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US10093751B2	Modified diene elastomer predominantly comprising a diene elastomer coupled by an alkoxysilane compound bearing an epoxide group and amine-functionalized at the end of the chain The invention relates to a modified diene elastomer comprising predominantly the entity functionalized in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolyzed to give silanol, bearing an epoxide function and the silicon atom of which bonds the two pieces of the chain, the chain ends of the modified diene elastomer being functionalized to at least 70 mol %, with respect to the number of moles of chain end, by an amine function.
US10093750B2	Modified diene elastomer comprising a diene elastomer coupled by an aminoalkoxysilane compound and having an amine function at the chain end, and rubber composition comprising same The invention relates to a modified diene elastomer comprising predominantly the entity functionalized in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolyzed to give silanol, bearing a tertiary amine functional group and the silicon atom of which bonds the two pieces of the chain, the chain ends of the modified diene elastomer being functionalized to at least 70 mol %, with respect to the number of moles of chain end, by an amine functional group.
US10093749B2	Exopolysaccharide produced by lactic acid bacterium Provided are exopolysaccharide produced by novel lactic acid bacteria having an IgA production promoting ability, a production method of the exopolysaccharide, a composition containing the exopolysaccharide, and the like.
US10093748B2	Processes and apparatus for producing nanocellulose, and compositions and products produced therefrom Processes disclosed are capable of converting biomass into high-crystallinity nanocellulose with surprisingly low mechanical energy input. In some variations, the process includes fractionating biomass with an acid (such as sulfur dioxide), a solvent (such as ethanol), and water, to generate cellulose-rich solids and a liquid containing hemicellulose and lignin; and mechanically treating the cellulose-rich solids to form nanofibrils and/or nanocrystals. The crystallinity of the nanocellulose material may be 80% or higher, translating into good reinforcing properties for composites. The nanocellulose material may include nanofibrillated cellulose, nanocrystalline cellulose, or both. In some embodiments, the nanocellulose material is hydrophobic via deposition of some lignin onto the cellulose surface. Optionally, sugars derived from amorphous cellulose and hemicellulose may be separately fermented, such as to monomers for various polymers. These polymers may be combined with the nanocellulose to form completely renewable composites.
US10093739B2	Covalent diabodies and uses thereof The present invention is directed to diabody molecules and uses thereof in the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including immunological disorders, infectious disease, intoxication and cancers. The diabody molecules of the invention comprise two polypeptide chains that associate to form at least two epitope binding sites, which may recognize the same or different epitopes on the same or differing antigens. Additionally, the antigens may be from the same or different molecules. The individual polypeptide chains of the diabody molecule may be covalently bound through non-peptide bond covalent bonds, such as, but not limited to, disulfide bonding of cysteine residues located within each polypeptide chain. In particular embodiments, the diabody molecules of the present invention further comprise an Fc region, which allows antibody-like functionality to engineered into the molecule.
US10093738B2	Covalent diabodies and uses thereof The present invention is directed to diabody molecules and uses thereof in the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including immunological disorders, infectious disease, intoxication and cancers. The diabody molecules of the invention comprise two polypeptide chains that associate to form at least two epitope binding sites, which may recognize the same or different epitopes on the same or differing antigens. Additionally, the antigens may be from the same or different molecules. The individual polypeptide chains of the diabody molecule may be covalently bound through non-peptide bond covalent bonds, such as, but not limited to, disulfide bonding of cysteine residues located within each polypeptide chain. In particular embodiments, the diabody molecules of the present invention further comprise an Fc region, which allows antibody-like functionality to engineered into the molecule.
US10093737B2	HHLA2 as a novel inhibitor of human immune system and uses thereof Provided are methods of treating an autoimmune disease in a subject, or of suppressing transplant rejection in a subject, or of treating a cancer in a subject, as well as compositions therefor.
US10093736B2	Agents for treatment of claudin expressing cancer diseases The present invention provides binding agents that contain a binding domain that is specific for CD3 allowing binding to T cells and a binding domain that is specific for a tumor-associated claudin molecule and methods of using these binding agents or nucleic acids encoding therefor for treating cancer.
US10093734B2	Blockade of RGMb for reducing transplantation-associated immune responses RGMb antagonists reduce undesirable immune responses associated with tissue or organ transplantation.
US10093726B2	Protein sustained-release injectable formulation The present invention provides sustained-release pharmaceutical formulations for administering proteins to the eye. In particular, the invention provides formulations comprising single chain antibodies and hydrophobic polyester hexylsubstituted poly(lactic acid) (hexPLA). The invention further provides processes for the production of sustained-release pharmaceutical formulations and medical uses thereof.
US10093723B2	Anti-tenascin C antibodies and uses thereof There is provided antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, derivatives or variants thereof which are capable of binding to the FBG domain of tenascin-C. There are also provided uses of such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, derivatives or variants thereof, as well as methods of identifying such antibodies.
US10093716B2	Methods for treating cancer The present invention relates to methods and materials for treating an individual with KRAS-mutated cancer or a cancer in which ROCK is inhibited independently of mutated KRAS. The invention is based on the prevention or disruption of the binding of TRAIL-Receptor to its ligand, TRAIL, in vivo, for example by use of an agent that neutralizes TRAIL and/or a the TRAIL-Receptor (such TRAIL-R2) and/or diminishes TRAIL/TRAIL-Receptor activity, thereby reducing cancer cell transformation, migration and metastasis, prolonging survival of patients.
US10093710B2	Heterodimers of IL-15 and IL-15R alpha to increase thymic output and to treat lymphopenia The present invention provides method for promoting the maturation and export of T cells from thymic tissue by contacting the thymic tissue with supraphysiological levels of interleukin (IL)-15. The present invention also provides methods for preventing, alleviating, reducing, and/or inhibiting lymphopenia or peripheral depletion of lymphocytes in a patient in need thereof by administering to the patient IL-15.
US10093709B2	GM-CSF and IL-4 conjugates, compositions, and methods related thereto In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to conjugates comprising a polypeptide of GM-CSF and a polypeptide IL-4. Typically, the GM-CSF and IL-4 are connected by a linker, e.g., polypeptide. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding these polypeptide conjugates, vectors comprising nucleic acid encoding polypeptide conjugates, and protein expression systems comprising these vectors such as infectious viral particles and host cells comprising such nucleic acids.
US10093708B2	Interleukin-4 receptor-binding fusion proteins and uses thereof The present invention relates to interleukin-4 receptor binding fusion proteins. More specifically, the invention provides, in part, fusion proteins that include an interleukin-4 receptor binding protein moiety joined to a pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member protein moiety.
US10093707B2	Antagonists of activin-ActRIIa and uses for increasing red blood cell levels In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.
US10093705B2	Compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity using FNDC5 The invention provides compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders in a subject through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of modulating Fndc5 activity and/or expression.
US10093702B2	Metapneumovirus immunogens and related materials and methods The present invention provides compositions useful to induce immune response to human metapneumovirus. Also provided are related materials and methods, including methods to induce an immune response in a mammal, comprising administering the compositions herein.
US10093699B2	Peptides with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and use of the peptides with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities A peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities is provided. The peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities, includes: an α-helix peptide; and a short peptide consisting of about 4-10 positively charged amino acids, connected to an N-terminus of the α-helix peptide to form the peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities, wherein the total length of the peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities is about 10-20 amino acids.
US10093698B2	Peptide having efficacy for remedying hypopigmentation and inhibiting adipogenesis, and use of same A peptide formed from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 shows a melanogenesis increment activity and an adipogenesis inhibitory activity. The peptide, by increasing phosphorylation of MITF, which is a transcription factor for increasing a tyrosinase expression, and CREB for increasing an MITF expression, consequently increases a tyrosinase expression and ultimately increases melanin synthesis. The peptide, by reducing the amount of fat accumulated inside a cell and reducing expressions of perilipin and PPARγ, which contribute to adipogenic mechanism, ultimately inhibits adipogenesis. A composition for remedying or treating melanin hypopigmentation, a composition comprising the peptide, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing obesity, are provided.
US10093694B2	Compounds for treating eye disorders or diseases Described herein are compounds that inhibit or prevent protein aggregation, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with protein aggregation.
US10093690B2	Heterocyclic selenaphosphites and process for preparation thereof Novel heterocyclic selenaphosphites, process for preparation thereof and use thereof as ligand for employment in complexes.
US10093687B2	Metal N-aminoguanidinate complexes for use in thin film fabrication and catalysis The present patent application relates to new metal complexes having at least one N-aminoguanidinate ligand. The patent application further relates to the preparation of the new metal complexes and also to their use. The new metal complexes are especially suitable as precursors for the preparation of functional layers by means of gas-phase thin-film processes such as CVD, MO-CVD, MOVPE and ALD. Additionally, they are also suitable as catalysts for olefin hydroamination and for olefin polymerization.
US10093686B2	Heteroaryl inhibitors of PDE4 The present invention relates to compounds and methods useful as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases and other diseases involving elevated levels of cytokines and proinflammatory mediators.
US10093681B2	Compounds and derivatives of 2H-pyrido (3,2-b)(1, 4) oxazin 3)4H)-ones as raf kinase and LRRK2 inhibitors The present invention provides oxazine compounds, method of using and method of making oxazine compounds and its pharmaceutical use.
US10093679B2	Amino sulfonyl-based compounds, the preparation method therefor and use thereof Disclosed are aminosulfonyl-based compounds represented by the general formula I or tautomers, enantiomers, racemates or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a method for preparing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof. The compounds can be used to treat epilepsy, convulsions, obesity and the like.
US10093678B2	Azaspiro derivatives as TRPM8 antagonists The present invention relates to azaspiro derivatives of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders which are mediated via the TRPM8 receptor.
US10093677B2	Method for preparing spiro quaternary ammonium salt The present invention relates to a method for preparing a spiro quaternary ammonium salt comprising reacting a cyclic secondary amine with a dihaloalkane in the presence of a basic resin. According to the preparation method of the present invention, a metal salt and halide ion are removed by filtration without any additional purification process, the spiro ammonium derivative compound can be obtained with high yield, and the resin can be reused through a simple treatment process.
US10093676B2	Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention.The compounds of this invention have formula I-1 or I-A: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
US10093670B2	Azabenzimidazole derivative having AMPK-activating activity Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an AMPK activator. A compound represented by formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R4 is hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, R1, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, with the proviso that R1, R2 and R3 are not simultaneously hydrogen, X is a single bond, —S—, —O—, —NR5—, —C(═O)— or the like, R5 is hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, Y is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl or the like.
US10093669B2	Derivatives and methods of treating hepatitis B infections Provided herein are compounds useful for the treatment of HBV infection in a subject in need thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of inhibiting, suppressing, or preventing HBV infection in the subject.
US10093668B2	Substituted aromatic N-heterocyclic compounds as inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase interacting kinase 1 (Mnk1) and 2 (Mnk2) Disclosed are substituted aromatic N-heterocyclic compounds. The disclosed compounds typically exhibit kinase inhibition activity, for example, and inhibit Mnk1 kinase and/or Mnk2 kinase. The disclosed compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with Mnk1 kinase activity and/or Mnk2 kinase activity, such as cancers, diabetes, autism, and fragile X syndrome.
US10093665B2	Solid oral formulations and crystalline forms of an inhibitor of apoptosis protein The present disclosure relates to crystalline form of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, salts and hydrates thereof. This disclosure also relates to solid oral formulation of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates (including hydrates) thereof, as well as methods of treatment using the same.
US10093663B2	Piperidinyl-indole derivatives complement factor B inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides a compound of formula I: a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US10093662B2	Azoline compounds substituted by a condensed ring system Compounds of formula I are provided herein, as well as the use of these compounds for controlling invertebrate pests. Plant propagation material and agricultural and veterinary compositions including these compounds are also provided. Compounds for use as intermediate compounds in the preparation of the compounds of formula I are also described.
US10093658B2	Bifunctional compounds and use for reducing uric acid levels Bifunctional compounds that increase uric acid excretion and reduce uric acid production, and monofunctional compounds that either increase uric acid excretion or reduce uric acid production. Methods of using these compounds for reducing uric acid levels in blood or serum, for treating disorders or uric acid metabolism, and for maintaining normal uric acid levels in blood or serum are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bifunctional and monofunctional compounds are also provided.
US10093657B2	Inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase This application discloses compounds according to generic Formula (I): wherein all variables are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are useful for the treatment of oncological, auto-immune, and inflammatory diseases caused by aberrant B-cell activation. Also disclosed are compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.
US10093655B2	Heteroaromatic compounds and their use as dopamine D1 ligands The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), and Parkinson's disease.
US10093650B2	Tetrazolone-substituted dihydropyridinone MGAT2 inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): a stereoisomer, a tautomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a polymorph, a solvate thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are monoacylglycerol acyltransferase type 2 (MGAT2) inhibitors which may be used as medicaments.
US10093649B1	Crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione monohydrate, compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein is a crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione monohydrate. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione monohydrate are also disclosed.
US10093648B1	Crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione hemihydrate, compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein is a crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione hemihydrate. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione hemihydrate are also disclosed.
US10093646B2	1-pyridazin-/triazin-3-yl-piper(-azine)/idine/pyrolidine derivatives and compositions thereof for inhibiting the activity of SHP2 The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which m, Y1, Y2, Y3, R1, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5a and R5b are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of SHP2. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of diseases or disorders associated with the aberrant activity of SHP2.
US10093644B2	3-[(Benzo[D][1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)-oxy]-3-arylpropylamine type compounds and applications thereof The present invention relates to 3-[(benzo[d][1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)-oxy]-3-arylpropylamine compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and use thereof. The compound may be used to prepare an antidepressant agent.
US10093643B2	Method for synthesizing cyclic carbonates The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing cyclocarbonates by reacting an epoxy compound and carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure and elevated temperature in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst system comprising an alkali metal halide and silica as well as the use of said catalyst system for the synthesis of cyclocarbonates.
US10093641B2	Process for making beraprost A method is described for making single isomers of synthetic beraprost diol, a key intermediate for making 314-d isomer of beraprost. The method requires fewer steps than the known methods for making these compounds and can be used to scale up the reaction more easily to produce commercial quantities.
US10093640B2	Substituted benzofuran, benzothiophene and indole MCL-1 inhibitors The present invention provides for compounds that inhibit the activity of an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) protein. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions as well as methods for using compounds for treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer) characterized by the over-expression or dysregulation of Mcl-1 protein.
US10093639B2	Process for preparing furfural from biomass Furfural is produced from biomass material containing pentosan, in high yields, in a production process comprising treating the biomass with a solution containing at least one α-hydroxysulfonic acid thereby hydrolyzing the biomass to produce a product stream containing at least one C5-carbohydrate compound in monomeric and/or oligomeric form, and dehydrating the C5-carbohydrate compound in the presence of an acid, in a biphasic reaction medium comprising an aqueous phase and a water-immiscible organic phase, at a temperature in the range of from about 100° C. to about 250° C. to produce a dehydration product stream containing furfural. An aqueous stream is separated from the dehydration product that can be optionally recycled to the hydrolysis step.
US10093638B2	Utilizing a multiphase reactor for the conversion of biomass to produce substituted furans The present disclosure provides methods to produce substituted furans (e.g., halomethylfurfural, hydroxymethylfurfural, and furfural), by acid-catalyzed conversion of biomass using a gaseous acid in a multiphase reactor, such as a fluidized bed reactor.
US10093636B2	Method for synthesizing bio-plasticizers using acidic ionic liquids as catalysts Synthesizing bio-plasticizers with acidic ionic liquids as catalysts. The acidic ionic liquids are Bronsted acidic ionic liquids, which are composed of alkyl sulfone pyridinium and strong Bronsted acid. Epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters could be obtained via epoxidation of fatty acid alkyl esters using the acidic ionic liquids as catalysts. The epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters perform well as bio-plasticizers, which could be substituted for phthalate ester plasticizers. The acidic ionic liquids catalysts provide good catalytic performance, are easy to separate, reusable, and may reduce corrosion of pipelines.
US10093632B2	Methods for preparing substituted 5,6-dihydro-6-phenylbenzo[F]isoquinolin-2-amine The present application relates to methods of preparing Compound A: or a salt thereof, and a polymorph of Compound A dihydrochloride salt:
US10093630B2	Pyrazole compounds and methods of making and using same Provided herein are pyrazole compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful as modulators of one or more of MAGL, ABHD6, and FAAH. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of, for example, pain, solid tumors and/or obesity.
US10093628B2	Competitive PPAR-gamma antagonists The present invention pertains to a new compound E)-2-(5-((4-methoxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-6-yl)methoxy)-2-((4-(trifluoromethyl) benzyl)oxy)-benzylidene) hexanoic acid (MTTB), and its derivatives. The compounds of the invention are useful as selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) antagonists and are indicated for the use in the treatment of immune related diseases such as systemic inflammation, sepsis and septic shock.
US10093622B2	Efficient process for the synthesis of cyclic amides Disclosed herein is an efficient, economical, industrially advantageous, straight-through process for the preparation of cyclic amides, also referred as lactams, in substantially pure form and high yield, from the corresponding cyclic ketones and a hydroxylammonium salt, using a combination of amphoteric metal oxide or amphoteric masked metal oxide and a base.
US10093617B1	Method for producing 2-amino-4-substituted phenol A compound represented by formula (3): (wherein R1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, R2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, and m represents an integer of 0 to 3) can be produced by reacting a C1-C6 alkanesulfinic acid salt optionally having one or more halogen atoms with a compound represented by formula (2): (wherein R2 and m are as defined above) in the presence of a protonic acid.
US10093616B2	Preparation of hydroxy-benzylbenzene derivatives Methods for preparing intermediates of SGLT2 inhibitors are provided, including crystalline forms and methods of crystallizing intermediates.
US10093614B2	Antioxidant Inflamation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino and other modifications at C-17 This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
US10093612B2	Process to prepare phenolic ethylenediamine diacetic acid compounds The present invention relates to a process to prepare N,N′-di(2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic acid and salts thereof comprising a reaction between formaldehyde, ethylenediamine diacetic acid or a salt thereof and phenol at a pH of between 3 and 7 and a temperature below 60° C. wherein the reaction mixture contains 0.2 to 1.1 molar equivalents of alkali metalions on the molar amount of EDDA.
US10093611B2	Benzocycloalkenes as antifungal agents The present invention relates to fungicidal benzocycloalkene carboxamides or their thiocarboxamide derivatives of formula (I), their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions.
US10093610B2	Crystalline inhibitor of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase The present invention relates to an improved synthesis and crystallization process of the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione, also known as nitisinone or NTBC.
US10093607B2	Selective hydrolysis and alcoholysis of chlorinated benzenes The present invention relates to a process for providing a compound of formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or R′, wherein R′ is —(C1-C4)alkyl, and Hal is a halogen, the process comprising the step of: reacting a compound of formula (II) wherein Hal is defined as above, with an alkali metal alkoxide of the formula XOR′, wherein X is an alkali metal, and R′ is defined as above.
US10093606B2	Method of producing farnesyl acetone The present invention relates to a process for preparing farnesyl acetone.
US10093603B2	Apparatus for preparing glycol and method of preparing the same The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for generating glycol and a method thereof. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for generating glycol including (a) an aldol reactor; (b) an extractor for extracting an aldol product, unsaturated aldehyde, using an organic solvent that is not mixed with water; (c) a distillation column for removing a raw material from a solution extract that is discharged from the extractor; (d) a hydrogenation reactor for hydrogenating a solution extract that is discharged from the distillation column; and (e) a divided-wall distillation column for isolating glycol from a hydrogenated solution product that is discharged from the hydrogenation reactor, wherein the hydrogenation reactor is a fixed-bed catalytic reactor that is filled with a copper-based catalyst, and a method of preparing the same.In accordance with the present disclosure, an economical apparatus for preparing glycol which reduces loss of a raw material and provides a high glycol yield while inhibiting generation of by-products, and a method of preparing the same are provided.
US10093602B2	Process for the conversion of saccharide-containing feedstock The invention provides a process for the catalytic conversion of a saccharide-containing feedstock in a reactor, wherein saccharide-containing feedstock is provided to the reactor as a feed stream through a feed pipe and is contacted with a catalyst system in the reactor and wherein, as the saccharide-containing feedstock is fed through the feed pipe, a solvent stream, initially comprising essentially no saccharide, is fed along the internal walls of the feed pipe.
US10093597B1	Processes for separating dimethyl biphenyl isomers using zeolite adsorbents In a process for separating one or more 3,3′-, 3,4′- and 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers, a feed comprising the isomers is contacted with an adsorbent containing a zeolite having a largest diffuse along dimension of at least 4 Angstroms. The adsorbents provide selective adsorption of 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl.
US10093588B2	Method for enhancing soil growth using bio-char A method is described for rendering char from a biomass fractionator apparatus (BMF char) suitable for addition to soil in high concentrations, the method relying on multiple processes comprising removing detrimental hydrocarbons from BMF char, removing adsorbed gases from BMF char, introducing microorganisms to the BMF char, and adjusting soil pH.
US10093586B2	Ceramic matrix composite articles and methods for forming same A method for forming a ceramic matrix composite article includes forming by melt infiltration a ceramic matrix composite substrate inducing a ceramic fiber reinforcement material in a ceramic matrix material having a free silicon proportion and forming by chemical vapor infiltration a ceramic matrix composite outer layer including a ceramic fiber reinforcement material in a ceramic matrix material having no free silicon proportion disposed on at least a portion of the substrate.
US10093585B2	Method for combined desizing and interface coating of fibers for ceramic matrix composites A method of preparing a fiber for use in forming a ceramic matrix composite material comprises the steps of removing an organic sizing from a fiber to provide pyrolyzed remnants on the fiber, and using the pyrolyzed remnants as a reactant to provide an interface coating on the fiber.
US10093578B2	Asphalt crack filling system and method of use Roadway maintenance and repair, and, in particular, to enhanced crack filler materials, systems, and methods for filling and repairing cracks in asphalt surfaces, such as asphalt roadways. The enhanced crack filler material includes crack filler and a silane additive. The silane additive includes organosilane, benzyl alcohol, and ethylene glycol. The crack filler can be a conventional crack filler material that, when combined with the silane additive, provide an enhanced crack filling material that enables improved crack filling operations, cleaning, and repair durability beyond conventional crack filler materials alone.
US10093577B2	Fiber-reinforced carbonated hydraulic inorganic molded plate and method for producing same Provided is a fiber-reinforced carbonated hydraulic inorganic molded plate having a high bulk specific gravity, a high flexural strength, and a small dimensional change rate per specific gravity. (1) A fiber-reinforced carbonated hydraulic inorganic molded plate including: a cement component, a pulp, and a reinforcing fiber having an aspect ratio in a range of 40 to 1000; and being a carbonation-cured molded plate. (2) A molded plate being a cured product of a composition including at least a cement component, a pulp, and a reinforcing fiber, wherein the molded plate is a fiber-reinforced carbonated hydraulic inorganic molded plate and has a carbonation reaction rate of higher than or equal to 30%.
US10093571B2	Method for producing glass sheet and glass sheet A method of the present invention for producing glass sheets includes the steps of: (I) forming a molten glass raw material into a glass ribbon on a molten metal; and (II) bringing an acid gas that contains a fluorine element (F)-containing acid and in which a volume ratio of water vapor to the acid (a volume of the water vapor/a volume of the acid) is 0 or more and 30 or less, into contact with a surface of the glass ribbon on the molten metal so as to subject the surface of the glass ribbon to dealkalization and control a morphology of the surface in accordance with the volume ratio.
US10093566B2	Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method In a water treatment apparatus, a tilted plate is disposed at an incline relative to a horizontal plane. Water to be treated is passed over the upper surface of the tilted plate. A discharge forming body is disposed across a gas layer above a water film formed by the water to be treated flowing over the tilted plate. A droplet forming apparatus exerts power on the water film so that at least some of the water to be treated shoots upward in the form of droplets.
US10093564B2	Chelating base product for use in water-based system treatments A base product fluid is produced by adding anhydrous liquid ammonia and a first portion of sulfuric acid to water in a process line to form a mixed fluid. The mixed fluid may be cooled and a second portion of sulfuric acid may be added to the mixed fluid to form the base product fluid. The base product fluid may include a molecular compound that is a chelating compound. The molecular compound may have the formula: ((NH4)2SO4)a.(H2SO4)b.(H2O)c.(NH4HSO4)x. In the formula, a may be between 1 and 5, b may be between 1 and 5, c may be between 0 and 5, and x may be between 1 and 20.
US10093561B2	Apparatus and method for treating ballast water The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for treating ballast water. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for precisely controlling the production, injection, and removal of disinfectants using electrolysis according to the flow rate of ballast water, wherein the ballast water flows into a ballast tank or is discharged from the ballast tank in order to manage the ballast water or ships so that the destruction or disruption of marine ecosystems can be prevented. For the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an apparatus for treating ballast water and a treatment method using the same, wherein the apparatus includes: an electrolysis module (4) for producing concentration-controlled sodium hypochlorite; a gas-liquid separator (5) for separating hydrogen gas; a micro bubble generator (18) for mixing and supplying reducing agents while reducing residual chlorine by making micro bubbles in the ballast water; a vortex generator (19) for generating vortex; and a control system (12). The control system controls a salinometer (8), a flow rate meter (9), a residual chlorine meter (10), a seawater supply pump (2), flow rate control valves (3), an electrolysis module (4), a residual chlorine meter (16), a micro bubble generator (18), and an injection pump (15).
US10093559B2	Dehydration of water containing source of formaldehyde, and a method for producing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic ester Disclosed are methods for dehydrating a water containing source of formaldehyde in which water is separated from the water containing source of formaldehyde using a zeolite membrane. In certain aspects, the water containing source of formaldehyde includes a separation enhancer having a relative static permittivity ranging from 2.5 to 20, and the water containing source of formaldehyde may further include methanol. In certain aspects, (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester may be produced using the dehydrated source of formaldehyde.
US10093554B2	Multibubble injection type dissolved air flotation water treatment apparatus Disclosed herein is a multibubble injection type DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation) water treatment apparatus which supplies fine bubbles injected through injection of saturated water to a lower area of a separation zone as well as a lower area of a contact zone of a flotation basin, thereby improving removal efficiency of flocs.
US10093552B2	Photovoltaic panel-interfaced solar-greenhouse distillation systems A hybrid photovoltaic panel-interfaced distillation with and without a hydrophobic microporous membrane distillation process is provided that is capable of utilizing solar waste heat to perform liquid distillation while co-generating solar electricity. Solar waste heat co-generated at a photovoltaic panel is effectively utilized by in situ distillation liquid as an immediate heat sink in thermo contact with the photovoltaic panel, thus providing beneficial cooling of the photovoltaic panel and co-making of distillation products while generating electricity with significant improvement on total-process solar energy utilization efficiency. Its enabled beneficial utilization of waste heat can provide a series of distillation-related products such as: freshwater, sea salts, distilled water, distilled ethanol, hot water, hot steam, saline/brine products, and brine photobiological cultures for production of advanced biofuels and bioproducts, in addition to solar electricity.
US10093551B2	Process and plant for treatment of secondary components obtained in acrolein and/or (meth)acrylic acid production The present invention relates to a process for treating secondary components obtained in acrolein and/or (meth)acrylic acid production, comprising the steps of: a) contacting at least one wastewater stream (201) comprising at least a portion of the water of reaction removed in a first stage of a saturation column (101) with at least one process offgas stream (203), b) introducing energy by means of a first heat transferer (103) provided in a first saturation circuit (301) into the first stage of the saturation column (101), c) partly vaporizing the wastewater stream (201) into the process offgas stream (203) and passing the combined gas stream (205) into a second stage of the saturation column (101), d) drawing off a concentrated wastewater stream (207) from the bottom (1011) of the first stage of the saturation column (101) and feeding it to the top (1023) of the second stage of the saturation column (101), e) introducing energy by means of a second heat transferer (105) provided in a second circuit (303) into the second stage of the saturation column (101), f) partly vaporizing the concentrated wastewater stream (207) into the combined gas stream (205) to obtain an offgas stream (209), g) superheating the offgas stream (209), after it has been saturated, in a third heat transferer (113) to obtain a superheated offgas stream (211) and h) transferring the offgas stream (209) or the superheated offgas stream (211) from the saturation column (101) to a thermal aftertreatment. The present invention further relates to a plant (1) for treating the secondary components obtained in acrolein and/or (meth)acrylic acid production.
US10093547B2	Method for producing DDR type zeolite crystals and method for producing DDR type zeolite membrane Provided is a method for producing a DDR type zeolite crystal, the method including: a raw material solution preparing step of preparing a raw material solution by mixing at least silica, water, an organic solvent, and 1-adamantanamine that is a structure directing agent; and a DDR type zeolite crystal generating step of generating a DDR type zeolite crystal by performing a heating treatment on the raw material solution, in which the organic solvent is an organic solvent containing no amine, and the raw material solution is a raw material solution containing no PRTR substance.
US10093545B2	Method for making ferrocene-embedded multi-wall carbon nanotubes A method for preparing multi-wall carbon nanotubes comprising atomizing a precursor solution comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and a carrier gas. The mixture is then injected through an ultrasonic atomization system to form atomized precursor droplets. Then by injecting the atomized precursor droplets from the top of a vertical chemical vapor deposition reactor, the droplets can then react with a reaction gas in the reactor vessel to form a film that adsorbs to a growth surface in the reactor vessel. Layer by layer multi-wall carbon nanotubes are formed. This method is repeated to form layers of the multi-wall carbon nanotubes. The nanotubes formed have an outer diameter of 10 nm-51 nm and a length to diameter aspect ratio of 7200-13200.
US10093544B2	Method of making cohesive carbon assembly and its applications Cohesive carbon assemblies are prepared by obtaining a functionalized carbon starting material in the form of powder, particles, flakes, loose agglomerates, aqueous wet cake, or aqueous slurry, dispersing the carbon in water by mechanical agitation and/or refluxing, and substantially removing the water, typically by evaporation, whereby the cohesive assembly of carbon is formed. The method is suitable for preparing free-standing, monolithic assemblies of carbon nanotubes in the form of films, wafers, discs, fiber, or wire, having high carbon packing density and low electrical resistivity. The method is also suitable for preparing substrates coated with an adherent cohesive carbon assembly. The assemblies have various potential applications, such as electrodes or current collectors in electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, and batteries, or as transparent conductors, conductive inks, pastes, and coatings.
US10093541B2	Process for producing synthesis gas Process for the production of synthesis gas by catalytic steam reforming of a hydrocarbon containing feedstock in parallel in an autothermal steam reformer and heat exchange reformer, the heat for the steam reforming reactions in the heat exchange reformer being provided by indirect heat exchange with the combined effluent of the heat exchange reformer and a portion of the autothermal steam reformer.
