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| US10126030B2 |
Heat exchanger and heat pump having the same
A heat exchanger having a plurality of first tubes and second tubes through which a refrigerant passes and which are lengthily formed up and down, each of the first and second tubes being spaced from each other and air flowing between the tubes; and a fin in contact with the first and second tubes, wherein the second tubes are spaced from each other and located at a slipstream of the first tubes in an air-flow direction, a first louver group having a plurality of louvers located between the first tubes and spaced from each other in the air-flow direction and a second louver group having a plurality of louvers located between the second tubes and spaced from each other in the air-flow direction are formed in the fin, wherein some of the louvers of the second louver group are longer toward the slipstream of the air-flow direction. |
| US10126029B2 |
Variable refrigerant flow air conditioning system and method for controlling electronic expansion valve thereof
A method for controlling an electronic expansion valve of a variable refrigerant flow air conditioning system includes steps as follows: when operating in a primary heating mode, obtaining a degree of superheat of return air of a compressor, and performing a control on an opening degree of the first electronic expansion valve according to the degree of superheat; judging the degree of superheat and the opening degree of each refrigerating indoor machine in the plurality of indoor machines; and if the degree of superheat is greater than a first preset degree of superheat and an opening degree in any refrigerating indoor machine reaches a maximum opening degree, obtaining a target medium pressure value by calculating a refrigerant volume of the refrigerating indoor machine reaching the maximum opening degree, and performing a medium pressure control on the first electronic expansion valve according to the target medium pressure value. |
| US10126023B2 |
Multistage pulse tube coolers
Various embodiments are directed to a pulse tube cooler. The pulse tube cooler may comprise a fluid compressor, a first regenerator, a first pulse tube, a first reservoir, a second regenerator, a second pulse tube, and a second reservoir. The first end of the first regenerator may be in fluid communication with the fluid compressor. The cold end of the first pulse tube may be in fluid communication with the second end of the first regenerator. The first reservoir may be in fluid communication with the hot end of the first pulse tube. The first end of the second regenerator may be in fluid communication with the cold end of the first regenerator. The cold end of the second pulse tube may be in fluid communication with the second end of the second regenerator. The cold end of the first pulse tube and the hot end of the second pulse tube may be in fluid communication with one another through the second reservoir. |
| US10126012B2 |
Air conditioner
An air conditioner which is able to prevent leaked refrigerant gas from disadvantageously stagnating at a part of a room space when leakage of refrigerant gas occurs in an indoor unit is provided.An air conditioner of the present invention includes an indoor unit having an upper outlet port and a lower outlet port and uses flammable refrigerant, the air conditioner including: a shutter provided at the lower outlet port and is configured to switch between a blowout capable state in which wind is blown out and a blowout incapable state in which no wind is blown out; a refrigerant gas sensor provided in the indoor unit, and a controlling unit configured to control the shutter. In a driving state in which the lower outlet port is in the blowout incapable state, when the refrigerant gas sensor detects the refrigerant gas, the controlling unit switches the lower outlet port from the blowout incapable state to the blowout capable state. |
| US10126011B2 |
Multiple environmental zone control with integrated battery status communications
Various arrangements for controlling multiple environmental zones are presented. A first zone specific device may be configured to alter an environmental condition of a first environmental zone of the multiple environmental zones. The first zone specific device may include a rechargeable power source for at least partially powering the operation of the first zone specific device. The first zone specific device may include a communication interface for communicating with other devices of the system. Also, a central controller may be present that is configured to communicate with the first zone specific device to determine a power status of the rechargeable power source of the first zone specific device. |
| US10126008B2 |
Air conditioner and control program
A storage unit stores threshold data indicating first and second thresholds. A heater control determination unit reads the threshold data from the storage unit, enables a heater control when an outdoor air temperature is equal to or lower than the first threshold, and disables the heater control when the outdoor air temperature is equal to or higher than the second threshold. A heater operation control unit sets a heater operation to be always-off when the heater control is disabled, and ON/OFF controls the heater operation based on a relation between an indoor temperature and a set temperature when the heater control is enabled. A reception unit receives a threshold designation signal input by a user and designating at least one of the first and second thresholds. A threshold setting unit sets, based on designation by the received threshold designation signal, the threshold data stored in the storage unit. |
| US10126005B1 |
Air conditioning system
The present invention relates to controlling the treatment of air for the inside of a building and especially to controlling a hybrid air conditioning system for the regulation of the air temperature and humidity which utilizes outside air to enhance the efficiency of the system and which has a smoke evacuation system to enhance the safety of firemen and occupants when there is a fire or smoke hazard in the building. |
| US10126004B2 |
Method of recycling waste heat from heat generating facility
The present disclosure provides: a method for recycling waste-heat from a heat-dissipation facility, the method comprising: (a) collecting hot waste air generated in the heat-dissipation facility; (b) changing the hot air to cool air to change cool water to hot water; (c) feeding the cool air to the heat-dissipation facility to cool air in the heat-dissipation facility; and (d) increasing a humidity in the heat-dissipation facility using the hot water. |
| US10126000B2 |
Downdraft ventilation systems and methods
A downdraft ventilation system includes a vertically movable chimney with two ventilation inlets and a baffle arranged within the chimney between the inlets. The combination of upper and lower ventilation inlets and internal baffle can function to increase the amount of cooking emission captured and exhausted by the downdraft system. |
| US10125995B2 |
Firebox basket system for a grill
A firebox basket system for use in a firebox of a grill, including a bowl-shaped basket formed of annular rings of metal, the bowl-shaped basket including a pair of opposed divider supports secured to an inner surface of the basket, a flat bottom plate disposed in a bottom portion of the basket, and a divider plate having a pair of side edges that extend between a top and a bottom edge of the divider plate, wherein the side edges of the divider plate are slidably received in the divider supports, thereby dividing an interior volume of the basket into equal halves. |
| US10125993B2 |
Burner, gas turbine having such a burner, and fuel nozzle
A burner having a plurality of pre-mixing chambers each having a fuel nozzle for two fuels, the fuel nozzle has a fuel lance extending in a flow direction, in which fuel lance first outlet openings for a first fuel are introduced. The fuel lance is surrounded by an outer pipe having at least one second outlet opening for a second fuel, the first outlet openings oriented radially and the second outlet opening oriented axially, a flow cross-section is formed between the fuel lance and the inside of the pre-mixing chamber and vortex generators are arranged on the fuel lance. At least one vortex generator is arranged upstream of the first outlet openings and downstream of the second outlet opening. The distance of the first outlet openings from an end of the pre-mixing chamber is at least three times as large as a cross-section of the pre-mixing chamber. |
| US10125992B2 |
Gas turbine combustor with annular flow sleeves for dividing airflow upstream of premixing passages
A gas turbine combustor includes a plurality of fuel nozzles, a premixing plate, and a plurality of annular flow sleeves. The plurality of annular flow sleeves includes an inner annular flow sleeve and an outer annular flow sleeve. The plurality of annular flow sleeves is formed to divide an airflow passage into a plurality of flow passages including an inner and an outer circumferential flow passages. The airflow passage is formed around the plurality of fuel nozzles. The airflow passage extends from an upstream side of the plurality of fuel nozzles to fuel injecting ports of the fuel nozzles. The plurality of annular flow sleeves rectifies a flow of air in each of the flow passages and guiding the flow of air to the fuel injecting ports of the fuel nozzles. |
| US10125990B2 |
Filtered air candle extinguishing device
A filtered air candle extinguishing device for sanitary candle extinguishing with filtered air includes a shell that is elongated. The shell has a first open end and a second open end. A mouthpiece is coupled to the first open end. The mouthpiece is configured to engage the lips of a user to form a seal. A filter is coupled to an interior face of the shell, defining a front chamber of the shell. The mouthpiece is positioned on the shell such that a user's lips can sealably couple to the mouthpiece. Air expelled by the user will create positive pressure in the front chamber, such that the air will pass through the filter. The filter retains spittle and the air exits the shell through the second open end to extinguish lighted candles on a cake. |
| US10125988B2 |
Two-stage fluid control valve having a first stage mechanical valve and a second stage microvalve
A two-stage fluid control valve includes a first stage mechanical control valve movable between an open position and a leak-free closed position, and a second stage microvalve configured to control the flow of fluid through a fluid outlet of the two-stage fluid control valve when the first stage mechanical control valve is in the open position. |
| US10125986B2 |
Flare pilot with water accumulation evacuation
A flare pilot assembly has inner and outer tubes, defining inner and outer passages. A manifold delivers air and fuel to the outer passage. A bleed off passage directs a portion of the fuel and air entering the manifold to the exterior of the manifold. A diversion port in the inner tube diverts into the inner passage a portion of the air and fuel flowing through the outer passage. An electrical sparking device ignites air and fuel flowing through the inner passage. An evacuating tube extends from the manifold through the inner passage to the distal portion of the inner tube. The evacuating tube conveys moisture that may accumulate at the distal portion of the inner passage through the bleed off passage to the exterior. |
| US10125978B2 |
Steam generator
A steam generator includes: a water storage chamber which stores water therein, a first heating portion which heats water stored in the water storage chamber to generate steam, a water supply device which supplies the water storage chamber with water, a controller, a steam spout port which ejects steam generated in the water storage chamber therethrough, and a temperature detector which detects a temperature in the water storage chamber, wherein a water level in the water storage chamber is calculated depending on the temperature detected by the temperature detector, and wherein at the time of steam generation, the controller is configured to perform a water supply control of the water supply device based on the calculated water level such that a water volume from the first heating portion to a water surface is smaller than a water volume from the first heating portion to the bottom surface of the water storage chamber. |
| US10125975B2 |
Method of predicting wear on tubes of steam generator
A method predicts an amount of wear that is expected to occur on the tubes of a steam generator as a result of vibration against another structure within the steam generator. The method includes determining a volumetric amount of material that has been worn from a location on a tube over a duration of time and employing that volume as a function of time to determine the volume of material of the tube wall that is predicted to be worn from the tube or another tube at a future time. The volumetric-based analysis enables more accurately prediction of the wear depth at a future time. This enables the plugging of only those tubes that are determined from a volumetric analysis to be in risk of breach at the future time, thus slowing the rate at which tubes of a steam generator will be plugged. |
| US10125969B2 |
Holiday window light
The invention relates to a light for attaching to the inside of a surface of the glass in a window. The device is adopted with a seal against the window to prevent light leaks or reflected light into the room. |
| US10125968B2 |
Method of producing lighting devices and corresponding lighting device
A lighting device may be produced by providing a protected elongate light emitting module, including a substrate with at least one electrically-powered light radiation source, and at least one sealing mass protecting light radiation source(s), and by coupling to said light emitting module a channel-shaped cover member with a body portion including light permeable material and side portions, with the side portions of the cover member embracing and locking therebetween the light emitting module and with light radiation source(s) facing towards body portion of cover member, whereby the light permeable material provides a propagation path for the light radiation from light radiation source(s). |
| US10125965B2 |
Recessed light apparatus
A recessed light apparatus for being installed at a ceiling includes a light source unit, a heat sink for dissipating heat generated from the light source unit, and a thermal insulating member coupled between the heat sink and the light source unit to define an upper space above the heat insulating member and a bottom space below the thermal insulating member. In case of fire, the heat insulating member prevents flame or fire spreading from the bottom space to the upper space. |
| US10125962B2 |
Security light assembly
A security light assembly that is mountable to a junction box and connectable to a power source via electrical cable comprises a housing comprising a base and a cover having a lens and a window portion. A sub-assembly comprises a first bracket attached to the base, a second bracket attached to the first bracket at a first location and selectively moveable about the first location between at least a first position and at least a second position that is different from the first position. When in the first position, the second bracket at least partially obstructs access to an access port, and when in the second position the second bracket does not at least partially obstruct access to the access port to enable connection of the electrical cable to the connection in the housing. |
| US10125959B2 |
Ceiling triggered spring clip for lighting module install
A preloadable trigger-release-clip that may be ceiling triggered for lighting module installation is described, including systems and methods of use. The trigger-release-clip may include a base-plate, a trigger, a clip, and a stop. The base-plate may be a structural member that attaches to a lighting module. The trigger may be in communication with the base-plate. The clip, with a torsion-spring, may be in communication with the base-plate. The stop may be in communication with the trigger. In a pre-loaded configuration, the stop may be in an up position that prevents the clip from actuating. In a final configuration, the stop has been retracted into a down position by the trigger being depressed by a bottom of a ceiling that may allow the clip to actuate, such that a terminal end of the clip pivots to grab a top of the ceiling securing the lighting module to the ceiling. |
| US10125949B2 |
Lighting device
Provided is a lighting device, including: a printed circuit board; one or more light emitting units formed on the printed circuit board; a resin layer which is formed on the printed circuit board, in which the light emitting units are embedded; a diffusion plate formed on an upper side of the resin layer, whereby an entire thickness of the lighting device can be reduced, and when the product is designed, a degree of freedom in design can be improved because flexibility is secured. |
| US10125948B2 |
Optical member and lighting device using the same
Provided are an optical member capable of implementing optical images having desired shapes through a pattern design, and a lighting device using the optical member, the optical member including: a base substrate; multiple patterns sequentially arranged on a first surface of the base substrate and having inclined surfaces with an inclination angle with respect to the first surfaces; and a reflective portion on the base substrate or the multiple patterns, wherein the multiple patterns implement a line shaped beam of a first path crossing at right angles to respective pattern extension directions of the multiple patterns by guiding a first incident beam into a first surface direction toward which the first surface looks or a second surface direction toward which a second surface of the base substrate opposite to the first surface looks, through refraction or reflection from the inclined surfaces. |
| US10125945B2 |
Lamp apparatus for vehicle
A vehicle lamp apparatus may include a reflector arranged on one curve of a hyperbola having two focal points, a light source, located at a focal point of the curve of the hyperbola on which the reflector is arranged, for irradiating the reflector with light corresponding to an image, and a condensing lens part on which light, emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector, is incident, the condensing lens part including at least two lenses for condensing the light reflected by the reflector. |
| US10125942B2 |
Lamp apparatus for automobile
A lamp apparatus for an automobile, including: a light source generating light; and a first lens distributing the light to the outside and including a first cavity therein, and the first lens includes a light spreading unit of which one side is convex toward the light source and the other side opposite the one side is flat, and a side portion connected with the one side of the light spreading unit and having a diameter which increases in a first direction away from the light source. |
| US10125940B2 |
Illumination device
Various embodiments may relate to an illumination device for vehicles, including multiple semiconductor light sources, and at least one light wavelength conversion element for the wavelength conversion of the light emitted by the semiconductor sources. At least one light-refracting optical unit is associated with each semiconductor source, which is designed to direct light emitted by the respective semiconductor source onto the at least one light wavelength conversion element. The at least one light-refracting optical unit is movably arranged with respect to the semiconductor source with which it is associated. |
| US10125930B2 |
Electrical cover with concentric removable annular fittings
The electrical cover comprises a friction-held electrical cover for a recessed light fixture. Embodiments of the electrical cover described herein provide flexible finish material covers that guard recessed “can” light fixtures from paint, spackling, and other foreign materials. The frictionally-held finish material covers utilize specifically shaped features on the surfaces, such as negative draft, that contact the electrical components to increase the hold on the electrical device. Some of the shaped features of the frictionally-held covers also help minimize stress in the cover. Features are also molded into the parts to assist and strengthen the cover once installed, and thus protect against the intrusion of finish material behind the cover. |
| US10125927B2 |
Light-emitting device and stage lamp system
A light emitting device includes first, second and third LED arrays and a wavelength-based light combination device. The first LED array includes blue LEDs; the second LED array includes yellow fluorescent LEDs or green fluorescent LEDs and green LEDs; the third LED array includes red LEDs and amber LEDs. The light combination device includes first and second filters. The first filter reflects wavelengths below or equal to λ1 and transmits other wavelengths; the second filter transmits wavelengths below or equal to λ2 and reflects other wavelengths, where 470 nm≤λ1≤500 nm, 560 nm≤λ2≤590 nm. The first and second filters combine the lights from the first, second and third LED arrays into one beam. The light emitting device can emit a white light with high color rendering index. Also disclosed is a stage lighting system employing the light emitting device. |
| US10125926B2 |
LED light
An LED light including: a light-emitting bulb including a shell; a lamp holder connected to the light-emitting bulb and including external thread; a power driver disposed in the lamp holder; a stem including a wire; and a light-emitting component. The stem and the light-emitting component are disposed in the shell. One end of the stem is connected to the power driver, and the other end of the stem is connected to the light-emitting component. The light-emitting component includes at least two bar-type LED filaments. The at least two bar-type LED filaments are connected in series or in a combination of series and parallel connections. The at least two bar-type LED filaments are connected to the power driver through the wire of the stem. |
| US10125924B2 |
Container for pressurized gas
Disclosed are articles useful as the body of a container for containing gas under pressure, and containers which comprise the articles to which are affixed valves to control the flow of gas out of the container, wherein the articles comprise a hollow container body, having an external surface and having an opening through which gas can enter or leave the interior of the hollow container body; optionally but preferably a layer of fiber-reinforced polymer around the exterior of the container body, and an external layer of elastomer around and sealed to the external surface of the layer of fiber-reinforced polymer if present or else to the cylinder body. |
| US10125918B2 |
Mounting system for a camera
There is disclosed an apparatus comprising: at least one mount; at least one electronic device configured to be coupled to the mount; at least one camera coupled to the electronic device and to the mount; wherein said at least one mount comprises at least one coupling element for coupling said at least one electronic device to the at least one mount and wherein the mount is configured to allow the electronic device to be mounted on a surface. The electronic device can comprise a screen. The mount can comprise a body to receive the electronic device. In one embodiment the mount comprises at least one adjustable arm. In one embodiment the adjustable arm comprises a ball and socket joint. In one embodiment the camera further comprises at least one lens assembly. In one embodiment the lens assembly and the mount further comprise a screw connection. In addition, in at least one embodiment there can be a projector which can be used to project an image of a person being viewed by the camera. |
| US10125914B2 |
Pan tilt drive device and camera device
A pan tilt drive device includes a board, a drive worm that is rotatably supported by the board, a terminal worm wheel that is rotatably disposed relative to the board, a holder plate that is parallel to the board, a shaft that is rotatably supported while being parallel to the holder plate, an intermediate worm wheel that is fixed to one end of the shaft, and that meshes with the drive worm, an intermediate worm that is fixed to the other end of the shaft, and that meshes with the terminal worm wheel, a pivot mechanism, and a biasing member that biases the holder plate toward the drive worm and the terminal worm wheel. |
| US10125911B2 |
Compressor gasket and method of preventing corrosion
A gasket in a transport refrigeration system (TRS) and method of preventing corrosion in a compressor using a gasket. The gasket includes a body, where the body includes a fluid pass portion, and a flange that extends from the body. The body and the flange include a second layer between an outside first layer and a third layer. The second layer is a metal and the metal is a non-uniform thickness that extends across the flange and the body to deflect compression load distribution. |
| US10125909B2 |
Liner discharge structure for I-line fittings
A liner discharge structure, and associated liner and container system are disclosed. A liner discharge structure according to the present disclosure can include: a neck fabricated from a liner material and shaped to extend between a container body and a pipe-fitting region; a gasket brim fabricated from the liner material and axially proximal to a circumference of the neck at the pipe-fitting region; a first disc fabricated from the liner material and axially coupled to a first surface of the gasket brim and circumferentially displaced from the neck; a second disc fabricated from the liner material and axially coupled to a second surface of the gasket brim and circumferentially displaced from the neck; and a pipe-fitting liner fabricated from the liner material circumferentially coupled to the neck, and axially proximal to the second disc on an opposing surface thereof relative to the gasket brim, wherein the pipe-fitting liner extends outwardly from a circumference of the gasket brim and the first and second discs. |
| US10125905B2 |
Screw element for the connection of tubes and tube connection device having this screw element
The invention relates to a screw element for the connection of tubes, preferably motor vehicle lines. A threading and at least one contact surface without threading are provided on the screw element. The screw element has an outer coating and an inner coating. The outer coating comprises a first polymer and nanoparticles of a first solid material. The inner coating may also comprise nonoparticles or a polymer. |
| US10125903B1 |
Enhanced seal
An enhanced seal may comprise an annular portion having an annular portion peripheral wall and a cylindrical portion having a cylindrical portion peripheral wall. A passageway may extend through each of the annular portion and cylindrical portion. One or more annular protrusions may extend away from the cylindrical portion. |
| US10125902B2 |
Compressive heat-resistant tube structure for RV
A compressive heat-resistant tube structure for RV includes a compressive heat-resistant multi-layer tube. The compressive heat-resistant multi-layer tube includes a compressive heat-resistant PVC soft inner tube, a polyester dense crocheted covering layer, and a compressive PVC soft outer tube. An outer surface of the compressive PVC soft outer tube is provided with an identification surface layer portion. The identification surface layer portion enables the user to easily and quickly identify each tube for connection of tubes. The soft compressive heat-resistant multi-layer tube can be bent according to the demand of use, not limited to the arrangement of the edge wiring. The soft compressive heat-resistant multi-layer tube is convenient for use and can be installed conveniently. |
| US10125900B2 |
Device to prevent entry by rodents and other such pests into a recreational vehicle's service compartment
A pest seal for a recreational vehicle (RV) to seal the gap that exists between a hose and/or cable passing through an access port located within the service compartment of a RV. The pest seal is comprised of two halves that are joined together along a single edge with mirrored cutouts that are lined with a compressible foam formed along the joining edge so that when the two halves are brought together the cutouts allow for the passage of a hose or cable through the pest seal. Embodiments further comprise a semicircular flange formed on the underside of each halve of a radius slightly smaller than the radius of the access port or a hinge attaching the two halves at one end of the edge where the halves are joined. The halves may be joined together by any number of means such as but not limited to magnets, hook and loop fabric, and mechanical latches. |
| US10125894B2 |
System for preventing reverse flow
A backflow prevention device including a tank having a holding chamber and first and second inlets connected with the holding chamber; a control valve having an intake chamber and first and second discharge chambers connected with the first and second inlets, respectively, the intake chamber connected with the first discharge chamber through a valve inlet; a valve sealing element for opening and closing the valve inlet, the second discharge chamber connected with the intake chamber through a hole of the valve sealing element; a float in the holding chamber; a slide bar in the holding chamber, contacting the float, and moveable toward the second inlet under the action of the float; and a slide bar sealing element for controlling opening and closing of the second inlet. When the second inlet is closed, the valve inlet is closed; and when the second inlet is open, the valve inlet is opened. |
| US10125891B2 |
Valve
A valve includes a housing, a solenoid, a pin movable by the solenoid, and a piston connected to the pin. The piston includes an annular base body having a sealing edge. The annular base body has a base embodied as a membrane. The membrane has a bushing in the center thereof and the bushing is connected to the pin. |
| US10125890B2 |
Pole tube for electromagnets and magnetic valves, and method as well as apparatus for its manufacture
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a pole tube, with two magnetic pole tube parts, for an electromagnet, in particular for a magnetic valve of an automatic transmission in an automobile, including the following steps: (a) arranging the pole tube parts on a centering arbor; and (b), connecting, in particular insert molding and/or casting an outer lateral surface of the pole tube parts; wherein the centering arbor has a radially expandable cylinder surface also closed even in the expanded state. Further, the invention relates to, in particular with the method obtainable, a pole tube, an electromagnet for a magnetic valve, in particular for an automatic transmission in an automobile, having a pole tube according to the invention, and an apparatus for the manufacture of the pole tube. |
| US10125889B2 |
Solenoid valve diverter sleeve
A solenoid valve includes a support bushing and an armature pin axially movable within the support bushing. The solenoid shield further includes a valve rigidly secured to the armature pin. The valve includes a diverter sleeve having an overlap portion that is radially spaced from at least a portion of the support bushing and extends along a length of at least a portion of the support bushing. The diverter sleeve further includes a deflector surface disposed at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the armature pin. |
| US10125888B2 |
Pilot type solenoid valve
A pilot type solenoid valve includes a pilot valve unit and a passage block unit. The passage block unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape including a pair of wide opposite surfaces, and four side surfaces surrounding the wide opposite surfaces. The four side surfaces include a first surface on which the pilot valve unit is attached, and a second surface formed with at least either an input port or an output port. A valve element is a diaphragm valve and arranged in parallel to the pair of wide opposite surfaces. The passage block unit includes a block body forming a valve chamber around a valve seat, and a flat cover. The flat cover includes a recess forming the back chamber of the diaphragm valve, and the flat cover has a flat cover communication path formed to provide communication between the recess and a common path of the pilot valve unit. |
| US10125887B2 |
Solenoid valve
A solenoid valve (10) comprises a coil core (15), a yoke (16), a valve chamber (13), an inlet armature (11) upstream of an inlet (17) of the valve chamber (13), an outlet armature (12) upstream of a first outlet (18) of the valve chamber (13), and a second outlet (19) at the valve chamber (13), wherein the inlet armature (11) and outlet armature (12) can move and the inlet (17) and first outlet (18) lie opposite one another. In the solenoid valve (10), the inlet (17) and the second outlet (19) are connected to one another by way of an equalizing system having a non-return valve (25), wherein the non-return valve (25) is open towards the inlet (17). |
| US10125885B2 |
Check valve mounting structure
A check valve mounting structure includes a seat plate including a mounting hole and linked notches, a tubular bottom fitting with the top end thereof aimed at the mounting hole and having lugs extended from the periphery, and a holder block including a top receptacle, a shoulder and a bottom receptacle, which includes protruding portions outwardly extended from the periphery, first channels upwardly extended from the bottom side to a predetermined distance and second channels respectively and horizontally extended from the top ends of the first channels toward the periphery thereof. The bottom receptacle is attached onto the tubular bottom fitting, allowing the protruding portions to pass through the notches. The lugs are respectively inserted into the first channels and the second channels. |
| US10125884B2 |
Attachment structure for solenoid valve
A simple attachment structure with a minimized piece-part count, allowing easy grounding connection of the solenoid valve. The solenoid valve includes a body section with a built-in electromagnetic coil and a shaft-shaped valve section continued coaxially to the body section. An insertion hole for inserting the valve section in the control body is formed to the control body. The control body includes a locking mechanism composed of a locking piece with elasticity connected to a ground terminal of the electromagnetic coil and projecting out from an outer periphery of the body section and a concave portion provided on an upper surface of the control body. By inserting the valve section into the insertion hole, the locking piece elastically engages with the engaged part to lock the solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve is grounded through a contact between the locking piece and the engaged portion. |
| US10125881B2 |
Safety valve
An adjustable blowdown safety valve is provided for use on a pressure vessel or a flow line with a pressurized fluid therein. In the preferred embodiment, the adjustable blowdown safety valve comprises a body with a closed bonnet and a chamber therein and an inlet and an outlet; the inlet including a valve seat; a disk member with an attached stem member closable on the valve seat; a mechanism in the body biasing the disk member to rest on the valve seat; a guide member supported in the bonnet to guide and limit disk member movement; and a skirt member affixed to the body, which surrounds the disk member and defines a uniform flow area in combination with a blowdown ring. The presented adjustable blowdown safety valve has improvements, which remove detriments to disk member movement, resulting in an adjustable blowdown safety valve with predictable performance and improved reliability. |
| US10125880B2 |
Air pressure regulator
An air pressure regulator includes a regulator body defining a hollow interior, an air inlet in communication with the hollow interior and configured to connect with a source of pressurized air, an air outlet fluidly coupled with the air inlet, and a valve stem positioned at the air inlet and configured to regulate the pressure of the pressurized air for the air outlet by way of movement of the valve stem relative to the air inlet. |
| US10125874B2 |
Valves including multiple seats and related assemblies and methods
Valve assemblies include a valve body having a fluid passage through the valve body and a valve member disposed in a chamber of the valve body. The valve assembly further includes a first seat and a second seat, where both seats are configured to contact and provide a seal between the valve body and the valve member to at least partially inhibit fluid flow through the fluid passage. Methods of providing a seal in a valve include forcing a primary seat into a seat portion of a valve body to provide a seal between a valve member and the valve body with the primary seat and deflecting at least one arm of a secondary seat to provide another seal between the valve member and the valve body with the secondary seat. |
| US10125863B2 |
Hydraulic system for a torque converter
A hydraulic circuit supplies pressurized hydraulic fluid to and from a torque converter that is operatively associated with a lockup clutch. The torque converter is disposed upstream of an outlet regulator that maintains a predetermined pressure in the torque converter. Power transmission in a powertrain can be directed through the torque converter during a hydrodynamic mode and can be directed through the lockup clutch during lockup mode. To switch between the hydrodynamic mode and the lockup mode, the hydraulic circuit includes a diverter valve to selectively direct pressurized hydraulic fluid between the torque converter and the lockup clutch. When operating in the lockup mode, the diverter valve further diverts hydraulic fluid discharged for the torque converter to bypass the outlet regulator disposed downstream of the torque converter. |
| US10125858B2 |
Ring gear mounting arrangement with oil scavenge scheme
An epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine includes a gutter with an annular channel. A rotating structure includes a ring gear. The rotating structure has an aperture that is axially aligned with the annular channel. Axially spaced apart walls extend radially outward relative to the rotating structure to define a passageway. The passageway is arranged radially between the aperture and the annular channel. The walls are configured to inhibit an axial flow of an oil passing from the aperture toward the annular channel. |
| US10125857B2 |
Transmission mount for vehicle having distributed stoppers
A transmission mount for a vehicle may include a bracket which accommodates an insulator having an external core coupled with an internal core, and includes an upper housing that covers an upper portion of the insulator, and a plate that supports a lower portion of the insulator; and the external core which includes, based on the inserted internal core, a lower portion, an upper portion, both lateral portions, both bridge portions that support a body of the external core, and a lower main stopper formed on an upper surface of the plate, in which a space portion is formed in a body of the external core wherein a strut, which protrudes from a rear surface of an upper housing of the bracket, is inserted into the space portion, and internal wall surfaces of the space portion come into contact with an upper portion, a lower portion, and a front portion of the strut, respectively. |
| US10125854B2 |
Torque limiting system
The present invention relates to torque transfer and torque limiting system technology and applications. This invention relates to providing improved torque limiting systems that employ tolerance rings for controlling transmitting power between a single power-input shaft and one or more power-output shafts, which can protect mechanical equipment and drivetrains from damage by mechanical overload. Relating to motor vehicle differentials, the present invention can control differentiation between two power-output shafts, or drive shafts by providing friction internal to said differential and limit “undesirable” slip or differentiation between wheels, as might occur when one wheel encounters a low-traction condition, providing a limited-slip differential. |
| US10125853B2 |
Torque converter lockup clutch structure
A torque converter assembly includes a pump assembly coupled to a nose hub, a turbine assembly coupled to a turbine hub, a damper assembly coupled to the turbine hub, a backing plate assembly coupled to the nose hub, and a clutch assembly capable of transmitting torsional loads between the backing plate assembly and the damper assembly. The clutch assembly has an engaged position and a disengaged position. When the clutch assembly is engaged, the pump assembly is mechanically coupled to the turbine assembly and when the clutch assembly is disengaged, the pump assembly is not mechanically coupled to the turbine assembly. |
| US10125848B2 |
Variator for work vehicle drivetrain
High efficiency work vehicle drivetrains containing variator assemblies are provided. In one embodiment, the work vehicle drivetrain includes an engine, a variator assembly, and an auxiliary power takeoff (PTO) shaft, which is coupled to the engine and rotatable about a primary power path axis when driven by the engine. The variator assembly includes, in turn, a variator motor and a variator gearbox. The variator gearbox contains a planetary gear system, which is coupled to the variator motor and to the auxiliary PTO shaft. The planetary gear system is rotatable about a planetary axis substantially parallel and offset from the primary power path axis. |
| US10125833B2 |
Highly heat-resistant brake disc for railcar
Provided is a high heat resistant brake disk for a railroad vehicle, which is manufactured using a nano material having high heat conductivity, such as a carbon nanotube (CNT) or graphene, to improve heat resistance of an overheated portion of the brake disk, and which can extend a life of the brake disk by suppressing performance deterioration due to a thermal shock. The high heat resistant brake disk includes a hub inserted into an axle of the railroad vehicle and an outer circumference coupled to a vehicle wheel to coaxially rotate with the vehicle wheel, wherein at least one pattern unit made from a high heat resistant nano material is formed on one surface of the brake disk. |
| US10125829B2 |
Fuel reducing clutch control apparatus and method for fuel reduction using the same
The present disclosure relates to a clutch control apparatus, and more particularly, to a clutch control apparatus that achieves miniaturization of machinery and reduces an operational error by using a non-contact type displacement detection system using a position detecting sensor for a clutch clearance, and regulates the operation of an actuator using a plurality of solenoid valves, as a result, allowing accurate position control of a pneumatic cylinder which operates the clutch, thereby improving fuel efficiency and achieving fuel reduction as well as reducing emissions of carbon dioxide. |
| US10125826B2 |
Creep control method for vehicle
A creep control method for a vehicle is disclosed. The creep control method includes a limit-setting step and a limit release step. In the limit-setting step, a controller compares a speed of an input shaft of a transmission with a predetermined creep reference speed, and, if it is determined that the speed of the input shaft is lower than the creep reference speed, a creep minimum torque of a clutch for controlling creep driving of the vehicle is set to be a predetermined lower limit torque, which is larger than 0. In the limit release step, if the controller determines that the speed of the input shaft is increased above the creep reference speed while the creep minimum torque is limited to the lower limit torque, the creep minimum torque is set to 0. |
| US10125813B2 |
Motion guide apparatus
A motion guide apparatus ensures that a retaining portion retains a rolling element. A rolling element retainer having retaining portions that prevent a rolling element from falling out of a movable body, the retaining portions extending along a loaded rolling element rolling portion, is incorporated in the movable body of the motion guide apparatus. End plates are formed integrally with the retaining portions. Fall prevention portions to reduce the widths of openings between the retaining portions are provided to center parts of the retaining portions in a length direction thereof. The fall prevention portions are padding portions integrated with the retaining portions, the padding portions rising in such a manner as to reduce the widths of the openings, and/or projections integrated with the retaining portions, the projections touching the movable body in such a manner that the center parts of the retaining portions bend toward a track member. |
