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US10118895B2	ROR gamma (RORγ) modulators Novel compounds according to Formula I Meta or para or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein: A11-A14 are N or CR11, CR12, CR13, CR14, respectively, with the proviso that no more than two of the four positions A in A11-A14 can be simultaneously N; A6, A7, A8, A9, A10 are N or CR6, CR7, CR8, CR9, CR10, respectively, with the proviso that at least one but no more than two of the five positions A in A6, A7, A8, A9, A10 is N; R1 is C(2-6)alkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkylC(1-3)alkyl, (di)C(3-6)cycloalkylamino or (di)(C(3-6)cycloalkylC(1-3)alkyl)amino; R5 is H, hydroxyethyl, methoxyethyl, C(1-6)alkyl, C(6-10)aryl, C(6-10)arylC(1-3)alkyl, C(1-9)heteroaryl, C(1-9)heteroarylC(1-3)alkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkylC(1-3)alkyl, C(2-5)heterocycloalkyl or C(2-5)heterocycloalkylC(1-3)alkyl; the sulfonyl group with R1 is represented by one of R7, R8 or R9; R15 is H, C(1-6)alkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkylC(1-3)alkyl, C(6-10)aryl, C(6-10)arylC(1-3)alkyl, C(1-9)heteroaryl, C(1-9)heteroarylC(1-3)alkyl, C(2-5)heterocycloalkyl or C(2-5)heterocycloalkyl-C(1-3)alkyl; and R16 is C(1-6)alkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkyl, C(3-6)cycloalkylC(1-3)alkyl, C(6-10)aryl, C(6-10)arylC(1-3)alkyl, C(1-9)heteroaryl, C(1-9)heteroarylC(1-3)alkyl, C(2-5)heterocycloalkyl or C(2-5)heterocycloalkyl-C(1-3)alkyl.
US10118894B2	Isoindolinone derivatives useful as antiviral agents Compounds of Formula I are disclosed and methods of treating viral infections with compositions comprising such compounds.
US10118890B2	Trifluoromethoxylation of arenes via intramolecular trifluoromethoxy group migration The present invention provides a process of producing a trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluoromethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure: wherein A is an aryl or heteroaryl, each with or without subsutitution; and R1 is —H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(aryl), -(heteroaryl), -(alkylaryl), -(alkylheteroaryl), —NH-(alkyl), —N(alkyl)2, —NH-(alkenyl), —NH-(alkynyl)—NH-(aryl), —NH-(heteroaryl), —O-(alkyl), —O-(alkenyl), —O-(alkynyl), —O-(aryl), —O-(heteroaryl), —S-(alkyl), —S-(alkenyl), —S-(alkynyl), —S-(aryl), or —S-(heteroaryl), comprising: (a) reacting a compound having the structure: with a trifluoromethylating agent in the presence of a base in a first suitable solvent under conditions to produce a compound having the structure: and (b) maintaining the compound produced in step (a) in a second suitable solvent under conditions sufficient to produce the trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluormethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure:
US10118889B2	Compound A compound is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group including 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, Ra are independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group including 3 to 15 carbon atoms, Rb1 to Rb4 are independently a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or the like, Rc1 to Rc10 are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or the like, * is a bonding position at which one of Rc1 to Rc10 is bonded to either nitrogen atom, x is an integer from 0 to 3, y is an integer from 0 to 4, and z are independently an integer from 0 to 5.
US10118886B2	Biofuels production from bio-derived carboxylic-acid esters A process for producing biofuels compounds directly from carboxylic acid esters recovered from a fermentation system is described. The process involves taking a fermentation broth that has been reduced to a dry powder containing free organic acids; reacting the carboxylic acid in the powder with an alcohol solvent under a CO2-containing atmosphere in substantial absence of any other acid catalyst at a reaction temperature and pressure that corresponds to supercritical, critical or near critical conditions for at least one of the alcohol or CO2 to synthesize an ester, then subjecting the ester to either hydrogenolysis or hydrogenation to form a biofuel.
US10118881B2	Hydroxyl compounds and compositions for cholesterol management and related uses The present invention relates to novel hydroxyl compounds, compositions comprising hydroxyl compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing a variety of diseases and conditions such as, but not limited to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, a disorder of glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, hypertension, impotence, inflammation, insulin resistance, lipid elimination in bile, obesity, oxysterol elimination in bile, pancreatitis, pancreatitius, Parkinson's disease, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, phospholipid elimination in bile, renal disease, septicemia, metabolic syndrome disorders (e.g., Syndrome X), thrombotic disorder. Compounds and methods of the invention can also be used to modulate C reactive protein or enhance bile production in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.
US10118879B1	Process for catalytic conversion of mixtures of HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa into HCFO-1233zd(E) A method for conversion of a composition containing HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa to form HCFO-1233zd(E) by reacting a mixture including HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa in a vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst to simultaneously isomerize HCFO-1233zd(Z) to form HCFO-1233zd(E) and dehydrohalogenate HCFC-244fa to form HCFO-1233zd(E). The catalyst may be a chromium-based catalyst such as chromium trifluoride, chromium oxyfluoride, or chromium oxide, for example.
US10118876B2	Butadiene extraction process A process for recovering butadiene from a C4 fraction is disclosed. The process may include: contacting a mixed C4 stream comprising butane, butene, and butadiene, with a solvent comprising an organic solvent and water in a butadiene pre-absorber column to recover an overheads fraction comprising at least a portion of the butane, butene, and water, and a first bottoms fraction comprising the organic solvent, butadiene, and at least a portion of the butene; and feeding the first bottoms fraction to a butadiene extraction unit to recover a butene fraction, a crude butadiene fraction, and a solvent fraction.
US10118874B2	Process for producing benzene from a C5-C12 hydrocarbon mixture The invention relates to a process for producing benzene, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocracking feed stream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons, (b) contacting the hydrocracking feed stream in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrocracking catalyst comprising 0.01-1 wt-% hydrogenation metal in relation to the total catalyst weight and a zeolite having a pore size of 5-8 A and a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) molar ratio of 5-200 under process conditions including a temperature of 425-580° C., a pressure of 300-5000 kPa gauge and a Weight Hourly Space Velocity of 0.1-15 h−1 to produce a hydrocracking product stream comprising benzene, toluene and C8+ hydrocarbons, (c) separating benzene, toluene and the C8+ hydrocarbons from the hydrocracking product stream and (d) selectively recycling back at least part of the toluene from the separated products of step (c) to be included in the hydrocracking feed stream process for producing benzene from a c5-c12 hydrocarbon mixture
US10118867B2	Fertiliser coating containing micronutrients A single-step method for preparing a free-flowing, non-dusting micronutrient-coated particulate solid fertiliser material, the method comprising applying a single fluid onto particulate solid fertiliser material at ambient temperature without chemical reaction or chelation, said single fluid comprising a suspension of one or more micronutrient materials in an oil.
US10118866B2	Foliar fertilizer Nanocrystalline compounds containing essential nutrients have been synthesized to have effective physical and chemical characteristics, including a high contact surface area/total surface area ratio that provides maximal leaf surface contact, limited mobility and improved solubility, a net positive charge, soluble salt-forming groups, and reactive surface edges for cation exchange to release nutrient cationic ions into the water film on leaf surfaces.
US10118860B1	Method of making concrete A batch composition for concrete includes a cementious material and aggregate material, the cementious material including at least 50% Portland cement and at least 1% of a dolomite mineral filler. The batch composition may be mixed with sufficient water to cause the cementious material in the batch composition to set and bind the entire mass to form a concrete.
US10118858B2	Strengthened glass with deep depth of compression The strengthened glass has a 60% survival rate when dropped from a height of 80 cm in an inverted ball test and a peak load at failure of at least 10 kgf as determined by abraded ring-on-ring testing.
US10118853B2	Systems and methods for producing robust chalcogenide optical fibers In one embodiment, a chalcogenide glass optical fiber is produced by forming a billet including a chalcogenide glass mass and a polymer mass in a stacked configuration, heating the billet to a temperature below the melting point of the chalcogenide glass, extruding the billet in the ambient environment to form a preform rod having a chalcogenide glass core and a polymer jacket, and drawing the preform rod.
US10118851B2	Process for the anaerobic fermentation of biogenic waste materials and plant for carrying out this process A process for the anaerobic fermentation of biogenic waste materials including the steps that a fermentation material containing the waste materials is mixed with liquid and the fermentation material suspension obtained in this manner is anaerobically fermented in a fermenter and the digest produced in the fermentation of the fermentation material suspension is dewatered of a dewatering device, wherein, with separation of press water, a press cake is obtained that has a dry matter proportion increased with respect to the digest; the press water is subjected to a solids separation, wherein a residual liquid having a dry matter proportion reduced with respect to the press water of at most 15% by weight is obtained and the residual liquid is used at least in part for the mixing according to the fermentation material step.
US10118849B2	Method and kit for treating recreational water Provided herein is a method for reducing down-time in a recreational body of water having a water filtering system and water recirculation system after a potential release of Cryptospridium oocyst and/or Giardia cysts. Also described is a kit for practicing the method for reducing down-time in a recreational body of water that may have a potential release of Cryptospridium oocyst and/or Giardia cysts.
US10118845B2	Wastewater treatment systems and related methods The invention relates to wastewater treatment systems with decentralized disposal of treated wastewater and methods of using the same. The invention further relates to methods of converting existing septic systems to a wastewater treatment plant system.
US10118836B2	Apparatus, use of apparatus and process for desalination of water A process for desalinating water is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of passing a feed stream of saline solution 2′ in a first desalination step through a reverse osmosis membrane desalination plant 3′ comprising at least one reverse osmosis desalination unit 4′ to form a first product water stream 5′ having a reduced salt concentration relative to that of the feed stream of saline solution 2′ and a first byproduct stream 6′ having an increased salt concentration relative to that of the feed stream of saline solution 2′ characterized in that the first byproduct stream 6′ is passed in a second desalination step through a falling film crystallization unit 7 to form a second product water stream 8 having a reduced salt concentration relative to that of the first byproduct stream 6′ and a second byproduct stream 9 having an increased salt concentration relative to that of the first byproduct stream 6′. The invention further relates to an apparatus 1 for carrying out said process. The present invention further relates also to the use of the process or apparatus 1 for the reduction of the volume of the first byproduct stream 6′ of a reverse osmosis membrane desalination plant 3′, preferably an in-land desalination plant 3′, or in a device or plant or process for producing desalinated water, for salt production, for co-production of power and desalinated water, or for air conditioning.
US10118835B2	Methods and apparatuses for water purification An apparatus for generating purified liquid from an input liquid, comprises, an evaporation chamber, wherein the evaporation chamber is flooded with the input liquid; and a condensation chamber having channels, wherein the channels are disposed in the input liquid, wherein liquid-saturated gases are generated from the input liquid in the evaporation chamber, wherein the liquid-saturated gases are guided into a first end of the channels, and wherein the purified liquid is outputted at a second end of the channels.
US10118833B2	Dimensionally focused nanoparticle synthesis methodology A methodology for synthesizing a nanoparticle batch, such as but not limited to a metal chalcogenide nanoparticle batch and further such as but not limited to a metal sulfide nanoparticle batch is predicated upon an expectation and observation that at elevated concentrations of at least one reactant material within a heat-up nanoparticle batch synthesis method, the resulting nucleated batch comprises nanoparticles that may be dimensionally focused to provide a substantially monodisperse nanoparticle batch. The embodied methodology is also applicable to a continuous reactor. The embodied methodology also considers viscosity as a dimensionally focusing result effective variable.
US10118830B2	Method for producing granular polysilicon Segregation of silicon granules in the fluidized bed production of polycrystalline silicon is achieved by successively transferring granular polycrystalline silicon through a plurality of vessels designed for funnel flow of granular material. The transfers may occur prior to introduction of feed particles into the reactor, or the enlarged granules from the reactor may be thus transferred to improve product size uniformity.
US10118827B2	Combustion synthesis of calcium phosphate constructs and powders doped with atoms, molecules, ions, or compounds The invention relates to a synthetic bone material and a process for making the same. The synthetic bone material may comprise multiple phases of calcium phosphate. Another aspect of the invention is a porous filter, and the method of making the same, and wherein the porous filter is substantially similar to the process for forming the synthetic bone material.
US10118826B2	Oxygen generators An oxygen generator comprising a housing and a chemical core within the housing, the chemical core being capable on ignition of producing oxygen by chemical reaction. An ignition apparatus within the housing is for igniting the chemical core, and a collection apparatus within the housing collects oxygen produced by the chemical core. The collection apparatus comprises a cooling chamber having an inlet through which oxygen produced by the chemical core enters into the cooling chamber, and an outlet through which oxygen in the cooling chamber leaves the cooling chamber. The interior of the cooling chamber has at least one wall arranged in the path of oxygen flowing from the inlet to the outlet.
US10118825B2	Oxygen generators An oxygen generator comprising a housing and a chemical core within the housing, the chemical core being capable on ignition of producing oxygen by chemical reaction. An ignition apparatus within the housing is for igniting the chemical core, and a collection apparatus within the housing collects oxygen produced by the chemical core. The ignition apparatus comprises an ignition handle accessible from outside the housing, the ignition handle being arranged to be rotatable by hand, and an ignition block disposed within the housing, the ignition block being arranged, when rotated in contact with the chemical core, to ignite the chemical core. A thermal isolator between the ignition handle and the ignition block is arranged to transmit rotational force from the ignition handle to the ignition block.
US10118817B2	MEMS devices with membrane having venting flaps hingedly attached to one another This application relates to MEMS transducer having a membrane layer (101) and at least one variable vent structure (301). The variable vent structure has a vent hole for venting fluid so as to reduce a pressure differential across the membrane layer and a moveable vent cover (302a, 302b) which, at an equilibrium position, at least partly blocks the vent hole. The vent cover is moveable from its equilibrium position in response to a pressure differential across the vent cover so as to vary the size of a flow path through the vent hole. In various embodiments the vent cover comprises at least a first flap section (302a) and a second flap section (302b), the first flap section being hingedly coupled to the side of the vent hole and the second flap section being hingedly coupled to the first flap section so as to be moveable with respect to the first flap section. In some embodiments the second flap section (302b) may be configured so that it deflects away from the first section (302a) more readily than the first section deflects away from its equilibrium position.
US10118809B2	Load manipulator A manipulator for transporting a load laterally with respect to a vehicle includes a support frame adapted for mounting on a vehicle. A movable guide is supported by the support frame for lateral translation with respect to the support frame. A carriage which is capable of supporting a load engaging attachment for supporting a load is supported by the guide for translation with respect to the guide in the lengthwise direction of the guide. The carriage can translate with respect to the guide in the lengthwise direction of the guide at the same time that the guide is translating laterally with respect to the support frame.
US10118808B2	Load-compensating rope sheave arrangement The invention relates to a load-compensating rope sheave arrangement for drum winders, comprising at least two rope sheaves which are vertically guided in sliding frames and mounted on hydraulically short-circuited cylinders. Multiply redundant monitoring of the different sheave loads acting upon the rope sheaves is carried out via the hydraulic cylinders which are connected to the system control of the drum winder for communication.
US10118799B2	Multicar self-propelled elevator system An elevator system includes a first hoistway; a second hoistway; and a structural member disposed between the first hoistway and the second hoistway; the structural member supporting a first stationary portion of a propulsion system for the first hoistway; the structural member supporting a first guide surface for an elevator car in the first hoistway; the structural member supporting a second stationary portion of the propulsion system for the second hoistway; the structural member supporting a second guide surface for an elevator car in the second hoistway.
US10118797B2	Mobile application based elevator dispatching using tenant identity A method includes receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, registration information associated with a tenant of a building and at least one user device, determining, by the computing device, that the at least one user device is within a threshold distance of the building, causing, by the computing device, an identity of the tenant to be provided by the at least one user device based on the determination that the at least one user device is within the threshold distance of the building, and causing, by the computing device, an elevator car to be dispatched to a floor of the building on which the tenant is located.
US10118796B2	System and method for group elevator scheduling based on submodular optimization Systems and Methods for controlling a movement of cars of an elevator system. A processor determines for each car an individual waiting time of each hall call. Determines for each pair of hall calls assigned for each car, a pairwise delay over the individual waiting time of each hall call in the pair caused by a joint assignment of the car to the pair of the hall calls. Approximate a cumulative waiting time of an assignment of the cars to the hall calls as a sum of individual waiting times for each hall call with the assigned car and a sum of all pairwise delays determined between all pairs of hall calls assigned to the same car. Determine the assignment of the cars using a greedy optimization algorithm that greedily assigns hall calls to the cars to minimize the approximated cumulative waiting time, and control the movement of the cars.
US10118794B2	Header cover A header cover encloses an end of an unwoven material cylinder to protect the unwoven material from damage or debris during storage or transportation. Unwoven material cylinders are commonly used to produce products such as clean suits, baby diapers, absorbent material, etc. The header cover includes a cover disc, a plurality of lateral-interfacing flaps, and a tethering ring. The cover disc and the plurality of lateral interfacing flaps encapsulate an end of the unwoven material cylinder. The plurality of lateral-interfacing flaps is perimetrically and foldably connected to the cover disc to allow the header cover to fold over an edge of the unwoven material cylinder. The tethering ring is adjacently connected to each lateral-interfacing flap of the plurality of lateral-interfacing flaps, such that as one lateral-interfacing flap is folded, every lateral interfacing flap is folded in the same direction.
US10118791B2	Sheet processing apparatus According to an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a transport unit and a holding unit. The transport unit transports a first sheet to a first position. The transport unit transports a second sheet, which is transported after the first sheet, to a second position displaced to the upstream side of a sheet transport direction relative to the first position. The transport unit transports a third sheet, which is transported after the second sheet, to a third position displaced to the downstream side of the sheet transport direction relative to the second position. In the case where the second sheet is transported to the second position, the holding unit holds the first sheet at the first position. In the case where the third sheet is transported to the third position, the holding unit holds the second sheet at the second position.
US10118790B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet processing apparatus includes a stack portion on which sheets conveyed in a conveying direction are stacked, a first regulating portion regulating a position of a sheet bundle stacked on the stack portion in a crossing direction crossing the conveying direction by contacting an end of the sheet bundle in the crossing direction, a second regulating portion regulating a position of the sheet bundle in the conveying direction by contacting an end of the sheet bundle in the conveying direction, a first binding device which moves in the crossing direction and binds by a staple, a second binding device which moves and binds without a staple, and a controller which controls the first and second binding devices. The first and second binding devices bind the corner portion of the sheet bundle.
US10118785B2	Assembly and process for a press feed mechanism for providing rapid, efficient and tuned hold and release displacement of an upper feed roller relative to a lower roller and between which is communicated a sheet material for subsequent feeding into a press operation A feed assembly for transferring an uncoiled sheet material to a downstream material forming operation. The assembly includes upper and lower feed rolls between which the sheet material passes, the upper roll being actuated between engaging or disengaging positions relative to an upper surface of the sheet material. At least one continuous force applying component is provided for exerting a hold down force against the upper feed roll and, in combination, a programmable counterbalance component is calibrated to counter the hold down force exerted by the force applying component and in order to cycle the upper roller between the engaged and disengaged positions during advance cycling of the uncoiled material to the downstream forming operation.
US10118784B2	Packaging machine with a protective device and method The present invention refers to a packaging machine and a method, wherein one embodiment of a protective device comprises a protective hood and the protective hood is lifted around a shaft comprising two rolls, and is shifted by means of guides in the protective hood on the rolls.
US10118782B2	Sheet feeder, image recording apparatus having the sheet feeder, and computer-readable medium therefor A sheet feeder includes a controller configured to perform a driving process of supplying a motor with an electric current to rotate a roller, perform a stopping process of stopping supplying the electric current in response to determining that the motor has not rotated before a second sensor detects a sheet, when an accumulated rotational quantity of the roller is less than a threshold, set a retry upper limit to a first value, the accumulated rotational quantity being detected by a first sensor in the driving process performed for a first time, when the accumulated rotational quantity of the roller is equal to or more than the threshold, set the retry upper limit to a second value more than the first value, and repeatedly perform the driving process and the stopping process until a number of retries reaches the retry upper limit or until the second sensor detects the sheet.
US10118776B2	Device and method for delivering a laboratory sample carrier from a stack of sample carriers A device and method for delivering a laboratory sample carrier from a stack of sample carriers includes providing a retaining mechanism that retains the stack of laboratory sample carriers, and an ejector mechanism including a displaceable mechanism comprising a carrier support portion and a carrier transporting portion which are hingeably interconnected. The stack is supported by the carrier transporting portion and the carrier transporting portion is supported by a carrier transporting portion support of the ejector mechanism when the displaceable mechanism is in a first carrier receiving position and configuration. The displaceable mechanism is displaced from the first carrier receiving position and configuration to a second carrier release position and configuration by a further displacement mechanism of the ejector mechanism. This involves moving a lowermost carrier from the bottom of the stack in a carrier accommodating region of the carrier transporting portion as the displaceable mechanism is displaced from the first carrier receiving position and configuration. The displaceable mechanism is displaced such that the carrier transporting portion moves past the carrier transporting portion support and drops so that the displaceable mechanism adopts the second carrier release position and configuration and the carrier in the carrier accommodating region is released. The stack is supported with the carrier support portion when the displaceable mechanism is in the second carrier release position and configuration.
US10118767B2	Brake system for conveyor take-up mechanism A tensioning mechanism for a conveyor system includes a support structure, a first carriage, a second carriage, and a brake mechanism. The first carriage is positioned proximate a first end of the support structure and is supported for movement relative to the support structure. The first carriage includes first rolls for receiving the belt such that movement of the first carriage modifies a tension in the belt. The second carriage is supported for movement relative to the support structure and includes second rolls and at least one return pulley. The second rolls are configured to support a portion of the belt extending between the first carriage and the second carriage. The brake mechanism is positioned proximate a second end of the support structure and includes a brake pulley and a brake selectively retarding rotation of the brake pulley. The brake pulley supports a portion of the belt extending between the brake mechanism and the return pulley.
US10118766B2	Splice link for conveyor belt A splice link for a conveyor belt includes an outer locking bar including at least one lower tab and an offset portion, an inner connector bar including at least one opening configured to receive the at least one lower tab on the outer locking bar and a front face having an upper tab, the offset portion on the outer locking bar configured to engage the upper tab of the inner connector bar. A further aspect of the disclosure includes a conveyor belt including a plurality of spaced tractive rods, a plurality of parallel pairs of edge bar links interconnecting the plurality of spaced tractive rods, and a splice link disposed between adjacent pairs of edge bar links.
US10118765B2	Flexible-belt conveyor and methods of conveying A trough-belt conveyor with adjustable bearing support wings and methods for operating the conveyor to sort or destack articles. The conveyor includes a flexible conveyor belt supported in a series of support beds. Adjustable support beds have a base bearing member flanked by a pair of bearing wings. One or both of the wings are adjustable to raise or lower the sides of the belt above and below the plane of the center of the belt supported atop the base member.
US10118764B2	Transporting device for transporting a laboratory diagnostic vessel carrier A transporting device for transporting a laboratory diagnostic vessel carrier from a first line portion to a second line portion of a conveying line is disclosed. The first line portion is above the second line portion with respect to gravity. The transporting device comprises first and second transporting portions. The first transporting portion is connected to the first line portion and the second transporting portion is connected to the second line portion. The first transporting portion extends in a first direction and the second transporting portion extends in a second direction different from the first direction. The first and second transporting portions transport the laboratory diagnostic vessel carrier by gravity. The first direction comprises at least a first component and the second direction comprises at least a second component. The second component is opposite to the first component. Further, a conveying line comprising such a transporting device is disclosed.
US10118762B2	Waste receptacle with pedal-operated lid Waste receptacles (100) with pedal-operated lids (108) are provided. A waste receptacle includes an enclosure (102) having an enclosed base portion (104) and at least one sidewall (106) defining an open top portion (105), a lid (108) hingedly coupled to the enclosure and defining a channel, a pedal (112) pivotably coupled to the base portion, and an elongated lift rod (116) having a first end coupled to the pedal and a second end being disposed in the first end of the channel when the pedal is in the first position and the lid is disposed in a closed position and being disposed in the second end of the channel when the pedal is in the second position.
US10118761B2	Methods and systems for waste containment A waste containment system includes a flexible bag having a moldable top opening and a flexible frame including an attachment mechanism configured to couple the frame to the bag. Manipulation of the top opening causes the frame to change in shape such that the shape of the frame at least partially corresponds to the shape of the top opening.
US10118759B2	Silo, kit and method for constructing a silo The present invention relates to a silo (1) comprising one or more cells (2), each cell comprising one or more outlet openings (3), wherein said cells have an angular cross-section and wherein said outlet openings have a non-angular cross-section, wherein said outlet openings and said cells are connected to one another by means of a transition plate (4), wherein the angle a between the wall of the cell and said transition plate is constant along the radial periphery of the outlet opening. The present invention also relates to a kit and a method for constructing such silo.
US10118757B2	Capsule based system for preparing and dispensing a beverage The present invention relates to dispensing of a substance from a container by means of a dispensing apparatus. Specifically, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to (1) a container and (2) the automated method for opening such container and (3) the automated method of dispensing of the contents from such container into a customer receptacle or glass.
US10118754B2	Method of folding pant-like disposable absorbent garments in a chute A method of folding a pant-like disposable absorbent garment includes providing a garment defining first and second waist side regions, a waist center region positioned therebetween, and a crotch region longitudinally below the waist center region. In particular embodiments, the method further includes folding the garment along a transversely extending fold line so as to bring the crotch region into superposed relation with the waist center region; providing a chute having a floor and first and second side walls; urging the garment into the chute; and, while the garment is in the chute, folding the garment along longitudinally extending first and second fold lines so as to position the first and second waist side regions over the waist center region. The first and second fold lines are adjacent the first and second side walls, respectively.
US10118747B2	Lid with sanitary provisions A lid that, in order to keep the sip hole area sanitary when the lid is removed from the cup and is placed top-side down on a potentially contaminated surface, has raised locations on the top surface that lift the sip hole area at a distance from the potentially contaminated surface when the lid is placed on a surface.
US10118745B1	Pressurized closure assembly A pressurized closure assembly is provided which has a connector assembly to allow improved application of torque in limited space conditions to rotate a head away from the hub of the closure assembly.
US10118742B2	Package with portion control A package is provided for storing and dispensing consumable goods. The package includes a container base having a defined interior volume for retaining a quantity of consumable goods and an open top end for dispensing the goods. A lid is formed to overlap with the top end of the base. The lid defines a portion volume that is less than the retaining volume of the base. Structures are provided for retaining the lid on and releasing the lid from the top end of the base.
US10118741B2	Package integrity indicating closure A resealable closure for a container in which package integrity is indicated by a structure which connects the closure to a remaining portion of the container which must be broken in order to gain access to the contents of the container for a first time. The package integrity feature, in one form, includes a structure associated with the closure, wherein upon opening the closure for a first time, the structure stretches, increasing a length of the structure until the structure eventually breaks, leaving one or both residual ends of the broken structure rippled or curved upward from the remainder of the container. In one alternative form, the structure is associated with a pull tab of the sealing panel, which comprises the closure, whereby either the structure must be broken first, prior to pulling back the sealing panel, or while pulling back the sealing panel for a first time, the structure breaks, prior to gaining access to the contents therein. Advantageously, the package integrity feature is integrally formed with the closure and a remaining portion of the container. Integrity of the package is indicated by visually observing an intact breakable structure.
US10118740B2	Applicator An applicator includes: an applying part on a front portion thereof; a removable cap that totally covers the applying part; a sealing element that seals up a front end portion of the applying part when the cap is fitted; and an inner cap provided inside the cap. The inner cap includes an inner cap body and a hinged cap that is joined to the inner cap body and can abut the inner cap body. The hinged cap has a hollow mounting portion. An engaging portion for fixing the hinged cap is formed inside the cap. When the inner cap having the sealing element held between the inner cap body and the mounting portion is fitted into the interior of the cap, the hinged cap is engaged by the engaging portion inside the cap.
US10118738B2	Layer separating container Provided is a delamination container that smoothly peels an inner layer from an outer layer in a body and can prevent the peel of an inner layer from an outer layer at an opening. A delamination container includes a body configured to contain contents and an opening through which the contents from the body are discharged. The body and the opening each include an outer layer and an inner layer. The inner layer peels from the outer layer and shrinks with a reduction in the contents. The inner layer includes, as an outermost layer, a layer having a standard peel strength of about 7 to 12 g/15 mm.
US10118735B2	Protective bottle enclosure A protective bottle enclosure for enclosing and sealing a bottle with an open mouth carried within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a container having an upper portion and a base removably coupled to the upper portion, and an external cap applicable to the container in a seated position of the cap. In the seated position of the cap, the cap seals the open mouth of the bottle carried in the enclosure and forms an impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle. A stopper carried by the cap forms the impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle, and in the seated position of the cap, the cap is fully seated against the upper portion of the container and forms an impermeable outer seal between the cap and the container.
US10118728B2	Storage case A storage case includes a frame, a top plate, and a drawer. The frame includes a bottom plate, side plates, and a rear plate. The top plate covers the upper side of the frame. The drawer is freely pulled out of and pushed into the frame through an open front side of the frame. The side plates of the frame are foldable between an upright position, at which the side plates extend upright from left and right sides of the bottom plate, and a folded position, at which the plates extend along an upper surface of the bottom plate. The rear plate is foldable between an upright position, at which the rear plate extends upright from a rear side of the bottom plate, and a folded position, at which the rear plate extends along a lower surface of the bottom plate.
US10118727B2	Container having an access door latching system A container having an interior, comprising a base and four walls. One of the walls having an opening allowing access to the interior. The one of the walls having an at least one catch along a lateral side disposed a wall intermediate location. A door having a rigid upper portion and a rigid lower portion coupled together by a first hinge at a door intermediate location which is positioned at or above the wall intermediate location. The door having at least one rigid latch extending from the upper portion to a location below the door intermediate location when the door is in an unflexed state.
US10118725B2	Rapidly erected and collapsible container and method of using same A rapidly erected and collapsible container and method of using same are disclosed. The container is movable between a flat and a box configuration. The container includes two primary panels, two secondary panels, and a main link part. The two primary panels, which are movably coupled to the main link part, are configured to move away and sideways from each other, whereby the two primary panels face each other across a gap when the container is in the box configuration. The main link part provides, at least partly, a base panel for the container and may enable maintaining the container in the box configuration. Embodiments foster a container that rapidly, easily, and conveniently transitions from a flat configuration to being ready for use in a box configuration. Moreover, the container may be produced using significantly less material than conventional containers without compromising effectiveness and structural integrity.
US10118720B2	Supply apparatus for drug packaging Disclosed is a supply apparatus for drug packaging, used to supply a plurality of units of a drug to drug packaging members. The supply apparatus includes: a supply unit providing a supply path along which the units of a drug are supplied; a support unit elastically supporting the supply unit in such a manner such that the supply unit is inclined; a vibration unit vibrating the supply unit; and a detection unit detecting the units of a drug passing through the supply unit. According to this structure, it is possible to reduce drug supply errors, thereby improving drug supply efficiency.
US10118713B2	Electric unmanned aerial vehicle launcher Embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to UAV launching systems. The disclosed launching system eliminates the use of hydraulic fluid and compressed nitrogen or air by providing an electric motor-driven tape that causes movement of a shuttle along a launcher rail. The shuttle is detachable from the motor-driven tape, such that stoppage of the tape can be separate from stoppage of the shuttle. Embodiments further provide a secondary arrestment strap. Further embodiments provide an anti-rollback latch system.
US10118709B2	Enhanced performance jet engine mounting struts In one example, a strut for mounting a jet engine to a wing of an aircraft includes a plurality of engine mounts and a space frame truss supported from the wing and including front and aft portions, the front portion being coupled to and supporting the engine mounts, the aft portion extending upwardly and rearwardly from an aft end of the front portion. By removing the aft end of the strut from the core exhaust zone of the engine, substantial reductions in the weight and drag of the strut, and a corresponding increase in the specific fuel consumption of the associated aircraft may be achieved.
