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| US10073036B2 |
System for conducting the identification of bacteria in biological samples
The present invention relates to a system for conducting the identification and quantification of micro-organisms, e.g., bacteria in biological samples. More particularly, the invention relates to a system comprising a disposable cartridge and an optical cup or cuvette having a tapered surface; an optics system including an optical reader and a thermal controller; an optical analyzer; a cooling system; and an improved spectrometer. The system may utilize the disposable cartridge in the sample processor and the optical cup or cuvette in the optical analyzer. |
| US10073034B2 |
Method for measuring the lifetime of an excited state in a sample
The present invention relates to a method for measuring the lifetime of an excited state in a sample, in particular a fluorescence lifetime, and to an apparatus for carrying out such a method. First, an excitation pulse is generated and a sample region is illuminated with the excitation pulse. Then, a first digital data sequence is generated which is representative of the power-time profile of the excitation pulse, and a first switching instant is determined from the first digital data sequence. Moreover, the detection light emanating from the sample region is detected by a detector, and a second digital data sequence is generated which is representative of the power-time profile of the detection light, and a second switching instant is determined from the second digital data sequence. Finally, the time difference between the first and second switching instants is calculated. |
| US10073033B2 |
Ultraviolet and high-performance liquid chromatography methods for the evaluation of sunscreen efficacy
Disclosed are compositions which can mimic DNA and/or RNA in cells of a subject and methods of using them as a substrate in testing efficacy of one or more compositions in reducing and/or preventing radiation, such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation-caused DNA and/or RNA damage of said subject. Also disclosed are systems related to the disclosed methods. |
| US10073031B2 |
Optical analyzer, optical analyzing method and sample preparation device
Optical analyzer (10,50,60) comprises an optically integrating cavity (20), the optically integrating cavity (20) formed by at least one optical light diffusing wall (31) and adapted to contain a sample of a solid agricultural product, the sample consisting of one or more sample elements (41,48), a light source (13,33), emitting light into the optically integrating cavity (20), whereas the at least one optical light diffusing wall (31) is utilized to convert emitted light to diffused light, whereas the sample at least partially or completely converts the diffused light to spectrally filtered light, and a spectral sensor (26). The sample is confined in the optically integrating cavity (20) while the spectral sensor (26) is being exposed to the spectrally filtered light. Patent application has independent claims also for optical analyzing method and sample preparation device. |
| US10073020B2 |
Modular light gas accelerator
A modular light gas accelerator includes a first stage having a chamber having a rear portion and a discharge portion and a barrel located inside the chamber. The barrel has a rear port at the rear portion of the chamber and a discharge port extending outwardly from the discharge portion of the chamber. A piston is slidingly located inside the barrel proximate to the rear port and is adapted to be propelled through the barrel and out of the discharge port. A second stage includes a receiver adapted to receive the piston from the discharge port. The receiver has a receiver passage. A frangible member extends across the receiver passage. A projectile is located downstream of the frangible member. The projectile is adapted to travel along the receiver passage. A target chamber is located at a downstream end of the receiver passage. |
| US10073018B2 |
Systems and methods for preparing samples for chemical analysis
A system for preparing samples for chemical analysis comprises at least one sample container, and a container receptacle apparatus for receiving the sample container. The sample container comprises an elongate tubular body having a crucible portion proximal to a closed end for receiving a sample therein, and an expansion portion proximal to an open end. The container receptacle apparatus comprising a housing having a heating compartment, a cooling compartment spaced apart from the heating compartment, and an insulating region located between the heating compartment and the cooling compartment. The heating compartment is shaped to receive the crucible portion of the sample container, and the cooling compartment is shaped to receive the expansion portion of the sample container. The apparatus also includes a heating mechanism for heating the sample within the crucible portion of the sample container, and a cooling mechanism for cooling the expansion portion of the sample container. |
| US10073015B2 |
Sample smear apparatus and sample smear method
A sample smear apparatus of an embodiment includes: a slide feeder that feeds a slide glass before processing; a smear processor that smears a sample on the slide glass; and a slide transporter including a slide holder mechanism with an upper surface where to hold the slide glass and a transfer mechanism that moves the slide holder mechanism in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction, the slide transporter arranged movably to the slide feeder and the smear processor. |
| US10073014B2 |
Exhaust gas sampling mechanism and exhaust gas analysis apparatus
To provide an exhaust gas sampling mechanism which can prevent condensed water droplets in exhaust gas from being sampled by a sampling probe and advantageously sample only the gas components of the exhaust gas to be measured, thereby maintaining a high response speed in analyzing the exhaust gas, the exhaust gas sampling mechanism includes the sampling probe disposed in a flow path through which the exhaust gas flows, for sampling the exhaust gas; and a gas-permeable cover which covers at least an upstream portion or a lateral surface portion of the sampling probe in the flow path, and has a water droplet removing structure. |
| US10073013B2 |
Modular sample system incorporating mounting bracket independent of housing, and method therefore
A modular sample conditioning system formed for in-situ sampling installation, referenced herein as “source mounted”. The present invention relates to a docking platform or substrate configured to receive multiple, diverse sampling components in various flow configurations, coupled with a unique housing/enclosure formed to engage the docking platform so as to further strengthen and stabilize the mount, the enclosure also formed to engage one or more of the mounted sampling components, so as to provide access outside of the enclosure for visibility and/or manual access of same, providing an easily installed and maintained, user-accessible, on-site modular sampling conditioning/monitoring system. |
| US10073011B2 |
Microtome having means for reversing a direction of rotation
A microtome has first and second shafts at different fixed positions, wherein the first shaft may be rotated by a hand wheel. The shafts carry first and second gear wheels, respectively. A transmission unit couples the two gear wheels to each other so that the second shaft can be driven to rotate by the first shaft, and a shift unit for pivotably shifting the transmission unit between first and second positions. The two shafts rotate in the same direction when the transmission unit is in the first position, and in opposite directions when the transmission unit is in the second position. The transmission unit includes first and second idler gears meshing constantly with each other. The two shafts are coupled by only one of the idler gears when the transmission unit is in the first position, and by both idler gears when the transmission unit is in the second position. |
| US10073010B2 |
Torque steering angle sensor and method for correcting the same
A torque steering angle sensor includes a ring magnet that rotates together with the first rotary member, a second magnetic field detecting element arranged opposite an outer peripheral surface of the ring magnet, a slide magnet arranged opposite the second magnetic field detecting element in the axial direction, and a slide mechanism moving the slide magnet in the axial direction depending on a rotation of the first rotary member; and wherein the steering angle computing portion includes a slide magnet distance computing portion calculating a migration length from a reference position of the slide magnet; and a steering angle correcting portion correcting an offset of the magnetic field strength in the radial direction based on the migration length and configures so as to compute the steering angle of the steering wheel using a magnetic field strength in the radial direction corrected by the steering angle correcting portion. |
| US10073009B2 |
Tire uniformity improvement through modified sampling of uniformity parameters
Methods and systems for improving tire uniformity through identification of uniformity attributes, such as process harmonics are provided. More particularly, uniformity measurements acquired according to a non-uniform sampling pattern can be obtained and analyzed to estimate one or more process harmonics (e.g. the magnitude of the process harmonic). The non-uniform sampling pattern can specify the acquisition of uniformity measurements in a varying or irregular manner about one or more revolutions of the tire. For instance, the non-uniform sampling pattern can specify a random spacing between data points. The uniformity attributes estimated from the uniformity measurements can be used to modify the manufacture of tires to improve tire uniformity. |
| US10073008B2 |
Electrostatic sensor
The present disclosure is directed to an integrated electrostatic sensor for detecting dust and/or other airborne particulates in an engine, e.g. in an aircraft gas turbine engine. The electrostatic sensor includes an outer housing having a sensing face, an electrode configured within the outer housing adjacent to the sensing face, and an amplifier configured with the electrode. The electrode contains a plurality of electrons configured to move as charged dust particles flow past the sensing face. Thus, the amplifier is configured to detect a dust level as a function of the electron movement. The electrostatic sensor also includes a circuit board configured within the outer housing and electrically coupled to the amplifier. Thus, the circuit board is configured to send the one or more signals to a controller of the engine indicative of the dust level. |
| US10073005B2 |
Distributed nondestructive structural defects detection in slickline cables
In some embodiments, a distributed nondestructive inspection method for slickline cable structural defect detection transmits a light pulse along an optical waveguide in the slickline cable. A reflected light signal is 5 received from the optical waveguide in response to the light pulse. Defects can then be determined in the slickline cable based on variations in scattering intensity, phase shift, specific spectral signature, power spectral density, strain amplitude, and/or transmission loss of the reflected light signal as compared to the light pulse. |
| US10073003B2 |
Seeding device and seeding method
A seeding device 1 includes a seeder 3 that jets out a jet flow 2 containing oil particles and gas therein, and a tubular body 5, 23 surrounding the jet flow 2. The distance X from a starting end S of the jet flow 2 to the tip end T of the tubular body 5, 23 is set so that the progressing rate of atomization of the oil particles at the tip end T of the tubular body 5, 23 is a predetermined rate or less. |
| US10073001B2 |
Leak test arrangement and leak test method
A leak test arrangement (1) for testing a structural component (2) or a closed package/object (2″+21″, 2″*) with a wall to be tested for tightness, including: a test chamber (3) in which the structural component (2) or the package/the object (2″+21″, 2″) is arranged during the leak testing, a test gas space (4) which is formed on a first side of the wall of the structural component (2) and of the test chamber (3) or which corresponds to the interior of the package/of the object (2″, 2″*), a testing space (5) which is formed on a second side of the wall of the structural component (2) and of the test chamber (3) or is formed between the wall of the package/object (2″+21″, 2″*) and the test chamber (3), a test gas supply (6) for supplying compressed air (DL) and/or a test gas (TG) into the testing space (5), a test gas measuring arrangement (7) for measuring or detecting the test gas (TG) in the testing space (5) with a sensor system (72) and a testing space vacuum arrangement (51) for evacuating the testing space (5). The invention further relates to a leak test method for testing a structural component (2) or a closed package/an object (2″+21″, 2″*) with a leak test arrangement (1) according to the invention. |
| US10072994B2 |
Sensor device, driving system, method for measuring a torque and method for controlling a driving system
A sensor device includes a base element extending in an axial direction and a first magneto elastic active region representing a first longitudinal section of a surface of the base element. The first longitudinal section extends in the axial direction and is magnetized in a first circumferential direction. The sensor device further comprises a first magnetic field sensor overlapping with the first longitudinal section, and a second magnetic field sensor disposed at a distance with respect to the first magnetic field sensor along the axial direction and overlapping with the first longitudinal section. |
| US10072991B2 |
Lanthanide and silicon-based nanoparticle pressure sensor and system
A nanoparticle sensor apparatus includes a silicon-based nanoparticle having a centrosymmetric crystalline structure. A lanthanide atom embedded within the silicon-based nanoparticle provides light emission when the sensor apparatus undergoes pressure loading. This sensor apparatus may be encapsulated in a polymer matrix to form a nanoparticle sensor matrix apparatus which may be located on or in a structure. To measure the pressure on such a structure, a UV light source illuminates the sensor apparatus. An optical emission detector detects the intensity of light emitted from the sensor in response, while a processor correlates that intensity to the pressure loading. |
| US10072984B2 |
Spectrometer
Spectrometers and methods for determining the presence or absence of a material in proximity to and/or combined with another material are provided. In one particular example, a spectrometer is provided that includes a light source, a detector and an optical system. In this implementation, the light source is configured to provide an excitation incident beam. The detector is configured to detect a spectroscopy signal. The optical system is configured to direct the excitation incident beam toward a sample at a non-zero angle from a zero-angle reference. The optical system is further configured to receive a spectroscopy signal from the sample and provide the spectroscopy signal to the detector. The detector is configured to remove a spectral interference component of the spectroscopy signal. |
| US10072982B2 |
Universal multidetection system for microplates
An apparatus for optically analyzing a sample may include an imaging subsystem that images the sample, one or more analyzing subsystems that analyze the sample, a temperature control subsystem that controls a temperature of the atmosphere within the apparatus, a gas control subsystem that controls a composition of the atmosphere within the apparatus, and a control module that controls the various subsystems of the apparatus. |
| US10072977B2 |
Optical module with capacitor and digital coherent receiver using the same
To shorten the length of an electric wiring between a capacitor and a PD, and to improve high frequency characteristics. An optical module of the present invention includes a light receiving element disposed at such a position that light from an optical transmission path is received on a light receiving surface in a state that the light receiving surface faces the optical transmission path; a spacer jointed to the optical transmission path and to the light receiving element in such a manner that a gap between the optical transmission path and the light receiving element is kept at a predetermined distance that light from the optical transmission path is allowed to enter the light receiving surface; and a capacitor electrically connected to the light receiving element, and disposed along with the light receiving element on a surface of the spacer on the same side as that joined to the light receiving element. |
| US10072973B2 |
Light information sensing system and method for determining an amount of ambient light exposure experienced by a subject
The present disclosure pertains to a light sensing system configured to determine an amount of ambient light exposure experienced by a subject. The present invention wirelessly exchanges light information between different wearable devices of the same user and/or between devices of different users. Local and/or central light profile databases are built-up by the system and are shared between the devices so that light data that is typical for a location at a specific time of day and year can be used to estimate current ambient light levels for situations in which no measurement can be taken. |
| US10072972B2 |
Non-contact methods of measuring insertion loss in optical fiber connectors
A non-contact method of measuring an insertion loss of a DUT connector is disclosed. The DUT connector has a first ferrule with a first optical fiber and a first end face. The method utilizes a reference connector having a second ferrule with a second optical fiber and a second end face. The method includes: axially aligning the first and second ferrules so that the first and second end faces are confronting and spaced apart to define a gap with an axial gap distance d; measuring values of the insertion loss between the first and second optical fibers for different gap distances d>0; and estimating a value for the insertion loss for a gap distance of d=0 based on the measured values of the insertion loss when d>0. |
| US10072958B2 |
Tube for measuring the differential pressure of a medium flowing through the tube
A tube measures the differential pressure of a medium flowing through the tube. An insertion element for a tube as well as a method for assembling the insertion element and the tube are also provided. |
| US10072954B2 |
Module and electronic apparatus
A module includes a sensor device, a mounting substrate that has a plurality of mounting faces, a portion between the mounting faces adjacent to each other being foldable, a supporting member having fixing faces, wherein the sensor device is mounted on at least one of the mounting faces, each of the mounting faces is disposed along each of the fixing faces, and the sensor device is disposed on the supporting member side. |
| US10072952B2 |
Measurement sensor with electrical component mounting for a motor vehicle
A measuring sensor for a motor vehicle, including a body and an electronic measurement module having an integrated circuit for measurement management and a plurality of connection pins that are able to be linked to an electrical communication network of a motor vehicle. The sensor includes an electrical component carrier to which an electrical component is fastened, the component having a first connection wire, connected electrically to a first portion of a first connection pin of the plurality of connection pins of the electronic measurement module and a second connecting wire, connected electrically to a second portion of a second connection pin of the plurality of connection pins of the electronic measurement module. |
| US10072949B2 |
Method and device for measuring rotary input having a rotary member enclosing and rotating with respect to a main body including a first and a second region corresponding to a first and a second attribute
An electronic device may include a main body; a rotary member rotatably mounted upon and enclosing at least a portion of the main body, the rotary member including a first region corresponding to a first attribute and a second region corresponding to a second attribute, the first and second regions being alternately arranged on one face of the rotary member; a sensor module configured to acquire attribute information corresponding to at least a partial region of the rotary member as the rotary member is rotated; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to confirm a change in at least one of the first attribute and the second attribute and to determine at least one of a rotated angle and a rotated direction of the rotary member based on the change. |
| US10072948B2 |
Encoder, controller, method for processing data
An encoder includes a rotation position sensor, a first addition information generator, an identification information generator, and a sender. The rotation position detector is configured to detect a rotation position within one rotation of a rotation shaft of a motor. The first addition information generator is configured to generate first addition information for a period at least longer than a data sending period. The identification information generator is configured to generate identification information by which at least the first addition information is identifiable as information to be sent. The sender is configured to send, for the data sending period, sending data including the rotation position within one rotation. The sending data includes first sending data including the rotation position within one rotation, the identification information, and the first addition information. |
| US10072946B2 |
Display terminal with flip cover
A display terminal includes a first body having a Hall sensor and a second body having a magnetic element. The area of the magnetic element may correspond to a maximum horizontal moving distance and a maximum vertical moving distance of the second body. |
| US10072943B2 |
Method of scale substrate manufacture
The present invention relates to a method for producing a magnetic substrate for an encoder scale. The method comprising the step of mechanically working the substrate, wherein the substrate is cooled prior to the mechanical working step. In one embodiment, a stainless steel substrate is used. The stainless steel may comprise an austenite (non-magnetic) phase and a martensite (magnetic) phase. Mechanically working and cooling in this manner increases the amount of magnetic (martensite) phase material that is formed, thereby improving the magnetic contrast when non-magnetic (austenite) marking are subsequently formed on the substrate by laser marking. |
| US10072938B2 |
Method and system for determining and providing a personalized ETA with privacy preservation
The disclosure is directed to improving driving experience by determining and providing a personalized estimated time of arrival (ETA). For example, using at least one computing device, driving data associated with a user may be collected and stored in memory. The at least one computing device may also be used to receive ETA-related data including one or more real time ETA estimations, perform analysis on one or more of the driving data and the ETA-related data so as to determine a set of personalized parameters of a mapping function that correspond to a training set. The at least one computing device may also be used to determine the personalized ETA based at least in part on the determined set of personalized parameters and provided to the user. |
| US10072936B2 |
Estimating a street type using sensor-based surroundings data
A method for assessing a road type is carried out by an electronic computation apparatus. The method includes the steps of: reception of environment data based on a sensor measurement; assessment of the road type using a decision tree based on the environment data; assessment of the road type using a state machine based on the environment data; and formation of an overall assessment of the road type based on the assessment using the decision tree and the assessment using the state machine. |
| US10072930B2 |
Angular velocity sensor
A vibrator of an angular velocity sensor includes detection beam portions extending from a central base portion in a cross shape, and drive beam portions between and connected to two adjacent detection beam portions. Each of the detection beam portions includes a base-end detection beam connected to the central base portion, and a left detection beam and a right detection beam. The left detection beam is connected to one of the drive beam portions that is located on the left of the corresponding one of the detection beam portions, and the right detection beam is connected to one of the drive beam portions that is located on the right of the corresponding one of the detection beam portions. The drive beam portions are driven to vibrate in a direction toward the central base portion and a direction away from the central base portion so that each two facing ones of the drive beam portions are in the same phase and each two adjacent ones of the drive beam portions are in the opposite phases. |
| US10072928B2 |
Physical quantity detection vibrator element, physical quantity detection apparatus, electronic apparatus, and moving object
A vibrator element has a detection arm that performs a drive vibration in a Z-axis direction, and performs a detection vibration in an X-axis direction when an angular velocity is applied thereto The vibrator element also has first, second, third, and fourth electrode portions and first, second, third, and fourth ground electrode portions provided on a detection arm. Further, a signal generated between the first electrode portion and the first ground electrode portion and a signal generated between the second electrode portion and the second ground electrode portion are in opposite phase in a drive vibration and in phase in a detection vibration. Furthermore, a signal generated between the third electrode portion and the third ground electrode portion and a signal generated between the fourth electrode portion and the fourth ground electrode portion are in opposite phase in the drive vibration and in phase in the detection vibration. |
| US10072927B2 |
Detecting a substrate
This disclosure is directed to a system and method for detecting a surface of a substrate within a scanner. |
| US10072926B2 |
Wheel aligner with advanced diagnostics and no-stop positioning
A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data. |
| US10072923B2 |
Method for processing signals originating from one or more sensors, in particular proximity sensors, for the recognition of a movement of an object and corresponding device
The method for processing signals originating for example from several proximity sensors for the recognition of a movement of an object, comprises first respective samplings of the said signals delivered by the sensors so as to obtain a first set of first date-stamped samples, the generation, from the first set of first date-stamped samples, of new sampling times comprising a start of movement time, an end of movement time, and times regularly spaced between the start of movement time and the end of movement time, a re-sampling of the signal delivered by each sensor between the start of movement time and the end of movement time at the said new sampling times using the first samples, in such a manner as to generate a second set of second date-stamped samples, and a processing of the said second set of date-stamped samples by a movement recognition algorithm. |
| US10072920B2 |
Optical sensing based on measurements of displacements induced by optical scattering forces in viscoelastic media using phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography
Disclosed are devices and techniques based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology in combination with optical actuation. A system for providing optical actuation and optical sensing can include an optical coherence tomography (OCT) device that performs optical imaging of a sample based on optical interferometry from an optical sampling beam interacting with an optical sample and an optical reference beam; an OCT light source to provide an OCT imaging beam into the OCT device which splits the OCT imaging beam into the optical sampling beam and the optical reference beam; and a light source that produces an optical actuation beam that is coupled along with the optical sampling beam to be directed to the sample to actuate particles or structures in the sample so that the optical imaging captures information of the sample under the optical actuation. |
| US10072918B2 |
Layered mesh containers for transporting and disposing of recalled airbag inflators
Embodiments described herein include layered mesh containers and methods for using the containers to safely transport and dispose of airbag inflators having ammonium-nitrate-based propellant. For example, a container is provided that can hold multiple airbag inflators and withstand up to 4 moles of matter being deployed from an inflator having ammonium-nitrate-based propellant. The container can contain the inflator and any shrapnel associated with the explosion while also venting gases expelled as a result of the explosion. Various container designs are provided, along with methods for using these containers. |
| US10072913B2 |
Arrow fletching system and method
A system and method for arrow fletching by bonding vanes to a vinyl wrap allows for efficient, accurate fletching of arrows. The vanes are placed into a number of slits positioned on a jig plate. The jig plate in a holder is placed into a heat press, thereby bonding the vanes to the vinyl wrapping and creating a fletched arrow wrap. Once the fletched arrow wraps are cooled they are placed in a fletching jig, with an adhesive coating on the backside of the wrap exposed by removing a paper backing. The shaft of each arrow is rolled over the adhesive coating such that the wrap becomes affixed to the shaft of the arrow, thereby fletching the shaft. |
| US10072910B2 |
Thermal target board
A thermal target board includes heating paint coated to one surface of a fabric in a rectangular shape and dried, and electrode wires installed parallel to two sides facing each other on the surface on which the heating paint is coated and each of which has an end extending outward from an edge of the fabric. The thermal target board is driven by direct current, and is capable of implementing a stable heat generation with low manufacturing costs by using a heating paint including a bar-shaped carbon conductor. |
| US10072909B2 |
Methods and apparatus for a conducted electrical weapon
A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW includes a handle and one or more deployment units. A handle and each deployment unit include a processing circuit and memory. A handle may provide operation and usage records to a deployment unit for storage. The information stored on a deployment unit may be unalterable once written. A handle may log a record of usage, deployment units, and other deployment information. The log file may be available to an electronic device through a secure wireless protocol. |
| US10072907B2 |
Telescopic sight having fast reticle adjustment
The invention relates to a long-range optical device, in particular a telescopic sight 1, with at least one objective lens 2 and at least one eyepiece 3 and with an adjustable reticle 6 arranged between the objective lens 2 and the eyepiece, wherein the reticle 6 is coupled to a manually operable fast reticle adjustment, wherein a display device 14 is arranged in the field of view of the long-range optical device 1, through which a distance value set by a setting device 4, 15 of the fast reticle adjustment can be read when using the long-range optical device 1. |
| US10072904B2 |
Ratchet belt locking system for handguns and long guns
Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for locking ratchet belts about handguns and long guns with a ratchet belt and locking box. An embodiment can remove the working magazine from pistols and long guns replacing it with a non-working magazine that is locked onto the firearm. Another embodiment locks the trigger of handgun and long gun firearms. Another embodiment locks the firearm to support surfaces such as a wall, and the like. A still another embodiment can lock and prevent the pull handle of a shot gun from being pumped. Embodiments can be used alone or in combination so that handguns and long guns are locked and prevented from being discharged. |
| US10072902B2 |
Dual fluid valve apparatus and system for controlling two fluid streams incorporating same
A valve apparatus for controlling the flow of two sources of a first fluid while preventing mixing of the two fluid sources is disclosed along with a system incorporating the same. The valve apparatus has a first valve chamber with a first valve mechanism for controlling the flow of a first fluid, such as a heated coolant, from a first source. A second valve chamber with a second valve mechanism controls the flow of a first fluid, such as a cooled coolant, from a second source, the first and second valve chambers being fluidly isolated from each other. At least one thermal actuator arranged within a control chamber or control manifold controls operation of the first and second valve mechanisms, the thermal actuator having a first activation temperature for controlling the first valve mechanism and a second activation temperature for controlling the second valve mechanism. A control fluid passing through the control chamber, or control manifold, dictates the operational settings of the first and second valve mechanisms, respectively. The control fluid may comprise a fluid to be heated and/or cooled, such as a transmission fluid. |
| US10072901B2 |
Indirect evaporator cooler heat exchanger manufacturing method
A method for constructing a module of a modular cooling unit includes acquiring a plurality of tubes, each tube having a first end and a second end, and overmolding a first header onto the first ends of the plurality of tubes to form a watertight connection between the first header and the first ends of the plurality of tubes, the first header having a plurality of parallel first slots, each slot of the parallel first slots having an extended surface configured to receive and retain the first end of the tube. |
| US10072900B2 |
Heat exchanger distributor with intersecting streams
A heat exchanger includes a header, a plurality of tubes, and a distributor. The header is configured to define an inlet for the heat exchanger. The tubes extend away from and are fluidicly coupled to the header. The distributor is located within the header and is configured to distribute refrigerant flowing along a longitudinal axis from the inlet to the tubes via a plurality of openings defined by the distributor through a wall of the distributor. The openings include a first opening configured to direct refrigerant in a first direction, and a second opening configured to direct refrigerant in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are selected such that refrigerant emitted from the first opening and the second opening substantially intersect each other. |
| US10072898B2 |
Fin tube heat exchanger
A fin satisfies 0°<θ2 |
| US10072896B2 |
Modular thermal energy storage system
A modular thermal energy storage system for storing and transferring thermal energy at a wide range of temperatures. The system includes processing control circuitry, heat transfer fluid (HTF), piping, valves, pumps, a thermal energy source, and a reconfigurable thermal energy storage (TES) tank implemented in one or more insulated shipping containers. Different types of replaceable thermal energy storage material in the TES tank can store thermal energy in a range of −30° F. to temperatures greater than +200° F. The system receives HTF from a customer load and charges the HTF to a desired temperature. Charged HTF in the TES tank transfers thermal energy to and from the storage material. When the stored thermal energy is needed, the system passes a non-charged thermal fluid through the TES tank to draw out the thermal energy through the charged HTF, and transfers the thermal energy to the customer load. |
| US10072895B2 |
Method and device for discharging a stratified thermal storage tank
A method and a device for discharging a thermal stratification storage tank are provided, wherein a first thermal stratification storage tank has a first temperature in a first subsection and a second temperature in a second subsection, when the working fluid of an organic Rankine cycle in the liquid aggregate state in a fluid heat transfer medium of the first thermal stratification storage tank is introduced into the first or second subsection and brought into direct material contact with the heat transfer medium, wherein at the second temperature in the second subsection the pressure in the first thermal stratification storage tank is less than or equal to the vapor pressure of the working fluid. |
| US10072894B2 |
Thermochemical heat storage unit
The present disclosure relates to thermochemical heat storage units. The teachings thereof may be embodied in systems and methods for operating, including charging and discharging, a thermochemical heat storage unit. For example, a method for operating a thermochemical heat storage unit may include: producing a first steam and feeding it to a heat exchanger; partially condensing the steam with release of its thermal energy, in the heat exchanger; subsequently pressurizing water condensed from the steam; feeding the pressurized water to the heat exchanger; evaporating the water into a second steam; and storing at least a portion of the second steam in a steam storage unit. |
| US10072893B2 |
Exchanger body and exchanger
The invention relates to an exchanger body comprising:—an element wound in a spiral and consisting of two sheets of heat-conducting material which define channels for a fluid between one another,—at least one distributor, and—at least one collector. |
| US10072892B2 |
Semiconductor wafer support ring for heat treatment
A support ring for supporting a semiconductor wafer in a boat of a vertical furnace used in processing of the semiconductor wafer includes a semicircular segment. The semicircular segment has an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a radial inner wall defining an inner radius, and a radial outer wall defining an outer radius. The support ring further includes protrusions in the upper surface of the semicircular segment. The protrusions extend above the upper surface. |
| US10072884B2 |
Defrost operations and apparatus for a transport refrigeration system
A method for operating a defrost mode of a transport refrigerant vapor compression system includes initiating a defrost operation for the transport refrigerant vapor compression system by energizing heaters operatively coupled to a heat absorption heat exchanger operable to defrost the heat absorption heat exchanger. During the defrost operation, the method includes comparing the heat absorption heat exchanger pressure to the first predetermined limit; in response to the heat absorption heat exchanger pressure being less than the first predetermined limit, performing at least one operation to determine if the defrost operation should be exited; and in response to the heat absorption heat exchanger pressure being greater than the first predetermined limit, exiting the defrost operation. |
| US10072883B2 |
Heat source unit
According to one embodiment, a heat source unit apparatus includes air heat exchangers, each includes a plurality of fins arranged at prescribed intervals, heat exchanging pipes penetrating the fins, and bent strips extending at sides and bent in the same direction, and a heat exchange module includes two air heat exchangers, each having the bent strips opposed to those of the other air heat exchanger, the air heat exchangers being inclined such that lower edges are close to each other and upper edges are spaced apart, whereby the heat exchange module is shaped like a letter V as seen from side. |
| US10072881B2 |
Reduced footprint thermoelectric cooler controller
A thermal management system for an enclosure containing electrical components includes a thermoelectric cooling unit for controlling temperature inside the enclosure and a controller for the cooling unit, the controller being configured so that it can be installed within and protected by the enclosure, rather than requiring its own separate secure enclosure. The controller can further be installed within a housing of the thermoelectric cooling unit, which housing does not increase the footprint of the cooling unit. |
| US10072871B1 |
Corrosion inhibitor module for a packaged terminal air conditioner unit
A corrosion inhibitor module for a packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) is provided. Condensate is pumped from a drain pan of the PTAC into a housing of the corrosion inhibitor module. The housing contains a corrosion inhibitor concentrate that is mixes with the condensate to form an inhibitor solution that is returned to the drain pan to prevent the corrosion of components that come in contact with the condensate. |
| US10072867B2 |
Air-conditioning control system using sound waves
An air-conditioning control system, which controls a central-type air-conditioning system, includes a plurality of auxiliary controllers respectively set in a plurality of areas and a main controller capable of communicating with each auxiliary controller. Each auxiliary controller includes a sound wave receiving unit, which receive sound waves that are outputted from a portable apparatus capable of outputting sound waves, and a sound wave strength information transmitting unit which transmits, to the main controller, sound wave strength information indicating sound wave reception strength. By the main controller, a first operating mode is set for at least a single area in which the auxiliary controller of a transmission source for specific sound wave strength information, which indicates a sound wave strength that is a predetermined threshold or higher is set, and a second operating mode is set for at least one of the remaining areas. |
| US10072863B2 |
Hydronic building systems control
Controlling heating and cooling in a conditioned space utilizes a fluid circulating in a thermally conductive structure in fluid connection with a hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and a ground heat exchanger. Air is moved past the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger, the air having fresh air supply and stale air exhaust. Sensors located throughout the conditioned space send data to a controller. User input to the controller sets the desired set point temperature and humidity. Based upon the set point temperature and humidity and sensor data, the controller sends signals to various devices to manipulate the flow of the fluid and the air in order to achieve the desired set point temperature and humidity in the conditioned space. The temperature of the fluid is kept less than the dew point at the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and the temperature of the fluid is kept greater than the dew point at the thermally conductive structure. |
| US10072862B2 |
Method and system for optimizing a speed of at least one of a variable speed compressor and a variable speed circulation fan to improve latent capacity
An HVAC system includes an evaporator coil and a metering device. The HVAC system includes a variable-speed circulation fan and a condenser coil fluidly coupled to the metering device. A variable-speed compressor is fluidly coupled to the condenser coil and the evaporator coil. A controller is operatively coupled to the variable-speed compressor and the variable-speed circulation fan. A second temperature sensor is disposed in an enclosed space. The second temperature sensor measures temperature of the enclosed space and transmits the temperature of the enclosed space to the controller. The controller determines if the temperature of the enclosed space is below a minimum threshold. Responsive to a determination that the temperature of the enclosed space is below the minimum threshold, the controller modulates at least one of a speed of the variable-speed compressor and the variable-speed circulation fan to lower a discharge air temperature. |
| US10072860B2 |
Centralized fresh air cooling system
A centralized fresh air cooling system that operates with outside air that vents inside house air into the attic of a house or building. A damper redirects air from the output of the central air circulator to the attic area to blow the hot attic air out of an attic. A typical central air circulator can replace the air within a house or building five to ten times an hour. They system can be retrofit to most central air systems by replacing the thermostats and installing the damper between the air circulator and the house or building ducting. Outside cooler air is drawn in windows or other openings in house or building, into the air circulator returns and then into the attic. The system uses multiple sensors and control mechanism to ensure optimal energy savings. |
