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US10059871B2	Multi-tail hydrate inhibitors Low-dosage hydrate inhibitor (“LDHI”) compounds comprising multiple lipophilic tails and a hydrophilic head may be employed into fluids to inhibit agglomeration of hydrates, among other things. Suitable hydrophilic heads may include quaternary or tertiary ammonium cation moieties, and combinations thereof. Such LDHI compounds in some embodiments may include reaction products of DETA and/or other amines, fatty acid(s), and, optionally, alkyl halide(s). Compounds according to some embodiments may be employed in fluids in various environments, such as a conduit penetrating a subterranean formation, or a conduit carrying fluid in an industrial setting.
US10059869B2	Treatment fluids and uses thereof A method comprises obtaining or providing a treatment fluid comprising a viscosifier polymer; an aqueous carrier fluid comprising high total dissolved solids; and a polymer composition comprising at least one of polyvinyl alcohol and polylactic acid. In some embodiments, the treatment fluid has a viscosity at 140C and at a shear rate of about 0.1 s−1 to about 1 s−1 of about 1,500 cP to about 10,000 cP. The method includes placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation.
US10059868B2	Methods and compositions for in-situ polymerization reaction to improve shale inhibition A method of modifying an alteration zone of a formation near a wellbore using a non-Newtonian polymeric composition created from a reaction of a non-Newtonian combination comprises the steps of mixing an anhydrous tetraborate and a fluid to create a crosslinker solution, mixing a crosslinkable polyvinyl alcohol and water to create a polymer solution, where the crosslinker solution and the polymer solution form the non-Newtonian combination, pumping the non-Newtonian combination to a reaction zone in the wellbore, where pumping the non-Newtonian combination is configured to induce mixing of the polymer solution and the crosslinker solution, allowing the non-Newtonian combination to react to form the non-Newtonian polymeric composition, allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to migrate to the alteration zone, where the non-Newtonian polymeric composition migrates due to gravity, and allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to interact with the alteration zone to modify the alteration zone.
US10059867B2	Agents for enhanced degradation of controlled electrolytic material A method for degrading a downhole article includes exposing the downhole article comprising a controlled electrolytic material to a composition that comprises a reducing agent. The method also includes contacting the downhole article with the reducing agent to degrade the downhole article. Additionally, a composition for degrading a downhole article includes water, chelant, metal ions, and a reducing agent that includes ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof.
US10059866B2	Epoxy resin compositions and thermal interface materials comprising the same An epoxy resin composition is provided. The epoxy resin composition includes a first aromatic epoxy resin represented by formula (I), and an amino compound selected from a group that includes 4,4′-methylenedianiline, 4,4′-ethylenedianiline, 4,4′-bis(4-aminophenoxy)biphenyl and 1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene, wherein the ratio between the epoxy groups of the first aromatic epoxy resin and the amino groups of the amino compound ranges from 1:1 to 2:1.
US10059865B2	Phase-change materials from wax-based colloidal dispersions and their process of making This invention generally relates to phase-change materials (PCM) comprising colloidally-protected wax-based microstructures and optionally, an absorbent material such as activated carbon. This invention also relates to such PCMs configured in various physical forms. This invention further relates to a process of configuring such PCMs for a variety of end-use applications in which dampening of temperature fluctuations by absorption and desorption of heat is desired. This invention also relates to PCM with reduced leaking of paraffin from the CPWB microstructures. This invention further relates to preparing colloidally-protected wax-based microstructures in particulate form that function as PCMs.
US10059861B2	Method of repairing or reinforcing a target structure A method of repairing or reinforcing a target structure includes preparing an adhesive sheet having at least an adhesive layer and a repairing or reinforcing material, irradiating the adhesive sheet with ionizing radiation, and attaching the adhesive layer to the target structure after the irradiation with the ionizing radiation.
US10059857B2	Method and composition for improving adhesion of metathesis compositions to substrates A method of improving the adhesion of metathesis compositions, such as ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions, to a substrate is disclosed, in which an adhesion promoter is added to a polymerizable resin composition in order to improve the adhesion of the polymerizing resin to a substrate material. The addition of the adhesion promoter has been found to provide beneficial improvements in the adhesion of metathesis, especially ROMP, compositions to substrates, particularly glass surfaces, leading to improved characteristics in ROMP materials formed therefrom. The adhesion promoter generally comprises a functionalized silane compound and a peroxide compound. A ROMP composition is further disclosed comprising a cyclic olefin, a ROMP metathesis catalyst, and the adhesion promoter. Polymer products produced via metathesis (ROMP) reactions of the invention may be utilized to provide a wide range of materials and in a variety of composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture.
US10059856B2	Metallic coating composition The invention provides: a metallic coating composition and a method for forming the coating film. The metallic coating composition includes: a binder component containing a phosphate group-containing acrylic resin (A), a polyisocyanate compound (B), and a cellulose resin (C); and a vapor-deposition aluminum pigment (D), wherein the vapor-deposition aluminum pigment (D) is present in an amount of 10 to 95 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total solids content of the binder component, and wherein the phosphate group-containing acrylic resin (A) is a copolymer resin of a monomer mixture consisting of 3 to 48 mass % of a phosphate group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a1), 6 to 45 mass % of a hydroxy-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a2), and 10 to 91 mass % of other polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a3), based on the total amount of all of the monomers.
US10059852B2	Metal compound, method for preparing the same, selective metallization of surface of substrate with the metal compound The present disclosure provides a metal compound. The metal compound is represented by a formula (I): Cu2AαB2-αO4-β (I). A contains at least one element selected from the groups 6 and 8 of the periodic table. B contains at least one element selected from the group 13 of the periodic table, 0<α<2, and 0<β<1.5. Polymer article containing the metal compound and method for preparing the polymer article as well as selective metallization of a surface of the polymer article are also provided. In addition, the present disclosure provides an ink composition and the selective metallization for a surface of the insulative substrate using the ink composition.
US10059847B2	Protective dust suppression coating systems for paint booths In various embodiments multi-component systems for the protection of spray booth surfaces and the suppression of dust are provided. In certain embodiments the multi-component system for the temporary protection of a paint spray booth and the suppression of dust comprises a first component comprising a liquid that when applied to a surface of said paint booth dries to form a peelable film; and a second component comprising a liquid that when applied to a surface of said paint booth or to said film, forms a tacky coating that adheres dust particles. In certain embodiments the system further comprises a third component comprising a liquid that when applied to a surface of said paint booth or to said film, forms a tacky coating that adheres dust particles, wherein the composition of said third component is different than the composition of said second component. In certain embodiments the system further comprises a non-woven material configured for application to a floor of a spray booth.
US10059845B2	Method for preparing pearlescent pigment from ilmenite hydrochloric acid acidolysis solution by co-extraction A preparation method of pearlescent pigment coating materials is provided. The method of the present invention lies in that titanium-iron ions in ilmenites are dissolved by using a hydrochloric acid at a certain temperature and pressure, and then ferrous chloride in the acidolysis solution is precipitated by adding hydrogen chloride gas, the remaining titanium-iron ions are separated from other colored ions by means of co-extraction using an extractant upon oxidation, and an enriched titanium oxydichloride solution and ferrous hydrous oxide are obtained by employing a fractional back extraction and enrichment method, the titanium oxydichloride solution can be used for mica-titanium based pearlescent pigment coating materials, and can also be used for preparing titanium dioxide; and the acidified ferrous hydrous oxide and the oxidized ferrous chloride can be used as iron based pearlescent pigment coating materials or used for preparing iron oxide pigments.
US10059843B2	Rhodamine derivatives dyes, color-conversion-layer and uses thereof This invention is directed to photoluminescent compounds based on rhodamine dyes with red-shifted absorption and emission maxima and uses thereof for photoluminescence based devices.
US10059842B2	Polyamide resin composition and molded article comprising same The present invention relates to a polyamide resin composition, which not only demonstrates superior mechanical properties but also has favorable moldability and superior thermal conductivity, wherein the polyamide resin composition comprises (A) a polyamide resin, (B) glass fibers, (C) a thermally conductive filler, and (D) a polyamide elastomer, and the amount of the component (B) based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) is 9 parts by mass to 35 parts by mass; and, a molded article comprising the same.
US10059841B2	Resin Composition and uses of the same A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises: (a) a resin of formula (I): and (b) a solvent, wherein, X, Y, R1 to R4, A1, A2, m and n are as defined in the specification.
US10059838B2	Curable composition for hard disk drive The present invention provides a curable composition for a hard disk drive, the composition comprising: a compound (component A1) having an ethylenically unsaturated group and having no epoxy group and a compound (component A2) having an ethylenically unsaturated group and an epoxy group, or the component A2 and a compound (component A3) having an epoxy group and having no ethylenically unsaturated group, or the component A1 and the component A3, or the component A1, the component A2, and the component A3, or the component A2; a photo-radical polymerization initiator (component B); and a compound (component C) capable of causing the epoxy group to undergo polymerization, and a method for producing a hard disk drive, which comprises the step of bonding a part to a magnetic head portion using the composition.
US10059837B2	Acrylic processing aid and vinyl chloride-based resin composition comprising same The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid which may enhance the processability and dispersibility of a resin, a method of producing the same, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition including the same, and a vinyl chloride-based resin formed product derived from the vinyl chloride-based resin composition. An acrylic processing aid according to the present invention may be used as a processing aid for a resin (e.g., a vinyl chloride-based resin) to promote gelation of the resin to enhance the processability, thus suppressing generation of fish-eye, and in a forming processing (e.g., a calendar forming), may promote melting of the resin to suppress the generation of air marks and flow marks, thereby enhancing the surface characteristics of the produced resin. Therefore, the acrylic processing aid according to the present invention and the vinyl chloride-based resin formed product using the same may be applied easily in industries that require these, for example, industries associated with a processing aid for a resin and industries associated with a vinyl chloride-based resin.
US10059834B2	Rubber vibration isolator composition and rubber vibration isolator The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rubber vibration isolator composition with which low temperature characteristics can be significantly improved while maintaining basic strength characteristics (hardness, tensile elongation, tensile strength), and a rubber vibration isolator obtained by curing said rubber composition. The present invention provides a rubber vibration isolator composition characterized in containing natural rubber, a high cis content isoprene rubber, a crosslinking agent and an aromatic sulfonamide having a specified chemical structure. The high cis content isoprene rubber refers to the cis-1,4 bond content being at least 95%.
US10059833B2	Elastomer composition having a very good dispersion of the charge in the elastomer matrix The invention relates to a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler including at least carbon black, having a specific surface area CTAB greater than or equal to 130 m2/g, a plasticizing hydrocarbon resin, the vitreous transition temperature of which, Tg, is greater than 20° C. and the softening point of which is less than 170° C., and a cross linking system, the dispersion of the filler in the elastomeric matrix having a Z score greater than or equal to 70.
US10059831B2	Carbon fiber composite material, and method for producing carbon fiber composite material A carbon fiber composite material of the present invention includes: cell structures with an elastomer surrounded by a first carbon nanofiber and an interface phase thereof; cell structure assemblies as assemblies of more than one of the cell structures; and tie structures that join the cell structure assemblies to each other. The tie structures are formed by one or more first carbon nanofibers, one or more second carbon nanofibers, and the elastomer interface phase surrounding the one or more first carbon nanofibers and the one or more second carbon nanofibers.
US10059830B2	Process to produce a vinylidene chloride-based heteropolymer A process to prepare a vinylidene chloride heteropolymer comprising copolymerizing vinylidene chloride with at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylates, non-vinylidene chloride vinyl monomers and combinations thereof in the presence of an indicator, wherein the indicator is soluble in vinylidene chloride, the at least one comonomer, or a mixture of the vinylidene chloride and the at least one comonomer is provided.
US10059828B2	Highly filled polyurethane compositions A moisture-curing composition containing a) 5 to 20 wt. % of at least one isocyanate-functional polymer, b) 7 to 20 wt. % of rapeseed oil methyl ester and c) 70 to 88 wt. % of at least one filler, based on the total composition. Compositions are suitable in particular as adhesive, sealant or coating, and preferably as a parquet adhesive or joint sealing material.
US10059825B2	Silica treating of functionalized resins in tires This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a silica-treated functionalized resin composition comprising the steps of reacting a polymer backbone with a hydrosilylation agent to produce a silane-functionalized resin composition, wherein the polymer backbone is selected from at least one of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)-based polymers, cyclopentadiene (CPD)-based polymers, DCPD-styrene copolymers, C5 homopolymers and copolymer resins, C5-styrene copolymer resins, terpene homopolymer or copolymer resins, pinene homopolymer or copolymer resins, C9 homopolymers and copolymer resins, C5/C9 copolymer resins, alpha-methylstyrene homopolymer or copolymer resins, and combinations thereof; and mixing the silane-functionalized resin composition with a silica to produce a silica-treated functionalized resin composition.
US10059819B2	Bi-axially stretched article The present invention relates to a biaxially stretched article obtained by stretching a thermoplastic composition in a machine direction and a transverse direction at elevated temperature, said thermoplastic composition comprising a polyolefin phase containing at least one polyolefin, a starch phase containing thermoplastic starch, and at least one compatibiliser, wherein the article has a layered morphology with alternating layers of starch phase and polyolefin phase, said layers of starch phase and polyolefin phase extending in machine direction and transverse direction.
US10059814B2	Method for producing ready-to-use soft PVC films or profiles The extrusion of polymer compositions based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and in particular to a method in which polymer compositions are produced that have an elongation at break of at least 200%, a tensile strength of at least 10 N/mm2 with a specific energy input SEI of 0.03 to 0.20 kWh/kg and in particular 0.04 to 0.16 kWh/kg. The method is expediently carried out such that a plasticizer is added in a plurality of portions to the non-composed polyvinyl chloride and mixed into said polyvinyl chloride. The method thereby offers a fast and simple possibility of producing products from finished soft PVC, the production of said products requiring only a single processing device in the form of an extruder.
US10059810B2	Organically modified multicomponent chalcogenide polymers The present invention provides a method for synthesizing a new class of inorganic-organic polymeric materials. These polymers are made with a backbone comprising chalcogenide elements such as sulfur, selenium, and/or tellurium along with organic crosslinking moieties that determine its physical and optical properties. Also disclosed are the related polymeric materials. These polymers are suitable for optical applications in short wave infrared (SWIR, 1-3 μm) and mid wave infrared (MWIR, 3-8 μm) regions.
US10059809B2	Material and preparation of biocompatible hemostatic water soluble chitosan A water soluble biocompatible hydrogel having an amino sugar linked to a hydrophilic polymer is disclosed. Linkage of the amino sugar and hydrophilic polymer may be provided by an imine-amine bond between an amine of the amino sugar and a primary amine of the hydrophilic polymer. The linkage between the amino sugar and the hydrophilic polymer may be provided by reacting an amine of the amino sugar and a primary amine of the hydrophilic polymer with a formate ester in an acidic solution. Water soluble biocompatible polymer having an amino sugar linked to a hydrophilic polymer may be cast into films, dried into gauze and/or combined with salt solutions to provide injectable gels.
US10059808B2	Tire skeleton and tire A circular tire frame includes a resinous material including a polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer. The polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer is a copolymer formed by polymerization of at least a polymer (HS) forming a hard segment and a polymer (3SS) forming a soft segment and having three or more functional groups.
US10059805B2	Composition for preparing polyimide-inorganic particle composite, article prepared therefrom, and optical device comprising same A composition for preparing a polyimide-inorganic particle composite, including a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride represented by Chemical Formula 1, a diamine represented by Chemical Formula 2, and an inorganic particle having an amino group on its surface: wherein the definitions of groups R1 and R2 in Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2 are the same as described in the detailed description.
US10059803B2	Resin containing oxetane and epoxy groups and resin composition including the same A resin containing oxetane and epoxy groups is provided, being formed by reacting (a) a product of reacting 1 part by mole of a mono-oxetane with a hydroxyl group and 1.1 to 2.5 parts by mole of anhydride, and (b) 2.1 to 4.2 parts by mole of a diepoxy compound. The mono-oxetane with a hydroxyl group has a structure: wherein R1 is H, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 fluoroalkyl group, alkenyl group, or phenyl group, and R2 is C1-6 alkylene group or vinyl ether group.
US10059800B2	Process for producing polycarbonate A method of producing a polycarbonate, including: introducing a tertiary amine into a reaction process; and performing interfacial polycondensation between an alkali aqueous solution of a dihydric phenol and phosgene in the presence of an organic solvent, in which: (i) a portion into which the tertiary amine is introduced comprises at least a tertiary amine storage tank, a tertiary amine supply pipe, and a diluent solvent supply pipe; (ii) the portion further includes a pressure control valve in the tertiary amine supply pipe on an upstream side of a merging portion with the diluent solvent supply pipe; and (iii) when a pressure P1 of an inside of the tertiary amine storage tank pressurized by a pressurization gas and a pressure P2 in a portion ranging from an outlet of the storage tank to an upstream side of the pressure control valve, a relationship of P1≤P2 is satisfied.
US10059795B2	Reactive hydroxylated and carboxylated polymers for use as adhesion promoters A polymer complex is disclosed which is the reaction product of one or more polymers having a terminal or pendant hydroxyl group, or a terminal or pendent carboxyl group, or combinations thereof, with at least one metal complex and one alkyl phosphate. This polymer complex acts as an adhesion promotion agent as well as a viscosity stabilizer when formulated in a printing ink or coating.
US10059791B2	ABS product with improved fire retardancy The invention relates to thermoplastic ABS molding compositions comprising components A) and B): A) from 5 to 80% by weight of a graft polymer A) having bimodal particle size distribution; and B) from 20 to 95% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer B) having a viscosity number VN of from 50 to 120 ml/g. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of graft copolymer A and to the graft copolymer made by that process.
US10059787B2	Polymerization process for producing ethylene based polymers The instant invention provides a polymerization process for producing ethylene based polymers.In one embodiment, the instant invention provides a polymerization process for producing ethylene based polymers comprising: polymerizing ethylene with optionally one or more α-olefins in the presence of one or more first catalyst systems and optionally one or more second catalyst systems in a dual reactor system or a multiple reactor system, wherein first catalyst system comprises; (a) one ore more procatalysts comprising a metal-ligand complex of formula (I):
US10059784B2	Procatalyst particles and polymerization process for impact copolymers Particles of a procatalyst composition having a particle size D50 from 19 microns to 30 microns. A polymerization process comprising halogenating, in the presence of a substituted phenylene aromatic diester, particles of a MagTi procatalyst precursor to form particles of a procatalyst composition having a particle size D50 from 19 microns to 30 microns; first contacting a propylene and optionally one or more first comonomers with a catalyst composition comprising the particles of the procatalyst composition in a first polymerization reactor to form an active propylene-based polymer; and second contacting the active propylene-based polymer with at least one second comonomer in a second polymerization reactor to form a propylene impact copolymer.
US10059781B2	Acid-modified nanoparticles, dual part polymerizable compositions, and methods A dual part polymerizable composition is provided including a first part containing at least one triorganoborane-amine complex having the structure Z—NHR1—B(R2)3 wherein: Z is an organic group; R1 is H or an organic group; and each R2 is independently an organic group bound to the boron atom through a carbon atom. The composition also includes a second part containing a polymerizable component and acidified nanoparticles including acid groups, where each acidified nanoparticle includes an inorganic core and acid groups. The acid groups include acid stabilizers and/or acid groups covalently bound to the inorganic core through an organic group. Each inorganic core is typically an inorganic oxide core, e.g., silica, zirconia, or alumina.
US10059778B2	Production of poly alpha-1,3-glucan films The present invention is directed toward a process for making a poly alpha-1,3-glucan film. These films can be transparent or translucent and used in packaging applications.
US10059775B2	Antibodies against the MUC1-C/extracellular domain (MUC1-C/ECD) The present invention is directed to antibodies binding to MUC1-C/extracellular domain (MUC1-C/ECD) and methods of using such antibodies to treat cancers that express the MUC1 antigen.
US10059772B2	Antagonist anti-IL-7 receptor antibodies and methods The present invention provides antagonizing antibodies that bind to interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R). The invention further provides a method of obtaining such antibodies and antibody-encoding nucleic acids. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof for the treatment and/or prevention of type 2 diabetes and immunological disorders, including type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, graft-versus-host disease, and lupus.
US10059764B2	Antibodies directed against interleukin-33 (IL-33) and methods of making and using The invention relates to an isolated immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide and an isolated immunoglobulin light chain polypeptide that bind to interleukin-33 (IL-33). The invention provides an IL-33-binding agent that comprises the aforementioned immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide and immunoglobulin light chain polypeptide. The invention also provides related vectors, compositions, and methods of using the IL-33-binding agent to treat a disorder in a mammal that is responsive to IL-33 inhibition.
US10059763B2	Compound targeting IL-23A and TNF-alpha and uses thereof The disclosure relates to compounds specific for IL23A and TNF-alpha, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of use thereof. Nucleic acids, cells, and methods of production related to the compounds and compositions are also disclosed.
US10059762B2	Anti-EGFR activatable antibodies The present disclosure provides modified antibodies which contain an antibody or antibody fragment (AB) modified with a masking moiety (MM). Such modified antibodies can be further coupled to a cleavable moiety (CM), resulting in activatable antibodies (AAs), wherein the CM is capable of being cleaved, reduced, photolyzed, or otherwise modified. AAs can exhibit an activatable conformation such that the AB is more accessible to a target after, for example, removal of the MM by cleavage, reduction, or photolysis of the CM in the presence of an agent capable of cleaving, reducing, or photolyzing the CM. The disclosure further provides methods of making and using such modified antibodies and activatable antibodies.
US10059760B2	Immunoglobulin against the anthrax toxin The present invention relates to a class-G immunoglobulin against the anthrax toxin protective antigen (PA), or one of the fragments of same, comprising at least: a variable heavy-chain region comprising an amino acid sequence represented by the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, and comprising the amino acids Leucine in position 51 and Glycine in position 67, and a variable light-chain region comprising an amino acid sequence represented by the sequence SEQ ID NO: 2, or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprising a Leucine amino acid in position 55. The invention also relates to the uses of such an immunoglobulin.
US10059759B2	Antibody preparations An antibody preparation suitable for intravenous administration in humans includes IgG, IgA and at least 5 % IgM antibodies by weight of the total amount of antibodies. The preparation is prepared from human plasma, has specific complement activating activity, and, in an in vitro assay with human serum suitable to determine the ability of the antibody preparation to activate complement unspecifically, the antibody preparation generates substantially no C5a and/or substantially no C3a. The antibody preparation can have medical uses.
US10059758B2	Therapeutic use of specific ligand in MSRV associated diseases A ligand includes each of the complementary-determining regions (CDRs) set forth in SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2, SEQ ID No. 3 SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 5 and SEQ ID No. 6 or any sequence having either number of substituted aminoacids within said sequences as indicated in the following, from 0 to 3 in CDR1 (SEQ ID No.1), from 0 to 2 in CDR2 (SEQ ID No.2), from 0 to 2 in CDR3 (SEQ ID No.3), from 0 to 1 in CDR4 (SEQ ID No.4), from 0 to 4 in CDR5 (SEQ ID No.5), from 0 to 2 in CDR6 (SEQ ID No.6), or aminoacids substituted with other aminoacids having equivalent chemical functions and properties, within said sequences SEQ ID No. 1 to SEQ ID No. 6.
US10059757B2	RSV-specific binding molecules and means for producing them The invention provides antibodies and functional equivalents thereof which are capable of specifically binding RSV, and means and methods for producing them.
US10059754B2	Mammalian cell culture processes for protein production The present invention describes methods and processes for the production of proteins, particularly glycoproteins, by animal cell or mammalian cell culture, preferably, but not limited to, fed-batch cell cultures. In one aspect, the methods comprise the addition of glucocorticoid compound during the culturing period. The addition of glucocorticoid compound sustain a high viability of the cultured cells, and can yield an increased end titer of protein product, and a high quality of protein product, as determined, e.g., by sialic acid content of the produced protein.
US10059752B2	Esculentin 1a derivatives and uses thereof The present invention provides synthetic antibacterial peptides comprising a sequence at least 80% identical to a sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or the diastereomer thereof with a sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 or pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are methods for reducing the severity of microbe-induced inflammation and for stimulating wound healing via the synthetic antibacterial peptides. Further provided is a device having a surface with a coating comprising the synthetic antibacterial peptides.
US10059750B2	Modified toxins The present application relates to compositions of modified toxins exhibiting cytotoxicity and/or reduced immunogenicity. Also provided are polypeptide toxophores from a modified diphtheria toxin, where modifications are in at least one amino acid residue of at least one T-cell epitope. Another aspect relates to a fusion protein which comprises a modified diphtheria toxin and a non-diphtheria toxin fragment that is a cell binding portion. Another aspect relates to the use of a modified diphtheria toxin for the treatment of a malignant disease or a non-malignant disease. A modified diphtheria toxin or fusion protein may be administered with one or more other agents.
US10059743B2	Peptide derivative for regulating thymic stromal lymphoid protein-mediated signaling and pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating allergy and asthma diseases comprising same The present invention relates to a peptide derivative for regulating the thymic stromal lymphoid protein-mediated signaling and a pharmaceutical composition including the peptide derivative for preventing and treating allergy and asthma diseases and, more particularly, to a peptide derivative represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a pharmaceutical composition including the peptide derivative for preventing and treating allergy and asthma diseases. According to the present invention, provided are a peptide derivative capable of effectively inhibiting the formation of an inflammatory response of allergy and asthma diseases and a pharmaceutical composition including the peptide derivative. By using the present invention, various allergy and asthma diseases can be fundamentally prevented or treated.
US10059741B2	Peptidomimetic macrocycles The present invention provides novel peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of viral disease.
US10059739B2	Non-benzenoid aromatic systems for imaging, monitoring and therapy This invention is directed to non-benzenoid aromatic compounds. Other aspects include methods of using non-benzenoid aromatic compounds for imaging and phototherapeutic uses thereof. Non-benzenoid compounds provided herein generally have one or more substituent groups which allow tailoring of the spectral properties or provide photoreactivity or targeting ability.
US10059738B2	Process for the production of a dipeptide derivative The present invention is related to a novel and improved process for the manufacture of compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof herein designated as benzylsulfonyl-Ser-X-4-amidinobenzylamide, wherein R is a C1 to C6 linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon chain optionally substituted with a C6 to C10 aromatic group.
US10059737B1	Molecular recognition systems with pyrimidine analog pairing This invention is for a new molecular recognition system, where DNA-like molecules comprising segments built from nucleotides that carry only a small which comprises process by which one molecule interacts with a specific second molecule, or by which a portion of a single molecule interacts specifically with another portion of the same molecule. Further, this invention relates to molecular recognition that follows simple rules. Further, this invention relates to molecular systems that are linear biopolymers that are analogs of DNA and RNA, in that they are built from a small set of building blocks that are linked together by phosphate groups, where the building blocks comprise a sugar (ribose, 2′-deoxyribose, or an analog) attached to a heterocycle. The molecular recognition that they display differs from that displayed by DNA and RNA, in that the rules governing molecular recognition break the rules of size complementarity followed in molecular recognition displayed between and within strands of DNA and RNA.
US10059734B2	Thionucleoside derivative or salt thereof, and pharmaceutical composition Disclosed are a compound and a pharmaceutical composition that exhibit an excellent drug efficacy against a tumor, in particular a tumor which has acquired resistance to gemcitabine. Specifically, provided is a thionucleoside derivative represented by General Formula [1] (in the formula, R1 represents a hydroxyl group which may be protected, a C1-20 alkoxy group which may be substituted, or the like; R2 represents a C1-20 alkoxy group which may be substituted, a C3-8 cycloalkoxy group which may be substituted, or the like; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like); or a salt thereof. Further, provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing such a thionucleoside derivative or a salt thereof.
US10059733B2	Gemcitabine analogs Gemcitabine analogs, including monophosphorylated analogs, are described herein and are suitable for use in pharmaceutical compositions, kits and treatment methods. The treatment methods include treatment of viral infections, including, but not limited to, treatment of Hepatitis C Virus, and uncontrolled cellular proliferation, including cancer, such as, but not limited to, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer and lymphoma.
US10059724B2	Pyridine complex of zirconium, catalytic system comprising said pyridine complex of zirconium and process of (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes Pyridine complex of zirconium having general formula (I): Said pyridine complex of zirconium having general formula (I) may advantageously be used in a catalytic system for the (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes.
US10059718B2	Fused quadracyclic compounds, compositions and uses thereof Provided herein are substituted fused quadracyclic compounds useful as inhibitors of MK2. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds of the invention. The invention also provides medical uses of substituted fused quadracyclic compounds.
US10059716B2	Pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazines useful for treating respiratory syncitial virus infections Provided herein are formulations, methods and substituted tetrahydrofuranyl-pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazine-4-amine compounds of Formula (I) for treating Pneumovirinae virus infections, including respiratory syncytial virus infections, as well as methods and intermediates for synthesis of tetrahydrofuranyl-pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazine-4-amine compounds.
US10059713B2	3-substituted 2-amino-indole derivatives The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) (Formula (I)) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Q, X % X4, X5 X6, X7, R1, R2, R3 and R8 are as defined in the specification, processes for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and the use of such compounds in therapy.
US10059711B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment of malaria Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of malaria.
US10059710B2	Stable formulations of 5,10-methylene-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid The invention is directed towards stable formulations of 5,10-methylene-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid and its hemisulfate salt as well as pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in therapy, preferably chemotherapy.
US10059705B2	Acyclic cyanoethylpyrazolo pyridones as janus kinase inhibitors The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
US10059695B2	Cot modulators and methods of use thereof The present disclosure relates generally to modulators of Cot (cancer Osaka thyroid) and methods of use and manufacture thereof.
US10059694B2	2-aminopyrimidine compound and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof Disclosed are a 2-aminopyrimidine compound and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. The structure of the 2-aminopyrimidine compound is as represented by formula I, in the formula, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, Z, W, (i) being as defined in the specification and the claims. Such compounds effectively inhibit the growth of a variety of tumor cells and have inhibitory effects on EGFR and IGF1R protease, and can be used for preparing antineoplastic drugs and overcome the tolerance induced by the existing drugs such as gefitinib, erlotinib and the like. The compound has selectivity for tumors, in particular the wild-type non-small cell lung cancer and have good pharmacokinetic characteristics.
US10059693B2	Urea derivatives and uses thereof The present invention provides novel compounds of any one of Formulae (I)-(III), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. The invention also provides methods and kits for using the inventive compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and ocular diseases (e.g., macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, edema, uveitis, dry eye, blepharitis, and post-surgical inflammation) in a subject in need thereof.
US10059692B2	Urea derivatives and uses thereof The present invention provides novel compounds of any one of Formulae (I)-(III), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. The invention also provides methods and kits for using the inventive compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and ocular diseases (e.g., macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, edema, uveitis, dry eye, blepharitis, and post-surgical inflammation) in a subject in need thereof.
US10059690B2	Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the compounds or compositions for treating or preventing proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers (e.g., leukemia, melanoma, multiple myeloma), benign neoplasms, angiogenesis, inflammatory diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, and autoimmune diseases) in a subject. Treatment of a subject with a proliferative disease using a compound or composition of the invention may inhibit the aberrant activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7), and therefore, induce cellular apoptosis and/or inhibit transcription in the subject.
US10059687B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted pyridine derivative compounds, and compositions (including pharmaceutical compositions) that include these compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of at least one histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer or neoplastic disease, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, retinoblastoma, or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
US10059686B2	Compound useful for manufacturing salacinol, method for manufacturing the compound, method for manufacturing salacinol, methods for protecting and deprotecting diol group, and protective agent for diol group An object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound useful for manufacturing salacinol, a method for manufacturing the compound, a method for manufacturing salacinol, methods for protecting and deprotecting a diol group, and a protective agent for a diol group. A compound represented by Formula (1) is a compound useful for manufacturing salacinol. (In the formula, each of R1a and R1b is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy protective group; R2 is a hydroxy group or the like; and R3 is a hydroxy group or the like.).
US10059685B2	2-hydroxyethyl 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylates, their preparation and use 2-hydroxyethyl 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylates of formula (I): wherein one of R1 and R2 can be hydrogen. R1 and R2, if not hydrogen, and in each case independently of one another, are selected from straight-chain, branched or cyclic C1-22-alkyl groups, preferably C1-12-alkyl groups, C6-12-aryl groups, C6-18-aralkyl groups and C6-18-alkaryl groups, wherein R1 and/or R2, in each case independently of one another, may comprise at least one additional functional group, selected from hydroxyl groups, ether groups, ester groups, epoxy groups, and double bonds, and wherein R2 may be substituted with up to 10, preferably with 1 to 5, and in particular with 1 or 2 further 2-hydroxyethyl 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic groups. The 2-hydroxyethyl 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylates can be prepared by reacting 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid with epoxides and can be used for the preparation of hydroxyurethanes through reaction with amines, such as amine hardeners. Moreover, they can also be used as end groups for the blocking of amines.