US10118702B2	Water management system Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.
US10118700B2	SMA actuated restraint assembly A restraint assembly includes a base member, a pawl, a lock member, and an actuator assembly. The base member has a first side plate spaced apart from a second side plate. The pawl is pivotally coupled to the first side plate and the second side plate by a first pin. The lock member is pivotally coupled to the first side plate and the second side plate by a second pin. The actuator assembly includes a first shape memory alloy actuator that is drivably connected to the pawl and a second shape memory alloy actuator that is drivably connected to the lock member.
US10118693B2	Gearwheel set, in particular for a gyroplane The present disclosure relates to a gear set, especially for a rotary-wing aircraft, with two intermeshing gear wheels, each mounted on a respective shaft. In particular, in a normal section, the gear wheels of the gear set have different pressure angles on a drive side from the pressure angles on a freewheel side at the beginning of an engagement.
US10118686B2	Wing root insert system for an aircraft family A single, common, fuselage and wing design of an aircraft structure provides for two different aircraft models or configurations. A fuselage (12) has a center section cutout area (212). Each wing (16) has an airfoil over substantially its entire span. In one configuration (2A), a center section component (212), such as a wingbox, is inserted into the center section cutout and the wings are connected to opposing sides of the center section component by a side-of-body join. In another configuration (2B), the wings are moved inwardly, joined to the fuselage, and also joined to each other in a centerline join at the centerline (218) of the aircraft wherein a portion (16A) of the airfoil of each wing is then inside the fuselage. Different flaps (210, 220), spacers (222), and/or different engine mount locations (402, 404) may be provided for the wings for the two configurations.
US10118685B2	Method of joining panels for an airframe A method of joining two panels of an airframe or fuselage structure of an aircraft or spacecraft, including: preparing an edge region of a first panel to form a first joining surface; preparing an edge region of a second panel to form a second joining surface; aligning the panels with one another such that the joining surfaces abut or interface one another forming a joint area; and joining the panels at the joining surfaces in the joint area. In an embodiment, the preparing steps include machining, and cutting, the edge regions of the first and second panels in a single operation to form the first and second joining surfaces substantially simultaneously. In another embodiment, the first and second joining surfaces are substantially planar and extend at an oblique angle with respect to a primary plane or surface of the respective first and second panels.
US10118684B2	Vessel propulsion device A vessel propulsion device transmits a drive force of an engine to a propulsive force generator. The vessel propulsion device includes a generator that is driven by the engine, a power shutoff detector that detects a power shutoff state in which the drive force of the engine is not transmitted to the propulsive force generator, and a controller configured or programmed to, when the power shutoff detector detects the power shutoff state, select one of a plurality of charging modes to charge a battery connected to the generator and control a target speed of the engine based on a selected one of the charging modes.
US10118683B1	Outboard motors having flexible connector assembly for shift actuation An outboard motor is for propelling a marine vessel in water. The outboard motor has an upper cowling that covers an internal combustion engine, a driveshaft housing located below the internal combustion engine, and a lower gearcase located below the driveshaft housing. The lower gearcase encloses a transmission gearset configured to transmit power from the internal combustion engine to a propulsor. A shift actuator is covered by the upper cowling and a shift mechanism is located at least partially in the lower gearcase and configured to shift the transmission gearset into and between forward, neutral and reverse gears. A flexible connector assembly operatively couples the shift actuator to the shift mechanism so that actuation of the shift actuator causes the shift mechanism to shift the transmission gearset.
US10118682B2	Method and system for controlling trim position of a propulsion device on a marine vessel A method of controlling trim position of a propulsion device includes receiving a current engine speed and a current trim position of the propulsion device, and then detecting at least a threshold increase in engine speed of the propulsion device or at least a threshold drop in engine load on the propulsion device. A reduced trim position is then determined based on the current trim position, and a trim actuator is operated to move the propulsion device to the reduced trim position.
US10118681B1	System and method for automatically controlling trim position of a marine drive unit A method for automatically controlling a trim position of a trimmable drive unit with respect to a transom of a marine vessel includes retrieving from a memory a stored level trim position of the drive unit, measuring an actual trim position of the drive unit, and determining with a controller whether an absolute difference between the level trim position and the actual trim position exceeds a given threshold. The method also includes determining whether at least one of a plurality of trim-to-level enable conditions indicative of an idle state of an engine powering the drive unit is true. In response to a determination that the absolute difference exceeds the given threshold and that at least one trim-to-level enable condition is true, the method includes sending a control signal with the controller to trim the drive unit to the level trim position. A system for carrying out the method is provided.
US10118680B2	Method of manufacturing a garment equipped with lumens configured to hold air A garment for the practice of water sports includes lumens for containing air. The garment is made of two superimposed neoprene sheets forming one or more lumens limited on their periphery by winding or angled welding lines.
US10118679B2	Jettison device for a ship, platform or other vessels A jettison device isolates an object, particularly a potentially hazardous object on a ship, platform or similar object. The jettison device includes a housing with an opening configured to face towards an outside region, and a container configured to hold one or more of the objects. The jettison device further includes a container lock and a container jettison. A ship, platform or other vessel includes at least one of the jettison devices above and at least one jettison device arranged in or near a hull surface with the opening facing a region outside the hull surface.
US10118675B2	Device for transferring persons The invention provides a transfer device (1) comprising, a seating assembly, floatation means (5) and a primary lifting point (6). The seating assembly comprises a base (2), a central bearing structure (3) and a plurality of seats (4). The primary lifting point (6) is suitable for receiving a main line. The central bearing structure (3) comprises a suspension system, for providing suspension and damping to said central bearing structure (3).
US10118673B1	Adjustable dock handle The adjustable dock handle is a device that is adapted to be attached to a top surface or a side surface of a dock, and which includes a handle that is used to help manipulate a boat during a docking process. The end user may easily reach the handle in order to pull the boat into position for mooring, and which will provide the support and stability needed to independently control the boat while docking.
US10118669B2	Volume element The invention relates to a volume element (10) comprising at least one inner chamber (12), which is bordered by an at least substantially flexible material and which can be inflated with a gas, and comprising at least one outer chamber (14), which is bordered by an at least substantially flexible material, which is fluidically separated from the at least one inner chamber (12), and which surrounds at least some regions of the outer circumference of the inner chamber (12). Granular material is received in the outer chamber (14) for absorbing pressure forces acting on the volume element (10) from the direction of the outer chamber (14).
US10118668B2	Self-propelling hydrofoil device The present disclosure provides generally for a hydrofoil system that may allow a surfboard to glide above the water surface. According to the present disclosure, a rider may be able to manipulate a hydrofoil device attached to a surfboard with limited training and athletic ability. The present disclosure provides for a hydrofoil system that may allow riders to use a light leaning motion to adjust the angle of a front wing to create forward thrust to produce a flow for creating lift. In some aspects, the front wing may tilt to reduce downward drag force in a lifting phase while locking into place during a glide to provide a sustained lift of the paddleboard out of the water.
US10118666B2	Bicycle hydraulic device A bicycle hydraulic device is basically provided with a base member, a first plug and a second plug. The base member has a hydraulic fluid passageway, a first opening communicating with the hydraulic fluid passageway and a second opening communicating with the hydraulic fluid passageway. The first plug is disposed in the first opening, and having a receiving hole. The second plug is disposed in the second opening. The second plug has a protrusion extending into the receiving hole of the first plug to couple the first and second plugs to the base member.
US10118665B2	Pivot bearing A pivot bearing arrangement, in particular a pivot bearing for a front wheel suspension system of a motorcycle, is provided that substantially reduces bearing breakaway torque, temperature sensitivity, complexity, space requirements and cost. The pivot bearing arrangement includes a first bearing part which enables a component to pivot about a first pivot axis, and a second bearing part which enables a component to pivot about a second pivot axis. The two bearing parts are connected to each other and form a structural unit.
US10118660B2	Smartpack device for a bike Disclosed is a smartpack device detachably attached to chassis of a bike. The bike includes peripheral electrical devices. The smartpack device includes a housing, a separating assembly, a locking unit, plurality of indication units, a battery unit, a door, a computer and a battery unit to power the peripheral electrical devices of the bike, computer and plurality of indication units. The plurality of indication units is configured on the housing to emit light to indicate status of each peripheral electric device of the bike. The door connected to the housing to allow access to the battery. The computer is configured on the housing includes a memory unit to store plurality of modules, a touch display unit to display processed plurality of modules and to receive touch commands from a user to access the plurality of modules and the processing unit to process the plurality of modules and is coupled to the memory unit. The plurality of modules includes a navigation module to display navigation route information on the touch display unit, and a control module controls at least one of plurality of indication units to indicate status of the electrical peripheral devices on receiving commands through touch display unit.
US10118657B2	Active fifth wheel repositioning slider A fifth wheel hitch adjustment arrangement for adjusting a position of a fifth wheel hitch plate along a length of a vehicle frame, the fifth wheel hitch adjustment arrangement including a fifth wheel hitch plate, a support arrangement coupled to the fifth wheel hitch plate such that the fifth wheel hitch plate can be moved between a first position along a length of a vehicle frame and a second position along the length of the vehicle frame that is different than the first position, and a drive assembly adapted to couple to a vehicle frame and coupled to the support arrangement, the drive assembly including a rack-and-pinion arrangement, the rack-and-pinion arrangement including a rack member engaging at least one pinion member, the at least one pinion member engaging the rack member of the support arrangement to move the fifth wheel hitch plate between the first and second positions.
US10118655B2	Hinged vehicle chassis A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing.
US10118651B2	Interior body panel fit and finish tabs and methods of installation and use thereof Interior panel and body assembly features for vehicles that include the placement of panel tabs on vehicle interior panels, with the panel tabs on the interior panels having features for interactive attachment of the interior panels with vehicle body portions via corresponding body tabs on each vehicle body portion. The interactive attachment aspects of the panel tabs operating with the body tabs may further assist in properly locating each interior panel relative to a vehicle body portions. When the interior panel is installed on the vehicle body, each panel tab attaches the interior panel to the corresponding body portion via a body tab, so as to enhance the strength of the attachment, such as at an edge location where standard attachment clips cannot be used, thereby improving positioning and good fit and finish, while maximizing interior space capacity.
US10118647B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure having an increased capability to absorb impact in a front end of a tunnel member. The vehicle body structure includes a dash lower panel, a dash cross member and the tunnel member. The dash cross member has a convex shape with a central portion located forward of both ends in the vehicle width direction in plan view. The tunnel member has a tunnel closed cross-sectional portion constituting a part of the central portion of the dash cross member, a front fragile portion provided forward of the tunnel closed cross-sectional portion, and a rear tunnel member provided rearward of the tunnel closed cross-sectional portion. The front fragile portion has a lower compressive strength than that of the rear tunnel member, against a load from the front.
US10118643B2	Front sub-frame structure To reinforce a front sub-frame in such a manner that the front sub-frame having a trapezoidal shape formed by a cross member and left and right side members extending to one side is not deformed to a rhombus shape at the one side, a front sub-frame structure includes: a rear cross member (74) coupling arm supporting parts (71, 71) supported on left and right side members (6, 6); tilt members (75) coupling left and right intermediate portions of the rear cross member (74) to rear vehicle attachment parts (M3) of the side members (6); a brace (80) coupling the left and right arm supporting parts (71, 71) to the rear vehicle attachment parts (M3); and intermediate coupling parts (91) coupling the brace (80) to intermediate portions of the tilt members (75).
US10118637B2	Load-sensing system The present disclosure relates to a load-sense system such as a load-sense steering system that operates in a static load-sense mode for low flows and operates in a dynamic load-sense mode for high flows.
US10118633B2	Load carrier with mode changer A multi-mode load carrier is convertible to assume a storage mode, a cart mode, and a hand-truck mode. The load carrier includes a rolling base and a base pusher having a handgrip.
US10118632B2	Multipurpose mobile utility lifting ergonomic cart A multipurpose mobile utility lifting ergonomic cart consists of a structural frame, a platform, at least one insert, a plurality of wheels, and a height-adjustable arm. The height-adjustable arm extends from the structural frame and is connected to the platform so that the platform can be positioned at varying heights. The platform provides workspace for the user by being attached to the at least one insert that can be, but is not limited to, a dish drying rack, a podium insert, or a house cleaner rack. The structural frame can be used for holding items such as boxes or cleaning supplies. The plurality of wheels allows the user to move the apparatus from one location to another.
US10118630B1	Truck-mounted brake system A truck mounted braking system is provided with a mechanical pivot adjustment on a lever connected to the brake actuator to permit the braking force applied to the wheels to vary depending on the lading condition of the car, without involving additional pneumatic elements such as a pneumatic empty load device. The system adjusts the braking force applied when the hand brake is activated, even when the railway car is disconnected from the pneumatic brake line.
US10118628B2	Data processing system for guidance, control, and testing autonomous vehicle features and driver response Systems and methods are disclosed for guidance, control, and testing of autonomous vehicle features and a driver's response thereto. The system may activate a plurality of autonomous driving features of an autonomous vehicle. In response to a determination to initiate a driving test, the system may generate an indication to a driver of the autonomous vehicle of the initiation of the driving test and may deactivate or adjust parameters of one or more of the plurality of autonomous driving features. The system may receive, from one or more sensors of the autonomous vehicle or one or more sensors of a mobile computing device within the autonomous vehicle, driving data associated with the autonomous vehicle. Based on the driving data associated with the autonomous vehicle, the system may determine the driver's response time and actions taken by the driver during the driving test. Moreover, in response to a determination to end the driving test, the system may reactivate the one or more of the plurality of autonomous driving features previously deactivated or may readjust previously adjusted parameters. In some aspects, based on the driver's response time and actions taken by the driver during the driving test, a drive score may be generated for the driver.
US10118624B2	Torque converter having variable pitch stator and bypass clutch A transmission includes a torque converter with both a variable pitch stator and a bypass clutch. These are controlled in two modes to maintain a target slip speed. In a first mode, the bypass clutch is fully released and slip is controlled by varying the pitch of the stator blades. In a second mode, the stator is held in the tightest position and slip is controlled by varying the torque capacity of the bypass clutch. The target slip is calculated based on a variety of different input signals depending on what type of vehicle maneuver is being performed.
US10118620B2	Control method and system for creep torque of vehicle A method of controlling creep torque of a vehicle being provided with an Auto Hold function, includes: a brake detection step for detecting a brake signal of the vehicle; a braking step for activating a brake force and reducing creep torque according to the brake signal; a start detection step for detecting a start signal of the vehicle after the vehicle is stopped; and a starting step for deactivating the brake force and increasing the creep torque according to the start signal.
US10118619B2	Vehicle control device and control method In a control device for a vehicle including: a dog clutch mechanism that is disposed in a power transmission path in which a driving force is transmitted from an engine to a wheel and is operated by a hydraulic actuator; and an electric oil pump that supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator, rotation of the engine is stopped in a state in which the dog clutch mechanism is engaged by the hydraulic pressure supplied from the electric oil pump at a time during an engine stop operation, the rotation of the engine is started in the state in which the dog clutch mechanism is engaged by the hydraulic pressure supplied from the electric oil pump at a time during an engine restart operation, hence occurrence of up-lock of the dog clutch mechanism is prevented.
US10118618B2	Vehicular control system using cameras and radar sensor A control system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras, at least one radar sensor, and a control having at least one processor. Captured image data and sensed radar data are provided to the control. The control processes captured image data to detect objects present exteriorly of the vehicle and is operable to determine whether a detected edge constitutes a portion of a vehicle. The control processes sensed radar data to detect objects present exteriorly of the vehicle. The control, based at least in part on processing of (i) captured image data and/or (ii) sensed radar data, detects another vehicle and determines distance from the equipped vehicle to the detected other vehicle. The control, based at least in part on determination of distance from the equipped vehicle to the detected other vehicle, may control a steering system operable to adjust a steering direction of the equipped vehicle.
US10118616B2	Control apparatus of vehicle A control apparatus of a vehicle for causing an own vehicle to travel following a preceding vehicle calculates a requested acceleration of the own vehicle on the basis of a feedback requested acceleration to maintain an inter-vehicle distance at a target distance and a feedforward requested acceleration to cause the own vehicle to travel following the preceding vehicle. The apparatus calculates the feedforward requested acceleration on the basis of information on an acceleration of the preceding vehicle sent from the preceding vehicle through a wireless communication. The apparatus sets the feedforward requested acceleration to zero when a vehicle travel stabilization control is executed in the preceding vehicle to control a friction braking force applied to at least one of vehicle wheels of the preceding vehicle to stabilize a travel of the preceding vehicle, and the feedforward requested acceleration is larger than zero.
US10118614B2	Detailed map format for autonomous driving A computer-readable detailed map format is disclosed. The detailed map format includes a lane segment and one or more border segments. The map format can be used in the operation of an autonomous vehicle. A current location of the autonomous vehicle can be determined. The current location of the autonomous vehicle can be compared to the computer readable map format. A distance between the current location of the autonomous vehicle and an edge of the lane segment at a location along the lane segment can be determined by, for example, measuring a distance between the current location of the autonomous vehicle and a portion of the border segment closest to the current location of the autonomous vehicle. A driving maneuver can be determined based at least in part on the determined distance. One or more vehicle systems of the autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
US10118606B2	Movement support apparatus, movement support method, and driving support system An apparatus includes an unit that plans any driving mode of an EV mode in which the motor is used as the drive source and an HV mode in which at least the engine is used as the drive source for each section, into which a route from the current location to the destination is partitioned, when a load for running in each section is set. The setup unit plans the mode using an aspect in which the HV mode is preferentially planned for a section including at least one of a current section including the current location and a section after the current section when a remaining amount of the battery is lower than a threshold of the remaining amount of the battery, and regenerative energy obtained from running load information is higher than or equal to a value determining a restoration of the remaining amount of the battery.
US10118603B2	Systems and methods for traffic learning Systems and methods for traffic learning are described. One embodiment of a method includes predicting a vehicle route of a vehicle, determining historical traffic data related to at least one segment along the vehicle route, and determining an energy traffic budget for electric power consumption of the vehicle along the vehicle route, where the energy traffic budget is learned from the historical traffic data. Some embodiments include creating a schedule for transitioning between gasoline power and electric power for the vehicle route, implementing the schedule as the vehicle traverses the vehicle route, and in response to encountering traffic along the vehicle route, implementing the energy traffic budget.
US10118599B2	Method for distributing a brake force, and braking device A method for braking a vehicle which is operable by a motor or by muscular power, in particular an electric bicycle. During a braking operation, a brake force influencing device is controlled by an electric brake pressure control device, and the brake pressure for the front wheel brake and/or for the rear wheel brake, and thus the brake force thereof, is increased and/or decreased. The brake pressure control device receives brake pressure signals in each case from a brake actuation detector for the front wheel brake and for the rear wheel brake, and an improved distribution of a total brake force on the front wheel and the rear wheel is effectuated which differs from the distribution that is effectuated by the driver.
US10118598B2	Vehicle braking control device The inventive vehicle braking control device performs a brake assist control of increasing a braking force for avoiding a collision of a vehicle at a more appropriate time. The device comprises a portion which acquires an estimated time until a vehicle reaches to an obstacle; a portion which judges based on a braking operation amount and a braking operation speed value if the driver performed an urgent braking operation; and a portion which determines the start of a braking force assist control when an urgent braking operation is judged in a case that the estimated time is less than a first predetermined time, wherein, if the estimated time is less than a second predetermined time shorter than the first predetermined time, the urgent braking operation is judged when the braking operation amount exceeds a threshold value irrespective of the braking operation speed value.
US10118596B2	Connectors and connector kit for attachment of a windshield wiper blade to multiple types of windshield wiper arms A kit for connecting a wiper blade and multiple types of wiper arms, the kit including a container and a set of connectors located within an interior of the container. The set of connectors includes a first connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a first class of wiper arms. The set of connectors includes a second connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a second class of wiper arms. The set of connectors includes a third connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a third class of wiper arms, wherein the first class, the second class and the third class are different from one another.
US10118593B2	Police vehicle monitor Systems and methods are disclosed for a police vehicle monitor. An example disclosed police vehicle includes first beacons positioned on a chassis of the police vehicle, second beacons position on a lightbar of the police vehicle, and a police assistance unit. The example police assistance unit is to track a distance of wearable nodes associated with a police officer. Additionally, the example police assistance unit is to, in response to the distance satisfying a first threshold, lock doors and roll up windows of the police vehicle.
US10118591B2	Encoding a validity period in a password A password authentication mechanism is capable of determining whether a password has expired without referring to a database or other information repository. Additional information can be encoded in the password without unduly lengthening the password, so that the additional information can be extracted from the password when the user provides the password for authentication purposes. Thus, the password serves as an information-carrying data item as well as acting as an authentication mechanism. Such a password can be used, for example, to provide time-limited access to a vehicle in response to receipt of timely payment, and to disable the vehicle if payment is not made.
US10118589B2	Belt retractor The invention relates to a belt retractor for a safety belt, having: a belt reel (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) for winding up the safety belt; a locking base (120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620) which during normal operation is conjointly rotated with the belt reel and the rotary motion of which upon abrupt belt extraction is locked by means of a locking mechanism; and a belt force limiting installation which upon locking of the locking base permits relative rotation between the belt reel and the locking base.It is provided according to the invention that the belt retractor has a deactivation installation which after a predefined maximum relative rotary angle between the locking base and the belt reel blocks the relative rotation which is permitted between the belt reel and the locking base by the belt force limiting installation and, on account thereof, deactivates the belt force limiting installation.
US10118588B2	Seat belt device A seat belt device 30 includes a second buckle 48 connected to a vehicle 10 side by a second webbing 49, and a tubular buckle hoder 46 which is able to hold the second buckle 48 in a state in which the second buckle 48 is accommodated therein. A tongue 76 is inserted into the second buckle 48. In addition, the buckle holder 46 is provided on an anchor 32 so as to be rotatable in vehicle forward and rearward directions. Furthermore, a length dimension L1 of the second webbing 49 is set such that the second buckle 48 can be pulled out from the buckle holder 46.
US10118587B2	Hinge apparatus with an integrated pedestrian protection means for a front hood A hinge apparatus (1) for a front hood (2) of a motor vehicle has an integrated pedestrian protection that includes a hood-side fastening arrangement (4) articulated to a body-side fastening arrangement (6) via a link arrangement (5) that has a stop link (50). The hood-side fastening arrangement (4) has a hinge upper part (40) and a coupling (41), and the body-side fastening arrangement (6) has a lock (60) that acts on the coupling (41) to lock the hood (2) in a normal state and to unlock it by a pyrotechnical actuator (9) that acts on the lock (60) and the stop link (50). The pyrotechnical actuator (9) has a piston rod (90) and an ignition in a housing (92). A free end (91) of the piston rod (90) is articulated on the lock (60), and an opposite end (93) of the housing (92) is articulated on the stop link (50).
US10118584B2	Airbag inflator pad A gas generator contains an anti-vibration, auto-igniting pad. The pad is formed from a mixture of a known auto-igniting composition mixed with an elastomeric polymer, and then cured, thereby forming a polymer—auto-igniting composition matrix. The pad is placed in thermodynamic communication with a housing on the gas generator, thereby enhancing the safety of the gas generator while yet providing a multi-functional pad. The pad is formulated to reduce vibrations when biased against an associated gas generant, while augmenting the amount of gas produced upon gas generator activation, while yet providing an auto-igniting material that is ignited during a high heat event.
US10118583B2	Gas generator A gas generator includes at least two functional subassemblies and at least two retention parts. The functional subassemblies each have an axis defining an axial direction and at least one outer dimension in a plane normal to the axial direction. The retention parts are each radially crimped for retaining one of the at least two functional subassemblies on the gas generator. The at least two retention parts are formed on the same part of the gas generator and the at least two functional subassemblies are positioned on the gas generator with a center distance of axes less than or equal to 1.5 times this outer dimension and that each retention part is radially crimped over at least 90% of its periphery.
US10118580B2	Structure of underrun protection A structure of an underrun protection bound to a plurality of brackets disposed at the front or rear portion of a frame of a vehicle is disclosed. A distal panel being disposed on a distal side of a longitudinal direction of the vehicle is bound to a proximal panel being disposed on a proximal side of the longitudinal direction at engaged overlapping parts each at which an edge of a flange of the distal panel is in contact with an edge of a flange of the proximal panel. A reinforcing panel is disposed at a binder part in a hollow, the underrun protection bound to the plurality of brackets at a plurality of the binder parts such that the reinforcing panel is in contact with the inner face of one of the proximal panel and the distal panel and is in contact with the engaged overlapping part.
US10118569B2	Process for manufacturing vehicle headliners Manufacturing process for vehicle headliners comprising a substrate and at least one decorative lining extending along one of the faces of said substrate, joined to each other through a layer of adhesive, which specifically comprises the union of the decorative lining to the previously shaped substrate using a thermosetting adhesive with a high viscosity.
US10118566B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and image display system An image processing device, an image processing method, and an image display system allow a driver to obtain a sense of direction and a sense of distance with wide-angle image captured by a car-mounted camera. An image processing device (40) for superimposing predetermined information on image captured by a camera (12) that attaches to a vehicle (100) and is capable of wide-angle capturing in a travelling direction of the vehicle (100) includes a controller (14) that performs control to superimpose information upon detecting, in a state of outputting image captured by the camera (12), input indicating a predetermined position in the image, the information relating to a distance between the vehicle (100) and the position indicated in the image captured by the camera (12).
US10118565B2	Apparatus for holding portable device Disclosed is a portable device holding apparatus including a body portion including a body on which a portable device is disposed and which includes an open bottom surface and a fixing pad which supports one side of the portable device, a mobile portion including a mobile pad which is linearly movable between a first position which supports the other side of the portable device and a second position spaced at a certain distance apart from the other end of the portable device, an elastic plate which fixes a movement of the mobile pad to the second position, a button which is pushed by the portable device during a process in which the portable device is disposed on the body portion, and releases fixing of the movement of the mobile pad of the elastic plate, a tongs portion coupled at a bottom of the body portion.
US10118564B2	Cargo box with aerodynamic textured surface A cargo box attachable to a vehicle that includes a cover shell having a textured portion that lessens aerodynamic drag on the combination of the vehicle and cargo box.
US10118555B2	Lamp-equipped vehicle outer mirror This invention provides a lamp-equipped vehicle outer mirror in which a phenomenon is less likely to occur, the phenomenon being the one in which light emitted from a lamp appears in a light emission pattern that is different from that intended by a designer. A side turn signal lamp is incorporated in a minor housing. A downward inclined surface is formed at a position above a lens of the side turn signal lamp in the mirror housing. The downward inclined surface is inclined obliquely downward and is lustrous. A part of turn signal lamp light emitted from the lens to an external field is reflected by the downward inclined surface. A relative positional relationship between the lens and the downward inclined surface is set so that the reflected light passes through an area on an upper side relative to a horizontal direction.
US10118554B2	Rear view element folding device A rear view element folding device for a motor vehicle is disclosed for approaching at least one pivot position of an element housing relative to an element foot that can be mounted on the motor vehicle. The rear view element folding device locks or unlocks at least one resting position of the element housing relative to the element foot. A method for triggering such a rear view element folding device is also disclosed.
US10118553B2	Excavation device using stereo camera and angle sensors to position bucket Excavation is performed using an excavation device so that positions of a bucket and of an excavated material are measured with high accuracy. Safe excavation work is realized by having the excavation device include a stereo camera, and by recognizing a bucket from an image photographed by the camera, measuring a position of the bucket, recognizing an excavated material to be separated from the ground from the image photographed by the camera, measuring a position of the excavated material, and measuring a positional relationship between the bucket and the excavated material in the same screen.
US10118552B1	System for deterring use of a mobile communications device A system is disclosed for deterring use of a mobile communications device, such as a mobile phone, in a moving vehicle. The system can comprise a case comprising a housing adapted for containing the mobile communications device therein, and at least one touch sensor positioned on an outer surface of the housing, an alarm unit for producing an alarm, and a motion detection device. The motion detection device can detect motion of the alarm unit. A computing device can be operatively connected to the capacitive touch sensor(s), the motion detection device and the alarm device, and activates the alarm when the touch sensor(s) senses contact by a person and the motion detector device detects motion of the alarm unit.
US10118549B2	Vehicle reverse gear smart-alert device The various embodiments herein provide a reverse gear sensor and alert device for a vehicle comprising an electronic hub, a motor and a tail. The electronic hub comprises a control electronics circuitry (CEC), an audible buzzer, and an ultrasonic buzzer. The electronic hub is installed over a base frame attached to a rear body of the vehicle and is connected with a power source. The tail is attached to the electronic hub through the motor. The tail comprises a plurality of illumination members fixed on an outer surface of the tail and are powered through the motor. The power supply allows a flow of current to the motor on detecting a reverse gear activation in the vehicle. The current flow energizes the motor leading to a protrusion of the tail out of the vehicle. The plurality of illumination members, the audible buzzer, and the ultrasonic buzzer are activated on activation of the reverse gear.
US10118546B2	Stop lamp and cargo lamp assembly A stop lamp and cargo lamp system comprises a circuit board; a stop lamp mounted on the circuit board; a first cargo lamp assembly including a first cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a first directional tube coupled to the first cargo lamp and formed a first downward angle with a surface of the circuit board; and a second cargo lamp assembly including a second cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a second directional tube coupled to the second cargo lamp and form a second downward angle with the surface of the circuit board, wherein the second downward angle is different from the first downward angle.
US10118535B2	Headlamp for vehicle and vehicle including the same A headlamp includes a light-emitting module that includes a condenser lens that defines an optical axis through a center of the condenser lens and that is configured to focus light incident on a rear surface of the condenser lens. The light-emitting module further includes a laser light source that is located behind the condenser lens and that is configured to generate light toward the condenser lens. The light-emitting module further includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) scanner that is located in front of the condenser lens, that is configured to reflect, toward the condenser lens, light generated by the laser light source, and that is configured to scan light generated by the laser light source by moving horizontally and vertically. The light-emitting module further includes a reflection unit that is located behind the condenser lens and that is configured to reflect light reflected by the MEMS scanner.
US10118533B2	Vehicle lamp with scanning light reflector and wavelength conversion means A vehicle lamp includes a laser light source, a wavelength converter, a light reflector for two-dimensionally scanning light from the laser light source to form a light intensity distribution on the wavelength converter, a control unit for controlling first and second actuators driving the light reflector, and an optical system for projecting the light intensity distribution formed on the wavelength converter as an output light distribution pattern. The first actuator might be a resonant or non-resonant drive, while the second actuator is a non-resonant drive.
US10118531B1	Power equipment shipping Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for use in loading power equipment such as log splitting apparatuses onto cargo trailers or the like in manners that increase the number of assembled log splitting apparatuses that can be loaded onto the cargo trailers (or otherwise result in more efficient loading of assembled log splitting apparatuses onto the cargo trailers) while facilitating assembled presentation of the log splitting apparatuses after unloading from the cargo trailer.
US10118529B2	Intermodal storage and transportation container An intermodal container for transporting frac proppant, such as frac sand, and/or other types of granular material is disclosed. The intermodal container is designed to receive frac sand from a quarry or other frac sand supply source. Once the container is filled with material, the container is loaded onto a transportation device and transported to a well site. Once received at the well site, the containers can be stacked and the frac sand stored until needed. Once the frac sand is needed, the containers are placed on a base unit and the container discharges its contents onto a conveying system formed as part of the base unit. The conveying system directs the frac sand to a blending location. The empty intermodal containers can be removed from the base unit and loaded onto a transportation device to be refilled at a mine site.
US10118520B2	Ventilation device for a vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom having a bottom cushion, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom with the seat back having a back cushion, and at least one of the bottom cushion and the back cushion having a passage. The assembly further includes a flow control layer coupled to the cushion having the passage with the flow control layer defining a first support area having a first plurality of slits and a second support area, adjacent to the first support area, having a second plurality of slits. Each slit defines a width that is moveable between a restricted position and a free-flowing position. The width of the first slits can move to the free-flowing position while the width of the second slits remains in the restricted position when the first support area receives a first load for flowing air through the first slits and the passage.