| US10125811B2 |
Elastomeric teetering hinge
The invention generally relates to two-bladed turbine nacelles and associated teetering hinges. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a hinge assembly encompassing a hub and two double elastomeric teeter bearings. In some aspects, the bearings are self-contained elements that can be preloaded in a controlled manner prior to their incorporation into the larger assembly. |
| US10125809B2 |
Crankshaft assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same
Crankshaft assemblies for vehicle assemblies, such as engine assemblies, and methods of manufacturing crankshaft assemblies are provided. The crankshaft assembly includes a first crankpin disposed between a first pair of webs and at least a first main bearing journal connected to the first pair of webs, wherein at least one of the first crankpin, the first pair of webs or the first main bearing journal is a polymeric composite including a polymer and a plurality of reinforcing fibers. |
| US10125803B2 |
Fixing device for lower level member and fluid control apparatus provided with the same
A fluid control apparatus having a fixing device is provided. A through hole of a lower level member includes a large diameter portion opening to an upper surface and a small diameter portion continuing from a lower side of the large diameter portion and opening to a lower surface. A fixing member includes a head portion that is to be inserted into the large diameter portion of the through hole of the lower level member, an upper shaft portion to be inserted into the small diameter portion of the through hole of the lower level member, and a lower shaft portion inserted at an upper end portion into a through hole of a supporting member. The lower shaft portion is provided with an engaging projection that engages a lower opening edge of the through hole of the supporting member and prevents the fixing member from dropping off the supporting member. |
| US10125799B2 |
Systems and methods for mounting objects to a structure
A mounting system including a compressible structure having a first surface, a second surface, and at least one boss hole extending through the compressible structure from the first surface to the second surface. The system further including an interior plate mounted on the first surface of the compressible structure, wherein the interior plate includes a boss protruding from the interior plate and into the boss hole of the compressible structure, and an exterior plate mounted on the second surface of the compressible structure and secured to the interior plate against the boss of the interior plate, wherein the compressible structure is compressed a predetermined amount as a function of a length of the boss. |
| US10125796B2 |
Rotor positioning system in a pressure exchange vessel
A rotor positioning system for rotary pressure exchangers with a rotor with a central bore accommodating an axle affixed to end covers in each end having at least one pair of high and low pressure ports in communication with opposing end cover ports through coaxial rotor ducts. |
| US10125795B2 |
Adjustable fan damping apparatus for exerciser
An adjustable fan damping apparatus for exerciser includes a casing having an annular chamber defined therein and an annular intake structure is disposed to an inner side of the annular chamber. A centrifugal impeller is rotatably received in the annular chamber. Multiple adjust blades is pivotally mounted onto the annular intake structure and surrounds the annular intake structure, wherein each adjust blade has two pivots longitudinally extending from two opposite ends of the adjust blade and a driven element extending from one side of then adjust blade where the two pivots extends. A drive device is connected to the driven element of each of the multiple adjust blades. The drive device includes a driving element is rotatably coupled with the driven element of each of the multiple adjust blades for simultaneously driving the multiple adjust blades in a same angle relative to the annular intake structure. |
| US10125792B2 |
Centrifugal pump
A centrifugal pump includes a main body casing. The main body casing includes an upper main body casing, a lower main body casing fixed to the upper main body casing, and a blade casing. In the blade casing, an interior space S1 formed by the upper main body casing and the lower main body casing is partitioned, and a fluid introducing passage is formed on the upper portion and a rotating accommodating space S2 to accommodate the rotating blade member is formed on lower portion. A joint portion of the upper main body casing, the lower main body casing, and the blade casing is fixed on the state of sealing. A joint portion of the suction side coupling member and the main body casing and a joint portion of the discharge side coupling member and the main body casing 34 are fixed on the state of sealing. |
| US10125791B2 |
Blower
A centrifugal blower includes a stator housing. The stator housing includes a radial contact surface which makes contact with a casing in a radial direction, a circumferential contact surface which makes contact with the casing in a circumferential direction, and an axial contact surface which makes contact with the casing in an axial direction. With such configuration, it is possible to reduce the vibration of the blower by increasing a contact area between the casing and the stator housing. Further, the stator housing includes a heat dissipating surface. As a result, it is possible to efficiently dissipate the heat, which is generated from the stator, from the heat dissipating surface of the stator housing to the gas existing within the wind tunnel. |
| US10125788B2 |
Ceramic tile fan blade containment
Fan blade containment system includes circular tile layer of annular ceramic tiles attached to and extending radially inwardly from a shell, radially inner and outer annular surfaces of ceramic tiles bonded to a radially inner composite layer and the shell respectively with elastomeric inner and outer adhesive layers respectively. Elastomeric adhesive layers between circumferentially adjacent overlapped or scarfed edges along circumferential edges of the ceramic tiles overlap and mate along oppositely facing surfaces of adjacent ones of the ceramic tiles. Inner and outer adhesive layers and elastomeric adhesive layer may be a double-sided adhesive foam tape. Scarfed edges may be bevels or rabbets. Shell may be made of a metal or composite material. Fan blade containment system may be bonded to and extend inwardly from fan case circumscribing fan blades of a fan. Inner composite layer and composite outer shell may be co-cured with ceramic tiles therebetween. |
| US10125785B2 |
Reduced stress rotor interface
A bladed rotor and a hub rotor for a gas turbine are provided. A bladed rotor may comprise a rotor interface comprising a radially inward surface, wherein the rotor interface comprises a constant diameter zone; and a reduced stress zone located adjacent to and aft of the constant diameter zone. A hub rotor may comprise a hub interface comprising a radially outward surface, wherein the hub interface comprises, a constant diameter zone, and a reduced stress zone located adjacent to and aft of the constant diameter zone. |
| US10125783B2 |
Fan assembly and fan wheel assemblies
Fan assemblies, and in particular fan wheels and stator assemblies for fan assemblies, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fan wheel includes a wheel back having an outer surface forming one of a curved dome-shape and a truncated cone-shape. The fan wheel may also include a plurality of fan blades radially spaced about and mounted to the outer surface of the wheel back. In one embodiment, each of the fan blades is formed from a segment of an airfoil-shaped aluminum extrusion defining at least one internal cavity. The fan blade first ends can be provided with a compound cut profile with at least one curved cut such that the first end of the blade is mounted flush to the wheel back outer surface. The stator assembly can also be provided with a plurality of stator blades formed from airfoil-shaped aluminum extrusion segments and provided with compound cut profiles. |
| US10125778B1 |
Smoke deflector having a fan for purging a smoke detector
A smoke deflector includes a pole, a handle on a first end of the pole, and a fan assembly mounted on a second end of the pole opposite the handle. A method for using a smoke deflector to blow smoke away from a smoke detector includes the steps of holding the smoke deflector by the handle, adjusting the pole of the smoke deflector to set a desired length, adjusting the fan assembly of the smoke deflector to a desired angle, positioning the fan assembly adjacent to the smoke detector, and turning on the smoke deflector. |
| US10125777B2 |
Drive system for an agricultural product distribution system
An agricultural product distribution system includes a fan configured to provide an air flow that fluidizes and transports particulate material throughout the agricultural product distribution system. The fan includes an impeller, an inlet position on a first axial side of the fan, and an outlet position on a peripheral side of the fan. The agricultural product distribution system includes a power transfer shaft having a first end non-rotatably coupled to the impeller, wherein the power transfer shaft extends through the inlet of the fan. |
| US10125774B2 |
Centrifugal fan
A centrifugal fan includes: a casing; and an impeller that is attached to a rotation shaft of a motor, wherein the casing has an upper suction port and a lower suction port, wherein the impeller has a rotor hub, a plurality of blades arranged around the rotor hub in a circumferential direction, and a main plate coupled to the rotor hub and connects the blades in the circumferential direction, and wherein an inclination of an outer edge of the blades at an upper blade portion that is located above the main plate with respect to a plane parallel to the rotation shaft and an inclination of the outer edge of the blades at a lower blade portion that is located below the main plate with respect to the plane parallel to the rotation shaft are set to be in the same direction. |
| US10125772B2 |
Method of monitoring an impeller pump used in a medical application
The invention relates to a method of monitoring an impeller pump used in a medical application, wherein the structure-borne noise arising in the impeller pump is measured and this measured structure-borne noise is compared with a reference curve and/or with a limit value, wherein a signal is output as a sign for a disturbance of the operation of the impeller pump. The invention further relates to a blood treatment apparatus in which the aforesaid method is carried out. |
| US10125771B2 |
Compact liquid nitrogen pump
The invention provides a cryogenic liquid pump system, having a first end with at least an insulating lid and motor; a second end, wherein the second end is a pump, said pump comprising an impeller; and a gas release plate upstream of the impeller; and a shaft disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the motor imparts mechanical energy to the pump through the shaft. Also provided is a method for preventing cavitation of a cryogenic liquid in a cryogenic pump, the method having the steps of constantly maintaining pressure on the liquid in the pump and evacuating gas bubbles that form within the pump. |
| US10125769B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor is provided that can cool a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll effectively via cooling fins. A scroll compressor includes: a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll that performs orbiting motion with respect to the fixed scroll and is combined with the fixed scroll so as to form, with the fixed scroll, a compression space to compress fluid; cooling fins that are provided on the back of the fixed scroll; and cooling fins that are provided on the back of the orbiting scroll. The cooling fins and the cooling fins are taller in a central portion than in the circumference of the central portion. |
| US10125767B2 |
Scroll compressor with bypass portions
There is disclosed a scroll compressor according to the present disclosure in which a discharge port is formed at a central portion thereof, and a pair of two compression chambers continuously moving toward the discharge port are formed, and a plurality of bypass portions are formed at each interval along a movement path of each compression chamber in the both compression chambers, and compression gradients of the both compression chambers are formed to be different from each other, wherein when an interval between a bypass portion closest to the discharge port and another bypass portion adjacent to the bypass portion among the bypass portions of each compression chamber is defined as a first interval, respectively, a first interval of a second bypass portion belonging to a compression chamber having a relatively larger compression gradient is formed to be smaller than that of a first bypass portion belonging to the other compression chamber between the both compressor chambers. |
| US10125756B2 |
System and method for reducing at least one of airflow turbulence and pressure fluctuation proximate a valve
A baffle, for directing air within a compressor head, includes a first leg extending along a first direction, positioned proximate to a first valve of the compressor head, and a second leg extending along the first direction and substantially parallel to the first leg, positioned proximate to a second valve of the compressor head. A first portion of air from a first side of the first leg is communicated to a second side of the first leg beyond an end of the first leg. An aperture in the first leg communicates a second portion of the air from the first side of the first leg to the second side of the first leg. A turbulence and/or pressure fluctuation proximate the first valve is reduced by communicating the second portion of the air from the first side to the second side of the first leg. |
| US10125752B1 |
Hydraulic motor
A hydraulic motor apparatus includes a motor housing engaged to an end cap having a first porting system and an adapter connected to an external surface of the end cap and having a second porting system. A filter may be attached to the adapter and connected to the second porting system and a pressure reducing valve in the adapter is connected to the second porting system. The assembly may also include a controller operatively connected to the pressure reducing valve and system sensors measuring parameters affected by the output of the hydraulic motor apparatus, whereby the pressure reducing valve is operatively controlled by the controller in response to input from the system sensors. |
| US10125750B2 |
Radial piston pump assemblies and use thereof in hydraulic circuits
A system and method for machinery performing work with hydraulic actuators. Radial hydraulic pumps are aligned end-to-end along a common driveshaft axis to form a multi-pump assembly having a plurality of piston/cylinder units extending in a radial direction. Two or more piston/cylinder units are associated with one another to form multiple piston/cylinder groups. A plurality of control valves combines individual output flows from the two or more associated piston/cylinder units into respective common output flows for each respective piston/cylinder group. A plurality of flow control devices varies the common output flow from each respective piston/cylinder group by throttling inlet flow to the two or more associated piston/cylinder units in each respective piston/cylinder group. Each respective common output flow is directed from each respective piston/cylinder group to a hydraulic actuator on the heavy machinery to control its direction of movement. |
| US10125746B2 |
Motion conversion device
A motion conversion device is provided with a chain mechanism (10), a steel ball holding tube (5) having a holding space (5a) capable of holding a plurality of steel balls (1) in a vertical row, a steel ball insertion and holding mechanism (6) provided on a lower end of the steel ball holding tube (5), a balancer mechanism (30) capable of raising the steel ball holding tube (5) using air pressure, and a device for controlling the supply of air pressure to the balancer mechanism (30) according to the movement of the chain mechanism (10). A plurality of baskets (15) is attached to the chain (13) of the chain mechanism (10) at fixed intervals, the baskets (15) being capable of receiving and holding steel balls (1) spilling out of the upper end of the steel ball holding tube (5). The baskets (15) containing steel balls (1) move downward in response to the movement of the chain mechanism (10), and the steel balls (1) spill out at the lower end and roll to a position directly beneath the steel ball holding tube (5). |
| US10125741B2 |
Wind turbine rotor
A wind turbine rotor comprising a hub (1) from which a plurality of blades (2) project to a radius of at least 50 meters. Each blade comprising a hollow fairing supported by a central spar. Each blade has a thickness t at a radius r; characterized in that when r=0.5 R, t>0.3 T, where R is the radius of the blade and T is the thickness of the blade at the root end. By being thicker for a greater proportion of the blade, the aerodynamic performance of this part of the blade is worse, but this is more than compensated for as it allows better aerodynamic performance where it matters more, namely at the outer part of the blade. It also allows larger blades to be provided. |
| US10125738B2 |
Method for electrical power generation utilizing a turbine secured to a subsea pipe, the turbine having turbine blades encircling an outer periphery of the subsea pipe
A method and apparatus for generating electrical power are disclosed. The method includes the steps of turning turbine blades of at least one turbine provided at a region of a subsea pipe or umbilical via a respective motion of seawater through a swept area associated with the turbine blades and generating electrical power responsive to turning of the turbine blades. |
| US10125735B2 |
Valve for controlling a fluid with increased sealing action
A valve for controlling a fluid, e.g., fuel, has a closing element and a valve seat. The valve seat has a sealing region and a valve seat region adjoining the sealing region. The closing element seals on the sealing region, the sealing region and the valve seat region merging with one another directly and without a step. A hardness of the sealing region is less than a hardness of the closing element. |
| US10125730B2 |
Fuel injection control device for internal combustion engine
An ECU as a fuel injection control device includes: an injector control part that energizes a magnetic circuit of a fuel injector by a specified injection pulse to thereby open the fuel injector and that energizes the magnetic circuit by a specified energization pulse within a range in which a needle valve of the fuel injector is not driven; and a storage part that stores information relating to a behavior of a drive voltage (minus terminal voltage) of the fuel injector when the magnetic circuit is energized by the injector control part by the specified energization pulse. |
| US10125729B1 |
Throttle body adapter for marine engine air intake
A throttle body adapter connects a throttle body and an air intake manifold spaced from the throttle body in a marine engine. The throttle body adapter has an air passage having an inlet and an outlet of different shapes. The throttle body adapter has threaded openings which allow a fuse box, an electronic control module, a hose fitting and a mounting bracket for a beauty cover to be mounted to the throttle body adapter with threaded fasteners. The throttle body adapter further comprises a threaded opening adapted to receive an air inlet temperature sensor. |
| US10125728B2 |
Passively managed hood and plenum fed air induction system with parallel contaminant management features
An air induction system includes a hood inlet duct having a first induction inlet and an air induction plenum assembly having a second induction inlet. The air induction system also includes an air box in fluid communication with the air induction plenum and the hood inlet duct. The air box defines an inner box cavity. The air induction system also includes a panel filter disposed inside the air box, wherein the panel filter divides the inner box cavity so that the first induction inlet and the second induction inlet are upstream of the panel filter. |
| US10125726B2 |
Apparatus and methods for exhaust gas recirculation for an internal combustion engine utilizing at least two hydrocarbon fuels
A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, the method comprising: operating the engine with at least one of the cylinders of the engine as a dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cylinder; mixing exhaust gas expelled from the dedicate EGR cylinder with air in an intake system to provide a mixture of exhaust gas and air; providing a first hydrocarbon fuel and a second hydrocarbon fuel; introducing a charge comprising the first hydrocarbon fuel, the second hydrocarbon fuel and the mixture of exhaust gas and air to the dedicated EGR cylinder; igniting the charge in the dedicated EGR cylinder; expelling exhaust gas from the dedicated EGR cylinder; and recirculating the exhaust gas to the intake system of the engine. |
| US10125723B1 |
Coil spring hanger for exhaust duct liner
A method includes providing an exhaust liner as a first duct, providing a second duct having an opening therein, and spacing the first duct radially inward of the second duct. A spring connects the first and second ducts together and has first and second ends. A first mount comprises a first bracket portion associated with the spring and a second bracket portion directly fixed to the first duct. The first bracket portion is directly fixed to the first end of the spring and the second end of the spring is fixed to a second mount that comprises a casing plate having an area greater than the opening. The first end of the spring and the first bracket portion are inserted through the opening and the first bracket portion is attached to the second bracket portion. The casing plate is directly fixed to a radially outward facing surface of the second duct. |
| US10125718B1 |
Engine block including an integrated flow channel
A cast-aluminum engine block for a compression-ignition internal combustion engine includes a plurality of cylinders that are disposed in an in-line arrangement. The engine block includes a top portion including a top deck and a bottom portion including a plurality of main bearings that are disposed to support journals of a crankshaft. An integrated flow channel is formed between the second end and the last cylinder and proximal to the top deck, and is a continuous channel that passes from the first side to the second side through the portion of the engine block between the second end and the last cylinder and proximal to the top deck. A coolant passageway is disposed in the engine block between the integrated flow channel and the last cylinder, and is oriented parallel to the elevation axis. |
| US10125716B2 |
Control apparatus for diesel engine and control method for diesel engine
A control apparatus (100) controls a diesel engine (10). A glow plug (32) which can detect cylinder pressure is provided on the engine (10). An ECU (70) computes a parameter related to a change in cylinder pressure obtained from the glow plug (32). The ECU (70) controls fuel injection timing such that the parameter falls within a target range when combustion in the engine (10) is switched from premixed combustion to diffusion combustion. |
| US10125715B2 |
Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump cooling
Methods and systems are provided for temperature control of a high pressure pump (HPP) of a direct injection system. When direct injection is disabled, the HPP and the associated direct injectors are intermittently operated when the HPP temperature rises above a modeled threshold temperature. The HPP and injectors are operated until the HPP temperature falls below the modeled threshold temperature. |
| US10125713B2 |
Method of detecting a clogging of a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine
A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting a clogging of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine. Each fuel injector of the plurality of fuel injectors may be tested for a clogging. A test injector is switch off. A requested value of a fuel quantity to be injected by the other fuel injectors of the plurality of fuel injectors is adjusted to operate the internal combustion engine in an idle mode. A difference is calculated between the requested value of the fuel quantity and a reference value of the fuel quantity to be injected by all the fuel injectors of the plurality of fuel injectors to operate the internal combustion engine in idle mode. The calculated difference for each test injector is used to identify if the test injector is clogged. |
| US10125712B2 |
Torque security of MPC-based powertrain control
A propulsion system, control system, and method are provided that use model predictive control to generate an initial selected engine output torque value. A minimum torque limit is determined by selecting a minimum acceptable engine output torque. A maximum torque limit is determined by selecting a maximum acceptable engine output torque. A desired engine output torque value is set as: a) the minimum torque limit, if the initial selected engine output torque value is less than the minimum torque limit; b) the maximum torque limit, if the initial selected engine output torque value is greater than the maximum torque limit; or c) the initial selected engine output torque value, if the initial selected engine output torque value is neither greater than the maximum torque limit nor less than the minimum torque limit. |
| US10125711B2 |
Systems for fuel delivery
Various systems are provided for delivering fuel to an engine. In one example, a system includes a controller and a fluid system configured to maintain a fluid at a pressure downstream of a check valve. The controller may be configured to determine if a leak is present in the fluid system based on a first pressure decay rate of the fluid system, and responsive to identifying that a leak is present in the fluid system, differentiate between an internal leak and an external leak based on a leak flow rate as fluid system pressure decreases. |
| US10125705B2 |
Cylinder deactivation entrance and exit control
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders operable by a valve actuation mechanism. Staging of engine operating conditions is disclosed to facilitate exit from and/or entrance into a cylinder deactivation event. |
| US10125704B2 |
Engine system having EGR apparatus
An engine system having an ERG apparatus may include an engine including a plurality of combustion chambers generating a driving torque by combustion of a fuel; an intake line inflowing an intake gas supplied to the combustion chamber; an exhaust line flowing an exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chamber; a turbocharger including a turbine provided at the exhaust line and rotated by the exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chamber and a compressor provided at the intake line, rotated in connection with the turbine, and compressing external air; and an EGR apparatus including a recirculation line branched from the exhaust line and joined to the intake line, a flow rate controller mounted at the recirculation line and measuring and controlling an amount of recirculation gas, and a pressure sensor mounted at the recirculation line to measure a pressure of the recirculation gas. |
| US10125703B2 |
Internal combustion engine EGR flow rate estimation apparatus and internal combustion engine control apparatus
Based on an internal EGR ratio and desired external and internal EGR ratios, an EGR valve opening degree is feedback-controlled based on a desired EGR ratio, calculated in such a way as to perform correction so that a total EGR ratio becomes constant, and an EGR effective opening area obtained through learning of the relationship between an EGR valve opening degree and an effective opening area; thus, a correct characteristic of EGR valve opening degree vs. effective opening area can be maintained and hence it is made possible to absorb variations, changes with time, and even environmental conditions, while making an EGR valve and an intake/exhaust VVT collaborate with each other; therefore, an EGR flow rate can accurately be estimated. |
| US10125701B2 |
Method for operating an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine
A method for operating an internal combustion engine using an external exhaust-gas recirculation device with a recirculation setting device to set the flow rate of the recirculated exhaust gas and using a closing time setting device to adjust the closing time of the at least one inlet valve of the internal combustion engine. For the reduction of nitrogen oxides emitted by the internal combustion engine, it is possible, by way of the closing time setting device, for a nitrogen oxide reduction cycle to be set in which the at least one inlet valve of the internal combustion engine closes earlier or later than in the basic cycle. If the torque of the internal combustion engine falls below at least a defined torque threshold value, the internal combustion engine is operated in the basic cycle and the recirculation of the exhaust gas is enabled by way of the recirculation setting device, and wherein, if the torque of the internal combustion engine exceeds the defined torque threshold value, the internal combustion engine is operated in the nitrogen oxide reduction cycle and the recirculation of the exhaust gas is blocked by way of the recirculation setting device. |
| US10125699B2 |
Method and actuator for use on an engine having a monitoring arrangement for determining a characteristic of [(and)] the actuator and system
A method, using multiple position sensors, for determining a characteristic of the actuator or a system, wherein the characteristic is causing or is indicative of the cause of the change in position of the actuator. One characteristic may be the lost motion of the actuator or system. Lost motion is the lag between the motion of a controlled device and that of an electrical drive device due to yielding or looseness. The lost motion of an actuator may increase as components wear and may eventually degrade the function or cause failure of the actuator and/or system. |
| US10125698B2 |
Adaptive state of charge regulation and control of variable speed hybrid electric supercharger assembly for efficient vehicle operation
A variable speed hybrid electric supercharger assembly is controlled to regulate an adaptive state of charge of an energy storage device and/or to boost an engine based on a performance mode selected by a driver. In one example, a reference state of charge is determined based upon driving characteristics of a vehicle and compared to an actual state of charge of the energy storage device. If the difference indicates a deficit, an operation mode is selected to regenerate the energy storage device. In another example, a planetary gearing arrangement between an engine and an electric motor is configured to increase or decrease power transferred to the supercharger by the engine based upon the performance mode selected by the driver. |
| US10125697B2 |
Control system for internal combustion engine
A control system for an internal combustion engine is provided with a crankshaft, an intake camshaft with an intake cam, a timing chain, an intake variable valve timing mechanism configured to be able to change at least one of an opening timing and closing timing of an intake valve by controlling a phase of the intake cam, and an electronic control unit configured to set in advance a periodic correction coefficient to vibrate by a period identical to a rotational period of the timing chain and to control the intake variable valve timing mechanism by the periodic correction coefficient to make the phase of the intake cam a target phase. |
| US10125696B2 |
Charge forming device with throttle valve adjuster
In at least some implementations, a charge forming device includes a main body, a throttle valve and an adjuster. The main body includes a main bore through which fluid flows for delivery to an engine. The throttle valve is carried by the main body and moveable relative to the main bore to control fluid flow through the main bore. And the adjuster is moveable relative to the throttle valve and engageable with the throttle valve to adjust the range of motion of the throttle valve. In at least some implementations, the adjuster limits the range of motion of the throttle valve when the adjuster is engaged with the throttle valve. |
| US10125695B2 |
Automatic control of turbine blade temperature during gas turbine engine operation
A method of controlling an airfoil component temperature distribution includes the steps of detecting an airfoil component temperature, comparing the detected airfoil component temperature to a desired airfoil component temperature profile, and controlling a fuel flow in response to the comparing step to maintain the airfoil component temperature within the desired airfoil component temperature profile. |
| US10125693B2 |
Geared turbofan engine with power density range
A gas turbine engine turbine has a high pressure turbine configured to rotate with a high pressure compressor as a high pressure spool in a first direction about a central axis and a low pressure turbine configured to rotate with a low pressure compressor as a low pressure spool in the first direction about the central axis. A power density is greater than or equal to about 1.5 and less than or equal to about 5.5 lbf/cubic inches. A fan is connected to the low pressure spool via a speed changing mechanism and rotates in a second direction opposed to the first direction. |
| US10125691B2 |
Bowed rotor start using a variable position starter valve
A bowed rotor start mitigation system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The bowed rotor start mitigation system includes a variable position starter valve and a controller. The controller is operable to dynamically adjust the variable position starter valve to deliver a starter air supply to a starter to drive rotation of a starting spool of the gas turbine engine according to a dry motoring profile that continuously varies a rotor speed of the starting spool up to a point below a critical rotor speed. |
| US10125690B2 |
Method and system for starting up an aircraft turbomachine
A start-up system including a control system controlling a partial opening of an air intake valve of a start-up turbine during a first phase of the start-up. The start-up turbine is capable of turning a rotor of the turbomachine for the purpose of the start-up, so as to prevent the rotor from encountering critical frequencies of the turbomachine. |
| US10125689B2 |
Diffuser removal tool
A diffuser removal tool for displacing an exhaust diffuser from a gas turbine engine is provided, which includes a pair of support arms, a clamp and wedge assembly coupled to an exhaust diffuser, and a lead screw assembly coupled between the support arms and to the clamp and wedge assembly via a wedge of the clamp and wedge assembly. The tool also includes a pair of linear bearing assemblies coupled to the support arms and to the clamp and wedge assembly via wedges of the clamp and wedge assembly. The lead screw assembly is configured to displace the diffuser in an axial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine while the linear bearing assemblies are configured to both enable the displacement of the diffuser in the axial direction while vertically supporting the diffuser to maintain alignment between the diffuser and the gas turbine engine. |
| US10125681B2 |
Torque ripple compensating device
A torque ripple compensating device for an internal combustion engine is provided. The torque ripple compensating device comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is in driving engagement with an output of the internal combustion engine. The second member is in driving engagement with the first member. The third member is in driving engagement with the second member. An angular deviation between the first member and the third member causes a cyclical acceleration of the third member. The cyclical acceleration of the third member applies a torque to the output of the internal combustion engine through the first member. The torque ripple compensating device is able to be passively or dynamically adapted for both an amplitude and a phase of a torque ripple while minimizing an interference with an operation of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10125674B2 |
Engine
An engine without a compressor or a turbine comprises a combustion chamber for burning a fuel-air mixture formed by mixing a fuel with outside air; and an outside air introduction part for introducing outside air into the combustion chamber. The outside air introduction part comprises an intake main port for introducing outside air into the combustion chamber from the direction along the central axis of the combustion chamber and a plurality of intake sub-ports for introducing outside air into the combustion chamber from the direction toward the central axis. The intake sub-ports comprise ejection openings capable of ejecting outside air toward a collision point inside the combustion chamber. Streams of outside air ejected from the ejection openings of the intake sub-ports mutually collide at the collision point and are thereby compressed. |
| US10125672B2 |
Valve device
A valve device for controlling a bypass of an exhaust-gas turbocharger may include a valve disc for opening and closing a bypass opening of a turbine, and the bypass opening may be surrounded by a valve seat. A mandrel may protrude on a rear side of the valve disc. An adjusting lever for pivoting the valve disc may be connected with the mandrel. The adjusting lever may have a through opening that may be pierced by the mandrel. The through opening may be radially limited by an interior surface of the adjusting lever. At least one spring element may be arranged in the through opening, and the at least one spring element may subject the mandrel to a radial force. |
| US10125669B2 |
Branch communication valve for a twin scroll turbocharger
Methods and systems are provided for a branch communication valve in a twin turbocharger system. A branch communication valve may be positioned adjacent to a dividing wall separating a first scroll and a second scroll of the twin turbocharger. In an open position, the branch communication valve increases fluid communication between the first scroll and the second scroll and in a closed position, the branch communication valve decreases fluid communication between the first scroll and the second scroll. |
| US10125666B2 |
Systems and methods of compression ignition engines
Apparatuses, systems and method for utilizing multi-zoned combustion chambers (and/or multiple combustion chambers) for achieving compression ignition (and/or spark-assisted or fuel-assisted compression ignition) in an internal combustion engine are provided. In addition, improved apparatuses, systems and methods for achieving and/or controlling compression ignition (and/or spark-assisted or fuel-assisted compression ignition) in a “Siamese cylinder” internal combustion engine are provided. |
| US10125662B2 |
Engine cooling device for vehicle
An engine cooling device for a vehicle of the present invention includes: an engine cooling circuit that circulates a cooling liquid to an engine and a heat exchanger; a reservoir tank that is connected to the engine cooling circuit, and that stores the cooling liquid to absorb pressure changes within the engine cooling circuit; at least one or more cooling liquid circulating circuits that circulates the cooling liquid to devices installed in the vehicle; a switching section that selectively switches between either of a communicating state of communicating the engine cooling circuit and the cooling liquid circulating circuit, and a cut-off state of cutting-off the engine cooling circuit and the cooling liquid circulating circuit; and a control section that, in a case in which an ignition switch is turned off, controls the switching section such that the communicating state is set. |
| US10125661B2 |
Device for controlling the supply of a fluid to a system allowing fluid consumption to be optimised
Cooling spray jet comprising a supply inlet, a discharge outlet, a reaming connecting the inlet and the outlet, the outlet having a given cross-sectional area, a valve comprising a plug free to slide in the reaming and bearing in contact with a valve seat in a closed state. The valve has two open states after a first phase in which the plug separates from the valve seat, with different ranges of fluid pressures, the cross-sectional area between the plug and the reaming of each opening state being different from the cross-sectional area of the other state, one of these opening states having a cross-sectional area that regulates the fluid flow at the discharge outlet and the other opening state having a cross-sectional area such that the flow is regulated by the cross-sectional area of the outlet. |
| US10125650B1 |
Exhaust gas purification apparatus
An engine exhaust gas purification apparatus includes a three way catalyst disposed on an exhaust line, and which transforms harmful materials in exhaust gas to harmless materials by an oxidation-reduction reaction. The three way catalyst includes a first catalyst layer, a second catalyst layer, and a third catalyst layer laminated from an upper portion on a cordierite carrier, and the first catalyst layer comprises at least one platinum group metal and an oxygen non-storage material. |
| US10125645B2 |
Oil separator
An oil separator includes a case, electrode plates, filters, and a power supply unit. The electrode plates are arranged in the case with a space in between such that any two adjacent electrode plates face each other. The filters are made of an electrically insulating material and each arranged between any two adjacent electrode plates. The power supply unit is connected to the electrode plates and applies voltage between any two adjacent electrode plates, thereby creating a potential difference between the adjacent electrode plates. The filling factor of each filter is in a range from 0.005 to 0.03. The voltage applied between any two adjacent electrode plates by the power supply unit is in a range from 0.5 to 5 kV. The distance between any two adjacent electrode plates is in a range from 3 to 20 mm. |
| US10125644B2 |
Heat exchanger and system for warming and cooling a fluid circulating in a housing
A system for warming/cooling oil circulating within a power and torque transfer system of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The system incorporates at least a first heat exchanger positioned between the inner wall of the outer housing and the outer surface of a gear forming part of the gear system enclosed within the housing, for instance a ring gear and/or pinion gear. The heat exchanger is generally formed as a single tubular member for conducting a first heat exchange fluid therethrough, the tubular member being curved to generally follow the curvature of the geometry of the inner wall of the housing and to fit within corresponding annular gaps. A second fluid channel is formed between the outer surface of the gear and the inner surface of the heat exchanger for bringing the oil into heat transfer relationship with the first heat exchanger fluid through rotation of the gear(s). |
| US10125643B2 |
Valve operating device for internal combustion engine
In an engine valve, a first sliding area formed at a valve head side in an outer face of a valve stem, and sliding along a stem guide, a second sliding area formed at an opposite side from the valve head side, and sliding along the stem guide, and a first small diameter area formed between the first sliding area and the second sliding area are formed. Further, in the engine valve, a length, in an axial direction of the valve stem, of the first sliding area abutting on the stem guide at a position where the engine valve is fully opened is longer as compared with a length, in the axial direction of the valve stem, of the second sliding area abutting on the stem guide at a position where the engine valve is fully closed. |
| US10125633B2 |
Part of a casing, especially of a turbo machine
A part of a casing of a turbomachine is provided. The part is of one piece of material. The part includes a cavity extending along a circumference of a rotational axis of the turbomachine, the cavity having a radially outer wall and a radially inner wall. The part also includes an inlet opening for supplying a cooling medium into the cavity and an outlet opening for discharging the cooling medium from the cavity. The radially inner wall is configured to support at least vanes or rotor seals facing rotor blades of the turbomachine, or a carrier for these vanes or seals. The proposed design provides enhanced efficiency without increasing production costs. The turbomachine may include, for example, a gas turbine, a steam turbine or a compressor. |
