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| US10087789B2 |
Cam follower, injection pump and valve actuator comprising such a cam follower, and manufacturing method
The invention concerns a cam follower including a tappet having a cylindrical outer surface centered on a longitudinal axis (Y1) and adapted to slide in a housing surrounding the tappet, a pin extending between two opposite ends along a transverse axis (X1) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (Y1), a roller element movable in rotation relative to the pin around the transverse axis (X1) and adapted to roll on a cam, and an antirotation member for preventing a rotation of the tappet around the longitudinal axis (Y1) in the housing. According to the invention, the antirotation member is one of overmolded onto the tappet and the tappet is overmolded onto the antirotation member. The invention also concerns an injection pump for a motor vehicle, each having a cam follower. The invention also concerns a method for manufacturing a cam follower. |
| US10087780B2 |
Turbocharger lubricant turbine
An assembly for a turbocharger can include a shaft and turbine wheel assembly and a component that has a rotational axis and that includes a through bore for receipt of the component by the shaft of the shaft and turbine wheel assembly where the component includes an inner surface and an outer surface and one or more passages that extend between the inner surface and the outer surface, where the one or more passages are shaped to exert force on the component responsive to flow of fluid in the one or more passages and where the force rotates the component about the rotational axis. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. |
| US10087778B2 |
Wall for a hot gas channel in a gas turbine
A wall for a hot gas channel in a gas turbine is described, the wall having a back side and a front side and an impingement sheet having impingement cooling holes, the wall being for exposure to a hot fluid at the front side, and the wall having an array of pins attached to the back side and extending between the back side and the impingement sheet, the wall additionally having a plurality of ribs attached to the back side, each rib extending between two pins to delineate an array of cells on the back side, and/or at least one compartment wall attached to the back side to delineate compartments on the back side. Embodiments include an impingement sheet with impingement cooling holes and cooling exit holes. A gas turbine including the wall is also described. |
| US10087777B2 |
Lubricant cooling systems for high speed turbomachines
A system for cooling lubricant in a turbomachine includes a lubricant circuit for circulating a turbomachine lubricant, an air/oil cooler disposed in thermal communication with the lubricant circuit and configured to cool a turbomachine lubricant in the lubricant circuit by passing air over the air/oil cooler, and a compressor air circuit in fluid communication with the air/oil cooler and configured to supply air from a compressor of the turbomachine to the air/oil cooler. The compressor air circuit can include an expansion section to expand and cool air before effusing air to the air/oil cooler. |
| US10087775B2 |
Gas turbine engine cooling arrangement
A gas turbine engine comprises a compressor, a combustion chamber, an outer casing, an inner casing and a cooling arrangement. The outer casing surrounds the compressor and the combustion chamber and the combustion chamber has turbine nozzle guide vanes. The compressor has load carrying outlet guide vanes connected to the outer casing and the inner casing. The turbine nozzle guide vanes connect the outer casing and the inner casing. The cooling arrangement comprises a cooling air duct located between the compressor and the combustion chamber. The compressor outlet guide vanes carry at least one aerodynamic fairing. A support structure supports the cooling air duct from the inner casing at two spaced positions and the support structure forms a chamber with the inner casing. The support structure comprises at least one hollow duct and each hollow duct locates behind a respective one of the aerodynamic fairings. |
| US10087774B2 |
Turbocharger variable-vane cartridge with nozzle ring and pipe secured by two-piece self-centering spacers
A variable-nozzle turbocharger includes a variable vane mechanism that has an annular nozzle ring supporting an array of rotatable vanes, an insert having a tubular portion sealingly received into a bore of the turbine housing and having a nozzle portion extending radially out from one end of the tubular portion and being axially spaced from the nozzle ring with the vanes therebetween, and a plurality of two-piece self-centering spacer assemblies connected between the nozzle portion of the insert and the nozzle ring. Each spacer assembly comprises a tubular sleeve and a separate pin that passes through the through-passage of the sleeve, end portions of the pin being secured respectively to the nozzle ring and the nozzle portion. One end of each sleeve has a conical surface and engages in a corresponding conical countersink in the adjacent face of the nozzle ring or nozzle portion. |
| US10087772B2 |
Method and apparatus for active clearance control for high pressure compressors using fan/booster exhaust air
The turbomachine includes a rotatable member defining an axis of rotation and an inner annular casing extending circumferentially over at least a portion of the rotatable member. The inner annular casing includes a radially outer surface. The turbomachine further includes an outer annular casing extending over at least a portion of the inner annular casing. The inner annular casing and the outer annular casing define a plurality of cavities therebetween. The clearance control system includes a manifold system including a plurality of conduits extending circumferentially about the inner annular casing and disposed within the cavities. The clearance control system also includes an impingement system extending circumferentially about the inner annular casing and disposed within the cavities. The conduits are configured to channel a flow of cooling fluid to the impingement system which is configured to channel the cooling fluid to the radially outer surface of the inner annular casing. |
| US10087770B2 |
Shroud cartridge having a ceramic matrix composite seal segment
A shroud for radially encasing a turbine in a gas turbine engine is provided. The shroud comprises a carrier which defines a pin-receiving carrier bore, and a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) seal segment comprising an arcuate flange with a surface facing the turbine and a part that defines a pin-receiving seal segment bore. The seal segment bore is radially spaced from the arcuate flange by a spacing flange which extends radially outward from the arcuate flange to effect receipt within the seal segment bore of an elongated pin. The elongated pin extends through the carrier bore and the seal segment bore, and the elongated pin has a lateral cross-sectional dimension of at least three-eighths of an inch. |
| US10087767B2 |
Pre-diffuser with multiple radii
A pre-diffuser may include a plurality of struts, and each strut may have a leading edge. An upper contour of the leading edge may have a forward end and an aft end, and may include a first radius and a second radius. The first and second radii may be associated with the forward end and the aft end, respectively. The first radius may also be located farther forward than the second radius, and may be larger than the second radius. |
| US10087766B2 |
Structural guide vane outer diameter K gussets
A guide vane includes an airfoil with a first end and a second end. A platform is disposed at a first end of the airfoil, and a K-gusset is disposed on the platform opposite the airfoil. The K-gusset includes four bosses and ribs extending between the bosses in a “K” configuration. |
| US10087764B2 |
Airfoil for gas turbine engine
An airfoil for a rotor blade or a stator vane of a gas turbine engine having a tip extension extending one or both of the suction and pressure side surfaces adjacent the tip. The tip extension defines a thickness at the tip larger than the true thickness of the airfoil. The tip extension includes a side transitional surface substantially defined along a curve extending tangentially from the corresponding side surface. The tip extension defines a gradual increase in the thickness over a portion of the airfoil having a radial dimension corresponding to at least 2 times the true thickness. |
| US10087763B2 |
Damper for an integrally bladed rotor
A rotor comprises a disk having a rim. The rim has an axial face facing one of a forward or rearward direction. The rim defines a circumferential groove. A damper engages with the rim at both the axial face and the circumferential groove. The disk includes a rotor hub having a hub inner surface facing a longitudinal axis about which the rotor hub rotates. The rim is spaced radially outwardly relative to the hub inner surface. The axial face extends radially inwardly from the rim to the hub inner surface. The circumferential groove is formed within the hub inner surface. The damper comprises a split ring damper with a first leg mounted within the circumferential groove and a second leg that extends from the first leg, surrounds a radial lip of the hub inner surface, and extends radially outwardly to contact the axial face. An integrally bladed rotor is also disclosed. |
| US10087761B2 |
Devices and methods for balancing a high-pressure spool of a gas turbine engine
Devices and methods useful for balancing high-pressure spools of gas turbine engines are disclosed. An exemplary device may comprise: an input shaft configured to be coupled to an output of an accessory gear box driven by a high-pressure spool of a gas turbine engine; a first trigger rotatably coupled to the input shaft at a first speed ratio; and a sensor configured to detect the trigger at each revolution of the trigger. The first speed ratio may permit a rotational speed of the first trigger to be substantially the same as a rotational speed of the high-pressure spool. Upon detection of the trigger, the sensor may generate one or more signals representative of each associated revolution of the high-pressure spool of the gas turbine engine. |
| US10087753B2 |
Systems and methods for real-time measurement of gas content in drilling fluids
Measuring the amount of individual gases in drilling fluids in real-time may be performed with optical computing devices that are calibrated in real-time or periodically with gas analysis devices to provide more accurate gas content measurements. In some instances, one or more drilling or completion parameters may be altered in response thereto the concentration or change in concentration of individual gases in drilling fluids. |
| US10087751B2 |
Subsurface fiber optic stimulation-flow meter
A system is provided that includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic interrogator. The fiber optic cable contains acoustical sensors that can be positioned in stimulation fluid in a wellbore. The fiber optic interrogator can determine flow rate of the stimulation fluid based on signals from the fiber optic cable. |
| US10087750B2 |
Radio frequency identification system for mineral extraction equipment
A system including, a first component of a mineral extraction system, and a first radio frequency identification (RFID) module coupled to the first component, wherein the first RFID module comprises first component data relating to the first component, and first location data relating to a first location of the first component. |
| US10087749B2 |
System and method of triggering, acquiring and communicating borehole data for a MWD system
A set of instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium running on a computer system having at least one processor. The set of instructions extract outputs from sensors of a measurement while drilling system of a drilling rig; enable a transmitter to transmit a first data stream having at least one data series including drilling data, the first data stream having an interruptible portion encompassing at least a portion of the drilling data; detect a trigger event during transmission of the first data stream; and cease transmission of the first data stream. |
| US10087748B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for safe mode telemetry system
A method, apparatus and system for safe mode telemetry are provide. The method may include detecting a failure of an AC power supply, switching the AC power supply to a DC power supply, booting with a safe mode telemetry system by a control unit, and capturing downhole data for recording into a memory. The apparatus may include a telemetry cartridge, a control unit to detect a failure of an AC power supply, a DC power supply, and a switching device to change from the AC power supply to the DC power supply based on the control unit's detection of the failure in the AC power supply. The DC power supply of the apparatus may be used to power the telemetry cartridge after the detection of the failure. The system may further include a surface data acquisition unit and a downhole tool including the apparatus. |
| US10087746B2 |
Well treatment design based on three-dimensional wellbore shape
One example of well treatment design based on three-dimensional wellbore shape can be implemented as a computer-implemented method. Wellbore data including acoustic logging data that defines an internal shape of a wall of the wellbore at multiple locations around the perimeter of the wellbore can be received. A volume of an open hole portion of the wellbore that includes the multiple locations can be determined using the wellbore data. Using the volume of the open hole portion of the wellbore, a volume of a fluid loss treatment to treat the portion of the wellbore for well fluid loss can be determined. |
| US10087745B2 |
Bore object characterization system for well assemblies
An apparatus for characterizing objects in the bore of a well assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sensing array including ultrasonic transducers and a data analyzer coupled to receive input from the sensing array. The sensing array is positioned to transmit ultrasonic waves into the bore of a well assembly and to receive ultrasonic waves from the bore. The data analyzer processes data representative of ultrasonic waves received by the sensing array to identify a location of a component in the bore. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10087744B2 |
Fast formation dip angle estimation systems and methods
Tools, systems and methods for fast formation dip angle estimation, at least some of which include a logging tool that includes at least one transmit antenna, at least one receive antenna and a controller. The controller measures coupling parameters between the transmit and receive antennas, with at least one of the coupling parameters being measured as a function of depth and azimuthal angle. The controller further determines if a surrounding formation is anisotropic and heterogeneous based at least in part on at least one of the coupling parameters, and if so, derives a dip angle from a partial derivative with respect to depth and artificial dip angle of the coupling parameter(s). |
| US10087740B2 |
Caliper tool with constant current drive
A tool for evaluating the internal surfaces of tubular is provided, wherein one or more arms extend outwardly from the tool into contact with an inner wall of the tubular, and changes in the dimensions or condition of the inner wall result in changes in the position of the ends of the arms relative to the tool. This motion is converted, through an electromagnetic transducer, into an electrical signal, the amplitude of which falls is maintained as the temperature of the tool changes. In one aspect, the transducer includes a coil and a moveable metal or magnetic element. The coil is powered by a constant current source, and variations in the resistance of the electrical components of the transducer resultingly do not cause fall off of the output signal amplitude. |
| US10087736B1 |
Multilateral well drilled with underbalanced coiled tubing and stimulated with exothermic reactants
A method of increasing a stimulated reservoir volume in a hydrocarbon-bearing formation in fluid communication with a wellbore, the method including drilling a plurality of lateral extensions at varying depths in the formation extending from a vertical wellbore using underbalanced coiled tubing drilling; and injecting an exothermic reaction component into the plurality of lateral extensions to create a plurality of fractures extending outwardly from and between the plurality of lateral extensions to create a multilateral fracture network. |
| US10087733B2 |
Fracture mapping using vertical seismic profiling wave data
A method for performing a hydrocarbon production action on an earth formation includes: obtaining a first vertical seismic profile (VSP) of the earth formation before a stimulation treatment is applied to the earth formation, the first VSP having first seismic data of a seismic property of received first seismic waves, and obtaining a second VSP of the earth formation after the stimulation treatment is applied to the earth formation, the second VSP comprising second seismic data of the seismic property of received second seismic waves. The method further includes quantifying a difference between the second seismic data and the first seismic data and performing the hydrocarbon production action using the quantified difference. |
| US10087732B1 |
Processing of oil by steam addition
Salt is removed from crude oil by exposing the salt bearing crude to successive stages of water injection and steam injection where the water injection includes high shear and the stream injection does not include high shear applied to the steam bubbles. The steam is seen to transfer salt from the crude via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. |
| US10087731B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced recovery of hydrocarbonaceous fluids
A method for enhanced recovery of hydrocarbonaceous fluids, the method including the steps of creating a plurality of wellbores in a subterranean formation, whereby one or more of the plurality of wellbores may include a directionally drilled portion with solution disposed therein, and an electrode operatively connected with a power source. Other steps include generating an electrical field within the subterranean formation, thereby causing an electrochemical reaction to produce a gas from the solution, such that the gas mixes with hydrocarbonaceous fluids present in the formation and increases pressure within at least one of the plurality of wellbores, the subterranean formation, and combinations thereof, thereby enhancing recovery of the hydrocarbonaceous fluid. |
| US10087728B2 |
Method and apparatus for installing and removing an electric submersible pump
In combination, an inverted electric submersible pump (ESP) sized to fit within a downhole production path and a coiled tubing string. The coiled tubing string has an internal bore, and one or more supply lines housed within the internal bore and connected between surface and the inverted ESP. The inverted ESP has a pump section and a motor section, the motor section disposed above the pump section, and the pump section having one or more inlet ports and one or more outlet ports. At least one sealing element is positioned between the one or more inlet ports and the one or more outlet ports and is sized to seal against the downhole production path. A coiled tubing connection sealably connects the motor section to the coiled tubing string. |
| US10087727B2 |
Exposed energetic device initiation via tubing conveyed firing mechanism
A mechanical firing system is used to detonate energetic material, such as external perforating charges, disposed on an apparatus deployed on tubing in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a through-bulkhead explosive energy transfer is used to deliver the detonation from the mechanical firing system to an external detonator. In another embodiment, the mechanical firing system delivers an electric pulse to initiate a detonator. A through-wire pressure bulkhead isolates the source of electric power from the wellbore environment. The electrical source can be a magneto-based device or can use a piezoelectric device. |
| US10087726B2 |
System and method for rotating casing string
In one aspect, a system includes a tool, a hanger connected to the tool, and a plurality of tubulars connected to the hanger and adapted to be positioned within a wellbore. The tool, hanger, and tubulars are rotatable in response to at least the application of torsion to the tool, and without transferring torque to the connection between the tool and the hanger. In another aspect, a method includes positioning a tubular string within a wellbore, connecting a hanger to the tubular string, and applying torsion to the tubular string to rotate the tubular string. To apply torsion to rotate, a tool is connected to the hanger, and torsion is applied to the tool without transferring torque to the connection between the tool and the hanger. In another aspect, there is provided an apparatus for rotating a tubular string in a preexisting structure, such as a wellbore. |
| US10087724B2 |
Gravel pack manifold and associated systems and methods
A gravel pack system can include a manifold having at least three flow passages isolated from each other, with each of the passages intersecting a same lateral cross-section. A method can include displacing a service string, thereby controlling flow through ports that provide communication with a manifold exterior, the manifold including at least three flow passages, one port providing communication between one passage and the manifold exterior, and another port providing communication between another passage and the manifold exterior, and in one position of the service string, the one passage is in communication with a well annulus via another port providing communication with the manifold exterior, and the one passage is in communication with another well annulus via the one port, the annuli being isolated from each other by a packer, and the other port is in a seal bore and disposed longitudinally between the other ports. |
| US10087722B2 |
System and method for performing downhole stimulation operations
A system and method for performing stimulation operations at a wellsite having a subterranean formation with of a reservoir therein is provided. The method involves generating a plurality of quality indicators from a plurality of logs, and combining the plurality of quality indicators to form a composite quality indicator. The plurality of stress blocks may then be merged using diversion criterion. The composite quality indicator may be combined with the merged stress blocks to form a combined stress and composite quality indicator, the combined stress and composite quality indicator comprising a plurality of blocks with boundaries therebetween. The method may further comprise defining stages along the combined stress and composite quality indicator based on the diverter-assisted stage classifications; and selectively positioning perforations in select stages based on the diverter-assisted stage classifications thereon. |
| US10087721B2 |
Methods and systems for machine—learning based simulation of flow
There is provided a method for modeling a hydrocarbon reservoir that includes generating a reservoir model that has a plurality of sub regions. A solution surrogate is obtained for a sub region by searching a database of existing solution surrogates to obtain an approximate solution surrogate based on a comparison of physical, geometrical, or numerical parameters of the sub region with physical, geometrical, or numerical parameters associated with the existing surrogate solutions in the database. If an approximate solution surrogate does not exist in the database, the sub region is simulated using a training simulation to obtain a set of training parameters comprising state variables and boundary conditions of the sub region. A machine learning algorithm is used to obtain a new solution surrogate based on the set of training parameters. The hydrocarbon reservoir can be simulated using the solution surrogate obtained for the at least one sub region. |
| US10087712B2 |
Pressure actuated downhole tool
In wellbore completions it is desirable to cement or otherwise seal the casing to the wellbore. Many times such operations include sealing the interior of the casing against flow. In those instances a means to open the interior of the casing to fluid flow and thereby establish circulation in the well upon command is needed. Additionally it is desirable to be able to pressurize the well several times prior to establishing circulation. In an embodiment of the current invention an interior sleeve block fluid flow through ports in the housing. The inner sleeve is coupled to a j-slot so that a pressurization cycle will move the inner sleeve and cause the inner sleeve to rotate a predetermined distance. Upon reaching the access position in the j-slot the sleeve is allowed to move to a fully open position. Additionally when the inner sleeve is in a pressurized position the inner sleeve is supported so that high pressure in excess of the pressure required to actuate a pressure cycle may be applied without damage to the toe sleeve or inner sleeve. |
| US10087711B2 |
Fracking valve and method for selectively isolating a subterranean formation
An apparatus for selectably isolating a subterranean formation from a production string comprises a radially expandable ring located between upper and lower sleeves and retained at a position to intrude into a central passage extending therethrough. The expandable ring is permitted to radially expand into a recess upon displacement of the lower sleeve to permit a body retained thereon to move therepast. The apparatus includes a pair of inner and outer indexing rings which cooperate to permit the inner and outer indexing rings to move towards a bottom end thereof only to a fixed endwall whereafter further movement of the inner and outer indexing rings and lower sleeve is prevented. |
| US10087709B2 |
Well cementing methods and apparatuses
A well cementing method includes combining a spacer polymer with a liquid in a first mixer and producing a spacer polymer blend yielding a spacer pumped into a well using a product pump. The method includes combining a cement additive with the liquid in the first mixer and producing a cement additive blend yielding a wellbore cement pumped into the well following the spacer using the product pump.Another well cementing method includes combining a cement additive with a liquid in a first mixer and producing a cement additive blend. The method combines bulk cement materials and the cement additive blend in a second mixer and produces a wellbore cement pumped into a well.A well cementing system includes a liquid pump, a first mixer, an additive feeder, a second mixer separate from the first mixer, a cement feeder, and a product pump. |
| US10087708B2 |
Sealing an undesirable formation zone in the wall of a wellbore
An inflating container filled with formation plugging fluid is deployed at the target zone by a rigless apparatus. The inflating container can be in valved fluid communication with an explosive filled container, the explosive being ignited using a firing mechanism that is attached to the explosive filled container. The explosion expands gases in the explosive filled container which pass into the inflation container and displace the formation plugging fluid into the balloon sections and through the weakened portions of the central balloon to penetrate the walls of the target zone. The expanded central balloon is melted by the heat of the chemical reaction and a portion adheres to the formation wall thereby sealing the undesirable target zone; thereafter, the remaining balloon sections are deflated or ruptured to permit the apparatus to be withdrawn through the production tubing. |
| US10087704B2 |
Expandable support ring for packing element containment system
A packing element containment system includes a support member extending from a first end to a second end. One of the first and second ends includes a support ring engagement section. A support ring is carried by the support ring engagement section of the support member. The support ring is configured and disposed to shift relative to the support member converting an axial movement of one of the support ring and the support member to a radial expansion of the support ring to provide one of a support to an anti-extrusion ring and containment for a packing element. |
| US10087703B2 |
Well tools with semi-permeable barrier for water-swellable material
A method of operating a well tool can include a swellable material of the well tool swelling in a subterranean well, in response to water in the well entering the swellable material, and a semi-permeable barrier layer permitting the water to pass through the barrier layer and into the swellable material. A system can include a well tool having a swellable material which swells in response to contact with water, and a semi-permeable barrier layer on an exterior surface of the swellable material, the barrier layer being permeable to the water. |
| US10087698B2 |
Variable ram packer for blowout preventer
A variable ram packer includes a body including two contact regions. The first contact region includes a region of the body of the packer that includes a first material and a second material, layered on top of one another. The first material has an elastic modulus less than that of the second material. The second contact region includes the second material and a third material, layered on top of one another. The third material has an elastic modulus greater than that of the second material, but less than that of the first material. |
| US10087697B2 |
Wellbore dynamic top kill
Systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling a well blowout comprising: a flow control device such as a blowout preventer on a wellbore, the primary throughbore of the flow control device comprising internal dimensional irregularities creating a non-uniform flow path in the primary throughbore which as sufficient fluid rate may enhance pressure fluid pressure drop therein; a control fluid aperture fluidly connected with the wellbore for introducing a control fluid through a control fluid aperture and into the primary throughbore while wellbore fluid flows through the wellbore; a weighted fluid aperture positioned in the wellbore conduit below the control fluid aperture for introducing a weighted fluid into the wellbore while control fluid is also being introduced into the wellbore through the control fluid aperture. |
| US10087693B2 |
Manipulation tool and method of using same, and an adapter for use together with the manipulation tool
This invention relates to a manipulation tool and method for connection and operation of a controllable well device and adapter. The tool includes an elongated housing with first and second end portions, a gripping device in the first end portion provides releasable engagement with the well device controllable by means of the manipulation tool. The gripping device includes means for resisting rotational and axial movement between the housing and the well device. At least one manipulation device is axially displaceable between a first and second position along a longitudinal axis of the housing and rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the housing. A first driving device produces axial displacement of the at least one manipulation device, and a second driving device produces rotation of at least one manipulation device. The first and second driving devices are connected to a control unit for controlling energy to the driving devices. |
| US10087691B1 |
Power tongs
One or more specific versions disclosed herein includes a power tong for rotating tubulars in wellbore operations, comprising: a gear shaft having a non-threaded portion and a flange; a gear rotatably connected to the gear shaft; and a tong plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the flange is removably coupled to the inner surface of the tong plate. |
| US10087687B2 |
Seal sub system
A seal sub system for the connection of fluid lines, including first and second fluid lines, each including a terminal end with an inner diameter. A seal sub includes an inner channel and first and second pin ends, one pin end removably insertable in the fluid line terminal end with the other pin end extending from the fluid line terminal end. A seal forms a seal between the seal sub and the inner diameter of the first fluid line terminal end. The extending pin end is configured to be inserted into the terminal end of the second fluid line to establish a sealed fluid connection between the first and second fluid lines. |
| US10087686B2 |
Shank adaptor with strengthened flushing hole
A rock drilling shank adaptor has at least one flush hole extending radially through the body of the adaptor in communication with an axially extending internal bore. The flush hole in a direction from an external side to an internal side includes a surface at a rearward region that is curved at least at a radially inner portion to extend in an axial direction towards a forwardmost end of the adaptor to increase the resistance of the adaptor to stress concentrations whilst achieving a desired flow rate of flushing fluid flow into the internal bore. |
| US10087685B1 |
Shear-resistant joint between a superabrasive body and a substrate
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to superabrasive compacts having a metallic member disposed between a superabrasive body and a substrate; and drill bits and methods of making the same. |
| US10087683B2 |
Expandable apparatus and related methods
An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole, wherein a laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body may be selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The laterally movable blade, held inwardly by blade-biasing elements, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith by way of an actuation sleeve disposed within the tubular body. Alternatively, a separation element may transmit force or pressure from the drilling fluid to the movable blade. Further, a chamber in communication with the movable blade may be pressurized by way of a downhole turbine or pump. A ridged seal wiper, compensator, movable bearing pad, fixed bearing pad preceding the movable blade, or adjustable spacer element to alter expanded blade position may be included within the expandable reamer. In addition, a drilling fluid pressure response indicating an operational characteristic of the expandable reamer may be generated. |
| US10087682B2 |
Storage tray for a ladder and ladder with this storage tray
The described apparatus relates to a storage tray for a ladder, in particular a runged stepladder, wherein the storage tray has at least one compartment into which objects can be placed, and has a first receiver for a first element of a buckle closure, which can be attached on the storage tray. |
| US10087679B2 |
System and method for determining open or closed state of openable and closeable passages
In a system and a method for determining closed and open states of closeable and openable passages of an object, components are configured to determine whether a closeable and openable passage is in an open state or in a closed state and are all arranged exclusively on one spot associated with the passage providing closing and opening of the passage. |
| US10087678B2 |
Modular window sub-sill unit for rainwater drainage
An improved window sill system has a modular bottom sub-sill unit to be attached to a bottom part of a window unit and mounted to a bottom frame part of a window frame in an opening in an exterior wall of a building in order to provide improved water drainage for the window sill system. The bottom sub-sill unit has a water trough or channel extending across its length at a front edge facing outwardly of a window unit to which the sub-sill unit is mounted. The water trough or channel has a top plate provided with a plurality of weep holes for capturing rainwater dripping down the window into the water trough or channel. A base plate is provided for mounting the bottom sub-sill unit with fastener screws to the bottom frame part of the window frame. An inner deflection wall deflects water from the weep holes into the water trough or channel to prevent water from reaching the fastener screws in a dry zone below the inner deflection wall. |
| US10087674B2 |
Concealable flush wall door structural frame and flush wall door assembly including same
A concealable structural frame for mounting a hinged door flushed to a surface of a drywall structure. The concealable structural frame comprises a frame body including a stud facing wall, a door facing wall, a front surface wall, a rear surface wall, a stud engaging wall and a hinge engagement support. The door facing wall is spaced apart from the stud facing wall and includes a door receiving recess. The front surface wall and the rear surface walls are spaced apart and at least partially extend between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall. The stud engaging wall projects outwardly from the stud facing wall and defines a plasterboard receiving recess. The hinge engagement support is positioned between the stud facing wall and the door facing wall and extends along at least a portion of the door receiving recess. |
| US10087672B2 |
Hands-free access control system for a closure of a vehicle
An access control system for a vehicle includes a rear closure and a system that controls movement of the rear closure between closed and open positions. The control system including a controller and a wireless communication module having a wireless interface configured for short range wireless communication. The controller receives an actuation signal requesting transition of the rear closure to an open position from a mobile communication device carried by a vehicle user. The controller then determines when the user enters authentication and actuation zones proximate the vehicle via communication between the wireless communication module and a short range wireless communication device carried by the user. One the user is within the actuation zone, the controller generates a rear closure control signal configured to cause the rear closure to move from the closed position to the open position. |
| US10087664B2 |
Device for operating at least one aircraft door comprising a control handle
An operating device for operating at least one door of an aircraft comprises a chassis that is fixed and secured to a fuselage of the aircraft, a control handle that is rotationally and translationally movable with respect to the chassis, a mechanism for converting a rotational movement of the control handle into an opening movement of the door. The translational movement allows the control handle to be in an in position in which it is aligned with the exterior surface of the fuselage and an out position in which it projects beyond the exterior surface of the fuselage. The control handle includes a cylindrical body and a head connected to one end of the body. The head of the control handle includes a fixed part rigidly connected to the body of the control handle and extending perpendicular thereto, and a movable part rotatably connected to the body and having a folded-down position against the fixed part and a deployed position in which the control handle has a T shape. |
| US10087661B2 |
Vehicle panel handle assembly
A vehicle panel handle assembly including a handle lever that rotates around a first rotation axis between a resting position where the panel is closed and an opening position where the panel is open is disclosed. A latch lever cooperates with the handle lever for opening the panel when the handle lever rotates around the first rotation axis for reaching the opening position. The assembly also includes a counterweight for preventing the unwilling rotation of the handle lever, the counterweight rotating around a third rotation axis between rest position in which the latch lever is prevented from rotating due to the handle and counterweight mass balancing, and a unrest position wherein the latch lever is not prevented from rotating. An inertial mass takes a blocking position by cooperating with at least a part of the latch lever and a rest position by being taken away from the latch lever. |
| US10087655B2 |
Cylinder lock
A cylinder lock comprises a cylinder housing (11) and a cylinder core (13) which is rotatably mounted in the cylinder housing. A plurality of plate tumblers (21) are provided in the cylinder core, wherein each of the plurality of plate tumblers is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. At least one of the plurality of plate tumblers has a bolt-receiving depression (47). The cylinder lock further comprises at least one bolt element (27) which has a bolt tip (35), wherein the bolt element is movable between a blocking position and a release position. In the release position, the bolt tip engages in the bolt-receiving depression of the plate tumbler. The plate tumbler has, adjacent to the bolt-receiving depression, at least one bolt latch-in depression (45) in which the bolt tip of the bolt element engages in a latching manner when the at least one plate tumbler is moved out of the unlocking position, wherein the bolt latch-in depression is less deep than the bolt-receiving depression. |
| US10087653B2 |
Lost motion driver for interchangeable core lock assemblies
Lock assemblies having cylinders with interchangeable cores are provided. In one embodiment a lock assembly comprises a cylinder including a keyway and a core. Also, the lock assembly includes a first driver operatively connected to the cylinder. In particular, key cuts of the core are changeable without removing the cylinder from the driver. |
| US10087636B2 |
Edge metal system
A roof edging system that includes a base anchor, a fascia cover, and a compression system that is used to provide compression thereby, allowing the fascia cover to snap into place on the base anchor. |
| US10087635B2 |
Curb-mounted skylight
A curb-mounted skylight designed for mounting on a framing protruding from the roof and forming part of its construction. The skylight has a glazing unit (1) and a support frame (2), where the distance (H2) from the skylight support surface to the outermost edge of the protective wall (22) of the section profile of the support frame (2) is not longer than the distance (H1) from the skylight support surface to the outside surface of the glazing unit (1). There is an adhesive sealing joint (5) between the glazing unit (1) and the protective wall (2). |
| US10087632B1 |
Shingle clip system and method
The present disclosure includes roof shingle systems. One roof shingle system includes at least two shingles, a shingle clip, a drip edge, and a power collection unit. Each shingle has a semiconductive layer configured to deliver power, electrical current/voltage, and/or control signals to the power collection unit. The shingle clip continues a conductive path between the two shingles. The drip edge is at least partially insulated and partially conductive, and the conductive portion continues the path from the shingle semiconductive layer to the power unit where energy is collected. One method of installing a shingle system includes the steps of positioning a shingle having a transducer in the form of a semiconductive layer, and positioning a shingle clip to engage the semiconductive layer of the shingle. |
| US10087631B2 |
Roof tiles and roof tile structures and methods of making same
A roof tile having a mesh covered foam core with a cement-based protective coating, a roof covering formed from such tiles and methods for making same. |
| US10087627B2 |
Light-emitting acoustic panel with duct
There is provided a light-emitting acoustic panel that may be mounted in a ceiling. The light-emitting acoustic panel comprises a sound-absorbing layer and a light-transmissive layer arranged in parallel such that a space is formed in-between. In the space a light source and a reflector are arranged such that light emitted by the light source is redirected by the reflector and emitted towards a reflective side of the sound-absorbing layer. There is further a duct arranged through the light-emitting acoustic panel. In the duct, devices providing functionalities such as sensing, sound, lighting may be arranged. The outer surface of the duct, facing the space between the sound-absorbing layer and the light-transmissive layer comprises a specularly reflective surface. |
| US10087625B2 |
System, apparatus and methods for precast architectural panel connections
Architectural precast concrete construction relies on mechanical connectors at discrete location that may be damaged in a blast or seismic event, posing specific design problems to the engineer. These problems can be overcome with proper detailing. The performance of precast concrete cladding wall panel connection details may be enhanced by incorporating a specific connection hardware, herein described, that deforms elastically or inelastically to accommodate relative displacements due to building motion and/or energy associated with blast pressures. |
| US10087619B1 |
Fire retardant expansion joint seal system with elastically-compressible members and resilient members
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. An expansion joint seal, which may be fire-resistant and/or water-resistant, is provided which includes one or more foam members and a plurality of fire retardant members, which may be intumescent members, interspersed within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance. |
| US10087617B2 |
Drift clip