| US10072858B2 |
Apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning
Provided is a humidification and air cleaning apparatus. The humidification and air cleaning apparatus includes: a water tank storing water; and a discharge humidification medium housing disposed over the water tank and disposed over a discharge flow passage flowing via the water tank and the water supply flow passage supplying water into the water tank. Here, the discharge humidification medium housing includes: a reservoir disposed in the water supply flow passage and storing water supplied into the water tank when water is supplied from the upper side; and a water outlet formed in the reservoir and supplying water of the reservoir into the water tank. |
| US10072857B2 |
Apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning
Provided is a humidification and air cleaning apparatus. The humidification and air cleaning apparatus includes: a water tank storing water; a visual body forming at least a portion of the water tank and formed of a transparent material; a top cover assembly disposed over the water tank and including a water supply flow passage disposed therein to supply water into the water tank; a watering housing disposed inside the water tank and rotating inside the water tank; and a watering motor rotating the watering housing. Here, when the watering housing rotates, water supplied to the water supply flow passage drops on the watering housing to be scattered. |
| US10072854B2 |
HVAC unit with hot gas reheat
The present disclosure is directed to a single compressor HVAC system with hot gas reheat. The system includes a single compressor, a pair of condensers, a reheat heat exchanger, an evaporator, and an expansion device. Within the system, the refrigerant exiting the compressor is separated into two portions. In the cooling mode, the first and second portions of the refrigerant are directed from the compressor through the two condensers in parallel. In the reheat mode, the first portion of the refrigerant is directed through the first condenser, while the second portion of the refrigerant is directed through the reheat heat exchanger. The system also may include a head pressure control device that is designed to maintain the compressor discharge pressure within a desired range by adjusting the condenser fan speed. |
| US10072850B2 |
Heat exchanger and method for regulating a heat exchanger
A heat exchanger (1) is specified having a housing (2), in which a primary side (3) having a primary-side flow path (5) is arranged between an upstream connector 6) and a downstream connector (7) and a secondary side (4) having a secondary-side flow path (10) is arranged between an inflow connector (11) and an outflow connector (12), wherein the primary side (3) and the secondary side (4) are in heat-transferring connection along a heat exchanger section (15) and a first temperature sensor (16) is arranged in the region of the outflow connector (12). The desire is to improve the ability to regulate and monitor the heat exchanger (1). To this end, there is provision for at least one second temperature sensor (18-20, 24, 25) to be arranged on the heat exchanger section (15) and for both temperature sensors (16; 18-20, 24, 25) to be connected to an evaluation device (21). |
| US10072847B2 |
Method for repairing a bundled tube fuel injector
A method for repairing a bundled tube fuel injector includes removing a portion of a pre-mix tube, aligning a tube tip with the remaining portion pre-mix tube and fixedly connecting the tube tip to the pre-mix tube. The method may further include removing an aft plate and an outer shroud from the bundled tube fuel injector so as to expose the pre-mix tube. |
| US10072839B2 |
Gas fired radiant emitter
Gas fired radiant emitter having a premixing chamber for preparing a premix of gas and air; a perforated ceramic plate acting as burner deck; and a pilot burner having a premix gas supply flow tube and two electrodes. The premix gas supply flow tube of the pilot burner extends from the side of the perforated ceramic plate where the premixing chamber is located, into a through hole in the perforated ceramic plate. The premix gas supply flow tube has a gas exit in the through hole in the perforated ceramic plate or at the combustion side of the perforated ceramic plate. The gas fired radiant emitter has features so that in an area of the perforated ceramic plate around where the premix gas supply flow tube extends into a through hole in the perforated ceramic plate, no premix gas flows through the perforated ceramic plate. |
| US10072838B2 |
Nozzle structure of burner
A nozzle structure of a burner includes: a housing having an exhaust opening penetratingly-formed at an upper surface thereof, and having therein an accommodation space communicated with the exhaust opening; a fuel supply member connected to the housing such that one end thereof communicates with one side of the accommodation space, for supply of liquid fuel to inside of the accommodation space; a fuel supply controller accommodated in the accommodation space so as to be movable up and down, and having a fuel supply micro-control member at an end thereof, the fuel supply micro-control member configured to micro-control the amount of fuel to be supplied, by being selectively inserted into or separated from the exhaust opening as it moves up and down; and a heating pipe connected to two sides of an outer surface of the housing with different heights, so as to communicate with the accommodation space. |
| US10072837B2 |
Lighting box
A lighting box having LED units in the interior of a body thereof to allow an elegant exterior appearance for the lighting box to be designed, and having a switch and a control unit so that the LED units are turned on and off with the opening and closing of the box The lighting box comprises a body; a control panel attached on an inner surface of the body; a battery unit attached to the control panel; LED units driven by the battery unit and located inside the body and attached to the control panel; an LED cover for covering the LED units; a switch, attached to the body, for controlling the operations of the LED units; a cover which covers the body; and a control unit, disposed on the cover, for controlling the switch being turned on and off. |
| US10072836B2 |
Devices and methods for area lighting
Environmentally sealed optical systems, and methods for sealing them, are disclosed. Such optical systems include area lighting panels and other optical systems. For example, in one exemplary aspect of the invention, a sealed optical system includes a substrate having first and second light sources disposed thereon, and a light-shaping panel with first and second optics formed therein that are positioned (e.g., aligned) to receive light from the first and second light sources, respectively. A sealing membrane is disposed between the substrate and the light-shaping panel, with a first adhesive surface contacting the substrate and a second adhesive surface contacting the light-shaping panel. The sealing membrane has first and second openings formed therein that allow light to pass from the first and second light sources to the first and second optics, respectively, while allowing the sealing membrane to independently seal the light sources from one another and from the external environment. |
| US10072831B2 |
Pool junction box with transformer
A combination transformer junction box for use with pool and/or spa lighting and/or other low-voltage devices, which combination transformer junction box includes a waterproof housing having a base and a cover, a first set of terminals for low voltage, a second set of terminals for high voltage separated from the first set of terminals by a barrier, and a transformer disposed upon the base such that the transformer is within the base and does not occupy a volume defined by the cover. In one aspect a plurality of the combination transformer junction boxes may be provided together in a daisy-chain linked form configured for controlling a plurality or larger plurality of lighting and/or other low-voltage devices. |
| US10072830B2 |
Uniform luminance light-emitting diode circuit board
A uniform luminance light-emitting diode (LED) circuit board includes a first primary trace and a second primary trace mounted on a substrate along a direction and are spaced apart, multiple LED strings mounted on the substrate along the direction and parallelly connected between the first primary trace and the second primary trace, a first power trace and a second power trace respectively connected to the first primary trace and the second primary trace, and a first auxiliary trace with two ends respectively connected to the second primary trace and the second power trace. By adjusting trace widths of the first primary trace and the second primary trace to limit current passing through each LED string and using the first auxiliary trace to provide an additional current path, identical current flowing through all the LED strings results in uniform luminance of the LED strings. |
| US10072829B1 |
Portable light
A lighting system, for example a portable light, can have at least two configurations that support outputting illumination in at least two different patterns. The lighting system can incorporate at least two light emitting diodes and at least two optics, for example two diffusing lenses or filters. In a first configuration, the light emitting diodes can emit light that provides illumination without incidence on the optics. In a second configuration, the light emitting diodes can emit light that is incident upon and controlled by the optics. Changing between the first and second configurations can move the optics into the respective light paths of the light emitting diodes. |
| US10072823B2 |
Laser-pointing device
A laser-pointing device includes a housing having a front opening, a laser-generating mechanism for generation of a pointing light beam through the front opening, a support member movably supporting the laser-generating mechanism in the housing, a controller, and a drive mechanism connected with the laser-generating mechanism and used for driving the laser-generating mechanism to move along a predetermined track in the housing under control of the controller. |
| US10072822B2 |
Variable total internal reflection electrowetting lens assembly
Disclosed are examples of optical/electrical devices including a variable TIR lens assembly having a transducer, an optical lens and an electrowetting cell coupled to an exterior wall of the lens. The electrowetting cell contains two immiscible liquids having different optical and electrical properties. One liquid has a high index of refraction, and the other liquid has a low index of refraction. At least one liquid is electrically conductive. A signal causes the high index of refraction and the low index of refraction liquids to assume various positions within the electrowetting cell along the exterior wall. The properties of the optical lens, e.g. its total internal reflectivity, change depending upon the position of the respective liquids along the exterior wall. The light characteristics of the assembly change to produce a light beam over a range of light beam outputs or a field of view over a range of fields of view. |
| US10072816B2 |
Microstructure-based optical diffusers for creating batwing and other lighting patterns
A light transmissive structure includes a light transmissive substrate having first and second opposing faces and array of microprism elements on the first face, with a respective microprism element including a plurality of concentric microprisms. The light transmissive structure is configured to receive light from a light source facing the first face and distribute the light emerging from the second face in a 2D batwing distribution. |
| US10072813B2 |
Vehicular lamp having light guides extending in different directions
A vehicular lamp includes a light emitter, a first light guide, and a second light guide. The first light guide has a first incident surface, a first light guiding portion that guides the entering light, a first light emission surface that emits light guided by the first light guiding portion, and a first reflecting surface that reflects the light guided by the first light guiding portion in a direction toward the second light guide. The second light guide has a second light emission surface that emits light that enters the second light guide after being reflected by the first reflecting surface, and a second reflecting surface that reflects the light that enters the second light guide after being reflected by the first reflecting surface toward the second light emission surface. |
| US10072810B2 |
Optical module for a vehicle headlamp
An optical module comprising a heat sink having one or more heat dissipating surfaces, a fan for sending air over the one or more heat dissipating surfaces, and a light source held by the heat sink (8).The main feature of an optical module according to the invention is that the fan is mounted on the heat sink by clipping. |
| US10072809B2 |
Lighting circuit and vehicle lighting device
A lighting circuit includes a control unit that selects one of an extinguishing mode and a plurality of lighting modes based on a first control signal and a second control signal, and a drive unit. The control unit is configured to i) select the extinguishing mode when at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal is a non-pulse signal, and ii) select one of the plurality of lighting modes based on the combination of the duty ratio of the first control signal and the duty ratio of the second control signal, when both the first control signal and the second control signal are pulse signals. |
| US10072804B2 |
Table lamp and a method of adjusting the direction of the light output from a table lamp
A table lamp has a lighting head with an asymmetrical light output. The lighting head is reversibly mountable to a support structure, so that the light output can be adapted to be optimized for positioning on either side (left or right) of a table. |
| US10072796B2 |
Metering of oil flow to engine propeller
There is described herein methods and system for correcting steady state errors in propeller speed by calculating a leakage flow rate as a function of engine and propeller parameters. |
| US10072795B2 |
Lubricant distributor
A lubricant distributor of a lubrication system configured to lubricate one or more components of a passenger conveyor is provided including a housing having an input opening, a plurality of output openings and a shaft opening. A valve stem including a bore and a plurality of lubricant outlets is generally arranged within the shaft opening. The bore is configured to fluid couple the input opening to each of the lubricant outlets. Each lubricant outlet is associated with and configured to provide lubricant to at least one of the plurality of output openings at a distinct position of the valve stem. The lubrication system may include multiple lubricant distributors connected by a lubrication fluid circuit having a pump, motor and lubricant source. |
| US10072794B2 |
Mounting system and set comprising a mounting system of said type
The invention relates to a mounting system having a clamping element and a mating piece, which each have a shape-stable basic body and are attached to one another so as to be movable toward one another, by means of a bracing device, and between which there is a free space, in which an object can be disposed, wherein the mounting system is configured in such a manner that during a clamping process, the clamping element and the mating piece are moved toward one another on a straight line that leads through the center of the space. |
| US10072792B2 |
Adjustable strap clip
An adjustable hanger device including a base plate mountable to a support surface, and an elongated slide bar attached to the base plate and spaced apart therefrom. The hanger device includes a flexible strap, a first end of the strap is attached to an end of the slide bar, a length of the strap being disposed at a first angle relative to the length of the slide bar. An adjustable fastener is provided to adjustably secure the strap to the slide bar at a point between the first and second ends of the strap, the strap being twisted axially to form a spiral loop, the loop defining an opening disposed at a second angle relative to the length of the side bar; and wherein an implement can be supported via the hanger device by inserting the handle into the loop and allowing the implement to return to a vertical position. |
| US10072791B2 |
Utility caddy
The present invention generally relates to a utility caddy which provides a stable, portable, and vertically adjustable work-surface and tool/material organization platform for permitting requisite tools and materials to be held in an organized and readily accessible manner, at any height, in any of a myriad of applications such as painting or installing drywall. The utility caddy comprises a base, a longitudinally adjustable support member, and a receptacle which, in the preferred embodiment, contains a plurality of slots for holding variously dimensioned tools and containers for materials. |
| US10072790B2 |
Stepless rapid extendable multipod with built-in power supply
This invention provides an extendable multipod for mounting an apparatus, comprising: a) an apparatus mount that allows rapid mounting and dismounting of an apparatus, wherein the apparatus mount is attached to one end of an extendable device; b) an extendable device comprising a plurality of tubular poles which are mounted so as to be telescopically and axially slidable relative to each other between an extended position and a retracted position, and the extendable device is attached to a supporting element; and c) a supporting element comprising a plurality of legs that are connected to a divaricating plate, wherein the extendable device is inserted through the divaricating plate to affix on a leg connector, and the leg connector is connected to the plurality of legs by a plurality of braces. Furthermore, the extendable multipod comprises a built-in power supply. |
| US10072789B2 |
Control device for a gimbal and method of controlling the same
A gimbal for controlling an optical device includes a rocker for receiving an action instruction and generating a control instruction. The rocker comprises a keypad for switching between two or more operating modes of the gimbal. The operating modes of the gimbal comprise (1) a follow mode in which a shooting direction of the optical device follows a moving direction of the gimbal and (2) a locked mode in which the shooting direction of the optical device is locked in a specified direction regardless of movement of the gimbal. The gimbal further includes a controlling assembly configured to (1) receive the control instruction from the rocker, and (2) generate, based on the control instruction, a performing instruction for controlling the optical device. |
| US10072785B2 |
Conduit connector
A conduit connector (1) having a housing (2), which has a first connection geometry (3) that can be connected to a fluid conduit, and a second connection geometry (4) that can be connected to a counter-element, wherein the first connection geometry and the second connection geometry are connected by a through channel (6) in the housing and the housing has an outlet opening (7) and a closing element (10) is provided, wherein the closing element can be fixed in a first position, in which a connection between the outlet opening and the through channel is blocked, and the closing element is displaceable into a second position, in which the outlet opening is connected to the through channel. |
| US10072783B2 |
Pipe connection fitting
A connection fitting (10) for a pipe, including a tubular body (12), an O-ring (14) mountable on outer side of tubular body (12), a substantially tubular collet (16) having a first end and a second end and having a memory, a substantially annular and resilient grab ring (20) for gripping the outer side of a pipe inserted into the collet (16), a substantially tubular spacer ring (22) locatable on the free side of the grab ring (20), a collet retainer (18), and a tubular protection ring (24) locatable within the spacer ring (22), wherein when the collet retainer (18) engages with the collet (16) and causes the collet (16) to lock onto the tubular body (12) apertures (66) in the collet retainer (18) permit portions of the protection ring (24) to be seen after connection of a pipe to the connection fitting (10) is completed. |
| US10072780B2 |
Fluid delivery device
Fluid delivery systems and methods for using fluid delivery systems are rotatable around two axes. In one embodiment, the fluid delivery system has a reduced swing radius and/or a reduced clearance area needed to rotate the fluid delivery device about one of the axes. The reduced swing radius and/or reduced clearance area allow for a more compact footprint of the fluid delivery system and a larger ratio of flow rate of fluid per unit of required clearance area. |
| US10072778B2 |
Tube nut assembly
A tube nut and a brake tube assembly are provided. A pipe is disposed within the bore of the nut. A first coating is disposed on an outer surface of the nut. The first coating has a corrosive resistance greater than the bore so as to promote corrosion within the bore. The corrosion forms a seal which is pinched between the bore and the pipe. The tube nut and brake tube assembly may include a second coating disposed on the bore. The first coating has a corrosive resistance greater than the second coating so as to promote corrosion within the bore. |
| US10072777B2 |
Seal assembly for a hammer union, and a metal gasket and a receiving portion for use in said seal assembly
A seal assembly is for a hammer union. The seal assembly comprises a metal gasket and a pipe comprising a receiving portion arranged to receive the metal gasket internally in the pipe. The receiving portion and the metal gasket are shaped such that a relative rotation between the metal gasket and the pipe results in the metal gasket engaging with the receiving portion, thereby ensuring that the metal gasket is held in the receiving portion independently of the orientation of the pipe.A receiving portion and a metal gasket for use in said seal assembly are described as well. Further, a hammer union including said seal assembly is described. |
| US10072776B2 |
Fluid connector with annular groove and seal
In accordance with an example embodiment, a fluid connector may include an inner face, outer face, annular groove extending below the inner face and the outer face, and annular seal installed in the groove. The groove may include an inner wall, bottom wall, outer wall, and lip. The annular seal, in an undeformed state, may include a first convex surface, a second concave surface, a third convex surface, and a fourth concave surface. The second surface may be positioned radially inward of the first surface and radially outward of the third surface. The third surface may be between the second surface and a fourth surface, radially inward of the first surface. The fourth surface may be positioned radially outward of the third surface and radially inward of the first surface. |
| US10072774B2 |
Intermediate grasping tool of charging cable
This intermediate grasping tool of a charging cable is mounted on a charging cable that extends from a charging stand, is provided with a cylindrical part which is hung on a hook provided on the charging stand and which is formed such that the charging cable passes through said cylindrical part, and is also provided with a gripping part which extends from the cylindrical part and is grasped. By means of such a configuration, charging operations can be performed while grasping the intermediate grasping tool of the charging cable with the hand that is not grasping the charging connector. In this way, the operability during charging can be improved. |
| US10072773B2 |
Valve assembly and method of cooling
This present invention relates to a fluid flow control device, such as a valve in an internal combustion exhaust pipe. The fluid flow control device includes a valve assembly and an actuator assembly. The fluid flow control device further includes a cooling ring positioned between the actuator assembly and valve assembly in order to thermally isolate the sensors, controllers and other elements of the actuator assembly from heat that may be present in the valve assembly. |
| US10072771B2 |
Shape memory alloys
This invention relates to valves (2) for heat exchanger thermostats (1), thermostat heads (3) for a heat exchanger thermostat (1) and a heat exchanger thermostat (1) comprising a valve (2) and a thermostat head (3). According to the invention, temperature sensitive means (10) are provided on or within said valve (2) and/or said thermostat head (3) influencing a throttling behavior of said valve (2) depending on a temperature of a fluid controlled by said valve (2). By this, a premature throttling of the fluid controlled by said valve (2) due to heat transfer between the fluid and the thermostat head (3) may be prevented. Thus, a good ambient temperature may be established which comes closer to the desired room temperature. |
| US10072769B2 |
Charged cylinder valve retention arrangement
A retention arrangement for a charged cylinder valve may comprise a member at least partially perimetrically surrounding the charged cylinder valve, the member including a first portion configured to axially retain the charged cylinder valve proximate a charged cylinder and including a second portion configured to radially retain the charged cylinder valve proximate the charged cylinder. |
| US10072766B2 |
Valve
A check valve including a valve member movable with a passage in a housing is disclosed. A biasing means applies a biasing load to the valve member to urge the valve member into engagement with a seating surface within the passage to control fluid flow. An environmental seal member is secured to the valve member by a retainer member. The retainer member includes a lip elastically deflectable by the environmental seal member upon compression and/or deflection of the environmental seal member. When the valve member engages the seating surface, the environmental seal member engages the seating surface to compress and/or deflect the environmental seal member, deflects the lip of the retainer member into engagement with the seating surface. Extrusion of the environmental seal member between the retainer member and the seating surface can be reduced and the engagement between the lip and the seating surface may be a sealing engagement. |
| US10072764B2 |
Coupling structure of electromagnetic valve for controlling water supply
Provided is a coupling structure of an electromagnetic valve for controlling water supply. The coupling structure comprises: a coupling member provided with a coupling protrusion to be coupled to an upper portion of the valve body; at least one hook provided on the coupling member to be hooked to a locking piece; a supporting plate outwardly extending from a lower end of a sleeve to support the electromagnetic part, the sleeve being divided into upper and lower parts provided at upper and lower portions of the electromagnetic part; the locking piece provided at an end of the supporting plate by being bent upwardly to be hooked to the hook; and engaging pieces protruding from opposite sides of the supporting plate to engage with engaging grooves of the sleeve, thereby preventing the electromagnetic part from rotating. |
| US10072757B2 |
Reinforcing member and an article, such as a pressure vessel, containing the reinforcing member
The invention relates to a reinforcing liner comprising load-bearing yarns of a first type characterized in that the liner further comprises load-bearing yarns of a second type having a creep rate {acute over (ε)}2 of at least 10 times higher than the creep rate {acute over (ε)}1 of the yarns of first type, i.e. {acute over (ε)}2≥10×{acute over (ε)}1, wherein the creep rates are measured on the yarns at a temperature of 20° C. and under an applied load of 600 MPa. The invention also relates to a pressure vessel comprising thereof. |
| US10072755B2 |
Combination oil ring
A combination oil ring includes a pair of upper and lower side rails and a spacer expander arranged there between, the spacer expander including a plurality of upper pieces and lower pieces alternately arranged in a circumferential direction with the pieces axially and circumferentially apart from each other, a coupling piece coupling pieces adjacent to each other, and flange portions formed standing at inner circumferential-side end portions of the upper pieces and the lower pieces so as to press the side rails, and a through hole being formed in the flange portions, wherein side rail support portions that project axially are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of outer circumferential-side end portions of the upper pieces and the lower pieces. |
| US10072754B2 |
Method for a hydraulic system for a dual-clutch gearbox
A hydraulic system for an automatic gearbox for a motor vehicle, includes a high-pressure circuit which includes a pressure accumulator, at least one clutch and actuators, and a low-pressure circuit for cooling the clutch, the high-pressure circuit and the low-pressure circuit each containing a hydraulic cooling pump and a hydraulic charging pump that can be driven by a shared electric motor; and a controller which, when it is detected that the pressure accumulator needs to be charged, controls the electric motor to run at a charging setpoint speed, and/or, when it is detected that cooling is needed or another need exists, controls the electric motor to run at a cooling setpoint speed or another setpoint speed. The electric motor is paired with a current measuring device for measuring an actual current consumption and a rotational speed sensor for measuring an actual rotational speed. The controller has an analysis unit which uses the actual current consumption and the actual rotational speed, specifically from the comparison of the actual current consumption with a reference value, to detect a need for charging of the pressure accumulator. |
| US10072753B2 |
Method and system for automatically controlling shift stage
A method for automatically controlling a shift stage may include a shift stage check operation of detecting a position of the shift stage of a vehicle, a driving and stopping sensing operation, of detecting driving state information of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is in a driving or a stopping condition, a learning preparing operation, of identifying whether the shift stage is shifted from a D stage to an N stage when it is determined that the shift stage enters the stopping condition at the D stage, a learning operation, of measuring a shifting time from when the shift stage enters the stopping condition at the D stage to when the shift stage is shifted to the N stage, and a learning execution operation, of automatically shifting the shift stage from the D stage to the N stage in the stored shifting time. |
| US10072751B2 |
Vehicle shifter with offset cable actuator
In at least some implementations, a shifter for a vehicle transmission includes a shift member and a cable actuator. The shift member is pivoted at a first pivot for movement between multiple positions corresponding to multiple transmission gears. The cable actuator pivoted at a second pivot, driven for movement about the second pivot by movement of the shift member about the first pivot and has a cable connector adapted to be connected to a shift cable that is associated with the vehicle transmission, wherein the first pivot is arranged about a first axis and the second pivot is arranged about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis. |
| US10072749B2 |
Transfer case with vent/oil deflector assembly
A venting arrangement for use with power transfer assemblies of the type used in motor vehicle driveline and drivetrain applications includes a vent oil deflector assembly. The vent oil deflector assembly is associated with an inside wall within an enclosed chamber and is configured to deflect lubricating oil splashed within the chamber away from an air venting passageway. The deflection feature and the venting feature are integrated into a common assembly. |
| US10072745B1 |
Straight line mechanism with anti-tip features
A straight line mechanism with anti-tip features is disclosed having a four bar linkage with two fixed rotation pins and two floating rotation pins. A link extends through the two floating pins and downward beneath the floating pins to define a swing arm. A yoke is mounted in cantilevered arrangement from a lower end of the swing arm by means of two spaced apart offset pins, with the mounting spacing thereof being more closely spaced and at a lower elevation at the swing arm than at the yoke. A probe is pivotally mounted in an end of the yoke disposed opposite of the swing arm, free to rotate in an angular direction about an X-axis disposed transverse to a direction of travel along a Y axis and constrained to travel along the Z-axis, which is preferably perpendicular to the Y-axis. |
| US10072740B2 |
Transmission for hybrid vehicle
A transmission for a hybrid vehicle may include an input shaft into which power generated by an engine is input, an output shaft disposed coaxially with the input shaft, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a third planetary gear set disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotational force, each of the first to third planetary gear sets having first, second and third rotary elements, a first motor generator and a second motor generator each connected to the first to third rotary elements of the first to third planetary gear sets, and at least three shifting elements each connected to the first to third rotary elements of the first to third planetary gear sets. |
| US10072737B2 |
Multi-speed transmission
A multiple speed transmission having an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gearsets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. The plurality of planetary gear sets includes first, second and ring gears. The input member is continuously interconnected with at least one member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets, and the output member is continuously interconnected with another member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets. At least eight forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the five torque-transmitting mechanisms. |
| US10072734B2 |
Gearbox for vehicles and vehicle, comprising such a gearbox
A gearbox is provided comprising a planetary gearbox with a ring gear, sun wheel and planetary wheel carrier, on which at least one planetary wheel is mounted in a rotatable manner and is engaged via teeth with the ring gear and sun wheel; a first axially shiftable coupling sleeve, which in first gear position disconnects an input shaft to the gearbox from the planetary wheel carrier, and in a second gear position connects the input shaft with the planetary wheel carrier; and a second axially shiftable coupling sleeve, which in the first gear position connects a gearbox house surrounding the planetary gearbox with the ring gear, and in the second gear position disconnects the gearbox house from the ring gear. An axial stop, mounted on the planetary wheel carrier, abuts against and is connected with the ring gear and prevents the ring gear from shifting axially. |
| US10072732B2 |
Gear with optimized gear web shape
A gear comprises gear teeth. An annular web has the gear teeth on an external surface thereof and rotatable about a rotational axis of the gear. The web comprises a wall having at least a first axial surface and a second axial surface on the opposite side of the wall. The web defined by a first web section in which the first axial surface, in an inward direction, inclines away from a radial plane to which the rotational axis is normal, a second web section radially inward of the first web section, and in which the first axial surface, in the inward direction, inclines toward said radial plane. |
| US10072729B2 |
Balancing device and method
A balancing method for a rotating part device including a nut having an internal thread, and a countersunk collar is disclosed. The countersunk collar has a through-hole with a diameter greater than the diameter of the internal thread of the nut. The countersunk collar includes a balancing weight. |
| US10072728B2 |
Centrifugal-pendulum vibration absorbing device
A cushioning member between plate bodies of a mass body and at end portions, in the circumferential direction, so as not to rotate relative to the plate bodies. The peripheral edges, on both sides in the width direction, of the outer peripheral surfaces of the cushioning member's first and second side portions abutting against a support member, along with swing of the mass body, are chamfered, reducing the possibility that the cushioning member enters in a clearance between the side surfaces of the support member and the plate bodies when the cushioning members' first side portion and the support member abut, or when the cushioning member's second side portion and the support member abut, along with swing of the mass body, suppressing damage to the cushioning member. |
| US10072727B2 |
Torsional-vibration damping system for a vehicle drive train
A drive train is disclosed that includes an engine operable in a first engine operating state and a second engine operating state and a torsional-vibration damping system operatively connected to the engine. The torsional-vibration damping system includes a first torsional-vibration damper having a primary inertial mass and a secondary inertial mass, a second torsional-vibration damper, a first centrifugal pendulum arranged on the secondary inertial mass of the first torsional-vibration damper, and a second centrifugal pendulum arranged on the second torsional-vibration damper. |
| US10072724B2 |
Methods and apparatus for suspension lock out and signal generation
Methods and apparatus for regulating the function of a suspension system are disclosed herein. Suspension characteristics often contribute to the efficiency of a suspended system. Depending on the desired operating parameters of the suspended system, it may be desirable to alter the functional characteristics of the suspension from time to time in order to maintain or increase efficiency. The suspension hereof may be selectively locked into a substantially rigid configuration, and the damping fluid may be phase separated and/or cooled to increase damping rate during use (or offset rate degradation). The suspension hereof may generate power usable to achieve any or all of the foregoing or to be stored for use elsewhere in the suspended system or beyond. |
| US10072718B2 |
Composite brake disc and method and apparatus for manufacture of the same
With the method for manufacturing a composite brake disc, which includes a brake disc chamber and a friction ring having an inner profiling, a brake disc chamber blank is introduced into the friction ring. The brake disc chamber blank is then formed into the inner profiling via at least one embossing tool. A composite brake disc permitting a good torque transmission between the friction ring and the brake disc chamber can be manufactured in a cold-forming manner in this way. The forming-in can take place in a hammering manner, in particular by successively implementing a plurality of embossing steps in the region of different profile gaps of the inner profiling. Axial stops can also be simultaneously produced on forming-in. The axial stops serve to stop the brake disc chamber and the friction ring (3) are prevented from axially sliding apart. |
| US10072717B2 |
Driven wheel assembly and automotive vehicle equipped with such an assembly
A driven wheel assembly includes a fixed axle spindle, a rotating drive shaft extending inside the axle spindle, a bearing, a hub, a brake disc, and a wheel rim. An inner ring of the bearing is mounted on the spindle. The hub is mounted on an outer ring of the bearing. The drive shaft, the brake disc and the wheel rim are coupled in rotation with the hub. The brake disc includes a radial friction part and a tubular portion which is fastened to the hub. The brake disc is fastened to the hub by a radial fastener extending along radial directions with respect to a rotation axis of the assembly and mounted through the tubular portion of the brake disc. |
| US10072715B2 |
Turbine with yaw brake mechanism having a rotor lock and a corresponding receptacle
A yaw brake mechanism is described for maintaining a yawing structure, such as a nacelle of a fluid turbine, at a desired orientation or azimuthal heading about a reference or yaw axis. The yaw brake mechanism uses one or more rotor locks and one or more receptacles that cooperate with one another to achieve the locking function. One of the rotor locks is actuatable so that a portion thereof can be engaged in one of the receptacles to lock the yawing structure. The number of rotor locks and receptacles can be selected to allow the yawing structure to achieve any azimuth heading around the full 360 degrees of the yaw axis with various degrees of accuracy. The yaw brake mechanism allows the yawing structure to maintain multiple headings while being subjected to extreme moment and force loads in a low mass, low height, low cost solution. |
| US10072712B2 |
Shaft coupling arrangement
A rotational coupling arrangement, such as for use with a vehicle, is provided. The coupling arrangement includes a first rotational component have at least one straight groove, the groove having a sidewall. A second rotational component is coupled to the first rotational component, the second rotational component having at least one projection. The at least one projection having a linear profile between a first end and a second end, the at least one projection having a first section adjacent the first end and a second section adjacent the second end. The first section is sized to define a first gap between the first section and the sidewall, the second section being sized to define a second gap between the second section and the sidewall. The second gap is smaller than the first gap. |
| US10072711B2 |
Method for producing a composite rolling bearing
A method for producing a composite rolling bearing (1) having a bearing flange (3) and at least one rolling bearing (4, 5) held on the bearing flange (3) by an inner ring (6, 7). In order to be able to fix the inner ring (7) on the bearing flange (3) with axial preloading without expansion, the inner ring (7) is acted upon by a holding-down device (23) that radially holds down the inner ring (7) and is preloaded against the inner ring (7) by a regulated axial force (F), and, by way of an advancing cone (21) introduced radially on the inside axially into the bearing flange (3), material (11) present on the bearing flange (3) is displaced radially towards the outside into a recessed formation (15, 16) in the inner ring (7). |
| US10072710B2 |
Cooling structure for bearing device
A bearing device includes a rolling bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring, an outer ring spacer disposed adjacent to the outer ring, and an inner spacer disposed adjacent the inner ring. The outer ring and the outer ring spacer are fitted to a housing, and the inner ring and the inner ring spacer are fitted to a rotary shaft. The outer ring spacer is provided with a nozzle, which is configured to inject a cooling fluid (R) toward an outer circumferential surface of the inner ring, and is inclined so that an injection port thereof is inclined forwardly in a rotation direction of the inner ring. An inclination angle α of the nozzle with respect to an axial direction is set to a value within a range from 50° to 90°. |
| US10072703B2 |
Bearing arrangement comprising a corrosion protection device
The invention relates to a corrosion protection device for a bearing arrangement used or usable in machine and/or plant parts and a method for using such (a) corrosion protection device(s), wherein the bearing arrangement consists of at least one metallic material, e.g. 25CrMo4, 42CrMo4, 43CrMo4, 34CrNiMo6, C45, C45N, X20Cr13, GG-20, GGG-40, GS15, St 37 or the like and is used for the mutual relative movement of at least two bearing rings, wherein the bearing arrangement comprises a plurality of rolling elements and a plurality of through-bores and/or a plurality of blind bores, as well as a first screw-mounting surface for affixing a first mating structure and a second screw-mounting surface for affixing an opposite mating structure, characterized in that the corrosion protection device is integrated into at least one of the through-bores and/or blind bores or is or can be introduced in or at such bores. |
| US10072692B2 |
Resin component fastener structure and molding device therefor