US10118517B2	Heater fan, especially for use as a neck warmer in vehicle seats The present invention concerns a heater fan for a body support arrangement, and specifically the heater fan has at least one air delivery arrangement and at least one heating appliance.
US10118515B2	Adjuster device having a fixed element, an adjustable element and a first locking device The present invention proposes an adjuster device (1) having a fixed element (20), an adjustable element (10) and a first locking device, wherein the adjustable element is mounted rotatably around a central axis (2) relative to the fixed element and the adjustable element can be locked relative to the fixed element by the first locking device, wherein the adjuster device comprises a second locking device as a security device, wherein the second locking device comprises an adapter plate (11) and a locking element (21), wherein the locking element is non-rotatably arranged on the fixed element and the adapter plate is arranged rotatably around the central axis, wherein in the locking position a disengaging movement of the non-rotatable locking element along an axis running parallel to the central axis is prevented by the adapter plate, wherein the adjustable element can be driven by the adapter plate and wherein the adapter plate and the adjustable element are configured in such a manner that, during the transition from a locking position into a non-locking position, the adapter plate releases the path of the locking element for the disengaging movement and the adjustable element can be driven in such a manner that the rotation of the adjustable element causes the disengaging movement, wherein the adjustable element can be rotated relative to the fixed element before the disengaging movement is released for the locking element.
US10118503B2	Supercooling of components during extreme conditions Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to providing temporary, additional cooling to one or more elements of the vehicle on an as needed basis, e.g., under extreme conditions, when additional cooling is required or predicted to be needed, etc. According to one embodiment, the RC can be “overclocked” or “supercharged” to provide short-term, high output cooling performance under such conditions. For example, if the cooling system is a 10 kW system, it is increased to 15 kW for a short time period by increasing the electrical current and/or frequency to increase the torque and/or speed of the motor driving the RC. According to one embodiment, the cooling system can also be adapted to more effectively utilize the available cooling capacity, either the standard capacity to temporarily increased capacity, by directing the air or liquid coolant to one or more components in need of extra cooling.
US10118502B2	Temperature conditioning unit, temperature conditioning system, and vehicle provided with temperature conditioning unit Temperature conditioning unit according to the present invention includes: impeller, electric motor, fan case, and housing. Impeller includes impeller disk and a plurality of rotor blades. The plurality of rotor blades extends in a direction along rotary shaft. Each of the plurality of rotor blades has a cross-sectional circular-arc shape, in a direction intersecting rotary shaft, which is a convex form curving outward toward a direction of rotation of impeller disk. Each of the plurality of rotor blades includes an inner-periphery-side edge located on the rotary shaft side, and an outer-periphery-side edge located on the opposite rotary-shaft side. Housing includes external surface on which fan case is mounted. In the inside of housing, a member to be temperature conditioned is accommodated.
US10118501B2	Control method and system for charging high voltage battery of vehicle a control method for charging a high voltage battery of a vehicle includes charging, by a vehicle controller, the high voltage battery using a low voltage DC-DC converter The state information. of the low voltage DC-DC converter, which includes the current and the temperature of the low voltage DC-DC converter, is sensed by the vehicle controller while charging the high voltage battery. The charging current of the high voltage battery is derated by the vehicle controller when the sensed state information of the low voltage DC-DC converter satisfies a converter derating condition.
US10118500B2	Battery capacity estimation based on open-loop and closed-loop models A vehicle power system may include a controller programmed to output an electric only range indicator based on a change in capacity of a traction battery derived from open-loop and closed-loop estimates of change in state of charge of the traction battery. The change in capacity may be proportional to a ratio of the open-loop estimate to the closed-loop estimate. The closed-loop estimate may contain information indicative of the change in capacity. The open-loop estimate may contain information indicative of an initial capacity of the traction battery.
US10118494B2	Vehicle control method and vehicle control device A vehicle control method is provided for controlling a vehicle having a friction clutch configured to switch between engagement and disengagement between a motor/generator and a drive wheel. The vehicle control method includes maintaining a friction clutch disengaged with slack eliminated in a stroke while the vehicle is stopped, reducing a motor rotational speed using a predetermined rotational speed as a target motor rotational speed in response a request to stop a motor/generator upon determining the motor rotational speed of the motor/generator is greater than the predetermined rotational speed, and when the motor rotational speed has reached the predetermined rotational speed, reducing the motor rotational speed toward zero while limiting the torque of the motor/generator.
US10118492B2	Vehicular fuel cell system and method of controlling the same A vehicular fuel cell system includes a collision detector configured to detect collision on the front and rear sides of a vehicle, a high voltage unit arranged on one side of the front and rear sides of the vehicle, a high voltage controller arranged on the one side and configured to control the high voltage unit, a hydrogen supply unit arranged on the other side of the front and rear sides of the vehicle and configured to supply hydrogen to a fuel cell stack, and a supply valve controller arranged on the other side and configured to control a hydrogen supply valve, the hydrogen supply valve being configured to shut off a supply path of hydrogen from the hydrogen supply unit to the fuel cell stack.
US10118491B2	Control method for fuel cell vehicle A control method for a fuel cell vehicle includes a failure determining step of determining whether or not a failure exists in a fuel cell system. A safe driving step stops an operation of the fuel cell system and drives the vehicle using only a high voltage battery system when the failure exists in the fuel cell system. A temporary stopping step determines a driving state of the vehicle and temporarily stops an operation of the high voltage battery system when it is determined that the driving state is a stop state. A re-driving step re-operates the high voltage battery system to restart the vehicle when the driving state is converted into a start state.
US10118490B2	Touch-pad integrated steering wheel for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle includes a steering wheel and a touchpad integrated into the steering wheel, situated in a channel, and adapted to input commands.
US10118487B1	System and method to monitor and alert vehicle operator of impairment The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy, intoxicated) and alerting the vehicle operator using a haptic alert delivered by a wearable computing device worn by the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, optical sensors may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Optical sensors may also monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. Accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration.
US10118485B2	Disconnecting all-wheel drive driveline having rear drive module with disconnection and differential locking clutches An all-wheel drive vehicle driveline can include an input member, differential, pump, first clutch, valve, and second clutch. The differential can include a case member, differential gearset, first output, and second output. The differential gearset can receive input torque from the case member and output differential torque to the first and second outputs. The pump can pump a fluid to a first conduit. The first clutch can transmit torque between the input and case members when a pressure in the first conduit exceeds a first predetermined pressure. The valve can couple the first conduit to a second conduit. The second clutch can couple the case member to the first output for common rotation when a pressure in the second conduit exceeds a second predetermined pressure. The valve can selectively permit fluid communication from the first conduit to the second conduit.
US10118484B2	Transfer A transfer includes a main body, a subassembly and a connecting-disconnecting mechanism. The main body includes a ring gear, a case and a third bearing. The subassembly includes an input shaft, a sleeve, a moving mechanism, a first bearing and a second bearing. The connecting-disconnecting mechanism selectively connects/disconnects the ring gear to/from the input shaft. The input shaft is arranged concentric with the ring gear and inside the ring gear. The input shaft includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The input shaft is supported at the first end portion and the second end portion by the case in a manner rotatable around the rotational axis via the first bearing and the second bearing.
US10118480B2	Grille shutter module A grill shutter module includes a radar unit which radiates radio waves toward a front, a rotatable flap disposed on a side of the radar unit, an actuator disposed behind the radar unit, and a power transmission part configured to connect the actuator and the flap to transmit power from the actuator to the flap.
US10118477B2	Hybrid utility vehicle A hybrid vehicle may be a series hybrid or a parallel hybrid vehicle. One embodiment of a parallel hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a transmission coupled to the engine, a front drive coupled to the transmission through a prop shaft, a rear drive coupled to the transmission, a traction motor drivingly coupled to the prop shaft, and a battery to operate the traction motor.
US10118475B2	Battery unit and vehicle A battery unit includes a battery module, an upper frame member, a battery case, a battery cover, a sealing member, and a sealing bolt. The battery module is suspended from the upper frame member. The battery case has an opening to accommodate the battery module in the battery case. The battery cover is to cover the opening of the battery case. The sealing member is to seal a gap between the battery case and the battery cover. The sealing bolt is provided on the battery cover and secured to the upper frame member to connect the battery module and the battery cover via the upper frame member.
US10118472B2	Pickup truck bed cover A truck bed cover for covering the bed of a pickup truck includes a plurality of rigid panel sections that extend across the truck bed and selectively supported upon bed rails that are attached to the bed sidewalls. Adjacent rigid panel sections are hingedly connected such that two or more rigid panel sections of said plurality of rigid panel sections are pivotable about axes perpendicular to the sidewalls of the bed between a closed position where the bed is covered and an open position where the bed is open. The rigid panel sections are constructed to be load bearing and provide a deck surface for carrying articles above the truck bed. Deck surface extensional panels are removably attachable to extend the deck surface beyond the sides and rear of the truck bed.
US10118469B2	Roller blind arrangement having lateral guidance A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web which can be wound up to form a roller blind winding and is guided at its lateral edges in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roller blind in each case in a guide rail, as well as a drive device having a drive pinion which drives two driving means each of which is guided in a guide track of one of the guide rails. The driving means are each designed as a toothed belt which has an essentially rectangular cross section and comprises a toothing on at least one side, the teeth of said toothing extending at least approximately perpendicular to the plane of the unwound roller blind web between a lower side of the toothed belt and an upper side of the toothed belt.
US10118466B1	Scented pasty wax delivery system and method and composition Systems, devices, and methods for delivering selected amounts of scented, pasty wax mixtures for different applications of candle warmers, and compositions of scented, pasty wax mixtures which have extended fragrance lifespans. The warmers can include devices that melt the scented, pasty wax mixture, where the devices plug into vehicle accessory power outlets inside of vehicles or plug into wall power outlets or utilize solar power. The devices can include removable cartridges with or without sponges that can soak up the melting scented, pasty wax mixture to be disbursed throughout the space so that fragrances pass into the spaces. The scented, pasty wax mixture can include therapeutic essential oils to be dispersed throughout the spaces in high enough concentrations to provide the desired therapeutic availability.
US10118464B2	Off-road utility vehicle air conditioning system An off-road utility vehicle air conditioning system includes an air conditioning unit positioned at least partially inside a mounting structure in front of an enclosed cab, and between a pair of front wheels of the utility vehicle. The air conditioning unit may be connected to a variable displacement air conditioning compressor positioned behind the cab and below a rear cargo box. A non-electronically controlled belt driven continuously variable transmission transmits power from a gas powered internal combustion engine under the rear cargo box to a pair of front wheels and pair of rear wheels, the continuously variable transmission biased to ratios where the engine runs at over about 5000 rpm.
US10118463B2	HVAC system with positive temperature coefficient varying along length of heat rod In a first aspect, a vehicle HVAC system includes: a housing that defines at least first and second air conduits to a vehicle interior compartment; and at least first and second heat rods that each traverses the first and second air conduits, wherein a first positive temperature coefficient along a length of the first heat rod is greater at the first air conduit than at the second air conduit, and wherein a second positive temperature coefficient along a length of the second heat rod is greater at the second air conduit than at the first air conduit.
US10118460B1	Vehicle charge and climate control system A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and method of operation, which include an engine and an electric machine and storage battery coupled to power electronics, and a compressor and a chiller each having cooling capacities and coupled to refrigerant and coolant distribution and thermal management systems. The HEV also includes one or more controllers configured to charge the battery, and to adjust and control a charge-rate and cabin, battery, and coupled power electronics temperatures. The temperatures and charge-rate are controlled according to cooling needs established from a predetermined cabin temperature and charge-time, and actual temperatures of the cabin, battery, and power electronics. The charge-rate is increased, reducing the charge-time, as the predetermined cabin temperature is increased to reduce cabin cooling need. The controller is also configured to generate a capacity alert when the cooling needs exceed the capacity, and to enable prioritization of cooling-capacity between cabin comfort and charge-rate and time.
US10118459B2	Battery cooling structure for vehicle A battery cooling structure for a vehicle includes: a battery storage space that is defined underneath a luggage compartment provided behind a rear seat and covered by a rear floor; a battery module that is stored in the battery storage space; a battery cooling unit that cools the battery module using air taken in from a passenger compartment, and discharges air into the battery storage space; a partition member that separates the battery storage space and a rear seat underside space that is provided underneath the rear seat; a passenger compartment-bound exhaust air flow path that returns an exhaust air discharged into the battery storage space to the passenger compartment by way of the rear seat underside space and an exhaust air passage hole formed in the partition member; and a luggage compartment-bound exhaust air flow path that discharges the exhaust air into the luggage compartment.
US10118456B2	Load leveling emulsion suspension system A suspension system is disclosed utilizing oil addition and subtraction to actuate an accumulator to control position and stiffness in an Emulsion Shock/Oleo Pneumatic strut/Air spring strut. The strut maintains ride height for a wide variation in sprung mass and adjusts for the expansion/compression of the gas due to variations in temperature. The strut provides spring and damping characteristics.
US10118450B2	Tow bar assembly and dolly comprising the same The present invention provides a tow bar assembly, which may be retrofitted to a dolly while maintaining convenient space saving properties of permanently fitted tow bars. The novel tow bar assembly includes a tow bar, a shaft and a biasing member, such as a spring, biasing the tow bar towards an upright orientation about an axis of revolution. The shaft has a first end and a second end, which opposes the first end. The shaft connects the tow bar to the dolly from the ends so as to provide rotation of the tow bar in respect to the dolly about the axis of revolution. The shaft features an inner cavity, which extends along the axis of revolution. The biasing member is arranged into the cavity of the shaft and rotationally secured thereto. The shaft also features a first end plug at the first end of the shaft for enclosing the biasing member to the cavity. The first end plug rotationally locks the biasing member to the dolly.
US10118447B2	Tire pressure monitoring sensor mounting tool and method of using the same A tool is configured to install a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) sensor in a tire rim of a vehicle tire. The tool includes a lever having a rotational movement about a rotational axis; a cam selectively coupled to the lever; and a push pin selectively coupled to the cam. The cam translates the rotational movement of the lever into a liner or translational movement of the push pin. The linear or translational movement is effective to impact or move a roll pin of a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) sensor disposed at the tool, such that portions of the TPM sensor or pushed through an opening in a tire rim.
US10118441B1	Reversible axle spindles on small boat dollies A reversible spindle embodiment for a small sailboat dolly axle includes 2 spindle elements, one on each end of the same reversible spindle embodiment connected by a central interconnecting mounting element. Each spindle element is designed to mate with a wheel hub having a different size diameter and/or width. The unused spindle element and the central interconnecting mounting element are inserted into the hollow end of the dolly axle and secured with fasteners through the walls of the axle and mounting element. The desired spindle element is inserted through the wheel hub and secured. To mount a wheel having a different hub size matching the unused spindle element, the fasteners are removed, the reversible spindle is rotated 180 degrees and the fasteners reinstalled.
US10118433B2	Device for dispensing chemiluminescent solution Devices have a flexible housing with an inside chamber having a closed and open end. A first chemiluminescent fluid is disposed in a breakable container in the chamber, and a second chemiluminescent fluid is in the chamber. A tip assembly is attached to the housing and includes a nib movably disposed in the body, and a filter element may be positioned within the body to prevent passage of broken particles from the container to the nib tip. A resilient element is used to impose an outward biasing force on the nib. A porous material is disposed over an outer surface of the nib tip and securely held in place. The device is activated for use by bending the housing to break the container causing the first and second chemiluminescent fluids to mix and react, providing a chemiluminescent solution that flows to the tip assembly for dispensing onto a desired surface.
US10118427B2	Thermosensitive recording materials containing chelating agents The present invention relates to thermal recording materials comprising (in order): a support (base) layer; one or more “undercoat” layers; a thermal layer (thermosensitive coloring layer); and one or more “protective” layers, wherein the thermal recording material contains an aminocarboxylic and/or phosphorus-based chelating agent. The thermal (thermosensitive) recording materials of the invention show enhanced plasticizer resistance and/or preprint uniformity.
US10118422B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a carriage; a lever rotatable about an axis of a shaft and including a lever arm; and a guide having an elongate hole defined by a first edge portion having stoppers for retaining the lever arm and a second edge portion, wherein the guide having an inclined portion including an inclined surface for rotating the lever arm toward the second edge portion and formed downstream of the stoppers in a first direction, wherein the biasing member biases the lever in a second direction opposite to the first direction and in a direction directed from the second edge portion toward the first edge portion, and wherein a distance between: a first position where the inclined surface and the lever arm contact; and the axis of the shaft is larger than a distance between: a second position where each stopper contacts the lever arm; and the axis.
US10118418B2	Medium feeding apparatus, printing apparatus, and control method of medium feeding apparatus A medium feeding apparatus includes a roll holding portion which holds a roll body around which a printing medium is wound, a feeding roller which pulls out the printing medium from the roll body and feeds the printing medium, a roll motor which rotates the roll body held by the roll holding portion, a roll motor control portion which controls the roll motor, and rotation position detecting portions which detect a rotation position of the roll body, the roll motor control portion performs removing looseness of the printing medium pulled out from the roll body by driving the roll motor and rotating the roll body in a rewinding direction, and in the removing, driving of the roll motor is finished on the basis of movement of the rotation position detected by the rotation position detecting portions.
US10118417B2	Print data generating device, printing device, print data generating method, and program A print data generating device generates print data printable by a printing device including a feeding unit which feeds continuous forms paper in a scanning direction, a line head which performs print processing on the continuous forms paper fed in the scanning direction, a cutting unit downstream of the line head in the scanning direction that cuts the continuous forms paper, and a direction change execution which executes direction change processing of changing the direction in which the print image is printed by 180 degrees. The print direction of a print image is changed in such a way that an image arrangement area on the print image of the print data, and a print area where the print processing is carried out by the print head in a paper feed acceleration/deceleration zone at the time of cutting the print tape, do not overlap with each other.
US10118412B2	Scanning inkjet printing assembly A scanning inkjet printing method comprises arranging a recording medium on a print surface; moving a carriage supporting at least one inkjet print head over the recording medium on the print surface in a scanning direction, while image-wise applying droplets of a liquid to the recording medium to form a first swath of printed dots on the recording medium; moving the recording medium and the carriage relative to each other in a transport direction, wherein the transport direction is transverse to the scanning direction; moving the carriage over the recording medium on the print surface in the scanning direction, while image-wise applying droplets of the liquid to the recording medium to form a second swath of printed dots on the recording medium; detecting a position of the first swath; determining a sub-carriage movement relative to the carriage in response to the detected position of the first swath to position the second swath relative to the first swath, wherein the sub-carriage is supported by the carriage and the movement comprises an amount of translation in the transport direction transverse to the scanning direction and an amount of rotation around a rotation axis, wherein said rotation axis is perpendicular to the print surface; and moving the sub-carriage in accordance with the determined amount of translation and the determined amount of rotation. Thus, the first and the second swath may be positioned accurately adjacent to reduce visibility of stitching inaccuracies between adjacent swaths.
US10118411B2	Drying device and printing apparatus A drying device includes a plurality of heaters and a conveyance path. The plurality of heaters is disposed side by side in a direction of conveyance of a medium to contact and heat the medium to which liquid is applied. The medium is conveyed on the conveyance path while contacting the plurality of heaters. The conveyance path includes a first path and a second path. On the first path, the medium is conveyed while contacting the plurality of heaters. On the second path, the medium is conveyed while contacting again at least one of the plurality of heaters having contacted on the first path.
US10118408B2	Liquid discharging apparatus having multiple support portions with different thermal properties Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus which includes a discharge portion which can discharge liquid, a medium support portion which can support a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, and a heating portion which can heat the medium supported by the medium support portion. The medium support portion includes a first member which can support the medium and a second member which supports the first member. Thermal diffusivity of the first member is larger than that of the second member and thermal conductivity of the second member is smaller than that of the first member.
US10118397B2	Recording apparatus In a recording apparatus, one end section sides of first liquid supply tubes are connected to ink tanks which are provided to be able to be attached and detached from outer sections of a main housing. Other end section sides of second liquid supply tubes, where one end section sides are connected to a liquid ejecting head side which is provided in an inner section of the main housing, are connected to other end section sides of the first liquid supply tubes using connection members. Out of first connection sections which are provided in the connection members on the first liquid supply tubes side and second connection sections which are provided in the connection members on the second liquid supply tubes side, at least the first connection sections are provided so as to be positioned at outer sections of the main housing.
US10118392B2	Fluid feed slot for fluid ejection device A method of forming a substrate for a fluid ejection device includes forming an opening in the substrate from a second side toward a first side, and further forming the opening in the substrate to the first side, including increasing the opening to the first side and increasing the opening at the second side, and forming the opening with substantially parallel sidewalls intermediate the first side and the second side and converging sidewalls to the first side.
US10118388B2	Sturdy drop generator A device for forming and ejecting drops of an ink jet of a CIJ printing machine, this device including: a cavity for containing an ink and including an end provided with a nozzle (10) for ejecting ink drops, actuator means (21, 22, 32, 41, 42), in contact with the cavity, in which device the jet velocity modulation, from the nozzle (10), has a value ΔVj(ft) at the operating frequency of the cavity and the actuator, and this jet velocity modulation, at the temperature of 15° C. and at the temperature of 35° C., does not vary, in a frequency range of ±5 kHz about the operating frequency ft, outside the range of between 0.25ΔVj(ft) and 4ΔVj(ft).
US10118382B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and head unit A liquid discharge apparatus has a head provided with discharge sections which discharge a liquid, a drive circuit configured to generate driving signals for driving the discharge sections and discharging the liquid, a carriage mounted with the head and the drive circuit, a motor configured to move the carriage, and a flushing box configured and arranged to receive the liquid discharged from the discharge sections. The drive circuit is mounted at a position so as not to pass above the flushing box while the carriage is being moved.
US10118381B2	Method and device for embossing of a nanostructure A method for embossing a nanostructure, formed on a nanostructure punch, into a punch surface of a curable material which has been applied to a substrate. The method includes the following steps, especially following sequence: alignment of the nanostructure relative to the punch surface, embossing of the punch surface by a) prestressing of the nanostructure punch by deformation of the nanostructure punch and/or prestressing of the substrate by deformation of the substrate, b) making contact of a partial area of the punch surface with the nanostructure punch and c) automatic contacting of the remaining surface at least partially, especially predominantly, by the prestressing of the nanostructure punch and/or the prestressing of the substrate.
US10118380B2	Sealing Certain examples of seals that can move along a slit are disclosed. The seals can comprise a first leaf, a second leaf, and a biasing member to push the first leaf away from the second leaf. Also, apparatus for applying a fluid, and printing systems are described.
US10118379B2	Multi-function heat foil embossing machine A multi-purpose heat foil embossing machine and a heat foil adapter are disclosed herein. According to an embodiment the heat foil adapter includes an injection molded body, a metal heat plate configured in the cavity of the molded body, a heating element, a temperature control system configured to maintain metal heat plate temperature, and a polycarbonate lid. According to another embodiment, the multi-purpose heat foil embossing machine is of platform and roller type construction wherein platform provides a flatbed working area and roller is moved over it that eliminates need to sandwich folder between plastic mats and push the mat between the rollers. According to another embodiment, the heat plate adapter is configured within a cavity on the platform of the embossing machine with electric connectivity.
US10118378B2	Cross-section data generating device and cross-section data generating method A cross-section data generating device includes a storage that stores therein a three-dimensional polygon model provided with color information, and a processor that executes a program to perform a shape obtaining process of obtaining a shape of an outline of the three-dimensional polygon model at a cross section that intersects the three-dimensional polygon model, and a color information obtaining process of obtaining color information of the outline at the cross section.
US10118376B2	Process for producing a three-dimensional structure A method for producing a three-dimensional overall structure (18) by a structuring device (10a, 10b), which has a predefined principal direction (16) of the structure entry in a writing region (20). The overall structure (18) is defined by sequential definition of a plurality of partial structures (22) that complement one another overall to form the overall structure (18). The partial structures (22) are delimited in each case within enveloping interfaces (36). In this case, the partial structures (22) are chosen in such a way that the enveloping interfaces (36) extend obliquely with respect to the principal direction (16) of the structure entry.
US10118373B2	Apparatus for manufacturing double-layer fabric for down products having pattern joining line formed by high-frequency bonding A device for preparation of double fabric for down products comprises a printing means that can print an adhesive in a predetermined printing pattern on fabric; a drying means that can dry or fix the adhesive; a laminating means that can stack and laminate the fabrics on which an adhesive is printed; and a bonding means that can bond the fabrics with a cured adhesive by pressing with a predetermined pressing means and high-frequency heating to cure the adhesive; wherein said printing pattern and the pressing pattern are the same in pattern (shape), can be overlapped on the basis of the center line and have a difference in size (width) of 20% or less. Consequently, double fabric for down products thus manufactured has an excellent adhesiveness and durability and an aesthetically excellent pattern line with good clearness and finishing quality.
US10118370B2	Article and manufacturing method of article An article includes a thermoplastic resin, a metal-resin composite particle, and a pore and a method of manufacturing the article. The metal-resin composite particle includes a metal deposition layer, a first coating layer positioned on one side of the metal deposition layer, and a second coating layer positioned on the other side of the metal deposition layer, and the first and second layers include a thermosetting resin respectively.
US10118369B2	Laminated glazing unit A laminated glazing unit including a first and a second glass sheet, the first glass sheet being equipped with a first through-hole, a spacer film of thermoplastic polymer disposed between the first and second glass sheets, at least one conducting wire buried within the spacer film or disposed between the spacer film and the first glass sheet or disposed between the spacer film and the second glass sheet, one end of each conducting wire exiting from the laminated glazing unit via the first through-hole in the first glass sheet. The conducting wires are fed through a laminated glazing unit, with a guaranteed quality of positioning of the conducting wires, an improved field of view and with no induced noise.
US10118368B2	Intermediate laminate product, an expanded laminate structure, and process manufacturing thereof An intermediate laminate product includes a first paper layer including lignocellulose fibers, and a dry coating layer applied to one surface of the first paper layer, the coating including expandable microspheres having an expansion temperature (TE), at least one polysaccharide, and a plasticizing additive which is capable of forming a thermoplastic blend with the polysaccharide. An expanded laminate structure includes the intermediate laminate product and a second paper layer comprising lignocellulose fibers, which is attached to the dry coating by heat lamination. A liquid packaging board includes the expanded laminate structure and a liquid barrier layer. A process for forming the expanded laminate structure includes applying a second paper layer to the coating of the intermediate product at a second temperature (T2), which is above the expansion temperature (TE) of the microspheres, whereby the microspheres expand, and at which the plasticizing additive causes plasticizing of the polysaccharide, to form a thermoplastic blend.
US10118363B2	Antislip sheet material with twisted tapes A sheet of material suitable for roofing or industrial wrapping applications has an anti-skid surface formed by ridges of twisted tapes. The sheet comprises a woven scrim of warp tapes and weft tapes. Some of the tapes are twisted about their longitudinal axis, for example about (25) to (400) revolutions per meter, to form ridges having a height substantially greater than the thickness of the tapes. The ridges impart an anti-skid surface to the sheet. The scrim is bonded to a coating or film to make the sheet waterproof.
US10118355B2	Tire manufacturing method The present invention increases tire formation precision and is a tire manufacturing method, which comprises a step S1 for forming a green tire on the outer surface of a rigid inner mold and a vulcanization step S2 for vulcanizing the green tire. The rigid inner mold comprises: an inner mold body, which is obtained from multiple segments; a core, which substantially binds the various segments; and an outer diameter adjusting means for changing the outer diameter of the core by changing the temperature of the core. Moreover. the rigid inner mold performs changes such that by expansion of the outer diameter of the core 5, the various segments move outward in the radial direction of the tire and gaps between the segments are enlarged, while by reducing the outer diameter of the core, the various segments move inward in the radial direction of the tire and the level differences R on the outer surface between adjacent segments increase. The vulcanization step S2 comprises an adjustment steps S21 for adjusting the outer diameter of the core using the outer diameter adjustment means so that the gaps G and the level differences R are within a previously established range.
US10118347B2	Apparatuses for layup tooling A tool for laying up composite material to form a workpiece having a target contour is disclosed. The tool includes a support structure including an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, and support plates connected to the elongated member and spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis. The elongated member includes a metallic material. The tool also includes a non-metallic backing structure connected to the support plates, the non-metallic backing structure comprising a working surface that includes a backing contour complementary to the target contour.
US10118344B2	Tool head A tool head for use in a 3D printer includes at least two drivable tools, at least one of which is an extruder tool for melting a modeling material suitable for building an object in layers. A shared or common drive system for the at least two drivable tools serves, in the context of the at least one extruder tool, to feed the modeling material into an extrusion unit. A selection device can establish an operative connection between at least one tool selected from the number of drivable tools and the drive system.
US10118343B1	Fabrication baseplate with anchor channels An example fabrication system includes a light source, a resin container, and a base plate on which resin is cured using the light source so as to build up an object one layer at a time. The disclosed base plate includes a build surface and an anchor channel that extends into the base plate from the build surface. The anchor channel is a recess in the base plate configured to have a narrow width that is closer to an opening to the build surface than a broad width. The base plate can also have a light source that emits light into the anchor channel to cure resin within the anchor channel. Resin anchors cured within the anchor channel to conform to the anchor channel resist being extracted, and an object formed on the build surface remains anchored during fabrication via adhesion to the resin anchors.
US10118337B2	Electrostatic 3-D printer controlling layer topography using aerosol applicator A 3-D printer includes build and support material development stations that electrostatically transfer build material and support material to an ITB. The ITB transfers a layer of build and support material to a platen each time the platen contacts one of the layers on the ITB, to successively form a freestanding stack of the layers on the platen. A sensor is positioned to generate a topographic measurement of the layer on the platen, and an aerosol applicator is positioned to propel build and support material on to the layer on the platen. The aerosol applicator controls the build and support material being propelled, based on the topographic measurement from the sensor through a feedback loop, to adjust the amount and location of the build material and the support material propelled on to the layer, and thereby control the flatness of surface topology of the layers in the freestanding stack on the platen.
US10118336B2	Forming three dimensional objects A three dimensional object may be formed by forming voxels on a sheet of material and positioning the voxels together to form the three dimensional object by rolling up the sheet.
US10118331B2	System and method for forming a container having a grip region A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a sidewall, a movable region formed at the recess, and a hinge circumscribing an interface between the sidewall and the movable region, and moving the movable region toward an interior of the blow molded container about the hinge before filling. Furthermore, a method for forming a container includes receiving a parison, enclosing the parison with a mold that includes a cavity, and inflating the parison in said mold to form a blow molded container with a moveable region at the cavity. The method further includes repositioning the moveable region before filling the blow molded container.
US10118329B2	Automated gusset inflation system and method The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for maintaining the inflation level of a bubble formed by nips in a moving roll of tubular film, to form a gusset in a final product produced from the film.
US10118327B2	Method for the sound damping and/or sound insulation of components A description is given of a method for the sound damping and/or sound insulation of metallic parts and/or plastic parts in which thermoplastic compounds are applied to the parts as a defined profile by direct extrusion at melting temperatures of between 120 and 300° C., wherein, before the heating, the compounds are in the form of granules with a density of 1.5 to 5 g/cm3.
US10118326B2	Injection mold flash reduction A mold fabrication element has a hollowed volume defining a respective continuous inner surface. A fabricator resource disposes the mold fabrication element into a cavity of an injection mold assembly; surface contours on the inner surface of cavity as well as the respective continuous inner surface of the mold fabrication element exposed in the cavity define an outer surface of a resulting injection molded part. To create the injection molded part, the fabricator resource injects liquefied material into the cavity. The injected material contacts the continuous inner surface of the hollowed volume in the mold fabrication element as well as the surface contours of the cavity. After the injected material solidifies, the fabricator resource removes a combination of the injection molded part and the mold fabrication element. The fabricator resource separates the mold fabrication element from the injection molded part for further processing and use of the injection molded part.