An improved connection between supported and supporting structural members, particularly for use in structures where the supported member needs to move with respect to the supporting member. The connector includes a mounting clip and one or more sliders receiving in one or more openings in the mounting clip. |
| US10087616B1 |
Wallboard panel support and method for installing a wallboard panel
A wallboard panel support may include a base support member having two upwardly extending sidewalls which receive the lower end of the wallboard panel and space the lower end of the wallboard panel above a floor of a building. A method for installing a wallboard panel in a building may include attaching a wallboard panel support to the lower end of a wallboard panel, moving the wallboard panel attached to the wallboard panel support to a location in a building adjacent a stud, placing the wallboard panel against the stud, and securing the wallboard panel to the stud. |
| US10087606B1 |
Plumbing system
Plumbing systems utilizing a single pipe with individual heating elements located in close proximity to individual plumbing fixtures. These provide users with the ability to control the temperature of water at the site of the individual fixture without need to mix hot and cold water to obtain a desired temperature. |
| US10087605B2 |
Oil properties diagnostic system for work machine
A diagnostic system for a work machine includes a data storage device (210) in which sensor information (A) input from a sensor (101A) that senses an oil property of oil used for operation of the work machine and an abnormality degree determination value defined for each kind of the sensor information (A) are stored, and an arithmetic processing device (104) that executes first processing of discriminating the degree of abnormality level of the oil based on the sensor information (A) and the abnormality degree determination value, second processing of determining whether or not necessity to carry out oil analysis involving oil extraction exists based on the degree of abnormality level of the oil discriminated in the first processing, and third processing of outputting information indicating that the oil analysis is necessary to other terminal if it is determined that the oil analysis is necessary in the second processing. |
| US10087604B2 |
Hydraulic circuit for loader
An optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve is provided in a part of an unloading passage which part is on the upstream of an arm-operating direction switching valve and a bucket-operating direction switching valve. The hydraulic circuit is arranged such that the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve receives pressure oil from a pressure oil supply passage which branches from the part of the unloading passage on the upstream of the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve, the arm-operating direction switching valve receives pressure oil from a pressure oil supply passage which branches from a part of the unloading passage which part is between the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve and the arm-operating direction switching valve, and the bucket-operating direction switching valve receives the pressure oil from a pressure oil supply passage which branches from a part of the unloading passage which part is between the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve and the bucket-operating direction switching valve. |
| US10087600B2 |
Pitch adjustment assembly for machine-mounted tool
An assembly for use in adjusting a pitch of a tool relative to a machine may have a link with a first end connectable to the tool and a second end connectable to the machine. The assembly may also have a bushing configured to engage a slot in at least one of the machine and the tool. An offset bore may be formed in the bushing. The assembly may also have a pin passing through the offset bore of the bushing and the link. The bushing may be reconfigurable between a plurality of discrete positions within the slot to incrementally adjust the pitch of the tool relative to the machine. |
| US10087597B2 |
Concrete wall block
A stackable concrete wall block is disclosed having a body with an irregular front portion and a prism shaped rear portion, the irregular front portion has a three dimensional surface structure embossed in the front face providing the appearance of natural stone and the regular rear portion facilitating stacking of like blocks. The rear portion has parallel sidewalls perpendicular to a rear wall, which are more easily manufactured by dry casting than tapered sidewalls. A lip protrudes from at least one of the sidewalls of the rear portion and is coplanar with the front face for spacing the body of the block from that of a like block placed adjacent thereto. The lateral lip generates spacing between adjacent blocks at a back terminal edge, thereby allowing the assembly of curved walls. The irregular front face extends over the lip so that the front face is continuous over the lip. |
| US10087594B2 |
Removable pile cap
A removable pile cap is disclosed for use with a pile that is driven into the ground. The removable pile cap comprises a top member and at least one pile member positionable between at least a first orientation and a second orientation. The top member and the at least one pile member are connected together. When the at least one pile member is in the first orientation it is mountable over the pile's upper end. When the at least one pile member is in the second orientation it maintains frictional engagement with at least part of the pile's above-ground portion. The top member may be supported by the pile's upper end and is capable of accepting one or more structural foundation elements. |
| US10087591B1 |
Expansion joint system
An expansion joint system for bridging a gap between spaced apart structural members and for accommodating transverse movement. The expansion joint system includes a plurality of finger plates carrying a plurality of elongated fingers that are configured to at least partially extend across an expansion joint gap from opposing structural members. The finger plates are pivotably mounted to the underlying structural members to permit pivoting or rotating movement in the transverse direction. A torsion spring is engaged with the pivotable finger plates and provides a restoring force to the finger plate when the finger plate rotates relative to the spring. Also disclosed is an expansion joint including spaced-apart structural members and the expansion joint system installed in the joint. The elongated fingers of the finger plates of the expansion joint system extend at least partially across the expansion joint gap from a first structural member and are interdigitated with elongated fingers extending from a opposing second structural member to provide a surface to traverse the expansion joint gap. |
| US10087589B2 |
Vehicle system for automatic repairing of road potholes
A vehicle system for automatic repairing of road potholes includes: a laser camera that measures distance from a vehicle to the pothole and calculates surface area based on the image and distance information, a first support shaft that moves back and forth, a multi operation device that cuts and crushes asphalt and flattens asphalt concrete, a heating device that melts asphalt, an asphalt vacuum suction device that sucks in asphalt and stores fragments in a residue storage tank, an asphalt concrete storage tank that stores asphalt concrete and supplies asphalt concrete around the road pothole, a residue storage tank that stores crushed asphalt sucked in, an oil supply nozzle that supplies oil, an air supply pump that supplies strong air for cleaning, and a vehicle device that operates power switch, cutting device motor, asphalt vacuum suction device, air supply pump, asphalt concrete volume calculation part, and roller part. |
| US10087588B2 |
Road finishing machine with lateral operation unit
A road finishing machine includes a chassis, a material bunker for receiving paving material located at the front in the paving direction of the road finishing machine, and a screed for compacting paving material located at the rear in the paving direction of the road finishing machine. On a driver stand of the road finishing machine, a main control platform with primary operational controls is provided for controlling working components of the road finishing machine. The primary operational controls may be actuated by an operator located on the road finishing machine. An operation unit with a plurality of secondary operational controls is provided laterally at the chassis or the material bunker. |
| US10087587B2 |
Articulating rolling compactor attachment
A skid steer rolling compactor attachment may include a universal attachment plate configured to attach to the skid steer. A boom extending from the attachment plate may pivot about at least one articulating hinge attached to the boom. The boom may be configured to move a roller to compact a ground surface as the skid steer travels in a forward direction. In order to prevent roll-overs on uneven surfaces, the skid steer may be operated on a level surface and articulate the boom such that the roller contacts the ground parallel to the direction of travel. The skid steer may then compact inclined surfaces while travelling on level surfaces thus improving worker safety. |
| US10087582B2 |
Method for saving energy in paper production
The present invention is in the field of paper production, more in particular it relates to the process of wood pulping. It provides useful biological methods and compounds for reducing the energy requirements of the production of wood pulp. It describes a method for reducing the energy requirement of a thermo-mechanical pulping (TMP) process wherein cellulose fibers are recovered from a biomass comprising lignocellulosic material, wherein the lignocellulosic material is treated with a CotA laccase before recovering the cellulose from the lignocellulosic material. |
| US10087580B2 |
Dry mixed re-dispersible cellulose filament/carrier product and the method of making the same
The present description relates to a process of producing a dry mixed product comprising cellulose filament (CF) and a carrier fiber, and a dry mixed product of re-dispersible cellulose filament and a carrier fiber that permits the CF to retain its dispersibility in water and hence superior reinforcement ability in papermaking furnishes, composite materials, or other materials where CF is used. The process comprises mixing a water suspension of never-dried CF with a cellulose fiber pulp carrier followed by thickening to a suitable concentration so that it can be further processed and dried in a conventional device such as a dryer can of a pulp machine or a flash dryer. |
| US10087578B2 |
Device for discharging pretreated biomass from higher to lower pressure regions
Provided is a discharge device for discharging pretreated biomass from a pressurized reactor. The device comprises: a vessel having an opening to a high pressure region at the top, and configured to be connected with a pressurized biomass pretreatment device; one or more inlet openings situated along the sides of the vessels through which water or liquid may be added; an orifice or valve at a lower part of said vessel, said orifice or valve being configured to eject pretreated biomass, optionally into a pipeline. The discharge device is characterised in that it comprises mechanical agitation means, said agitation means comprising an agitation element arranged in the interior of said vessel at a lower part of said vessel, and being configured to provide agitation of the content of said vessel, wherein said agitation means being adapted to withstand a pressure in the interior of a said vessel of 10 bar or more. The agitation means provides for a temperature equalization within a specific vertical range of heights of an aqueous slurry present in said vessel, thereby eliminating disadvantages of the prior art devices and methods. |
| US10087577B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for agricultural product pulping
This disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods for pulping agricultural products. Features for ensiling agricultural crops, separating solids and liquids, and processing the solids and liquids for use in a variety of products and processes are disclosed. For instance, systems and methods are disclosed for pulping grass crops, making products for energy conversion processes, screening fine debris, cell bursting, using strongly alkaline chemicals in pulping processes, and using sorghum plant for producing pulp. |
| US10087576B2 |
Cable-driving arrangement of a vehicle
A cable-driving arrangement of a vehicle includes a cable main body and a sheath. The cable main body is composed of a plurality of unit filaments, and distal ends of the unit filaments are melted to be integral to form a melted end. The cable main body is for being relatively positionably disposed on a vehicle with a portion near the melted end. The sheath is sleeved around the melted end. |
| US10087574B2 |
Fabric with woven markers
Markings visible by automatic optically guided cutting equipment are provided in a fabric such as a double layer fabric for one-piece-woven air bags by groups of black marker weft yarns which contrast with the other (white) weft yarns and warp yarns. The marker weft yarns emerge onto the upper face of the fabric only in predetermined marker areas spaced apart in the warp direction by other white weft yarns to afford optically identifiable markings spaced apart along said weft yarns and spaced apart along the direction of the warp yarns. The arrangement avoids the need for black warp yarns and thus avoids the inconveniences and loom down-time associated with required alterations to the locations of such optically detectable marker areas in the fabric web. |
| US10087573B1 |
Elastomeric tubular casings for drawstrings and a method of laundering accessories therewith
An elastomeric tubular casing encompasses an elongate, flaccid, textile article. The elastomeric tubular casing has a tube interior; a tube exterior; and tube first and second ends. The elastomeric tube in a first post-production orientation is rolled into a doughnut geometry, and adapted to unroll about the elongate, flaccid, textile article to resume a generally cylindrical tubular geometry, and thereby encase a portion of the textile article. According to a method of laundering an elongate, flaccid, textile article, the elongate, flaccid, textile article is encased with an elastomeric sleeve, the elastomeric sleeve having an interior diameter approximately equal to an exterior circumference of the elongate flaccid textile article and the elastomeric sleeve extending longitudinally co-extensively the elongate, flaccid textile article. The encased textile article is then laundered. The elastomeric sleeve is removed from the laundered textile article to yield a laundered, elongate, flaccid, textile article. |
| US10087570B2 |
Intelligent electronic system for previously sensing the dryness condition of a textile clothes load in an automatic electronic clothes dryer machine
An intelligent electronic system for previously sensing the dryness condition of a textile clothes load applicable to an automatic electronic clothes dryer machine is disclosed, which comprises: an electronic integrated circuit of the microcontroller type located in a dryer machine, wherein said microcontroller receives and processes signals coming from a plurality of temperature sensing means and from humidity sensing means in order to make decisions and to inform the dryer machine what action it must execute; as well as a method for previously sensing the dryness condition of a textile clothes load applicable to any automatic electronic clothes dryer machine for home use, wherein said method comprises the steps of: (a) collecting information about air temperature at the drum's outlet and inlet, as well as information on the humidity conditions of the textile clothes load; (b) with the information collected in step a) above determining whether the dryer machine is cold or warm; (c) letting a first period of time to elapse during which measuring of air temperature conditions of the drum's outlet and inlet as well as humidity conditions of said textile clothes load continues; (d) checking whether or not said conduit is obstructed; (e) letting a second period of time to elapse during which measuring of air temperature conditions of the drum's outlet and inlet as well as humidity conditions of said textile clothes load continues; (f) determining whether the textile clothes load is small or large; (g) determining whether the textile clothes load is small or large; and, (h) checking whether or not the large or small textile clothes load is dry, by comparing the humidity conditions of said small or large load against a preset parameter. |
| US10087566B2 |
Laundry treating appliance with indexing tang clutch
A laundry treating appliance having a tub defining an interior, a basket located within the interior and rotatably mounted within the tub, a clothes mover rotatably mounted within the basket, a motor drivingly coupled to the clothes mover to selectively oscillate or rotate the clothes mover, and a loss motion device having a clutch configured to move among a set of indexed positions in response to rotation of the clothes mover, with the loss motion device being configured to rotationally couple the clothes mover and the basket after the clutch moves through the set of indexed positions. |
| US10087565B2 |
Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation
A laundry treating appliance includes a drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a motor operably coupled with the drum to rotate the drum, a controller coupled to the motor for controlling the motor and for determining at least one input sensed from the motor, and a processor operably coupled with the controller and having a parameter estimator to estimate parameter values of a laundry load based upon the at least one input. The processor is configured to send an excitation signal to the controller that randomly fluctuates an acceleration command to affect acceleration of the motor while the parameter values of the laundry load are estimated. The cycle of operation can then be adjusted based on the estimated parameter values of the laundry load. |
| US10087563B2 |
Safety device for detection of a securely closed door of a drum of a washing machine
A safety device for detection of a securely closed door of a drum of a washing machine comprises a control unit, at least one electronical sensor interconnected to the control unit, at least one magnetic unit, and at least one lock of the door of the drum of the washing machine, where the safety device further comprises a pivotable lever (7) provided by rotary axis, where at least one magnetic unit (2) is arranged on its one end, and at least one lock (3) of the door of the drum (4) of the washing machine is arranged on its another end, a slipper guide (8) intended to guide the magnetic unit (2) and/or the lever (7), where the slipper guide (8) is provided by at least one blocking protrusion (8a, 8b), which is intended to hold the lever (7) in closed position. |
| US10087561B2 |
Balancing yarn use in designing tufted patterns for textiles
Tools are provided that communicate to a pattern designer how much yarn is being used on every needle for a given tuft height pattern and permit the designer to adjust the pattern accordingly to balance the yarn usage on the needles. An electronic representation of a pattern design is received for controlling a carpet tufting operation. The pattern design includes a pile height per tuft. A grid is provided for representing the pattern design using different visual cues to represent different pile heights. A graph depicting use-of-yarn per needle for the carpet tufting operation is generated. The grid and the graph can be on a common user interface and can be viewable at the same time on a display device. |
| US10087557B2 |
Method for producing carbon nanofibers
Provided is a method for producing carbon nanofibers having excellent conductivity, crystallinity and dispersibility. A method for producing carbon nanofibers, which uses an activated species mainly composed of cobalt as a catalyst, while using carbon monoxide as a carbon source. The catalyst is obtained by having a carrier, which is composed of an oxide having a specific surface area of 0.01-5 m2/g and containing magnesium, support 3-90% by mass of the activated species. By controlling the reaction temperature, the carbon monoxide partial pressure and the gas flow rate of the carbon monoxide, CNF having more excellent conductivity, crystallinity and dispersibility can be produced, thereby obtaining carbon nanofibers having excellent conductivity, crystallinity and dispersibility. |
| US10087555B2 |
Polymer fiber and nonwoven
A polymer fiber comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an inorganic filler, wherein the filler content, based on the polymer fiber, is more than about 10% by weight and the mean particle size (D50) of the filler is less than or equal to about 6 μm. A textile fabric, especially nonwoven, produced from the polymer fiber. |
| US10087552B2 |
Substrate for epitaxial growth, manufacturing method therefor, and substrate for superconducting wire
An objective of the present invention is to provide a copper substrate for epitaxial growth, which has higher biaxial crystal orientation, and a method for manufacturing the same. The substrate for epitaxial growth of the present invention contains a biaxially crystal-oriented copper layer, wherein the full width at half maximum Δϕ of a peak based on the pole figure of the copper layer is within 5° and the tail width Δβ of the peak based on the pole figure is within 15° Such a substrate for epitaxial growth is manufactured by a 1st step of performing heat treatment of a copper layer so that Δϕ is within 6° and the tail width Δβ is within 25°, and after the 1st step, a 2nd step of performing heat treatment of the copper layer at a temperature higher than the temperature for heat treatment in the 1st step, so that Δϕ is within 5° and the tail width Δβ is within 15°. |
| US10087549B2 |
Method for producing sic single crystal having low defects by solution process
A SiC single crystal having low density of threading screw dislocations, threading edge dislocations, micropipe defects, base plane dislocations and stacking faults is provided. This is achieved by a method for producing a SiC single crystal in which a SiC seed crystal substrate is contacted with a Si—C solution having a temperature gradient such that the temperature decreases from the interior toward the surface, to grow a SiC single crystal, the method including: a first step in which a SiC single crystal is grown with a (1-100) plane as the growth surface, a second step in which a {0001} plane is exposed from the grown SiC single crystal, and a third step in which the SiC single crystal having the exposed {0001} plane is used as a seed crystal, and the {0001} plane is used as the growth surface for growth of a SiC single crystal. |
| US10087545B2 |
Automated cleaning of wafer plating assembly
Disclosed herein are cleaning discs for cleaning one or more elements of a semiconductor processing apparatus. In some embodiments, the disc may have a substantially circular upper surface, a substantially circular lower surface, a substantially circular edge joining the upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of pores opening at the edge and having an interior extending into the interior of the disc. In some embodiments, the pores are dimensioned such that a cleaning agent may be retained in the interior of the pores by an adhesive force between the cleaning agent and the interior surface of the pores. Also disclosed herein are cleaning methods involving loading a cleaning agent into a plurality of pores of a cleaning disc, positioning the cleaning disc within a semiconductor processing apparatus, and releasing cleaning agent from the plurality of pores such that elements of the apparatus are contacted by the released cleaning agent. |
| US10087543B2 |
Seal rings in electrochemical processors
A seal ring for an electrochemical processor does not slip or deflect laterally when pressed against a wafer surface. The seal ring may be on a rotor of the processor, with the seal ring having an outer wall joined to a tip arc through an end. The outer wall may be a straight wall. A relatively rigid support ring may be attached to the seal ring, to provide a more precise sealing dimension. Knife edge seal rings that slip or deflect laterally on the wafer surface may also be used. In these designs, the slipping is substantially uniform and consistent, resulting in improved performance. |
| US10087536B2 |
Breathable electrode and method for use in water splitting
The present invention relates to a water splitting cell having at least one electrode comprising a porous membrane, wherein gas produced at the electrode diffuses out of the cell via the porous membrane, separating the gas from the reaction at the electrode without bubble formation. |
| US10087534B2 |
Hydrogen evolution cell having a cathode pocket
A hydrogen evolution cell which on passage of an electric current liberates an amount of hydrogen proportional to an amount of current flowing through, includes an electrochemically oxidizable anode, a hydrogen cathode, an electrolyte and a casing surrounding the same, wherein the hydrogen cathode is associated structure of at least one pocket defining a hollow space or defines a hollow space in the presence of hydrogen overpressure or wherein the cathode forms such a pocket. |
| US10087517B2 |
Oxide sintered body and semiconductor device
There is provided an oxide sintered body including indium, tungsten, and at least one of zinc and tin, wherein the oxide sintered body includes, as a crystal phase, a complex oxide crystal phase including tungsten and at least one of zinc and tin. There is also provided a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film formed by a sputtering method by using the oxide sintered body as a target. |
| US10087515B2 |
Gold or silver metallized plastic product free of any gold and silver element and method for manufacturing it
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metallized plastic product with a gold or silver hue, comprising the steps: galvanization of a surface of the plastic body for forming a galvanized chromium layer; deposition by evaporation of a metal layer directly on the galvanized chromium layer, the metal being copper, a mixture of metals comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, a copper alloy comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, or aluminum. The invention also relates to a metallized plastic product (1) with a gold or silver hue, comprising a plastic body (2), a galvanized chromium layer (3, 4, 5, 6), and a metal layer (7), the metal being copper, a mixture of metals comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, an alloy containing copper in an amount of at least 70% by weight, or aluminum. |
| US10087514B2 |
Amorphous and nano nitride composite thin film, method for forming the same, and electronic device having the same
An amorphous and nano nitride composite thin film, a method for forming the same, and an electronic device having the same are provided. The amorphous and nano nitride composite thin film has a composite structure in which a nitride phase that includes Zr and Al as nitride constituent elements and at least one metal phase are mixed, wherein the metal phase includes at least one element selected from the group including Cu and Ni, the nitride phase includes a ZrN crystalline phase in which a size of a grain is in the range of 10 nm to 500 nm, and a volume fraction of the ZrN crystalline phase is 10% or more. |
| US10087513B2 |
Piston ring and manufacturing method therefor
A piston ring having a hard carbon film formed on at least an external peripheral sliding surface of a piston ring base material, the hard carbon film having an sp2 component ratio within a range of 40% to 80% inclusive as measured by a TEM-EELS spectrum which combines electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) with a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a hydrogen content being in a range of 0.1 at. % to 5 at. % inclusive, and an amount of macroparticles appearing on the surface being within a range of 0.1% to 10% inclusive by area ratio. The hard carbon film is formed on a hard carbon foundation film formed under low-speed film-forming conditions on the side of the piston ring base material, and the hard carbon foundation film is formed with an arc current value 80% or less of the arc current value during the formation of the hard carbon film. |
| US10087512B2 |
Steel article having improved contact fatigue resistance and a method of making
A steel article with resistance to contact fatigue having a martensitic stainless steel body with a hardened surface layer and a core. The hardened surface layer is tempered martensite and M7C3 carbides, has at least 1.6 wt. % carbon, and has a depth equal to or greater than the depth where the steel article experiences the maximum shear stress when placed in service. Also, a method of manufacturing such as a steel article having resistance to contact fatigue comprising: providing a martensitic stainless steel article having a prior austenite grain size of ASTM #6 or smaller; carburizing the surface of the steel article; solution treating the steel article; tempering the steel article for a first time; hardening the steel article; cooling the steel article at a temperature below 0° F.; and tempering the steel article for a second time. |
| US10087506B2 |
Ultrahigh strength and ultralow elastic modulus titanium alloy showing linear elastic deformation behavior
A titanium alloy having ultrahigh strength and ultralow elastic modulus, and showing linear elastic deformation behavior is disclosed. The titanium alloy (Ti-20Nb-5Zr-1Fe-O) of the present invention consists of titanium, niobium, zirconium, iron and oxygen. More specifically, the amount of niobium is 18 to 22 at. %, the amount of zirconium is 3 to 7 at. %, the amount of iron is 0.5 to 3.0 at. %, the amount of oxygen is 0.1 to 1.0 wt. %, and the balance is titanium. |
| US10087492B2 |
Rapid assay for identifying transformants having donor insertion
The present disclosure provides a system and methods for detecting and identifying plant events that contain donor sequences inserted precisely into a targeted genomic loci, and plants and plant cells comprising such targeted genomic loci. The method comprises the steps of amplifying a genomic DNA with a first round of PCR to produce an amplicon from donor sequences inserted in the reverse orientation, wherein the production of the amplicon indicates the presence of the site specific integration event. |
| US10087491B2 |
Methods, compositions and devices for amplification of nucleic acids
Methods, kits and compositions of matter are provided which allow amplification of nucleic acid or interest or DNA of interest, comprising the steps of isolating template nucleic acid or DNA from a biological sample using an alkaline extraction solution and directly adding the extract to a reaction mixture, under conditions to amplify the nucleic acids, wherein the isolated template nucleic acid or DNA in the alkaline extraction solution is not diluted or not neutralized prior to the addition to the reaction mixture. |
| US10087489B2 |
Biomarkers and uses thereof in prognosis and treatment strategies for right-side colon cancer disease and left-side colon cancer disease
Genetic biomarkers for left side colon cancer (LCC) (such as expression levels of an RNA transcript or expression product of NOX4, MMP3, or a combination) and right side colon cancer (RCC) (such as expression levels of an RNA transcript or expression product of CDCX2, FAM69A, or a combination), are disclosed. Methods for using the biomarkers in providing a prognosis of relapse-free survival probability in patients having LCC or RCC are also presented. Prognostic panels using gene expression values of the biomarkers are also presented. Computer implemented methods employing the biomarkers, and as well as for determining relapse-free survival probability in a patient having RCC or LCC are provided. A genetic method for classifying a colon cancer tissue as a RCC or as a LCC is also disclosed. |
| US10087487B2 |
Method for determining risk of metastatic relapse in a patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer
The method for determining risk of metastatic relapse in a patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) can include detecting a level of at least one indicator of metastatic potential in a biological sample from the patient, comparing the level of the indicator of metastatic potential with a control, and identifying the patient as one who is at risk of metastatic relapse and a candidate for chemotherapy if an aberrant level of the indicator of metastatic potential in the biological sample compared to the control is detected. The at least one indicator of metastatic potential can include at least one metastasis-inducing gene and/or at least one metastasis suppressor gene. An aberrant level of the at least one indicator of metastatic potential can include a copy number gain of the metastasis-inducing gene and/or a copy number loss of the metastasis-suppressor gene. |
| US10087483B2 |
Thermolabile exonucleases
The invention provides an exonuclease or an enzymatically active fragment thereof, said exonuclease having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 1 or an amino acid sequence which is at least about 50% identical thereto, wherein said exonuclease or enzymatically active fragment thereof (i) is substantially irreversibly inactivated by heating at a temperature of about 55° C. for 10 minutes in a buffer consisting of 10 mM Tris-HCI, pH 8.5 at 25° C., 50 mM KCI and 5 mM MgCI2; (ii) is substantially specific for single stranded DNA; and (iii) has a 3′-5′ exonuclease activity. The invention further provides a method of removing single stranded DNA from a sample, a method of nucleic acid amplification, a method of reverse transcription and a method of nucleic acid sequence analysis in which the exonuclease or enzymatically active fragment thereof is used. The invention still further provides nucleic acids encoding said exonuclease or an enzymatically active fragment thereof and kits or compositions comprising the same. |
| US10087482B2 |
Amplification of bisulfite-reacted nucleic acids
The present invention relates to a reaction mixture for the amplification of nucleic acids, the non-methylated cytosine bases of which have been converted to uracil bases by means of a bisulfition reaction. The invention also discloses methods for amplifying bisulfited nucleic acid and for determining the nucleic acid methylation state, and also kits based on the reaction mixture according to the invention. |
| US10087481B2 |
Enrichment of target sequences
Methods and compositions are provided for enriching for target sequences from a population of nucleic acids, that includes: combining in solution, a population of nucleic acids and a target isolation probe wherein the target isolation probe comprises an affinity binding domain; permitting a single stranded region of the target isolation probe to hybridize to all or a portion of a target sequence in the population of nucleic acids; selectively immobilizing the hybridized nucleic acids from the population containing the target sequences by associating the target isolation probe with a capture domain and removing unbound material; removing non-target sequences from the 3′ end of the target sequence by means of one or more 3′ exonucleases thereby generating a blunt ended duplex or a staggered end at the 3′ end of the target sequence; optionally ligating a 3′ duplex adaptor or a duplex end of a hairpin adaptor to the 3′ end of the target sequence and the 5′ end of the target isolation probe; extending the 3′ end of the target isolation probe to form a blunt end or a staggered end at the 5′ end of the target sequence suitable for ligating and ligating an adapter to the 5′ end of the target sequence and the 3′ extended end of the target isolation probe. |
| US10087480B2 |
Raising and diagnosing of serotonin level
The invention is based on a correlation observed between serotonin level and intestinal flora. The invention relates to a relative proportion of bifidobacteria in the intestine and in particular to a product increasing the ratio of bifidobacteria to Clostridia, to be used for raising the serotonin level. The invention also relates to a method for estimating a health risk associated with serotonin depletion by determining a relative proportion between bifidobacteria or Clostridia in the intestine or their ratio to one another. The invention further relates to a method for selecting a form of therapy for raising the serotonin level by determining a relative proportion between bifidobacteria or Clostridia in the intestine or their ratio to one another. |
| US10087476B2 |
Process for hydrolyzing a pretreated feedstock and recovering lignin
A process for hydrolyzing a pretreated lignocellulosic feedstock is disclosed herein. The process comprises hydrolyzing the pretreated lignocellulosic feedstock with an enzyme mixture comprising at least cellulase enzymes to produce a hydrolyzed slurry comprising glucose and lignin solids. The hydrolyzing is conducted in the presence of a polymer, such as an aliphatic polyether. A solids-liquid separation is conducted to recover lignin solids from a process stream comprising the lignin solids and the polymer. A process stream is then obtained comprising recovered lignin solids resulting from the solids-liquid separation. Also provided are processes for recovering the polymer from the lignin solids and/or from solution. |
| US10087474B2 |
Method for producing bacteriochlorophyll a
A fed-batch fermentation method is for production of bacteriochlorophyll a (Bchla) from Rhodovulum sulfidophilum. The growth medium contains an inorganic nitrogen compound as a nitrogen source. During fermentation, the growth medium is supplemented with a succinate carbon source, an inorganic compound nitrogen source and a phosphorous source from external reservoirs connected to the fermenter vessel. After completion of the fermentation, Bchla is recovered from the separated cells. |
| US10087472B2 |
Biological synthesis of 6-aminocaproic acid and transgenic microorganism therefor
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a recombinant microorganism simultaneously comprising genes encoding enzymes used in the biosynthesis pathway of 6-aminocaproic acid, which is a precursor of caprolactam, biosynthesizing 6-aminocaproic acid from the microorganism, and producing the same so as to synthesize caprolactam. |
| US10087468B2 |
Additive for bioethanol fermentation process and method for producing bioethanol
An object of the present invention is to provide an additive that can improve the production efficiency. The present invention is an additive for a bioethanol fermentation process comprising a polyoxyalkylene compound (A) having a Griffin's HLB value in the range of 0 to 6 and a polyoxyalkylene polyol (B). The compound (A) is preferably a mixture of a compound represented by a general formula (1) and a compound represented by a general formula (2). R1O-(AO)m-R2 (1). R3O-(AO)n-(EO)p-R4 (2). R1 and R3 represent alkyl or alkenyl, R2 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, AO represents oxyalkylene having a carbon number of 3 to 18, or a reaction residue of glycidol, an alkyl glycidyl ether or alkenyl glycidyl ether, EO represents oxyethylene, m and n are 1 to 100, and p is 3 to 10. |
| US10087467B2 |
Method for the preparation and extraction of squalene from microalgae
The invention relates to a method for the production of squalene from microalgae belonging to the family of Thraustochytriales sp., preferably at concentrations of between 2 and 12 g per 100 g of dry biomass. The method is characterized in that it comprises steps consisting in: culturing microalgae belonging to the family of Thraustochytriales sp. at a temperature of between 25 and 35° C., preferably between 28 and 32° C., and more preferably of the order of 30° C.; and adding between 1 and 1000 μg of vitamin B12 per liter of culture medium to said culture medium. |
| US10087465B2 |
Trans-acting elements for intracellular delivery of nucleic acid sequences
Compounds of the formula (Z)x wherein: each Z is independently selected from 2′-deoxythymidinyl moiety, 2′-deoxyadenosinyl moiety, and a 2′-deoxycytidinyl moiety, x is an integer from 5-20, wherein said 2′-deoxythymidinyl moieties are connected by thiophosphate triester linkages, and 3-12 of said thiophosphate triester linkages being positively charged linkages of the formula: where n is an integer from 2 to 6; and the remainder of the thiophosphate triester linkages are neutral linkages of the formula: provided that when x is 5-6, the number of positively charged linkages is 3, when x is 7-8, the number of positively charged linkages is 3-4, when x is 9-12, the number of positively charged linkages is 3-10, and when x is 13-20, the number of positively charged linkages is 4-12. |
| US10087460B2 |
Transgenic or non-transgenic plants with mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase having increased tolerance to herbicides
The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants. |
| US10087457B2 |
Plant with enhanced growth and method for producing the same
A method for producing a plant with enhanced growth is provided including a step of introducing a gene encoding a chimeric myosin XI protein into a host plant so as to transform the host plant. The chimeric myosin XI protein comprises a neck domain, a coiled-coil domain, and a globular tail domain from a myosin XI protein involved in cytoplasmic streaming of a donor plant. The motor domain from a myosin XI protein of a plant belongs to the genus Chara. The motor domain comprises an amino acid sequence specified in the following (a) or (b): (a) the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. The host plant belongs to the same family as the donor plant. |
| US10087452B2 |
Method for agrobacterium mediated transformation of cambial meristematic plant cells to produce recombinant protein
Plant cells express a target protein, a production method thereof, and a method of producing a target protein using the same are disclosed. The plant cells have introduced therein a recombinant vector containing gene(s) encoding a target protein, and the plant cells include plant cambial meristematic cells (CMC) or callus. The cambial meristematic cells (CMCs) are a cell line containing innately undifferentiated cells isolated from a plant, wherein the cell line is a cell line isolated from the cambial tissue of the plant and has meristematic continuity without going through dedifferentiation into callus. A system of expressing a target protein using the recombinant plant cells according to the present invention can overcome the problems of conventional plant cell culture. In addition, it shows significantly high transformation efficiency, and thus can produce large amounts of target proteins, including biopharmaceutical proteins. |
| US10087449B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating chronic kidney disease
This invention is related to a therapeutic agent for treating chronic kidney disease comprising a substance which inhibits the enzymatic activity of NNMT or suppresses NNMT gene expression, or a method for screening a therapeutic agent for treating chronic kidney disease which targets the NNMT enzyme or NNMT gene. |
| US10087448B2 |
Synthetic lethality in cancer
There is described herein compounds, compositions and methods for inducing synthetic lethality in a cancer cell(s). |
| US10087445B2 |
Modifications for antisense compounds
The invention pertains to modifications for antisense oligonucleotides, wherein the modifications are used to improve stability and provide protection from nuclease degradation. The modifications could also be incorporated into double-stranded nucleic acids, such as synthetic siRNAs and miRNAs. |
| US10087444B2 |
MicroRNA composition for the treatment of neuroblastoma
Certain embodiments are directed to methods of identifying neuroblastoma differentiation-inducing compounds or agent and their use in treating neuroblastoma. |
| US10087440B2 |
Device for preparation and analysis of nucleic acids
An integrated “lab-on-a-chip” microfluidic device performs nucleic acid sample preparation and diagnostic analysis from test samples containing cells and/or particles. The device analyzes DNA or RNA targets, or both, from a common test sample. Dried and/or liquid reagents necessary for nucleic acid sample preparation and analysis are contained on the device, such that the device only requires addition of test sample. Clay mineral and alkaline buffer reagents are employed for overcoming the problems of nucleic acid degradation and contamination during sample preparation. The device may include a composite filter to separate plasma or serum from other blood constituents when the test sample is a blood product. The microfluidic device utilizes a plurality of microfluidic channels, inlets, valves, membranes, pumps, and other elements arranged in various configurations to manipulate the flow of the liquid sample, in particular, in order to prepare nucleic acids and perform further diagnostic analysis. |
| US10087437B2 |
Method for nuclei storage
A method of performing data management in a high-speed data environment. The method includes collecting time-series information including multiple data types captured concurrently, and storing the collected time-series information in a process historian with organization, the organization occurring when the multiple data types are captured. |
| US10087430B2 |