A fastening portion structure of a resin part including a tubular member integrally embedded therein by insert molding, and an insertion hole formed inside the tubular member, in which a screw member is inserted through the insertion hole, and the tubular member is compressed in an axial direction by the screw member, so that the resin part is fixed to a predetermined member. An inner peripheral surface of the tubular member is exposed in a region from one end to an intermediate position in the axial direction of the tubular member, but is covered by a resin in a region from the intermediate position to the other end, and the insertion hole is formed in a resin covering the inner peripheral surface of the tubular member. |
| US10072683B1 |
Automatic transmission piston with supported servo pin
In an automotive automatic transmission, a force applying piston mounted on a servo pin is supported at both sides of the piston. A first end of the servo pin is conventionally supported in a servo pin bore. A second, extended end is supported in a specially configured support bore formed in the assembly cover. Excentric loading and excessive wear of the servo pin and servo pin bore, which can result in damage to the piston, is reduced or eliminated thereby. |
| US10072682B2 |
Multi-chamber diaphragm actuator with synchronized supply system
An apparatus for actuating a valve includes a first actuator having a first actuator housing and second actuator with a second actuator housing. A first plate is positioned within the first actuator housing and a second plate is positioned within the second actuator housing. An intermediate stem extends from a first pressure chamber of the first actuator housing to the second plate. A pressure media path extends through the intermediate stem and a second seal nut that extends into the second plate, the pressure media path providing fluid communication between the first pressure chamber, and a second pressure chamber of the second actuator housing. An injection port is open into one of the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber. The first plate and the second plate are movable in response to pressure media injected into the injection port, for actuating the valve. |
| US10072679B2 |
Systems and methods for selectively engaged regeneration of a hydraulic system
A hydraulic system and method for using the same are provided. The hydraulic system includes a pump, a first actuator having a first head chamber and a first rod chamber, and a second actuator having a second head chamber and a second rod chamber. The hydraulic system further includes a first control valve and a second control valve. The second control valve to selectively provide regeneration fluid flow from the first rod chamber to the first head chamber in response to a first function command is less than a first function command limit, a second function command is greater than a second function command limit, and a second function load is greater than a second function load limit. |
| US10072677B2 |
Actuator device and method for setting a position of a linearly movable element
An actuator device for producing a linear movement, has a hydraulic actuator which includes a first piston element for actuating the actuator and a second piston element for producing the linear movement. The piston elements are assigned respective fluidically coupled working chambers, the volumes of which can be changed by movement of the respective piston element. A piezoelectric actuator is provided for exerting a force on the first piston element. |
| US10072674B2 |
Suction jet pump
A suction jet pump has a fuel line, a propulsion jet nozzle, an intake region, a mixing tube, and a diffuser. The propulsion jet nozzle and the mixing tube are oriented rectilinearly with respect to one another. As viewed in the direction of flow, the diffuser has a course which differs from the course of the mixing tube. |
| US10072673B2 |
Compressor system
A gas compressor system is disclosed. The gas compressor system includes a dryer assembly, a receiver tank, and at least one support level. The at least one support level has two slide channels supported by two beams. A platform is slidably attached to the slide channels. An isolator is disposed between each of the slide channels and the beams. A compressor is mounted to each platform. |
| US10072672B2 |
Fan
A blower fan includes a lower plate portion made of a material having a thermal conductivity of 1.0 W/(m·K) or more, and a side wall portion made of a material having a thermal conductivity of 1.0 W/(m·K) or more. An upper plate portion arranged to cover an upper side of the impeller includes an air inlet. The upper plate portion, the side wall portion, and the lower plate portion are arranged to together define an air outlet on the lateral side of the impeller. The blower fan further includes a heat source contact portion with which a heat source is to be in contact, the heat source contact portion being arranged in a surface of the blower fan which faces away from the impeller. The heat source contact portion and the tongue portion are arranged to at least partially overlap with each other in the plan view. |
| US10072668B2 |
Systems and methods for generating clean energy through hydrodynamic closed cycle
Systems for pumping water are described. The system can include a covered pool containing a first volume of water, an oared water pump with a plurality of radial oars, an upper reservoir configured in fluid communication with the covered pool, a lower reservoir and a hydroelectric system. The oared pump can pump water from the covered pool into the upper reservoir. The upper reservoir can be configured to communicate water to the lower reservoir through the hydroelectric system with the lower reservoir configured in fluid communication with the covered pool. |
| US10072664B2 |
Debris filter for motor cooling inlet on ram air fan
A ram air fan has a fan impeller and a motor. The impeller and motor are mounted within a housing. An inlet header delivers air to an inlet for the fan. An air supply system delivers air from an internal cavity of the inlet header to the motor and air bearings. The air supply system includes a conduit extending through the housing. A connection from the conduit extends from a J-shaped tube mounted within the inlet header. The J-shaped tube extends to a remote end, with a perforated member positioned on the remote end. |
| US10072662B2 |
Dynamic speed control for pump motor
Systems and methods of controlling the speed of a pump configured to move liquid through a pump system are described. The actual motor speed of the pump motor is controlled by adjusting a current applied to the motor based on the difference between the actual motor speed and the target motor speed according to a gain setting. A first gain value is applied as the gain setting when the difference between the actual motor speed and the target motor speed does not exceed a first threshold. However, a second, higher gain value is applied when the difference between the actual motor speed and the target motor speed exceeds the first threshold. |
| US10072661B2 |
Rotatory compressor and refrigerating cycle device
A rotatory compressor and a refrigerating cycle device are provided. The rotatory compressor includes a lubricating oil in an interior of a hermetically sealed housing, and an electric motor and a rotatory compressing mechanism disposed in the housing. An internal pressure of the housing is substantially equal to a suction pressure of the compressing mechanism. The compressing mechanism includes a first bearing and a second bearing at least one of which includes an exhaust muffler. A refrigerant of the exhaust muffler flows through the sliding vane chamber and is discharged from an exhaust pipe of the compressing mechanism. |
| US10072659B2 |
Pressure control valve and scroll compressor
A pressure control valve (100, 200) comprises a valve seat (140, 160) in which is formed a valve hole (142, 162), a first valve sheet member (110, 210) which covers the valve hole and is provided with a fluid passage (118, 218) thereon, and a second valve sheet member (120, 220) which is provided between the valve seat and the first valve sheet member and covers the fluid passage. Wherein, given that the direction directed from the second valve sheet member to the first valve sheet member is a first direction, when the pressure difference across two sides of the first valve sheet member and the second valve sheet member is directed to the first direction and is greater than or equal to a first preset value, the first valve sheet member is opened; when the pressure difference is directed to a second direction opposite to the first direction and is greater than or equal to a second preset value, the second valve sheet member is opened. Also disclosed is a scroll compressor comprising the pressure control valve. Also disclosed is a scroll compressor comprising a throttle valve for preventing or weakening the return flow from the back-pressure chamber to the pressure chamber. |
| US10072658B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor is provided. The scroll compressor may include a casing including a rotational shaft, a discharge cover fixed at an inside of the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space, a first scroll rotated by the rotational shaft to perform an orbiting motion, a second scroll disposed on or at a side of the first scroll to define a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll having an intermediate pressure discharge hole that communicates with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure among the plurality of compression chambers, a back pressure plate coupled to the second scroll, the back pressure plate having an intermediate pressure suction hole that communicates with the intermediate pressure discharge hole, a floating plate movably disposed on or at a side of the back pressure plate to define a back pressure chamber together with the back pressure plate, and a discharge guide defined in the first scroll or the second scroll to guide discharge of a refrigerant within the back pressure chamber. |
| US10072657B2 |
Screw compressor with an hydropneumatic cylinder integral with the bearing holder
A screw compressor includes a casing, a drive shaft, a screw rotor, a gate rotor, a slide valve, and a slide valve driving mechanism having a hydropneumatic cylinder. The drive shaft has one end supported via a bearing on a bearing holder held by the casing. The other end is coupled to an electric motor. A compression chamber is defined by the gate rotor meshing with a helical move formed on the screw rotor. The hydropneumatic cylinder is located opposite to the screw rotor with respect to the bearing. The bearing holder has an outer peripheral surface configured as a guide surface guiding a sliding movement of the slide valve. The bearing holder has axial end portions. One of the axial end portions located opposite to the screw rotor constitutes a cylinder tube of the hydropneumatic cylinder to achieve integration of the bearing holder and the hydropneumatic cylinder. |
| US10072653B2 |
Device for conserving power in a piston compressor
A device for conserving power is provided in a piston compressor, in particular a piston-compressor for generating compressed air in a motor vehicle and having a piston delimiting a compression chamber for generating compressed air, which, originating from the ambient environment, arrives in the compression chamber for compression by way of at least one suction connection formed on a cylinder head cover and an intake valve array arranged on a valve plate. For the purpose of conserving power, a pressure-dependently acting idling device is provided for the intake valve array having a dedicated suction lamella, which can be rotated by an actuator between a working position overlapping at least one suction opening and an idling position unblocking, at least in part, the at least one suction opening. The actuator actuates the suction lamella in a coordinated manner such that in the idling position, the suction lamella unblocks the at least one suction opening in the valve plate, at least partially, while simultaneously blocking adjacent pressure valve cross-sections, at least partially, and locks the suction connection at the cylinder head cover by a slider in order to form an increased dead space in the area of the cylinder head. |
| US10072652B2 |
Reciprocating positive displacement pump with electric reversing motor
A pump system comprises an electric motor, a pump, a converter and a controller. The electric motor has a rotational output shaft that is rotatable in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction. The pump has a linearly displaceable input shaft that is movable in a first linear direction and an opposite second linear direction. The converter couples the output shaft to the input shaft such that rotation of the output shaft in the first rotational direction translates the input shaft in the first linear direction, and rotation of the output shaft in the second rotational direction translates the input shaft in the second linear direction. The controller repeatedly reverses rotation of the output shaft to produce reciprocating motion of the input shaft. |
| US10072644B2 |
Portable alternative-energy powered pump assembly
A modular pump system permits combining multiple discrete pump assemblies in serial and/or parallel configurations to tailor system output to user needs. The assemblies may be combined by hand quickly, without the needs for tools, to permit use in remote areas. |
| US10072642B2 |
Uses of hydrocarbon nanorings
Hydro-carbon nanorings may be used, e.g., in power storage power transmission and transportation. Sufficiently cooled, an externally hydrogen doped carbon nanoring may be used to create a radial dipole containment field for electrons rotating in the nanoring. Such nanorings may transmit DC current with little or no loss. Similarly, an internally hydrogen doped carbon nanoring may be used to create a radial dipole containment field for positrons rotating in the nanoring. Virtually lossless transmission of AC current may be achieved by pairing such streams of electrons and positrons in their respective containment fields. Closed rotation of such streams may also be used to efficiently store large amounts of electrical energy. Finally, selectively accelerating and decelerating pairs of such paired electron and positron streams, which are moving at relativistic speeds, differential momentum may be created to cause physical movement. |
| US10072641B2 |
Apparatus for generating energy from a fluid flow induced movement of a surface structure relative to an opening to a cavity in a frame
A generator has a surface structure relative to a base structure and capable of being positioned within a field of flow. The surface structure also has an electrogenerative portion positioned relative to the surface structure and the base structure. The electrogenerative portion is preferably a piezoelectric or electromagnetic structure, although other types of structures are known within the art. The field of flow exerts forces upon the surface structure which causes surface structure movement relative to the base structure through the electrogenerative portion. This generates electricity which causes movement in the surface structure. |
| US10072639B2 |
Gravity power generation device using geothermal steam
A gravity power generation device comprises a geothermal well, a hollow heat conducting post, a power generating unit, a steam guiding unit, a condensing unit and a water distribution unit. By discharging and filling the water alternately and repetitively, a first tank and a second tank of the power generating unit can be continuously movable back and forth between a first and a second power generation positions so that a shaft of the power generating unit can continuously rotate to drive a generator of the power generating unit to generate electric power, thereby the heat energy of the geothermal steam can be converted into the potential energy of the water, and then be converted to electric energy so as to meet the demand for power generation by natural energy. |
| US10072633B2 |
Wind turbine operation based on a frequency of an AC output voltage signal provided by a power converter of the wind turbine
A method for controlling the operation of a wind turbine which includes a mechanical drive train, an electric generator being mechanically connected to the drive train, and a power converter being electrically connected to the generator is provided. The method comprises (a) determining a frequency of an AC output voltage signal provided by the power converter; (b) recognizing, whether there has been a modification of the determined frequency with respect to a previously determined frequency, which modification is larger than a given threshold; (c) if the modification of the determined frequency is larger than the given threshold, changing a power reference signal for the wind turbine; (d) providing the changed power reference signal to a controller of the wind turbine; and (e) controlling the operation of the wind turbine on the basis of the changed power reference signal. |
| US10072631B2 |
Spiral turbine blade having at least one concave compartment that may be rotated by a moving fluid for electrical energy generation
A spiral turbine blade having at least one concave compartment that is rotatable by a moving fluid for the generation of electricity is provided. A spiral turbine blade is aligned so that the axis of rotation is generally parallel to the mean direction of a moving fluid. Attached to the intake-facing side of the at least one spiral turbine blade are concave compartments comprised of an intake void, interior space, and exit void. The concave compartments are oriented to capture an additional range of velocity imaginary vectors; specifically those aligned via vortex inducing elements, such as spiral depressions on a conical intake shroud, thereby augmenting the torque induced the spiral turbine blade, and thus improving the conversion efficiency and electrical energy output. |
| US10072627B2 |
Torque transfer unit for an engine starting system
A starting system for a vehicle including an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft includes a pinion gear driven by a starter motor. A drive plate includes a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear. A one-way clutch assembly is adapted to drivingly interconnect the drive plate and the crankshaft. The clutch assembly includes an inner race adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race fixed for rotation with the drive plate, and a plurality of rollers positioned radially therebetween. One of the inner and outer races includes circumferentially spaced apart cam surfaces. The clutch assembly also includes a cage for positioning the rollers in a circumferentially spaced apart alignment with the cam surfaces and a roller bearing assembly positioned axially offset from the one-way clutch rollers to rotatably support the outer race on the inner race. |
| US10072624B2 |
Starting element
A starting element (100) for use, for example, in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, includes a piston (310) which divides a first volume (560) that can be filled with a fluid from a second volume (570) that can be filled with a fluid, wherein the piston (310) comprises at least one fluid passage (640) which allows the fluid at least occasionally to pass through the piston (310) from the first volume (560) into the second volume (570) and/or from the second volume (570) into the first volume (560). The at least one fluid passage (640) comprises a passage component part (650) and a receiving opening (660) in the piston (310). The passage component part (650) is inserted into the receiving opening so that at least one passage opening (670) is formed which allows the fluid to pass through at least occasionally. |
| US10072621B2 |
Tank lid unit and fuel supply device
A circuit housing portion integrally molded above a lid main body portion has a bottom portion, which forms a vent space with the lid main body portion, and a vent hole, which extends through a portion between a protection space and an external space in the side portion. In a terminal, in which an intermediate portion is embedded in a bottom portion to extend between a fuel pump and a drive circuit through the bottom portion, an interface between the bottom portion and the intermediate portion is exposed to a protection space above the vent hole. A liquid-impermeable and gas-permeable membrane is mounted on an outer surface of the side portion to cover the vent hole to allow the fuel vapor to be discharged from the vent hole to the external space and to restrict liquid from entering the vent hole from the external space. |
| US10072617B2 |
Managing fuel oil mixture in engines
A fuel tank containing a fuel and oil mixture is managed to determine if the fuel and oil mixture contains the correct ratio for a motor. The fuel tank containing a fuel and oil mixture is monitored. A fuel to oil ratio is selected for the motor. A combined viscosity of the fuel and oil mixture is calculated with respect to the fuel to oil ratio, and the temperature of the fuel and oil mixture. The combined viscosity is used to determine a predetermined range of the combined viscosity. The viscosity of the fuel and oil mixture within the fuel tank is measured as a measured viscosity. If the measured viscosity of the fuel and oil mixture does not correspond with the predetermined range, then a user may be alerted that the measured viscosity does not correspond with the predetermined range. |
| US10072616B2 |
Check valve
A check valve that can prevent sticking of a valve body and reliably perform an opening and closing action in a check vale having a simple structure and that does not use biasing means on the valve body. A check valve has support pieces of a valve body protruding in the valve body direction on a circular base seat forming an outflow window in the center inserted in a circular groove where a support member (retainer) is formed between an outflow opening and a valve seat and on an open edge of the outflow window formed in the center of the base seat, and the support pieces of the support member (retainer) that support the valve body have linear or planar support parts on the top portion for leveling at least in a radial direction of the base seat. |
| US10072611B2 |
Gas generator
A gas generator includes an injector that injects a fuel and an oxidizer, and a combustor that mixes and burns the fuel and the oxidizer injected from the injector. The injector includes a plurality of injection elements arranged on a face plate. Each of the injection elements includes unlike-impingement type injection nozzles that inject the fuel and the oxidizer toward a combustion point in front of the face plate, and injection nozzles that inject fuel for dilution to a dilution point DP forward further than the combustion point. |
| US10072607B2 |
Annular venturi burner for stirling engine
An annular venturi burner assembly and Stirling engine. The annular venturi burner injects fuel into combustion air flowing axially through a port with an annular cross section. The fuel enters the annular cross-section from the outside diameter. The flow of air through the annular section creates suction that draws the fuel through the ports. A venturi bushing directs the flow of fuel to provide improved and more uniform mixing of fuel and air. |
| US10072605B2 |
Internal combustion engine
A low-temperature cooling water channel formed in the internal combustion engine includes a water jacket that covers at least one portion of a wall surface of an intake port. The intake port has a cooled wall surface that is covered by the water jacket, and a non-cooled wall surface that is not covered by the water jacket. An airflow control valve is provided on an intake-air upstream side of the cooled wall surface. The airflow control valve is configured to be capable of changing a ratio between a flow rate of intake air that flows along the side of the cooled wall surface and a flow rate of intake air that flows along the side of the non-cooled wall surface. The airflow control valve is preferably configured as a tumble control valve (TCV). |
| US10072601B2 |
Method for operating a common rail injection arrangement for an internal combustion engine having a stop-start system
Methods and system are provided for operating a fuel system of a stop-start engine system. In one example a method may comprise powering off a lift pump and maintaining a volume control valve in a closed position during an engine stop to maintain a fuel pressure within a fuel rail and one or more fuel injectors. The method may further comprise, in response to determining an engine start is desired, powering on the lift pump, initiating cylinder combustion, and operating a higher pressure pump (HPP) in an unpressurized mode when a fuel pressure upstream of the HPP is less than a threshold and switching to operating the HPP in a pressurized mode when the fuel pressure upstream of the HPP reaches the threshold. |
| US10072595B2 |
Method and device for ascertaining a gas-mass flow in a combustion engine
A method for ascertaining a mean value of a gas-mass flow in a combustion engine. The method includes measuring a gas-mass flow impinged upon by a pulsation, smoothing a sensor signal obtained by the measurement, applying a correction quantity to the smoothed sensor signal in order to obtain the mean value of the gas-mass flow, and ascertaining the correction quantity as a function of the operating state of the combustion engine with the aid of a data-based, non-parametric function model. |
| US10072591B2 |
Method and device for operating an electrically operable compressor of a supercharger
A method for operating a supercharger having an electrically operable compressor in an engine system having an internal combustion engine, having the following steps: determining a particular system state when the internal combustion engine is shut off; forming a purge path between an air supply system and an exhaust gas system of the engine system; activating the electrically operable compressor as a function of the determined system state. |
| US10072589B2 |
Method for checking the function of a compression release brake system
Function of a compression release brake system of a compression ignited engine with a plurality of cylinders in a motor vehicle is checked by driving a crank shaft of the engine to rotate at a constant speed without injection of fuel into the cylinders while for each cylinder, for the compression release brake system in an inactive state and then in an active state, measuring the torque to be applied for maintaining said speed in a position of said crank shaft where the torque would be influenced by the behavior of that cylinder by a correctly functioning action of said compression release brake system in an active state. The torque values obtained for each cylinder for the compression release brake system in inactive and active state are compared, and the function of the compression release brake system for each individual cylinder of the engine is determined based on the comparison. |
| US10072587B2 |
Throttle operating device
A throttle operating device that adjusts the opening degree of an engine throttle valve is provided. In a throttle operating device according to an aspect of the invention, one end of an inner cable inserted through an outer tube is fixed to a cable fixing part provided in a throttle lever, and the opening degree of the engine throttle valve is adjusted via the inner cable by rotationally operating the throttle lever. The one end of the inner cable is fixed to the cable fixing part with the extending direction of the inner cable changed within the throttle lever. Additionally, a moving mechanism that moves the cable fixing part along a longitudinal direction of the inner cable, is provided in the throttle lever. |
| US10072584B2 |
Multi-bypass stream gas turbine engine with enlarged bypass flow area
A gas turbine engine comprises a first bypass flow path housing configured within the engine, radially exterior to an engine core housing, and a second bypass flow path housing configured within the engine, radially exterior to the first bypass flow path housing. An axially downstream portion of the first bypass flow path housing includes a stepwise increase in area compared with an axially adjacent upstream portion of the first bypass flow path housing, thereby defining a component placement cavity in the axially downstream portion. |
| US10072578B2 |
Method and system for injecting fuel into an engine combustion chamber
A system of injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine, including at least two fuel circuits, one permanent flow circuit and one intermittent flow circuit, fuel proportioning and distribution devices for proportioning fuel and distributing fuel between the two circuits and a controller. When an order to fill circuits with fuel after the circuit with intermittent flow has been drained is received, the controller is adapted to control the proportioning and distribution devices to obtain a predetermined fuel flow higher than the flow corresponding to the filling order and to supply the resulting surplus of fuel to the intermittent flow circuit for a predetermined duration. |
| US10072577B2 |
Air cooler system for gas turbine engines
A buffer air cooler system for gas turbine engines disposed in a bypass duct of the engine, includes a housing for containing the buffer air cooler therein and an inlet portion attached to the housing. In one embodiment, the inlet portion has a double-skin configuration in at least one region of a top, bottom and sides of the inlet portion. |
| US10072574B2 |
System and method for generating power using a supercritical fluid
A dual cycle system for generating shaft power using a supercritical fluid and a fossil fuel. The first cycle is an open, air breathing Brayton cycle. The second cycle is a closed, supercritical fluid Brayton cycle. After compression of air in the first cycle, the compressed air flows through a first cross cycle heat exchanger through which the supercritical fluid from the second cycle flows after it has been compressed and then expanded in a turbine. In the first cross cycle heat exchanger, the compressed air is heated and the expanded supercritical fluid is cooled. Prior to expansion in a turbine, the compressed supercritical fluid flows through a second cross cycle heat exchanger through which also flows combustion gas, produced by burning a fossil fuel in the compressed air in the first cycle. In the second cross cycle heat exchanger, the combustion gas is cooled and the compressed supercritical fluid is heated. |
| US10072570B2 |
Reverse flow gas turbine engine core
A gas turbine engine has a fan rotor for delivering air into a bypass duct and into a core airflow duct. Air in the core flow duct passes axially downstream from the fan and past a reverse core engine including a turbine section, a combustor section, and a compressor section. The core airflow duct reaches a turning duct which turns the airflow radially inwardly to communicate with an inlet for the compressor section. Air in the compressor section passes to the combustor section. Products of the combustion pass downstream across a turbine rotor. An exhaust turning duct communicates products of the combustion from a full cylindrical portion downstream of the turbine rotor through a plurality of circumferentially separated mixing lobe outlets to mix with the bypass air in the bypass duct. The bypass duct extends past the mixing lobe outlets, and is defined circumferentially intermediate the mixing lobe outlets. |
| US10072566B2 |
Rotary engine casing with seal engaging plate having mating surface defining a fluid cavity
A rotary engine casing having at least one end wall of an internal cavity for a rotor including a seal-engaging plate sealingly engaging the peripheral wall to partially seal the internal cavity and a member mounted adjacent the seal-engaging plate outside of the internal cavity. The member and seal-engaging plate having abutting mating surfaces which cooperate to define between them at least one fluid cavity communicating with a source of liquid coolant. When the casing includes a plurality of rotor housings, the end wall may be between rotor housings. A method of manufacturing a rotary engine casing is also discussed. |
| US10072565B2 |
Wastegate closed position detent feature
A vehicle powertrain includes an engine having an air intake system and an exhaust system. A turbocharger includes a turbine section connected to the exhaust system and a compressor section connected to the air intake system. A wastegate is disposed in the exhaust system and movable between an open and a closed position by an actuator system. The actuator system includes an engagement device and detent mechanism for assisting with holding the wastegate in the closed position. |
| US10072564B2 |
Waste-gate valve device
To provide a waste-gate valve device with a good flow-rate controllability. A waste-gate valve device 1 includes: a turbine housing 3 provide with a waste-gate channel 2 through which exhaust gas bypasses a turbine; and a waste-gate valve 4 to open and close an outlet of the waste-gate channel 2. The waste-gate valve 4 includes a valve body 7 to open and close the outlet of the waste-gate channel 2, and a protrusion 8 to be housed in the waste-gate channel 2 when the valve body 7 closes the outlet of the waste-gate channel 2. The waste-gate channel 2 ensures a maximum flow rate of exhaust gas at a time when the waste-gate valve is fully open. An area ratio of a flow-path cross-sectional area A1 of the waste-gate channel 2 to a flow-path cross-sectional area A2 of a merging portion is not more than 0.2, the merging portion being a part at which exhaust gas having passed through the turbine merges. A widened portion 2A at which the flow-path cross-sectional area increases is disposed on the outlet of the waste-gate channel. |
| US10072563B2 |
Exhaust-gas turbocharger
An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with an adjustable turbine geometry and/or with a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected by means of a coupling rod (14; 14′; 14″) to the adjustable turbine geometry and/or to the wastegate. The coupling rod (14; 14′; 14″) is connected at its end regions at one side to the actuator (11) and at the other side to an adjusting shaft arrangement of the variable turbine geometry and/or of the wastegate. The coupling rod (14; 14′; 14″) is formed as an MIM component. |
| US10072560B2 |
Precombustion-chamber fuel supply device for gas internal combustion engine
An object is to provide a precombustion-chamber fuel supply device for a precombustion-chamber gas engine having high reliability and low operation cost by reducing outflow of fuel gas to the precombustion chamber in the exhaust stroke and dispersion of the amount of fuel gas supplied to the cylinders, which makes it possible to cut fuel consumption and to achieve stable combustion. A gas internal combustion engine of a Miller-cycle type includes: a main chamber 60 defined between a piston and a cylinder head 1; a precombustion chamber 4 which communicates with the main chamber 60 via a nozzle 3 and in which fuel gas is combusted by a spark plug 10; a gas supply channel to precombustion chamber 14 for supplying the fuel gas to the precombustion chamber 4; and a check valve 6 disposed in the gas supply channel to precombustion chamber 14 and configured to open due to a pressure decrease in the precombustion chamber 4 at a BDC of an intake stroke of a Miller cycle in which the piston closes an intake valve before the BDC of the intake stroke so as to allow supply of the fuel gas to the precombustion chamber 4. |
| US10072558B2 |
Compression-ignition low octane gasoline engine
A compression-ignition low octane gasoline engine. The engine uses low octane gasoline and a compression-ignition method, does not require a spark plug, and compared with ordinary gasoline engines, increases thermal efficiency by approximately 40% and reduces green-house effects caused by emissions by approximately 45%. The “compression-ignition” of the low octane gasoline engine is a diffusion charge compression-ignition, differing from a homogeneous charge compression-ignition. The compression ratio in a cylinder can be 14 to 22, while an ordinary gasoline engine has a compression ratio of 7 to 11. The low octane gasoline engine has a simple structure, easy combustion control, a low noise level, and a low failure rate. As the low octane gasoline can be free of aromatic hydrocarbons, and not require the addition of antiknock agents such as MTBE and MMT, the present novel gasoline engine is a highly efficient, clean, and environmentally friendly internal combustion engine. |
| US10072551B2 |
Exhaust purification system
An exhaust purification system includes: a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) provided on an exhaust path of an engine; an upstream diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a downstream DPF that are provided on the exhaust path at positions downstream of the DOC to collect particulate matter contained in exhaust gas; electrodes that detect a capacitance of the upstream DPF; a particulate matter accumulation estimating unit that estimates at least an amount of particulate matter accumulated in the downstream DPF on the basis of the capacitance received from the electrodes; and a forced regeneration control unit that injects fuels into the DOC and performs forced regeneration that burns and removes at least the particulate matter accumulated in the downstream DPF when the estimated amount of particulate matter from the particulate matter accumulation estimating unit surpasses a predetermined amount. |
| US10072546B2 |
Automatically heated catalytic converter
The present invention is based on the application of heating resistors by a temperature regulation circuit in certain points of the catalyzer so that this comes into operation in the least time possible, reducing most of the amount of low molecular stability or environmentally harmful substances. Likewise, little tumult are added to each monolith duct to raise exhaust gas turbulence and increase the contact between the reduction and oxidation agent, whether it be platinum, palladium and rhodium. |
| US10072545B2 |
Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine
An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine having an upstream side catalyst a downstream side catalyst, a downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor provided between the upstream side catalyst and the downstream side catalyst, and a control device able to control an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side catalyst as air-fuel ratio control. |
| US10072541B2 |
Oil pan assembly
An oil pan assembly for a vehicle is provided which reduces and the movement of the oil pan relative to the engine block, and reduces the mechanical strain on the Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) layer between the oil pan and the engine block. The oil pan assembly includes a brace and an oil pan having a base and sidewalls, and optionally an oil pan cover. The oil pan may include a peripheral flange operatively configured to be coupled to an engine block. The brace may be affixed to the oil pan about the peripheral area of the oil pan. |
| US10072535B2 |
Lash compensator spring end cap
A lash compensator for a valve train component of an internal combustion engine is provided that includes an end-cap arranged within a reverse-spring control valve assembly of an axially moveable piston. The piston has a first reservoir and an inner radial wall configured with a through-aperture. The reverse-spring control valve assembly has a control valve housing, a bias spring, an end-cap, and a closing body. The end-cap is configured with a cupped end; an inner side of the cupped end receives a second lower end of the bias spring, and an outer side of the cupped end engages an upper portion of the closing body. The end-cap minimizes or eliminates the variation in flow resistance caused by a variation in end-coil geometry of the second lower end of the bias spring. |
| US10072530B2 |
Hybrid power generation system using solar energy and bioenergy
A hybrid power generation system using solar energy and bioenergy, including a solar thermal boiler system, a biomass boiler system, and a turbogenerator system. The solar thermal boiler system includes a trough solar collector, a heat collector, an oil circulating pump, a storage tank for storing heat transfer oil, a solar thermal heater, a solar thermal evaporator, a main pipe transporting saturated steam, and an auxiliary boiler. Heat transfer oil output from a solar light field of the solar thermal boiler system is transmitted through and transfers heat to the solar thermal evaporator and the solar thermal heater, and the heat transfer oil returns to the storage tank for storing heat transfer oil. The heat transfer oil in the storage tank is pumped to the solar light field via the oil circulating pump. |
| US10072527B2 |
Thermal and acoustic insulation assembly and method for an exhaust duct of a rotary machine
A thermal acoustic insulation structure including: a metal internal sheet having an exposed surface configured to be exposed to a hot gas, an external sheet and an insulation sandwiched between the internal and external sheets; a bar secured to the metal internal sheet and extending through at least a portion of the insulation; a bracket connected to the external sheet or to a support plate extending from the external sheet, wherein the bracket includes an opening configured to receive an end of the bar; a fastener securing the end of the bar to the bracket, and an insulating washer separating the bracket from the bar and the fastener. |
| US10072519B2 |
Turbine nozzle for air cycle machine
A nozzle for use in an air cycle machine has a plate. A plurality of vanes extends in a second axial direction away from the plate. The plurality of vanes extends for a height away from the plate and a width defined as the closest distance between two adjacent vanes, with a ratio of the nozzle height to the nozzle width being between 0.3563 and 0.4051. An air cycle machine and a method are also disclosed. |
| US10072514B2 |
Method and apparatus for attaching a transition duct to a turbine section in a gas turbine engine
An apparatus for attaching a transition duct to a turbine section of a gas turbine engine includes an annular shaped vane carrier that engages with a transition aft frame. The transition aft frame includes an outwardly extending clamp that is at least partially inserted into a radial recess of the vane carrier structure. A spacer is inserted into the recess. A first pair of mating surfaces is formed by a first end face of the spacer and an end face of the clamp and a second pair of mating surfaces is formed by a second end face of the spacer and a wall of the recess. At least one of the pairs of mating surfaces is inclined at an angle with respect to a radial plane of the vane carrier structure. A retention device secures the spacer to the vane carrier structure. |
| US10072513B2 |
Radial turbine
A radial turbine comprises a plurality of nozzle vanes disposed along a circumferential direction inside a spiral scroll and configured to regulate a flow of a working gas from the scroll to a rotor blade, wherein each of the nozzle vane includes a leading edge bulging portion on both end portions in a width direction of an inlet leading edge portion, the leading edge bulging portion being bulged toward a pressure face side of the nozzle vane relative to a central portion, so that a vane angle is configured to correspond with an inflow angle of the working gas to be flown into the nozzle vane, and wherein each of the nozzle vane includes a trailing edge bulging portion on both end portions in a width direction of an outlet trailing edge portion, the trailing edge bulging portion being bulged toward the pressure face side relative to a central portion, so that an outflow angle of the working gas from the outlet trailing edge of the nozzle vane becomes uniform. |
| US10072512B2 |
Turbine nozzle and shroud
A nozzle and shroud for use in an air cycle machine has a plate and a shroud curving in a first axial direction about a center axis of the shroud relative to the plate. A plurality of vanes extends in a second axial direction away from the plate. The plurality of vanes extends for a height away from the plate and a width defined as the closest distance between two adjacent vanes, with a ratio of the height to the width being between 1.7377 and 2.1612. An air cycle machine and a method of repair are also disclosed. |
| US10072510B2 |
Variable pitch fan for gas turbine engine and method of assembling the same
A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a core and a variable pitch fan arranged in flow communication with the core. The variable pitch fan has a disk and at least nine fan blades coupled to the disk for rotation together with the disk. The gas turbine engine further includes a rotatable nacelle covering the disk such that the engine has a fan hub radius ratio of between about 0.1 and about 0.4. |