| US10125630B2 |
Fan disk for a jet engine and jet engine
A fan disk is for a jet engine in which there flows a gas stream in a flow direction. A pin-shaped radial section of the fan disk includes a first branch, designed to be fixed to a drive shaft of the jet engine, a second branch, extending opposite the first branch and designed to support a plurality of fan blades, and a curved junction wall that extends between the first branch and the second branch. |
| US10125629B2 |
Systems and methods for assessing the health of a first apparatus by monitoring a dependent second apparatus
Systems and methods for assessing the health of a first apparatus by monitoring a second apparatus are described herein. A method for monitoring a health of a first apparatus may comprise receiving a performance parameter from a second apparatus, wherein performance of the second apparatus is dependent upon the health of the first apparatus, assessing the performance parameter, and determining the health of the first apparatus. In various embodiments, the performance parameter may comprise at least one of a speed value of the second apparatus, a position value of the second apparatus, a temperature value of the second apparatus, or a time value of the second apparatus. |
| US10125627B2 |
Method for disassembly and assembly of a rotor of a gas turbine
A method for disassembly of a rotor, in particular the front rotor of a gas turbine with a housing and a channel which diverges in a direction of flow and in which the rotor is arranged, is disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes axially displacing an outer sealing ring that is radially opposite the rotor, and whose minimum inside diameter is smaller than the maximum outside diameter of the rotor, against the direction of flow. Then, the rotor is axially displaced against the direction of flow, in particular out of the housing. A method for assembly of such a rotor, as well as a tool for the same, is also disclosed. |
| US10125626B2 |
Seal arrangement
A seal arrangement (15; 26; 43; 50) for sealing an annular gap (14) between a high-pressure steam space (12) and an adjacent low-pressure steam space (13). The gap is defined between two turbine casings (10, 11) each split into two casing halves, the seal arrangement (15; 26; 43; 50) has a seal element (24; 47; 58) which is formed in a segmented and annular manner and extends between the two turbine casings (10, 11) and engages in an annular receiving groove (9, 23; 30, 34; 49; 54) by means of at least one of its radial end regions. The seal arrangement (15; 26; 43; 50) has at least one segmented ring (16, 20; 27, 31; 44; 51; 55) with a first circumferential surface (17, 21; 28, 32; 45; 52, 56) releasably attached to one of the turbine casings (10, 11) in the region of the annular gap (14), and has an opposite second circumferential surface (18, 22; 29, 33; 46; 53, 57) with the annular receiving groove (9, 23; 30, 34; 54) or, in a one-piece form, with the radially projecting annular seal element (47; 58). |
| US10125619B2 |
Rotor assembly for use in a turbofan engine and method of assembling
A rotor assembly for use in a turbofan engine is provided. The rotor assembly includes an annular spool including a blade opening defined therein, and a rotor blade radially insertable through the blade opening. The rotor blade includes a rotor blade radially insertable through the blade opening. The rotor blade includes a root portion having a dovetail shape, and the root portion is undersized relative to the blade opening. At least one secondary dovetail member is positioned within the blade opening and configured to couple the root portion within the blade opening with an interference fit. |
| US10125618B2 |
Vapor deposition of rare earth silicate environmental barrier coatings
A vapor deposition method may include applying a first electron beam to vaporize a portion of a first target material comprising a rare earth oxide, where the first electron beam delivers a first amount of energy. The method also may include applying a second electron beam to vaporize a portion of a second target material comprising silica, where the second electron beam delivers a second amount of energy different from the first amount of energy. In some examples, the second target material is separate from the first target material. Additionally, the portion of the first target material and the portion of the second target material may be deposited substantially simultaneously over a substrate to form a layer over the substrate. A system for practicing vapor deposition methods and articles formed using vapor deposition methods are also described. |
| US10125615B2 |
Turbine wheel for a turbine engine
A turbine wheel for a turbine engine comprising a disc carrying blades. Each blade comprises an upstream radial wall and a downstream radial wall which extend inwards from the platform of the blade. Inter-blade cavities each accommodate one inter-blade sealing and vibration damping member. According to the invention, each inter-blade sealing and vibration damping member comprises at least a first transverse partition wall axially arranged at a distance from a downstream (or upstream, respectively) portion of the member and axially opposite two upstream (or downstream, respectively) so as to obstruct a flow of incoming air into the cavity between two adjacent upstream radial walls or two adjacent downstream radial walls. |
| US10125614B2 |
Cooling hole arrangement for engine component
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes a surface having a plurality of cooling holes. The surface includes a first region and a second region each having a plurality of cooling holes. The cooling holes within the first region are arranged differently than the cooling holes in the second region. |
| US10125613B2 |
Shrouded turbine blade with cut corner
A method includes determining a vibration characteristic of a shrouded turbine blade, which includes an airfoil attached to a shroud. A corner of the shrouded turbine blade can be removed after determining the vibration characteristic. |
| US10125611B2 |
System and method for in situ repair of turbine blades of gas turbine engines
The present disclosure is directed to an improved system and method for repairing a bend in a turbine blade of a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The system includes an articulating guide configured to fit into an access port of the turbine. The articulating guide includes a proximal end and a distal end. The system also includes a repair tool configured at the distal end of the articulating guide. Further, the repair tool is configured to fit over the turbine blade. Thus, the repair tool is configured to bend the turbine blade to an unbent position while the turbine blade is secured within the turbine. |
| US10125610B2 |
Air turbine engine for moving vehicle
The invention discloses a non-fuel combusting air turbine assembly suitable as an auxiliary or primary power propulsion system for a vehicle. The systems include an air turbine engine powered by a compressor mechanism to increase the potential energy that is harnessed by the turbines, having a noise reducing air intake section for delivering air to the compressor. Additionally, the systems include a turbine mechanism composed of plural sets of stationary vanes and rotating vanes, preferably arranged alternatively, and a battery rechargeable by a generator operable by the rotating turbine vanes. |
| US10125609B2 |
Device for obtaining mechanical work from a non-thermal energy source (variants)
The invention relates to mechanical engineering. The present device for obtaining mechanical work from a non-thermal energy source comprises a cylindrical housing, a rotor, a vacuum chamber, movable elements, and systems for removal and supply of a working fluid. The rotor is provided with blades and is fastened to the power shaft, disposed inside the housing. The chamber is formed by the outside surface of the bladed rotor and the inside surface of the housing. The movable elements are mounted in diametric opposition inside the housing of the device and divide the chamber into equal parts. The shaft and blades of the rotor are hollow. The inlet ports and outlet ports are provided in surfaces of the rotor blades. Or outlet ports are provided in the housing. The technical result is an increase in the output, efficiency and environmental friendliness of the device, together with a simplified design. |
| US10125602B2 |
Method for downhole leak detection
An integrated and rigless method of determining the location and the type of damage in casing or tubing of a wellbore that involves recording a thickness profile of the casing or tubing, a temperature log, and a noise log along the depth of the wellbore, followed by locating the damage from the thickness profile, and determining the type of damage from the temperature log and the noise log. |
| US10125601B2 |
Colloidal-crystal quantum dots as tracers in underground formations
Colloidal-crystal quantum dots as tracers are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method comprises injecting a solution of quantum dots into a subterranean formation, and monitoring a flow of the quantum dots from the subterranean formation to determine a property of the subterranean formation. |
| US10125598B2 |
Optimized rotation of a drill string during sliding mode of directional drilling
An example method for optimized rotation of a drill string coupled to a drill bit and disposed within a borehole may comprise determining an angular velocity of at least part of the drill string. An angular velocity threshold to avoid static friction may also be determined. Additionally, a minimum input torque to apply to the drill string to maintain the angular velocity at or above the angular velocity threshold may be determined. The method may further include generating a control signal to a top drive motor based, at least in part, on the minimum input torque. |
| US10125597B2 |
Method of, and a system for, controlling a drilling operation
A system (10) for controlling a drilling operation by a drill rig (12) includes a receiver (16) for receiving sensed data related to the drilling operation. A processor (18) is in communication with the receiver (16), the processor (18) processing the sensed data to estimate at least one geological property of interest of a zone (20) in which the drill rig (12) is active. The processor (18) is configured to operate as a decision engine (22) to optimize the drilling operation automatically by changing at least one drilling related parameter during the drilling operation based on the at least one geological property of interest. |
| US10125596B2 |
Methods, apparatus and products for production of fluids from subterranean formations
Methods, apparatus and products for separating oil and mud filtrate down hole and production of each to the surface via separate tubing, that includes custom engineered drill pipe for which two types of openings called ports have been cut or drilled: production ports and isolation ports. The production port produces formation fluid (normally hydrocarbons) from a perforation. In one non-limiting embodiment, a tube is welded to the inside of the casing at each production port to transmit the formation fluid to the top of the drill pipe section where it is attached to a custom engineered casing collar (described below) designed to allow flow to the next drill pipe section of the device. The isolation port produces mud filtrate from the adjacent borehole wall exterior to the casing, and these isolation ports are arranged in a pattern around each production port to keep mud filtrate in the invaded zone from reaching the production port. The number and placement of the production ports as well as the number, placement and shape of the isolation ports are determined using the information regarding the perforating design and other information such as the filtrate type and estimates of invasion depth as determined by well logs. Packers are set above and below the apparatus to provide an “isolation” chamber to contain the produced filtrate. Tubing through the upper packer will produce the filtrate to the surface via differential pressure or pumping. After the casing has been cemented, the perforating guns in the production ports are fired to begin production of formation fluid. |
| US10125583B2 |
Borehole reciprocating pump assembly with an air chamber acting as a hydraulic shock absorber for the pumped fluid
A borehole pump assembly operable in association with for a borehole with a well casing therein, the borehole pump assembly including an elongate pump rod operably connected to a reciprocating drive and mounting a reciprocating pump at the lower end within the well casing and an air chamber provided immediately above the reciprocating pump and concentrically about the pump rod to provide hydraulic shock absorption between the reciprocating pump and a delivery pipeline. |
| US10125582B1 |
Rotator arm stop and roller assembly
A petroleum extraction pump deploying a sucker rod has an actuator for rotating the portion of the rod in the stuffing box on every stroke to minimize local wear. The rotor handle or arm of the actuator is triggered by an upright roller supported by a an upright rigid linear member, such as a post or tube, that is spaced apart from the well bore by a clamp attached to the main well pipe or stuffing box. The roller rotates with each stroke as it engages the rotator handle. The roller is supported by a Y-shaped saddle to avoid catching on the upstroke of the pumping unit should these member become laterally separated. The device is capable of retrofitting to an existing sucker rod actuator by eliminating a cable to the arm of the actuator and deploying an arm stop member to support the handle in a horizontal orientation until it contacts the roller. |
| US10125580B2 |
Sand screen for sand control in lateral holes in wells
A sand screen for installation in a well includes a flow-through element having a center line running in the longitudinal direction of the flow-through element; and a filtration device. The flow-through element has an internal cavity extending over at least parts of a length of the flow-through element. There are a plurality of openings over the length of the flow-through element. The openings, via the filtration device, provide communication between an outer surface of the flow-through element and the internal cavity. The sand screen is flexible in a radial direction and in an axial direction. |
| US10125579B2 |
Centrifugal particle accumulator
An apparatus can include a first curved blade for use in a centrifuge. The centrifuge can be for collecting debris particles in a fluid flowing through the centrifuge. The first curved blade can include a plurality of eccentric slots. The first curved blade can include a groove positioned at an outer edge of the curved blade. The first curved blade can also include a first mating element and a second mating element. The first and second mating elements can be for coupling the first curved blade to a second curved blade about a central axis. |
| US10125577B1 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning and inspecting oil well drilling mud flow lines
The present invention is directed to a method of cleaning and inspection of drilling mud carrying flow lines, each flow line having an inner surface. The method includes affixing a fitting to the flow line, the fitting having a main flow channel and a branch flow channel extending at an angle from said main flow channel. A first end portion of the fitting can have an attachment that enables connection of the fitting to the flow line at one flow line end portion. A second end portion of the fitting can have one or more doors that can be moved between opened and closed positions, the door or doors providing an opening that is not closed when the doors are in the closed position. A suction line can be connected to the branch flow channel. A cleaning tool can be guided first into the fitting and then into the flow line using a fluid carrying cable. The cleaning tool and jetting fluid can be used to clean drilling mud and debris from the inner surface of the flow line. The jetting fluid can be removed via the branch flow channel using the suction line. The cable can extend through the door opening or openings when the door or doors are in the closed position. A camera can be guided into the flow line using a camera cable wherein the camera cable extends through the door opening or openings. The cleaning tool is preferably too small to fit through the door opening. |
| US10125575B2 |
Alignment apparatus for a sliding sleeve subterranean tool
An alignment device for a sliding sleeve in a housing in a tubular string features a patterned alignment ring that remains stationary. The sliding sleeve in one of its end positions has a mating profile such that profile misalignment results in profile alignment as the sliding sleeve is axially advanced toward the alignment ring. In a choke application the fully closed position of the choke brings the profiles together to induce relative rotation into an aligned configuration of the ports on the sliding sleeve with the ports on the surrounding housing. Misalignment can occur when tools are run through the sliding sleeve for other downhole operations and the design parameters for the choke prevent the use of alignment lugs in axial slots. The mating profiles do not reduce the drift dimension through the sliding sleeve and allow higher housing pressure ratings for deep set applications with large operating differential pressures. |
| US10125573B2 |
Zone selection with smart object selectively operating predetermined fracturing access valves
An intelligent dart or ball or other shape is dropped or pumped into a borehole that has multiple valves for access to the formation through which fractures are initiated. The intelligent object engages with the valves as it passes with retractable engagement dogs that are outwardly biased but not to the degree needed to find support unless the valve in question is the one that needs to be operated. In that event the dogs become supported and pressure is applied to the object to shift the valve to the open position. The object can be released at a later time remotely or can be milled out. Subsequent objects can be landed in the same sleeve after the initial object is released to close it or to close the open port by moving a second sleeve against a first sleeve. Fracturing in any order is envisioned. |
| US10125572B2 |
Casing or liner barrier with remote interventionless actuation feature
A tubular string is run into a wellbore with a remotely actuated valve near a lower end adjacent a cementing shoe. The valve is triggered to operate without intervention such as by mud pulses generated at the surface and recognized by a sensor linked to a processor adjacent the valve to trigger the valve to close. Alternative actuation systems are envisioned for the valve that is located near the cementing shoe. |
| US10125570B2 |
Valve assembly
A gate valve assembly, the assembly includes a gate valve having a gate assembly moveable between a closed position and an open position. The gate assembly includes a pressure equalizing assembly coupled to the gate valve that equalizes the fluid pressure across the gate valve. |
| US10125567B2 |
Packer
A morphable packer and method of setting the packer in a wellbore. The packer is a tubular member having a throughbore with a central portion having a greater diameter than each end portion with tapered portions there between. Gripping elements are arranged on the tapered portions. Morphing of the tubular member creates a seal between the central portion and an outer cylindrical structure, such as a wellbore or casing, and the gripping elements are moved radially outwards to engage with the cylindrical structure. The gripping elements act as slips which are activated by morphing the tubular member. Embodiments are described with the tubular member being a sleeve on a base pipe and, additionally, sealing and securing features in the form of elastomeric bands, lugs and wedges. |
| US10125565B2 |
Dissolvable isolation devices with an altered surface that delays dissolution of the devices
A wellbore isolation device comprising: a material that dissolves via corrosion when in contact with a wellbore fluid, a surface of the material, wherein the surface of the material is altered via a surface treatment, and wherein the altered surface delays corrosion of the material for a desired amount of time. A method of removing the wellbore isolation device comprising: contacting or allowing the wellbore isolation device to come in contact with a wellbore fluid; and causing or allowing at least the portion of the material to dissolve. |
| US10125563B2 |
Subsea completion apparatus and method including engageable and disengageable connectors
A communication link between a first subsea device and a second subsea device includes a first component positioned upon a distal end of the first subsea device and a second component positioned upon a proximal end of the second subsea device, wherein one of the first and second components comprises an engaged position and a disengaged position, and wherein the one of the first and second components is configured to be displaced from the disengaged position to the engaged position after the first and second subsea devices are engaged. |
| US10125562B2 |
Early production system for deep water application
An early production system includes an Emergency Disconnect Package (“EDP”), a production riser coupled between the EDP and a sea surface processing facility, a gas export tubing coupled between the EDP and the sea surface processing facility, and a flow base. The flow base is detachably connectable to the EDP. The flow base also includes an Independent Production Control System (“IPCS”) for controlling at least one production valve. |
| US10125559B2 |
Core jam indicator for coring tools and coring tools including such core jam indicators
Core jam indicators for use with coring tools include a plug coupled with an inner barrel and configured to selectively close the entrance of the inner barrel. The plug has at least one fluid port extending through a wall of the plug between an interior and an exterior of the plug. The mandrel at least partially covers the at least one fluid port of the plug in an activated position and the at least one fluid port is at least partially uncovered by the mandrel in a deactivated position. The mandrel is coupled to the inner barrel. A piston force acting on the mandrel resulting from a pressure difference above and below the mandrel acts over an area smaller than a maximum transverse cross-sectional area of the inner barrel. Coring tools include such core jam indicators. Components are provided and assembled to form such core jam indicators. |
| US10125558B2 |
Pumps-off annular pressure while drilling system
Aspects of the disclosure can relate to a method for transmitting a pump-off pressure profile within a limited bandwidth. For example, a method may include selecting a compression protocol based upon at least one of a time length associated with the pump-off pressure data, a relative mean-squared error associated with the pump-off pressure data, or a maximum error associated with the pump-off pressure data. The method also includes compressing pump-off pressure data with the compression protocol to produce compression bits. The compression bits represent the pump-off pressure profile. The method also includes transmitting, via a communication module, the compression bits to a computing device. |
| US10125550B2 |
Orientation of cutting element at first radial position to cut core
A fixed cutter drill bit may include a bit body having a bit centerline a plurality of blades extending radially from the bit body, and a plurality of flow courses between the plurality of blades. Each of the plurality of blades is spaced a radial distance from the bit centerline to define a core-forming region. A plurality of cutting elements is disposed on the plurality of blades, and the plurality of cutting elements include at least one coring cutting element disposed on at least one of the plurality of blades. The at least one coring cutting element is the radially innermost cutting element on the plurality of blades, and a coring angle of the at least one coring cutting element is less than an inner cone angle thereof. |
| US10125546B2 |
Apparatus and methods for geosteering
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to generate geosignal responses. Geosignal responses may be generated that include a representation of a determination of variation between a XX coupling component and a YY coupling component from acquired signals. Such geosignals may be used to 5 address a blindspot problem suffered in conventional geosteering in a drilling condition where the logging tool is located at layered formations with symmetric resistivity profiles. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US10125540B2 |
Sectional door with lifting mechanism
A sectional door comprising a plurality of panels which can be stacked on top of each other in a stacked state, and next to each other in a stored state; a drive system with a cable or chain for moving the bottom panel in the height direction; upright rails for guiding the panels in the stacked state; guides (or guide assembly) for guiding the panels in the stored state comprising a worm wheel with helical groove for guiding the panels in the storage room; wherein the drive system further comprises a lifting mechanism for removing the upper panel from the stack, and for transferring it to the storage zone. |
| US10125538B2 |
Static plasma grid evacuation techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units
A thermally insulating panel (e.g., vacuum IG window unit) includes first and second opposing substrates spaced apart from one another by a plurality of spacers. A low pressure space is defined between the substrates, and is hermetically sealed off by at least one edge seal. During evacuation of the space, a plasma is ignited within the space via a static grid assembly in order to reduce the time needed to evacuate the space down and/or to help remove debris from within the space to the desired low pressure. |
| US10125534B2 |
Method for producing blocks of windows
A method for producing blocks of windows (1). The method comprises the following steps: i) providing a frame consisting of frame profiled elements (2) having one or more panes (3) arranged therein, wherein a gap (4) can be formed between at least one frame profiled element (2) and the one or more panes (3), ii) inserting adaptable, particularly temporary, boundaries (7) for bounding the application region into the gap (4), wherein the application region is bounded by the boundaries (7) in the peripheral direction, the frame profiled element (2), and the one or more panes (3), and iii) introducing the curable plastic (6) into the application region. |
| US10125533B1 |
Small frangible shim
Taught here is a small frangible shim with handle for fine tune leveling which is wedge shaped, and pre-scored to enable an unneeded portion to be easily removed during use. Such shims are used in the construction industry utilized for adjusting the spacing of various construction members. The shim may be fashioned from any suitable material to provide stability, ease of use, and ease of manufacture. Further, the shim contains surfaces with properties of both friction to retain the shim in place once deployed and smoothness to allow the shim to slide easily into position. The shim taught here is small compared with existing shims for use in situations where delicate, fine-tune adjustments of leveling is desired. |
| US10125525B2 |
Door barricade
Barricade devices and methods of barricading a door are disclosed. Such devices and methods may be used to barricade a door, and thereby prevent an intruder from entering a sheltering space, such as a classroom, storeroom, or hallway. The barricade-device may have a pivotable stop-device that is pivotable from a location adjacent to a door. The pivot-location may be at an elevation that is lower than a door handle on the door. The stop-device may be pivotable from a reserve-position to a stop-position. In the reserve-position, the stop-device does not barricade the door. In the barricade-position, the stop-device barricades the door. Operation of the barricade-device may require the use of one or more major muscle groups of the body, but need not require precise dexterity of the fingers or hands (e.g. such as that required to manipulate small keys, latches, and/or the grasping and turning of assemblies). As such, the barricade-device may be used properly and quickly by a wide range of people having differing physical and mental capabilities. |
| US10125523B2 |
Locking assembly for electronic tablet and devices
A method for securing a portable electronic device having a housing to a substantially immovable object utilizing a locking assembly having a security rod or spike formed with an anchoring end separated axially by a protruding end, a locking device with an internal locking mechanism and a cable permanently attached to the locking device at one end, includes several steps. The steps include securedly fixing the anchoring end of the security rod or spike to the portable electronic device upon or through the housing, attaching an other end of the cable to the substantially immovable object and inserting the protruding end of the security rod into an opening in the locking device to actuate the internal locking mechanism and lock the locking device to the captive security rod. Locking the security rod to the locking device concurrently locks the portable electronic device to which it is anchored to the substantially immovable object. |
| US10125520B2 |
Key and rotary cylinder lock with key
A key (1) for a rotary cylinder lock (2) comprises a key grip (3) and a key shank (4), which adjoins the key grip (3) and extends along a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the key shank (4) has, on its outside (5), control recesses (10), in particular control bores, for properly positioning tumblers on the rotary cylinder lock (2) and also has at least one control element (6) arranged in a movable manner in the key shank (4), which control element (6) has a control surface (8), which interacts with a tumbler (7) of the rotary cylinder lock (2). Furthermore, the key is characterized in that the key shank (4), in the region of the control element (6), has a tapered cross section (9), which is tapered in relation to the cross section (11) with the control recesses (10). |
| US10125518B2 |
Handle mechanism
A handle mechanism used for driving a lock module in operation includes a handle, a linking member and a transmission rod, wherein the linking member is selectively engaged with the handle and the transmission rod. The handle is unable to drive the lock module in operation by the transmission rod driving and prevents the lock module from damage once an excessive force is applied to the handle when the linking member is not engaged with the handle and the transmission rod. Oppositely, the handle is able to drive the lock module in operation by the transmission rod driving when the linking member is engaged with the handle and the transmission rod. |
| US10125515B2 |
System and method for primarily erecting curvilinear buildings using a plurality of interconnected structural tubes/sandwich panels
A system and method for primarily erecting curvilinear buildings using a plurality of interconnected structural tubes/sandwich panels is provided. Fabricating structural tubing comprises: connecting a fibrous and flexible lining to an inner surface of a flexible outer membrane, wherein the lining is saturated in a curable material that forms into a solid foam material when cured; and curing the curable material. Fabricating a sandwich panel comprises: connecting a first fibrous and flexible lining to an inner surface of a first flexible outer membrane, wherein the first lining is saturated in a curable material that forms into a solid foam when cured; connecting a second fibrous and flexible lining to an inner surface of a second flexible outer membrane, wherein the second lining is saturated in a curable material that forms into a solid foam when cured; and curing the curable material of the first lining and second linings. |
| US10125512B2 |
Guyless rig with outriggers
The present disclosure, in one or more embodiments, relates to a well servicing rig having a mast having a racking board, a base supporting the mast, and a stabilization system configured to secure the rig against wind loading. The stabilization system may include a pair of front outriggers, a pair of rear outriggers, a pair of racking board supports coupled to the rear outriggers, and a pair of internal guylines extending between the racking board and the racking board supports. |
| US10125511B2 |
Anti-seismic support for warehouses and load-bearing structure with such support
An anti-seismic device (1) for load-bearing structures or machines for example automated warehouses, comprises at least one supporting foot (3) suitable for being fixed to a load-bearing structure of the automated warehouse. The supporting foot (3) is configured for resting and sliding on a support and sliding surface (5), so as to allow relative movement of the automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface (5). At least one abutment element (10) is suitable for being solidly constrained with the support and sliding surface (5). At least a spring device (12) is suitable for being interposed between the abutment element (10) and the automated warehouse. The spring device (12) is configured to generate a return action (force and/or torque) of the automated warehouse as a result of the relative movement of the automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface (5). The spring device (12) has a non-linear, preferably progressive elastic characteristic. |
| US10125509B2 |
Pool cleaner with hydraulic timer assembly
According to some embodiments, a pool cleaner includes a chassis, a housing supported by the chassis, at least one drive wheel supported by the chassis, and a turbine assembly that rotates in one of a first direction and a second direction to drive the at least one drive wheel. The pool cleaner also includes a timer disc assembly with at least one rotating timer disc. The timer disc assembly controls a flow of pressurized fluid away from the housing in a forward direction for backward propulsion assistance of the pool cleaner during a first time period, a rearward direction for forward propulsion assistance of the pool cleaner during a second time period, and a sideways direction for turning propulsion assistance of the pool cleaner during at least a portion of one of the first time period and the second time period. The timer disc assembly also controls a flow of pressurized fluid to the turbine assembly through a first opening for driving the turbine assembly in the first direction during the first time period and a second opening for driving the turbine assembly in the second direction during the second time period. |
| US10125503B2 |
Suspended scaffold cable diverter system
A suspended scaffold rigging system includes a base to be attached with a roof of a building and an arm attached with the base. The arm includes an end portion to extend over and away from an edge of the roof when the base is attached with the roof and a cable guide defined by the end portion. The system further includes a scaffold and a suspension cable to be attached to the scaffold, to be guided by the cable guide, and to be attached to a tie-back of the building such that that tie-back bears a load of the scaffold and the arm spaces the suspension cable away from the edge of the roof. |
| US10125499B2 |
Floor covering, floor element and method for manufacturing floor elements
Floor covering, made of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood. |
| US10125498B2 |
Floor covering
Hard panels formed from a wood-based material and having a decorative layer for floor coverings are provided, at least on two opposite edges, with coupling devices made in one piece with the panels wherein similar panels may be coupled together to form a floor covering, wherein these coupling devices provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of coupled panels, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges concerned and parallel to the plane of coupled panels. These coupling devices are constituted of a tongue and a groove. The top side of the tongue has a protrusion that cooperates with a meshing recess located in the lower side of the upper lip of the groove of the coupling devices, and a portion extending generally parallel with the plane of the panel to form a contact surface cooperating with the lower side of the upper lip of the groove. |
| US10125493B2 |
Pre-stressed beams or panels
A method of manufacturing a pre-stressed beam or panel and the resulting beam or panel are described. The method includes providing a timber-based component (1); providing a pre-stressing member (9) arranged along the timber-based component; applying a tensile force to the pre-stressing member (9); providing concrete anchors (11a, 11b) at locations that are spaced apart along the timber-based component (1); coupling the pre-stressing member (9) to the concrete anchors (11a, 11b); and releasing the tensile force on the pre-stressing member (9) to transfer a compressive force to the timber-based component (1) through the concrete anchors (11a, 11b) to form a pre-stressed beam or panel. |
| US10125491B1 |
Mounting tracks with thermal break and jig system for installation
The installation of panelized wall systems requires the use of connection tracks to both align and hold the panels in the precise location according the specification provided in the structural engineered plans. Some panelized wall systems are comprised of two panels disposed in a parallel position so as to define a wall cavity to contain plumbing, other utilities and insulation. In the prior art, connection tracks are made of one monolithic piece, which has the unfortunate characteristic of transferring thermal energy from one side of the connection track to the other. Disclosed embodiments break the thermal bridge of the prior art while maintaining the structural integrity of the prior art embodiments. While the disclosed connection tracks achieve desired thermal properties, they present new challenges in installation. A disclosed jig and corner installation system is required to install the disclosed connection tracks in a precisely parallel position to each other. |
| US10125489B2 |
Self adhering weather resistant vapor permeable air barrier membrane with rain plane matrix
A building wrap membrane comprising a sheet of spunbonded polypropylene fabric member with integral pressure sensitive permeable adhesive coated on the back of the member and a drainage matrix secured to the front surface of the member, the drainage matrix being comprised of individual thermoplastic threads randomly laid down to form a net and secured together by heat bonding with the threads formed into spaced rows with a channel therebetween. |
| US10125488B2 |
Building panel with a mechanical locking system
Building panels 1, 1′ provided with a mechanical locking system including a tongue 30, at an edge of a first panel 1, cooperating with a tongue groove 20, at an edge of an adjacent second panel 1′, for vertical locking of the building panels. The edge of the first panel is provided with a displacement groove 60, which is downwardly open, and includes an inner wall 61, an outer wall 62, and an upper wall 67. The tongue 30 is formed out of the edge of the first panel. A resilient and displaceable and part 66 of the tongue 30 is displaceable into the displacement groove 60. |
| US10125487B2 |
Thermal insulation element
In a thermal insulation element, which is made at least partially from a compression load transferring material and comprises an upper and a lower support area for the vertical connection to the building parts to be constructed from concrete, it is provided that the thermal insulation element comprises at least one penetrating opening extending from the upper to the lower support area which is embodied for passing a compacting device for fresh concrete. |
| US10125486B1 |
Deflection shield system
A deflection system is configured to deflect munitions fired at a room. The deflection system includes a first panel, rotationally attached to a first jamb. A second panel is attached to the first jam and further rotationally attached to a second jamb. A third panel is attached to the second jamb, and further rotationally attached to a fourth panel. A third jamb is attached to the fourth panel and further rotationally attached to a fifth panel. A fourth jamb is attached to the fifth panel, and further rotationally attached to a sixth panel. Attaching the third panel to a door frame near the room enables a user to rotate the fourth panel, the fifth panel and the sixth panel to deflect the munitions fired at the room. |
| US10125482B2 |
Sanitary cleansing device
Provided is a sanitary cleansing device configured to less provide a feeling of insecurity to a user when a cleansing mode for moving a water splash point in at least two directions is used. The present invention provides a sanitary cleansing device (1) including a nozzle assembly (6) provided with a spray port, a nozzle drive device (12), an operation device (10) operated by a user to switch a cleansing mode, and a spray control device (20) configured to switchably execute, a fixed spot cleansing mode in which the spray port is stopped at a predetermined reference private area position and a wide movement cleansing mode for moving a water splash point in at least two directions. When the wide movement cleansing mode begins, the spray port is positioned at the reference private area position, and then, starts movement of the water splash point. |
| US10125478B2 |
Touchless faucet assembly and method of operation
A faucet for discharging water, comprising a spout configured to receive and discharge a supply of water; a light emitter mounted on the spout and configured to emit a light beam; a light sensor mounted on the spout and configured to receive the light beam and detect an interruption of the light beam; a control circuit configured to control the flow of water through the faucet based on the interruption of the light beam; and a touchpad for controlling at least one of a flow rate and a temperature of the water discharged from the spout. |
| US10125477B2 |
Faucet structure
The present invention relates to a faucet structure comprising an installation pipe body, a valve core unit and a handle; wherein the installation pipe body comprises an installation cavity and a water cavity interconnected to each other, wherein the opening of the installation cavity is located on top; a water inlet and a water outlet connected to the water cavity; wherein the valve core unit is rotationally disposed in the installation cavity and wherein the lower end of the valve core unit extends into the water cavity; wherein the upper end of the valve core unit has a teeth column, wherein the outer side of the teeth column forms the first outer teeth; wherein the jacket of the teeth column is provided with the first teeth sleeve; wherein the inside of the first teeth sleeve forms the first inner teeth, wherein said first inner teeth is engaged with the first outer teeth; wherein the outside of the first teeth sleeve forms the second outer teeth; wherein the lower end of the handle further comprise an installation part; wherein the outside of the installation part is provided with an end cap, a bearing and a locking ring; wherein an installation hole is provided in the installation part; wherein the second teeth sleeve is fixed on the inner wall of the installation hole; wherein inside of the second teeth sleeve forms the second inner teeth, wherein the second inner teeth is engaged with the second outer teeth. |
| US10125470B2 |
Modular electric drive autonomous TTT
An electric drive machine includes a power module configured to provide power including a battery and an engine coupled to a folding heat exchange device. The electric drive machine may also include a drive module configured with one or more motors and positioned over a track roller frame. The electric drive machine may also include a ripping module configured with one or more ripping devices to rip encountered material. The electric drive machine may also include a hydraulic module with one or more devices in a region to cut or rip the encountered material. |
| US10125466B2 |
Composite pile formed of interconnected rigid hollow tubes
A pile connecting metal bracket adapted to be secured to a structure to be supported by a metal pile is described. The bracket has a pair of elongated straight vertical support flanges in a pair of spaced-apart horizontal guide walls secured across the vertical support flanges. The guide wall guides driven hollow metal tubes of the pile. A drive mechanism is removably connected to an attachment. The pile connecting bracket is secured to a structure and the metal tubes of the pile are connected to the metal bracket after the metal pile has been driven into soil to a position of rest whereby the pile can support the structure. |