Factors for the production and accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS) derived from PUFA synthases
Disclosed are novel enhancing factor proteins of the PUFA synthase systems, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, recombinant nucleic acid molecules and recombinant host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules, genetically modified microorganisms comprising the same, and methods of making and using the same. Also disclosed are genetically modified microorganisms that have been genetically modified to express a PUFA synthase system for the production of PUFAs, wherein the microorganisms have been modified to express the novel enhancing factor proteins of the PUFA synthase system. |
| US10087428B2 |
Acyl-ACP thioesterase
An acyl-ACP thioesterase consisting of an amino acid sequence of the 115th to 274th amino acids set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; an acyl-ACP thioesterase gene encoding the protein; a transformant having the gene; and a method of producing a lipid using the transformant. |
| US10087427B2 |
Glycosyltransferase gene and use thereof
Provided is a polynucleotide encoding a protein that exhibits activity for transferring a sugar to a hydroxyl group at position 7 of a flavone, particularly flavone 4′-glucoside, wherein the polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotides comprising the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 5; (b) a polynucleotide that hybridizes, under stringent conditions, with a polynucleotide comprising the base sequence complementary to the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 5; (c) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 6; (d) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which one or more amino acids have been deleted, substituted, inserted, and/or added in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 6. |
| US10087424B2 |
Method for adjusting expression of hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase using bZIP-type transcription factor, isoprenoid-producing plant into which gene encoded for bZIP-type transcription factor is introduced, and method for manufacturing polyisoprenoid in which said plant is used
The present invention provides a method enhancing the polyisoprenoid biosynthesis pathway. Also provided are an isoprenoid-producing plant having an overall enhanced pathway of polyisoprenoid biosynthesis, and a method of producing a polyisoprenoid using the isoprenoid-producing plant. The present invention relates to a method of regulating the expression of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase by a bZIP transcription factor. |
| US10087414B2 |
Unitary 3D culture device
A continuous device for culturing mammalian cells in a three-dimensional structure for the transplantation or implantation in vivo is described. The culturing device comprises (a) a scaffold formed by a matrix of interconnected growth surfaces spaced at regular intervals and (b) a fluid distribution means at the inlet and the exit of the growth areas. The device is particularly useful for culturing bone cells for dental implants or bone reconstruction. |
| US10087408B2 |
System and method for microfluidic cell culture
Microfluidic devices and methods for perfusing a cell with perfusion fluid are provided herein, wherein the gravitational forces acting on the cell to keep the cell at or near a retainer or a retaining position exceed the hydrodynamic forces acting on the cell to move it toward an outlet. |
| US10087403B2 |
Detergent compositions having surfactant systems
Detergent compositions having surfactant systems that include alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant (AES) and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate surfactant (LAS). Methods of treating fabric with such compositions. |
| US10087401B2 |
Water soluble compositions incorporating enzymes, and method of making same
Disclosed herein are water soluble compositions, such as films, including a mixture of a first water-soluble resin, an enzyme, and an enzyme stabilizer which comprises a functional substrate for the enzyme, methods of making such compositions, and methods of using such compositions, e.g. to make packets containing functional ingredients. The enzymes can include proteases and mixtures of proteases with other enzymes, and the compositions provide good retention of enzyme function following film processing and storage. |
| US10087400B2 |
Storage-stable compositions comprising soil release polymers
Compositions are described comprisingA) of from 45 to 55% by weight of one or more polyesters according to the following formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently of one another are X—(OC2H4)n—(OC3H6)m wherein X is C1-4 alkyl, the —(OC2H4) groups and the —(OC3H6) groups are arranged blockwise and the block consisting of the —(OC3H6) groups is bound to a COO group or are HO—(C3H6), n is based on a molar average a number of from 12 to 120, m is based on a molar average a number of from 1 to 10, and a is based on a molar average a number of from 4 to 9 and B) of from 10 to 30% by weight of one or more alcohols selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol and butyl glycol and C) of from 24 to 42% by weight of water, the amounts in each case being based on the total weight of the composition. The compositions may advantageously be used in laundry detergent and fabric care products. |
| US10087399B2 |
Use of alkoxylated non-ionic surfactants as additive in aqueous membrane cleaning compositions
The object of the present invention relates to the use of an branched alkoxylated non-ionic surfactant as an additive to an aqueous membrane cleaning composition, wherein the surfactant has an HLBd value of 9 to 12.5 and an average degree of branching Bs≥1.5 and wherein the surfactant has the following formula: wherein R is a C8-C18 linear or branched hydrocarbon chain, X is O or N, R1, R2 and R3 independently of one another are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, or a mixture of these, n has a value of from 1 to 8, m has a value of from 1 to 8, p has a value of from 0 to 8. |
| US10087398B2 |
Stable liquid detergent composition containing a self-structuring surfactant system
A stable liquid detergent composition containing a self-structuring surfactant system. A liquid detergent composition that includes a linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, and a co-surfactant selected from a zwitterionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a branched non-ionic surfactant and mixture thereof, with a first viscosity of no less than 3000 mPa·s measured at a first shear rate of 0.5 s−1, and a second viscosity of no more than 2,500 mPa·s measured at a second shear rate of 20 s−1, and the ratio of the first viscosity to the second viscosity is no less than 3. |
| US10087397B2 |
System and methods for making bioproducts
Processes and system for producing biofuels and coproducts are described herein. The processes include pretreating a feedstock comprising fatty acid glycerides and free fatty acids to remove contaminants, contacting the feedstock with alcohols and a solid acidic catalyst to produce a biofuel comprising fatty acid alkyl esters, and purifying the biofuel and coproducts from the resulting reaction mixture. |
| US10087395B2 |
Use of hexadeca-8,15-dienal as aroma chemical
The present invention relates to the use of hexadeca-8,15-dienal or of a substance mixture which comprises this compound as aroma chemical, in particular as fragrance, or formulation auxiliary; and also to processes for its preparation, moreover aroma substance compositions and compositions comprising hexadeca-8,15-dienal. |
| US10087393B2 |
Recovery of perfluorinated polyether oils from grease matrices incorporating extraction aids by carbon dioxide extraction
This disclosure relates to a process for extracting a perfluoropolyether. The process involves: (a) contacting a solvent comprising a liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide with a lubricating grease comprising a thickener, an extraction aid material, and the perfluoropolyether in an extraction zone to form an extraction solution comprising an extracted perfluoropolyether; and (b) recovering the extracted perfluoropolyether from the extraction solution; wherein the recovered extracted perfluoropolyether comprises no more than about 2 wt % of the thickener. |
| US10087384B2 |
Quaternary ammonium compounds and their use as fuel or lubricant additives
A quaternary ammonium salt of formula wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group having less than 8 carbon atoms and R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group. |
| US10087383B2 |
Aviation fuel additive scavenger
Aviation fuel formulations receive many benefits when a manganese-containing additive is incorporated in that composition. However, to the extent that the use of a manganese-containing compound may result in the formation of engine deposits during combustion, it is beneficial to further provide a scavenger compound to the fuel composition. This scavenger compound may include a phosphorus-containing compound, an organobromide compounds, and/or a tricarbonyl compound. |
| US10087369B2 |
Soil additives for promoting seed germination, for prevention of evaporation and methods for use
Disclosed are methods of improving germination rates of plants/crops, as well as preventing or arresting water evaporation loss from targeted soil areas, which allows for improved water usage efficiency by crops, plants, grasses, vegetation, etc. |
| US10087366B2 |
Two-dimensional perovskite phosphor and method of formation
Intrinsic broadband white-light emitting phosphors and a solution-state method for producing them are disclosed. Emitters in accordance with the present invention include layered perovskite-based phosphors that comprise metals and halides and have an emission spectrum that spans the entire visible-light spectrum. |
| US10087365B2 |
Proppants with improved strength
Cements, such as alkali activated binder, may be used as coatings on proppants, such as sand, to improve the strength thereof. The resulting chemically bonded phosphate ceramic (CBPC) coated proppants show increased compressive strength between about 60 to about 130 MPa, as well as produced fines of lower than about 10 wt % at 10,000 psi closure stress. |
| US10087364B2 |
Method of stimulating a subterranean formation with non-spherical ceramic proppants
Non-spherical particulates are useful in the stimulation of subterranean formations. A proppant pack composed of the non-spherical particulates exhibits greater porosity than a corresponding proppant pack composed of spherical particulates. In addition, the non-spherical particulates exhibit higher conductivity at higher stresses than spherical shaped particulates. |
| US10087362B2 |
Treatment fluids comprising viscosifying agents and methods of using the same
Methods include introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid including a polymer gel comprising a water-soluble polymer, a biocidal agent in an amount sufficient to viscosify the treatment fluid, and an aqueous base fluid. |
| US10087360B2 |
Dual function proppants
Proppants for use in fractured or gravel packed/frac packed oil and gas wells are provided with a contaminant removal component to remove one or more of the contaminants found in subterranean water/hydrocarbon from a production well. The water/hydrocarbon cleaning proppant solids may be used as discrete particles in a proppant formulation, as a coating on proppant solids in pores of a porous proppant solid or as part of the proppant's internal structure. The contaminant removal component removes contaminants, especially dissolved contaminants, in the subterranean water or hydrocarbon before the water/hydrocarbon leaves the well. For those contaminant removal components that can be regenerated, such as ion exchange resins, a measured quantity of an acidic regeneration solution can be injected into the fractured stratum for regeneration and recovered when the well resumes production. |
| US10087359B2 |
Extended-life cement compositions comprising red mud solids
Extended-life cement compositions are provided and, more particularly, extended-life cement compositions are provided that comprise a cementitious component comprising red mud solids and hydraulic cement. A method of cementing may comprise providing an extended-life cement composition comprising a cementitious component, water, and a cement set retarder, wherein the cementitious component comprises red mud solids and a hydraulic cement; activating the extended-life cement composition; introducing the extended-life cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the extended-life cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. |
| US10087355B2 |
Oil-based drilling fluids containing an alkaline-earth diamondoid compound as rheology modifier
An oil-based drilling fluid and method of preparing an oil-based drilling fluid are disclosed. The oil-based drilling fluid comprising a base oil continuous phase, an aqueous discontinuous phase, and at least one rheology modifier. The at least one rheology modifier including an alkaline-earth diamondoid compound. The method of preparing the oil-based drilling fluid including mixing a base oil, at least one emulsifier, and at least one wetting agent to form a first mixture, adding and mixing at least one rheology modifier into the first mixture to form a second mixture, adding and mixing at least one fluid-loss control additive into the second mixture to form a third mixture, adding and mixing a brine solution into the third mixture to form a fourth mixture, and adding and mixing a weighting additive into the fourth mixture to form the oil-based drilling fluid. |
| US10087354B2 |
Rare earth-containing compounds to enhance performance of downhole treatment compositions
A downhole treatment composition comprises a rare earth-containing compound comprising one or more of the following: scandium; yttrium; lanthanum; cerium; praseodymium; neodymium; promethium; samarium; lutetium; europium; gadolinium; terbium; dysprosium; holmium; erbium; thulium; or ytterbium, wherein the downhole treatment composition is a cement slurry, a drilling fluid, or a spacer fluid. Also disclosed are methods of cementing a wellbore, methods of displacing a first fluid, and methods of drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation using the cement slurry, the spacer fluid, or the drilling fluid. |
| US10087345B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape
A polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape each having high durability (high heating humidification storage stability) and good adhesive properties are provided using a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the invention includes a polyester, a hydrolysis-resistant agent, a tackifier with an acid value of 8 or less and a softening point of 80 to 170° C., and a crosslinking agent, and contains 20 to 100 parts by weight of the tackifier based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester. |
| US10087344B2 |
Methods for sealing microcell containers with phenethylamine mixtures
A method for sealing a container having an opening by contacting the opening with a mixture including a phenethylamine and a first polymer, adding a fluid to be contained to the container, and then adding a second mixture, comprising a second polymer, whereupon an interaction between the first and second polymer mixtures result in a seal being formed over the opening, thereby containing the fluid. The first polymer is typically a water-swellable polymer and the second polymer is typically a hydrophilic polymer that will form an interpenetrating network with the swellable polymer. |
| US10087336B2 |
Aqueous ink-jet inks containing amphoteric polyurethane as binder
The present disclosure provides aqueous ink-jet inks having improved stability containing an aqueous vehicle, a colorant, and an amphoteric polyurethane as a binder. The amphoteric polyurethane contains a plurality of tertiary amine groups derived from an amine-containing monomer, and a plurality of anionic acid groups. |
| US10087335B2 |
Method for the preparation of polyaniline/reduced graphene oxide composites
Methods for obtaining composites of polyaniline and reduced graphene oxide are disclosed. The methods include dispersing graphene oxide in an acid aqueous solution containing an anionic emulsifying agent to obtain a dispersion of the graphene oxide, dissolving an aniline oligomer in an organic solvent to obtain a solution of the oligomer, and mixing the solution of the oligomer with the dispersion of graphene oxide to obtain a composite of polyaniline and reduced graphene oxide. The methods may also include recovering a precipitate of the polyaniline/reduced graphene oxide composite, and dissolving the precipitate in an organic solvent to form a conductive ink or an ink for electronic devices. |
| US10087332B2 |
Sinterable metal paste for use in additive manufacturing
A material and method are disclosed such that the material can be used to form functional metal pieces by producing an easily sintered layered body of dried metal paste. On a microstructural level, when dried, the metal paste creates a matrix of porous metal scaffold particles with infiltrant metal particles, which are positioned interstitially in the porous scaffold's interstitial voids. For this material to realize mechanical and processing benefits, the infiltrant particles are chosen such that they pack in the porous scaffold piece in a manner which does not significantly degrade the packing of the scaffold particles and so that they can also infiltrate the porous scaffold on heating. The method of using this paste provides a technique with high rate and resolution of metal part production due to a hybrid deposition/removal process. |
| US10087329B2 |
Titanium dioxide pigment and method for manufacturing same, and composition in which same is blended
Provided is a titanium dioxide pigment having minimal yellow color and minimal yellowing due to exposure, i.e., good yellowing resistance and high pigment performance such as brightness. Also provided is a titanium dioxide pigment which has a reduced amount of volatile moisture and which does not readily decompose when blended with a resin or the like. In the present invention, a compound including 0.05-20% by mass of phosphorus and an alkaline earth metal is present on surfaces of titanium dioxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.15-1.0 μm. The titanium dioxide pigment is manufactured by mixing an alkaline earth metal compound, a phosphate compound, and titanium dioxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.15-1.0 μm, and bonding the compound including phosphorus and an alkaline earth metal to the titanium dioxide particles. |
| US10087325B2 |
Polylactide based compositions
Embodiments of polylactide based compositions are disclosed herein. The compositions may comprise at least one first polymer selected from polylactide-polybutadiene (PLA-PB) block copolymer, polylactide-urethane-polybutadiene block copolymer, or a mixture thereof; and at least one second polymer selected from polylactide, polylactide-urethane, or a mixture thereof. The composition may also comprise from 20% to 50% by weight of said first polymer based on the total weight of the composition and from 50% to 80% by weight of said second polymer based on the total weight of the composition. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to a process for preparing the polylactide based compositions and articles comprising the polylactide compositions. |
| US10087324B2 |
Parts for automobiles, electrical/electronic devices, home appliances, office equipment, or daily necessities
The present invention relates to parts for automobiles, electrical/electronic devices, home appliances, office equipment, or daily necessities, which are manufactured by using a polymer resin composition that is capable of providing an environmentally friendly biomass-containing synthetic resin having improved chemical resistance. The parts for automobiles, electrical/electronic devices, home appliances, office equipment, or daily necessities which are manufactured by using a polymer resin composition including: a polyester copolymer including a residue of a dicarboxylic acid component containing terephthalic acid, and a residue of a diol component containing dianhydrohexitol; and one or more copolymers selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated nitrile-diene-based rubber-aromatic vinyl graft copolymer, an alkyl methacrylate-diene-based rubber-aromatic vinyl graft copolymer, and an alkyl methacrylate-silicone/alkyl acrylate graft copolymer, and which has a tensile strength loss defined in the following Equation 1 ranging from 0.5 to 30%, can be provided. Tensile Strength Loss (%)=[(Tensile Strength before Test−Tensile Strength after Test)/Tensile Strength before Test]×100 [Equation 1] |
| US10087323B2 |
Hydrostability of polycarbonate polybutylene terephthalate composition
Disclosed is a process for the manufacture of a modified polyalkylene terephthalate such as modified polybutylene terephthalate. In particular, the process comprises employing a titanium-containing catalyst formed by the reaction product of tetraalkyl titanate and a complexing agent comprising a phosphorous, nitrogen or boron atom. The process is used to prepared modified polyalkylene terephthalates characterized by improved hydrostability, as well as compositions and compositions derived therefrom. |
| US10087321B2 |
Fluorinated resin composition
A fluorinated resin composition includes a copolymer (A); and a copolymer (B). A mass ratio (A/B) of the copolymer (A) to the copolymer (B) is from 60/40 to 99/1, and a volume flow rate is from 0.5 to 100 mm3/sec. The copolymer (A) comprises: units derived from a monomer (a) which is tetrafluoroethylene; units derived from a monomer (b) which is at least one member selected from ethylene, hexafluoropropylene and a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether). The copolymer (A) has carbonyl groups. The copolymer (B) comprises: units derived from the monomer (a); units derived from the monomer (b); and units derived from the monomer (c) having two or more polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds. A content of the units derived from the monomer (c) is from 0.1 to 2 mol % based on total units in the copolymer (B). |
| US10087317B2 |
Ethylene polymer composition and use thereof in polyolefin composition
Ethylene polymer composition having a fusion enthalpy ΔHfus, measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry with a heating rate of 20° C. per minute, of 60 J/g or more, comprising, all percent amounts being by weight: A) 25-55% of an ethylene polymer containing 10% or less, referred to the weight of A), of a fraction XSA soluble in xylene at 25° C.; B) 45-75% of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 45% to 70%, of ethylene and 60% or more of a fraction XSB soluble in xylene at 25° C., both the ethylene of the copolymer and XSB amounts being referred to the weight of B); wherein the amounts of A) and B) are referred to the total weight of A)+B). |
| US10087316B2 |
Polymeric compositions and articles comprising polylactic acid and polyolefin
The present invention relates to polymeric compositions comprising polylactic acid (PLA), polyolefin, and, optionally, a non reactive melt strength enhancing additive (NRMSEA), as well as articles molded from the compositions and a method of making the compositions. |
| US10087315B2 |
Enhanced tactile responsive and optically translucent film for packaging
A polymeric composition suitable for blown film applications comprising a) 80 to 99.5 percent by weight of a continuous polymeric phase comprising a polyolefin, and b) 0.5 to 20 percent by weight of polymeric particles having i) an average particle diameter of 0.85 to 20 μm; ii) a refractive index from 1.46 to 1.61; iii) an average particle hardness from 1.2367E+10 N/m2 to 8.4617E+10 N/m2; and iv) at least 60% polymerized acrylic monomer units, is disclosed. The polymeric composition can be used to form blown film characterized by having a thickness in the range of from 5 to 350 μm, a modulus of elasticity in the range of from 5 to 133 MPa, a melt strength in the range of from 4 to 40 cN, an elongation at break in the range of from 100 to 1000%, a 45 degree gloss in the range of from 7 to 136 and a softness measured by human panel handfeel-ranking methodology, measured by ISO 8587 Sensory analysis that is higher than a film which does not contain the polymeric composition. |
| US10087313B2 |
Rubber composition for tire treads
A rubber composition contains: a diene rubber; 1 to 25 parts by weight of aromatic modified terpene resin; 80 to 150 parts by weight of silica; 5 to 50 parts by weight of carbon black; an oil component; and 0.1 to 20 wt. % of the weight of the silica of alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl group having 3 to 20 carbons, the diene rubber containing 10 to 30 wt. % of natural rubber, 10 to 30 wt. % of solution polymerized styrene butadiene rubber having a styrene unit content of 30 to 40 wt. % and 80 to 40 wt. % of emulsion polymerized styrene butadiene rubber, and a ratio of a total amount of an oil-extending component in the solution polymerized styrene butadiene rubber and/or the emulsion polymerized styrene butadiene rubber, the aromatic modified terpene resin, and the oil component to a weight of the natural rubber being 3.0 to 4.0. |
| US10087309B2 |
Printed article and a feedstock
The invention relates to a printed article and a feedstock for printing comprising a matrix forming material, in particular a polymeric material, and a filler material dispersed within the matrix forming material, in which the filler material comprises glass flakes. Glass flakes are characterized as having an aspect ratio of average diameter divided by average thickness greater than or equal to three. Selecting aspect ratio of glass flakes controls an orientation of glass flakes angled relative to a printed layer and formation of a depletion layer in a printed article. Technical effects of angled flakes include better adhesion between successive printed layers in 3D printing and a crack-stopping function. In a preferred embodiment the glass flakes comprise a conductive coating such that a printed article functions as a moisture sensor. Technical effects of a depletion layer include high moisture permeability and so a fast rate of change in electrical resistance due to moisture. A process of manufacturing a feedstock and a process of printing comprising a step of providing glass flakes are also disclosed. |
| US10087307B2 |
Peroxide curable fluoropolymers obtainable by polymerization using non-fluorinated polyhydroxy emulsifiers
Described are methods of making a curable fluoropolymer having repeating units derived from vinylidenfluoride (VDF) and at least one perfluorinated monomer selected from hexafluoropropene (HFP), tetrafluoroethene (TFE), a perfluorovinyl ether (PAVE), a perfluoroallylether (PAAVE) or a combination thereof. The method includes polymerizing the monomers in an aqueous medium in a radical reaction containing one or more reaction initiators, one or more chain transfer agent containing one or more halogens selected from iodine, bromine or a combination thereof and one or more non-fluorinated aliphatic polyhydroxy emulsifiers. The polymerization is carried out without adding a fluorinated emulsifier. Also provided are curable fluoropolymers obtainable by such methods and cured fluoropolymers obtainable by curing the curable fluoropolymers, and their applications. |
| US10087303B2 |
Polymer composition comprising inorganic particulate filler
An inorganic particulate material such as diatomaceous earth, a polymer composition comprising a polymer and the inorganic particulate material and an article or product formed from said composition, use of the inorganic particulate material such as diatomaceous earth as a filler in a composition comprising a polymer, and a method of making a polymer composition and an inorganic particulate material. |
| US10087302B2 |
Polyethylene terephthalate-graphene nanocomposites
A nanocomposite material comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a base polymer and a nanoparticle that increases the strength of the base polymer. |
| US10087300B2 |
Method for the preparation of PLA bead foams
The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of PLA beads, more particularly expanded PLA bead foams. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for the preparation of moldings by sintering PLA beads. The method comprises the following steps: A) providing unfoamed PLA pellets, B) heating said unfoamed PLA pellets to an annealing temperature and saturating with a blowing agent, C) maintaining said PLA pellets on the annealing temperature and saturating with said blowing agent, D) depressurizing and cooling the saturated PLA pellets of step C) to room temperature to form expanded PLA bead foams. |
| US10087297B2 |
Self-extinguishing polymeric composition
The present invention relates to a self-extinguishing polymeric composition comprising: a) a stabilizing polymeric composition containing i) from 80% to 99.5% by weight of one or more vinylaromatic polymers compatible with each other; and ii) from 0.5% to 20% by weight of at least one block copolymer containing: 1) at least one vinylaromatic polymer block compatible N with (i) and constituting a weight quantity equal to or higher than 15% by weight with respect to the whole block copolymer, and 2) at least one vinyl copolymer block containing epoxy groups so that there is from 0.7% to 19% by weight of oxirane oxygen calculated on the total of block copolymer; and b) from 0.03 phr by weight to 10 phr by weight, calculated on the basis of component (a), of at least one halogenated flame retardant. |
| US10087296B2 |
Method of producing a cable comprising a multimodal ethylene copolymer
The present invention relates to a cable comprising a conductor surrounded by one or more layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a polymer composition comprising a copolymer of ethylene with one or more comonomers, to a process for producing the cable and to a polymer composition suitable as a cable layer material. |
| US10087294B2 |
Aqueous polyurethaneurea dispersion containing free acid groups
The present invention relates to an aqueous polyurethaneurea dispersion, wherein the polyurethaneurea has specific formation components, and which is characterized in that it has a content of —COOH groups of at least 0.75% by weight, where 0% to 35% of these groups have been neutralized, and in that 5 to 50 mol % of isocyanate groups present have been reacted with a monofunctional component. The invention further relates to the use of this dispersion as coating composition, to a fiber having a cured coating and to a composite material. |
| US10087293B2 |
Method for producing rubber composition and rubber composition
A method for producing a rubber composition include a mixing step, a drying step, and a dispersion step. In the mixing step, an aqueous solution that includes at least one of oxycellulose fibers and cellulose nanofibers is mixed with rubber latex to obtain a first mixture. In the drying step, the first mixture is dried to obtain a second mixture. In the dispersion step, the second mixture is tight-milled using an open roll to obtain a rubber composition. The rubber composition does not include an aggregate that includes at least one of the oxycellulose fibers and the cellulose nanofibers, and has a diameter of 0.1 mm or more. |
| US10087291B2 |
Process to incorporate wet natural fiber and starch into thermoplastics
The present relates to a process for incorporating of wet natural fiber and starch into thermoplastics and the composite produced. The process for producing the composite comprises steps of: providing a wet natural fiber; providing a starch; providing a plasticizer; providing a thermoplastic; mixing the wet natural fiber, the starch and the plasticizer with water to produce a paste, and compounding the paste with the thermoplastic to produce the composite. The composite in a preferred embodiment comprises 50 weight % natural fiber/starch and a plasticizer; 50 weight % thermoplastic; a tensile modulus greater than 1450 MPa and a tensile strength greater than 41 MPa. |
| US10087286B2 |
Crosslinkable polycarbonate resins
Crosslinkable polycarbonate resins having improved properties are disclosed. The crosslinkable polycarbonate resins are formed from a reaction of at least a benzophenone, a first dihydroxy chain extender, and a carbonate precursor, and may include a second dihydroxy chain extender as well. |
| US10087285B2 |
Biocompatible iodinated diphenol monomers and polymers
Disclosed are monomeric compounds which may be polymerized to form novel biodegradable and bioresorbable polymers and co-polymers. These polymers and co-polymers, while not limited thereto, may be adapted for radioopacity and are useful for medical device applications and controlled release therapeutic formulations. |
| US10087283B2 |
Polyester macromers containing 1,1-dicarbonyl-substituted 1 alkenes
Disclosed are compositions comprising polyester macromers containing in one or more chains the residue of one or more diols and one or more diesters wherein the residue of the one or more diols and the one or more diesters alternate along the chain and a portion of the diesters are 1,1-diester-1-alkenes, and optionally one or more dihydrocarbyl dicarboxylates, and at least one terminal end comprises the residue of one of the 1,1-diester-1 alkenes and wherein one or more terminal ends may comprise the residue of one or more diols. The chains may contain the residue of the one or more diols and one or more diesters comprising one or more diesters 1,1-diester-1 alkenes and optionally one or more dihydrocarbyl dicarboxylates randomly disposed along the chains. Disclosed are methods of preparing the polyester macromers and incorporating them in a variety of polyester containing compositions such as coatings and films. |
| US10087282B2 |
Thermally adhesive flexible polylactic acid resin composition
The present invention relates to a polylactic acid resin composition which has a low glass transition temperature, fusion temperature, and enthalpy of fusion, can be crystallized under commercially meaningful processing conditions, has good film processability such as extrusion properties, has excellent storage stability, and is highly biodegradable. The polylactic acid resin composition comprises a block copolymer comprising a hard segment and a soft segment, the hard segment comprising polylactic acid repeat units, and the soft segment comprising polyurethane polyol repeat units which have polyether-based polyol repeat units linearly connected via a urethane bond, wherein the soft segment is contained by 5% to 35% by weight based on the weight of the block copolymer, and the polylactic acid repeat units include poly(L-lactic acid) repeat units and poly(D-lactic acid) repeat units by a molar ratio of 94:6 to 88:12. |
| US10087278B2 |
Alkoxysilyl-containing adhesive sealants having improved tear propagation resistance
Specific alkoxysily-modified polymers bearing alkoxysilyl groups distributed randomly or in block fashion along the polyether chain, and not just located at the chain termini, a process for preparing these alkoxysilyl-modified polymers, and compositions comprising these alkoxysilyl-modified polymers are provided. |
| US10087275B2 |
Functionalized elastomer containing a nitrogen group
The present invention is directed to a copolymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of 1,3-butadiene and isoprene, and a monomer of formula I wherein R1 is phenylene, or a linear or branched alkane diyl group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a combination of one or more phenylene groups and one or more linear or branched alkane diyl groups containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are independently phenyl or a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or one of R2 and R3 is hydrogen and the other is phenyl or a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or R2 and R3 taken together with the nitrogen atom represent a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group containing from 4 to 12 carbon atoms; and R4 is hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The invention is further directed to a rubber composition including the copolymer, and a pneumatic tire containing the rubber composition. The invention is further directed to a method of making such a copolymer. |
| US10087273B2 |
Multifunctional polymers
Described herein are multifunctional polymers comprising a first repeating unit having at least one pseudo-cationic moiety, a second repeating unit having at least a hydrophobic moiety, and a third repeating unit, where the weight-average molecular weight is less than about 10,000 Da. In one embodiment the polymers exhibit antimicrobial activity. Also provided are compositions formulated with the multifunctional polymers, and a method of providing antimicrobial activity. |
| US10087270B2 |
Diblock copolymer containing fluorine group
Provided is a diblock copolymer comprising a first block having a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a second block having a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 2: |
| US10087268B2 |
Catalysts for the formation of multimodal polymers
Disclosed are methods for polymerizing olefin monomers comprising contacting one or more olefin monomers with a cosupported catalyst system and an activator. Also disclosed are polymers produced using the catalyst systems and methods disclosed herein. The polymers have a multimodal molecular weight distribution and may be produced in a single reactor. |
| US10087264B2 |
Magnesium halide solution, preparing method and use thereof
A magnesium halide solution is disclosed. The magnesium halide solution comprises a magnesium halide, an oxygen-containing organic titanium compound, a hydroxyl-containing compound, and an organic solvent. The magnesium halide solution further comprises an organic heterocyclic compound. The organic solvent is a hydrocarbon and/or a halogenated hydrocarbon. The organic heterocyclic compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of a sulphur-containing organic heterocyclic compound, a nitrogen-containing organic heterocyclic compound, and an organic epoxy compound. The magnesium halide solution has a good stability, and can be used for preparing a catalyst for olefin polymerization and copolymerization reactions. The raw material of the magnesium halide solution is cheap and easy to be obtained. The preparing method is easy to be performed and is environment-friendly. |
| US10087261B2 |
Soluble polypeptides
The invention relates generally to polypeptides, such as antibody molecules, that demonstrate high stability and solubility. In particular, the invention relates to polypeptides comprising paired VL and VH domains that demonstrate soluble expression and folding in a reducing or intracellular environment. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, to libraries of such polypeptides or polynucleotides, and to methods of using such polypeptides in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. |
| US10087254B2 |
ASPGR antibodies and uses thereof
The present invention generally relates to antibodies specific for asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) and their use for selectively delivering effector moieties that influence cellular activity. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the antibodies of the invention, and to methods of using them in the treatment of disease. |
| US10087253B2 |
Monoclonal antibody capable of binding integrin alpha 10 beta 1
The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof binding to the extracellular I-domain of integrin alpha10beta1 and a hybridoma cell line deposited at the Deutsche Sammlung von Microorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH under the accession number DSM ACC2583. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof binding to the extracellular I-domain of integrin alpha10beta1 produced by the hybridoma cell line deposited. Methods and uses of said antibody or a fragment thereof in identifying and selecting cells of a chondrogenic nature for treatment purposes, in particular for the identification and isolation of chondrocytes, mesenchymal progenitor cells and embryonic stem cells for tissue engineering of cartilage, or for identifying diagnostic and therapeutic tools in studying the biological role and the structural/functional relationships of the integrin alpha10beta1 with its various extracellular matrix ligands are also included. |
| US10087251B2 |
Amino acid sequences that modulate the interaction between cells of the immune system
The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that block the interaction between (a target on) an antigen presenting cell (APC) and (a target on) a T-cell. More particularly, the present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) a target on an APC (also referred to herein as “APC target”) or a target on a T-cell (also referred to herein as “T-cell target”). The invention further relates to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences. |
| US10087250B2 |
Fc-free antibodies comprising two fab-fragments and methods of use
The present invention relates to bispecific antibodies comprising at least two Fab fragments, wherein the first Fab fragment comprises at least one antigen binding site specific for a first antigen; and the second Fab fragment comprises at least one antigen binding site specific for a second antigen, wherein either the variable regions or the constant regions of the second Fab heavy and light chain are exchanged and the two Fab fragments are connected to each other by two peptide linkers; and wherein the bispecific antibody is devoid of a Fc domain; methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof. |
| US10087249B2 |
Alphabody libraries and methods for producing the same
The invention provides single-chain Alphabody library comprising at least 100 different-sequence single-chain Alphabody polypeptides, wherein said Alphabody polypeptides differ from each other in at least one of a defined set of 5 to 20 variegated amino acid residue positions, and wherein at least 70% but not all of said variegated amino acid residue positions are located either in the loop, helix surface or linker region of the Alphabody. The invention further provides methods for use of the Alphabody libraries and Alphabodies obtainable by the methods of the invention. |
| US10087245B2 |
Camelid single-domain antibody directed against phosphorylated tau proteins and methods for producing conjugates thereof
The present invention relates to variable domains of a camelid heavy-chain antibodies directed against a phosphorylated tau protein and conjugates thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of these domains or conjugates for treating or diagnosing disorders mediated by neurofibrillary tangles, neuropil threads or dystrophic neurites, such as tauopathies. |
| US10087244B2 |
Humanization of rabbit antibodies using a universal antibody framework
The present invention relates to an universal antibody acceptor framework and to methods for grafting non-human antibodies, e.g., rabbit antibodies, using a universal antibody acceptor framework. Antibodies generated by the methods of the invention are useful in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. |
| US10087242B2 |
Glycoconjugates and use thereof as vaccine against Shigella flexneri serotype 3a and X
The present invention relates to compounds derived from sugars which reproduce the epitopes of Shigella flexneri serotypes 3a and X and to the use thereof for the preparation of vaccine compositions. More specifically, the subject matter of the present invention relates to novel glycoconjugated compounds comprising oligosaccharides or polysaccharides described hereinafter, to the method for synthesizing these oligosaccharides or polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, to derivatives of these oligosaccharides or polysaccharides, to compositions containing same, and also to the use of the glycoconjugates for vaccination purposes. Finally, the present invention relates to methods for diagnosing a Shigella flexneri infection using one or more oligosaccharides or polysaccharides or conjugates thereof. |
| US10087231B2 |
Substitution mutant receptors and their use in an ecdysone receptor-based inducible gene expression system
This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to novel nuclear receptors comprising a substitution mutation and their use in a nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating the expression of a gene within a host cell using this inducible gene expression system. |
| US10087230B2 |
Murine anti-NY-ESO-1 T cell receptors
The invention provides an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for NY-ESO-1. Also provided are related polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, isolated host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention further provides a method of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and a method of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal using the inventive TCRs or related materials. |
| US10087227B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding IL-22 Fc fusion proteins
The invention relates to IL-22 polypeptides, IL-22 Fc fusion proteins and IL-22 agonists, composition comprising the same, methods of making and methods of using the composition for the treatment of diseases. The invention also relates to IL-22 receptor associated reagents and methods of use thereof. |
| US10087224B2 |
Gene therapy for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases and conditions