| US10072504B2 |
Alloy, welded article and welding process
An alloy is disclosed, including, by weight, about 13% to about 17% chromium, about 16% to about 20% molybdenum, about 1.5% to about 4% silicon, about 0.7% to about 2% boron, about 0.9% to about 2% aluminum, about 23% to about 27% nickel, about 0.8% to about 1.2% tantalum, and a balance of cobalt. The alloy includes a reduced occurrence of molybdenum silicide Laves phase relative to T800. A welded article is disclosed, including an article and a weld filler deposit joined to the article. The weld filler deposit includes a weld filler material including the alloy. A welding process is disclosed, including applying the weld filler material to the article and forming the weld filler deposit. |
| US10072502B2 |
Turbine nozzle and shroud for air cycle machine
A nozzle and shroud for use in an air cycle machine has a plate and a shroud curving in a first axial direction about a center axis of the shroud relative to the plate. A plurality of vanes extends in a second axial direction away from the plate. The plurality of vanes extends for a height away from the plate and a width defined as the closest distance between two adjacent vanes, with a ratio of the height to the width being between 1.3653 and 1.7992. An air cycle machine and a method of repair are also disclosed. |
| US10072499B2 |
Signal processing methods for steering to an underground target
A method of processing data from an electromagnetic resistivity logging tool which includes a transmitter coil and a receiver coil is disclosed. The electromagnetic resistivity logging tool is placed at a desired location. The transmitter coil and the receiver coil are positioned at a first azimuthal angle. A signal is transmitted from the receiver coil. The receiver coil then receives a signal. The signal at the receiver coil, a tilt angle of the transmitter coil, a tilt angle of the receiver coil and the first azimuthal angle are then used to calculate a first complex voltage representing at least one component of the received signal. |
| US10072493B2 |
Hydraulic injection diagnostic tool
An apparatus can include a conveyance device having a flow bore, an isolator forming a testing volume at least partially defined by an inner surface of a wellbore tubular, and one or more pressure sensors generating signals representative of a pressure in the testing volume while the conveyance device moves the isolator axially through the wellbore tubular. The isolator substantially isolates a testing fluid received from the flow bore in the testing volume from an adjacent bore of the wellbore tubular. A location of at least one flow path in the wellbore tubular is identified by estimating a pressure of the testing fluid in the testing volume. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the general subject matter of the technical disclosure. |
| US10072491B2 |
Method and apparatus for well bore illumination and inspection
An assembly (100) for the illumination of a wellbore, pipeline, tank, vessel or other environment wherein light is diffused and transmitted through an optically transparent material and projected in and around a field of view of a camera lens (10). A light source is disposed within a cavity at the proximal end (102) of a cylindrical shaped, optically transparent material. Light from the source is received into the transparent material, diffused, and transmitted to the distal end of the light tube (30), where it is projected in front of and around a field of view of a camera. Control of light intensity may be variable, pre-set before operations, or fixed by component design. |
| US10072490B1 |
Boundary tracking control module for rotary steerable systems
A rotary steerable system includes a non-rotating housing, azimuthal resistivity antennas and electronics, disposed within the non-rotating housing, configured to measure a distance to an approaching upper or lower formation boundary, and a control module configured to steer a drill bit along a well path and, based on measurements from the azimuthal resistivity antennas, to steer the housing away from the approaching upper or lower formation boundary and thereby maintain a certain distance between the steerable housing and upper or lower formation boundary. |
| US10072486B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion
An apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion. A live well artificial lift completion system includes an artificial lift pump discharge, a discharge adapter body secured between the artificial lift pump discharge and an umbilical, the discharge adapter body including an electrical connector fastened to an exterior of the discharge adapter body, an inner diameter of the discharge adapter body fluidly coupled to the artificial lift pump discharge, the umbilical including coiled tubing supportively hanging from an umbilical hanger within a wellhead, the umbilical hanger positioned in a tubing head spool, an inner diameter of the coiled tubing fluidly coupled to the inner diameter of the discharge adapter body, a jacket surrounding the coiled tubing, and a power cable extruded inside the jacket, wherein the power cable is connectable between the electrical connector of the discharge adapter body and a surface power source. |
| US10072483B2 |
Erosion resistant screen assembly
A sand control screen assembly can be operably positioned within a wellbore. The sand control screen assembly can include a base pipe and an unperforated shroud. The assembly can also include a filter medium positioned between the unperforated shroud and the base pipe. The base pipe and the filter medium can define an inner passageway for fluid flow along the base pipe. The filter medium and the unperforated shroud can define an outer passageway for fluid flow between the filter medium and the unperforated shroud. |
| US10072482B2 |
Leak-off assembly for gravel pack system
Assemblies and methods pack a borehole annulus with gravel carried by a carrier fluid of a slurry. A manifold is disposed on tubing (e.g., basepipe). A number of first permeable structures in fluid communication with the manifold are disposed adjacent an impermeable (blank) section of the tubing. These first structures filter the slurry in the borehole annulus and pass the carrier fluid filtered into the manifold. A number of second permeable structures in fluid communication with the manifold are disposed adjacent a permeable (screen) section of the tubing. These second structures pass the carrier fluid from the manifold to the borehole annulus adjacent the screen section. In this way, the slurry in the blank section can be dehydrated for gravel packing by leaking of the carrier fluid to the screen section. The manifold and structures can also be beneficial in increasing the producible area of the tubing for production. |
| US10072475B2 |
Integrated managed pressure drilling riser joint
An apparatus comprises a telescoping marine riser action and one of a rotating control device and an annular blow out preventer. The telescoping marine riser section comprises an inner barrel and an outer barrel. The one of a rotating control device and an annular blow out preventer is disposed inside the outer barrel. |
| US10072474B2 |
Pressure-retaining seals for multiple applications
Embodiments of cam lock pressure seals, a spring-driven ball race pressure seal and wedge pressure seals, each suitable to be deployed in multiple applications (such as wellhead pressure control applications, hydraulic fracturing applications and drilling applications) where it is advantageous to actuate a pressure seal remotely. |
| US10072473B2 |
Conforming magnet tool for recovery of downhole debris
A debris removal tool for removal of metallic debris from within a wellbore. The debris removal tool includes a housing defining a central bore and a plurality of magnetic members retained within the central bore and axially moveable therewithin, the magnetic members each presenting a contact surface to contact and form a magnetic attachment to the metallic debris. |
| US10072465B1 |
Containment work platform
A support platform for enabling a worker to service an oil well next to a wellhead having a valve tree includes a platform having an upper floor, a lower floor and a cavity in between the floors. A platform provides a periphery, a central opening and radially extending beams. A plurality of walls attached to the periphery of the platform, said beams connecting to said walls below said upper floor. A drain that enables fluid to drain from the upper floor to the lower floor and into the cavity. A coupler that spans between the floors for enabling a connection to be made between the platform and valve tree. A liquid guard or other provision that disallows the escape of fluid from a floor via the central opening. One or more sleeves are provided in the cavity, each connecting to the upper floor, each sleeve having a bore that extends to and through the upper floor. Fluid that drains to the cavity is not able to escape the cavity via the sleeve or sleeve bore. |
| US10072464B2 |
Earth-boring tools including formation-engaging structures having retention features and related methods
An earth-boring tool includes a formation-engaging structure with a formation-engaging surface at a distal end and a side surface between a proximal end and the distal end along a central axis of the formation-engaging structure. A generally linear recess may be formed in the side surface along an axis oriented at a non-parallel angle relative to the central axis of the formation-engaging structure. A generally helical recess may be formed in the side surface, and the generally helical recess may intersect the generally linear recess. Earth-boring tools may include such formation-engaging structures. Methods may be used to form such formation-engaging structures. |
| US10072463B2 |
Anti-balling drill bit positioned relative to fixed blades presenting fixed cutting inserts
The disclosure relates to polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bits utilized for drilling wellbores. |
| US10072457B2 |
Unitary assembly for an architectural fenestration, providing dynamic solar heat gain control
A unitary assembly for an architectural fenestration, providing dynamic solar heat gain control, which (1) provides a track-based frame structure/blind combination in which the blind is self-correcting should the blind material fall outside of the track; (2) provides directional shading, where the assembly provides for dynamically controlling the amount of light allowed to reach the heat storage unit; (3) provides a blind motor without limiter switches and with a quick-release slip-ring; and (4) provides a heat storage unit which is a thermally efficient, transparent and translucent structure, with which gain from sunny winter days is greater than nighttime loss, so as to provide supplemental heat. |
| US10072456B2 |
Articles including anticondensation and/or low-E coatings and/or methods of making the same
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to articles including anticondensation and/or low-E coatings that are exposed to an external environment, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the anticondensation and/or low-E coatings may be survivable in an outside environment. The coatings also may have a sufficiently low sheet resistance and hemispherical emissivity such that the glass surface is more likely to retain heat from the interior area, thereby reducing (and sometimes completely eliminating) the presence condensation thereon. The articles of certain example embodiments may be, for example, skylights, vehicle windows or windshields, IG units, VIG units, refrigerator/freezer doors, and/or the like. |
| US10072451B2 |
Window operator
An operator for a window comprising a base and a cover, the base being attached to a window sash with an aperture extending through the base, an arm having first and second ends with a first end secured to the base, the first end of the arm having an aperture therein overlying the aperture in the base and an upper securement member extending at least partially through the aperture in the first end of the arm, the upper securement member having a threaded recess therein, a lower securement member screwthreadedly engaged with the upper securement member and extending through the base in an abutting relationship thereto, the cover engaging with the upper securement member to prevent rotation thereof when the lower securement member is screwthreadedly engaged with the upper securement member. |
| US10072449B2 |
Roller
Provided is a roller, and more particularly, to a rotary shaft of the upper part of a rolling wheel, having an inclined surface formed along the circumference of an outer diametral surface thereof, is inserted into at least one coupling groove formed on a transfer bracket, a thrust member is provided at the upper part of the rotary shaft so as to allow a thrust load to be concentrated on the upper end of the rotary shaft or the thrust member, and a radial member is provided at the inner surface of the coupling groove and the rotary shaft positioned at the lower part of the thrust member, thereby supporting a radial load. |
| US10072447B2 |
Outer handle device for vehicle door
An outer handle device for a vehicle door is provided in which an actuator can drive the outer handle to a pop-up position where the operating portion of the outer handle projects outward from the outer panel, wherein in a state in which the outer handle is in a pop-up position, a drive lever of the actuator is held at an operated position by holding means, a release lever is pivoted by a handle lever pivoting with the outer handle when the outer handle pivots from the pop-up position to the full stroke position, the holding of the drive lever by the holding means is released by the pivoting of the release lever, and the drive lever is forcibly returned to the initial position. This enables an outer handle to be returned to a housed position even if there is a malfunction of an actuator-side electric drive source. |
| US10072445B2 |
Motor vehicle door lock
The object of the present invention is a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism and an electrical drive for electrically opening the locking mechanism. According to the invention, a complementary drive is provided in addition to the electrical drive for electrically opening the locking mechanism. With the aid of the electrical drive, the additional drive releases, for the purpose of electrically opening the locking mechanism, a mechanical safety mechanism of the respective electrical drive, which is formed by a blocking element. |
| US10072442B2 |
Latching assembly
A latching assembly for a gate comprising: a latch operative to adopt a latched condition, the latch comprising one or more members coupled together, each latch member extending along a longitudinal axis; and a lock comprising a lock portion adjustable from a retracted to a projected configuration to bring the lock portion into engagement with the or at least one of the latch members in the projected configuration so as to lock the latch in its latched condition. |
| US10072439B2 |
Sliding-eave mount mechanism for canopy structure
A collapsible canopy structure includes one or more eaves, one or more fixed eave mounts, one or more sliding eave mounts and one or more vertical poles. Each of the vertical poles has a top end and a bottom end. Each of the vertical poles is connected by at least one of the one or more eaves. At least one of the fixed eave mounts is coupled to at least one of the eaves and attached proximate to the top end of at least one of the vertical poles. At least one of the sliding eave mounts is coupled to at least one of the eaves and slidingly coupled to one of the vertical poles between its top end and its bottom end. One or more detent elements include a round or spherical detent surface that engages an opening of the one or more vertical poles. |
| US10072436B2 |
Self-actuating flood guard
A plurality of flood prevention units are vertically stacked one over another inside a frame mounted over ventilation opening on a wall. Each unit includes a buoyant gate pivotally mounted by one or more pivotation members about a horizontal axis transverse to sidewalls of the frame for pivotation of the gate on rise of water buoyantly lifting the gate rotationally upwardly between said sidewalls for engagement with an upper deck horizontally connecting the sidewalls. A limiter limits the extent of self-actuation rotation of the gate. The gates are open during non-flooding conditions, allowing ventilation through the building opening, and sequentially close from lowest to highest on rise of water activating each gate in order, allowing ventilation to continue until the highest gate is closed. |
| US10072435B2 |
Method for thermally insulating reservoirs
The invention is directed to a method of insulating tanks having a capacity between 200 m3 and 20,000 m3 used for storage of oil and oil products. In the method, foundation elements, including tank bottom heat insulation, are prepared. The tank is mounted on the prepared foundation, then insulation of the tank walls and roof is installed. Supporting relieving skirts are mounted on the tank walls and roof, forming tiers. The tiers are filled with foam glass blocks having expansion joints. A top coat of metal sheets is mounted on the outer surface of the blocks. Foam glass blocks in the lower tier are made to be removable to provide access to a “wall-bottom” corner weld joint, and the blocks of the remaining tiers are fixed to the tank surface and interconnected with an adhesive material. |
| US10072429B2 |
Modified pocket former
A pocket former includes a pocket former body and a keyway former. The pocket former is adapted to form a void in a concrete member allowing access to the stressing end of a post-tensioning tendon. The keyway former is adapted to form a keyway in the concrete to allow grout to be more securely retained in the void. |
| US10072428B2 |
Floor panel for forming a floor covering
A floor panel for forming a floor covering comprises a substrate consisting of at least two substrate layers differing in density and, on at least one pair of opposite edges, is provided with coupling parts of the so-called push-lock type. Vertically active locking surfaces, where they cooperate in the coupled condition of two of such floor panels, define a tangent line which is horizontal or does not deviate more than 50 degrees from the horizontal. The locking surfaces are situated closer to the upper side of the first substrate layer than to the lower side of the first substrate layer. |
| US10072427B2 |
Abrading device and method of abrading a floor structure utilizing the same
An abrading device for abrading a floor structure comprises a first abrading assembly and a second abrading assembly. The first and second abrading assemblies each have a rotationally driven contact roll provided with a sleeve having a plurality of cutouts formed in a pattern thereon. An abrading belt is trained over the sleeve. A first oscillation assembly is connected to the first abrading assembly and oscillates the contact roll of the first abrading assembly in a first direction via a linear, reciprocating motion. A second oscillation assembly is connected to the second abrading assembly and oscillates the contact roll of the second abrading assembly in a second direction via a linear reciprocating motion. The first and second abrading assemblies consecutively abrade a top surface of the floor structure with the pattern formed by the cutouts on the respective sleeves to form a distressed visible pattern thereon. |
| US10072422B2 |
Exposed structure heating apparatus and methods of making and use
Structure heating systems and methods of making and use. One embodiment has a unitary or integral roof edge heating element with a single heating cable mounted in a heating cable channel running laterally through the heating element and a roof edge heating panel extending from the portion of the heating element bearing the heating cable. Another embodiment includes a single heating cable mounted in a heating element surrounded by a heating element cover. Some embodiments can reduce the amount of heat transfer contact with supporting roof or adjacent structure, reducing heat transfer to the supporting roof or other adjacent structure. |
| US10072419B2 |
Coated scrim reinforced roofing membrane
A scrim reinforced roofing membrane comprising a coated scrim layer having a first side and a second side and a first polyvinyl chloride layer on the first side of the coated scrim layer. The coated scrim layer contains a scrim fabric which contains a plurality of warp yarns in a first direction and a plurality of weft yarns in a second direction approximately perpendicular to the first direction. The warp yarns cross the weft yarns at crossing points. The scrim fabric has a polyvinyl acetate coating which is located along the length of the warp yarns and the weft yarns and between the warp and weft yarns at the crossing points. The coated scrim is at least partially embedded in the first polyvinyl chloride layer. |
| US10072418B2 |
Integral nail/disk structure for eliminating exposed roof nails
An integral one-piece nail/disk structure which eliminates the need of having any exposed nails associated with a shingled roof, the nail/disk structure including a body member having a roofing nail incorporated or encapsulated therewithin and having color granules associated with at least a portion of the top surface of the body member. The nail/disk structure may include a sealant covering at least a portion of the bottom surface of the body member. The roofing nail is integrally formed with the body member. |
| US10072414B2 |
Insulative building panels
A panel is disclosed for use in insulating an edifice that includes a first pane, a second pane in engagement with the first pane so as to define a channel there between configured and dimensioned for drainage and air flow, a clip in engagement with the first and second panes, and an insulator including an upper portion that is positioned within the clip. A system for use in insulating an edifice includes identical panels, wherein the insulator of one panel is positionable within the clip of another panel to connect the panels together. A panel clip for use in insulating an edifice includes a first arm defining an outer surface with a plurality of connectors, a saddle extending from the first arm, and a second arm connected to the saddle opposite the first arm such that the clip is generally H-shaped in configuration. |
| US10072413B2 |
Precompressed foam expansion joint system transition
A water resistant expansion joint system for installation into a building joint in vertical and horizontal configurations is designed such that it can be used for either an inside or outside corner. According to an aspect, the system comprises open celled foam having a water-based acrylic chemistry infused therein. A layer of an elastomer is disposed on the open celled foam and is tooled to define a profile to facilitate the compression of the expansion joint system when installed between coplanar substrates. The system is delivered to a job site in a pre-compressed state ready for installation into the building joint. |
| US10072411B1 |
Modular panels and related elements to form a variety of wall segments and enclosures
A modular panel and component system from which a variety of wall segments, wall structures, and enclosures may be rapidly assembled, and disassembled. In addition to the wall panels, interior finish panels are adapted to be hung from rails secured laterally to the inside of adjacent wall panels. The system also preferably includes door assemblies and ancillary brackets and hardware to facilitate the assembly of the contemplated wall structures and enclosures. |
| US10072407B2 |
Flush toilet
A flush toilet of present invention includes a bowl that includes a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim formed above the waste receiving surface, and a pooled water portion formed below the waste receiving surface, a discharge passage that has an inlet connected to the pooled water portion and discharges waste, and a spout portion that spouts flush water onto the bowl and forms a swirling flow on the waste receiving surface. The waste receiving surface of the bowl has a sectorial recess that is formed between a front end portion of the waste receiving surface and a front end portion of the pooled water portion so as to spread from the pooled water portion toward the front end portion of the waste receiving surface. |
| US10072401B2 |
Magnetic coupling for sprayheads
A faucet including a faucet head, a body and a magnetic coupling releasably coupling the faucet head to the faucet body. |
| US10072400B2 |
Faucet assembly
A faucet assembly includes a bushing defining a cutout at a portion of a first end, and a control handle received on the first end of the bushing. The control handle includes an inner wall defining a set screw bore therein, and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, the outer wall defining a visible bore therethrough. The control handle further includes a cavity at least partially defined between the inner wall and the outer wall. The cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the cutout. |
| US10072391B2 |
Working machine
A working machine includes: a boom base portion including: an inner side wall; and an outer side wall disposed opposite to the inner side wall; a lift link disposed on a rear portion of the boom base portion; and a boom cylinder disposed in front of the lift link. One end side of the lift link is inserted between the inner side wall and the outer side wall and is pivotally supported on the boom base portion. The other end side of the lift link is pivotally supported on the machine body. One end of the boom cylinder is inserted between the inner side wall and the outer side wall in front of the lift link and is pivotally supported on the boom base portion. The other end of the boom cylinder is pivotally supported on the machine body by below the lift link. |
| US10072388B2 |
Automated dispensing of travel path applicants
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for dispensing a travel path applicant. For example, a computing entity can monitor the location of a maintenance vehicle and/or its travel path to dispense travel path applicants accordingly. |
| US10072383B1 |
Interlocking traffic tile for one piece water permeable paver
An interlocking traffic tile for a one piece water permeable paver, which has a plurality of connection cells and is configured to support traffic, includes a paver plate with a top side formed over a plurality of intersecting beams. The paver plate has at least one of: a plurality of grooves extending into the top side of the paver plate, a plurality of ribs extending through the top side of the paver plate, and a plurality of perforations extending from the top side of the paver plate. The paver plate has at least one integral interlocking support integrally extending from the plurality of intersecting beams for locking to a connection cell of the one piece water permeable paver. The at least one integral interlocking support has a body, which connects the paver plate to the connection cell of the one piece water permeable paver. |
| US10072382B2 |
Soft multi-ply bath tissues having low wet abrasion and good durability
A multi-ply bath tissue includes a first ply providing a first surface of the bath tissue. The first ply includes first and second layers. The first layer forms the first surface and includes a temporary wet strength resin. The second layer is substantially free from a temporary wet strength resin. A second ply provides a second surface of the bath tissue. The second ply includes first and second layers. The first layer forms the second surface and includes a temporary wet strength resin. The second layer is substantially free from a temporary wet strength resin. The bath tissue is free from regenerated cellulosic microfibers. |
| US10072380B2 |
Detoxifying and recycling of washing solution used in pretreatment of lignocellulose-containing materials
The invention relates to a process of detoxifying pretreated lignocellulose-containing material comprising washing the pretreated lignocellulose-containing material in a washing solution and treating the used washing solution to remove an enzyme inhibitor and/or an inhibitor of a fermenting organism before recycling the used washing solution. |
| US10072374B2 |
Wall-mounted drum-type washing machine
A wall-mounted drum-type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub containing wash water; a rotatable drum in the tub; a driving unit providing power to the drum; a coupling unit on the rear panel coupled to a rotatable driving shaft of the drum; and a disposition portion preventing the driving unit connected to the driving shaft from interfering with the wall surface. |
| US10072373B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating laundry items
A clothes dryer for drying fabric items in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber receiving fabric items for treatment and a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions comprising at least one user-selectable cycle of operation, the controller may receive an indication of a dye transfer event and implement a cycle of operation based thereon. |
| US10072372B2 |
Control method for washing machine, washing machine
A control method of a washing machine including a wireless communicator communicating with an electronic device, includes: causing the washing machine to operate a washing tub of the washing machine as a preliminary operation, including a rotational operation of the washing tub; acquiring motion information regarding a motion of the electronic device during the preliminary operation; determining whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub based on the acquired motion information and information indicating the preliminary operation; and giving the washing machine a notification indicating that the electronic device is inside the washing tub if the determining determines that the electronic device is inside the washing tub. It is determined whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub, based on a comparison between characteristic operation information determined in advance with regard to the preliminary operation and the motion information acquired by a sensor. |
| US10072367B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine includes a needle bar, a needle bar release mechanism, a drive portion, a contact member, and a switching mechanism. The needle bar is configured to move up and down. The needle bar release mechanism is configured to connect and disconnect the transmission of the driving force between the drive shaft and the needle bar. The drive portion is configured to drive the needle bar release mechanism. The contact member is configured to come into contact with the needle bar in a case where the needle bar is positioned at a top dead point of the range within which the needle bar is able to move up and down. The switching mechanism is configured to switch the position of the contact member between a first position and a second position. |
| US10072366B2 |
Moldable automotive fibrous products with enhanced heat deformation
Described are fibrous products for molding for use in Automotive products such as Underbody Aero-shields, wheel house liners, and Engine compartment applications with enhanced heat aging capability, abrasion resistance, and resistance to water, oils, and other fluids and is recyclable. The fibrous products also have acoustical benefits such as improved acoustical impedance or sound dampening properties over currently available acoustic insulation materials. |
| US10072365B2 |
Knit fabrics and base layer garments made therefrom with improved thermal protective properties
Knit fabrics and military apparel such as T-shirts made therefrom are disclosed. The fabrics are constructed from blended yarns made from an intimate combination of nylon and cotton staple fibers. Such fabrics comprise a weight ratio of cotton to nylon which ranges from about 55:45 to about 85:15, and these fabrics also have a weight ranging from about 3 to about 8 oz/yd2. Knit fabrics of this type possess a desirable combination of good thermal protective properties, provided the specified high level of staple fiber blend uniformity is achieved, along with very useful abrasion resistance, bursting strength and drying time characteristics. |
| US10072363B2 |
Cooling drum for cooling a thread plug
The invention relates to a cooling drum for cooling a thread plug in texturing process. The cooling drum comprises a drivable cooling jacket, on the circumference of which at least one air-permeable guide track is designed for guiding the thread plug. A suction chamber is provided in the interior of the cooling jacket, which chamber is connected via a suction connection to a vacuum source. In this way, a stationary shielding means is provided, which is arranged between the cooling jacket and the suction chamber. In order to produce a suction flow which is as targeted as possible and affected by little loss, according to the invention, the shielding means is formed by a closed sealing jacket which is placed substantially coaxially spaced apart with the cooling jacket and has an air slot in the region of the guide track. |
| US10072359B2 |
Oil agent for carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber, oil composition for carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber, processed-oil solution for carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber, and method for producing carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber bundle, and carbon-fiber bundle using carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber bundle
The present invention relates to an oil agent for carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber, including at least one type of compound selected from groups of a hydroxybenzoate (Compound A), a cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (Compound B and C), a cyclohexanedimethanol and/or a cyclohexanediol and a fatty acid (Compound D and E) and an isophoronediisocyanate-aliphatic alcohol adduct (Compound F), an oil composition for carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber, a processed-oil solution for carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber, and a method for producing a carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber bundle, and a carbon-fiber bundle using the carbon-fiber precursor acrylic fiber bundle. |
| US10072356B2 |
Magnetic material including α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of α″-Fe16Z2 and α″-Fe16N2, where Z includes at least one of C, B, or O
A magnetic material may include α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of α″-Fe16N2 and α″-Fe16Z2, where Z includes at least one of C, B, or O, and x is a number greater than zero and less than one. In some examples, the magnetic material including α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of α″-Fe16N2 and α″-Fe16Z2 may include a relatively high magnetic saturation, such as greater than about 219 emu/gram, greater than about 242 emu/gram, or greater than about 250 emu/gram. In addition, in some examples, the magnetic material including α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of α″-Fe16N2 and α″-Fe16Z2 may include a relatively low coercivity. Techniques for forming the magnetic material are also described. |
| US10072333B2 |
Sheet coating method
A method of coating a plurality of sheets. A fluid is forced through gaps in the plurality of sheets. The fluid has a substantially plug flow profile and the fluid deposits a coating on at least one surface of the plurality of sheets in a self-limiting deposition process. |
| US10072327B2 |
Method for coating a metal strip and equipment for implementing said method
The invention relates to a process for coating a metal strip, in which a layer of an oxidizable metal or an oxidizable metal alloy or a metal oxide is vacuum-deposited on a metal strip precoated with zinc or with a zinc alloy, the coated metal strip is then coiled, and the wound coil undergoes a static diffusion treatment so as to obtain a strip having a coating that comprises, in the upper portion, a layer of an alloy formed by diffusion of the oxidizable metal or the oxidizable metal alloy in all or part of the zinc or zinc alloy layer, and also to equipment for implementing the process. |
| US10072326B2 |
Versatile holder for treating the surface of rod-shaped substrates
A holder for securing at least one rod-shaped substrate body having a variable cross-section along the substrate body has a substrate body region BQ1 comprising a surface to be treated. The holder comprises at least one perforated wall as the front wall, the wall having at least one opening, and also comprises a support element and a retaining element. The support element is constructed and/or secured in the opening in such a way that at least part of the substrate body can be arranged longitudinally and obliquely in the support element and the retaining element is constructed and/or secured in the opening in such a way that the retaining element can retain the substrate body at a point between the region BQ1 and the remainder of the substrate body such that the region BQ1 protrudes from the holder through the opening. |
| US10072319B2 |
Multi-phase covetic and methods of synthesis thereof
There are provided methods and systems for creating multi-phase covetics. For example, there is provided a process for making a composite material. The process includes forming a multi-phase covetic. The forming includes heating a melt including a metal in a molten state and a carbon source to a first temperature threshold to form metal-carbon bonds. The forming further includes subsequently heating the melt to a second temperature threshold, the second temperature threshold being greater than the first temperature threshold. The second temperature threshold is a temperature at or above which ordered multi-phase covetics form in the melt. |
| US10072316B2 |
High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and method for producing the same
A cold-rolled steel sheet having a steel composition comprising, by mass %, 0.12% to 0.22% C, 0.8% to 1.8% Si, 1.8% to 2.8% Mn, 0.020% or less P, 0.0040% or less S, 0.005% to 0.08% Al, 0.008% or less N, 0.001% to 0.040% Ti, 0.0001% to 0.0020% B, 0.0001% to 0.0020% Ca, and Fe and incidental impurities. The steel sheet includes a microstructure in which ferrite and bainite phases are 50% to 70% of the total area, the average grain size of the ferrite and bainite phase is 1 to 3 μm, a tempered martensite phase is 25% to 45% of the total area, the average grain size of the tempered martensite phase is 1 to 3 μm, and a retained austenite phase is 2% to 10% of the total area. |
| US10072312B2 |
Method for operating a top gas recycling blast furnace installation
Method of operating a blast furnace installation comprising a top gas recycle blast furnace and hot stones, whereby a hydrocarbon containing fuel is transformed into a transformed gas stream consisting mainly of CO and H2 and substantially devoid of hydrocarbon, whereby a low-heating-value gaseous fuel is generated comprising a mixture of the transformed gas with a portion of the CO2-rich tail gas obtained by decarbonatation of the blast furnace gas, and whereby the low-heating-value fuel is used to heat the hot furnace gas is heated before being injected into the blast-furnace. |
| US10072310B2 |
Process of preparing fermented milk beverage keeping high viable cell count at ambient temperature
The invention provides a process of preparing fermented milk beverage keeping high viable cell count at ambient temperature. The process includes the steps of adding regular yoghurt lactobacillus into milk for fermentation, fermenting until pH value to 3.8-4.8, diluting, mixing and sterilizing with conventional method, adding concentrated culture, concentrated frozen culture or freeze dried culture containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 53103 into mixed milk beverage at aseptic condition. According to various pH value of finished product, it can be stored at ambient temperature for 1-6 months, and the viable cell count will not be less than 105 cfu/ml milk beverage. The indexes of storage period and viable cell count are much higher than fermented milk beverage produced by conventional process. Thereby the defect that fermented milk beverage has short shelf life and low viable cell count at ambient temperature is overcome efficiently. |
| US10072307B1 |
Isolation of viruses using anionic resin beads
An isolation and detection method for viruses from large quantities of water or other aqueous media. The technology employs charged resins to isolate viral particles from liquid sources such as water, milk, juices, and homogenized food. Anionic resin beads are added to a sample liquid and suspended within the liquid. While in suspension the anionic beads complex with negatively charged virus particles of other pathogens. The complexed beads are then removed from the liquid, effecting the isolation of the virus. Detection techniques can then be performed directly on the complexed beads without resorting to additional steps to elute the virus or other pathogen from the bead. The methodology can be employed for the detection of bacteriophage in an aqueous medium where the bacteriophage serves as a surrogate for the presence of a pathogen or other contaminant, such as an enteric virus. |
| US10072304B2 |
Nuclear localization of Src-family tyrosine kinases is required for growth factor-induced euchromatinization
A method for quantitatively evaluating chromatin structural changes using pixel imaging of the nucleus is provided. Pixel imaging of the nucleus can include capturing one or more images of a nucleus of one or more nucleic acid stain treated cells. The stain intensity can be measured by quantitating the intensity. The mean and/or standard deviation of stain intensity per pixel can be used to determine chromatin condensation levels or chromatin structural change. |
| US10072303B2 |
Methods and materials for treating endometrial cancer
This document provides methods and materials for treating endometrial cancer. For example, methods and materials for identifying a female mammal as having endometrial cancer and surgically removing at least the uterus of the female are provided. |
| US10072300B2 |
Kit for the prognosis of colorectal cancer
A kit for the prognosis of colorectal cancer, which includes reagents related in detecting the expression level of any one or more genes of the following five genes: BST1, as shown in SEQ ID NO:1; MGST1, as shown in SEQ ID NO:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10; HP, as shown in SEQ ID NO:11 or 12; RCAN3, as shown in SEQ ID NO:13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 or 22; and SRA1, as shown in SEQ ID NO:23 or 24. The reagents are used to detect the expression level of any one or more of the above five genes in the preparation of a kit for the prognosis of colorectal cancer. The kit can be used to perform precise prognosis for a patient suffering from colorectal cancer, and has good clinical application prospects. |
| US10072296B2 |
Compositions and methods for sjögren's syndrome
The present invention provides methods and compositions involving epigenetic and gene expression signatures and their association with Sjögren's syndrome. |
| US10072290B2 |
Methods for amplifying fragmented target nucleic acids utilizing an assembler sequence
The present invention provides methods of amplifying a fragmented target nucleic acid containing short target nucleic acid fragments utilizing an assembler sequence to convert these short fragments into longer sequences enabling their identification and interrogation. This is particularly important when attempting to identify small genetic variations, such as SNVs, present in highly fragmented nucleic acid samples. Amplification is accomplished by hybridizing the short target nucleic acid sequences to the assembler sequence, where these short sequences serve as primers for extension. Since the fragmented target nucleic acids that contain SNVs are utilized as primers on the assembler sequence they are preserved during amplification and can be detected. |
| US10072289B2 |
Genetic addiction risk analysis for RDS severity index
Methods and kits for assessing severity index for alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other reward deficiency syndromes. It has been discovered that a multifaceted non-specific RDS behaviors should be considered as the true “reward” phenotype (endophenotype) instead of a single subset RDS behavior such as alcoholism. In an embodiment of the present invention, it has been discovered that there are at least eleven risk alleles associated with ten candidate genes. The methods and kits of the present invention satisfy the need to classify patients at genetic risk for drug/alcohol seeking behavior prior to or upon entry to residential and or non-residential chemical dependency and pain programs. |
