range of light signals; and a user interface that enables a user to create a set of virtual detector channels by grouping detectors in the detector array, such that each virtual detector channel corresponds to a detector group and has a virtual detector channel range including the sum of subset spectral ranges of the detectors in the corresponding detector group. |
| US10031061B2 |
Flow measurement and control for improved quantification of particles in flow cytometry
The present invention relates to methods that enable improved accuracy for quantitative particle counting in a flowing liquid stream. The methods of the present invention utilize the real-time measurement of flow rates and flow rate control through feedback mechanisms to improve quantification, and this improved quantification translates to more accurate particle counting. In certain embodiments, particles being counted are biological particles in a liquid sample, such as viruses. |
| US10031060B2 |
Continuous, real time monitor for airborne depleted uranium particles in the respiratory range and corresponding method of use
A continuous alpha monitor includes an air intake mechanism, which in turn includes an air mover, an air intake prefilter that limits particulates in the air intake mechanism to an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or less, and a particle detector mounted downstream of the air intake prefilter, the air particle detector providing a first airborne dust concentration and a first distribution of aerodynamic diameters of particulates in air passing the prefilter, the particulates including depleted uranium particulates. The monitor further includes a movable sample filter web that collects the particulates; a solid state detector that detects alpha radiation emitted by the collected particulates; a processor that executes machine instructions embodied on a non-transient computer-readable storage medium to compute a dust loading on the sample filter web; and the processor computes an indication of alpha concentration detected by the solid state detector. |
| US10031058B2 |
Parallel dipole line trap viscometer and pressure gauge
Techniques for gas analysis using a parallel dipole line (PDL) trap viscometer are provided. In one aspect, a gas analysis system is provided which includes: a PDL trap including: a pair of diametric cylindrical magnets, and a diamagnetic rod levitating above the magnets; and a motion detector for capturing motion of the diamagnetic rod. The motion detector can include a digital video camera positioned facing a top of the PDL trap so as to permit capturing video images of the diamagnetic rod and the system can include a computer for receiving and analyzing video images from the video camera. Methods for measuring gas viscosity and pressure using the PDL trap system are also provided. |
| US10031055B2 |
Tensile test piece and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a tensile test piece according to one or more exemplary embodiments includes: preparing a polymer layer including a non-conductive material; forming a sacrificial layer on the polymer layer; forming a planarization layer on the sacrificial layer; shaping the polymer layer, the sacrificial layer, and the planarization layer into a dog-bone-shaped sample; etching at least a portion of the sample; and drying the sample. |
| US10031053B2 |
Microfluidic element for thoroughly mixing a liquid with a reagent
A microfluidic element for thoroughly mixing a liquid with a reagent used for the analysis of the liquid for an analyte contained therein and a method thereof are disclosed. The microfluidic element has a substrate and a channel structure. The channel structure includes an elongate mixing channel and an output channel. The mixing channel has an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and is implemented to mix the reagent contained therein with the liquid flowing through the inlet opening into the mixing channel. The outlet opening of the mixing channel is in fluid communication to the output channel. The outlet opening is positioned closer to the middle of the length of the mixing channel than the inlet opening. |
| US10031052B2 |
Tissue processing apparatus
An apparatus (100) for processing a biological sample (101). The biological sample being arranged on a first planar surface (102) of a carrier (103). The apparatus comprises a second planar surface (104) arranged substantially parallel to said first planar surface and at a first distance from said first planar surface, said first planar surface and said second planar surface are arranged at an angle (A) greater than zero degree from the horizontal plane (HP); supply means (126, 131, 220) for supplying an amount (105) of a liquid that is to be applied to said biological sample. The first planar surface and second planar surface are configured to be arranged in a second distance from each other, said second distance being such that said supplied amount of liquid is distributed over said biological sample when said first planar surface and said second planar surface are brought to said second distance from each other. |
| US10031050B2 |
Universal manufacturing test platform
Embodiments herein describe a universal test platform that includes a universal test station (UTS) coupled to a system under test (SUT) using respective adapters. The adapters include an interface subdivided into portions that are assigned to different data and power standards. In one embodiment, the UTS is coupled to a UTS adapter using a plurality of cables that transmits the different data and power signals between the UTS and the adapter. For example, the interface in the UTS adapter may include a plurality of pins or optical channels that are each coupled to one of the plurality of cables. The SUT is coupled to a SUT adapter which may have the same interface as the UTS adapter. However, the SUT may be coupled to only a sub-portion of the I/O elements in the SUT adapter, and thus, only some of the I/O elements are used when testing the SUT. |
| US10031047B2 |
Gas sensor
A metal terminal of a gas sensor includes a forward terminal member and a rear terminal member. The forward terminal member is made of a material superior in heat resistance to and greater in “0.2% yield strength” than a material of the rear terminal member. The forward terminal member has heat resistance suitable for a portion which comes into contact with a high-temperature detection element and is larger in an elastic deformation region than the rear terminal member, thereby providing good contact with the detection element and thus facilitating maintenance of electrical contact with the detection element. The rear terminal member is unlikely to have springback at a signal-wire connection portion to be connected to a lead wire, thereby facilitating maintenance of electrical connection with the lead wire. |
| US10031044B2 |
Real-time monitoring of a metal surface
Methods and systems for providing real-time monitoring of a metal surface are provided herein. The system includes a fiber-optic cable disposed alongside a length of a wall that includes the metal surface. A laser source is attached to the fiber-optic cable to transmit light through the fiber-optic cable. An acoustic source is configured to generate acoustic signals in the metal surface, wherein the acoustic signals interact with the fiber-optic cable and influence characteristics of the light. A receiver is attached to the fiber-optic cable to detect the light. The system also includes a signal processing unit configured to determine a location of a change in the metal surface based on changes in the characteristics of the light. |
| US10031042B2 |
System and method for detecting leaks
A method includes receiving a result of a benchmark leak detection test for a pressure system and determining whether the result indicates that a leak is present in the pressure system. In response to the result of the benchmark leak detection test indicating that a leak is not present in the pressure system, the method includes performing a subsequent leak detection test for the pressure system, comparing a result of the subsequent leak detection test to the result of the benchmark leak detection test, and determining, based on the comparison, whether the subsequent leak detection test indicates that a leak is not present in the pressure system. A time to determine whether a leak is not present based on the comparison is less than a time to determine whether a leak is not present based on the benchmark leak detection test. |
| US10031039B2 |
Compensated pressure sensors
Compensated pressure sensor includes a MEMS pressure sensor die having resistors RA and RD connected in series in a first leg of a Wheatstone bridge and resistors RB and RC connected in series in a second leg of the Wheatstone bridge; a first and second fuse; and a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth resistor; wherein: a first end of the first resistor is connected in series with the first leg of the bridge and a first end of the second resistor is connected in series with the second leg of the bridge; the first fuse is connected, at a first end, to a first output of the bridge, and at a second end, to a second end of the third resistor and to a first end of the second fuse; the second fuse is connected, at a second end, to a second output of the bridge; a first end of the third resistor is connected to an input to the bridge and to a first end of the fourth resistor; a second end of the fourth resistor is connected to a second end of the first resistor, a second end of the second resistor and a first end of the sixth resistor; and the fifth resistor is connected, at a first end, to the input to the bridge. |
| US10031038B2 |
Micromechanical pressure sensor device including, formed side-by-side in a micromechanical functional layer, first and second micromechanical functional regions that correspond to a pressure sensor and another sensor, and corresponding manufacturing method
A micromechanical pressure sensor device and a corresponding manufacturing method. The micromechanical pressure sensor device includes an ASIC wafer, a rewiring system, formed on the front side, which includes a plurality of strip conductor levels and insulating layers situated in between, a structured insulating layer formed above an uppermost strip conductor level, a micromechanical functional layer formed on the insulating layer and which includes a diaphragm area, which may be acted on by pressure, above a recess in the insulating layer as a first pressure detection electrode, and a second pressure detection electrode on the uppermost strip conductor level, formed in the recess at a distance from the diaphragm area and is electrically insulated from the diaphragm area. The diaphragm area is electrically connected to the uppermost strip conductor level by one or multiple first contact plugs which are led through the diaphragm area and through the insulating layer. |
| US10031037B1 |
Stressroll load cells and methods for measuring effects of off-axis loads
A stressroll assembly may comprise a first bracket comprising a first load cell. The first load cell may form a first half of a Wheatstone bridge. A first stressroll wheel may be mounted to a first axle extending between a first arm of the first bracket and a second arm of the first bracket. A second bracket may comprise a second load cell. The second load cell may form a second half of the Wheatstone bridge. A second stressroll wheel may be mounted to a second axle extending between a first arm of the second bracket and a second arm of the second bracket. |
| US10031034B2 |
Pressure sensor for detecting force
A method, a device and use for measurement of a force with a pressure sensor made of a piezoelectric material. The change in the capacitance of the pressure sensor is used for force measurement so that no load amplifier is necessary for measurement and as a result the measuring system as a whole is miniaturized. |
| US10031033B2 |
Monitoring of the freezing state of a biopharmaceutical fluid found in a container
A device for monitoring the freezing state of a biopharmaceutical fluid in a container intended to receive a biopharmaceutical fluid that must pass between the liquid state and the frozen state, includes a peripheral envelope (25) made of plastic, to be connected to a heat treatment receptacle (5), a sensor (19) suitable for detecting a control parameter which is a macroscopic parameter of the container, and an analysis system (62) suitable for determining a freezing state of the biopharmaceutical fluid on the basis of the macroscopic parameter of the container. |
| US10031030B2 |
Temperature sensor arrangement with an electrically and thermally insulating covering
A sensor configuration measures the temperature of a medium in a vehicle. The sensor configuration includes a sensor body and two connecting wires and is completely insulated from the medium. The sensor body is electrically and thermally insulated from the medium by a covering completely surrounding the sensor body and is in heat-conducting contact with the medium substantially through the connecting wires. |
| US10031028B2 |
Device for detecting optical wavelength
An optical wavelength detecting device, the device including: a polarizer configured to transform an incident light into a polarized light; a detecting element configured to receive the polarized light and form a temperature difference or a potential difference between two points of the detecting element, wherein the detecting element comprises a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented along the same direction, and angles between a polarizing direction of the polarized light and an oriented direction of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is adjustable; a measuring device electrically connected to the detecting element and configured to measure the temperature difference or the potential difference; a data processor electrically connected to the measuring device and configured to obtain the optical wavelength by calculating and analyzing the temperature difference or the potential difference. |
| US10031027B2 |
Optical nondestructive testing method and optical nondestructive testing apparatus
An optical nondestructive testing method includes: a laser emitting step involving emitting a heating laser from a laser output device such that the intensity of the heating laser applied to a measurement point changes sinusoidally; a laser intensity measuring step involving measuring the intensity of the heating laser by a phase difference detector; an infrared radiation intensity measuring step involving measuring, by the phase difference detector, the intensity of infrared radiation radiating from the measurement point; a phase difference measuring step involving determining, by the phase difference detector, a phase difference between the intensity of the heating laser and the intensity of the infrared radiation, and outputting the phase difference determined to a determiner from the phase difference detector; and a connection area calculating step involving determining, by the determiner, a connection area in accordance with the phase difference and phase difference-connection area correlation information. |
| US10031026B2 |
Short wave infrared polarimeter
A short wave infrared polarimeter comprising a pixelated polarizer array and an Indium-Gallium-Arsenide (“InGaAs”) focal plane array. The short wave infrared polarimeter optionally includes a micro-lens array and/or an aperture layer. |
| US10031021B2 |
Optical measurement probe and optical measurement device provided with the same having a light guide with a reflection surface for reflecting light and causing light to enter the light guide
Light from a direction (D) different from a predetermined direction is reflected by a tapered surface (21) so as to enter an optical fiber (4) for guiding light entering along the predetermined direction to an appliance. Light from the desired direction (D) may thereby be reflected by the tapered surface (21) according to the angle of the tapered surface (21) and may be made to enter the optical fiber (4). Accordingly, even in a case where the installation position of an optical measurement probe (1) is limited, if the angle of the tapered surface (21) is appropriately set, light from the desired direction (D) may be made to enter the optical fiber (4). |
| US10031020B2 |
Ambient light sensing die within an optical lens
An optical lens has a light sensing die integrated into the optical lens. The optical lens is extended compared to a spherical optical lens such that the optical lens is elongated in order to allow for placement of the ambient light sensing die without causing any blocking or distortion of the optical lens. The shape of the optical lens and the placement of the ambient light sensing die is compensated for the change in shape compared to a spherical optical lens thus allowing for correct focal length parametrics. |
| US10031016B2 |
Fluid detection apparatus to detect a quantity of fluid using a vibration
A fluid detection apparatus to detect quantity of a fluid having flowability and stored in a casing includes an oscillator disposed outside the casing to output a frequency of an oscillation signal corresponding to a magnetic flux passing through a space near the oscillator, a vibrator made of material effecting the magnetic flux and disposed inside the casing, a vibration trigger disposed inside the casing to vibrate the vibrator, and circuitry to acquire frequency-related information related to the frequency of the oscillation signal output from the oscillator, detect the vibration of the vibrator based on a change of the frequency-related information, determine whether the vibration of the vibrator converges during a convergence-checking time period defined after the vibrator is vibrated by the vibration trigger, and detect the quantity of the fluid in the casing based on a convergence determination result of the vibration of the vibrator. |
| US10031011B2 |
Ultrasonic flow meter including a single transmitting transducer and a pair of receiving transducers
A method of determining flow parameters of a streaming gas in a conduit for medical applications. Longitudinal waves are generated in a transmitter connected from outside to a conduit. These waves are transmitted along two diagonal paths through the streaming medium in an upstream and a downstream direction, and received by two receivers which are located in a diagonal upstream and downstream position and on an opposite side relative to the transmitter, also connected to the conduit. A transit time value of the waves between the transmitter and each of the receivers is determined. A difference value on the basis of the determined transit time values is generated and the flow parameters are determined on the basis of the difference value. This measuring method is highly independent of the propagation velocity of the wave in the medium streaming in the conduit therefore also independent of the temperature and humidity of a gaseous medium. |
| US10031009B2 |
Flow profiling techniques based on modulated magnetic-electrical impedance tomography
Apparatus includes a signal processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about an application of a rotating magnetic field across a fluid flowing in a pipe, tank, cell or vessel; and determine a flow analysis across the fluid flowing in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processing module may also be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the flow analysis across the fluid flowing in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel. |
| US10031006B2 |
Sensor including a printed circuit board with semiconductor parts having a first and second resin
In a module in which a circuit board is integrally insert molded with a housing while semiconductor parts mounted on the circuit board are exposed, deformation of the circuit board caused by pressure on the circuit board by a mold for blocking the molding resin is reduced. In the module in which the circuit board is integrally insert molded with the housing while the semiconductor parts mounted on the circuit board are exposed, the deformation of the circuit board is reduced by placing a material, which has an elastic modulus smaller than the elastic modulus of the printed circuit board, in the projection area of the mold holding portion on the circuit board. |
| US10031002B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system
Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. |
| US10030998B2 |
Displacement detecting device by light retroreflectance having first and second retroreflecting units with a common light receiving unit
A displacement detecting device includes a scale diffraction grating and a detecting head unit. The detecting head unit includes a light source, a first retroreflecting unit that retroreflectes positive first-order diffracted light of light diffracted by the scale diffraction grating, such that the retroreflected light enters the scale diffraction grating again, a second retroreflecting unit that retroreflectes negative first-order diffracted light of the light diffracted by the scale diffraction grating, such that the retroreflected light enters the scale diffraction grating again, and a light receiving unit that receives an interference signal. Each of the first retroreflecting unit and the second retroreflecting unit has a deflecting function of deflecting light incident on the corresponding retroreflecting unit by a predetermined angle and then emitting the light. |
| US10030997B2 |
Choke calibration, position, and/or time display
This disclosure is generally drawn to systems, devices, apparatus, and/or methods related to choke systems for drilling environments. Specifically, the disclosed systems, devices, apparatus, and/or methods relate to choke calibration, position, and time display systems for drilling environments. In some examples, a choke display for providing choke status, position, time, and/or calibration information is provided, in some examples, an apparatus may include a circuit board having a right side and a left side, a first set of sensors disposed adjacent the right side of the circuit board, a second set of sensors disposed adjacent the left side of the circuit board, and a display portion configured to display a first mode and/or a second mode based on an actuation of the first set of sensors and an actuation of the second set of sensors. |
| US10030990B2 |
Alternate viewpoint image enhancement
In one embodiment, panoramic images, images bubbles, or any two-dimensional views of three-dimensional subject matter are enhanced with one or more alternate viewpoints. A controller receives data indicative of a point on the two-dimensional perspective and accesses a three-dimensional location based on the point. The controller selects an image bubble based on the three-dimensional location. The three-dimensional location may be determined according to a depth map corresponding to the point. A portion of the image bubble is extracted and incorporated into the two-dimensional perspective. The resulting image may be a seamless enhanced resolution image or include a picture-in-picture enhanced resolution window including subject matter surrounding the selected point. |
| US10030989B2 |
Reporting apparatus
In a vehicle, positional information of the vehicle and status determination information are serially acquired. Each time a user speaks a speech, speech data is acquired. A storage section stores the acquired speech data, and the positional information and status determination information acquired when the speech data is acquired, in association in a memory, as stored speech data, stored positional information, and stored status determination information. For each stored speech data in the memory, a determination is made whether a first status indicated by the stored positional information and stored status determination information associated with the stored speech data is similar to a second status indicated by the positional information and status determination information newly acquired at a current time. A reporting processor reports, to a driver, information based on the stored speech data when the determination is affirmed. |
| US10030985B2 |
Updating navigational map data
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for updating navigational map data. A routing request is received for routing data. A version compatibility matrix may be accessed that corresponds to the routing request. An analysis is performed of a cache database, a main database, and the version compatibility matrix. A number of version conflicts between the cache database and main database are identified based on the analysis. Using these version conflicts, one or more routes based on the routing request are generated. |
| US10030976B2 |
Phase-based measurement and control of a gyroscope
A gyroscope includes a resonator, a transducer, and a comparator. The comparator is designed to receive an input signal from the transducer and compare the input signal with a reference signal to produce an output signal. Rising and falling edge transitions of the output signal are substantially synchronized with a motion of the resonator along a sense-axis of the transducer. |
| US10030974B2 |
System and method for providing a simple and reliable inertia measurement unit (IMU)
System and method can support a measurement module on a movable object. The measurement module includes a first circuit board with one or more sensors. Additionally, the measurement module includes a weight block assembly, wherein the weight block assembly is configured to have a mass that keeps an inherent frequency of the measurement module away from an operation frequency of the movable object. Furthermore, said first circuit board can be disposed in an inner chamber within the weight block assembly. |
| US10030969B2 |
Road curvature detection device
An in-vehicle system as a road curvature detection device calculates a curvature of a road in front of a vehicle based on an acquired front scene image. The in-vehicle system receives gradient information from the data map. The gradient information corresponds to a current road section on the road on which the vehicle drives. The in-vehicle system detects a gradient accuracy of the received gradient information. When the current road section has a gradient, i.e. the road is an uphill or downhill road, the in-vehicle system selects an appropriate special detection methods based on the gradient accuracy of the received gradient information, and calculates a road curvature by using the selected special detection method. Each of the special detection methods calculates a road curvature while effectively suppressing influence of a road gradient indicated by the received gradient information. |
| US10030962B2 |
Precision-positioning drive pre-tightening device
Disclosed is a precision-positioning drive end pre-tightening device, which comprises a positioning platform (6), an actuator (14), a capacitive sensor (4), a capacitive sensor bracket (3), a pre-tightening block (12) and a film force sensor (13), wherein a sliding groove is provided in the middle of the positioning platform (6), and said pre-tightening block (12), said film force sensor (13) and said actuator (14) are provided in the sliding groove in sequence; the capacitive sensor bracket (3) is fixed on the positioning platform (6), and three connecting rods (3-1) which are connected in sequence via compliant hinges are axially provided at one end of the bracket body of the capacitive sensor bracket (3); an end surface of the capacitive sensor (4) and an upper side surface of the pre-tightening block (12) are parallel to each other, and a gap exists therebetween; and a two-stage pre-tightening device for pre-tightening the pre-tightening block (12) are also provided on the positioning platform (6). The technical means of the device is simple and easy, and the device can satisfy the requirements in related fields of precision positioning, precision and ultra-precision machining, precision operating, precision measurement, micro-electro-mechanical system, etc. for the precision-locating drive end pre-tightening device. |
| US10030961B2 |
Gap measuring device
A device for measuring a gap between two objects located remotely from a user includes a base, a slider and a wedge. The slider is slidably received in the base and the wedge is attached to the slider and also slidably received in the base. A push-pull cable has a proximal end connected to the slider. The wedge is inclined at a predetermined angle and slides along an angled surface of the base such that a force applied to a distal end of the cable causes an upper surface of the wedge to move vertically forcing the wedge and the base into respective contact with the two objects forming the gap. By measuring the distance that the push-pull cable slides, the vertical distance traveled by the wedge and thus a measurement of the gap may be determined. |
| US10030959B2 |
Blasting systems and methods
In one preferred form of the present invention there is provided a method of stemming a blast hole with a super absorbent polymer. The method includes providing a super absorbent polymer substance as a gelled length in the blast hole. The gelled length provides a pressure wave reflecting stem, to increase the efficiency of an explosive during blasting, with the explosive being located in the blast hole. |
| US10030958B2 |
Gravity dropped munition having energy harvesting device for power generation onboard munition
A munition including: a shell; and a generator including: a drum having a cable with a free end, the drum includes a drum gear, the cable releasing from the drum when unwound; a spring for storing energy as the cable is unwound; a generator connected to the drum such that drum rotation is transferred to an input of the generator after the cable is unwound and stored energy in the spring turns the member, the generator includes an input gear connected to the drum gear; and a clutch having an input gear engaged with the drum gear and an output gear engaged with the generator input gear, wherein the clutch transfers rotation of the clutch input gear to rotation of the clutch output gear after the cable is unwound and released from the drum and the stored energy in the spring turns the drum. |
| US10030957B2 |
Method and apparatus for characterising fragmentation of an explosive device
A method of characterizing fragmentation of an explosive device (110) comprises receiving a image of a witness plate (100) that has been subject to impact by fragments from explosion of the device; warping the image to remove deformations of the plate (100); marking strike damage sites (120) caused by impact of the fragments; and recording the position and area of the strike damage sites (120). |
| US10030955B1 |
Multi-purpose non-lethal blunt trauma grenade
A multi-purpose non-lethal blunt trauma grenade which produces both blunt trauma effects as well as light and sound effects. The non-lethal blunt trauma grenade comprises a main charge holder configured for not fragmenting upon ignition of the main charge and which includes a plurality of vent holes sized and oriented to balance the propulsive force of gases generated by a main charge. |
| US10030952B1 |
Thermally deployable shroud for affordable precision guided projectile
A deployable shroud provides an aerodynamically smooth surface to minimize the drag otherwise experienced by blunt nose projectiles. The shroud comprises multiple petals mounted at the nose of the projectile that are released at a set time during flight. The deployment mechanism assembly of the shroud provides deployment of the petals without the generation of shock waves into the projectile and comprises a fusible link powered by a thermal source. The shroud assembly is self-powered and does not require energy input from the projectile. |
| US10030950B1 |
Foam dart having a safety cap
A toy dart includes a deformable cap that safely impacts a target. The cap includes two layers of substantially parallel hollow passages that provide spaces that allow the cap to deform. The lower layer, having two hollow passages, is supported by exterior posts and an interior wall between the two hollow passages. The upper layer, having three hollow passages, is supported by exterior posts and interior walls that are laterally offset from the interior wall of the lower layer. The upper and lower layers are separated vertically by a substantially flat divider. Due to the difference in the number of hollow passages and interior walls in each layer, the upper layer is more rigid than the lower layer such that the lower layer of the cap deforms more than the upper layer of the cap upon initial impact with the target. |
| US10030946B2 |
Fireworks aerial display shell and method of use
A fireworks aerial display shell is provided with lift charges positioned at opposite ends of a casing that additionally contains an effects charge. Fuses are operatively associated with the lift charges and the effects charge in a manner to ignite the lift charges a period of time before igniting the effects charge. When either one of the ends of the casing is placed facing a closed bottom of a launch tube of a reusable mortar, the burning lift charge at that end of the casing when ignited exerts a propelling force to propel the aerial display shell upwardly out of the launch tube to an intended height before the effects charge is ignited to create a pyrotechnic visual effects display. |
| US10030943B2 |
Air cannon and associated launch canister for a line-fouling system
FIG. 7 shows an air cannon system loaded with a launch canister containing a prop-fouler. A pressure vessel (28) contains an inlet including a poppet valve (100) that, upon command, can be selectively placed in either a one-way flow position to permit charging of the pressure vessel or otherwise opened to trigger rapid discharge through pressure equalization with the ambient environment. The air cannon may include multiple splayed barrels or a single barrel (158). A launch canister (202), realized in the form of a tube, has a driving plate (350) that closes an end of the launch tube. The driving plate is the first point loaded into the barrel. Within the launch canister (202) a first portion of a floating prop-fouling line is stored. The prop-fouling line, such as made from Dyneema®, has at its ends two drogues that, upon entry into the water, fill with water to produce drag resistance to movement of the prop-fouling line. To avoid undue stress on canopy panels of each drogue and to avoid twisting of shroud lines (312) to the canopy, a rotating shackle (310a, 310b) acts as a coupling point between the shroud lines (312) and the prop-fouling line. Only one drogue (306), its associated coupling and a selected length prop-fouling line are loaded into the launch canister, with the other drogue and its rotating shackle (310b) loaded into a cradle (166). Upon firing, gas expansion causes the rapid acceleration and ejection of the launch tube (202) and generally straight line deployment of the prop-fouling line (302). |
| US10030941B2 |
Multilayer armor
A multilayer armor is provided that includes a first rigid layer, a second rigid layer, and an interlayer securing the first and second rigid layers to one another. At least one of the first and second rigid layers can include a plurality of regions with a physical or material property that varies between the regions. The interlayer can have a force-extension ratio of 5,600 psi/in or less. The interlayer can have a physical or material property that varies within the interlayer. |
| US10030940B2 |
Firearm accessory attachment clamp
A compound mounting clamp is described that is configured for mounting an accessory (e.g., a laser sight, a telescopic sight, a bayonet, a light) to a firearm that includes either one of a Picatinny-type mounting rail or an arcuate mounting rail. The compound mounting clamp includes a clamp base with mounting surfaces that enable mounting to either one of a Picatinny-type mounting rail or the arcuate mounting rail. The mounting surfaces of the clamp base include: (1) two planar faces that are perpendicular to a first direction; and (2) two angled faces that are: (a) at an oblique angle with respect to the first direction; and (b) disposed between the two planar faces. |
| US10030939B2 |
Adjustable rail mounting system
Devices mountable to a rail having a recoil groove are provided. In one aspect a device mountable to a rail having a recoil groove has a rail positioner having a longitudinal length with a plurality of teeth arranged along an edge of the longitudinal length and a recoil groove insert extending away from the rail positioner and configured to be inserted into the recoil groove, a first body member having a first rail engagement surface and plurality of openings generally sized to receive the plurality of teeth and arranged along a length of the first body a second body member having a second rail engagement surface opposite the first body member, and a clamping structure operable to tighten and maintain a clamping force between the first body member and the second body member when the rail positioner is arranged in therein and that can be released facilitate installation and removal of the mounting to a rail. |
| US10030938B2 |
Receiver cover and accessory rail
A cover for a receiver of a gun that may include an elongated member having a first longitudinal axis, the elongated member including a distal end portion which may include a leading edge which is configured and dimensioned to connect with a gun part, and a proximal end portion which is spaced from the distal end portion along the first longitudinal axis. The elongated member may include a first locking mechanism adjacent the proximal end wall. The first locking mechanism may be secured to a recoil spring guide of the gun. Also, the elongated member may include a second locking mechanism adjacent the distal end portion. The second locking mechanism may be secured to a rear sight base of the gun. The elongated member may include an accessory rail. |
| US10030935B1 |
Selectively configurable firearm sight
A firearm sight, optionally having a 45° offset mount, including a sight element selectively configurable in upright position and down positions, and a moveable plunger configurable in a locking mode in which a head of the plunger protrudes from it such that upon rotation of the sight element about a pivot axis, the head engages a plunger wall of the mount to arrest such rotation to thereby maintain the sight element substantially in the upright position, the plunger alternatively configurable in a free mode in which the head is retracted into the sight element so the head clears the plunger wall and the sight element can move to the down position. The mount can include an extension stop wall adjacent the head so the head cannot be deployed from the sight element to maintain it in the down position. The plunger can be actuated ambidextrously. A related method is provided. |
| US10030933B2 |
Gas spring assembly and a catch therefor
A gas spring assembly includes an interior piston tube disposed within an interior pressure chamber of a piston. A bushing is slideably disposed between an annular wall of the piston and the interior piston tube. A catch is attached to the interior pressure tube, and includes a body having a cylindrical portion defining a circular cross section perpendicular to and concentric with a longitudinal axis of the piston. The body of the catch includes an exterior surface defining an outer diameter. A bore extends along a bore axis into the cylindrical portion of the body, and defines a circular cross section having a bore diameter, perpendicular to and concentric with the bore axis. The bore diameter of the bore is less than the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion of the body. The catch is formed by plunging an end mill into the cylindrical portion of the catch. |