The present invention provides compositions and methods to treat Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases and conditions by expressing exogenous prohibitin in the neurons of the brain of the subject. |
| US10087223B2 |
Opsin polypeptides and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides opsins, including variant opsins with increased activity and/or increased trafficking to the plasma membrane. The opsins are useful in therapeutic and screening applications, which are also provided. |
| US10087220B2 |
Human ULIP/CRMP protein and use thereof in diagnosis and treatment of cancers and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes
A purified polypeptide, designated ULIP6, comprising the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No. 2 or an epitopic fragment of said polypeptide, comprising the sequence SEQ ID No. 4, is provided along with its nucleic acid sequences. In addition, antibodies to the polypeptide and methods of diagnosing paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and/or for the early diagnosis of the formation of cancerous tumors are also provided. |
| US10087218B2 |
Vaccine antigens that direct immunity to conserved epitopes
A method of identification and elimination of immunodominant epitopes to elicit a response to secondary epitopes, especially conserved structures, is described, and applied to influenza haemagglutinin (HA). Identification of the primary epitopes in (HA), and replacement of amino acids having high LODrps with corresponding low LODrps amino acids produces an HA molecule which induces antibody responses to conserved HA residues. Modified HA molecules induce a broadly neutralizing vaccine. |
| US10087217B2 |
Adeno-associated virus with site-directed mutagenesis and site-directed modification and preparation method and application thereof
The present invention relates to an adeno-associated virus with site-directed mutagenesis and site-specific modification, and a preparation method and uses thereof. Specifically, the present invention uses genetic code expansion techniques to incorporate non-natural amino acid into an adeno-associated virus capsid protein VP1 or fragment thereof, thereby obtaining an adeno-associated virus with site-directed mutagenesis using the non-natural amino acid. The adeno-associated virus with site-directed mutagenesis is equivalent to a wild-type virus in terms of production, transduction and mobility, can couple with other functional molecules, such as targeting molecules, and can carry a functional gene in a normal manner, which indicates that the adeno-associated virus with site-directed mutagenesis can be used as a tool adeno-associated virus, and applied in various aspects associated with adeno-associated virus such as finding adeno-associated virus binding proteins or using as target genetic therapy vector. |
| US10087211B2 |
Androstane and pregnane steroids with potent allosteric gaba receptor chloride ionophore modulating properties
This invention describes compounds of Structures 1, 2, and 3 and their use as allosteric modulators of the GABA receptor chloride ionophore complex to alleviate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, seizures, depression, treatment of drug and alcohol abuse, memory, premenstrual disorders, and neural system damage. |
| US10087210B2 |
Modified nucleosides, analogs thereof and oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom
The present invention provides modified nucleosides, analogs thereof and oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom. More particularly, the present invention provides modified nucleosides and analogs thereof that are useful for incorporation at the terminus of an oligomeric compound. Such oligomeric compounds can also be included in a double stranded composition. In some embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein are expected to hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA. |
| US10087208B2 |
Phosphoramidite building blocks for sugar-conjugated oligonucleotides
Novel nucleoside phosphoramidite building blocks for preparation of synthetic oligonucleotides containing at least one phosphotriester linkage conjugated to a monosaccharide and synthetic processes for making the same are disclosed. Furthermore, oligomeric compounds are prepared using said building blocks, preferably followed by removal of protecting groups to provide monosaccharide-conjugated oligonucleotides. |
| US10087206B2 |
Scalable synthesis of reduced toxicity derivative of amphotericin B
Disclosed is a simplified, readily scalable series of individual methods that collectively constitute a method for the synthesis of C2′epiAmB, an efficacious and reduced-toxicity derivative of amphotericin B (AmB), beginning from AmB. Also provided are various compounds corresponding to intermediates in accordance with the series of methods. |
| US10087204B2 |
Methods and compositions for substituted alpha-aminophosphonate analogues
Provided herein are α-aminophosphonates and methods for making same. Also provided are N-heterocyclic phosphines (NHPs) useful in metal-free phosphorus-carbon bond forming reactions such as, for example, in the preparation of α-aminophosphonates. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US10087203B2 |
Compounds for treatment of complement mediated disorders
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer. |
| US10087197B2 |
Selective extraction of anions from solution
A method of selectively extracting anions from an aqueous solution using an anion encapsulating aggregate formed upon the addition of a solvent, a copper contributor, a hydroxide contributor, an optional counterion contributor, and at least one encapsulating anion to an aqueous solution containing the anions, or upon the addition of a solvent, a polymeric chain of [CuII(μ-OH)(μ-ea)]∞ and optionally, a counterion contributor to the aqueous solution. The aggregates include compounds of the formula cis-CuIIx(OR1)y(R2ea)z, where R1 is H or an alkyl group, R2 is H, or an alkyl group or a charged group, ea is an encapsulating anion, and each of x, y, and z is equal to an integer between about 1 and 40, inclusive. In addition, anion encapsulating aggregates can be formed by synthesis with alternate encapsulating anions by substituting alternate encapsulating anions for the encapsulating anion incorporated in the aggregate. |
| US10087195B2 |
Certain protein kinase inhibitors
Provided are compound of formula (I) as certain CDK4/6 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof. |
| US10087193B2 |
Crystalline forms of dolutegravir sodium
The present disclosure relates to novel crystalline dolutegravir sodium Form-M2, Form-M3, Form-M4 and process for the preparation thereof. |
| US10087190B1 |
Lactones
The present disclosure relates to novel lactones such as dihydropyrrole-fused furanones, a novel palladium-catalyzed carbonylation method to make the novel lactones, and method of using the novel lactones as anti-fungal and/or anti-bacteria agents. |
| US10087189B2 |
Process for making beta 3 agonists and intermediates
The present invention is directed to processes for preparing beta 3 agonists of Formula (I) and Formula (II) and their intermediates. The beta 3 agonists are useful in the treatment of certain disorders, including overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and urinary urgency. |
| US10087188B2 |
Benzamide imidazopyrazine Btk inhibitors
The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds of Formula (I) in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders. |
| US10087184B2 |
Dihydropyrrolopyridine inhibitors of RORγ
Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders mediated by RORγ. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds of Formula (I) and methods for their use in treating one or more inflammatory, metabolic, autoimmune and other diseases or disorders. |
| US10087177B2 |
Process for the preparation of aclidinium bromide
A process for preparing (3R)-3-[2-Hydroxy(di-2-thienyl)acetoxy]-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide (aclidinium bromide) comprises reacting 2-hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetic acid 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3(R) yl methyl ester and 3-phenoxypropyl bromide, wherein the reaction takes place in a solvent or mixture of solvents selected from the group of amides and/or the group of solvents with a sulfoxide group. Also provided is a crystalline aclidinium bromide characterized by a powder XRPD pattern having peaks at 7.7±0.2° 2θ, 10.4±0.2° 2θ, 13.2±0.2° 2θ, 13.8±0.2° 2θ, 19.9±0.2° 2θ, 20.3±0.2° 2θ, 20.8±0.2° 2θ, 24.2±0.2° 2θ, 25.7±0.2° 2θ, 26.1±0.2° 2θ, 29.2±0.2° 2θ, 30.8±0.2° 2θ. A pharmaceutical composition comprises aclidinium bromide according to the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. |
| US10087176B2 |
3,5-dichloro,4-(3,4-(cyclo-)alkoxyphenyl)--2-carbonyloxy)ethyl)pyridine derivatives as PDE-4 inhibitors
The invention relates to novel 3,5-dichloro,4-(3,4-(cyclo-) alkoxyphenyl)-2-carbonyloxy)ethyl)pyridine compounds which are inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme and muscarinic M3 receptor antagonists, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing them and therapeutic use thereof. |
| US10087174B2 |
Selectively substituted quinoline compounds
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to selectively substituted quinoline compounds that act as antagonists or inhibitors for Toll-like receptors 7 and/or 8, and their use in pharmaceutical compositions effective for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis. |
| US10087169B2 |
Bicyclic PKM2 activators
Compounds and compositions comprising compounds that activate pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that activate PKM2 in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10087165B2 |
Fluoroquinolones and use thereof to treat bacterial infections
The present invention relates to novel fluoroquinolones, pharmaceutical compositions or medicament containing them and use thereof to treat bacterial infection. |
| US10087164B2 |
Synthesis of 6-aryl-4-aminopicolinates and 2-aryl-6-aminopyrimidine-4-carboxylates by direct Suzuki coupling
Improved methods of synthesizing 6-aryl-4-aminopicolinates, such as arylalkyl and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates and arylalkyl and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates, are described herein. The improved methods include a direct Suzuki coupling step, which eliminates the protection/de-protection steps in the current chemical process, and therefore eliminates or reduces various raw materials, equipment and cycle time as well as modification of other process conditions including use of crude AP, use of ABA-diMe, and varying pH, catalyst concentration, solvent composition, and/or workup procedures. This invention was expanded to include synthesis of 2-aryl-6-aminopyrimidine-4-carboxylates. |
| US10087162B2 |
Preparation of dialkyl esters of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
Dialkyil esters of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid are prepared in a process including: contacting an acid starting composition having 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid with an excess of alkanol to form an esterification product having the dialkyil ester of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid, water and unreacted alkanol; separating at least part of the unreacted alkanol and water from the esterification product to yield a solid crude product composition having the dialkyil ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid; and subjecting at least part of the solid crude product composition to an evaporation step, where the dialkyil ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid is evaporated and subsequently condensed to yield purified dialkyil ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. |
| US10087161B2 |
Synthesis of FDCA and FDCA precursors from gluconic acid derivatives
The present invention provides methods of method of synthesizing 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and FDCA precursor molecules. The methods involve performing a chemical dehydration reaction on a gluconic acid derivative in the presence of a dehydration catalyst. In some embodiments the gluconic acid derivative can be 2-dehydro-3-deoxy gluconic acid (DHG) or an ester thereof, 2-ketogluconic acid (2KGA) or an ester thereof, and 5-ketogluconic acid (5KGA) or an ester thereof. The 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid precursor molecule is thereby synthesized, which can be converted into FDCA. The chemical dehydration can be performed by a variety of acid basic catalysts. |
| US10087159B2 |
Method for producing 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate and method for producing glycidyl (meth)acrylate
To reduce formation of side products and to enhance a selectivity rate in a method for producing 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate and in a method for producing glycidyl (meth)acrylate.The present invention is characterized by a method for producing 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate through a reaction of (meth)acrylic acid and epichlorohydrin; more specifically, the reaction is carried out by using 0.5 to 2 mol of epichlorohydrin relative to 1 mol of (meth)acrylic acid, and by adding epichlorohydrin to (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a catalyst. Also, the present invention is characterized by a method for producing glycidyl (meth)acrylate through a reaction of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate and a basic carbonate compound in a polar solvent. |
| US10087158B2 |
Method for the epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen peroxide
Epoxidation of an olefin is carried out by continuously reacting the olefin with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a water soluble epoxidation catalyst, comprising a manganese complex, in a reaction mixture comprising an aqueous liquid phase and an organic liquid phase using a loop reactor with mixing of the liquid phases, and during the reaction the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the aqueous liquid phase is maintained at less than 1.0% by weight. |
| US10087157B2 |
Semi-synthesis procedures
Provided herein are improved processes for convening C7-amino-substituted tetracylines to C7-fluoro-substituted tetracyclines as well as intermediates produced by or used in these processes. In one embodiment, a thermal fluorination method is provided in which a suspension comprising a non-polar organic solvent and a C7-diazo-substituted tetracycline hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoarsenate or hexafluorosilicate salt, or a salt, solvate or combination thereof, is healed to provide a C7-fluoro-substituted tetracyline, or salt, solvate or combination thereof. In another embodiment, a photolytic fluorination is provided in which a solution comprising an ionic liquid and a C-7diazo-substituted tetracyline tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroarsenate or hexafluorosilicate salt, or a salt, solvate or combination thereof, is irradiated to provide a C7-fluoro-substituted tetracyline, or salt, solvate or combination thereof. |
| US10087149B2 |
Selective histone deacetylase 8 inhibitors
Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8). Also described herein are methods of using such HDAC8 inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that benefit from inhibition of HDAC8 activity. |
| US10087145B2 |
Condensed cyclic compound and organic light-emitting device comprising the same
A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device including the condensed cyclic compound are provided; |
| US10087143B2 |
Pyridone amides as modulators of sodium channels
The invention relates to pyridone amide compounds of formula I and I′ or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels: The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. |
| US10087139B2 |
3-Phenylisoserine derivative production method
A method produces a 3-phenylisoserine derivative by protecting an amino group of a compound represented by General Formula (1) (wherein R1 represents a phenyl group, or a phenyl group having a substituent; R2 represents an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or nitrogen base; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, methyl group, benzyl group, p-methoxybenzyl group, tert-butyl group, methoxymethyl group, 2-tetrahydropyranyl group, ethoxyethyl group, acetyl group, pivaloyl group, benzoyl group, trimethylsilyl group, triethylsilyl group, or tert-butyldimethylsilyl group) in water or a mixed solvent containing water to obtain a particular compound; extracting with a C4 ether-based solvent; replacing at least part of the C4 ether-based solvent with a C1-C4 aliphatic alcohol while removing the C4 ether-based solvent and water to perform esterification reaction; and isolating at 0 to 30° C. to obtain a 3-phenylisoserine derivative represented by General Formula (2). |
| US10087136B2 |
Process for the preparation of Metaraminol
Object of the invention is a process for the preparation of Metaraminol and the salts thereof, in particular its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, especially Metaraminol bi-L-tartrate. Object of the invention is also the use of a novel catalyst and a novel ligand for the synthesis of Metaraminol and its salts. |
| US10087135B2 |
Lower fatty carboxylic acid alkyl ester production method
The present invention provides a method for producing a light fatty acid alkyl ester with the formula of R1—COO—R2, and the method comprises a step in which a alkyl ether with formula of R1—O—R2 and a raw gas containing carbon monoxide go through a reactor loaded with a catalyst for carrying out a carbonylation reaction; wherein the catalyst contains an acidic EMT zeolite molecular sieve; wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from C1-C4 alkyl groups. The present invention has provided a new method for producing light fatty acid alkyl ester. In the method of the present invention, the carbonylation is carried out in the presence of the catalyst containing the acidic EMT zeolite molecular sieve, and the reaction activity is high, and the stability has been significantly improved, meeting the requirement of industrial production. |
| US10087131B2 |
Process for the production of glycolic acid
A process for the production of glycolic acid or derivatives thereof from formaldehyde comprising reacting formaldehyde with carbon monoxide and water in the presence of a silica catalyst, wherein from about 200 to about 5000 ppm of an alkyl silyl sulfonic acid is supplied to the reaction. |
| US10087127B2 |
Process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
The present invention relates, in part, to the discovery that the presence of HF in a HCFC-244bb feedstream in a reaction for the preparation of HFO-1234yf results in selectivity changeover from HFO-1234yf to HCFO-1233xf. By substantially removing HF, it is shown that the selectivity to HFO-1234yf via dehydrochlorination of HCFC-244bb is improved. |
| US10087126B2 |
Process for the preparation of halo-substituted benzenes
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is halogen and R2 is halogen or hydrogen; comprising a) reacting the compound of formula (II) in an aprotic organic solvent in the presence of an aprotic polar co-solvent with a magnesium amide base followed by a halogenating agent, to the compound of formula I wherein R1 is halogen and R2 is hydrogen, and b) reacting the compound of formula (I), wherein R1 is chloro and R2 is hydrogen, in an aprotic organic solvent in the presence of an aprotic polar co-solvent with a magnesium amide base followed by a halogenating agent to a compound of formula I, wherein R1 is chloro and R2 is halogen. |
| US10087125B2 |
Chromium-free catalyst for gas-phase fluorination and application thereof
Disclosed in the present invention are a chromium-free gas phase fluorination catalyst and an application thereof. The precursor of the related chromium-free gas phase fluorination catalyst consists of a compound containing iron element, a compound containing rare earth metal element and a compound containing element A, wherein element A is one selected from Ca, Al, Mg and Ti, the precursor is subjected to roasting and fluorination treating to obtain the chromium-free gas phase fluorination catalyst. The precursor of the catalyst is roasted at 400-500° C. and fluoridized with hydrogen fluoride at 350-450° C. to obtain the chromium-free gas phase fluorination catalyst. The catalyst has characteristics of being chromium-free and environment-friendly, good catalytic activity and long life etc. The catalyst can be used for preparing hydrofluoroolefins or hydrochlorofluoroolefins from halohydrocarbons. |
| US10087124B2 |
Production of aromatic hydrocarbons
A process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons from a light alkane feedstock such as an ethane-containing hydrocarbon stream is disclosed. The process comprises: contacting a light alkane feedstock comprising at least 50% ethane with a bi-functional aromatization catalyst in a fluidized bed reactor of bubbling or turbulent fluidization regime. The fluidized bed reactor comprise a catalyst bed, catalytic combustor and internal heat exchanger tubes embedded in the catalyst bed to provide the heat supply necessary for production of aromatic hydrocarbons. Continuous and uninterrupted production of aromatic hydrocarbons is realized by fluidly connecting multiple reactors in parallel and cycling operation of individual reactors between aromatics production mode and catalyst regeneration mode. |
| US10087123B2 |
Method for preparing olefin oligomers in the presence of a halogenated organic solvent and a catalyst comprising two diphosphino amine compounds
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an olefin oligomer including a step of contacting an olefin monomer with a composite catalyst in the presence of a halogenated organic solvent, wherein the composite catalyst includes: a transition metal compound; a cocatalyst; and an organic ligand including a diphosphonoamine compound in which two or more diphosphonoamines are combined via a polyvalent functional group. |
| US10087112B2 |
Resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body and use for same
A resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body having superior thermal conductivity and superior strength, and a resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body having superior conductivity and small anisotropy of thermal conductivity are provided. A resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body, including: 30 to 90 volume % of a boron nitride sintered body having boron nitride particles bonded three-dimensionally; and 10 to 70 volume % of a resin; wherein the boron nitride sintered body has a porosity of 10 to 70%; the boron nitride particles of the boron nitride sintered body has an average long diameter of 10 μm or more; the boron nitride sintered body has a graphitization index by powder X-ray diffractometry is 4.0 or less; and an orientation degree of the boron nitride particles of the boron nitride sintered body by I.O.P is 0.01 to 0.05 or 20 to 100; and a resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body, including: 30 to 90 volume % of a boron nitride sintered body having boron nitride particles bonded three-dimensionally is provided. |
| US10087110B2 |
Formation of voids within components formed from porous substrates
A method of creating a component comprises forming a substrate and depositing a template material within the substrate, such that there are a plurality of template member. The component is heated to a temperature above a melting point of the template material, such that the template material wicks into a porosity of the substrate and forms a component with voids. An average hydraulic diameter of the voids is less than 1 millimeter. |
| US10087108B1 |
Cementitious compositions and methods of making and using the same
The invention relates to cementitious compositions, concrete compositions, and methods of making and using the cementitious compositions in the preparation of concrete. In particular, the cementitious compositions comprise a saccharide. In an aspect of the invention, the concrete compositions have improved properties, which can include, but are not limited to, increased flexural and compressive strength, improved wear, reduced permeability, and reduced slumping. |
| US10087107B2 |
Geopolymer with nanoparticle retardant and method
A method of controlling the setting time of a geopolymer by coating aluminosilicate particles with nanoparticles to slow the geopolymerization reaction. The coating effectiveness of the nanoparticles may be enhanced by pretreating the aluminosilicate particles with a layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolytes. A geopolymer is formed by mixing about 39% to about 66% by weight aluminosilicate source, about 0% to about 40% by weight sand, about 19% to about 33% by weight of alkali activator solution, and about 1% to about 4% nanoparticles. |
| US10087104B2 |
Process and apparatus for improving the combustion of secondary fuel in a rotary kiln and process for retrofitting a rotary kiln with a burner assembly
The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for improving the combustion of a secondary fuel supplied in a first stream in a rotary kiln, wherein the rotary kiln has a burner assembly comprising a main burner and a plurality of feed channels for various media, of which one is designed for the supply of a secondary fuel, in particular in the form of particles or shreds in a stream of compressed air. According to the invention, a tubular oxygen lance for an oxygen-rich gas, in particular, technical grade gaseous oxygen, or an oxygen-rich liquid, in particular, technical grade liquid oxygen, with an angled nozzle at its end, is arranged in or on a feed channel of the burner assembly, whereby the oxygen lance is brought into such a position that the oxygen emerging from a nozzle forms a second stream that strikes a first stream of secondary fuel. The present invention may be considered for new constructions of burner assemblies for rotary kilns, but mainly serves for retrofitting existing burner assemblies in which mostly feed channels are available as required for inserting an oxygen lance in the present invention. Targeted delivery of gaseous or liquid oxygen, or oxygen-enriched gas or liquefied gas to a secondary fuel can significantly improve the combustion process and consequently significantly reduce exhaust emissions, in particular, the emission of carbon monoxide. |
| US10087102B2 |
Glass article and light guide
To provide a highly transmissive glass and a light guide that allow high internal transmittance of plate glass to be maintained and the internal transmittance spectrum of the plate to be flattened without lowering the redox of iron to a value equal to or more than a certain value. This glass article comprises a glass which includes 1 to 80 mass ppm of total iron oxide (t-Fe2O3) in terms of Fe2O3, has a redox of iron of 0 to 50% and includes 0.01 to 4.0 mass ppm of NiO. The glass article and the light guide comprising the glass article are characterized in that an A value of the internal transmittance spectrum flatness is 0.83 or more. |
| US10087099B2 |
Method for producing blanks for sintered glass bodies for glass seals
A method for the production of blanks for sintered glass bodies for glass seals, wherein with a 3D printing method, a number of layers are arranged one above the other. In a first step, a first layer of a glass powder is spread on a surface, a computer-controlled stream of a printing fluid is directed to selected areas of the first layer in a pattern prescribed by the computer. In a second step, a further layer of the glass powder is spread over the first layer and on it, a computer-controlled stream of printing fluid is directed to selected surfaces of the second layer in a pattern prescribed by the computer, the two steps are repeated until the blank is formed. The glass powder components contain SiO2, Na2O, K2O, CaO, MgO, B2O3, BaO, Al2O3, PbO, Li2O and SrO as well as a solid binder made of dextrin. |
| US10087096B2 |
Sludge separation system and method
A system and method for cracking sludge, comprising first and second decant vessels for receiving and continuous processing, which decant vessels include an outlet for decanting selectively separated watery residue to a drain and cracked decanted SPN solids to a transport, with graduated heat matrix processing of the sludge at sensor-monitored temperature and dwell time for cracking the sludge, and a programmable controller responsive to temperature and level sensors for adjusting the heat media communicated through the heat matrix and for determining completion of a sludge cracking process, with a heat member providing pre-process agitation of the sludge as an influent filing the decant vessel and elevating the temperature to a pre-process temperature over ambient. |
| US10087094B2 |
Consortium of fungi immobilized on a laminar lignocellulose carrier for the treatment of wastewater and method for producing same
The invention relates to a laminar biocarrier made by weaving or interlacing yarns of lignocellulosic material, which supports and immobilizes a consortium of wood-decay fungi, in particular strains of Pleurotusostreatus and Phanerochaetechrysosporium, for the treatment of wastewater contaminated by colorants, heavy metals, chemical oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand. The invention also relates to a method for producing the inoculated laminar biocarrier and to the use thereof as a filter for reactors of different configurations for the treatment of waste effluents. |
| US10087092B2 |
Ozone generator systems, methods, and apparatus
Corrosion Resistant Ozone Generators, including ozone generating chips, for various purposes including spas, pools and jetted tubs as well as methods for making and using such Corrosion Resistant Ozone Generators. |
| US10087090B2 |
Forward osmosis process
A forward osmosis apparatus is improved. A forward osmosis apparatus, comprising a diluting means for bringing a feed solution and a draw solution comprising a cation source and an anion source in an ionized state into contact through a semi-permeable membrane and diluting the draw solution with water separated from the feed solution by means of the semi-permeable membrane; a separating means for separating the draw solution that has been diluted by the diluting means into the cation source and anion source and into water; and a dissolving means, returning the cation source and the anion source that have been separated by the separating means to, and dissolving the cation source and anion source in, the draw solution that has been diluted; wherein the molecular weight of the cation source in an uncharged state is 31 or greater and the Henry's law constant of each of the anion source and cation source is 1.0×104 (Pa/mol·fraction) or greater in a standard state. |
| US10087088B2 |
Waste heat water purifier and cooling system
Waste heat generated by devices as a byproduct of their operation is utilized to increase and maintain the temperature of non-potable water to neutralize biological contaminants, thereby rendering such water potable. The potable water can then be utilized for evaporative cooling of the devices. A temperature sensor monitors the temperature of the non-potable water and a controller controls the pump to provide sufficient time for the water to remain in the heat exchanger above a predetermined temperature to neutralize biological contaminants and render such water potable. To the extent that different devices generate different quantities and intensities of waste heat, multiple heat exchangers are utilized, with lower intensity waste heat serving to preheat the water and, thereby, reduce the amount of time needed to reach the target temperature in a primary heat exchanger. Waste heat not utilized to generate potable water can be utilized for other heat-driven processes. |
| US10087087B2 |
Water distribution system with dual use water treatment unit
A water distribution system having a dual use water treatment unit. The same water treatment unit can be used to treat water supplied from a fill port to a storage tank during a fill operation, as well as water leaving the storage tank for supply to one or more points of water use during a supply operation. When a diverter valve is in a fill position, water supplied to the fill port can flow through the diverter valve and to the water treatment unit for treatment then to the storage tank for storage. When the diverter valve is in a supply position, the water from the storage tank can be delivered using means for pressurizing water to the same treatment unit for treatment, then through the diverter valve and to a point of water use device. |
| US10087086B1 |
Methods and riser pipe for dewatering of fly ash pond or pit
A method is provided herein of dewatering a fly ash pond or pit, the method including: preparing one or more wellbores in, or in proximity to, the fly ash pond or pit; installing a riser pipe into a first of the wellbores, the riser pipe including a drain pipe having perforations formed therethrough, and a filter textile wrapped about the drain pipe so as to at least overlap the perforations, the filter textile being porous with openings having apparent opening size of 200 microns or less; and, generating negative pressure within the riser pipe so as to draw water from adjacent the first wellbore and through the filter textile. Advantageously, the method of the subject invention allows for the dewatering of a fly ash pond or pit with extraction of water therefrom which is visibly clear. |
| US10087085B2 |
Water filter cartridge and manifold head seal
A water filter cartridge has a cap with radially oriented first and second (either inlet or outlet) flow channels on first and second generally cylindrical portions. First and second seals encircle the first flow channel on the first portion and third and fourth seals encircle the second flow channel on the second portion. The second and third seals form a void volume during use which may be accessed by a vent path to eliminate moisture or to test for or indicate leaks. The radial flow paths reduce axial, push out forces on the filter cartridge and allow smaller locking tabs to be used. The first seal forms a top void volume during use which may be accessed by a vent path to eliminate moisture or to test for or indicate leaks. |
| US10087082B2 |
Stabilized silica colloid
A nanoparticle has at least one dimension less than 500 nm and comprises a silica surface and a plurality of zwitterionic functional groups covalently bound to the silica surface. Such nanoparticles and dispersions contain such nanoparticle are prepared and used for a variety of purposes. |
| US10087081B2 |
Process for producing high solids colloidal silica
The invention provides a method for improving the effectiveness of colloidal silica. The method involves removing enough charged impurities from the colloid to prevent the charged particles from causing the colloid to become a viscous gel. The method however also involves not removing too many charged particles so the silica material doesn't gel by cross-linking with itself. This method is quite effective because it recognizes that materials that have accumulated during the formation of the colloid do perform an important function, but they can perform better at a lower concentration. |
| US10087080B2 |
Methods of fabricating a poly-crystalline silcon ingot from a nucleation promotion layer comprised of chips and chunks of silicon-containing particles
A method of fabricating a poly-crystalline silicon ingot includes: (a) loading a nucleation promotion layer onto a bottom of a mold; (b) providing a silicon source on the nucleation promotion layer in the mold; (c) heating the mold until the silicon source is melted into a silicon melt completely; (d) controlling at least one thermal control parameter regarding the silicon melt continually to enable the silicon melt to nucleate on the nucleation promotion layer such that a plurality of silicon grains grow in the vertical direction; (e) controlling the at least one thermal control parameter to enable the plurality of the silicon grains to continuously grow with an average grain size increasing progressively in the vertical direction until entirety of the silicon melt is solidified to obtain the poly-crystalline silicon ingot, wherein the nucleation promotion layer is loaded by spreading a plurality of mono-Si particles over the bottom of the mold. |
| US10087079B2 |
Systems and methods related to the formation of carbon-based nanostructures
Systems and methods for the formation of carbon-based nanostructures are generally described. In some embodiments, the nanostructures may be formed on a nanopositor. The nanopositor can comprise, in some embodiments, at least one of metal atoms in a non-zero oxidation state and metalloid atoms in a non-zero oxidation state. For example, the nanopositor may comprise a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide, a metal chalcogenide, a metalloid chalcogenide, and the like. The carbon-based nanostructures may be grown by exposing the nanopositor, in the presence or absence of a growth substrate, to a set of conditions selected to cause formation of carbon-based nanostructures on the nanopositor. In some embodiments, metal or metalloid atoms in a non-zero oxidation state are not reduced to a zero oxidation state during the formation of the carbon-based nanostructures. In some cases, metal or metalloid atoms in a non-zero oxidation state do not form a carbide during the formation of the carbon-based nanostructures. |
| US10087078B2 |
Dispersing method of carbon nanotube, dispersing apparatus of carbon nanotube, and carbon nanotube dispersion obtained thereby
The present disclosure relates to a dispersing method of a carbon nanotube comprising: the first step of mixing a carbon nanotube aggregate, a magnetic material and a dispersant; and the second step of applying a magnetic field to the mixture obtained in the first step to disperse the carbon nanotube aggregate, a dispersing apparatus of a carbon nanotube, and a carbon nanotube dispersion obtained thereby. A carbon nanotube aggregate can be more effectively dispersed without damaging a carbon nanotube by the dispersing method of a carbon nanotube according to the present disclosure. |
| US10087076B2 |
Porous carbon material
Provided is a porous carbon material which has excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, pressure resistance, and strength against tension and compression. This porous carbon material at least partially includes a continuous porous structure, and exhibits excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, pressure resistance, and strength against tension and compression by containing carbon crystal grains therein. |
| US10087073B2 |
Nano graphene platelet-reinforced composite heat sinks and process for producing same
An integrated heat sink article composed of a heat collection member and at least one heat dissipation member integral to the heat collection member, wherein the heat collection member is configured to be in thermal contact with a heat source, collects heat from the heat source, and dissipates heat through the at least one heat dissipation member, and further wherein the heat sink is formed of a nano graphene platelet-reinforced composite having nano graphene platelets or sheets (NGPs) as a first reinforcement phase dispersed in a matrix material and the first reinforcement phase occupies a weight fraction of 1-90% based on the total composite weight. Preferably, these NGPs, alone or in combination with a second reinforcement phase, are bonded by an adhesive and constitute a continuous 3-D network of electron- and phonon-conducting paths. |
| US10087072B2 |
Microelectromechanical system structure including thermal stability layer whose material has higher growth temperature, and method for fabricating the same
A microelectromechanical system structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A method for fabricating a MEMS structure includes the following steps. A first substrate is provided, wherein a transistor, a first dielectric layer and an interconnection structure are formed thereon. A second substrate is provided, wherein a second dielectric layer and a thermal stability layer are formed on the second substrate. The first substrate is bonded to the second substrate, and the second substrate removed. A conductive layer is formed within the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the interconnection structure. The thermal stability layer is located between the conductive layer and the interconnection structure. A growth temperature of a material of the thermal stability layer is higher than a growth temperature of a material of the conductive layer and a growth temperature of a material of the interconnection structure. |
| US10087070B2 |
MEMS sensor cap with multiple isolated electrodes
The cap wafer for a MEMS device includes multiple electrically isolated electrodes that can be bonded and electrically connected to separate electrical contacts on a MEMS device wafer. The electrically isolated electrodes can be used for any of a variety of functions, such as for apply a force to a movable MEMS structure on the MEMS device wafer (e.g., for driving resonance of the movable MEMS structure or for adjusting a resonance or sense mode of the movable MEMS structure) or for sensing motion of a movable MEMS structure on the MEMS device wafer. Since the electrodes are electrically isolated, different electrodes may be used for different functions. |
| US10087069B2 |
Semiconductor devices with moving members and methods for making the same
A method for forming a MEMS structure includes forming, on a MEMS substrate, an interconnect structure having conductive lines and a first conductive plug of a semiconductor material, forming an etch stop layer on the interconnect structure, forming a dielectric layer over the etch stop layer, bonding a silicon substrate over the dielectric layer, forming a second and third conductive plugs of the semiconductor material in the silicon substrate, wherein the second conductive plug is configured to be electrically coupled with the first conductive plug and third conductive plug is configured to function as an anti-stiction bump, forming a MEMS device electrically coupled with the second conductive feature, and forming a bonding pad on the silicon substrate and surrounded by the second conductive plug. |
| US10087065B2 |
Mobile distribution station having sensor communication lines routed with hoses
A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump on the mobile trailer, a manifold on the mobile trailer and fluidly connected with the pump, a plurality of hoses connected with the manifold, a plurality of valves, each of the valves situated between the manifold and a respective one of the hoses, a plurality of fluid level sensors, each of the fluid level sensors being situated at an end of a respective one of the hoses, and a plurality of sensor communication lines. Each of the sensor communication lines is connected or connectable with a respective one of the fluid level sensors. Each of the sensor communication lines is routed with a respective one of the hoses. |
| US10087061B2 |
Single-use evacuation system for containers
An apparatus for extracting fluids from containers, with a first holding device suitable for holding a first region of the container, with a second holding device suitable for holding a second region of the container, and with a movement device which generates a relative movement of one holding device relative to the other holding device, in order thus to evacuate the container arranged at least in portions between these holding devices by its compression. At least one holding device is formed multi-piece with at least two components moveable relative to each other. |
| US10087060B2 |
Side shifter with actuator embedded in load bearing structures of the side shifter
A side shifter configured for use on a lift truck with an actuator of the side shifter embedded in and almost completely surrounded by the weight bearing components of the side shifter, particularly the fork base top bar and back carriage top bar. This arrangement provides additional protection to the actuator. Embedding the actuator in the weight bearing components of the side shifter also provides for a larger unobstructed view through the middle side shifter. |
| US10087058B1 |
Jack lift device
A jack lift device for lifting and positioning loads includes a tube, a pipe and a hoist. The tube is configured to insert into a hole in a top of a step ladder. The tube is configured to couple to the step ladder so that the tube is positioned substantially vertically. The pipe is complementary to and selectively slidably positionable within the tube. A plate is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from an upper end of the pipe. A hoist is coupled to the tube and operationally coupled to the pipe. The plate is configured to position a load, such as a metal conduit. The hoist is positioned to selectively compel the pipe vertically through the tube so that the load that is positioned on the plate is positioned at a desired height, such as proximate to a joist to which the metal conduit is to be is coupled. |
| US10087057B2 |
Braking apparatus for electric winch