| US10072288B2 |
Detecting single nucleotide polymorphism using overlapped primer and melting probe
Methods for the detection of the presence or absence of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in a target nucleic acid in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step using primers, a hybridizing step utilizing a melting probe, and a detecting step, wherein a decreasing shift in the predefined melting temperature of the melting probe is indicative of the presence of the SNP in the sample and wherein the absence of a decreasing shift in the predefined melting temperature of the melting probe is indicative of the absence of the SNP in the sample. |
| US10072284B2 |
Lysis buffer and methods for extraction of DNA from plant material
The present invention is generally directed to a lysis buffer for extraction of DNA from plant material and improved methods for extraction of DNA from plant material utilizing the novel lysis buffer. Advantageously, the lysis buffer of the present invention is suitable for use in connection with simpler analysis methods, while still providing suitable DNA yields and purities for analysis. |
| US10072282B2 |
Modulators for SIRT6 and assays for screening same
Method for identifying a modulator of Sirt6, PfSir2a, or Sirt7 deacylase activity, wherein a fatty-acylated substrate containing an acyl-lysine moiety and an indicator moiety is contacted with Sirt6, PfSir2a, or Sirt7 in the presence of a candidate compound under conditions for Sirt6, PfSir2a, or Sirt7 to deacylate the substrate, wherein the acyl is a hydrophobic fatty acyl group containing a hydrocarbon group having at least three carbon atoms connected by carbon-carbon bonds; contacting the deacylated substrate with a cleavage agent that cleaves the linkage between the lysine and indicator moiety to generate a detectable signal; and correlating a quantified Sirt6, PfSir2a, or Sirt7 deacylase activity therefrom. Modulating compounds of Sirt6, PfSir2a, or Sirt7 deacylase activity are also described, as are pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of treatment by administration of the modulating compounds, and kits for practicing the method. |
| US10072280B2 |
Compositions for saccharification of cellulosic material
The present invention relates to enzyme compositions for high temperature saccharification of cellulosic material and to uses thereof. |
| US10072275B2 |
Method of producing 2,3-butanediol
A method of producing 2,3-butanediol includes the steps of: culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Zymobacter in a fermentation feedstock containing a carbon source (Step A); and purifying 2,3-butanediol from culture liquid obtained in this step (Step B). In this method, the carbon source contains pentose, and the microorganism belonging to the genus Zymobacter has a capacity to metabolize pentose. |
| US10072273B2 |
Pseudotyped lentiviral vectors
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of a nucleic acid sequence encoding the vesicular stomatitis virus envelope glycoprotein (VSV-G) linked to a (poly)peptide comprising or consisting of a cell membrane-binding domain, said nucleic acid sequence comprising in 5′ to 3′ direction (a) a first sequence segment encoding an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) signal sequence; (b) a second sequence segment encoding said (poly)peptide comprising or consisting of a cell membrane-binding domain; (c) a third sequence segment encoding a linker; and (d) a fourth sequence segment encoding said VSV-G. Further, the invention relates to a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of the invention, a host cell comprising said vector or nucleic acid molecule, the polypeptide encoded by said nucleic acid molecule and a method of producing the polypeptide encoded by said nucleic acid molecule. In addition, the invention relates to a pseudotyped lentiviral vector particle, a method of transducing a cell as well as a kit comprising various combinations of the nucleic acid molecule, vectors, polypeptides and host cells of the invention. |
| US10072270B2 |
Transcription factors that regulate nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco
The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding transcription factors and methods of using these nucleic acids to modulate nicotine production in plants and to produce plants having modulated nicotine production. |
| US10072263B2 |
Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition of beta-catenin by double-stranded RNA
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing β-catenin target RNA and protein levels via use of dsRNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents. |
| US10072261B1 |
Double coupling method for oligonucleotide synthesis
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for double coupling a nucleoside phosphoramidite during synthesis of an oligonucleotide. The method can include coupling a free hydroxyl group of a nucleoside residue with a first sample of a protected nucleoside phosphoramidite via an internucleoside P(III) linkage, followed by exposure to an oxidizing agent prior to a second coupling step with a second sample of the protected nucleoside phosphoramidite, and further exposure to an oxidizing agent. The method finds use in synthesizing an oligonucleotide on a solid phase support, such as a planar surface. The double coupling method can be utilized at one or more nucleotide positions during oligonucleotide synthesis thereby reducing single base deletion rates. Oligonucleotide containing compositions synthesized according to the disclosed methods are also provided. |
| US10072260B2 |
Target enrichment of randomly sheared genomic DNA fragments
Provided herein are various methods for enriching a target fragment that is present in randomly sheared genomic DNA. In some embodiments, the method may involve hybridizing randomly sheared genomic DNA to a halo probe to produce a first circular complex, and then enzymatically digesting the overhanging ends of the genomic fragment. Other embodiments may include hybridizing randomly sheared genomic DNA to an RNA oligonucleotide that comprises a region that hybridizes to a fragment of the randomly sheared genomic DNA to produce an RNA/DNA duplex. The overhanging ends of the genomic fragment in the RNA/DNA duplex can then be enzymatically digested. |
| US10072257B2 |
Inverse patterning process for three-dimensional multi-compartmental micro-organization of multiple cell types
The invention features an “inverse patterning” or “Intaglio-Void/Embed-Relief Topographic (In VERT) molding” manufacturing process for generating high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) multi-cellular microstructures in distinct cellular compartments of a single hydrogel. The platform has general utility in the development of engineered tissues for human therapies, drug testing, and disease models. Additionally, the platform can serve as a model system for studying 3D cell-cell interactions in fields as diverse as stem cell biology to the development of cancer therapeutics. |
| US10072256B2 |
Process for separating and determining the viral load in a pancreatin sample
Processes for separating an infectious viral load from a pancreatin sample and for quantitatively determining the viral load in a pancreatin sample are described herein. |
| US10072248B2 |
Method for differentiating pluripotent stem cell induced from mesenchymal stem cell into hepatocyte
The present invention relates to a medium composition containing an Ecklonia cava extract for dedifferentiation an induced pluripotent stem cell. Also, the present invention relates to a method for differentiating an induced pluripotent stem cell produced by using the medium composition into hepatocytes. When using the medium composition according to the present invention, induced pluripotent stem cells using mesenchymal stem cells can be produced efficiently, and the pluripotent stem cells which have been produced can be useful as a cell treatment agent by being capable of being differentiated into hepatocytes. |
| US10072239B1 |
Microorganism cultivation platform for human life support
A life support system for providing a growth medium for at least one photosynthetic micro-organism and for converting CO2 to O2, with reduced water use that is as low as about 4 percent of the corresponding amount of water normally required for conventional micro-organism growth. The system includes a liquid transport capillary channel, a mixed culture photosynthetic biofilm and a liquid transport substrate that is positioned between and contiguous to the capillary channel and the biofilm, where the liquid transport rate is adjustable by adjustment of the local humidity. Approximately uniform radiation is received by the biofilm and contributes to microorganism growth. |
| US10072235B2 |
Formulations, the production and use thereof, and suitable components
A formulation including (A) at least one compound selected from methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) and glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and salts thereof, (B) at least one graft copolymer composed of (a) at least one graft base selected from nonionic monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and side chains obtainable by grafting on of (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and (c) at least one compound of the general formula (I), where the variables are defined as follows: R1 is selected from methyl and hydrogen, A1 is selected from C2-C4-alkylene, R2 are identical or different and selected from C1-C4-alkyl, X− is selected from halide, mono-C1-C4-alkyl sulfate and sulfate. |
| US10072233B2 |
Fragrance and flavor compositions comprising neopentyl glycol diacetate
The present application relates to the use of neopentyl glycol diacetate (CAS 13431-57-7) as a flavor and fragrance ingredient. |
| US10072215B2 |
Dye-sensitized TiO2 hybrid system with rhenium and cobalt catalysts for producing hydrogen/carbon monoxide syngas
Disclosed is a hybrid catalyst system for the production of hydrogen/carbon monoxide syngas. The hybrid catalyst system includes a dye, a rhenium (Re) catalyst, and a cobalt (Co) catalyst grafted on a semiconductor metal oxide. The hybrid catalyst system can produce syngas without the aid of external energy and enables control over the ratio of hydrogen/carbon monoxide formed. Therefore, the hybrid catalyst system can find application in various industrial fields, including chemical fuel production. |
| US10072214B1 |
Mechanical demoisturizing of partially-decomposed organic material
A process for the preparation of a concentrated filter cake from an admixture of partially-decomposed organic material and a polar liquid using a filter press without the input of thermal heat or superheated steam or other pressurized gas or liquid is provided by this invention. The admixture is mixed with an additional amount of the polar liquid to produce a feed slurry of the admixture having a moisture content of about 90-99% wt. The resulting slurry admixture is then introduced into the filter press having a plurality of filter plates with porous membranes secured along their outlet. The pressure condition introduced inside the filter plate chambers is increased by a pressurized gas or liquid to force the polar liquid from the admixture slurry though apertures contained in the membrane, thereby leaving a filter cake of the partially-decomposed organic material having a moisture content that is lower than the moisture content of the initial partially-decomposed organic material feed. The process and its equipment may be used to treat a variety of partially-decomposed organic material/polar liquid slurry admixtures, including high moisture peat containing water, and reduce the moisture content of the resulting peat filter cake to as low as 60% wt. |
| US10072213B2 |
Fireproof material incorporating aerogel with organic foam material and method for making the same
A fireproof material incorporating aerogel with an organic foam material and a method for making the same are provided. The method is carried out as follows: A. a mixed solution of a precursor and an organic solvent is added with an acid catalyst and becomes an anhydrous aerogel solution through hydrolysis; B. the anhydrous aerogel solution is added with an aqueous alkali catalyst solution and forms an aerogel solution through condensation; C. an organic foam material is impregnated with the aerogel solution such that aerogel is generated by gelation and is incorporated with the organic foam material, forming a three-dimensional reticular structure; and D. the organic foam material incorporated with the aerogel is dried and then shaped to produce a fireproof material. The fireproof material is highly proof against fire and can pass the limiting oxygen index test. |
| US10072212B2 |
DOPO-based hybrid flame retardants
The invention relates to novel and improved halogen-free flame retardant compounds having the structure of Formula (I): wherein: R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, —P(O)(OR3)2, —P(O)OR3R4, or —P(O)R32, wherein R3 and R4 are independently C1-C4 alkyl, C6-C12 aryl, C7-C15 aralkyl or C7-C15 alkaryl; or R1 and R2 taken together form an unsaturated cyclic ring, which is optionally substituted by an alkyl group; each k is independently an integer from 1 to 2; each X is independently oxygen (O) or sulphur (S); v is 0 or 1; each Y is independently C1-C4 alkylene, C6 arylene, C7-C15 aralkylene, C7-C15 alkarylene, oxygen (O), nitrogen (NR), wherein R is H or C1-C4 alkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that n is 1 when Y is oxygen (O) or nitrogen (NR); each Z is independently C1-C4 alkylene, C6 arylene, C7-C15 aralkylene or C7-C15 is alkarylene; m is independently 0, 1 or 2; with the proviso that when Y is oxygen (O) or nitrogen (N), m cannot be 0; each Q is independently C1-C4 alkylene; t is an integer from 1 to 2; W is oxygen (O) or sulphur (S). The compounds are particularly suited as flame retardant additives for thermoplastic polyesters. |
| US10072211B2 |
Alignment layer composition, liquid crystal display including the same, and method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display
An alignment layer composition including a copolymer of a dianhydride compound and a diamine compound, the copolymer including a repeating unit represented by chemical formula (1); and a repeating unit represented by chemical formula (2): wherein R1 is a tetravalent organic group derived from an alicyclic dianhydride or an aromatic dianhydride, and wherein R1 includes a phenyl ester group. |
| US10072209B2 |
Liquid-crystalline media
The invention relates to liquid-crystalline media which can be used, in particular, for electro-optical displays having active-matrix addressing based on the ECB effect and for IPS (in-plane switching) displays or FFS (fringe field switching) displays. |
| US10072208B2 |
Compositions and methods for the stabilization of clay containing soils
The invention is directed to stabilizing functionalized polymers and compositions containing polysaccharides and polysaccharide derivatives functionalized with amine, alkyl and/or alkyl/amine moieties, and methods for reducing swelling of soils and especially clay-containing soils with stabilization functionalized polymers and compositions of the invention. |
| US10072206B2 |
Processes for preparing color stable red-emitting phosphors
Processes for preparing color stable red-emitting phosphors include contacting a complex fluoride phosphor of formula I with a first fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form at a first temperature ranging from 200° C. to 700° C. to form a first product phosphor, contacting the first product phosphor in particulate form with a solution of a compound of formula II in aqueous hydrofluoric acid to form a treated phosphor, and contacting the treated phosphor with a second fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form at a second temperature <225° C., AxMFy:MN4+ I AxMFy II wherein A is independently at each occurrence Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs or a combination thereof, M is independently at each occurrence Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof, x is absolute value of the charge of the MFy ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7. |
| US10072204B2 |
Selection of optimal surfactants for performing surfactant flooding enhanced oil recovery
Methods of providing an optimal surfactant or surfactant blend in a subterranean operation and obtaining a sampled fluid from a subterranean formation and determining constituent parameters of the sampled fluid using a hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation (HLD) model. The HLD model can be used to determine an optimal surfactant or surfactant blend to achieve an oil-water separation morphological phase of the sampled fluid. The optimal surfactant or surfactant blend can then be introduced into the subterranean formation as part of a surfactant flooding enhanced oil recovery operation. |
| US10072196B2 |
Method of preparing graphene-graphene fused material and method of preparing graphene-substrate composite using the same
Disclosed is a method of preparing a graphene-graphene fused material, including: forming a plurality of nano graphene-metal composites comprised of nano graphene and a nano metal provided on a surface of the nano graphene for bonding between the nano graphenes; forming a polydopamine layer on outer surfaces of the nano graphene-metal composites; and thermally treating the nano graphene-metal composites to prepare a graphene-graphene fused material in which the nano graphene-metal composites are melted and bonded to each other by the nano metal provided on the nano graphene-metal composites. |
| US10072193B2 |
Filling method using mixed refrigerant including trans-1, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoropropene
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for filling a refrigerant mixture. This method enables composition changes of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture comprising HFO-1234ze(E) and HFC-32 during the transfer to fall within an acceptable range of refrigerant performance. The method for filling a refrigerant mixture comprising HFC-32 and HFO-1234ze(E), the HFC-32 being present in a liquid phase of the refrigerant mixture in an amount of 10 to 90 wt % based on 100 wt % of the total of the HFC-32 and HFO-1234ze(E), comprises, in transferring the refrigerant mixture in a liquid state to a target container or equipment from a feeding container, adjusting the proportion (initial composition) of the HFC-32 in the liquid phase of the refrigerant mixture in the feeding container immediately before the transfer to x+y1 (minimum value) to x wt % (target upper-limit composition), so that the proportion of the HFC-32 in the liquid phase of the refrigerant mixture in the feeding container falls within a range from the target upper-limit composition (x) of the HFC-32 to the target upper-limit composition (x)—4.0 wt % (target lower-limit composition) during initiation and completion of the transfer. |
| US10072189B2 |
Silicone adhesive composition, a method for the preparation thereof and an adhesive film
One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide an silicone adhesive composition which comprises no antioxidant, has sufficient adhesive, tack properties and excellent heat resistance, and provides a silicone adhesive composition which has no adhesive residue in a test described below. The other purpose of the present invention is to provide an adhesive film and an adhesive tape having a cured layer obtained from the composition. The present invention provides an addition curable or peroxide curable silicone adhesive composition, wherein the addition curable silicone adhesive composition comprises (A1) a diorganopolysiloxane having an alkenyl group and a viscosity at 25 degrees C. of 100,000 mPa·s or more, (B) an organopolysiloxane having R13SiO0.5 units and SiO2 units, wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, (C) an organchydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three SiH groups, (D) optionally an addition reaction inhibitor, (E) a platinum group metal catalyst for an addition reaction, and (F) an organic solvent, and the peroxide curable silicone adhesive composition comprises (A2) a diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity at 25 degrees C. of 100,000 mPa·s or more and may or may not have an alkenyl group, (B) an organopolysiloxane having R13SiO0.5 units and SiO2 units, wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atom, (F) an organic solvent, and (G) an organic peroxide, and components (A1) and (A2) may be accompanied with octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and/or decamethylcyclopentasiloxane and each content of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is less than 0.1 mass %, based on a total amount of component (A1) or (A2), component (B) and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane. |
| US10072188B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesives for bonding flexible printing plates
A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising at least one adhesive component comprising at least one polymer component based on a monomer mixture comprising at least one of the following monomers: at least one acrylic ester at least one methacrylic ester acrylic acid methacrylic acid is particularly suitable for the bonding of printing plates, particularly to printing cylinders and/or printing sleeves, if the pressure-sensitive adhesive further comprises 1 to 25 wt %, preferably 2 to 20 wt %, based in each case on the overall blend of the at least one adhesive component without solvent, of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of stearyl alcohol, aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic esters, acetylated polyols and ethoxylated fatty acid amines. |
| US10072187B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive member and image display, and method for peeling off optical film from an image display and method for removing display panel from image display
The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the invention includes a base polymer; and amphiphilic molecule particles that have an aggregate structure of amphiphilic molecules having hydrophilic group and hydrophobic group in the same molecule. The pressure-sensitive adhesive has stable adhesive characteristics and can be reduced in adhesive strength in a desired manner depending on how it is to be used. |
| US10072186B2 |
Farnesene-based tackifying resins and adhesive compositions containing the same
A tackifying resin includes a farnesene-based polymer having monomeric units derived from a farnesene monomer and one or more optional comonomers selected from the group consisting of dienes, branched mono-olefins, and vinyl aromatics and has a softening point greater than or equal to 80 degrees Celsius. A method of making the farnesene-based polymer includes combining a farnesene monomer and a solvent and optionally adding one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of dienes, branched mono-olefins, and vinyl aromatics, to provide a monomer feed, and polymerizing the monomer feed by combining the monomer feed with a Friedel-Crafts catalyst in a vessel. The tackifying resin may be combined with an elastomer to form a hot melt adhesive composition. |
| US10072185B2 |
Self-heating sealant or adhesive employing multi-compartment microcapsules
A self-heating sealant or adhesive may be formed using multi-compartment microcapsules dispersed within a sealant or adhesive. The multi-compartment microcapsules produce heat when subjected to a stimulus (e.g., a compressive force, a magnetic field, or combinations thereof). In some embodiments, the multi-compartment microcapsules have first and second compartments separated by an isolating structure adapted to rupture in response to the stimulus, wherein the first and second compartments contain reactants that come in contact and react to produce heat when the isolating structure ruptures. In some embodiments, the multi-compartment microcapsules are shell-in-shell microcapsules each having an inner shell contained within an outer shell, wherein the inner shell defines the isolating structure and the outer shell does not allow the heat-generating chemistry to escape the microcapsule upon rupture of the inner shell. |
| US10072175B2 |
Glass plate substitute film, and display device
Provided is a glass plate substitute film having superior substitutability for glass plates due to having superior impact resistance and light weight compared with glass plates, as well as sufficient scratch-preventing property, blooming resistance and yellowing resistance. The glass plate substitute film of the present invention includes: a substrate layer; and one or a plurality of surface layers overlaid on one side or both two sides of the substrate layer, wherein the substrate layer contains as a principal component a polycarbonate having a constitutional unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1), and wherein the dihydroxy compound is an extract of a plant or a derivative thereof. At least one surface layer of the one or the plurality of surface layers preferably contains an active energy ray-curable resin as a principal component. The active energy ray-curable resin is preferably an ultraviolet ray-curable epoxy resin. |
| US10072173B2 |
Polymethylmethacrylate based hardcoat composition and coated article
A coating composition is disclosed. The coating composition includes a poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer or copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 50,000 grams per mole; monomer comprising at least one of an alkylene diacrylate, alkylene dimethacrylate, cycloalkylene diacrylate, or cycloalkylenedimethacrylate, wherein the at least one of an alkylene diacrylate, alkylene dimethacrylate, cycloalkylene diacrylate, or cycloalkylenedimethacrylate provides at least 80 percent by weight of the monomer; and a stabilizer against ultraviolet light. An article including a coating on a surface of a substrate and a method of making the article are also disclosed. The coating on the surface of the substrate is obtained by curing the disclosed coating composition. |
| US10072172B2 |
Flexible vinyl chloride resin composition, molded product, electric wire coating material, and coated electric wire
The invention provides a flexible vinyl chloride resin composition, a molded product obtained from the resin composition, an electric wire coating material, and an electric wire coated by the electric wire coating material. In the flexible vinyl chloride resin composition, based on 100 parts by mass of (A), the content of (B) is 0.1 parts by mass to 20 parts by mass and the content of (C) is 10 parts by mass to 150 parts by mass. A molded product having excellent surface smoothness and excellent flexibility can be obtained via the flexible vinyl chloride resin composition even under the condition of high production speed. (A) vinyl chloride resin; (B) powdered processing aid containing an alkyl methacrylate copolymer obtained by polymerizing 10 mass % to 100 mass % of alkyl methacrylate for which the alkyl group of an alkyl ester portion contains a C3 to C5 straight-chain or branched alkyl group, 0 mass % to 90 mass % of methyl methacrylate, and 0 mass % to 20 mass % of other copolymerizable monomers; (C) plasticizer. |
| US10072170B2 |
Ink set and ink-jet recording method
An ink set that includes a first ink and a second ink each containing coloring agent, surfactant, organic solvent, resin, and water. The mix SP value of the organic solvent and the water of the first ink is larger than the mix SP value of the organic solvent and the water of the second ink. An ink-jet recording method using the ink set. |
| US10072168B2 |
Marking fluids for vinyl substrates
Marking fluids and apparatus for marking vinyl substrates, such as through inkjet printing, use aqueous-based fluid vehicles having an amount of a vinyl-softening co-solvent sufficient to cause swelling of the vinyl substrate after water has been driven from the marking fluid. |
| US10072167B2 |
Ink compositions
An ink composition includes a fluid and a plurality of microcapsules suspended in the fluid. The fluid includes a first chemical compound that exhibits a first color characteristic in a first pH range and exhibits a second color characteristic in a second pH range, where the first color characteristic is visually distinct from the second color characteristic. A second chemical compound is contained within the microcapsules, such that rupturing at least a subset of the plurality of microcapsules releases the second chemical compound. Releasing the second chemical compound shifts a pH of the fluid from a first pH in the first pH range to a second pH in the second pH range. |
| US10072166B2 |
Inks with latex polymers having improved printing performance
A printing ink having improved printing performance is provided. The ink includes either a latex polymer derived from a monomer having an olefinic group and from about 1 to 10 wt % of N-phenylmaleimide or a latex polymer having a narrow particle size distribution that has a standard deviation of less than about 6% of average particle size, or both. The ink may be continuously printed for more than 1 hr without crusting. |
| US10072163B2 |
Intumescent coating composition
An intumescent coating composition and a coated metal substrate are described. The composition comprises: (a) a polymeric binder; (b) an acid catalyst effective to form a polyphosphoric acid on thermal decomposition; (c) a solid carbon donor; (d) a liquid carbon donor in the form of one or more polyhydric alcohols effective to form a phosphoric acid ester on contact with phosphoric acid; (e) an expansion agent; (f) one or more pigments; (g) optionally, one or more other additives; (h) a liquid carrier for the polymeric binder The ratio of combined components (b), (c), (e) and (f):(a) is at least 4:1 w/w. A coating composition wherein the concentration of components (b), (e) and (f) is in the range 55-75% w/w solids is further described. |
| US10072154B2 |
Low hysteresis carbon black
A carbon black product comprises aggregates of carbon black characterized as having an OAN of between 139 and 149 ml/100 g, a COAN of between 95 and 105 ml/100 g, an iodine adsorption number I2 No of between 52 and 62 mg/g, and a multipoint nitrogen adsorption N2SA of between 54 and 64 m2/g. Tires manufactured with the carbon black product exhibit low rolling resistance and low heat build-up under service conditions. |
| US10072153B2 |
Color conversion in LCD displays with silica nanoparticles
Color conversion films for a LCD (liquid crystal display) having RGB (red, green, blue) color filters, as well as such displays, formulations, precursors and methods are provided, which improve display performances with respect to color gamut, energy efficiency, materials and costs. The color conversion films absorb backlight illumination and convert the energy to green and/or red emission at high efficiency, specified wavelength ranges and narrow emission peaks. For example, rhodamine-based fluorescent compounds are used in matrices produced by sol gel processes and/or UV (ultraviolet) curing processes which are configured to stabilize the compounds and extend their lifetime—to provide the required emission specifications of the color conversion films. Film integration and display configurations further enhance the display performance with color conversion films utilizing various color conversion elements. |
| US10072152B2 |
Methods for producing high toughness silk fibres
The present invention provides methods for producing a silk protein spinning dope solution suitable for producing high toughness fibers, the thus produced silk protein spinning dope solution, methods for producing fibers using said silk protein spinning dope solution. |
| US10072149B2 |
Modified poly (arylene ether) resin composition, method of preparing the same and molded article produced thereof
Disclosed is a poly(arylene ether) resin composition, and more specifically, a modified poly(arylene ether) resin composition including a poly(arylene ether) resin, a poly(arylene ether) resin modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof, a polyamide resin, a polyolefin resin, and an encapsulating agent, wherein the polyolefin resin is encapsulated by the encapsulating agent with the poly(arylene ether) resin and the poly(arylene ether) resin modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof, and a molded article produced therefrom. The disclosed composition has an effect of providing a modified poly(arylene ether) resin composition which has less change in physical properties caused by moisture, and has low specific gravity and superior impact strength, weatherability and balance in physical properties. |
| US10072148B2 |
Resin composition, copper clad laminate and printed circuit board using same
The present invention provides a resin composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of epoxy resin; (B) from 10 to 80 parts by weight of benzoxazine resin; (C) from 10 to 50 parts by weight of dicyclopentadiene phenol resin; and (D) from 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of amine hardener; wherein the resin composition is free of diallyl bisphenol A (DABPA). |
| US10072141B2 |
Resin composition, resin molded article, and method of preparing resin composition
A resin composition contains: polyolefin; a carbon fiber; a resin containing at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond; and a compatibilizer, the resin containing at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond forms a coating layer around the carbon fiber, and a thickness of the coating layer is from 50 nm to 700 nm. |
| US10072138B2 |
Rubber composition for use in tire treads
A rubber composition comprises a diene rubber including not less than 30% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 1 to 25 parts by weight of a tackifying resin, and from 25 to 80 parts by weight of a filler comprising not less than 50% by weight of silica. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber has a terminal modified group comprising a functional group that interacts with silica. In the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber, aromatic vinyl unit content is from 38% to 48% by weight, vinyl unit content is from 20% to 35%, weight-average molecular weight is from 600,000 to 1,000,000, and glass transition temperature is from −22 to −32° C. A glass transition temperature of the tackifying resin is from 50 to 110° C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber. |
| US10072135B2 |
Compositions including a polythiol, an unsaturated compound, and a dye and methods relating to such compositions
A curable composition having a polythiol; at least one unsaturated compound comprising two or more carbon-carbon double bonds, carbon-carbon triple bonds, or a combination thereof; and a dye compound represented by formula: A crosslinked composition prepared from the curable composition, a method for indicating curing in a curable composition, and a method of stabilizing a curable composition comprising a polythiol and at least one unsaturated compound comprising two or more carbon-carbon double bonds, carbon-carbon triple bonds, or a combination thereof are also disclosed. |
| US10072131B2 |
Rubber composition for tire
The present invention provides a rubber composition a tire, by which both low rolling resistance and wet grip performance can be achieved at high levels. This rubber composition for a tire is obtained by blending from 66 to 180 parts by weight of a silica having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of from 150 to 400 m2/g into 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber; a size Rss of aggregates of the silica forming a hierarchical structure being from 14 to 23 nm when the rubber composition is measured by ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering and an obtained scattering profile is applied to a Unified-Guinier function. |
| US10072128B2 |
Polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particles and polyolefin-based resin in-mold expansion molded article comprising polyolefin-based resin pre- expanded particles
Polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particles include a polyolefin-based resin composition including a polyolefin-based resin, a sterically hindered amine ether flame retardant expressed by the general formula (1): R1NHCH2CH2CH2NR2CH2CH2NR3CH2CH2CH2NHR4 (1), and a phosphoric ester. The polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particles are flame retardant polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particles that can have good in-mold expansion moldability and exhibit excellent flame resistance compared to the conventional pre-expanded particles even when molded into a sample having a higher density or a larger thickness without using a halogen flame retardant, and that do not generate harmful gas during burning. |
| US10072124B2 |
Polyarylene sulfide resin, manufacturing method therefor, and molding
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: a step of reacting a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) with an aliphatic amide compound to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 represents a direct bond, -Ar2-, -Ar2-S— or -Ar2-O—; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group optionally having a functional group as a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aromatic group optionally having an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent; and X− represents an anion, wherein R1 and Ar1 are the same as described above. |
| US10072117B2 |
Lactic acid production method
A method of producing lactic acid includes removing glycerol from an aqueous lactic acid solution containing glycerol as an impurity using an ion-exchange resin. The lactic acid can be separated simply and at low cost from an aqueous lactic acid solution containing glycerol as an impurity. |
| US10072115B2 |
Polymeric compositions as pour point depressants for crude oils
Polymeric compositions obtainable by free-radical polymerization of at least two different alkyl (meth)acrylates in the presence of at least one ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, the alkyl (meth)acrylates used being a mixture comprising alkyl (meth)acrylates having linear C12- to C60-alkyl radicals and different alkyl (meth)acrylates having linear C1- to C11-alkyl radicals and/or branched C4- to C60-alkyl radicals and/or cyclic C6- to C20-alkyl radicals. The use of such polymeric compositions as pour point depressants for crude oils, mineral oils or mineral oil products. |
| US10072111B2 |
Spheroidal catalyst for olefin polymerization
A solid, spheroidal polymerization catalyst having a particle size distribution characterized by a Dm*/Dn of less than 3.0, the catalyst comprising a phosphinimine catalyst, a cocatalyst and a magnesium chloride support. A process for the polymerization of ethylene with one or more alpha olefin catalyzed by a solid, spheroidal polymerization catalyst having a particle size distribution characterized by a Dm*/Dn of less than 3.0, the catalyst comprising a phosphinimine catalyst, a cocatalyst and a magnesium chloride support. |
| US10072103B2 |
Unified cooling for multiple polyolefin polymerization reactors
A system and method for startup of a polyolefin reactor temperature control system having a first reactor temperature control path, a second reactor temperature control path, and a shared temperature control path. In some embodiments, during startup the second reactor temperature control path is configured to allow the temperature of a second reactor to rise due to the heat of the exothermic polymerization reaction occurring within the reactor until reaching a predetermined setpoint temperature. In other embodiments, during startup a first reactor temperature control path is configured to include a heat exchanger used as a cooler, and a second reactor temperature control path is configured to include a heat exchanger used as a heater, to raise the temperature of the second reactor until reaching a predetermined setpoint temperature. |
| US10072098B2 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PCRV binding single variable domain antibodies
Polypeptides are provided that are capable of significantly inhibiting and/or neutralizing P aeruginosa. The polypeptides comprise two or more immunoglobulin single variable domains that are directed against the PcrV protein of P. aeruginosa, wherein the “first” immunoglobulin single variable domain and the “second” immunoglobulin single variable domain have different paratopes. |
| US10072096B2 |
Modified glycoprotein, protein-conjugate and process for the preparation thereof
The invention relates to a glycoprotein comprising an optionally fucosylated glycan according to formula (105) or (106), wherein Su(A)x is a modified sugar moiety comprising one or more functional groups A. Functional group A is independently selected from the group consisting of a thiol group, a halogen, a sulfonyloxy group, a halogenated acetamido group, a mercaptoacetamido group and a sulfonated hydroxyacetamido group. The invention also relates to a glycoprotein-conjugate wherein a glycoprotein according to the invention is conjugated to a molecule of interest. Said molecule of interest may for example be an active substance. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of a modified glycoprotein, and to a method for the preparation of a glycoprotein-conjugate. The invention particularly relates to modified antibodies, antibody-conjugates, antibody-drug conjugates and methods for the preparation thereof. |
| US10072091B2 |
Selective immunodepletion of endogenous stem cell niche for engraftment
The present invention provides a clinically applicable method of stem cell transplantation that facilitates engraftment and reconstitutes immunocompetence of the recipient without requiring radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and without development of GVHD or graft rejection. Aspects of the present invention are based on the discovery that the depletion of the endogenous stem cell niche facilitates efficient engraftment of stem cells into that niche. In particular, the present invention combines the use of selective ablation of endogenous stem cells, in combination with the administration to the recipient of exogenous stem cells, resulting in efficient, long-term engraftment and tolerance. |
| US10072083B2 |
Method for purifying active polypeptides or immunoconjugates
The present invention provides methods for isolating an active polypeptide or immunoconjugate by purification of a solution containing both the active polypeptide or immunoconjugate and an acidic variant thereof, such as a deamidated variant, using anion exchange chromatography. The present invention also provides compositions, formulations, and unit dosage forms comprising the purified polypeptide or immunoconjugate. |
| US10072080B2 |
Antigen binding constructs to CD8
Antigen binding constructs that bind to CD8, for example antibodies, including antibody fragments (such as scFv, minibodies, and cys-diabodies) that bind to CD8, are described herein. Methods of use are described herein. |
| US10072078B2 |
M971 chimeric antigen receptors
The invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising an antigen binding domain comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-6, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular T cell signaling domain. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CARs are disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal are also disclosed. |
| US10072074B2 |
Human islet amyloid polypeptide (HIAPP) specific antibodies and uses thereof
Provided are novel human islet amyloid polypeptide, also known as amylin and IAPP and proIAPP respectively, specific antibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof as well as methods related thereto. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to antibodies specific for IAPP and/or proIAPP are also disclosed. The antibody, immunoglobulin chain(s), as well as binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for IAPP and/or proIAPP targeted immunotherapy and diagnostics, respectively. |
| US10072073B2 |
Glycans as functional cancer targets and antibodies thereto
A glycan having the structure galβ1-3GLcNacβ1-3Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc (LecLex) which is attached to a lipid or protein backbone, and isolated binding members capable of binding thereto. |
| US10072071B2 |
Antibodies that neutralize RSV, MPV and PVM and uses thereof
The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that neutralize infection of both RSV, MPV and PVM. The invention also relates to nucleic acids that encode, immortalized B cells and cultured plasma cells that produce, and to polypeptides that bind to such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and polypeptides recognized by the antibodies of the invention in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of RSV or MPV infection and RSV and MPV co-infection. |
| US10072065B2 |
