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US10066166B2	Composition for alignment layer, array substrate for display device comprising the same A composition for an alignment layer includes a polyimide-based compound including a polymerization initiator coupled to a side chain of the polyimide-based compound.
US10066160B2	Solid-state white light generating lighting arrangements including photoluminescence wavelength conversion components A white light photoluminescence wavelength conversion component comprises at least one blue light excitable green to yellow light (510 nm to 570 nm) emitting yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) type phosphor material and at least one blue light excitable orange to red light (585 nm to 670 nm) emitting organic fluorescent dye.
US10066158B2	Molded nanoparticle phosphor for light emitting applications A molded nanoparticle phosphor for light emitting applications is fabricated by converting a suspension of nanoparticles in a matrix material precursor into a molded nanoparticle phosphor. The matrix material can be any material in which the nanoparticles are dispersible and which is moldable. The molded nanoparticle phosphor can be formed from the matrix material precursor/nanoparticle suspension using any molding technique, such as polymerization molding, contact molding, extrusion molding, injection molding, for example. Once molded, the molded nanoparticle phosphor can be coated with a gas barrier material, for example, a polymer, metal oxide, metal nitride or a glass. The barrier-coated molded nanoparticle phosphor can be utilized in a light-emitting device, such as an LED. For example, the phosphor can be incorporated into the packaging of a standard solid state LED and used to down-convert a portion of the emission of the solid state LED emitter.
US10066156B2	Supercritical carbon dioxide emulsified acid One aspect of an emulsion includes an internal phase including acid, an external phase including supercritical carbon dioxide, and multiple nanoparticles to stabilize the internal phase and the external phase. The acid can include hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloric acid can include 15% hydrochloric acid. The nanoparticles can include hydrophobic nanoparticles. A concentration of nanoparticles in the emulsion can be at least 0.1% by weight. The emulsion can include a corrosion inhibitor. A concentration of the corrosion inhibitor can be in a range of between 0.25% and 0.6% by volume. A ratio of a concentration of the acid to a concentration of the supercritical carbon dioxide can be in a range between 30% and 70%.
US10066155B1	Viscosifying proppants for use in carbon dioxide-based fracturing fluids and methods of making and use thereof Viscosifying proppants including proppant particles coated with a CO2-philic coating in which the CO2-philic coating has a solvable portion that viscosifies a CO2-based fluid when the viscosifying proppant is added to the CO2-based fluid are provided. Methods of making viscosifying proppants are also provided that include coating proppant particles with a precursor material of a CO2-philic material, and polymerizing the precursor material to form a viscosifying proppant. Viscous hydraulic fracturing fluids include a CO2-based fluid and the viscosifying proppants and methods of treating subterranean formations that include contacting a subterranean formation with a viscous hydraulic fracturing fluid and propagating at least one subterranean fracture are also provided.
US10066154B2	Coated proppants containing a cured resin and methods for making and using same Coated proppants can include a plurality of particles and one or more cured resin at least partially encasing or coating each of the particles. The cured resin, prior to curing, can be or include one or more treated aldehyde-based resins that can include one or more aldehyde-based resins and one or more polyamines. The polyamine can be or include one or more aromatic polyamines, one or more poly(C2-C5 alkylene) polyamines, or a mixture thereof. The coated proppant can have a dry crush strength of about 0.1 wt % to about 3 wt % at a pressure of about 55.2 MPa, based on the Proppant Crush Resistance Test Procedure under ISO 13503-2:2011.
US10066148B2	Viscosified fluid loss control agent utilizing chelates Disclosed herein is a well treatment method comprising the steps of injecting into a well a fluid loss control agent comprising a chelating agent, a viscosity increasing agent, and a plurality of at least partially insoluble bridging solid particles dispersed therein, wherein the chelating agent is effective to at least partially solubilize at least a portion of the bridging solid particles over a solubilizing period of time for thereafter substantially dissolving the bridging solid particles, wherein the solubilizing period of time is controlled by the concentration of the viscosity increasing agent, the concentration of the chelating agent, the composition of the metal salt, the pH of the fluid loss control agent, or a combination thereof. A fluid loss control agent is also disclosed.
US10066141B2	Graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure and its manufacturing method, and slurry for manufacturing the same A graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure includes a graphite nanoplatelet material and a graphene material. The graphene material is mixed in the graphite nanoplatelet material, and the content of the graphene material is between 1% and 80% of the graphite nanoplatelet material. A slurry for manufacturing the graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure and a manufacturing method for the graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure are also disclosed.
US10066139B2	Composition comprising saturated hydrocarbon and method for dust suppression A composition for suppressing dust particles includes from about 51% to about 100% by weight of saturated hydrocarbons, and from about 0 to about 49% by weight of unsaturated hydrocarbons. The composition has a content of wax in the range from about 5% to about 40% by weight of the total composition. A method of making and a method of using such a composition are also provided.
US10066136B2	Polyurethane-acrylate epoxy adhesive The invention relates to isocyanate-free elastomer adhesives based on hybrid urethane-acrylate epoxies. The hybrid shows properties consistent for structural adhesives with excellent mechanical and thermal stability, and low read-through. The adhesives are suitable for use in industry, e.g., as adhesives for automotive applications.
US10066133B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film, an optical device, and a display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit excellent storage stability, suitable low speed and high speed peel-off strengths after forming a crosslinking structure, and have an excellent balance between them. Accordingly, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit an excellent protective effect when applied to a protective film, may be easily peeled in a high speed peel-off and thus advantageous for a high speed process, and may exhibit an excellent antistatic characteristic.
US10066126B2	Tungsten processing slurry with catalyst Described are compositions (e.g., slurries) useful in methods for chemical-mechanical processing (e.g. polishing or planarizing) a surface of a substrate that contains tungsten, the slurries containing abrasive particles, metal cation catalyst, phosphorus-containing zwitterionic compound, and optional ingredients such as oxidizer; also described are methods and substrates used or processed on combination with the compositions.
US10066118B2	Inkjet adhesive, manufacturing method for semiconductor device, and electronic component Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can reduce an outgas at the time of being exposed to high temperatures, and can enhance moisture-resistant reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a first photocurable compound having one (meth)acrylol group, a second photocurable compound having two or more (meth)acrylol groups, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the first photocurable compound contains alkyl (meth)acrylate having 8 to 21 carbon atoms.
US10066117B2	Paper coatings Paper coatings, coated papers, and printed coated papers are described. The coatings promote adhesion and retention of UV curable printing media such as UV curable inks. Also described are systems and processes for forming the coated papers and printed coated papers.
US10066116B2	Latex polymer for improved paint washability The present invention is directed to a coating composition or paint comprising a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the acid content and molecular weight of the latex polymers are balanced to provide a coating composition that demonstrates optimal performance characteristics of washability or stain resistance, especially when used in a flat finish paint.
US10066111B2	Aqueous inkjet ink for humidity-conditioning base material and method for producing decorated humidity-conditioning base material Disclosed is an aqueous inkjet ink for a humidity-conditioning base material, the ink comprising at least a colorant, a water-dispersible resin and water, and the water-dispersible resin comprising at least one water-dispersible urethane resin and at least one water-dispersible (meth)acrylic resin or water-dispersible styrene/(meth)acrylic resin.
US10066101B2	Polycarbonate resin molding material for articles to be coated, molded article and coated molded article Provided is a polycarbonate resin molding material for articles to be coated, containing a polycarbonate resin (A) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A-1) having a specific structure, and a copolymer (B) having a constituent unit derived from butadiene, and a content of the polyorganosiloxane block moiety in entirety of the molding material is in the range of 0.50 to 10% by mass and a content of the constituent unit derived from butadiene in entirety of the molding material is in the range of 1 to 10% by mass.
US10066096B2	Method of producing structure containing phase-separated structure and resin composition for forming phase-separated structure A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, which includes mixing a block copolymer which includes a hydrophobic polymer block and a hydrophilic polymer block and is incapable of forming a phase-separated structure, with a homopolymer compatible with the hydrophilic polymer block or a homopolymer compatible with the hydrophobic polymer block.
US10066093B2	Barrier film for food packaging Barrier films are prepared from a blend of two high density polyethylene blend components and a high performance organic nucleating agent. The two high density polyethylene blend components have substantially different melt indices. Large reductions in the moisture vapor transmission rate of the film are observed in the presence of the nucleating agent when the melt indices of the two blend components have a ratio of greater than 10/1. The resulting barrier films are suitable for the preparation of packaging for dry foods such as crackers and breakfast cereals.
US10066092B2	Composition comprising at least two kinds of resin and glass fiber, and pallet manufactured from the same Provided is a composition containing two or more resins and a long glass fiber, containing: a resin mixture including two or more unit resins; a long glass fiber with a length of 10 mm or greater; and a rubber-based resin, which contains 3-30 parts by weight of the long glass fiber and 0.5-25 parts by weight of the rubber-based resin based on 100 parts by weight of the resin mixture.
US10066090B2	Rubber composition for tires and pneumatic tire Provided are a rubber composition for tires that shows a balanced improvement in properties such as fuel economy, processability, heat aging resistance, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing: a highly purified, modified natural rubber having a pH adjusted to 2-7; carbon black and/or a white filler; and a styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 30% by mass or more, and also relates to a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
US10066088B2	Starch compositions and use thereof There is provided a starch composition comprising a crosslinked starch. The composition may be useful in a variety of applications, for example, in thermoformed articles or as a component in multilayer films.
US10066083B2	Flame-retardant polyallyl and polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds Phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate cross-linker compounds, polyalkenyl isocyanurate cross-linker compounds, and a flame-retardant resin are disclosed. The phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compound can have allyl phosphate substituents with variable functional groups. The phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compound can have three or six allyl phosphate substituents. The brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compound can have brominated alkene-terminated substituents. The brominated alkene-terminated substituents can have variable functional groups and variable chain lengths. Both the phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compounds and the brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds can be cross-linkers for epoxide polymers, acrylate polymers, vinylbenzene-terminated poly(phenyleneoxide) polymers, etc. The phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compounds and the brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds can also be flame-retardant. The flame-retardant resin can contain the phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compounds or the brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds, and it can be incorporated into a printed circuit board laminate.
US10066081B2	Polymerizable composition for optical materials There is provided a polymerizable composition for optical materials including (A) at least one kind of polythiols selected from 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, 4,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, and 4,8-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, (B) polyisocyanate, and (C) at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbers having a maximum absorption peak in a range of 350 nm to 370 nm.
US10066079B2	Hydrogen sulfide scavenger The present disclosure is related to a family of metals chelates for use as a hydrogen sulfide scavenger in asphalt, and the preparation thereof. The metal chelates, in particular amino acid metal chelates, are particularly efficient at reducing the hydrogen sulfide emissions of asphalt.
US10066078B2	Cross-linking of carboxylated nitrile rubbers by means of cross-linking systems containing resol The invention relates to vulcanizable compositions based on carboxylated nitrile rubbers, at least one resol crosslinker, at least one silicatic filler and at least one specific silane, to a process for preparing these vulcanizable compositions, to a process for producing vulcanizates therefrom and to the vulcanizates thus obtained. The vulcanizates feature good mechanical and dynamic properties and an excellent compression set.
US10066075B2	Pigments based on bismuth compounds The present invention relates to pigments based on bismuth compounds and to the use thereof, preferably as laser-absorbing additive, and to a process for the preparation thereof.
US10066068B2	Polymeric ion conductor with improved thermal characteristics The present disclosure provides polymers comprising at least one repeat unit represented by any one of structural formulas (IA)-(IE) disclosed herein, for example: Values for the variables are as disclosed herein. The polymers provided can be employed as ion conductors, for example in fuel cells, and have improved thermal characteristics.
US10066065B2	Method for manufacturing nano-structurally aligned multi-scale composites A method whereby nanostructures aligned within a matrix material to define an aligned admixture are transferred into a receiving porous medium while substantially maintaining the nanostructure alignment such that the nanostructures may be aligned predominantly in a common direction within receiving porous medium. Resulting composite structures are also provided.
US10066063B2	Method for preparing superabsorbent resin and superabsorbent resin prepared thereby Disclosed is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, including a) drying and pulverizing a hydrogel polymer, and then classifying into a first fine powder having a particle size of less than 150 μm and a base polymer having a particle size of 150 to 850 μm; b) mixing a portion of the first fine powder, water and an additive, thus preparing a first fine-powder regranulate; c) passing the first fine-powder regranulate through a chopper and then performing drying and pulverizing; and d) classifying the pulverized first fine-powder regranulate into a superabsorbent polymer having a particle size of 150 to 850 μm and a second fine powder having a particle size of less than 150 μm, thus yielding the superabsorbent polymer.
US10066058B2	Polyimide resin A polyimide resin contains repeating structural units represented by formulas (1) and (2), wherein the content of the repeating structural unit represented by formula (2) relative to the total of the repeating structural unit represented by formula (1) and the repeating structural unit represented by formula (2) falls within a specific range and the content of the divalent group represented by the following structural formula (B1) falls within a specific range: X1 represents a tetravalent group containing an alicyclic hydrocarbon structure and having a carbon number of from 4 to 22. X2 represents a tetravalent group containing an aromatic ring and having a carbon number of from 6 to 22. R1 and R2 each independently represent a divalent organic group, and the content of the divalent group represented by the following structural formula (B1) relative to the total of R1 and R2 is from 80 to 100 mol %:
US10066057B2	Organic layer composition, organic layer, and method of forming patterns An organic layer composition, an organic layer, and associated methods, the composition including a polymer that includes a moiety represented by Chemical Formula 1, a monomer represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a solvent,
US10066054B2	Continuous method for manufacturing a polyester from cyclic ester monomer A process of manufacturing a polyester from cyclic ester monomer comprises the steps of: a) providing a cyclic ester, b) polymerizing the cyclic ester in the presence of a catalyst and optionally an initiator in a reactor to form a reaction mixture comprising polyester and unreacted cyclic ester, wherein after the polymerization at least one polymerization inhibitor is added to the reaction mixture, wherein the polymerization inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of monoimines, diimines, mono alkyl phosphates according to the formula RPO4H2, wherein R is a C6-16 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, di alkyl phosphates according to the formula R2PO4H, wherein each R is independently a C6-16 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group or a combination thereof, and phosphate esters according to the general formula (I) wherein at least one of R′, R″ and R″′ has the general structure as in general formula (II) wherein n>0 and Q is independently a C1-16 linear, branched or substituted alkyl group, and R is independently an H or linear, branched, cyclic or substituted alkyl group or a phenyl group derivative, and wherein any of R′, R″ and R″′ not having the general structure as in general formula (II) is independently an H or a linear, branched, cyclic or substituted alkyl group or a phenyl group derivative.
US10066053B2	Alkyd resin compositions The present invention relates to an alkyd resin composition comprising a. 1-60 wt % of an imide compound according to anyone of formulas Ia, Ib, Ic, Id or Ie wherein R1 is H or a C1-C20 optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; R2 and R5 are independently H, or a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group; R3 and R4 are independently H, or a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group; R6 is H or a methyl group; R7 and R8 are independently H, methyl or ethyl; b. 10-40 wt % of an alcohol having a number average hydroxy functionality ≥2.0; c. 30-70 wt % of fatty acids or vegetable oils; d. 0-50 wt % of a mono and/or polyfunctional compound capable of esterification, which compound is different from the compounds used in a, b and c; wherein the wt % is determined relative to the total of weight of compounds a, b, c and d.
US10066050B2	Polymer-supported metal nanoparticles, process for production thereof and polymeric nanoreactors produced therefrom A process for producing polymer-supported metal nanoparticles involves confinement of metal nanoparticles in polymeric nanotubes or nanosheets in an aqueous environment using hydrophobic reactants. Metal nanoparticles supported in the polymeric nanotubes or nanosheets are substantially monodisperse and have an average particle size of 4 nm or less. The polymer-supported metal nanoparticles are useful in fuel cells, sensors, bioanalysis, biological labeling or semi-conductors, especially as catalysts.
US10066049B2	Curable composition The present invention aims to provide a heat-curable composition that is capable of providing a cured product having low vapor permeability, a low linear expansion coefficient, and a low refractive index. The present invention relates to a curable composition including a fluorine-containing polymer having a hydroxyl value of 100 mgKOH/g or higher and a refractive index of 1.42 or lower and an epoxy compound.
US10066043B2	ω-functionalized polymers, junction-functionalized block copolymers, polymer bioconjugates, and radical chain extension polymerization Polymeric compounds having spatially controlled bioconjugation sites are described. Functionalization is achieved by selective ω-terminal chain extension of polymer chains by radical polymerization, such as reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization.
US10066039B2	Ophthalmic lens material and ophthalmic lens An ophthalmic lens material comprises a hydrophilic monomer, a clay, a cross-linking agent, an initiator, and a solvent. The hydrophilic monomer has a mass percentage of about 40% to about 65% of a total mass of the ophthalmic lens material. The clay has a mass percentage of about 0.1% to about 3% of the total mass of the ophthalmic lens material. The cross-linking agent has a mass percentage of about 0.15% to about 2% of the total mass of the ophthalmic lens material. The initiator has a mass percentage of about 0.11% to about 1.05% of the total mass of the ophthalmic lens material. The solvent has a mass percentage of about 30% to about 58% of the total mass of the ophthalmic lens material. The disclosure also provides an ophthalmic lens made of the ophthalmic lens material.
US10066037B2	Ethylene-α-olefin copolymer and olefin resin composition [Problem] To provide an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer that is highly effective in improving the molding properties of polyolefin resins and at the same time highly effective improving the balance between impact strength and stiffness.[Solution] Provided is an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer having a specific MFR, a specific density, and a specific molecular weight distribution, containing a suitable amount of a long-chain branching structure characterized by a branching index, and having a specific composition distribution structure characterized by solvent fractionation behavior.
US10066032B2	Treated fillers, compositions containing same, and articles prepared therefrom The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include an unsaturated fatty acid, derivative of an unsaturated fatty acid, or salt thereof. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.
US10066031B1	Method of separating ethylene oligomerization reactor effluent Disclosed is a method of separating an ethylene oligomerization effluent, in which, during the separation and purification of a product obtained through ethylene oligomerization, the temperature of the reaction product is adjusted and used, thus improving energy efficiency.
US10066028B1	Method of fabricating biocompatible cellulose nanofibrils The method of fabricating biocompatible cellulose nanofibrils produces cellulose nanofibrils from used agro-waste Borassus flabellifer leaf stalks. The method uses a three-step process, including alkali treatment, bleaching, and acid hydrolysis to produce cellulose nanofibrils, which may be converted to pellets for storage. The pellets may be converted to a transparent film for cell attachment by dispersion in water and heating in a hot air oven. Testing shows that cellulose nanofibrils made by the method easily attract human mesenchymal stem cells and will be applicable for skin tissue engineering applications.
US10066027B2	Protein production systems and methods thereof Disclosed herein is a protein purification system and methods of using the system. In particular, disclosed is a split intein comprising an N-terminal intein segment, which can be immobilized, and a C-terminal intein segment, which has the property of being self-cleaving, and which can be attached to a protein of interest. Through the self-cleaving mechanism of the intein, the protein of interest can be purified.
US10066024B2	Methods of generating antibodies to metalloenzymes A method of generating an antibody which inhibits a metalloenzyme is disclosed. The method comprises immunizing a subject with: (i) a synthetic zinc mimicry compound having structural and electronic properties similar to a catalytic domain of the metalloenzyme; and (ii) the metalloenzyme, Antibodies generated by this method are also disclosed as well as uses thereof.
US10066022B2	Anti-Ly6E antibodies and methods of use The invention provides anti-Ly6E antibodies, immunoconjugates and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the anti-Ly6E antibodies comprise heavy chain HVRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 32-34 and/or light chain HVRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 29-31.
US10066016B2	Single chain variable fragment CD3 binding proteins Disclosed herein are single chain variable fragment CD3 binding proteins with improved binding affinities, and robust aggregation profiles. Also described are multispecific binding proteins comprising a single chain variable fragment CD3 binding protein according to the instant disclosure. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the binding proteins disclosed herein and methods of using such formulations are provided.
US10066014B2	Anti CD84 antibodies, compositions comprising same and uses thereof An isolated antibody comprising an antigen recognition domain which specifically binds CD84 and (i) down regulates the anti-apoptotic activity of stromal cells on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells; and/or (ii) induces mobilization of CLL cells from the bone marrow. Also provided are antibodies comprising antigen recognition domains comprising complementarity determining regions as indicated and uses thereof.
US10066013B2	Anti-PD-1 antibody and use thereof This invention provides antibodies or functional fragments thereof that bind to PD-1 with high affinity. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies or the fragments thereof according to the present invention, expression vectors and host cells for expressing the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof according to the present invention, as well as methods for producing the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof according to the present invention. The present invention also provides immunoconjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof according to the present invention. The present invention additionally provides methods for treating a plurality of diseases (comprising cancers, infectious diseases and inflammatory diseases) by using the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof disclosed herein.
US10066011B2	Antibodies directed to angiopoietin-2 and uses thereof Antibodies directed to the antigen Ang-2 and uses of such antibodies are described. In particular, fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen Ang-2. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies.
US10066000B2	High yield transient expression in mammalian cells using unique pairing of high density growth and transfection medium and expression enhancers High-Yield mammalian transient expression systems can include a cell culture media (particularly serum free, non animal derived, and/or chemically defined media) for introducing macromolecules and compounds (e.g., nucleic acid molecules) into cells (e.g., eukaryotic cells). Cells containing such introduced materials can then be cultured in the cell culture media. In particular, the invention allows introduction of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., vectors) into cells (particularly mammalian cells) and expression of proteins encoded by the nucleic acid molecules in the cells. The invention obviates the need to change the cell culture medium each time a different procedure is performed with the cells (e.g., culturing cells vs. transfecting cells). The invention also relates to compositions and kits useful for culturing and transforming/transfecting cells.
US10065995B2	Protein for affinity-separation matrix An object of the present invention is to provide a technique to create novel engineered protein ligands that, when immobilized through a lysine residue (its side chain ε-amino group) which allows for efficient immobilization to a carrier, show the optimum binding capacity and binding efficiency to a target molecule. The present invention provides an engineered protein having a sequence obtained by replacing all the lysine residues in Protein A, which is the most typical protein ligand, with other amino acids, and adding lysine at a terminal; and an affinity separation matrix in which such an engineered protein is immobilized on a water-insoluble carrier by reductive amination or the like. This affinity separation matrix is characterized by its high binding capacity to a target molecule even when the immobilized amount of the ligand is small.
US10065992B2	Cyclosporin analogs Disclosed herein are novel analogs of cyclosporin, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for their use in the treatment of dry eye and other conditions.
US10065989B2	Molecular sleds and uses thereof The present invention relates to compositions which may comprise a molecular sled linked to cargo and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition which may comprise a molecular sled, linkers and a molecular cargo connected to the sled via the linkers. Methods involving the use of molecular sleds and their cargoes and pharmaceutical compositions, methods for treating cancer, a degenerative disease, a genetic disease or an infectious disease as well as diagnostic methods are also contemplated by the present invention.
US10065988B2	Peptoid affinity ligands Compounds of Formulas I: and shorter variants thereof are described, along with solid supports having such compounds coupled thereto, and the use thereof as affinity ligands for antibodies.
US10065987B2	High pH protein refolding methods Provided herein are methods for refolding denatured protein (e.g., from inclusion bodies) that do not require the use of a denaturing agent. Exemplary methods use a high pH for solubilizing denatured protein, followed by a decrease in pH for refolding the proteins.
US10065983B2	Method of preparing base sequence of 5′-cohesive end for synthesizing branched nucleic acid nanostructure A method of preparing a base sequence for synthesis of a nucleic acid nanostructure, a method of synthesizing a nucleic acid nanostructure, a candidate base sequence pair, and a nucleic acid nanostructure are provided. A method of preparing a base sequence includes selecting candidate groups of base sequences of 5′-cohesive end having at least 50% GC content, calculating Gibb's free energy values of the selected candidate groups to re-select the candidate groups, and selecting the candidate groups, that have a sequence of 3 different successive bases among the base sequences from the re-selected candidate groups.
US10065980B2	Bridged phthalocyanine- and napththalocyanine-metal complex catalysts and methods of using and purifying the same Various embodiments disclosed relate to bridged phthalocyanine- and napththalocyanine-metal complex catalysts and methods of using and purifying the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of purifying a catalyst. The method includes contacting a catalyst composition with acid, the catalyst composition including a catalyst, to provide an acidified catalyst composition with the catalyst dissolved therein. The method includes precipitating the catalyst, and removing the precipitated catalyst from solution, to provide a purified catalyst.
US10065977B2	Concerted processes for forming 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene from hydroquinone Flow batteries incorporating an active material with one or more catecholate ligands can have a number of desirable operating features. Commercial syntheses of catechol produce significant quantities of hydroquinone as a byproduct, which presently has limited value in the battery industry and can represent a significant waste disposal issue at industrial production scales. Using a concerted, high-yield process, low-value hydroquinone can be transformed into high-value 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, which can be a desirable ligand for active materials of relevance in the flow battery industry. Methods for forming 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene can include: oxidizing hydroquinone in a first reaction to form p-benzoquinone, converting the p-benzoquinone in a second reaction to form 1,2,4-triacetoxybenzene, deacetylating the 1,2,4-triacetoxybenzene in a third reaction to form 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, and isolating the 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene after performing the first reaction, the second reaction and the third reaction consecutively.
US10065976B2	Titanium (IV) compounds and methods of forming heterocyclic compounds using same The present disclosure provides Titanium (IV) compounds and methods of making heterocyclic compounds such as pyrroles using Titanium (IV) compounds. In certain embodiments, the Titanium (IV) compound is present in catalytic amounts.
US10065970B2	Tricyclic PI3K inhibitor compounds and methods of use Described herein are tricyclic compounds with phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) modulation activity or function having the Formula I structure: or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and with the substituents and structural features described herein. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the Formula I compounds, as well as methods of using such PI3K modulators, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon PI3K dysregulation.
US10065966B2	Substituted pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines as inhibitors of protein kinases The present invention provides compounds of formula I-h: useful as inhibitors of protein kinases, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10065964B2	Pyrimidine-5-carboxamides as spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of formula (Ia), (Ib) or (Ic): to pharmaceutically acceptable salts therefore and to pharmaceutically acceptable solvates of said compounds and salts, wherein the substituents are defined herein; to compositions containing such compounds; and to the uses of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, particularly asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, rosacea, alopecia, allergic conjunctivitis and dry eye disease.
US10065963B2	Heterocyclic compounds as PI3K-γ inhibitors This application relates to compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or stereoisomers thereof, which are inhibitors of PI3K-γ which are useful for the treatment of disorders such as autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.
US10065962B2	Amino pryan ring derivative and composition and use thereof The present disclosure relates to an amino pyran ring derivative and a composition and use thereof, and in particular, to an amino pyran ring derivative represented by general formula (I) or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the derivative, and their medical use in the manufacture of a di-peptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor, in formula (I) the substituents are defined the same as those in the specification.
US10065958B2	Methods and compounds for treating Paramyxoviridae virus infections Provided are methods for treating Paramyxoviridae virus infections by administering ribosides, riboside phosphates and prodrugs thereof, of Formula I: wherein the 1′ position of the nucleoside sugar is substituted. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are particularly useful for the treatment of Human parainfluenza and Human respiratory syncytial virus infections.
US10065955B2	Dihydroindolizinone derivative A compound represented by general formula (I) (wherein all symbols are as defined in the description) or a salt, solvate, N-oxide form or prodrug thereof is a potent FXIa inhibitor, has excellent oral absorption properties and kinetics in blood, can exert a potent anti-coagulation activity over a long period of time after being administered orally, and has a discrepancy between the anti-coagulation activity thereof and the CYP-inhibiting activity thereof. Therefore, the compound or the salt, solvate, N-oxide form or prodrug thereof can be used as an efficient prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for vascular occlusive diseases.
US10065954B2	Substituted imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines as SSAO inhibitors Specific compounds of formula (Ia): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions of the specific compounds of formula (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A method for inhibiting tumor growth in a subject that includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound selected from the specific compounds of formula (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A method for modulating semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase activity in a subject that includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound selected from the specific compounds of formula (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10065944B2	Administration regime for nitrocatechols A compound of formula (I) where R1, R2, X, Y, n, m, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein, for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of a central and peripheral nervous system disorder, wherein the compound of formula (I) is administered prior to sleep, before bedtime or at bedtime.
US10065939B2	Chromene derivatives and their analogs as Wnt pathway antagonists Compounds of formula (IIc); wherein X3 and X4 independently from each other are N or CR8 wherein R8 may be same or different; Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 independently from each other are N or CR9 wherein R9 may be same or different and wherein up to 3 of the group Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 may be N; their solvates, hydrates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their use for modulating the Wnt signalling pathway activity and their use as a medicament, preferably for the treatment of cancer.
US10065938B2	Method for producing hydride using unsaturated compound having carbon number of 4 as raw material The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydride having a carbon number of 4, comprising contacting, in liquid phase, an unsaturated compound having a carbon number of 4 as a raw material with a solid catalyst obtained by loading a metal element belonging to Groups 9 to 11 of the long periodic table on a support, thereby performing hydrogenation to produce a corresponding hydride having a carbon number of 4, wherein hydrogenation is performed in the presence of, as a solvent, a 1,4-butanediol having a nitrogen component concentration of 1 ppm by weight to 1 wt % in terms of nitrogen atom.
US10065933B2	Method for preparing gadobutrol The present disclosure relates to a novel method for preparing high-purity gadobutrol. The present disclosure can be easily applied to a large scale production because purity of intermediate can be managed via simple and mild process and accordingly, high-purity or ultra high-purity gadobutrol that has higher purity than previous gadobutrol can be prepared in high yield therethrough.
US10065931B2	Quinazolin crotyl compound dimaleate crystals and preparation methods and uses thereof Disclosed are crystal forms K, E, F and G of the dimaleate of the compound as shown in formula I, and preparation methods and uses thereof. The crystal forms K, E, F and G have superior storage stability and solubility, so that they are more suitable for being used as the drug substance for drug product preparations.
US10065926B2	Use of substituted dihydrooxindolylsulfonamides, or the salts thereof, for increasing the stress tolerance of plants The invention relates to the use of substituted dihydrooxindolylsulfonamides or salts thereof of the formula (I) where the radicals in the general formula (I) correspond to the definitions given in the description, for enhancing stress tolerance in plants to abiotic stress, and/or for increasing plant yield.
US10065925B2	Carbodiimides, method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to novel carbodiimides having terminal urea and/or urethane groups, to processes for the production thereof and to the use thereof as a stabilizer in ester-based polymers especially in films for protection from hydrolytic degradation.
US10065921B1	Process for producing long chain amino acids and dibasic acids There is disclosed a process for the production of long chain amino acid and long chain dibasic acid, comprising: (1) reacting long chain keto fatty acid with hydroxylamine or subjecting keto fatty acid to an ammoximation reaction to yield an oxime fatty acid; (2) subjecting the oxime fatty acid to the Beckmann rearrangement to yield a mixture of two amide fatty acids; (3) hydrolyzing the mixed amide fatty acids to produce long chain amino acid, long chain dibasic acid, short chain alkylamine, and alkanoic acid.