US10059684B2	Process to extract and purify Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol Δ9-THC acid is extracted from cannabis flowers using a first organic solvent, then separated using a second aqueous solvent. Δ9-THC acid is converted to Δ9-THC carboxylic salt before being extracted by a third organic solvent and converted back to Δ9-THC carboxylic acid. Using a solvent swap, Δ9-THC carboxylic acid is decarboxylated and extracted again with an organic solvent prior to purification to give Δ9-THC.
US10059682B1	Asymmetric dianhyrdrides and methods of making the same A method for preparing asymmetric 3,4′-(hexafluroisopropylidene) dipthalic anhydride (a-6FDA) and asymmetric 3,4′-(methylene)diphthalic anhydride (a-MDPA) from asymmetric 2,3,3′,4′-benzophenone dianhydride (a-BTDA). First, a-BTDA is converted to its corresponding N-alkyl or N-phenyl bisimides by reacting with either methylamine or aniline. The sequential addition of two trifluoromethyl (CF3) groups to the carbonyl unit of a-BTDA produce the corresponding bisimides of asymmetric 6FDA, which is hydrolyzed to the asymmetric 6F-tetracarboxylic acid followed by cyclodehydration to obtain asymmetric 6F-dianhydride (a-6FDA). Separately, the carbonyl unit of bisimides of a-BTDA is reduced to a methylene unit to afford the corresponding bisimides of asymmetric 3,4′-(methylene)diphthalic anhydride, which is hydrolyzed to the asymmetric methylene tetracarboxylic acid followed by cyclodehydration to obtain 3,4′-(methylene)diphthalic anhydride (a-MDPA).
US10059681B2	Disubstituted maleic anhydrides with altered kinetics of ring closure We describe anhydride compounds suitable for physiologically labile modification of amine-containing molecules. The described anhydrides form reversible linkages having desirable kinetics for in vivo delivery of biologically active molecules. Also described are endosomolytic polymers formed by modification of membrane active polyamines with the described anhydrides.
US10059678B2	Process for preparing olodaterol and intermediates thereof The present invention relates to a process for preparing olodaterol and intermediates thereof. The process comprises of forming compound of Formula 1 by reacting compound of Formula 2 or its acid salt with compound of Formula 3 in the presence of an organic solvent to obtain compound of Formula 4. Protecting groups are removed from compound of Formula 4 in the presence of a suitable solvent to form compound of Formula 1.
US10059675B2	Pyrimidines as sodium channel blockers The present disclosure provides substituted pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and solvates thereof, wherein A1, X, A2, W1, W2, W3, E, Z, and R4 are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula (I) to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present disclosure are especially useful for treating pain.
US10059672B2	(−)-Huperzine A processes and related compositions and methods of treatment The invention provides (1) processes for making substantially-pure (−) huperzine A and substantially-pure (−) huperzine A derivatives; (2) compositions useful in making substantially-pure (−) huperzine A and substantially-pure (−) huperzine A derivatives; and (3) methods of treating or preventing neurological disorders using substantially-pure (−) huperzine A and substantially-pure (−) huperzine A derivatives.
US10059668B2	LSD1 inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit LSD1 activity. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use, such as methods of treating cancer using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention.
US10059666B2	Oxygen scavengers, compositions comprising the scavengers, and articles made from the compositions The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging molecules, compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10059663B2	Aromatic compound and use thereof Provided is a compound showing a bone formation promoting action (and/or bone resorption suppressive action). A compound of the formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt: [wherein each substituent is as defined in the DESCRIPTION], has low toxicity, shows good pharmacokinetics, has an action to promote bone formation, and is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of metabolic bone diseases (osteoporosis, fibrous osteitis (hyperparathyroidism), osteomalacia, Paget's disease that influences the systemic bone metabolism parameter etc.) associated with a decrease in the bone formation ability as compared to the bone resorption capacity.
US10059658B2	Method for preparation of 5-alkylsalicylaldoximes and application thereof Method for preparation of 5-alkylsalicylaldoximes with formula 1, where R is a C6-C16 alkyl group, consisting in that into a water-alcohol solvent system, p-alkylphenol, sodium hydroxide, chloroform and hydroxylamine are introduced, while in relation to the alkylphenol used, sodium hydroxide and chloroform are used in amounts from the stoichiometric amount to a 100% excess, and hydroxylamine is used in amounts from the stoichiometric amount to a 60% excess, and the reaction is carried out at a temperature of 60-75° C. for 1.5-4 h, and then, at a temperature of 20-30° C., the post-reaction mixture is acidified till the pH of the aqueous phase <7.0 is obtained, and next, an alcohol-water azeotrope is distilled off with an admixture of unreacted chloroform, the residue is mixed with a neutral C5-C10 hydrocarbon solvent, the layers are separated, and the solvent is distilled off from the organic phase.
US10059657B2	Class-and isoform-specific HDAC inhibitors and uses thereof HDAC inhibitors of the general formula (I) and (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as described herein, are useful as inhibitors of histone deacetylases or other deacetylases, and thus are useful for the treatment of various diseases and disorders associated with acetylase/deacetylase activity as described herein (e.g., cancer). In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention selectively target either a class or isoform of the HDAC family. Another aspect of the invention provides an assay for determining the inhibitory effect of a test compound on an HDAC protein comprising: incubating the HDAC protein with a substrate of general formula (IIIc) in the presence of a test compound; and determining the activity of the HDAC protein.
US10059655B2	Lipids and lipid compositions for the delivery of active agents This invention provides for a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-R4, n and p are defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are cationic lipids useful in the delivery of biologically active agents to cells and tissues.
US10059646B1	Catalytic gas phase fluorination The present invention relates to a fluorination process, comprising: an activation stage comprising contacting a fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent-containing gas flow for at least one hour; and at least one reaction stage comprising reacting a chlorinated compound with hydrogen fluoride in gas phase in the presence of the fluorination catalyst, so as to produce a fluorinated compound.
US10059644B2	Process and apparatus for the production of para-xylene The present invention is an improved process and apparatus for producing para-xylene, particularly with respect to a process that involves the methylation of toluene and/or benzene to selectively produce para-xylene, wherein streams having differing amounts of ethylbenzene are separately treated in the recovery of para-xylene. A first hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene is provided to a first para-xylene adsorption section, and a second hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and less EB than the first hydrocarbon feed is provided to a second para-xylene adsorption section. Segregating the feeds with differing ethylbenzene contents increases the overall efficiency of the adsorption of para-xylene by the adsorption units. Efficiency and energy savings may be further improved by subjecting the lower-content ethylbenzene stream to liquid phase isomerization.
US10059642B1	Processes for high severity fluid catalytic cracking systems Embodiments of methods for converting gas condensate into a product stream comprising propylene comprise feeding gas condensate at a top region of a downflow high severity fluidized catalytic cracking reactor (HSFCC), where the gas condensate comprises: at least 50% by weight paraffins, and less than 0.1% by weight olefins. The method further comprises feeding catalyst to the top region of the downflow HSFCC reactor in an amount characterized by a catalyst to gas condensate weight ratio of about 5:1 to about 40:1, where the catalyst comprises nano-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst having an average particle diameter from 0.01 to 0.2 μm, a Si/Al molar ratio from 20 to 40, and a surface area of at least 20 cm2/g. The method further comprises cracking the gas condensate in the presence of the catalyst at a reaction temperature of about 500° C. to about 700° C. to produce the product stream comprising propylene.
US10059639B2	Alkylation of refinery pentenes with isobutane A process, comprising: providing an olefin feed comprising pentenes, butenes, and isopentane; and alkylating the olefin feed with isobutane using an acidic ionic liquid catalyst; wherein less than 5 mol % of C5 olefins in the olefin feed are converted to isopentane, and the alkylate gasoline has defined final boiling points and high RONs. A process comprising: alkylating an olefin feed comprising pentenes and isopentane, with isobutane using an acidic ionic liquid catalyst; wherein less than 5 mol % of C5 olefins in the olefin feed are converted to isopentane; and wherein an n-pentane product yield is low. An alkylate gasoline, comprising less than 0.1 wt % olefins and aromatics, less than 1.8 wt % C12+hydrocarbons, and greater than 60 wt % combined C8 and C9 hydrocarbons, wherein the trimethylpentane in the C8 hydrocarbons and the trimethylhexane in the C9 hydrocarbons are defined.
US10059638B2	Oxygenated hydrocarbon conversion zoned method Processes are provided for conversion of oxygenated hydrocarbon, such as methanol and/or dimethyl ether, to aromatics, such as a para-xylene, and olefins, such as ethylene and propylene. The processes entail using a reactor having multiple reaction zones where each zone is prepared to promote desired reactions.
US10059632B2	Humic acid composition and application thereof A humic acid composition includes fulvic acid, ulmic acid and black humic acid. Fulvic acid is in an amount ranging from 64% to 98 wt % based on a sum weight of fulvic acid, ulmic acid and black humic acid. The content of phenol hydroxyl groups is in a range from 0.76 mmol/g to 2.42 mmol/g in the humic acid composition. The humic acid composition contains a high content of fulvic acid with small molecular weight and a high content of active functional groups, and a high content of phenolic hydroxyl in the active groups. The humic acid composition can provide microbial organic source for soil directly, and improve the nutrient of crops and the soil environment in rhizosphere to promote the breeding of microorganism and delay the attenuation rate of soil microbes.
US10059630B2	Dielectric ceramic composition and multilayer ceramic capacitor The object of the present invention is to provide the dielectric ceramic composition having good characteristics even under the high electric field intensity, and particularly good IR characteristic and the high temperature accelerated lifetime. The dielectric ceramic composition according to the present invention comprises a main component comprising a perovskite type compound shown by a compositional formula (Ba1-x-ySrxCay)m(Ti1-zZrz)O3 (note that, said “m”, “x”, “y” and “z” all show a mol ratio, and each satisfies 0.94≤m≤1.1, 0≤x≤0.2, 0≤y≤0.2, 0.06≤z<0.2), a first sub component comprising oxides of a rare earth element R (note that, R is any one selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu), a second sub component comprising oxides of Mg, a third sub component comprising oxides at least one element M selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cr, Co and Fe, a fourth sub component as a sintering agent, a ratio of the first sub component in terms of oxides (RO3/2) is 8 to 20 mol, a ratio of the second sub component in terms of oxides (MgO) is 3 to 15 mol, a ratio of the third sub component in terms of oxides (MO) is 0.6 to 2.0 mol, with respect to 100 mol of said main component; and when a content of the first sub component is R mol, a content of the second sub component is M mol, and a content of the third sub component is N mol with respect to 100 mol of said main component, then 1.0≤R/(M+N)<2.4 is satisfied.
US10059623B2	Transparent hydrophobic mixed oxide coatings and methods A hydrophobic coating and a method for applying such a coating to a surface of a substrate. The method includes applying a coating composition to the surface and heating the coated surface at a cure temperature from about 450° C. to about 600° C. for a time from about 8 hours to about 48 hours. The coating composition is applied to the surface by an application method selected from the group consisting of flowing, dipping, and spraying. The coating composition comprises a yttrium compound, an additive selected from the group consisting of a cerium compound and a dispersion of yttrium oxide nanoparticles, a water-soluble polymer, and a solvent solution of de-ionized water and a water-soluble alcohol.
US10059622B2	Anti-reflection glass with tin oxide nanoparticles An improved anti-reflection glass with higher transmittance (ΔTqe %) results from a coating of or including tin oxide (e.g., SnO2) nanoparticles (e.g., 10-20 nm in size) applied to a surface of solar float or matte/matte glass. The tin oxide based coating layer shows improved chemical stability and durability and can be prepared using a sol-gel process and applied by spin coating. Matte/matte anti-reflection glass samples may have two coating layers (e.g., SnO2 nanoparticles on the rough side and SiO2 nanoparticles on the smooth side) and exhibit an improved transmittance (e.g., visible transmittance) of at least 2.0%, e.g., about 3.5%. As high as a 30% increase of ΔTqe % has been observed when anti-reflection matte/matte glass coated with SnO2 is exposed in a salt fog chamber for 5 days. The increase in transmittance may be due to the different pore structure of the SnO2 coating layer, while the increase of Tqe % in a salt fog chamber may be due to the crystalline SnO2 formation.
US10059616B2	Shape measuring device, shape measuring method, and glass plate manufacturing method A shape measuring device includes: a predetermined pattern; an image pick-up section that captures reflected images of the predetermined pattern on the front face and back face of a transparent measurement object; a calculating section that calculates an inclination angle of at least the front face or the back face from the reflected images; and a determining section that determines a shape of at least the front face or the back face. The predetermined pattern includes a plurality of elements, and one end and the other end of each element of the plurality of elements, which are formed in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction, are deviated from each other in the extension direction.
US10059610B2	Reduction of the amount of sulphur compounds in a sulphur compounds contaminated wastewater stream using a granular sludge treatment system The invention relates to a process for reducing the amount of sulphur compounds in a sulphur compounds contaminated wastewater stream, using a granular sludge treatment system (10) comprising anaerobic microorganisms, wherein the process comprises the steps of adding an aqueous nitrate solution to the wastewater stream, contacting the wastewater stream with the anaerobic microorganisms, and anoxic oxidation of at least part of the sulphur compounds in the sulphur compounds contaminated wastewater stream by the anaerobic microorganisms, resulting in a sulphur compounds depleted wastewater stream. The invention furthermore relates to such a granular sludge treatment system (10).
US10059607B2	Electrolysis electrode A water purification anode has a first semiconductor contacting a second semiconductor at a heterojunction. The second semiconductor includes TiO2 and excludes bismuth and niobium. The first semiconductor includes iridium. In some instances, the anode includes a current collector in direct physical contact with the first semiconductor. The anode can be arranged in water such that at least one face of the second semiconductor is in direct physical contact with the water.
US10059597B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing aerogel sheet The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet. The method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet includes: a step (a) of immersing a blanket in an impregnation vessel in which silica sol is stored to impregnate the silica sol; and a step (b) of injecting a gelling catalyst to a surface of the blanket in which the silica sol is impregnated to gelate the silica sol.
US10059594B2	Method and apparatus for producing high purity phosgene In an embodiment, a method of producing phosgene in a tube reactor comprises introducing a feed comprising carbon monoxide and chlorine to a tube of the reactor, the tube having a particulate catalyst disposed therein, wherein a thermally conductive material separate from the tube contacts at least a portion of the particulate catalyst; to produce a product composition comprising phosgene, and carbon tetrachloride in an amount of 0 to 10 ppm by volume based on the volume of the phosgene.
US10059593B2	Composition and method for depolymerization of cured epoxy resin materials using transition metal salts For depolymerization of a cured epoxy resin material, used is a composition including a transition metal salt or a transition metal oxide containing a transition metal element (metal element that belongs to Groups 3-12 in the Periodic Table). In the reaction solvent, an oxidation occurs by the medium of the transition metal element so that the cured epoxy resin material may be depolymerized and decomposed. In this manner, it is possible to carry out depolymerization of a cured epoxy resin material at a temperature of 200° C., specifically 100° C. or lower very simply and rapidly, and to reduce the processing cost and energy requirement.
US10059587B2	Ozone generator An ozone generator is contained in a housing having a fan for inducing air flow through the housing and over an ozone generating plate where atmospheric oxygen is electrochemically converted to ozone, which flows out of the housing through a grid opening. The ozone generating plate is defined by a glass plate having electrically conductive grids on both sides thereof and each grid is electrically powered to create corona discharge from the conductor; as air and oxygen in the air flows over the plate it is converted to ozone.
US10059581B2	Systems and methods for dispensing consumable products Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for dispensing consumable products. An example method may include generating, at a controller associated with a beverage dispenser, a beverage composition record for a beverage that is formulated via an ingredient matrix and dispensed at the beverage dispenser, where the ingredient matrix comprises multiple ingredient packages each comprising a beverage ingredient. The method may include writing depletion data to the ingredient package or to a data processing device associated with the ingredient package for each ingredient package from which a beverage ingredient was included in the dispensed beverage, wherein the depletion data is based at least in part on the beverage composition record.
US10059578B2	Method for controlling a filling system, and the filling system A method for filling containers with a fill of liquid material and solids using a container-filling machine having a tank, a filling element, a processing unit, a bypass pipe and pump, and an overflow pipe. The tank holds the fill. The filling element controls delivery of fill from the tank into the container. The processing unit provides the fill to the tank. The by-pass pipe connects to the filling element. The pump returns a residual quantity from the tank to the processing unit. The residual quantity is a quantity of one of the fill and a by-pass volume flow from the filling element. The overflow pipe returns an unneeded quantity of fill to the processing unit. The method includes, using a by-pass pump embodied as a displacement pump, actively drawing the residual quantity from the filling element or tank.
US10059573B2	Double movable pulley load balancing hoist A load-balancing device can be used to assist the lifting and lowering of heavy objects. In some examples, a load-balancing device includes a housing, a first movable pulley, a second movable pulley, a stationary pulley positioned between the first movable pulley and the second movable pulley, and a cable wound at least partially around the first movable pulley, the second movable pulley, and the stationary pulley. In operation, a pressurized control fluid may be introduced into a pressure chamber defined between the housing, the first movable pulley, and the second movable pulley. This can cause the first movable pulley and the second movable pulley to move away from the stationary pulley, withdrawing the cable into the housing and lifting a load attached to the cable.
US10059571B2	Locking assembly for locking and unlocking a pallet on a support structure The present invention concerns a device for locking/unlocking a pallet on a support structure in a predefined position, including activation means for activating and deactivating the locking of the pallet. The activation means includes studs that are movable and retractable, mounted sliding in side members on each lateral side of the pallet, the studs being capable of engaging in housings provided in the support structure; drive members mounted in the side members of the pallet to move the studs between a retracted position corresponding to unlocking and a laterally protruding position on the side members corresponding to locking; and removable actuation means suitable for being disposed on or in the pallet, in a position in which they mechanically engage with the drive members in order to control the movement of the studs.
US10059568B2	System of hexagonal building units and escalators or moving walkways used therein A system of hexagonal building units is provided herein. The building units may be configured in a honeycomb configuration. The building units may be configured for a variety of different uses, including any of the following: residential, commercial, entertainment, community, government, retail, parking, storage, and office space. An escalator or moving walkway is also provided herein. The escalator or moving walkway may contain multiple lanes operating at varying speeds and may have a circular, oval, curved or straight shape. The escalator or moving walkway may also include at least one lane having segments that operate at different speeds.
US10059565B2	Reducing elongation of roping or belting of an elevator by pretensioning the roping or belting of the elevator Example embodiments relate to an elevator. The elevator may include a car of the elevator and a counterweight that are to be moved reciprocally, at least one roping or belting traveling via a top pulley assembly for connecting the car of the elevator and the counterweight to each other via the top pulley assembly, and at least one roping or belting traveling via a bottom pulley assembly for connecting the car of the elevator and the counterweight to each other via the bottom pulley assembly.
US10059563B2	Elevator car speed control in a battery powered elevator system An elevator system includes a battery; a machine having a motor for imparting motion to an elevator car; an inverter for converting DC power from the battery to AC power for the machine in motoring mode and converting AC power from the machine to DC power for the battery in regenerative mode; and a controller to control the inverter, the controller implementing at least one of: detecting an overload at the battery in motoring mode and reducing car speed in response to the overload; detecting an overcharge at the battery in regenerative mode and reducing car speed in response to the overcharge; detecting motor direct current in a motor field weakening mode and reducing car speed in response to the motor direct current; and detecting car load and adjusting car speed in response to car load.
US10059560B2	Winding device for strand-like material to be wound The invention relates to a winding device for winding strand-like material to be wound onto a rotating reel (2), which winding device has a laying apparatus (9) by means of which the material to be wound is guided to the run-on point on the winding. The laying apparatus (9) is substantially movable in the direction of the axis of rotation (3) of the reel (2). Furthermore the winding device (1) has at least one sensor for determining the run-on angle of the material to be wound onto the winding. The winding device (1) is designed in such a way that the movement of the laying apparatus (9) during the winding process is regulated as a function of the run-on angle determined by means of the at least one sensor. According to the invention the distance between the run-off point at which the material to be wound leaves the laying apparatus (9) and the run-on point during the winding process at least at times is at most four times, preferably at most twice, more preferably at most equal to the diameter of the material to be wound. Due to this small distance, a good winding of the reel is achieved, in which the individual turns rest against one another. In particular the “crossing over” of individual turns is avoided and the material to be wound is treated carefully.
US10059558B2	Sheet processing device with sheet folding device to set a crease position and image forming system A sheet processing device includes a conveying unit, a presser, an end detector, and a setting unit. The conveying unit conveys a sheet having a crease formed therein. The presser presses the crease in the sheet. The end detector detects an end in a conveying direction of the sheet at a position upstream of the presser in the conveying direction. The setting unit sets a crease position where the crease is to be formed. Upon detection of the end in the conveying direction, the conveying unit conveys the sheet to a position where the crease faces the presser, on the basis of the crease position set by the setting unit. The presser presses the crease in the conveyed sheet.
US10059551B2	Transporting device and printing apparatus A transporting device includes a first driving roller which transports the base material; a second driving roller which is disposed to be closer to a downstream side of the transporting direction than the first driving roller, and transports the base material; a driven roller which nips the base material between the second driving roller and the driven roller, and rotates together with the second driving roller; and an inter-roller transporting path which is provided between the first driving roller and the second driving roller, and through which the base material is transported in a state where the base material is suspended in a direction of gravity and bent. The second driving roller starts winding the base material at a position which is closer to an upstream side of the transporting direction than a position where the driven roller is in contact with the base material.
US10059546B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes a main body, a stack unit having a contact portion and a stack portion on which a sheet is to be placed, a conveyance guide, and a moving member having a contacted portion. The stack unit can be inserted into and extracted from the main body. The conveyance guide can be located at a guide position for guiding the sheet conveyed on a conveying path and a release position for releasing the conveying path. The moving member moves the conveyance guide from the guide position to the release position by moving in a first direction from a first to a second position. The moving member moves from the first position in a second direction opposite the first direction by the stack unit contact portion contacting the moving member contacted portion when the stack unit is inserted to and extracted from the main body.
US10059544B2	Media conveyor mechanism for printing apparatus and method of mounting conveyor belt A media conveyor mechanism for a printing apparatus includes an endless conveyor belt (BT) conveying a medium (M) in a Y direction; a belt driving unit having a first roller and a second roller which are arranged at an interval in the Y direction and parallel to an X direction, on which the conveyor belt (BT) is wrapped, and at least one of which drives the conveyor belt (BT), the first roller being fixed at a predetermined position in the Y direction, and second roller being switchable between a movable state and a fixed state; and an applying unit which applies constant equal force to both ends of the second roller in the X direction in a −Y direction.
US10059543B2	Medium feeding device, image reading apparatus, and recording apparatus A medium feeding device including a medium mounting portion where media are mounted; a feeding roller that feeds the media from the medium mounting portion by contacting a bottommost sheet of the media mounted in the medium mounting portion, and rotating; a separator that separates a sheet of the media by nipping the sheet between the feeding roller and the separator; an abutting member that is provided above the feeding roller, is switchable between a closed posture that blocks a feeding path of the media upstream of the separator and an open posture that opens the feeding path, abuts against a leading edge of the media mounted in the medium mounting portion, and includes a friction surface at a position where the abutting member abuts against the leading edge; and a biasing member that biases the abutting member toward the closed posture.
US10059539B2	Conveyance system for object to be conveyed and conveyance method Provided is a conveyance system for an object and for conveying the object to a container mounted on a chassis of a trailer. The conveyance system includes a jack device that lifts the chassis from below, and a stage device arranged behind the jack device. The stage device includes a conveyance body on which the object is placed and conveyed, a stage on which the conveyance body travels, a mobile body supporting the stage and capable of movement in a front-back direction of the chassis, and a jack mechanism provided to the mobile body and that raises the stage from below to lift or lower the stage. The mobile body moves forward and the jack mechanism lowers the stage while the jack device raises the chassis, and the conveyance body travels on floor faces of the stage and the container in this state to convey the object to the container.
US10059533B2	Controlling a vacuum system comprising a vacuum generator A controller for controlling a vacuum generator in a vacuum system for transportation of objects, which vacuum system comprises a vacuum generator driven by a compressed air flow via a first on/off valve, to supply vacuum to a vacuum gripper, the vacuum system comprises a second valve arranged to supply compressed air into the vacuum system; a pressure sensor for monitoring a system-pressure inside a vacuum chamber; and the controller that is arranged to communicate with the first on/off valve, the second valve and the pressure sensor; and when the on/off valve is not flowing air to the vacuum generator, and the controller indicates a state of no vacuum generation, and if a fluctuation from a pressure-equilibrium to a negative time-derivative of the system-pressure is detected, the controller is arranged to activate the second valve, allowing compressed air to flow into the vacuum-chamber for compensation to re-establish the pressure-equilibrium.
US10059532B2	Conveyor A conveyor for use with panel-shaped workpieces which can be fed to a machining such as a profile machining is disclosed. The workpieces to be machined are components used in the furniture and structural element industry, such as floor panels, doors, tabletops, or the like. The conveyor belt of the conveyor has a profiling element in a direction of extension, which profiling element is in engagement with a guide element.
US10059528B2	Concentric shaft split timing screw system A split shaft screw system includes a screw configured to convey an article along a movement path. The screw includes a plurality of threads, each thread having a crest, a root and a pair of sidewalls, wherein the root and pair of sidewalls are configured to capture the article. Provided are a first screw segment connected to a first drive shaft configured to be driven by a first motor, and a second screw segment immediately adjacent to the first screw segment and connected to a second drive shaft concentric to the first drive shaft, the second drive shaft configured to be driven by a second motor independently of the driving of the first screw segment.
US10059527B1	Raised reciprocating slat-type conveyor with floor pan A reciprocating slat conveyor, as described herein, includes a floor pan (having a bottom and sidewalls) for at least substantially lining the storage container. The reciprocating conveyor also includes a plurality of slat and beam assemblies (that may be bearinged or bearingless) laterally spaced and substantially parallel to each other on the bottom of the floor pan. Slat and beam assemblies may be positioned on the sidewalls. The floor pan may have an at least generally planar bottom or an at least generally arcuate bottom.
US10059525B2	Conveyor A conveyor of the articulated chain type for transporting products, includes a mounting frame for elements for supporting and guiding a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of links forming elements for supporting the product and articulated connected to each other, each link having a first and a second plurality of longitudinal protrusions which extend in opposite longitudinal directions and which are transversally spaced from each other so as to form respective spaces for receiving the longitudinal protrusions of an adjacent link. The link includes a perpendicular protuberance forming elements for engaging and sliding against a transversal centering surface of guide elements in a curved stretch of the belt and a transversal protuberance extending laterally of the link and forming elements for engagement and sliding relative to a perpendicular longitudinal retaining surface of the guide elements, retaining elements for keeping a connecting pin inserted between adjacent links.
US10059524B2	Apparatus and method for a conveyor lift assembly A conveyor lift assembly adapted for use on a conveyor assembly having a frame, and at least one main conveyor cylinder for moving the frame between a substantially horizontal position and an elevated position. The conveyor lift assembly includes a lower member disposed on the undercarriage of the conveyor assembly, an upper member adapted to be moved substantially vertically relative to the frame, and an actuator having a first end and a second end and being adapted to move between a retracted position and an extended position. The first end of the actuator is attached to the lower member and the second end is attached to the upper member, the actuator is adapted to move the upper member relative to the lower member, and the upper member is adapted contact the frame. A method for moving the frame between the substantially horizontal position and the elevated position.
US10059522B2	Divert chutes in sorting-conveyor systems A divert chute and a sorting conveyor system having divert chutes that include an array of high-friction rollers in a landing zone to resist the cross-chute momentum of parcels diverted off the sorting conveyor at high speeds. The rollers, which protrude above a flat slide region of the chute, rotate only in a direction down the chute. Parcels sliding axially along the high-friction rollers across the chute are slowed or stopped in the cross-chute direction while being redirected down the chute.
US10059520B2	Systems and methods for a check / exception station A system for a check and exception center may include a holding area, a manual section, a distribution section. The manual section may include a plurality of handling areas each enabled for pill counting, pharmacist verification, exception handling, or combinations thereof. The distribution section may be disposed proximate the manual section, and may include a robot and a scanner. The robot may be adapted to pick a container from the holding area and to move the container to the scanner for scanning. The robot may also be further adapted to direct the container to a first handling area of the plurality of handling areas. At least one handling area of the plurality of handling areas may include an evaluation device, and the evaluation device may be configured determine a second handling area being enabled for a determined action with respect to the container, determine workloads of the first handling area and the second handling area; and select a handling area from the first handling area and the second handling area with a lower workload to receive the container.
US10059516B2	Conveying vehicle as well as base frame and modular system for conveying vehicle A base frame (34) which is universally usable for different modular structured conveying vehicles (30), in particular for shuttles (32), wherein the conveying vehicles (30) can travel horizontally along a travelling direction (52) in a storage and order-picking system (10), wherein the base frame (34) comprises a supporting frame (36) and a structure (38) connected to the frame (36), wherein at least the structure (38) is made of plastic only, and wherein the structure (38) comprises a plurality of component-specific seatings (58) being formed integrally with the structure (38) and being configured to positively hold in a resilient clamp at least one of the following functional components (60) of the respective conveying vehicle (30): a bearing (62); a driving unit (64); a sensor (66); an actuator (68); a load-handling device (70); a communication unit (78); a cabling (76); and an electric controlling unit (80) wherein each of the functional components (60) is positively insertable in or on the respective component-specific seating (58) along a component-specific mounting direction.
US10059515B2	Offshore cargo rack for use in transferring palletized loads between marine vessel and an offshore platform A cargo rack for transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore marine platform (for example, oil and gas well drilling or production platform) provides a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions. The lower end of the frame has a perimeter beam base, a raised floor and a pair of open-ended parallel fork tine tubes or sockets that communicate with the perimeter beam at the front and rear of the frame, preferably being structurally connected (e.g., welded) thereto. Openings in the perimeter beam base align with the forklift tine tubes or sockets. The frame includes a plurality of fixed side walls extending upwardly from the perimeter beam that include at least left and right side walls. A plurality of gates are movably mounted on the frame including a gate at least at the front and at least at the rear of the frame, each gate being movable between open and closed positions, the gates enabling a forklift to place loads on the floor by accessing either the front of the frame or the rear of the frame. Each gate can be pivotally attached to a fixed side wall. The frame has vertically extending positioning beams or lugs that segment the raised floor into a plurality of load-holding positions. Each load holding position has a plurality of positioning beams or lugs that laterally hold a load module (e.g., palletized load) in position once a load is placed on the raised floor.
US10059514B2	Method of disposing of soiled materials in a lined storage bin Methods and apparatus for maintaining a sanitary disposal and storage bin for consumed medical products using a storage bin with a liner bag and an attached shielding grommet in the shape of a circle flattened on one end which, when soiled, may itself be placed in the liner bag within the container.
US10059509B2	Assembly box for transportation An assembly box for transportation is disclosed. The assembly box for transportation may comprise: a vertical corner frame arranged at a corner portion; first and second horizontal frames arranged perpendicularly, with the vertical corner frame interposed therebetween, so as to constitute upper and lower edge portions of a side wall; and corner brackets connecting the upper and lower ends of the vertical corner frames with ends of the first and second horizontal frames, respectively.
US10059508B2	Self-collapsing stackable intermodal shipping container The collapsible shipping container (10) may comprise a base (12), a roof (14), a pair of side walls (16), a pair of end walls (18), four telescoping corner columns (20), and means such as air jacks (21) and or scissors devices (52) for elevating and lowering the roof, side walls and corner columns. Each of the end walls (18) may be movable between up and down positions, each of the side walls (16) may be formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending, overlapping panels, and the means for elevating and lowering the roof, side walls and corner columns may be operative with the end walls (18) in their down positions.
US10059507B2	Apparatus for storing articles An apparatus for storing articles comprises one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags and a container. The one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags are configured for storing the articles therein. The container configured for storing the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags therein. The container has soft sides made of soft materials. In operation, when air within the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags is evacuated, the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags, and any articles stored therein, collapses into the container.
US10059503B2	Contoured ice pack system for a fish body Embodiments of the invention provide rigid (hard-sided) ice packs that include contours configured to cooperate with whole fish, as harvested. The contours allow the fish to have close contact with surfaces of the ice pack while also protecting the fish from being bruised, crushed, deformed, or otherwise damaged during storage or transportation.
US10059502B2	Container for anti-corrosive agent An anti-corrosion agent container (1), such that the anti-corrosion agent container (1) includes at least first and second chambers (2, 3). At least one perforated wall (5, 15) separates at least one of the first and the second chambers (2, 3) from the surroundings (10). The anti-corrosion agent container can be used in a wind turbine transmission to prevent corrosion.