US10093537B2	Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a beam structure and an electrode on an insulator layer, remote from the beam structure. The method further includes forming at least one sacrificial layer over the beam structure, and remote from the electrode. The method further includes forming a lid structure over the at least one sacrificial layer and the electrode. The method further includes providing simultaneously a vent hole through the lid structure to expose the sacrificial layer and to form a partial via over the electrode. The method further includes venting the sacrificial layer to form a cavity. The method further includes sealing the vent hole with material. The method further includes forming a final via in the lid structure to the electrode, through the partial via.
US10093530B2	Method and apparatus for cooling beverage liquid with finned ice bank A beverage making machine may be arranged to cool a precursor liquid in a tank using a cooling liquid in a cooling container disposed around the tank. The cooling liquid may be freezable to form ice, e.g., to provide the system with improved cooling capacity and/or speed. A plurality of fins may extend between the tank and the cooling container, with each of the plurality of fins being physically attached to the cooling container or the tank and being arranged to conduct heat from the tank and/or from the cooling liquid. The plurality of fins may include first portions attached to the tank and extending outwardly, and second portions attached to the cooling container and extending inwardly. Side surfaces of corresponding first and second portions may be in contact with each other to aid in transferring heat via the fin portions.
US10093524B2	Air pressure controller An air pressure controller having an inlet and an outlet, the controller may be configured to reduce air pressure between the inlet and the outlet and includes an exhaust port configured to exhaust air if a pressure at the outlet rises above a predetermined level.
US10093523B2	Programmable controls for a winch Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of a motor of a winch. In one example, a system for a winch includes a controller adapted to adjust operation of a motor of the winch based on one or more of and/or each of a winch load limit, a motor temperature, a distance of a hook coupled to an end of a rope of the winch to a winch fairlead, and an amount of rope wound onto a drum of the winch.
US10093522B1	Reversing leadscrew apparatus, system and method The present invention is an apparatus, system and method for use for winding and unwinding reels having a level wind carriage adapted to lay a cable back and forth across a drum of a spool by changing travel direction when contacting a first ring and a second ring of a tripping bar respectively.
US10093517B2	Rope terminal arrangement and an elevator The invention relates to a rope terminal arrangement of an elevator, comprisingcompression means comprising two compression members delimiting a rope gap between them, the compression members being arranged to compress a rope end of a belt-shaped rope placed in the rope gap for blocking movement of the rope end in its longitudinal direction relative to the compression members; andan electrical circuit comprising a contact switch, which is switchable between a first and second state, in particular between open and closed state; andthe contact switch being mounted on one of the rope end and a compression member, and the arrangement, in particular said other of said rope end and a compression member, is provided with actuating means arranged to move together with the other of said rope end and a compression member relative to said one of said rope end and a compression member and to actuate the contact switch to switch its state when the rope end moves in its longitudinal direction relative to the compression member, whereby movement of the rope end in its longitudinal direction relative to the compression member is arranged to cause state change of the electrical circuit; anda monitoring means arranged to monitor state of the circuit and to trigger one or more actions in response to state change of the circuit. The invention also relates to an elevator implementing said rope terminal arrangement.
US10093516B2	Elevator having a braking device An elevator may include a braking device such as a safety gear system or a service brake, for instance. The braking device may include a hydraulically-acting brake for braking an elevator car of the elevator. The braking device may further include a hydraulic unit with a pump assembly, a brake cylinder assembly, and a valve assembly for ventilating the brake. Further, the hydraulic unit may be fastened to the braking device.
US10093513B2	Folding apparatus and method An apparatus for folding sheets or sheet stacks, including at least two folding/transport rollers, transport device and knife, the transport device defining transport plane E for sheets or sheet stacks fed in transport direction R, knife being movable substantially perpendicularly to and through transport plane E, folding/transport rollers being arranged above transport plane E, oppositely on both sides of knife, axis of rotation A of folding/transport rollers extending substantially perpendicularly to transport plane E, and at least two folding/transport rollers each having, at their end facing toward transport plane E, rounded portion, such that narrowing gap S is formed between the at least two folding/transport rollers, into which gap sheets or sheet stacks can be introduced by means of knife so as to be folded there and at same time conveyed away in transport direction R, and to corresponding method.
US10093508B1	Card separation apparatus and card separation method A card separation apparatus includes a movable tray having a surface onto which a sheet is conveyed after a card has been separated from the sheet, and a card separation unit mounted on the surface for movement with the movable tray, the card separation unit having an opening through which the sheet is conveyed, and a controller configured to send an instruction to the movable tray to be moved at a predetermined timing after a leading edge of the sheet to which the card is attached enters the opening, so as to cause the sheet to be initially separated from the card.
US10093507B2	Device for holding a flat sheet-shaped element circulating in a processing machine A holding device (1) for a succession of sheet-shaped elements circulating in a processing machine (100) along conveying path T. The holding device (1) has two series (10, 20) of a plurality of suction members (11, 21). At least one series of suction members 20 extends along and is movably mounted parallel to the transport path T of the sheets, between a retracted position and a deployed position. Each series is in an array, parallel to the transport path and the suction members are arranged spaced apart alongside one another, so that the array of members extend perpendicular to the conveying path T of the sheets and the suction members (11, 21) of each series (10, 20) are transversely offset relative to the suction members (11, 21) of the other series (10, 20).
US10093501B2	Winding device and print winding system A winding device includes a winding shaft that rotates and winds a print medium conveyed from a printing device having a conveyance roller that conveys the print medium, a gear, and a motor driving the conveyance roller and the gear. The winding device also includes a power transfer mechanism to connect to the gear and transfer power to the motor, and a lever disposed between the winding shaft and the conveyance roller in a conveyance path in a configuration in which the winding device is connected to the printing device. The lever may be moved between a first position in which the print medium bends and a second position in which the print medium bends at a shallower angle than at the first position.
US10093500B2	Correction device and automated teller machine A deflection correcting device includes a banknote running passage defined by a first passage plate and a second passage plate. Deflection correcting wheels are arranged in the banknote running passage and a deflection correcting direction of the deflection correcting wheels is deflected from a reference side of the banknote running passage. A lateral guiding mechanism is provided at the reference side, and configured to drive a banknote that reaches the reference side to move in the transmission direction of the banknote running passage; and a deflection correcting adjusting wheel is provided at a tail end in a deflection direction of the plurality of the deflection correcting wheels, and a deflection correcting direction of the deflection correcting adjusting wheel is deflected from the reference side. The banknote is prevented from jamming at the reference side and the passage.
US10093499B2	Sheet conveying device A conveying unit conveys a sheet to a tray. A first surface of a wall member and the tray define a first space. A structural member has a facing surface which faces a second surface of the wall member. A wall surface of a frame, the second surface of the wall member, and the facing surface of the structural member define a second space. The wall member has a plurality of through holes including a first through hole and a second through hole. A first imaginary plane containing an edge of the first through hole in the second surface is away from the facing surface of the structural member by a first distance, and a second imaginary plane containing an edge of the second through hole in the second surface is away from the facing surface by a second distance which is different from the first distance.
US10093497B2	Feeding device and image forming apparatus A pickup roller is moved to a retracted position by rotating a feeding motor in reverse by a first predetermined amount and is moved to a contact position by rotating the feeding motor forward by a second predetermined amount.
US10093495B2	Self-closing device and image forming apparatus A self-closing device is configured to retract a unit capable of being pulled out with respect to an apparatus main body, to the apparatus main body. The self-closing device includes a plurality of retracting modules configured to retract the unit from a retracting start position towards a retracting end position. The plurality of retracting modules are provided such that retracting strokes from the retracting start position to the retracting end position partially overlap each other and the retracting start positions are different from each other in the retracting direction.
US10093493B2	Transportation system A method for manufacturing at least one transportation tube having a plurality of transportation tube sections for a high-speed transportation system. The method includes manufacturing the tube sections in-situ adjacent to an approximate path of the transportation system where the tube sections are to be positioned.
US10093489B2	Veneer transporting apparatus An infeed rollcase for transporting an infeed object. The rollcase uses a split drive system to move infeed objects at varying speeds in different infeed decks of the infeed rollcase. By detecting the position of each infeed object along a front portion of each infeed deck, the drive speed of the split drive system is varied such that the infeed objects maintain a predetermined position (e.g., overlapping) with respect to a preceding infeed object.
US10093488B2	Shape-shifting a configuration of reusable elements A game, and a method for playing a game, that includes providing an initial shape of a plurality of elements, and an end shape that includes the elements by displacing, using a motion module for at least one element, which motion function provides the at least one element with its own movement ability relative to the other elements, in which the end shape is different than the initial shape; providing a set of parameters which together with the end shape determine losing or winning the game. The game is completed on a basis of the parameters and a position of the elements in relation to the end shape.
US10093484B2	Feeding unit for feeding sealed packs of pourable food products A feeding unit for receiving sealed packs from a forming unit arranged to form the packs and feed the packs to a folding unit arranged to fold the packs so as to obtain folded packages comprises a feeding conveyor having at least one carrying element arranged for delivering the packs to the folding unit at an outlet region of the feeding unit, the feeding unit further comprising a braking conveyor arranged for slowing down the packs so that the packs are kept in contact with the at least one carrying element at the outlet region.
US10093479B2	Dispenser cartridge and dispenser arrangement A dispenser cartridge for use in a dispenser arrangement for introducing at least one dispensed substance into a liquid, includes an enveloping element with a continuous central space and with at least two openings for the entry and exit of the liquid respectively, wherein the dispensed substance is provided in the central space wherein first and second sealing means are provided which seal the openings completely in an initial configuration, wherein the sealing means can be brought into an operating configuration in which a flow path through the enveloping element is opened for the liquid.
US10093478B2	Capsule and dispensing machine for beverages A capsule includes a first container provided with a first closed cavity containing a first product and a second container provided with a second closed cavity containing a second product. The first container and the second container include a first interface element facing the first cavity and a second interface element facing the second cavity, respectively. The first interface element is provided with a first connecting device having a first conduit and the second interface element is provided with a second connecting device having a second conduit. In an assembled configuration of the capsule, in which the first container is associated with the second container, the first connecting device is engaged with the second connecting device so as to couple the first conduit with the second conduit to make a flow connection between the first cavity and the second cavity and enable at least the first product to pass into the second cavity and join the second product to make a final product.
US10093476B2	Collating system for conveyor belt rivets and method A collating system for rivets is provided that includes a rivet holder for supporting rivets in a predetermined pattern. In one form, the rivet holder includes a body having cavities for supporting the rivets therein. The rivet holder body includes a top plate member and a bottom plate member. The rivet holder has drive heads connected to the top plate member via frangible portions and the bottom plate member has retaining webs disposed below the drive heads. The top and bottom plates are secured together to capture heads of the rivets between the drive heads and retaining webs. The drive heads may be driven downward to drive the rivet heads from the rivet holder and into bores of a guide block with the retaining webs flexing to release the rivet head from the lower bottom plate member. A method of using the rivet collating system is also disclosed.
US10093472B2	Stretch blow-molded plastic container, in particular plastic bottle, for compensating volume changes of the filling material, and preform A stretch blow-molded plastic container, including a container body, one longitudinal end of which is closed by a container bottom and to whose other longitudinal end is connected a shoulder section; and a container neck, which connects to the shoulder section, the shoulder section having at least two hinge-like areas that run in a circumferential direction, and which areas are arranged at a distance (a) from one another and in each case have a wall thickness (v, w) that is reduced compared to the adjoining areas, the stretch blow-molded plastic container having a total stretching ratio of greater than 11 for a longitudinal stretching ratio of 2.5 to 3.5.
US10093465B2	Anti-slip cable tie A cable tie includes a band that extends lengthwise from a first end to a second end. The cable tie also includes a housing, affixed near the second end, with a first opening to receive the first end of the band when the first end of the band is brought toward the housing in a loop. The housing includes: walls that enclose a space and have a stop toward the second end of the band; a first mass in the space; and a second mass placed in the space and between the first mass and the stop. When the first end is inserted into the housing, the first end passes under the first mass and the second mass and exerts a pull on the first mass toward the second mass. When the first mass is pulled toward the second mass, the second mass acts as a spring between the first mass and the stop and prevents the first mass from hitting the stop. After the first end is inserted into the housing and when the first end is being pulled out of the housing, due to a force exerted by the second mass to the first mass and the walls, the first mass squeezes the first end against the bottom of the housing and locks the first end in the housing.
US10093457B2	Package having a lap or fin seal without an air gap formed adjacent the seal A flexible package having a closure device and a lap or fin seal is provided that reduces or eliminates an air gap present at the fin or lap seal portion of conventional packages. The package can include a film with a closure applied to the film. A bridge material is provided to the film to fill the air gap when the closure is in a sealed condition. The flexible package alternatively can include a film having a closure device applied to the film transverse to the first and second side edges of the film, with the first side edge portion extending into the fin seal such that at least a portion of the first side edge portion to eliminate an air gap between the fin seal and at least one of the first and second side edge portions.
US10093455B2	Tongs for sealing opening of bag Tongs for sealing an opening of a bag includes a first body having a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first and second side, and a second body having a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first and second side. The first body and the second body are configured to be combined with each other, so that the first body and the second body cover a surface and an opposite surface of the bag configured to cover and seal the opening of the bag.
US10093452B2	Method of manufacturing an improved disposable lid In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided an improved disposable aluminum lids configured to have a slight tapering between the raised ridge and the downwardly extending skirt, and further configured to have a rolled lip formed around the entire periphery of the downwardly extending skirt, which includes both the sides and the corners of the improved disposable aluminum lid. The improved disposable aluminum lid is manufactured to prevent cuts and injury to the consumer and allow for proper nested of multiple lids for shipping and storage.
US10093449B2	Double-surface contact tray loading base A double-surface contact tray loading base comprises a loading surface (4) and a hook (1) arranged on an outer end of the loading surface (4), the hook (1) comprises a hook lug (1-2) and a support plate (6), the hook lug (1-2) is arranged on an upper side of the outer end of the loading surface (4), and the support plate (6) is arranged on a lower side of the outer end of the loading surface (4), thus forming the double-surface contact tray loading base.
US10093447B2	Packing box Embodiments of the invention provide a packing box wherein strength is improved and efficiency of opening, content retrieval, etc. is improved. Embodiments of the invention provide a packing box obtained from an upper cover and a lower box configured from cardboard for accommodating articles therein, in which: the upper cover is obtained from a top board that covers the entire interior of the lower box and side boards that extend vertically downward from each side of the top board and substantially cover the side surfaces of the lower box; and at least one notch is provided on one of the lower edges of the upper cover.
US10093444B2	Large format container Provided is a blow molded container including a bottom, four sidewalls extending upward from the bottom to a shoulder region, a neck disposed on the shoulder region and defining an opening at the top of the container, and vertical ribs extending from the shoulder region to the bottom along the sidewalls. The shoulder region includes shoulder ribs and a shoulder base portion, the shoulder ribs formed of should rib walls extending upward from the shoulder base portion and a shoulder rib top portion extending between shoulder rib walls to form an upper part of the shoulder ribs. Each shoulder rib extends from the neck to an upper part of a corresponding vertical rib to provide improved top load resistance at the top and neck of the container.
US10093440B2	Vertical load case packer In one example of a vertical load case packer, guide rods provide horizontal adjustment of a tipping conveyor assembly to position the tipping conveyor assembly at a desired distance from the at least one bucket assembly. In operation, an indexing assembly advances case(s) into the tipping conveyor assembly. Side belts in the tipping conveyor assembly move and grip the case(s). A pivot rotates the tipping conveyor from a position wherein an open end of a case is oriented upwardly to a position wherein the open end is oriented horizontally to receive the product. Each bucket assembly receives product and delivers it to a case. A sliding bottom plate in the bucket assembly supports horizontally loaded product and advances the product into a case. A pusher plate prevents product from withdrawing from the case as the sliding bottom plate is withdrawn and further inserts the product into the case if needed.
US10093437B2	High performance insulation packaging and disbursement system A method for packaging and installing high performance insulation of a loose, granular, moisture-resistant nature, suitable for providing insulation in walls, ceilings, or other cavities in traditional buildings, cabinets or other structures requiring thermal or sound insulation, in a practical, easy to manage, modular fashion. The method provides for the packaging of insulation material to be contained in an air-tight but moisture permeable material that traps the particulates but not moisture vapor. The insulation material may also be blended with other materials to adjust the product's resistance to thermal or sound conductivity, cost, and in order to prevent leakage in the event of puncture.
US10093436B2	Wireless aircraft engine communication system An engine communication system for aircraft engines having a nacelle with two cowlings extending annularly about the aircraft engine and defining a radially outward surface thereof, and at least one sensor positioned radially inward from the nacelle. The system includes a cowling gap positioned between the two cowlings when coupled together, and an engine control device communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to at least one of receive engine data from the sensor and receive instruction data from a transmitter device positioned radially outward from the cowling gap. The system also includes a linearly polarized antenna communicatively coupled to the engine control device and positioned radially inward from the cowling gap and extending radially outward toward the cowling gap. The antenna is configured to at least one of receive and transmit the engine data and the instruction data through the cowling gap.
US10093434B2	Methods for treating aircraft structures The present invention relates to methods for repairing a structural weakness in an aircraft fuselage, or preventing the advancement of a structural weakness in an aircraft fuselage. Cold spray methods such as supersonic particle deposition have been shown to positively affect structural characteristics of sheet metal and lap joints as used in fuselage construction.
US10093433B2	Rocket landing systems A rocket landing stabilization system can include one or more upright support structures such as posts, columns, or walls, from which one or more stabilizing elements can be supported. The stabilizing elements can be used to stabilize a rocket as it lands at a landing site. The rocket landing stabilization system can also include a cradle, funnel, or cone to catch or otherwise support a rocket as it lands at the landing site. The rocket landing stabilization system can be located on land or at sea.
US10093430B2	Rat frame for a soft aircraft interface A mounting frame for a ram air turbine includes a front support block having a top side opposite a bottom side. A rear support block is disposed opposite the front support block, the rear support block also having a top side, and a bottom side. A top plate extends between the front support block and the rear support block, the top plate having a forward end connected to the front support block proximate the top side of the front support block, an aft end connected to the rear support block proximate the top side of the rear support block. A bottom plate extends between the front support and the rear support opposite the top plate.
US10093429B2	Latch beam deflection support An engine nacelle is provided and includes an outer fixed structure (OFS) assembly disposed about an inner fixed structure (IFS) barrel and a latch beam, which is separate from the IFS barrel along an entire length thereof. The latch beam includes forward and trailing ends directly and indirectly supportively coupled to the OFS assembly, respectively.
US10093425B2	Annular ozone converter with replaceable core An ozone converter includes a toroidal shaped inlet housing and an outlet housing that is removably coupled to the inlet housing. The converter also includes a ring shaped ozone removable core disposed at least partially within the inlet housing.
US10093423B2	Passenger seat for aircraft A passenger seat 100 for an aircraft, including a seat bottom frame 210, a backrest frame 220 and a headrest frame 230 that constitute a reclining assembly, which are supported by a spreader 170 and pipes 130 and 132 fastened to a floor by seat track fittings 110, the pipes 130 and 132 passing through left and right legs 120. A direct-acting-type damper 300 is attached to the backrest frame 230, and an extension member 400 is attached to the headrest frame 230, whereby a structural design is provided in which the reclining assembly, the direct-acting-type damper and the extension member can be easily replaced.
US10093422B2	Assembly of airplane seats The present invention relates to an assembly (1) of seats (2′, 3′, 2″, 3″) for airplanes, said assembly (1) comprising at least two rows (4′, 4″) of pairs of adjacent seats (2′, 3′; 2″, 3″), each seat (2′; 3′; 2″; 3″) comprising one seatback (5), one sitting portion (6), and an element (7) for the support of the lower limbs, each seat (2′; 3′; 2″; 3″) being configured in order to make a reclining movement along a respective recline axis (r2′; r3′; r2″; r3″) between a sitting position, wherein at least said seatback (5) and said sitting portion (6) cooperate in order to form a sitting element, and an extended position, wherein said seatback (5), said sitting portion (6) and said element (7) cooperate in order to form a bed surface, and vice versa, each seat (2′; 3′; 2″; 3″) being tilted in respect to the adjacent seat (3′; 2′; 3″; 2″) of a first angle (α′; α″) obtained by the intersection of the respective recline axis (r2′, r3′; r2″, r3″) in a convergence point (A′; A″) arranged rearward said pair of adjacent seats (2′, 3′; 2″, 3″), at least a first seat (2′; 3′) of a first row (4′) being separated from the seat (2″; 3″) of the second row (4″) arranged in front to it so that, both when both are in sitting position and when both are in extended position, there is always at least a space (8) between them (2′ and 2″; 3′ and 3″) for the passage of a passenger in order to access the adjacent seat (3′; 2′) to said at least one first seat (2′; 3′) of said first row (4′). The present invention further relates to the arrangement of said assembly (1) of seats (2′, 3′; 2″, 3″) within an airplane cabin (100).
US10093417B2	Unmanned flying device An unmanned flying device including a body, a first blade and at least a second blade, and a coupling assembly for coupling the first blade and the at least second blade to the body. Both the first blade and the at least second blade are rotateable about the body and are deployable away from the body via rotation of the first and the at least second blades about the body. The coupling assembly urges the collapsing of the first blade and the at least second blade towards the body.
US10093413B2	Drive system for aircraft landing gear A drive system for rotating a wheel of an aircraft landing gear is disclosed including a motor operable to rotate a drive pinion via a drive path; and a driven gear adapted to be attached to the wheel so as to be capable of rotating the wheel. The drive system has a drive configuration in which the drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear via the drive path. The drive path includes a first compensating gear mounted on a common drive shaft with the drive pinion so as to be capable of rotating in tandem with the drive pinion, and a second compensating gear which is meshed with the first compensating gear.
US10093410B2	Systems and methods for controlling a magnitude of a sonic boom A method of controlling a magnitude of a sonic boom caused by off-design-condition operation of a supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds includes, but is not limited to the step of operating the supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds and at an off-design-condition. The supersonic aircraft has a pair of swept wings having a plurality of composite plies oriented at an angle such that an axis of greatest stiffness is non-parallel with respect to a rear spar of each wing of the pair of swept wings. The method further includes, but is not limited to the step of reducing wing twist caused by operation of the supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds at the off-design condition with the composite plies. The method still further includes, but is not limited to, minimizing the magnitude of the sonic boom through reduction of wing twist.
US10093409B2	Electromechanical decoupler A compact electromechanical decoupler device is operatively connected between a manual control device of an aircraft and an electromechanical actuator that controls the flight modes of the aircraft. The electromechanical decoupler device is operable to decouple the operative connection between the manual control device and the electromechanical actuator with the absence of power supplied to the electromechanical decoupler device. The electromechanical decoupler device can recouple the operative connection between the manual control device and the electromechanical actuator on resupply of power to the electromechanical decoupler device and on manually achieving proper rotational alignment or indexing between the mechanical control device and the electromechanical actuator.
US10093403B2	Modular rapid development system for building underwater robots and robotic vehicles An underwater robotic vehicle development system for building underwater robotic vehicles (URVs), including a pressure vessel system, modular chassis elements, a propulsion system and compatible buoyancy modules. The pressure vessel system uses standardized, interchangeable modules to allow for ease of modification of the URV and accommodation of different internal and external components such as sensors and computer systems. The system also includes standard, reconfigurable connections of the pressure vessel to the modular chassis system. A standardized, modular propulsion system includes a magnetic clutch, and a magnetic sleeve used to power the URV on or off.
US10093399B1	Life reflector The practice of this invention enables saving a life. A passive distress alert for distressed vessel in water is provided. The self-activating alert is positioned on or near hull bottom zone and distress message is at least partially presented, without human or mechanical, electronic or other trigger, when vessel is keel over or in other overturned positioned and can indicate relative percent keel over. The alert reflects natural and artificial light and/or has components which are fluorescent, with or without special black light, either at day or night to present a distress message to a detector. Detector can be an aided or unaided human eye, camera, bar code reader, or other alphabetic or numerical character or symbol electronic recognition device. Distress message can be SOS, MOB, HELP, CQD, R&R, MAYDAY and other local or universal distress messages or combinations thereof or special distress alert comprising bars, dots, dashes and other symbols. A vessel comprising a passive distress alert is disclosed.
US10093397B2	Enhanced body board A body board for use by a rider in water includes a buoyant board body defined as having a top rider surface opposite a bottom submerged surface, a front half opposite a rear half, a left half opposite a right half and a board centerline. The board centerline extends from the front section half to the rear section half separating the left half from the right half. A left side riser is disposed on the top rider surface located in the left half and rear half, the left side riser extending above the top rider surface and configured to abut a rider's left rib cage and/or left hip. A right side riser is disposed on the top rider surface located in the right half and rear half, the right side riser extending above the top rider surface and configured to abut a rider's right rib cage and/or right hip.
US10093393B2	Cleat A cleat includes two cams (36) comprising mutually opposed convex surfaces rotatable about parallel axes which extend vertically in a rope-trapping position of the cleat, to bring the arcuate surfaces together and apart. The cams (36) are urged towards each other to trap a rope (66) therebetween. Each cam is also mounted to a horizontal cylinder (2) for rotation about an axis of the cylinder, in order to allow the rope (66) to rotate the arcuate surfaces by pulling in a line above this horizontal axis and to free the rope.
US10093390B2	Multiple-sprocket arrangement for a bicycle gearing A multiple-sprocket arrangement for mounting on a rear wheel axle of a bicycle includes a receiving body designed for mounting on the rear wheel axle, and a sprocket assembly. The sprocket assembly includes a first sprocket, the inner diameter of which is greater than an outer diameter of the receiving body and which is connected to the receiving body. The sprocket assembly further includes at least one second sprocket, the inner diameter of which is smaller than an outer diameter of the receiving body and which is designed in an unsupported manner and connected to the receiving body in a torque-transmitting manner by means of the first sprocket. The first sprocket and the at least one second sprocket may be of a one-piece construction.
US10093382B1	Quick release mechanism and bicycle using the same A quick release assembly for attaching handlebars to a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly is a cam assembly that in a first position engages the handlebars of a vehicle in an operational position and when said cam assembly is in a second position disengages the handlebars to permit easy storage of the vehicle in a minimum of space. The quick release assembly permits a tool free assembly of a vehicle with a handlebar, such as, for example, a bicycle.
US10093381B2	Component mounting structure of vehicle A component mounting structure of a vehicle comprises a frame assembly having a recess which is recessed in a predetermined direction; an intermediate section accommodated in the recess and removably fastened to the frame assembly; and a mounting member used to mount a first adjacent component adjacent to the frame assembly to the frame assembly, and the mounting member includes a connection element connected to the intermediate section in an inner space of the recess and a support element which is continuous with the connection element and supports the first adjacent component in a state in which the connection element is exposed outside through an opening of the recess.
US10093380B2	Method and system for folding a personal vehicle A folding, personal vehicle includes a frame having a foot deck, a front wheel, a bracket, and a handle. The bracket is pivotally connected to the frame and has a bottom position and a top position. The handle is connected to the bracket and is positioned at least partially elevationally above the foot deck of the frame when the bracket is in the top position and is positioned at least partially elevationally below the foot deck of the frame when the bracket is in the bottom position. A folding mechanism for a personal vehicle includes a bracket with a first bracket profile and a second bracket profile. The first bracket profile engages a rear side of a bottom rod when the bracket is in a top position. The second bracket profile engages a front side of the bottom rod when the bracket is in a bottom position.
US10093378B2	Side mirror for straddle vehicle A side mirror for a straddle vehicle includes: a mirror stay including a base end portion attached to a vehicle body of a motorcycle (straddle vehicle); and a mirror portion including a mirror and provided at a tip end portion of the mirror stay. The mirror stay includes a first stay portion and a second stay portion which branch from the base end portion to extend toward the tip end portion.
US10093375B1	Fast combination structure for bicycle rear shelf and luggage bag A fast combination structure for a bicycle rear shelf and luggage bag, includes a rear shelf and a luggage bag; the rear shelf has a connection device, shelf body and adjustment unit, where the rear shelf is coupled to a bicycle seat tube through the connection device, and the self body is configured with a slide groove and perforated slot; the adjustment unit has an adjustment element, latching unit and pull rod, where the adjustment element is configured with an accommodation groove in which the latching unit is installed, the pull rod is passed through the accommodation groove and connected to the latching unit, and a return spring is positioned therebetween; the lower side of the luggage bag has a slide device having slide wings and a plurality of buckling holes each allowing the latching unit to be inserted in to fix the luggage bag.
US10093373B2	Load-bearing frame of a bicycle saddle A load-bearing frame of a bicycle saddle comprises a base and a rim surrounding the base. The base is made of a first plastic material of predetermined rigidity and includes a relatively narrow anterior portion and a relatively wider posterior portion. The base further has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge. The rim is made of a second plastic material of rigidity being smaller than that of the first plastic material. The rim has an inner side coupled with the periphery edge of the base and an outer side extending upwardly from the inner side to define a first receiving space with a first upper opening.
US10093372B2	Adjustable assembly for a bicycle According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle comprises a first support and a second support slidably positioned within at least a portion of the first support, such that one of the first support and the second support is adapted to attach to a first bicycle portion and the other of the first support and the second support is adapted to attach to a second bicycle portion. In some embodiments, the second support comprises an expansion portion configured to be selectively moved between an expanded position and a retracted position. In one embodiment, the expansion portion is configured to contact and engage at least one portion of the first support when the expansion portion is in an expanded position, and the first support is configured to be selectively moved relative to the second support when the expansion portion is permitted to assume a retracted position.
US10093369B2	Anti-theft bicycle locking device Anti-theft bicycle locking device, wherein the bicycle has a saddle column (4), a saddle (3) and a rear frame tube (2), the device has a foldable locking loop that can be wrapped around the bicycle and a stationary object, the loop comprises a plurality of loop portions of which each has a predetermined length, a first loop portion is constituted by the saddle column (4) being a hollow tube, and a second loop portion (8, 16, 20) that has an outer diameter smaller than the diameter of the saddle column (4) and has a first end slidably connected to and moving in the interior of the saddle column (4), a closure member (11, 17) in the remote end part of the saddle column (4) preventing the removal of the second loop portion (16, 20) from the saddle column (4), a lock (7) is attached to an upper portion of the saddle column (4) close to the saddle (3), and a lock part (9) is attached to a free end of the last portion of the loop, the lock part (9) can be fitted in and engaged by the lock (7), and said loop portions can be pushed to take a compressed state and pulled to form the loop, an in compressed state said loop portions except for the saddle column (4) are positioned in the hollow inner space of the saddle column (4) and the rear tube (2), and the loop comprises at least one further loop portion attached to the remote end of the second loop portion (8, 16, 20), and the loop has a minimum length (LL) in fully unfolded state which is at least as long as the combined length of the rear frame tube (LFT) and twice the length of the saddle column (LSC), in equation: LL≥LFT+2*LSC.