| US10030931B1 |
Head mounted display-based training tool
A head mounted display (HMD)-based training tool includes a HMD, sensor components, and electronics components. The sensor components include an external environment sensor for obtaining data of a real training scene. The electronics components include a simulator including at least one processor coupled to receive the real training scene data. The simulator generates virtual image data based on simulator input signals, where the virtual image data represents at least one virtual object. A display device is coupled to receive the virtual image data from the simulator. A field of view (FOV) of the HMD includes the virtual object from the display device and a real-world view of the real training scene, wherein the simulator modifies the virtual image data responsive to changes in the simulator input signals. |
| US10030928B2 |
Operating mode selection mechanism and method for a firearm
There is disclosed herein systems, methods and apparatus relating to a selective fire firearm. A firing mechanism is provided for mechanically and electronically firing a firearm depending on the operating mode selected by the user. A selector mechanism allows for selection of a safety mode of operation, a semi-automatic firing mode of operation, an automatic firing mode of operation, and an electronic firing mode of operation. |
| US10030927B1 |
Sear system for a firearm
A firing mechanism for a firearm is provided for reducing maximum trigger pull weight attributable to a sear and for reducing trigger pre-travel and over-travel distances. The firing mechanism includes a sear actuator with a trigger engagement leg that engages with a trigger bar at a reduced trigger travel distance. The firing mechanism also includes an increased trigger bar contact distance, thus reducing trigger pull weight. |
| US10030925B1 |
Internal firearm locking mechanism
An internal firearm locking mechanism includes a block that fits within the action of a firearm, and a lock that is removably secured to the block and passes into the chamber of the firearm to resist insertion of a cartridge as well as removal of the block. An installation/removal tool is used to install and remove the internal firearm locking mechanism. |
| US10030924B1 |
Auxiliary bolt control device
The auxiliary bolt control device is for use with an automatic or semi-automatic firearm that utilizes a moveable bolt to feed ammunition from a magazine into the firearm. The auxiliary bolt control device allows the user of a firearm to actuate the firearm's bolt release lever with the user's hands in the firing position. This provides for greater speed and efficiency when loading a new magazine into the firearm. |
| US10030922B2 |
Adjustable gas block for an indirect gas operated firearm
A firearm including a barrel, receiver, indirect gas system and an adjustable gas block designed to interface with the indirect gas system is provided. Four indexable positions of adjustment are provided for on the adjustable gas block. Positions of adjustment are selected based on the use of a silencer, use of under-powered ammunition, the presence of un-burnt powder and debris in the host firearms operating system, or if the weapon is being fired under “ideal” circumstances. The provided gas block is designed to function with an indirect gas operating system. Excess gas from the operating system is not vented from the gas block thereby generating excess flash and sound. No tool is required to manipulate the adjustment mechanism of the gas. |
| US10030921B1 |
Online heat exchanger cleaning system with connected cleaning elements
An online cleaning system for tube and shell heat exchangers is presented. The system includes a positioner, a plunger, an umbilical cleaner, and a motor. The cleaning system cleans the tubes while the heat exchanger remains in operation. The cleaning system locates and isolates a single tube via rotating and translating mechanical actions and inserts the umbilical cleaner into the tube, which may clean the tube via rotational movement or via sonication. The cleaning system may further clean the outer surface of the tubes of the heat exchanger. |
| US10030920B2 |
Method of cleaning a heat exchanger
The invention relates to a method for cleaning a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a plurality of tubes extending between a first header and a second header, and further comprises an insertion unit for introducing a plurality of projectiles thereinto. A first step of the method comprises pumping a fluid into the first header. A second step comprises inserting the plurality of projectiles into the fluid, such that the plurality of projectiles are distributed within the fluid. A third step comprises flowing the fluid and the projectiles through the tubes, such that the projectiles abrades at least one tube. A fourth step comprises discharging the fluid and the projectiles out of the second header. Among the plurality of projectiles, at least one projectile has a different specific gravity, relative to the fluid, from at least one of the remaining projectiles. |
| US10030917B1 |
Radiative transfer and power control with fractal metamaterial and plasmonics
Systems according to the present disclosure provide one or more surfaces that function as heat or power radiating surfaces for which at least a portion of the radiating surface includes or is composed of “fractal cells” placed sufficiently closed close together to one another so that a surface (plasmonic) wave causes near replication of current present in one fractal cell in an adjacent fractal cell. A fractal of such a fractal cell can be of any suitable fractal shape and may have two or more iterations. The fractal cells may lie on a flat or curved sheet or layer and be composed in layers for wide bandwidth or multibandwidth transmission. The area of a surface and its number of fractals determines the gain relative to a single fractal cell. The boundary edges of the surface may be terminated resistively so as to not degrade the cell performance at the edges. |
| US10030914B2 |
Temperature actuated capillary valve for loop heat pipe system
A capillary flow valve for use in a two phase heat transfer system such as a loop heat pipe, including an inlet port for receiving working fluid in a vapor-phase, an outlet port for outputting working fluid in a vapor-phase, and a porous wick material extending across the interior of the valve. Heating the wick evaporates liquid-phase working fluid from the wick and allows the vapor-phase working fluid to pass through the wick to the outlet port. Removing the heat allows liquid to condense in the wick, preventing flow of the vapor-phase working fluid through the wick to the outlet port. |
| US10030906B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator may include a cabinet and a drinkable liquid dispensing system. The cabinet may include chilled cavity, insulation surrounding the chilled cavity, and a door by which the chilled cavity is opened and closed. The chilled cavity may include a reservoir configured to store liquid provided thereto from an external liquid source for chilling in the chilled cavity. The drinkable liquid dispensing system may include dispenser tubing and a liquid dispenser. The dispenser tubing may be configured to transport the chilled liquid from the reservoir to the liquid dispenser. An insulated portion of the dispenser tubing may be positioned between the chilled cavity and the insulation. The liquid dispenser may be positioned within the door and configured to dispense the chilled liquid transported thereto by the dispenser tubing upon request. |
| US10030900B2 |
Secondary fluid valve and system
A device, method and system is provided for regulating an ambient condition of a space via a heat exchanger that transfers heat energy from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid, and a flow control valve in fluid communication with the heat exchanger to vary a flow of the secondary fluid through the heat exchanger to provide a continuous flow of the secondary fluid between a minimum flow rate and a maximum flow rate. While in a first mode for regulating the ambient condition of the space, the flow control valve is modulated so as to provide variable and continuous flow of the secondary fluid through the heat exchanger to regulate the ambient condition to a desired target ambient condition. While in a pull-down mode for recovering after a defrost cycle of the heat exchanger, the flow control valve is modulated so as to provide variable and continuous flow of the secondary fluid through the heat exchanger to regulate a temperature drop of the secondary fluid across the heat exchanger. |
| US10030898B2 |
Oil balancing apparatus and refrigeration system with oil balancing apparatus
An oil balancing apparatus is for use with a first compressor and at least two second compressors. Suction pipes of the first compressor and the second compressors are connected in parallel to a suction main pipe and discharge pipes of the first compressor and the second compressors are connected in parallel to a discharge main pipe. The first compressor is in an operating state, and the second compressors are operated intermittently. The oil balancing apparatus includes a first oil balancing pipe connecting oil sumps of the second compressors in series, and a second oil balancing pipe connecting an oil sump of the first compressor to a bottom of the first oil balancing pipe. A refrigeration system is also disclosed. |
| US10030895B2 |
Magnetic regenerator unit and magnetic cooling system with the same
A terminal may be provided with a magnetic regenerator unit using a magnetocaloric effect of magnetocaloric materials and a magnetic cooling system having the same. By a circular magnetic regenerator structure capable of evenly flowing heat transfer fluid and magnetic field and the flow of the heat transfer fluid being changed in the same way, and a magnetic band having a relative permeability, similar to a relative permeability of the magnetic regenerator, high efficiency of a flux generator may be obtained while reducing torque of a rotator. Power consumption for driving may be reduced due to the reduction of the cogging torque, and the magnetic band may be manufactured at a low cost by using inexpensive iron powder. |
| US10030894B2 |
Air-conditioning apparatus
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat medium system configured to control a flow rate of the heat medium supplied to the heat source unit side heat exchanger that exchanges heat between refrigerant and the heat medium, the heat medium system having at least one system of a heat medium conveyor, a heat medium flow rate adjuster, and a heat medium flow rate control device. In the air-conditioning apparatus, the operation of each of use-side heat exchangers is changed to a cooling operation or a heating operation in accordance with a control command, and a cooling and heating concurrent operation is performed. The refrigerant is caused to flow through the heat source unit side heat exchanger in accordance with the ratio of the total cooling capacity of the use-side heat exchangers to the total heating capacity of the use-side heat exchangers. The heat medium flow rate control device controls the flow rate of the heat medium supplied to the heat source unit side heat exchanger, using the temperature of the heat medium flowing into the heat source unit side heat exchanger and the temperature of the heat medium flowing from the heat source unit side heat exchanger. |
| US10030892B2 |
Cryogenic refrigerator
A cryogenic refrigerator includes a cylinder, a displacer accommodated in the cylinder so as to reciprocate inside the cylinder with a gap formed between the periphery of the displacer and the interior surface of the cylinder, and a depressed part formed on at least one of the periphery of the displacer and the interior surface of the cylinder. The ratio of the volume of the depressed part to the volume of the gap satisfies a condition of 8≤Vd/Vg≤75, where Vd is the volume of the depressed part and Vg is the volume of the gap. |
| US10030891B2 |
Panels formed from ethylene-based polymer compositions
The invention provides a panel comprising at least the following components: a) at least one hollow container; b) an inlet; c) an outlet; and wherein the inlet is connected to the end of the at least one hollow container; and the outlet is connected to an opposite end of the at least one hollow container; and wherein the at least one hollow container comprises at least one component formed from a composition comprising the following components: A) an ethylene-based polymer; B) a compound selected from Formula 1, as described herein; and C) a compound selected from Formula 2, as described herein; and wherein the weight ratio of Component C to Component B (C/B) is greater than, or equal to, 1. |
| US10030890B2 |
Hinge apparatus
A hinge apparatus comprising structure to support a user interface incorporated into the cabinet housing of an electro-mechanical system for improved viewing and interaction with the user interface when the cabinet housing is opened during technician service, while simultaneously not obstructing access to the cabinet interior. |
| US10030889B2 |
Patio heater base and pole assembly
The present concept is a patio heater assembly. The patio heater assembly includes a base and at least one support platform spaced from the base that is supported and attached to a vertically extending rear upright and at least one vertically extending forward upright. The uprights are attached at one end to the base and the other end to the at least one support platform. There is a pole moveable between a collapsed position and a raised assembled position that includes at least one pole flange at a bottom end of the pole. The pole flange rigidly connects to the support platform when in the raised assembled position, thereby maintaining the patio heater assembly in the raised assembled position. While in the collapsed position the pole flange rests on the base. |
| US10030883B2 |
Method and system for monitoring abnormality at air outlet of dehumidifier
A method and a system for monitoring an abnormality at an air outlet of a dehumidifier. The method comprises: identifying whether there is a blockage abnormality at the air outlet of the dehumidifier; after a blockage abnormality has been identified, starting a high wind-level operation of the dehumidifier or controlling air deflectors of the dehumidifier to be reset; after the high wind-level operation has run for a set time period or after the air deflectors are reset, identifying whether the blockage abnormality has been eliminated; and after it has been identified that the blockage abnormality has not been eliminated, controlling the dehumidifier to stop running, and sending out a fault cue. The method and system disclosed can avoid influences on the operation, service life and reliability of the dehumidifier due to a long-term blockage at the air outlet of the dehumidifier. |
| US10030881B2 |
Method and device for operating air conditioner
An air conditioner, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a communication unit for receiving, from a terminal staying in a zone, first information of the terminal, including information on a previous staying time of the terminal in the zone; and a control unit for determining second information of the terminal, which contains an expected leaving time of the terminal, on the basis of the first information of the terminal and determining an operating mode and an operating time of the air conditioner on the basis of the second information of the terminal, and thus energy can be saved while minimizing a decline in the sensation of comfort felt by an occupant. |
| US10030876B2 |
Ceiling-embedded air conditioner
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes: a ceiling-embedded casing main body that includes inside thereof a turbo fan and a heat exchanger disposed to surround the outer periphery of the turbo fan; a decorative panel that is mounted on a bottom surface of the casing main body and has an air blowoff opening; a drain pan that is provided on the bottom surface of the casing main body; an air blowoff path that is a through hole with rectangular cross section, the air blowoff path being provided in the drain pan and guiding conditioned air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger to the air blowoff opening; and a reinforcement support column that is provided between long sides of the air blowoff path and includes a portion protruding more upward than an opening surface of the air blowoff path on an inflow side. |
| US10030869B2 |
Premix fuel nozzle assembly
A premix fuel nozzle assembly includes a center body including a sleeve having an inner surface and a pilot premix fuel nozzle assembly that extends axially through the center body within the sleeve and defines a pilot air passage within the center body. The pilot premix fuel nozzle assembly includes a premix tip having a plurality of premix tubes that define premix passages in fluid communication with the pilot air passage. At least one of the premix tubes includes a fuel port. The premix fuel nozzle assembly further includes a pilot fuel flow path that is defined radially between the pilot premix fuel nozzle assembly and the inner surface of the sleeve and a fuel plenum that is at least partially defined between the sleeve inner surface and an outer surface of the premix tip. The fuel ports provide for fluid communication between the fuel plenum and the premix passages. |
| US10030866B2 |
Boiler system
A boiler system equipped with a boiler group mixedly provided with a step value control boiler and a proportional control boiler. A boiler number control device is configured to control the number of boilers in the boiler group, and includes an output controller configured to control a combustion state of the boiler group so as to cause the proportional control boiler to output steam equivalent to a required steam flow according to a required load, and an output switcher configured to switch, under a condition that a steam flow outputted from the proportional control boiler reaches a predetermined steam flow exceeding a steam flow at a possible combustion point of the step value control boiler, output of the steam flow at the combustion point from the proportional control boiler to the step value control boiler. |
| US10030845B2 |
Backlight unit and display device having backlight unit
A backlight unit is discussed, which includes a frame including a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom; at least one substrate located on the frame, and a plurality of light sources mount on the at least one substrate; and a reflecting sheet located on the at least one substrate, wherein the reflecting sheet includes: a first sheet part located on the bottom, the first sheet part including a plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of the light sources; a second sheet part extended from the first sheet; and a third sheet part extended from the second sheet part and located on the sidewall; wherein the second sheet part comprises a plurality of dot areas positioned sequentially in a direction from the first sheet part to the third sheet part and the plurality of dot areas include a first dot area and a second dot area, the first dot area including a plurality of dots having the same size and the second dot area including a plurality of dots having the same size, and wherein a size of the plurality of dots in the first dot area is different from a size of the plurality of dots in the second dot area. |
| US10030844B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatus for illumination using asymmetrical optics
The present solution provides a light fixture having an asymmetric optic configured to illuminate multiple surfaces of an enclosure. The light fixture can be attached to a location adjacent to and above a first shelf of a plurality shelves of the enclosure. The optic can split light from the light source to form a first light beam directed to the first shelf and form a second light beam directed to a second shelf of the plurality of shelves. The second shelf can be below the first shelf. The first light beam can have a first predetermined intensity and the second light beam has a second predetermined intensity different than the first predetermined intensity. |
| US10030843B2 |
Illumination lens, illumination unit, and head-up display device
An illumination lens condenses a light from a light source and emits the light toward a display to illuminate the display. The illumination lens includes multiple first lens surface parts having a shape obtained by extracting multiple portions of a first virtual lens surface along a first optical axis, the first virtual lens surface defining the first optical axis on which the light source is disposed and being at least twice differentiable between optical axes arranged in a reference direction, and multiple second lens surface parts having a shape obtained by extracting multiple portions of a second virtual lens surface along a second optical axis, the second virtual lens surface defining the second optical axis and being at least once differentiable between the optical axes arranged in the reference direction. The first lens surface parts and the second lens surface parts are alternately arranged in the reference direction. |
| US10030837B2 |
Lighting system
A lighting system for providing a lighting image a first substantially linear lighting structure of at least one lighting component of a plurality of lighting components and a second substantially linear lighting structure of the at least one lighting component of the plurality of lighting components. The first substantially linear lighting structure is configured to appear to intertwine with the second substantially linear lighting structure on at least one cross-over point of a plurality of cross-over points. At least one of the first substantially linear lighting structure appears to overlap the second substantially linear lighting structure at the at least one cross-over point of the plurality of cross-over points and/or the second substantially linear lighting structure appears to overlap the first substantially linear lighting structure at the at least one cross-over point of the plurality of cross-over points. |
| US10030835B2 |
Headlamp control system
One object of the present invention is to provide a headlight control system. The headlight control system is configured to be used with a headlight of a vehicle. The headlight control system includes a first light sensor, a microcontroller, a first driving motor, a power module and an optical lens module. The optical lens module is disposed in front of the headlight in order to receive illumination of the headlight. The microcontroller is electrically connected to the first light source sensor and configured to receive a signal transmitted by the first light sensor. The first driving motor is electrically connected to the microcontroller. The first driving motor is configured to follow an instruction from the microcontroller to drive a first driving mechanism. The first driving mechanism is configured to adjust the optical lens module upon being driven by the first driving motor. The power module is electrically connected to the microcontroller and the headlight. The power module is configured to follow an instruction from the microcontroller to supply the power to the headlight. |
| US10030833B2 |
Multimode color tunable light source and daylighting system
Described herein are day lighting systems that utilize a combination of at least one natural light source with at least one multimode artificial light source. Also disclosed are methods for designing and operating such systems. |
| US10030831B2 |
Flame simulator with movable light beam
A flame simulator can include a light beam source, a range limiter, a light beam mover, a power supply, a power control circuit, and a flame screen. The light beam source can be adapted to project a movable beam of light with a circular, oval, elliptical, or otherwise round, cross-sectional shape and with an intensity, shape and/or color that mimics a flame (e.g., a candle flame) when the beam strikes the flame screen. The light beam mover can generate beam movement and the range limiter can limit the range of movement so that the beam stays mostly on the flame screen in a region bounded by the typical range of movement of a flame being simulated (e.g., a candle flame moving in response to ambient air currents). The light beam mover can cause the illumination provided by the beam to dance on the flame screen with variations in position and shape that mimic a dancing flame (e.g., a candle flame being blown about by air currents). One or more of the flame simulators can be incorporated into an imitation candle. |
| US10030824B2 |
Lighting device and lighting method
A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light within an area defined by x, y coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and a mixture of light emitted from the lighting device may be within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting. |
| US10030823B2 |
Light emitting apparatus
Provided is a light emitting apparatus. The light emitting apparatus includes a substrate; a light emitting device on the substrate; a fluorescent layer formed on the substrate and the light emitting device to surround the light emitting device; an encapsulant resin layer formed on the substrate and the fluorescent layer to surround the fluorescent layer; and a lens disposed on the light emitting device and supported by the substrate, wherein the lens includes a lens body having a first recess formed at a center of a top surface of the lens body and a second recess formed at a center of a bottom surface of the lens body, and a lens supporter provided at the bottom surface of the lens body to support the lens body such that the lens body is spaced apart from the substrate. |
| US10030820B2 |
LED light
An LED bulb comprises a structural shell formed by folding a flat PCB into a three-dimensional polyhedron shape and a fitting for removably coupling the bulb to a light socket. The PCB comprises a plurality of LEDs, at least one LED mounted electronically on a plurality of faces of the polyhedron, and a driver circuit for driving each LED. The perimeter of the PCB is shaped to join adjacent faces. Each LED produces minimal excess heat, which is partially conducted by a metallic heat sink bridge to the PCB and dissipated to the air through the PCB and through a plurality of spaces in the shell. |
| US10030818B2 |
Device, method and system for monitoring a network of fluid-carrying conduits
A liquid-flow monitoring device (10) arranged to monitor the flow of liquid in a conduit. The device (10) comprises sampling means (20), processing means (30) and data storage means (40). The sampling means is arranged to receive data substantially continuously from a sensor (12) indicative of at least one variable sensed by the sensor (12) indicative of fluid flow in a conduit and to sample the data to produce a stream of sampled data. The processing means (30) is arranged to process the stream of sampled data to extract at least one sub-sampled stream therefrom, the sub-sampled stream comprising a plurality of data sets, each data set being a statistical subset of the stream of sampled data over a respective data-set period. The data storage means (40) is arranged to store the at least one sub-sampled stream. |
| US10030815B2 |
Method and apparatus for reliquefying natural gas
Natural gas boiling off from LNG storage tanks located on board a sea-going vessel, is compressed in a plural stage compressor. At least part of the flow of compressed natural gas is sent to a liquefier operating on a Brayton cycle in order to be reliquefied. The temperature of the compressed natural gas from the final stage is reduced to below 0° C. by passage through a heat exchanger. The first compression stage is operated as a cold compressor and the resulting cold compressed natural gas is employed in the heat exchanger to effect the necessary cooling of the flow from the compression stage. Downstream of its passage through the heat exchanger the cold compressed natural gas flows through the remaining stages of the compressor. If desired, a part of the compressed natural gas may be supplied to the engines of the sea-going vessel as a fuel. |
| US10030809B1 |
Wall support for a condenser
A beam-receiving masonry unit bears an outdoor condenser component of a split air conditioning system. The masonry unit generally includes first and second faces each having at least one opening defined by one or more structurally supportive edges. The first face, the second face, and the space between them are sized to incorporate the unit into a block wall or foundation. The openings are positioned to receive a condenser support beam, and the structurally supportive edges in the faces bear the condenser support beam. The unit resists rotation of the beam after the unit is incorporated into a block wall or foundation. A fill opening allows cementitious fill to enter into the unit to bond the unit to a block wall or foundation. |
| US10030806B2 |
Fixing support and fixing module
A fixing support is adapted to detachably fix a case onto a target object. The fixing support includes a fixing base, a rotary base, a rotary member and an engaging member. The rotary base is adapted to be assembled to the target object. The rotary member is rotatably disposed in the fixing base, and is fixed to the rotary base so as to rotate with the rotatory base on a rotational axis with respect to the fixing base. The engaging member is movably disposed inside the fixing base to be moved to a releasing position and an engaging position with respect to the fixing base according to the rotation of the rotary member. The engaging member has an engaging portion, and the engaging member is adapted to pass through the engaging hole. When the engaging member is moved to the engaging position from the releasing position with respect to the fixing base, the engaging portion engages a shoulder part of the engaging hole. In addition, a fixing module includes the aforesaid case and the aforesaid fixing support. |
| US10030803B2 |
Robot for inspection of pipeline using multi-output differential module
Provided herein is a robot for inspection of a pipeline using a multi-output differential module, the robot including a robot body configured to move along an inside of the pipeline, and having a driving power supply unit; a proceeding unit rotatably-connected to the robot body, and provided with a plurality of active proceeding units having proceeding wheels that proceed along an inner wall of the pipeline; and a power transmission unit supported against the robot body, connected to the driving power supply unit to transmit driving power to the active proceeding unit, and having the multi-output differential module that distributes the transmitted driving power to the active proceeding unit. |
| US10030801B2 |
Direct electric heating system for heating a subsea pipeline
A direct electric heating (DEH) system for heating a subsea pipeline is provided. The DEH system includes a subsea power cable adapted to be coupled to a three phase electric power source. The DEH system further includes two or more subsea DEH modules. Each subsea module of the two or more subsea DEH modules is provided for heating a different pipeline section of the subsea pipeline. |
| US10030791B2 |
Articles and methods of wrapping a substrate with a polymeric structure
Articles are provided, having a first substrate and a polymeric structure wrapped around the first substrate at least two full circuits. The polymeric structure has a length, a width and a thickness, and comprises a crosslinked polymeric layer uniaxially oriented in the width direction at a draw ratio of at least 1.2:1. The length is greater than the width. A method is also provided including providing a polymeric structure, wrapping the polymeric structure around a first substrate at least two full circuits, positioning the polymeric structure at least partially within an aperture defined by a second substrate, and subjecting the polymeric structure to an elevated temperature above the transition temperature of the crosslinked polymeric layer and below the degradation temperature of each of the components in the polymeric structure. The thickness of the polymeric structure increases, creating at least a partial joint between the first substrate and the second substrate. |
| US10030788B2 |
Hydraulic valve with adjustable locking device
A hydraulic valve includes a sliding control member that delimits at least one constantly adjustable diaphragm. The sliding control member is configured to be moved in the direction of a longitudinal axis. The hydraulic valve further includes a locking device with a locking member that is configured to be moved counter to the force of a first spring transversely relative to the longitudinal axis. The hydraulic valve further includes at least one catch contour in which the locking member is configured to be engaged in such a positive-locking manner that the sliding control member is releasably retained in a catch position that is associated with the respective catch contour. The position of at least one catch contour is constantly adjustable in such a manner that the free cross-sectional surface-area of the at least one diaphragm is constantly adjustable in the associated catch position. |
| US10030786B2 |
Adjustable damping valve arrangement
An adjustable damping valve arrangement for a vibration damper includes a main stage valve with a main stage valve body which is guided in a damping valve housing so as to be axially movable. The damping valve housing has a housing insert which is separate from the damping valve housing and in which the main stage valve body is guided. |
| US10030785B2 |
Valve for fuel cell
A valve for a fuel cell serves to discharge a fluid in a fuel cell system to the outside or other locations of the fuel cell system. The valve is mounted with a pressure transmission unit which is connected between a valve flow path unit having an inner flow path for moving a fluid and a solenoid unit for generating power for opening and closing the inner flow path of the valve flow path unit, and transmits pressure between the valve flow path unit and the solenoid unit, so as to minimize an operating load of the solenoid unit by minimizing a pressure difference between the valve flow path unit and the solenoid unit, regardless of factors such as working pressure and a temperature in the fuel cell system. |
| US10030784B2 |
Ball valve tertiary seal assembly and method
A high pressure ball valve seal assembly utilizes primary, secondary, and tertiary seals to withstand debris, caustic fluids, high pressure, and high temperature. The seal assembly comprises first and second inner seats and first and second outer seats which are retained within the valve body. First inner and outer seats are mounted on a first side of a closure member in the valve cavity and second inner and outer seats mounted on a second side of the closure member opposite the first side. A plurality of sealing rings are provided, whereby the sealing rings may be arranged to provide a tertiary upstream seal physically located on the downstream side of the ball valve. |
| US10030782B2 |
Dispensing device and battery package
A fluid dispensing device, a battery package for a fluid dispensing device, and a method of assembling a fluid dispensing device. The dispensing device has a housing defining a passage having an outlet, and fluid being dispensed through the passage and out of the outlet. The dispensing device also has a powered component. The battery package has a battery cell and a capacitor operable to power the powered component. The battery cell and the capacitor are encapsulated as a unitary battery package. The unitary battery package is supportable in the housing. |
| US10030781B2 |
Valve assembly for a tire pressure management system
A valve assembly for a tire pressure management system. The valve assembly including a housing. The housing includes a valve cavity. A cage member is positioned within the valve cavity. The cage member is in a sealed relationship with the housing. A piston is moveable within the cage member. A biasing member is provided in a biasing member cavity portion of the valve cavity. The biasing member contacts a stem portion of the piston to urge the piston away from the biasing member cavity portion. |
| US10030773B2 |
Piston ring
A piston ring for a piston of a reciprocating internal combustion engine. The piston ring comprises a body having an outer contact surface. A tribological coating is formed on the outer contact surface of the body. The tribological coating comprises a quaternary Cr—V—Ti—N system. In one form, the tribological coating is deposited on the outer contact surface of the body as a stack of multiple layers. |
| US10030772B2 |
Multi-piece oil ring
A multi-piece oil ring includes an oil ring main member in which two rails are connected together by a columnar part and which has a roughly I-shaped cross section; and a coil expander disposed in an inner circumferential groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the columnar. Each rail in the oil ring main member possesses a sliding section protuberance whose tip possesses a jutting portion. The axial length of the jutting portion is 0.02-0.18 mm. The change rate of the axial length of the individual jutting portion is in the range of 0 to 80% at least in a region of from its sliding surface to be faced to a cylinder, which is positioned at the tip of the jutting portion, to a position of 0.03 mm away from the aforementioned sliding surface in the radial direction of the oil ring main member. |
| US10030769B2 |
Gearbox of power unit
A gearbox of a power unit includes a transmission, a shift drum provided with lead grooves, a shift drum feed mechanism, and a drive side-shift fork and driven side-shift forks respectively provided with engaging portions to be engaged with the lead grooves. At least one lead groove is a common lead groove with which the engaging portion of the drive side-shift fork and the engaging portion of the driven side-shift fork are engaged at an angular interval, which is a positive multiple integral of a feed angle of the shift drum, with respect to a rotation center of the shift drum. The drive side-shift fork and driven side-shift fork, whose engaging portions are engaged with the common lead groove, are guided by the same axially shifted groove portions provided in the common lead groove, and thereby establish speeds of the transmission. |
| US10030766B2 |
Hydraulic control circuit of transmission
A hydraulic control circuit of a transmission includes a first oil passage, supplying hydraulic oil from an oil pump to a torque converter, and a second oil passage branching off from the first oil passage and having an oil pressure lower than that in the first oil passage; a selection valve switching between the hydraulic oil in the first and the second oil passages to the torque converter; an oil-pressure adjustment valve provided on the first oil passage and adjusting an oil pressure of the hydraulic oil of the first oil passage; and a switching valve provided on the first oil passage and switching between interruption and supply of hydraulic oil to the selection valve. Further, the switching valve is provided on a downstream side of the branching position of the second oil passage in the first oil passage and on an upstream side of the oil-pressure adjustment valve. |