Provided is a braking apparatus for braking of an electric winch of a construction machine, ensuring safe braking with much regeneration. The apparatus includes a regenerative-power generation unit, a regenerative-power receiving unit, a braking device for mechanical braking separately from the regenerative-power generation unit, and a braking control unit including a necessary-braking-capacity calculation section, a regeneration-capacity calculation section calculating a regeneration capacity, and a command section. The command section, when the regeneration capacity is not less than a necessary braking capacity, performs braking with only a regenerative action while not operating the braking device and, when the regeneration capacity is less than the necessary braking capacity, calculates an auxiliary braking force equivalent to a difference between the necessary braking capacity and the regeneration capacity and brings the braking device into braking action with the auxiliary braking force. |
| US10087056B2 |
Free-fall winch with a service and holding brake
A winch is provided that includes a frame and a winch drum mounted for rotation relative to the frame; a gearing via which the winch drum can be rotated by a drive motor attached to the winch, wherein the gearing includes a gear shaft; a first brake that includes a first brake body and a second brake body which is non-rotationally connected to the gear shaft. The first and second brake bodies can be pressed against each other in order to achieve a braking effect based on frictional engagement. A second brake is also provided that includes a third brake body and a fourth brake body which is non-rotationally connected to the gear shaft and/or the second brake body. The third and fourth brake bodies can be pressed against each other in order to achieve a braking effect based on frictional engagement. |
| US10087051B2 |
Crane comprising a crane cantilever arm, wherein the current is supplied to the load hook and/or crane trolley via a rope transmitting tractive forces
The present disclosure concerns a crane, in particular a tower crane, with a jib from which a load hook can be raised and lowered via a hoisting cable, and with an electric power supply to the load hook and/or to a trolley that may be movable along the crane jib. According to the disclosure, the electric power supply to the load hook and/or to the trolley is at least partly conducted by a running cable which transmits tractive forces for the crane operation. |
| US10087050B2 |
Carrying aid with noose
A carrying aid 10 with noose comprises a noose 12; a first pull element 14 extending from the noose 12, the first pull element 14 culminating in a first handle 16; and an opposing pull element 18 extending from the noose 12, the opposing pull element 18 culminating in an opposing handle 20; wherein the handles can be pulled to tighten the noose 12, without breaking the noose. |
| US10087048B2 |
Elevator system
In an elevator system according to one embodiment, an imaging unit performs an imaging operation to obtain an image of a hall, the doorway of a car and the vicinity of the doorway, a measuring unit measures an exposure amount of a specified detection area in the image, and a controller adjusts an exposure adjustment parameter of the imaging unit in accordance with the measured exposure amount. While the door is being opened, as the detection area, the controller specifies a detection area in the interior of the car, and notifies the measuring unit of the specified detection area, and while the door is being closed, as the detection area, the controller specifies a detection area in the hall, and notifies the measuring unit as the specified detection area. |
| US10087047B2 |
Door system for an elevator installation
A door system for an elevator installation having an elevator car with a car door arranged to travel in an elevator shaft with shaft doors, wherein the car door is spaced from the shaft doors in a closed position of the door system. A primary pivot spindle is coupled to a pivotable door leaf of the shaft door or the car door and a secondary pivot spindle is coupled to a pivotable door leaf of the other of the car door and the shaft door. A drive unit includes a driven, pivotably mounted shaft to which a first entrainer and a second entrainer are fixed. During a pivoting movement of the shaft, the first entrainer engages a first counterpart element on the primary pivot spindle and the second entrainer engages a second counterpart element on the secondary pivot spindle to effect a pivoting movement of the door leaves. |
| US10087038B2 |
Reel and reel component parts
A reel including a hub that is formed from a resin and that has a bottomed circular cylindrical shape open at an upper end portion side, a lower flange that is provided at a lower end portion side of the hub and that is integrally formed to the hub, a ring shaped upper flange that faces toward the lower flange, and a weld portion where a lower face of the upper flange is joined to an upper end face of the hub. The weld portion is formed such that there is at least a region present where there are plural weld portions disposed side-by-side in the radial direction within any selected range of the hub having a central angle of 90 degrees in plan view. |
| US10087037B2 |
Cylindrical sleeve
An assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a cylindrical sleeve and a length of material that is wound upon itself defining a wound roll. The cylindrical sleeve includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve defines a passage extending through the cylindrical sleeve. The length of material includes an inner surface and an outer surface. A portion of the inner surface of the length of material forms a passage extending through the wound roll. The outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve is secured to the portion of the inner surface of the length of material that forms the passage extending through the wound roll. The wound roll forms an upper axial end and a lower axial end. The wound roll is defined by a length extending between the upper axial end and the lower axial end. The cylindrical sleeve forms a distal end and a proximal end. The cylindrical sleeve is defined by a length extending between the distal end and the proximal end. The length of the cylindrical sleeve is greater than the length of the wound roll to thereby define a first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll and a second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll. Both of the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve and the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve is defined by a Sheffield Smoothness that is less than 350. A method is also disclosed. |
| US10087029B2 |
Sheet conveyance device, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus
A sheet conveyance device includes first, second, and third rotating members and a switching unit. The first rotating member rotates in one direction. The second rotating member conveys a sheet in a first direction with the first rotating member rotating. The third rotating member conveys the sheet in a second direction, different from the first direction, in conjunction with the first rotating member rotating. The switching unit switches from a first state where the second rotating member contacts a sheet first surface and the first rotating member contacts a sheet second surface to a second state in which the first rotating member contacts the first surface of the sheet and the third rotating member contacts the sheet second surface by moving the second rotating member before a trailing edge of the sheet conveyed in the first direction is conveyed by the first rotating member and the second rotating member. |
| US10087025B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus performs skew correction by bringing a leading end of a conveyed sheet in contact with a registration roller pair being in a stopped state and by forming a first loop with a loop roller pair, and thereafter, refeeds the sheet to an image former by adjusting timing. In a case of feeding a sheet with a length equal to or longer than a prescribed length, after having formed the first loop, the image forming apparatus forms a second loop in a loop accommodator that is disposed on an upstream side than the loop roller pair and accommodates a formed loop. |
| US10087020B1 |
Universal object holder for 3-D printing using a conformable gripper ball
A system for securing, holding and aligning an object in a rigid subassembly include a conformable gripper ball. The gripper ball having the capability to conform to an object and then hold the object after contact. The conformability of the gripper ball is changed with air pressure to allow the gripper ball to hold the object. The gripper ball is mounted onto a rigid frame, which can then be docked into a loading station of a printer that prints on 3-D objects. With the addition of a vision system, the gripper assembly could be used with alignment markings on the loading station to allow manual alignment of the object to the rigid subassembly prior to loading into the printer. |
| US10087014B2 |
Pallet conveying apparatus
A pallet conveying apparatus includes a first and a second guide rails separated in a vertical direction, an endless first circulation belt provided along the first and second guide rails, a first pallet feeding part configured to convey the pallet by rotating the first circulation belt engaged with the pallet, and a first pallet moving part provided at one end sides of the first and second guide rails, wherein the pallet is engaged with an upper side of the first circulation belt when moving along the first guide rail provided on a vertically upper side while being engaged with a lower side of the first circulation belt when moving along the second guide rail provided on a vertical lower side. |
| US10087009B2 |
Folding mechanism for a conveyor device
The invention relates to a conveyor device (20) for a material machining device (10), comprising a base portion (110) and a transport portion (24). The base portion (110) is designed for coupling to the material machining device (10) and is connected to the transport portion (24) via joint portion (30) such that the transport portion (24) is rotatable or pivotal and can be folded inwards about a longitudinal axis between an operation position and a transport position on at least one part of the adjustment path of the transport portion (24) by means of a first and a second rotary joint (36, 35). The joint portion (30) has a first and a second connection element (40, 80) and a joint central part (50); the first connection element (40) is equipped for directly or indirectly coupling to the material machining device (10), and the second connection element (80) is equipped for directly or indirectly coupling to the transport portion (24); and the connection elements (40, 80) and the joint central part (50) are coupled by means of the two rotary joints (35, 36). The conveyor device (20) can be mounted and used on both sides of the material machining device (10) by means of the joint portion (30). |
| US10087006B2 |
Apparatus for conveying articles towards corresponding points of use
Described is an apparatus for conveying articles towards corresponding points of use and preferably located between an upstream machine for making rolls, in particular in the form of a saw machine for cutting rolls from a respective tube or elongate log, and at least corresponding first and second conveyers moving the articles towards corresponding downstream points of use or packaging machines. The apparatus includes a supporting frame for a conveyor which receives the articles from the machine which makes the articles and for a movable conveyor passing the articles respectively at least to first or second conveyors for conveying them downstream. The apparatus has a conveyor receiving the articles and includes a transporting unit engaging the articles at an off-center lower zone laterally opposite the lateral engagement zone where the articles are engaged by the lateral supporting conveyor of the upstream machine which makes the articles, or saw machine. |
| US10087002B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering merchandise items using a conveyor apparatus
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to delivering merchandise items using a conveyor apparatus. Some of these embodiments include systems for delivering merchandise items comprising: a conveyor apparatus having unique conveyor locations for deposit of a merchandise item, the conveyor apparatus extending between a first controlled access point and a second, different controlled access point; a first input interface configured to enter identifying information regarding the merchandise item and to associate it with a corresponding unique conveyor location in the conveyor apparatus where the merchandise item is deposited; a second input interface configured to enter customer identification information; and a controller configured to receive information from the first input interface and the second input interface and to activate the conveyor apparatus to move the corresponding unique location of the merchandise item to the second controlled access point. |
| US10087000B2 |
Pallet-conveyor system
Example pallet-conveyor systems may include a conveyor system configured with a delivery track arranged to move pallets to a delivery area, a recirculation loop, and a diverter mechanism. The system may include a computing system that selects an item for the recirculation loop based on future demand and causes a robotic device to maintain pallets of the selected item in the recirculation loop. The computing system may further receive an item request and determine that a requested item is available from the recirculation loop and responsively cause the diverter mechanism to divert the requested item from the recirculation loop to the delivery track. The computing system may also cause robotic devices to obtain and load pallets of remaining requested items onto the conveyer system for the delivery area, and cause pickers to remove one or more items from pallets at the delivery area in order to fulfill the item request. |
| US10086998B1 |
Cylindrical sortation systems and methods
Sortation systems and methods are described, in which the sortation systems may include a cylindrical sortation tower. The cylindrical sortation tower may include a plurality of sortation levels, and each of the sortation levels may include a plurality of sortation positions arranged around a periphery of the level. Each sortation position may include a sortation container. The cylindrical sortation tower may also include one or more horizontal tracks and vertical tracks, and each of the sortation levels may further include a circumferential track. Shuttles may traverse the horizontal, vertical, and circumferential tracks to transport items to desired sortation containers. Further, robotic arms may remove completed sortation containers from and add empty sortation containers to the cylindrical sortation tower. |
| US10086997B2 |
Cushioned garbage container
A cushioned garbage container includes a main body, a linkage mechanism and a cushion element. The main body has a barrel body and a cover body, the barrel body has a first block having a receiving portion and a second block, and the receiving portion has a receiving space and a positioning portion located in the receiving space. The linkage mechanism is disposed on the barrel body and is comovable with the cover body, the linkage mechanism has a stamping member, a propping rod connected to the stamping member, and a driving member disposed on the propping rod and located in the receiving space. The cushion element is detachably disposed in the receiving space, has a fixed portion having a positioning assembly and a movable portion, the positioning assembly is restrictedly engaged with the positioning portion, and the movable portion is engaged with the driving member. |
| US10086994B2 |
Subsea storage unit, system and method
Disclosed is a subsea storage unit (15; 15′; 15″) including a pressure hull (1) having a cargo hold (5) configured for storing cargo (3, 7) and a base (2; 8) configured for supporting the storage unit on a seabed (B). The pressure hull has a movable hatch (4), providing access to the cargo hold. The subsea storage unit also includes suspension means (11a,b, 35), wherein the subsea storage unit may be lifted and lowered in a body of water, and ballasting means. A seabed facility (30), configured for receiving and accommodating at least one subsea storage unit, is also provided. |
| US10086992B2 |
Disposable strainer for infusing tea with a squeezing system
A disposable strainer for infusing tea has a rigid base with a fold line along which the base of the strainer is folded once infusion is complete, an easily deformable moisture-permeable infusion container, and a squeezing mechanism consisting of threads, the threads being laid over the surface of the moisture-permeable container of the strainer, and the squeezing mechanism allowing by threads drawing to squeeze the infused tea inside the strainer once the strainer is folded. |
| US10086991B2 |
Cartridge
A cartridge may comprise a container, a filter, a lid, and a substance. The container may comprise a pierceable bottom portion structurally configured to be pierceable by a first machine piercing element. The filter may be disposed inside the container. The filter may comprise a pre-shaped concave center portion, attachment portions and an opening. The pre-shaped concave center portion may be disposed above the pierceable bottom portion. The attachment portion(s) may be along a periphery of the pre-shaped concave center portion and fastened to the container bottom. The filter opening may contact a sidewall of the container. The lid may be attached to an opening of the container and may comprise a pierceable lid portion structurally configured to be pierceable by a second machine piercing element. The substance may be disposed in an interior space of the filter. |
| US10086988B2 |
Configurable packet for controllable mixing and dispensing of condiments
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a configurable packet that enables separately packing two or more condiments which can be mixed according to the user's preferences before the opening of the package and dispensing. According to some aspects, the configurable package can include pre-perforated portions to facilitate or allow a user to controllably mix and/or dispense condiments. Additional aspects include the flexible but still defined package's structure which includes at least two separate internally breachable compartments for at least two separate condiments and a mixed chamber to enable the mixing of the condiments without having to open the packaging. |
| US10086986B2 |
Food container with seal-on cover
A food container is disclosed that includes a food compartment and a seal-on cover. The food compartment has an outer rim that circumscribes a volume. The food compartment outer rim has tear tab guides that extend outward from the rim. The seal-on cover has a peripheral edge with two portions, the first portion is connected to the rim and the second portion is not connected to the rim and extends past the outer rim forming an overhang. The extended tear tab guides are located adjacent to the overhang and direct the user as to where the tear line begins at the overhang and extends to an opposite side of the peripheral edge. When a user pulls on the overhang, the seal-on cover tears along the tear line and exposes a portion of the volume. |
| US10086985B2 |
Seal cap for container closure
A seal cap (10) for a container closure includes a cover disc (11) having a fastening ring, connected to an underside of the cover disc, with a latching element, for producing a detachable engagement connection with the container closure, connected to a pull tab arranged at the circumference of the cover disc via a connecting element. The connecting element has a cover strip formed in the cover disc that is separated from adjacent areas of the cover disc by lateral cover-strip predetermined breaking lines, which have predetermined breaking elements and has a pull web connected to the latching element of the fastening ring. The cover strip extends from the pull tab, at the circumference of the cover disc into a central inner portion (18) of the cover disc within the fastening ring and the pull web is arranged in an intersecting area between the cover strip and the fastening ring. |
| US10086983B2 |
Closed loop connector for dispensing systems
A closed loop dispensing system comprises a connector connectable to a container for selectively dispensing the fluids from the container. The connector includes an outer cap having a first passage with an interior surface. The first passage can have variable cross-sectional areas over different regions of the first passage. The connector comprises a plug slidingly movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein, the plug allows passage of fluids present in the container in the open position, and the plug prevents passage of fluids out of the container in the closed position. The plug can have a variable cross-sectional area thereby preventing the plug from being disengaged with the outer cap or sliding out of the connector and into the container. |
| US10086982B2 |
Closure assembly for a container and a container comprising the same
A closure assembly for a container is provided, the closure assembly comprising: a closure body for securing to the container to extend across and seal an opening in the container; the closure body comprising a bore therein, the bore communicating with the opening in the container and providing a conduit between the interior of the container and the exterior of the container through which product within the container may be dispensed; a closure member having a port therein, the closure member slideably mounted to the closure body and slideable between a closed position in which the port is out of alignment with the bore in the closure body and the closure member acts to close the bore in the closure member and an open position in which the port is aligned with the bore in the closure body. A measuring vessel for use with the closure assembly is also provided. |
| US10086976B2 |
Cushion case for a container
A cushion case for a container includes an abutment portion and a supporting portion. The abutment portion is annular and has an inner surface. The supporting portion inclinedly connected with the inner surface of the abutment portion, formed as a ring-shaped and has an inner edge and an inclined surface. The cushion case can be mounted on a bottom edge of a container, which protects the bottom edge of the container or supports the container fixed on a desk to reduce loss when the container falling down by accident. |
| US10086974B2 |
Methods and systems for pallet sizing and pucking
A pharmaceutical order filling system uses pucks disposed on a pallet to accommodate a plurality of container sizes into which pharmaceuticals can be dispensed. An order processing device receives a pharmaceutical order and identifies a size of container into which a pharmaceutical in the pharmaceutical order should be dispensed. A pallet sizing and pucking device is configured: to configure a pallet with a plurality of pucks adapted to accommodate containers and to configure the pucks on a pallet in a manner that will facilitate efficient fulfillment of the pharmaceutical order. |
| US10086972B2 |
Carton with locking feature
In one aspect, the disclosure is generally directed to a carton for holding at least one article. The carton comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one back panel, a top panel, a lid panel foldably connected to the top panel. At least one end flap is foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. A base comprises at least the bottom panel, and the front panel. A lid is pivotably attached to the base. The lid comprises the top panel and the lid panel and is movable between a closed position preventing access to the base and an open position allowing access to the base. Locking features are for releasably attaching the lid to the base in the closed position. The locking features comprises at least one male portion in the front panel and at least one female portion in the at least one end flap. |
| US10086969B2 |
Article with ergonomic integral handle
The invention relates to a molded article with a body having a top and a bottom; an opening proximal to the top; and a handle integrally located on at least one side of the body and positioned between the top and the bottom. The handle having at least one innermost surface, one external surface and at least one transition surface positioned between the innermost surface and the external surface, the handle forming at least one semi-enclosed recess positioned between the external surface and the body. |
| US10086968B2 |
Container handling machine with display
A container handling machine for handling containers, such as bottles for example, including a machine protection element which shields active parts of the container handling machine against interventions from the outside, for example by operating personnel, at least during operation and which extends at least partly over a part of the periphery of the container handling machine. A display is integrated into the machine protection element, wherein information, for example on the operating state of the container handling machine, can be displayed on the display. |
| US10086964B2 |
Feed control system for a lidding web
A lidding system for heat sealing a lidding web onto open-topped plastic containers includes a heat sealing head including heat sealing dies and a number of carrier plates for supporting a queue of containers. The carrier plates are displaced past the sealing head and define transverse slots between them. The system includes an optical sensor for sensing the a position of labels on the lidding web, and further includes a pair of pleating bars movable in a vertical direction and extending transversely relative to the direction of travel of the carrier plates. The system includes a PLC linked to the optical sensor for actuating displacement of the pleating bars into lowered positions wherein the bars are received in the slots to form pleats in the lidding web, thereby adjusting the position of the labels relative to the containers, in response to the labels not being sufficiently aligned with the containers. |
| US10086963B2 |
Sterilizing apparatus and related method
A sterilizing apparatus and related method are provided for sterilizing an object, such as a container. The sterilizing apparatus may include a housing, a source of fluid sterilant, a fluid sterilant station for transmitting fluid sterilant onto a surface of the object, a flow system for circulating air or gas within the housing, a system for removing fluid sterilant from the surface of the object, and a system for evacuating fluid sterilant from the housing. The container may include a body defining a storage chamber for receiving a product, and a container closure. A sealing portion may be engageable with the body to form a substantially dry hermetic seal between the container closure and body. |
| US10086961B2 |
Packaging machine and apparatus therefor
An apparatus for a packaging machine comprising; a first conveyor for conveying an input stream of articles, a second conveyor for conveying an output stream of articles, a guide path configured as a loop and one or more tools coupled to the guide path. Each tool comprises a tool head for engaging with one or more articles in the input stream. The tool head is operable to transfer the one or more articles from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. The one or more articles are placed upon the second conveyor in discrete groups having one or more tiers. |
| US10086952B2 |
At least partially transparent exterior aircraft light cover and exterior aircraft lighting device comprising the same
An at least partially transparent exterior aircraft light cover includes at least one protrusion provided at a lateral end of the exterior aircraft light cover, wherein the at least one protrusion is configured to be introduced into a corresponding reception provided at an exterior aircraft light casing and wherein the protrusion is formed for allowing the cover to pivot, with the protrusion providing a fulcrum, when the protrusion is introduced into the reception. The at least partially transparent exterior aircraft light cover further includes at least one fixing device, which is provided in a pivotable portion of the cover and which is configured for removably fixing said pivotable portion to the casing for preventing a pivoting motion thereof. |
| US10086951B1 |
Aerial vehicle delivery shroud
Described is an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that includes a delivery shroud. The delivery shroud may be maintained in a retracted position while the aerial vehicle is in transit. The delivery shroud reduces the transmission of sound from the aerial vehicle to the delivery area. Likewise, the delivery shroud may also be used to facilitate delivery of a payload from the aerial vehicle to a delivery location within the delivery area. |
| US10086950B1 |
Methods and apparatus for diverting user attention from a computing device
A method for presenting an alert onboard an aircraft, by a computing device comprising at least system memory, a processor, and a plurality of sensors, is provided. The method identifies a status of the aircraft, by the processor, from a plurality of avionics communicatively coupled to the computing device via a wireless data connection; determines that attention of a flight crew member is required by one of the plurality of avionics, based on the status; determines that the computing device is in a state of current use, based on user input data received by the plurality of sensors; and presents an alert associated with the status and the one of the plurality of avionics, via a display device communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the alert comprises an indication to direct the attention toward the one of the plurality of avionics and details associated with the status. |
| US10086949B2 |
Systems and methods for selective annunciation
A system and method are provided that are capable of processing incoming status data from a variety of sources to identify an event therein. The identified event is then processed with a rules engine to determine an intended or authorized recipient for the event, wherein the intended recipient is one or a plurality of potential recipients. A communication protocol is then determined that is based on an annunciation device uniquely associated with the intended recipient. The event is then selectively annunciated to the authorized, intended recipient. |
| US10086945B2 |
Valve for controlling the internal pressure in a cabin of an aircraft
The invention relates to a valve (10) for controlling the internal pressure p in a cabin of an aircraft, comprising a first flap (11) and a second flap (12), wherein the flaps (11, 12) control a pressure-changing fluid flow (L) between the surroundings and the cabin through an opening (15) of a limiting element (14) of the cabin. In order to increase the inflow volume of the fluid, according to the invention at least one of the flaps (11, 12) is adjustable in the inflow position in respect of the opening (15) in the direction of the surroundings, such that the flow surface of the flap (11, 12) is increased for the air flow (L). Furthermore according to the invention at least one of the flaps (11, 22) has a closure device (21) which reduces an outflow of the fluid that had previously flowed in during an inflow process. According to the invention, a closure-device (21) is furthermore arranged, wherein said closure device closes a region between the first flap (11) and the second flap (12) in the inflow position of the flaps (11, 12). |
| US10086943B2 |
System for moving loads comprising a driven transport vehicle
A system for moving loads comprising a cargo compartment floor, at least one roller track comprising rollers arranged one behind the other in the cargo compartment floor, at least one guideway in the floor and extending parallel to the at least one track, and at least one transport vehicle removably accommodated in and movable along the guideway. The transport vehicle comprises at least one connecting element movable between first and second operating positions. In the first operating position, the connecting element is configured so the transport vehicle is positionable beneath a load on the roller track, and in the second operating position, the connecting element is configured to interact with the load to connect the load to the transport vehicle, so the load is entrained when the transport vehicle moves along the guideway. The transport vehicle further comprises a drive mechanism to move the transport vehicle along the guideway. |
| US10086941B2 |
Multifunctional pod for an aircraft
A multifunctional pod for an aircraft has at least two separate regions. At least one first region of the pod is provided for receiving fuel. A second region of the pod includes at least one receiving device for releasably attaching at least one additional load. The additional load can be releasably attached to the receiving device via a loading opening on the side of the pod facing away from the aircraft. |
| US10086938B2 |
Systems and methods for drone marking of airborne materials
An unmanned aerial vehicle may be used to mark airborne material in a plume. The unmanned aerial vehicle may store a macroscopic and/or microscopic tracer material. A sensor and/or control unit may detect a substance of interest in a plume. The sensor may be configured to detect multiple different substances sharing a particular characteristic. The unmanned aerial vehicle may be piloted along a gradient of increasing concentration of the substance of interest. The tracer material may be ejected into the plume. The tracer material may be configured to react and/or interact with the substance of interest. The unmanned aerial vehicle may be piloted a predetermined distance from the plume after the tracer material has been ejected. Additional and/or different tracer material may be ejected into the plume if it is determined from measurements that ejecting additional tracer material would be beneficial. |
| US10086933B2 |
Redundant aircraft propulsion system using multiple motors per drive shaft
Multiple motors may drive (rotate) a single shaft coupled to a propeller. The motors may be selected such that a first motor is capable of rotating the drive shaft in an event of a failure of a second motor coupled to the drive shaft. A one-way clutch bearing, or similar device, may interface between a motor and the drive shaft to enable free rotation of the drive shaft in an event of the motor becoming inoperable, such as the motor freezing or locking in a position due to failure caused by overheating or caused by other conditions or events. Use of the second motor may secure a position of the drive shaft which may support the propeller in radial eccentric loading. |
| US10086932B2 |
Moment limiting control laws for dual rigid rotor helicopters
A method of counteracting a rotor moment of one or more rotors of a concentric dual-rotor helicopter includes sensing angular velocity and angular acceleration of a helicopter during a flight maneuver. The angular velocity and angular acceleration are compared to a set of control parameters and one or more control servos change the cyclic pitch of the one or more rotors to counteract the rotor moment. A control system for counteracting a rotor moment of one or more rotors of a concentric dual-rotor helicopter includes one or more sensors configured to sense angular velocity and angular acceleration of a helicopter during a flight maneuver. A computer is operably connected to the one or more sensors and configured to compare sensor data to a set of control parameters. A plurality of control servos change the cyclic pitch of the one or more rotors to counteract the rotor moment. |
| US10086930B2 |
Three-position aircraft tail skid mechanism and method of actuation
A system includes an aircraft having a fuselage with a tail portion. A tail skid is disposed in an opening of the tail portion. The tail skid includes a ground contact shoe and a mechanism configured to selectably move the ground contact shoe between respective ones of a stow position disposed within the opening, a landing position disposed below the opening, and a takeoff position different than the stow and landing positions. Before a takeoff or a landing, the ground contact shoe is moved to a corresponding one of the takeoff or landing positions. In the event of an over-rotation or an over-flaring of the aircraft during a takeoff or a landing, respectively, the ground contact shoe makes contact with the ground and a shock absorber of the system absorbs a shock of the contact and thereby prevents tail strike damage to the aircraft. |
| US10086929B2 |
Aircraft autonomous pushback
The invention provides methods and systems for controlling speed of an aircraft during an autonomous pushback maneuver, i.e. under the aircraft's own power without a pushback tractor. The method includes applying a torque to at least one landing gear wheel of the aircraft, the torque being in a direction opposite to the backwards rolling direction of rotation of the landing gear wheel. The torque applied does not exceed a limit for ensuring aircraft longitudinal stability. For longitudinal stability the torque applied should not cause the aircraft to risk a tip-over event. |
| US10086928B2 |
Electrically powered downlock actuation system
A downlock actuator may comprise an electric motor, a gearbox coupled to the electric motor, the gearbox comprising a rotary output shaft, and a connecting output shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the rotary output shaft of the gearbox, wherein the connecting output shaft is configured to rotate between a shaft locked position and a shaft unlocked position, wherein the gearbox is back-drivable in response to the connecting output shaft being in the shaft unlocked position. |
| US10086921B2 |
Aircraft having a forward-facing section that deflects elastically under impact loads
An aircraft comprises a forward-facing aircraft section including composite aircraft skin and a substructure for the skin. The substructure includes a plurality of hoop-shaped composite frames. The frames are designed to deflect elastically under bird impact loads. |
| US10086920B2 |
Vessel propulsion device
A vessel propulsion device transmits a drive force of an engine to a propulsive force generator. The vessel propulsion device includes a generator that is driven by the engine, a power shutoff detector that detects a power shutoff state in which the drive force of the engine is not transmitted to the propulsive force generator, and a controller configured or programmed to, when the power shutoff detector detects the power shutoff state, select one of a plurality of charging modes to charge a battery connected to the generator and control a target speed of the engine based on a selected one of the charging modes. |
| US10086918B2 |
Inflatable watercraft structures and method of making the same
An inflatable structure that includes continuous longitudinal and axial curves, constructed to form a hydrodynamically designed performance platform for use as a performance water sports board, rescue board, or rescue sled, such as a stand-up paddle board, paddleboard, surfboard, PWC rescue sled, bodyboard, or other floating or dynamic platform. Alternatively, it may be adapted for use with additional structure to provide an inflatable hull and floor for a watercraft, such as a boat, raft, life-raft, rescue craft, or other floating or dynamic platform. Longitudinal stringers welded to opposing panels defining the interior volume of the inflatable structure are joined by welding, gluing, or lashing, and the shape of the stringers and the welding/gluing/lashing schedule can be employed to give the inflatable structure a highly customized curved shape. |
| US10086914B2 |
System for transferring fluid between a ship and a facility, such as a client ship
A system for transferring fluid between a ship and a facility has a mast with a proximal end pivotally mounted on a deck of the ship and a distal end, a fluid-transfer line extending along the mast, a flexible pipe with a first end connected to the fluid-transfer line and a second end connected to a manifold of the facility, the flexible pipe being equipped with a connecting device having an emergency cut-off comprising two elements which are capable of automatically separating in a separation direction, when a separating force which is above a threshold is exerted, and a guide element supported by the mast, and comprising a convex surface for guiding the flexible pipe which is capable of absorbing a pulling force of the flexible pipe such that this force is exerted on the connecting device having an emergency cut-off in the separation direction. |
| US10086912B2 |
Device of use in transporting and/or handling material in an underwater environment for carrying out work
The present invention provides a device useful for transporting and/or handling equipment in an underwater environment for performing work, the device comprising at least the following components: a floating hydraulic unit (1) comprising a first enclosure (1a), preferably with a cylindrical wall, containing an electrical pump unit (6), a battery (8) suitable for electrically powering the pump unit, and a fluid tank (7), preferably containing oil, said first enclosure (1a) being suitable for being made submersible by first ballast (16); at least one hydraulic tool (3) connected or suitable for being connected to at least one hydraulic coupling (11, 12) of said hydraulic unit via at least one flexible hose (30); at least one independent float (4), preferably having a cylindrical wall, connected or suitable for being connected to said hydraulic tool (3) via a sling (5) of adjustable length, said float (4) being suitable for being made submersible by second ballast (43); and a wired remote control (2) for switching on or stopping the pump unit (6), said wired remote control comprising a handle (22) fitted with an electrical contactor (2a) at a first end of an electric wire (20), the second end of the electric wire (20) being connected or suitable for being connected at least to said pump unit (6). |
| US10086911B2 |
Method and device for connecting articles to tie-down cleats
A connection device is provided for removably connecting an article to a tie-down cleat having a pair of opposed horns each with each horn having a free end. The articles can be ropes, straps, bungee cords, netting, covers, wraps, accessories, and the like. The connection device includes a body having a pair of horn openings each configured for receiving one of the opposed horns therein. The horn openings are coaxial and spaced apart a distance less than a distance between the free ends of the horns. At least a portion of the body is formed of an elastic material so that the body can be resiliently stretched for selectively inserting the opposed horns into the horn openings to secure the connection device to the tie-down cleat and resiliently stretched for selectively removing the opposed horns out of the horn openings to remove the connection device from the tie-down cleat. |
| US10086904B2 |
Bicycle rear derailleur
A bicycle rear derailleur has a mounting base, a moveable base, and a friction assembly. The moveable base has an axle. The friction assembly is mounted in the moveable base and has a driving disk, a driven disk, multiple rotating members, and a friction member. The driving disk is connected with the axle in a non-rotatable manner. The driven disk is rotatably and axially moveably mounted in the moveable base. Each disk has multiple curved rotating member guiding recesses. Each rotating member guiding recess of the driving disk has a depth decreased along a first rotating direction. Each rotating member guiding recess of the driven disk has a depth decreased along a second rotating direction. The rotating members are mounted respectively in the rotating member guiding recesses. The friction member is mounted in the moveable base in a non-rotatable manner and abuts the driven disk. |
| US10086902B2 |
Bicycle component fastening device
A bicycle component fastening device includes a bicycle component body having a beam, a first adjusting element, a second adjusting element and a fastening element. The first adjusting element has a first assembly end and is fixedly coupled with the beam. The second adjusting element is coupled with the beam and has a second assembly end and an operating element. The operating element drives the second adjusting element to move towards or away from the first adjusting element. The fastening element has a first assembly portion engaging the first assembly end and a second assembly portion engaging the second assembly end. When the operating element drives the second adjusting element to move close to the first adjusting element, part of the second assembly end slips out of the second assembly portion such that the fastening element moves away from the beam. |
| US10086901B2 |
Saddle riding type vehicle
A saddle riding type vehicle includes a linkage, a lock, a controller, and an operator and prevents operation of a linkage upon fulfillment of a prescribed condition and allows the rider's intention to be more easily and accurately reflected in the control of the vehicle. The linkage connects a pair of front wheels to a vehicle body frame. The lock locks the linkage by preventing operation of the linkage and unlocks the linkage by allowing the linkage to operate. The operator continues to output an operation signal to the controller while an operation is input by the rider. The controller controls the lock to lock the linkage if the operation signal is input upon fulfillment of a locking condition that allows the linkage to be locked. |
| US10086900B2 |
Saddle riding type vehicle