US10093368B2	Apparatus for maneuvering parked motorcycles and motor scooters A dolly for supporting a tire of a motorcycle or motor scooter off the ground is provided. The dolly comprises: axially aligned wheels supported by a frame which has a frame part forward of the wheels and a frame part behind the wheels, the forward frame part having an open end being such that the motorcycle or motor scooter tire can locate in the open end, at least one tire gripping member on the forward frame part and adapted to wedge the tire when the forward frame part is lifted and release the tire when the forward frame part is lowered, and a wheel on the frame part behind the wheels.
US10093367B2	Omni-directional treads A robotic device includes multiple sprockets coupled to a tread module. The robotic device also includes multiple first drive gears coupled to a drive shaft gear of the tread module. The robotic device further includes a second drive gear coupled to a carousel gear of the tread module.
US10093365B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes an antenna which executes communication with an external portion and a communication terminal device which is electrically connected to the antenna. The antenna and the communication terminal device are arranged within a dash board which is provided in a rising manner so as to bury a steering column where a control steering wheel is arranged.
US10093361B2	Adjustable vehicular fender extension An apparatus for providing a vehicular fender extension comprise a wheel-well casing having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, the wheel-well casing being adapted to fit within a vehicular wheel-well, a guiderail located at the outside edge of the wheel-well casing, and an extending member slideably supported by the guiderail, the extending member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, extending between first and second ends. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator operable to move the extending member between a first position wherein the extending member is contained within the wheel-well casing, and a second position wherein the outside edge of the extending member is distal from the outside edge of the wheel-well casing.
US10093354B2	Hydraulic stabilizing unit for steer axles The present invention relates to a new hydraulic stabilizing unit that can be mounted onto any self-steering axle assembly that utilises a pneumatic stabilizing system. The hydraulic stabilizer works in conjunction with the pneumatic stabilizer to eliminate a “dead zone” of the pneumatic system to avoid wheel shimmy and hop conditions associated with out of specification caster angles on the axle.
US10093353B2	Power-assisted steering system and mobile inspection device The present disclosure relates to power-assisted steering systems and mobile inspection devices. Implementations may include and/or involve a directional control valve, a second hydraulic pump and a first driving motor. When determining an engine on a chassis has not been started, a central control unit may control start of the first driving motor according to a received travelling instruction such that the first driving motor drives the second hydraulic pump and then the power-assisted steering motor can be driven through a second oil path of the second hydraulic pump. Accordingly, the power-assisted steering system can be driven to operate when the mobile inspection device is in operation and the engine on chassis is not started, thus it is possible to drive the power-assisted steering system without the chassis engine operating.
US10093352B2	Motor controller, electric power steering device using the motor controller, and vehicle using the motor controller A motor controller, an electric power steering device using the motor controller, and a vehicle using the motor controller are provided. The motor controller includes plural hardware sets configured to operate in a normal state and to output a motor current, a control operation device configured to control the plurality of hardware sets commonly, an electric motor configured to operate with motor current output from each of the plurality of hardware sets, and an abnormality diagnosis unit configured to diagnose an abnormality of each of the plurality of hardware sets. In the control device, when there is an abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed by the abnormality diagnosis unit, the control operation device stops an operation of the abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed, and continues driving of the electric motor with a normal hardware set.
US10093345B1	System and method for testing a hands-off clutch for a steering hardware-in-loop (HIL) system A calibration system for an electric power steering system includes a hardware-in-loop (HIL) test fixture, and an electric power steering system mounted to the HIL test fixture. The electric power steering system includes a power steering rack, and an intermediate shaft (I-shaft) mechanically connected to the power steering rack. An electric motor is operatively connected to the HIL test fixture. A clutch assembly is operatively connected between the electric motor and the I-shaft. The clutch assembly is operable to selectively connect the electric motor with the I-shaft.
US10093344B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus includes a rotating assist force computing unit for computing an assist force in the rotating direction of a steering wheel, a returning assist force computing unit for computing a returning assist force, which is a steering assist force in a direction opposite to the rotating direction, and a summing unit for adding up the computed assist force in the rotating direction and the computed returning assist force. The electric power steering apparatus returns the steering wheel and steered road wheels to the neutral position at an earlier time if a driver releases his or her hands from the steering wheel when rotating the steering wheel.
US10093342B2	Steering column assembly A collapsible steering column assembly comprising a steering shaft that is supported within a steering column shroud, the shroud comprising an upper shroud portion and a lower shroud portion, in which the upper shroud portion is located towards the end of the steering shaft that is nearest the steering wheel and the lower portion is located towards the end of the shaft furthest from the steering wheel, the upper portion being at least partially received within the lower portion so that the upper portion can telescopically collapse into the lower portion during a crash, a support bracket that in use is secured to a fixed part of the vehicle and includes two support bracket arms that depend from a base portion to embrace the shroud, a clamp rail that is releasably secured to the upper shroud portion, the clamp rail including a slot that extends generally horizontally, and a clamp pin that extends through an opening in each of the arms of the bracket and through the generally horizontal slot in the rail, the clamp pin carrying a clamp mechanism that is movable between an unclamped position in which the rail can move freely relative to the clamp pin and a clamped position in which the rail is fixed relative to the clamp pin. The rail is secured to the upper shroud portion by a deformable tab which protrudes from the upper shroud portion to hook onto a part of the rail that faces the steering wheel end of the shroud. In use of the assembly with the cam mechanism in the clamped condition the tab is deformable under a predefined load applied to the upper shroud so as to unhook from the rail allowing the upper shroud to move axially relative to the rail and hence relative to the clam pin to permit collapse of the steering column shroud.
US10093339B2	Steering column assembly having a locking assembly A steering column assembly includes a locking assembly. The locking assembly is operatively connected to a jacket assembly. The locking assembly includes a housing, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The housing has a base and a wall that extends from the base. The wall and the base define a cavity. The first member is disposed within the cavity. The first member defines a first member ramp. The second member is disposed within the cavity and is spaced apart from the first member. The second member defines a second member ramp. The third member has a body that is disposed between the first member and the second member and an actuation arm that extends from the body.
US10093335B2	Housekeeping cart with wall protectors The present invention relates to a mobile housekeeping cart having a base supported by casters and wheels, where the casters have user-accessible swivel-lock levers to aid in controlling the motion of the mobile cart. Brackets extend downward from the corners of the base as housings for wall-protecting corner rollers. The corner rollers are positioned at a sufficiently low height so that the adjustable shock absorption rollers will impact base trim on walls instead of the wall surfaces themselves. The cart also has a main body storage area with an adjustable shelf, and a top storage area with a top hood. Handles are provided for user control of the cart, as well as to provide an attachment area for removable side storage bags, as well as providing attachment of tools and cleaning supplies.
US10093334B1	Mother/daughter industrial cart coupling arrangement A method and apparatus for joining at least one daughter cart to a mother cart utilize a coupling system having first and second coupling rails attached to one of the mother and daughter cart frames, and a third coupling rail attached to the other of the mother and daughter cart frames. The coupling rails all extend in a parallel manner to one another in a direction generally perpendicular to a primary transport direction and parallel the underlying surface, when engaged for conveying the daughter cart with the mother cart. The third coupling rail is retained in a channel between the first and second coupling rails, in such a manner that the daughter cart is coupled to and moves with the mother cart as the mother cart is moved in the primary transport direction while the third coupling rail is positioned in the channel between the first and second coupling rails.
US10093333B2	Shopping cart with RFID and biometric components and associated systems and methods Described in detail herein are systems and methods for interacting with an interactive display using a shopping cart. A biometric device integrated with the handle portion on a shopping cart can detect and discriminate between user attributes. At least one RFID tags can store the captured biometric information associated with the user attributes. A RFID reader and a computing system can be disposed within a predetermined distance of the shopping cart. The RFID reader can communicate with the at least one RFID tag in response to the at least one RFID tag being with a range of the at least one RFID reader to transfer the biometric information stored in the RFID tag to the RFID reader. The RFID reader can transmit the biometric information to the computing system. The computing system can authenticate the user based on the biometric information received via the at least one RFID reader.
US10093329B2	Track circuit mechanical joint integrity checker An electrically insulating mechanical joint checker for mechanical joints connecting rails of following track segments of a railway line, each track segment forming part of a track circuit. The track segment includes electric signal transmitting units and receiving units for transmitting and receiving train presence detection signals within the track segment and/or relating communication signals between the train and the track segment. The train presence detection signals and communication signals include a further joint detection signal, generated and transmitted by the transmitting units and received by the receiving units belonging to the same track segment, the joint detection signal relating to the track segment being different at least in respect to the one relating to the adjacent track segments. A method to detect a failure or breakage of a mechanical joint inside a track segment is also disclosed.
US10093328B2	In-line brake An in-line brake having a displaceable carriage for slowing and stopping a zip track trolley, that allows the trolley to continue in its direction of travel after it stops. The carriage is then repositioned automatically to stop the next trolley.
US10093326B2	Assembly having an undercarriage unit An assembly for a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, includes an undercarriage unit having at least one first wheel set supported on a track and a main body supported on the first wheel set. The main body has a coupling mechanism for mechanically coupling to at least one car body of the vehicle. At least one first driving motor for driving the first wheel set, at least one power supply unit for supplying the driving motor with electrical power and at least one inverter unit are provided. The power supply unit is disposed at least partially in a region of the undercarriage unit in order to permit the undercarriage unit of the assembly to be expanded with regard to the functionalities of the undercarriage unit.
US10093323B2	Driver advice system for a vehicle A driver advice system for a vehicle having at least one vehicle subsystem comprises a selector for receiving at least one driving condition indicator for the vehicle and for selecting, from a plurality of settings, a preferred setting for the at least one vehicle subsystem in response to the at least one driving condition indicator. The driver advice system includes an indication device for providing to the driver an indication of the preferred setting for one or more of the vehicle subsystems.
US10093320B2	Drive support device for controlling drive support functions and evaluating driver performance A drive support device includes a vehicle information obtainment unit configured to obtain vehicle information including a plurality of driving support levels provided by the drive support device installed in a vehicle, and a position of the vehicle or time; and a vehicle information recording unit configured to record the vehicle information obtained by the vehicle information obtainment unit on a vehicle information storage unit. The vehicle information recording unit records the position of the vehicle or the time, and the driving support level executed at the position of the vehicle or the time, on the vehicle information storage unit.
US10093315B2	Target vehicle deselection To deselect a target vehicle, certain actions are taken by an autonomously operating vehicle. An identified lane is identified. A target vehicle in the identified lane is selected. The target vehicle is determined to be departing the identified lane when an edge of the target vehicle crosses a virtual boundary. The target vehicle is deselected after determining that the target vehicle is departing the identified lane.
US10093309B2	Arrangemtent for optimizing load position in relation to plurality of transportation vehicles An arrangement and method for optimizing load position in relation to a plurality of transportation vehicles comprising at least one master vehicle and at least one slave vehicle, the arrangement comprising a platform arranged to the at least one slave vehicle for receiving a load; an actuating device of the at least one slave vehicle for moving the platform in relation to the at least one slave vehicle; a sensing device configured to generate a vehicle sensing signal and/or a non-vehicle sensing signal; an a controlling device of the at least one master vehicle. The controlling device is configured to receive at least one of the vehicle sensing signal and the non-vehicle sensing signal; generate controlling commands based on the received at least one of the vehicle sensing signal and the non-vehicle sensing signal; and transmit the controlling commands to the actuating device, wherein the actuating device is configured to receive the controlling commands and to move the platform in relation to the transportation vehicle based on the controlling commands.
US10093308B2	Electronic stability control system for vehicle A vehicle electronic stability control system which allows a vehicle to have improved movement performance and limit performance without causing a driver to feel uncomfortable, by actuating electronic stability control from a state where a lateral slip is relatively less likely to occur. The system prevents a skid of a vehicle. The system is provided with a stability determination module that obtains information indicating vehicle behavior from a sensor, and determines whether the vehicle is in an unstable or less stable state, on the basis of the information. The system is further provided with a braking/driving force control module which, when the stability determination module determines that the vehicle is in the unstable or less stable state, applies a braking force to one of the drive wheels, and simultaneously applies a driving force to the motor for the other drive wheel.
US10093306B2	System and method of stabilizing combustion of hybrid electric vehicle A system and method of stabilizing combustion in the engine of a hybrid electric vehicle. The system includes a controller controlling a starter and an injector, wherein the controller causes the starter to rotate the engine without fuel injection before starting the engine after an engine starting condition is satisfied or after an engine stop condition is satisfied and the engine is stopped.
US10093305B2	Travel driving apparatus of vehicle In a hybrid vehicle including a front motor for driving front wheels, and a step-up converter for stepping up voltage from a battery to supply power to the front motor, in which power regenerated by rotational force of the front wheel during vehicle deceleration is stepped down by a step-up converter and can be supplied to a battery, the hybrid vehicle includes a hybrid control unit which computes maximum input power of the step-up converter and regenerated power of the front motor during vehicle deceleration, and sets a difference obtained by subtracting regenerated power of the front motor from the maximum input power of the step-up converter to the maximum generated power of the generator.
US10093304B2	Enhanced electric drive mode having predicted destinations to reduce engine starts A system and method for controlling a vehicle includes controlling a vehicle according to a first mode in response to a calculated likelihood exceeding a threshold likelihood, and controlling the vehicle according to a second mode otherwise. The calculated likelihood corresponds to the likelihood that the vehicle is within a threshold distance of a current drive cycle final destination. The calculated likelihood is derived from geolocation data collected from geolocation systems in at least one vehicle across a plurality of vehicle drive cycles.
US10093298B2	Abnormal brake behavior detection The present disclosure relates to brake control and monitoring, and more particularly, to a brake control and monitoring system that monitors brake actuation force.
US10093295B2	Electric brake system An electric brake system is disclosed. The electric brake system includes a master cylinder configured to discharge oil according to a pedal effort of a brake pedal, a simulation device provided with a simulator valve provided at a flow path connecting a simulation chamber, which is connected to the master cylinder to accommodate oil therein, to a first reservoir for storing oil therein so as to provide a reaction force according to the pedal effort of the brake pedal, and an inspection valve provided at a flow path connecting the first reservoir to the master cylinder or at a flow path connecting the master cylinder to the simulation device.
US10093292B2	Brake system and method for operating same A brake system for a motor vehicle including front wheel brakes, rear wheel brakes, and a hydraulic system supplying hydraulic fluid to the wheel brakes. An electronic brake control connected to the hydraulic system actuates the hydraulic system to build up a brake pressure and supply the wheel brakes with the hydraulic fluid. The system includes a parking brake system that activates the rear wheel brakes. The electronic brake control actuates the hydraulic system to build up a brake pressure and at the beginning of an emergency braking procedure closes valves of the hydraulic system associated with the rear wheel brakes, opens valves of the hydraulic system associated with the front wheel brakes, and activates the parking brake system while keeping the valves of the hydraulic system associated with the rear wheel brakes closed for a period of adjustable length.
US10093290B2	Electric brake device An electric brake device has at least three control units: a first diagonal wheel control unit that controls a front-left wheel brake mechanism and a rear-right wheel brake mechanism which are positioned diagonally; a second diagonal wheel control unit that controls a front-right wheel brake mechanism and a rear-left wheel brake mechanism which are positioned diagonally; and a front wheel control unit that controls a front-left wheel brake mechanism and a front-right wheel brake mechanism. Each of the brake mechanisms has a friction-receiving member that rotates together with the wheel; and a friction-applying member that moves while being powered by an electric actuator, and obtains the braking force by pressing the friction-applying member against the friction-receiving member.
US10093288B2	Multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on self-energy-regenerative braking device and controlling method therefor Disclosed are a multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on a self-energy-regenerative braking device and a controlling method therefor. The multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on a self-energy-regenerative braking device can comprise a controller, a self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly, hydraulic pumps, and sets of braking actuators. The controller is connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly for sending a braking instruction thereto. The hydraulic pumps are respectively connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly for feeding a high pressure oil thereto under the driving motion of the aeroplane wheels. The self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly is configured to receive at least part of the high-pressure oil fed by the hydraulic pumps and the braking instruction sent by the controller and feeding the high pressure oil to each of the braking actuators according to the braking instruction. The barking actuators are respectively connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly.
US10093286B2	Timer based vehicle leveling and stabilization system and method of manufacture An example leveling/stabilization system for a vehicle includes a jack, an actuator, a user interface device, and a controller. The jack is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle and is extendable from a stowed position to an auto-deployed position. The actuator is coupled to the jack and is operative to extend and retract the jack responsive to signals from the controller. The user interface device is adapted to receive input from a user. The controller is responsive to an auto-deploy signal from the user interface and operative to provide the control signals to the actuator causing the actuator to continuously extend the jack from the stowed position for a predetermined time period, thereby positioning the jack in the auto-deployed position. No level sensor is required.
US10093283B2	Vehicular windshield washer fluid replenishing system A system and method of collecting and conditioning rainwater and other moisture, such as dew, from a windshield of a vehicle and utilizing the collected fluid to replenish the fluids in the windshield washer reservoir. A collection funnel is positioned on a vehicle in order to collect rainwater and other moisture. Rainwater and other fluids from the collection funnel are directed to a conditioning chamber where the water is treated with a concentrate and filtered. The treated fluid is then directed to a pre-existing windshield washer reservoir.
US10093282B2	Wiper blade assembly Disclosed herein is a wiper blade assembly, including: an adaptor; and a cap member connected to a predetermined region of a front of the adaptor to rotate, wherein the cap member includes one or more hollows, the adaptor includes one or more pressing plates, and the cap member is rotated relative to the one or more pressing plates in a state where the one or more pressing plates are inserted in the one or more hollows. Since a wiper arm can be easily attached or detached by the rotation of the cap member, the wipe blade assembly can be easily attached to or detached from the wiper arm even by a beginner.
US10093280B2	Method of controlling a cursor by measurements of the attitude of a pointer and pointer implementing said method A system and method of controlling a cursor (120) in a surface (100) by measurements of attitude of a pointer (110). The measurements can be provided by inertial, optical, magnetic, ultrasound, radiofrequency or video means and appropriate processing means. The method includes a step of computing the displacements of the intersection of a vector tied to the pointer with a projection surface. The projection surface can be predetermined on the basis of the measurements of the attitude and/or of the angular velocity of the pointer. The pointed-at surfaces can be planes, cylinders or spheres. The pointing can be performed in limited fashion or by sliding. The control of the cursor, in absolute mode or in relative mode, can allow the triggering of functions controlled by the orientation of the cursor on the pointed-at surface.
US10093279B2	Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windscreens A wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windscreens includes a wiper rubber with groove-like holding fixtures formed in the longitudinal sides of the wiper rubber, in which spring strips are partially contained. The spring strips project laterally from the holding fixtures with their longitudinal sides, and having an adapter element consisting at least essentially of plastic for the at least indirect attachment of the wiper blade to a wiper arm. The adapter element exhibits groove-like guides which are disposed on the two longitudinal sides of the adapter element on sides facing one another, wherein the guides encompass the two spring strips on the sections of the spring strips projecting from the holding fixtures. The adapter element is connected to at least one separate reinforcing element which encompasses the spring strips on the sections of said spring strips projecting from the holding fixtures at least section-wise.
US10093275B2	Method for controlling the speed of an electric motor of a belt retractor A method of controlling the motor speed of an electric retractor motor (18) of a belt retractor (10) for reducing a belt slack in the comfort mode comprises the following steps of: a) measuring the motor current (IM) applied to the retractor motor (18) as well as the voltage applied to the retractor motor (18), b) estimating the motor speed taking the time curve of the motor current (IM) applied to the retractor motor (18), the curve of the voltage as well as plural motor parameters (RM, IM, KM) into account, c) adapting the motor current (IM) in response to the estimated motor speed, and d) repeating the steps a) to c) until the estimated motor speed has reached a defined value.
US10093274B2	Bracket for sliding mechanism A sliding mechanism includes a first part and a second part adapted for sliding translation within the first part. A bracket attached to the first part includes a bracket guide rib structure for constraining a lateral motion of the second part, including a rib defining an unbroken interface surface for the second part. The bracket guide rib structure may include a continuous rib member defining a continuous a continuous planar slider interface surface, a sinusoidal wave pattern, or a trapezoidal wave pattern. The sinusoidal wave pattern and the trapezoidal wave pattern may include a plurality of waves having a same or a different wave frequency.
US10093273B2	Utility vehicle A utility vehicle includes a seat, a hip guard, and a seat belt which restrains an occupant to seat. The seat belt includes a belt, a tongue plate movably mounted on the belt, an anchor mounted on a distal end of the belt and rotatably mounted on a hip guard, a buckle on which the tongue plate is detachably mounted, and a retractor disposed substantially above the anchor and provided for winding the belt.
US10093272B1	Front end assemblies having reinforcement brackets A vehicle includes a headlamp assembly, an upper bumper assembly, and a reinforcement bracket. The headlamp assembly includes a headlamp housing and a brace portion. The brace portion includes a front end that extends forward beyond the headlamp housing in the vehicle-longitudinal direction. The upper bumper assembly extends in a vehicle-lateral direction. The upper bumper assembly is positioned forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the brace portion. The reinforcement bracket is attached to the brace portion. The reinforcement bracket has a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the brace portion. The reinforcement bracket reinforces the brace portion upon engagement with the upper bumper assembly as the upper bumper assembly deflects rearward in the vehicle-longitudinal direction in response to a front impact to the upper bumper assembly to inhibit movement of the upper bumper assembly rearward in the vehicle-longitudinal direction.
US10093270B2	Multi-flap vents for inflatable chambers A vent for an inflatable chamber, such as an airbag cushion, can include a first flap and a second flap. The first flap and second flap can be opposing and/or overlapping. The first flap and the second flap impede fluid flow through the vent when the vent is in a closed state. Free ends of the first flap and the second flap can be positioned at an exterior of the inflatable chamber when the vent is in the open state.
US10093269B2	Passenger protecting device for vehicle A passenger protecting device 10 for a vehicle has: a side airbag portion 20 that is accommodated at an interior of a side support portion 14B, and that, by receiving a supply of gas and inflating at a time of an oblique side collision of a vehicle, causes the side support portion 14B to bulge-out toward the seat upper side; and a seat cushion airbag portion 22 that is accommodated at an interior of the seat portion 14A, and that, by receiving a supply of gas and inflating at a time of an oblique side collision of the vehicle, causes the seat portion 14A to bulge-out toward the seat upper side and raises the femoral region D of the passenger P, and whose inflation is completed later than the side airbag portion 20.
US10093267B2	Crash pad for vehicle having integrated airbag door and housing and method of manufacturing the same A crash pad for a vehicle having an integrated airbag door and housing may include a main body including a crash pad core, and an airbag housing integrally formed at a center of the crash pad core defining a space for accommodation of an airbag cushion therein, and an airbag door integrally injection-molded with the main body selectively to open and close the space in the airbag housing, the molded airbag door disposed upright in a direction in which the molded airbag door may be discharged from a mold to open the airbag housing.
US10093266B2	Occupant protecting device An occupant protecting device including: a seat provided in a vehicle, the seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, and a headrest, and the seat being provided with an air bag that inflates and deploys at least to a front and both of left and right sides of a head of a seated occupant; and a control device that in the case of having detected or predicted a collision of the vehicle, causes the air bag to inflate and deploy, and in the case that the seat is facing an opposite side to a collision side when the collision has been detected or predicted, delays a timing of causing the air bag to inflate and deploy more compared to in the case that the seat is facing the collision side.
US10093265B2	Knee protecting air bag system A knee protecting air bag system includes an air bag, folded to be housed in a housing portion on a lower side of a body side member in front of a seated occupant. The air bag includes thickness controlling tethers that are provided so as to connect an occupant side wall portion and a body side wall portion when the air bag inflates completely. The thickness controlling tethers include an upper tether and a lower tether that are provided to extend into a belt-like shape along a left-to-right direction in upper and lower positions in the lower inflating portion when the air bag inflates completely. An abutment portion is formed between a portion where the upper tether is connected to the body side wall portion and a portion where the lower tether is connected to the body side wall portion.
US10093264B2	Cab mount for a work vehicle A work vehicle includes an operator cabin, a transmission-supporting frame, and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a first mount configured to couple to the operator cabin, and a second mount configured to couple to the transmission-supporting frame. The first mount includes a first plate, and the second mount includes a second plate. The first plate and the second plate are coupled to one another at an interface, and at least one of the first plate and the second plate are configured to deform proximate to the interface to separate from one another when under tension during a roll-over event.
US10093263B2	Energy absorbing instrument panel component An instrument panel component includes a wall, a first projection, and a second projection. The wall is configured to be supported by the instrument panel. The first and second projections are supported by the wall and extend in a common direction away from the wall. The length of the first projection is different than the length of the second projection and both projections are of a different material than the material of the wall.
US10093262B2	Seatbelt payout measuring device and system A seatbelt payout measuring device with a rewind spring having a first end connected to a center spool and a second end connected to a rewind spring housing. A dielectric material layered immediately adjacent to the rewind spring forming a first layer and an electrolytic coil with dielectric material layered on both sides forming a second layer, isolating the rewind spring from the electrolytic coil. A capacitive measuring device having a first lead connected to the first end of the rewind spring and a second lead connected to a first end of the electrolytic coil. The capacitive measuring device measuring capacitance with belt pullout.
US10093248B2	Vehicle cord connection assembly and interior trim assembly A cord connection assembly of a vehicle includes a wall, a door movable to and defining a space from the wall, and a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord. At least one of the wall and the door include a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned respectively inside and outside of the space when the plug is connected to the receptacle.
US10093237B1	Audible alert system for truck operators The audible alert system for truck operators comprises a mirror unit and a cab unit. The mirror unit attaches to an external mirror of the truck where it has an unobstructed view of the system. The mirror unit comprises a camera, which captures images of the area behind the truck and a processor that analyzes the images looking for a change in the dock light system. Whenever the mirror unit detects that the dock light system has changes, it wirelessly transmits a notification to the cab unit. The cab unit receives the notification and activates a sound transducer and/or indictor light to alert the truck operator. The truck operator may silence the sound transducer and/or extinguish the indicator light by pressing a reset button on the cab unit.
US10093236B2	Apparatus and method for safeguarding vehicles A method for safeguarding a vehicle having a first image capturing device for capturing a first image, a second image capturing device for capturing a second image, and a position detector is disclosed. Based on the occurrence of alerting events along with positional information provided by the position detector, the disclosed method includes enabling the first image capturing device to capture the first image and the second image capturing device to capture the second image. The method further includes transmitting the captured first image, the captured second image, and the positional information to a pre-selected destination. The method also includes receiving a communication request asking for the first image, the second image, and the positional information and/or proactively initiating another communication request disregarding the occurrence of the alerting events.
US10093233B2	Method and apparatus for displaying the surroundings of a vehicle, and driver assistance system A method and an apparatus for displaying the surroundings of a vehicle and to a driver assistance system having such an apparatus having at least one sensor for producing sensor data for the surroundings of a vehicle. In this case, the sensor data are conditioned to produce raw image data, if need be using a grid model of the surroundings of the vehicle, if need be the raw image data are processed to produce object information using a grid model of the surroundings of the vehicle, and the object information obtained is used to condition raw image data to produce image object data, and finally the image object data are displayed.
US10093232B2	Telematics road ready system A system for monitoring a trailer having a plurality of light emitting diode devices includes a master control unit attached to an outside surface of the trailer. The master control unit includes a solar panel, a GPS receiver module, a cellular data transceiver module for communicating with a central tracking computer via a cellular data network interfaced to the Internet, and a local wireless network master transceiver module in wireless communication with a plurality of wireless sensors and a light out detection system. A microcontroller is provided for controlling the local wireless network master transceiver module to periodically obtain sensor data from the wireless sensors and light out detection system, and for controlling the cellular data transceiver module to transmit the location and the sensor data to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.
US10093231B1	Driver alert safety gloves The driver alert safety glove comprises a glove with a battery-operated drowsiness alarm coupled to the back of the glove. The drowsiness alarm comprises a control circuit, a first magnetized contact, a second magnetized contact, and a sound transducer in a housing on the back of the glove. The magnetized contacts are coupled to the material on the back of the glove such that when the driver's hand is attentively gripping the steering wheel the back of the glove is stretched and pulls on the magnetized contacts, causing them to separate. If the drive gets drowsy and relaxes their grip, the magnetic properties of the magnetized contacts draw them together and the contacts complete an electrical circuit. Completion of the electrical circuit causes the control circuit to emit an audible sound via the sound transducer to alert the driver.
US10093226B1	Deployable vehicle light assembly A vehicle light assembly is provided that includes an extension mechanism coupled to an interior component on a vehicle and extendable between stowed and deployed positions, and a support member coupled to the extension mechanism. The vehicle light assembly also includes a rotary lamp rotationally coupled to the support member, wherein the lamp is rotatable relative to the support member to redirect light output from the lamp in a desired direction.
US10093224B2	Lighting apparatus for vehicle and vehicle having the same A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a light output unit; an interface unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to receive first information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information. The at least one processor may further be configured to receive second information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle.
US10093220B2	Tie down cleat assembly having increased functionality A tie down cleat assembly includes a cleat body having a mounting lug, a first receiver, a second receiver and a third receiver. The multiple receivers provide versatility, enhancing the functionality of the cleat for tie down purposes.
US10093218B2	Tank support system incorporating tank identification A tank support system includes a hollow open-top container having a contiguous sidewall region and a bottom region coupled to the sidewall region. A loop antenna is coupled to a portion of the container's sidewall region. A tuning circuit coupled to the loop antenna provides for adjustment of the loop antenna's electrical impedance. A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is coupled to the tuning circuit.
US10093217B2	Movable frame including gantry An apparatus includes a height-adjustable gantry assembly configured to be securely connected to a gantry load resting on a working surface. The height-adjustable gantry assembly, in use, lifts and supports the gantry load vertically above the working surface. A movable frame assembly is configured to move and support the height-adjustable gantry assembly.
US10093215B2	Vehicle armrest structure with organic fibers A vehicle armrest includes an armrest structure with a first shell made of a natural fiber composite material. The armrest structure also includes a second shell made of a natural fiber composite material. The first shell has a first contact portion that extends toward the second shell. The second shell has a second contact portion that extends toward the first shell. The first contact portion of the first shell is connected to the second contact portion of the second shell.