| US10030763B2 |
Control apparatus for vehicle
In a control apparatus for a vehicle, when it is not determined that a downshift to a second gear stage should be carried out and an accelerator depression amount change rate is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value when it is determined that a downshift to a first gear stage should be carried out, a single downshift command to the first gear stage is output. When it is not determined that the downshift to the second gear stage should be carried out and the accelerator depression amount change rate is larger than the predetermined value when it is determined that the downshift to the first gear stage should be carried out, a current gear stage is maintained. Therefore, a skip downshift to the second gear stage can be carried out when it is determined that the downshift to the second gear stage should be carried out. |
| US10030759B2 |
Breather device
A breather device that is attached to a case of a transmission and performs ventilation in the case, includes: a main body member including a storage portion with a closed bottom and an open upper end; and a cover member configured to close the upper end of the main body member and including a vent hole for ventilation to outside. The storage portion comprises a first chamber having, in a bottom portion, a communicating port communicating with an interior of the case, and a second chamber configured to receive a liquid entering from the vent hole. |
| US10030758B2 |
Two-piece zero distortion pulley assembly having outer bearing raceway
A zero distortion bearing pulley including a bearing is provided. The bearing clamps axially on the outer bearing raceway instead of radially. The pulley includes a stamped pulley body having a central axis, a pulley face having a periphery, a belt running surface extending perpendicularly from the periphery of the pulley face, a bearing slip pocket formed in the face coaxially with the axis of the pulley body, and a plurality of slots formed between the bearing pocket and the periphery of the pulley face. The slip pocket has a rear stop for retaining the bearing. A disc-shaped, stamped bearing retainer is provided having tabs that fit into the slots in the pulley body. The tabs may be folded over. Optionally, each tab may have an end hook allowing attachment of the stamped retainer bearing to the pulley body face by rotation following insertion of the tabs into the slots. |
| US10030753B2 |
Hydrokinetic torque coupling device for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a hydrokinetic torque coupling device for a motor vehicle, comprising a torque input element (11) intended to be coupled to a crankshaft (1), an impeller wheel (3) rotationally coupled to the torque input element (11) and able to hydrokinetically drive a turbine wheel (4), a torque output element (8) intended to be coupled to a transmission input shaft (2), clutch means (10) movable between an engaged position wherein the torque input element (11) and the torque output element (8) are rotationally coupled through damping means (23, 27), and a disengaged position wherein the torque input element (11) and the torque output element (8) are rotationally coupled through the impeller wheel (3), the turbine wheel and the damping means (23, 27). |
| US10030751B2 |
Infinite variable transmission with planetary gear set
A variable transmission includes various powerpath layouts consisting in either; a single mode with approximately symmetrical reverse and forward speeds and includes an input shaft, one or two planetary gear sets, or a planetary gear set and a compound gear set when the RTS (ring-to-sun) ratio of the planetary gear set is not physically possible; or a dual mode with each mode being selected by closing a clutch/brake and releasing the other. A first up-speed planetary gear set on the input side of a variator, and a second planetary gear set on the output side of the variator, both configured to split the torque when drivingly engaged with a variator comprising, a first ring assembly, and a second ring assembly. Various up-speed ratio arrangements are shown that tend to increase the speeds and decrease the torque acting on the CVP, allowing a decrease in the variator size. |
| US10030749B2 |
Continuously variable transmission
In a continuously variable transmission, driving force from a drive source is transmitted via a path to establish a LOW mode. A large torque that is transmitted in the LOW mode passes through a first output switching mechanism. Since a countershaft is relatively rotatably disposed on an outer periphery of an input shaft, and the first output switching mechanism is disposed on the countershaft, the countershaft which transmits a large torque is disposed on an outer peripheral side of a double tube and supported directly by a transmission case, and the input shaft which transmits a relatively small torque is supported via the countershaft, thereby making it possible to support the first output switching mechanism with high rigidity without carrying out special reinforcement. |
| US10030748B2 |
Continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission provides an increased transmission speed ratio with fewer parts. A kinematic arrangement can provide at least a squared kinematic arrangement of the variator for two or more modes, for example, and can provide an increased range transmission speed ratio with fewer moving parts. In many embodiments, the continuously variable transmission provides synchronous gear ratios and a continuously variable speed ratio. |
| US10030741B2 |
Chain with alternating inside link position to enable narrow lacing with improved NVH behavior
A narrow chain with alternating inside link positions in a 3×1 lacing arrangement provides improved noise-vibration-harshness (NVH) characteristics relative to conventional narrow-laced chains in an oil pump drive application. The two inside links are offset with respect to each other, with one of the two being aligned with the two guide plates in the guide row. The chain design is preferably used as an oil pump drive chain or in other auxiliary drive applications. |
| US10030736B2 |
Damping valve
A damping valve includes an annular valve disc, the valve disc having an annular outer peripheral sheet that projects toward an axial direction of the valve disc, an inner peripheral sheet that is provided on an inside of the outer peripheral sheet and projects toward the axial direction, an annular window formed between the outer peripheral sheet and the inner peripheral sheet, and a port that communicates with the annular window. The damping valve comprises an annular leaf valve that is laminated on the valve disc and is seated/unseated on the outer peripheral sheet, an annular spacer that is interposed between the leaf valve and the inner peripheral sheet and sets an initial deflection amount of the leaf valve, and a positioning part that restricts positional deviation of the spacer in a radial direction relative to the valve disc. |
| US10030731B1 |
Assembly with negative torsional stiffness
A negative stiffness torsional spring. A plurality of spokes secured between a hub and an outer cylinder assembly are preloaded in compression. As the hub is rotated, the stiffness of the torsional spring is negative over a range of angles. |
| US10030730B2 |
Vehicle brake system and method of detecting wear of friction member
A vehicle brake system, including: an electric brake device including a friction member, a rotor, a motor, and a driven member; and a wear detector including a data obtaining section to obtain a forward movement amount of the driven member and a pressing force by which the driven member presses the friction member, a detecting section to detect a contact start position of the driven member, and an estimating section to estimate a remaining thickness of the friction member, wherein the wear detector includes an uneven-wear detecting section to detect uneven wear of the friction member, by comparing: a relationship between the forward movement amount and the pressing force; and a relationship therebetween in a case where it is supposed that a thickness of the friction member is equal to the remaining thickness that would be estimated in a state in which the friction member is evenly worn. |
| US10030728B2 |
Sequential parking brake assembly
An assembly includes a brake system comprising, a parking brake assembly including a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft. The assembly also includes two or more opposing brake pads, and a rotor extending between the two or more opposing brake pads. During use, the first drive shaft is moved so that a first portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor, The second drive shaft is moved so that a second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor. One of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor before the other of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor. |
| US10030726B1 |
Brake disc structure
A brake disc structure contains: a central disc made of metal material or metal alloy material, a first disc and a second disc which are made of ferrous metal materials, and a through orifice passing through central positions of the first disc, the central disc, and the second disc. The first disc includes a first brake face and plural first holes, the second disc includes a second brake and plural second holes, and the central disc includes plural third holes, wherein each of the plural first and second holes has a first diameter and a second diameter less than the first diameter, and diameters of any two adjacent first and second holes are different. Furthermore, multiple heat dissipation portions of the central disc are defined by the plural third holes and the plural first holes or are defined by the plural third holes and the plural second holes. |
| US10030725B2 |
Brake lining for railroad car
A brake lining for a railroad car has a frictional surface on a brake disc that is pressed by a brake caliper. Friction bodies are pressed against the frictional surface of the brake disc and a back plate is mounted to the caliper to support the friction bodies. Each of the friction bodies is formed with a friction material which contacts the brake disc frictional surface, and has a base plate attached on the back plate side of the friction material. The base plate has a protrusion formed on its back side. On the friction body side of the back plate there is formed a groove which contacts the protrusion formed on the base plate. A disc spring or a spherical-seated structure is disposed between the base plate of each friction body and the back plate. Friction bodies are prevented from rotating at their attached places, without adding new components. |
| US10030723B1 |
Brake caliper
A brake caliper includes a lining unit and a hand-brake unit. The hand-brake unit includes a driving member, and first and second push members respectively abutting against an abutment portion and an urging portion of the driving member. The urging portion has an inclined urging surface. The second push member has an inclined abutment surface in slidable contact with the urging surface. When the driving member is rotated, the urging surface pushes the abutment surface to move the first and second push members toward each other for actuating the lining unit to frictionally contact a brake disk. |
| US10030721B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling dual clutch transmission
A method for controlling a dual clutch transmission (DCT) may include: determining, by a state determination unit, whether a clutch of the DCT is stuck; disabling, by a control unit, the clutch when it is determined that the clutch is stuck; controlling, by the control unit, the driving unit to control the disabled clutch through a reference operation; determining, by the state determination unit, whether the disabled clutch is normally operated, when a vehicle is stopped; and enabling, by the control unit, the clutch when it is determined that the disabled clutch is normally operated. |
| US10030717B2 |
Liquid cooled fan clutch
A liquid cooled viscous fan clutch transfers torque from a driving plate driven by an engine crankshaft to a driven plate connected to a cooling fan. Heat generated in a working fluid is transferred to a second fluid, such as engine coolant or transmission fluid, flowing through a cooling jacket. The cooling jacket is located in a stationary housing which may be fixed to the engine. The working fluid circulates through a working zone, a passageway in the stationary housing, and a passageway in the driving plate. Rotation of the driving plate provides the motive force to circulate the fluid, independent of the rotation speed of the driven plate. A controllable valve may be closed to block circulation, trapping working fluid in a reservoir, to disengage the clutch. |
| US10030713B2 |
Lock-up device for torque converter
A lock-up device for a torque converter transmits a torque from a front cover to a transmission-side member through a turbine. The lock-up device includes a clutch portion, a piston, a support member, and a synchronization mechanism. The clutch portion is disposed between the front cover and the turbine. The piston is movable in an axial direction. The piston turns the clutch portion into a torque transmission state. The support member supports the piston such that the piston is movable. The support member defines an oil chamber together with the piston. The oil chamber is supplied a hydraulic oil for activating the piston. The synchronization mechanism causes the piston to rotate in synchronization with the support member. |
| US10030711B2 |
Preventing noise from mating spline teeth
A mechanical connection includes first and second components supported for rotation, the first component formed with first spline teeth, the second component formed with second spline teeth meshing with the first spline teeth, and a damper fitted in a groove formed in one of the first and second components, including an extension secured to the damper, contacting and extending between at least some of the first and second spline teeth. |
| US10030706B2 |
Sliding bearing element
The invention relates to a sliding bearing element (1) with a running layer (4) made from a first tin-based alloy and an additional layer (5) made from an additional tin-based alloy, said alloys containing at least one element from a group comprising Cu, Ni, Ag, Sb, As, Pb, Bi, Te, Tl and/or non-metal particles. The first tin-based alloy has a strength index FI of at least 5 and at most 25, and the additional tin-based alloy has a strength index FI of at least 0.3 and at most 3. The strength index of the running layer (4) is at least five times the strength index of the additional layer (5), and the strength index FI is defined by the equation, FI = 100 * ω C + 50 * ω S + 2 * ( 100 * ω B ) 2 , in which C represents at least one of the elements Cu, Ni, Ag; S represents Sb and/or non-metal particles; B represents at least one of the elements Pb, Bi, Te, Tl; and ω represents the total content of each of the tin-based alloy components assigned to the letters C, S, and B. |
| US10030700B2 |
Guiding body and motion-guiding device provided with same
A guide body can be prevented from being disengaged from a track rail even where the track rail is made of a low-rigidity material, thereby securing reliable movement along the track rail. The guide body includes: a large number of rolling elements that roll on a rolling surface formed along a structure, the guide body being movable relative to the structure; an endless circulation path through which the large number of rolling elements circulate; a load opening portion for allowing the large number of rolling elements in the endless circulation path to be held in contact with the rolling surface of the structure; and a guide portion formed on at least one side of the load opening portion so as to project toward the structure side with respect to projecting ends of the large number of rolling elements projecting from the load opening portion toward the structure side. |
| US10030699B2 |
Aerostatic bearing
An aerostatic bearing includes a base having a foundation layer and a plurality of ventilation bodies protruding from the foundation layer, the ventilation bodies being made of a porous material; and a sealing layer covering the base and revealing at least one of the ventilation bodies. |
| US10030696B2 |
Fluid dynamic bearing device, and bearing member and shaft member for use in same
A ratio W1/W2 of a circumferential width W1 of each of inclined hill portions G2 of a radial dynamic pressure generating portion G and a circumferential width W2 of each of inclined groove portions G3 is 1.2 or larger. And when an inner diameter of a bearing member is D, the circumferential width W2 of each of the inclined groove portions satisfies 0.2D≤W2≤0.4D. |
| US10030695B2 |
Multi-degree-of-freedom adjustment mechanism
A multiple-degree-of-freedom adjustment mechanism with precise linear motion has structural robustness and allows easy reduction in weight and size, simple production and easy operation. The multiple-degree-of-freedom adjustment mechanism includes: at least one support assembly; and a plate supported by the at least one support assembly, wherein the at least one support assembly includes: a bipod having a first rod and a second rod, one ends of which are fixed to each other at a top provided with a support section; and a linear motion arrangement having a first movable member and a second movable member which are fixed to the other ends of the first rod and the second rod respectively, wherein the first movable member and the second movable member independently move in a linear motion direction. |
| US10030691B2 |
Cable connection structure for movable member
In a cable connection structure in which a roughly spherical cable end disposed at the tip of an inner wire is connected to a movable member, the movable member is provided with a pair of wing pieces that hold the inner wire, a cable insertion opening that guides the cable end to a space between the wing pieces, and a roughly elliptical cable end passage part that displaceably supports the cable end. The long axis of the roughly elliptical shape of the cable end passage part roughly coincides with the direction of insertion of the cable. |
| US10030687B2 |
Bolt, and rock drill with bolt
Herein a bolt (2) comprising an elongated body (4) with a central axis (C) is described. The elongated body (4) is in a first end (6) provided with a first thread (8) and in a second end (10) with a second thread (12). An intermediate part (14) of the elongated body (4) is provided with a collar (16). The collar (16) is provided with at least one first flat surface (18), which first flat surface (18) extends substantially in parallel with the central axis (C). Further, a rock drill comprising housing parts held together by at least one bolt (2) is described. |
| US10030686B2 |
Anchor for fixing in a wall
A self-drilling anchor including a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange at an end oriented toward a head of the screw, a threaded portion, a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the threaded portion, and a rotation locking mechanism preventing rotation of the anchor body relative to the wall. The threaded portion is configured to engage with the screw thread and advance in a direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion, when the screw is screwed into the threaded portion. The anchor body further includes a piercing element at the opposite end from the flange, the anchor including a fastening mechanism between the screw and the anchor body, the fastening mechanism being detachable by a torque, applied between the screw and the anchor body, equal to or greater than a predetermined torque. |
| US10030685B2 |
Polygonal driving means with inbuilt collar
It has become apparent that the dimensions of inbuilt-collar driving means of the same nominal size may vary according to the method of manufacture. The dimensions of the collar must therefore be adapted to suit the mode of manufacture, at the expense of its strength or mass. Moreover, the transmissible torque for tightening and loosening operations varies according to a useful wrenching height. In order to have a useful height identical to the height of the shank, the idea underlying the invention involves pushing the frustoconical collar of a driving means in towards its center along the extension of the sides of the shank. The inbuilt-collar driving means of the invention is suited to all modes of manufacture, and can be manufactured without adversely affecting the dimensions of the driving means or its installation. |
| US10030684B2 |
Device for fastening an object on a support plate and obtained assembly
A fastener device for fastening an article on a support plate, and the resulting assembly, which fastener device comprises: a hollow body that is secured to the support plate; a slider that is secured to the article and that is suitable for being engaged in the hollow body; and blocking means.The blocking means comprise both at least one side opening that passes through the hollow body and also an elastically-deformable blocking tab that is carried by the slider and that, during engagement of the slider in the hollow body, is for deploying sideways into the side opening and for bearing simultaneously beneath the support plate so as to oppose any longitudinal removal of the slider, and against the slider so as to oppose any longitudinal thrust of the slider, and thus define a first blocking position. |
| US10030682B2 |
Two-part fastener
A fastener with a central longitudinal axis, including a grommet including a leg portion which ends with a toe portion, and a pin including a head portion, a tail portion and a body portion, the head and tail portions each having an outer circumference greater than a maximum outer circumference of the body portion, the body portion including a first shoulder defined by first and second beveled surfaces and a first end surface positioned there between, and a second shoulder defined by third and fourth beveled surfaces and a second end surface positioned there between, the first and third beveled surfaces are of different angles relative to the central longitudinal axis, the second and fourth beveled surfaces are of different angles relative to the central longitudinal axis. |
| US10030680B2 |
Panel mount system
A panel mount for non penetrative fastening of a panel (such as a glass pane) able to be mounted to a structure, and preferably to a vertical or side surface of that structure, which provides a pair of clamp jaws defining an elongate slot in which an edge of a panel can be received and an intermediate clamping member associated with each jaw, each intermediate clamping member having at least one threaded member associated therewith to facilitate adjustment of the position and orientation of the intermediate member within the clamp jaw so as to securely retain the panel within the slot. |
| US10030678B2 |
Pressure compensated load sense hydraulic system efficiency improvement system and method
A pressure compensated load sense hydraulic system and method is disclosed where a first pressure compensated valve controls flow between a pump and a first function based on a highest function load; and a second pressure compensated valve controls flow between the pump and a second function based on the highest function load. First and second operator controls activate the first and second functions, respectively. When the first function is stalled and the second function is activated, the controller closes the first valve to remove the first function load from the load sense circuit and prevent flow to or from the first function. The controller can determine the first function is stalled when a timer exceeds an initialization period. When the controller closes the first valve, it can cycle the first valve between a shutoff period where the valve is closed, and a refresh period where the valve is opened. |
| US10030677B2 |
Fluid control valve
Inside a valve housing equipped with a first flow path and a second flow path that connect in parallel with a first port and a second port, there are provided a needle valve body that opens/closes a throttle hole in the first flow path, a check valve that opens/closes the second flow path, and a piston that performs an open/close control of the needle valve body through the interaction of the pressure of a fluid introduced into a pressure chamber and the spring force of a compression spring. The needle valve body is formed at the tip of a rod coupled to the piston. Inside the rod and the needle valve body there is formed a conduction hole connecting the throttle hole and the pressure chamber. |
| US10030673B2 |
Axial fan for a cooling fan module
An axial fan for a cooling fan module has a cup-shaped central hub with a front wall intended to be connected to the rotor of an electric motor at connection points and with a side wall from which a plurality of outer blades extend. At least one transverse opening is provided in the front wall of the hub, between each of the connection points and the side wall, the opening extending in the circumferential direction, relative to the axis of the hub, beyond the associated connection point in both directions, so that the vibrations transmitted during operation from the motor to the front wall of the hub are propagated towards the side wall of the hub following a path which is longer than a radial path. |
| US10030668B2 |
Axial-flow fan
An axial-flow fan includes a boss and a plurality of blades integrally resin-molded with a hub. An axial hole of the boss has a shaft of a drive motor inserted. The axial hole is formed at an axial center of the hub. The hub includes an outer perimeter cylinder and a lid. The outer perimeter cylinder has an opening formed at the axial center, and the blades are formed so as to project from the outer perimeter cylinder. The lid extends from the outer perimeter cylinder toward the boss so as to cover the opening of the outer perimeter cylinder. The lid connects the boss and the outer perimeter cylinder together. Reinforcing ribs are integrally resin-molded together with the hub and the boss on both axial-direction sides of the lid. The reinforcing ribs reinforce the connection between the hub and the boss. |
| US10030667B2 |
Centrifugal blower wheel for HVACR applications
A forward curved blower wheel has fan blades having relatively small leading edge blades angles and a relatively lengthy mean camber lines. The blower wheel also comprises leading edge notches adjacent its blower wheel inlet. The leading edge notches eliminate buffeting that would occur with such blades if such notches were not present. |
| US10030665B2 |
Liquid level indicator, turbo compressor, and turbo refrigerator
A liquid level indicator including a liquid level calm portion that is provided with a liquid introduction inlet that communicates with a portion below the liquid level in an oil tank and a gas vent that communicates with a portion above the liquid level; and a sight glass for observing a liquid level in the liquid level calm portion, having a liquid introduction tube provided with an extension portion that communicates with the liquid introduction inlet and extends toward the bottom portion of the oil tank, and a distal end portion that communicates with the extension portion and opens in a direction other than the downward direction below the liquid level. |
| US10030659B2 |
Vacuum pump
A vacuum pump includes a rotor and a housing, which define a vacuum chamber. Rotation of the rotor generates negative pressure in the vacuum chamber. The vacuum pump includes an oil introduction passage, which is connected to an oil pump to introduce oil into the vacuum pump, and an atmosphere communication passage, which opens in the atmosphere to introduce air into the vacuum pump. The vacuum pump further includes a valve and a spring, which serve as a communication control mechanism. The communication control mechanism provides communication between the vacuum chamber and the oil introduction passage and closes the atmosphere communication passage when the vacuum pump is driven. The communication control mechanism provides communication between the vacuum chamber and the atmosphere communication passage and closes the oil introduction passage when the vacuum pump is stopped. |
| US10030657B2 |
Electric compressor and method for manufacturing same
There is provided an electric compressor to be fixed an object including a compression mechanism, an electric motor, a housing, a supporting member, and a plurality of vibration damping members. One of the housing and the supporting member has a recess and the other of the housing and the supporting member has a projection that is disposed in the recess and engaged with the recess to form a plurality of accommodating spaces on opposite sides of the projection, respectively. A filling rate of each vibration damping member in the corresponding accommodating space is changeable. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the electric compressor, including preparing a plurality of vibration damping members, choosing one of the vibration damping members, and providing the supporting member to the outer peripheral surface of the housing while accommodating the chosen vibration damping members in the respective accommodating spaces. |
| US10030654B2 |
Liquid ring screw pump functional design
A liquid ring screw pump includes a housing with a suction inlet section and a pressure outlet section. Within the housing an Archimedes screw rotor is driven by a motor via a shaft. The inlet section and outlet section are each provided with connecting structure for suction and pressure piping respectively. The displacement CD of the screw rotor in relation to the center axis of the housing is determined by an equation based on the screw rotor radius, a minimum screw rotor core radius, and a variable k that is between 0.14 and 0.29. |
| US10030652B1 |
Pump jack with downhole pump
A pump jack has a horse head, a sucker rod connected to the horse head, and a downhole pump connected to the sucker rod. The downhole pump has a reciprocating plunger, a multi-segment barrel, a plurality of sand couplings, and a plurality of wiper couplings. |
| US10030650B2 |
High pressure pump having unitary discharge and relief valve
A valve body is provided with a discharge relief portion. A relief valve outlet is formed in an end face thereof on a central axis of the valve body. Discharge valve inlets are point-symmetrically formed with respect to the central axis. A discharge valve outlet is formed in another end face thereof and relief valve inlets are point-symmetrically formed with respect to the central axis. A discharge valve outlet and the discharge valve inlets communicate with each other. A flow of fuel from a pressurization chamber to a fuel discharge port is restricted by a discharge valve member capable of closing the discharge valve outlet. The relief valve outlet and the relief valve inlets communicate with each other. A flow of fuel from the fuel discharge port to the pressurization chamber is restricted by a relief valve member capable of closing the relief valve outlet. |
| US10030649B2 |
High-pressure pump
A high-pressure pump includes a plunger, a cylinder, a pressuring chamber, a pump body, a main fuel chamber, an auxiliary fuel chamber and a return passage. The cylinder slidably houses the plunger therein. The pump body houses the cylinder and has an end surface on an opposite side of the pump body relative to the pressurizing chamber in an axial direction. The main fuel chamber is in the pump body. The auxiliary fuel chamber has a side defined by one end of the cylinder on an opposite side of the cylinder relative to the pressurizing chamber. The return passage is inside the pump body and is in fluid communication with an external cooling unit. Fuel leaking out from the pressurizing chamber through a clearance between the cylinder and the plunger is collected inside the auxiliary fuel chamber, and the collected fuel flows toward the external cooling unit through the return passage. |
| US10030646B2 |
Gas compressor
A gas compressor includes a compressor unit having a compressor body for compressing gas and an electricity-generation device generating electricity by obtaining a driving force by vaporizing a working fluid utilizing exhaust heat generated by a compressing action in the compressor body and expanding the working fluid so as to utilize the power generated by the electricity-generation device as a power source, and includes a switch device switching between power from the electricity generation device and power from a commercial power supply to supply power to the power consumption equipment, and a control device detecting an electricity-generation amount or a value correlative to the electricity generation amount and switching between the powers by the switch device, thereby generating the power using exhaust heat as a heat source to surely drive an auxiliary machine by a simple configuration regardless of a shortage of the electricity generation amount. |
| US10030645B2 |
Remotely reconfigurable high pressure fluid passive control system for controlling bi-directional piston pumps as active sources of high pressure fluid, as inactive rigid structural members or as isolated free motion devices
A bi-directional pump system that can be configured for a plurality of operating modes. The bi-directional pump system includes a plurality of bi-directional pumps each having their own valving system that are connected to a common high pressure manifold, a low pressure manifold and a suction manifold. Via the respective valve systems, each pump can be configured into: (1) a single-acting pumping mode; (2) a double-acting pumping mode; (3) an inactive free motion mode; and (4) an inactive rigid mode. One exemplary application of the bi-directional pump system is on an articulated wave energy conversion system that consists of three floating barges: a front barge, a center barge and a rear barge where the front barge and center barge are hingedly connected as are the center barge and the rear barge. A first set of the bi-directional pumps span the first hinge connection and the second set of bi-directional pumps span the second hinge connection. The bi-directional pump system intakes sea water and, using wave energy, outputs a high pressure flow of sea water for water desalination and/or for driving electrical generators. |
| US10030644B2 |
Flow router with retrievable valve assembly
Embodiments of the present invention provide a flow router for inclusion in a production string that is for insertion in a well casing, the flow router comprising a retrievable assembly removably inserted in a perforated cover and a valve of the retrievable assembly including a valve body extending extends between opposed first and second ends of the valve to define an axial flow path, the retrievable assembly retrievable to and removable from an open end of the production string. |
| US10030638B2 |
Electromagnetic actuator for a reciprocating compressor
A compressor including a pair of opposed pistons disposed in a housing and defining a compression chamber. An electromagnetic actuator reciprocatedly drives the pistons within the housing in cooperation with force accumulator. The force accumulators bank the force during a first reciprocation, decelerating the pistons, and apply the force in a subsequent reciprocation, thereby accelerating the pistons. |
| US10030633B2 |
Systems and methods for transporting wind turbine blades
A system for transporting wind turbine blades includes a root support structure for supporting a wind turbine blade root and a tip section support structure for supporting a wind turbine blade tip. Each of the root and tip support structures includes upper and lower frames, first and second side frames, a set of upper corner fittings disposed at upper corners of the support structure, and a set of lower fittings disposed at lower corners of the support structure. The sets of corner fittings allow the root and tip support structures to be coupled to vertically or horizontally adjacent root and tip support structures to form an array of support structures for transporting multiple wind turbine blades. The sets of corner fittings also allow for attachment to handling equipment, as well as to reinforcing structures for reinforcing an array of tip support structures. |
| US10030632B2 |
Control device for voltage source converter and operating method thereof
A control device for a voltage source converter connected to a wind farm is provided. The control device includes: a power source monitor unit sensing a direct current (DC) voltage of a whole grid connected to the voltage source converter; and a control unit comparing the DC voltage of the whole grid sensed with a reference voltage, wherein the control unit adjusts an alternating current (AC) supplying to the wind farm to a setting when as a result of comparison, the DC voltage of the whole grid sensed is out of a preset range of reference voltages. |
| US10030630B2 |
Method for controlling a wind turbine during shutdown
A method for controlling a wind turbine during shutdown is disclosed, said wind turbine comprising a rotor carrying at least three wind turbine blades adapted to be pitched individually. A first shutdown strategy is initially selected, and subsequently a second shutdown strategy is selected, the second shutdown strategy ensuring alignment of the pitch angles of the wind turbine blades. The time for switching from the first shutdown strategy to the second shutdown strategy is calculated on the basis of a misalignment of the pitch angles, and in order to align the pitch angles before an estimated point in time where the pitch angles must be aligned, in order to avoid excessive asymmetric loads on the wind turbine blades and/or on the rotor. According to an alternative embodiment, the first shutdown strategy includes moving the wind turbine blades towards a feathered position at identical pitch rates. |
| US10030629B2 |
Wind turbine blade assembly
A wind turbine blade assembly includes a rotary shaft, and a plurality of blade units connected to the rotary shaft and angularly spaced apart from each other. Each blade unit includes a grid frame connected to the rotary shaft and formed with a plurality of grid spaces, a plurality of blade panels swingably connected to the grid frame and corresponding in position to the grid spaces, and a plurality of counterweight members respectively disposed on the swing ends of the blade panels. Each counterweight member includes a soft hollow main body and a counterweight fluid accommodated in the main body. |
| US10030621B2 |
Fuel injection valve
A fuel injection valve includes: a valve member; an anchor configured to be relatively displaceable in a valve opening-and-closing direction with respect to the valve member; a fixed core; a first spring biasing the valve member in a valve closing direction; a second spring biasing the anchor in the valve opening direction from an opposite side of the fixed core; and a third spring biasing the anchor in the valve closing direction from the fixed core side and has a biasing force smaller than a biasing force of the first spring and larger than a biasing force of the second spring where engagement portions are provided in both the anchor and the valve member to be engaged with each other when the anchor is displaced in the valve opening direction with respect to the valve member, thereby regulating the displacement of the anchor in the valve opening direction. |