A saddle riding type vehicle that ensures little or no difference between an actual state of the vehicle and a state of the vehicle recognized by the rider includes a vehicle body frame, a pair of front wheels, a linkage, a lock, a controller, and a notifier. The linkage connects the pair of front wheels to the vehicle body frame. The lock locks the linkage by preventing operation of the linkage and unlocks the linkage by allowing the linkage to operate. The controller controls locking and unlocking of the linkage by the lock. The notifier notifies that the linkage is locked when relative displacement between the pair of front wheels in the vertical direction exceeds a prescribed range. |
| US10086899B2 |
Adjustable compliance bicycle
A bicycle including a forward frame triangle. The forward frame triangle can a top tube, a down tube, a bottom bracket, a lower seat mast, and an upper seat mast. The top tube can have a first end connected to a head tube and a second end. The down tube can have a first end connected to the head tube and a second end. The bottom bracket can be connected to the second end of the down tube. The lower seat mast can extend in an upward direction from the bottom bracket to the top tube. The upper seat mast can at least partially overlap the lower seat mast. The upper seat mast can be adjustably and fixedly coupled to the lower seat mast. The upper seat mast can be rotably coupled to the forward frame triangle proximate the second end of the top tube. |
| US10086886B1 |
Frame-side air deflector
A frame-side air deflector for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The air deflector includes a first portion oriented substantially vertical with respect to an underside of the automotive vehicle, a second portion oriented substantially perpendicular to the first portion, and a transition portion connecting the first and second portions. In some aspects, the first portion curves outward and away from a centerline of the vehicle and the second portion angles downward from the underside of the vehicle such that as the vehicle travels in a forward direction, air is directed downward, outward, and away from one or more rear-mounted components of the vehicle. |
| US10086884B2 |
Trailer tailgate stabilizing mechanism
A trailer may include a tailgate stabilizing mechanism to reduce movement of the tailgate during transport in order to reduce wear and tear. A knob is mounted at or near an edge of the tailgate. A cup which may be mounted at or formed in a mating gusset, bracket, or flange, is sized and shaped fittingly to receive the knob. The mating gusset, bracket, or flange is mounted to the container and positioned to receive the knob in the cup when the tailgate is closed. A locking mechanism may be configured to press on the tailgate when closed so as to compress the knob in the cup to reduce further movement of the tailgate. The knob may be removable and replaceable, and thus may be replaced following wear and tear of the knob. |
| US10086882B2 |
Vehicle sawhorse adjustable assembly
This invention relates to a vehicle sawhorse adjustable assembly that comprising of an adjustable wing structure operably adapted to provide a support to a plurality of logs in a longitudinally extended direction on a rear end of a cargo bed extension of a vehicle, a plurality of legs to provide an adjustable height using a plurality of holes in a vertically upward direction to the adjustable wing structure, a removable hitching unit to provide a base support to the adjustable wing structure in an adjustable horizontal direction and a hinge mechanism to connect the hitching unit with the plurality of legs and the adjustable wing structure. Further, the user can mount the assembly as an extension of a cargo-bed of a vehicle and insert structural material into the receptacles of the assembly. |
| US10086879B2 |
Mud flap assembly for secure attachment
Mud flap assemblies including a frame, a securing assembly and mud flap panels; the securing assembly enabling the frame to be secured to a hitch assembly having a shaft, for further attachment to a hitch receiver secured to a vehicle; the frame having two side portions secured to a center portion to which the securing assembly is attached. The center portion of the frame is preferably configured to rest on a portion of a bumper of the vehicle to minimize vibration of the frame during use. The frame includes two side portions having channels within which reside at least a portion of fasteners that attach mud flap panels to each of the respective side portions. Methods of installing mud flap assemblies and attaching the flap panels are also disclosed. |
| US10086876B2 |
Motor vehicle body
A motor vehicle body includes a steel support structure surrounding a passenger compartment and a sidewall covering the support structure. The sidewall includes a front and a rear fender, at least one of which is realized in the form of a lightweight component of light metal, as well as a steel roof frame element that borders on both fenders. |
| US10086875B2 |
Vehicle structure
A vehicle structure includes a frame and a push arm. The push arm is coupled to a first side member of the frame proximate an intersection of the first side member and a first cross-member. The push arm has a main body, a rear surface, and a front surface. The rear surface faces and is adjacent to the intersection. The main body extends forward and laterally in an outboard direction from the rear surface such that the front surface of the push arm is located laterally outboard of and spaced apart from a front end of the first side member of the frame. The front surface has a first section and a second section both facing forward relative to the frame. The second section is angularly offset from the first section such that the second section and the first section define an obtuse angle therebetween. |
| US10086874B2 |
Modular vehicle platform and related methods
Modular vehicle platforms are disclosed. An example modular platform includes a frame to couple to a body of a vehicle. A first bracket is coupled to the frame. One of a second bracket or a third bracket is coupled to the frame. The first bracket is spaced from the second bracket or the third bracket. The first bracket and the second bracket enable attachment of a first suspension to the frame. The first bracket and the third bracket enable attachment of a second suspension to the frame. The first suspension has a first geometry that is different than a second geometry of the second suspension. |
| US10086873B2 |
Extruded multi-component motor vehicle sub-frame
A motor vehicle sub-frame is provided. That motor vehicle sub-frame includes a front cross member, a rear cross member and first and second side rails connected to the front and rear cross members at each side of the sub-frame. The side rails both include a first component having a first extrusion axis and a second component having a second extrusion axis. The first and second components are joined together so that the two components effectively form an at least partially closed or boxed construction providing enhanced bending and torsion resistances while minimizing component weight. |
| US10086872B2 |
Lane keeping control method and apparatus thereof
The present invention relates to a lane keeping control method of the vehicle and an apparatus thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for calculating a torque for the lane keeping of the vehicle. In particular, the present invention provides a lane keeping control device that includes: a receiving unit that is configured to receive sensed information containing lane information from one or more sensors in the vehicle; a target torque calculating unit that is configured to calculate a target torque for the lane keeping of the vehicle based on the sensed information; and a final torque calculating unit that is configured to calculate a final torque for the lane keeping based on a driver steering torque and the target torque according to the input of the driver steering torque, and further provides a lane keeping control method. |
| US10086868B1 |
Four wheel steering with independent control valves
Hydraulic cylinders controlled by electronic valves can be provided at each rear corner of an agricultural machine to improve four wheel steering. The valves can receive hydraulic fluid from a pump and release hydraulic fluid to tank, while independently controlling an amount of hydraulic fluid to each rear steering cylinder. The valves can be controlled by a controller that is also in communication with position sensors configured to sense positions of the front and rear steering cylinders, so that the rear steering cylinders can be correspondingly controlled to follow the front steering cylinders. |
| US10086866B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus
[Problem]An object of the present invention is to provide an electric power steering apparatus with high quality and reasonable price that estimates a motor shaft angle and a steering shaft angle with high accuracy by learning nonlinear elements of a mechanism system and a steering system, and can back up the both angle sensors by utilizing the estimating angles of the angle sensors.[Means for solving the problem]The present invention is the electric power steering apparatus that a motor to assist-control a steering system of a vehicle is connected to a steering shaft via a reduction mechanism, and comprises a first angle sensor to detect a steering shaft angle of the steering shaft and a second angle sensor to detect a motor shaft angle of the motor, comprising: a function that obtains compensation value maps by iteratively learning characteristics of nonlinear elements including the reduction mechanism based on an actual measuring angle of the first angle sensor, an actual measuring angle of the second angle sensor, a motor torque and a motor angular speed, and estimates the steering shaft angle and the motor shaft angle by using the compensation value maps. |
| US10086865B2 |
Steering device
Construction is achieved of a steering device that is capable of preventing impact going forward from being applied to a support bracket even when a steering wheel is vigorously displaced to a front-end position when adjusting the forward-backward position of the steering wheel. Part of the stopper member 28 is supported by a fastening member such as a housing 10a. When an outer column 22a is displaced forward in a state in which the forward-backward position of the steering wheel can be adjusted, a portion that displaces forward together with the outer column 22a hits a pair of stopper surfaces 41 of the stopper member 28 before an adjustment rod hits a pair of long telescopic-adjustment holes. |
| US10086864B2 |
Steering wheel position-adjustment device
The occurrence of a collision sound between a driven-side cam 32a and a long tilt hole 25b in which the driven-side cam 32a engages when tilting an adjustment lever 18a for adjusting the position of a steering wheel is prevented. Bracket-side inclined surface sections 37 that are inclined in directions outward in the width direction going away in the forward-backward direction from both side edges in the forward-backward direction of a long tilt hole 25b are provided on both side edge sections in the forward-backward direction of the long tilt hole 25b in the outside surface of a support-plate section 24b. Cam-side inclined surface sections 38 that are inclined in directions outward in the width direction going away in the forward-backward direction from an engaging convex section 33a are provided in portions on both sides in the forward-backward direction of the engaging convex section 33a on the inside surface of the driven-side cam 32a. |
| US10086859B2 |
Trolley for carrying items
Disclosed is a trolley for carrying articles, including a base for carrying articles with wheels; a trolley frame fixedly connected to the base and extending upwards, the trolley frame forming a baffle at the front side of the base, the trolley frame including an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion is connected to the front end of the base, the middle portion is provided with a foldable storage unit, and the upper portion is provided with a handle; and the base and the trolley frame form a carrying space, the foldable storage unit is provided with a retracted location and an unfolded location at which a storage space formed by the foldable storage unit occupies a part of the carrying space. A user may decide to unfold or retract the storage unit as necessary to properly place the articles being carried. |
| US10086856B2 |
Control of rail vehicles
A decentralized control of rail vehicles that run in alternating directions on a single-track route, e.g., between two train stations by way of an exclusive right (token). A storage device is arranged at each end of the route, for instance an RFID unit. Only a single exclusive right exists for the route. The exclusive right is either stored in one of the two storage units or carried along by a rail vehicle that is traveling on the route. In the latter case, an additional rail vehicle is effectively prevented from traveling on the route, because none of the storage units can provide the exclusive right, which is being transported between the storage units by the rail vehicle and is occupied by the rail vehicle. The novel concept creates an efficient possibility of decentralized train protection and thus can be implemented significantly more economically than existing centralized train safety approaches. |
| US10086854B2 |
Hold-back device for carriage
A device for restricting movement of a carriage that is used to convey vehicles and workers in an assembly line in a factory for assembling complete vehicles includes a hold-back device for the carriage which can prevent an accident caused by equipment failure and improves an operating rate by implementing a new conceptual hold-back system which allows a cam roller operated by a cylinder to come into close contact with a side surface of the carriage to rotate in a direction identical to a carriage movement direction, and provides a load to the carriage by using back pressure/discharged air from the cylinder so as to prevent an increase in gap between carriages. |
| US10086851B2 |
Bogie and axle box suspension positioning device thereof
An axle box suspension positioning device for a railway vehicle is provided, which includes a guide column assembly. The guide column assembly includes a fixed end connected to a frame of the railway vehicle, and a free end which is extendable and retractable from an opening of the axle box. An elastic positioning component is provided in the opening, and the elastic positioning component limits a movement of the free end along a running direction of the vehicle with respect to the frame. The arrangement of the elastic positioning component enables the axle box suspension positioning device to have a large positioning rigidity. A bogie having the axle box suspension positioning device is also provided. |
| US10086850B2 |
Air spring
Included are: a first supporting member; a second supporting member arranged to be spaced away from the first supporting member in a main load direction; an elastically deformable diaphragm forming a closed space by connecting the first supporting member and the second supporting member; a detection unit detecting a change of a relative distance between the first supporting member and the second supporting member, and producing a mechanical output of the change of the relative distance; and a controlling member capable of discharging air in an inside of the closed space S to an outside of the closed space S in response to the mechanical output from the detection unit. Thereby, an air spring having a mechanism for suppressing an abnormal rise of a vehicle height without deteriorating the diaphragm can be provided. |
| US10086849B2 |
Vehicle, in particular rail vehicle, with a compressed air-operated toilet device
A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, includes a compressed-air-operated toilet device and a compressed air supply system which supplies compressed air to the toilet device during normal operation. The vehicle also includes an emergency compressed air source that is suitable for providing compressed air for continued operation of the toilet device in the event of a failure of the compressed air supply system. |
| US10086844B2 |
Vehicle sensor diagnosis system and method and a vehicle comprising such a system
A vehicle sensor diagnosis system and method, and a vehicle including such a system are provided. The vehicle sensor diagnosis system is configured to predict upcoming vehicle surrounding conditions along at least a section of a host vehicle route based on database information on the host vehicle surroundings along the section and information on a current host vehicle surrounding, estimate an expected level of sensor performance for the route section based on the prediction, assess the level of sensor performance detected during host vehicle travel along the host vehicle route section, assess if a difference between the estimated level of sensor performance and the detected level of sensor performance for the host vehicle route section exceeds a first threshold difference and, if so, initiate a diagnose result communication. |
| US10086838B2 |
Method for actuating electric motors in serial hybrid vehicles or fully electric vehicles having at least two separately driven axles
A method includes ascertaining a first drive force and a second drive force for a first drive axle and a second drive axle of a vehicle, ascertaining a first slip value and a second slip value for the first drive axle and the second drive axle of the vehicle, determining a first slip measured value for the first drive axle from the first drive force and the first slip value and determining a second slip measured value for the second drive axle from the second drive force and the second slip value, determining a total torque that is to act altogether on the first drive axle and the second drive axle, and dividing the total torque into a first desired torque and a second desired torque in dependence upon the first slip measured value and the second slip measured value. |
| US10086833B1 |
Automobile door open hazard warning system and methods
Systems, automobiles, and methods are provided for warning of a potential collision between an approaching object and an opened side door of a vehicle. A system for a vehicle includes an approach sensor, a side door sensor, an alarm, and a controller. The approach sensor is configured to attach to the vehicle and to generate approach sensor data indicating an approaching object that may collide with a side door of the vehicle. The side door sensor is configured to generate door sensor data indicating an impending opening of the side door by an occupant. The alarm is configured to communicate with the occupant. The controller includes an alert initiation module configured to alert the occupant that the approaching object may collide with the side door in response to detecting the impending opening of the side door and detecting the approaching object. |
| US10086829B2 |
Method and control device for controlling a power steering device and an adaptive damping system of a motor vehicle
A method is provided to control a power steering device and an adaptive damping system of a motor vehicle. The power steering device makes available a mechanical steering angle range that is limited by steering stops. The adaptive damping system makes available a variable damping force. The damping force of the adaptive damping system is increased and a maximum achievable steering angle is simultaneously increased in case a steering stop is reached. |
| US10086826B2 |
Control device for hybrid vehicle
A control device for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine includes: a limiting unit configured to limit an output of the internal combustion engine when temperature of cooling water for cooling the internal combustion engine is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature; a discharging unit configured to discharge, when internal pressure of a fuel tank is equal to or higher than predetermined pressure, fuel evaporative gas in the fuel tank into an intake passage of the internal combustion engine while the internal combustion engine is being driven; and a prioritizing unit configured to prioritize the limiting of the output of the internal combustion engine by the limiting unit over the discharging of the fuel evaporative gas by the discharging unit, when the discharging unit is to discharge the fuel evaporative gas and the limiting unit is to limit the output of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10086823B2 |
Vehicle on which traveling motor is mounted
After an alkaline secondary battery is determined to be in an over-discharge state, a battery pack is discharged while an electrolytic solution contained in the alkaline secondary battery in the over-discharge state is decomposed so that traveling using power of a motor is performed. The electrolytic solution remains in the alkaline secondary battery even when the alkaline secondary battery is in the over-discharge state. The alkaline secondary battery in the over-discharge state can be discharged and a vehicle can be allowed to travel by decomposing the electrolytic solution. In this manner, a traveling distance available during evacuation traveling of the vehicle can be increased. |
| US10086820B2 |
Non-uniform displacement engine control system and method having transient state control mode
A non-uniform displacement engine control system having a transient state control mode includes a non-uniform displacement engine including a plurality of cylinders, the cylinders including at least two sizes of cylinders having different displacements, a motor connected to a driving shaft of the engine, a battery for supplying electrical energy to the motor, and a motor control unit for controlling the motor, wherein the motor control unit controls the motor such that a sum of engine torque and motor torque in explosion strokes of each cylinder is uniform by compensating for a difference in torque caused by the cylinders having different displacements, and the motor control unit has a transient state control mode for additionally applying offset torque to predetermined motor torque at a time of rapid acceleration or rapid deceleration. |
| US10086819B2 |
Method for reducing exhaust gas emissions during a transient transitional phase of a vehicle
A method for reducing exhaust gas emissions during a transient transitional phase of a vehicle including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine or an alternative ancillary unit, the method including, in the transient transitional phase, over a period of time defined by a dynamic indicator for determining the transient transitional phase, a correction intervention is carried out by a load point reduction of the internal combustion engine and, simultaneously thereto, a torque substitution by a transient torque applied by the electric machine or the alternative ancillary unit. |
| US10086818B2 |
Systems and methods for managing vehicular energy consumption
A vehicle includes a motor-generator unit, an energy storage system, and a high-voltage load (such as an electric compressor and/or electric heater), all interconnected via a high-voltage bus. The motor-generator unit is configured to operate in a regenerative mode and a non-regenerative mode with respect to the high-voltage bus. A control module is configured to operate the load at a first power consumption level during the regenerative mode, and to operate the high-voltage load at a second power consumption level, less than the first power consumption level, during the non-regenerative mode. |
| US10086817B2 |
Control device and control method for vehicle
A control device for a vehicle is provided. The control device includes an automatic transmission constituted of a stepwise variable transmission mechanism configured to switch a plurality of shift stages by engagement and disengagement of a plurality of friction engaging elements, an engine as a driving source, a motor configured to assist a driving force of the engine, a hydraulic controller configured to supply a hydraulic pressure to control the engagement and the disengagement of the friction engaging element, and a control unit configured to control the automatic transmission to a target speed ratio through changing the shift stage of the stepwise variable transmission mechanism. The control unit performs a learning control that learns at least one of hydraulic pressure of the engagement and the disengagement of the friction engaging element, and inhibits the assist of the driving force to the engine by the motor in performing the learning control. |
| US10086816B2 |
Brake apparatus and method for detecting air in pipelines of the brake apparatus
An ECU (19) outputs control signals to an electric booster (16) of a fluid-pressure generating device (5) and to an ESC (22). In this way, the establishment and cutting off of communication through pressure-increase control valves (29), (29′), (31), and (31′) of the ESC (22) are controlled to connect each of wheel cylinders (1) to (4) in turn to the master cylinder (8). In doing so, the electric booster (16) is controlled for each of the wheel cylinders (1) to (4) to measure a stroke of a piston (10), (11) of a master cylinder (8), or a volume of brake fluid proportional to the stroke of the piston (10), (11), and a fluid pressure detected by fluid-pressure sensors (20) and (21). The fluid volume-pressure characteristic of each of the wheel cylinders (1) to (4) so determined is used for comparison to detect any atmospheric air in each pipeline. |
| US10086812B2 |
Hydraulic braking system
An external force-supported hydraulic braking system of a wheeled vehicle includes two brake circuits each having a main brake line configured to be connected to a pressure-carrying supply line or to a pressureless return line via a brake valve and further having a number of wheel brake lines branching from the main brake line and including a valve assembly of a TCS system. The valve assembly of the TCS system has a single TCS control valve formed as a 6/2-way magnetic switching valve configured to, in a non-actuated state, block a pressure-carrying main pressure line against two bypass lines each leading directly to a respective main brake line, and connect the two return lines to a pressureless collective line, and further configured to, in the actuated state, connect the main pressure line to the two bypass lines and block the two return lines against the collective line. |
| US10086806B2 |
Brake-by-wire system including coastdown mode
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a vehicle system. The vehicle system includes a brake-by-wire portion, which also includes a controller. The controller can cause a forced coastdown of the vehicle. The forced coastdown includes performing analyzing conditions of the vehicle system to determine whether the vehicle is in a stable state and to determine an amount of energy available to the vehicle system and automatically applying the forced coastdown when the vehicle is not in the stable state and the amount of energy is less than or equal to a threshold for continued manual operation of the vehicle. The forced coastdown also includes utilizing brake pressure to reduce a speed of the vehicle. |
| US10086799B2 |
Windscreen wiper device
A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, comprising a longitudinal strip, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade is of the flat blade type and includes at least one groove, in which groove the longitudinal strip is disposed, wherein the windscreen wiper device further comprises a connecting device for detachably connecting the wiper blade to an oscillating arm the connecting device having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, wherein legs of the U-shaped cross-section are connected to the flexible material on opposite sides thereof, wherein the legs are provided with two pairs of opposite protrusions, and wherein the protrusions for exerting a transverse force on the flexible material, thereby locally squeezing the flexible material onto the longitudinal strip. |
| US10086798B2 |
Wiper system control method and wiper system
A wiper system 1 has a wiper blade 5 for performing a reciprocating wiping operation on a windshield glass 6 and a brushless motor 2 for causing the wiper blade 5 to perform the reciprocating wiping operation. The motor used as the brushless motor 2 is provided with a rotary shaft for reciprocating the wiper blade 5, has a degree of operation freedom in three axial directions, and is rotatable about axes of two directions orthogonal to the rotary shaft. The wiper blade 5 operates at error angles θ different in direction between during a forward-path wiping operation and during a return-path wiping operation. When the wiper blade 5 reaches a reversing position, the brushless motor 2 is made to rotate about an axis extending in a extending direction of the wiper blade 5 to change the error angle θ. |
| US10086797B2 |
Keyless car sharing mechanism using smartphones and inbuilt WiFi systems for authentication
A method of operating/renting keyless motor vehicles includes configuring a user's smartphone to wirelessly communicate with the security systems of at least a selected keyless vehicle, whereby the user's smartphone can transmit a digital key to the security system of a keyless vehicle to permit operation thereof. A digital key for a selected keyless vehicle is transmitted to the user's smartphone, and the user is provided with an authorization code that can be used to gain entry into the selected vehicle. The user enters the authorization code using the user input device of the selected keyless vehicle, and the user's smartphone then transmits the digital key to the security system of the selected keyless vehicle. The user can enter and operate the selected vehicle without receiving a conventional key and/or key fob. |
| US10086792B1 |
Vehicle Seat
Provided is a vehicle seat having a seat belt retractor supported in the seat back with a high mechanical stiffness. The seat back frame (F2) includes a pair of side frame members (31, 32), a bracket (50) extending between longitudinally intermediate parts of side frame members, and a seat belt guide (72) attached to an upper part of one of the side frame members and defining an opening for passing a seat belt (66). One of lateral end parts of the bracket is provided with an enlarged part (50D) having an enlarged vertical dimension as compared to the other end part of the bracket, and the seat belt retractor (65) is attached to the enlarged part of the bracket. |
| US10086791B2 |
Gas generator
The present invention provides a gas generator including a metallic first collar of a first igniter of an ignition device chamber, which has a first columnar main body portion, a first plate portion extending in a radial direction of a housing from part of a circumferential surface thereof, and a first wall surface formed by extending part of the first plate portion in an axial direction of the housing, a metallic second collar of a second ignition device of a second combustion chamber, which has a second columnar main body portion, a second plate portion extending in the radial direction from part of a circumferential surface thereof and a second wall surface formed by extending part of the second plate portion in the axial direction of the housing, a bottom side of the first columnar main body portion portion of the first collar being fitted in a first hole to fix a first igniter of the ignition device chamber, the first hole being one of two holes formed in the bottom plate of the housing separately from each other in the radial direction, a bottom side of the second columnar main body portion portion of the second collar being fitted in a second hole to fix a second igniter of the second combustion chamber, the second hole being the other one of the two holes formed in the bottom plate separately from each other in the radial direction, further, the first wall surface of the first collar and the second wall surface of the second collar being arranged to face each other in the radial direction, when a pressure inside the housing rises at a time of actuation, the first wall surface and the second wall surface being in contact with each other in a state of being pushed radially inward against each other. |
| US10086783B2 |
Automobile power supply device
An automobile power supply device is provided with a first relay interposed between a first battery and a load group; a second relay interposed between second battery and the load group; a hood switch that detects the opening of a hood of an engine room and outputs a detection signal dt1; a luggage switch that detects the opening of a hood of a luggage room and outputs a detection signal dt2; and a power supply control unit that brings the first relay into a non-conductive state based on the detection signal output by the hood switch, and brings the second relay into a non-conductive state based on the detection signal output by the luggage switch. |
| US10086781B2 |
Push through grommet
Embodiments of a grommet are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the grommet includes a grommet body having a main body portion, a flange, and an installation extension, an outer surface of the flange at least partially defining a recess, the installation extension connected to the main body portion within the recess and extending at least partially out of the recess, the grommet body having a passage passing therethrough. |
| US10086778B2 |
Cover assembly to detachably contact an interior trim and interior trim assembly employing the same
The present invention, in one or more embodiments, provides a cover assembly to detachably contact an interior trim. The cover assembly includes a cover, having along a longitudinal direction, head and tail portions and a middle portion positioned there-between. The middle portion has, along the longitudinal direction, first and second middle portions and a bridge portion positioned there-between. The first middle portion has an elevation along a transverse direction over the second middle portion via the bridge portion, where the cover is to disengage the interior trim when a pre-determined force is exerted onto the bridge portion in an exertion direction from the second middle portion toward the first middle portion. |
| US10086774B2 |
Rotary chain rack for recovery vehicles
A rotary chain rack located on a vehicle used to recover disabled vehicles, which may include a lower bin, one or more upper rotating carousels to which hooks carrying chains may be mounted, and a braking device for automatically stopping the rotation of the chain rack. |
| US10086773B2 |
In-vehicle camera
In an in-vehicle camera 1, when an in-vehicle camera body 5 is hooked on a hook portion 33 of a bracket 3 attached to a windshield, a leaf spring 34 presses the in-vehicle camera body 5 against the bracket 3 to fix the in-vehicle camera body to the bracket 3. Therefore, the in-vehicle camera body 5 can be attached to the windshield without permitting the windshield to come off from the vehicle by the bracket's being strongly pushed such as by a jig, or without permitting the jig to scratch the windshield. Since the in-vehicle camera body is fixed to the bracket 3 by being pressed against the bracket 3 by the leaf spring 34, there is no problem of causing backlash relative to the bracket 3. |
| US10086769B1 |
Bike carrying folding tray assembly with automatic tray lock
A bike carrier for a trailer hitch receiver with two trays that pivot between a laterally opposed operational position for holding the wheels of a bike and a forward folded position for compact shipping and storage. In the operational position a tray open lock plate rises under spring force between the inner ends of the trays, stopping the trays from pivoting forward. Other stops on the carrier prevent backward pivoting of the trays. Pushing the plate down allows the trays to pivot forward. A tray folding stop plate may stop the trays from over-rotating forward past a parallel position when folding. |
| US10086768B2 |
Support assembly of a vehicle
A personal mobility device support assembly integrated with a vehicle includes a pair of assemblies, a connector member, and a bracket. Each of the pair of assemblies includes a housing secured within a rear panel portion of the vehicle, a first member mounted to translate from within the housing, and a second member pivotally mounted to the first member to rotate between stowed and deployed positions. The connector member secures ends of the second members to one another when in the deployed position. The bracket may be sized for mounting to one of the members to support a mobility device. The connector member may be adapted to secure ends of the third member to one another. |
| US10086767B2 |
Vehicle interior component
A feature shown as trim piece or tab intended to provide a barrier or obstruction for items placed on top of the trim piece are disclosed. An interior trim component includes multiple substantially parallel ribs each configured to engage a track to facilitate movement of the interior trim component along the track. The interior trim component also includes a substrate having an outer surface and a rear surface. The outer surface is configured to face an interior of a vehicle and the rear surface is coupled to the substantially parallel ribs. The interior trim component further includes a barrier or obstruction extending upwardly from the outer surface while in an open position. The barrier or obstruction is configured to engage an item adjacent to the outer surface to block movement of the item relative to the interior trim component. The barrier or obstruction is configured to retract into a retracted position that facilitates movement of the interior trim component relative to a proximate structure. |
| US10086762B2 |
Vehicle display device and vehicle comprising same
The present invention relates to a vehicle display device comprising: a display unit comprising a transparent flexible display disposed in a state of being rolled around a certain axis; a driving unit for adjusting the length of a region, of the transparent flexible display, exposed inside the vehicle; and a processor for controlling the driving unit and controlling the display of a picture on the transparent flexible display. |
| US10086759B2 |
Vehicle departure support system and method
A vehicle departure support system and method are provided. The vehicle departure support system supporting departure of a vehicle parked in a parking space, includes a speed measurement unit installed in the vehicle and configured to measure a speed of the vehicle, and a vehicle departure support device configured to display a vehicle departure mode on a screen installed in the vehicle based on whether there is movement of the vehicle in the parking space and a parking mode when the vehicle is parked in the parking space. |
| US10086753B2 |
Vehicle information presenting device
A vehicle information presenting device used for an automated driving vehicle that automatically performs traveling control of the vehicle based on a traveling state of the vehicle and information on an outside of the vehicle includes: a steering wheel; a light-emitting unit that is disposed in the steering wheel and emits light; and a light-emitting control unit that causes the light-emitting unit to emit light, wherein the light-emitting control unit changes a light-emitting state of the light-emitting unit to induce a driver to switch from automated driving to manual driving in accordance with a system state of the automated driving. |
| US10086748B2 |
Method for operating a headlamp arrangement, headlamp system and motor vehicle
A method and headlight system is disclosed for operating a headlamp arrangement of a motor vehicle. At least one sensor monitors an area in the traveling direction in front of the motor vehicle. The system acquires an object and calculates object data relative to the motor vehicle, which include a distance of the object, a horizontal location angle of the object as well as an angular velocity of the object. Latency between the object acquisition and change in light distribution for the headlight system is known. A light distribution of the headlamp arrangement is modified as a function of the object data and latency. |
| US10086746B2 |
Adjustable truck bed divider with dual roll covers
A truck bed divider assembly includes a body, a first roller, a first cover wound on the first roller, a second roller and a second cover wound on the second roller. |
| US10086745B2 |
Resilient strap member
A restraint assembly includes at least one strap and a resilient member having two ends. One of the ends is coupled to the strap such that the resilient member is in line with the strap and provides a resilient link within the restraint assembly. A limiter has at least two ends, each of the ends of the limiter being coupled to the restraint assembly. The limiter is longer than the resilient member when the resilient member is in an un-stretched position, such that the limiter prevents the resilient member from exceeding a maximum predetermined length when the restraint assembly is stretched into a taut condition. |
| US10086744B2 |
Automatic tightening device with rolling and unrolling control functions
Provided is an automatic tightening device with rolling and unrolling control functions. A handle, a base, and a spool are pivotally connected together by a reel having an associated relationship with the spool and provided with a coil spring driving structure at an end. The handle and the base each has two parallel sidewalls. A movable pawl/stop pawl is mounted between the sidewalls of the handle/base. The two pawls can be in contact with any tooth around ratchet wheel sheets. A no-load webbing unrolling-rolling-stopping region, a safe lock position, a tightening operation region, and a load releasing region are provided at an edge of the base. The no-load webbing unrolling-rolling-stopping regions at the edges of the base are inclined surfaces, end surfaces of the stop and movable pawls are chamfers, and a no-load releasing cam rim and a load releasing cam rim are provided at an edge of the handle. |
| US10086741B2 |
Power equipment shipping
Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for use in loading power equipment such as log splitting apparatuses onto cargo trailers or the like in manners that increase the number of assembled log splitting apparatuses that can be loaded onto the cargo trailers (or otherwise result in more efficient loading of assembled log splitting apparatuses onto the cargo trailers) while facilitating assembled presentation of the log splitting apparatuses after unloading from the cargo trailer. |
| US10086739B2 |
Self-deploying telescoping jib crane system
A crane system includes a skid assembly having an operator base and plurality of outrigger assemblies coupled to the operator base that support and lift the base from a first elevation to a second elevation. The crane system also includes a jib crane coupled to the skid assembly. The jib crane includes a pillar assembly coupled to the skid assembly and a boom assembly coupled to the pillar assembly. |
| US10086735B2 |
Cup holder assembly
A cup holder assembly includes a console with an opening, a cup holder movable within the opening between front and rear positions, and a flexible band. The flexible band is connected to front and rear ends of the cup holder such that the cup holder and band together extend to a length of the opening when the cup holder is in at least one of the front and rear positions. |
| US10086732B2 |
Operable tray tables for a vehicular armrest
A vehicle includes an armrest rotationally operable between upright and downward positions. Stowable tray tables are slidable within the armrest between a stowed position within the armrest and a ready position extended from the armrest. In the ready position, each stowable tray table is selectively pivotable to a table position proximate a respective seating position. |
| US10086730B2 |
Passive pressure recovery device for passive air suspended seats
A passive pressure recovery system for an air suspended seat includes a fluid tight support cell. A trim stock is disposed over the fluid tight support cell. A support block is disposed below the support cell. A fluid tight receiving cell is in fluid communication with the support cell and is configured to receive fluid from the support cell when a load is applied to the support cell. The pressure in the support cell is greater than the pressure in the receiving cell when a load is applied to the support cell. A check valve system is in fluid communication with the support cell and is configured to allow air to be drawn into the support cell when a load has been removed from the support cell. |
| US10086729B2 |
Headrest
A headrest for a vehicle child restraint is adapted to be mounted to a seat back and configured to support the head of a child seated in the vehicle child restraint. The headrest includes first and second side wings arranged to lie in laterally spaced-apart relation to one another. |
| US10086726B2 |
Seat heater control device using electrostatic sensor
The seat heater control device is provided for a vehicle including a vehicle body, a vehicle seat and a seat heater. The seat heater control device includes: an electrostatic sensor provided in the vehicle seat and configured to measure capacitance between the electrostatic sensor and the vehicle body; and a controller configured to control an operation and/or an operational temperature of the seat heater, based on a measured value of the electrostatic sensor. The controller is configured to cause the seat heater to operate at a relative higher temperature when the measured value of the electrostatic sensor is higher than a first threshold and lower than a second threshold. The controller is configured to cause the seat heater to operate at a relative lower temperature when the measured value of the electrostatic sensor is higher than the second threshold. |