US10065920B2	Crystalline solid forms of the acetate salt of (1S,3S,4R)-4-((3AS,4R,5S,7AS)-4-(aminomethyl)-7A-methyl-1-methyleneoctahydro-1H-inden-5-YL)-3- (hydroxymethyl)-4-methylcyclohexanol The present invention is generally directed to novel crystalline forms of the acetate salt of (1S,3S,4R)-4-((3aS,4R,5S,7aS)-4-(aminomethyl)-7a-methyl-1-methyleneoctahydro-1H-inden-5-yl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylcyclohexanol and processes for their preparation.
US10065919B2	Ionizable cationic lipids Disclosed herein are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and related methods of their use. The compounds described herein are useful, e.g., as liposomal delivery vehicles to facilitate the delivery of encapsulated polynucleotides to target cells and subsequent transfection of said target cells, and in certain embodiments are characterized as having one or more properties that afford such compounds advantages relative to other similarly classified lipids.
US10065918B2	Polyol estolides and methods of making and using the same Provided herein are polyol estolide compounds. Polyol estolides may be prepared by contacting a polyol with an estolide compound. Also provided are compositions containing polyol estolides and methods of making the same.
US10065917B2	Method for purifying acrylic acid derivative The problem solved by the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently purifying acrylic acid derivative (I), more specifically a method for efficiently eliminating alcohol (II) from a composition containing acrylic acid derivative (I) and alcohol (II). This problem is solved by a method for purifying an acrylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different, and each represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl that may have one or more substituents, halogen, or hydrogen, R3 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl that may have one or more substituents, or hydrogen, and X represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, halogen, or hydrogen, the method comprising step A of bringing composition A containing the acrylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I) and alcohol represented by Formula (II): R4—OH, wherein R4 represents C1-6 alkyl, into contact with an acid anhydride to convert the alcohol into an ester compound that has a boiling point higher than the boiling point of the acrylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I).
US10065915B2	Use of heterogeneous acid catalysts based on mixed metal salts to produce biodiesel The present invention relates to the production of biodiesel and alkyl esters by the transesterification of triglyceride esters, with alcohols in heterogeneous phase in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts, with yields higher than 80%, at a temperature from 0 to 300° C., residence time from 20 minutes to 20 h, space velocity of 0.1 to 10 h−1, pressure of 25-100 kg/cm2 (24.5-98.07 bar), methanol/oil molar ratio of 10 to 40 and catalyst concentration of 0.001 to 20 weight % based on tri-, di- or monoglyceride. The method produces biodiesel and alkyl esters by transesterification of tri-, di- or mono-glycerides, from palm, jatropha, castor, soybean and sunflower oils, wherein the alcohoxyls R1O, R2O and R3O of the glycerides are C1 to C24 and a C1-C4 alcohol, such as methanol, in an alcohol:oil ratio from 3:1 to 50:1. The transesterification reaction produces biodiesel while avoiding loss of catalyst, contaminating liquid effluents and eliminating undesirable hydrolysis of triglycerides, diglycerides and monoglycerides into free fatty acids and saponification that generate soaps.
US10065908B1	Alkylaromatic process with removal of aromatic by-products Processes for removal of heavy aromatic compounds in an alkylated aromatic compounds production complex is disclosed. The processes includes separating a first component from a second component comprising introducing a feed stream comprising the second component and less than about 5 wt % of the first component to one or more top trays of a prefractionation column. The feed stream is separated in the prefractionation column to provide a prefractionation column overhead stream comprising at least about 50 wt % of the second component present in the feed stream and a prefractionation column bottoms stream. A first portion of the prefractionation columns bottom stream is vaporized by heat exchange with a low temperature fluid stream having a temperature of about 150-200° C. in a reboiler and passing the vaporized first portion through the prefractionation column.
US10065898B1	Bulk pumpable granulated explosive mix The disclosure is directed to pumpable explosive compositions that include a matrix emulsion, which has i) technical or fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate in a ratio between 60% and 70%; (ii) sodium nitrate from 1% to 20%; iii) urea from 0.1% to 8%; iv) thiourea from 0.1% to 2%, v) water from 5% to 20%, vi) acetic acid or sulfamic acid from 0.1% to 2%; vii) surfactants of non-ionic or polymeric nature from 0.5 to 3%; and viii) a hydrocarbon such as petroleum or a paraffinic or naphthenic based mineral oil, and where a second component of composition are technical and/or fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate prills in a ratio from 5% to 50%.
US10065897B2	Pyrotechnics containing oleoresin A pyrotechnic composition includes a fuel, an oxidizer, flow and rate control agents and oleoresin capsicum as an irritant. The composition is useful in crowd control products. The composition contains rate control ingredients to maintain combustion at a temperature below the point of degradation of the oleoresin capsicum, balanced with a booster material to maintain combustion.
US10065895B2	Colouring solution for dental ceramic articles and related methods The invention relates to a coloring solution for coloring a dental ceramic article, the solution comprising: a solvent and a coloring agent, comprising rare earth element metals or ions being present in the solution in an amount of at least about 0.05 mol/1 solvent and transition metals or ions being present in the solution in an amount of about 0.00001 to about 0.05 mol/1 solvent. The invention also relates to a process for coloring dental ceramic articles, dental ceramic articles treated either with the coloring solution or obtainable by a process comprising the step of firing the dental ceramic articles.
US10065893B2	Gypsum-containing composition The invention relates to a composition comprising at least one binder based on calcium sulfate and at least one polymer obtainable by polymerization of monomers based on alkoxylates of S-vinylthioalkanols. Furthermore a molding, in particular a gypsum plasterboard, a gypsum wallboard, a screed or a knifing filler, obtained by setting of the composition of the invention is disclosed.
US10065891B2	Polymer having polyether side chains The invention relates to a polymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing monomers comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one acid group and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (II) having polyether groups with 5 to 35 repeating units and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (III) having polyether groups with 45 to 150 repeating units, the molar ratio of monomer (II) to monomer (III) being between 75:25 and 99.5:0.5. Further disclosed are the use of the polymer of the invention as an admixture for inorganic binder compositions, and a composition in powder form comprising an inorganic binder and the polymer of the invention.
US10065889B2	Poly(ethylene glycol) geminal ester phosphate, use as additive in hydraulic compositions and compositions containing same The present invention relates to the technical field of hydraulic compositions, for example concrete and mortar compositions. More specifically, the present patent application relates to additives used in hydraulic compositions, to the compositions containing same, and also to the method for preparing these additives and to the various uses thereof.
US10065888B2	Method of enhancing the latent hydraulic and/or pozzolanic reactivity of materials The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the latent hydraulic and/or pozzolanic reactivity of materials, especially of waste and by-products, comprising the steps: providing a starting material containing sources for CaO and at least one of SiO2 and AI2O3 mixing the starting material with water at a water/solids ratio from 0.1 to 100 hydrothermal treating of the starting material mixed with water in an autoclave at a temperature of 100 to 300° C. and a residence time from 0.1 to 24 hours to provide an autoclaved product suitable as supplementary cementitious material.
US10065880B2	Lithium containing glasses A glass article including, on an oxide basis, from 60 mol % to 74 mol % SiO2, from 7 mol % to 18 mol % Al2O3, from 3 mol % to 16 mol % B2O3, from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na2O, from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P2O5, from 5 mol % to 11 mol % Li2O, less than or equal to 0.2 mol % SnO2, and from 0.5 mol % to 6.5 mol % divalent cation oxides. The glass article has a molar ratio of Al2O3:(R2O+RO) greater than or equal to 0.9, where R2O is a sum of alkali metal oxides in mol % and RO is a sum of divalent cation oxides in mol %.
US10065876B2	Algal system for improving water quality The disclosure describes an algal system for improving water quality through the use of algae. In example embodiments, the algal system comprises an elongate device including algae enclosed therein and capable of reducing at least the levels of nitrates and phosphates in water directed through the device. The algae may be capable of also reducing E. coli bacteria, other bacteria, and viruses in the water. Preferably, the algae comprises a filamentous green algae, including without limitation, Spirogyra grevilleana algae. In one example embodiment, the algal system comprises an elongate device and an elongate cartridge that is pre-configured to treat certain chemical compounds, bacteria, and viruses, and certain other characteristics of water. The cartridge is delivered to the site where the water is to be treated and installed in the field, possibly replacing an existing cartridge. After use, algae may be processed into biofuel.
US10065870B2	Method for removing benzene from contaminated aqueous solutions Methods and nanocomposites for the adsorptive removal of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene from contaminated water sources and systems are provided. The nanocomposites contain carbon nanotubes and metal oxide nanoparticles such as Al2O3, Fe2O3 and ZnO impregnated on a surface and/or in pore spaces of the carbon nanotubes. Methods of preparing and characterizing the nanocomposite adsorbents are also provided.
US10065869B2	Antimicrobial capture system with carbon container According to one embodiment, a container for removing antimicrobials from an antimicrobial composition includes a container body having an exterior and an interior. The interior is at least partially filled with carbon granules configured to remove a portion of the antimicrobials in the antimicrobial composition. The interior is further filled with a liquid to at least a level that completely submerges each of the carbon granules. The container further includes an agitator configured to agitate at least a portion of the carbon granules. The container further includes a drain and a drainage valve. The location of the drainage valve is configured to prevent the drainage valve from lowering a current level of the liquid below the level that completely submerges each of the carbon granules.
US10065864B2	Method of preparing trichlorosilan Provided is a method of preparing trichlorosilane, more particularly, a method of preparing trichlorosilane which trichlorosilane can be obtained with an improved yield using a catalyst-supported silicon.
US10065862B2	Method for preparing carbon nanotube fiber reinforced with carbon precursor The present invention relates to carbon nanotube fibers reinforced with a carbon precursor and a method for manufacturing the same. The carbon nanotube fibers reinforced with a carbon precursor according to the present invention are carbonized by the empty space inside the carbon nanotube fibers being filled with a carbon precursor, and therefore, are highly effective in that the mechanical and thermal properties are improved due to effective stress transfer and contact resistance decrease, and these properties are maintained intact even at high temperatures.
US10065859B2	Hydrochloric acid production system A system includes an ion separation unit that may receive dilute hydrochloric acid and may generate a concentrated hydrochloric acid and a chamber fluidly coupled to the ion separation unit. The chamber may receive the concentrated hydrochloric acid and may separate the concentrated hydrochloric acid into a liquid concentrated hydrochloric acid and a vapor containing vaporized hydrochloric acid. The system also includes a scrubber fluidly coupled to the chamber. The scrubber may receive the vapor from the chamber, and the scrubber is may remove at least a portion of the vaporized hydrochloric acid from the vapor via a purified condensate to generate a purified vapor and the dilute hydrochloric acid. The system also includes a condenser fluidly coupled to the scrubber The condenser may receive the purified vapor from the scrubber to condense the purified vapor into the purified condensate, and to output the purified condensate to the scrubber.
US10065856B2	Method of storing a gas, in particular hydrogen We describe a method of storing a gas, in particular hydrogen, comprising: providing a polymer sponge, wherein said polymer sponge comprises a plurality of catalytic nanoparticles; providing a solution of reactants, catalyzed by said nanoparticles to produce said gas; absorbing said solution into said polymer sponge such that said reactants react within said polymer sponge to produce said gas; wherein said gas is held within said polymer sponge; and wherein said polymer sponge comprises a thermally responsive polymer having a volume which reduces with a change in temperature, such that said gas held within said polymer is extractable by changing a temperature of said polymer sponge.
US10065841B2	Compact stowable luffing jib for a crane A stowable luffing jib provides easy installation to add luffing capabilities to a crane. The stowable luffing jib comprises a base trunnion, a jib assembly, and a cable strut. The base trunnion is secured to the boom assembly and can be selectively placed into a stowed position and a deployed position. While the base trunnion is in the stowed position, the base trunnion is secured along the boom assembly substantially parallel with and adjacent to the boom assembly. While the base trunnion is in the deployed position, the base trunnion is secured to a distal end of the boom assembly and oriented substantially in line with the boom assembly. The jib assembly is secured to the base trunnion and configured to pivot in a substantially vertical plane. The cable strut receives a luffing guy line so as to set an inclined angle of the cable strut relative to the base trunnion.
US10065839B2	Brake system for passenger conveyors A system for braking an escalator or moving walkway includes a handrail and passenger support in registration with one another so as to move together. A braking tensioner selectively increases tension in the handrail during operation. The increased tension serves to frictionally brake the handrail and hence the passenger support. The braking tensioner may be located in any of various locations depending upon system design, and may be driven in any suitable manner, e.g., hydraulically, electrically, electromagnetically, and so on. Frictional wear on the handrail is reduced by the fact that the described braking system spreads the frictional load over a large area of the handrail, e.g., the many locations where the handrail contacts the underlying support throughout its length.
US10065834B2	Elevator arrangement and method The invention relates to an elevator arrangement, which comprises one or more elevator units to be moved in an elevator hoistway, said unit(s) including at least an elevator car, and possibly also a counterweight, roping connected to an elevator unit, which roping comprises a plurality of ropes, and a moveable supporting structure in the elevator hoistway for supporting the aforementioned one or more elevator units below it via the aforementioned roping, and a rope pulley or rope pulley stack of the supporting structure in connection with the supporting structure, around which rope pulley or rope pulley stack the aforementioned roping travels, and from which the roping travels down to an elevator unit. The roping travels from the aforementioned rope pulley or rope pulley stack down to an elevator unit, in connection with which is a first rope pulley or rope pulley stack and a second rope pulley or rope pulley stack, which are disposed non-coaxially in relation to each other, their rotation axes being separate from each other in the lateral direction, and in that the first part of the ropes of the roping traveling from the rope pulley or rope pulley stack down to the elevator unit travels to the elevator unit, to the first rope pulley or rope pulley stack that is in connection with the elevator unit, under the pulley or stack, and onwards back up to a rope anchorage arrangement, and the second part to the second rope pulley or rope pulley stack in that is connection with the elevator unit in question, under the pulley or stack, and onwards back up to a rope anchorage arrangement. The invention also relates to corresponding guidance of compensating roping, as well as to a method wherein the service range of the elevator car is increased.
US10065833B2	Elevator position detection apparatus In an elevator position detection apparatus, when a first diagnosis switch is closed, a diagnosis coil generates a first induced magnetic field, and when a second diagnosis switch is closed, the diagnosis coil generates a second induced magnetic field that is weaker than the first induced magnetic field. In a constant L output fault diagnosis mode in which the first induced magnetic field is generated, an output value of a measurement signal falls below a threshold regardless of whether or not a detection subject body is present in a detection region. In a constant H output fault diagnosis mode in which generation of both the first and the second induced magnetic fields is stopped, the output value of the measurement signal equals or exceeds the threshold regardless of whether or not the detection subject body is present in the detection region.
US10065829B2	Sheet post-processing device and image forming system A sheet post-processing device for, after sheets that are ejected from an image forming device are stored on a storage tray, transporting the sheets in a transport direction to a post-processing position and performing post processing at the post-processing position, including: an aligner configured to align sheets on the storage tray; and a transporter configured to transport to the post-processing position a stack of sheets aligned by the aligner. The transporter includes a first contact member and a second contact member, and transports the stack to the post-processing position by causing the first contact member and the second contact member to simultaneously move in the transport direction while causing the first contact member to be in contact with a rear end portion of the stack in the transport direction and the second contact member to be in contact with a leading end portion of the stack in the transport direction.
US10065828B2	Paper output tray and image forming apparatus A paper output tray includes: a tray main body where sheets discharged from an apparatus main body are stacked; a first extension tray which is to be housed in the tray main body on a lower surface side thereof so as to be pullable forward from a front end of the tray main body; and a second extension tray which is rotatably supported by the first extension tray and is expandable from a closed state, in which the second extension tray is folded on the upper surface of the first extension tray, to an open state in which the second extension tray extends forward of the first extension tray. The first extension tray has a support portion extending downward from the upper surface where the sheets are stacked, and the second extension tray is rotatably supported by the support portion.
US10065824B2	Stacking apparatus A stacking apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a stacking unit, and a separation member supply unit. The conveyance unit conveys sheets for circuit board. The stacking unit stacks the sheets. The separation member supply unit supplies a separation member to separate the stacked sheets at any position. The separation member supply unit places the separation member on the sheet in being conveyed.
US10065822B2	Medium winding device and method thereof A medium winding device for winding a continuous medium ejected from an image forming device includes a winding member that is rotatably arranged around which the medium is wound, an actuator that rotates the winding member to wind the medium on the winding member in a rolled state, a tension generation member that applies a tension to the medium being carried to the winding member, a roll diameter obtaining unit that obtains a roll diameter of the medium in the rolled state, wherein the roll diameter changes depending on an amount of the medium wound on the winding member, and a tension adjustment unit that adjusts the tension of the medium applied by the tension generation member depending on the roll diameter obtained by the roll diameter obtaining unit.
US10065821B2	Accommodating device and image forming apparatus Provided are an accommodating device that performs appropriate processing in order to discard an empty paper pack remaining in the accommodating device and an image forming apparatus including the accommodating device. The accommodating device includes an accommodating unit, a processing unit, and a discarding unit. The accommodating unit accommodates a paper pack including a bundle of stacked sheets of printer paper wrapped with wrapping paper in such a manner that the printer paper is freely taken out. The processing unit flatly crushes and conveys an empty paper pack from which all of the sheets of the printer paper have been taken out and in which only the wrapping paper has remained. The discarding unit stores a flatly crashed empty paper pack conveyed from the processing unit in order to discard them.
US10065820B2	Sheet conveying apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus configured to convey a sheet includes: a rotatable support portion configured to support a rotary portion which is configured to convey a sheet; an urging portion configured to urge the support portion in a direction of a rotary shaft center of the support portion with a support shaft, which is configured to support the support portion in a rotatable manner and is inserted through the urging portion; and a regulating portion configured to regulate a position of the support portion urged by the urging portion.
US10065814B2	Transportable receiving and storage system with redundancy A transportable system for receiving, storing, and distributing granular material includes a surge bin with two storage compartments. A distribution conveyor assembly is movably mounted to the surge bin, has two conveyors, and can be manipulated to discharge into selected adjacent bins. An elevating conveyor assembly has two conveyors and each can discharge into either compartment of distribution conveyor and into either of the distribution conveyors. A receiving conveyor assembly has first and second receiving conveyors configured to receive granular material from side by side transport vehicles at the same time and deliver same to the input of either elevating conveyor. A surge bin output diverter assembly can receive granular material from either one of the storage compartments and direct same into either one of the first and second elevating conveyors for elevating to either one of the distribution conveyors.
US10065813B2	Flat unloading system A produce loading and unloading device and system. The device and system has structures for lifting an entire stack of flats loaded with produce such as berries, moving the stack of flats to a conveyor, and dumping the produce off each flat of the stack, one flat at a time. During the process, the operator of the device doesn't have to lift a single flat of produce. The dumping operation operates continuously, with no pauses to load stacks of flats. Throughput and safety are greatly improved.
US10065810B2	Hot beverage container assembly and lid construction An insert construction or formation is attachable to a basic lid construction for outfitting a hot beverage or liquid container assembly for enabling a user to enhance heat transfer from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage or liquid prior to consumption. The insert construction or formation provides a damming structure located in adjacency to the primary liquid outlet of the basic lid construction for selectively transferring liquid intermediate a liquid-containing compartment and at least one beverage-cooling channel made part of the damming structure. Each beverage-cooling channel or formation directs liquid therethrough and transfers heat therefrom before the liquid exits the primary liquid outlet. The primary dam structure or insert construction thereby enables the user to redirect liquid movement via the basic lid construction for delaying liquid delivery via the primary beverage outlet and transferring heat therefrom prior to liquid consumption. Certain packaging methodology of the complex lid construction is further contemplated.
US10065808B2	Support supply apparatus and method for supplying support An apparatus for supplying a support having a clean surface is provided. Alternatively, an apparatus for manufacturing a stack including a support and a remaining portion of a processed member whose one surface layer is separated is provided. A positioning portion, a slit formation portion, and a peeling portion are included. The positioning portion is provided with a first transfer mechanism of a stacked film including a support and a separator and a table for fixing the stacked film. The slit formation portion is provided with a cutter that can form a slit which does not pass through the separator. The peeling portion is provided with a second transfer mechanism and a peeling mechanism extending the separator and then peeling the separator. In addition, a pretreatment portion activating a support surface is included.
US10065803B1	Connection device for conveyors A connection device for attaching and detaching a frame of a first mobile conveyor section to or from a frame of a second mobile conveyor section comprising: a first portion comprising an upper first portion clamp, a lower first portion clamp and a first middle nub portion disposed between the upper and lower first portion clamps, the first middle nub portion comprising a spherical bearing with a pin disposed laterally therethough; a second portion comprising an upper second portion clamp, a lower second portion clamp and a second middle nub portion disposed between the upper and lower second portion clamps, the second middle nub portion comprising an insertion ramp; and a removable clamp for securing the spherical bearing with a pin in the insertion ramp. Also provided is a mobile conveyor system comprising the connection device.
US10065802B1	Modular conveyor belt integrating a high density array of rollers A conveyor belt module for inserting a high-density array of rollers comprises a bottom heavy spine forming a portion of a module body and gusset blocks reinforcing an intersection between the spine and hinge elements. The conveyor belt module includes hinge elements spaced apart by five different separation distances to allow a high-density array of rollers mounted on a hinge rod in spaces formed between the hinge elements and interlaced hinge elements of an adjacent conveyor belt module in a modular plastic conveyor belt formed by a plurality of interlaced conveyor belt modules.
US10065801B2	Method and system for conveying articles and an apparatus for doing the same A conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor has a conveyor belt and a plurality of support elements extending outward from the article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt advancing upward along the incline. The support elements prevent conveyed articles from sliding down the conveyor belt on the incline. The article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt may provide a low-friction retention surface to articles leaning away from the conveyor belt on the incline.
US10065794B2	Flavor pouch A flavor pouch includes a porous covering that encloses a carrier having a flavorant. The carrier may be solid or particulate. Flavorants may be one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, ginger, pepper extract, exotic flavors, ethnic flavors and the like. Where the carrier comprises a plurality of beads, the beads may have randomly dissolvable encapsulation to extend the time duration of flavor release. To use the flavor pouch, it is placed in the mouth and masticated or exposed to saliva to thereby release the flavorant.
US10065791B1	Aerosol applicator system having user configurable spray direction An aerosol applicator system include a flexible tube that can be operably coupled to the valve of an aerosol container either directly onto a valve stem, or a valve actuator which is retained on the valve stem. The tube has one or more wires that run along the length the tube and which hold the tube in whatever shape it is configured by a user. The wire or wires are malleable and are disposed in the wall of the tube. A nozzle can be disposed at the terminal end of the tube to atomize the material being propelled out of the aerosol container into droplets of a desired size range.
US10065788B2	Pill dispenser with cylindrical package holder for array-type packages A dispenser for dispensing pills stored into any one of a plurality of individual containers of an array-type pill package is provided. The individual containers have a generally flexible common top surface and all extend on a same side. The 5 dispenser includes a cylindrical package holder having a cylindrical periphery configured for holding the array-type pill package thereon with the individual containers projecting radially away and is rotatably mounted on a chassis. A controller system controls the rotation of the cylindrical package holder to bring a selected one of the individual containers in alignment with a pill extracting 10 mechanism.
US10065785B2	Dual compartment mixing fluid bottle A sports bottle is designed to mix the components of a sports drink that are stored in separate compartments. The apparatus is configured to resemble a traditional sports bottle. The apparatus includes a pump, a mixing container, a storage container, and a spout. The pump is situated between the pair of containers and is used to transfer a predetermined amount of a sports drink component from the storage container into the mixing container. The mixing container is used to mix the sports drink. The storage container holds the component of the sports drink that will be transferred into the mixing container. The spout enables a user to drink the sports drink retained in the mixing container.
US10065784B2	Packaged medicine-filled container A packaged medicine-filled container has a resin-made medicine-filled container in which a medicine is housed, a sealed packaging body in which the medicine-filled container is housed, and an oxygen scavenger housed inside the packaging body. The packaging body is hardly oxygen-permeable. Both a moisture-dependent type oxygen scavenger and a self-reacting type oxygen scavenger are used as the oxygen scavenger.
US10065783B2	Liquid crystal panel packing box and liquid crystal panel packing method A liquid crystal panel packing box and a liquid crystal panel packing method are provided. The packing box is equipped with an elastic retractable member assembled in an accommodating groove thereof. The elastic retractable member is memory metal and can generate stretching and retracting effects with the change of temperature to thereby fix liquid crystal panels disposed in the packing box. Accordingly, in the processes of packing and transporting the liquid crystal panels, the seamless assembling between the liquid crystal panels and the packing box is realized, the damage caused by collision between edges of the liquid crystal panels and a box body of the packing box is avoided, the secondary impact generated resulting from the shift of the liquid crystal panels is eliminated and the safety is improved consequently.
US10065781B2	Spout for pouch, spout-attached pouch, and manufacturing method for spout for pouch In the present invention, a blocking tube (11) has a tubular blocking layer (11a) made of a material having barrier properties, and a tubular covering layer (11b) which is disposed in contact with at least the inner peripheral surface of the blocking layer (11a) and is made of a material of the same quality as a base resin. One end portion of the covering layer (11b) protrudes further toward the outside than an end portion of the blocking layer (11a) which is disposed on the outer periphery side. In the blocking tube (11), the inner peripheral surface of the covering layer (11b) forms the inner surface of a pouring hole (5), and the end face on the one end portion side in an axial direction of the covering layer (11b) and the outer peripheral surface of the covering layer (11b), which protrudes from an end portion in the axial direction of the blocking layer (11a) are embedded in the base resin in contact with the base resin.
US10065780B1	Connector assembly The present invention relates to a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a connector (101) enabling connection amongst plurality of drums (501), wherein the connector 101 includes a plurality of clamping means (104) at multiple edges of the connector (101), connected to the connector (101) via a plurality of coupling elements (105, 201). A first portion (104a) of each clamping means (104) is coupled with one of the coupling elements (105, 201). The second portion (104b) of each clamping means (104) is adapted to fit within an outer reinforcing ring (504) of a drum to provide a fixed constraint to the plurality of drums (501) placed on a pallet (502). Further, the connector assembly includes a screw-rod fitting (103) having a screw rod (301) extending from the connector (101) and fastened at the pallet (502) positioned below the drums (501) to lock the connector (101) with the pallet (502).
US10065778B2	Coating composition, a process of producing a coating composition, a coated article, and a method of forming such articles The instant invention provides a coating composition, a process of making a coating composition, a coated article, and a method of forming such articles.The coating composition according to the present invention comprises a dispersion comprising: (a) a core comprising a base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell.The process for making a coating composition according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) selecting a base polymer; (2) selecting a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; (3) selecting one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers; (4) melt-blending said base polymer, said polar polymeric stabilizing agent, and said one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers; (4) contacting said melt-blended base polymer, polar polymeric stabilizing agent and one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers with water and optionally in the presence of a neutralizing agent; (5) thereby forming said dispersion comprising: (a) a core comprising said base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising said polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) said one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell.The coated article according to the present invention comprises: a substrate comprising cellulose base material; and a dispersion on at least one surface of said substrate, wherein said dispersion comprises: (a) a core comprising a base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell.The method of making a coated article according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) providing a substrate comprising cellulose base material (2) providing a coating composition comprising a dispersion comprising: (a) a core comprising a base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell; (3) applying said coating composition to at least one surface of said substrate; and (4) thereby making said coated article.
US10065776B2	Clamping collar with a transverse buckle A clamping collar comprising a looped metal strap (10), and a transverse buckle (12) retained at the first end of the strap. On the outer side, the buckle forms a passage (13) through which the second end of the strap (10B) is inserted. The buckle has an inner portion (14) that is disposed against the inner face of the first end of the strap and that has a blocking transverse edge (14A) that co-operates with a blocking transverse stop (16A) of the first end of the strap that defines a blocking setback (16). The second end (10B) of the strap has a retaining transverse stop (11) received in the blocking setback (16) and co-operating in abutment with a retaining edge (17A) of said blocking setback to retain the second end of the strap to prevent it from moving in the direction in which the diameter of the collar increases.
US10065775B2	Dispensing cap for a container A dispensing cap for a container includes a body portion and an integrally formed chamber for holding an additive substance. An inner wall integrally formed with the body portion defines the chamber whose open end is sealed by a chamber closure member. The chamber closure member being configured for cooperating with the inner wall and seal the chamber, wherein the body portion, the closed top end, the plunger, and the inner wall are integrally formed.
US10065774B1	Powder container and method of use A materials containment canister comprising a lower cap with an upper thread, a body with multiple interior chambers and an upper cap with a lid, optional handle and orifice. The upper cap is capable of rotating to allow for the orifice to access individual chambers which can store materials.
US10065772B2	Container comprising two sealing segments The invention relates to a container having a container body with a container opening and a container closure. A hinge connects the container closure to the container body. The container body includes a container wall, which forms a container space. The container opening is surrounded by a rim. The container closure is a snap on closure movable between an open position and a closed position. The container closure has a base with a skirt. The container closure has a first sealing segment and a second sealing segment, wherein the first sealing segment is arranged on an inner side of the skirt and the second sealing segment is arranged on the base. In the closed position, the first sealing segment rests against an outer side of the rim and the second sealing segment rests against a front surface of the rim.
US10065769B2	Easy-open packaging pouch and method for opening same An easy open packaging pouch, including a packaging film, with a bonded peripheral edge section that has been formed by superimposing the packaging film such that two bonding layers are facing one another such that the peripheral edge of the packaging film is bonded. The package is designed to tear open from a notch formed in the peripheral edge, and a content is placed such that a tear starting from the starting point will intersect the content during opening. Opening includes tearing along a tear line that advances diagonally, with respect to the content, from the notch. Once the tear reaches the content, the tear diverges in two directions; one continuing in a substantially unchanged direction, and the other inflecting along the content. Opening will expose an end portion of the content.
US10065764B2	Bakery tray A bakery tray includes a base and side walls extending upward from sides of the base, each side wall including an outer side rail and an inner side rail. Side drag rails extend downward from the base proximate sides of the base, with feet projecting outward from the side drag rails. An outer rib projects downward from an outer edge of each of the feet such that the side drag rail of an identical upper tray being stacked on the bakery tray contacts the flanges while the outer ribs of the upper tray are received between the outer side rail and the inner side rail. In another feature, the side walls include handle openings, the handle openings each partially defined by a convex outer wall. In another feature, an upper edge of the front wall includes finger corrugations for accommodating the fingers of a user's hand grasping the tray.
US10065763B2	Wall latching system A container comprising walls. A first wall has a latch connected thereto by a flexible arm at a first lateral end. The latch comprises i) a latch body connected to the flexible arm and resiliently, outwardly movable, the latch body having an interior surface sloped to partially face a second lateral end of the first wall, and ii) a stop contact having a contact surface resiliently movable relative to the latch body. The stop contact is connected to the latch body at a location outward of where a stop contacts the contact surface. A second wall comprising a stop is located at the first lateral end, and is movable on a hinge. The stop is aligned to contact the contact surface as the second wall is rotated from an erected arrangement and to contact the interior surface as the second wall is rotated from the collapsed arrangement.