| US10030619B2 |
Connector for mounting sensor in pressurized fluid system
A connector for mounting a sensor such as a pressure sensor in a fuel system includes a connector body and a tube body. The tube body has sealing surfaces at opposite axial ends that are structured to bias rotation of the connector body and the tube body to occur relative to one another rather than the connector body causing the tube body to rotate against a housing of a fluid reservoir in the system. Deformation of the housing is limited by way of the biasing of rotation. |
| US10030615B2 |
Cooling system of a motor vehicle
A cooling system of a motor vehicle may include a coolant circuit including an exhaust-gas recirculation path and an exhaust-gas recirculation cooler arranged therein. A pressure detection device may be provided for detecting a coolant pressure in the coolant circuit. An actuating device may be connected communicatively to the pressure deduction device. A valve device may be connected communicatively to the actuating device and configured to control an exhaust-gas stream passing into the cooler. The actuating device may be configured to at least partially close the valve device and reduce the exhaust-gas stream flowing to the cooler in response to the pressure detection device detecting a predefined pressure drop. |
| US10030613B2 |
Supplying gaseous fuel from a liquid state to an engine
A method for supplying gaseous fuel from a liquid state to an internal combustion engine includes employing a second internal combustion engine as a source of energy, pumping the gaseous fuel in the liquid state by transforming energy from the source of energy into mechanical work for the pumping, exchanging waste heat from the second internal combustion engine in a first heat exchange fluid circulating through the second internal combustion engine to a second heat exchange fluid, vaporizing the gaseous fuel pumped from the liquid state with heat from the second heat exchange fluid, and delivering the gaseous fuel vaporized from the liquid state to the internal combustion engine. Pressure of the gaseous fuel delivered to the internal combustion engine is maintained within a predetermined range of tolerance by the pumping. |
| US10030611B2 |
Fuel delivery system
A fuel delivery system for an engine is provided. The fuel delivery system includes a tank, a temperature sensor, a delivery conduit, a return conduit, a heat exchanger, a first valve, a second valve, an accumulator, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a temperature of a fuel present within the tank. The controller is also configured to control at least one of the first valve and the second valve to selectively bypass at least a portion of the fuel to the tank through the return conduit and the accumulator based, at least in part, on the received signal. The portion of the fuel is adapted to raise the temperature of the fuel present within the tank. |
| US10030607B2 |
Nacelle
A nacelle is configured to be coupled to an underside of a wing and forms a clearance space between the nacelle and a leading edge slat of the wing. A portion of an outlet cowling moves longitudinally aft when a reverse thrust configuration is activated and the leading edge slat is deployed toward the nacelle. The outlet cowling also includes another portion located adjacent to the leading edge slat that does not move when the reverse thrust configuration is activated and thus maintains its clearance space from the leading edge slat. |
| US10030606B2 |
Variable exhaust mixer and cooler for a three-stream gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes an outer case structure around a central longitudinal engine axis. An intermediate case structure is included inboard of the outer case structure. An inner case structure is included inboard of the intermediate case structure. A variable area exhaust mixer is included, which is movable between a closed position adjacent to the intermediate case structure and an open position adjacent to the inner case structure. |
| US10030604B2 |
Piston top land structure
A piston for a premixed spark-ignited or premixed dual fuel internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may be configured to reciprocate along a longitudinal axis of a combustion chamber defined by a cylinder of the engine. The piston may comprise a piston head, a top annular groove configured to receive a top annular ring, and a skirt having a pin bore extending along a pin bore axis that is configured to receive a wrist pin for connecting the piston to a connecting rod. The piston may further comprise a top land formed in the piston head that is chamfered in a direction perpendicular to the pin bore axis such that the top land does not contact an inner wall of the cylinder when the piston rocks about the pin bore axis. The top land may be non-chamfered in a direction parallel to the pin bore axis. |
| US10030603B2 |
Film forming apparatus
The film forming apparatus includes a mask member and a shield member. The mask member is made of a cylindrical insulation material that can expose inner surfaces of cylinder bores, and mask the inner surface of a crankcase. The shield member is made of a metal material disposed along an inner surface of the mask member. |
| US10030601B2 |
Flow rate measuring device
The present disclosure provides a flow rate measuring device including a flow rate detecting body, a humidity detecting body, and a base. The flow rate detecting body protrudes inside of an intake passage. The humidity detecting body protrudes inside of the intake passage at a position away from the flow rate detecting body. The base is connected to the flow rate detecting body and the humidity detecting body. The humidity detecting body holds a sensor chip that includes a humidity detecting element sensitive to the humidity of the intake air. A length, along a flow direction of the intake air, of an exposed portion of the humidity detecting body is defined as a referential length. The humidity detecting element exists within a range from an upstream end of the exposed portion of the humidity detecting body to a position of half the referential length. |
| US10030598B2 |
Vehicle movement on an inclined surface
Aspects of the present invention relate to the pull away from rest of a motor vehicle on a slope. The vehicle includes an automatic transmission and internal combustion engine with an electronic controller. The engine torque response to the accelerator pedal input is modified accounting for the slope to improve consistency of pull away on different slopes and reduce the dead pedal feeling on steep slopes. |
| US10030597B2 |
Vehicle speed limit apparatus
A vehicle speed limit apparatus includes a processor configured to calculate a demand value, calculate a pre-correction upper limit value based on a limit acceleration, correct the pre-correction upper limit value based on a first accumulated value to calculate a first upper limit value, correct the pre-correction upper limit value based on a maximum drive force of a drive force generation apparatus and the current acceleration to calculate a second upper limit value, select the smaller of the demand value and the second upper limit value when the first upper limit value exceeds a predetermined threshold corresponding to the maximum drive force, and select the smaller of the demand value and the first upper limit value when the first upper limit value does not exceed the predetermined threshold, and control the drive force generation apparatus to generate the drive force corresponding to the selected value. |
| US10030594B2 |
Abuse mode torque limiting control method for a ball-type continuously variable transmission
Provided herein is a control system for a multiple-mode continuously variable transmission having a ball planetary variator operably coupled to multiple-mode gearing. The control system has a transmission control module configured to receive a plurality of electronic input signals, and to determine a mode of operation from a plurality of control ranges based at least in part on the plurality of electronic input signals. The control system includes an engine torque limit sub-module adapted to command an engine torque limit based at least in part on the operating conditions of the continuously variable transmission. |
| US10030586B2 |
Geared turbofan gas turbine engine architecture
A gas turbine engine typically includes a fan section, a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. A speed reduction device such as an epicyclical gear assembly may be utilized to drive the fan section such that the fan section may rotate at a speed different than the turbine section so as to increase the overall propulsive efficiency of the engine. In such engine architectures, a shaft driven by one of the turbine sections provides an input to the epicyclical gear assembly that drives the fan section at a speed different than the turbine section such that both the turbine section and the fan section can rotate at closer to optimal speeds providing increased performance attributes and performance by desirable combinations of the disclosed features of the various components of the described and disclosed gas turbine engine. |
| US10030585B2 |
Shaft seal system and a compressor having a corresponding shaft seal system
A shaft seal system which is disposed axially between a first chamber and a second chamber is disclosed. The shaft seal system includes a shaft, a casing that surrounds the shaft, and a seal which is disposed axially closer to the second chamber where the first chamber has a fluid and the second chamber is to be protected from the fluid. In this arrangement, the seal includes a pressure booster. |
| US10030582B2 |
Orientation feature for swirler tube
A cooling structure for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine structure defining a cooling cavity. A cooling component is configured to direct cooling flow in a desired direction into the cooling cavity. A bracket supports the cooling component and has an attachment interface to fix the bracket to the gas turbine engine structure. A first orientation feature associated with the bracket. A second orientation feature is associated with the gas turbine engine structure. The first and second orientation features cooperate with each other to ensure that the cooling component is only installed in one orientation relative to the gas turbine engine structure. A gas turbine engine and a method of installing a cooling structure are also disclosed. |
| US10030581B2 |
Air intake with scroll portion and strutted portion for gas turbine engine
An air intake for efficiently channeling a flow of ambient air toward an air inlet of a turboprop or turboshaft gas turbine engine is disclosed. The air intake comprises an intake inlet for receiving the flow of air, an intake duct for channelling the flow of air, and an intake outlet for discharging the flow of air toward the air inlet of the gas turbine engine. The air intake may comprise a scroll portion and a strutted portion configured to receive the flow of air from the intake duct and channel the flow of air toward the intake outlet. The strutted portion may comprise one or more vanes for interacting with the flow of air. The intake duct may be oriented toward a flow direction of the air pushed aft by a propeller coupled to the gas turbine engine. |
| US10030578B2 |
Rotating piston internal combustion engine
A rotating piston internal combustion engine including a housing which includes a housing wall that forms an operating chamber, and in which housing a rotatable rotating piston is arranged which extends through the operating chamber and moves edges of the rotating piston along the housing wall that forms a running surface, wherein a portion of the operating chamber functions as a combustion chamber together with an associated combustion chamber wall for igniting a fuel that is arranged in the operating chamber, characterized in that at least one microwave window is arranged in the combustion chamber wall, wherein a device for injecting microwave energy in a form of microwaves into the combustion chamber of the operating chamber is arranged at a side of the microwave window that is oriented away from the combustion chamber. |
| US10030575B2 |
System and method for flowing a mixture of coolants to a charge air cooler
Methods and systems are provided for flowing a first coolant and a second coolant to a charge air cooler. In one example, a method may include flowing only a first coolant, flowing only a second coolant, or flowing a mixture of the first and the second coolants to the charge air cooler based on engine operating conditions. Further, the method may include adjusting additional engine operating parameters based on a ratio of the first coolant to second coolant flowing to the charge air cooler. |
| US10030570B1 |
Work vehicle
In a work vehicle, an engine is mounted on an engine mounting face formed in an engine mounting member connected to a vehicle body frame. A gap is formed between a lower end of an engine hood covering the engine from above and the vehicle body frame. An air deflector is provided for guiding cooling air current flowing downwards along a side face of the engine toward the engine mounting face to the gap. |
| US10030559B2 |
Oxidation catalyst and exhaust gas purification device using same
Provided is: an oxidation catalyst having excellent ability to combust diesel fuel intermittently sprayed from a nozzle disposed in an exhaust pipe, the oxidation catalyst being incorporated into an exhaust gas purification device having a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or a catalyst soot filter (CSF) for collecting particulate matter from a diesel engine; and an exhaust gas purification device that uses the oxidation catalyst. An oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification in which a precious metal component is carried on an inorganic matrix, wherein the inorganic matrix is one or more inorganic oxides selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, zirconia, silica, and silica-alumina, the oxidation catalyst being characterized in the use of a material in which the activation energy of diesel fuel combustion performance is 72 kJ/mol or less. |
| US10030553B2 |
Engine revision for peristaltic oil change
A method and a kit for oil removal or injection into the oil pan of a vehicle, marine or aircraft engine. A modified dip stick tube extends to the bottom of the oil pan has at least one or more openings at its bottom end to allow oil to enter or exit. The top has an air-tight seal that can be attached to a flexible tube that can be run to a peristaltic pump. The pump can have an exit tube that runs into an oil recovery receptacle. After draining, the oil, the tube can be valved or physically relocated to a fresh oil source. The direction of rotation of the pump can be reversed to fill the oil pan with fresh oil. An electric control can run the pump in both a forward and reverse direction typically from a vehicle battery voltage source. |
| US10030552B2 |
Oil suction device
An oil suction device is provided, including a main body and a sleeve member. A front end of the main body has a flow hole, an interior of the main body has a receiving space, one of two ends of a piston member is disposed in the receiving space and movable relative to the main body to allow a fluid to flow into or out of the receiving space through the flow hole, and the main body is light-penetrable. The sleeve member covers the main body, the sleeve member has at least one hollow-out portion formed radially, and the sleeve member and the main body are in different colors. |
| US10030550B2 |
Valve device for internal combustion engine
A first swing arm of each cylinder is swung by a fixed cam of an intake camshaft, so as to operate a first intake valve according to a profile thereof. A second swing arm is swung by a second cam and its swing range is changed by a variable mechanism. Hereby, a lift amount of a second intake valve changes continuously. The second cam is selected from a plurality of cams on a cam piece provided around the intake camshaft. |
| US10030549B2 |
Continuous variable valve timing control device and control method therefor
A continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) control device is provided. The CVVT control device includes an engine controlling unit (ECU) configured to output an actual phase angle and a target phase angle of an intake valve or an exhaust valve. The CVVT control device further includes an intellectual motor controller configured to receive the actual phase angle and the target phase angle from the ECU through digital communication in a vehicle. A driving current is generated for adjusting an output torque of a motor based on a phase deviation between the received actual phase angle and target phase angle. |
| US10030544B2 |
Extracting steam from a turbine
A valve assembly for use to regulate a flow of steam in a flowpath of a turbine. The valve assembly can be configured with a body that circumscribes a rotor. The body is disposed upstream of the rotor blades. In one implementation, the body forms an annular ring with a plurality of arcuate segments, each being configured to move independently of the other segments in the ring to change the size of an annular gap between the arcuate segments and the rotor. The size of the annular gap corresponds with flow parameters for working fluid that flows across the rotor and that exits the turbine for use in pre-heaters and like collateral equipment. |
| US10030541B2 |
Turbine shroud with clamped flange attachment
A turbine engine including a turbine shroud for positioning radially outside of blades of the turbine rotor. The turbine shroud includes a carrier, a retention assembly, and a blade track. The blade track is clamped by the retention assembly, and the retention assembly is supported by the carrier. |
| US10030540B2 |
Fan case liner removal with external heat mat
A method of replacing a fan case liner panel in an engine fan case is provided. In one illustrative form, the method may include applying heat to an engine fan case to debond an adhesive layer, removing the first fan case liner panel, and bonding a second fan case liner panel. |
| US10030538B2 |
Gas turbine engine with a vane having a cooling air turning nozzle
An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a rotor disk, by having a vane assembly with a cooling air passage and a flow control insert located within the cooling air passage defining a conduit. A turning nozzle is mounted to the vane and has a turning passage with an inlet and an outlet, the turning nozzle is fluidly coupled to the flow control insert outlet. |
| US10030533B2 |
Flanged bushing for variable vane
An example turbomachine bushing a bushing having a wear surface configured to interface directly with a variable vane assembly to limit radially inward movement of the variable vane assembly, wherein the variable vane assembly is moveable axially between a first position contacting the wear surface and a second position spaced from the wear surface. |
| US10030532B2 |
Abradable seal with thermally conductive microspheres
An abradable seal includes a seal element that is formed of a polymer matrix with thermally conductive microspheres dispersed through the polymer matrix. The polymer matrix has a polymer matrix thermal conductivity and the microspheres have a microsphere thermal conductivity that is greater than the polymer matrix thermal conductivity. |
| US10030526B2 |
Platform core feed for a multi-wall blade
A cooling system for a turbine bucket including a multi-wall blade and a platform. A cooling circuit for the multi-wall blade includes: an outer cavity circuit and a central cavity for collecting cooling air from the outer cavity circuit; a platform core air feed for receiving the cooling air from the central cavity; and an air passage for fluidly connecting the platform core air feed to a platform core of the platform. |
| US10030523B2 |
Article having cooling passage with undulating profile
An article for gas turbine engine includes a body that has a gaspath side for exposure in a core gaspath of a gas turbine engine. The gaspath side has an undulating surface. A cooling passage is in the body. The cooling passage has a undulating profile that corresponds to the undulating surface. |
| US10030520B2 |
Blade for a water current turbine rotor, water current turbine comprising such a blade, associated water current turbine and method for producing such a blade
A blade for a water current turbine rotor, which extends along a radial direction and comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The leading edge is the edge of the blade that extends along the radial direction and is disposed upstream in the direction in which the water flows along the blade, while the trailing edge is the edge of the blade opposite the leading edge and is disposed downstream in the direction of flow. At least one portion of the blade has a profile comprising a thick portion and a thin portion, the cross section being perpendicular to the radial direction. The thick portion and the thin portion each have a maximum thickness along a direction perpendicular to the outer surface, the maximum thickness of the thick portion being at least four times greater than the maximum thickness of the thin portion. |
| US10030519B2 |
System and method to retain a turbine cover plate between nested turbines with a tie bolt and spanner nut
A gas turbine engine is provided. The engine has an axis and a plurality of coaxial turbine discs, including a first disc and a second disc. A face of the first disc is disposed opposite to a face of the second disc. The engine also has a cover plate coaxial with the axis covering the second disc. The second disc includes an arrangement of turbine blade inserts positioned around its periphery. This arrangement is concentric with the plurality of turbine discs. Turbine blade inserts are retained on the second disc at least in part by the cover plate. The engine further comprises a coaxial tie bolt extending through the plurality of coaxial turbine discs, a spanner nut on the end of the tie bold, an arm coaxial with the axis extending from the face of the second disc having a distal end an axial stop extending from the face of the first disc. The distal end is in contact with the axial stop. The axial stop retains the axial movement of the second disc. The cover plate extends axially between the axial stop and the second disc and radially between the arm and the periphery of the second disc. |
| US10030511B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer medium to provide entropy based characterization of multiphase flow
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having a stored computer program provide characterization of multiphase fluid flow (MPF) using approximate entropy calculation techniques to enhance measuring and monitoring of a flow regime in a segment of pipe for hydrocarbon-production operations. The systems and methods can be optimized using principal component analysis. |
| US10030510B2 |
Wellbore E-field wireless communication system
A wellbore E-field wireless communication system, the communication system comprising a first E-field antenna, and a second E-field antenna, wherein the first antenna, and the second antenna are both arranged in a common compartment, such as an annulus of a wellbore and further arranged for transferring a signal between a first connector of the first E-field antenna and a second connector of the second E-field antenna by radio waves. |
| US10030506B2 |
Downhole fluid monitoring system having colocated sensors
A downhole device for use in a wellbore that has sensors for monitoring flow rates and fluid properties of fluid flowing in the wellbore. The sensors are disposed adjacent one another so that the properties of the fluid monitored by the sensors are substantially the same. The sensor for monitoring flow rate is a flow meter optionally equipped with rotatable members that are affixed to a rotatable base member. The members are positioned in a path of the flowing fluid which rotates the members and base member; the fluid flow rate is estimated based on a measured rotational rate of the base member. Properties estimated by the fluid property sensor include viscosity and density. The fluid property sensor can include a resonating member disposed in the fluid flow path, by measuring the damping of the fluid across the resonating member, the fluid density and viscosity can be estimated. |
| US10030502B1 |
System for well monitoring
A module gathers information about the level of water in a water well and sends the information to a database. A sensor tracks the level of water in the well, how it changes over time, and the pace of recharge including the rate of water replenishment from the groundwater source. The system can be programmed to send alerts to interested parties when certain thresholds are reached. |
| US10030499B2 |
Geological monitoring console
A real-time drilling monitor (RTDM) workstation provides real-time information at a well-site. The workstation may include a display and a processor coupled to the display. The processor receives sensor signals from a plurality of sensors and generates a single graphical user interface (GUI) populated with dynamically generated parameters based on the sensor signals, as well as static information and dynamically updated uncertainty assessments. |
| US10030495B2 |
Heterogeneous proppant placement in a fracture with removable extrametrical material fill
A method of heterogeneous proppant placement in a subterranean fracture is disclosed. The method comprises injecting well treatment fluid including proppant (16) and proppant-spacing filler material (18) through a wellbore (10) into the fracture (20), heterogeneously placing the proppant in the fracture in a plurality of proppant clusters or islands (22) spaced apart by the material (24), and removing the filler material (24) to form open channels (26) around the pillars (28). The filler material can be dissolvable particles, initially acting as a consolidator during placement of the proppant in the fracture, and later dissolving to leave flow channels between the proppant pillars. The well treatment fluid can include extrametrical materials to provide reinforcement and consolidation of the proppant and, additionally or alternatively, to inhibit settling of the proppant in the treatment fluid. |
| US10030494B2 |
Cyclical diversion techniques in subterranean fracturing operations
Enhanced methods for use in subterranean operations and, more particularly, for fracturing a subterranean formation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: introducing into a wellbore penetrating a portion of a subterranean formation alternating intervals of a particulate-laden fluid comprising a plurality of particulates sized 100 U.S. mesh or smaller, and a treatment fluid comprising a lesser amount of particulates than the particulate-laden fluid; wherein the alternating intervals of the particulate-laden fluid and the treatment fluid are introduced into the wellbore at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation. |
| US10030491B2 |
Method for increasing gas recovery in fractures proximate fracture treated wellbores
A process for producing gaseous hydrocarbon from a subterranean formation by hydraulically fracturing with injection of a liquid material under pressure such that a connecting fracture is generated extending between a lower injection well and an upper production well, where a gas-liquid interface is defined within the fracture or within the upper producing well, and producing gas across the gas-liquid interface. |
| US10030489B2 |
Systems and methods for artificial lift via a downhole piezoelectric pump
Systems and methods for artificial lift via a downhole piezoelectric pump including methods of removing a wellbore liquid from a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and/or methods of locating the downhole piezoelectric pump within the wellbore. The systems include hydrocarbon wells that include the wellbore, a casing, the downhole piezoelectric pump, and a liquid discharge conduit and the systems may be utilized with and/or configured to perform the methods. |
| US10030488B2 |
Hydrocarbon production facility, production method and upgrade method
A hydrocarbon production facility includes: a hydrocarbon well; a hydrocarbon production line including: in the well, a production tube, and on the surface, an evacuation tube from the production tube; on the surface, a source of pressurized gas; an injection line of pressurized gas in the hydrocarbon production line, linked to the source of pressurized gas; a pump for circulation of hydrocarbon from the well hydrocarbon circulation; a pneumatic motor for supplying power to the pump, fitted on the injection line of the pressurized gas and adapted to be rotated by expansion of the pressurized gas. A corresponding production method and an upgrade method of a facility are also disclosed. |
| US10030477B2 |
Shifting sleeves with mechanical lockout features
Certain aspects are directed to devices designed to lock shifting sleeves. In a particular aspect, there is provided a shifting sleeve with a mechanical lockout feature, comprising: a shifting sleeve comprising a shifting profile and a locking feature; a housing comprising a corresponding locking feature, wherein application of pressure or torque or both to the shifting profile of the shifting sleeve causes movement of the shifting sleeve and a mechanical lock with the housing. |
| US10030474B2 |
Downhole sub with hydraulically actuable sleeve valve
A method for opening a port through the wall of a ported sub includes providing a sub with a port through its tubular side wall and providing a hydraulically actuable valve to cover the port. The valve can be actuable to move away from a position covering the port to thereby open the port. The method also includes increasing pressure within the sub to create a pressure differential across the valve to move the valve toward the low pressure side, while the port remains closed by the valve, and thereafter, reducing pressure within the sub to reduce the pressure differential to move valve away from a position covering the port. |
| US10030471B2 |
Well treatment
Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore, by providing a first acidic treatment fluid comprising fibers to fracture the formation and providing a non-acidic treatment fluid comprising multiple particle size acid precursors having a first average particle size between about 3 mm and 2 cm and a second amount of acid precursors having a second average size between about 1.6 and 20 times smaller than the first average particle size or a second amount of flakes having a second average size up to 10 times smaller than the first average particle size. |
| US10030470B2 |
Cementing tool
A secondary cementing apparatus includes a drill string, a coupling coupled to a distal end of the drill string, and a tool coupled to a distal end of the coupling, the tool having a distal portion offset from a central axis of the drill string, and the coupling configured to allow selective rotation of the tool with respect to the drill string. A method for plugging a hole includes rotating a drill string about a central axis of the drill string, wherein a distal end of the drill string is coupled to a tool, the tool having an offset distal portion from a central axis of the drill string; and flowing a fluid down the drill string and out of the offset distal portion of the tool as the drill string is rotated. |
| US10030469B2 |
Self-locking expandable seal activator
An expandable anchor/seal is pushed up a ramp until making contact with the surrounding tubular as or after the anchor/seal contacts the same tubular. The setting sleeve is made from high yield steel that has a weakened leading end to reduce the force required to push the leading end and the anchor/seal and an outer surface treatment at a leading end that engages or penetrates the wall of the surrounding tubular. Preferably a plurality of fingers are formed with axially oriented slots starting from a leading end allowing fingers to flex as they ride up the ramp on the mandrel for setting the anchor/seal and locking that set with the setting sleeve exterior surface configuration that can abut or penetrate the surrounding tubular. |
| US10030468B2 |
Radially expandable ratcheting body lock ring for production packer release
A releasable production packer employs lock ring segments that are biased radially inwardly for engaging a mating pattern external to the packer mandrel. The mandrel has openings aligned with the segments and a release tool that latches to the mandrel for support and then moves the segments radially outwardly away from engagement with the mandrel so that the slips and sealing elements can extend axially and retract radially. After those movements the packer is retrieved. The release tools moves the locking segments only radially for the maximum mechanical advantage without risk of bending or deforming small parts. |
| US10030465B2 |
Solidification- and extrusion-molded article of polyglycolic acid and method for manufacturing same
A solidification- and extrusion-molded article of polyglycolic acid, which is formed of a resin material containing polyglycolic acid, the polyglycolic acid having a melt viscosity of 200 to 2,000 Pa·s, and has a thickness or diameter of greater than 100 mm but not greater than 500 mm. A downhole tool or a component thereof and a ball sealer for petroleum excavation are formed by cutting the solidification- and extrusion-molded article. A method for manufacturing the solidification- and extrusion-molded article of polyglycolic acid and a method for manufacturing a ball sealer for petroleum excavation. |
| US10030460B2 |
Head assembly
A spear head assembly includes a spear point having a proximal end and an opposite pointed end. A sleeve has an axial passage and a first end from which the spear point extends, the spear point coupled to the sleeve wherein the spear point can pivot relative to the sleeve and move axially relative to the sleeve. The first end of the sleeve has a smooth continuous abutment surface for the spear point, and the abutment surface forms a funnel like structure which reduces in inner diameter in a direction inward of the sleeve, with the funnel like structure extending between an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. |
| US10030455B2 |
Skate drive and tubular clamping system for a catwalk
A skate drive and tubular clamping system for a catwalk. The system includes first and second actuators configured to move a skate and a clamp. The system includes a biasing device coupled to the skate and configured to bias the clamp between and open and clamped position based on a tension force between forces applied by the first and second actuators and a clamping threshold force. The first and second actuators may be flexibly coupled to the skate drive and tubular clamping system, such as by cables, and remotely mounted on a trough of the catwalk. |
| US10030454B2 |
Tubular handling tool
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a tubular handling tool. The tool may include a base and a ring or sleeve member. The tool may further include an actuation member configured to move or rotate the ring or sleeve member relative to the base. Additionally, the tool may include a clamp or dog member attached to the base. The clamp or dog member is configured to move between a radially retracted position and a radially extended position as the ring or sleeve member moves or rotates relative to the base. |
| US10030449B2 |
Apparatus for drilling and lining a borehole
An arrangement at a drill includes a drill bit intended to be inserted at its neck into a chuck in a down-the-hole drill, a control means for guiding the drill and a lining pipe, a coupling arrangement in the form of a bayonet coupling or similar with which the drill can be coupled to the control means in a manner that allows them to be separated and that in its freed condition allows the drill, together with the down-the-hole drill, to be withdrawn through the lining pipe, a flushing passage for the supply of flushing agent in front of the drill and an evacuation passage for the removal of drilling cuttings together the flushing agent. It also includes a casing shoe that can be applied at the forward end of the lining pipe and a contact surface arranged at a stationary part of the down-the-hole drill. |
| US10030440B2 |
Venetian blind
Venetian blind with horizontal slats suspended via carriers. The carriers extend through openings in the slats and include supports each supporting a slat adjacent one of the openings. The openings and the supports are arranged for providing stable support for each of the slats in at least two, mutually distinct positions. The orientations of individual slats or of subgroups of the slats can be adjusted very quickly by directly engaging the slats to be adjusted with a hand or an operating member between a limited number of predefined orientations. An orderly visual appearance can be achieved easily, even though the orientations of the slats are adjusted individually, since slats intended to be in the same orientation automatically assume mutually identical orientations. |
| US10030439B2 |
Cordless retractable roller shade for window coverings
A cordless retractable shade including an operating system for the shade that varies a biasing force of a spring to counterbalance the shade. The bottom rail of a retractable shade can be raised or lowered, and due to the operating system remains in any selected position of the covering between fully extended and fully retracted, without the use of operating cords. The system includes a method of negating and reversing the spring bias effect at a strategic position whereby the flexible vanes of the shade can be adjusted between open and closed. |
| US10030438B2 |
Retractable shade with collapsible vanes
A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes in most embodiments of the invention being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. Variations of the covering do not require movement of a lower edge of a vane relative to an upper edge but simply movement of some vanes relative to other vanes. The vanes can be made of materials having different flexibilities and where more rigid materials are used, creased fold lines can be established for desired operability. |
| US10030437B2 |
Vertical blind assembly
A modular shade includes at least one module that consists of a head rail unit, a foot rail unit, at least one intermediate rail unit, and a plurality of slat components. A top slat may be coupled to the head rail unit and the intermediate rail unit, and a bottom slat component may be coupled to the intermediate rail unit and the foot rail unit. Further, additional intermediate rail units and intermediate slat components may be added to the module to alter the shape and size of the module, and the module may be coupled to one or more additional modules to change the overall shape and size of the modular shade. |
| US10030436B2 |
Plastic double-cell covering for architectural openings
A cellular covering for an architectural opening includes a plurality of elongated, longitudinally connected and transversely collapsible cellular units composed of inner and outer cells where the outer cell is a woven, knit, or non-woven product and the inner cell is an air-impermeable film which may be treated to be a low-modulus film with acceptable surface tension so that the panel formed from the cellular units has improved insulative properties and has a relatively long life. |
| US10030434B1 |
Door assembly with dual support connector assembly