US10059500B2	Re-sealable packages with independently peelable lidding member portions Improved packages and methods for constructing packages are provided that are designed such that the user can peel back a lidding member of the package to reveal an independently peelable portion covering one of the compartments. The independently peelable portion is a layer of the lidding member that maintains the respective compartment in an unopened (sealed) condition until the user independently peels that layer off to access the items in that compartment. The lidding member can be used to re-seal all of the compartments before and/or after the independently peelable portion is removed. The independently peelable portion may include a visual indication of a sealed condition of the compartment that serves as a tamper evidence feature. In multiple-compartment packages, peeling back the lidding member allows the user to access some of the compartments of the package, while at least one of the compartments remains sealed via the independently peelable portion.
US10059499B2	Individual package that can be arranged side-by-side in a row with label strips for a medically tight closure Package block (3, 5) consisting of individual packages (1, 2) that are mechanically coupled together and can be separated from one another by a shear force acting along the respective parting joint (11) and can be sealed medically tight at least in the vicinity of their container openings (14) by a continuous label strip (17), wherein the continuous label strip (17) consists of individual labels (18-20) connected to one another across parting edges (32), and that the parting edges (32) are aligned with the parting joints (11) between the individual packages (1, 2).
US10059490B2	Bung stopper closure for bung-type container A bung stopper closure includes a bung stopper and a sealing cap for bung-type containers, which is particularly suitable for machine closing of bung-type barrels in automatic filling plants for liquids.
US10059489B2	Pop-up container used for temporary storage A framework for a pop-up structure is provided comprising three or more loops (18, 12, 22) and a plurality of resilient deformable elongate members (14) extending between adjacent loops. The elongate members are pivotally attached to the loops (18, 12, 22) and the framework is extensible between a collapsed condition and a expanded condition, upon rotation of one loop relative to an adjacent loop. There is also provided a pop-up container comprising said framework and having an attachable cover.
US10059485B2	Carton with handle A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton has a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels include a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel, and a handle panel at least partially overlapping one of the first side panel and the second side panel. At least one gusset is foldably connected to the bottom panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel. An access feature is formed in the top panel for accessing the interior of the carton. A handle includes a handle opening in the handle panel. The handle opening is spaced apart from the access feature.
US10059484B2	Refillable container for use with vending machines A refill bottle, such as a laundry refill bottle, is disclosed that can be used with a consumer refill station to reuse the bottle over and over. The refill bottle includes automatic flow control valves, that allow the bottle to be filled, handled, dispensed from, and refilled innumerable times without a cap. The elimination of a cap alleviates the manufacturer and consumer of the tasks of installing, loosening, tightening, removing, and reinstalling or replacing the cap. The refillable bottle uses flow control valves, specifically an automatic filling valve, an automatic pressure vent valve, a manual/automatic dispensing valve, and an automatic vacuum vent valve. The refill bottle enables liquid and air to be exchanged during filling, handling, dispensing, and refilling.
US10059482B2	Two-stage container base A blow-molded container including a finish and a base. The finish defines an opening at a first end of the container that provides access to an internal volume. The base includes a diaphragm and a standing surface. The diaphragm extends radially outward from a central push-up portion. The standing surface of the container is at a second end of the container. In response to an internal vacuum caused by hot-filling and closing the container, the diaphragm is configured to move passively from an as-blown first configuration to a second configuration in which the diaphragm is closer to the first end of the container as compared to the as-blown first configuration. The diaphragm is configured to move from the second configuration to an activated third configuration in which the diaphragm is closer to the first end of the container in response to the diaphragm being externally actuated by a tool.
US10059479B2	Vacuum cementing system A vacuum cementing system has at least one cement powder cartridge and a container-opening system. The container-opening system has at least one container for at least one liquid and/or at least one powder, an opening device, and an outlet opening for applying a negative pressure. When a negative pressure is being applied, the opening device is mobile relative to at least a part of the at least one container. The vacuum cementing system has a means for connecting the cement powder cartridge to the at least one container and utilizes necessary vacuum for automatically opening the at least one container.
US10059476B2	Aseptic filler for flowable products An aseptic filler apparatus (30) includes an actuatable fitment plug assembly (500) that may be placed against the bottom of a fitment collar, which is in communication with a flexible bag to be filled with flowable food products, thereby to prevent steam or other gasses or liquids from entering the fill bag when undesirable to do so. The plug assembly (500) includes a plug (502) mounted on a distal end portion of a pivot arm (504). The opposite end of the pivot arm is rotatably axled on a cross pin. A linear actuator (518) is connected to the distal end of a lug (512) projecting transversely from the pivot arm. The opposite end of the linear actuator (518) is pinned to a stationary location, enabling the actuator to pivot the plug (502) from an engaged position against the fitment collar and a retracted position away from the fitment collar.
US10059469B2	Portal chamber for entering or exiting a gravity chamber of a habitation module while the gravity chamber rotates A habitation module with a gravity chamber that rotates to provide an artificial gravity environment. In one embodiment, a portal chamber is installed adjacent to the gravity chamber and configured to rotate about the same axis. The portal chamber includes a brake mechanism to stop the rotation of the portal chamber, a first access opening for a crew member to pass between an interior of the habitation module and the portal chamber while rotation of the portal chamber is stopped, an engagement mechanism that engages the gravity chamber to rotate the portal chamber about the axis at a speed of the gravity chamber, and a second access opening for the crew member to pass between the portal chamber and the gravity chamber while the portal chamber rotates at the speed of the gravity chamber.
US10059462B2	Helicopter hoist systems, devices, and methodologies A helicopter-hoist system is described. The system may include: hoist equipment, illumination systems, range-measuring equipment, camera(s), communication systems, display devices, processing/control systems including image-processing systems, and power-management systems. The system may also include a smart-hook for measuring a load on the hook. Based on the measured load on the cable, the lighting may be illuminated in different manners. In another aspect, the system may communicate with display devices, which render images of a mission to helicopter crew members or other observers. Measured parameters appurtenant to the mission—such as the weight of the load, height of the smart-hook above a surface, altitude of the aircraft, distance between the aircraft and end of the hook, location of the hook in three-dimensional space, forces on the hook and cable, and other mission-critical information—may be overlaid, or rendered proximate to the real images to provide crew members with a full understanding of a mission.
US10059457B2	Aircraft air conditioning system and method of operating an aircraft air conditioning system An aircraft air conditioning system comprising an ambient air supply line allowing a flow of ambient air therethrough, an ambient air cooling device to cool the air flowing through the ambient air supply line, and a discharge line connected to the ambient air cooling device and an aircraft cabin. A compressed air supply line allows a flow of compressed air therethrough, a compressed air cooling device is connected to the compressed air supply line to cool the air flowing through the compressed air supply line, and a discharge line is connected to the compressed air cooling device and to the aircraft cabin. A refrigerant circuit allows the flow of a two-phase refrigerant therethrough and converts the two-phase refrigerant from the liquid state into the gaseous state of aggregation and thereafter back again. The refrigerant circuit supplies cooling energy to the ambient air cooling device and the compressed air cooling device.
US10059453B2	Detachable seat mounted audio-visual entertainment system with locally storable, selectable, and updatable content A detachable seat mounted audio-visual entertainment system. The system has locally storable, selectable, and updatable content. The passenger in-flight entertainment device terminal has passenger selectable controls, a video display, an audio output, storage media such as a magnetic or “hard disk”, and a payment interface device such as a card swipe, all located in a seat which has been wired with power, local network, and audio wiring. A local, transport vehicle mounted local host computer provides supports the local network, and may be used to collect revenue slips resulting from passenger input to the payment interface device. Revenue slips may be posted to a remote server during a trip segment via satellite or direct radio frequency communication to receiving facilities providing connection to the internet, or alternately collected and posted batchwise.
US10059452B2	Airplane seat device An airplane seat device includes at least one airplane seat element implementing at least a portion of a table-less airplane seat, with at least one deposit and/or storage element which is embodied separate from the airplane seat element; the airplane seat element comprising at least one interface via which the deposit and/or storage element can be connected to the airplane seat element if required.
US10059451B2	Apparatus and method for providing package release to unmanned aerial system Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing package release for an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for releasing packages for retrieval by an unmanned aerial system comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround a plurality of packages stacked vertically in an extended position, a plurality of powered hinges at a base of each of the plurality of arms, and a control circuit coupled to the plurality of powered hinges. The control circuit being configured to: determine a height for a first lowered position for the plurality of arms at which the plurality arms do not obstruct an unmanned aerial vehicle from coupling with a coupling structure on a first package of the plurality of packages positioned at a top of the plurality of packages, and cause the plurality of powered hinges to pivot the plurality of arms from the extended position to the first lowered position.
US10059445B2	Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and data collection protection system (DCPS) Apparatus and methods are provided including a protection system against undesired interference, presence, or data collection by remotely operated vehicle (ROV) including unmanned aerial vehicles, etc. In particular, various embodiments of the invention include a system operable to protect entities from harm or risks associated with ROVs as well as sensors carried by ROVs.
US10059444B2	Systems and methods for integrating automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast capabilities in small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operations A system and method are provided to support accommodating safe integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) into the National Airspace Structure in the United States and to augment previously untracked aircraft positions by opportunistically acquiring their position information and forwarding this information to other systems for display. The disclosed schemes integrate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities in sUASs by providing an ADS-B receiver on the small unmanned aircraft or in association with a ground-based sUAS control and communication workstation. Processing of the ADS-B information is integrated with processing of acquired information on sUAS aerial platform operations. Processed integrated information is displayed locally on the workstation and transmitted to other facilities to be remotely displayed. Acquired position information for the sUAS aerial platform and manned aerial vehicles in a vicinity of the sUAS aerial platform are converted to formats commonly used by air traffic control systems.
US10059439B2	Pilot assistance system According to one embodiment, a pilot assistance system includes a trim assembly and a trim assembly control system. The trim assembly is operable to communicate with a pilot control device and operable to apply a force against the pilot control device in resistance of a command received from a pilot via the pilot control device. The trim assembly control system is in communication with the trim assembly, configured to identify a first pilot control device position relative to a reference pilot control device position, and configured to instruct the trim assembly to apply a cueing force against the pilot control device if the pilot control device is positioned proximate to the first pilot control device position.
US10059432B1	Single lever control in twin turbopropeller aircraft Herein provided are methods and systems for controlling operation a first propeller of an aircraft, the first propeller associated with a first engine, the aircraft further comprising a second propeller associated with a second engine. A first requested engine power for the first engine is obtained. A second requested engine power for the second engine is obtained. The first propeller is synchronized with the second propeller by setting a first propeller command for the first propeller based on the first and second requested engine power, and the first propeller command is sent for the first propeller.
US10059426B2	Quick connection assemblies especially useful for coupling aircraft antenna fairings to airframe structures Aircraft antenna fairing assemblies include a fairing shell and connection components for positionally fixing the fairing shell to airframe structure of an aircraft. The connection components may comprise a guide assembly having a guide head and a receiver defining a guide channel for receiving the guide head therewithin, and a latch assembly for latching the fairing shell to the airframe structure of the aircraft. The receiver of the guide assembly may define a generally C-shaped or generally U-shaped channel for receiving the guide head therewithin.
US10059425B2	Aircraft having a self-erecting partition element in a compartment inside the fuselage An aircraft comprising a fuselage defining a longitudinal axis and an interior compartment. Along the axis, in cross-section perpendicular to the axis, the compartment is enclosed by a floor, sidewall and ceiling structure. The aircraft further comprises an environmental control system comprising a conduit system through which a pressurized fluid is supplied, at least one first terminal disposed inside the compartment and in fluid communication with the conduit system, and a selectively inflatable and deflatable partition element. The partition element comprises at least one second terminal and is constructed such that it is inflatable from a deflated condition into an inflated condition by establishing a fluid communication between the second terminal and the first terminal. In the inflated condition the partition element completely closes the cross-section of the compartment, thereby dividing it into two portions, and in the deflated condition collapses and at least partially unblocks the cross section.
US10059424B2	Arrangement for moving a door in swinging and sliding motions The present invention aims at providing an arrangement for moving a door in both a swinging and a sliding manner, in which a pivoting means allows the rotation of the door around at least two axes of rotation—a slide axis around which the pivoting that allows the sliding motion takes place, and a swing axis, further passing through a swing point of a guiding means intended for allowing the door to slide over a guiding rail, around which the door swings.
US10059422B1	Filling apparatus for high-altitude balloons Aspects of the disclosure provide a fill port apparatus for filling high altitude balloons, such as those used in communications networks, with lighter than air lift gasses. For instance, the fill port apparatus includes a tubular body portion having a passageway extending between a first end and a second end of the tubular body portion. The fill port apparatus also includes an attachment structure arranged at the first end of the tubular body portion. This structure is configured to attach to a top plate of a balloon envelope. The fill port apparatus also includes a plurality of energy directing structures arranged on an interior surface of the tubular body portion. These energy directing structures extend into the passageway from the interior surface and are each configured to contact at least one other of the plurality of energy directing structures when the tubular body portion is welded to itself.
US10059420B1	Payload separation for balloon flight termination Aspects of the disclosure relate to terminating flight of a balloon that may include separating a connection between a balloon envelope and a payload of the balloon. In one example, a payload separation apparatus includes a first shaft configured to attach to the envelope, a second shaft configured to attach to the payload, a pair of arms, and a bracket arranged to secure the pair of arms to the first shaft. In another example, a system includes a flight termination assembly having a cutting edge configured to cut an opening in the envelope and a payload separation apparatus. The apparatus includes a first shaft configured to attach to the envelope, a second shaft configured to attach to the payload, a pair of arms, and a bracket configured to secure the pair of arms to the first shaft. The system also includes a controller configured to activate the cutting edge.
US10059416B2	Engine for outboard motor An engine for an outboard motor is provided with an engine body, an intake system configured to supply combustion air to the engine body, an exhaust passage formed by connecting the engine body and middle and lower units thereunder, a catalyst provided in the exhaust passage, and an air pump configured to supply secondary air to an upstream side of the catalyst. The intake system is arranged in a side portion of one side of the left or right side of the engine body, and the exhaust passage and the air pump are arranged in a side portion of the other side of the left or right side of the engine body.
US10059415B1	System and method for controlling a tilt-trim position of a marine propulsion device A system for controlling a tilt-trim position of a propulsion device on a marine vessel includes a user input device generating a command to rotate the propulsion device to a desired tilt-trim position, a position sensor sensing a current tilt-trim position of the propulsion device, a control module receiving the user command and the current tilt-trim position, and a tilt-trim actuator rotating the propulsion device. In response to determining that the propulsion device's engine is not running, the control module rotates the propulsion device until the desired tilt-trim position is achieved, and starts the engine in response to determining that the current tilt-trim position does not exceed a threshold. In response to determining that the engine is running, the control module determines whether a vessel and/or engine speed condition is met, and if so, rotates the propulsion device about the tilt-trim axis until the desired tilt-trim position is achieved.
US10059409B2	Taut inverted catenary mooring system A Taut-Inverted-Catenary (TIC) mooring system may be implemented using only field-proven components. The mooring lines yield a positive uplift force on the anchors in all conditions. In the inverted-catenary configuration, geometric stiffness is provided by a subsurface spring buoy or distributed buoyancy elements on the line. The TIC system consists as much as possible of light-weight components, such as polyester fiber rope. Since the uplift force on the anchor is always positive, clearance between polyester rope and the seabed is provided. All geometric stiffness is provided by the spring buoy. Therefore, a ground chain between the seafloor anchor and the fiber rope is not necessary.
US10059407B1	Watercraft seat accessory adaptor systems A watercraft seat accessory adaptor system for mounting a canopy assembly on a watercraft includes a watercraft seat mount assembly including a base portion, a seat portion carried by the base portion and a watercraft seat carried by the seat portion. An accessory support member includes an elongated base segment carried by the seat portion of the watercraft seat mount assembly in rotatable relation to the seat portion. An accessory mount segment may be carried by the base segment. The accessory mount segment may be suitably configured for mounting the canopy assembly.
US10059406B1	Marine drain valve A valve for use with a vessel drain tube includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a bore extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end. The valve includes an external seal on the outer surface of the body for sealing with the drain tube, at least one internal seal on the inner surface extending into the bore, a retaining member extending at least partially into the bore and being spaced from the internal seal, and a sealing member displaceable between the internal seal and the retaining member. The sealing member is configured to seal with the internal seal in a valve closed, first configuration and to not seal with the internal seal in a valve open, second configuration.
US10059404B2	Wake diverter In various embodiments, a wake diversion system operates to manipulate the characteristics of the stern waves produced by a watercraft as it passes through water. In one embodiment, the wake diversion system includes a wake diverter that is comprised of a body, a panel, and a plurality of boat attachment mechanisms. The wake diverter is removably attachable to the side of the hull of a watercraft such that it obstructs the natural flow of water around the hull of the watercraft on side of the watercraft to which it is attached.
US10059399B2	Mid drive electric bicycle powerflow with planetary gear overdrive and stepped pinion planetary A product may include a gear set that may have a first gear, a second gear that may be engaged with the first gear and a third gear. The third gear may be held from rotation and may be engaged with the second gear. A carrier may carry the second gear for rotation. A crank may be continuously connected with the carrier to provide input thereto. A torque measurement device may be connected to the third gear.
US10059398B2	Straddle-type vehicle An axle extends in an axial direction. A front wheel is rotatable around a wheel rotational axis. A front wheel supporting arm rotatably supports the axle. A front fork swingably supports the front wheel supporting arm such that the front wheel supporting arm is rotatable in a first direction about the wheel rotational axis. A rotary member is rotatable together with the axle around the wheel rotational axis. An axle rotation detector is supported on the axle opposite to the rotary member in the axial direction to be rotatable around the wheel rotational axis to detect a difference between rotational speeds of the axle rotation detector and the rotary member. A link mechanism is provided between the axle rotation detector and the front fork to turn the axle rotation detector in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction about the wheel rotational axis.
US10059395B2	Bicycle training wheel assembly The present invention relates to a bicycle training wheel assembly that uses uniquely, spherical wheel made of rubber or polyurethane substances of optimal consistency for this utility, as opposed to using the conventional cylindrical wheel. The foregoing properties of the said spherical wheel provide bounce and shock absorption. This invention allows the rider to obtain better balance and stability while learning to ride the bicycle. The assembly attaches to both sides of the rear wheel axle of the bicycle.
US10059389B2	Tracked vehicle A track system for steerable vehicles having at least one axle. The track system is capable of adjusting to changes in terrain by pivoting in clockwise and counterclockwise directions relative to an axle assembly as the vehicle moves across the ground. The pivotal movement of the track system relative to the axle assembly is restricted by a limiter attached to an inboard member of the track system frame. Pivotal movement is limited by the axle assembly housing engaging the limiter when the track system pivots in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to a maximum point along a pivot arc.
US10059387B2	Fifth wheel hitch and associated systems and methods The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to an improved fifth-wheel hitch which features a pivotally-mounted head assembly. The hitch assembly has a rocker assembly which allows for the pivotal movement of the head during mounting. The rocker can be secured in a fixed position during transport. A multi-point jaw assembly is also provided. A rail kit adaptor and gooseneck adaptor are also provided. The assembly is light and engineered for quick and efficient installation and use in the bed of a truck.
US10059386B1	Air deflector for convertible automotive vehicle An automotive vehicle includes a body having an occupant compartment. The vehicle additionally includes a windshield frame coupled to the body and disposed at a fore portion of the occupant compartment. The windshield frame has an upper periphery. The vehicle also includes a roof disposed to selectively cover the occupant compartment. The roof has an extended position in which the roof covers the occupant compartment and a retracted position in which the roof does not cover the occupant compartment. The vehicle further includes an airfoil coupled to the windshield frame by a linkage. The linkage has a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the airfoil projects above the upper periphery of the windshield frame with a gap therebetween. In the stowed position the airfoil does not project above the upper periphery of the windshield.
US10059384B2	Self-deploying apparatuses, assemblies, and methods for drag reduction of land vehicles Examples of drag reduction apparatuses and assemblies for land vehicles, and particularly for attachment to a door of a land vehicle operated by a cam lock bar, are described. A drag reduction apparatus may include a plurality of panels foldedly coupled together and automatically deployable into an unfolded configuration. The panels may be coupled to a base panel that is coupled to the door of the land vehicle by a double-hinge mechanism operated by the cam lock bar. The double-hinge mechanism may draw the base panel toward the centerline of the rear of the land vehicle to allow the door to fully open with the drag reduction apparatus attached. The apparatus may be attached to two adjacent doors of a land vehicle and a plurality of panels on one door configured to overlap with a plurality of panels on the adjacent door.
US10059381B2	Joint structure body of members Mechanical properties, in particular torsional rigidity and absorbed energy properties in axial crushing, of a joint structure body including a joint formed by joining members are further improved.Provided is a first member, a second member, an end of the second member being thrust against a surface of the first member, and a joint that joins the first member and the second member are included. The joint includes an end flange that is formed continuously along the end of the second member and of which at least one part overlaps the surface of the first member and a unit joint that joins the end flange and the first member. The end flange is formed continuously to at least one part of the end of the second member via a rising curved surface portion and the rising curved surface portion includes a wall-thickened portion of which a sheet thickness is made larger than a sheet thickness of the second member. At least one part of the unit joint is provided in a range of 3 mm or less from a boundary between the end flange and the wall-thickened portion.
US10059375B2	Vehicle body side structure A vehicle body side structure includes a left center pillar, and the left center pillar includes a pillar inner, a pillar stiffener, and a stiffener reinforcing member. The pillar inner and the pillar stiffener form a pillar closed section. The stiffener reinforcing member is arranged in the pillar closed section. The stiffener reinforcing member is joined to an upper and lower general surfaces on upper and lower sides of a hinge mount surface of a pillar stiffener. In this state, a gap is formed between the stiffener reinforcing member and the upper hinge mount surface.
US10059371B2	Steering system for an automated driving process of a motor vehicle A steering system for an automated driving process of a motor vehicle having at least one steering controller, a power electronics unit, apparatus for adjusting a steering angle, and an electric motor. The steering system includes a steering controller which generates steering control commands dependent on the data of a surroundings sensor system. The steering control commands are converted into actuation signals for the electric motor by the power electronics unit, and the electric motor then actuates the apparatus for adjusting the steering angle. The steering controller generates a current steering control command and at least one future steering control command dependent on the data of the surroundings sensor system and transmits the steering control commands to the power electronics unit.
US10059366B2	Electrically driven power steering device An electric power steering device includes a housing, a rotating shaft for steering, a worm wheel, a worm shaft, a tip side bearing, an electric motor, and biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism includes a wedge piece and an elastic member for a wedge piece. The wedge piece is disposed between an outer circumferential surface of the tip side bearing and an inner circumferential surface of the housing in a state where the wedge piece in a circumferential direction is displaceable. The elastic member for a wedge piece applies elastic force toward one circumferential side to the wedge piece.
US10059363B2	Steering device A pair of clamp parts (38 and 38) are provided on both sides of a front end portion of an outer column (11a) in a width direction and enclosed in three directions by slit portions. The clamp parts bend when an interval of inside surfaces of a pair of support plate units constituting an upper bracket is reduced so as to elastically sandwich an outer peripheral surface of an inner column (10a). First and second surfaces (49a and 49b) are provided on both sides of the outer column (11a) in the width direction and are spaced apart in a vertical direction such that each of the pair of clamp parts (38 and 38) is arranged therebetween, and such that torque acting on the outer column (11a) via the first and second surfaces is transmitted to inner surfaces of the support plate units.
US10059357B2	Collapsible utility cart A cart includes a platform assembly, a handle assembly, first wheel assembly and a second wheel assembly. In use, the cart may folded from a deployed position in which it rolls along a surface to transport items, to a stowed position, in which it is collapsed in a compact geometry for storage. The cart may be further integrated into a chair, chaize lounge, garden cart, bicycle utility cart or a bicycle passenger cart.
US10059355B2	Communication device for rail vehicle, rail vehicle equipped with said device This communication device for rail vehicle is of the type comprising a wireless communication stage to communicate with a control beacon on at least one communication spectrum band of a spectral range sub-divided into several predetermined channels.
US10059336B2	Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a vehicle trajectory according to deviations of a driver from expected inputs System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to dynamically adjusting a vehicle trajectory according to driver deviations. In one embodiment, a method includes generating expected inputs for controlling the vehicle along a segment of a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling by analyzing a present context of the vehicle using a driver model. The expected inputs as controls for operating the vehicle to maintain a preferred trajectory along the segment. The method includes computing a variance of received inputs from the expected inputs by comparing the expected inputs with the received inputs. The method includes controlling the vehicle based, at least in part, on the expected inputs when the deviation score satisfies a deviation threshold indicating that the received inputs are inadequate to maintain the vehicle along the preferred trajectory.
US10059335B2	Systems and methods for hazard mitigation A system and method to avoid collisions on highways, and to minimize the fatalities, injury, and damage when a collision is unavoidable. The system includes sensor means to detect other vehicles, and computing means to evaluate when a collision is imminent and to determine whether the collision is avoidable. If the collision is avoidable by a sequence of controlled accelerations and decelerations and steering, the system implements that sequence of actions automatically. If the collision is unavoidable, a different sequence is implemented to minimize the overall harm of the unavoidable collision. The system further includes indirect mitigation steps such as flashing the brake lights automatically. An optional post-collision strategy is implemented to prevent secondary collisions, particularly if the driver is incapacitated. Adjustment means enable the driver to set the type and timing of automatic interventions.
US10059330B2	Drafting detection and vehicle operation optimization system A system for improving performance or efficiency of operation of a vehicle. The system includes a sensor configured to detect current vehicle speed data and current vehicle slope data. The system includes a pedal control unit configured to detect current pedal position data. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to determine expected driving power demand based on current vehicle speed data and vehicle slope data. The ECU is configured to determine detected driving power demand based on current pedal position data. The ECU is configured to detect a drafting condition when the expected driving power demand exceeds the detected driving power demand. The ECU is configured to adjust, when the drafting condition is detected, at least one of a chassis control setting, an engine control setting, a transmission control setting, or a hybrid control setting to improve performance or efficiency of operation of the vehicle.
US10059329B2	Method for operating an electric or hybrid vehicle with shiftable transmission and electric or hybrid vehicle At least one electric motor is employed for propelling an electric or hybrid vehicle with a shiftable transmission. Upon reaching a shift threshold, a shift operation is performed in the transmission of the vehicle, wherein a value specifying the shift threshold is varied depending on at least one parameter. As the at least one parameter, a speed is used, at which a power provided by the at least one electric motor for propelling the vehicle has a maximum.
US10059327B2	Energy harvesting system for vehicle Briefly stated, technologies are generally described for harvesting energy for a vehicle having an engine and a torque converter. In various examples, an energy harvesting system is described, where the torque converter may be configured to have an input shaft driven by the engine, and an output shaft. Each of the input shaft and output shaft of the torque converter may be mechanically coupled to one of a first portion and a second portion of an electric generator. The electric generator may generate electrical energy using a rotational speed difference between the input shaft and the output shaft of the torque converter. As a result, the electric generator may store at least a portion of the electrical energy, which otherwise would be lost at the torque converter, in a charge storage device. The stored electrical energy may be transmitted to an assist motor configured to drive a rotation of wheels.
US10059326B2	Method of controlling change of travelling mode of hybrid vehicle and control apparatus thereof A method of controlling a change of a travelling mode of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes calculating, by a controller, system required power required by a device mounted within a hybrid vehicle and calculating a reference power. A travelling mode of the hybrid vehicle is then changed from an electric vehicle (EV) mode to a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode by operating an engine clutch to be connected when the system required power is greater than the reference power. The system required power is a value obtained by adding driver required power and power required by an auxiliary load device of the hybrid vehicle, and the reference power is power when a state of charge (SOC) of the battery providing power to the device of the hybrid vehicle is maintained in a normal region.
US10059322B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for detecting air brake spring failure on a vehicle Spring failure detection systems include an air brake cylinder having a spring axially extending therein, a sensor coupled to the air brake cylinder and configured to sense forces applied to the air brake cylinder, an indicator coupled to the sensor and configured to indicate failure of the spring based on the forces sensed by the sensor, and a controller in communication with the sensor and configured to control the indicator. Methods for detecting failure of a spring are also disclosed.
US10059319B2	Actuating unit for a hydraulic brake system An actuating unit for a brake system, comprises a pedal connection element that charges a booster piston with an actuating force. An elastically deformable reaction disk, absorbs the actuating and boosting forces of the booster and releases the sum of said forces to a working piston. An electrically controllable pressure supply device outputs pressure which acts upon the booster piston. The actuating unit further comprises an extension arm for detecting the differential path between the pedal connection element and the booster piston and a sensor device that detects the differential path. An electronic control unit receives the signals from the sensor device and uses said signals for controlling the pressure supply device. Differential path information is transported by the extension arm to a location near the sensor device that is radially and axially offset by the reaction disk.
US10059317B2	Pressure control valve arrangement having an eccentrically mounted double magnet A pressure control valve arrangement for controlling fluid pressure in a brake system of a vehicle includes two diaphragm valves and two electromagnetic control valves, activatable by an electronic control device, for the pilot control of the diaphragm valves. The two electromagnetic control valves have a double magnet with two magnet coils and magnet armatures and are actuatable by current being applied to the magnet coils. The housing has at least one pressure medium connection, connected to a service brake valve, for acting with pressure upon and/or relieving the pressure of the pressure control valve arrangement and at least one connection for connecting to a brake cylinder. A plane of symmetry of the mid-axes of the magnet coils of the double magnet is arranged in parallel and offset by the amount of an eccentricity, with respect to a mid-axis of the pressure medium connection.
US10059315B2	Vehicle brake-control-system, vehicle comprising a brake-control-system and a method for controlling a vehicle brake system A vehicle, a method and a vehicle brake-control-system are provided. The host vehicle comprises a steering wheel, a vehicle brake system, at least one sensor arranged to monitor a sensor monitoring area of a host vehicle surrounding and an autonomous operating arrangement which is arranged to control steering and velocity of the host vehicle in an autonomous operating mode at least partly based on information received from the at least one sensor. The vehicle brake-control-system is arranged to determine if the steering wheel is manually operated when the vehicle is operating in the autonomous driving mode, and if so control the vehicle brake system to perform braking of the host vehicle.
US10059314B2	Bail compensation joint for rail vehicles A bail compensating joint may include a threaded push rod, a ratchet in threaded connection with the push rod for rotational motion thereon, and a helical joint including a first bearing and a second bearing mounted on the ratchet for facilitating rotation of the ratchet. The second bearing is supported by an annular composite race member formed by a metal annular inner race member joined with a resiliently deformable annular outer member. In another embodiment of the bail compensating joint, a pair of spherical joints is disposed on opposite sides of the ratchet, the spherical joints supporting the respective first and second bearings.
US10059313B1	Hydraulic motor having a dual brake system A hydraulic drive unit for use in a vehicle or other application incorporates a motor disposed in a housing and connected to a pump through a porting system, and an output shaft driven by the motor. A mechanical brake is used to brake the motor, while a valve provides a hydraulic brake for preventing flow between the hydraulic motor and the hydraulic pump. A brake actuator is connected to both the mechanical brake and the hydraulic brake, whereby actuation of the brake actuator causes both the mechanical brake and the hydraulic brake to be actuated.
US10059310B2	Streamlined flat windscreen wiper A streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle is disclosed. The flat wiper includes a longitudinal wiper blade, at least one longitudinal stiffening member, a longitudinal member for retaining the wiper blade and the stiffening member, a longitudinal streamlined portion having two terminal caps and a central mounting extending between the terminal caps and being connected thereto. The mounting includes means for fixing to the stiffening member or to the member for retaining the stiffening member, and each cap comprising means for guiding in translation terminal parts of the member.
US10059307B2	Wiper system for a vehicle that disengages in the event of torque exceeding a threshold The invention relates to a drive mechanism and a wiper system for a vehicle. The mechanism comprises a coupling member (22), a drive head (10) having means (20) for connecting to a wiper blade arm (48) and a slide (32) arranged so as to rotatably engage the member with the head when a value of a torque applied to the head relative to the member is less than a predetermined threshold, and, when this is not the case, to rotatably disengage the member and the head by sliding in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the member.
US10059305B2	Vehicle communication system A vehicle communication system includes a vehicle mounted device equipped to a vehicle, a mobile device carried by a user and performing a wireless communication with the vehicle side communication unit, a mobile terminal carried by the user and performing a wireless communication with the mobile device. The mobile terminal acquires a parking position of the vehicle when the user gets off the vehicle, detects a position of the mobile terminal, and calculates a distance between the parking position and the mobile terminal based on the parking position and the position of the mobile terminal. When the calculated distance falls within a predetermined range, the mobile terminal transmits, to the mobile device, distance information including the calculated distance. When receiving the distance information, the mobile device transmits, to the vehicle mounted device, approach information including the distance information.
US10059301B2	Sensor assembly for a vehicle occupant protection device A vehicle occupant protection device (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a seat of a vehicle includes an inertia member (66) that engages an element (54). The inertia member (66) is movable relative to the element (54) from an unactuated position to an actuated position in response to at least one sensed vehicle condition for activating the occupant protection device (10). A vertical axis (83) extends through the center of mass of the inertia member (66) when the inertia member (66) is in the unactuated position. At least one of the element (54) and the inertia member (66) has at least one planar surface (80) that extends at an angle relative to the vertical axis (54). The inertia member (66) and element (54) are movable relative to one another along the at least one planar surface (80) to place the inertia member (66) in the actuated position to activate the occupant protection device.