US10118323B2	Manufacturing method of integrated foam-molded product To obtain an integrated foam-molded product whose manufacturing cost is reduced and which makes an effective use of a property of an integration target. Foaming heat generated at the time of the foaming of a polyurethane foam raw material, whose influence has been conventionally prevented by contriving a special measure, is positively used. The integration target is influenced by foaming heat generated at the time of the foaming of the polyurethane foam raw material in a mold, to thermally deform into a desired shape along a mold shape. Consequently, it is possible to mold the integration target into an arbitrary shape in a step of integrating the integration target with a polyurethane foam layer in the mold by integrated foaming, and therefore, there is no need to work the integration target to a state closer to a final shape in a step before it is disposed in the mold, which can simplify manufacturing steps and reduce manufacturing cost.
US10118322B2	Sheet-shaped mold, production method therefor, and application therefor Provided is a sheet-shaped mold possessing a high strength and having a low breakage rate in demolding even in a case where the mold is thin and has a large-area. The sheet-shaped mold is prepared by combining a cured silicone rubber containing a polyorganosiloxane and a fiber for reinforcing the cured silicone rubber. The fiber may comprise a cellulose nanofiber. The sheet-shaped mold may have an uneven pattern on at least one surface (or side) thereof. The fiber may be surface-treated with a hydrophobizing agent. The fiber may forma nonwoven fabric, and the nonwoven fabric may be impregnated with the cured silicone rubber. The cured silicone rubber may comprise a two-component curable silicone rubber having a polydimethylsiloxane unit. The sheet-shaped mold may be a mold for nanoimprint lithography using a photo-curable resin.
US10118318B2	Temperature regulation mask and alignment layer pre-curing device The invention discloses a temperature regulation mask and an alignment layer pre-curing device, and is related to the field of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel. Said temperature regulation mask is suitable for the alignment layer pre-curing device for pre-curing an alignment layer, and includes a base and a pattern arranged on the base. A pattern region of said temperature regulation mask has a different thermal conductivity from a thermal conductivity of a non-pattern region of said temperature regulation mask. A position of the one having a lower thermal conductivity among the pattern region and the non-pattern region of said temperature regulation mask corresponds to a position of said alignment layer corresponding to a metallic wiring region. The present invention can obtain an alignment layer with even thickness and improve a display quality.
US10118316B2	Mold A method of adjusting a coefficient of thermal expansion of a member made of a fiber-reinforced resin, the method including: adjusting a coefficient of thermal expansion in a predetermined direction by increasing or decreasing a quantity of fiber having a grain direction in agreement with the predetermined direction. Also disclosed is a mold (100) for curing a cylindrical laminate (30) obtained by laminating prepreg. The mold includes a core die (10) and a surface die (2) outside the laminate including a plurality of partial surface dies (21 to 27). The partial surface dies are arranged to cover the entire circumferential surface of the laminate. Each of the partial surface dies is made of a fiber-reinforced resin in which a quantity of fiber having a grain direction in agreement with the circumferential direction differs from a quantity of fiber having a grain direction in agreement with an axial direction.
US10118313B2	Tubular in-line mixing device This invention generally relates to a mixing at least one material with at least one other material within an in-line mixing device. In one example embodiment methods, apparatuses, and systems are described to treat, reuse or otherwise remediate dredged or raw material from bottom sediment or other sources through the mixture of raw material and another material such as a hardening agent into a homogenous material for contamination remediation, use as construction materials or other uses.
US10118312B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing high performance concrete capable of manufacturing high performance concrete through processes of inserting air into normal concrete and dissipating air Disclosed is an apparatus and method for manufacturing high-performance concrete by introducing air into normal concrete and dissipating air, wherein high-performance concrete is formed in a manner in which bubbles, which are to be removed, are added in a large amount together with an admixture to pre-blended normal concrete so that the admixture is uniformly dispersed in the normal concrete using the ball-bearing effect of the bubbles, thus forming mixed concrete, and the mixed concrete is discharged using air at a high pressure of 5 atom or more to thereby shoot high-performance concrete of which the slump, remarkably increased due to the large amount of bubbles, is reduced to fall within the range of slump of normal concrete while dissipating excess air from the mixed concrete.
US10118311B2	Board, methods for manufacturing boards, and panel which comprises such board material Board, wherein this board substantially consists of a material mass which is pressed and which comprises at least two components, namely a first component consisting of organic material, and a second component functioning as a binding agent for said first component, with the characteristic that said material mass is composed differently in the plane of the board. The invention also relates to methods by which such board can be manufactured, as well as to panels comprising such board material.
US10118310B2	Foldable log splitter A method of preparing a log splitter comprising a first beam supporting a moveable blade configured for splitting logs and a second beam extending between two wheels, the method comprising: elevating the first beam in relation to the second beam while the first beam is connected to the second beam by a rigid element that is pin jointed at a first end to the first beam and at a second end to the second beam; rotating the first beam horizontally about a vertical connection until the first beam is oriented perpendicular to the second beam; and attaching a tow bar beneath the first beam and parallel with the first beam.
US10118306B2	Safety cutter ring The present invention generally relates to a wearable cutting device. Specifically, the present invention relates to a cutting device that can be worn over the finger, so that simply by movement of the finger, cutting action may occur upon contact with a surface.
US10118305B2	Cutting tools A tool for use in cutting a tie wrap that is bound about at least one wire is provided. The tool includes a housing having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side are coupled together to define a cavity. The housing further includes a groove formed in the first side and in the second side, wherein the groove is in flow communication with the cavity. A blade is coupled to the first side and positioned with the cavity, wherein the blade includes a cutting surface partially extending into the groove. The tool also includes a spacer coupled to the housing and configured to maintain the wire a distance away from the cutting surface when the housing is applied to the tie wrap.
US10118304B2	Method of treating razor blade cutting edges The present invention relates to razor blade cutting edges and methods of producing edges exhibiting improved shave performance longevity and lower cutting forces. Conventional razor blades have increasing cutting forces with use due to the outer coating wear and adhesion loss. Blade edges produced according to the novel process exhibit significantly lower cutting forces when subjected to wool felt cutting shaving simulation, which correlates to more comfortable shaves initially and over the life of the blades. The present invention treats razor blade edges having a first adherent polyfluorocarbon coating with a first solvent to partially remove the polyfluorocarbon coating, adds a second polyfluorocarbon coating, heats, and treats the blade edge with a second solvent providing a final blade edge having a thin, uniform polyfluorocarbon coating. Preferred solvents include perfluoroalkanes, perfluorocycloalkanes, and perfluoroaromatic compounds having a critical temperature or boiling point above the dissolution temperature for the polyfluorocarbon in the solvent.
US10118301B2	Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators A hub assembly for coupling different grasper assemblies including a soft actuator in various configurations to a mechanical robotic components are described. Further described are soft actuators having various reinforcement. Further described are and soft actuators having electroadhesive pads for improved grip, and/or embedded electromagnets for interacting with complementary surfaces on the object being gripped. Still further described are soft actuators having reinforcement mechanisms for reducing or eliminating bowing in a strain limiting layer, or for reinforcing accordion troughs in the soft actuator body.
US10118299B1	Rod puller An apparatus, system and method are described for removing rods from wood mats, the apparatus configured to assume an open position and a closed position. The apparatus has machine body, an attachment at the rear end of the machine body configured to attach a hydraulic cylinder, a rod that is slidably positioned within the machine body a spring within the machine body, the spring compressable by the rod, levers rotatably attached to the body, each lever having an extension arranged to penetrate a hole on the machine body and to fit within a rod depression on the rod therethrough, jaws protruding from the machine body, each jaw having a curved shape and a pointed end, each jaw rotatably movable; and a jaw ring positioned within the machine body contacts the jaws, wherein the apparatus assumes the closed position to bring the pointed ends of the jaws together radially.
US10118298B2	Lower body supporting robot system and control method thereof A lower body supporting robot system includes a lower body mechanism being worn on a user's lower body, the lower body mechanism including a plurality of joints and links and a drive device, a distance calculator for measuring a first distance that is a vertical distance to an object located therebelow and a second distance that is a vertical distance to a ground surface, a memory for storing a limit distance that is a vertical distance between the distance calculator and the ground surface when the lower body mechanism is in a lowest sitting posture, and a controller for calculating a tolerance distance that is a difference between the second distance and the limit distance, comparing the first distance with the tolerance distance, and controlling the drive device so that the distance calculator moves by the first distance when the first distance is less than the tolerance distance.
US10118289B2	Motor driven articulated arm with cable capstan including a brake A motor-driven articulated haptic interface arm includes a frame; an arm linked to the frame and rotationally mobile about an axis; and a motor including a rotor, which delivers at least one maximum resistant torque about the axis opposing at least part of forces applied to the arm by its environment. A main transmission transmits to the arm the resistant torque about the axis and includes a capstan-type cable reducer. The arm includes elements for evaluating the resistant torque transmitted to the arm by the motor; braking rotation of the arm about the axis; activating the brake when the maximum resistant torque is reached by the motor; evaluating, after activation of the brake, the forces transmitted to the arm by the environment, including determining a deformation of the transmission under the forces; and deactivating the brake when the deformation goes below a predetermined threshold value.
US10118283B2	Hand-held tool The invention relates to a hand-held tool for driving fastening elements into a base, the tool having an initiating device, the actuation of which initiates a drive-in action and which can be blocked, depending on at least one state of the tool. In order to further simplify or improve the operation of the hand-held tool, a lifting magnet, associated with the initiating device, can block or enable the actuation of the initiating device.
US10118279B2	Ratchet wrench with dustproof structure A ratchet wrench includes a driving device. A compartment extends through the driving device. A drive member is received in the compartment. A ledge is formed on an inner periphery of an end of the compartment. A pressing rod extends into the drive member via the end of the compartment. The pressing rod is movable relative to the drive member along a rotating axis between a first position and a second position to control engagement with or detachment from a tool. A dustproof ring is mounted between the ledge and the pressing rod. The dustproof ring includes an outer side pressing against an abutment portion of the ledge and an inner side-pressing against the pressing rod wherever the pressing rod is in the first position and the second position.
US10118277B2	Multi-angle magnetic holder A multi-angle magnetic holder includes a first arm piece having a first center magnetic block; a first set of two opposite outside covers tightly wrapping the first center magnetic block between the covers; a second arm piece having a second center magnetic block; a second set of two opposite covers tightly wrapping the second center magnetic block between the covers; and a locking hinge serving as rotatable connection between the first and second arm pieces. A tightening mechanism is provided to receive a hex key into a matching key hole for purpose of setting and adjusting desired angles formed between the first and second arm pieces. The multi-angle magnetic holder has a first acute angle and a second acute angle.
US10118276B1	Media-bearing polisher and restorer A media-bearing polisher and restorer removes surface and subsurface contaminants from one or more vehicle surfaces. In one or more embodiments, the media-bearing polisher and restorer comprises a body having a hemispherical shape. The body comprises a resilient or rigid material and one or more flutes for receiving one or more user fingers. One or more mediums, which absorbs and extracts contaminants from the surface, are attached to a bottom of the hemispherical body. A variety of media may be used with the media-bearing polisher and restorer.
US10118274B2	Apparatus for producing compressive residual stress in balls An apparatus for imparting compressive residual stress to at least a surface portion of a first plurality of balls includes a first body having a first surface, the first surface including a smooth contact portion, the smooth contact portion being substantially flat or convex and having a surface hardness greater than or equal to the initial surface hardness of the balls. The apparatus also includes a second body having a second surface, the first surface overlying the second surface, and at least one drive operably connected to the first body or to the second body and configured to move one of the first and second bodies relative to the other body at a substantially fixed distance, the at least one drive also being configured to move the first body toward the second body with a force or to move the second body toward the first body with the force.
US10118271B2	Alternative blocking Device for blocking a spectacle lens blank that has a finished surface and a machining surface, situated opposite the finished surface, for machining in a machining device. The device includes a receiving component having a convex, planar or concave receiving surface for blocking the finished surface of the spectacle lens blank, wherein the receiving component has an essentially flat counter-surface that is arranged opposite the receiving surface, and wherein the normal of the counter-surface is inclined by 1° to 10° counter to the normal at the middle point of the receiving surface.
US10118261B2	Method for manufacturing a gear A method for manufacturing a gear includes providing a rim gear, a hub and a core wherein the core is annular and has a core forging temperature below a hot hardness temperature of the rim gear and the hub. The rim gear and the hub are rotated about an axis relative to the core. During the relative rotation, the rim gear and the hub are in contact with the core to generate friction heat to raise an interface temperature of the core to the core forging temperature. The hub is driven into the core to upset a first portion of the core into an outer annular groove defined in a first faying surface of the hub. The rim gear is driven over the core to upset a second portion of the core into an inner annular groove defined in a second faying surface of the rim gear.
US10118257B2	Conditioned isolation elements and sensor assemblies A method of forming a conditioned isolation element for a sensor assembly comprises subjecting a preformed isolation element structure to at least one thermal annealing process to form a conditioned isolation element structure substantially less susceptible to at least one of hydrogen permeation, hydrogen-based embrittlement, and hydrogen-based stress-cracking. Conditioned isolation elements and sensor assemblies are also described.
US10118251B2	Manufacturing method for welded structure A manufacturing method includes i) emitting a primary laser beam along a primary trajectory on a boundary between a first member and a second member by a welding apparatus; ii) emitting an advanced laser beam along an advanced trajectory that does not overlap the primary trajectory by the welding apparatus; and iii) emitting a subsequent laser beam along a subsequent trajectory that does not overlap the primary trajectory and the advanced trajectory by the welding apparatus.
US10118247B2	Method for bonding wafers Provided is a method for bonding wafers, which can bond the wafers to each other with high reliability while reducing the influence on the wafers. The method for bonding wafers includes the steps of: preparing a first wafer that has, on the surface thereof, a first metal layer with a first rigidity modulus, and a second wafer that has, on the surface thereof, a second metal layer with a second rigidity modulus higher than the first rigidity modulus; removing an oxide film at the surface of the second metal layer while an oxide film at the surface of the first metal layer is not removed; and bonding the surface of the first wafer to the surface of the second wafer.
US10118246B2	Mounting apparatus Provided is a bonding apparatus including a bonding stage 83 for heating a substrate (lead frame) 61 placed on the upper surface thereof or a semiconductor die 63 mounted on the substrate (lead frame) 61, an imaging device 20 arranged above the bonding stage 83 to image the substrate 61 placed on the bonding stage 83 or the semiconductor die 63 mounted on the substrate 61, and a standing wave generating device 35 for generating an ultrasonic standing wave in the space between the upper surface of the bonding stage 83 and the imaging device 20. This improves the accuracy of image position detection by the imaging device with a simple structure.
US10118242B2	Welding power supply with power take-off shaft A welding power supply having a power take-off shaft is provided. The welding power supply has an engine having an output shaft coupled a generator, where the engine shaft drives the generator to produce an electric current. The engine shaft further extends through the generator and is coupled to the power take-off shaft. One of a plurality of auxiliary attachments may be attached to the power-take off shaft and may be driven by the power-take off shaft.
US10118240B2	Method for forming solder deposits A method for forming solder deposits on elevated contact metallizations of terminal faces of a substrate formed in particular as a semiconductor component includes bringing wetting surfaces of the contact metallizations into physical contact with a solder material layer. The solder material is arranged on a solder material carrier. At least for the duration of the physical contact, a heating of the substrate and a tempering of the solder material layer takes place. Subsequently a separation of the physical contact between the contact metallizations wetted with solder material and the solder material layer takes place.
US10118235B2	Knuckle deburring cutter and machining method of knuckle A knuckle deburring cutter and a method of knuckle for removal of burrs at a lower ball head hole of a knuckle and burrs in the locations where the lower ball head hole, a pinch bolt hole and a pinch bolt slot intersect one another. The knuckle deburring cutter includes a cutter shank in a circular bar shape having a diameter less than that of the lower ball head hole. A deburring cutter head is positioned at an end of the cutter shank with the shape of the deburring cutter head matching that of the pinch bolt hole. A sharp-angle part of lettering is positioned at an end of the deburring cutter head with a width of the sharp-angle of lettering being less than that of the pinch bolt slot. The knuckle deburring cutter and associated method provides benefits, such as low rejection rate, ease of machining, short production rhythm and the like.
US10118227B2	Machine tool and workpiece flattening method A machine tool includes one tip arranged on the spindle at a position that faces the table, a cutting edge position storing unit that stores therein multiple measured values that are obtained by performing measurement of the position of the tip at least two times in a state where the spindle is set at at least one phase and the tip is positioned at an identical point, a spindle tilt angle calculating unit that calculates a tilt angle of the spindle with respect to an XY-plane, based on the multiple measured values, and a coordinate system rotation unit that rotates the XY-plane about at least one of X-axis and Y-axis, based on the tilt angle of the spindle calculated by the spindle tilt angle calculating unit.
US10118223B2	Methods of forming bodies for earth-boring drilling tools comprising molding and sintering techniques Methods of fabricating bodies of earth-boring tools include mechanically injecting a powder mixture into a mold cavity, pressurizing the powder mixture within the mold cavity to form a green body, and sintering the green body to a desired final density to form at least a portion of a body of an earth-boring tool. For example, a green bit body may be injection molded, and the green bit body may be sintered to form at least a portion of a bit body of an earth-boring rotary drill bit. Intermediate structures formed during fabrication of an earth-boring tool include green bodies having a plurality of hard particles, a plurality of matrix particles comprising a metal matrix material, and an organic material that includes a long chain fatty acid derivative. Structures formed using the methods of fabrication are also disclosed.
US10118218B2	Method for continuously casting slab To provide a continuous casting method according to which a slab difficult for surface cracking to appear can be manufactured, in a first water cooling step, the slab is cooled so that only a surface temperature of corner parts is below Ar3 point, in a first recuperation step, the slab is recuperated so that the surface temperature of all the slab including the corner parts is no less than the Ar3 point, in a second water cooing step, the slab is cooled so that the surface temperature of all the slab including the corner parts is below the Ar3 point, and in a second recuperation step, the slab is recuperated so that the surface temperature of only a portion of the slab other than the corner parts is no less than the Ar3 point.
US10118214B2	Thread-rolling flat die for threaded fastener, and thread-rolling method A thread-rolling flat die for a threaded fastener, includes a thread-rolling surface including at least a bite surface to which a workpiece of the threaded fastener is supplied, a finishing surface formed adjacent to the bite surface, and a roll-off surface formed adjacent to the finishing surface. The bite surface includes at least: a first partial bite surface having an inclination and a second partial bite surface formed continuously from the first partial bite surface and having an inclination. A length L1 along a thread-rolling direction in the first partial bite surface, a length L3 along the thread-rolling direction in the finishing surface, a length L4 along the thread-rolling direction in the roll-off surface, and a diameter of a processed portion of the workpiece of the threaded fastener have a relationship of L1>L3>L4> the diameter of the processed portion.
US10118212B2	Method for forming blanked piece and manufacturing method of laminated body and laminated iron core using blanked piece formed by method for forming blanked piece A method for forming a blanked piece from a material, where the blanked piece includes a production area having a through hole and at least one caulking and connection area protruding inside the through hole. The method includes forming a blanking hole in the material in a prescribed outline, placing a guide member in the through hole, where the guide member has an abutting part contacting a protrusion of the material formed along the outline of the blanking hole. The method further includes cutting and separating the material to blank or stamp out downward the caulking and connection area, pushing back the caulking and connection area, and temporarily connecting the caulking and connection area to the material; and blanking or stamping an outer configuration of the product area from the material to which the caulking and connection area is temporarily connected.
US10118208B2	Hollow spring utilizing seamless steel pipe There are provided: a seamless steel pipe formed from a cylindrical steel material billet through a hot isostatic extrusion step, wherein a depth of a contiguous flaw formed on an inner periphery surface and an outer periphery surface of the steel pipe is 50 μm or less; a hollow spring obtained by forming a hollow body in a shape of a coil or a bar or a bar with curved part from the seamless steel pipe made of spring steel and applying a surface treatment to the hollow body so that the hollow body has compressive residual stress; and a method for producing seamless steel pipe including: a billet molding step; a first heating step; a hot isostatic extrusion step; a second heating step; an extension step; a third heating step; and a pickling step.
US10118205B2	System and method for removing support structure from three-dimensional printed objects using microwave energy A system uses microwave energy to remove support material from a three-dimensional printed object with reduced risk of damage to the object. The system includes a microwave source, a three port device, a susceptor, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller operates the microwave source to direct microwave energy into a first port of the three port device, which emits the microwave at a second port of the three port device to irradiate the three-dimensional object and melt the support material. Reflected microwave increases as the amount of support material contacting the object is reduced and enters the second port of the three port device, which directs the reflected energy to the susceptor coupled to a third port of the three port device. The controller monitors the signal generated by the temperature sensor and deactivates the microwave source in response to a predetermined condition being reached.
US10118204B2	Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes: a cleaning chamber that accommodates an object to be cleaned; a drying chamber connected to the cleaning chamber; a connecting member connecting a first opening provided in the cleaning chamber and a second opening provided in the drying chamber; a valve element positioned inside the cleaning chamber and facing the first opening; a valve seat facing the valve element; and an actuator that drives the valve element.
US10118203B1	Tank assembly and methods for neutralization and decontamination of valves A tank apparatus and method for neutralizing or decontaminating valves which have been exposed to hydrofluoric acid or other contaminants wherein the valves are temporarily secured by valve holding structures provided on the interior walls of the tank so that the valves can be opened and at least partially disassembled while the valve holding structures retain the valves in the interior of the container below the fill level of a treatment fluid.
US10118201B2	Inspection and sorting machine An inspection and sorting machine and a related method of operation are provided. The inspection and sorting machine includes an inspection system that outputs a first signal corresponding to a fastener condition and a second signal corresponding to an inspection condition. Based on the inspection system output, a controller determines whether a fastener is classified as conforming or whether the fastener is classified as undetermined. Conforming fasteners are diverted into a conforming parts chute, and undetermined fasteners are diverted into a recirculated parts chute. The remaining fasteners are diverted into a reject chute. The undetermined fasteners are recirculated into the inspection and sorting machine for re-inspection.
US10118199B2	Waste recovery systems and methods In certain embodiments, a system may include at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with a waste product and a processor coupled to the at least one optical sensor. The processor may be configured to determine information about the waste product based on the optical data and to selectively direct the waste product to a selected destination in response to determining the information.
US10118198B2	Vibratory classifier apparatus Vibratory classifier apparatus are provided, e.g., for classification of materials such as wet or dry aggregate materials. In some embodiments, a selectively displaceable and/or removable access panel is provided.
US10118197B2	Automatic folding and deploying deflectors for conveyor A deflector for a mobile material separating machine includes a deflector body hingedly attached to a trommel screen frame and a conveyor movable with respect to the trommel screen frame. The conveyor has a stowed position and an operating position. The deflector system also includes an automatic linkage pivotably attached to the deflector body and to the conveyor. The linkage moves and guides the deflector body when the conveyor moves between the stowed position and the operating position.
US10118196B2	Laminated coating film and coated article A multilayer coating film includes a lower coating film 5 containing a colorant, and an upper coating film 6. If the upper coating film 6 has a refractive index n1 of greater than or equal to 1.2 and less than or equal to 1.5, the ratio n1/n2 of the refractive index n1 of this upper coating film 6 to the refractive index n2 of the lower coating film 5 is set to be greater than or equal to 0.67 and less than or equal to 1. If the upper coating film has a refractive index n1 of greater than or equal to 1.6 and less than or equal to 3.0, the refractive index ratio n1/n2 is set to be greater than 1 and less than or equal to 1.67.
US10118195B2	Methods for depositing a transparent thin film onto substrates using an atmospheric plasma generating device Methods are disclosed for delivering a substantially homogeneous and substantially transparent single film coating comprising siloxane-containing precursor materials onto a substantially transparent substrate surface on large components via atmospheric pressure plasma deposition techniques.
US10118192B2	Caulking cannon A caulking cannon having a motorized plunger-moving component configured to drive a plunger shaft along an axis that is substantially parallel to a caulking-cannon longitudinal axis; a cartridge-holding barrel component coupled to the motorized plunger-moving component; a handle coupled to the cartridge-holding barrel component; a caulk exit-port component coupled to the cartridge-holding barrel component; wherein the plunger shaft is configured to move in a first direction parallel to a caulking-cannon longitudinal axis and thereby enter into a volume of space within the cartridge-holding barrel component; wherein the cartridge-holding barrel component is configured to hold a caulk cartridge having a fluid-chamber volume of at least three-fourths of a gallon; wherein the motorized plunger-moving component has a hand grip; and wherein the caulk exit-port component is configured to channel caulk fluid flow from the caulk cartridge to an exit orifice.
US10118189B2	Fixed nozzle and pumping type cosmetic container A fixed nozzle and pumping type cosmetic container, more specifically a fixed nozzle and pumping type cosmetic container wherein, since a pumping operation is performed in a state of a nozzle being fixated when a button is pressed, it is possible to apply contents on the exactly intended place, to prevent air from flowing by opening and closing a contents discharge hole by means of an opening and closing rod, and also to minimize leakage of contents through a leakage prevention part separately provided from a contents movement part.
US10118188B2	Devices for dispensing solid powder or pellets A drive rod in a solid material dispenser is linearly movable along, and rotationally movable around, an axis direction. A central rod is attached to the drive rod and drivable by the drive rod to rotate around the axis direction with the drive rod. A solid material container has one or more compartments to store solid materials to be dispensed. A switch valve is rigidly attached to the central rod and drivable by the central rod to rotate around the axis direction with the central rod. A container bottom of the solid material container comprises one or more first component shapes that form one or more first interstitial void spaces. The switch valve comprises one or more second component shapes that form one or more second interstitial void spaces.
US10118184B2	Centrifugal separator conical rotor disc elements having radial projections, and rotors having disc elements Conical disc element (22) for a rotor of centrifugal separators, wherein the disc element has a plurality of projections (36) protruding radially outwardly or inwardly from an outer or an inner peripheral edge (28, 26), respectively, of the disc element, and rotors assembled from such disc elements.
US10118180B2	Shaft drive coupling and method of releasing A releasable pneumatically operated coupling for an industrial drive such as for a grinding mill. A variable speed motor has its output shaft provided with a flange rotating therewith on which are mounted a plurality of radially moveable arcuate elements having friction pads on their radially inner surfaces. An inflatable ring surrounds the arcuate elements and, upon inflation, urges the pads into driving contact with an annular friction surface on a coupling output shaft. The arcuate elements have U-shaped undercuts in the axial torque bar passages therethrough for stress relief. Separate speed sensors on the motor shaft and coupling output shaft provide signals to a comparator which, upon sensing a predetermined speed difference, provide a signal to an electrically operated valve which exhausts air pressure from the inflatable ring to release the coupling.
US10118178B2	Hammer with divided hammer tip The invention relates to a hammer, in particular for comminuting devices, including a rotor and/or at least one shaft to and/or on which the hammer can be fixed. Said hammer consists of a lower body provided with a through hole which is provided to connect the hammer to the rotor and/or the shaft, and at least one cutting body which can be detachably/rigidly connected to the lower body. The cutting body of the invention includes at least two parts.
US10118175B2	Method and system for coordination on optically controlled microfluidic systems In accordance with one embodiment, a method for automatically coordinating droplets, beads, nanostructures, and/or biological objects for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using light to move one or a plurality of droplets or the like simultaneously, applying an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and moving droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others. In another embodiment, a system for automatically coordinating droplets and/or others for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using a light source to move one or a plurality of droplets and/or others simultaneously, using an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and using a microfluidic device to move droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others.
US10118169B2	Chiral ligand-based metal-organic frameworks for broad-scope asymmetric catalysis Metal-organic framework (MOFs) compositions based on chiral phosphine-, chiral oxazoline-, chiral pyridine-, and chiral diene-derived organic bridging ligands were synthesized and then post-synthetically metalated with metal precursors such as Ru and Rh complexes. The metal complexes could also be directly incorporated into the MOFs. The MOFs provide a versatile family of recyclable and reusable single-site solid catalysts for catalyzing a variety of asymmetric organic transformations, including the addition of arylboronic acids to α,β-unsaturated ketones and alkimines, the hydrogenation of substituted alkene and carbonyl compounds, and cyclization reactions. The solid catalysts can also be integrated into a flow reactor or a supercritical fluid reactor.
US10118168B2	Catalytic membranes and applications thereof In one aspect, catalytic membranes are described herein. In some embodiments, a catalytic membrane comprises a surface functionalized with a polymer, the polymer comprising cellulose solubilization functionalities and acid functionalities for the catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose and/or hemicellulose.
US10118167B2	Methods for regenerating sulfur-contaminated aromatization catalysts Methods for regenerating a sulfur-contaminated catalyst are disclosed. Such methods may employ a step of washing the sulfur-contaminated catalyst with an aqueous solution containing an alkali metal, followed by contacting the washed catalyst with a halogen solution containing chlorine and fluorine.
US10118165B2	Catalyst compositions and use in heavy aromatics conversion processes Disclosed is a catalyst composition and its use in a process for the conversion of a feedstock containing C8+ aromatic hydrocarbons to produce light aromatic products, comprising benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst composition comprises a first zeolite having a constraint index of 3 to 12, a second zeolite comprising a mordenite zeolite synthesized from TEA or MTEA, at least one first metal of Group 10 of the IUPAC Periodic Table, and at least one second metal of Group 11 to 15 of the IUPAC Periodic Table, wherein said mordenite zeolite has a mesopore surface area of greater than 30 m2/g and said mordenite zeolite comprises agglomerates composed of primary crystallites, wherein said primary crystallites have an average primary crystal size as measured by TEM of less than 80 nm and an aspect ratio of less than 2.
US10118163B1	Methods for producing hierarchical mesoporous zeolite beta Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method of producing hierarchical mesoporous zeolite beta. The method comprises providing a parent zeolite beta with a silicon to aluminum molar ratio of 5 to 50. The method further comprises, mixing the parent zeolite beta with an aqueous metal hydroxide solution and heating the parent zeolite beta and aqueous metal hydroxide mixture to a temperatures greater than or equal to 100° C. to produce the hierarchical mesoporous beta zeolites having and average pore size greater than 8 nm. In embodiments, the hierarchical mesoporous beta zeolites are produced without a templating agent or pore-directing agent.
US10118158B2	Process and catalyst for the hydrotreatment of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock A method of hydrotreating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock using a hydrotreating catalyst having specific properties that make it effective in removing nitrogen and sulfur from the feedstock is disclosed. The catalyst is composed of an alumina support particle having a specific pore diameter distribution which is achieved in part, by the use of pseudo-boehmite as the alumina source and specific calcining temperatures. The hydrotreatment catalyst also comprises a Group 6 metal component (e.g., molybdenum) and a Group 10 metal component (e.g., nickel), and optionally, a phosphorus metal component, which are supported by the alumina support particle.
US10118156B2	Exhaust gas purification device Exhaust gas purification device having a catalyst layer including an Rh—Ba-loaded catalyst, and a Pt/Pd—Ba-loaded catalyst. The exhaust gas purification device satisfies at least one of (a) the degree of Rh—Ba dispersion is greater than 0.001 and less than 1.000, (b) the loaded amount of Ba based on the weight of a first carrier particle in the Rh—Ba-loaded catalyst is greater than 0.01% by weight and less than 10.00% by weight, and the loaded amount of Ba based on the weight of a second carrier particle in the Pt/Pd—Ba-loaded catalyst is 10.00% by weight to 20.00% by weight, and (c) the loaded amount of Ba based on the weight of the first carrier particle in Rh—Ba-loaded catalyst is greater than 0.005 times to less than 0.800 times the loaded amount of Ba based on the weight of the second carrier particle in Pt/Pd—Ba-loaded catalyst.
US10118152B2	Zeolite material based on mesoporous zeolite The present invention relates to zeolite materials in the form of agglomerates comprising at least one mesoporous Faujasite zeolite with an Si/Al ratio which is strictly greater than 1.4 and having both the characteristics of mesoporous zeolites, the properties associated with microporosity and the mechanical properties of zeolite agglomerates without mesoporous zeolite.The invention also relates to the process for preparing the said zeolite materials in the form of agglomerates.