| US10125459B2 |
Telescopic access bridge, unit provided therewith, and method there for
A telescopic access bridge includes a unit provided therewith, and a method therefor. The telescopic access bridge comprises a base unit, an elevating unit having a first end with a first hinged connection to the base unit and a second end, and a bridge comprising a main bridge part and a telescopic bridge part. The bridge has one end with a second hinged connection to the second end of the elevating unit. |
| US10125458B2 |
Modular engineered wood composite road
A method of making a modular engineered wood composite road (40) includes determining a bearing strength of the soil at a location where the modular engineered wood composite road will be installed; determining a bearing strength of the soil at a location where a modular engineered wood composite road (40) will be installed; determining a flexural strength and stiffness required for the modular engineered wood composite road (40) based on the determined bearing strength of the soil at the location where the modular engineered wood composite road (40) will be installed; assembling a plurality of engineered wood composite billets (46) from a plurality of composite wood laminations, wherein each engineered wood composite billet (46) has the required flexural strength and stiffness; and assembling the engineered wood composite billets (46) to define the modular engineered wood composite road (40). |
| US10125455B2 |
Long life cermet coated creping blade
A blade for creping a paper web from a Yankee cylinder surface is made of a steel substrate having a thickness of 0.7 mm-2 mm. The steel substrate is covered by a cermet coating that forms a working edge adapted for contact with the surface and a web impact area upon which the web impacts during creping. The cermet coating includes chromium carbides and tungsten carbides in a nickel based metal matrix. The cermet coating has a porosity of <2 volume % and a hardness of >1100 HV0.3. |
| US10125454B2 |
Flow process for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
Described are methods for pretreating lignocellulosic biomass that comprise thermally conditioning the biomass by flow processing an aqueous slurry of the biomass through an outer passage(s) of one or more heat exchange devices while circulating a heat exchange fluid through an inner passage(s) of the heat exchange device(s). Also described are methods for producing fermentation products, especially ethanol, from the pretreated biomass. |
| US10125450B2 |
Article sorting method
A method for matching pairs of socks includes engaging a first sock with a channel defined within a sock engaging assembly. The sock engaging assembly is defined about a basket. The method including inserting a second sock into the first sock and pushing the matched pair of socks through the channel into the basket. |
| US10125447B2 |
Stain treatment device and process
A fabric stain treatment device for treating a stain on a fabric with a fabric stain treatment composition during a fabric washing process, the fabric stain treatment device comprising: (a) a storage chamber for storing the fabric stain treatment composition, said storage chamber comprising two adjacent convex walls in a stacked arrangement with an upper wall and an lower wall; and a waist portion; (b) a filling and dispensing aperture defined by one or more upper edge portions of the storage chamber, said edge portion/s comprising a pour spout; and (c) a base the periphery of which is contiguous with the lower wall; said base and lower wall interconnecting at a base edge portion at least one annular scrubbing portion on a base edge portion. |
| US10125443B2 |
Washing machine and method for controlling the same
The disclosure provides a washing machine and method for controlling the same. An embodiment of the washing machine includes an auxiliary washing unit placed below a door arranged on top of a main body; an input unit for receiving instructions to start and stop auxiliary washing; and a water supply unit for supplying water to the auxiliary washing unit if the instruction to start water supply is input, and stopping supplying water to the auxiliary washing unit if the instruction to stop water supply is input. |
| US10125439B2 |
Flexible translucent to transparent fireproof composite material
A fireproof, translucent, flexible coated fabric composite material for use in fire curtains. The composite material meets or exceeds regulatory requirements in terms of fire endurance and allows transmissivity of necessary amounts of light. The process of the present disclosure combines a silica fabric with a special refractory index controlled resin. This unique combination of materials can transform an opaque high temperature fabric into a translucent, and even transparent, composite which as the ability to resist high temperature, flame and smoke penetration that fills a needed gap in technology between visibility and fire resistance in the field of fire and smoke curtains used in civil construction. |
| US10125436B2 |
High tenacity low shrinkage polyamide yarns
Multi-filament polyamide yarns characterized by high tenacity and low shrinkage are disclosed. Such yarns or fabrics made therefrom can be used in industrial applications in which such a combination of properties is desirable. Such yarns are particularly useful in the manufacture of automobile airbag fabrics. Also disclosed is a process for making such yarns. The yarn manufacturing process involves spin-drawing molten nylon, relaxing and controlling the yarn tension, and then winding the yarn. Yarns made according to this process exhibit linear density in the range of 110-940 decitex, tenacity equal to or greater than 80 cN/tex, and shrinkage, measured at 177° C., of less than 5%. |
| US10125435B2 |
SiC single crystal, SiC wafer, SiC substrate, and SiC device
A SiC single crystal includes, in a plane substantially parallel to a c-plane thereof, a region (A) in which edge dislocations having a Burgers vector (A) in a specific direction are unevenly distributed, and a region (B) in which basal plane dislocations having a Burgers vector (B) in a specific direction are unevenly distributed. The region (A) is located in a <1-100> direction with respect to a facet portion, while the region (B) is located in a <11-20> direction with respect to the facet portion. A SiC substrate is produced by cutting a SiC wafer from the SiC single crystal in a direction substantially parallel to the c-plane, and cutting the SiC substrate from the SiC wafer such that the SiC substrate mainly contains one of the region (A) and the region (B). A SiC device is fabricated using the SiC substrate. |
| US10125434B2 |
Optical quality diamond material
A CVD single crystal diamond material suitable for use in, or as, an optical device or element. It is suitable for use in a wide range of optical applications such as, for example, optical windows, laser windows, optical reflectors, optical refractors and gratings, and etalons. The CVD diamond material is produced by a CVD method in the presence of a controlled low level of nitrogen to control the development of crystal defects and thus achieve a diamond material having key characteristics for optical applications. |
| US10125432B2 |
Defect reduction in seeded aluminum nitride crystal growth
Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density≤100 cm−2. Methods for growing single crystal aluminum nitride include melting an aluminum foil to uniformly wet a foundation with a layer of aluminum, the foundation forming a portion of an AlN seed holder, for an AlN seed to be used for the AlN growth. The holder may consist essentially of a substantially impervious backing plate. |
| US10125421B2 |
Plasma CVD apparatus, plasma CVD method, and agitating device
A plasma CVD apparatus efficiently coats the surfaces of fine particles with a thin film or super-fine particles by concentrating a plasma near the fine particles. The plasma CVD apparatus includes a chamber, a container disposed in the chamber for housing the fine particles, the container having a polygonal inner shape in a cross section substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the container, a ground shielding member for shielding a surface of the container other than a housing face, a rotation mechanism for causing the container to rotate or act as a pendulum on an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the cross section, an opposed electrode disposed in the container so as to face the housing face, a plasma power source electrically connected to the container, a gas introducing mechanism for introducing a raw gas into the container, and an evacuation mechanism for evacuating the chamber. |
| US10125419B2 |
Lithium sputter targets
Described are methods of fabricating lithium sputter targets, lithium sputter targets, associated handling apparatus, and sputter methods including lithium targets. Various embodiments address adhesion of the lithium metal target to a support structure, avoiding and/or removing passivating coatings formed on the lithium target, uniformity of the lithium target as well as efficient cooling of lithium during sputtering. Target configurations used to compensate for non-uniformities in sputter plasma are described. Modular format lithium tiles and methods of fabrication are described. Rotary lithium sputter targets are also described. |
| US10125415B2 |
Structure for relaxed SiGe buffers including method and apparatus for forming
Embodiments of the present disclosures provide methods and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices such as transistors used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a semiconductor device having a film stack including an interlayer of semiconductor material and a buffer layer of semiconductor material underneath an active device layer. In various embodiments, the interlayer may include group III-V semiconductor materials formed between a first surface of a silicon-based substrate and the buffer layer. In certain embodiments the buffer layer may comprise group IV semiconductor materials. The interlayer may have a lattice constant designed to mitigate lattice mismatch between the group IV buffer layer and the silicon-based substrate. The buffer layer may provide improved integration of the active device layer to improve the performance of the resulting device. |
| US10125412B2 |
Compositional variations of tungsten tetraboride with transition metals and light elements
A composition includes tungsten (W); at least one element selected form the group of elements consisting of boron (B), beryllium (Be) and silicon (Si); and at least one element selected from the group of elements consisting of titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), lithium (Li) and aluminum (Al). The composition satisfies the formula W1-xMxXy wherein X is one of B, Be and Si; M is at least one of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Hf, Ta, Re, Os, Ir, Li and Al; x is at least 0.001 and less than 0.999; and y is at least 4.0. A tool is made from or coated with this composition. |
| US10125410B2 |
Heat resistant aluminum base alloy and wrought semifinsihed product fabrication method
This invention relates to metallurgy, more specifically, to wrought aluminum base alloys, and can be used for the fabrication of products with up to 350° C. working temperature range. The technical result achieved in the first and second objects of this invention is providing a new heat resistant aluminum base alloy the wrought semifinished products of which (sheets, rods, wire, die forgings products or pipes) have high strength, heat resistance and electrical conductivity.Said technical result is achieved in the first object of this invention as follows.The aluminum base alloy contains copper, manganese, zirconium, silicon, iron and chromium in the following amounts, wt. %: Copper0.6-1.5 Manganese1.2-1.8 Zirconium0.2-0.6 Silicon0.05-0.25 Iron0.1-0.4 Chromium0.01-0.3 Aluminumbalance The alloy contains zirconium in its structure in the form of Al3Zr phase nanosized particles not greater than 20 nm in size, and manganese mainly forms secondary particles of the Al20Cu2Mn3 phase not greater than 500 nm in size in a quantity of at least 2 vol. %. Said technical result is achieved in the second object of this invention as follows.The method of fabricating wrought semifinished products from said aluminum base alloy comprises producing a melt of the alloy and fabricating a cast piece by solidifying said alloy, these operations being carried out at a temperature that is at least 50° C. above the liquidus temperature.The intermediate wrought semifinished product is obtained by deforming said cast piece at a temperature of within 350° C. in two stages with an intermediate 340-450° C. anneal.Then the intermediate wrought semifinished product is annealed at 340-450° C., and wrought semifinished product is obtained by deforming the intermediate wrought semifinished product at room temperature. Finally the wrought semifinished product is annealed at 300-400° C. |
| US10125406B2 |
Noble metal recovery method
The present application provides a method to recover noble metal ions by reduction with using yeast. In the method, a liquid containing noble metal ions is provided. An electron donor and yeast are added into the liquid to bring the yeast in contact with the noble metal ions to reduce the noble metal ions. The noble metal can be accumulated in a fungus body of the yeast. The electron donor can be an organic acid, a salt thereof, an alcohol and hydrogen gas. |
| US10125403B2 |
Method and plant for producing iron from roasted pyrites
The invention relates to a method and a recovery system for obtaining/recovering metallic iron and/or iron compounds, in particular iron chloride, from ores and/or ore tailings, especially from pyrite tailings, preferably from roasted pyrites produced during sulphuric acid manufacture. |
| US10125402B2 |
Method for measuring cell-free virus particles from dried blood spots
Methods for the measuring cell-free nucleic acids and/or virus particles from dried blood spots are described. The methods can include the steps of rehydrating a dried blood sample, optionally fixing cells present in the rehydrated dried blood sample, eluting cell-free virus particles from the rehydrated dried blood sample, separating the cell-free viruses from any cell debris that may be present in the rehydrated dried blood sample by way of a filter, and measuring cell-free virus particles by a viral particle quantification technique. |
| US10125398B2 |
Compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of bone fractures and disorders
The present invention relates to the therapy, prophylaxis and diagnosis of disorders that are associated with aberrant bone mineral density, in particular osteoporosis; wherein the level of selected micro RNAs in samples of patients are detected and wherein an increase or decrease of said level compared to the level of healthy individuals is indicative of the disorder. |
| US10125392B2 |
Preparing a DNA fragment library for sequencing using tagged primers
The invention provides methods and kits for ordering sequence information derived from one or more target polynucleotides. In one aspect, one or more tiers or levels of fragmentation and aliquoting are generated, after which sequence information is obtained from fragments in a final level or tier. Each fragment in such final tier is from a particular aliquot, which, in turn, is from a particular aliquot of a prior tier, and so on. For every fragment of an aliquot in the final tier, the aliquots from which it was derived at every prior tier is known, or can be discerned. Thus, identical sequences from overlapping fragments from different aliquots can be distinguished and grouped as being derived from the same or different fragments from prior tiers. When the fragments in the final tier are sequenced, overlapping sequence regions of fragments in different aliquots are used to register the fragments so that non-overlapping regions are ordered. In one aspect, this process is carried out in a hierarchical fashion until the one or more target polynucleotides are characterized, e.g. by their nucleic acid sequences, or by an ordering of sequence segments, or by an ordering of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or the like. |
| US10125383B2 |
Method for producing L-citrulline by using a recombinant Corynebacterium crenatum strain
Disclosed is a method for producing L-citrulline using recombinant Corynebacterium crenatum cells as whole-cell biocatalysts. The present invention provides a recombinant C. crenatum that expresses an exogenous arginine deiminase gene from Lactobacillus brevis. The recombinant C. crenatum SDNN403 is used as biocatalysts for converting L-arginine to produce L-citrulline. Using the method of the invention, the concentration of L-citrulline reached 301.4 g/L after a 48 hr conversion reaction, and the molar conversion rate reached 99.9%. |
| US10125382B2 |
Acyl-ACP thioesterases and mutants thereof
Novel plant acyl-ACP thioesterase genes of the FatB and FatA classes and proteins encoded by these genes are disclosed. The genes are useful for constructing recombinant host cells having altered fatty acid profiles. Expression of the novel and/or mutated FATB and FATA genes is demonstrated in oleaginous microalga host cells. Furthermore, a method for producing an oil elevated in one or more of C12:0, C14:0, C16:0, C18:0 and/or C18:1 fatty acids includes transforming a cell with novel and/or mutated FATB and/or FATA genes, e.g., having an N-terminal deletion. The cells produce triglycerides with altered and useful fatty acid profiles. |
| US10125380B2 |
Polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| US10125379B2 |
Highly efficient ethanol-fermentative yeast
An object of the present invention is to obtain a fermentative yeast having a highly efficient ethanol production without introducing a foreign gene. A further object is to obtain a fermentative yeast that is resistant to proliferation inhibitors such as organic acids, which prevent the growth of the fermentative yeast. Yeast having improved ethanol production ability was generated by introducing transaldolase and alcohol dehydrogenase gene by self-cloning to Meyerozyma guilliermondii that can produce ethanol effectively from pentose and hexose obtained by breeding. This fermentative yeast is deposited to NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary under the accession number NITE ABP-01976. |
| US10125377B2 |
Enzymes and microorganisms for the production of 1,3-butadiene and other dienes
A method for the in vivo production of 1,3-butadiene from 2,4-pentadienoate is described (FIG. 1). Enzymes capable of decarboxylating 2,4-pentadienoate to 1,3-butadiene have been discovered. Recombinant expression of these newly discovered enzymes has resulted in the engineering of microorganisms capable of producing 1,3-butadiene when cultured in the presence of 2,4-pentadienoate. 1,3-butadienoate is an important monomer used in the manufacturing of rubbers and plastics. This invention will help to enable the biological production of 1,3-butadiene from renewable resources such as sugar, for example. |
| US10125375B2 |
Methods of modifying a target nucleic acid with an Argonaute
This disclosure provides for compositions and methods for the use of designed nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids, Argonautes, and complexes thereof. |
| US10125373B2 |
Geminiviral vector for expression of rituximab
A single vector or multiple separate vectors that contain two or more non-competing replicons for transient expression of the heavy and light chains of Rituximab in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves is described. The correct assembly of these subunit proteins into functional oligomeric structures to optimize the expression is also described. This system advances plant transient expression technology by eliminating the need for non-competing viruses, and thus, enhances the realistic commercial application of the multi-replicon single vector system for producing Rituximab in plant cells. |
| US10125362B2 |
RNA-interference-inducing nucleic acid molecule able to penetrate into cells, and use therefor
Provided herein are RNAi-inducing double-stranded nucleic acid molecules having cell penetrating ability and targeting mRNA encoding a connective tissue growth factor (CTGF). In certain embodiments, the RNAi-inducing double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first strand of having a sequence of UCUUCCAGUCGGUAAGCCGCGAGGGCAGGCC and comprising 4 to 17 phosphorothioate bonds and at least one 2′-O-Me modified nucleotide, as well as a second strand having a sequence of CUUACCGACUGGAAGA and comprising at least one phosphorothioate bond and at least one 2′-O-Me modified nucleotide and further comprising a cholesterol moiety covalently attached to its 3′ end. |
| US10125359B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating inflammation
Provided are electrokinetically-altered fluids (gas-enriched (e.g., oxygen-enriched) electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide, upon contact with a cell, modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity, and therapeutic compositions and methods for using same in treating inflammation or at least one symptom thereof. The electrokinetically-altered fluid compositions and methods include electrokinetically-altered ionic aqueous fluids optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Particular aspects provide for regulating or modulating intracellular signal transduction associated with inflammatory responses by modulation of at least one of cellular membranes, membrane potential, membrane proteins such as membrane receptors, including but not limited to G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR), and intercellular junctions (tight junctions, gap junctions, zona adherins and desmasomes). Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the electrokinetically-generated fluids (electrokinetically-generated gas-enriched fluids and solutions) and therapeutic compositions. |
| US10125354B1 |
Engineered nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids
The present disclosure provides engineered cross-type-nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids and compositions thereof. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the engineered cross-type-nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids, as well as expression cassettes, vectors and cells comprising such nucleic acid sequences, are described. Also, methods are disclosed for making and using the engineered cross-type-nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids and compositions thereof. |
| US10125349B2 |
Method for cell culture
A method for stem or progenitor cell culture. More precisely, the invention relates to a method for cell culture using one or more IαI (inter-alpha trypsin inhibitor or Inter-alpha inhibitor) protein(s) or part(s) thereof as a component in a cell culture media or a coating on a cell culture surface material. Furthermore the invention relates to a cell culture media and a cell culture coating/matrix provided with one or more IαI proteins(s) or part(s) thereof. |
| US10125345B2 |
Adipose tissue centrifuge and method of use
A centrifuge device is provided for the sizing and separation of constituents of a biologic mixture, e.g., adipose tissue. The device provides for the mechanical breaking down of the fibrous structure in the tissue by centrifugation causing the tissue to pass through a mesh element, or a sizing helix, or an extrusion element, whereupon the material is reduced to a slurry. This processed material may then be separated by centrifugation into its constituents, in order to harvest the fraction containing the multipotent cells. These multipotent cells may be utilized for various medical procedures to stimulate healing and tissue regeneration. |
| US10125343B2 |
Rotational dual chamber bioreactor: methods and uses thereof
A rotational dual chamber bioreactor for cell culture in bi- and multi-layered scaffolds, in the context of tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine strategies is disclosed, which comprises at least two dual culture chambers, a multiposition magnetic stirrer plate, and at least two flow pumps coupled to a monitor device to register biochemical parameters such as pH, pO2, glucose and urea sensors and physical parameters like pressure. A central barrier, with a hole to insert the bilayer scaffold, is used to culture cells with different conditions in each compartment of the chamber, avoiding medium exchange. Each chamber can rotate 180° (horizontal), which is promoted by magnetic stirrers, the multiposition stirrer plate is adapted dimensionally to the culture plate dimensions and also allows 180° vertical rotation. Each dual chamber has detachable caps for the top and the bottom chambers, the top cap to compress the scaffold thereby providing compressive stimulus with torsion simultaneously. |
| US10125342B2 |
Droplet fluid connections
Drop-to-drop connection schemes are described for putting a microfluidic device in fluidic communication with a fluid source or another microfluidic device, including but not limited to, putting a microfluidic device in fluidic communication with the perfusion manifold assembly. |
| US10125329B2 |
Process for the preparation of a feedstock for a hydroprocessing unit
A process for preparing a feedstock for a hydroprocessing unit, the feedstock based on crude oil containing asphaltenes and the process including mixing crude oil with a predetermined solvent in a ratio such that no aggregation of asphaltenes in the mixture takes place, and feeding the combined mixture to one or more hydroprocessing units. |
| US10125328B2 |
Processes for separating multiple streams from a feed
Processes for separating a feed stream for a combined hydrotreating zone into multiple components. The hydrotreating zone receives at least two streams from the separation, preferably a naphtha stream and a diesel stream. The two streams are treated in the hydrotreating zone and then separated into naphtha and diesel streams. In at least one embodiment, three separation columns are used. In at least one embodiment, two separation columns are used. |
| US10125326B2 |
Demulsifiers
The present invention provides a demulsifier comprising a compound of the general formula (I), a demulsification formulation comprising the demulsifier, methods of making a demulsifier, a method of demulsifying an oil-in-water or a water-in oil emulsion and the use as a demulsifier of a compound comprising a dimer and/or trimer fatty residue and an alkyleneoxy chain comprising a first ethyleneoxy section, a second ethyleneoxy section, and a propyleneoxy section located between the first ethyleneoxy section and the second ethyleneoxy section, wherein the propyleneoxy section comprises from 1 to 20 propyleneoxy groups. The demulsifier may be for use in demulsifying an emulsion, for example crude oil. |
| US10125321B2 |
Method and systems for transporting bitumen in solidified form
A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell. |
| US10125320B2 |
Mechanical processing of oil sands
A method of extracting bitumen from oil sands having a transition temperature at which the oil sands solidify includes forming formable oil sands into pellets and cooling at least a surface of the pellets sufficiently to prevent the pellets from aggregating; cooling the pellets to below the transition temperature; fracturing the pellets to release the bitumen from the oil sands while maintaining the temperature of the pellets below the transition temperature; and separating the bitumen from the oil sands in a separator. |
| US10125318B2 |
Process for producing high quality coke in delayed coker utilizing mixed solvent deasphalting
Process embodiments for producing green coke from residual oil comprise introducing residual oil and a solvent mixture into a mixing vessel to produce a feed mixture, the solvent mixture comprising at least one paraffinic solvent with a carbon number from 3 to 8 and at least one aromatic solvent, where the solvent mixture comprises from 0.1 to 10% by volume of aromatic solvent and 90 to 99.9% by volume of paraffinic solvent, passing the feed mixture to a solvent deasphalting unit to produce a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction and an asphalt fraction, and passing the DAO fraction to a delayed coker to produce the green coke and a delayed coker effluent. |
| US10125317B2 |
Insolubilizing material for specific hazardous substance and method for insolubilizing specific hazardous substance with same
The present invention intends to provide a practically valuable insolubilizing material for a designated hazardous substance (a heavy metal or the like) and an insolubilization method using the insolubilizing material for a designated hazardous substance, the insolubilizing material and method: making it possible to conduct treatment in a neutral region from start to finish to effectively insolubilize and immobilize a heavy metal or the like, which is contained in soil and the vicinity of the surface of the soil and which has adverse effects on health, by adding the insolubilizing material to the soil to mix with the soil, or spraying the insolubilizing material on the soil; and making the treated matter reusable, environmentally friendly, and neutral without fail. In order to achieve the purpose, the present invention provides an insolubilizing material for a designated hazardous substance, making it possible to conduct treatment to soil so that the soil does not reach a strongly basic region of a pH of 11 or more from start to finish, the insolubilizing material containing: a water-soluble aluminum compound not being strongly basic and not being amorphous; and at least one concomitant component selected from the group consisting of calcium compounds, magnesium compounds, and phosphate compounds each not being strongly basic. |
| US10125314B2 |
Lighting device with ceramic garnet
The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of solid state light sources (10) and an elongated ceramic body (100) having a first face (141) and a second face (142) defining a length (L) of the elongated ceramic body (100), the elongated ceramic body (100) comprising one or more radiation input faces (111) and a radiation exit window (112), wherein the second face (142) comprises said radiation exit window (112), 5 wherein the plurality of solid state light sources (10) are configured to provide blue light source light (11) to the one or more radiation input faces (111), wherein the blue light source light (11) has an peak maximum (λex1), wherein the elongated ceramic body (100) comprises a ceramic material (120) configured to wavelength convert at least part of the blue light source light (11) into converter light (101), wherein the ceramic material (120) comprises an 10 A3B5O12:Ce3+ ceramic material, wherein A comprises yttrium (Y) and gadolinium (Gd), and wherein B comprises aluminum (Al), wherein A comprises in the range of 10-50 atom % Gd, and wherein the ceramic material (120) comprises 0.5-3.5 mole % Ce, wherein the ceramic material (120) comprises an absorption spectrum having an absorption peak maximum (λa), wherein the peak maximum (λex1) is unequal to the absorption peak maximum (λa). |
| US10125312B2 |
Divalent-ion-doped single crystal alkali halide scintillators
A single crystal composition includes an alkali halide crystal doped with a divalent element in the amount of 0.5 to 5 weight percent, the doped crystal having an optical transmission of at least 45% at at least one wavelength. An alkali halide doped with at least one of europium and ytterbium is particularly useful as a scintillator. |
| US10125309B2 |
Photochromic composition
A photochromic composition comprising (A) a polyrotaxane having a composite molecular structure composed of an axial molecule and a plurality of cyclic molecules clathrating the axial molecule and (B) a photochromic compound. |
| US10125307B2 |
Stabilization of petroleum surfactants for enhancing oil recovery
The present technology relates to compositions and related methods for stabilizing surfactants capable of increasing liquid hydrocarbon production from subterranean reservoirs. In some embodiments, the technology relates to the stabilization of sulfonate based surfactants for enhanced oil recovery (“EOR”) operations. In certain embodiments, the sulfonate based surfactants are characterized by increased thermal and chemical stability under crude oil recovery conditions. |
| US10125302B2 |
Self-healing cement comprising polymer capable of swelling in gaseous environment
A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing cement composition into a wellbore, the cement composition including a pumpable slurry of cement comprising a copolymer capable of swelling in a gaseous environment. A composition includes a pumpable slurry of cement comprising a copolymer capable of swelling in a gaseous environment. |
| US10125296B2 |
Binary refrigerating fluid
Binary compositions of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane, and especially to the uses thereof as a heat transfer fluid in compression systems with exchangers operating in counterflow mode or in split flow mode with counterflow tendency. Also, a method of heat transfer in which a binary composition of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane is used as refrigerant in compression systems with exchangers in countercurrent mode or in crossed-current mode with countercurrent tendency. |
| US10125294B2 |
Adhesive sheet, laminate for touch panel, and capacitance-type touch panel
In an adhesive sheet, temperature dependence of a relative dielectric constant that is determined by a test for evaluating temperature dependence is equal to or less than 30%, and a 180° peel strength determined by a test for evaluating adhesiveness is equal to or greater than 0.20 N/mm. The adhesive sheet can inhibit the occurrence of malfunctioning of a capacitance-type touch panel in an environment of a wide temperature range from a low temperature to a high temperature, and can be included in a laminate for a touch panel and a capacitance-type touch panel. |
| US10125290B2 |
Coating compositions comprising diisocyanate chain extended bisaspartates
This invention relates to a coating composition, a method for coating of a metallic substrate as well as the use of a chain-extended aspartate prepolymer for improving the early hardness of the coating composition and in a two-component coating composition. |
| US10125283B2 |
Ink, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording method
An aqueous ink containing a self-dispersible pigment for use in an ink jet recording method using a recording head that ejects an ink by an action of thermal energy. The aqueous ink contains a compound represented by General Formula (I): where in General Formula (I) R1's are independently of each other, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxylic acid group, a phosphoric acid group or a phosphonic acid group, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and n is an integer of 1 to 5. |
| US10125282B2 |
Ink composition
An ink composition contains a solid component, a hydrophobic solvent A, a hydrophilic solvent B, and an amphiphilic solvent C, wherein the solvent C is an alcohol having 8 or more carbon atoms. |
| US10125278B2 |
Coating compositions for security elements and holograms
The present invention relates to the use of coating compositions, comprising shaped transition metal, especially silver, particles and a binder, wherein the ratio of pigment to binder is preferably such that the resulting coating shows an angle dependent color change, for the production of security elements and holograms. When the coating compositions of the present invention are used in coating a hologram the obtained products show a an angle dependent color change (flip/flop effect), different colors in reflection and transmission, an extremely bright OVD image and extremely strong rainbow effect, high purity and contrast. |
| US10125274B2 |
Coatings containing carbon composite fillers and methods of manufacture
An article comprises a substrate, a coating disposed on a surface of the substrate. The coating comprises a carbon composite dispersed in one or more of the following: a polymer matrix; a metallic matrix; or a ceramic matrix. The carbon composite comprises carbon and a binder containing one or more of the following: SiO2; Si; B; B2O3; a filler metal; or an alloy of the filler metal. |
| US10125273B2 |
Inorganic coating solution composition and method of forming inorganic coating film using the same
An inorganic coating solution composition including an alkali metal silicate, a curing agent, a dispersant, a defoamer, and a solvent, wherein the curing agent is phosphoric acid (H2PO4), the dispersant is at least one selected from among Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 60, Tween 80, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol 400 and polyvinyl alcohol, and the defoamer is at least one selected from among a silicone-based defoamer, an alcohol-based defoamer, a mineral oil-based defoamer and a powder defoamer. |
| US10125271B2 |
Method and device for restoring and maintaining superhydrophobicity under liquid
A superhydrophobic surface includes a plurality of microfeatures disposed on a substrate and a gas generator disposed within the microfeatures, the gas generator configured to generate a gas within the microfeatures. Gas is generated within the microfeatures when at least a portion of the microfeatures is in a wetted state to restore the microfeatures to a dewetted state. Gas generation is self-regulating in that gas generation automatically starts when a wetted condition exists and stops when sufficient gas has been generated to recover a dewetted state that restores superhydrophobicity. |
| US10125268B2 |
Removable paint composition
A removable paint composition that includes (a) 10-90% by weight, based on dry solids weight, of an acrylic copolymer binder having an acid number between 35 and 100 (expressed as grams KOH/gram polymer), and a Tg between −15° C. and 35° C.; (b) a pigment or dye in an amount sufficient to achieve a desired color; (c) 0.30 to 3.0% by weight, based on dry solids weight, of ammonium hydroxide to achieve a composition pH of 6.5 to 9.7; and (d) water. The paint composition is free of urethane polymers and is removable from a surface upon application of an aqueous amine solution. |
| US10125262B2 |
Method for producing stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate
Provided is a method for preparing a stable amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), which can be obtained either in suspension or as a powder. The method comprises stepwise combination of a soluble calcium salt, a soluble carbonate, a first and second stabilizer, and a water miscible organic solvent as described herein. The present invention further relates to stable ACC suspensions and dry powders produced by the method of the present invention. |
| US10125257B2 |
Polymeric materials
A component comprises a first part and a second part, wherein said second part is in contact with said first part, wherein: (i) said first part comprises a first polymer which is semi-crystalline and includes phenylene moieties, carbonyl moieties and ether moieties; (ii) said second part comprises a second polymer which is semi-crystalline and includes phenylene moieties, carbonyl moieties and ether moieties; (iii) the melting temperature (Tm) of the second polymer is less than the melting temperature (Tm) of the first polymer. In a preferred embodiment, said first polymer is polyetheretherketone and said second polymer is a copolymer having a repeat unit of formula VIII and a repeat unit of formula IX. |
| US10125256B2 |
Composition for friction material
A composition is provided having at least one binder, and a fiber substrate. The fiber substrate has organic fibers and metallic fibers, the amount of metallic fibers being superior or equal to the amount of organic fibers. The composition further has at least one oxide compound (A) selected among at least one silicate compound (A1), at least one phosphate compound (A2), and any mixture thereof. |
| US10125255B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer compositions having biorenewable content
Thermoplastic elastomer compositions, in particular derived from one or more styrenic block copolymers wherein at least one styrenic block copolymer comprises a controlled distribution copolymer block including a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, a plurality of biorenewable materials, preferably a softener and one or more synergistic additives such as a polar polymer; a synergistic block copolymer such as a relatively high molecular weight styrenic block copolymer; and/or filler. Numerous desirable articles can be formed from the compositions. Processes for preparing the compositions and articles are disclosed. |
| US10125254B2 |
Poly(vinyl acetal) resin compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties
Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance. |
| US10125253B2 |
Blends of poly(vinyl acetal) resins for compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties
Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more poly(vinyl acetal) resins and at least one blending agent or haze reducing agent are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance. |
| US10125250B2 |
Optical compensation film having reversed wavelength dispersion
Disclosed is an optical compensation film made of a solution cast of a polymer blend comprising a nitrated styrenic fluoropolymer and a polyimide. The compensation film is a positive-C plate having reversed wavelength dispersion that is capable of providing an achromatic (or broadband) retardation compensation. The optical film of the invention can be used in an optical device such as liquid crystal display (LCD) or organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. |
| US10125249B2 |
Polarity manipulation in polystyrene for enhanced bio-polymer miscibility
A styrenic composition including a polar modified styrenic co-polymer resulting from the polymerization of a combined mixture of at least one styrenic monomer and at least one comonomer and a biodegradable component is disclosed. The at least one comonomer includes a polar functional group and the polar modified styrenic co-polymer and the biodegradable component are combined to obtain a styrenic composition having a biodegradable component. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing bio-polymer miscibility in a styrenic based polymer. The polarity of a blend is manipulated by combining a styrenic monomer and a polar co-monomer to form a combined mixture and subjecting the combined mixture to polymerization to obtain a styrenic polymer blend to which a bio-polymer is added. |
| US10125248B2 |
Nucleated polypropylene composition
Nucleated polypropylene composition comprising at least one propylene homopolymer wherein the nucleated polypropylene composition and/or the propylene homopolymer can be free of phthalic acid esters as well as their respective decomposition products. |
| US10125244B2 |
Rubber composition with precipitated silica partially pre-hydrophobated with alkylsilane coupled to an elastomer in situ within the rubber composition and tire with component
The invention relates to a rubber composition containing diene based elastomer(s) coupled with a silica coupler in situ in the rubber composition to a precipitated silica which is partially pre-hydrophobated with an alkylsilane comprised of an alkoxyalkylsilane, its preparation and to a tire containing a component comprised of such rubber composition. |
| US10125239B2 |
Vulcanization composition having reduced allergenic potential, and elastomeric articles formed therewith
The present invention generally relates to vulcanization compositions used to vulcanize elastomeric articles, where the vulcanization compositions have reduced allergenic potential as compared to elastomeric articles formed using vulcanization compositions having non-fugitive accelerators. The present invention also relates to elastomeric articles formed using the vulcanization compositions. The invention further relates to methods for making a reduced-allergenicity vulcanization composition, and to methods for using the vulcanization compositions to vulcanize elastomeric articles. |
| US10125236B2 |
Elastic roll for electrophotographic apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
To provide an elastic roll for an electro-photographic apparatus that includes an elastic body layer having a low hardness and being excellent in fatigue resistance, and thus is resistant to fatigue, and to provide a method for manufacturing the same.An elastic roll 10 for an electrophotographic apparatus includes a shaft body 12, and a foamed elastic body layer 14 provided on an outer periphery of the shaft body 12, wherein the foamed elastic body layer 14 consists of a silicone rubber foamed body including a plurality of air bubbles 18 in its base material containing cross-linked silicone rubber and a reinforcement material, and wherein the foamed elastic body layer has a communication degree of 40% or more. It is preferable that the elastic roll 10 should further include a skin layer 14a in the foamed elastic body layer 14 on an outer peripheral side. |