US10059299B2	Airbag device An airbag device capable of preventing an occupant from contacting a center console and restraining rotation of the occupant head. The airbag includes a first airbag deployed in front of an occupant of a seat to restrain the occupant from moving forward, and a second airbag coupled to a side of the first airbag on a center side of a vehicle interior to restrain the occupant from moving laterally during deployment. The second airbag has a front end portion that reaches a center console during deployment, and a rear end portion positioned further behind a rear end of the first airbag and extending to a center of the head of the occupant during deployment while the occupant is in contact with the first airbag.
US10059296B2	Vehicle table with deployable airbag A vehicle interior includes an interior compartment and a table in the interior compartment. The table has a top surface including a perimeter. An airbag extends around the perimeter of the top surface of the table. The airbag is inflatable in response to a vehicle impact to limit the likelihood of an occupant impacting the table and/or to absorb energy from the occupant during the vehicle impact.
US10059295B2	Structure for absorbing impact near seat belt anchor bolt An impact absorbing structure absorbs an impact applied from outside or inside of a vehicle near a seat belt anchor bolt that protrudes from the vehicle body panel toward the inside of the vehicle. The impact absorbing structure includes a cylinder body that accommodates a head part of the seat belt anchor bolt; an impact absorbing box arranged adjacently to the cylinder body, the impact absorbing box including a top plate facing the vehicle body panel; a base that supports the impact absorbing box; an attaching unit that attaches the base to a back face of the vehicle interior component; a stepped portion arranged on a side face of the impact absorbing box as a base point of crush deformation of the impact absorbing box; and a rib arranged between the impact absorbing box and the cylinder body to prevent escape of the impact absorbing box due to tilting thereof.
US10059291B2	Vehicle lower structure A vehicle lower structure includes: an introducing port into which air is introduced, the introducing port being provided to a front part of a vehicle; an air outlet from which the air blows, the air outlet being provided to an underfloor downward of a bumper cover in a vehicle-vertical direction, the bumper cover being located at the front part of the vehicle; and a spat provided frontward in a vehicle-longitudinal direction of a front wheel, the spat including: a front wall protruding from a front edge of the air outlet in the vehicle-longitudinal direction toward a vehicle-downward direction in the vehicle-vertical direction; and a rear wall protruding from a rear edge of air outlet in the vehicle-longitudinal direction toward the vehicle-downward direction, and the spat opening at both sides of the air outlet in a vehicle-width direction.
US10059289B2	Impact-absorbing structure for a motor vehicle The invention relates to an impact-absorbing structure for a vehicle, the structure of which comprises at least one side rail for supporting a bumper crossbeam, the side rail being a hollow profile member arranged according to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the impact-absorbing structure including the bumper crossbeam, at least one absorber placed between the side rail and the bumper crossbeam, the absorber being a hollow profile member intended for deforming in the event of an impact, one end of the profile member being intended to be inserted into the open end of the side rail, the end of the profile member being attached to the side rail via transversely arranged attachment means, and an attachment insert provided with opposing surfaces. Each of the opposing surfaces of the insert is provided with two transverse recesses arranged perpendicular to the opposing surfaces, and offset relative to one another.
US10059287B2	System and method for enhanced comfort prediction Methods, systems, and apparatus for enhanced comfort prediction. A system includes one or more external databases connected through a network to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a navigation unit for obtaining navigational map information, one or more sensors that monitor an environment of the vehicle, a memory to store a route history, a plurality of comfort adjustable vehicle components and an electronic control unit (ECU) that is coupled to at least the navigation unit, the one or more sensors, and the plurality of comfort adjustable vehicle component. The ECU may determine a predicted route set and one or more predicted ride interruption event based on the navigational map information, vehicle information and a route history. The ECU may detect a ride interruption event and send a first signal to the first comfort adjustable vehicle component to have the first comfort adjustable vehicle component operate in an enhanced comfort mode.
US10059286B2	Electric power source system An electric power source system for a vehicle includes a lead-acid battery electrically connected with the starting device in parallel as a first storage battery, a second storage battery electrically connected with the starting device in parallel, a switch device disposed between the lead-acid battery and the second storage battery on an electrical path connecting the lead-acid battery with the second storage battery, at least one electrical load electrically connected to the electrical path and disposed closer to the lead-acid battery, and a switch controller controlling the switch device to maintain a closed state except an engine start duration while the engine is being started by a starting device after a power of the vehicle is turned on.
US10059283B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle (10) has a body side part (14) and a trim component (18). To simplify the production of motor vehicles an additional component (20) is arranged between the body side part (14) and the trim component (18) to equalize the geometry between the body side part (14) and the trim component (18).
US10059277B2	Securing device for removably attaching a device to two mutually spaced head support rods of a motor vehicle seat A securing device for removably attaching a device to two mutually spaced head support rods (1a, 1b) of a motor vehicle seat (1), having a receiving bushing (3e) for receiving a plug element (2a) which is arranged on the device (2) and having a first and a second securing element (3, 3′, 4, 4′) with which the receiving bushing (3e) can be secured on the head support rods (1a, 1b). The first and the second securing element (3, 3′, 4, 4′) are formed on opposing sides for arranging on the head support rods (1a, 1b), and connectors (5, 5a, 5b) are provided for reciprocally connecting the securing elements (3, 3′, 4, 4′), wherein sliding elements (6a, 6b) are arranged between the securing elements (3, 3′, 4, 4′) and the head support rods (1a, 1b).
US10059276B2	Carrier for a two wheeled vehicle A bike carrier mounted on a drawbar for a trailer hitch receiver via a pivot mechanism that allows the carrier to pivot between an operational horizontal position and a compact vertical position. A slidable trigger bar extends from the pivot mechanism to the back of the carrier. Pulling the trigger bar from the back of the carrier releases the pivot mechanism, providing a convenient operating position. One or more add-on bike carrying tray assemblies may be attached to a first bike carrying tray assembly on the drawbar to hold multiple bikes. Each add-on tray assembly may have a respective slidable trigger bar that latches onto the trigger bar of the previous tray assembly. A pull on the trigger bar of the last add-on assembly releases the pivot mechanism. This operates the pivot mechanism from the back of the carrier.
US10059273B1	Vehicle roof top cargo carrier A vehicle roof top cargo carrier provides pivoting loading/unloading of all types of cargo to and from the carrier via the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle roof top cargo carrier has a frame attachable to existing rack members on the roof of the vehicle, a carriage movably carried on the frame and able to pivot with respect to the frame once the carriage is fully extended from the rear of the frame via pivot rods at the front of the carriage receivable in pivot brackets at the rear of the frame, and a support retained on the carriage and configured to adjustably telescope from the rear of the carriage for contacting the ground. The carriage has cargo receptacles for holding the cargo that can be changed to accommodate different cargo. For height reduction, the carriage may be removed from the frame while the frame remains connected to the vehicle.
US10059272B2	Automobile roof rack made of continuous fiber thermoplastic composite An automobile roof rack made of a continuous fiber thermoplastic composite may include a resin body having a roof rack shape, and an insert-reinforcing layer formed on an inner surface of the resin body to be integrated with the resin body into a single body and made of a continuous fiber thermoplastic composite (CFT).
US10059269B2	Sliding package tray cargo cover A cargo area for a vehicle includes a load floor, a package tray, and a pair of cargo area side walls each comprising a package tray translating element including a vehicle-forward facing guide surface for translating the package tray between at least one deployed position at a spaced distance above the load floor and a stowed position on the load floor. Vehicle-forward upper and lower indents are disposed at spaced intervals along the vehicle-forward facing guide surface. A cooperating package tray retaining element includes vehicle-rearward upper and lower indents disposed on the cargo area side walls. A vehicle-forward edge of the package tray includes a follower element adapted for translating the package tray between the at least one deployed position and the stowed position. A vehicle-rearward edge of the package tray includes a retractable retaining element adapted to releasably and selectively engage the vehicle-rearward upper and lower indents.
US10059268B2	Drive system for an automatic step A drive system for an automatic step including an actuator for moving an automatic step, a crank arm pivotally coupled to the actuator and pivotable about a central shaft, and a first link pivotally coupled to the crank arm, the first link having first and second ends. The linkage comprises one or more force mitigation mechanisms capable of reducing forces eccentric to the actuator. A first force mitigation mechanism engages when the step is deployed or nearly deployed by aligning the central shaft with the first and second ends of the first link along a first axis to generally place eccentric forces originating from the step against the central shaft of the crank arm instead of directly engaging the actuator.
US10059261B2	Collision warning system A vehicle collision warning system including a vehicle that includes a first sensor configured to monitor for an exit condition, a second sensor configured to monitor for a hazard condition, an internal warning signal system configured to emit a warning signal to warn a vehicle occupant about the hazard condition, the internal warning signal system including at least one warning device configured to emit the warning signal, and a processor configured to detect an exit condition using a first signal from the first sensor, detect a hazard condition using a second signal from the second sensor, and control the at least one warning device in response to the hazard condition.
US10059260B2	Method of and system for generating virtual engine sound A method for generating a virtual engine sound and a virtual engine sound generating system using the same involve determining a basic waveform of a virtual engine sound based on engine variables including an engine RPM, primarily correcting a basic level of the basic waveform based on environmental variables to determine a primarily corrected waveform, secondarily correcting the primarily corrected waveform based on reaction variables to determine a final waveform, and generating a virtual engine sound having the final waveform through a sound generation device.
US10059257B2	Rear trunk button localization for end user A system for identifying a location of an external vehicle feature on approach by a user of the vehicle is disclosed, comprising (1) a vehicle including a steering system, a drive system, a brake system, a processor, and memory; (2) a control module coupled to the processor and configured to receive a wireless communication from a mobile device indicative of a user's proximity to the vehicle; and (3) a brake module coupled to the control module and configured to illuminate a lighting device on receipt of the wireless communication to identify a location of the vehicle feature.
US10059254B2	Communicating information regarding status of vehicle operation Tools, techniques, strategies, devices, and systems are provided for processing and communicating the status of the operation of a vehicle using the visual effects of lighting devices. A lighting system is provided that uses a wide range of sensors, automated functionality, and communication modules for providing visual indications to others regarding the state of a bicycle and/or its operator.
US10059252B2	Vehicle headlight control device A lamp ECU acquires, from a sensor, a position of a target light source of a forward vehicle when viewed from a sensor mounting position, calculates, on a basis of an amount of position deviation between a lighting fixture mounting position and the sensor mounting position, a parallax-corrected direction of a target position, based on the acquired position of the target light source, when viewed from the lighting fixture mounting position, and outputs a light shielding range on a basis of the calculated parallax-corrected direction.
US10059249B2	Compact and reusable shipping attachments for securing heavy machinery on a deck An assembly for securing machinery such as a gas turbine on a deck includes a first block unit configured to restrict vertical displacement of the machinery relative to the deck, and a second block unit configured to restrict axial and lateral displacement of the machinery. The first block unit includes a base block securable to the deck and an attachment block secured to the base block. The second block unit is engageable with the machinery base.
US10059246B1	Trailer assembly for transport of containers of proppant material A trailer assembly suitable for carrying a container of proppant has a frame with a first side rail and a second side rail extending in generally parallel relation to each other and a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted below the frame. The frame has a plurality of cross members extending between the side rails. First and second outriggers extend across the side rails so as to each have one end extending outwardly of one of the side rails and an opposite end extending outwardly of the other side rail. The first and second outriggers are suitable for receiving the container of proppant thereon. The frame has a first section positioned above the wheels and a second section positioned at a level lower than a level of the first section. The proppant container is placed on the first section.
US10059243B2	Motor vehicle having a sloping footrest A motor vehicle, such as a narrow motor vehicle, e.g., a left-hand drive motor vehicle, has a driver's seat and a driver's footwell, in which a footrest having a fixed tread surface is mounted. The transverse axis of the tread surface extends at an angle to a horizontal plane in which the front wheel axis of the motor vehicle is situated. In this arrangement, the tread surface slopes downward away from the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle, wherein the angle is chosen in accordance with the distance between the center of the tread surface of the footrest and an outer side wall of the driver's footwell and is in a range of 1-5 degrees.
US10059237B2	Vehicle seat armrest with retractable arm support portion A vehicle seat includes a seat base and a seatbelt buckle coupled to the seat base. An armrest is coupled to the seat base. The armrest includes a retractable arm support portion movable to positions between, and including, a retracted position and a fully extended position. The armrest is structured and coupled to the seat base such that, when the buckle is at a maximum forward position of the buckle and the retractable arm support portion is in the retracted position, a first plane extending perpendicular to a fore-aft axis of the seat and through a forward-most portion of the buckle is rearwardly spaced apart from a second plane extending parallel to the first plane and through a rear-most portion of the retractable arm support portion.
US10059235B2	Locking device for an actuator comprising an inertia locking member A locking device for an actuator, characterized in that it comprises a stationary ring that has an inner wall, a movable wheel comprising a cavity formed on the outer wall of the wheel opposite the inner wall of the ring, an inertia locking member located in the cavity, a resilient drawback member exerting a force on the locking member, the latter able by the inertia thereof to overcome the force exerted by the resilient drawback member to allow for the locking of the wheel via a wedging effect of the locking member between the cavity and the inner wall of the ring.
US10059232B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom. The vehicle seat further includes a seat-bottom foundation arranged to interconnect the seat bottom and seat back to translate back and forth relative to a vehicle floor.
US10059231B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat, includes a guide describing a trajectory, said vehicle seat being movable on the guide along the trajectory so that the vehicle seat is moved away from a vehicle center, and a front side of the vehicle seat is rotated about a vertical axis of the vehicle seat toward the vehicle center.
US10059230B2	Seat sliding device A seat sliding device that supports a seat so that the seat is slidable is provided. The seat sliding device includes a fixed rail having a first rail-surface and a second rail-surface, a movable rail that is configured to be slidable relative to the fixed rail, a roller that is mounted on the movable rail, a first rolling element that is formed into a sphere, and a first retainer that is mounted on the movable rail. The roller receives a downward load imposed on the movable rail and rolls to contact the first rail-surface. The first rolling element rolls to contact the second rail-surface. The first retainer presses the first rolling element against the second rail-surface while rotatably retaining the first rolling element.
US10059229B2	Seat sliding device for vehicle A rolling element holder holds a rolling element rotatably and slidably. A biasing unit biases the rolling element holder toward a first surface of a fixed rail. A projection is provided on the rolling element holder, and faces a second surface opposite to the first surface. The rolling element holder is configured so that a distance in an up-down direction from a contact point between the rolling element and the first surface to an end portion of the projection on the second surface side becomes larger as the rolling element approaches an end on one side in a slidable range of the rolling element, and so that the projection is brought into contact with the second surface at least when the rolling element is at the end on the one side.
US10059228B1	Haptic feedback for dynamic seating system A dynamic seating system includes one or more vehicle sensors that output information describing one or more operating characteristics of a vehicle; a calculation unit configured to determine a feedback level based on a degree of deviation of the one or more operating characteristics of the vehicle from a predetermined state; and a seating assembly configured to actuate based on the feedback level.
US10059227B2	Adjusting system for a vehicle seat An adjustment system for a vehicle seat with two rail pairs aligned in longitudinal vehicle direction, which are connected with each other via a carrier element oriented in transverse vehicle direction, which carries an electromotive driving device which via drive shafts is connected with a longitudinal adjustment device of the rail pairs. For use with different track gages of the rail pairs, the carrier element is formed as multipart element with at least two carrier element parts shiftable against each other in transverse vehicle direction.
US10059223B2	Power supply control apparatus and power supply control method A power supply control apparatus for a vehicle having a battery portion having a plurality of batteries of which a connection mode is switched to a series mode or a parallel mode, a device which can give or be given electric power to or from the battery portion, and a switching portion which switches the connection mode of the batteries to a series mode or a parallel mode has requiring portions which output respective requirements of the battery portion and the device in relation to the connection mode of the batteries based on respective conditions of the battery portion and the device, a determination portion which determines which of a series requirement and a parallel requirement is greater in number, and a determination.
US10059220B2	Electric transfer apparatus and control method thereof An electric transfer apparatus includes a controller that maintains power to a user interface of an electronic device when a contact failure occurs for a battery pack used to power the electronic device. The power may be maintained by connecting an auxiliary storage to the user interface when the contact failure occurs. A controller may control a switch to selectively connect the user interface to the battery pack or auxiliary storage.
US10059217B2	System and method for controlling battery switching serial/parallel connection of battery modules due to accelerator operation A system for controlling a battery to extend a driving mileage is provided. The system supplies a high voltage required to drive a motor by connecting a plurality of batteries in series by turning off a battery switching unit during engaged of an accelerator and balances voltage between the plurality of batteries. A voltage deviation is managed by connecting the plurality of batteries in parallel by turning on the battery switching unit when the accelerator is disengaged. The system includes a plurality of battery modules and a battery switching unit configured to connect the plurality of battery modules in parallel when an accelerator is disengaged and connect the plurality of battery modules in series when the accelerator is engaged. A motor driving unit is configured to receive an output by the battery switching unit when the accelerator is engaged.
US10059213B2	Charging devices within wheel portions Systems, methods, and devices are described with respect to storing energy in an electric vehicle. At least one coil winding located in a wheel assembly is provided, where the wheel assembly includes a tire and a rim. At least one charge storage device located in the wheel assembly is provided. At least one electrical storage unit located within the electric vehicle is provided, where an induced charge resulting from the at least one winding passing through an electromagnetic field created by at least one power transmission line is stored in the at least one charge storage device and transferred to the at least one electrical storage unit via the rim of the wheel assembly.
US10059212B2	Safety system, a method of operating a safety system and a method of building a safety system The invention relates to a safety system for an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle on a surface of a route, wherein the primary unit comprises at least one primary winding for generating an electromagnetic primary field for the inductive power transfer, wherein a charging surface of the route is assigned to the primary winding. The safety system comprises at least one inductive sensing system, wherein the inductive sensing system comprises multiple detection windings wherein the multiple detection windings are arranged in an array structure, and wherein the array structure covers the charging surface at least partially. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of operating such a safety system and a method of building such a safety system.
US10059202B2	Hydraulic control device for drive power distribution device A device is provided which performs highly-accurate control in low-torque regions while taking advantage of hydraulic pressure sealed-type hydraulic control devices. The device includes: a first characteristic (sealed pressurization) obtained by closing the on/off valve and driving an oil pump: a second characteristic (sealed depressurization) obtained by disabling drive of the oil pump and opening the on/off valve; and a third characteristic (flow-rate control) obtained by opening the on/off valve and driving the oil pump. In the process of supplying hydraulic pressure to a piston chamber in a low torque region, the device performs control according to the third characteristic. In the process of pressurizing the piston chamber in a torque region higher than the low torque region, the device performs control according to the first characteristic. In the subsequent process of depressurizing the piston chamber, the device performs control according to the second characteristic.
US10059201B2	All-wheel drive with active dry disconnect system A vehicle drive train for transferring torque to first and second sets of wheels includes a first driveline adapted to transfer torque to the first set of wheels and a first power disconnection device. A second driveline is adapted to transfer torque to the second set of wheels and includes a second power disconnection device. A hypoid gearset is positioned within one of the first driveline and the second driveline in a power path between the first and second power disconnection devices. The hypoid gearset is selectively disconnected from being driven by the first driveline and the second driveline when the first and second power disconnection devices are operated in a disconnected, non-torque transferring, mode. At least one of the first and second disconnection devices includes an active dry friction clutch.
US10059200B1	Magnetically stabilized propshaft bearing system A magnetically stabilized propshaft bearing system includes a bracket having a bearing receiving zone, an isolator arranged in the bearing receiving zone, and a propshaft bearing arranged in the bearing receiving zone and supported by the isolator. The propshaft bearing is receptive to rotatably support a propshaft for a vehicle. An electromagnet is mounted in the bracket surrounding a portion of the bearing. The electromagnet is selectively activated to shift the propshaft bearing within the bearing receiving zone.
US10059198B2	Improper fuel nozzle insertion-inhibiting assembly An improper fuel nozzle insertion-inhibiting assembly may include a cover having a nozzle inlet barrier door pivotally secured to the cover. The cover may include a safety-release groove that is configured to separate the cover into separate pieces upon exertion of sufficient force. A main body is secured to the cover and configured to connect to a fuel fill pipe. The main body may include a nozzle outlet barrier door pivotally secured to the main body. A debris filter may be secured to one or both of the cover and/or the main body. The debris filter is configured to prevent debris from passing into an internal chamber. A pivot-restricting member(s) may be secured within the internal chamber. The pivot-restricting member(s) is configured to prevent one or both of the nozzle inlet barrier door and the nozzle outlet barrier door from over-pivoting. At least one seal member may be configured to sealingly engage at least portions of the fuel fill pipe, the cover, and the main body.
US10059197B2	Valve device A valve device, a ventilation device having the valve device, and a motor vehicle tank device having the ventilation device. The connection between a valve inlet of the valve device and a tank outlet is to be opened and closed by the tank valve, and a connection between the inlet and the filler pipe outlet may be opened and closed by the filler pipe valve.
US10059192B2	System and method for adjusting air flow in an engine compartment of an off-road vehicle An air flow control system for an off-road vehicle includes a first movable side panel configured to be positioned proximate to a first lateral side surface of a body of an engine hood of the off-road vehicle. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a first signal indicative of a temperature of an engine of the off-road vehicle, to access a desired engine temperature range from a storage device, and to output a third signal to one or more actuators indicative of instructions to move the first movable side panel laterally outward relative to the first lateral side surface of the body to enable a flow of air through a gap between the first movable side panel and the body when the first signal indicates that the temperature of the engine of the off-road vehicle is greater than the desired engine temperature range.
US10059190B2	Power transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle uses an engine and a motor/generator as power sources, and includes: a torque converter including a planetary gear set having first, second, and third rotating elements, the first rotating element being selectively connected to a transmission housing, the second rotating element being connected to an engine output shaft of the engine, and the third rotating element being connected to a motor output shaft of the motor/generator; an input device including a first input shaft selectively connected to the motor output shaft through one clutch and a second input shaft that is disposed on a same shaft line as the first input shaft to be selectively connected to the motor output shaft through another clutch; and a shift output device shifting and outputting rotation power of the input device.
US10059184B2	Drive system, in particular for a self-propelled construction machine, in particular a soil compactor A drive system, in particular for a self-propelled construction machine, in particular a soil compactor, comprising an internal combustion engine comprising a drive unit, at least one hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic pump that can be driven by the drive unit, as well as a hydraulic-drive support unit with a hydraulic pump/motor assembly and at least one pressure fluid reservoir, wherein the hydraulic pump/motor assembly is or can be drivingly coupled with the drive unit or/and at least one hydraulic circuit, wherein the hydraulic pump/motor assembly can be operated in a charging operating mode by the drive unit or/and at least one hydraulic circuit as a pump to charge at least one pressure fluid reservoir and be operated in an drive support operating mode as a motor to provide a drive support torque for the hydraulic pump of at least one hydraulic circuit, characterized in that the hydraulic pump/motor assembly can be operated in a recirculation operating mode as a motor to start the drive unit.
US10059180B1	Tonneau cover assembly with tonneau divider A tonneau cover system for a truck bed according to the present disclosure includes at least one tonneau panel configured to couple to a truck bed. The panel has a generally planar body with an exterior side and an interior side. The system additionally includes a generally planar movable flap coupled to the interior side. The movable flap is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position the flap is disposed proximate and coplanar with the panel body, and in the deployed position the flap extends generally orthogonal from the body. The system additionally includes retention mechanism configured to selectively retain the flap in the deployed position or the stowed position.
US10059177B2	Structural component for motor vehicle part and motor vehicle part including the component The present invention relates to a structural component for motor vehicle closing part and a motor vehicle closing part including the component. The structural component includes a main body at least partially made of a first plastic and a strengthening portion with mechanical strength higher than that of the main body, characterized in that the strengthening portion is at least partially made of a second reinforced plastic and is integrally molded with the main body, and the mechanical strength of the second reinforced plastic is higher than that of the first plastic. With this structural component, the use of metal reinforcements can be reduced or even completely omitted, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing the weight of the closing part and hence saving cost.
US10059172B2	Air conditioning system, method for controlling the same and hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle, an air conditioning system and a method for controlling the air conditioning system are provided. The air conditioning system includes: an electric compressor; a mechanical compressor, connected with the electric compressor in parallel; a power battery, connected with the electric compressor and configured to supply power to the electric compressor; an engine, connected with the mechanical compressor and configured to supply a power source to the mechanical compressor; an engine controller, connected with the engine and configured to start the engine when the mechanical compressor is to be started; a battery manager, connected with the power battery and configured to detect a state of charge of the power battery; and a controller, connected with the engine controller and the battery manager and configured to start the electric compressor and the mechanical compressor at different time according to the state of charge of the power battery.
US10059168B2	Vehicle air conditioner device There is disclosed a vehicle air conditioner device which is capable of continuing an air conditioning operation also in a case where a disconnection failure occurs in a solenoid valve to change a flow of a refrigerant in each operation mode. Respective solenoid valves 17, 20, 21 and 22 to change the respective operation modes of a vehicle air conditioner device 1 are constituted so that the flow of the refrigerant changes to a cooling mode when all the solenoid valves 17, 20, 21 and 22 are non-energized. The vehicle air conditioner device executes a cooling mode during failure in which a controller adjusts all the solenoid valves 17, 20, 21 and 22 to be non-energized and operates a compressor 2, in a case where the disconnection failure occurs in one of the solenoid valves 17, 20, 21 and 22.
US10059166B2	Assembly comprising a generator and electric motors, for a vehicle cooling or air-conditioning system The invention relates to an assembly including: a heat engine; a generator, the shaft of which is rotated by the heat engine; one or more electric motors for the evaporators of a vehicle cooling or air-conditioning system, the generator powering the electric evaporator motor(s) by an inverter; one or more electric motors for the condenser of the cooling or air-conditioning system, in which the motors include a four-pole rotor, the generator directly powering the condenser motor(s) and the supply voltage of the condenser motor(s) being the generator output voltage; a compressor which is driven mechanically by the heat engine; and an auxiliary electric motor for driving the compressor when it is not being driven by the heat engine.
US10059165B2	Battery system with heat exchange device A battery pack is provided including: a plurality of battery cells arranged in multiple battery cell rows; one or more heat exchange spaces; and a device for providing heat exchange to the battery pack. Further, the device includes a heat conduction medium passage arranged in the heat exchange spaces, such that the heat conduction medium passage surrounds multiple battery cells each battery cell row. The heat conduction medium passage is provided with at least a first group of channels and a second group of channels, which are in contact with the surface of each battery cell, and a heat conduction medium is provided in the first group of channels and the second of channels. The heat conduction medium flows in the first group of channels in a direction opposite from the flow of the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels.
US10059164B1	Extension arm and method of use A method of operating at least one of a fan and a vent in a ceiling of a recreational vehicle using an extension arm, the extension arm including an elongated shaft with an operable end, comprising grabbing the extension arm with one's hand; engaging one of a turn switch, a turn crank, and a knob of one of the fan and vent in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle with the operable end; and at least one of operating the fan and vent by rotating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the operable end by rotating the extension arm with one's hand.
US10059154B2	Traveling device A traveling device includes a pneumatic tire mounted on a vehicle, an air pressure adjusting device that adjusts air pressure of the pneumatic tire, and an air pressure control device that increases the air pressure to be higher than a recommended inflation pressure when travel speed of the vehicle is not more than a designated speed.
US10059153B2	Pneumatic tire The pneumatic tire described herein is provided with, in a tread surface, at least two circumferential grooves continuously extending in a tread circumferential direction, and a resonator disposed in a land part defined between two circumferential grooves having different sectional areas of the at least two circumferential grooves, the resonator having an air chamber opened to a land part surface in a position separated away from the circumferential groove, one or more narrowed necks communicating the air chamber with one of the two circumferential grooves, and one or more narrowed necks communicating the air chamber with the other circumferential groove, wherein a sectional area S1 of the narrowed neck of the resonator, opened to a circumferential groove with a relatively large sectional area is smaller than a sectional area S2 of the narrowed neck of the resonator, opened to a circumferential groove with a relatively small sectional area.
US10059144B2	Remote acting articulating tool holder An articulated tool holder on an extension pole. The device uses an extension pole with a pivoting tool holder on the end of the pole. The tool holder is connected to a sliding hand grip on the extension pole, movement of which causes the tool holder to rotate so the tool can be used in different positions from the extension pole.
US10059143B2	Method for creating a three-dimensional effect from a two-dimensional work This is a method to alter a two-dimensional work into a three-dimensional version of that work, and then disguise it as a common two-dimensional work. The two-dimensional work must be malleable or made malleable by adhering a malleable backing, such as sheet metal, such that it retains the new shape when bent. Foreground elements of the work's subject matter are then moved physically closer to the viewer than background elements by sculpting techniques like bending, thus making the original work now three-dimensional. The work is then enclosed in a structure like a box with a window allowing the work to be seen. The window obscures the edges of the work such that viewing the art from multiple angles doesn't easily reveal the edge of work.
US10059142B2	Writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, and method for producing the same A writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, wherein the utensil/implement/device includes at least one shank element made of plastics material or a plastics-containing wood substitute. The at least one shank element has a surface, or in that the at least one shank element has a surface which is sheathed in a material layer having a cover surface. The surface of the shank element or the cover surface of the material layer is in the form of a haptic and/or non-slip layer. The haptic and/or non-slip layer has a structure formed in one piece with the shank element and/or the material layer. The structure is formed by corrugation.
US10059141B2	Method and device for providing attachment points for a folder A device for providing attachment points for a folder has a layer of material with an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface folds onto itself to form a doubled layer having a folded edge and a cut out section. A supporting segment at or near the folded edge closes the cut out section into an aperture for receiving a closing mechanism of a binder. The device is adhered to the inside of a folder at the folder openings arranged to receive the binder's closing mechanism. When the reinforced folded folder is mounted into a binder, both sides of the folded folder press against the attachment device to contain the attachment device in the folder, and the supporting segment presses against the closing mechanism to contain the folder in the binder.
US10059137B2	Apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes The invention relates to a method of aligning magnetic flakes, which includes: coating a substrate with a carrier having the flakes dispersed therein, moving the substrate in a magnetic field so as to align the flakes along force lines of the magnetic field in the absence of an effect from a solidifying means, and at least partially solidifying the carrier using a solidifying means while further moving the substrate in the magnetic field so as to secure the magnetic flakes in the carrier while the magnetic field maintains alignment of the magnetic flakes. An apparatus is provided, which has a belt for moving a substrate along a magnet assembly for aligning magnetic flakes. The apparatus also includes a solidifying means, such as a UV- or e-beam source, and a cover above a portion of the magnet assembly for protecting the flakes from the effect of the solidifying means.
US10059134B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a transport unit which includes a transport roller pair which transports a medium in a transport direction, a printing unit which prints onto the medium, a winding unit which winds the printed medium, and a tension application unit which applies a tension to the medium at a position between the transport roller pair and the winding unit. The tension application unit includes a pair of arms which are capable of rotating. A tension bar is supported on one end of the arms and comes into contact with the medium. The bar is rotated from an upper limit position to a lower limit position by transportation of the transport unit being performed two or more times.
US10059133B2	Printer and method of detecting near-end state of recording paper in printer A printer includes a printer body and a lid. The printer body includes a recording paper holder configured to accommodate a roll of recording paper and a projection provided on a bottom surface of the recording paper holder that contacts the recording paper. The lid is attached to the printer body to be opened and closed relative to the printer body.
US10059132B2	Tape cartridge A tape cartridge to be mounted in a tape printing apparatus including plural push switches which project from a mounting circumferential wall includes plural detection target portions that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the tape cartridge and to be opposed to the plural respective push switches when the cartridge is mounted in or unmounted from a cartridge mounting unit of the tape printing apparatus. Each of the plural detection target portions has a slide portion that extends in the mounting/unmounting direction and operates the associated push switch while sliding when the cartridge is mounted in the cartridge mounting unit.
US10059126B2	Thermal printer and portable terminal A printer includes a platen roller configured to feed recording paper by nipping the recording paper with a thermal head; a frame which includes a shaft support portion configured to support the platen roller so that the platen roller is rotatable about an axis direction thereof; a drive source arranged on an inner side of the frame in the axial direction with respect to the shaft support portion; a planetary gear mechanism which is arranged on the inner side of the frame in the axial direction with respect to the shaft support portion and is configured to reduce power of the drive source; and a power transmission mechanism which is arranged on an outer side of the frame in the axial direction with respect to the shaft support portion and is configured to transmit power of the planetary gear mechanism to the platen roller.