US10118140B2	Fluid flow modification apparatus using fractal configurations A fluid flow modification apparatus has a plurality of flow modification elements each having a first surface portion against which a fluid (F) can flow and a second surface portion along which the fluid (F) can flow. The elements are arranged in a number of sets. A first set of elements comprises a plurality of fluid flow modification elements with a first surface portion. A second set of elements comprises a plurality of fluid flow modification elements with a first surface portion having a surface area different from that of the first set. The first set of elements includes first and second types of fluid flow modification elements. The depth of the second surface portion is different from the depth of the second surface portion.
US10118130B2	Two-dimensional membrane structures having flow passages A two-dimensional membrane layered structure may include a support substrate layer having a plurality of substrate passages configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough, a two-dimensional membrane layer disposed on an upper surface of the support substrate layer, and a plurality of flow passages disposed between the support substrate layer and the two-dimensional membrane layer. The two-dimensional membrane layer may have a plurality of pores configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough. The plurality of pores may comprise a first portion of pores that overlap with the plurality of substrate passages and a second portion of pores that do not overlap with the plurality of substrate passages. The plurality of flow passages may be configured to allow fluid to flow through the second portion of pores to the plurality of substrate passages.
US10118129B2	Natural-gas purification apparatus A natural-gas purification apparatus includes: a compressor; a cooling unit that liquefies and separates a part of natural-gas liquid; a heating unit; first to third carbon-dioxide separation units that separate carbon dioxide through carbon-dioxide separation membranes; a detection carbon-dioxide separation unit that further separates carbon dioxide through a carbon-dioxide separation membrane; a carbon-dioxide-flow-rate sensor that detects the amount of carbon dioxide separated by the detection carbon-dioxide separation unit; an arithmetic control device that adjusts and controls at least one of the pressure to be applied by the compressor, the cooling temperature of the cooling unit, and the heating temperature of the heat unit based on information from the carbon-dioxide-flow-rate sensor such that the amount of carbon dioxide to be separated by the detection carbon-dioxide separation unit will be higher than or equal to a prescribed amount.
US10118124B2	Integrated membrane-pyrolysis systems and methods A method of processing a mixture of heated vapors, at least two of which substantially differ in polarity from each other, the method comprising directing said mixture of heated vapors at a temperature of at least 150° C. through a hydrophobic or hydrophilic mesoporous membrane comprising a mesoporous coating of hydrophobized or hydrophilized metal oxide nanoparticles, respectively, wherein the hydrophobic mesoporous membrane permits passage of one or more hydrophobic heated vapors and blocks passage of one or more hydrophilic heated vapors, and wherein the hydrophilic mesoporous membrane permits passage of one or more hydrophilic heated vapors and blocks passage of one or more hydrophobic heated vapors. The method is particularly directed to embodiments where the heated vapors emanate from a pyrolysis process. An apparatus for achieving the above-described method is also described.
US10118122B2	CO2 collection methods and systems Methods and systems of collecting carbon dioxide are disclosed. In one example, a method includes removing water from atmospheric air with a condenser and a desiccant material to produce dry air, adsorbing carbon dioxide to a material from the dry air, releasing the adsorbed carbon dioxide to a vacuum chamber, and transitioning the released carbon dioxide from a gas to a solid in the vacuum chamber.
US10118121B2	Plugged honeycomb structure and plugged honeycomb segment A plugged honeycomb structure includes: a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions to plug open ends of cells of the honeycomb segments. The honeycomb segment is configured so that the cells having at least two kinds of different shapes are disposed in a cross section orthogonal to an extension direction of the cells, the honeycomb segment has a center region configured by repeating units to maintain a repeated pattern including cell arrangement in which inflow cells surround an inflow cell, and a circumferential region located at the circumference of the center region, the circumferential region has open frontal area that is larger than open frontal area of the center region at the inflow end face of the honeycomb segment, the segment circumferential wall and the bonding layer have a special range of a thickness.
US10118118B2	Filtering system and a gas flow control device A gas flow control device and a filtering system for a flow of dust-laden gas. The gas flow control device includes a damper blade arranged to be pivoted through a definite pivoting angle around a substantially horizontal pivot axis, for regulating the flow of the dust-laden gas in an inlet channel by pivoting the damper blade between an open position and a closed position. At least one substantially planar guide baffle is attached to each of two opposite, substantially planar surfaces of the damper blade, the at least one guide baffle extending from the pivot axis in the direction of the normal of the general plane of the damper blade substantially to an opposite inner surface of the inlet channel, for controlling the distribution of the dust-laden gas flow to a fabric filter enclosure.
US10118117B2	Air filter with improved performance or positioning Radial seal filter assemblies and filter cartridges are described. According to various embodiments, a filter includes a housing that extends along an axis between first and second axial ends. A primary filter element is disposed in the housing and axially extends between first and second axial ends that respectively are adjacent the first and second axial ends of the housing, the primary filter element has a hollow interior and a first axial length. A secondary filter element is disposed in the hollow interior of the primary filter element, the secondary filter element having a second axial length, the second axial length being longer than the first axial length of the primary filter element. The filter further includes an end cap disposed on the second axial end of the primary filter element.
US10118116B2	Moisture separator and air cycle system with the same The present invention provides a moisture separator separating condensed water mist in compressed air, and an air cycle system provided with the same. The moisture separator includes a coalescer filter and a wire mesh pad demister. The coalescer filter is provided with a filter media formed of a fiber layer through which compressed air is passed, primarily condensing moisture mist in the compressed air, and filtering foreign particles and a housing supporting the filter media. The wire mesh pad demister is provided at a downstream of the coalescer filter to receive the compressed air passed through the coalescer filter and secondarily condenses moisture mist in the compressed air to separate moisture using gravity.
US10118108B2	System and method of distillation process and turbine engine intercooler A system includes an intercooler configured to flow a working fluid and compressed air of a gas turbine engine through the intercooler to exchange heat between the working fluid and the compressed air. The system also includes a multi-effect distillation system configured to flow the working fluid and a mixture to exchange heat between the working fluid and the mixture to enable distillation of the mixture.
US10118105B2	Toy vehicle with a tactile response In one embodiment there is a toy vehicle having a motor configured to cause a motion of an element of the toy. The motion of the element further accessible for manipulation by a human to in turn rotate the motor. The toy vehicle further having a processor configured to detect a back electromotive force (“EMF”) voltage generated by the rotation of the motor due to the manipulation by a human, and the processor being further configured to include at least a sleep state and a wake state. The processor have a function configured to transition between the sleep state and the wake state when the detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value.
US10118103B2	Toy top A toy top includes a body and a shaft unit. The body includes rotating components which are attached to be rotatable relative to each other. At least two of the rotating components include respective contact portions which come in contact with each other to regulate a rotation range between the two rotating components. The contact portions are configured such that contact between the contact portions gradually become loose as the contact portions repeatedly come in contact with each other due to relative rotation of the two rotating components, and capability of regulating rotation is eventually lost so that the rotation range is expanded.
US10118095B2	Implementing a remote gaming server on a desktop computer One embodiment of the invention sets forth a method that includes receiving a request from a client device to launch an application program for execution on a server device, where the application program is configured to operate in a full-screen display mode, and, in response, creating an execution environment for the application program that disables the full-screen display mode. Within the execution environment, the application program is configured to generate the rendered image data for display on the client device. With the disclosed approach, application programs that are configured to execute on an application server computer system in a full-screen display mode can be executed through an execution environment that includes a shim layer configured to disable the full-screen display mode and transmit the render image data to a client device for display.
US10118094B2	Game machine, control method used therefor, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program Provided is a game machine which can actualize a play between games having different difficulty levels. The game machine is applied to a game system that progresses a game between game machines connected via a network. The game machine comprises an external storage that stores sequence data wherein each operation timing is written so as to differ from each other. And, the game machine: teaches each operation timing, based on sequence data that differs from sequence data used in another machine functioning as another terminal in the game system; obtains operation information for the other machine; and, based on it, determines whether or not prescribed reflection conditions have been fulfilled. Then, when the prescribed reflection conditions have been fulfilled based on its results, the game machine reflects the operation information for the other machine in a travel path for an object for teaching the operation timing for the game machine.
US10118091B2	Gaming apparatus and method of controlling image display of gaming apparatus A gaming apparatus includes a display, a touch panel, and a controller. The display displays an image thereon. The touch panel is provided so as to cover a display screen of the display and outputs a position signal corresponding to a point touched by a player. The controller receives the position signal from the touch panel and changes the image in accordance with the number of position signals simultaneously received.
US10118090B1	Speed dominoes systems An apparatus for electronically enhanced reimagining of the game of dominoes that moves faster than the traditional form and only requires two players instead of the requisite four. Design intent is to provide a more exciting form of a classic game for the 21st century.
US10118087B2	Rim-mounted roulette ball launching system A ball-launching system mounts to a top rim of a roulette wheel and positions a ball launcher configured to launch a roulette ball into the roulette wheel. The ball-launching system includes an outer jaw and an inner jaw which clamp to the top rim. At least a part of a ball launcher extends into a concave bowl of the roulette wheel and facilitates launching the roulette ball directly into a ball track underneath the top rim within the concave bowl.
US10118083B2	Portable snow sports equipment locker A portable snow sports equipment locker is disclosed. The portable snow sports equipment locker features a varying depth and tapered shape. A pair of doors allows access to the interior of the portable snow sports equipment locker. Optional wheels assist in transport of the portable storage locker. Various interior pockets and straps organize equipment. A lock holds skis and/or snowboards in place. An optional boot bag offers separate storage for boots and provides an additional mechanism for holding skis and/or snowboards in place. A telescoping embodiment allows portable snow sports equipment locker to assume either a collapsed or extended configuration. The size of the disclosed portable snow sports equipment locker offers ample room for skis/snowboards, and related equipment while remaining within the size limits for conventional freight charges. The rigid construction provides protection for stored equipment, while also allowing convenient storage and access options.
US10118082B2	Padding arrangement for lacrosse glove with improved flexibility A protective sports glove is provided with a padding arrangement having improved flexibility for the user of the protective glove. The glove includes: a palm portion that cooperates with a dorsal portion to receive a metacarpus part of a hand. A plurality of finger portions are formed at a joint along a top edge of the dorsal portion distal from a wrist. A backside pad is attached to the dorsal portion, such that the upper edge of the pad aligns with and extends along at least a portion of the joint but is detached from the dorsal portion. A plurality of padded segments are disposed along a length of each of said finger portions. The one padded segment is attached to the respective finger portion at opposing side edges thereof and detached along an edge adjacent to the joint with the dorsal portion.
US10118081B2	System for providing game-related information An electronic apparatus for providing game-related information includes a computer processor, a memory device, a display screen, a transmitter, and a communication interface. The memory device stores at least one piece of computer code executable by the computer processor and data used by the computer code. The transmitter enables information to be communicated to a scoreboard. The communication interface enables information to be communicated to subscribers identified on a subscriber list stored in a database of the memory device. The computer code includes code for providing a user interface on the display screen to enable a scorekeeper to input an information item relating to a game, controlling the transmitter to transmit the information item to the scoreboard, controlling the memory device to store the information item in a memory therein, and controlling the communication interface to transmit the information item to at least one subscriber identified on the subscriber list.
US10118079B1	Putter head swinging assembly A putter head swinging assembly for striking a golf ball includes a ball striking assembly that strikes a golf ball. A mat has a top side and a well that extends therein. The golf ball striking assembly is positioned on the top side. The golf ball striking assembly includes a stand has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end defines a flat base. The stand has an aperture that extends therethrough. A shaft that has a first end and a second end extends through the aperture. A swing arm is attached to the first end and extends downwardly therefrom. A putter head is attached to a bottom of the swing arm such that when the shaft is rotated in a first direction the swing arm swings in the first direction and when released the swing arm moves in a second direction and strikes the golf ball.
US10118078B2	System, apparatus and method for ball throwing machine and intelligent goal A goal apparatus comprising a cross bar, a first side post and a second side post is described. The first side post and the second side post are connected to the cross bar such that the first side post, the second side post and the cross bar form a plane (“a goal plane”). Further, one or more sensor pairs are coupled to the first side post and the second side post, wherein a first sensor pair of the one or more sensor pairs includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is coupled to the first side post and the second sensor is coupled to the second side post and is also aligned horizontal to the first sensor. In addition, the first sensor pair is located in a first zone, wherein the first zone is a first portion of the goal plane.
US10118077B2	Belt clip dual cleaning golf brush with ball marker The portable golf club cleaning brush utilizes at least three releasable components; first, a compression clip carrying case that attaches to a belt or garment, with two sides, a front, a back, and bottom panels leaving the top of the case open. Second, the compact cleaning brush with a round easy grip handle all made of durable plastic. The brush pad has equally spaced rows of plastic bristles and equally spaced rows of soft metal bristles placed side by side on the same brush pad surface. The golf club cleaning brush is stored in the compression clip carrying case by sliding in from the top with the handle extending outside the case through a slot in the front panel of the case. Third, a disk magnet is centered and recessed from the outer surface of the round handle for the placement and securing a metal ball marker.
US10118075B2	Golf club heads with ribs and related methods A golf club head including a first rib protruding from a rib surface of the body. The first rib comprises a first and second rib end and a first, second, and third rib portion. The third rib portion is located between the first rib portion and the second rib portion. The first, second, and third rib portions include a first, second, and third rib portion dimension, where the first and second rib portion dimensions are greater than the third rib portion dimension.
US10118074B2	Table tennis ball storage device Table tennis ball storage devices provide a convenient place to store and retrieve table tennis balls during a game of table tennis. The ball storage device has an inner storage volume for receiving and retaining table tennis balls that is accessible from two openings, one designed to place table tennis balls into the storage volume and a second designed for removing table tennis balls. The first opening may be conveniently located on a playing end of a table tennis table and the second opening may be located on either the left or right side of the table tennis table. The first opening has a different shape than the second opening.
US10118071B2	Rotator cuff muscle exercise machine A machine for exercising the rotator cuff muscles that is operable to individually and separately isolate and exercise each of the four rotator cuff muscles while the user is in a seated position. The exercise machine includes a plurality of structural elements including a main vertical beam and a base frame operable to be positioned on the ground, where the main beam extends vertically from the base frame. The machine includes a plurality of pulleys mounted to the structural elements and a plurality of exercise cables running through the pulleys, where handles are coupled to the exercise cables. A seat is mounted to the vertical beam and the handles are positioned relative thereto to allow the user to grasp the handles and perform the several exercises for each arm.
US10118069B2	Exercise device An exercise bench for use by a person on a support surface includes a base member having a distal end, a proximal end, a top surface, and a bottom surf ace. A pair of opposing foot restraints is fixed with, and disposed above and laterally away from, the base member. A riser projects upwardly from the proximal end of the base member and includes a calf restrain trolley slidably mounted thereon. Two opposing calf restraints each project laterally away from the riser. The calf restraint trolley has a height adjustment mechanism cooperative with the riser. A base plate can be fixed with the bottom surface of the base member, and a U-shaped base extension having two legs extending away from the proximal end of the base member can be attached to the proximal end of the base member to inhibit tipping of the exercise bench during use.
US10118068B2	Exercise machine with load rolling simulation Exercise machine with load rolling simulation substitutes training in the open air in which a load is rolled or pushed. The exercise machine comprises a continuous moving track (2) of adjustable incline. Above the housing (1) and in front of the continuous moving track (2) is mounted a wheel (4) with paddles (5). The paddles (5) on the outer circumference of the wheel (4) are performed in the shape of teeth, ribs, panels or bars. The wheel (4) is connected by a transmission (20) with the track (2). The track (2) is connected with the brake system (32) for change of resistance to motion of the track (2), and thereby also to turning of the wheel (4). The control panel (6) with display contains commands for adjusting and monitoring the inclination of the track (2) and the resistance to turning of the wheel (4) and for monitoring the velocity and travelled distance of the moving track (2), as well as the duration of the training on the continuous track (2). The exercise machine is used in at least three ways of exercising, it has exceptional ergonomic characteristics, and enables safe training.
US10118067B2	Exercise machine carriage handle system An exercise machine carriage handle system for providing handles for an exerciser to grasp with their hands thereby expanding the type of exercises that may be performed. The exercise machine carriage handle system generally includes a frame having a track, a carriage movably connected to the track, a bias member connected between the frame and the carriage, a first handle connected to the carriage near the first side, and a second handle connected to the carriage near the second side. The first handle and second handle are adapted for grasping with a first hand and a second hand respectively of a user during the performance of an exercise on the exercise machine.
US10118066B2	Barbell pivot apparatus The present disclosure is directed to facilitating angled barbell exercises. An embodiment of the present disclosure includes an apparatus for facilitating angled barbell exercises which includes a receiving surface having a substantially concave front side including a central region and a back side; and a support frame coupled to the back side of the receiving surface, the support frame including a floor support having a planar surface and a wall support having a planar surface; wherein the planar surface of the floor support is horizontal and positioned to contact a floor; and wherein the planar surface of the wall support is vertical and positioned to contact a wall that is perpendicular to the floor.
US10118061B2	Catalyst and process for treatment of fluid comprising an oxidizable contaminant Described is a process for treatment of a fluid comprising an oxidizable contaminant selected from one or both of a sulfide and a thiol, the process comprising the step of contacting the fluid with a first complex of ferric iron and a polyphosphate to oxidize the oxidizable contaminant and generate a second complex of ferrous ion and the polyphosphate.
US10118060B2	Select Schiff base compounds for chemical agent detoxification A Schiff base compound configured to detoxify a toxic chemical agent. The toxic chemical agent includes at least one leaving group and the Schiff base compound includes an imine having at least one Lewis base and an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent having an electron acceptor. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen is spaced way from the electron acceptor by a distance that ranges from about 200 pm to about 1000 pm.
US10118059B2	Automatic fire extinguishing equipment The present invention provides a compact automatic fire extinguishing equipment that can be installed near an object of fire extinguishing for which there is limited space therearound for a long term in a state of maintenance-free and that can extinguish a fire immediately on the occasion of a fire.The fire extinguishing equipment consists of a fire extinguishing agent 14 and a sealed container 12 filled with the fire extinguishing agent 14. And the fire extinguishing agent 14 is comprised with a compound that is liquid at 25 degrees Celsius (room temperature) at least and that has a boiling point of at least 75 degrees Celsius or less, having fire extinguishing effect. The container 12 is formed with lamination of gas barrier layer 16 and the thermoplastic resin layer 20, and the gas barrier layer 16 consists of ethylene-vinyl-alcohol copolymer resin (ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer: EVOH).
US10118058B2	Fire suppression systems A method of fire suppression may include injecting a reactive agent into a reaction zone to produce a catalytically active species for fire suppression and conveying the catalytically active species to a fire to catalytically interfere with flame chemistry of the fire. Fire in a fuel tank may be suppressed by injecting the reactive agent into a convective flow of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer in a fuel tank, the reactive agent reacting in the fuel tank to release a species which catalytically interferes with flame chemistry to suppress fire in the fuel tank. Fire at an airplane crash may be suppressed by releasing the reactive agent from the container at the crash site to produce an active species to catalytically interfere with a fire at the crash site.
US10118055B2	Topical anti-pruritic compositions and methods of action of same Topical anti-pruritic compositions and methods of using the same to treat pruritus. These anti-pruritic compositions are capable of temporarily or permanently reducing, inhibiting, treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing pruritic skin conditions, as well as other related skin conditions. In a particular aspect, the present formulations provide a quicker and more effective treatment of pruritus than do certain present pruritus-treating compositions.
US10118054B2	Implants using ultrasonic backscatter for sensing physiological conditions Described herein is an implantable device having a sensor configured to detect an amount of an analyte, a pH, a temperature, strain, or a pressure; and an ultrasonic transducer with a length of about 5 mm or less in the longest dimension, configured to receive current modulated based on the analyte amount, the pH, the temperature, or the pressure detected by the sensor, and emit an ultrasonic backscatter based on the received current. The implantable device can be implanted in a subject, such as an animal or a plant. Also described herein are systems including one or more implantable devices and an interrogator comprising one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to the one or more implantable devices or receive ultrasonic backscatter from the one or more implantable devices. Also described are methods of detecting an amount of an analyte, a pH, a temperature, a strain, or a pressure.
US10118053B2	Apparatus, method, and program for movable part tracking and treatment A movable part tracking and treatment apparatus includes an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a three-dimensional moving image and a first projection image generation unit adapted to generate a first projection moving image. The apparatus further includes an affected part image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced affected part area from the first projection moving image and a tracing target image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced tracing target from the first projection moving image. The apparatus also includes a first parameter derivation unit adapted to derive a first parameter indicative of position information on a beam irradiation point and a second parameter derivation unit adapted to derive a second parameter necessary to extract the corresponding tracing target.
US10118049B2	Systems and methods for stimulation of neuronal activity Systems and methods for stimulating a neuronal cell in the head of a patient in need of such stimulation are disclosed. The method includes positioning a light source proximal to the neuronal cell to be stimulated and pulsing the light from the light source to stimulate the neuronal cell for a predetermined period of time to achieve the desired effect.
US10118041B2	Automatic lead functionality testing Techniques for performing lead functionality tests, e.g., lead impedance tests, for implantable electrical leads are described. In some of the described embodiments, an implantable medical device determines whether a patient is in a target activity state, e.g., an activity state in which lead impedance testing will be unobtrusive, such as when a patient is asleep, or capture information of particular interest, such as when the patient is active, in a particular posture, or changing postures. The implantable medical device performs the lead functionality test based on this determination. Additionally, in some embodiments, the implantable medical device may group a plurality of measurements for a single lead functionality test into a plurality of sessions, and perform the measurement sessions interleaved with delivery of therapeutic stimulation.
US10118036B2	Neuromodulation using stochastically-modulated stimulation parameters An example of a system may include an electrode arrangement and a neuromodulation device configured to use electrodes in the electrode arrangement to generate a neuromodulation field. The neuromodulation device may include a neuromodulation generator, a neuromodulation control circuit and a storage. The storage may include a stochastically-modulated neuromodulation parameter set and the stochastically-modulated neuromodulation parameter set may include at least one stochastically-modulated parameter. The controller may be configured to control the neuromodulation generator using the stochastically-modulation parameter set to generate the neuromodulation field.
US10118031B2	Method and apparatus for implantable cardiac lead integrity analysis Scientific and medical system circuitry for diagnosis of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead conductor anomalies, in particular conductor migration and externalization within an ICD implantable cardiac lead. The system determines an “imaginary” component of the high frequency transmission line impedance having certain spectral changes that correspond to radially outward movements or local externalization of a conductor within a lead body allowing for the detection of conductor migration and small insulation failures.
US10118030B2	Omnidirectional deployable multichannel neural electrode system A neural probe system having a single guide tube that is inserted into neural tissue and from which a number of neural probes can be deployed is described. Each probe is deployable into tissue along a desired trajectory. This is done by supporting the electrode array on a spring tape-type carrier that maintains axial stiffness once the neural probe has deployed out a channel in the guide tube. That way, a target neural tissue is bounded by an increased number of neural probes while minimizing trauma to surrounding body tissue.
US10118029B2	Drill assembly for accessing bone A system and method for implanting and stabilizing spinal cord stimulators in an epidural space of the spinal column of a patient to prevent or limit axial movement of the stimulators once implanted in the epidural space. The system includes a drill assembly, a guide wire assembly, and a guide wire receiver. The drill assembly includes a cannula, a drill for creating access points in the patient's spinal column for implanting the stimulators, and an incremental drill adjuster for drilling into the patient's lamina a pre-set, discrete distance. The guide wire assembly includes a hollowed guide wire sleeve, a guide wire housed within the sleeve, and a magnet disposed on a proximal end of the guide wire assembly. The guide wire receiver includes a scoop for receiving and catching the magnet to assist in feeding the stimulators through the epidural space.
US10118024B2	Insufflation pump An insufflation pump includes a pump body having a first end and a second end. The pump body includes a syringe mechanism at the first end and an actuation mechanism at the second end. The syringe mechanism includes a plunger. The plunger of the syringe mechanism and the actuation mechanism are linked by a toggle assembly facilitating transfer of power from the actuation mechanism to the syringe mechanism.
US10118023B2	Closed-system catheter assembly A catheter system including an insertion device and a catheter device. The insertion device includes a housing, a latch, a needle for insertion into a patient; and a spring. The catheter device includes a housing comprising a chamber, and a seal disposed in said chamber. The seal is configured to reseal when the needle is withdrawn from the seal such that blood is sealed in the chamber. The spring relaxes and thereby retracts the needle entirely into the housing of the insertion device when the latch decouples from the catheter device.
US10118022B2	Deflectable catheter shaft section A deflectable catheter shaft section is disclosed comprising an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis with a distal end and a proximal end. First and second pull wires can extend along the elongated body and can have a proximal end and a distal end. First and second pull wire liners can be disposed over a portion of one of the first and second pull wires, respectively. Each of the first and second pull wires can have a proximal end and a distal end. A first gap can exist between the proximal end of the first pull wire liner and the proximal end of the elongated body and a second gap can exist between the proximal end of the second pull wire liner and the proximal end of the elongated body.
US10118020B2	Devices and methods for endovascular access and therapy The present invention provides for devices and methods for providing endovascular therapy, including facilitating establishment of vascular access, placement of endovascular sheaths, catheter tip localization, and administration of vascular occlusion. The invention includes a vessel cannulation device, an expandable sheath, an occlusion catheter, and a localizer each of which may be provided separately or used as part of a system. One embodiment of the invention is a vessel cannulation device including: a housing having a distal end with a distal tip and a proximal end; a guidewire lumen passing through the housing and at least the distal tip; a sensor coupled to the guidewire lumen; and an advancing member, which is configured for advancing at least one of a guidewire or a sheath and which is operably coupled to the sensor.
US10118019B2	Catheter cartridge assemblies and methods of using the same for intermittent catheterization A catheter cartridge assembly includes a cartridge and a catheter member. The cartridge has a cartridge housing with proximal and distal ends. A pre-loaded tip and a protective sleeve associated with the pre-loaded tip are at least partially positioned within the cartridge housing. The catheter member has a proximal end configured to be advanced proximally into and through the cartridge housing to engage a distal end of the pre-loaded tip for proximal advancement out of the proximal end of the cartridge housing with the pre-loaded tip, with the protective sleeve covering at least a portion of the catheter member.
US10118015B2	Catheter having flexible tip with multiple flexible segments A catheter apparatus includes an elongated body having a distal portion including a distal end, a plurality of flexible segments, and at least one intermediate segment that is less flexible than the flexible segments. Adjacent flexible segments are spaced from each other longitudinally by the at least one intermediate segment. Each of the flexible segments include a sidewall having at least one elongated gap extending at least partially therethrough and forming interlocking members. The at least one intermediate segment is shorter than the flexible segments.
US10118013B2	Rechargeable portable aromatherapy vaporizers Disclosed herein are aspects of portable vaporizers and isolated vapor dispensers wherein material in the vapor dispenser is placed in the fluid pathway of heated air from a convection heat source such as a furnace. A printed circuit board in signal communications with temperature sensor controls the temperature produced by heating elements in the furnace. A rechargeable battery power supply is mounted in a body to supply power the heating element. The vapor dispenser is removable and may be disposable. A smell reducing accessory module reversibly mates with the body of the vaporizer.
US10118011B2	Mechanical ventilation system utilizing bias valve A portable mechanical ventilator having a Roots blower provides a desired gas flow and pressure to a patient circuit. The mechanical ventilator includes a flow meter operative to measure gas flow produced by the Roots blower and an exhalation control module configured to operate an exhalation valve connected to the patient circuit. A bias valve connected between the Roots blower and the patient circuit is specifically configured to generate a bias pressure relative to the patient circuit pressure at the exhalation control module. The bias valve attenuates pulsating gas flow produced by the Roots blower such that gas flowing to the mass flow meter exhibits a substantially constant pressure characteristic. The bias pressure facilitates closing of the exhalation valve at the start of inspiration, regulates positive end expiratory pressure during exhalation, and purges sense lines via a pressure transducer module.
US10118008B2	Manifold assembly for respiratory interface device A respiratory interface device is provided. The respiratory interface device includes a manifold assembly including a manifold body and a rotational coupling. The manifold body includes an elastic portion. The rotational coupling includes a rigid conduit. The rigid conduit is rotatably coupled to the manifold body elastic portion. The rotational coupling and the elastic portion decouple the remaining portions of the manifold body from external forces applied to the rigid conduit.
US10118006B2	Methods, devices and systems for pulmonary delivery of active agents Provided herein is a method of pulmonary delivering to a subject at least one pharmacologically active agent being in a plant material, which is effected by pulmonary delivering the agent to the subject using a metered dose inhaler device that is configured to vaporize at least one pre-determined vaporized amount of the agent upon controllably heating the plant material, wherein the pre-determined vaporized amount is selected so as to achieve at least one pre-determined pharmacokinetic effect and/or at least one pre-determined pharmacodynamic effect induced by the agent in the subject.
US10118004B2	Expandable catheter system for fluid injection into and deep to the wall of a blood vessel A catheter-based/intravascular fluid injection system with application to renal denervation includes a multiplicity of needles which expand open around a central axis to engage the wall of a blood vessel, or the wall of the left atrium, allowing the injection of a cytotoxic and/or neurotoxic solution for ablating conducting tissue, or nerve fibers around the ostium of the pulmonary vein, or circumferentially in or just beyond the outer layer of the renal artery. The expandable delivery system includes expandable components that facilitate positioning of a multiplicity of injection needles against the inside wall of a blood vessel from where they can be advanced. The system also includes means to limit and/or adjust the depth of penetration of the ablative fluid into the tissue of the wall of the targeted blood vessel.
US10118003B2	Device and method for the reduction of pain associated with needle sticks A device that is used to reduce the pain of a needle stick to a person, the device having a casing containing a vibratory device and a temperature reducing device, and a method for using the device to reduce the pain of a needle stick by applying both thermal and vibration analgesia to a subject during a needle stick.
US10118000B2	Pen needle installation and removal safety cover and pen needle assembly utilizing the same A needle tip assembly for a pre-loaded syringe or a pen needle injection device. The needle tip assembly includes a body comprising a double-ended needle and being installable and removable from the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device. A needle cap is configured to cover a skin puncturing end of the double-ended needle and is removable to exposed the skin puncturing end. An outer cover is structured and arranged to at least install the body onto the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device and remove the body from the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device after the outer cover is re-installed. The body is lockable to the outer cover upon one of re-installation of the outer cover and prior to the body being removed from the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device.
US10117998B2	Assembly for a drug delivery device An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising an actuator which is configured to perform a setting movement in a proximal direction in order to set a dose of a drug, and which is configured to perform a dispense movement in a distal direction in order to dispense a dose of a drug. The assembly further comprises stop mechanism acting after a maximum amount of a drug has been delivered, which is configured to axially constrain the setting movement of the actuator such that the setting of a dose is inhibited, wherein a limited axial movement of the actuator is allowed.
US10117996B2	State changing appliance for a drug delivery device A system comprising a state changing appliance and a drug delivery device, the state changing appliance comprising first interface means for rotationally locking to a first exterior portion of the drug delivery device, second interface means for rotationally locking to a second exterior portion of the drug delivery device, the first exterior portion and the second exterior portion being angularly displaceable relative to one another from a first relative position to a second relative position, which second relative position defines a set dose to be expelled by the drug delivery device, and limiter means for limiting a relative angular displacement between the first interface means and the second interface means.
US10117992B2	Infusion devices and related rescue detection methods Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device to deliver fluid to a body of a user involves obtaining measurement values for a physiological condition influenced by the fluid, autonomously operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid based at least in part on the measurement values, and detecting a nonactionable condition based on the measurement values. In response to detecting the nonactionable condition, delivery of the fluid is limited while maintaining autonomous operation of the infusion device. In one exemplary embodiment, the nonactionable condition is a rescue condition indicative of the user having consumed fast-acting carbohydrates, and thus insulin delivery may be automatically limited in response to detecting the rescue carbohydrate consumption.