US10093208B2	Thermally conductive leather A thermally conductive trim cover is provided for use on a seat assembly. The trim cover comprises a layer of leather material having a top surface and a bottom surface and thermally conductive particles embedded in the leather material between the top and bottom surface for dispersing heat therethrough.
US10093207B2	Radiant barrier for automotive vehicle Embodiments of radiant barriers for vehicles are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes an interior cabin at least partially enclosed by a roof panel, a floor panel, and an engine compartment firewall, and a radiant barrier positioned within the interior cabin. The radiant barrier includes a first thermally reflective surface and a second thermally reflective surface opposite the first thermally reflective surface and separated from the first thermally reflective surface by a thickness t. The thickness t is constant along a length and a width of the radiant barrier. The radiant barrier at least partially thermally isolates the interior cabin from an external environment.
US10093204B2	Motor vehicle seat having an armrest A vehicle seating assembly includes a first seating unit having a backrest, which includes a front side and a back side. An armrest I operably coupled with an intermediate portion of the back side and is configured for use by a passenger seated in a second seating unit disposed behind but laterally offset from the first seating unit. The armrest is moveable between an in-use position, wherein an upper surface of the armrest is generally horizontally positioned and available to support the passenger, and a stowed position, wherein the armrest is generally adjacent to a rear face of the backrest of the first seating unit.
US10093203B1	Seating system with automatic weight compensating energy attenuation Methods and apparatus are provided for a self adjusting energy attenuating vehicle seating system configured to automatically compensate for variations in the weight of seated occupants. A seat is mounted in a vehicle and configured to stroke in a downward direction, generally toward a floor of the vehicle, with an adjustable energy attenuating device disposed in a load path between the seat and a rigid structural portion of the vehicle. A signal processor removes variations in a seat weight signal attributable to vehicle or occupant motion, and outputs an energy attenuator adjustment signal corresponding to the weight of a seated occupant. The system may further include an actuator configured to receive the energy attenuator adjustment signal and adjust a load setting feature of the energy attenuating device accordingly.
US10093201B2	Adjuster with storage function of a vehicle seat backrest A vehicle seat adjuster for adjusting the inclination of a backrest with respect to the seat.
US10093199B2	Vehicle and control method for vehicle When an absolute value of a rotation speed change rate of a motor is equal to or less than a threshold and an absolute value of a torque command change rate of the motor is equal to or less than a threshold, a switching angle is changed by cyclically changing a pulse type or the number of pulses as change in a pulse pattern. With this, respective order components of harmonics are dispersed, whereby it is possible to reduce the degree of prominence of a specific order component in harmonics relative to other order components.
US10093198B2	Maintaining a vehicle battery A method is provided for determining a lower voltage set-point, an upper voltage set-point, a temperature-dependent upper current set-point, a time limit value, and a lower current hysteresis threshold set-point based on a measured temperature of a battery. A charge current from a battery charging circuit is provided. If a charge voltage is above the lower voltage set-point and below the upper voltage set-point and the charge current exceeds the temperature-dependent upper current set-point, timer is started. If the timer reaches a time limit value while the charge current exceeds the temperature-dependent upper current set-point and the charge voltage is between the lower voltage set-point and the upper voltage set-point, the charge current is reduced.
US10093196B2	Electric storage device, equipment, and control method An electric storage device includes a first electric capacitor, a second electric capacitor, a converter, and a processor. The converter converts electric power transmitted between an external power system external to the electric storage device and at least one of the first electric capacitor and second electric capacitor. The processor is configured to control the converter to operate in at least one of a first mode and a second mode, the first electric capacitor continuously discharging electric power to the external power system in the first mode, the second electric capacitor discharging electric power to the external power system and being charged by the external power system, intermittently, to stabilize frequencies in the external power system in the second mode.
US10093194B2	Communication and control system and method regarding electric vehicle for wireless electric vehicle electrical energy transfer A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving electric vehicle prospective use information associated with aspects indicating one or more future travel plans involving prospective use of an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle including one or more wireless electrical energy transfer receiving devices and one or more electrical energy storage devices; and electronically obtaining electrical energy transfer aspect information regarding wireless electrical energy transfer from one or more wireless electrical energy transfer imparting stations to the one or more wireless electrical energy transfer receiving devices of the electric vehicle for storage by the one or more electrical energy storage devices of the electric vehicle. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US10093192B2	Charging device for vehicle and control method thereof A charging device for a vehicle includes: a charge port connected to a charge cable and accessible from the outside of the vehicle; a locking device locking the charge cable to the charge port; a battery configured to be charged by electric power supplied from the charge cable; a button including an icon that is turned on according to a lock setting state and accessible from the outside of the vehicle; and a processor configured to change a lock setting state of the charge cable and the charge port according to a user input received through the button, turn on or turn off the icon included in the button according to the lock setting state, and control locking of the locking device according to the lock setting state.
US10093188B2	Power converter A power converter may include a smoothing capacitor for a high voltage power source; a discharge circuit for the smoothing capacitor, a controller configured to control the discharge circuit by receiving power via a main power line and a backup power line from a sub-power source; a first switch, arranged on the backup power line, and configured to connect the controller to the sub-power source when a controlling voltage, which is higher than a threshold voltage, is applied to an input terminal of the first switch from the controller, and cut off the controller from the sub-power source when the controlling voltage falls; a voltage retaining capacitor connected between the input terminal and a ground; a second switch controlled by the controller, connected between the input terminal and the ground. An external switch is arranged on the main power line. The external switch may be controlled by another device.
US10093187B2	Redundant power supply A vehicle system includes multiple DC-DC converter circuits, vehicle batteries, and vehicle power distribution buses. Each vehicle battery is electrically connected in parallel to each of the DC-DC converter circuits. Each of the vehicle batteries is also electrically connected in parallel to one another. Further, each of the DC-DC converter circuits and each of the vehicle batteries are electrically connected to multiple vehicle power distribution buses.
US10093184B2	Direct current voltage clamping in a vehicle A vehicle system in a hybrid vehicle comprises a controller configured to generate for output a modulated voltage to a direct current capacitor to prevent voltage spikes on the capacitor in response to receiving a reference current via a direct current voltage clamping control block that outputs a reference current in response to a difference between a feedback voltage and a reference voltage exceeding a threshold.
US10093173B1	Active grille shutter system with louver compensation feature An active grille shutter (AGS) system for a vehicle comprises a housing defining at least one opening, a set of louvers disposed in the at least one opening, wherein a first louver of the set of louvers has a rotational offset with respect to a second louver of the set of louvers, and a louver compensation system connected between an actuator system of the AGS system and at least one of the first and second louvers, the louver compensation system comprising a first rotationally flexible member, wherein the actuator system is configured to rotatably drive the first and second louvers, and wherein the first rotationally flexible member rotatably flexes to compensate for the rotational offset. A grille assembly of the vehicle and/or a side vent assembly of the vehicle could incorporate the AGS system.
US10093171B2	Vehicle grill with reciprocal moveable louvers A grill assembly for attachment to a vehicle front end including a base grill portion, having a front surface, a back surface, a perimeter portion, and cross-rail portions. The cross-rail portions define a plurality of grill openings therebetween. A plurality of louvers are configured to communicate with the plurality of grill openings. The assembly is in communication with a controller to effectuate generally linearly reciprocal movement of at least one of the base grill portion or the plurality of louvers in a direction generally defined by a direction of travel of the vehicle to vary an amount of air flow through the plurality of grill openings.
US10093161B1	Portable rain and sun shield for a covered golf cart A portable, light weight sun and rain shield for golfers that fits in the umbrella pocket of a golf bag and is positioned on top of a golf cart which when opened extends beyond the width of the golf cart roof to protect the golfer from sun and rain. A nylon or fabric cover provides a shield extending from approximately 2 to 10 feet on each side of the golf cart's roof. A device that is easily opened and closed.
US10093160B2	Opening trim weather strip An opening trim weather strip includes an attaching base portion and a hollow seal portion. The hollow seal portion is formed to be divided into a first hollow portion and a second hollow portion. The first hollow portion includes a first outer peripheral sidewall extending from an opening end of a vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion, the hollow seal portion connection wall, a first inner peripheral sidewall, and the vehicle outside sidewall. The second hollow portion includes a second outer peripheral sidewall and a second inner peripheral sidewall. A connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the second outer peripheral sidewall forms a hollow seal portion bent portion, and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be positioned in the inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge than the tip portion of the second hollow portion.
US10093159B1	Flexible tonneau cover assembly A flexible tonneau cover assembly includes a pair of side rails positioned on the side wall of a cargo box of a vehicle. A first element is received in the first side rail having a projection extending laterally inward from the first side rail. A second element is received in the second side rail having a laterally inward facing latch receptacle. A front rail includes a first end having an opening for receiving the projection of the first sliding element and a second end having a latch receivable by the latch receptacle of the second sliding element. The tonneau cover is removable by rolling it up, disengaging the latch from the laterally inward facing latch receptacle, lifting the second end of the front rail from the second element, and removing the first end of the front rail from the projection of the first element.
US10093154B2	Air conditioning device for vehicle A filter insertion opening into which a filter is inserted is formed in an indoor-air/outdoor-air switching unit, which constitutes an air conditioning device for a vehicle, and a guide section for guiding the filter downstream in the insertion direction is provided on the inner wall surface of a casing so as to face the filter insertion opening. The guide section has: a first lower guide facing the filter insertion opening and tilted upward; and a second lower guide formed downstream of the first lower guide in the insertion direction and tilted downward. When inserting the filter from the filter insertion opening, the filter is guided along the first lower guide and therefore is inserted while being tilted such that the end of the filter, which is located downstream in the insertion direction, is lifted up. Consequently, the filter can be inserted without contact with the vehicle body-side structure.
US10093151B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature regulation system A method for controlling a temperature regulated system within the cabin of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, the temperature sensors being located within the cabin such that the first temperature sensor is located at a substantially higher level than the second temperature sensor when the vehicle is on a level surface. The method further comprises calculating TR, an estimated temperature, wherein TR is calculated using T1, the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and T2, the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor. The method then comprises operating the temperature regulation system according to the calculated value TR for a predefined period of time after start up, and thereafter operating the temperature regulation system according to the measured value of T2.
US10093148B2	Noise prevention devices for HVAC assemblies A heating, ventilation, and air cooling (HVAC) assembly including a blower, an air inlet, and a movable airflow obstruction member. The air inlet is defined by a housing. The blower receives airflow passing through the air inlet. The movable airflow obstruction member is movable to: a deployed position in which the airflow obstruction member is arranged to reduce airflow volume through the air inlet a first degree; a non-deployed position in which the airflow obstruction member is arranged to not reduce airflow volume through the air inlet; and an intermediate position in which the airflow obstruction member is arranged to reduce airflow volume through the air inlet a second degree that is less than the first degree.
US10093147B2	Methods and systems for coolant system Methods and systems are provided for controlling coolant flow through parallel branches of a coolant circuit including an AC condenser and a charge air cooler. Flow is apportioned responsive to an AC head pressure and a CAC temperature to reduce parasitic losses and improve fuel economy. The flow is apportioned via adjustments to a coolant pump output and a proportioning valve.
US10093146B2	Air-conditioning system for a vehicle and method for air-conditioning a vehicle An air-conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising a refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant can flow and which is configured as a heat pump circuit and as a cooling system circuit, and associated with these, a compressor, at least one external heat exchanger, at least one internal heat exchanger that is associated with an internal heating condenser, whereby a device is provided for generating an air stream that can be thermally coupled to the internal heat exchanger and to the internal heating condenser, as well as a metering device that can meter the flow of at least a partial stream of the thermally coupled air stream through the internal heating condenser is provided, wherein in the heat pump mode of operation, the refrigerant can be or is conveyed from the high-pressure side of the compressor into the internal heating condenser, can be or is conveyed from the internal heating condenser via a first expansion valve to the internal heat exchanger, can be or is conveyed from the internal heat exchanger to the external heat exchanger through an expansion valve through which refrigerant can flow in both directions, can be or is conveyed from the external heat exchanger to the low-pressure side of the compressor, and in the cooling system mode of operation, the refrigerant can be or is conveyed from the high-pressure side of the compressor into the internal heating condenser, can be or is conveyed from the internal heating condenser to the external heat exchanger while bypassing the first expansion valve, can be conveyed from the external heat exchanger to the internal heat exchanger via the expansion valve through which refrigerant can flow in both directions, from the internal heat exchanger to the low-pressure side of the compressor. The invention also comprises a method for operating an air-conditioning system in a heat pump mode of operation and in a cooling system mode of operation.
US10093143B2	Apparatus for actively controlling stability of vehicle An apparatus for actively controlling stability of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a strut tower brace bar that is disposed in a lateral direction of a vehicle body and opposite ends of the strut tower brace bar are individually connected to upper portions of left and right shock absorbers. Additionally, an actuator is disposed at a predetermined position in a longitudinal direction of the strut tower brace bar. When torsional deformation of the strut tower brace bar occurs due to rolling of the vehicle body, the actuator is configured to restore the strut tower brace bar by receiving gas from the left and right shock absorbers.
US10093141B2	Method for simulating a deflection radius of a motor vehicle tire A method for producing a tire for a motor vehicle includes estimating a laden radius Rl of the tire using a formula having a form of: R l = R 0 - Fz Kzz + R V × V 2 - ( R Y ⁢ ⁢ 1 Pg + R Y ⁢ ⁢ 2 ) ×  Fy  + R γ ×  γ  , where KZZ has a form of: KZZ=KZZ 0+KZZp×Pg.
US10093140B2	Tire-diagnosis system A computer is programmed to determine that a first vehicle and a second vehicle are in a platoon without an intervening vehicle, receive a thermal image of a tire of the first vehicle from the second vehicle, navigate a route for the first vehicle based upon determining that the thermal image exceeds a threshold.
US10093139B2	Tire-pressure sensor unit, a tire-pressure notification device, and vehicle It should be enabled to transmit tire-pressure information also on a spare wheel to a tire-pressure notification device, while suppressing battery consumption. A transmission controller of a sensor unit makes a transmitter periodically transmit wheel information, when an acceleration Gx detected by an acceleration sensor is larger than a running-judgment threshold value 5G. The transmission controller accumulates a point P set up according to the acceleration Gx in a predetermined period when the acceleration Gx is not more than the running-judgment threshold value 5G, and makes the transmitter transmit the wheel information when an accumulated value of the point P accumulated in the predetermined period is larger than a running-track-record-judgment threshold value.
US10093138B2	Monitoring tires of vehicles via personal area networks Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring tires of vehicles via personal area networks. An example vehicle includes a body, nodes spaced apart on the body, a tire, a transceiver coupled to the tire, and a tire detector. The tire detector is to determine a tire position based on wireless communication between the transceiver and the nodes, identify a duration that the tire is at the tire position, and present a warning to rotate the tire position when the duration is greater than a predetermined threshold.
US10093134B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with blocks each provided with a first variable depth sipe and a second variable depth sipe each having both axial ends opened at edges of the block on both sides thereof in the tire axial direction. In each block, a shallow portion of the first variable depth sipe overlaps, in the tire axial direction, with a deep main portion of the second variable depth sipe. an axial groove dividing the blocks is provided with a tie bar overlapping, in the tire axial direction, with the deep main portion of the adjacent variable depth sipe.
US10093132B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire (1) has a tread (2), the direction (R) of rotation of the tread (2) being specified. Crown main grooves (3) and shoulder main grooves (4) are provided in the tread (2) to thereby define middle lands (5B). Each of the middle lands (5B) is provided with middle lateral grooves (18) arranged in separating from each other so as to define middle blocks (20). Each of the middle blocks (20) is provided with: a middle narrow groove (21) which extends from a middle lateral groove (18) on the trailing landing side, in the direction (R) of rotation, toward the leading landing side and which terminates without reaching a middle lateral groove (18) on the leading landing side; an inner sipe (S2) disposed on the inside of the middle narrow groove (21) in the axial direction of the tire; and an outer sipe (S3) disposed on the outside in the axial direction of the tire. The width (W6a) of the middle narrow grooves (21) and the direction of tilt of the inner and outer sipes (s2, s3) are limited to predetermined ranges.
US10093129B2	Hub for a bicycle wheel The invention, in a first variant thereof, relates to a hub for a bicycle wheel with a disc brake. The hub comprises a pin extending along a longitudinal axis (X), a body rotatably mounted on the pin and comprising a coupling portion with a brake disc, a bearing radially interposed between the pin and the body and in axial abutment with the body, a cap associated with a free end portion of the pin and configured to be associated with the frame of the bicycle and a calibrated washer in axial abutment with the pin and one between the cap and the bearing or axially interposed between the bearing and the body.By selecting a calibrated washer of desired thickness, it is possible to precisely position the brake disc with respect to the frame, and thus with respect to the pads associated therewith.
US10093126B2	Wheel hub arrangement The present invention relates to a wheel cover and to a wheel hub arrangement, wherein the wheel cover has a shielding section, which shields a gap formed between a hub and the wheel cover, and wherein a wheel hub arrangement is provided, in which a seal element is arranged in a gap formed between a wheel cover and the hub, which seal element is embodied as a profile seal.
US10093125B2	Multiple-image display body A multiple-image display body includes a spacer layer, a line tone barrier layer stacked on the first surface of the spacer layer, and a multiple-image formation layer stacked on the second surface of the spacer layer. The line tone barrier layer includes first regions, which transmit electromagnetic waves, and second regions, which absorb electromagnetic waves. The multiple-image formation layer includes images that are visible when observed from specific angles over the first regions of the line tone barrier. The image is formed by a contrast resulting from an area ratio of the third region, which scatters electromagnetic waves, and the fourth region, which absorbs electromagnetic waves.
US10093124B2	Security devices and methods of manufacture A security device has: an array of focusing elements on a grid; and an array of image elements overlapping the focusing elements array and arranged based on a repeating unit cell defining image element positions. The unit cell periodicity is substantially the same as the grid's. Each position is assigned to carry an image element of a respective corresponding image. Dependent on angle, the focusing elements array directs light from selected positions, as the device is tilted different ones of the respective images are displayed by the elements at the selected positions in combination, sequentially. Each unit cell center area, larger than each outer area, is assigned to carry element(s) of a corresponding center image, the outer areas assigned to carry element(s) of other respective images, such that the range of viewing angles over which the center image is displayed is greater than that over which each other image is.
US10093121B2	Sheet binding device and sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet binding device includes a first tooth-shaped member that has plural arranged teeth, and a second tooth-shaped member that has plural arranged teeth, bites the first tooth-shaped member to clamp and bind sheets in cooperation with the first tooth-shaped member, and is tilted relative to the first tooth-shaped member from a beginning of biting to a completion of biting.
US10093119B2	Recording medium A recording medium including a substrate and an ink-receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer contains an inorganic particle, a binder and at least one surfactant. The binder contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate-modified urethane resin and a polyether-modified urethane resin. The at least one surfactant comprises an acetylene-based surfactant. The contact angle of water to a surface of the ink-receiving layer at 60 seconds after contact of the water with the surface of the ink-receiving layer is 40 degrees or more to 80 degrees or less.
US10093116B2	Printing apparatus and printing method There is provided a printing apparatus including: a driving roller which drives a recording medium in a predetermined direction by rotation thereof; a supporting member which supports the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller; a discharge head which is provided to oppose the supporting member and discharges liquid to the recording medium supported by the supporting member; a tension control portion which adjusts tension of the recording medium supported by the supporting member by controlling tension of the recording medium based on a result of detecting tension of the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller; and a first destaticizing portion which destaticizes the recording medium further on the upstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller.
US10093115B2	Method for printing on a plurality of sheets; an inkjet printing apparatus A method for printing on a plurality of sheets includes the steps of: arranging the plurality of sheets on a support surface of an endless conveyor, the plurality of sheets including a first sheet and a second sheet being arranged at a sheet-to-sheet distance between one another; advancing the plurality of sheets on the support surface in a conveying direction along a print head assembly for applying droplets of ink on the sheets; providing a suction force through perforations arranged in the support surface for holding the plurality of sheets on the support surface, wherein the suction force provides an air flow through uncovered perforations present in the sheet-to-sheet distance in a print region between the print head assembly and the support surface; and forming an image by the print head assembly on each of the plurality of sheets supported on the support surface of the conveyor by applying droplets of ink. The method further includes the step of controlling the sheet-to-sheet distance in response to a dew formation attribute for indicating dew formation on the print head assembly.
US10093111B2	Color density based thickness compensation printing Methods and systems are provided for printing a three-dimensional object. For example, a method includes determining a target thickness for a region of the three-dimensional object. A color for the region is determined. The color is assigned a color density. A color thickness for the color is determined based on the color density. The target thickness is independent from the color thickness. A color layer having the color thickness in the region is printed. A structural thickness for a structural layer of the region is determined based on the color thickness and the target thickness. The structural layer having the structural thickness is printed directly onto the color layer. A combination of the color layer and the structural layer has the target thickness.
US10093110B2	Printing apparatus and printing method In accordance with an embodiment, a printing apparatus comprises a printing section, a first temperature sensor and a processor. The printing section carries out printing on a sheet through heating. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of the sheet on which the printing section carries out the printing. The processor sets a heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the sheet and controls the printing section to carry out printing through the heating amount.
US10093109B2	Printing system A printing method and system include a printhead configured to eject a fixer fluid. A controller is operatively connected to the printhead and configured to control the printhead so as to apply the fixer fluid to a print area in a pattern to form cells having a predetermined area without the fixer fluid.
US10093104B2	Ink cartridge for ink jet recording apparatus, connection unit and ink jet recording apparatus An ink cartridge for supplying the ink in an ink reserving chamber via an ink supply port into a recording head has a differential pressure valve mechanism disposed between an ink flow port and the ink supply port in the ink reserving chamber, whereby the ink is supplied an adequate amount to the recording head by opening or closing the differential pressure valve mechanism in accordance with an ink pressure of the recording head. As a result, it is possible to supply the ink at a substantially constant pressure to the recording head without regard to the variation in the amount of ink or the movement of the carriage.
US10093098B2	Liquid discharging head A liquid discharging head includes a print element substrate including an energy-generating element that generates energy used to discharge a liquid from a discharge port, and an electric wiring member including a plurality of contact pads arranged thereon. The plurality of contact pads are disposed in a contact area and include a first contact pad to which power for driving the energy-generating element is supplied and a second contact pad that has an electrostatic capacity lower than an electrostatic capacity of the first contact pad and that is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the contact area. The electric wiring member is connected to a ground of the print element substrate and includes a guard pad extending linearly outside the second contact pad.
US10093096B2	Maintenance of a printhead of a printer A printhead of a printer includes a nozzle plate having a first layer, a second layer, and an intermediate channel. The first layer can have at least one fluid chamber for holding an immiscible fluid, and a plurality of ejection fluid chamber for holding an ejection fluid. The second layer can have a plurality of ejection fluid nozzles, one ejection fluid nozzle being in fluid communication with one ejection fluid chamber. The intermediate channel can form a passage between the first layer and the second layer. Further, the intermediate channel is in fluid communication with the fluid chambers to carry the immiscible fluid from the fluid chambers towards each of the ejection fluid nozzles for forming a layer of the immiscible fluid over the ejection fluid chambers to maintain the printhead.
US10093090B2	Control system, head module and printing apparatus for controlling driving elements to eject liquid A control system includes a control circuit. The control circuit is to be connected to a head unit including first driving elements and second driving elements. Based on an input print data, the control circuit applies a first signal to the first driving element and applies a second signal to the second driving elements. The control circuit changes the first signal to a third signal in a first time and changes the second signal to a fourth signal in a second time. Based on an input print data, the control circuit applies the third signal to the first driving element and applies the fourth signal to the second driving elements.
US10093086B2	Method for separating at least two substrates along a selected interface A process for separating at least two substrates comprising at least two separation interfaces along one of the interfaces includes, before inserting a blade between the substrate, damaging at least one portion of a peripheral region of a chosen one of the interfaces, then inserting the blade and partially parting the substrates, and applying a fluid in a space between the parted substrates while the blade remains inserted therebetween, and decreasing a rupture energy of the chosen interface by stress corrosion involving breaking of siloxane bonds present at the interface.
US10093084B2	Laminating process employing grid-like adhesive application The present invention relates to a process for laminating components with sheets, in which an adhesive is applied to the surface of the laminating sheet and/or of the component in a grid-like manner, so that, after the sheet and the component are joined, the adhesive is arranged between the sheet and the component, and the regions between the applied adhesive form a channel system that enables the removal of the air that is present between the component and the sheet. The invention further relates to a laminated molded part obtainable by the above-outlined process. The use of an adhesive grid provided between a component and a laminating sheet results in a reduction or prevention of air inclusions when the component is laminated with a laminating sheet.
US10093081B2	Peel ply, method of surface preparation and bonding composite structures using the same A resin-rich peel ply that does not leave behind residual fibers after peeling and can work well with different resin-based composite substrates. The resin-rich peel ply is composed of a woven fabric impregnated with a resin matrix different from the resin matrix of the composite substrate. The peel ply is designed such that, upon manual removal of the peel ply from the composite substrate's surface, a thin film of the peel ply resin remains on the composite substrate's surface to create a bondable surface capable of bonding with another composite substrate, but no fibrous material from the woven fabric remains on the same surface.
US10093079B2	Reinforced safety glass and method of manufacture A reinforced safety glass and its manufacturing procedure are presented. The invention uses a vehicle's original glass, which is generally tempered, eliminating need for a new specific glass. The invention utilizes films of diverse reinforcing materials to increase the final resistance of the product and therefore reinforcing the original glass. During its manufacturing process, an autoclave is used for applying pressure and temperature to bond the reinforcing films to the original glass and between each other. The invention comprises the original glass to which at least one PU film and one C-PET film are orderly applied, ate least to the interior face of the glass.
US10093071B2	Recording-medium binding device and recording-medium post processing apparatus A recording-medium binding device includes a first tooth row that includes teeth arranged in a tooth arrangement direction and a second tooth row that includes teeth, that is to be engaged with the first tooth row, and that cooperates with the first tooth row to bind recording media by pinching a batch of the recording media. In the tooth arrangement direction, the first and the second tooth rows have first and second ranges. In the first range, an engaging height is a first engaging height, and a width of an effective tooth top is a first effective tooth top width. In the second range, the engaging height is a second engaging height that is smaller than the first engaging height, and a width of an effective tooth top is a second effective tooth top width that is larger than the first effective tooth top width.
US10093064B2	Method for three-dimensional fabrication A method of forming a three-dimensional object, is carried out by (a) providing a carrier and a build plate, the build plate comprising a semipermeable member, the semipermeable member comprising a build surface with the build surface and the carrier defining a build region therebetween, and with the build surface in fluid communication by way of the semipermeable member with a source of polymerization inhibitor; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid contacting the build surface, (c) irradiating the build region through the build plate to produce a solid polymerized region in the build region, while forming or maintaining a liquid film release layer comprised of the polymerizable liquid formed between the solid polymerized region and the build surface, wherein the polymerization of which liquid film is inhibited by the polymerization inhibitor; and (d) advancing the carrier with the polymerized region adhered thereto away from the build surface on the build plate to create a subsequent build region between the polymerized region and the build surface while concurrently filling the subsequent build region with polymerizable liquid as in step (b). Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.
US10093058B2	Methods and machines for making oral products A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
US10093054B2	Edge-gated injection molding apparatus Disclosed is an edge gating injection molding apparatus for delivering a moldable material to an array of mold cavities, the array can have a first column and a last column of mold cavities, the edge gating injection molding apparatus comprising: a unidirectional delivery body for delivering a first stream of the moldable material to a different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities, via a first location of the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities; and a bidirectional delivery body for delivering a second stream of the moldable material to the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities, via a second location of the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities.
US10093052B2	Molded product incorporating a label, and razor handle comprising such a molded product A molded product that includes a first molded part, a second molded part, and a label having a rear side provided on the first molded part, a front side opposite to the rear side, the front side having a peripheral border. The second molded part has an overlapping portion which overlaps the front side of the label only on the peripheral border.
US10093051B2	Methods of joining Methods of joining members, forming molded portions with members, securing inserts with members, and joined members, such as for a frame or a frame for a fenestration unit, formed thereby, are disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes placing a first member with a first cavity in a joining position, placing a second member proximate the first cavity of the first member in the joining position, injecting a resin into the first cavity, allowing the resin to solidify at least partially to join the first member and second member to form a joined member, and removing the joined member from the joining position. Optionally, the joined member can be formed in a fixture, can include molded portions formed by the resin, and/or can include inserts held in place by the resin. Further, members without cavities can form a cavity that can receive the resin.
US10093050B2	Liquid ejection apparatus with a nozzel cap partially made of an elastic member and production method for the liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head including a nozzle forming face in which a plurality of nozzles through which liquid is ejected toward a droplet landing object are formed, and a protruding face protruding toward the droplet landing objet and disposed so as to surround the nozzle forming face, and a cap body including a bottom plate and a wall extending upwardly from the bottom plate and configured to seal the nozzle forming face within a sealing space formed by bringing a top portion of the wall into contact with the protruding face. Further, at minimum, a portion included in the wall and being brought into contact with the protruding portion is an elastic member including liquid repellency.
US10093045B2	Method for encapsulating with plastic The invention relates to a method for encapsulating an element with a body of plastic. The element is placed into a cavity in an injection mold and fixed therein by means of a movable retaining pin. Then the plastic is injected into the cavity. Subsequently, the retaining pin is moved away from the element after filling of the cavity and while the plastic is still in a plastic state so that plastic can subsequently flow into the volume vacated by the retaining pin, to produce a kind of weld line in the region of the fixing on the body. Then, the retaining pin is moved back in the direction of the element while the plastic that subsequently flowed into the volume is still in a plastic state so that a kind of compression of the plastic takes place in the region of the fixing on the body.
US10093043B2	Mold structure, transfer molding apparatus, and transfer molding method A mold structure has a first mold, a second mold relatively connectable to and disconnectable from the first mold, a heater on at least one of the first and second molds, a transfer member on at least one of the first and second molds, that is relatively movable and separable from the at least one of the first and second molds on which the transfer member is disposed, a transfer surface formed on the transfer member that is placed in contact with a resin sheet fed between the first and second molds to perform transfer molding onto the resin sheet, and a moving mechanism that moves the at least one of the first and second molds on which the transfer member is disposed and the transfer member relative to each other.