US10059125B2	Recording appartus with support unit supporting medium transport belt Provided is a recording apparatus that includes a transport belt for transporting a medium, a pressing roller configured to press the medium against the transport belt, and a support portion capable of supporting the transport belt. In the stated recording apparatus, the transport belt and the support portion make contact with each other when the pressing roller is pressed against the medium. By making the recording apparatus have the constitution as described above, it is possible to make the transport belt support the medium with certainty and suppress an increase in friction force between the transport belt and the support portion capable of supporting the transport belt.
US10059124B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes an ink ejecting head which ejects an ultraviolet curing ink, a supply flow path and a circulation outgoing path in which the ultraviolet curing ink which is supplied from an ink cartridge which stores the ultraviolet curing ink to the ink ejecting head flows, a circulation pump which is provided in the circulation outgoing path and emits heat, and a gas supplying module which is provided closer to an upstream side than the circulation pump in the supply flow path and the circulation outgoing path and supplies air to the ultraviolet curing ink which flows in the supply flow path.
US10059122B2	Conveyor line system and shipping container A conveyor line system including an image processing device configured to irradiate a recording part with laser light to perform at least one of image recording and image erasing, the conveyor line system being configured to manage at least one conveying container each including: the recording part in which the image recording is performed by irradiation with the laser light; and an image part in which a displayed image has been drawn, wherein a formula below is satisfied at a wavelength of the laser light with which the recording part is irradiated during the image recording: A+30>B where A denotes an absorbance of the recording part and B denotes an absorbance of the image part of the conveying container.
US10059121B2	Pigment dispersion, ink composition, inkset, and recording device A pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment, wherein the metal pigment contains plate-like particles, and in the case where the longitudinal diameter on the planar surface of the plate-like particle is X, the lateral diameter is Y, and the thickness is Z, the 50% average particle diameter R50 of a corresponding circle determined from the surface area in the X-Y plane of the plate-like particle is between 0.5 and 3 μm, and the condition R50/Z>5 is satisfied.
US10059119B2	Recording apparatus Disclosed is a recording apparatus that includes a recording head that ejects a liquid onto a medium, a liquid housing unit that houses the liquid, a supply path of the liquid from the liquid housing unit to the recording head, an assembly body that includes the recording head, a liquid receiving tray that receives the liquid leaking from the assembly body below the assembly body and that has an opening portion which opens at a position higher than a bottom portion.
US10059116B2	Liquid discharge apparatus having a pressure regulator A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head, a recovery tank, a supply tank connected to the recovery tank, and a pressure regulator. The pressure regulator includes a first cylinder connected to an upper portion of the recovery tank, a first piston movable in the first cylinder, a first valve configured to open and close a path between the recovery tank and the first cylinder, depending on a position of the first piston, a second cylinder connected to the first cylinder and an upper portion of the supply tank, a second piston movable in the second cylinder, a second valve configured to open and close a path between the supply tank and the second cylinder, depending on a position of the second piston, and a third valve configured to open and close a path between the second cylinder and an atmosphere, depending on a position of the second piston.
US10059114B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes, a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid onto a medium, a plurality of liquid containers 2 that stores liquid which is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, the liquid containers 2 being provided with protrusions 24a and 24b, and a holder 50 that carries the plurality of liquid containers 2, the holder including wall sections 57 and recesses 58a and 58b disposed inside the wall sections 57 into which the protrusions 24a and 24b of each of the plurality of liquid containers 2 are inserted, wherein the wall sections 57 at least adjacent to one another have different heights corresponding to the plurality of liquid containers 2.
US10059112B2	Liquid discharging apparatus The printing apparatus (liquid discharging apparatus) is provided with a support section that supports a medium, a discharge section that discharges ink on the medium supported on the support section, and a transport unit that transports the medium in a transport direction. The support section includes a support structure including a liquid permeable portion that supports the medium and allows ink to pass therethrough, and a liquid holding portion that holds ink that has passed through the liquid permeable portion.
US10059109B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head configured to eject liquid; a control unit that makes the liquid ejecting head execute a plurality of types of preliminary ejection, which are ejection of liquid onto a medium and ejection of liquid onto an area outside the medium; and a plurality of receiving portions configured to receive liquid ejected by preliminary ejection, wherein the control unit changes the receiving portion that receives liquid ejected by preliminary ejection depending on the types of preliminary ejection.
US10059108B2	Inkjet printing apparatus A controller of an inkjet printing apparatus is configured to raise a driving voltage to a target voltage, move the cap for an inkjet head from a covering position to a spaced position, and move a carriage, from which the cap is spaced, from a first position to a second position, simultaneously. The controller is further configured to cause the inkjet head to eject the ink toward an ink receiver in response to completion of boosting of the driving voltage and moving of the cap to the spaced position, and cause the conveyer to convey the sheet and cause the inkjet head to eject the ink in accordance with the recording command, in response to receipt of a recording command which instructs recording of an image on the sheet through a communication device, and completion of flushing.
US10059105B2	Mechanism for seamlessly splicing nozzles The present invention provides a nozzle seamless splice mechanism and an adjustment method for the same, and belongs to a field of printing machinery technology. The nozzle seamless splice mechanism and the adjustment method for the same may solve the problems of nozzles orifices stagger, reduced printing width or blankness exposed in the middle caused by the causes such as the fabrication error, the personal error, etc with respect to the existing nozzles. The nozzle seamless splice mechanism of the present invention comprises: splice mechanism comprising: a micro-device for detecting coordinates of orifices of nozzles; a nozzle adjustment base for fixing nozzles; a nozzle bottom plate connected with said nozzle adjustment base adjustably. The nozzle seamless splice mechanism of the present invention has a low cost, high adjustment efficiency, and achieves digitized adjustment.
US10059099B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus Provided is a liquid ejecting head which includes head bodies aligned in a direction of liquid ejection surface thereof, a flow-path member in which distribution flow path is provided to supply liquid to the head bodies, and flexible wiring substrates connected to the head bodies. The distribution flow path extends in the first direction. In addition, the flexible wiring substrates adjacent in the first direction overlap when viewed from the first direction. The distribution flow path is disposed in an area on one side with respect to the flexible wiring substrates, in a direction perpendicular to the first direction in the liquid ejection surface.
US10059097B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and printing system A method of generating print data includes: generating dot map data in which pieces of ink droplet discharging data for creating dots forming a printed image are arranged, for respective nozzles, at positions corresponding to positions of the dots; performing first correction in which positions of the pieces of ink droplet discharging data in the dot map data are corrected in a scanning direction based on position shift information that indicates an amount of shift of actual dot positions from intended dot positions formed in accordance with the dot map data, and corrected dot map data is generated; and performing second correction in which the positions of the pieces of ink droplet discharging data in the corrected dot map data are corrected in the scanning direction based on the corrected dot map data and information about a combination of nozzles used for forming the printed image.
US10059096B2	Liquid discharging apparatus, control method of liquid discharging apparatus, device driver, and printing system A control method of a liquid discharging apparatus includes: a discharge inspection step of inspecting discharge abnormality of a nozzle by a discharge inspection mechanism; a remaining oscillation inspection step of inspecting oscillation of the ink inside a pressure chamber by a oscillation inspection circuit when the discharge abnormality is detected; a first correction step of performing correction which corresponds to the attachment of the resin inside the pressure chamber with respect to the driving pulse when abnormality is detected in oscillation; a re-discharge inspection step of inspecting the discharge abnormality of the nozzle after the first correction step; and a second correction step of performing the correction which corresponds to the attachment of the resin inside the nozzle with respect to the driving pulse when the abnormality is not detected in the oscillation in the oscillation inspection step or when the discharge abnormality is detected in the re-discharge inspection step.
US10059094B2	Recording apparatus for ejecting ink The recording method includes ejecting a first ink for image forming and a substantially colorless second ink onto a recording surface of a recording medium at an ejecting unit, and controlling ejecting operations of the first ink and the second ink in the ejecting unit. The second ink is permeation ink configured to permeate the first ink into the recording medium from the recording surface to an opposite surface of the recording medium, and the opposite surface is opposite the recording surface. The controlling includes performing a plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink with respect to one ejecting operation of the second ink, so that at least a part of a landing position of the second ink and a landing position of the first ink overlap on the recording medium.
US10059093B2	Inspection system for in-line inspection of printed material produced on an intaglio printing press There is described an inspection system (50) for in-line inspection of sheet or web material on an intaglio printing press, wherein the inspection system comprises an optical quality control apparatus for carrying out inspection of a printed area on a printed side of the sheet or web material, the optical quality control apparatus including a camera system (55) with one or more camera units each comprising at least one line-scan camera (56) for scanning and acquiring an image of the printed area while the sheet or web material is being transported in the intaglio printing press past the camera system (55). A location of the at least one line-scan camera (56) in the intaglio printing press along a delivery path of the sheet or web material is such that cyclical vibrations that spread periodically throughout the intaglio printing press during operation of the intaglio printing press do not occur while the camera system (55) is scanning the printed area of the sheet or web material and acquiring a complete image of the printed area.
US10059090B1	Label Stacking Machine and Method A method of making a pad of labels comprises: printing display information on a top surface of a substrate; affixing a first layer of lamination material to a bottom surface of the substrate; affixing a second layer of lamination material to the top surface of the substrate, the second layer of lamination material having a release coating applied to a top surface thereof; applying an adhesive strip to a bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material, the adhesive strip being covered by a liner material; cutting the substrate having first and second layers of lamination material affixed into at least one label; removing the liner material to expose the adhesive strip after cutting the substrate into at least one label; and arranging the labels into a pad of labels.
US10059077B2	High resistance panels (HRP) A thermal insulation panel is consist of an impermeable barrier and backing, a surface of low emissivity, an adhesive, a mixture of phononic cocrystals at both sides, and a support material in a honeycomb structure in between two sides. The panel reduces heat transfer and has an overall thermal conductivity in order of 10−3 w/(m·K), and a density of 20-100 kg/m3. The panel can be cut to any sizes to meet requirements for installation, and can be stacked or piled up to meet the requirements of thickness and thermal resistance in application.
US10059074B2	Binding processing apparatus and image forming system A binding processing apparatus includes: a pressure-applying member pair that has multiple projections arranged side-by-side and applies pressure to a sheet stack by pressing the projections against the sheet stack; and an advancing-and-retracting part that causes at least one of the pressure-applying members in the pressure-applying member pair to move toward or away from the other pressure-applying member. A pitch of the projections in each pressure-applying member is from 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm, and a height of the projections is from 0.55 mm to 0.75 mm, and a load per unit area applied from each pressure-applying member to the sheet stack when the pressure-applying member applies pressure to the sheet stack is from 42 N/mm2 to 94 N/mm2.
US10059073B2	Single facer Disclosed is a single facer which comprises: a cartridge pivotally supporting a pair of corrugating rolls by a side plate; two cartridges pivotally supporting a pair of corrugating rolls by a side plate, respectively; a single facer body housing the two cartridges in a movable manner so as to exchange respective setup positions of the two cartridges between the in-use position and the rest position; and a hydraulic jack disposed just below the stacked cartridges in a vertical direction and configured to push the stacked cartridges upwardly, wherein, by pushing the stacked cartridges upwardly by the hydraulic jack, the single facer is operable to press an upper end of the side plate of the upper cartridge against a lower end of a ceiling member of the single facer body, so as to clamp the stacked cartridges by the hydraulic jack and the ceiling member of the single facer body.
US10059068B2	Composite structure and method of forming thereof A composite structure that includes a plurality of components coupled together forming a joint, wherein the plurality of components are oriented such that a gap is defined at least partially therebetween. The composite structure also includes a filler structure positioned in the gap. The filler structure includes a honeycomb core including side walls that define a plurality of core cells, and an amount of resin within each of the plurality of core cells. The honeycomb core side walls facilitate restricting crack propagation in the resin from spreading between adjacent pairs of the plurality of core cells.
US10059067B2	Small 4-axis fiber placement machine A composite placement machine has a simplified fiber delivery path from a creel to a lay-up table. A carriage is mounted for motion in the Y-axis along the length of an overhead beam. A composite placement head having a shiftable compaction roller is supported by the carriage. A stationary creel at one end of the overhead beam forms a band of composite material having a width that extends in the X-axis. A lay-up table is mounted for motion in the X-axis and rotary motion about a C-axis that is perpendicular to the X and Y-axes. The motion of the head in the Y-axis, the shiftable compaction roller, and the motion of the lay-up table X-axis and the C-axis allows the head to apply composite material to the lay-up table in both Y-axis directions in any orientation without twisting the band of composite material relative to the X and Y-axes.
US10059062B2	Device for producing three-dimensional models with special building platforms and drive systems The invention relates to a device for producing three-dimensional models in a continuous process, comprising a build surface which has a first end in the direction of movement and a second end in the direction of movement, at least one dosing device and at least one solidification unit, characterized in that the build surface is designed to transport heavy components, and the components are transportable over the build surface essentially without distortion, and also comprising a method therefor.
US10059057B2	Continuous fiber-reinforced component fabrication A machine for fabricating a fiber-reinforced component by additive manufacturing is disclosed. The machine may have a surface, a matrix feed configured to deposit a plurality of matrix layers on the surface, and a fiber feed configured to deposit a fiber layer on at least one of the plurality of matrix layers. The deposition of the plurality of matrix layers and the fiber layer may be controlled by a computer.
US10059053B2	Break-away support material for additive manufacturing A support material for use in an additive manufacturing system to print a support structure for a three-dimensional part. The support material includes a base resin that is substantially miscible with a part material used to print the three-dimensional part, and has a glass transition temperature within about 10° C. of a glass transition temperature of the part material. The support material also includes a dispersed resin that is substantially immiscible with the base resin, where the base resin and the dispersed resin are each thermally stable for use in the additive manufacturing system in coordination with the part material.
US10059051B2	Machine for forming thermoplastic articles and device utilized in the production thereof An assembly mountable on a machine including a gantry displaceable along an x-axis, a carriage mounted on such gantry displaceable along the y-axis, provided with means for extruding a beam of molten thermoplastic material, a tool carrier mounted on such carriage displaceable along a z-axis, a tool holder mounted on such tool carrier displaceable about a z-axis, a tool support shaft provided with an axis disposed in an x-y plane journalled in such tool holder and rotatable about the axis thereof, a dispenser conduit mounted on such shaft, perpendicular to such shaft axis, means on such dispenser conduit for ejection of a beam of molten thermoplastic material and a flexible hose with a first end supported on such carrier forming a rotary union with such material extrusion means, and a second end communicating with an inlet of such dispenser conduit.
US10059050B2	Method of vacuum forming an object using a flexible mold and an apparatus for vacuum forming an object A method of vacuum forming an object includes heating a plastic sheet. After heating the plastic sheet, a vacuum is applied to pull the sheet against an outer surface of a flexible mold so that the plastic sheet has a formed shape that conforms to a contoured shape of the outer surface of the flexible mold. A rigid core is withdrawn from a cavity in the flexible mold. The flexible mold is then withdrawn from the plastic sheet by applying force to the flexible mold in a single direction, thereby causing flexing of the flexible mold past the undercut. An apparatus for vacuum forming a plastic sheet includes the flexible mold.
US10059049B2	Device and method for nozzle adjustment A nozzle adjustment device for a three-dimensional forming equipment assembly includes a first guiding block, a second guiding block, and a moving block. The first guiding block has a first inclined surface and a first bottom surface which is parallel to a printing platform. The first inclined surface and the first bottom surface form an acute angle therebetween. The second guiding block has a second inclined surface. The moving block is located between the first guiding block and the second guiding block. The moving block has a third inclined surface, a fourth inclined surface, and a second bottom surface. The second bottom surface is parallel to the printing platform, and has a nozzle disposed thereon.
US10059048B2	Flow of hydraulic fluid from accumulator assembly and from pump assembly to actuator where higher flow is required A memory assembly (800), comprising: a storage media (802) tangibly embodying executable commands configured to direct a molding-system controller (114) to send a command signal to the first accumulator-control valve (106) and the first actuator control valve (110), the command signal configured to request: (i) the first accumulator-control valve (106) to permit flow of hydraulic fluid from the first accumulator assembly (108) to the first actuator assembly (112), and (ii) the first actuator control valve (110) to permit flow of hydraulic fluid from the first pump assembly (104) to the first actuator assembly (112) for the case where the molding-system controller (114) determines that the first actuator assembly (112) requires the flow from both the first pump assembly (104) and the first accumulator assembly (108) during a portion of a molding cycle.
US10059047B2	Injection molding processes for molding barrel and thermoplastic syringes having low axial draft angles Methods of molding a barrel, such as a syringe barrel having very low draft, are disclosed. Thermoplastic syringes having very low interior draft angels are also disclosed.
US10059046B2	Process for making a multi-component plastic housing A process for making a multi-component hollow housing comprises injecting a first plastic material into a first mold cavity and causing it to solidify to form a first component, whereby the first plastic material shrinks lengthwise; injecting a second plastic material into a second mold cavity having the first component transferred thereto and causing the second plastic component to solidify to form a second component, the second component comprising a tolerance-elimination element that is longitudinally attached to the first component at one of the ends thereof, wherein a length of the shrunk first component is at least ten times greater than a length of the tolerance-elimination element, and wherein an absolute lengthwise shrinkage of the second plastic material forming the tolerance-elimination element is at least ten times smaller than the lengthwise shrinkage of the first plastic material; at least partially overmolding an intermediate part comprising the first and second component with a third plastic material in a third mold cavity, thereby forming the multi-component housing in which the tolerance-elimination element is at least partially overmolded by the third plastic material, and wherein the third plastic material forms at least a portion of an outer surface of the multi-component housing; and removing the multi-component housing from the core.
US10059045B2	Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that forms an imprint material supplied on a shot region of a substrate by using a mold, comprising a detection unit configured to detect each mark provided to the shot region and each mark provided to the mold, and a control unit configured to perform alignment between the mold and the substrate based on a detection result by the detection unit, wherein the control unit obtains a predicted value of a position of a mark provided to the shot region by using information about deformation of the shot region, determines, as an abnormal mark, a mark for which a difference between the detection result and the predicted value does not fall within an allowable range and performs the alignment without using the detection result for the abnormal mark.
US10059044B2	Methods of forming composite structures and methods of forming material with a removable backing for composite structures A method of preparing pre-impregnated (pre-preg) material is provided. The method comprises treating a first surface of a backing with a corona discharge to enhance surface adhesion and applying the pre-preg material to the treated surface of the backing to form a pre-preg material with backing.
US10059043B2	Method and apparatus for dry cast facing concrete deposition An apparatus and method for manufacturing masonry blocks using a face mix shuttle comprising an angled shovel for depositing a controllable amount of face mix onto a surface of a masonry block.
US10059042B2	Method for producing fiber preforms Described is a method for producing a fiber preform by deposition of reinforcing fiber bundles onto a surface including: supplying at least one continuous strand of reinforcing fibers provided with a binder to a deposition head, spreading the at least one strand in a spreader unit and conveying using a first conveying device to a longitudinal splitting device, cutting the at least one strand in the longitudinal splitting device along the longitudinal extension thereof into at least two partial strands by means of a splitting element, conveying the partial strands by means of a second conveying device to a cut-to-length unit, cutting the partial strands by means of the cut-to-length unit into reinforcing fiber bundles, and depositing the reinforcing fiber bundles onto a surface and/or reinforcing fiber bundles deposited on the surface and fixing the reinforcing fiber bundles to form the fiber preform.
US10059041B2	Multi-state bladder for manufacture of composite material Within examples, methods and systems for a multi-state bladder or elastomeric apparatus for manufacture of composite material are provided. The elastomeric apparatus includes a housing having a flexible surface state and a rigid surface state, a rod within the housing extending along a length of the housing, and a plurality of components mounted to the rod, such that in an engaged position of the rod the plurality of components cause the housing to have the rigid surface state, and in a disengaged position of the rod the plurality of components enable the housing to have the flexible surface state.
US10059038B2	Thermally efficient tooling for composite component manufacturing A method and apparatus for manufacturing composite components. A tool is present for use in manufacturing composite components. The tool comprises an encapsulation layer having a shape, an insulation layer on the encapsulation layer, and an isolation layer on the insulation layer. The isolation layer has an outer surface capable of contacting a composite material laid up on the outer surface. The insulation layer is capable of insulating the encapsulation layer from heat applied to the composite material. The encapsulation layer is capable of maintaining a shape with the composite material laid up on the isolation layer during a curing process to form a composite component from the composite material.
US10059037B2	Insulated container and methods of making and assembling A multi-layer sheet for forming an expanded foam container, the multi-layer sheet including a first layer of an expanded foam material including a first polyolefin-based material including at least one polypropylene-based polymer and a second layer of an unexpected material including a second polyolefin-based material including at least one polypropylene-based polymer that is co-extruded, extrusion coated, or laminated on a first side of the first layer.
US10059035B2	Fibrous materials and composites Fibrous materials, compositions that include fibrous materials, and uses of the fibrous materials and compositions are disclosed. For example, the fibrous materials can be operated on by a microorganism to produce ethanol or a by-product, such as a protein or lignin.
US10059032B2	Method of forming a reinforcing element A reinforcing element and a method of forming the reinforcing element are generally described. The reinforcing element may be used in reinforcing a cementitious material and may comprise a settable material and a tension-resistant material that extends for a length of the element. To form the reinforcing element the settable material and tension-resistant material may be disposed together such that the settable and tension-resistant materials generally take the form of the reinforcing element. The settable material may then be cured.
US10059031B1	Ceramic support structure A pre-ceramic support structure for additive manufacturing, that upon thermal processing, is soluble in various solvents.
US10059030B2	Method for producing decorated wooden composite boards and panel produced from the wooden composite board, in particular floor panel, and use of a wooden composite board produced according to the method A method for producing an impregnated article comprising a cellulose layer which is impregnated with a melamine resin in order for a core impregnation to be formed is characterized in that a layer of a liquid medium having a moiety of isocyanate groups is applied to the top face and/or the bottom face of the core-impregnated cellulose layer.
US10059028B2	Method for scavenging free formaldehyde using multifunctional scavenger for wooden composite products with urea-formaldehyde resin The application describes a method of scavenging formaldehyde from a wooden composite comprising urea-formaldehyde or melamine urea-formaldehyde by providing a combination of formaldehyde scavengers in the face and core layers of the composite and further describes the composite produced with these scavengers.
US10059022B2	Adjusting device for a pressure roller of a processing machine, particularly a moulding machine, and processing machine, particularly moulding machine, with such an adjusting device The adjusting device for a pressure roller of a processing machine has a pivotable support arm carrying a pressure roller adjustable with the support arm from a pressure position into a resting position. The support arm is seated on a support rod that engages a clamping aperture of a pressure roller bracket. The support rod has a first section with noncircular cross section that forms a form-fit section cooperating with the clamping aperture of the pressure roller bracket by form-fit. The support rod has a second section arranged axially offset to the first section and forming a rotary section. It rests against the inner side of the clamping aperture and allows rotation of the support rod about its axis in the clamping aperture. The pressure roller can be pivoted easily into a resting position and/or transverse to the workpiece in the width direction with a constructively simple design.
US10059020B2	Blade mounting structure requiring less current for a heated cutting blade The present invention provides a method and apparatus of reducing current requirements by increasing resistance of the blade structure by reducing the cross sectional area of at least one section of the blade so that the electrical current requirements for heating of the blade to cutting temperature are reduced wherein the power supply and substantially entire unit may be mounted within a hand held unit. Methods of shaping blades to perform various heat distributions for specialty blades for custom cutting are disclosed. Further, an improved blade mounting structure is provided which includes structure for maintaining the legs of the blade parallel to the direction of cut and provides for easy insertion of new blades by maintaining a slotted blade cradle stable and in alignment with the blades and a clamp member away from the blade when the clamp mounting structure is loosened.
US10059015B2	Method and apparatus for positioning a cutting apparatus A rotary cutting apparatus includes a frame movable in a first direction and a second direction that is opposite the first direction. The apparatus includes a cutting roll. The cutting roll is rotatably connected with the frame and configured to rotate about a first longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes an anvil roll. The anvil roll is rotatably connected with the frame and is configured to rotate about a second longitudinal axis. The first longitudinal axis is substantially parallel with the second longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes a first stationary member adapted to prevent movement of the frame in the first direction. The apparatus also includes a second stationary member connected with the frame. The second stationary member has a first configuration that prevents movement of the frame in the second direction. The second stationary member has a second configuration that allows movement of the frame in the second direction.
US10059012B2	Scissors The present invention relates to rounded blade scissors. The rounded blade scissors according to one embodiment of the present invention comprise: a first cutting portion including a first cutting blade bent in one direction to cut a target; a second cutting portion including a second cutting blade having a closed annular or polygonal shape to surround the surface of the first cutting portion; a first frame portion supporting the first cutting portion on one side of the first cutting portion; a second frame portion supporting the second cutting portion on one side of the second cutting portion; and a coupling portion that hingedly couples the first frame portion with the second frame portion so that the first cutting portion comes into contact with the second frame portion through rotation. Therefore, the cutting can be performed in a safe and effective manner. According to the present invention, the cutting target can be cut in an easy, convenient, and safe manner.
US10059011B2	Device for guiding at least one line of an articulated-arm robot, and articulated arm robot In order for a suitable restoring force to be exerted in a device for guiding at least one line of an articulated-arm robot, a restoring mechanism for exerting an elastic restoring force is provided. The restoring mechanism includes a guide unit and a slider element which is displaceably mounted on the guide unit. An elastic restoring unit, which has at least one deflection element, which is preferably configured as a deflection roller, and a flexural strand-shaped connection element, is disposed between the slider element and the guide unit. The restoring mechanism is housed in a closed housing and the line is connected to a slider element of the restoring unit inside the housing through one or two longitudinal slots.
US10059007B1	Finger-aligned extendable gripping mechanisms for item manipulation Apparatuses including gripping mechanisms including extendable fingers and methods of manipulating items using the gripping mechanisms are described herein. An example apparatus may include a frame, a pair of carriages coupled to the frame and moveable by one or more drive units, a pair of fingers, and a set of linkages connecting the pair of fingers with the pair of carriages. The one or more drive units are operable to cause the fingers to move towards each other and to move away from each other.
US10059003B1	Multi-resolution localization system In one aspect, a method is described. The method may include providing an end effector tool of a robotic device configured to perform a task on a work surface within a worksite coordinate frame. The method may further include providing first location data indicating a first location of the end effector tool with respect to the work surface, providing second location data indicating a second location of the end effector tool within the worksite coordinate frame, and providing third location data indicating a third location of the end effector tool within the worksite coordinate frame. The method may further include tracking the location of the end effector tool based on the first, second, and third location data, and, based on the tracked location of the tool, instructing the robotic device to manipulate the end effector tool to perform a task on the work surface.
US10059000B2	Server connectivity control for a tele-presence robot A robot system with a robot that has a camera and a remote control station that can connect to the robot. The connection can include a plurality of privileges. The system further includes a server that controls which privileges are provided to the remote control station. The privileges may include the ability to control the robot, joint in a multi-cast session and the reception of audio/video from the robot. The privileges can be established and edited through a manager control station. The server may contain a database that defines groups of remote control station that can be connected to groups of robots. The database can be edited to vary the stations and robots within a group. The system may also allow for connectivity between a remote control station at a user programmable time window.
US10058999B2	Wheeled jumping robot A wheeled jumping robot includes a body with two wheels, and a board is connected between the two wheels. A driving unit and a jumping unit are respectively connected on two sides of the board. The jumping unit has two rails, and a tubular member is located between the two rails and connected to a threaded rod. A bridge is connected between two rails. Rollers are located between a threaded portion of the threaded rod and a tapered contact face of the bridge. When the threaded rod is rotated, the rollers move toward a pre-set position, the bridge compresses resilient members on the two rails. When the tubular member moves toward the pre-set position, the rollers are separated from the threaded rod due to the tapered contact face, the resilient members bounce back. The wheeled jumping robot includes a processing unit for being communicated with a remote control unit.
US10058996B2	Robot adaptive placement system with end-effector position estimation A method including, based at least partially upon a command transmission to at least one motor of a robot, estimating deflection for at least one member of the robot during movement of the robot; based at least partially upon the estimated deflection, determining calculated end effector coordinates for an end effector of the robot; and based at least partially upon the calculated end effector coordinates, adjusting movement of the robot for placing a substrate, located on the robot, at a desired location.
US10058995B1	Operating multiple testing robots based on robot instructions and/or environmental parameters received in a request Methods and apparatus related to receiving a request that includes robot instructions and/or environmental parameters, operating each of a plurality of robots based on the robot instructions and/or in an environment configured based on the environmental parameters, and storing data generated by the robots during the operating. In some implementations, at least part of the stored data that is generated by the robots is provided in response to the request and/or additional data that is generated based on the stored data is provided in response to the request.
US10058992B2	Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a beam, legs for supporting the beam, and at least one bracket having first and second surfaces for contacting respective first and second sides of the beam, wherein the second surface is movable between a first position contacting the second side of the beam, and a second position not contacting the second side of the beam. A spring biases the second surface towards the first position.
US10058988B1	Multi-tool hammer The multi-tool includes a handle member that is further defined with a first distal end and a second distal end. Both the first distal end and the second distal end include a threaded cavity. The hammer is provided at the first distal end, whereas a pry bar attachment is able to screw onto the second distal end. The handle member includes a brush member and fixed scraper that afford different functions, and are located on opposing surfaces. The multi-tool hammer also includes an extension member and a large scraper attachment that may be used in lieu of or in conjunction with either the hammer or the pry bar attachment.
US10058986B1	Stapler A stapler having hook includes a main body, a striking mechanism, and a hook. The main body has a first end and a second end. The main body has a receiving portion at the second end. The receiving portion has a positioning portion. The striking mechanism is disposed on the first end of the main body to strike at least one nail out. The hook includes a pivot portion and a hook portion. The pivot portion is pivotally connected to the receiving portion so that the hook is slidable between a first position and a second position. The hook portion is received in the receiving portion when the hook is located at the first position. The hook portion is exposed out of the receiving portion for hanging when the hook is located at the second position.
US10058985B2	Control method for hand-held machine tool The invention relates to a hand-held machine tool for setting a nail, having a safety mechanism which can be actuated by a user and a button which can be actuated to trigger a setting of the nail. A mixture of flammable gas and air can be ignited in a combustion chamber. A piston is movably arranged in the combustion chamber in order to be accelerated in the setting direction by the combustion gases. There is a stamp on the piston for driving the nail. A compressor for compressing the air in the combustion chamber is directly connected to the combustion chamber via a channel. A valve which connects the channel or the combustion chamber to the environment is opened between the actuating of the safety mechanism and the actuating of the button.
US10058983B2	Torque sensing device and the rotational driving tool combined thereof A torque sensing device includes an idle wheel disposed between a force input shaft and a force output shaft, the idle wheel receives a tangential force from the force input shaft and the force output shaft to generate a counterforce as a loading, the center of the idle wheel is pivotally disposed on a positioning beam or a basis nearby, the positioning beam has a beam central line where a strain gauge installed. The positioning beam transforms the loading of the idle wheel along the beam central line to a normal force on the cross section of the positioning beam along the beam central line, the positioning beam generates a strain due to the normal force on the cross section of the positioning beam, the strain gauge detects the strain as the torsion sensing value of the output shaft on the region between the force input shaft and the force output shaft. A rotational driving tool is combined with the torque sensing device to improve the detecting precision of the torsion.
US10058982B2	Combination of wrench and driving device A combination of wrench and driving device includes a wrench, a first driver having an axis and a combining part on one end and a connecting part on the other end thereof, a second driver having a non-circular outer edge, and a retaining mechanism. The wrench has a driving part. The combining part is removably engaged with the driving part, and one end of the combining part away from the connecting part has a retaining edge. The second driver is axially coupled with the connecting part along the axis. The retaining mechanism, when the second driver rotates toward any vertical direction vertical around the axis to be coupled, prevents the profile of the combining part and the profile of the non-circular outer edge from completely axially overlapping each other. The non-circular outer edge is retained against the driving part of the wrench.
US10058981B2	Holding device for a sheet at a work station of a converting machine A holding device for holding an element in sheet form 10 during its phase of insertion into a work station 300 of a converting machine 1. The holding device 310 includes a suction member 320 able to partially hold each sheet 10 by its rear portion during insertion of the sheet 10 into the work station 300. The holding device also includes a blower 330 able to flatten the rear portion of each sheet 10 against the suction member 320 during the phase of insertion.
US10058978B2	Nozzle device A nozzle device produces a more convergent water jet to improve the quality of a cut surface. The nozzle device includes a liquid supply channel for supplying a liquid, an orifice for discharging the liquid supplied from the liquid supply channel to produce a water jet, a straightening unit arranged downstream of the water jet from the orifice and having a through-hole to surround the water jet, a first air supply channel for supplying a gas toward a location upstream of the water jet from the through-hole and toward the orifice, and a second air supply channel arranged downstream of the water jet from the first air supply channel for supplying the gas toward a location inside the through-hole or a location downstream of the water jet from the through-hole.