| US10125235B2 |
Formulated isocyanate-reactive blends including olefin based blowing agent
A storage stable isocyanate-reactive composition has ethylene oxide content from 1 wt % to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of an isocyanate-reactive component that includes a polyol component, a catalyst component, and a blowing agent component. The polyol component includes at least one polyol, the catalyst component includes at least one amine catalyst, and the blowing agent component includes at least one hydrohaloolefin based blowing agent. The isocyanate-reactive component is storable at least at one of room temperature and a higher temperature for a period of at least 1 day with a less than 10 second change in gel time when reacted with an isocyanate component at an isocyanate index from 100 to 150, compared to when the same isocyanate-reactive component is stored for a period of less than 1 day at room temperature and reacted with the same isocyanate component at the same isocyanate index from 100 to 150. |
| US10125230B2 |
Polyurethane composite system having high compressive strength and rigidity
The present invention relates to a polyurethane composite system comprising a rigid polyurethane foam and a coating material composed of a compact polyurethane or a compact polyurea, wherein the rigid polyurethane foam comprises a porous three-dimensional reinforcing material which forms a network, where the network encloses at least 50% of the volume of the rigid polyurethane foam, or at least two layers of a porous, at least two-dimensional reinforcing material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing the polyurethane composite system and also a sports article, cladding part or furniture item comprising such a polyurethane composite system. |
| US10125228B2 |
Phototunable thermoplastic elastomer hydrogel networks
Provided herein is a thermoplastic elastomer hydrogel and methods of making such. The hydrogel comprises a glass formed from poly(styrene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) in which the coronal chain end has been functionalized with photodimerizable groups (AB-photo) and a liquid medium at a concentration between about 32:1 and about 2:1 liquid medium/AB-photo by weight. The hydrogel has a fatigue resistance to at least 500,000 compression cycles. |
| US10125224B2 |
Two-stage cure polyimide oligomers
A method for using citraconic anhydride and itaconic anhydride as addition cure end caps in reactions for forming polyamic acid oligomers and polyimide oligomers, is provided. Prepregs and high temperature adhesives made from the resulting oligomers, as well as, high temperature, low void volume composites made from the prepregs, are also provided. |
| US10125220B2 |
Functionalized polymers
This document relates to functionalized (e.g., mono- or bi-functional) polymers (e.g., polyethylene glycol and related polymers) as well as methods and materials for making and using such functionalized polymers. |
| US10125218B2 |
Intermediate transfer members
An intermediate transfer member that includes a hydroxyl terminated poly(oxetane) based fluorinated polyether optionally crosslinked with an aminoplast resin. |
| US10125215B2 |
Esters of oligo-hydroxycarboxylic acids and use thereof
Esters of oligo-hydroxycarboxylic acids have the general formula ( ): wherein at least one of the radicals R1, R4 or R5 is a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms and 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds. Cosmetic and pharmaceutical agents contain said esters. These esters are effective as thickeners, in particular for compositions containing surfactants. |
| US10125214B2 |
Materials for electronic devices
The present invention relates to polymers comprising structural units having partially fluorinated substituents, to mixtures and formulations comprising the polymers according to the invention, to a process for the preparation of the polymers according to the invention, and to the use of the polymers according to the invention as functional materials in electronic devices. |
| US10125210B2 |
Multiblock copolymer, rubber composition, and tire
A multiblock copolymer, obtainable by copolymerization of a conjugated diene compound and a non-conjugated olefin, wherein: a structure of the multiblock copolymer includes A-(B-A)x and/or B-(A-B)x, wherein “A” represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a non-conjugated olefin, “B” represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a conjugated diene compound, and “x” represents an integer ≥1; content of the non-conjugated olefin portion is ≤30 mass %; and storage modulus G′ at 130° C., measured by rubber process analysis using a rubber process analyzer, i.e. RPA, according to ASTM D6204, is ≥20 kPa. It is possible to obtain vulcanized rubber and thus a tire having high fracture resistance and high weather resistance from the multiblock copolymer and a rubber composition derived therefrom. |
| US10125208B2 |
Transparent article made of PVC graft copolymers
The invention relates to a method for preparing vinyl chloride graft copolymers by emulsion polymerization and to a method for preparing blends of such graft copolymers. The invention also relates to transparent molded articles prepared by using the graft copolymers according to the invention and their blends, respectively. |
| US10125203B2 |
Polyvinyl alcohol powder and method for producing same
The present invention is characterized by being a polyvinyl alcohol powder having an average particle diameter of 100 to 2000 μm as measured by optical microscopic observation at a humidity of 65% RH and a temperature of 25° C., having a bulk specific gravity (g/ml) of a portion ranging from 500 to 1000 μm in particle diameter of more than 0.60 and less than 0.80, and having a content of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 μm in particle diameter of 35 to 70% by mass. Accordingly, a polyvinyl alcohol powder is provided, that is good in anti-scattering property, superior in solubility in preparing an aqueous solution from the powder, and capable of reducing transport costs due to its large specific gravity. |
| US10125202B2 |
Polymer compound for a conductive polymer and method for producing same
The present invention provides a polymer compound for a conductive polymer comprising one or more repeating units “a” shown by the formula (1), and having a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000. There can be provided a polymer compound for a conductive polymer having a specific superacidic sulfo group which is soluble in an organic solvent, and suitably used for a fuel cell or a dopant for a conductive material. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents any of a single bond, an ester group, and a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon group optionally containing an ether group, an ester group, or both; “Z” represents any of a single bond, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, an ether group, and an ester group; and “a” is a number satisfying 0 |
| US10125194B2 |
Dual targeting antibody of novel form, and use thereof
The present invention relates to: a dual targeting antibody of a novel form having a water-soluble ligand fused to the N-terminus of a heavy chain or light chain of an antibody; a DNA encoding the dual targeting antibody; a recombinant expression vector containing the DNA; a host cell which is transformed with the recombinant expression vector; a method for preparing the dual targeting antibody by culturing the host cell; and a pharmaceutical composition including the dual targeting antibody. |
| US10125192B2 |
Caninized anti-NGF antibodies and their use
The present disclosure encompasses NGF binding proteins, specifically to antibodies that are chimeric, CDR grafted and canonized antibodies, and methods of making and uses thereof. The antibodies, or antibody portions, of the disclosure are useful for detecting NGF and for inhibiting NGF activity, e.g., in a mammal subject suffering from a disorder in which NGF activity is detrimental. |
| US10125190B2 |
Anti-collagen antibodies for treatment and diagnosis
The invention relates to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, including cancer and inflammatory disorders. The invention provides, and involves the use of, antibodies that bind collagen. |
| US10125187B2 |
Antibodies specific for enteroviruses that infect humans
This invention provides antibodies or fragments thereof that are capable of specifically binding to at least one conformational epitope of enterovirus 71 (EV71), wherein the antibody individually comprises at least one variable light chain and at least one variable heavy chain. There is also provided a method of producing an antibody capable of specifically binding to at least one conformational epitope of enterovirus 71 (EV71). |
| US10125181B2 |
Thermostable human epidermal growth factor-spider venom fusion protein with increased skin cell proliferation effect and cosmetic composition for anti-wrinkle and maintaining elasticity of skin comprising the same as effective component
A thermostable human epidermal growth factor-spider venom fusion protein with increased skin cell proliferation effect has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a gene of E. coli codon-optimized nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 for encoding the human epidermal growth factor-spider venom fusion protein, a recombinant vector including the gene, a host cell transformed with the recombinant vector, and a method for producing in a host cell a human epidermal growth factor-spider venom fusion protein by transforming a host cell with the recombinant vector, and a cosmetic composition for improving skin wrinkle and maintaining skin elasticity including a human epidermal growth factor-spider venom fusion protein, and as the cosmetic composition has excellent thermostability and has an effect of enhancing the activity of improving skin wrinkle and maintaining skin elasticity, it can be advantageously used in future in the field of cosmetics or cosmetic plastic surgery. |
| US10125179B2 |
RhtB protein variants and the method of producing O-phosphoserine using the same
The present invention relates to an RhtB (homoserine/homoserine lactone export transporter) protein variant having an enhanced ability to export O-phosphoserine (OPS) that is a precursor of L-cysteine, a polynucleotide encoding the protein, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, an OPS-producing microorganism comprising the protein variant, a method of producing O-phosphoserine using the microorganism, and a method for preparing cysteine or its derivatives, which comprises reacting O-phosphoserine, produced by the method above, with a sulfide in the presence of O-phosphoserine sulfhydrylase (OPSS) or a microorganism that expresses OPSS. |
| US10125178B2 |
Modified microorganisms for chemical production
The present invention relates to increasing xylose utilization in industrial microbe by inducing mutations in the regulator genes, crp and xylR. Thus the invention is directed to isolated nucleic acid sequences that encode mutations in the crp gene and the xylR gene and recombinant bacterium that express mutated CRP and XylR. In some embodiments, the mutation results in a point mutation at residue 142 of the CRP protein and/or at point mutation at residues 121, 182 and/or 363 of the XylR protein (based on the protein sequences in E. coli). The invention also includes methods of using the recombinant bacterium. |
| US10125170B2 |
Bioactive peptide complexes
Herein disclosed are bioactive peptides and proteins having immunomodulating and antiviral activity, more particularly histidine-rich bioactive peptide complexes having the following structural formula (SEQ ID NO: 29): wherein: X1 is preferably absent or is selected from among Gln, Ser, Asn, Val, Ala, Phe, and Asp, and R1 and R2 are peptide chains optionally contain the amino acid residues His and/or Cys that interact with transition metal ions. Whereas R1 is preferably selected from among His-Gly-Val-Ser-Gly(SEQ ID NO: 30), CysVal-Val-Thr-Gly- (SEQ ID NO: 31), Cys-Gly-, Val-Ser-Gly-, and His-Gly- or alternatively is absent, R2 is preferably selected from among -Val-His-Gly, -Val-Phe-Val, -Val-His, -Val-Asp or alternatively is absent. Such histidine-rich peptide complexes, primarily alloferon family peptides such as Alloferon-1 (SEQ ID NO: 1) with Zn ions, enable the creation of drugs with a targeted mechanism of action, and the design thereof with regard to understanding of drug target structure. |
| US10125168B2 |
Synthetic peptide for adjusting balance between presence of type 1 TNF receptor and type 2 TNF receptor and use thereof
Provided is a method for adjusting the balance of TNF-R1 and TNF-R2 in cells present at a target organ, tissue or site. In the adjustment method provided, when increasing the relative presence of TNF-R2 compared to the presence of TNF-R1 in the cells, a synthetic peptide is supplied to the cells, with the peptide being essentially made of at a TNF-R1 signal peptide motif or a modified amino acid sequence thereof; and when decreasing the relative presence of TNF-R2 compared to the presence of TNF-R1 in the cells, a synthetic peptide is supplied to the cells, with the peptide being essentially made of a TNF-R2 signal peptide motif or a modified amino acid sequence thereof. |
| US10125164B2 |
Process for preparing D-arginyl-2,6-dimethyl-L-tyrosyl-L-lysyl-L-phenylalaninamide
The invention relates to a process for solution-phase synthesis of D-Arginyl-2,6-dimethyl-L-tyrosyl-L-lysyl-L-phenylalaninamide, an active ingredient used for both common and rare diseases including a mitochondrial targeted therapy for ischemia reperfusion injury. |
| US10125161B2 |
Solid betalain compositions and methods
Solid, free-flowing, and substantially completely dissolvable preparations with high betalain content are presented. Most typically, the betalain profile of the preparations is near natural and includes betalains in an amount of between 10-40 wt %. As the preparations of the inventive subject matter maintain chemical stability and flowability over extended periods of time, it should be noted that the betalain preparations are now amenable to compounding in small and measured quantities. Furthermore, new biological activities of betalains are shown, and especially include significant induction of SIRT and reduction of serum triglyceride. |
| US10125159B2 |
Functionalized magnetic nanoparticle, a catalyst, a method for forming C—C bonds
A functionalized magnetic nanoparticle including an organometallic sandwich compound and a magnetic metal oxide. The functionalized magnetic nanoparticle may be reacted with a metal precursor to form a catalyst for various C—C bond forming reactions. The catalyst may be recovered with ease by attracting the catalyst with a magnet. |
| US10125152B2 |
Beta-lactamase inhibitors
Described herein are compounds and compositions that modulate the activity of beta-lactamases. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit beta-lactamase. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections. |
| US10125151B2 |
Metalloboranes for high density hydrogen storage
Provided herein are the metalloborane compounds, MOF-metalloborane compositions, and hydrogen storage system used for high density hydrogen storage. The compounds and compositions may have the structure M2B6H6 or MOF-M2B6H6-dicarboxylic acid. Particularly the transition metal M may be titanium or scandium and the MOF may be MOF5. The hydrogen storage systems hydrogen absorbed to the metalloborane compounds or to the MOF-metalloborane compositions. Methods of storing hydrogen are provided comprising flowing or passing hydrogen gas for absorptive contact with the metalloborane compounds or to the MOF-metalloborane compositions. Also provided is a method for calculating the hydrogen storage capacity of a metalloborane is provided in which random sampling of the thermodynamic states of a two-system model of hydrogen in the presence of a metal organic framework-metalloborane crystal structure is used to calculate probability of hydrogen absorption. |
| US10125148B2 |
Pyrazolopyrimidine macrocycles as inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication
The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including compositions and methods for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disclosure provides novel inhibitors of HIV, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HIV infection. |
| US10125138B2 |
Triazolotriazinone derivatives having activity a s herbicides
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), or an agronomically acceptable salt of said compounds wherein Q, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants, and to intermediates used to synthesize said compounds. |
| US10125133B2 |
Substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines and substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine derivatives of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US10125130B2 |
Cycloalkyl-linked diheterocycle derivatives
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, L, D, R1-R15, w, x, y, and z are defined herein. The novel cycloalkyl-linked diheterocycle derivatives that are useful in the treatment of abnormal cell growth, such as cancer, in mammals. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and to methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of abnormal cell growth in mammals. |
| US10125129B2 |
Agonists of the mu opioid receptor
The present technology is directed to compounds, compositions, and methods related to non-morphinan-like mu opioid receptor agonists. Compounds of the present technology demonstrate remarkable potency and selectivity for the mu opioid receptor over the kappa opioid receptor, while also exhibiting a significant reduction (or, essentially, absence) of the negative side effects of many morphine-derived compounds. |
| US10125127B2 |
Neuroprotective agents for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
A compound having formula I is useful for treating a neurodegenerative disease: R1 is an C1-12 organyl group; is a C1-12 heterocyclic ring system containing 5 to 12 ring atoms and up to three heteroatoms individually selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, and Se; R2 are C1-12 organyl groups; R7, R8 are each independently, hydrogen (H), hydroxyl, oxo (i.e., carbonyl), C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 alkoxyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, C5-7 cycloalkyl, C5-7 cycloalkenyl, halo, C1-4 aldehyde, or —NR4q where R4 is H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C4-8 cycloalkyl, C4-8 cycloalkenyl, or C6-10 aryl; o is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; A is a C6-12 aryl group, C5-12 heteroaryl group, or an optionally substituted 3-hydroxypyridin-4(1H)-one; p is an integer from 1 to 6; and Zm is absent or a divalent linking moiety; and m is an integer representing the number of time Z is repeated. |
| US10125125B2 |
N-(heteroaryl)-sulfonamide derivatives useful as S100-inhibitors
A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound. The compound is an inhibitor of interactions between SI 00A9 and interaction partners such as RAGE, TLR4 and EMMPRIN and as such is useful in the treatment of disorders such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, inflammatory disorders and neurodegenerative disorders. |
| US10125123B2 |
Small molecule IRE1-α inhibitors
Described herein are IRE1α inhibitors, compositions containing such inhibitors, and methods of treatment that include administration of such compounds. Exemplary compounds are provided throughout the application. |
| US10125118B2 |
Heteroaryl compounds and their use as therapeutic drugs
The present invention provides heterocyclic compounds, the stereoisomer thereof, the enantiomer thereof, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, which are capable of modulating the activity of Mer receptor tyrosine kinase (MERTK). This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods to prepare the said compounds, and the use of such compounds as a medicament.The present invention is directed to MERTK inhibitory compounds with marked potency, thereby having an outstanding potential for a pharmaceutical intervention of cancer and any other diseases related to MERTK dysregulation. |
| US10125114B2 |
Methods to induce targeted protein degradation through bifunctional molecules
The present application provides bifunctional compounds which act as protein degradation inducing moieties. The present application also relates to methods for the targeted degradation of endogenous proteins through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a cereblon-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to the targeted protein which can be utilized in the treatment of proliferative disorders. The present application also provides methods for making compounds of the application and intermediates thereof. |
| US10125113B2 |
Dibenzazepine derivatives and use thereof
The present disclosure provides dibenzazepine derivatives having Formula I or I(A): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R3a, R3b, R6, V1, V2, Z1, Z2, Z3, and G are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of the compounds of Formula I or I(A), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of one or more sodium channels. In one embodiment, the compounds of the present disclosure are useful for treating pain. |
| US10125112B2 |
Modulators of the relaxin receptor 1
Disclosed are modulators of the human relaxin receptor 1, for example, of formula (I), wherein A, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, that are useful in treating mammalian relaxin receptor 1 mediated facets of human health, e.g., cardiovascular disease. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a pharmaceutically suitable carrier and at least one compound of the disclosure, and a method for therapeutic intervention in a facet of mammalian health that is mediated by a human relaxin receptor 1. |
| US10125109B2 |
Method for producing furan compound and furfural composition
The present invention is aimed to provide an industrially advantageous method for producing a furan compound, in which a furan compound can be efficiently obtained in a high selectivity from a furfural compound. The present invention is concerned with a method for producing a furan compound including feeding, as a raw material, a furfural composition containing a furfural compound into a reactor and subjecting to a decarbonylation reaction in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a furan compound as a product, wherein a furfural dimer concentration in the furfural composition is 1,000 ppm by weight or less, and a peroxide value in the furfural composition is 0.01 mEq/kg or more and 1.0 mEq/kg or less. |
| US10125107B1 |
Carboxylic acid ester compound having polymerizable functional group and fluorine atom group, and method for producing same
Provided are a fluorine-containing monomer capable of being dissolved in a general organic solvent such as a hydrocarbon solvent and simultaneously having excellent water and oil repellency, and a method for producing the fluorine-containing monomer. The fluorine-containing monomer is a carboxylic acid ester compound having a polymerizable functional group and a fluorine atom group, represented by the following general formula: CaF2a+1O—(CbF2bO)c—C2F4COOR. The method is a process for producing the carboxylic acid ester compound, characterized by that any one of an isocyanulate derivative, a phthalic acid derivative and a cycloalkane dialcohol modified (meth)acrylate each having a terminal hydroxyl group is made to react with a perfluoropolyether carboxylic acid halide. |
| US10125103B2 |
Method for preparing 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl fluorides
The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl fluorides by halogen exchange reaction of 5-chloro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl chlorides with alkali metal fluorides, using non-polar solvents. |
| US10125099B2 |
MAO inhibitors and their conjugates as therapeutics for the treatment of brain cancer
A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant. |
| US10125098B2 |
Therapeutic compounds and methods of use thereof
The invention provides compounds having the general Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein the variables RA, RAA, subscript n, subscript q, ring A, X2, L, subscript m, X1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, D and E have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10125094B2 |
Sulfamoyl-arylamides and the use thereof as medicaments for the treatment of hepatitis B
Inhibitors of HBV replication of Formula (I) including stereochemically isomeric forms, salts, hydrates and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy. |
| US10125093B2 |
2,2′-diaminobiaryls having one primary and one secondary amine
Novel 2,2′-diaminobiaryls having one primary and one secondary amine and an electrochemical process for preparation thereof. |
| US10125090B2 |
Process for preparation of di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series, care being taken during the shutdown of the production process that an excess of aniline and respect to formalin is ensured. |
| US10125089B2 |
Process for preparing 3 aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine
Process for preparing isophoronediamine, characterized in that A) isophoronenitrile is subjected directly in one stage to aminating hydrogenation to give isophoronediamine in the presence of ammonia, hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst and possibly further additions, and in the presence or absence of organic solvents; or B) isophoronenitrile is first converted fully or partly in at least two or more than two stages to isophoronenitrile imine, and this isophoronenitrile imine is subjected to aminating hydrogenation to give isophoronediamine as a pure substance or in a mixture with other components and/or isophoronenitrile, in the presence of at least ammonia, hydrogen and a catalyst. |
| US10125087B2 |
Method for preparation of n-butyl nitrite
The invention discloses a method for the continuous preparation of n-butyl nitrite with a low content of n-butanol comprising the reaction of n-butanol, an acid and NaNO2 in a continuous way, in which the n-butanol, an acid and NaNO2 are mixed in a mixing device which provides for a pressure drop of at least 1 bar; the acid is selected from the group consisting of HCI, H2SO4, formic acid, methanesulfonic acid, and mixtures thereof; and the amount of HCI is at least 1.02 molar equivalent based on the molar amount of n-butanol. |
| US10125085B2 |
Method for producing 2-halogen-acrylic acid esters
The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-haloacrylic esters from 2-hydroxymethyl- or 2-halomethyl- or 2-chlorosulfinyloxymethyl-2-halomalonic diesters. The invention further provides novel 2-halomethyl-2-halomalonic diesters or 2-chlorosulfinyloxymethyl-2-halomalonic diesters which can be used for preparation of the 2-haloacrylic esters. |
| US10125079B2 |
Methods of making levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates from saccharides
Unique methods have been developed to convert polysaccharides into value-added products, such as levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates. The polysaccharides are heated in the presence of water, an alcohol, and an acid to cleave the polysaccharide, and the resulting monosacchrides or monosaccharide acetals or both are contacted with an acid in the presence of an alcohol at a higher temperature. Useful acids include Brønsted acid catalysts and Lewis acid catalysts including mineral acids, metal halides, immobilized heterogeneous catalysts functionalized with a Brønsted acid group or a Lewis acid group, or combinations thereof. |
| US10125076B2 |
Extractive dehydration process
A process comprising subjecting a composition comprising an alpha- or beta-hydroxycarboxylic acid, water, an extraction solvent, and an acid catalyst to extractive dehydration to form an unsaturated carboxylic acid product. |
| US10125075B2 |
P-toluic acid production method
A method for producing highly pure p-toluic acid by a simple solid-liquid separation operation using as a raw material a substance inducible from a biomass resource and suitable for fermentation production by a microorganism is disclosed.The method for producing p-toluic acid includes: a dehydration reaction step of dehydrating Compound(s) (1)-(4), which are substances inducible from biomass resources and suitable for fermentation production by microorganisms; and a solid-liquid separation step of recovering a solid produced by this dehydration reaction by a simple solid-liquid separation operation. |
| US10125069B2 |
Polyfluoroalkyl allyl compound and method for producing the same
A carboxylic acid allyl adduct of the general formula: CF3(CF2)n(CH2CF2)a(CF2CF2)bCH2CHICH2OCOR′ [II] wherein n is an integer of 0 to 5, a is 1 or 2, and b is an integer of 0 to 3, and R′ is a C1-C3 alkyl group. |
| US10125065B2 |
Method for the separation of diamond particle clusters
A method for the separation of diamond particle clusters into discrete diamond particles and/or into smaller diamond particle clusters comprising fewer diamond particles is disclosed.The diamond particle clusters are combined with at least one liquid phase organic or inorganic compound, or with a solution of at least one organic or inorganic compound in at least one solvent to form a reaction mixture. Mechanical means are then used to separate the diamond particle clusters into discrete diamond particles and/or into smaller clusters within the reaction mixture producing diamond particles with dangling bonds or free bonding sites on the surface of the diamond particles. The at least one organic or inorganic compound then reacts with these dangling bonds present on the diamond particle surface. The surfaces of the diamond particles are functionalized by the reaction with the organic or inorganic compounds and the diamond particles and/or smaller clusters produced are well dispersed in dry powder form, as well as in solution. |
| US10125062B2 |
Propylene production processes and catalyst systems for use therein
Propylene production processes are discussed herein. The propylene production processes may include contacting an olefin feed including butene with ethylene in the presence of a catalyst system including a metathesis catalyst under reaction conditions sufficient to form a product stream including propylene, wherein the metathesis catalyst includes molybdenum and the reaction conditions include a reaction temperature of less than 250° C. |
| US10125060B2 |
Methods of producing para-xylene and terephthalic acid
The present disclosure provides methods to produce para-xylene, toluene, and other compounds from renewable sources (e.g., cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, sugar) and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst. For example, cellulose and/or hemicellulose may be converted into 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), which may be converted into para-xylene by cycloaddition of ethylene to DMF. Para-xylene can then be oxidized to form terephthalic acid. |
| US10125058B1 |
Encapsulated, particulate energetic composition and the making of same
An encapsulated, particulate energetic composition includes one of explosive particles of a known size, oxidizer particles of a known size, and a mixture of explosive particles and oxidizer particles of known sizes, in which particles of one of the explosive particles, the oxidizer particles, and the mixture of the explosive and the oxidizer particles, are encapsulated by a combustible fuel of a known thickness to enhance the energy output. A method of making the encapsulated, particulate energetic composition includes placing one of explosive particles, oxidizer particles, and a mixture of explosive particles and oxidizer particles within a deposition chamber, mixing one of the explosive particles, the oxidizer particles, and the mixture of explosive particles and the oxidizer particles, and depositing, to a known encapsulating thickness, a combustible fuel onto the one of the explosive particles, the oxidizer particles, and the mixture of explosive particles and oxidizer. |
| US10125057B2 |
Use of a solid for the production of a propellant powder
For production of a propellant charge powder, especially for medium and large calibers, in a process in which the solid is incorporated together with a liquid in a mixing and drying process into the channels of a granular green material and compacted therein to form a plug, the solid, under otherwise identical process conditions, is set within a setting range of >0-0.5% by weight based on the weight of the granular green material. For more significant lowering of the maximum pressure within an upper temperature range and for more significant raising of the maximum pressure within a lower temperature range of the application temperature range, an increased amount of solid is used. The solid is a substance whose melting point is at least 10° C., especially 20° C., above a maximum use temperature of the propellant charge powder and which is inert toward the granular green material. Since the plug consists virtually exclusively of inert material, a high ballistic stability is achieved. |
| US10125055B2 |
Method for creating nutrient rich biologically active soils and horiculutre media with predetermined characteristics
A process is disclosed for creating biologically active soil or horticulture media for growing plants, wherein a fibrous carbon source such as coconut coir in a predetermined particulate form is mixed with fertilizers and other biological nutrients, inoculated with a biologically active substance such as worm castings and then aged or cured in an oxygen rich aerobic process. After which additional nutrients can be added to tailor the aged media for a specific sue. Various apparatus with which to conduct the aging process are also described. In a variation of the process used soil or horticulture media is recharged by first composting at a high temperature to remove harmful and unwanted items, its contents are evaluated, nutrients are added, and it is then aged in an aerobic process. |
| US10125054B2 |
Apparatus and method for improving adhesive strength of dental restoration
A method and apparatus for producing a dental restoration with enhanced adhesive or bonding strength are disclosed. The dental restoration comprises a zirconia based crown and a porcelain layer built-up on a top surface of the zirconia based crown. The zirconia based crown is to be bonded to a top of an abutment tooth and has dimensions that are smaller than outer dimensions of the abutment tooth. A first surface of the zirconia based crown is configured to adhere to the abutment tooth and a second surface of the zirconia based crown is configured to receive the porcelain layer built-up. The first surface and the second surface of the zirconia based crown are treated with a surface treatment solution which includes at least nitric acid (HNO3), hydrofluoric acid (HF) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Further, the zirconia based crown may be treated with an ultrasonic impact treatment in addition to the surface treatment of the zirconia based crown. |
| US10125053B2 |
Method for hydrophobicizing a zirconia surface
A method of treating a ceramic surface containing zirconia, whereby the ceramic surface is ablated by directing a laser beam with a diameter of 200-400 μm produced by a CO2 laser with a pulse frequency of 1200-1800 Hz onto the ceramic surface, and a N2 assist gas is concurrently applied with a pressure of 550-650 KPa co-axially with the laser beam to form an ablated ceramic surface comprising microgrooves with ZrN present on a surface of the microgrooves, wherein the ablated ceramic surface has a higher surface hydrophobicity than the ceramic surface prior to the ablating. |
| US10125051B2 |
Cordierite-based sintered body
A cordierite-based sintered body comprises cordierite as a primary crystal phase and LaMgAl11O19 as a secondary crystal phase, wherein a ratio ILMA (114)/IMAS (004) is in the range of 0.01 to 0.8, where the ILMA (114) denotes a peak intensity of a (114) plane of LaMgAl11O19 as measured by powder X-ray diffractometry, and the IMAS (004) denotes a peak intensity of a (004) plane of cordierite as measured by powder X-ray diffractometry. The disclosure is intended to enhance mechanical property and improve complex and fine processability for a cordierite-based sintered body without compromising low thermal expansibility, high dimensional long-term stability, high stiffness (high elastic modulus) and precision polishing characteristic. |
| US10125047B2 |
Method of strengthening glass by plasma induced ion exchanges in connection with tin baths, and articles made according to the same
Certain example embodiments relate to an improved method of strengthening glass substrates (e.g., soda lime silica glass substrates). In certain examples, a glass substrate may be chemically strengthened by creating an electric field within the glass. In certain cases, the chemical tempering may be performed by surrounding the substrate by a plasma including certain ions, such as Li+, K+, Mg2+, and/or the like. In some cases, these ions may be forced into the glass substrate due to the half-cycles of the electric field generated by the electrodes that formed the plasma. This may advantageously chemically strengthen a glass substrate on a substantially reduced time scale. In other example embodiments, an electric field may be set in a float bath such that sodium ions are driven from the molten glass ribbon into the tin bath, which may advantageously result in a stronger glass substrate with reduced sodium content. |
| US10125044B2 |
Ion exchangeable high damage resistance glasses
Embodiments of glass composition including at least about 65 mol % SiO2, Al2O3 in the range from about 7 mol % to about 11 mol %, Na2O in the range from about 13 mol % to about 16 mol %; and a non-zero amount of one or more alkali earth metal oxides selected from MgO, CaO and ZnO, wherein the sum of the alkali earth metal oxides is up to about 6 mol %, are disclosed. The glass compositions can be processed using fusion forming processes and float forming processes and are ion exchangeable. Glass articles including such glass compositions and methods of forming such glass articles are also disclosed. The glass articles of one or more embodiments exhibit a Vickers indentation crack initiation load of at least 8 kgf. |
| US10125043B2 |
Crystal infused drinking vessel
A method of infusing silicon dioxide (SiO2) in a crystalline state into a structure comprising SiO2 in a non-crystalline amorphous state is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a first material comprising SiO2 is heated to a melting point, converting the SiO2 from a crystalline state into a non-crystalline amorphous state. A second material comprising SiO2 is then applied to the first material while the first material is at a temperature that is hot enough to render the first material pliable, but not so hot as to convert the SiO2 in the second material from a crystalline state into a non-crystalline state. The first material is then cooled slowly over a period of time to relieve internal stresses introduced during the manufacturing process. |
| US10125041B2 |
Glass melting plant
A glass melting plant having a melting tank having end-fired heating, the melting tank having a feeding material inlet, an outlet for removing the molten glass, and a melt surface of at least 40 m2. At least one doghouse is laterally situated and is connected to the melting tank inlet for feeding material input. The doghouse has side walls that, together with the melting tank inlet, limit a feeding surface area, and has a feeding device. The doghouse has a roof with an end wall oriented toward the feeding device, which end wall encloses, with the roof, a gas compartment open toward the melting tank. To increase the specific melting performance with at least equal glass quality, the feeding surface of the doghouse is at least 8 m2 and, given a melt surface of at least 115 m2, is at least 7% of the melting tank melt surface. |
| US10125040B2 |
Concentrating of wastewater to reduce flow rate, cost, and footprint of treatment system
A system to remove contaminants from contaminated water contains a pre-concentrating subsystem, a contaminant removal subsystem or a biological subsystem configured to remove two or more contaminants, and a permeate blending subsystem. A process for removing contaminants from contaminated water includes concentrating contaminated water, treating concentrated contaminated water, and combining product water to produce environmentally acceptable product water. |
| US10125039B2 |
Method of recycling brine from a multi-stage flash desalination plant
The method of recycling brine from a multi-stage flash desalination plant recycles the high-salinity, high-temperature brine output from a multi-stage flash desalination plant to produce diluted brine suitable for reinjection back into the multi-stage flash desalination plant as a makeup stream. The high-salinity, high-temperature brine output from the multi-stage flash desalination plant is diluted with water extracted from treated wastewater effluent output from a wastewater treatment plant, thus providing further recycling of the treated wastewater effluent. Following osmotic transfer of the diluting water from the treated wastewater effluent to produce the diluted brine, the remaining concentrated treated wastewater effluent passes through a secondary filtration system to yield a solid product and a volume of permeate water. The volume of permeate water may be further mixed with the diluted brine. |
| US10125038B2 |
Treatment of water with UV/chlorine advanced oxidation
A process for decontaminating a contaminated aqueous liquid comprising methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) involving pretreating the contaminated aqueous liquid with chlorine and/or a hypochlorous acid salt and irradiating the aqueous liquid with an ultraviolet wavelength to produce a radical molecular species that degrades the MTBE. MTBE is degraded into at least one degradation byproduct including tert-butyl formate (TBF), tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), acetone, carbon dioxide, and water. |
| US10125036B2 |
Ion exchange membrane, method for producing same, and electrodialyzer
Provided is an ion exchange membrane including an ionic vinyl alcohol polymer having a cation exchange group or an anion exchange group. The ion exchange membrane 1 includes a porous support 3 and the ionic vinyl alcohol polymer. The porous support is provided, in a thickness direction from one surface thereof, with an impregnated layer 2 at least a part of which is impregnated with the ionic vinyl alcohol polymer. The ionic vinyl alcohol polymer includes an ionic vinyl alcohol polymer having an ion exchange group selected from a cation exchange group or an anion exchange group. The ion exchange membrane has a zeta potential value (ζ1) at one surface and a zeta potential value (ζ2) at the other surface, which are represented by the formula (1). (|ζ1|)−|ζ2|)/|ζ1|<0.5 (|ζ1|)≥|ζ2|) (1) |
| US10125035B2 |
Hydraulic geofracture energy storage system with desalination
Energy may be stored by injecting fluid into a fracture in the earth and producing the fluid back while recovering power and/or desalinating water. The method may be particularly adapted to storage of large amounts of energy such as in grid-scale electric energy systems. The fracture may be formed and treated with resin so as to limit fluid loss and to increase propagation pressure. The fluid may be water containing a dissolved salt or fresh water and a portion or all of the water may be desalinated using pressure in the water when it is produced. |
| US10125034B2 |
Permeable reactive weir
A permeable reactive weir having at least one outer wall which defines a chamber that holds reactive filter media. |
| US10125029B1 |
Heavy metal ion adsorbent
Cross-linked terpolymers made up of phenol, diaminoalkane and formaldehyde monomeric units. The cross-linked terpolymers are synthesized via a Mannich mechanism in n-heptane, characterized with multiple spectroscopic techniques, scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction, and are also investigated for their Pb2+ adsorption capacity and thermodynamic properties. A method of removing Pb2+ ions from an aqueous solution or a wastewater sample with these cross-linked terpolymers is also described. |
| US10125025B2 |
Method for producing hematite for ironmaking