A door assembly with the dual support connector has a door panel, a glass pane, a dual support connector assembly, a fixed sealing frame 18 for engaging the dual support connector assembly, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the attachment (dual support connector assembly) on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame 18, and a fastener engaging the dual support connector assembly to the fixed sealing frame. The dual support connector assembly has a clip body, a door flange extending from the clip body, a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange. |
| US10030431B2 |
Automotive door power assist
A method of closing a vehicle door includes the steps of providing a door pivotally coupled to a vehicle body, transmitting a door closing signal to a controller, identifying a current position of the door using a position sensor, closing the door using a power assist device powered from a hinge axis of the door, monitoring the door position during closing, releasing a catch of a latch mechanism when a latch striker of the vehicle body is partially received in the latch mechanism, and latching the door to the vehicle body. |
| US10030426B2 |
Inductive door position sensor
One embodiment relates to a door operator including an operator body including a rotatable pinion, an arm connected to the pinion, an inductive sensor mounted adjacent the arm, and a controller in communication with the inductive sensor. The inductive sensor includes an inductor comprising a plurality of nested coils, and each of the coils is curved about the pinion. The controller is configured to provide the inductive sensor with a varying power signal, and the inductive sensor is configured to inductively link the inductor to the arm in response to the varying power signal. The inductive sensor has a characteristic which varies in response to the rotational position of the arm when the inductor is inductively linked with the arm. The controller is further configured receive information relating to the characteristic, and to determine the rotational position of the arm based upon the received information. |
| US10030422B2 |
Door hinge height adjusting device for rotating door
The present invention relates to a door hinge height adjusting device that can adjust the relative vertical position of a second support bracket with respect to a first support bracket in a door hinge that rotatably connects one side surface of a door forming a rotating door to a support frame in a door frame, the door hinge comprising: the first support bracket which is fixedly connected to the support frame side of a door frame; the second support bracket which is fixedly connected to the door side; and a hinge portion which is provided between the first support bracket and the second support bracket, for relative rotation. |
| US10030417B1 |
Induction type padlock
An induction type padlock includes a shell, a lock bolt, a shackle, a driving unit, a light-emitting component, and an induction control unit. The lock bolt slides in the shell and has a recess. The shackle is inserted into the shell through the lock bolt and has a latch portion being able to be latched by the lock bolt. The driving unit rotates the position limiter in the recess; the position limiter has a wide portion and a narrow portion. The induction control unit is electrically connected to the driving unit and the light-emitting component. The induction control unit senses a signal to select the wide or the narrow portion of the position limiter to be disposed in the recess and controls the light-emitting component. Therefore, the time delay problems of unlocking and locking can be solved and the distinguishable lighting indications of unlocking and locking can be obtained. |
| US10030415B2 |
Lock
A lock including a body which houses a combination lock, which is releasable by the selection of a set code, the code being selectable by the movement of one or more dials, the or each dial including a first part which is manipulable by a user, wherein the lock includes a code finding device to enable the set code to be identified, the code finding device including a code finding member associated with the or each dial, the or each code finding member being engageable with a second part of the respective dial, to identify a position of the dial which corresponds with a digit of the set code, wherein the second part of each dial is moveable relative to the first part of the respective dial and relative to the respective code finding member between a disengaged position and an engaged position, and wherein the or each code finding member is fixed substantially stationary relative to the body. |
| US10030408B2 |
Fence brace system
The present invention comprises a brace adapted to secure a fence rail to a fence post. This brace may optionally be installed onto an existing fence. The present invention may also be installed on a new fence. The brace may be adapted to support fences with cylindrical fence posts or rectanguloid fence posts and rectanguloid fence rails. Optional embodiments include braces for fence corner pieces. The brace may further optionally be adapted to secure fences on a steep incline. The invention includes a first fence rail brace member adapted to connect to 2 or more sides of a first fence rail; the first fence rail brace member is fused to a first side of a fence post brace member, the fence post brace member being adapted to connect to 2 or more sides of the fence post. |
| US10030406B2 |
Interactive device for memorial information
An apparatus and method are provided for an interactive memorial device to provide a dynamic, interactive, multi-touch display to visitors of a final resting place or memorial of a deceased individual. The interactive memorial device enables the visitors to interact with a combination of dynamic and customizable information relating to the decedent or memorial. An operating system enables an end-user, such as any of the visitors, to interact with the operating system by way of navigation controls. A display screen preferably comprises a transparent multi-touch display configured to enable the visitors to view and interact with information and provides dynamic memorialization content to the visitors while maintaining view of real memorialization objects and personalized mementos in the background. Loudspeakers are configured to play audio soundtracks accompanying memorial-related information. In some embodiments, the interactive memorial device includes a camera suitable for social networking functions, such as online video conferencing and chat. |
| US10030405B2 |
Pushing-out apparatus for extendible mast
A pushing-out apparatus for an extendible mast includes a mast storing unit, a mast pushing-out unit and a mast pushing-out driving unit. The storing unit stores an extendible mast including stages of foldable trusses in a state that the stages are folded. The pushing-out unit is stored in the storing unit around the stage-folded mast stored in the storing unit. The driving unit moves the pushing-out unit to a projecting position in an outside of the storing unit while the stages of the mast are folded, sequentially extend out the folded stages of the mast stored in the storing unit by the pushing-out unit from the storing unit and push out the extended stages from the pushing-out unit of the projecting position in a side of the pushing-out unit opposing to the storing unit. |
| US10030398B2 |
Network-enabled ceiling support structure
A ceiling support structure includes a plurality of network- and power-enabled rails that replace conventional structures for supporting a grid ceiling having a structure for supporting tiles and/or paneling. Each network-enabled rail comprises a plurality of connectors configured to receive a device or interface. At least some of the connectors can comprise a plurality of Power over Ethernet (PoE) connectors that provide both network connectivity and power to the devices. At least some of the connectors can comprise a plurality of fiber-optic cable connectors that provide network connectivity to the devices via the fiber-optic cable. In the fiber-optic cable connector structure, power is provided directly by the ceiling support itself which is formed of a conductive material and referred to as a power distribution bar. Each rail terminates at a hub referred to as a fog junction box that serves the power and networking for the ceiling support. |
| US10030397B2 |
Fall protection system
A fall protection system is provided providing all protection for all workers in building erection. The system involves an interior net, and a perimeter net if needed. The net system may be both horizontally and vertically mobile, allowing it to be easily moved as building erection continues. |
| US10030396B2 |
System to deter external climbing of open stairs
The present invention provides a guard which is a surface that is adapted for mounting over the open end of the tread of a step of an open stairway such that when associated with a stairway: the exposed area of the OTEP is reduced. The present invention further provides for a retention means to maintain stable association of the guard with the stairway. The present invention further comprises kits comprising one or more guards, one or more retention means and instructions for use. |
| US10030379B2 |
Extendable/retractable support column
An extendable and retractable column which is formed from at least three linked sections or chains. The linked sections include a plurality of individual segments linked end to end. As the linked segments are extended, each of the individual segments of the linked chains engage individual segments of adjacent linked sections to form a column. As the linked sections are retracted, each of the individual segments of the linked sections disengage from the individual segment of the adjacent linked sections and the individual linked sections may be rolled up into a multi-sided form for compact storage. |
| US10030378B1 |
Portable toilet
A portable toilet for use in restricted areas or subsequent to natural disaster. The toilet provides a temporary container for noxious products, such as human waste. One embodiment includes a bucket, a valve, and a removable fluid-tight lid. One or more legs space the bucket from the ground, and provide clearance for the valve. A toilet seat or other load bearing arrangement permits deposits into the container. The fluid-tight lid resists escape of noxious contents during transport of the toilet. The contents of a portable toilet may be discharged through the valve into a permanent toilet, RV dump station, or other suitable receptacle. Certain embodiments include provision for a closed-system, clean-in-place wash-down. |
| US10030377B1 |
Refill and wash down assembly, and toilet
A refill and wash down assembly for a vacuum toilet. The refill and wash down assembly includes a manifold having a left side, a right side and an inlet configured to be connected to a water source, a slot defined through the manifold and extending from the left side to the right side. The manifold further includes a plurality of left side ports defined on the left side and a plurality of right side ports defined on the right side. A first array of refill tubes extends from the ports on the right side of the manifold and a second array of refill tubes extends from the ports on the left side of the manifold. Each refill tube also has a nozzle on its distal end and is of a different length different than the other refill tubes in the same array. |
| US10030376B2 |
Flush toilet having a spout port on the bowl rim
A flush toilet forms a bowl including a waste-receiving surface and a rim; a rim water passageway and rim spout port for spouting flush water into the bowl and forming a circulating flow are formed on the rim; this rim spout port downstream side flow path changes in curvature from small to large at curved portions formed at positions in the rim inner circumferential wall closest to the rim spout port in at least the right rear area inside the bowl and the front area inside the bowl, and these curved portions are formed by transition curves as seen in plan view. |
| US10030368B2 |
Excavating tooth assembly with locking pin assembly
A locking pin assembly for securing a ground engaging element to a support structure may include a body portion and may include a shaft portion disposed within the body portion and rotatable between a first position that mechanically inhibits removal of a ground engaging element from a support structure and a second position that permits removal of the ground engaging element from the support structure. A camshaft may be rotatably disposed within the shaft portion and may be arranged to cooperate with the shaft portion to rotate through a first range of motion and to apply a rotational force on the shaft portion through a second range of motion. A radially extending locking element may be configured to selectively mechanically interfere with one of the shaft portion and the body portion to selectively prevent rotation of the shaft portion relative to the body portion. |
| US10030367B2 |
Wear member for earth working equipment
A wear member and fastener for securing the wear member to earth working equipment. The fastener can be installed and maintained from the top of the assembly. An eccentric retainer is received in a recess of the wear member and is rotated to shift the wear member rearward on the earth working equipment. A bolt passing through aligned openings of the earth working equipment and the wear member is received by the retainer to secure the wear member to the earth working equipment. |
| US10030366B2 |
Drawbar position determination with rotational sensors
In a motor grader, a total drawbar position may be determined based on signals from various sensors on a drawbar-circle-moldboard (DCM) assembly. The sensors can include rotational sensors for one or both lift arm angles, and one or both yoke primary angles in combination with sensors detecting lengths of the lift cylinders. The sensor information may be used to calculate roll, pitch and yaw angles of the drawbar relative to a frame of the motor grader. |
| US10030365B2 |
Valve arrangement structure of construction machine
A solenoid valve is supported by a supporting bracket at a position above a control valve. An erected section of the supporting bracket is arranged at a position separated from the control valve in a horizontal direction so as not to overlap with a hydraulic port in the control valve in a side view. A plurality of pilot pipes connected to the solenoid valve are held by a guide section in a bundled state so that the pilot pipes are routed in a vertical direction along the erected section. |
| US10030364B2 |
Hydraulic system having automatic ride control
A hydraulic system is provided for a mobile machine having a lift arm attached to a bucket and a transmission. The hydraulic system may have a hydraulic actuator configured to move the lift arm and bucket. The hydraulic system may further have an accumulator configured to store pressurized fluid and an accumulator valve configured to control fluid flow between the accumulator and the hydraulic actuator, for a ride control mode of operation configured to cushion movement of the bucket. The hydraulic system may also have a lift arm sensor associated with the mobile machine and configured to generate an angle signal indicative of an angle of the lift arm and a speed sensor associated with the mobile machine and configured to generate a speed signal indicative of the speed of the mobile machine. The hydraulic system may further have a controller in communication with the accumulator valve, the lift arm sensor, the speed sensor, and the transmission. The controller may be configured to receive the speed signal, determine a gear setting of the transmission, and receive the angle signal. The controller may also be configured to selectively activate and deactivate the ride control mode of operation based on the speed of the mobile machine and the angle of the lift arm when the gear setting of the transmission is below a minimum gear setpoint. |
| US10030363B2 |
Hybrid work machine
A hybrid work machine has an engine, an assist motor, a hydraulic pump which is driven by the total torque of the engine and the assist motor, and an electric storage device which accumulates electric power generated by the assist motor and supplies the electric power when the assist motor performs electric discharge. The continuous electric discharge from the electric storage device due to continuous operation at high load pressure can be suppressed without an operator experiencing an unusual operational characteristic. To this end, a pump flow rate correction control unit judges whether each hydraulic pump is in a high load operation state or not based on the output horsepower and/or the delivery pressure of each hydraulic pump and performs control such that the delivery flow rate gradually decreases when the hydraulic pump is in the high load operation state and this state continues beyond a predetermined time. |
| US10030359B2 |
Device and method for removing alluvial deposits from the bed of a body of water
Device for removing alluvial deposits (24) from the bed (29) of a body of water, whereby the device (1) consists of a bell (2) with an open bottom (3), whereby this device (2) is provided with means to control the water level (30) in the bell (2) and with suction means to suck up alluvial deposits (24), whereby a section of the sidewall (8) of the bell (2) is open at the bottom, whereby the opening (10) can be closed by a partition (12) that can be moved between a raised and a lowered position, and that the device (1) is provided with a drive (13) that is operated from a hydraulic crane (5), affixed to a floating structure, with an articulated arm (6) at the end of which the bell (2) is fastened and which is able to drive the partition (12) into the alluvial deposits (24) and to move the bell (2) in a horizontal direction by means of a computer-controlled controller without thereby raising the bell (2). |
| US10030356B2 |
Strut assembly of machine
A strut assembly for coupling an implement to a frame of a machine is provided. The strut assembly includes a first elongated member configured to couple to the frame of the machine. The strut assembly further includes a second elongated member slidably disposed within the first elongated member. The second elongated member is configured to couple to the implement. The strut assembly further includes a shear system configured to engage the second elongated member with the first elongated member. The shear system includes a first shear pin configured to be inserted through a first opening defined in the first elongated member and a second opening defined in the second elongated member. The first shear pin includes a first fracture zone positioned within a gap defined between the first elongated member and the second elongated member. |
| US10030351B2 |
Manhole frame with one or more handholds
A design for manhole frames is provided which provide one or more handholds near the entrance to the manhole so that the ladder rungs can be made lower and the access space at the entrance to the manhole thereby increased. The handhold can be cast into the cover-supporting lip, a detachable vertical handle or can be a movable handle which is below the level of the manhole when not in use or extended above ground level when in use. |
| US10030348B2 |
Apparatus for activating the lateral friction of pile-like load-bearing members
The present invention relates to an apparatus for activating the lateral friction of pile-like load-bearing members which are founded in solid rock. The apparatus includes a device which is suitable for reducing a height of the apparatus when the apparatus is subjected to loading by a compressive force. The loading with the compressive force can cause a pile-like load-bearing member to settle in a controlled manner in the ground, the level of settlement being sufficient for activating the lateral friction on the pile-like load-bearing member. The invention also relates to pile-like load-bearing members and building constructions which include such an apparatus as well as to a method for activating the lateral friction of pile-like load-bearing members and a method for erecting a building construction. |
| US10030347B2 |
Guy wire anchoring systems, brackets and kits
The present disclosure provides guy wire anchoring brackets, guy wire anchoring kits, and guy wire anchoring systems that effectively reduce the land right-of-way needed to anchor guy wires attached to free standing structures. The guy wire anchoring brackets interconnect one or more helical piles in an angular relationship so that they act in unison to resist loading and reduce the real estate needed to anchor guy wires. The guy wire anchoring kits includes a pile connector assembly and the guy wire anchoring bracket capable of interconnecting one or more helical piles in an angular relationship so that they act in unison to resist loading. The guy wire anchoring systems include the guy wire anchoring bracket, one or more helical piles and one or more pile connector assemblies that connect the one or more helical piles to the guy wire anchoring bracket. |
| US10030344B1 |
Roadway barrier bicycle safety apparatus
Roadway barrier bicycle safety apparatus for attachment to an upper portion of a roadway barrier segment for topping the upper portion to prevent a bicycle from extending over the upper portion. The apparatus includes a shell having a curved upper surface and configured to prevent snagging of a bicycle or bicycle rider. |
| US10030343B1 |
Vehicle arresting device and method
A vehicle arresting device and method provides a flexible net that is designed to be launched into the path of a target vehicle. The net may provide upwardly pointing spikes that are designed to embed into the tire of the target vehicle thereby causing the flexible net to wrap around the tires of the target vehicle which cause the tires to stop rotating and brings the target vehicle to a safe stop. The arresting device may be remotely controlled by the user. |
| US10030340B2 |
Machine weight regulation system
The present invention relates to machine weight regulation system which comprises one or more ballasts (1); a fastening system (2); and a machine (3) containing a housing; capable of carrying a plurality of types of extra weight. |
| US10030339B2 |
Road paver with asphalt fume risk reduction system
A road paver comprises a screed assembly for laying a mat of paving material, and a tank for storing a coolant. The road paver further comprises a nebulizer device configured to receive the coolant from the tank and to nebulize the coolant into a coolant fog in an environment of the road paver. By cooling the environment of the road paver, the amount of harmful fumes emitted by hot paving material can be substantially reduced. |
| US10030337B2 |
Multifunctional synthetic resin block for road
A multifunctional synthetic resin block for roads. The synthetic resin block includes a water permeable sheet configured as a synthetic resin block having a flat sheet shape so as to be laid on a ground, a block frame configured as a synthetic resin body taking a form of a rectangular frame, which is divided into multiple rectangular areas each having open top and bottom sides, so as to be installed on the upper surface of the water permeable sheet, the rectangular areas being filled with filler stones, and multiple corrugated plates each configured as a synthetic resin having a rectangular plate shape and arranged so that corrugations thereof are oriented perpendicular to each other so as to cover the rectangular areas of the block frame. The synthetic resin block provides almost all functions, such as a rainwater retention function, water permeation function, and anti-slippage function, at low cost. |
| US10030333B2 |
Fibers sized with polyetherketoneketones
Fibers sized with a coating of amorphous polyetherketoneketone are useful in the preparation of reinforced polymers having improved properties, wherein the amorphous polyetherketoneketone can improve the compatibility of the fibers with the polymeric matrix. |
| US10030329B2 |
Electrodynamic position transducer device and a washing machine comprising such a device
The device (1) comprises: a casing (2-4) in which there is clamped a diaphragm (5) which, together with a portion of the casing (2-4), defines at least one chamber (6, 7) having a variable volume; a winding (14); an interaction member (13), adapted to magnetically interact with the winding (14) as a consequence of a displacement of the diaphragm (5), in such a way that the inductance of the winding (14) varies as a function of the relative position of the interaction member (13) with respect to the winding (14), and a processing unit (17) coupled to the winding (14), in order to supply electric signals having a parameter which is variable as a function of the inductance of the winding (14) and thus as a function of the relative position of the interaction member (13). The processing unit (17) comprises memory means (22) adapted to store data representative of correction values which, when applied during operation to the instantaneous actual values of the parameter, allow corrected values of the parameter, corresponding to a predetermined transduction characteristic, to be obtained.The processing unit (17) is designed to correct the instantaneous actual values of the parameter in such a way that, at least when the actual values of the parameter are lower than a predetermined value, the processing unit (17) generates and emits corrected values of the parameter which are amplified by a predetermined factor. |
| US10030324B2 |
Spinning machine compaction apparatus with suction drum
An apparatus for compacting a fiber sliver on a spinning machine, has a carrier which has a receptacle for a bolt. A rotatably mounted suction drum has a closed end face and an open end face. A bearing element is disposed in the region of the closed end face. The suction drum is rotatably mounted on an end section of the bolt by the bearing element so that the bolt protrudes out of the open end face of the suction drum. To permit assembly and/or disassembly of the suction drum during the entire running time of the compaction apparatus, the suction drum is affixed axially by means of the bearing element with the bolt, as seen in its axial direction, so that the suction drum and the bolt form a separate unit of the apparatus. A fastening means by means of which the bolt is releasably fastened in the receptacle is provided. |
| US10030322B2 |
Method of forming a continuous filament spun-laid web
A continuous filament spun-laid web includes a plurality of polymer fibers within the web, the web having a first thickness and the web being free of any thermal or mechanical bonding treatment. Activation of the web results in at least one of an increase from the first thickness prior to activation to a second thickness post activation in which the second thickness is at least about two times greater than the first thickness, a decrease in density of the web post activation in relation to a density of the web prior to activation, the web being configured to withstand an elastic elongation from about 10% to about 350% in at least one of a machine direction (MD) of the web and a cross-direction (CD) of the web, and the web having a tensile strength from about 50 gram-force/cm2 to about 5000 gram-force/cm2. |
| US10030319B2 |
Silicon carbide substrate, method for producing same, and method for manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device
A silicon carbide substrate is composed of silicon carbide, and when a main surface thereof is etched with chlorine gas, the overall length of linear etch-pit groups observed in the main surface is equal to or less than the diameter of the substrate. |
| US10030316B2 |
Production method for stainless steel containing member
There is provided a production method for a stainless steel containing member, including the steps of: blasting a surface of a hollow starting member having a long side direction and a short side direction, the surface being composed of stainless steel; and electropolishing the surface having been blasted, in the step of electropolishing, the starting member being immersed in an electropolishing solution with the long side direction of the starting member being inclined relative to a horizontal direction. |
| US10030315B2 |
Separation of alpha emitting species from plating baths
A non alpha controlled Tin including Tin and a trace amount of Polonium is utilized as a plating anode to selectively plate Tin upon a plating cathode. Tin may be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled Tin with current control to suppress plating of Polonium upon the plating cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled Tin with potential control to suppress plating of Polonium upon the plating cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by pulse and reverse plating to plate out Polonium upon a filtering cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by plating out Polonium upon a filtering cathode within a concentrate. Tin may also be selectively plated by plating out purified Tin upon a filtering cathode, separating the purified Tin from the filtering cathode, and utilizing the purified Tin to plate Tin upon the plating cathode. |
| US10030312B2 |
Electrodeposited alloys and methods of making same using power pulses
Power pulsing, such as current pulsing, is used to control the structures of metals and alloys electrodeposited in non-aqueous electrolytes. Using waveforms containing different types of pulses: cathodic, off-time and anodic, internal microstructure, such as grain size, phase composition, phase domain size, phase arrangement or distribution and surface morphologies of the as-deposited alloys can be tailored. Additionally, these alloys exhibit superior macroscopic mechanical properties, such as strength, hardness, ductility and density. Waveform shape methods can produce aluminum alloys that are comparably hard (about 5 GPa and as ductile (about 13% elongation at fracture) as steel yet nearly as light as aluminum; or, stated differently, harder than aluminum alloys, yet lighter than steel, at a similar ductility. Al—Mn alloys have been made with such strength to weight ratios. Additional properties can be controlled, using the shape of the current waveform. |
| US10030308B2 |
Plating method, plating system and storage medium
A plating method can improve adhesivity with an underlying layer. The plating method of performing a plating process on a substrate includes forming a first plating layer 23a serving as a barrier film on a substrate 2; baking the first plating layer 23a; forming a second plating layer 23b serving as a barrier film; and baking the second plating layer 23b. A plating layer stacked body 23 serving as a barrier film is formed of the first plating layer 23a and the second plating layer 23b. |
| US10030307B2 |
Apparatus and process for producing thin layers
In an apparatus for producing thin layers on substrates for solar cell production, wherein the thin layers are applied by an APCVD process at temperatures of more than 250° C., the substrates are conveyed on a horizontal conveyor path and coated by means of an APCVD coating in continuous operation. The conveyor path has conveyor rollers, which consist of a temperature-resistant, non-metallic material, preferably of ceramic. A heating device and/or a purge gas feeding device is/are arranged on that side of the conveyor path which is remote from the coating apparatus. |
| US10030306B2 |
PECVD apparatus and process
Apparatus and method of processing a substrate according to a PECVD process is described. Temperature profile of the substrate is adjusted to change deposition rate profile across the substrate. Plasma density profile is adjusted to change deposition rate profile across the substrate. Chamber surfaces exposed to the plasma are heated to improve plasma density uniformity and reduce formation of low quality deposits on chamber surfaces. In situ metrology may be used to monitor progress of a deposition process and trigger control actions involving substrate temperature profile, plasma density profile, pressure, temperature, and flow of reactants. |
| US10030305B2 |
Method to protect features during repair cycle
A method can include applying a mask to a CMC structure, and subjecting the structure having an applied mask to a process for repair. In one embodiment, the applying a mask to a CMC structure can include applying a mask to a feature of a CMC structure. |
| US10030302B2 |
Sintered body comprising LiCoO2, sputtering target, and production method for sintered body comprising LiCoO2
Provided is a sintered body comprising LiCoO2 used for a sputtering target. The area A of a surface of the sintered body that corresponds to a sputtering surface is 200-1500 cm2 and the relative density of the entire sintered body is 75% or higher. When B1 represents the area of a region in which the area ratio that is occupied by pores is 10% or higher in the surface that corresponds to a sputtering surface, the ratio of B1 to the area A is 50% or higher, and the area B2 of a region having a specific resistance of 1.0×102 Ω-cm or smaller in the surface that corresponds to a sputtering surface occupies 25% or more of the area A. |
| US10030301B2 |
Upright target structure and sputtering equipment
An upright target structure includes a target main body. The target main body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface is configured to connect with a back plate. The target main body further has a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface. The third surface connects with the first surface and the second surface. The fourth surface is opposite to the third surface and connects with the first surface. The fifth surface is opposite to the third surface and connects with the second surface. The sixth surface connects with the fourth surface and the fifth surface. The sixth surface is away from the first surface as getting close to the fifth surface. |
| US10030299B2 |
Surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool
A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool includes a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating film formed thereon. The coating film includes an A layer and a C layer. The A layer is formed of Ti1-xaMaxaC1-yaNya (where Ma is one or more of Cr, Nb and W; 0≤xa≤0.7; 0≤ya≤1). The C layer is formed of Al1-(xc+yc)CrxcMcycN (where Mc is one or more of Ti, V and Si; 0.2≤xc≤0.8; 0≤yc≤0.6; 0.2≤xc+yc≤0.8). The A layer is formed on an outermost surface of the coating film or between the outermost surface of the coating film and the C layer. A distance between the outermost surface of the coating film and an upper surface of the C layer is 0.1 μm or more and 1.0 μm or less. |
| US10030298B2 |
Method for altering metal surfaces
A surface of an article is modified by first disposing a nickel-enriched region at the surface of a substrate, then enriching the nickel-enriched region with aluminum to form an aluminized region, and finally removing at least a portion of the aluminized region to form a processed surface of the substrate. Upon removal of this material, the roughness of the surface is reduced from a comparatively high initial roughness value to a comparatively low processed roughness value. In some embodiments, the processed roughness is less than about 95% of the initial roughness. Moreover, the sequence of steps described herein may be iterated one or more times to achieve further reduction in substrate surface roughness. |
| US10030285B2 |
Solvent extraction settler arrangement
In a solvent extraction settler arrangement the outlet box comprises an inner tube arranged vertically inside a shaft, the inner tube being spaced from the side wall of the shaft to define an intermediate space between the inner tube and the shaft. The inner tube has an inner space and an opening at the lower part of the inner tube adjacent the bottom to form a flow path for the heavy solution phase to flow to the inner space. The shaft comprises a second outlet which is separate in relation to the discharge outlet and above the level of the discharge outlet. The second outlet opens through the side wall to the intermediate space at a location adjacent to the upper end of the shaft and at the level of said layer of entrained light solution phase for discharging said layer of entrained light solution phase from the intermediate space. |
| US10030283B2 |
Method for producing surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers
Provided is a method for producing a surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers including: a first process of forming an iron-nickel alloy plating layer on at least one side of a steel sheet; a second process of forming a nickel plating layer on the iron-nickel alloy plating layer; and a third process of performing a thermal treatment after forming the nickel plating layer to form an iron-nickel alloy layer having an outermost surface, at which a content ratio of Fe atoms is 12 to 55% by atom, on an outermost layer by thermal diffusion. The invention makes it possible to provide the method for producing the surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers that can suppress the elution of iron inside the battery when being used for a battery container, whereby the service life of the battery can be extended and battery characteristics such as discharge characteristics can be improved. |
| US10030281B2 |
High toughness heat-treated steel pipe having three-layer structure and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed are a steel pipe having a three-layer structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The steel pipe includes a three-layer structure of bainite and martensite, which are formed by high-frequency induction heating thereby improving toughness to enhance crash performance of a vehicle. The steel pipe includes a bainite structure layer, a bainite and martensite dual-phase structure layer, and a martensite structure layer. |
| US10030279B2 |
Compost system with error detection
A controller for a compost system configured to identify an error condition is disclosed. The controller comprises at least one control output. The control output is configured to measure a load current of the at least one control output and generate a load value. The at least one control output is in communication with a compost device and is configured to control an environmental condition of a compost chamber of the compost system. The controller is operable to compare the load value to a predetermined value to determine an error condition of the compost system. |
| US10030275B2 |
Primer and probe sequences for detecting chlamydia trachomatis
The present invention relates to primers and probes that can be used in various assays to detect a new strain of Chlamydia trachomatis. The invention further provides for the simultaneous detection of other diseases, especially Neisseria gonorrhoeae. |
| US10030269B2 |
Biomarkers, methods, and compositions for inhibiting a multi-cancer mesenchymal transition mechanism
The present invention relates to the discovery that the modulation of particular microRNAs can be employed to inhibit a mesenchymal transition that, in certain instances, correlates with resistance to therapy and recurrence as the corresponding cells acquire properties of stem cells as they start undergoing this transition, as well as with invasiveness, e.g., invasion of certain cells of primary tumors into adjacent connective tissue during the initial phase of metastasis. Accordingly, the identification inhibitors of this mechanism, such as inhibitors of certain microRNAs, disclosed herein, can be used for inhibiting the mesenchymal transition to reduce the invasive nature of certain cells of primary cancerous tumors and, in certain instances, to prevent the recurrence of cancer by inhibiting the induction of stem cell-like features in certain cancer cells. |