US10065761B2	Carton configured with dual opening capabilities A dual-opening carton has a front, rear, and opposing side panels. A flap extends over the top of the carton, allowing the top to be opened and re-closed. A score line extends around the carton to facilitate the removal of a top portion of the carton. The score line has segments extending along the front panel, the rear panel, and rear portions of the side panels that have a relatively low cut length to land length ratios that maintain relatively high structural integrity. The score line also has segments extending along the front of the side panels have a relatively high cut length to land length ratio to facilitate tear propagation. The score line extending along the side panels is angled so that a pull force vector removing the top portion of the carton runs along a plane generally parallel to the score line.
US10065755B2	Apparatus and process for packaging a product A process of packaging a product (P) comprising driving at least the precursor body in a machine direction along the operating path, forming into it one or more longitudinal rows of adjacent tray-shaped elements (8), loading one or more of said products (P) into a respective cavity of said tray-shaped elements; forming a through opening at the corner regions of the tray-elements; tightly fixing a plastic film (11) to close the top opening of said tray-shaped elements (8); transversely separating the closed tray-shaped elements forming closed trays. An apparatus (1) for performing the above process is also disclosed.
US10065752B2	Vacuum packing methods and apparatus for tobacco Apparatus and methods of packing leaf tobacco preserve the integrity of tobacco, help retain freshness and moisture content of tobacco, and also help eliminate insect infestation. A method of packing tobacco includes supplying a quantity of tobacco into a plurality of open containers; closing the opening containers; inserting the closed containers within a flexible, non-porous bag having a closeable opening; closing the opening of the bag; and extracting air from the bag so as to create a sub-atmospheric pressure therein. The bag is configured to hold one or more tobacco containers, such as C48 or A48 cartons. In some embodiments the bag may be configured to hold up to six containers, such as C48 or A48 cartons.
US10065751B2	Liquid storage tanks and systems and propulsion systems for space vehicles and related methods Liquid storage systems for space vehicles include at least one storage tank including a tank inlet, a tank outlet, and a plurality of liquid storage compartments coupled to each other in series between the tank inlet and the tank outlet. Each liquid storage compartment includes an end plate including a porous outlet at an end of the liquid storage compartment adjacent to another liquid storage compartment. Propulsion systems for space vehicles include at least one such liquid storage tank. Methods of providing a liquid propellant to a thruster of a space vehicle include withdrawing a liquid propellant from a first compartment within a tank and flowing the liquid propellant from a second compartment into the first compartment through a porous element associated with an end plate separating the first compartment from the second compartment.
US10065745B1	Electricity generation in automated aerial vehicles This disclosure describes a system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle wherein the battery life may be extended by performing one or more electricity generation procedures on the way to a destination (e.g., a delivery location for an item). In various implementations, the electricity generation procedure may include utilizing an airflow to rotate one or more of the propellers of the automated aerial vehicle so that the associated propeller motors will generate electricity (e.g., which can be utilized to recharge the battery, power one or more sensors of the automated aerial vehicle, etc.). In various implementations, the airflow may consist of a wind, or may be created by the kinetic energy of the automated aerial vehicle as it moves through the air (e.g., as part of a normal flight path and/or as part of an aerial maneuver).
US10065743B2	Tip rib mounted pylon assemblies A pedestal assembly receives a pylon assembly of a tiltrotor aircraft having an airframe including a fuselage and a wing. The pedestal assembly includes inboard and outboard tip ribs that extend above the wing and respectively define inboard and outboard slots. The pedestal assembly also includes inboard and outboard bearing cartridges. The inboard bearing cartridge is received within the inboard slot, is coupled to the inboard tip rib and includes an inboard bearing assembly. The outboard bearing cartridge is received within the outboard slot, is coupled to the outboard tip rib and includes an outboard bearing assembly. The inboard and outboard bearing assemblies are operable to receive the pylon assembly therein such that the pylon assembly is rotatably mounted between the inboard and outboard tip ribs to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between a helicopter mode and an airplane mode.
US10065740B2	Systems and methods for cleaning a lavatory floor A system includes a dry floor assembly that is configured to be located within an interior space. The dry floor assembly includes a vacuum layer. A vacuum system is coupled to the vacuum layer. The vacuum system is configured to remove liquid from the dry floor assembly via the vacuum layer.
US10065738B2	Tethered unmanned aerial vehicle Tethered unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV) includes at least one wing fixed to a fuselage. The wing is comprised of an airfoil shaped body capable of producing lift in response to a flow of air across a major wing surface, and can include at least one flight control surface, such as an aileron. One or more buoyancy cell is disposed within the fuselage for containing a lighter than air gas to provide positive buoyancy for the TUAV when the TUAV is disposed in air. A tether attachment structure facilitates attachment of the TUAV to a tether which is secured to an attachment point for securing the TUAV to the ground when aloft. A wind-powered generator is integrated with the TUAV and configured to generate electric power in response to the flow of air across the least one wing when the TUAV is aloft.
US10065737B2	Air vehicle flight mechanism and control method for non-sinusoidal wing flapping A flapping wing driving apparatus includes at least one crank gear capstan rotatably coupled to a crank gear, the at least one crank gear capstan disposed radially offset from a center of rotation of the crank gear; a first wing capstan coupled to a first wing, the first wing capstan having a first variable-radius drive pulley portion; and a first drive linking member configured to drive the first wing capstan, the first drive linking member windably coupled between the first variable-radius drive pulley portion and one of the at least one crank gear capstan; wherein the first wing capstan is configured to non-constantly, angularly rotate responsive to a constant angular rotation of the crank gear.
US10065734B2	Systems and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotation and maintenance of stabilized autorotation The system is configured for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotation. The system can provide a means to assist the flight crew of a rotorcraft in maintaining rotor speed following loss of engine power. The system can automatically adjust control positions, actuator positions or both to prevent excessive loss of rotor speed upon initial loss of engine power before the flight crew is able to react. The system uses model matching to provide axis decoupling and yaw anticipation; it includes pitch control initially to assist in preventing rotor deceleration; and it makes use of collective, pitch, roll and yaw trim functions to provide tactile cueing to the pilot to assist when the pilot is in the loop. The system can reduce workload by assisting the crew with controlling rotor speed and forward speed during stabilized autorotation.
US10065731B2	Vibration-harvesting, variable-stiffness system and method A system for modifying a stiffness of a structure of a vehicle using vibrational energy of the vehicle includes a variable-stiffness layer, having a selectively controllable Young's modulus, attached to the structure, and a conversion layer, coupled to the variable-stiffness layer, the conversion layer configured to convert vibrational energy from the structure into electrical energy, and to supply the electrical energy to the variable-stiffness layer to adjust a stiffness of the variable-stiffness layer.
US10065728B2	Horizontal stabilizer trim actuator failure detection system and method using position sensors An actuator assembly having a primary load path for tightly coupling an actuated surface to a reference structure and a secondary load path having a backlash portion for coupling the actuated surface to the reference structure with backlash, wherein the secondary load path is unloaded during an operative state of the primary load path and loaded during a failure state of the primary load path. The actuator assembly includes at least one sensor configured to sense the failure state of the primary load path when a relative displacement between a portion of the primary load path and a portion of the secondary load path exceeds a predetermined value or is within a predetermined range of values.
US10065725B2	Steering mechanism for a boat having a planing hull A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline.
US10065724B2	Arrangement for sealing a propeller shaft of a marine vessel and a method of controlling the operation thereof An arrangement for sealing a propeller shaft of a marine vessel are specifically applicable in preventing oil leakage via propeller shaft sealing in cases where the draught of a marine vessel is, for some reason, reduced beyond its ordinary value.
US10065721B1	Personal watercraft footrests A personal watercraft has a hull and a deck. The hull defines at least in part a tunnel. A ride plate is connected to the hull and defines a bottom wall of the tunnel. The personal watercraft also has a motor, a jet propulsion system disposed at least in part in the tunnel, and a steering assembly. The deck has a pedestal, left and right gunnels, left and right foot-wells disposed laterally between the pedestal and their respective gunnel, and a rear platform. A straddle seat is disposed on the pedestal. Left and right footrests have left and right standing surfaces facing substantially forward and extending at least partially forward of the tunnel. The left footrest extends laterally between the pedestal and the left gunnel. The right footrest extends laterally between the pedestal and the right gunnel.
US10065718B1	Anti-aircraft autonomous undersea system (AUS) with machine vision target acquisition A submersible vessel comprises a hull. The hull contains a plurality of subsystems. The subsystems comprise a sensor subsystem configured to sense potential target information regarding a potential target, a database subsystem configured to store target characterization information, a processing subsystem coupled to the sensing subsystem and to the database subsystem, and an ordnance subsystem. The processing subsystem is configured to process the potential target information according to the target characterization information to confirm the potential target as being a confirmed target. The ordnance subsystem comprises an ordnance magazine configured to store ordnance. The ordnance is deployable against the confirmed target, wherein the confirmed target is an aircraft.
US10065710B2	Anchoring line for a floating base, comprising an elastic device The invention relates to anchoring systems for floating bases for the production of energy at sea (floating wind turbine, wave energy, floating hydraulic turbines, ETM platform, etc.) and/or for petroleum exploitation at sea, constituted by at least one anchoring line which comprises at least one portion which is constituted by cable, chain or a combination of the two and at least one elastic device.
US10065708B2	Snowmobile suspension A snowmobile rear suspension assembly has a first and second suspension arms, a pair of slide rails pivotally connected to lower ends of the suspension arms and at least one shock absorber, a pair of extension arms pivotally connected to a rear portion of the pair of slide rails about a lateral axis and being pivotable between raised 5 and lowered positions about the lateral axis, a pair of rear idler wheels rotationally connected to a rear portion of the pair of extension arms, and at least one spring biasing the pair of extension arms toward the lowered position. At least a portion of at least one of the suspension arms is pivotable about a longitudinally extending axis relative to the pair of slide rails. A snowmobile having the rear suspension, a method 10 of replacing the slide rails of the rear suspension and a slide rails replacement kit are also disclosed.
US10065698B1	Universal motorcycle storage case mounting assembly A universal motorcycle storage case mounting assembly that detachably secures to a motorcycle or other vehicle, allowing a user to safely transport personal belongings to a destination. The mounting assembly utilizes two main components—a base frame and a platform, with a storage case being couplable to the platform, forming a transportable storage case. In order to secure to a motorcycle or other vehicle, the mounting assembly utilizes a triple-locking system, including a base latch bracket that attaches to the motorcycle; a receipt on the platform; and a platform latch bracket, the receipt and the platform latch bracket configured to secure the platform to the base frame. As a result of the locking system, the storage case requires force to detach from the motorcycle, thereby preventing inadvertent detachment. Upon arrival at a destination, a rider can detach the transportable storage case, rather than leave belongings on the motorcycle.
US10065697B2	Storage container assembly for a vehicle A storage container assembly for connecting to a frame of a vehicle has a mounting bracket defining at least one aperture adapted to receive at least one first anchor of the vehicle therein, a storage container mounted to the mounting bracket and having a cover, the cover having an open position providing access to an interior of the storage container and a closed position preventing access to the interior of the storage container, a sliding member translatable between a retracted position and an extended position, the sliding member being adapted to engage a second anchor of the vehicle, and an actuator for translating the sliding member from the retracted position to the extended position. The actuator is disposed at least in part in the interior of the storage container and is accessible when the cover is in the open position. A vehicle having the assembly is also disclosed.
US10065696B2	Vehicle saddlebag latch device, assembly, and method A saddlebag latch device allowing access to an interior space of a saddlebag comprises a shaft member rotatable about an axis. The shaft member comprises a first end portion for positioning at an interior location of a saddlebag lid and a second end portion distal from the first end portion for positioning at an exterior location of the saddlebag lid. The second end portion comprises a handle protrusion and at least one surface configured to engage a handle member such that rotation of the handle member about the axis causes rotation of the shaft member.
US10065695B1	Device for passive control of steering mechanisms A device for preventing the front wheel of a bicycle from turning, comprising a clamp, a lever, and a receiver. The clamp is configured to be removably coupled with the steer tube of a bicycle, and is adjustable. The adjustable clamp is configured to be secured tightly around the steer tube to prevent rotation of the front wheel of the bicycle and to prevent rotation of the clamp around the steer tube. The lever is coupled with the clamp and is rotatable from vertical, through horizontal, to the proper angle to meet the receiver, which is disposed on a cross bar or down tube of a bicycle. The lever includes a knob and the receiver is configured to receive and slightly contract around the knob, temporarily coupling the steer tube and the cross bar or down tube, locking the wheel in its position when the lever is engaged.
US10065692B2	Track link structure and pin joint assembly A track link includes a link body having first and second sides, a rail surface, a shoe engaging surface, and first and second end portions. A link pin bore at the first end portion is configured to receive a link pin. A bushing bore at the second end portion is configured to receive a bushing. A link pin boss is located at the first end portion on the first side and surrounds the link pin bore. A bushing boss is located at the second end portion on the second side and surrounds the bushing bore.
US10065690B2	Conformal suspension for unmanned ground vehicle A ground vehicle suspension system includes first and second rocker-bogie mechanisms which are respectively secured to a chassis on opposing sides of a central axis. Each rocker-bogie mechanism includes a main link on which a first and second bogie is respectively pivotally mounted. The first and second bogie each has opposing inner and outer bogie end portions. On each bogie, an inner wheel is disposed on an inner stub axle and an outer wheel is disposed on an outer stub axle. A continuous track is guided on the inner and outer wheels of the first bogie and second bogie. A resilient member extends between the first and second bogie and is attached at one end to the inner bogie end portion of the first bogie and at an opposing end to the inner bogie end portion of the second bogie.
US10065689B2	Portable trailer stands Example portable trailer stands for supporting parked trailers are disclosed herein. Some example portable trailer stands disclosed herein comprise two telescopic posts supporting a generally horizontal beam. Some examples include spring-loaded retractable wheels for selectively installing and removing the trailer stand from underneath a trailer left parked on a driveway. After being positioned under the trailer, the posts extend to lift the beam solidly up against the underside of the trailer. To accommodate conditions where the driveway is not parallel to the trailer's underside, some example posts can be lengthened independently and have angular play that allows the beam to tilt. In some examples, the horizontal axle of the trailer stand wheels is perpendicular to the beam so that the trailer stand can be readily installed from either the front or side of the trailer. Some examples have a kingpin-receiving groove in the beam or have some other kingpin-receiving feature.
US10065680B2	Method of building smart and vehicle control model, and method and apparatus for controlling smart vehicle The present invention provides a method of building a smart vehicle control model, and a method and apparatus for controlling a smart vehicle, wherein the method of building a smart vehicle control model comprises: acquiring sample data which comprise corresponding steering wheel turning angles under driving environments; extracting vehicle state features and road condition features from the sample data; using the extracted features to train a neural network model to obtain the smart vehicle control model. The method of controlling smart vehicle comprises: extracting vehicle state features and road condition features of a vehicle to be controlled; inputting the extracted features into the smart vehicle control model to obtain a steering wheel turning angle; controlling the vehicle to be controlled using the steering wheel turning angle. The present invention builds the smart vehicle control model in a machine learning manner, does not require manual parameter regulation and reduces man power costs caused by parameter regulation.
US10065672B2	Electronic control device An electronic control unit includes a casing and a cover which are mutually bonded. A drive circuit board which drives a motor unit is fixed to the cover and, on the other hand, a control circuit board which controls the drive circuit board is fixed to the casing. An electrical connector which supplies an electric power to each board and a motor unit is attached on an opening section of the casing. First power supply terminals of this electrical connector and the motor unit and second power supply terminals of the drive circuit board are directly electrically connected by a bonding of both of casing and the cover.
US10065669B2	Stroller A stroller configured to support a child is provided that includes a frame, a plurality of wheels supporting the frame, a forward facing seat supported by the frame, a rearward facing seat supported by the frame, a seat back positioned to support a child reclining in the forward facing seat, and a platform positioned rearward of the forward facing seat to support a child standing on the platform.
US10065668B2	Cable dispensing system and apparatus A hand cart for dispensing wire is provided. The hand cart comprises a cart body extending vertically between a bottom portion and a top portion, and a plurality of wheels connected to the bottom portion of the cart body. The hand cart may support multiple racks, each rack having bins to house wire containers. The racks may have a dispensing cone for directing wire as it is pulled out of the wire containers. The cart is equipped with a brake assembly connected to the bottom portion of the cart body, the brake assembly having an engaged configuration in which the assembly extends to a surface on which the wheels rest and engages the surface to prevent the hand cart from changing location, but allowing it to be pivoted about the brake assembly.
US10065666B2	Cart and dolly handle with stacking position A transport structure, such as a cart or dolly having a handle moveable from a first position to a second position is disclosed. In the first position, the handle extends outward from an edge of the cart or dolly and can be used for pushing or pulling the cart or dolly. In the second position, the handle is moved to extend generally parallel to an upper surface of the cart or dolly so that it can be stored or transported with the cart or dolly.
US10065659B2	Belt-conveying aerial system A belt-conveying aerial system comprising: a pair of top fixed load-bearing ropes, which are parallel to one another and are set at a distance apart from one another in a transverse direction; a pair of bottom fixed load-bearing ropes; and a belt conveyor comprising a plurality of modules, which are aligned along the load-bearing ropes, are fixedly connected to the load-bearing ropes, and guide a belt for conveying materials; the modules being connected to the load-bearing ropes via an installation vehicle having a supporting top carriage mobile on the top load-bearing ropes, a pair of resting platforms suspended from the top carriage, and, for each bottom load-bearing rope, at least one pair of wheels, which are rotatable in contact with the respective bottom load-bearing rope and are set upstream and downstream of the corresponding module.
US10065656B2	Autonomous driving device and vehicle control device If the difference of the manual driving operation amount, detected by a manual driving operation amount detection portion, from the autonomous driving operation amount, calculated by an autonomous driving operation amount calculation portion, is equal to or smaller than an operation amount threshold during manual driving, a driving state switching portion switches the driving state from manual driving to autonomous driving in response to an autonomous driving switching request from a host vehicle's driver. This configuration prevents the switching from manual driving to autonomous driving if the driver's manual driving operation differs much from the autonomous driving operation with a high possibility that the autonomous driving operation suitable for the actual traveling environment will not be performed. Therefore, this configuration prevents the switching from manual driving to autonomous driving if the possibility is high that the autonomous driving operation suitable for the actual traveling environment will not be performed.
US10065652B2	Method and system for driver monitoring by fusing contextual data with event data to determine context as cause of event A method and system for driver monitoring by fusing contextual data with event data to determine context as cause of event is provided. The method includes detecting an event from event data received from one or more inertial sensors associated with a vehicle of a driver or with the driver. The method also includes determining a context from an audio or video feed received from one or more devices associated with the vehicle or the driver. Further, the method includes fusing the event with the context to determine the context as a cause of the event. In addition, the method includes assigning a score to a driver performance metric based at least on the context and the event.
US10065651B2	Electronic device and method for determining a state of a driver Electronic devices and methods are provided in which a pressure applied, by a driver, to a seat of a moving object driven by the driver is sensed. A state of the driver is determined based on frequency characteristics with respect to a change in the pressure sensed by the sensor.
US10065650B2	Method, apparatus and program of predicting obstacle course A method, an apparatus, and a program of predicting an obstacle course, capable of appropriately predicting a course of an obstacle even under a complicated traffic environment, are provided. For this purpose, the course, which the obstacle may take, is predicted based on the position and the internal state of the obstacle, and at the time of the prediction, a plurality of courses are probabilistically predicted for at least one obstacle. When there are a plurality of obstacles, the course in which different obstacles interfere with each other is obtained from the predicted courses, which a plurality of obstacles may take, and the predictive probability of the course for which the probabilistic prediction is performed from the courses in which they interfere with each other is lowered. Probability of realizing each of a plurality of courses including the course of which predicted probability is lowered is calculated.
US10065649B2	Method for non-microslip based dual clutch transmission power on up shift A method of controlling a dual clutch transmission power on up shift including an on-coming clutch and an off-going clutch. The method includes implementing a prep phase comprised of decreasing torque on the off-going clutch, monitoring the off-going clutch speed to determine a slip point, and adding a bump torque to the off-going clutch when the off-going clutch reaches the slip point. The method implements a torque phase transferring torque from the off-going clutch to the on-coming clutch by increasing torque on the on-coming clutch towards an engine torque, decreasing torque on the off-going clutch, and simultaneously keeping the combination of torques greater than the slip point.
US10065645B2	Vehicle driving system and method for controlling the same A vehicle driving system comprises a first motor, a second motor, a clutching mechanism disposed between a first rotary shaft of the first motor and a second rotary shaft of the second motor and configured to engage the first rotary shaft with the second rotary shaft or disengage the first rotary shaft from the second rotary shaft, a control unit connected with the first motor, the second motor and the clutching mechanism and a sensor connected with the control unit and configured to sense a travelling status of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to determine and control an operation mode the clutching mechanism and/or an operation mode and a load of the first motor and the second motor based on a signal outputted from the sensor and representing the travelling status of the vehicle.
US10065643B2	Vehicle travel control apparatus In a vehicle travel control apparatus configured to determine a target acceleration of an own vehicle based on an inter-vehicle distance to a predicted cutting-in vehicle predicted to cut in between the own vehicle and a following target vehicle as well as an inter-vehicle distance to the following target vehicle, it is necessary to notify a driver of the presence of the predicted cutting-in vehicle at an appropriate timing. A cutting-in probability, which is a probability that the predicted cutting-in vehicle carries out the cutting in, is acquired, and information on the predicted cutting-in vehicle is notified to the driver from a time point when a state where the cutting-in probability is higher than a start probability threshold has continued for a predetermined period to a time point when a state where the cutting-in probability is lower than an end probability threshold has continued for a predetermined period.
US10065637B2	Method for avoiding a collision of a vehicle with an object A method for operating a driver assistance system (DAS) to avoid a collision of a vehicle with an object At least one object in the vehicle environment is detected by vehicle-mounted environmental sensors, and is evaluated in terms of risk of collision with the vehicle, an an automatic intervention into the vehicle movement is carried out depending on this evaluation. During the automatic intervention, the following steps are performed: 1) Carrying out an automatic braking of the vehicle depending on the evaluation of collision risk, and 2) permitting a steering intervention by the driver to perform an evasive steering maneuver, in reaction to which the automatic braking is terminated. The driver-initiated steering intervention must occur before a point-in-time at which the DAS has determined the collision cannot be avoided by steering.
US10065635B2	Method and system for controlling a hybrid vehicle with independent rear electric motors A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine and electric motors each coupled to a wheel of a rear axle by a coupling device, and an electronic control unit connected to sensors, to a mechanism selecting a propulsion mode and also to the internal combustion engine and to the electric motors. The method includes: depending on running conditions of the vehicle and depending on the selected propulsion mode, controlling the coupling devices, controlling operation of the internal combustion engine and of the electric motors, and controlling torque of the internal combustion engine and of the electric motors.
US10065630B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle, and hybrid vehicle incorporating control device An ECU includes a running mode control unit, a Wout control unit, and an engine start/stop determination unit. The running mode control unit controls switching of a running mode including a CD mode in which an engine is stopped and running using a motor generator alone is given priority, and a CS mode in which the engine is operated and the SOC of a power storage device is maintained at a predetermined target. The engine start/stop determination unit carries out a start determination of the engine based on a discharge allowable power indicating electric power that can be discharged by the power storage device. The Wout control unit modifies the discharge allowable power based on the running mode and operation/stop of the engine.
US10065629B2	Hybrid vehicle, controller for hybrid vehicle, and control method for hybrid vehicle with a change of the switching conditions from a depleting mode to a sustaining mode A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electrical storage device, a rotary electric machine, and a controller. The hybrid vehicle travels in a selected one of a charge sustaining mode and a charge depleting mode. Switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode is controlled such that a first state of charge is higher than a second state of charge. In the first state of charge, the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when operation characteristic of the intake valve is unchangeable to a desired operation characteristic. In the second state of charge there is switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is changeable to a desired operation characteristic.
US10065625B2	Control apparatus and control method for hybrid vehicle An ECU is applied to a hybrid vehicle that is equipped with an internal combustion engine and a second motor-generator, which are configured to output a driving force for running. The hybrid vehicle is configured to run with the internal combustion engine in intermittent operation. Also, the ECU is configured to calculate an amount of dilution water that is mixed into oil in the internal combustion engine to dilute the oil. The ECU is configured to operate the internal combustion engine when the amount of the dilution water becomes larger than a first threshold.
US10065624B2	Method for transmitting power of an inch clutch A method of transmitting power of an inching clutch of a working machine, the power transmitted by the inching clutch is determined and the transmitted power exceeds a predefined inching clutch power, first the rotational speed of the drive engine is reduced and then the torque, that can be transmitted by the inching clutch, is reduced.
US10065622B2	Vehicle control apparatus and brake control apparatus A second ECU determines whether or not there is an abnormality in a hydraulic-pressure sensor in a first cycle based on a detection value of the hydraulic-pressure sensor, and outputs a signal indicating a determination of an occurrence of the abnormality to a first ECU via a signal line when determining the occurrence of the abnormality in the hydraulic-pressure sensor. The first ECU receives the detection value of the hydraulic-pressure sensor through communication from the second ECU via the signal line to determine whether or not there is the abnormality in the hydraulic-pressure sensor in a second cycle that is shorter than the first cycle. When determining that the hydraulic-pressure sensor is abnormal, the first ECU controls driving of an electric actuator based on a braking command from an operation-amount detection sensor without using the detection value of the hydraulic-pressure sensor determined to be abnormal.
US10065617B2	Apparatus and method for isolating an intact portion of a service braking circuit from a failed service brake wheel end An apparatus and method for protecting an intact portion of a service brake system from a failed wheel end of a vehicle is provided. A failure in a wheel end is detected by determining an operation state of each of the wheel ends by monitoring parameters including the pressure in a parking brake air supply line. When it is determined that a failed wheel end is present in the service brake system, a service brake isolation valve is switched to a state in which the failed wheel end is isolated from the rest of the brake system. The service brake of the failed wheel end is disabled, while the service brakes of the other wheel ends are enabled for normal operation. The parking brake of the failed wheel end is enabled, while the parking brakes of the other wheel ends are disabled to prevent immobilization of the vehicle.
US10065614B2	System and method for variably controlling regenerative braking A system and method for variably controlling regenerative braking are provided. The system includes an imaging device that is configured to generate image information by photographing a front vehicle and a road situation and an accelerometer that is configured to sense acceleration of the front vehicle or a subject vehicle. A radar sensor is configured to sense a distance between the front vehicle and the subject vehicle. A vehicle controller is configured to recognize the acceleration of the front vehicle or the subject vehicle, the distance between the front vehicle and the subject vehicle, and whether a brake light of the front vehicle is turned on, to determine whether to actively decelerate the subject vehicle, and execute active deceleration.
US10065607B2	Device for connecting a wiper arm and a wiper blade together including an over-moulded tube The invention relates to a connection device (7) suitable for connecting a wiper blade for a window of a vehicle to a wiper arm, including at least one means (19) for rigid connection onto the wiper blade and a means (25) for linking to the wiper arm, said connection device (7) including a circuit (11) capable of channeling a liquid, characterized in that the circuit (11) is defined by at least one tube (12) and in that the rigid connection means (19) and the linking means (25) are at least partially molded around the tube (12). The invention can be used for motor vehicles.
US10065604B2	Brushing system A brushing system, including: a brush; and a hydraulic motor, for rotating the brush. The hydraulic motor is operable by pressurized water, and the pressurized water is administrable by outlets of the brush, thereby brushing of the brush is accompanied by the administrable water.
US10065602B2	Vehicle with automatic snow removal A vehicle configured to automatically clear snow from windows of the vehicle includes: a prime mover, a first window with a first vibration sensor, processor(s) configured to: control speed or load of the prime mover to increase vibration detected by the first vibration sensor, control the speed or the load of the prime mover, within certain predetermined limits, to maximize vibration detected by the first vibration sensor; accept a user prioritization of the windows; control speed or load of the prime mover based on the user prioritization.
US10065597B2	Self-adjusting safety belt system for occupants of varying sizes A multi-point seat belt safety apparatus and system and device that automatically moves, adjusts, or otherwise corrects itself around one or more webbing deflection points, and utilizes different components, to accommodate seat occupants with different sizes and ages. In particular, when an occupant extends the webbing across their torso towards an anchor point, generally disposed to the near the side of their waist, the webbing first contacts the torso/shoulder of the occupant at a particular distance above the seat, which is reflective of the occupant's height, causing the webbing to automatically move along a length of a deflection element, positioned at, above, or near the shoulder of the seat occupant, to an appropriate deflection point. At such, the webbing is kept at a proper location, away from the neck of the occupant.
US10065596B2	Vehicle safety belt A removable safety belt harness assembly is operable to removably secure an object at a station to restrict egress. The assembly includes flexible safety belts and a belt positioning frame. The frame includes a pair of frame connectors that are each attached to a restraining section of a corresponding belt. The frame restricts relative movement between the safety belts.
US10065595B1	Airbag system Vehicular airbag system for a driver includes a steering column, a steering wheel assembly rotatably mounted to the steering column and including a core, and a plurality of airbags arranged in the core and configured to inflate outward from the core. The airbags are nested such that each airbag is configured to inflate within or over at least one other airbag. Activatable inflator systems are configured to inflate a respective airbag at a different speed of inflation. A control system is coupled to the inflator systems and controls activation of the inflator systems and thus inflation of the airbags. The inflator systems are configured such that one of the inflator systems configured to inflate an innermost airbag has a highest speed of inflation of the inflator systems and one of the inflator systems configured to inflate an outermost airbag has a lowest speed of inflation of the inflator system.
US10065594B2	Airbag device and airbag fabrication method An airbag device, comprising: a gas generation device that is operable to generate gas; and an airbag that includes: a first chamber portion that is disposed at a vehicle front side of a vehicle seat on which a vehicle occupant sits, the first chamber portion being inflated due to gas generated by the gas generation device being supplied into the first chamber portion, a second chamber portion that is inflated due to gas generated by the gas generation device being supplied into the second chamber portion and that is disposed adjacent to the first chamber portion in a vehicle width direction, and a connection portion.
US10065593B2	Curtain airbag for vehicle A curtain airbag for a vehicle may include a curtain airbag cushion divided into an upper cushion and a lower cushion, a folding portion at the upper cushion, and a door panel tether having a first end fixed to the folding portion and a second end fixed to a car body, in which when the curtain airbag inflates, a door side of the upper cushion may be pressed by the tension of the door panel tether and the upper cushion turns inward.
US10065592B2	Airbag including hub and inflatable fins An airbag includes a hub defining an inflation chamber and inflatable fins. The inflatable fins are connected to the hub and spaced from each other around a circumference of the hub. The inflatable fins extend radially from the hub in the inflated position.
US10065591B2	Occupant restraining system for a vehicle The invention relates to an occupant restraint system (10) for a vehicle comprising a roof cross member (12) which extends transversely to a longitudinal vehicle axis (A) and is part of a body of the vehicle, an airbag module (14) which includes an airbag (16) and in a non-actuated initial state is accommodated inside the roof cross member (12), wherein the roof cross member (12) has a front side (18) facing a front end of the vehicle and an opposite rear side (20) facing a rear end of the vehicle, and wherein the front side (18) or the rear side (20) of the roof cross member (12) includes a mounting opening (22) for receiving the airbag module (14).