US10093040B2	Method for producing an artificial leather with improved flexing endurance properties The present invention relates to a process for production of artificial leather comprising top coat, polyurethane layer and optional substrate layer, said process comprising i) providing a release layer, ii) applying one or more than one layer of a top coat to the release layer to an overall top coat layer thickness in the range from 1 to 500 μm, iii) applying first polyurethane system components comprising an isocyanate component (A) and a polyol component (B) to the top coat to form a first polyurethane layer, wherein the isocyanate index of the first polyurethane system components is in the range from 101 to 140, iv) optionally applying further polyurethane system components to the first polyurethane layer to form further polyurethane layers, v) optionally applying a substrate layer to the polyurethane system components, vi) curing the polyurethane system components to form a polyurethane layer, and vii) separating the release layer from the top coat, wherein the overall thickness of the first and optionally further polyurethane layers is in the range from 0.01 to 20 mm and the polyurethane system components are solvent-free. The present invention further relates to an artificial leather obtainable by such a process and to the use of the artificial leather as upper materials for footwear.
US10093036B2	Process for separating materials A process for separating a mixture of materials using a segregation media within a vessel having a central baffle structure which shuggles the mixture by oscillating the baffle structure at a frequency and amplitude. The mixture of materials may have overlapping densities with the segregation media having a density within the overlapping region. Polymers PE and PP may be separated in flake form. For a mixture of materials of differing densities, water may be the segregation media. Shuggling is combined with controlling the flow of water through the vessel at a set velocity. Embodiments are described for separating plastics and mineral ore.
US10093034B2	Device and method for the homogenisation of plastics material melts A device, to homogenise plastics material melts, has a homogenising element with a plurality of flow channels, which differ with respect to at least one feature from the group length, cross sectional area and cross sectional shape. When flowing through the homogenising element, the plastics material melt is divided into a plurality of part streams, which, in each case, flow through an associated flow channel. When leaving the respective flow channel the part streams have different flow speeds so the plastics material melt is expanded and sheared on transition to a uniform flow. As a result, a homogenisation of the plastics material melt takes place in a simple, efficient and effective manner.
US10093031B2	Razor head having a trimming unit A razor head having trimming unit includes a framework, at least one razor blade, a trimming unit, and a lubricating strip. The framework includes a front part, a rear part and two side parts. The trimming unit is arranged along a lengthwise direction of the framework and configured on the two side parts. The trimming unit and the rear part are configured side by side and define a receiving groove together. A side wall of the rear part for defining the receiving groove has a first contact portion extended into the receiving groove, and a side wall of the trimming unit for defining the receiving groove has a second contact portion extended into the receiving groove. The second contact portion corresponds to the first contact portion so that the first and the second contact portions clamp the lubricating strip in the receiving groove together.
US10093028B2	Multi-tasking utility tool A utility tool comprising a body having a first end and a second end positioned on opposite ends of the body; a removable device; as well as a first tool and a second tool configured to be selectively coupled to each other or one of either the first end and second end of the body.
US10093025B2	Part conveyor system and attitude adjusting jig The present invention provides a part conveyor system comprising an attitude adjusting jig which adjusts the attitude of a part which has an axis part and a head part, and a conveyor device which takes out and conveys the part from the attitude adjusting jig. The attitude adjusting jig is provided with a recessed part which has an inside space which is sandwiched between a pair of upward slanted surfaces facing each other, a groove part which is formed at the bottom of the recessed part for holding the axis part of the part, and a magnet which is arranged in the groove part.
US10093024B2	Robot linear-object handling structure Provided is a linear-object handling structure of a robot, in which a linear object for a motor that drives a second arm and a wrist and a linear object for a work tool that is attached to the wrist pass from a base part to the inside of a rotational drum in the vicinity of a first axis, are guided upward to the outside through a through-hole provided in the rotational drum, are respectively curved toward opposite lateral sides of the rotational drum in the substantially circumferential directions while each given a margin of length required for the motion of the rotational drum, are guided from the lateral sides of the rotational drum to the second arm in the longitudinal direction of the first arm while each being given a margin of length required for the motions of the first arm and the second arm.
US10093022B2	Control system and method for brake bleeding A robotic system validates brake bleeding by detecting one or more forces generated by a machine assembly acting to move a brake lever of a vehicle in order to open a valve of an air brake system of the vehicle. The system also detects displacement of the machine assembly as the machine assembly acts to move the brake lever, monitors one or more sounds generated one or more of during or after the machine assembly acts to move the brake lever, and determines that the brake lever has been moved to a position to open the valve of the air brake system to release the air brake system based on the one or more forces that are detected, the displacement that is detected, and/or the one or more sounds that are monitored.
US10093019B1	Determination of robot behavior A computing system may provide a model of a robot. The model may be configured to determine simulated motions of the robot based on sets of control parameters. The computing system may also operate the model with multiple sets of control parameters to simulate respective motions of the robot. The computing system may further determine respective scores for each respective simulated motion of the robot, wherein the respective scores are based on constraints associated with each limb of the robot and a predetermined goal. The constraints include actuator constraints and joint constraints for limbs of the robot. Additionally, the computing system may select, based on the respective scores, a set of control parameters associated with a particular score. Further, the computing system may modify a behavior of the robot based on the selected set of control parameters to perform a coordinated exertion of forces by actuators of the robot.
US10093018B2	Tool holder A tool holder comprises a first pair of opposing sides and a second pair of opposing sides. The second pair of opposing sides is disposed intermediate the first pair of opposing sides. The tool holder includes an at least one pocket attached to at least one of the sides. A first pair of straps connect a top edge of each of the first pair of opposing sides. The tool holder is configurable between an expanded position and a collapsed position.
US10093015B2	Wrench extension tool A wrench extension tool is disclosed. The wrench extension tool may be used to engage a wrench in order to increase leverage and provides multiple attachment positions in which the wrench may be engaged.
US10093013B2	Power tool and combined housing thereof A combined housing for a power tool has an inner housing body and an outer layer body attached to the outside of the inner housing body. The combined housing has at least one vibration-suppressing area. The vibration-suppressing area is provided with a plurality of vibration-suppressing structure units and each vibration-suppressing structure unit has a unit channel formed by the inner housing body and a unit groove formed by the outer layer body and arranged on one end of the unit channel. The unit groove and the unit channel of each vibration-suppressing structure unit form a vibration-suppressing cavit, and the outer layer body serves as the outside of the outer housing.
US10093009B2	Hammer tacker The hammer tacker includes a shell, a handle, and a striking mechanism. The shell is made of a mixture of fiberglass and nylon by injection molding. The shell encloses a receiving room and has a bottom opening extending along the longitudinal direction of the shell and communicating with the receiving room. The handle is disposed on the rear end of the shell. The striking mechanism is made of metal and includes a magazine and a striker. The magazine is received in the receiving room. An end of the magazine is pivotally connected to the rear end of the shell, and the other end tends to move outward due to an elastic element. At end of the striker is disposed on the inner wall of the shell. When the magazine is hit upward, the striker strikes the nails out.
US10093008B2	Ball stud separator tool An adapter for a ball stud separator tool may include a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body may include a threaded end and a mating end oppositely facing the threaded end. A plurality of adapter threads may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the threaded end and may be configured to threadably receive a plurality of ball stud threads of a ball stud. A flared cylindrical wall may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the mating end. The flared cylindrical wall may terminate at a curved seat disposed in the cylindrical body.
US10093006B2	Auxiliary device of screwdriver An auxiliary device of screwdriver refers to an auxiliary device attached on a screwdriver, which is adapted for keeping coupled on a recess close to an end of the screwdriver. The auxiliary device has an expanding portion and a hollow column formed by the extension of the expanding portion. An end of the expanding portion has a magnetic element arranged thereon. The hollow column is formed by connecting a plurality of ribs and walls. The inner margin of the hollow column extends to form a plurality of locking portions that allow the housing to couple with the screwdriver, wherein the auxiliary device is able to pivot on the screwdriver.
US10093005B2	Bit accessory and bit assembly A bit accessory for a bit has a sleeve with an accommodating cavity running through the sleeve and a limiting member with a limiting hole running through the limiting member. The sleeve includes a first stopping portion for stopping the limiting member from passing through the accommodating cavity and the limiting member includes a first hole wall portion forming a first hole wall which provides the limiting hole with a minimum hole diameter and a second hole wall portion forming a second hole wall which provides the limiting hole with a maximum hole diameter. The limiting member is at least partly accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and a direction which the limiting hole runs through the limiting member is parallel to the accommodating cavity when the limiting member is stopped by the first stopping portion.
US10093004B2	Power tool and operating method for use on the power tool A power tool, comprising: a housing; a motor being disposed in the housing for outputting rotary power; an output shaft having an accommodating hole in the axial direction for holding a tool bit; a transmission mechanism, being disposed between the motor and the output shaft for transmitting rotary power from the motor to the output shaft; a tool bit supporting being disposed in the housing and including several chambers disposed in parallel for holding the tool bit; a connecting member being disposed in the housing and capable of moving axially between a working position where the connecting member passes through one of the chambers and to accommodate the tool bit in the chamber connect the output shaft, and a release position where the connecting member exits and separates from one of the several chambers; and an operating member is arranged on the housing for controlling the axial movement of the connecting member; the power tool further includes an automatic shifting means for adjusting the position of the tool bit supporting in response to the movement of the operating member, wherein the connecting member moves axially to a position that is separated from one of the several chambers, and the cartridge moves to a position where another chamber is axially corresponding to the output shaft under the action of the automatic shifting means.
US10092995B2	Method of grinding gears A method of grinding the tooth slots of a workpiece with a freshly dressed grinding wheel wherein dual-machining of tooth slots is eliminated. The method comprises grinding the first few slots of a gear at a corrected depth amount which accounts for the rapid wear and other conditions of the freshly dressed grinding wheel wherein for a first number of tooth slots (e.g. 1, 2, 3 or more), the grinding wheel is fed-in relative to the workpiece by the corrected depth amount.
US10092994B2	Grinding machine with pivotable mounting of a grinding spindle The housing of a grinding spindle unit is pivotably mounted by way of a pivot axle on the receiving part of a grinding machine, e.g., on a grinding headstock. The grinding spindle unit bears a grinding wheel which is driven in rotation. The actuation of an adjusting unit extends a pressure pin, which pivots the housing of the grinding spindle unit about the pivot axle and thus slants the grinding wheel. The pivot axle is in this case formed as a film hinge through a zone of targeted elastic material deformation. A tensile spring device brings about constant contact between the pressure pin and the receiving part.
US10092993B2	Method and tool for increasing the strength of shafts, in particular of crankshafts A method and compression roller tool for increasing the strength of load-bearing surfaces on shafts, in particular on crankshafts, which surfaces are pre-machined with the removal of chips, wherein the cylindrical surfaces of the main bearing journals and pin-bearing journals and optionally also the journal of crankshafts have additional oil bores. At least one of the load-bearing surfaces is compression-rolled by way of at least one cylindrical body which has a surface structure and extends over the width of the load-bearing surface. Afterwards, the compression-rolled load-bearing surfaces are machined with the removal of chips with a low chip depth. The compression roller tool consists of a cylindrical compression roller body and a supporting body opposite it, wherein the compression roller body has thickened portions on its cylindrical surface, which thickened portions run either in the circumferential direction or in the axial direction or diagonally with respect to the axial direction.
US10092989B2	Tool transfer apparatus including gripping force measuring unit for tool holding unit of tool magazine, and machining system To provide a tool transfer apparatus including gripping force measuring unit for tool holding unit of a tool accommodation apparatus and a machining system including the tool transfer apparatus, a handling robot can perform operation of detaching a tool from a grip positioned at a tool attachment/detachment position of a tool magazine in a machine tool and transferring the tool to a tool stocker, and operation of transferring a tool from the tool stocker and attaching the tool to a grip positioned at the tool attachment/detachment position of the tool magazine. A hand portion of the handling robot is provided with a force sensor, which can detect a load applied to the hand portion. Also, a control apparatus of the handling robot and a control apparatus of the machine tool are connected via a data cable capable of transmission and reception of information.
US10092984B2	Methods and systems for aligning tooling elements of ultrasonic bonding systems A method of aligning a subject tooling element of a material handling system of an ultrasonic bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing an overlay defining a relative position of at least a portion of a reference tooling element; b) viewing an image of at least a portion of the subject tooling element combined with a corresponding portion of the overlay; and c) adjusting a position of at least a portion of the subject tooling element by referring to the overlay in the image.
US10092983B2	Brazing composition, heat exchanger tube, and heat exchanger A brazing composition contains 1 part by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less of Zn powder, 1 part by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less of Si powder, 3 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less of K—Al—F flux, 1 part by mass or more and 3 parts by mass or less of (meth)acrylic resin, wherein the mass ratio (Zn/Si) of Zn powder relative to Si powder is 1 or more and 5 or less.
US10092982B2	Fillet welded joint and method of production of same The present invention provides a fillet welded joint and a method of production of a fillet welded joint which can raise the productivity of the method of production of a fillet welded joint and a fillet welded joint without sacrificing the strength against fatigue fracture of the welded structural member. The fillet welded joint of the present invention is a fillet welded joint formed by fillet welding at least two metal members, wherein, on the surface of at least one of the metal members, the fillet welded joint comprises a press bead of a rib-shaped projection provided by press-forming so as to project upward to the side having a weld bead formed by the fillet welding, and part of the press bead contacts or overlaps the weld bead.
US10092981B2	Crossjet assembly and method for carrying away contaminants The invention relates to a crossjet assembly for generating a gas flow that is conducted between a laser source (40, 41) and a welding region (42) in order to remove contaminants moving towards the laser source. The gas flow crosses the region between the laser source and the welding site numerous times.
US10092979B2	Laser irradiation apparatus A laser irradiation apparatus may include: an irradiation head section including first and second irradiation heads each configured to perform laser light irradiation on a workpiece; a laser unit section including first and second laser units configured to respectively output first laser light and second laser light; a beam delivery section provided in an optical path between the laser unit section and the irradiation head section, and configured to perform switching of optical paths between optical paths of the first laser light and the second laser light to cause the first or second laser light to enter the first or second irradiation head; a first beam property varying section provided in an optical path between the first laser unit and the irradiation head section; and a second beam property varying section provided in an optical path between the second laser unit and the irradiation head section.
US10092977B2	Welding head and method for joining a workpiece A method for joining a workpiece by means of a welding head, in which at least one line of light is generated on a workpiece, which crosses a joint line at a site to be joined and a joint seam generated at a joined site after processing. The lines of light are imaged at the site to be joined and at the joined site in order to generate reference data relating to the geometry of the site to be joined and measurement data relating to the geometry of the joined sites. The reference data and the measurement data are then compared at one and the same workpiece site before and after processing, in order to determine the geometry of the joint seam independently of the geometry of the site to be joined.
US10092976B2	Machining metal removal control A process is disclosed for controlling the length of chips or shavings on materials that is inherent to produce long undesired chips when machined. Based on the work piece configuration and surface area to machine a determined outlay and process application for a continuous scribe or arrangements of different scribe pattern or patterns for the part and or surface is selected to provide optimal chip control during the machining operation. Engineered Interruptions are applied to the work object prior to the machining operation to maximize optimal chip control. Controlling the depth of scribe of the laser is accomplished and managed through the interface of hardware, software and electronics.
US10092975B2	Solid state additive manufacturing system A process for solid state deposition of a material onto a workpiece includes the steps of providing a rod of metallic deposition material, exerting pressure at one end of the rod to move the metallic deposition material into a deposition zone, rotating the rod while the pressure is being exerted to generate frictional heat when the rod contacts a surface of the workpiece, and raising the temperature of the metallic deposition material to reduce the amount of frictional heat which needs to be generated during the rotating step and to produce a microstructure which is substantially free of porosity and which has a fine grain size.
US10092973B2	Welder with indirect sensing of weld fastener position An upper electrode assembly for welding fasteners includes a body that supports an electrode that has an aperture. The aperture is configured to receive a movable pin of a lower electrode assembly arranged opposite the upper electrode assembly. The lower electrode assembly supports a fastener in a welding position. The upper electrode assembly includes a position sensor which includes a position sensor member that is arranged in the body and is configured to cooperate with the pin to detect a fastener welding characteristic.
US10092964B2	Assembly-type cutter An assembly-type cutter includes a shank and a cutter head. The shank has a hole at one end. The hole has a receiving portion, which includes an internal thread and can be treated thermally for increased rigidity. The cutter head has a cutting portion and a connecting portion at opposite ends respectively. The connecting portion includes a threaded member and can also be treated thermally for increased rigidity. The cutter head and the shank are threadedly connectable via the connecting portion and the receiving portion. The threaded member includes a body portion, whose diameter is defined as a root diameter, and an external thread on the body portion. The body portion is slightly tapered such that a locus of the root diameter is inclined.
US10092962B2	Method and apparatus for drilling ports in utility access shafts or manholes An apparatus for drilling a manhole includes a drill comprising a first motor and a drill bit. A rail extends longitudinally away from an exterior surface of the manhole. A carriage is movably engaged with the rail and is coupled to the drill. A mounting device supports the rail on an exterior of the manhole. The mounting device comprises features to transfer axial loading on the drill bit to the manhole. A method for drilling an opening in a manhole includes suspending a drill from a rail coupled to an exterior of the manhole. The rail extends laterally outwardly from the manhole. A drill bit forming part of the drill is rotated while moving the drill longitudinally along the rail toward the manhole. Axial reactive force generated by the drill is transferred to the manhole.
US10092956B2	Device and method for machining an optical workpiece A device and a method for machining of a flat side of an optical workpiece. The device has two flat guides and a side guide for fluidic guidance of a spindle unit and/or a slide. A linear drive with an assigned tool is located on a slide with a turntable. Highly accurate machining is enabled.
US10092955B2	Method for producing nickel powder Provided is a method for producing fine nickel powder used as suitable seed crystals for producing nickel powder from a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex. The method for producing nickel powder sequentially includes: a mixing step of adding, to a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex, a dispersant containing a sulfonate and an insoluble solid which is insoluble in the solution to form a mixed slurry; a reduction and precipitation step of charging a reaction vessel with the mixed slurry and then blowing hydrogen gas into the mixed slurry in the reaction vessel to reduce nickel complex ions contained in the mixed slurry to form nickel precipitate on a surface of the insoluble solid; and a separation step of separating the nickel precipitate on the surface of the insoluble solid from the surface of the insoluble solid to form nickel powder.
US10092954B2	Syntactic metal matrix materials and methods A syntactic metal foam composite that is substantially fully dense except for syntactic porosity is formed from a mixture of ceramic microballoons and matrix forming metal. The ceramic microballoons have a uniaxial crush strength and a much higher omniaxial crush strength. The mixture is continuously constrained while it is consolidated. The constraining force is less than the omniaxial crush strength. The substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite is then constrained and deformation worked at a substantially constant volume. This deformation causes at least work hardening and grain refinement in the matrix metal. The resulting deformed syntactic metal foam composite has an energy absorption capacity that is at least 1.5 to 2 or 3 times or more the energy absorption capacity of the precursor substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite.
US10092948B2	Fluoride-free continuous casting mold flux for low-carbon steel The invention provides a fluoride-free continuous casting mold flux for low-carbon steel, comprising, based on weight, Na2O 5-10%, MgO 3-10%, MnO 3-10%, B2O3 3-10%, Al2O3≤6%, Li2O<3%, C 1-3%, and the balance of CaO and SiO2 as well as inevitable impurities, wherein the ratio of CaO/SiO2 is 0.8˜1.3. The mold flux has a melting point of 95˜1150° C., a viscosity at 1300° C. of 0.1-0.3 Pa·s, and a crystallization rate of 10-50% as determined according to the method described in the specification for examining crystallization property. The boron-containing, fluoride-free flux developed according to the invention has a moderate crystallization rate, can be used in a crystallizer to control transfer of heat from molten steel effectively, and has been applied successfully in a low-carbon steel slab conticaster with a metallurgical effect that arrives at the level of a traditional fluoride-containing flux to full extent.
US10092947B2	Method for producing lost cores or molded parts for the production of cast parts The invention relates to a method for producing lost cores or molded parts for the production of cast parts, in which a basic molding material is mixed with an alkali silicate or water glass binder and a lost core or a molded part for the production of cast parts is formed using a core shooter in a core box, wherein the alkali silicate or water glass binder contains an alkali silicate or water glass solution having a modulus of 1.5 to 3.5 and natural and/or synthetic additives in a proportion of 0.1 to 25% by weight measured with respect to the total amount of binder, with a particle size of less than 5 μm and the natural and/or synthetic additives are at least aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate and sodium aluminum silicate, each having a proportion of 1 to 5% by weight measured with respect to the total amount of binder. The lost core or the other molded part is formed in an unheated core box, and the lost core thus formed or the molded part is cured using hot air.
US10092945B2	Apparatus for and method of forming a metal strut The aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for forming a metal strut mount having a C-shape cross-section and a pair of flanges extending therefrom and a method of forming a metal strut mount utilizing a rolling machine.
US10092938B2	Plated steel plate for hot pressing and hot pressing method of plated steel plate The present invention provides plated steel sheet for hot press use which is excellent in hot lubricity, coating adhesion, spot weldability, and coated corrosion resistance and a method of hot pressing plated steel sheet. The present invention is Plated steel sheet for hot press use and a method of hot pressing plated steel sheet characterized by being plated steel sheet for hot press use which contains an Al plating layer which is formed on one surface or both surfaces of said steel sheet, and a surface coating layer which is formed on said Al plating layer, said surface coating layer containing at least one Zn compound which is selected from a group comprised of Zn hydroxide, Zn phosphate, and a Zn organic acid.
US10092937B2	Measuring unit for measuring the bending radius and the forwarding of a workpiece in a bending machine The measuring unit comprises a first carriage arranged to be connected to the bending machine and to be passed through by the workpiece under bending coming from the bending machine. The first carriage comprises: a main body; a pair of measure rollers; a first measuring device; a guide device; an elastic device; a second measuring device; and a positioning device.
US10092936B2	Active vibration damping system of a rolling mill The active vibration damping system of a rolling mill comprises a rolling stand and an adjustment system for the bending of the rolling rolls (1, 1′) having hydraulic actuators (2\2″, 2″′, 2iv) acting on the chock (20) of the rolling rolls (1, 1′) and hydraulic feeding circuits (7, 9, 11, 12) and injectors (8′, 8″, 8″′, 8iv), preferably piezoelectric injectors, directly inserted into the chambers (6\6″, 6″′, 6iv) of the hydraulic actuators (2′, 2″, 2″′, 2iv) with the advantage of exploiting the dampening effect resulting from the high- pressure oil injection.
US10092932B2	Multilayered disposable cleaning pad A disposable pad for treating or cleaning various types of surfaces is presented. The disposable pad has one or more flaps that are operatively affixed to the first surface on the first sheet of the pad and is rotatably movable between a first configuration and a number of second configurations to expose one of many surface pairs having a cleaning material unique to the desired application. A second sheet is operatively affixed to the second surface of the first sheet on at least two edges to form a mitt-like cavity and provides for ambidextrous wielding of the disposable pad.
US10092929B2	Wafer tray sorter with door coupled to detector A tray engine includes a vertical drive column, a rotation mechanism for rotating the vertical drive column, and an end effector attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector includes an end effector base attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector further includes a slide attached to the end effector base to support a tray, when present. The slide enables the tray to slide along a length of the end effector base. The tray engine includes a drive mechanism attached to the end effector base for moving along the length of the end effector base to enable the tray, when present, to slide linearly along the length and load or unload the tray to or from the slide.
US10092928B2	Process for the manufacture of a component comprising a stack of a functional layer on a composite film A process of manufacturing component with a composite film including a matrix made of thermoplastic polymer and particles inside this matrix. This process includes heating the composite film in order for its temperature to exceed the glass transition temperature of its matrix, then when the composite film is softened, flattening an external face of the composite film by a smooth face resting directly over the whole of this external face, this smooth face forming part of the front face of a flexible membrane, the whole of the rear face of which, located on the side opposite the front face, is pushed against the composite film by a fluid, then cooling the composite film below the glass transition temperature, then withdrawing the membrane in order to mechanically separate its front face from the external face of the composite film.
US10092926B2	System and methods for deposition spray of particulate coatings A particle deposition system can have a particle source providing a nanomaterial at a controlled rate and a gas distribution system coupled with the particle source and operable to receive the nanomaterial aerosol. A high pressure chamber can be coupled with the gas distribution system, and a nozzle can be disposed between the high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber. The nozzle can have a nozzle opening allowing fluidic communication of a nanomaterial aerosol between the high pressure chamber and the low pressure chamber and the opening can have a length exceeding a width.
US10092921B2	Fluid product reservoir and dispenser incorporating such a reservoir A fluid reservoir including a neck that defines an opening in which a stopper is engaged. The stopper is movable by sliding in the neck between a high closed initial position in which the stopper hermetically closes the opening of the neck and a low open final position in which at least one feed passage puts the inside of the reservoir into communications with the outside.
US10092919B2	Detection of the presence of a product sprayed onto a surface A method of detecting the presence of a product sprayed onto an application surface, in which the product to be applied to the application surface is sprayed onto a target zone of the application surface in pulses. Before spraying the product it is heated to a temperature higher than a predetermined temperature value. After spraying the product, a value of a parameter representing the temperature of the target zone is measured remotely, and the value of that parameter is compared to a reference value of that parameter. A detection installation including pulsed spraying by way of forming part of a device shared with the heating element.
US10092918B1	Fluid dispersion assembly A fluid dispersion assembly comprises a diffusion unit disposed in fluid communication with a fluid container, the assembly being powered by a compressed air source. The diffusion unit at least partially defines a diffusion chamber, and includes a diffusion assembly containing an atomizer assembly which, in combination with the diffusion chamber, generates a fluid dispersion from a mixture of compressed air and an operative fluid, for example, fragrant oils, essential oils, odor neutralizers, disinfectants such as triethylene glycol, air sanitizers, etc.
US10092909B2	Centrifugal separator with cones divided into angular sectors separated by annular gaps The rotary bowl (1) of this centrifugal separator is lined with conical structures divided into sectors (7) separated by angularly offset gaps (9) so as to promote a regular spiral fluid flow therein, which is laminar and enhances separation efficiency significantly: in the case of two-phase or three-phase suspensions, a “cake” is obtained on the side wall (8). A scraper (15) rotating at a slightly different speed may be added to enable simultaneously routing of the solid cake to the outlet and continuous processing.
US10092907B2	Self-cleaning splitter A splitter that physically delineates the travel path between material steams having different trajectories mounted on a metal sorting system. The splitter has an outer edge and comprising an automatic mechanism located at the outer edge for removing accumulated debris from the splitter. The automatic mechanism may be a sliding body that moves across said outer edge or a retractable blade extends and retracts to remove debris from the splitter.
US10092905B2	Tissue sample container and methods A tissue sample container including a base having a plurality of sample holding sections, which are configured to receive a plurality of tissue samples in a given orientation and are demarcated by section walls; and a lid configured to sealingly engage the base. The sample holding sections are sized and shaped to correspond to a specific tissue sample size and shape such that the base in cooperation with the section walls, maintain the given orientation and identity of the tissue samples within respective sample holding sections.
US10092902B2	Fluid interface cartridge for a microfluidic chip An interface cartridge for a microfluidic chip, with microfluidic process channels and fluidic connection holes at opposed ends of the process channels, provides ancillary fluid structure, including fluid flow channels and input and/or waste wells, which mix and/or convey reaction fluids to the fluidic connection holes and into the process channels of the microfluidic chip.
US10092900B2	Plurality of reaction chambers in a test cartridge A fluidic testing method is presented that includes flowing an initial amount of liquid down a first inlet channel of a single-port fluidic testing system, and splitting the initial amount of liquid from the first inlet channel into a plurality of second inlet channels. Each second inlet channel is coupled to a given test chamber of a plurality of test chambers, wherein each of the plurality of test chambers has a wall that defines a longest side of a given test chamber, and wherein each of the plurality of test chambers has only one opening through the wall of a corresponding test chamber. The method also includes filling each of the plurality of test chambers with a final amount of liquid, the final amount being substantially equal in each of the test chambers and summing from each test chamber to equal the initial amount of liquid.
US10092899B2	Pipette tip system, device and method of use This disclosure is directed to exemplary embodiments of systems, methods, techniques, processes, products and product components that can facilitate users making improved absorbance or fluorescence measurements in the field of spectroscopy with reduced (minimal) sample waste, and increased throughput, particularly in the study of biological sciences. A measuring system is provided having: a base unit with a means for locating a pipette tip; a pipette tip designed to interact with the base unit for purposes of accurate pipette tip positioning; at least one light supplying unit positioned to supply light to a liquid sample in the pipette tip and at least one light collecting unit positioned to collect light from a liquid sample in the pipette tip.
US10092890B2	Processing biomass and petroleum containing materials Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
US10092889B2	Element for ejecting gas into a regenerator of a fluid catalytic cracking unit An injection element (10) for a gas injection system (1) inside a regenerator of a fluid catalytic cracking unit, said injection element defining a flow passage (12) and being arranged so as to be able to be fastened to a support (11) so that said flow passage opens on one side into a cavity and on the other side into a fluidized catalyst bed, characterized in that said injection element is made of ceramic material.
US10092888B2	Linear reciprocating actuator A linear reciprocating actuator for mixing, agitating, separation, continuous sampling and/or harvesting or filtration, gas mixing, and various other applications. The actuator may have a housing closed on one end, and attached to a vessel in a hermetically-sealed manner such that it is part of the fluidic envelope of the vessel. An agitation device may be attached to a shaft which is partially surrounded by the housing, or the agitation device may surround the housing where the housing protrudes into the vessel. The actuator enables agitation of the contents of a hermetically-sealed vessel without mechanical coupling from outside the fluidic envelope of the process. The agitation device is solely acted upon by a magnetic field, is contained entirely within the fluidic envelope of the process, and is not attached to the vessel in any way. The magnetic flux which drives the agitation device passes through the housing.
US10092884B2	Water dispersing system A water dispersing system (WDS) that allows a selectable quantity of water to be dispersed into an environment. The WDS utilizes a fan and a water supply assembly. The fan has a frame inside of which are two rotating blades, and preferably a stand. The water supply assembly includes a reservoir, a water tube, and a water dispersing head. Water is gravity fed from the reservoir, through the water tube and out of the head. Water from the head is directed into the first fan's rotating blades. Once the water hits the blades, the water is re-directed back out through a front grill on the fan. The second fan blades project air outward. The amount of water that comes from the WDS can be selectably chosen, from a light mist to a heavier spray, and the temperature of the water can be lowered by placing ice into the reservoir with the water. An excess water basin catches any water that drips downward from the blades.