US10058976B2	Hardbanding removal device and method The disclosure relates to a hardbanding removal apparatus and method for use with oilfield tubulars and downhole tools. The apparatus includes a tiltable frame with support arm, a grinding wheel coupled to the support arm, and an idler wheel assembly to supply mechanical feedback to the grinding wheel through the support arm. The mechanical feedback allows the grinding wheel to remove hardbanding accurately and uniformly on tubulars that are eccentric, curved, or have eccentric hardbanding. The tiltable frame enables grinding of tapered sections of the tubular without reorienting the tubular. The method includes removing hardbanding using the apparatus.
US10058975B2	In-situ temperature control during chemical mechanical polishing with a condensed gas Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to planarization of surfaces on substrates and on layers formed on substrates, including an apparatus for in-situ temperature control during polishing, and methods of using the same. More specifically, implementations of the present disclosure relate to in-situ temperature control with a condensed gas during a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) process. In one implementation, the method comprises polishing one or more substrates against a polishing surface in the presence of a polishing fluid during a polishing process to remove a portion of a material formed on the one or more substrates. A temperature of the polishing surface is monitored during the polishing process. Carbon dioxide snow is delivered to the polishing surface in response to the monitored temperature to maintain the temperature of the polishing surface at a target value during the polishing process.
US10058974B1	Method for controlling chemical mechanical polishing process A method for performing a CMP process is provided. The method includes performing the CMP process. The method further includes during the CMP process detecting a motion of a carrier head about a rotation axis beside a polishing pad. The method also includes producing a control signal corresponding to a detected result of the motion. In addition, the method includes prohibiting the rotation of the carrier head about a rotation axis by a driving motor which is controlled by the control signal. And, the method includes selecting a point of time at which the CMP process is terminated after the control signal is substantially the same as a threshold value.
US10058973B2	Polishing method, brush-like grinding stone, polishing brush, and linear member aggregate A brush-like grinding stone (3) in a polishing brush (1) includes a brush holder (6) and a linear member aggregate (7) detachably held in the brush holder (6). The linear member aggregate (7) includes a large number of bundles (51) of the linear members (50) obtained by hardening aggregated yarn of inorganic filaments impregnated with a resin, and a brush holder (70) holding ends of the bundles (51). A linear member holder (70) in the linear member aggregate (7) is detachably attached to each of a plurality of holding holes (68) that is open in one side in an axial line direction L. In a case where any of the linear member aggregates has a failure, such as breakage, only the failed linear member aggregate needs to be replaced. Thus, it is not necessary to discard the entire brush-like grinding stone. Consequently, the polishing cost can be reduced.
US10058972B2	Machine tool clamping device A machine tool clamping device for clamping a laminar machining tool to a tool holder that is eccentrically movably mounted includes at least one clamping unit with at least one movably mounted clamping element. The machine tool clamping device also includes at least one slotted link movement unit configured to move the clamping element in at least one operating state so as to generate tensile stress in the laminar machining tool.
US10058970B2	Interrupted structured abrasive article and methods of polishing a workpiece Interrupted structured abrasive articles comprise an abrasive layer comprising shaped abrasive composites that extend outwardly from a first major surface of a backing to which they are secured. The abrasive layer defines at least one open region that is free of the shaped abrasive composites and may extend partially or completely through the backing. In some embodiments, each of the open regions comprises a circular area of at least 1.5 square centimeters, and when combined the open regions have total area that is at least 10 percent of the area of the first major surface of the backing. Interrupted abrasive articles are useful in single-sided polishing processes.
US10058965B2	Tool holder A tool holder has a main body and a holding pin onto which a rotary tool having a corresponding holding bore can be placed. At least one channel for transporting coolant or lubricant, the channel leading to the outer circumference of the holding pin, is arranged in the tool holder. In order to enable cooling of the cutting edges of the rotary tool without great production complexity, at least one longitudinal groove for conducting the coolant or lubricant in a longitudinal direction of the holding pin is arranged on the outer circumference of the holding pin.
US10058964B2	Transport device for transporting a work piece along consecutive processing stations of a production installation, a production installation, a multistage forming press, and a method for manufacturing products from work pieces by means of a production installation A transport device for transporting a work piece along consecutively arranged processing stations of a production installation or a forming press. The transport device includes a first handling installation which transports the work piece which is assigned to the transport device and/or to a transport device which comprises a first transport rail which is longitudinally vertically and/or transversely displaceable. The first handling installation is arranged at the first transport rail or at one of the processing stations and/or at the production installation or at the forming press. A drive is assigned to the transport device. The drive drives the first transport rail and/or the at least one handling installation. The first handling installation is one-dimensionally or multi-dimensionally displaceable so that a multi-axis transport of the work piece is flexibly realized by the first handling installation alone or through an interaction of the first handling installation with the transport rail.
US10058963B2	Automated end effector component reloading system for use with a robotic system A robotic system for replacing a spent end effector component with a replacement end effector component is disclosed. The robotic system comprises a surgical end effector comprising an attachment portion. The robotic system further comprises an extraction system comprising a rotary extractor. The rotary extractor is configured to release the spent end effector component from the attachment portion of the surgical end effector when the spent end effector component in the surgical end effector is moved into engagement with the rotary extractor as the rotary extractor is rotated.
US10058962B2	Two-layer disk type tool magazine device A two-layer disk type tool magazine device matched with a numerical control machine tool, comprises a tool magazine base, a tool magazine support, tool sleeve chucks, a tool disk base, tool sleeves and a tool alignment instrument. The tool magazine base is connected to and installed on the machine tool. The tool magazine support is connected to one end of the tool magazine base. The tool disk base is connected to the support by means of a bolt. The tool alignment instrument is installed at the other end of the tool magazine base. The two tool sleeve chucks are installed on the tool disk base and partitioned by a tool disk partition sleeve. The two layers of tool sleeve chucks clamp a tool sleeve base and are fixed by means of bolts. A tool disk pressing ring presses against the tool sleeve chuck on the upper layer.
US10058961B2	Process of forming and a seal for an engine A process of forming a turbine engine seal includes the steps of: providing a flat strip of material; roll forming the flat strip of material forming an asymmetric profile in the flat strip of material; coiling the formed asymmetric profile into an overlapping ring shape; cutting the circular shape to a predetermined length; and joining ends of the predetermined length forming the seal. The seal includes at least two peaks that are formed on opposing sides of a gap. The at least two peaks contact opposing sides of a U shaped profile at a zero radius. The asymmetric profile includes a circular shape and the ends are joined.
US10058959B2	Method for remanufacturing ultra-large copper nut A method for remanufacturing an ultra-large copper nut includes steps of: step (1) coarsening treatment; step (2) purifying treatment; step (3) detecting a material of the ultra-large copper nut; step (4) sleeving a thermal insulation device; step (5) preheating the ultra-large copper nut; step (6) melting-deposition shaping; step (7) post-processing; and step (8) detecting. The method of the present invention simultaneously utilizes water, electricity, gas, fire and machine and performs melting-deposition on materials by simultaneously supplying water, electricity, gas, fire and machine according to the designed requirements. The method of the present invention solves problems of large thickness abrasion and remediation of fracture components. The method of the present invention is capable of preventing the ultra-large copper nut from deformation and collapse and is a feasible remanufacturing for decreasing the huge economic loss caused by damages of expensive ultra-large of nonferrous metals.
US10058953B2	Method for monitoring and controlling a laser cutting process The present disclosure relates to a device for monitoring and for controlling a laser cutting process on a workpiece, and a method of using the same. The device includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing an image of a region of the workpiece to be monitored, in which the region of the workpiece to be monitored includes a region of interaction of a laser beam with the workpiece, and an evaluation apparatus for detecting material boundaries of the workpiece using the captured image. The evaluation apparatus is configured to determine at least one characteristic value of the laser cutting process based on a geometric relationship between at least two of the detected material boundaries, the region of interaction, or combinations thereof.
US10058951B2	Alloy formation control of transient liquid phase bonding A bonding structure enabling fast and reliable methods to fabricate a substantially homogeneous bondline with reduced dependency of a thickness limitation is disclosed. Also, this system creates a bondline targeted for performance in power electronics. This system is highly adaptable as various structures and fabrication options may be implemented. This enables diverse fabrication selection and creates less dependency on outside conditions. The disclosed system is at least applicable to wafer-to-wafer, die-to-wafer, die-to-substrate, or die-to-die bonding.
US10058940B2	Impact cutoff An impact cutoff device for a progressive high speed cold former having a low mass rigid cutter carriage, a torsion spring for carriage return, and an articulated, oil lubricated and dampened carriage drive block on a pivoting drive lever serving to reduce impact induced vibration otherwise leading to fatigue failure and wear of the various cutter parts and consequent loss of cutoff accuracy and quality.
US10058939B1	Adapter to convert a 3-axis milling machine to a 5-axis milling machine An adapter converts a three-axis milling machine to a five-axis milling machine includes two gimbal assemblies. A first gimbal assembly is configured to rotate about a first rotation axis. A second gimbal assembly is rotatably connected to the first gimbal assembly to rotate about a second rotation axis orthogonal to the first rotation axis. A first gimbal positioning system is operable to rotate the first gimbal assembly about the first rotation axis with a rotational movement of a first leadscrew positioned in a first plane orthogonal to the first rotation axis. A second gimbal positioning system is operable to rotate the second gimbal assembly about the second rotation axis with a rotational movement of the second leadscrew positioned in a second plane orthogonal to the second rotation axis. The second gimbal assembly includes a spindle and a motor coupled to the spindle to selectively rotate the spindle.
US10058933B2	Orbital cutting tool having cutting edges with axially varying circumferential spacing A cutting tool for use in an orbital drilling machine may include a cutting-tool body having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of cutting edges supported on the cutting-tool body and distributed circumferentially around the cutting-tool body. Each cutting edge may extend along the longitudinal axis in a respective helix. A circumferential spacing may be defined between each pair of circumferentially adjacent cutting edges for each position of the longitudinal axis along which the cutting edges extend. The circumferential spacing between at least first and second cutting edges of the plurality of cutting edges may be different at spaced-apart first and second positions along the longitudinal axis.
US10058930B2	Tool head for rotary cutting tool and rotary cutting tool including same The coupling part, in particular cutting head for a drilling tool for the interchangeable fastening in a coupling receptacle, has a coupling pin which is enclosed by a head support surface, wherein the coupling pin has a plurality of types of functional surfaces, namely stop surfaces for transmitting a torque between the cutting head and the carrier, and clamping surfaces for centering and clamping the cutting head in the coupling receptacle. The coupling pin has an axially front pin region and an adjoining, axially rear pin region, and the clamping surfaces and the stop surfaces are arranged in different pin regions. This decoupling and distribution of the functional surfaces to the various pin regions permits simpler production of the coupling pin and an overall more robust configuration.
US10058929B2	Step drill bit with variable helical flute A step drill bit can include a cutting head defining a longitudinal axis and multiple steps having different effective diameters. First and second cutting edges can be formed in the cutting head. The first cutting edge and the second cutting edge can be arranged such that the bit is asymmetric in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis relative to a plane containing the longitudinal axis. The step drill bit can further include one or more flutes. Each flute can define a groove in the cutting head that extends along a helical path about the longitudinal axis. Each flute can have a variable helix angle such that the angle of the helix about the longitudinal axis changes at one or more points along the length of the flute.
US10058928B2	Portable handheld drill press A handheld drill press device includes a spine with a longitudinal section having a geared rack located thereon and a transverse section configured to receive and be coupled to a handheld drill. A carriage frame is slidably coupled to the spine and includes a workpiece connection interface located about the carriage. A gear and a lever handle are both rotatably coupled to the carriage frame wherein the gear is operable to mesh with the geared rack and the lever is configured to provide a torque to the gear and thereby move the carriage frame with respect to the spine.
US10058927B2	Spindle clamp for tool holder A machine tool clamping device for releasably holding a tool holder having a tapered shank and a knob protruding from the tapered shank, the clamping device having: a spindle, rotatable about an axis, and having a tapered socket at a lower end thereof and an axial passage, the tapered socket being complementary in shape to the shank of a tool holder. Clamping members are pinned to the spindle and extend into the axial passage, the clamping members being pivotal between a clamped position in which the clamping members clamp the tool holder knob, and an unclamped position in which the clamping members release the tool holder knob. A drawbar is slidable within the spindle axial passage between the clamping members, the drawbar having a surface that acts to pivot the clamping members between the clamped and unclamped positions depending on the position of the drawbar within the axial passage. A spring is arranged between the drawbar and the spindle to bias the drawbar to the clamped position.
US10058926B2	Power tool It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for realizing rational arrangement of components considering arrangement of a tool accessory mounting mechanism in a power tool. A representative electric vibration tool 100 is provided which mainly includes a body housing 101, an inner housing 110, a driving motor 115 and a spindle 124. A blade 145 as a tool accessory is held between the spindle 124 and a clamp shaft 127 and driven by the driving motor 115. A rotation axis of the driving motor 115 and the spindle 124 are arranged in parallel to each other. A clamp shaft 127 is held by a clamp member 131 of a clamp shaft holding mechanism 130. The clamp member 131 is arranged within the body housing 101.
US10058925B2	Sialon sintered body and cutting insert A sialon sintered body and a cutting insert each having thermal shock resistance and VB wear resistance. The sialon sintered body and the cutting insert contain β-sialon and 21R-sialon and exhibit an X-ray diffraction peak intensity ratio [(I21R/IA)×100] of 5% or greater and smaller than 30%, wherein IA represents the sum of the peak intensities of the sialon species, and I21R represents the peak intensity of 21R-sialon, the ratio being calculated from the peak intensities of the sialon species obtained by using X-ray diffractometry.
US10058923B2	Method for manufacturing electrode material and electrode material What is disclosed is an electrode material including a sintered body containing a heat resistant element and Cr and being infiltrated with a highly conductive material. A powder mixture of a heat resistant element powder and a Cr powder is subjected to a provisional sintering in advance, thereby causing solid phase diffusion of the heat resistant element and Cr. After a Mo—Cr solid solution obtained by the provisional sintering is pulverized, the pulverized Mo—Cr solid solution powder is molded and sintered. A sintered body obtained by sintering is subjected to a HIP treatment. The highly conductive metal is disposed on the sintered body after the HIP treatment, and infiltrated into the sintered body by heating at a predetermined temperature. By conducting the HIP treatment, the withstand voltage capability and current-interrupting capability of the electrode material are improved.
US10058921B2	Apparatus, method, and computer program product for fusing a workpiece Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for welding a workpiece comprising the steps of: making a first weld at a first position on said workpiece with a high energy beam, deflecting the high energy beam with at least one deflection lens for making a second weld at a second position on said workpiece, focusing the high energy beam on said workpiece with at least one focusing lens, shaping the high energy beam on said workpiece with at least one astigmatism lens so that the shape of the high energy beam on said workpiece is longer in a direction parallel to a deflection direction of said high energy beam than in a direction perpendicular to said deflection direction of said high energy beam. The invention is also related to the use of an astigmatism lens and to a method for forming a three dimensional article.
US10058919B2	Manufacturing method for sintered compact A manufacturing method for a sintered compact includes a first step in which magnetic powder is fabricated by rapid solidification, a second step in which a mass of the magnetic powder is housed in a forming mold, and preliminary heating is performed by placing the mass of the magnetic powder in a preliminary heating part of the forming mold at first temperature that is lower than coarse crystal particle generation temperature, and a third step in which main heating is performed by placing the preliminarily heated mass of the magnetic powder at second temperature that is lower than the coarse crystal particle generation temperature and higher than the first temperature, and press forming is performed while keeping temperature of the magnetic powder at densification temperature or higher.
US10058918B2	Surface treatment of powers A powder treatment method includes loading powder into a fluidized bed vessel. At least some of the powder is fluidized in the fluidized bed vessel using an inert gas. While fluidized, the powder is heated in the fluidized bed vessel. A surface treatment coating is then applied to the powder.
US10058913B2	Low-pressure casting bottom mold for aluminum alloy hub A low-pressure casting bottom mold for an aluminum alloy hub is provided. The low-pressure casting bottom mold for the aluminum alloy hub is composed of an upper surface facing a cavity and a lower surface facing a die casting platform, wherein the bottom mold lower surface facing the die casting platform comprises an iron sheet cover, the iron sheet cover is fixed at a position, corresponding to a wheel spoke, of the bottom mold lower surface, and a sealed space is formed between the iron sheet cover and the bottom mold lower surface in a surrounding manner; the iron sheet cover comprises air inlets at one side close to a wheel center and air outlets at one side close to a rim; and the air inlets are connected with air tubes.
US10058912B2	Method for producing a forged crankshaft A method for producing a forged crankshaft includes a die forging step, a trimming step, and an excess projecting portion bending step. The die forging step forms a finish forged blank with flash, the finish forged blank including a shape of the crankshaft, in which crank arms have excess projecting portions at outer peripheries of side portions thereof near a crank pin, the excess projecting portions projecting from the outer peripheries. The trimming step removes the flash from the finish forged blank formed in the die forging step. The excess projecting portion bending step bends the excess projecting portions of the crank arms toward a journal-side surface of the crank arm by inserting a first die having a U-shape from a direction of eccentricity of the crank pin to the crankshaft obtained by removing the flash in the trimming step.
US10058911B2	Die changer with removable die adapted thereto and die dome as well as method for removing and inserting the removable die A die chanter for a die of a joining device, a die dome adapted to the die and a method for removing a die of a joining device and a method for inserting a die into a joining device. The die has a head having upper and bottom sides, and a shaft extending from the bottom side and receivable and lockable in a dome without rotation. The shaft comprises: at least one first web forming an undercut on two sides by which the shaft is lockable in the dome by a linear inserting movement, at least one second web, the length of which is adaptable to a diameter of the dome to ensure a lateral guiding of the shaft in the dome and which is arranged between the head and the first web, and an ejection surface by which the die can be moved out of the dome.
US10058910B2	Riveting tool The invention relates to a riveting tool for setting blind rivet nuts and/or blind rivet screws with a drive piston hydraulically adjustable between a starting position and an end position and a pull rod operationally connected with the drive piston and adjustable between a rivet receiving position and a setting position. In order to provide a riveting tool with a hydraulically driven drive piston, which has a simple and good adaptability for the blind rivet screws and/or blind rivet nuts to be set, it is provided that a coupling unit, a tractive tool adjusted for the blind rivet nut and/or blind rivet screw as well as the pull rod are designed for the form-fitting connection of the pull rod with the tractive tool, which is releasable in the direction of the longitudinal axis and in the circumferential direction.
US10058907B2	Devices and methods for pressure forming connecting webs between workpiece parts of a plate-like workpiece A forming tool for pressure forming a connecting web between incompletely separated workpiece parts of a plate-like workpiece from a cutting operation, in particular a metal sheet, comprises two tool parts, of which each is provided with a forming unit. The tool parts are able to move towards each other along a stroke axis with a processing stroke to a stroke end position. Each of the forming units has a forming surface on a web side facing away from the respective workpiece part, wherein the said forming surface, starting from a front face of the forming unit extends along the stroke axis away from a workpiece side facing the respective workpiece part.
US10058903B2	Method for contamination prevention in fluid storage tank requiring temperature control, and device therefor A method is disclosed herein for preventing contamination of a fluid in a fluid storage tank with a liquid cooling or heating medium due to breakage of a wall of the fluid storage tank. In an example embodiment, the method includes positioning an enclosed pressure-resistant jacket around an outer wall of the fluid storage tank, controlling a temperature of the fluid in the fluid storage tank by allowing the liquid cooling or heating medium to flow in the enclosed pressure-resistant jacket at a pressure lower than a pressure x (atm) applied within the fluid storage tank, and maintaining the pressure in the pressure-resistant jacket lower than the pressure x.
US10058902B1	Bucket cleaning apparatus and method of use thereof A bucket cleaning apparatus is provided. The bucket cleaning apparatus includes a frame. One or more primary support members is coupled individually to the frame. A corresponding secondary support member is coupled to each primary support member. A scraper is coupled to one or more of each of the primary support members and secondary support members, wherein each scraper is adjustable with respect to the primary support member or secondary support member to which the scraper is coupled. A bucket may be inserted over the top of the primary support members such that the scrapers on at least the primary support members engage interior surfaces of the bucket to clean out the bucket as the bucket is rotated about the primary support members.
US10058900B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, and a discharge head for peripheral area from which a fluid is discharge toward a surface peripheral area of the substrate held on the substrate holder. The discharge head for peripheral area includes multiple nozzles, and a support part that supports the nozzles integrally. The nozzles include a processing liquid nozzle from which a processing liquid is discharged toward the surface peripheral area, and a gas nozzle from which gas is discharged toward the surface peripheral area. The gas nozzle is placed upstream of a rotative direction of the substrate relative to the processing liquid nozzle.
US10058897B2	Methods and systems for parcel one pass labeling and sorting for presort qualification Systems and methods for parcel one pass labeling and sorting for presort qualification. The system includes a conveyor on which parcel pieces are placed by an operator, where the conveyor ensures proper gap between parcel pieces and justifies the parcels to an edge of the conveyor in order to align the parcels with labelers which print and apply shipping documents and shipping labels. The labeled parcel pieces are then sorted according to the destination indicated and deposited into a sort bin. The system is configured to allow dynamic reassignment of the sort bins based on capacity and sort destinations processed. A single bin is used for depositing parcel pieces which do not need to be sorted by destination.
US10058896B2	Installation for separating and singulating non-uniform postal articles with a vision system having laser sources An installation for separating and singulating non-uniform postal articles of the small parcel or packet type is characterized in that it comprises a platform for storing a pile of loosely placed postal articles, a vision system adapted to form digital images of the pile of loose postal articles, which pile is static on the platform, and a pneumatic pickup head of a robotized arm. The vision system comprises at least one laser source that projects a beam of fanned-out laser lines onto the pile of articles, thereby making it possible, on the basis of images including the laser lines on the pile of articles, to compute accurately a map of depths, and to perform digital silhouetting so as to singulate an article from the pile of loose articles.
US10058894B2	Device for cleaning and fine-sorting grain metallurgical waste fines and method for cleaning and fine-sorting grain metallurgical waste fines A device for cleaning and fine-sorting grain metallurgical waste fines and the method for cleaning and fine-sorting grain metallurgical waste fines. The material is fed to the device for cleaning of fine metallurgical waste from the feeding tank (1), by means of a feeding mechanism (2) and is transported to initial separator (3), into which air is blown with a fan (4). The most dusty fractions hovering in the initial separator (3) are directed to the collector (6). However, the largest fractions of metallurgical waste fall to the bottom part, and they are removed with a cascade pipeline (7) directed upwards to the cascade separator (8). Lighter fractions accumulated in the cascade separator (8), are directed to the collector (6), and then to the next cascade separator (15), from where lighter and finer fractions of metallurgical waste are directed to expanded cascade separator (16), and the lightest fraction of waste are then directed to the cyclone dust collector (18).
US10058889B2	Wear resistant and biocompatible coatings for medical devices and method of fabrication A method of forming a biocompatible or biologically inert article for use in an application in which the article will make contact with at least one tissue, organ, or fluid within a human or animal body is provided. The method generally comprises providing an article having an external surface; selecting chemical precursors; using a means to direct one or more chemical precursors towards or to apply such chemical precursors to the external surface; activating the chemical precursors by exposing said precursors to atmospheric pressure plasma; and grafting and/or cross-linking the chemical precursors to form a solid coating adjacent to the external surface of the article.
US10058880B2	Electrostatic coating device and electrostatic coating method An electrostatic coating device and an electrostatic coating method each achieve a reduction in working hours and efficient coating at the time when layers are coated with colors. The electrostatic coating device includes a coating material cartridge that includes coating-material containers, a valve that makes a change of colors of coating materials, a common path through which coating materials are able to pass according to the change, and a cleaning circuit that cleans up the common path. The coating material cartridge is configured to be removable from a coating machine. The coating material cartridge may include individual paths respectively connected to the coating-material containers and each of which one of the coating materials passes through, and valves each connected to the common path and respectively connected to the individual paths. Each of the valves may open and close a conduit line between the common path and a corresponding coating-material container.
US10058877B2	Centrifuge loading/unloading apparatus, systems, and methods A loading and unloading system loads/unloads a sample processor (e.g., a centrifuge). The system includes a staging area containing inserts, at least one being a common insert, the sample processor having locations receiving inserts containing unprocessed sample containers, one or more robots operable to move unprocessed and processed sample containers to and from the common insert as well as move the inserts between the staging area and the sample processor, and a controller commanding the one or more robots to carry out a sample container movement sequence to load and unload unprocessed and processed sample containers to and from the common insert at the staging area, wherein the common bucket insert contains both processed and unprocessed sample containers at a same time. Methods of operating the system are provided.
US10058876B2	Decanter centrifuge with double axial sealing A decanter centrifuge with a rotating bowl is provided with at least one solids discharge port and at least one clarified liquid discharge port and a screw conveyor disposed coaxially within the rotating bowl to be rotated in the same direction with a differential rotational speed. A feed suspension to be separated is introduced into a ring shaped space formed between the rotating bowl and the screw conveyor through a central feed pipe fixed to the end of the screw conveyor and supported in at least one bearing. The feed suspension is separated by centrifugal force into a solid phase and a liquid phase so that the solid phase is discharged from the solid discharge port and the liquid phase is discharged from a clarified liquid discharging apparatus. A sealing of the feed pipe and the bowl shaft at the feed end of the feed pipe is provided as adjacent double axial sealing. A liquid phase conduit is arranged in the bowl shaft for guiding the liquid phase outside of the bearings, and a liquid phase valve is provided outside the bearing on the side facing away from the bowl and screw. In this way the liquid phase discharge valve can be varied during operation of the decanter centrifuge by a hand wheel via a transmission or by a motor.
US10058871B2	Ball mill having spatial unbalance compensation A ball mill is provided comprising at least two milling cup retainers arranged on a machine base plate, each milling cup retainer being designed for a milling cup clamped in the milling cup retainer in a lying position, each milling cup having end-face milling cup ends and a filling of balls as milling bodies and comprising a drive that causes an out-of-phase rotational motion between the milling cup retainers.
US10058867B2	Sample metering device and assay device with integrated sample dilution In one embodiment, the invention is to a sample metering device, comprising a sample holding chamber oriented between a sample entry port and a sample extraction unit, wherein a portion of said extraction unit defines a metered volume of a sample. A diluent may be transported over and/or through the extraction unit to form a diluted sample for sample analysis. In another embodiment, the invention is to an apparatus and method for rapid determination of analytes in liquid samples by various assays including immunoassays incorporating a sample dilution feature, capable of being used in the point-of-care diagnostic field is provided. The devices and methods of the invention preferably are well-suited for high range sample dilution.
US10058866B2	Methods and apparatus to mitigate bubble formation in a liquid Methods and apparatus to mitigate bubble formation in a liquid are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a bottom wall, a first baffle cantilevered from the bottom wall, and a second baffle cantilevered from the bottom wall. The first baffle is spaced apart from the second baffle, and the first baffle and the second baffle are positioned radially relative to an axis of rotation of the apparatus.
US10058855B2	Redox-active metal-organic frameworks for the catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons The disclosure provides for metal organic frameworks (MOFs) which comprise a plurality of redox-active metals or metal ions that are linked together by a plurality of dioxide-benzenedicarboxylate-based organic linking ligands. The disclosure further provides for the use of these MOFs in variety of applications, including catalyzing the oxidization of various hydrocarbons to higher oxidation states.
US10058854B2	Catalyst system and use in heavy aromatics conversion processes Disclosed are a catalyst system and its use in a process for the conversion of a feedstock containing C8+ aromatic hydrocarbons to produce light aromatic products, comprising benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst system comprises (a) a first catalyst bed comprising a first catalyst composition, said first catalyst composition comprising a zeolite having a constraint index of 3 to 12 combined (i) optionally with at least one first metal of Group 10 of the IUPAC Periodic Table, and (ii) optionally with at least one second metal of Group 11 to 15 of the IUPAC Periodic Table; and (b) a second catalyst bed comprising a second catalyst composition, said second catalyst composition comprising (i) a meso-mordenite zeolite, combined (ii) optionally with at least one first metal of Group 10 of the IUPAC Periodic Table, and (iii) optionally with at least one second metal of Group 11 to 15 of the IUPAC Periodic Table, wherein said meso-mordenite zeolite is synthesized from TEA or MTEA and having a mesopore surface area of greater than 30 m2/g and said meso-mordenite zeolite comprises agglomerates composed of primary crystallites, wherein said primary crystallites have an average primary crystal size as measured by TEM of less than 80 nm and an aspect ratio of less than 2.
US10058852B2	Hydrotreatment catalyst with a high density of molybdenum, and process for its preparation The present invention concerns a hydrotreatment catalyst comprising an alumina-based support, at least one metal from group VIB, at least one metal from group VIII and phosphorus, in which: the specific surface area of the catalyst is in the range 20 to 150 m2/g; the density of the metal from group VIB, expressed as the number of atoms of metal from group VIB per unit surface area of catalyst, is in the range 7 to 30 atoms of metal from group VIB per nm2 of catalyst; the catalyst being prepared by impregnation of the metals from group VIB, group VIII and phosphorus onto the support in order to obtain an impregnated catalyst precursor, then drying said impregnated catalyst precursor at a temperature of less than 200° C. and without subsequent calcining.
US10058847B2	Titanium-oxide catalyst and method of producing the same A titanium-oxide catalyst containing catalytic metal shows catalysis under high temperature conditions. A titanium-oxide catalyst contains a titanium-oxide nanoparticle assembly and ruthenium particles. The titanium-oxide nanoparticle assembly is an assembly of titanium-oxide nanoparticles, which are nanoparticles of titanium oxide. The ruthenium particles have a smaller particle diameter than the titanium-oxide nanoparticle assembly and the titanium-oxide nanoparticles. The ruthenium particles are dispersed and supported on a surface of the titanium-oxide nanoparticle assembly.
US10058846B2	Catalyst for purifying exhaust gas An catalyst for purifying exhaust gas comprising an OCS material that has sufficient heat resistance and achieves a favorable balance between the oxygen storage volume and the oxygen absorption/release rate includes an catalyst for purifying exhaust, which has a substrate and a catalyst coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein the catalyst coating layer comprises a ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide having a pyrochlore structure in an amount of 5 to 100 g/L based on the volume of the substrate, the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide has a secondary particle size (D50) of 3 μm to 7 μm, and the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide optionally contains praseodymium.
US10058845B2	Porous carbon particles and preparation method thereof The embodiments described herein pertain generally to a porous carbon particle and a producing method of the porous carbon particle, the producing method includes a step of polymerizing an aromatic monomer to form a polymer particle; a step of cross-linking the polymer particle; a step of coating a silica on a surface of the cross-linked polymer particle; a step of carbonizing the polymer particle coated with the silica.
US10058843B2	Multifunctional sorbent materials and uses thereof The invention relates to a method for producing a sorbent material, comprising firstly providing a porous silica substrate, said substrate comprising a plurality of silanol groups on a surface thereof then reacting said silanol groups with either a silicon compound of formula RnSi(OR′)4-n, where R is an alkyl group and n is 0 or 1, or an aminoalkyl silane of formula R″mRnSi(OR′)4-n-m having at least two hydrolysable groups attached to silicon, where R″ is an aminoalkyl group, m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or 1s or a compound of formula M(OR′)4, or a mixture of any two or more of the preceding compounds, hydrolyzing the product, men reacting hydroxyl groups formed with one or more reagents, wherein each reagent is independently selected from the group consisting of an aminoalkyl silane having at least two hydrolysable groups attached to the silicon and a compound of formula M(OR′)4, and finally hydrolyzing the product, wherein each OR′ independently is a hydrolysable group and each M independently is Zr, Ti, Hf, Sn, Th, Pb or Ge. There is also described a sorbent material and use of a sorbent material for purifying, separating and concentrating processes.
US10058836B2	Process for producing aerogels by dielectric heating The present invention relates to a process for producing aerogels, comprising the following successive steps: a) formation or casting of a sol in a reactor, optionally in the presence of a reinforcing material and/or an additive, b) complete gelling of the sol into a lyogel; c) optionally hydrophobization of the lyogel resulting in a hydrophobized lyogel; d) drying of the optionally hydrophobized lyogel so as to obtain an aerogel; said process being characterized in that the complete gelling step b) comprises dielectric heating by microwave or high-frequency electromagnetic irradiation, inducing an increase in temperature so as to reach a set temperature for complete gelling Tb in a range of from 100° C. to 200° C., preferably from 100° C. to 150° C., the temperature Tb being maintained in this range for a period of time U sufficient to attain complete gelling of the lyogel, and more particularly the end of syneresis of the lyogel.
US10058835B2	Gradient systems and methods Described are a gradient system and method, wherein at least two fluids are mixed in accordance with a noise level threshold. An inlet receives the fluids. A pump head body has a mixing chamber therein in communication with the inlet. The mixing chamber has a first delay volume configured to mix the fluids having a noise level. A pump head extension has a mixing chamber extension therein extending from the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber extension increases the volume of the mixing chamber by a second delay volume to a third delay volume. The fluids are mixed in the third delay volume at a compositional noise level that is less than the noise level.