Peptide-mediated delivery of immunoglobulins across the blood-brain barrier
Provided herein are materials and methods for delivering immunoglobulins (e.g. therapeutic immunoglobulins) across the blood-brain barrier. |
| US10072062B2 |
Methods and compositions for modification of a HLA locus
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating the expression of a HLA locus or for selectively deleting or manipulating a HLA locus or HLA regulator. |
| US10072059B2 |
Targeting of human interferon antagonists
The present invention relates to a fusion protein, comprising a cytokine antagonist and a targeting moiety, preferably an antibody or anti-body like molecule. In a preferred embodiment, the cytokine antagonist is a modified cytokine which binds to the receptor, but doesn't induce the receptor signalling. The invention relates further to a fusion protein according to the invention for use in treatment of cancer and immune- or inflammation-related disorders. |
| US10072046B2 |
Non-naturally occurring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and methods of using
A non-naturally occurring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is provided herein, and methods of making and using the non-naturally occurring PRRSV also are provided. |
| US10072044B2 |
Modified kisspeptin peptides and uses thereof
The present application provides synthetic modified peptides of five to seven natural or non-natural amino acids as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, for use in the treatment a disease or disorder presenting behavioral abnormalities associated with impairment of sensory gating function, depression or cognitive impairment, particularly schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10072043B2 |
Inhibitors of protein tyrosine phosphatases
Disclosed herein are compounds that selectively inhibit members of the PTP family of enzymes. Synthesized compounds demonstrated selective inhibition of TC-PTP. Also provided are methods of using the compounds and formulations containing the compounds. Also described is a fluorescence-tagged combinatorial library synthesis and screening method. And methods of using these compounds to effect enzyme activity both in cells and in vitro as well as method of using these compounds to treat diseases in human and animals. |
| US10072040B2 |
Tylosin A analogs and derivatives
The present invention pertains to derivatives of tylosin A. In particular, the present invention pertains to compounds having a structure of Formula (I). The present invention also pertains to compositions comprising derivatives of tylosin A and methods of treating or preventing conditions or disorders using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10072034B2 |
Kinase inhibitors
There are provided compounds of formula I, wherein T, A, Q, Z, G, R4, R5a, R5b and n have meanings given in the description, which compounds have antiinflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines. |
| US10072030B2 |
Base-catalyzed silylation of terminal alkyne C—H bonds
The present invention is directed to a mild, efficient, and general direct C(sp)-H bond silylation. Various embodiments includes methods, each method comprising or consisting essentially of contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal alkynyl C—H bond, with a mixture of at least one organosilane and an alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal alkoxide, or alkali metal hydride under conditions sufficient to form a silylated terminal alkynyl moiety. The methods are operable in the presence or substantially absence of transition-metal compounds. The systems associated with these methods are also disclosed. |
| US10072025B2 |
Ethyl N-boc piperidinyl pyrazolo pyridones as Janus kinase inhibitors
The instant invention provides compounds of Formula (I) which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer. The present invention provides novel compounds which are inhibitors of JAKs. The invention also provides a method for the treatment and prevention of JAK-mediated diseases and disorders using the novel compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds. |
| US10072024B2 |
Benzoxazinone derivatives for treatment of skin diseases
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting the activity of skin proteases, especially human kallikrein 7 (KLK7), human kallikrein 5 (KLK5), and human kallikrein 14 (KLK14). More specifically, the invention relates to the use of substituted 3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones being selective inhibitors of human skin kallikreins for the treatment of skin diseases, more specifically for the treatment of inflammatory skins diseases, especially Netherton syndrome. |
| US10072021B2 |
Compound for inhibiting binding between DX2 protein and P14/ARF protein, and pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing cancer disease containing same as effective ingredient
Disclosed is a new compound that inhibits binding between a DX2 protein and a p14/ARF protein, a pharmaceutical composition including the new compound as an effective component for treating or preventing a cancer disease, an anticancer adjuvant for improving an anticancer effect of a drug-resistant anticancer drug, and a composition including an AIMP2-DX2 protein or a fragment thereof for diagnosing lung cancer. |
| US10072020B1 |
Isatin spiro compounds with antibacterial activities and a method of preparing the same
An isatin spiro compound having the following formula (I): R1 is halogen or C1-3 alkyl; R2 is C1-3 alkyl or benzyl; and R3 and R3′ are independently H, C1-3 alkyl or phenyl. |
| US10072019B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo, -furano, and cyclopentylpyrimidines having antimitotic and/or antitumor activity and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides substituted pyrrolo-, furano-, and cyclopentylpyrimidine bicyclic compounds of Formula III, and Formula IV, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof, having antimitotic activity, anti-multidrug resistance activity, such as for example P-glycoprotein inhibition, and antitumor activity, and which inhibit paclitaxel sensitive and resistant tumor cells. Also provided are methods of utilizing these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating tumor cells and inhibiting mitosis of cancerous cells. |
| US10072017B2 |
Compounds and methods for the treatment of cystic fibrosis
The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA compositions comprising compounds of Formula I or IA, and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof: |
| US10072013B2 |
Selective PI3K delta inhibitors
The present invention relates to selective inhibitors of PI3K delta protein kinases, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment and/or prevention of kinase mediated diseases or disorders with them. |
| US10072012B2 |
Process for crystalline pemetrexed dipotassium salt
The present invention provides process for preparing crystalline Pemetrexed dipotassium (I) Form-SP9 characterized by X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising at least 5 characteristic 2θ° peaks selected from the XRPD peak set of 5.0, 12.5, 17.2, 20.8, 22.4, 25.7, 26.9 and 27.9±0.2 2θ°. The invention also provides process for preparing its pharmaceutical composition thereof, which may be useful for anti-cancer treatment. |
| US10072010B2 |
Substituted pyrido[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]quinoxalines for inhibiting serotonin reuptake transporter activity
The invention relates to substituted pyrido[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-quinoxaline compounds, represented by Formula 1, defined herein, free base or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating conditions of the central nervous system therewith: |
| US10072006B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds and their use in preventing or treating bacterial infections
The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds, their process of preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and use thereof, optionally in combination with other antibacterial agents and/or beta-lactam compounds, for the prevention or treatment of bacterial infections. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds as β-lactamase inhibitors and/or as antibacterial agents. |
| US10072001B2 |
Tank-binding kinase inhibitor compounds
Compounds having the following formula (I) and methods of their use and preparation are disclosed: |
| US10072000B2 |
Method of treating insomnia with halogenated pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines
The invention provides novel halogenated pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines of formula (I) wherein R, R1, X and Y have different meanings, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Compounds of formula (I) are useful for treating or preventing anxiety, epilepsy and sleep disorders including insomnia, and for inducing sedation-hypnosis, anesthesia, sleep and muscle relaxation. The invention also provides synthetic procedures for preparing said compounds and certain intermediates, as well as intermediates themselves. |
| US10071999B2 |
Crystalline forms of (3-amino-oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-[2-(5,5-dioxo-5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-5lambda*6*-thia-8-aza-benzocyclohepten-8-yl)-6-methyl-quinazolin-4-yl]-amine
The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of compound (I), (3-Amino-oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-[2-(5,5-dioxo-5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-5lambda*6*-thia-8-aza-benzocyclohepten-8-yl)-6-methyl-quinazolin-4-yl]-amine and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline forms thereof disclosed herein, which may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of a viral disease in a patient relating to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection or a disease caused by RSV infection. |
| US10071996B2 |
Optical isomer of 1,4-benzothiazepine-1-oxide derivative, and pharmaceutical composition prepared using same
The present invention provides: a novel compound which is characterized by being capable of increasing the number of heart beats or a blood pressure mildly to improve hemodynamics, and which is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for atrial fibrillation and heart failure; and a pharmaceutical composition which contains the compound. The present invention relates to: an optical isomer of a 1,4-benzothiazepine-1-oxide derivative represented by general formula [II] (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group; and * indicates the presence of an optical isomer) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition which contains the optical isomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10071990B2 |
Site-specific orthogonal labeling of the carboxy terminus of α-tubulin in live cells
A technique is provided to visualize microtubules in live cells that does not require genetic manipulation or microinjection. Moreover, this method also avoids perturbation of the endogenous microtubule network that occurs with taxol treatment. This technique exploits tyrosination and detyrosination of tubulin, a posttranslational modification cycle specific to the C-terminus of α-tubulin. Specifically, cells are grown in medium supplemented with a tyrosine derivative possessing a reactive functional group. The cellular enzyme tubulin tyrosine ligase attaches the unnatural amino acid to a single site on tubulin. Addition of fresh medium containing a suitably derivatized fluorophore then yields fluorescent tubulin, which incorporate into cellular microtubules. Importantly, the tubulin labeling approach demonstrated here does not detrimentally affect microtubule network or cell morphology. Thus we present a simple, robust labeling technique that allows microscopic analysis of microtubules in live cells. |
| US10071987B2 |
Aminomethylene pyrazolones with therapeutic activity
A compound having the structure according to formula III wherein: X is NH or S; R1 is H or (1C-4C)alkyl; R2 is (1C-4C)alkyl, phenyl or a monocyclic aromatic ring having one or more N—, O— or S— atoms in the ring, which alkyl, phenyl or aromatic ring is optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from (1C-4C)alkyl, (1C-4C)alkyloxy, halo(1C-4C)alkyl, halo(1C-4C)alkyloxy, phenyloxy, phenylthio, halogen, or nitro; R3 and R4 are each independently H, (1C-6C)alkyl, (2C-6C) alkenyl, (2C-6C)alkynyl, cyano, (3C-6C)cycloalkyl, phenyl, a monocyclic aromatic ring having one or more N—, O— or S— atoms in the ring, a monocyclic non-aromatic ring having one or more N—, O— or S— atoms in the ring, each optionally substituted with hydroxyl, (1C-4C)alkoxy, phenyl, cycloalkyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, furyl, thienyl, pirazinyl, pyrrolyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, a monocyclic aromatic ring having one or more N—, O— or S— atoms in the ring, whereby each of these optional substituents is optionally further substituted with (1C-4C)alkyl, (1C-4C)alkyloxy, halo(1C-4C)alkyl, halo(1C-4C)alkyloxy, halogen, nitro or (1C-2C)dioxol forming a ring; or R3 and R4 form together pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolinylimidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, piperidyl, piperazinylmorpholinyl, each optionally substituted with (1C-6C)alkyl, phenyl(1C-4C)alkyl, phenylketo(1C-4C)alkyl; R5 is H, Cl, F, Br, Me, NO2, t-butyl, OCF3, OCH3, CF3; R6 is H, (1C-4C)alkyl, (1C-4C)alkyloxy, halo(1C-4C)alkyl, halo(1C-4C)alkyloxy, nitro or halogen; R7 is H, F, Cl, Br, Me, NO2, t-butyl, OCF3, OCH3, CF3; or pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof for use in treatments of carcinoma, in particular, to delay, prevent or reverse metastasis in prostate cancer. |
| US10071983B2 |
Activatable fluorogenic compounds and uses thereof as near infrared probes
Novel fluorogenic compounds designed such that upon a chemical event, compounds capable of emitting NIR light are generated, are disclosed. The compounds comprise two or more acceptor-containing moieties and a cleavable donor-containing moiety, being in complete pi-electrons conjugation and being such that no delocalization of pi-electrons is enabled. Also disclosed are fluorescent compounds generated upon subjecting the fluorogenic compounds to a chemical event (e.g., deprotonation). Also disclosed are uses of the fluorogenic compounds as NIR probed with a Turn-ON mechanism in monitoring presence and/or level of various analytes. |
| US10071975B2 |
Macrocyclic amidinourea derivatives, methods of preparation and uses thereof as chitinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to macrocyclic amidinourea derivatives of formula 8, methods of preparation and uses thereof, pharmaceutical compositions in particular to be used as chitinase inhibitors in the treatment of a fungal infection. |
| US10071974B2 |
Morpholine and 1,4-oxazepane amides as somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (SSTR4) agonists
The invention relates to morpholine and 1,4-oxazepane amide derivatives of general formula (I), which are agonists of somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (SSTR4), useful for preventing or treating medical disorders related to SSTR4. In addition, the invention relates to processes for preparing pharmaceutical compositions as well as processes for manufacture of the compounds according to the invention. |
| US10071970B2 |
Chloro-pyrazine carboxamide derivatives with epithelial sodium channel blocking activity
This invention provides compounds of the formula I: and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, useful as sodium channel blockers, compositions containing the same, therapeutic methods and uses for the same and processes for preparing the same. |
| US10071969B2 |
Methods for the synthesis of activated ethylfumarates and their use as intermediates
Disclosed embodiments relate to improved methods for the synthesis of activated fumarate intermediates and their use in chemical synthesis. Disclosed embodiments describe the synthesis of activated fumarate esters including those derived from activating groups including: 4-nitrophenyl, diphenylphophoryl azide, pivaloyl chloride, chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, p-nitrophenol, MEF, trifluoroacetyl and chlorine, for example, ethyl fumaroyl chloride and the subsequent use of the activated ester in situ. Further embodiments describe the improved synthesis of substituted aminoalkyl-diketopiperazines from unisolated and unpurified intermediates allowing for improved yields and reactor throughput. |
| US10071968B2 |
Methyl-1H-pyrazole alkylamine compounds having multimodal activity against pain
The present invention relates to compounds having dual pharmacological activity towards both the sigma (σ) receptor, and the μ-opiod receptor and more particularly to methyl-1H-pyrazole alkylamine compounds having this pharmacological activity, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of pain. |
| US10071965B2 |
Pyridone FabI inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel 2-pyridone compounds and 4-pyridone compounds and methods of treating a subject infected with a pathogen of Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Francisella tularensis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Yersinia pestis, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilisone. |
| US10071961B2 |
Carboxamide derivatives and the use thereof as medicaments for the treatment of hepatitis B
Inhibitors of HBV replication of formula (I) including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein, X, R1 to R7 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy. |
| US10071959B2 |
Polythiol compound and method for producing same
According to the present invention, a polythiol compound having a total nitrogen content of 50 to 600 ppm inclusive can be provided. According to the present invention, a method for producing the polythiol compound can also be provided, said method being characterized by comprising the steps of: reacting a polyalcohol with thiourea to prepare a thiuronium salt; and adding at least one base selected from the group consisting of hydrazine (hydrate), ammonia and an amine and an inorganic base (that is different from hydrazine (hydrate) or ammonia) to the thiuronium salt in the presence of an organic solvent to hydrolyze the thiuronium salt. |
| US10071958B2 |
Method for producing alpha-substituted cysteine or salt thereof or synthetic intermediate of alpha-substituted cysteine
According to the present invention, it becomes possible to perform a process for converting into an α-substituted cysteine represented by general formula (1) or a salt thereof at low cost and on an industrial scale by employing a process that is routed through a compound represented by general formula (3) to a compound represented by general formula (6). Particularly, by employing a process that is routed through a compound represented by general formula (7-2), it becomes possible to detach a tert-butyl protection group in a simple manner and to produce the compound represented by general formula (1) with high purity. Furthermore, by employing a process that is routed through tert-butylthiomethanol or a process that is routed through a compound represented by general formula (9), it becomes possible to produce a compound represented by general formula (2) without generating bischloromethylether that is an oncogenic substance. In the production of an α-substituted-D-cysteine or a salt thereof, it becomes possible to perform a process for converting the compound represented by general formula (2) into a compound represented by general formula (3S) in one step by allowing an enzyme or the like to act on the compound represented by general formula (2). |
| US10071956B2 |
Process for the preparation of dibenzenesulfonimide
The present invention provides a process for the preparation of dibenzenesulfonimide. |
| US10071955B1 |
High-yield circular production method of taurine
The high-yield circular production method of taurine includes the following steps: S1, ethylene oxide reacts with sodium bisulfite solution to generate sodium hydroxyethyl sulfonate; S2, sodium hydroxyethyl sulfonate obtained in S1 is subjected to ammonolysis reaction in ammonia, and ammonia gas is recycled through flash evaporation upon completion of the reaction; S3, a reaction solution obtained after flash evaporation in S2 is sent to pass through an acidic cation exchange resin column, a material liquid containing taurine is collected, the inactivated resin column is subjected to regeneration with sulfur dioxide or carbon dioxide aqueous solution, and an eluent acquired during regeneration can be recycled directly or recycled after treated by sulfur dioxide; S4, the material liquid collected in S3 is subjected to post treatment to acquire taurine. |
| US10071949B2 |
Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, composition for optical film, and optical film, compensation film, antireflective film, and display device including the same
A polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as defined in the detailed description. |
| US10071948B2 |
Acid/salt separation
The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution. |
| US10071947B2 |
Purification of long chain diacids
The present disclosure relates to methods for separating and purifying a long chain diacid from other long chain diacids, monocarboxylic acids, hydroxyl acids or alkanes by simulated or actual moving bed chromatography. |
| US10071946B2 |
Methods for preparing phenolic branched chain alkyl fatty acids or esters thereof and methods for killing microorganisms
Disclosed are methods for preparing phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof, involving subjecting in a pressurized container (a) at least one phenolic compound, (b) unsaturated fatty acids having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, alkyl esters thereof, or mixtures thereof, and (c) H-ferrierite zeolite catalyst in the presence of distilled water or alcohol and a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature of about 100° C. to about 400° C. and a pressure of about 10 to about 1000 psi, and isolating saturated phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof or mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are methods for killing microorganisms on or in an object, involving contacting said object with an effective microorganisms killing amount of a composition comprising phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof, and optionally a carrier; the phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof may be produced by the methods described herein. |
| US10071945B2 |
Nuclear receptor modulators and their use for the treatment and prevention of cancer
Disclosed are compounds which are nuclear receptor modulators that can act as antagonists to the androgen receptor, for example, a compound of Formula I: wherein R1 to R5 and X1 to X5 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and stereoisomers thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, as well as methods of use, and treatment for cancers, including prostate cancers, other nuclear receptor mediated cancers, and other conditions, are also disclosed. |
| US10071942B2 |
Process for the production of dimethyl ether from gaseous mixtures of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methyl acetate
Process for producing dimethyl ether from gaseous mixtures of CO, H2 and methyl acetate (MeOAc) contaminant by contacting a gaseous mixture of CO, H2 and MeOAc contaminant in a first scrubbing zone with methanol to recover a scrubbed gaseous mixture depleted in MeOAc and a used methanol stream containing MeOAc. The scrubbed gaseous mixture is contacted in a second scrubbing zone with methanol to recover a scrubbed gaseous mixture further depleted in MeOAc and a second used methanol stream containing no or a reduced amount of MeOAc compared to the first used methanol stream. A portion of the second used methanol stream is dehydrated in the presence of a catalyst to produce a crude dehydration reaction product containing dimethyl ether, unconverted methanol and water. A water stream is recovered from the crude dehydration product containing water and 3 mol % or less acetic acid and a dimethyl ether stream. |
| US10071941B2 |
Terpene-derived compounds and methods for preparing and using same
The invention relates to terpene-derived compounds, such as acids, esters thereof, produced by ozonolysis of terpenes, and to alcohols, amides, nitriles derived therefrom, as well as to processes for synthesizing them. Specifically, 2,3,7-trimethyloct-6-en-2-ol, 2,3,7-trimethyloct-7-en-2-ol, or a mixture thereof, produced by Grignard reaction of a terpene derived carboxylate with methyl magnesium bromide is disclosed. |
| US10071940B2 |
Process for making 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and/or vinylidene fluoride
Disclosed is a process for the formation of a mixture of the compounds 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) and vinylidene fluoride, comprising pyrolyzing 1,1,2-trifluoro-2-trifluoro-methyl-cyclobutane under conditions effective to produce a reaction product comprising HFO-1234yf and vinylidene fluoride in a 1234yf:vinylidene fluoride molar ratio of from about 0.5 to about 1.2. |
| US10071938B2 |
Hydrocarbon dehydrocyclization
The invention relates to the production of aromatic hydrocarbon by the conversion of a feed comprising C2+ non-aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g., natural gas. The invention is particularly useful in converting natural gas to liquid-phase aromatic hydrocarbon, which can be more easily transported away from remote natural gas production facilities. The conversion is carried out in the presence of a dehydrocyclization catalyst comprising dehydrogenation and molecular sieve components. The dehydrocyclization catalyst has an average residence time of 90 seconds or less. |
| US10071937B2 |
Method for producing an olefin by catalytic conversion of at least one alcohol
The invention relates to a method for preparing an olefine, a diene or a polyene, by catalytic conversion of at least one alcohol having a carbon chain of at least three carbon atoms and different from propan-2-ol, in the presence of at least one catalyst based of at least one phosphate of a metal or several metals M, M being chosen from among the 15 lanthanides (Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium, Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, Lutetium), Yttrium, Scandium and Boron, and the applications of this method. |
| US10071934B1 |
High performance fire resistant concrete containing hybrid fibers and nano particles
A high-workability, fire-resistant, anti-spalling concrete composition is provided. The concrete composition has a slump value of at least approximately 150 mm, a fire-resistant period of at least 4 hours, a compressive strength of at least 120 MPa at room temperature, and a compressive strength of at least 20 MPa at 700° C. The composition includes cement, fly ash, silica fume, aggregate particles having a particle size D90 of approximately 20 mm or less and superplasticizer. The composition includes fiber additives including steel fibers in an amount ranging between approximately 0.1% and approximately 0.4% by volume of the concrete composition and polypropylene fibers having a melting point of approximately 200° C. or less in an amount ranging between approximately 0.05% and 0.3% by volume of the concrete composition. Carbon nanotubes are also present in an amount ranging between approximately 0.1% and approximately 0.3% by volume of the concrete composition. |
| US10071933B2 |
Chemically toughened flexible ultrathin glass
A chemically toughened ultrathin glass is provided. The glass has a thickness less than 500 μm and a surface compressive layer having a depth of at most 30 μm. The toughened ultrathin glass sheet is more flexible and has extraordinary thermal shock resistance with the glass being easier to handle for processing. |
| US10071932B2 |
Glass ceramic sintered compact and wiring board
[Problem] The aim of the present invention lies in providing a glass ceramic sintered compact in which dielectric loss in a high-frequency region is reduced, without any reduction in sintering density, and also in providing a wiring board employing same. [Solution] A glass ceramic sintered compact containing a glass component, a ceramic filler and a composite oxide, characterized in that the glass component is crystallized glass on which is deposited a diopside oxide crystal phase including at least Mg, Ca and Si, and the composite oxide includes at least Al and Co. |
| US10071924B2 |
Diffusion pipe and method for cleaning diffusion pipe
A diffusion pipe is provided in which the air diffusion efficiency can be quickly recovered just after conducting a cleaning process for the diffusion pipe with a cleaning solution supplied into the membrane support body, and in which air diffusion is evenly and constantly provided. The diffusion pipe includes a membrane body made of a viscoelastic material and formed in a tubular shape having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a tubular membrane support body that supports the membrane body from inside of the membrane body. The membrane body has a plurality of diffusion slits cutting therethrough between the outer surface and the inner surface. The membrane support body has through-holes on an upper side and a lower side thereof. The diffusion slits are not provided in a region of the membrane body corresponding to the through-holes. |
| US10071923B2 |
Addition of aluminum reagents to oxoanion-containing water streams
The removal of oxoanions from an aqueous stream having a concentration of a metal cation and a concentration of an oxoanion that varies over time may involve continuously monitoring the concentration of the metal cation and the concentration of the oxoanion to provide a current metal cation concentration and a current oxoanion concentration. A metal cation source and an aluminum reagent may be added to the aqueous stream based on the measured current metal cation concentration and the current oxoanion concentration. The amount of the metal cation source and the aluminum reagent added to the stream may be effective to reduce the concentration of the oxoanion in the aqueous stream below a target threshold. |
| US10071920B2 |
Electrolyzed water-manufacturing apparatus and electrolyzed water-manufacturing method using same
An electrolyzed water-manufacturing apparatus comprises: a flow-through-type electrolysis tank, having a pair of electrodes disposed parallel to each other, obtained by forming an anode chamber and a cathode chamber with a diaphragm stretched between the electrodes parallel therewith, and through which water flows through the anode chamber and the cathode chamber sequentially; a electrolysis starting water supply tube connected to the inlet of the anode chamber for supplying electrolysis starting water only to the anode chamber; an electrolyzed water extraction tube connected to the outlet of the cathode chamber for extracting the electrolyzed water; a circulation tube connecting the anode chamber outlet to the cathode chamber inlet; a free chlorine-removing filter disposed in the circulation tube; and a circulation tube formed downstream of the free chlorine-removing filter. |
| US10071917B2 |
Softening apparatus
A softening apparatus including an ion exchanger that is repeatedly regenerated using electrolyzed hydrogen ions (H+). The softening apparatus includes a regeneration unit configured to produce regeneration water including hydrogen ions (H+) by electrolyzing water, a softening unit including an ion exchanger regenerated by receiving the regeneration water and configured to convert raw water including hardness components into soft water, and a controller configured to control the regeneration unit to produce regeneration water having a pH of 2 to 4. The ion exchanger has a Si/Al ratio of 1 to 5 and includes an inner pore with a diameter greater than 4 nm. |
| US10071916B2 |
Bottle cap with integrated frequency transmitter
A bottle cap having an integrated circuit wherein a frequency can be transmitted to structure water. When the bottle cap is twisted open, a current is created in the circuit strip and the RF chip transmits a predetermined frequency. Particular predetermined frequencies are known to affect the structure of water contained in the bottle, specifically to a healthy hexagonal structure. |
| US10071914B2 |
Hierarchically porous zeolites
The present invention concerns Y-type FAU zeolites with hierarchical porosity having an Si/Al atomic ratio strictly greater than 1.4 and less than or equal to 6, having controlled and optimised crystallinity, and having mesoporosity such that the mesoporous outer surface area is between 40 m2·g−1 and 400 m2·g−1. The present invention also concerns the method for preparing said Y-type FAU zeolites with hierarchical porosity. |
| US10071911B2 |
Self assembling beta-barrel proteins position nanotubes
The present invention relates to the extraordinary properties of recently discovered nanotubes. This disclosure teaches a method for using barrel proteins acting as scaffolds to guide assembly of nanotubes, and using nano-molecular molding jigs to format the nanotubes into stable arrays with the precise geometric architecture desired. This disclosure teaches nanotube technology with principles of protein folding and aggregated self-assembly. In certain embodiments, the disclosure teaches using highly modified barrel proteins to form hydrophobic and hydrophilic channels that guide the nanotubes into their centers, or other geometric patterns utilizing silicone aerogel to form nano-molecular molds, jigs, and surfaces to position nanotubes in precise geometric arrangements and arrays. This disclosure teaches new uses of barrel proteins as self-assembling molding tools to develop new nanometer scaled devices and their uses herein. |
| US10071906B2 |
Release chemical protection for integrated complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) devices
Systems and methods that protect CMOS layers from exposure to a release chemical are provided. The release chemical is utilized to release a micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) device integrated with the CMOS wafer. Sidewalls of passivation openings created in a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer expose a dielectric layer of the CMOS wafer that can be damaged on contact with the release chemical. In one aspect, to protect the CMOS wafer and prevent exposure of the dielectric layer, the sidewalls of the passivation openings can be covered with a metal barrier layer that is resistant to the release chemical. Additionally or optionally, an insulating barrier layer can be deposited on the surface of the CMOS wafer to protect a passivation layer from exposure to the release chemical. |
| US10071905B2 |
Micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) structures with through substrate vias and methods of forming the same
The present disclosure includes micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) structures and methods of forming the same. Substrates of the MEMS structures are bonded together by fusion bonding at high processing temperatures, which enables more complete removal of chemical species from the dielectric materials in the substrates prior to sealing cavities of the MEMS structures. Fusion bonding of MEMS structures reduces outgassing of chemical species and is compatible with the cavity formation process. The MEMS structures bonded by fusion bonding are mechanically stronger compared to eutectic bonding due to a higher bonding ratio. In addition, fusion bonding enables the formation of through substrate vias (TSVs) in the MEMS structures. |
| US10071904B2 |
Semiconductor device, display module, and electronic device
An object is to continuously apply voltage to a MEMS device using first to fifth or sixth transistors. One of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor. One of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor. A gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor. A gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor. The MEMS device is electrically connected to the one of the source and the drain of the first transistor. |
| US10071898B2 |
Multiple flavor beverage dispenser
A beverage dispenser and methods of beverage dispensing include a dispenser with a beverage valve and a purge valve. The beverage valve is connected the dispenser body and is actively operable to control a flow of a base beverage into a flow path of the dispenser. The purge valve is selectively operable to control a flow of a purge substance into the flow path. A nozzle is configured to mix a flavoring from a flavoring nozzle with a base beverage from the beverage valve prior to dispensing a mixture of the flavoring and the base beverage from the nozzle. |
| US10071897B2 |
Tap system having controlled liquid output
A apparatus for discharging liquids from deformable containers includes a first holding device for holding a first portion of the container, and a second holding device for holding a second portion of the container, wherein the second portion of the container is spaced from the first portion of the container and wherein the holding devices are arranged such that the container can be arranged at least in sections between the holding devices, and is deformable by a relative movement of one holding device with respect to the other holding device. |
| US10071890B2 |
Orbiting fairlead block
A fairlead for guiding a cable while maintaining a minimum radius of curvature of said cable, said fairlead comprising: a block with a first and a second side element and at least two pulleys supported between said first and second side element, allowing said pulleys to rotate around parallel axes of rotation; an endless elastic double curved belt in a loop around said at least two pulleys; at least one block carrier bow extending between said first and second side element, wherein said at least one block carrier bow defines an opening with an inner circle segment forming an arch shaped traveling path; a suspension arrangement including at least one traveling bow contact element, said suspension arrangement forming a travelling carriage running along the arch shaped traveling path in a plane parallel to said parallel axes of rotation of said pulleys. |
| US10071888B2 |
Alarm systems and methods for preventing improper lifting of tubular members
Systems and methods for preventing improper lifting of tubular members are described, in which sensing devices are used to detect when a tubular reaches a selected position within a lifting device suitable for engagement, and/or to detect when a lifting operation is initiated that would exceed the capacity of a lifting device. Operators are engaged with the tubular member and provided with a preselected force corresponding to the weight of one or more tubular members, such that when the weight of a lifting operation exceeds the preselected force, an audible device may be actuated responsive to sensor output, to immediately alert individuals, such that the improper lifting operation may be halted. Similarly, an audible device may be actuated responsive to sensor output when a tubular member reaches a selected position within the lifting device, such that additional movement may be ceased. |
| US10071886B2 |
Crane bumper containment sleeves
An example apparatus includes a flexible sleeve to contain a bumper of a crane. The flexible sleeve includes a first end to be closed adjacent the bumper to contain the bumper in a cavity defined by the flexible sleeve. The first end of the flexible sleeve and the bumper are to couple to a first position of the crane via a fastener. The flexible sleeve includes a second end opposite the first end. The second end is to couple to a second position of the crane to prevent the bumper contained in the cavity from falling from the crane if the first end of the flexible sleeve decouples from the first position of the crane. |
| US10071885B2 |
Vacuum lift attachment
A vacuum lift attachment (10) for a hydraulic work machine, the hydraulic work machine including a control station, a lift arm to which the hydraulic work attachment can be coupled, an auxiliary hydraulic system for operating a coupled hydraulic work attachment and an auxiliary hydraulic actuator in the control station that upon actuation by an operator causes an auxiliary hydraulic control signal to generate. The vacuum lift attachment comprises a body (12) having an upper end (13) that is adapted to be coupled to the lift arm of the hydraulic work machine and for hydraulic fluid connection to the auxiliary hydraulic system of the hydraulic work machine, a vacuum pad (20) mounted to the lower end of the body (10), a hydraulic vacuum pump (34) fluidly connected to the auxiliary hydraulic system and an electronic controller (26) that is configured to receive an auxiliary hydraulic control signal and convert the auxiliary hydraulic control signal to an electronic signal for electronic control of the hydraulic vacuum pump (20) by an operator actuating the auxiliary hydraulic actuator in the control station. |
| US10071884B2 |
Detection of state of engagement between step and comb plate of passenger conveyor
The present invention relates to the field of passenger conveyor technologies, and provides an engaging state detection system of a passenger conveyor and a detection method thereof. In the engaging state detection system and detection method of the present invention, a depth sensing sensor is used to sense at least an engaging portion between a step and a comb plate of the passenger conveyor to obtain depth maps, and the depth maps are analyzed by a processing apparatus to detect whether an engaging state between the step and the comb plate is a normal state. The detection of the engaging state includes detection on whether comb teeth of the comb plate are broken, whether engaging teeth of the step are broken, and/or whether a foreign matter exists on an engaging line. |
| US10071882B2 |
Elevator safety clamping jaw
A safety clamping jaw includes at least one lever arm, a wedge member provided on a first end of each lever arm, a roller provided on a second end of each lever arm, a cam member provided between the rollers, and a resilient member bearing against the cam member. Upon activation of the clamping jaw, each roller may push the cam member in a direction towards the resilient member, thereby compressing the resilient member. |
| US10071877B2 |
Dynamic dual bin position collation system
A system that eliminates return and reset of a pusher in a media collation system includes the use of bidirectional bins that allow accumulated sets of media in the bins to be collated in first or second directions and pushed to either of two banders rather than being restricted to one bander. |
| US10071876B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system having the same
A sheet processing apparatus for processing a sheet includes a setting portion to which a sheet bundle is set from an outside of the apparatus, a conveying route in which a sheet is conveyed, a stack portion on which sheets conveyed from the conveying route are stacked, the stack portion being arranged at a different position of the setting portion, a binding unit which binds a sheet bundle set in the setting portion and a sheet bundle stacked in the stack portion, and a punching portion which forms a punch hole on a sheet, which is conveyed in the conveying route. The setting portion is arranged as being overlapped to the punching portion in a direction of intersecting with a conveying direction of a sheet conveyed in the conveying route. |
| US10071875B2 |
Paddle arrangement for sheet processing device with standby section
In accordance with an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus comprises an axis of rotation; a standby section configured to buffer a sheet; a processing section configured to execute a post processing on sheets moved from the standby section; a first paddle configured to be mounted in the axis of rotation and be rotated around the axis of rotation to contact with the sheet supplied from the standby section to draw the sheet into a stopper; and a second paddle configured to be mounted in the axis of rotation at a predetermined angle with respect to the first paddle and draw the sheet into the stopper after the first paddle is separated from the sheet after a drawing-in operation of the sheet by the first paddle. |
| US10071872B2 |
Web roll handling and loading system
A web roll handling and loading system and methods employ hubs positioned on opposing sides of a roll of web material wound on a hollow tubular core. Hub faces have an annular shape configured to be seated in respective ends of the hollow tubular core. The hubs are pivotably supported for pivoting between an operational position and a deflected position. The roll of web material is loaded on the hubs by lifting it from beneath the hubs to deflect the hub faces arcuately upward, then lowering the roll to allow the hub faces to pivot downward and become seated in the ends of the hollow tubular core. Alternatively, the roll is loaded into a pick-up tool by lowering the pick-up tool downward to the roll so the hubs deflect arcuately upward, then raising the tool so the hubs pivot downward and become seated in the hollow tubular core. |