US10092883B2	Waterproof ventilation structure and waterproof ventilation member Provided is a waterproof ventilation structure including: a housing (20) including an inner space (22) and an opening portion (21); a waterproof gas-permeable membrane (11) placed to cover the opening portion (21); an electroacoustic transducing part (40) placed in the inner space (22); a first double-faced adhesive tape (31) directly joining an inner surface of the housing (20) and an edge portion of one surface of the waterproof gas-permeable membrane (11) together; and a second double-faced adhesive tape (32) directly joining an edge portion of the other surface of the waterproof gas-permeable membrane (11) and the part (40) together. The waterproof gas-permeable membrane (11) has a water entry pressure of 50 kPa or more, and the first double-faced adhesive tape (31) includes a base including a foam material. The total thickness of the waterproof gas-permeable membrane (11) and the first and second double-faced adhesive tapes (31) and (32), as measured in an uncompressed state, is preferably larger than a distance L between the inner surface of the housing (20) and the part (40) so that the foam material placed in the waterproof ventilation structure is compressed in a thickness direction.
US10092881B2	Permanent hydrophilic porous coatings and methods of making them A membrane includes a porous base membrane and a hydrophilic coating. The coating comprises a hydrophilic additive and a hydrophilic polymer derivatized with an electron beam reactive group adapted to form a radical under high energy irradiation. In some embodiments, the membrane comprises a fluoropolymer. Also disclosed are processes for forming the membrane.
US10092880B2	Spiral-wound acid gas separation membrane element, acid gas separation membrane module, and acid gas separation apparatus A spiral-wound acid gas separation membrane element (1) includes a wound body which includes a laminate and a perforated core (5), the laminate being wound around the perforated core tube (5) and including: a separation membrane (2), a feed-side channel component (3), and an element constituent layer (e.g., permeate-side channel component (4)). The separation membrane (2) is provided with a sealing section (25) present at both widthwise ends of the separation membrane (2). The sealing section (25) is sealed with an adhesive. This makes it possible not only to separate acid gas from mixed gas more efficiently as compared to a conventional spiral-wound acid gas separation membrane element but also to save energy.
US10092878B2	System and method for mixing tempering air with flue gas for hot SCR catalyst A simple-cycle gas turbine system includes an injection system including a plurality of injection tubes that may inject a fluid into a duct of an exhaust processing system that may process exhaust gas generated by a gas turbine engine. The exhaust processing system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that may reduce a level of nitrogen oxides (NOx) within the exhaust gas; and a mixing system positioned adjacent to the plurality of injection tubes and within the exhaust processing system. The mixing system includes a mixing module having a plurality of turbulators that may swirl the fluid, or the exhaust gas, or both, in a first swirl direction to encourage turbulent flow along an axis of the exhaust processing system and thereby facilitate mixing between the fluid and the exhaust gas.
US10092874B2	Air washer An air washer includes an outer case having an air suction port, a water tub disposed in the outer case to store water, a humidification unit disposed in the water tub, a display unit disposed so as to be spaced apart from the outer case to form an air discharge port, the display unit having a water supply port, through which water is supplied, an inner case located at an upper side of the water tub, the inner case having an air channel, connecting the air suction port with the air discharge port, and a water channel, along which the water injected through the water supply port is guided to the water tub, and a blower disposed in the inner case to blow air suctioned through the air suction port to the air discharge port.
US10092873B2	Air cleaning system and method of controlling the same An air cleaning system and a method of controlling the same, the air cleaning system including a particle separation device for suctioning indoor air to separate microbial particles from air particles, a collection device collecting the microbial particles separated by the particle separation device, a luminescence measurement device for detecting an amount or intensity of light emitted from the microbial particles collected in the collection device, and at least one air cleaning device that selectively operates on the basis of contamination of the microbial particles detected by the luminescence measurement device.
US10092868B2	Liquid filter assembly, system and methods A filter cartridge includes a key ring with at least first and second protrusions to engage a lock-out assembly in a filter head, permitting the cartridge to connect to the filter head. A filter system includes a filter assembly, including a filter cartridge and a cartridge housing, connected to a filter head, in which the filter head includes an adapter assembly with a lock-out mechanism. The lock-out mechanism is unlocked by a key ring on the filter cartridge. A method of installing a filter assembly includes using protrusions on a key ring on a filter cartridge to unlock an adapter assembly in a filter head to allow for connection between the filter assembly and the filter head.
US10092867B2	Automatic swimming pool cleaner concepts Described are cleaning devices intended for immersion in water of swimming pools and spas. The devices beneficially may be pressure-side cleaners attached indirectly to outlets of water-circulation pumps. The supply of pressurized water travelling from a pump to such a device may be employed for various purposes, including directing debris-laden water to or near tops of debris collection chambers. The water exiting nozzles associated with the devices may push, rather than pull, the debris-laden water toward the collection chambers. Some nozzles may be oriented approximately parallel to a to-be-cleaned pool surface, and curved tubes may be employed to direct water and debris flow to perimeters of the cleaners.
US10092864B2	Apparatus for preparing a multi-layered blood product by centrifugation Container to be used for preparing a multi-layered blood product by centrifugation, said container comprising a substantially cylindrical body (2) with a closed bottom (3) and a top (4) having a filling opening as well as a filter device (15), which is slidable inside the container (1). The filing opening is closed by means of a penetrable membrane (13), and the filter device (15) comprises a substantially planar mesh (16) and a supporting buoyancy body (18). In addition to this, there are means (35, 36, 39, 40, 42), for releasable fixation of the filter device (15) adjacent to the bottom (3) of the container (1).
US10092860B2	Separation unit for microbial and scale treatment A method to continuously clean a fouled process stream using a magnetic field comprising feeding the fouled process stream, comprising a fouling constituent, to a magnetic separation unit. The magnetic separation unit comprising a separation vessel configured to receive the fouled process stream, a mounted magnet configured to generate the magnetic field operable to reduce a concentration of the fouling constituent. The mounted magnet comprising a magnet motor configured to rotate a shaft, the shaft configured to rotate a magnet, and the magnet configured to generate the magnetic field. A circulation pump fluidly connected to the separation vessel and a sampling point configured to allow removal of a sample. The method further includes measuring the concentration of the fouling constituent in the sample and supplying an effluent stream from the separation vessel to a clean collection vessel.
US10092857B2	Apatite in-situ restoration Methods of regenerating apatite surfaces, for example after purification of a target analyte. The methods include, for example, regeneration that can involve contacting the apatite solid surface with a buffered calcium solution and a zwitterionic buffer, then contacting the apatite solid surface with a phosphate buffered solution, and then contacting the apatite solid surface with a solution comprising a hydroxide.
US10092855B2	CO2 extraction and filtration system Provided is an extraction system which can be used to recover light oils and other organic materials during a supercritical or subcritical fluid extraction. The extraction system may include a dual purpose pressure vessel which can be used as an independent, full spectrum extractor by adding organic material within a compartment within the vessel and passing liquefied, compressed gases onto and through organic material as well as a separator to separate the extracting fluid from the extracted material. Filter membranes having different size pore openings designed to capture and retain various compounds based on their molecular size may be used in conjunction with the pressure vessel. The filter membranes are part of a filtration system which may be incorporated as an internal component of the pressure vessel or may be utilized at different locations within the extraction system.
US10092854B2	Device and method for applying a material to a substrate Device for heating a substrate includes a process chamber having a first and a second sealable opening for a substrate to pass through, a first inlet for receiving a process gas and a first outlet for discharging an off-gas; an evaporator for evaporating the material, which evaporator device is connected to the chamber for supplying the process gas; a first condensation device connected to the chamber for receiving the off-gas and condensing the material in the vapour phase in the off-gas to form a solid phase and a second condensation device for condensing part of the material in vapour phase in the off-gas to form a liquid phase, which second condensation device connects the first condensation device to the discharge duct and a connecting duct between the evaporator device and the second condensation device for transporting material in the liquid phase between the second condensation device and the evaporator.
US10092849B2	Hover-control method for multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle upcast at any angle to take off, computer program product using the same, and multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle using the same A hover-control method for multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) upcast at any angle to take off is applied to correct at least one tilt angle of the multirotor UAV by dual-feedback schemes. When any of the at least one tilt angle is greater than a corresponding angle limitation, an open feedback scheme is executed to drive a plurality of motors of the multirotor UAV until a predetermined condition is achieved. When all of the at least one tilt angle are not larger than the respective angle limitations, a negative feedback scheme is executed to drive the motors of the multirotor UAV until a hover condition is achieved.
US10092846B2	Game device, game system, and computer-readable storage medium having program recorded thereon A game device for controlling a game in which a function is applied to a movable object by moving an aiming cursor to be superimposed on the movable object, includes a cursor moving unit for moving the aiming cursor according to a user's operation; a specific region setting unit for setting a specific region on a screen, in which the aiming cursor is movable; a cursor within region setting unit for setting a size of the aiming cursor within the specific region so as to change the size of the aiming cursor according to a location within the specific region; and a specific region moving unit for moving the specific region according to a user's operation before a movement of the movable object is started.
US10092839B2	Multi-player video game environment for single-player use A multi-player game environment is created for single-player use. A user may select a single-player game or a multi-player game. When the user chooses a multi-player game, the user is prompted to select one or more customized AI characters. The AI characters may be available individually or in themed “packs.” The selected AI character or pack may be downloaded, stored, or otherwise made accessible to an electronic entertainment system. The user may select a mode or skill level for each AI character. The user may begin playing the game in a multi-player mode with the game environment populated with an avatar effectuating behaviors of the selected AI character or characters.
US10092835B2	Systems and methods for sensor-based mobile gaming A system includes an emitter, a receiver, a wireless communications module, and a user interface module. The emitter, controlled by a first player, emits an emitter signal that includes emitter identification information. The receiver receives the emitter signal and generates a receiver signal that includes the emitter identification information. The gameplay cloud interface module receives the receiver signal and communicates an indication that includes player identification information associated the emitter identification information. The gameplay cloud interface module is further configured to receive scoring information that is based on the player identification information. The user interface module presents gameplay information based on the scoring information to the first player.
US10092821B2	Card-handling device and method of operation Card-handling devices may include a randomizer configured to randomize ordering of playing cards in a set of playing cards. An output may be configured to present a group of cards at a time from the randomizer for removal from the card-handling device. An image capturer may be positioned and configured to capture image data of at least a portion of each playing card handled by the randomizer, the image data comprising at least a suit and a rank of each playing card. A nontransitory memory device may be operatively connected to the randomizer and to the image capturer, the nontransitory memory device configured to store at least the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output. A display may be operatively connected to the nontransitory memory, the display configured to display a history of the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output upon request.
US10092818B2	Skateboard Skateboard having a board with a first platform and a second platform, fastenings fixed to the board, wheels rotatably mounted in the fastenings in order to move the board, a first frame-fixed to the first platform and a second frame fixed to the second platform, and connection means rotatably connecting the first frame to the second frame in such manner that the skateboard can be in an open position, in which the first platform and the second platform are aligned and coplanar, and in a closed position, in which the first platform and the second platform are parallel and disposed on different planes.
US10092817B2	Sport pole with sensors and a method for using it The present invention relates to a sport stick that measures the driving force generated by the upper body, which is applied to the ground through poles during the natural performance of nordic walking or any other sport, where poles are used to drive/propel the body forward. An inclination sensor along with a pole length sensor (pole length constant in a fixed length pole) has been placed into the pole for the achievement of the most suitable biomechanical performance, i.e. proper technique. The sport pole uses the Global Positioning System along with a topographical map to ensure that the slope of terrain does not affect the inclination sensor measurements. All collected data is analyzed by a control center, wherein correct usage models have been saved along with a collection of the user's anthropometric and fitness levels.
US10092810B2	Golf putting training aid A golf putting aide, that can be used as part of an independent game using golf equipment, which aide has a large annular platter with a series of evenly spaced spokes thereon on the upper side, and slip impeding means on the underside. Each spoke, is radiused on both side faces thereof, to match the curvature of a golf ball, such that on impact a golf ball will roll down the spoke toward a center opening in the platter rather than ricocheting off at an angle of incidence post impact. The spokes of the preferred embodiment taper inwardly from the rear surface toward the front surface, evenly on both sides of a center line, and taper downwardly along the top surface from the rear surface forwardly to the front. The device may be used at home on grass, at miniature golf locations or on a golf course hole with permission.
US10092809B2	Attachable golfing aid An attachable golfing aid providing a reference for a golfer during a swing includes a contoured plate that is attachable to a body or shirt of a golfer. The contoured plate includes a first connection element configured to connect to a removable visual aid such that the removable visual aid extends outwardly from the contoured plate.
US10092808B2	Golf teaching aid A golf aid has a compressible center shaped to fit comfortably between a golfer's upper arm and torso; and a slippery covering over the compressible center, such that the golfer must compress the golf aid in the armpit to prevent slippage of the golf aid. This enables the golfer to develop a consistent set-up and address posture with the appropriate tension in the correct muscles. This golf aid has been found to be helpful in correcting the golfer's swing and in improving the short game and putting.
US10092805B2	Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided.
US10092804B2	Golf club having removable weight A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile and so that it interacts with an angled abutment portion of the weight mount to locate the weight member in the golf club head. The angled abutment portion of the weight mount forms an undercut that receives a portion of the weight member.
US10092802B2	Grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads Embodiments of grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10092801B2	Putter-type golf club head with alignment feature A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a blade portion comprising a striking face, a top line, and a sole, the striking face including a face center. A rear portion of the club head is in communication with, and rearward of, the blade portion. An alignment element of the club head is rearward of, and recessed toward the sole from, the top line, and the alignment element defines a virtual center line segment oriented in a substantially front-to-rear direction at a height equal to about 21.3 mm to about 21.4 mm. The center line segment is not spaced more than 10 mm from a virtual vertical plane passing through the face center and extending generally perpendicular to the striking face, and a width of the club head is no less than 3.0 in.
US10092800B2	Iron-type golf clubs and golf club heads In general, aspects of this invention relate to blade-type iron golf clubs or golf club heads. The blade-type golf club head may comprise a body forged of a metal material. The body may include a hosel, a top surface, a sole, a heel, a toe, a ball striking surface, and a rear surface opposite the ball striking surface. The rear surface may have an upper blade portion and a lower muscle portion with the upper blade portion separated from the lower muscle portion by a blade interface. An average height of the lower muscle portion from the ball striking centerline to the toe-side boundary line may be approximately twice an average height of the lower muscle portion from the heel-side boundary line to the ball striking centerline. The mass distribution of the lower muscle portion moves the center of gravity of the club head closer to the face center location.
US10092799B2	Golf club head with molded polymeric body A golf club head includes a forward section and a body section to define a closed internal volume. The forward section has a strike face, a frame that surrounds the strike face, and a flange extending from the frame. The body section is formed from a molded polymeric material, and includes a forward edge that defines a receiving portion adapted to receive the flange and a weight receiving feature spaced apart from the forward edge. The body section further includes a reinforcing structure protruding into the internal volume and extending between the weight receiving feature and the forward edge. The reinforcing structure is operative to transfer impact loads between the weight receiving feature and the metallic forward section.
US10092790B2	Weight apparatus including weight adjustment arrangement A weight apparatus includes a handle, first and second anchorages mounted to first and second ends of the handle, respectively, the handle and the first and second anchorages having an axially extending opening, first and second rods axially movable inside the axially extending opening and adapted to be moved axially relative to the axially extending opening in opposite directions upon rotation of first and second pinion gears in the first and second anchorages, respectively, that engage with first and second racks on the first and second rods, respectively, and a lock having a locked condition in which rotation of the first and second pinion gears is prevented and an unlocked condition in which rotation of the first and second pinion gears is permitted.
US10092785B2	Remote control of fire suppression systems In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.
US10092783B2	Operating handle for an avalanche rescue system, functional unit of an avalanche rescue system and avalanche rescue system An operating handle for an avalanche rescue system, with at least one functional element, is arranged to be coupled to the at least one functional element of the avalanche rescue system. The operating handle is used to trigger the functional element. The operating handle is designed on one end as a mouthpiece or embodies such a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece of the operating handle can be coupled to a ventilation functional unit.
US10092781B2	High load descender with adaptive release linkage A high load descender for rope access and rescue has a ratcheting sheave mounted to a pivoting arm, which translate with rope tension against a fixed shoe. The ratcheting sheave has a groove that grips rope during descent while allowing free rotation for ascent and progress capture. An adaptive release linkage enhances ease of operation and control while maintaining convenient handle position in a variety of conditions.
US10092777B2	Method and apparatus for measuring, verifying, and displaying progress of dose delivery in scanned beam particle therapy The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for real-time control of a charged particle pencil beam system during therapeutic treatment of a patient. In an aspect, the present disclosure is directed to measuring an actual shape, an actual intensity distribution, and an actual location at isocenter of the charged particle pencil beam. The actual data is compared to model treatment data in real time to determine if a statistically significant variance occurs in which case the charged particle pencil beam can be stopped mid-treatment for correction and/or analysis.
US10092771B2	Skin treatment device for multiphoton ionization-based skin treatment The invention provides a non-invasive skin treatment device (200) for generating a multiphoton ionization process at a target position (110) in skin tissue (102). The skin treatment device (200) comprises a laser source (105) configured and constructed for generating a laser beam (106), an optical system (109, 112) for focusing the laser beam into the target position below a skin surface (103), and a plasma unit (117) configured and constructed for generating a plasma (100) such that, in use, at least a portion of the plasma penetrates the skin tissue for generating at least one free electron at the target position. The skin treatment device further comprises a control unit (123) configured and constructed for controlling the laser source and the plasma unit such that, in use, at least a portion of the light of the laser beam is absorbed by said at least one free electron generated at the target position, thereby generating the multiphoton ionization process. A result of the use of the plasma in generating the multiphoton ionization process is that an overall laser beam intensity, required to generate the multiphoton ionization process, is reduced as compared to skin treatment devices which generate the multiphoton ionization process using a laser beam only.
US10092770B2	Light therapy spot applicator Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in a holdable spot applicator assembly, the holdable spot applicator assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are housed within a holdable elongated structure.
US10092768B2	Interconnect structure and method of forming same A semiconductor device comprises a first chip bonded on a second chip. The first chip comprises a first substrate and first interconnection components formed in first IMD layers. The second chip comprises a second substrate and second interconnection components formed in second IMD layers. The device further comprises a first conductive plug formed within the first substrate and the first IMD layers, wherein the first conductive plug is coupled to a first interconnection component and a second conductive plug formed through the first substrate and the first IMD layers and formed partially through the second IMD layers, wherein the second conductive plug is coupled to a second interconnection component.
US10092766B2	Capacitor and method to manufacture the capacitor One aspect is a capacitor, having a multitude of parallel insulator layers in one stack direction, made of an electrically non-conducting material, a multitude of conductor layers alternatingly stacked with the insulator layers in the direction of the stack made from a conductive material and at least one contact body. At least some of the conductor layers are connected to one another in a conductive manner via the contact body. The contact body extends through breaks form several insulator layers, where at least the insulator layers are made of a sintered material; the contact body is manufactured at least partially from a sintered material, which is introduced into the breaks in the insulator layers in an unsintered, malleable state.
US10092761B2	Automatic vector selection for multi-site pacing Systems and methods for evaluating multiple candidate electrostimulation vectors for use in therapeutic cardiac stimulation are disclosed. The system can include a programmable electrostimulator circuit for delivering electrostimulation to one or more sites of a heart according to multiple candidate electrostimulation vectors. One or more physiologic sensors can detect resulting physiologic responses to the electrostimulation. A processor circuit can generate categories of indicators including therapy efficacy indicators, battery longevity indicators, or complication indicators using the sensed physiologic responses. The candidate electrostimulation vectors can be ranked according to the categories of indicators in specified orders. The system can include a user interface for displaying the ranked candidate electrostimulation vectors, and allowing the user to select one or more electrostimulation vectors and programming the electrostimulator circuit to deliver therapeutic electrostimulation to at least one site of the heart using the selected electrostimulation vectors.
US10092749B2	Low equivalent series resistance RF filter for an AIMD An AIMD includes a conductive housing, an electrically conductive ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing the ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is hermetically sealed and disposed through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed on a circuit board within the housing and has a dielectric body supporting at least two active and two ground electrode plates interleaved, wherein the at least two active electrode plates are electrically connected to the conductive pathway on the device side, and the at least two ground electrode plates are electrically coupled to either the ferrule and/or the conductive housing. The dielectric body has a dielectric constant less than 1000 and a capacitance of between 10 and 20,000 picofarads. The filter capacitor is configured for EMI filtering of MRI high RF pulsed power by a low ESR, wherein the ESR of the filter capacitor at an MRI RF pulsed frequency or range of frequencies is less than 2.0 ohms.
US10092747B2	MRI compatible medical devices A medical device for conducting electrical signal comprises an elongate member and a plurality of cables. Each cable may have three concentric layers: a first layer with an inner conductor, a second layer with an inner insulator, and a third layer with an outer conductor. The inner insulator electrically isolates the outer conductor from the inner conductor.
US10092741B2	Ultrasonic surgical apparatus and associated method A surgical instrument assembly has (i) a surgical instrument including a handpiece and a probe or horn attached to the handpiece, (ii) a source of ultrasonic vibratory energy operatively connected to the probe or horn, (iii) a source of electrical current operatively connected to deliver electrical current to organic tissues of a patient at a surgical site contacted by a distal end of the probe or horn, and (iv) a sensor of electrical potential disposable in contact with the patient at a desired distance from the surgical site. The sensor is operatively connected to the source of ultrasonic vibratory energy to automatically attenuate an output thereof in response to a detected potential of a predetermined magnitude.
US10092740B2	Skin puncturing device A safety needle assembly for skin puncturing. A plurality of needles driven by a reciprocating drive shaft extend and retract through an opening in one end of the assembly. Eleven or twelve needles are configured so as to minimize potential surface tension and reduce stress applied to the skin. The opening may be rounded or scalloped to reduce friction on the skin. An elastomeric or mechanical spring is used to assist in retracting the needles. Various alignment tabs and features are used to ensure proper alignment of the drive shaft within the assembly, and alignment of the needle assembly when attached to a handpiece during use. Safety tabs on the needle assembly prevent reuse. A protective sleeve may be used to cover the exterior of the needle assembly.
US10092739B2	Kit for and method of assembling an applicator for inserting an implant The invention pertains to a kit for assembling a disposable applicator for inserting an implant, in particular a rod-like implant containing an active substance, under the skin of a human or animal, the kit comprising a first component, in turn comprising a main housing part providing a handle for grasping and maneuvering the applicator, a cannula, and a cannula holder mounted in the main housing part, the main housing part having an opening which allows introduction of an implant into the proximal end of the cannula or the cannula holder, and, a second component for closing said opening, in turn comprising a second housing part and a rod attached to or forming an integral whole with the second housing part and mountable inside the cannula or the cannula holder.
US10092735B2	Therapeutic delivery device A therapeutic delivery device comprises a layer of biodegradable material wound into a plurality of windings, the plurality of windings comprising an outermost winding defining an internal volume and winding pairs including a first winding pair and a second winding pair. A first therapeutic mass is incorporated in or on the layer the first winding pair and a second therapeutic mass is incorporated in or on the layer along the second winding pair. In one implementation, at least one volume of gas is captured within the internal volume and occupies at least 50% of the internal volume. In one implementation, the windings include perforations.
US10092734B2	Method and tools for implanted device A method and toolset capable of remotely moving a rotor of an implanted device in a first arcuate direction and detecting a first limit of travel, moving the rotor in a second, opposite direction and detecting a second limit of travel without altering the current performance setting of the implanted device, comparing the first and second limits of travel with known values for a plurality of selectable performance settings, and indicating the current performance setting of the implanted device.
US10092731B2	Wire introduction device for introducing a guide wire A deep vein intravenous introducer has a wheel located toward the front end of the device that can be rotated by the index finger of the user. After placement of the needle in the lumen of the vessel, the user rotates the wheel, which advances the wire guide through the center of the needle and into the patient. Once the guide wire is advanced into the vessel lumen the catheter can be advanced over the guide wire with a hub or finger tab on the catheter close to the index finger. The operation can be performed by one hand without moving the hand from its initial position. The user can then simultaneously use the other hand to operate an ultrasound detection device during insertion without the assistance of another person. A catheter is provided that can be visualized by ultrasound to enable confirmation of correct placement in a vessel.
US10092729B2	Catheter securement device A device for securing a medical implement, such as a catheter to a body of a patient. The device having an adhesive pad for securing the pad to the body of a patient. An adjustable plate is rotatable with respect to the fixed plate to secure a catheter. In some aspects, a pair of adjustable plates can be rotated with respect to the fixed plate. Tabs affixed to the fixed plate and the adjustable plate cooperate with each other to secure a catheter there between. The adjustable plate can be rotated so as to retain a catheter between the tabs. Complementary pawl and ratchet members are used to enable limited rotation of the plates with respect to one another and to fix the plates in a selected adjustment position.
US10092728B2	Sheath for securing urinary catheter The present invention relates to a device that secures a straight or Foley catheter in the urinary tract of a male subject. The device includes a portion that can be coupled to the subject's penis and a portion that can be coupled to the straight or Foley catheter. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using this device and to assemblies including the device and a straight or Foley catheter.
US10092725B2	Resource information key for an insertable medical device A system by which resource information relating to an insertable medical device, such as an intravascular catheter, can be identified by its source so as to be accessed by a practitioner, caregiver, or patient, is disclosed. In particular, a resource information key is included at a predetermined key location on or proximate to the medical device, wherein the key indicates the source of the resource information. In one example embodiment, therefore, an insertable medical device for establishing intravascular access to a patient, such as a peripherally inserted central catheter (“PICC”), is disclosed and comprises: an internal portion configured for intravascular insertion into the patient, and a portion external to the patient. The exterior portion of the PICC includes a resource information key that is positioned at a predetermined key location. The resource information key indicates a website where a user can acquire the resource information relating to the medical device.
US10092721B2	Multi-lumen breathing circuit including a flexible printed circuit board assembly A breathing circuit includes a flexible hollow tube having a generally circular cross section and a flexible printed circuit board assembly disposed in the flexible hollow tube. The flexible printed circuit board assembly defines part of at least one inspiratory passage within the flexible hollow tube and part of at least one expiratory passage within the flexible hollow tube. The flexible printed circuit board assembly is configured to heat airflow within one or more of the at least one inspiratory passage and the at least one expiratory passage, and monitor a first property of the airflow within one or more of the at least one inspiratory passage and the at least one expiratory passage at multiple locations along the axial length of the flexible hollow tube.
US10092719B1	Catheter inflatable cuff pressure stabilizer A cuff pressure stabilizer includes two or more columnar units, which include respective input columns and respective output columns disposed at least partially alongside the respective input columns. The input column of an upstream-most columnar unit is shaped so as to define an upstream-most input port, which is coupleable in fluid communication with an inflation lumen proximal port of a catheter. The output column of a downstream-most columnar unit is shaped so as to define an atmosphere port that is open to the atmosphere. The columnar units include a measurement columnar unit, which includes a plurality of pressure indicia markings distributed along the measurement columnar unit for measuring a height difference between a surface level of the liquid in the measurement output column of the measurement columnar unit and a surface level of the liquid in the measurement input column of the measurement columnar unit.
US10092710B2	Method of obtaining a classification boundary and automatic recognition method and system using the same The present invention provides a method of obtaining a classification boundary, to limit an axial depth in a puncturing operation. The following steps of method comprises: At first, obtaining a plurality of tomographic images from the axial depth of a tissue is performed. Then, obtaining a plurality of characteristic values from the tomographic images, the characteristic values are classified by a Support Vector Machine method. A classification boundary will be obtained through a distribution of the graph for defining a specific compartment of the tissue. In addition, an automatic recognition method and system using the above mentioned method are also disclosed in the present invention.
US10092708B2	Retractable syringe with improved delivery efficiency and locking system A plunger, a needle assembly and a retractable syringe comprising same are provided. The plunger comprises a plunger member and a plunger outer having a lock spring that prevents or impedes movement of the plunger member after needle retraction. The plunger further comprises another locking member for engaging the barrel to prevent or impede further movement of the plunger outer after delivery of fluid contents. The plunger member has a plunger seal which engages a retractable needle of the needle assembly for retraction. The retractable needle comprises a cannula and needle body with a plurality of fluid channels that co-operate with a fluid conduit of the plunger seal to efficiently direct fluid to the cannula. A needle retainer comprises a plurality of barbed arms releasably coupled to the needle body, whereby an ejector with tabs facilitates release of the retractable needle from the needle retainer to allow compressed spring-driven retraction.
US10092707B2	T-shaped cap for medical injector A medical injector includes an injector housing defining a reservoir, a plunger rod, and a stopper engaged with a portion of the plunger rod. The stopper being slidably disposed within the reservoir and sized relative to an interior of the injector housing to provide sealing engagement with a sidewall of the injector housing. The medical injector further includes a needle having a sharpened first end and a second end in communication with the reservoir, a first cap covering the sharpened first end of the needle, and a second cap covering at least a part of the first cap. The second cap includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a flange provided adjacent the distal end. The second cap is engaged with the first cap such that removal of the second cap simultaneously removes the first cap from the first end of the needle.
US10092702B2	Syringe mechanism for auto-regeneration of dermis A syringe mechanism for the auto-regeneration of the dermis is provided. The syringe mechanism includes: a liquid syringe filled with liquid in a cylinder thereof, a piston inserted into a top of the cylinder, a discharge portion formed at a bottom portion of the cylinder, and screw threads formed around the discharge portion; and an injecting member having a cylindrical body portion, an inlet portion formed to be inserted and coupled with the discharge portion at a top end of the cylindrical body portion, and a coupling portion formed to be coupled with the screw threads around the inlet portion, the screw threads and the coupling portion rotated and inserted so as to be fastened to the liquid syringe so that liquid is injected into the top portion of the body portion via the liquid syringe.
US10092699B2	Medical device protection assembly in the form of an attachable weight acting as impact-absorbing structure The present invention relates to a medical device protection assembly and to a respective medical device. The protection assembly comprises at least one reorientation member being connectable with a medical device and being operable to orient the medical device into a predefined orientation in the event the medical device is subject to a free-fall.
US10092698B2	Injection gadget Disclosed is an injection gadget corresponding to an end-effector such as a rescue robot or the like. The injection gadget is configured such that an injection needle is disposed inside an injection assembly, an injection liquid is provided between a cylinder and a piston of the injection assembly, and the piston is moved by an elastic force of a spring previously compressed inside the cylinder so that the injection needle protrudes to the outside of the injection assembly and the injection liquid is ejected, and includes a bracket that replaceably mounts the injection assembly, a main body that is connected to the bracket and includes a first body space portion of which one side surface facing the bracket and the other side surface are open to pass through each other and a second body space portion that is disposed next to the first body space portion, a controller that is mounted in the second body space portion, a linear actuator that moves a transfer shaft in accordance with a control signal of the controller, and a pusher that is disposed between the linear actuator and the injection assembly, and transmits a force of the linear actuator toward the injection assembly so that a locking pin of the bracket is deviated from locking guides of the piston of the injection assembly.