US10117991B2	Medical micro robot and micro robot system having the same The present invention provides a micro robot including: a drilling body which has a drilling tip formed at an end thereof; a spiral coupling body which has a magnet disposed therein, and is spirally coupled to an outer circumference of the drilling body; and a system control unit which allows the drilling body and the spiral coupling body to spirally move simultaneously or allows the spiral coupling body to spirally move around the drilling body by providing a rotational magnetic field to the magnet. In addition, the present invention also provides a micro robot system including the micro robot.
US10117990B2	Microfluidic intravital window A microfluidic intravital window includes an intravital imaging window adapted for implantation adjacent target tissue of a live animal, and a microfluidic fluid source and delivery system physically integrated into the window for controlled delivery of fluids to target tissue via the window. The microfluidic fluid source and delivery system is self-contained and completely located within the intravital imaging window, and includes at least one preloaded fluid reservoir, at least one fluid port in fluidic communication with both the at least one preloaded fluid reservoir and the target tissue, and at least one light activated fluid flow control device situated between the at least one preloaded fluid reservoir and at least one fluid port, to facilitate simultaneous in vivo viewing and remotely controlled fluid delivery to the target tissue.
US10117989B2	Syringe type pump The subcutaneous injection device contains a pump and a mechanism for inserting a cannula into the patient's skin. The cannula is fixedly positioned relative to the pump and the insertion mechanism has a flexible surface adhering to the skin. The flexible surface is positioned relative to the cannula in such a way that in a first position the tip of the cannula is concealed by the surface and in a second position the cannula is exposed beyond the surface. The insertion mechanism brings the surface from the first to the second position, thereby pulling the skin against the tip of the cannula.
US10117984B2	Devices and methods for assisting cardiac function Devices and methods for assisting cardiac function. In an exemplary embodiment of a device for assisting heart function of the present disclosure, the device includes a first plate and an opposing second plate, each plate having an inner surface, a cardiac processor coupled to at least one of the first plate and the second plate, a bladder having an inner chamber and disposed between the inner surfaces, and a first catheter having a proximal end in communication with the inner chamber of the bladder and a distal end having a first pericardial balloon coupled thereto, wherein a gas and/or a liquid within the inner chamber of the bladder can be injected into the first pericardial balloon upon compression of the first plate relative to the second plate, and wherein the gas and/or the liquid can be removed from the first pericardial balloon upon retraction of the first plate relative to the second plate.
US10117983B2	Pressure/flow characteristic modification of a centrifugal pump in a ventricular assist device A ventricular assist device is disclosed. The ventricular assist device may include a centrifugal pump and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the centrifugal pump to operate at a first speed above a predetermined flow rate. The controller may also be configured to cause the centrifugal pump to operate at a second speed below the predetermined flow rate, wherein the predetermined flowrate is indicative of a crossover point between systole and diastole phases of a person's cardiac cycle.
US10117981B2	Platinum-cobalt-boron blood pump element A magnetic impeller for a blood pump such as a magnetically driven, rotary ventricular assist device for pumping blood of a patient, the impeller comprising a magnetic alloy including platinum, cobalt, and boron.
US10117980B2	Distal bearing support In various embodiments, a catheter pump is disclosed herein. The catheter pump can include an elongated catheter body having a distal portion including an expandable cannula having an inlet and an outlet. The expandable cannula can have a delivery profile and an operational profile larger than the delivery profile. An impeller assembly can include an impeller shaft, and an impeller body can include one or more blades. The impeller blades can draw blood into the cannula when rotated. Further, an expandable support can have a mounting portion disposed on the impeller shaft distal of the impeller body and a cannula contact portion for reducing a change in tip gap due to bending of the cannula. The cannula contact portion can be disposed distal of the mounting portion.
US10117979B2	Systems and methods for electrically detecting the presence of exudate in dressings Systems and methods are provided for sensing fluid in a dressing on a patient and producing an electrical signal. In one instance, a galvanic cell is used as an electronic detection device. The galvanic cell is placed in the dressing and produces voltage when the dressing is substantially saturated. In one instance, the dressing is a reduced-pressure, absorbent dressing. Other systems, methods, and dressings are presented.
US10117972B2	Drug delivery medical device Provided is a coated implantable medical device, comprising: a substrate; and a coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating comprises at least one polymer and at least one pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically desirable morphology and/or at least one active biological agent and optionally, one or more pharmaceutical carrying agents; wherein substantially all of pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent remains within the coating and on the substrate until the implantable device is deployed at an intervention site inside the body of a subject and wherein upon deployment of the medical device in the body of the subject a portion of the pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent is delivered at the intervention site along with at least a portion of the polymer and/or a at least a portion of the pharmaceutical carrying agents.
US10117967B2	Scaffold for skin tissue engineering and a method of synthesizing thereof The embodiments herein disclose a method of fabricating composite scaffolds for skin tissue regeneration. The methacrylated hyaluronic acid (HAMA) and methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) are synthesized. The poly (glycerol sebacate)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PGS-PCL) microfibrous scaffolds are synthesized. The hydrogel is synthesized. The composite scaffold comprising hydrogel and poly (glycerol sebacate)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PGS-PCL) microfibrous scaffolds is fabricated. A plurality of physico-chemical characteristics of the composite scaffold comprising hydrogel and poly (glycerol sebacate)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PGS-PCL) microfibrous scaffolds are analysed. The physico-chemical characteristics comprises mechanical properties, swelling ratio and enzymatic degradation and scanning electron microscope imaging. The fibroblast cells are encapsulated within the composite scaffold comprising hydrogel and poly (glycerol sebacate)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PGS-PCL) microfibrous scaffolds and hydrogels. The fibroblast cells are seeded on composite scaffold and PGS-PCL scaffold. The fibroblast cell viability, fibroblast cell attachment, fibroblast cell spreading, fibroblast cell proliferation and fibroblast cell metabolism are analysed in composite scaffolds, PGS-PCL scaffolds and hydrogels.
US10117966B2	Method for producing nanosurfaces with nano, micron, and/or submicron structures on a polymer The present invention relates to a modified polymeric material. The modified polymeric material includes a polymer having a modified surface, where the modified surface includes nano, micron, and/or submicron scale features. The present invention also relates to an implant comprising the modified polymeric material. The present invention further relates to processes for making the modified polymeric material and the implant.
US10117964B2	Monolithic bodies of sintered chemically bonded ceramic (CBC) biomaterial prepared ex vivo for implantation, preparation and use thereof The present invention generally relates to the use of pre-formed bodies of Chemically Bonded Ceramics (CBCs) biomaterial for implantation purposes wherein the bodies are prepared ex vivo allowing process parameters to be optimized for desired long term properties of the resulting CBC biomaterial. More particularly, the pre-formed CBC material bodies of the present invention are sintered. The pre-formed body of CBC material is machined to the desired geometry and then implanted using a CBC cementation paste for fixation of the body to tissue. The invention also relates to a method of preparing pre-formed bodies of CBC biomaterial for implantation purposes, methods of preparing an implant thereof having desired geometry, and a method of implantation of the implant, as well as a kit for use in the method of implantation.
US10117963B2	Medical adhesives for stopping heavy bleeding and sealing leakages The present invention relates to a method that includes providing a formulation having an isocyanate-functional prepolymer and a curing component comprising an amino-functional aspartic ester of the general formula (I) applying the formulation to a cell tissue; and curing the formulation such that the loss of blood (haemostatic) or tissue fluids is staunched or leaks in cell tissues are sealed.
US10117958B2	System and apparatus thereof for destroying pathogens associated with footwear An apparatus for destroying pathogens includes a platform and an LED matrix panel. The platform has a portion configured to permit passage of ultraviolet light therethrough. The LED matrix panel is disposed below the portion of the platform and includes a grid and a plurality of discreetly-controlled, ultraviolet light LEDs (UV LEDs). The grid defines a plurality of cells. Each UV LED is associated with one cell such that the cells direct the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV LEDs upwardly through the portion of the platform to sanitize an object supported on the portion of the platform.
US10117954B2	Compositions and methods for in vivo imaging This document relates to compounds useful for targeting PARP1. Also provided herein are methods for using such compounds to detect and image cancer cells.
US10117953B2	Antibody drug conjugates The present invention relates to anti-cKIT antibodies, antibody fragments, antibody drug conjugates, and their uses for the treatment of cancer.
US10117952B2	Antibody-drug conjugate As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-Lb-Lc- wherein the antibody is connected to the terminal of L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the terminal of Lc with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as a connecting position.
US10117950B2	Compounds and compositions for the treatment of ocular disorders The disclosure describes prodrugs and derivatives of prostaglandins, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, kinase inhibitors, beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists and other drugs, as well as controlled delivery formulations containing such prodrugs and derivatives, for the treatment of ocular disorders.
US10117947B2	Virus-like particle conjugates for diagnosis and treatment of tumors The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and/or treatment of tumors, such as ocular tumors, using virus-like particles conjugated to photosensitive molecules.
US10117946B2	Self-assembling ultrashort peptides modified with bioactive agents by click chemistry The present invention relates to hydrogels comprising a first peptide with a covalently linked bioactive agent and optionally a second peptide. The present invention further relates to uses of the hydrogel for delivery of the bioactive agent or as an implant. The present invention further relates to drug delivery devices, implant, pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions comprising the hydrogel. The present invention further relates to methods of local treatment of diseases and to methods for preparing the first peptide and the hydrogels.
US10117945B2	mTORC1 inhibitors Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods of using the same for modulating the activity of mTORC1.
US10117942B2	Photoactivatable lipid-based nanoparticles as vehicles for dual agent delivery Embodiments of photoactivatable, lipid-based nanoparticles are disclosed, as well as methods of making and using the nanoparticles. Pharmaceutical compositions including the nanoparticles also are disclosed. The lipid-based nanoparticles include a vesicle wall surrounding a cavity, wherein the vesicle wall includes (i) a lipid bilayer comprising 1,2-bis(tricosa-10,12-diynoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DC8,9PC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), and (ii) 2-[1-hexyloxyethyl]-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a (HPPH) within the lipid bilayer. The nanoparticles may further include an agent within the cavity.
US10117941B2	Lipids and compositions for the delivery of therapeutics The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, the invention provides lipids having the following structure wherein R1 and R2 are each independently for each occurrence optionally substituted C10-C30 alkyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 alkenyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 alkynyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 acyl, or -linker-ligand; R3 is H, optionally substituted C1-C10 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C10 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-C10 alkynyl, alkylhetrocycle, alkylphosphate, alkylphosphorothioate, alkylphosphorodithioate, alkylphosphonates, alkylamines, hydroxyalkyls, ω-aminoalkyls, ω-(substituted)aminoalkyls, ω-phosphoalkyls, ω-thiophosphoalkyls, optionally substituted polyethylene glycol (PEG, mw 100-40K), optionally substituted mPEG (mw 120-40K), heteroaryl, heterocycle, or linker-ligand; E is O, S, N(Q), C(O), N(Q)C(O), C(O)N(Q), (Q)N(CO)O, O(CO)N(Q), S(O), NS(O)2N(Q), S(O)2, N(Q)S(O)2, SS, O═N, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclic or heterocycle; and, Q is H, alkyl, ω-aminoalkyl, ω-(substituted)aminoalky, ω-phosphoalkyl or ω-thiophosphoalkyl.
US10117938B2	Pharmaceutical formulation Disclosed are aqueous pharmaceutical compositions which provide sustained released delivery of corticosteroid compounds. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a soluble corticosteroid and at least one viscosity enhancing agent. Also provided are methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions in an epidural injection, intra-articular injection, or an intra-lesional injection.
US10117937B2	Highly branched alpha-D-glucans Compositions including a highly branched alpha-D-glucan or modified forms thereof and a solute compound are described herein. The compositions can provide increased water solubility and/or increased rate of dissolution for the solute compound. The compositions can also provide increased stability for the solute compound. Methods for preparing and using compositions including a solute compound and a highly branched alpha-D-glucan are also described.
US10117935B2	Adsorption of fluorinated anesthetics within the pores of molecular crystals A method of delivering or sequestering anesthetic agents by adsorption of such agents by porous partially fluorinated compounds which display high weight adsorption capacities.
US10117934B2	Conjugated lipomers and uses thereof The present invention provides inventive conjugated polyethyleneimine (PEI) polymers and conjugated aza-macrocycles (collectively referred to herein as “conjugated lipomers” or “lipomers”) containing one or more groups of the formula (iii): wherein R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are compositions comprising the inventive conjugated lipomers, and methods of preparation and use.
US10117929B1	Nucleic acid-based adjuvant and porcine vaccine composition including the same The present invention relates to a nucleic acid-based adjuvant and a porcine vaccine composition including the same. The nucleic acid-based adjuvant, which is a nucleic acid fragment consisting of a sequence listing as SEQ ID NO: 1, can be used as the nucleic acid-based adjuvant of a vaccine composition, thereby elevating the protective ability of the porcine vaccine composition.
US10117925B2	Influenza virus vaccines and uses thereof Provided herein are multimeric influenza hemagglutinin stem domain polypeptides, methods for providing hemagglutinin stem domain polypeptides, compositions comprising the same, vaccines comprising the same and methods of their use, in particular in the detection, prevention and/or treatment of influenza.
US10117921B2	Oil-based adjuvants The instant invention provides various formulations comprising combinations of immunostimulating oligonucleotides, polycationic carriers, sterols, saponins, quaternary amines, TLR-3 agonists, glycolipids, and MPL-A or analogs thereof in oil emulsions, use thereof in preparations of immunogenic compositions and vaccines, and use thereof in the treatment of animals.
US10117916B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against CLL and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10117915B2	Modulation of yeast-based immunotherapy products and responses Disclosed are methods to modulate yeast-based immunotherapy products and the immune responses, prophylactic responses, and/or therapeutic responses elicited by such products. Also disclosed are modified yeast-based immunotherapy products, kits and compositions.
US10117912B2	Drug delivery method The present invention relates to a new drug delivery strategy based on prodrug conversion, in which a water-soluble prodrug and its converting enzyme are co-delivered and at a point of administration such as the nasal or buccal mucosa. Enzymatic conversion of the prodrug produces drug in concentrations exceeding the drug's thermodynamic solubility, or saturation level. The supersaturated drug crosses the mucosal membrane quickly, as a result of its high thermodynamic activity, prior to crystallization. This strategy is particularly useful when fast action is required, for example in preventing or responding rapidly to Status Epilepticus (SE) or other central nervous system conditions such as migraine.
US10117896B2	Use of a trans-signaling approach in chimeric antigen receptors The present invention provides compositions and methods for inducing a CAR mediated trans-signal in a T cell. The trans-signaling CAR T cells comprise a first CAR having a first signaling module and a second CAR having a distinct second signaling module. The present invention also provides cells comprising a plurality of types of CARs, wherein the plurality of types of CARs participate in trans-signaling to induce T cell activation.
US10117892B2	Devices and methods for reducing the appearance of cellulite Methods and devices for use in reducing the appearance of dimpled skin or other undesirable appearance of skin in a cellulitic region of a patient are provided. The methods include the steps of disrupting fibrous septae located beneath the skin of a cellulitic region and introducing a composition beneath the skin, the composition being effective to reduce or prevent regrowth of the fibrous septae.
US10117890B2	Methods and compositions for treating pain Methods for treating pain such as fibromyalgia, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an adenosine analog, wherein the adenosine analog may be a compound of Formula (I): (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the adenosine analog for use in treating pain (e.g., fibromyalgia), optionally further comprising Substance P (SP), are also provided.
US10117889B2	Antibodies specific for LOX1 and use in treatment of cardiovascular disorders This disclosure provides LOX1 (LOX1) binding proteins such as anti-LOX1 antibodies, and compositions and methods for making these binding proteins. In certain aspects the LOX1-binding proteins provided herein, inhibit, or antagonize LOX1 activity. In addition, the disclosure provides compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating conditions associated with atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemia (e.g., myocardial ischemia), infarction (e.g., myocardial infarction), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, reperfusion injury, restenosis, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, inflammation (e.g., chronic inflammation), angiogenesis, preeclampsia, cancer and other LOX1-mediated diseases and conditions.
US10117888B2	Formulation comprising a gemcitabine-prodrug This invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations of gemcitabine-[phenyl-benzoxy-L-alaninyl)]-phosphate, a monophosphate derivative of the well-known oncology drug gemcitabine. In particular, the invention relates to formulations which comprise a polar aprotic solvent, preferably dimethyl acetamide (DMA). Formulations comprising these solvent provide therapeutically effective treatments of gemcitabine-[phenyl-benzoxy-L-alaninyl)]-phosphate. The invention also relates to methods of using said formulations and kits comprising said formulations.
US10117887B2	FAP-activated therapeutic agents, and uses related thereto Disclosed are prodrugs of anthracyclines (such as doxorubicin) and derivatives thereof that are selectively cleaved and activated by fibroblast activating protein (FAP). The prodrugs are useful for targeted delivery of “warhead” anthracycline or anthracycline derivative to FAP-expressing tissues, including cancer (e.g., solid tumors). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the prodrugs, as well as methods of using the prodrugs to treat a disorder characterized by FAP upregulation, e.g., cancer, undesirable fibrosis, and undesirable inflammation.
US10117885B2	Chewable lipid supplements for treating pain and fibromyalgia Composition, preferably, in the form of capsules or chewable wafers in quantities suitable for relieving the symptoms of fibromyalgia comprise formulations of phospholipids, specifically identified concentrations of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, glycolipids and phosphatidylserine along with inulin and other desirable active ingredients are described.
US10117881B2	Protective effect of DMPC, DMPG, DMPC/DMPG, LYSOPG and LYSOPC against drugs that cause channelopathies The present invention includes compositions and methods for preventing one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns caused by an active agent or a drug in a human or animal subject comprising: an amount of a lysophosphatidylglycerol adapted for oral administration effective to reduce or prevent one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns caused by the active agent or drug.
US10117875B2	Immune system modulators The present invention relates to a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the symbols are as defined in the specification; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same; and a method for treating or preventing autoimmunity disease using the same.
US10117871B2	3-hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-dione-5-carboxamides as potent inhibitors of HIV Various embodiments described herein are directed to compounds of formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV) for use as potent inhibitors of HIV integrase and for treatment of patients afflicted with AIDS. A major challenge of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) chemotherapy continues to be the inevitable selection of resistance by the virus towards known drug regimens. Treating resistant HIV strains calls for novel antivirals with unique structural cores. Some embodiments are directed to compounds featuring a 3-hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-dione-5-carboxamide core that consistently confers low nanomolar potencies against HIV-1 in cell culture. Biochemical testing and molecular modeling results corroborate an antiviral mechanism of action of inhibiting integrase strand transfer (INST). Preliminary testing against raltegravir-resistant HIVs showed marginal cross resistance, suggesting that the chemotypes of the various embodiments described herein could fit an inhibitory profile of second generation INSTIs.
US10117870B2	Stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pyrimidine-sulfamide The invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of the below formula, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates or morphological forms thereof.
US10117869B2	PDE III inhibitors for treatment of asymptomatic heart failure Phosphodiesterase type III (PDE III) inhibitor or a “Ca2+-sensitizing agent” or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof is used in the preparation of a medication for the reduction of the heart size of a patient suffering from heart failure, and as a medication for the reverse remodeling of the heart of a patient with asymptomatic (occult) heart failure and their delayed onset of clinical symptoms.
US10117866B2	Promoting axon regeneration in the adult CNS through control of protein translation Survival of, or axon regeneration in a lesioned mature central nervous system (CNS) neuron is promoted by (a) contacting the neuron with a therapeutically effective amount of an exogenous activator of protein translation; and (b) detecting the resultant promotion of the survival of, or axon regeneration in the neuron.
US10117864B2	Substituted N-bicyclo-2-aryl-quinolin-4-carboxamides and use thereof The present application relates to novel substituted N-bicyclo-2-arylquinoline-4-carboxamide derivatives, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof alone or in combinations for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prevention of fibrotic and inflammatory disorders.
US10117863B2	Methods and compositions for enhancing female sexual arousal and treating female sexual dysfunction Methods and compositions for enhancing female sexual arousal and treating female sexual dysfunction utilize L-arginine or equivalents and/or derivatives thereof, and an agent that enhances the activity of the L-arginine or equivalent thereof. These enhancing agents include niacin and/or nicotinamide. Niacin and/or nicotinamide, in combination with L-arginine or its equivalent allow a desired amount of nitric oxide to be delivered or generated at the female genitals in order to increase vasodilation and blood flow to the area to enhance sexual arousal and/or pleasure and to treat sexual dysfunction.
US10117861B2	Phenyl derivative The compound of the formula (I-1): wherein all the symbols have the same meanings as described in the specification, has two cyclic groups, particularly phenoxy groups at specific substitution positions and thus has high human S1P2 antagonistic activity. The compound may therefore be used as a therapeutic agent for S1P2-mediated diseases such as diseases resulting from vascular constriction, fibrosis, and respiratory diseases.
US10117859B2	Dosage suspensions of active pharmaceutical ingredients Methods for preparing suspensions of active pharmaceutical ingredients for ensuing drug delivery. The suspension may include a mixture of a relatively low dosage API and a relatively high dosage API or a mixture of an API with a suitable excipient.
US10117858B2	Pyridine and pyrazine derivative for the treatment of CF The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
US10117854B2	Method for treating hepatic encephalopathy A method of treating or preventing type C Hepatic Encephalopathy in a human patient diagnosed with cirrhosis by administering a composition containing at least 200 mg biotin to the human patient daily.
US10117853B2	Cyclic amine derivative and pharmaceutical use thereof A compound exerts a strong analgesic effect against pain, in particular, neuropathic pain and/or fibromyalgia syndrome. A cyclic amine derivative represented by general formula or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: A method of treating neuropathic pain includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of the cyclic amine derivative to a mammal. A method of treating fibromyalgia syndrome includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of the cyclic amine derivative to a mammal.
US10117850B2	Indole amide derivatives and related compounds for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterized by cytotoxic α-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds.
US10117848B2	Highly water-soluble salts of a short acting phenylalkylamine calcium channel blocker and uses thereof The present invention includes surprisingly water-soluble salts of a phenylalkylamine compound that are potent antagonists of L-type calcium channels. Aqueous solutions including salts of the instant invention are formulated for nasal administration and provide a novel therapeutic platform for the treatment of stable angina, migraine, and cardiac arrhythmia, such as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
US10117845B2	Retinal derivatives and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of visual disorders Compositions of and methods for using synthetic retinal derivatives as retinoid replacements and opsin agonists are provided.
US10117844B2	DPA-enriched compositions of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form DPA-enriched pharmaceutical compositions of polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form, therapeutic methods for their use, and processes for refining the compositions from fish oil are presented.
US10117841B2	Volatile organic compound formulations having antimicrobial activity The present invention includes novel chemical formulations having antimicrobial activity and their methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises at least one fungus.
US10117839B2	Encapsulation of hydrophobic biologically active compounds A composition comprising hydrophobic droplets coated by a shell and dispersed in a matrix and a consumable product comprising the composition are provided. The hydrophobic droplets comprise a hydrophobic compound, the shell comprises an irreversibly denatured protein, and the matrix comprises a protein, a starch, and a polysaccharide. Also provided are methods for preparing the composition and the consumable product.
US10117838B2	Pharmaceutical composition for the prolonged release of trimetazidine Composition for the prolonged release of trimetazidine wherein the inner phase comprises trimetazidine and the outer layer comprises a retardant and an anti-agglomerant.
US10117832B2	Emulsified fatty acids Provided herein are methods and processes for emulsifying non-polar compounds, such as omega fatty acids. Also provided are compositions that can be prepared according to the methods and processes described herein. The compositions, for example, have a high amount of the non-polar compound, such as a large amount of omega fatty acids. The non-polar compounds are also present in very small droplets within composition. For example, the mean or median particle size of the droplets is less than about 5 μm. Further, the composition includes a low amount of surfactant, such as less than about 10-15% of the surfactant.
US10117830B2	Stable parenteral DNJ compositions A stable pharmaceutical composition that includes an active agent selected from 1-deoxynojirimycin, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a derivative thereof, and a buffer, wherein the stable pharmaceutical composition is capable of being parenterally administered to a human without deleterious health effects. Pompe disease is an example of a lysosomal storage disorder. Pompe disease is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). GAA metabolizes glycogen, a storage form of sugar used for energy, into glucose.
US10117821B2	Topical lightening composition and methods of use thereof Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to compositions comprising lightening agents, nicotinamide and 3,3′-thiodipropanoic acid, in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, articles of manufacture, and methods of use thereof. The compositions and methods of described herein are effective to lighten an area of skin in need of lightening, such as but not limited to, a subject having overall dark complexion, pigmented skin discoloration, freckles, age spots, liver spots, sun damage, tans, pigmented acne marks, scars, pigmented birthmarks, hyperpigmentation, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, post-injury hyperpigmentation, melasma, cholasma, after-burn scar, nail stain, yellowing of skin, dark circles under eyes, and the like. The composition may include additional ingredients accordingly for a colored cosmetic, moisturizer, cleanser, toner, and the like.
US10117817B2	Composition and process for semi-permanent straightening of the hair The present invention provides a hair straightening composition with improved ease of use and reduced smoke development during the application of a straightening iron. The composition comprises at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I) in combination with at least one polymeric thickening agent selected from non-ionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric polymers having a viscosity of at least 500 mPa-s measured at a polymer concentration of 1% by weight, in water and at 20° C. with a Brookfield viscometer: R—CO—COOH Formula (I) In further aspects, the present invention concerns a process for semi-permanent straightening of the hair, utilizing said composition, the use of the composition for straightening hair, and a kit comprising the composition and a straightening iron.
US10117815B2	Improvements relating to encapsulated benefit agents A process for the preparation of a particle, wherein the particle comprises: (a) a core comprising a hydrophobic benefit agent; (b) an outer crosslinked shell, which comprises a crosslinked, hydrophobically modified polyvinyl alcohol, which comprises a crosslinking agent comprising a first dextran aldehyde having a molecular weight of from 2,000 to 2,000,000 Da; and (c) an inner polyamide shell, wherein the shell comprises a polyamide, and wherein the polyamide comprises an aromatic group; wherein the outer crosslinked shell is formed prior to the formation of the inner polyamide shell.
US10117810B2	Dental cement composition Dental cement composition comprising (i) a particulate filler reactive with a polyacid in a cement reaction; (ii) a water-soluble polymerizable compound of the following formula (1), AXn (1) wherein A is a linker group containing at least n nitrogen atoms and optionally one or more acidic groups, X are moieties containing a polymerizable double bond and forming an amide bond with a nitrogen atom of A, which X may be the same or different and are represented by the following formula (2) wherein R1 and R2 are independent from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or a group —(CH2)m—Z, wherein Z is COOM, OPO3M2, PO3M2, SO3M, and M is independently a hydrogen atom or a metal atom, and m is an integer of from 0 to 6, L is a bond or a C1-6 alkylene group; and n is an integer of at least 1; provided that at least one X cannot be a (meth)acryl group; and (iii) an initiator system; optionally a polyacidic polymer having polymerizable double bonds; and optionally water.
US10117809B2	Compositions for endodontic procedures An adhesion promoter for endodontic sealant compositions for filling and sealing a root canal.
US10117807B2	Pressure-regulating devices for transferring medicinal fluid In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor comprises a housing configured to couple the adaptor with a vial, an access channel, a regulator channel, and a regulator assembly. The access channel is configured to facilitate withdrawal of fluid from the vial when the adaptor is coupled to the vial. The regulator channel is configured to facilitate a flow of a regulating fluid from the regulator assembly to compensate for changes in volume of a medical fluid in the vial. In some embodiments, the regulator assembly includes a flexible member configured to expand and contract in accordance with changes in the volume of the medical fluid in the vial. In some embodiments, the flexible member is substantially free to expand and contract. In some embodiments, the flexible member is not partly or completely located in a rigid enclosure.
US10117806B2	Strengthened glass containers resistant to delamination and damage The glass containers described herein are resistant to delamination, have improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. The body may also have a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. A lubricous coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, such that the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7.
US10117804B2	CPR chest compression machine with camera A CPR chest compression machine includes a retention structure configured to retain a patient's body, and a compression mechanism configured to perform automatically CPR compressions to the patient's chest. The CPR machine also includes a camera coupled to the retention structure or to the compression mechanism. The camera has a field of view that spans at least a certain portion of the patient's body, and is configured to acquire an image of what is spanned by its field of view. The image may be stored in a memory, displayed, transmitted, analyzed to diagnose the patient, detect shifting of the patient within the CPR machine, etc.
US10117802B2	Blind dog navigation system The present invention relates to a device and a method associated with helping blind dogs navigate. With respect to the device, it is a set of one or more sensors and stimulators, which provide situational awareness to a blind dog regarding objects and sudden drops in its vicinity, helping the dog freely move about without the risk of collision or fall. The core components of the invention are a distance sensor, a microcontroller, a tactile/audio stimulator, an accelerometer, a power source, a control panel, a body harness, and a head wrap, which, generally speaking, are configured as follows: a frontal distance sensor mounted on top of a blind dog's head using the head band, the lower distance sensor, the stimulators, the microcontroller, the accelerometer, the power source, and the control panel are mounted on the blind dog using the body harness. With respect to the associated method, in order to carry out the method the following core steps are followed: a frontal distance sensor method to detect the objects in front of the blind dog and alert the blind dog when a collision is imminent, a drop sensor method to detect sudden drops in front of the blind dog and alert the dog when a fall is imminent, a velocity calibration method and a velocity computation method determine the movements of the dog based on accelerometer signals, and a velocity compensated alert method adjust and increase the alert distance/time when the dog is moving toward an obstacle or a drop.
US10117801B2	Walking assistance robot and method of controlling the walking assistance robot Disclosed are a walking assistance robot and a method of controlling the walking assistance robot. The control method includes collecting motion information by sensing or measuring a motion of at least one joint, determining a motion state of the at least one joint based on the sensed or measured motion of the at least one joint, and controlling the walking assistance robot based on the determined motion state of the at least one joint.
US10117798B2	Hospital bed with patient weight and displacement sensors A system for determining a location of a patient on a hospital bed comprising: at least one deformation sensor adapted to generate a signal indicative of a deformation of a frame of the bed; a location determination unit for determining a lateral and/or longitudinal location of the patient based on the deformation of the frame. A method for monitoring an exit of a patient from a hospital bed comprising: determining a patient location on the bed based on measured deformation and generating an alarm signal if the determined location is outside a predetermined area. A weight sensing system for a hospital bed having a base with a suspended frame suspended from a fixed frame comprising: a load sensor connecting the suspended frame and the fixed frame via a suspension member which is unsecured from the fixed frame to allow free vertical movement of the suspended frame relative to the fixed frame.
US10117797B2	Lift chair control device A lift chair comprising: a lift that transitions the lift chair between a resting position and a standing position; a user interface that receives one or more user inputs indicating a request to transition the lift chair between the resting position and the standing position; a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the lift and to the user interface, the controller circuit configured to cause the lift to transition the lift chair from the resting position to the standing position, in response to a single user input, at a first speed over a first time period followed by a second speed over a second time period, the first speed being slower than the second speed.
US10117796B2	Hand rim Provided is a hand rim which is not slippery even when the surface is wet. A hand rim 7 includes a base material 70 and an anti-slippage layer 71 formed on the surface of the base material 70. The anti-slippage layer 71 includes an adhesive layer 71a formed on the surface of the base material 70 and particles 71b which are fixed through the adhesive layer 71a. The particles 71b are fixed so as to protrude from the adhesive layer 71a.
US10117792B2	Absorbent articles and methods of manufacturing the same An absorbent article includes a chassis having a substantially rectangular shape a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids. The absorbent article includes a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis. The absorbent article includes a second securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis and configured to releasably attach to the first securement portion. The chassis is configured to include one of a first chassis length or a second chassis length. When the chassis includes the first length, the chassis includes a first width and the first securement portion includes a second width, and when the chassis includes the second length, the chassis includes the first width and the first securement portion includes a third width, greater than the second width.