There is provided a method for producing (high purity) hematite for ironmaking, in a process where a mineral acid and an oxidizing agent are added to an ore containing iron and a valuable metal and then the valuable metal is leached under high temperatures and high pressures, comprises the steps of: (1) a high pressure leach step; (2) a preliminary neutralization step; (3) a solid-liquid separation step 1; (4) a neutralization step 1; (5) a neutralization step 2; (6) a solid-liquid separation step 3; (7) seed crystal addition treatment; (8) a solid-liquid separation step 2; and (9) a firing step. |
| US10125020B2 |
Ammonia oxidation catalysts
Ammonia oxidation catalyst units comprising a pair of honeycomb-type blocks having interplaced between them a layer of a gas permeable material performing the function of radially mixing the gas flow, said blocks comprising an ammonia oxidation catalysts, and having height of less than 15 cm and the interplaced layer height of 3 to 0.5 cm. |
| US10125019B2 |
Metal-based structure or nanoparticles containing hydrogen, and method for producing same
To provide a metal-based structure or nanoparticles whose homogeneity is not deteriorated and whose sticking formation is easy, and a production method thereof with a high safety. A metal-based structure comprises a hydrogen compound, cluster, or an aggregate thereof, represented by the general formula: MmH. The M is a metal-based atom. The m is an integer of 3 or more and 300 or less. H is a hydrogen atom. |
| US10125008B2 |
Actuator plate partitioning and control devices and methods
Devices and methods of operating partitioned actuator plates to obtain a desirable shape of a movable component of a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device. The subject matter described herein can in some embodiments include a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device including a plurality of actuation electrodes attached to a first surface, where each of the one or more actuation electrode being independently controllable, and a movable component spaced apart from the first surface and movable with respect to the first surface. Where the movable component further includes one or more movable actuation electrodes spaced apart from the plurality of fixed actuation electrodes. |
| US10125001B2 |
Method for monitoring and controlling a filling system, and device for carrying out said method
Method for controlling a filling system for liquid or solid products, particularly food industry products, including a method for analyzing a dynamic state of the filling system including the method steps: acquisition of image sequences in at least one portion of the filling system, and evaluation of the image sequences by calculating an optical flow from an image sequence of a given number of frames; evaluating the optical flow; and outputting control signals for the filling system when the evaluation of the optical flow announces or indicates a deviation from a normal operating state. |
| US10125000B2 |
Can opener
A can opener includes a pair of handles attached for pivotal movement between an open position to receive a rim of a can and a closed position to trap the rim between a cutting blade and a traction wheel. A crank having a handle is positioned on one side of the pair of handles and includes a cavity formed in the crank for housing a ratchet assembly configured to drive a traction wheel located on the opposite side of the pair of pivoting handles. |
| US10124998B2 |
Lifting device for lifting a vehicle with a locking system and lifting system and method therefor
The present invention relates to a lifting system for lifting a vehicle and method therefor. The lifting system according to the invention includes a frame with a moveable carrier configured for carrying the vehicle, with the carrier including a carrying part and a guiding part; a drive which acts on the carrier and is configured for raising and/or lowering the carrier relative to the frame; a locking system for locking and unlocking the moveable carrier relative to the frame; and a controller configured for controlling the height of the carrier. The locking system includes a lock actuator, a locking rail, a locking drive configured for moving the lock actuator between a locked state and an unlocked state, and a lock and is configured for engaging and/or disengaging the locking rail in response to a movement of the lock actuator. |
| US10124996B2 |
Electronic module removal and insertion cart
A cart is provided four extracting modular components from enclosures, and for inserting such components into enclosures. The cart may be specifically adapted for components of certain sizes and configurations. It may be used, for example, for extracting power electronic modular components from an electrical enclosure. The cart includes a support structure and an upright structure on which a carriage is movable. The carriage has elements that can extend below the modular component, to secure to the modular component, and to raise the modular component for extraction. Some or all of the interconnected elements of the cart may be foldable and collapsible for ease of storage and transport. |
| US10124994B2 |
Ballast apparatus and crane, in particular crawler-mounted crane
The present invention relates to a ballast apparatus for attaching to the rear of a crane superstructure, in particular of a crawler-mounted crane, having a base plate and a plurality of stackable ballast plates, wherein at least two carrier plates for receiving stacked ballast plates are connected to the base plate in an articulated manner pivotable about vertical pivot axes. |
| US10124993B2 |
Method for operating a crane and crane
The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a crane with a traversable undercarriage, an uppercarriage rotatably mounted on the same with luffing main boom and derrick boom arranged thereon, wherein an auxiliary crane with telescopic boom as derrick ballast is connected with the crane and via the telescopic boom of the auxiliary crane the derrick ballast radius is adjusted. According to the present disclosure, a suspended ballast is lifted in addition to the auxiliary crane provided as derrick ballast for erecting the main boom, wherein first the auxiliary crane is lifted, before the suspended ballast is lifted, when necessary. The present disclosure also relates to a crane for carrying out the method. |
| US10124990B2 |
Mechanical brake interrupter device
A mechanical brake interrupter for a lift or other similar suspended platform allows for stopping an emergency controlled descent during a power outage when an obstruction is present below. The mechanical brake interrupter includes a manual brake handle, a control collar, a coupling member, and an activation lever. The manual brake handle is used to manipulate a brake line for performing an emergency controlled descent. The coupling member is slidably connected to the control collar, and the activation lever is used to releasably lock the control collar in an armed position and unlock the control collar in an activated position. Rotating the control collar correspondingly rotates the coupling member such that the manual brake handle selectively engages the coupling member when the control collar is in the armed position, and the manual brake handle does not selectively engage the coupling member when the control collar is in the activated position. |
| US10124986B2 |
Elevator control device for maximizing a number of floors serviced
An elevator controller that enables enhancement in serviceability, avoids a collision between multiple cars that ascend/descend inside a common shaft, and suppresses increase in the number of floors a car cannot reach. The elevator controller includes: multiple cars arranged inside a common shaft such that each car can ascend/descend independently; an occupied area setting mechanism setting, for each of the multiple cars, a maximum area of a travel section necessary for the car to make an emergency stop as an occupied area for the car based on a running speed, a running direction, and a call registration status; and a running speed setting mechanism setting a running speed of a car so a number of floors the car can service is maximized within a range in which the car can make an emergency stop without entering an occupied area set by the occupied area setting mechanism for the other car. |
| US10124981B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system including multiple folding members
A sheet processing apparatus that forms a folding line on a sheet includes first and second folding rollers that form a folding line on the sheet by rotating a bent sheet while pinching from sheet surfaces and a first pressing unit that presses the second folding roller against the first folding roller in an arbitrary portion in a rotating shaft direction of the second folding roller. |
| US10124980B2 |
Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus with movable binder member
Provided is a sheet post-processing apparatus capable of reliably protecting an edge-binding stapling unit and a sheet material, and of performing a sheet-binding process without increasing the size of the apparatus. The sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a binding unit movable to a binding position in which the binding unit performs a binding process using a binding member on a sheet, and an access position in which a user is accessable to the binding unit; and a control unit configured to cause, when the binding unit performs a setting operation for the binding member, the binding unit to perform the setting operation after causing the binding unit to move to a position different from the access position. |
| US10124979B2 |
Binding process device and recording-medium processing system
A binding process device includes an advancing member and a binding process unit. The advancing member advances toward a corner of a recording-medium bundle having multiple edges and having the corner at an intersection position where the edges intersect. The binding process unit performs a binding process on the recording-medium bundle by causing the advancing member to advance toward the corner and is capable of performing the binding process at a first position and at a second position located closer to the intersection position than the first position. |
| US10124978B1 |
Dispenser for wrapping paper and related supplies with integral storage feature
A dispenser for wrapping paper that allows a user to store a number of rolls of paper, ribbons and tape on the device. A sheet of the desired paper can be pulled from a roll and cut, using a sheet cutter installed on the device. Spools of ribbon are installed on the device for ready dispensing. A tape dispenser is also installed with a sawtooth cutter for quick and easy tape dispensing. The device is designed for quick and easy replacement of paper rolls, spools of ribbon and tape. Finally, when the projects are finished, the device can be stored in a closet by hanging it on a bar using a hook provided on the device. This lets the device hang at a height that makes it convenient to retrieve and store as needed. |
| US10124977B2 |
Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming system
A sheet stacking apparatus including a control portion is configured to execute: a first mode in which the control portion causes a bundle forming portion to form a bundle of sheets including a sheet supported by a first placement portion and a sheet placed on a second placement portion; and a second mode in which a downstream end portion of a bundle of sheets formed in the second mode is positioned upstream of a downstream end portion of a bundle of sheets to be formed in the first mode, and wherein the control portion sets a maximum number of sheets constituting a bundle of sheets which the control portion causes the bundle forming portion to form in the second mode to be smaller than a maximum number of sheets constituting a bundle of sheets which the control portion causes the bundle forming portion to form in the first mode. |
| US10124974B1 |
Paper feeding device, image forming apparatus and paper feeding method
A paper feeding device according to an embodiment includes a paper feeding cassette that holds a plurality of sheets and has a stacking surface with an angle A relative to horizontal that changes depending on a quantity of sheets stacked thereon. A pickup roller feeds the plurality of sheets from the paper feeding cassette. A separation roller separates the plurality of sheets from each other in a case where the plurality of sheets are fed from the paper feeding cassette in an overlapped state. A guide unit has a guide surface which is inclined upwards on a downstream side thereof in the transport direction of the plurality of sheets. A drive unit changed an angle B of the guide surface relative to horizontal. A control device controls the drive unit to change the angle B based on the angle A. |
| US10124971B2 |
Transfer system for transferring a stack of stackable flat elements to a processing device
A transfer system for transferring a stack (101) of flat elements to a processing device includes a delivery ramp (103) with a receiving surface (104) for receiving the stack (101), a first comb structure (121) having at least one first supporting platform (123) on which at least an edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the first comb structure (121) is mounted to the delivery ramp (103), and a second comb structure (122) having at least two second supporting platforms (124) on which at least the edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the second comb structure (122) is configured for supplying the stack (101) to the processing device. The first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124) are arranged along a first direction (109), one after another, in an interleaved manner such that the edge portion (115) is supportable on the first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124). The first comb structure (121) and the second comb structure (122) are movable along a lifting direction (110) with respect to each other such that the edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable selectively by the first supporting platform (123) or by the second supporting platforms (124), wherein the two second supporting platforms (124) are spaced along the first direction (109) such that the first supporting platform (123) is movable along the lifting direction (110) through a space between the two second supporting platforms (124). |
| US10124970B2 |
Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus incorporating same
A sheet feeder, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes an endless attraction belt that is rotatably disposed facing a top surface of a sheet stack, a belt charger to attract an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack, and a sheet separator to press the attraction belt against the sheet stack, bend a contact region to which the uppermost sheet is attracted and contacted to the attraction belt, and separate the uppermost sheet from a subsequent sheet or other sheet of the sheet stack. In this configuration, a curvature of a contact surface of the sheet separator with respect to the attraction belt is changeable. |
| US10124969B2 |
Conveyance apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A conveyance apparatus includes a separation unit configured to separate and convey a sheet, a detection unit configured to detect a floating of the sheet passing through the separation unit, and a control unit configured to stop separate conveyance by the separation unit if the detection unit detects the sheet for not less than a predetermined time and/or a predetermined count. |
| US10124965B2 |
Deconsolidation-type conveyor device and corresponding method
A device (1) for conveying products, has a first conveying portion (2), referred to as a quick portion (2), and a second conveying portion (3), referred to as a slow portion (3), in which the products then circulate in a linear fashion in a longitudinal conveying direction (4), normally slower than in the quick portion (2). The products circulate from the quick portion (2) towards the slow portion (3), in which they are then organized into a flow that is wider than in the quick portion (2), the quick portion (2) and the slow portion (3) being placed next to one another. Upstream from the slow portion (3), the quick portion (2) has an upstream guide (5) which is directed angularly towards the slow portion (3). A method for implementing the device is also described. |
| US10124956B2 |
Liquid containment system that accommodates vehicle ingress and egress
A system for assisting in preventing the leakage of liquid from an outdoor work-site and allowing vehicle ingress onto and egress off of the work-site includes a plurality of berm members configured to be positioned at least partially around the perimeter of a support surface and extend upwardly relative thereto. At least one berm member comprises a drive-over barrier. |
| US10124955B2 |
Tank assembly with liner
A tank assembly for receiving liquids comprises a tank body. The tank body includes a tank wall defining an enclosed tank cavity. The tank body also includes a manhole lid attached to the tank wall and movable from a closed position covering a manhole in the tank body to an open position uncovering the manhole. A liner includes a flexible liner wall defining an enclosed liner cavity. An opening is formed in the liner wall to permit liquid to be introduced into the liner cavity. The liner also includes a fitting secured to the liner wall at the opening in the liner wall. A first end of a hose is attached to the fitting for conducting fluid to the liner cavity. A valve is attached to a second end of the hose. The valve and the second end of the hose are releasably attached to the manhole lid. |
| US10124954B2 |
Infuser coated with a sealant
An infuser comprises a container comprising a material with pores, content(s) bounded by the container, and a sealing substance configured to resist substantial movement of the content(s) through the pores of the material until the sealing substance is exposed to an external solvent. |
| US10124947B2 |
Carton with dispensing features
A package for holding a product. The package can comprise a carton and a bag. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton. The dispenser can comprise at least one dispenser flap at least partially closing a top of the carton. The bag can be at least partially disposed in the interior of the carton, and the bag can comprise a dispenser feature that is accessible via the dispenser in the carton. |
| US10124946B2 |
Packages having separable sealing features and methods of manufacturing
A package includes a first pouch and either a second pouch or a cover, where the pouches are configured to contain a product, such as a food product, and attached relative to each other about a hinge. The package includes at least one closure flap. The first and second pouches or first pouch and cover are movable about the hinge from a closed position where access is at least partially blocked by the closure flap toward an open position where the closure flap is separated to allow greater access. Methods of manufacturing such packages are also provided. |
| US10124944B2 |
Carton with opening feature
Cartons for holding a plurality of containers are disclosed herein. The cartons comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel or panels, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps are respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The cartons comprise at least one curved corner and at least one dispenser for allowing removal of at least one article from the carton. The at least one dispenser comprises a dispenser panel, and the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the at least one curved corner. The cartons may comprise a handle in the top panel or panels. |
| US10124941B2 |
Re-sealable container for a controlled substance having a child resistant lid
Provided is a re-sealable container for storing, preserving, identifying, tracking and transporting a federally controlled substance having a child resistant and senior friendly lid, and a process for identifying and tracking federally controlled substances within the re-sealable containers. The re-sealable federally controlled substance containers include a two-piece child resistant and senior friendly lid and a 2-factor authentication identification tag, as well as a microchip for identifying the container controlled substance contents and tracking the container. Controlled substance contents within the re-sealable containers are optimized for long term storage by removal of the oxygen therein, and the containers and controlled substance contents can be readily identified, detected, tracked and traced after being filled with a federally controlled substance. |
| US10124940B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for dispensing one or more substances
A secure dispensing device uses biofeedback to control release of a controlled substance. The secure dispensing device includes a housing with an access compartment that holds a controlled substance, the controlled substance including a first amount of the controlled substance to be dispensed according to one or more initial dispensation parameters; a controller that receives prescription bioinformation about a user and processes the prescription bioinformation to determine an adjusted dispensation parameter for the controlled substance to be dispensed, the initial dispensation parameter and the adjusted dispensation parameter of the controlled substance to be dispensed being different; a regulator that releases the controlled substance from within the housing; and an exit path with an opening that is sized for the controlled substance to be released outside of the access compartment. |
| US10124933B2 |
Bag with re-sealable and tearable band
A temporary adhesive band provides a releasable sealing structure and a tearing structure in a plastic bag. The band can be coextruded with one or more panels of the bag and can be made from a polymer blend. It can have a relatively thick tear section that defines a tear line at a zone of weakness in the bag so that a closed end of the bag can be easily removed. The band also can have a releasable sealing section that remains attached to the bag after the closed end of the bag has been removed by tearing the bag along the tear line so that the bag can be resealed once it has been opened. The releasable sealing section of the temporary adhesive band is preferably made from a coextruded material with tacky properties so that no additional adhesive is required for resealing the bag. |
| US10124931B2 |
Contamination-free, flexible closure system for use on at least partially flexible containers
A closure (10, 20) has two profiled strips (11, 12; 21, 22) for an at least panially flexible container (1, 2) for connecting a first container (1) to a second container (2) in an environmentally sealed manner and in a closed docking position, and for conducting a flow in a flow direction (D) through the closure (10, 20) from the first container (1) into the second container (2) in an environmentally sealed manner and in an open docking position. The second container (2) has an identical closure (10, 20) facing the first container (1), and, in the open docking position, is in engagement with the closure (10, 20) of the first container (1). Together with the closure (10, 20) of the first container (1), a flow channel (3) is defined for the through flow in the flow direction (D). The closures (10, 20) can be docked to each other and opened jointly in a single step by a separate slider. Due to the dual functional nature of all the closure elements, no closure element (13, 14; 23, 24) is exposed in the channel-upward direction to the material to be transferred. A slider (30) connects and separates the closures (10, 20), and has an insenion side (31), on which the closures (10, 20) can be insened into the slider (30) in insertion directions (A, B), which form an acute angle, and an output side (32) opposite the insenion side (31), on which the closures (10, 20), which are connected to each other and are open, can be led out from the slider (30) in a common slide direction (C). |
| US10124927B2 |
Movable platform and actuating attachment
Disclosed herein is a movable platform (MP) for moving freight during cross-dock operations. The MP comprises a mechanical actuation assembly used to deploy a plurality of roller assemblies used for moving the MP. Also disclosed is an actuating attachment used to deploy the mechanical actuation assembly of the MP. The actuating attachment can be attached to a conveyance vehicle, such as a forklift, or built in to an automated guided vehicle. |
| US10124926B2 |
Methods and apparatus for manufacturing fiber-based, foldable packaging assemblies
Methods and systems for shipping original design manufacturer (ODM) boxes. The system includes: a plurality of corner sets, each comprising at least two fiber cushions; a plurality of end cap sets, each comprising two opposing corrugated sleeves; and a graphical guide comprising and end cap selector and a corner selector. The graphical guide is configured to allow a user to: compare an ODM box to the end cap selector to thereby select one of the plurality of end cap sets; and compare the ODM box to the corner selector to thereby select one of the plurality of end corner sets. Each sleeve comprises a plurality of height score lines, a plurality of width score lines, and a support feature to stabilize the sleeve during folding. |
| US10124925B2 |
Self folding box with a carrier for packing pizzas and a tool for forming the box
A self folding box with a carrier for packing of pizza, as well as a tool for forming the box, comprises a box (A) with a lower part (1) of the box and a cover (2) of the box, wherein on a bottom (1.1) of the lower part (1) of the box is placed a carrier (4) for two slices of pizza quarter. Lateral sides (1.2, 2.2), auxiliary sides (1.8, 2.8) and an opposite side (1.5, 2.5) are made around bottom (1.1, 2.1) both of the lower part (1) and the cover (2) of the box (A). The lateral sides (1.1, 2.1) and the auxiliary sides (1.8, 2.8) are mutually connected and locked by means of tongues (1.3) entering slots (1.10). The opposite side (1.5, 2.5) is locked in a slot (1.7) in the bottom (1.1, 2.1) by means of a tongue (1.6). The carrier (4) comprises two pads (3) for one slice of pizza quarter, which are superposed one on another, so that the tongues (3.3, 3.4, 3.6) of the sides (3.2) of the upped pad (3) enclose from outside the sides (3.2) of the lower pad (3), while the trapezoidal tongues (3.5) of the lower pad (3) enter the openings (3.7) of the upper pad (3). An auxiliary tongue (3.9) of the lower auxiliary carrier (3.8) encloses from outside the upper auxiliary carrier (3.8). The pad (3) for two slices of pizza quarter is formed by manual folding the cardboard formed unfolded blank (F) along the folding lines (3.21, 3.81, 3.91). Forming the box (A), i.e. both the lower part (1) and the cover (2) thereof is carried out in the same tool (9) that comprises a tool holder (9.1), on which is attached a tool bottom (9.2) with the sides (9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6) for forming the box. There is also a variant of the invention defined by the box (A1). |
| US10124924B2 |
Beverage container packaging
A beverage container packaging assembly is disclosed. The beverage container packaging assembly includes a bottom tray, center support, and a top tray. The bottom tray includes a plurality of cup-shaped elements each configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container. Each cup-shaped element includes at least a first deformable element comprising one or more wide portions and one or more thin portions. The center support is disposed between the bottom tray and the top tray. The top tray includes bottle neck accommodating spaces each bounded by a set of vertical posts. |
| US10124923B1 |
Flexible product package with push-up
A flexible package for an associated food item is disclosed. The package includes a wall forming an inner cavity and having a first, closed end a second, open end. The wall includes first and second sidewall portions and a flexible interconnecting third sidewall portion. A support rib extends into the cavity and is dimensioned to support the associated food item in the cavity in spaced relation with the wall. By pressing inwardly on the sidewall portions, the food item is advanced outwardly through the open end of the package. |
| US10124917B2 |
Shield assembly for protecting spacecraft
A shield assembly for protection of vehicles traveling in space consisting of at least five layers that would replace the thin metal impact shield in Whipple shields fabricated using the current art that employs only a single metal. All of the layers in the present invention are metallic. At least three different metals must be used in this invention. FIG. 1 shows the basic embodiment of the transparent blast protection assembly. The shield assembly (10) comprises a first metal layer (20), a second metal layer (30), a third metal foam layer (40), a fourth metal layer (50), and a fifth metal layer (60). At least one spacer component (70) is used to create and maintain a space between the structure requiring impact protection (80) and the shield assembly. |
| US10124915B2 |
Hold down release mechanism with integral sensing
One aspect of the present invention involves a hold-down and release mechanism (“HDRM”) that includes a hold-then-release mechanism configured to hold an element until the hold-then-release mechanism is commanded to release the element; and an integral sensor configured to sense an amount of a parameter of interest associated with the HDRM and to communicate the sensed amount of the parameter of interest to a receiving device. The parameter of interest comprises one of tensile preload, temperature, vibration, shock, and time from application of an HDRM firing current to HDRM release of the element. |
| US10124913B2 |
Positioning fixtures
A fixture for positioning an object relative to a beam, wherein the beam includes a web, is disclosed. The fixture includes a first portion including a first positioning face, a first contact face, and a first clamping face. Each of the first positioning face, the first contact face, and the first clamping face is movable in a first working direction. The fixture also includes a second portion including a second positioning face, a second contact face, and a second clamping face. Each of the second positioning face, the second contact face, and the second clamping face is movable in a second working direction opposite to the first working direction. When the fixture is installed on the beam, the first contact face and the second contact face abut each other, and the first clamping face and the second clamping face engage the web. |
| US10124912B2 |
Landing pad for unmanned aerial vehicle delivery
A landing pad receives and stores packages delivered from an aerial vehicle are awaiting pickup from an aerial vehicle. The landing pad can be placed outside of a window and can contain a transmitter for sending out an identification signal via radio frequency to aid aerial vehicles in finding the landing pad. The landing pad contains a landing platform with a trapdoor that leads to a storage compartment. The trapdoor can be configured to only open when it receives a signal from an authorized aerial vehicle. The storage compartment can be accessed via a storage compartment door which can contain a locking mechanism. The storage compartment can be climate controlled. The landing pad can also have a transmitter that emits sounds to discourage animals from nesting on or near the landing pad. The landing pad can also include a solar power generator as a source of electrical energy. |
| US10124905B2 |
Suspension system for an aircraft auxiliary power unit
A suspension system for an aircraft auxiliary power unit located in a fuselage structure, the system including: struts (10), auxiliary power unit attachment brackets (51,52) for connecting the strut (10) to the auxiliary power unit (30), vibration isolators (5) for joining the struts (10) and the auxiliary power unit attachment bracket (51, 52), a cone-bolt (1) attached to the auxiliary power unit attachment brackets (51,52) and having a longitudinal threaded hollow, an inner bolt (2) partially located within the hollow of the cone-bolt (1) and threaded to it (1), an outer bolt (3) having a longitudinal through-hole and partially located within the hollow of the cone-bolt (1) and including an external thread that engages the thread of the cone-bolt (1), the inner bolt (2) extending across the hollow of said outer bolt (3). |
| US10124900B2 |
Automated super-cooled water-droplet size differentiation using aircraft accretion patterns
Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining, based on a spatial extent of ice accretion, a maximum size of super-cooled droplets contained in an atmosphere and/or if an atmosphere contains super-cooled water droplets that equal and/or exceed a predetermined size. A testing region on an exterior surface of an aircraft is monitored for ice accretion by an ice detector. A boundary calculator determines a specific location to be tested within the testing region. The determined specific location corresponds to a calculated boundary that separates an ice-accretion region from an ice-free region if the atmosphere contains super-cooled water droplets of no larger than the predetermined size. If the ice detector detects ice accretion at the determined specific location, an alert is generated. The alert can advantageously inform a pilot of the aircraft that the atmosphere contains super-cooled water droplets that equal or exceed the predetermined size. |
| US10124898B2 |
Seat bench device with a seat bench component and at least one restraining unit
A seat bench device with a seat bench component and at least one restraining unit. the seat bench component comprising a seating surface and a backrest, and the at least one restraining unit comprising a harness for restraining a seat bench occupant on the seat bench component, wherein at least two guide elements are provided and wherein the at least one restraining unit is movably arranged on the at least two guide elements for being movable on the at least two guide elements along the backrest at least between a storage position and an operating position, in which the harness is operational for buckling up of a seat bench occupant. |
| US10124896B2 |
Galley module, cabin arrangement, and aircraft
A galley module comprises a base galley section and a top galley section, wherein the base galley section comprises a top end adapted for carrying the top galley section. The base galley section comprises a first functional arrangement with a first access direction in a horizontal plane and the top galley section comprises at least one second functional arrangement having a second access direction in the horizontal plane. The first access direction and the second access direction enclose an angle of at least 90° in the horizontal plane. |
| US10124894B2 |
Aircraft galley chilled air distribution system
A chilled air distribution system for an aircraft galley service cart, comprising a first plenum on an upper surface of the service cart for directing chilled air over said cart. The cart bay door also includes a pair of diverting curved vanes along a vertical surface to divert air from one surface, such as a front door, to an adjacent surface such as a side wall. The side walls may be provided with a pair of rub strips for guiding air to the rear of the cart, where a return plenum vacuums and recirculates the chilled air back to the first plenum. |
| US10124893B1 |
Prognostics and health management system
Techniques are described for assessing the health of an unmanned vehicle such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In some embodiments, sensors corresponding to subsystems of the UAV may be utilized to assess the health of a particular subsystem. Predictive models may be stored within memory of the UAV to enable such assessments to be performed at the UAV (e.g., during performance of a mission). Sensor data collected from sensors on the UAV may be provided as input for a predictive model associated with a particular subsystem. The predictive model may output a failure prediction indicating a likelihood, and in some cases, a time by which failure of the subsystem is predicted to occur given the sensor data. In some embodiments, one or more corrective actions may be identified and triggered based, at least in part, on the failure prediction. |
| US10124892B2 |
Method and control system for controlling a flying object, and an unmanned aerial vehicle
A method for controlling a flying object floating in the air includes the steps of: a) maintaining the flying object at a current position in the air; b) determining whether a first user input is received; c) in the affirmative, allowing the flying object to be moved arbitrarily without use of a remote controller and without returning to the current position; d) detecting position information of the flying object; e) determining whether a second user input different from the first user input is received; and f) in the affirmative, repeating steps a) to e) with the current position being updated according to the position information detected in step d). |
| US10124887B2 |
Landing gear drive system and method
A drive system for a landing gear is disclosed having a wheel rotatable about a wheel axis, the a drive assembly comprising an input gear rotatable about an input axis by an input shaft, an engagement assembly comprising a first intermediate gear meshed with the input gear and rotatable about a first intermediate axis by a first intermediate shaft, and a first drive pinion mounted on the first intermediate shaft and arranged to rotate in tandem with the first intermediate gear, the engagement assembly being pivotable about the input shaft relative to the drive assembly. A locking device is engageable to prevent rotation of the first intermediate gear about the first intermediate axis. The drive system also comprises a driven gear is configured to be attached to the wheel so as to be capable of rotating the wheel about the wheel axis. |
| US10124886B2 |
Powered aircraft wheel design
A powered aircraft wheel is designed to include multiple wheel sections configured to define a cavity within the wheel and to support completely within the wheel cavity an onboard non-engine drive means controllable to move an aircraft autonomously without reliance on aircraft engines during taxi and ground travel. Each part of the powered wheel may be constructed of a material specifically selected to emphasize a functional property of the material that is optimal for the function of the wheel part at a specific location. The selected combination of functionally distinct materials gives the powered aircraft wheel a unique optimal structural and functional capability. |
| US10124885B2 |
Undercarriage for aircraft, aircraft and aircraft landing method
An undercarriage for an aircraft, an aircraft and an aircraft landing method are disclosed. The undercarriage includes: at least three bendable mechanical arms, wherein each mechanical arm includes a mount, a first link and a second link located in a same plane, the mount is connected with the aircraft, the mount is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a bottom surface of the aircraft, the other end of the first link is pivotably connected with one end of the second link, and the other end of the second link is connected with a rotating wheel; a force feedback device configured to detect whether or not the mechanical arms receive forces, respectively; and drive mechanisms configured to respectively drive the mechanical arms to move such that in an outspreading process of the undercarriage, the drive mechanisms drive any one of the mechanism arms to be maintained in a current state when the force feedback device detects that the one of the mechanism arms receives a force. |
| US10124883B2 |
Laser-based flow modification to remotely control air vehicle flight path
Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control air flow, lift, and drag, in relation to air vehicles, and methods for seeding flow instabilities at the leading edges of control surfaces, primarily through shockwave generation through deposition of laser energy at a distance. |
| US10124879B2 |
Aircraft having improved under-cabin space architecture
A cabin space dedicated to passengers and, beneath said cabin space, an under-cabin space which extends along the longitudinal axis of said aircraft. The under-cabin space comprises, distributed along two lines parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, two sets of systems which are able to carry out functions necessary for the operation of the aircraft. The two lines of sets of systems are disposed respectively in two lateral zones of the under-cabin space which are spaced apart transversely from one another and enclose a free central zone which extends along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This arrangement thus eliminates any technical zone from the under-cabin space, thereby facilitating the internal layout and maintenance. |
| US10124878B2 |
Door arrangement for the interior of an aircraft and aircraft comprising such a door arrangement
A door arrangement for an aircraft interior and an aircraft with such door arrangement, including a frame portion and a door blade hinged to the frame portion and pivotable between a closed position, where the door blade closes a door opening, and an open position, where the door blade allows access. The door arrangement includes a lever arm and an actuator mounted to the frame portion and operable to selectively move the door blade between the open and closed positions via the lever arm engaging the door blade and the actuator. The actuator is movable into a first actuator position and into a second actuator position. The actuator is movable into the second actuator position such that the door blade is able to move from the closed position towards the open position independent of the actuator while the actuator remains in the second actuator position. |
| US10124877B2 |
Method for measuring the position of a mobile structure
A method for measuring the position of a mobile structure in a set of reference axes, the structure comprising a plurality of intrinsic recurrent structural elements, comprising the following steps undertaken by a processor. Acquiring simultaneous images of the structure from a plurality of optical devices, each recurrent element being in a field of view of at least three separate optical devices. Extracting the recurrent elements from each image and determining their position in the image. Computing at least one indicator for each recurrent element detected in each image. Identifying each recurrent element by associating a unique identifier with each element, the identifier being related to the position of each optical device in the set of reference axes, and to at least one indicator associated with each element in each image. Determining the position, by implementing a photogrammetric algorithm, of each recurrent element in the set of reference axes. |
| US10124871B1 |
Shift systems that facilitate resilient mounting of an outboard motor with respect to a marine vessel
An outboard motor has a mounting assembly, a powerhead, a transmission, and a shift shaft that extends from the powerhead to the transmission via a conduit in the mounting assembly. The shift shaft is positionable into a forward position in which the transmission is engaged in forward gear, reverse position in which the transmission is engaged in reverse gear, and a neutral position in which the transmission is in neutral gear. In the forward position, an upper end of the shift shaft is positioned closer to a forward side of the conduit than the aftward side of the conduit. In the reverse position, the upper end of the shift shaft is positioned closer to an aftward side of the conduit than the forward side of the conduit. In the neutral position, the upper end of the shift shaft is positioned between the forward and reverse positions. |
| US10124868B2 |
Housing electrical components in a translucent wingsail
A substantially hollow wingsail is configured to enable electrical components to be situated within the wingsail. In particular, the wingsail may be configured to contain the solar panels used to power the other electrical components of the vessel, as well as other items that are conventionally situated on the exterior of the vessel, such as antennas, navigation lights, and so on. The surface of the wingsail may include transparent or translucent areas to provide light to the solar panels, as well as optical and electromagnetic reflective areas within the wingsail to enhance the performance of the solar panels and antennas. The wingsail may also include an internal light that illuminates the translucent areas of the wingsail for enhanced visibility to other vessels. |
| US10124866B2 |
Surfboard and method of manufacture