| US10086722B2 |
Child restraint
A child restraint including a tiltable juvenile vehicle seat and a seat support underlying the tiltable juvenile vehicle seat is provided. The tiltable juvenile vehicle seat is coupled to the seat support and configured to move relative to the seat support. |
| US10086720B2 |
SMA valve for controlling air supply to an air cell in a vehicle seat
The present invention is directed to a SMA valve for controlling air supply to an air cell in a vehicle seat, comprising a control unit arranged to open the valve in predetermined cycles, each cycle having predetermined activation start and stop times, by supplying an electrical activation power to a SMA wire which in turn acts on a valve element to open the valve for each cycle when the SMA wire shortens upon reaching the threshold temperature, and a temperature sensor for sensing the ambient temperature around the SMA wire. According to the invention the control unit is arranged to receive the temperature signal from the temperature sensor and to determine an activation delay time and an deactivation delay time in dependence on the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, and to correct the activation start time and the activation stop time for the activation delay time and the deactivation delay time, respectively, to provide a corrected activation start time and a corrected activation stop time to be used for the next cycle. |
| US10086719B2 |
Power supply system for an overhead contact line
This system for powering an overhead contact line, which includes a contact wire consisting of a plurality of conductive sections separated by insulating sections, includes power supply sub-stations, each conductive section being connected, on the side of an upstream end, to an upstream sub-station via an upstream controlled switch and, on the side of a downstream end, to a downstream sub-station via a downstream controlled switch. This system includes a detection device, associated with a conductive section, to be monitored, which includes a means for transmitting a characteristic signal to an upstream or downstream end of said conductive section and a receiving means able to receive the characteristic signal at the other end, the receiving means modifying the value of a state signal applied to a control circuit for actuating the opening of the downstream switch and/or of the upstream switch. |
| US10086717B1 |
Electric power system for transportation
An electric power system for transportation comprises an electric generator started up by an ignition signal, an electricity storage element and a power supply connected to the electric generator, the electricity storage element and the load. The power supply comprises a standby power supply unit, an operating power supply unit and a control unit connected to the electric generator. The control unit is provided with a first state allowing the standby power supply unit and the operating power supply unit to stop operation when the ignition signal is not detected, and a second state starting up the standby power supply unit so as to allow the standby power supply unit to supply electric power to the load and induce the load to emit an on-off signal to the operating power supply unit when the ignition signal is detected. |
| US10086710B2 |
Managing vehicle information
A system includes a computing device for receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a propulsion system. The computing device is configured to produce one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other vehicles, and, provide the one or more control parameters to control operations of a second vehicle. |
| US10086709B2 |
Variable wakeup of a high-voltage charger based on low-voltage system parameters
A method of operating a vehicular system includes charging, by a controller and via an electric vehicle charge station, a low-voltage battery when a module powered by the low-voltage battery is awake and an SOC of the low-voltage battery is less than a threshold; and in response to the SOC exceeding the threshold, commanding by the controller the module to enter a sleep mode for a sleep duration defined by a power usage of the module such that as the power usage changes, the sleep duration changes. |
| US10086708B2 |
Bicycle component control apparatus
A bicycle component control apparatus is basically provided with a power supply sensor and a controller. The power supply sensor detects a power level of a power supply being supplied from the power supply to two electrical bicycle components. The controller operates the two electrical bicycle components in response to receiving at least one signal from at least one input member. The controller operates the two electrical bicycle components at different starting times while the power level is below a prescribed power level. The controller is configured to simultaneously operate the two electrical bicycle components while the power level is above the prescribed power level. |
| US10086707B2 |
Mining vehicle and method for its energy supply
A mining vehicle and a method for an energy supply of the mining vehicle is disclosed. The mining vehicle includes at least one mining work device, at least one AC electric motor for powering the at least one mining work device, and an auxiliary energy source. The mining vehicle further includes a power electronics device that is used for supplying reactive current and for charging or discharging the auxiliary energy source. The amount of the reactive current supplied by the power electronics device and the amount of the effective charging current for charging or discharging the auxiliary energy source are controlled such that the maximum value for the current of the supply cable and the maximum value for the current of the power electronics device are not exceeded. |
| US10086706B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes: at least one rotary electric machine; an inverter that drives the rotary electric machine; a capacitor connected between a paired electric power lines that is connected to the inverter; and a control unit. When a vehicle collision is detected, the control unit executes first control for discharging electric charges stored in the capacitor by performing a switching operation of the inverter so as to prevent a flow of a q-axis current but cause a flow of a d-axis current to the rotary electric machine. The control unit stops the first control in a specified case and executes second control for performing the switching operation of the inverter so as to reduce the current flowing through the rotary electric machine to be lower than that during execution of the first control. The control unit executes third control for shutting down the inverter after execution of the second control. |
| US10086705B2 |
Multipoint emergency responder safety isolation system
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a multipoint safety isolation system. The multipoint isolation system includes one or more isolation triggers that connect to multiple low voltage (LV) battery components and multiple high voltage (HV) battery components. The multiple LV battery components include an LV battery. The multiple HV battery components include multiple HV batteries. The one or more isolation triggers are configured to isolate at least one of the LV battery from the multiple HV batteries or a first subset of the multiple HV batteries from a second subset of multiple HV batteries. The multipoint isolation system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to activate the one or more isolation triggers. |
| US10086704B2 |
System and method for modulating power to vehicle accessories during auto-start and auto-stop
A method of controlling power to a vehicle accessory gradually shuts down power to the vehicle accessory and gradually restores power to the vehicle accessory. After a request for an auto-shutdown of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is detected, power to the vehicle accessory is reduced on a predetermined schedule responsive to such detection. The occurrence of a restart of the internal combustion engine of a vehicle is determined, and power supplied to the vehicle accessory is increased on a predetermined schedule responsive to the restart. |
| US10086700B2 |
Illuminated switch
A vehicle switch is provided herein. The vehicle switch includes a housing including an output window. A first light source and a second light source are disposed within the housing. The first light source emits excitation light of a first wavelength. The second light source emits excitation light of a second wavelength. A proximity switch assembly is positioned within the housing and is configured to control a vehicle feature. A first luminescent structure is disposed rearwardly of the output window and luminesces in response to excitation light of the first wavelength when the feature is in a first state. A second luminescent structure is disposed rearwardly of the output window and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation light of the second wavelength when the feature is in a second state. |
| US10086692B2 |
Tank filler neck
A tank filler neck including a filling line having an insertion end further away from the tank, designed to temporarily insert a breather pipe into the end region of the filling line further away from the tank, a passage line end closer to the tank, designed for passing through liquid in the direction away from the insertion end, a ventilation volume designed for through-flowing gas while passing liquid through the end of the passage line, a ventilation line which ends at a distance from the filling line and which can be blocked or released by a ventilation valve for through-flowing gas, a detecting device designed to detect a passage-ready state and/or a passage state of the filling line, and an operating device designed to adjust, as a function of the detection result of the detecting device, the ventilation valve between the blocking position and the release position. |
| US10086688B2 |
In-tank suction filter as the reserve cavity for a fluid delivery module assembly
A fuel delivery module is located inside a fuel tank and supplies fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. An in-tank suction fluid filter has a filter body made of combination material layers with porous material and filtration material. An in-tank suction fuel filter functions to filter the fuel and holds a reservoir of fuel for supplying to the fuel pump. The in-tank suction fuel filter acts as the reservoir cavity needed to have a constant supply of filtered fuel available to the fuel pump. The in-tank suction fuel filter has a freeform body that can move upward or downward with thermal expansion of the fuel while maintaining constant contact with the bottom of the fuel tank. |
| US10086685B2 |
Vehicle covering apparatus
The embodiments provide a vehicle covering apparatus and a vehicle cover. The vehicle covering apparatus includes a base, an upright member, an arm, an extension rod a coupler assembly and support line. |
| US10086684B1 |
Modified pickup truck cap and storage system for use with a pickup truck and methods of making and using same
A pickup truck cap and storage system, including a pickup truck having a truck bed and a plurality of truck bed sidewalls operatively connected to the truck bed, a frame assembly operatively connected to one end of the truck bed and a portion of each of the plurality of truck bed sidewalls, a pickup truck cap assembly operatively connected to the plurality of truck bed sidewalls and the frame assembly, a door assembly operatively connected to the frame assembly and located adjacent to one end of the pickup truck cap assembly, wherein the truck bed, the plurality of truck bed sidewalls, the pickup truck cap assembly, and the door assembly, when operatively connected, form an interior space in the pickup truck cap and storage system, and a storage system assembly located within the interior of the pickup truck cap and storage system. |
| US10086682B2 |
Roll-up tarp apparatus having telescoping arm
A roll-up tarp apparatus for attachment to an open-top truck trailer, with a flexible tarp that rolls onto and unrolls from a roll bar as the roll bar rolls across the trailer. The roll bar is connected to the trailer by two telescoping arms which each have a lower portion that slides within an upper portion to telescope and adjust the length of the telescoping arms as the roll bar rolls across the trailer. The telescoping arms each have two bearings, which are on opposite sides of the telescoping arm and which are separated along the length of the telescoping arm, so that when forces are applied to the telescoping arm during use, the bearing surfaces aid in sliding the lower portion within the upper portion. |
| US10086681B1 |
Moon roof/sunroof water intrusion diverter
A device for preventing intrusion of collected water into a vehicle is provided, defined by a water diverter configured and dimensioned to divert water from at least a vehicle-rearward edge of a roof panel aperture provided for a vehicle sun roof/moon roof assembly. The water diverter further includes end portions configured and dimensioned to divert water from at least a portion of opposed vehicle-outboard edges of the roof panel aperture. |
| US10086679B2 |
Front windshield
A front windshield includes a frame portion extending along the circumferential edge, the frame portion includes a lower edge portion extending along the lower edge of the front windshield, and a recess depressed downward from the inner edge of the lower edge portion, and at least a part of a perception mark, which allows the driver of the vehicle to perceive a position based on the vehicle, is provided inside the recess. |
| US10086678B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling compressor
A method and an apparatus for controlling a compressor are provided. The method includes measuring a vehicle speed, an engine speed, a position value of an accelerator pedal, and an external air temperature and comparing the vehicle speed with a predetermined speed. A basic operation rate of the compressor is then determined based on the engine speed and the position value of the accelerator pedal when the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the predetermined speed. A final operation rate of the compressor is determined based on the external air temperature and the determined basic operation rate and the compressor is operated based on the determined final operation rate. |
| US10086676B2 |
Air conditioner for construction machine
An air conditioner for a construction machine which can ensure the required durability of a supply line and a discharge line, and which can reduce manufacturing costs. The air conditioner has an exterior unit outside the cab and an interior unit on the floor of the cab, the interior unit including an expansion valve disposed at a position above an upper surface of a floor plate of a cab. The expansion valve is connected to an outer device of the air conditioner by a supply line and a discharge line extending along the bottom surface of the floor plate, and bent upward at a passage which is formed in the floor plate. The supply line and the discharge line are fixed by a latching means such as a p-clip disposed in proximity to the passage. |
| US10086669B2 |
Stabilizer control device
Left and right stabilizer bars are provided between left and right wheels of a vehicle. A control unit controls an actuator to control a rotation angle of the right stabilizer bar with respect to the left stabilizer bar. The control unit determines whether the vehicle is moving, whether a vehicle speed is less than a first threshold value, and whether a vehicle state is in transition from a moving state to a stopped state. A detection unit detects a control amount of the actuator. When the vehicle is moving, the vehicle speed is less than the first threshold value, the vehicle state is in transition from the moving state to the stopped state, and the control amount of the actuator is greater than zero, the control unit decreases the control amount of the actuator such that the control amount of the actuator becomes zero before the vehicle speed becomes zero. |
| US10086667B2 |
Axle tie rod
An axle tie rod adapted to be secured to an axle tube of a utility vehicle includes a connecting element and at least one link element, wherein the connecting element has a first connecting section in which a welded connection with the link element can be produced, wherein the connecting element has a second connecting section in which a welded connection with an axle tube can be produced, and wherein the second connecting section is configured to engage around the axle tube. |
| US10086662B2 |
Device and method for detecting a pressure change in a tire using a plurality of temperature signals
A device for detecting a pressure change in a tire includes a first temperature sensor located outside the tire being configured to produce a first temperature signal indicative of a first temperature, an input apparatus configured to receive the first temperature signal from the first temperatures sensor, and to receive a second temperature signal from a second temperature sensor being indicative of a second temperature, and to receive a tire pressure signal from a tire pressure sensor being indicative of a tire pressure of the tire, and a processor configured to output an evaluation signal including information about a change of tire pressure based on the pressure signal and based on the first temperature signal and the second temperature signal. The processor is configured to evaluate the pressure signal only if a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is smaller than a predefined limit value. |
| US10086661B2 |
Tire condition detecting appartus
A tire condition detecting apparatus includes a transmitting section, a receiving section, a control section, a property detecting section, and a battery, which is a power source for the apparatus. The control section operates in a control mode that is selected from a normal mode and a power saving mode. In the power saving mode, power consumption associated with reception of the wirelessly transmitted signal from the external device is less than that in the normal mode. When the amount of change in the electrical property of a valve stem detected by the property detecting section exceeds a reference change amount, the control section switches the control mode to the normal mode. The control section also switches the control mode to the power saving mode when a termination condition is met in the normal mode |
| US10086658B2 |
Run-flat tire
A run-flat tire ensures run-flat durability with a reduced weight. A tire radial outermost carcass ply of two or more carcass plies has tire widthwise inner ends in a crown portion. A bead filler and side reinforcing rubber have an overlapping part in the tire width direction. In a cross section of the run-flat tire in the tire width direction in a state where the run-flat tire is attached to an applicable rim, filled to a specified internal pressure, and placed under no load, a thickness d1 of a sidewall portion at a midpoint in the tire radial direction between a maximum width position of the run-flat tire and a tire radial outermost position of a bead core is greater than a thickness d2 of the sidewall portion at a midpoint in the tire radial direction between the maximum width position of the run-flat tire and a tread edge. |
| US10086657B2 |
System for automatically determining vehicle tire wear status
A system involves the use of one or more sensor pins which generate a binary output to determine the position of the tire on the sensor module, and if the depth of the tire tread meets the recommended depth for safe operation. The vehicle drives over two linear sensor modules, one for the driver side tires and the other for the passenger side tires. As the tires pass over the sensor modules, the sensor pins on/off status is recorded and analyzed to determine whether the tires are centered on the module and whether the depth of the threads meet or exceed the recommended depth for safe operation. When both front and rear tires have passed over the sensor modules, the tire statuses will be displayed on a tire status indicator, and a receipt with the tire status will be printed for the vehicle. When used with fleet management systems, the vehicle identification and the tire statuses will also be sent to a data center for further processing. |
| US10086656B2 |
Heavy-duty tire
A heavy-duty tire includes a tread having a main groove continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a first land portion and a second land portion formed adjacent to each other such that the main groove is formed between the first land portion and the second land portion. The first land portion has first lateral grooves such that each first second lateral groove is curved in an S shape, the second land portion has second lateral grooves such that each second lateral groove is curved in an S shape, the first and second lateral grooves are connected such that the first lateral grooves and the second lateral grooves make smooth transition through the main groove, and each of the first and second lateral grooves has a widened portion at position connected to the main groove such that the widened portion increases a groove width gradually toward the main groove. |
| US10086655B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion with a designated rotational direction. The tread portion is provided with a shoulder main groove arranged nearby a tread edge, a plurality of shoulder lateral grooves each extending from the shoulder main groove to the tread edge to form a plurality of shoulder blocks. Each of the shoulder blocks includes a zigzag leading edge including an external corner with a first vertex formed between a long inclined side and a short inclined side. One of the shoulder blocks is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes extending at an angle of 0 to 20 degrees with respect to an axial direction of the tire. One of the shoulder sipes includes a deep portion and a shallow portion that is arranged so as to include a position in the axial direction of the first vertex. |
| US10086653B2 |
Electronic contactless horn and sound device
An apparatus related to a contactless sound device, such as a horn, which may be configured to output different and/or multiple pitches using a replaceable, or interchangeable, electronic integrated circuit (“IC”) module is disclosed. The electronic IC module may include one or more sequencers electrically connected via one or more relays to at least one signal generator which is electrically connected to an output driver. Each signal generator is configured to generate at least one frequency signal, and optionally multiple frequency signals. The electronic IC module may be physically attached to an IC connection interface located on the exterior of the contactless horn body. The IC connection interface electrically connects the electronic IC module to an electromagnet that drives the diaphragm of the contactless horn to create the selected preconfigured frequency sound. |
| US10086648B2 |
Bearing device for a wheel
A bearing device for a wheel has a stem shaft of an outer joint member of a constant-velocity universal joint fit and inserted in a hole of a hub wheel, the stem shaft and hub wheel being coupled through an intermediation of a recess-projection fitting structure. Projections extending in an axial direction are provided on one of the stem shaft and an inner diameter surface of the hole of the hub wheel. The projections are press-fit into another of the stem shaft and the inner diameter surface of the hole along the axial direction. Recesses that adhere to and fit the projections are formed in the other. An end on an inboard side of the hub wheel is caulked to an outer diameter side to form a caulking section and preload is applied to a roller bearing by the caulking section. |
| US10086644B2 |
Track widening system for motor vehicles
A track widening system for motor vehicles, having at least one track widening disc and at least one centering ring, which is inserted into a central opening of the track widening disc, wherein the centering ring has at least one catch device which is arranged at the free end of a resilient arm and wherein the track widening disc has at least one corresponding catch device. The centering ring may be plastic, and may be fiber-reinforced. One or more centering rings may have different colors. |
| US10086642B2 |
Method of producing a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewellery, and element made by the method
The method makes it possible to produce a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewelry. This decorated element may be, for example, a watch dial. The method includes the steps of taking a base substrate, and micromachining on said base substrate a mold or decorative partitions in a programmed pattern, and filling the mold or the decorative partitions with at least one filler material to obtain the decorated element. The filler material may be an epoxy resin and the mold or the partitions are obtained by melting and solidifying a solder paste or powder. |
| US10086640B2 |
Retractable holder for writing, pointing instruments
A utility retractor having a utility adaptor, and having a retractable tether comprised of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) material. The UHMWPE exhibits many important qualities suitable in a utility retractor, including abrasion resistance, the ability to be knotted without tangling, and it is very slippery to achieve a significant useful life. The retractor may also include an energy absorber disposed on the tether configured to prevent the danger of the utility adapter flailing indiscriminately during retraction. The energy absorber can be selectively positioned. |
| US10086637B2 |
Device with quick-attach feature
A system including a panel having a panel opening and a coupling device coupled to the panel. The coupling device includes a coupling device opening and a flange positioned adjacent to the coupling device opening. The coupling device opening at least partially overlaps with the panel opening, and the flange is elastically deflectable to allow a binding mechanism to pass the flange and into or out of the coupling device opening. |
| US10086636B1 |
Synchronizing hybrid print media with electronic devices
A user may often be reading the same content on multiple different electronic devices, and this user may also wish to read the same content on printed pages of a physical book. In this case, described is a hybrid print medium that includes both printed pages and a computer system allowing a user to synchronize a current reading location in the hybrid print medium with the same content being read on one or more electronic devices. In different cases, this synchronization may include a synchronization service or the synchronization may occur directly between a hybrid print medium and an electronic device storing an electronic version of the content within the hybrid print medium. |
| US10086635B2 |
Erasing apparatus and sheet sorting method
In one embodiment, an erasing apparatus has a scanner, an erasing unit, a plurality of sheet discharge trays, and a processor. The processor acquires, from image data of a sheet outputted by the scanner, attribute data of the sheet. The processor controls execution propriety of erasing processing by the erasing unit, and sorting processing to discharge the sheet to the plurality of sheet discharge trays, based on the attribute data. |
| US10086633B1 |
Bias arms
In an example, a printing device can include a pivot point, a bias arm formed of a rigid member to rotate about the pivot point, the bias arm comprising a first end to extend into a print zone and a second end opposite the first end, and a spring in communication with the second end of the bias arm to bias the first end to contact the platen. |
| US10086627B2 |
Printing device and printing method for appropriately suppress blocking problem
Problems such as blocking are suppressed and more appropriately perform printing, in a case of using a configuration in which each medium is wound after printing. A printing device for performing printing on a medium includes a printing head configured to form an overcoat layer on the medium, an after-heater configured to heat the medium having the overcoat layer formed thereon, and a winding roller which is a medium winding unit configured to wind the medium heated by the after-heater, and the after-heater heats the medium such that the temperature of the overcoat layer becomes a temperature equal to or higher than a glass-transition point, and the winding roller winds the medium having a state where the temperature of the overcoat layer is a temperature lower than the glass-transition point. |
| US10086625B1 |
Integrated object packaging and holder for direct-to-object printer
A system for printing on a multi-dimensional object includes a plurality of print heads, a mounting structure configured to receive an integrated object packaging and holder for an object and to movably mount on a support member, an actuator configured to move the mounting structure along the support member, and a processing device. The system also includes a a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions that are configured to cause the processing device to control a movement of the mounting structure relative to the plurality of print heads, and operate the plurality of print heads to eject marking material onto an object mounted on the mounting structure. |
| US10086622B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for stable aerosol-based printing using an internal pneumatic shutter
The object of the invention is the provision of apparatuses and methods for stable direct printing of continuous films or discreet structures on a substrate using an internal pneumatic shutter. The invention uses an aerodynamic focusing technique, with a print head comprising an aerosolization source, a flow cell, an aerodynamic lens system, and a pneumatic shutter assembly. The method uses an interchangeable and variable aerodynamic lens system mounted in the flow cell, and an annularly flowing sheath gas to produce a highly collimated micrometer-size stream of aerosolized droplets. The lens system is comprised of a single-orifice or multi-orifice lens coupled to a converging fluid dispense nozzle. A liquid atomizer with temperature control is used to produce an aerosol size distribution that overlaps the functional range of the aerodynamic lens system. The shutter assembly can be attached directly to the print head, or mounted external to the print head in a control module. The preferred embodiment of the invention contains no moving parts internal to the print head, and provides non-contact shuttering of an aerosol stream. Internal shuttering of the aerosol stream is accomplished using co-propagating compressed gas and vacuum flows, a single vacuum exhaust flow, or by redirecting an aerosol carrier gas from the input port of an aerosol chamber to a continuously propagating sheath gas flow. The apparatus uses no external parts to collect or redirect the aerosol stream outside the print head. The internal shutter design allows for a reduced printer working distance, so that a substrate may be placed at the focal point of small aerosol droplets focused near the print head exit nozzle. The method produces well-defined traces on a substrate with line widths in a range from approximately 10 to 1000 microns, with sub-micron edge definition and shuttering times as small as 10 milliseconds. |
| US10086621B2 |
Liquid cartridge having movable member and contact member, and system using the same
A liquid cartridge includes: a cartridge body accommodating a reservoir; a liquid-supply part; a movable member movably supported by the cartridge body; an urging member provided on the movable member; and a contact member provided at a surface of the reservoir. The movable member includes a detected part movable from a first position, to a second position rearward of the first position, and to a third position rearward of the second position, the detected part at the first position and at the second position being positioned higher relative to the cartridge body. The urging member is resiliently deformable, the urging member in a deformed state being deformed to urge the detected part toward the third position. The contact member can contact the movable member, the contact member in contact with the movable member restricting the detected part at the second position from moving to the third position. |
| US10086618B2 |
Device for level measurement in a reservoir
A device for measuring the level in a reservoir of an inkjet printer, comprising: an electrode, which has a first end and an second end, and which is covered from the first end up to an intermediate level between the first end and the second end, with an electrically insulating coating, where the electrode has capacitive behavior for a level of liquid between the first end and the intermediate level, and resistive behavior beyond this, circuit for measuring a signal which is characteristic of capacitive behavior of the device, for a liquid level between the first end and the intermediate level, and for identifying resistive behavior of the device for a level of the liquid above the intermediate level, circuit for estimating or calculating, from the characteristic signal, a height of the liquid contained in the reservoir, for a liquid level between the first end and the intermediate level. |
| US10086615B2 |
Nozzle surface wiping device, liquid discharge apparatus, and head cleaning method
A nozzle surface wiping device capable of using a plurality of types of wiping members in a state where discharge deterioration is suppressed regarding the respective wiping members is provided. In the nozzle surface wiping device that wipes a nozzle surface of a liquid discharge head with a wiping member to which a cleaning liquid is applied, information on cleaning liquid application conditions for applying respective saturated liquid amounts of the cleaning liquid to a plurality of types of wiping members, respectively, according to the types of the respective wiping members is held in advance. The type of a wiping member to be used for the wiping of the nozzle surface of the liquid discharge head is specified, and a saturated liquid amount of the cleaning liquid is applied to the wiping member according to the determined cleaning liquid application conditions corresponding to the type of the specified wiping member. |
| US10086612B2 |
Fluid ejection device with ink feedhole bridge
In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes a substrate with a fluid slot formed therein, a chamber layer formed on the substrate defining fluid chambers on both sides of the fluid slot, a thin-film layer between the substrate and chamber layer that defines an ink feedhole (IFH) between the fluid slot and the chamber layer, and a chamber layer extension that forms a bridge across the IFH between two chambers. |
| US10086611B2 |
Inkjet head and printer
The head has a passage member having a nozzle and a pressurizing chamber which is communicated with the nozzle and is positioned on the side opposite to the side where the nozzle is opened, a piezoelectric actuator substrate which is superimposed on the passage member so as to cover the pressurizing chamber, and a flexible printed circuit which faces the piezoelectric actuator substrate from the opposite side to the passage member. The piezoelectric actuator substrate has a piezoelectric body which is exposed on the flexible printed circuit side. The piezoelectric body has a via hole opened toward the flexible printed circuit and has a projection portion at the edge part of the via hole which projects to the flexible printed circuit side. |
| US10086607B1 |
System and method for control of inkjets in inkjet printers
An inkjet printer that is configured to perform multi-pass printing operations includes at least one printhead, a memory and a controller. The controller receives a input row of image data for one pass including a plurality of pixels. The controller uses a table of index lookup offsets in the memory to generate a row of output image data with at least one pixel at a first index in the input row being located at a second index in the output row. The controller operates the inkjets in the printhead to eject at least one drop of ink using an inkjet in the printhead that corresponds to the second index in the output row and that is different than another inkjet in the printhead that corresponds to the first index in the input row. |
| US10086605B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus, drive circuit, and driving method
A drive circuit which drives a capacitive load on the basis of a drive signal output from a node includes a first wire; a second wire; an amplification unit; a capacitor and a resistance element; a determination unit which determines whether or not a voltage of a differentiated drive signal is within a predetermined range in case where a magnitude of a voltage change of the signal is less than or equal to a threshold; and a voltage output unit which amplifies the a voltage of the signal by a predetermined multiple, for example, one time, and outputs the amplified signal toward the node in a case where it is determined that the voltage of the differentiated drive signal is within the predetermined range. |
| US10086601B2 |
Lettering apparatus and lettering method for beer barrel
A lettering apparatus and a lettering method for a beer barrel are provided. The lettering apparatus includes a worktable, a hydraulic push device installed on the worktable, a first lettering device, and a second lettering device. The second lettering device includes a rotatory disk seat with the Z-axis as its axis. The rotatory disk seat is adapted to install a cask thereon. A circumferential surface of the rotatory disk seat is provided with an inner mold for lettering on an inner side of the cask. The first lettering device includes a connecting frame. The connecting frame is movable linearly along the Y-axis. The connecting frame is provided with an outer mold for lettering on an outer side of the cask. The hydraulic push device controls the outer mold of the connecting frame to move linearly along the X-axis for the outer mold and the inner mold to letter on a side wall of the cask. |
| US10086599B2 |
Label peeler system for printers and methods for making and using same
A label peeler system includes a first outer bracket having a first angled surface and a second outer bracket having a second angled surface. The label peeler system comprises a first movable bracket pivotably coupled to the first outer bracket and a second movable bracket pivotably coupled to the second outer bracket. A peel bar is secured to the first angled surface and the second angled surface, and a peel roller is rotatably disposed above the peel bar. A first roller is rotatably coupled to the first outer bracket and the second outer bracket. A second roller is rotatably coupled to the first movable bracket and the second movable bracket. The first roller and the second roller are configured to collectively pull the liner away from the label after the label is peeled by the peel bar. |
| US10086596B2 |
Apparatus and method for automated layup of composite structures
An apparatus for forming a material layer onto a form tool may include at least one nosepiece configured to laterally sweep a ply carrier onto a form tool contour. The apparatus may include a pair of tension arms configured to support opposing lateral sides of a ply carrier having a material layer mounted to a lower surface thereof. The apparatus may include one or more actuators configured to position the tension arms during forming of the ply carrier to the form tool contour. The one or more actuators may be configured to sense and control lateral tension in the ply carrier during forming of the ply carrier to the form tool contour. |
| US10086591B2 |
Structural glass element
In the case of a structural glass element with a plastic-coated glass panel and at least one assembly element attached hereon, the glass panel is coated in particular with a silicone-based elastomer across its entire surface, and the coating at the same time creates an adhesive joint with one section of the assembly element supported on the glass panel. |
| US10086586B2 |
Composite Al material for drawn and ironed can
Provided is a composite Al material for a drawn and ironed can from which a drawn and ironed can having brightness can be formed. In a resin coated metal plate used for forming a drawn and ironed can, a first resin layer (20) having a thickness of 0.02 to 2 μm is formed on a surface of an Al plate 10 which forms an outer surface of the can, and a second resin layer 30 having a thickness of 1 to 40 μm is formed on a surface of the Al plate 10 which forms an inner surface of the can. In a penetration test using a TMA device, an insertion amount of a quartz pin when a load of 5 g is applied to the first resin layer at a temperature of 100° C. is 20% or less of a film thickness of the first resin layer. Further, the first resin layer has a room temperature of 10 N/mm2 or more. |
| US10086584B2 |
Glass articles and methods for controlled bonding of glass sheets with carriers
Surface modification layers and associated heat treatments, that may be provided on a sheet, a carrier, or both, to control both room-temperature van der Waals (and/or hydrogen) bonding and high temperature covalent bonding between the thin sheet and carrier. The room-temperature bonding is controlled so as to be sufficient to hold the thin sheet and carrier together during vacuum processing, wet processing, and/or ultrasonic cleaning processing, for example. And at the same time, the high temperature covalent bonding is controlled so as to prevent a permanent bond between the thin sheet and carrier during high temperature processing, as well as maintain a sufficient bond to prevent delamination during high temperature processing. |
| US10086583B2 |
Stack, method for treating substrate material, temporary fixing composition, and semiconductor device
There is shown a stack including a substrate material temporarily fixed on a support via a temporary fixing material, wherein the temporary fixing material includes a temporary fixing material layer (I) in contact with the support-facing surface of the substrate material, and a temporary fixing material layer (II) formed on the support-facing surface of the layer (I), wherein the temporary fixing material layer (I) is formed of a temporary fixing composition containing a polymer (A) and a release agent (B) which contains a functional group capable of reacting with the polymer (A) to form a chemical bond. |
| US10086582B2 |
Fabric having a waterproof barrier
Provided herein are waterproof fabrics that include a base fabric having a body-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, and a hydrophobic, waterproof barrier disposed on the outward-facing surface of the base fabric, a seam through the waterproof fabric, and a waterproof tape disposed on an outward-facing surface of the hydrophobic, waterproof barrier and aligned to seal the seam against water ingress. The base fabric may be a wicking fabric or may be treated with a compound that enhances wicking, and the hydrophobic, waterproof barrier may include a plastic polymer, polyurethane, polyethylene, and/or polytetrafluoroethylene. The waterproof fabrics also may include an abrasion-resistant coating and/or a durable water repellant (DWR) agent disposed on an outward-facing surface of the hydrophobic, waterproof barrier, and one or both of the abrasion-resistant coating and/or DWR agent may be discontinuous. Also provided are methods of making a waterproof fabric. |
| US10086572B2 |
Composite sheet with visible filler and manufacturing method
A solid surface sheet includes visible, elongated, shredded cuttings uniformly distributed throughout a matrix wherein the cuttings and the matrix have substantially the same specific weight and wherein a majority of the cuttings are substantially elongated. Related methods are also disclosed including shredding a first mix while in a gel state, curing the cuttings, sorting by size, and using as a filler in a base material to form a blend having a unique appearance and high internal strength. The preferred material is polyester or acrylic. The solid surface sheet can be used as a countertop, floor or wall panel, furniture, and in similar applications. |
| US10086569B2 |
Method of making a composite sandwich structure
A composite sandwich structure is made by compacting a first multi-ply composite facesheet and assembling a layup, including sandwiching a core between the compacted first facesheet and a second multi-ply composite facesheet. The layup is compacted and the first and second facesheets are co-cured with the core. |
| US10086562B2 |
Resin member and method for bonding resin members
A resin member contains a thermoplastic resin and is bonded to another resin member by ultrasonic welding. The resin member includes: a melting start portion to which contact pressure is applied during the ultrasonic welding; a groove unit that is formed around a periphery of the melting start portion; and at least one wall that is formed so as to cross a direction from the melting start portion toward an outside and partitions the groove unit. |
| US10086561B1 |
Automated balloon assembly machine