US10092693B2	Controlled delivery drive mechanisms for drug delivery pumps A controlled delivery drive mechanism includes a drug container having a barrel and a plunger seal; a drive housing within which at least initially partially resides a piston having an interface surface and a drive rack; and a power spring. The piston is configured to contact and axially translate the plunger seal within barrel. The mechanism may be configured to convert rotational movement of a drive pinion to axial translation of the drive rack, or to convert axial force of a linear power spring into torsional motion of a drive pinion. A regulating mechanism meters the drive pinion such that the piston is axially translated at a controlled rate. The drug container may contain a drug fluid within a drug chamber for drug delivery at a controlled rate. The regulating mechanism may be an escapement regulating mechanism. A drug delivery pump includes such controlled delivery drive mechanisms.
US10092687B2	Blood filter and method for manufacturing the same This is to provide a blood filter comprising a porous element; and a copolymer which exists in at least a part of a surface of the porous element, and which contains a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (a) and a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (b), wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ub1, Ub2 and Ub3, and An− are as defined in the present specification and the claims.
US10092684B2	Hard-wired implanted controller system A circulatory assist system is disclosed, the system including an implantable electrical device having an electric motor, an implantable controller connected to the implantable electrical device, and an implantable power source connected to the controller for supplying power to the controller. The controller is attachable to a first side of a percutaneous connector. A second side of the percutaneous connector, opposite to the first side, allows external connectivity to said controller.
US10092679B2	Laminous vascular constructs combining cell sheet engineering and electrospinning technologies Vascular scaffolds and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed for tissue engineering of vascular constructs. By combining electrospun matrices with cell sheet technologies, vascular constructs with more mature cell layers can be obtained for reconstruction of blood vessels, heart valves and the like. A engineered smooth muscle cell sheet, wrapped around an electrospun vascular scaffold, is able to provide a mature SMC layer that expresses strong cell-to-cell junction markers and contractile proteins. In addition, preconditioning of the cell sheet covered vascular scaffold maintained cell viability and infiltration into the scaffold.
US10092671B2	Device for dispersing foul gaseous effluent emissions at the source A device for dispersing foul gaseous effluent emissions released diffusely by sources located close to the ground, in particular by wastewater treatment ponds (10, 11, 12), includes: at least two auxiliary air or gas injectors (5a1, 5b1; 5a2, 5b2; 5a3, 5b3) oriented upwards and installed in opposing zones on the periphery of each foul gaseous effluent source, such as to disperse the gaseous effluents; separate supply elements (8.1, 13a1, 13b1; 8.2, 13a2, 13b2; 8.3, 13a3, 13b3) for the injectors; and wind-direction-sensitive control elements for ensuring that at least the injector(s) best located to disperse and/or lift the gaseous effluent plume are supplied.
US10092670B2	Medical accessory holder A medical accessory holder (10) is provided for use during processing of medical equipment. The holder (10) comprises a tray portion (11), retaining means (16, 17) associated with the tray portion (11), and securing means (13) provided on the tray portion (11). The retaining means (16, 17) are adapted to engage with a medical accessory (20) such that, once engaged, the medical accessory (20) cannot be disengaged without breaking the medical accessory holder (10), thereby rendering the holder (10) suitable only for single use. The securing means (13) enable the holder (10) to be secured to an article of medical equipment with which the medical accessory (20) is associated, during processing thereof.
US10092666B2	Air filter unit An air filter unit for removing contaminations from air is disclosed. The air filter unit includes an airflow generating device configured to generate and direct at least one airflow from an air inlet to an air outlet, a filter disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet and including at least one filter layer for removing contaminations from the at least one airflow, a heater disposed upstream of the filter and configured to heat the at least one airflow directed towards the filter, an ejection device disposed upstream of the filter and configured to inject a sterilizing agent into the at least one airflow directed towards the filter, and a duct interposed between the air inlet and the filter and configured to feed the at least one airflow to the filter. The duct includes a volute-like outlet portion, and the ejection device is arranged in the duct.
US10092664B2	Decontamination cover for decontaminating an object Provided is a decontamination cover to be applied over an object to be decontaminated. The decontamination cover includes a sheet-like body formed from a pliable material, and includes an outward-facing surface that is substantially opaque to UVC light and an inward-facing surface that is to be arranged opposite a surface of the object to be decontaminated. A plurality of UVC sources are exposed at the inward-facing surface, and a plurality of spacers are arranged among the UVC sources to maintain a suitable separation between the UVC sources and the surface of the object to be decontaminated. This suitable separation promotes complete coverage of the surface with UVC light emitted by the UVC sources.
US10092663B2	Polymers Polymers are described herein comprising: a reaction product of a prepolymer solution including at least one macromer, at least one flexomer, and at least one visualization agent. Methods of making and using these polymers are also described.
US10092662B2	Macromolecular delivery systems for non-invasive imaging, evaluation and treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases This invention relates to biotechnology, more particularly, to water-soluble polymeric delivery systems for the imaging, evaluation and/or treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Using modern MR imaging techniques, the specific accumulation of macromolecules in arthritic joints in adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats is demonstrated. The strong correlation between the uptake and retention of the MR contrast agent labeled polymer with histopathological features of inflammation and local tissue damage demonstrates the practical applications of the macromolecular delivery system of the invention.
US10092661B2	Stable colloidal gold nanoparticles with controllable surface modification and functionalization In the present invention, a method of producing stable bare colloidal gold nanoparticles is disclosed. The nanoparticles can subsequently be subjected to partial or full surface modification. The method comprises preparation of colloidal gold nanoparticles in a liquid by employing a top-down nanofabrication method using bulk gold as a source material. The surface modification of these nanoparticles is carried out by adding one or multiple types of ligands each containing functional groups which exhibit affinity for gold nanoparticle surfaces to produce the conjugates. Because of the high efficiency and excellent stability of the nanoparticles produced by this method, the fabricated gold nanoparticle conjugates can have surface coverage with functional ligands which can be tuned to be any percent value between 0 and 100%.
US10092658B2	Method for manufacturing transdermally delivered hyaluronic acid-protein conjugate and transdermally delivered hyaluronic acid-protein conjugate manufactured using same A transdermal delivery system of drug and a method of preparing the same are provided. More specifically, the invention can be a transdermal delivery system applied for various protein drugs such as vaccines and chemical drugs, because the drug delivery system has a biocompatibility, biodegradation property, transdermal delivery property, the safety of human body, maximum activity of protein drugs, good bio-conjugation efficiency and a long-term efficacy, a method of preparing the same and its use.
US10092657B2	Opsonized β-glucan preparations and methods Described herein are compositions that include isolated opsonized soluble β-glucan, methods of making those compositions and methods of using those compositions.
US10092656B2	Protease inhibitors having enhanced features Provided herein (among other things) are protease inhibitor compounds having enhanced features, along with methods for administering such compounds. For example, the subject compounds can be administered without concomitant administration of a CYP3A4 inhibitor, have increased therapeutic index and/or increased potency, and are low-resistance inducing in nature.
US10092654B2	Coacervate micro and/or nano droplets and hydrogels A composition includes a plurality of coacervate micro and/or nanodroplets of oxidized alginate and a methacrylated gelatin.
US10092647B2	Canine health product containing antibodies against canine parvovirus type 2 The present invention relates to a composition which includes antibodies against one or more specified virus, bacteria and/or pathogen for use to improve dog health, wherein the composition is administered before 24 hours of age of the dog or between 24 hours and up to 90 days of age of the dog.
US10092644B2	Use of fluorinated cyclic dinucleotides as oral vaccine adjuvants Disclosed is the use of fluorinated cyclic dinucleotides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an adjuvant for the preparation of an oral vaccine. Further disclosed is the use of fluorinated cyclic dinucleotides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for enhancing the immune response to an orally administered vaccine.
US10092642B2	Mucosal vaccine composition The present invention aims at providing a mucosal vaccine composition that can be administered to an intraoral mucous membrane, ocular mucous membrane, ear mucous membrane, genital mucous membrane, pharyngeal mucous membrane, respiratory tract mucous membrane, bronchial mucous membrane, pulmonary mucous membrane, gastric mucous membrane, enteric mucous membrane, or rectal mucous membrane, that is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for infectious diseases or cancers, and is capable of safely and effectively inducing the systemic immune response and mucosal immune response. The present invention provides a mucosal vaccine composition to be administered to at least one mucous membrane selected from the group consisting of a human or animal intraoral mucous membrane, ocular mucous membrane, ear mucous membrane, genital mucous membrane, pharyngeal mucous membrane, respiratory tract mucous membrane, bronchial mucous membrane, pulmonary mucous membrane, gastric mucous membrane, enteric mucous membrane, and rectal mucous membrane, containing: at least one antigen; and as an adjuvant, a lipopolysaccharide derived from at least one gram-negative bacterium selected from the group consisting of Serratia, Leclercia, Rahnella, Acidicaldus, Acidiphilium, Acidisphaera, Acidocella, Acidomonas, Asaia, Belnapia, Craurococcus, Gluconacetobacter, Gluconobacter, Kozakia, Leahibacter, Muricoccus, Neoasaia, Oleomonas, Paracraurococcus, Rhodopila, Roseococcus, Rubritepida, Saccharibacter, Stella, Swaminathania, Teichococcus, Zavarzinia, Pseudomonas, Achromobacter, Bacillus, Methanoculleus, Methanosarcina, Clostridium, Micrococcus, Flavobacterium, Pantoea, Acetobacter, Zymomonas, Xanthomonas, and Enterobacter, or a salt thereof.
US10092641B2	Methods for effectively and rapidly desensitizing allergic patients Methods and compositions for delivering antigens to the lymphatic system in doses that desensitize patients to future exposure to antigens have been developed. Rapid desensitization is achieved by introducing small quantities of antigen into the lymphatic system. In preferred embodiments, the compositions are administered to yield therapeutically effective levels of antigen within the lymph, where macrophages reside in the greatest concentration, by intradermal administration, using for example, microneedles or micro articles, oral administration, using for example, enteric coated capsules or tablets, or autologous transfusion. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions for delivering antigens orally achieve uptake by the Peyer's patches of the small intestines.
US10092638B2	GP120 immunogens and methods inducing neutralizing antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus The present invention relates, in general, to an HIV-1 vaccine and, in particular, to a B cell lineage-based vaccination protocol.
US10092636B2	Vectors for expression of prostate-associated antigens The present disclosure provides (a) vectors comprising a multi-antigen construct encoding two, three, or more immunogenic PAA polypeptides; (b) compositions comprising the vectors, (c) methods relating to uses of the vectors and compositions for eliciting an immune response or for treating prostate cancers.
US10092632B2	Vaccination against Cryptococcus Vaccines and methods of inoculation for conferring immunity to Cryptococcus infection are disclosed. Strains of Cryptococcus fungi, including Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, can be administered to a human or animal subject via inhalation. Cryptococcus fungi that can be used to confer immunity can comprise one or more mutations in genes that contribute to chitosan production, such as genes encoding a chitin deacetylase (cda), a chitin synthase (chs) and/or a regulator of chitin synthase (csr). Inhalation administration of heat-killed Cryptococcus harboring deletions in cda1, cda2 and cda3 genes can confer immunity. In a murine model system, inhalation administration of Cryptococcus neoformans harboring deletions in cda1, cda2 and cda3 genes conferred immunity against subsequent exposure to wild type Cryptococcus neoformans in 100% of test animals. Inhalation administration of heat-killed Cryptococcus grown under conditions leading to reduced chitosan production can also confer immunity.
US10092630B2	Methods of treating anorexia nervosa by intranasal administration of insulin The present system is directed in several embodiments to a method of administration of a therapeutic composition for treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, safely and without significantly affecting the blood glucose or blood insulin levels of the patient. The method includes administering one or more therapeutic compositions comprising an effective amount of insulin directly to the subject patient's CNS, with no to minimal systemic exposure. Preferably, this method comprises administration of an effective amount of insulin to the upper third of a patient's nasal cavity, thereby bypassing the patient's blood-brain barrier and delivering the therapeutic composition directly to the patient's central nervous system.
US10092621B2	Treatment of enteral feeding intolerance Enteral Feeding Intolerance (EFI) can be efficaciously treated by administration of therapeutically effective doses of ulimorelin every 8 hours (three times a day). Therapeutic benefit can be obtained from single and consecutive daily dosing, including for periods of up to a week or longer.
US10092617B2	Polymeric nanoparticles and a process of preparation thereof The present invention relates to the field of nanotechnology, in particular, to the production of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles. The present invention provides a biodegradable polymeric nanoparticle made up of a block copolymer and a process for producing the same. The nanoparticles are produced without the use of any emulsifiers and have a size ranging from 30-120 nm. The methods of controlling the drug loading capacity are disclosed along with the process of producing entity-loaded nanoparticles. Compositions comprising the nanoparticles and their use in therapeutics, diagnostics and theranostics are also disclosed.
US10092612B2	Garcinia mangostana composition, medication and health food including the same A Garcinia mangostana composition, a medication and a health food including the same for enhancing learning ability and memory of a patient with Alzheimer's disease are provided. The Garcinia mangostana composition includes G. mangostana and P. quinquefolius. The net weight ratio of the G. mangostana to the P. quinquefolius ranges from 4:1 to 1:16. A total of 4.5 to 35 mg of G. mangostana is per kilogram bodyweight applied, and 9 to 70 mg of P. quinquefolius per kilogram bodyweight is applied. The G. mangostana composition is capable of reducing the neuronal cell death and increasing the neurite length of the subjects with Alzheimer's disease, as well as improving the short term memory and the long term memory of the test subjects.
US10092611B1	Pharmaceutical composition and method of manufacturing The present invention provides for methods of obtaining an extract of Cannabis plant material as well as subsequent processing of the extract to provide a concentrate of Cannabis. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical dosage forms (e.g., oral thin films and transdermal patches) that include the concentrate (or extract) of Cannabis, as well as methods of medical treatment that include administering the pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US10092605B2	Food composition, containing Lactococcus strain as active ingredient, for alleviating hangover A food composition for alleviating hangovers, the food composition contains, as an active ingredient, at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactococcus chungangensis, Lactococcus fujiensis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, and Lactococcus raffinolactis, or a culture liquid thereof culture medium, wherein functional cream cheese is prepared using five species of Lactococcus strains above having the ability to decompose ethanol and acetaldehyde.
US10092603B2	Composition for inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells It was found that bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon. Moreover, the present inventors found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) induced by from these bacteria suppressed proliferation of effector T-cells. From these findings, the present inventors found that the use of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived therefrom made it possible to induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and further to suppress immune functions.
US10092595B2	Compositions and methods for treating inflammatory arthritis Methods for treating or preventing one or more symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis or other types of inflammatory arthritis involves administering a formulation containing an effective amount of arsenic trioxide to an affected patient. The arsenic trioxide formulation can be administered orally, for example, as a solution, suspension, syrup, emulsion, tablet, or capsule.
US10092583B2	Imidazopyridines Syk inhibitors Certain imidazopyridines and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are provided. Also provided are methods for determining the presence or absence of Syk kinase in a sample.
US10092582B2	Cell mobilization agent containing lysophospholipid with retinoic acid introduced The invention provides a cell mobilizing agent capable of efficiently and continuously accumulating cells involved in tissue repair. In particular, the cell mobilizing agent contains a lysophospholipid introduced with retinoic acid represented by the formula (1) and/or the formula (2) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: wherein R1 and R2 are each a retinoyl group or hydrogen and are not the same.
US10092579B2	Gold(I) complexes with anticancer properties and methods of use thereof Monomeric and dimeric gold(I) complexes as anticancer agents. The gold(I) complexes are coordinated to mixed ligands: one phosphine-based ligand that may be monodentate or bidentate and at least one dithiocarbamate-based ligand that is monodentate. Pharmaceutical compositions incorporating the gold(I) complexes, methods of synthesis, methods of treating cancer and methods of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing cancer cell apoptosis are also provided.
US10092564B2	Use of masitinib for treatment of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient subpopulation Disclosed is a method for treating patients afflicted with non-aggressive or moderately aggressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) whose rate of change of the revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) prior to treatment initiation is <1.1 points per month, the method including administering a tyrosine kinase inhibitor or mast cell inhibitor, in particular masitinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, optionally in combination with at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient.
US10092562B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising POH derivatives The present invention provides for a derivative of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as a perillyl alcohol derivative. For example, the perillyl alcohol derivative may be a perillyl alcohol carbamate. The perillyl alcohol derivative may be perillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of delivering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of monoterpene (or sesquiterpene). The route of administration may vary, and can include, inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
US10092559B2	Abuse resistant pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to a composition comprising pharmaceutical active ingredients which are susceptible to, or have potential for, abuse. The invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a first population of beads and a second population of beads. The first bead population comprises a pharmaceutically active ingredient susceptible to, or having the potential for, abuse. The second bead population comprises a gelling agent and a coating substantially surrounding the gelling agent, but containing no pharmaceutically active ingredient. The first bead population and the second bead population are physically separable, but visually indistinguishable to the naked eye. Upon ingress of water into the second population of beads, the gelling agent is caused to swell forming a viscous mass inhibiting or preventing the extraction of the active ingredient.
US10092556B2	Piperidine compound or salt thereof A novel compound which has an excellent aurora A-selective inhibitory action and is useful as an orally administrable anticancer agent is provided. Also, a novel agent for potentiation of anti-tumor effect of microtubule agonists, which include a taxane anticancer agent, and a combination therapy are provided. A piperidine compound represented by a general formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein, R1 represents a carboxyl group, —C(═O)NR5R6, or an oxadiazolyl group optionally having a C1-C6 alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group as a substituent; R2 represents a halogen atom or a C1-C6 alkoxy group; R3 represents a phenyl group optionally having 1 to 3 same or different group(s) selected from a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, and a trifluoromethyl group as a substituent; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and R5 and R6 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, or R5 and R6 optionally form a 3 to 6-membered nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic group together with a nitrogen atom to which R5 and R6 are bound, are provided.
US10092555B2	Compositions and methods for inducing conformational changes in cereblon and other E3 ubiquitin ligases Provided herein are compositions, therapeutic methods, screening methods, computational methods and biomarkers based upon the elucidation of the interaction among cereblon, its substrates and certain compounds or agents, including small molecules, peptides, and proteins.
US10092554B2	Compositions, methods and uses for the treatment of diabetes and related conditions by controlling blood glucose level The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling glycemia in a mammalian in need thereof. The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of diabetes and related disorders. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel therapies or combinatorial therapies for diabetes and related disorders, based on compositions controlling the blood glucose level.
US10092553B2	Stable nimodipine parenteral formulation A nimodipine injection concentrate and diluted formulation comprises nimodipine (base or salt), an effective amount of a hydrophilic surfactant, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection which is an aqueous solution, an organic solvent, an oil, or a cyclodextrin, such that the nimodipine is substantially contained in a concentrated injection solution, suspension, emulsion or complex as a micelle or a colloidal particle or an inclusion complex and the formulation is stable and clear. In certain embodiments, the hydrophilic surfactant is polysorbate 80.
US10092551B2	Spiro-thiazolones Spiro-thiazolones of formula I wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein, which act as V1a receptor modulators, and in particular as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for treatment of inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, anxiety, depressive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, aggressive behavior and phase shift sleep disorders, in particular jetlag.
US10092549B2	Ocular formulations for drug-delivery to the posterior segment of the eye The present invention relates to topical formulations comprising a compound of the following formula: for treating ocular neovascularization. The Compound-I is present in a solution or a suspension in about 0.005% to about 5.0% w/v, such that the solution or suspension delivers the compound at the posterior segment of the eye for inhibiting VEGF in the retina and/or the choroid.
US10092548B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases comprising inhibitors of NUP153 gene expression or NUP153 activity as active ingredient The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases comprising inhibitors of NUP153 gene expression or NUP153 activity as active ingredient and a method for screening an agent for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases. According to the present invention, inhibition of the NUP153 gene expression or the NUP153 activity reduces export of mRNA of a pro-angiogenic factor (VEGF, HGF and bFGF) from nucleus. In addition, inhibition of the NUP153 gene expression or the NUP153 activity has effect that angiogenesis are inhibited by inhibition of invasion and tube formation in a dose-dependent manner without showing toxicity. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be used for preventing or treating a variety of angiogenesis-related diseases, and the method for screening of the present invention may be valuably used in finding a new agent for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases.
US10092544B2	Composition comprising melatonin or its derivatives with coenzyme Q10 and use thereof against ageing of the skin The invention relates to a composition comprising melatonin, a metabolite or derivative thereof and coenzyme Q10 and to use thereof for the production of a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition for the treatment of the skin, said composition potentiating the movement of both molecules into the mitochondrion and facilitating percutaneous absorption, in which both the melatonin and the CoQ10 can reach all of the strata of the skin.
US10092542B2	Methods of using (+)-2-[1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylsulfonylethyl]-4-acetylaminoisoindoline-1,3-dione Stereomerically pure (+)-[1-(3-Ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylsulfonylethyl]-4-acetylaminoisoindoline-1,3-dione, substantially free of its (−) isomer, and prodrugs, metabolites, polymorphs, salts, solvates, hydrates, and clathrates thereof are discussed. Also discussed are methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the (+) enantiomer of 2-[1-(3-Ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylsulfonylethyl]-4-acetylaminoisoindoline-1,3-dione are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating and/or preventing disorders ameliorated by the reduction of levels of TNF-α or the inhibition of PDE4.
US10092537B2	Use for PAI-1 inhibitor Provided is a novel use of a plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 inhibitor (PAI-1 inhibitor) that is used as an active ingredient of an agent for controlling a tumor stem cell, an agent for enhancing the antitumor effect of an antitumor agent, an agent for tumor chemotherapy, a stem-cell protecting drug, or a hematopoietic disorder improving agent.
US10092535B2	Treatment of nervous system disorders using combinations of RXR agonists and thyroid hormones Disclosed herein are methods of treating disease with a combination of a RXR agonist and a thyroid hormone.
US10092531B2	Valproate as a topical anti-fungal treatment Valproate is useful as an antifungal agent. The valproate compositions can be used to treat fungal infections. The valproate compositions can be formulated as topical antifungals.
US10092526B2	Compositions and methods for treating respiratory injury or disease A method for treating a respiratory injury or disease comprising: administering to a patient in need of treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of general Formula I: or salt, ester, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof; wherein: x is an integer from 1 to 10; A and B are each, independently, C3-7cycloalkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl-C1-6alkyl, C3-7heterocycloalkyl, C3-7heterocycloalkyl-C1-6alkyl, C6-10aryl, C6-10aryl-C1-6alkyl, C3-9heteroaryl, or C3-9heteroaryl-C1-6alkyl; and n and p are each, independently, integers from 1 to 10; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient, or diluent.
US10092513B2	Treatment of diabetes mellitus by long-acting formulations of insulins The application relates to an aqueous pharmaceutical formulation for use in the treatment of Type I or Type II Diabetes Mellitus, wherein the treatment reduces the risk of nocturnal hypoglycemia, said formulation comprising 200-1000 U/mL [equimolar to 200-1000 IU human insulin] of insulin glargine, with the proviso that the concentration of said formulation is not 684 U/mL of insulin glargine.
US10092510B2	Veterinary method for inducing emesis The invention relates to a method of inducing emesis in animals, particularly companion animals such as dogs and cats, in situations where vomiting is desired. The method comprises administering an eye drop composition comprising a selective D2 family dopamine agonist as an active ingredient to the eye of the animal to induce emesis. The method and the composition are useful in situations involving ingestion of a potentially toxic substance or foreign body by the animal.
US10092508B2	Polymer implants for treatment of metabolic disorders Implantable devices including a biocompatible matrix configured for long term location in adipose tissue and a biologically active agent that can be carried by the matrix and delivered to the adipose tissue following implant therein. The biologically active agent can include a modulator or a precursor thereof that can directly or indirectly modify the gene expression of adipose cells, e.g., adipocytes, and thereby modify the presence or quantity of one or more expression products of the adipose tissue that may act locally on distant from the implant site in an endocrine fashion. Modulators can include small molecules (e.g., resveratrol), polynucleotides (e.g., RNAi), or polypeptides (e.g., antibodies or functional fragments thereof).
US10092507B2	Implantable cellular and biotherapeutic agent delivery canister The invention relates to a metallic, nanoporous canister used to encapsulate cellular and/or biotherapeutic agents. The device is biocompatible and functions to wholly isolate a therapeutically active agent and/or cells therein. Their implantation, and survival in vivo, permits the local or systemic diffusion of their encapsulated cellular and/or biomolecular and therapeutics factors with the potential to promote repair of damaged or degenerated tissues in mammalian hosts, primarily humans.
US10092505B2	Oral film-form base and preparation The present invention provides an oral film-form base which has a rapid dissolution profile in the mouth and sufficient film strength, and gives an improved taking property by foaming in the mouth. The oral film-form base includes an edible polymer soluble both in water and in an organic solvent having a solubility parameter of 9.7 or higher, a foaming agent, and an auxiliary foaming agent, wherein the foaming agent is foamable in the presence of water, and the foaming agent and the auxiliary foaming agent each are insoluble in the organic solvent, have an average particle size of 0.1 to 60 μm, and are included in particle states.
US10092504B2	Use of cellular extracts for skin rejuvenation The invention describes methods and agents for improving cosmetic appearance, for promoting, improving or restoring health of cells and tissues, preferably skin, and more preferably, for restoring aged or damaged skin to a healthy appearance. In preferred embodiments, the methods and agents comprise active extracts produced from fish eggs. The invention further provides processes for making active fish egg extracts.
US10092502B2	Oxidative hair lighteners with special aminated silicone polymers The present invention relates to a cosmetic agent for dyeing, in particular for lightening keratin fibers, in particular human hair, including at least one specific aminated silicone polymer and at least one oxidation dye intermediate and/or one direct dye, wherein the use of the at least one aminated silicone polymer leads to improved care of the keratin fibers with improved hair lightening performance. The invention further relates to a corresponding packaging unit (kit of parts) and to a method for dyeing, in particular lightening, of keratin fibers. Lastly, the invention relates to the use of the cosmetic agent according to the invention and the use of a packaging unit for producing an oxidative hair lightener for care of keratin fibers with improved lightening performance.
US10092501B2	Temporary changing the color of hair using pigments, alcohols and specific polyalkoxylated silicones Agents for temporarily changing the color of keratinous fibers, in particular human hair, include in an aqueous cosmetic carrier—relative to the total weight of the agent—(a) at least 20 wt % one or more aliphatic and/or aromatic alcohols having 2 to 8 C atoms, (b) at least one color pigment and (c) at least one non-ionic polyalkoxylated silicone, wherein the total amount of the fatty substances (d) included in the agent is at a value below 2.5 wt %.
US10092500B2	Oral care compositions The application relates to oral care compositions comprising substantive polyesteramides formed from polyols, polycarboxylic acids (or esters, anhydrides or halides thereof) and arginine. The formed polyesteramides are active in biofilm inhibition, biofilm dissolution and retarding or preventing acid production from oral bacteria.
US10092497B2	Bleaching agent containing polymers An agent for lightening keratin fibers, which, with regard to its weight, includes 20 to 75 wt. % of oil(s), 0.05 to 5 wt. % of polymer(s) from the group of copolymers of ethylene/propylene/styrene and/or copolymers of butylene/ethylene/styrene, and/or copolymers of butylene/propylene/styrene, and 1 to 70 wt. % of peroxydisulfate(s), wherein the fibers contain 1 to 44 wt. % of potassium peroxydisulfate and 0 to <5 wt. % of sodium peroxydisulfate, and 0 to <5 wt. % of ammonium peroxydisulfate. The agent has increased storage stability, whereby not only the physical stability (settling, phase separation) but also the chemical stability (decomposition of the peroxide salts) is improved.
US10092493B2	Composition of skin external application for anti-aging The present invention relates to an anti-aging composition for external use on skin, and more particularly, to an anti-aging composition for external use on skin comprising at least one of catechins and flavonols as an active ingredient to inhibit decomposition and promote generation or protection at the dermis-epidermis junction.
US10092487B2	Plasmonic enhancement of absorption in sunscreen applications Zinc oxide compositions as well as techniques for plasmonic enhancement of absorption in sunscreen applications are provided herein. A method includes selecting one or more metal particles to be used in conjunction with one or more zinc oxide particles in a sunscreen composition, wherein said selecting is based on the plasmon resonance frequency associated with each of the metal particles; and embedding the one or more selected metal particles into each of the one or more zinc oxide particles.
US10092484B2	Cosmetic composition with increased opacity A cosmetic composition is disclosed comprising particle active and cosmetically acceptable carrier comprising hydrophobic material, wherein the hydrophobic material comprises less than 15% liquid oil by weight of the composition. The particle active comprises (i) water-insoluble shell component comprising inorganic material and having a refractive index of from 1.3 to 1.8; and (ii) core component comprising volatile liquid and having a refractive index of at least 1.2.
US10092480B2	Touchscreen-based control system for massage chairs The present invention is a touchscreen-based control system for massage chairs that includes a touchscreen device. In another aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system. In a further aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system and at least one health monitoring device or system.
US10092477B2	Use of secondary metrics in neck suction therapy Provided are systems (100) for control of or determining the effectiveness of a neck suction device using one or more secondary metrics. A sensor device (101) may be used to measure or determine one or more secondary metrics relating to the neck of a patient in response to the application of suction to the neck of the patient proximal to the hyoid bone of the patient by a neck suction device. A processing device (107) may then determine whether to adjust the suction intensity in response to the measured/determined metrics. The metrics may also be use do determine whether neck suction is likely to be effective for a specific patient.
US10092475B2	Combination crutch and knee walker device A combination crutch and knee walker device converts between a rolling knee walker configuration and a crutch configuration through a single folding or expanding articulation that requires no tools or skillset. The device includes a first support bar that forms the primary lever of support. A second support bar pivotally joins the first support bar at a hinged junction, generally three-quarters down from the top of the first support bar. The support bars fold and expand about the hinged junction to convert between crutch and knee walker. A panel hingedly joins at the hinged junction serving as a supportive platform for an upper body, such as the arm or the knee, depending on the crutch or knee walker configuration. Further, the mobility function, such as rolling rollers, will restrict or free rotation depending on the selected configuration of the device.
US10092465B2	Caster wheel assembly and wheelchair comprising the same The present disclosure relates to a caster wheel assembly (1) for a wheelchair, comprising: a caster housing (3), a central body (9) having a radially outwards extending flange (9a), which central body (9) is configured to be received by the caster housing (3), a spindle shaft (23) configured to be rotationally locked relative to the central body (9), a first bearing (11) having an inner bearing race (11b) configured to be rotationally locked relative to the spindle shaft (23), a friction member (13; 11a) configured to be rotationally locked relative to the caster housing (3), and a resilient member (15) configured to be arranged between the flange (9a) and the friction member (13), and configured to provide a force between the flange (9a) and the friction member (13) to thereby create friction torque between the caster housing (3) and the spindle shaft (23).