US10117788B2	Transport method, manufacturing method for disposable wearable article, as well as wearable article, and transport device The transport method includes a speed varying step of varying speed of a first holding portion between a receiving position and a predetermined relay position by means of a speed change mechanism; a control step of controlling speed of a servo motor for driving rotation of second holding portions, such that speed of the second holding portions becomes a receiving speed at which the second holding portions is able to receive the absorbent body from the first holding portion at the relay position and becomes a predetermined transfer speed at a transfer position, and such that the second holding portions arrive at the relay position and at the transfer position at a predetermined cycle; and a speed changing step of changing the transfer speed while the cycle is maintained.
US10117787B2	Methods and apparatuses for tucking side panels of absorbent articles Aspects of the present disclosure relate to tucking opposing side panels into a chassis of a diaper pant. The apparatuses and methods may utilize one or more conveyors that advance the chassis along a machine direction. Each conveyor may have a vacuum zone that applies a vacuum force to hold the chassis. The chassis may be positioned between a first conveyor having a first vacuum zone and a second conveyor having a second vacuum zone. The conveyors may apply opposing vacuum forces to hold the first waist region apart from the second waist region while the chassis advances in the machine direction toward a tucking device. The vacuum forces are then removed from the waist regions as the tucking device pushes the side panels toward each other. Pushing the side panels toward each other causes the inner surfaces of the waist regions to simultaneously move toward each other.
US10117786B2	Fixed and removable absorbent cores for absorbent articles Manufacturing a multiple use absorbent article includes producing an absorbent article having a liquid permeable chassis topsheet, a liquid impermeable chassis backsheet, and a chassis absorbent core sandwiched between the chassis topsheet and the chassis backsheet. The method also includes producing an absorbent insert having an insert topsheet, an insert backsheet, and an insert absorbent core. The method also includes producing a separable line of weakness within or adjacent to the peripheral sealing region, and bonding the insert backsheet to the chassis topsheet, wherein the line of weakness provides for separation of the absorbent insert into a removable portion configured to be removed from the chassis absorbent unit, and a resident portion that remains bonded to the chassis absorbent unit.
US10117785B2	Breastmilk absorbing system A breast milk absorbing system includes a nursing garment being that may be worn by a nursing female. The nursing garment has a pouch. An absorbing unit is provided. The absorbing unit is removably positioned within the pouch. The absorbing may absorb breast milk from the nursing female. Thus, the nursing garment is inhibited from becoming wet with the breast milk. The absorbing unit extends across an entire width of the pouch. Thus, the absorbing unit remains aligned with the nursing female's breasts.
US10117783B2	Wound dressing A wound dressing comprising an absorbent layer, the absorbent layer being gathered in a longitudinal direction by one or more resilient yarns.
US10117782B2	Devices and methods for treating and closing wounds with negative pressure The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue.
US10117780B2	Goggles that eliminate a user's peripheral vision and enhance situational awareness while strengthening muscle memory Goggles eliminate peripheral vision of a user and enhance situational awareness while increasing muscle memory. The goggles comprise a goggle frame mechanically coupled to a left side blinder and a right side blinder. The goggle frame is further mechanically coupled to a wearing component. The left side blinder covers approximately one half of a left eye of the user and the right side blinder covers approximately one half of a right eye of the user giving the user a field of vision of 30 degrees to 70 degrees which can eliminate distractions and disturbances in peripheral vision of the user causing increased situational awareness and increased muscle memory.
US10117779B2	Goggles The present invention relates to goggles, preferably extra-orbital goggles, having an outer surface defined by a pair of lens portions each having an upper and a lower peripheral wall. The upper and lower peripheral walls extend to an upper and lower peripheral edge respectively which, in use, are in contact with the wearers face. The outer surface defined by the upper peripheral walls is convex. This contributes to a goggle outer surface which is a smooth curve.
US10117778B2	Goggle lens A goggle lens is revealed. The goggle lens includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a protective film connected to either the first surface or the second surface. The protective layer is a multi-layer structure formed by a silica composite film layer, a first zirconium dioxide film layer, a first silica film layer, an indium tin oxide (ITO) film layer, a second zirconium dioxide film layer and a second silica film layer in turn. Thereby harmful light such as blue light, infrared light, etc. is blocked by the protective film and ultraviolet light is also absorbed by the protective film for protecting user's eyes from damages.
US10117777B2	System for neuroprotective therapy for glaucoma Providing neuroprotective therapy for glaucoma includes generating a micropulsed laser light beam having parameters and characteristics, including pulse length, power, and duty cycle, selected to create a therapeutic effect with no visible laser lesions or tissue damage to the retina. The laser light beam is applied to retinal and/or foveal tissue of an eye having glaucoma or a risk of glaucoma to create a therapeutic effect to the retinal and/or foveal tissue exposed to the laser light beam without destroying or permanently damaging the retinal and/or foveal tissue and improve function or condition of an optic nerve and/or retinal ganglion cells of the eye.
US10117776B2	Devices and methods for treatment of ocular disorders through delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids Several embodiments disclosed herein relate to the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to an ocular tissue in order to provide a therapeutic effect to reduce symptoms of or otherwise alleviate an ocular disorder. In particular embodiments, plasmid DNA is delivered to the cells of the trabecular meshwork in order to ameliorate increasing intraocular pressure. Devices and systems to accomplish this delivery are also disclosed.
US10117773B2	Oral device for anterior advancement of the tongue An oral device for temporary placement in a patient's oral cavity includes a base and a tongue pocket. Partial vacuums are separately drawn through vertically oriented, tooth facing ports on the base and the tongue pocket in order to advance and control the position of the tongue in order to clear the patient's airway to reduce sleep apnea or treat other conditions.
US10117772B2	Female urination aid A female urination aid to enable a female to urinate from a standing position. The invention, in one embodiment, has a disposable funnel, typically made of paper or similar material, which fits into a reusable holder, which enables the funnel to be held against the body. The funnel may include an attached pad of wiping paper. In a second, reusable or multi-use embodiment, the funnel portion of the apparatus is of a reusable material such as plastic. A fluid container for holding a cleaning solution conveniently snaps onto the funnel, forming an easy to carry kit. Wiping paper may be attached to the funnel, so as to form a readily usable kit.
US10117769B2	Orthopedic knee brace An apparatus that includes a composite fuselage and motion control system designed to protect the human leg from knee pain and muscular fatigue created by repetitive vertical movement or extended periods of squatting. Fuselage panels and frame encapsulate the leg and functionally integrate with hard shell boots to create a rigid exoskeleton structure that resists radial displacement of the knee or ankle. The fuselage ‘open clamshell’ leg harness utilizes wide composite body panels that disperse pressure across a large surface area, allowing the harness to provide body mass support and device securement without restriction of the body's circulatory system.
US10117761B2	Stent with anti-migration features An endoprosthesis includes an expandable tubular framework having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis. The expandable tubular framework includes a plurality of interconnected struts. The interconnected struts include a radially outward face which includes a plurality of anti-migration grooves defining anti-migration teeth formed therebetween. The anti-migration teeth are configured to engage tissue to resist migration of the endoprosthesis within a body lumen.
US10117759B2	Anti-migration features and geometry for a shape memory polymer stent A radially-expandable stent for implantation in a bodily passageway, being expandable from an initial unexpanded state to an expanded state, having an outer surface with a geometric pattern covering said outer surface to minimize migration after implantation is provided. Also provided is a method of manufacturing such a stent.
US10117756B2	Plastically deformable inter-osseous device Described here are deformable, monolithic, stabilization implants suitable for use within bone and between bones to fuse vertebral bodies, to repair herniated discs, or to repair spinal compression fractures. The implants are introduced into a chosen site at a first, smaller height and then plastically deformed to achieve a second, but unique, pre-selected, larger height. Variations of the device provide one or more specific larger heights. The devices are suitable as intervertebral spinal fusion implants for the immobilization of adjacent vertebral bodies. Methods of and instruments for deployment of the implants are also described. Also described are variations of the device suitable as sizing instruments.
US10117752B2	Uncinate joint stabilizers and associated systems and methods A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment includes implanting a respective uncinate joint stabilizer into each uncinate joint of the cervical spine segment to stabilize the uncinate joints and thereby stabilize the cervical spine segment, wherein each uncinate joint stabilizer has threads and the step of implanting includes threading each uncinate joint stabilizer into the respective uncinate joint along an anterior-to-posterior direction using the threads.
US10117751B2	Arthoplasty revision system and method The present method includes the following steps: removing a portion of a previously implanted spinal arthroplasty device; and attaching a revision component to a remaining portion of the previously implanted spinal arthroplasty device to alter a biomechanical characteristic of the implanted arthroplasty device. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of limiting motion between adjacent vertebrae including the steps of accessing an implanted spinal arthroplasty device comprising a cephalad component fixed to a first vertebra and a caudal component fixed to a second vertebra inferior to the first vertebra, the cephalad and caudal components having a range of motion between them, and attaching a revision component to the cephalad and caudal components to reduce the range of motion. The invention also includes revision devices for revising the biomechanics of implanted spinal arthroplasty devices.
US10117749B2	Subtalar joint implant A subtalar joint implant (20) is disclosed for replacing a natural subtalar joint existing between the talus (102) and calcaneum (104) bones of a patient. In an embodiment the implant comprises talar (22) and calcaneal (24) portions that are configured to slide over each other in the implanted state. The implant is shaped so that the sliding is constrained to trajectories that involve pivoting of the talar portion relative to the calcaneal portion about a pivot point (36) or a line (38) of pivot points.
US10117746B2	Additive manufactured titanium bone device Disclosed herein is an orthopedic implant device comprising a porous structure, approximating the shape of a bone, and having modulus of elasticity similar to that of said bone. In one embodiment, further disclosed herein is a method of treating injuries or diseases affecting bones or muscles comprising providing an orthopedic implant device, wherein the orthopedic implant device comprising a porous structure, approximating the shape of a bone, and having a modulus of elasticity similar to that of bone, and using the orthopedic implant device to treat injuries and diseases affecting bones and muscles in a mammal. In another embodiment, disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an orthopedic implant device using an additive manufacturing (AM) method.
US10117745B2	Delivery device distal sheath connector A connector for coupling a distal sheath to an inner shaft of a medical delivery device includes a wedge defining a lumen for accepting the inner shaft of the medical delivery device and a cylindrical ring sized to mate with the wedge. The wedge may be welded or otherwise fixed to the inner shaft. The wedge and the ring are configured to be pressed together and lock a portion of the distal sheath therebetween.
US10117740B1	Contact lens-based methods to deliver power to intraocular devices An eye-mountable device is provided that includes a battery or other local power source and that can wirelessly power one or more intraocular devices using power from the battery. The eye-mountable device could be provided as a contact lens. The eye-mountable device could provide power to an intraocular device by emitting radio frequency energy, time-varying electrical fields through the conductive medium of the eye, or optical energy. The intraocular device could include an electronic lens configured to provide a controllable optical power to the eye. The intraocular device could include sensors configured to detect accommodation forces exerted by muscles of the eye; such detected forces could be used to control an electronic lens of the intraocular device or an electronic lens of the eye-mountable device. The battery could be rechargeable and the eye-mountable device could include instrumentation for receiving power to recharge the battery.
US10117738B2	Atraumatic tip geometry for indwelling devices An indwelling device for insertion in a biological tubular structure comprising an elongated device having a body and opposing ends. The body has a bending stiffness transverse to a longitudinal axis that is greater than a stiffness of the biological tubular structure. An atraumatic tip member, having a proximal end and a distal end, extends from the end of the elongated device. The proximal end has a first bending stiffness transverse to a longitudinal axis and the distal end has a second bending stiffness transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second bending stiffness being less than the first bending stiffness.
US10117736B2	Low radial force filter The disclosure provides a filter apparatus and method of filtering in a body vessel. The filter apparatus comprises a filter unit and an expandable introducer designed to deliver the filter unit to the target filtering site. The filter unit attaches to the expandable introducer via a plurality of anchors on the filter unit. The expandable introducer delivers and presses the anchors to the vessel wall during implantation. After implantation, the filter unit exerts minimal or about zero radial force against the vessel wall.
US10117734B2	Mesh positioning system for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair Novel mesh implant positioning systems for use in laparoscopic body wall defect repairs, such as hernia defects, are disclosed. The systems utilize one or more bar members combined with surgical sutures and needles to position a mesh implant adjacent to a body wall defect without the need for stay sutures. Also disclosed are assemblies of the positioning systems with surgical mesh repair implants, and methods of repairing body wall defects such as hernias with the assemblies.
US10117733B2	Systems, methods and devices relating to delivery of medical implants Implant delivery systems are disclosed. In general overview, an exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their combinations are disclosed. Methods of using the above system in suprapubic, prepubic, transvaginal, trans-obturator and other approaches are also disclosed.
US10117726B2	Plunger assembly and a capsule for dispensing a dental material A plunger assembly for a cartridge for dispensing dental material. The plunger assembly has a receptacle, an activator, and a passageway extending through the receptacle along a longitudinal axis. The passageway forms a chamber for storing at least a component of the dental material and has an outlet for the chamber. The activator has a piston for extruding the component from the chamber and a plug for the outlet. The activator is movable to unplug the outlet and to subsequently extrude the component in a single stroke. The plunger assembly helps for reliably emptying the chamber and helps facilitating dispensation of dental materials.
US10117724B2	Bearing unit for air turbine When compressed air does not act, a seal member is in contact with an outer periphery of an inner ring. When the compressed air acts, a contact area between the seal member and the outer periphery of the inner ring is reduced, as compared to when the compressed air does not act. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an air turbine bearing unit capable of promptly stopping rotation.
US10117710B2	Endometrial lining tissue treatment device An endometrial tissue treatment device includes an elongate positioning member and an energy applicator coupled to a distal end of the positioning member, the energy applicator including a tissue contacting member and an expandable-collapsible support structure underlying the tissue contacting member, the expandable-collapsible support structure comprising a substantially non-compliant elongate balloon disposed within the tissue contacting member that, when inflated, has a length oriented substantially transverse to the positioning member, including a first closed end that positions a corresponding first corner portion of the tissue contacting member in a first cornu of a uterine cavity, and a second closed end that positions a corresponding second corner portion of the tissue contacting member in a second cornu of a uterine cavity, with a lengthwise portion of the balloon positioning a distal facing portion of the tissue contacting member for contacting a fundal wall of a uterus.
US10117707B2	System and method for estimating tissue heating of a target ablation zone for electrical-energy based therapies Systems and methods are provided for modeling and for providing a graphical representation of tissue heating and electric field distributions for medical treatment devices that apply electrical treatment energy through one or a plurality of electrodes. In embodiments, methods comprise: providing one or more parameters of a treatment protocol for delivering one or more electrical pulses to tissue through a plurality of electrodes; modeling electric and heat distribution in the tissue based on the parameters; and displaying a graphical representation of the modeled electric and heat distribution. In another embodiment, a treatment planning module is adapted to generate an estimated target ablation zone based on a combination of one or more parameters for an irreversible electroporation protocol and one or more tissue-specific conductivity parameters.
US10117696B2	Cement-directing orthopedic implants A cement-directing structure for use in cement-injection bone therapy includes a collapsible, self-restoring braided structure with regions of differential permeability to the bone cement. The regions of differential permeability may be provided by areas where the braided mesh density is greater or lesser than surrounding areas and/or by means of a baffle. After the structure is placed in a void within a bony structure, cement is injected into the interior of the structure then oozes out in preferred directions according to the locations of the regions of differential permeability.
US10117687B2	Intramedullary nail for the treatment of fractures of the long bones An intramedullary nail for the treatment of fractures of long bones. The nail presents a body having a proximal area and a distal area and a longitudinal axis, and is adapted to be inserted in the medullary canal of said long bone. Furthermore, the nail presents at least two through holes formed at the proximal zone of said body. The nail includes a pair of fastening elements each having a first and a second end, in which each fastening element is adapted to be housed in a respective hole of the body of the nail at the respective first end.
US10117686B2	Method and apparatus for treating a bone fracture Apparatus for treating a bone fracture, the apparatus comprising: an anchoring tube comprising a hollow elongated shaft adapted for disposition in a hole formed in a bone and having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending therebetween, and a substantially planar plate mounted to the proximal end of the hollow elongated shaft and adapted for disposition against the outer surface of the bone; wherein the plate comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and further wherein the bottom surface of the plate is convex, such that when the anchoring tube is disposed in a hole formed in a bone and is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the hollow elongated shaft, the convex bottom surface of the plate maintains supporting contact with the outer surface of the bone.
US10117685B2	Bone fixation with a pin and a collar System, including methods and devices, for bone fixation with a pin and a collar. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise a pin configured to be inserted into a bone, and a deformable collar to retain the pin in the bone. The collar may be configured to be operatively disposed on the pin such that the collar extends more than halfway and less than completely around the pin. The pin and the collar may have complementary surface features that discourage sliding of the collar along a long axis of the pin. In some embodiments, the collar may be configured to be operatively disposed on the pin at a plurality of discrete, alternative axial positions along the long axis of the pin. The pin may be cut to a desired length.
US10117682B2	Adjustable spine distraction implant An adjustable spine distraction implant alleviates pain associated with spinal stenosis and facet arthropathy by expanding the volume and/or cross sectional area in the spinal canal and/or neural foramen. The adjustable implant provides a spinal extension inhibitor. The implant includes elliptical or oval shaped adjustable member or spacer for positioning between and adjustably spacing apart the spinous processes.
US10117680B2	Osteosynthesis device The invention relates to an osteosynthesis device having a bone screw (12), which has a threaded shaft (24) and a ball head (26), and having a fork head (14), which has a groove (32) and two legs (34), the ball head (26) being pivotably supported in the fork head (14), and having a pressure piece (16), which is seated on the ball head (26), the pressure piece (16) being braced on the fork head (14) and having two lateral fins (48) extending in the axial direction (30) of the fork head (14) and away from the threaded shaft (24); it is proposed that the pressure piece (16) is supported in the fork head (14) with prestressing in the axial direction (30) and thus in the direction toward the ball head (26) in that at least one of the fins (48) is slit transversely to the axial direction (30) of the fork head (14), so that a slit (50) forms a spring tongue (52), and the pressure piece (16) is thereby resiliently embodied and is braced via the spring tongue (52) on the fork head (14), and that a protrusion (70) protrudes in the axial direction (30) into the slit (50); and that the protrusion (70), for limiting deformation or deflection of the spring tongue (52), forms a stop (72), acting in the axial direction (30), for the spring tongue (52).
US10117678B2	Surgical system for bone screw insertion and rod reduction A screw insertion instrument includes a housing, a knob, a drive shaft, and a screw alignment post. The housing includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, and the proximal portion includes a proximal body portion defining a channel extending longitudinally therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The knob is coupled to the proximal portion of the housing and defines an aperture therethrough that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing. The drive shaft extends through the aperture of the knob and the proximal portion of the housing. The screw alignment post is coupled to the distal portion of the housing and is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing.
US10117674B2	Cannula anchor Cannula anchor assemblies are disclosed which consist of a threaded cannula and a cannula anchor. The cannula anchor system allows for secure anchoring into the body wall, and proper cannula height adjustment prior to and during surgery. Sutures through the body wall may be secured to the cannula anchor either directly through the cannula anchor, or around suture posts attached therein. The cannula anchor also prevents excessive plunge of a trocar into the patient. The cannula anchor is generally configured with internal threads that mate with a threaded cannula.
US10117672B2	Apparatus and method to stop bleeding A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on the wrist of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved frame having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved frame and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved frame. The bleeding from a first artery is stopped by compressing the first artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and the blood flow in the first artery is increased by compression of a second artery using inflation of the second balloon.
US10117668B2	Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent having improved stability An angioplasty catheter comprises a catheter body having a balloon or other radially expandable shell at its distal end. An external structure is carried over the shell and scores a stenosed region in a blood vessel when the balloon is inflated therein. The catheter has an attachment structure disposed between the catheter body and the balloon to accommodate foreshortening and rotation of the external structure as the balloon is expanded. The external structure may be part of a helical cage structure which floats over the balloon. Stabilizing struts are provided between at least some of the helical struts.
US10117666B2	Ultrasonic instrument and method using same An ultrasonic medical instrument includes a probe shaft having a threaded coupling at a proximal end and an end effector or head at a distal end. The coupling is configured for operative attachment to a source of ultrasonic mechanical vibratory energy, while the head has an operative surface configured for engagement with organic tissues of a patient. The probe shaft, the coupling, and the head are made of a metal or metal alloy. At least one end-of-life indicator element is affixed to the probe shaft or head, the indicator element being made of a material that gradually disintegrates or degrades with use of the instrument so as to provide a visible indicator of degree of use and remaining useful life of the instrument.
US10117657B2	Nautilus glenoid reamer Apparatus and methods for preparing a bone socket, such as the glenoid of the scapula, to receive a prosthetic component. The apparatus is an orthopedic instrument (reamer) used for the preparation of bone surface for the insertion of an implant. The reamer includes an elongate shaft, a connecting system (for example, a quick connect system), and a cutting head having a specific configuration, i.e., in the shape of a Nautilus shell having a logarithmic spiral. The cutting head is provided with a plurality of spokes that have different radii or lengths (that confer a non-constant non-uniform radius to the overall cutting head).
US10117656B2	Loading unit locking collar A loading unit assembly includes a shell assembly and a locking collar. The shell assembly has a proximally extending annular ring that defines a cylindrical opening. The annular ring defines a lock opening that passes through the annular ring. The shell assembly defines a retention slot that is adjacent the annular ring on an opposite side of the annular ring from the lock opening. The locking collar is positioned about the annular ring and has a body, a lock, and a retention tab. The body includes a release surface. The locking collar has a locked configuration wherein the lock extends into the cylindrical opening and an unlocked configuration wherein the lock is disposed outwardly of the cylindrical opening. The side of the locking collar opposite the lock is prevented from moving outwardly in relation to the annular ring when the release surface is pressed inwardly towards the annular ring.
US10117655B2	Loading unit locking band for surgical stapling instrument A loading unit includes a shell assembly and a locking band. The shell assembly has a proximally extending annular body. The annular body defines two hook openings that oppose one another, a lug opening positioned between the hook openings, and a central passage for receiving a portion of a surgical instrument. The locking band has an arced body with two ends, a retention hook positioned adjacent each end of the body and extending from the inner surface of the body. Each of the retention hooks is disposed within a respective one of the hook opening to retain a respective one of the ends of the locking band to the annular body. The lug is disposable through the lug opening into the central passage to secure the loading unit to a surgical instrument.
US10117650B2	Adapter assembly and loading units for surgical stapling devices A surgical apparatus is provided. The surgical apparatus includes a proximal body portion, a distal body portion selectively articulable relative to the proximal body portion at an articulation joint, and a first drive gear disposed within the distal body portion. The distal body portion has a diameter and a length. The length of the distal body portion is substantially the same as the diameter of the distal body portion.
US10117646B2	System and method for retracting body tissue A method for retracting body tissue providing a retractor system that includes a rail having two opposed widened rail portions separated by a narrowed portion, each widened portion engageable by a separate clamp. The clamps are configured to support the rail to a fixed surface, or to support a surgical device. Each clamp may independently be positioned or slid along the rail to a desired location without interference with a clamp on an opposing widened rail portion. A device clamp is formed of spherical mating portions which enable alignment of a surgical device along six degrees of freedom, and tightenable by securing a single fastener. A retractor blade mount enables an angular and tilting disposition of a retractor blade, as well as remote manipulation of the retractor blade.
US10117643B2	Created cavity temperature sensor With the Quantified Self movement becoming prevalent, more people are looking to incorporate technology to acquire data regarding aspects of a person's daily life in terms of inputs (e.g. food consumed, quality of surrounding air), states (e.g. blood oxygen levels, body temperature), and/or performance. This self-monitoring concept combines wearable sensors with computing devices to produce an output to improve daily functioning. Disclosed is a device that senses and measures the created cavity temperature (CCT) within an artificial cavity in the wearer's body. This current device provides a wearable thermometer that measures temperature for a convenient, comfortable method of continuously tracking the wearer's temperature.
US10117641B2	System and method for focusing ultrasound image data Sold-state intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging devices, systems, and methods are provided. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are particularly directed to flexible and efficient systems for focusing IVUS echo data received from transducers including polymer piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasound transducers (PMUTs). In one embodiment, an ultrasound processing system includes first and second aperture engines coupled to an engine controller, which provides aperture assignments to the first and second aperture engines. The aperture engines receive the assignment and a portion of A-line data, perform one or more focusing process on the received A-line data, and produce focused data in accordance with the aperture assignment. In some embodiments, once an aperture engine has produced focused data, the engine controller clears the aperture engine and assigns another aperture.
US10117639B2	Ultrasonic sensor as well as probe and electronic apparatus An ultrasonic sensor includes a vibration plate, a first electrode, a piezoelectric body, and a second electrode. The first electrode is laminated on the vibration plate, that has a length along a surface of the vibration plate in a first direction, and that has a width Wbe along the surface of the vibration plate in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. The width Wbe is not more than the length. The piezoelectric body is laminated on the first electrode and has a width Wpz in the second direction. The second electrode is laminated on the piezoelectric body. A ratio Wbe/Wpz between the width Wbe of the first electrode and the width Wpz of the piezoelectric body is not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.8.
US10117636B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic image processing apparatus, medical image diagnostic apparatus, and medical image processing apparatus Position coordinate information of each point three-dimensionally forming a tissue corresponding to a diagnosis target at each time phase is obtained, a quantitative value for evaluating the movement of the tissue corresponding to the diagnosis target is calculated by using the position information, and the result is output in a predetermined form. Accordingly, since the quantitative value for evaluating the movement is calculated by using the three-dimensional position coordinate information without converting wall movement information obtained by a three-dimensional tracking process into two-dimensional information, it is possible to provide medical information with a higher degree of precision.
US10117633B2	Method and apparatus for characterization of X-ray energy outputs of medical X-ray generators A method for continuously evaluating an X-ray unit. The method includes placing an X-ray sensor converter having a photo diode and a scintillation crystal in a path of an X-ray beam emitted by the X-ray unit, using the X-ray sensor converter to convert an X-ray beam energy into an electric signal, providing an amplifier connected to the X-ray sensor converter, conveying the electric signal from the X-ray sensor converter to the amplifier, amplifying the electric signal with the amplifier, and measuring a spectrum of the X-ray tube energy by continuously sampling and quantifying the amplified electric signal.
US10117632B2	Portable medical imaging system with beam scanning collimator A portable medical imaging system includes a movable station, a detector panel, an X-ray beam transmitter, and a controller. The movable station includes a c-arm having a first end and a second end that are movable along an arc relative to the movable station. The detector panel is attached to the first end of the movable c-arm. The X-ray beam transmitter faces the detector panel and is attached to the second end of the c-arm. The X-ray beam transmitter contains a collimator that forms a window through which an X-ray beam is transmitted toward the detector panel. The collimator is configured to move the widow in a lateral direction across a direction of the arc. The controller is configured to control movement of the window by the collimator to steer the X-ray beam laterally across the detector panel.
US10117631B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing system An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit and an image processing unit. The acquiring unit acquires a radiographic image acquired by irradiating a radiation on an object and a scattered-ray component contained in the radiographic image, wherein the scattered-ray component originates from a scattered ray which is a radiation scattered in the object. The image processing unit performs an image process on the radiographic image in accordance with an instruction, wherein the image processing unit performs an image process based on a radiographic image acquired by the acquiring unit and a scattered-ray component acquired by the acquiring unit in a case where an instruction to perform the image process is received again.
US10117630B2	Fluoroscopy apparatus and fluoroscopy method An image including the marker M is continuously collected every constant time from the images and template matching is performed by utilizing the first template image stored in advance in the template image memory element relative to the image including the marker M. And the image including the marker M after pattern matching specified by the template matching element is clipped as a template image and is stored in the template image memory. Then, the image including the marker M is acquired from the next images continuously collected every constant time. Thereafter, the template matching is performed by utilizing the second template image stored just therebefore in the template image memory element relative to the image including the marker M. Once the second template matching is completed, the image including the marker M is clipped as the next second template image since the pattern matching is identified by the template matching element, and is stored. For the next template matching, the second template image newly stored is utilized.
US10117627B2	System and method to maintain engagement of gears for X-ray imaging system An X-ray imaging system includes a gantry, rotatable about an axis of rotation, a radiation source mounted on the gantry and configured to emit radiation, and one or more detectors configured to detect the emitted radiation. The gantry includes a gear assembly coupled to a motor to enable rotation of the gantry, wherein the gear assembly comprises a gantry gear. The gantry includes an encoder for detecting position of the gantry, wherein the encoder comprises an encoder gear meshed with the gantry gear. The gantry also includes a gear re-engagement assembly configured to couple to the encoder and to force the encoder gear into correct engagement with the gantry gear when the encoder gear becomes disengaged from the gantry gear. As such, the gear re-engagement assembly keeps engagement of the encoder gear and the gantry gear to maintain the important gantry position tracking.
US10117623B2	Biometric authentication device and biometric authentication method A biometric authentication device collates pre-registered biometric data for authentication with biometric data acquired during authentication. An imaging section images biometric data acquired by penetration through the finger by near-infrared light from a near-infrared light irradiating section. A control section acquires the biometric data acquired by the imaging section. A visible light irradiating section irradiates a finger inserting section where the finger is inserted with visible light. The visible light irradiating section starts irradiation of the visible light before the imaging section acquires the biometric data. The control section sets irradiation luminosity from the visible light irradiating section to be lower in a case where luminosity of an imaging screen of the biometric data acquired by the imaging section is higher than luminosity appropriate for authentication, and collates the biometric data in the case where the irradiation luminosity is set to be lower with the pre-registered biometric data for authentication.
US10117620B2	Sensor guide wire device and system including a sensor guide wire device A sensor guide wire for an intravascular measurement of a physiological variable in a living body may include a sensor element configured to measure the physiological variable based on exposure to fluid in the living body; and a cylindrical-shaped jacket forming an interior space housing the sensor element. The jacket comprises an outer circumferential wall with a circumferential surface extending between distal and proximal longitudinal ends of the jacket. The outer circumferential wall of the jacket does not include any apertures along its circumferential surface so as to prevent fluid from passing through the outer circumferential wall and/or the jacket has a constant cross section along its entire length.
US10117619B2	Optical sensor An optical sensor includes: a light emitter; a light receiver; a rod-shaped grasping member in which one of the light emitter and the light receiver is disposed, and which is to be grasped by a hand of a subject; and a clamping member which is adapted to clamp a part of the hand of the subject with the grasping member, another one of the light emitter and the light receiver being disposed in the clamping member.
US10117616B2	Apnea safety control The present invention relates to a safety support system (10), comprising a data interface (20) for receiving sleep quality data carrying information on the sleep quality of a person (12), a sleep quality assessment unit (22) for determining a sleep quality indicator being indicative of the sleep quality of the person (12) based on the received sleep quality data and a safety unit (24) for determining machine operation settings for the person (12) based on the sleep quality indicator, said machine operation settings being indicative of an allowed operation of a machine (14) by the person (12). The present invention further relates to a corresponding method and to a machine (14) comprising a safety support system (10) as described above.
US10117611B2	Biological signal measuring system and biological signal measuring apparatus A biological signal measuring system includes: a light emitter emitting a first light beam and a second light beam; a light receiver outputting first and second signals in accordance with light intensities of the first and second light beams that have been passed through or reflected from a living tissue of a subject; a first calculating section acquiring a light attenuation of the first light beam based on the first signal and a light attenuation of the second light beam based on the second signal; a second calculating section acquiring a blood-derived light attenuation based on the light attenuation of the first and second light beams; a third calculating section acquiring information relating to a blood oxygen saturation based on a change amount of the blood-derived light attenuation associated with pressurization of the living tissue; and an outputting section outputting the acquired information.
US10117609B2	Method for distributing contact information between applications A method and system for distributing contacting information between applications is provided. The system preferably uses an ENUM-type protocol and a middleware tool kit to associate telephone numbers to other identifying information, such as e-mail addresses or URLs for web sites. The system enables the associated contacting information to be shared across multiple applications that may be implemented on a computer or a mobile telephony device. Information is shared only after verification that a requester is authorized to receive the requested contacting information.