US10065590B2	Capacitive sensing device A capacitive sensing device includes an antenna electrode for emitting an alternating electric field in response to an alternating voltage caused in the antenna electrode and a control and evaluation circuit configured to maintain the alternating voltage equal to an alternating reference voltage by injecting a current into the antenna electrode and to measure the current. The control and evaluation circuit includes a microcontroller with a digital output for providing a digital signal and a low-pass filter operatively connected to the digital output for generating the alternating reference voltage by low-pass-filtering the digital signal.
US10065588B2	Crash box The invention relates to a crash box having a plurality of hollow chambers which extend over the longitudinal extent of the crash box, a first hollow chamber being arranged offset in terms of height with respect to a second hollow chamber and a third hollow chamber in the mounted position. Here, the first hollow chamber is separated by means of a dividing wall from the second and third hollow chambers which are preferably arranged next to one another above or below the first hollow chamber.
US10065586B2	Deployable device mounted to vehicle frame A vehicle includes a frame, a wheel supported by the frame; and a device fixed to the frame. The device includes an inflator and an inflatable member in fluid communication with the inflator. The inflatable member is inflatable away from the frame and into contact with the wheel to push the wheel away from the frame during sensed impact of the vehicle.
US10065578B2	Door trim coupling device for a vehicle A door trim coupling device for a vehicle with improved assemblability and detachability may include a wire provided in a closed loop form, a locking device disposed in a door trim of the vehicle, the locking device being provided to selectively wind or unwind the wire and a mounting device disposed at the door trim and configured to be engaged or disengaged from the door panel of the vehicle by winding or unwinding of the wire. The mounting device includes a guide lever including an insertion hole and a guide groove extending radially from the insertion hole and a guide block slidably coupled to the guide groove and configured to be engaged with or disengaged from the door panel along a sliding direction.
US10065577B2	Plastic J-hook retainer with rubber A J-hook retainer includes a rigid structural component shaped with a hooked end. A soft rubber section is applied to or molded with the rigid structural component. The J-hook retainer holds a trim fabric in place over a vehicle component frame. Advantageously, the soft rubber section minimizes free play and rattling as well as assisting in avoiding sliding and detachment in case of partial contact between the J-hook retainer and vehicle component frame.
US10065569B2	Vehicle centre consoles A reversible pad is provided for use on a vehicle center console. The pad includes a first side provided with a utility surface, a second side provided with a luxury surface, and wherein the pad is configured to engage with a center console with either the first side or the second side uppermost.
US10065568B2	Bike carrier tray assembly with automatic tray position lock A bike carrier on a drawbar for a trailer hitch receiver has two trays for the wheels of a bike. The trays pivot between an operational lateral position and a compact forward position for shipping and storage. A tray lock bar mounted in the carrier is urged by a spring into a position that automatically releasably locks the trays in the operational position. Pivoting wheel retention arms on the trays have cross members that contact the bike tires and are adjustable along the retention arms for different wheel diameters. Each cross member is held against a tire by a retention arm pivot ratchet that is releasable to allow the retention arms to pivot outward to release the bike from the carrier.
US10065559B2	Attachment structure of lighting device An attachment structure of a lighting device has: a holder provided on a top surface of a door pocket that constitutes a door lining, the lighting device being placed in the holder; walls for fixing the lighting device placed in the holder; a light source supporting part; and a connector supporting part. In this case, the attachment structure and the top surface of the door pocket are configured integrally.
US10065554B1	Adjustable ratchet tie down An adjustable tie-down ratchet includes a mainframe and a binding strap, wherein the mainframe includes an adjusting buckle, a handle and a transmission mechanism; a fixed shaft and a movable shaft are arranged on the rear part of the adjusting buckle for connecting the binding strap; an adjusting groove is formed at the rear part of the adjusting buckle; each adjusting groove defines a locking position and a adjusting position; the movable shaft can movably sliding in the adjusting grooves, and the fixed shaft is fixed below the adjusting grooves. In the present invention, the binding strap is movably connected with the mainframe, so that the position of the mainframe can be adjusted according to needs under different usage conditions, the operation is convenient, and the overall device is simple and practical.
US10065552B2	Automatic product pump drive and controlled area network system for vehicles The present system is directed in one embodiment to a vehicle with a cargo tank or reservoir and a pumping system, comprising a centralized controlled area network (CAN) in operative communication with a programmed computing device, e.g., a programmed logic controller (PLC) that may automate the pumping process output to automatically adjust based on demand and may further enable a pump flow rate that is infinitely adjustable to match output requirements. In other embodiments, the pump speed is no longer dependent upon engine speed or RPM. In other embodiments, the CAN may monitor for vapor at the pump inlet and automatically slow the pump speed until the vapor problem is resolved. Other embodiments may comprise the CAN integrating various vehicle and pumping systems to maximize safety and safety issue annunciations.
US10065551B1	Trailer with removable boat cover A trailer comprising a frame, wheels rotatably attached to the frame, opposing side panels having a lower edge, opposing first and second vertical edges and a top edge. The trailer includes a front panel having a front panel upper edge, the front panel attached at opposite front panel vertical edges to the first edge of the side panels. The trailer includes a floor disposed on top of the trailer frame and a boat removably attached to the top edge of the opposing side panels. The trailer may include bunkers extending along the trailer length, the bunkers retractable from a position above the trailer floor to a position wherein the bunkers are disposed in or below the trailer floor. The trailer may include an upper frame pivotally attached to the front panel upper edge wherein the boat is removably attached to the upper frame.
US10065549B2	Device for locking a folding element in position for a vehicle seat A device for locking a folding element in position for a vehicle seat including: a fixed element, designed to be fixed to the vehicle seat, a rotating element, designed to be fixed to the folding element, installed free to rotate relative to the fixed element about a rotation axis (X), the rotating element comprising at least a first locking structure, and a locking element, installed on the fixed element and that can be moved between a locking position in which it locks the rotating element in rotation relative to the fixed element by at least partial engagement of the locking element in the at least one first locking structure of the rotating element, and a release position in which it allows free rotation of the rotating element from the fixed element by release of the locking element in the at least one first locking structure of the rotating element.
US10065548B2	Seat control system A seat control system is used with a seat of a vehicle and includes a housing, a first pulley rotatable between first, second, and third positions, and a second pulley rotatable between first and second positions. The seat control system includes a first input cable rotating a first pulley when tensioned, a first output cable tensioned by the first pulley, and a second output cable tensioned by the second pulley. A pawl is coupled to and movable with the first pulley between the first, second, and third positions and selectively rotatable relative to the first pulley. The pawl engages the second pulley to couple and rotate the first and second pulleys from the first positions to the second positions. The pawl disengages the second pulley as the first pulley rotates from the second position to the third position to permit rotation of the second pulley to the first position.
US10065547B2	Armrest support bridge An armrest assembly for a vehicle includes an armrest substrate having a vehicle-outboard substrate member, a vehicle-inboard substrate member, and at least one end member holding the vehicle-outboard substrate member and the vehicle-inboard substrate member at a spaced distance from one another. At least one support bridge member is disposed laterally across the spaced distance. The vehicle-outboard substrate member holds an end of the at least one support bridge member without imposing an outboard restriction on the at least one support bridge member. The armrest assembly may further include a fabric member attached to the armrest substrate, a cushion member extending over the fabric member, and a cover member extending over the cushion member, the fabric member, and the armrest substrate.
US10065546B2	Vehicle seating assembly with manual independent thigh supports A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base. First and second independent thigh supports are pivotally coupled to the seat base. A support rod extends below the first and second independent thigh supports and is operably coupled to each of the first and second independent thigh supports by a gasket member and a bracket. A first spring member includes a body portion in abutting contact with an underside of the first independent thigh support and includes legs engaged with the support rod. The first spring member biases the first independent thigh support to a raised position. A second spring member includes a body portion in abutting contact with an underside of the second independent thigh support and includes legs engaged with the support rod. The second spring member biases the second independent thigh support to a raised position.
US10065544B2	Vehicle seat with thermal device A passenger restraint includes a vehicle seat and a foundation adapted to couple the seat to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle. The vehicle seat is adapted to support a passenger sitting thereon. The foundation couples the vehicle seat in spaced-apart relation to the vehicle frame to allow the vehicle seat to move back and forth relative to the vehicle frame.
US10065540B1	Seating assembly for vehicles A seating assembly includes a seatback operably coupled to a support structure. A seatbase is pivotably coupled to the seatback. The seating assembly is configured to slide along a slide rail in a floor to a stowed position. The slide rail has an arcuate portion.
US10065539B2	Mechanical seat dump assembly with remote actuator A seat dump assembly includes an actuator, a seat dump mechanism remote from the actuator, a mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device, a first cable connecting the actuator to the mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device and a second cable connecting the mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device to the seat dump mechanism.
US10065538B2	Articulation mechanism and vehicle seat having such a mechanism An articulation mechanism comprising first and second frames mounted in a rotatable manner with respect to one another and connected together by a gear controlled by an input member (11) actuating an eccentric cam mounted in a rotatable manner in a cylindrical housing integral with the first frame. The cam is formed of two cam parts that are elastically urged towards a position of maximum eccentricity and are movable towards a position of minimum eccentricity during actuation of the input member. A load-spreading washer is mounted in a rotatable manner with play in the cylindrical housing, parallel to the eccentric cam.
US10065537B2	Seat reclining device A seat reclining device includes: a reclining unit that includes a fixing member fixed to a seat cushion side and a rotating member fixed to the seat cushion side and supported by the fixing member to rotate freely, and that switches freely between a locked state and an unlocked state; a transmission lever supported by the fixing member to rotate freely on the same center as the fixing member; a release operation lever supported on the seat cushion side to rotate freely between lock operation and unlocking operation positions; a link which includes a protruding portion, in which each end portion of the link is supported by one of the transmission and release operation levers to rotate freely, and which switches the reclining unit from the locked state to the unlocked state; and a holding plate that includes an unlock holding portion.
US10065536B2	Reclining seat for a vehicle A vehicle seat includes a track latch assembly having a lower track configured to couple to a vehicle floor, an upper track coupled to a seat base, a recline handle rotatably coupled to a seat bottom, and a track release mechanism configured to move between a disengaged position that enables relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track, and an engaged position that facilitates preventing relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track. Rotation of the recline handle is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and movement of the seat bottom from a lowered position to a raised position is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position. A pivot latch assembly prevents movement of the seat bottom to and from the lowered and raised positions.
US10065533B2	Vehicle cab or vehicle seat comprising a height-adjustment device The invention relates to a vehicle cab or a vehicle seat comprising an upper part and a lower part which are vertically spring-mounted relative to one another by means of at least one height-adjustable scissor-action frame comprising two scissor arms which are pivotable about a common axis, and at least one air spring having a variable air volume, it being possible for movements of the scissor-action frame to be transmitted to a switching element, by means of a transmission element that is mechanically operatively connected to the scissor-action frame, in order to control the air volume of the air spring, wherein a height-adjustment device for the scissor-action frame, comprising a manually actuable control lever element and a guide element that is mechanically operatively connected thereto, the switching element being able to be pivoted about a first axis of rotation and the transmission element being able to be pivoted about the first axis of rotation in the opposite direction to the switching element by means of the guide element, in order to change a neutral position of the switching element that is between two switches provided for controlling an air volume of the air spring.
US10065532B2	Vehicle seat A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat comprises a seat frame, a backrest pivotally mounted on the seat frame and foldable down in the direction of a seat surface of the seat frame, a longitudinal rail guide having a guide rail pair 2 including a lower guide rail 21 and an upper guide rail 22, a seat adjuster mechanism including a releasable locking device 3 for locking and unlocking the position of the upper guide rail 22 relative to the lower guide rail 21 in a design position P between an internal full rear limit stop and a comfort full forward limit stop 62 defining a functional comfort adjustment range D, an easy-entry mechanism for displacing the vehicle seat to an extended travel full forward position C upon folding down the backrest onto the seat surface, and a pivotable over-travel and limit stop bracket 5 which is adapted to rotate to bypass the comfort full forward limit stop 62 upon activation of the easy-entry mechanism for entering an extended travel range.
US10065528B2	Pantograph configuration for a vehicle and vehicle with the pantograph configuration A pantograph configuration for a vehicle has at least one pantograph embodied for at least temporary contact with an electrical network located externally outside the vehicle. The pantograph is movable from a contact position into a rest position. A first electrical network is located internally within the vehicle, which in the contact position is connected to the pantograph. A second electrical network located internally within the vehicle is connected to a ground or mass potential of the vehicle and in the rest position to the pantograph. In order to ensure that the pantograph is voltage-free in the rest position, the pantograph is connected to the first electrical network and the second electrical network in the rest position.
US10065525B2	Adjusting electric vehicle systems based on an electrical energy storage device thermal profile Electric vehicles such as scooters are reliant upon one or more electrical energy storage devices to not only provide motive power but also power some or all vehicular systems. An electrical energy storage device can be equipped with a number of thermal sensors that provide data indicative of overall and/or localized electrical energy storage device temperature(s) to a controller. In order to maintain the electrical energy storage device in a desired thermal operating range or profile, the controller can selectively alter or control the power distributed or allocated to one or more vehicular systems. Such alteration or control of power allocation may be performed by the controller based upon an assessed degree of vehicular system criticality.
US10065524B2	Method and apparatus for controlling output of fuel cell A method and apparatus for controlling output of a fuel cell are provided. The apparatus includes a communicator that is configured to receive state information of a fuel cell and a controller that is configured to terminate charge of a battery by a power converting apparatus when a first voltage of the fuel cell is less than a preset second voltage as air supply of the fuel cell is stopped. Additionally, the controller is configured to activate a relay between the fuel cell and the battery to charge the battery when the first voltage is less than the second voltage.
US10065520B2	System for optimizing electricity use from an electric grid and related method A method of optimizing electricity use from an electric grid is disclosed. The method includes formulating a target load using a cost function for the electric grid, broadcasting a cost signal to the electric device based on the target load, receiving a charging profile from the electric device based on the cost signal, aggregating a demand profile for the electricity use based on the charging profile, determining an updated cost signal based on the demand profile, and broadcasting the updated cost signal to another electric device. The electric device is chargeable electric device, such as a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV). The electric device determines the charging profile only once based on the cost signal, and is charged at maximum power.
US10065519B1	Location power monitoring and charge distribution using intelligent electric vehicle supply equipment Embodiments include an intelligent electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) unit. The intelligent EVSE unit includes a communication port to receive an active power load value and a maximum installed power load value from an external power meter. The intelligent EVSE unit includes a buffer-reduced maximum installed power logic section to receive a safety buffer value, to receive the maximum installed power load value from the communication port, and to generate a buffer-reduced maximum installed power value dependent on the safety buffer value and the maximum installed power load value. The intelligent EVSE unit includes a real-time power availability logic section to generate an available power value dependent on the buffer-reduced maximum installed power value and the active power load value. The intelligent EVSE unit includes a power regulator to control an amount of power made available to charge one or more electric vehicles dependent on the available power value.
US10065512B2	Vehicle having a charging device and a method for charging an energy store of a vehicle A vehicle has a charging device for charging an energy store at a charging station. The charging device has a vehicle-side coupling element for coupling to a charging-station-side coupling element. A control unit is provided is arranged in the region of the vehicle-side coupling element for maneuvering the vehicle.
US10065511B2	Hybrid drive system A hybrid drive system includes first and second power supply devices that supply direct-current power; first and second power storage devices are respectively connected to the first and second power supply devices so as to accumulate or discharge the direct-current power; a first load device that receives a supply of the direct-current power from the first power supply device and the first power storage device and drives a first load; and a second load device that receives a supply of the direct-current power from the second power supply device and the second power storage device and drives a second load. The hybrid drive system includes an inter-group contactor for electrically connecting and disconnecting input terminals of the first power storage device and the second power storage device.
US10065510B2	Power transmission system The power transmission system includes a power transmitting device that transmits AC power and a power receiving device that receives the AC power. The power receiving device includes a rectifier that converts the received AC power into DC power, a DC converter that performs DC conversion on the DC power output from the rectifier, and a power-receiving side controller that calculates, based on an input voltage of the DC converter, a current command value making input impedance of the DC converter equal to a preset value and controls the DC converter so that an input current of the DC converter equals the current command value.
US10065508B2	System for controlling supply voltage of on-board electrical network of motor vehicle System (17) for managing a supply voltage (B+A) of an onboard electrical network of a motor vehicle comprises a device (2, 4, 9, 16) for regulating the supply voltage and a device (10, 11) for protecting the onboard electrical network against overvoltages, the two devices together controlling an excitation of an alternator supplying the onboard electrical network. According to the invention, the protection device is separate from the regulating device. An overvoltage signal (OVD) generated by the protection device (11) and controlling the excitation has priority over an excitation signal (EXC) generated by the regulating device. The regulating device and the protection device can be in the form of two separate electronic blocks on separate substrates.
US10065504B2	Intelligent tutorial for gestures Systems and methods are provided for training a plurality of users of a vehicle to use gestures as a short-cut for controlling vehicle functions. The methods monitor a plurality of tasks related to controlling vehicle functions completed by a unique user. For each task, the method may determine whether the task has been completed by the unique user either using a predefined gesture associated with the task, or manually, without using the predefined gesture associated with the task. For each task, the method designates the predefined gesture as being either a learned gesture or an un-learned gesture. After a predetermined time period, the method may include determining that a gesture usage history associated with the unique user includes at least one un-learned gesture. User-customized instructions that at least one un-learned gesture is available for use as a short-cut for controlling a vehicle function may be presented to the unique user.
US10065503B2	Vehicular display control device A vehicular display control device includes: a display control unit for controlling a display device to superimpose an image on a surrounding view of the vehicle; and a sensor operation detecting unit for detecting whether an obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle around the vehicle is in operation. When the obstacle sensor is in operation, the display control unit: transforms a detection target area, which falls in a detection range of the obstacle sensor and expands from the vehicle to a periphery along a road surface, into a detection target image represented from a viewpoint of a driver of the vehicle; and displays a transformed image to be superimposed on the surrounding view of the vehicle.
US10065492B2	Vehicle bottom structure A vehicle bottom structure includes a floor panel, a battery mounted on the floor panel, a deck board, and an inclined portion. The inclined portion is arranged adjacent to the battery. The inclined portion is inclined such that, in a direction parallel to a mounting surface of the floor panel, the inclined portion rises as a distance from the battery increases. The inclined portion includes an end facing the battery. The end is located above a lower surface of the battery and below half the height of the battery.
US10065485B2	Sliding roof system of an automotive vehicle and guiding rail profile therefor A sliding roof system with a guiding rail profile, including a fastening section with a plurality of mounting domes for connecting the guiding rail profile to a vehicle-fixed roof portion. A water drainage section extending in parallel to the fastening section is provided, which water drainage section is adjoined by a guiding section to guide control kinematics for a movable roof part. The fastening section is provided with integrally formed stiffening reinforcements. The stiffening reinforcements are provided in the vicinity of the mounting domes and extend in the transverse direction of the guiding rail profile continuously into the water drainage section.
US10065481B2	Non-woven air exhauster and filter An improved air exhauster for a vehicle is provided, comprising a non-woven filter with a covering sheet of material fastened to the filter face. The filter may be assembled into a frame and the covering sheet may acts as valve to allow air outflow from the interior of the vehicle, yet restrict outside noise from entering. The covering sheet may be a relatively more dense non-woven material than the filter or may be a polymer film. The covering sheet may be attached at the centerline of the filter to function as a pleat separator and reduce the incidence of pleat collapse under high flow rate or increased pressure drop.
US10065478B2	Thermal management system for vehicle A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a high-temperature side pump that draws and discharges a heat medium, a compressor that draws and discharges a refrigerant in a refrigeration cycle, a high-pressure side heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a high-pressure side refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle and the heat medium circulated by the high-temperature side pump, a heat medium-outside air heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium circulated by the high-temperature side pump and outside air, and a pump control unit that controls an operation of the high-temperature side pump such that the operation of the high-temperature side pump is continued even after the compressor is stopped. Thus, the cycle efficiency exhibited when restarting the compressor can be improved.
US10065477B2	Air conditioner for vehicle An air conditioner for a vehicle has a first shaft that drives a first air-mix door in conjunction with being rotated, a second shaft that drives a second air-mix door in conjunction with being rotated, and a rack that interlocks the first shaft and the second shaft with each other. The rack has an elongated shape, thereby a mounting space can be smaller with respect to a rink mechanism. Therefore, an air conditioning unit can be downsized.
US10065472B2	Dual bearing strut assemblies and vehicle suspension systems with dual bearing strut assemblies A dual bearing strut assembly for a vehicle suspension system includes a strut with a shock absorber comprising a damper cylinder and a piston rod, and a coil spring disposed around the shock absorber. The damper cylinder may be affixed to a knuckle of a vehicle wheel assembly and the piston rod may be affixed to a top strut mount. An upper bearing assembly and a lower bearing assembly are included. The coil spring has an upper end seated to the upper bearing assembly and a lower end seated to the lower bearing assembly. The lower end of the coil spring freely rotates about the damper cylinder when the coil spring is compressed thereby reducing torque on the damper cylinder and reducing “bump steer” of the vehicle steering system.
US10065471B2	Coil spring for vehicle suspension A coil spring for a vehicle suspension according to one embodiment includes a lower end turn portion, an upper end turn portion, and a cylindrical effective portion between the lower end turn portion and the upper end turn portion. In at least one of the upper end turn portion and the lower end turn portion, a taper portion having a taper length and a taper thickness for controlling a force line of the coil spring is formed. The taper portion is formed such that the thickness is reduced in a tapered way from a thickness varying portion provided in the middle of the end turn portion toward a distal end of the wire along its length. The thickness varying portion is arranged at a position close to the force line.
US10065470B2	Suspension of front double-axle vehicle A suspension for a front double-axle vehicle is provided in which when an axial load is input from either a first front axle or a second front axle, the axial load is transmitted and dispersed to the other axle. The suspension includes an intermediate bracket that is disposed between a front leaf spring coupled to the first front axle and a rear leaf spring coupled to the second front axle. A front shackle is rotatably coupled at a first end thereof to a rear end of the front leaf spring. Additionally, a connector is rotatably coupled at a first end thereof to a second end of the front shackle and at a second end thereof to a front eye end of the rear leaf spring, and is rotatably coupled to the intermediate bracket at an intermediate portion thereof between the first and second ends.
US10065469B1	Box wheel vehicle and method for multi-medium transport The invention relates to amphibious and “ground affect” vehicles. The invention incorporates a special wheel consisting of a box portion affixed to a disc or wheel portion. A vehicle with such wheels can roll on most surfaces with easy transition from one medium to another. For example, it can roll from the terrain, onto the water and then back to the land. Such wheels enable vehicles to roll on top of the snow and other surfaces where conventional wheels cannot.
US10065468B2	Attachment plate and towing lug combination for a composite bumper beam and composite crush can assembly An attachment plate and towing lug combination for a vehicle having a crush can and a bumper beam includes a plate and a towing lug. The plate has a central portion and a flange portion. The towing lug is attached to the central portion of the plate and extends from an outer surface of the central portion of the plate. The flange portion of the plate is attachable to an end portion of the crush can. The central portion of the plate is attachable to a first side portion of the bumper beam. The towing lug extends to at least an outer surface of a second side portion of the bumper beam when the flange portion of the plate is attached to the end portion of the crush can and the central portion of the plate is attached to the first side portion of the bumper beam.
US10065466B2	Universal hitch system A universal hitch system includes a vehicle that has a frame and the frame has a front end. A hitch is removably coupled to the frame and the hitch is positioned on the front end. The hitch may have an implement removably coupled thereto. Thus, the vehicle may tow the implement. The hitch comprises a central member and a pair of end members. The central member has an adjustable width such that the central member accommodates a variety of frame widths. Each of the end members is removably coupled to the central member. Each of the end members is removably coupled to the frame.
US10065458B2	Vehicle tire A vehicle wheel includes a rim, an inflatable tire, a grounding tire, and a safety unit. The rim includes two tire engagement portions spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction. The inflatable tire is mounted around the rim and includes an inner annular bottom wall and two inner annular sidewalls respectively on left and right sides of the inner annular bottom wall. Each inner annular sidewall includes an inner side having a lip pressing against one of the tire engagement portions of the rim. The grounding tire is mounted around the inflatable tire and includes an outer annular bottom wall capable of rolling contact with the ground. The safety unit is sandwiched between the inflatable tire and the grounding tire to couple the inflatable tire and the grounding tire together, permitting synchronously rotation of the inflatable tire and the grounding tire while increasing the anti-slipping effect.
US10065457B2	Tire with offset beveled knobs A tire includes knob sets having leading edge bevels connected by a ramp. The leading edge bevels may be offset in their positions or angles. Each knob set includes a first knob attached to a second knob. The knobs in each set may differ in lengths or in the angles of the leading edge bevels. Each knob set shares a common base and includes a pair of elongate outermost surfaces divided by an optional axial channel. Each knob set includes a lateral edge, medial edge and a trailing edge. Transverse rows of two or more knob sets may vary in lateral spacing between knob sets to provide narrow and wide rows in an alternating pattern. Knob sets may also be included on sidewalls of the tire.
US10065454B2	Assembly for loosening or tightening mechanical nuts (esp. wheel nuts) An assembly (200) for loosening or tightening mechanical nuts includes a socket arm (40) defining a socket (42) at its distal end for engaging a mechanical nut (102); a crank (30) connected or connectable at its first end transversely to a proximate end of the socket arm (40); a sliding hammer (20) connected or connectable to a second end of the crank (30), thereby being operable to impart a rotational impact on the socket arm (40) via the crank (30); and a support structure (250) connected or connectable at its proximate end to one of the socket arm (40), crank (30), or sliding hammer (20) and defining at its remote end a support surface (260) operable to bear against an external structure (100) thereby to support the assembly (200) in use.
US10065451B2	Driving wheel for vehicles An electrically motorized driving wheel for vehicles such as bicycles is provided. The electrically motorized wheel can include a wheel rim, a housing disposed inside and connected to the wheel rim, wherein the housing defines an installation space inside the housing, a driving force generating mechanism disposed in the installation space, and a driving force transfer mechanism connected to the driving force generating mechanism and configured to transfer a driving force generated from the driving force generating mechanism to the housing.
US10065446B1	User selectable file tab system and method A folder and method of making a panel with a plurality of foldable tab extensions. The extensions include first and second regions extending away from the panel, and having scored fold lines therebetween. The uppermost tab region has a releasable adhesive as does a portion of the panel. The panel has a releasable coating or surface such when the tab extensions are folded, either at the first or second region along the fold lines, adhesive on the second region will mate with surface on the panel. To reduce memory effect at the fold, the score lines can be triple scored by parallel two or three parallel score lines. The central score line can be shallower than the parallel scores on either side thereof.
US10065444B1	Folder pocket divider and method of construction Installable and removable inserts for pocket folders and their method of manufacturer are shown and described. Inserts have spaced part divider panels which are anchored to a base plate or form a base plate. In one embodiment, a single plate divider also forms the base and one upright divider while another element with two dividers is bonded to the base. In another embodiment two separate upright dividers are bonded together at a common upright wall and the pair is then bonded to a base. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10065440B2	Image recording apparatus and additional cassette device An image recording apparatus, comprising: a recording device; a cassette; a discharge tray; a conveying path; a conveyor; an electrical power supply; a cooling air flow path; an air blower configured to apply a wind-force to air so as to cause the air to flow through the cooling air flow path; and a casing, wherein: the electrical power supply and the cooling air flow path are arranged in a lower region in a vertical direction with respect to the cassette, the conveying path and the recording device; the recording device is located, in regard to the vertical direction, at a position higher than or equal to the cassette; and the electrical power supply and the cassette overlap each other in the vertical direction.
US10065434B2	Printing device and control method of a printing device A printing device has a print unit that prints on roll paper; a storage compartment that holds roll paper; a paper guide that limits the position of the roll paper in the storage compartment; a paper guide sensor that outputs different detection values according to the status of the paper guide; a memory unit that stores the paper width of the roll paper; and a control unit that causes the print unit to print based on the paper width stored by the memory unit, detects the status of the paper guide based on the detection value of the paper guide sensor when triggered by a specific event, changes the paper width setting to a value indicating 58 mm if the paper guide is installed, and to a value indicating 80 mm if the paper guide is not installed.
US10065431B2	System for forming structure on print medium A system for forming a structure on a print medium 1 includes: a print unit (print device) 10 for printing an electromagnetic wave-heat conversion layer for converting electromagnetic waves into heat, on a medium including an expansion layer that expands by heating; an expansion unit (expansion device) 20 aligned laterally with the print unit 10, for expanding the expansion layer by irradiating the medium with electromagnetic waves; and a top plate 30 covering the print unit 10 and the expansion unit 20 from above.
US10065429B2	Device and method of determining amount of transparent liquid to be jetted, an image forming apparatus, and an image forming method Test patterns are printed by ink jet means for jetting ink containing a color material and transparent liquid jet means for jetting transparent liquid. In the test patterns, ink and transparent liquid are applied to different regions on the same medium and ink application regions and transparent liquid application regions are arranged adjacent to each other. A device for determining the amount of transparent liquid to be jetted includes information acquisition means for acquiring information representing the amount of medium deformation of a medium on which the test patterns are printed, and information processing means for determining the amount of transparent liquid to be jetted by the transparent liquid jet means for jetting the transparent liquid, from the information representing the amount of medium deformation acquired by the information acquisition means.
US10065428B2	Liquid circulation module and liquid ejection apparatus In accordance with an embodiment, a liquid circulation module comprises a liquid ejection head for ejecting liquid, a storage section connected with the liquid ejection head to store the liquid, a circulation section configured to circulate the liquid in a predetermined circulation path passing through the liquid ejection head and the storage section, a pressure detection section configured to detect pressure in the storage section, a pressure adjusting section configured to adjust pressure in the storage section, and a module controller configured to control a circulation operation of the circulation section and a pressure adjusting operation of the pressure adjusting section independently from a host controller arranged separately from the liquid circulation module and when communicating with the host controller.
US10065425B2	Printing fluid container In one example, a container for holding printing fluid includes a chamber to hold a printing fluid and an inelastic, expandable, and contractible bag occupying space in the chamber. The exterior of the bag is exposed to an interior of the chamber and an interior of the bag is sealed against the interior of the chamber and vented to the atmosphere.
US10065421B2	Device using a piezoelectric element and method for manufacturing the same An inkjet printing head includes a hydrogen barrier film, covering side surfaces of upper electrodes and piezoelectric films, a portion of an upper surface of each upper electrode, and a portion of an upper surface of a lower electrode, an insulating film, formed above the hydrogen barrier film, upper wiring, formed above the insulating film, connects the upper electrode to a drive circuit, and a lower wiring, formed above the insulating film, connects the lower electrode to the drive circuit. First contact holes, each exposing an upper electrode, and second contact holes, each exposing an extension portion, are formed in the hydrogen barrier film and the insulating film. The upper wirings are connected to the upper surfaces of the upper electrodes via the first contact holes and the lower wiring is connected to an upper surface of the extension portion via the second contact holes.
US10065415B2	Correction data setting apparatus and inkjet head A first output section outputs a first parameter calculated for each nozzle in a group obtained by dividing the nozzles into groups for each certain number so that density unevenness of ink ejected from each nozzle in the group is corrected. A second output section outputs a second parameter calculated for each group so that change rate of the density unevenness between groups is corrected. A first register circuit divides first parameters for each nozzle in the group and stores the first parameters. A second register circuit divides second parameters for each group and stores the second parameters. A multiplication section sequentially multiplies the first parameters by the second parameters. A conversion section converts a multiplication value to correction data of each nozzle. A setting section sets the correction data in a memory.