A surfboard includes a core covered with a laminate and having curved perforations in the deck area and the tail area of the surfboard, in order to prevent air blisters from forming between the core and laminate. The curved perforations are deformable under pressure to minimize the opening of the perforations to inhibit liquid from entering and maximizing under zero pressure to allow the maximum amount of trapped liquid and gasses from escaping. The core is formed from an extruded closed-cell polystyrene foam block that has been shaped by restraining it against a shaped form using shaped restraining tools and straps, and heating it; and by cutting using a hot wire. The core is laminated with FIBERGLAS® and epoxy resin, and the perforations are formed using a perforating tool that has a planar or curved working surface and one or more heated needles extending perpendicularly from the working surface. |
| US10124862B2 |
Cleat attachable device
A cleat attachable device for attaching to a cleat having horns. The device includes a frame having a base end, a distal end opposite the base end, and lateral posts. The lateral posts are disposed opposite one another and are connected to one another at the distal end. The lateral posts each have a respective mounting plate with a longitudinal slot formed therein. A stud plate has an underside for resting on the cleat. The stud plate has two studs opposite the underside for receiving the mounting plates thereon and securing the frame to the cleat. |
| US10124859B2 |
Watercraft
An outboard motor boat is provided with a hull, a deck, at least one outboard motor and a bulwark. The hull includes a rear portion. The deck is provided on the hull. The at least one outboard motor is mounted to the rear portion of the hull. The bulwark is provided on the deck. The deck includes an aft deck in the rear of the deck. The aft deck includes a first part disposed forward of the outboard motor and a second part extending rearward with respect to the first part in a fore-to-aft direction. The first part is at least partially disposed in a non-overlapping location with respect to the outboard motor and the bulwark as viewed from a side view of the outboard motor boat. The second part extends along a lateral portion of the outboard motor. |
| US10124858B2 |
Snowmobile
The present specification relates to a snowmobile. The upper arm includes two proximal portions connected to the vehicle frame and the upper arm extends outwardly from the two proximal portions in the vehicle width direction and the upper arm is connected to the knuckle. The two proximal portions are rotatable so that the knuckle and the skis can move up and down relative to the vehicle frame. The axis Ax2, passing through the rotation center C2 of the two proximal portions of the upper arm, goes through a position of the rotation center of the secondary shaft or through a position above the rotation center of the secondary shaft. This structure can reduce the force acting on the vehicle body frame via the upper arm and prevent an increase in the force. |
| US10124856B2 |
Aerobar-mounted rotational torque surge brake for a bicycle
A rotational torque surge brake assembly mounted to a bicycle aerobar that provides an ergonomic brake design allowing riders utilizing aerobars to brake using a natural supination motion of the forearm while remaining in the tucked, aerodynamic racing position. Braking is activated by supine radial rotation of an actuating handle grip (6) mounted rotatably about a base mounting member (7) that is itself affixed to an aerobar (9) mounted on the bicycle handlebar. The bicycle's brake cable is attached to the handle grip (6) in such a manner that radial motion of the handle (6) results in axial motion of the brake cable (10), relative to the axis of the bicycle frame. |
| US10124855B2 |
Disc brake caliper of bicycle
A disc brake caliper of a bicycle includes a main body, a first bolt, an intermediate member, a second bolt, and a tubing connector. The main body has an oil passage and a first tapped hole communicating with the oil passage. The first bolt is screwed into the first tapped hole, with a first exposed section exposed out of the main body. The intermediate member fits around the first exposed section through a first perforation, and has a second tapped hole, which extends in a direction different from that of the first perforation. The intermediate member can be rotated relative to the first exposed section. The second bolt is screwed in the second tapped hole, with a second exposed section exposed out of the intermediate member. The tubing connector fits around the second exposed section through a second perforation, and can be rotated relative to the second exposed section. |
| US10124853B2 |
Straddle-type vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body; a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member; and a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member. |
| US10124852B2 |
Internal vehicle docking arm and storage
A lift assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket configured to be fixed to the vehicle. A lift arm is pivotally coupled to the bracket. A mating structure is supported by the lift arm. The mating structure is configured to lift a personal mobility device and includes an electrical connector for electrically mating to an electrical connector of the personal mobility device. |
| US10124851B2 |
Electric scooter assemblies
In some embodiments, an electric scooter comprises a deck configured to support a rider, front and rear wheels, a handlebar assembly that includes a handlebar, a left handle, and a right handle, a steering column that includes a steering tube and the handlebar assembly, and an electric motor configured to provide mechanical power to at least one of the front and the rear wheels. One or more of the steering column, steering tube, handlebar assembly, handlebar, left handle, right handle, and deck can be configured to be detachable and comprise one or more rechargeable battery packs. In addition, one or more of the steering column, steering tube, handlebar assembly, handlebar, left handle, right handle, and deck can be configured to receive one or more removable rechargeable batteries. |
| US10124849B2 |
Sprocket cover
A cover for the sprocket (5) of a bicycle or electric bicycle consists of a cover plate (9) which is arranged between the chain wheel (5) and the equilateral crank (2) and fastened without screws on the inside of the crank. |
| US10124847B2 |
Bicycle safety exclusion zone systems
Bicycle safety exclusion zone systems capable of being attached to a bicycle, comprised of one or more projector-sensor devices and a processing unit. Each projector-sensor device is capable of detecting vehicles in proximity of the bicycle and of projecting at least a portion of a visual safety exclusion zone upon ground surrounding the bicycle. The processing unit is in communication with the one or more projector-sensor devices. When one of the projector-sensor devices detects a vehicle in proximity to the bicycle, the processing unit generates an alert detectable by a user of the bicycle, and the one or more projector-sensor devices change the visual appearance of the visual safety exclusion zone. In some embodiments, the change in the visual appearance of the safety exclusion zone comprises a change of color. |
| US10124846B1 |
Motor dolly
A motor dolly comprises a first board member, a first supporting frame, a second supporting frame, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a second plate and a third supporting frame. Each above-mentioned member is formed by stamping a plates into a U-shaped frame to provide better strength. |
| US10124845B1 |
Extensible trailer
An extensible trailer has a rear frame supporting a front cargo deck, and a front frame supporting a front cargo deck. The rear frame has a yoke fixed to it for the front frame to slide in and out of, between collapsed and extended extremes. When collapsing the trailer, the front frame slides into the yoke as the front cargo deck rides up over a front edge of the rear cargo deck, until it lands on top of the rear cargo deck, where it stays all the while the trailer is in the collapsed position. When extending the trailer, the front frame slides out from the yoke as the front cargo deck slides back over the rear cargo deck's front edge, until it lands on top of the front frame, where it stays all the while the trailer is in the extended position. |
| US10124842B2 |
Device and method for determining the ground pressure distribution in a mobile work machine
A tracked drive assembly for a work machine comprises a crawler frame, a crawler track, a drive wheel and a guide wheel, and an arrangement of running wheels coupled to the crawler frame, wherein the tracked drive assembly has a sensor system comprising a sensor for each of the outer running wheels of the running wheel arrangement, which are positioned or located adjacent to the drive wheel and the guide wheel, and at least one other running wheel which is arranged between the outer running wheels, wherein the force introduced into the crawler track via the respective running wheel can be determined by way of the sensor. A method for determining the ground pressure distribution below a work machine includes exposing the sensor to a compressive load at a running wheel. |
| US10124841B2 |
Kingpin assembly for semitrailer
The kingpin assembly is securable to a semitrailer for engagement with a fifth wheel coupling of a towing vehicle, the kingpin assembly comprising: a rotation axis, a housing configured to be secured to the semitrailer, the housing having a cavity and an aperture leading to the cavity along the rotation axis, and a kingpin member having a base portion journaled in the cavity and a kingpin portion protruding from the aperture along the rotation axis for engagement with the fifth wheel coupling. In one embodiment, the kingpin member is journaled in the cavity via a polymeric bushing. In one embodiment, the housing is secured to the semitrailer via an assembly frame to which it is fastened with bolts, and a lock ring is used to prevent the heads of the bolts from rotating. In one embodiment, a swiveling plate is secured to the kingpin member. |
| US10124840B2 |
Deployable vehicle air drag reduction mechanism and system
An air-drag reduction mechanism for a vehicle is provided. The mechanism includes a shell structured to be deployable in a direction away from a vehicle, the shell including a plurality of telescoping shell segments. The shell segments are structured to form a shell having a shape which tapers or narrows in a direction away from the vehicle. The air-drag reduction mechanism may be incorporated into an air-drag reduction system including an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the telescoping shell and operable to deploy the shell. |
| US10124838B2 |
Underfloor structure of automotive vehicle
A deflector comprises a protrusion portion which protrudes downward, including a slant face portion slanting obliquely rearward and downward, and a vertical wall portion which is provided in back of the protrusion portion to extend in a vehicle width direction. A lower end portion of the vertical wall portion is positioned at a lower level than a rear end portion of the slant face portion. The lower end portion of part of the vertical wall portion located inward from the other part of the vertical wall portion located so as to overlap the front wheel in a front view is positioned at a higher level than the lower end portion of the other part of the vertical wall portion located so as to overlap the front wheel in the front view. |
| US10124836B2 |
Mega elongator
A replacement tailgate for the purpose of elongating the pick up truck may be installed on a truck bed wherein the replacement tailgate can be unfolded in order to elongate a length of the truck bed. The replacement tailgate may have front and rear shells that are used to support objects placed in the truck bed as well as act as the new tailgate when the truck bed length is elongated. Various panels may be unfolded in order to trap objects within the truck bed when the replacement tailgate is unfolded in order to elongate the truck bed length. |
| US10124834B2 |
Vehicle lower portion structure
A vehicle lower portion structure includes: a floor panel having a floor tunnel provided along a vehicle longitudinal direction, the floor tunnel being provided at a middle portion of the floor panel in a vehicle width direction including a side wall, and being open to a vehicle lower side; a pair of sub-tunnels, the sub-tunnels being disposed on respective sides of the floor tunnel in the vehicle width direction, each of the sub-tunnels extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction on outer sides of the floor tunnel in the vehicle width direction, and being joined to the side wall; and a reinforcing member coupling to respective sides of the floor panel, the respective sides of the floor panel sandwiching a middle portion of the floor tunnel in the vehicle width direction. |
| US10124833B2 |
B-pillar assembly for vehicle body
A vehicle B-pillar assembly is provided. The vehicle B-pillar assembly includes a steel T-bracket and a B-pillar outer assembly. The steel T-bracket includes an upper portion secured to a roof rail and a lower portion extending perpendicular therefrom and below a beltline. The B-pillar outer assembly includes an upper carbon fiber portion extending from the roof rail to a location above the beltline and a lower steel portion extending from a vehicle rocker to a location above the beltline and secured to the lower portion of the T-bracket. The beltline may be defined by an axis extending between a shotgun joint on a vehicle A-pillar and a latch reinforcement on a vehicle C-pillar. The beltline may extend fore and aft along the vehicle and through a substantially central region of the B-pillar assembly. |
| US10124819B2 |
Wheel deformity warning system
A rail vehicle wheel flat warning system comprising a first sensor, a second sensor and a controller. The first sensor may be located adjacent to a first side of a rail to provide data associated with a rail vehicle wheel passing over the first side of the rail. The second sensor may be located adjacent to the first side of the rail to provide data associated with the rail vehicle wheel passing over the first side of the rail. Furthermore, the controller may be in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor to receive data from the first sensor and the second sensor. The controller may determine a potential wheel deformity based on the data received from the first sensor and the second sensor. |
| US10124818B2 |
Railway vehicle and local multi-functional member thereof
A railway vehicle local multi-functional component includes a main body. The main body is an aluminum alloy profile, a reinforcing plate is provided on an outer surface of a bottom plate of the aluminum alloy profile as a vehicle lifting pad, built-in threaded seats are provided on an inner surface of the bottom plate of the aluminum alloy profile as a mounting seat for an anti-yaw damper of a bogie, and a through hole integrally formed with the aluminum alloy profile is provided in the aluminum alloy profile as a cable passage. Multifunction is realized by one structure, thus greatly simplifying the vehicle body local structure, and improving structural strength. A railway vehicle including the local multi-functional component is included. |
| US10124815B2 |
Central climbing protection for rail vehicles with additional functions
A rail vehicle includes a chassis, a vehicle structure and a support unit disposed at the end face of the rail vehicle. The vehicle is comparatively lightweight and economical and can also advantageously perform other tasks in addition to supporting a track reamer. The support unit includes a plateau section which is part of the vehicle structure and includes a climbing protection device on its end face and a track reamer holder for supporting a track reamer. The track reamer holder is disposed below the plateau section and is rigidly secured thereto. |
| US10124814B2 |
Passenger cabin of a vehicle and a method of manufacturing a passenger cabin
The invention relates to a passenger cabin of a vehicle, in particular a saloon coach of a rail vehicle, wherein the passenger cabin (1) comprises a room divider (10), wherein the room divider (10) is attached to a cabin frame, wherein the room divider (10) comprises at least one backrest surface (11, 12), wherein at least a section of the backrest surface (11, 12) extends along a longitudinal axis (3) of the passenger cabin (1). |
| US10124812B2 |
In-vehicle alert apparatus and method of controlling in-vehicle alert apparatus
An in-vehicle alert apparatus includes a camera sensor, a radar sensor, a display unit, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit specifies a position and a relative speed of an object by selectively using any of a fusion method and a camera-alone method. The electronic control unit extracts an obstacle and calculates a margin time period in which the obstacle reaches a tip end region of a host vehicle. The electronic control unit displays an alert screen that guides driver's line of sight in a direction of the obstacle having the margin time period less than or equal to a threshold. The electronic control unit prohibits display of a new alert screen while a first predetermined time period elapses from switching to the camera-alone method, and while a second predetermined time period elapses from switching to the fusion method. |
| US10124808B2 |
Motor vehicle operating data collection and analysis
A method and apparatus for collecting and evaluating powered vehicle operation utilizing on-board diagnostic components and location determining components or systems. The invention creates one or more databases whereby identifiable behavior or evaluative characteristics can be analyzed or categorized. The evaluation can include predicting likely future events. The database can be correlated or evaluated with other databases for a wide variety of uses. |
| US10124807B2 |
Systems and methods for classifying driver skill level and handling type
A vehicle control system includes a skill level module that determines a skill level of a driver of the vehicle based on both (i) a lateral acceleration of the vehicle and (ii) a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. A handling module determines a handling type based on a rate of change of a steering wheel angle. An actuator control module, based on the skill level of the driver and the handling type, selectively actuates a dynamics actuator of the vehicle. |
| US10124803B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a vehicle including an engine, a motor generator, a manual transmission, a clutch, an accelerator pedal, a clutch pedal, a brake pedal, a shift lever, and a control unit that performs inertia travel control to cause a vehicle to start inertia travel when a predetermined condition is satisfied during travel of the vehicle, performs free-run transition control to change to a free-run travel when a predetermined inertia travel time has elapsed since the start of the inertia travel, and sets the inertia travel time in a case where the last operation before the inertia travel is one of predetermined operation to be longer than the inertia travel time in a case where the last operation before the inertia travel is an operation in which the return speed of the accelerator pedal is greater than or equal to a predetermined return speed. |
| US10124801B2 |
Control apparatus for four-wheel drive vehicle
A four-wheel drive vehicle includes front wheels, rear wheels to which a driving force of an engine is transmitted via a propeller shaft, a dog clutch that enables blocking of transmission of the driving force from the engine to the propeller shaft, and a multi-disc clutch that enables blocking of transmission of the driving force from the propeller shaft to the rear wheels. During two-wheel driving in which the transmission of the driving force through the dog clutch and the multi-disc clutch is blocked, an ECU in the four-wheel drive vehicle calculates an estimated driving force estimated to be transmitted to the front wheels based on a vehicle speed and an amount of acceleration operation. The ECU allows the multi-disc clutch to transmit the driving force when the estimated driving force is larger than a driving force threshold defined according to a slip limit torque for the front wheels. |
| US10124796B2 |
Hybrid vehicle system
A hybrid vehicle system includes: an engine that is capable of outputting a torque to be transmitted to a driving wheel; a first motor generator that is provided in a coupled manner to the engine and that is capable of outputting a torque to be transmitted to the driving wheel; a transmission that converts a torque output from one or both of the engine and the first motor generator at a predetermined transmission gear ratio; a transmission clutch that is capable of switching on and off power transmission between the first motor generator and the transmission; a second motor generator that is capable of outputting a torque to be transmitted to the driving wheel in a state where the transmission clutch is disengaged; and an oil pump that is coupled to a motor shaft of the first motor generator and that is driven by rotation of the motor shaft. |
| US10124792B2 |
Hybrid vehicle with low power battery
Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling operation a hybrid powertrain are disclosed that use low power storage and motor/generator components in line haul operations. In one embodiment, a line haul drive cycle includes a low power motor/generator executing a power assistance operation of the hybrid powertrain powered by electricity from a low power storage responsive to a monitoring by a line haul controller of ascensions of the hybrid vehicle at or near a constant speed over an uneven terrain. The line haul drive cycle further includes the low power motor/generator executing a regenerative braking operation of the hybrid powertrain supplying captured electric energy to the low power storage responsive to a monitoring by the line haul controller of descensions of the hybrid vehicle at or near the constant speed over the uneven terrain. |
| US10124791B2 |
Fuel pump control system for saddle fuel tanks
A vehicle includes a fuel tank, a jet pump and a controller. The fuel tank has a passive side and an active side. Each of the sides includes a fuel level indicator. The jet pump is disposed within the active side and is configured to maintain a fuel level above a first threshold, based on each of the indicators, on the active side by siphoning fuel from the passive side during operation in a combustion mode. The controller is configured to, in response a battery charge level being below a second threshold during operation in an electric mode and a detected hill climb via a route guidance system, activate the jet pump to siphon fuel such that a fuel level within the active side rises above the first threshold. |
| US10124788B2 |
Continuously variable transmission and control method thereof
A transmission controller determines hydraulic pressures supplied to a primary pulley and a secondary pulley on the basis of a torque calculation value in a case where an integrated controller does not detect a torque detection error, determines the hydraulic pressures supplied to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley on the basis of the torque calculation value in a case where the integrated controller detects the torque detection error and the torque calculation value is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and determines the hydraulic pressures supplied to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley on the basis of a torque value higher than the torque calculation value in a case where the integrated controller detects the torque detection error and the torque calculation value is less than the predetermined value. |
| US10124779B2 |
Supervising method for dynamic and large data loads in automotive systems
The disclosure includes implementations for supervising a data load for a vehicle. The method may include receiving report data that may describe a data load for the supervised component. The method may include retrieving specification data for the supervised component that describes a threshold for the data load. The method may include performing an analysis of the data load to determine whether the data load exceeds the threshold. The method may include providing graphical data to an electronic display panel to cause the electronic display panel to display a message responsive to the analysis indicating that the data load exceeds the threshold. The method may include providing an accommodation to the supervised component so that the data load does not exceed the threshold, where the accommodation includes stopping an operation of a device of the vehicle. |
| US10124777B2 |
Multiple-stage collision avoidance braking system and method
An apparatus and method for automatic actuation and control of an air braking system on a commercial vehicle, under a warning of collision conditions, has multiple stages of operation, which supplements the normal brake pedal activation and control of the air brake operation under the driver's foot control. Automatic actuation has two stages: (1) impending collision automatic activation and control for 1.4 second closure; and (2) imminent collision automatic activation and control for 0.9 seconds closure. A determination of closure occurring in excess of 1.6 seconds, turns off the warning, and also deactivates the automatic activation and control. A modification to a standard air brake system structure enables the addition of the automatic activation and control stages. When an impending collision signal is received, an activation component operates valves to pressurize the rear brakes to 40 psi. When the air pressure at the rear brakes rises to 20 psi, other valves pressurize the front brakes. This first stage automatic operation stops or slows the vehicle with 40 psi on the rear brakes and 20 psi on the front brakes. When an imminent collision signal is received, the activation component opens valves to pressurize the rear brakes to 120 psi. Once the air pressure at the rear brakes rises to 20 psi, the front brakes are also pressurized. This second stage automatic operation stops the vehicle with 120 psi on the rear brakes and 80 psi on the front brakes, unless restricted to a lower pressure by the brake system manufacturer. The driver can deactivate the automatic braking functions by stepping on the brake pedal or by operating the vehicle turn signals. |
| US10124774B2 |
Pedal device for vehicle
A vehicle pedal device including a transmission member that transmits an operation force applied to a pedal, a reaction force lever that is disposed on the transmission member so that the reaction force lever pivots about a predetermined axis, and that outputs the operation force transmitted to the transmission member to a brake device against a biasing force of a load spring, and a depressing force detector that is fixedly attached to a pedal arm of the pedal or to a sub lever coupled to the pedal arm and that receives a reaction force of the reaction force lever to detect the operation force applied to the pedal, the depressing force detector being configured to have a positioning pin projecting from the depressing force detector, the pedal arm of the pedal or the sub lever coupled to the pedal arm being configured to have a positioning pin insertion hole in which the positioning pin of the depressing force detector is inserted, the depressing force detector being configured to be fixed to the pedal arm or the sub lever with the positioning pin being pressed against an inner peripheral edge of the positioning pin insertion hole by a reaction force of the load spring, and the load spring being fixedly positioned between the reaction force lever and the depressing force detector. |
| US10124773B1 |
Chassis-stabilizing system
A chassis-stabilization system is shown and described that promotes chassis stability over chassis leveling. The chassis-stabilization system equalizes, or more equalizes, the loads on the chassis. This is because uneven loads can cause the chassis (and by extension the entire utility vehicle) to overturn. The chassis-stabilizing system may include a first pressure transducer, a second pressure transducer, a level sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a first initial reading from the first pressure transducer and a second initial reading from the second pressure transducer; determine an initial pressure profile based at least in part on the first initial reading and the second initial reading; compare the initial pressure profile to a known level profile; and instruct the first actuator to actuate so as to adjust the initial pressure profile to proportionally nearer to the known level profile. |
| US10124771B2 |
Wiper system
A wiper system for wiping off deposits deposited on a surface of a wiped member comprising a pair of carriages attached to frame members holding the wiped member so as to face each other across the wiped member and moving back and forth over the frame members along two facing sides of the wiped member, a pair of wiper arms respectively attached to the pair of carriages and extending from the frame member sides to the wiped member sides, and a pair of wiper blades respectively attached to the pair of wiper arms, extending substantially parallel to the other two facing sides of the wiped member, and arranged at the surface of the wiped member. |
| US10124768B1 |
Bluetooth low energy (BLE) passive vehicle access control system for defending the system against relay attacks and method thereof
A Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) passive vehicle access control system integrated into a vehicle and an external device to defend the system against relay attacks is provided. The system includes a location received configured to determine a current location of the system. The location of the system may be in the form of latitude and longitude, altitude, or combination thereof. The system further includes a vehicle and an external device. The location receiver may be integrated into the vehicle, the external device, or both. A processor is communicatively coupled the location receiver to any number of wireless transceivers. A comparator configured to compare the current location of both the vehicle and the external device may be optionally coupled to the location receiver and the processor. Any number of electromagnets for generating a magnetic field may be installed in the vehicle and located adjacent to the transceivers. A magnetometer of the external device measures the intensity of the magnetic field, encrypts the magnetic field with a secret magnetic key, and returns the encrypted magnetic field back to the vehicle. |
| US10124767B1 |
Vehicle exterior keypad having interior lamp
An input keypad assembly on a vehicle is provided and includes a keypad located on a vehicle body member and configured to receive a user input on an exterior of the vehicle, and a lamp configured to illuminate light in an interior of the vehicle. |
| US10124765B2 |
Keypad master code
A vehicle keypad lock control system includes a computer programmed to determine whether the keypad master code should be deactivated based at least on data received by or stored on the computer. The computer deactivates the keypad master code in response to a determination that the keypad master code should be deactivated. The computer may actuate the power lock to an unlocked condition in response to receiving keypad data including the keypad master code while the keypad master code is activated. |
| US10124764B1 |
Intrusion detection system based on 2-point profiling of signal characteristics
Various systems and methods for intrusion detection are described herein. An electronic device for intrusion detection includes memory circuitry to store a set of signature voltage ratios and a corresponding set of node identifiers, each node identifier corresponding to a unique signature voltage ratio; and security circuitry to: compare voltages received at a first and second measuring point on a bus, the voltages resulting from a message transmitted by a sending node on the bus, the first measuring point providing a first voltage and the second measuring point providing a second voltage; calculate a test voltage ratio from the first voltage and the second voltage; determine whether the test voltage ratio is in the set of signature voltage ratios; and initiate a security response based on whether the test voltage ratio is in the set of signature voltage ratios. |
| US10124756B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes a generator to be driven by an internal combustion engine to generate an electric power. The internal combustion engine is to drive vehicle wheels via a hydraulic clutch. The electric power is to be supplied to an electric motor to drive the vehicle wheels. An oil pump is to be driven by the internal combustion engine to supply oil to the electric motor and the generator and to the hydraulic clutch. A valve is to decrease a first amount of the oil to be supplied to the electric motor and the generator and to increase a second amount of the oil to be supplied to the hydraulic clutch when the hydraulic clutch is in an engaged state. The valve is to increase the first amount of the oil and to decrease the second amount of the oil when the hydraulic clutch is in a disengaged state. |
| US10124748B2 |
Vehicular high-voltage wire and wire harness
A vehicular high-voltage wire that can suppress short-circuiting between a positive wire and a negative wire that are connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery. A wire harness includes a positive high-voltage wire and a negative high-voltage wire that are connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery. The positive high-voltage wire includes a core wire that is made of a conductor and is for electrical connection to the high-voltage battery, and a protection member that is constituted by woven reinforced fibers that have an insulation property, and is shaped as a tube that surrounds the outer circumference of the core wire. |
| US10124746B2 |
Automobile lid device
The automobile lid device capable of opening and closing an opening of an automobile interior component includes a lid body configured to open and close the opening by being attached to and detached from the opening; a first engaging claw arranged at a periphery edge of the lid body, the first engaging claw having an outwardly downward inclination section; and a second engaging claw arranged at a periphery edge of the opening having an inwardly upward inclination section. Faces of the outwardly downward inclination section and the inwardly upward inclination section are engaged as being mutually contacted such that the outwardly downward inclination section crawls under a lower face of the inwardly upward inclination section when the lid body is attached to the opening. |
| US10124739B2 |
Integrated bicycle rack attachment feature for rear spoiler
A bicycle carrier attachment for a vehicle includes at least one bracket held within an interior of a vehicle spoiler. The at least one bracket is attached to a portion of the vehicle and held within the spoiler interior. Optionally, a cover is included that defines a flush surface with the spoiler body when in a closed configuration. |
| US10124737B2 |
Retractable and adjustable hook assemblies
A vehicle hook assembly may include a housing having an internal cavity receiving a slidable portion having a hook at a distal end thereof and a rail extending along a side of the slidable portion and at least one depressible knob configured to maintain the slidable portion at a fixed lateral positon relative to the housing in a relaxed state and to allow lateral movement of the slidable portion relative to the housing in a depressed state. |
| US10124735B2 |
Vehicle and vehicle step apparatus
A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a door, a step, a driving device for moving the step between an extending position and a retracting position, an on-board diagnostics for obtaining a state information of the door and having an interface, a vehicle data flow reading module, an emitter, a receiver and a controller. The on-board diagnostics is mounted on the vehicle body. The vehicle data flow reading module is coupled with the interface. The emitter is coupled with the vehicle data flow reading module and configured to emit the state information. The receiver is configured to receive and decode the state information from the emitter. The controller is coupled with the driving device and the receiver and configured to control the driving device to move the step between the extending position and the retracting position based on the state information. |
| US10124728B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus that processes an image includes an image processor configured to: acquire a photographic image from a camera photographing a region near a host vehicle; derive a trace line showing a moving trace of a path on which the host vehicle has moved previously; derive a prediction line showing a predicted moving path of the host vehicle; generate a support image by superimposing the trace line and the prediction line on the photographic image when a wheel of the host vehicle is turned; and output the support image to a display apparatus that displays the support image. |
| US10124727B2 |
Method for warning a driver of a vehicle of the presence of an object in the surroundings, driver assistance system and motor vehicle
The invention relates to a method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle (1) about the presence of an object (12) in the surroundings (7) of the motor vehicle (1) by means of a driver assistance system (2), in which a position of the object (12) is determined by means of a sensor device (9), an anticipated driving tube (14) of the motor vehicle (1) is determined, a collision distance (DTC), which describes a distance between the motor vehicle (1) and the object (12) when the motor vehicle (1) moves within the determined driving tube (14), is determined on the basis of the determined position of the object (12) and the determined driving tube (14), a minimum distance (SD) between the motor vehicle (1) and the object (12) is determined, and a warning signal is output if the value of the minimum distance (SD) undershoots a predetermined limiting value, wherein the determined value of the minimum distance is adapted as a function of the determined collision distance (DTC). |
| US10124726B2 |
Directional speed and distance sensor
A method of using a directional sensor for the purposes of detecting the presence of a vehicle or an object within a zone of interest on a roadway or in a parking space. The method comprises the following steps: transmitting a microwave transmit pulse of less than 5 feet; radiating the transmitted pulse by a directional antenna system; receiving received pulses by an adjustable receive window; integrating or combining signals from multiple received pulses; amplifying and filtering the integrated receive signal; digitizing the combined signal; comparing the digitized signal to at least one preset or dynamically computed threshold values to determine the presence or absence of an object in the field of view of the sensor; and providing at least one pulse generator with rise and fall times of less than 3 ns each and capable of generating pulses less than 10 ns in duration. |
| US10124724B2 |
Baby in vehicle reminder system
A number of illustrative variations may include a method of using sequential logic and vehicle sensors to produce a notification. |
| US10124718B2 |
Attachment device
An attachment device for a light strip on the tail or the nose of a motor vehicle is provided. The light strip is connected in a securely fixed manner at its free ends by attachment bolts. A further attachment bolt and a spring bias a central region of the light strip toward the vehicle, but permit limited movement of the light strip away from the vehicle in response to expansion of the light strip. |
| US10124715B2 |
Smart light control system
A smart light control system includes a light source device and a controller. The light source device has a plurality of transparent parts and a plurality of sensors, and the sensors are separately disposed beside a light source, and the sensors correspond to the transparent parts in terms of position, wherein a channel is formed for light to pass through between each sensor and its corresponding transparent part, and in addition, the controller is connected with the sensors The sensors send sensed signals to the controller according to the brightness of light beams, and the brightness of the light source is adaptively adjusted by the controller so as to achieve the purpose of improving the control efficiency and safety of the light source through the smart control. |
| US10124713B2 |
Method and apparatus for winding straps
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for winding cargo straps. The apparatus comprises a base, connectors adapted to secure the base to a portion of a vehicle and a motor supported from the base. The apparatus further comprises a shaft extending from and rotated by the motor, the shaft having a plurality of mounting locations therealong, a guide flange secured around the shaft at one of the plurality of mounting locations and a guide cap secured to a distal end of the shaft. The method comprises securing the base to a vehicle, locating a guide flange at one of the plurality of mounting locations, securing a distal end of the strap to the shaft, locating the guide cap to the distal end of the shaft and actuating the motor to rotate the shaft thereby winding the strap thereon. |
| US10124712B2 |
Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing vehicle bed extensions
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise a platform. The platform can comprise a pair of brackets via which said platform is coupleable to corresponding flanges of a vehicle. The platform, once coupled, can extend a bed of the vehicle such that, if one or more transported items are larger than the bed of the vehicle, the one or more transported items are transportable via the vehicle. |
| US10124710B2 |
Mobile kiosk with shade structure
An expandable kiosk structure with a front face, a rear face, a first side structural unit and a second side structural unit arranged such that the front face and rear face are parallel and connect the first and second side structural units to form a box shaped structure that is expandable from a collapsed form an expanded form in which the front face, the rear face, and the first and second side structural units define an interior workspace in the box shaped structure. The front and rear faces each have an outwardly extendable portion that is hingeably or pivotally foldable onto a remaining portion of the front or rear face. Rolling mechanisms are disposed bottom corners and extendable brackets are disposed at the top corners connecting to a shading unit supported by a shading unit support structure. Front and rear shelf units are hingeably attached to the front and rear faces. One or more extendable chassis brackets extend along the length of the top and bottom edges of the front and rear faces to permit expansion of the first and second side structural units. The front face chassis bracket is strongly connected to a perpendicular revolving rod handle (trailer coupler) that aids in maneuvering the kiosk prior to attachment to or subsequent to detachment from its towing vehicle as well as during towing. |
| US10124703B2 |
Vehicle seat and method for stowing a seat element
The invention relates to a vehicle seat (1) comprising a seat element (2) that can be vertically adjusted from an operational position to a stowed position. Said vehicle seat has ⋅—a first locking element for securing the seat element in the operational position, and ⋅—a positioning means for positioning the seat element in a transitional position, the seat element being manually transferable directly or indirectly from the transitional position to the stowed position. |
| US10124701B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat including: a seat adjuster serving as an angle adjustment mechanism of a seat component; a seat frame integrally coupled to the seat adjuster and having a through-hole through which an outer surface portion of the seat adjuster is exposed; and a holding member which holds the seat adjuster in a state of being coupled to the seat frame by being coupled with the outer surface portion of the seat adjuster exposed through the through-hole and protruding outward than the through-hole in a hole diameter direction of the through-hole such that the seat frame is sandwiched between the seat adjuster and the holding member. |
| US10124699B2 |
Seat assembly having shell with flexible bolsters
A vehicle seat assembly a seat bottom and a seatback pivotally attached to the seat bottom. The seatback comprises a seatback support shell comprising a shaped resinous sheet comprising a main seat portion, a left side bolster, and a right side bolster. The seatback support shell further comprising a left side hinge extending between and connecting the left side bolster and the main seat portion to allow relative movement between the left side bolster and the main seat portion and a right side hinge extending between and connecting the right side bolster and the main seat portion to allow relative movement between the right side bolster and the main seat portion. The vehicle seat assembly further comprising trim cover disposed over the seatback and the seat bottom. |