| US10030268B2 |
Hybridization probes and methods
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detection, analysis, and treatment of nucleic acids. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for generating and using hybridization probes. |
| US10030260B2 |
Inducible reconstitution and real-time quantitative kinetic system for the study of intramembrane enzymes
The present invention relates to the field of enzymes. More specifically, the present invention provides an inducible reconstitution and real-time quantitative kinetic system for the study of intramembrane enzymes. In a specific embodiment, a method of screening for modulators of an intramembrane protease comprises the steps of (a) contacting in a mixture the protease and a substrate with a lipid under acidic or basic conditions to form a membrane comprising the lipid bilayer, protease and the substrate; (b) contacting a test agent with the membrane mixture; (c) adjusting the pH to physiological conditions; (d) assaying substrate cleavage by the protease; and (e) comparing the assayed substrate cleavage to a reference that does not include the test agent, wherein an increase or a decrease of substrate cleavage by the protease relative to the reference identifies the test agent as a modulator of the intramembrane protease. |
| US10030258B2 |
Microorganism comprising gene for coding enzyme involved in producing retinoid and method for producing retinoid by using same
The present invention relates to a microorganism comprising a gene for coding an enzyme involved in producing retinoid and a method for producing retinoid by using the same, and more specifically, to: a microorganism capable of mass-producing retinoid at a remarkable efficiency by comprising a gene for coding an enzyme involved in producing retinoid; and a method for producing retinoid by using the same. |
| US10030257B2 |
Separatome-based protein expression and purification platform
Provided is a separatome-based recombinant peptide, polypeptide, and protein expression and purification platform based on the juxtaposition of the binding properties of host cell genomic peptides, polypeptides, and proteins with the characteristics and location of the corresponding genes on the host cell chromosome, such as that of E. coli, yeast, Bacillus subtilis or other prokaryotes, insect cells, mammalian cells, etc. The separatome-based protein expression and purification platform quantitatively describes and identifies priority deletions, modifications, or inhibitions of certain gene products to increase chromatographic separation efficiency, defined as an increase in column capacity, column selectivity, or both. Moreover, the separatome-based protein expression and purification platform provides a computerized knowledge tool that, given separatome data and a target recombinant peptide, polypeptide, or protein, intuitively suggests strategies leading to efficient product purification. The separatome-based protein expression and purification platform is an efficient bioseparation system that intertwines host cell expression systems and chromatography. |
| US10030252B2 |
Chimeric nucleic acid molecules with non-AUG translation initiation sequences and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to nucleic acid vaccine compositions and methods for preventing or treating pathological conditions, such as cancer or infectious disease. Further, the disclosure provides methods for more efficient production of antigens via mRNA containing one or more non-conventional start codons to promote multiplex initiation of translation in eukaryotic cells. |
| US10030249B2 |
Nucleic acid sequences encoding transcription factors regulating alkaloid biosynthesis and their use in modifying plant metabolism
Plant metabolism and alkaloid levels can be regulated by transcription factors that regulate the nicotinic alkaloid biosynthetic pathway. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a transcription factor that negatively regulates alkaloid biosynthesis, such as nicotine biosynthesis. |
| US10030247B2 |
Maize ubiquitin promoters
The Zea mays c.v. B73 Ubiquitin-1 (Z. mays c.v. B73 Ubi-1) promoter drives high levels of constitutive transgene expression in plants. Repeated use of the same Z. mays c.v. B73 Ubi-1 promoter in multi-gene constructs may also lead to gene silencing, thereby making transgenic products less efficacious. Provided are gene regulatory promoter elements, constructs, and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements from the Ubi-1 promoter of a different Z. mays genotype, Z. mays c.v. Hi-II. |
| US10030242B2 |
Bioactive renal cells
The present invention concerns bioactive renal cell populations, renal cell constructs, and methods of making and using the same. |
| US10030237B2 |
Pullulanase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to pullulanase variants having increased thermoactivity and comprising substitutions of the parent pullulanase at one or more positions corresponding to positions 393, 143, 150, 243, 244, 345, 346, 368, 370, 373, 381, 382, 385, 387, 402, 429, 430, 431, 432, 456, 486, 492, 610, 624, 631, 632, 665 and 699 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. The variants are mainly derived from pullulanases from Bacillus deramificans, Bacillus acidopullulyticus or hybrid pullulanases. |
| US10030236B2 |
Process for the production of an enzymatic cocktail using liquid residues from a process for the biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic materials
A process for the production of an enzymatic cocktail with a cellulolytic microorganism comprises two phases: a phase a) for growth of said microorganism in a closed reactor in the presence of a carbonaceous growth solution; a phase b) for the production of said enzymatic cocktail carried out with a supply of carbonaceous production solution the concentration of carbonaceous substrate of which is in the range 150 to 400 g/L, said carbonaceous production solution comprising a carbonaceous inducer substrate; characterized in that said carbonaceous inducer substrate is a liquid residue obtained from a step for pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials, the C5 sugar oligomers of which represent at least 1% by weight of the total sugars present in said liquid residue, and at least 0.3% by weight of the total sugars present in said carbonaceous production solution. |
| US10030233B2 |
Modified P450 reductase with N-terminal deletions and endoplasmic reticulum retention tag
The present invention provides an isolated or recombinant polypeptide comprising or consisting of a modified P450 reductase which lacks N-terminal amino acids relative to the corresponding wild type P450 reductase and comprises an epitope tag comprising the sequence HDEL or KDEL. The modified P450 reductase, when co-expressed with a cytochrome P450, increases the activity and/or expression of the cytochrome P450 compared to the activity and/or expression of the cytochrome P450 when co-expressed with the wild type P450 reductase. |
| US10030229B2 |
SC-β cells and compositions and methods for generating the same
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, kits, and agents useful for inducing β cell maturation, and isolated populations of SC-β cells for use in various applications, such as cell therapy. |
| US10030228B2 |
Scaffold-free tissue constructs
A tissue construct comprising includes a self-assembled, scaffold-free, high-density cell aggregate. The cell aggregate includes a plurality of cells and a plurality of biocompatible and degradable nanoparticles and/or microparticles that are incorporated within the cell aggregate. The nanoparticles and/or microparticles act as a bulking agent and/or provide bioactive agents or signals within the cell aggregate to increase the cell aggregate size and/or thickness and improve the mechanical properties of the cell aggregate and/or regulate cell function within the aggregate allowing the cell aggregate to be readily manipulated and formed into tissue constructs with defined architectures and potential tissue specific functionality. |
| US10030224B2 |
Methods of analyzing cell membranes
A method of precipitating cell membrane fragments from a cell lysate is disclosed. The method comprises contacting the cell lysate with a hydrophobic chelator and a metal ion under conditions that allow precipitation of the cell membrane fragments. Kits for precipitating cell membrane fragments are also disclosed. |
| US10030222B2 |
Bioreactor system and method for cloning the physiological state of microorganisms
Bioreactor system and method for cloning the physiological state of microorganisms comprises in preferred embodiment of a mother-reactor and one or more daughter-reactors with sensors, stirrers, fluid and gas flow channels, scales, pumps, controllers, computer, software, valves and accessory devices. The bioreactors are inter-connected with culture transfer hose. To achieve the method, the mother-reactor is filled with necessary volume, inoculated, stabilised in continuous cultivation, the microbial culture's volume is increased in variable volume cultivation while maintaining constant physiology, microbial culture is transferred from the mother-reactor into the daughter-reactors while maintaining constant physiology, experiment in the daughter reactor follows. After the experiment daughter-reactors are sterilized and rinsed. During the experiment culture volume in the mother-reactor is increased anew, after the experiment in the daughter-reactors is finished another culture transfer follows and next experiment is conducted. This sequence—variable volume cultivation, culture transfer, experiment—is repeated until necessary data has been acquired. |
| US10030210B2 |
Dry lubricant for conveying containers
The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems. |
| US10030205B2 |
Compositions and methods of making biofuel
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a catalyst system, such as a mixed catalyst composition, that can be used to make biofuel. In some embodiments, the mixed catalyst composition can comprise an inorganic catalyst and an organic catalyst, such as a cyclic organic catalyst. In particular disclosed embodiments, a mixed catalyst composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of an inorganic catalyst and an organic catalyst can be used to enhance the production of biofuel, such as biodiesel, by reducing the amount of time needed to make the biofuel as compared to that needed for the inorganic catalyst or the organic catalyst independently. Also disclosed herein are combinations and kits comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of embodiments of a mixed catalyst composition. |
| US10030203B2 |
Method for hydrocracking, method for producing hydrocracked oil, hydrocracking device, and device for producing hydrocracked oil
The present invention provides a method for hydrocracking of petroleum heavy oil containing a heavy metal component, comprising a supplying step of supplying a raw material slurry containing the petroleum heavy oil and an iron-based catalyst as well as a hydrogen gas to a hydrocracking reactor; a hydrocracking step of hydrocracking the petroleum heavy oil in the hydrocracking reactor; a recovering step of recovering a residual oil component containing the iron-based catalyst from a product after the hydrocracking step; a disintegrating step of disintegrating the iron-based catalyst of the recovered residual oil component to acquire a disintegrated iron-based catalyst; and a resupplying step of resupplying a processed residual oil component containing the disintegrated iron-based catalyst to the hydrocracking reactor. At the disintegrating step, the iron-based catalyst may be pulverized by a pulverizing machine. The iron-based catalyst may be limonite. |
| US10030200B2 |
Hydroprocessing oil sands-derived, bitumen compositions
Disclosed are processes for producing deasphalted bitumen and heavy bitumen compositions from oil sands and processes for upgrading the bitumen compositions. The processes for producing the deasphalted bitumen and heavy bitumen compositions involve a Phase I and/or Phase II extraction solvent. According to the Phase I process, a high quality oil sands-derived, deasphalted bitumen can be produced using a Phase I type solvent. According to the Phase II process, a substantial amount of the heavy bitumen on the oil sand can be extracted using a Phase II type solvent, while producing a relatively a tailings by-product that is non-harmful to the environment. The heavy bitumen from the Phase II type extraction process can be hydroprocessed for ready conversion into relatively high volumes of high quality transportation fuels. |
| US10030198B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
The means concerns a liquid crystal composition that has negative dielectric anisotropy and that comprises a specific compound having a high stability to ultraviolet light as a first component, wherein the composition may comprise a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a second component, and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component. |
| US10030196B2 |
Fluoride fluorescent material and method for producing the same as well as light emitting device using the same
The present invention provides a method for producing a fluoride fluorescent material, comprising: contacting a fluoride particles represented by the following general formula (I): K2[M1−aMn4+aF6] (I) wherein M is at least one member selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 4 and 14 of the Periodic Table, and a satisfies the relationship: 0 |
| US10030193B2 |
Consolidation compositions comprising multipodal silane coupling agents
Consolidation compositions comprising a multipodal silane coupling agent comprising at least two silane groups and at least one amino group; a curable resin; and a resin hardening agent. The curable resin is selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, an aliphatic epoxy resin, a glycidylamine epoxy resin, and combinations thereof. |
| US10030188B2 |
Nano-hybrid lubricant and method thereof, and oil-based drilling fluid
The present invention relates to the well drilling field in petroleum industry, in particular to a nano-hybrid lubricant and method thereof, and oil-based drilling fluid. The lubricant comprises: graphite oxide and a biquaternary ammonium salt compound of which the cation part is represented by formula (1). The present invention also provides a method for preparation of the lubricant and an oil-based drilling fluid containing the lubricant. The lubricant provided in the present invention can be comprehended as a nano-hybrid material. Thus, oil-based drilling fluids that contain the lubricant provided in the present invention have lower lubrication coefficient and excellent lubricating property without or with little negative impact on rheological property of the oil fluid, and the lubricant provided in the present invention has excellent thermostability thus suitable for use in operation at a high temperature. |
| US10030187B2 |
Polymer-based drilling fluids containing non-biodegradable particulates and methods for use thereof
Polymer-based drilling fluids may be used as an alternative to drilling fluids containing bentonite or other clay materials, although filter cake formation can often be inadequate when using polymer-based drilling fluids. As a result, drilling methods employing polymer-based drilling fluids may sometimes experience unacceptable fluid loss performance within a borehole. Drilling methods with enhanced fluid loss performance may comprise: providing a drilling fluid comprising a carrier fluid, a viscosity-enhancing polymer, and a plurality of non-biodegradable particulates, the non-biodegradable particulates comprising at least silica particulates; drilling a borehole in the presence of the drilling fluid; and forming a filter cake within the borehole, the filter cake comprising the non-biodegradable particulates. |
| US10030184B2 |
Addition one part curing type heat-conductive silicone grease composition
Addition one-part curing-type heat-conductive silicone grease composition containing: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least one alkenyl group per molecule and having a viscosity of 50-100,000 mPa·s at 25° C.; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, having no R2SiO unit, having no silicon-bonded hydrogen atom at any terminal end, having the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms only in a side chain or chains, and being in a substantially straight chain form, in an amount such that the ratio of {the number of Si—H groups}/{the number of alkenyl groups in the composition} is 0.1-5.0; (C) a photoactive-type platinum complex curing catalyst; and (D) a heat-conductive filler, wherein the composition has a viscosity at 25° C. of 30-800 Pa·s as measured by a Malcom viscometer at a rotational speed of 10 rpm. The composition has high shape-retention properties, is low in hardness, and can be stored at normal temperature. |
| US10030182B2 |
Pressure sensitive adhesives based on fatty acids
A method for making a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising: (a) making at least one epoxidized fatty acid from at least one plant oil, marine oil, other ester of unsaturated fatty acid, or a mixture thereof; and (b) polymerizing the at least one epoxidized fatty acid to produce a pressure sensitive adhesive. A method for making a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising: (a) making epoxidized oleic acid, an epoxidized linoleic acid (including fully and partially epoxidized linoleic acid), or an epoxidized linolenic acid (including fully and partially epoxidized linolenic acid) from at least one plant oil, marine oil, other ester of unsaturated fatty acid, or making mixture thereof; and (b) polymerizing the epoxidized oleic acid, the epoxidized linoleic acid, the epoxidized linolenic acid, or the mixture thereof to produce a pressure sensitive adhesive. |
| US10030178B2 |
Hot-melt adhesive
Provided are a hot-melt adhesive having high flowability in a molten state and exhibiting high adhesion strength in bonding PP nonwoven fabrics and further exhibiting high adhesion strength in bonding PE film-PP nonwoven fabric, and a base polymer for a hot-melt adhesive. The hot-melt adhesive contains (A) a propylene-based polymer satisfying the following (Ai) to (Aiv), and (B) an olefin-based copolymer satisfying the following (Bi) and (Bii); and the base polymer for a hot-melt adhesive consists of a mixture of (A) a propylene-based polymer satisfying the following (Ai) to (Aiv) and (B) an olefin-based copolymer satisfying the following (Bi) and (Bii) and satisfies the following (1) and (2). (Ai) the melting point is 120° C. or lower, (Aii) the Mw is 10,000 to 150,000, (Aiii) the Mw/Mn is 2.5 or less, (Aiv) the penetration is 8 or less, (Bi) the penetration is 15 or more, (Bii) the melting point is 90° C. or higher, (1) the tensile elastic modulus at 23° C. is 400 MPa or less, and (2) the semi-crystallization time at 23° C. is 20 minutes or less. |
| US10030177B2 |
Bio-based binder systems
An environmentally friendly, bio-based binder system that is useful for the formation of fiberglass insulation, the system includes: A) an aqueous curable binder composition, which includes a carbohydrate and a crosslinking agent; and B) a dedust composition, which includes a blown, stripped plant-based oil and optionally at least one emulsifying agent. The bio-based binder system is typically heated to form a cured binder system. |
| US10030176B2 |
Electrically conductive adhesives comprising fluoroelastomers
Disclosed herein is an electrically conductive adhesive composition and its use in solar cell modules, wherein the electrically conductive adhesive comprises a fluoroelastomer matrix and dispersed in the fluoroelastomer matrix about 40-90 wt % of conductive particles, with the wt % of all components comprised in the compositions totaling to 100 wt %. |
| US10030170B2 |
Wear resistant transparent coating
The present disclosure provides a transparent cross-linked siloxane composition. The composition is a polymerization product of a mixture of a difunctional alkoxysilane precursor materials and a monofunctional alkoxysilane material. The monofunctional alkoxysilane material is from about 1 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the composition. The mole ratio of the monofunctional alkoxysilane materials to difunctional alkoxysilane precursor materials is from 1 to 4 to about 1 to 1. |
| US10030168B2 |
High refractive index material
A high refractive index molecule and high refractive index polymers comprising such monomers. The high refractive index monomer comprises a carrier atom having a high refractive index group attached thereto, the high refractive index group comprising a heterocyclic compound comprising at least one sulfur atom. |
| US10030165B2 |
Arylcyclobutenes
Arylclobutene-containing multi-functional monomers are useful in the preparation of arylcyclobutene-based polymer coatings. Compositions comprising one or more arylclobutene-containing multi-functional monomers and one or more oligomers comprising as polymerized units one or more arylcyclobutene monomer provide arylcyclobutene-based polymer coatings having reduced stress. Such compositions are useful in the manufacture of electronic devices. |
| US10030164B2 |
Optical fiber coating and composition
A treated monomer for optical fiber coatings, a coating composition containing the treated monomer, a coating formed from a coating composition containing a treated monomer, and a fiber coated with the coating formed from a coating composition containing a treated monomer. The monomer is an alkoxylated alkyl acrylate and is formed by acrylating a polyol precursor. The monomer may include residual unreacted polyol precursor. The monomer is treated with a derivatizing agent to convert residual unreacted polyol to a derivative form. The derivative form is less susceptible to degradation to the corresponding non-alkoxylated alcohol or other lower alkoxylated alcohol. The treated monomer includes the alkoxylated alkyl acrylate and the derivative form of the polyol. |
| US10030155B2 |
Graphene nanodispersion and method for preparing same
An ionic liquid can disperse graphene at a high concentration. The ionic liquid can be represented by general formula (1): in which R1 and R5 may be the same or different and each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-7 linear or branched alkyl group; R2 is represented by formula (2): in which R6 and R7 may be the same or different and each independently represents a C1-4 linear or branched alkylene group, and m represents an integer of 1-5; R3 and R4 may be the same or different and each independently represent a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted C1-4 linear or branched alkyl group; X− represents a counter ion; and n represents 0-30. |
| US10030154B2 |
Powder material for three-dimensional modeling, material set for 3D modeling, method of manufacturing three-dimensional object, device for manufacturing three-dimensional object, and three-dimensional object
A powder material for three-dimensional modeling includes a base particle and a resin including a first water soluble resin and a second water soluble resin, wherein a first aqueous solution of the first water soluble resin having a concentration of two percent by mass has a thermally reversible sol-gel phase transition and is gelated at temperatures higher than a first phase transition temperature of the first aqueous solution. |
| US10030153B2 |
Surface treating composition and method of use
A tire dressing is provided with a fine polymer-based reflective particles formed form of a blend of anisotropic particles of varying color that introduce an added reflective surface not present in ordinary tire dressings. The use of the fine polymer-based reflective particles enhance gloss, shine, and light reflectivity to the applied surface. The enhanced reflective surface effect is more noticeable during vehicle motion and the tire is rotating, as light is reflected from different reflective particles due to the changing angle of the particles caused by the rotation of the tire. The effects are more subtle than the typical effect of glitter due to the small particle size and the utilization of a mixtures of several types of polymer reflective particles that range from dark to bright and vary in color, and the presence of the high refractive index liquid silicone fluid that results in a brilliant radiant shine. |
| US10030151B2 |
Primer compositions for non-stick coatings and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a primer composition for a non-stick coating which includes a polyamide-amic acid having an acid value of 50 to 200 mg KOH/g, a Lewis base, water and at least 5 wt % of a polar aprotic solvent relative to the total weight of said composition. According to the invention, the weight ratio of PAI/polar aprotic solvent in said composition is at least 1.5. Also provided is a method for preparing such a composition, and a method for manufacturing an item comprising a metal substrate to which such a composition is applied. |
| US10030150B2 |
Fine magnesium oxide particle dispersion liquid and method for producing same
A fine magnesium oxide particle dispersion liquid containing an aprotic solvent, and fine magnesium oxide particles that are dispersed in the aprotic solvent, wherein the dispersion liquid has D50 of 200 nm or less in a particle size distribution as measured by a dynamic light scattering method, and has a content rate of coarse particles having an average particle diameter of 500 nm or more of less than 1%, and a method for producing the fine magnesium oxide particle dispersion liquid. |
| US10030147B2 |
Composition comprising esters of lignin and oil or fatty acids
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a carrier liquid and lignin or lignin derivatives solubilized in said carrier liquid; wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups of the lignin or lignin derivatives have been substituted with ester groups forming esterified lignin or lignin derivatives. The composition may be used for preparing fuels or lubricants. |
| US10030143B2 |
Ceramized silicone resin composition and pre-preg and laminate that use the composition
The present invention relates to a ceramized silicone resin composition and a pre-preg and a laminate that use the composition. The ceramized silicone resin composition comprises: 50-100 parts of a condensation-type silicone resin, 0.0001-2 parts of a catalyst, 5-80 parts of a ceramic-forming filler, and 0.01-50 parts of a flux. The pre-preg and the laminate manufactured using the ceramized silicone resin composition, when used in a sustained high temperature, can transform into complex ceramized structure thereby providing ceramic properties, thus providing great fireproof and flame retardant effects; also, manufacturing of the laminate is similar to that of a regular FR-4 laminate, where the process is easy to operate. The ceramized silicone resin composition, the pre-preg, and the laminate have the advantages of being halogen-free, low smoke, low toxicity, flame retardant, and fireproof, provide a novel concept and a novel method in terms of flame retardancy and fire resistance, accelerate the research progress in laminate passive fire protection technology, and have broad prospects in the field of fire protection and fire resistance. |
| US10030142B2 |
Polyester polyols and methods of making and using the same
Polyester polyols are generally disclosed, including methods of making and using them. In some embodiments, the polyester polyols are incorporated into a block copolymer, such as a polyurethane block copolymer. In some embodiments, the polyurethane block copolymers can be used as compatibilizing agents, which can be used, for example, in polymer blends, polymer alloys, solutions, emulsions, as well as in extruded and injection molded articles. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the polyurethane block copolymer is derived from a renewable source. |
| US10030141B2 |
Resin composition, pre-preg, laminate, metal foil-clad laminate, and printed wiring board
An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition that can attain cured products having high flame retardancy, high heat resistance, a small coefficient of thermal expansion, and high drilling processability, a prepreg having the resin composition, a laminate and a metal foil clad laminate having the prepreg, and a printed circuit board having the resin composition. A resin composition, having at least an epoxy silicone resin (A) prepared by reacting a linear polysiloxane (a) having a carboxyl group with a cyclic epoxy compound (b) having an epoxy group such that the epoxy group of the cyclic epoxy compound (b) is 2 to 10 equivalents based on the carboxyl group of the linear polysiloxane (a), a cyanic acid ester compound (B) and/or a phenol resin (C), and an inorganic filler (D). |
| US10030140B2 |
Fiber reinforced polyaryletherketone resin compositions
Disclosed herein are methods and fiber reinforced thermoplastic composition comprising: a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) component; a polyimide component, wherein the polyimide component comprises a blend of at least a first polyimide (PI) having glass transition temperature of at least 300° C. and a second polyimide (PI) having glass transition temperature less than the glass transition temperature of the first polyimide; and a reinforcement fiber component. The resulting fiber reinforced thermoplastic compositions exhibit improved mechanical performance. |
| US10030137B2 |
Intermediate for resin molded article and resin molded article
An intermediate for a resin molded article includes a curable epoxy resin, a reinforcing fiber, and a resin including at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond. |
| US10030135B2 |
Biobased rubber modifiers for polymer blends
Compositions of polymer blends of polyvinylchloride (PVC) or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or polyoxymethylene (POM) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) are described. In certain embodiments, the PHA is a poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate copolymer having a weight percent 4-hydroxybutyrate of 30-45%. In other embodiments the PHA is a multiphase P3HB-4HB copolymer blend having one phase fully amorphous. The PHA is mixed with the PVC or PMMA or POM to optimize its optical, thermal and mechanical properties. In certain embodiments, the polymer is branched with optionally additives that improve properties. Methods of making the compositions of the invention are also described. The invention also includes articles, films and laminates comprising the compositions. |
| US10030134B2 |
Acrylic thermoplastic resin composition and molded article thereof
An acrylic thermoplastic resin composition includes a first acrylic resin having a first structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a second structural unit represented by the following formula (2), and a second acrylic resin having the first structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a third structural unit represented by the following formula (3), in which a total content of the first unit is 50 to 95 mass % and a total content of the second structural unit and the third structural unit is 5 to 50 mass % based on a total amount of the first acrylic resin and the second acrylic resin: |
| US10030128B2 |
Elastomer composite blends, method and apparatus for producing same
A wet mix elastomer composite comprising carbon black dispersed in an elastomer including a blend of a natural rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber. When the wet mix elastomer composite is processed with CTV Method 1, the vulcanized wet mix elastomer composite exhibits a resistivity that A) has a natural logarithm satisfying the equation ln(resistivity)≥−0.1(loading)+x, where x is 14, or B) is at least 2.9 times greater than the resistivity of a vulcanized dry mix elastomer composite having the same composition and prepared using Comparative CTV Method 1. |
| US10030123B2 |
Resin composition, resin molded article, and optical component
The present invention is a resin composition comprising a transparent resin, and modified inorganic particles obtained by surface-modifying inorganic particles with a modifier, the transparent resin having a saturated water absorption at 37° C. of 0.015 to 0.25 wt %, the inorganic particles having an average particle size of 20 nm or less, and having a refractive index larger than that of the transparent resin by 0.40 or more, a modification ratio of the modified inorganic particles being 15 to 40 wt %, and the modifier being a compound represented by the formula (1) below. Here, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and X represents a functional group that forms a bond to the surface of the inorganic particles, or an atomic group that comprises the functional group. Also disclosed are a resin formed article and an optical part. R1—X (1) |
| US10030122B2 |
Curable compositions
A grout compositions, storable with the exclusion of water, and crosslinkable upon ingress of water at room temperature is prepared by admixing a relatively minor proportion of a moisture-curable organopolysiloxanes, composition containing an alkoxysilyl-terminated, urethane-group-containing polymer and a silicone resin, with a major proportion of aggregate. |
| US10030121B2 |
Catalyst composition and process for obtaining a colored olefin polymer
A catalyst composition and a process for obtaining a colored olefin polymer are disclosed. The composition comprises a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and an additive component comprising a colorant. The catalyst composition enables a directly colored polymer to be prepared. The colored polymer has a homogeneous dispersion of the colorant in it and thus has no color defects. |
| US10030118B2 |
Polyacetal resin molded article
The resin molded article of the present invention comprises (B) 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a sliding agent having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, and (C) 0.01 to 3 parts by mass of a coloring agent, based on (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin, wherein a relative element concentration ratio between carbon and oxygen on a surface thereof [C/O] (atomic %) is 1.01 to 2.50. |
| US10030117B2 |
Aliphatic polyester resin composition and aliphatic polyester resin molded article
An object of the present invention is to: improve slowness of crystallization that is a drawback of polyhydroxyalkanoate; suppress bloom of a nucleating agent or the like; and improve surface smoothness and mold transferability of an obtained molded body.The present invention provides an aliphatic polyester resin composition including polyhydroxyalkanoate (A), pentaerythritol (B), and a filler (C). |
| US10030115B2 |
Heat-expandable microspheres, process for producing the same, and application thereof
Heat-expandable microspheres composed of a thermoplastic resin shell and a thermally-vaporizable blowing agent encapsulated therein, and having an average particle size ranging from 1 to 100 μm. The amount of DMF-insoluble matter (G1) and the amount of DMF-MEK-insoluble matter (G2) constituting the heat-expandable microspheres satisfy 1.05 |
| US10030112B2 |
Hybrid fluoropolymer composites
The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a process for manufacturing said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and films and membranes thereof and to uses of said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and films and membranes thereof in various applications. |
| US10030107B2 |
Crosslinking rubber composition and crosslinked rubber production method
A cross-linked rubber is excellent in both fuel oil resistance and cold resistance. A cross-linkable rubber composition contains: a nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber [A] including less than 30 wt % α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (a1), conjugated diene monomer units (b1), and α,β-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester monomer units (d1), wherein at least part of the conjugated diene monomer units (b1) is hydrogenated; a nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber [B] including not less than 30 wt % α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (a2) and conjugated diene monomer units (b2), wherein at least part of the conjugated diene monomer units (b2) may be hydrogenated; and an amine-based cross-linking agent. |
| US10030104B2 |
Ambient temperature curable isocyanate-free compositions for preparing crosslinked polyurethanes
The present invention provides a multicomponent composition that is substantially isocyanate-free and comprises a polycarbamate as a first component having a filler, pigment, extender or matting agent and a second component containing an acidic catalyst an alkanol having one OH group, a polyaldehyde and an acetal or hemiacetal of the polyaldehyde. The compositions are shelf stable and useful as two components and avoid problems caused by combining the catalyst with any filler, pigment, extender or matting agent. |
| US10030101B2 |
Branched polycarbonate production method
Provided is a method of producing a branched polycarbonate, including: a step (a) of subjecting an alkali aqueous solution of a dihydric phenol, phosgene, and a branching agent to a phosgenation reaction in the presence of an organic solvent to provide a reaction liquid; a step (b) of adding the alkali aqueous solution of the dihydric phenol and a polymerization catalyst to the reaction liquid obtained from the step (a) to provide a reaction liquid containing a polycarbonate oligomer; a step (c) of separating the reaction liquid containing the polycarbonate oligomer obtained in the step (b) into an organic solvent phase containing the polycarbonate oligomer and an aqueous phase; and a step (d) of causing the organic solvent phase containing the polycarbonate oligomer separated in the step (c) and the alkali aqueous solution of the dihydric phenol to react with each other to provide a reaction liquid containing the branched polycarbonate, in which a ratio (x/y) of an addition amount of the polymerization catalyst to be added in the step (b), which is represented by x mol/hr, to a chloroformate group amount of the polycarbonate oligomer in the reaction liquid obtained from the step (b), which is represented by y mol/hr, is 0.0035 or more. |
| US10030093B2 |
Cellulose nanofiber powder and method for producing the same
A cellulose nanofiber (CNF) powder of the present invention contains cellulose nanofibers, and a hydrophobic polymer that is chemically bonded to at least some of the —OH groups of the cellulose nanofibers. The CNF powder has the ability to be dispersed in water and to return to a powder form again when an aqueous dispersion of the CNF powder is dried. The distance between the fibers in the CNF powder in a dry state is 3 nm or more, and preferably 8 to 12 nm. Since the distance between the fibers in the conventional cellulose nanofibers is about 1 nm, the present invention reduces the Van der Waals force between the fibers (i.e., the force of attraction between the fibers) to one millionth of that of the conventional cellulose nanofibers. Thus, the present invention provides the CNF powder that can be used in a powder form, and that can also be reversibly changed between a powder state and a dispersed state in water, and a method for producing the CNF powder. |