US10065413B2	Liquid discharging device, control apparatus for liquid discharging device, and method of controlling liquid discharging device A liquid discharging device detects, among a plurality of nozzles of a liquid discharging head, a normal-discharging nozzle and a false-discharging nozzle, selects whether to recover discharging performance of the false-discharging nozzle by a cleaner or to compensate deterioration in an image caused by the false-discharging nozzle by a compensator using the normal-discharging nozzle according to the detected number of consecutive false-discharging nozzles, and performs operation according to the selection.
US10065411B2	Apparatus and method for control or monitoring a printing system Embodiments of the present invention relate to control apparatus and methods of a printing system, for example, comprising an intermediate transfer member (ITM) and to user-related features of a printing system. Some embodiments relate to regulation of a velocity and/or tension and/or length of the ITM. Some embodiments relate to regulation of deposition of ink on the moving ITM. Some embodiments regulate to apparatus configured to alert a user of one or more events related to operation of the ITM. Some embodiments relate to a time-line GUI for visualizing and/or manipulating queued print jobs which may be employed. Some embodiments relate to a reversed augmented reality GUI for visualization and/or control of the printing system. In some embodiments, a display screen is mounted to a printer housing and/or able to control access to moving parts of a printing system.
US10065410B2	Apparatus for cleaning surfaces An apparatus for cleaning surfaces of a printing press has an adjusting device having a pressing element for pressing a cleaning element against the surface to be cleaned when needed. The adjusting device has a drive for moving the pressing element relative to the surface to be cleaned between a home position, in which the cleaning element is positioned at a distance from the surface to be cleaned, and a cleaning position in which the cleaning element is in contact with the surface to be cleaned or, respectively, is in the direct proximity of the surface to be cleaned. An overload safety device is configured to respond upon a critical force acting on at least one of the adjusting device or pressing element being exceeded and to move the pressing element into an overload position.
US10065400B2	Fuel hose A fuel hose excellent in calcium chloride resistance, can achieve both low fuel permeability and a pulsation-reducing property, and is excellent in interlayer adhesiveness as well. The fuel hose includes: an inner layer (1) formed of a specific resin, such as polyamide 9T; an intermediate layer (2) formed of the following component (B), which is arranged in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer (1); and an outer layer (3) formed of the following component (C), which is arranged in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate layer (2), in which the layers are bonded to each other: (B) a polyamide terpolymer having copolymerized therein the following components (b1), (b2), and (b3): (b1) polyamide 6; (b2) at least one selected from polyamide 66 and polyamide 610; and (b3) polyamide 12; (C) an aliphatic polyamide resin except for polyamide 6 and polyamide 66.
US10065397B2	Poly(vinyl acetal) resin compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
US10065396B2	Amorphous metal overmolding An embodiment relates to a method comprising overmolding a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy on a preform of another material than the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy to form a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy overmolded preform. Another embodiment relates to an article comprising an overmolded shell comprising the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy on a preform of another material than the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy. The preform could be made of a crystalline or amorphous metal or alloy such as aluminum, stainless steel, copper or beryllium.
US10065393B2	Structured thermoplastic in composite interleaves One or more layers of structured thermoplastic polymer, such as a light weight veil of thermoplastic polymer fibers, are located within the interleaf zone of laminates that are composed of fibrous layers and thermosetting resin. The thermoplastic veils are used in the interleaf zones as a replacement for thermoplastic toughening particles.
US10065391B2	Integral self-supporting composite refractory components and methods of making the same Refractory components (e.g. crown or rider arches associated with a refractory structure such as coke ovens, glass furnaces, regenerators and the like) are provided by multiple refractory members bonded to one another by a bonding agent to form an integral self-supporting structure.
US10065383B2	Method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element includes manufacturing a tensile element and incorporating the tensile element into a chamber. A first material layer, a second material layer, and a spacing structure having a plurality of support portions and a plurality of gaps may be stacked. The material layers may be located on either side of the spacing structure or on one side of the spacing structure. A strand may be stitched through the gaps to join the material layers and to form the tensile element. The spacing structure may be removed, and the first material layer may be spaced from the second material layer such that segments of the strand extend between the material layers. The tensile element may then be secured to opposite interior surfaces of an outer barrier, and the outer barrier may be pressurized to place the strand in tension.
US10065367B2	Phonon generation in bulk material for manufacturing Disclosed embodiments include the formation of an article of manufacture by a process in which vibrations are generated in a bulk material disposed within a build chamber. The vibrations are focused within a section of the base material, and the focusing is controlled to cause the section of the base material to undergo a physical transformation to form at least a portion of the article of manufacture.
US10065366B2	Folded composite filler A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler. A composite ply is folded. The composite ply comprises fibers arranged at an angle relative to a central axis of the composite ply such that the composite filler has a varying cross-sectional orientation of fibers. A force is applied to the folded composite ply after folding to form a desired shape for the composite filler.
US10065364B2	Assembly comprising a support frame and panel covers According to some examples, a housing assembly includes a support frame including an integrated pattern of channel cavities, a first panel cover adjacent a first side of the support frame, a second panel cover adjacent the support frame on a second side of the support frame, the second panel cover having a plurality of apertures, and a bonding material received in the channel cavities of the support frame through the plurality of apertures of the second panel cover.
US10065362B2	Joining method A joining method for joining together a first member in which fiber material is mixed into a first resin, and a second member that includes at least a second resin, includes abutting the first member and the second member together, and softening or melting the first resin of the first member and the second resin of the second member that are adjacent to abutting surfaces of the first member and the second member; and stirring a joint forming portion formed by the softened or melted first resin of the first member and the softened or melted second resin of the second member, and the fiber material included in the softened or melted first resin of the first member, in a direction inclined with respect to the abutting surfaces, and hardening the joint forming portion.
US10065360B2	Additive manufacturing apparatus A CNC machine including a worktable displaceable along y-axis, a gantry disposed along an x-axis, either fixed or displaceable along the y-axis, a carriage on such gantry displaceable along the x-axis and including a thermoplastic material extrusion conduit, a tool carrier mounted on such carriage displaceable along a z-axis, a dispersion conduit mounted on such tool carrier accommodating an applicator, means mounted on such applicator for extruding a molten bead of a thermoplastic material, a flexible hose interconnecting such molten material forming means and such applicator, a plurality of servomotors for linearly or rotationally displacing such components along or about such axes and a computer for controlling such component displacements.
US10065359B2	Apparatus and method for lining a pipe An apparatus and a method for forming a lining in a pipe is disclosed. A pumpable material capable of curing is dispensed about an interior wall of a damaged section of pipe between an inflatable bladder and the pipe. The pumpable material is compressed between the bladder and the pipe and allowed to cure. An assembly for forming the lining in the pipe includes a feeding pump, a static mixer, a dispensing unit and a bladder. The pumpable material is preferably dispensed rearward of an inverting face of the bladder and the dispensing unit and the bladder move substantially in sync along the interior of the pipe.
US10065357B2	Preform handling device, and blow forming device A preform has a flange that protrudes outward at a neck, and is supplied in an inverted state. A preform handling device includes a star wheel that is configured so that the preform is supplied to each of a plurality of depressions that are formed in an outer circumferential part of a wheel, and pushes the preform to rotationally transfer the preform from an upstream region to a downstream region, an end face guide member that is provided in the upstream region so as to be situated under the preform and that support and guide an open end face of the preform, and a pair of flange guide members that are provided in the downstream region and that support and guide a lower side of the flange of the preform.
US10065354B2	3D printer system with circular carousel and multiple material delivery systems A carousel system includes a platform and a plurality of material delivery systems mounted on a periphery of the platform, each respective material delivery system including a first gear and an extruder nozzle head. The carousel system also includes a carousel rotatably mounted on the platform, a first motor adapted to cause the carousel to rotate from a first radial position to a second radial position, a second motor mounted on the carousel, a drive shaft coupled to the second motor, and a second gear coupled to the drive shaft. Engagement of the second gear with one of the first gears causes the corresponding material delivery system to force an amount of a selected material into the corresponding extruder nozzle head, heat the selected material to soften the selected material, and deposit the selected material on a surface. Each material delivery system provides material having a respective color. The carousel system may be used in a 3D printing system.
US10065346B2	Manufacturing method and manufacturing device for integrally forming waterproof structure for 3C electronic product A manufacturing method and a manufacturing device for integrally forming a waterproof structure for a 3C electronic product, and the method includes the following steps: a. feeding a predetermined amount of a solid silicone raw material into a sprue; b. extruding the solid silicone raw material in the sprue, so that the solid silicone raw material flows into, through a silicone inlet channel, a waterproof structure cavity in a mold in which a product is placed; and c. heating the flowable solid silicone with a high temperature in the mold to have a vulcanization reaction, and finally to integrally form a silicone waterproof structure on the product. The waterproof structure is of a great waterproof performance, good material toughness, small wear when being used repeatedly, and great fatigue resistance.
US10065345B2	Method for transporting expanded thermoplastic polymer particles The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7,9), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.
US10065343B2	Thread forming device for compression molding and apparatus incorporating same A method of forming a threaded bore in a compression molded part comprises: positioning at least one rotatable threaded shaft in a mold cavity during compression molding of a part; rotatably driving the at least one threaded shaft for unthreading the at least one threaded shaft from the part; and pushing the at least one threaded shaft away from the mold cavity once the at least one threaded shaft is unthreaded from the part.
US10065341B2	Method of forming topping sheet and apparatus thereof A topping sheet forming method includes: feeding a textile original fabric, obtained by weaving longitudinally aligned tire cords into a cord fabric by use of weft yarns; cutting off the weft yarns at a predetermined widthwise position to divide the textile original fabric into a plurality of narrow textile original fabrics; and topping at least one surface of the narrow textile original fabric with unvulcanized rubber.
US10065338B2	Method and device for adjusting a knife assembly of a knife ring to a predetermined knife projection A method and a device for adjusting a knife assembly of a knife ring to a predetermined knife projection, wherein the knife assembly is designed to be arranged in the knife ring at a chip angle φ, relative to the inside of the knife ring. The knife assembly is formed by a knife holding plate and a chipping knife which are positively connected with one another in a predetermined, relative target position. A knife assembly to be adjusted is provided, wherein the knife holding plate and the chipping knife are displaceable relative to one another. The knife holding plate is displaced in its plane, transversely to its direction of longitudinal extension towards its rear edge, against a first stop. The chipping knife is displaced in its plane against the stop surface of a second stop, until the predetermined knife projection has been reached.
US10065337B1	Self-powered timber slasher Disclosed is a self-powered timber slasher. The self-powered timber slasher includes a trailer and a powered circle saw mounted on a first end of the trailer, wherein the powered circle saw is configured to cut timber. Further, the self-powered timber slasher an engine mounted on a second end of the trailer, wherein the engine is configured to generate power for operating the powered circle saw. Yet further, the self-powered timber slasher a wireless controller electrically coupled to the powered circle saw. The wireless controller is configured to control operation of the powered circle saw based on a command received over a wireless communication channel.
US10065336B2	Artificial turf trimmer An artificial turf trimmer used to trim damaged and worn out artificial turf strands includes a load cradle to place and unwind a roll of artificial turf to be trimmed, a series of rollers set at an angle to maintain the length of the artificial turf to be trimmed tightly stretched, a brush to raise the turf strands, a vacuum pressure apparatus to maintain the turf strands raised during the trimming, a trimming mechanism that moves laterally to trim the damaged portion of the artificial turf strands, and a roll up cradle to wind the trimmed turf for further handling. The artificial turf to be trimmed moves along the different components of the artificial turf trimmer in a conveyance manner. Suitable trimming mechanisms may include a laser jet cutter or, alternatively, a water jet cutter. Alternative to the series of rollers, a cutting table may be provided.
US10065333B2	Universal router system This present invention describes and relates a system including a plurality of parts and features allowing the user to creatively and accurately operate a router be able to make several different cuts and create new cut designs on a piece of wood. This inventive new system includes an on board clampable on board adjustable miter gauge including an elongated slotted plate device suitably attached to a protractor on the miter gauge which guide means with suitably attached sleeve may be swung to the right or left through an arcuate slot through which a threaded means pass through and into and through a suitable opening through said opening in miter gauge thus allowing angular settings allowing for freehand lettering, pictures, mechanical lettering, wood joints and other creative cuts without the need of patterns stencils and templates.
US10065329B2	Systems and methods for zip-tie cutting A cutting tool is provided. The cutting tool includes a first member and a second member that are configured to be disposed on opposite sides of the free end of the cable tie. At least one of the first and second members is articulable toward the other. The first member includes a curved blade that is curved along at least a portion of the curved blade along a transverse direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the free end of the cable tie. The second member has an opposed surface. Urging the curved blade toward and into contact with the opposed surface removes an end portion of the free end of the cable tie, with a remaining portion of the free end of the cable tie curved along at least a portion of the remaining portion of the free end along the transverse direction.
US10065327B1	Robotic arm capable of changing clamping heads rapidly A robotic arm has an arm assembly, a connection device, and a clamping device. The arm assembly has a bottom base and a connecting base. The connection device is connected with the connecting base and has a housing and a locking member. The housing is connected securely with the connecting base and has a mounting hole defined in a side of the housing. The locking member is mounted moveably in the housing and extends into the mounting hole. The clamping device is combined with the connection device and has a head rod and a clamping head. The head rod has a first end and a second end. The first end extends into the mounting hole and is securely connected with the locking member. The second end is opposite the first end and is provided with a holding recess. The clamping head is mounted securely on the second end of the head rod.
US10065326B2	Pick-up tool with integrated light source Acquisition or pick-up tools that themselves aid in improving the ease with which images of an acquired substrate may be captured, and methods of operating such pick-up tools, are provided. The pick-up tools may include a pick-up surface adapted to interface with a foreign substrate and a light source integrated with the pick-up tool such that light emitted from the light source passes through the pick-up surface to the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface to create a silhouette of the foreign substrate. A vision system may be adapted for capturing the silhouette of the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface. The substrate pick-up surface may be formed of one of a transparent, a semi-transparent, or a translucent material such that light may at least partially pass there through.
US10065324B2	Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus conveys an article between a wait position and a processing position. The conveying apparatus includes a plurality of arms that sandwiches the article between leading ends of the arms located on opposite sides of the article and that is provided to enable base ends of the arms to turn so as to move the leading ends in an up-down direction, and a control apparatus that turns the arms to lift the article located at one of the wait position and the processing position and sandwiched between the arms and that moves the arms with the article kept lifted thereby to the other of the wait position and the processing position, the control apparatus turning the arms to lower and mount the article at the other of the wait position and the processing position.
US10065318B2	Methods and systems of repairing a structure A method of repairing a structure is provided. The method includes inspecting the structure with a robotic device to identify a structural defect in the structure, generating a tool path for repairing the structural defect, and transmitting the tool path to the robotic device from a location remote from the robotic device.
US10065315B2	Method for operating a robotic device and robotic device A method for operating a robotic device with a kinematic chain of mobile components is provided. The kinematic chain includes a function-specific end-effector at one end. Sensor values are acquired by sensors of the robotic device arranged on the kinematic chain or in the environment of the kinematic chain. A force acting on the end-effector or another component of the kinematic chain, or a variable dependent thereupon, is determined in a prespecified manner based on the acquired sensor values. The force or variable determined is compared with a prespecified first safety limit value by a control mechanism of the robotic device. A characteristic of the kinematic chain or the function-specific end-effector is adapted if the force or variable determined is in a prespecified relationship to the first safety limit value in order to increase the operational safety of a robotic device and of people in the environment of the robotic device.
US10065314B2	System and method for manipulation platform A manipulation platform includes a navigation system, manipulation arm, and one or more area sensors. The navigation unit locates a position of the manipulation platform, and a manipulation arm has a device or a collection sensor. The area sensors acquire data representative of at least a portion of an area in which the manipulation platform is located. Processors determine or predict a presence of an external object within a manipulation range of the manipulation arm using the data acquired by the one or more area sensors. The processors respond to a determination of the external body being, or being predicted to be, within the manipulation range by controlling one or more of the manipulation arm or the manipulation platform.
US10065313B2	Robot manipulator system Robotic manipulator arm has an end portion to which one or more end effector appliances can be operably mounted for performing one or more manipulator arm operations. A control system has access to a plurality of different end effector appliance parameter sets which are respectively associated with the plurality of different end effector appliances. A user interface facilitates identification to the control system of one or more of the different end effector appliances which are installed on the manipulator arm. The control system is responsive to the identification to modify a control algorithm.
US10065312B1	Unscented optimization and control allocation The disclosure provides a robotic arm controller which determines a control parameter for at least one actuator comprising the robotic arm using a control equation having the general form Ax=b, where A is a transformation matrix A based on the geometry and Jacobian of the robotic arm, x is the control parameter x such as a torque vector at a specific joint, and b is the end effector parameter b which specifies a desired corrective state of the end effector. The methodology, by way of constructing and solving an unscented optimization problem, provides a solution to the Ax=b problem by perturbing at least one joint angle appearing in the Jacobian to generate a plurality of distributed joint angles, determining a control parameter x which minimizes an error function. In a particular embodiment, the error function is sum of residual squares, and the appropriate control parameter x is determined by minimizing the error function subject to a series of constraints Aix−b−zi=0, where each constraint arises by virtue of the error generated through use of a given joint angle in the plurality of distributed joint angles selected.
US10065310B2	Device and method for controlling link actuation device In this link actuation device, arms of a plurality of link mechanisms are driven to be rotated by actuators, whereby the posture of a distal end side link hub is changed. A divided section setter divides a trajectory on a work surface on which an end effector works, into a plurality of sections at pass points and sets the sections. An arm rotation speed calculator calculates a rotation speed at which each arm performs constant speed rotation in each section on the basis of: a time period of movement in the section which is determined from a target moving speed and the distance of the section; and a rotation-angular movement amount of the arm in the section. A posture change controller performs positioning control on each actuator so as to cause its corresponding arm to continuously rotate at the corresponding rotation speed without acceleration/deceleration.
US10065305B2	Transfer tool for cabinet holes Improvements in a transfer tool for cabinet holes to transfer a plurality of different size and shape holes from one surface to another. The openings for a sink cabinet typically has a hot and a cold water supply line in addition to a drain pipe with an outlet for a garbage disposal and the location of all the holes and sizes must be identified, and transferred to a cabinet. The transfer tool accommodates a starting corner from a variety of different sizes and shapes cabinets and surfaces. The transfer tool has locators for both the size and the center position of round, square and other style openings. The transfer tool has indicia that identifies the size and center position to allow an installer to simply re-mark the location. The transfer tool has versatility to operate around obstructions and other hole opening locations.
US10065300B2	Fastener driving apparatus A fastener driving apparatus comprises a gas spring or spring, a drive mechanism, an anvil assembly, and an anvil. The drive mechanism permits transition from engagement with the gas spring, spring or anvil assembly to disengagement from the gas spring, spring or anvil assembly. The anvil and/or anvil assembly are operatively coupled to the gas spring or spring such that after the drive mechanism disengages them, the gas spring piston or the spring moves to imparts a force on the anvil to cause the anvil to move and drive a fastener. The mass of the anvil assembly is preferably greater than 50% of the total mass of the anvil assembly and gas spring moving mass. The gas spring is configured such that the pressure increase during the movement of the gas spring piston by the drive mechanism is less than 30% of the initial pressure in the gas spring.
US10065298B1	Oil filter removal tool The oil filter removal tool is a hand tool. The oil filter removal tool installs and removes an oil filter from a vehicle engine. The oil filter is further defined with an outer diameter and a plurality of indentations. The oil filter removal tool is a cylindrical structure. The cylindrical structure of the oil filter removal tool contains oil leaks resulting from the removal of an oil filter from the vehicle engine. The cylindrical structure channels the oil leaks into the catch pan normally placed under the vehicle engine during an oil change. The oil filter removal tool comprises a pipe and a plurality of ridges. The plurality of ridges is mounted on the interior of the pipe.
US10065293B2	Tool, screw and system for transmitting a drive torque The present invention relates to a drive tool, a screw and a system for transmitting a drive torque. The drive tool can be guided in a receiving recess of a connecting partner, in particular in a receiving recess of the screw, and transmit the drive torque during a rotation about a central axis. The drive tool has radially outwardly projecting first projections which are wedgeshaped in cross-section and which are suitable for transmitting the drive torque to the connecting partner. The drive tool comprises a quasi-cylindrical section in which all of the surface lines in the region of the quasicylindrical section form an angle of less than 10° with the central axis, but the outer face is, at least in sections, of conical form such that the surface lines in the respective section are inclined by at least 1.5° with respect to the central axis.
US10065285B2	Method of preparing substrate A substrate is prepared by polishing a surface of the substrate using a polishing pad while feeding a slurry. The polishing pad has a porous nap layer which comes in contact with the substrate surface and is made of a base resin comprising at least three resins, typically an ether resin, ester resin, and polycarbonate resin. The polished substrate has a highly flat surface with a minimal number of defects.
US10065284B2	Online general vehicle wheel deburring device The present invention discloses an online general vehicle wheel deburring device comprising a frame, an air cylinder, a guide rail, a servo electric cylinder and the like, wherein a vehicle wheel on a roller way is initially positioned by a sensor, a clamping cylinder clamps the vehicle wheel by using four V-shaped rollers by virtue of gears, gear racks and the guide rails IV, and the vehicle wheel is rotated in a clamping state under the action of a driving motor; the angle of a brush can be randomly adjusted by the servo electric cylinder I by virtue of the guide rail the angle of the brush can be randomly adjusted by the servo electric cylinder II by virtue of the guide rail I; the lifting height of the brush can be adjusted by the lift cylinder by virtue of the guide rail III.
US10065281B2	Tool changing method and machine tool A machine tool includes a rotatable spindle, a spindle drive, a tool magazine, a tool changer including a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft drive motor, an angular position detector, a tool change arm having gripping units at both ends, and a controller. After interchanging a first tool mounted on the spindle and a second tool held in a tool pot, when rotating the tool change arm to an intermediate position, rotation of the spindle is started as soon as the second tool mounted on the spindle and the gripping unit are out of contact with each other.
US10065276B2	Reduced compression height piston and piston assembly therewith and methods of construction thereof A piston assembly and method of construction thereof for an internal combustion engine are provided. The assembly includes a piston head having an upper combustion wall with an undercrown surface and a ring belt region. The piston head has a floor with an upper surface and a bottom surface. The floor is spaced beneath the upper combustion wall in radial alignment with the ring belt region. A substantially enclosed, annular cooling gallery is bounded by the undercrown surface and the floor. A pair of pin bores depends directly from the floor of the cooling gallery. The assembly further includes a pin having ends configured for oscillating receipt in the pin bores. A pin bearing surface extends within the pin bores and between the pin bores in the lower surface of the floor. The assembly includes a connecting rod with an end fixed to the pin for conjoint oscillation therewith.
US10065274B2	Joining to aluminum A flux comprising one or more amines which is especially useful as a solder flux in soldering operations involving reactive metals such as aluminum; and a process for making aluminum surfaces solderable using the flux and conventional solders.
US10065270B2	Three-dimensional printing in real time The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The disclosure delineates real time manipulation of three-dimensional printing to reduce deformation. The present disclosure further provides 3D object formed using the methods, apparatuses, and systems.
US10065269B2	Laser cladding device with an improved nozzle A laser cladding device for applying a coating to a part comprising a laser which can generate laser light, which is adapted to heat the coating and the part, a main body defining a laser light channel adapted to transmit the laser light to the part, a coating channel adapted to transmit the coating to the part, and a vacuum channel and a nozzle having an exit. The nozzle comprises a delivery port at one end of the laser light channel, a coating port at one end of the coating channel, and a vacuum port at one end of the vacuum channel, wherein the vacuum port is positioned generally adjacent the delivery port In operation the vacuum port draws a vacuum, pulling the coating towards the part.
US10065266B2	Structural elements obtained by linear friction welding The invention concerns a method for forming by welding along a flat surface an article. The method according to the invention is particularly useful to improve strength and elongation of welded joints obtained by linear friction welding. Structural articles of aircrafts obtained with the method of the invention are advantageous, in particular aircraft structural members.
US10065263B2	Spot welding cap changer The invention relates to a spot welding cap changer (1) with a cap puller (2) and two cap magazines (3, 3A), the cap puller (2) having a gripper (20) with spring-loaded, pivotable jaws (21, 22), which in response to a turning and axial pulling-off movement detaches a spot welding cap (K) of a pincer spot welding head introduced into it from a shaft of the pincer welding head in such a way that it is clamped to prevent it twisting, and the cap magazines (3, 3A) holding spot welding caps respectively in a round cap carrier (31) such that they are circularly arranged in a directed and oriented manner and are respectively transported individually one after the other into an access position against a stop (32) by an advancing force (P).
US10065262B2	Welding method and welding device A resistance welding device is provided with a lower tip and an upper tip that serve as welding tips, and pressing rods that serve as pressing members. The upper tip and the pressing rods press a stacked body, which is to be welded, from the metallic plate side, which is the outermost member of the stacked body. The lower tip presses the stacked body from the lowermost metallic plate side. In this state, and electric current is conducted from the upper tip to the lower tip.
US10065261B2	Power supply apparatus for welding machine A welding machine power supply apparatus outputs welding current in accordance with welding conditions set through operation of a display and setting unit (20). When a welding operation is ended while the welding machine power supply apparatus is operating, the welding conditions effective at the time the welding operation is ended are automatically stored in a memory (16). When any ones or more of the welding conditions at the time when the welding operation is resumed by the use of the welding machine power supply apparatus are different from the one or ones which were effective when the welding operation was ended, a load button (70), a rotary encoder (64) and a set button (72) are operated to cause a control unit (14) to read out the welding conditions stored in the memory (16) which were effective when the welding operation was ended, and to set the read-out welding conditions in the welding machine power supply apparatus.
US10065259B2	Welding condition derivation device A welding parameter derivation device of a welding machine having a torch and a weaving mechanism derives welding parameters in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of a weld portion of a new base metal. A database stores welding parameter data, and a welding parameter computation unit computes welding parameters for the shape of a groove or joint of a new base metal. Based on past welding parameter data for a shape similar to that of a groove or joint of a new base metal, and input data pertaining to the specifications of the welding machine, the computation unit derives welding parameter data for the new base metal, taking into account a parameter of the cross-sectional area of the weld portion formed on the new base metal, the bead height of the weld portion, the quantity of heat inputted to the new base metal, and a torch weaving parameter.
US10065258B2	Arc welding control method There is provided an arc welding control method of alternating feeding of a welding wire between forward feeding and reverse feeding periodically to generate a short-circuiting period and an arc period in a manner that shifting to the arc period is performed by reducing a welding current in the reverse feeding during the short-circuiting period. Reduction of the welding current is started from a time where a state of the reverse feeding reaches a predetermined reference state.
US10065257B2	Welding system with controlled wire feed speed during arc initiation A welding system including a power supply, a torch electrically connected to said power supply, a wire feeder that provides a welding consumable to the torch, a controller that communicates with a motor associated the wire feeder and the power supply. The controller obtains a wire feed speed of said motor as it accelerates from a run-in speed to a pre-set speed and controls the power supplied to the torch based on this wire feed speed to reduce stubbing or spattering during arc initiation.
US10065249B2	Collet locking shaft assembly A universal driven shaft retaining system includes a collet chuck holder that circumferentially engages a collet chuck with substantially inward compression during inward co-linear movement of a drawing bar creating a clamping (locking) effect on an inserted driven shaft.
US10065245B2	Device for the deburring of tubes The present invention relates to a device for deburring tubes, in particular tube ends. Said device comprises a proximal and a distal end and has a substantially basic body (1) with a plurality of contact surfaces (20, 20′, 20″). It further includes a shaft (2) and a guide chamber (4) in which a guide bushing (6) is displaceably mounted. A spring (5) is arranged in such a manner in the guide chamber (4) that a restoring force is exerted onto the guide bushing (6). A blade (11) is releasably fastenable on the guide bushing (6). A guide groove (19), by means of which the blade (11) is guided, extends along an outside surface of the conical basic body (1). The present invention further relates to the use of the device according to the invention for deburring tubes (17), in particular tube ends.
US10065244B2	Method for fabricating porous spherical iron-based alloy powder The present invention discloses a method for fabricating a porous spherical iron-based alloy powder, a powder thereof and a sintered body thereof. The method comprises steps: mixing an iron oxide powder and an alloying powder to form a mixed powder; spray-granulating the mixed powder to form a spherical spray-granulated powder; and placing the spherical spray-granulated powder in a reducing environment and heating it to a temperature of lower than 700° C. to obtain a porous spherical iron-based alloy powder having high flowability, high compressibility, superior sinterability and low cost.
US10065243B2	Aluminum based abradable material with reduced metal transfer to blades A turbomachine has a seal which mates to a plurality of airfoils. The seal is formed from an abradable aluminum based material having a plurality of hard phase particles embedded therein and having a melting point higher than a melting point of the melting point of the abradable coating matrix alloy.
US10065242B1	Adjustable build envelope for powder bed fusion machines The adjustable build envelope for powder bed fusion machines includes a frame in the build chamber having four movable sides, a base and two motors with lead screws. The motors are placed at an angle of 45° with respect to the side of the frame, so that as the motors rotate the lead screws, the two sides of the frame slide in opposite directions. The sides move inward with the help of guide pins and dovetail grooves, thereby reducing the build envelope volume. For large builds, both motors rotate in the reverse direction to increase the build envelope volume. By changing the build envelope volume according to the given build size, powder waste is reduced.
US10065241B2	Combined additive manufacturing and machining system The present application provides a combined additive manufacturing and machining system. The combined additive manufacturing and machining system may include an outer chamber, an additive manufacturing tool positioned within the outer chamber, a machining tool positioned within the outer chamber, and a cryogenic fluid source in communication with the machining tool.
US10065238B2	Intumescent sealing for metal casting apparatuses A nozzle assembly, for a metal casting apparatus selected from a sliding gate and a tube exchange device, comprises a first refractory element comprising a first coupling surface which includes a first bore aperture, and a second refractory element comprising a second coupling surface, which includes a second bore aperture, the first and second elements being coupled to one another in a sliding translation relationship through their respective first and second coupling surfaces such that the first and second bore apertures can be brought into and out of registry to define, when in registry, a continuous bore for discharging molten metal from a molten metal inlet to a molten metal outlet of said nozzle assembly. A sealing member is provided between the first and second coupling surfaces of the first and second elements. The sealing member comprises a thermally intumescent material.
US10065237B2	Nozzle and casting installation A nozzle for casting steel contains an inlet portion, an elongated portion extending along a first longitudinal axis, an outlet portion and a pouring bore having a front port inlet. A planar cut of the nozzle outlet portion normal to the first longitudinal axis passing through the front port inlet contains the outline of the bore, the outline of the outer peripheral wall of the outlet portion of the nozzle, and a first transverse axis. In the planar cut, the bore centroid and wall centroid are distinct and separated by a distance, d≠0; and the segment extending along the first transverse axis, from the bore centroid, to the wall perimeter is longer than the segment extending from the wall centroid to the intersecting point between the first transverse axis and the wall perimeter.