| US10124696B2 |
Estimation and compensation of battery measurement and asynchronization biases
A hybrid or electric vehicle includes a traction battery to store and provide energy for the vehicle. The traction battery includes a number of battery cells. For effective operation of the traction battery, operating parameters, such as state of charge and battery power limits, may need to be known. The operating parameters may be a function of battery cell voltage and impedance parameters. A parameter estimation scheme may use measured cell voltages and a measured traction battery current as inputs. A current measurement bias may be modeled that incorporates measurement bias caused by asynchronous current and voltage measurements. The current measurement bias may be estimated for each cell and the value may differ between cells. |
| US10124694B2 |
Battery management apparatus
A battery management apparatus is provided. The battery management apparatus is used for increasing the capability of controlling the quality of battery modules and increasing the system integration. The battery management apparatus includes an interchangeable battery module and a battery pack management unit. The interchangeable battery module includes a battery management unit, a relay and a battery cell package. The battery management unit includes a voltage measurement circuit and a memory circuit. The voltage measurement circuit and the memory circuit are insulated from each other. The relay is used for switching an internal circuit of the interchangeable battery module. The battery cell package is connected with the battery management unit, and serves as a power source of the battery management apparatus. The battery pack management unit is connected with the voltage measurement circuit of the interchangeable battery module. The voltage measurement circuit is powered by the battery cell package. The voltage measurement circuit issues voltage information to the battery pack management unit. A battery operation data is stored in the memory circuit. The memory circuit is only accessible by the battery pack management unit through a memory input/output connector. |
| US10124693B2 |
Battery pack and electric vehicle including the same
A battery pack includes a battery, a battery management system (BMS), and an inertia sensor. The battery includes at least one battery cell to supply electricity to a load. The BMS monitors voltage and current states of the battery and to control charge and discharge operations of the battery. The BMS determines a moving state of the load based on inertia information from the inertia sensor and outputs a control signal to interrupt flow of a discharge current of the battery when the discharge current is equal to or greater than a first critical current value for a preset time period and the load is determined to be stationary. |
| US10124691B1 |
Energy transfer with vehicles
Disclosures herein are related to improving energy transfer with vehicles. |
| US10124689B2 |
Method and apparatus for charging electric vehicle using alternating current (AC) charger
A vehicle charging control method is provided. The method includes recognizing scheduled charging information predetermined for vehicle charging and detecting charging equipment connected to the vehicle. Whether a scheduled charging is performed is determined based at least on whether charging information from the charging equipment corresponds to the scheduled charging information. Whether an automatic charging is performed is determined based at least on predetermined user set-up information when the charging information deviates from the scheduled charging information. A charging operation, including the scheduled charging and the automatic charging is then performed for the vehicle. |
| US10124684B2 |
Method and arrangement for wireless energy transfer
An arrangement, system and method are described which enhance efficiency, reduce the stray field of wireless power transfer, and make use of special coil geometries for transmitter and receiver. The coil geometry is an approximation of a multipole current. Such currents have a faster decaying electromagnetic field compared to traditional coils. This allows higher power densities to be transferred. |
| US10124683B2 |
Energy transmission device and energy transmission system
The invention relates to an energy transmission device (30) having a connection unit (32) for connecting an electrical energy source (16) or an electrical energy sink (12), a transmission member (34) which is electrically coupled to the connection unit (32) and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member (34) for transmitting electrical energy, and a cleaning unit (36) that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium (37) into a transmission path (26) between the first transmission member (34) and the second transmission member (34) in order to remove particles (28) from the transmission path (26). |
| US10124678B2 |
Hybrid vehicle control apparatus
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a motor, and a storage battery and configured to charge the storage battery with electric power generated as a result of regenerative braking and electric power generated by using output of the engine. The control apparatus executes a downhill control which decreases the remaining capacity of the storage battery before the vehicle enters a downhill section and executes a congestion control which increases the remaining capacity before it enters a congestion section. In addition the control apparatus determine which control is to be executed according to the positional relation between the start point of the downhill section and the start point of the congestion section when both a downhill section and a congestion section are contained in a planned travel route of the vehicle. |
| US10124672B2 |
Pedal structure of automotive vehicle
In a pedal structure of an automotive vehicle which includes a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal which are provided at a vehicle body side by side in a vehicle width direction, the accelerator pedal comprises an accelerator pedal body to receive a pressing operation by a right foot, a hinge portion pivotally supporting a lower end of the accelerator pedal body, and a pedal base supporting the accelerator pedal body via the hinge portion, and a heel support portion to support the right foot's heel is provided at the pedal base. The heel support portion is positioned on a left side of and adjacently to the hinge portion and spaced apart forward from the hinge portion by a specified distance. |
| US10124668B2 |
Center differential gear assembly for a drive device of a motor vehicle
A center differential gear assembly for a drive device of a motor vehicle includes a driveshaft, a first driven shaft for a front axle of the motor vehicle, a second driven shaft for a rear axle of the motor vehicle, and a differential gear designed as a planetary gear train. A clutch device operatively connects an electric machine in a first shift position via the differential gear with the second driven shaft and in a second shift position directly with the second driven shaft. A superposition gear includes a first planetary gear train and a second planetary gear, with a ring gear of the first planetary gear train and a ring gear of the second planetary gear train being operatively connected in fixed rotative engagement with one another. |
| US10124667B2 |
Symmetric engine and transmission coupler
Systems, vehicles, and assemblies that include a prime mover, a transmission, and a coupler. The coupler couples the prime mover and the transmission. A preferred embodiment includes a system for forming a rigid body that includes a rotational prime mover and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly transmits at least a portion of the rotational energy from the prime mover to a driven member at a frequency. The system includes a first and a second bridging member. Coupling the first bridging member to the second bridging member forms a symmetric bridge or coupler. The symmetric bridge is symmetric about a first plane of symmetry. Furthermore, coupling a first portion of the bridge to the rotational prime mover and coupling a second portion of the bridge to the transmission assembly forms the rigid body. The rigid body further includes the bridge. |
| US10124662B2 |
Radiator for saddled vehicle
A radiator for the motorcycle includes a core through which a cooling medium flows, a cooling fan which is disposed on a downstream side of the core and ventilates the core, a downwardly opened fan covering for enclosing areas above, on opposite lateral sides and on a downstream side of the cooling fan, and a partition wall for partitioning between an lower portion of the core and a lower portion of the cooling fan so as to suppress the backward flow of the discharge air from the opening towards the core. |
| US10124661B1 |
Power-split hybrid powertrain
A power-split hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes a first power-source configured to generate a first output torque, a second power-source configured to generate a second output torque, and a transmission assembly having a transmission input member. The powertrain also includes a planetary gear-set having first, second, and third nodes, wherein each of the three nodes is operatively connected to a separate one of the first power-source, second power-source, and transmission input member. The powertrain additionally includes a housing configured to retain the planetary gear-set. Also, the powertrain includes a first torque-transmitting device configured to selectively connect to the housing the node that is operatively connected to the first power-source. Furthermore, the powertrain includes a second torque-transmitting device configured to selectively connect the node that is operatively connected to the first power-source to the node that is operatively connected to the second power-source. |
| US10124659B2 |
Utility work vehicle
Provided is a utility work vehicle including an engine section, a speed changer device and a belt type stepless speed changer device, a rear frame supporting the engine section, and a main frame supporting the rear frame. The rear frame includes right and left rear wheel supporting portions, each of which has a front supporting member and a rear supporting member extending upwards from the rear frame. The rear supporting member disposed on more rear side of the vehicle body than the belt type stepless speed changer device has its upper end connected to a rear frame portion of the main frame. The front supporting member is disposed on more laterally outer side of the vehicle body than the belt type stepless speed changer device. Between an upper end of the front supporting member and the rear frame portion, there is formed a space that allows attachment/detachment of a speed changer cover detachably attached to the belt type stepless speed changer device from a laterally outer side of the vehicle body. |
| US10124657B2 |
Deflector apparatus
A deflector apparatus includes a first locking portion for attaching a mesh type deflector, which reduces noise due to wind at an opening portion, to a drain member for suppressing infiltration of a fluid from the opening portion opened by a movable panel into a room; and a second locking portion formed in the deflector, in which the deflector is attached to the drain member by locking the second locking portion to the first locking portion. |
| US10124654B2 |
Windshield assembly and method of using same
A windshield assembly includes a lower panel section pivotally connected to an upper panel section. The assembly is movable between an extended position, in which both sections are fully extended and substantially co-planar, and a pivoted position, in which the upper section is pivoted down to rest on top of the lower section. A pair of magnets are positioned on the upper section proximate the top edge of the upper section, and a second pair of complementary magnets or members made of a material that is magnetically attracted to the first pair of magnets are positioned on the lower section proximate the bottom edge of the lower section. When in the pivoted position, the magnets on the upper section engage the lower section magnets, thereby keeping the upper section secured on the lower section and preventing unwanted movement of the upper section as the golf car travels. |
| US10124643B2 |
Electronic braking device of the tilting system of a vehicle with three or more tilting wheels
The present invention field relates to a braking device of the tilting system of vehicles that have at least three wheels and can lean sideways by virtue of the presence a so-called wheel tilting system. The device is characterized in that it comprises an electronic control unit adapted to receive and process a plurality of signals coming from devices capable of detecting parameters related to the instantaneous dynamic behavior of the vehicle and to selectively actuate said braking means. |
| US10124642B2 |
Methods and apparatus for managing pressurized gas in fluid dampers
A method and apparatus for a shock absorber having a damping fluid compensation chamber with a gas charge. In one aspect, a partition separates a first chamber portion from a second chamber portion, wherein the first portion of the chamber is at a first initial gas pressure and the second portion of the chamber is at a second initial pressure. A valve separates the first and second chamber portions and opening the valve comingles the first and second chamber portions so that the combined chamber portions are at a third pressure. In another aspect, a piston disposed through a wall is in pressure communication with the gas charge and is biased inwardly toward a pressure of the charge, whereby an indicator is movable by the piston in response to the pressure. |
| US10124634B2 |
Tire pressure monitoring system emulation device and method
A wireless tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) emulation device for a vehicle and a method of activating the device. The device has a memory, a microcontroller, a radio frequency transmitter, a trigger, an actuator and a power supply. The memory is adapted to have stored thereon a software module. The microcontroller is powered by a power supply, such as a battery, and is connected to the memory. The microcontroller is adapted to control a TPMS transmission signal indicative of an acceptable tire pressure signal, according to the software module. The radio frequency transmitter is connected to the microcontroller and is adapted to transmit the transmission signal. The trigger is connected to the microcontroller and is adapted to activate a TPMS sensor pairing of the emulation device for at least one tire of the vehicle. The actuator is connected to the microcontroller and is adapted to activate the emulation device. |
| US10124633B2 |
Patch-type passive surface acoustic wave sensing device and intelligent tire
A patch-type passive acoustic waving sensing device includes a surface acoustic wave sensor and at least a first and second rubber sheets. A cross-section of each of the first and second rubber sheets is larger than that of the surface acoustic wave sensor. A bottom of the surface acoustic wave sensor is on an upper surface of the first rubber sheet, and a first central hole allowing the surface acoustic wave sensor to penetrate therethrough is formed in a center of the second rubber sheet. The surface acoustic wave sensor penetrates the first central hole, and the second rubber sheet is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first rubber sheet. The surface acoustic wave sensor includes pins at the bottom thereof such that free ends of the pins are connected to an antenna, and the antenna and some of the pins are inside the first rubber sheet. |
| US10124630B2 |
Tire
A normal rim 48 includes a flange 54. The flange 54 forms an outer circumferential bent surface 60 that is bent with a radius Rr of curvature. A first reference line L1 represents a straight line that extends through a center point Pr of the radius Rr, and that is tilted by an angle of 45°. In a state where the tire is inflated to a normal internal pressure and is under 120% of a normal load, Te represents a thickness from an inner cavity surface to an outer surface of the clinch, Tf1 represents a thickness of a filler, Tc1 represents a thickness of the clinch, Ta1 represents a thickness obtained by the thickness Tf1 and the thickness Tc1 being added, and the thicknesses are measured along the first reference line L1, and a ratio (Ta1/Te) of the thickness Ta1 to the thickness Te is greater than 0.4. |
| US10124623B2 |
Flexible translucent color matching apparatus
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for selecting a finish for applying to an item. The apparatus includes a flexible translucent sheet, and at least one semi-translucent color applied to the translucent sheet such that a surface to which the translucent sheet is attached is visible through the translucent sheet and the semi-translucent color. The system includes the apparatus and a protective laminate surface covering the at least one semi-translucent color. The method includes providing a plurality of translucent sheets each having at least one semi-translucent color, examining an item to determine the type of finish of the item, selecting a flexible translucent sheet according to the finish of the item, conforming and affixing the selected translucent sheet to the surface of the item, and viewing the surface of the item through the selected translucent sheet. |
| US10124621B2 |
Optically variable transparent security element
An optically variable see-through security element for securing value objects with a flat, optically variable area pattern that in transmission shows a colored appearance with a viewing-angle-dependent, polychrome color change. The optically variable area pattern includes a multiplicity of facets acting in a substantially ray-optical manner, and the orientation is distinguished in each case by an inclination angle α relative to the plane of the area pattern, which inclination angle is between 0° and 45°, and by an azimuth angle θ in the plane of the area pattern. The facets are supplied with an interference layer with a viewing-angle-dependent color change in transmitted light. The optically variable area pattern includes at least two subregions having a multiplicity of identically oriented facets. The facets of the at least two subregions differ from each other with respect to the inclination angle relative to the plane and/or the azimuth angle in the plane. |
| US10124615B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a printing head that prints on a printing medium, a moving member that moves reciprocally with the printing head, and a conveying member that conveys the printing medium in a direction which intersects a printing head moving direction. Also included are a module contained in a contained position in a non-printing period, and developed in a developed position in a printing period, and a drive connection member that moves the module between the contained and developed positions with conveying member drive. The drive connection member includes a trigger arm that enters a printing head moving area when the moving member is driven in a direction opposite to which the printing medium is conveyed. When the moving member presses and moves the trigger arm, the conveying member is connected to the module such that a connected state in which the driving force transmission is maintained. |
| US10124605B2 |
Printer platen material holding apparatus
An improved device is disclosed for holding down textile the material on the platen of the digital printer. The device includes a textile gripping material formed to define a border band on the periphery of the platen. The border material has a structure that engages/grips the textile and hold the textile in place. In operation, the textile is laid onto the platen surface and the edges are pulled taut to align the textile and remove wrinkles and the textile is next pressed onto the border material to be engaged by the border material. The border material grips and holds the textile in position, to provide a smooth textile surface on which the ink jets are applied. After the printing operation, the textile is lifted off of the border material and removed from the platen. |
| US10124604B2 |
Printing apparatus and method for manufacturing can on which image is formed
The printing apparatus is provided with two inkjet heads that eject ink of the same color as in a first cyan inkjet head (20C1) and a second cyan inkjet head (20C2). The first cyan inkjet head (20C1) and the second cyan inkjet head (20C2) are disposed so that the respective positions in the conveyance direction of the can (10) differ from each other and are disposed so that the positions in the axial direction of the can (10) differ from each other. A first magenta inkjet head (20M1) for ejecting magenta ink is provided at a position adjacent to the second cyan inkjet head (20C2) in the axial direction of the can (10). |
| US10124603B2 |
Methods for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface
Method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels at least comprise a substrate and a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a paper layer having a printed pattern, and wherein the method at least comprises the step of providing the paper layer with thermosetting resin by transporting the paper layer through a resin application device in a resin application direction, and the step of providing the paper layer with at least a portion of the printed pattern by means of a digital inkjet printer, wherein the printed pattern comprises a wood motif having wood nerves extending generally in a nerve direction substantially corresponding to the resin application direction. |
| US10124601B2 |
Image processor and storage medium storing program
An image processor performs: determining a dot value indicating a dot formation state, the determining including: in a case where a target pixel is not an edge pixel and a first dot forming condition is satisfied, setting the dot value to a value indicating forming a first dot; and in a case where a second dot forming condition is satisfied, setting the dot value to a value indicating forming a second dot; determining a distribution error value, the determining including: in the case where the target pixel is not the edge pixel and the first dot forming condition is satisfied, setting the distribution error value to a value corresponding to a density of the first dot; and in the case where the second dot forming condition is satisfied, setting the distribution error value to a smaller value than a value corresponding to a density of the second dot. |
| US10124598B2 |
Print saturation calibration
Examples include computing devices, processes, and/or machine-readable storage mediums comprising instructions to analyze at least one digital image corresponding to calibration output of a printing device to determine location saturation values for nozzle locations of the printing device. At least one printhead is segmented into segments corresponding to one or more nozzle locations. A reference segment is determined from among the segments of the printhead, and a uniformity correction value is determined for at least one segment based at least in part on the reference segment. |
| US10124596B2 |
Supply apparatus
A supply apparatus includes a tank having a front wall, and an inlet via which liquid is poured into the tank; and a cover covering a part of the tank including the front wall, and being formed with an opening to partially expose the front wall of the tank. When the supply apparatus is viewed from the front wall side of the tank, the inlet of the tank and the opening of the cover are arranged to align in an up/down direction. The cover has a first liquid flow channel formed at a periphery of the opening in an inner surface facing the front wall of the tank, and the first liquid flow channel is arranged between the inlet and the opening in the up/down direction. |
| US10124595B2 |
Ink cartridge
An ink cartridge is disclosed that includes a single cast reservoir portion of a first polymer configuration, the reservoir portion including raised walls that extend up to a top edge, the raised walls including a back wall. A latch handle protrudes from the back wall. A single cast lid is attached to the top edge. The lid is of a second polymer configuration that is stronger than the first polymer configuration. |
| US10124594B2 |
Tank and liquid consuming apparatus including the same
A tank is configured to be installed in a liquid consuming apparatus having a liquid consuming unit. The tank includes: a casing having a first partition wall defining a first storage chamber configured to store liquid and a second partition wall defining a second storage chamber configured to store the liquid. The casing is formed with: an inlet provided to inject the liquid into the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber; a communication port communicating the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber; an atmosphere opening port communicating the second storage chamber and the outside of the tank; and a liquid outflow port through which the liquid stored in the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber flows out toward the liquid consuming unit. |
| US10124593B2 |
Fluidic dispensing device
A fluidic dispensing device for dispensing a fluid has a body having a chamber with a perimetrical end surface. An ejection chip is attached to the body in fluid communication with the chamber. A diaphragm has a dome portion and a perimeter sealing surface. The perimeter sealing surface of the diaphragm is in sealing engagement with the perimetrical end surface of the chamber to define a fluid reservoir that contains the fluid. The diaphragm has a deflection axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the perimeter sealing surface. The diaphragm has a cross-section profile that controls a deflection of the dome portion to collapse along the deflection axis in a direction that is at least one of toward or away from a plane of the perimeter sealing surface as the fluid is depleted from the fluid reservoir. |
| US10124591B2 |
Printer and head unit
A printer is disclosed. One printer includes a first head unit being elongate in a longitudinal direction. The first head unit has a first nozzle group having a plurality of first nozzles arrayed with a first pitch along the longitudinal direction. The printer includes a second head unit being elongate in the longitudinal direction. The second head unit has a second nozzle group having a plurality of second nozzles arrayed along the longitudinal direction. The second nozzle group includes a plurality of nozzle sets. Each of the plurality of the nozzle sets includes some of the plurality of second nozzles. The second nozzles in each of the plurality of the nozzle sets arrayed with the first pitch along the longitudinal direction. The plurality of the nozzle sets are arrayed with a second pitch along the longitudinal direction. The second pitch is different from the first pitch. |
| US10124590B2 |
Liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection head, including: a first head unit; a second head unit shifted with respect to the first head unit in both of a first direction in which nozzles of the head units are arranged and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and disposed so as to overlap the first head unit in the second direction; and a first wiring member having flexibility and drawn from the second head unit in the second direction toward the first head unit, wherein the first wiring member includes a large-width portion on which a drive circuit is mounted and a small-width portion having a width in the first direction smaller than a width of the large-width portion in the first direction, and wherein the small-width portion passes through a space existing next to the first head unit in the first direction and extends in the second direction. |
| US10124588B2 |
Method of making inkjet print heads having inkjet chambers and orifices formed in a wafer and related devices
A method of making inkjet print heads may include forming recesses in a first surface of a first wafer to define inkjet chambers. The method may also include forming openings extending from a second surface of the first wafer through to respective ones of the inkjet chambers to define inkjet orifices. The method may further include forming a second wafer including ink heaters, and joining the first and second wafers together so that the ink heaters are aligned within respective inkjet chambers to thereby define the inkjet print heads. |
| US10124582B2 |
Method and apparatus to regulate temperature of printheads
An apparatus including an analog memory, a temperature sensor, a comparator, and a pulse circuit. The analog memory is charged to a reference voltage corresponding to a predetermined temperature of a printhead. The temperature sensor measures a thermal voltage of at least one of the plurality of local areas of the printhead. The comparator obtains a comparison result by comparing the reference voltage to the thermal voltage. The pulse circuit selectively transmits a series of warming pulses to the at least one of the plurality of local areas of the printhead based on the comparison result. |
| US10124580B2 |
Tablet printing apparatus and tablet printing method
[Problem to be Solved] To provide a tablet printing apparatus and a tablet printing method that can perform printing with high quality by ejecting ink droplets to a tablet with a various posture from a plurality of nozzles.[Solution] A tablet printing apparatus includes: inclined posture detector (23, 100) that detects an inclined posture of a conveyed tablet with respect to a conveying surface; a printer including an inkjet head 21 equipped with a plurality of nozzles for ejecting an ink droplet, the printer performing printing on the conveyed tablet by ejecting ink to the conveyed tablet from the plurality of nozzles; and a controller 100 for adjusting preset printing data corresponding to an inclined posture of the tablet detected by the inclined posture detector such that predetermined printing is performed on the tablet, wherein the printer performs printing on the tablet based on printing data adjusted by the printing data adjuster. |
| US10124579B2 |
Crack sensing for printhead having multiple printhead die
An inkjet printhead including a plurality of printhead dies, each printhead die including at least one crack sense resistor, at least one analog bus connected to each printhead die, and a controller separate from the plurality of printhead dies. The controller is configured to provide a known current to the at least one crack sense resistor of each printhead die in a selectable pattern via the at least one analog bus and to determine whether the printhead dies are cracked based on resulting voltages produced on the at least one analog bus. |
| US10124573B2 |
Apparatus for applying indicia on web substrates
A gravure printing system comprising a gravure cylinder having a first plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof is disclosed. Each cell of said first plurality of discrete cells has a nominal diameter and is capable of receiving a fluid that is a first combination of at least two primary fluids. The fluid is fluidically displaceable through a discrete channel having a single entry point at said first position and a single exit point into a first cell of said first plurality of discrete cells. The outer surface has a metal plating disposed thereon. The metal plating reduces the nominal diameter of each cell of the first plurality of discrete cells. |
| US10124571B2 |
Ablation-type lithographic printing members having improved exposure sensitivity and related methods
Dry, ablation-type, nitrocellulose-containing lithographic printing members include dual adjacent imaging layers, both including an absorber and at least one containing a binder (which may include or consist essentially of a melamine resin). The absorber of the nitrocellulose-containing layer is a pigment and this layer contains no absorbing dye, while the absorber of the other imaging layer includes or consists essentially of a dye. |
| US10124568B2 |
Method of manufacturing a curved profile made of composite material from a rectilinear preform of fiber plies
A method of manufacturing a curved profile from a rectilinear preform of pre-impregnated fiber plies. The method includes stacking plies on a deformable mandrel and winding the deformable mandrel and the stacked plies on a bending tool along a rotation axis, the profile comprising a stack of N plies. At least one first section of the profile is arranged along a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and at least one second section is arranged in a plane parallel to the axis. The method includes the steps of stacking the N plies of fibers on the deformable mandrel, bending in a single step the N plies sandwiched between the deformable mandrel and the bending tool and polymerizing the bent N plies. The curved profile comprises M plies with fibers oriented at A° relative to a longitudinal direction and M+/−5% plies with fibers oriented at −A°. |
| US10124565B2 |
Graphene conductive film and method for forming the same, and flexible touch device
The present disclosure provides a graphene conductive film, a method for forming the same and a flexible touch device. The method for forming a graphene conductive film includes: growing a graphene layer on a metal catalytic substrate; coating a PAA solution onto the graphene layer, and curing the PAA solution so as to form a PI film; and removing the metal catalytic substrate so as to form the graphene conductive film with the PI film. |
| US10124562B2 |
Metal-coated nonwoven fabric with adhesive layer, process for producing metal-coated nonwoven fabric with adhesive layer, and covered core wire
A metal-coated nonwoven fabric with an adhesive layer capable of enhancing adhesion is provided. The metal-coated nonwoven fabric with an adhesive layer according to the present invention includes a metal-coated nonwoven fabric and an adhesive layer disposed on one surface side of the metal-coated nonwoven fabric, the metal-coated nonwoven fabric including a nonwoven fabric and a metal portion coating the surface of a fiber in the nonwoven fabric, an average thickness of the metal portion being 2 μm or less, an average thickness of the metal-coated nonwoven fabric being 25 μm or less, an open area ratio of the metal-coated nonwoven fabric being 1% or more and 50% or less. |
| US10124559B2 |
Kinetically limited nano-scale diffusion bond structures and methods
Bulk materials having a kinetically limited nano-scale diffusion bond is provided. The bulk materials having a kinetically limited nano-scale diffusion bond includes transparent material, absorbent opaque material and a diffusion bond. The transparent material has properties that allow an electromagnetic beam of a select wavelength to pass there through without more than minimal energy absorption. The absorbent opaque material has properties that significantly absorb energy from the electromagnetic beam. The diffusion bond is formed by the electromagnetic beam bonding the transparent material to the absorbent opaque material. Moreover, the diffusion bond has a thickness that is less than 1000 nm. |
| US10124556B2 |
Apertured polymeric film webs and absorbent articles using such webs
A method for making an apertured polymeric film web is disclosed herein. The polymeric film web may be utilized as a topsheet in an absorbent article and can provide fluid handling and softness benefits. |
| US10124553B2 |
Universal method and a device for supporting the process of press moulding of finely fragmented materials by means of mechanical vibrations
The subject of the invention is a universal method and a device for supporting the process of press moulding of finely fragmented materials by means of mechanical vibrations. The device comprises a motor driving, via a belt transmission, the flow pulse generator (3) connected permanently with actuator. The feeding for flow pulse generator (3) is supplied to port (6), and the outflow to the reservoir occurs via port (7). On the circumference of rotor (17) of the flow pulse generator (3), a plurality of grooves is made. Groove (10), on one side, is connected permanently with passage of port (6), and on the other side, depending on position of rotor (17), it can be connected with arms of the flow guide, Groove (9), on one side, is connected permanently with passaoe of port (7), and on the other side, depending on position of rotor (17), it can be connected with arms of the flow guide. Passage (12) depending on position of rotor (17), is connected directly with groove (8) or with groove (9). Passage (12) is connected with space (13) above the acmator piston. Passage (14), depending on position of rotor (17), is connected directly with groove (10) or with groove (11). Passage (14) is connected with, space (16) under the actuator piston (5). Grooves (8) and (9) are separated from grooves (10) and (11). The unit generating mechanical vibrations is characterised with low flow resistance and high tightness which ensures high energy efficiency and low level of noise emitted by the device. |
| US10124551B2 |
Split ply tires and bead area monocomponents
An intermediate article of manufacture formed as a first stage bead area subassembly for a split ply pneumatic tire carcass is disclosed. The bead area subassembly has an annular bead core; a bead apex; a ply strip; and preferably a sidewall affixed to the ply strip. The subassembly is formed into a disk-shaped bead area monocomponent. The ply strip is wrapped about the bead core and the apex to form a ply turnup and both the ply strip and the ply turnup extend radially outwardly from the bead core. The bead area subassembly when formed into the disk-shaped bead area monocomponent is placed on an annular holder device. |
| US10124548B2 |
Method of making eyewear
A method of making eyewear includes molding procedures using different molding materials to produce the lenses and support structures in a sequence to permanently attach the lenses to the support structure. The lenses are formed with retaining elements to engage with the support structure. |
| US10124546B2 |
3D thermoplastic composite pultrusion system and method
A 3D thermoplastic pultrusion system and method based upon a 3D variable die system and including one or more sets of 3D thermoplastic forming machines to continuously produce thermoplastic composite pultrusions with at least one of varying cross-section geometry and constant surface contours, varying cross-section geometry and varying surface contours, and constant cross-section geometry and varying surface contours. The 3D thermoplastic pultrusion system and method including at least one of one or more pairs of shapeable and flexible dual-temperature bands and a rotating assembly that rotates the one or more sets of 3D thermoplastic forming machines to impart a twist to the thermoplastic composite. |
| US10124544B2 |
Automated fiber placement with course trajectory compensation
Various automated fiber placement systems and methods are disclosed. The system can determine steerable paths for the application of a composite material over highly contoured surfaces. The system can determine when a course trajectory would violate a steering limitation (e.g., a maximum bendability of the composite material) and can adjust the trajectory to avoid such violations. The adjustment can create gaps between adjacent courses, which can have a generally flared peripheral shape. The system can fill such gaps with subsequent courses of the composite material. Thus, the system can automatically apply composite material to highly contoured surfaces while also avoiding violation of the steering limitations. |
| US10124543B1 |
High strength leather material
A leather substrate formed from waste leather and its method of production, particularly a leather substrate made up substantially of a collagen fibril matrix. |
| US10124541B2 |
Setup device and method for manufacturing a fuselage barrel for an aircraft
A setup device for manufacturing a fuselage barrel, made of a fiber composite material, for an aircraft is provided. The setup device for the purpose of reinforcement includes several stringers arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other. The stringers include a base structure to form a load-bearing rigid substructure that is connected to an outwardly curved supporting surface that can be adjusted by means of actuators for the positive setup of the fuselage barrel to be manufactured with the help of form channels for accommodating the stringers. The actuators, designed as pressure-means cylinders, move one or several form channels in radial direction. The form channels are interconnected longitudinally by means of a flexible intermediate element for forming a ring-shaped supporting surface that is closed in a vacuum-tight manner and that overall is able to adjust itself in radial direction. |
| US10124537B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing three-dimensional work pieces with a radiation detection device
An apparatus (10) for producing three-dimensional work pieces comprises a carrier (12) adapted to receive a raw material powder (14). The apparatus (10) further comprises an irradiation unit (20) for selectively irradiating electromagnetic or particle radiation onto the raw material powder (14) applied onto the carrier (12) in order to produce a work piece made of said raw material powder (14) by a generative layer construction method. The irradiation unit (20) comprises a radiation source (22) and a plurality of optical elements. A detection device (34) of the apparatus (10) is arranged so as to be capable of detecting an operational parameter of a radiation beam (26) emitted by the radiation source (22) and having passed at least one optical element of the irradiation unit (20). |
| US10124535B2 |
Main body of bicycle saddle having auxiliary functional piece and method of manufacturing the same
A main body of a bicycle saddle includes an elastomer provided on a top surface thereof with a recess, a cover layer covering the top surface and having a concave area corresponding to the recess, and an auxiliary functional piece embedded in the concave area. The main body is manufactured by attaching a contacting surface of the cover layer to a mold cavity of a forming mold by vacuum suction to make a protrusion of the inner wall or a piece material glued to the contacting surface and including the auxiliary functional piece prop up the cover layer to form the concave area, forming the elastomer in the mold cavity, and embedding the auxiliary functional piece in the concave area or exposing the auxiliary functional piece on the contacting surface. |
| US10124530B2 |
Color shift pigments for three-dimensional printing
Materials for use in 3D printing comprising a color shift pigment that change colors when viewed at different angles. More specifically, the materials comprise a color shift pigment being a silicon oxide core with metal oxide shell disposed thereon and a polymeric component. |
| US10124528B2 |
Cyclic-diene additives in polyethylene films and enhanced film orientation balance in production thereof
A method of forming a blown film comprising extruding a molten composition through a die opening to form a film; wherein the molten composition comprises at least one polyethylene and within the range from 0.10 wt % to 10 wt % of a cyclic-diene terpolymer by weight of the composition; causing the film to progress in a direction away from the die opening; cooling the film at a distance from the die opening, the distance adjusted to effect the properties of the film; and isolating a blown film therefrom. |
| US10124513B2 |
Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) passing the group of flakes through an MRS extruder while maintaining the pressure within the MRS portion of the MRS extruder below about 5 millibars; (E) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (F) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET. |
| US10124511B2 |
Modified tire sealant mixing device
A mixing and extrusion machine for tire sealant materials of the type comprising: a dump extruder equipped with conical converging twin screws located in a batching chamber, said chamber having a low pressure feeding area and a high pressure ducted area; a removable blind flange for temporarily sealing the outlet of said batching chamber so that said material is forced to recirculate between said duct area and said feeding area within said batching chamber, said chamber thereby also acting as a compounding chamber; and an inlet port located in the high pressure ducted area, the inlet port capable of introducing a diluent during mixing of a tire sealant material. |