US10058834B2	Apparatus and method for providing asymmetric oscillations Disclosed is an apparatus and method for providing asymmetric oscillations to a container. The container may include a fluid, a particle, and/or a gas. A vibration driver attached to the container provides asymmetric oscillations. A controller connected to the vibration driver controls an amplitude, frequency, and shape of the asymmetric oscillations. An amplifier amplifies the asymmetric oscillations in response to the controller. A sensor disposed on the vibration driver provides feedback to the controller.
US10058833B2	Apparatus and method for providing asymmetric oscillations Disclosed is an apparatus and method for providing asymmetric oscillations to a container. The container may include a fluid, a particle, and/or a gas. A vibration driver attached to the container provides asymmetric oscillations. A controller connected to the vibration driver controls an amplitude, frequency, and shape of the asymmetric oscillations. An amplifier amplifies the asymmetric oscillations in response to the controller. A sensor disposed on the vibration driver provides feedback to the controller.
US10058832B2	Device for circulating a liquid received in a container having a stirring body with an aperture provided on the stirring body A device for circulating a liquid received in a container, in particular for circulating wastewater received in a tank, has a hyperboloid-like or truncated cone-like stirring body mounted on a vertical shaft, wherein a plurality of transport ribs extending from the peripheral edge in the direction of the shaft are provided on an outer side of the stirring body, a centerline between two adjacent transport ribs is defined by points of equal minimum distance from each crest line of the two adjacent transport ribs, an aperture is provided in the stirring body between the two transport ribs, and an aperture area delimited by the edge of the aperture has a geometric center of gravity. The geometric center of gravity of the aperture area is disposed in a region between the centerline and the crest line of one of the two transport ribs.
US10058831B2	Mixing device comprising at least four outlet arms having diverse vertical angles The invention relates to a mixing device for mixing a fluid in a container, in particular of a fluid system, comprising a fluid supply and at least one outlet arm with an outlet opening, the fluid supply being connected to the at least one outlet arm in a fluid-communicating fashion. According to the invention, the outlet opening, for an outlet of the fluid, is oriented towards an outlet direction in order to set the fluid in the container rotating at least in sections thereof.
US10058823B2	Membranes Membrane comprising a block copolymer comprising polyarylene ether blocks and polyalkylene oxide blocks, wherein said polyalkylene oxide blocks comprise at least one polyethylene oxide segment and at least one segment of at least one polyalkylene oxide that is different from polyethylene oxide.
US10058819B2	Thermally integrated compact aftertreatment system A thermally integrated catalyst aftertreatment exhaust system includes a flow channel that directs diesel exhaust through a diesel oxidation catalyst unit that includes a diesel oxidation catalyst, by a doser that introduces DEF into the diesel exhaust, through a mixing chamber that includes a static metallic mixer coated with a DEF hydrolysis catalyst, and through an SCR unit that includes an SCR catalyst. The diesel oxidation catalyst converts a portion of diesel exhaust into water, carbon dioxide, or nitrogen dioxide. The DEF hydrolysis catalyst facilitates hydrolysis of the mixed DEF and diesel exhaust. The SCR catalyst facilitates reduction of NOx in the diesel exhaust. A first portion of the flow channel is in direct thermal contact with a second portion of the flow channel that houses the SCR unit such that heat from the diesel exhaust before the diesel exhaust reaches the doser is passed to the SCR unit.
US10058817B2	Continuous operable gas purification device in an ion mobility spectrometer The present disclosure discloses a continuous operable gas purification device in an ion mobility spectrometer including a housing provided with a cylinder cavity; a dry gas supply unit; a rotating barrier arranged in a radial direction of the cylinder cavity to divide it into a baking cavity and a working cavity; and a rotating mechanism. The housing is provided with a dry gas inlet and a dry gas outlet, which are communicated with the baking cavity, and a sample gas inlet and a sample gas outlet, which are communicated with the working cavity. The dry gas supply unit is connected with the dry gas inlet for a dry gas supply to the dry gas inlet. The baking cavity is provided with a heating unit correspondingly. The rotating mechanism is provided at a central position of the cylinder cavity and connected with the rotating barrier for rotating it at intervals.
US10058809B2	Air cleaner frame An air filter has a mechanism for preventing blow-by around a perimeter of the filter. The air filter has two rigid frames surrounding a filter and at least one of the rigid frames comprises a brush seal track with a brush seal therein. The brush seal may be contained within a hinge element attached to the two rigid frames.
US10058808B2	Composite filter media utilizing bicomponent fibers Disclosed is composite media that may be utilized in coalescing elements, coalescing cartridges, coalescing systems, and coalescing methods. The disclosed media typically is a composite or laminate material formed by bonding adjacent layers of media material comprising bicomponent fibers.
US10058805B2	Ripcord locking methods A connection includes a first component, a second component, a cord member, a detent, and a catch assembly. The first component has an opening with an inner surface and a first annular groove disposed about the inner surface. The second component has a top end configured to fit in the opening. The top end has an outer surface with a second annular groove disposed about the outer surface. The first annular groove and the second annular groove are configured to form a channel in response to being disposed in cooperative alignment. The cord member is configured to be removably inserted into the channel to secure the first component to the second component. The detent is disposed on the cord member. The catch assembly is configured to engage the detent and provide resistance to movement of the cord member relative to the catch assembly.
US10058799B2	PRP extraction kit Provided is A PRP extraction kit comprises: a body that has an upper accommodation space, a lower accommodation space that is located below the upper accommodation space, and a communication passage which communicates the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space and of which a fluid passage area becomes narrower as it goes upward or downward, in the interior thereof; a valve unit that is located in the communication passage and allows flow of the communication passage to go only in one direction while being moved by a self-weight based on a change in a vertical position of the body; and a variation means that is coupled to a lower side of the body and vertically moves based on manipulation of a user to vary the volume of the lower accommodation space.
US10058793B2	Special effects techniques A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a ground controller and an unmanned aerial vehicle including communications circuitry configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from the ground controller. The system may also include a vehicle controller configured to execute a flight plan and at least one special effects module. The system may also include a special effects module controller configured to cause the special effect to be activated in response to an activation signal from the ground controller.
US10058792B2	Three-dimensional grid beam and construction set thereof Three-dimensional grid beams are provided. The three-dimensional grid beam as provided offers high construction precision and rigidity, thus allowing the construction set thereof to be used in industrial and laboratory applications. The construction set utilizing such three-dimensional grid beams with connectors for releasably interconnecting the three-dimensional grid beams is also provided.
US10058790B2	Motor assembly kit In some examples, a motor assembly kit includes a magnet, a coil, a bearing, and a flat assembly. The flat assembly includes a base structure, a first plurality of components, and a second plurality of components. The first plurality of components are removable from the flat assembly to construct a magnet support to support the magnet above the base structure. The second plurality of components are removable from the flat assembly to construct a coil cradle to support the coil above the base structure.
US10058786B1	System and method for allowing affiliations to utilize in-game items to assist other players One aspect of the disclosure relates to a system configured to provide a virtual space, in accordance with one or more implementations. Users of virtual spaces may encounter barriers in a game. During these barriers, users may receive and/or provide assistance to other affiliation members. One aspect of the disclosure relates to allowing affiliations or other groups to utilize in-game items to assist other players in game progress in an online game. This may incent positive player actions towards affiliation members, may enhance engagement between affiliation members, may provide an incentive for users to join an affiliation, and/or have other results. These results may ultimately contribute to enhanced retention, enhanced monetization, enhanced user satisfaction, and/or other enhancements.
US10058784B2	Game systems with interoperating or both interoperating and interrelated quizzes and/or puzzles A system that integrates at least two levels of quiz or puzzle solving. Some embodiments use a Graphical User Interface (GUI) aspect only. According to the GUI aspect, a gameplay sequence is provided, whereby an indication of a solution associated with a level-two quiz is displayed. A clue to a different, level-one quiz is subsequently presented. An attempt is input at the level-one quiz. A level-two quiz clue is displayed. The level-two quiz can be solved with one or more clues so provided. According to the data aspect, different quizzes or puzzles are data related through a persistent data structure. Embodiments that use a data aspect may omit displaying a solution indication.
US10058782B2	System and method for providing a customized user experience based on a spend frequency of a user One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing a customized user experience based on a spend frequency of a user in an online game. The users may be segmented based on a spend frequency associated with the user. A spend frequency may comprise an amount of purchases made by a user in a predetermined time period. The purchases made by the user in the online game may comprise purchases of virtual items made with virtual currency, purchases of real goods made with virtual currency, purchases of virtual items made with real currency, purchases of real goods made with real currency, a combination thereof, and/or other types of purchases.
US10058779B2	Game apparatus, storage medium having game program stored thereon, game system, and game processing method When a first swing input is determined to have been made in a first movement start-possible state, in which a first object is allowed to start moving, and when the first object is put into the first movement start-possible state within a predetermined time period after the first swing input is determined to have been made, the first object is started to move in a virtual space based on at least the first swing input; and when a second swing input is determined to have been made in a second movement start-possible state, in which a second object is allowed to start moving, and when the second object is put into the second movement start-possible state within a predetermined time period after the second swing input is determined to have been made, the second object is started to move based on at least the second swing input.
US10058777B2	Task execution method, apparatus and system A method is performed at a server system comprising one or more processors and memory. The server system executes a task being performed on a first mobile client according to instructions from the first mobile client. The server system receives a handover request from the first mobile client, which indicates that the first mobile client has suspended performance of the task and includes information identifying one or more second mobile clients who are candidates to assume performance of the task. The server system sends, to at least a subset of the second mobile clients, a request to assume performance of the task and receives, from a respective second mobile client of the subset of the second mobile clients, an indication that the respective second mobile client intends to assume performance of the task. The server system executes the task according to instructions received from the respective second mobile client.
US10058776B2	Key apparatus A key apparatus includes a housing with an opening, a printed circuit board (PCB) received in the housing, and a key mechanism. The key mechanism includes an electrode portion and a conducting portion sandwiched between the electrode portion and the PCB. The electrode portion is electrically connected to the PCB. The conducting portion is apart from the PCB. While the conducting portion connects with the connecting region, the electrode portion and the connecting region form a capacitor. The PCB generates different control signals based on different capacitances of the formed capacitors.
US10058771B2	Gyroscope points accumulation system with convenient operation and data information read/write method for same A spinning top scoring system with easy operation, which is characterized by a toy spinning top, which includes a toy main body that is able to rotate in response to a signal emitted by a supporting signal transmitter. The system also includes an RFID chip, which is used for identifying identity information of the toy spinning top and for storing scoring data. Further included in the system is a cell phone with an NFC function, wherein the cell phone comprises a spinning top scoring software system, which is used for reading and displaying the identity information stored in the RFID chip, writing a new identity information into the RFID chip, as well as for reading and displaying the scoring data stored in the RFID chip and outputting or inputting the scoring data to the RFID chip.
US10058769B1	Bingo card holder system The bingo card holder system is configured for use in a game of bingo. The game of bingo further comprises one or more bingo cards and a plurality of bingo markers. The bingo card holder system organizes the one or more bingo cards. The bingo card holder system displays each of the one or more bingo cards. The bingo card holder system secures each of the one or more bingo cards in a fixed position during game play. The bingo card holder system comprises a master surface and a fastening loop. The master surface is a modular structure that receives, displays and secures the one or more bingo cards such that the position of each of the one or more bingo cards does not shift during game play. The fastening loop is used to truss the modules of the master surface during storage.
US10058766B2	Powered foot-deck-based vehicle with intuitive control In an aspect, a powered foot-deck-based vehicle is provided, and includes a foot-deck to support a rider. At least one wheel is rotatably coupled to the foot-deck to enable travel of the foot-deck over a travel surface. At least one motor is coupled to at least one of the at least one wheel to drive rotation thereof. A power source is coupled to the at least one motor to power the at least one motor. A remote sensor unit is wearable by the rider and configured to detect at least one of an orientation, a position, and movement of the rider and transmit sensor data generated therefrom. A motor control unit is coupled to the at least one motor and is configured to receive the sensor data and control the operation of the at least one motor based at least in part on the sensor data.
US10058765B2	Self-balancing board with primary wheel and distal auxiliary wheel A self-balancing board is provided, comprising a primary wheel assembly, a platform, at least one sensor, a controller, a first auxiliary wheel assembly, and a first brake element. The primary wheel assembly comprises a primary wheel and a motor driving the primary wheel. The platform is secured to the primary wheel assembly and has a foot deck. The at least one sensor senses the orientation of the platform. The controller receives data from the at least one sensor and controls the motor in response to the received data. The first auxiliary wheel assembly is secured to the platform distal the primary wheel assembly, and is elevated from contacting a flat surface upon which the primary wheel rests when the foot deck is parallel to the flat surface. The first brake element is manually movable relative to the first auxiliary wheel assembly to engage the first auxiliary wheel assembly to provide resistance to rotation of the first auxiliary wheel assembly.
US10058763B2	Telemark ski bindings systems and methods The present invention relates to a ski binding used in telemark skiing. An exemplary system maintains a toe of a ski boot in association with a ski while permitting a heel of the ski boot to elevate to a top surface of the ski. The binding system comprises several complex subsystems, such as a toe mating mechanism, a toe plate system, a base plate system, a heel fastening mechanism, a sliding plate system, and rail system.
US10058761B2	Non-collision football and data tracking system The invention provides a system for playing a non-collision sport. The system comprises one or more hand devices, a jersey, shoulder pads optionally, and data collection and transfer devices. A server is part of the system and has at least one algorithm that manipulates and interprets the collected data. A data management system is connected in real-time to monitor play of the game and record and analyze player progress during game play.
US10058758B2	Golf simulation system A green simulation apparatus may comprise a covering forming a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour and being flexible such that the covering is movable between a base condition in which the upper surface has a substantially planar configuration and a contoured condition in which the upper surface has a contoured configuration. The apparatus may also comprise a covering support assembly configured to support the covering in the base condition and the contoured condition.
US10058754B2	Game apparatus A game apparatus with pivotally mounted cup holders is disclosed. The apparatus includes a game board and a plurality of cup holders pivotally secured to a vertical surface of the game board. The cup holders are configured to pivot relative to the vertical surface of the game board to hold a cup at an angle. In addition, the game board includes a cavity formed into the game board for each cup holder, where the cavity is configured to receive and support a portion of a bottom edge of a cup. A depression is formed into the game board and configured to receive a respective cup holder to lay flat when the cup holder is pivoted against the game board. Further, the plurality of cup holders are disposed in a triangular formation on the game board and configured for cups to be placed adjacent to one another.
US10058748B2	Golf club head A putter-type golf club head has a main body and a face component including a first element formed of a resilient material. The putter-type golf club head also has a second element forward of the first element and including a rigid material. The second element is secured directly to the first element. The first element has a thickness that gradually increases toward a sole portion of the club head.
US10058746B1	Manufacturing method of golf strike pad and the components of the golf strike pad made by the same manufacturing method A manufacturing method of golf strike pad includes the following steps of shaping an embryonic form of the golf strike pad, solidifying the embryonic form of the golf strike pad, heating the solidified embryonic form of the golf strike pad, positioning the heated embryonic form of the golf strike pad in a mold, casting the melted aluminum-magnesium alloy into the mold, taking the blank of the golf strike pad from the mold and grinding the blank of the golf strike pad for finishing the manufacturing method.
US10058742B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball In a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and an outermost layer encasing the intermediate layer, the envelope layer-encased sphere, the intermediate layer-encased sphere and the ball have surface hardnesses which satisfy a specific relationship, the intermediate layer and the cover have thicknesses which satisfy a specific relationship, and the core has a hardness profile in which the hardnesses at the core surface, core center, a position 5 mm from the core center, and a position midway between the core surface and center satisfy specific relationships. This golf ball satisfies at a high level the flight and control performances desired for use by professional golfers and skilled amateurs. In particular, it holds down the spin rate on full shots and follows a straight trajectory, thus having a superior flight performance, and moreover is endowed with an excellent scuff resistance.
US10058741B1	Carbon nanotubes reinforced dual core a golf ball A golf ball with a center core comprising polybutadiene and a carbon nanotube material in an amount ranging from 0.4 to 2.5 weight percent of the center core is disclosed herein. Alternatively, the golf ball has a mantle layer with a blend of ionomer materials and a carbon nanotube material in an amount ranging from 0.2 to 2.5 weight percent of the mantle layer.
US10058740B2	Low compression golf balls having layers made from plasticized thermoplastic materials Low compression, multi-piece golf balls containing a solid core and two or three-layered cover assemblies are provided. Preferably, the ball has a compression of less than 60 and more preferably less than 50. At least one cover layer is made of a plasticized thermoplastic composition. For example, two-layered and three-layered covers may be made. Preferably, the plasticized thermoplastic composition comprises: a) ethylene acid copolymer, b) plasticizer, and c) cation source. A fatty acid ester such as ethyl oleate or butyl oleate is preferably used as the plasticizer. The cover assembly has good impact durability and helps provide the ball with relatively high resiliency at given compressions.
US10058739B2	Golf ball having surface divided by small circles Provided is a golf ball having a surface divided by small circles. A surface of a sphere is divided by small circles to generate spherical polyhedrons in order to arrange dimples in the spherical polygons, instead of arranging dimples in spherical polyhedrons that are generated by dividing the surface of the sphere by great circles. According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a land surface of the golf ball, which is generated by arranging the dimples in the spherical polyhedrons, has a dimple area ratio higher than that of a spherical truncated icosahedron of which a surface is divided by great circles on which dimples are arranged. Therefore, a flight distance of the golf ball increases.
US10058734B2	Racquet hit notification An apparatus including a sensor carried by a racquet and an indicator in communication with the sensor. The sensor outputs a notification based on (a) the number of hits by the racquet based on signals from the sensor and (b) at least one of an elapsed time since a last stringing of the racquet and an input skill level of a person using the racquet. Additionally, an apparatus including a racquet, a sensor carried by the racquet, and an indicator in communication with the sensor. The sensor can be a strain gauge, a load cell, an acoustic sensor and a vibro-acoustic sensor. The sensor outputs a notification based on the number of hits by the racquet based on signals from the sensor.
US10058727B2	Exercise apparatus and methods An exercise device and methods for using the exercise device. The exercise device is a spherical structure having a rigid surface and an opening therein for the user's hand to grasp a handle affixed in the center of the spherical structure. A series of exercises may be performed with the exercise device, including push-ups, rows and swings.
US10058726B2	Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus including a base, an arm assembly having first and second arms for engaging the outside of the legs of a human and a coupling assembly for securing the arm assembly to the base. The coupling assembly can include a pivot assembly for permitting the first and second arms to move between a contracted position and an extended position as the legs are pivoted away from each other. The first and second arms can be urged towards the contracted position. Methods for operating the exercise apparatus and other apparatus are provided.
US10058724B2	Apparatus for playing a game by emitting a moving beam of radiation The invention provides an apparatus for playing a game, the apparatus comprising; a moveable portion configured to emit a moving beam of radiation; a detector and a device arranged to be worn by a player, wherein the device is configured to send a signal to the detector in response to interaction with the beam.
US10058722B2	Fire protection device and method for fire fighting The present invention especially relates to a fire protection system (1) with a wetting system (23) which is designed and equipped for the wetting of a predetermined extinguishing volume (11) with extinguishing water, wherein the wetting system (23) is designed and equipped in such a way that in a pure water-gas extinguishing measure within a defined operating envelope the concentration of extinguishing gas in the extinguishing volume remains below the extinguishing concentration.
US10058720B2	Multi-use firefighting tool The present invention provides a multi-use firefighting tool. The tool may be used as a stand-alone tool or as a supplement to existing tools. An additional aspect of the present invention is to provide a multi-use tool configured to enable, among other things, forcible entry and valve opening/closing.
US10058717B2	High intensity focused ultrasound transducer optimization When planning magnetic resonance (MR) guided high intensity focused ultrasonic (HIFU) therapy, HIFU transducer element parameters are optimized as a function of 3D MR data describing a size, shape, and position of a region of interest (ROI) (146) and any obstructions (144) between the HIFU transducer elements and the ROI (146). Transducer element phases and amplitudes are adjusted to maximize HIFU radiation delivery to the ROI (146) while minimizing delivery to the obstruction (144). Additionally or alternatively, transducer elements are selectively deactivated if the obstruction (144) is positioned between the ROI (146) and a given transducer element.
US10058715B2	Method and device for quality assurance of a radiation therapy apparatus The invention relates to a method for quality assurance of a radiation field (30) emitted by a radiation therapy apparatus (10), comprising the steps of: (i) providing an ionization chamber (40) detector as reference detector for measuring the dose of the radiation field (30) at the exit of the radiation head (20), said ionization chamber (40) having a size and being positioned for being traversed by said radiation beam (30), said ionization chamber (40) having an attenuation equivalent to less than 1 mm Al; (ii) providing one or more field detectors (50); moving the field detector (50) across the radiation field (30) and measuring simultaneously the dose from the field detector (50) and from the ionization chamber (40); (iii) computing the ratio of the dose from the field detector (50) to the dose of the ionization chamber (40). The invention also relates to a device for performing the method.
US10058714B2	Method, computer program and system for dose calculation in radiotherapy A method and computer program for dose calculation include using information from a fraction image to update contour information from a planning image and also includes using density information from the fraction image and the planning image for performing dose calculation.
US10058712B2	Somatic sensation induction system using pulse laser and medium of high absorption coefficient The present invention relates to a system for fundamentally eliminating skin damage caused by direct radiation of a laser beam on the skin of a user and inducing a somatic sensation on the skin within a safety standard by radiating a pulse laser beam on a medium attached to the skin of the user on which the somatic sensation is desired to be induced. Particularly, the present invention relates to a somatic sensation induction system which can induce a somatic sensation of various feelings delivered to a user by adjusting an absorption coefficient of a medium contacting with the skin of a user, energy intensity and a repetition rate of a radiated laser beam and the like.
US10058711B2	Phototherapy dressing for treating psoriasis Methods and apparatuses for phototherapy to treat skin disorders. In particular, described herein are phototherapy dressings for use with phototherapy UV light applicators (sources) to treat skin disorders such as psoriasis. The dressings described herein may include a support body onto which a medicament formed of a hydrogel and coal tar and/or coal tar extract is held. The dressing may be configured so that at least half (50%) of the UV light within a therapeutic range of wavelengths is through the dressing including the medicament to the patient's skin. The dressings may be adapted for use in conjunction with a phototherapy UV light sources.
US10058706B2	Bi-directional switching regulator for electroceutical applications In certain aspects, a method for providing electrical stimulation includes transferring energy from a battery to an electrode to charge the electrode, and, after the electrode is charged, transferring energy from the electrode to the battery to discharge the battery. The energy transferred from the electrode to the battery may include a portion of the energy transferred from the battery to the electrode.
US10058704B2	Systems, devices and methods for the treatment of neurological disorders and conditions The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems used for the treatment of and/or promoting recovery from various neurological disorders and conditions, including epilepsy and other seizure disorders and movement and other related disorders; for promoting recovery from acute or chronic brain injury (e.g. stroke, hypoxia/ischemia, head trauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and other forms of brain injury, for awakening and/or promoting the recovery of patients in various levels of coma, altered mental status or vegetative state); or for promoting recovery from chronic daily headache and migraine and related disorders via external (cutaneous) stimulation of the sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve in the face and forehead. More specifically, devices and electrode assemblies configured for stimulation of the supraorbital, supratrochlear, infraorbital, auriculotemporal, zygomaticotemporal, zygomaticoorbital, zygomaticofacial, nasal and infratrochlear nerves are disclosed.
US10058703B2	Methods of treating gastroesophageal reflux disease using an implanted device Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes minimally invasively implanting a stimulating device in a patient's esophagus in the region proximate the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The patient is provided with a questionnaire related to his disease via an online service. The questionnaire is accessed on a mobile device, such as a cell phone, or on a computer with network access. The data from the sensors and the answers from the questionnaire are analyzed together by a health care provider using the online service. The data and answers are used to program the stimulating device, via the mobile device or computer, to optimize treatment.
US10058702B2	Implant magnet system A magnetic alignment system that can form part of a cochlear implant system. The magnetic alignment system prevents substantial movement of a magnet of an implanted component during an MRI procedure or allows for easy removal of the magnet to facilitate the MRI procedure.
US10058697B2	Thermoformed electrode arrays A cochlear lead includes a thermoformed circuit with a substrate with electrodes formed on the substrate and shaped to curve around a longitudinal axis of the cochlear lead. Traces are also formed on the substrate and connected to the electrodes. Intermediate sections between the electrodes may be curved about an axis that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
US10058695B2	Collapsible extravascular lead An implantable medical electrical lead having an elongate lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion. A plurality of defibrillation electrodes coupled to the distal portion is included, the plurality of electrodes being transitionable from a first configuration in which the defibrillation electrodes are biased in an expanded configuration to a second configuration in which the defibrillation electrodes are in a collapsed configuration. A joint slideably disposed around a portion of the lead body is included, at least a portion of the plurality of defibrillation electrodes being coupled to the joint.
US10058692B2	Connector for dialyzer A connector for connecting a dialyzer to a fluid-carrying line is disclosed, wherein the connector includes a coupling portion, especially a male Hansen connector portion, for fluid-tight connection to a connector element, especially a female Hansen connector adapter, of the line. In a flow channel of the connector, a shut-off device is integrated, which below a predetermined pressure or when no fluid communication is provided between the dialyzer and the line shuts off the flow cross-section of the flow channel.
US10058691B2	Disposable array-type micro injection needle head and prefilled syringe The invention discloses a disposable array-type micro injection needle head which comprises a lower needle seat which is configured as a cylindrical column opening at one end and having a top cap at the other end and which is configured to be connected with an injection reservoir; an upper needle seat which is located above the top cap of the lower needle seat with a cavity formed between the upper needle seat and the top cap; a through-hole formed in the top cap which is configured for communicating the cylindrical column with the cavity, wherein a pipetting needle is mounted in the through-hole which has one end communicated with the cavity and the other end located in the cylindrical column and which is configured for extracting injection from the injection reservoir into the cavity; and at least two needle tubes mounted in the upper needle seat, each of which has one end comprising a needle tip for puncturing and for injecting the injection and the other end for mounting on the upper needle seat and for communicating with the cavity. The needle head can be used directly on existing insulin pen, or the cylindrical column can be provided inside it with an injection reservoir to form a disposable prefilled syringe. By using a plurality of thin, short needle tubes for injecting simultaneously, vertical hypodermic injection of medicines such as insulin can be preformed rapidly, leakproof, painlessly, safely and conveniently at various sites of a human body, without needing to pinch skin, while a potential trouble that the medicines be injected into muscles can be avoided. Patient adherence to the treatment regimen and the treatment effect are improved.
US10058690B2	Facial mask tray A facial mask tray includes a plate-shaped plastic base. An accommodating socket is formed on the base for holding essences. The accommodating socket includes compaaments positionally corresponding to sites of a user's face that need focused skincare treatments. When filled with different essences according to the user's skincare needs, the compartments limit the essences in local sites on the base, so as to prevent the essences from diffusing inside the base and permeating to the whole base. When a substrate of a facial mask is placed into the accommodating socket, the substrate absorbs the essences in the compartments at its different parts locally, so that when put on a user's face, the facial mask provides focused skincare treatments specific to different facial skin parts, thereby improving the overall skincare effects.
US10058684B1	Method and devices for passing a chronic total occlusion and re-entry into a true lumen Methods and devices are disclosed for passing Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) from subintimal location and re-entry into a true-lumen of the patient using transient fenestration approach. The transient fenestration is induced by balloon dilatation within the CTO, and a guidewire quickly trails into a true lumen.
US10058682B2	Anchor instrumentation and methods Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor sleeve that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) though a working channel of the anchor sleeve. The anchor sleeve may include a first actuator that controls the extension of one or more subcutaneous tines into the subcutaneous region under the skin. The anchor sleeve can also include a second actuator that can cause the anchor sleeve to lock onto an outer portion of the catheter (or other medical instrument) arrange in the working channel.
US10058679B2	Assemblies, systems, and methods for infusing therapeutic agents into the body An infusion catheter assembly has the ability to infinitely titrate the length of a porous fluid distribution section in situ. The infusion catheter assembly thereby provides a length of infusion that can be infinitely varied over a prescribed range, to control the effective infusion length and the rate of infusion. Using the infusion catheter assembly, a physician has the capability to treat only the length of the vessel desired, thereby preventing excessive drug/patient exposures. The porous fluid distribution section can include an array of spaced apart apertures that vary in size and/or density along the length of the porous fluid distribution section, such that the flow rate remains essentially constant for a given inlet pressure independent of the effective infusion length.
US10058677B2	Balloon catheter A balloon catheter has an inner tube having a first lumen, an outer tube part coaxial with the inner tube and forming a second lumen between the outer tube part and an outer surface of the inner tube, and a balloon part having a front end portion fixed to a front end portion of the inner tube and an inside communicating with the second lumen. The balloon part has a bulged portion, having an expansion forming mode formed in advance, which is elastically deformable beyond the expansion forming mode by an expansion liquid injected thereinto. The outer tube part has a front side sleeve portion extending from a rear end portion of the bulged portion of the balloon part to a proximal end of the outer tube part, integrally formed with the balloon part using the same material as that of the balloon part, and substantially non-expandable.
US10058675B2	Infusion catheter tip for biologics with reinforced external balloon valve A system for moving particles suspended in a first fluid, and for infusing them into the stream of a second fluid, includes a catheter with a multi-lumen distal separator. The separator is formed with a plurality of parallel lumens, wherein each lumen has a predetermined diameter to reduce particle flocculation. An inflatable balloon, affixed to the outside of the catheter, can be provided to regulate flow of the second fluid and thereby facilitate entry of the particles into the stream of the second fluid. A reinforcing member is employed to strengthen the catheter wall under the inflatable balloon. With this arrangement, the catheter does not kink or collapse due to the pressure exerted on the catheter wall when the balloon is inflated. In one embodiment, the reinforcing member includes an annular shaped ring. In another embodiment, the separator is positioned under the balloon and acts as the reinforcing member.
US10058670B2	Interface sizing tool and method A method and apparatus can be used in the selection of correctly sized respiratory interfaces. The method includes the use of light beams to project sizing markers onto a patient's face, which enables the size of the patient's facial features to be measured relative to a set of interface sizes. A sizing apparatus can include a light source and beam splitters that will refract and project the light source into a series of beams that can be aligned on a patient's face in order to measure the features of the patient.
US10058668B2	Methods and devices for sensing respiration and providing ventilation therapy Methods and systems are provided for intra-airway breath sensors where intra-airway breath sensors are not located within a ventilation gas delivery circuit, but are exposed to spontaneous respiration airflow from a patient. Furthermore, methods and systems of the present invention may be used to protect an intra-airway breath sensor from contacting tissue or accumulating debris that may impair abilities of the intra-airway breath sensors.
US10058667B2	Portable manual ventilation device A portable, compact closed circuit ventilation device for manual ventilation of a patient undergoing a surgical or medical procedure that requires sedation as well as emergency management of respiratory failure. One example embodiment includes a closed breathing circuit having a manually squeezable bag, a carbon dioxide absorption canister, a plurality of valves, a gas port and a plurality of sensors for measuring Tidal Volume (TV), Peak Airway Pressure (PAP) and End Tidal CO2 (ETCO2). Another example embodiment includes an open breathing circuit having a bag, valves and sensors. A monitor displays the sensor measurements during the respiratory phases. In a spontaneously breathing patient the device may be used to assess the adequacy of patient's respiratory efforts. During manual or assisted ventilation, the monitor assures safe and efficacious ventilation by the closed breathing circuit.
US10058665B2	Low cost CPAP flow generator and humidifier assembly A method for controlling a humidifier of a CPAP device including a controller, the method including controlling a heating element in the humidifier with command signals from the controller, sensing a temperature of a fluid in the humidifier with a sensor in the humidifier that transmits signals to the controller, establishing an acceptable operating range for the signal transmitted to the controller, determining whether the transmitted signal is within the acceptable operating range, if the signal is within the acceptable operating range treating the signal as being indicative of the temperature of the fluid in the humidifier and using the signal to control the heating element, and if the signal is outside of the acceptable operating range, the controller determines the humidifier to be unavailable.
US10058663B2	Control of humidifier chamber temperature for accurate humidity control A breathing assistance system is provided for delivering a stream flow of heated, humidified gases to a user. The system includes a humidifier unit which holds and heats a volume of water, and which in use receives a flow of gases from a gases source via an inlet port. The flow of gases passes through the humidifier and exits via an exit port. The system further includes a temperature sensor which measures the temperature of the gases exiting the humidifier unit, an ambient temperature sensor which measures the temperature of gases before they enter the humidifier unit, and a flow sensor which measures the flow rate of the gases stream. The system also includes a controller which receives data from the temperature and flow sensors, and which determines a control output in response. The control output is configured to adjust the power to the humidifier unit to achieve a desired output at the humidifier unit exit port.