US10065233B2	Method for manufacturing cap A method for manufacturing a cap, which can insert a sheet member easily into a predetermined position of an upper part inside a cap body, without causing deformation to the sheet member or the cap body. The sheet member does not separate when a container is brought to reduced pressure. An annular protruding portion protruding on a lower surface side is formed in an annular flat region of a sheet member of an inside plug. After or at the same time that the sheet member is inserted into and installed at a predetermined position within a cap body, the annular protruding portion is pressed axially toward a top panel wall and deformed so as to become close to a flat shape, to enlarge the outer diameter of the sheet member. The inside plug is thereby held to be inseparable from inside a skirt wall and to be axially movable.
US10065229B2	Method for producing highly dimensionally accurate half-shells and apparatus for producing a half-shell The invention relates to a method for producing highly dimensionally accurate half-shells from a tailored blank, wherein, in a first die, with optional use of at least one hold-down means, the half-shell is subjected to pre-shaping by deep drawing, wherein the first die has at least one punch, a die base, a die rest surface and a jacket region, and wherein the pre-shaped half-shell is subsequently subjected to final shaping in a second die, in particular in a calibration tool. The object of specifying a method which simplifies the production of highly dimensionally accurate half-shells is achieved in that, before the deep drawing, the blank is tailored by cutting, taking into consideration the desired final shape of the pre-shaped and/or finally shaped half-shell, with a positive dimensional deviation in the predefined tolerance range, the die base of the first die is moved relative to the die rest surface, the blank is clamped between the die base and the punch of the first die, and the blank is deep-drawn in a guided manner.
US10065227B2	Conduit tube bending tester A conduit tube bending tester for use in testing potential measurements, angles and placements of a EMT conduit to be bent prior to permanently bending the EMT conduit includes a core member defining a elongated cylindrical wire constructed of a thin metal and a tubular outer body defining an exterior coating or skin constructed of a resilient material, with the core member enclosed in the outer body. Being embodied as a wire, the core member has the ability to be bent at any point along its length in any direction through the application of external force and retain the bend unless and until it is straightened or re-bent in another direction through application of external force. The outer body may additionally include a plurality of markings which define standardized measurements.
US10065225B2	Rolling mill third octave chatter control by process damping Control of third octave vibrations in a mill stand can be achieved using a high-speed piezoelectric assist coupled to a hydraulic gap cylinder to increase the damping of the roll stack. Vertical movements of the roll stack (e.g., the top work roll) can be determined through observation (e.g., measurement) of hydraulic fluid pressure of the hydraulic cylinder or entry tension of the metal strip. After determining vertical movements of the roll stack, a desired change in hydraulic pressure can be determined to overcome, reduce, or prevent third octave vibration. This desired change in hydraulic pressure can be effectuated at high speeds (e.g., at or above approximately 90 hertz) using the piezoelectric assist.
US10065224B2	Compositions and methods for cleaning contaminated solids and liquids The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the remediation of contaminated solids and liquids. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to the bioremediation of solids and liquids by a composition comprising a biocatalyst or mixture of biocatalysts. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the bioremediation compositions and methods for applying the bioremediation compositions to contaminated sites, including treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, as well as various contaminated water sources, such as aquifers and reservoirs.
US10065223B2	Method and system for the in-situ decontamination of contaminated soils A method and an associated system for in-situ decontamination of a contaminated soil region (2) which contains degradable pollutants, in which a fluid substance is introduced into the soil (1) using an injection device (4, 4′), wherein the fluid substance is introduced into the soil using a pressure injection method in a pressure-controlled manner and/or with an injection device that has a valve pipe with a pressure-controlled outlet valve.
US10065220B2	Method and device for cleaning interiors of tanks and systems A method and a cleaning device for removing deposits in interiors of tanks and systems by explosion technology. The cleaning device, an explosive, gaseous mixture is provided and caused to explode in order to clean the interior. The explosion pressure wave is conducted into the interior via an outlet opening in the cleaning device. The explosive mixture or gaseous components thereof are introduced into an accommodating chamber of the cleaning device from pressure vessels at high velocity.
US10065217B2	Scraping device and scraping method using robot A scraping device and a scraping method, by which a scraping process using a robot can be automated, and workload of an operator can be significantly reduced. The scraping device includes a robot which grips or holds a scraping tool, and a robot controller which controls the robot. The robot is a multi-joint robot having six axes, and has a robot arm and a robot hand attached to a front end of the robot arm. The scraping tool is gripped or held by the robot hand. The scraping tool has a cutting edge and a vibrator which vibrates the cutting edge at high velocity, and the robot hand grips the scraping tool while the cutting edge is vibrated at high velocity.
US10065215B2	Sorting device for articles and method for sorting articles A sorting device for articles has at least two main conveyor lines, each conveying consecutively arranged articles, at least two feeder devices, which respectively feed the articles to one of the main conveyor lines, at least two recognition devices for detecting a sorting destination for each article, a plurality of sorting outlets arranged at the end of each main conveyor line, each assigned to sorting destinations, and to which the articles are transported. The sorting device further has at least two connecting conveyor lines, each branching off the main conveyor lines at branch points, by way of which the articles can be conveyed from one main conveyor line to another main conveyor line. The articles can be temporarily stored in a storage device, which feeds temporarily stored articles to one of the main conveyor lines in the direction of conveyance before at least one of the branch points.
US10065212B2	Ultrasonic transmitter An ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic transmitter includes a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a piezoelectric transducer, a first piston, and a second piston. The first enclosure has an opening for directing an output of the ultrasonic transmitter in a first direction and a wall opposite the opening. The second enclosure has a first opening aligned in the first direction and a second opening opposite the first opening. The second enclosure is positioned in the first enclosure with the second opening directed toward the wall. The piezoelectric transducer is positioned in the second enclosure and movable relative to the first enclosure. When an ultrasonic electric signal is applied to the piezoelectric transducer, the piezoelectric transducer expands and contracts pulsing the first and second pistons to produce ultrasonic sound waves from the first and second openings which combine and our output by the ultrasonic transmitter.
US10065206B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for applying viscous fluids to components Systems, apparatuses, and methods for applying viscous fluid to a component having a primary surface and opposed surfaces perpendicular to the primary surface may include positioning an adjustable nozzle adjacent the primary surface such that first and second contact members of the nozzle, movable relative to each other, contact the opposed surfaces, the first and second contact members being urged toward the opposed surfaces by at least one biasing element of the adjustable nozzle, applying a viscous fluid from a passage in a body of the adjustable nozzle to the primary surface, and moving the adjustable nozzle along the primary surface.
US10065204B2	Dual flow disperser A disperser system includes a disperser body that defines a substantially air-tight chamber therein. A sprayer assembly includes a passage, a fluid coupling, a nozzle, a valve, a valve trigger and a pouch. The passage is in fluid communication with the chamber. The valve is in fluid communication with both the passage and the fluid coupling and opens to the nozzle. The valve trigger is configured selectively to open the valve, thereby placing the passage and the fluid coupling in fluid communication with the nozzle. The pouch contains a fluid. When the chamber is charged with a gas and when the valve is opened, the gas flows through the passage and the fluid flows through the fluid coupling into the valve so that the gas entrains the fluid and delivers a suspension of the gas and the fluid to the nozzle, out of which the suspension is sprayed.
US10065203B2	Device for containing a fluid substance The device for containing fluid substance to be dispensed by manually operated pump, for associating with a rigid container neck, includes a bag having body and neck from which connection flange extends transversally, and a ring cap including bag first connector having an annular connection body, presenting a longitudinal symmetry axis. The annular connection body has a lower portion having a diameter smaller than the bag flange external diameter, and bigger than or equal to the bag neck external diameter; and an upper portion having an annular seat open on the top, having a rest surface lying horizontally for the connection flange.The connection body includes a substantially cylindrical wall and a guide element to guide at least a portion of the flange from a lower free edge of the connection body to the annular seat and prevent the flange (4) from slipping out of the annular seat.
US10065202B2	Apparatus and methods for spraying a cosmetic composition A hand-held apparatus for the application of a sunless tanning composition to the skin of a user. The apparatus includes: a housing, the housing enclosing: an air mover, a nozzle, and a reservoir. The reservoir and nozzle are in operable gaseous connection with the air mover such that in use, a composition in the reservoir is expelled through the nozzle to form a spray. The apparatus is useful in methods for spraying a tanning composition onto the skin of an individual.
US10065199B2	Foaming cartridge Foaming cartridge for use with a foam pump, refill unit or foam dispenser includes a housing and a foaming stage disposed within the housing. The foaming stage includes two or more mix media located within the foaming stage. At least two of the mix media are sponges and the sponges have different porosities.
US10065197B2	Hydraulic particle separation apparatus for placer mining A hydraulic particle separator is described. The particle separator comprises a main body having a top, a bottom, and a wall enclosing an interior cavity. At least one feed port is disposed on the top of the main body to introduce crude particle mixtures. A partition disposed within the cavity separates the cavity into a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The partition has at least one orifice for fluidic communication between the upper chamber and lower chamber. One or more grooves extend vertically along the interior surface of the wall. At least one tangential flow inlet port is disposed along the wall of the upper chamber above the partition.
US10065194B2	Ultrafine nepheline syenite A useable particulate nepheline syenite having a grain size to provide an Einlehner Abrasive Value of less than about 100 is described. The particulate nepheline syenite is generally free from agglomeration and moisture free. At least 99% of the nepheline syenite particles have a size less than 10 microns.
US10065193B2	Processing of grains and the like Methods for processing of grains and the like and products produced by such processing, the invention in preferred embodiments subjects whole grains or portions of grains to rapid pressure and directional changes in a high velocity fluid stream to instantaneously vary forces acting thereon. Flours of reduced particle sizes having low starch value damage result, the present processing also permitting uniform blending of additives such as during comminution of the grains. Processed grains according to the invention are resistant to spoilage and clumping. Whole grain flours and white flours can be produced according to the invention. Bran, germ and endosperm of grains can also be separated.
US10065192B2	Machine frame for a roll press A machine frame (1) for a roll press. This machine frame has an axial frame (2) for absorbing axial forces developing due to the operation and at least two radial frames (3) for absorbing radial forces developing due to the operation. The elements (36) of the radial frame (3), which absorb the radial forces, are mounted elastically in the machine frame (1).
US10065191B2	Twin roller crusher The invention relates to a dual-roller crusher (1) with rollers (2, 3) rotatably mounted in a crusher housing and are driven by a motor so as to counter-rotate synchronously about respective parallel center axes, crusher teeth (6, 7) being mounted on the outer surfaces of the rollers (2, 3), every crusher tooth (6, 7) of a roller (2, 3) of the pair of rollers being fittable into a respective pocket (8, 9) in the outer surface of the other roller (2, 3) of the pair of rollers such that, during rotation of the rollers (2, 3), each crusher tooth (6, 7) engages in the respective pocket (8, 9).
US10065189B2	Nanoliter array loading An interface is provided for storing microfluidic samples in a nanoliter sample chip. A fluid access structure provides a fluid access region to a selected subset of sample wells from an array of sample wells. A fluid introduction mechanism introduces a sample fluid to the fluid access region so that the sample wells in the selected subset are populated with the sample fluid without the unselected sample wells being populated with the sample fluid.
US10065187B2	Centrifugal platform and device for rapid analysis of oilfield fluids A method of evaluating an asphaltene inhibitor includes providing a centrifugal microfluidic system including: a disc mounted to rotate about an axis; a microfluidic device mounted on the disc, the device having sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant reservoirs and an analysis chamber in fluid communication with the sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant reservoirs; and an optical detection system coupled to the analysis chamber and configured to measure the optical transmission of fluid in the analysis chamber. The method includes filling the sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant reservoirs, respectively, with a sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant; rotating the disc to generate centrifugal force to cause the sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant to travel radially outward to the analysis chamber; and measuring the optical transmission of a mixture of the sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant in the analysis chamber as a function of radial distance of the analysis chamber.
US10065178B2	Catalysts supports A method for preparing a silica-modified catalyst support is described including: (i) applying an alkyl silicate to the surface of a porous support material in an amount to produce a silica content of the silica-modified catalyst support, expressed as Si, in the range 0.25 to 15% by weight, (ii) optionally drying the resulting silicate-modified support, (iii) treating the support with water, (iv) drying the resulting water-treated support, and (v) calcining the dried material to form the silica-modified catalyst support.
US10065172B2	Modification of layered double hydroxides The present invention relates to a process for modifying a layered double hydroxide (LDH), the process comprising, a. providing a water-wet layered double hydroxide of formula: [Mz+1-xM′y+x(OH)2]a+(Xn−)a/r.bH2O (1) wherein M and M′ are metal cations, z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4, x is 0.1 to 1, preferably x<1, more preferably x=0.1-0.9, b is 0 to 10, X is an anion, r is 1 to 3, n is the charge on the anion X and a is determined by x, y and z, preferably a=z(1−x)+xy−2; b. maintaining the layered double hydroxide water-wet, and c. contacting the water-wet layered double hydroxide with at least one solvent, the solvent being miscible with water and preferably having a solvent polarity (P′) in the range 3.8 to 9, as well as to a layered double hydroxide prepared according to that process.
US10065169B2	Method and apparatus for increasing gaseous content of a hydrocarbon fuel An apparatus and method for treating liquid hydrocarbon fuel for increasing the gaseous content of the fuel includes a treatment unit for increasing the gaseous content of the fuel, the treatment unit including an inlet for receiving hydrocarbon fuel and an outlet for discharging a treated hydrocarbon fuel, and a plurality of concentric, spaced apart circular tubes of substantially equal lengths and of a non-magnetic material, the tubes defining a plurality of intermediary spaces, defining flow paths for the hydrocarbon fuel between the inlet to the outlet, and an innermost tube and an outermost tube are electrically connected to opposite poles of an electrical current generator configured for supplying a fluctuating current to thereby increase the gaseous content of the hydrocarbon fuel flowing through the intermediate tank.
US10065168B2	High temperature pressure digestion vessel system with dual action seal A vessel system for high-pressure reactions is disclosed. The system includes a plugged polymer cylinder reaction vessel with a pressure vent opening extending radially through the wall of the reaction vessel and a supporting frame into which the vessel is received. Complementing keying structure elements on the vessel and on the frame limit the orientation of the reaction vessel in the supporting frame and the radially extending vent opening to a defined single position.
US10065167B2	Rotor and channel element apparatus with local constrictions for conducting sonochemical reactions with cavitation and methods for using the same A method and device for processing a liquid with cavitation uses a channel element with passageways having local constrictions and a moving rotor surrounding the channel element. The rotor contains a plurality of rotor channels that are moved during rotation to periodically line up with the passageways in the channel element. To operate the device, liquid is passed through the local constriction in the passageway into an outlet channel at a velocity of at least 1.4 m/s at the exit of the outlet channel to form cavitation bubbles. Cavitation bubbles in the liquid in the outlet channel are collapsed by subjecting the cavitation bubbles to a water hammer hydraulic pulse pressure resulting from periodically rapidly closing of the outlet channel by rotation of the rotor.
US10065164B2	Method for completely emptying a catalytic reactor The present invention provides a method for emptying a reactor containing at least one bed of spent catalyst particles, wherein the reactor comprises at least one dump tube that opens into the reactor. The method comprises the steps of: (a) causing a portion of the bed of spent catalyst particles to flow out of the reactor via the dump tube; and (b) expelling the remainder of the spent catalyst particles from the reactor by driving the remainder of the spent catalyst particles toward the opening of the dump tube using a removable device comprising at least one rotary brush fixed to the end of an articulated arm introduced into the reactor via the dump tube.
US10065163B2	Biochar extracts and method for capturing material extracted from biochar A method for capturing material extracted from biochar, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a biochar; (ii) contacting the biochar with a treating liquid, where the treating liquid causes the removal of solids from the pores and surface of the biochar, thereby creating a resulting solution comprised of the treating liquid and removed solids; and (iii) collecting the resulting solution.
US10065162B2	Heating and cooling apparatus A heating/cooling plate device for heating and/or cooling an object through a range of operating temperatures extending both above and below ambient. The device having a heating element to heat the plate, and a vapor compression refrigeration system through which refrigerant flows to cool the plate. Greater control of the heating and cooling of the plate is achieved by positioning the heater element substantially at the exit of an expansion valve of the evaporation compression system as this provides thermal energy to the refrigerant as it enters the evaporator.
US10065161B2	Resin dispensing apparatus A resin dispensing apparatus includes a supply unit including a syringe having an internal space configured to hold a phosphor-containing resin. An agitator is disposed in the internal space. The supply unit is configured to rotate at least one of the syringe and the agitator to prevent settling of phosphor contained in the phosphor-containing resin. A discharge unit includes a cylinder having a discharge nozzle through which the phosphor-containing resin, received through a connecting pipe connected to the syringe, is discharged. A piston provides pressure to discharge the phosphor-containing resin through the discharge nozzle inside the cylinder.
US10065156B2	Method and apparatus for dispensing solid product A dispensing system includes a dispenser, a logic device, a nozzle, a diluent source, and a solid product. The logic device controls spray on and spray off cycles to pulse diluent supplied to the nozzle. The diluent contacts the solid product to dissolve a portion of the solid product and create a use solution. Pulsing the spray of diluent controls the concentration of the dispensed product in the use solution by limiting the amount of excess dilutant added to the dispensed product. The product is more consistently dispensed and the concentration of the dispensed product in the use solution is more consistent. Additionally, the concentration of the dispensed product in the use solution can be controlled by changing at least one of a volume of diluent dispensed through the nozzle, a pressure of diluent, a pulsed diluent spray frequency, and a pulsed diluent spray duration.
US10065152B2	Seawater desalination system and energy recovery apparatus An energy recovery apparatus used in the seawater desalination system includes a cylindrical chamber (CH) having a space for containing concentrated seawater and seawater therein and being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port (P1) provided at the lower part of the chamber (CH) for supplying and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port (P2) provided at the upper part of the chamber (CH) for supplying and discharging the seawater, a flow resistor (23) provided at a concentrated seawater port side in the chamber, and a flow resistor (23) provided at a seawater port side in the chamber. A circular plate (30) having a hole at the center thereof is provided between the concentrated seawater port (P1) and the flow resistor (23), or between the seawater port (P2) and the flow resistor (23).
US10065147B2	Gas purification using solar energy, and associated systems and methods Techniques for purifying gases, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes an absorption vessel that can separate impurities from an input gas, a regeneration vessel that can release the impurities from the solvent, a rich solvent storage vessel, and a lean solvent storage vessel. The system can include a solar concentrator array and a thermal storage unit for storing the thermal energy generated by the solar concentrator array.
US10065144B2	Filter plant with a self-regulating cleaning system According to the invention, the filter plant comprises a gas feed (compressed air feed system) which supplies the filter plant with a cleaning medium at a feed pressure pN. The filter plant also comprises a cleaning tank which is fed by the gas feed and in which the cleaning medium is stored at a cleaning pressure pT. Furthermore, the filter plant also comprises a pressure filter with a filter pressure pF. The pressure filter is cleaned cyclically in pre-determined time intervals or in a manner dependent on differential pressure by the cleaning medium from the cleaning tank.
US10065140B2	Abnormality diagnosis apparatus for particulate filter Embodiments of the present disclosure improve the accuracy of abnormality diagnosis of a particulate filter using the output value of a PM sensor provided downstream of the particulate filter in an exhaust passage. A configuration of the invention compares a change rate of an output value of the PM sensor prior to execution of a filter diagnosis process of diagnosing an abnormality of the filter based on the output value of the PM sensor, with a reference value and determines whether a filter abnormality process is to be performed. A higher value is set to the reference value, which is to be compared with the change rate of the output value of the PM sensor, in the case where the deposition amount of PM between electrodes of the PM sensor is expected to be large, compared with the case where the deposition amount of PM is expected to be small.
US10065134B2	Integrated leukocyte, oxygen and/or CO2 depletion, and plasma separation filter device A blood filter device comprising: a housing comprising an outer wall and a first inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; a membrane which is capable of separating plasma from the blood, wherein the membrane forms an inner chamber; a leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media disposed wherein the inner chamber, the leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media is capable of depleting leukocytes and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide from the blood; an outer chamber disposed between the outer wall and the membrane, wherein the plasma which permeates through the membrane enters the outer chamber and exits the filter device via the first outlet; whereby the blood which has been depleted of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide, leukocytes and plasma exists and filter device via the second outlet.
US10065133B2	Separation material comprising phosphoryl choline derivatives The present invention provides phosphoryl choline derivatives of general formula (I), which are suitable to be immobilized on a solid support to provide a separation material of general formula (II), which bind with both high affinity and high specificity to a protein, more specifically to C-reactive protein and anti-phosphoryl choline antibodies. Said separation materials are particularly useful in the extracorporeal removal of C-reactive protein and anti-phosphoryl choline antibodies from a biological fluid of a patient for prophylaxis and/or treatment of immune dysfunctions and cardiovascular diseases. Also provided is a column that comprises the separation material of general formula (II), as well as a device containing the column. Formula (I), wherein variable X is selected from: —SH, —NHR3, —C═CH, —CH═CH2, —N3 and —CHO; the other variables are as defined in the claims: Formula (II), wherein variable “A” represents a solid support. “A” as well as the other variables are defined in detail in the claims.
US10065120B2	Video viewing and tagging system Systems and methods are provided to view, manipulate, and share videos within a gaming platform implemented as an advisory services network. Within the context of a serious game designed around a complex business problem of an organization, players can review videos conveying ethnographic information, mark segments of the videos, tag the videos or segments for categorization, create discussions around the videos or segments, add the videos or segments as evidence to a dossier, embed the videos or segments into existing discussions, or the like.
US10065117B2	Presenting interactive content Story panels are generated. A story panel forms a portion of a computer game that includes multimedia content corresponding to a dramatic story and one or more game challenges. The story panels are combined into one or more episodes of the dramatic story, wherein a transition from a first story panel to a second story panel is effected conditioned on fulfilling requirements of a game challenge included in the first story panel. Input options are included in each story panel that enable a user to interact with the story panel when playing the computer game. The story panels are configured to be displayed in one of several different gaming modes. One or more story panels associated with an episode are streamed to electronic devices over network connections for presentation on displays coupled to the electronic devices.
US10065114B2	Haptic glove for use in a virtual environment Disclosed is a haptic feedback device for converting virtual environment data into haptic feedback. Haptic feedback device can have a housing configured to receive a motor. The motor can be coupled to a camshaft and a main bladder disposed beneath the camshaft within the housing. The main bladder can be coupled to a valve controller via tubing and the valve controller can have a manifold and one or more valves. The one or more valves can be coupled to one or more haptic sensors via secondary tubing.
US10065112B2	Clamping type game operating handle The present application relates to a clamping type game operating handle. The clamping type game operating handle comprises a left handgrip, a right handgrip and a bearing balance seat, the right handgrip and the left handgrip are mutually complementary in structure; and the left handgrip (10) utilizing the front tension spring (40) and the right handgrip (20) utilizing the back tension spring (50) perform telescopic movement in the left-right direction corresponding to the bearing balance seat (30). According to the clamping type game operating handle, a user can stably fix an electronic device by gripping the handgrips, thereby preventing palms or fingers from excessively occupying a limited screen space of the electronic device, not only ensuring the experience effect of a game, but also fully releasing the palms or the fingers.
US10065105B2	Lottery ticket apparatus containing multiple game play areas and methods thereof A scratch off lottery ticket and method of manufacturing the scratch off lottery ticket in which the lottery ticket contains multiple game play areas where a player can scratch off a layer of scratch off material to reveal the hidden results, and depending on those results, can be awarded prizes for each particular game play area or can be awarded prizes for the combination of the results from two or more of the multiple game play areas.
US10065103B2	Single wheel self-balancing vehicle with tire permitting carving motion In an aspect, a tire for use with a single wheel, self-balancing vehicle is provided. The tire has a tire body with a tread configured for engagement with a ground surface. The tread has a lateral profile having a central region, a first lateral region tapering towards a first lateral side of the tire, and a second lateral region tapering towards a second lateral side of the tire. The lateral profile is substantially free of discontinuity. The tread has a non-directional tread groove arrangement that is asymmetrical about a central circumference line of the tire. The tire has a hardness selected to substantially prevent deformation of the first profile and the second profile during riding by a rider.
US10065101B2	Sport gloves According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including but limited to football and golf. Primarily because of its unique finger configurations, and/or grip enhancers, and/or hand protective properties, the present invention makes a glove more operable in various sports activities.
US10065099B2	Tennis training apparatus The invention relates to a tennis training apparatus, comprising a support bar (5) joined in an articulated manner to a base (B, 6) and pivotable between a first (8) and a second stop (9) and which supports in a pivotable manner a profiled rod (3) protruding from the support bar (5), at the free end of the profiled rod (3) a ball (1) is rotatably supported, wherein the second stop (9) in direction of stroke is pivotably supported against a force.
US10065092B2	Golf club grip, golf club and method for producing golf club grip An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip having excellent adhesion between the grip body and the grip end thereof, and excellent durability. The present invention provides a golf club grip comprising a cylindrical grip body having a cylindrical inner layer and a cylindrical outer layer covering the cylindrical inner layer, and a grip end provided on an butt side end of the cylindrical grip body, wherein the cylindrical outer layer is interposed in at least a part of a space between a butt side end edge of the cylindrical inner layer and the grip end.
US10065089B2	Golf club head An iron-type golf club head includes a striking face; a base surface opposite the striking face; and a perimeter weighting element surrounding the base surface and including a top-line portion, a sole portion, a heel portion, and a toe portion. A first auxiliary cavity is delimited by the perimeter weighting element and a first perimeter wall, the first perimeter wall coupled to the sole portion and to the heel portion of the perimeter weighting element. A second auxiliary cavity is delimited by the perimeter weighting element and a second perimeter wall, the second perimeter wall coupled to the sole portion and to the toe portion of the perimeter weighting element. A central cavity is at least partially delimited by the base surface, the perimeter weighting element, the first perimeter wall, and the second perimeter wall, and an insert is within the central cavity.
US10065083B2	Golf club head A golf club head is described having a body defining an interior cavity and comprising a heel portion, a toe portion, and a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, and a crown positioned at a top portion. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. A face is positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face has a center face location and includes a center face characteristic time. An off-center location on the face is located at about −40 mm in a heel direction away from the center face location. The off-center location has an off-center characteristic time of at least 80% of the center face characteristic time.
US10065082B2	Golf club A golf club head includes a golf club body, a hosel connected to a heel portion of the golf club body, a face connected to a front of the golf club body, the face including an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one boundary condition feature.
US10065078B2	Enhanced swim fin A swimming enhancement device has a frame and a push bar pivotably coupled to the rear portion of the frame. A left end is rotatably coupled to the left portion of the push bar and a left foot pad is pivotably coupled to the left end. A right end is rotatably coupled to the right portion of the push bar and a right foot pad is pivotably coupled to the right end. A propulsion fin is attached to the push bar or to a tail bar distal end of the push bar. A receiver is movably coupled to the front portion of the frame. A body coupling device is attached to or formed as part of the receiver. The body coupling device is configured to removably attach to a portion of a user's body or be held by the user.
US10065071B1	Exercise chair An exercise chair that is operable to engage a user's core muscle groups in order to maintain a desired position thereof. The exercise chair includes a base having a plurality of legs. A seat member is rotatably secured to the base. A first mounting plate is secured to the bottom of the seat member. A second mounting plate is secured to the first mounting plate. The second mounting plate is ring-shaped and undulated in form having at least two peak section and at least two valley sections. A wheel assembly is superposed the base and includes wheels configured to engage the second mounting plate and traverse therealong. A mount having a shaft coupled thereto rotatably couples the seat member with the base. In a first position of the exercise chair, the wheels of the wheel assembly are engaged with the at least two peak sections.
US10065066B1	Weight exercising harness The weight exercising harness is adapted for use with a dip belt. The weight exercising harness is adapted for use with one or more weight plates. The weight exercising harness is an apparatus that attaches the one or more weight plates to the dip belt. The weight exercising harness is adapted for use with a person. The weight exercising harness comprises a thigh segment, a knee segment, a leg cushion, and a lock pin. The thigh segment attaches to the knee segment using the lock pin. The leg cushion is mounted on the exterior of the thigh segment for the purpose of protecting both legs of the person.
US10065061B2	Exercise bike with an adjustable internal gear device An exercise bike includes a main frame having a seat extending therefrom. A peddle assembly is mounted on the main frame. A rotating damping element is rotatably mounted on the main frame by a second axle. A drive assembly is connected to the peddle assembly and the second axle. An internal gear device is disposed on the rotating damping element and includes a casing, an internal transmission is centrally received in the casing for driving the casing and a drive element connected to the internal transmission for operating the internal transmission. The second axle centrally extends through the internal gear device and the internal transmission is securely sleeved on the second axle, wherein the rotating damping element is securely sleeved on the on the casing. The damping provided to the exercise bike A is adjusted when the drive element of the internal gear device is operated once.
US10065060B2	Static-dynamic exercise apparatus and method of using same A static and dynamic exercise apparatus has a spatially displaceable object coupled to a frame and a force applicator. A resistance system exerts a first level of resistance that prevents the movement of the object by the application of a user-applied force, thereby allowing a user to generate a static, or isometric, force on the force applicator and object. The resistance system may then be released, to allow movement of the object, thereby rapidly transmuting the static force into a dynamic movement. In various embodiments, the object is a plurality of weights, the force applicator is a weight lifting bar, and the resistance system is a pneumatically actuated piston that is capable of releasably holding the weights and weight bar to the frame.
US10065059B2	Autonomous firefighting tower An autonomous firefighting tower is a structure that is deployed into a firefighting zone for extinguishing a fire as well as for protecting firefighting personnel on the ground. The structure is able to self-level when being deployed on uneven terrain and requires minimal setup aside from connection to an external water source. A plurality of tower supports is hingedly connected to a base platform and may be adjusted to the terrain. Additional adjustability is provided through a plurality of self-leveling legs. A plurality of stabilizing members provides structural support and stability to the structure during self-leveling and when deployed. A fluid dispenser is connected to the base platform. Water is provided to the fluid dispenser from an external source through a fluid conduit. A control unit and at least one camera allow a remote operator to operate the structure during a firefighting operation.
US10065058B2	Tolerance ring in external energy absorber An external energy absorber may include a hub having a line associated therewith, the line including a first end directly or indirectly attached to the hub and a second end opposite the first end attached to a user, an energy absorbing arrangement directly or indirectly attached to the hub, the energy absorbing arrangement comprising an outer ring directly or indirectly attached to the hub, an inner ring directly or indirectly attached to a housing, and at least one energy absorbing member positioned between the outer ring and the inner ring, wherein the at least one energy absorbing member is configured to generate friction between the outer ring and the inner ring upon rotation of the hub, and the housing configured to hold the hub and energy absorbing arrangement.
US10065057B1	Safety catch connector A safety catch connector, which is adapted to be connected to a sling and a harness, including a body, a catch member, a first locking member and a second locking member. The body is adapted to be connected to the harness. The catch member is pivotally connected to the body for pivoting relative to the body between an unlocked position and a locked position. The first locking member and the second locking member are disposed on the body. The first locking member is operable to move between a first position and a second position on the body. The second locking member is operable to move between a third position and a fourth position on the body. When the first locking member is at the first position and the second locking member is at the third position, the catch member is locked at the locked position.
US10065056B2	Unitary respirator with molded thermoset elastomeric elements A respiratory protection composite facepiece is disclosed and includes a polymeric rigid facepiece body portion having a first surface and a second surface and a silicone sealing facepiece element chemically bonded at least one of the first surface or the second surface. The first and second surfaces can be opposing major surfaces. A second silicone element is chemically bonded to at least one of the first surface or the second surface. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.