An assembly for manufacturing a balloon envelope includes a table component and a sealing component. The table component may include a first platform, a second platform, a third platform, and a lateral opening between the first and second platforms. The first and second platforms can receive a first sheet of material that forms a first gore of the balloon envelope and a second sheet of material that forms a second gore of the balloon envelope. At least a portion of the first platform may move relative to the third platform so as to allow for the tendon and the portion of the second sheet attached to the tendon to move toward the third platform. The sealing component may be configured to bond the first sheet to the second sheet in order to join the first and the second gores of the balloon envelope. |
| US10086560B2 |
Tape applicator assembly and tape assembly
A tape applicator assembly for securing tape to a surface includes a body and may include a centering and locking assembly configured to automatically center and lock a tape assembly within the body for dispensing. The tape applicator assembly may further be configured for securing tape to at least one cable and a surface, wherein the body includes a tape-receiving cavity defined for receiving a tape assembly having tape with a tape center longitudinal axis. A tape applying assembly may be defined within the body that is configured to adhere the tape to both the at least one cable and the surface. A cable alignment assembly may also be defined within the body that is configured to receive at least one cable positioned against the surface and substantially align the at least one cable with the tape center longitudinal axis. |
| US10086559B2 |
System for online monitoring powder-based 3D printing processes and method thereof
A system for online monitoring powder-based 3D printing processes and method thereof are disclosed. A uniform light source having a single wavelength provided by the system is irradiated onto the powder layer before and after applied with glue. Intensities of such reflected images are obtained and subtracted from each other in an image process procedure. A difference obtained through the subtraction is compared with an original 3D model in a computer. If any defect is found such as being larger than a threshold value, the powder-based 3D printing processes will be terminated. Therefore, the technical effects of online printing processes monitoring, time saving and printing resources saving will be achieved. |
| US10086556B2 |
Method of producing retardation film, method of producing circularly polarizing plate, and film-stretching apparatus, involving braking the moving speeds of film-holding clips
Provided is a method capable of producing a retardation film having an elongated shape and having a slow axis in an oblique direction with high production efficiency while precisely controlling the direction of the slow axis and the variation of the direction. The method of producing a retardation film of the present invention includes: holding the left and right end portions of a film with left and right variable pitch-type clips configured to have clip pitches changing in a longitudinal direction, respectively; preheating the film; obliquely stretching the film; and releasing the clips holding the film. The oblique stretching includes making the change ratio of the clip pitch of the clips on one side in the traveling direction thereof and the change ratio of the clip pitch of the clips on the other side in the traveling direction thereof different from each other, and/or making the position at which the clip pitch of the clips on the one side in the traveling direction starts to change and the position at which the clip pitch of the clips on the other side in the traveling direction starts to change different from each other, while extending a distance between the left and right clips. In the present invention, the moving speeds of the clips are braked immediately before the holding step and/or during a time period from the holding step to the oblique stretching step. |
| US10086555B2 |
Method for forming a laminated part
A method for thermoforming a laminate to a part by controlling the temperature and pressure during the thermoforming. The laminate to be thermoformed may include an adhesive layer and the part may be a metal article. A thermoforming box may be used to control one of the temperature and the pressure. |
| US10086549B2 |
Plastic extrusion process control method and parameters adjustment system
A plastic extrusion process control method includes: receiving a plurality of historical process data of a plastic extrusion process from a database, in which each of the historical process data includes a plurality of critical parameters and a plurality of quality value; dividing each of the critical parameters into a plurality of levels; grouping the historical process data according to the levels of the critical parameters to obtain a plurality of parameter sets; calculating a quality indicator of each of the parameter sets to build an empirical response surface according to the historical process data corresponding to the parameter sets; and configuring the critical parameters of the plastic extrusion process to an automatic manufacturing system according to the empirical response surface, such that the automatic manufacturing system performs the plastic extrusion process according to the critical parameters. |
| US10086548B2 |
Extrusion apparatus and method using variable extrusion gate
A thermoplastic composite structure is produced by extruding a bead of composite material to a desired cross sectional shape. An extruder extrudes the polymer bead containing reinforcing fibers, using a low compression first extruder stage where the polymer is mixed and de-gassed, and a high compression second stage where the polymer is consolidated and extruded. The cross sectional profile of the polymer bead may be altered using a variable extruder gate. |
| US10086545B2 |
Method of forming packaged lens modules
A method of forming packaged lens modules is disclosed which includes: securing first ends of a plurality of lens modules equidistantly on a first mold plate; providing a second mold plate matching with second ends of the lens modules and securing the second mold plate on the second ends of the lens modules; filling a black material in gaps between the lens modules; and removing the first and second mold plates after the black material is cured and performing a dicing process. The method can effectively block lens openings to protect lenses from being contaminated and can eliminate the need for adhesive application and removal generally performed on second ends of the lens modules, thereby resulting in time savings and an efficiency improvement. Additionally, a height of the resulting packaged lens modules can be modified for back focal length compensation thereof by changing the size of the second mold plate. |
| US10086544B2 |
Laminate resin transfer molding of fibrous preforms using particle filled resin systems
A process for manufacturing a ceramic matrix composite component, said process comprising inserting at least one fibrous sheet into a resin transfer molding system. The process includes wetting the at least one (dry or partially wetted) fibrous sheet with a neat first pre-ceramic polymer resin. The process includes injecting a second pre-ceramic polymer resin including a filler material into at least one fibrous sheet and curing the pre-ceramic polymer resin. |
| US10086540B2 |
Method for manufacturing press molded product and manufacturing apparatus for press molded product
A method for manufacturing a press-molded product by cold-pressing a composite material containing a discontinuous carbon fiber and a thermoplastic resin, is provided. The method satisfies equations (1) and (2) and includes Steps 1 to 5: Step 1 is a step of placing a heated composite material in a mold; Step 2 is a step of allowing 1 second or less between pressurization start time t0 and time t1 of reaching flow starting pressure Pf; Step 3 is a step of reaching maximum pressure Pm at time t2; Step 4 is a pressure holding step of pressing the composite material at an average holding pressure Pk from time t2 to time t3; and Step 5 is a step of opening the mold and taking out a molded product from the mold; equation (1): 4 |
| US10086531B2 |
Process for producing resilient wood particleboard, MDF and HDF
A resilient MDF, HDF or particleboard material is prepared by pressing natural fibers, which have been pre-treated with binder which falls within the scope of the present invention, to form a fiber board material. The fiber board is a mixture of fibers, and a resin system comprising an isocyanate, and a polyol component. The resin system is selected so as to provide are resilient material that provides sound attenuating properties. |
| US10086529B2 |
Power planer configured to restrain heat generation of control portion
A power planer includes a casing, a motor having rotation shaft, a power supply portion for supplying electric power to the motor, a control portion, a cutter block, and a fan. The casing has intake and discharge openings and provides an air passage from the intake opening to the discharge opening. The control portion is connected to the electric motor and to the power supply portion. The cutter block has an axis parallel to the rotation shaft, and is supported to the casing and rotatable about the axis. A blade is provided in the cutter block. The fan is provided in the casing and configured to generate air stream within the casing and flowing along the air passage in a flowing direction. The air passage includes a control portion cooling passage for cooling the latter. The fan is positioned downstream of the control portion in the flowing direction. |
| US10086517B2 |
Apparatus and method for operating robots
A pendant is provided as a robot operating apparatus. The pendant includes an operation-input mode detecting unit that detects an operation-input mode of a touch operation inputted to a touch panel. In addition, in the pendant, an action setting unit sets an action direction and a number of actions of an inching action by a robot, based on an action mode associated with the operation-input mode with a predetermined amount of margin. Furthermore, an action command generating unit generates an action command to operate the robot such that the inching operation is performed in the action direction and by the number of actions set by the action setting unit. |
| US10086516B2 |
Color- or grayscale-sensing, magnetic, mobile, marking robot
In a method for interactive marking by a mobile robot on a vertical surface, a mobile robot that includes a sensor and an actuated marker is displaced across a vertical surface. Features on, in or behind the vertical surface are detected with the sensor. Displacement of the mobile robot and actuation of the actuated marker is controlled in response to the detection of these features. |
| US10086514B2 |
Robotic system and method for processing aircraft component
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a robotic method for processing an aircraft component that includes determining feature positions by illuminating with light, imaging the reflected light with a camera, and processing images from the camera. The method further includes determining a position offset of the features by comparing to a model of the aircraft component, determining a path offset for movement by a robot arm, and modifying the aircraft component using a processing tool coupled to the robot arm. A robotic system for processing an aircraft component includes a light emitting device and a camera configured for respectively illuminating and imaging features of an aircraft component, a gripper tool for gripping and moving the aircraft component to a workstation, a processing tool for modifying the aircraft component, and a controller to control the light emitting device, camera, gripper tool, workstation, and processing tool to modify the aircraft component. |
| US10086513B2 |
Wearable robot device and method of controlling the wearable robot device
A wearable robot device includes a frame, a detector provided on the frame for collecting information on a force applied from a user, a controller for determining a required amount of torque necessary for an operation of the wearable robot device based on the information collected by the detector, and for determining a sound corresponding to the required amount of torque, and an output unit for outputting the determined sound. |
| US10086511B2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing systems
Linear semiconductor handling systems provide more balanced processing capacity using various techniques to provide increased processing capacity to relatively slow processes. This may include use of hexagonal vacuum chambers to provide additional facets for slow process modules, use of circulating process modules to provide more processing capacity at a single facet of a vacuum chamber, or the use of wide process modules having multiple processing sites. This approach may be used, for example, to balance processing capacity in a typical process that includes plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition steps and bevel etch steps. |
| US10086507B2 |
Hand-held machine tool having automatic shaft locking
A hand-held machine tool device, in particular, for a screwdriver (12a-h), having a locking device (14a-h) for locking a power take-off unit (16a-h), and having a rotational bearing device (18a-h) of the power take-off unit (16a-h). It is provided that at least part of the locking device (14a-h) and the rotational bearing device (18a-h) be formed in one piece. |
| US10086505B2 |
Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and installing a tamper indicating member
An apparatus for use in connecting a cover member to a retaining member coupled to a nut mounted to a shaft includes a body portion, arms, and a plurality of pressing members. The arms extend from the body portion relative to the nut such that contacting portions of the arms contact a rear side of the nut to connect the body portion to the nut. The plurality of pressing members extend from the body portion and is alignable with the plurality of tabs of a cover member when the cover member is located between the body and the nut. The body portion includes a press mechanism configured to cause a first pressing member of the pressing members to contact a first tab of the cover member to deform the first tab toward a retaining member coupled to the nut mounted on the shaft. |
| US10086503B2 |
Multifunctional screwdriver
A multifunctional screwdriver has a ratchet head, a matching shaft and a handle. The ratchet head has a center, a bottom side, a peripheral side, an upper side, a plurality of flanges, a plurality of grooves, a matching hole, two circular holes and a protrusion. The matching shaft has a first end, a second end, two embossments and a connecting hole. The handle has a front end surface, a back end surface, a mounting hole and a shape-matching hole. |
| US10086497B1 |
Submersible liquid jet apparatus
A submersible liquid jet apparatus is provided for a system with a portable liquid jet tool that may be handled by human divers or remotely operated vehicles (ROV). The present apparatus facilitates the portability of a liquid jet tool with a support unit supplying high pressure working liquid and pressurized hydraulic fluid. The apparatus further provides portable delivery of an abrasive suspension to enhance the effectiveness of the high pressure working liquid. |
| US10086490B2 |
Surface treatment method for metal parts
A surface treatment method for metal parts includes a polishing step of supplying and discharging a cleaning liquid into and from a barrel tub while mass including a metal part and a medium is caused to flow in the barrel tub, so that a surface of the metal part is polished. The polishing step is carried out at least once. The polishing step includes a final finish polishing process in which a final finish medium which is free from abrasive grain or which consists of a synthetic resin base material and is free from abrasive grain or which is made by binding abrasive grain of not more than 10 wt % and a synthetic resin binding material together and is free from alumina is used as the medium. |
| US10086489B2 |
Electric grinder with switched reluctance motor
An electric grinder with a switched reluctance motor comprises a body, a transmission assembly, a grinding wheel, and a dust-proof assembly. The body includes a first casing and a second casing. The transmission assembly includes a switched reluctance motor disposed in the first casing, a driving module disposed in the second casing, a transmission shaft connected with the switched reluctance motor, and an assemblage seat disposed in the transmission shaft. The assemblage seat includes an assemblage member for assembling the grinding wheel. The dust-proof assembly includes a dust-proof hood disposed in the first casing. Because of being driven by the switched reluctance motor, the electric grinder of the present invention adapts to the cases of phase failure, frequent start-stop operations, and phase inversion. |
| US10086488B2 |
Inherently rigid telescopic protective cover
The invention relates to a protective cover comprising a plurality of protective cover segments (1), which can be moved telescopically against one another and which have a covering leg (2) and a supporting leg (3), and comprising a connecting element or bellows (4). When the protective cover is telescopically extended, an elastic restoring element produces a torque (M) and transfers said torque to the supporting leg (3). The invention is characterized in that the elastic restoring element is an integral component of the connecting element (4) in that the connecting element (4) has flexural rigidity and is connected to the supporting leg (3) in a planar manner along a height portion (h) of the supporting leg (3). Owing to the invention, an additional elastic restoring element and the attachment thereof to the supporting leg are no longer necessary. Thus, the compressed size, the weight and the production complexity of the protective cover can be reduced, and the leak tightness and reliability of operation are improved. |
| US10086487B2 |
Internal cleaning device of machine tool
An internal cleaning device of a machine tool includes: a chip removing device that removes chips; a moving device that is capable of holding the chip removing device; a detecting device that detects the buildup status of chips in the machine tool; an information processing device that processes information related to the chip buildup status obtained by the detecting device and determines a spot requiring a removal of chips; and a control device of the moving device that moves the chip removing device to the spot on which a determination has been made by the information processing device that the spot requires a removal of chips. |
| US10086482B2 |
Method of manufacturing a piece comprising several parts connected together
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a final piece including several materials, the final piece being produced at least according to the steps of: inserting an elastomer (5) in at least one insertion cavity (6) of an initial piece (2) so that the elastomer (5) is in contact and fixed with the initial piece (2); then cutting the initial piece (2) in at least two distinct parts (3, 4), so that the at least two distinct parts (3, 4) are fixed together but not in contact with each other, the at least two distinct parts (3, 4) being connected together by the elastomer (5). This may be applied to manufacturing a final piece including several parts, of various natures, connected together. |
| US10086475B2 |
Laser processing machine
Laser processing machines, such as laser cutting machine, including a work table receiving workpiece, and work arm with a laser cutting head. Laser cutting head includes nozzle receiving device and nozzle. Via nozzle laser beam may be directed onto work piece. Machine includes main drives moving work arm and/or the laser cutting head on X-Y-Z axes to process work piece, as well as an alignment unit to adjust laser beam. An adjusting station includes receiving unit fixing nozzle and/or the nozzle receiving device during centering of nozzle. The alignment unit has head element in laser cutting head. Head element receives nozzle and/or the nozzle receiving device and is slidable in X-Y directions, via the main drives. Head element may be fixed in a selected position, within the laser cutting head, via clamping device releasable during nozzle centering at adjusting station. |
| US10086474B2 |
Protective film applying apparatus and protective film applying method
A protective film applying apparatus includes a protective film forming and cleaning unit for forming a protective film on a surface of a wafer and cleaning the protective film away. A coverage state detector detects a coverage state of the protective film, and a controller determines whether or not the protective film has a film thickness falling within a predetermined range. If the controller decides that the thickness of the protective film does not fall in the predetermined range, the controller operates the protective film forming and cleaning unit to clean away the protective film, performs a pretreating process selected depending on the film thickness on the surface, and operates the protective film forming and cleaning unit to form a protective film again on the surface of the wafer. |
| US10086469B2 |
Mechanical dimpling for vapor expression in welding
A method for welding together two workpieces. The method includes stamping, using a stamping system, a first workpiece comprising a material that creates vapor when melted, such as zinc. The first workpiece is stamped at a first preselected region to form a plurality of depressions in the first preselected region. The method further includes positioning the first preselected region adjacent a second preselected region of a second workpiece. After stamping and positioning as such, the method includes applying energy to at least one of the first preselected region and the second preselected region to melt material of the first and second workpieces to form a joint connecting together the first and second workpieces. Based on the configuration and arrangement created, any vapor formed by molten material vents from the joint being formed, between the depressions formed, and away from the first and second workpieces. |
| US10086468B2 |
Weld head
A weld head for spot welding two or more components together. The weld head includes first and second electrode assemblies and a linear actuator motor to drive the first electrode assembly into a desired position and apply a desired clamping force. The weld head may include a sensor configured to measure a temperature of the motor and a controller configured to monitor the temperature and adjust the current supplied to the motor to maintain the desired clamping force. The weld head may include linear encoder to measure the position of the linear actuator motor and an algorithm that correlates the position of the motor with a force constant of the motor. Based on the position of the motor and the corresponding force constant of the motor, the controller is configured to adjust the current supplied to the motor to maintain the desired clamping force. |
| US10086465B2 |
Tandem hot-wire systems
A system and method is provided. The system includes a first power supply that outputs a welding current that includes welding pulse currents and a background welding current. The system also includes a second power supply that outputs a heating current that includes first heating pulse currents at a first polarity and second heating pulse currents at an opposite polarity. The system also includes a controller that synchronizes at least one of the first heating pulse currents and the second heating pulse currents with at least one of the welding pulse currents and the background current to influence a position of an arc relative to a molten puddle based on magnetic fields created by the welding current and the heating current. |
| US10086464B2 |
Analyzing method and apparatus for optimizing welding position of structure
Aspects of the present invention include a welding-position optimization analyzing method for spot welding or continuous welding of components constituting a structure model formed of plane elements and/or three-dimensional elements. The method includes defining a to-be-analyzed portion including welding points or welding portions at which the plurality of components are welded; defining at least one of the welding points or at least one of the welding portions in the defined to-be-analyzed portion as a fixed welding point or a fixed welding portion; specifying welding prospects in the to-be-analyzed portion, the welding prospects being regarded as prospects for the welding points or the welding portions; defining an analytic condition applied to the to-be-analyzed portion; and analyzing and/or calculating an optimal welding point or an optimal welding portion that satisfies the analytic condition from among the welding prospects. |
| US10086463B2 |
Arc welding apparatus
An arc welding apparatus includes: a switching device connected to both terminals of a secondary winding of a transformer whose opposite primary winding serves as a smoothing reactor on an inverter's secondary side; an output voltage detector detecting an output voltage between a welding wire and a workpiece; and a control circuit controlling the switching device and a circuit on the inverter's primary side. The control circuit includes: a first control portion that turns off the circuit on the inverter's primary side and turns on the switching device when the output voltage detected by the output voltage detector rises to a first predetermined voltage; and a second control portion that turns on the circuit on the inverter's primary side and turns off the switching device after a lapse of a predetermined time after the switching device is turned on. |
| US10086462B2 |
Hardfacing with low carbon steel electrode
A method of hardfacing a metal component includes welding a surface area of the metal component using a Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) process. The method of hardfacing the metal component includes performing the CMT welding process in a weaving pattern over the surface area of the component. A consumable, low carbon steel wire electrode is used in the CMT process. |
| US10086459B2 |
Method for forming hybrid article
A hybrid article is disclosed including a coating disposed on and circumscribing the lateral surface of a core having a core material. The coating includes about 35% to about 95% of a first metallic material having a first melting point, and about 5% to about 65% of a second metallic material having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. A method for forming the hybrid article is disclosed including disposing the core in a die, forming a gap between the lateral surface and the die, introducing a slurry having the metallic materials into the gap, and sintering the slurry, forming the coating. A method for closing an aperture of an article is disclosed including inserting the hybrid article into the aperture. Closing the aperture includes brazing the hybrid article to the article, welding the aperture with the hybrid article serving as weld filler, or a combination thereof. |
| US10086456B2 |
Wire electric discharge machine capable of machining various surfaces
A wire electric discharge machine according to the present invention includes a multijoint robot including a wire crossing mechanism for crossing a wire electrode on its tip end, a robot controller for controlling the multijoint robot, a numerical controller for controlling the wire electric discharge machine, and a transmission unit for transmitting a coordinate position when the multijoint robot is driven and controlled to move the wire crossing mechanism from the robot controller to the numerical controller, and the numerical controller synchronizes a position of each shaft of the wire electric discharge machine with a movement of the wire crossing mechanism with reference to the coordinate position transmitted by the transmission unit. |
| US10086455B2 |
Bolt hole with improved threads and tap for manufacture thereof
In a part having a surface, a bolt hole is provided extending into the part from the surface. Threads in the hole have crests with a fishmouth shape at the crests defined by a central concave portion and raised corner portions at ends of the concave portion. At least one start thread preceding the threads with the fishmouth shape crests is provided having a substantially flat crest without the fishmouth shape. A tap for manufacturing the threaded bolt hole has a first thread section and a second thread section. The second thread section has a plurality of threads for creating at least one improved start thread in the hole to be threaded, minor diameters at valleys between the threads of the second thread section being greater than minor diameters at valleys between threads of the first thread section or major diameters at crests of the threads of the second thread section being greater than major diameters at crests of the first thread section. |
| US10086452B1 |
Laterally cutting saw blade assembly
A laterally cutting saw blade assembly includes a plate that has a pair of opposed faces, a center and a peripheral edge having a plurality of shoulders attached thereto. Each of the shoulders has a pair of opposed faces. The shoulders each have a distal edge with respect to the peripheral edge. The distal edge of each of the shoulders extends between a tailing edge and a leading edge of each of the shoulders. A plurality of teeth is provided. Each of the leading edges has one of the teeth attached thereto. The teeth extend laterally away from each of the opposed faces. The teeth form a plurality of cutting surfaces extending continuously from the distal edge toward the center a distance equal to at least equal to 1.90 cm. The plate is mounted to a cutting assembly and rotated to cut lateral to the opposed faces. |
| US10086442B2 |
Drill chuck
The present invention provides a new drill chuck that resolves the problem that the excessive clamping force of the existing drill chuck makes it inconvenient to open the drill chuck and easily damages the cutters. The new drill chuck comprises a front-body, an after-body, and clamping jaws, wherein a thread is provided on the clamping jaw, the after-body is provided with master gears, slave gears are provided between the clamping jaws and the after-body, the master gear fits with the slave gear, a thread is provided inside the slave gear, and the thread of the slave gear fits with the thread of the clamping jaw. |
| US10086436B2 |
Cutting tool having breaker wall surfaces separated by a convex portion
A cutting tool includes a cutting edge member. The cutting edge member forms a corner portion. The cutting edge member includes a cutting edge formed at the intersection of a rake surface and a flank, at least two breaker wall surfaces and at least one convex portion. The cutting edge includes a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge connected thereto. The second cutting edge is situated at the corner portion. Each breaker wall surface is formed to extend along the cutting edge. The convex portion is formed between the two breaker wall surfaces spaced from each other to protrude relatively toward the cutting edge side. A part of the convex portion is situated around a connecting portion of the first and second cutting edges. |
| US10086434B2 |
Method of preparing shape-controlled platinum based alloys
A method of preparing shape-controlled alloy particles includes dissolving a solvent in a surfactant selected to inhibit particle growth; adding a noble metal precursor and a transition metal precursor to form a mixture; irradiating the mixture with a microwave under reflux for about thirty minutes or less at an irradiation temperature of between 185° C. and 195° C.; cooling the mixture; and drying the mixture at a temperature of between 55° C. and 65° C. to obtain shape-controlled alloy particles having a uniform shape, the shape dependent upon the surfactant used. |
| US10086433B2 |
Process for producing electrode material, and electrode material
A process for producing an electrode material by infiltrating a highly conductive metal such as Cu into a porous object containing heat-resistant elements. Before an infiltration step in which the highly conductive metal is infiltrated, a HIP treatment is given to a powder containing the heat-resistant elements (or to a molded object obtained by molding a powder containing the heat-resistant elements). The composition is controlled so that the HIP treatment yields a porous object which has a degree of filling of 70% or higher, more preferably 75% or higher. The highly conductive metal is infiltrated into the porous object having the controlled composition. |
| US10086429B2 |
Chilled-zone microstructures for cast parts made with lightweight metal alloys
Methods for casting high strength, high ductility lightweight metal components are provided. The casting may be die-casting. A molten lightweight metal alloy is introduced into a cavity of a mold. The molten lightweight metal alloy is solidified and then a solid component is removed from the mold. The solid component is designed to have a thin wall. For example, the solid component has at least one dimension of less than or equal to about 2 mm. In this way, a chill zone microstructure is formed that extends across the at least one dimension of the solid lightweight metal alloy component. The solid component thus may be substantially free of dendritic microstructure formation, enabling more extensive alloy chemistries than previously possible during casting. Such methods may be used to form high strength, high ductility, and lightweight metal alloy vehicle components. |
| US10086428B2 |
Clamping device and molding apparatus
The clamping device has a fixed platen, a moving platen which is movable in an mold opening and closing direction relative to the fixed platen, a tie bar which bridges the fixed platen and the moving platen, a pullout drive device which gives to the tie bar a driving force making the tie bar move to the back side of the fixed platen, and a support mechanism which is provided separately from the pullout drive device and support the load of the tie bar when moving the tie bar. |
| US10086427B2 |
Device and method for melting and forming metal in vacuum environment
An apparatus and method for melting and forming metal in a vacuum environment. Metal is melted within a metal-forming apparatus and the molten metal is filled into a mold cavity. A high-level vacuum environment is created in the apparatus by drawing air from the apparatus which is sealed from atmospheric air. This makes it possible to reduce contact with air, which can improve the quality of the metal product. |
| US10086419B2 |
Winding machine for wrapping multiple coils of rolled material around a reel
A winding machine (100; 100a, 100b) for wrapping strands of rolled material, such as a bar, a rod, wire or the like, around a reel into coils: a reel (50; 50a, 50b); a base flange (1) defining a first catching recess (6) intended to receive an end of a first strand (17; 17a, 17b); a first cover (9) movable between an open position leaving the first catching recess (6) exposed and a closed position covering the first catching recess (6) to form a closed passage for the end of the first strand (17; 17a, 17b) in order to secure the end of the first strand to the reel (50; 50a, 50b). At least a second element (2) defining a second catching recess (4); and at least a second cover (8) movable between an open position leaving the further catching recess (4) exposed and a closed position covering the second catching recess (4) to form a closed passage for the end of a second strand (27; 27a, 27b) in order to secure the end of the second strand to the reel (50; 50a, 50b). |
| US10086418B2 |
Shape-correcting and rolling method and shape-correcting device for high-strength steel
There are provided a shape-correcting and rolling method and a shape-correcting device for effectively correcting the shape of high-strength steel. The shape-correcting and rolling method includes: transferring a hot-rolled coil to a pay-off reel after cooling the hot-rolled coil or directly through a hot rolling to skin pass mill direct transfer process; unwinding the coil from the pay-off reel; correcting a shape of a strip unwound from the coil by using a heat pipe roller; and rewinding the strip as a coil. |
| US10086416B2 |
Pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly
A pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly (10) for disposing of raw pharmaceutical waste includes a receiver body (19) and a first reaction agent (287). The receiver body (19) is configured to receive the pharmaceutical waste. The receiver body (19) includes a body interior wall (921A) that defines a body interior (921B). The first reaction agent (287) is positioned within the body interior (921B) so that the first reaction agent (287) contacts the body interior wall (921A) prior to receiving the pharmaceutical waste. The first reaction agent (287) chemically reacts with the pharmaceutical waste so that the pharmaceutical waste is rendered unrecoverable. The first reaction agent (287) can include at least one of a denaturant and a deterrent. Additionally, the first reaction agent (287) can include activated charcoal. |
| US10086411B1 |
Whisk wiper
A whisk wiper, a device having a plurality of intersecting slits angularly disposed in an asterisk type pattern, is mounted onto a whisk. It is pulled down over the loops 44, each loop 44 guided through a slit 32. To clean off mixture 50 stuck to the whisk 46 the whisk wiper 30 is simply pulled off, the opposed edges of each slit 32 wiping the loops 44 clean. An absorbent whisk wiper 94 can also be used to scrub a whisk with deep slits 84 and compressed zig zag slit 106. The whisk wiper 90 can be configured to be turned inside out to allow the slits 84 to be easily cleaned. The slits can be extended to create a compressed slit 98 which can be further configured with zig zag 102 or ribbed 100 sides to enhance the cleaning action. |
| US10086410B2 |
Apparatus, method and system for washing objects with irregular shapes
An apparatus, system, and method allow for cleaning and brushing irregular-shaped objects automatically. The apparatus includes: an outer portion or a container that can substantially enclose one or more irregular shaped objects, and a plurality of brushes movably coupled to an inner wall of the outer portion or the container. The apparatus can be used to wash irregular-shaped objects such as shoes, utensils, medical devices, etc. An irregular-shaped object can be placed in the apparatus, and the apparatus can be placed in a washing machine for automatic washing. Driven by a flow of water, air, or gas, the brushes can scrub the object. The apparatus can protect the object from potential damages, and/or keep washed-off sand, dirt, or other residues inside the apparatus. |
| US10086402B2 |
Tool for applying a fluid onto a surface
A method and apparatus for applying a fluid onto a number of surfaces. In one illustrative example, an apparatus may comprises a base having a number of channels, a number of flexible members extending from the base, and an applicator extending from the base on a same side as the number of flexible members. A flexible member in the number of flexible members may have a fluid channel connected to at least one of the number of channels in the base to allow a fluid flowing through the number of channels to flow out of the fluid channel. The applicator may be configured to apply the fluid flowing out of the number of flexible members onto a number of surfaces. |
| US10086393B2 |
Fluid dose-measuring device
The invention relates to a fluid dose-measuring device for dispensing predetermined amounts of fluid from a fluid container, comprising a housing with a stationary and a moveable part, wherein the stationary part comprises a connector portion defining an inlet passage, which connector portion is connectable to the fluid container, wherein the moveable part is configured to engage with an actuator of a dispensing device, and wherein the housing comprises an outlet through which the fluid is to be dispensed, and an internal gear pump with an inner and an outer gear for transporting fluid from the inlet passage to the outlet upon actuation by the actuator of the dispensing device, wherein the moveable part is connected to the outer gear, so that actuation of the moveable part allows to rotate the inner and outer gear relative to the stationary part. |
| US10086392B2 |
Dispensers for dispensing microcapsules
A dispenser for applying at least two compositions, the dispenser including at least two reservoirs for storing the at least two compositions separately, at least two pumps for pumping the at least two compositions, which pumps have different strokes, an exit orifice, and an actuator assembly. The difference between the first stroke and the second stroke is accommodated through flexure of a flexing member in the actuator assembly. The first composition includes microcapsules and the second composition includes a volatile solvent. |
| US10086391B2 |
Pump dispenser
A pump dispenser, having a container with a body defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening at a first end of the chamber through which the product is dispensable, the body having a first surface at a second end of the chamber, opposite from the first end; a closure movable between a closed position where the closure blocks the opening and an open position where the opening is not blocked; a pump for pumping the product from the chamber; and a projection extending from the closure, the projection having a first portion extending from the closure and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first and second portions extending in different directions, the second portion having a second surface that faces and approaches the first surface of the body when the closure is moved from the open position to the closed position. |
| US10086382B2 |
Material reducing apparatus including an automatically positioned thrown object deflector
The present disclosure relates to a material reducing apparatus adapted to be coupled to a vehicle by a pivot arm or other structure. The material reducing apparatus includes a reducing head with rotary reducing component. The reducing head can be titled about a tilt axis relative to the vehicle and can be raised and lowered relative to a vehicle. The reducing head has a thrown object deflector that automatically moves relative to the rotary reducing component when the reducing head is tilted relative to the vehicle. |
| US10086381B2 |
Grinder mill air filter
A rotary grinding mill for that improves the rotary grinding mill process. A milling assembly that comprise an offset ripper blades to limit the noise applied to the unit, cutting edges on the milling assembly blades, and an trailing blade edge that is angled creating a milling fan blade. The milling fan blade creates an air flow through the mill assembly. A collection container that utilized a plurality of cyclonic air flow patterns and filters to remove particles from the air. |
| US10086380B2 |
Shredding recyclable material containing information
A shredder system and methods for shredding recyclable material including a primary shredder that shreds recyclable material into a first larger shred size and a secondary shredder that shreds recyclable material into a second smaller shred size material. The secondary shredder includes a rotor and a knife that meshes with the rotor to cause all of the first larger shred size material to be further shredded to the second smaller shred size material. The secondary shredder may also include a diverter mechanism capable of diverting the first larger shred size material. Either the diverter mechanism or the knife can move relative to the rotor to create an opening that allows the first larger shred size material to avoid being further shredded into the second smaller shred size material. The shredder system may be disposed in a motor vehicle. |
| US10086374B2 |
Three-stage thermal convection apparatus and uses thereof
Disclosed is a multi-stage thermal convection apparatus and uses thereof. In one embodiment, the invention features a three-stage thermal convection apparatus that includes a temperature shaping element for assisting a thermal convection mediated Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The invention has a wide variety of applications including amplifying nucleic acid without cumbersome and expensive hardware associated with many prior devices. In a typical embodiment, the apparatus can fit in the palm of a user's hand for use as a portable, simple to operate, and low cost PCR amplification device. |
| US10086371B2 |
Fluidic card comprising a fluidic channel provided with an opening resealable by means of a flexible film
A fluidic card including a rigid support and a fluidic channel at least partially formed in the rigid support. The fluidic channel includes an opening coming out on an outer surface of the rigid support, and the fluidic card further includes a flexible film disposed on the outer surface of the rigid support, at least at the opening of the fluidic channel, the flexible film configured to be deformed between a closed position in which it enables the fluidic channel to be closed to prevent a fluid flow from the fluidic channel through the opening and an open position in which it allows presence of a fluid flow space from the fluidic channel through the opening. |
| US10086370B2 |
Microfluidic device and method
A microfluidic device includes a semiconductor chip having a main chip surface. The microfluidic device further includes an encapsulation body embedding the semiconductor chip, the encapsulation body having a main body surface. A microfluidic component extends over the main chip surface and over the main encapsulation body surface and traverses an outline of the main chip surface. |