US10058662B2	Device for dispensing fluid product A fluid dispenser device including a body (10) and at least one cover element (11, 12) that is mounted to pivot on said body (10) between a closed position and an open position, said device including at least one individual reservoir containing a single dose of fluid, such as powder, opening means (80) being provided for opening an individual reservoir each time the device is actuated, said device including movable support means (50) that are adapted to move an individual reservoir against said opening means (80) on each actuation, said movable support means (50) being displaceable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position, said movable support means (50) being urged towards their dispensing position by resilient means (70), such as a spring or a spring blade, and being held in their non-dispensing position by blocking means that are released by the user inhaling, said device including a cocking member (800) that co-operates with said resilient means (70) and with a cam surface (51) that is formed on said movable support means (50), said cocking member (800) and said resilient means (70) being assembled in a housing provided in a housing piece (700) connected to a cover element (12).
US10058659B2	Drive mechanism for a drug delivery device A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device having a rotationally fixed plunger rod driven by a lead screw. The lead screw engages a free lock which is coupled to a release knob. A dose setting dial cooperates with an inner cylinder using a clutch to establish the axial movement of the plunger rod during dose setting and dispensing.
US10058656B2	Syringe with rotatable element, systems including the syringe, and associated methods A syringe includes a barrel and a rotatable element on the barrel; for example at a proximal location along the length of the barrel. The rotatable element rotates at least partially around the barrel. When a handle is associated with the rotatable element, the barrel may rotate as the handle his held substantially stationary or the handle may be rotated while the barrel and any peripheral device secured thereto remain substantially stationary. When handles are associated with a rotatable element that may be removed from a barrel, a barrel that is disassembled from the rotatable element may be replaced with another barrel of the same or a different configuration. Methods of using a syringe with a rotatable element on a barrel thereof are also disclosed.
US10058654B2	Power unit A medicament delivery device is provided having a power body having opposite proximal and distal ends, a plunger rod driver coaxial and movably arranged in relation to said power body, a plunger rod coaxial and movably arranged in relation to said plunger rod driver, a force spring element operably connected between the plunger rod and the power body The plunger rod driver has a first holding elements arranged to interact with second holding elements on the plunger rod and with the power body for releasably holding the plunger rod with the force spring element in an injection tensioned state.
US10058651B1	Safety needle device for accessing a medical port A Safety Huber needle assembly comprising a needle used to pierce the septum of an implanted venous port, a baseplate that rests against the insertion site and a pivotally displaceable housing that acts to remove the needle from the septum of the implanted port and to effectively enclose the needle to provide user safety when the housing is displaced to a needle securing state.
US10058648B2	Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment and method for monitoring the fluid flow of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus The invention relates to the monitoring of the fluid flow in an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment. The device according to the invention and the method according to the invention are based on the fact that, in order to monitor the fluid flow, the change in weight of a collection container is monitored, in which a rinsing fluid is collected during a filling or rinsing phase. The monitoring of the fluid flow according to the invention permits continuous monitoring of the fluid flow both in a treatment mode, in which the blood treatment is carried out, as well as in a filling or rinsing mode, in which the fluid system is filled or rinsed with a fluid.
US10058647B2	Biomimetic actuation device and system, and methods for controlling a biomimetic actuation device and system A biomimetic actuation device includes a flexible substrate, conformable for disposition about an object, defining an apex and a base, bearing at least one soft actuator configured to change state from a first state to a second state upon introduction of a pressurized fluid to an internal volume of the at least one soft actuator.
US10058643B2	Sub-atmospheric wound-care system Methods and systems are provided for a sub-atmospheric wound-care (SAWS) system for treating an open wound. The SAWS system includes a regulated vacuum source for developing a negative pressure, a flow rate meter configured to measure a flow rate of liquid removed from the wound, a primary pressure regulating sensor located proximate the wound for directly measuring the negative pressure at the wound, a backup pressure regulating sensor located vacuum tube, a porous dressing suitable to be sealed airtight which is positioned within a wound interface chamber, a collection canister configured to collect said liquid removed from the wound, and an adapter configured to use wall suction a primary regulated vacuum source.
US10058641B2	Medical devices containing rapamycin analogs A medical device comprises a supporting structure capable of containing or supporting a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient, which carrier or excipient may contain one or more therapeutic agents or substances, with the carrier preferably including a coating on the surface thereof, and the coating containing the therapeutic substances, such as, for example, drugs. Supporting structures for the medical devices that are suitable for use in this invention include, but are not limited to, coronary stents, peripheral stents, catheters, arterio-venous grafts, by-pass grafts, and drug delivery balloons used in the vasculature. Drugs that are suitable for use in this invention include, but are not limited to drugs of Formula (I). The drugs of Formula (I) can be used in combination with another drug including those selected from anti-proliferative agents, anti-platelet agents, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-thrombotic agents, cytotoxic drugs, agents that inhibit cytokine or chemokine binding, cell de-differentiation inhibitors, anti-lipaedemic agents, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, cytostatic drugs, or combinations of these drugs.
US10058636B2	Drug coated balloon catheter A drug coated balloon catheter has a balloon and a drug coating covering the surface of the balloon; the drug coating comprises an active drug and a carrier; the active drug is paclitaxel, rapamycin, a paclitaxel derivative or rapamycin derivative; the carrier comprises an organic acid salt and polyalcohol; a mass ratio of the active drug to the carrier in the drug coating is 0.2 to 100, and a mass ratio of the organic acid salt to the polyalcohol is (0.2 to 5):1. The organic acid salt and the polyalcohol in the drug coating jointly take effect to prevent the premature release of drugs before the balloon catheter is positioned at a target site, and to promote the drugs being quickly released from the surface of the balloon and absorbed by the target tissue, thus reducing drug loss during transmission, and also having a better drug transfer effect.
US10058628B1	Trash can with fragrant oil dispensary The trash can with fragrant oil dispensary is a waste container that is configured for use with solid domestic waste. The trash can with fragrant oil dispensary is configured to temporarily store solid domestic waste until the solid domestic waste can be permanently disposed of. The trash can with fragrant oil dispensary further comprises a reservoir, a mesh, and a channel. The reservoir, mesh and channel combine to form fragrance dispensing apparatus. The fragrance dispensing apparatus releases essential oils and other volatile materials to repel insects and to mask objectionable odors. The mesh and the channel attach to the reservoir. The reservoir is attached to an interior surface of the waste container.
US10058625B2	Catalytic radiofluorination One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing radiofluorinated substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and alkenyl compounds. In a preferred embodiment, potassium fluoride-18 is used. Another aspect of the invention relates to piperazine compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the piperazine compounds contain a quaternary amine. Another aspect of the invention relates to arylphosphonium compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the phosphonium compound is a tetraaryl phosphonium salt. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a positron emission image of a mammal, comprising the steps of administering to a mammal a compound of the invention, and acquiring a positron emission spectrum of the mammal.
US10058624B2	Recombinant promoters and vectors for protein expression in liver and use thereof Disclosed herein are recombinant viral vectors comprising a liver specific promotor in operable combination with a heterologous nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein, such as a clotting factor. Methods of treating a subject with a clotting disorder, such as hemophilia A or hemophilia B, are also provided.
US10058623B2	Compositions and methods for modulating UTRN expression Aspects of the invention provide single stranded oligonucleotides for activating or enhancing expression of UTRN. Further aspects provide compositions and kits comprising single stranded oligonucleotides for activating or enhancing expression of UTRN. Methods for modulating expression of UTRN using the single stranded oligonucleotides are also provided. Further aspects of the invention provide methods for selecting a candidate oligonucleotide for activating or enhancing expression of UTRN.
US10058620B2	Dextran-peptide hybrid for efficient gene delivery One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a novel composition for gene delivery are directed to a group of polysaccharide polymers, having one or more nucleic acid delivery side chains comprising cationic peptides. In some embodiments, these cationic peptides condense and physically bond to one or more nucleic acids to form a polysaccharide-nucleic acid complex that permits delivery to and transfection of the nucleic acid(s) into cells. In some embodiments, the polysaccharide polymers of the present invention may also have one or more zwitterionic side chains and/or reactive side chains.
US10058618B2	PAK1-blocking 1,2,3-triazolyl esters The present invention relates to a PAK1 blocking compound having a much higher bioavailability and cell permeability than traditional herbal PAK1 blockers or synthetic PAK1 blockers, and the uses thereof for treating cancer or other PAK1 dependent diseases or disorders. This PAK1 blocking compound comprises an ester of an acidic PAK1 blocker, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. This PAK1-blocking ester may be prepared by esterifying a PAK1 blocker starting material with an alcohol; and treating the esterified PAK1 blocker with an aromatic azide to generate a 1,2,3-triazolyl derivative.
US10058616B2	Pharmaceutical compositions to reduce complications of ocular steroid The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a combination of a lipid cake mixture comprising one or more phospholipids, with or without cholesterol, and a steroid solution comprising an ocular steroid, derivative thereof a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, wherein the total amount of the phospholipid in the said composition is about 0.1 umol to less than about 2.5 umol per 50 ul of pharmaceutical composition and the side effects of the ocular steroid are reduced. The pharmaceutical composition is preferably administered by ocular route to treat ophthalmic diseases.
US10058614B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of conditions such as pain.
US10058612B2	Impaired energy processing disorders and mitochondrial deficiency Some aspects of the invention provide for a method of treating Impaired Energy Processing Disorders and Mitochondrial Deficiencies using polyunsaturated fatty acids which are modified in certain positions to attenuate oxidative damage by Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and/or suppress the rate of formation of reactive products and toxic compounds.
US10058610B2	Methods for treating cancer by administering humanized pan-HER antibody compositions The invention relates to humanized recombinant antibodies targeting the EGFR family receptors EGFR, HER2 and HER3, compositions comprising at least one humanized anti-EGFR antibody, at least one humanized anti-HER2 antibody and at least one humanized anti-HER3 antibody, and use of the antibody compositions for treatment of cancer. The invention also relates to the use of antibodies targeting multiple EGFR-family receptors to treat cancer (e.g., pancreatic cancer) and cancer that has acquired resistance to previous therapies.
US10058607B2	Polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate composition Provided is an immunogenic composition comprising 15 different polysaccharide-protein conjugates. Each of the conjugates comprises a capsular polysaccharide prepared from different serotype Streptococcus pneumoniae conjugated to a carrier protein, that is, serotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9N, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F. An immunogenic composition formulated into a vaccine comprising an aluminum-based adjuvant increases application range with respect to pneumococcal diseases in infants and children.
US10058606B2	Hepatitis B therapeutic vaccines A fusion protein for use as a hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine is disclosed. The fusion protein comprises: (a) an antigen-presenting cell (APC)-binding domain or a CD91 receptor-binding domain; (b) a protein transduction domain; and (c) an antigen comprising a hepatitis B virus X protein deletion mutant that lacks amino acids (aa) at least from as 21 to as 50. The protein transduction domain is a fusion polypeptide comprising a T cell sensitizing signal-transducing peptide, a linker, and a translocation peptide. The APC-binding domain or the CD91 receptor-binding domain is located at the N-terminus of the fusion protein, and the antigen is located at the C-terminus of the protein transduction domain.
US10058605B2	Vaccine combinations Vaccine combinations which comprise at least two or more of the following antigens: DTap-HEV-HepB-HPV suitable for administration in humans. A number of variations in the combination of these antigens have been disclosed that is suitable for concomitant administration. The methods of preparing the vaccine combinations are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding the antigens, as well as methods for their production and use are provided.
US10058603B2	Vaccine The disclosure provides immunogenic compositions comprising human picornavirus peptides derived from structural proteins of the virus, constructs comprising the peptides, the peptides themselves and their use in the prevention of picornavirus infection and disease. Particular peptides from VP4 and VP1 are disclosed.
US10058601B2	Attenuated Mannheimia haemolytica vaccines and methods of making and use The present invention provides attenuated M. haemolitica strains that elicit an immune response in animal against M. haemolitica, compositions comprising said strains, methods of vaccination against M. haemolitica, and kits for use with such methods and compositions. The invention further provides multi-valent vaccines, which provide protective immunity when administered in an effective amount to animals susceptible to “shipping fever” or bovine respiratory disease.
US10058585B2	Compositions and methods for treating conditions related to ephrin signaling with cupredoxins and mutants thereof The present invention relates to compositions and methods of use of cupredoxins, and variants, derivatives and structural equivalents of cupredoxins that interfere with the ephrin signaling system in mammalian cells. Specifically, the invention relates to compositions and methods that use cupredoxins, such as azurin, rusticyanin and plastocyanin, and variants, derivatives and structural equivalents thereof, to treat cancer in mammals. The invention specifically includes mutants with altered Eph binding constants and selectivities.
US10058579B2	Dietary supplements containing extracts of cinnamon and methods of using same to promote enhanced sirtuin, cell and telomere integrity A dietary supplement composition is provided for enhancing the expression of a sirtuin gene or protein. An inventive supplement composition includes at least one cinnamon extract containing at least 0.5% doubly linked Type-A polymers by dry weight. The cinnamon extract is derived from the Cinnamonum aromaticum, Cinnamonum verum or Cinnamonum burmannii plant. In some embodiments, the cinnamon extract is present at approximately 20%-50% of the dry weight of the composition. A vitamin, weight loss agent, or antioxidant is optionally provided in the composition. The dietary supplement composition is administered orally to promote expression or enhanced expression of a sirtuin gene or protein.
US10058578B2	Human-derived bacteria that induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells Species of human-derived bacteria belonging to the Clostridia class have been shown to induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon and suppress immune functions. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these bacteria can be used to prevent and treat immune-mediated diseases such as autoimmune diseases.
US10058564B2	Methods of treating acne A method of treating acne in a human in need thereof comprising administering systemically to said human a tetracycline compound in an amount that is effective to treat acne but has substantially no antibiotic activity, without administering a bisphosphonate compound.
US10058559B2	Treatment or prevention of an intestinal disease or disorder Disclosed are methods of treating or preventing an intestinal disease or disorder comprising administering to a subject a modulator of leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) in an amount effective to treat or prevent an intestinal disease or disorder and methods of determining the susceptibility or risk of a subject to develop an intestinal disease.
US10058558B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising N1-cyclic amine-N5-substituted biguanide derivatives as an ingredient for preventing or treating fibrosis The present invention provides a novel use of N1-cyclic amine-N5-substituted biguanide derivatives for preparing a medicine for preventing or treating fibrosis. The N1-cyclic amine-N5-substituted biguanide derivatives according to the present invention are capable of effectively inhibiting fibrosis by effectively suppressing the EMT.
US10058554B2	Sustained release small molecule drug formulation An injectable depot formulation includes a biocompatible polymer, an organic solvent combined with the biocompatible polymer to form a viscous gel, and a small molecule drug incorporated in the viscous gel such that the formulation exhibits an in vivo release profile having Cmax to Cmin ratio less than 200 and lag time less than 0.2.
US10058553B2	Fused heterotricyclic organic coumpounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and medical uses thereof The invention provides fused heterocyclic organic compounds such as dihydropyrazolopyridotriazinones, compositions containing such compounds, medical kits, and methods for using such compounds and compositions for body contouring and/or reduction of fat in a subject.
US10058552B2	Combination of creatine, an omega-3 fatty acid, and citicoline In one aspect, the invention relates to compositions comprising at least one creatine or creatine analog, at least one omega-3 fatty acid, and citicoline analogs. Also disclosed are methods of using same, alone or in combination with other agents, to treat depression disorders and associated maladies. Also disclosed are methods of using same, alone or in combination with other agents, to improve neuropsychological performance. Also disclosed are methods of using same, alone or in combination with other agents, to improve complexion. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10058551B2	Imidazolidinedione derivatives The invention provides a compound of formula (Ia), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also provides use of the compounds or salts as modulators of Kv3.1 and/or Kv3.2, and in the treatment of diseases or disorders where a modulator of Kv3.1 and/or Kv3.2 is required, such as depression and mood disorders, hearing disorders, schizopherenea, substance abuse disorders, sleep disorders or epilepsy.
US10058549B2	Imidazo[1,2-α]pyridine derivatives as modulators of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor useful for the treatment of disorders related thereto rmidazo[1,2-α]pyridine derivatives of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor. Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of insomnia, dyssomnia, parasomnia and related sleep disorders, platelet aggregation, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, angina, stroke, atrial fibrillation, thrombosis, asthma or symptoms thereof, agitation or symptoms thereof, behavioral disorders, drug induced psychosis, excitative psychosis, Gilles de Ia Tourette's syndrome, manic disorder, organic or NOS psychosis, psychotic disorders, psychosis, acute schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, NOS schizophrenia and related disorders, diabetic- related disorders, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and the like. The present invention also relates to methods for the treatment of 5-HT2A serotonin receptor mediated disorders in combination with other pharmaceutical agents administered separately or together.
US10058545B2	Method of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, including pulmonary arterial hypertension. The methods include administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of cinitapride or derivative thereof. The compositions include an effective amount of cinitapride or derivative thereof, in some instances combined with one or more additional agents for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
US10058544B2	(S)-N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide compositions for pharmaceutical preparations The invention includes a granular composition comprising the active ingredient (S)—N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide, wherein a total amount of active ingredient comprises by weight % about 60-90% (S)—N-(3-(6-isopro-poxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-di-hydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide Form 1 HCl, about 10-30% (S)—N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide amorphous HCl, and about 0-5% (S)—N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide amorphous free base.
US10058543B2	Treatment of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy through S1PR2 inhibition Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) through the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor type 2 (S1PR2) inhibitor.
US10058542B1	Composition comprising selenazol or thiazolone derivatives and silver and method of treatment therewith A method for treating a prokaryotic infection in an animal or human by administering a pharmaceutically acceptable composition, comprising administering a source of silver ions and a benzoisoselenazol derivative, e.g., an ebselen derivative.
US10058535B2	Nuclear transport modulators and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I, and methods of using the compounds, salts and compositions in the treatment of various disorders associated with CRM1 activity.
US10058530B2	Combination therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating Alzheimer's disease or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition comprising co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a first compound, and a therapeutically effective amount of a second compound. In certain embodiments, the first compound or the second compound inhibits AB peptide polymerization; is an anti-inflammatory; improves cognitive function, mood, or social behavior; is associated with Tau or alpha-synuclein; or regulates amyloid peptide washout.
US10058528B2	Compositions and methods for treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis Compositions and method are disclosed comprising ethyl icosapentate for use in treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatis (NASH).
US10058527B2	Composition containing monoacetyldiacylglycerol compound as active ingredient for inhibiting blood cancer or metastasis The present invention relates to a composition containing a monoacetyldiglyceride compound as an active ingredient, for inhibiting blood cancer or metastasis, and a use thereof. The monoacetyldiglyceride compound according to the present invention has excellent effects of inhibiting the expression of IL-4 and inhibiting the activity of STAT-6, and thereby is capable of overcoming side effects of currently used blood cancer or metastasis inhibiting agents. Also, the monoacetyldiglyceride compound is a non-toxic compound having superior therapeutic effects and thus can be useful as a composition for preventing, treating, or improving blood cancer and metastasis.
US10058512B2	Rumen protected glucose and method of preparation The present disclosure provides a preparation method of rumen protected glucose, comprising the following steps: (1) preparing glucose into a pellet and drying; (2) fluidizing the pellet in a fluidized bed after drying; and (3) coating melted aliphatic alcohol and/or saturated fatty acid onto the surface of the pellet located in the fluidized bed to obtain a rumen protected bypass glucose particle. The prepared rumen-protected glucose could go through the rumen of ruminant effectively; and the availability of coating layer in ruminant increases, making the coated glucose be released completely and fully utilized by ruminant, so ketosis or subclinical ketosis and fatty liver disease of the ruminants in perinatal stage could be prevented and reduced effectively, the postpartum weight loss could be reduced, and the cycle conception rate and the milk yield could be increased.
US10058510B2	Pharmaceutical composition of aprepitant Disclosed herein a pharmaceutical composition comprising aprepitant a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; at least one hydrocarbon derivative selected from among a fatty acid of 14 to 18 carbon atoms, and a fatty alcohol of 14 to 18 carbon atoms; and at least one selected from among polyoxyethyelene-type nonionic surfactant, sucrose fatty acid ester, and Macrogol 15 hydroxystearate. The pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure can release aprepitant or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to effectively exert the pharmaceutical efficacy, and can be dissolved in a fasted state simulated gastrointestinal fluid so that it can be useful for study on the in vivo pharmacokinetic behavior of aprepitant.
US10058505B2	Transscleral drug delivery Magnetic drug-loaded polymeric particles are used in a transscleral drug delivery method. In the synthesis process of the aforementioned magnetic drug-loaded polymeric particles, therapeutic agents, along with a magnetic agent are encapsulated in a polymer. The aforementioned magnetic drug-loaded particles can be placed near the outer surface of the sclera, and then a magnetic field can be applied in front of the eye to pull these magnetic drug-loaded particles to the outer surface of the sclera, where these particles adhere to the outer surface of the sclera and thus, the orbital clearance of the particles is eliminated or reduced.
US10058499B2	Sterilized composition comprising at least one hyaluronic acid and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate The invention relates to a sterilized composition comprising at least one hyaluronic acid or biologically acceptable salt thereof, alone or in a mixture, and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, in a ratio [HA]/[MAP] by mass of the amount of hyaluronic acid or salt thereof [HA] to the amount of magnesium ascorbyl phosphate [MAP] of greater than or equal to 1, the amount of magnesium ascorbyl phosphate being between 0.001% and 1% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition, with an elastic component G′ which is retained or improved after sterilization and is between 5 and 400 Pa. It also relates to a composition of the invention which further includes dimethyl sulfone, to methods for producing same, and to uses thereof.
US10058497B2	Oral hygiene products and method of using the same A chewing gum for highly efficient and quick plaque and tartar removal and inhibition including pure ascorbic acid crystals and/or granulars (vitamin C) and an enamel repairing composition such as a blend of hydroxyapatite crystals and sodium fluoride. The chewing gum can contain at least 20% of ascorbic acid without compromising the integrity of tooth enamel because hydroxyapatite will repair any damage to the enamel.
US10058491B2	Stable formaldehyde-free microcapsules The present invention relates to water-dispersible core-shell microcapsules essentially free of formaldehyde. In particular it concerns core-shell microcapsules having a shell obtained by reacting polyisocyanates or polyoxirans cross-linkers and oligomeric compositions which are the reaction products between a polyamine component and a particular mixture of glyoxal and a C4-6 2,2-dialkoxy-ethanal. The present invention also utilizes the invention's core-shell microcapsules as part of a perfuming composition or of a perfuming consumer product.
US10058490B2	Acoustically-activated cosmetic hydrogels A composition that includes an activatable aggregate is described herein. The aggregate has a core and a shell. In some embodiments, when the aggregate is exposed to acoustic energy, the core of the aggregate includes a hydrogel that is capable of absorbing a relatively large amount of water. The core of the aggregate is covalently bound to a shell of linear aliphatic moieties. The aggregate is synthesized to minimize the amount of water in the core, prior to exposure to acoustic energy. Methods of hydrating using the compositions are also provided.
US10058489B2	Easily formulated zinc oxide powder The present disclosure relates to zinc oxide particles having a mean particle size (volume) distribution of about 400 nm to about 650 nm, where the zinc oxide particles are formed by gas phase plasma deposition without milling and remain discrete particles after formation. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the zinc oxide particles in a dispersion. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the zinc oxide particles in a sunscreen composition. The present disclosure further relates to a method of formulating the sunscreen composition.
US10058484B2	Measured fluid dispenser A measured fluid dispenser includes a moveable member coupled with a liquid containing bottle. The moveable member is preferably spherical defining an internal volume therein. The moveable member defines two openings wherein only one opening intersects the longitudinal axis at one time. This allows the internal volume of the moveable member to be filled with liquid from the bottle, then rotated, then the measured fluid or liquid is dispensed from the moveable member.
US10058480B2	Device container Device containers, such as therapeutic kit containers, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device container includes a first member configured to releasably hold a syringe barrel, a second member configured to releasably hold a vial, wherein the second member is coupled to the first member by a first hinge, and a third member configured to releasably hold a vial adapter, wherein the third member is coupled to the second member by a second hinge.
US10058478B2	Electrical stimulation device The invention relates to an electrical stimulation device (1) having a stimulator (2), containing a generator (3) for generating electrical stimulation pulses having specific stimulation parameters, a voltage supply (4) for supplying the generator (3) with electrical energy and a stimulator housing (13), and having at least two needle electrodes (5) for piercing the surface of the skin of an area to be stimulated, which needle electrodes (5) are connected to the stimulator (2) via a line (7), wherein the stimulator (2) can be releasably connected to a fastening element (14) for fastening the stimulator (2) to the surface of the skin. In order to fasten the stimulator (2) to the surface of the skin of a patient in an easier and better manner, the fastening element (14) has a clip (15) for releasably receiving the stimulator housing (13) and a support element (16) for supporting and fastening the stimulator (2) to the surface of the skin.
US10058477B2	Method and apparatus for enhancement of chest compressions during CPR An apparatus for assisting a rescuer in performing chest compressions during CPR on a victim, the apparatus comprising a pad or other structure configured to be applied to the chest near or at the location at which the rescuer applies force to produce the chest compressions, at least one sensor connected to the pad, the sensor being configured to sense movement of the chest or force applied to the chest, processing circuitry for processing the output of the sensor to determine whether the rescuer is substantially releasing the chest following chest compressions, and at least one prompting element connected to the processing circuitry for providing the rescuer with information as to whether the chest is being substantially released following chest compressions.
US10058476B2	Devices and methods for increased blood flow and pain control A device comprising a casing; at least one vibratory source; at least one power source; at least one switch to actuate the vibratory source; electrical communication between the vibratory source, the power source, and the switch; and an optional thermal element for modulating the temperature of a contacted area of a surface. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the device.
US10058472B2	Housing for coffins A housing for keeping, transporting and entombing a corpse comprising a bottom with an outer peripheral edge and a lid (2) with an outer peripheral edge, which can be superimposed perfectly between each other, characterized in that between the edge of the bottom and the edge of the lid, along the whole perimeter it is interposed a wire frame section bar, flat, with opened junction, of highly resistant metal, wherein at the ends of the opened junction electric cables are connected, said wire frame section bar being configured so that it allows an extended contact between the edge of the bottom and the edge of the lid in the internal areas of said wire frame section bar, thus providing by current flowing, the welding and the sealing of the peripheral edges of the lid and the bottom.
US10058470B2	Female urinary cup Methods and devices for holding liquid or solid materials including a cylindrical container, a holder, and a detachable handle, the handle capable of being adjusted to variable angles when coupled to the holder. Method of collecting material including the step of holding a graduated cylindrical container by a detachable variable angle handle. A kit for a female urinary cup for holding liquid or solid materials comprising a cylindrical container including exterior threads on which a cap may be screwed, a holder attached to a sidewall of the container, a detachable handle optionally coupled to the holder, the handle capable of being adjusted to variable angles when coupled to the holder, and instructions for use of the female urinary cup.
US10058466B2	Chassis arrangement for an electrically powered wheelchair and an electrically powered wheelchair comprising the same The present disclosure relates to a chassis arrangement (1) for an electrically powered wheelchair (35). The chassis arrangement (1) comprises a main chassis member (3) having a first side panel (3a) defining a first side of the main chassis member (3), and a second side panel (3b) defining a second side of the main chassis member (3), the second side being opposite to the first side, wherein each of the first side panel (3a) and the second side panel (3b) has spring attachment arrangements (3g, 3h) for attachment of spring assemblies (9a, 9b, 11a, 11b), wherein each of the first side panel (3a) and the second side panel (3b) has pivot arm attachment arrangements (3e, 3f) for attachment of pivot arms (5a, 5b, 7a, 7b), wherein the main chassis member (3) has a torsional stiffness greater than 1200 Nm/degree. An electrically powered wheelchair comprising a chassis arrangement (1) is also presented herein.
US10058460B2	Absorbent article with waistband having contraction A disposable absorbent article comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a first waistband near the first waist edge and a second waistband near the second waist edge, wherein the Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction is greater than about 9.0%.
US10058459B2	Disposable worn article and method for producing same The present invention relates to a disposable worn article, including: an absorbent body 2 including an absorbent core 24 which absorbs body fluid laminated between a liquid-permeable top sheet 26 and a liquid-impermeable back sheet 27; a pair of front flaps Ff extending in a girth direction X to be continuous with a front portion 20 of the absorbent body 2 that covers a front surface of a torso of a wearer; and a pair of back flaps Fb extending in the girth direction to be continuous with a back portion 21 of the absorbent body 2 that covers a back surface of the torso of the wearer, wherein: the front and back flaps Ff and Fb include a stretchable non-woven fabric 31 that stretches in the girth direction X; and an entire area of the absorbent core 24 is not essentially covered by the stretchable non-woven fabric 31.
US10058452B2	One-card presbyopia systems and related methods Methods and systems for correcting presbyopia using a surgical excimer laser include activating the laser once and transmitting a pre-defined three dimensional ablation profile to treat presbyopia based on the single activating step.
US10058449B2	Medical system for endovascular temperature control of blood, and medical catheter A medical system for endovascular temperature control of blood and for recanalization of a blood vessel, the medical system having a catheter, a radially compressible treatment device, in particular a recanalization device, which, in the compressed state, is arranged to be longitudinally movable in the catheter and, by being released from the catheter, is radially expandable for the recanalization of the blood vessel, and a temperature control element for controlling the temperature of blood, wherein the treatment device, in particular the recanalization device, can be positioned distally with respect to the temperature control element in such a way that, during use, blood which is temperature-controlled by the temperature control element flows to the recanalization site in the blood vessel.
US10058448B2	Arm immersion cooling apparatus and method A two person portable apparatus (10) for reducing the core temperature of one or more human beings includes a trough (14) made of a waterproof, flexible fabric (56) and a generally rectangular frame (12). Portions (68, 70, 72, 74) of the fabric (56) are looped over sides (24, 26, 28, 30) of the frame (12) so that the trough is supported by and suspended from the frame. The apparatus includes four legs (16, 18, 20, 22) hinged to corners of the frame and pivotable inwardly under the trough. Cooling water is placed in the trough and the hands and forearms of human beings are immersed in the cooling water.
US10058447B2	Lubricating condom A condom that includes a lubrication packet affixed thereto, the lubrication packet occupying a space that coincides with a fluid receptacle. The packet is filled with lubricant and the integrity of the packet is breached prior to intercourse, releasing the lubricant inside the body lumen over a period of time. Once the packet is substantially depleted, a void created by the depleted packet can be used by the receptacle.
US10058446B2	Knee brace A knee brace for use by athletes or others requiring protection and support of the knee. The knee brace includes a base and a spider member. The base is comprised of elastic material and configured to closely fit around portions of the knee and adjacent leg portions. A spider member having upper and lower pairs of tensioning straps is fastened to the interior surface of the base, with the tensioning straps extending through upper and lower apertures in the base for detachable attachment to the exterior surface of the base.
US10058430B2	Methods of fusing a sacroiliac joint with an additively manufactured sacroiliac joint implant A system for fixating a dysfunctional sacroiliac joint for SI joint fusion, the system including a sacroiliac joint implant and a delivery tool configured for approaching a sacroiliac joint. The system may include an implant having a porous 3D matrix structure and may be manufactured by laser or electron beam additive manufacturing. The delivery tool may include a radiolucent material. The SI fusion system may further include custom sacroiliac joint implants, anchors, alignment tools or targeting arms manufactured for a particular patient. Pre-surgical imaging studies, including 3D rendering, and their interpretation may assist in planning desired trajectories, anchor dimensions and implant dimensions and may provide details specific to the manufacture of particular sacroiliac joint tools or implants and their implantation into the sacroiliac joint. The system may be configured for use with surgical robots and may include an integrated nerve monitoring and stimulation system.
US10058428B1	Method of repositioning papillary muscles to improve cardiac function Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of transcatheterly delivering a band to encircle multiple papillary muscles in a heart. The method may comprise transcutaneously inserting a catheter into a heart and delivering a first end of a first guidewire to a ventricle in the heart via the catheter. The method may further comprise looping a first end of a first guidewire around a first papillary muscle and a second end of a second guidewire around a second papillary muscle. The first end of the first guidewire and the second end of the second guidewire may be brought out of the body while the first and second guidewires remain looped around the first and second papillary muscles, respectively. The first and second guidewires may be interconnected, and at least one end of the first and second guidewires may be pulled to establish a single loop around the papillary muscles.
US10058427B2	Adjustable annuloplasty ring and system An adjustable annuloplasty ring assembly (10) comprises a support ring (30), an adjustable ring (32) nested at least partly within the support ring, and at least one deployable pressing element (34) for deforming the adjustable ring using the support ring (30) as support. Plural pressing elements (34) may be used at different positions around rings. Each pressing element (34) may have a variable extents of deployment, to vary the extent of deformation of the adjustable ring at the position of the pressing element. Each pressing element may comprise a deflectable blade (40), and the state of the blade may be retained by a ratchet (50). The pressing elements may be operated in a predetermined controlled sequence.

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