US10065054B2	Braking mechanisms An eddy-current braking mechanism including a rotor, rotatable about a rotor axis; at least one electrically conductive member coupled to the rotor for rotation therewith; at least one magnet configured to apply a magnetic field extending at least partially orthogonal to the plane of rotation of the conductive member, and characterized in that upon rotation of the rotor, the conductive member is configured to move at least partially radially from the rotor axis into the applied magnetic field.
US10065052B2	Skincare compositions This invention relates to skincare compositions, in particular compositions effective in the treatment of acne vulgaris, and to methods of treatment of the skin that involve the application of such compositions, wherein the compositions comprise salicylic acid or a salt thereof in combination with at 2 actives selected from the group consisting of lactic acid or a salt thereof; glycyrrhizinic acid or a salt or derivative thereof; bisabolol; cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide; allantoin; niacinamide; and epilobium angustifolium extract.
US10065046B2	Conductive biopolymer implant for enhancing tissue repair and regeneration using electromagnetic fields Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the field of tissue repair and regeneration. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to medical devices, materials or constructs, such as conductive biocompatible polymers having one or more networks of metal nanowires that enhance tissue repair and regeneration using electromagnetic fields.
US10065040B2	Method to stabilize ventricular rate during episodes of atrial fibrillation A method to provide electrical stimulation therapy to stabilize ventricular rate of a heart during episodes of atrial fibrillation. The stimulation therapy may be a plurality of stimulation pulses delivered to the AV node during the AV node refractory period following the sensing of an atrial event.
US10065038B2	System and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for treating obstructive sleep apnea in a subject. The system can include a power source and a neuromuscular stimulator in electrical communications with the power source. The neuromuscular stimulator can include a controller and at least one electrode. The controller can be configured to receive certain power and stimulation parameters associated with a therapy signal from the power source. The at least one electrode can be configured to deliver the therapy signal to a target tissue associated with control of a posterior base of the tongue of the subject.
US10065037B2	Systems for treating post-traumatic stress disorder One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a closed-loop therapy system for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a subject. The therapy delivery system can include a sensing component, a delivery component, and a controller. The sensing component can be configured to detect at least one physiological parameter associated with PTSD. The delivery component can be configured for implantation on or about a ganglion of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The controller can be configured to automatically coordinate operation of the sensing and delivery components. The controller can also be configured to deliver an electrical signal to the delivery component so that activity of the ganglion of the SNS is substantially blocked without enhancing a symptom of PTSD.
US10065036B2	Method for measuring stable and reproducible electrode-tissue impedance The present invention is a method for measuring stable and reproducible electrode-tissue impedance, comprising preconditioning an electrode-tissue interface. Further aspect of the invention is a stimulation system for a visual prosthesis generating a stimulation signal to precondition the electrode-tissue interface, comprising a computer; software, loaded in the computer, adapted to perform a stimulating method for a visual prosthesis having a plurality of electrodes; a video processing unit; and an implanted neuron-stimulator.
US10065034B2	Method and system for controlling neural activity in the brain A method and system for controlling neural activity in the brain, including performing a source localization procedure and a neurostimulation procedure, and using the former as a monitor to provide for feedback control of the latter.
US10065028B2	Enhanced gripping features for nasal and paranasal sinus systems A gripping system for use in treating the sinus cavity is described. The system includes a handle for single handed operation that includes access to the sinus cavity and treatment by dilation of an anatomical passageway within the ear, nose or throat. The handle contains a guide catheter or seeker for proper placement of the system and further includes a balloon catheter cartridge for treatment of the cavity. The handle may further contain a guidewire cartridge to ensure proper access of the cavity or a stabilizing feature for incorporation of an endoscope.
US10065027B2	Non-compliant medical balloon having braided or knitted reinforcement A non-compliant medical balloon comprises a base balloon including a pair of spaced-apart, generally conical end sections and a generally cylindrical center section connected therebetween. A braided fabric sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the base balloon, wherein the sleeve is formed of at least three substantially inelastic fibers intertwined in such a way that no two of the three fibers are twisted exclusively around one another. The sleeve is permanently affixed to the outer surface of the base balloon so as to prevent excessive expansion of the base balloon when the base balloon is internally pressurized.
US10065024B2	Guide-wire kit and assembly, use and mounting methods Described herein is an assembly having a guide-wire having distally a flexible tip, and a guide-wire kit having comprising an introduction element of the guide-wire, a torque body, proximal to the introduction element, which includes blocking element of the guide-wire to the body, and a slide control which defines a support surface for the guide-wire, manually accessible to control (roto-)translations of the guide-wire, thereby orientations and/or sliding of the flexible tip, when the blocking element is in a release configuration. The torque body, the introduction element and the slide control are each disengageable, independently of the others, from the guide-wire in a radial direction.
US10065015B2	Catheter devices and methods for making them Catheters, sheaths, or other tubular devices are provided that include a proximal end, a distal end sized for introduction into a patient's body, and a steerable distal portion. The tubular device includes a primary lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends; an auxiliary lumen adjacent the primary lumen; and one or more reinforcement members including windings extending helically along at least the distal portion, at least some of the windings passing between the primary and steering element lumens and at least some of the windings surrounding both the primary and steering element lumens. In one embodiment, a steering element is slidably disposed within the auxiliary lumen. Apparatus and methods for making such tubular devices are also provided.
US10065011B2	Gas supply mask apparatus A gas supply mask apparatus allows a mask wearer to inhale a gas such as oxygen gas such that air in a mask main body does not much mix in the gas approaching substantially lower ends and the vicinities of the nostrils of the mask wearer in the mask main body. In this gas supply mask apparatus, a gas introduction opening for introducing a gas such as oxygen gas and water vapor into the mask main body includes a first gas introduction opening capable of introducing the gas in, e.g., a bundle-like state into the mask main body, and a second gas introduction opening capable of introducing the second gas into the mask main body so as to surround, in a substantially ring-like state, the above-mentioned, first gas in a bundle-like state introduced into the mask main body from the first gas introduction opening.
US10065008B2	Discreet respiratory therapy system A device provides respiratory treatment such as for sleep disordered breathing and other respiratory conditions in a discreet configuration to provide a minimally invasive system. The system may include a flow pressurizer apparatus configured to generate a pressurized flow of air through a small bore delivery conduit toward a patient interface. The system may further include a treatment compensator coupled with the fine bore delivery conduit. The treatment compensator may be configured at the patient interface to reduce pressure for patient inspiration. A processor may control adjustments to the pressure generated by the flow pressurizer apparatus.
US10065007B2	Breathing apparatus and method for support ventilation In a method and breathing apparatus for providing support ventilation to a spontaneously breathing patient a pressure and/or a flow is monitored based on pressure and/or flow measurements, and efforts to inhale or exhale by the patient are detected based on changes in the monitored pressure and/or flow. When a change in the monitored pressure and/or flow indicating an effort to inhale or exhale is detected, the rate of that change is determined and used to calculate a suitable rate of change of pressure applied to the airways of the patient. By changing the applied pressure in accordance with the so determined suitable rate of change, the pressure rise time during inspiration and/or the pressure fall time during expiration can be adjusted to the needs of the patient to ensure efficient and comfortable ventilation.
US10065004B2	Medical or dental device for dispensing a powdered medium A medical or dental device for dispensing a powdered medium with a container having a container interior space. The container can be connected to a compressed gas source to convey the powdered medium together with the compressed gas out of the interior space, and to a dispensing unit, so that the powdered medium is conveyed with the compressed gas to the dispensing unit. The container comprises: a wall, and a bottom that is connected to the wall and has at least one bore through which compressed gas from the compressed gas source can be conducted into the interior space. A swirl plate made of a porous material is provided at the bottom. Compressed gas can be conducted through the porous swirl plate into the interior space to aerate at least a portion of the powdered medium without conveying the powdered medium out of the interior space to the dispensing unit.
US10065002B2	Dispense interface The present application relates to a dispense interface comprising at least a first flat part tightly connected with a second flat part, wherein at least one of the at least two flat parts comprises at least one deepening configured for forming at least one part of a channel profile, wherein the at least one deepening is formed by embossing, wherein the channel profile comprises at least a first inlet channel and a second inlet channel and at least one outlet channel, wherein each of the at least two inlet channels is configured for fluid communication with a respective reservoir of at least two reservoirs.
US10064999B2	Automatic applicator for liquid pharmaceutical preparations, particularly for insulin An automatic applicator for liquid pharmaceutical preparations, particularly for multiple injection application of set doses of a medicine from an exchangeable container is provided. The automatic applicator includes a body housing connected to a housing of an exchangeable container with a medicine having a plunger, the said plunger being displaced only linearly by an integrated driving unit, suitable for immobilizing, driving, leading linearly and blocking rotation of the plunger, driven via a double action clutch, by a tensioning spring situated in the body housing, the spring tensioned by a rotary hand-dose-setting ring via the double action clutch, wherein the driving unit is activated by a trigger unit and a dose is indicated by an indicating arrangement. The automatic applicator further includes at least one block key placed in an upper part of a ratchet barrel, collaborating with at least one key placed in an internal part of the body housing.
US10064998B2	Syringe packaging system A syringe packaging system that includes a tube and a cap for enclosing a pre-filled syringe is disclosed. The tube includes a tube cut flange and the cap includes a cut skirt. With a syringe barrel contained within the tube, a syringe barrel cut flange is aligned with the tube cut flange. With the pre-filled syringe enclosed within the tube and the cap, the cut skirt of the cap surrounds the syringe barrel cut flange. In one embodiment, a film is securable to a portion of the tube and a portion of the cap to connect the tube and the cap with the pre-filled syringe enclosed within the cap and the tube.
US10064995B2	Monitor for particle injector Approaches for determining the delivery success of a particle, such as a drug particle, are disclosed. A system for monitoring delivery of particles to biological tissue includes a volume, an optical component, a detector, and an analyzer. The volume comprises a space through which a particle can pass in a desired direction. The optical component is configured to provide a measurement light. The detector is positioned to detect light emanating from the particle in response to the measurement light. The detected light is modulated as the particle moves along a detection axis. The detector is configured to generate a time-varying signal in response to the detected light. The analyzer is configured to receive the time-varying signal and determine a delivery success of the particle into a biological tissue based upon characteristics of the time-varying signal.
US10064993B2	Dispensing fluid from an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device having a flexible pushrod that can adjust from a curved configuration to a generally straight configuration. The flexible pushrod is part of a drive system of the pump device so that the flexible pushrod can be controllably and incrementally advanced toward a medicine reservoir to incrementally dispense the medicine therein. In particular embodiments, the flexible pushrod may comprise an anti-rotation mechanism, an anti-torsion mechanism, or a combination thereof.
US10064992B2	Disposable tubeless fluid delivery system Disclosed is a disposable tubeless fluid delivery system, comprising a button unit for receiving instructions given by a user through pressing button, a key unit for outputting a selection instruction indicating at least one working mode a fluid reservoir unit for storing a fluid, an indwelling unit for letting through the fluid to a patient, wherein the indwelling unit comprises an indwelling cannula, and a fluid driving unit for delivering the fluid stored in the fluid reservoir unit to the subcutaneous tissue of the patient by the indwelling unit, and a control unit for outputting the delivery instruction to the fluid driving unit and controlling the fluid driving unit to deliver the fluid or suspend fluid delivery. In the present disclosure, a pump base and a wireless control device are integrated to achieve a purpose of small volume, low cost and convenient wearing.
US10064987B2	Preventing over-delivery of drug This disclosure relates to preventing over-delivery of a drug and related systems and methods. The method includes receiving, from a drug delivery device, information pertaining to a desired amount of fluid to be delivered by the drug delivery device and receiving information pertaining to a delivered amount of a fluid that has been delivered by the drug delivery device. The method also includes determining that the delivered amount satisfies a predetermined threshold amount and in response to the determination, detecting whether an initial amount of fluid provided to the drug delivery device corresponds to the desired amount of fluid to be delivered.
US10064986B2	Recharger for recharging zirconium phosphate and zirconium oxide modules Systems and methods for recharging zirconium phosphate and zirconium oxide in reusable sorbent modules are provided. The systems and methods provide for recharging any combination of zirconium phosphate and/or zirconium oxide sorbent modules. The systems and methods also provide for linkage of multiple rechargers for sharing of infrastructure.
US10064972B2	Injectable, biodegradable bone cements and methods of making and using same Compositions of, methods of making, and methods of using alkaline earth phosphate bone cements are disclosed. A bone cement composition includes a powder comprising a basic source of calcium, magnesium, or strontium, a setting solution comprising H3PO4 and a buffer, and a biocompatible polymer that is incorporated into the setting solution. The powder is mixed with the setting solution to form a bone cement paste that either (a) sets into a hardened mass, or (b) is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation to form dry powders, the dry powders then being mixed with a second setting solution to form a radiation-assisted bone cement paste that sets into a hardened mass.
US10064969B2	Lamp-based aroma diffuser using an aroma capsule A lamp-based aroma diffuser using an aroma capsule is disclosed to include a lamp housing, a hollow light-transmissive shade mounted in the lamp housing, a holder member mounted in the lamp housing, a heat conduction device mounted in the holder member, a heating element kept in contact with the bottom wall of the heat conduction device, a light-emitting device, and a power supply device-incorporated PC board for driving the heating element to heat the heat conduction device and a replaceable aroma diffuser in the heat conduction device and the light-emitting device to emit color light through the hollow light-transmissive shade and the lamp housing.
US10064967B2	Adjustable ultraviolet LED sterilization automatic enclosure A sterilization enclosure includes a main body defining a volume and having a movable component configured to move between an access position to allow access to the volume and a restricted position to at least partially enclose the volume. The sterilization enclosure further includes a light source located in the volume and configured to emit light having a frequency that injures pathogens. The sterilization enclosure further includes a switch coupled to the movable component and configured to be in a closed position to allow power to flow to the light source to cause the light source to emit the light into the volume when the movable component is in the closed position.
US10064965B2	Removal of microorganisms from fluid samples using nanofiber filtration media A method for removing microorganisms from liquid samples and a nanofiber containing liquid filtration medium that simultaneously exhibits high liquid permeability and high microorganism retention. Microorganisms such as bacteria, particularly B. Diminuta, are removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous nanofiber containing filtration medium having a B. Diminuta LRV greater than about 9, and the nanofiber(s) has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm. Another method for removing microorganisms such as bacteria and Mycloplasma, includes passing the liquid through a porous nanofiber containing filtration medium having a microorganism LRV greater than about 8, and the nanofiber(s) has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm. The filtration medium can be in the form of a fibrous electro spun polymeric nanofiber liquid filtration medium mat.
US10064959B2	Modified nucleosides, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, and uses thereof The present disclosure provides modified nucleosides, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, and methods of using thereof.
US10064954B2	Polymer-cyclodextrin-lipid conjugates The invention comprises compounds, methods of making, and methods of using. A group of polymer-cyclodextrin-lipid conjugates having a center backbone and three or four appended functional groups are disclosed, wherein one of the hydrophilic components is cyclodextrin. The compounds may have a backbone with three or four appended functional groups: one or two lipophilic compounds including sterols or “fat soluble” vitamins or fatty acids, one or two hydrophilic polymer and one cyclodextrin. Specific functional groups may be selected for specific applications in formulating pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and the like. Typical coupling reaction of the conjugates may involve one or more or combinations or in series of alkylation including N-alkylation or O-alkylation, etherification, esterification and amidation chemical processes. A variety of linkers between the center backbone and functional groups may also be selected to modify the carriers or center backbones for the coupling reactions and optimize performance of the conjugates.
US10064953B2	Drug delivery system and method A system for delivering a therapeutic dose of a drug is disclosed. The system includes a delivery medium with therapeutic units attached thereto. The delivery medium is preferably a polymeric hydrogel matrix that has therapeutic units incorporated therein or metal nanoparticles with therapeutic units complexed thereto. The therapeutic units include nucleic acid moieties. The nucleic acid moieties preferably include strands of nucleic acid and drug moieties complexed with the strands of nucleic acid. Where the system includes a polymeric hydrogel matrix, an active drug is controllably released from the polymer hydrogel matrix to provide a therapeutic dose to a biological system or biological tissue. The active drug is controllably released from the hydrogel matrix by altering the environment the hydrogel matrix, or by enzymatic cleavage of the nucleic acid moieties or by a combination thereof.
US10064952B2	Glycoengineered antibody drug conjugates The current disclosure provides binding polypeptides (e.g., antibodies), and targeting moiety conjugates thereof, comprising a site-specifically engineered glycan linkage within native or engineered glycans of the binding polypeptide. The current disclosure also provides nucleic acids encoding the antigen-binding polypeptides, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such antigen-binding polypeptides. Methods of using the antigen-binding polypeptides disclosed herein to treat disease are also provided.
US10064948B2	Implantable bio-resorbable polymer charged with fragile macromolecules The present invention relates to a macromolecule-loaded bioresorbable crosslinked polymer wherein the polymer is obtainable from the polymerization of: (i) at least one monomer of formula (I) (CH2═CR1)CO—K wherein: —K represents O—Z or NH—Z, Z representing (CR2R3)m—CH3, (CH2—CH2—O)m—H, (CH2—CH2—O)m—CH3, (CH2)m—NR4R5 with m representing an integer from 1 to 30; —R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently represent H or a C1-C6 alkyl; and (ii) at least one bio-resorbable block copolymer cross-linker, and wherein the macromolecule is chosen in the group consisting of proteins and nucleic acids.
US10064945B2	Thermoformed, tamper-resistant pharmaceutical dosage form containing zinc A thermoformed, tamper-resistant pharmaceutical dosage form comprises: a) a pharmacologically active ingredient; b) a polyalkylene oxide having a weight average molecular weight of more than 200,000 g/mol; and c) a zinc component, wherein the content of said zinc component is at least 1 ppm, relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical dosage form. When the pharmacologically active ingredient is effective against pain, the pharmaceutical dosage form may be used in a method of treating pain. When the pharmacologically active ingredient has abuse potential, the pharmaceutical dosage form may be used in a method of reducing the incidence of the abuse of said pharmacologically active ingredient.
US10064944B2	Liquid pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a posterior eye disease The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions based on liquid vehicles whose density is substantially higher than that of aqueous physiological fluids. The compositions are useful as medicines in ophthalmology, in particular for the treatment of conditions affecting the posterior segment of an eye. They may be administered topically into the eye or in a minimally invasive manner by periocular injection. Preferred liquid carriers are selected from semifluorinated alkanes.
US10064938B2	Localized immunosuppression of allografts for peripheral nerve repair Embodiments described herein relate to restorative solutions for segmental peripheral nerve (PN) defects using allografted PNs for stimulating PN repair. More specifically, embodiments described herein provide for localized immunosuppression (LIS) surrounding PN allografts as an alternative to systemically suppressing a patient's entire immune system. Methods include localized release of immunosuppressive (ISV) agents are contemplated in one embodiment. Methods also include localized application of immunosuppressive (ISV) regulatory T-cells (Tregs) in other embodiments. Hydrogel carrier materials for delivery of ISV agents and are also described herein.
US10064937B2	Treatment of dermal fibrosis The present invention relates to RSPO and LGR antagonists, and methods of using the RSPO and LGR antagonists for treating or preventing fibrotic diseases.
US10064931B2	Proteins comprising MRSA PBP2a and fragments thereof, nucleic acids encoding the same, and compositions and their use to prevent and treat MRSA infections Nucleic acid molecules which encode an MRSA PBP2a protein or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 245 amino acid are disclosed. Compositions comprising the nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. Novel proteins which comprise a MRSA PBP2a protein or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 245 amino acid are disclosed are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response against MRSA PBP2a are disclosed, as are methods of treating an individual who has been diagnosed with MRSA and methods of preventing MRSA infection in an individual.
US10064929B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against breast cancer and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10064927B2	Allogeneic tumor cell vaccination The present invention relates to cancer immunotherapy, specifically to allogeneic tumor cell vaccines. According to some embodiments, the invention provides novel cell lines useful as therapeutic cell vaccine compositions. The invention further provides advantageous screening methods and means for identifying patients amenable for treatment with partially Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) matched allogeneic cell vaccines. Therapeutic compositions and methods for use in proliferative disorders are further provided.
US10064926B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. In particular, the present invention relates to several novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses or as targets for the development of pharmaceutically/immunologically active compounds and cells.
US10064925B2	Use of anti-CD47 agents to enhance immunization Methods are provided for enhancing immunization strategies by manipulation, e.g. in vitro manipulation, of phagocytic antigen presenting cells. In the methods of the invention, phagocytic antigen presenting cells (phAPC) are incubated with a particulate antigen in the presence of an anti-CD47 agent in a dose and for a period of time sufficient to allow the phAPC to phagocytose the particulate antigen, which process generates a “loaded” phAPC. The loaded phAPC is contacted with a population of T cells matched for at least one major histocompatibility locus with the phAPC, where the T cells are stimulated after contacting to generate an effector response against an epitope or epitopes present on the particulate antigen.
US10064924B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors of the blood, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to several novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and HLA class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US10064915B2	Fusion protein comprising albumin and retinol-binding protein There is provided a fusion protein comprising albumin and retinol-binding protein (RBP), which can be used for preventing or treating fibrotic diseases. The fusion protein, in which albumin and RBP are bound together, is incorporated into stellate cells and induces phenotypic reversion from myofibroblast-like cells to quiescent fat-storing phenotype. Therefore, the fusion protein can be effectively used in preventing or treating fibrotic diseases occurring in the liver, pancreas, lung, or other organs.
US10064914B2	Mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS3 regulates metabolism and cell survival MOTS3 is a novel polypeptide. Methods of treating diseases such as diabetes, obesity, fatty liver, and cancer using MOTS3 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are disclosed herein.
US10064913B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors including gastrointestinal and gastric cancer The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to 95 novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US10064910B2	Combination therapy for ischemia The invention provides a combination treatment for ischemia conditions in or otherwise affecting the CNS, such as stroke. The treatment invoices administration of a PSD-95 inhibitor and performing reperfusion therapy (e.g. by administration of tPA). Administration a PSD-95 inhibitor in combination with reperfusion therapy increases the efficacy of the reperfusion therapy and/or slows the decline in efficacy of reperfusion therapy with time after onset of ischemia thus extending the window in which reperfusion therapy can be administered.
US10064908B2	Method for preventing, improving or treating liver disease The present invention provides a method for preventing, alleviating or treating a liver disease, comprising administering a composition comprising a Triticum aestivum Lamarck leaf extract or a fraction thereof to a subject in need thereof. Therefore, the method for preventing, alleviating or treating a liver disease of the present invention can improve the morphological change of liver tissue due to liver injury, inhibit apoptosis of hepatocytes, increase the synthesis of antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) which can reduce oxidative stress in liver tissue, and reduce the levels of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) which are known to change sensitively in liver diseases.
US10064907B2	Process to improve feed efficiency and carcass characteristics of animals This invention relates to a process to improve the feed efficiency and carcass characteristics of (1) animals that are not showing clinical signs of disease or other microbial challenge and (2) animals that are not expected to show clinical signs of disease or other microbial challenge (that is, within the next 1-2 weeks or less) because of known management practices, such as weaning of piglets. The process of this invention can be used to decrease the cost of animal diets, to improve performance of animals and to improve the percentage of carcass in animals.
US10064898B2	Listeria-based adjuvants This invention provides methods and compositions for using Listeria monocytogenes as an adjuvant for enhancing immune responses in a subject.
US10064897B2	Treating a bacterial skin infection with a whole, leech saliva extract Methods are also provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract in the treatment of a bacterial skin infection. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0° C.; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about −20° C., the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant.
US10064896B2	Spinal disc regenerative composition and method of manufacture and use The present invention provides a novel way to replenish the disc using retooled disc compositions to repair degenerative discs. There is no better source of proteoglycans than the actual disc material (6) itself. To this end, there has been developed a technique to remove the nucleus pulposus and retool the morphology of the nucleus pulposus to create a powder material (10) that is dry and can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. This powder (10) can then be reconstituted with a variety of fluids, the most suitable being normal saline or lactated ringers to form a flowable mixture (20).
US10064890B2	Amorphous calcium carbonate for the treatment of calcium malabsorption and metabolic bone disorders Provided are methods for treating calcium malabsorption and conditions associated with calcium malabsorption, employing the administration of a composition containing stable amorphous calcium carbonate. Further provided are methods for increasing bone mineral density in a bone metabolism associated disorders, diseases or conditions, employing the administration of said composition in combination with a bone resorption inhibitor.
US10064888B2	Pectin based nanoparticles This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
US10064885B2	Metabolic gene, enzyme, and flux targets for cancer therapy A novel pathway in cancer cell metabolism is identified. Targeting of any gene, protein, or enzyme that modulates activity or flux through this pathway, including, but not limited to IDH1, isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), aconitase 1 (ACO1), aconitase 2 (ACO2), glutaminase (GLS), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and transaminase, provides effective means of inhibiting tumor growth.
US10064880B2	Silanol based therapeutic payloads Described herein in part are silanol based therapeutic payloads comprising a silanol terminus, a divalent spacer moiety, and a drug moiety capable of effecting a target cell or tissue.
US10064879B2	Method for treating depression and/or depression status with substituted quinoxaline compounds A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
US10064875B2	Topical formulations comprising a steroid The application provides formulations for the topical administration of an active agent comprising at least one steroid, in the form of topical sprays that are propellant-free, and/or substantially non-foaming, and/or alcohol-free. The present application also provides processes for preparing such compositions and methods of using them in management of skin diseases or disorders such as psoriasis, dermatoses, and other associated skin diseases or disorders.
US10064874B2	Methods of reducing mammographic breast density and/or breast cancer risk The present disclosure is directed to generally methods and/or compositions for treating mammographic breast density and/or breast stiffness in a patient in need thereof, such as a pre-menopausal, a peri-menopausal or a post-memopausal patient, comprising the administration of an effective amount of androgenic agent and an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and/or compositions for reducing breast pain. The present disclosure is also directed to method and/or compositions for reducing elasticity and/or decreasing mechano-transduction on the genome of breast cells. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and/or compositions for stabilizing and/or increasing the levels of androgen receptor expression in breast tissue.
US10064871B2	Methods of treating skin disorders A method of treating a skin disorder (e.g., an inflammatory or neoplastic skin disorder) in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering (e.g., topically administering) the subject an active agent in a treatment effective amount. The active agent may be a compound of Formula I: wherein: each R is independently selected substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; each A is an independently selected hydrogen, an electron-withdrawing group, or electron donating group; M is a metal; and Z− is a counterion; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10064866B2	Treatment of B-cell malignancies by a combination JAK and PI3K inhibitors This invention relates to methods of treating B-cell malignancies using a combination of inhibitors of JAK1 and/or JAK2 and inhibitors of PI3Kδ.
US10064860B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing clofazimine for inhibiting Clostridium difficile activity Methods for inhibiting the activity of Clostridium difficile in a subject comprises administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition consisting of clofazimine and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Pharmaceutical compositions consisting of clofazimine at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient are provided for treating Clostridium difficile infection and diseases or symptoms associated therewith.
US10064859B2	Crystallization process of aripiprazole derivatives in extended release formulations for treatment of schizophrenia Processes for providing depot injections of recrystallized aripiprazole lauroxil in which particles of the aripiprazole lauroxil have a surface area of about 0.50 to about 3.3 m2/g; and crystals of aripiprazole lauroxil produced by such processes.
US10064858B2	Methods and compositions for treating bacterial infections with iron chelators The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing bacterial infections, where a pharmaceutically acceptable iron chelator that reduces biological availability of iron for one or more strains of bacteria, such as VK28 or an analog or derivative thereof is administered to a patient in need of treatment. The method also provides methods and compositions where an iron chelator and an antibiotic are administered to a patient in need of treatment for a bacterial infection.
US10064848B2	Pyridic ketone derivatives, method of preparing same, and pharmaceutical application thereof Compounds for the preparation of pyridone derivatives are provided. In particular, compounds of formula (IA) are provided, wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (IA) can be used as intermediates in the preparation of pyridone derivatives useful as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors and therapeutic agents for treating cancer.
US10064846B2	Use of metformin in combination with a glucokinase activator and compositions comprising metformin and a glucokinase activator The present invention provides uses of a glucokinase activator in combination with metformin. Uses include treating type 2 diabetes, lowering blood glucose, improving insulin sensitivity, enhancing phosphorylation of glucose, and improving the therapeutic effectiveness of metformin. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a GK activator and metformin. The invention also provides a salt formed between metformin and a GK activator.
US10064832B2	Kartogenin-conjugated chitosan particles with improved sustained release property and biocombatibility, and use thereof The present invention relates to kartogenin-conjugated chitosan particles with an improved sustained release property and biocompatibility. Effects of increases in biocompatibility, chondrogenic differentiation efficiency and retention time in the joints were confirmed by using kartogenin-chitosan microparticles or kartogenin-chitosan nanoparticles of the present invention, and thus targeted treatment, in the prevention or treatment of bone diseases, is enabled through a more fundamental approach.
US10064830B2	Treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and thrombosis Provided herein are compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and methods of application and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease with compounds that inhibit the production of TMA in the gut, such as 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol (DMB) or other compounds represented by Formula I or as shown in FIGS. 20-23.
US10064827B2	Method for the production of a molding The invention relates to a method for producing a molded piece (compression molding, molded body) using a compression molding device. The use of special construction features for the compression molding device, such as a spring-loaded punch, an intermediate punch and clamps, allows the advantageous production of molded pieces.
US10064826B2	Direct compression and dry granulation processes for preparing carglumic acid tablets having less impurities than those produced by wet granulation process The invention provides a process for preparing stable, high API content, solid pharmaceutical dosage forms by direct compression or dry granulation, characterized in that the pharmaceutical tablets rapidly disintegrate in water or other aqueous solutions to produce a clear or almost clear solution. Also provided is a pharmaceutical carglumic acid tablet, which has improved manufacturing, dissolution, and stability properties, and is less expensive to produce, compared to the equivalent commercial product.
US10064825B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
US10064823B2	Nanoparticulate compositions for targeted delivery of acid labile, lipophilic prodrugs of cancer chemotherapeutics and their preparation In one embodiment, the present application discloses synthetic LDL nanoparticles comprising mixtures of components selected from the group consisting of phospholipids, triglycerides, cholesterol ester and free cholesterol; optionally further comprising an agent selected from the group consisting of natural antioxidants, ubiquinol and vitamin E, and methods for preparing the synthetic nanoparticles. The disclosed synthetic LDL nanoparticles are capable of selectively delivering lipophilic drugs and prodrugs to cellular targets expressing LDL receptors after intra venous injection.
US10064822B2	Polypeptide based block copolymer and the process for the preparation thereof, and the polymer micelles using the same The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide based block copolymer having biodegradability due to peptidase, and a process for the preparation thereof, and polymer micelles using the same. The block copolymer according to the present disclosure is a block copolymer of a polyethylene glycol-based compound having properties such that the solubility for water is different depending on the pH, but cannot form micelles due to a self-assembly phenomenon; and a polyglutamic acid-based compound formed using an aminolysis reaction of glutamic acid and tertiary amine in which the end of one alkyl group is substituted with NH2, or using an aminolysis reaction of glutamic acid and triamine. The block copolymer of the present disclosure has advantages in that the block polymer has both pH sensitivity and biodegradability due to peptidase in the body, and thereby a degradation rate related to a drug release cycle is controlled. Therefore, the block copolymer according to the present disclosure is effective in that the block copolymer can be used as a target-oriented drug delivery agent depending on the pH changes in the body, and as a drug delivery agent that can control the rate of degradation.