| US10030085B2 |
Resin composition for solar cell encapsulant, and solar cell encapsulant and solar cell module using the same
A resin composition for a solar cell encapsulant containing an ethylene.α-olefin copolymer and an organic peroxide or a silane coupling agent or the like, and having superior heat resistance, transparency, flexibility and adhesion property to a glass substrate, as well as good balance between rigidity and cross-linking efficiency, the solar cell encapsulant and a solar cell module using the same.It is provided by a resin composition for the solar cell encapsulant characterized by containing the ethylene.α-olefin copolymer (A) having the characteristics of the following (a1) to (a5), and the organic peroxide (B) and/or the silane coupling agent (C). (a1) a density of 0.860 to 0.920 g/cm3 (a2) a ratio, (Mz/Mn), of Z average molecular weight (Mz) and number average molecular weight (Mn) determined by a gel permeation chromatography (GPC), of 8.0 or less (a3) a melt viscosity (η*1) measured at 100° C. under a shear rate of 2.43×10 s−1 of 1.2×105 poise or more (a4) a melt viscosity (η*2) measured at 100° C. under a shear rate of 2.43×102 s−1 of 2.0×104 poise or more (a5) a branch number (N) derived from a comonomer in a polymer satisfying the expression (a). |
| US10030084B2 |
Tin-free catalyst-containing composition for a Monosil process with optimized process properties
The invention relates to a composition for use in a Monosil process for the crosslinking of thermoplastic polyolefins which comprises (i) from 5 to 60% by weight content of 2-ethyl hexanoic acid [H3C(CH2)3CH(C2H5)COOH], (ii) content of at least one monounsaturated organofunctional alkoxysilane of the general formula I A-SiR2x(OR1)3-x (I), where R1 is mutually independently a linear or branched hydrocarbon moiety having from 1 to 4 C atoms, R2 is methyl and x is 0 or 1 and A is a monovalent olefin group of the formula (R3)2C═C(R3)-Mk-, where k is 0 or 1, in which groups R3 are identical or different and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and the group M is a group from the following list: —CH2—, —(CH2)2—, —(CH2)3— and —C(O)O—(CH2)3—, (iii) content of at least one free-radical generator and (iv) optionally content of at least one other component, where the entirety of all components (i) to (iv) gives 100% by weight. The present invention further relates to a production process, and also to moldings or products obtainable thereby based on thermoplastic polyolefins, where a composition of the invention is reacted together with at least one thermoplastic polyolefin in a Monosil process. The invention further relates to the use of a composition of the invention in the Monosil process for the crosslinking of thermoplastic polyolefins during the production of products molded by means of extrusion, based on thermoplastic polyolefins. |
| US10030083B2 |
Polymers functionalized with protected oxime compounds containing a cyano group
A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of: (i) polymerizing monomer to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a protected oxime compound containing a cyano group. |
| US10030082B2 |
Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins
A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins made from or containing Mg, Ti, halogen and an electron donor of formula (I) or (II): When activated with an aluminum alkyl and optionally an external electron donor, the solid catalyst component can give high activity and stereospecificity in the polymerization of olefins. |
| US10030080B2 |
Method for preparing fine particles with enclosed voids and composition including fine particles
There is provided a method for preparing a fine particle having an enclosed void using a core polymer containing carboxylic acid, primary middle shell monomers, and secondary hard shell monomers. The method may be a multi-staged emulsion polymerization method. The primary middle shell monomers may include a multi-functionality monomer that is a cross-linking monomer having two or more double bonds. |
| US10030079B2 |
End-functional conjugated diene-based polymer and manufacturing method therefor
Disclosed are an end-functionalized conjugated diene-based polymer represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a method of preparing the same. |
| US10030073B2 |
Antibodies against human CSF-1R and uses thereof
The present invention relates to antibodies against human CSF-1R (CSF-1R antibody), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof. |
| US10030072B2 |
Method of generating antibodies
The present invention discloses a reliable and efficient method of generating an antibody which can discriminate between the membrane bound form of an antigen and the soluble form of the same antigen. Said method comprises the steps of: (i) immunizing an animal with a first antigen which comprises either the membrane bound form or the soluble form of the antigen; (ii) administering to the animal an agent which selectively kills rapidly dividing cells; (iii) when the first antigen of step (i) comprises the soluble form, immunizing the animal with a second antigen which comprises the membrane bound form of the antigen, or when the first antigen of step (i) comprises the membrane bound form, immunizing the animal with a second antigen which comprises the soluble form of the antigen; and (iv) screening for an antibody which can bind to the second antigen but which does not bind to the first antigen. |
| US10030071B2 |
Antibody which specifically reacts with human integrin A6B4
It is an object of the present invention to provide an anti-ITGA6/B4 human antibody, which specifically recognizes ITGA6B4 complex expressed on a cell membrane and inhibits the adhesion of the ITGA6B4 complex to laminin, so as to inhibit adhesion of cancer cells to a bone marrow niche, and which is also capable of remarkably enhancing the effects of an anticancer agent on an anticancer agent resistant strain. The present invention provides an antibody against integrin A6B4, wherein the antibody specifically recognizes a human integrin A6B4 complex and inhibits intercellular adhesion. |
| US10030069B2 |
High affinity human antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (CMV) gB protein
Recombinant monoclonal antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (CMV) gB protein are described. The affinities of these antibodies are higher than the best previously reported antibodies. Since high affinity is critical to prevention of virus transfer across the placenta, the invention antibodies are useful as therapeutic and prophylactic agents to prevent or ameliorate effects on the fetus of CMV infection during pregnancy. |
| US10030060B2 |
Long-acting polypeptides and methods of producing same
A polypeptide and polynucleotides encoding same comprising one carboxy-terminal peptide (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to an amino terminus of a cytokine and two carboxy-terminal peptides (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to a carboxy terminus of a cytokine are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptide and polynucleotides of the invention and methods of using same are also disclosed. |
| US10030058B2 |
Modulating gamma-C-cytokine activity
Embodiments relate to peptide antagonists of γc-family cytokines, which is associated with important human diseases, such as leukemia, autoimmune diseases, collagen diseases, diabetes mellitus, skin diseases, degenerative neuronal diseases and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Thus, inhibitors of γc-cytokine activity are valuable therapeutic and cosmetic agents as well as research tools. Traditional approaches to inhibiting γc-cytokine activity involve raising neutralizing antibodies against each individual γc-cytokine family member/receptor subunit. However, success has been limited and often multiple γc-cytokine family members co-operate to cause the disease state. Combinatorial use of neutralizing antibodies raised against each factor is impractical and poses an increased risk of adverse immune reactions. The present embodiments overcome these shortcomings by utilizing peptide antagonists based on the consensus γc-subunit binding site to inhibit γc-cytokine activity. Such approach allows for flexibility in antagonist design. In several embodiments, peptides exhibit Simul-Block activity, inhibiting the activity of multiple γc-cytokine family members. |
| US10030057B2 |
Biodegradable matrix comprising stem cells that express soluble TRAIL
Described herein are novel compositions comprising multimodal TRAIL agents and cells engineered to express such multimodal TRAIL agents, including cells encapsulated in a scaffold or matrix, for use in the treatment of disorders such as cancer. |
| US10030051B2 |
Antibody targeting through a modular recognition domain
The present invention provides antibodies containing one or more modular recognition domains (MRDs) for targeting the antibodies to specific sites. The use of the antibodies containing one or more modular recognition domains to treat disease, and methods of making antibodies containing one or more modular recognition domains are also provided in the invention. |
| US10030048B2 |
Inhibitors of NF κ-B activity for treatment of diseases and disorders
Peptides and methods of use thereof, are disclosed for use in treating various disease and disorders, including inflammation, pain, oral mucositis, oral lesions, and cancer. The peptides modulate the activity of the transcription factor NF κB. |
| US10030041B2 |
C-terminal Hsp90 inhibitors
Hsp90 C-terminal inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds are provided. The compounds of the disclosure are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative disorders such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy. |
| US10030036B2 |
Method and dyes for detecting and destroying cancer cells
This invention relates to new carbocyanine dye compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compositions, methods of detecting via near infrared fluorescent imaging incipient cancer cells and selective destruction of cancer cells identified by administration of such pharmaceutical compositions. A method of detecting and destroying cancer cells includes introducing a gold dye into an organism suspected of having a cancer cell. The gold dye is a carbocyanine dye covalently attached to a gold nanoparticle. A near infrared light is shined on a region suspected of having the cancer cell. Fluorescence from the gold dye is detected. A beam of radio frequency energy is directed at the region to induce hyperthermia in the cancer cell. The carbocyanine dye has the most basic structure of MHI-148 and structures 6 and 22 with a Aun—[CH2(CH2)9CH2—(OCH2CH2)4O]COCH2CH2-phenyl-O group on a cyclohexene ring that imparts activity to the cancer cell binding and destruction processes. |
| US10030035B2 |
Muscarinic receptor agonists
This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where m, p, q, W, Z, Y, X1, X2, R1, R2 R3 and R4 are as defined herein. |
| US10030034B2 |
Heterocycle amines and uses thereof
Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders. |
| US10030033B2 |
Synthesis of an antiviral compound
The present disclosure provides processes for the preparation of a compound of formula I: which is useful as an antiviral agent. The disclosure also provides compounds and processes for the preparation of the compounds that are synthetic intermediates to the compound of formula I. |
| US10030024B2 |
Imidazopyridazines useful as inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of GPCRs in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such GPCRs; and the comparative evaluation of new inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US10030022B2 |
Method of stabilizing riboflavin
A method of stabilizing riboflavin by affixing the riboflavin to at least one substrate for the riboflavin by covalent bonding, hydrogen bonding, Van der Waals forces, or a combination thereof, to form an optically-activated complex, is provided. When activated by absorption of light in the ultraviolet (UV) to visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum the riboflavin in the complex re-emits light of longer wavelength in the blue-green-yellow region of the electromagnetic spectrum. |
| US10030014B2 |
Process for preparing methyl {4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-5-yl}methylcarbamate and its purification for use as pharmaceutically active compound
The present invention relates to a process for preparing methyl {4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-5-yl}methylcarbamate of the formula (I) and to a process for purifying the crude product of the compound of the formula (I) for use as pharmaceutically active compound, where, for purification, methyl {4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-5-yl}methylcarbamate sulphinyldimethane (1:1), i.e. a compound of the formula (II), is isolated as intermediate or is generated as intermediate in this purification process, if appropriate present in a mixture. |
| US10030013B2 |
Heteroaryl compounds as IRAK inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as IRAK inhibitors. |
| US10030011B2 |
Substituted fused imidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use thereof
Substituted fused imidazole derivatives, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a substituted fused imidazole derivative, and methods of use in treating inflammation are provided. The substituted fused imidazole derivatives may control the activity or the amount or both the activity and the amount of heme-oxygenase. |
| US10030010B2 |
Route of synthesis for the preparation of suvorexant
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (A), Further, the present invention relates to the respective compound (A) as such and to its use in the preparation of antifungal agent. |
| US10030009B2 |
Flavonoid derivative compounds and method for preparing same by depolymerization of condensed tannins
A compound of general formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3 and R5, identical or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, optionally protected by a protecting group. R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an —OR7 group, in which R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a protecting group or a gallate group. R6 represents a hydroxyl group, optionally protected by a protecting group. R′1, R′2, R′3 and R′4, identical or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent not comprising a mesomeric electron withdrawing group conjugated with the furan ring. A substituent from R′1, R′2, R′3 and R′4 representing the covalent bond with the pyran ring or one of the salts of same. A method for obtaining such a compound includes a step of depolymerization of condensed tannins in the presence of an acid by means of a nucleophile derived from furan. |
| US10030007B2 |
Quinazolin-THF-amines as PDE1 inhibitors
The present invention provides Quinazolin-THF-amines as PDE I inhibitors and their use as a medicament, in particular for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and psychiatric disorders. |
| US10030005B2 |
Inhibitors of RET
Described herein are compounds that inhibit wild-type RET and its resistant mutants, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10030003B2 |
Synthesis of isoflavanes and intermediates thereof
Subject of the invention is a method for enantioselective production of an isoflavane from an isoflavone, comprising the steps: (a) selectively reducing the isoflavone, such that the 4-keto group of the isoflavone is converted to a 4-hydroxy group, and the 2,3-double bond of the isoflavone is converted to a 2,3-single bond, thereby obtaining a 4-hydroxy intermediate, and (b) reacting the 4-hydroxy intermediate with a chiral reagent, such that a chiral group is covalently attached to the C4-position of the 4-hydroxy intermediate, thereby obtaining a chiral intermediate. The invention also relates to intermediates of formulae (IV), (V), (VI) and (VII) obtainable in the inventive process. |
| US10030002B2 |
Coumarin derivative for detection of cysteine and process for the synthesis thereof
The present invention relates to a coumarin derivative of Formula (L) for detection of cysteine and process for preparation thereof. The present invention further relates to a process of detection of cysteine residues present in protein as well as the cysteine released by the enzymatic action of aminoacylase 1 by using coumarin derivative of Formula (L). |
| US10029996B2 |
Class of cyano-substituted asymmetric cyanine dyes, synthesizing method and application thereof
The present invention provides a category of cyano-substituted asymmetric cyanine dyes having the following general structural Formula I and its synthesizing method. The cyano-substituted asymmetric cyanine dyes in present invention are easily synthesized and have long emission wavelength, high molar extinction coefficient, high sensitivity, good light stability, high fluorescence quantum yield after binding with nucleic acid, and low cell toxicity, which is beneficial for application as fluorescent dyes and could also be used in the field of identifying nucleic acid molecules, clinical diagnostics, and immunoassay testing etc. |
| US10029995B2 |
[6,6] fused bicyclic HDAC8 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, solvates, hydrates, tautomers, or isomers or thereof, wherein R1, R2, R2′, L, X, W, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein. |
| US10029992B2 |
Diaminotriazine compounds and their use as herbicides
The present invention relates to diaminotriazine compounds and to their use as herbicides. It also relates to agrochemical compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation. wherein p is 1 or 2; q is 0, 1, 2 or 3 provided that p+q is 1, 2, 3 or 4; Q is inter alia a chemical bond, O, S(O)m, CRq1Rq2, NRq3, C(O), C(O)O, Ar is phenyl, which is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 radicals RA Ra is inter alia hydrogen, halogen, OH, CN, amino, NO2, C1-C6-alkyl, etc; Rb is inter alia halogen, OH, CN, amino, NO2, C1-C6-alkyl, etc.; R1 and R2 are inter alia H, OH, S(O)2NH2, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, etc; X is a radical selected from the group consisting of CR3R4R5, phenyl, which is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 radicals RAr; NR3aR3b, OR3c, S(O)kR3d, k being 1, 2 or 3; and including their agriculturally acceptable salts. |
| US10029990B2 |
Agent for inducing endogenous interferon
The invention relates to medicine and can be used for treating a range of diseases in the treatment of which interferon is used. The agent for inducing endogenous interferon is comprised of the compound 6-(3-methoxycarbonyl phenyl) amino-2,4 (1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione C12H11N3O4 of general formula: (I). The preparation exhibits greater activity both when injected and when administered orally. |
| US10029987B2 |
Therapeutic compounds and compositions
Compounds and compositions comprising compounds that modulate pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that modulate PKM2 in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10029984B2 |
Mono- or di-substituted indole derivatives as dengue viral replication inhibitors
The present invention relates to mono- or di-substituted indole compounds, methods to prevent or treat dengue viral infections by using said compounds and also relates to said compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds. |
| US10029982B2 |
Light absorptive compound, polymer composition containing the compound, polymer film, and cured layer
The object of the present invention is to provide a light absorptive compound which is capable of selectively absorbing light around a wavelength of 400 nm, and is excellent in solubility in various solvents and/or affinity with hydrophobic substances. Also, the object of the present invention is to provide an optical film containing such a light absorptive compound, and a cured layer. A compound represented by the following formula (I): |
| US10029981B2 |
Process for producing perfluoropolyoxyalkylene peroxide compound
The present invention provides a process for producing a perfluoropolyoxyalkylene peroxide compound comprising a step of reacting a perfluoroalkene with oxygen, wherein the reaction of the perfluoroalkene with oxygen is performed in a microreactor. |
| US10029979B2 |
N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-phenyl-benzenesulfonamides and N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-(2-pyridyl)benzenesulfonamides and their therapeutic use
The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain substituted N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-phenyl-benzenesulfonamide and N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-(2-pyridyl)benzenesulfonamide compounds (collectively referred to herein as HMC compounds) that are useful, for example, in the treatment of disorders (e.g., diseases) including, inflammation and/or joint destruction and/or bone loss; disorders mediated by excessive and/or inappropriate and/or prolonged activation of the immune system; inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, for example, rheumatoid arthritis; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); asthma; atherosclerosis; inflammatory bowel disease; ankylosing spondylitis; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus; Sjogren's syndrome; a disorder associated with bone loss, such as bone loss associated with excessive osteoclast activity in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer-associated bone disease, or Paget's disease; cancer, such as a haematological malignancy, such as multiple myeloma, leukemia, or lymphoma, or a solid tumor cancer, such as bladder cancer, breast cancer (female and/or male), colon cancer, renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, prostate cancer, brain cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer, basal cell ameloblastoma, or melanoma; a disorder associated with fibrosis, such as systemic sclerosis or scleroderma; or a rare vasculitide, such as Behçet's disease. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, for example, in therapy. |
| US10029976B2 |
Process and plant for the purification of acrylic acid
This invention relates to a process for the purification of acrylic acid from a mixture containing acrylic acid and acetic acid, comprising the following steps: extraction of the mixture containing acrylic acid and acetic acid with an extractant stream, whereby a raffinate stream and an extract stream are obtained, distillation of the extract stream, whereby an acrylic acid stream and a return stream are obtained, wherein the return stream contains acetic acid and is recirculated into the extraction.Furthermore, the invention may include a plant for carrying out this process. |
| US10029973B2 |
Optimized liquid-phase oxidation
Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process. |
| US10029972B2 |
Use of heteroleptic indium hydroxides as precursors for INP nanocrystals
The present invention is in the field of nanostructure synthesis. The present invention is directed to methods for producing nanostructures, particularly Group III-V semiconductor nanostructures. The present invention is also directed to preparing Group III inorganic compounds that can be used as precursors for nanostructure synthesis. |
| US10029971B2 |
Methods for selective oxidation of alpha tocotrienol in the presence of non-alpha tocotrienols
A method of producing alpha-tocotrienol quinone or a stereoisomer thereof, the method comprising selective opening of alpha-tocotrienol chroman to alpha-tocotrienol quinone in the presence of non-alpha tocotrienol chromans by oxidizing alpha-tocotrienol with a metal salt oxidizing agent, wherein the stoichiometric ratio of metal salt oxidizing agent/alpha-tocotrienol is at least 4:1 and wherein said metal oxidizing agent is added in sequential additions, in order to reduce oxidation of any amounts of non-alpha tocotrienol chromans that might have been present in the starting alpha-tocotrienol chroman material. This process uses conditions favoring oxidation rates of the alpha tocotrienol chroman vs. the non-alpha tocotrienol chromans. |
| US10029969B2 |
Method of producing optically-active aldehyde
A method for producing, in a few simple steps, a specific optically active aldehyde represented by the general formula (1), in which * is an asymmetric carbon atom, includes asymmetrically isomerizing a specific allyl alcohol represented by the general formula (2) in the presence of a ruthenium complex and a base. |
| US10029967B2 |
Tri-substituted aromatic-containing monomers, copolymers and methods for use
Disclosed are novel tri-substituted aromatic-alkoxylated monomers, polymers made with the novel tri-substituted aromatic-alkoxylated monomers, pH responsive polymers made with the novel tri-substituted aromatic-alkoxylated monomers, and related methods. Also disclosed is an aqueous coating composition including at least one latex polymer derived from at least one monomer copolymerized or blended with alkali swellable acrylate copolymer. Also provided is a method of preparing an aqueous coating composition such as a latex paint including the above components. |
| US10029966B2 |
Method and reaction equipment for preparing dimethyl ether and olefin from methanol
The present invention relates to a method for preparing dimethyl ether from methanol which is carried out in a reaction device arranged with a plurality of catalyst bed layers connected in series, and comprises: dividing the reactant stream that contains methanol into n substreams, and feeding these different substreams into the reaction device through top feed ports or side feed ports between the catalyst bed layers of the reaction device for methanol-to-dimethyl ether reaction; wherein, the temperature T1 of the substream fed into the first catalyst bed layer is controlled within the following range: 290−50K1≤T1≤150K12−271K1+397.5; where, 1>K1≥0.5, and T1 is in unit of ° C. |
| US10029965B2 |
Process for producing polyhydric alcohol
A process for producing a polyhydric alcohol includes a step (I) of hydrogenating hemiacetal having a specific structure to obtain a reaction solution (I), and a step (II) of adding water to the reaction solution (I) obtained in the step (I) and further conducting hydrogenation. |
| US10029959B2 |
Process for obtaining olefins by metathesis
The present invention relates to a process for obtaining an olefin by metathesis comprising feeding at least one stream comprising at least one olefin as starting material to at least one reactor comprising at least one main catalyst bed comprising a) at least one first catalyst component comprising a metathesis catalyst, and b) at least one second catalyst component comprising a catalyst for double bond isomerization, whereby the first and second catalyst are physically mixed with each other, wherein the at least one stream comprising at least one olefin as starting material is co-fed with hydrogen gas in a concentration range between 0.01 Vol % and 0.2 Vol % in respect to the total gas amount in the stream, and the metathesis process is conducted in the at least one reactor at a pressure between 0.1 MPa and 3.0 MPa and at a temperature between 250° C. and 300° C. |
| US10029953B2 |
Composition for dust control and improved material handling
The invention provides methods and compositions for blends of glycerin and polyvinyl acetate emulsions which effectively decrease the dust forming tendency of particulate materials such as mineral fertilizer(s). These blends also reduce the caking tendency of mineral fertilizer(s), helping to maintain a free flowing material. Formulations based on these components, possibly including other additives, may also be useful for dust control and/or anticaking on other particulate materials including fertilizers, ores, coal, grain, etc. |
| US10029951B2 |
Retrieving aggregates and powdery mineral material from demolition waste
A method for retrieving aggregates and/or powdery mineral material from a source material comprising hardened mineral binder and aggregates, in particular a waste or demolition material, comprises the steps of: a) treating the source material in a disintegration process and (b) separation of the treated source material at a predefined cut-off grain size in order to retrieve treated aggregates with a grain size of at least the predefined cut-off grain size and/or in order to retrieve powdery mineral material with a grain size below the predefined cut-off grain size. |
| US10029949B2 |
Precursor material for additive manufacturing of low-density, high-porosity ceramic parts and methods of producing the same
A precursor material is provided for additive manufacturing of a low-density, high-porosity ceramic part. The precursor material comprises a body of refractory fibers and a binder in admixture with the body of refractory fibers. The precursor material further comprises a viscosity control additive in admixture with the binder and the body of refractory fibers to provide an overall mixture with a viscosity between about 0.3 centipoise and about 150,000 centipoise. The overall mixture can be extruded through a nozzle to manufacture the low-density, high porosity ceramic part. The precursor material is produced by obtaining a refractory fiber slurry, and adding a viscosity control additive to the slurry to provide the slurry with a viscosity that is suitable for extrusion through a nozzle to manufacture a low-density, high-porosity ceramic part. |
| US10029945B2 |
Geopolymer-binder system for fire concretes, dry fire concrete mix containing the binder system and also the use of the mix
An alkaline-activated binder system for fire concretes includes at least one mineral binder and a mineral activator which, in a mixture with water, form a curing geopolymer, where a combination of at least two magnesium components (Mg components) which give an alkaline reaction with water and react with the binder at different times to form a geopolymer is present as activator, where the magnesium components have a different reactivity in respect of atmospheric moisture and/or in respect of the binder. A dry fire concrete mix contains the binder system and the mix may be used in, for example, facilities in the steel industry. |
| US10029943B2 |
Rotary atomiser for atomising molten material
A rotary atomizer for receiving molten material and projecting droplets of the molten material there from; the rotary atomizer having a rotating well for receiving molten material. The well comprising a base and a peripheral wall extending from a peripheral rim around the base, the top of the peripheral wall having an inner top edge and a lip region extending away from the inner top edge at an angle of 0-60 degrees below the horizontal. Preferably the upper region of the peripheral side wall extending to the inner top edge is substantially vertical. |
| US10029940B1 |
Laser-separated edges with controlled roughness
The roughness of a separation surface formed along a process path along which a plurality of laser-induced channels is formed in a substrate can be controlled through process parameters. Laser pulse power can be varied to vary the resulting roughness. Higher laser pulse power can form larger laser-induced channels, enabling larger inter-channel spacing and/or higher roughness in applications where it is desired. Lower laser pulse power can be employed to achieve smoother separation surfaces when desired. |
| US10029939B2 |
Ceramic composite beads and methods for making same
Methods for making a ceramic or glass-ceramic include spray-drying a mixture comprising batch materials to form agglomerated particles; bringing the agglomerated particles into contact with a plasma for a residence time sufficient to form fused particles; and annealing the fused particles at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form ceramic or glass-ceramic particles. The methods can be used to produce fused glass particles, ceramic or glass-ceramic particles, and ceramic or glass-ceramic articles, such as ceramic honeycombs. |
| US10029938B2 |
Method for producing synthetic quartz glass of SiO2 granulate and SiO2 granulate suited therefor
A method for producing synthetic quartz glass by fusion of SiO2 granulate involves synthesizing amorphous SiO2 primary particles, granulating the amorphous SiO2 primary particles to form an open-pore SiO2 granulate, sintering the open-pore SiO2 granulate by heating in a sintering atmosphere at a sintering temperature and for a sintering period to form a densified SiO2 granulate, and melting the densified SiO2 granulate at a melting temperature to form the synthetic quartz glass. To provide an inexpensive production of low-bubble transparent components of quartz glass despite the use of still open-pore SiO2 granulate, the sintering atmosphere, sintering temperature and sintering duration are adjusted such that the densified SiO2 granulate still comprises open pores but manifests a material-specific infrared transmission T1700 at a wavelength of 1700 nm. This transmission is in the range of 50-95% of the infrared transmission T1700 of quartz glass granules of the same material. |
| US10029937B2 |
Printer head for 3D printing
A printer head for 3D printing of glass and a method of 3D printing of glass is disclosed. In one embodiment, the printer head comprises a heating body made of a refractory metal, a through hole arranged in a central part of the heating body for feeding glass through the heating body, a nozzle arranged on the heating body at an outlet of the through hole, and an induction coil arranged around the heating body and to heat the heating body by way of electromagnetic induction if a HF voltage is applied across the induction coil. |
| US10029935B2 |
Amorphous alloy molding die and method for forming optical element
An amorphous alloy contains Ni and Nb and has a composition including at least one of: a composition containing Nb with a content in the range of 35.6 atomic % to 75.1 atomic %, Ir with a content in the range of 7.2 atomic % to 52.3 atomic %, and Ni with a content in the range of 4.0 atomic % to 48.5 atomic %; a composition containing Nb with a content in the range of 19.6 atomic % to 80.9 atomic %, Re with a content in the range of 7.4 atomic % to 59.2 atomic %, and Ni with a content in the range of 4.1 atomic % to 56.9 atomic %; and a composition containing Nb with a content in the range of 7.5 atomic % to 52.9 atomic %, W with a content in the range of 16.4 atomic % to 47.0 atomic %, and Ni with a content in the range of 22.0 atomic % to 53.3 atomic %. |
| US10029933B2 |
Integrated utility system
An integrated utility system (10) comprising; i) a power supply (12); and ii) a wastewater treatment system (20), wherein waste energy from the power supply (12) is utilized in the wastewater treatment system (20). |
| US10029930B2 |
Water clarification method and device
The invention relates to a method and device for clarifying water by means treatment of the colloidal structures contained in a liquid and/or a sludge supplied in a continuous flow at a flow rate of QEB=VEB/hour. The flow is sprayed into a chamber (2) under overpressure conditions in relation to atmospheric pressure, said chamber (2) having a volume v |
| US10029927B2 |
Modular sand filtration-anchor system and wave energy water desalination system and methods of using potable water produced by wave energy desalination
A potable water producing system for disposition at a salt water body and methods of producing potable water are provided. The system includes a wave energy conversion system (AWECS) and a portable filtration-anchor system. The AWECS forms a floating articulated barge having a desalination system including a reverse osmosis membrane. The filtration-anchor system is submerged in the salt water body and includes a sand filter to filter the adjacent salt water for providing the filtered salt water to the desalination system on the articulated barge. Wave action on the articulated barge provides energy to pump the filtered salt water from the sand filter to the reverse osmosis member to produce potable water. The wave action on the articulated barge effects the shaking of the reverse osmosis filter, thereby rendering it self-cleaning. The potable water can be used for various applications, e.g., bottling, replenishing aquifers, ground and/or aquifer remediation, irrigation, etc. |
| US10029925B2 |
Apparatus and method for cleaning water
The present invention relates an apparatus for cleaning water, in particular precleaning seawater, including at least one tank for receiving water containing at least one flocculating agent for separating organic and possibly biological constituents contained in the water. The at least one tank includes at least one contact zone K for contacting the water containing the flocculating agent with at least one gas, in particular air, and at least one separation zone S for separating the flocculated organic constituents buoyed up by the gas. At least one gassing unit is arranged in the at least one contact zone K and at least one filtration unit is arranged in the at least one separation zone S. The at least one gas is injected via the at least one gassing unit without using a liquid carrier. |
| US10029921B2 |
Method for lowering the pressure inside the hood interior of a separator arrangement
A method for lowering the pressure inside the hood interior of a separator arrangement with a separator with a rotatable drum includes rotating the rotatable drum about a vertical rotation axis. Before processing a product that is to be processed, a liquid is first directed through the drum and the pressure inside the hood interior is lowered, by a device, as a result of rotations of the drum in the manner of a jet pump. After the pressure inside the hood interior has been lowered sufficiently, then the actual processing of the product that is to be processed is performed. |
| US10029919B2 |
Multicrystalline silicon brick and silicon wafer therefrom
Present disclosure provides a multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) brick, including a bottom portion starting from a bottom to a height of 100 mm, a middle portion starting from the height of 100 mm to a height of 200 mm; and a top portion starting from the height of 200 mm to a top. A percentage of incoherent grain boundary in the bottom portion is greater than a percentage of incoherent grain boundary in the top portion. Present disclosure also provides a multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) wafer. The mc-Si wafer includes a percentage of non-Σ grain boundary from about 60 to about 75 and a percentage of Σ3 grain boundary from about 12 to about 25. |
| US10029918B2 |
Ferrous phosphate powders, lithium iron phosphate powders for Li-ion battery, and methods for manufacturing the same
Ferrous (II) phosphate (Fe3(PO4)2) powders, lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) powders for a Li-ion battery and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The lithium iron phosphate powders are represented by the following formula (II): LiFe(1-a)MaPO4 (II) wherein, M, and a are defined in the specification, the lithium iron phosphate powders are composed of plural flake powders, the length of each of the flake powders is 0.1-10 μm, and a ratio of the length and the thickness of each of the flake powder is in a range from 11 to 400. |
| US10029913B2 |
Removal of a reinforcement ring from a wafer