| US10071867B2 |
Holding nozzle, holding unit, and transporting apparatus
A holding nozzle sucking and holding a work by a negative pressure, comprising: a sucking member; a supporting member; and a biasing member, wherein the supporting member includes a first stop portion and a second stop portion for respectively defining a forward limit and a backward limit of the forward-and-backward movement of the sucking member. |
| US10071866B2 |
Feed unit
A feed unit, for example for feeding components to smoking article assembly apparatus. The feed unit has a rotary device having a supply region (4) and one or more channels (7) adapted to receive components from the supply region (4) such that the components are stacked one on top of another within each channel (7). Each channel (7) has an inlet (5) and an outlet through which components pass for output from the feed unit. One of the inlet (5) and the supply region (4) is configured to reciprocate relative to the other to agitate the components in the supply region (4) so that components pass into the channel (7). |
| US10071865B2 |
Machine for separating elements
A machine (1) for separating elements (100) comprising multiple tracks (2), each of which defines a feed track (2a), wherein the track (2) includes an outlet opening (20) through which the elements (100) exit; multiple vibration devices (3), each of which is individually connected to only one track (2) and suited for transmitting mechanical vibrations to the connected track (2) to generate feed of the elements (100) along the feed track (2a); a detection mechanism (4) for detecting the elements (100) which leave the track (2) through the outlet opening (20); a control mechanism (5) for controlling the separation machine (1) which control mechanism is functionally connected to the detection mechanism (4) and the vibration devices (3) and suited for commanding stop of one of the vibration devices (3), if the detection mechanism (4) detects passage of an element (100) through the outlet opening (20) of the connected track (2). |
| US10071862B1 |
Automated tensioning system for cable or chain conveyor
An automated tensioning system is provided for a conveyor. The tensioning system includes a spring housing with a lead screw/drive shaft assembly located therein that has a pushing face that extends out of one housing end. A spring compression plate is threadingly engaged with the lead screw. A plate indicator is located on the spring compression plate. A tensioner spring is located between the tensioner spring support provided by a first housing end and the spring compression plate. A sensor is located on the spring housing that is configured to detect a position of the plate indicator. A driven wheel, rotationally engaged with the drive shaft and axially slideable thereon, is driven by a motor to drive the driven wheel and rotate the lead screw and advance or retract the face so that a desired tension is maintained. |
| US10071860B2 |
Process and device for replacing idler rollers of a belt conveyor
A method and a device are provided for replacing individual idler rollers for conveyors, with which a web belt can be lifted and worn-out or damaged idler rollers in upper and lower runs can be individually replaced. The device includes, separately for replacing the idler rollers in the upper run and in the lower run, a subframe (1) for lifting the web belt (7) and for holding the web belt (7), such that a sufficient clearance is formed for replacing worn-out idler rollers (53) by means of a changing frame (2). A service vehicle is equipped with a lifting apparatus for moving dividing devices. The process steps include lifting the web belt (7), removing the old idler roller (53old), inserting the new idler roller (53new) and lowering the web belt (7). The drawing shows the use of two dividing devices in the replacing of idler rollers in the upper run. |
| US10071859B2 |
Picking device and method for operating a picking device
A picking device for piece goods is disclosed, in which cleaning of the picking device is facilitated. The picking device may include a shelf row having shelf bases, each including a plurality of storage chutes, and a retrieving device, via which piece goods can be retrieved. A shelf base may include a frame structure, chute partitions, chute bases, and blocking devices, which are coupled to a control device. Two chute partitions and one chute base may define one elongate storage chute, assigned to each chute base is a support device, on which the chute base rests and which is designed such that another chute base can be slid between the resting chute base and the support device. Assigned to each chute base is a holding means, which prevents the chute base from sliding in the longitudinal direction of the storage chute when the chute base is on the support device. |
| US10071847B2 |
Smart bin lottery ticket dispenser with calibrated ticket feed
A lottery ticket dispenser array includes ticket bins having a respective housing for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets, wherein each ticket in the supply has a calibration mark defined on a longitudinal side edge thereof. An electronic drive mechanism dispenses the lottery tickets through a slot defined in the back side of each bin housing. A calibration field is located relative to the slot such that the lottery tickets pass alongside the calibration field in a travel path of the tickets through the slot. An optical scanner is disposed internal to the housing at a location to read the marks in calibration field. Based on a position of the calibration mark of a leading ticket in the calibration field as detected by the scanner, a control system determines an adjustment to a length of the leading ticket to advance in a subsequent dispense cycle so that a separation line between the leading ticket and an attached trailing ticket is brought by the drive mechanism to a desired position relative to a separation device. |
| US10071843B2 |
System for verifying an item in a package
An item of a type includes one or more selected tag identifiers that are added to the item of the type. The one or more selected tag identifiers have an optical signature based at least in part on a spectral measurement of the one or more selected tag identifiers. A first item spectral measurement of a first item is detected. A first item optical signature is determined based at least in part on the detected first item spectral measurement. The first item is verified as the item of the type in the event that the first item optical signature corresponds to the optical signature of the one or more selected tag identifiers. |
| US10071842B2 |
Apparatus, kit and method of assembly of a collapsible bulk material container
A collapsible bulk material container apparatus, kit and method of assembly employ a forming member having a plurality of interconnected sidewalls, a locking mechanism that fixedly orients the sidewalls continuously about an internal bulk material receiving cavity, and a tubular open-ended woven fabric sleeve that supportively overlies the sidewalls. A connector system rapidly engageable during container assembly, fixedly secures the support sleeve of an unloaded container against subsequent upward movement along the sidewalls. Strategically located friction reducing surfaces of the forming member facilitates sliding assembly of the sleeve over the forming member sidewalls. |
| US10071841B2 |
Scored package
A scored package is described. The first panel of the package comprises a multilayer film with an exterior layer having a nonlinear first score Sine and an interior layer having a linear second score line. The first score line and the second score fine are positioned non-parallel in a plane of the package such that the first score line intersects the second score line to form an opening in the package at the second score line when the exterior layer and the interior layer are separated. Separation of the exterior layer and the interior layer also forms an adhesive-free pour spout in the separated exterior layer. Various embodiments of various package configurations, score line configurations, multilayer film structures and methods of manufacturing are also described. |
| US10071840B2 |
Cap for closing the neck finish of a container and method for manufacturing said cap
The invention relates to a cap for closing the neck finish of a container—preferably a bottle—suitable for containing water or other liquids for human consumption (generically drinking water hereafter).For improving the possibilities of decoration/of marking the cap, this latter comprises: a top wall (2); an annular skirt (3) extending downward from the top wall (2) and having a bottom edge (4); reversible opening/closing means (5) of the cap (1) on the neck finish of the container, said means (5) being preferably screw thread means (5) located inside the cap (1), and more preferably on the inner face of the skirt (3); at least one decoration element (7); wherein: i. the top wall (2) is dug out with at least one dimple (5), preferably one dimple (5), more preferably a circular dimple (5); ii. at least one insert (6), preferably one (over)-molded insert (6), more preferably a disc (6), is designed to fill at least partially the dimple (5); iii. at least one decoration element (7) is integral with the bottom of the dimple (5) and/or the disc (6); said cap (1) having a body (8) corresponding to the cap (1) except the insert (6). |
| US10071837B2 |
Fitment with valve and ethylene/a-olefin multi-block copolymer
The present disclosure provides a fitment. In an embodiment, a fitment is provided and includes a top portion, a base, and a channel extending through the top portion and the base for passage of a flowable material. The fitment includes a flexible valve extending across the channel. The flexible valve includes a slit which opens to permit flow therethrough. The flexible valve includes an ethylene/α-olefin multi-block copolymer. |
| US10071833B2 |
Tear-open pouch for fragile thin materials
Tear-open pouches having a first panel and a second panel sealed to one another at a non-peelable or peelable perimeter seal defining a compartment having a first compartment area of the first panel and a second compartment area of the second panel with a score disposed on the first panel extending from a first position in the perimeter seal along a first direction that extends across the first panel and into the first compartment area. An optional second score can be disposed on the first or second panel and extend from a second position in the perimeter seal along a second direction that extends across the first or second panel and into the first or second compartment area and the second position can be adjacent to the first position, and the first and second directions can be divergent to one another. |
| US10071832B2 |
Box with reinforcement ring
A method of forming a box is discussed. A sheet of foldable material has a central region and tabs extending from the central region around its perimeter. Each tab includes a first fold line at the central region, and second and third spaced apart fold lines parallel to the first fold line. A reinforcement ring has a perimeter corresponding to the perimeter of the central region and a thickness greater than a thickness of the sheet. The reinforcement ring is disposed on the central region. Each tab is folded along the first fold line to extend transversely to the central region against the reinforcement ring, along the second fold line to extend inwardly over the reinforcement ring, and along the third fold line to extend transversely to the central region against the reinforcement ring. The tabs folded around the reinforcement ring define side wall(s) of the box. |
| US10071831B1 |
Ice cream sandwich cartoner
An ice cream sandwich cartoner. The cartoner is configured to continue operation while clearing a jam. |
| US10071827B2 |
Restraining flaps of an insert
The invention is directed to solving the problem of wrapping a bundle with cardboard without using glue to hold the cardboard flaps in place before wrapping the bundle with a heat shrink film. The problem is solved by using a mechanical fly bars to restrain the flaps of an insert while moving a bundle on a conveyor. The insert can be any material that provides structural protection to the bundle during stacking. |
| US10071820B2 |
Inclement weather detection for aircraft engines
Methods and systems for detecting inclement weather in the vicinity of an aircraft engine are described. Vibration levels of the engine are monitored. Upon detection of an increase in the vibration levels beyond a threshold, an alert mode is triggered. At least one predetermined performance parameter is monitored while in the alert mode, and inclement weather is detected when the at least one predetermined performance parameter meets at least one inclement weather condition. |
| US10071811B2 |
Embedded electric machine
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a turbine section together defining a core air flowpath. Additionally, a rotary component is rotatable with at least a portion of the compressor section and at least a portion of the turbine section. An electric machine is mounted coaxially with the rotary component and positioned at least partially inward of the core air flowpath along a radial direction of the gas turbine engine. An electric communication bus is electrically connected to the electric machine and extends through the core air flowpath to, e.g., electrically connect the electric machine to one or more systems of the gas turbine engine or a propulsion system including the gas turbine engine. |
| US10071806B2 |
Single stage engine bleed
An environmental control system is provided. The environmental control system may receive pressurized air from a single supply line. A pressure regulating turbomachine may be located within the supply line. A motor-generator may be coupled to the pressure regulating turbomachine. In response to a pressure in the supply line being less than a desired pressure in the environmental control system, the motor-generator may supply energy to the pressure regulating turbomachine, causing the pressure regulating turbomachine to function as a compressor. In response to a pressure in the supply line being greater than a desired pressure in the environmental control system, the pressure regulating turbomachine may function as a turbine and supply energy to the motor-generator. |
| US10071805B2 |
Limited swivel apparatus for a passenger seat
The present disclosure provides a swivel stop comprising a rotating member, a first boss coupled to the rotating member and a second boss coupled to the rotating member, and a second plate having a first interference surface and a second interference surface. An interference between the first boss and the first interference surface and the second boss and the second interference surface tends to limit the rotation of the rotating member with respect to the second plate. The swivel stop may further comprise a rail wherein the second plate is configured to translate along the rail. |
| US10071804B1 |
Delivery drop rate modulation
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can deliver a package to a delivery destination. Packages delivered by a UAV may be lowered towards the ground while the UAV continues to fly rather than the UAV landing on the ground and releasing the package. Packages may sway during lowering as a result of wind or movement of the UAV. By modulating a rate of descent of a package, a package sway may mitigated. The lowering mechanism includes wrapping a tether in various directions around the package such that the package rotates in a first and second direction as the package descends. Additionally, a rip-strip lowering mechanism that separates under tension to lower the package and a rappel mechanism that slides the package down a tether may be used. Accordingly, the tether can control a descent of the package assembly. |
| US10071800B2 |
Heavy Lift airborne transport device
The device is capable of transporting people and goods from one location to another: it includes a circular shaped body, a uniquely designed propeller mounted on the top of the body with propeller blades that produce a low pressure region above the device, the difference between the air pressure on the bottom and the top of the device's body provides the uplift force for holding the device in the air, capable of vertical takeoff and landing; on the surrounding wall, sideways and in back, service propellers are mounted in horizontal direction to help navigate the device; land and sea landing version of the device is disclosed as well; its bottom is extended in order to keep the doors above the water level during floating. |
| US10071799B2 |
Cooperative actuator system for active flow control
A cooperative actuator system for active flow control, a vehicle comprising such cooperative actuator system, and a method for operating an actuator system for active flow control. The cooperative actuator system includes actuators, a control unit, and a data unit. The actuators are distributed along the surface in at least a first group and a second group downstream of the first group. The control unit is configured to control the actuators of the first group so that they form a first flow structure along the surface. The data unit is configured to provide data of the first flow structure. The control unit is further configured to control the actuators of the second group based on the data of the first flow structure, so that the actuators of the second group cooperatively interact with the first flow structure to form a second flow structure along the surface. |
| US10071798B2 |
Hypersonic laminar flow control
A novel passive control technique for laminar flow over air transportation vehicles and space reentry vehicles flying at high supersonic and hypersonic speeds is disclosed. The control of laminar flow can be achieved by applying an array of surface roughness elements in the region before the laminar-turbulent transition. For example, an array of two-dimensional rings, stripes, or closely packed three-dimensional isolated roughness elements may be used to stabilize the instability waves and delay transition. The roughness elements may have a height between 40% and 60% of the local boundary-layer thickness. The exact location, height, and spacing of surface roughness elements may be determined by a numerical simulation strategy based on the most unstable second mode, e.g. using known eN transition prediction method, experimental measurement, or any other suitable technique. |
| US10071797B2 |
Aircraft having a simplified general section
An aircraft comprising a fuselage which has a central part with a cross section of constant geometry which comprises a floor. The floor comprises two lateral portions which are fixed respectively to two opposite lateral edges of the fuselage and which enclose a central portion to which they are fixed. One of the lateral floor portions is fixed to the central portion so as to allow a relative lateral movement between the two portions in the event of a modification in pressure inside the fuselage. The cross section thus deforms homogeneously when the fuselage is pressurized and the floor is not involved in maintaining the shape of the fuselage. |
| US10071793B2 |
Jet propulsion boat
A jet propulsion boat includes a propulsion device configured to generate a jet of water, a first discharge portion provided in a rear portion of a boat body, including a first discharge port from which the jet of water is discharged, a second discharge portion including a second discharge port from which the jet of water is discharged, configured to be rotatable so as to change the discharge direction of the second discharge port, and a jet path configured to connect the propulsion device to the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion. |
| US10071791B2 |
Comparative ice drift and tow model analysis for target marine structure
A marine threat monitoring and defense system and method protects a target vessel in icy or other marine regions. The system uses communications, user interfaces, and data sources to identify marine obstacles (e.g., icebergs, ice floes, pack ice, etc.) near a target vessel performing set operations (e.g., a stationed structure performing drilling or production operations or a seismic survey vessel performing exploration operations with a planned route). The system monitors positions of these identified marine obstacles over time relative to the target vessel and predicts any potential threats. When a threat is predicted, the system plans deployment of support vessels, beacons, and the like to respond to the threat. For example, the system can direct a support vessel to divert the path or break up ice threatening the target vessel. |
| US10071786B2 |
Two-wheeled vehicle with rear-wheel suspension
The invention relates to a two-wheeled vehicle with rear-wheel suspension, comprising a frame (602) with at least one frame tube (603, 604, 605), a swingarm assembly (620) mounted on the frame (602) for the purpose of suspending a rear wheel (613), a linear spring/damper element, and a transmission mechanism (630) that is functionally connected to both the spring/damper element and to the swingarm assembly (620). The spring/damper element is received in a receiving chamber inside the frame tube (603). The transmission mechanism (630) is designed and mounted on the frame (602) such that it transmits a force between the spring/damper element and the swingarm assembly (620) by means of a rotational axis that extends through an axial opening in the frame tube (603). Arranging the spring/damper element inside the frame (602) avoids soiling. The rotational axis of the transmission mechanism (630) can also be designed to have relatively small dimensions in order to achieve a high degree of frame stability. In addition, the rotational axis can be arranged at different points in the frame and the spring/damper element can be housed in different regions of the frame in order for the transmission mechanism to be combinable with conventional rear-wheel suspension systems. |
| US10071784B2 |
Bicycle frame with chain stay chamber
An apparatus including a bicycle frame including a drive side chain stay. The drive side chain stay can include a drive side chain stay chamber, an inside chain stay cutout, an outside chain stay cutout; and a dropout. The drive side chain stay can be configured such that a chain of a bicycle including the bicycle frame can be inserted through the inside chain stay cutout, the drive side chain stay chamber, and the outside chain stay cutout without breaking the chain. |
| US10071783B2 |
Saddle-ride vehicle
In a saddle-ride type vehicle in which a cylinder includes a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover that covers an upper portion of the cylinder head, a vehicle body frame includes a head cover adjoining portion that adjoins the cylinder head cover. At least a part of the cylinder head cover overlaps the head cover adjoining portion as viewed from a direction along a cylinder axis that is a center axis of the cylinder. The head cover adjoining portion extends rearward such that the cylinder head cover is exposed outside in a side view. The foregoing configuration seeks to affect the ease of mounting and dismounting a saddle-ride vehicle having a power unit with a cylinder arranged upward and the vehicle body frame for supporting the power unit by reducing the left-right width of a vehicle body frame while allowing a cylinder head cover to be attachable and detachable. |
| US10071782B2 |
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle is provided with a highly simple and convenient structure for detachably retaining a battery, and enabling the vehicle to be lifted by hand. A battery case of the electric vehicle includes an upper extension (80F, 80G) including an upper member (80G) configured to be gripped by a hand for lifting the vehicle, and defining a gripping space (112) for receiving the hand between an upper surface of the battery received in the battery case and the upper member, and a latching structure (102, 106, 120) is provided between an upper part of the battery and an opposing part of the battery case, the latching structure including an operating member (104) positioned inside the gripping space. |
| US10071781B2 |
Inverted pendulum vehicle
An inverted pendulum vehicle 10 is provided with a display unit 70 for illuminating a floor surface 110 surrounding a vehicle body thereof, and a display control unit 87 for controlling an illumination pattern of the display unit according to an inclination angle detected by an inclination detection unit 66, 81. |
| US10071779B1 |
Vehicle cargo support bracket
A structural assembly for load carrying chassis of vehicles includes beams extending fore and aft on the chassis with passages laterally through the beam webs. I-beams extend through the passages through the beams. Brackets are fixed to the principal beams at the passages. The brackets each include a bracket web, a bracket flange extending from the bracket web and two bosses on the bracket web extending past the bracket flange. The bosses of each of the brackets extend to either side of lower I-beam flanges. The bracket flanges extend through the passages in contact with the beams in the passages. The brackets are shown as integrally formed or as composite assemblies of a plate and an extrusion. |
| US10071774B2 |
Joining structure for member in vehicle body
Not only a reduction in the load resistant performance of a structural member in a vehicle body having a quenched portion with a tensile strength of 1,470 MPa or greater, but also a reduction in the shock absorbing performance associated with the HAZ softening by welding are suppressed. In a joining structure (10) for a member in a vehicle body in which a first member (11) that is made of steel, has a closed hollow cross-section having no outward flange, and is provided with a quenched portion having a tensile strength of 1,470 MPa or greater, a base material portion having a tensile strength of less than 700 MPa, and a transition portion (17) between the quenched portion (16) and the base material portion (18) in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a second member (12) that is made of steel and overlaps the first member (11) are welded to each other in an overlapping portion, the overlapping portion exists over the base material portion (18) from the quenched portion (16) of the first member (11) through the transition portion (17), and a welding portion (13) formed by welding exists in the transition portion (17) or the base material portion (18) in the first member (11). |
| US10071771B2 |
Longitudinal crash beam receiver
A crash beam receiver for coupling to a crash beam for reducing the effects of a vehicle collision. The crash beam receiver includes a plurality of surfaces that are coupled together to form a hollow opening for receiving the crash beam. The crash beam receiver also includes a gate structure for providing a stopping point for the crash beam when the crash beam is inserted into the crash beam receiver. The gate structure includes a left gate, a right gate, and a protrusion structure that help to linearize the self-collapsing process of the crash beam in the longitudinal direction. The protrusion structure has a certain thickness such that the crash beam is caused to collapse inward toward its center in the event of a vehicle collision. |
| US10071766B2 |
Subframe for a passenger vehicle
The invention relates to a subframe for a passenger vehicle. The subframe includes at least two longitudinal members, at least one crossmember which interconnects the longitudinal members, vehicle body connecting elements for connecting the subframe to a vehicle body, and at least one control arm connection for each side of the vehicle. The control arm connection has at least one insert part which is received in an interlocking manner in an opening of the subframe and is integrally and/or frictionally connected to the subframe. The insert part has a connecting portion for forming a screw connection and being chosen from a group comprising at least two different insert parts, the various insert parts differing from one another in terms of the vertical position of the connecting portion. |
| US10071760B2 |
Adaptive front steering system for vehicle
An adaptive front steering system is capable of ensuring steering convenience and driving safety by changing a steering gear ratio in accordance with a driving situation of a vehicle. The adaptive front steering system is implemented as a new type of active front steering (AFS) system in which a hollow motor is applied to a steering column shaft, and a steering gear ratio is changed in accordance with a rotation direction and a rotation amount of a shaft of the hollow motor which is rotated together with an upper shaft. |
| US10071751B2 |
Mounting structure for equipment compartment bottom plate
A mounting structure for equipment compartment bottom plate is provided. The bottom plate is detachably connected to a skeleton boundary beam of the equipment compartment. A sliding rail is fixedly connected to a side of the bottom plate where the bottom plate is lap-jointed to a skeleton lateral beam of the equipment compartment. One of the sliding rail and the skeleton lateral beam is provided with a recess and the other is provided with a protrusion engaged with the recess. In the mounting structure, the connection of the bottom plate and the skeleton lateral beam is achieved by the engagement of the recess and the protrusion. Therefore, connecting pieces for connecting the bottom plate and the skeleton lateral beam are removed and the number of the connecting pieces is significantly reduced. |
| US10071745B2 |
Automated drive assisting system, automated drive assisting method, and computer program
Automated drive assisting systems, methods, and programs acquire an expected travel route for a vehicle that includes an automated drive section in which automated drive control for the vehicle is permitted, and execute the automated drive control for the vehicle such that the vehicle travels along the expected travel route in the automated drive section which is included in the expected travel route. The systems, methods, and programs recover the automated drive control after the vehicle, which travels through manual drive based on a drive operation by a user, passes through a branch point that is provided in the automated drive section and that meets a predetermined condition. |
| US10071744B2 |
Method, computer program, storage medium and electronic control unit for operating a vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle including at least one assistance function or at least a partially automated driving function, including: ascertaining at least one safe driving state; capturing the current driving state; determining a permissible range for the current driving state of the vehicle from which at least one of the at least one safe driving state is attainable; operating the vehicle using an activable or active assistance function or an at least partially automated driving function within the specified permissible range. |
| US10071738B2 |
Vehicle system and vehicle controller for controlling vehicle
A vehicle system includes a driving condition sensor mounted in a subject vehicle, the driving condition sensor detecting a driving condition related to the subject vehicle, a human-machine interface mounted in the subject vehicle, the human-machine interface configured to receive, from a user, a user preference input indicating a lane change parameter corresponding to the driving condition, and a processor coupled to the driving condition sensor and the human-machine interface. The processor is programmed to receive the user preference input from the human-machine interface, determine the driving condition from the driving condition sensor, and determine whether the assisted lane change should be performed based on the driving condition and the lane change parameter. |
| US10071737B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
There is provided with an automatic transmission (2) having a clutch (32) and a brake device (6) which holds a brake force during a stop of an engine (1). There is provided with an engine control section (11) which performs an automatic stop of the engine and a re-start of the engine and a release control section (14) which releases a holding of the brake force during the re-start of the engine. The release control section (14) releases the holding of the brake force when an engagement state of the clutch (32) is a predetermined state in case where an accelerator off state occurs until the engagement state of the clutch (32) becomes the predetermined state and releases the holding of the brake force when the engagement state of the clutch (32) is an engagement state weaker than the predetermined state, during a re-start of the engine (1). |
| US10071736B2 |
Driving assistance apparatus for vehicle
A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle includes: a switch selecting a drive mode that specifies an output characteristic of a drive source relative to an accelerator operation amount; and a controller configured to calculate a target acceleration, based on the drive mode, for causing a host vehicle to follow a preceding vehicle such that a vehicle-to-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle is maintained at a distance within a predetermined range, and control a driving force of the drive source such that the host vehicle accelerates at the target acceleration. |
| US10071733B2 |
Optical spread spectrum detection and ranging
Example implementations may relate to an obstacle detection system. In particular, an example device may include a light emitter, a line-image sensor, and a controller that are mounted on a rotatable component. In an example embodiment, the line-image sensor may receive light signals emitted from the light emitter. The controller may be communicatively coupled to the light emitter and line-image sensor and configured to determine a multipath signal based on the time of flight of the light signal and the position along the line-image sensor at which the line-image sensor received the given reflected light signal. |
| US10071732B2 |
Windshield stone impact response
A vehicle includes a windshield having an integral pressure sensor. A signal from the pressure sensor is used to identify an impact against the windshield as a stone impact. Responsive to identifying the stone impact, identifying any large truck located within a predetermined radius of the vehicle. Responsive to identifying a large truck, the vehicle is directed to make an evasive maneuver to avoid stones dropped or thrown by the large truck. |
| US10071727B2 |
Control system for vehicle
A control system for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to i) calculate a target supercharging pressure of an intake air such that, when an internal combustion engine is operated through the homogeneous charge compression ignition, the internal combustion engine achieves a required output while satisfying a predetermined requirement, ii) control an output of the internal combustion engine such that the output approaches the required output in accordance with an actual supercharging pressure in process of changing the actual supercharging pressure to the target supercharging pressure that is achieved by a supercharger, and iii) control a rotary machine such that an output of the rotary machine compensates for part or all of a differential output between the required output and the output in process of changing the actual supercharging pressure to the target supercharging pressure. |
| US10071725B2 |
Driving-force control device for vehicle
In a situation where it is predicted that a symbol of target torque reverses by turns to be positive and negative alternately, the hybrid ECU carries out an increasing correction of the target torque, in which the target torque is corrected by increasing the target torque by a set amount ΔT in a negative direction when a specific condition, in which it is judged that the degree of the vertical vibration of a vehicle body is larger than a standard value and it is judged there is no acceleration demand, is satisfied, and makes the vibration suppression control torque not to be contained in the target torque when the specific condition is not satisfied. Thereby, even when carrying out free run, the sprung vibration suppression control can be carried out during bad road running, and braking force can be suppressed and fuel consumption can be improved during good road running. |
| US10071723B2 |
Method and device for operating a drive train of a hybrid vehicle
The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a drive train (101) of a hybrid vehicle comprising an electrical system (102), the drive train (101) having at least one vehicle drive wheel (105) in addition to one first electrical machine (104) and the first electrical machine (104) being connected to the electrical system (102). According to the invention, in order to stabilize the voltage of the electrical system (102), the first electrical machine (104) is operated without being coupled to the drive wheels (105) of the hybrid vehicle. |
| US10071722B2 |
Optimizing use states of a hybrid mobile vehicle along a discretized travel route
An information processing apparatus includes a generation section configured to generate, from a state of a mobile vehicle in each position obtained by discretizing a traveling route along which the mobile vehicle travels, a state of the mobile vehicle in a next position for each use state of drive means contained in the mobile vehicle; and an optimization section configured to optimize the use state of the drive means in each position based on at least one of states of the mobile vehicle in each position generated by the generation section. |
| US10071719B2 |
Hydrostatic traction drive in closed hydraulic circuit and method for controlling the hydrostatic traction drive
A hydrostatic traction drive in a closed hydraulic circuit includes two hydraulic machines in the closed hydraulic circuit and a control unit configured to control a braking torque of the traction drive. A method for controlling the hydrostatic traction drive includes controlling the braking torque for the hydrostatic traction drive. |
| US10071717B2 |
Electric brake system
An electric brake system is disclosed. The electric brake system includes a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to generate hydraulic pressure using a piston which is operated by means of an electrical signal and including a first and a second pressure chamber, a first hydraulic flow path, a second hydraulic flow path, a third hydraulic flow path, a sixth hydraulic flow path, a seventh hydraulic flow path, a first control valve provided at the first hydraulic flow path, a second control valve provided at the second hydraulic flow path, a third control valve provided at the third hydraulic flow path, a seventh control valve provided at the sixth hydraulic flow path, an eighth control valve provided at the seventh hydraulic flow path, a first hydraulic circuit including first and second branching flow paths, and first and second inlet valves, and a second hydraulic circuit including third and fourth branching flow paths which branch from the second hydraulic flow path and are connected to two wheel cylinders, respectively. |
| US10071715B2 |
Method and device for determining a braking torque on a braking system for a rail vehicle
A method for determining a braking torque on a braking system for a rail vehicle. The braking system associated with at least one wheel or at least one wheelset includes at least one brake disc for generating a braking force in response to at least one brake signal, at least one brake lining interacting with the brake disc and a brake caliper connected to the brake lining and a brake housing and a securing bracket. The brake caliper is mounted together with a brake housing in at least one first bearing point and a second bearing point, the second bearing point is at a distance from the first bearing point at a predefined bearing distance, a first sensor for providing a first measuring signal and a second sensor for providing a second measuring signal are arranged on the brake housing or between the housing and the bracket. |
| US10071712B2 |
Wiper adapter and wiper assembly incorporating the same
An adapter for attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm having an attachment member including an end with a bent tab extending outwardly therefrom, and walls having fins. The adapter includes a body having first and second ends. A retention member is disposed at the first end for abutting the fin. A canard extends from the retention member toward the second end and is adapted to be disposed adjacent to one of the walls. A stop is disposed closer to the second end than the first. A guard is spaced longitudinally from the stop and has a cam surface and an engagement surface. A bridge connects the guard to the body and is adapted to flex when the guard pivots from the stop in response to force translated to the cam surface from the bent tab until the engagement surface abuts at least a portion of the bent tab. |
| US10071708B2 |
Controller for vehicle wiper system
A system for a vehicle wiper is disclosed. The system comprises a first rain sensor disposed on a fore portion of a vehicle and a second rain sensor disposed on an aft portion of the vehicle. The system further comprises a controller configured to suspend a rain sensing activation identified during a monitoring cycle in response to a control event. The control even comprises detecting moisture with the first rain sensor for a delay time without detecting the moisture with the second rain sensor. |
| US10071703B2 |
Head-protecting airbag device and folded-up body of head-protecting airbag
A head-protecting airbag device includes: an airbag including: an airbag body; a mounting portion which fixes the airbag body to a body; and a tension cloth, wherein: the airbag body includes a general inflatable portion, and an end-side inflatable portion, which is partitioned from the general inflatable portion by an end-side partition portion as a closed portion; the tension cloth is disposed on the outboard side of the end-side inflatable portion in the airbag body, and the root end of the tension cloth is coupled to an area of the general inflatable portion which is closer to a central side in the front and rear direction than the end-side partition portion; and in the mounting portion, an end-side mounting portion is disposed from a position of the root end including a position of the root end of the tension cloth to an area of the general inflatable portion. |
| US10071695B2 |
Sliding pawl on a ratchet bar
A ratchet mechanism with a pawl slidably mounted on a ratchet bar. Two fingers in the pawl on opposite sides of ratchet bar pinch the bar between them when the pawl is pivoted to a pinch angle relative to the bar. A lever on the pawl pivots the pawl to release the fingers from the ratchet bar. An over-rotation stop on the pawl contacts the ratchet bar in the release position, and prevents the pawl from pivoting past the release position to a position that drags a finger against the ratchet bar. The over-rotation stop may extend from the pawl lever, contact and slide along the ratchet bar in the release position, and maintain an ideal release position of the pawl relative to the ratchet bar during sliding of the pawl on the ratchet bar. The ratchet bar may be toothless, providing smooth selection of stopping points on the bar. |
| US10071691B2 |
Combined cup holder and storage bin
A combined cup holder and storage bin is provided. Such a device includes a rotating body having a first feature, a second feature and a third feature. The rotating body is selectively displaceable into a first position orienting the first feature for use, a second position orienting the second feature for use and a third position orienting the third feature for use. |
| US10071689B2 |
Rearview mirror system with a display
A rearview device system includes a partially reflective, partially transmissive element, a display module in optical communication with the partially reflective, partially transmissive element, a display element, an optic block in optical communication with the display element, a first circuit board comprising at least one light source configured to emit illumination that propagates through the optic block and edge light the display element, an optic holder operably connected to the optic block, defining at least one aperture, a second circuit board comprising at least one light source configured to emit illumination that propagates through the at least one aperture and the optic block to back light at least one of a portion of the display element and an icon, and wherein light emitted by the light source of the first circuit board and the light source of the second circuit board is visible through the partially reflective, partially transmissive element. |