US10117607B2	Hand-held measuring device Described is a hand-held measuring device 1 for measuring the pH value of wounds at a measuring point, wherein the hand-held measuring device 1 comprises a housing 2, a removable protective case 5 which at least partially encloses the housing 2, and a detection and evaluation unit constructed of at least two elements 6, 7, 9. The evaluation unit is designed to process the measured signals detected by the detection unit. At least one element 7 of the detection and evaluation unit is arranged in or on the housing 2 and at least one element 6, 9 of the detection and evaluation unit is designed as a component of the protective case 5.
US10117600B2	Pacing activity data of a user Pacer activity data of a user may be managed. For example, historical activity data of a user corresponding to a particular time of a day prior to a current day may be received. Additionally, a user interface configured to display an activity goal of the user may be generated and the user interface may be provided for presentation. In some aspects, the user interface may be configured to display a first indicator that identifies cumulative progress towards the activity goal and a second indicator that identifies predicted cumulative progress towards the activity goal. The cumulative progress may be calculated based on monitored activity from a start of the current day to the particular time of the current day and the predicted cumulative progress may be calculated based on the received historical activity data corresponding to the particular time of the day prior to the current day.
US10117596B2	Method for diagnosing a malignant lung tumor A method to determine presence of a disease condition in a medical patient by evaluating conductivity information. Point-attributes values obtained from highly accurate conductivity data-sets taken as a function of time, over a period of time, are compared to previously determined threshold values. Z-scores may be determined to combine a plurality of point-attribute values in formulation of a composite score for a patient. Sometimes, z-scores are weighted by overall accuracy of the point-attribute in predicting presence of the disease.
US10117595B2	Method and apparatus for detecting cardiac arrhythmia and recording medium using the method A method and an apparatus for detecting cardiac arrhythmia and a recording medium using the method are provided. In the method, physiological signals of a human comprising a sequence of heart pulses are acquired, and an average of heartbeat intervals between pairs of consecutive heart pulses in the sequence of heart pulses is calculated. Each pair of consecutive heartbeat intervals is examined to identify premature ventricular contraction (PVC) candidates or atrial premature contraction (APC) candidates based on whether a difference between the pair of consecutive heartbeat intervals is larger than a product of a factor and the average of heartbeat intervals and whether an average of the pair of consecutive heartbeat intervals is within a predetermined range.
US10117591B2	Impedance bootstrap circuit for an interface of a monitoring device An interface for receiving electrical signals representative of a condition of a patient and for conveying representations of the electrical signals to a processing system. The interface includes at least one amplifier circuit configured to alter an amplitude of the electrical signal, a common-mode cancellation amplifier circuit coupled to the at least one amplifier circuit and configured to reduce common-mode signal noise in the electrical signals, and a bootstrap circuit coupled to the at least one amplifier circuit and configured to increase an effective input impedance at an input of the at least one amplifier circuit.
US10117587B2	Dynamically reconfigurable apertures for optimization of PPG signal and ambient light mitigation This relates to an electronic device with dynamically reconfigurable apertures to account for different skin types, usage conditions, and environmental conditions and methods for measuring the user's physiological signals. The device can include one or more light emitters, one or more light sensors, and a material whose optical properties can be changed in one or more locations to adjust the optical path and the effective separation distances between the one or more light emitters and one or more light sensors or the size, location, or shape of the one or more dynamically reconfigurable apertures. In some examples, the material can be a liquid crystal material, MEMS shutter layer, or light guide, which can form the one or more dynamically reconfigurable apertures. In some examples, the light emitters or light sensors or both can be an array of individually addressable optical components.
US10117585B2	Sensor and biological signal measuring system A biological signal measuring system includes a sensor and a biological signal measuring apparatus configured to calculate a blood refill time of a living tissue of a subject. The sensor includes a pressure applying portion configured to apply pressure on the living tissue, a light emitter configured to emit light toward the living tissue, a light receiver configured to receive reflected light or transmitted light from the living tissue, a first light transmitting member made of a light transmitting material and having one side contacting the light emitter and the other side arranged to contact the subject, a second light transmitting member made of a light transmitting material and having one side contacting the light receiver and the other side arranged to contact the subject, and a light blocking member configured to block light between the light emitter and the light receiver.
US10117582B2	Medical hyperspectral imaging for evaluation of tissue and tumor Apparatus and methods for hyperspectral imaging analysis that assists in real and near-real time assessment of biological tissue condition, viability, and type, and monitoring the above overtime. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful in surgery, clinical procedures, tissue assessment, diagnostic procedures, health monitoring, and medical evaluations, especially in the detection and treatment of cancer.
US10117581B2	Identification of areas of interest during intraoral scans During an intraoral scan session, a processing device receives a first intraoral image of a dental site and identifies a candidate intraoral area of interest from the first intraoral image. The processing device receives a second intraoral image of the dental site and verifies the first candidate intraoral area of interest as an intraoral area of interest based on comparison of the second intraoral image to the first intraoral image. The processing device then provides an indication of the intraoral area of interest during the intraoral scan session.
US10117573B2	Fundus photography device A fundus photography device includes: a fundus illumination optical system that illuminates a fundus of an eye by illumination light; a fundus photography optical system; an OCT optical system; an anterior chamber observation optical system for observing an anterior chamber observation image of the eye illuminated by the anterior chamber illumination light source; a first wavelength separation member that sets a first optical axis commonly shared by the fundus illumination optical system and the fundus photography optical system to be coaxial with a second optical axis commonly shared by the OCT optical system and an anterior chamber observation optical system; and a second wavelength separation member that forms the second optical axis by setting an optical axis of the OCT optical system to be coaxial with an optical axis of the anterior chamber observation optical system.
US10117567B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes a bending section being disposed in an insertion section, a plurality of towing members disposed in the insertion section and in an operation section from the bending section, a disk member turnably provided in the operation section and configured to turn to tow and loosen the plurality of towing members, the plurality of towing members being suspended in an outer circumference of the disk member, operation members turnably disposed in the operation section and configured to turn the disk member to bend the bending section, and a turning shaft configured to turnably axially support the disk member and the operation members with respect to the operation section in a position decentered to the distal end side by a predetermined distance d with respect to a center of the disk member in an initial state in which the bending section is linear.
US10117566B2	Driving force transmission mechanism for medical devices A driving force transmission mechanism for medical devices, includes a tubular portion including: an opening edge portion which allows a support portion of a drive shaft to be supported at an output end in a state where at least a part of the output end is accommodated in the tubular portion; and a first adjustment section which is configured to fix a gear train in a state where the drive shaft is inserted into the tubular portion and a distal portion of the drive shaft is arranged at a predetermined position where a driven portion is able to be driven and a state where a position of the output end of the gear train is adjusted relative to a position of the support portion of the drive shaft.
US10117563B2	Polyp detection from an image A method of identifying the presence of a suspect region such as a polyp in a body cavity of a subject includes generating successive images of a body cavity of the subject, and comparing the successive images of the body cavity, wherein a suspect region of the body cavity is likely present when the successive images are different in terms of intensity, surroundings, registration, and/or protrusions. Also provided is an apparatus comprising a processor and an endoscope having a camera and one or more illuminators such that the processor is configured to compare the images acquired from the camera and the one or more illuminators to identify the presence of a suspect region such as a polyp.
US10117559B2	Arrangement for providing a wash zone Provided herein is an arrangement for creating a wash zone with in a dishwasher washing chamber. The arrangement may include a spray arm may rotate around an axis; a water pump may feed water to the spray arm; and a support element may rotatably support the spray arm in the washing chamber. The support element may lock the spray arm in at least one position when the pressure in the water fed from the water pump via the support element to the spray arm exceeds a predetermined level. The arrangement may include a control unit arranged to control the operation of the water pump. The control unit may increase the pressure in the water fed from the water pump to the spray arm to lock the spray arm and thereby create the wash zone. A dishwasher including the arrangement and a method for controlling the dishwasher are also provided.
US10117558B1	Adhesive scrubbing patch set for adhering to a glove A scrubbing patch set for gloves is provided including an inner hand patch sized and configured to generally cover the index finger, the thumb and an inner palm portion extending from the index finger to the thumb on the palm side of the glove. The patch set can also include a middle finger patch sized and configured to generally cover at least a distal end of the middle finger on the palm side of the glove; a ring finger patch sized and configured to generally cover at least a distal end of the ring finger on the palm side of the glove; and a little finger patch sized and configured to generally cover at least a distal end of the little finger on the palm side of the glove.
US10117557B2	Mop module and robot cleaner having the same A mop module for a robot cleaner may include a module body detachably coupled to a cleaner body; and a mop mounted to the module body, and configured to wipe a floor as the cleaner body moves. The module body may include a hook protruding from the module body, and detachably mounted to the cleaner body by being elastically deflected; and a pressing member installed at the module body so as to be moveable in opposing directions, and configured to elastically deflect the hook.
US10117555B2	Upward cleaning vacuum cleaning apparatus A vacuum cleaning apparatus comprises: a head; a handle for holding; and a cleaning element, for upward cleaning, wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
US10117554B2	Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including a housing, a roller and a wheel assembly arranged to support the cleaner head on a surface such that the roller is held out of pressing engagement with the surface. The roller is arranged to rotate with respect to the housing and the wheel assembly includes a first wheel which is arranged to drive the roller.
US10117553B2	Cleaning nozzle for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a rotatable member for picking up particles from a surface, and a cleaning arrangement for removing articles entangled to the rotatable member. The rotatable member rotates around a longitudinal axis. The cleaning arrangement has at least one support surface provided on a radially projecting member, and at least one cleaning member movable between a resting position in which the cleaning member is arranged at a distance from the support surface and a cleaning position in the vicinity of the rotatable member. In the cleaning position, the cleaning member cooperates with the support surface to remove entangled articles from the rotatable member during rotation of the rotatable member. The cleaning member includes a resilient sheet member capable of providing resilient contact with at least one segment of the at least one support surface in the cleaning position during rotation of the rotatable member.
US10117548B2	Foam producing apparatus and method A foam dispenser includes a dispensing outlet, a pre-mixing chamber receiving liquid from a liquid source and air from an air source, a mixing chamber downstream of the pre-mixing chamber and proximate the dispenser outlet, and a first conduit coupling the pre-mixing chamber to the mixing chamber.
US10117546B2	Appliance for cooking by air flow Provided is an appliance for cooking and/or reheating food, which includes: a housing having a cooking vessel arranged such as to receive the food to be cooked and/or reheated, and a circuit for heating by ventilation including an air duct arranged such as to channel and direct a flow of hot air onto the food to be cooked and/or reheated, wherein the air duct has at least one cross-section in which a geometric size of the channeled air flow is limited such as to reduce a turbulence of the air flow flowing downstream from said at least one section of the air duct.
US10117545B2	Two sided grill with easy clean features A grill is provided including a base structure. A lower platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes a lower grill plate having a first cooking surface. An upper platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes an upper grill plate having a second cooking surface movable between a raised position and a lowered position. A backsplash is arranged at a joint between the upper platen assembly and the lower platen assembly. The backsplash includes a partially open compartment within which a back end of the upper grill plate is arranged when in the raised position. The upper platen assembly includes an extended back end configured to direct grease away from the cooking surface. When the upper platen assembly is in the lowered position, the extended back end if offset from the first cooking surface.
US10117542B2	Coffee maker A coffee maker with continuously adjustable water flow rate, continuously adjustable feedback-controlled water temperature, and low thermal mass allows baristas to experiment with and digitally program and/or record different flow-rate and temperature profiles (brewing profiles) over the course of brewing a cup or batch of coffee. Brewing profiles may be recorded on one machine and reproduced (played back) on another machine, allowing reproducibility of subtle flavor variations in brewed coffee.
US10117537B2	Christmas tree stand Many forms of Christmas tree stand, for use with real (i.e. cut) Christmas trees are known, such as those that may be filled with water to prolong the life of the tree. The present invention relates to a Christmas tree stand, and a method of maintaining a Christmas tree in a substantially upright position, and includes a reservoir 3 with retaining parts 9 at upper and lower ends thereof, and an outer container into which the reservoir is configured to be securable, the container configured to substantially conceal the reservoir and having a base larger than the reservoir. This prevents damage to floor surfaces (such as carpets and tiles) and prevents accidental contact by passers-by with difficult-to-see legs and/or arms.
US10117536B2	Automatic door closing device for secure locker system An automatic built-in closing apparatus includes at least one common pivoting shaft that is driven by a unique motor, intermediate gear wheels and a clutch coupled to control doors of a series of lockable compartments pertaining to a same block of an electronic locker unit and a set of freewheels and overload clutch which is mounted on the common pivoting shaft as a hinge for each door of the series of lockable compartments.
US10117533B2	Straw cup A straw cup includes a container and a lid releasably attached to the container for closing a container open top. A lid body has a dispensing port and a vent each extending therethrough. The body further has a downward depending inner collar which surrounds the dispensing port. A straw extends through the dispensing port and has a mounting member provided at a lower end thereof. The mounting member is received in the inner collar and includes a flexible seal member having a downward frusto-conical shape. The seal member normally contacts an inner surface of the inner collar. The seal member is movable radially downwardly and away from the inner surface allowing an inward flow of air through the vent and over the seal member upon the introduction of a pressure differential across the vent where the pressure outside of the container is greater than the pressure inside of the container.
US10117531B1	Adjustable framing A framing system includes a first screen, a second screen and a first bracket. The first bracket includes an internal slot configured to receive a portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the first screen as well as a portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the second screen. A first gripping member is configured to selectively extend into the internal slot of the first bracket to secure the first screen and the second screen. A method for framing includes securing graphics to a first screen, placing a second screen against the graphics such that the graphics is between the first and second screens, inserting the assembled graphics and first and second screens into an internal slot of at least one bracket and, with a gripping member, pressing the first screen against the second screen and the second screen against an internal surface of the internal slot.
US10117526B1	Seafood showcase A seafood showcase having a plurality of vertical dividers disposed on a bottom from a front wall to a rear wall, forming a plurality of sections. A plurality of perforated horizontal dividers is medially disposed on the bottom, bisecting each of the plurality of sections into a front compartment and a rear compartment. The front compartment has a drain, a perforated drain separator wall, and a perforated false bottom. The perforated false bottom is removably disposed on the bottom of the showcase within the front compartment, and the perforated false bottom has an at least one handle and a plurality of removable legs. A water feed system has a main line and a plurality of compartment lines with a first valve and a perforated dispersion mechanism. A plurality of vertical drainpipes is attached to the drain of the front compartment of each section of the plurality of sections.
US10117521B2	Upholstered furniture piece having upholstered arm panels A sofa with an upholstered arm panel has an arm frame with a layered composition comprising an underlayment material layer, a fiber material layer positioned on top of and contacting the underlayment material layer, and a covering upholstery material layer positioned on top of and contacting the fiber material layer. The underlayment material layer is comprised a planar sheet of Ethylene-vinyl acetate closed cell foam. The EVA foam extends forwardly on the arm frame to create a forward extending lip. The use of EVA foam reduces the number of structural and cushioning materials, fasteners, and labor currently required in arm panel construction.
US10117516B2	Three-axis rotation system and method A system and method are disclosed that allows a practitioner to rotate a human subject in three different axes of rotation, independently from one another and without limitation on the degree of rotation, which allows for the treatment of various systems of the human subject.
US10117509B1	Portable table assembly with stabilizing members A table assembly may include a tabletop member having a lateral sidewall and a longitudinal sidewall. A cover may be pivotally connected to the tabletop member about a cover pivot. The cover may be configured to move from a closed position to a display position and may include a cover cavity having an interior wall. An adjustable length arm may include a first arm portion and a second arm portion. The first arm portion may be pivotally connected to the lateral sidewall of the tabletop member. The second arm portion may be pivotally connected to the interior wall of the cover. The cover may be configured to receive the tabletop member in the cover cavity when the cover is in the closed position. The cover pivot may be located nearer the longitudinal sidewall of the tabletop member than the first arm end portion.
US10117508B2	Fastenable device for oral cavity position detection A fastenable device includes a housing having a base portion, a head portion opposite to the base portion, and a body portion between the base portion and the head portion. The base portion has a first fastener in the form of a full ring integral to the housing and defining a through-hole. The head portion has a second fastener in the form of an open ring integral to the housing and defining a snappable recess. The device includes a frequency generator housed in the housing and electrically connected to an electrode pair disposed on the housing, for applying a voltage with at least two different frequencies between the electrodes.
US10117506B2	Finger puppet toothbrush A finger puppet toothbrush may include character features, such as an imitation animal body, arms, legs, teeth, eyes, tail, etc. The various character features may provide different brushing functions to the toothbrush. However, due to the disguised appearance of the functional features as character parts, small children may be enticed to use the toothbrush more willingly and develop proper dental hygiene.
US10117501B2	Portable bag with adjustable inner container A portable bag includes an outer main body and an inner bag that can hold dry or wet contents. An inner bag adjustment mechanism adjusts the vertical, lateral and forward-rearward positions of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body such that the inner bag may be positioned anywhere within the main body. Releasable securing mechanisms and biasing mechanisms help fix the inner bag at the desired vertical and lateral position.
US10117498B2	Reservoir for a viscous or liquid cosmetic product and an assembly comprising a cosmetic applicator A reservoir for a cosmetic viscous or liquid product. The reservoir includes a body and a wiper, the reservoir being designed so that a cosmetic applicator, which includes a core and bristles mounted on the core, can be moved from the inside of the reservoir to the outside of the reservoir through the wiper. The wiper includes a tubular sleeve and a multiplicity of ribs disposed on the tubular sleeve. The ribs longitudinally extend along a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the sleeve, and are tapered in a radial direction from the inner wall of the sleeve toward the inside of the sleeve. Moreover, the ribs are arranged on an inner wall of the sleeve and guide the bristles of the cosmetic applicator during its passage through the wiper.
US10117495B2	Refillable liquid dispensing device A system (100) for dispensing a fluid, such as a deodorant is provided. The system (100) includes a dispenser (102) defining a first reservoir (108) therein and comprising a check valve (112) communicating with the first reservoir (108) and an exterior of the dispenser (102). The system (100) also includes a refill cartridge (104) defining a second reservoir (128) therein and including a valve-piercing element (126) configured to be received through the check valve (112), such that, when the valve-piercing element (126) is received through the check valve (112), the second reservoir (128) of the refill cartridge (104) fluidly communicates with the first reservoir (108) of the dispenser (102) via the valve-piercing element (126).
US10117494B1	Nail lamp with light emitting diodes and rechargeable battery A nail lamp for curing UV-curable nail gel uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit ultraviolet light and are relatively lower power. The nail lamp is powered from an exterior power source, such as a wall socket, or by a rechargeable battery pack. A battery compartment of the nail lamp holds the battery pack, which is removable without disassembling the nail lamp. The nail lamp is easily transportable to different locations and can be used even when a wall socket is unavailable. A curing time of the nail lamp is user-selectable. The nail lamp can also include detection sensors to detect a person's hand or foot in a treatment chamber and automatically turn on or off the LEDs.
US10117492B2	Hair dryer holder system The present invention is a hair dryer holder system that can automatically control the movements of a hair dryer mounted thereon in a desired distance according to the movements of the hair brush/comb during the hair styling operation. The hair dryer holder system is a computer aided pivoting device having a tracking system to track the movements of the hair brush/comb and pivot means to provide rotation on orthogonal pivot axis (x, y, or z axis), and can be used to allow the hair dryer mounted thereon to rotate with three degrees of freedom. The hair dryer holder system is programmable to align with the movements of the hair brush/comb in a desired distance and angle to achieve an automatic and hands free hair dryer.
US10117490B2	Compositions and methods for making hair buns Process and device for making hair buns is disclosed. The invention described here reduces the effort and shortens the amount of time necessary to form a hair bun that remains in place for an extended period of time without the use of bobby pins or other hairpin devices.
US10117488B2	Hair styling apparatuses and related methods The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface, a rotating member configured to rotate around the stationary hair styling surface, and a burn prevention cover. The rotating member includes a tab fixedly extending along a longitudinal length of the stationary hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to gather and wind a user's hair around the stationary hair styling surface without clamping onto the wound hair.
US10117487B2	Encasement with dispensed seal A protective encasement for an electronic device includes members that clasp together and a dispensed seal disposed on an inside surface of one of the members to form a watertight barrier between the member and a surface of the installed electronic device. The dispensed seal may comprise an elastomeric material dispensed on and adhered to the inside surface of the encasement. A first overlap region of the dispensed seal may overlap a second overlap region of the dispensed seal at an overlap point to form a closed loop. The closed loop may have a substantially uniform thickness to form the watertight barrier. The first and second overlap regions may each have reduced thicknesses that are less than the uniform thickness, but a combined thickness of the overlap regions at the overlap point substantially equals the uniform thickness to complete the closed loop of the seal.
US10117486B2	Wig storage assembly A wig storage assembly for storing wigs includes a stand that may have a wig positioned thereon. A first box is provided and the stand is selectively positioned therein to protect the wig. A lid is removably positioned on the first box to close the first box. A hanger is provided and configured a plurality of wigs is selectively suspended thereon. A second box is provided and the hanger is selectively positioned therein to protect the wig.
US10117485B2	Receptacle with pivoting closure A receptacle providing secure protection for its contents and comprising a housing with an opening, and a cover member pivotably attached to the housing to move between a closed position and an opened position. In the closed position, a locking mechanism may lock the housing and cover into engagement. In the open position, convenient access is provided to the interior of the housing and the contents. The cover member may be equipped with a retaining member for wrapping wires or cables in an organized fashion.
US10117484B1	Electronic toy bank The invention is directed to an electronic toy bank. The electronic toy bank may be utilized by a child to learn how to manage funds corresponding to an external account and may also be associated with a payment device operated by a child. The child may utilize a transfer device to communicate information to the electronic toy bank, where the information can indicate an amount to be transferred from a first external account to a second external account associated with the child. Upon authorization of the transfer, the electronic toy bank may send instructions to a remote server computer to update information associated with the first external account and the second external account according to the amount. The electronic toy bank can update information displayed on its display screen to reflect a balance associated with an external account, allowing the child to easily see their current savings.
US10117482B2	Wearable electronic device A wearable electronic device is provided, including a main body, a flexible member, a connecting member, and a first hinge. The connecting member is connected to the flexible member and has a hook portion. The first hinge is disposed on the main body and detachably engaged with the hook portion, such that the connecting member is pivotally connected to the main body.
US10117480B2	Aquaculture basket clip and line protector Disclosed is a protector for a clip and line used to suspend aquaculture baskets or like equipment in water. In particular, the protector provides a sacrificial element between the clip and the line that is cheap to manufacture and easy to replace. While an application of the present invention is in oyster cultivation, it could equally well be applied to any process involving the line suspension of an article in water.
US10117472B2	Glove having a split wrist wrap A glove can include an integrated wrist wrap that is split to allow a watch to be worn with the glove. The glove comprises a hand portion within which a wearer's hand is placed and a wrist wrap attached to a proximal edge of the hand portion and configured to extend around the wearer's wrist when the wearer's hand is placed in the hand portion. The wrist wrap can include a slit that extends lengthwise within the wrist wrap. When the wearer is also wearing a watch, the watch can be inserted through the slit so that the wrist wrap will be positioned on each side of the watch thereby allowing the face of the watch to remain visible while still providing support to the wrist. A split wrist wrap without a hand portion is also provided.
US10117469B2	Upper and lower torso garments having an improved band A torso garment, such as a brassiere or brief, includes a body formed of inner and outer layers, the body including at least one torso band extending from a portion of the body, where the inner and outer layers overlap along a fold line of the torso garment. The torso garment includes an elastomeric band positioned between the inner and outer layers proximate the fold line.
US10117468B1	Brassiere configured for operation by wearers of limited dexterity, a method of use, and/or a method of manufacturing thereof A brassiere configured for operation by wearers of limited dexterity, such as those with limited use of fingers, hands, wrists, arms, and/or shoulders. The brassiere may include a shoulder support element which may provide support to the wearer's torso and breasts without requiring strain to be placed on both hands, wrists, arms, and shoulders when fastening the brassiere.
US10117465B2	Vaporization device systems and methods Vaporizer devices and apparatuses are provided. In some implementations, a cartridge for use with a vaporization device comprises a wick, a resistive heating element in contact with the wick, a heater chamber configured to be disposed within a receptacle of the vaporization device, a plastic enclosure defining at least a portion of the heater chamber, and heater contacts comprising exposed contact tabs and fixation sites disposed proximate to opposite sides of the heater chamber, the heater contacts having surfaces defining at least a portion of the opposite sides, the exposed heater contact tabs positioned and configured to electrically couple with contacts within the receptacle. The resistive heating element is attached to and suspended between the fixation sites, the plastic enclosure is configured to receive the surfaces, and the heater chamber comprises at least a portion of the resistive heating element and at least a portion of the wick.
US10117463B2	Vapor delivery device A vapor delivery device for the delivery of a dose of vaporizable material includes a detachable dose cartridge having an oven. The oven is configured to contain a vaporizable material and at least oven vent configured to allow the flow of the vapor to a delivery port. The oven may be detachably attached to the dose cartridge. A detachable dose cartridge or oven may be sealed and have a dose of vaporizable material that is inaccessible inside. The vapor delivery device may accommodate organic, resin, prepackaged or liquid vaporizable materials. The oven vent or vents are configured to be either blocked or covered to substantially eliminate vapor escaping from the oven chamber. An oven chamber or oven closure, may be configured to rotate to trap vapor within the oven. In another embodiment, an oven is configured with a plunger that traps vapor within the oven.
US10117462B2	Personal electronic vaporizer The disclosure relates to a personal electronic vaporizer configured to receive a selected oven assembly and heat the medium therein in accordance with a heating profile associate with the selected oven assembly. The personal electronic vaporizer may define a pathway entirely surrounded by a material. The material is preferably an inert material such as glass or a material otherwise desirable to channel the vapors emitted by the heated medium to the user. The user may swap or select a different oven assembly associated with a different heating profile. The first oven assembly is thereafter removed from the personal electronic vaporizer and replaced with the newly selected oven assembly. The personal electronic vaporizer may automatically recognize the particular selected oven assembly and heat the substance therein according to a predefined heating profile associate with the oven assembly.
US10117457B1	Removable filter for a smoking pipe A device to be placed in the bowl of a pipe that permits smoke to pass while blocking the material of a burning charge is described. The device includes a screen with a U-shaped staple passing through two holes in the center of the screen. The two points of the staple may be temporarily compressed to pass through the screen, then the points spread so as to make a friction connection with the insides of the bowl, which removably secures the screen in place. The device is free of other holding structures, such as straps. The device is adapted so that a thumb and forefinger may easily grasp the top of the staple for insertion and removal in a bowl. In an embodiment the points of the staple are adapted to push through the screen, creating the holes. An embodiment is adapted to be used in a drainpipe.
US10117456B2	Activated carbon for smoking articles A smoking article includes a smokable material and a filter downstream of the smokable material. The filter includes activated carbon material having a BET of between 1000 and 2000 m2/g and exhibiting less particle breakthrough than granulated coconut shell derived activated carbon currently used for filters of smoking articles.
US10117453B2	Inhibition of sensory irritation during consumption of non-smokeable tobacco products An orally-enjoyable tobacco product includes a portion of smokeless tobacco comprising an active ingredient and either: (1) a collection of tobacco particles at least partially enclosed by a coating comprising a water-soluble non-crosslinked component and a substantially water-insoluble cross-linked component, or (2) a pouch comprising smokeless tobacco enclosed in a water-permeable wrapper. The active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of a mercaptan, camphor, borneol, isoborneol, bornyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, mono-bornyl succinate, mono-isobornyl succinate, mono-bornyl formate, and mono-isobornyl formate. The active ingredient is present in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the sensory irritation arising from the smokeless tobacco. Also disclosed is a method of making such a product.
US10117448B2	Extruder die and resultant food product An extruder die designed to produce a spiral corn-based snack food product with consistent, tight spiral pitch and the resultant food product. The extruder die has a center post parallel to the flow path along with three cone-shaped receiving ports arranged in a cloverleaf pattern around the center post. The die has three curved slots on the output side of the die which are in fluid communication with the cone-shaped receiving ports. At the distal end of each of these slots is a semi-circular tip. The tip has a diameter larger than the width of its associated slot. Further, the tip is located at the apex of a cone-shaped receiving port with which it is in fluid communication, thus providing for the highest flow velocity of the extrudate through the tip. The resultant flow profile produces the consistent spiral shape of the snack product produced by the die design described.
US10117441B2	Fish processing device A fish processing device and method of use, the device including: a channel; a sensor located within or adjacent to the channel; a barrier, the barrier to assist in preventing a fish passing through the channel; and a control system, wherein the control system controls the barrier in response to an output of the sensor. The method including the steps of: detecting that a fish is incorrectly orientated in a channel; and controlling a barrier to assist in preventing the fish from passing through the channel.
US10117440B2	Stabilized meat products The present invention relates to a method for preparing food products by means of processing food particles with a gelling agent, comprising the processing steps of: a) providing a food particles; b) providing a viscous gelling agent; c) treating the viscous gelling agent with an acidic buffer solution; and d) bringing at least a part of the food particles in contact with the viscous gelling agent. The present invention further relates to a device for performing this method, to the obtained food product and the use of an acidic buffer solution for stabilizing food products.
US10117430B2	Malononitrile compounds for controlling animal pests The invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof for combating animal pests, where the symbols and indices are defined in the specification.
US10117426B2	Annular sustained release preparation and production method thereof Provided is an annular sustained release preparation having at least two polymer tubes having both ends sealed and integrated by pressure-welding or at least one polymer tube and at least one polymer rod having both ends sealed and integrated by pressure-welding; and a sex pheromone liquid contained by at least one of the tubes or the tube; wherein an annular space can be formed by pulling the tubes or the tube and the rod apart from each other at a center portion therebetween, the central portion not having been pressure-welded; and an angle formed between a line connecting respective centers of diameters of the tubes welded to each other or the tube and the rod welded to each other and the pressure application direction is from 0 to 45°.
US10117422B2	Bait trap A floating bait trap as shown and described. According to an embodiment, bait trap 100 is generally comprised of a first body portion 102 and a second body portion 104. Bait trap 100 is operable to float in a body of water and trap bait fish, such as minnows, in an interior portion defined by first body portion 102 and a second body portion 104 when mated together.
US10117418B2	Pet grooming assembly A pet grooming assembly includes a panel that may be coupled to a vertical support surface thereby facilitating the panel to be accessible to a pet. An adhesive layer is coupled to the panel. The adhesive layer may adhesively engage the vertical support surface. Thus, the panel is retained on the vertical support surface. A plurality of bristles is provided and each of the bristles is removably coupled to the panel. Thus, each of the bristles may frictionally engage the pet thereby facilitating the pet to groom themselves.
US10117416B2	Vehicle for displacing feed lying on a floor in a sideward displacement direction A vehicle for displacing feed includes a frame with wheels having a plurality of elongate tread portions and grooves, a motor for moving the vehicle in a moving direction, and a material displacer to displace the material, when the vehicle moves in the moving direction, over the floor towards a first side with respect to said moving direction. At least a majority of the tread portions is arranged such that they extend, when in contact with the floor, in a direction that makes a sharp angle with the forward direction opposite said first side. Thus, diagonal tread portions are predominantly directed to one side to counteract a reaction force of the feed being displaced sidewardly by the vehicle.
US10117415B2	Mountable feed bucket A mountable feed bucket having a receptacle and being suitable for securing to a fence rail. The receptacle includes one or more brackets forming a vacuous area for receiving the fence rail. Further, a method of mounting a feed bucket on a fence rail including the steps of providing a mountable feed bucket having a receptacle with a bracket for securing the mountable feed bucket to the fence rail; securing the mountable feed bucket to the fence by positioning the bracket about a fence rail so that the rail is within a vacuous area between the back receptacle wall and a portion of the bracket; inserting a pin through an aperture of the bracket a distance so that the pin rests securely upon the fence rail; and securing the pin through the aperture and against the fence rail.

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