US10092463B2	Nonwoven and absorbent article having a blood slipping agent The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonwoven for a top sheet of an absorbent article that is unlikely to stick after having absorbed menstrual blood, that is smooth and dry, and in which the absorbed menstrual blood is unlikely to diffuse on the nonwoven. This nonwoven has the following configuration. A nonwoven for a top sheet of an absorbent article, having a lengthwise direction and a crosswise direction, wherein the nonwoven has a plurality of ridge parts and a plurality of groove parts extending in the lengthwise direction and disposed in alternating fashion in the crosswise direction, the nonwoven being characterized in that the ridge parts and the groove parts have a plurality of through-holes, and the ridge parts have a region containing a blood lubricity-imparting agent that contains a predetermined blood lubricity-imparting agent.
US10092462B2	Array of disposable absorbent articles having a sequence of graphics corresponding to a wearer's stages of development An array of disposable absorbent articles comprising a sequence of graphic designs corresponding to a wearer's stage of development.
US10092457B2	Underpants-type disposable diaper In an underpants-type disposable diaper including a waist edge portion in which pleats extend straight and which has excellent fit, the inner layer and the outer layer at the waist edge portion of an outer body are joined by an adhesive arranged intermittently or a welding process performed intermittently in the width direction and continuously in a direction crossing the width direction, thereby forming sheet joined sections, waist edge portion resilient and elastic members are sandwiched between the inner layer and the outer layer and fixed to at least one of the inner layer and the outer layer at positions intersecting with the sheet joined sections, and the diaper includes an area not being joined and not having resilient and elastic member at an end portion of the outer body on the waist opening side in the waist edge portion, the area not having sheet joined sections nor the waist edge portion resilient and elastic members, and a vertical range being wider than spacing between the waist edge portion resilient and elastic member positioned closest to the waist opening side, and the waist edge portion resilient and elastic member adjacent thereto.
US10092452B2	Targeted delivery of magnetically tagged active agents in combination with negative pressure wound therapy Methods and systems for treating a wound using targeted delivery of magnetically-tagged active agents in combination with negative pressure wound therapy are presented. In particular, a magnetically-active wound insert may be used to attract magnetically-tagged stem cells to a wound site to treat the wound.
US10092448B2	Scanning device A scanning device for focusing a beam of rays in defined regions of a defined volume, comprising an input optics wherein the beam of rays penetrates first, having at least one first optical element; a focusing optics for focusing the beam of rays exiting from the input optics; and a deflecting device arranged between the first optical element and the focusing optics, for deflecting the beam of rays after it has passed through the first optical element, based on a position of the focus to be adjusted in lateral direction. In order to adjust the position of the focus of the beam of rays in the direction of the beam of rays, and optical element of the input optics can be displaced relative to the deflecting device.
US10092442B2	Device and method for opening an airway A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway.
US10092433B2	Support A support for the trunk or a limb or joint of a human or animal comprises a first band having first and second end portions with respective fasteners which can be fastened together to fix the band in a loop around the trunk or a limb or joint and at least one pad located inwardly of the first band for engaging a surface portion of the trunk or a limb or joint. The second band has a portion located inwardly of the first band and supports said at least one pad for movement independently of the first band when the first band is fixed to apply pressure to said surface portion. An adjustment means is connected to the second band and extends from an inner side to an outer side of the first band to allow operation outwardly of the first band when the first band is fixed for adjusting the position of said at least one pad.
US10092430B2	Balloon with mandrel support guidewire A coil-reinforced medical device delivery mechanism including a stiff proximal end for enhanced pushability and a soft distal end, including a free floating tip portion, for increased maneuverability and decreased breakage. The system utilizes a non-compliant balloon mounted on a flexible, single lumen shaft device with a support mandrel construction.
US10092427B2	Alternating circumferential bridge stent design and methods for use thereof A stent includes a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section each include a plurality of expandable modules and a plurality of bridging modules. Each expandable module includes a plurality of strut elements that join together at a plurality of apices, and each bridging module includes bridging elements that connect an apex of a first module with an apex of a second module. In some aspects, the first section is more flexible along the longitudinal axis of the stent than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of a vessel that requires flexibility to accommodate surrounding anatomy. In some aspects, the first section is more radially stiff than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of the vessel that requires radial stiffness to counteract crushing force caused by surrounding anatomy.
US10092423B2	Coordinated control for an arm prosthesis A control method for an arm prosthesis having at least one powered joint and at least one inertial measurement sensor (IMS) includes determining a motion and an orientation of the arm prosthesis relative to the inertial reference frame based at least on an output of the IMS and generating control signals for the at least one powered joint based on the motion and the orientation of the prosthetic arm.
US10092420B2	Method of attachment of implantable cup to a cup impactor An orthopaedic impactor includes an elongate member having an interface end; an impact head connected to the elongate member; an implant interface held at the interface end that is configured to connect to an acetabular cup; and a securing mechanism attached to the elongate member that includes an actuator and a pressing member at least partly covering the implant interface. The pressing member is connected to the actuator and slidable relative to the implant interface. The actuator is configured to slide the pressing member along the implant interface.
US10092400B2	Systems and methods for anchoring and sealing a prosthetic heart valve Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prosthetic heart valve. The prosthetic heart valve includes an outer frame, an inner frame positioned at least partially within the outer frame, and an occluder member positioned at least partially within the inner frame. The prosthetic heart valve also includes an atrial flange extending from an atrial end of the outer frame, and a ventricular flange extending from a ventricular end of the outer frame, wherein at least a portion of the atrial flange extends radially outward beyond the ventricular flange.
US10092398B2	Prosthetic heart valve cooling Methods of compressing a stented prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. The method including inserting a stented prosthetic heart valve having a self-expandable stent frame into a container, initiating a cooling element in the container, transferring heat through a thermal conductor to cool an interior of the container, reducing a temperature of the self-expandable stent frame while located within the container to a critical temperature of not greater than 8° C., and compressing an outer diameter of the stented prosthetic heart valve while the stented prosthetic heart valve is at the critical temperature.
US10092397B2	Infrared communication with an opthalmic device Techniques and mechanisms for participating in a wireless communication with an implantable ophthalmic device. In an embodiment, an exterior of an ophthalmic device includes a biocompatible surface of an enclosure having control circuitry disposed therein. With the control circuitry, the ophthalmic device aids in sensing a condition at an eye or assists vision with the eye. In another embodiment, wireless communication circuitry is disposed in or on the enclosure, the wireless communication circuitry to participate in a communication of a wireless signal that is in an infrared wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Electrical signaling between the control circuitry and the wireless communication circuitry is based on the wireless signal. In another embodiment, the wireless signal is based on electrical signaling between the control circuitry and the wireless communication circuitry.
US10092393B2	Corneal implant systems and methods According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an implant for correcting vision impairment is disclosed. The implant is made from a donor corneal tissue sized and shaped to provide a predetermined refractive correction and reshaping of a cornea. The donor corneal tissue includes a posterior surface and an anterior surface. The posterior surface has a surface profile that is configured to generally correspond to a shape of an implantation site of the cornea.
US10092390B2	Method of making implantable medical devices having controlled surface properties An implantable medical device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid or tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a monolithic material formed into differentiated regions defining structural members and web regions extending across interstitial spaces between the structural members. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities at the blood flow surface of the stent.
US10092387B2	Implantable device for retaining live cells and providing nutrients thereto An implantable medical device, a method of manufacturing, and a method of use are described. The implantable medical device includes an absorption bag connected by a cannula to a discharge bag. The implantable medical device also includes a reservoir external to the discharge bag and attached to a surface of the discharge bag. At least a portion of the absorption bag and at least a portion of a bottom surface of the reservoir are permeable to a predefined class of small molecules, such as molecular oxygen. The reservoir can retain live cells that rely on the small molecules for survival and growth. Based on concentration of the small molecules, the small molecules permeate into the absorption bag and are transported to the discharge bag for permeation into the reservoir, thereby providing a supply of the small molecules to the live cells.
US10092383B2	Artificial sphincter An artificial sphincter includes at least two elements associated with each other and hollow for containing a pressurized fluid; the elements being adapted to be arranged on the sides of the urethra of a patient and have a substantially semi-conical shape; each element has a respective contact surface with the urethra of substantially semi-cylindrical shape.
US10092379B2	Jigs for placing dental implant analogs in models and methods of doing the same A placement jig for locating a dental implant analog in a physical model of a patient's mouth includes a base, a guide-strut receiving feature, a throughbore, and an angled receiving feature. The guide-strut receiving feature is positioned within the base and is configured to receive a guide-strut of the physical model thereby positioning a lower surface of the placement jig at a desired distance from an opening of a bore in the physical model. The throughbore receives a screw therethrough that engages the dental implant analog such that the dental implant analog is removably coupled to the base. The angled receiving feature is positioned about the throughbore on the lower surface of the base. The angled receiving feature includes a mating surface that is configured to abut a custom abutment positioned between the mating surface and the dental implant analog.
US10092368B2	Medical apparatus with a medical optical appliance and a holding device and method for operating the medical apparatus The invention relates to a medical apparatus having a medical optical appliance and a holding device with at least two holding arms which are connected movably to one another with at least one degree of freedom of movement via a joint and with an actuator which is connected to the two holding arms in such a way that a force can be exerted via the actuator between the two holding arms in the direction of the degree of freedom of movement. A control unit comprises a first regulator for outputting a first control signal to the actuator via an adjusting element. The medical optical appliance is mounted on the holding device.
US10092363B2	Intelligent catheter A system includes a microprocessor executable verification module in a base unit and a microprocessor readable identifier of an endovasoular device in a memory of the endovascular device. The microprocessor executable verification module, based on the identifier, at least one of configures the endovascular device for use and determines whether the endovascular device can be enabled for use.
US10092361B2	Intraoperative systems and methods for determining and providing for display a virtual image overlaid onto a visual image of a bone Example methods and systems may be used intraoperatively to help surgeons perform accurate and replicable surgeries, such as knee arthroplasty surgeries. An example system combines real time measurement and tracking components with functionality to compile data collected by the hardware to register a bone of a patient, calculate an axis (e.g., mechanical axis) of the leg of the patient, assist a surgeon in placing cut guides, and verify a placement of an inserted prosthesis.
US10092358B2	Tomosynthesis-guided biopsy apparatus and method A station for tomotactic-guided biopsy in prone includes a table with an aperture, and a tomosynthesis imaging system. A biopsy gun can be mounted on a stage arm assembly disposed below the table. The imaging system and stage arm assembly can be independently rotated and linearly repositioned in one or more dimensions, thereby allowing the tomotactic scan axis to be located relative to a breast being imaged.
US10092356B2	Radial emissions from optical fibers Radial emission optical fiber terminations that include conical elements can prevent axial emission and redirect all incident light to radial positions. One termination includes an optical fiber having an up-tapered terminus, the up-tapered terminus having a maximum taper diameter of at least 1.5 times the core diameter and ending at a cone-tip which has an apex angle in a range of about 70° to about 100°. Another termination includes a fiber cap that is a unitary construction of a glass tube and an optical element that bisects the glass tube. The glass tube includes an open end adapted to receive an optical fiber and a closed end. The optical element, consisting of fused quartz or fused silica, has an input face proximal to the open end of the glass tube and a conical face proximal to the closed end of the glass tube.
US10092354B2	Method and apparatus for skin stabilization and positioning Exemplary embodiments of a method, device, and apparatus for positioning an apparatus on a location of a tissue. For example, a substantially rigid film over an area of tissue to be treated can be provided. The film can include a positioning arrangement that facilitates a particular spatial engagement with the apparatus. The exemplary method can further include applying a portion of the film to a portion of a surface of the tissue and positioning the apparatus at the location by the engagement of the film to the apparatus using the feature of the film.
US10092353B2	Electrosurgical instrument with dual radiofrequency and microwave electromagnetic energy An electrosurgical instrument for delivering radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) energy and microwave frequency EM energy from a coaxial feed cable through an instrument tip into tissue. The instrument tip comprises a dielectric body separating first and second conductive elements, which act as active and return electrodes to convey the RF EM radiation by conduction, and as an antenna to radiate the microwave EM radiation. The instrument also has a fluid feed incorporated into its tip, e.g. in an additional dielectric element mounted on the underside of the tip, for delivering fluid. The delivered fluid may be a gas plasma to assist treatment or a liquid to plump up a tissue region before treatment. The instrument may fit in an endoscope.
US10092351B2	Minimally-invasive tissue ablation using high contrast electric fields Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes an electromagnetic structure having a surface and a radiofrequency electromagnetic field source. The field source includes electronically controllable, artificially structured electromagnetic unit cells configured to create quasi-static electromagnetic fields within the electromagnetic structure. Each unit cell is responsive to a control signal. A selector circuit selects a quasi-static electromagnetic field pattern creating a high contrast electric field in a subwavelength electromagnetic cavity and is defined by the surface of the electromagnetic structure and an exterior surface of a perturbing object. The high contrast electric field has a power density that is localized to a volume adjoining the exterior surface of the perturbing object. A field pattern implementation circuit generates the control signal assigning electromagnetic field characteristic to each of the electromagnetic unit cells. The assigned radiofrequency electromagnetic field characteristics collectively creating the selected quasi-static electromagnetic field pattern.
US10092348B2	RF tissue sealer, shear grip, trigger lock mechanism and energy activation A variety of surgical instruments include one or more elements that transmit RF energy to tissue. Some such instruments comprise a pair of jaws that open and close on tissue, with conductive tissue contact surfaces that are operable to weld tissue clamped between the jaws. Some surgical instruments also include a translating tissue cutting element. Some such instruments may be in the form of forceps having a scissor grip. Forceps type instruments may in some instances provide a feature that allows the jaws of the forceps to be locked on tissue, so that the operator can remove his or her hands from the instrument. In such an instrument it may also be desirable to provide a circuit that is activated only when the forceps are closed and sufficient pressure is applied to the tissue between the jaws of the device.
US10092344B2	Surgical system with user interfaces for electrosurgical tools A method for a minimally invasive surgical system is disclosed including capturing camera images of a surgical site; generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including a first colored border portion in a first side and a second colored border in a second side opposite the first side; and overlaying the GUI onto the captured camera images of the surgical site for display on a display device of a surgeon console. The GUI provides information to a user regarding the first electrosurgical tool and the second tool in the surgical site that is concurrently displayed by the captured camera images. The first colored border portion in the GUI indicates that the first electrosurgical tool is controlled by a first master grip of the surgeon console and the second colored border portion indicates the tool type of the second tool controlled by a second master grip of the surgeon console.
US10092341B2	Screw A screw has a screw tip defined at a forward end of the screw. A screw head is formed at a rear end of the screw. A screw thread helically extends from adjacent the screw tip towards the screw head. The screw thread has a series of successive screw thread portions each helically extending through 360 degrees. At least one flute extends from adjacent the screw tip towards the screw head through at least one of the screw thread portions. For each flute, a leading edge region of each of at least one screw thread portion through which the flute extends is convexly curved. Each leading edge region is defined by a trailing wall of the flute adjacent a crest of the respective screw thread portion.
US10092340B2	Fracture fixation system including locking cap and wire A locking cap for a fracture fixation system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cap body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. An external thread extends around at least a portion of the cap body. A passage extends inside the cap body from the distal end toward the proximal end. An internal thread extends about a periphery of the passage along at least a portion of a length of the passage.
US10092338B2	Locking first metacarpal plate A bone plate sized and shaped for fixation to a phalangeal bone includes a head extending from a first end to a second end and having first, second third and fourth fixation element holes extending therethrough and arranged in a diamond configuration on the head, an outer wall of the head having a diamond shape corresponding to the diamond configuration, a bone contacting surface of the head being contoured to conform to the anatomy of a dorsal surface of a first metacarpal, the contour being curved to be seated over a protuberance at a head of the first metacarpal and a shaft extending from the head, the shaft including an elongated fixation element hole elongated in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate.
US10092337B2	Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates Certain embodiments of the invention provide plates for treating periarticular fractures or other non-full body weight bearing applications that combine polyaxial fixation with a low profile and enhanced contouring that more closely conforms to bone. Such plates can be designed to achieve buttressing effect and/or to be used in a reinforcement mode. Other features can be combined with these. Such plates can be created for use on bone sites such as on a tibia, fibula, metatarsal, calcaneous, other foot bone, humerus, radius, ulna, spinal, maxillofacial, as well as sites on other bones.
US10092335B2	Method of using template in manufacturing an implant for spinal or other orthopedic fixation A template for use in producing an implant for use in spinal or other orthopedic fixation is provided, where the template is adjustable between a first configuration in which the template is capable of bending in response to a force and is capable of retaining a bent shape, and a second configuration in which the template assumes a memorized shape in response to directing the temperature of the template to value that is at or above a recovery level, where the recovery level is above body temperature. A spinal or orthopedic implant is formed by duplicating the bent shape of the template.
US10092332B2	Intramedullary nails The present invention is generally directed to intramedullary nails that can include a keel configured for rotational stabilization and/or a multi-sectioned rod configured to apply compression to a fracture.
US10092330B2	Spinous process fixation devices and methods of use Orthopedic implant and methods of implantation for fixing adjacent bones. In one embodiment, the implant includes a locking mechanism that is adapted to be advanced by a locking instrument, wherein advancement of the locking mechanism in a first direction produces rotation of a first rigid abutment surface of the implant from a first orientation to a second orientation, and continued advancement of the locking mechanism produces advancement of the first rigid abutment surface towards a second rigid abutment surface of the implant. The continued advancement may also place a compressive load onto the implant sufficient to immobilize the implant relative to a first bony surface and a second bony surface.
US10092326B2	Device for locking uni-cortical pins A device (10) for locking unicortical pins, comprising: a pin-locking arm (101) provided with two seats (101a, 101b) suitable for locking a corresponding number of unicortical pins (100); and a connection base (102), intended to couple with a connecting body (11) of an anchoring group (20) for an external fixator (1), locking means (103) configured to act simultaneously on the seats (101a, 101b), locking in position two unicortical pins (100) inserted therein, wherein said locking means (103) comprise deformable spheres (103a, 103b) which are passed through by an insertion channel (1031) for the unicortical pins (100), and a pressure plate (103c) acting on the seats (101a, 101b) for compress both said deformable spheres (103a, 103b) locking in position the unicortical pins (100) inserted in the respective insertion channels (1031).
US10092325B2	Joint replacement spacers Devices and methods are disclosed for joint replacement.
US10092324B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous removal of objects from an internal body space Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for percutaneous retrieval of objects, such as endovascular devices, from an internal body space. The present inventions have vascular, non-vascular (gastrointestinal), and surgical (laproscopic) applications. The inventions include a retrieval end having one or more compressed states and an expanded state, the retrieval end adopting the expanded state when the retrieval end is deployed into a subject's internal body space, the retrieval end having a mouth through which an object can be passed into an interior space within the retrieval end when the retrieval end is in the expanded state, the mouth being adjustable between an opened state and a closed state; wherein when at least a portion of the retrieval end of the inner sheath is transitioned to a compressed state following capture of the object, the retrieval end exerts an inward force that at least partially collapses or compresses the object.
US10092322B2	Needle guard clip with heel A needle guard clip assembly has a clip and a spring, the clip having a first wall with a needle passage therethrough, a generally parallel second wall, a strut connecting the two walls, and a heel extending from the first wall. The walls, strut, and heel are an integral piece. The spring is associated with and extends from the first wall.
US10092316B2	Endoscopic surgical device and overtube An overtube includes a slider within an overtube body, which guides an endoscope and a treatment tool into a body cavity. An endoscope-coupled part and a treatment tool-coupled part are provided in the slider, and the slider has a dead zone where the forward and backward movement of either the endoscope or the treatment tool does not interlock with the movement of the other and a sensing zone where the forward and backward movement of either the endoscope or the treatment tool interlocks with the movement of the other. A fluid-supplying connector that is provided on a base end surface of the overtube body, and has an axial direction that is made parallel to a longitudinal axis of the overtube body, and is detachably connected to an air supply tube for sending fluid into the body cavity through an internal space of the overtube body.
US10092315B2	Penetrating member with direct visualization Systems and methods for accessing the spine include tissue penetrating members with direct visualization capability that may be used to form an access pathway to a targeted treatment site. The direct visualization capability, which may be provided by fiberoptic illumination and imaging components, may be use to visualize the tissue as the access pathway is formed by the tissue penetrating member. The tissue penetrating members include catheters and cannulas with sharpened tips with integrated fiberoptic components and/or channels in which a fiberscope or miniscope may be inserted. Apertures and/or transparent materials are provided to permit imaging of tissue about the distal end of the tissue penetrating member.
US10092312B2	Device for chemically assisted dissection A device and a method for delivering a solution to tissues and/or organs is described. The solution contains at least one solvent and at least one solute. The device includes at least one chamber which contains sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate in powder form. The method includes the steps of dissolving the solute in the solvent inside the device. The resulting solution is delivered immediately to tissues and/or organs to facilitate dissection.
US10092303B2	System for use in tissue repair The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
US10092293B2	Graft apparatus Stents and methods of using stents are provided. Stents of the invention provide external support structure for a blood vessel segment disposed within, wherein the stents are capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the compliance properties of an artery. The stent may be formed of a knitted or braided mesh formed so as to provide the needed compliance properties. A venous graft with the stent and a vein segment disposed within is provided, wherein graft is capable of mimicking the compliance properties of an artery. Methods of selecting stents for downsizing and methods of using the stents of the invention in downsizing and smoothening are provided. Methods of replacing a section of an artery with a venous graft including a stent of the invention are provided. Methods of reducing intimal hyperplasia in implanted vein segment in a venous graft using stents of the invention are provided.
US10092292B2	Staple forming features for surgical stapling instrument An end effector for a surgical instrument comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw is configured to receive a staple cartridge. The second jaw is movable relative to the first jaw and is configured to provide an anvil for forming staples. The anvil has staple forming pockets. Each staple forming pocket comprises first and second staple forming surface regions configured to receive respective first and second staple legs. The first and second staple forming surface regions each have a respective length that is greater than half of the length of the staple forming pocket. The staple forming surface regions may include convex surfaces that drive staple legs laterally. The pocket minimizes re-entry of staple leg tips into tissue.
US10092290B2	Surgical instrument, loading unit for use therewith and related methods A cartridge assembly for use with a surgical instrument including a cartridge, a longitudinal channel, a first row of slots, and a second row of slots. The cartridge has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The longitudinal channel extends between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The first row of slots is disposed on a first side of the longitudinal channel. At least one slot in the first row of slots is empty. The second row of slots is disposed on a second side of the longitudinal channel. At least one slot in the second row of slots has a staple disposed therein.
US10092289B2	Anastomotic staple with capillary which expels a bonding agent upon deformation A surgical fastener for use with an anastomosis of two tissues includes a base leg and an upright leg. The base leg is selectively deformable and includes a traumatic tip for piecing tissue. The surgical fastener also includes at least one capillary disposed on the base leg which has a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, e.g., bioadhesive, bonding agent, medicament, etc. Each of the capillaries is ruptureable upon deformation of the surgical fastener to dispense the liquid to the anastomosis site.
US10092285B2	Method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone, including the provision and use of a novel knotless suture anchor system Apparatus for securing a suture to a bone, the apparatus comprising an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends, the lumen comprising a distal section and a proximal section, the distal section having a wider diameter than the proximal section; an elongated element extending through the lumen; and a locking element mounted to the distal end of the elongated element and disposed in the distal section of the lumen; whereby, when the elongated body is disposed in bone, and a suture extends through at least a portion of the lumen, and the locking element is thereafter moved proximally, proximal movement of the locking element causes the elongated body to capture the suture to the elongated body, whereby to secure the suture to the bone.
US10092283B2	Devices and systems for surgical retraction Retractor blade assemblies, retractors, kits, and methods of using the same. The retractor blade assembly may include a retractor blade, a pedicle screw, and a shim that connects the pedicle screw to the retractor blade. The retractor blade may have a proximal end configured to engage a retractor body and a distal end configured to retract soft tissue. The pedicle screw may have a head portion removably connected to the distal end of the retractor blade and a shaft portion configured to engage the pedicle of a vertebra. The shim couples the pedicle screw to the retractor blade. For example, the shim may include an extension portion configured to engage the retractor blade and a connection portion configured to receive and temporarily lock the pedicle screw to the retractor blade.
US10092282B2	Sternal retractor Devices and methods for sternal retraction that reduces bleeding from the cut edges of a sternum and reduces fracturing of the sternum during retraction. The devices and methods involve the use of sternal retractor blades having a certain geometry and inserts placed inside the sternal retractor blades during retraction of the sternotomy incision. The blades and inserts act to tamponade the blood flow from the cut sternal edge and reduce fracturing of the sternum during retraction.
US10092279B2	System and methods for processing a biopsy sample A system further comprises a processing unit functionally associated with the display, wherein the processing unit comprises an image processing module. The system further comprises a camera functionally associated with the processing unit via a communication channel for transferring images from the camera to the processing unit and configured to obtain images of a biopsy sample obtained from the body of the patient. The processing unit is configured to receive image data from an imaging modality capable of obtaining images of internal patient's body parts not directly visible from outside the body, and to display to a user on a display images related to the image data. The processing unit is further configured to generate, from at least one image of a biopsy sample and using the image processing module, a processed image related to the biopsy sample, and to display the processed image on the display.
US10092276B2	Tissue acquisition device with indication system Among other things, there is disclosed a biopsy needle system in which the needle is capable of obtaining more than one length of sample. Generally, the needle includes an inner stylet, an outer cannula, and a handle connected to the stylet and cannula. The stylet has a notch that is extendable from the cannula to accommodate a tissue sample. An insert member is provided for attachment to the handle to make the amount of exposed notch smaller. Consequently, when the insert member is not attached to the handle, the needle can obtain a larger sample of tissue, and when the insert member is attached to the handle, the needle can obtain a smaller sample of tissue.
US10092270B2	Pre-collapsed CMUT with mechanical collapse retention A CMUT transducer cell suitable for use in an ultrasonic CMUT transducer array has a membrane with a first electrode, a substrate with a second electrode, and a cavity between the membrane and the substrate. The CMUT is operated in a precollapsed state by biasing the membrane to a collapsed condition with the floor of the cavity, and a lens is cast over the collapsed membrane. When the lens material has polymerized or is of a sufficient stiffness, the bias voltage is removed and the lens material retains the membrane in the collapsed state.
US10092269B2	Infrasonic stethoscope for monitoring physiological processes An infrasonic stethoscope for monitoring physiological processes of a patient includes a microphone capable of detecting acoustic signals in the audible frequency bandwidth and in the infrasonic bandwidth (0.03 to 1000 Hertz), a body coupler attached to the body at a first opening in the microphone, a flexible tube attached to the body at a second opening in the microphone, and an earpiece attached to the flexible tube. The body coupler is capable of engagement with a patient to transmit sounds from the person, to the microphone and then to the earpiece.
US10092267B2	Generating material hardening effect data A method for generating material hardening effect data is provided. Actual X-ray attenuation values of a universal phantom corresponding to different angles at each of channels may be obtained. Equivalent filtration thicknesses corresponding to each of the channels may be determined according to theoretical X-ray attenuation values and the actual X-ray attenuation values corresponding to different angles at each of the channels. Hardening effect data corresponding to a material may be generated according to a predetermined length of the material, a number of sampling points and the equivalent filtration thicknesses corresponding to each of the channels.
US10092262B2	Method and system for tomosynthesis projection images enhancement Method and system for obtaining images of an object of interest using a system comprising an x-ray source facing a detector. The method and system enable the acquiring of a plurality of 2D projection images of the object of interest in a plurality of orientations. A selected 2D projection image such as the zero projection of the plurality of projections can be enhanced by using at least a subset of the plurality of tomosynthesis projection images. The obtained enhanced 2D projection image is displayed for review.
US10092260B2	X-ray device and method for controlling X-ray irradiation area using the same An X-ray device includes a camera to image an object and output the image of the object, a display member using a touch screen to display the image of the object output from the camera, and an X-ray irradiation region of the object, an X-ray irradiation region controller to control a region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated, and a control member to enable the irradiation region controller to control the region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated according to the X-ray irradiation region, when the X-ray irradiation region is determined, based on the image of the object displayed in the display member.
US10092250B2	Control unit for a medical device A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit includes a pump, a conduit and control means for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit; and wherein the conduit is a rigid internal passage located in the control unit.
US10092246B2	System and method for task-less mapping of brain activity A computing device for use in a system for mapping brain activity of a subject includes a processor. The processor is programmed to select a plurality of measurements of brain activity that is representative of at least one parameter of a brain of the subject during a resting state. Moreover, the processor is programmed to compare at least one data point from each of the measurements with a corresponding data point from a previously acquired data set from at least one other subject. The processor is also programmed to produce at least one map for each of the measurements based on the comparison of the resting state data point and the corresponding previously acquired data point. The processor may also be programmed to categorize the brain activity in a plurality of networks in the brain based on the map.
US10092237B2	Performance of a diagnostic procedure using a wearable computing device The present disclosure describes example systems and methods for identifying an indication of an injury of a user of a wearable computing device. The systems and methods may be directed to determining that an acceleration experienced by the wearable computing device exceeds a threshold value. In response, the wearable computing device may perform a diagnostic procedure in order to identify an indication of an injury experienced by the user of the wearable computing device. The diagnostic procedure may include one or more of an eye response test, a verbal response test, a motor response test, and a visual diagnostic test.
US10092233B2	Method and apparatus for non-invasive liver function testing Disclosed are a non-invasive liver function testing apparatus and method. The non-invasive liver function testing apparatus includes a light source configured to irradiate light onto an object, a light detector configured to detect information about light reflected from the object, a raw data extractor configured to extract raw data, associated with at least one target material constituting the object, from the information detected by the light detector, and a data processor configured to extract liver function-related information, including a correlation with the at least one target material, from the raw data.
US10092230B2	Fluid collection/injection device having safety needle assembly/cover and safety system and method Fluid collection/injection device comprises a body having a front end, a back end, and a main hollow section arranged between the front and back ends and a needle hub securing section arranged on the front end and being structured and arranged to receive therein a needle member. The fluid collection/injection device is structured and arranged to utilize at least an operational mode, an operational mode, and a post-use mode. In the installation mode, the needle member is coupled to the body via the needle hub securing section. In the operational mode, fluid passes through the needle member and into or out of a receptacle inserted into the main hollow section.

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