A method of removing a reinforcement ring from a wafer is described. The method includes forming a ring-shaped recess in a first surface of the wafer and separating the reinforcement ring from an inner region of the wafer along the ring-shaped recess. |
| US10029912B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical transducer having an optimized non-flat surface
A capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (cMUT) is provided. The cMUT has a first layer having a first electrode and a second layer having a second electrode opposing the first electrode to define a gap width therebetween. At least one of the first layer and the second layer includes a flexible layer having a contact area in contact to a support, such that the first electrode and the second electrode are movable relative to each other to cause a change of the gap width. The support has two substantially continuous shoulder sides each extending along with the flexible layer, each shoulder side making graduated contact with more contact area of the flexible layer as the flexible layer deforms toward the shoulder side, causing the flexible layer to have a dynamically changing spring strength. |
| US10029906B2 |
Fuel delivery system and method
A fuel delivery system and method for reducing the likelihood that a fuel tank of equipment at a well site during fracturing of a well will run out of fuel. A fuel source has plural fuel outlets, a hose on each fuel outlet of the plural fuel outlets, each hose being connected to a fuel cap on a respective one of the fuel tanks for delivery of fuel to the fuel tank. At least a manually controlled valve at each fuel outlet controls fluid flow through the hose at the respective fuel outlet. |
| US10029895B2 |
Arrangement and method for operating a storage and retrieval unit
A method and an arrangement for operating a storage and retrieval unit (3) are specified. A rail line (1) respectively a power supply rail (6) for the storage and retrieval unit (3) is set to a risk mode voltage, the rectified value/effective value of which lies below a minimum rectified value/minimum effective value necessary to move the storage and retrieval unit (3) but above zero, if a risk posed by the storage and retrieval unit (3) is detected. Alternatively or in addition, the voltage applied to the rail line (1)/power supply rail (6) can also be investigated in the storage and retrieval unit (3) for modulated change signals. The applied voltage is passed on to a traction motor (5) of the storage and retrieval unit (3) only when it has been established that the normal operation-traction voltage and not the risk mode voltage has been applied to the rail line (1)/power supply rail (6). |
| US10029891B1 |
Trench roller lifting adapter
A trench roller lifting adapter is for inserting/removing a trench roller into/from a trench absent intervention with the trench roller within the trench by a worker and saves time required for compacting dirt in the trench. The adapter has an upper portion configured for interaction with a hook attached to a cable dangling from a crane, excavator, tractor, or other type of construction equipment used to insert/remove the trench roller into/from a trench. The upper portion has a front portion and an opposed back portion with a pin and gap extending therebetween. Each of the front and back portions include respective guide members adapted for guiding the hook toward and into engagement with the pin. The adapter also has a lower portion depending from the upper portion that is configured for secure coupling to the trench roller to be moved into or out of the trench. |
| US10029890B2 |
Passenger conveyor system
The invention refers to a passenger conveyor system comprising a longitudinal conveyor frame having at its longitudinal ends mounting points, a conveyor unit mounted to the conveyor frame and comprising an endless conveyor means comprising an upper conveyor track and a lower return track and turnover means at the conveyor unit ends to turn the conveyor means from the conveyor track to the return track and vice versa, and at least one compensation means comprising a compensation mass which is in transversal direction of the conveyor frame movably mounted to the conveyor frame via a spring means or a swing drive. |
| US10029889B2 |
Method for handling and modernizing ropes in an elevator and arrangement for dismantling ropes of an elevator
The invention relates to a method for handling and modernizing ropes in an elevator, which elevator comprises at least an elevator car arranged to run in an elevator shaft along the guide rails, a counterweight connected to the elevator car with hoisting ropes from above, a hoisting machinery with a traction sheave above the elevator car, and compensating ropes connected between the elevator car and the counterweight through a compensating mechanism at a lower part of the elevator shaft. The old hoisting ropes and compensating ropes are dismantled when the elevator car has been run to the upper part of the elevator shaft without a risk of losing the friction on the traction sheave. |
| US10029887B2 |
Electroless metal coating of load bearing member for elevator system
A belt for an elevator system includes a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width, a jacket material at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members defining a traction surface, a back surface opposite the traction surface together with the traction surface defining a belt thickness, and two end surfaces extending between the traction surface and the back surface defining the belt width. A metallic coating layer applied from a liquid solution is positioned over at least one end surface of the two end surfaces. |
| US10029886B2 |
Method and mechanism for releasing hydraulic elevator brakes
A method and a mechanism for releasing a hydraulically actuated elevator brake system wherein the brake release mechanism includes a rotary pump, a crank handle to manually turn the rotary pump, a fluid supply port, a fluid return port, an output port for connection to a cylinder of the brake system, a rapid exhaust valve having an inlet port connected via the rotary pump to the fluid supply port, a cylinder port selectively connectable to the output port, and an exhaust port connected to the fluid return port. By turning the rotary pump, for example with the crank handle, a continuous flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid is delivered through the rapid exhaust valve and onto the brake cylinder, thereby releasing the hydraulic brake system. |
| US10029883B2 |
Method for controlling an elevator
An elevator includes an elevator car and lifting machinery including a traction sheave, an electromechanical machinery brake, and an electric motor having a rotor. The traction sheave, the electromechanical machinery brake and the rotor of the electric motor are connected via a shaft, whereby the lifting machinery moves the elevator car upwards and downwards in a vertically extending elevator shaft controlled by a main control unit. The direction of rotation and the rotation speed of the rotor of the electric motor is detected with a sensor, the amplitude of the brake current provided to the machinery brake is measured, the amplitude of the brake current is increased until a first moment when the shaft and thereby also the rotor of the electric motor starts to rotate, which is detected by the sensor, the brake current is disconnected momentarily at the first moment, the torque acting on the shaft and the corresponding load in the elevator car at the first moment is determined based on the measured amplitude of the brake current at the first moment, whereby said torque is used in the main control unit for controlling the lifting machinery. |
| US10029882B2 |
Looped pile film roll core
The disclosure generally relates to a looped pile film roll core used for winding a polymeric film, a method of winding film on the looped pile film roll core, and a roll of film that includes the looped pile film roll core. The disclosure describes an article and a process to reduce the core impressions created by the starting end of a web on the adjacent web layers next to the core. In one particular embodiment, the present disclosure can lead to a reduction in the amount and severity of such core impressions on a wound polymeric film, by reducing the amount of stress in adjacent layers of wound web. |
| US10029880B2 |
Sheet bundle binding device and image forming system having the same
The present invention is to provide a sheet bundle binding device having both a staple binding unit and a staple-free binding unit, capable of performing binding in two stages of proper binding and temporary binding so as to obtain a desired binding force and to easily remove some sheets from a bound sheet bundle. A binding control section determines, based on user's settings, whether or not to perform first binding in which a first sheet bundle Sb1 is subjected to the proper binding using the staple binding unit or staple-free binding unit and determines whether or not to perform second binding in which a second sheet bundle obtained by accumulating additional sheets on the first sheet bundle is subjected to the temporary binding using the staple-free binding unit so as to control binding forces with which the first and second sheet bundles are bound. |
| US10029875B2 |
Winding device for winding a web-shaped material and method for changing a reel in a winding device
A winding device for winding a web-shaped material, preferably a plastic film, has a reel for receiving the web-shaped material, a contact roller for feeding and pressing the web-shaped material against the reel, a device for rotationally driving a still empty reel, and a device for feeding the still empty reel to the contact roller. The device for rotationally driving the still empty reel and the device for feeding the still empty reel to the contact roller can act simultaneously on the still empty reel. |
| US10029874B2 |
Motorization group of reels in a machine for winding plastic film
A motorization group of reels in a machine for winding plastic film onto bobbins, wherein at least two spindles are positioned on a rotating plate around a central shaft constrained to a frame of the machine, a motor being operatively coupled to each of the spindles, in the motorization group each of the motors being constrained to the frame and connected to each of the spindles by a belt transmission which comprises a central deflector unit aligned with a central shaft outside the frame, toothed belts connecting the central deflector unit, on the one hand, to the spindles, and on the other hand, to the motors. |
| US10029867B2 |
Feeding device
A feeding device for digital processing machine includes a paper passage, a friction device, and a sheet-feeding module. The sheet-feeding module is disposed in the paper passage and opposite to the friction device. The sheet-feeding module includes a sheet-feeding roller, a first idle wheel, and a belt. The sheet-feeding roller is for separating a sheet with the friction device. The first idle wheel is disposed in the upstream side of the sheet-feeding roller. The belt encircles the first idle wheel and the axle of the sheet-feeding roller. The sheet-feeding module rotates from a first position to a second position when the sheet-feeding roller rotates, such that the belt contacts the sheet when the sheet-feeding module is at the second position. |
| US10029864B2 |
Attitude changing apparatus, aligning apparatus, attitude changing method and aligning method
A component having a rectangular parallelepiped shape where the component includes a pair of rectangular end surfaces which are opposite to each other and four side surfaces which connect the end surfaces to each other is stored in a cavity which penetrates between main surfaces of a conveyance member, and the conveyance member is moved relative to a base. Along with the relative movement of the conveyance member, the component having the end surface brought into contact with a reference surface has the end surface brought into contact with an inclined surface of an engaging groove and is inclined. |
| US10029844B2 |
Aerosol housing mechanism and aerosol-type product having the aerosol housing mechanism
An expanded housing (2) including an outer tubular portion (2a), a center-top tubular portion (2b), an annular ceiling portion (2c), and a center-bottom tubular portion (2d) is an integrally molded plastic product. Vertical plate rib-shaped portions (2h) for increasing strength are similarly integrally molded between the outer tubular portion (2a) and the center-top tubular portion (2b). An inner passage region (B) for upward passage of content is set in the center tubular portion (2b). A housing cover (28) provided in such a form as to surround the lower side of the expanded housing (2) forms an outer passage region (A) which is disposed between the housing cover (28) and an outer peripheral surface of the expanded housing (2) so as to extend downward from an upper-end-side inner space region of an inner bag-shaped container (1g) to the inner passage region (B). A cone-shaped piece (28k) enters into an individual upper-end-side inner space region set between adjacent vertical plate rib-shaped portions (2h) and acts as an entrance portion of the outer passage region (A). Thus, residual air between vertical plate rib-shaped portions is reliably discharged. |
| US10029837B2 |
Carton with article protection insert
A carton for containing at least one article. The carton includes a plurality of panels at least partially forming an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel. The carton includes an article protection flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The article protection flap is moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the top panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the top panel. The at least one access feature in the top panel is for positioning the article protection flap from the first position to the second position. |
| US10029836B2 |
Animal feed covers and systems and methods for their production and use
Covers for sealing and/or bonding with an exposed surface of an animal feed within a container include a flexible film that conforms to the animal feed and a rigid or semi-rigid layer that allows the cover to be handled by an operator during placement of the cover over the animal feed composition while the composition is at elevated temperatures. The polymer film may include a heat-activated coating that establishes a bond with the animal feed when the feed is at elevated temperatures or when an external heat source is applied to the cover. The heat-activated coating may be flowable at a temperature of at least about 125° F. Upon placement of the cover over the animal feed, the film conforms to the exposed surface of the feed and the cover forms a seal with the animal feed as flowable coating reaches a flowable temperature. |
| US10029835B1 |
Tool-free cable mounting device
A cable mounting device for securing a cable. The cable mounting device includes a spacer having an elongated body with a base end and a top end distal from the base end. The cable mounting device further includes a cable fastener integrally formed with the spacer on a side of the elongated body approximate to the top end. The cable fastener includes a locking head and a strap that engage to form a closed loop that is non-overlapping with an area directly above the top end of the spacer. |
| US10029834B2 |
Cable tie employing composite of nylon and carbon nanotubes
Cable ties employing a composite of nylon and carbon nanotubes. |
| US10029831B2 |
Multi-function water bottle having multi-function cap
The present invention relates to a multipurpose water bottle, which comprises: a water bottle main body having a reception space for receiving a liquid therein; and a cap coupled to an upper part of the water bottle main body to discharge the liquid to the outside, wherein the cap comprises: a main body coupling tube coupled to a cap coupling tube disposed at the upper part of the water bottle main body; a liquid discharge tube disposed at an upper part of the main body coupling tube to discharge the liquid to the outside; and an inner coupling tube disposed inside the main body coupling tube and coupled to a first discharge port of a first kind of water bottle, which is received in the reception space of the water bottle main body, to guide, to the liquid discharge tube, a first auxiliary liquid which has been received in the first kind of water bottle. |
| US10029825B2 |
Method and system for leak detection in vacuum bagging
A material for use in vacuum bagging a component. The material includes a compound sensitive to moisture, such that an exposure of the compound to moisture or wetting causes a physical and/or chemical change in the compound that is visually detectable in the cover material. A method of leak detection during vacuum bagging involves the steps of: arranging a component in a vacuum bagging assembly, such as to form a fiber-reinforced plastic component; arranging a material according to the invention in the vacuum bagging assembly such that the compound sensitive to wetting or moisture is under, or on an inner side of, a sealing film or vacuum bag of the assembly; applying a vacuum to the vacuum bagging assembly to evacuate a space containing the component and sealed by the sealing film or vacuum bag; and wetting an outer surface of the sealing film or vacuum bag. |
| US10029822B2 |
Longitudinally segregated vessel
A longitudinally segregated vessel segregates items into longitudinal compartments, and allows rotational manipulation of the items. A bottom wall and the continuous sidewall form a cavity to receive the items. A longitudinal divider is removably placeable in the cavity of the cylindrical container. The longitudinal divider includes a central axis having a top end and a bottom end. The top end includes a disc that serves as a grip to rotate or axially displace the longitudinal divider in the container. The longitudinal divider includes a plurality of partitions that extend radially outward of the central axis to segregate the items in the container into longitudinal compartments. |
| US10029821B2 |
Retainable scoop and container
A container with a scoop. The container is adapted to retain the scoop in an opening of the container so that the scoop remains readily accessible to a user. The opening has a slot or a channel defined in an interior sidewall that is adapted to receive a tab and a free end of a handle that extend from a cup portion of the scoop. |
| US10029819B2 |
Plastic pallet with centerline markings and associated methods
A pallet includes a top deck having a rectangular shape, a bottom deck having a rectangular shape, and spaced apart corner support blocks and spaced apart intermediate support blocks coupled between the top and bottom decks and forming a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member. Centerline markings are carried by at least one of the top deck, the bottom deck, and the corner and intermediate support blocks so as to provide a visual aid to an operator of the lifting member. |
| US10029814B2 |
Folding unit for producing folded packages of pourable food products from relative sealed packs
There is described a folding unit for producing folded packages of pourable food products from relative sealed packs. The folding unit comprises conveying means fed with a plurality of packs at an input station and advancing the packs along a forming path to an output station, and folding means cooperating, in use, with each pack to perform at least one folding operation on the pack; the conveying means comprise an endless transport element formed by a plurality of mutually hinged rigid modules and looped about at least one driving sprocket and at least one idler element; the idler element comprises cam means cooperating with respective cam followers of the modules and so shaped to compensate the periodical variation of the radius of the modules on the driving sprocket due to their rigidity. |
| US10029813B2 |
Automated bag handling
An apparatus and method for automatically handling vest-type bags in the context of an automated packing process for packing items such as groceries are described. The apparatus includes at least two fingers that extend parallel to one another, and are arranged to move apart to increase the spacing between the fingers along a bag-opening direction. The fingers are inserted between the strips of the handle, and then moved apart in the bag-opening direction to part the strips of the handle in the bag-opening direction. A packing process involving automated bag handling operations is also inclosed. |
| US10029812B1 |
System and method for covering stacks of biomass
A biomass stack covering system for applying a tarpaulin sheet on a stack of biomass bales includes a motorized vehicle having at least one steerable and driven axle and an articulated arm affixed to and movable with respect to the motorized vehicle. The articulated arm is operably configured to extend horizontally and vertically and to pivot at a proximal end thereof with respect to the motorized vehicle. A tarpaulin dispensing apparatus is operably connected to a distal end of the articulated arm and is articulable thereabout. The dispensing apparatus is configured to rotationally retain a tarpaulin roll thereon and dispense a tarpaulin sheet from the tarpaulin roll onto the Bale stack by unrolling the tarpaulin sheet from the tarpaulin roll. |
| US10029806B2 |
Systems and methods for satellite constellation launch using air-launched vehicles
Systems and methods for calculating launch sites for a satellite constellation are provided. A carrier aircraft may be configured to launch a first satellite into the first orbit and a second satellite into the second orbit. In some embodiments, information about an accessible range of the aircraft may be received. Based on the received information, a geographical area that the aircraft can access without landing may be calculated. Using received information and the orbit parameters of the first orbit and the second orbit, a first launch site for launching the first satellite and a second launch site for launching the second satellite may be calculated. The first launch site may comprise a first geographical position and a first launch time, and the second launch site may comprise a second geographical position and a second launch time. Both launch sites may be within the calculated geographical area. |
| US10029803B1 |
Replaceable power modules on aerial vehicles
An aerial vehicle may receive electrical power from power modules that may be installed into or removed from the aerial vehicle during flight operations. Such power modules may be inserted into a chamber from below the aerial vehicle and may come into contact with one or more terminals or leads for powering propulsion motors or other electrical loads. Such power modules may also be removed from above the aerial vehicle, thereby uncoupling the power modules from the electrical loads. Power modules may be installed into or removed from a chamber using tension members that are guided into the chamber from lateral slots extending between a perimeter of the aerial vehicle and the chamber. The tension members may be used to not only engage and remove a power module within the chamber but also to install a power module into the chamber. |
| US10029801B2 |
AFT engine mounting link rotational stop collar
A method and apparatus for suspending a load is provided. A load is connected to a yoke by one or more mounting links. The mounting links are connected to the yoke by a yoke pins and to the load by load mounting pins. The mounting links are connected to the pins by spherical bearings that enable the mounting links to move relative to yoke and to the load to accommodate movement of the load, such as movement caused by thermal expansion of the load. A stop collar is arranged around the load mounting pins to limit free movement of the mounting links about a longitudinal axis so that the mounting links cannot contact the load. |
| US10029800B2 |
Heat recovery system, in particular for use on aircraft, using a two-phase fluid circuit
The system comprises at least one evaporator device arranged around a tube inside which a hot fluid flows and, for each evaporator device, a respective conduit connected at its opposite ends to the evaporator device so as to form with the latter a closed circuit containing a two-phase fluid. Each evaporator device comprises a casing, having an inner wall in contact with the respective tube and an outer wall enclosing a cavity with the inner wall, and a separating member of porous material arranged inside the casing so as to divide radially the cavity into an inner cavity, extending between the inner wall and the separating member, and an outer cavity extending between the separating member and the outer wall. Each conduit is in fluid communication at its opposite ends with the inner cavity and with the outer cavity, respectively, of the respective evaporator device so as to allow fluid in vapor phase to flow out from the evaporator device and the fluid in liquid phase to flow back into the evaporator device, respectively. |
| US10029796B2 |
Fixture for electronic devices, vehicle seat with integrated fixture and method for mounting an electronic device in a fixture
A fixture for electronic devices includes a substantially planar receptacle, and a mounting framework arranged at least partially at the surrounding edges of the receptacle, the mounting framework having at least one framework component made from a shape memory material and/or an electro-active polymer, wherein the framework component exhibits a relaxed state and a triggered state in which the framework component is moved or flexed inwardly into the area of the receptacle. |
| US10029781B2 |
Shape memory alloy-actuated propeller blades and shape memory alloy-actuated propeller assemblies
Shape memory alloy-actuated propeller blades and shape memory alloy-actuated propeller assemblies are disclosed. An example propeller blade includes a propeller body, a plate coupled to the propeller body, a torque transfer member, and a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator. The torque transfer member has a distal end attached to the plate such that the torque transfer member applies to the plate at least a portion of a torque applied to the torque transfer member at a proximal end of the torque transfer member. The SMA actuator has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the SMA actuator is attached to the torque transfer member. The proximal end of the SMA actuator is coupled to the propeller body such that the distal end is mated to the propeller body. The SMA actuator is configured to apply the torque to the proximal end of the torque transfer member in response to an application of heat to the SMA actuator. |
| US10029780B2 |
Stiffened composite panels
A stiffened panel comprises a composite panel, and a stiffener including a base flange on the composite panel. The base flange is tapered towards the panel. The stiffened panel further comprises a composite overwrap layer on only the composite panel and a tapered surface of the base flange. |
| US10029778B2 |
Aircraft door with compressible header
The disclosed embodiments relate to an aircraft having an interior door with a compressible header. Accordingly to non-limiting embodiments, a slideable door panel includes an opening in a top portion thereof to receive a compressible header configured to reside in the opening of the slideable door panel. The compressible header includes a biasing mechanism configured to upwardly bias the compressible header against the headliner when closed. The compressible header is also configured to allow lateral movement of the compressible header within the opening. The compressibility of the compressible header and lateral movement resist the formation of gaps between the compressible header and the headliner during flight. |
| US10029776B1 |
Seals for gored balloon
Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for manufacturing a balloon envelope. In one example, a first sheet of material for a first gore of the balloon envelope is provided. Lap seal material is arranged at least partially on the first sheet of material. A first heat seal is created between the lap seal material and the first sheet of material. A second sheet of material for a second gore of the balloon envelope is arranged over the first heat seal. A second heat seal is created between the lap seal material and the second sheet of material such that the lap seal material is configured to provide additional structural support to the balloon envelope. |
| US10029775B2 |
Propulsion system for a person or a watercraft
The present disclosure provides that includes a power supply; a propulsion device and an adapter. The propulsion device includes a housing comprising an outer surface, a motor disposed within the housing and coupled to a propeller for generating propulsion forces for propelling the propulsion device; and an electrical connection on the outer surface of the housing and connected to the motor. The adapter comprises an electrical conduit extending between a first end and a second end of the adapter, the first end configured to couple to a support for the power supply and the second end configured to releasably attach to the outer surface of the housing of the propulsion device to form a watertight seal and to electrically connect, via the electrical conduit, the power supply to the electrical connection on the outer surface of the housing to supply power from the power supply to the motor. |
| US10029774B1 |
Tiller assist
A tiller assist hydraulic marine dampener and brake assembly has a fluid flow path with two potential flow restrictors in series. These include a solenoid valve and a hydraulic needle valve. A single cylinder piston serves to close both ends of the flow path. The tiller assist marine dampener and brake assembly in a second embodiment has a central coupling rod with recesses, a coupling link to a tiller arm, a co-axial tube, a nut adjacent each distal end of the co-axial tube securing the co-axial tube to a mounting bracket, a pair of springs co-axial with and surrounding the coupling rod and interior of the co-axial tube, a pair of adjustable end caps closing the gap between the ends of the co-axial tube and the coupling rod while also acting as stops for the springs, and a slide located between the pair of springs, and a set pin. |
| US10029771B2 |
Floating recovery device for underwater equipment
Disclosed herein is a floating recovery device for underwater equipment. The device includes a recovery body partitioned into a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment by a partition wall, first and second pressure tanks installed in the first and second compartments, respectively, first and second striking parts fastened to the first and second pressure tanks, respectively, to strike the first and second pressure tanks, first and second actuators wirelessly actuating the first and second striking parts, respectively, and a buoyancy generator installed in the third compartment, and inflated by high-pressure gas introduced from the first and second pressure tanks, thus generating buoyancy. Such a configuration allows the pressure tank to be wirelessly struck for the purpose of supplying high-pressure gas to the buoyancy generator and floating the underwater equipment in the event of the loss of the underwater equipment. |
| US10029770B2 |
Use of an air lubrication system for reducing marine growth on a vessel
A method for reducing marine growth on a vessel, includes providing an air lubrication system and covering at least a part of the hull with air bubbles. Also described is a vessel having an air lubricating system with releasable connection of the deflectors across the cavity, a closeable outlet valve in the air outlet duct, connection of a compressor to each cavity or pair of cavities and an air inlet opening in the top of the cavity. |
| US10029762B2 |
Tether and clamp assembly
An anchoring device is provided that is adapted to tether a structure to a fixed support, such as a dock or floating kelp. The anchoring device comprises a reel assembly that enables a user to secure their boat without the use of an anchor. The assembly includes a reel housing, a retractable line, a clamp assembly, and a line guide. The reel housing comprises a pair of control buttons, a gripping handle, and an attachment strap. The first button is adapted to unlock and lock the retractable line in place, whereas the second button is adapted to retract the line back into the housing. The clamp assembly is adapted to secure the anchoring device onto a fixed or floating surface, whereby the clamp assembly comprises a first and second clamp member in biased relationship with one or more of peripheral teeth, inner tines, and a high friction inner surface. |
| US10029761B2 |
Boat expanding and contracting apparatus
An expandable and contractible boat comprises a first outer hull and a second outer hull symmetrically shaped and arranged with respect to one another. The first and second outer hulls are movable relative to one another, and each of the first and second outer hulls includes an outboard side portion, an inboard side portion, a bottom portion between the outboard side portion and the inboard side portion, and a concave chine portion connecting the outboard side portion and the bottom portion. A cross-section of each of the first and second outer hulls is recessed at the concave chine portion. |
| US10029754B2 |
Bicycle electrical system
A bicycle electrical system is provided with a first electric component, a second electric component, a first wireless communication unit, a first power source, and a second wireless communication unit. The first wireless communication unit and the first power source are electrically connected to at least the first electric component. The second wireless communication unit is electrically connected to at least the second electric component. The first electric component can communicate with the first wireless communication unit. The second electric component can communicate with the second wireless communication unit. At least the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit are attached to the bicycle without interposing the first electric component and the second electric component. |
| US10029751B2 |
Front structure of saddle riding type vehicle
A top bridge 11 supports upper portions of a pair of left and right front forks 10 that rotatably support a front wheel. A handlebar 14 is fixed above the top bridge 11. A meter 30 and a meter visor 18 that covers the meter 30 are supported via a meter stay 40 at a position anterior to the top bridge 11. The meter stay 40 includes a proximal portion 41 that is fastened to a front surface of the top bridge 11, a first arm portion 42 that extends forwardly from the proximal portion 41, a visor support portion 43 disposed at a front end of the first arm portion 42, and second arm portions 45 that extend obliquely upwardly toward a rear from the visor support portion 43. |
| US10029749B2 |
Automatically adjusting swing legs for mounting and aligning and reorienting crawlers
A paving machine for spreading, leveling and finishing concrete having a main frame, center module, bolsters laterally movably, and a crawler track associated with respective aft and forward ends of the bolsters. A bolster swing leg for each crawler track supports an upright jacking column. A worm gear drive permits rotational movements of the crawler track and the jacking column. A hinge bracket is interposed between each swing leg and a surface of the bolsters to enable pivotal movements of the swing leg. A length-adjustable holder engages the pivot pin on the hinge bracket and pivotally engages the swing leg. The holder permits pivotal motions of the swing leg in its length-adjustable configuration and prevents substantially any motion of the swing leg in its fixed-length configuration. A feedback loop cooperates with transducers keeping the crawler tracks position. The paving machine can be reconfigured into a narrowed transport configuration. |
| US10029747B2 |
Vehicle coupling lines storage and control arrangement
A storage arrangement for lines from a tractor truck includes a housing member secured external to a cab of the truck, a receiver connected to the housing and configured to couple to a select one of an electrical line and first and second pneumatic lines, and a control arrangement coupled to the receiver such that upon coupling of one of the lines with the first receiver the control arrangement allows an operator to at least one of release brakes of the truck, release brakes of a trailer, and unlock a kingpin from a fifth wheel hitch plate assembly, wherein the control arrangement prevents the operator from the at least one releasing the brakes of the truck, releasing the brakes of the trailer, and unlocking the kingpin from the fifth wheel hitch plate assembly prior to one of the lines being coupled with the receiver. |
| US10029742B2 |
Hinged load panel for package delivery vehicles
A system for use in a package delivery vehicle includes an edge railing, and a panel with a hinged edge and a free edge that is located opposite from the hinged edge. A panel hinge member is located at the hinged edge of the panel. A hinge body is mounted to the edge railing and pivotally coupled to the panel hinge member to allow the panel hinge member and the panel to pivot with respect to the hinge body. The panel and the panel hinge member are formed as a unitary monolithic body. |
| US10029740B2 |
Component arrangement
A component arrangement having a first component and a second component is provided. At least one component has a plurality of preforms, wherein the plurality of preforms of the first component overlap a preform of a second component in the connecting region of the two components. |
| US10029736B1 |
Roof frame including a brace reinforcing arched members
A vehicle structure includes a body and a roof frame. The roof frame includes two side members, two cross members and a brace. The two side members are spaced from each other and both are connected to the body. The two cross members are spaced from each other and both extend from one side member to the other side member. The cross members arch toward each other and each has an apex between the side members. The brace is connected to the apexes and extends from one side member to the other side member. |
| US10029734B2 |
Rocker insert formed by connected tubular members
An elongated beam, or rocker assembly, is disclosed that includes a first panel and a second panel attached to the first panel to define a cavity. A reinforcement is disposed in the cavity that includes a first tubular member adhesively connected to the first panel inside the cavity and a pair of tubular members are connected with an adhesive to the second panel, to each other, and the first tubular member. The tubular members are arranged in a triangular array within the cavity and extend along the length of the elongated beam. The wall thickness and bending strength of the tubular members are selected to provide an insert that collapses preferentially with the outer tubular member of the insert collapsing before the inner tubular members. |
| US10029731B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a prime mover unit disposed in a front part of the vehicle body, a driving part located in a rear part of the vehicle body, a battery disposed between the prime mover unit and the driving part, a base frame disposed in a lower part of the vehicle body and a center pillar that extends upward from the base frame. The prime mover unit includes a radiator disposed immediately forward of the center pillar. |