| US10071686B2 |
Electric vehicle sound enhancement systems and methods
An audio system of a vehicle includes: an acceleration state module that sets an acceleration state signal to a first state when a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle is greater than a first predetermined acceleration, where the first predetermined acceleration is positive; a sound control module that selectively sets audio characteristics for an acceleration event in response to determinations that all of: (i) the acceleration state signal is in the first state; (ii) an electric motor is outputting positive torque to a powertrain of the vehicle; and (iii) a driver is applying pressure to an accelerator pedal; and an audio driver module that, based on the audio characteristics, applies power to speakers to output sound within a passenger cabin of the vehicle. |
| US10071681B2 |
Method for warning a vehicle driver of a tailgating third party vehicle
A method for warning a vehicle driver of a third party vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, of a collision, the vehicle driver of the driving third party vehicle being warned by the host vehicle of an imminent collision with a correspondingly front host vehicle, and the vehicle driver of the tailgating third party vehicle is signaled the imminent collision with the host vehicle by a driver assistance system of the host vehicle. Also described is a computer program product, an arithmetic unit, or a processing device, which may be a control device or a control unit for a vehicle, as well as to a driver assistance system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle. |
| US10071677B2 |
Lighting device for vehicle
A lighting device for a vehicle may include a light source; a lens; and a first reflecting unit provided on a partial area of a front surface of the lens. The lighting device may also include a light reducer configured to reduce a size of light emitted from the light source and to emit light having a reduced size toward the first reflecting unit on the lens. The lighting device may further include a reflective fluorescent body disposed on a rear side of the lens and configured to convert a wavelength of light reflected from the first reflecting unit and to reflect light having a converted wavelength into the lens. |
| US10071673B2 |
Modular light and accessory bar for vehicles
A modular light and accessory bar for a vehicle includes a top rail having a length selected to span a width of the vehicle along the top of the windshield, a right end, and a left end. A right side pillar is configured to be attached to the top rail at the right end thereof and extend downwardly therefrom. A left side pillar is configured to be attached to the top rail at the left end thereof and extend downwardly therefrom. The top rail is formed with at least one T-slot that extends along the length of the top rail. At least one bracket is configured to support a lighting fixture or accessory and is attachable to the T-slot of the top rail at a desired location therealong. The T-slot is configured to permit the at least one bracket to be slid to a desired location along the top rail and secured at that location. The top rail may be curved forwardly relative to the vehicle. |
| US10071671B2 |
System and method for delivery and installation of automobile tires
Provided is a system for delivery and installation of automobile tires at a customer's location, the system comprising: an order system allowing the customer to place an order for the tires, and to reserve a delivery time window; a distribution center storing the tires; and a delivery system for delivering the tires to the customer and installing the tires on a customer's vehicle. Also provided is a method for delivery and installation of automobile tires at a customer's location, the method comprising: receiving a tire order from the customer and a desired delivery time window; locating a tire having specifications according to the order from the customer; delivering the tire from a distribution center to a customer's location; and installing the tire on a customer's vehicle at the customer's location. |
| US10071670B2 |
Enclosed hose reel used for sewer jetting
A hose reel arrangement for sewer jetting includes a reel; a hose wound around the reel; a reel frame holding the reel; and a cover arrangement. The reel frame with the reel is rotatable about a frame axis perpendicular to a horizontal mounting surface. The cover arrangement is over a majority of the reel and reel frame. The cover arrangement is selectively movable to expose a portion of the reel to provide access to the hose. The cover arrangement is fixed in position relative to the rotatable reel frame and reel. |
| US10071663B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; a shield attached to a side face portion of the seat cushion; an electrical component disposed between the side face portion and the shield; and a hood portion provided above the electrical component between the side face portion and the shield so as to cover at least part of the electrical component. |
| US10071660B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion including another member disposed on a back side of a seat pad, and a catching portion provided in the another member; a seatback; a strip attached to the seatback; and a band member provided in the strip. The band member is hooked on the catching portion on a back side of the seat cushion. The catching portion includes a holding part and a guide part. The holding part has an opening that is opened toward a side facing the seat pad. The guide part is a flat part inclined from the opening. The band member is inserted into the opening and placed inside the holding part. |
| US10071658B2 |
Disengagable head restraint apparatus
An accessory device that gently restrains a child's forehead to prevent his or her head from bobbing when asleep in a car seat includes head retention piece with outwardly extending center and side bands for securing the accessory device about the child car seat. In the event of a sudden change in momentum, the device slides off the top of the child's head do to one of the bands being less elastic than the others. |
| US10071656B2 |
Seat back adjuster and vehicle seat having a seat back adjuster
A seat back adjuster for a vehicle seat, said seat back adjuster having at least a fitting upper part, a fitting lower part and a fitting arranged therebetween, wherein a separate adapter is arranged on a side of the fitting upper part or of the fitting lower part facing away from the fitting, said adapter being fixed on the fitting through an opening in the fitting upper part or in the fitting lower part, and wherein a control lever is provided which is arranged on the side of the adapter facing away from the fitting and is interlockingly and/or frictionally connected to the adapter. |
| US10071652B2 |
Dual mode IGBT gate drive to reduce switching loss
A vehicle powertrain includes an electric machine, an inverter including an IGBT having a gate configured to flow current through a phase of the electric machine, and a gate driver. The gate driver is configured to supply power onto the gate via a voltage regulated source, and in response to a collector current of the IGBT exceeding a previous steady state current through the phase, transition to a current regulated source to drive the gate. The gate driver may be configured to delay the transition by a predetermined time that is based on a difference between the previous steady state current and a reverse recovery peak current. |
| US10071650B2 |
Method of preventing fuel gas from entering cabin of mobile object including fuel cell and mobile object including fuel cell
A mobile object comprising: a fuel cell; an cabin that is separated from an installing space where the fuel cell is located; an air conditioning device performs an air conditioning of the cabin; a controller controls an operation of the air conditioning device; and a gas concentration detection unit that is installed in the installing space and detects a concentration of gas of a same type as fuel gas supplied to the fuel cell. The controller switches an operation mode of the air conditioning device to an internal air circulation mode from another mode when the concentration of the gas is equal to or higher than a predetermined upper-limit threshold. |
| US10071644B2 |
Inductive power transfer pad, system for inductive power transfer and method of operating inductive power transfer pad
Provided herein is an inductive power transfer pad for inductive power transfer to a vehicle. The inductive power transfer pad includes a stationary part and a movable part. The movable part includes a primary winding structure. The movable part is movable between a retracted state and an extended state. The power transfer pad is designed or controllable such that the movable part is only movable to a position from a set of predetermined positions. The set of predetermined positions is a subset of the set of all positions between the retracted and the extended state. A method of operating an inductive power transfer pad and an inductive power transfer system are also provided herein. |
| US10071637B2 |
Pulse width modulation resonance converter and charger for vehicle using the same
A pulse width modulation resonance converter is provided that includes a transformer and a switching unit including first to fourth switches electrically connected to a primary coil of the transformer and configured to convert a DC voltage into an AC voltage by a switching operation of the first to fourth switches in which each switch is switched from an off state to an on state when a voltage difference between both ends is about 0. Additionally, a rectifying unit includes an output capacitor, first to fourth diodes electrically connected to a secondary coil of the transformer, and a resonance tank having a resonance capacitor and a resonance inductor which are electrically connected to the secondary coil of the transformer. The plurality of switches connected to the primary side of the transformer perform the zero-voltage switching using the magnetized inductance of the primary side to minimize the switching loss. |
| US10071634B2 |
Dynamic IGBT gate drive to reduce switching loss
A vehicle powertrain includes an IGBT that conducts current between a supply and load. The vehicle powertrain also includes a controller that applies voltage to a gate of the IGBT at a first level for a first duration that depends on a capacitance of the gate, and increases the voltage over a second duration based on a rate of change of the current falling below a threshold defined by a supply voltage for the load. |
| US10071627B2 |
Integrated steering drive axle for vehicle and electric vehicle
The present invention provides an integrated steering drive axle for a vehicle and an electric vehicle. The integrated steering drive axle includes an integrally rigid axle beam arranged to extend between the two wheels along the lateral direction of the vehicle, and two motor drive systems mounted at the axle beam, wherein each motor drive system can independently drive a corresponding one of the two wheels to rotate and turn; wherein each motor drive system includes: a first drive electric motor, arranged separately from the corresponding wheel; a first transmission mechanism, arranged between the first drive electric motor and the corresponding wheel and used for transferring the output power of the first drive electric motor to the corresponding wheel to drive the corresponding wheel to rotate; and a second drive electric motor, used for providing steering power necessary for steering the corresponding wheel. According to the present invention, the two motor drive systems for independently driving the wheels at opposite sides are mounted at the integrated steering drive axle, thereby improving the control flexibility of the vehicle and achieving independent driving and independent steering of the wheels. |
| US10071626B2 |
Exhaust after-treatment mounting arrangement
An exhaust after-treatment mounting arrangement is provided that is mounted outside of an engine compartment and has a perforated enclosure allowing air to permeate the enclosure and establish an airflow through the enclosure to maintain part integrity of components of an exhaust after-treatment system with maximum temperature thresholds. Components of the exhaust after-treatment system may be mounted to permit movement of such components relative to upstream and downstream components in the exhaust system. The enclosure is configured to prevent contact of the hot components by operators and/or flammable materials with small venting holes through top surfaces of the enclosure and large vent holes in bottom areas of the box that allow large volumes of air to easily flow into the enclosure. |
| US10071625B1 |
Flow control assembly and method utilizing apertured shutters
An exemplary flow control assembly includes, among other things, shutters each having at least one aperture. The shutters are configured to move back and forth between a first position and a second position to influence a flow through the at least one aperture. A flow control method includes, among other things, moving a shutters back and forth between a first position and a second position. The first position permits more flow through at least one aperture within each of the shutters than the second position. |
| US10071623B2 |
Structure of power train for vehicle
A structure of a powertrain for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a first clutch connecting or disconnecting power from an engine; a driving motor disposed between the first clutch and a transmission, including a stator and a rotor, and having a recess, such that a center of a side of the rotor that faces the first clutch concaves toward the transmission; and an actuator at least partially inserted in the recess to operate the first clutch. |
| US10071621B2 |
Automotive equipment for equipping an automotive set and an automotive set comprising such an automotive equipment
This automotive equipment includes: a central component intended to close an opening of a peripheral component with a peripheral clearance, a positioning member having centering elements, the positioning member is removably linked to the central component. The positioning member is arranged so that the centering elements extend at least partially in projection with respect to the central component. Each centering element is deformable so that the centering elements can cooperate with edges of the opening so as to center the central component with respect to the opening. |
| US10071618B2 |
Tonneau cover device
The embodiment provides a tonneau cover device. The tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover and a fixing device to engage with a lock portion to thereby hold the tonneau cover in a pulled-out-and-held state. The fixing device includes: a slider provided in a slidable manner and a hook provided in a swingable manner. When a force is exerted on an engagement protruding portion of the hook as a result of pushing in the tonneau cover toward the winding direction from the pulled-out-and-held state, and the exerted force acting on the engagement protruding portion is larger than the normally-given urging force acting on the engagement protruding portion, the hook swings such that the engagement protruding portion retracts into the case while causing the slider to be pushed in away from the sidewall, thereby being disengaged from the locking portion. |
| US10071616B2 |
Cardan mounting for an air vent
The invention relates to a cardan mounting for an air vent, comprising a fixed part and a moving part, which are each pivotably attached to a cardan ring, wherein the two pivoting axes are arranged at right angles to one another. The cardan ring is elastically deformable, circular-ring-shaped in the uninstalled state and extended along one pivoting axis and compressed along the other pivoting axis, as compared with the circular shape, in the installed state. The invention furthermore relates to an air vent having a cardan mounting of this kind. |
| US10071612B2 |
Vehicle headrest thermal conditioner
A seat thermal conditioning device includes a seat portion having a vent configured to provide conditioned air to a seat occupant neck area. A thermoelectric module is arranged in the seat portion. The thermoelectric module is configured to both heat and cool an air supply to provide the conditioned air. |
| US10071610B2 |
System and method for improved ride control for a work vehicle when transporting a drawn implement
A method for providing improved ride control for a work vehicle when transporting a drawn implement may include monitoring a load applied through a drawbar-related component(s) of the work vehicle while the drawn implement is being transported, wherein the drawn implement is located at a transport position relative to a driving surface of the work vehicle such that a ground engaging tool of the drawn implement is located above the driving surface. The method may also include detecting a variation in the monitored load over time, comparing the detected load variation in the monitored load to a predetermined load variance threshold and controlling an operation of at least one of an implement suspension system of the drawn implement or a vehicle suspension system of the work vehicle so as to reduce the detected load variation in the monitored load when the load variation exceeds the predetermined load variance threshold. |
| US10071609B2 |
Vehicle having a high clearing capability
The invention relates to a vehicle which includes at least four wheels and a base. Said wheels are attached in pairs at the base via connections and form a bogie consisting of a pair of wheels. Said bogies are rotatably hinged onto the base such that the pivot point of the path of the wheels is not physically present and said pivot point is located under the rotational axis of the wheels when the bogie is horizontal. The rotation of a bogie is transmitted by a transmission means to the other bogie such that the slant of each bogie in relation to the base forms an angle of identical but opposite value. |
| US10071608B2 |
Work vehicle, method for operating tow apparatus, and method for assembling tow apparatus
A tow pin has a main body portion in a columnar shape and a first protrusion protruding outward from an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion. An upper bracket structure has a first through hole in which the main body portion is inserted and restricts passage of the first protrusion. A lower bracket is located under the upper bracket structure at a distance from the upper bracket structure and has a second through hole in which the tow pin can be inserted. The main body portion of the tow pin is inserted in at least the first through hole and the first protrusion is located under the upper bracket structure. |
| US10071604B2 |
Pneumatic vehicle tire and method for making a pneumatic vehicle tire
A pneumatic vehicle tire has a carcass with at least one carcass ply. The surface of the carcass ply has an overlay made of an electrically conductive rubber mixture. The overlay extends continuously from an electrically conductive bead base to a superstructure and contacts the superstructure. A method for making a pneumatic vehicle tire includes the steps of making a carcass ply, covering a surface of the carcass ply with a continuous overlay made of an electrically conductive rubber mixture. The overlay contacts an electrically conductive bead base and the superstructure in the finished pneumatic vehicle tire. |
| US10071598B2 |
Studless winter tire
A studless winter tire that has enhanced performance on ice and snow both initially and after degradation while maintaining good abrasion resistance is provided. The studless winter tire includes: a cap tread formed from a rubber composition A; and a base tread formed from a rubber composition B. The studless winter tire satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2): (1) a×c/100 |
| US10071597B2 |
Pneumatic tire
[Object] A pneumatic tire 2 that allows achievement of reduction of rolling resistance without taking influence on a mass into consideration, is provided.[Solution] A profile OL of the tire 2 includes a ground-contact surface 46 and a pair of side surfaces 48. In the profile OL, a zone from a point PB to a point PW is formed by three arcs. The arcs are a first arc, a second arc that extends almost outward from the first arc in the radial direction, and a third arc that extends almost outward from the second arc further in the radial direction. A ratio of a radius R2 of curvature of the second arc to a radius R1of curvature of the first arc is greater than or equal to 1.45 and not greater than 3.26. A ratio of a radius R3 of curvature of the third arc to the radius R1 of curvature of the first arc is greater than or equal to 0.45 and not greater than 0.56. Each sidewall 8 of the tire 2 has a first recess 50a and a second recess 50b that are recessed inward from the side surface 48. |
| US10071592B2 |
Drawing apparatus and method of use
A drawing aid configured to assist a user in creating illustrations such as, for example, cartoons, characters, caricatures, and figures is disclosed. The drawing aid includes a template that includes indicia configured to assist the user in creating illustrations with predetermined proportions. |
| US10071591B1 |
Pen assembly
A pen system comprising a cover member joined to an adapter having an anterior end of an ink cartridge disposed therein is disclosed. A pen housing covers the ink cartridge and is sealed via a plug. In one embodiment, a slit divides a surface of the adapter to allow a collapse of the adapter, thus narrowing a height of the adapter, to allow insertion of the adapter into the cover member. A first and second annular groove are disposed at a center of the adapter, where each annular groove interfaces with a cover member annular ridge to define an open and closed position of the pen. In an alternate embodiment, an annular washer having an annular ridge is disposed in the cover member, in place of the cover member annular ridge, to interface with the first and second annular groove thus defining the open and closed positions of the pen. |
| US10071587B2 |
Image forming method
The present invention relates to an image forming method which includes: curing an active ray curable ink containing a gelling agent; and additionally applying and curing another active ray curable ink and by which affinity of the additionally-applied ink is further improved. The method of the present invention is an image forming method including: a first step of applying a first ink, which contains a colorant, a gelling agent, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator, to a recording medium; a second step of irradiating the first ink with an active ray to cure and fix the first ink; a third step of additionally applying a second ink which contains a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator; and a fourth step of irradiating the second ink with an active ray, in this order, wherein the first ink contains 0.5 to 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the entire mass of the ink, the second ink contains less than 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the entire mass of the ink, and the fourth step is performed in a state where the cured and fixed first ink is heated. |
| US10071586B2 |
Light irradiation apparatus and information rewritable system
A light irradiation apparatus includes an irradiation unit including a light source to emit light to a process-target object, a light source driving circuit to drive the light source, a light source controller to control the light source driving circuit to change a light output level of the light source, and a light spot controller to control energy or energy density of a beam spot of the light on the process-target object depending on an operation mode, and a transition mode that one operation mode is being changed to another mode. The light spot controller sets the energy or energy density during the transition mode lower compared to either of the energy or energy density during the one operation mode before the transition mode and the energy or energy density during the another mode after the transition mode. |
| US10071579B2 |
Printing apparatus with access portions for access to inside of housing
A printing apparatus includes a plurality of components for the printing apparatus, and a housing configured to house the plurality of components in an inside of the housing and having a plurality of access portions used by a user and a service man to access the inside of the housing. The access portions have predetermined difficulty levels of access of accessing the inside of the housing from the access portions respectively. At least one or more of the plurality of components housed in the inside of the housing are arranged based on positions and the predetermined difficulty levels of access of the access portions and a frequency of access to the at least one or more of the plurality of components by the user and the service man. |
| US10071573B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus
A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit configured to unwind a portion of a rolled sheet and convey the unwound sheet, a ribbon conveying unit configured to convey a ribbon having thereon a coloring layer that is not visible up to a predetermined temperature and becomes visible above the predetermined temperature, a thermal head configured to transfer the coloring layer on the ribbon to a portion of the unwound sheet, and a cutter configured to cut off a portion of the unwound sheet. |
| US10071572B2 |
Printing apparatus and platen
A platen includes: a supporting portion that can support a sheet; a suction unit that sucks the sheet in such a manner as to attach the sheet to the supporting portion; a first ink receiver that receives ink ejected downstream of the leading end of the sheet passing the supporting portion; and a second ink receiver that receives ink ejected upstream of the trailing end of the sheet passing the supporting portion. |
| US10071568B2 |
Inkjet printer
An inkjet printer includes an inkjet head configured to perform printing using ink along a main scanning direction onto a print medium by moving in the main scanning direction; a platen configured to support, from an opposite side of the inkjet head, a portion of the print medium being printed by the inkjet head by a printing portion supporting region extending in the main scanning direction; a print heater configured to heat the print medium via the printing portion supporting region; and a fan device extending in the main scanning direction, and configured to blow air out from a blower outlet for blowing the air toward a surface of the portion of the print medium supported by the printing portion supporting region. |
| US10071567B2 |
Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus
An ink jet recording method includes an absorption/removal treatment of an aqueous liquid component by using a porous body from an image formed by using an ink and a reaction liquid that increases the viscosity of the ink. The ink contains at least two or more types of particles having different particle diameters, and the particles having different particle diameters satisfy the expressions (1) and (2): D1/D2≤0.5 (1) 0.2≤M1/M2 (2). |
| US10071564B2 |
Control apparatus, image processing method and non-transitory recording medium storing image processing program
Provided are a control apparatus, an image processing method and a non-transitory recording medium. The control apparatus includes a raster-image processor and a hardware processor that judges whether each of multi-valued pixels forming a source image is colored in one of specific colors, controls the amount of color materials to be used in printing the source image together with a white base, by reducing pixel values of the multi-valued pixels forming the source image and the white base, and converts the multi-valued pixels into two-valued pixels corresponding to colors of the color materials of the source image and two-valued white pixels. The hardware processor uses a matrix of two-valued white pixels corresponding to each of the multi-valued pixels judged as being colored in one of the specific colors, to rearrange at least one of colored two-valued white pixels at colored or uncolored pixel positions in the matrix. |
| US10071562B2 |
Inkjet printhead having recessed transverse ribs across fluid channel
An inkjet printhead includes: an elongate fluid manifold comprising at least one longitudinally extending channel, the fluid manifold having a base defining a plurality of ink outlets, the fluid outlets being spaced apart longitudinally along a floor of the channel; a plurality of printhead chips bonded to the base of the fluid manifold, each printhead chip receiving ink from one or more fluid outlets; and a plurality of transverse ribs positioned across the channel, each transverse rib extending upwardly from the floor of the channel. One or more of the transverse ribs has a recess allowing fluid flow along the floor of the channel between the transverse ribs. |
| US10071557B2 |
Printhead assembly with fluid interconnect cover
In one example implementation, a printhead assembly includes a fluid intake section, a fluid interconnect integrated with the fluid intake section to receive fluid from an ink supply assembly, and an air-permeable, fluid-resistant, fluid interconnect cover installed over the fluid interconnect. |
| US10071556B2 |
Inkjet printing apparatus
An inkjet printing apparatus, comprising: a carriage to move in a 1st direction; a recording head; an ink reservoir; an ink receiver; and a waste liquid reservoir configured to be connected to the ink receiver to let the ink move between the ink receiver and the waste liquid reservoir, wherein: the ink reservoir is disposed not to overlap with the carriage in a 2nd direction perpendicularly intersecting with the 1st direction and an up and down direction, and at least a part of the ink reservoir is disposed at a position outside of a moving range of the carriage in the 1st direction; and in the 1st direction, the waste liquid reservoir is disposed to overlap with the ink reservoir and is disposed at a position outside of the moving range of the carriage. |
| US10071553B2 |
Liquid ejection device
A liquid ejection device is disclosed. One device includes a liquid supply member defining a liquid supply channel that is in communication with a common liquid chamber via an outlet of the liquid supply channel. The outlet and the common liquid chamber extend along a longitudinal direction respectively. The liquid supply member includes a plurality of ribs located within the liquid supply channel, the plurality of ribs are disposed side by side in the longitudinal direction. The plurality of ribs includes a first rib, a second rib and a third rib. A distance from the first rib to the third rib in the longitudinal direction is smaller than a distance from the first rib to the second rib in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10071544B2 |
Separation apparatus, separation system, and separation method
A separation apparatus for separating a superposed substrate in which a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate are joined together with an adhesive, into the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate, includes: a first holding unit which holds the processing target substrate; a second holding unit which holds the supporting substrate; a moving mechanism which relatively moves the first holding unit or the second holding unit in a horizontal direction; a load measurement unit which measures a load acting on the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate when the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate are separated; and a control unit which controls the moving mechanism based on the load measured by the load measurement unit. |
| US10071543B2 |
Precipitation hardened partial transient liquid phase bond
A precipitation-hardened partial transient liquid phase bond and method of making same is provided. The bond is created at a bonding temperature and then, based on the phase diagrams corresponding to the materials in the interlayer between the bonded materials, the bond is held at a lower heat-treatment temperature to achieve a precipitation-hardened structure. |
| US10071542B2 |
Process for the coating of roll product
The invention relates to a process for the production of multilayer composites and to a production plant (12, 60) for this purpose. The multilayer composites comprise at least one substrate web (64, 66), at least one bonding layer, and at least one polyurethane layer which has capillaries which extend through the entire thickness of the at least one polyurethane layer. First, at least one polyurethane layer is produced in a matrix (15), with passage through at least one coating unit (26, 30) and through a plurality of heating units (24, 28, 32). The matrices (15) thus treated are then introduced (76) into an input point (74) of a transfer section (60) for substrate web (64, 66). A structured side (78) of the matrix (15) is applied onto the substrate web (64, 66) passing continuously through the transfer section (60). Treatment of a composite made of the matrix (15) and of the substrate web (64, 66) takes place in a heatable press device (82) with transfer of the at least one polyurethane layer from the matrix to the upper side of the substrate web (64, 66). Finally, the matrix (15) is removed from the substrate web (64, 66), and transferred to a treatment section (12), and the substrate web (64, 66) is wound up at a wind-up unit (100) after removal of the matrix. |
| US10071533B2 |
Shaft arrangement in a reverse vending machine
A shaft arrangement for a reverse vending machine, in particular for a compressing arrangement in a reverse vending machine used for recycling. The shaft arrangement includes a sidewall having an inside and an outside, and at least one opening, and at least one shaft extending through the at least one opening, and the at least one shaft includes a radial groove. The shaft arrangement includes a bearing arrangement arranged on the outside of the sidewall, the bearing arrangement includes a bearing block and a bearing connected to the at least one shaft. The shaft arrangement includes a seal arranged around the outer surface of the at least one shaft at the at least one opening. The bearing block is arranged spaced apart from the sidewall to create a gap between the sidewall and the bearing block. The shaft arrangement further includes a plate arranged on the inside of the sidewall. |
| US10071529B2 |
Method of fabricating a pressure vessel using a variable viscosity solventless prepolymer formulation
This invention relates to methods of fabricating components of a pressure vessel using a dicyclopentadiene prepolymer formulation in which the purity of the dicyclopentadiene is at least 92% wherein the formulation further comprises a reactive ethylene monomer that renders the prepolymer formulation flowable at ambient temperatures and to pressure vessels that are fabricated by said methods. |
| US10071522B2 |
Roof ditch molding process incorporating conformed shaping features in a molding fixture
An assembly for reshaping an elongated plasticized article includes a heated fixture upon which the elongated article is supported in adhering fashion to a contoured upper surface. Following heating, the article is transferred to a cooling fixture exhibiting a further contoured upper surface and, upon subsequent cooling, the article exhibits a final multi-dimensional extending profile matching the contoured upper surface of the cooling fixture. A further variation of the assembly includes an elongated and bowed track supporting a fixed jig at an end thereof. A slidable jig is traversable along the track and actuated by a ram in directions towards and away from the first jig. Upon a first length extending portion of the article being pre-secured to the slidable jig, a first forward feed direction of the article results in an end extending portion communicating within a multi-dimensional cavity establishing a contoured surface withing the fixed jig, subsequent rearward displacement of the slidable jig causes forcible reshaping of the elongated article as it is stretched and drawn against the contoured surface of the fixed jig. |
| US10071520B2 |
Molding unit for manufacturing containers from preforms made of plastic material
A molding unit (10) for manufacturing preforms (100) made of plastics material, includes at least one “HR”-type mold (10), a nozzle (14) including at least a nozzle body (28) and a nozzle orifice (30) incorporating a preform (100) stabilizer (34) that forms with a tubular member (40) a mobile assembly that is able to slide axially relative to the nozzle orifice (30) between at least a top position and a bottom position, wherein the tubular member (40) is guided so as to slide axially with respect to the nozzle body (28) by at least one guiding element (46) which is interposed radially between the nozzle body (28) and the tubular inlet member (40), and the stabilizer (34), fixed to the tubular member (40), is guided with respect to the nozzle body (28) only by way of the at least one guiding element (46). |
| US10071518B2 |
Method for interdigitated finger coextrusion
A method for depositing a structure comprising interdigitated materials includes merging flows of at least two materials in a first direction into a first combined flow, dividing the first combined flow in a second direction to produce at least two separate flows, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and merging the two separate flows into a second combined flow. |
| US10071514B2 |
Release member molding method and recording tape cartridge
A release member molding method for mounting a metallic plate in a main body of a release member by insert-molding. The release member is to be provided to be integrally rotatable with a reel accommodated in a case, and to move a locking member from a locking position that locks rotation of the reel to an allowing position that allows rotation of the reel. The metallic plate touches a sliding protrusion portion of the locking member at a touching surface of the release member. The release member molding method includes an arranging step of arranging the metallic plate in a die and a molding step of charging a resin material into the die and molding the main body in which the metallic plate is mounted. The die contacts a portion of the metallic plate that excludes the touching surface, and the die does not contact the touching surface. |
| US10071513B2 |
Process for the preparation of a reinforced article
The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a reinforced article which comprises the step of molding a molding composition comprising pellets into the article at an elevated temperature, wherein each of the pellets has an axial length and comprises a core and a sheath around the core, wherein the core comprises an impregnating agent and a multifilament strand comprising glass fibers each having a length substantially equal to the axial length of the pellet and substantially oriented in the axial length of the pellet, wherein the sheath comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and wherein the molding composition further comprises a filler. |
| US10071507B2 |
Method and device for manufacturing a composite part of an aircraft
A method for manufacturing a composite part of an aircraft comprising the steps of placing a prepreg preform in a molding die between at least a molding die base part and a molding die upper part, debulking the air trapped in the prepreg, displacing the molding die upper part against the molding die base part in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the prepreg preform such that the molding die upper part presses the laminated perform until it reaches a blocking arrangement defining the position of the upper part relative to the base part for giving the prepreg preform the nominal thickness of the cured part, wherein said displacement is achieved by bolting the different parts of the molding die against each other, providing an elevated temperature to the preform such that it is cured. |
| US10071503B2 |
Concrete runways, roads, highways and slabs on grade and methods of making same
The invention comprises a method of forming a slab on grade. The method comprises placing a first layer of insulating material horizontally on the ground and placing plastic concrete for a slab on grade on the first layer of insulating material. The plastic concrete is then formed into a desired shape having a top and sides. A second layer of insulating material is placed on the top of the plastic concrete and the first and second layers of insulating material are left in place until the concrete is at least partially cured. The second layer of insulating material is then removed. The product made by the method is also disclosed. A slab on grade is also disclosed. |
| US10071502B2 |
Process for the manufacture of a mesoporous product
Process for the manufacture of a mesoporous product comprising the following successive steps: a) preparation of a slip comprising: a solvent, an additive, more than 4%, as percentage by volume based on the slip, of a powder formed of ceramic particles, b) oriented freezing of the slip, so as to form a block comprising ice crystals separated by walls, c) removal of the ice crystals from said frozen slip block, optionally removed from the mold, so as to obtain a porous preform, d) removal of the additive, so as to obtain a preformed mesoporous product, the additive and the amount of additive being chosen so that the additive is present in a mesopore-forming micellar phase in said walls, more than 25% by volume of said ceramic particles exhibiting a size less than twice the size of the micelles of said mesopore-forming micellar phase. |
| US10071501B2 |
Chemically modified wood and non-wood products and methods for the production thereof
Provided is a process for chemically modifying wood or non-wood comprising: (a) impregnating said wood or non-wood with an aqueous composition comprising an acid polymerization catalyst; (b) impregnating the wood or non-wood product from step (a) with 3-furfuryl borate (‘3-FB’); and (c) subjecting the wood product from (b) for a time and under conditions to affect polymerization of the 3-FB. Modified wood and non-wood products are also provided. |
| US10071500B2 |
Safety system for a chainsaw
Systems and methods for a chainsaw safety device are described. In some embodiments, a method comprises activating a chainsaw, receiving a first acceleration value associated with acceleration of the chainsaw, comparing the first acceleration value to a predetermined acceleration threshold, and deactivating the chainsaw based on the comparison. |
| US10071497B2 |
Compressive wedge cleaving of optical fibers
Lengths of an optical fiber may be broken apart from one another while a cross-sectional region of the optical fiber is in a state of multi-axial compressive stress, and the multi-axial compressive stress extends across the optical fiber. The breaking can include propagating a crack across the optical fiber. The crack can be positioned in sufficiently close proximity to the cross-sectional region so that the multi-axial compressive stress restricts the crack from penetrating the cross-sectional region. At least a portion of the optical fiber may be in tension during the breaking. |
| US10071490B2 |
Electric shaver
Electric shaver includes body, head having blade block, and head supporting part connecting body with head. Head supporting part includes swing supporting part supporting head swingably about two swing axes, and head float part so that head is movable up and down with respect to body. This configuration allows head to swing about the two axes, and thus head easily follows undulations of skin. Head is movable up and down with respect to body, and thus head sinks with respect to body when head is strongly pressed against the skin. The aspect provides electric shaver that has a high follow-up performance of head swinging according to undulations of skin and hardly irritates the skin strongly. |
| US10071488B2 |
Wheeled cart with vibration reduction device, and related systems and methods
A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system may include a base, a column connected to the base, a boom connected to the column, a manipulator arm connected to the boom, and a vibration reduction member. The manipulator arm may be configured to support a surgical instrument. The vibration reduction member may be configured to be moved between deployed and retracted positions relative to the base. The vibration reduction member may engage a ground surface in the deployed position and not be in contact with the ground surface in the retracted position. Various exemplary embodiments also relate to carts including a vibration reduction member and methods of controlling a vibration reduction member. |