US10064821B2	Low-temperature inhalation administration of cannabinoid entities A cannabinoid material as active agent containing formulation comprising the active agent, an HFA propellant, and optionally a co-solvent is disclosed. Also disclosed is an inhalation method of administration of the formulation without the use of heat greater than 50° C.
US10064820B2	Antihistamine compositions, combinations, and use thereof Combinations of a first generation antihistamine for a quick onset with a maintenance dosage amount of a second or third generation antihistamine, along with an additional active agent such as a decongestant, a cough suppressant (an antitussive), a leukotriene receptor antagonist, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, a bronchodilator, an expectorant, or a combination thereof, are disclosed. Methods of using such combinations by concomitant administration, either in the form of a single composition or multiple compositions, are further disclosed.
US10064818B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia The invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia. In a preferred embodiment correction of presbyopia occurs without reduction in distance vision acuity. The compositions of the invention preferably contain pilocarpine and tropicamide.
US10064817B2	Compositions comprising azelastine and methods of use thereof The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g., for the symptomatic relief of allergic rhinitis, non-allergic vasomotor rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, as well as other disorders.
US10064815B2	Formulations and methods for vaginal delivery of antiprogestins The subject matter of the present invention is pertinent to the field of vaginal delivery of pharmaceutically active agents. Embodiments of the instant invention disclose methods for treating a variety of progesterone related disorders by vaginal administration of a pullulan capsule and a fill formulation comprising one or more antiprogestins dispersed in a mixture of isopropyl palmitate or isopropyl myristate and a polyethylene glycol.
US10064814B2	Use of spider venoms for skin whitening/depigmenting and composition comprising spider venoms molecules or synthetic analogs The use of spider venom, molecules or synthetic analogs thereof for skin whitening. Also, compositions that include spider venom, molecules or synthetic analogs thereof for skin whitening/depigmenting, and a non-therapeutic method for whitening human skin that includes topically applying an effective amount on human skin of the composition.
US10064812B2	Anti-aging composition for vitalization of retinoic acid receptor that contains mixed extract of Chinese matrimony vine and pine needles as effective component Provided are an anti-aging composition that contains a mixed extract of Chinese matrimony vine and pine needles as an effective component and a method of inhibiting aging of skin. The composition is for an external application to the skin, wherein a mixed extract of Chinese matrimony vine and pine needles, which are the natural ingredients, is contained such that excellent anti-aging or wrinkle improvement effects to the skin can be obtained through the vitalization of a retinoic acid derivative.
US10064808B2	Mascara composition and method Cationically-charged particulates and compositions containing the cationically-charged particulates for application to keratinous materials are provided. Methods of preparing the cationically-charged particulates are also disclosed.
US10064799B2	Shaping keratin fibres using carbonate ester A method for shaping keratin fibers comprising: providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition comprises: an active agent, wherein the active agent is a carbonate ester; a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibers, mechanically shaping the keratin fibers with an appliance at a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 250° C. Also a related composition, use, kit and process.
US10064794B2	Oral care composition The present invention relates to a tooth whitening oral care composition, the use of abrasives in such an oral care composition, a method of polishing tooth enamel, and an oral care kit comprising the oral care composition.
US10064793B2	Methods of making silver nanoparticles and their applications Disclosed herein is a method of making silver nanoparticles using an ascorbic acid derivative or an alpha-hydroxyl carboxylic acid derivative as a reducing agent. The silver nanoparticles may be coated onto micro particles, embedded in hydrogel particles or coated with polysaccharide. The silver nanoparticles may be used in a wound dressing, a bandage, a fungal treatment product, a deodorant, a floss product, a toothpick, a dietary supplement, dental X-ray, a mouthwash, a toothpaste, acne or wound treatment product, skin scrub, and skin defoliate agent.
US10064790B2	Hair care solid granules that sustain essential oils and or plant herbal extracts that emulsify in water creating therapeutic solution A hair care product comprising 100% plant derived, biodegradable solid granules that sustain beneficial essential oils or herbal extracts that emulsify in water to create an emulsified therapeutic solution is disclosed. The hair care product improves over existing liquids in that its solid granule form is completely plant derived and biodegradable and can sustain essential oils and antioxidants without the requirement of chemical preservatives, and can be packaged in eco-friendly water soluble film and compostable paper. It improves over existing solid forms in that it is a 100% water soluble granule that emulsifies easily in water to form an easy to use liquid product.
US10064788B2	Locking medication containers and methods of use thereof In one exemplary method relating to a lockable medication container, a request from a user may be received by a medication provider for a medication. The medication may be placed in a medication container with a locking mechanism that is operable to lock and unlock the medication container. The medication container may be locked using the locking mechanism. The locked medication container with the medication within may be provided to the user. Subsequent to providing the locked medication container to the user, a request may be received from the user to access the medication in the medication container. A credential may be sent to the user that is usable, via the locking mechanism, to unlock the medication container. The user may then input the credential into the locking mechanism to unlock the medication container and access the medication therein.
US10064786B2	Container-holding tray The present invention relates to a container-holding tray 1 for holding a plurality of bottomed cylindrical medical containers 50 side by side. The container-holding tray 1 includes the bottom surface part 2 and the container holding convex parts 4 formed on the bottom surface part 2 and configured to hold the medical containers 50, wherein each of the container holding convex parts 4 has a tapered shape that is thin on the upper end side thereof, the plurality of the container holding convex parts 4 are configured to a lattice arrangement on the bottom surface part 2, and simultaneously four of the container holding convex parts 4 are integrated, thereby a container housing part 6 corresponding to one of the medical containers is formed, and the medical containers 50 are configured to be brought into contact with any point from the upper end to the lower end of the four convex parts 4 so as to be held.
US10064785B2	Plastic container product The invention relates to a plastic container product, in particular produced by the blow-molding, filling, and sealing method, having a container wall which can be pierced by means of a cannula in predefinable areas for the purpose of access to the container content. Said plastic container product is characterized in that, in order to avoid punched parts which arise when the container wall is pierced with a cannula, the mathematical product of the container wall thickness in the piercing area and the tensile modulus of the plastic material to ISO 527 is less than 400 MPa·mm, in particular preferably less than 300 MPa·mm.
US10064783B2	Collapsible personal wheeled conveyance having a selectively adjustable width A collapsible personal wheeled conveyance comprises a first and second collapsible side frame, each having ground-contacting wheels, and at least one adjustable crossbar configured to physically connect the two collapsible side frames, the adjustable crossbar(s) having a selectively adjustable length. The adjustable crossbar(s) may be lockable or non-lockable. One or more of the adjustable crossbars may comprise seat-supporting adjustable crossbars. A seat can be configured to move laterally along such a seat-supporting adjustable crossbar to permit selective adjustment of the lateral position of this seat with respect to the side frames. One or more locking mechanisms can serve to lock the seat at a particular position. By one approach the aforementioned seat-supporting adjustable crossbar can include spacing indicia to visually indicate when the seat is centrally located between the first and second collapsible side frames for a particular selected length of the seat-supporting adjustable crossbars.
US10064777B2	Lightweight dome-shaped casket lid and method of manufacture A novel technique for the fabrication of a casket dome lid from, for example, Smooth-One-Side (“S1S”) hardboard is disclosed. The invention is also directed to the fabrication of a casket lid which has a domed configuration both in the lateral and longitudinal directions of the lid. The method comprises the steps of providing a lid blank having a first end, second end, and a central region; providing a pair of diagonal voids oriented at corners of the first end of said blank and extending inward toward the central region; placing the lid blank in a vacuum fixture; and flexing the lid blank into a domed configuration via the vacuum fixture, such that the blank is domed in both a longitudinal and a transverse direction.
US10064776B2	Orthopedic hospital bed and surgical table with the functions of traction and reduction Disclosed is an orthopedics hospital bed and surgical table with the functions of traction and reduction comprising a bedstead, and at least one traction holder, wherein, each of the traction holder includes two traction pillars and a traction beam detachably mounted on top ends of the two traction pillars; a sliding rail is provided at each of the two sides of the bedstead and extends in a direction of a length of the bedstead; lower ends of the two traction pillars of each traction holder are slidably mounted in the two sliding rails respectively, and connected into the sliding rail through a rotate shaft or a hinge; the traction pillars are locked forwardly at set-up position, and the traction beam is configured to connect to a traction device.
US10064771B2	Bed with modified foot deck A bed is provided having a non-pivotal actuation mechanism for a foot deck to assist the bed in being converted to a chair bed and lowered close to the floor even when the foot deck is in a generally vertical position. In one embodiment, the bed has a longitudinal gap between the intermediate deck section and the foot deck section. As the foot deck transitions to the generally vertical position from the generally horizontal position the gap between the intermediate frame section and the foot deck section is decreased.
US10064768B2	Y-shaped gauze positioning assembly A Y-type gauze positioning rod is adapted to be disposed in a Y-type gauze so as to position the Y-type gauze to an affected region. The Y-type gauze positioning rod includes a Y-type flexible body having a holder and two supporting branches. The two supporting branches are connected to the holder and separated from each other. A Y-type gauze positioning assembly is further provided.
US10064763B2	Absorbent article with elastic members A pants-type disposable diaper includes a pair of strip projecting parts projecting laterally from a line of connection between front and rear parts located respectively on the belly and back sides of a wearer, a first waist elastic member joined to a first waist region that is an upper part of a waist region extending along a waist opening, and a second waist elastic member joined to a second waist region that is a lower part of the waist region. In a state in which an outer covering sheet is elongated in a right-left direction, a first unit contractile force that is a contractile force in the right-left direction per unit width of the first waist region in an up-down direction is smaller than a second unit contractile force in the second waist region.
US10064761B2	Method of delivering a discrete cord to a transfer member A method of delivering a discrete cord to a transfer member, wherein the method includes providing a supply path fluidly connected to a metered cord supply. The supply path comprises a fluid flow, a transfer member, and a cutting apparatus. The transfer member comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of orifices on the first surface. The method also comprises moving a deployed cord supply towards the transfer member through the supply path by the fluid flow. The method further comprises moving a portion of the deployed cord supply into an orifice of the transfer member and cutting the deployed cord supply to create a discrete cord comprising a first end and a second end; wherein a portion of the discrete cord is in the orifice to the transfer member.
US10064759B2	Reduced-pressure wound dressings and systems for re-epithelialization and granulation Methods for promoting re-epithelialization and granulation as an aspect of wound healing are presented. A method for promoting granulation and re-epithelialization of a wound at the same time involves using a reduced-pressure treatment dressing and applying a moist, water-sensitive barrier to promote re-epithelialization and to inhibit granulation. Other methods are also presented.
US10064758B2	Method, apparatus and computer program for provision of meterological data to assist in timing of remedy to ameliorate physical distress The present invention is directed to a method, apparatus and computer program for provision of meteorological data pertaining to a particular atmospheric condition to assist in the timing of a remedy to ameliorate involuntary physical distress caused by a change in the atmospheric condition. The remedy according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be an earplug including a body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, a bore defined within the body and extending from the first end to the second end along the longitudinal axis of the body, and a pressure regulator positioned within the bore and providing an air flow rate of 3.4×10−6 to 7.8×10−5 cc/sec through the bore.
US10064753B2	Device and method for irradiating the eye A device and a method for irradiating the cornea of an eye, wherein the device includes at least the following elements: a ring body, which has a bearing surface embodied concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the device for the purpose of fastening the device on the eye, an irradiation channel for irradiating the cornea, which is located inside the ring body, a light source, which, in the operationally-ready state of the device, is attached inside the ring body for emitting light in the irradiation channel, wherein the bearing surface for fastening the device is arranged outside the irradiation channel, which has the result that the irradiated area itself is not additionally loaded by bearing surfaces of the device.
US10064749B2	Circumferential walker An orthopedic device includes a posterior shell with ankle and foot receiving portions. The foot receiving portion defines a plantar shell portion and side shell portions extending along first and second sides of the plantar shell portion and forming an open-ended toe portion. A toe protector portion is removably attached to the posterior shell at the open-ended toe portion and arranged to protect the toes of the user. The toe protector portion extends between the side shell portions and longitudinally along a length of the side shell portions. At least one inflatable bladder is disposed in at least the ankle receiving portions and at least one pump assembly is in fluid communication with the at least one inflatable bladder.
US10064744B2	Fluid-driven bubble actuator arrays This disclosure includes bubble actuator arrays and methods for making and using the same. Some bubble actuator arrays include a first flexible layer having a substantially flat first portion and a plurality of second portions that protrude away from the first portion to define chambers, a flexible second layer sealed to the first layer to define a plurality of cells in the chambers and between the layers, and where the array can be coupled to a fluid source such that the internal pressures of the cells can be varied. Some of the present methods include adjusting with a processor and fluid source the pressure in the cells of an array. Others of the present methods include placing sacrificial material into chambers of a molded first layer such that a plurality of cells is formed when a second layer is molded coincident to the first and the sacrificial material is removed.
US10064740B2	Intervertebral implant An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the three-dimensional body and has a plurality of boreholes. A securing plate can be fastened to the front plate.
US10064739B2	Systems and methods for vertebral disc replacement The present invention provides artificial disc prostheses, methods and instrumentation for implantation and revision thereof. Each prosthesis may comprise superior and inferior end plates and a nucleus positioned between articular surfaces of the end plates. The end plates may have planar bone engagement surfaces with a plurality of self-cutting teeth. The articular surfaces of the end plates may be planar or include a flattened portion. The nucleus includes superior and inferior articular surfaces which may comprise flattened portions such that when the articular surfaces of the nucleus and the end plates are placed in cooperation in a preferred orientation, the flattened and/or planar portions are aligned. Each prosthesis may provide flexion/extension, anterior/posterior translation, lateral bending, and/or axial rotation degrees of freedom. One embodiment comprises a prosthesis with a first joint providing flexion/extension and anterior/posterior translation, and a second joint providing lateral bending and axial rotation.
US10064738B2	Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs having a central screw locking lever, and pliers and devices for spinal fusion A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus including an intervertebral cage for maintaining disc height, and a method of inserting the same is provided. The intervertebral cage includes a first internal screw guide and a second internal screw guide, a first screw member and a second screw member, and a central screw locking lever coupled to the intervertebral cage, wherein the central screw locking lever prevents the first screw member and the second screw from pulling-out of the first internal screw guide and the second internal screw guide. The central screw locking lever includes a rotatable handle and stem portion, or a screw locking horizontal bracket. A pliers device for inserting and removing the bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus, a posterior cervical and lumbar facet joint staple, and a staple gun for a posterior cervical and lumbar facet joint staple also are provided.
US10064737B2	Implant device for osseous integration An implant device for osseous integration includes a plurality of connection bars and at least one frame bar. These connection bars are connected with each other to form a three-dimensional (3D) grid structure. The frame bar is connected with at least two of the connection bars to define at least one edge of the 3D grid structure. Wherein, the frame bar has a diameter substantially greater than that of these connection bars.
US10064735B1	Method of inserting a surgical implant within a transcorporeal void An implant preshaped before placement anteriorly between a superior endplate and an inferior endplate within a void created by a transcorporeal procedure in a vertebra, the implant having no circular cross-sectional dimension.
US10064734B2	Glenoid implant for a shoulder prosthesis, and surgical kit A glenoid implant for a shoulder prosthesis for implantation in the glenoid of a scapula according to embodiments of the present invention includes a central fixation element; an articular body configured for articulation with a humerus, the articular body comprising a plate, the plate comprising a side configured to be oriented toward the glenoid, the side comprising a central protrusion, wherein the central fixation element comprises a means for mechanically engaging with the central protrusion; a first means for locking rotation of the central fixation element with respect to the glenoid; and a second means for locking rotation of the articular body with respect to the glenoid.
US10064731B2	Blade-like shaft of a hip joint prosthesis A blade-like stem of a hip joint prosthesis for anchoring in the femur, including a prosthesis neck portion and a femur-anchoring portion extending therefrom and having a proximal end and a distal end, the femur-anchoring portion including a proximal arcuate portion extending from a location adjacent the proximal end and having a radius of curvature that changes in a distal-to-proximal direction, and the femur-anchoring portion further including a distal tapered portion extending from the proximal arcuate portion toward the distal end.
US10064728B2	Methods of fusing a sacroiliac joint with a threaded joint fixation screw having a plurality of openings therein A method of fusing a sacroiliac joint including delivering a joint fixation screw into engagement with the sacroiliac joint, the screw having either: 1) a body including helical spiral threads, an anti-migration surface feature including at least one ridge extending distally from the proximal end at least partially the length, and a plurality of openings extending into the body; or 2) a body including a hollow interior, helical spiral threads and a plurality of openings extending into the hollow interior, wherein the helical spiral threads have a thread cross-section including: a height extending between a connection point with the body and a radial termination, a first thickness at the radial termination extending between opposite thread walls, and a second thickness located between the connection point and the radial termination extending between opposite thread walls, the first thickness being substantially greater the second thickness.
US10064727B2	Methods of fusing a sacroiliac joint with a fluted screw delivered across the sacroiliac joint A method of fusing a sacroiliac joint including delivering a screw across the sacroiliac joint and into the sacrum and the ilium, the screw including a body having helical spiral threads and spiral flutes extending into the body of the screw.
US10064725B2	Distal reamer for use during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant a revision hip prosthesis Surgical instruments and methods for use in implanting a modular femoral prosthesis during performance of a hip revision procedure are disclosed, and include a distal reamer operable to ream an intramedullary canal of a patient's femur during a surgical procedure. The distal reamer includes an elongated shank having a cutting head formed in a distal end of the elongated shank and a drive connector formed in a sidewall positioned at an opposite, proximal end of the elongated shank. The cutting head has a plurality of helical cutting flutes arranged in a geometry that corresponds with the geometry of the distal stem component. The drive connector has a female drive socket and a number of locking slots formed in the sidewall so as to open into the female drive socket.
US10064717B2	Retinal repair device and method A device which may be formed of suitable elastomeric, biocompatible material is configured to be wedged into Tenon's space between the orbital and scleral walls of the eye at the location of a retinal tear or break. When positioned, the device pushes the eye wall inward to close the tear, and fluid below the retinal wall resorbs.
US10064716B2	Adjustable loop constructs and techniques A device for securing tissue or bone. The device includes a self-locking construct, which includes first and second adjustable loops. The first adjustable loop includes a loop passage portion through which a first portion of the self-locking construct extends. The second adjustable loop extends through a sleeve defined by the self-locking construct. The self-locking construct is configured such that moving the second adjustable loop away from the first loop closes the first adjustable loop, and pulling the first portion further through the loop passage portion closes the second adjustable loop.
US10064707B2	Self-osteotomizing bone implant and related method A bone implant includes a head and a core body extending from the head to a tip. An osteotomy blade extends outwardly from at least a portion of the core body to form a spiral thread. Channels form bone cutting edges of the implant. The implant, and particularly the osteotomy blade, is configured to self-osteotomize and direct cut bone into the channels to facilitate bone growth and grafting and integration of the implant to the bone.
US10064697B2	Vapor based ablation system for treating various indications Ablation catheters and systems include multiple inline chambers for containing and heating an ablative agent. The heating chamber includes one or more channels to increase the contact surface area of the ablative agent with the walls of the heating chamber to provide more efficient heating. Induction heating is used to heat a chamber and vaporize a fluid within by wrapping a coil about a ferromagnetic chamber and providing an alternating current to the coil. A magnetic field is created in the area surrounding the chamber which induces electric current flow in the chamber, heating the chamber and vaporizing the fluid inside. Positioning elements help maintain the device in the proper position with respect to the target tissue and also prevent the passage of ablative agent to normal tissues.
US10064694B2	Locking mechanism for a medical device assembly tray A tray for a medical device assembly includes a tray body, a tray lid, and a connector arm. The tray body and the tray lid each have a first surface, a plurality of walls extending from the first surface, and an open end opposite the first surface. The connector arm is coupled to the tray body or the tray lid, and has a first position that permits the separation of the tray body and tray lid, and a second position that couples the tray body to the tray lid.
US10064689B2	System and method for aligning with a reference target A system and method of aligning with a reference target includes a computer-assisted medical device. The computer-assisted medical device includes an orientation platform, one or more first joints proximal to the orientation platform, one or more second joints distal to the orientation platform, one or more links distal to the orientation platform, a reference instrument coupled to the orientation platform by the second joints and the links; and a control unit coupled to the first joints and the second joints. The control unit determines a pose of the reference instrument. The pose includes a reference point and a reference orientation. The control unit further positions the orientation platform over the reference point using the first joints, rotates the orientation platform to align the orientation platform with the reference orientation using the first joints, and maintains the pose of the reference instrument using the second joints.
US10064686B2	Systems and methods for optimizing parameters of orthopaedic procedures Systems and methods for optimizing parameters of an orthopaedic procedure for a particular patient, including parameters relating to the anatomic and biomechanic fit of an implant or implant system implanted into the patient's joint. These systems and methods may utilize patient-specific information gathered pre-operatively in conjunction with optimization algorithms to determine an optimal implant design and an optimal position and orientation for implantation of the implant into the particular patient's joint.
US10064684B2	Operation-mode indicating system for body support apparatus, and body support apparatus In an operation-mode indicating system, a first light emitting device is located within a peripheral visual field of an operator and is controllably connected to a controller. The peripheral visual field is defined around a center visual field of the operator while the operator is looking at a predetermined site. A body support apparatus is capable of performing an operation to the predetermined site. The controller controls the first light emitting device to emit first light in a first operation mode of the body support apparatus and second light in a second operation mode of the body support apparatus. The first light and the second light are visually distinguishable from each other.
US10064682B2	Collision avoidance during controlled movement of image capturing device and manipulatable device movable arms A system and method for movement control includes a controller coupled to a computer-assisted surgical device having a first movable arm coupled to a manipulatable device having a working end and a second movable arm coupled to an image capturing device. The controller is configured to receive first configurations for the first movable arm; receive second configurations for the second movable arm; receive a plurality of images of the working end from the image capturing device; determine a position and an orientation of the working end; determine a first movable arm position and trajectory for the first movable arm; determine a second movable arm position and trajectory for the second movable arm; determine whether motion of the movable arms will result in an undesirable relationship between the movable arms; and send a movement command to the first or second movable arm to avoid the undesirable relationship.
US10064678B2	Semi-circular pulmonary vein ablation catheter A medical device is disclosed, including a handle assembly; an elongate body coupled to the handle assembly, the elongate body defining a guide wire lumen therethrough; and a substantially semi-circular electrode array coupled to the elongate body. The device may include a substantially rigid shaft extending distally from the elongate body and defining a lumen therethrough, the shaft including a substantially rigid segment, and a flexible coil coaxial with and extending distally from the shaft.
US10064671B2	Instruments and devices for subchondral joint repair Instruments and associated methods are disclosed for treating joints, and particularly bone tissue. In general, the embodiments relate to instruments and associated methods for the surgical treatment of a joint, and particularly to a subchondral bone defect at that joint region. More specifically, the embodiments relate to instruments that allow fast, easy, precise, and controllable subchondral delivery to, or removal of materials from, a bone joint being treated.
US10064669B2	Expanding spinal anchor An anchor for a pedicle screw having an anchor body comprising a proximal end, a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a distal end, and a through-hole through the anchor body from the proximal end to the distal end. The through-hole defines a long axis of the anchor, and is provided with undersized female threads in the proximal portion and a reduced inner diameter in the distal portion. The reduced inner diameter causes expansion of at least the distal portion of the anchor body when a screw is inserted into the through-hole. The anchor is further provided with a plurality of ridges on an exterior surface of the anchor body, the ridges configured to reduce the likelihood of pullout when the anchor is inserted into a vertebra and a screw is inserted into the through-hole.
US10064668B2	Bone plate locking cannula and drill guide assembly A bone plate locking cannula and drill guide assembly having a locking cannula detachably mountable onto screw-receiving apertures of a bone plate and a drill guide received within the locking cannula such that pilot holes are drilled through the apertures into bone at the proper angle to receive bone screws. The screw receiving apertures have a proximal bore of greater diameter than a distal bore, and the proximal bore is provided with internal threading to mate with external threading located on the distal end of the locking cannula. The bone screws are inserted through the locking cannula after removal of the drill guide and fastened into the bone to secure the bone plate in position without having to remove the locking cannulas from the bone plate, the internal diameter of the locking cannula bore being greater than the maximum diameter of the screw heads. The locking cannula is detached from the bone plate after the bone plate has been secured in place on the bone.
US10064666B2	Polyaxial bone plate and locking assembly A cervical plate and one or more locking assemblies that help prevent screw backout without impinging on therapeutically valuable settling of the screws. In some cases, the locking assembly is configured to be permanently attached to the plate, to be securely but efficiently locked, to be readily unlocked for revision surgery, and/or to reduce the possibility of operator error in installation by providing simplified visible and tactile indicia of the locked and unlocked positions.
US10064662B2	Minimally invasive screw extension assembly A screw extension assembly for use in minimally invasive spinal surgery, the assembly has an inner slotted shaft and an outer shaft, a rod reducer and a removable nut. The combination when assembled is configured to move a spinal fixation rod into a slotted rod receiving spinal implant where it is seated and affixed thereto. The screw extension assembly further has a locking knob rotationally coupled to a proximal end of the outer shaft, wherein the inner shaft has one or more cam grooves and the locking knob has a pin extending into and guided by said cam groove causing the outer shaft to translate longitudinally upon rotation of the locking knob relative to the inner shaft toward an engaged position locking the deflectable legs in the coupled position to the slotted rod receiving implant.
US10064659B2	Polyaxial bone anchoring device with enlarged pivot angle A bone anchoring device includes a bone anchoring element with a spherical segment-shaped head, a receiving part configured to couple a rod to the bone anchoring element, and having a top end, a bottom end, a first passage at the bottom end with a first longitudinal axis, and a second passage at the top end with a second longitudinal axis that intersects the first longitudinal axis, a compression element, and a locking element. The receiving part also has a recess for the rod, the recess extending from the top end towards the bottom end and having a bottom that extends along an axis that is perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis. The receiving part or the compression element further has a seat. The compression element is configured to move along the first longitudinal axis while the locking element is configured to move along the second longitudinal axis.
US10064658B2	Polyaxial bone anchor with insert guides A polyaxial bone anchor with a receiver, a shank, a pressure insert, a retainer for holding the shank in the receiver, and a closure. The receiver having at least one vertically aligned guide on a surface of an interior shank and insert receiving chamber. The insert having at least one shoulder that aligns with the guide and both properly positions the insert relative to the receiver during assembly and prevents the insert from axially rotating relative to the receiver.
US10064656B2	Spinal fixation construct and methods of use A spinal fixation construct for aligning vertebral bodies includes a bone screw, a spinal rod, a flexible member, and a fixation member. The spinal rod is disposed within a saddle portion of a housing of the bone screw, and includes an elongated body having a first end and a second end. The spinal rod is formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity. The flexible member is coupled to the spinal rod, and includes an elongated body having a first end portion and a second end portion. The flexible member is formed from a second material having a second modulus of elasticity that is different from the first modulus of elasticity. The fixation member includes a threaded body portion and a head portion defining a hole therethrough. A portion of the flexible member extends through the hole of the head portion.
US10064654B2	Flexible maxillo-mandibular fixation device A system for achieving maxillo-mandibular fixation includes a bone fixation device including a bone fixation body formed from a plurality of links. The links define corresponding crests and valleys so as to impart flexibility into the bone fixation body. Thus, the bone fixation body can be aligned with the dental arch of the mandible and maxilla as necessary, and subsequently fastened to the underlying bone. Each bone fixation device includes at least one securement location on the fixation body that can attach to a securement device, such that the securement device fixes or stabilizes the mandible and the maxilla with respect to each other.
US10064653B2	Intravascular magnetic wire for detection, retrieval or elimination of disease-associated biomarkers and toxins A medical device and method for detection, retrieval or elimination of disease-associated toxins and biomarkers is provided. A plurality of magnets is arranged within a flexible sheath forming a flexible wire. The magnets are magnetically attached to each other, end-to-end, and arranged with their magnetic polarities alternating in direction. The magnetization direction of each of the magnets is orthogonal to the length axis of the flexible wire. The medical device is completely self-contained and does not require a bulky external field source able to maintain strong magnetic field gradients (100-10,000 T/m) along the wire, and at a radial distance (˜1 mm) to attract magnetic particles throughout the entire vein diameter at a range of physiologic velocities (1-10 cm/sec). This technology is a major step forward for the clinical relevance of CTC analysis to personalized medicine and introduces a powerful generalizable strategy for enrichment of other rare blood biomarkers.
US10064652B2	Apparatus for conducting an episiotomy and method of using the same An episiotomy scissors (2) for use in conducting an episiotomy on a subject is provided, the scissors comprising a pair of pivotably connected scissor members; (4a, 4b) each scissor member comprising a handle (6a, 6b) extending in a proximal direction from the pivot connection and a blade (8a, 8b) extending in a distal direction from the pivot connection; and a guide member (20) mounted to a scissor member and having a guide surface (22a, 22b) extending in a distal direction from the scissor member at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the blade of the scissor member.
US10064651B2	Uterine hemorrhage controlling system and method An embodiment of a uterine hemorrhage controlling system comprises a suction module including a suction end coupleable to a pump by a connecting tube, and a sealing module coupled to the suction module. The system may further comprise the pump and a filter coupled to the suction module. A uterine hemorrhage controlling method comprises: shielding a suction module that has been delivered into a uterus; sealing an entrance into the uterus while the suction module is situated within the uterus; applying a negative pressure within the uterus upon activation of a pump; and maintaining the negative pressure within the uterus to induce uterine contraction. The method may further comprise delivering the suction module into the uterus; transmitting bodily fluids, out of the uterus through the suction module, and filtering the bodily fluids.
US10064644B2	Selective tissue removal tool for use in medical applications and methods for making and using The present disclosure relates generally to the field of tissue removal and more particularly to methods and devices for use in medical applications involving selective tissue removal. One exemplary method includes the steps of providing a tissue cutting instrument capable of distinguishing between target tissue to be removed and non-target tissue, urging the instrument against the target tissue and the non-target tissue, and allowing the instrument to cut the target tissue while automatically avoiding cutting of non-target tissue. Various tools for carrying out this method are also described.
US10064638B2	Medical retrieval devices and related methods of use A medical device that may include a plurality of branch members forming a basket movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration is disclosed. Each branch member may include a proximal coil, and a distal coil. Each branch member may also include an uncoiled portion disposed between the proximal coil and the distal coil, and a movable portion.
US10064634B2	Customized arthroplasty cutting guides and surgical methods using the same An arthroplasty system for making resections in a patient knee. The system includes a femoral cutting guide having a patient specific mating region, and a distal planar surface distally spaced from a distal resection surface based on thicknesses of femoral and tibial implants. The distal planar surface may be used to check ligament balance. The system further includes a tibial cutting guide having a patient specific mating region and an anchor pin hole intersecting with a proximal resection slot near a medial or lateral edge of the proximal resection slot. The anchor pin hole being configured to receive an anchor pin that may serve as a sawing stop during a proximal resection.

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